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Post by srmarti on Apr 8, 2013 23:12:16 GMT
All true, but still doesn't bring the chances to zero. Just makes it unlikely.
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Post by GTCGreg on Apr 8, 2013 23:40:26 GMT
All true, but still doesn't bring the chances to zero. Just makes it unlikely. Chance of what? Getting spam? You just THINK about an email address and you'll start getting spam.
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Post by srmarti on Apr 10, 2013 1:19:19 GMT
All true, but still doesn't bring the chances to zero. Just makes it unlikely. Chance of what? Getting spam? You just THINK about an email address and you'll start getting spam. No. I'm guessing it's a little bit harder to determine someone's physical address from an Email than from the average Ham's call sign. Spam can be handled with a couple of point and clicks and burglary is a little more involved.
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Post by GTCGreg on Apr 10, 2013 3:19:33 GMT
I agree. As I stated in an earlier post, if you can't find someone's address from their call sign in a few minutes, you aren't trying very hard. But then what? You going to send them snail mail spam? As for burglary, unless you are looking specifically for ham radio gear, you'd probably be better off just picking a random house to rob. And in all honesty, ham gear is a lot harder to fence than something like an big screen LCD TV.
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Post by srmarti on Apr 10, 2013 4:08:28 GMT
I'd say that from monitoring a few QSOs and knowing the address of a ham that's nearby, someone might glean some extra incentive. He's not going to be home, he has discussed his other hobbies and toys with fellow hams...
I'm not saying it's a great risk, but neither is it nonexistent.
How great would one think there's chance of some wacko going on a shooting spree in a elementary school or run around stabbing people at a college? Getting hit by lightning. Stuff happens.
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Post by GTCGreg on Apr 10, 2013 5:22:35 GMT
I think most hams are, or at least should be careful about giving out any of that type of information in a QSO. They realize everything they say on the air is public knowledge including their identity. You are required by law to give your call during your transmission. No one should give out that type of information on a public forum either even though you can remain anonymous.
As for the shootings, stabbings and lighting. I guess if you're going to get out of bed in the morning, you're going to have to take your chances.
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Post by KMCCLA on May 25, 2013 1:20:09 GMT
Been awhile since we have been here -- I have some "Radio" News -- I got my first solo DX! (out of country contact for those who are not hams). It was Monday, I got a VE6 call out of Canada, on 20 meters, at 1130 at night.
Museum Ships is coming up neek weekend (6/1-2/13), I am going to try and get my 15.
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Post by GTCGreg on May 25, 2013 2:31:21 GMT
Congrats on the contact. Canada counts as DX.
20M been really hot lately.
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Post by wvengineer on May 25, 2013 16:34:39 GMT
I just got a bunch of radio equipment from my grandfather-in-law's estate. It includes a number of radios (several HF's, and an all most UHF/VHF rig), amps, power supplies, etc. So I think I can finally begin my journey into the world of HF.
So that that I have radio, next us is antenna. What are your recommendations for HF antennas? What give you the most coverage and best performance for the buck?
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Post by KMCCLA on May 26, 2013 0:44:51 GMT
As in everything, it depends on funds. I have a simple inverted V off the top of the house. The easiest would be a simple di-pole. However, you will need a tuner. If you have money, and can get a tower you can have a yagi with a roator. On the other hand you can also use your gutters on the house. First and for most, the most important thing is the antenna.
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Post by GTCGreg on May 26, 2013 7:11:08 GMT
I just got a bunch of radio equipment from my grandfather-in-law's estate. It includes a number of radios (several HF's, and an all most UHF/VHF rig), amps, power supplies, etc. So I think I can finally begin my journey into the world of HF. So that that I have radio, next us is antenna. What are your recommendations for HF antennas? What give you the most coverage and best performance for the buck? With antennas, the bigger and uglier the better. But don't let that stop you. I have a friend that has talked all over the world on a 20M dipole strung up in his attic. I think the total cost of his antenna was around $10 for 60 feet of 12ga wire and a SO-239 connector. His 15 feet of coax cost more than his antenna. And he doesn't run that much power either. 100 watts max. I'm somewhat limited for space. I had enough room for a 40M dipole and that worked pretty well but limited to one band (40M). I recently replaced it with 40M off-center fed (Windom) antenna that is supposed to cover 15 through 40 meters. Definitely doesn't work as well as the straight 40 dipole on 40 M, but it does allow me to work other bands. I've had some successful DX contacts on 20M with it but the jury's still out. I may go back to the straight 40 dipole. Stay away from HF verticals. While the idea of just bolting a stick to a pipe in your back yard sounds good, unless you put in some pretty extensive ground radials, the don't work very well. Of course for VHF/UHF, you can get a J-Pole pretty cheap. I've got a dual band (2M/70cm) that I only paid around $40 for. Not great, but it does the job. I talked to a guy about 30 miles away on it on 2M simplex. I don't know what he was using for an antenna. I can get into just about any of the major Chicagoland repeaters with it, so that's all that counts.
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Post by wvengineer on Jul 25, 2013 23:30:09 GMT
I am considering putting up an Alpha Delta DX-EE. I would mount it to the mast my 2m/440 J-pole is mounted to, and them come down in an inverted V on the side of my roof. The center would be around 35 feet from the ground. How good are those antennas? Do you need a ground plane with those antennas?
On feedlines, I used RG-8x to the J-pole. Works great now that I fixed the connectors. But that stuff is only good for about 150W. I wold like a feed line for the HF side that can do at least 1000W. That should be able to handle the power from my Amp without any problems. Sugestions for what type of feed line I should be looking at?
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Post by GTCGreg on Jul 26, 2013 2:42:57 GMT
The Alpha is just a multi band dipole, no? You don't need a ground plane for that.
As for 150w limit on RG-8. Are you sure you're not thinking of RG-58? I know a number of hams pushing 1kW through RG-8 with no problem. As long as there's no serious mis-match it shouldn't be a problem.
Let us know when you're on HF. would love to try to set up another QSO.
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Post by GTCGreg on Jul 26, 2013 2:48:12 GMT
Oh wait, you said 8x. I'm not that familiar with that. I've only uses RG-8U.
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Post by wvengineer on Jun 26, 2014 16:12:47 GMT
Who is doing Field Day this year? I am working on putting together my packing list. I'll be meeting with a local club, but I want to test out some equipment on their antennas.
So far my packing list is as follows:
Yeasu FT-950 (Radio, mic, powercord) Kenwood TS-940S (Radio, mic, powercord) Wouxun KG-UV3D Manual Antenna Tuner Antenna patch cords Laptop with power cord Multi colored electrical tape (to mark my equipment) HF power meter Good headphones Camera with spare memory card
Am I missing anything here?
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Post by GTCGreg on Jun 26, 2014 16:44:57 GMT
Who is doing Field Day this year? I am working on putting together my packing list. I'll be meeting with a local club, but I want to test out some equipment on their antennas. So far my packing list is as follows: Yeasu FT-950 (Radio, mic, powercord) Kenwood TS-940S (Radio, mic, powercord) Wouxun KG-UV3D Manual Antenna Tuner Antenna patch cords Laptop with power cord Multi colored electrical tape (to mark my equipment) HF power meter Good headphones Camera with spare memory card Am I missing anything here? Something to plug the power cords into? Like a generator or inverter/battery. At least for the Yeasu and Kenwood. Not that familiar with those radios. Do they have a DC input? You may want to also include the charger for the Wouxum. My field day will probably consist of sitting by the pool with my HT.
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Post by wvengineer on Jun 26, 2014 23:58:58 GMT
Power will come from the club's generator. The Yaesu runs on 13.8VDC, whereas the Kenwood runs on 120VAC.
Good idea on the charger though, I should also throw in a programing cable for the HT. I tend to get called on to help people program their new Baofangs.
Anyone else doing Field Day this year?
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Post by wvengineer on Oct 11, 2014 20:40:26 GMT
Today I finally got an HF antenna. I put up a random wire delta loop antenna (about 300 Ft total length.) and ran it down to a tuner and my FT-950. So I am now on the air on HF!
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Post by GTCGreg on Oct 11, 2014 22:24:39 GMT
Today I finally got an HF antenna. I put up a random wire delta loop antenna (about 300 Ft total length.) and ran it down to a tuner and my FT-950. So I am now on the air on HF! Great! Maybe we can QSO. The only thing I have up right now is a 40M dipole. (other than a 2M/70cm J-pole) How does your loop do on 40?
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Post by wvengineer on Oct 12, 2014 1:10:30 GMT
I can tune it up on 40. Haven't used it much yet to see where it goes.
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