SWR Report: 2m Tape Measure Yagi
For those that built the tape measure Yagi from July 8, 2026 club meeting... I managed a very good SWR across 2m band.
Rigexpert Match RFE - Antscope v2.1.13 (customized)
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How about a local/training QSO Party?
Based on experiences working VA, WV, MD & NC QSO parties as a mobile, I started working on a concept in 2017 to create something more local that new technicians could participate in, and that would recreate the cooperative spirit that these particular contests promote. I wonder if this might be a good HVARC project? Some basic tenets: 1 - Brief and local. 4 hours at most, over a limited geographic area. Creating 'localities' out of extended Maidenhead squares. Would conclude with a picnic for the participants. Maybe even a tailgate sale? 2 - Educational purposes would be to familiarize new hams with the grid squares, contest procedures, on-air courtesy, and maybe even Cabrillo. 3 - A practical purpose would be to identify prime accessible vantage points where simple radios could be placed to create a reliable communications network. 4 - Opportunities for listen-only participants, including possible fox hunting, scavenger hunting, or even a receive-only…
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DMR Curious? No radio and no hotspot needed!
There's a new app in town: VoxDMR. Runs well on Windows and Android. Windows version is only 25 Mb download and NO INSTALLER required. It runs right from the .EXE file in the folder where ever you save it. Linux, Mac, and iOS support on the way.
Just visit: https://www.voxdmr.com/
Simple to configure:
DMR ID (get one at radioid.net if you don't already have one, it's free).
Brandmeister and/or TGIF account (free, just register).
Your Brandmeister and/or TGIF hotspot password (available in Self-Care at both website). VoxDMR app looks like a hotspot to the DMR networks.
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W4HOO - Mike
Jun 25
Colorado Digital runs a hotspot net on Wednesday nights at 9pm ET on BM 30188 (plus many other methods). Net control, W0SUN (Bucky) heavily promoted VoxDMR on last night's. I promoted it on last night's Southwest VA DMR net on TG 31513. Getting the word out. Lots of use cases for using this software to help fill in the gaps when my trusty Baofeng DM32 isn't an option.
Ham Radio Weekly: Free Newsletter
Nice summary covering a variety of ham radio topics. Free to subscribe, just visit here: https://hamweekly.com/
Need even more ham radio news? Here's a nice listing of print only as well as online ham magazines:
https://codeberg.org/K3LOE/Amateur_Radio_Magazines/src/branch/main/list.md
List is updated on a regular basis.
73 es enjoy! Mike
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I have 1.1 SWR minimum on 144.5 out of box.