dynode, 6 months ago to hamradio

Built a #70cm #groundplane #antenna out of a wheel spoke and some galvanized steel strips. Seems to work OK but I still have weak reception of a repeater that is basically line of sight. Another #2meter repeater is full quieting on receive so I suspect a coax or receiver issue. #hamradio

itnewsbot, 6 months ago to amateurradio

A Canned Ham Ham Antenna - If you’d have asked us for odds on whether you could successfully turn a canned ha... - https://hackaday.com/2023/11/16/a-canned-ham-ham-antenna/ #amateurradio #slotantenna #radiohacks #cannedham #antenna #radio #70cm #ham

b4ux1t3, 7 months ago to hamradio

Man, I dialed that in pretty tight, eh?

I know #2m and #70cm antennas are sorta easy mode, but I'm proud of that!

#hamr #HamRadio #AmateurRadio #AntennaExperiment

An swr meter with a flickering display (a video artifact) reading 1.01.

b4ux1t3, 7 months ago to hamradio

It's a wonderful day for some lakeside #hamr with the baby!

Testing some packet radio applications over to my house (on the other side of the lake). #HamRadio #AmateurRadio #SDR #PacketRadio #2m #70cm

itnewsbot, 11 months ago to random

Ham Pairs Nicely with GMRS - Ignoring all of the regulations, band allocations, and “best amateur practices,” t... - https://hackaday.com/2023/06/17/ham-pairs-nicely-with-gmrs/ #radiohacks #repeater #amateur #radio #70cm #gmrs #fcc #ham #2m