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Second ever soldering project, pixie kit. (Just waiting on a different
crystal)

Posted: 19 Jul 2022 04:04 PM PDT https://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio/comments/w36bvf/second_ever_soldering_project_pixie_kit_just/

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New Air-Gap Attack Uses SATA Cable as an Antenna to Transfer Radio Signals
The Hacker News

Posted: 19 Jul 2022 07:30 PM PDT https://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio/comments/w3aqnh/new_airgap_attack_uses_sata_cable_as_an_antenna/

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What do people talk about at in-person club meetings? Also, lady operators,
how comfortable are you in the community?

Posted: 20 Jul 2022 12:22 AM PDT https://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio/comments/w3g3n0/what_do_people_talk_about_at_inperson_club/


Hi everyone! Im currently studying to write my basic exam (Canada) and a
lot of the resources Ive read keep reiterating the importance of connecting with a local amateur radio club. There is one in my community and they hold weekly meet-ups. Im just genuinely curious if anyone can tell me what
people do at these weekly meet-ups.
I know this is a strange question but I have some social anxiety so the
idea of going alone to a community meetup with a group of strange, older
men makes me a little nervous (I say men from looking at the groups recent Facebook photos). Especially since I dont feel qualified to be in their
club. I know most operators are super friendly but Id love to hear some feedback from women in the radio community. submitted by /u/Phlutteringphalanges
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Packet radio terminal for MacOS?

Posted: 19 Jul 2022 10:18 PM PDT https://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio/comments/w3e0eh/packet_radio_terminal_for_macos/


The bug’s been biting me to get on AX.25 packet both locally with VHF and
to scope out the 105 network.
Ideally I’d like to put a DigiPi together for dedicated use, but since Raspberry Pis are difficult to find at the moment, I though I’d try to get something running on my Mac.
I think I’ve got direwolf running successfully on the Mac, but now I’m struggling to find a packet terminal that’ll interface with direwolf. Is anyone aware of one? (I guess PBBS support would be cool, but primarily
just looking for something that’ll let me connect to area stations and chat or leave messages on BBSes). I’m seeing a handful of APRS applications that’ll interface with direwolf on the Mac, but not much for plain AX.25. Another thought would be to run a Linux VM and share the audio interface,
then run direwolf and something like LinPac there. Curious if anyone’s
tried something along these lines and has any suggestions? submitted by /u/coham
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Antenna Analyzer VS Antenna Tuner

Posted: 19 Jul 2022 09:23 PM PDT https://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio/comments/w3czl8/antenna_analyzer_vs_antenna_tuner/


I am worried about SWR on a 40m homebrew wire dipole I plan to make. Should
I buy an antenna analyzer and make adjustments to the actual antenna OR purchase an antenna tuner and use that to fix whatever imperfections the antenna has?
Related to the antenna analyzer, would this be a good choice? Other ones
are really expensive. https://www.amazon.com/AURSINC-NanoVNA-H-Vector-Network-Analyzer/dp/B07Z5VY7B6/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=antenna+analyzer&qid=1658289659&sr=8-3
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Made Linux Distro for raspberry pi with many SDR and HAM packages

Posted: 19 Jul 2022 09:05 PM PDT https://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio/comments/w3cnbr/made_linux_distro_for_raspberry_pi_with_many_sdr/

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Does anyone know why the ISS has digipeated only european stations for
months?

Posted: 19 Jul 2022 07:54 PM PDT https://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio/comments/w3b7zt/does_anyone_know_why_the_iss_has_digipeated_only/

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40 meter versus 20 meter etiquette

Posted: 19 Jul 2022 09:56 PM PDT https://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio/comments/w3dm89/40_meter_versus_20_meter_etiquette/


Im a fairly new ham with a question about 20m versus 40m behavior. I
usually haunt 20 meters, where people call CQ and others answer. It gives
lots of opportunities to start a new contact. But when I venture into 40 meters, I rarely hear anybody calling CQ, and its rare to even hear anybody
ID with their callsign. Instead of typical "contact" discussions about
signal reports, radio gear, and callsigns, I mostly hear extended ragchews between people who already know each other, and that never seem to end. Ive tried calling CQ myself, but Im usually unsuccessful getting any responses.
So how does a new ham make contacts on 40m? Ive heard other people just
break into the middle of someones ragchew - is that the 40m way?
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Remote Station Control

Posted: 19 Jul 2022 11:26 AM PDT https://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio/comments/w2zp7a/remote_station_control/


Hi r/amateurradio,
I would like to be able to control my radio from another room of my house.
What I would like is a way to control the computer attached to my radio
from another room. There are a number of remote desktop options out there
but Im wondering if anyone here has experience with sending the audio
through a remote desktop connection.
Information about my setup: Main station: Windows 11 desktop and usb connected Yaesu FT-991A Remote machine: Windows 11 laptop
Any help would be appreciated. submitted by /u/dandantheman
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Most common digimodes on WARC bands?

Posted: 19 Jul 2022 01:30 PM PDT https://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio/comments/w32orr/most_common_digimodes_on_warc_bands/


So obviously theres a bit of activity on 20 and 40 meters for digital modes other than the WSJT modes, such as psk, Olivia, etc. Ive tried working the
WARC bands for any mode outside of ft8, but Ive yet to hear anything else.
Have any of you had luck on these bands with psk, Olivia, or any other
digital mode?
Now that were getting more solar activity, I imagine it would be
interesting to see those bands being utilized. submitted by /u/douglasdouglasj
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MFJ-989D Wattmeter Missbehavior

Posted: 19 Jul 2022 12:55 PM PDT https://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio/comments/w31te0/mfj989d_wattmeter_missbehavior/

submitted by /u/Historical-Display13
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Moving to Texas

Posted: 19 Jul 2022 08:50 AM PDT https://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio/comments/w2vz1s/moving_to_texas/


We are preparing for a move from Utah to Texas and I wondering if my call
sign will need to be changed or if I can keep my vanity call sign. Was searching the FCC.gov site and could not find anything on that. I could not find a place to change my address either. It has to be there somewhere. submitted by /u/BarefootT
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Antenna Connection to Forty-9er

Posted: 19 Jul 2022 04:06 PM PDT https://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio/comments/w36d14/antenna_connection_to_forty9er/


Ive completed construction of the Forty-9er kit (for those who are
interested: Project: Sainsmart Forty-9er “3W” 7.023Mhz QRP CW Transceiver Kit | Goughs Tech Zone (goughlui.com) ). However, Its unclear to me how I should be taking the two, tiny, little wires I have for the antenna & get
them connected to a 40 meter antenna. Can you just shove (and solder of
course) those two bits of nothing to a PL259 or are there additional steps, adapters, something?
All the testing shows that the radio is working. I just need to get it on
an antenna so I can do more complete tests. submitted by /u/ScaryDBA
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For magnetic loops does the induction loop have to be a loop?

Posted: 19 Jul 2022 03:39 PM PDT https://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio/comments/w35raw/for_magnetic_loops_does_the_induction_loop_have/


Hi Im trying to figure out if, a magnetic loop antenna induction loop needs
to be a loop or can it be a proper inductor around the primary loop?
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CW Skimmer and Windows 11

Posted: 19 Jul 2022 02:21 PM PDT https://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio/comments/w33wu8/cw_skimmer_and_windows_11/


I launch CW Skimmer and try to use it with IQ streams from rtlsdr and the
like, but it wont run for more than a few seconds without freezing up on windows 11. For reference I have an intel i9 12900k in this machine, so I
doubt its a hardware performance problem. Is anyone else having similar
issues with new windows and CW Skimmer? submitted by /u/rjm27trekkie
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FCC posting open for Telecommunications Specialist

Posted: 19 Jul 2022 06:34 AM PDT https://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio/comments/w2swe1/fcc_posting_open_for_telecommunications_specialist/

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CORES Confusion

Posted: 19 Jul 2022 09:42 AM PDT https://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio/comments/w2x7nm/cores_confusion/


Has anyone tried migrating their FRN over to the new FCC CORES system? I
didnt have any issues creating the new email/username-based account and associating my FRN. However, I cant seem to do much else. What is the
system supposed to do? It looks like most of the functions that I would
ever need to use – like renewing a license or changing my address – remain in the ULS anyway. submitted by /u/k6lcm
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Help with a handheld radio

Posted: 19 Jul 2022 09:35 AM PDT https://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio/comments/w2x1i0/help_with_a_handheld_radio/


Hi everyone, just a quick question. So ive been using my tyt-uv88 to talk
on repeaters. questions is, why would i use the VFO steps in the software
to program my radio? Below is just an ex
The steps are 2.5k , 5k , 6.25k,10k,12.5k,25k,50k,100k https://preview.redd.it/2eorh78oyjc91.png?width=1105&format=png&auto=webp&s=54d503898b9559e7cd91e608ea6bd1a2ed168748
Ive been able to talk on air and repeaters, i just dont what this is specifically. i also dont want to bleed on other bands by accident.
Ive read the manual of my radio and im a bit more confused than i was
before reading the part on this
Thank you for your answer from a new-ish ham. submitted by
/u/ravenbisson
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Which should we install - IRLP or Echolink

Posted: 19 Jul 2022 12:35 PM PDT https://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio/comments/w31bxx/which_should_we_install_irlp_or_echolink/


We have revived a 440 repeater which had IRLP, although the computer on
which IRLP was installed has died. Our 2M repeater runs Allstar; so for
this one, which one would be the most useful and used - IRLP or Echolink?
It bothers me that both of these packages seem outdated and working with
them would be like restoring an Atari 2600. And if nobody uses either one,
then its not worth it. Opinions? Tnx de K0GUZ submitted by /u/scarter435
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Trying to find a blog post posted here a while back

Posted: 19 Jul 2022 02:53 AM PDT https://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio/comments/w2ourb/trying_to_find_a_blog_post_posted_here_a_while/


As the title says. It was about someone discovering that some commercially released music CDs inadvertently contained recorded digimode radio transmissions from a military installation near the recording studio, due
to RFI being picked up by the studio equipment. Does anyone remember this article and have a link to share? submitted by /u/konaya
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