Following are online books that has lots of useful information in one place. Amateur Radio Booklet 2024 Author: Noël Martin F4JJD, GitHub source Table of Contents ARRL Wes Hayward, W7ZOI Books Articles MFJ Works of L. B. Cerik, W4RNL (SK 2008) Don Lancaster – Books and Articles Antenna Design YouTube
I got this module from AliExpress from a here-today-gone-tomorrow vendor with the development board with Dupont sockets and screw-down blocks for each pin. Total of about $7 for the pair. It looks like a nice development setup that I won’t lose sleep if I bury the development board in the final device. Pinout Notes GPIO Input Output Notes… Read More »
The information below is aimed at IronPython 2.7.3. This is the version used for scripting in SoftPro Select. The obvious question is why don’t we update? The obvious answer is – why?
IronPython code will automatically look in the following folders for DLLs and code modules for Custom Order Rules.
I was curious about the methods exposed when you do an import clr command. The source code for ClrModule.cs is here. Methods marked as “Advanced” are highly specialized and will not be covered. Methods AddReference(string[] references) : void Add DLL to internal list of assemblies useable by code. Adds a reference to a .NET assembly. Parameters can be… Read More »
This topic started with a desired to see the difference between driving a DBM LO port with a sine vs a square wave. It is also an opportunity to get familiar with my test equipment. Test Equipment The signals will be generated by a two channel Siglent SDG 1032x signal generator. The mixing products will be observed on… Read More »
Typical task condition statements look like this PowerShell task: Below are example condition statements. Note that you cannot use macro variable format such as $(Build.SourceBranch). Case is ignored on the variable names. Other useful conditions are available from Microsoft. Template Parameter Conditions (From Microsoft documents) Parameter expansion happens before conditions are considered. Therefore, when you declare a parameter… Read More »
Let’s start by saying the PowerShell is one of the most opaque and crappy languages that was ever created. I’m glad some people like it – but as far as me, it sucks. Adding PowerShell to Azure YAML Build Script Adding PowerShell scripts is easy. The example below shows how to create a script with embedded PowerShell code.… Read More »
Use the template below to load the RootID and Guid values for an order if you have the order number. Add your custom code to the “Queries” section. The code shows an example that displays the Settlement Date for the specified order number.
It’s always a pain finding the manuals for test equipment. You might use it for a little while then you don’t need it for 6 months. The perfect solution is to put it where you can always find it quickly. Hmmmm. FG085 miniDDS Function Generator This generator is almost entirely based on the kit that is sold all… Read More »