Look /\/\a, No Head!
Background Motorola's R1225 repeater series is a unique series in the legacy of Motorola repeaters. While considered a base tier repeater, it was quite functional and quite adaptable and could…
Revisiting the GPS Time Server
One of my first posts to this blog involved using Mikrotik's RouterOS to create a local NTP server. I even thought about using a Raspberry Pi and a USB GPS…
Straying from Wireless
Many, if not most, of my posts recently have involved seemingly non-wireless related topics. I tend to focus primarily on computer and networking related topics. Part of the reason is…
Basics of Project 25
What is Project 25? To put it simply, Project 25 (P25) is a Land Mobile Radio (two-way radio) wireless communications standard that originated in North America in the mid-1990's. The…
BYO Ticketing System, Introduction to Databases
Background I recently had the opportunity to meet a new owner of a local communications company and one of the things that was mentioned in the meeting was a ticketing…
Annucicom, Basic Intercom Operation
Background The background on this is that I've been attempting to find an alternative analog RoIP gateway compared to the JPS NXU-2 series of gateways. One of my WISP friends…
How Sensitive is a SDR?
One of the things I've always wondered was just how sensitive is an SDR compared to a modern super heterodyne receiver such as what is used in two-way radio equipment.…
Repeaters, Simple Witchcraft?
What is a repeater? As the name implies, a repeater...repeats but what does it repeat? How does it work? What is the purpose of a repeater? When it comes to…