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VHF/UHF Station is down….(For now)

Posted By: Chuck K8CPAPosted On: May 16, 2020
VHF/UHF Station is down….(For now)

It’s really down, so, how can I laugh, when it’s really down…(Sorry, Beatles reference)

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Update on UIDigi Status

Posted By: Chuck K8CPAPosted On: December 23, 2018

Previously on this blog, I stated that I was running a UIDigi. Obviously, I need to work on keeping this Blog updated. 🙄 I stopped running a UIDigipeater on APRS, because of a few things. They are: For one, I have a neighbor, next door here, who says I am coming through her cable. Now,

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Why I run an APRS UIDIGI

Posted By: Chuck K8CPAPosted On: December 28, 2018

UPDATE: I am no longer running this digi see here for details. As some of you may know, I run an APRS UIDigipeater. I wanted to articulate, to the best of my ability; as to why I run such a thing and dedicate a radio to such a task. Sometimes we local amateur radio operators

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