Category: Ham Radio
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Radiosport
I’ve been so busy that I haven’t been able to “play” radio hardly at all this year. Living where I do I can only set up my antennas temporarily and take them down at the end of the day. Today I had time to set up antennas and stuff and finally play radio. In fact,…
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Changing the Frequency of repeater VXR-5000
I doubt anyone will need to read this post but I had to write it. We are swapping repeaters between sites and therefore want to swap the frequencies those repeaters use. One of them is an ancient Vertex VXR-5000. It still works fine despite being I-don’t-know-how-old-it-is. Most of the repeater control can be done using…
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Playing Radio
I can’t tell you how long operating on any digital mode has not worked for me. Years perhaps? Finally today, a new laptop and going back to my original Signalink, I played radio. WInlink VARA HF, SSTV, FT8, almost without a problem. In the process I managed to get FT8 QSOs from Alaska, Venezuela, Cuba,…
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PSA
PSA: Do not attempt #hamradio repairs after bed time
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KC9UNZ/AE
Whew! Just passed my Amateur Extra Class exam. I didn’t realize how keyed up I was about the test until I got the results when the feeling of relief was palpable. I have to admit, at this age I don’t have to take too many tests. Almost forgot how.
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Why is my DMR Network Status Yellow?
Since I am isolating for #COVID I’ve moved a few of my #HamRadio handheld radios into my “cell.” It’s been a while since I used my #DMR radio and #pistar and was surprised it wasn’t working. There was plenty of activity in the brandmeister hoseline and although my pi-star reported that my radio was connecting…
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A Blank Space on Kenwood TH-D72
I’ve puzzles over this TOO many times. How do I insert a blank space between words when writing an APRS message on my Kenwood TH-D72? Use the DUAL key. Simple. I just don’t do it often enough to remember.
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Help My Yaesu FTM-400 Stopped Beaconing APRS
The problem started a few months ago. My radio displays #APRS messages and reports, with directions and distances just fine but won’t beacon out my own information. I’ve monkeyed around with my settings enough so that I’m not sure what I’ve changed and how, if need be, to return to where I started. Until I…
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Amateur Call Sign Information
While working on software I discovered a nice website that returns #hamradio call information in html, text, XML and json. I’ve been able to make a call in my software that consumes the json output to identify call signs that I don’t already know. Here are some examples of the different API Calls that can…
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Help! My Winlink Packet Session Froze Because My Port Was Wrong!
Recently, in the middle of a meeting/demo of Winlink, as we started to show the people in my organization how the Winlink Packet FM worked I started a session and found that since my port was incorrect in the setup Winlink froze and wouldn’t time out. Usually this happens after I’ve had a previous successful…