Amateur Radio
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Pooh Pathology Test: I have anxiety, and I know it.
drdeenz.com Pooh Pathology Test - Dr DeenzWhich Winnie the Pooh character do you resemble the most?
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Struggling with X6100
This radio is the most expensive thing I have bought for the hobby so far and it is making me want to cry. I cant figure out why it wont tune up to the dipole I made. It seems to work fine sometimes and just randomly shut off other times. SWR scan seems to be effected by being plugged in to power. ATU seems to be equally hit or miss. I am login my mind. Any help or advice is welcome!
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Had a lot of Field Day fun this weekend
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Went out to Cherry Creek State Park (K-1213) with a buddy and played radio. I took my buddipole but couldn’t get it to tune up because I forgot to charge my VNA. Luckily I brought an EFHW that I strung up to the buddipole’s tripod.
I only worked 10 contacts in 4 hours. 8 SSB and 2 CW, but it was fun. I forgot how awesome operating from a park is, and I want to get back into POTA!
Rig: IC-705 Antenna: 80-10m EFHW Power: 9ah Bioenno battery
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Plans for field day?
Just realized that today is field day. Gonna go out and see what the local hams are up to. Anyone else have plans?
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Recommendations for a portable HF vertical antenna?
I am looking for a vertical HF antenna that can pack down small and not be insanely expensive. Any idea?
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I made a Morse Code video!
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I want to learn Morse Code. I have tried a bunch of different ways and I struggle. I considered how it used to be done, a cassette tape that plays the sounds over and over driving them into your skull. I figured I would make one myself and see if it helped. I feel like I am associating the sounds to the letters more effectively than other methods I have tried. Maybe it will help someone else too!
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Software to Map QSOs?
Can anyone recommend software or a webpage that can map your QSOs for you? I notice some people post maps with arrows from their QTH to the contact they made.
How are they doing that? I want to try and map our how my antenna is getting out based on my QSO mapping.
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First Time Using Lemmy
I live in upstate New York, I have a general class license, and this is my first time using Lemmy (or any federated social for that matter).
My mobile rig is a VR-N7500 "50W" VHF/UHF. It uses Bluetooth control from my phone, and it does APRS.
My QTH rig is a Xiegu G90 on a 40m EFHW powered by micro solar. I mainly do FT8, as well as a little VARA HF WinLink. (I'm a bit mic shy and my antenna setup isn't that great.)
I'm interested in POTA (and maybe SOTA).
Hope to meet some friendly folk!
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X6100 and antenna in a nice portable case!
Got an X6100 and a dipole antenna and put them in this vmcase from harbor freight. The coax and antenna wires are in the layer of foam under the radio.