I recently tore my entire shack apart and did an overhaul. Let's start out with some pictures first then I will describe what is going on. It is a dedicated area in my office though set aside just for amateur radio. My "Shack" is not really a shack in the traditional sense. My HF usage really varies based on available time, but when I am working in my office or mobile you can get me on Reflector 62C or W3ICF (via echolink if you are not local). On regular FM, I monitor W3ICF (echolink node 14613) in Frederick and WA4TSC in Bluemont Virginia. I monitor that when at home with the Hotspot and my local D-Star repeater also is normally connected to Reflector 62C and I listen to it when mobile. If you would like to try to connect for QSO or just say hi you can normally find me on D-Star on reflector 62C. You do not find communities like the amateur radio community very often anymore. What amazes me is the community around amateur radio is still as helpful as it was back in the 80's. I also live in an area that has a few D-Star repeaters. I have also gotten into D-Star and love the fact that you can talk with people all over the world with the audio quality of digital just by using a 5 watt handheld and a small hotspot running on a Raspberry Pi. I am working on getting it raised higher to get better performance on the longer frequencies. I have an 80 meter dipole that works better on 20 meters because of it being so close to the ground. I have been hanging around 20 meters and doing PSK31 mostly but experimenting with other modes as well. I have a HF Rig built and really enjoy the digital modes on HF. You can now get a 2 meter / 70 cm 5 watt radio from china for $35. Things have really changed since the 80's. I recently took all 3 tests to get the extra class license and am really enjoying getting back in to ham radio. That was back when you needed to know morse code to even get a novice license. I started messing with ham radio back in the 80's but when I moved to Texas shortly after high school I never did anything more with it. I have recently gotten back into Ham Radio (Amateur Radio). D-Star: Normally I hang out on Reflector 62C.Įcholink: Via W3ICF (node 14613) or via my Open Repeater Project test repeater node.ĪllStar: Via my Open Repeater Project test repeater node.ĭMR: My CCS7 ID is 3124112 and I typically hang out in US Nationwide (4639)įusion (C4FM): I mostly hang out in FCS001 Room Six which is the US room
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