Brandmesiter has decided to increase the security of hotspots connecting to their network and starting in December of 2020, will be requiring passwords to allow hotspots to connect to the Brandmeister network. After Mike, AB0RR, mentioned the change in one of the recent evening nets, I decided to look up some videos on how to…
Continue Readingby WD0GPS When I first got my license, friends acknowledged that while it might be a nice hobby (for you old retired guys), the question always asked was – “but what is it good for”? When I gave the standard EMCOM answer and got the standard “thats what cell phones are for” answer, I knew…
Continue ReadingA few weeks back on our R2D3 Weekly net our NCS question of the week from KE0RWC was “Do you practice the wilderness protocol?”. This prompted some discussion around monitoring frequencies and best practices. To aid in further education we have added some references to help. The ARES Calendar has been expanded to include the…
Continue ReadingOur local ARES group recently got an NVIS (Near Vertical Incident Skywave) antenna for tactical HF communication within the County. During a couple of test drives of the antenna with the group we tested from 6 meters to 80 meters just to see where we could poke holes. As with all things HF, and perhaps…
Continue ReadingThis is to provide a quick reference to which channels are in which zones for the PCRC Anytone code plug maintained by W0DFU. We have had several users ask for a better way to visualize which channels are in which zone. This spreadsheet provides 2 tabs. The first is the zones on the horizontal axis…
Continue ReadingWe have many users with Anytone HT’s that are using the code plug put together by W0DFU. With this code plug we have mapped certain radio functions to the customizable buttons on the radio. This has caused some confusion for a few folks who do not program their radios or interact with the code plug…
Continue ReadingI have been experimenting with a matchbox end fed antenna that I got from nelson_antennas on ebay. He makes them and sells them on ebay. Here’s a link to his page https://www.ebay.com/usr/nelson_antennas I have had great luck with this little guy. I was able to hear Australia last night with a Yaesu 450 and a lazy…
Continue Readingby Mike Kendall –KCØATI Secondary Type (Rechargeable) Lead Acid: Variety of capacities 1 to 500 Amp hours. Voltages 6 or 12 volts. Two major types: liquid filled or gel. The best type for use with ham equipment is the gel cells. There is less of a chance for a acid spill. These batteries like to…
Continue Readingby Padre – WØWPD While I don’t hear kerchunking on our machine as often as I do on others for obvious reasons, it happens often enough for me to remind folks of the problem with it. It is sometimes illegal. Kerchunking is legal — as long as one gives his/her call sign. Doing so without…
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