Doing more with less

by | Sep 12, 2013 | Digital, HAM Blog, Technology

What a strange hobby this amateur radio hobby is! At home I’m trying to have the highest antenna with the biggest radio and the most power. Whereas while traveling I want the smallest antenna with the smallest transmitter; which means, low power. While traveling size...
Using a CW filter in digital mode

Using a CW filter in digital mode

by | Sep 11, 2013 | Contesting, HAM Blog

I discovered another use for the new CW filter I put in my FT-817; I found out it also works in digital modes! During my stay in Montreal, working as VA2/PA1CA, I decided to work an hour or so in the 2013 Russian RTTY contest. Because I was using my Yaesu FT-817 I was...
Adding a CW filter to my trusty FT-817

Adding a CW filter to my trusty FT-817

by | Sep 5, 2013 | HAM Blog

I decided to add a CW filter to my FT-817. Although I would hardly call it a mod, it still falls under the heading of “doing a modification” I guess, so I will describe it here. A month or 2 ago I decided that it’s time to do another new thing in...