BACKGROUND It all started with beer and HF radio over at Thor’s house. We were sitting around the radio and the bands seem dead, and we wanted to do some kind of radio operation. I had just upgraded to General […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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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’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.
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…
I recently had a chat with a Harris shop about programming the MASTR III radios. There are two important software packages that must be used by anyone doing anything serious with this radio. One is the basic progrmming utility. The […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…