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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…
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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.
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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!
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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…
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Tom Salzer KJ7T
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Random Wire Review: Issue 135
June 14, 2025: New full-duplex ASL node, a bucket of radios while I'm away, cheap computer to test, Raspberry Pi Zero 2W ASL node, and a K-1 speaker-mic…
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Tom Salzer KJ7T
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Random Wire Review: Issue 133
May 30, 2025: Another abbreviated issue as I focus on my wife's rehab after her medical incident. I did find some radio time. Coming up: new AllStar…
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Tom Salzer KJ7T
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Random Wire Review: Issue 130
May 9, 2025: Issue 130 leans into M17, covering an M17 radio, connecting to Kansas City Wide, configuring WPSD, and getting started free on M17. A…
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Random Wire Review: Issue 129
May 1, 2025: A typical amateur radio morning for me; AllStar node terminal enhancements; interfacing an amateur radio microphone with my PC; new…
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Tom Salzer KJ7T
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Random Wire Review: Issue 128
April 25, 2025: New AllStar node; TD-H8 radio; RF in the shack; Amateur Radio Newsline on my node; Inovato Quadra updating; Zero Retries Digital…
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Tom Salzer KJ7T
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Random Wire Review: issue 127
April 18, 2025: TIDRADIO TD-H3 cloning and upgrading, WPSD hotspot updating, hear ARRL Audio News on your AllStar node, new AllScan nodes coming…
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Tom Salzer KJ7T
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Random Wire Review: Issue 126
April 11, 2025: A new ham radio conference, WPSD and Pi-Star upgrades, an audio sample from the ANH100 AllStar node, AI in action, an emergency radio…
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Tom Salzer KJ7T
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Random Wire Review: Issue 125
April 2, 2025: A new TechNote, a great new AllStar node, backing up AllStar nodes, a broken Chromebook, and some coffee stand wisdom.
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