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Diane Bruce VA3DB<p>For those doing homebrew etc. I have found Jan-Martin Noeding (LA8AK SK) site <a href="https://www.noding.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">noding.com/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> interesting but some articles are dated.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/HamRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HamRadio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/AmateurRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmateurRadio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/homebrewRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>homebrewRadio</span></a></p>
K3LOE Mike<p>“the FCC is soliciting public input on any FCC rules in any service that members of the public believe should be deleted or modified...The National Association for Amateur Radio®, through its Executive Committee and FCC Counsel, is conducting a review of the provisions in Part 97 and other related rules that apply to radio amateurs. ARRL is also soliciting feedback from its members.” </p><p><a href="https://www.arrl.org/news/view/fcc-initiates-broad-inquiry-on-rules-to-delete-or-amend" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">arrl.org/news/view/fcc-initiat</span><span class="invisible">es-broad-inquiry-on-rules-to-delete-or-amend</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/HamRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HamRadio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/AmateurRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmateurRadio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/DeleteDeleteDelete" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DeleteDeleteDelete</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/FCC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FCC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/radio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>radio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/ARRL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ARRL</span></a></p>
Solarbird :flag_cascadia:<p>Now I'm wondering if the antenna ground is the same as the headphone output ground because if it is I could make a way more modular (and hence better) version of this. Right now I'm screwing it to the frame same way as in the video. But having different ones I could plug in and unplug would be obviously way better.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/HamRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HamRadio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/AmateurRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmateurRadio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/KK7ZLU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KK7ZLU</span></a></p>
Solarbird :flag_cascadia:<p>Okay I _think_ I might've picked up a signal from the downtown Bothell repeater (WA7HJR) by doing this:</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ccJHdmSE7D4" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/shorts/ccJHdmSE7D4</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>I still don't think it's hearing me - it certainly wasn't responding to me - but after giving up I got a 10pm time announcement on the frequency along with some Morse? The time announcement was pretty clear even if over a little white noise, so maybe it was from further away and unrelated? I don't know!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/HamRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HamRadio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/AmateurRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmateurRadio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/KK7ZLU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KK7ZLU</span></a></p>
Solarbird :flag_cascadia:<p>OKAY! I am DEFINITELY hitting Lake Forest Park WA7FUS which is, uh, an hilarious callsign? But it actually IDs itself back to me with its sign, unlike the Kenmore relay.</p><p>Spending extra for a tri-band starter radio is confirmed 100% correct decision :D</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/HamRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HamRadio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/AmateurRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmateurRadio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/northshore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>northshore</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/KK7ZLU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KK7ZLU</span></a></p>
Solarbird :flag_cascadia:<p>I tried it again from higher up and I'm pretty sure I did, I mean, I'm not getting much back but I _am_ getting transmitted back to so.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/HamRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HamRadio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/AmateurRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmateurRadio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/northshore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>northshore</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/kenmore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kenmore</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/KK7ZLU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KK7ZLU</span></a></p>
Solarbird :flag_cascadia:<p>I _think_ I got through to the Kenmore repeater.</p><p>I _think_.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/HamRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HamRadio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/AmateurRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmateurRadio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/northshore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>northshore</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/Kenmore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kenmore</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/KK7ZLU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KK7ZLU</span></a></p>
Solarbird :flag_cascadia:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@weezmgk" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>weezmgk</span></a></span> yeh that's what I meant, I don't care much about digital modes honestly</p><p>I need to know how they work because part of this is emergency prep but in terms of what's actually interesting it's analogue all the way because yeah</p><p>i, too, already have t3h internets xD</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/HamRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HamRadio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/AmateurRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmateurRadio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/KK7ZLU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KK7ZLU</span></a></p>
FurballsNHairballs<p>Deutsche Welle's Amharic broadcast to Horn of Africa on the mobile TS430<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/swl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>swl</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hamradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hamradio</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/amateurradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amateurradio</span></a></p>
Lionel - KJ7OFH<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://universeodon.com/@SrRochardBunson" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>SrRochardBunson</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/redstateinsurgents" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>redstateinsurgents</span></a></span> </p><p>Check out <a href="https://www.seeedstudio.com/meshtastic-products" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">seeedstudio.com/meshtastic-pro</span><span class="invisible">ducts</span></a></p><p>Also, <a href="https://lilygo.cc/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">lilygo.cc/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Many folks in the <a href="https://mastodon.hams.social/tags/AmateurRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmateurRadio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hams.social/tags/HamRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HamRadio</span></a> space are experimenting, playing with, and using the technology, and a lot of their YouTube channels might be helpful to you.</p>
Alex KR1ST (he/him)<p>If you live along the east coast of the US you may find some interesting tropo propagation right now.</p><p>Just received WB4OMG in EL98 (987mi/1579km) in NE PA on 2m FT8.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/hamradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hamradio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/AmateurRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmateurRadio</span></a></p>
Diane Bruce VA3DB<p>For those interested, there is another Amateur Radio hamfest coming up April 5, 2025 in Iroquois which is not far from Ottawa.</p><p><a href="https://iroquoisarc.ca/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">iroquoisarc.ca/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/Ottawa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ottawa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/HamRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HamRadio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/AmateurRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmateurRadio</span></a></p>
Solarbird :flag_cascadia:<p>okay there is a lot more going on at 70cm than there is at 2m for me where i am</p><p>even if it's all digital noises :/</p><p>just pick up one bit of talking okay radio? pls?</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/HamRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HamRadio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/AmateurRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmateurRadio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/KK7ZLU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KK7ZLU</span></a></p>
Solarbird :flag_cascadia:<p>I picked up some real clear digitally noises at 420.000 Mhz so I'm pretty sure I was picking up somebody's slowscan TV transmission but idk for sure</p><p>(don't even really know if it was actually TV at all xD )</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/HamRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HamRadio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/AmateurRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmateurRadio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/KK7ZLU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KK7ZLU</span></a></p>
Solarbird :flag_cascadia:<p>okay I think I picked up somebody's digital signal with the scanner in the 70cm band. maybe two somebodies. no phone tho'.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/HamRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HamRadio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/AmateurRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmateurRadio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/KK7ZLU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KK7ZLU</span></a></p>
Solarbird :flag_cascadia:<p>Well, I got my second new radio (this one actually new) and even tried a couple of short transmissions tonight. So far I haven't picked up a single thing all day tho'. I was definitely worried about anything this small/portable being an _issue_, and I kinda hate to say it but that's really bearing out right now.</p><p>That is, assuming it's working. I mean, it acts like it's working, and it's definitely working for receiving on weather and FM bands, so leagues ahead of the last one. xD</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/HamRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HamRadio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/AmateurRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmateurRadio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/KK7ZLU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KK7ZLU</span></a></p>
Giovanni - ZL2GX<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@jameshowell" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>jameshowell</span></a></span> Our local amateur radio club has started fortnightly Monday evening "workshop nights". This is a chance for folks to bring along a project - usually a work-in-progress - and use the club's tools and show it off, help someone program DMR radios ...</p><p>There aren't formal presentations. Even so, it's been more popular than I'd expected. Of course we have coffee and biscuits too - so it's a chance for a chat and an excuse to get together ...</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hamradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hamradio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/amateurradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amateurradio</span></a></p>
Zen Heathen 🇨🇦<p>For a thing at work, I want to teach people to use a CB-style microphone correctly, beside their mouth instead of in front of it (like they foolishly do on tv and in movies).</p><p>I'm hoping to include an illustration on the paper copy (and really hoping I don't have to sketch it myself).</p><p>Does anyone know of a website showing this technique?</p><p><a href="https://beige.party/tags/radio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>radio</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/amateurRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amateurRadio</span></a></p>
K3LOE Mike<p>The current admin wants to make the spectrum better for business by deleting regulations, which almost certainly means worse for the rank and file ham unless we do something about it. I've tried to capture some of the most basic and important info for writing a public comment for the FCC's In Re: Delete, Delete, Delete docket. What should I add?</p><p><a href="https://medium.com/@k3loe/the-arrl-wont-save-the-waves-write-your-own-public-comment-for-in-re-delete-delete-delete-a56c1373cbc5" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">medium.com/@k3loe/the-arrl-won</span><span class="invisible">t-save-the-waves-write-your-own-public-comment-for-in-re-delete-delete-delete-a56c1373cbc5</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/HamRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HamRadio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/AmateurRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmateurRadio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/FCC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FCC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/DeleteDeleteDelete" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DeleteDeleteDelete</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/DDD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DDD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/delete" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>delete</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/advocate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>advocate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a></p>
Jesse Alexander, WB2IFS/3<p>We need to fight and stop the <a href="https://mastodon.hams.social/tags/fcc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fcc</span></a> from selling off the "valuable <a href="https://mastodon.hams.social/tags/realestate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>realestate</span></a>"--our <a href="https://mastodon.hams.social/tags/amateurradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amateurradio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hams.social/tags/frequencies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>frequencies</span></a>--to the highest bidders!</p>
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