The Blog Is Finally Being Used!
Posted by KD8PZUHuzzah! This blog is finally being used after 12 years of sitting idle!The post creation system definitely needs an update so I can use Markdown in addition to HTML and goodness this theme could use a bit of an update so it doesn't drip of Web 2.0, but the foundation still seems solid so let's do this!It'll be a bit before I'll have time to give the blog some much-needed TLC but I'll use this to communicate important information about amateur radio and adjacent projects of mine.Something that has been added so far though is page analytics using a tool called GoatCounter. A nice thing about GoatCounter is that it's open source and does not track any personally identifiable user...
Pico Keyer
Posted by KD8PZUIntroducing the Pico Keyer!There's no better way to learn something than by diving right in and doing it.The Pico Keyer is a small dongle that plugs into your phone (or computer!) and acts like a tiny keyboard for your real Morse CW key!
This allows you to take the Morse key you want to practice on and connect it directly to apps such as Morse Mania or other software for Morse sending practice and learn on the real deal.Tapping buttons on a screen or clicking keys on a keyboard works when you're just starting out but you'll probably grow out of that pretty quickly, and you'll soon be longing to level up your practice game. The Pico Keyer is just what you need when you're ready to elevate your Morse sending practice!...
This allows you to take the Morse key you want to practice on and connect it directly to apps such as Morse Mania or other software for Morse sending practice and learn on the real deal.Tapping buttons on a screen or clicking keys on a keyboard works when you're just starting out but you'll probably grow out of that pretty quickly, and you'll soon be longing to level up your practice game. The Pico Keyer is just what you need when you're ready to elevate your Morse sending practice!...
About Me
Posted by KD8PZUThis is just a placeholder for the About Me page, which actually just uses the blogging backend to create the pages, similar to things like WordPress.
My name is Ken, this website is something that I wrote from scratch back in 2012 in a fairly esoteric programming language which won't be named for fear of being shamed.
It's a simple blogging system but it's reliable enough that I'll give it a proper test now that I'm getting back into amateur radio!
My name is Ken, this website is something that I wrote from scratch back in 2012 in a fairly esoteric programming language which won't be named for fear of being shamed.
It's a simple blogging system but it's reliable enough that I'll give it a proper test now that I'm getting back into amateur radio!
Setting up the website
Posted by KD8PZUSetting up a simple blog for right now.I'll get around to improving it, styling it, and adding more features later.