Have you seen the Ham Radio Deluxe Panadapter? Well suffice it to say, it’s off to a rocky start. I paid to renew my subscription and downloaded the latest HRD. My first impression is they have a long way to go before it’s useful. I’ll show below how to get it going and you can be ready for the maintenance …
Using Bose Speakers or Hearing Aids for Ham Radio – When you need it.
Sometimes I just want to sit back and listen to my favorite Ham Radio net on the Bose speakers. In those cases I route the audio from both receivers in my radio to the Bose Companion speakers on my PC. I don’t do this all of the time because the internal speakers in the radio sound good when I am …
Icom 7610 Diversity Reception Tips and How To
Picking up where I left off last time I am using a receiving antenna connected to the RX input of the ICOM 7610. For diversity reception, technically I should be using a vertical antenna for the RX input, however I do not have a commercially made vertical antenna, so I have been testing a vertical wire antenna that is about …
Icom 7610 RX Antenna Usage, Dualwatch and Tracking
This article and video shows how to use the Icom 7610 RX antenna selection, Dualwatch and Tracking. You’ll need to connect a receiving (RX) antenna to the Icom 7610. In the video, three ways are shown to use a receiving antenna. Please see the video below. Selecting the Icom 7610 Antenna Type & Switching First we want to turn the …
Using Fldigi to transmit RTTY FSK with the WinKeyer USB
You can now use Fldigi to transmit RTTY FSK with the WinKeyer USB. The WinKeyer USB v3.1 will send RTTY FSK. One benefit of using the WK3 USB is that in Fldigi it will send real CW and RTTY FSK. My last article showed how the ACC cables were made for the Icom 7300 and Icom 7610. This article will …
WinKeyer USB ACC Cables for RTTY FSK Icom 7300 and 7610
Below is how I made WinKeyer USB ACC cables (7300 & 7610) to transmit RTTY FSK with the WinKeyer USB. I finally got the opportunity to use my WK3 with N1MM in last weeks CQ WW RTTY contest. This only works with WinKeyer 3 and the latest firmware. See my article here on upgrading the WK3. This does not work …
Elecraft KX2 and WSJT-X Easy Setup
Sometimes all we need is a little QRP transceiver, a weak signal mode and a good antenna. In comes the Elecraft KX-2, WSJT-X and a random wire. It can be used successfully in the field or at home (Ham Shack Portable). Although CW is preferred by many, you’ll find more opportunity to make short contacts (QSLs) using FT8. However, Morse …
SSB Phone Microphone Treble – What difference does Treble Make?
What a difference a small amount of treble makes in our Icom transceivers. Adjusting the treble +2 or -2 can make a noticeable difference. Below I have three different microphones and comparisons between treble settings. I included the BM800, SM-50 and Yamaha CM500 audio samples. Have a listen and tell me what you think. I use a Y cable that …
Setting Up Mic Gain and Compression
What are the best mic gain and compression settings? Using the Icom 7300 and Icom 7610 I have multiple mics to use. Each mic is a little different. I’ll show you how I setup the mic gain and compression on the Icom 7610 (also 7300) using a WGA TR-2000 headset. It’s pretty simple and I follow the manuals with one …
BM800 Microphone and Icom SM-50 Comparison – Recorded Audio
I am on either the Icom 7610 or Icom 7300 daily and I spend a lot of time on SSB. A while back I got an Icom SM-50 off of e-Bay for a low price. It does happen occasionally, hi hi. I compared it to my BM800. The BM800 Microphone ($20) really does sound good. You won’t be disappointed. Lots …
WinKeyer3 and Ham Radio Deluxe DM780 Settings For CW
Yes the WinKeyer3 will work beautifully with Ham Radio Deluxe Digital Master 780 and the settings are very easy. To upgrade your WinKeyer2 to WinKeyer3 see my previous post, Upgrade Winkeyer 2 to Winkeyer 3. Winkeyer3 will also send RTTY FSK! More on that to come. Winkeyer3 Cables You can purchase the cables for WinKeyer USB from K1EL or maybe …
Upgrade Winkeyer 2 to Winkeyer 3
I purchased a new IC chip from K1EL. This is a simple hardware update. I’ll tell you how I did mine below. Coming soon: Winkeyer and Ham Radio Deluxe.
So What Happened?
After having a great time at field day with our club, SDHAMS, I suddenly came down with a fever. On Tuesday I checked myself into the ER in Pierre. They treated me for pneumonia, but I was getting worse so they flew me to Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Sanford At Sanford they ran numerous tests, but did …
Field Day! W0PIR in South Dakota
Field Day, Field Day de W0PIR! Need a SD contact? This may be a good opportunity for you. The Pierre Amateur Radio Club will be demonstrating Amateur Radio at Capitol Heights Baptist Church on Hwy. 14 north of Pierre, starting June 22 at 12:00 PM (CDT) operating until June 23 at 12:00PM. They invite the public to come and see …
Networking Your Field Day Log- N1MM or N3FJP?
Over the years our club has used N3FJP‘s Field Day log and it has been a good choice for us. It is simple to use and runs pretty flawlessly. This year we will be using in N1MM Field Day log for a change. N1MM Logger+ has a very nice networking interface. So if you’re going to be participating in Field …