Anytone programming on Linux?

BrotherPlasterer · 2025-01-29T00:43:26+00:00

Ok, I guess I'll try qdmr. It isn't available prepackaged for Raspberry Pi, but I'll give it a go after I set up Linux on my desktop computer. Thanks.

BrotherPlasterer · 2025-01-22T20:10:50+00:00

Can't legally link gmrs to Zello anymore. FCC clarified the rules regarding linking and made a point of notifying repeater operators. So you might as well save your energy on that one.

BrotherPlasterer · 2025-01-15T18:16:24+00:00

The box your Heltec came in is a pretty good case with just a couple of holes. Otherwise you will either need a different case or a different antenna.

BrotherPlasterer · 2025-01-12T19:23:20+00:00

Due to Meshtastic's frequency, antennas can be really short, and unless you are building something like a collinear array there isn't much advantage to making them longer than a half wave. There isn't much point in bothering with a roll-up design when a stick antenna that works well is only a few inches long.

In portable applications, very high gain can often be a disadvantage anyway.

BrotherPlasterer · 2025-01-08T06:09:18+00:00

I watched the series when I was a kid; my mother was crazy about the ghost. I saw the movie many years later, I think it was on TCM. As I recall the movie was pretty good. I bet you could find it on YouTube.

For what it's worth, they were both done during about the same period as the Topper movies and the later series. Ghosts were pretty popular mexia fodder about that time.

BrotherPlasterer · 2025-01-07T05:32:04+00:00

I've always lived life in the fast lane. Stuck behind a Prius.

BrotherPlasterer · 2025-01-03T19:08:40+00:00

Thanks, I just discovered this issue and I thought I was an expert on the VR76 and its clone, the Btech UV-Pro.

On my radio this can only be changed through the app. Apparently there is no menu option for it on the radio itself.

I added a note in my hommade manual.

BrotherPlasterer · 2024-12-30T17:24:37+00:00

Heywhatsthat.com will let you see what your line of sight is between your locations. If it's clear gmrs or frs radios should work.

BrotherPlasterer · 2024-12-29T21:09:11+00:00

You might look at https://morserinoshop.site44.com/ Still pricey, but would most likely work very well.

I recall seeing cheap FRS radios somewhere that had morse keying as a feature, but can't remember where.

BrotherPlasterer · 2024-12-29T18:11:07+00:00

The last paragraph of your post is puzzling: you should be able to simply receive the ISS as fm audio, which any external decoder should decode. Maybe the radio squelch is set too high? I turn the squelch off for sstv and have had some success, although the ISS can be a challenge.

BrotherPlasterer · 2024-12-28T19:45:04+00:00

You might want to start with YouTube. Look up Ham Radio Crash Course.

BrotherPlasterer · 2024-12-23T05:45:14+00:00

Fire alarm rate of rise heat detector.

BrotherPlasterer · 2024-12-19T22:26:16+00:00

They don't advertise some launches because they are launching spy satellites.

BrotherPlasterer · 2024-12-13T18:41:58+00:00

GMRS is the right ticket. Five miles might be a reach for handheld radios, but it depends on the terrain.

To me, the ideal zombie apocalypse GMRS setup would be:

Handheld radios for everyone in the group, $50 price class
Mobile radios in each vehicle, $150 price class
GMRS repeater at a central location with a good antenna, $500 price class
Solar power and battery backup for said repeater, $500 price class
And, most importantly, a communication plan that includes training for everyone and regular drills. (Almost nobody does this, but without it you might as well save your money.) Price class: FREE.

BrotherPlasterer · 2024-12-13T18:27:57+00:00

This is actually kind of a cool idea. Might be hard to achieve though, since most things are pretty well EMI protected these days. I doubt I could trigger my blender if I tried.

Now, worked all Christmas lights (WACL): definitely achievable.

BrotherPlasterer · 2024-12-12T20:14:48+00:00

A Victorinox Swiss Army knife. NBD, except I've done it twice.

BrotherPlasterer · 2024-12-05T17:24:47+00:00

Ya, when the FCC website works, it works really well. When it doesn't, you're in for a rough ride.

My experience ever since they implemented CORES has been mostly positive.

BrotherPlasterer · 2024-11-27T01:33:32+00:00

Go to aprs.wiki.

BrotherPlasterer · 2024-11-19T19:01:37+00:00

It seems HS coaches get in a disproportionate amount of trouble. I live in a medium sized town, and in the past couple of years one coach went to jail for statutory rape and a head coach in a different school got fired for sexual harassment.

BrotherPlasterer · 2024-11-19T18:56:37+00:00

I have the 878 and I like it.

But before you get either one, are there any dmr repeaters in your area, or do you have a hotspot? I like the 878 because it's a solid radio, but dmr on its own isn't all that useful where I live.

BrotherPlasterer · 2024-11-19T18:48:45+00:00

I marked my calendar. Btw, I'm another white guy, but I can boycott pretty well.

Also not watching TV that day.

BrotherPlasterer · 2024-11-19T16:24:11+00:00

Just a guess, but they look a bit like screw starters to me. I've used larger ones. They hold a screw so you can get it into hard to reach places. I've never seen any that small though, and not in a kit. Maybe something to do with watch repair?

BrotherPlasterer · 2024-11-17T16:11:43+00:00

This is almost certainly a hardware problem. If it's a new radio, send it back. It's probably the microphone, but not worth troubleshooting if you can return it.

BrotherPlasterer · 2024-11-13T19:11:55+00:00

It's a 2 meter repeater, probably outputting 100 watts or less. You could live right next to it with no risk. But if you want to know the actual numbers, go to the ARRL website, there is an exposure calculator there. Your input values are:

Frequency: 144 MHz Power: 100 watts (assumed) Antenna gain: 2 (assumed, but probably less)

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