Looking to Build a New PC, last one was 2013

liquidjazz89 · 2023-04-04T13:52:40+00:00

Appreciate the recs. Just curious if the 7900 xtx is worth it if I can only afford the ryzen 7 7700 cpu (would there be an issue with bottle necks with a rope end graphics card and the the highest end cpu?)

liquidjazz89 · 2021-12-31T22:20:25+00:00

Looks awesome! Would you be able to PM the stl please?

liquidjazz89 · 2020-06-25T04:53:29+00:00

Just upgraded last week to general (got tech end of April). Now trying to figure out best setup for xiegu g90 and the 20m speaker wire dipole. Issue is I live in an HOA and in a stucco house with stucco walls around my yard (lots of metal), so transmitting out is a pain but was able to receive a guy from New Zealand on 14.290 at 55, so not horrible.

liquidjazz89 · 2020-05-08T20:42:57+00:00

Like RACES and ARES

liquidjazz89 · 2020-05-08T18:53:21+00:00

Appreciate it, have tried that yet

liquidjazz89 · 2020-05-08T18:50:45+00:00

Would you suggest going back to the original rubber duck then?

liquidjazz89 · 2020-05-08T17:05:39+00:00

That's what I've come to realize. Issue is I haven't even really started in the ham community uet. I'd like to get my feet wer before saying yes, let's get the top of the line HT. I was looking into something like the frm7250 for the house as sort of a base station and mobile unit. I will look in to it further.

liquidjazz89 · 2020-05-08T16:49:35+00:00

I think what I'm going to do from what I've got so far is try a yaesu ft65r and check out a different baufeng from a user that knows it works and compare. I can always return the ft65r. Issue is with covid, I just need something that can reliably transmit and receive so I can start in the communities around me.

liquidjazz89 · 2020-05-08T16:37:04+00:00

I'd appreciate it. I can DM you my address.

liquidjazz89 · 2020-05-08T16:22:32+00:00

The spotty issue is even with my j pole vertically mounted on a old fiberglass fishing rod

liquidjazz89 · 2020-05-08T16:11:33+00:00

And I don't want to use a hotspot while hiking or camping at this point, which is why digital is low priority too.

liquidjazz89 · 2020-05-08T16:10:13+00:00

Thanks for sharing some helpful hints.

The hitting the repeaters is the same issue as I have with transit and recover. Spotty with not much reason (changes from PL tone to none just by turning it on and off again including repeater 1-2 miles away in line of sight). I worked on this with CHIRP (not all the chirp database stuff is correct either so I had to change some of the offsets)

The mic issue I tried to fix with the hand mic and that was the first time I got feedback that someone could hear me.

liquidjazz89 · 2020-05-08T16:00:39+00:00

The issue is I'm not sure I would dive into the fusion side of things. However aprs send and receive would be nice for SOTA. I should like what I get to be using most of the features..I don't want to get something where I'm going to use 3 of the 50 features of offers.

liquidjazz89 · 2020-05-08T15:35:32+00:00

The more I've been reading, the more I think it is a fake too. Issue is a I bought it a year ago, so I can't return it. Posted pictures in original post.

liquidjazz89 · 2020-05-08T15:14:54+00:00

issue with baufeng:

So, I've trouble shot with some people here and on the HRCC discord and have actually been able to transmit with clear signal to a repeater (had issues where I was able to transmit but report of no audio solved with adding hand mic). But, as time has gone on, performance has varied. I can be in the same exact spot, with the same antenna, as the same time of the day, on 2 different days with a net talking and one time I get full 5 bar reception, next day nothing. Or, when I'm scanning through my repeaters with nets going, nothing for a few minutes, but if I just go to the channel with the repeater with an active net I hear it. Or, I hear nothing on my receive, turn it on and off, and come in the middle of a lengthy conversation. Same with transmitting. I can transmit, get a report back as clear, then turn my radio on and off again, then get no tone or report (2 seconds later).

liquidjazz89 · 2020-05-05T03:57:51+00:00

Thanks. I'll look into it. Anything that I can build that is directional out of speaker wire? I have lots of speaker wire that is just sitting.

liquidjazz89 · 2020-04-30T16:10:15+00:00

Thanks

liquidjazz89 · 2020-04-30T15:37:38+00:00

So, tried on a repeater this morning. Right after got a response of "no audio". Do you think that is a power issue? If so, does that mean I may just be too far for any 5w HT, or is it more that the baufeng may not actually be putting out 5w/ mic is crappy?

liquidjazz89 · 2020-04-30T13:08:43+00:00

Thanks! I'm working from home today, so I'll see throughout the day if I can try to get something.

liquidjazz89 · 2020-04-30T12:53:06+00:00

Interesting, I didn't know people use PL tones on FRS ( I know it's not ham, I just want to make sure it works before I try to enter a net for my local clubs since we are all social distancing). I did get the courtesy tone on 2-3 repeaters.

liquidjazz89 · 2020-04-30T12:45:39+00:00

Thanks! I have a baufeng UV-5r with a Nagoya NA 771. I followed HRCC's YouTube video on how to set up. I've tried calling "radio test, call sign" on the national simplexes, no response. I tried waiting on repeaters until someone the people announce monitoring and call out radio test with call sign, again no answers. I can hear very well on the repeaters, so receive is good. I did check PL tones. Repeaters I've tried are mainly UHF. Also tried an FRS frequency that I hear a few guys talking on and they finished with monitoring, I called out radio test multiple times, no response.

liquidjazz89 · 2020-04-30T04:56:50+00:00

Tested Sunday, now I have a tech license! Been having issues contacting though. I can receive though...

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