A jack of many hobbies and a master of none - spending lots of time on amateur/ham radio, running, and technology.
Showing posts with label Ham Radio. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ham Radio. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 9, 2021
Wednesday, July 29, 2020
Friday, July 17, 2020
Intellectual Discourse - Ham Radio Reddit
First - Baofeng Bucks:
"Chinese communist party takes your Baofeng bucks and puts them right in the 'turn America into one big concentration camp' fund. They don't want you dead, they want your whole life. Call me crazy, see what happens.EDIT: Changed 'Baofeng dollars' to 'Baofeng bucks' because it's funnier."
"Japanese anime porn artists take your Yaesu Yen and put them right into the "get Americans addicted to tentacle hentai" fund. They don't want you dead, they want your whole life. Call me crazy, see what happens."
Wednesday, July 15, 2020
International Space Station
We watched the ISS go overhead last night. I was surprised by how bright it was.
You can track it here and find times when you might be able to see it.
And, of course, they have a radio on the space station:
"The crew can operate the 2-meter packet radio in unattended mode, and hams can make contacts with the ISS station when the crew members are working. Hams can also communicate with each other using the ISS packet (computer) radio mode, or receive slow scan television mode images. It all depends on what equipment is in service in space.
A typical ground station for contacting the ISS station includes a 2-meter FM transceiver and 25-100 watts of output power. A circularly polarized crossed-Yagi antenna capable of being pointed in both azimuth (North-South-East-West) and elevation (degrees above the horizon) is desirable. But successful contacts have even been made with vertical and ground plane antennas."
Monday, July 13, 2020
Eclectic Tech Podcost
I'm gonna give the ARRL's Eclectic Tech Podcast a try. The episodes aren't very long and it comes out biweekly.
Ham Radio is Dead, Long Live Ham Radio
From the "News for Nerds, Stuff that Matters" set, a discussion on the future of ham radio.
Since I've been working form home, I've been at the desk with my radios. I've not been spinning the dials on any HF bands, but scanning the local repeaters on 2m has turned up very little rag chewing. I thought folks might be talking more if they are stuck at home.
Labels:
Ham Radio
Sunday, July 5, 2020
Another 10 Years
I had to renew my ham license. The online process was painless. I had my FCC Registration Number (FRN) documented with my usual reference materials, so it meant I didn't have to go digging for it and avoided that headache.
I'm good for another ten years. Maybe I should actually get on the air again.
Wednesday, October 23, 2019
ARRL and groups.io
I had read that the Yahoo Groups service was shutting down... they were a hotbed for ham radio groups. Some of those groups migrated to groups.io. The ARRL is also going to use groups.io for some of their communications.
The ARRL is using https://t.co/e5AqwWGhNu to improve communications with radio hams. https://t.co/YY7jlISjWn— BobW (@K0NR) October 23, 2019
Labels:
ARRL,
Ham Radio,
Yahoo Group
Tuesday, September 17, 2019
Wouxun KG-UV9P: More Power
The Wouxun KG-UV9P High Powered Dual Band UHF/VHF Amateur Radio is now even more powerful! Wouxun boosted it to 7 watts UHF and 9 watts VHF! https://t.co/6qnZNADYcg #hamradio #hamr @amatradio— BuyTwoWayRadios.com (@2wayradios) September 17, 2019
Monday, September 9, 2019
Friday, May 10, 2019
IC-9700 SDR?
icomさんからIC9700の記念品が届きました!
— JF1WPC / いばらきRJ601 (@jf1wpc) May 9, 2019
16GBメモリースティック😆 pic.twitter.com/K6VJBqXSOZ
EME
The speed of light between Earth and Moon in real time! (Credit: James O'Donoghue - NASA) pic.twitter.com/llTBY97k7p— Universal-Sci (@universal_sci) May 7, 2019
Wednesday, February 27, 2019
BoR - Bitcoin over Radio
Labels:
Cryptocurrency,
Ham Radio,
Radio
Friday, February 22, 2019
Wouxun KG-UVD1P
An oldie, but a goodie...
"I have 6 (six) variants of this radio with the original UV-1D being my favorite! Back in 2011 when I first became a ham radio op, the Wouxun was the 'cheap' low-cost entry level rig (the world before baofeng). Coming in at nearly $80 less than the stellar FT-60 the UV-1D was right in my budget range. 8 (Eight) Years later, it's still my 'go-to' handi. While it's not my favorite HT (Kenwood TH-k20) it is the one I find myself using anytime I am forced to use a hand-held radio. Over the years I've added a pair of 2m/6m and 2m/220 versions as well as a few spare 2m/70cm rigs. When my eldest passed his tech test last year-he got a New Wouxun HT. As you can see I'm pretty heavily invested in Wouxun, and although I sometimes wonder if I'd been better off with an offering from the Big3 (unattainable in '11), when you add it all up ($) it seems like money well spent. K4CDN"
Monday, February 18, 2019
Thursday, February 14, 2019
409 Shop Provides Comms for Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon
Lots of radios...
Tuesday, February 12, 2019
Friday, January 25, 2019
Upgrade!
Pimp my ride - ham radio style...
My Studebaker has five transistors. I almost feel bad about adding a few million more this weekend. pic.twitter.com/wdyZqXDDK9— Travis Goodspeed (@travisgoodspeed) January 25, 2019
Labels:
Electronics,
Ham Radio
Wednesday, January 2, 2019
Ham Licenses
It's been a year since I posted an update on the Ham licenses chart.
Up: Extra, General, Tech, and Total
Up: Extra, General, Tech, and Total
This is a high water mark for all three classes and overall licenses. Total was 748,136 at the end of 2017.
Down: Advanced and Novice
Advanced and Novice will only go down since no new licenses are being issued for these classes.
Down: Advanced and Novice
Advanced and Novice will only go down since no new licenses are being issued for these classes.
Labels:
Ham Radio
Thursday, December 20, 2018
National Signing Day
Local Ham Signs With Yaesu https://t.co/pkD35LFPa9 pic.twitter.com/OqVXjvNW8m— Ham Hijinks (@HamHijinks) December 19, 2018
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