GMRS
October 18, 2021- I purchased my GMRS license in March of this year (2021). It was the beginning of an informative experience that in most ways is the opposite of …
GMRS Read MoreINFO-LINK
January 7, 2020. On October 10th, 2019 I was received my FTM-100 and HRI-200 ID from Yaesu and was able to open my room. I call it ‘A Room with …
INFO-LINK Read MoreDMR, D-Star & Wires X
In May 2019, my twin brother Tony convinced me to try digital radio. He had been on DMR a couple of months and told me about Anytone radios. I purchased …
DMR, D-Star & Wires X Read MoreIC-7300 Part II
September 29, 2018 – On Saturday, Augusts 18, UPS delivered my ICOM IC-7300. This is my second ICOM IC-7300. I sold my previous one to FlexRadio along with my FlexRadio1500 …
IC-7300 Part II Read MoreVertical Heaven
On August 5, 2018 I decided to try out my old Tarheel 100A vertical antenna inside my bedroom. So far I had been using Magnetic Loop and Wolf River Coil …
Vertical Heaven Read MoreIndoor Limitations
July 14, 2018 – I have now lived in this great new apartments (new to us) for just three months. In that time I have slowly begun to gear back …
Indoor Limitations Read MoreFT8 Digital Mode
November 4, 2017 – It has been just a couple of months since the digital mode FT8 has come out. And boy has it been a hit with amateur radio …
FT8 Digital Mode Read MoreMagnetic Loop Antennas II
April 23, 2017 – It’s been a year now since I started learning about and then begin to build my magnetic loop antennas. Magnetic Loop Antennas are excellent radiators given …
Magnetic Loop Antennas II Read MoreSDR PLAY RSP1
January 7, 2017 – Lately I have been very excited and happy to use my SDRPlay receivers. I say receivers because I asked for and received another one for Christmas. …
SDR PLAY RSP1 Read MoreEasy Come, Easy Go
December 13, 2016. Its a funny thing about Amateur Radio. One day you totally love that radio and the next day you’ve shipped it off in a trade for a …
Easy Come, Easy Go Read MoreFotos Website
July 31, 2016. Lately I have been working on my Fotos website, which lives on a Digital Ocean Droplet. I upgrade the Portfolio theme to the Portfolio+ theme which allowed me to change …
Fotos Website Read MoreIC-7300 Greatness!
June 18, 2016 – It is a funny how one can become enamored by a radio, going from not liking it to loving it. This is what happened to me …
IC-7300 Greatness! Read MoreICOM IC-9100
May 11, 2016 – After much toil and trouble obtaining the Icom IC-9100 from UPS I finally had the rig in hand. I walked the 35 lbs box home using …
ICOM IC-9100 Read MoreIC-9100 Troubled Deliveries
May 11, 2016. I recently purchased an Icom IC-9100 for use on 2 meters and on 70cm SSB. I will use the radio on FM, but I highly prefer the …
IC-9100 Troubled Deliveries Read MoreMagnetic Loop Antennas
April 10, 2016 – For the post few weekends I have been teaching myself and creating Magnetic Loop Antennas. I started thinking about magloops as they are called when looking …
Magnetic Loop Antennas Read MoreSoldering Equipment
April 2, 2016 – In the last three weeks I have purchased new soldering equipment. I needed to buy them in order to work on my Magnetic Loop Antenna, which …
Soldering Equipment Read MoreElecraft KXPA100
February 21, 2016 – Earlier this month I purchased and received the Elecraft KXPA100 Amplifier Kit. The kits cost less because one has to put it together. This was a …
Elecraft KXPA100 Read MoreGetting Ready for Spring
December 27, 2015 – The weather is about to get pretty cold which makes using my radio(s) out of door a bad proposition. Though I might try going to Central …
Getting Ready for Spring Read MoreRaspberry PI 2-2
November 29, 2015. Last weekend I went to Tinkershere to return a backward clock that ran forwards. Before getting there I had decided to treat myself to another Raspberry Pi …
Raspberry PI 2-2 Read MoreNetwork Switch
September 1, 2015 – It took some planning, but I was finally able to move all my linux box computers to my desk. Previously, my Beaglebone Black was located underneath …
Network Switch Read MoreQRP Blues
August 10, 2015 – It has now been a few months (since May 15th) that I have been using my Elecraft KX3 both at home in my ham shack and …
QRP Blues Read MoreScreen Replacement
August 9, 2015 – I finally got up the nerve to order a screen replacement for my Acer Aspire One small laptop computer. I went by the part number on …
Screen Replacement Read MoreComputer Update
July 19, 2015 – Although my original Raspberry Pi was nearing 300 days of continuously being on (uptime), I chose to turn it off in order to use the ethernet …
Computer Update Read MoreMy Elecraft KX3!
May 26, 2015 – A few days after purchasing Yaesu FT-897D in November, I fell in love with the Elecraft KX3. I have been seeing it around for the past …
My Elecraft KX3! Read MoreGoing Digital
May 26, 2015 – This past April I took the plunge and tried my hand at working some of the digital modes on HF and VHF. But first I had …
Going Digital Read MoreUptime 2
March 13, 2015 – I just checked my original Raspberry Pi and its uptime is 192 days and 22 hours 42 minutes. It’s almost at 193 days running straight. I …
Uptime 2 Read MoreNew PI!
This past Monday, February 16th, I went to the Lower East Side to a store recommended by my Facebook friend. The name is of the store is Tinkershere. My friend …
New PI! Read More2M Whip Dipole
February 8, 2015 – My quest to make a reliable 2 Meter dipole antenna for use on 144.200 mhz on single sideband took a few months. I purchased wire versions …
2M Whip Dipole Read More2015 VHF Contest
January 24, 2015 – East Harlem, NY. I prepared my 2 meter and 70cm loop antennas for use during today’s VHF contest. Both are tuned to Single Side Band. And …
2015 VHF Contest Read MoreUptime
January 10, 2015 – Wow, I can’t believe that both my credit card size computers, the Raspberry Pi and my Beagle Bone Black have been on continuously for over 130 …
Uptime Read MoreLimitations of Stealth Radio
October 10, 2014 – Having to go stealth is a positive thing in that you did not give up trying to get on the air. Like a muscle, coming up …
Limitations of Stealth Radio Read MoreSMA Website Update
September 30, 2014 – It is nice when things work out. I previously updated my N2LRB website to ExpressionEngine 2.9. But I was in a bit of a dilemma with …
SMA Website Update Read MoreWeb Tech Update
September 21, 2014 – I spent the last two days trying to figure out if I could update my two ExpressionEngine 2.2.2. websites to the current version 2.9. ExpressionEnigne has …
Web Tech Update Read MoreRestart
September 13, 2014 – I was never able to get any data/files into the mounted 32gb micro sd card. If I unmounted it, the folder to which I unmounted it …
Restart Read MoreMission Permission
September 6, 2014 – I spent a few hours trying to get my two websites back on my Beaglebone Black and succeeded (as per my previous post). But I still …
Mission Permission Read MoreShe Is Mounted!
September 3, 2014 – I was finally able to figure out how to mount my micro sd card yesterday. It turns out it was a combination of adding a text …
She Is Mounted! Read MoreBBB & Micro SD Card
August 31, 2014 – I have spent the last two days trying to figure out how to increase the storage of my BBB. Simply inserting the card does not mount …
BBB & Micro SD Card Read MoreDirect Ethernet
August 28, 2014 – I did not keep the 8 port Ethernet switch because I figured that the WiFi dongles on my Raspberry Pi and Beaglebone Black should work if …
Direct Ethernet Read MoreKeep it or Return it?
August 26, 2014 – Today I purchased an 8 port Ethernet switch. I got it so that I can connect to my Raspberry Pi and Beaglebone Black via Ethernet. Yes, …
Keep it or Return it? Read MoreBeaglebone External Storage
August 23, 2014 – Today I spent some time trying to figure out how to get the Beaglebone Black (BBB) to mount an external 32GB Micro SD card which I …
Beaglebone External Storage Read MoreStealth Radio
Why Go Stealth? April 12, 2014 – There are many reasons to go stealth: -You Have No Choice due to restrictions where you live -You Choose To Work Under Cover …
Stealth Radio Read MoreBuilding Tri-Band Dipole
June 18, 2013 – This is a short article of my building a tri-band dipole in March of 2007. After trying out a dipole on 20 meters I decided to …
Building Tri-Band Dipole Read MoreVHF Radio Go Bag
May 8, 2013 – After my initial test using a Pelican 1440 case as a VHF/UHF Radio Go Box, I began looking for an alternate way to transport my radio …
VHF Radio Go Bag Read MoreVHU UHF Go Box Part II
VHF/UHF Go Box May 5, 2013. The weather was brisk and cold and I was the radio communicator for the 5 Boro Bike Tour. It was time to officially field test …
VHU UHF Go Box Part II Read MoreVHF UHF Go Box Part I
April 26, 2013 – After putting an HF Radio Go Box utilizing a Pelican 1440NF case, I decided to create a VHF/UHF version.(see HF Radio Go Box Part I) I …
VHF UHF Go Box Part I Read MoreHF Radio Go Box
April 7, 2013 – The Radio Go Box bug hit me this month and I decided to put an HF version together. A Go Box is a complete, self-sustained radio …
HF Radio Go Box Read More2 Meter Sideband
August 23, 2012 – East Harlem, NY – Recently I decided to check in on any possible 2 meter sideband activity using my Yaesu FT-857D multiband multimode radio. I was …
2 Meter Sideband Read MoreThe Problem With Field Day
August 22, 2012 – East Harlem, NY – For decades amateur radio operators have held a yearly Field Day where they take their radios out of their homes or cars …
The Problem With Field Day Read MoreGoing Portable
August 18, 2012 – East Harlem, New York. Lately the portable bug has hit me hard. Just the thought of taking some of my radio equipment out for a ‘walk’ …
Going Portable Read MoreEcho-Link is Not Radio
November 5, 2010 – In late 2005 I returned to Amateur Radio after an 9 year absence. I found that the radio equipment has gotten better and grown smaller. HTs …
Echo-Link is Not Radio Read More