First HF Transmission on 160m…
AM transmission on 160m from K2NXF from abram on Vimeo. Here’s a little video of my first AM transmission on HF. The modulation you ask? Horrible! But what can you
Yaesu FT-60R Packet Cable HOWTO
Thanks, G4WPW!
External audio with USB 1.1 and Gentoo Linux PPC…
In the event that anyone decides to use a junked iBook in a Linux environment, I’m hoping that this article might save someone a lot of experimentation. The Problem: Started
Gentoo: Swappiness and CFLAGS for PPCs
Old iBooks are still around and most you can find for very cheap if not free as it was in my case. Ubuntu Linux runs quite well, but I must
Call sign appears on ariss.net…
Coordinates have yet to appear in the list, but I at least know that I got through via the ISS and APRS.
APRS: Data received via ISS
A clear pass over Portland, OR at 4:02PM on 5/2/2011. Here’s the data from the TNC. 0:TX -> K2NXF>APX200,WIDE2-2::RS0ISS-4 :Hi all via ISS from K2NXF!{0C} 0:TNC-> KZ6O>APEG02,RS0ISS-4*:=3707.14N/12139.45W&73 Logan Morgan Hill
Experiments with the ISS
I’ve attempted for months to catch a signal from the ISS as it quickly flies over head. Being in such a low-earth orbit, the longest pass you can catch is
PHP: Geocoding with cURL and JSON…
wanting to balance the work load for a site between server-side and client-side tasks, i abstracted this very simple geocoding class with Google Maps.
experiments with SSTV…
The other day I was able to send transmit and receive an SSTV transmission across the room using two Yaesu HTs and a trial copy of MultiMode from Black Cat