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What? Doesn't everyone do ham radio vacations? :)

See attached presentation.

Yeah, for sure, I've got a compulsive "buy a new radio" thing going on here. I bought a Yaesu 991A a few years ago - just to try something new. I've had a FT-897 for years and liked it very much. I figured I'd like the 991A even more better. Sadly, I never grew to love that radio. It's very...

Spent more than I wanted to for the hardware - about $500, but selected the 50 gigs for $50/month plan. I can turn it on and off if needed but at $50 I’ll probably just keep it on unless I get stupid with consumption. My primary purpose was to bring the internet with me when I’m doing ham radio...

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL48JZWhCJoH3tAAmUbP9_zeeKsk_vUSS-&si=GDV3Z0RfIc-6icg8

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...

https://groups.io/g/BRMS/messages?page=10&subsort=1

https://groups.io/g/BRMS/files/BGT%20II/BRMS_BGT_II_Getting_Started.pdf

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...

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...

I bought an AnyTone 878 a few weeks ago, mostly just to play with it and see how I liked it. There’s a lot to like with the idea of using a digital radio to access a multitude of talk groups. An added benefit is the SharkRF Open Spot a bought a few months ago works with the DMR radios - either...

Direct Sampling Brought to the VHF/UHF World Built with the VHF/UHF weak signal operator in mind, the IC-9700 is an RF direct sampling receiver for 2m and 70cm. The IF receiver consists of a single, down conversion for 23cm that is between 311 – 371MHz. This design provides a quiet receiver due...