Comments for Ramblings http://kc5mpk.com/blog Unintelligible nonsense Mon, 08 Sep 2008 02:29:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on The FT-8800R by John M http://kc5mpk.com/blog/archives/2006/05/04/the-ft-8800r/comment-page-1/#comment-20200 John M Mon, 08 Sep 2008 02:29:54 +0000 http://kc5mpk.com/blog/2006/05/04/the-ft-8800r/#comment-20200 Chase - I saw that you were doing some work on programming the 8800 with Hamlib. I wonder if you made any progress that you woudl not mind saharing. I have an applicaiton that only needs to be able to simulate multiple radios. For example, I need to be able to use programming SW for an FT2800 to write to another PC instead of to the 2800. I have a capture of the transfer and I find it odsd that commands start with the character 0C, yet do not have any termination character and do not have a byte count per command. Do you have any experience with this? Any comments? Chase – I saw that you were doing some work on programming the 8800 with Hamlib. I wonder if you made any progress that you woudl not mind saharing. I have an applicaiton that only needs to be able to simulate multiple radios. For example, I need to be able to use programming SW for an FT2800 to write to another PC instead of to the 2800.

I have a capture of the transfer and I find it odsd that commands start with the character 0C, yet do not have any termination character and do not have a byte count per command. Do you have any experience with this? Any comments?

]]> Comment on The FT-8800R by Walt http://kc5mpk.com/blog/archives/2006/05/04/the-ft-8800r/comment-page-1/#comment-15417 Walt Fri, 07 Mar 2008 18:35:59 +0000 http://kc5mpk.com/blog/2006/05/04/the-ft-8800r/#comment-15417 Mine is on the way according to UPS tracking. Should have it waiting for me when I get home from the office today. I am very excited to try IRLP since the WIRES II FRG's in this area have discontinued support. Only IRLP remains. What is your experience with this rig on IRLP? Thanks in advance for your reply to my direct email. 73 Walt KF2XN Grand Island, NY Mine is on the way according to UPS tracking. Should have it waiting for me when I get home from the office today. I am very excited to try IRLP since the WIRES II FRG’s in this area have discontinued support. Only IRLP remains. What is your experience with this rig on IRLP?
Thanks in advance for your reply to my direct email.
73 Walt KF2XN
Grand Island, NY

]]> Comment on The FT-8800R by KC7CC http://kc5mpk.com/blog/archives/2006/05/04/the-ft-8800r/comment-page-1/#comment-6594 KC7CC Fri, 13 Apr 2007 03:24:26 +0000 http://kc5mpk.com/blog/2006/05/04/the-ft-8800r/#comment-6594 8800R has a smart MIC . Dont program the Right side display for your 2nd functions , its merely "bait" . Leave both sides on the Head , unprogrammed . Instead , program the MIC buttons . Assign 4 functions on the MIC . Band , VFO , tones ....etc . 8800R has a smart MIC .

Dont program the Right side display for

your 2nd functions , its merely “bait” .

Leave both sides on the Head , unprogrammed .

Instead , program the MIC buttons .

Assign 4 functions on the MIC .

Band , VFO , tones ….etc .

]]> Comment on I am alive. Really! by Glynne http://kc5mpk.com/blog/archives/2007/01/31/i-am-alive-really/comment-page-1/#comment-3723 Glynne Thu, 01 Feb 2007 01:41:47 +0000 http://kc5mpk.com/blog/archives/2007/01/31/i-am-alive-really/#comment-3723 Ha! What a slacker! (haha!) Yeah, I know, I shouldn't be talking. What, me blog? Ha! What a slacker! (haha!)
Yeah, I know, I shouldn’t be talking.
What, me blog?

]]> Comment on Linux Updates … Updated by Q4RadioGuy http://kc5mpk.com/blog/archives/2006/11/20/linux-updates-updated/comment-page-1/#comment-2611 Q4RadioGuy Fri, 01 Dec 2006 22:34:59 +0000 http://kc5mpk.com/blog/archives/2006/11/20/288/#comment-2611 Ya, I've moved entirely away from Gentoo myself, for the exact same reasons. I loved it, but it got to be too much work dealing with all the internal politics and changes ... it just got to be too much. I was spending more time at work dealing with it (on my work machine) than I wanted, so I installed Fedore Core (5 at the time, 6 now). Works like a charm. Ya, I’ve moved entirely away from Gentoo myself, for the exact same reasons. I loved it, but it got to be too much work dealing with all the internal politics and changes … it just got to be too much.

I was spending more time at work dealing with it (on my work machine) than I wanted, so I installed Fedore Core (5 at the time, 6 now). Works like a charm.

]]> Comment on Linux Updates … Updated by Chemmett http://kc5mpk.com/blog/archives/2006/11/20/linux-updates-updated/comment-page-1/#comment-2458 Chemmett Thu, 23 Nov 2006 01:33:23 +0000 http://kc5mpk.com/blog/archives/2006/11/20/288/#comment-2458 That's way cool that there's enough linux support on campus to have something like that. Although it pained me, I ended up ditching Gentoo a few months ago in favor of Kubuntu. "Back in the day", Gentoo was rock solid even when running "unstable" with reiser4 and a bunch of hard-masked packages. Not any more. Even running "stable", every time I'd update, something would break, and I don't have the time to fix it like I used to. I heard a lot of developers quit due to internal conflicts, but I don't know. What I do know is that QA seems to have taken a back seat to doing stuff like hacking portage to allow MySQL 4 and 5 to co-exist on the same system and changing the way apache and PHP were installed about every other week. </rant> Hope things are going well... it looks like you got your employment/continuing education problem straightened out. Have a great Thanksgiving. That’s way cool that there’s enough linux support on campus to have something like that.

Although it pained me, I ended up ditching Gentoo a few months ago in favor of Kubuntu. “Back in the day”, Gentoo was rock solid even when running “unstable” with reiser4 and a bunch of hard-masked packages. Not any more. Even running “stable”, every time I’d update, something would break, and I don’t have the time to fix it like I used to. I heard a lot of developers quit due to internal conflicts, but I don’t know. What I do know is that QA seems to have taken a back seat to doing stuff like hacking portage to allow MySQL 4 and 5 to co-exist on the same system and changing the way apache and PHP were installed about every other week. </rant>

Hope things are going well… it looks like you got your employment/continuing education problem straightened out. Have a great Thanksgiving.

]]> Comment on My Trade-In Experience by Mom http://kc5mpk.com/blog/archives/2006/01/13/my-trade-in-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-592 Mom Wed, 18 Jan 2006 23:08:03 +0000 http://kc5mpk.com/blog/archives/2006/01/13/my-trade-in-experience/#comment-592 Cute cartoon! Cute cartoon!

]]> Comment on My Trade-In Experience by Chemmett http://kc5mpk.com/blog/archives/2006/01/13/my-trade-in-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-591 Chemmett Tue, 17 Jan 2006 00:12:45 +0000 http://kc5mpk.com/blog/archives/2006/01/13/my-trade-in-experience/#comment-591 That's what my CRX is going to have by the time I'm done with it. 240,000 miles and still going! That’s what my CRX is going to have by the time I’m done with it. 240,000 miles and still going!

]]> Comment on My New Car … Finally by Mike Moore http://kc5mpk.com/blog/archives/2006/01/05/my-new-car-finally/comment-page-1/#comment-590 Mike Moore Tue, 10 Jan 2006 02:29:14 +0000 http://kc5mpk.com/blog/archives/2006/01/05/my-new-car-finally/#comment-590 Cool car! I wish I had that time to wait when I went to trade in the Jeep, but didn't, so I got a Mazda3 instead of the Focus I was looking for. On the financial paperwork, you are right, it is a pain!!! I've done it twice, and will probably do it again sometime this year when my girlfriend buys a new vehicle, as we will probably be married by that time. We're looking at the Jeep Commander for that. For everything else, you should be getting an e-mail from me very shortly. Cool car! I wish I had that time to wait when I went to trade in the Jeep, but didn’t, so I got a Mazda3 instead of the Focus I was looking for. On the financial paperwork, you are right, it is a pain!!! I’ve done it twice, and will probably do it again sometime this year when my girlfriend buys a new vehicle, as we will probably be married by that time. We’re looking at the Jeep Commander for that. For everything else, you should be getting an e-mail from me very shortly.

]]> Comment on Amabuddy by Alex Choo http://kc5mpk.com/blog/archives/2005/07/12/amabuddy/comment-page-1/#comment-172 Alex Choo Wed, 03 Aug 2005 06:36:40 +0000 http://kc5mpk.com/blog/archives/2005/07/12/amabuddy/#comment-172 Please try TicTap as well. http://www.tictap.com TicTap searches by SMS, so the information is stored in your phone. We are not limited to just ISBN and UPC, try keywords too. But try to be descriptive with the words. You can visit the website later to review all your SMS searches. Or just grab the RSS feed. TicTap also has web-based search. You can also find top-selling, most-gifted, most-wished, and newly-released products. You can even SMS price information for a product to your cell phone from the web site! We also have a Konfabulator widget for download. http://www.tictap.com/downloads/TicTap.widget Please try TicTap as well. http://www.tictap.com

TicTap searches by SMS, so the information is stored in your phone. We are not limited to just ISBN and UPC, try keywords too. But try to be descriptive with the words.

You can visit the website later to review all your SMS searches. Or just grab the RSS feed.

TicTap also has web-based search. You can also find top-selling, most-gifted, most-wished, and newly-released products. You can even SMS price information for a product to your cell phone from the web site!

We also have a Konfabulator widget for download.

http://www.tictap.com/downloads/TicTap.widget

]]> Comment on San Diego Wrapup by Glynne Tolar http://kc5mpk.com/blog/archives/2005/06/24/san-diego-wrapup/comment-page-1/#comment-163 Glynne Tolar Sat, 25 Jun 2005 05:19:44 +0000 http://kc5mpk.com/blog/archives/2005/06/24/san-diego-wrapup/#comment-163 Oh wow! You can write a bunch. Must have had a lot to get off your chest. I did read the whole thing. OK, not entriely true. I heard the whole thing. A plug-in for Firefox read it to me in a "computer" voice. Your dad was not kidding me when he told me you had a story to tell. Oh wow! You can write a bunch. Must have had a lot to get off your chest. I did read the whole thing. OK, not entriely true. I heard the whole thing. A plug-in for Firefox read it to me in a “computer” voice. Your dad was not kidding me when he told me you had a story to tell.

]]> Comment on San Diego Wrapup by Momma http://kc5mpk.com/blog/archives/2005/06/24/san-diego-wrapup/comment-page-1/#comment-162 Momma Sat, 25 Jun 2005 01:25:29 +0000 http://kc5mpk.com/blog/archives/2005/06/24/san-diego-wrapup/#comment-162 Interesting and enjoyable to read ... but what about the earthquakes??? You didn't even mention them ... Interesting and enjoyable to read … but what about the earthquakes??? You didn’t even mention them …

]]> Comment on EXT3 and Windows by Chemmett http://kc5mpk.com/blog/archives/2005/05/13/ext3-and-windows/comment-page-1/#comment-42 Chemmett Tue, 17 May 2005 03:39:21 +0000 http://kc5mpk.com/blog/archives/2005/05/13/ext3-and-windows/#comment-42 I used it for a while but got random windows explorer crashes whenever files on the ext3 drive were accessed with non-microsoft programs. (Winamp for example). Hope it works better for you. I used it for a while but got random windows explorer crashes whenever files on the ext3 drive were accessed with non-microsoft programs. (Winamp for example). Hope it works better for you.

]]> Comment on Gas Prices by Q4RadioGuy http://kc5mpk.com/blog/archives/2005/04/15/gas-prices/comment-page-1/#comment-29 Q4RadioGuy Tue, 19 Apr 2005 16:17:10 +0000 http://kc5mpk.com/blog/archives/2005/04/15/gas-prices/#comment-29 It dropped to $2.09 the day after I *had* to get gas, and that really ticked me off. I'm told that the prices are going to remain fairly high for sometime yet. It dropped to $2.09 the day after I *had* to get gas, and that really ticked me off. I’m told that the prices are going to remain fairly high for sometime yet.

]]> Comment on First Vote Fails to Find New Pope by Q4RadioGuy http://kc5mpk.com/blog/archives/2005/04/18/first-vote-fails-to-find-new-pope/comment-page-1/#comment-28 Q4RadioGuy Tue, 19 Apr 2005 16:15:14 +0000 http://kc5mpk.com/blog/archives/2005/04/18/first-vote-fails-to-find-new-pope/#comment-28 I love how it all started. They locked all the cardinals in the Sistine Chapel because they hadn't selected a new Pope yet and the people were getting restless. Every since then it has been done this way. I love how it all started. They locked all the cardinals in the Sistine Chapel because they hadn’t selected a new Pope yet and the people were getting restless. Every since then it has been done this way.

]]> Comment on Get Fuzzy by Q4RadioGuy http://kc5mpk.com/blog/archives/2005/04/18/get-fuzzy/comment-page-1/#comment-27 Q4RadioGuy Tue, 19 Apr 2005 16:13:05 +0000 http://kc5mpk.com/blog/archives/2005/04/18/get-fuzzy/#comment-27 I was introduced to it here at work and fell in love almost immediately. There is something about hs artwork that I really like ... even beyond the great jokes. I was introduced to it here at work and fell in love almost immediately. There is something about hs artwork that I really like … even beyond the great jokes.

]]> Comment on First Vote Fails to Find New Pope by Chemmett http://kc5mpk.com/blog/archives/2005/04/18/first-vote-fails-to-find-new-pope/comment-page-1/#comment-26 Chemmett Tue, 19 Apr 2005 01:29:58 +0000 http://kc5mpk.com/blog/archives/2005/04/18/first-vote-fails-to-find-new-pope/#comment-26 Ah yes... the election to see who's "divinely appointed" to be Pope... right. Ah yes… the election to see who’s “divinely appointed” to be Pope… right.

]]> Comment on Get Fuzzy by Chemmett http://kc5mpk.com/blog/archives/2005/04/18/get-fuzzy/comment-page-1/#comment-25 Chemmett Tue, 19 Apr 2005 01:22:49 +0000 http://kc5mpk.com/blog/archives/2005/04/18/get-fuzzy/#comment-25 I love Get Fuzzy! It restored my faith in comics after Bill Waterson (Calvin & Hobbes) and Gary Larson (Far Side) retired. I love Get Fuzzy! It restored my faith in comics after Bill Waterson (Calvin & Hobbes) and Gary Larson (Far Side) retired.

]]> Comment on Gas Prices by Chemmett http://kc5mpk.com/blog/archives/2005/04/15/gas-prices/comment-page-1/#comment-24 Chemmett Sat, 16 Apr 2005 14:23:06 +0000 http://kc5mpk.com/blog/archives/2005/04/15/gas-prices/#comment-24 Ouch. Although $2.15 isn't that bad... It's $2.25+ here. Ouch. Although $2.15 isn’t that bad… It’s $2.25+ here.

]]> Comment on Google and others by Chemmett http://kc5mpk.com/blog/archives/2005/02/11/google-and-others/comment-page-1/#comment-18 Chemmett Mon, 14 Feb 2005 03:28:47 +0000 http://kc5mpk.com/blog/archives/2005/02/11/google-and-others/#comment-18 I'm seeing the same on my server. Google used to be one of the most efficient spiders and now it's using a pretty rediculous amount of bandwidth. Maybe they're creating their own version of web.archive.org? I’m seeing the same on my server. Google used to be one of the most efficient spiders and now it’s using a pretty rediculous amount of bandwidth. Maybe they’re creating their own version of web.archive.org?

]]> Comment on Server Replacement by Chemmett http://kc5mpk.com/blog/archives/2005/02/13/server-replacement/comment-page-1/#comment-17 Chemmett Mon, 14 Feb 2005 03:21:49 +0000 http://kc5mpk.com/blog/archives/2005/02/13/server-replacement/#comment-17 Brendan's going to get you for copyright infringement for using "Legolas"... that was his computer's name. ;-) Seriously though, I'd be willing to contribute a little to a new system if you're looking for donations. And I'm very interested in knowing how secondary MX servers work, as I've been wanting to set that up for myself for a while. Brendan’s going to get you for copyright infringement for using “Legolas”… that was his computer’s name. ;-) Seriously though, I’d be willing to contribute a little to a new system if you’re looking for donations. And I’m very interested in knowing how secondary MX servers work, as I’ve been wanting to set that up for myself for a while.

]]> Comment on Graphene by Chip http://kc5mpk.com/blog/archives/2004/10/22/graphene/comment-page-1/#comment-14 Chip Mon, 15 Nov 2004 20:40:18 +0000 http://kc5mpk.com/blog/archives/2004/10/22/graphene/#comment-14 Thats interesting, thanks for the info. Thats interesting, thanks for the info.

]]> Comment on Server Woes & distcc by Chase Urich http://kc5mpk.com/blog/archives/2004/08/04/server-woes-distcc/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Chase Urich Mon, 09 Aug 2004 23:33:01 +0000 http://kc5mpk.com/blog/archives/2004/08/04/server-woes-distcc/#comment-13 Hey Chemmett, good to hear from you. The only thing holding me back at the moment from finishing out my install is finding a boot disk with chroot on it. I don't know, maybe I can just boot off the disk I have and then somehow grab chroot separately. Hey Chemmett, good to hear from you. The only thing holding me back at the moment from finishing out my install is finding a boot disk with chroot on it. I don’t know, maybe I can just boot off the disk I have and then somehow grab chroot separately.

]]> Comment on Server Woes & distcc by Chemmett http://kc5mpk.com/blog/archives/2004/08/04/server-woes-distcc/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Chemmett Sun, 08 Aug 2004 23:50:17 +0000 http://kc5mpk.com/blog/archives/2004/08/04/server-woes-distcc/#comment-12 distcc is awesome... a couple weeks ago I was building a gentoo system for somebody and had 3 athlons on the network compiling for it, one of which was a windows box running the cygwin version of distcc. Good luck with it. distcc is awesome… a couple weeks ago I was building a gentoo system for somebody and had 3 athlons on the network compiling for it, one of which was a windows box running the cygwin version of distcc. Good luck with it.

]]> Comment on Super Monkey Ball by Chase Urich http://kc5mpk.com/blog/archives/2004/07/16/super-monkey-balls/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Chase Urich Fri, 16 Jul 2004 17:51:32 +0000 http://kc5mpk.com/blog/archives/2004/07/16/super-monkey-balls/#comment-11 Ya, Plain Jump or Plane Jump? Something like that, only more cool. Ya, Plain Jump or Plane Jump? Something like that, only more cool.

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