Who is going to try to push stuff with their 1.25cm rigs?

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Someone trying to make HAM even harder to get into in Australia…

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Unsuccessful with SDR and HF bands

Hello All,

So I just got into amateur radio when I bought a UV-5r. While I’m looking into getting my license I decided to venture into the SDR realm.

So I bought a dongle from rtl-sdr.com and a “Ham It Up” Up converter. Messed around with ADS-B but really wanted to listen in on the HF bands.

So I got SDR# running. Tuned into some FM stations, and thats about as far as I got. I made sure to put in the shift ( -125,000,000 ) for the converter. I was hoping to catch WWV some where out there, but i get nothing.

I know the antennas that came with the kit are not meant for HF so I made a crappy fan dipole for 10M and 6M to get started. Now I didn’t expect to see much but I haven’t came across anything.

The antenna is not in an ideal location taped to the ceiling in my cave. I hope to be putting up a more robust dipole in my attic once I get some time. Even with the crappy one I was hoping to hear something.

Anyone think of anything I’m missing?

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Inverted, inverted L for 80/40?

Last week I put up a 40m vertical on a guyed mast, idea is to end feed it at the roof line and lay out elevated radials , mostly pulled to the adjacent fence and laying on the metal roof, as many tuned length as possible.

I let the wire run long at the bottom, giving me about 10′ extra that I can run to the fence as well, coming out with the radials at close to horizontal.

If this wire runs parallel to and near the radials, will this negatively affect the performance of the antenna as a whole? Cebik speaks of an “erect L”, not sure if this is what he means. The goal is to have an effective antenna for 75m, most of my operating being at night.

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AMBE3000

In prep for the eventual Arduino upgrade to support DMR, I bought one of these AMBE3000 Arduino shields with the free LF audio board.
After soldering together the LF audio board, it sat on my desk for a few weeks as I had other things to do.

This past weekend I got time to actually figure out how to use it on DSTAR in order to test to make sure it’s working for when the DMR upgrade software/firmware is released.

So far so good. It works well on DSTAR even if the whole thing is a little clunky requiring 3 different windows to be open and running in order to use and control it.

AMBE3000 assembled and working.

Overview of the complete hardware to include external speaker and microphone.
That’s actually not a bad speaker at all. No crackling and I think it cost me a total of $10 years ago.

The three programs that musty be running for it to work on DSTAR.
NOTE: You just install and configure D-STAR Repeater and ircDDBGateway for Windows. The Remote Control program itself is part of the ircDDBGateway package.
And yes, that’s the Frankfurt, Germany skyline at night. I lived in that area for over a decade. I miss it so much.

This weekend I was listening to both the DMR TAC 310 net and the D-Star International Net at the same time and D-STAR audio sounded atrocious next to DMR.
Of course, if you dig down into the specs of both digital modes you’ll quickly see why…

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How To Make My Mic Work With My Rig?

I have a KX2, and I use the built-in mic as of right now. I really want to find a way to use my Icom HM-186LS with it because I love the mic. How can I use them together, since the Icom HM has dual adapters for SP/Mic and it doesn’t line up with the jacks on the KX2.

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One-Day Tech Videos: Repeater operation, HF operation

Two more videos from the one-day Tech class I taught on January 30, 2016 at the University of Michigan:

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Earphone/microphone for HT

I performed my first public service work yesterday by helping to provide communications for a local parade. I brought a pair of my favorite earphones that I use with my iPhone when listening to music, etc. This, at least, helped me hear. But I still needed to unclip the radio from my belt to talk into the mic on the HT.

I have an Icom ID-51A Plus HT. As is typical of Icom, their accessory prices are quite high. Does anyone have a recommendation for an earphone/mic/PTT combo that works well and is more reasonable in price? If I were doing this frequently I’d just buy the Icom and be done with it. But I’m likely to use this maybe 6 times a year.

I would be interested in either lapel mics or a mic in the earphone. I don’t want a boom mic for 2m on HT use.

Thank you for any advice you may have!

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Page last updated on: Monday, November 7, 2016 CME impact possible on Nov. 8th On November 5th, a magnetic filament on the sun became unstable and erupted. The blast opened a fiery canyon in the sun’s atmosphere and hurled a CME toward Earth. According to NOAA models, the plasma cloud could strike Earth’s magnetic field on November 8th, triggering G1-class geomagnetic storms and auroras around the poles. Visit http://spaceweather.com for updates and more information. Share this page Follow us Advertisement

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Page last updated on: Sunday, November 6, 2016 7P8EUDXF QRT Gene, K5GS, sent out the following for Pista, HA5AO, on October 31st [edited]: Pista, HA5AO, reports that his volunteer assignment at orphanages in Lesotho is now complete, he made 4,027 QSOs during his off hours. – First QSO in the log: 17 Oct 2016 16:16 UTC – Last QSO in the log: 29 Oct 2016 15:21 UTC The log was uploaded to HA5AO.com (Log Search & OQRS) from Lesotho, LoTW will be uploaded in six months. Any money donated to 7P8EUDXF will be used for humanitarian purposes. The results of Pista’s 2010 activity can be seen at: http://ift.tt/2fqEC4r The before and after images are certainly eyeopening. 73, Gene K5GS for Pista OPDX

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Page last updated on: Sunday, November 6, 2016 IOTA News from OPDX 7 November, 2016 Island activities: AS-072. A team of Malaysian operators will be active as 9M4LI from Lalang Island, West Malaysia, between November 25-27th. Activity will be on various HF bands and modes. Operators mentioned are Mohd/9M2EEE, Mohamad/9W2HYY, Nazari/9W2NDQ, Sabry/9W2XKM, Rudy/9W2VDY, Ahmad/9W2FMC, Mohd/9W2CTA, Ahmad/9W2HGZ, Rozaiman/9W2SFF, Sapuan/9W2FRP, Irham/9W2IAI, Din/9W2BDS, Mohadzir/9W2PSD, Sanusi/9W2HSX and Solaudin/9W2WFR. QSL via: Lalang Island Team, No. 35A, Jalan Halaman 3, Taman Halaman, Ampang.Selangor. Malaysia., SL 68000, West Malaysia, Malaysia. OC-236. Operators Burkhard/DL3KZA and Amiruddin/YB9IPY will be active as YB8/DL3KZA from Selayar Island between November 1-14th. Activity will be on 40-10 meters using CW and SSB. QSL via DL3KZA. OC-237. “DXNEWS.com” reports that members of ORARI Daerah Banten will be active as YB16T from Pandjang Island between November 18-20th. The callsign YB16T is a special callsign to celebrate 16th anniversary of the Banten Province. Activity will be on 40/20/15 meters. QSL via HA3JB direct to: Gabor Kutasi, Koch R. utca 10/A.I/4., 8600 Siofok, Hungary. QSLs for Indonesia stations go direct to ORDA Banten: ORARI DAERAH BANTEN SPECIAL CALL 16th BANTEN, Jln. ORARI No.4 Kelunjukan, Ling Kemuning, Lingkar Selatan Serang Banten 42116, Indonesia. SA-041. Brazilian operators will be active as ZW8L from Lencois Island between November 10-14th. Activity will be on various HF bands. QSL direct to: LENCOIS ISLAND DX, P.O.BOX 280, BELEM-PA, PA 66017970, Brazil. Check-out the latest IOTA News from the Deutscher Amateur Radio Club Share this page Follow us Advertisement

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How to get multiple programmable radios to talk to eachother?

Hi,

I am looking to create a small network of the Leixen Note 25 watt handhelds. (I am not changing radio models so please do not suggest that) and a small mobile unit which is 25w as well. Each is programmable so how do I get all of them to talk to eachother without changing channels? Thanks

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What is a Ham Radio? Here’s A Plain Simple Answer

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Radio Club to Commemorate National Parks Anniversary:

This year, amateur radio operators throughout the United States have helped commemorate the first 100 years of the National Park Service. Clubs pack up their antennas, radios and source of power and head for historically significant sites where they will set up their equipment to reach out to hundreds of other radio operators. The Cleveland Amateur Radio Club will conduct its final public demonstration on Saturday, November 12 as part of the American Radio Relay League’s “National Parks on the Air” program. During these events, amateur radio operators or “hams” as they are more commonly known, attempt to contact as many units in the national parks system as possible from their home locations. The overall goal for hams at the parks is to contact as many U.S. states and territories as possible. The activity returns the CARC to the Blythe Ferry Removal Memorial Park in Birchwood; a federally recognized site on the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail. This marks the club’s third activation as the Trail of Tears as part of the year-long event. The Club’s October demonstration at Red Clay State Historic Park saw 10 member participants interacting with park visitors, and six radio operators communicating by voice and Morse code to amateurs throughout the country.

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Weekly Q&A Thread [11/07/2016]

Here’s your chance to ask questions that you think may have been asked before, or that might not require their own thread.

This is a great place to get answers about choosing or operating first radios, as these threads often get ignored due to their frequent reappearance on the front page. You’ll have lots of eyes here.

No question is a dumb question!

Upvote questions and good answers. It improves their visibility!

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Amateur Radio Newsline Headlines for Ham Nation. November 9, 2016:

Amateur Radio Newsline Headlines for Ham Nation. November 9, 2016.

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United States Air Force MARS Recruiting Effort In Alaska:

Mark Allen, MARS callsign AFN5O, National Director of Operations for US Air Force
MARS, today formally initiated an intensive recruiting effort to gain new MARS
members in Alaska. In a joint statement, Allen and Jay Townsend, AFR0C, Region 10
Director stated, “USAF MARS is critically in need of members in the Alaska region.
MARS membership in Alaska is under-represented, and we hope to correct this
situation during the upcoming months.”

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A nice win

Was at the Western Springs junk sale on Saturday and bought a raffle ticket. Thanks to Icom NZ for the very nice IC-2300h rig for the prize, it’s now in the car. Thanks

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Park Portable Doublet from WVØH

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The Legality of DMR in Amateur Radio

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