Linking on 39
There is some misconceptions and misunderstandings being circulated in certain venues about the ability to link and use the 149.390 repeater and its associated Allstar function.
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Testing the T2FD
A group at N8EI’s on June 20th, to test the terminated folded dipole SARA is going to be using for Field Day 2021. Results were terrific!
Simple J-Pole Plans
I (Jason N8EI), like many hams, have passed around plans for “simple” antennas to new hams or for projects. However, in many instances it isn’t something we’ve built according to THOSE plans. We have something similar, we bookmarked it, etc. While posting plans for the “simple J-Pole” for the Ohio VHF+ Simplex contest, I realized
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DMR Hotspot Urgent Action
The following message was sent by the US BrandMeister server admins. If you have a hotspot and use DMR, make sure you set your BrandMeister password ASAP! Due to issues that have been happening recently, we are going to need to start requiring users to set a hotspot security password to gain access to the
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CTCSS/PL Explained
Many hams know they generally need to use Continuous Tone Coded Sequelch System (“CTCSS”) to access an FM repeater. CTCSS, or more commonly referred to as “PL tone” or “PL” which is an acronym for Motorola’s implementation of it branded Private Line, was introduced in the 1950s by Motorola to share frequencies used for land
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