I recently acquired a second Mosley triband, this one has the higher power traps and – more importantly – it is complete. The Mosley that I have been using for the past year has been shaken by wind and probably mostly birds, and the director is not parallel to the other elements, so it needs […]
New directions in 2026: Podcasts
As of January 2026 I have a regular podcast spot with Charlie NJ7V and Adam K6ARK on Red Summit RF’s Workbench Roundtable. Our goal is to have a workbench podcast that is beginner-friendly and centred on the outdoors and portable operating. I am excited about collaborating with Charlie and Adam, as their Youtube channels were […]
Rebuilding a Mosley triband yagi.
A while back I acquired most of a Mosley MP-33 triband which had been modified to be taken on a DXpedition 20ish years ago. The parts I got were the director, reflector and boom, so my task was to build a driven element. My approach was to try and replicate the original design as accurately […]
Anytone 878 repair…
When I got back to Arizona after summer escapades, I went to update to my codeplug only to find that my 878 (UVII+) won’t turn on. Last time I had used it was on a SOTA outing to Stob Ban on the 2nd of August, the radio was inside my bag with a rain cover […]
Anytone 878 UV II Plus, APRS and beaconing
Even though APRS is over 30 years old, there are a significant number of threads on getting beaconing working on a given device and, of course, I have found this very difficult. So I am writing this to help someone add yet another opinion to their lengthy search. APRS is magic, and confusing. It is […]
APRS handheld radios – a quasi-exhaustive list
I got back from summer activities to find that my Anytone 878 UV II + no longer powers on. I had been using this radio as my primary HT for a year and a half, and I use APRS to spot myself using APRS2SOTA 20% of the time. The 878 is on the workbench, in […]
Adding SOTA summits to your Garmin.
I have been active with Summits On The Air for a year and a half, and had been navigating exclusively with Guru Maps until very recently. Guru is an exceptional app, been using it for 10 years: even its free version allows you to have offline vector maps with routable topography. The paid version is […]
Xiegu G90: digital and CAT control.
My uBitx v6 has been my main FT8 rig for over a year, thanks to the (discontinued) Funtronics sound card which gives me full CAT control and sound in/out with a single USB port. This is a huge advantage with Windows, since the OS tends to change audio settings erratically on my machines, both of […]
Updating an older Garmin (GPSmap 60CSx)
In the past year and a half we have been hiking more, and after missing the trail on a hillwalk due to our phones’ GPS inaccuracy, I bought Lauren a Garmin eTrex 22. I recently found an older Garmin GPSmap 60CSx at a hamfest for cheap, so that I could also stop walking with my […]