After a long break from using scanners, I stumbled across the Uniden SDS100. Quite a bit has changed since my last scanner from the 90s.
With minimal equipment needed, you can receive and decode SSTV from the ISS. The ISS broadcast SSTV on 2-meters from December 25, 2024 through January 5, 2025.
I tried using a USB-C to 12 volt cable to charge my FT5D HT and it did not work as expected. However, I found an equally convenient method to charge this HT.
The M5Stack Cardputer is an inexpensive, functional, and highly portable computer. I was able to use it to connect to my HF TNC via SSH.
I updated one of my (tr)uSDX transceivers to the mainboard revision 1.2 to see if it fixed the “howling” issue.
After hearing quite a bit about Meshtastic, I picked up a few different inexpensive devices to experiment with and see how well they work for off-grid texting.
As we are approaching the height of the current solar cycle 25, 6-meters has had quite a few openings recently.
Adding a fan to keep an older mobile transceiver cool is easy to do with ready made parts.
I have Verizon FiOS internet which requires an ONT (optical network terminal) box, usually mounted near the point of entry
