Yearly Archives: 2016

Introducing ‘El Rojo’

Today things just got better, a lot of things seem to work out fine. Just like some amateurs amongst us, I have been dreaming to buy this nice red sportscar, it’s just the damn budget! That is why we introduce the new high-end housing named ‘El Rojo’. Yes it is red like the famous cars! So now […]

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Notes on using BlueStack via Bluetooth or USB

Lately I got a few returns, and questions regarding issues seen by HAM’s. A good reason to make a nice checklist to help if you do encounter some weird behaviour. OVERAL: – if your unit has a black dot on the USB-port, you are fine. If you do not have the black dot, the uC […]

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Some nice testing on BlueDV for Windows.

Today I did some testing on the 4500 reflector, via the dutch  master  2042. That does not really sound to weird, as I am a Dutch HAM. However today I was able to use this configuration on an internetlink of 100k up, 256k down, in the city of Neiva, Colombia! I had some nice conversations […]

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BlueDV for Windows Beta and future

Hi All again, As many users of HAM equipment are Windows users, PA7LIM was building a BlueDV for windows. Currently in beta. Of course if it is released, you want to know if you are compatible, and probably you are! Below find an overview of BlueStack boards, and how to use them with BlueDV!

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We Are Back!

Unfortunately our webshop has been down due to some technical issues. As I was out for a few days, I noticed it to late. Anyway, we’re back again, and our goodies are ready for you! Check our webshop at : http://www.combitronics.nl

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Let’s keep it clear!

After all nice remarks we have received, we have been doing a lot in the background. PLA boxes are being sold, and are available in a few nice colors. Since we hear that communication is very clear with BlueSpotDV and BlueStack, it seems a good idea to make a nice clear box. So here we […]

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Huey, Dewey and Louie

From left to right: Little-RED, BlueStackMicro+ and BlueStack-Micro (Basic) All fit in the BlueBox01, and use the BlueBox01 included lightguides! Boards are availlable at: www.combitronics.nl

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How about some overview?

Boards are availlable at: www.combitronics.nl

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Introducing Little-RED

Little-RED, also known as MicroProg 1.1 is another unit in the BlueStack-Micro-range. What is Little-RED? This unit is the program-adaptor that fits to your pi-radio, and gives you the opportunity to do firmware-update’s, but also MMDVM! How does it work? If you connect the USB-port to your PC, it will find a comport. In the […]

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About BlueStack-Micro+ and MMDVM

Lately I discovered that the board did reset during operation of MMDVM-host. It seems the same line that resets the radio-board for uploading new firmware is toggled sometimes. Several solutions to solve this are available, and one of them I removing the wire after firmware-update. In some cases it could be handy to put a […]

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