Category: Temporarily Offline

Those aren’t electrical connections; they’re grounding for the circuit board. Cutting away makes traces, pretty straightforward and easy to see.

🚀 Turn your old radios into digital-mode powerhouses! In this video, I show you the TOADs DI board and the new DI6 daughter board — a plug-and-play sound card interface that connects your radio to your computer over USB-C.

With just one board, you can run:
• Winlink 📡
• APRS 🚗
• FT8 🌐
• ANY digital mode you want

No more struggling with cables, custom wiring, or expensive interfaces — the TOADs DI6 makes it simple. (Of course if you like that kinda thing, the TOADs DI is for you!)

📌 In this video, I’ll show you:
• What the DI6 is and how it works
• How to connect it to your radio & PC
• Live demo of digital modes in action
• Why it might be the easiest way to bring your rig into the modern digital world

👉 Full Video: https://youtu.be/7gANAdQgpcM

👉 TOADs DI board: https://www.temporarilyoffline.com
👉 TOADs DB6 Board: https://www.temporarilyoffline.com
👉 Documentation: https://geni.us/toads-di

Need a case?
👉 5% off TOADs Shell: https://hamradiolife.shop/KM9G Code KM9G

👉 VK/ZL Orders: https://hamradiodx.net
👉 UK/EU Orders: https://shop.m0jsx.radio/

Tools:
👉 Pinecil USB Powered Soldering Iron: https://geni.us/eGZf3
👉 Solder Wick: https://geni.us/wERS4t
👉 Solder: https://geni.us/DOeI
👉 Standoffs: https://geni.us/qmOWuT
👉 Screwdriver Set: https://geni.us/OilK
👉 6 Pin Mini Din Cable: https://geni.us/mKzF
👉 CT-164 10 pin to 6 pin adapter for yaesu radios: https://geni.us/9TtM7C

👉 3d Printer STL files available on TOADs Discord: https://discord.gg/97tkMEc

#CircuitBoard #Grounding #Electronics #TechExplained

In this easy step-by-step guide, I walk through everything you need to get FT8 working on one of the most popular HF mobile rigs ever made.

👉 Documentation: https://temporarilyoffline.com/blogs/tos-blog/getting-your-yaesu-ft-857d-on-ft8-with-the-toads-di

Today’s Station:
👉 Yaesu FT-857D (Used): https://geni.us/JMtH7q
👉 TOADs Digital Interface: https://temporarilyoffline.com
👉 TOADs DI6 6-Pin Daughter Board: https://temporarilyoffline.com
👉 Raspberry Pi 5: https://geni.us/l0w2hPy
👉 Raspberry Pi 5 Case: https://geni.us/3cmIdT
👉 SD Card: https://geni.us/udB0kKB
👉 Yaesu 8-Pin Cat Cable: https://geni.us/31RrSB
👉 Mini Din 6 Cable: https://geni.us/mKzF
👉 Toroids for RFI: https://geni.us/AVbIA
👉 Ham Radio Crusader TOADs Shell: http://hamradiolife.org/
👉 ATU 100: https://geni.us/EkazAV
👉 Carbon Fiber Antenna: https://geni.us/MtFjQm

👉 Check out the Geekom AX8 MiniPC: https://geni.us/zTLB
(For those Pi-Haters like Don)

Links:
👉 WSJT-X: https://wsjt.sourceforge.io/wsjtx.html
👉 Time Tester: https://time.is
👉 Maidenhead Grid Square Lookup: https://www.levinecentral.com/ham/grid_square.php
👉 Map Signal Reporting: pskreporter.info
🫵 We want YOU on TOADs Discord: https://discord.gg/97tkMEc

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🖍️ How I make my Thumbnails: https://partner.canva.com/c/3622632/647168/10068
⚡ Meter I use in my videos: https://kaiweets.com/?sca_ref=2859744.05ZtMxNK23

👉 Fun Stuff 👈
🫵 We want YOU on TOADs Discord: https://discord.gg/97tkMEc
🕊️ Twitter: https://twitter.com/KiloMike9Golf
😸 Github: https://github.com/TemporarilyOffline

Where possible, all links are affiliate links, this youtube thing is an expensive endeavor and every little bit helps.

Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:19 Don’t Leave!
0:56 Chapters Like This One
1:07 Speed Control
1:16 Raspberry Pi, Windows, macOS
1:45 Raspberry Pi Computer
2:35 TOADs Digital Interface
3:47 FT-857 Ports Guide
4:13 Cables
4:57 RFI: Always Be Choking!
6:03 Connect It Up
7:14 Docs in Description
8:03 Factory Reset First
8:18 Shallow F Menu
9:31 What is AGC?
11:25 Deep F Menu Time
14:00 Power Levels
16:31 Get The Software
16:18 Time Sync
19:37 Install WSJTX on Raspberry Pi
21:15 TOADs DI Provides COS for Allstar
22:12 Disable GUI Response to COS signal
22:30 Find Your Audio Device Name
25:50 Start WSJTX
26:45 Configure WSJTX
27:08 General Tab
27:14 Find Your Grid Square
28:23 Experiment!
30:17 Audio Tab
30:57 Radio Tab
31:42 Find Your CAT Port
33:42 Why Upper Side Band?
34:26 Split Deep Dive
35:45 TEST CAT!
36:16 TEST PTT!
36:31 Reporting Tab
37:05 Please Spot, Its Fun
38:25 Put your Radio in DIG mode
39:05 Waterfall – Signals Present
39:32 Main Screen Walkthrough
41:41 Left Side DB Meter and RF Gain
43:58 Take your Turn Even/Odd
44:53 Hold TX!
47:20 Control ALC
49:13 What is ALC?
50:07 Who’s Hearing Me? PSKReporter
54:22 Log Your Contacts
55:51 Wrap Up

Old solder can get crusty, making it hard to work with. Adding fresh solder gives you more surface area for your solder braid to pick things up and get the job done!

🚀 Turn your old radios into digital-mode powerhouses! In this video, I show you the TOADs DI board and the new DI6 daughter board — a plug-and-play sound card interface that connects your radio to your computer over USB-C.

With just one board, you can run:
• Winlink 📡
• APRS 🚗
• FT8 🌐
• ANY digital mode you want

No more struggling with cables, custom wiring, or expensive interfaces — the TOADs DI6 makes it simple. (Of course if you like that kinda thing, the TOADs DI is for you!)

📌 In this video, I’ll show you:
• What the DI6 is and how it works
• How to connect it to your radio & PC
• Live demo of digital modes in action
• Why it might be the easiest way to bring your rig into the modern digital world

👉 Full Video: https://youtu.be/7gANAdQgpcM

👉 TOADs DI board: https://www.temporarilyoffline.com
👉 TOADs DB6 Board: https://www.temporarilyoffline.com
👉 Documentation: https://geni.us/toads-di

Need a case?
👉 5% off TOADs Shell: https://hamradiolife.shop/KM9G Code KM9G

👉 VK/ZL Orders: https://hamradiodx.net
👉 UK/EU Orders: https://shop.m0jsx.radio/

Tools:
👉 Pinecil USB Powered Soldering Iron: https://geni.us/eGZf3
👉 Solder Wick: https://geni.us/wERS4t
👉 Solder: https://geni.us/DOeI
👉 Standoffs: https://geni.us/qmOWuT
👉 Screwdriver Set: https://geni.us/OilK
👉 6 Pin Mini Din Cable: https://geni.us/mKzF
👉 CT-164 10 pin to 6 pin adapter for yaesu radios: https://geni.us/9TtM7C

👉 3d Printer STL files available on TOADs Discord: https://discord.gg/97tkMEc

#SolderingTips #DIYElectronics #TechRepair #Electronics

Make no mistake… this battery is 100lbs+ and it delivers every ounce of that weight right to you! (and then some).

Whether you’re powering your RV, your AC or your repeater site, this battery will get you there. Sit it in the repeater vault and stop the worry for at least 5 years.

👉 Get yours at the Jungle Market: https://geni.us/eqKBe
👉 Or Get it Direct: https://www.temgot.com/products/12v-460ah-lithium-rv-battery-with-self-heating-and-touchable-lcd-screen?_pos=1&_psq=460&_ss=e&_v=1.0&ref=vmhribvb
👉 Check out the Geekom AX8 MiniPC: https://geni.us/zTLB

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👉 Support The Channel 👈
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🛒 Amazon Link: https://www.amazon.com/shop/temporarilyoffline
📻 Use Code TO15 for $15 off at Radioddity: https://www.radioddity.com/?ref=bpajyqft
🖍️ How I make my Thumbnails: https://partner.canva.com/c/3622632/647168/10068
⚡ Meter I use in my videos: https://kaiweets.com/?sca_ref=2859744.05ZtMxNK23

👉 Fun Stuff 👈
🫵 We want YOU on TOADs Discord: https://discord.gg/97tkMEc
🕊️ Twitter: https://twitter.com/KiloMike9Golf
😸 Github: https://github.com/TemporarilyOffline

Where possible, all links are affiliate links, this youtube thing is an expensive endeavor and every little bit helps.

Today we’re going to help Frank fix his antenna. I haven’t even asked him what the problem is, so we’re going in cold!

My goto tools for these kind of builds:
👉 Soldering Iron: https://geni.us/eGZf3
👉 Screwdriver Set: https://geni.us/OilK
👉 Solder: https://geni.us/DOeI
👉 Cheap Multi-Meter: https://geni.us/RursYP
👉 NanoVNA: https://geni.us/Vwuu
👉 NanoVNA Case: https://geni.us/LSI8ll

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💸 Tip Jar: https://paypal.me/temporarilyoffline
🛒 Amazon Link: https://www.amazon.com/shop/temporarilyoffline
📻 Use Code TO15 for $15 off at Radioddity: https://www.radioddity.com/?ref=bpajyqft
🖍️ How I make my Thumbnails: https://partner.canva.com/c/3622632/647168/10068
⚡ Meter I use in my videos: https://kaiweets.com/?sca_ref=2859744.05ZtMxNK23

👉 Fun Stuff 👈
🫵 We want YOU on TOADs Discord: https://discord.gg/97tkMEc
🕊️ Twitter: https://twitter.com/KiloMike9Golf
😸 Github: https://github.com/TemporarilyOffline

Where possible, all links are affiliate links, this youtube thing is an expensive endeavor and every little bit helps.

This board arrives almost completely assembled, ready for you to customize! Add your 6-pin radio connector and configure the pin headers to your liking.

🚀 Turn your old radios into digital-mode powerhouses! In this video, I show you the TOADs DI board and the new DI6 daughter board — a plug-and-play sound card interface that connects your radio to your computer over USB-C.

With just one board, you can run:
• Winlink 📡
• APRS 🚗
• FT8 🌐
• ANY digital mode you want

No more struggling with cables, custom wiring, or expensive interfaces — the TOADs DI6 makes it simple. (Of course if you like that kinda thing, the TOADs DI is for you!)

📌 In this video, I’ll show you:
• What the DI6 is and how it works
• How to connect it to your radio & PC
• Live demo of digital modes in action
• Why it might be the easiest way to bring your rig into the modern digital world

👉 Full Video: https://youtu.be/7gANAdQgpcM

👉 TOADs DI board: https://www.temporarilyoffline.com
👉 TOADs DB6 Board: https://www.temporarilyoffline.com
👉 Documentation: https://geni.us/toads-di

Need a case?
👉 5% off TOADs Shell: https://hamradiolife.shop/KM9G Code KM9G

👉 VK/ZL Orders: https://hamradiodx.net
👉 UK/EU Orders: https://shop.m0jsx.radio/

Tools:
👉 Pinecil USB Powered Soldering Iron: https://geni.us/eGZf3
👉 Solder Wick: https://geni.us/wERS4t
👉 Solder: https://geni.us/DOeI
👉 Standoffs: https://geni.us/qmOWuT
👉 Screwdriver Set: https://geni.us/OilK
👉 6 Pin Mini Din Cable: https://geni.us/mKzF
👉 CT-164 10 pin to 6 pin adapter for yaesu radios: https://geni.us/9TtM7C

👉 3d Printer STL files available on TOADs Discord: https://discord.gg/97tkMEc

#SurfaceMount #Components #Electronics #DIYElectronics

Today we put the SAs to the test in the battle of the SA Stars. No Baofengs will be tested in the making of this live stream!

Today’s Gear:
👉 Siglent SVA1015X: https://geni.us/cTkoW
👉 TinySA Ultra ZS407: https://geni.us/Hdst2Gr
👉 TinySA Case: https://geni.us/r1hMXfy
👉 Attenuators:
10db 2w Attenuator: https://geni.us/0os5BE1
20db 10w Attenautor (get 2): https://geni.us/H9LdV
👉 Cellwave Dummy Load w/Tap (ebay): https://geni.us/hlPu0hL

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👉 Support The Channel 👈
❤️ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/temporarilyoffline
📺 Youtube Memberships: https://www.youtube.com/temporarilyoffline/join
💸 Tip Jar: https://paypal.me/temporarilyoffline
🛒 Amazon Link: https://www.amazon.com/shop/temporarilyoffline
📻 Use Code TO15 for $15 off at Radioddity: https://www.radioddity.com/?ref=bpajyqft
🖍️ How I make my Thumbnails: https://partner.canva.com/c/3622632/647168/10068
⚡ Meter I use in my videos: https://kaiweets.com/?sca_ref=2859744.05ZtMxNK23

👉 Fun Stuff 👈
🫵 We want YOU on TOADs Discord: https://discord.gg/97tkMEc
🕊️ Twitter: https://twitter.com/KiloMike9Golf
😸 Github: https://github.com/TemporarilyOffline

Where possible, all links are affiliate links, this youtube thing is an expensive endeavor and every little bit helps.

In this video I show you have to brick… and then also how to unbrick a G90 after the firmware didn’t load properly. Its actually pretty simple – but still scary! Here are the tools needed for this job:

1. 👉 Xiegu G90: https://geni.us/PoFT
2. 👉 Xiegu CI-V/CAT Cable: https://geni.us/KAs3m8j
3. 👉 G90UpdateFW: https://www.farnsworth.org/dale/g90updatefw/

👉 Check out the Geekom AX8 MiniPC: https://geni.us/zTLB

👉 How To Update Your Firmware Without Failure: https://youtu.be/NIUbbSjRXsU

Click the 👍 Like Button, 🤡 Leave a Comment, ❤️ Subscribe

👉 Support The Channel 👈
❤️ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/temporarilyoffline
📺 Youtube Memberships: https://www.youtube.com/temporarilyoffline/join
💸 Tip Jar: https://paypal.me/temporarilyoffline
🛒 Amazon Link: https://www.amazon.com/shop/temporarilyoffline
📻 Use Code TO15 for $15 off at Radioddity: https://www.radioddity.com/?ref=bpajyqft
🖍️ How I make my Thumbnails: https://partner.canva.com/c/3622632/647168/10068
⚡ Meter I use in my videos: https://kaiweets.com/?sca_ref=2859744.05ZtMxNK23

👉 Fun Stuff 👈
🫵 We want YOU on TOADs Discord: https://discord.gg/97tkMEc
🕊️ Twitter: https://twitter.com/KiloMike9Golf
😸 Github: https://github.com/TemporarilyOffline

Where possible, all links are affiliate links, this youtube thing is an expensive endeavor and every little bit helps.

Ever wondered what those pins on your radio connector actually mean? Learn about the standard pin configurations used by Yaesu, Icom, Kenwood, and others for seamless communication.

🚀 Turn your old radios into digital-mode powerhouses! In this video, I show you the TOADs DI board and the new DI6 daughter board — a plug-and-play sound card interface that connects your radio to your computer over USB-C.

With just one board, you can run:
• Winlink 📡
• APRS 🚗
• FT8 🌐
• ANY digital mode you want

No more struggling with cables, custom wiring, or expensive interfaces — the TOADs DI6 makes it simple. (Of course if you like that kinda thing, the TOADs DI is for you!)

📌 In this video, I’ll show you:
• What the DI6 is and how it works
• How to connect it to your radio & PC
• Live demo of digital modes in action
• Why it might be the easiest way to bring your rig into the modern digital world

👉 Full Video: https://youtu.be/7gANAdQgpcM

👉 TOADs DI board: https://www.temporarilyoffline.com
👉 TOADs DB6 Board: https://www.temporarilyoffline.com
👉 Documentation: https://geni.us/toads-di

Need a case?
👉 5% off TOADs Shell: https://hamradiolife.shop/KM9G Code KM9G

👉 VK/ZL Orders: https://hamradiodx.net
👉 UK/EU Orders: https://shop.m0jsx.radio/

Tools:
👉 Pinecil USB Powered Soldering Iron: https://geni.us/eGZf3
👉 Solder Wick: https://geni.us/wERS4t
👉 Solder: https://geni.us/DOeI
👉 Standoffs: https://geni.us/qmOWuT
👉 Screwdriver Set: https://geni.us/OilK
👉 6 Pin Mini Din Cable: https://geni.us/mKzF
👉 CT-164 10 pin to 6 pin adapter for yaesu radios: https://geni.us/9TtM7C

👉 3d Printer STL files available on TOADs Discord: https://discord.gg/97tkMEc

#RadioConnector #Yaesu #Icom #Kenwood #HamRadio