Where to find Packet on 10 meter band (EU)

New article providing information about the experimental 10 meter band setup for multimode (VARA/ARDOP/Packet AX300+FX25) operation

Running Interactive External Scripts as an Application in LinBPQ

New article demonstration how to add your own external application to the node with a simple Node Search application provided as an example.

VARA, ARDOP and QtSoundModem as System Services

New article – making the setup run smoothly by leveraging the power of systemd process management to monitor and control the various TNCs with remote provisioning of their interfaces for convenient visual monitoring.

BPQ32 Rig Control – VOX and/or CAT PTT

An additional segment for the VARA and native Linux TNC modem tutorial focusing on getting them working together on a single audio interface as well as control the radio PTT keying simultaneously across all TNCs

RPI4: VARA & Syslog

New Article: Leveraging the native Linux rsyslogd to monitor the VARA TNC

RPI4 Trifecta: VARA, Packet & ARDOP – One Audio Interface

A major new development for anyone interested in running a Raspberry Pi4 with VARA, ARDOP and Packet modem QtSoundModem together on a single audio interface. The last hurdle standing between a full Linux integration of the popular and extremely powerful but Windows-only x86 application VARA on very low power ARM architecture has now been crossed […]

The Vector 4000 Antenna

Preface This began as a journal blog entry just about a newly acquired antenna however I have expanded it to include some backstory about the early days of my youth before I became a fully licensed radio amateur, a little bit of my life from the age 14 and up. I hope you enjoy the […]

Sporadic E Propagation

A short write up about the “sporadic E” ionospheric phenomenon.