21 Tech Net: 2024-12-01

 Posted on 2024-12-01

My Week in Radio

  • I used N3KZ 440 repeater in York from Lancaster
    • always surprised on their range.
    • thought UHF didn’t go far.
  • I built an Allstar node from a PI 4 and a USB-C radio dongle to reach a fringe repeater.
  • I’m looking forward to FT challenge
  • I stumbled into and recognized some Olivia-8/250 on 20M, and some SSTV
  • I’ve been hearing lots of ISS repeater traffic at convenient times on my good ol’ 1/4 wave antenna in the tree.
  • I got the radio blog up-to-date with all my adventures.

Others

  • 145.010 packet repeater
  • K3EA, Greg:
    • No contests this past weekend
    • Next weekend:
      • ARRL 160m CW at night
      • FT challenge - normal exchanges
    • December 14-15
      • 10m contest, phone/CW, 48 hrs, should be great.
    • https://contestcalendar.com
    • Propagation should be normal and above normal
  • WB3LNY, George:
    • Working on ISS access.
  • KA3TKW, Tom:
    • ARISS mission 1622UTC, 145.800
    • New satellite on Nov 4, AO-123, ASRTU, FM, 4-day pass
    • Easy satellites
      • ISS: 145.800FM, 145.825 packet, 437.800FM downlink
      • AO-123, 435.400FM down
      • SO-50, 437.795FM down
  • K3DMM, Denny:
    • Travel and simplex contacts
  • K3AQ, Kenny:
    • New laptop from Best Buy to run fldigi, etc.
  • KB3MIJ:
    • Some fldigi on HF
    • Some repeater work at reesers.
  • W3MW, Don:
    • Most bands on a vertical antenna.
    • Mounting some antennas on the roof with a contractor.
    • Built some more receive pre-amps.

Swap and Shop

  • VE3HOH, Pete
    • Rohn 25 sections + brackets
    • 8 yagis for 432.
    • Kushcraft yagi for 2 meters
  • KA3TKW, Tom:
    • Cheap UHF radios
    • CMD-1550
    • Shortwave receivers
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