Forum: Ham Radio

I'm looking at coverage maps for the Rimlink and Northlink repeater systems, and it looks like there's a sizeable dead spot just north of Black Canyon city...is there anything that covers the Prescott area, and the rest of I17?

The Airship will be flying around the valley until WED 28apr10. Seems they will just be flying Corporate Customers and some night flying advertising some of the local Discount Tire Stores and what not. 151.625 = Airship to Ground Crew, I think they are flying out of Goodyear Airport, if...

Listen to a live audio feed of the Maricopa County Emergency Communications Group (MCECG) weekly Ham Radio net between 2100 and 2200 hours here: http://www.ustream.tv/flash/live/1/1731820

4x4Ham.com live stream: http://www.ustream.tv/flash/live/1/1636814

I dont know much about them but the 4x4Him California guys are running a Yaesu FT-2900 and I can get that, the hardmount cable and a 1/4 wave antenna all for under $200. I still need to get my license, but this radio can be modded to use the freqs we use for our chase teams at KOH and the...

I am taking my test this Saturday and I just charged the batteries for the HTX 202 2m I got. Now I do not intend on transmitting until I get my license but I want to make sure it is working so I would like to know if someone would be willing to transmit something so I can see if it is receiving....

APRS Show and Tell We will be focusing on APRS systems/tracking, but anybody interested in Ham Radio with questions is welcome to join. Join us Thursday, January 28, 2010 at 6pm (Before the ARA general meeting) at the Denny's parking lot in Tempe on the southeast corner of Priest and Broadway...

Recently picked up a Yaesu VX-3R HT, and unfortunetly, I'm not able to key up the Shaw Butte repeater from the house (even standing outside). From what I've been reading online, the antennas on these things are mediocre at best, and given a better antenna, the radios themselves work real nice. ...

Here's a 10 or 15 minute interview on HamBrief TV about 4x4 and Ham radio....... Virtual Jeep Club and others are mentioned! Enjoy! Don't shut it off too soon ..... Watch the part right after the credits ...... We were talking from our campsite half way between Prescott and Congress into...

Here is an Email I recieved tonight regarding Leonard's health. I've been in contact with Family and Alvin, Leonard's best friend. Please keep Leonard and his family in your prayers.. It would be best not to Visit Leonard yet as to keep from spreading germs or hindering his healing. When the...

Larry has posted info on an upcoming Technician Class. See Link for full info. If you have any questions, give Larry a call. http://4x4ham.ning.com/events/larry-randall-ka7uih

Was wondering if any hams were going on the annual Crown King run, I've yet to get a radio and would like to see what some of you guys have for a setup...

So I am looking into making my own 75M SSB radio based on a KD1JV design. So I need lots of little parts, resistors, caps, etc. Where is a good place in the Valley to buy these parts? Radio Shack has a few of them I need and that would just be fun to go in and buy a cart full of electronic bits...

It was just another day, helping out at another event. It was the third year in a row that 16 year old Cody Anderson, KI4FUV, of Harriman, Tennessee, had volunteered to help out the Roane County Amateur Radio Club (RARC) with the Run for the Child event. But it was the first time that he would help...

HB 2514 was introduced in the AZ House back in February; it is a bill designed to alleviate some of the restrictions HOAs put in place that affect the ability of HAM Radio operators to get on the air. In general it would require that they make some accommodation for reasonable antenna structures...

Well, I passed the test. :fashizzle: Just had to tell someone. Now to start looking at radios and deciding what to get. Jim

In the world of ham radio the term "Elmer" is used interchangably with mentor. I've only been a ham since October 2007, but have done a ton of reading and research on amatuer radio and absolutly love the hobby. I may not know all the answers, but will surely try. So, if any old, new, or...

Check out this cool free program http://kb6ibb.ham-radio-op.net/KB6IBB-Local/KB6IBB%20Utilities.html

Jimmy is leading us on a ham only night run this coming Saturday. If you are not a ham radio operator, but interested in getting licensed, you are welcome to join in. See link for full details. http://4x4ham.ning.com/events/gas-pipeline-trail-night-run

I need to reprogram the Alpha tags in my HT, and need that cable to do so. I have the software already. I know I can build one, but figured I'd check anyways before I go buy the parts to do so.

Arizona Near Space Research (ANSR) http://ansr.org/ ANSR Yahoo Group - Ballooning I found out about the ANSR group shortly after becoming a ham. I was amazed that they can put a repeater on a balloon and talk on it up to 100,000+ feet. I've communicated over the onboard repeater for...

==> HAMS ASSIST WOMAN INJURED IN DESERT It was a sunny day, not a cloud in the sky, when Hal Whiting, KI2U, Todd Kluxdal, Kluxdal's father and Whiting's two sons decided to go out to the Poverty Mountain area in Arizona to search for airplane crash sites. Whiting, who lives in St George, Utah,...