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The W0SW net welcomed Tony WD0HXV back from 7 land and running the Sunday night net. Check-ins: 146.910 N0FOP, KF0OUA, WD0HXV, N0QBH, KF0FIK, W0RND, WR0RR. 147.030 N0FOP, KF0OUA, WD0HXV, N0QBH, KF0FIK, W0RND, WR0RR. 444.800 (A) N0FOP, KF0OUA, WD0HXV, N0QBH, W0RND. 444.800 (D) KF0OUA, WD0HXV, N0QBH, W0RND. Tonites discussion mentioned a change in the Yaesu mobile radio line up. It appears some of the APRS support like built in GPS has gone away on the new models. 73 Mike N0QBH

146.91 N0FOP, KF0OUA, KB0RMS, WR0RR, N0GAU, KF0FIK, KA0BLC, W0AYE, N0QBH. 147.03 N0FOP, KF0OUA, KB0RMS, WR0RR, KF0FIK, KF0IGP, KA0BLC, N0QBH. 444.800(A) KF0OUA, KA0BLC, N0QBH. 444.800(D) KF0OUA, N0QBH. Prenet covered everything from pregnant pauses to a Yaesu users group to Turbo digital audio. 73 Mike N0QBH

The Winlink team just released this HF connection viewer that plots Winlink connections on a zoomable map. No radio needed. It watches HF traffic via the Winlink server over the Internet. Once running the stations begin appearing on the map with a line between them. A click on either station shows info on the two stations. Downright interesting to watch as they pop in. You must have a free Winlink account to be able to use the Connection Monitor, but having an account is a good idea anyway. Even if you don't have the ability to do Winlink by radio you can always use it's Telenet (your Internet) connection to send and receive emails. Knowing how to use the program is half the battle in case of emergencies. We can teach you to do it with radio when the time comes. Winlink Express: https://downloads.winlink.org/User%20Programs/Winlink_Express_install_1-7-21-0.zip Winlink Connection Monitor: https://downloads.winlink.org/User%20Programs/Connection_Monitor_install_1-1-0-0.zip 73 Mike N0QBH

146.91 N0FOP, W0RND, KF0FIK, N0QBH, KF0OUA 147.03 N0FOP, W0RND, KF0FIK, N0QBH, KF0OUA 444.800(A) N0FOP, W0RND, N0QBH, KF0OUA 444.800(D) W0RND, N0QBH, KF0OUA We had a good pre net chat tonite, Leon KF0OUA was net control.

146.910 N0FOP, KF0FIK, N0QBH. 147.030 N0FOP, KF0FIK, N0QBH. 444.800(A) N0FOP, N0QBH. Steve N0FOP was net control. We were way more fun than the Super Bowl.

Awhile ago I ordered a cable assembly from Digirig for the Baofeng UV5R model handheld radios. The cable is prewired for the Digirig and comes with a second programming cable that uses the Digirig's serial capabilities allowing a program like Chirp to read and write the radio's program memory. My reason was to see if the inexpensive $35 Baofeng radio will work with VARA FM and Winlink for nearby stations accessing the W0AYE-10 gateway. The results? Yes and no. I have two of these radios, one a few years old and the other purchased in the past year. Both UV5R model. The old one works VARA FM like a dream and seems to be a rival to the Yaesu FT-60 I've been using. The new UV5R with identical settings, on the other hand, is unable to complete a connection with the gateway. It's transmit to receive turnaround time is way too slow for VARA causing the incoming data to be missed. Searching the Internet showed this to be a very common issue with the Baofengs and VARA FM. What remains unclear is if the problem is model change related or variations within same models. If you have one and want to find out, I can probably test it before you spend $35 on a cable set. For folks planning to use handheld radios, invest in a gain antenna around 2' long. Night and day difference in signals. 73 Mike N0QBH

146.910 N0FOP, KL4R, KL4K, KF0OUA, WR0RR, KA0BLC, KF0FIK, KB0RMS, N0QBH. 147.030 N0FOP, KL4R, KL4K, KF0OUA, WR0RR, KA0BLC, KF0FIK, N0QBH. 444.800(A) N0FOP, KF0OUA, KA0BLC, N0QBH. 444.800(D) KF0OUA, N0QBH. A lively chat before and after the net tonite. :) 73 Mike N0QBH

Tony WD0HXV is heading to 7 land to hang out with his dad W0BAM for the month of February, so myself and others will be trying to fill in as Net Control. One of the things we want to try is a before the net rag chew on 146.91 starting around 15 minutes before the net at 6:45. That way Hams who want to chat with other members are likely to run into them on the air. The test net itself will remain the same at 7:00 pm, going through all three machines starting with the 146.910 then 147.03 and 444.800 last. This way we are done in plenty time for those who participate in the Litchfield net @ 7:30. Hope to hear everyone Sunday eve. 73 Mike N0QBH

146.91 N0FOP, N0GAU, N0QBH, W0AYE, KF0OUA, WD0HXV, KA0BLC. 147.03 N0FOP, N0QBH, W0AYE, KF0OUA, WD0HXV. 444.80(A) N0FOP, N0QBH, W0AYE, KF0OUA, WD0HXV. 444.80(D) N0QBH, KF0OUA, WD0HXV. 73 N0QBH

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 out here, on Winlink, or you can find my email on QRZ. Before you ask my radio shack is climate controlled, has plenty of room, and most recently a functioning latrine. We won't be roughing it too hard on Minnesota's frozen tundra. I hope to see you there.

I just came across a new Winlink net local to our neck of the woods. It's not the typical Winlink Wednesday check in and forget format and looks to be an interesting one to join. Link to website- https://minnesotahamradio dot com/mhr-launches-weekly-winlink-wednesday-net/ Notice the dot com is separated instead of .com bc of 开云体育 message security settings...

146.910 W0RND, KL4R, KL4K, KF0OUA, N0QBH, N0FOP, WD0HXV, K0PLM, KB0RMS, KC0QNA. 147.030 W0RND, KL4R, KL4K, KF0OUA, N0QBH, N0FOP, WD0HXV, KB0RMS. 444.800(A) W0RND, KL4R, KL4K, KF0OUA, N0QBH, N0FOP, WD0HXV. 444.800(D) W0RND, KF0OUA, N0QBH, WD0HXV. As submitted by the imperfect scribe 'QBH

I will not be able to do the Sunday evening net control duties from Jan. 29, 2025 through Mar. 2, 2025. I expect to be able to resume net control duties on Mar. 9, 2025, if needed. Thank you. 73 Tony

Repeater check-ins 146.910 N0FOP, N0ANC, N0QBH, KB0RMS, KF0FIK, W0AYE, KF0OUA, KA0BLC, WD0HXV. 147.030 N0FOP, N0QBH, KB0RMS, KF0FIK, W0AYE, KF0OUA, WD0HXV. 444.800 (A) N0FOP, N0QBH, W0AYE, KF0OUA. 444.800 (D) N0QBH, WD0HXV.

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 centered dots to somewhat splattered "dots" when I was connecting to the gateway. I wasn't able to adjust it out and just assumed it was the new normal for this PC. Also, it didn't seem to affect performance as it was before the Willmar gateway was connected to the Internet. After we got on line and it was easy to order up large attachments to download from the catalog, I noticed the throughput from the gateway to my station wasn't as fast as I remembered it. Since around 40k/minute is pretty fast anyway, I didn't worry about it. Fast forward to this past week. As a solar operator I call it "h_ll week" because the days are the shortest and it's often cloudy. This tests the system and I found 3 days was where I ran outta gas if the station(s) were operating 24/7. Good to know. Today being the 4th day had me switching my hardware over to the grid so I could continue to operate... Ok, play. :) The first thing I noticed when I useded the mini PC on a wall wart was the dot's in the signal diagram were round and very tightly grouped again when connecting with VARA FM. Hmmm. I ordered up a 50k weather file and was blown away at how fast it downloaded from the gateway - 120k/min!! I did a few more to prove it wasn't a fluke. Nope, no fluke. The other thing I noticed was how the diagram had 32 squares instead of 16. VARA figured out my system had better hearing and used it. I swapped power sources back and forth til I narrowed it down to a undersized, unshielded, too long cable powering the mini PC. Moral of my story - learn to trust your visual indicators. In this case power supply noise was going out the mini PC USB to the Digirig, raising it's noise floor dramatically. This was like tatters in it's ears. 73 Mike N0QBH