{"id":45,"date":"2025-11-25T18:39:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T18:39:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jeremyferrell.com\/?page_id=45"},"modified":"2026-02-06T16:46:05","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T16:46:05","slug":"amateur-radio","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jeremyferrell.com\/index.php\/amateur-radio\/","title":{"rendered":"Amateur Radio"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"text-align:center;\">\n  <div style=\"background:#ffffff; display:inline-block; padding:10px;\">\n    <iframe\n      frameborder=\"0\"\n      height=\"500\"\n      scrolling=\"yes\"\n      src=\"https:\/\/logbook.qrz.com\/lbstat\/KQ4OYI\/\"\n      width=\"640\">\n    <\/iframe>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hamalert.org\/myspot?c=KQ4OYI&#038;h=e19534b875ddb7cf&#038;dark=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hamalert.org\/myspot?c=KQ4OYI&#038;h=e19534b875ddb7cf&#038;dark=1&#038;hr=1 2x\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I passed my Technician license in February 2024 and received the call sign KQ4OYI. I have Joined the <a href=\"https:\/\/cullmanarc.com\/\">Cullman Amateur Radio Club<\/a>. The only radio I have at the moment is a QMX+ that I have used for FT8. I have setup a Digipi on a raspberry pi zero 2w and use it to run FT8. Currently studying for General and hoping to take it in February. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-grid wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-cdd42b5a wp-block-post-template-is-layout-grid\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-124 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-amateur-radio\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jeremyferrell.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/24\/ft8-and-10m\/\" target=\"_self\" >FT8 and 10m<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">10 Meters has been on fire for the past couple of weeks. I cobbled together a dipole with a BNC to banana plug splitter. I fired up DigiPI and I was able to get WSJT-X going. I am also using Gridtracker for easier logging. The great thing is that I have a VPN setup so&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-01-24T21:39:19+00:00\">January 24, 2026<\/time><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I passed my Technician license in February 2024 and received the call sign KQ4OYI. 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