Below is my modest little shack. It contains the following: Windows 10 Pro PC with 16gb memory, i3 processor, 256gb SSD, Radeon 2gb video card. This station is used for digital modes, logging, and programming my radios Raspberry Pi 3b+ to run the hamclock software Yaesu FT-2900 for local 2m Kenwood TS 680S transceiver for […]
If you want to customize the boot screen on the 878, it’s quite simple to do with your favorite image editor. Create an image that is 160×128 pixels Save/Export it as a bitmap (.bmp) file Within the CPS software, select your COM port by clicking Set | Set COM Click Tool | Boot Image Click […]
Many people seem to be having issues connecting their MMDVM Hotspot directly to their iPhone WiFi Hotspot for network access. I fell into the same category. There are a few things that I had to do for it to work: First, the iPhone’s SSID (WiFi Network Name) should not have any special characters or spaces […]
Weather season is ALWAYS approaching. It’s always a good idea to have the NOAA weather frequencies added to your radio. Below is a list of the NOAA VHF Radio Frequencies: Channel Name Frequency WX1 162.550 WX2 162.400 WX3 162.425 WX4 162.450 WX5 162.475 WX6 162.500 WX6 162.525
A problem that we all have encountered from time-to-time in the analog world is that we double with other stations. While on a statewide DMR net, I encountered the same problem. This prompted me to look at my TX Permit settings on the 878. It turned out that I had it set to ‘Always.’ A […]
If you are traveling or the local DMR repeater goes down, it would be an excellent idea to have simplex channels programmed into your radio. There is a large misconception with DMR that if the repeater is inoperative or there is no connection to the internet, that DMR in itself is useless. That can not […]