marxy's musing on technology

Here I describe how I've been able to use a SDRPlay RSP1 clone with CubicSDR via SoapySDR on Linux Mint (a Debian/Ubuntu derivative) wit...

I build lots of little electronic projects, some work well, some work poorly, some just don't come to life. After a few failures I lose ...

SDR++ continues to impress as an excellent SDR client. One terrific feature is that it has a server mode built in. You run the server side ...

 

A Reddit post drew my attention to a new digital mode that uses the OFDM modem code from FreeDV for having keyboard to keyboard chats. It...

A ham radio friend who runs windows and is using various digital chat modes recommended some software that takes dictation and enters it in ...

Some years ago Stephen, VK2BLQ, and I experimented with using low cost CW transceivers and the Hellschreiber mode. This mode works with simp...

Inspired by the VK3YE Beach 40 , I have constructed the "Bush 40" which is a version tailored to The Australian outback. (Just kid...

Recently I've been going a bit "old school" and built the Soldersmoke Direct Conversion receiver with its PTO VFO and another ...

I didn't have a smooth run with this project, despite the best of help. Here's how it sounds now: My tuning is very sensitive but at...

Very lucky here to have the space, and appropriately placed trees, to allow me to put up a full size dipole for 80m. By all reports it works...