- Location
- West Jordan
It was awesome chatting with you today, on the radio and in AF!
Bryson, you have to be next...right?
Yup. Carl and I both passed the exam Wednesday night.
It was awesome chatting with you today, on the radio and in AF!
Bryson, you have to be next...right?
Yup. Carl and I both passed the exam Wednesday night.
146.700 -- 127.3 Hz (IRLP 3300)
146.940 -- 110.9 Hz (IRLP 3892)
147.300 -- 110.9 Hz (IRLP 3924)
I got my vanity call sign, now it's easier for me to remember...
Anyone ever play around on the Echolink app on your phone?
Sure, it's easier for you. But what about the rest of us, who don't have your three initials memorized?
I have also downloaded it and used it a few times. It can be a bit finicky, especially if your phone's internet connection is less than rock solid. When you connect, the software will announce "W7DMW connected" on the repeater output. This means everybody who is monitoring hears it, but you do not. If you're lucky, there will be traffic and your phone will begin picking it up, letting you know everything is working as intended. If the repeater is quiet, you're kinda in the dark and just need to try calling out for a response.
It is common to hear the connection announcement followed quickly by a disconnection announcement, where the operator never actually says anything. I've often thought that perhaps the operator didn't know they were properly connected. Because of this possibility, myself (and a few others) will usually try to immediately call out to someone who patches in via Echolink if there is no conversation going on when they connect.
Long story short, try it out.
Glad you told me about the announcement so I won't make a fool of myself again.
Don't take it that way. This is just how EchoLink works. If you don't experiment with it, you'll never become comfortable with it. The good news is, everybody who has ever used EchoLink has been there, too... so we all understand completely. I promise nobody will judge you or laugh at you while you figure out how to make it work.
Does anyone know if it'll run in the background, or does the app have to be open and on screen to monitor it?
Rumor has it there is a guy in Utah County that makes a 'Ham in a Can' using ammo style boxes.typically find him at survivalist conventions, etc. I have very little info on him, and we (Salt Lake Off-Road Expo) are trying to get a hold of him. We got his card and talked to him last year, but can't find our info on him. Does anybody have a clue who I might be talking about???
Yes it is me. I remember talking to them at the Lehi Preppers Fair. I had offered to present at the offroaders convention. They can reach me at johnwjacobs@gmail.com
You are AWESOME!!
One of my concerns is low bridges. I don't want to damage the Airstream (or the antenna) if I whack it on something.
I've been really happy with my larsen dual band antenna on the van, and I'd be fine running it on the airstream as well, provided I can get a good ground plane.