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Helmets anyone?
Thanks for the clue Omea Man. I thought it was code related but I wasn't sure. Ever since they took my plus away I can't remember if the dit comes before the dah or the dah comes before the dit.
APRS is pretty neat stuff although it might not save my life. If a HAM calls for help and nobody hears him is his signal readable? QST has a small article about some mini-sats recently launched from Kodiak that will be turned over to APRS use in awhile but it doesn't say what the coverage will be. My hope is they'll be geo-synchronous over Alaska and make APRS a real lifesaver for HAMS in the boonies. I like to troll for APRS stations as I travel here in Alaska. Whatever pops up usually has locations and PL tones for nearby repeaters and nodes. More current than the book at home.
There are a few threads going on about bluetooth helmets. Have any HAMs here played with them? Any good/bad experiences or recommendations. I'm dreaming of a helmet I can use for bikes and snowmobiles. It would be most helpful in keeping a group of snowmobilers together as a group and finding them when they get seperated. Better than running all the way to the parking lot to see if they went there. We do that with 2 meter anyway but we have to all stop and talk at the same time.
Ski-doo mobile
ATV mobile
Couch immobile
73s NL7PW
Thanks for the clue Omea Man. I thought it was code related but I wasn't sure. Ever since they took my plus away I can't remember if the dit comes before the dah or the dah comes before the dit.
APRS is pretty neat stuff although it might not save my life. If a HAM calls for help and nobody hears him is his signal readable? QST has a small article about some mini-sats recently launched from Kodiak that will be turned over to APRS use in awhile but it doesn't say what the coverage will be. My hope is they'll be geo-synchronous over Alaska and make APRS a real lifesaver for HAMS in the boonies. I like to troll for APRS stations as I travel here in Alaska. Whatever pops up usually has locations and PL tones for nearby repeaters and nodes. More current than the book at home.
There are a few threads going on about bluetooth helmets. Have any HAMs here played with them? Any good/bad experiences or recommendations. I'm dreaming of a helmet I can use for bikes and snowmobiles. It would be most helpful in keeping a group of snowmobilers together as a group and finding them when they get seperated. Better than running all the way to the parking lot to see if they went there. We do that with 2 meter anyway but we have to all stop and talk at the same time.
Ski-doo mobile
ATV mobile
Couch immobile
73s NL7PW
As far as I'm concerned there is nothing like the sound from a big box radio. I have a TS940-old but great radio and a FT450 nice compact radio but you don't get the nice audio (in or out) that you get from the big box radios. I'm hoping for 6m to pop in the near future. Nice station, Gary WB1GIW
