Explorer I
Friday Night HAM Radio NET
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Explorer I
Expedition Master II
There are a lot more options that are open now for on-line testing. Check out the Greater Los Angeles Area Amateur Radio Group. They have been doing extensive on-line testing. Here is the link to their site: Greater Los Angeles Area Amateur Radio Group
Member III
Last weekend during the CQ VHF contest I operated 2 meter SSB and FT8 from Fox Peak in eastern Washington state. Not as many contacts as I hoped but my 6 meter colleague really did well.
Operators were N7PHY, K7BWH, and KJ4ZTP.
Operators were N7PHY, K7BWH, and KJ4ZTP.
Expedition Master II
Nice set-up Ed! It's always fun - doesn't matter how many contacts. I didn't work the contest but did get 3 SOTA activations in on my Arizona trip. Plus found a great camp spot. Here's a pic I took at sunset from there looking out towards Sedona AZ:
Some great overlanding in AZ that's for sure!
Explorer I
And thanks for the link. I feel that I am back on course for my license. Signed up at HamStudy.org
Member III
Great net tonight everyone! Good to hear everyone is doing ok and always nice to chat about antennas.
Here are my crude notes. Please feel to comment here if you'd like to keep the conversation going.
Also, I love the adventure photos. I'll try to do a better job of posting a few photos here as well.
Thanks and 73!
Ed N7PHY
Here are my crude notes. Please feel to comment here if you'd like to keep the conversation going.
| Overland Bound Amateur Radio Net | ||||
| Date: | 7/24/2020 | Net Control: | N7PHY | EchoLink: 591550 |
| Open Topic | ||||
| Check In | Call Sign | Name | Location | Notes |
| 1 | KT4OZ | Terry | VA | Camping tonight. May move on before net is over tonight. |
| 2 | KM6GWU | Dan | S CA | Suggestions for vertical antenna for 40 to 10 m. Ed - DX Commander. 2nd'd by Jason WE8L. |
| 3 | WE8L | Jason | OH | Hunkered down. Planning future trips. 2nds DX commander, good experience. |
| 4 | WD6TED | ted | CA | traveling around desert after phoenix trip. Activating sota peaks. Visited turtle back trailers. |
| 5 | KD2TQO | Kenny | New Jersey | Quarantined. Did have a weekend out camping in bald eagle state forest. |
| 6 | W8ILL | Will | Mi | Wire antenna shock absorbers. Working on truck engine. Be safe! |
| 7 | K7USR | Kathryn | WA | Doing more HF than repeater stuff. Suggestions for UHF antenna on a jeep? Looking at dual band antenna. |
| 8 | WJ6FOX | Josh | OR | Doing relatively well. Good timing with wire antenna advice from Will. Picked up mfj tuner. |
| 9 | VK7VWK | Randall | Hobart Tasmania | Went for a hike last week. Staying safe and healthy. Taught mobile antennas vehicle location doesn't make too much difference with VHF and up. |
| 10 | K7XPO | Brien | AZ | Not super warm today (90's?). Working on truck project. |
| 11 | VA2EEK | Don | Canada | Preparing for SAR training. |
Also, I love the adventure photos. I'll try to do a better job of posting a few photos here as well.
Thanks and 73!
Ed N7PHY
Expedition Master II
Explorer I
K well first off I listened Friday night again thanks for the invite. 2nd got off my backside and back to work on my license. Checked out GLAARG site then HamStudy they had 1 test day listed that didn't work for me but I did find 1. Have taken 3 practice tests and done well on them so I found a test time that works for me. Will be taken my test this week.
Expedition Master II
Looking forward to you joining in on the net soon! Good luck!!!
Enthusiast III
Expedition Master II
Expedition Master II
Enthusiast III
Enthusiast III
I can use a dstar radio, c4fm radio and a dmr radio if I want. The OpenSpot 3 does crossmode. In one mode, out the other. Its a great little hotspot.
Expedition Master II
Yep it's a really nice unit. But not ready to upgrade to the Openspot 3. Just dropped a bunch of money on a new HF amp and tuner.
So, to get to the net through DMR I just go into the Brandmeister Manager in the Openspot webpage. In the Static Talkgroups box I add 1137550 where it says Add static talkgroup ID:
I have a channel in my radio for talking to the Openspot that has TG9 in the receive group list. Time slot and color code don't matter. Works great.
Explorer I
K need feedback. I am ready to test and have a test date. Why do I feel that I'm ready for the test but at the same thinking I don't know anything about being a Ham radio operator?
That’s actually pretty normal and a good sign that you recognize it. The test is just your gateway to start really learning. Once you have your license and can get on the air, you’ll start learning and never stop.
Explorer I
Explorer I
