We (Josh, Dirk and I collectively) just killed most of an afternoon tripping over ourselves on a parallel port configuration for a node. GRRRR! So I’m putting a few notes here in the hopes that we won’t make these mistakes again. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Posts Tagged Amateur Radio
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…
Helped Darin with his node 27074 today. While we were talking I could hear a burst of squelch on the end of most every one of his transmissions. He would run the squelch adjustment and the first time afterward it […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Sometimes it’s necessary to update your server. The operating system gets frequent updates. The ACID app_rpt also gets updates from time to time. It’s good to do these once in a while because not only do they fix some bugs, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The old dog learned a few new tricks this morning. Well, maybe I just applied some things I already knew. The serial port of the RLC-3 repeater controller is connected to the Dell 860 server known as STARski (home of […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’m thinking this might be worthy of exploration this winter when it’s cold outside and I need to be inside by a warm fire. http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/drm/index.php?title=Main_Page http://www.drm.org/
I’ve updated the N7JCT web site. Please check it for updates. Among the information that has recently been added: A list of local nodes with quick links to statistics and status of each. A list of control commands.
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…
Information regarding my amateur radio activities has been in high demand lately. Not only have people asked for details about HF operations and my experimentation with Linux and Arduino, the most frequent requests have been for information about the Schweitzer […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I apologize for the poor audio on the repeaters. One of our goals in this maintenance was to improve the audio but….it looks like I ended up in the wrong direction. Fortunately I know what the problem is, and it’s […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…