@Josefius Lately, I've been running 20m WSPR with the QCX mini at 200 mW WSPR beacon has picked me up all over the US, Canada, Japan, VK land, and most of Europe
for me, the red checkered tablecloth on the table has immediately evoked a warm Inn under the arbors in the French countryside, on a sunny afternoon, refreshed by a cheerful little river...
Got in a #Morsecode#pota#parksontheair activation early this morning before T-Storms. I get so EXCITED when I have a QSO with someone from Social Media, like this Park-to-Park with Scott #KW4NJA @medic1027 from GA to KY #AmateurRadio#Hamradio
@ai6yr The park is a tract of forest ownwd by NC State University used for education and research. There are no amenities there and it is not open to the public.
Pota.app had a link on the park's page that was clearly AI-generated saying the park was popular for fishing, hiking, and picnicking. None of that is true.
I sent an email to the organizers to let them know, and they pulled the park fron the list (since it's not publicly owned and not open to the public).
@N4JAW it doesn't make a lot of difference imo, just helps suppress wide signals close to you. You might try QRZ forums, that's how I got mine for around 100 bucks.
@Josefius Oh I've seen them for sale over the years but I guess I'm just use to operating without them since I was first licensed back in the 60's. I've got them on my Ten Tec rigs st the shack and my FT891 buy rarely use it.
My non-blindness physical disabilities are worsening and I have realized after an antenna incident over the weekend that I can no longer maintain my #AmateurRadio station all by myself. If anyone out here is a #HamRadio op in the West Valley of the #Phoenix area in #Arizona I'd really appreciate a DM if you're interested in helping. I'd really like to keep my station on the air. Thanks and 73.
Reading the wikipedia article on microwave ovens and found this sentence in the part describing the frequencies they use:
"The third, centered on 433.92 MHz, is a narrow band that would require expensive equipment to generate sufficient power without creating interference outside the band, and is only available in some countries"
You know what this means? With a big enough amplifier, you could cook your food with a Baofeng.
@kilroy_was_here to be fair, I want to see if I can do EME CW by pointing my old Sharp microwave oven at the moon, after disabling the door lock of course.
Sent some emails today looking for a local tower rigger to fix my busted 6m beam... Hopefully the rigger who put it up in the first place is still in the business. Also sent an email looking for a replacement piece from the 6m beam manufacturer..]
I love the cherry picker idea! If only I knew someone with a cherry picker who could help! 🙂
@N4JAW@AmateurRadio I'm really enjoying your posts. Moving to 6m is brilliant. I'm also really envious. I don't know anyone who has as many cool toys! Loving watching you have fun. Hope the magic band pays off for you.
@F4JWJ I've had my Buddipole for almost 20 years and have used this 6 Meter Yagi on Many occasions. Always tested it when setting up and have never had an issues with detuning.
@G0TRT Oh it was easy. I got 10 for a valid activation in 12 minutes with CW. Switched over to FT8 after about 20 CW QSOs and got close to 100 FT8 QSOs.
