Your computer and sound card can be used in lieu of some pieces of test equipment, particularly audio equipment. A couple times in as many weeks, I have needed to generate tones to send over the radio.
Most of the tools described here run on Linux; most are also available on Mac OS X, Windows, FreeBSD, etc.… Read the rest
Thanks for all the responses. The results are in!
A number of interesting suggestions about alternative locations were made:
Bodos off Rt. 29
DoubleTree (breakfast bar)
Harris Teeter (has a breakfast bar and a cafe area and a Starbucks)
IHOP
McDonalds
One of the breakfast buffets
Spudnuts
Waffle House
Tip Top (we’ve checked with them, and they say they can’t handle a group like ours on Saturday)
Wood Grill
Stay tuned for further news as we digest these results…… Read the rest
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I just received an order of SMA to BNC adapters from www.rfsupplier.com. They are cheaper than most other resellers with an adaptor price of $1.60 or $1.80 and $3 shipping for multiple adaptors. More info below the fold for those who are stuck with SMA connectors on their radios, including pictures with various radios and antennas.… Read the rest
Don’t forget to reprogram your radios. See separate headline.
Part 2: This is the last part of the journey to the repeater shack. This is the Safari part of the journey. It does not include the drive to the winery or the drive through the winery which includes some rough and steep but traveled roads.… Read the rest
We should be scheduling a new fox hunt soon. But not enough was written about the last fox hunt. Here is a picture of the Fox Hunt transmitter used in our May 2013 fox hunt. A fox hunt is a nickname for a ham radio hidden transmitter hunt.… Read the rest
The default title font settings leaves something to be desired after video is compressed and recompressed by youtube. These were venomous northern copperhead snakes in the repeater shack on marshal manor, south-south-east of Charlottesville, VA.
I have edited together a video of the snakes being evicted from the AARC WA4TFZ 146.760/444.000 repeater shack.… Read the rest
Twitter 8/23/13 12:36 PM ¡CommEmerg: #Albemarle #Charlottesville Today marks 2 yrs since the 5.8 earthquake shook Central VA. Remember: Drop, Cover, and Hold On! (EM 2)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Virginia_earthquake
Great southeast shakeout earthquake drill is coming up on Oct 17:
http://www.shakeout.org/southeast/
Article backdated to anniversary date.… Read the rest
The configuration on the WA4TFZ 146.760Mhz repeater has been changed today so that, while you still need to send 151.4Hz CTCSS, the repeater does not send CTCSS.… Read the rest
… Read the restK4JEC writes: Just a gentle reminder that time is running out to make your reservation for the club’s annual picnic and silent auction – new location offering new scenery. Please help us out by sending your reservation to Don N4UVA.
Photo: AK4OL. CC-BY-3.0-USKQ9P says:
… Read the restWe’ll have a shortage of Mikes at next Saturday’s breakfast. As the last Mike standing, I have been authorized by the Council of Mikes to convene breakfast on Saturday, 17 August 2013. I’m going to exercise the privileges of the Control Mike and choose the location: Cav Diner (http://thecavalierdiner.com/,