Gene, K5PA in Lubbock, Texas, USA
Grid: DM93am
We Live in Lubbock, Texas that is in Northwest Texas
Population Over 250,000, First Settled - 1876
TRENDING TOPIC New With Last Updates on 6/7/2022
Plantronics W720 & CS520 Wireless Headset Resource Page
350 Foot Range / VOX or Wireless PTT / DECT 6.0 / 1.9 GHz / AES Encrypted / Low Latency
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TECHNICAL
My Publications in QST, QEX and CQ Amateur Radio magazines (you can download articles from here)
Wireless Headsets (The Untethered Trilogy)
Plantronics W720 & CS520 Wireless Headset Resource Page CLICK LINK
UNTETHER YOUR MEMORIES!, Remotely Operate Your Icom Message Memories January 2021, PDF Link
CQ Magazine, January 2021 Issue, Written by Gene Hinkle, K5PA & Jim Millner, WB2REM
UNTETHER YOUR MEMORIES!, Wireless Relay User Manuals Newest, PDF Link
Reference Manual Created by Gene, K5PA
BEYOND UNTETHERED!, Operate Your Station, Cellphone, ... ,with a Wireless Headset PDF Link
CQ Magazine, October 2018 Issue, Written by Jim Millner, WB2REM & Gene Hinkle, K5PA
Go UNTETHERED!, Operate Your Station with a Wireless Headset
CQ Magazine, September 2017 Issue, Written by Jim Millner, WB2REM & Gene Hinkle, K5PA
CS520 & W720 Cable Adapter Catalog for Many Ham Transceivers Newest, PDF Link
The JOY of Being an Untethered Ham Operator [Newest, PDF Link]
Plantronics W720 wireless headset & More
Presentation to the LARA Virtual Club Meeting, Feb. 25, 2021
Gene, K5PA, and Tom, KB5RF
FT8 Digital Mode Technologies
ALC-PWR-SWR Virtual Meter for Remote FT8 Ops Newest, PDF Link
Virtual Meter to Display Your Transmit ALC-PWR-ALC During Remote Radio Activities. Dec. 20, 2022, by Gene Hinkle
Remote FT8/FT4 Ops Newest, PDF Link
An Oro Valley Amateur Radio Club Presentation, Aug. 19. 2022, by Gene Hinkle
QRP FT8 to the Field Reprinted with permission
CQ Magazine, February 2022 Issue, Written by Gene Hinkle, K5PA
The FT8 Top Ten List, The Signal Rising Above the Noise Reprinted with permission
CQ Magazine, December 2018 Issue, Written by Gene Hinkle, K5PA & Jim Millner, WB2REM
WSJTX FT8 60 Meter Ops and Extracts of the USA/FCC Regulations, March 23, 2018 Newest, PDF Link
FCC Rules Extracts for 60 Meter Digital Modes Operation
FT8 Why, What, & How Remote in Marquette, MI Newest, PDF Link
A Central Texas DX and Contesting Club (CTDXCC) Presentation, Oct. 2018, by Gene Hinkle & Tom Parish
Using GPS to Set Your Computer Clock in the Field Reprinted with permission from CQ Magazine, December 2017
CQ Magazine, December 2017 Technology Issue! Written by Gene Hinkle, K5PA
Stratux VK-162 GPS Mag Mount
Quality & Inexpensive GPS with USB Interface for Your Computer
Use GPS to Set Computer Time for WSJT-X Modes and Field Applications (Prior Version) PDF Link
This is the prior version of the NMEATime GPS software
TimeFudge - Computer Time Clock Manual Adjustment
TimeFudge by W9MDB (linked to his manual time-adjust software program)
Setting CODEC Audio to Stereo for Dual Watch IC-7610, WSJTX FT8 and SSB Simultaneously
K5PA's Remote Radio Content
LDG RTx Tuner Controller Newest, PDF Link
Software Control of the Tune Function on LDG RT-100/RT-600 Remote Tuners to Assist in Remote Ops
Why I Operate Remote Radio, QST, July 2017, pp. 66-67 Reprinted with permission from ARRL
Remote Radios and the Law, CQ Magazine, May 2017, pp. 36-39 Reprinted with permission from CQ Magazine
DIY Remote Radio Now, QST, April 2017, pp. 30-33. Cover Plaque Award for Best Article! Reprinted with permission from ARRL
Remote Radio - Questions & Answers (Q&A) Reprinted with permission
Using a Free Dynamic DNS Service with RCForb Server
Transmitter PTT Remote Control Using Wireless Wi-Fi LAN
NEW January 2024, PDF LinkRemoteHams EZ PTT, Key, Keyer, Paddles Breakout Box - Mark2 UPDATED 2022, PDF Link
RemoteHams External Wireless Remote PTT with LED Interface Newest, PDF Link
RemoteHams External PTT Interface Simplified
RemoteHams Client SIMPLIFIED WinKeyer or Paddle Interface Circuit Diagram
RCForb Server AUTOSTART Tech Note
Bluetooth Headset Setup with RemoteHams
RemoteHams Client, Using it with N1MM+ Contest Logger and WinKeyer CW
RemoteHams, ORB Control Device, Audio Adjust Jumper
Antenna
Building a Protective Case for Telescopic (POTA) Antenna New 2024
The VHQ Hex Beam, A New England Survivor Reprinted with permission from CQ Magazine
EZNEC/AutoEZ Model Information Text File
EZNEC/AutoEZ Hex Beam Antenna Model AutoEZ Model
The Texas Star Multi-Band Antenna, 5-Bands, 1-Feedline, 0-Tuner Reprinted with permission from CQ Magazine
CQ Magazine, December 2020 Technology Issue! Gene Hinkle, K5PA
Texas Star 20-10 Meter 5-Band Vertical K5PA Hinkle.weq
AutoEZ Antenna Modeling File Download (requires AutoEZ to run)
Radio Frequency (RF) Surge Suppressor Ratings for Transmissions into Reactive Loads,
QEX, July/Aug 2016, Article listed with written permission from ARRL
MyAntennas End Fed Half Wave, Model EFHW 8010-1K Band Sweeps
Genesis - The Birth of Antennas!
Thoughts on the Mystery Antenna
V/UHF Superflex Mobile Antenna
Vertical - Optimal Buddipole
LNR EF-QUAD, 40/20/15/10M End Fed Dipole
Solar
POWERmini User Guide, BUDDIPOLE
SOLAR Ham Radio, Portable Ops!
SOLAR Powered Antenna Tuner
Misc.
RF Limiter to Protect Co-site Transceivers, K5PA, NEW
Assembly & Integration (A&I) User Manual (UM), Credit: Phil Salas, AD5X Design
RF Power Tx-to-Rx Calculator v2, Excel File, K5PA, NEW
Spreadsheet to calculate RF power at co-located receiver input due to nearby transmitter
So You Want to Go on a DXpedition, WB2REM & K5PA, Reprinted with permission from CQ Magazine NEW
Let's Plan Your Adventure
Opto Isolator for IC-705 to KXPA100 Power Amplifier NEW
Safely & Easily Use a PA with your IC-705 Transceiver
IC-705 micro-USB Port Isolation for RFI Prevention in the Field NEW
Prevent RFI from Affecting Your Digital Mode Field Ops
QRP FT8 to the Field, Reprinted with permission from CQ Magazine
CQ Magazine, Feb 2022 Issue
Mics & Speech Processing for SSB, Part-1 Reprinted with permission from CQ Magazine
Mics & Speech Processing for SSB, Part-2 Reprinted with permission from CQ Magazine
CQ Magazine, Jan/Feb 2022 Issues, Written by Gary White, W5GW & Gene Hinkle, K5PA
Surviving COVID-19 or the Next Pandemic Reprinted with permission from CQ Amateur Radio Magazine
CQ Magazine, June 2020 Issue, Written by Jim Millner, WB2REM & Gene Hinkle, K5PA
Artificial Intelligence Meets Amateur Radio (AI Meets AR) Reprinted with permission from CQ Amateur Radio Magazine
CQ Magazine, December 2019 Issue, Written by Jim Millner, WB2REM & Gene Hinkle, K5PA
The Cell Patch Reprinted with permission from ARRL
QST, January 2019 Issue, Written by Gene Hinkle, K5PA & Jim Millner, WB2REM
RF Chokes for RFI Remediation - Tech Note New
An Audio Switching Unit QST, Feb. 2018, pp. 38-40, Reprinted with permission from ARRL
An Audio Switching Unit - Supplemental Materials and Errata QST, Feb. 2018 Addendum
Plantronics CS520 Wireless Headset Resources New
Kenwood MC-60A Mic Mods for ICOM Radio
DVK for RIGblaster pro - N1MM Plus+ and Ham Radio Deluxe
EMI Filter for Audio Equipment
SDR - Software Defined Radio
Palm Radio Paddle MP Plug Design (EZ Do It Yourself MP Plug Replacement) New
Kenwood TS-450S Rig Control with RIGBlaster Pro
Kenwood TS-450S Lithium Battery Replacement (Updated Rev-A)
General Interest
The Ham Shack, circa 2015-2017
The History of My Ham Stations
My Visit to the London Olympic Special Event Station, 2 O 12L
Station QSL Cards, Pertinent Information & Operating Awards
Favorite Webs, Blogs, Sofware, Mult-mode, etc.
Bicycle Mobile (IC-703+ w/Remote Head)
Elecraft KX-1 Carrying Case Ideas
My Telegraph Keys
Automatic Keyers & User Manuals
Station Antenna (Former)
Mobile Ops IC-7000 Toyota Highlander
Mobile Ops
ARRL Field Day (Always the 4th Full Weekend in June)
2017, Field Daycation, Leander, TX
2016, Field Day at the Homestead, A True Staycation FD, Leander, TX
2014, Wildblumen House, Fredericksburg, TX
2013, Wildblumen House, Fredericksburg, TX
2012, Hillside Cabin, Fredericksburg, TX
2011, Hillside Cabin, Fredericksburg, TX
2010, Inspiration Hill, Luckenbach, TX
2009, Hummingbird, Fredericksburg, TX
2007, Special Event Station - W5Z, Luckenbach, TX
2006, Special Event Station - K5W, Luckenbach, TX
2004, Special Event Station - K5W, Fredericksburg, TX
2003, Battery & Solar - Lake Buchanan, TX