/diy/ - Do It Yourself

So much for dead CW, pic related is the 160m band tonight.

Any tips to improve shortwave reception? I am running a Tecsun PL-330 with a 5 meter longwire antenna indoors. I'd put up a longwire outside, but i live in a HOA neibour hood that says no antennas...

Just getting into CB, did i get a good radio?

>>2016709
Build a noise-cancelling passive loop, pic related, but make it bigger.
https://swling.com/blog/2020/04/diy-how-to-build-a-noise-cancelling-passive-loop-ncpl-antenna/

>>2016712
Just remember to get the Texmex trucker soundbank for it.

>>2016722
Never heard of that...

>>2016719
Cool, i will be sure to do that. thanks!

>>2016698
straight outta the matrix

>>2016742
To you it looks like code, but I see pic related.

>>2016727
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=secJ_dvpVZI

>>2016765
yoo... cool. i gotta get me one of those...

>>2016765
>laughs in making a moonman box...

>>2016772

What's going on in the radio astronomy band, at 25.585 MHz?

There's a constant tone that's slowly fluctuating in amplitude, with no apparent modulation, only about 50Hz in bandwidth.
What are they cooking up there?

Why do I need an ID to broadcast? Also why are boomers so intent on rating out pirates?

>>2016712
>No SSB
>No decent antenna
I guess its a learning experience at least.

>>2015502
>>2015504

I already have, obviously, except for rumswigger bay - which I don't like to use in this country.

>>2016874
>Why do I need an ID to broadcast?
Because other amateurs are keen on re-cognising you time and time again, for good and for bad.
> why are boomers so intent on rating out pirates?
I get it when pirates are QRMing the ham/CB bands, but outside of their bands, Stasi boomers could go fuck themselves if you ask me.

>>2016870
we come in peace

>>2016712
buy a better antenna that one is a piece of shit

>>2017112
that's the plan

>>2016870
Transmit back:
..-. ..- -.-. -.- --- ..-. ..-. --..-- .-- . .----. .-. . ..-. ..- .-.. .-.. -.-.--

>>2017119
... ..- -.-. -- -.-- -.. .. -.-. ..-. .- --. --. --- -

2017125
-.--. -.-- --- ..- -.--.-

>>2016712
Need a better antenna
use case? is it truck/car/mobile?
or a base station in your cuck shed?

>>2017145
It's gonna move between car and my shack.

>>2017147
I had some success with the SWR of a magnetic base antenna for car roofs when adding some kind of radial loop connected to the base and a tin can lid that sat at the bottom. The radial was kind of an oblong loop, 135° away from the antenna (pointing down) and not as long as the antenna itself.
For car use, I just left the radial at home and stuck it on the roof.

>>2017147
magnetic base in the middle of the roof of your car will be the best for mobile applications
the closer the antenna to the wavelength (in this case, the longer) the better
consider a 1/4 wavelength 102" whip or even a base station 1/2 wavelength for home use
quick and dirty way of calculating SWR is your highest impedance/lowest impedance in your entire radio-coax-antenna system
(73ohm/50ohm=1.46 for example)
you want SWR as close to 1 as possible

>>2016759
thank you anon.

>>2017143
..-. . . - .--. .. -.-. ...

>>2017218

>>2016712
That is just a rebanded PC78LTX
The antenna is kinda shit but would be better then nothing on a car.
For a base home brew a inverted V dipole or be good and get a A99 or IMAX2000

Your radio has a built in SWR meter so at least that will make experimenting with antennas possible.

>>2016712
For car Lil'will or Wilson 1000 are good mag mounts.
Pro move would be to drill and install NMO mount and use Larson NMO27. Then later on you could out antenna's to different bands quickly.

>>2017245
You may have goofed there.
SWR ok?
>http://www.firestik.com/Tech_Docs/mkfr-instl_nohook.htm

>>2017313
Not my antenna. He >>2017218 asked for feet pics, so I gave him one.

>>2016693
>Cobra29
*ksssshhhk*
*siiiippp*
Yep
That Cobra 29. Now THATS a real radio!
You got an echo board and swing kit in there son?

>>2017327
>>2016765

>>2017336
>>2016765
Where can I get this? Can I put custom sounds in?
>>2016772
Read my mind anon

Mr X CB shop in San Diego, CA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mG4640lo-uQ

>>2017304
>The antenna is kinda shit but would be better then nothing on a car.
this i know, i just wanted the radio for the price that i got it at, and that was the easiest way to get it.
>For a base home brew a inverted V dipole or be good and get a A99 or IMAX2000

that's the plan.

>>2017309
thanks for the mag mount recommendation, anon.

>>2017360
Just remember no antenna comes "pre-tuned".
You need to tune for the lowest SWR. Even that cheep mag-mount has allen head screws that loosen and let you adjust the whip in and out.
\https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1e7bV7W9IY

If your going to play with home brew antennas cut the wire slightly longer then calculated then slowly trim down for best SWR. You can always trim more off but its harder to add more back on.
>https://www.dxzone.com/dx31800/basic-inverted-v-antenna.html

>>2017054
Hang on, I am about to upload my /ham/ library. All the files there are to the best of my knowledge free. About 850 MB in size.
Just give me half an hour.

>>2017054
>>2017396
Here is the library:
https://mega.nz/file/NPJ0UB4Z#isXGprskZbLP4KnLNuNHcbI279s6FnLcsj8Vydm_sio

>>2017419
that is just a link to a single pdf?

>>2017518
>>2017419
Yeah, something went wrong with that upload.

>>2016712
i got this set up for 100 bucks. I think my antenna may be of better quality though.

>>2017345
that’s a sexy radio, I almost ponied up for a general lee radio. But cheaped out on the undien

>>2017550
Same radio but your antenna is better. "Little Wil" is a very popular antenna

>>2017548
Sad.
Could you try again? I don't have any ham pdf's

>>2017518 >>2017548 >>2017626
Haha, what a mistake to make. Lets try again:
https://mega.nz/file/lGIiBTYD#PfqXJbrAbV9X6sh_wyMh3J4GYq2gg8PmTmOpK7xyrW8

Do any handheld radios exist that allow me to listen to every frequency from 3Hz (ELF) all the way to 30GHz (SHF - super high frequency)?

Basically, i am looking for a radio that covers all the bands and lets me select one to listen to. And that's NOT an SDR stick.

do radios or scanners like this exist?

OPTIONAL: If there's an ability to transmit on any of these frequencies.

>>2017991
yeah

>>2018000
any model numbers?

>>2018002
yeah

>>2017991
No. You're not going to find a handheld that does VLF let alone ELF(or any communication receiver in general) or goes all the way to 30 GHz. Realistic options:
$300
>Alinco DJ-X11T wideband receiver covers 50 kHz to 1299.995 MHz
or
$600
>Icom IC-R30 covers 100 kHz to 3304.999 MHz
or
$190
>Icom R6-16 Sport covers 100 kHz to 1309.995
For perspective the Icom R9500 (a desktop model) covers 5 kHz to 3335 MHz and costs $16k, yes sixteen-thousand dollars. The IC-R8600 covers 10 kHz to 3000 MHz (also a desktop) costs about $3000.

>>2018060
All these radios will work for me. thanks anon.

>>2017991
Pic related is R-389/URR, state of the art in military receivers and covers 15 kHz - 1500 kHz. It is about 50 kg and is considered handheld if your name is Schwarzenegger.

Also there is the minor issue of an antenna. A 3 kHz tuned quarter wave antenna is 25 km long. 3 MHz means 25 m.

>>2018098
yeah... looks like multiple radios will be a better option then.

Anyone have a source on a passive rfid transmitter?
Pic very much related. I have a crazy neighbor across the street I'd love to listen in on a little closer

>>2018119
saved for later research

>>2018126
shit
*https://youtu.be/h4XKK3VZAFI

>>2017991
>frequency from 3Hz (ELF)
What is the interest at 3 Hz? The noise level is intense. and a little bit up you hit the first Schumann resonance.

Does anyone here use a shortwave radio? I was interested in the idea of listening into pirate radio stations and military stations like the Buzzer.

What is this? I've heard these on the airwaves around here with my RTL-SDR
https://vocaroo.com/1nWcOAOPeNLD

So, let's suppose I want to run several mobile base stations, a few HT's and maybe one remitter, but let me now put it on hard mode: I want to high speed frequency hop all of it across a wide range to the point that unless an EC-130 showed up nobody could listen in or jam us out. There's gotta be a way.. Just wanna keep my super secret club comms super secret..

>>2018628
Someone is transmitting burst data and frequency hopping.. Interesting.

>>2017941
Thanks anon. Lots of pdf’s in there to dig though. Hunting things down on my own is hard on my potato internet.

>>2018541
Mystery 21 radio from Germany at 4872 kc is quite fun, but won't be heard easily in the US.

>>2017941
Lots of neat CW textbooks, mni tnx

>>2018742
Sounds like bursts but how can you hear this is frequency hopping?

>>2018628
Did you snapshot the spectrum? Also, what is the frequency?

>>2018739
kys, retard
>>2018742
you too
>>2018848
He's a larping retard

>>2018628
>>2018742
>burst data
>frequency hopping
Stop your shitty LARP. Are you that guy who uploads fake sounds to sigidwiki.com for attention?

>>2018060
>DJ-X11T
I returned my Alinco DJ-X11T after a few days.
You could tune it to all those frequencies but it was pretty deaf on anything but the ham bands.
Horrible reception on public safety and did not demodulate SSB at all even with an HF base antenna.
Got my money back.
I'd like to try the AOR DV-10 but it's 4X the price.

why can I hear Brazilian shortwave clearly, when it's 8000 miles away, while I can barely hear Beijing which is 6000?
Both stations are broadcasting right now at 100kW.
Is propagation more efficient at the equator?

>>2019245
North/South does good sometimes, even when diagonal. What antenna and where are you?

>>2019262
shitty piece of wire, pacific time zone.
fwiw, there's a house between me and brazil, and a hill between me and beijing. But it's all bouncing off the sky though, right?

>>2019285
Yes, houses are less relevant on shortwave.

>>2019285
You could also try to change the direction the wire points to. Perhaps it has some directionality and could make you receive Beijing better than Brazil.

Trying to find schematic for this Please help!

>>2019348
I can't even name that part and found something.
https://interdepotservices.com/c1959-transistor-32/

Been reading a bit about it, and been hanging out around the websdr sites. Now I have fomo and I started studying to get my license soon. What HAM radio do I get? I have a HackRF, but it's more for toying around. I want something good. Budget is $300ish. I'll be using this from home. So, what do I get? Would be cool to get a HAM and CB radio combo, but what do I know...

>>2019457
I have Baofeng UVB2 in my history, but don't remember why. I see them referenced as Chinese dime-a-dozen but alright radios. I generally dislike buying Chinese-io "junk" but I'm not sure if it matters for HAM/CB radios.

>>2019245
Shortwave stations are normally directional because they want to target certain areas. Some can even change their patterns on the fly.
If you want to see some crazy patterns check out WBCQ's 9.330 station
Look at page 73 to see all the maps
>http://wbcq.com/wbcq-propagation-models-january-2021.pdf

https://www.gme.net.au/au/hand-held-radios/tx6600pro/

GME just released a "dealer programmable" 70cm handheld.

how long until we get the cracked programming software?

>>2016693
>some local amateur radio autist who's getting up in his years has now started bitching at people for not identifying when they try to reach a repeater but their signal is too weak to actually hear anything on the other end or they're having other technical difficulties
>seriously hangs up repeaters for minutes at a time doing so
>no one calls him out on this shit because he owns one of the few repeaters in reachable from my town
How do people get like this?

>>2019907
Big fish little pond

This will be my reaction if someone posts up some good recommendations for noobs. I’ve done some fishing around on jewgle, but most of the results are just full of affiliate links and basically just regurgitate marketing bs.

>>2020259
>This will be my reaction if someone posts up some good recommendations for noobs
I recommend you give more information on what you're even wanting recommendations about.

>>2020259
go beg on plebbit

>>2020267
Yeah, good point.
So, I have been hanging out on websdr sites. I like being able to tune into transmissions from 30khz up through HAM and other CB frequencies.
Now, I figure I could accomplish the “listening” with my hackrf once I get my antenna set up. But, apart from being nosy and curious, I also want to participate on ham and cb.
I’ll be operating from a fixed location in the mountains in CA, basically at the top along with the trees around me.
So, I think my question is in two parts:
Is there a radio base station that I can tune to more the ham and cb frequencies?
If not, what’s the best base station that lets me do both ham and cb? Is there another band I should also consider that I might not be familiar with?
Either way, hoping for something 400ish or less. Might be flexible if it’s rock solid obvious case to make. That I figure is just the base station itself. I assume I’ll buy antenna(a) separately. I have questions about that, too, but I’ll start with the station.
It would be great to converse with some friends I have in South Dakota, and make new friends elsewhere, while also enjoying the learning experience of working with radio.
I generally lean pretty technical and have decent aptitude. So, I prefer something that’s not designed for literal beginners. I don’t mind digging into a manual for a more feature rich device.

>>2020538
Are you licensed?

>>2016759
guy in pic understands

>>2019348
>2SC1959 data sheet
In a search engine.

Worth getting into ham as a 20 year old? I dont want to ONLY talk with guys my grandpas age all day

When radio waves effect current through an antenna, do they get altered in any way themselves? Or do they cause current flow as a side effect of passing through a (good) conductor? Do they cause a current flow when passing through me??

>>2020619
I started fucking around with radios when I was a little kid, and with ham stuff probably in high school (early 2000s), and it seemed like mostly old dudes, but nowadays there's peeps younger and younger getting into it, 20s/30s/40s, especially with all the crossover with gun and prepper cultures so I say go for it.

have this antenna on my handheld cb it works well at catching those weak and far away signals

>>2020621
I've heard one regularly active kid who has been on since his early teens. About the youngest I've heard was a 7yo.

>>2020259
This would have to be a fairly large flow chart since you have to start by what they are interested in: the chat or the tech or competitions etc.
Challenge: LF - HF
Convenience: VHF - UHF
Also form factor: portable, luggable or (very) stationary?

>>2020545
Not yet. I've passed some practice tests, but not all of them consistently yet. I give myself about two weeks and I'll take it then.

>>2020717
see
>>2020538
Form factor, I figure would lean luggable or very stationary. I might _also_ get something portable for fun or cruising around in the car or innawoods, but that's not the recommendation I'm looking for at the moment.

>>2020621
>do they get altered in any way themselves?
They lose energy to the receiver they're passing.
>Or do they cause current flow as a side effect of passing through a (good) conductor?
Not without loss.
>Do they cause a current flow when passing through me??
Yes.

We need to hear from the cartel guys who run their secure comms a good ways into U.S. territory.. This bullshit Fudd cuck shit ain't gonna cut it.

What's the deal with DMR/C4FM/D-STAR? Explain to me how this is any different than just using the discord app on your phone. In both cases when infrastructure fails it's useless.

>>2021414
All of those digital modes commonly utilize the infrastructure of internet-connected repeaters or hotspots in order to take advantage of the benefits that internet connectivity can officer, but they can also be used purely over the air with zero infrastructure, just as analog can be used that way.

>>2021414
Better MotoTrbo(DMR) radios can work simplex (radio to radio). All DMR radios can work on a stand alone repeater. Or you can link the repeaters together via internet or LAN/microwave/whatever.

>>2016693
Is there a list of 2m/70cm mobile radios that also receive on the FM commercial bands (87-108mHz)?

>>2023069
Quansheng TG-UV2, pic related. Bought it together with a whole lot of things, haven't tried it much, but is robust.

Just stopping by from /k/....I may or may not have just succeeded in exactly duplicating the radio and scanner that I have mounted in the center console of my car, on my computer desk now too... Pretty comfy so far.

Any thoughts on whether it’s better to have one radio that does it all (like the ft-991a) vs multiple radios, each with specific bands?
What about antennas - discrete antennas hooked up directly vs something like Yaesu ATAS-100 auto tuner?

>>2023085
Noooooo, something for a car/base station.
I have a Baofag whose only selling point is the FM commercial range

>>2016693
I have an early model 2002 Ford Explorer. does anyone know of a good place to put a CB, and does anyone know of anywhere I can run a cable through without drilling holes? Like those random holes in the body covered by rubber plugs. I don't know if there's a proper name for them.

>>2023600
>upboat my blog!

>>2023751
It's a 20 year old car. A few holes is the least of your worries.
The trim usually pops off.
4 watts doesn't require a direct electrical run to the battery
Tuck the radio between the seat if you want
Do some fucking homework

>>2023654
I just bought the FT-991a as my first base station transceiver and it's great - I only have a VHF/UHF antenna put up, but I am planning on figuring out a good HF setup and like that I can use the same transceiver for all three.

>>2023872
Who says I'm using 4 watts, lol. I'll be using 300 watts. And plus, alternator whine.

>>2023751
>>2023959
>help me do illegal stuff and pollute the airwaves with my hash
no

>>2023976
I'm not gonna have a shitty setup with a shitty shitty signal that bleeds over 20GHz. And plus, I'm not gonna use the amplifier that much.

>>2023751
>I can run a cable through without drilling holes?
Stop being a faggot and just do the job right. Drill some holes. Your 2002 ford is never going to be a collectors item. Go all the way and put a NMO mount right on the roof.
Isn;t the 980 DIN sized? Put it in the dash.

>>2023872
>4 watts doesn't require a direct electrical run to the battery
HF always requires a direct connection to the battery because thats your quietest source of power. Coming off the factory harness is just asking for noise problems.
Run the positive cable right to the POS terminal on the battery. Put a fuse up there.
Run the negative to the nearest solid chassis point.Where the seat rail bolts to the floor is normally an easy good spot.

>>2024054
I have a Cobra 29 WX NW ST. I haven't actually seen if it's DIN sized, I just assumed it wouldn't fit because it looks slightly too big.

And yeah, I get that the car is not a collectors item, I just prefer to use a hole already there first, if I can find one.

>>2024068
You're right. That radio is too big for a DIN slot.

>>2024008
>I don't know what I'm doing or talking about, but I'm sure it'll be fine
Nope

>>2024054
>>2024068
Those are both nice looking radios.

>>2024254
Man, then how come the superbowl broadcasters on channel 6 and 11 are doing just fine with hundreds of times the wattage?

>>2024265
They're splattering everywhere, numbnuts.

>>2024268
It doesn't seem that bad from where I'm at. In my experience there isn't a massive bleedover when I switch channels when I know they're talking.

>>2016693
What's this noise from?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uf7lwVrc-Og

>>2024068
pretty sure the Cobra 18 WX ST II is DIN sized with a front facing speaker

President McKinley is DIN sized, front fire speaker, and SSB. You can lower the power right from the menu to match it up good with an amp. Lots of people run them with the RM Italy 203
>newegg.com/p/0TF-0002-00002

>>2024296
Could be anything. I had a battery tender hooked to a car in my garage that made a sound kinda like that when it was in float mode. A cb walkie talky comes in handy for tracking local stuff down.

>>2024393
>>2024423
I mean I already have the Cobra 29, I just wanted to hook it up and see how it is.

Those radios look nice too, though. Especially the President McKinley one. The Cobra 18 looks like it's almost Identical in functionality to my Cobra 29 WX NW ST. On mine the NightWatch light isn't working, so it's exactly the same as mine, just too big for a DIN, lol.

>>2024423
I already have an amp. I forget what model it is and I don't feel like getting it out right now, but it's an RM Italy with 300 watts SSB and I think 150 watts AM, and it has a preamp.

>>2024435
Cobra 29 is a good radio to fuck around with and learn on. RM Italy amps don't like a ton of input power. To much and the sound like shit and splatter. Here is a way to make an adjustable dead key on the C29

>>2023751
>>2024068
I'd def vouch for properly drilled NMO holes with properly run coax. If you end up wanting to use other types of radios, you'll basically be able to find any antenna you could ever need with an NMO base on it. They also make 3/8" to NMO adapters for CB antennas. I don't use CB that often, but when I do, I have a RoadPro RP-550 with pic related adapter and just pop it on as needed, instead of a thick-ass Firestik.

Also, a DIN install with a front-facing speaker is probably the simplist, but if you do end up getting a ham or GMRS license or something and wanna add more radios, you could always look for an old Havis type center console that fits your car.

>>2024054
^legit

Any way to get the license and not have your name and address put on the internet for the whole world to see?

>>2024541
You can use a PO box for your address, not sure about how to obfuscate your name.

im planning a couple cb projects im going to build a back pack mounted cb radio system off an alice backpack frame with antenna for mobile use and a base station antenna as well as a built in solar panel to keep it running indefinitely

im also planning to build a cb radio system in a .50bmg ammo can this might wind up on the backpack frame
when i start building i'll have to see
so many ideas

>>2024551
also the backpack cbwill be running on a deep cycle battery

>>2024494
>NMO
Larson NMO27 is a great antenna. It’s a commercial/public safety grade unit. Can work on 10/11. And they make ones that can work on 6,2,440.

>>2024541
No.
You don’t use “handles” on ham radio. If you want to remain anon and use a handle then cb, frs, and murs are your only option.

>>2024664
You can also just mumble your call sign and stop talking if people start pressing you for your call sign. I used to do that for years until I bothered passing my country's version of technician (10W limit, only used 2m)

>>2024713
Idiot.

Just ordered a baofeng f8hp and nagoya na771. Is this a good starting point?

I like this approach to antenna deployment: https://youtu.be/gE-3ApDiptc
It has a certain panache, I'd say.

Anyone have luck modding a VHF radio to TX on the FM broadcast spectrum?

>>2024551
>im planning a couple cb projects im going to build a back pack mounted cb radio system off an alice backpack frame with antenna for mobile use and a base station antenna as well as a built in solar panel to keep it running indefinitely
What radio did you have in mind? I put together an off grid setup years ago for a hunting cabin that only had a battery and cheap solar setup. I increased the resistor for the LED channel display and disabled the S-Meter lamp. I was able to get the radio down to 100ma in squelched rx mode. It was an old school basic PLL radio. I think modern ones with CPU's and such draw much more at idle.It worked great but we where only talking to trucks and ATV's around the property. For general use I would want something with SSB so I could do some DX.

What do you plan on for the "base" antenna? A T2LT would be easy to hoist up in to the trees. And its just wire so you could make it portable.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwbT4ZX6514

>>2024829
the smallest radio i can find with SSB

>>2024829
some type of rigid collapsible antenna if possible

Skip heard on LSB CB ch. 6 up here in the central prairies in Canada this afternoon. Thank you autistic shitposting 4000 watt boomers.

>>2019467
>http://wbcq.com/wbcq-propagation-models-january-2021.pdf

great graphs! some months ago I was looking for that kind of info but found nothing, I wish they were more common

>>2025146
I mean unless it's in a direct line of sight, it's always skipping. Ham radio stuff is nothing but skip. In the Netherlands you can get stations from the middle east and even the Americas, usually they come in better at night though. I've received intelligible Voice of Korea from the Netherlands too, quite a few times.

>>2025146
>4000 watt
Thats bushleague stuff. Add another 0 for some of the heavy hitters on ch6 now.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gi-5oZnTTwU

was picking up skip from georgia on the cb channel 6 a couple weeks back from over 900 miles away (1,500 kilometers)

>>2025185
WBCQ is good people.
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpm0QIS0MZM

ReviewBrah has air time on there. If you ever wanted to have a real radio show WBCQ is probably the easiest and cheapest way to do it.

if i build my backpack cb i want it to have 2 deep cycle batteries one for use the other in reserve being charged by the solar panel or panels

>>2025301
based

>>2025266
>$15 to $50 an hour for programming
>WBCQ strongly supports the United States of America’s constitutional right to free speech. Programs aired by our clients are not censored in any way.
>We believes that our programmers have the right to express themselves on the airwaves in any way they seem fit.

Holy shit, does this mean (((allan weiner))) would let us host the White Supremacy Talk Hour on his station?

>>2025322
>would let us host the White Supremacy Talk Hour on his station?
Umm. Yes.
William Luther Pierce broadcast his show from WBCQ. Do you know of him?

Hal Turner before he was actually funny and before he became a FED. He still has a show on there.
>Turner talks about "savage Negro beasts," "lazy-ass Latinos ... slithering across the border with wet backs" and "bull-dyke lesbians." He has described Israeli soldiers as "the spawn of Satan" who "deserve to be hunted down and killed."

Robert Hallstrom.
>Host Robert Hallstrom — call him Pastor Bob — preaches the dogma of the Christian Identity movement, which labels Jews the offspring of Satan, calls for executing homosexuals and deems Anglo-Saxons the real chosen people of God. People of color, including Hispanics, are viewed as soulless, animals created by God along with the "beasts of the field" as a sort of dry run for real humans.

Weiner is a freespeech absolutest. Like hotwheels was before he became a fag. He allows all views on his stations even ones that he clearly hates.

>>2025322
>>2025334
based

>>2025334
William Cooper had a show on wbcq right up until the day he died. Before Infowars moved to the internet I think bcq was one of his stations. Worlds Last Chance who bankrolled the big antenna are a weird christian flat earth end times group.
And its not all rightwing or aliens stuff. Harry Shearer (Simpsons/SNL) has a show there as well as Reviewbrah. Lots of bible thumping shows as well as some good music programs. As long as your check clears ((allan weiner))) will put you on. Ive even heard SSTV being broadcast on one show.
They also livestream the station audio so it shows up on most "radio" apps.

>>2025224
Just mentioning. First time I've heard skip with my new setup. Pretty cool.
>>2025226
Was driving in my SUV to the likka store, superb owl sunday an all. Listened to the blastposting on ch. 6 LSB the whole way. First time hearing it. Bless Skip.

>>2025412
With wattage that high, it's always skip. God bless those crazy superbowl shitposters.

Weirdly enough I was able to hear the superbowl channel skip just by sticking a screwdriver into the antenna jack on the CB.

>>2025266
WBCQ FM - nice Pete Drake-inspired jingle.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uiu2LTT-Fkc

Also, ReviewBrah's Voice of the Report of the Week is broadcast on WRMI too.

>>2025301
A link or even archived link would have been nice.

>>2025552
>Known information:
>Source
>Author
>Published Date
>Title of article
Drink some bleach, you sloth.

>>2025639
>Drink some bleach, you sloth.
You know, I've been on 4chan for over a decade, so I am very used to shit talking, hate, and shills. But the amount of anger in peoples posts has increased dramatically over the last few years. I think this is a symptom of our western society collapsing.

Posting a link is expected behavior by anyone who's been using this site for more than a week, and anyone who doesn't post a link is a fag. Maybe you should lurk more and take some anger management classes.

Here's the link for anyone who cares

https://www.wired.com/story/cypherpunks-bitcoin-ham-radio/

>>2025266
>>2025546
>ReviewBrah's Voice of the Report of the Week is broadcast on WRMI too

I listen to that show but I never imagined that was reviewbrah lol

>>2025734
It's probably because of the political situation in the country. Y'know, because no one can fucking stop making everything politicized.

>Honey, you forgot to buy milk at the store.
>I'LL FUCKING KILL YOU, YOU COMMUNIST BITCH!
>0_0

>>2025734
>I've been here X years
>Iurk
>expected 4chan behavior
>shill
>reddit spacing
K, bro.

>>2025845
Not him, but he's probably on mobile. text like that always looks better on a smaller screen.

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>>2025824
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TheReportOfTheWeek
I've got to check WRMI programming more often.

>>2025639
>>2025845
>Posting a link is expected behavior by anyone who's been using this site for more than a week, and anyone who doesn't post a link is a fag.
>anyone who doesn't post a link is a fag.

>>2025845
reddit spacing is not a reddit thing. as seen in this pic people on 4chan were doing it at least a year before reddit existed.

stop being a whiny little pussy about spaces between sentences and paragraphs.

The people who do it are not "redditors" they are just people being polite and making their post more readable.

you're welcome.

>>2025846
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>>2025880

>>2025887

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My CB finally came in from ebay. Weird thing was, there was a diode across the power input and ground causing the radio to short my benchtop supply. My sidecutters took care of that, and now the radio is working great.

>>2025828
ROFLMAO!

>>2024817
No, but I did buy a 7 watt FM broadcast transmitter... haven't powered it up yet though.

>>2024817

>>2024877
>the smallest radio i can find with SSB
This is what I've been looking for. The President Mckinley is not exactly small, but it's much smaller than some of the older radios.

Thoughts?

https://president-electronics.us/CB-Radios-Ham-Radios/AM-SSB-transceivers/MC-KINLEY-USA

>>2026085
I bought this kit a while back, but haven't had time to put it together yet

http://www.rfemporium.com/10-Watt-No-Tune-PLL-TransmitterExciter_p_17.html

Guys, how do we get decentralized LoRa mesh network stuff to take off and act as an alternative to the current shitty state of the internet? I love the technology so much, but they say the value of a given interconnected network is proportional to the square of the number of users/nodes. Off that rationale, the technology is completely fucking useless right now.

>>2026141
Please do the needful and kys.

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>>2026141
>how do we get decentralized LoRa mesh network stuff to take off and act as an alternative

I would join something like freedomcells.org depending on where you're at they may already be implementing something like this.

Out of curiosity why do you want to use LoRa mesh as opposed to something like CJDNS or Freifunk?

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/49/Building_a_Rural_Wireless_Mesh_Network_-_A_DIY_Guide_v0.8.pdf

>>2026079
Was this a “open box” unit? That diode shorts when you hook the power cable backwards. I would replace it. Also don’t key the radio with out an antenna hooked up with good SWR. You will burn out the final transistor.

>>2026097
I have a McKinley and a 980ssb. The McK is a step up. Solid radio and it also works fine with the Uniden wireless mic. President even put out a full service manual for it. Check out this teardown
>https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pbvy6n6LUhw

>>2026079
>>causing the radio to short

>Jose buys radio
>Hooks up backwards or shoves power cord in backwards
>Protection diode does its job, pops fuse signaling something wrong
>Jose doesn’t have 3 amp fuse so shoves 25 amp one in
>Diode fry’s and becomes short
>Jose returns radio to Amazon
>...
>Anon buys it
I would verify the value of the fuse in the power cord. It should only be something like 3 or 5 amp. Also replace that diode. Any rectifier diode will do as long as it’s rated at least as much as the fuse value. 3 amp typical on a AM only rig.

>>2026346
it was an open box unit, but looks to be brand new and unused. all the cables are in original. bags until i opened them. anyways, removing the diode got the radio working. i suspect it may have been inserted backwards from the factory.

Cool teardown.

>>2026358
the fuse in the cord is a 4 amp fuse. when i connected it to my power supply and it shorted, it was pulling 1.25 amps, not enough to blow the fuse. What i suspect is that the diode may have been installed the wrong way round at the factory. so instead of shorting when radio hooked up backwards, it shorts when the radio is hooked up properly. I'll be getting another diode soon to replace it.

>>2026346
the antenna bit i am aware of... i found that using it at home, the CB has a tendency to knock out my mechanical keyboard, causing me to have to disconnect and reconnect it...

>>2026365
What are you getting for SWR?
>https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=z8hGcOUTQuw
Sounds like you are getting “RF in the shack”. If you are using that mag mount that came with the kit you may not have it stuck to a big enough ground plane. Try build https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_gfjEs2jYj8&feature=youtu.be ing a dipole or bazooka antenna.
>https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_gfjEs2jYj8

>>2026381
Fuck. I hate being a phoneposter. Sorry for the fucked up post. I am stuck at work.

>>2026381
>What are you getting for SWR?
I'll check later and post back.,
>Sounds like you are getting “RF in the shack”. If you are using that mag mount that came with the kit you may not have it stuck to a big enough ground plane.
yep, magmount stuck to the metal frame on my desk. weird thing is, it also happens with my 200MHz baofeng HT.

>>2026346
Sweet, thanks for the link

>>2026387
See >>2017154
It doesn't take much to use a mag mount at home and get its SWR down to acceptable levels..

>>2026465
Cool, i'll try this later.

>>2026471
If all you have is a mag mount then try the cookie tray on tinfoil trick in the attic.
>https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EvDkGQYHFNc

A inverted V or bazooka would work better for DX but it at least will help get your SWR to a safe level.

Are there any mods that can be done to a Uniden PC68LTX, like adding a line in, USB/LSB. additional channels, ect?

>>2026542
SSB and extra channels no. Line in maybe. CBers call that “direct inject mod”. Google that with the model number. That’s a popular radio so i am sure someone has done it. It’s probably the same as the 78

>finally talk to a younger guy after a year
>”nice, we can probably shoot shit.”
>ends up being just as bad as the boomers
I think I’m done with this shit, guys.

>>2027281
What did you expect, lol? Everyone on CB sounds the same.

>>2027281
What do you expect? Ham is not:
Military LARPing
End of the World LARPing
Police LARPing
Sekrit hacker LARPing
Wilderness survival LARPing
Granted, people do this with radios but you're better off finding people who like radios in those groups instead of thinking hams want to do that shit.

>>2027281
Everyone I pickup shoots, idk maybe you just live in a shitty area

>>2027469
Not him, but in my area Ham's will happily shoot the shit with you. But all the CB channels are completely dead. I am more likely to pick up skip then actually hear someone local. I have often wondered if my CB was broken until I drive 30 minutes to the interstate and start calling for a radio check. We used to have a CB net once a week back around 2008, but not now.

>>2027533
You're antenna setup will make all the difference. Even on the highway, with lots of people. Gotta make sure the SWR and cable management and all that is good, or else you're barely even gonna put out anything good.

In my experience there's usually people on there, mostly just on channel 19 though. Definitely not as much as there was back in the day. People were using amplifiers to talk over each other, and their setup was garbage and bled over intercoms, radios, and everything like that. Good times. :)

>>2027616
CB is local. There are definitely dead areas. Luckily where I live is pretty active on AM and SSB. The only thing I could suggest is try and get your friends interested in it if they are techie types. Most people spin the channel a few times and just turn the radio off after hearing nothing. But if there is a conversation going on people start popping out of the woodwork. Activity breeds more activity. Same for ham radio. Don't hear anything then get on the calling frequency and call CQ. Lots of sandbaggers out there.

>>2027664
Yep. That's what people need to understand, is that there could just simply be no one talking at the moment. And their antenna setup makes all the difference. The Walmart antenna with the Walmart Cobra 19 just isn't gonna cut it.

They have a shitty setup that no one can understand them with and vice versa, and maybe they also live in a deadzone, and then they just trash it and tell everyone it's dead. At least it's not as crazy as it was in the 60's and 70's with all channels crowded and you can't understand anyone. They even added more channels and it was still just as crowded.

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WHAAAAT HOW LOMG HAVE YOU GUYS BEEN HERE SON OF A BITCH I'VE BEEN LOOKING ALL OVER FOR HAM PEOPLE BUT NOOOO THERES JIST ABSOLUTELY NO INDICATION TO CHECK /diy/ SON OF A BITCH LADS I'M PISSING AND POOPING AND CUMMING RIGHT NOW
I want to listen to badass shortwave radio, pirate radio stations and things like that but I live in the middle of bumfuck nowhere. How? Please...

>>2029358
you need to get your General class Ham radio license and get an HF radio. With a standard HF radio and a cheap wire di-pole antenna you can easily talk to people over 1000 miles away from you.

If you just want to listen then you just need to get an HF receiver, preferably one that has SSB. No license needed. But there's not much in the way of pirate radio stations etc left anymore. There's still some number stations, which are really cool to listen to, but most of the rest are religious programs.

Some of the good programs left on the air are Financial Survival, The Power Hour, and Allen Weiner I think it's called Allen and Angella now

>>2029372
Have a nice easy recommendation for a HF radio that a retard can use?

>>2029358
>HOW LOMG HAVE YOU GUYS BEEN HERE
Years. The Radio FAQ dates back to 2018 so it was running by then. Also if I see people asking radio questions in /g/ I usually mention >>>/diy/ham.

>>2029390
Pixie, assuming you know Morse code. Many do.

I have a plan:
>buy shitty old van
>put a fuck ton of radios in it
>have foldable antenna on the side
What do you guys think of my mobile command center?

>>2029390
Well I bought an old Yaesu from the 90's off of ebay and it works pretty well.All newer radios are menu driven. But easy really depends on your preference. They all have pretty much the same functions, but they control them using different buttons, menus, etc.

>>2029358
2m and 70cm radios are generally used for local comm's, but you can still get 60-70 miles with a good radio, and even further if you have a repeater in your area. But the only thing you will hear on their are other Hams

>>2029358
CB can be pretty fun in some areas. It's dead in my area though

>>2029414
Dumb. Unoriginal. LARP.

>>2029429
That's what makes it fun :)

>>2029417
>All newer radios are menu driven.
Disgusting.

If I'm looking for a setting, I don't want to have to scroll through menus and sub-menus sub-sub-menus, download tor and hack the Pakistani Illuminati just so I can change the volume.

I understand if it's out of space concern, like in a DIN radio slot, but if it's lacking in many features, and especially if it's something that just sits on a desk and not in a cramped space, then just put buttons and knobs on there. That 100 inch touchscreen on my HAM does nothing but annoy me.

>>2020634
Wonder if this is a length of steel tape measure inside the rubber

>>2016793
hiking...

>>2029414
Dream big anon

>>2029729
You know it is.

>>2029526
>download tor and hack the Pakistani Illuminati
ROFLMAO

Now that sounds like fun :)

Ham radio is kinda like Linux in the fact that it's all about choice

>>2020634
What handheld CB do you use?

For local communication with friends would I be better getting into CB or MURS? Seems like MURS has transmission ranges that are easier to reach than on CB. Seems cheaper too.

>>2029914
>>2020634
>chinkshit 108cm/42.5" CB antenna
1/4 wave for CB is about 108" or 274 cm
I'm sure he's Dxing to the moon

>>2025845
Not that anon. But Reddit spacing isn’t that. He was just formatting for easier reading fren.

>>2029971

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>>2029927
I've never even heard of MURS. But it says their power is limited to 2 watts instead of CB where it has 4 watts for AM and 12 for SSB.

>>2029927
MURS is limited to 2 watts handheld. And it’s full of digital shit now in my area. goTenna’s I think.
If your friends are all in the same building then MURS or FRS would work. If around town then I would look at a good CB setup.

>>2030013
CB also has unlimited antenna options where MURS is limited to a fixed antenna on a handheld portable.

I was watching an episode of Hogan's Heroes where the prisoners needed a large antenna mounted on the roof of a building in order to be able to contact other Allied operatives. The problem was that the wavelengths they were using required an antenna too large to go unnoticed. Their solution was to bend the antenna into the shape of a swastika, that way the Nazi prison guards wouldn't notice it. Would that actually work? Wouldn't putting a bunch of 90 degree angles in the antenna reduce its ability to receive and transmit on the desired frequencies?

>>2030051
I SEE NOTHING!

>>2030051
>Swastica antenna on the roof
>not attracting attention

lol...
I can see the news broadcast now. :)

putting angles in an antenna definitely changes how it works, but I don't know enough about antenna theory to be able to say much more about it.

>>2030082
The setting for the show was a German prisoner of war camp so swastikas were to be expected. But I wonder if doubling the size of the antenna so the inner sections are the correct length for the wavelength would work. Or would the outer sections bent at 90 degrees create some sort of interference?

>>2030001
>Cruise control for cool.jpg

>>2030082
>>2030089
>He doesn't know about Hogan's Heros.

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>>2030112
I know, I have watched many episodes of Hogans Hero's. But I still had this image pop up in my head of a news feed showing some average house with a big red swastika shaped antenna on the roof. And I can hear the arguments about whether it's a symbol of hate or simply an antenna. There would certainly be some RF expert on there defending it based upon some obscure antenna theory, and all the SJW's would losing there mind saying that anon was active in Trumps campaign, etc.

Honestly this would make a really good greentext story, but I'm on my way out the door right now, so it'll have to wait

>>2016719
>>2016709

im going to give this a try. I just got a icom 7300 and im trying to just listen while waiting for my general. All I can hear is AM broadcast radio... Ive heard a little CW but no voice. Noise is insane... plugged into the same circuit as my PC. I have 4 other radios on the same power supply and none of them have any noise issues...but...they are not HF radios.

>>2030137
Oh, well when you come back you'll see that you're now based. :)

technician in the hampton roads, va region. i've work 2m and 70cm simplex and repeaters. any anons in the area for OTA shitposting?

forgot to ask in my last post, is there a DSTAR reflector that anons lurk on? everything i've found is just boomers talking about the WX

>>2029414
Get an old fire engine with ladder. That way you will have most infrastructure you need in place to get that antenna way up.

>>2029914
>>2029928
uniden pro401HH

> but i live in a HOA neibour hood that says no antennas...

HOA cannot prevent you from putting up an antenna.

>>2030051
With an antenna tuner people load up all sorts of random shit like rain gutters,close lines and chain link fences.
I am sure you could make a resonant turnstile for 2m,10m or CB if you played around enough with the lengths.

just checked my area tonight looks like nobody is on the cb at the moment il have to check in the morning sunday mornings i pick up alot of the superbowl guys on channel 6 from the deep south all they way up here

>>2030348
Just leave it on 38LSB. Sooner or later you will hear someone when the band opens. Even a boxstock 12watt rig can make some good interstate contacts with a decent antenna.

>>2030352
good to know

>>2030342
they can get on your ass and make your life hell until you throw the book at them
never underestimate the tenacity of petty tyrants

Sup guys
Give me the steps I need to start ham
>get license
>get radio
>get antennae
>profit ???

>>2030377
You can get the radio before getting the license as long as you don't transmit. This will give you a chance to start exploring the different ham bands while studying for the test.

>>2030371
Then throw the book at them. They're playing you, so you gotta play them. It's a dog eat dog world.

Or y'know, just move out. HOA is bullshit.

do any of you guys know where i could find replacement carbon microphones for my ee-8 field phones

>>2030371
Join MARS.
Wait for HOA to complain
Get your friends in MARS to appear in uniform at the door of your petty tyrant and lecture them about unamerican activities.
Make sure you have invited journalists that record the event.
Post widely.
Watch tyrant leave.

>>2030144
In a busy city? How's the antenna? Any stray power?
Understand squelch?

>>2030089
Depends how it's connected. You could sperge out and design a double dipole with outter parasitic elements.
Or a Yagi with reflectors.

>>2030750
Or even a spider beam since idk what the swastika is made of

>>2030040
No, friend. In the U.S., it's FRS that has a fixed antenna restriction. MURS does not.

>>2031234
Just as long as it's not MRSA. That shit can kill you.

Space weather update

https://youtu.be/BvWnL23vTIg

>>2030753
Clip with the antenna.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-phzC3VQN0&t=257

>>2031531
>Has to go on top of a flag pole
Sounds like a capacitance hat of sorts.

So I got a Baofeng UV 82 and a UV9R. I also have an abbree and a nagoya 771. I entered some NOAA frequencies just so I could listen but it seems that the rubber ducky picks up the frequency best. is there a reason for this or are my antennas fake?

>>2021414
the DMR repeaters near me are connected with HAMWAN which is tcp/ip over radio link for Hams only. At a certain point in the network it goes through civilian internet but regionally it is on Ham Only rf linked internet.

>>2031827
>my chinkshit doesn't work good :(
refer to >>2029984

>>2031533
Yea, or coronal ball.
>>2031531
They appear to be using the flag pole as the antenna and extending the length with the swastika.
More realistic than I had imagined it being.

>>2016765
So the 80's has changed any. I knew a guy who had a d-104 mike with a guitar string wired to it which would "gong" every time he keyed it,

>>2017364
I mark mine with sharpies and fold em back with about a foot extra on the ends and about 6 or so inches at the center.

When you say," I hit the repeater" around here, you get beat up for being a queer who re- petered a fag.

Why do you never hear blacks on 2 meters? Because their wavelengths are longer.

>>2031946
I know you were trying to make a joke but I've never encountered a ham who is black even though I live in Georgia. I might have spoken to one without knowing it but if so, they weren't using ebonics or ghetto speak. It doesn't seem like a hobby that appeals to them very much.

>>2031962
You guys in America can listen to the police still right? You'd think that would have some appeal

>>2031962
If you haven't noticed, black people sound the same as southerners. They're all from the south after all. They're was many times I've talked to black people over the phone and stuff like that and thought they were white southerners. I mean, they all say y'all and stuff like that. One of my black friend's family from Chicago likes to cook catfish. I mean tell me that's not a southern thing.

Unless they're like second generation immigrants from Africa. Then they just sound like Obama.

>>2031962
Blacks don’t do ham. They hang out on channel 6
https://youtu.be/t7KAanZk9J0

>>2031962
I talked with an old head from NYC yesterday on DSTAR. he was surprisingly based and shut down a leftie boomer that was trying to guilt trip anyone in the convo that was anti-covid vax. I've also talked to a black dude from FL on DSTAR that was perfectly fluent and polite with exceptional radio etiquette. they're out there and if they're on the radio they aren't your typical thug.

>>2031993
i've heard these guys DX'ing on CB 6 before. they think that they're DJ's. It's pretty cringe

>>2031962
>>2031982
>>2031993
Everyone on CB sounds like hillbillies. I don't know why, but even people that sound like yankees normally, as soon as they pick up a CB mic- "BOY WHAT DA HEEEEELL WRONG WIT CHU?! Y'ALL CRAZY!" And because Blacks are from the south, therefore have southern accents, you can't tell who's white or black. (The Black accent isn't a thing, it's just southern. Listen carefully)

Unless they're saying stuff like "Y'all. I got my black ass outta dere when da cops showed up"

If they're white they say stuff like "Y'all. I got my ass outta dere when da cops showed up. Can't have dem find my meth. Anyway, see ya. Ima go fuk my sistah."

Is there any reason not to connect two different sizes of coax? I want to connect a 20' run of RG-213 to a 40' run of RG-8X. Would you get reflections or something or is that fine and normal to do?

>>2032258
As long as you use use good connectors it will be fine.

>>2031971
It depends on the police department. Many have moved to encrypted transmissions.

>>2031962
Check this one out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CVnzNNSsdU

>>2031457
I'd tap her coronal hole.

Texfags what are then bands like down there with all the outages? Repeaters offline?

Uhh, guys?

>>2032495
She's got a decent set of bolted on tits. In some lighting, it's a no brainer, but other times that jawline is too much for me to jump on.

>>2032732
>Elecraft
I just read that K3(S) is EOL while K4 is ramping up but at a far higher cost. Shouldn't someone fill that gap with a more reasonably priced rig? Elecraft makes fine rigs but the price is rather steep.

>>2032757
No go

>>2032917
Go

>>2032918
No go.
Maybe it's the lighting or camera angle

>>2032920
Go
Or maybe it's age or weight.

>>2032921
j/k?

>>2032920

Please keep this tranny shit off diy, it's our last refuge

>>2032929
thats a woman (female), with a vagina and all

>>2032929
Thankfully we have this cutie: https://youtu.be/NyZ87wNotBg

>>2032988
I'd hate fuck her for never finishing her loop antenna video.

>>2032929
What is more do-it-yourself than chopping off your balls?

>>2032988
She's married to a woman. Haven't seen her wife yet but she mentions her in a couple of videos. Nevertheless, Jeri's quite the engineer and DIYer.

>>2033008
>She's married to a woman.
People keep saying so in /ham/ but there is still no evidence.
>Nevertheless, Jeri's quite the engineer and DIYer.
Indubitably true.

>>2032929
>being this worried about other peoples personal lives

>>2033497
>no evidence.
>Imagine simping for a married dyke in her forties.
What more do you want? A certified copy of her marriage license?

>>2033648
>Total misunderstanding
No. I am not even on the same continent. My point is that people insist loudly that she is married, seem a bit annoyed it is with another woman but it is all just conjecture.

>>2033497
Other than the fact that she has mentioned "my wife" several times in videos? If you want to believe she isn't married, believe she isn't married. Won't change reality any but I guess you can still fantasize that some day she will be yours or whatever your messed up motivation for being so upset about her marriage.

>>2033806
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7-tbbOaLvM&t=50
Now bash yourself in the face with a hammer for wasting everyone's time with your whining about something that's already widely known.

>>2033612
>rapidly displaying their degeneracy everywhere before the public eye and demanding federal laws to monkeywrench their delusions into common society
>personal lives

>>2034056
>I'm gay btw

>>2033997
Can say I'm surprised given her upbringing.

Hi anons, I've heard you can pick up lots of non-tv signals with a USB dvb-t dongle. Obviously it wouldn't be two-way but if anyone has any resources advice that'd be great.

I have a couple of Linux machines if thats useful.

>>2034347
>any resources advice that'd be great
That is exactly why we made a FAQ. It tells you everything to get started.

>>2016693
Fuck yeah, Just powered on my rig for the first time. I had to get some powercables at the store, got the HT while I was there.

>>2016693
Im thinking about buying one of these little satalite kits:https://ambasat.com/shop/

My question is if i attatched a ham radio circut board could the radio signels send down to earth? i want to make it say fuck niggers over the earth whever its orbiting. Could the signals reach and make it able to be heard?

>>2034827
First I thought this was a retard post, but then
>and includes rocket launch into Low Earth Orbit.
https://ambasat.com/product/ambasat-1-satellite-rocket-assembled/

Godspeed, anon.

>>2034928
Less expensive than I would have expected.

>>2034997
Read the fine print. The price includes 20$ deposit for the launch fee, which costs an additional 750$.
Still, not too expensive for a satellite. Bad thing is, the orbit decays after 3 months.

>>2034827
>if i attatched a ham radio circut board could the radio signels send down to earth?

which way is it pointing our does it matter?

>>2034483

Okay thanks.

>>2035197
>As no antenna will let you have it all, most contacts will lie in the direction opposite the slope of the antenna.
https://www.hamradiosecrets.com/sloper-antenna.html

The answer is in the article you got the image from... 7/10 for making me pick crosswalks for that reply.

>>2016693
would it be possible results with and indoor screwdriver antenna mounted on a tripod or something like that?

>>2036973
*to get results