Raspberry Pi with DVMega as a DMR Hotspot This forum was recorded at the Cowtown Hamfest in January of 2017, and was presented by Mark – KD5RXT. He goes over setting up a Raspberry Pi, connecting a DVMega board, and using this configuration as a DMR Hotspot. This is useful to users who don’t have a…
Mark Goodrum, W5MHG, who runs the YouTube channel called YHAMRADIO, presented a forum for Echolink at the Duke City Hamfest in August of 2016. I have titled it ‘What is Echolink?” because Mark does a good job describing what Echolink is, how it works, how you can register for and use it, and a few…
For those interested in becoming a Ham Radio Operator, Gil Gray, N2GG, gives this great presentation at the Duke City Hamfest in 2016. If you are interested in obtaining your Ham Radio License, this is a good starting point. Also review my Technician Class Series, put on by the Hurst Amateur Radio Club in…
My DMR Presentation at the M.A.R.S. Club in Carrollton, Texas. I’ve given this presentation several times this year, including at HamCom and the Duke City Hamfest. This presentation is an update from the one given by Kent, WA5YXS and myself at the NRHARC in 2015, which you can watch on my Episode 2. I really…
The Oklahoma Ham Holiday is a fun event. Not as big as some, but it is well-attended and has lots of great vendors. Yaesu also attended this year – usually when a major manufacturer attends a show, it is a good show. I only recorded one forum this year, and it was the DSTAR forum…
AREDN MESH Firmware Presentation When I first heard about MESH networking a couple of years ago, some friends and I put up a few Linksys routers and Ubiquiti BULLETS with the BBHN firmware. The idea was sound, but with the 2.4GHz band and its need for a very direct line-of-site, it was hard to establish…
When I first started in Ham Radio in 1994, I read about Amateur Television (ATV), but I never got a chance to try it. This was before the days of streaming video on the Internet. Today, not only do we still use ATV, but it was upgraded to Digital Amateur Television. Like everything else, it…
System Fusion and Wires-X Integration From HamCom 2016, Cevan Twilley, K5ORN, presents an introduction to Yaesu’s System Fusion Digital format, and shows how to integrate your radios with Wires-X, which is their internet linking application. Discussion of the Yaesu System Fusion radios, both handheld and mobiles, along with features of each one. I’ve known Cevan…
630-meter band for Amateur Radio This forum presentation was given by John Langridge, KB5NJD, at HamCom 2016 in Texas. 630-meters is a new HF band which is below the AM Broadcast band, and is being tested for use on Amateur Radio. Some groups are trying to get it approved to be added as the newest…
