Category Archives: Digital ops

P25 vs FM mode on 900Mhz with EF Johnson 5100′s

Posted on February 22, 2013 by kj4wlh

I captured P25 digital and FM audio and video from the Richmond, VA 900Mhz repeater (WA4FC/R). Thanks to Dave (N4MW) and Fred (WB4KXS) for the great dialog Thanks to FieldComm for repeater use, care, and feeding: http://www.fieldcomm.org The HT’s we’re … Continue reading →

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Some new NXDN Resources

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Jason

NXDN (aka NEXEDGE for Kenwood, and iDAS for Icom), is gaining traction on the amateur radio bands, thanks to the hard work of a few software gurus around the country. They have managed to build a software solution, that overcomes … Continue reading →

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The rise of DMR in amateur radio

Posted on January 28, 2012 by Jay

Digital Mobile Radio (DMR) is on the rise in the amateur radio community, and here is a little proof.  I’ve been experimenting with the mode (aka MOTOTRBO) since the fall on our UHF TRBO repeater system. As you can see, … Continue reading →

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New Yaesu digital radios coming soon

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Jay

This year at Dayton should be an interesting show with regards to digital communications.  DSTAR seems to be moving further downhill in choices for digital mobile radio in the amateur radio world.  APCO25 has been common for years across the … Continue reading →

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SSTV is alive and well on ten meters

Posted on November 13, 2011 by Jay

While hanging out on ten this morning, I ran across some SSTV action on 28.678 MHz (680 is one of the normal freqs).   Here are a few captures from the fun – just thought I would share for all … Continue reading →

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Fun with MFSK16

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Jay

Jason and I had about an hour QSO the other evening on 20 meter PSK31 and finally switched over to MFSK16 mode.  We send a couple of pictures in that mode just for fun.  Here are a couple of screen … Continue reading →

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Get back on ten meters

Posted on October 2, 2011 by Jay
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Mototrbo is coming soon !

Posted on August 14, 2011 by Jay

There are so many new modes and technologies in radio right now.  Sometimes they start in ham radio and trickle into the rest of the world, but in this case, this stuff has started in the commercial world and trickled … Continue reading →

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Mototrbo usage at Dayton

Posted on May 13, 2011 by Jay

I’m going to be trying out Mototrbo for the first time this year on the ham bands while at the hamfest.  TRBO, as it is frequently called is another digital modulation type like P25, DSTAR, etc.  It is becoming popular … Continue reading →

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New packet hardware installed

Posted on February 14, 2010 by Jay

Part of the antenna party yesterday included installation of a new triband antenna at the tower site to allow for 6m/2m/70cm packet operation to contribute to the regions emergency communications system. While we slacked and didn’t get pictures of the … Continue reading →

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