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Those CW guys are banana about Morse Code

Posted: 30 Jan 2022 12:26 PM PST https://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio/comments/sgi1xh/those_cw_guys_are_banana_about_morse_code/

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Current State of HF

Posted: 30 Jan 2022 10:31 AM PST https://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio/comments/sgffsw/current_state_of_hf/

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My homebrew end-fed is complete. I love making antennas

Posted: 30 Jan 2022 05:16 PM PST https://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio/comments/sgodb8/my_homebrew_endfed_is_complete_i_love_making/

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Project: break-out box to allow independent connection of mic, headphones,
and PTT switch. Details in comments

Posted: 30 Jan 2022 12:13 PM PST https://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio/comments/sghqpd/project_breakout_box_to_allow_independent/

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Some had it a little tougher than others in this weekend's Winter Field Day!

Posted: 30 Jan 2022 07:11 PM PST https://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio/comments/sgqqni/some_had_it_a_little_tougher_than_others_in_this/

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HAM Radio

Posted: 30 Jan 2022 09:04 AM PST https://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio/comments/sgdjj3/ham_radio/


I couldnt think of a better title. I am an engineering undergrad in India,
our college recently established its first HaM club, none of us apart from
one or two( who were the founders) know anything about HaM let alone have a license, we want to learn and try to be established a new community of HaMs
in our city and if possible our state. Anyone here, who has suggestions for
us to get started and move forward into achieving our goal. Any
suggestions, advice or any form of expertise is more than welcome.
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Wrecked my 7610

Posted: 30 Jan 2022 10:06 AM PST https://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio/comments/sgewlr/wrecked_my_7610/


Well, it happened to me. A bit of fatigue from WFD, and Im still not sure
what went wrong.

24 hr prior to WFD I got a new homebrew 80m OCFD up using 2x ft240-43s and 14AWG solid enameled wire. Fast forward to 10pm EST Im on 80m and decide to jump to js8call. On freq, tune the radio, good tune, and I know it should
have tuned fine, my antenna is cut long as was evident when I first checked
the vSWR of the antenna. Found a station hit reply and the radio made a
weird relay click like sound. Immediate halted tx, and the radios fan came
on. Oh boy, it smelled like I let out the magic smoke. Checked - tuner indicated on, ALC was good, oops 100w of power, I dont ever op digital with 100w, but surely the radio should have been able to handle that.

Photo is of the tuner board just before the so-239. Where else would you
check for damage or would it be fair to think its fairly isolated to the
spot that burned? Also, what portion of the final(?) would you call this?

My guess as to what happened is part of a problem with the method of tuning
our antennas. With a balun, it may report a perfect match, but as soon as
you put power into the system, the characteristics of the balun change. I
have a tendency to watch my swr meter when I tx, and just prior I was on
ssb on 80m, and know that at the 100w ssb, the swr meter was pegged at 1:1, albeit the exchange for WFD is breezy and the rf power out doesnt remain at
a constant peak.

I love my 7610 and am considering fixing it myself. Im competent with
soldering and SMDs as a prior job I would repair computer motherboards. Ive already found the service manual, however, if the consensus is that there
is trouble back at the finals, then Ill likely just send it into icom. Its
a good excuse to get the burned-in LCD replaced at the same time as well. I
can dig up a photo of my balun too if anyone wants to see that as part of theorizing what happened.
carnage: https://imgur.com/a/aRfv70h

TL;DR - Put 100w of js8call into my 7610, and while it was tuned, it still
blew part of the tuner board. Sadness ensued. submitted by /u/MrDrMrs
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1 Star General

Posted: 30 Jan 2022 11:39 AM PST https://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio/comments/sggzfs/1_star_general/


K5FZY/AG as of 1/29/2022
Dont ask about the extra, I tried. We all laughed. 4 new generals in the
club and we all laughed at the scores on our extra tests. Not even close.
But Im happy where Im at! submitted by /u/IAmFearTheFuzzy
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Winter Field Day PSK31

Posted: 30 Jan 2022 09:00 AM PST https://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio/comments/sgdg3u/winter_field_day_psk31/


Been having some good fun with PSK31 and Winter Field Day! https://preview.redd.it/d48llpau1ve81.png?width=2820&format=png&auto=webp&s=6ef789ad0f467c3ce8b45ffaf562fbeeb869b75b
Took some digging around to figure out the exchanges and what my class, category and ARRL section were, these links helped, and got some macros
setup in Fldigi to make it easy: https://www.winterfieldday.com/ https://kk4dsd.com/2012/06/24/my-psk31-macros-for-field-day/ https://contests.arrl.org/contestmultipliers.php?a=wve
Always good to try out something new! submitted by /u/K1LH
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10m FT8

Posted: 30 Jan 2022 01:02 PM PST https://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio/comments/sgivdi/10m_ft8/


Happenin NOW. Just worked an XE (DL96) from CN89. KX3, balcony
Buddi-dipole. submitted by /u/ve7vie
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Winter Field Day - Ep. 60

Posted: 30 Jan 2022 05:22 PM PST https://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio/comments/sgoi7c/winter_field_day_ep_60/


Summers are hot in North Texas, so we welcome having an amateur radio
contest in the cooler months. We get to play with radios in the great
outdoors, and we get to know a couple of fellow hams as well.Winter Field
Day - Ep. 60 submitted by /u/GettingOutInLife
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Built my first radio. Completely forgot about the "magical" crystal and the integrated circuit. Thankfully there was no smoke. Had to double check
circuit and found two short circuits and a reverse electrolytic capacitor.

Posted: 30 Jan 2022 05:13 PM PST https://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio/comments/sgob0i/built_my_first_radio_completely_forgot_about_the/

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Keep an Eye on the Tangerine...

Posted: 30 Jan 2022 10:54 AM PST https://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio/comments/sgfye8/keep_an_eye_on_the_tangerine/


https://tangerinesdr.com
I heard the receive module will be around $300? Looks to be a nice update
from the Hermes project... https://www.makerfabs.com/hermes-lite-2.html submitted by /u/6-20PM
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Operating Outside My Home Country

Posted: 30 Jan 2022 06:22 PM PST https://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio/comments/sgpqmf/operating_outside_my_home_country/


I will be moving from the USA to Honduras for a few months for work.
What should I know and/or where can I find info about requirements to
operating outside of my own country?
Alternatively, if there are any significant hurdles to pass, is it even
worth it for such a short amount of time? submitted by /u/PrarieDoge
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FT-70 static unplugged

Posted: 30 Jan 2022 01:18 PM PST https://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio/comments/sgj93k/ft70_static_unplugged/


This is odd, I was looking for signals for Winter Field Day and on the
FT-70d I heard something on 146.465. Just static, 3/4 of the signal bar on
the bottom. Now when I plug it in, I dont hear it or barely hear it. On
another radio I do not hear anything (a large portable 80w radio) so is
this some glitch in the squelch of Yaesu ft-70d? Oddly enough it only
happens inside one room so perhaps it is just an odd interference.
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Diplexer help

Posted: 30 Jan 2022 06:14 PM PST https://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio/comments/sgpk27/diplexer_help/


I am designing a diplexer for 2 meter / 70 cm. I am planing on using it to split an antenna between a receiver and a transmitter. The tx power will be
5 watts. The one question I have is, will -5bBm going into a receiver hurt
it or desensitize it? submitted by /u/WeGoodHomie
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The object that makes DX possible. It's oddly beautiful...

Posted: 29 Jan 2022 07:20 PM PST https://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio/comments/sfzhm6/the_object_that_makes_dx_possible_its_oddly/

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Need help with gift idea for boyfriend

Posted: 30 Jan 2022 08:35 AM PST https://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio/comments/sgcxa6/need_help_with_gift_idea_for_boyfriend/

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Obligatory "Got my General on Thursday, DXing (bad) on Saturday" Pic

Posted: 29 Jan 2022 07:02 PM PST https://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio/comments/sfz53v/obligatory_got_my_general_on_thursday_dxing_bad/

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Our obligatory field day photo! W7ED operating only on 10W today

Posted: 29 Jan 2022 05:43 PM PST https://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio/comments/sfxlgl/our_obligatory_field_day_photo_w7ed_operating/

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Kenwood ARCP-2000 problems on Windows 11

Posted: 30 Jan 2022 06:24 PM PST https://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio/comments/sgpre6/kenwood_arcp2000_problems_on_windows_11/

submitted by /u/TheSMFK
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Need help with birthday gift for boyfriend

Posted: 30 Jan 2022 08:42 AM PST https://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio/comments/sgd308/need_help_with_birthday_gift_for_boyfriend/


Hi all!
Using an anon account because my bf knows my main, and I want this to be a surprise, of course.
So my bfs birthday is coming up in March, and I want to get him all the
parts to make a radio to communicate with the astronauts on the ISS. Only,
I dont know what to get. Does anyone have any links to articles, or knows
what pieces I need for this?
Thanks peeps! submitted by /u/throwaway1556257805
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Cannot access Florida SARnet! Can anyone help?

Posted: 30 Jan 2022 10:17 AM PST https://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio/comments/sgf5jf/cannot_access_florida_sarnet_can_anyone_help/


Hey everyone, so Im trying to access SARnet because it sounds super fun,
but it just isnt working. Im starting to think that its because my only
radio is a 5 watt Baofeng uv-5r, but I do have it hooked up to a huge
outdoor antenna fairly high up. Im trying to access it via the K4AG
repeater on 444.600, since Im pretty close to it, a little under 16 miles
away. What puzzles me is that I can hit repeaters around the same distance
away super easily, but not this one. I have the correct CTCSS tones
programmed, but it just isnt working. Any help? Is there some SARnet requirement that Im not understanding? Could my radio just not be powerful enough? submitted by /u/MaxBattleLizard
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17 meters. Keep it or skip it?

Posted: 30 Jan 2022 04:09 PM PST https://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio/comments/sgmye4/17_meters_keep_it_or_skip_it/


Just wondering about everyone’s opinion lol. submitted by
/u/Midnight_man_
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Happy Winter Field Day! Hope you are all staying warm!

Posted: 29 Jan 2022 03:52 PM PST https://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio/comments/sfvbhe/happy_winter_field_day_hope_you_are_all_staying/

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