I plug in my CW paddle and it acts like a straight key when the key mode is set to MAN. That's normal. But when I switch to AUTO-L or AUTO-R, both the left and right paddle output a repeating dit-dah pattern. What I expect is a dit-dit pattern on one side and a dah-dah pattern on the other side, but both make a dit-dah pattern. This happens whether I'm on AUTO-L or AUTO-R mode.

The Xiegu G90 has the latest firmware for base and display. I'm stumped, any ideas? Is my paddle just shitty?

I live in Norway and me and my bud from Kentucky are planning to get some some HF/shortwave radios to talk to eachother overseas, and I'm wondering what the cheapest and most efficient radio to buy would be.. Any suggestions?

Also, we would be able to use skywave to talk to eachother, right? I'm only experienced in using CB radios so far and I don't think that's a thing with CB's from what I've experienced.

I bought an FT-DX10 for Black Friday. I'd like to use it to do NVIS. I'm considering G5RV with a tuner vs another dipole like the Buckmaster OCF or Palomar or something else. I have a 175ft long tree line to span so I should be able to get at least 80m but I'd like to use be able to use as many bands as possible. What have you found the most success with NVIS with.

Hye guys, probably the wrong subthread but I have an airplane with a single radio in it. I'm not ready to upgrade all my avionics just yet, but my home field has two common frequencies that I would like to monitor. I would like to get a simply handheld aviation radio and a some sort of adapter to split my input so I can listen to both frequencies at the same time. Anyone know of an adapter/splitter like that??

With Jessica Rosenworcel's departure from the FCC, the next appointment could mark a turning point. Imagine if the next commissioner were someone with firsthand experience—someone who holds a valid FCC license from any service or who has worked in an industry regulated by the Commission.

Currently, the FCC's leadership consists entirely of attorneys with impressive credentials but limited direct exposure to the industries they oversee.

• Anna Gomez: Career bureaucrat and attorney
• Nathan Simington: Lawyer, former NTIA official
• Geoffrey Starks: DOJ attorney background
• Brendan Carr: Lawyer with telecom law experience

While legal experience is valuable, wouldn't it benefit the regulated to have regulators with actual experience in services like mobile, experimental, broadcast, safety (maritime or aeronautical), or land mobile?

Has anyone used a CDE Model H-III control box to control an Alliance HD73 rotor? If so, what is needed to make the two compatible?

HAM RADIO NEWS: FOR PERL HARBOR DEC 7TH AND 8TH SEVERAL MIL STATIONS WILL BE OPERATING SPLIT BETWEEN HAM BANDS AND MIL BANDS. HAM OPS TX IN HAM BANDS AND RX ON MIL BANDS. FREQS TO MONITOR INCLUDE 7.469 14.667 19.160 21.856. USS ALABAMA WILL BE OPERATING WITH CALLSIGN NEMW ON 7.463 AND 14.7615. MIL STATIONS WILL ANNOUNCE WHAT FREQS THEY ARE MONITORING DURING THE EVENT. ♢

I have some 14 AWG DX Engineering radial wire:

https://www.dxengineering.com/parts/dxe-radw-500?seid=dxese1

I want to use it for a 650' loop antenna. The stuff is pretty flexible and soft and has 19 strands of 27 AWG wire. Looks pretty good to me but I really don't know what "radial" wire is. Any reason not to use it?

Hey everyone! Newbie technician here. I'm trying to do a project in VHF band using (G)FSK modulation. I searched and found a chip called TI CC1120 that could work in VHF band. I'd like to prototype the project with an Arduino but it seems that resources are very limited in this area. I probably need to make my own breakout board/peripheral circuits for CC1120 to make it work. The official evaluation kit seems very expensive. Does anyone know how to get started? Thanks!

Hi, HRO shipped me what is in their catalog as a 500DR model (and in their packing slip invoice) but the box has 500D. I called and they said it is the exact radio? 🤷‍♀️🤦‍♀️ when I said that is not what the invoice states he said that it is above his pay grade?

I'm looking to get a small mobile radio (interested in the TYT TH-8600) so it can fit in a small pelican case that I've built as a cyberdeck. Mainly want to run APRS and some other digital tools using a digirig.

Having no experience with mobile radios, would I be able to use a USB-C (PD) battery pack with it? I see the power cables coming out of most mobile radios have different fittings or allow for you to connect your own.

I have this battery already and would like to use it to power the rig if possible.

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

I have G90+Digirig+WSJDX+WIN11 PC set up at shack, works great. I don't want to take my XPS 13 to POTA locations, thinking about tablet. So my questions are:

1. Is it worth to buy an Android tablet for digital?

2. If yes, can you help me with this choices:

• Lenovo Tab M11 https://www.gsmarena.com/lenovo_tab_m11-12783.php

• Xiaomi Redmi Pad SE https://www.gsmarena.com/xiaomi_redmi_pad_se-12466.php

• Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ https://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_tab_a9+-12617.php

I'll use tablet exclusively for outdoor work, I don't need it for anything else.

What's the name of this connector:

https://preview.redd.it/feq8nx9y5p4e1.png?width=152&format=png&auto=webp&s=2f8862c5d184a78ee4c68a62fda5781b0bd26a9e

I need to get an adapter from this to BNC for my signal generator.

Is there a "shack in a box" transceiver that goes (160, 80mtrs - UHF), or will I need a min of 2 boxes?

Sky-Wired from youtube didn't like the ear piece his Boafeng came with so he hacked it to better suit his needs

Hey yall. I am trying to decide between the two Yaesu mics above, for an FT-710. My question is, has anyone used both that can tell me the difference in how they sound? I understand one is a condenser mic and one is a dynamic element. But what is that doing for how I sound? I can't decide how to chose which one to pick for my radio. I also see the Heil Gold Elite mic is in the price range of these as well, maybe I should go third party? Any advise would be appreciated

I am sure they need the financial help, but I just can't bring myself to fund the incompetency.

The past year has wrecked my confidence in their ability to do anything other than keep people employed.

Curious if anybody here is active on 4m, especially now more multi-band radios appear to be including 4m out of the box. Any prorogation stories to tell or advice for getting on air?

Currently I can only Rx on 4m and have very rarely heard activity. This makes me rather reluctant to spend money on kit to Tx on 4m. Convince me otherwise!

Hello

This beautiful radio has found its way in to my possessions. It works fine and I can hear faint whispers or music sometimes but unfortunately I have no knowledge about any of the mechanics of this thing. How do I connect a functioning antenna ?

Hi guys, sorry for such a noob question. I have this mobile radio ICOM IC-F121 with several channels saved, but I need to access one, which is not. I got the frequency but how can I switch from this saved list to input the frequency manually?

What would be some good alternative antenna for the tsc100ra? Listening to airband (uk) primarily

Are they comfortable? I’ve got the iCom harness already in my vehicle.

Due to low budget, I'm looking for a cheap, portable HF transceiver for a beginner. Currently I could identify Xiegu G90 and sBitx v3. The future user is a professional electronic engineer with experience in DSP, embedded systems and so on. Which of those is better suited in that situation?

Hello Reddit,

The original MH-31 that came with FT-857D developed issue with the down button that stopped working, so I decided to buy a new microphone and chose the MH-59A8J.

According to the manual, I switched Menu option 59 to RMT, but the microphone buttons don't work, except for PTT and Power On/Off - so apparently it's not being powered up by the rig?

I started looking for similar issues and found several discussions, including this one:
https://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio/comments/bzioa7/yaesu_857d_and_mh_59_remotemic_malfunction/

I tried all three types of resets: VM / FUNC / Home + Power but none resolved the issue.

Has anyone encountered this problem, and how did you manage to solve it?

Any advice on where to start digging would be greatly appreciated.

UPD - I found exact description of my issue here:

https://vk4ghz.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=9750

My ft-857d microphone MH-31 partly works i can PTT i can scan up and i can turn off the unit but i cannot scan down , connecting the MH-59 selecting RMT the only thing i can do is turn off and on the unit and use the ptt nothing else works

And then below they suggest solution:

I managed to repair it I found an open circuit surface mount 470 ohms resistor on pin 8 of the microphone input circuit not allowing the MH59 to communicate with main cpu of the radio.

Thanks for any advise!

I'm studying to become a licensed send-amateur. Since years I use a transceiver which can be used on 10-12 meters. Until now it is programmed so that I can only use it on the 11 meter setting with power limitation.
When I get my license I could program it to be able to send on 10 meter and with more power.
But is it this allowed? That I use it for 10 meters with 100 watt PEP on SSB and on 11 meter with 12 watt PEP on SSB using my HAM call on 10 meters and my CB name on 11 meters?

I have my FT-710 connected to my PC with the silicone labs drivers and am using Win4yeasu or Ham Radio deluxe (testing out both). Both rig controller work fine and WSJT-X also does a great job.

But when trying to use my headset on SSB, I hear the radio fine but transmit does not work when when PTT enbaled (space bar on Win4Yeasu or hitting the MOX button), the radio keys up, but the mic transmission does not get to the radio. I do have the headset enabled for LISTEN in windows and sends to the USB Speaker for the Yeasu.

I also know the sounds does go out correctly since when I enable VOX mode, talking into the headset does key up the Radio and transmit fine. Just the normal PTT function does not work and I do not like the action of the VOX mode.

SSB MOD Source = Auto, but I have tried USB

Any Ideals?