Amateur (Ham) Radio BS and Callsign Thread!

I would just ask in this thread. Tons of knowledge on here.

 

True but I'm looking for more info to read and that will lead to me asking questions. Right now I don't know enough to know what I don't know.

 

Eham and qrzforum I believe are the two big ones

 

I just stumbled into this thread, a great space. Glad to see so many taco folks active on the bands. Been enjoying making friends through HF long path DX for around 35 years from the remote shoreline of SE Maui. Big monobanders up 110' with a good ocean takeoff from the slopes of Mt Haleakala work wonders.
73s, 88s & Aloha. Jonathan KH6X

 

Anyone here use EchoLink? I am finding lots of repeaters out there I can hit.

 

Yessah

 

Glad to be a new member of the forum. Should be picking up my 19 DCSB tomorrow and am already trying to figure out where to mount my ICOM IC-2730a. This, by the way, is a great radio. I wouldn't mind having one with APRS on it, but for what I do this radio can't be beat!

73, K8JLW

 

Welcome! There's a other thread on here titled clean CB and VHF installs I believe if you need any mounting ideas.i bet it'll look great in your 2019!

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/clean-vhf-cb-radio-installs.415584/

73, KC1JXQ

 

how about some youtube channels? Check these out, lots of good information and product reviews/demos

Dave Casler - Ask Dave
https://www.youtube.com/user/davecasler

Ham Radio Concepts
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuawHU2iYR_0tpYAIDyIH4Q

Jim - W6LG
https://www.youtube.com/user/jimw6lg/videos

K6UDA
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoLhSME-yEY3PQ_Z6EC6rSw

 

I like Jim and HRC personally

 

A useful discussion on this thread would be about antenna types and their related ground plane optimization when mounted in different ways.
Angle of radiation (high is good for mountainous terrain, low for flatlands) differs for quarter wave, half wave, 5/8 wave types.
The antenna element is only half of the antenna, the ground plane (truck sheet metal) is the other half, and symmetry in the ground plane is important for good radiation patterns.
Happy to chime in if anyone has a question; sure there are plenty other old timers around too.

 

Looks a little tall in the faceplate, but:

Edit: Ah, youre a 3rd gen. Reading is hard.

 

Probably better suited in the ham thread. It's an ongoing topic haha

Edit: don't listen to the sleep deprived guy. This is the ham theead

 

I have Yaesu DR3200 with a

$45 Browning BR180 BROWNING BR-180 Amateur Dual-Band Mobile Antenna

Browning BR180 antenna. Works great and I love the speaker in the front

 

Thanks for the heads up. I'll check out the ham thread.

 

I thought this was the ham thread?

 

It is.


In other news....

I finished my Ham in a can build.

FT-8800R with a 12ah battery. Works great. My wife is planning on doing some vinyl markings on the outside to give it more character.

 

Who? Where ? What day is it?

I got my threads mixed . Thought I was in the video ham one going on haha

 

What antenna are you using?

 

That is a Diamond Slim Gainer AZ507RSP.

I was using it on my truck for APRS, but it has been sitting in the garage for the last few months. I am going to look for a stubby that I can keep in the can. I also have a mag mount for it.