Issue 117 of the Random Wire Review publishes on Friday, January 3, 2025. Contents for issue 117 include:

* ALLSTARLINK: Version upgrade of AllStarLink cloud node

* RADIO: Radios organized and stored

* RADIO: Updated homemade YSF hotspot

* COMPUTING: Added utility to bash shell

* COMPUTING: New antivirus software installed

* TECH: NVMe storage gadget with USB-C

* CATCH-ALL = little things

* CLOSING: farewell 2024, hello 2025

Find issue 117 at https://www.randomwire.us

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Credits

* Intro and outro music by RedhatMike on Pixabay

* Morse Code clips from the Morse Code Translator

* The cover art for the podcast stream is by Wallace Chuck

* The other cover: If you see a photo of a person with a headset, that is a selfie of Tom Salzer KJ7T using a Heil headset

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As an experiment, I pasted all of Random Wire Review issue 115 into Google’s NotebookLM AI system. It spit out an audio rendition of issue 115 in the form of a podcast which is published here.

I have to say: the Random Wire review described by the two voices sounds pretty interesting! Honestly, I was really surprised at the insights and conclusions offered by the AI.

Did it get everything exactly right? No, but the vast majority was not only accurate but had added context the AI pulled from other Random Wire issues and from external sources. Color me impressed.

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Credits

* Intro and outro music by RedhatMike on Pixabay

* Morse Code clips from the Morse Code Translator

* The cover art for the podcast stream is by Wallace Chuck

* The other cover: If you see a photo of a person with a headset, that is a selfie of Tom Salzer KJ7T using a Heil headset

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Topics in Issue 109

1. Following Up on Thrift Purchases

1.1 Grundig AM/FM/SW Table Radio

1.2 Heathkit HM-11 Reflected Power Meter

1.3 Heathkit Hybrid Radio Patch HD-15

1.4 Audio-Technica AT2020 Microphone

2. Following Up on New Devices

2.1 TD-H3 handheld radio

2.2 muziWORKS H2T Meshtastic device

3. Gear for the Wichita trip

3.1 Mount adapter

3.2 Tri-mag mount

3.3 Multi-band VHF/HF compromise antenna

3.4 Magic carpet for groundplane

3.5 Other trip preparations

3.5.1 Extra microSD cards

3.5.2 Camera tripod and primary lens

3.5.3 HF radio and antennas

4. Not Radio

5. Closing

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Credits

* Intro and outro music by RedhatMike on Pixabay

* Morse Code clips from the Morse Code Translator

* The cover art for the podcast stream is by Wallace Chuck

* The other cover: If you see a photo of a person with a headset, that is a selfie of Tom Salzer KJ7T using a Heil headset

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