PortaPack H2+ HackRF One Did you brick your PortaPack H2+ HackRF One when you went to update It to the latest firmware? Yeah. Me too. The reason Is probably kinda silly: I bought one off of AliExpress (Option 10 for those who are Interested): when I checked, most of the US suppliers that I
Hamvention 2022 Recap I am sitting in a hotel near Memphis, TN this morning, after spending the last three days at Hamvention [https://hamvention.org/] 2022. For those who are interested in Ham Radio, but, not necessarily In-the-know about Hamvention, the best way that I can describe it is that it's where just
FT8 Contacts tonight Working FT8 tonight I managed to have contact with the Netherlands, Georgia, Northern Ireland, and Italy with a little under 100 Watts. I consider that a small success. For those who are wondering: I normally do DX FT8 on the last Thursday of the month. I log via QRZ's logbook,
MMDVM and BrandMeister If you're banging your head on the wall as to why your Pi-Star MMDVM is not registering with BrandMeister and you're getting the error: > Login to the master has failed, retrying network You'll need to go into BrandMeister Self Care [https://brandmeister.network/?page=selfcare], create a Random Password, and
Radio Programming Software... It's 2021. Why does your radio programming software require a windows physical host? Seriously. I have to keep two computers (which, alternates between a Thinkbook and a Thinkpad X220T, depending on the radio), that just run Windows 10, and then deal with the maintenance and insanity of that. Windows isn't
New Plates! So, I finally got my customized plates in the mail today: This is nerdy enough, right?First thoughts: I noticed that the "With god, all things are possible" have been removed from the right side of the plate. I also noticed that the barcode in the lower right side of
14 Hour Roadtrip with my HT I set off to Pikeville, KY yesterday with my HT on, with APRS enabled, just to see how it works on road trips. I didn't have any external antennas – just the antenna on the HT, inside my truck – and I'm actually quite happy with the coverage I've gotten so far:
Kenwood TH-D74A I acquired a new handheld, a Kenwood TH-D74A [https://www.aprsdirect.com/sidlist/1602365,2409880/time/60], from a seller on Craigslist this last week. I've been using it for about two days, and have some insights and thoughts on getting it to work with my setup. I do use
Welcome Featured Welcome to K4IMW.com! By now, you probably know that I'm Ian, and that I work during the day as a technology consultant: what you probably don't know (unless you googled my License Plate) is that I'm heavily involved with amateur radio. I've been a radio junkie for most of my life – in fact,
