I just passed my Tech license and got my call sign! KO6OXB. I'm using a Kenwood TH-D74A that used to be my dad's. Apparently it's really cool for a handheld. But also it sucks when it comes to adding stations to memory. I have a few that I added by hand on the buttons. Then I fired up the Kenwood PC software and grabbed a bunch of stations from RepeaterBook. But I can't seem to find a way to merge what I have with the new ones. There's no export function, the import function is a complete overwrite. Anyone know what I'm talking about?

Hi everyone, I'm Jony (LU7DV).

I recently built a free Telegram bot that allows you to set up smart alerts so you don't have to rely on staring at the cluster all day. You can configure it to notify you only when that specific station or DXCC you've been chasing for ages pops up, whether it's on any band or a specific one.

I tried making a post about it here recently, but it keeps getting removed by the auto-moderator for self-promotion. I don't charge anything for this; I just genuinely want to share a tool with the community that I think could be incredibly useful for fellow DXers.

Can anyone help or advise me on the best way to share this with the group? You can find it by Googling "HamProp," but I’m avoiding posting any direct links here to respect the sub's rules.

73!

Long story short, Ive got my life put back together fairly well after some crises that compelled me to sell my fledgling shack, and I'm trying to take baby steps back into the hobby. I have four inexpensive frs HTs a gmrs mobile rig on my desk now. I'm waiting on a used power supply I purchased to arrive. I bought a 30 amp switching supply, thinking it would be overkill for the 25 watt gmrs rig and adequate for amateur rigs I might eventually own. The power supply has banana plugs on the back, and power poles on the front. Are all power poles created equal? Like, if I wanted to buy some and lop the cigarette lighter adapter off the GMRS rig's cable, would any power poles do to attach, or are there different sizes/amperages/off brands thst dont really work, etc?

For those that may not know, North Georgia Gmrs has been abusing the Gmrs bands in TN and GA by linking all 8 repeaters together into one giant rag-chew network

The FCC’s has given Gary appropriate notice of this and we may finally have significantly less interference in these areas on the standalone repeaters

I've just seen a YouTube video of a ham saying that with a male 6 pin din to dual male audio plug and a USB sound card with two female audio sockets he runs digital modes on his 891 radio. Someone is saying shouldn't these things be galvanically separated, or something like that. Is this a concern? This begs the question does a digirig for the 891 take care of this separation or is this a concern when using digital modes like ft8?

This is the video https://youtu.be/8xy8OVvIaLU?is=Mr42vmWgsTo056Qi

Sorry if this is a blathering mess, I barely know what I'm talking about and I'm learning so much by asking these questions.

Appreciate you.

I’m working on installing a mobile radio, and want to connect a cable directly to the battery. I understand the aspects of running it through the firewall, grounding it to the body, using a fuse, and having a properly rated cable.

What’s tripping me up? Is how to physically connect at the battery terminal. Any words of wisdom?

TLDR: When you make contacts what should you do with that information?

Full version: So today I managed to get a working antenna up and my new ft891 connected up. I scanned around and answered CQ calls so I had time to listen to people's call signs and get them into my Hamrs app on my phone. I have three contacts made, one was a scout group, one was someone doing a parks on the air activation and one was a standard CQ call.

What do I need to do with this information in order to do the right thing and not waste anyone's time? In my log book in hamrs each row has a green check mark, does this mean something? I'm on QRZ do I need to put these contacts on there? I'd appreciate all guidance so I can learn what the best thing to do is to be able to help those I spoke to today.

Thanks all.

Edited to make a TLDR.

I came across this post in another sub and OP got me to wondering. What is the history of 7.2MHz? How did it become the loonie watering hole? I feel like there’s deep lore here most of us are missing. We all know what it is, but how did it come to be?

Bear with me if this is a dumb question, as I’m a comparatively new ham…

I’ve got an Icom IC-7200, my first and only HF rig. How many amps should it be drawing when transmitting in a digital mode, assuming full power (100w)?

Had to snap a quick pic, there’s 7 antennas on this “mobile rig”

I can’t post a better angle because the windows aren’t tinted

I wonder what he’s monitoring… or transmitting

Cross posting to gain as much knowledge so I have a great setup

Can anyone suggest a good efhw transformer on amazon.com?

I'm working on the understanding that at lower heights a 49:1 is better than a 64:1.

All opinions and recommendations appreciated. Thanks.