Tag: digital
Connecting an old Weather Station to APRS
Author: Cody Skinner Published Date: January 5, 2023
Is it possible to take an old weather station with no computer connectivity and pull the data to send to APRS? Turns out, this is a fairly doable project with certain models of weather stations. In my case, an older Acurite 5-in-1 weather station with a remote display worked perfectly. Let’s take a look at how!
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Is Amateur Radio Still Relevant in 2019?
Author: Cody Skinner Published Date: January 24, 2019
Amateur Radio often conjures the image of an individual sitting in a dark room, surrounded by antique equipment making ominous beeping sounds, trying to hear another voice through a wall of static. With the advent of Social Media, Smartphones, and online chat rooms, isn’t this method of communication obsolete? What keeps Amateur Radio relevant?