Posted on 10/13/2017 2:52:33 AM PDT by markomalley
Your post reads like Swahili to me, but since I’ve just started working on the Technician level test recently, I find it interesting anyway. Hope you find something that works.
I solved All those problems of a
Go-Box with a Jeep TJ.
As for Shopping for Fleas?
I go Solo.
Perfect ditto.
Ham has been on my NYE resolutions list for a while now.
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I have a bit of experience with mag loops. See my QRZ page. Good performance without needing height. A band scope is really useful for this type of antenna though. Mine fits in the back seat of my car so it would meet your needs. KD2CFG
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LOL (= Laugh Out Loud). I understand that Ham Radio jargon can sound like a completely different language. Here's a quick glossary:
QRP = low power
CONOPS = concept of operations
XYL = wife (YL is shorthand for "young lady" -- unmarried single woman)
High-Q = very tight resonant bandwidth (the "Q" factor is, for discussion purposes, the ratio between the center frequency of a circuit and frequency that is attenuated 3 decibels). A high-Q circuit or antenna is very effective at the resonant frequency but has lower bandwidth; a low-q circuit has a lot of loss at the resonant frequency but has a high bandwidth.
A Random-wire antenna is a length of wire that is intentionally not at resonance at the frequencies you intend to use (I know, it sounds counter-intuitive). With a random wire, you depend upon either your radio equipment or an external tuner to force it to resonance at the desired frequency. The disadvantages are that the antenna has really weird radiation patterns and is obviously inefficient. The advantage is that you can use one antenna to transmit over multiple frequency bands.
A counterpoise is a length of wire that is run either on the ground or close to the ground...they are used with unbalanced antennas to "complete the circuit" and allow transmission.
I've been licensed since 1974. It's a great hobby. Good luck with the technican test. Get your General as soon as you can manage it -- the HF bands you can access with the General and Extra licenses are the real heart of the hobby in my opinion.
If someone starts a ping list count me in.
add me to the Ham radio ping list please.
Add me to the HAM ping list if there is one
I don't know if there is a "Ham" ping list
However, having been through two hurricanes, I know that there is a need for one here, for communications sake.
If there is already a ping list, I would like to know, and who is maintaining the list
Please advise !
The BITX40
A 59 dollar 40 meter SSB rig.
NOT a kit...it’s a mostly SM board that is fully built.
You just attach speaker, volume control...etc
You can find the case kit for 20.00 that includes all the finishing touches like spkr, knobs...etc
The 59$ includes shipping.
The case
https://amateurradiokits.in/product/874/
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There is a ham radio ping list, but I can’t recall who has it.
I remember now - Mylife had one.
Thanks! Looking forward to it.
Thanks! Looking forward to it.
When the last hurricane squirted through here I thought it was about time to do something that might be useful.
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