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My call is KB3YEU. I signed up for this forum before I got my license.
I just thought it would be a nice mix of technologies. You are right there are no code requirements but I am eager to learn CW and have even hijacked a mouse and turned into a CW key hooked up to my 897D. Works like a...
So I am a newly licensed Ham and over the course of the last few weeks I have been searching for a live chat where I could talk to other hams and maybe arrange QSOs etc. but found none except for IIRC.
Being I am a programmer by trade, I threw together a live chat script on my website. I hope...
Sound card.
According to the specs on that pc, you should have one open pic slot. That is unless you have another card using it like a modem. I would say yes it will work. I just threw out a bunch of cards I would have given you one.
OK I just purchased a Kenwood TM-281A and I am having a strange issue.
When I try to connect to a repeater, the radio is not sending any audio. I have the correct tone, etc. Even my club's repeater which does not require a tone is not receiving any audio from me. I use my handheld and it works...
Linked repeaters
Here in Pennsylvania we have a bunch of 2m/440 repeaters that are linked via private wan so it is totally independent from the Internet. The range is incredible hearing stations from new jersey, Virginia, Maryland, new York. It is a very widespread system. This would definitely...
That is all we can do. I read an article last night about a sloping dipole. So this morning I sloped my wire from the porch to about 10 feet out in the yard. Readjusted swr. I can already tell a huge difference in rx. It's pointed south so let's see if any good old boys down south will hear me...
Considering my limitations with his rental, 36 feet isn't gonna happen. I am just trying to work within those limitations and optimize what I CAN do. Thanks for the feedback though.
Ok so I hung my dipole tonight. I have the "shield run" horizontal along the roof of my porch and the "center conductor run" vertical down the side. Started off with 8' 6" on each end and a swr of over 3:1. Turned back the wires little by little until I managed about 1.2:1 on channel 1 and about...
I will just be running on 11m. There is a possibility I could get the dipole out in the yard on a temp mount (i would have to bring it in when not in use). I would imagine that would be better than under the porch overhang.
I have moved into a duplex and am trying to figure out my best bet for an antenna. Obviously no A99s in the air or dipole strung across the yard.
My idea was to see if I could run a dipole horizontally around my back porch. It is not long enough to string it straight so it will have to turn...
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