Saturday, January 10, 2026

Happily untouched by fires in the area

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Yesterday was being described as going to be a possibly catastrophic fire day here in Victoria. Hot and windy. I live on a 5 acre bush block...
Wednesday, January 07, 2026

CYD "Cheap Yellow Display" useful with Micropython

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I discovered these low cost ESP32 boards with useful IO and peripherals about a year ago . Recently I came across an excellent 3D printable ...
Monday, January 05, 2026

Installing a later hamlib on Linux

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I'm currently using Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS in the shack. Choosing an older stable version of the bleeding edge where I find changes to the s...
Sunday, January 04, 2026

FreeDV Australian net - 21 stations

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An excellent Sunday morning FreeDV net with several stations who were on for the first time or just installed a few days before. Stations in...
Friday, January 02, 2026

A contact on the LARCSet radio

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I'm having some trouble with this radio. Extremely low modulation with the mic amp as it comes. Not sure what's wrong. To get enough...
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Developing for Apple platforms - we're in a good place

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My most popular app, WSPR Watch , is now 14 years old and it's not surprising that the underlying technology has changed a lot in that t...
Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Tech Talk on ABC Radio - Apple's year of turmoil

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This week I chatted with a fellow tech commentator and journalist Nic Healey who's filling in on ABC Nightlife. Wrapping up the year we ...
Sunday, December 28, 2025

Sunday FreeDV net - 18 stations

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A good net this morning with lots of nice Xmas cheer and looking forward to 2026 being a good year for FreeDV activity.  Stations on frequen...