Amateur (Ham) Radio BS and Callsign Thread!

What are you running for a radio?

Which repeater did you hear a tone on? Do you remember it's name or frequency? Or where it was

 

Just a

$18 Baofeng UV-5R VHF/UHF Dual Band Radio 144-148MHz 420-450MHz Transceiver

Baofeng UV-5R. The repeater that I heard the tone from is in Stuart, OK. Frequency is 443.725

 

Was the other 442.400, positive offset shift, PL tone 88.5 ?

 

No, the other was in McAlester. 145.37, negative offset, 71.9

 

Baofeng's aren't the easiest to program but if the repeater gave you a beep you probably are just fine. Did you use a cable or manually enter. BTW, there's a few good YouTube videos on how to manually program that thing. Most likely no one else was on. Turn the thing on and just wait.

 

I used a cable and Chirp to program it. That’s what I was guessing. I will try again today and see if I can get anyone.

 

That's what I use. It's programmed correctly. You'll get someone eventually. If you haven't yet, ditch the rubber ducky antenna and put a 1/4 wave on there. It'll greatly increase range.

 

I ordered a new antenna for it, should be here Tuesday. I went with a Super Elastic Signal Stick.

 

Welcome!
I replaced the antenna that came with mine and it is a lot better.
I added a mag mount for when I use it in my truck. That makes a world of difference.

 

Anyone get in or planning to get in on the SSTV event from the ISS that ends today?

 

Try that one that I listed too for grins. Make sure that power is out high. Haha. But that one is a part of a linked repeater system out there. So if you can get into it, someone should get back .

 

Will do. Thanks for the advice.

 

Good choice! I have a few of those on different HT's. Work great, and can put up with the abuse I can put on my gear.

 

Glad to hear. I was going to go with a Nagoya, but I saw these mentioned in a YouTube video and decided to check them out. Great reviews on E Ham and supporting hamstudy.org made it an easy decision.

 

Have you set up your handheld for mobile yet ? I was pleasantly happy with how well my mag mount worked with the

$18 UV-5R VHF/UHF Dual Band Radio 144-148MHz 420-450MHz Transceiver

UV-5R

 

I started out with a Nagoya 1/4 wave on my Baofeng. Then changed to a Nagoya mag mount. Turned that to a permanent mount and am still running it with my Kenwood V71A.

Earlier I was out on 40 & 20M. Made it all the way to the Canary Islands. Heard Brazil but couldn't get through the log jam with my 100W radio. Hmmm, time for an amp??

 

I haven’t yet. Just been using it around the house. My next project is installing an NMO mount and antenna in the roof of the truck.

 

Was very happy with what I got out of it for what I paid .

Authentic Genuine Nagoya UT-72 Super Loading Coil 19-Inch Magnetic Mount VHF/UHF (144/430Mhz) Antenna PL-259 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B016SIJX28/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_qyFACbEV9KN4Q

 

This is what I'm currently running.

 

Is there any benefit to this over an NMO other than not having a hole in the roof? I have no problem drilling, and I like how the cable will be hidden under the headliner with an NMO.