Learning to Speak Icom: OrbitDeck’s WiFi Control Protocol for the IC-705
How OrbitDeck learned to control the IC-705 over Wi-Fi, what it borrowed from icom-lan, where it diverged, and the session logic that finally worked.
Notebook
Notebook
Essays, field notes, technical write-ups, poetry, reflections, hobby rabbit holes, and the occasional deep dive into something that refused to behave.
Front Shelf
Featured writing
What Changed in the 2026 WIA Band Plan
A practical look at the 2026 WIA band plan revision, including the main HF changes, the tradeoffs behind them, and original comparison charts that point back to the official WIA documents.
Ramblings from an organisational spree
a.k.a I should be putting things away instead of blathering on
Archive
Everything else
Older posts fall into a denser archive so the page can stay readable as it grows.
Configuring a Custom Domain with GitHub Pages and Squarespace
A practical apex-domain setup for GitHub Pages on Squarespace DNS, including canonical records, domain verification, and HTTPS issuance checks.
Charlieplexing 6 LEDs on an ATTiny85
How to bully six LEDs into behaving with just three pins, a timer interrupt, and a tiny bit of smugness.