We had a 2 1/2 hour power outage last night due to a nearby lightning strike. I called the power company and found there were quite a few in our neighborhood in the same boat. I decided to use the even to test my capabilities, it had been a couple of weeks since I had … Read more
So it seems a 2 month old company has bought Whistler. I’m not holding my breath yet but I’m hoping they provide software and library updates… we’ll see, for now I’d still stay away until I see support for radios in the wild.
Here’s an interesting capability: A dual band Handie Talkie with FM, AM, DSB and CW. Yep, you read that right,, it’s practically an all mode transceiver in an H/T form factor. You get what you pay for, this radio was cheap and yes, it’s from China, it sports a CE and an FCC slicker in … Read more
Over the years I’ve purchased and used software on various computers that I’ve owned over the years. Because I hold a bachelor degree in computer science I understand some, but not all of the issues. This problem is generally limited to the computer realm. As a ham radio operator I’ve also learned about the dependency … Read more
I brought my IC-705 to my Mom’s for Thanksgiving. I also brought my buddipole portable antenna that I bought from my friend KB4OIF, John, back in March of this year. I was tuning across 40 meters and heard a signal on 7157, YN9H calling CQ DX. I had my power set at 30% on external … Read more