This section is geared towards all things digital. If you have a C4FM or D-Star itch, this is where to scratch it. Meshtastic? This is the place.
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Meshtastic for EmComm on VHF/UHF – Off-Grid Texting Mesh Networks All, I wanted to get something for us into the Digital Knowledge area of our Club forums and combined that with some recent reading I have been doing. The subject is Meshtastic off-grid texting mesh networks. With increasing digital comms and our club's strong APRS presenc... 1 2 3
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Establishing a County-Wide Simplex Emergency Network All, A few years ago, before he got busy with his law enforcement career and having kids, I recall Matthew Murphy (KF5NRU) giving a short talk at a Club meeting. He wanted to do some testing from various places in the area and see if we might successfully map out a simplex netw...
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Kelly Collins (W5KJC) Kelly Collins (W5KJC) wanted to have this link posted: https://www.qsl.net/m1dyp/dashboards.html It goes to a lot of other sites and sources.
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Rural Americans flocked to Elon Musk’s Starlink. Now some feel trapped. All, For years Kathy and I tried everything for high-speed Internet. The geniuses I worked with at the pilot union built me a box that used like five modems and five phone lines for a while. Then we got "dial-return" satellite, which I think was Generation 1 consumer satellite...
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FCC Bans Foreign Routers All, I struggled a bit with where to post this in our forums. Was it an announcement? Not really, it wasn't anything we were announcing, that another local club or ARRL was announcing. Was it news? Well, kind of, but not really. Since we hadn't had anything posted to the Di...
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2025 HOT Christmas Electronic Device and MORE! All, I was completely unaware of this new technology item until reading about it in the Wall Street Journal. The article The Hottest Toy of the Year Is Made by a Tech Startup You’ve Never Heard Of talks about something that seems to be really good - REALLY GOOD - for getting ki...
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This one gadget could give China a back door into the U.S. power grid All, Those of you that know me well know that I am concerned about Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) induced power failures. Those run the gamut from solar flares to military conflict. The book One Second After by William R. Forstchen with a forward by former Speaker of the House Ne...
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Best Mobile VPN of 2025: Get Privacy Protection for Android and iPhone All, This CNET article - Best Mobile VPN of 2025: Get Privacy Protection for Android and iPhone (October 30, 2025) - does a good job of providing recommendations for Android devices, iPhones AND iPads, but remember - You can use a Virtual Private Network on just about anything a...
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Google Issues Critical New VPN Threat Warning For Billions Of Users All, We have some really bonafide smart people in our Club. At least two that I know probably do not ever connect to the Internet without using a Virtual Private Network (VPN). Increasingly I am using one and eventually I will probably also fall into the camp of always, always...
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Go Delete Yourself From the Internet. Seriously, Here’s How. All, I had pigeonholed this story because I wanted to make sure and post about it. Then I got busy... This Wall Street Journal (WSJ) story Go Delete Yourself From the Internet. Seriously, Here’s How. (April 20, 2025) is by Nicole Nguyen, their technology writer. I'm pretty su...
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Seeking Weak WWVB Signal Solution For Shop/Shelter (Faraday cage) All, I have an issue that has vexed me for years. We have three atomic clocks and I would like a fourth one, except that none of the ones we currently have does what they are supposed to do, automatically synch to the atomic clock. One is in the house (steel roof), one is in t...
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These Are the Best Cases for the iPhone 17 and iPhone Air All, I know of a number of Club members that have recently bought the iPhone 17. This Wall Street Journal article - These Are the Best Cases for the iPhone 17 and iPhone Air, According to Our Longtime Apple Reviewer - might interest those that have. The link is to a "gift" vers...
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Apple Fall Releases All, It's that time of year. Apple has released several new devices this fall, to include the iPhone Air, 17, 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max. This Wall Street Journal article iPhone Review: The Superthin Air vs. the iPhone 17 Lineup by Nicole Nguyen, the WSJ "Personal Tech colum...
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Apple Fall Releases All, It's that time of year. Apple has released several new devices this fall, to include the iPhone Air, 17, 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max. This Wall Street Journal article iPhone Review: The Superthin Air vs. the iPhone 17 Lineup by Nicole Nguyen, the WSJ "Personal Tech colum...
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Password Managers – Better than crib notes! All, Password managers have become increasingly important to me and I think they should be important to you too. The one that Kathy and I use (RoboForm - we have used it for many years) allows us to share passwords, store information to fill out fields when making purchases onl...
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