Blogs.Radio Revived
I recently picked up the domain blogs.radio , and I’ve begun reviving the original purpose of the site.
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DMR Hotspot Upgrade
A recent project I started on, was upgrading/replacing my DMR hotspot.
Hamvention 2025
I know this is a few months late, but I wanted to put something up of my adventures at Hamvention 2025!
POTA Activation for International Women's Day!
I activated Alum Creek State Park ( US-1933 ) via “Parks on the Air” (aka: POTA), on Saturday, March 8th, 2025 for International Women’s Day and the “YL POTA Party” advertised by the Young Ladies Radio League (aka: YLRL).
My Thoughts on Bluesky vs Mastodon
I recently signed up for Bluesky , with the username @k8vsy.radio . As it seems like the “new thing” to do, so to speak.
Joint POTA Activation With W8LT and W8YX
On Saturday, April 13, 2024 the amateur radio clubs from The Ohio State University (W8LT) and The University of Cincinnati (W8YX) held a joint Parks on the Air (POTA) activation at Cowan Lake State Park in Ohio.
Raspberry Pi Clock Display and Connecting to Existing X11-Session
I recently bought a new Raspberry Pi 5 (RPi5) and I’ve been looking for something to do with my Raspberry Pi v3.
2023-11-11 N4NG 40m / FT8
2023-10-31 F4DXX 12m / FT8
2023-10-25 PY2GTA 12m / FT8
2023-10-22 KO4ZML 17m / FT8
2023-10-22 WV8T 40m / FT8
2023-10-21 PP5TG 12m / FT8
2023-10-01 KG4OJT 80m / FT8
2023-09-30 F5OYA/P 12m / FT8
2023-09-30 W1WRA 40m / FT8
My Remote Operation Setup
For various reasons, sometimes I like to do remote operation (FT8) of my base station that I have set up at home.
My First POTA Activation
I activated my first park for “Parks on the Air” (aka: POTA) on Saturday, September 9th, 2023 in the morning.
My Recent Adventures in Fixing my DMR Hotspot
Two years ago I bought a cheap DMR hotspot on Amazon for about $100. I went to use it for the first time in a while but I discovered it was broken.
2023-09-02 N9YBK 40m / FT8
2023-08-19 KB4JHU 40m / FT8
2023-08-06 K8ZRY 40m / FT8
Python Telegram bot for QRZ.com lookups
Occasionally I’ve been on Telegram in a few ham radio chats and wanted to lookup a call sign via QRZ.com . Not seeing any options, I decided to write my own.
My First Rechargeable Portable Power
One of the things I’ve been craving for my ham radio station/toolkit is the ability to operate portably on HF. Whether that is for emergency purposes or for POTA (Parks on the Air) , I’ve been wanting to do this for a while now.
2023-07-15 PU7RML 15m / FT8
2023-07-04 KG4OJT 40m / FT8
2023-07-03 KO4ZML 20m / FT8
2023-06-05 3C3CA 20m / FT8
2023-06-03 KA1MXL 30m / FT8
2023-05-29 OE5WRO 30m / FT8
2023-04-23 W4ERO 20m / FT8
2023-04-17 TA7OYG 20m / FT8
2023-04-15 AD5CQ 17m / FT8
2023-04-02 W2CP 80m / FT8
2023-03-28 PY5YM 12m / FT8
2023-03-19 TA2BZ 12m / FT8
2023-02-26 CT1JQC 12m / FT8
2023-02-18 DL2VEL 12m / FT8
2023-02-17 K4KEO 20m / FT8
2023-02-12 3E30PCARA 12m / FT8
2023-01-02 DL2VEL 10m / FT8
2022-12-31 PP5IP 12m / FT8
2022-12-31 PU4MMZ 12m / FT8
2022-12-28 KO4ZML 80m / FT8
HT Listening
2022-12-10 W0PAS 80m / FT8
2022-12-02 KD9UYC 80m / FT8
Makeshift Antenna Mast
What is a ham to do when they have an antenna that is too close to the ground?