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Call Name
N7GT GREG
NC7C SHANE
WF7E CONNIE
km7fby Zachary
k1adb Micheal
KM7CRN CONNIE
kj7gqe Charles
KZ7K KRIS
KM7EIQ NICK
KX7U JOE
N0RSR ROGER
K0DWZ TOM
K0JEI AVA
AG7WQ WES
KK7HFQ CHUCK
KN8NKK Michael
K7HES Timothy

Many people get into ham radio as a way to communicate with loved ones in a SHTF / Emergency Communications type situation. That for me was one of the main reasons that I got into it. Because of that I wanted to share with you what my "hand out radios" are and why I chose those.

To start, I wanted ...

To check your antenna’s propagation using WSJT-X and WSPR (Weak Signal Propagation Reporter), you are essentially turning your station into a beacon that reports its performance to a global database. This allows you to see exactly where in the world your signal is reaching in real-time.

Set Up ...

I wanted to show a lightweight kit that I put together for portable / emcomm operations.

Whats included:
$123 - Tr uSDX QRP Transceiver (https://a.co/d/07wqRrq3)
$23 - Battery enclosure to power the transceiver (https://a.co/d/00DwMcpa)
$43 - QRP Tuner (https://a.co/d/03w11VpR)
$60 - EFHW ...

Choosing between different radio frequencies depends entirely on your environment, who you want to talk to, and how much equipment you are willing to carry. Radio waves behave differently depending on their wavelength and frequency.

1. HF (High Frequency)
Frequency Range: 3 MHz to 30 MHz
Primary ...

Tune in weekly to the Tuesday night that is hosted by CFAR.

📅 Day: Every Tuesday
🕖 Time: 7:00 PM (19:00 local)

Repeater Info:

Repeater Owner: N7ULY
Repeater Location: Sacaton Peak (33.00310, -111.67400)
Grid: DM43da

Frequency Downlink 447.72500
Frequency Uplink 442.72500
Frequency Offset -5 ...

Shane (@NC7C) got me hooked up with Ham Radio Deluxe for my primary logging. It's absolutely lovely. All of my contacts are logged inside of that and then that facilitates the upload to QRZ.com, eQSL.cc, LOTW, Clublog, etc.

For me, it was a life saver when I accidentally deleted my QRZ log book. I ...

WSJTX 3.0 - https://www.icloud.com/iclouddrive/08ff ... #wsjtx-3.0
WSJTZ 3.0 based - https://www.icloud.com/iclouddrive/068o ... -3.0.0-2.0
WSJTX Improved 3.1 - https://www.icloud.com/iclouddrive/0efn ... #wsjtx-3.1

Vara Chat 1.4.3 - https://downloads.winlink.org/VARA%20Products/VARA%20Chat%20v1.4.3%20%20setup.zip
Vara FM 4.4.0 - https://downloads.winlink.org/VARA%20Products/VARA%20FM%20v4.4.0%20setup.zip
Vara HF 4.9.0 - https://downloads.winlink.org/VARA%20Products/VARA%20HF%20v4.9.0%20%20setup.zip
Vara Sat 4 ...