Monthly Archives: July 2020

Solar Cycle 25 Prediction

Posted on July 20, 2020 by Bob Beatty

Not all predictions are accurate, of course, but I bet the folks at NASA and the Solar Observatory have a good handle on things.  This was one of their predictions from early last year, based on some new observations of … Continue reading →

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K2 Energy LiFePO4 going strong 9+ years later

Posted on July 20, 2020 by Bob Beatty

The first LiFePO4 battery I acquired was produced by k2battery.com back in 2011.  It was a drop-in replacement for the standard size 7 AH SLA battery, model K2B12V10EB.  It has served me well, all these years, being the primary battery … Continue reading →

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Renaming Audio In/Out in Win 10

Posted on July 7, 2020 by Bob Beatty

As I slowly change from older generation radios to newer ones, many of them come with a USB interface for Rig Control as well as modulation In and Out.  The trouble is that the vendors don’t do a good job … Continue reading →

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