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Built an 80m end fed half wave antenna over the holiday weekend that covers 8 bands 10m-80m, built the 49:1 unun transformer as well. It was a fun little project and I can't wait to set it up and do some field ops. At 134'+ I will need a lot of room to set up. This is the 3rd HF antenna I have...

As of Sept 2nd, 2020 a cross-band FM repeater on the ISS was activated. Uplink: 144.590 MHz (67Hz tone) Downlink: 437.800 MHz I've seen reports that it's pretty easy to work even with a HT and whip antenna, no yagi/directional antenna required. However, this is a multipurpose radio that also...

Came across this deal I wanted to share. https://www.arrl.org/shop/Operating-Manual/ A 240 page resource containing info in the following areas: Basic Station and Operating Techniques Assembling a Station Basic Operating Procedures HF Digital Communications VHF/UHF FM, Repeaters, Digital Voice...

For the Technician license holders... would the expanded HF voice privileges for Technician licensees on 15m, 40m, and 80m as proposed by the ARRL prompt any of you to get on HF? Technician's currently have SSB on a portion of 10m...

When people are naming the routes do they purposely try to make it dirty? :smirk: We have the T.W.A.T.. Trans Wisconsin Adventure Trail.. the T.E.A.T .. Texas Epic Adventure Trail.. Thinking the T.A.T. should have been named the T.I.T. Trans Interstate Trail. :tearsofjoy: Happy Friday ya'll.

Most anyone that has looked at getting a GMRS mobile radio is likely familiar with Midland's offerings .... but there are or will be other players. Baofengtech recently entered the GMRS mobile radio market with their GMRS-50x1 radio. BTECH Mobile GMRS-50X1 - BaoFeng This is advertised as a 50...

What comms are right for you? This depends on who you want to talk to and what they are using. Trail/Convoy comms: CB use has declined among off road groups though still may be useful around logging areas. MURS (no license) is another option, though it is not widely used. GMRS (license...

Field day is just over 30 days away. Given the current state of affairs what do your field day plans look like? For those new to Amateur Radio, Field Day is the largest ham radio event in North America. Clubs/Groups set up temporary stations and portable antennas and operate off back up...

Looks like another good day for 6 and 10 meters. Even CB is probably hopping as well. It is starting to get into Sporadic E season, fun stuff. 6m 10m

For those of you with HF capabilities. Something to keep an ear and/or eye (dx reports) out for... A25VR on a 4x4 adventure through Botswana.

Do you set up VHF radios at camp? if so, what antenna do you use? I am thinking of building a twin lead/ladder line jpole so that it is easy to string up into a tree for voice and/or APRS.

Post up any good deals you find this season. HRO currently has some holiday deals going. You are being redirected... The banner notes this as Pre-Sale Specials, Early bird "Black Friday" special savings. The banner also notes that the sale ends 11/28/2019, however under the specific radios the...

What comms are right for you? This depends on who you want to talk to and what they are using. Trail/Convoy comms: CB is probably still the most common form of communication between off road groups and is still required for many organized events. MURS (no license) is another option, though it...

Not off road or 2 way comm related but radio related and kind of intriguing. Have you ever heard of a number station before? No one knows exactly what they are (except those sending/receiving the messages) but the biggest theory it to communictate messages to spies. There aren't as many around...

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On occasion I will get out and storm spot/chase in my Jeep and I enjoy taking storm pics so why not get a few with the Jeep as well. Gives me a chance to use 3 of my interests in one; the Jeep, ham radio (to call in reports), and weather. Anyone else here do any storm spot/chase/photography and...

This is ok in at least this is the correct region for me, but I would still like to see all of them. There is no filter currently selected (prefix: (any)). I have used the filter before and it appears the last time I did that it was permanent. If I select any other region is shows no meets. I...

I have previously put on this event for a local Jeep group I use to hang out with and it seemed to be a big hit. Was curious if anyone here may be interested in doing it. It's just back roads but we stop at old homesteads, schools, bridges, cemeteries, and ghost (or almost ghost) towns...

APRS... Anal Probe Restraint System... :flushed: no... NO.... that's not right. Automatic Packet Reporting System. (If this is a duplicate of something already posted please advise and I will remove.) You're probably saying what is a Packet and what does this have to do with Overlanding? Hang...

Another option for sending a message from a remote location without cell service is APRS via satellite. Sure a sat phone or spot or such would be better using a geo sat.... but if you don't have one and just need to send general info (non-emergency) this works too and it's kind of fun for the...