Made my first #POTA contact today. The activator was only about 10 km away but it was still neat and it’s fun to see the confirmation on the website. Worked 20 m on phone. #AmateurRadio #HamRadio
Reading this update on M17 and MMDVM makes me sad. Maybe it doesn't matter much any more because the essential AMBE patents have expired and there's just no particular reason to do M17 instead of P25 on VHF/UHF? I don't know a lot here...
I've found myself doing more HF than VFH or UHF, so if I do digital voice I suppose it's likely to be FreeDV anyway, I guess...
Hey #HamRadio / #AmateurRadio nerds, I’m sitting on the balcony operating phone on 14.257 MHz
13:42 PT
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Anybody know how to get these little black circle things out of a handheld radio? I presume they hide screws that need to be removed so I can open the radio to replace the screen.
Today I tried to activate #sota DL/AL-097 Fellhorn. Sadly I had to leave with only 2 of 4 needed qsos because of very bad conditions on 15m. But I will come back for another try. #amateurradio #HamRadio #sota #pota
@tubetime Could also be used in ham bands with proper crystals and tuning. Had a large control head, big external speaker, and a heavy microphone that could be used as a short range defensive weapon (within the length of the cord). Was based on Nuvistors (a-bit hard to find these days). #HamRadio #motorcycle
Looks like MMDVM is dropping support for M17,
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I went galumping this morning... to a state park to practice/play with my ham radio gear. New antenna setup 40m (7 mhz)... no contacts. The antenna tuner showed 25 watts out, 0 back, but couldn't make 1 single contact.
And then I heard it.... the light sounds of rain. Slung the tarp over the lift style tail gate... just in time to get drenched. Soaked through my clothes drenched. Squishing socks and shoes drenched... squish squish squish. You get the picture.
Heard a rumble of thunder. Turned everything off, and started dismantling the ##hamradio gear... get everything back in the car.... and it stops raining.... squish squish squish.. . So I sat in the car to dry out.
As I'm typing this, it's started with a light rain, but the sun is out. Great.... going to be 3000% humidity. I'm going into the steam cycle.
I'm wondering if I should try again, or just head home. Either way, I've got to drag all of the wet damp gear upstairs into my apartment to dry off.
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