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
Imagine, you’re in an earthquake zone and you just had an earthquake… the internet and cell phones are out, power is spotty… or… Imagine you live in an hurricane prone area you just had a hurricane roll through… 95% of the cell towers were destroyed, downed trees have knocked out power over a wide area … Read more
Recent and not-so-recent revelations in the online world show lots of breaches in security in corporate and government spaces. It’s easy to figure out if you’ve been pwned at haveibeenpwned.com. What’s hard is securing stuff that’s been leaked. Take, for instance, LastPass., I was an all-in user of LastPass. Then came their breaches… plural. I … Read more