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Kristian Glass<p>Currently having a lot of fun with my side-project: Samoyed, a Go port of Dire Wolf, a software modem/TNC, AX.25 stack, APRS encoder/decoder and more!</p><p><a href="https://github.com/doismellburning/samoyed" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/doismellburning/sam</span><span class="invisible">oyed</span></a></p><p><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/AmateurRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmateurRadio</span></a></p>
Tim N7KOM<p>Thursday morning I will be on the air in the SF Bay area for <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/SummitsOnTheAir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SummitsOnTheAir</span></a> </p><p>I'll be activating Vollmer peak <a href="https://sotl.as/summits/W6/NC-298" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">sotl.as/summits/W6/NC-298</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> with my <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/KH1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KH1</span></a> whip. Hope the bands are good! <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/amateurradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>amateurradio</span></a></p>
Maltby & DARS<p>Our next Net Night will be this coming Sunday, 14 September, at 20:00 on TGIF 6369 and also on Allstar 66308</p><p>Dave M7TLB will be your Net Control on this occasion and will be taking on-air check-ins from 19:45 onwards. <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/hamr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hamr</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/hamradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hamradio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/amateurradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>amateurradio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/maltby" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>maltby</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/G4SKM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>G4SKM</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/Allstar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Allstar</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.hams.social/@ARISS_Intl" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>ARISS_Intl</span></a></span> makes sense, given <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AmateurRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmateurRadio</span></a> operations are <em>"tertiary priority"</em> on the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ISS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ISS</span></a> at best and mission-critical tasks are of obviously higher importance...</p>
Dave Disser<p>I was able to catch a pass of the <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/ISS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ISS</span></a> and listen to people calling in on the <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/hamradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hamradio</span></a> repeater. I know it’s old hat to lots of folks but so cool to me doing it for the first time. <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/amateurradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>amateurradio</span></a></p>
Karl Matthias 🇺🇦<p>Mixer and audio amp work! Don’t have the rest of the Soldersmoke direct conversion receiver done yet. But I used the digital VFO for my 2m radio homebrew project to feed the LO port on the mixer. Used my 2m FM HT to give some signal toward the exposed end of the coax. At first I heard just screeching. Then realized one side of one toroid was backward phase. Fixed that and could hear myself on the speaker! 🔊 <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/HamRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HamRadio</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AmateurRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmateurRadio</span></a></p>
DK4HAA - Harm<p>Yesterday, I participated as a supervisor at a local youth organization's children's festival and organized the draussenfuchs.de fox hunt. A total of almost 300 children attended the festival, and about 90 fox hunts took place. It was a lot of fun. But in the evening, I fell straight into bed. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/draussenfuchs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>draussenfuchs</span></a>.de <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/hamr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hamr</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/amateurradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>amateurradio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/amateurfunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>amateurfunk</span></a></p>
Paul Cormack<p>Ordered a QRPLabs QMX multi-band multi-mode transceiver and am 400th or so in the queue for it to be built, wonder how long it will take <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/amateurradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>amateurradio</span></a></p>
KrissyKat<p>I found my programming cable and downloaded the firmware upgrade, but I can't get the computer to connect with the radio right now.</p><p>I will re-read the various readme files that are all a little different from the other readme files contained in the zip.</p><p>I'm wondering if I need to find an older firmware version that is an intermediate step between the current latest version. I'm in the Version 3 series and the latest are in the 4s.</p><p><a href="https://hoosier.social/tags/amateurradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>amateurradio</span></a> <a href="https://hoosier.social/tags/hamradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hamradio</span></a></p>
Kelvin n0mql EN35ld<p><a href="https://youtu.be/LO1bn1F195U" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/LO1bn1F195U</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br>flrigWebRemote_server</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.hams.social/tags/HamRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HamRadio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hams.social/tags/AmateurRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmateurRadio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hams.social/tags/python" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>python</span></a></p>
Kilroy_Was_Here<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.radio/@KC8JC" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>KC8JC</span></a></span> </p><p>The contest-ification of these things aside, I think that it is important to remember the RST system originates from before the concept of an S-meter. It originated as a subjective measure that was entirely dependent on other operators' radio sets, installations, &amp; experiences.</p><p>I think a productive way to use it is not to focus on a single RST data point, but rather to look at groups of them as part of a larger assessment of system efficiency and efficacy.</p><p><a href="https://dobbs.town/tags/amateurradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>amateurradio</span></a> <a href="https://dobbs.town/tags/hamradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hamradio</span></a></p>
J.C. KC8JC 📻<p>Real talk? Am I the only one who tries to give accurate signal reports while activating a POTA site? I find that quite often the hunters will echo whatever report I gave back to me. It's a decent percentage of the time and probably outweighs the odds of us both being, say, 579.</p><p>Thinking the Deep Thoughts today.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/POTA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>POTA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/AmateurRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmateurRadio</span></a></p>
Karl Matthias 🇺🇦<p>At IRTS Hamfest in Mullingar yesterday, I picked up these two (working) Yaesu 80s era linear amps for €15 ea. They do 10W with maximum 1.5W in. The 2m version is all discrete components inside while the 70cm uses a Mitsubishi RF module. The 2m will be perfect to run as the power stage for my 2m homebrew project if I get that completed. Had never seen these before and think they’re pretty cool. Seemed like a great price. <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/HamRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HamRadio</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AmateurRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmateurRadio</span></a>.</p>
Harvest Malletus<p>Whee, that was a day of work for sure. I managed to get the inside of my shack all done up to be able to play radio now in the fall and winter. Set up a nice desk with my gear, got things all hooked up, and even a light on the ceiling!</p><p><a href="https://tiggi.es/tags/hamShack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hamShack</span></a> <a href="https://tiggi.es/tags/amateurRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>amateurRadio</span></a> <a href="https://tiggi.es/tags/hamRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hamRadio</span></a></p>
vu2tum<p>A very well written article on <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/Moxon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Moxon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/multiband" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>multiband</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/HF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HF</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/antenna" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>antenna</span></a> by S21FIA</p><p><a href="https://s21fia.online/building-my-multiband-moxon-antenna" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">s21fia.online/building-my-mult</span><span class="invisible">iband-moxon-antenna</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/lotw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lotw</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/cw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cw</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/hamradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hamradio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/amateurradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>amateurradio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/eznec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>eznec</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/mmana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mmana</span></a>-gal <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/hf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hf</span></a></p>
KrissyKat<p>I updated my Pi-Star to version 4.2.3 from my 3.x version. I will work on setting up OpenGD77 since I read it is easier than the Radioddity radio programming software.</p><p>I have to find my radio programming cable. I think I remember where I put it for safekeeping.</p><p><a href="https://hoosier.social/tags/amateurradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>amateurradio</span></a> <a href="https://hoosier.social/tags/hamradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hamradio</span></a></p>
AN/CRM-114<p>Another thing I wish they told me when I was getting my General <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/AmateurRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmateurRadio</span></a> license:</p><p>An RF signal generator is a great tool to have. I got a cheap one to make sure my cheap 1.25m monoband mobile was working right. I ended up getting a much better intuition for what the RF gain setting on other radios translated to on the S-meters</p>
Karl Matthias 🇺🇦<p>This is my version of the Soldersmoke direct conversion receiver mixer and audio diplexer board. Missing an inductor that arrives tomorrow and then I can test it. Still have two boards to go. Not going to win any beauty awards with mine, but I’ll be happy if it works! This was about 4 hours of work, mostly spent laying out the board and then fiddling with trifilar windings. Learned some stuff though. <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/HamRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HamRadio</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AmateurRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmateurRadio</span></a></p>
Jim "Ham on a Bike"<p>5 miles into sunrise a 30 mile round trip <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/hamradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hamradio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/amateurradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>amateurradio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/pota" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pota</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/parksontheair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>parksontheair</span></a> activation</p>
𝑮7𝑰𝙕𝑼 𝑹𝙍𝑫<p>Radio Propagation</p><p>Patches of "good" to "strong" tropospheric radio propagation are drifting eastwards across northern Europe, creating boosts for the various VHF contests that are running today. </p><p>I've been hearing a station 450km to my east from Germany on 2m USB using a discone.</p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/radiopropagation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>radiopropagation</span></a> <br><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/amateurradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>amateurradio</span></a> <br><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/f5len" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>f5len</span></a><br><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/g7izu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>g7izu</span></a></p>
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