RC Anderson, Ph.D. - WH6FQE
- Feb 26, 2022
- 3 min
#167 - New Amateur Radio Club on Oahu
A new Amateur Radio club has officially been formed on Oahu this week, but its membership is not limited to just Amateur Radio operators as other clubs do. Multiple membership levels are available for Amateur Radio operators, as well as CB, FRS, GMRS, and MURS users and even Short Wave listeners. There is even a membership option for people who don't use any radios at all. Why would they do this? Simple, because everyone has to start somewhere. A person does not just start ou
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RC Anderson, Ph.D. - WH6FQE
- Feb 20, 2022
- 1 min
#166 - WH6FQE (B) D-Star Repeater Is Now Online
I completed the installation of the new WH6FQE (B) D-Star repeater last night and the repeater is now on-air and available for local public use. The coverage area of the repeater should include the entire south shore of Oahu from Kapolei to Honolulu. Tourists and visitors to Oahu are welcome to use the repeater. The input frequency of the repeater is 449.7000 MHz., and the Output frequency is 444.7000 MHz. At this time there is no or CTCSS code necessary to access the repeate
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RC Anderson, Ph.D. - WH6FQE
- Feb 5, 2022
- 2 min
#165 - Portable Emergency Email System
I am setting up an emergency email system that will allow me to set up a portable station at an emergency shelter, park, or other area after a disaster or other emergency and offer affected citizens the opportunity to send an email to their loved ones outside of the affected area to let them know they are ok. The system utilized a Raspberry Pi mini computer to set up a temporary wifi to allow people to use their own smart phones, tablets, or laptops to access a web address th
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