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Project: 9:1 UnUn Transformer

Project: 9:1 UnUn Transformer

I really enjoy doing homebrew and DIY projects around the shack and I recently found a 9:1 UnUn kit on Amazon for pretty cheap. So I bought it and adventured into my first 9:1 UnUn transformer build. In short, I am very impressed with how easy this was to build and how effectively it matches the 450 Ohm impedance found […]

Project: Homebrew 21ft wooden mast

Project: Homebrew 21ft wooden mast

I’ve spent the last couple of weeks designing, building, redesigning, and rebuilding this wooden mast. Originally, I was planning on just using the metal pipe fence to support the mast. In its current form, the mast uses 3 guy lines and no longer depends on the fence for support. There is a line still tied to the fence as a […]

North Central Texas Simplex Net YouTube Stream

North Central Texas Simplex Net YouTube Stream

Every week the YouTube stream for the North Central Texas Simplex Net will be hosted here. Be sure to come check it out! Super heavy THANK YOU to KE5NGM for doing the stream and letting me embed it here. Click the title of the video to go to YouTube and join the chat. January 28, 2021 @ 2000 (8:00pm) CDT […]

08-27 North Central Texas Simplex Net

Good net tonight with tough conditions. Seemed like everyone was struggling a little bit. Stations to my south, there’s a house between you and my antenna. Hopefully will get that resolved soon with some extra height added in. Report below. Callsign Signal Report Remarks W5LTZ Green Fresh upgrade to General! Congrats!! W5BNK Green Some minor noise KG5SQL Green Very clear […]

Review: Pi-Zero MMDVM Hotspot

Review: Pi-Zero MMDVM Hotspot

I recently ventured into the world of DMR. So far, I’m loving every second of it. Even the impending arrival of my Xiegu G90 SDR transceiver hasn’t been able to take any excitement away from the flexibility of use and depth of capability DMR offers. If you’ve followed my site for a while, you’ll already know I like to document everything I experience so that maybe you don’t have to make the same mistakes I do or maybe I can help you find something you’re looking for.

07-23 North Central Texas Simplex Net

Had a great time tonight! I’m looking forward to continuing to generate these reports so you can see how you are getting out. Apologies for the table below… I know it’s hard to read and a little fuzzy. If it’s too hard to read, click here for a larger version. Stations to my South: My antenna can’t hear you because […]

AmSats

AmSats

After I got my first several ARISS contacts, I decided it was time to move on to the other Amateur Satellites that are available for voice operations. So I added a few (SO-50, AO-73, AO-27) to my favorite Android satellite tracker, ISS Detector, programmed up some frequencies and set out with high hopes! But I didn’t hear anything but static […]

ISS Contacts 05/21

Got two confirmed contacts tonight! Thanks a TON to W7QL and WX5T for the QSOs! 73s! It was a great time. Lots and lots of fly overs coming up too. Enjoy this first early video… I’m going to polish it up and get it on YouTube soon… but this is a sneak peek!(I’ve been asked a lot already, so to […]