What's in the box?

 I am setting up a more portable QRP station for POTA and more!  Step #1 Radio:

QRP radio requirements:

1. HF is all I need

2. Must have its own battery

3. Internal Tuner

4. QRP, please!

Putting it all Together

 The Raspberry Pi computer system with portable display and keyboard:

Setting up a Raspberry Pi

 

I have been “messing about” with the Raspberry Pi for a couple of years now. One of the great uses for the Pi is general-purpose computing for small-scale projects. One of those projects is Amateur Radio. Most of our application needs for a dedicated station computer work well on the Pi.

Here is my second YouTube video on my portable ham station:

In this video, I show how to set up the Pi from scratch and install a system of managing Ham Radio applications on the Pi.

Many Thanks to fellow YouTube publishers who have helped me out along the way here.

Jason KM4ACK

https://www.youtube.com/user/jasonoleham

Justin OH8STN

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3xxr5EeFDtxnuHTWsDu2rA

73 de KE9A

Another First; well for me at least.

 As I have mentioned I started a YouTube Channel for my Amateur Radio projects. The first project is the construction of a portable HF station. The first couple of videos  “are in the can” as they say. There will be more over time.

I am getting close to the final station setup. Yesterday we had some fun testing, and I am making some minor changes to how the station will fit together. Here is a short video from yesterday’s operation and testing.

Hope you all are enjoying Amateur Radio and taking some time for your hobby.

73 for now, KE9A

A Day of Celebration

 

Today I set up my G90 outside on the patio and played radio for parts of the day. Well, computers and radio! I helped a friend update his G90 to the latest firmware. We did some basic testing of a magnetic loop antenna for portable use!

I found out what the problem with my big loop antenna was! I have a bad lightning arrestor. Polyphaser here I come.

As I write this I am doing the final uploads to my new YouTube Channel of two videos about how I am building my Portable Ham Radio Station!

A good day.

73 KE9A

Hello

 I am getting back on the AIR!

The world of ham radio has changed a lot in the last couple of years. This is going to be fun.  

73 KE9A