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HAM radio packages for OSX

1 month ago
by pd0mz in

Now available from GitHub, homebrew users can now use my tap for HAM utilities for OSX. At the moment the tools available are limited, but I am planning to add tools like fldigi, multimode, etc. To start using it:

~$ brew tap tehmaze/ham
Cloning into '/usr/local/Library/Taps/tehmaze-ham'...
remote: Counting objects: 6, done.
remote: Compressing objects: 100% (3/3), done.
remote: Total 6 (delta 1), reused 6 (delta 1)
Unpacking objects: 100% (6/6), done.
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RTL2832U chipset makes a cheap Software Defined Radio (part 2)

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1 month ago
by pd0mz in

So the package I ordered at Conrad arrived in 4 business days, I ordered a Terratec NOXON DAB/DAB+ USB stick which features a FC0013 tuner:

Bus 002 Device 022: ID 0ccd:00b3 TerraTec Electronic GmbH NOXON DAB/DAB+ Stick
Device Descriptor:
  bLength                18
  bDescriptorType         1
  bcdUSB               2.00
  bDeviceClass            0 (Defined at Interface level)
  bDeviceSubClass         0
  bDeviceProtocol         0
  bMaxPacketSize0        64
  idVendor           0x0ccd TerraTec Electronic GmbH
  idProduct          0x00b3 NOXON DAB/DAB+ Stick
  bcdDevice            1.00
  iManufacturer           1
  iProduct                2
  iSerial                 3
  bNumConfigurations      1

The first step was to see if the device is detected by my operating system properly, the machine is running Debian GNU/Linux testing (wheezy).

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RTL2832U chipset makes a cheap Software Defined Radio

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1 month ago
by pd0mz in

For a while I have been looking for an affordable Software Defined Radio solution. Home brew came to mind, also projects like PM-SDR (€260, transceiver, range 100kHz – 50MHz), FIFI-SDR (receiver, range 200kHz – 30MHz), FA-SDR (€135, transceiver, range 1700kHz – 30MHz), FUNcube Dongle (€162, receiver, range 64MHz – 1.7GHz) look really promising.

This week I came across the RTL-SDR project, which uses a DVB-T or DAB+ stick and convert that into a software defined radio. The specs (and the price of €25) look very promising!

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qrzcom

Online call sign lookup service

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7 months ago
by maze in

My listing on QRZ.com got approved, you can now locate me via http://www.qrz.com/db/PD0MZ.

QRZ.com offers a nice (and free) service which allows you to look up any registered call sign. Many radio amateurs have their profile registered at QRZ.com. Make sure your call sign is available for look up in your local register before you request addition via their forums, so the local area manager can directly approve your request.

Also they list if amateurs accept and send QSL cards or use the online eQSL.net service, which allows one to send digital QSL cards. I signed up with the eQSL service until I have decided what my hard copy QSL cards will look like.

HAM Radio

It’s official

7 months ago
by maze in

Today the folks at Agentschap Telecom finally approved my examination results, so it’s official. My callsign is registered!

Also congratulations to pd0zry, who tooks his exams with me and also became an official HAM today.

Last but not least a big thank you to pa3dsc, who supported us throughout the process. Martin is a big inspiration to us.

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