Category: Ham Radio

  • Amateur Call Sign Information

    Amateur Call Sign Information

    While working on software I discovered a nice website that returns #hamradio call information in html, text, XML and json. I’ve been able to make a call in my software that consumes the json output to identify call signs that I don’t already know. Here are some examples of the different API Calls that can […]

  • Help! My Winlink Packet Session Froze Because My Port Was Wrong!

    Help! My Winlink Packet Session Froze Because My Port Was Wrong!

    Recently, in the middle of a meeting/demo of Winlink, as we started to show the people in my organization how the Winlink Packet FM worked I started a session and found that since my port was incorrect in the setup Winlink froze and wouldn’t time out. Usually this happens after I’ve had a previous successful […]