PRESENTER PROJECT : A New Arduino Development System

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PRESENTER PROJECT : A New Arduino Development System

After I replaced the cheap laptop I was using for logging and other shack type stuff with a refurb HP Elite desktop computer, I began using the laptop as an Arduino development system. Of course, the features that made it a pain to use for logging and running other ham apps, mostly being incredibly slow, made it kind of a pain for using to program Arduinos.

Well, a couple of months ago, I broke down and bought a Raspberry Pi 4 to use in the shack. I bought a “starter kit” that included a power supply, a case (with a fan), heatsinks that attach to the chips on the board, and an SD card. It was all pretty much plug and play.

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PRESENTER OPERATING : Made My First Satellite Contact!→

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PRESENTER OPERATING : Made My First Satellite Contact!

I’ve been threatening to get on the satellites for years now. It’s just been one of those things that never percolated up to the top of my list. I finally bit the bullet, though, and actually made my first satellite contact Tuesday!

Several things finally motivated me to do this. One, I’ve been feeling like I’ve been in a rut. Not just with ham radio, but with life in general. I’m sure that I’m not the only one feeling this way. I felt like I needed to do something different to shake things up a bit.

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