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First of all, it has been a LONG time since I last posted to this blog. Much has happened, both before and during the lockdown, but here we are, That's the "Back to Blogging" part, but what, you are probably saying to yourself, is "the Joy of...

After playing around with a number of different ideas for my Raspberry Pi, I decided to try making it into an APRS I-Gate, which will listen to APRS data packet transmissions on the 2-Meter ham band, and then forward that data on to the internet so it...

When Drew headed off to college with his shiny new laptop, he left behind a decent Dell small-form-factor Ubuntu machine with a nearly-new 20" monitor.  I just couldn't let it sit and gather dust now, could I?While Ubuntu was great for the boys to do...

I hope that all my readers had a blessed Easter.  Our Good Friday and Easter Morning services at church went quite well, and the rain held off until after the neighborhood Easter-Egg hunt.  We were able to join some of Diana’s family for...

The ARRL's Logbook Of The World (LOTW) is pretty cool.  Several years ago I did a presentation to my local radio club outlining its use, and it seems to have gotten even better since then.  Recently the Trusted QSL platform that...

Well...I've had a bit of a setback on the radio front, and it isn't laptop related. We have a row of Douglas Firs right on the property line between us and our next-door neighbors.  The new owners of the house next door came over the...

OK, so I'm not really an early adopter of many things...for one thing I'm a bit too cheap to be on the bleeding edge.  That being said, my lovely bride and I have recently entered the world of smartphones (see this previous post) and all that opens...

Every September, as the salmon start making their way upstream in the waterways of western Washington state, the ham operators of Washington go slightly bonkers... The Salmon Run is hosted by the Western Washington DX Club, and is Washington's...

Several things have happened in the last week or so... now is time to bring all three of my faithful readers up to speed... (Hi, Mom, Hi, Honey...) Geocaching Milestone On Friday (Aug. 23rd) Diana and I made a geocache find for the 365th...

OK...just want everyone to know that my long-suffering wife may have to be taken for coffee or diamonds or something in the next few months...I've decided that I want to try my hand at making contact(s) via the amateur (ham) radio satellites. Yes,...