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HI8O & KB8SM

Amateur Radio Station

Welcome to my amateur radio page, this is a unique blog here for you to explore. I'll use this page to share with you my activities and operations as HI8O and KB8SM.

Amateur Radio has added such value to my life, any I love having the opportunity to share my passions and thoughts with you. Read on, and enjoy.

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Santiago Mejia Ortiz

Jan 30
2 min

Walk the talk

As some of you already know, last year I formed a ballot to participate in the elections for a local amateur radio club in Santo Domingo....

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Santiago Mejia Ortiz

Jun 7, 2022
8 min

Institucionalidad y Desarrollo...pero en retroceso.

Cuando el grupo de radioaficionados que me permitió acompañarle dentro de la Plancha Institucionalidad e Innovación presentada en las...

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Santiago Mejia Ortiz

Apr 22, 2021
2 min

We´ve been busy backstage...

The last couple of months have been quite busy for me and my station and a whole new set of experiences took place. I guess one of the...

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Santiago Mejia Ortiz

Feb 10, 2021
1 min

One letter left....

Hello all!, I´m very pleased to announce that I´ve upgraded my license in my home country. Therefore HI8SMX is no longer my call, as of...

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Santiago Mejia Ortiz

Aug 30, 2020
1 min

What's going on with HI8SMX

What I've been doing lately.

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How I briefly lost my Acom 600s (and my breath)

Santiago Mejia Ortiz

Mar 26, 2020
2 min

How I briefly lost my Acom 600s (and my breath)

A few weeks ago out of the blue my Acom 600s amplifier decided it won't turn on. I turned it on and it will beep a melody (can't remember...

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Santiago Mejia Ortiz

Mar 26, 2020
4 min

Automation and Remote Control

Ok, so I´ve listed and organized all my equipments and components and managed to find suitable softwares and apps for most of them, now...

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Santiago Mejia Ortiz

Mar 26, 2020
1 min

Breaking news...

Earlier today the President of the Dominican Republic issued the Presidential Decree No.091-20 approving the new Frequency Allocation...

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Santiago Mejia Ortiz

Mar 26, 2020
3 min

About the software

On my previous post I mentioned all radios and components that I´ve collected on my shack and this time I´m going to talk a little bit...

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Santiago Mejia Ortiz

Mar 26, 2020
2 min

First thing first

Ok, so let´s begin this difficult task of updating my shack. It is quite a job, specially when it comes to decide what goes where and...

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Santiago Mejia Ortiz

Mar 26, 2020
1 min

Let's reorganize

Yes, it´s time for some shack upgrades. Since my last post I´ve changed a few equipment and added new ones and multiple new setups, which...

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