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SeattleVet

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13. Nice! Which mode were you using?

Tue Mar 29, 2022, 01:37 AM

Mar 2022

Sounds like a nice set of contacts!

My wife and I got our first licenses right after the Nisqually earthquake here in the Seattle area when we found out how useless the cellphone system is in an emergency/disaster situation. Upgraded to General a few years ago, and have been studying to make the upgrade to Extra. We're members of the BEARS - Boeing Employee's Amateur Radio Society (my wife was a Boeing engineer before she retired).

I've built a few radios - a TunaTin II (I cheated a little and built it in a chopped clams can, instead of tuna), a Rockmite, and an Elecraft K2. Don't have a decent antenna system up, but have been exploring the options we have for our location and small lot.

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Amateur Radio in Ukraine [View all] k0rs Mar 2022 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Mar 2022 #1

Wow indeed! elleng Mar 2022 #2

Too much... k0rs Mar 2022 #7

Thanks elleng Mar 2022 #8

Too too cool, kOrs!! Leghorn21 Mar 2022 #3

Super interesting. At one time I really wanted to get involved in amateur radio. Hoyt Mar 2022 #4

Go for it! The entry-level Technician license test is pretty easy... SeattleVet Mar 2022 #14

Exactly! k0rs Mar 2022 #24

Very intriguing. yorkster Mar 2022 #5

"Can you link up to amateur radio in Russia?" k0rs Mar 2022 #6

Wow .OK now we need Operation Ham. yorkster Mar 2022 #9

Ukrainian Hams k0rs Mar 2022 #10

Amazing you got to hear that. yorkster Mar 2022 #12

Back in 1990 or so when the old USSR broke up dumbcat Mar 2022 #19

Yep k0rs Mar 2022 #22

so cool Demovictory9 Mar 2022 #11

Nice! Which mode were you using? SeattleVet Mar 2022 #13

FT-8 k0rs Mar 2022 #23

That is really cool! StarryNite Mar 2022 #15

Very interesting & welcome to DU! Hekate Mar 2022 #16

Sounds like you have a contest rig set up.. I did a bunch of builds and QRP stuff. mitch96 Mar 2022 #17

FT-8, I presume? dumbcat Mar 2022 #18

FT8 or JS8Call? 73 nt Cognitive_Resonance Mar 2022 #20

FT-8 k0rs Mar 2022 #21

For Anyone Interested. ruet Mar 2022 #25

Thanks! One question before I go down the rabbit hole: scipan Mar 2022 #26

You Can Make A Simple, Portable, Dipole Antenna... ruet Mar 2022 #27

Thanks! Bookmarking. This is great. scipan Mar 2022 #30

Yes, it's become a common issue dumbcat Mar 2022 #28

Thanks! I do use over the air TV because it costs so much for cable scipan Mar 2022 #29