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July 2022

Which NanoVNA Should I Get?

Since I started selling the Common Mode Current Choke Test Rig I’ve had several people ask me this question, and it’s a good one. tl,dr: I recommend the “NanoVNA V2 Plus4” from NanoRFE https://nanorfe.com/nanovna-v2.html If you don’t care about my reasons and just want to throw money at something you’re not likely to regret, get the original from the people… Read More »Which NanoVNA Should I Get?

WE HAVE QUESO– err, i mean QSO!

(I blame Alun for the cheesy Queso joke.) The first successful satellite QSOs made with SOAR prototype hardware happened this morning on the ~17:30 UTC pass of AO-91 over South Western US. Patrick Stoddard WD9EWK worked W7JSD in southern Arizona, N6UTC in Long Beach, California, and XE2BHL in Tijuana. I haven’t implemented pass audio recording in SOAR yet (it will… Read More »WE HAVE QUESO– err, i mean QSO!

SOAR Headset Connector

I’ve had several questions about what additional hardware you’ll need to provide for SOAR. One of those “additional hardware you’ll need to provide” is a headset. Lots of people have very strong opinions on headsets, and that’s ok. There are a lot of good options available, and they all optimize for different variables. One headset may be better for your… Read More »SOAR Headset Connector