Using the local repeater (N2GE on Mount Mitchell), I was able to pass wellness checks, coordinate helicopter evacuations, and arrange supply drops for our community. I handed out a few handy talkies to unlicensed neighbors so we could stay in touch. My wife and daughter, who are also hams...
RFI - Radio Frequency Interference - "Noise" SKYWARN - Severe weather reporting program Software Defined Radio (SDR) information So you want to be a Ham? (or take an UPGRADE EXAM?) Repeater web links: Adirondacks/NNY Repeaters ADK-Greater Adirondack Repeater Assoc. (GARA) ...
It is not intuitive to change frequency for me on my HT, and I carry a laminated cheat sheet to help me with frequency changes (note: Zach will attest that radios more complicated than an HealthKit HW-16 cause me challenges, including many with dropdown menus, so this could be a persona...
When I’m down here, I always like to check into the Outer Banks Area Wide Net on Thursday evening at 8pm (local time). They are always a friendly and welcoming group. TheOuter Banks Repeater Associationmaintains alinked system of repeaterscovering the entire area, so I easily hit a repea...
2) * 146.400 (optional input for 147.00), 146.430 (input for 147.030) and 146.460 (input for 147.060) are sometimes used as inputs to 147.000, 147.030 and 147.060 Mhz repeaters instead of the frequency 600 Khz above the repeater output. Be sure and check for local repeater input use of ...
As in radioamateur hobby we will start with the most important part first: Antenna. It is important to use an antenna which has optimal match for the frequency you are going to use it. So forget the dvb-t antenna which comes within the RTLSDR stick and concentrate on making a better an...
This afternoon, 8 September 2016, I heard MANY sirens and got on my 2 meter repeater and in one question, found out there is a grass fire five blocks away. Never got near me, but the sirens said it was close. Could tell my neighbors where the fire was and satisfy their minds. ...
and me and a fellow ham friend even modified an old Western Union FAX machine to send radiograms over HF. I did a lot of club radio-related activities, including helping to build a 2M repeater in the foothills of the Smoky Mountains – nice view at the top of that tower (elev. 2,97...
the last at the Wireless Institute of Australia’s Annual General Meeting in Adelaide in 2017. On that occasion I joined the queue who used the dual band on board repeater. It was fun – similar to working through a terrestrial repeater and a satellite and I was surprised at the rapid att...
Show Repeater Inputs Bureau of Indian Affairs Jicarilla Agency FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag 172.675 RM 127.3 PL BIA Jcrla Jicarilla Fire (Ojitos, Osborne) FMN Federal Mescalero Apache Tribe The Mescalero Apache Tribe is located near Mescalero in Otero County FrequencyLicense...