It's not you, Steve. Aj3DI feeds the wires-x from his qth to the repeater. On Saturday's he disconnects it so he can use other modes from his station. It will be available later in the day. Ed

Is it me or is there something going on with the repeater. Trying to get to Room 21003 for the Yaesu sponsored net this Noon. PDRA's repeater is in continuous use on America Link so I'm not going to

Philadelphia County ARES is cancelled for Sunday July 4th. With the combination of the holiday and fireworks (I live directly next to the city display) I think it best we do not compete. We will

Fellow Phil-Mont-ers, Thanks for all the responses. The homebrew tuner remains a mystery. I think the fault lies in the antenna I threw together last night. As Jim says, "Play, Break, Learn." I'd

From tonight to July 7th, 8 to 9pm local time our room will be connected to Room #28173 13COL room (K3PDR) to support the event. Make a contact. Don't move room during that period. Play radio. --

I agree completely. I meant for testing only

With no animosity or criticism of anyone intended, be EXTREMELY CAREFUL about grounding a device that generates RF power above very low wattage to an electrical outlet even if it is only the third

Dan, There are people, I am sure, on this io who are much better versed in these things than me. Initially, though, as to your first question, presuming you are using SSB the output does vary with

Hi Daniel. I've noticed with my set up my tuner doesn't tune and mt swr meter doesn't read ssb. Try switching to am and see if that helps. I don't know why because I'm still learning. As for part 2

Hi Dan, For the first question, SWR is a power measure. It is measuring the reflected power as a ratio with the sent power. Because SSB has no carrier, when you key up there

Thank you all. I'm familiar with and use the directories. I failed to say I was seeking advice from those who have made this drive and used one or more of the repeaters enroute. I have received

Hello Phil-Monters, I've got the beginnings of an HF shack going with a crude and ineffective 20m dipole. I can receive pretty well but can't transmit which I'm sure is a function of the crude

I was just trying to get a grasp on what the studying issue is since as far as I know most of the material/courses are available electronically. If the inability to write is coordination and not

Not sure exactly but it prevents him from writing. So we offered him a Remote VE session where he can answer the questions via PC.

Chuck, Without violating any confidences do you know the nature of the disability or, more to the point, what kind of help he needs? I do not know whether there is still a “Handi Hams” group

Hello. This is KB3WAQ George Walsh. I live just south of Reading and I use the W3RRR repeater all the time. Good repeater. 147.015 pl 118.8. 73

This person has reached out to several clubs and I am corresponding with him. Thanks, Chuck Farrell W3AFV EPA Montgomery

avram911@... looking to get into ham radio but I have a physical disability and would need help with studying the questions and taking the test is anyone able to help me

Yes, of course! Thanks for the prompt, Jim. 73 de K3FZT / Steve

I have repeaterbook and the phone app. I can certainly program in the two dozen or so repeaters along the way and scan through them. I was looking for advice from people with experience on the