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Category: Bad Software

A New Approach To Winlink

Posted on July 3, 2024July 3, 2024 by KC8JC

This Again? I have twisted and worked my way around this problem for some time now and this probably isn’t the last time that I will revisit this topic. However, my station is evolving and as a result, I’m going to make some notes here and share what I know so that other folks can…

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Winlink Failure

Posted on April 5, 2023 by KC8JC

Here We Go Again… One of the reasons that I rebuilt my Surface Go 2 recently was that Winlink was exhibiting some behaviors that were incompatible with sending and receiving email via VARA HF. When software doesn’t do the one thing that I need it to do, well, something has to change. Prior to re-loading…

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Resetting the Field Tablet

Posted on March 13, 2023 by KC8JC

The Issue: In the world of ham radio, we have what I consider to be a bit of a problem. We have a very deep addiction to the Microsoft Windows ecosystem. Why is it a problem? Because Windows itself, in 2023, is not much better than windows 10 years ago. Which wasn’t that much better…

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D-Star Updates (Callsign)

Posted on November 17, 2021 by KC8JC

After my recent upgrade and subsequent callsign change, I found myself at loose ends over my TH-D74 and my IC-7100 when it came to D-Star. Sure, I updated the Zumspot to have my new call and I registered with a new repeater, but nothing else changed. So I thought that a quick update to the…

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