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Last update: August 12, 2026 – Check back occasionally for updates Before Liftoff: The Practical Basics Tips Worth Noting and Recommending: The Doppler Effect: LEO (Low Earth Orbit) satellites move fast, causing frequencies to shift during a pass due to t…

I have always asked myself two fundamental questions regarding my amateur radio setups: Can it be simpler?

This step-by-step guide installs APRS-PropView inside a virtual Python environment to prevent conflicts with other ham radio tools.

We are keeping the setup for this project extremely lean: The Pi 3 runs completely “headless,” meaning without its own desktop interface.

The Hardware & Operating System We don’t do things by halves and build on an absolutely solid foundation: Hardware: Raspberry Pi 4 Interface: Mobilinkd TNC4 via USB (Permanently assigned to /dev/ttyACM99) Operating System: Raspberry Pi OS Bookworm (64-bit)

This guide covers the native installation of GridTracker on a 32-bit Raspberry Pi.

This guide covers the manual compilation of Gpredict on a Raspberry Pi.

When operating digital modes like FT8 or JS8Call in the field, timing is everything.

Today, we’re supercharging our APRS and Packet Radio setup.

Tired of searching for WSJT-X or WaveLogGate in messy submenus?