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M0SPN in CQ Magazine!

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Steve Netting OH3SPN

Fame at last!

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20 Minute Homebrew 3 Element 70cm Yagi

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Steve Netting OH3SPN

A video showing my 20 minute emergency homebrew 3 ele beam. It’s ugly but it works!

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Raspberry Pi, TNC-Pi and TCP/IP over AX25 demo!

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Steve Netting OH3SPN

A 10 minute video showing my current favourite combination of toys; the Raspberry Pi and TNC-Pi! TCP/IP over 1200 baud packet has never been so much fun :p

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TNC-Pi, Raspberry Pi & TCP/IP over ax.25 (Linux)

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Steve Netting OH3SPN

A TNC-Pi, built and fitted on top of a Raspberry Pi.  Testing running both standard ax25 plus TCP/IP over ax25 (slow but entertaining!).  Built and tested at Swindon Hackspace.  

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Linux Soundmodem AX25 & UV-3R

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Steve Netting OH3SPN

Linux sound card modem, AX25 kernel module, DIY soundcard interface and Baofeng UV-3R using VOX PTT.  The VOX function is a little slow to release however it does work.

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Wiltshire/Swindon Packet Radio

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Steve Netting OH3SPN

Now active on packet using an IC208 and PK-88.  Maildrop running 24/7 (or use M0SPN @ GB7COW).  Currently investigating a multi-band solution using the Raspberry Pi and TNC-Pi.

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My Musical Project ‘Coherer’ (embedded SSTV)

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Steve Netting OH3SPN

In addition to my Amateur Radio interests I’m also a keen musician. I write under the name ‘Coherer’ (itself a reference to radio) and enjoy embedding radio related geekery in my tracks. SSTV, CW and ‘numbers stations’ can be found … Continue reading →

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Another year passed…

Posted on January 20, 2013 by Steve Netting OH3SPN

Lack of time and the death of my radio PC conspired against me.  However I’ve used the xmas break to cobble together a new radio PC.  This is an old AMD Athlon XP 2000;  I’ve upgraded the RAM to 1Gb, … Continue reading →

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M0SPN Back On Air!

Posted on January 1, 2012 by Steve Netting OH3SPN

After another year or two break I’m now back on the air.  Over the xmas holiday period I’ve been working PSK31 & SSTV primarily on 40 & 20m.  Stations worked include DA0NR, RA6ASU, TF2CT, K8WDX, G3YSK and DR11BUGA (all PSK31) … Continue reading →

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