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Shi'on Uzuki
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Posted - 2012.02.08 21:30:00 -
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(I thought of this while talking to FO-29 just now, using my FT-817 for downlink and my FT-857 for uplink. Used 10W and my Elk log periodic antenna. Don't know why I wondered how many other operators play EVE, just did!)
I'm an amateur radio operator sitting in my shack in Phoenix, AZ. My call is KF7TLF. Most of my on-air time is spent exclusively talking through satellites, namely SO-50, AO-27, VO-52, and FO-29. I'm only a technician right now because my hobby only requires me to be a technician until an HF bird gets launched into space, but I plan on getting my general license in the next several months.
Besides the FT-817/857, I also have an FT-60R and an iCom W32A. I use the HT's for FM birds since it's less to lug around.
Any other radio operators out here? |
Surfin's PlunderBunny
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Posted - 2012.02.09 00:20:00 -
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I was an RO for my platoon once.... used the PRC-77, we call it the prick 77 because it f*cks you every chance it gets  |
Shi'on Uzuki
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Posted - 2012.02.09 01:53:00 -
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Surfin's PlunderBunny wrote:I was an RO for my platoon once.... used the PRC-77, we call it the prick 77 because it f*cks you every chance it gets
I had a chance to play with one at a hamfest a little while back. You're right, those things are funky :P
Do you do any radio work now? |
Endeavour Starfleet
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Posted - 2012.02.09 02:36:00 -
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What about EAS? Do y'all have to relay alerts or just go off the air? |
Shi'on Uzuki
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Posted - 2012.02.09 04:41:00 -
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Endeavour Starfleet wrote:What about EAS? Do y'all have to relay alerts or just go off the air?
I'm part of a local net that handles emergency traffic, so during times of disaster I help facilitate communications (haven't had a chance to exercise it yet, though I don't hope for one to come soon for obvious reasons). You could say that in a way, we are an arm of the EAS :) |
Endeavour Starfleet
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Posted - 2012.02.09 05:36:00 -
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Well yes but I am speaking of the actual EAS signal. Do you have to relay that by law? Do you have to monitor another station for the signal? |
Fuee
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Posted - 2012.02.09 05:56:00 -
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How does one get into this? Just curious. |
Shi'on Uzuki
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Posted - 2012.02.09 06:12:00 -
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Endeavour Starfleet wrote:Well yes but I am speaking of the actual EAS signal. Do you have to relay that by law? Do you have to monitor another station for the signal?
Not the actual signal that is broadcast on TV and commercial AM/FM transmitter stations, no. But if there is emergency traffic that needs relayed, yes. Let me give you an example: During the two years of tornado devastation in Alabama (which destroyed my entire town two years in a row), amateur radio stations handled any and all communications in the area. Cell phone towers were down, phone lines were knocked out, and the whole power grid was destroyed. Amateur Radio Operators rigged their radios with solar panels and handled all the emergency communication for over a week, assisting FEMA, ARES, and RACES. The format usually comes in the form of -insert recipient- -insert message- or -General Broadcast- -message-.
EDIT: I don't HAVE to relay anything, actually. It's entirely voluntary. I sure would be a **** if I didn't, though :\
Fuee wrote:How does one get into this? Just curious.
Simple! All you have to do is study for what's called the Radio Technician's test, go to any testing site, pass the test, and you have your license! On a daily basis I use satellites in orbit around Earth to talk to people all over the United States. A lot of people use certain low frequencies to reach people on the other side of the planet. It's pretty fun!
Here's my profile page on QRZ. If you click on the picture to expand it, you'll see one of the laptops I use for satellite operations. On the far left is my Elk log periodic antenna connected to my FT-817 (far right, top rig) sitting on top of my FT-857 (middle rig). On the bottom is my power supply feeding both radios. The computer tells the radios what frequency to use and adjusts for the Doppler Effect as they move through space. It makes life easier. |
Endeavour Starfleet
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Posted - 2012.02.09 18:52:00 -
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Thanks for the info. I was curious about that.
Quite amazing how useful radio can be in an emergency after everything else (Including the internet originally designed to survive a mass ICBM attack) goes down.
Sorry to hear of your town's suffering. Tornadoes are no joke and I wish we were better prepared for them. |
Shi'on Uzuki
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Posted - 2012.02.10 03:28:00 -
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Endeavour Starfleet wrote:Thanks for the info. I was curious about that.
Quite amazing how useful radio can be in an emergency after everything else (Including the internet originally designed to survive a mass ICBM attack) goes down.
Sorry to hear of your town's suffering. Tornadoes are no joke and I wish we were better prepared for them.
It's in the past and I've since moved out of Alabama specifically for that reason. So no worries. And it's funny that you say what you said because there's this humorous little picture that I always like to reference when talking to someone about radio. I can't seem to find it at the moment, but it goes a little something like this:
In case of emergency:
[ ] Cell Phone..... Towers are down
[ ] Internet..... Fiber Optic lines are toast
[ ] TV..... Power is out
[ ] Mail..... Roads are blocked
[ X ] Amateur Radio..... STILL GETS THROUGH!!!
One of my other favorite phrases is from Serenity.... "Can't stop the signal, Mal. Everything goes somewhere, and I go everywhere." |
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Country1608
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Posted - 2012.02.11 05:58:00 -
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I am fixing to get my license, at the moment i have a Hallicrafters sx-101 and 101a , i know they are tube receivers but they work, a Yaesu FT-747GX, Yaesu FT-2500M Galaxy 88hml and a Galaxy 99V, i run 2 Dipoles, a 4 element beam and a solorcon Imax 2000 |
Shi'on Uzuki
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Posted - 2012.02.11 15:43:00 -
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Country1608 wrote:I am fixing to get my license, at the moment i have a Hallicrafters sx-101 and 101a , i know they are tube receivers but they work, a Yaesu FT-747GX, Yaesu FT-2500M Galaxy 88hml and a Galaxy 99V, i run 2 Dipoles, a 4 element beam and a solorcon Imax 2000
Hey, tubes are the golden ages of our hobby! I'm running 2 dipoles as well as three verticals. I have a 30m antenna hidden in my tree in the front yard because I live in in HOA. Kinda sucks, but the losses aren't actually that bad with 8 radials. The other one in my back yard is a 3 element (10m, 15m, 20m) with 40 radials. The one hidden just past the edge of the roof is a 40m and the dipoles run 80. All in all it's a pretty stealthy setup except for the 10m which kinda sticks out like a sore thumb. |
Country1608
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Posted - 2012.02.12 02:11:00 -
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bein in the states i listen to that russian radio station on 40 meters at night |
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