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Managing AI’s Memory is Part of the Job
After discovering the protocol mismatch, I built a small Node.js adapter to translate between browser‑friendly WebSockets and device‑friendly Protobufs/TCP. AI helped me build it quickly. But as the project grew, a new pattern emerged: AI has limited short‑term memory. Every time I asked it to refactor or extend the adapter, it would forget something…
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AI Accelerates Execution Not Direction
I am not a professional software developer. I’ve worked in product management for the past 36 years, but have written a reasonable amount of code for myself. I decided to try co-writing a some software using AI. I chose Copilot because it was available. This is my experience. Please don’t comment on how Copilot…
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Drilled through the flue
I drilled a 1 inch hole through what appears to be 1 to 2 inches of ceramic flue. This is an old incinerator flue that hasn’t been used for 40 or so years and we use it as a cable shaft. I drilled a 1 inch hole to accommodate the PL259 already on the…
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Value-add Our Business Strategy
I get asked now and then about the differences between my DMR radio and the one sold by the manufacturer. In many cases, the questions imply that I am bulk buying cheap radios and selling them at a big discount. First of all, let’s be clear, you don’t make money competing with the sellers…
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Antenna Arrivals
The finely tuned stick antennas for Ham dual bands VHF/UHF and GMRS UHF will arrive next Tuesday, October 23. These antennas outperform many antennas available on the market and are especially tuned for the IRadio products. I am using my GMRS antenna with a Baofeng GM-15 Pro and I can finally stand on the…
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Review of the UV5118 Plus Radio from IRadio Electronics Co
It’s fair to say that I am a radio aficionado. I currentlyown 14 handheld dual band radios and one that is UHF only. The majority of myradios are Baofengs though my first purchase was the venerable Yaesu / VerdexStandard VX6R over 10 years ago and a recent purchase of a Quansheng UVK5(8). That said,…
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KD1MU QSL Card by John Burke
My QSL Card is a photograph by local photographer John Burk It is titled “Boston Charles River in Autumn”. It has become one of my favorite photographs and I smile every time I see it. I respond to other amateurs who send me a physical card with one of my own. The cards were…
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ALC settings for Xiegu G90
Xiegu G90 with Digirig and FLRig on April 11, 2024 This is the configuration I used to get FLRig working with the Xiegu G90 Digirig cat plugged into radio head communications port. Digirig audio plugged into radio ACC port. COM Port in Device Manager is COM3 – Silicon Labs CP210x USB to UART. Using FLRig…
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Xiegu G90 with Digirig and FLRig
This is the configuration I used to get FLRig working with the Xiegu G90 Digirig cat plugged into radio head communications port.
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7300 Remote Control
I want to use remote control with my 7300. This is more an experiment than an actual plan to use my 7300 from a remote location. What I am thinking is that I will use the 7300 remote control port along with a separate audio connection so I don’t have to play with virtual…
