Monthly Archives: August 2008

August 31, 2008
18:11
by: Dan

A PVC sheath for a portable GP-3

At the recent Hillsboro Air Show , I operated a portable station from First Aid Tent 2 out on the airfield.  Although it was completely overkill, we used a Comet GP-3 mounted about ten feet up.  We used a couple … Continue reading →

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August 29, 2008
14:24
by: Dan

Dear Thunderbird, I’m smarter than you

Lately, I’ve been getting a lot of log file attachments from users of D-RATS and CHIRP .  These are small text files, usually with a python stack trace at the end that provides illumination for some issue they’ve been having.  … Continue reading →

Posted in Linux

August 26, 2008
13:46
by: Dan

GNUS Date Hacks

I’ve used GNUS for a long time…since my sophomore year in undergrad, I think.  I like it a lot, and have only cheated (er, experimented) a couple of times with various other mailers.  Even though I have used it for … Continue reading →

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August 12, 2008
13:05
by: Dan

D-RATS in QST

The September issue of QST arrived in my mailbox yesterday, complete with my D-RATS article on page 34! The idea to write an article about D-RATS came much earlier in the year (way back in February), once we had used … Continue reading →

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