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I’ve watched a lot of POTA videos and I see guys with really modest equipment/antennas setting up and, shazam, dozens of contacts in an hour or two. Yeah, that’s not happening for me. I’ve tried to activate a couple of parks four or five times and while I’ve made contacts, I’m definitely the...

I am 100% on of those guys that said I was never gonna learn code. I’ve tried the portable code players in the past, used some very basic online tools, and it all went in one ear and out the other. Now that I don’t *need* to pass a code test to get a license, I found myself poking around on...

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https://jimkerkhoff.com/2022/02/11/ft8-digital-mode-with-maclogger-dx-and-wsjt-x-on-a-mac/

https://3fs.net.au/amateur-radio-microwave-its-easier-than-you-think/?srsltid=AfmBOor2ppMFmbomr1I6eGVrp8ZFgR3x4WYMYuAJv0LaXt4BqNlLNVAN

BRMS@groups.io Blue Ridge Microwave Society (BRMS) Dedicated to the advancement of VHF, UHF and Microwave Amateur Radio communications. BRMS is an informal association of amateur radio enthusiasts with an interest in amateur microwave radio technology and operations...

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Very nice.

Dan, before you and others continue, first check out three websites that have most of the information for your spreadsheet idea- Hey What;s That- https://www.heywhatsthat.com (ADD YOUR NEW PANARAMA COORDINATES FOT IT AND THE FOLLOWING) , Rainscatter- https://rainscatter.com/ and the...

Believe me, there are folks that get paid a lot of money to figure this stuff out... I'm basically doing it on the back of a napkin (in Excel) and will have to learn a bit once the radio gets here. Here's a handy spreadsheet that I put together to help me with the azimuth and change (+/-) in...