When you get pulled out of the TSA line for a bag check, but the agent recognizes you, so we just chit chat about the radios in my bag for five minutes. Shoutout to Guzman!
Bittersweet
#pota
activation today. First time on the air for this go box previously owned by our friend, sk Jerry KG6HQD. Put a kilo on it for good measure.
It’s hard to explain how small the
#picoaprs
is! It obviously does APRS, but it also has 2m voice, Bluetooth for control over phone and computer, wifi firmware updates, AND it’s a rx iGate. They can be found in the US at
@dxengineering
Taking a look at the in Pre-order
@radioddity
#X6100
. The spiritual successor to the
#X5105
hf QRP radio. Note, it has one USB-C for connection to computer 💸
What a hot take from the guy who stole other hams images and re-posted them to his IG to build his clout. Then blocked anyone who called him out on it.. Matt, your glass walls look a little weak there bud.
Hear me out here. If you’re on the fence between two radios. Buy both. Figure out which one is the right for you and resell the other. Ham radios have great resale value, you may not even take any loss.
Putting together some portable radios kits. I’m really liking this Venus SW-3B. Cheaper than the Mountain Topper and a little more user friendly. I need to do some A-B testing on receiver quality.
Many have reached out about the article in the
@arrl
#QST
magazine about me this month. A big thank you must go to
@goodgame_K5ATA
He did a great job on the article! Thank you all at the
@arrl
for considering me for this great honor!
Building up a
#winlink
field kit. With the
#mobilinkd
TNC you can use just about any ht with the myriad jumper cables that mobilinkd sells.
There are other options too. More info soon.
Dusting off the
#elecraft
#kx2
for some radio and fishing. Made contact to Route 66 and chased a few potas. Definitely bringing hf with me when I go to any pier from now on.
I’ve finally done it! After days rewriting code, stripping the game to 1% of a single level, reducing graphics down to line art, & tweaking the firmware on the UVK-5 & MobilinkdTNC to pair to a keyboard & pass wireless audio. Doom now runs on my HT!
#HamRadio
#Doom
#HamHarder
#HT
Good news, testing for Covid-19 came back neggative. I'm still sick, but its not Covid at this point (test documentation said it could show up as a false neggative).
Do people actually hate electric vehicles or have they just become such a political football that few can speak objectively about them? I’m guessing it’s the later.
Many of my favorite radios you can’t buy anymore. But you can buy this sweet paddle from K6ARA it’s a cool backup and probably should live in your go bag.
#kx1
@elecraft_
An item captured from the
#Russian
Special Forces/ Spetznas that made the dash in
#kharkiv
. This may sound funny but Russian tip of the spear using cheap unsecured commercial chinese made walkie talkie. (2nd pic for reference)
#kiev
#kyiv
#ukraine
#Gostomel
Noise level with power killed to the house. I tracked down some more noise generators. Felt pretty good if I am honest. I’ve added a am broadcast filter, huge inline choke and ac filter. It helped!