Monthly Archives: August 2015

HT Shielding Impacts Close-in RDF Capabilities

Posted on August 14, 2015 by robert

My club, Newport County Radio Club (NCRC), held a dry run for fox hunting tonight in a local park (a beautiful ocean-side park, on a stunning RI summer afternoon I will add).  We wanted to try out several different antennas … Continue reading →

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First AO-73 QSO in a Long Time

Posted on August 2, 2015 by robert

I was able to have a short QSO with Rick, W2JAZ tonight about 01:58Z on AO-73.  As I’ve been seeing over the past couple of weeks, the uplink offset is pretty far off the published specs and seems to get worse … Continue reading →

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TNC-Pi for Raspberry Pi 2

Posted on August 1, 2015 by robert

I just ordered a TNC-Pi 2 (they have a model for the older Pi versions as well) from Coastal Chip Works on Wednesday.  It was in my mailbox on Friday – FAST service! Nice looking board, well put together.  I’m curious … Continue reading →

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