Thanks to DL4YHF, md380tools now supports a Morse code narrator mode for visually impaired hams.— Travis Goodspeed (@travisgoodspeed) May 9, 2017
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
Thursday, May 18, 2017
TYT MD-380: Morse Code Narrator
More features via custom firmware for the TYT MD-380:
Wednesday, May 17, 2017
Part 95 Updates - Follow @2wayradios
We will tweet live updates of the Part 95 reform item during the FCC open commission meeting tomorrow #@mygmrs @radioreference #outdoors— BuyTwoWayRadios.com (@2wayradios) May 17, 2017
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Ham Radio
Xiaomi MiJia HT
It lives!
The firmware in Chinese isn't so friendly, but I finally had @xiaomi #Mijia work on #hamradio repeaters. And it does fine! #hamr #vhf #uhf pic.twitter.com/Ug8ahqxclY— Christian Diemoz (@Chris_Diemoz) May 7, 2017
Tuesday, May 16, 2017
Ham Licenses
Ham licenses chart.
Up: Extra
This is a high water mark for the Extra class license.
Down: Overall, Advanced, General, Technician, and Novice
Advanced and Novice will only go down since no new licenses are being issued for these classes.
Up: Extra
This is a high water mark for the Extra class license.
Down: Overall, Advanced, General, Technician, and Novice
Advanced and Novice will only go down since no new licenses are being issued for these classes.
Month | Extra | Advanced | General | Technician | Novice | ARS Total |
Apr-17 | 143,835 | 43,842 | 172,747 | 373,169 | 9,558 | 743,151 |
Mar-17 | 143,739 | 44,117 | 172,793 | 373,487 | 9,670 | 743,806 |
Feb-17 | 143,379 | 44,392 | 172,558 | 372,436 | 9,753 | 742,518 |
Jan-17 | 143,358 | 44,732 | 172,682 | 371,998 | 9,882 | 742,652 |
Dec-16 | 143,337 | 45,071 | 172,807 | 371,560 | 10,012 | 742,787 |
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Ham Radio
Monday, May 15, 2017
Tuesday, May 2, 2017
Xiaomi MiJia HT
Following...
Just received #XiaoMi walkie-talkie. A couple pics from unboxing and activations. More, including app and 1st #QSO, later. #hamr #hamradio pic.twitter.com/JIIenvEVrL— Christian Diemoz (@Chris_Diemoz) May 2, 2017
Monday, March 27, 2017
TYT MD-2017: BuyTwoWayRadios.com Giveaway
Guess and #Win a TYT MD-2017! Listen to EP111 of The Two Way Radio Show #podcast for more. https://t.co/YiMxIkt5sW @brickolore #hamradio— BuyTwoWayRadios.com (@2wayradios) March 27, 2017
Free (Almost) Antenna
Just pay US ($3.50) or Canada ($2.50) shipping:
FREE SMA TELESCOPIC VHF/UHF DUAL BAND ANTENNA
YES! This antenna really is free, just pay shipping and handling. Due to the popular nature of this offer please allow 2-4 weeks for shipping...WANT IT QUICKER? FOR ONLY $4.99 WE WILL BUMP YOUR ORDER TO THE TOP OF THE QUEUE. JUST CHOOSE SOONER THAN LATER AS YOUR SHIPPING TIME!..Orders limited to one per person. Orders of more than 2 will be cancelled. LIMITED TIME ONLY*** YOU MUST BE A LICENSED AMATEUR RADIO OPERATOR TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS OFFER ***.*** INCLUDE YOUR CALLSIGN IN THE NOTES OF THE ORDER DURING CHECKOUT ***.*** ORDERS WITHOUT A VALID CALLSIGN WILL BE CANCELLED ****** CALLSIGN MUST MATCH YOUR NAME ***.Have you ever been on the fringe of your favourite repeater and wished you had just a little bit more power? Have you ever been out in the field working simplex and wish that you could pull in that weaker station a bit better? A 1/4 wave would do the trick, but why carry an extra antenna when you don't have to? Get the best of both worlds. Portability in "Rubber Duck" mode, extended range in 1/4 wave mode.
- 136-174Mhz / 400-480Mhz
- 16CM in "Rubber Duck" mode
- 48CM fully extended
Tuesday, March 21, 2017
Happy Anniversary!
Hopefully it is a happy one... if not, you may be in trouble if you are getting a radio and she's getting something from PSA.
Wednesday, March 8, 2017
Xiaomi MiJia HT
The pictures and specs got me interested.
- VHF frequency 136-174 MHz.
- UHF Frequency range 403-470MHz.
- 8 Days standby time.
- Up to 17 hours of talk time.
- Cost price around $35
*great* looking dual-band HT from Xiaomi @ $35 https://t.co/2FvyM3UtHN— London Hackspace ARC (@m0hsl) March 8, 2017
Friday, March 3, 2017
InfiniiVision 1000 X-Series Oscilloscopes
Low cost doesn’t have to be low quality. Keysight’s new low-cost oscilloscope series w/6-in-1 instrument integration https://t.co/LJ9pvjiRm9 pic.twitter.com/GIFEg6Dwwq— Keysight_News (@Keysight_News) March 1, 2017
Via @K0NR
Labels:
Electronics,
Ham Radio
Thursday, March 2, 2017
Baofeng UV-5R: Teardown
All About Circuits tears down a Baofeng UV-5R:
Via @K0NR
"The radios we took apart for this week's teardown are the UV-5R and the UV-5RB, though there appear to be many products by Baoefang with a similar product designation (UV-5R, UV-5RA, UV-5RB, UV-5RC, UV-5R+, UV-5R V2, etc...). While only the UV-5RB will appear in the following article, the interior layout of the two radios is largely identical. I opened two radios because the UV-5RB that I initially tore down had multiple integrated circuits with illegible or completely absent top-side markings."Circuit drawings and other info at the link.
Via @K0NR
Wednesday, March 1, 2017
Community Outreach
An interesting idea... he appears to be using some sort of paper based communications system.
A post shared by Ham Radio (@hamradio360) on
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Ham Radio
UTK, NASA, and Ham Radio
Funny how themes sometimes appear on my radar...
"NASA chose UT as its winner, which will give the UT Amateur Radio Club time for a one-on-one chat with space station Mission Commander Shane Kimbrough."
Tuesday, February 28, 2017
Hams in Space
(You have to read the title of this post like the intro of this video.)
True, they spent the big bucks and are sending a TYT MD-380.
True, they spent the big bucks and are sending a TYT MD-380.
New transceivers headed to the ISS. No truth to the rumor that NASA is going to cut costs and use Baofeng radios https://t.co/SEBTAUSgTK— BobW (@K0NR) February 28, 2017
Thursday, February 23, 2017
Wednesday, February 22, 2017
Xiegu X5105: Pre-production Testing
Fred Lesnick, VE3FAL:
"This is a pre-production model and we are awaiting new firmware to be able to update some of the many issues with it."
Tuesday, February 21, 2017
SDR and Android
USB antenna?
SDRTouch is also really cool on Android (even working w/ USB-C) #SDR https://t.co/Ch3lWCsyEi pic.twitter.com/CQ83iyTDaT— ⚡️oɔɐq |+| baco⚡️ (@lordbaco) February 12, 2017
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Android,
Ham Radio,
Software Defined Radio
Monday, February 20, 2017
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