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Random Wire 151: Hamspot 5 for the win, DVMEGA Cast observations, ASL3 is a no go with MX Linux, and my corduroy landscape.
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October 3, 2025: Lots of short stack content, the Hamspot 5 is featured, additional DVMEGA Cast observations, ASL3…
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Random Wire 150: Running MX Linux on a Mac Mini 2014
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September 26, 2025: Featured is my new “Mac Stack” consisting of two old Mac Mini 2014 computers, one…
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Random Wire 149: The DVMEGA Cast digital voice appliance
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September 19, 2025: Featured this week is the DVMEGA Cast all-in-one radio appliance for D-STAR, DMR, and Yaesu…
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Random Wire 148: Antennas, some HF radio time, MX Linux, and the DVMEGA Cast radio.
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September 12, 2025: It was a busy week with little time for radio, but I found time to…
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Random Wire 147: Hodgepodge from the hospital room
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September 5, 2025: Topics in RW 147 include: a digital interface; trying to install Debian on a Chromebook;…
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Random Wire 146: A mini hotspot for M17, DTMF commands for your ASL 3 node, more about RPi4 and K-1 speaker-mic interface
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August 29, 2025: Featured in Random Wire issue 146 is the construction of a small digital hotspot with…
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Random Wire 145: Resurrection of an AllStar node with a Raspberry Pi 4, and the Kenwood TS-50S is not transmitting
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August 22, 2025: The featured content this week is the resurrection of my failed AllStar node 588412, replacing…
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Random Wire 144: W0AEZ batteries, stealthy HF antennas, and another Raspberry Pi case
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August 15, 2025: I’ve put an extended battery by W0AEZ into service on a Yaesu FT5DR, and tried…
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