After investing about 30 hours of time to troubleshoot problems with a Vertex VXR-7000 recently, I discovered that the software for programming the radio is to blame for a host of problems. If you are using these radios for amateur […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I previously published a rant in which I described some needs for a logging recorder for radio communications. When I’ve purchased logging recorders of this type for public safety (use use them to record all phone, radio and operator positions) […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Notice: This post will contain a bit of a rant. It’s gotta be done. But it’s relevant, so please endure it and you’ll see the point. It will explain a future post where I put together something technical (hint: recorder). […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Create the utility “aux” by undertaking the following steps: cd /usr/local/sbin wget http://www.qsl.net/k0kn/aux Make the file executable: chmod +x /usr/local/sbin/aux Create the utility “txfan” by undertaking the following steps: cd /usr/local/sbin wget http://www.qsl.net/k0kn/txfan vi /usr/local/sbin/txfan (or use your favorite […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Notes regarding Asterisk and app_rpt I started by thinking I would use Ubuntu, because I am so familiar with it, and load packages from apt-get. There were indications online that the Ubuntu packages would not result in a working phone […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
eBay has changed how they handle feedback. It is no longer possible for a seller to warn others of a deadbeat buyer. So I have to resort to doing it here and hope that others find out before they get […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’m doing a great deal of thinking, and doing, on systems monitoring. The need has always been there but I thought I could never justify taking the time to do it. My brother showed me Nagios last summer and although […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…