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Two friends and I have received a frequency pair (70 cm) for a repeater to be put up in the Friendswood area. The antenna will be at 150' which will give us about 20 mile coverage radius. The repeater will be on an Allstar node, so hams with access to another Allstar linked repeater, or an Allstar node, can connect to our repeater and talk.
The repeater will be primarily for the Texas Youth Amateur Radio Club (TYARC) that Eric, Frank and I are starting. (http://www.TYARC.org) However, we plan to have a weekly TexasCHLforum net. For you non-ham folks, a "net" is simply a bull session that can be anything from a very formal emergency communications drill or training to an equally informal "rag chew." The Allstar link system means someone in El Paso or Israel can join in simply by using a cheap hand-held radio (HT) and an Allstar node. You don't have to be within the 20 mile radius of the repeater.
So you folks who have been on the fence about getting your Technician License should go ahead and do it. The Gordon West study guide and computer software are only $29.95. Those who really get interested in ham radio can upgrade to a General Class or Amateur Extra class licenses.
Chas.
The repeater will be primarily for the Texas Youth Amateur Radio Club (TYARC) that Eric, Frank and I are starting. (http://www.TYARC.org) However, we plan to have a weekly TexasCHLforum net. For you non-ham folks, a "net" is simply a bull session that can be anything from a very formal emergency communications drill or training to an equally informal "rag chew." The Allstar link system means someone in El Paso or Israel can join in simply by using a cheap hand-held radio (HT) and an Allstar node. You don't have to be within the 20 mile radius of the repeater.
So you folks who have been on the fence about getting your Technician License should go ahead and do it. The Gordon West study guide and computer software are only $29.95. Those who really get interested in ham radio can upgrade to a General Class or Amateur Extra class licenses.
Chas.
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Ham radio and kids, that's a great thing. Opens minds to possibilities.
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I hope you start a real interest in ham radio.
I am a retired ET from the USPS and have a wide interest in seeing children get ahead in life.
I have a call sign KA5YQG starting in 1986 and a General Radio Operators Lic.
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and getting to be an old man without the energy to be active in any of the above.
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I am a retired ET from the USPS and have a wide interest in seeing children get ahead in life.
I have a call sign KA5YQG starting in 1986 and a General Radio Operators Lic.
Life member of NRA
Life member of TSRA
Life member of ARRL
Life member in several Masonic Organizations.
Member of Arlington Sportsman Club
and getting to be an old man without the energy to be active in any of the above.
Allen
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You got a "Junior Member" tag on this forum. There is still some junior spark in you.ET-Ret wrote:I hope you start a real interest in ham radio.
I am a retired ET from the USPS and have a wide interest in seeing children get ahead in life.
I have a call sign KA5YQG starting in 1986 and a General Radio Operators Lic.
Life member of NRA
Life member of TSRA
Life member of ARRL
Life member in several Masonic Organizations.
Member of Arlington Sportsman Club
and getting to be an old man without the energy to be active in any of the above.
Allen
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Check aa9pw website its completely free and have practice test that will get you where you need to be.
Chas, I don't know a thing about all star, is it pretty much the same as echolink?
Chas, I don't know a thing about all star, is it pretty much the same as echolink?
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It's more like IRLP, but with much greater capability, better audio and it is also a repeater controller.cheezit wrote:Check aa9pw website its completely free and have practice test that will get you where you need to be.
Chas, I don't know a thing about all star, is it pretty much the same as echolink?
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This is a cool idea! Thanks for the heads up. KG5RBF
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Thank you chas
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Working on my Extra with the Gordon West Study guide now.(Thank You Charles Cotton for the suggestion)
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Darn,....haven't found any Allstar capable repeaters within range of my 4 watt transmitter on my omni antenna. My horizontal beam antenna is dedicated to working SSB. Will keep watch to see if any come up.
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If not, consider building an Allstar micro-node. Don't buy one for $500! They are easy to build using a Raspberry Pi 3.2farnorth wrote:Darn,....haven't found any Allstar capable repeaters within range of my 4 watt transmitter on my omni antenna. My horizontal beam antenna is dedicated to working SSB. Will keep watch to see if any come up.
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Charles - how about a Ham sub-forum here on TexasCHLForum? There's obviously a lot of good people with ham licenses here.Charles L. Cotton wrote:Two friends and I have received a frequency pair (70 cm) for a repeater to be put up in the Friendswood area. The antenna will be at 150' which will give us about 20 mile coverage radius. The repeater will be on an Allstar node, so hams with access to another Allstar linked repeater, or an Allstar node, can connect to our repeater and talk.
The repeater will be primarily for the Texas Youth Amateur Radio Club (TYARC) that Eric, Frank and I are starting. (http://www.TYARC.org) However, we plan to have a weekly TexasCHLforum net. For you non-ham folks, a "net" is simply a bull session that can be anything from a very formal emergency communications drill or training to an equally informal "rag chew." The Allstar link system means someone in El Paso or Israel can join in simply by using a cheap hand-held radio (HT) and an Allstar node. You don't have to be within the 20 mile radius of the repeater.
So you folks who have been on the fence about getting your Technician License should go ahead and do it. The Gordon West study guide and computer software are only $29.95. Those who really get interested in ham radio can upgrade to a General Class or Amateur Extra class licenses.
Chas.
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I'd be interested. I think it could be relevant based on emergency preparedness as wellbblhd672 wrote:Charles - how about a Ham sub-forum here on TexasCHLForum? There's obviously a lot of good people with ham licenses here.Charles L. Cotton wrote:Two friends and I have received a frequency pair (70 cm) for a repeater to be put up in the Friendswood area. The antenna will be at 150' which will give us about 20 mile coverage radius. The repeater will be on an Allstar node, so hams with access to another Allstar linked repeater, or an Allstar node, can connect to our repeater and talk.
The repeater will be primarily for the Texas Youth Amateur Radio Club (TYARC) that Eric, Frank and I are starting. (http://www.TYARC.org) However, we plan to have a weekly TexasCHLforum net. For you non-ham folks, a "net" is simply a bull session that can be anything from a very formal emergency communications drill or training to an equally informal "rag chew." The Allstar link system means someone in El Paso or Israel can join in simply by using a cheap hand-held radio (HT) and an Allstar node. You don't have to be within the 20 mile radius of the repeater.
So you folks who have been on the fence about getting your Technician License should go ahead and do it. The Gordon West study guide and computer software are only $29.95. Those who really get interested in ham radio can upgrade to a General Class or Amateur Extra class licenses.
Chas.
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