This comes via the Ecars Website, ECars is the East Coast Amateur Radio Service that meets on 7.255 on a daily basis.
Year: 2018
Update on UIDigi Status
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,
Update on Laptop and Dad.
As it says on my QRZ.com Bio page, my Dad died on March 15, 2018. He was 72. Pneumonia and a bad infection in his urinary tract got him. As for the laptop, it was not as serious as I thought. Possibly a glitch in the BIOS caused the laptop to shutdown. Either that, or
Laptops and YouTube
It’s been a long time since I’ve posted here. So, I thought I would keep everybody up to speed on what’s happening in the world of amateur radio station K8CPA. I blew up my laptop. You can read more about that here and here. Vape juice, no matter how little….and laptops do not get along
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News from the ARRL
- Amateur Radio to Participate in DoD Armed Forces Day Crossband Test on May 9, 2026 April 25, 2026
- The ARRL Solar Update April 24, 2026
- Dayton Hamvention® 2026 Offers Forums for Every Ham April 22, 2026
- Helping NASA Track Artemis II’s Orion Spacecraft April 20, 2026
- The ARRL Solar Update April 17, 2026
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DX News
- 4L5A DX News. From DXNews.com April 11, 2026
- D60DX Comoros. From DXNews.com April 6, 2026
- 3X3A Rouma. From DXNews.com April 1, 2026
- 5H3DX Tanzania. From DXNews.com March 24, 2026
- T31TTT Kanton Island Phoenix Islands. From DXNews.com March 23, 2026
News and Articles from the Southgate Amateur Radio Club in England
- LHS Episode #614: Deep Dive Ubuntu 26.04 LTS April 27, 2026 Russ K5TUX
- Upgrading HamClock to a new server. April 26, 2026 Mike VE9KK
- Amateur Radio Weekly – Issue 418 April 25, 2026 Cale K4HCK
- Advantages to having radio control software. April 20, 2026 Mike VE9KK
- LHS Episode #613: Puter Talk April 20, 2026 Russ K5TUX