My Week in Radio
I ran APRS in the mountains past Carlisle and observed many of the same nodes, indicating a wide reach. I also installed and began testing the new R1CBU 0.30.0 firmware for my X6100 HF Radio. Additionally, I launched a new 80m EFHW antenna, and I’m seeing all the harmonic resonances near the right places, though it still needs some tuning.
Others
- WA3VEE, Ron: High schoolers are listening, so we should say, “Hi”. A new club might be forming.
- W8CRW, CR: Participated in regular nets.
- KC3SCY, Luke: Recommended getting a General class license for access to more frequencies. He failed to get onto the AM PM net.
- KD3ZIM, Bob (relayed by Ron): Advised getting licensed early and having fun.
- NA3CW, Chuck: Stated that the AM PM Net is shifting to avoid overly long propagation and interference. He’s still working on Joe’s tuner, and pieces are coming in for Joe’s tower as well.
- KD3AIS, Tim: Attended a ham group where he was considered a “young person” at 51! He attempted to participate in a 10M net but failed.
- WA3KFT, John: Building another 2M/440 antenna and making cables. He’s soon looking for help finishing up those projects.
- W3QP, Tim: This weekend is the SOTA North East meetup.
- KC3YIG, Dave: Working on a home-made vertical antenna.
Questions
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W8CRW, CR: He’s using lithium phosphate batteries in his car and lead-acid in the shack. Does anyone have experience trying to desulphate a battery that won’t take a charge?
- NA3CW, Chuck: Has a charger that claims to desulphate a battery, and it seems to work. He “jumped” the battery with a power supply to get it started, then ran the desulphating charger for a couple of weeks.
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KD3AIS, Tim: He’s a Technician studying for his General license and is trying 10 meters. He visited the 10-10 org website, looking at propagation charts and nets, which showed poor propagation. Are these sites correct?
- W3QP, Tim: Those charts provide good information but are not the final word.
- NA3CW, Chuck: Ten-Ten is a good organization, but suggests throwing out a CQ, as everyone could be listening.
- WA3KFT, John: Watching 28435kHz for DX chat and local nets.
- KC3WWC, John:
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prop.kc2g.orgfor in-depth information. - KC3SQI, Wayne: Tune down through the digital parts of the band and looking for activity.
- WA3VEE, Ron: Try Ham Clock and the DXView site, note that global conditions may not match local conditions.
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KC3WWC, John: Is there an easy way to do preset connections in Allstar 3.
- W8CRW, CR: Look into Supermon.