Good News, we have a new Fusion / Wires-X repeater online in Frederick, MD at 441.800. This new repeater is setup in Auto mode, this means that if it receives FM it will transmit in FM mode. If it receives fusion it will transmit fusion. The repeater has a plus offset, here are all of … Read More “New Fusion / Wires-X repeater online” »
Good News, we have the new repeater online for 146.73. It is connected up to the controller and echolink. This new repeater is a different brand than the previous repeater so it will sound different and have different characteristics than the old one. We are still tweaking the audio levels for echolink so please be … Read More “New Repeater Online for 146.73” »
I want to bring up a couple of issues that have been happening recently about where people are transmitting. You should never transmit on the repeater output unless the repeater is down and there is a declared emergency and your are net control or a net control operator is present. Just because the repeater appears … Read More “Watch Where you are Transmitting” »
We have lots of new Hams on our repeaters which is just Awesome. As new operators they do not always understand repeater etiquette. We have had a page on the website for a few years describing repeater etiquette. This was created between a couple of different radio clubs. I think it is good for everyone … Read More “Repeater Etiquette” »
The 146.73 repeater has been having some issues. Here is some background and the plan going forward. We are using a Vertex repeater that does not expose the PL Tone existence to the controller so there needs to be a small device the encodes and decodes the PL tone in between the repeater and controller. … Read More “146.73 Repeater issues” »
The AREDN Services have been shutdown temporarily. For now the AREDN gateway that is connecting everything will remain up but it will also go down temporarily in the near future. We are in the process of moving and shutting down things to prepare for the move. It could be a few months until everything comes … Read More “AREDN and AREDN Services will temporarily be offline” »
Episode: I Built a Comms Trailer for Ham Radio: Update #4 – S1E11 I bought and built out a Comms Trailer in 2018. As with most projects, it will always be ongoing with more changes. This is a recent update on the Status with a walk around. There are more details in the video description … Read More “I Built a Comms Trailer for Ham Radio: Update #4 – S1E11” »
Episode: A Whirlwind Move with Ham Radio – S1Q6 A quick update on what has been happening around here with Ham Radio and more. There are more details in the video description and on the episode page. Watch on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phiWczbXEsc Visit Episode Page: http://tech-zen.tv/a-whirlwind-of-a-move-with-ham-radio-s1q5/ Main Ham Radio Unlimited Page: /ham-radio-unlimited/
Episode: Understanding and Programming your DMR Radio With this episode we hope to clear up some confusion for new DMR users and walk through some basic programming of a DMR radio. There are more details in the video description and on the episode page. Watch on Youtube: https://youtu.be/3vGbsbrwabM Visit Episode Page: http://tech-zen.tv/understanding-and-programming-your-dmr-radio-s1e10/ Main Ham Radio Unlimited … Read More “Understanding and Programming your DMR Radio – S1E10” »
We now have our 220 repeater online. For the next 3 weeks it will be in reduced power mode while we do all of our final tests. I have updated the website with the details for this new repeater but here they are as well. New 220 Repeater details: Repeater TX: 224.12Repeater RX: 222.52PL: 141.3 … Read More “New 220 Repeater Online” »
