I programmed a Baofeng UV-R5
So yes, I touched a Baofeng. TBH, I don’t get the hate on these devices. I had never seen one before today, but my brother wanted the RCWA repeater saved…
CW Filtering by K7MEM
Just a cross post I saw on Facebook, but found this article pretty interesting. I certainly have a better grasp of the term and it’s function now. Enjoy the article!…
Arrow Antennas – OSJ146/440 Dual Band J-Pole
Greetings all! I received this gift as a Birthday gift from my brother. I live in an HOA that has a no outdoor antennas rule, so I planned this installation…
Allstar node with a Baofeng 888
Stumbled upon KB0P’s blog and found this a useful thing to share. No credit claimed, just making his resource visible to myself and ??? https://kb0p.com/index.php/the-kb0p-allstar-node/
OLD SCHOOL RADIO LESSON #1
Cross Posted from TARC W5IAS Facebook VFO-Variable Frequency Oscillator: A variable frequency oscillator (VFO) in electronics is an oscillator whose frequency can be tuned (i.e., varied) over some range. It…
Ham Hiatus
In August 2023, we bought a city house after living on a small hobby ranch for 20+ years. In a POA neighborhood. With a no outdoor antennas policy. Yes, I’m…
TARC makes the cover of QST Magazine
https://w5ias.com/2023/06/13/tarc-makes-the-cover-of-qst-magazine-paul-wb5anx-writes-aprs-article/ A shameless link to our club's article with a write-up for the article.
YAPA – (Yet Another POTA Award)
This, 100 parks hunted award demarcs the transition from an award style, to a more stylized award with the POTA Awards program. Pretty cool. I look forward to many more…
Diamonds are a ham’s best friend?
OK, maybe not “best” friend, but I’ll take it as a stepping stone 🙂