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A CI-V interface box for my IC-718
This weekend, I met some local ham geek types at a restaurant for breakfast. The group is really focused on QRP, but they asked me to come and show them D-RATS. They’re mostly hardware-focused, and probably more interested in the … Continue reading
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A year ago today…
A year ago today (January 25th, 200, I released the first beta version of D-RATS. It was version 0.1.1 and was posted for early testing with my local ARES group. I had been working on the code for about a … Continue reading
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Outpost on Linux with WINE
I recently decided to play around with packet radio while I had some time off of work for the holidays. I just wanted something to get my feet wet with, not knowing if it would be something I really wanted … Continue reading
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Programming an RP4000V under Wine
Today, I hooked up the recently-acquired UHF duplexer from TX/RX Systems to our UHF D-STAR repeater. I needed to program the machine to the new frequencies to match the duplexer and decided to try running the programming tool under Wine … Continue reading
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D-RATS in Italian!
D-RATS has really become quite a bit more popular than I originally anticipated. A good indication of that is the fact that I just got my first translation request. I figure that it’s a pretty strong indicator that you’ve created … Continue reading
Wash. Co. ARES on the news!
Yesterday evening, the PIO for our local ARES group called me and asked about availability for the next couple hours. It turns out that a KATU news crew was looking for some footage of how hams can offer assistance to … Continue reading
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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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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
ARRL Field Day 2008
On Saturday, I participated in the ARRL Field Day for the first time. For those who don’t know, Field Day is a annual event where Amateur Radio operators head out to fields, forests, and mountain tops to make as many … Continue reading
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Dayton Hamvention 2008
I was lucky enough to travel to the Dayton Hamvention this year. I was demoing D-RATS in the dstarusers.org booth with the K5TIT folks. I received a lot of good feedback both about the current and future uses of D-RATS, … Continue reading
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