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Random Wire 165: Droidstar, AllScan UCI120, AllStar minimal node, M1KE in Mexico, M17 reflector and hotspot, FT5DR split memory, 44net…
January 16, 2026: Quite a smörgåsbord of topics this week (that's why it is named the Random Wire!) and a link to EtherHam "first impressions" of some…
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Random Wire 164: FT8 etiquette, i7 micro PC in the server rack, t630 thin client runs ASL 3, the design language of AllScan products
January 9, 2026: Several new EtherHam articles, some interesting Short Stack items, Amazon finds for radio amateurs, KJ7T activities, and in the closing…
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Random Wire 163: Ramblings, what's on the bench, amateur radio on GitHub, Kenwood NX-1302 handheld radio, UPS for Quadra HamClock, and more
January 2, 2026: Welcome to the New Year!
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Random Wire 162: Ramblings, Lenovo ThinkCentre M625q, easy HamClock on your ASL node, and the Short Stack of links
December 26, 2025 — It's the day after Christmas! What a year! Here is hoping that 2026 treats everyone better.
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Random Wire 161: HamClock, AllScan on HRWB, how AllStarLink works, and another tiny PC for the mini server rack
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Random Wire 160: Announcing EtherHam and a change in how the Random Wire is structured
December 12, 2025: The new EtherHam site will house most content and the Random Wire will continue as a newsletter that summarizes individual articles…
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Random Wire 159: AllStar nodes gets a web page, new home network, Proxmox in the mini server rack
December 5, 2025: This issue is computer heavy and radio light. Still, you'll find some tidbits about AllStar and Meshtastic, and even the M1KE…
Dec 5, 2025
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Random Wire 158: ASL node connection to SIP phone broke, using wired radio, starting a primer on hotspots, sneak peak at mini server rack
November 21, 2025: This is the pre-Thanksgiving edition. The big issue I faced this week was resolving the problems with my AllStarLink node, my SIP…
Nov 21, 2025
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Random Wire 157: Part 1 on the m1ke WLAN IP transceiver, plus another MMDVM hotspot.
November 14, 2025: I begin a series on the m1ke WLAN IP transceiver in this issue, with future installments planned as I get more comfortable using the…
Nov 14, 2025
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Random Wire 156: AmateurWire on SIP phone, using the AnyTone AT-D878UVII+, M17 notes, DroidStar and DMR, D-STAR quick start guide, iMac…
November 7, 2025: A lot of content this week in the digital voice radio realm, plus a dive into a 2020 iMac with 27" Retina display, and my new eyeball…
Nov 7, 2025
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