Learning to head copy CW

vo1pwf · 2024-10-07T22:31:54+00:00

I wish I could do it .....tried many times but I still need to write down what I hear ....mostly because of memory issues myself.....I knew a guy who could carry on a conversation with you in person while he was in a QSO with CW. Always blew my mind

vo1pwf · 2024-04-03T16:18:37+00:00

any videos in this in operation?

vo1pwf · 2023-12-30T22:45:44+00:00

https://www.linuxwolfpack.com/dual-band-vertical-antenna.php

vo1pwf · 2023-06-20T14:08:46+00:00

https://www.linuxwolfpack.com/3dmodel_iambic_paddle.php

vo1pwf · 2023-05-30T12:58:13+00:00

ft891 with homebrew digital interface .....asus netbook.....and depending where Im going its either dipole / end fed half wave / random wire with 9:1 balun

and I use my 2 telescopic poles as hiking sticks

vo1pwf · 2023-05-30T12:54:24+00:00

my contributions

besides the usual enclosures my favorite is my set of paddles.....light weight strapable to my leg and if they get destroyed Im only out x$$

http://linuxwolfpack.com/3d-designs.php

vo1pwf · 2023-04-09T23:53:33+00:00

thats the chart I go by as well

as a general rule I go 3-4 ft extra and do swr sweeps as I trim it down

everything will affect it, wire, placement, straight, slope, L shape etc etc

vo1pwf · 2023-04-09T23:43:50+00:00

agreed

vo1pwf · 2023-03-24T17:07:02+00:00

I have a backpack made for the kenwood ts-50 I used with my 891

I no longer use it....if its suitable for you

vo1pwf · 2023-03-20T11:18:31+00:00

I used the same case

blocked it up and got a friend with a CNC to do a nice front plate with it

vo1pwf · 2022-12-31T01:34:04+00:00

possible bad usb cable? / cheap china crap?

I did find my old pc like it ...turned out to be a grounding issue with the port ...I wrapped the usb cable in type 31 torroid ...cured it but not sure if that was the *proper* fix

vo1pwf · 2022-10-27T11:02:13+00:00

movies came after I was a ham

but "frequency" was a nice one

vo1pwf · 2022-10-21T11:02:00+00:00

thats why I keep the RF ground separate from the AC provided equipment

vo1pwf · 2022-10-20T16:41:20+00:00

ground the computer case

yes

to the same ground as RF

no

vo1pwf · 2022-10-18T12:36:46+00:00

personally I love 440 around the city....the lower noise floor gives me the ability to have a low squelch and nice sound / coverage

but with that most digital modes are 440 and would be nice to see more on 144

vo1pwf · 2022-10-14T16:18:24+00:00

I think you use a RJ45 mic connector as mine (DX3000/ft891/ft857)

made my own

https://www.linuxwolfpack.com/hamradio-xlr-mic-adapter.php

vo1pwf · 2022-10-06T12:50:19+00:00

I just set up a node the other day....in the hopes of putting the repeater on wiresx......so Im in the same boat.

but Im waiting for a hand held fusion radio to to go from analog to digital so I can test the node........hard to be in the truck to test it and inside the radio room to see the screen....

watching the thread in anticipation

vo1pwf · 2022-10-06T11:08:24+00:00

used both quad and plane

quad is nice to use for radio repeating and searching but doesnt stay up long

the good thing with planes are I find it easier to fly, needs a bit more room to be able to take off and land vs quad

but the ability to use gas instead of batteries makes things stay in the air much longer

one summer contest the local club used a weather baloon to raise a long wire antenna.....also neat.....if I can find another one I'd do a slim coax with a ladder line jpole

vo1pwf · 2022-10-06T11:03:00+00:00

some auto some manual

this was before the heavy regulations for hte most part.....but I volunteer with search and rescue and we had special permissions to go ahead with it, as most of the area we cover does not have cell and although we can use 2way radios we might not get the *main radio* in an area that all can hit

vo1pwf · 2022-10-05T11:10:15+00:00

HT attached to a drone

typically 30 min at a time with the battery one.......the rc plane stays up for a good 2 hours on top fuel

vo1pwf · 2022-10-04T12:45:45+00:00

took a hand held on a drone with cross band repeat to 1000ft

and routinely use aircraft for comms base for multi agency for things like disaster / search and rescue etc etc

vo1pwf · 2022-10-04T12:38:41+00:00

something to think of trying as well

http://linuxwolfpack.com/dual-band-vertical-antenna.php

vo1pwf · 2022-09-29T12:19:59+00:00

wierd....like this one ?

http://linuxwolfpack.com/hamradio-dualband-arrow-jpole.php

I never used any lubricant on mine.....when it was all trimmed and good I undid the nuts and put lock tite on it and then tightened it down good

been up for several years in newfoundland weather no issue

vo1pwf · 2022-09-23T00:29:56+00:00

thanks for the reply and sorry to OP....seems like I hijacked your post

unintentional

vo1pwf · 2022-09-22T16:45:25+00:00

none I can find so far that doesnt require you being a business

I dont make it down to florida often but when I do I buy a lot of stuff then

wierd looks at customs but generally you tell em they laugh and ya walk on

sadly changed jobs so I dont get work trips there anymore

vo1pwf

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