Monthly Archives: April 2011

Kickstarting Apple Boot Camp for Win7 64-bit

Posted on April 18, 2011 by robert

One thing leads to another… No good deed goes unpunished… I’ve been using a Win XP-based Asus Netbook with my Yaesu FT817 and SignaLink USB to run Ham Radio Deluxe and Joe Large’s JT65-HF program.  Despite the diminutive screen and single-core Atom CPU, the … Continue reading →

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Who does #2 work for…

Posted on April 15, 2011 by robert

I have a horrible habit of putting things into my pocket along with my car keys.  In the case of hand-held radios, the combination of metal keys is a scratch just waiting to happen. Such was the fate of my … Continue reading →

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We’ll have fun, fun, fun till our daddy takes the T-Bird away…

Posted on April 14, 2011 by robert

What do you think of when you hear the word “FunCube”?  If you are a Ham Radio operation then perhaps you might think of the FunCube satellite. But what if you heard the phrase “FunCube Dongle”?  Would you call the … Continue reading →

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The more things change…

Posted on April 1, 2011 by robert

Ever watch the sales and get to the point where you can predict when something is going to be discontinued.  I hate to say it, but I have that feeling in the case of the Kenwood TH-F6A, which has been … Continue reading →

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