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Something new to try for VHF/UHF
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W0AYE Ben Wussow
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A reason to join the ARRL
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*Promoting and Protecting Amateur Radio*
When you join ARRL, you support our efforts for a strong and vibrant Amateur Radio Service. Our Washington, D.C. regulatory affairs team filed a technical
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Willmar Area Emergency Amateur Radio Club
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Re: Willmar Foxhunt
Here's a couple of pictures Tony took of the direction finding antenna we used.
Simple, but effective.
1 director element, 1 driven and 1 reflector for 2m.
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N0QBH Mike Berg
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Re: Willmar Foxhunt
Here's a link to build instructions for a 2 element 2m yagi.
http://theleggios.net/wb2hol/projects/rdf/snif_bm.htm
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W0AYE Ben Wussow
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Re: Tip for using Kantronics KPC-3+
Transmit drive level for packet using the FT-8800 and KPC-3+.
I did some testing and found the proper drive level TNC setting if you are using the Yaesu FT-8800 transceiver with the KPC-3+ TNC.
Since
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N0QBH Mike Berg
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Re: Willmar Foxhunt
I'm not sure if any others came along after us, but WD0HXV (Tony) and myself N0QBH located the FOX after about 30-40 minutes, atop W0AYE's vehicle.
The wind was atrocious, but warming up between stops
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N0QBH Mike Berg
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Re: Chopmist Hill & WW2 radio history
Very interesting article.? Thanks for sharing it.
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N0FOP Steve
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Chopmist Hill & WW2 radio history
A great historic read about the WW2 top secret radio listening post located at Chopmist Hill, RI.
As a teaser, they have never really explained all they could
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N0QBH Mike Berg
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Re: Willmar Foxhunt
I meant grab my 2m 4 ele end mount beam.
Prolly wouldn't work well with the 440 :)
Read it too fast thinking the fox was UHF.
Anyway, sounds fun.
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'QBH
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N0QBH Mike Berg
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Re: Willmar Foxhunt
I use a frequency offset attenuator from Byonics in conjunction with a homebrew 2 element tape measure Yagi. Tony - WD0HXV has 3 element Yagi with the attenuator already installed on it. If he isn't
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W0AYE Ben Wussow
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National Traffic System 2.0 Update
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Opt-In Page Confusion
Several individuals have recently reported problems subscribing to The NTS Letter on their ARRL profile page at https://home.arrl.org/action/My-Account/Opt-In-Out. Specifically,
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W0AYE Ben Wussow
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Re: Willmar Foxhunt
Do you use an attenuator in series with your receiver(s)?
If so, what type or kind?
I may have to grab a end mount 440 beam & join in :)
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'QBH
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N0QBH Mike Berg
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Example - How to make packet contacts for pen pals
Here's a copy of some exploring I did in the metro today using packet radio on the 145.670 freq.
Blue is received text and black is what I typed.
Packet is also great for "lurking" - simply observing
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N0QBH Mike Berg
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Re: ARRL 10M Contest
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*News, Press Releases, and Special Interest*
With the ARRL 10-Meter Contest coming up, Bob Cox, K3EST, wrote some helpful hints for success suited for West Coast contesters:
"For part timers, here
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W0AYE Ben Wussow
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Willmar Foxhunt
On short notice, I'd like to do one more foxhunt this coming Saturday 12/09/23.
The fox will be "on the air" from 12pm to 3pm located somewhere within the city limits of Willmar and will be located
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W0AYE Ben Wussow
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ARRL 10M Contest
#contesting
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Objective: For Amateurs worldwide to exchange QSO information with as many stations as possible on the 10 meter band.
Dates:
Second full weekend of December. Starts 0000 UTC Saturday; runs through
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W0AYE Ben Wussow
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Tip for using Kantronics KPC-3+
There are a number of Emergency Services packet radio kits amoungst the members and I've found a couple of easy setting changes to make it work much better.
The first one is a setting on the KPC-3+
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N0QBH Mike Berg
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Re: MNRCK2 - the new path
Packet radio local connection example Willmar to Minneapolis using the new 145.67? MNRCK node.
Here I'm connecting to WILMAR, then using it to connect to MNRCK2, then the MNMPLS node down in
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N0QBH Mike Berg
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MNRCK2 - the new path
Some good news from the folks at MN14567.
For WILMAR users the path to Minneapolis is WILMAR, MNRCK2, then MPLSDN or MNFAIR.
Some news 11/17/23: N0NAS and I put up a new 7/24/365 node at Rockford, MN
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N0QBH Mike Berg
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Re: Emergency Communications and packet radio
The process of finding compatible packet radio hardware and software to transfer digital data files has been fruitful.
The only downside is I was unable to make the KPC-3+ TNCs included in the
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N0QBH Mike Berg
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