by mark | Dec 1, 2018 | Digital Modes, JS8Call, Raspberry Pi
I added the Adafruit GPS hat to my Raspberry Pi 3B+ today. As well as a GPS it has a real time clock, which should help the time accuracy of the Pi. My first problem was that I had to solder the GPIO connector on. Don’t look to close at the pic, it’s not very good...
by mark | Nov 30, 2018 | JS8Call
Having an accurate time source is important for some digital modes, and normally not a problem when your Raspberry Pi is connected to the internet. But what about when you are at sea or in the middle of the forest or anywhere else with no internet connection? I tried...
by mark | Nov 27, 2018 | Amateur Radio, Digital Modes
Last week I spent some time reading the posts in the Facebook group “RealHFMobile”, There are some members of the group who are having great success using Artificial Gound also known as Ground Tuning Units “GTU” attached to a trolly along with a whip antenna so that...
by mark | Nov 13, 2018 | JS8Call, Uncategorized
Introduction Back in March of 2018 I managed to get involved in the testing of some new software for Amateur Radio. I joined a very small team of Operators who were mainly in the USA but also three in Europe, including myself. This software was called FT8Call, the...
by mark | Nov 4, 2018 | Amateur Radio, JS8Call
if you set up auto logging with Ham Radio Deluxe, you might also want to know how to add a new mode to the Ham Radio Deluxe mode list. Here’s how. New modes don’t come along very often so some users may not be aware of how to add a new mode selection to...
by mark | Oct 21, 2018 | JS8Call
Yesterday was pretty good all round on JS8, I wasn’t able to get out on the RIB due to technical issues (the starter battery was unserviceable) So after replacing that, I decided to set up Maritime Mobile and see how i did. Not very well at all. Yesterday I was able...
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