I’ve fired up a simplex EchoLink node at my QTH. It operates locally on 146.445MHz at 25W with an antenna at 30ft. The hardware is a Kenwood TM-241 mobile rig interfaced to a PC using a G4ZLP DigiMaster MiniPRO interface. You can find it on EchoLink as K9ADL-L and it’s open to all. Local RF …
My IRC Chat page is now live. Just click http://www.k9adl.net/japplet/irc.html and enter your callsign and click in the middle of the screen. It’s just that easy. Requires Java for your browser. Feel free to bookmark this link for quick access.
Today I setup an Instant Messaging server based on the Jabber IM protocol. You can use various multi-messenger applications. If you’d like to join the server send me an email. For Windows the most popular Jabber capable IM client is Pidgin. You can download it here. The server details are: Protocol: XMPP Username: (your callsign …
My weather station is now online. It’s a TYCON Power TP1080WC with sensors mounted on the roof. The software is wview 5.19 for Linux operating on a 550MHz PowerMac G4 with Ubuntu Linux 10.04LTS. You can view the wview page here. I’m also uploading data directly to Weather Underground which can be viewed here. My …
Today I finished assembling my APRS station. It consists of a Kenwood TM-D700A, a PC running Ubuntu Linux 10.04 LTS x64 and Xastir Linux compiled. Using the serial line for the radio it acts as a TNC. I’ve configured the station as K9ADL-10 with digi and I-Gate functionality and I’m gating Inet to RF packets …
It’s a sad day for those of us who live & breathe technology. Steve Jobs, the visionary co-founder and recently former CEO of Apple, Inc. died today at age 56 after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. He will be sorely missed.
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I’m currently working on getting K9ADL back on APRS via VHF and internet. These nodes should cover all of Danville and most of Vermilion County and the eastern portion of Champaign County. Currently K9ADL-10 is serving as a Digipeater and I-Gate for the area. K9ADL-15 is connected to my weather station and only reports via Internet.
These images are courtesy of N0NBH and offer you an idea of current solar conditions.
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