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CQ 40M Olivia 16/500 - I think

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According to https://HFLink.com/Olivia there is a 40M calling frequency at 7042.5 DIAL and 750Hz offset. So I set DM780 to Olivia 16/500 and used HRI to dial up 7042.5 on my Icom M710 and stared......

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Its Official

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I don’t receive my mail directly (I’m on a boat in Mexico), but I also received some mail from the ARRL at my mail handling service, so I assume I also passed my VE open......

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PASSED !!!

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I’m now officially an extra class amateur radio operator....

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Off some of the air for a while

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I will be off the digital modes for a bit. I have not yet wired up everything for RMS Express to work with my ICOM SSB and WINMOR so I need to hookup the SCS......

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Need an 8 pin DIN connector

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For my next set of tricks, which will involve using WINMOR and RMSExpress, I am going to need to build yet another cable. This one will connect both to the remote port and the Accessory......

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Making your first PSK Contact

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Sorry I’ve been so long in finishing up this initial series of posts on using the Icom M710 for Digital Mode contacts. I’ve been busy on the boat doing nothing but relaxin’....

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The complete Cable for Digital Modes with the Icom M710

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In my last post I outlined the wiring for achieving rig control with the ICOM M710RT (RT is my model) using the Icom Control Panel Application and Ham Radio Integrator from N3ZH. That is nice,......

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Kicking off the W7PEA Blog

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In finally sat down and setup the W7PEA blog so I can post all my HAM RAdio stuff in one place and not bore the readers of our sailing blog, sv Deep Playa. I refrained......

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Icom M710 Digital 101–Step Two HRD DM780

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In my last post, I covered getting Ham Radio Integrator setup with the Icom M710 and you should now be able to control your rig from the PC. This next post is going to cover......

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Icom M710 Digital 101–Step One HRI

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OK, we’ve made our Icom M710 control cable that also can TX audio. Now we’re ready to use some software to send and receive digital HAM signals. We’re going to start with PSK31 because that’s......

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