Ever stared at a waterfall full of FT8 traffic and gotten not one decode? Before you blame the antenna, check the least glamorous thing in the shack: your PC clock. FT8, FT4, and the rest of the WSJT-X family need your computer within about one second of real UTC. Drift past that and the decoder…
Month: July 2026
VirtualFlex?
If you run the 4O3A “Genius” stack — Power Genius XL, Tuner Genius XL, Antenna Genius XL — next to a FlexRadio, you know how slick the integration is. The amp, tuner, and switch all follow the radio over the network automatically: change bands and the whole stack re-tunes and switches antennas without you touching…
LP-100A Monitor — a free, cross-platform companion for the vector watt meter
If you’ve got a TelePost LP-100A on the bench, you already know it’s more than a power/SWR meter. It’s a vector watt meter — it measures the actual complex impedance your rig is looking into, not just how much power is bouncing back. The trouble has always been seeing all of that on a modern…
Building a Modern Monitor for the Elecraft W2
I run two Elecraft W2 watt meters in the shack for 4 TX paths: 2m-440 mobile, 2m transverter on my Flex, 70cm transverter on my Flex, and one dedicated to my 6m Loop. It’s a beautifully accurate instrument, but the front panel display is somewhat course in the data it displays. The Elecraft W2 Utility…