Learning

I have been struggling my Rig Blaster Pro to get it to interface with my radio. I often wonder if it isn't something to do with the radio. In the mean time I have been exploring and learning Ham Radio Deluxe software. At first I was a bit worried about being able to learn as it seemed very complex for me. I like very simple easy to learn things. Well I have been running Winlogger32 and developed a problem with that. When running a third party cleaning program it would clean my logs from Winlogger32's program. Fortunately I back up my logs in multiple places.
I took a different approach to HRD, I looked at it as a software suite instead of one big program. The log files stay put and I like how they are displayed. One really awesome feature, when running the satellite pert of the program it interfaces with Google Earth. Pick a satellite of interest watch its track on the programs map then click over to the Google Earth Icon. You are then sent on a journey with that satellite and have a view of earth as that satellite would see it. I do this often with the International Space Station basically seeing what they would see. Its a virtual ride along, a high five for the developer of this!

73's
Mike/N8GBU

Busy Busy

I have been a bit pre-occupied with domestic duties and have fallen behind in my goals and duties in ham radio. I suffer from chronic pain and the pain levels have been through the roof lately. I went in for outpatient surgery for a nerve block and that was useless. Anyways I have to get my logs for Feb. uploaded into LoTW EQSL and QRZ.com. Not many contacts but still got to log them anyhow. I'm currently trying to get my worked all states award, also join OMISS. I belong to them many many years ago but no longer show up on the membership list. Besides the fact I have upgraded twice and If I remember right a call sign change. When I upgraded from Novice to Technician class I felt it was time to retire the KA8 call sign. Then getting the "N8" call I was at first disappointed because I was hoping for a "W" as my relatives had. Then shortly afterwards the F.C.C.supposedly discontinued the format of my call sign as they did with the "WA8" calls back when I upgraded. Now once again you may be given a call sign with  just about anything thanks to the vanity license addition. After all that I decided to keep my call indefinitely, I refuse to pay for a vanity call every year or whatever it is.

One of my frustrating projects has been trying to get my rigblaster pro to work. As of right now it still will not work with my Kenwood TS-2000X. I have tried customer service and the Yahoo help groups. Each time I post several new ideas come from the groups. Odds are one of them is going to work eventually. I have confidence in one suggestion in particular and that will be the next one I try!

73's
Mike