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02-22-26 Sds100 antenna problems. Question for the group. I just bought a sds100 on eBay. The stock antenna would not pick up any transmissions. I tried the paperclip trick and it started working. Then I... 02-22-26, 10:26 am Question for the group. I just bought a sds100 on eBay. The stock antenna would not pick up any transmissions. I tried the paperclip trick and it started working. Then I noticed the rssi was -115dbm with or without the antenna. I don't think it's hitting the pin but might be wrong. The radio was built in 2024. I bought a remtronix 920s will this make it work? I don't want a 500 dollar scanner with a paperclip sticking out forever! Just for reference my uniden bcd325p2 worked right out of the... Read more View article »
02-22-26 Mid-Atlantic (and beyond) MilAir 2026 Knock yourself out... 02-22-26, 10:07 am Knock yourself out... View article »
02-22-26 I just got a kenwood tk790 and im using it to... I just got this kenwood tk790 im using to learn to reprogram and, well just learn. I've been trying to get audio out of the internal speaker because im limited on space... 02-22-26, 10:07 am I just got this kenwood tk790 im using to learn to reprogram and, well just learn. I've been trying to get audio out of the internal speaker because im limited on space right now and ive tried the 6 and 3 pin jumper and the 2 and 6 pin jumper. I found the sheet where the pins are numbered but I'm at a loss. Do I try swapping the head piece I have on it to a diffrent one or do I try an external speaker. I also get a firmware error when writing to the radio and my scan function dosent work. I... Read more View article »
02-22-26 DCFD RIDs and Aliases Per DSD+ stats, 4480 aliases have been logged on the system. I'm just barely able to get a sniff of the signal with my SDR, not enough to receive all the activity and... 02-22-26, 10:05 am Per DSD+ stats, 4480 aliases have been logged on the system. I'm just barely able to get a sniff of the signal with my SDR, not enough to receive all the activity and log much. Anybody here have these and willing to share either publicly or privately? I've documented some through listening on OpenMHz, but of course using DSD+ is much easier, other than having to actually be in range of the signal for a week to really catch everything. My SDR has surprised me by receiving some of the... Read more View article »
02-22-26 Random Ham radio chat and the good old days. This morning I put on the London VHF/UHF WebSDR as I was conducting an experiment on the 4 meter band 70MHz and testing out an old antenna and I had noticed there was... 02-22-26, 09:55 am This morning I put on the London VHF/UHF WebSDR as I was conducting an experiment on the 4 meter band 70MHz and testing out an old antenna and I had noticed there was activity on 2 meters, a morning net which I've not heard in some years so I was delighted that there is now a 2 meter morning net happening. I enjoyed listening to it, unfortunately I couldn't join in because I'm blocked out by too many hills in the area the net is held in. I'm in a fish bowl situation I can only be heard and... Read more View article »
02-22-26 Interesting Readings From Larsen NMOQ2/70B Awhile ago I purchased on eBay a NOS Larsen NMOQ2/70B, an open coil 2m/70cm dual band NMO antenna (in theory an open coil version of the NMO2/70SH). With my NanoVNA* it... 02-22-26, 09:54 am Awhile ago I purchased on eBay a NOS Larsen NMOQ2/70B, an open coil 2m/70cm dual band NMO antenna (in theory an open coil version of the NMO2/70SH). With my NanoVNA* it has a very sharp match right at 140MHz. I'm talking VSWR of ~1.1 that rises quickly to the point it's above 2.0 before the top of the 2m band. The remainder of the VHF band is totally unusable. It matches better in the 70cm band, but the match was actually best just below the band at around 428MHz. Different mounting... Read more View article »
02-22-26 Com port I am trying to get cp210x drivers to load but I find no com ports in device manager. I have checked on show hidden devices but no luck. I have tried on my old desktop,... 02-22-26, 09:50 am I am trying to get cp210x drivers to load but I find no com ports in device manager. I have checked on show hidden devices but no luck. I have tried on my old desktop, new desktop and a new laptop. I have plugged in my usb to uart cable to computer but not to radio. So I am looking for help. Is cp210x my only option to connect my yaesu ftdx10 to my computer ? View article »

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