RTTY EditionPrevious thread hacked: >>2795394Eternal thread theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gd43b_ZcuU>New to /ham/? Read this shit!http://www.arrl.org/what-is-ham-radiohttps://www.fcc.gov/wireless/bureau-divisions/mobility-division/amateur-radio-service>Your search engine of choice works well too!>The FAQ is now back:>https://wiki.cybsec.io/index.php/HamFAQ>OP, the cybsec domain is gone.>NEW FAQ is updated to preview 15https://files.catbox.moe/aftx43.htm>The wiki is down but is archived: https://archive.is/PjR5s>Idiot's Guide to Coax Cablehttps://www.pcs-electronics.com/guide_coax.php>Looking for frequencies to monitor near you?http://www.radioreference.com>Basic Rx loop fundamentalshttps://www.w8ji.com/magnetic_receiving_loops.htm>DIY SWL Mag. Loophttp://www.kr1st.com/swlloop.htm>Small Tx Loophttp://webclass.org/k5ijb/antennas/Small-magnetic-loops.htm>In Depth Loop articleshttp://www.kk5jy.net/magloop/>Homebrew RF Circuitshttps://www.qsl.net/va3iul/Homebrew_RF_Circuit_Design_Ideas/Homebrew_RF_Circuit_Design_Ideas.htm>NEW Libraryhttps://mega.nz/file/UCgEGAjb#rwNcnMAQCUUbSp8supsFvn9QEHCWUW86eLcZa16ZG4Y>Online Practice Tests:http://aa9pw.com/https://hamstudy.org/https://hamexam.org/> Real-Time Propagation Datahttp://prop.kc2g.com/>Space Weatherhttps://www.swpc.noaa.gov/communities/radio-communications>WSJT-X 2.1 User Guidehttps://physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/k1jt/wsjtx-doc/wsjtx-main-2.1.2.html>Homosexual (ft8) guidehttps://www.g4ifb.com/FT8_Hinson_tips_for_HF_DXers.pdf>APRShttp://www.aprs.org/>Weather Fax resourceshttps://www.weather.gov/media/marine/rfax.pdfhttps://weatherfax.com/stations/>point to point predictions, its free and will give you an idea of how much power/ what frequencies to use to reliably talk to your friendhttps://www.voacap.com/hf/>how do I into Morse code in a good way?https://pastebin.com/HByjfN4F
>>2803398You were quicker. I wanted to start it with some ARRL salt mining
LotW maybe down, but the Chad Repeaters are not.
>>2803403literally no one in these threads gives a damn about the ARRL though
Don't waste your money.
>>2803428but muh 90ft tower and $6000 yagi and $3000 rotator
>>2803428Who the fuck stands up talking on their base station?
wonder how long it will take my upgrade to get processed since supposedly the VEC is still downwhy the fuck does a government licensing system go through one non-governmental organization anyways
>>2803424Mostly people complain about them being dinosaurs disconnected from our times, failing to attract a new generation.Also, R-392 is a sign of a true gentleman.
>>2803424Nope. I couldn't care less about the ARRL. What have they done for me?>volunteer monitors>didn't fight the renewal feesFuck Em
>>2803424Why should we? What have they truly done recently to help out the amateur radio hobby?>muh shortwave moderization committee!!We haven't heard anything about it in what...a year?>muh Amateur Radio Emergency Preparedness Act Has gotten nowhere.>muh muh muhThey have done nothing worthwhile. The last time they did anything useful was when that one diabetic Karen was saying a ham was causing issues with her diabetes monitor, which took all but one minute of research to show that her specific model had known issue which was the exact issue she was experiencing. They tested the station to err on the side of caution and found nothing wrong. That was what...2021?
So heres what ive learned from these threads...To do ham i need a big ass wire, my neighbors tree and a radio.Ive got the wire and the neighbors tree. What radio?
>>2803459No, you need a gigantic tower with lots and lots of various antennas that is going to cost you well over $10k in Amerilard cash.
>>2803462No. I have big 50ft speaker wire, hammer, ladder and neighbors big fucking tree. What next step in ham radio?
>>2803465You need a 50ft tower and a different antenna for every band for both DX and NVIS.
>>2803466So hobby only for rich old guys? Ok then ill see myself out and go back to not being interested.
>>2803465Get a baofeng UV-5R.
>>2803469Have 2 already
>>2803459Xiegu G90.
>>2803465a radioif you just want to receive an sdr will be fine. like an SDRplay RSP1B
What's with the Fudd lore of lightning protection and grounding?There's dozens of Fudds put there that want to put the ends of their coax, which probably isn't grounded, in glass jars that would probably explode if there was a hit.Or touch an end of some such coax and throw it out the window while there's a storm on the way. And they don't think touching it with the storm coming itself isn't dangerous?Why don't they just set up their shack and antenna the way professionals do with TV and cellular tower sites?
>>2803433Corruption.They forget we are supposed to be a republic.Not to mention if the US Constitution was really followed, each state would have it's own licensing system.
>>2803481Learn2StaticDischargeRF grounding, Electric grounding, and Lightning protection are separate problems, but all need to be bonded to each other to keep the potential equal.
>>2803398sorry I'm late. hernia operation.
I got approval from the landlord to do an outdoor window mount for a short vertical. How do I go about doing this? Obviously I need a window pass through, but how do I keep the antenna mounted upright?
>>2803694Good to see you again Lester, you're 5-9 over here, God bless
>>2803481I do put the ends of my coax in glass jars in a plastic bin. It will not explode, it is very, very far from a ground now, so it is not an ideal path for electricity from the air.
>>2803723Mount to a suitable piece of aluminum angle or whatever drilled to suit. Copy other peoples designs for whatever clamp you like.
Why do boomers hate FT8 again? I've only three states away from getting all 50 states.
>>2803798tfw first time on FT8 and I got Japan, Canada, and almost got that Pacific island guy
>>2803798>i-i-it's not real ham radio!
The same boomers that hate FT8 are the ones who won't answer your CQs, ragchew all day and don't give anyone a chance to get a word in edgewise, and overall just waste the band.It's funny how different the bands are20m is srs business with hardcore DXers and the like40m is nationwide ragchewing session80m is literal boomers and bible study160m is centenarians
>>2803807not to say there isn't asshole boomers on FT8because there is
Anyone have an online source for aluminum tube? Just 1/2" or 3/8" diameter.DXEngineering wants $13 + $30 shippingeBay is $10 + $40 shippingGuess I'll try locally.
>>2803830it's called aluminum conduit just get it locally
>>2803798Total automation then claiming awards is what they hate.
>>2803831Thanks, I'm a moron.What about a smaller diameter than 1/2 to telescope and tune?
>>2803807>ragchew all day and don't give anyone a chance to get a word in edgewise, and overall just waste the band.that's what ham radio is for. where have you been.
>>2803807>80m is literal boomers and bible studyYou missed TMI medical issues.
>>2803798Doesn’t go far enough.Alaska is going to be the first response when the ruskies and chinamen cross the 2 mile gap.We need to know.Russia is good at jamming, but not in > 100 m bands.
>>2803830Can you use emt or pvc conduit?
>>2803398any 9A faggots on here?
>>2803899I have a 1" x 1" aluminum square boom - I just need 3 elements for a 6 meter yagi.I'm not blowing $100+ for a few elements that were $3/7ft not that long ago.I could do conduit, but that seems heavy and difficult to tune.
>>2803912The boom is 8' if anyone cares
>>2803756I was hoping for an ready-made product from some company. He's not going to allow any drilling holes for mounting.
>>2803948you're gonna have to explain more of what is available to you, so it's an apartment, is there a balcony, a ledge or anything?How far do your windows openetc etcyou could probably make a design that uses the partially closed window for support
>>2803957I'm on the top floor of a 2 story place. There's the standard vertical sliding glas window sliding up or down. Between that and outside, there's a screen I can probably use to secure a bracket if I use the top of the ledge. No balcony, or I'd would put up something like a coil antenna like wolf river coils, but I never had any success at all with it even with a tuner. There's plenty of room for my fan and coax so that's not an issue.
>>2803900pusi mi kuracjebem tisedem tri
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>>2804333
>boomer angry over memes again and pre-spamming them
>>2804338>salty zoomer refreshing every 5 seconds for someone to say somethingSad.
>>2804341>boomer doesn't know about 4chanXGet with the times, grandpa!
>>2804338kek>>2804333check
Oh good, the spamming retard must be back from his break.
>>2804329>>2804330>>2804331>>2804333>>2804335I can tell these really bother you to a personal level. Let me guess: you are a paying ARRL member (along with LotW subscribet) and a members of ARES who uses a IC705 as your emcomm radio?
It's annoyingly difficult to get any kind of actual documentation for the RTL-SDR.For the RTL-SDR V4, do I still need to crack it open and solder wire to pins 4 and 5 in order to actually receive anything via direct sampling mode?
>>2803433Truth be told, the VEC is faster than when the effin' FCC ran the exams. Patience. Vigilance.
>>2803837If you have a big-box home center like Menards or Home Depot, visit the welding department. Usually aluminum tubing is in the rack along with the mild steel.
>>2804085have you considered hamstick antennas? they're cheap but single-banded. They can be attached to a length of aluminum angle and passed out the window when operating, and retrieved afterward.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvcvA36iKFA
>>2804379I'm not looking to remove it when I'm not operating. This is going to be full time. The landlord is allowing me to borrow his ladder to put it up and secure it if I need to. There's one antenna I already use when I go portable, and I'm going to use it as this portable set-up, and leave the efhw for all other portable use.
>>2804369I can tell these pictures really bother you to a personal level. Why are you getting in a big fuss over 5 images? They're posted. Move on.
ARRL Field Day rules are also MIA.>Field Day combines public service, emergency preparedness, community outreach, and technical skills.None of which the ARRL seems to possess.
>>2804472>REEEEEE I HATE THESE IMAGES BEING REPOSTED SO I NEED TO REPOST THEM BEFORE THEIR REGULAR POSTERS DO!!!!Everyone sees how seething you are about them.
Anyone have any Field Day insights for a 1 person station?I wouldn't mind taking first place in my region. It appears that digital has a 2X value opposed to SSB which is extra gay. I don't want to play FT8 for 24 hours.I could try and go for a Sweepand practice for November, but I don't see any point value in that. They're also asking for proof of the bonus multiplies (ie kiddie pics for their magazine)
>>2804516You know there are other digital modes, right? Try PSK or RTTY.
>>2804532I forgot 1D can work 1D. That took the Field Day wind out of my sails post 2020.I should evaluate>Stay home and be a FaT-8 troll, but win my section>Stay home and try to get my 40m SSB endorsement>Cram and be comfortable with cw enough to make progress on a CW SSB>If the weather is nice try a 1B or 1C setup>Remind myself we're in an era where LOTW is dead and endorsements are no longer a thing and neither is ham radio
>>2804542>CW SSBCW WAS. That's sounding more and more like the route. Get up to 17wpm and work all the States I can from home
>>2804542>>2804581Grandpa, wallpaper has been out of style since the 1980s. Sorry you're just now understanding.Nobody these days gives a fuck about putting in any effort towards a hobby. Consume!!
>>2804623Quit being a lid and stop being a degenerate. Show some respect.
>>2804696>Show some respect.blindly obey
I moved my vertical to the other side of the yard today. My thinking was this would be beneficial>decreased about 15 feet of coax>elevated about 5 feet>stronger ground (metal mass tied into a beautiful radial pattern>tucked away behind the shed where it'll be harder to see or mess withMy immediate findings have been poor SWR on 15 and this odd scratchy pattern on the waterfall. Is that just today's propagation? I've never seen that before when the vertical was on the other side of the yard. The shed does have a metal roof ...
what do you mean by elevated?also what kind of vertical is it?and shorter coax isn't always a good thingcoax is often acting as counterpoise even if you didn't intend it.
>>2805062Antenna>6BTV Hustler 6-Band Vertical HF Antenna 10 15 20 30 40 80>I bought it used a few years ago and it's pretty solidwhat do you mean by elevated?>initially I had a run of coax from the house about 70' long of LMR400. That ended at a 20' EMT mast and a few trees.>I found this vertical on craigslist and didn't know where to mount it. It came with 25' of RG-213, so I found a fence post about that far away and clamped it to that.>today I decided to clamp it to the EMT mast about 5' up (best I could physically do) and trim the coax>I could drop the vertical to the ground if need be - just figured higher is betterand shorter coax isn't always a good thing>I know, but 70'+25' can't exactly be good either.>There are also hundreds of feet of radial wires buried in my back yard.
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>>2805079so just to check the antenna is electrically bonded to the radial field right? Hard to tell from your pic
>>2805075>>2805079Nice. I have a 5BTV in new condition sitting in my closet atm. I want to get the 30M add-on kit for it which technically makes it a 6BTV.Looking at your picture, I have a few concerns. I think you need to raise your antenna higher on the mast so that the top U-bolt is about an inch from the pipe edge. You might be getting some mutual inductance that might be skewing your SWR and radiation pattern. It's not a good idea to have metal parallelling, or close to, the radiating portion of the vertical.Also, if that's the metal roof on the shed in the upper right corner of the picture, yes I think it's too close. Advice from other seasoned vertical users i've talked with and my own experience with a homebrew 80/40M vertical and a Cushcraft R7, you want to stay at least the height of the antenna away from metal structures (ideally a wavelength). And the base of the vertical should be above any nearby metal surfaces. .And that galvanized fence with your radials may also cause problems. Your radials should be 1/4 wavelength for each band and be connected near the base of the antenna. It should be attached to the two stainless steel bolts sticking out above the bottom U-bolt in my attached picture. Yours seem to be missing in your photo(?).More info for you, pay attention to the Installation section on page 8. Especially the 'Elevated Mount' section. It mentions the mast could mess with the counterpoise and radials running parallel to the chainlink fence.https://www.qsl.net/w8rid/Manuals/Antennas/hustler6btvinst.pdfI hope this helps.Also, are those ferrite chokes on the coax feed? You shouldn't need those.
can we setup a 4chan net or at least frequency?we'll call it Clover Netwould be nice to talk to some anons
>>2805277Ain't we tried that before and it's failed?
>>2805293no idea
>>2805150I took an electrical meter and there is conductivity from the mounting plate to the radials.I suppose I don't have a specific complaint; I'm trying to decide if there were any improvements or losses outside of the normal coming and going of propagation and conditions. I can retune the antenna for 15m>>2805239It has been a great antenna, I've been using it on all but 160M for a few years with success.>mutual inductance>skewing your SWR and radiation patternI see what you mean. I can try to change that today. If that fails, I have a 4"x4" post next to it I can screw the antenna mount into and be no worse for wear.>stay at least the height of the antenna away from metal structuresYea, it was about 20 feet away. Now it's about 3.>galvanized fence with your radials may also cause problemsI initially used the fence post as a mount for the antenna with solid results. I had the radials wired as you suggested, but now with it elevated, I noticed the antenna mount is resting solidly on the EMT which is electrically conducive, and I tied that into the radials in the ground.You make some good points which I'll explore more today. It's abit of a compromise since I'm also hoping to make room for a 6 meter directional antenna and separate mast.
so if reddit hates the intercon net on 14300 so much why don't they do something about it? they're all setup for ft8 so they could easily pipe other things to their transmitters...
>>2805277>let's dox ourselves!Great idea!
>>2805308Its not doxing if everyone's callsign is "anon".
>>2805307>>2805309>unlicensed 'tard trying to hide amongst the idiots by encouraging lid behavior
>>2805308November 1 Golf RomeoAlpha November Oscar November Delta Echo Sierra UniformFoxtrot Alpha Golfetc
>>2805320also I can't believe N1GR and N1GRA are real calls, but they are and both of them are in MA
>>2805320>not mentioning Whisky One Charlie Uniform Mike
>>2805307>>2805318
>>2803398a just need a jammer to fucking zap those fucking too many watts speakers
>>2805327ONLY RUNNING 1200W TODAY JIMKEEPS ER NICE AND COOL, THE OLE SB-220 CAN DO TWICE THAT(real shit I heard last night)
The ARRL updated their privacy policy around May 18. It is now 8,011 words long. It used to be 474 in 2022.https://archive ph/nDagG#selection-307.1-408.2http://www.arrl org/privacy-policy
>>2805337donating to the ARRL is like donating to the NRA, both are old wastes of money
>>2805320>look how smart I am guise>no one would ever know>>2805337who fucking cares
>>2805354>who fucking caresThey're covering their ass after the fact>hams will save the day!
>>2805318I have a license but I don't give a fuck about regulations. If someone wants to speak let him speak, no matter if he has a license.
>>2805366>I have a license>I don't give a fuck about regulationsPick one, you absolute fucking imbecile
>>2805377I got it just because I wanted a callsign. What other people do on the airwaves is none of my business.
>>2805380Oh, but you could have used any of these gems for free >>2805320What a moron.
>>2805385I see you are one of those hall monitor-type psychos. I hope a billion more random retards get baofengs and absolutely pollute ham bands with their bullshit.
>>2805389>I hope a billion more random retards get baofengs and absolutely pollute ham bandsYes, fuck everyone, right? No one deserves to have nice things so let's ruin it for everyone. Does that make you feel better now?
>>2805397For all intents and purposes, a Baofeng is a FRS toy. Only ant fuckers would argue otherwise. They're so low power they shouldn't even be regulated by the FCC because it's outside of their jurisdiction.
>>2803421Hey /ham/, chad repeater guy here. In one of the previous threads another Anon asked about the Aliexpress repeater cables (pic related).I was curious as well and got one to tear apart on a recent order.First impression was that the main box has pretty poor quality, however the cable delivered with it is really nice and the connectors seem higher quality than usual. I gave it a first try and it seems to work ok. It works both ways, no matter which radio is keyed. Also note that it only works as a crossband repeater since it will just open both radios when used in a single band. (The circuit will show why)Cont.
>>2805429Cont. Here is what it looks like inside. The board is a basic two layer board. The solder quality is total shit. I thought the case is glued and therefore broke it open, which led to the transformers being ripped off the board sice the soldering is total shit. The whole board is sticky as fuck from flux. The layout seems to be done by an autorouter or someone with very little experience.For example the GND is done as both a copper pour and some thin traces connecting in random places.Cont.
>>2805431Cont. (last one for now)This is what the circuit looks like.It basically uses two identical halfes crosscoupling the two radios. (Therefore the problem where both can be keyed at the same time)The incoming audio is coupled via a transformer, then divided down and fed to the other radios mic. The incoming audio is also rectified to DC and used as a PTT trigger with the RC combination acting as a timeconstant for holding the repeater open. The two bicolor LEDs are basically just connected in kind of a crossover configuration and fed from the two rectified audio signals (basically the PTT outputs)So after all it does kind of work but is the literal cheapest and crappiest implementation one can do. However I like the transformer coupled audio, that part is actually pretty nice. Feel free to ask if you have questions, I will propably lurk around.
>>2805435anon you seem knowledgeable about electronicshow hard is it to make a trench radio? I know I used a motor as a shitty speaker once by attaching a cardboard cup to the rotor.But is there a way to get shortwave/ham signals on the cheap? I’m not buying anything because I have lots of time
>>2805438Depends a bit on what you want. A simple AM receiver to get your local AM broadcast stations is possible with parts from some trashed electronics and a couple of feet of wire. You can use basically everything with a coil of wire and some kind of magnet as a speaker however the efficiency will be super shitty and you will require a shitton of power to get something out. Just use some smartphone headset or something. Pic related, could be a simple circuit to start with. The performance won't be great, as I said it will mainly do the strong local stations if you get the resonant circuit on the input just right.
Could anyone recommend a 20-30' mast for a 2 meter and 6 meter yagi? We had 80MPH winds over the weekend and didn't survive (it was old)
preamps are the shit, my audite SDR switch/splitter/preamp showed up today and it makes a ton of difference on receive for the SDR and the transceiver. Plus being able to use the SDR at the same time is nice.
Is there a best way to string an antena up for a SDR inside an apartment building? I can't hang an antenna outside. How much will the building interfere?
>>2805321N1GGA is a vanity call. He got booted from POTA
>>2805638>How much will the building interfere?I'm not sure it's so much the building than it is the other tenants around you with their (and your own) cheap-assed chinese made electronics creating a cacaphony of RFI.That said, buildings made of concrete can attenuate the signals due to the rebar. Bldgs with steel studs in the walls can be a detriment as well, not to mention the wiring.Years before I got an AEA IsoLoop antenna I pinned a single strand of speaker wire up the wall from my receiver, then all the way around the room where the ceiling and walls joined until the end reached where the wire came up the wall at the beginning. Okay results using an Icom R71A but I suspect that it was due to the upswing of the start of Solar Cycle 22 that helped. I was on 4th floor of a concrete bldg.While taking a course at BCIT in 2003/04 I clipped my R71A to the metal window frame in my dorm room. Worked surprisingly well on AM BCB and LF beacons during the night. Never did any daytime listening.. Mediocre on HF but I could still listen to RNZ on 19M tropical band which has been a long time favourite.Another bldg I once lived in had a gutter downspout running right next to my 2nd floor balcony. I just snaked a wire out the window and clipped onto it. I could hear all my friends talking back home on the west coast on 80M.Another time I was successful in tossing a length of very thin magnet wire with a lead weight on the end, into a tree about 50 ft from my 4th floor balcony. Totally invisible from ground. That worked well but was directional.I've been involved in a few other high-rise antenna shenanigans. Being an apartment bound radio enthusiast means learning to be a sneaky bastard. :^)
>>2805429>>2805431>>2805435I was that anon. Thank you for sating my curiosity. I thought there might be an undocumented RX signal on the connector. Apparently not.Would removing one of the 10 Ohm PTT resistors (or just cutting the trace) be the most sensible way to make the thing unidirectional?
>>2805277Okay, name a frequency, time in UTC, etc. and we can see if it's possible for us here.
>just finished getting all 50 states using FT8That was quick. No wonder why boomers hate it.
>>2805670Yeah, interrupting the PTT signal at any point should be a safe and easy way. I would either remove the 10 Ohm resistor, cut the trace or the wire but removing the transistor or its base resistor would work as well. Maybe adding a switch might be cool to keep the option.Keep in mind that you still want to use it as a crossband repeater, since the separation on the same band won't be enough. Even with the pretty nice Procom Diplexer I used for the chad repeater build it is barely enough when using cheap radios. Also keep in mind that you can't do any fancy stuff like recording audio or adding morse code to the audio.
>>2805435>>2805431>>2805429thanks, it's interesting and can be duplicated at home
>>2805435>(Therefore the problem where both can be keyed at the same time)only activate the vox on the receiving radio ?then everyone will emit on VHF for example and receive on UHF ?
Why are the IC-7100 and FT-991A in the same price category?
>>2805749very similar purposes and capabilities
>>2805752The 991a has a drastically more modern interface. The only saving grace of the 7100 is a detectable face, but it's nothing new or remarkable - an IC-7000 or IC-706 or ______ can do that.
look who's coming back, bottom left of the sunNo 80 nor 40 for a week during day
>>2805774that's true but you can't talk sense into ICOM stans
>>2805799Oh god I hope we're getting a Carrington event that actually hits us unlike weeks ago.
>>2805749IC-7100 is time tested and is just that good. Though, I agree: it needs to be lower price. The lack of internal tuner and no waterfall are major drawbacks to it. It's more like a $700 radio.
It's appears that most ARRL services have been restored. However, LoTW is still down.
>>2806089http://arrl.org/news/arrl-systems-service-disruption
goddam I pull tons of ft8 japan at like 5am heremofos jumping over each other to get contactedcall cq once and have them lined up 5 deep
>>2806089That's remarkable. Assuming it was, most ransomware attacks can take about 3 months to recover from. I figured all of the ARRL services would be offline for Field Day and there'd be lulzs left and right
>>2806109Must have been what another anon mentioned: intern tripped over a cord. Also, they're using an old Windows 3.1 machine as the server so it took forever to copy the tape backups to it.
Anyone have any experience with the online licensing tests? zero testing locations near me.https://parcradio.org/pages/calendar.html
>>2806145do you live in the ultra boonies or something?
>>2806145I did that for my Extra merely for timing purposes. I used GLAARG. Scheduled late one night for the following day. It was as awkward as my Tech and General. Had to wait around for the bureaucracy, shoot the shit, etc. It probably took an hour or two, but all in all I was done in 24 hours and don't have to take any more damn tests.They basically just had me run through a HamStudy practice test as 3 VEC watched from their living room couches. Nice, well meaning people.
>>2806145here's another resource to find tests>https://hamstudy.org/sessions/remote
>>2806145I used Aurora Amateur Radio Group for all three of my tickets. The guy who runs it goes out of his way to help you with any technical issue needed to take the test. I heavily suggest it.
>>2806096Japan is the one country I have trouble pulling contacts from.
>>2806476where you at? I'm PNW USA and Japan on FT8 seems to come alive an hour or so before sunrise here
>>2806481Eastern US. I can get China and Asiatic Russia but my skip goes past Japan
>>2806487I must have had great propagation that morning since the signal reports were good, I was only running 25w and I was the only person I saw them operating.
>>2805712I don't think this would help. To be on the same page, you are talking about the vox function where the radio automaticcaly switches to transmit if there is audio input, right? What change would you expect in this situation? The TX radio (or both of them to be exact) get an actual PTT signal from the box. You could propably disable TX completely on one radio, I think atleast the Quansheng radios offer this option.
>>2806513>The TX radio (or both of them to be exact) get an actual PTT signal from the box.Sorry I skipped that, so the PTT o nthe transmit side should be disabled, or not connected, thanks
>the Chad repeater
>QSO PARTY!!!!
>>2806659Is there a gambling site we could use to bet on when/if the LOTW comes back?
Should I buy an Icom 9700 or get my General and but a 7300 and leave the 9700 for another day?
>>2807235What you doing for an antenna?
>>2807235Get the best radio you afford, but you're gonna want a good antenna. A great radio with a shit antenna is shit. A mediocre radio with a great antenna is a much better option.
>>2807237I'm in an apartment, so not much.>>2807239I have a walk in attic that I can use, but I guess this would determine what course I take next. Do I maximize my ability to use VHF/UHF, or do I move onto General and do the 9700 next year?
Hi guys, I have a question. Have you ever encountered propaganda on the air? People recommending websites to visit or books to read?
>>2807243I would see if there is any activity on vhf/uhf in your areaI feel like HF is the real ham radio in reality and vhf/uhf is a beginners trap
>>2807370like for reference I got my tech license in 2017 and never made a contact until I got my general and got on HF 2 weeks ago.
>>2807370I somewhat agree with this. I got my tech in 2011. Shortly thereafter, I put a 2m/70cm rig in my truck. Most of the local club guys started switching to Yaesu System Fusin digital bs. The analog side of club repeaters goes virtually unused. I enjoy the analog aspect, talking over internet dependent links does not feel like ham radio to me. I have since concentrated on HF analog activities.
MOAR NOT REAL UPDATES:>The ARRL has air gapped the CEO so he does not go down under an avalanche of criticism. He is expected to be back online 1 month after this disaster has passed, An unnamed source at the ARRL told Fake NewsHour this morning. Yeck, we have more than 3 systems down already, would someone think of the children, we need to protect the CEO, he was not deployed to deal with this level of emergency, he needs time counting the money he is earning while doing nothing.In WHEN ALL ELSE FAILS NEWS:>The Arrl have deployed the Baofeng Army. The Baofeng Army have been deployed to handle traffic for LOTW. Sargent Bubba McYellowVest of Meal Team 6, 4th Corp of the Gravy Seals stationed in Fort Bragging, said, he was proud to serve his hobby/service and that he had been training for this his entire life and that HQ has issued them with the newest and latest weaponry, the Baofeng >9000 with unlimited battery charges. He also said they were looking forward to updating their feather quills to ball point pens in the near future, but to rest assure that your data will be safe with them, all logs will get through is their motto.
BREAKING: LOTW IS BACK AND FULLY RESTORED!!!!
BREAKING: aaaand it's down again
>another Meshtastic video from a ham radio youtuberNow we know it's been shilled so hard. It's like when a new radio comes out, all the big names of ham radio on youtube bring out their reviews of it.
>>2807366Does recommending translations of certain novels count?I once had a fairly lengthy ragchew about various translations of classic Chinese, Japanese, and even Indian novels with a Canadian ham that was an English major.
I was talking about stuff like people broadcasting WAKE UP THEY ARE LYING TO US, Bible/Mine Kampf/manifest audiobooks, website/pdf links. Anyone?
>>2807775Why broadcast the bible? There are hundreds of shortwave stations that broadcast old sermons from long dead boomers 24/7.
>>2807775to whom?
>>2803748It would just jump through the coax insulation now to the best path to ground.That path might be you.
What dual band DMR handheld transceiver works best as a rudimentary scanner?Something with dual watch and promiscuous mode is a requirement.Easy programming software too.Must also have a good front end on both bands.
>>2807451IT'S REAL!!!!
>>2803428I've been pouting for that few weeks about how to get a directional 6 meter antenna in the air and join the fun.I ended up throwing paracord in the tree and it was up 40' in a matter of minutes.
Why are upconvertors for SDR so expensive? It's like nearly $80 for a Ham It Up Plus 2. Are they worth it?
got gave some radio magazines todaywas honestly surprised this one didn't have a centerfold full of antenna pictures
>>2808189I too, enjoy re-reading the older magazines. I often go thru back issues of Pop'Comm and Monitoring Times. Nothing beats paper, but if you don't mind electronic versions check out:73 Magazine : https://archive.org/details/73-magazineWorldRadioHistory has a ton of older stuff too: https://www.worldradiohistory.com/index.htm
>>2807916To whomstever is listening?
CQ POTA CQ POTAgoddam could the guy have yelled more in his recording or talked faster
If common mode current is the unwanted current on the shield of the coax, why wrap the center element?
>>2808378common mode is on both, it is not differential, you want to make it not to be on the feeder, you can't get it out of the shielding
>>2808378Also you have to put both on the choke what you have is a balun
>>2808002>>2807451It's never coming back
What is the minimum bend radius for RG8X?I had a delivery of some the other day and was not impressed with how it had been packaged. Though my concern may be unfounded.Photo is after I took a cable tie off. I have since recoiled it with a more gentle curve.
>>2808424it's ok anon
the only active radio users in my municipality and neighboring ones are convicted pedophiles and guys that's hasn't been caught yeti mean i knew the field is permeated with mostly boomers, but this shit is awful. somehow worse than /tv/
>>2808424All OK. That bend radius will not hurt 8x unless you pull a car with it at the same time.
>>2808434>>2808470Thanks for the feedback anons.
>>2808378use ladder line. it radiates just fine.
>>2808797morehttps://www.arrl.org/news/arrl-systems-service-disruption
>>2808810>moreI thought we were all up to date on the empty ARRL 'announcements' since the 15th.I found that one remarkable in that they finally admitted the hack and are working with the po-po
>>2808387Anyone know what these little dots mean on transformers? I’ve seen them before on some app notes and spec sheets, but inspecting the actual transformer, the leads looked identical…. so ???
>>2808826it's the "hot" side to determine how the sides of a transformer are coupled, you may want to preserve the phase of the signal or not
>>2808826more precisely : PolarityA dot convention is often used in transformer circuit diagrams, nameplates or terminal markings to define the relative polarity of transformer windings. Positively increasing instantaneous current entering the primary winding's 'dot' end induces positive polarity voltage exiting the secondary winding's 'dot' end.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transformer
Apparently it's possible to make a private LTE network using SDR and programming a blank SIM card but I can't find a lot about it.You guys know where to look for info?
>>2808847maybe look at what osmocom did
>>2808852thank you this is exactly what I'm looking for
>>2808828>>2808831Ahh, I see. Tanks. So basically, if it’s not working, and there’s no dot, reverse the leads and try again! Good to know. Didn’t really realize there was a material difference on the leads of inductors.
I'm entertained by the idea of adding riv-nets to my arsenal to build antennas and subsequent radials.Can anyone speak to riv-nuts in general or recommend a specific tool?
>>2808858Also look at Sysmocom for getting parts, they are the same people as osmocom and they sell blank SIM cards, filters, etc. If you want to look at a complete LTE implementation, SRSLTE might be a good starting point.
Anyone know how Jim is doing?!>Second to last video was about MFJ dying>Last video (over a month ago) was bashing baofeng>Meanwhile LOTW has been down for nearly a monthI know he has been battling cancer and leukemia. We all meet our end at some point, I'm wondering if Jim has done so
I've got my technician license a couple weeks ago (self taught). I'm planning to buy something like a FTM-300 because it does everything I want from a two band and then later when I get the general I'll buy something like a FT DX10. The main reason for not getting an all in one is that it's not as portable (e.g FT 991A is 5x as heavy) and I can't do satellite with it. I know that there are QRP radios that are light as well but I prefer 100W HF and 50W VHF.Do you think this is a good approach or should I consider something else (e.g. 2m SSB)
>>2809293Could you reword your question in a different format?>Why I became a tech>What I want to do with a radio>Budget and antenna accommodations >What I find appealing about X and Y model radioYou're all over the map>just got a license and want a FTM-300 b/c it does everything even though I don't define 'everything' ... but I'll also get another radio ...>I don't want an FT-991A because it can't do satellitesYes it can>should I consider something else (e.g. 2m SSB)I don't know, should you? What are you wanting to do?
>>2809298> why I became a techThe main reason I got into ham radio is for HF DX, but since I'm self taught I did technicians first (in Switzerland you can do generals directly) because I rather get only VUHF first instead of failing and waiting a year with nothing.> what I want to do with radioas I said my main interest is 20m/40m DX but since a HF setup is quite complicated in an apartment and I can't even use it at the moment (besides 10m/15m) I thought I could get into VUHF first.first I wanted to buy FM-only HT for around 100$ (I don't like chinese radios), but I'd rather get a mobile radio and have 50W instead of 5W. Then I realized that instead of getting an FM only and wanting more later I'd rather buy an FTM-300 for 350$ and have APRS (e.g for SOTA), GPS, full duplex (e.g. for satellite) etc. Idk if I like wiresx though.Even though I'll want to buy a 100W HF rig for ~1000$ when I get my generals, I feel like having a separate VUHF instead of an all-in-one is better since I prefer being mobile on VUHF so I can try simplex by going to other places (in my car or SOTA) instead of only having neighbors or repeaters to talk to (I've been listening with SDR for some time and VUHF simplex is quite dead from my apartment most of the time). The other approach would be an all-in-one but those are either QRP or not portable. The only advantage imo would be SSB for sporadic E. Also for my budget I don't think there would be V/U or U/V which makes satellite a lot harder.There are mobile radios that include 10m but only in FM and 10m is not as good for DX anyway. Also I'd need another antenna.> budget and antennaI don't want to spend more than ~1500$ in the near future (excluding antennas). For HF I'll have to find a way to hide an antenna (eg magloop?) on my balcony since my landlord probably wouldn't agree to anything. VUHF is a lot easier in that regard because antennas are considerably smaller. At some points I want to do HF though
>>2809350>Switzerland>has a car>has a solid budget>mobile, duplex, >you've thought about antennas tooAlright, you've got some things figured out. Don't forget a tuner too.>my main interest is 20m/40m DX>Mobile VHF would be nice tooIf I had to do it over again, I'd probably go with the 991A and something for mobile. I have an IC-7300 and a FT-8900. I put the FT in the car and am missing having VHF/UHF in the shack. I want to upgrade to SSB.Be honest with yourself about how often you drive and how often/practical a mobile setup would be. You could work VHF/UHF satellites, EME, FT8, and simplex with the 991A from home while familiarizing yourself with the radio and bands/conditions. It's not that horribly unwieldly if you want to put it in the car and take it to a park or something.For awhile I used a handheld as a mobile radio - just install an external antenna and connect it to your ht You won't find a perfect solution for every hypothetical situation. Buy big and grow into it.
Longshot question but does any anon know if the PowerSDR software written by KE9NS properly recognizes a MARS ini file.
felt pretty goodjust got my general a few weeks ago and I was waterfall hunting and spotted a CQ, he turned out to be about half way across the US from me and he's a new ham who got his tech to extra all at once. Was his first CQ. Answering CQs just makes you feel good
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>>2809618>give money to the ARRLI'd sooner give my life savings to the NRAboth are equally useless organizations
>>2809622>We've taken criticism for our (in)actions>We had to hire more lawyers>Give us moneyI hate to bash the ARRL because I do appreciate the LOTW, but they're so out of touch.I'm not sure I want to participate in Field Day this year knowing they'll sanctimoniously preach about how hams are always there and the ARRL backs the importance of preparedness and communications and resiliency.
>>2809622Those NRA bitches spent more mailing me for more money than I paid them and they wanted to know why i cancelled.
>>2809412It's written in C# and on GitHub fwiw>>2803421can you simultaneously receive and transmit on the same antenna?
>>2809871with a duplexer you can although those cheap Chinese little cavities like that aren't great so you wouldn't want to try one with more than a baofeng
>>2809873>with a duplexer you canIsn't that backwards logic? I thought the duplexer connected a receiver and transmitter to one antenna. With that, you have one antenna connection
>>2809922>pic related
>>2809524Being someones first contact is always memorable. They'll remember it forever.
New to /ham/ and I purchased a basic SDR (100KHz-1.7GHz Full Band UV HF RTL-SDR USB Tuner Receiver USB Dongle with RTL2832U R820T2 Ham Radio RTL SDR).Antenna is on HF. When it's on UHF I can pick up FM and local airports. I'm really struggling to pick up AM though, is there a setting I'm missing in SDR#? I'ts on Q Branch sampling and I can semi-see signal, but it's just static.
>>2809992* RTL-AGC is on, I turned it off briefly during the screenshot
>>2809992Some RTL-SDR dongles have AM band stop filters built in
>>2810006I don't follow. This thing supposedly can go to 100kHz, I'm only trying to kand on 1050kHz.
>>2810017He means you're gay. You fuck men and enjoy it. What's so hard to understand?
>>2810017>This thing supposedly can go to 100kHz, Let us assume that were the truth>I'm only trying to kand on 1050kHz.which means you want to exceed by MORE than a factor of 10.You also need to read up on what band stop means. And also read the FAQ and the library.
Lost and rediscovered my LiFePO battery which hasn't been charged for two years. Is it alright to still use or is it just toast? I vaguely remember something about these not ever supposed to be let get down too low but also don't they lose charge very slowly
>>2810275check the voltage, but they are very resilient, I bought some for a solar project and they stayed for 4 years in the basement without being charged, then they went into service without problem.>12V 15Ahthe ideal for portable operation
>>2810017>I'm only trying to kand on 1050kHzForgive me, but can someone translate this sentence for me? When I search "kand" I get references to a nueralogical disorder.
>>2810419prolly a typo for land
>>2810419>kandlandwas phone typing the other night
>>2809350Do you have 10 meter privileges with your Swiss license?
>listening to 60 and 70 year old guys on 145.525>they're talking about Crysis 3wow I thought they only talked about the weather
>>2810937>Crysis 3>Crysis 3 is a 2013 first-person shooter video game developed by Crytek and published by Electronic ArtsEww
>>2810986you had to look that up?
>>2811002I haven't touched a video game since around 2010
>>2810930yeah, I have 80m, 15m, 10m, 2m, 70cm (HB3 license).Different topic but do I have to publish my address for QSL cards (isn't done automatically in Switzerland). I'd rather not for privacy reasons
>>2811031>HB3 licenseNab a FT-991 and then figure out if you want something additional for a mobile setup if a 8.8"(W) x 3" (H) x 9.9" (L) box is too cumbersome. I imagine you'll get into DX at the apt and never look back
>>2811031>Different topic but do I have to publish my address for QSL cards (isn't done automatically in Switzerland). I'd rather not for privacy reasonsI don't think you have to, in France we have to be a member of the national ham association and the local club and they'll send QSL to your local club and you can pick them up here
>>2811031>address on QSL cardsI wouldn't worry about it. The only other people who see it are other hams and more than likely the card will be filed away or posted on his wall in his radio room.However, because my QTH isn't forever I use a sticker with address on the back of my card. Saves having to print out a new batch of cards everytime I move.On the front I show my call, city, province, country, grid, ITU region, and national radio affiliation (Radio Amateurs of Canada). Then date/UTC/Freq/mode/pwr. On the back i'll list radio and antenna used.I love looking at old cards. I was given a bunch of QSL cards from a guy whose father is now an SK. I didn't know the former DDR (East Germany) allowed amateur radio.
>My license adress is in Newfoundland, I live in NovaScotia, and I operate from Ontario. >Get told on the air that I need to update my license>Sorry OldMan (tm) but I move more often than I change my underwear.
KiwiSDR + an active antenna.City Power line is fed by PLC G3, it's made of 36 subcarriers.If I cut down power on the antenna, it seems to appear clearly on it. But I'm not sure since power company remains totally silent about it.Can you share me info or advises on what the SDR is catching there close to 45kHz ?
>>2809058Whelp, I bought some rivnuts. Now I have to figure out what parts to use to make a cheap arrow style yagi
>>2811279As long as you ID as portable or mobile, i'm okay with it, required by law too. Have been caught a few times hearing a station and thinking holy sh*t propagation is good! only to find out the guy is just driving through town. :-/
what's the cheapest ham HT I can buy that is IP67 or 68? Retevis has a few options but I'm open to others since I fuck exclusively with mobile radios tl;dr I guide groups innawoods and radios are much more reliable to communicate between cars in the caravan than a group text. Bubble pack FRS walkie talkies have also proven unreliable especially from car to car. Basically I just want 5-"10" watt transmit power HTs to use exclusively on FRS frequencies, but have extra power to help punch out of and into other cars in our caravans. Baofengs would actually be perfectly fine for my needs, but just in case we needed to- and since I have the money to buy slightly nicer HTs- I'd prefer to get weather proof ones because I have personally killed baofengs just by sweating with them in my pocket or cummerbund
>Day 29
>>2811742They must be having a hard time updating that Commodore 64.
>>2811743
Can someone please help me calculate the beam width of this antenna? I'm struggling to find a calculator that isn't based on dish/circular antennas. Assume Chang's parameters are accurate. https://a.aliexpress.com/_msdNHoC
>>2811876chances are that's a 2 x 5/8 lambda collinear antennait emits 360° on the horizontal plane, on the vertical plane if it's mounted high above ground relative to wave length (at nearly 1GHz it will be) the maximum of the lobe will be at 0°example of a VHF 2x5/8 Diamond X300 antenna in free space, chances are your lobe will look like that
Hey /ham/ I bought this TYT DMR radio, more precisely an MD UV390 Plus (no GPS) but I'm an unloicensed retard who just want to listen to things. Mostly. I heard the DMR features on these kind of radios aren't accessible without a proper, registered callsign.Is it still possible to become pirate DMR listener? Am I overcomplicating things in my head? Is the only to install a custom firmware like OpenGD77? Is promiscuous mode cool?
>>2811972what kind of listening?because for general listening you done fucked upidk enough about DMRs to say what you could listen to thoughmostly looks like you bought into some YouTube retards sales pitchVHF/UHF are boring as hell and you could have listened to them with a $20 SDR
>>2811972You can listen in on DMR repeaters, but don't expect to be able to listen to any talkgroups (does require you register with your callsign) and good luck with the codeplug software.
Any ideas what this antenna was used for? It's tuned for 27.9mhzI'm guessing marine CB since it's a light blue probably 16ft vertical I got out of some guys yard
>>2812009No i got addicted to Quanshengs that's what happened deep down. Making these things listen on frequencies it wasn't originally designed for got me interested after i, apparently, got some signal from Saint-Louis on CB channel 14? My curiosity got peaked. I realized these cheap radios could do encrypted text messaging after discovering the NuNu firmware for the Quanshengs, and wondered if similar mods could be performed on an AES-256 capable handheld. Like i said, i am, truly, an unloisenced retard.>>2812136That's great for the repeaters, thanks. As for talkgroups isn't it what promiscuous mode is for or did i understood it all wrong? The radio i bought can have this feature, but it needs another firmware. And yeah... CPS and weird fucking drivers. I appreciate the info.
>>2811883Thank you, king.
>>2812150easiest assumption is a decently tuned CB antenna or the SWR drops slightly when raised or based on his environment
>>2812255that's true, these tests were just with it vertical with no counterpoise or radials, probably shifts it a bit, further research does make me think it was a marine CB band antenna though. So I can easily shorten it up a bit and make it a CB antenna.
When is the US going to have its day of fun in the sun?
>>2812150>Any ideas what this antenna was used for?A picture says a thousand words. Do you know for sure it came from a marine installation? The reason I ask is that marine fibreglass whip antennas that long are typically tuned for the marine HF bands like 2182 kHz and as high as 26 MHz. Personally i've never seen or heard of a CB antenna that big that wasn't a base version with ground plane elements. Mobile antennas are usually 6 or 8 ft high. I'm just curious about what you have.Did you set the scanning range on your analyzer or does it do an automatic sweep from the lowest it can measure to the highest? I'm wondering if you have some dips in SWR elsewhere.
>>2812488I set the range, originally had it at normal CB range and swr was high so I set it out further and saw the dip.Guy thought it was for CB but had never used it personally.
>>2812509I did notice the swr is very sensitive on itdepending where I put it outside vertically it goes up quite a bit, haven't been able to recreate that perfect 1 swr dip, would definitely need radials or something
>>2812515try to add some radials ? usually it lowers the swr
>I only fuck around on vhf/uhf, hf is gay I switched apartments and I no longer have a balcony, but both my master and guest bedroom have juliet balconies. I'm pretty sure I'd get got for having any significantly large antenna hanging out the juliet, and I don't want a loop or anything that I have to either tape to the window or constantly set up in the window and then put it away after. I'd rather just lean out of the window and screw a bracket into the wall and drill a small hole through the wall to feed the coax through. What's the smallest antenna I can get away with? I was going to get a signal stick and be done with it but it snows here and that limp dick thing nitonol does is gross
Tomorrow marks the 1 month anniversary.
>>2812509Ah yeah, that looks like some of the marine HF whips i've worked on in the 90's. I'll dig through my catalogs and see if I can positively ID it for you. Assuming it is one I suspect it works on the marine HF bands from 2 MHz to 26 MHz. Without tuned traps for each band these normally require an antenna tuner to use so you'll find some weird SWR readings throughout the frequency range. You will need a good ground plane of some sort. Looks like a sticker a couple of feet up from the base.
>>2812946I'll look when I get home and see if there is anything legible leftI have a little ldg autotuner so I'll have to try it out on it with some radials
>>2803566>flowchartI'm brand-spankin new to ham radio. Why would anyone ever want to do this?
>>2813023>Why would anyone ever want to do this?It's remarkable, isn't it? Someone went to that much effort to gatekeep MURS/FRS/GMRS so we don't key up with a Baofeng. ... even if we have a GMRS license, because god forbid GMRS and ham HTs become intertwined.
>>2813052>seething
>>2813052Why would you need to communicate over those bands to begin with?
>>2813063You don't NEED to do shit, but having an inclusive 2m/70cm radio, and a FRS radio to play with kids/groups inna woods, and the offroading community has adopted GMRS as their radio of choice.I know of a solution that checks all three boxes, but>MUH FCC GATEKEEPING! YOU CAN'T USE A MOBILE HAM RADIO LIKE THAT!!!!! IT'S ILLEGAL! NEVER! NEVER!! EVER DO THAT!! EVEN IF YOU LOWER YOUR POWER! I DON'T CARE GMRS IS 50 WATTS NOW! AHHHHHHHHHH!! Get a life. Also, have you ever thought about jurisdiction? If my little signal isn't crossing state lines or interfering in commerce, the FCC can kiss my butt
>>2813076The FCC does seem weirdly overprotective of bands that fucking nobody uses.
>>2812740How about a Yaesu ATAS-120.http://www.pa0gtb.net/atas_engl.html
local ham club is doomer posting about field day on their email list. Apparently turnout was terrible last year. So if turnout is still low again it might be the last field day.
>>2813379What are they doing to increase turnout? Are they reaching out, getting the story out about field day? Is he actually going out into the field (e.g. a park) and bringing the many pamphlets like successful clubs do? The local club here did that, and it got a lot of people interested, despite many not signing up for the club. Most of all, it's about fun, not turnout! That image always makes me seethe.
>>2813381no I just looked it up and it's at a guy's house in his yardso basically only members of people on the email list would even know about it.Looked at their previous field days and one was at a park by the lake and the one before that was at a KOA campground so I think they've officially given up I should see if I can find their actual membership numbers because they're obviously not doing good.Looking at their meeting minutes it apparently wasn't gonna happen at all until 18 members committed to spending at least 2 hours at field day.
Can anyone suggest a beginner AmSat antenna?I made a cartoonish-ly large yagi which worked for receive, but it weighed over 15lbs and it was difficult to maneuver.I was going to build an arrow design, then saw a 2 meter moxon with a parasitic 70cm yagi, but have finally stumbled across the omnidirectional 'egg beater' design which apparently works without leaving the shack - and you don't need an extravagant rotor setup or gps system
>>2813381>increasing turnoutThis annoys me as it goes against the hobby and becomes about marketing and business.Ebbs and flows are natural occurrences. Some years there is bad weather, other years there are conflicts, and sometimes people just need a break.The focus should be to invite all and cherish and invest in those who attend.
How far can I transmit and receive with the basic stick antenna on a cheapo baofeng? I'm in the sixth floor of a building but also surrounded by other tall buildings.
