David Andrzejewski
ARESConnect Wish List
Having been part of the Ohio Section alpha test of ARESConnect, I have come up with a list of requests for those that have decision-making power over ARESConnect to consider. I have made these suggestions to the leadership in the…
Always Buy the Latest JumboSpot!
If you’re into DMR as I am, chances are you’ve purchased some kind of hotspot. I purchased a JumboSpot from Amazon, and had lots of trouble with it. The fine people in the JumboSpot group on Facebook advised me that…
Radio Etiquette: Timeout Timer
You should set your timeout timer to 60 seconds. It’s rude to go on and on (and on). It’s okay to break for time.
Your First Station
As we welcome new people into the hobby, the first obvious question that’s asked is “what radio should I buy?” In this article, we will cover VHF and UHF for new technicians who want to use repeaters.
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DMR Learning Series: Channels
If you’ve been following my series, you’ve now learned about Contacts, Talk Groups, and Receive Group Lists. It’s now time to put that all together and set up a channel.
Dovecot Fails to Start after Enabling MySQL
If you get the following errors after installing Dovecot with MySQL support on FreeBSD 10:
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Jul 24 10:17:28 ramrod dovecot: auth: Error: auth: environment corrupt; missing value for DOVECOT_
Jul 24 10:17:28 ramrod dovecot: auth: Fatal: unsetenv(RESTRICT_SETUID) failed: Bad address
Jul 24 10:17:28 ramrod dovecot: master: Error: service(auth): command startup failed, throttling for 60 secs
Jul 24 10:17:28 ramrod dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: Auth process broken (disconnected before auth was ready, waited 30 secs): user=<>, rip=209.17.40.27, lip=206.125.173.30, TLS, session=<iWLbar9xXuLRESgb>
Jul 24 10:17:28 ramrod dovecot: imap-login: Warning: Timeout leak: 0x1171cdb0 (auth-server-connection.c:397)
Jul 24 10:17:38 ramrod dovecot: imap-login: Warning: Auth process not responding, delayed sending initial response (greeting): user=<>, rip=209.17.40.27, lip=206.125.173.30, TLS, session=<WbKjbL9xX+LRESgb>
Jul 24 10:17:58 ramrod dovecot: imap-login: Error: Timeout waiting for handshake from auth server. my pid=90189, input bytes=0
Jul 24 10:17:58 ramrod dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: Auth process broken (disconnected before auth was ready, waited 30 secs): user=<>, rip=209.17.40.27, lip=206.125.173.30, TLS, session=<WbKjbL9xX+LRESgb>
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Try reinstalling the mysqlXX-client package from ports.
Hiding Frequencies for “Operational Security”
Recently, I have heard people in the amateur radio community – especially in emergency communications circles – discussing the idea of using channel names or designators instead of frequency.
Why you should create your own DMR codeplug – from scratch.
I see a lot of DMR codeplug files being passed around. It’s super convenient – just download the file, fill in your radio ID, and you’re good to go! Here are a few reasons why you should create your own.