21 Tech Net: 2026-01-18

My Week in Radio

  • RTTY Round Up got me the last couple states I needed on QRZ with the new callsign
  • USB adapter for CW key on computer
    • use it with websites
      • vband for online CW chat
      • morse invaders
        • keying CW for video games is improving my accuracy
  • Continue to practice to improve reading CW
  • Visited the hamfest in Harrisburg, but didn’t buy anything
  • Headed East tomorrow to help install antennas for field day next weekend
    • see how others do this more reliably
    • learn some better practices
    • my antennas usually get replaced regularly for repair or boredom
  • Nothing for swap and shop

Others

  • WB3LNY, George:
    • Hamfest in Harrisburg
    • local 6M repeater
    • modifying a big icom battery
    • got a new IRLP node from a guy in Chicago for portable use
  • KA3TKW, Tom:
    • keep your groups.io account active
    • John Holler passed away
    • Jeff Dipolo operating VHF contest on: 50.140 USB, 146.52, 446.00
      • Chambersburg
    • new satellite: KW2
      • 436.950 down
    • Ham lunch on last Thursday this month
      • Glen talking about directional beverage antennas
      • show and tell
      • Riley will be there
  • VE3HOH, Pete:
    • shared some history with John Holler
    • helping restore service to a local repeater
      • introducing and balancing some more battery backups
    • some work on power supplies
  • K3DMM, Denny:
    • dabbled in NA QSO party
    • trying some DX work to Fiji
  • KD3BVC, Jeff:
    • just getting started with his Baofeng UV-5R
    • built a jpole
  • N3RBG, Jeff:
    • 50 W, Comet GP-6, 70ft up a pine tree, good signal to/from Plymouth Meeting
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