Re: Winter Field Day 2025
#fieldday
#winterfieldday
Happy to do it! Just make sure you do your part and show up with your swanky gear and a positive attitude hi hi!
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KF0OUA Leon
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Re: Winter Field Day 2025
#fieldday
#winterfieldday
This is a great idea!!? Thanks for hosting.
73
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WD0HXV Tony LaPatka
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Winter Field Day 2025
#fieldday
#winterfieldday
Save the date!? At the pleasure of the Club's President I am hosting a Winter field day event at my QTH on? Jan. 25th.? More details to follow.? If you have any questions please feel free to reach
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KF0OUA Leon
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Re: APRS using HF VARA
#APRS
#HF
#VARA
Pictures one can actually see.
73
N0QBH
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N0QBH Mike Berg
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Re: APRS using HF VARA
#APRS
#HF
#VARA
One of the downsides to Winlink VARA is the privacy the mode affords. There's not much for others to watch or do.
PinPoint APRS changes that. Because APRS is an unconnected mode, it's broadcasts are
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N0QBH Mike Berg
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Re: Iss SSTV event
#SSTV
I got 12 of 12!
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Mike N0QBH
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N0QBH Mike Berg
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Re: How I improved my VARA FM speed 3x
#VaraFM
I would add that you usually see the octaves (multiple carriers as squares) when VARA is receiving a large file.
When it first connects and you see the 4 squares, it's measuring the SNR (signal to
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N0QBH Mike Berg
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Re: How I improved my VARA FM speed 3x
#VaraFM
This is very enlightening info!!? I only see 4 squares on my display and I don't really pay attention to the signal level.? I will now take a closer look and probably work to reduce Wall Wart noise
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WD0HXV Tony LaPatka
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Re: How I improved my VARA FM speed 3x
#VaraFM
After reading over my previous post I could almost hear my old elmer Roger W0WUG (sk) saying "kind of ambiguous don't you think?".
Four fuzzy dots?? Umm, there's a signal to noise meter right next to
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N0QBH Mike Berg
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How I improved my VARA FM speed 3x
#VaraFM
Awhile back I exchanged computers in my VHF VARA FM shack from a laptop to a solar powered Bmax B4 mini PC.
Right away I noticed the 4 signal "dots" in the diagram display went from being tight
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N0QBH Mike Berg
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Re: Iss SSTV event
#SSTV
Maybe so, but what a way to go!
HNY all!
73 de Randy. WR0RR
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WR0RR Randy Rethlake
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Re: Iss SSTV event
#SSTV
Now at 11 of 12 images.? Still waiting to grab 4 of 12.
Trekies know trying to grab seven of 9 will get you hurt. hi hi.
Happy New Years
73
Mike N0QBH
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N0QBH Mike Berg
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Re: Iss SSTV event
#SSTV
I'm up to 7 good quality images out of the dozen and one I'm keeping in case I don't see it again.
Russians celebrating Santa (Christmas?).
I try to keep 2 copies of each image then discard the
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N0QBH Mike Berg
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Re: APRS using HF VARA
#APRS
#HF
#VARA
JS8CALL can be used for sending APRS reports.
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W0AYE Ben Wussow
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Re: Iss SSTV event
#SSTV
I heard and sorta saw the signal on 437.550 very weakly.
They are back on 145.800 today.
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N0QBH Mike Berg
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Re: Iss SSTV event
#SSTV
Not sure if this is resolved, but it may be something to be mindful of.
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KF0OUA Leon
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Re: APRS using HF VARA
#APRS
#HF
#VARA
I have PinPoint up & running on my Bmax B2 mini pc that I use for HF VARA.
I just followed the instructions WA8LMF provided.
Win 11 has the .net stuff already installed.
Monitoring the freq with just
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N0QBH Mike Berg
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APRS using HF VARA
#APRS
#HF
#VARA
Here's a new rabbit hole to go down that could be rather interesting.
I used to do HF APRS with a MFSK16 tracker I designed and built. It worked surprisingly well, but HF mobile operators are
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N0QBH Mike Berg
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Re: Iss SSTV event
#SSTV
Most of the future passes I'm seeing are after bedtime, or during work, so I plan on doing the same.
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KF0OUA Leon
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Re: Iss SSTV event
#SSTV
Next good pass is after midnight so I'll leave my station on overnight & maybe pick up a couple more.
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N0QBH Mike Berg
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