W0ZSW offline for antenna check
The antenna at W0ZSW has stopped tuning properly. There has been an ice storm followed by high winds in the Twin Cities, so we will have to check the antenna system for damage. With subzero...
View ArticleW0EQO audio back after outage
Audio from W0EQO was down for around 8 hours between 3 January and the early morning of 4 January 2017. A reboot of the RCForb host software has resolved the issue. Please report any outages to...
View ArticleW0ZSW back in service with new radio
Following a transmitter failure in the TS-480HX, W0ZSW was sidelined. The station is now back on line with an Icom IC-7200, but we are waiting for a data cable to connect the radio to the LDG...
View ArticleTune Button on W0ZSW
The Tune button on the W0ZSW remote interface is now available to transmit privilege users. It works through the Windows PC and Android apps, activating the LDG automatic antenna tuner to match the...
View ArticleW0ZSW and W0EQO are in service
Both stations are in service, but will experience intermittent outages for passing thunderstorms, system maintenance, or local activity. W0EQO will periodically be offline when the station is being...
View ArticleW0ZSW: Thunderstorm shutdowns begin for the 2018 season
April showers have returned to the USA Upper Midwest, and that means thunderstorm season is here. Here’s what to expect: One evening a spring storm pushed through southern and central Minnesota, and...
View ArticleReporting a failure
Over the weekend (April 28/29 2018) station W0EQO had a partial failure – the station would appear when a user logged in, but although the interface was responsive for frequency changes and other...
View ArticleRemotehams User’s Manual for Blind Hams
Remotehams User’s Manual for Blind Hams By: Dr. Ronald E. Milliman, K8HSY (1st edition, ©2015-2016) Acknowledgements I am hereby expressing my sincere appreciation for the contributions made to this...
View ArticleW0ZSW is back!
Update: As of 14 June, WA0TDA and W0ZSW are now on their own antenna systems. WA0TDA uses the maypole inverted vee system, while W0ZSW uses an end-fed zepp for operation on 160 through 6m, with 17...
View ArticleW0ZSW Antenna Update
The W0ZSW dipole antenna has been restore and is once again a 270 foot center fed dipole with a 450 ohm feedline. It tunes the bands 160 through 6 meters. The antenna had lost one of its legs over...
View ArticleRemote Base Update
The stations are periodically offline due to weather conditions, especially in the summer thunderstorm season. However, there is a serious impediment to blind operators due to the lack of keyboard...
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