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David Cappello (KG5EIU)

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HAM Radio Operator in St Paul TX, USA EM13rb

Digital HotSpots For Ham Radio Presentation

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Here is a short slide presentation about Digital HotSpots For HAM Radio – That Bill KF5ZBL and I presented to The Richardson Amateur Radio Club at their August 2018 club meeting.

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Solar Setup Field Day 2018

A short video of my solar charging setup using a 100W Renogy Solar Suitcase Panel with a West Mountain Epic PWRGate controller and a Bioenno LiFe battery for power.

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Making Contact With HF Voyager Via HAM Radio

The Jupiter Research Foundation has an amateur radio club. And, that club has recently launched the HF Voyager on a Pacific journey from Hawaii to California. Enclosed in a waterproof housing onboard the HF Voyager is a HF (high frequency) HAM radio (an Elecraft KX3 in fact).

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IP Discover ZUMspot/Pi-Star On Local Lan

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This is a short guide on using an iphone/ipad App to discover ZUMSpots running Pi-Star on your local lan with this tool you can glean/discover the IP address along with the MAC address of your hotspot running pi-star

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ZUMSpot With Pi-Star

Zumspot BoardA very short slide-show overview of a ZUMspot with Pi-Star software/image running on a Raspberry  Pi – An open-source multi-protocol UHF HAM Radio HotSpot. Protocol support for DMR, D-Star, System Fusion (YSF), P-25 and NXDN.  Click below for slide-show.

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Icom Bluetooth UT-137 First Look

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First look and hardware install of the ICOM UT-137 Bluetooth unit for the D-Star ICOM  ID-4100A Radio.  This will allow the remote controlling of the ID-4100 from an iPhone/Android or PC using Bluetooth and associated client application.

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STO N SHO License Plate Bracket for 2017 F-150 Raptor

Since the State of Texas requires front license plates like it or not I had to put one on.

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HAM Radio Install Ford F-150

Ford F-150 2017 SVT Raptor

Details on installing a Yaesu FTM-400XDR in a 2017 Ford F-150 Raptor pickup
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KX2 Solid Al VFO Knob Upgrade

KX2 VFO Knob Upgrade
Solid Aluminum KX2 VFO Knob Upgrade

The Elecraft KX2 is a marvelous tiny radio – I have done several upgrades to it including SideKX Panels and matching cover.  The latest update is an upgrade to the plastic VFO knob.   Below is a VFO knob kit I found on eBay for around $25 bux (free shipping)  Complete with allen wrench for an easy install. 

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