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Resort FM radio station
I believe you have encountered a Part 15 radio station.
United States Code of Federal Regulations, Title 47, Part 15 (47 CFR 15) covers such things as garage door openers and the like. As such, ...
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FT8 callsign/maidenhead compression encoding
You can find the code in packjt77.f90. Callsign encoding (for "standard" callsigns that don't require hashing) is in function pack28. A quick summary:
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Calculating satellite passes without an internet tracker?
The simplest might be to use an app.
On Android, Heavens Above, a product of the 25-year-old website of the same name, stores the orbital elements of the satellites of interest, and does the pass ...
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Do aprs.fi and APRS-IS use the same credentials?
The aprs.fi passwords can not be used when logging in to the APRS-IS servers. aprs.fi and APRS-IS are two different things.
The APRS-IS network consists of roughly a hundred servers distributed ...
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What does exclamation mark mean in FT8 CQ calls in WSJT?
That is something that is activated by "Show DXCC entity and worked before status" (selectable on the "Settings" > "General tab"). From the manual:
When this option is checked WSJT-X appends some ...
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AX.25 on macOS (aside from APRS)
Xastir isn't bad at all but I recently encountered something called YAAC (Yet Another APRS Client). On it's site it states the following:
YAAC can be used as a stand-alone APRS client, an APRS RF-...
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Do aprs.fi and APRS-IS use the same credentials?
To get a passcode for the APRS-IS on APRSdroid you do not necessarily have to contact the APRSdroid Developer team. You can use any one of several APRS-IS passcode generators available on the web as ...
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How to read ID-51A GPS logger data
This is standard NMEA data format. The GPS is configured to provide the following NMEA strings:
GPGGA, Essential fix data, time, location, quality of fix, altitude
GPGSA, Dilution of precision and ...
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Open Source Library for Digital Mode
What you describe is Software Defined Radio! Hurray!
So, everyone having read my answers knows: I'm a GNU Radio fanboy.
GNU Radio has to be understood as the Free&Open-Source LEGO of Software-...
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What dot means in JTDX FT8 received messages?
Found on the JTDX groups.io (link won't work without login, unfortunately):
sybmol • - this operator loaded his log into LoTW
symbol ° - this operator loaded his log into LoTW and this is Hint ...
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Is there a way to get FreeDV output level to follow the input audio amplitude?
It seems that FreeDV encodes the input audio signal in both the frequency and time domains, which means that the output signal amplitude doesn't follow the input signal amplitude, but rather the ...
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Is there an audio feature for Gpredict?
I just wrote you one.
One of the things Gpredict can do is control antenna rotators (via the hamlib driver library). In this case, you're the rotator, but hamlib can't handle that (as far as I know), ...
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What rig should I start with when trying to get hands-on experience with Fldigi?
Nearly any SSB HF rig will do.
You need some way to get audio out of the receiver and into your computer, and out of your computer and into the transmitter. Most modern transceivers provide some kind ...
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HT programming software alternative to Chirp and RT-Systems
How about the software made by Baofeng for the UV-5R?
http://www.miklor.com/uv5r/UV5R-Software.php
I have used it and works fine when you figure out how to put it into English mode. The instructions ...
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Line of sight from geographic/map data?
I've used this one several times.
added:
Go to the graphic under: Surface Elevation Tool.
Scroll (zoom out to speed things up) OR use the search to get to your geographic area. Search somewhat ...
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How can I decode SSTV with only macOS software?
MultiScan 3B works fine in terms of decoding. This being said I had some issues making it work with my external sound card for transmitting SSTV. For some reason transmitted images turned out to be ...
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Problem with sample rate
512 samples should take 256 microseconds, so your times look about right.
The exact time it takes to execute those lines of code will depend on the rest of what your computer is busy with. And it's ...
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Problem with sample rate
The RTL-SDR interfaces to your computer via USB. The USB interface and driver will buffer the data and send it to your software at the requested sample rate on average (baring underflow due to ...
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wsjt-x problems with windows 11
With windows 11 there is a new feature "enhanced audio"
Windows 11 provides additional features to improve the sound quality
with more bass, virtual surround, room correction, and loudness
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Command-line satellite tracking software
Predict is the option that comes to mind. It is console based (no GUI), and provides a server mode where you can request data via UDP messages to a running predict server.
It uses hamlib for rotor ...
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Is there any PC remote control software for the Baofeng UV-5RE Plus?
No the UV-5R does have a programming cable but it does not do any more that retrieve/store information to the radio. It is possible to build a small device that will listen to the audio output of the ...
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How can I send a voice message from my PC to HT radios?
All you need to do this is the following components:
A radio to transmit the message. It doesn't have to be the same model as the HTs you want to receive the signal. In fact, it might be overall ...
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Tytera MD-380 software (DMR radio software) not working on Windows 10
I had the exact same issue on the MD390 and it took some very frustrating attempts to make it work. Turns out its just that the software is just doesn't have an intuitive UI. Hopefully this will help ...
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4NEC2 - Radiat-eff. vs. Radiat-power
I just did a bit of tinkering with 4NEC2 and I've got an answer.
The Input power is the power generated by the source, and ignores all losses. It might also be called "Total power".
The "Radiat-...
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4NEC2 - Radiat-eff. vs. Radiat-power
I'm a NEC2 user, never used 4NEC2, but I think it's the same engine underneath.
The radiated efficiency is low because either:
- a lot of power is absorbed by the ground, or
- you have a structure ...
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Can one modify footprints in Gpredict?
The footprint calculated by gpredict (and other satellite tracking software) is the area from which the satellite appears above de horizon (or, equivalently, the patch of earth seen from the satellite)...
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WSJT-X V2: How to identify stations already logged?
Set your "New Call" to one color and your "CQ in message" to a different color. My new call CQs are green and my "CQ in message" are light red. The light red indicates that I have worked the station ...
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ax.25 error shown in direwolf. Fails on channel 8, then 2, then works
This is issue #42 on Direwolf's GitHub page.
https://github.com/wb2osz/direwolf/issues/42
To work around it, put the interface into CRC mode "none" with a command like this:
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Line of sight from geographic/map data?
HeyWhatsThat is a free web app that can show you the view from any location and elevation. From what I've seen (I haven't used it seriously), it's a bit clunky but it does the job.
You can also see a ...
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Line of sight from geographic/map data?
Google Earth Pro (now free. $0) has a Viewshed tool.
"A viewshed is the geographical area that is visible from a location. It includes all surrounding points that are in line-of-sight with that ...
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