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Random Wire 148: Antennas, some HF radio time, MX Linux, and the DVMEGA Cast radio.
September 12, 2025: It was a busy week with little time for radio, but I found time to play with antennas, HF radios, and MX Linux. The DVMEGA Cast…
Sep 12
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Tom Salzer KJ7T
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Random Wire 147: Hodgepodge from the hospital room
September 5, 2025: Topics in RW 147 include: a digital interface; trying to install Debian on a Chromebook; thoughts on MX Linux; M17 ideas; the M17 Net…
Sep 5
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Tom Salzer KJ7T
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August 2025
Random Wire 146: A mini hotspot for M17, DTMF commands for your ASL 3 node, more about RPi4 and K-1 speaker-mic interface
August 29, 2025: Featured in Random Wire issue 146 is the construction of a small digital hotspot with a Raspberry Pi Zero 2WH and an MMDVM hat. Build a…
Aug 29
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Tom Salzer KJ7T
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Random Wire 145: Resurrection of an AllStar node with a Raspberry Pi 4, and the Kenwood TS-50S is not transmitting
August 22, 2025: The featured content this week is the resurrection of my failed AllStar node 588412, replacing the mini PC with a Raspberry Pi 4.
Aug 22
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Tom Salzer KJ7T
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Random Wire 144: W0AEZ batteries, stealthy HF antennas, and another Raspberry Pi case
August 15, 2025: I've put an extended battery by W0AEZ into service on a Yaesu FT5DR, and tried three different portable antennas with a Kenwood TS-50S…
Aug 15
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Tom Salzer KJ7T
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Random Wire 143: Building an AllStar node using a Raspberry Pi 4 and Argon ONE case
August 8, 2025: The Zero Retries Digital Conference, a Raspberry Pi 4-based AllStar node build, what's on my bench, and some thoughts.
Aug 8
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Tom Salzer KJ7T
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Random Wire 142: Building an RPi 5 AllStarLink node
August 1, 2025: I build an AllStarLink node on a Raspberry Pi 5 platform with an NVMe drive!
Aug 1
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Tom Salzer KJ7T
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July 2025
TechNote: Converting your WPSD hotspot to WPSD-M17
TechNote-9, August 1, 2025: Follow my steps to successfully convert your hotspot running WPSD to the forked version that supports M17. #technote
Jul 26
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Tom Salzer KJ7T
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Random Wire 141: Hams Over IP, multiple WiFi connections in AllStarLink 3 Cockpit, and resolving Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W issues
July 25, 2025: Hams Over IP, adding multiple WiFi connections through the AllStarLink 3 Cockpit dashboard, resolving some issues with two Raspberry Pi…
Jul 25
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Tom Salzer KJ7T
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Random Wire 140: The AllScan UCI90 with a Raspberry Pi Zero 2W
July 18, 2025: A tiny AllStar node with the UCI90, Raspberry Pi Zero 2W and a K-1 speaker-mic. Also, a new HF antenna is coming soon, plus a full-duplex…
Jul 18
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Tom Salzer KJ7T
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Random Wire 139: Intro to the BTECH UV-PRO VHF/UHF handheld radio
July 11, 2025: First impressions of the BTECH UV-PRO 5W VHF/UHF radio
Jul 11
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Tom Salzer KJ7T
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Random Wire 138: Zero Retries Digital Conference registration, new Tecsun receiver, AllScan UCI90 interface, and trying the reRouter as an…
July 25, 2025: Random Wire Review issue 138
Jul 4
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Tom Salzer KJ7T
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