I was trying to interface the Icom IC-7100 to a PK-232 MBX Terminal Node Controller (TNC). On my Yaesu radios it is a pretty simple matter to put a 6 pin mini DIN connector on the end of the PK-232 cable and have everything working in a very short time. However, it wasn’t that easy […]
Read More..>>
Comments(3) I see these bursts of noise from time to time on 40 meters. I have expanded the spectrum display and it is fairly broad band but it varies in amplitude across the spectrum. It doesn’t look like typical noise and sometimes I wonder if it is a sampling Phenomenon in the SDR as a reaction […]
Read More..>> Comments(2) I have an acre lot and that sounds like a pretty good size, but actually space for antennas is at a premium. The the house sits fairly far back on the lot and the lot is fairly long and narrow, almost a pie slice shaped, coming to a point in the backyard. Further complicating the […]
Read More..>> Comments(2) I was looking for an inexpensive dual band VHF/UHF antenna to use with my go box radios. I came across a dual band antenna from TRAM on Amazon that was half the price of similar Diamond and Comet dual band antennas. The specs for the Tram were advertised as follows: Gain: 6 dB […]
Read More..>>I have a number of pieces of “Vintage” Amateur Radio equipment that I have collected, repaired, and use regularly on the air. A lot of my time on the air is on CW, or Morse code for the non ham readers out there, and I use headphones to copy weak CW signals from time to […]
Read More..>> Comments(2)