Power Supply Failure
One of our local repeaters, K4SCO 147.36 had a power supply failure a couple of weeks ago. I’ve just now gotten around to opening it up and didn’t have to look very hard for...
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Yaesu DR-1X Modifications – Part 1
I am currently modifying the first of several Yaesu DR-1X repeaters to allow control via an Arcom RC210 controller. Stage one involves splicing into the data cable which connects the TX and RX radios together....
220MHz Repeater Project – On Hold
Unfortunately the tower location that was set to be home for the 220MHz Repeater I’ve been building fell through. Since I don’t have a decent home for the repeater yet I’ve put the project...
Alabama #1 in ARES Activity – 2015 Simulated Emergency Test
2015’s Simulated Emergency Test (SET) was a great success for Jackson County ARES/RACES, it was the first time Jackson County has been involved in the annual exercise. Jackson County paired with Madison County for...
Ground Rod Resistance
Here’s a great video showing how depth and soil type affect the resistance of a ground rod. The video is geared towards linemen however the same rules apply to grounding an Amateur Radio station....
K4SCO 147.36 Repeater Relocation
For the past year my local organization, Jackson County ARES/RACES, has been struggling to find a home for our SKYWARN linked repeater. Earlier in 2015 the tower owners kicked us out of the shack...
Inexpensive Mag Mount Weatherproofing
I’ve had a love/hate relationship with the cheaper magnet mount manufacturers like Browning and Tram since I became interested in radio back in the scanner days many years ago. My problems seem to always arise after...
A “Custom” Phonetic Alphabet
Stumbled across this the other day on Reddit I think, it’s someone’s phonetic alphabet. I’m very tempted to use this next week during my local repeater’s ragchew net and see what kind of responses...
BaofengTech UV2501+220 – Another Cheap Failure?
Recently BaofengTech released a new tri-band radio, the UV2501+220, which is a VHF/UHF mobile also covering the 222MHz band. The radio sounded great upon first glance considering it’s small size, 25 watt output (20...
