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 […]
Building a new BBTD antenna
As I am still dabbling with digital modes on HAM radio, I decided to try and step up my setup a bit, without costing too much money. Previously, when using […]
Receiving digital FT-8 with a TS-820s
Editors note: In my last post you can see that I received my General class license, and can now transmit on the bands listed in this article. However, this article […]
Upgraded to the General class HAM radio license!
Praise God! Just took the General class license test for HAM radio and passed! I guess I’m going to travel a little deeper down the “rabbit hole” of HAM radio! […]
What to do with really, really old radio equipment?
In my collection of stuff, I happen to have a really old piece of radio equipment. According to the data-plate, it is a SG-44 Signal Generator made by Winslow Tele-Tronics, […]