Having recently acquired this small VHF/UHF UV-998 dual-band mobile transceiver from LEIXEN, here are some informations. Measurements Usage Programming Links This radio is sometimes also named VV-998 ! Please share your own experience with me, so I can improve this page. |
This article is essentially a personal memo, but may be useful to others. AllStarLink is a network of Amateur Radio repeaters, remote base stations and hot spots accessible to each other via Voice over Internet Protocol. It is the software we use on our private TKNet network. Acronyms TX timings RX & TX audio levels settings Language change Sound files GPS.conf for APRS Beacon via crontab |
Monte Giovanni TK/TK-031 WWlocator : JN42na80 Altitude : 1950 m - altitude gain +350 m - distance 10km 50 QSO 20 m CW 1 S2S +1 DX |
Nice snowshoeing in a beautiful deep powder in some places.
Updated 2023 jan. 27
A newer and mature version with more options has been published. An EXE file is available.
While setting up my remote station, I quickly have been confronted to the problem of the limitations of the remote ease of use. The first one is the ability to change the VFO frequencies. My logging software LOGGER32 offers a lot of macros and an option to use the mouse wheel to change the frequencies. But during daily traffic or contesting they quickly have shown their limitations.
On Twitter, I have seen that several hams have been using a small DJ controller for driving SDR receivers and transceivers. So I started thinking to do the same for the TS590s.
KISS (Keep It Simply Stupid) principle for the realization and parameter setting of this Winkey CW keyer using an Arduino Nano and the Keyer software by K3NG. |
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