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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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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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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 :)
73
'QBH
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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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Re: ARRL 10M Contest
#contesting
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Re: Farewell to the 300 baud rate limitation - a contender
The latest firmware revision to the NinoTNC has PSK shaped transmit envelopes 2400 Hz wide and up to 2400 baud!
// 3/4.31: 24-Oct-23 :
// : Improved DCD LED coast time and CSMA
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Re: Farewell to the 300 baud rate limitation
Gentlemen, start your engines!
This has potential.
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Farewell to the 300 baud rate limitation
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ARRL Hails FCC Action to Remove Symbol Rate Restrictions
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11/13/2023
ARRL? The
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W0AYE Ben Wussow
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Re: 60m band comments to the FCC
The ARRL proposal is to keep the first and last channel and add a wider 15khz operating section to the center of the 60m band, as well as keep the peak envelope power at 100w pep.
The FCC proposal
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Emergency Communications and packet radio
One of the requests that came from the folks over at emergency management was to be able to transfer small spreadsheet files via packet radio.
I suspected there was a solution out there, somewhere,
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Re: 60m band comments to the FCC
I wish the FCC would drop the channelized 60m arrangement.
Us folks with non resonant antennas have a hard time tuning up due to our radios not allowing anything but USB mode there.
About the only way
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Re: 60m band comments to the FCC
The deadline for 60 meter comments to the FCC has been extended until November 28th. Link to overview and comments: Deadline Extended to November 28, 2023 for 60-Meter Comments (arrl.org) (
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NTS Newsletter
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From the Editor
We hope you enjoyed the premier issue of The NTS Letter. We heard from many of you and thank you for your kind words of support. We hope you will spread the word to others. Feel free
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A monster asset - WILMAR node and 444.800 repeater
I recently received an email from Ace KB0MNU describing the mounting location and antennae in conjunction with the packet node and UHF repeater.
You can imagine my surprise when it said these were
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