HAMDig

http://arvideonews.com/hrn/HRN_Episode_0128.html

Some interesting stuff in this. Mostly the antenna modeling, and upcoming work that he mentions.

I have been saying, if I had to start all over, the Mitrotik Groove is what I'd go with over the Bullet. This kind of confirms that.

I'm also curious ...

If you want to do it without a tracker board. Take a look at this post:

http://kb9mwr.blogspot.com/2013/05/aprx-running-on-raspberry-pi-using.html


Bob details how he set up an I-Gate, using a USB sound devices instead of a TNC or hardware tracker board. You should be able to adapt this to a ...

http://www.wired.com/opinion/2014/01/its-time-to-take-mesh-networks-seriously-and-not-just-for-the-reasons-you-think/

Village Telco - Mesh Potato http://villagetelco.org/mesh-potato/

Byzantium - wireless mesh networking for the Zombie apocalypse http://project-byzantium.org/

Serval Mesh ...

For anyone who hasn't played with Digital voice, there is a very handy software tool called Digital Speech Decoder that can decode a variety of digital formats.

Several years ago I stumbled into it. And the only thing that was digital at the time in the area was St. Vincent's hosipital, then later ...

I was talking to KB8ZXE and we really have no experience with dynamic routing. We both came to the conclusion that a video where someone explains what nodes they are going though and shows a traceroute and bandwidth test would be helpful.

These New Zealand hams cover things a bit more at that level ...

I have been following Codec2 for a while.

I think its a good idea. But I really have my doubts as to when, (if ever) this will be something on a chip in a radio.

One day the HT of the future will support after market firmware updates like the WRT-54G does!

I am not one of those hell bent on not ...

This is a great video that has been put together about Amateur Radio. I'll have to burn it to DVD for show at the Einstein project that Dale usually shows off ham radio at:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcfJUjcSEz8

Scrays link stats

Internet has been restored to the hill which brings the IRLP on 444.775 back on-line. Our existing link to St. Norbert's had to be removed for their remodeling project. The new link is using the same equipment as before but is now at a club members home.

Here is a log sample ...

Here is an inventory of mine from a year ago. I am willing to loan stuff out, as some of this might be right now. Just let me know.

2 - Comtelco Y3347B... 430-450 MHz, 10 dBd
2 - HyperLink HG913Y... 890-960 MHz, 13 dBi (18 dB F/B ratio)
1 - HyperLink HG912YE.. 824-960 MHz, 12 dBi (18 dB F/B ratio ...