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Passed my Technician and General exam today. Due to the government shutdown it could be "awhile" before I get my callsign though  Got a Yaesu ft-60r in the mail this week but can't really hear anybody in my somewhat remote location from Denver. Will probably work on getting on HF sooner rather than later.
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Awesome! good to hear. I will definitely hit you up when I get my callsign. Probably work on learning CW in the meantime because it seems like fun. I have the alphabet down but not automatic enough to where I can copy messages coming quickly.
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Jan 12, 2019 19:01
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Pebble and the Penguin posted:I'm a high school teacher and brought my gear to work to occupy myself before an open house earlier in the week. Apparently one of my kiddos has a tech license and wants to work toward his general now 'cause of me. Aww that’s awesome! I went to Ham Radio Outlet today and may have bought a radio. Hopefully I didn’t do too bad. A kenwood ts-590s for 700. Looks like I could get my money back pretty easy if it doesn’t work out. copen fucked around with this message at 00:04 on Jan 16, 2019 |
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Jan 15, 2019 22:55
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Finally messing around with radio's again after getting my general ticket early this year and then getting busy with life. Ordered an antenna and mount to try and get mobile in the Raptor for off roading. Still waffling about whether I should get a fancy dual bander or just a no frills 2m for the task. Also I need to get my HF antenna up before the weather turns again. I bought a Comet CHA-250B quite a while back and it is still in the box. It is a compromise antenna for sure but I got it before I really knew anything. Should I even bother setting it up or try for some sort of dipole? Denver hams, what some good repeaters/nets to check out? I programmed a handful in my ft-60r but activity seems to be slim to none. Since there are plenty of ways to Dox me here already my call sign is KE0UBP
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Aug 11, 2019 21:31
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Jonny 290 posted:*wave* denver crew here. 145.145 is the big ragchew repeater here; 145.310 is also very popular. Those two do seem a bit more active!  Installed a mobile Kenwood TM-V71a and talked to someone briefly on the 310 repeater to make sure all is good and well. Also strung up a 10m dipole on the side of my house just to mess with HF a bit. Of Course 10m is the only band I haven't heard any activity on since I put it up. Messing around with FT8 and WSPR is pretty neat 20m and 40m are pretty packed. Of course I can only transmit on 10m which is dead so no contacts yet.
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Aug 16, 2019 23:08
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Oh poo poo, I'll be there. Just uh look for the tallest guy beard and a ball cap.
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Aug 17, 2019 05:29
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Motronic posted:Do you have stairs in your house? I'm protected
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Aug 17, 2019 05:47
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Sorry I'll stop making GBS threads up this thread after this. Just stoked about playing radio Strung up a temporary (until the wife makes me take it down) 20m dipole so I could do something besides listen. old 10m is against the house, new one is strung from the tree to the house.  Setup wspr and was able to be heard a few places across the US on 5w  Got on FT8 and made my first contact with a guy in Arkansas, Thanks AG5HC! Feels a little empty on FT8 but its a mode I cant screw up too much on right now. Second contact was made to Brazil on 5w!
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Aug 17, 2019 20:31
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Sniep posted:was it Willem AC0KQ ? say hi for me lol haha no I don't think it was him i'll listen for him though. Most VHF traffic seems pretty low content at the moment but that's alright. Small ham fest haul. Was tempted by a few radios but I don't have space for them at the moment. Halicrafters Sky Ranger Shortwave radio from 1942. It works apparently but i'm happy just to have it on my shelf  Picked up a manual Antenna tuner as well so I can tune just about anything if needed. Current state of the shack. Meant to pick up another power supply but forgot oh well.  Also Johnny, here is that Paddle I was talking about. 
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Aug 18, 2019 18:53
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Jonny 290 posted:Defcon 23 records 
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Aug 19, 2019 17:50
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Jonny 290 posted:helllll yes Awesome! I only understand half of what you said but glad it's not a paper weight 
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Aug 20, 2019 22:49
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Some neat short videos produced by the boards of canada in 1959 about antennas. Pretty entertaining and I learned stuff https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-F7KYLO4Bkg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=md7GjQQ2YA0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iV_YICgifA
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Aug 23, 2019 22:27
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eddiewalker posted:I didn’t realize that band had been around so long. It is what they named themselves after. Also most of their music uses sound clips from said videos. Also I think I need a new Antenna 
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Aug 23, 2019 22:35
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Cool radio, I fondled it at the fest  any plans for an antenna?I still need to get some sort of VHF/UHF rig in the house. Right now i'm looking at ic-706mkiig's since it will be useful even if I get a ic-9700 or something cool down the road. I'm looking into building a tripod mounted satellite tracker for the next project. Besides getting my station from trash to decent level (Johnny gonna help me with that I hope)
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Aug 24, 2019 18:43
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COOL CORN posted:I have one! It's hard to see in the photo, but I have a 40m hamstick mounted on my balcony. So far I've been receiving CW and phone signals from up to a few states away which isn't half bad! Those look pretty neat, I might grab one for a portable/camping kit. I'm also now on 40m's and all the other bands, although not very well. Put up the CHA-250b, its pretty conspicuous. I'm sure the neighbors hate it. Nice living in a place with no HOA though.  It's also coming down soon, It's not quite a safe distance away from a couple of electrical supplies to the neighbor's and our house. I think I'll put a Diamond X300A on the mast and also use it as a tie off for a long wire type deal to the tree in the back. If anyone wants to try some 40m SSB tonight or tomorrow let me know
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Aug 28, 2019 00:12
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Any Colorado goons doing anything for field day? I've been nerding out at the idea of solar powered field operations. Thinking of doing something like this. https://www.bioennopower.com/products/12v-20ah-lfp-battery-pvc-blf-1220a https://www.buddipole.com/powermini.html + Decent solar panel Or possible building my own 50ah LiFePO4 battery cell + box I was looking at those Anytone 878's a couple weeks ago. They look pretty awesome for the price. Love my ft-60 to bits, but if goon DMR happens I may have to do it.
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Jun 14, 2020 18:52
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https://www.gigaparts.com/alinco-dj-md5tgp-dual-band-dmr-ht-w-gps.html?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI66Pv_aSC6gIVENbACh0ckwWeEAYYASABEgJDS_D_BwE Anybody know anything about these? Quite a bit smaller than the Anytone's and cheaper. If no one has anything bad to say I may give one a hoon.
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Jun 14, 2020 23:05
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Sniep posted:Just get a XPR7550 you know you want to... Oh man that thing is awesome. I’ve been cruising eBay for mototrbo stuff but getting the programming software is a problem.
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Jun 15, 2020 00:49
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I may have fallen down the Mototrbo rabbit hole. Now I want a bank charger on my shelf filled up with them  . To what end I have no idea. The radio bux would be much better served fixing my HF station. Send helpedit: also got a Diamond SRH77CA in the mail today for my ft-60. Should have done this awhile ago it works a lot better copen fucked around with this message at 02:05 on Jun 16, 2020 |
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Jun 16, 2020 02:00
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Jonny 290 posted:why this isn't going to help you at ALLLLLL paging sniep, paging sniep lol this is already his fault
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Jun 16, 2020 02:17
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Sniep posted:Hmmm god dammit I like your radios.
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Jun 16, 2020 02:55
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Sniep posted:took me about 6 months of trawling ebay and craigslist to find the radios for under a hundo a pop, a couple were really beaten up so i did repair work to most of them if not just cleaning, have a whole tub of replacement cases and parts at this point. The red ones are my favorite and that's an awesome deal for the lot. I'm going to have to keep cruising.Walrusmaster posted:Got my Technician License on Sunday, bought a radio, and it's already shipped Congrats! You can always look into doing a quick deploy antenna like the MFJ Big stick or Super Antenna. Then pack it away when not in use. I am looking at going for one of these as I want the ability to take it camping when I go alone.
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Jun 16, 2020 03:46
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Jonny 290 posted:i have the Big Stick Sold!
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Jun 16, 2020 04:56
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Sniep posted:so that box i got off craigs might have another of those gang chargers btw. I'd let it go, it's filthy af probably needs a light touch of refurbishing but it's the same model as in my pic, just was aged. I can test it before i ship, might just be cosmetic. Maybe $50 plus shipping if you want it and I'll list what modules are in it too since they are replaceable - i just gotta hit my storage unit I will buy it for sure. I am Denver too so I can probably just meet you somewhere. I am already 2/3's of the way to filling one up 
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Jun 16, 2020 16:27
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Macintosh HD posted:What call would that be lmao, i'm zero land. That is tempting johnnyonetime posted:
 Jonny 290 posted:i mean i've got a GM300, technically i'm in the club lmao Gonna have to start having official meetings lol
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Jun 16, 2020 21:13
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Jonny 290 posted:i had a theory that maybe somebody at the FCC has to manually flip through to shitcan offensive vanity applications, but W1KKK was just granted recently. Oof. Wow that is upsetting enough I started doxxing the guy
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Casual Encountess posted:also am i going to have to lug a marine battery to do anything fun mobile? Kind of depends on what kind of fun and how much power you are using. LiFePO4 battery packs are pretty lightweight and don't have to deal with leaking. They are expensive to buy in large sizes though. Then there is the option of running a solar panel for additional radio time.
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Casual Encountess posted:do y'all have a discord or something yet? I approve of this message 
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Jun 18, 2020 20:07
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Jun 18, 2020 20:11
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Sniep posted:Ok just FYI none of those will fit the charger I brought up - it's slotted for the following models: Yeah they won't work. I don't think I can get seats for these 6000 series for that charger. But I can always get another bank charger lol. The analog lookin one is the 6350 which is just a 6550 with no screen. But I will probably buy a couple CP200d's as well  I made a discord since I don't think we have one. Anyone is welcome to join, may be a fun hangout and place to figure out DMR and or DStar GoonNet. https://discord.gg/ED67er
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Jun 18, 2020 22:42
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The Hambulance posted:Those tall bikes are pretty bad rear end. Sadly, I'm old, and this is more my speed lol the trailer amp is a nice touch
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Jun 19, 2020 16:47
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I built a 6m antenna this weekend using these plans http://www.pa3hcm.nl/?p=312 Construction  Set it up against my garden bed using a Chain Link fence top rail I had. This is just temporary to test and tune it. I will be mounting it to the mast in the background at some point. Testing this close to all this galvanized fence wire may not have been the best move.  SWR Readings. around 1swr at 50.490MHz. I want to mostly use this for now on digital modes. So the bottom portion of the band is what I am most concerned with. Hopefully get to hook it up to the radio soon and try it out. Was a fun project though! copen fucked around with this message at 21:48 on Jun 21, 2020 |
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Jun 21, 2020 21:43
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Here is a new link for Discord that doesn't expire, If you are reading this in the future. https://discord.gg/R46wYGB Please join us, has been a pretty active chat and fun. Lurkers welcome
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Jun 24, 2020 16:06
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Well, after wanting one of these from the first time I saw it. Finally got my hands on one.
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Apr 23, 2021 21:10
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Jonny 290 posted:I let my preorder expire for the 705 cause covid hit. Thinking about circling back but I need to justify it by actually getting out and camping with some of the 7,281 radios i already own lol fair enough. I partially justified it for use as home station VHF/UHF but may end up putting my ft-891 on the chopping block. But come to field day with us!
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Apr 23, 2021 21:14
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cruft posted:So I made this Internet-based morse code repeater and I'd love to get the feedback of any goons who have opinions. Awesome man, that's really cool. I'm also on a big learning CW kick right now so I will keep this around. The iambic paddles work as expected, I sent a bunch of really janky code trying to get used to doing it with a mouse.
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Apr 27, 2021 15:46
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Couple pics from my portable outing a couple of weekends ago. Overlanding is another hobby of mine and having a radio around provides some good entertainment especially when I am alone.   Pic of the power distribution, there is a 100AH battery under the shelf hooked up to a charger to get power from the alternator while driving. Also a 200w solar panel on the roof rack to power the fridge while stopped. A couple of anderson powerpole 20amp circuits to run radios and other accessories. Want to do a few POTA activations this summer and hopefully some SOTA from a backpack with my new QRP radio
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Apr 27, 2021 16:26
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thehustler posted:It’s great because it works on an iOS Safari without zooming in or thinking I’m selecting text when I send dit dit. Instant 10/10. I hear you, can't quite copy after cq cq cq though still learning. But it seems to work!
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thehustler posted:Is that W0WFT calling me on the thing? That's basically all I know, I need to do some learning myself first, but this is so rad. W0TDF, pretty poor sending on my part though so good job hah. I really want to get the arduino controller to hook up my paddles now.
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