My Week in Radio
- I like radios with open software
- F4HWN 4.0 alternate firmware released for Quansheng
- includes fixes for the spectrum analyzer that I contributed
- R1CBU 0.29.2 just released for Xiegu X6100
- includes fixes for bugs I found and submitted
- F4HWN 4.0 alternate firmware released for Quansheng
- I tried some APRS to the ISS from the Btech UV-PRO
- Did a little RTTY for NAQP
- Contacted N4T DXpedition on 20M yesterday
- My CW was pretty rough
- I could hear them with the EFHW for 40M in a park,
- but not the upgraded 107ft EFRW at home
- probably orientation
Others
- K3EA, Greg:
- contests, space weather, DX
- WB3LNY, George:
- debugging power problems: tighten your lugs in your panel
- “Pale Blue” is a company in Utah making rechargeable Li-Ion batteries with USB charging port.
- VE3HOH, Pete:
- designing an NVIS for 40m, fan dipole
- maybe also a 10m vertical in it.
- nice presentation from KA3TKW, Tom, on working satellites
- KA3TKW, Tom:
- new FM bird: Hades R, SO-124, no telemetry yet.
- ISS repeater and upcoming passes
- AO-123 is new, FM repeater: 435.400 FM.
- Ham Lunch this Thursday, noon.
- presentation: Beginners Guide to FM Satellites
- KK4KKW, Steve:
- some HF, but repeater started dropping
- W3MW, Don:
- trying to purchase a spectrum analyzer, but UPS isn’t delivering it.
- starting up attic/roof work for antennas.
- testing 10GHz setup soon
- KC3ZBI, Ron:
- working on antennas for some upcoming contests