Teletron VKE ‘Flugsicherungsempfänger’
A long time ago I’ve bought a rack with some AM VHF receive modules at a ham flea market. The receive originated from an airport nearby where it had been…
Garmin eTrex 30 repair
After about 10 years of usage the ‘back’ button of the eTrex 30 had completely disintegrated. Regarding age and usage this wasn’t an unexpected issue. Unfortunately Garmin didn’t offer repair…
dutchamateurpagernetwork.nl only accessible via Hamnet
From 2015 onward all effort by some dutch radio amateurs regarding paging was collected at the website dutchamateurpagernetwork.nl At that time paging was nog really common among radio amateurs, except…
Cupholder mount
As the interior of a modern car often offers limited space and because it’s a pity to drill holes everywhere I’ve been searching for a way to mount the head…
Codeplug hassle
A fellow ham had asked me whether I could program a couple of Motorola MTM700 tetra radios for him. To do so I could use my home made programmer. And…
Double the value of an Inrico!
Some time ago the Inrico ‘network radios’ saw the light, together with similar device by exotic brands. The units look similar to portable or mobile transceivers, but that’s also the…
Faulty Cleartone CM5000
Already quite some time Ive had a Cleartone CM5000 in my shack, waiting for some further investigation. The radio was sent to me by an OM because the radio showed…
DMR thoughts
‘Do you quit DMR?’ This question was sent to my by mail about half an hour after I’d put my Hytera handheld for sale on a second hand website. ‘Did…
Motorola MTM800: what’s in a name?
When involved with tetra radios by Motorola you’ll unavoidably meet the MTM800. In it’s first appearance this radio looks like an analog Motorola GM380: rounded edges and a monochrome display.…
SMS functions via DMR
The Brandmeister network has some functions to request information via SMS messages. To access these functions specific keywords are to be sent to DMR ID 262993. Then the system responds…