Author Archives: James

Moved in – lots of work still

Posted on May 3, 2013 by James

So its been a month since my last update here and I figured this is long over-due. We’ve moved into the new house and have started tackling some of the myriad projects we bought with the house. I started by … Continue reading →

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Update: Nine days and counting (down)

Posted on April 2, 2013 by James

Well, only nine days until we take possession of our new house and I couldn’t be more excited! My intentions were to sneak some radio-time into the past few weeks and I almost succeeded. Almost. When I hooked everything up … Continue reading →

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Been busy …

Posted on February 7, 2013 by James

Hi all, I’ve been away from the hobby for a bit as Julie and I recently purchased a new home! Yay! We are mostly done all of the running around, inspections, negotiations, etc. so I should have some more free … Continue reading →

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Troubleshooting an interface

Posted on December 31, 2012 by James

After we arrived home on Saturday (29th) and unpacked everything from the trip, I set out to determine the cause of my inability to operate digital while mobile. My first suspicion was an open in the cable, so I tested … Continue reading →

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Planning & Preparation ..

Posted on December 28, 2012 by James

Well, despite my intentions, I am not able to operate /M using digital modes. On our way up to Webwood, ON. I tried to make a few PSK31 contacts while Julie drove but the radio indicated no ALC while in … Continue reading →

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Mobile Operating ..

Posted on December 25, 2012 by James

Well, time to pack up the radio gear and make the long trek out to Webwood once again this year. Tomorrow morning, we are off to visit Julie’s mother & her family to spread some Christmas cheer and so this … Continue reading →

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80′ tower

Posted on December 15, 2012 by James

.. so I’ve been at it again. I purchased an 80′ mast kit from the Fed. for a cool $357.91 which as far as I’ve seen is substantially less than a similar kit could be found elsewhere. In total, there … Continue reading →

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Raspberry Pi & Soundmodem for APRS

Posted on December 13, 2012 by James

So I’ve been tinkering with my Raspberry Pi board, and one of the most recent additions is a pair of heat-sinks to offset the addition of additional thermal loading due to over-clocking. In an effort to get soundmodem working on … Continue reading →

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I fixed it !!

Posted on December 12, 2012 by James

So last I wrote, the Tecom azimuth / elevation unit had position reporting issues when rotating the azimuth in the counterclockwise direction – it would falsely report +1.3° which prevented the “sector scan” and “raster” modes from operating as intended. … Continue reading →

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Tecom Az / El Antenna Rotor (and Controller) for $80

Posted on November 30, 2012 by James

I’ve been browsing the PWGSC Crown Assets website for a few days looking for a spectrum analyzer or more modern oscilloscope to enhance my electronics tool-chest.  Nothing terribly interesting had been coming up until very recently. I saw a listing … Continue reading →

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