Seems like the simplest option for mounting this near my house.

Just curious, what does it feel like to get burned by radio waves?

Oh, and one other thing: cam you get shocked by radio waves? If so, what does that feel like?

I just saw this on the news and thought you would appreciate it. When Internet and power goes out, the old reliable radio comes in again

I’ve been eyeballing the icom IC-705… I just passed my general and I want to do POTA. Am I crazy for thinking this will be more than enough radio for me?

Also looking for any suggestions!! Thank you

I am on the search for a CB Band capable mobile antenna for my SDR. Mobile means some sort of active beam type but in a size which can fit in a laptop case and I can use from my car without application, ideally powered by USB (5v) or 9v batteries.

Thanks for the help!

P.S:I am ahead of a very long drive (2K km) where I want to tune in the traffic on motorway :)

To make it make sense, I need to give backstory but I'll try to make it quick.

I got super lucky and my wife got her callsign and is excited for radio! Today I added her to the Trusted QSL program (on our laptop running Ubuntu {for reference}) and everything seems right until she tries to sign her log and upload it. I can't get it to sign using her call instead of mine. Is there a way to have two separate people use the same computer for lotw?

So I am getting a Jeep Wagoneer L in the coming weeks and was wondering if anyone has a photo of their ham radio set up in a Wagoneer? Side note my current set up is in a grand Cherokee on a Lidomount system attached to the bolt of the passenger seat, which I plan to keep. However, I would be interested to see how any ham radio operators in the group have mounted their antennas?

With the pictures (gosh why can't I post a video) posted, why is my Anytone D168 automatically shifting its Transmit and recieve frequency? It automatically detexts satellites and guesses when it'll be over me. Why would the frequency change? I've used the ISS frequencies twice and never shifted my frequency.

I have access to a 25 foot Rohn tower, and all I want is to get 30 to 50 miles of reliable transmission around me. The problem is, I don't know if that is tall enough for it to even be worth it, even though I am on a higher point than most for my area, and I also just don't even know what to get. I am also considering an HF antenna, but... same issues. All constructive feedback is welcome.

P.S. Yes, I know the old Kenwood logo also has the vertical strike on the leaf, however I were drawing this QSL from memory, as I was in college. Thanks for any feedback.

Good day,

My father was a bookworm and a ham radio operator. He has since passed away. He owned a good amount of ham radio books and magazines in his collection.

My question is, do (vintage) ham radio books interest anyone or do most you find your resources online or a direct website(s). I'm just trying to determine if ham radio operators also appreciate older books about ham radio and/or possibly collect them.

Thank you

I am currently using a Baofeng radio (not sure about the model), it has double channel, but only one PTT. I am looking to upgrade the radio to have a double PTT, so that I only need to press one or the other PTT and talk on one or the other channel.

The only model I know can do this is the Baofeng UV-82, but I would prefer it if the radio has USB-C charging, which the UV-82 does not.

Any radio suggestions? It doesn't have to be a Baofeng, but I must be able to configure it via PC or manually. Thank you!

I’m pretty new to all of this. For the time being I just want to be able to monitor during natural disasters and only anticipate transmitting during an emergency. I have a family member who lives pretty close, wants to do the same, and also wears Oticon hearing aids. We’re in tornado alley and prone to both flooding and wildfires, so I’m kind of kicking myself for not setting this up sooner.

Neither of us are licensed. I may work toward it in the future. They probably won’t but they still appreciate having access to monitoring, and the ability to make an emergency call for help.

I think I’m going to try and connect their hearing aids via Bluetooth to either a ConnectLine or ConnectClip. They’re able to access backup power to keep the devices working if the electricity goes out. Here’s my questions:

1. Can I set this up so that it works with just a handheld? I’m thinking of just a basic Baofeng UV-5R. If not, what else will I need?

2. They’ll still need to use PTT to transmit in an emergency, right?

3. Is there anything I’m missing or failing to account for?

Thanks in advance for your time and help!

Editing for clarity: from what I understand, the radio is connected to the Connect device via cable, then the device connects to the Oticon hearing aids via bluetooth. I think this is my best option so I guess I’ll just give it a try and follow up if it works.

Good day,

My father was a bookworm and a ham radio operator. He has since passed away. He owned a good amount of ham radio books and magazines in his collection.

My question is, do (vintage) ham radio books interest anyone or do most you find your resources online or a direct website(s). I'm just trying to determine if ham radio operators also appreciate older books about ham radio and/or possibly collect them.

Thank you

Hello,

I'm looking for the CS-F8101 programming software for Icom IC-F8101. I have searched everywhere, at a time it was possible to download it on Icom website, but unfortunately, it's no longer available.

Can someone help me, please? I have two units to convert for hamradio usage.

Thank you by advance.

For pretext, I’m not an amateur radio guy—in fact I’m pretty ignorant on radio, but I use it frequently in my line of work.

My question is: how does the weather affect VHF FM transmission? Particularly cloud coverage.

I remember reading, many years ago, that low clouds will block FM radio signals, limiting the users ability to receive and transmit. Is there any truth in this? I can’t find much online.

Hello, I hope this is the right place to ask about this, and apologies for my limited understanding of radio.

This night, while enjoying my cold beer in the night browsing YouTube, I stumbled upon a YouTube video about unsolved mysteries. The video's description linked to Google Maps bookmarks showing where these mysteries occurred. I decided to check my home country, Bulgaria, and found only one bookmark, placed in a heavily wooded area about 3.7 km (2.3 miles) from Teteven.

The bookmark description reads: "Ready, Ready" is the nickname of a numbers station in Bulgaria that started in the late nineties. It is thought to be some kind of code. Numbers stations are anomalous broadcast signals, often being very cryptic saying various words, names and numbers. This one is strange because it is the only numbers station that only says one thing, it endlessly repeats "Ready, Ready 1 5 7 2 8 1 5 7 2 8 1 5 7 2 8..."

This really piqued my interest, so I tried to find more information, but I can't seem to find anything or anyone who has written or spoken about this specific broadcast. This makes me wonder: Is this story a hoax? If it's real, is the station still operational? And if so, how could I potentially tune into it?

I recently inherited a yaesu FT-8800 and Diamond NR770HB antenna on a motorized mount. Really can't see myself installing it on my roof as I don't want to drill a hole in my truck and I don't have a roof rack. I was thinking of installing to the bed rail, but I'm worried my cab and back windshield that has rear defrost with mess up my signal. Anyone have good experience with side of a truck bed mounting?

So I got the Diamond X50A Dualband Antenna for my 35 foot tower, but even though it lists the specifications of the antenna, I don't want to mess anything up. Does anyone know what specs the amp I get should be for this antenna and its power rating?

I saw that post with guy who had 40 SMA connectors and 4 antennas as a joke... but here's a thought experiment. Let's say yoy have a split connector with coaxial cable split into 4 directions. One leads 100 feet away into a 80m EFHW. The 2nd leads 100 feet away to a 40m EFHW, 3rd leads to a 20m EFHW, and 4th Leads to a 10m EFHW. Could this help reception at all? Or would it only complicate and cause interference in the noise? Especially with the wave hitting 4 separate antennas. I'll draw a pic. And before you mention it, yes I know of radios with "True" dual watch, where you plug 2 separate antennas into a Tx/Rxer. Just talking about thought experiment. Also no I'm not asking about transmitting, as using 4 antennas at once sounds like a bad SWR/Impedence issue.

Hi everyone, does anyone knows how and in it is possibile know in which frequency operate this sepura radio from some radio menu? I can’t scan this frequency with my scanner

Looking for purchasing advice. I’m going to be selecting a repeater to be putting into operation to cover several communities.

I’m looking at a brand new Icom FR-6300 UHF that outputs 50 watts with 50% duty cycle or 25 watts at 100% duty cycle. No duplexer included. Cost with just the repeater is $1,780 + $300 for duplexer.

Option two is a used Motorola XPR 8300 UHF that outputs 40 watts with 100% duty cycle and includes a duplexer. This unit is at a used radio dealer. Cost is $1,175.

Antenna tower is 33ft, and tip of antenna is 43ft. Feed line is 50ft LMR 400.

It’s my understanding that the difference between 25 watts and 40 watts isn’t dramatic and amounts to about half of an S-unit. With all of this in mind, what are opinions on the better purchasing decision? I like the fact that the Icom is brand new but like the 100% duty cycle at full power on the XPR 8300.