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Lots of Tech and Sci-Fi Tech, but alas no ham radio. If you grew up with Forbidden Planet, Lost in Space, ET, Star Trek, 2001, Robinson Caruso on Mars, and the like, well you are a prime candidate to resonate with Project Hail Mary. The XYL also thought it fabulous. Unfortunately it is hard to […]

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Under the tax code, donations of “things” that tally over $5,000 to an single charity requires some added documentation. The tax code “stacks” you donations to a single charity to prevent people from simply breaking up a donation into parts to avoid the $5,000-threshold. Often you need a certified appraisal, and that appraiser needs to […]

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A few minutes ago. This one needs users to take a few extra steps to avoid gumming up the works. New drivers, DAX (DAX2), ARM platform support, and more! Read the release notes first. Make a backup of your stuff. Make a backup of your old Profiles. Download v4.2.18 Then uninstall previous versions of SmartSDR […]

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  Tube based radios often go for decades before they lose a tube, but when a tube is down, the rig is down. So I have typically replaced all of the tubes when I get a radio sorted out, AND put in my supplies a second set of replacement tubes. I have two tube-based Collins […]

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How you can prevent leaving an unsatisfactory Amateur Radio legacy – okay, originally I used the word “sour” for “unsatisfactory” as I was reflecting on various hams I know who are leaving a trail of negativity behind them as the near the time they will become SK (Silent Keys, or in non-ham talk “dead”). One […]

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