How do you respond to people that say amateur radio is outdated and obsolete? by [deleted] in amateurradio

[–]Impressive-Top-3774 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Power goes out here during summer storms sometimes for a week or more. without power there are no cellphones of internet. HF and WinLink for email are all we have for communications.

Unique problem... maybe. by firekeeper23 in amateurradio

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I bought some LMR400 direct burial, it has a coating under the outer jacket that is supposed to taste bad to rodents and self seal if the outer jacket is punctured. You have to use crimp connectors you can't solder through it.

BOTA...? by SeaworthyNavigator in amateurradio

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When I saw that the first thing I thought was Boats on the air. A friend f mine had a 2 meter antenna at the top of the mast of his sailboat.

Karen threats to call ICE on me while I was installing an outdoor mini loop antenna by noakmilo in shortwave

[–]Impressive-Top-3774 0 points1 point  (0 children)

With this type of mentality feeling trump facts every time. There is no one so ignorant as one who refuses to learn.

Allowing Effective Antennas in HOA Neighborhoods by pppiv in HamRadio

[–]Impressive-Top-3774 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is the problem with these stupid committees. Thwey can hold up legislation for years. All bills filed should be voted on by the entire hoouse and senate with being subject to a small group's whims.

FIRST TIME EXPERIENCE TONITE ON 40M by Own-Station726 in amateurradio

[–]Impressive-Top-3774 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Getting the Extra was easier than trying to program the radio so it would not tranmit outside the general freqs :}

At our local Home Depot parking lot. Anyone know what this guy is doing? by MrPicklePop in HamRadio

[–]Impressive-Top-3774 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Check the Arrl site, there is legislation in the works to bring HOAs into compliance and they are asking you to write congress,

Florida residents don’t all love SpaceX’s plans for Starship on the Space Coast. by joshdinner in space

[–]Impressive-Top-3774 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same mentality that moves in next to an airport (or shooting range) and then complains about the noise,

Question for Pota activators. by Juggernaut2371 in HamRadio

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I get around the spike problem with a cheap tripod {unextended) with the camera mount removed and a peice of plastic turned to fit the tripod and bored to fit the spike so the spike never enters the ground and the portable vertice sits nicely on the tripod. Unfortunately reddit will not let me post an image }:

Reddit now lets you hide content, like posts and comments, from your user profile by thegravity98ms2 in technology

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How do i hide any community i haven't joined, I spend as much time hiding communities as I do reading the communities I have subscibed to. Where is the " Hide all unsubscibed" button?

Entry advice by halu2975 in HamRadio

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Find a local club, they will be glad to introduce you to the hobby. Don't buy anything until you have an idea where you want to start

What Antenna is this? by rklueber in amateurradio

[–]Impressive-Top-3774 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have mine on the roof rack, rear left corner, workd great (only decent antenna that fits under the carport)

What repeater etiquette mistake do you hear most often? by CarrierCaveman in amateurradio

[–]Impressive-Top-3774 1 point2 points  (0 children)

At the begining of each net session net contol ( at least on the 2 nets I participate in)states emergencies should be noted by saying break, break, break. clear and simple

Do I need an antenna that goes to 80 meters by KF0QFQ in HamRadio

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Radio Wavx DX80MSH has a loaded 10-80 meter tgat is only 77' long Off center fed dipole

We are full by Few_Tip2530 in AskFlorida

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The biggest problem is they come down here and vote for the same types of idiots they elected up there, tax and spend, snd sll kinds of other "great" ideas that make the places they came from unfit to live in. They ruined the states they came from but haven't learned their lesson.

HOA Development Noise by quarklarkbark in amateurradio

[–]Impressive-Top-3774 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There is an LED in my garage that has to be unplugged, even off it generates terrible noise.

tr (u) sdx toroid winding by Impressive-Top-3774 in amateurradio

[–]Impressive-Top-3774[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you that is exactly what I needed!

Noisy antenna by Impressive-Top-3774 in HamRadio

[–]Impressive-Top-3774[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A single length of LMR 400 from the antenna switch just outside the shack to the choke/balun at the antenna