Included here are projects related to radio, 3D printing, and computers. I am a licensed amateur radio operator (KØBHB), although I tend to keep that fact limited to those who need to know.
Most ham radio applications are written for the Windows environment, but for the most part I got off the Microsoft train when I no longer needed a work-based laptop. I try to be OS agnostic, and feel that Microsoft is great when you have to…
The rechargeable clock battery in my Icom IC-7300 eventually stopped holding enough charge between uses. Because the original cell is surface-mounted and the charging circuit complicates replacement with an ordinary coin cell, I explored a few practical ways to preserve the radio’s clock without making…
I use a Raspberry Pi 4 running PiAware to receive ADS-B transmissions from aircraft in the area and feed that data to FlightAware. It provides a real-time view of traffic approaching and departing Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, especially from my location beneath runway 12R approach,…