One of the major problems with the TS-520 I have was that the band select switch did not actually select a different band. This was problematic, of course, and turned out to be a rather interesting fix. As it turned out, there were two rods inside connected by brass inserts …
Building an External VFO Cable
The gentleman who sold me the TS-820S was actually quite generous. For what little I paid for the transceiver compared to it's online costs, I not only got the unit, but several microphones, and a matching external speaker and VFO, as well as all sorts of parts to build several …
Fixing An Old Microphone
When I bought the TS-820S, one of the extra things that he gave me was this microphone. It doesn't have any label on it and any decals or writing have long since worn off. However, with a little web searching, it looks a lot like a Shure 522, but maybe …
A new layout for more space.
Having a household of several children, it can at times be hard to find some space for my projects and equipment. As it was, I had a perfect spot in the laundry room with a whole desk to myself. However, the desk was a bit crowded with my TS-820S radio …
Piping audio into RSCW
In my spare time, I'm still playing around with RSCW, the Morse code decoder program. One of the hurdles that I've finally overcome (Praise God!) was how to send sound to the decoder. It turns out to be pretty simple, it just took me a few tries to get it …
Updating RSCW to work with GTK 2.0
As I get further and further down the rabbit hole of HAM radio, I started looking at Morse Code (CW) decoders. As it turns out, being just a licensed technician, I can only do limited voice communications on certain bands, all of which are above 10 meters (28 MHz). Below …
AboCom Systems Inc [WN2001 Prolink Wireless-N Nano Adapter]
I needed another WiFi adapter for a computer at work. I had several old USB WiFi adapters laying around, and I thought I should try to make use of them, rather than buying something else. This lead me to try out an "AboCom Systems Inc [WN2001 Prolink Wireless-N Nano Adapter …
Building a Balun
After watching TRX Bench on Youtube, I learned how to make a balun. I am still a bit fuzzy on all the technical terms, but it is to convert an unbalanced load to a balanced one, hence BAL-anced to UN-balenced.
It is really neat to see all the different types …
TS-820 With a Digital Display Problem
It's been nice playing around with my brother's TS-520, but I'd like to pick up a radio of my own. I was able to get a TS-820 from a local HAM who was able to help me out with not only a good deal, but extra microphones, an external VFO …
Server+ beta results are out!
Well, the results for the beta test of the new Server+ (SK1-005) are finally out! And, to God be the glory, I passed! Barely, but I passed!
It took a long time to get the results from this beta test, and after emailing the CompTIA help desk, I learned this …