Content (e.g. blog posts, information pages, and files/links) about the activities of the RRRA Technical Committee and the equipment/systems they maintain, along with technical topics of general interest.
There is now another digital repeater available in the Fargo-Moorhead
metro area: the
KD0IOE DMR/YSF repeater at 444.625+ CC1. This
repeater is an
MMDVM
based system that currently has
DMR and
YSF
enabled, with both timeslots available. It is located at my West Fargo
home, linked to the Internet and available for public use.
FT8 is a new mode included in WSJT-X versions 1.8 and later.
This weak signal mode is intended—and optimised—for making efficient
barebones contacts; a definite plus during this time of poor
propagation. Although FT8 does not support rag-chewing or contesting
exchanges it is, none the less, well worth trying out in the Amateur Radio
spirit of learning and experimentation.
The slides from my presentation after the adjournment of the April 17,
2018, RRRA Business Meeting
are available for download from the Training and Education
| Presentations folder on the
RRRA File Sharing server.
The 10M Propagation Beacon; located in Sabin, MN, and operating at
28.2865 Mhz with the call-sign of W0ILO; was deactivated on April 7, 2018.
A new 10M Propagation Beacon using the call-sign WB0BIN, operating
on the same frequency and from the same location in Sabin, was activated
on April 9, 2018, at 14:00 UTC.
About the Beacon Beacon Message Reception Reports About the Beacon Call-sign: W0ILO Operating frequency: 28286.5 KHz This beacon was deactivated on April 7, 2018.
Ever wonder about amateur radio in space? Learn all about it here with this
great presentation by Doug Tabor - N6UA explaining all about chasing
satellites at the 2018 Winter Hamfest hosted by Northern Colorado Amateur
Radio Club. 1
