What is this even for? This is a follow up to my How to get started with reticulum on an Ubuntu machine article, after getting everything going and chatting with myself and my guinea pig mom in my own home network… it was time to see if I could do the same through the world webs… but it was harder…
Category: Amateur Radio
HOW TO GET STARTED WITH RETICULUM ON UBUNTU MACHINE
What is this all about? I discovered Reticulum and wanted to simply quickly test it with two laptops (to start) to get a quick feel. I decided I would also use the Sideband app as the GUI interface for it because it works on Android and I assumed that would be my second test. I based this tutorial on the…
The Future of Ham Radio: Freedom
This article on the ARRL website summarizes quite well the situation with ham radio – and radio in general. Although it is exciting to be part of a club of radio enthusiasts around the world, one must question whether the licensing system on its own is a hindrance both to freedom and innovation. The basic debate has these two sides:…
Should Amateur (Ham) Radio Operators Submit to Distracted Driving Laws?
Should ham radio operators be treated as cell phone users and ticked for using their radios in the car? ++ SHORT VERSION ++ No. They shouldn’t. =================== ++ EXTENDED VERSION ++ Unlike cell phones, radios are simple devices with big buttons. While looking at the road, you grab this big dangling mic thing (think truck driver saying “breaker breaker…
How to Remove or Delete the Tone for Repeater Use in Baofeng UV-5R
This is part of a series of posts that hopefully will save people a bunch of time. How to Delete or Remove the Tone for Repeater Use in Baofeng UV-5R Important note: if you wait more than 9 seconds between any step below it will automatically go back to home screen and you have to start again, so work those…
How to Set the Tone for Repeater Use in Baofeng UV-5R
This is part of a series of posts that hopefully will save people a bunch of time. How to Set the Tone for Repeater Use in Baofeng UV-5R Important note: if you wait more than 9 seconds between any step below it will automatically go back to home screen and you have to start again, so work those fingers, baby!…
How to Set the Plus/Minus Offset Duplex Setting for Repeater Use in Baofeng UV-5R
This is part of a series of posts that hopefully will save people a bunch of time. How to Set the Plus/Minus (+/-) Offset Duplex for Repeater Use in Baofeng UV-5R Important note: if you wait more than 9 seconds between any step below it will automatically go back to home screen and you have to start again, so work…
How to Quickly Manually Program a Frequency in Baofeng UV-5R
This will be a series of posts that hopefully will save people a bunch of time. How to Simply Manually Punch in a Frequency push VFO/MR orange button to make sure it’s in ‘frequency mode’, not in ‘channel mode’. If you have the voice feature on (on by default) the girl will tell you which mode you are in. …
Should I Kill my Dumb Smart Phone Forever?
You know, sometimes you read an article and when you read it you are sure it’s wisdom screaming out at you. You know there is truth there. You know you should listen. This article is just such an article but before reading it, let me state a few things: she should also ditch google and all the other invasive companies…
Morse Code in Music
As a licensed and active amateur radio operator, I started learning morse code a few months back. My reasoning is that it’s like audible brail – why would I not want to learn that? If I was fluent at it I could communicate effectively without words… Anyway, my buddy Joe found this video on youtube which actually caught me off…