Amateur/Ham Radio
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I am in the process of gutting and removing old AM transmitters from the
radio station I work at. Are any of these parts valuable? There are a lot
of vaccum tubes and large fuses and different bits that seem specialized
and rare.
Posted: 20 Sep 2014 11:52 AM PDT
http://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio..._removing_old/
http://imgur.com/a/ArIRr submitted by passthesertraline
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Starting an HF station
Posted: 20 Sep 2014 02:25 PM PDT
http://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio...an_hf_station/
So I just upgraded to general the other day and Im eager to get on HF. I
was wondering if anyone had any tips on what stuff I need to buy and
perhaps what pitfalls to avoid.
Ive found a lightly used TS-2000 for about $950 that I am seriously
considering buying, but Im wondering what other kinds of things you all
think will be necessary.
Thanks! submitted by Enatbyte
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CW Key for practice
Posted: 20 Sep 2014 02:14 PM PDT
http://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio..._for_practice/
I am holding off on buying a transceiver currently. Can someone recommend a
good straight key setup that I could use to practice without a radio? I
assume you need some sort of oscillator to hook the key to. Any links?
Thanks submitted by Jankomatic
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Got this a few days ago, looking forward to getting it online!
Posted: 20 Sep 2014 01:11 PM PDT
http://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio...ng_forward_to/
submitted by Bear_Left
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I used to forget to give my call often enough. Not anymore. When the sand
runs out, I give the call and flip it over. $19 at Amazon.
Posted: 19 Sep 2014 05:17 PM PDT
http://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio...en_enough_not/
submitted by norulers
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First CW QSO. Well that was thoroughly horrible.
Posted: 19 Sep 2014 10:18 PM PDT
http://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio...ghly_horrible/
I worked BG6IW in China on 15m CW just now. Or, something in the
neighborhood approaching CW.
I dont think Ive ever choked so hard at anything except maybe trying to
make a speech in front of 100 people. I sent CQ well enough for a little
while but I wasnt really prepared for an actual answer because the band was
quiet, but then, there it came. BG6 something something holy **** Ive just
forgotten all Morse code ever. And he was sending with a straight key
faster than me (I was at 15 wpm on a keyer and still messing up, sending
too many automatic dits, arrggh).
I somehow managed to send an RST and my name but screwed up just about
everything else. I got his sig report and thanks to QRZ.com. I cheated and
got his name, but hell if I could read anything else because my mind froze
up like it was running Windows Millennium Edition.
Finally I just got too nervous and sent 1ST CW QSO, SRY FER BAD CODE and
ended it. Ugh. Not a very good debut.
Its not turned me off to code at all, but something tells me I should have
started with a straight key instead of a paddle. I cant control the damn
thing.
Ugh.
EDIT: and of course I wrote his callsign in this post wrong too submitted
by the2belo
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questions about the kenwood tk-240
Posted: 20 Sep 2014 08:59 AM PDT
http://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio...kenwood_tk240/
Hi, I have a question Im searching for some kind of radio tranceiver which
i can use to talk to a friend who lives about 5 km from my place in a city.
Will the kenwood tk-240 do the trick? (http://i.imgur.com/5zFz361.jpg)
Also, does anyone know the capacity of this device? What do you suggest?
Thanks in advance! submitted by svd321
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These electrics are dormant. Will this pole be an appropriate place for an
inverted v dipole? If I power this light somewhere down the road is that
unsafe? Will it effect transmissions?
Posted: 19 Sep 2014 04:31 PM PDT
http://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio...is_pole_be_an/
submitted by thefirebuilds
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Cw with a tech license?
Posted: 19 Sep 2014 07:39 PM PDT
http://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio..._tech_license/
Im going to take my tech license exam on Sunday, and Im curious as to how
usable (or In other words how much traffic in) Cw is on the tech freqs. Ive
been told a lot that general is the way to go with Cw (or atleast that its
used more on their freqs.) is this true? Im curious about it as
transmitters for Cw seem a lot easier to make than those for phone, and it
looks like building them would be the best route to keep costs down.
submitted by fitfox13
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How do you use APRS/AX.25!
Posted: 19 Sep 2014 05:58 PM PDT
http://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio..._use_aprsax25/
(edit): Hah. The title is supposed to have a question mark, not an
exclamation point. :(
To the best of my knowledge, APRS/AX.25s predominant usage is tracking
objects. A few years ago I got the opportunity to do a weather balloon at
college, and we managed to track the balloon with APRS on VHF. Lots of fun.
That being said, looking through the protocol documentation, it looks like
theres a METRIC TON of neat things. Mailboxes, IP over APRS... Im just
wondering if anyone else is using them. submitted by bjt2n3904
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My not-so-great experience with Baofeng BF-F8HP (8W)
Posted: 19 Sep 2014 09:00 PM PDT
http://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio...eng_bff8hp_8w/
Its been about 2 weeks since I first got my license. I started out with the
BF-F8HP connected to a Diamond X-50A antenna mounted in my attic. I got the
BF-F8HP thinking that the 8W output would help me get into repeaters that
are farther away. However, this was not the case. I was having pretty good
luck with UHF repeaters but was having tons of trouble with closer VHF
ones. I started thinking that UHF just works better than VHF because of all
the buildings in this area (Silicon Valley).
Today, I received the Baofeng (Pofung) UV-B5, which is only a 5W radio.
This made a world a difference! Im now able to get into the VHF repeaters
loud & clear that I previously couldnt get into at all.
No idea why this is... just relaying my experience in case it helps
anyone. submitted by completefudd
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