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Best Ham Radio Software

ham radio software for amateur radio

Ham radio, also known as hamradio or amateur radio, is a popular hobby that allows radio enthusiasts to communicate with each other over the airwaves. In addition to traditional radio equipment, there are many software options available to enhance your ham radio experience. In this article, we’ll explore the benefits of using ham radio software, … Read more

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Anydesk for Linux: How to install Anydesk on Kali or Raspbian

Anydesk Linux installation

Anydesk installation for Debian 11 Step 1: Update Debian system Step 2: Install Dependencies The following dependencies will need to be installed. Most of these packages are already on your system, but running the command can help ensure they’re installed Step 3: Import AnyDesk GPG key for signing APT packages Step 4: Add AnyDesk repository … Read more

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How to enable autologin in Kali Linux

Desktop Kali Linux with autologin enabled

Step by step guide to enable autologin on Kali Linux This post explains how to enable autologin on Kali Linux.  Autologin is a feature that automatically logs in as a specified user when the system starts up, can be useful in certain situations where you need quick access to the Kali Linux system without having … Read more

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Wine 8 Installation on Debian 11: Step by Step Tutorial

Wine 8 installation for Debian 11

Wine for Linux: A Step-by-Step Guide to Installing Wine 8 on Debian 11 Wine 8  is a popular compatibility layer that allows you to run Windows applications on Linux, macOS, and other Unix-like operating systems. This open-source software has been around since 1993 and has since become a staple for many Linux users who need … Read more

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Brandmeister Reflectors List and URLs UPDATED

Updated list of brandmeister reflectors

Brandmeister Reflectors List and URLs The Brandmeister network is a digital mobile radio (DMR) network that offers users a high level of efficient radio communications. It has grown significantly over the past few years, and one of its most useful features is the use of reflectors. Brandmeister reflectors are ‘rooms’ on the network that connect … Read more

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Great opening to Japan on 10m

g7rdx spot 10m band

28.074 has been very active in the last weeks here in IO91. Many Japanese stations on 10m this morning.  G7RDX using JTDX for FT8 on 10m

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144MHz: Testing 2x 2m 12 element yagi I0JXX

2m yagi 2x12ele 12JXX2

Stacking two 12 Element Yagis for 2m 12JXX2 Gain 12.67 dBd/14.81 dBi Angle -3dB E/H 33.8° – 36.6° Spacing E/H 3.58 – 3.31 m SWR 1:1.2 Lenght 5.6 m – 2.69 λ Boom Ø 25 – 30 – 35 – 30 – 25 Element Ø 5mm Connector N-Type Power 1000W Pole diameter 30÷50mm Ø (60 … Read more

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Fantastic 2m Tropospheric propagation on 19 October 2022

G7RDX PSK Reporter Europe Tropospheric propagation 2022-10-19

Tropospheric propagation on 2m Very good conditions and great activity in Europe. Early in the morning I heard some strong signals from Germany and surprisingly the Czech Republic came up on FT8. In the evening my Laptop decoded a signal from Hungary at 1544km but sadly I wasn’t in the shack to try to make … Read more

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CQ WW SSB 2022: Optibeam OB11-3 for 20-15-10

optibeam ob11-3 G3V October 2022

Testing the Optibeam at G3V before CQ WW SSB The last weekend of October sees one of the biggest contest of the year, the CQ WW SSB 2022. Last year more than a quarter of million contesters took part in the CQ WW SSB 2021 with 237.701 logs submitted. At G3V we started early this … Read more

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5Mhz Band Plan

60m band plan

Band Plan 60m This 5Mhz Band Plan has been updated on 4 May 2022. 5258.5 kHz – 5264.0 kHz CW 5.262MHz – CW QRP Only 5.278.50MHz – USB frequency 5.290MHz – BEACONS 5.298.50MHz – USB Frequency 5.301MHz – USB Frequency 5.304MHz – USB Frequency 5.317MHz – AM Frequency (Do not exceed 6 kHz bandwidth) 5.320MHz … Read more