Monday, September 15, 2025

POTA Monster

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 So, I've gotten more interested in POTA activations, recently.  I had a lot of fun with my first activation in the Spring.  I bought my...
Thursday, September 11, 2025

Hojo and the Case of the Silent DR-1200T

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We seem to have a fleet of Alinco DR-1200T's kicking around.  The local APRS expert uses them, along with a TNC, for APRS nodes in the a...
Monday, September 8, 2025

Hojo and the case of the "bouncy" D710

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I own a few Kenwood TM-D710 radios (one 710, and one 710G).  Both have been fairly sturdy workhorses, but recently, the D710 in my car start...

Scrap box APRS iGate / Digipeater

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  So, no shit, there I was. Our Tompkins County Amateur Radio Association is getting ready to support the AIDS Ride for Life event this co...
Tuesday, January 2, 2024

Testing RS41 current draw at different TX_POWER settings

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  Introduction RS41ng on the RS-41 allows you to configure the output power via the  RADIO_SI4032_TX_POWER setting in the config.h file.  ...
Saturday, December 30, 2023

Testing DFM17 Current draw at different TX_POWER settings

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Introduction RS41ng on the DFM17 allows you to configure the output power via the  RADIO_SI4063_TX_POWER setting in the config.h file.  It a...
Wednesday, December 27, 2023

A little "science" on the DFM-17 running on 2m vs 70cm

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The Experiment I put on my lab coat, started boiling some test tubes, and made a few bwoo-hahaha noises tonight, as I did some science.  I a...