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03-23-26 2026 VHF Low Band Logs Happy New Year! Might as well start the new thread for 2026! 03-23-26, 00:02 am Happy New Year! Might as well start the new thread for 2026! View article »
03-22-26 Sky Wire performance TX/RX vs the antenna... 3 years ago I put up a 600 ft horizontal loop up 53 ft for ham use. It's fed with ladder line to a 4:1 balun, then 4 feet of coax to 100w Icom rig with a Mat tuner. I... 03-22-26, 23:38 pm 3 years ago I put up a 600 ft horizontal loop up 53 ft for ham use. It's fed with ladder line to a 4:1 balun, then 4 feet of coax to 100w Icom rig with a Mat tuner. I never even cut it to resonance. I've run the simple model with EZNEC for 20m, indicates lobes are at quite a high angle. Not impressive as a DX antenna. In practice it's an awesome DX antenna. I'll spare the observations from pileup's and other circumstances where the performance of this loop has clearly been a lot better than... Read more View article »
03-22-26 This Is VICTORY Out. On the HFGCS Radio Net An EAM msg. of what sounded like ended with This is VICTORY Out. 4.724 USB @ 03:34 UTC. Bad HF noise. 03-22-26, 23:33 pm An EAM msg. of what sounded like ended with This is VICTORY Out. 4.724 USB @ 03:34 UTC. Bad HF noise. View article »
03-22-26 Searching for Frequency Counter that decodes... I am looking to buy a Frequency Counter and I see ones that do 1mhz to 2.4 GHz and decodes CTCSS and DCS, analog and digital But I also need one that can decode the... 03-22-26, 23:29 pm I am looking to buy a Frequency Counter and I see ones that do 1mhz to 2.4 GHz and decodes CTCSS and DCS, analog and digital But I also need one that can decode the tones used for paging, 300 hz to 5000 hz I also want DTMF and CW decoding but that is not as critical as the tone decoding for the paging. If it could log the tones that would be perfect I have an SDR USB stick and use SDR Sharp to receive and record the paging Frequencies If you know of add in plug ins for SDR Sharp that... Read more View article »
03-22-26 Westcom is going to Encrypt Everything in the... Hi everyone. I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but WOI-TV has a story on their web site that says in the next few months WESTCOM in Polk County will be encrypting... 03-22-26, 22:50 pm Hi everyone. I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but WOI-TV has a story on their web site that says in the next few months WESTCOM in Polk County will be encrypting everything. Not just law enforcement, but all fire and EMS calls. I'm not going to give you my opinion on this. Just wanted you to know. I live in Ankeny with the SARA system, and so far, fire and EMS are clear, but who knows for how much longer. I'm surprised with as much as the City of Des Moines has going on, that they're... Read more View article »
03-22-26 DM3601 & DM3400 and software for... Hi All, I just got the Motorola DM3601 (MDM27TRH9LA2AN) ver.no: R01.04.00 radio & the DM3400 (MDM27TRC9JA2AN) Ver No: R01.08.32 model as well. Can... 03-22-26, 22:48 pm Hi All, I just got the Motorola DM3601 (MDM27TRH9LA2AN) ver.no: R01.04.00 radio & the DM3400 (MDM27TRC9JA2AN) Ver No: R01.08.32 model as well. Can anybody please confirm what Band variant is the DM3601 MDM27TRH9LA2AN & the DM3400 (MDM27TRC9JA2AN) radios thx? and if it is the UHF1 or UHF2 band version? As Google AI says its UHF1, then next search its the UHF2 band? I'm hoping its the UHF2 version! Also anyone know where I can download MOTOTRBO_Radio_Driver.msi thanks? I just... Read more View article »
03-22-26 Free antenna from my neighbor There is a house on the corner down the street from my hose that has an antenna atop a 2" pipe mast attached to the house. I've been eyeballing this for weeks. I... 03-22-26, 22:43 pm There is a house on the corner down the street from my hose that has an antenna atop a 2" pipe mast attached to the house. I've been eyeballing this for weeks. I stopped one day and looked from the car. It appears to be a 2 meter(?) loaded antenna at the top of 30' mast, and I could see ladder line coming down from some tree branches. Today curiosity got the better of me and I stopped by to knock on the door. Before I even got to the door a woman came outside and I said hello. I introduced... Read more View article »

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