ARES Connect is Disconnected
The ARRL announced recently that ARESConnect would be discontinued by June of this year.
Amateur Radio License Fee Now $35
The FCC recently adopted new rules updating their fee schedules across the board, including for amateur radio.
Your Repeater, Your Rules
We teach new hams that nobody owns a frequency, and as such, they may use any frequency they wish as long as they follow the rules. This is generally correct, however, repeaters are special. Owners can set their own rules.
Easily Trim Videos With No Loss
If you’re on Windows, Linux or Mac and you want an easy way to trim a video without losing quality, resolution, or frame rate, the Lossless Cut utility is a great option.
A Good and Inexpensive TNC
If you want to get into Packet or APRS but don’t want to spend a lot of money, at under $30, the NinoTNC may be right for you. It is the most inexpensive TNC I have found to date.
HP P420i POST Error 1719-A
If you your HP server with P420i reboots, and you see this in the integrated management log: POST Error: 1719-A controller failure event occurred prior to this power-up Try replacing the controller cache and battery.
Motorola Radius M1225 Settings for TNCs
In the Radio-Wide settings – for TinyTrak, Kantronics, NinoTNC, possibly more…
DMR Re-Engineering
The DMR community is in the process of re-engineering a number of talk groups on the DMR system. Here’s some background on what happened.
New Call Sign, Who Dis?
My new call sign is AD8G.
