Ham is back, it’s in the sack
It’s been too long, I'm glad that it’s back
Yes, I got two, none for you
Sliced thin don’t give me no flack

Ham connect meeting open to the public tomorrow in Seattle, 4/12, ACS mtg: 9a-1030,
Ham Connect mtg 10:30 am to?

Next meeting will be hosted by Seattle ACS at the north Seattle College, and can also be attended via zoom link.

Ham radio nerds at my work posted about it.

Details can be found at https://www.hamconnect.org

Cc: @ai6yr , @moira
To help boost

Just got myself an inexpensive HAM for the car when mobile, an Anytone AT-778UVII, and I just figured out how to program it over CHIRP! Now to program all the stations in that I use on my HT #AmateurRadio #HAM

I stumbled across a Linux net and began to wonder if ham radio is just the audiobook of Mastodon.

Première transmission réussie en SSTV d’une photo… de chat, comme promis @ewen

La synchro horizontale est à peu près stable (j’aurai pas mieux avec l’#Arduino), le résultat est splendide

Plus qu’à faire quelques optimisations et ajouter la couleur, et ce sera prêt !

Question: my NET (Portland for "CERT") team uses FRS radios for communication. Now that I'm a ham, can I simply use my Yaesu FT-65 to communicate on the same frequency but with better range?

The existence of this frequency table suggests yes:

https://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/FRS/GMRS_combined_channel_chart

Mildly interesting: most physical devices that have handedness assume you'll be using them with your right hand. Handheld radios and walkie-talkies assume the opposite.

Today my #GMRS group participated in a #LarimerCounty emergency communications drill.

We ran a net on our repeater with simulated road updates and a medical emergency. Our #ham operators passed traffic to the EOC and back.

There were several neighborhood groups participating but I believe we were the only GMRS. Our weekly practice net really helps it go smoothly.

Ok for real I’m going to go through more boxes and find my old HT so I can practice both sides.
#AmateurRadio

Just hooked up an oscilloscope to my HF antenna feed line and it looks like I'm getting a large ~1 MHz signal from the antenna before being filtered in the transceiver to receive 14.074 MHz.

The manual for my Yaesu FT-65 says, "Avoid recharging Li-Ion batteries before the <low battery> indicator is observed, as this can degrade the charge capacity of your Li-Ion battery pack."

This seems in conflict with keeping the radio charged for emergencies (specifically the Cascadia Subduction Zone Earthquake).

Thoughts?

Three new ham questions:

1) ARRL: Worth it?

2) If I got one introductory/reference book beyond the technician manual, what would you recommend?

3) Where do I find a list of local nets? I found a lot listed at https://www.arrl.org/arrl-net-directory-search, but surprisingly not the one I stumbled across!

Successfully made my first contact with a net on a local repeater.

Got my "rig", which seems like an excessive word for this handheld device. First up: let's scan some frequencies and see if I can hear anything. #ham #radio #AmateurRadio

@Snowman
I'm a first-time listener. Do you happen to be a #Ham? I ask because I heard you talking to someone about microphone frequencies.

#meshtastic #lilygo T-Deck, #HAM Modus mit AB-IOT-433 Verstärker und zusätzlichen Akku dazu. Das Ding hat eine Tastatur, ähnlich von Blackberry.

I finally have a video that perfectly captures how ridiculous I am with my retro game collection and weird tech.

Hey Electronics + Radio Nerds, is there a way to use an attenuator as a switch?

Someone gave me a 12 position rotary attenuator hoping we could use it as a multi-position switch in a microcontroller project but I've yet to figure out if it's possible.

Apparently I am to be KK7ZSI.

Time to get my first radio. Reddit seems to like the Yaesu FT-65R. What say you, Mastodon?

My main interest is emergency preparedness, including communicating following the Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake.