Author Archives: Jay
Video Beacon Report
This report came to use yesterday from Roger, W4MW (EM96) near Charlotte, NC on our 6 meter beacon station. On a related note, the 10 meter signal is way down and we will be troubleshooting next week.
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New WA4FC/B beacon system online and frequency change
On 2/20/2013 our new dual band 6 and 10 meter beacon system went online from grid FM17hd in Prince George, VA. Previously, we had run two separate stations from two different locations. We were able to consolidate hardware and use … Continue reading
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Dissasembly of a 900 MHz EFJ 5100
I recently had an opportunity to break open one of my 900 MHz EFJ radios. It had developed a problem on transmit with the audio, and as part of normal troubleshooting, I wanted to remove the housing and re-seat some … Continue reading
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My new radio
I took a quick second to pose in front of the Hilberling PT-8000 HF transceiver at the Frostfest recently. This is arguably one of the best HF radios on the planet. I’ve been lucky enough to become acquainted with his … Continue reading
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USPS rates increase January 27
I’ll keep the news short since it is bad news – but first class postage rises to 46 cents. They are going to start offering forever international stamps, which I think is great. $1.10 for those. Full details can be … Continue reading
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Warmister ARC repeater system
Thanks to Jamie, KD4RJN for sending this to me. This is a club in PA that has an amazing repeater system, and they showcase details of it in this video. Check it out.
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Richmond’s first P25 digital ham repeater system
(Reprinted from a post by WB4KXS on the Richmond 900 yahoogroup) Richmond’s first P25 digital repeater is… the same Richmond 900 MHz repeater that you are already using (927.050 MHz, WA4FC/R). If you transmit into the repeater with an analog … Continue reading
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Old beacon hardware moving to Michigan
On a cool note, our old 6 meter beacon hardware (modified FT-690R pictured at left) will be placed into service in Michigan. K8JA/B will operate on 50.062 Mhz from EN82. This should be easily copied here in central VA when … Continue reading
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WA4FC/B beacon hardware
The WA4FC/B station is a unique dual band system. The hardware, built by Dave, N4MW is part of an old MRI machine. The unit served as the synthesizer. Please see his beacon webpage for info on his systems. One transmitter … Continue reading
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6m beacon off the air
WA4FC/B on 50.079.5 MHz is off the air until further notice, pending a move to a new location (200 feet up) and new hardware. It’s gonna be really cool. Stay tuned for further.
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