It’s time, or almost time for the 2019 Hamvention. This will be the third year I make the trip traveling from Pierre, South Dakota to the Greene County Fairgrounds. The previous two years were very exciting, especially the first year because I did not know what to expect. You can follow me on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube for updates while I’m there and while traveling. …
JTDX Raspberry Pi 3 with DX Keeper and Icom 7610
JTDX Raspberry Pi 3! Does JTDX work good on a small $40 Raspberry Pi 3? You bet it does. This is not something I thought would work well, but with a few adjustments in the JTDX settings it ran very smooth. WSJT-X runs good on a RPi3 too. Icom 7610 I am using my Icom 7610 with a USB cable, …
JTDX FT8 with Ham Radio Deluxe, JTAlert and the Icom 7610
Have you heard of JTDX? It’s similar to WSJT-X and will operate FT8 if you download and use the evaluation version, JTDX v2.0.1-rc135 (as of this writing). So why JTDX? A number of fellow Hams have suggested I do a video on this. Many say it is better at decoding than WSJT-X. I have been using it with the Icom …
WSJT-X FT8 Using CI-V Cable Combined with Ham Radio Deluxe
The last part of this series with Ham Radio Deluxe is adding WSJT-X FT8 to it. In this setup I’m using the CI-V cable for rig (Icom 7300) control in WSJT-X as opposed to using Ham Radio Deluxe as the rig in WSJT-X. There are advantages doing it this way. See the video below. WSJT-X FT8 WSJT-X is a popular …
Digital Master 780 DM780 CW Send CW Interface – How To
I have a video out on this, but I have more information and pictures in the article. How does a good CW interface cable work with DM780? Great and it just plugs into the CW jack on the back of the radio. I have been using the same CW interface for many years. It was used with an old Kenwood …