Ham Radio Adventures with N1SPW
"If it works out of the box – what fun is that?"
Over the last several weeks, I have been trying to get Winlink and VARA HF/FM working with a Digirig on Windows.
Little did I know what a nightmare it would be.
Rigs involved in this experiment include:
To get everything to work – these things must happen:
I created this blog to share my adventures in Ham radio.
In particular, I plan on writing an extensive collection of Ham radio “How-To” documents to help ease the pain radio and computer technology causes so many of us.
YouTube videos are great. I deeply appreciate the dedicated Hams who spend so much time and money creating interesting content. Alas – so many Hams try to get their rigs working based on YouTube content, and they fail.
There is simply not enough technical details in YouTube videos to ensure success for new Hams or the ‘non-techies’ among us.
“Everything in life should be consumed in moderation – except technical documentation”
N1SPW