W0RMT Amateur Radio

  • FFWN Reboot

    I have been thinking about restarting the Fedi Friday Winlink Net (FFWN). I’ve got a bit more breathing room with work right now and I think it would be fun to get it going again. I’ve also been trying to check-in weekly to the Great Lakes Area Winlink Net (GLAWN) which is a much larger…

  • LoRa APRS Logging

    There are a few options for viewing LoRa APRS stations on the web in a map-based display. Of course, one could just go to https://aprs.fi/ and set some filters by station type, destination callsign, etc. The most comprehensive “ready to go” LoRa APRS map viewer appears to be https://lora.ham-radio-op.net/ which is run by EA2RCF. I…

  • FFWN Most Interesting Op Location

    The FediFridayWinlinkNet question of the week on 5/31/24 was “What is the most interesting or unique place from which you have operated a #hamradio?” We had some really interesting answers! See the list below.

  • FFWN Weekend Plans

    Here are the responses to the #FediFridayWinlinkNet question from 05/03/2024: What are your #hamradio weekend plans?

  • LoRa APRS Config Files

    A couple of folks have asked for my configuration files for my LoRa APRS trackers and i-gates, so I thought I would just share them in a follow-up post. Be sure to read my first and second LoRa APRS posts. Here is my tracker_config.json file: And here is my igate_conf.json file: In each case you…

  • FFWN Most Memorable QSOs

    For the FediFridayWinlinkNet on 04/12/2024, the prompt of the week was to describe your most memorable QSO. Here are some of the responses.

North Cascades Mountains looking south from Command 1 repeater on the Sourdough Fire, 2023.
North Cascades Mountains looking south from Command 1 repeater on Ruby Mt, Sourdough Fire, 2023

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