VARA HF Incredible Speed and COVID-19 Fundraiser
I went ahead and registered VARA HF and it is much faster than the free version and ARDOP. I have a video below showing a demo of it checking e-mail. I did an article...
Ham Radio with K0PIR "Icom 7300 and Icom 7610 Tutorials"
VARA HF Winlink Express E-mail Over HF
VARA HF is faster than ARDOP. To get the full benefit of VARA you will need to purchase the upgrade. I have not done that because the free version works FB. I’ll go over...
Winlink Express ARDOP E-Mail Over HF
Hey guys, I’ve been experimenting with sending email over HF and found a good protocol that is reliable and fast in my opinion. I have used it with my ICOM 7610, ICOM 7300 and...
The Road Home From QuartzFest
Wow it’s been a long week on the road. I am driving a Hummer H3 and pulling my 22 foot travel trailer. The weather has been very good most of the way, but I...
Road to QuartzFest
Well I finally made it to QuartzFest in Quartzsite, Arizona. After 8 days on the road I arrived around noon and found thousands of campers here. Some for QuartzFest and many for other events...
QuartzFest 2020
I am on my way to QuartzFest. If you haven’t heard about it, QuartzFest is a week-long ham radio, camping, learning and living event near Quartzsite, AZ. It starts on 1-19-2020. This will be...
MacLoggerDX and JS8Call Configuration Part II
It’s easy to get MacLoggerDX and JS8Call configured. Just follow the instructions and pictures below. There is also a good video. Remember, if you need to see screen captures for the Icom radio internal...
JS8Call and MacLoggerDX Part I
If you tried JS8Call a long time ago and didn’t like it, try this latest version because it’s much better. See what Turbo mode is all about! Getting MacLoggerDX and JS8Call v2.1 working together...
SDRuno Hack for the Icom 7610
I stumbled upon a SDRuno hack for the Icom 7610. There was a post a while back saying that SDRuno could be used with the Icom 7610. Until lately I hadn’t tried it. You...
Best and Easiest PL-259 Coax Connector Ever
I started using this PL-259 coax connector and I have to put out a short video on it. I continue to use these today and I won’t go back to anything else. If you...
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