This Baofeng UV-5R was the first radio I ever purchased after getting my license. Actually, it was just plain the first ham related radio I ever purchased. But, it didn’t […]
Ardop issues with Linux 5.x kernels
One of my favorite methods of communication via HF radio is winlink. Despite the name, it is not Windows operating system centric. It is just a method of using an […]
Pat, Winlink, and AX.25
As I continue to learn about digital modes and ham radio, I was intrigued with the idea of testing ax.25 vs ardop in real world situations. As it turns out, […]
Stealing CW live with FLDIGI
Been a little busy lately, but I still managed to find a little bit of time to play around with my TS-820 and laptop. I was using the signalink usb […]
PAT and rig control for radios with CAT control…
In my last post, I talked about using FLRIG and rig control in dummy mode to work with PAT and Ardop to send and receive emails. That worked pretty well, […]
Pat and Flrig for radios without CAT control…
Last post I talked about trying to use PAT, and it wasn’t working very well for me. I had set up PAT and Ardop, but I kept getting errors and […]
PAT: Email over radio?
If you’ve spent some time reading this blog, you will probably realize that I like techie things. In particular, I like cell phones and computers and radios. So it is […]
JS8Call: a keyboard to keyboard “rag-chew”
In my continued efforts to use digital modes with my tube radio, I’ve decided that FT-8 wasn’t my cup of tea. I’ve done a bit of FT-8, and that was […]
FT8: How far can you transmit?
While I don’t think this is my favorite way to pass the time, I’ve been enjoying trying out different digital modes, including FT8. I’ve posted about it before, when I […]
WSPR: Start to finish with a TS-820 tube radio!
Over the past couple months, I’ve been slowly working my way into the digital HAM radio scene. It’s been a lot of fun, but a little slow going, as some […]