7 November 2016

LAMCO Tech Video - TS-590SG WSJT-X

4 November 2016

Kenwood TS-590S Audio Profiles by W1AEX

Good article about adjusting audio on TS-590s

http://www.w1aex.com/ts590s/ts590s.html

3 November 2016

TS-590S audio hiss/noise

With high impedance earphones plugged into the audio jack on the Kenwood TS-590S, you can hear a really annoying noise even with the AF volume set to zero. This audio hiss has a constant level, is added to the audible RF noise and can prevent one from hearing weak CW signals on an otherwise quiet band.

A simple quick-and-dirty solution is a resistor in series to the audio output. With this little modification the audio hiss becomes inaudible, while all radio signals are loud and clear. Depending on the resistor value, you have to increase the AF volume more or less. With the 1 kΩ resistor shown below, you have to increase to AF volume a lot. Clipping or other kinds of audio distortion may occur. Resistors with a value of 300 to 600 Ω are adequate. I personally have put in a 330 Ω resistor.

Another simple solution is the usage of a very low impedance headphone, where the impedance has to be close to 8 Ω.

2 November 2016

Plot the coverage on VHf or UHF from your QTH

29 October 2016

The nanoKeyer is an Arduino Nano based CW Contest Keyer.

Key Features (K3NG Firmware):

CW speed adjustable from 1 to 999 WPM
K1EL Winkeyer interface protocol emulation
Supported by major logging apps (e.g. N1MM, HRD, etc. in K1EL Winkeyer mode via USB port)
SO2R compatible through K1EL Winkeyer 2 protocol emulation
Command mode for using the paddle to change settings, program memories, etc.
PS2 Keyboard Interface for CW keyboard operation without a computer
PTT with configurable lead, tail, and hang times
Up to 12 memories with macro and serial number support
QRSS and HSCW
Iambic A and B, Ultimatic and Bug mode
Farnsworth Timing, Autospace and Wordspace Adjustment
Keying Compensation, Dah to Dit Ratio, Weighting adjustment
Non-volatile storage of most settings
and much much more….

https://nanokeyer.wordpress.com/nanokeyer-info/

$10 Computer Headset on Kenwood TS-590s

http://charlessocci.com/2015/04/05/10-computer-headset-on-kenwood-ts-590s/

LY3H CW decoding software

Features:
Speed 5 – 60 WPM
Auto tracking CW signal in 3 KHz range or manually select the station.
Auto speed detection in few msecs.
“Tips” feature. If mouse moved on unknown word, tip popups with annotation about this word.
Also familiar words are separated.

For advanced user: In install directory there is a “tips.ini” file.
User can translate content or add new tips if wanted using following format:
“word”,Tab”annotation”;Enter

This is free software for my friends (HAM)

73! de LY3H

http://ly3h.net/?p=550