I had been looking around for a cheap but reliable weather station for use at home. I wanted a unit that would upload data directly to the internet, and provide me with some on screen display. Froggit is a name I had never come across before, but they are very big in Germany and sell […]
JS8 Call – Digital Mode
Amateur Radio Resources
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Hermes Lite v2 a 5w SDR
The Hermes-Lite is a low-cost direct down/up conversion software defined amateur radio HF transceiver based on a broadband modem chip and the Hermes SDR project. It is entirely open source and open hardware, including the tools used for design and fabrication files. The SDR is controlled over your LAN, and plugs into your router. This can provide both […]
Raspberry Pi4 Remote Mount ADSB Receiver.
I know I am late to the party as ever, but I wanted to try and increase my knowledge of the Raspberry Pi and Linux so decided to try my hand at 1090 MHz ADBS reception. I wrote up some initial thoughts in a previous blog, this was my attempt to improve the reception and […]
Almost everything you need to go portable.
New to amateur radio, or a seasoned operator some people have never experienced the fun of operating out portable. The thrill of operating in a low noise environment. VHF/UHF If you going to take out your VHF/UHF handy, make sure you have a good antenna fitted. The stock antenna or the fake cheapo antenna on […]