Random Wire 168: More about Amp-ASL Server, backing up W11P, AIOC, FT-70DR, BTECH DA-7x2, space weather, OpenHamClock, time to put up a…

February 6, 2026: It's crunch time at work. I am fortunate to have plenty of amateur radio projects to keep me busy in the moments between my work and…

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January 2026

Random Wire 167: A correction, the M17 poll, Amp-ASL is working, new PoC radio, Droidstar and DVSwitch, DVStick 30 and DVMega Cast, and much…

January 30, 2026: A little more radio in Random Wire 167!

Jan 30 • Tom Salzer KJ7T

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Random Wire 166: A correction, mayday from Belarus, M17 poll, new HamClock released, M1KE when HF bands are closed, projects, AllStar node…

January 23, 2026: A correction, some M17, HamClock, M1KE, AllStar, and more.

Jan 23 • Tom Salzer KJ7T

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Random Wire 165: Droidstar, AllScan UCI200, AllStar minimal node, M1KE in Mexico, M17 reflector and hotspot, FT5DR split memory, 44net…

January 16, 2026: Quite a smörgåsbord of topics this week (that's why it is named the Random Wire!) and a link to EtherHam "first impressions" of some…

Jan 16 • Tom Salzer KJ7T

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Random Wire 164: FT8 etiquette, i7 micro PC in the server rack, t630 thin client runs ASL 3, the design language of AllScan products

January 9, 2026: Several new EtherHam articles, some interesting Short Stack items, Amazon finds for radio amateurs, KJ7T activities, and in the closing…

Jan 9 • Tom Salzer KJ7T

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Random Wire 163: Ramblings, what's on the bench, amateur radio on GitHub, Kenwood NX-1302 handheld radio, UPS for Quadra HamClock, and more

January 2, 2026: Welcome to the New Year!

Jan 2 • Tom Salzer KJ7T

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December 2025

Random Wire 162: Ramblings, Lenovo ThinkCentre M625q, easy HamClock on your ASL node, and the Short Stack of links

December 26, 2025 — It's the day after Christmas! What a year! Here is hoping that 2026 treats everyone better.

Dec 26, 2025 • Tom Salzer KJ7T

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Random Wire 161: HamClock, AllScan on HRWB, how AllStarLink works, and another tiny PC for the mini server rack

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Dec 19, 2025 • Tom Salzer KJ7T

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Random Wire 160: Announcing EtherHam and a change in how the Random Wire is structured

December 12, 2025: The new EtherHam site will house most content and the Random Wire will continue as a newsletter that summarizes individual articles…

Dec 12, 2025 • Tom Salzer KJ7T

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Random Wire 159: AllStar nodes gets a web page, new home network, Proxmox in the mini server rack

December 5, 2025: This issue is computer heavy and radio light. Still, you'll find some tidbits about AllStar and Meshtastic, and even the M1KE…

Dec 5, 2025 • Tom Salzer KJ7T

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November 2025

Random Wire 158: ASL node connection to SIP phone broke, using wired radio, starting a primer on hotspots, sneak peak at mini server rack

November 21, 2025: This is the pre-Thanksgiving edition. The big issue I faced this week was resolving the problems with my AllStarLink node, my SIP…

Nov 21, 2025 • Tom Salzer KJ7T

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Random Wire 157: Part 1 on the m1ke WLAN IP transceiver, plus another MMDVM hotspot.

November 14, 2025: I begin a series on the m1ke WLAN IP transceiver in this issue, with future installments planned as I get more comfortable using the…

Nov 14, 2025 • Tom Salzer KJ7T

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