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atomicthumbs posted:e: let's found a company that makes beautiful, high-end transceivers. why does eveyrthing have to look like a pile of poo poo and obscure knobds and ten zillion buttons with illegible labels there's nothing obscure at all tho about what i posted, it's super cleanly layed out with one touch access to everything you do all the time
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Jonny 290 posted:icom recently released the IC-7100 and it is a pretty ballsy design move imo isnt there a kenwood like that, that looks like a ripoff of a kenwood i distinctly remember... but i cant put my finger on it
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and THEN there's the elecraft koolaid drinkers i'm ambivalent-to-disliking on these, mainly because it's a very a la carte type ecosystem and by the time you have something that compares to a $1500 big3 radio they've bled $2800 out of you, $299 at a time. also how do you know if somebody's an elecraft owner? LOL JUST WAIT
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Jonny 290 posted:and THEN there's the elecraft koolaid drinkers i think elecraft radios are pretty neat personally, if you don't want a panadapter, don't buy one, if you don't want neato crystal filters, don't buy em v0v what you're paying for is cw performance, the filters are p good, the phase noise is good, the key clicks are good afaik the big3 don't really compare for cw performance what i wouldn't do is buy their amps quote:also how do you know if somebody's an elecraft owner? LOL JUST WAIT lol 110% true
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Jonny 290 posted:icom recently released the IC-7100 and it is a pretty ballsy design move imo friend of mine bought the 5100 and he said it's kind of poo poo, but wouldn't give any real reason so idk, he's picky
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hey guys, i have googled this pretty hard and can't seem to figure out how to do PTT via my sound card interface on my Icom 746 (non pro) I built that SCI-6 interface that i posted earlier and the send and receive lines work fine but i can't get the PTT going. it uses 3.5mm jacks for sound and a separate com port on the computer for PTT. I followed the FAQ on http://www.unifiedmicro.com/SCI-6-FAQ.pdf and shorted the pins with a 9v battery and the radio transmits when manually shorted through the sound card interface. it's just a phono on one end going to an RS-232 that's soldered on pins 5 and 7 of the RS-232. I plug it in and either it doesn't work at all, then I swap the wires and it just constantly transmits. as far as i have read, the non-pro 746 doesn't do PTT via the CAT interface... i am so close but losing hope... 
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longview posted:friend of mine bought the 5100 and he said it's kind of poo poo, but wouldn't give any real reason so idk, he's picky yeah i have no ideas on the performance but assume it's pretty middlin' tier IC-7000-ish, lots of toys, none really good johnnyonetime posted:hey guys, i have googled this pretty hard and can't seem to figure out how to do PTT via my sound card interface on my Icom 746 (non pro) what software are you using? some expect to toggle DTR and some RTS. you're using RTS which is fiiiine but it has to be set right you should see very few to zero volts between RTS and ground when ptt is off, and several volts when on get to that point and it'll work.Serial ports are a bitch e: does VOX trigger on that radio when you inject audio via the rear? Ghetto solution: turn on vox unplug mic
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Jonny 290 posted:icom recently released the IC-7100 and it is a pretty ballsy design move imo you can use it in gloves and it's easily legible, what's not to like
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atomicthumbs posted:you can use it in gloves and it's easily legible, what's not to like no direct frequency input VHF / UHF crammed into a HF rig only really works on a desk, cant be elegantly mounted in mobile despite detached base no bluetooth wireless less space than a nomad lame
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johnnyonetime posted:hey guys, i have googled this pretty hard and can't seem to figure out how to do PTT via my sound card interface on my Icom 746 (non pro) what voltage are you getting off the 232 when you tell it to PTT? could be you have a serial adapter loving you. lots of the usb cables (especially the ones sold as adapters for arduino etc) put out TTL voltage (5v) whereas true rs-232 signals are much higher
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Jonny 290 posted:what software are you using? some expect to toggle DTR and some RTS. you're using RTS which is fiiiine but it has to be set right i'm using the free version of ham radio deluxe (5.2) and with a bit more fiddling i've got ptt working now! however when it keys i am not seeing transmit activity on my radio. probably need to check my transmit pin on the midi connector and see if that's the culprit. i tried the vox and didn't have any luck, i think i've traced out all my probs so maybe the xmit pin is the last one! if that doesn't work then i'm throwing in the towel and buying a signalink...
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johnnyonetime posted:i'm using the free version of ham radio deluxe (5.2) and with a bit more fiddling i've got ptt working now! however when it keys i am not seeing transmit activity on my radio. probably need to check my transmit pin on the midi connector and see if that's the culprit. wtf....like you see PTT light working on the box but it's not keying the radio? thats weird. youshould be able to short whatever pin you're trying to use for PTT to ground on the back of the radio and have it key.
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I watched some videos on soldering and took out that headphone jack the old owner had added. I thought I had electrical tape, but ended up using duck tape instead.     It's an 8 ohm speaker, and it reads 8.1 ohms at the connector now so it's probably close enough.
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just gonna leave these here http://chat.qth.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=13500 http://forums.qrz.com/showthread.php?482469-K6KHU-Use-EXTREME-caution!!&highlight=k6khu This guy is why i won't have a new radio in time for Field day and all my plans are now ruined
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finished writing the canadian ham license (basic+honours) on sunday  is it worth getting a portable QRP kit (hardware, non-sdr)? they seem awfully tempting with respect to price and flexibility if not what is the best way to get involved in hf without dropping down a grand for some overpriced thing i do not need
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congratulations! you can buy brand new without worrying about quality for 600-800, put the rest in support gadgets or buy a used rig for 200-500 and maybe roll the dice but maybe get a gem if you want to hike around and qrp i will just say just go do it, buy an FT-817 and get some little camping wires and some good battery packs and accessories its an awesome swiss army knife and 5 watts is only 2 s units down from 100. i want one pretty bad that being said QRP is a shitshow with bad compromise antennas. you hear "i talked to south korea on 10 watts!" you dont hear about the 300 times they didn't get through an IC-718 is pretty reasonably priced and rock solid, good radio
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Jonny 290 posted:5 watts is only 2 s units down from 100. that is almost exactly the same wording ten-tec used in the argonaut 509 manual apparently it's closer to 3w PEP when you're using SSB
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atomicthumbs posted:that is almost exactly the same wording ten-tec used in the argonaut 509 manual you can play with compressors/limiters to like double the average energy of your ssb voice signal. its not very hi-fi but it cuts thru
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decided to try to up my HF game a bit by laying ground radials in the cracks of the concrete pad we're parked on so far i have six 20-30 foot radials pretty evenly spaced and you can barely see em. turns out RV sealant caulk is super good at adhering metal to concrete
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posting to trigger sniep https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SG4L_Hq-q0
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Took the technician test on Saturday, passed I look forward to being able to poo poo out ~packets~ all over denver with you guys if the fcc actually hurries the gently caress up and posts my info
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hey wow awesome  drat theyre popping up like rats nowlmk if you are seeking gear or anything we'll get you all set up
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Jonny 290 posted:hey wow awesome I have a little baofeng UV-5R on the way because it was like $26 bucks shipped, and I mean god drat. I'll be thrilled if it actually transmits without melting, but the last time I idly thought about maybe actually getting a ham license I think a "half decent" handheld was like $400. Yay for china I guess. I figure it should make a decent "throw it in the backpack" radio when I get some more decent stuff. Still shopping for a mobile rig for the jeep, that IC-2730A that I think you posted a bunch of pages ago looks about right. Do you know if it has a packet jack or anything like that? Or is aprs the kind of thing you want a dedicated thing for? Man, I think I got bitten by the bug pretty bad this time around. This kind of started last month as a kind of "hmm, I want to get a CB or something for the jeep but CBs have pretty crappy range, maybe I should look into a ham radio" and now I'm browsing for SDR transceivers at work and trying to figure out if I can stick a stealth antenna on the roof of my condo and  Also wanna try building one of these things: http://www.mobilinkd.com/2014/09/11/arduino-kiss-tnc/ cause apparently the sound card in my PC is the biggest piece of poo poo
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A very decent handheld starter rig, new, could be: Yaesu FT-60R HT - $152 + Smiley Antenna 270A 2m+440 - $23 = $175 just IMHO, as I am the resident thread yaesu whore and pimp smiley antennas on the regular
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potato of destiny posted:I have a little baofeng UV-5R on the way because it was like $26 bucks shipped, and I mean god drat. I'll be thrilled if it actually transmits without melting, but the last time I idly thought about maybe actually getting a ham license I think a "half decent" handheld was like $400. Yay for china I guess. I figure it should make a decent "throw it in the backpack" radio when I get some more decent stuff. we'll forgive you on the baofeng. as you said once you get a better rig you can throw it in a glove box or whatever the 2730 is cool as hell but you don't want to shuttle it to and from the house/car. It does indeed have the standard 6 pin mini din packet jack on the back. easy. i have the mouser part number for the connector and everything really packet is something you want to throw an old lovely radio and antenna on 24/7 dedicated. even just a vertical dipole or something similarly stealth. a 10 dollar hamfest rig is totally fine, it lives on 145.05, you dont need PL tones or repeater offsets or more than one memory. i have a $5 kenwood tr-7800 that im rigging up to be the packet rig, 25 watts of early 80s beef that will never die
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lowe's trip 2x chainlink fence top rail $20 3 pcs rebar $3 1 bag quikrete $2.50 1 5 gal bucket $2 PROTIP: if you are using 20 ft top rail for a mast and have to clamp it at the 10 foot point, cut one of the pieces in half. do 5 ft - 10 ft - 5 feet. that way there's way less torque on the slip fit joints Building two of these - the first is going to have the 2m and 70cm eggbeaters and the PA0RDT whip on a 4 foot extension to get it away from metal. Next month I'll build another and do: 2 el 6m beam 5 el 2m FM beam (vertical) 10 or 11 el 2m SSB beam (horizontal) - cant decide if I want Cushcraft or if I want to spring for an M2 for this one 9 element 70cm beam (canted at 45 degree angle for compromise between horiz/vertical) on a channel master rotator with a thrust bearing Jonny 290 fucked around with this message at 19:32 on Jun 11, 2015 |
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fellow local ham is selling an ic-735. need to talk to the wife....
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(check pricing and then) jumponitjumponitjumponit you will not be disappointed
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more like check pricing and grovel @ wife's feet lmao
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Super gross opposite-of-ham-radio time - "the last big Field Day station" - a 50A (means 50 transmitters) station, before the ARRL changed some rules up to ban this poo poo aint gotta watch the whole thing just skip around for  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7UEEB-cAC8 so much money
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$200 w/ mic. says ill need a tuner as it doesn't have one. im jumping on this he wouldn't sell me junk, its the guy who helped me put my antenna on my roof. e: and the wife says i can get it. gently caress yes. PuTTY riot fucked around with this message at 15:55 on Jun 12, 2015 |
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do not pass go thats a stellar deal e: it has an RX antenna in, so if you want to be safe but still listen, just throw up a long wire and use any RCA cable to plug it into the back of the radio. you'll see what i mean when you get it
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we got a new pdu replacement thing at work today and i was looking at it and said 'hey thats an anderson power pole connector' and got laughed at for being a nerd. lol.
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spankmeister posted:now i gotta pick a callsign lol u get to pick ours are just assigned in serial based on region
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Sniep posted:lol u get to pick yeah it owns theres some limitations but i can pick a number between 0 and 5 and three letters after i have an N licence which means it's PD, when (if) I get my F license it'll be PA and at that point I get to pick again. actually I do believe I can pay a small fee and change it whenever I want.
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we can pick ours too but i only have a general so, why? i dont get a cool extra call
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ironically keeping your novice/tech call is the cool thing now
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so now i can blast 25 watts (whoooohoooo) on parts of 40 meters, 20 meters, 10 meters, 2 meters and 70cm maybe i should get in to QRPing
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