The Stir Crazy Net meets on the KG5EEO repeater every workday at 12pm. Question: How do you decide where to operate on what modes in HF, if just VHF/UHF, what are your favorite bands/modes?
* http://www.dxsummit.fi/#/ is a site that shows contacts being made across regions * If you have a favorite frequency, consider making a resonant antenna for the frequency * Ham Radio Deluxe can alarm for different openings/countries * https://www.pskreporter.info/ is PSK Reporter, tells you where your system is being heard, and the modes others are using * Map: https://www.pskreporter.info/pskmap.html * Statistics: https://www.pskreporter.info/cgi-bin/pskstats.pl * Surf/pounce works as well * Putting a mag-mount antenna outside your car significantly improves signal prop for VHF/UHF * There's a new net for emergency traffic, Mondays 6:30pm-7:30pm * For VHF/UHF in highly-restrictive HOA's, try a vent pipe antenna * Echolink is good for new hams as well, it's free, it allows an operator to use a smart phone app or internet-connected computer to connect to repeaters linked to the internet and interface with operators around the world. * KJ's note- locally here, KT5TX is hooked up to Echolink, if you want to prove your system with known friends in Houston. * Packet is another great VHF/UHF world, Vara is the up-and-coming mode due to speed improvements * International Morse Code Preservation Society http://www.fists.org/ has favorite frequencies * Keep a log book of successful QSO's, people often use the same frequency * Look for DX contests Possible net topic for the future: How is amateur radio used during emergencies here in Houston? Thanks!! KJ5EMP, KJ in Cypress ------------------------------------------------- KJ Anderson 253-380-2636 www.linkedin.com/in/scrumnerd<http://www.linkedin.com/in/scrumnerd>
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