AlaskaLinuxUser's Scratchpad

Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established. - Proverbs 16:3

Home Server: Replacing ulogger with phonetrack

Now that NextCloud is set up and running on my home server, it was time to start replacing my go-to apps and services that I was running before. One handy service that I was running on the old server setup was ulogger. ulogger is a great server with an excellent …

Home Server: Setting up Dynamic DNS

One of the key parts to setting up a home server is being able to reach it from the outside world. It doesn't do much good if the only way to reach your website, cloud, server, etc., is from your own living room. There are many ways to accomplish this …

A Whole New Server Setup

For over a year, I've been using a self hosted, home based server to replace Google services. I have used it to sync family phones, backup data, be a web server and a gallery or photo server, as well as be a location tracker. All the while, this worked pretty …

Building Nile SODP Kernels

Recently I decided to do some personal kernel work on my discovery, aka Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra, which is part of the "nile" family of devices. I use the Sony Open Device Project trees and kernel, because regardless of what they think of me, I think they do exceptionally great …

Fixing a TS-520 Band Select Switch

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

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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

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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 …