Ham Radio Deluxe to FlexRadio SmartSDR Cat control
My post covering the setup and use of the Yaesu FTdx3000 with Ham Radio Deluxe (HRD) gets hundreds of hits a week. So I thought […]
Flex Radio to ACOM 600S CAT Serial interface
With the release of SmartSDR 1.10.8.39 it is now possible to have the amp band track the radio directly no PC or PC software needed. […]
160m and 60m Inverted L project
With winter approaching it is time to make improvements to my antenna setup for 160m. The current Inverted V with its high angle of radiation […]
Eyeball QSL card aka a Ham Radio business card
On the heals of the my QSL card creation experience I spent an evening putting together a Ham business card, aka a Eyeball QSL card. […]
DR-1X Lockup
Have encountered a few lockups which per the logs are coinciding with room searches. I believe this is being caused by data corruption in the […]
Ham Radio Deluxe and FlexControl
One of the cons to my station layout is the location of the VFO, it is centered on the desk and elevated. In order to […]
QSL Printing
Decided after much hemming and hawing that it was time to print up some QSL cards. Not everyone in this day and age uses or […]
QSL Card design poll
Have decided to print up some QSL cards, have a couple of layouts and thought I would start an informal poll. Which front would you […]
Tower Visitors
Was walking in from the barn and happened to look up and notice a few visitors. The pics below are in no particular order, we […]
DR1X WiresX Lockup
Well after 2 months and 1 week of uptime the repeater got stuck today in “Data” TX after a user performed a search. First time […]
Yaesu FTdx3000 Data mode audio offset and general operating tips
Thanks to Keith G3WGE for recently noting in a question to the blog that while in DATA mode the radio adds 1000hz offset to the […]
Yaesu DR-1X 1.10j Firmware we have a winner !
Good news everyone!!! With the release of DR-1X firmware version 1.10j in conjunction with the current version of the Wires-X software all initial indications are […]
Yaesu System Fusion fault log
Whenever it faults which is several times a day lately I cut and paste the screen and add it to the attached. N0IAI YSF Fault […]
Mini Desktop – Wires-X computer
I initially started with an old desktop system that I had laying around and it got the job done. However it was noisy, had rotating […]
Over Engineering 101 – An Arduino based GPS synchronized ID reminder
Introduction I received an Arduino Nano as a gift and I was looking for ways to put it to use around the Ham shack. I […]
Yaesu FTDX3000 Firmware upgrade
Yaesu released a software upgrade on 26.Jan-2016. In typical Yaesu fashion the release note contains a simple release note for the DSP update, “Improved and […]
Hosting change
For many months I have has issues with this site and others I host at JaguarPC going offline for 10 or more minutes at a […]
LMR-SW540 Repeater feedline
My experience using LMR-SW540 feedline on my backyard repeater.
Yaesu FTM-400DR Microphone Extension
How to Build a Microphone extension for less than $15
New Yaesu System Fusion website
Ran across this on Facebook, the presence of this site is not widely advertised. So here it is a “micro-site” from our friends at Yaesu […]