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For those who use APRSdroid, a fellow ham NA7Q Michael Phelps has taken APRSdroid and updated it. He is also responsible for bringing back the SMS messaging ability to APRS. He has added the ability to digipeat and igate, added imperial measurements, changed the way that speed/direction display...

This net is put on by the Texas Off Road Amateur Radio Club (KF5TOR) using the W5FC D-star repeater (node A). Net begins at 8:30pm central time every Wednesday as long as they have net controls. They would certainly like to have more check ins and I know quite a few here enjoyed the old OB net...

Hopefully some of the other handheld radio manufacturers will do like TidRadio did with their H3 and H8 and put bluetooth programming capabilities but until then and for those older chinese handheld radios check out the TidRadio BL-1 bluetooth dongle. Paired with the ODMaster app you can program...

Would you be interested in such a feature or think it would be beneficial to the overland community? If you are on Facebook join the APRS users group and see a recent post by Michael Phelps. He has worked to resurrect the SMS messaging capability to APRS and is willing to work with satellite GPS...

Camping with my kids and some ham radio friends this weekend. Spent some time turning the dial on 20m and tune into a POTA station with a familiar callsign. Made a nice QSO with N7PHY (@12poundtest).

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If you are a new ham (within last 6 months) you can apply for a "free" radio through QRZ with help from Gigaparts. You will need to create a log in with QRZ and go to qrz.com/jumpstart. You will receive a QRZ-1 handheld and RT systems programming software., as well as coupons for Gigaparts and...

10 meters has been opening up quite often lately. Today I have Canada, Belize, Scotland, and Germany in the log. Heard Suriname (South America) but he had a heck of a pile up going and I just couldn't break it. Techs, you have access to part of 10m and 10m will only get better as the solar...

Again, I'm not a YouTuber so don't expect a production quality video.

Ok, let me preface this by saying I am not a youtuber or content creator however I put together a short video unboxing both the 575 and 275 and comparing what you get in the box. Midland MXT575 vs MXT275 unboxing and visual comparison - YouTube I will have another video in the next day or two...

Anyone have any recommendations for reliable pure sine wave inverters?

Winter Field Day is this weekend, any hams here going to participate? Due to parenting requirements, I will be doing it from home again this year but will be set up outside in a tent with a temporary antenna. The solar panel and main battery are sitting in the sun, tablet and battery pack are on...

ARRL Field Day, the largest ham radio event of the year View Rally Point

Looks like the US may finally join our European brethren with FM CB. https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-374114A1.pdf

Just about 45 days out... are you going to participate this year? For those new to Amateur Radio, Field Day is the largest ham radio event in North America. Clubs/Groups/Individuals typically set up temporary stations and portable antennas and operate off back up power(battery/generator) that...

For the last 5 years 3 ham radio friends and I have gotten together on this same weekend to go camping and play with our ham radios. There are multiple large QSO parties going on so contacts are easy pickings. We also activated the park we were in for POTA. I was able to make 35 park to park...

The new fee schedule which adds a $35 fee to a number of administrative actions for amateur radio and reduces the GMRS license fee to $35 will go into effect 4/19/2021. Federal Register :: Schedule of Application Fees of the Commission's Rules

Anyone here participating in Winter Field Day (Jan 30-31)? If you aren't familiar with Winter Field Day it is much like summer ARRL Field Day but is put on by a different group. "Purpose: To foster Ham camaraderie, field operation, emergency operating preparedness, and just plain on the air...

New license, Renewals, and vanity call sign application will carry a $35 fee effective in the very near future. Upon further review it appears GMRS is also included in this which means the license fee will actually come down from $70 to $35. https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/FCC-20-184A1.pdf

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...