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  • [Reddit] Those ReCaptcha's are getting out of hand ;-)

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    Those ReCaptcha's are getting out of hand ;-)

    Posted: 19 Jan 2022 06:49 AM PST https://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio/comments/s7rqwo/those_recaptchas_are_getting_out_of_hand/

    submitted by /u/_LB
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    Pretty good discussion on why 5G cell towers are interfering with airline radar. Tl;dr: commercial airline radar band pass filters suuuuuuuuck

    Posted: 19 Jan 2022 12:22 PM PST https://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio/comments/s7zic6/pretty_good_discussion_on_why_5g_cell_towers_are/

    submitted by /u/dUc0N
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    To me this sounded like a propagation test put on the air by the station
    this evening. This would therefore be an awesome visualization of the waves
    and ripples in the ionosphere. Can anyone confirm?

    Posted: 19 Jan 2022 07:26 PM PST https://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio/comments/s88vqi/to_me_this_sounded_like_a_propagation_test_put_on/

    submitted by /u/jhed9
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    Radio System for Communication on Off-Grid Property

    Posted: 19 Jan 2022 07:24 PM PST https://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio/comments/s88tv1/radio_system_for_communication_on_offgrid_property/


    We have a somewhat large off-grid property in Northern Maine. There is no
    cell phone reception or power aside from a generator and a 12 volt battery array. I am looking for some type of radio communication system that can be used for internal communication within the property. I am not necessarily needing to talk to the outside world. This is strictly for me and my family
    to use when hiking, hunting, 4 wheeling, canoeing, etc.. We have tried
    basic motorola walkie talkies/ 2 way radios and the range just isnt good enough. I am looking for a fixed "base station" radio for the cabin, 1 for
    my vehicle, and 2-4 handhelds that can be taken into the field. I can mount
    any type of antenna on the roof of the cabin if needed. The terrain is
    hilly and very dense forest. Ideally something that functions within a 5-10 mile range. Does such a thing exist? Would this require a license ? I
    really have no knowledge of any of this. Thank you! submitted by /u/Neat_Response1023
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    Why does the FCC not allow repeaters on MURS, and what is the unlicensed alternative?

    Posted: 19 Jan 2022 07:12 PM PST https://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio/comments/s88lwn/why_does_the_fcc_not_allow_repeaters_on_murs_and/


    I already know a good portion of yall are either laughing or rolling your
    eyes at the mention of "MURS"
    But hey, Im a business owner, MURS is for businesses and individuals, and I want to use the radio to communicate with my employees in real time--and I
    dont want them to have to get licensed just to be able to talk to me in
    real time from a few miles away.
    It would be so much easier just to be able have a modest MURS repeater so
    we can communicate as a business in a 5-10 mi radius using the handhelds.
    But instead, the handhelds have to be attached to a long coax on both ends.
    The office is like a faraday cage. FRS radios do not reach. And cell phones
    are not adequate or cool enough to address the need. The only way seems
    like having to license everyone and to set up a GMRS repeater, where we
    will not be able to talk as casually.
    Im giving awards for the best suggestions or comments.
    The office is about 4 miles max from the furthest point we want to be able
    to talk. We have a lot of exposed power lines and trees between these
    points of contact. However, this area lacks any mountains, significant
    hills, etc. (We are low elevation, flat, not TOO many trees, or at least
    not very tall ones)
    Your advice or fun comments would be much appreciated.
    Thank you all for taking the time to read my post. submitted by /u/truthfulinternet
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    Does the summer Sporadic E season support SSB on 6 meters?

    Posted: 19 Jan 2022 04:09 PM PST https://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio/comments/s84sm6/does_the_summer_sporadic_e_season_support_ssb_on/


    Basically the title.
    Is 6 open wide enough during the summer to allow SSB? I’m interested in building a moxon this spring for the upcoming summer and was wondering
    about this. Hope to work you all! submitted by /u/Midnight_man_
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    Ham radio in the South Pacific extinct?

    Posted: 19 Jan 2022 01:31 PM PST https://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio/comments/s8154p/ham_radio_in_the_south_pacific_extinct/


    Where are the ham radio operators in the Tonga story? I searched for "ham
    radio Tonga" on Google News and got one item from CBS San Francisco written
    by a reporter who didnt seem to know what ham radio is. submitted by /u/cpacker
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    22 meter beacons

    Posted: 19 Jan 2022 10:39 AM PST https://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio/comments/s7x2b2/22_meter_beacons/


    Stopped by the 22m beacon watering hole ~ 13.54-13.56 MHz. It was crowded. Heard (by ear) AN2 in TN, RF in NC, FJB in ?, and others. Good frequency
    for a propagation check. Some of these very low power beacons, a few milliwatts, have been heard world wide.
    I find listening to different beacons fade in an out relaxing. Have to use
    a narrow bandpass filter, about 600Hz, due to the CODAR wave height
    measurement pest thats sweeping through the band. Could use Argo or
    spectran and copy them from the waterfall but its not as much fun for me. submitted by /u/ArmstrongRotor
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    Anybody recognize this kind of traffic?

    Posted: 19 Jan 2022 08:12 AM PST https://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio/comments/s7tlp8/anybody_recognize_this_kind_of_traffic/

    submitted by /u/NodakTwoBravo
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    CHU time signal is in Boba Fett episode 4

    Posted: 19 Jan 2022 11:14 AM PST https://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio/comments/s7xwhz/chu_time_signal_is_in_boba_fett_episode_4/

    submitted by /u/Opa_Kalaka
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    New Technician

    Posted: 19 Jan 2022 09:53 AM PST https://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio/comments/s7vz0c/new_technician/


    Hello! I passed my technician license Saturday and I just got listed.
    KC1QIA and will go for my General License next month. Question, I can’t
    seem to find the page on the FCC website to print the license with the
    wallet size on the bottom of the page.
    Brian submitted by /u/CountryCraftsman
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    YouTube video of radio construction

    Posted: 19 Jan 2022 11:44 AM PST https://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio/comments/s7ym3x/youtube_video_of_radio_construction/


    I cant seem to find a video that I saw a few months ago. It was a British
    ham who was building a transceiver from first principles, and had all his components scratch-built in Tupperware type boxes. There was a chalkboard
    or whiteboard explanation also. Any links would be appreciated! Thanks! submitted by /u/VE7WYC
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    Did anyone here get into radio via the Boy Scouts? How was it?

    Posted: 19 Jan 2022 06:34 AM PST https://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio/comments/s7rgaj/did_anyone_here_get_into_radio_via_the_boy_scouts/


    General request, please share your experience with radio and the Boy
    Scouts. Did you get your merit badge? What do you think of the radio
    program in the scouts? If you still have involvement with them, do you
    think their current materials could use an update to help grab the interest
    the kids of today? Etc. submitted by /u/HamRadioTesting
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    Recommendations with building your own radio?

    Posted: 19 Jan 2022 09:50 AM PST https://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio/comments/s7vwpj/recommendations_with_building_your_own_radio/


    Hi! My partner is a new ham operator (got his license about a year ago). He enjoys building things and I thought a fun birthday gift would be a radio
    kit he could build. Does anyone have some recommendations? Is it possible
    to build your own HF where youd get a far range? Hes more interested in
    being able to talk with others or transmit images than Morse code. Im not
    as knowledgeable about this so please feel free to give details. Thank
    you! submitted by /u/Professional_Pay8479
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    Plugin or device for send/receive CW

    Posted: 19 Jan 2022 09:46 AM PST https://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio/comments/s7vt91/plugin_or_device_for_sendreceive_cw/


    Im looking for a device or computer plugin that will receive CW from my
    radio then allow me to type on my keyboard and convert the input to CW. Ive been trying to learn Morse for about 6 months now, and its just not
    sticking. I want to find something to help get me into CW.
    Ive googled, and come up with nothing.
    Ill be using an Icom 705, if that matters. submitted by /u/ReadyButNot
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    likelihood of commissioning or donating to someone to bounce a tiny bit of
    data off the moon?

    Posted: 19 Jan 2022 01:37 PM PST https://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio/comments/s819zf/likelihood_of_commissioning_or_donating_to/


    just wondering if theres any precedent for people taking commissions to moonbounce mementos or similar submitted by /u/Ancient-Effective-90
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    ICOM ST4003W Time Sync Software Question / Problem

    Posted: 19 Jan 2022 01:34 PM PST https://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio/comments/s817lb/icom_st4003w_time_sync_software_question_problem/


    I really like the new time synchronization software for my IC-7300.
    However, I also like to keep my radio clock on UCT, but it appears I cant
    enjoy both. Am I overlooking something simple or is it possible to do UCT
    with the software? Ive tried manually setting the clock to UCT and that
    works fine until the software syncs again. Maybe Ill set my computer time
    to UCT and see if that takes care of my problem. Thanks & 73 submitted
    by /u/zfrost45
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    Deep cycle battery burst -- looking for tips on cleanup and a better way to store them

    Posted: 19 Jan 2022 12:49 PM PST https://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio/comments/s804xt/deep_cycle_battery_burst_looking_for_tips_on/


    https://imgur.com/a/vXqcutT
    I wasnt there at the time, but the lid was resting on the tub the last time
    I saw anything. Only one of the two batteries burst, but it did so with
    enough force to break the tub and spray acid for a couple of feet.
    I put down a lot of baking soda but had to leave the area because my
    breathing was starting to suffer. Once I have enough baking soda down that theres no more fizzing, I need to remove the damaged battery and dispose of
    it somehow.
    The internet tells me to double-bag the battery and put the cleaned-up
    baking soda in the same bag. I need to call the trash folks to see if I
    need to save this for a hazardous waste pickup or bring it in or what. Obviously I need something safer than a plastic tub to hold the batteries
    in the future. Whats the right way to do this? submitted by /u/mathuin2
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    Dilbert Strip

    Posted: 18 Jan 2022 09:19 PM PST https://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio/comments/s7if1s/dilbert_strip/


    I was searching the Dilbert web site for some keywords, and this classic
    came up!
    https://dilbert.com/strip/1995-01-19 submitted by /u/stevenc88
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    Computing device for ham shack, POTA/SOTA and portable operations

    Posted: 19 Jan 2022 06:40 AM PST https://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio/comments/s7rkka/computing_device_for_ham_shack_potasota_and/


    First off let me say in advance I am a noob, so apologies if I am not explaining things well or omitting pertinent information.
    I am a Mac user, I have heard here and there from people IRL as well as
    online that ham software tends to work better and is more compatible on windows, so I am seeking a portable device that runs windows 10 or 11
    (being able to dual boot Linux is a plus) that can be a good all-a rounder device.
    I am mostly interested in digital modes, for vhf and hf, and I want to be
    able to take my setup fully portable but also be at home in the ham shack.
    I am seeking advice on what sort of computer equipment people use in the
    field, any pros and cons you have and some things I should look for or
    avoid when picking a device. Price is not a concern but I don’t want to needlessly overspend if that makes sense. Maybe I’ll go with a desktop for the ham shack setup and then where I need advice is what sort of portable computer I should get. This device will just be for ham stuff and not
    general computing needs. Pros/cons for a handheld/pocket device like a GPD win, a tablet like a surface or a regular laptop? Any specific ports or functionality or specs (cpu/ram/hdd) I should target? recommendations for
    power and charging?
    Since I’m targeting portable operations, battery life weight and form
    factor are important.
    Thanks in advance for the help and advice, this is an awesome community I
    have been lurking for quite some time. submitted by /u/Sqwavbip5
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    How Does One Send a Morale Message to Servicemen via MARS?

    Posted: 19 Jan 2022 01:24 PM PST https://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio/comments/s80z8g/how_does_one_send_a_morale_message_to_servicemen/


    As a new ham I see references to MARS pop up occasionally in various
    articles. I know that in the past it was much more active as a means of servicemen keeping in touch with their family back home. The modern
    Internet has done much to change that.
    Hypothetically if I, as non-MARS ham, wanted to send well wishes to a serviceman via the MARS system how would I do it? In the back of my head I expect some sort of NTS <-> MARS gateway for message passing apparatus. I
    have no idea if that mental image is remotely accurate or not.
    Also, can someone here speak to what its like to actually work with MARS
    these days? If morale messages are much less common than in the past, what
    else does MARS do? Wikipedia touches on it but is a bit vague on the
    details. Id really like to get a sense of a "day in the life" of a modern
    MARS operator if I could. submitted by /u/s-ro_mojosa
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    Hi all, I've got some RG402 hardliners and a DV adapter that accepts RG58
    coax. (In picture a PL239 just to show the space between the cable and the connector). How do you usually resolve? Unfortunately I cannot change the
    DV connectors.

    Posted: 19 Jan 2022 05:00 AM PST https://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio/comments/s7pm7n/hi_all_ive_got_some_rg402_hardliners_and_a_dv/

    submitted by /u/EmergencyManager_555
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