Monday, January 6, 2014

Stagnating Computer Display Resolutions: Why Consumers Fail

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I bought a laptop in 2005;  It was towards the high end of what retailers carried in stores at the time, although it was on clearance, makin...
Friday, December 6, 2013

Thoughts on servers, virtualization, Linux and BSD

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I've been studying for my RHCSA/RHCE exam;  While I have been reading a book on the subject, the primary study technique has been to bui...
Saturday, October 5, 2013

Why am I thinking so much about Digital Voice modes?

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I have a project I would like to do...  I want to be able to remotely lock/unlock my car, remotely start the car in the morning, and to be n...
Tuesday, October 1, 2013

NMEA Sentences, Kenwood Sentences, and the G6APRS

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This afternoon, Don Arnold (W6GPS) wrote on the G6APRS forums on Yahoo a rather informative post about how support for the full set of APRS ...
Monday, September 2, 2013

Kenwood TM-D710 vs. Yaesu FT-8800

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In preparation of moving from Reno, NV to Portland, OR, and in anticipation of my friend getting his ham radio license after the move, I ins...
Sunday, March 3, 2013

FCC Type Approval, Part 97, And You

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From time to time, a cheap radio will come out of China.  These radios have been coming out with quite a bit of frequency as of late, and th...
Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Encouraging experimentation while maintaining interoperability: A commentary on "Going Digital"

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How does one experiment with new modes, thus advancing the hobby and the radio art, while also maintaining interoperability, a necessity in ...