Category Archives: General

Digital Modes (PSK31, etc) done on KG-UVD1P

Posted on 2011-03-10 by James

For anyone interested in a decent hand-held transceiver in the $100 range, the Wouxun KG-UVD1P is an excellent start! I bought two units a couple of months ago and I quite enjoy listening to the local repeater traffic, and participating … Continue reading →

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Changing blog back-end

Posted on 2011-01-09 by James

What a pain in the butt! I wasn’t entirely satisfied with the previous blog back-end I was using (PluggedOut) and so I ported the blog site over to the more popular WordPress package. I wish that I was able to … Continue reading →

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Wise Owl Net

Posted on 2011-01-07 by James

Tonight I checked into the OVMRC Wise Owl Net hosted on VE3TWO (the OVMRC club repeater) to see what it is all about. The net started at 04:00UTC and was controlled / hosted by Martin (VA3SIE). Again I was warmly … Continue reading →

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My first contacts in amateur radio

Posted on 2011-01-05 by James

So tonight I checked into the OVMRC’s Welcome Mat Net to finally start my journey in amateur radio. The net was hosted by Ante (VA2BBW) and saw a healthy number of participants including: VE3KNE (Brian), VE2OCQ (Jean), VA3CMD (Patrick), VE3XHJ … Continue reading →

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