Introduction
- Okay, here's the deal, as you probably already know,
I am a HAM operator. The ARRL
is the non-profit organisation that supposedly acts in the
interests of HAM's in America. While they provide some
interesting services for HAM's here in America, I personally, see
them as a conservative status quo non-profit agency. They have
a long history of attempting (and succeeding) to keep the hobby
in the pre-digital age. A quick glance at many
FCC hearings, and complaints
from TAPR is a nice way to
start investigating the ARRL's stance in promoting the hobby.
Well, enough of that, this isn't a gripe on ARRL. This is to tell
you a little about my station.
Gear
- Transceivers
- Alinco DJ-G5TH (2m/70cm HT; waiting to
mod)
- Alinco DR-130 (2m Mobile; waiting to
mod)
- Standard C528-A (2m/70cm HT;
fullymod'ed)
- Icom IC-T81A (6m/2m/70cm/20cm HT)
- Receivers
- Transmitters
- FM Stereo Broadcast Transmitter (BA1404 Chip Based) (98.5FM)
Home Brew
- Digital Communications
- Kantronics KPC-3 (TNC/1200)
- Baycom BP-1 (Dumb TNC/1200)
- Infrastructure
- Micronta 12V Regulated Power Supply (13.8VDC/2.5 Amps)
- SO-259 to BNC (Glass Mount -> Standard)
- Antennas
- Diamond SRH815 Antenna (2m/70cm/20cm) (TNC)
- Radio Shack 2m/70cm Glass Mount Antenna (PL-259)
- 1/4 Wave 2m/70cm Telescoping Antenna (BNC)
- Pryme RD-8 2m/70cm High Gain Antenna (BNC)
- Diamond RH3 (2m/70cm)
- 1/4 Wave Dipole (3m)
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Interests
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LongWave communications and monitoring
- PSK-32 (QPSK), RTTY (FSK +c)
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Projects
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Currently, I am working on a sociology project involving the Amateur
radio community; I'll post some more information on this project as soon as
I am satisfied that we have the information that we need.
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