985 Workbench: 2024-07-29

During last workbench, I used the TYT HT in crossband for the whole net. It gets hot but works.
I found a bug in the Aubs firmware on my Quansheng radios. It skipped lots of my repeaters for a day.
Trying the TIDRadio TD-H8 tonight on M/5W power with the good old tape measure Yagi. It’s sounding really nice here.
On linux, I found cwcp for CW training. I run it at 20wpm with a very slow 20-dot gap.
I’ve been trying APRS with QRZ-1, an 8-year-old Nexus phone, and a btech APRS cable.
POTA in York:
- I had a terrible time throwing into trees that were too high.
- Resorted to an inverted-V EFHW, 2ft-10ft off the ground with telescoping fishing pole.

KB3ILS, Keith
- How does a hack learn to read basic schematics: conventional or electron current flow?
- Tips for reading schematics?
- Chuck, NA3CW
  - Except when dealing with tubes, work in conventional current.
  - Diode and transistor arrows show positive to negative (conventional) flow.
  - Inside tubes the electron flow is shown negative to positive.
  - Reading schematics:
    - Look up different circuit functions
      - Amplifier
      - Audio oscillator
      - etc
    - recognize those groupings as a “block diagram”.
    - learn to read like a block of functions
    - trace with your finger
- WA3VEE, Ron
  - Think of circuit groups as mechanical operations.
KC3YIG, Dave
- Recommendations for distributing power to multiple radios?
- Astron powering 2 kenwoods: 25w and 65w, 2m and HF base stations.
- W3QP, Tim
  - Ham Radio Workbench has a nice power distribution block as a kit:
    - 1 anderson power polse for input
    - 5 anderson power poles for output
- WA3VEE, Ron
  - PowerWorx gear for power poles
- KC3NZT, Harvey:
  - Anderson power pole has become standard in ham radio.
KC3NZT, Harvey
- Operating internationally, in Canada, do we just add “/ve3” to call?
- W3QP, Tim
  - That’s right for Canada, as long as you’re there temporarily, up to 180 days or so.

Reading Radio Club will host their hamfest in Sinking Springs.

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