Archive for the 'software' Category

KD0BIK Podcast added to HamLinks toolbar

Another ham radio podcast has been added to the HamLinks ham radio toolbar. Jerry, KD0BIK, wrote to let me know that he has been working on a podcast and now has 11 episodes available. I’ve added this to the HamLinks toolbar.
What is the HamLinks Ham Radio Toolbar?
HamLinks is a free plugin for web browsers [...]

Morse Code at 35,000 ft using RufzXP

I’ve been using RufzXP from time to time in order to keep/build in CW copy speed.  It’s a fun way to challenge yourself, build your Morse Code skills and track your progress along the way.
I typically fire up RufzXP (or another CW program), at least once during my lunch hour and run through a [...]

PPCMorse PDA CW Tutor Update

PPCMorse, the Morse Code trainer for PDAs, has been updated to version 1.2.73.  Anyone with a PocketPC or modern WinCE based PDA can use PPCMorse to sharpen their CW skills prior to the fall ham radio contesting season (aka radiosport). Amateur radio contest regulars (and DX enthusiasts) know that Morse Code is alive and well. [...]

Propfire now compatible with Firefox 3.X

Propfire, the Firefox radio/solar propagation data plugin that displays sunspot/prop data in the status bar, is now (finally) compatible with Firefox version 3.0.  I had sent a plea for help to the developer community as some major changes to the browser had led to a number of issues.  Trevor Hobson kindly offered to review my [...]

Best ham radio logging application?

I have used a few of the many ham radio logbook applications on the market. Freeware, shareware and commercial. There are some good ones out there and some that are simply unusable. Which do you think is the best?
I’ve added what I think are the top 20 Windows logbook programs to the ham radio reviews [...]

HamLinks toolbar: New Features

The HamLinks Ham Radio Toolbar has received a bit of unexpected publicity lately. Two hams (within a day or two of one another) posted recommendations for the HamLinks toolbar in two substantial user forums. Within each group almost the same conversation erupted… there were many downloads/installations, followed by many other comments along the lines of [...]

HamLinks Ham Radio Toolbar Popularity

The HamLinks Ham Radio Toolbar continues to grow in popularity… with over 1500 installations since its release a couple months ago.  I continue to get emails thanking me for putting this toolbar together and asking for new features (only so many hours in the day, but I’m thinking about a few new features).
The HamLinks [...]

Ham Radio Toolbar for IE and Firefox

I’ve created a (free) ham radio toolbar for Internet Explorer and Firefox that may be of interest to other hams. I’d found some shortcomings in some similar toolbars so I produced this one… The Hamlinks ham radio webbrowser toolbar.
At the moment, the HamLinks toolbar looks like this:

It is very easy to install (and uninstall) for both Firefox and Internet Explorer. [...]

Statistics to track progress on CW speed

I’ve been using RufzXP to work on my Morse Code speed over the past few months. It’s a good way to kill ~10 minutes while eating lunch or sitting on a plane.  When I looked at the report showing my scores (and max CW speed), I wondered how I was doing overall.  So, being the [...]

Ham Radio software updates: DXpedition Map, Propfire, more to come

The blizzard here in central Iowa has left me some free time for programming.
DXpedition Map
The first in line for an update was the DXpedition map. For some reason, this drew the attention of some lids http://www.eham.net/links/rating/10338 who took the opportunity to bash the page. Either they:

haven’t figured out what the page was about (don’t know [...]