JJ Lambert

WR5E

Fascinated with Program/Project Management, Systems Engineering, RF, Analog, and Digital ("ones and zeros"), and Amateur Radio!

G'Day! 

I go by “JJ”.

The website's pages are still in-work with more to come.  They seem to be updated when needed since going "live" -- "typos" and spelling errors are being corrected when seen along with addiional content being added.  One area being worked is further content under the Projects tab.

The website has been active since November 2020.

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QRZ

My details in QRZ are at https://www.qrz.com/db/wr5e, or clicking the "WR5E QSL card graphic" link to the right.

CW Proficiency (after all of these years)

A strong interest persistes getting back into CW building proficiency, skills, and speed.  Basicallly, I want to be better and comfortable with it.

There was the time in the mid-to-late 1980s when somewhat proficient making regular CW QSOs from my Texas QTHs progressing from around 5-7WPM as a Novice to around 20WPM as an Extra.  Then, with heading OCONUS for work with my wife of 2 years in early 1990, I just sort of "dropped" operating CW though remaining active with SSB and digital modes over the years.

Now 30+ years later, the desire to be comfortable with CW has returned. In rediscovering CW, a structured daily approach needed to be established.  Acting on that desire, I signed-up for the CW Ops CW Academy (CWA) classes in 2021 and 2022

If you are interested in having a QSO working on brushing-up your CW operating skills, then please reach-out to me via an email message to jj@wr5e.net.

Mac-Based Amateur Radio Applications

The much revised Mac-Based Amateur Radio Applications guide can be viewed and downloaded from the Amateur Radio/Mac Amateur Radio Digital Applications area.

The guide is focused on an M1 silicon-based Mac – my personal MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2021) recently transitioning to MacOS 14 (Sonoma), with a Kenwood TS-990S; M2 Macs should not be an issue.  Older Intel silicon-based Macs can also effectively run the logger and the applications as presented in the guide.  Examples include a MacBook Pro (15-inch, mid-2015) running MacOS 12 (Monterey) used by my youngest son, Kris, KF0KVY, with a Kenwood TS-590S.  An even older MacBook Air (mid-2012) running MacOS 10 (Catalina) was used by my oldest son, Nate, KD5OCU, with an Icom IC-7300; he now uses a MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2021) running MacOS 13 (Ventura).

SSB transmit audio configurations are now included for the TS-990S, FTDX10, and FT-710 Transceivers (eventhough I am not on SSB much).  Also included are the Radiosport RS60CF Headset, and the Bose QC35 Headset (w/Mic) using a custom fabricated interfacing cable assembly

The primary equipment and software covered in the Mac-Based Amateur Radio Applications guide includes:

The Mac-Based Amateur Radio Applications guide started as a personal project documenting configuration challenges and trials mainly getting fldigi configured and logically integrated with MLDX using a Macintosh computer (Mac) and a Kenwood TS-990S HF/50 MHz Transceiver during 2018.  WSJT-X and its configuration and integration with MLDX were also documented.  I figured if I struggled with the configuration and integration with MLDX, fldigi, and WSJT-X and succeeded; then there may be others "out there" that could benefit.

Old VK8JJ website persists on qsl.net

The first attempt creating a website still languishes "out there" on qsl.net at https://www.qsl.net/vk8jj/.  It was created shortly after returning to Alice Springs in APR98.  Unfortunately due to work and family, it was never updated after moving to another residence about a year later (where we lived for another 5+ years until returing back to the US and Colorado in 2004).  It had been several years since last seeing it -- thinking that it might have been deleted.

Question?  Comment?  More information needed?

If so, then please contact me at:  jj@wr5e.net

I would enjoy heaing from you!

Updates:

2021

2022

2023

2024