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Recommended Gear For New Hams

If you’d like a rundown of some of the best gear to buy, checkout Episode 39 from the Ham Radio 360 Podcast: http://hamradio360.com/index.php/2015/11/17/39/

ISS APRS Digipeater Is Offline

The radio used for voice and APRS digipeating on the International Space Station is offline until further notice.

APRS Settings For The ISS (International Space Station)

Getting an APRS beacon repeated from the ISS is pretty exciting! Here is my checklist for switching from terrestrial APRS to working the ISS. The Quick List Change Digi Path To: ARISS,WIDE2-1 Set Frequency To: 145.825 If range filter is set, turn it off Set squelch...

Yaesu FT1DR APRS Notes

Disappointed that the FT1DR doesn't support CTCSS tones on APRS. So, you can't use Voice Alert mode. Seems like such a simple feature to add.

Hard Drives and mSATA Drives for the QNAP TVS-1271U-RP-i5-16G

I found a good hard drive solution for the QNAP TVS-1271U-RP-i5-16G. Going with: Crucial MX200 500GB mSATA Internal Solid State Drive - CT500MX200SSD3 HGST Deskstar NAS 3.5-Inch 6TB 7200RPM SATA III 128MB Cache Internal Hard Drive

[Solved] Subaru Bluetooth Not Automatically Connecting To Phone

I have a 2014 Subaru Forester. Previously, I was using an iPhone 4S on iOS 7 and every time I started the car, the phone would automatically connect to Bluetooth. Worked great. I switched to an iPhone 5S on iOS 8 and that stopped working. I tried deleting and...

Grep Through Files Recursively

Need to find a string nestled somewhere in a ton of subdirectories? First cd to the lowest common denominator, then run: grep -lir "something" *

Nexus One Car Dock [Mini Review]

The Nexus One Car Dock is well constructed and sturdy. It communicates with your phone via Bluetooth. It works ok, but there is one show-stopper in my book. NO LINE LEVEL AUDIO OUT port. If you want to connect it to your car stereo and listen to audio, you have two...

Nexus One Desktop Dock [Mini Review]

The desktop dock is sturdy and attractive. Comes with an extra power cord (so you can use the one from the phone elsewhere) and an audio out cable (1/8 -> RCA). When you cradle the Nexus One, it launches the "clock" app which shows time, date, weather, next alarm...

Nexus One (Android) Gripes

Email Icons Don't Show Unread Email Count Unlike the iPhone, my Nexus One does not show the number of unread messages on the mailbox icon. Screen Sensor Misalignment About once a week, I have to restart my Nexus One because the screen sensor is misaligned. (Pressing...

Pogo Plug Read Only After Power Cycle?

Don't forget to remount in rw mode: mount -o rw,remount / Also, cron needs to be started: /opt/etc/init.d/S10cron

Elgato Turbo.264 HD – My Thoughts

I recently had the opportunity to try out the Elgato Turbo.264 HD encoder/accelerator. The device does what it claims... it transcodes most any type of video file and produces an H.264 file formatted for your device (iPhone, iPod, AppleTV, BeyondTV, etc.). The...

Install CentOS on ESXi from Netinstall ISO

It is SO easy to create a new virtual server from a Netinstall ISO. Downloading the DVD or CD ISOs can take a long time. Netinstall only pulls down the packages you need. Step one, download the Netinstall ISO from the vendor. I prefer CentOS. (version 5 is only Upload...

Create Multipart Zip Files In Linux

Need to transfer a really large file but are worried that it will fail before completing? Create a multi-part file using the split command, then join it on the remote server after it transfers. Example: Start with a zipped file (somefile.zip), then run... split -b 10m...

ESXi & MD3000i: No LUNs after adding VMkernel switch for iSCSI

Having problems getting iSCSI LUNs to appear in ESXi after enabling a second VMkernel switch on a separate subnet? Make sure you disable/re-enable the ESXi iSCSI Initiator AFTER adding the new vSwitch on the isolated network. I think iSCSI discovery only occurs on the...

Copy Files To Your iPhone

Andy Ihnatko has a review of the Air Sharing iPhone app at the My Digital Life Podcast & Blog. Of particular interest to me... Andy says: "Music and video are both formats that the iPhone OS can simply view outside of the iPod app. If I just copy it into my Air Share,...

Jawbone Charger Can Destroy Your Jawbone Headset

The original Jawbone headset by Aliph provides excellent noise reduction. However, the unit has a design flaw; the charger fits too tight around the back of the unit. In fact, as I recently found out, it is SO tight that it can easily destroy the headset when removing...

Foxmarks: Now for Safari Too!

The excellent bookmark sync tool is not available for Safari. That's great news for those (like me) who use both Firefox and Safari for different reasons. Thanks, Foxmarks! Download it at Foxmarks.com