Message-ID:

Early to bed and early to rise and you'll be groggy when everyone else is wide awake.

dovenet / HAM Radio / Re: how to tune into ham radio?

Re: how to tune into ham radio?

<64E92FA6.10721.dove-ham@vert.synchro.net>

https://www.rocksolidbbs.com/dovenet/article-flat.php?id=1092&group=DOVE-Net.HAM_Radio#1092

copy link Newsgroups: DOVE-Net.HAM_Radio

From: badweather@VERT/BTTMLSS (badweather)
To: candycane
Subject: Re: how to tune into ham radio?
Message-ID: <64E92FA6.10721.dove-ham@vert.synchro.net>
Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2023 18:47:00 +0000
X-Comment-To: candycane
Path: rocksolidbbs.com!not-for-mail
Newsgroups: DOVE-Net.HAM_Radio
X-FTN-PID: Synchronet 3.20a-Linux master/99e8c77ca Jul 24 2023 GCC 12.2.0
X-FTN-CHRS: ASCII 1
WhenImported: 20230825154806-0700 c1e0
WhenExported: 20230825201442-0700 c1e0
ExportedFrom: VERT dove-ham 10721
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit

by: badweather - Fri, 25 Aug 2023 18:47 UTC

One very easy way to get familiar with HF(Shortwave) bands is to tune in
using a webSDR. I like using K3FEF's because he's in the eastern NA area like
me, but you can hop on one anywhere, and you'll get an idea of programming
and propagation from different areas.

You can also pick up inexpensive USB SDR dongles on Amazon and get familiar
with tuning across a huge range of spectrum.

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A45 2020/02/18 (Linux/64)
* Origin: The Bottomless Abyss BBS * bbs.bottomlessabyss.net

Re: how to tune into ham radio?

<64E9F6F3.547.dove-ham@tacopronto.bbs.io>

copy mid

https://www.rocksolidbbs.com/dovenet/article-flat.php?id=1095&group=DOVE-Net.HAM_Radio#1095

copy link Newsgroups: DOVE-Net.HAM_Radio

From: phigan@VERT/TACOPRON (Phigan)
To: badweather
Subject: Re: how to tune into ham radio?
Message-ID: <64E9F6F3.547.dove-ham@tacopronto.bbs.io>
Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2023 05:58:27 -0700
X-Comment-To: badweather
Path: rocksolidbbs.com!not-for-mail
Organization: Taco Pronto
Newsgroups: DOVE-Net.HAM_Radio
In-Reply-To: <64E92FA6.10721.dove-ham@vert.synchro.net>
References: <64E92FA6.10721.dove-ham@vert.synchro.net>
X-FTN-PID: Synchronet 3.19c-Linux / Jun 26 2022 GCC 9.4.0
X-FTN-CHRS: CP437 2
WhenImported: 20230826055950-0700 c1e0
WhenExported: 20230826081441-0700 c1e0
ExportedFrom: VERT dove-ham 10724
WhenImported: 20230826055827-0700 41a4
WhenExported: 20230826055950-0700 41a4
ExportedFrom: TACOPRON dove-ham 547
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=IBM437
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit

by: Phigan - Sat, 26 Aug 2023 12:58 UTC

Re: Re: how to tune into ham radio?
By: badweather to candycane on Fri Aug 25 2023 06:47 pm

> You can also pick up inexpensive USB SDR dongles on Amazon and get familiar
> with tuning across a huge range of spectrum.

Good call! I don't know why I didn't mention SDR dongles. They do require a
little more fiddling, though, and the stock antennas leave much to be desired.
Seems like you could get more (use and satisfaction) out of an SDR dongle after
you are familiar with the radio a bit more.

Man, the price of them really has gone up. You used to be able to pick one up
for $6-7 shipped. Now looks like if you go to eBay and search for RTL2832, then
sort by price low to high, the cheapest one is about $13 shipped. Still worth
it, but under $10 is nice :)

Once you've got one of those, you can even map APRS use in your area. Automatic
Packet Reporting System is often used by people in their vehicles to transmit
their position coordinates. In the USA, usually the standard frequency for that
is 144.390mhz where you will hear short bursts of modulated data. On Windblows
I use Pinpoint APRS software. On OSuX, I use CubicSDR (or GQRX) and QTH.app.
If you have a "digipeater" nearby, you could probably hear from all over your
town and see people driving around on the map.

---
■ Synchronet ■ TIRED of waiting 2 hours for a taco? GO TO TACOPRONTO.bbs.io

Subject	Author
Re: how to tune into ham radio?	badweather
Re: how to tune into ham radio?	Phigan