Monthly Archives: April 2019

Update on DMR and ZumSpot

Posted on April 5, 2019 by robert

Back in December, I wrote a post about my initial impressions of the Alinco DJ-MD5GP Type 90 approved DMR/Analog Dual Band HT.  With no DMR repeaters nearby (and only a couple in all of RI), I needed to use this … Continue reading →

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So what was going on in solar weather today?

Posted on April 2, 2019 by robert

I thought it might be useful to see what the solar conditions were this morning when I worked Alaska on 160-m.  We had a solar disturbance and sunspot making things interesting for us a few days ago (spot 2736), but … Continue reading →

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Dreams do come true: Alaska on 160-meters

Posted on April 2, 2019 by robert

With age comes experience and also a smaller bladder.  I often check my radio at odd hours of the morning because of the latter.  Today happened to be a first for me; when I checked, I saw that Alaska had … Continue reading →

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Where things stand Q1

Posted on April 1, 2019 by Bob Beatty

With good-old winter providing no outdoor distractions, and my health improving enough to give me some extra energy, the first quarter of 2019 was productive in terms of Ham Radio goals.  At this point Teach a Technician Class  (Starts on … Continue reading →

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