Lost in the woods, I had already tried 146.52 from a couple of the hill tops. A local would be a better way to go, if possible. But honestly, knowing that the MMSN was still going to be out there for another six hours was all the reassurance I needed to stave off panic.
Category: Ham Radio
The ARRL And What They Think Of As Political
Would it not be considerate to be intentionally inclusive of people who are different from ourselves? Would it not be friendly to be welcoming and supportive of people who don’t happen to share our political or religious beliefs?
Python Monitor For APRS Gateway
The short story: my APRS 2-way Gateway has sometimes gone offline for several days without my noticing. This checks it
and sends email to alert me of a problem.
The long story: I had a TYT DMR dual-band radio for sale on CraigsList, & someone was low-balling me on it.
2024 Ham Radio Plans
The idea is that by feeding it with Window Line, I could have the 6m dipole at 3m – a half-wavelength above ground. A 10m dipole taps at 5m above ground…
Multi-Band JS8Call Infrastructure Node
Idea: A network of JS8Call Infrastructure Nodes for handling message traffic.
Would this be an interesting system to build?
Would it be fun?
Would it be useful?
Hmm…
I Get That Nets Don’t Own The Freq
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36W0t1iXp-4
K8MRD wants you to think that if you’re doing POTA, and some other station informs you that you’re causing QRM on the Maritime Mobile Service Net, that the Net should move ‘cuz you were there first.
GridTracker WSJT-x and CQRlog
How to use CQRlog for overall log management, yet still also use GridTracker, and have them cooperate.
The Bands Were Hell Yesterday
In which Josh (KI6NAZ) and I (N0MQL) ponder whether there are Kilts in Hell.
Does RTTY Have Good Enough Guidance?
Y’all have seen the ARRL Band Chart. It’s ubiquitous. But it’s a woefully insufficient reference for RTTY contest weekends. Is there something better?
Changed The Format
Here’s the excerpt. If this worked, the resultant toot will be formatted more to my liking with 4 pieces of information (plus a featured pic).