The Most Expensive Piece of Plastic...in the World
This elaborate description of what it took to replace the transparent LCD cover on a Elecraft KX2 is the funniest ham radio thing I've ever read.
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Hey, I'm Jared and I'm an amateur radio operator, callsign K0TFU. My local club is the Draper Ham Radio Association. Read more about me.
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Read The GuideAnnouncing kiss-tnc-bridge
I just created and released a new piece of open source software called kiss-tnc-bridge. This daemon bridges Bluetooth KISS TNC clients to TCP KISS TNC servers. Here's why I created it, how it works, and how you can use it.
Read MoreMyHamRadioStudy
If you don't have a ham radio license, or if you want to upgrade the license you have, there are many tools and study helps avaialble.
I recently saw a new one called MyHamRadioStudy. It's free and helps you study the questions from the current FCC question pools for the Technician, General, and Extra exams. Here's some additional free alternatives:
- HamStudy and HamBook by SignalStuff
- Ham Radio Crash Course License Test Prep Playlist
And a couple of paid options:
If you want to get your Technician license, a few hours of reading and studying using any of these tools can get you there.
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