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WSJT-X not decoding – Solved
Solving and issue with WSJT-X not decoding signals
Antenna Wire Launcher
Homebrew antenna wire launcher
FLRIG on Raspberry Pi4 as RTX Director for Mac OS apps
I’ve recently introduced a Raspberry PI 4 as main remote RTX controller for my Kenwood TS-590s. This allows me to control the Kenwood TS-590S from the iMac simultaneously with several applications, including RUMLOG, FLDIGI, WSJT-X. The issue Could not control simultaneously my transceiver directly from two or more applications. Additionally remote connection from the internet…
Understanding propagation numbers
How To Read Propagation Numbers The A index [ LOW is GOOD ] 1 to 6 is BEST 7 to 9 is OK 11 or more is BAD Represents the overall geomagnetic condition of the ionosphere (“Ap” if averaged from the Kp-Index) (an average of the eight 3-hour K-Indices) (‘A’ referring to amplitude) over a…
An Introduction To Amateur Satellite Ground Station Antennas
There are many kinds of satellite antennas that will get you on the birds (some better than others) and allow you to have lots of fun. If you are new to amateur satellites, though, all the options may be confusing, or worse, a disincentive to try the birds. It’s really not that bad. I offer…
A 50 Ohm Dummy Load
This idea came about after listening to all you Amateurs tuning-up your amplifiers while on-air.It always happens right in the middle of receiving a good SSTV picture! This may give you the idea of building your own (cheap) dummy load and do your tuning through this.You can subsitute the shown value components to handle your…
Some Tips on Sound Card Interfacing to Your Rig
Originally, I set out to simply to record and play back received audio in cases where it was necessary to let other stations hear their own signal as accurately as possible. I soon discovered that there is software out there that also allows SSTV and RTTY via the sound card as well. Most likely there…
How To Make A High Power 4:1 Balun
How To Make A High Power 4:1 Balun Info I built a homebrew 75 meter Double Extended Zepp Antenna,And I needed a 4:1 Balun , so I decided to Homebrew the Balun also.Here is how I did it! I used a 5 inch long piece of PVC Plastic pipe about 5/8 ID and about 7/8…
Instructions for Putting up a Long-Wire Antenna
How to setup a long wire antenna