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Autumn in Bonham Bike Rally Need One More Operator! Our friends at the Fannin County ARC are needing one more operator to help fill out the roster for tomorrow's AiB. It will be at Rest Stop #3 (NTMWD Lake Headquarters on FM 897. First riders are expected at 8:30am and last rider expected around 10am. Please let me know if you are...
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Painters Pole Random Question, Do you have a painters pole just laying around that you would like to sell or get rid of? Please let me know. I'm working on a 6M moxon and have a 3d print (& moxon antenna design) I would like to build and test. 73 Mark W5PTX 903-495-2445 (call or text) ...
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Broadcastify listen link update — feed is still on the air All, The computer that streams 444.500 to the internet has not changed and does not need to be changed. The feed is still live. What changed is how people listen to it. Broadcastify (same company as RadioReference) retired the old embed player that let a feed play inside someone ...
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Build Log: Truck Node — Solar/18650 WisBlock Mesh Node Finished the first truck node and figured I’d document the process for anyone else putting one of these together. Photos below track the build from rough start to finish. The parts pile Everything laid out before assembly: U.FL antenna pigtails, empty 2-cell 18650 holders in a fe...
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Meshtastic EmComm Grant Submitted to ARDC Meshtastic EmComm Grant Submitted to ARDC All, I am excited to update everyone on a project I have been working on for the past several weeks. After researching and posting about Meshtastic here in the forums, I explored possible funding options for a club EmComm mesh network....
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Meshtastic for EmComm on VHF/UHF – Off-Grid Texting Mesh Networks All, I wanted to get something for us into the Digital Knowledge area of our Club forums and combined that with some recent reading I have been doing. The subject is Meshtastic off-grid texting mesh networks. With increasing digital comms and our club's strong APRS presenc... 1 2 3
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Autumn in Bonham 2026: Let’s Return the Favor All, Click image to enlarge. I'd like to encourage everyone to put another outstanding regional public service event on your calendar—not just because it's an excellent event, but because it gives us an opportunity to return the favor. Autumn in Bonham returns on Saturda...
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Regional Net Discussion All, At the club meeting yesterday there was a discussion of participating in a "regional" net on 6 meters. Then yesterday afternoon I saw a Twitter/X post (https://x.com/cqcqcqdx/status/2103894522362995123) by Ross Langman (KB8NTY) (@RossRadio) that said "NVIS STYLE "BEAM" ANTE...
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Fannin County ARC – POTA and Go Box Meeting – October 17 All, The Fannin County ARC is having their Saturday, October 17, club meeting at Coffee Mill Lake. It will be a short meeting, a Parks on the Air and Go Box event. All are invited and their flyer is pasted below. It is my dad's 89th birthday so I don't know if I will make it or ...
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6 Things That Secretly Attract Spiders Into Your Bedroom — or Ham Shack — and How to Stop Them All, I saw this headline from Good Housekeeping this morning and almost dismissed it as clickbait. Turns out there is some legitimate pest-control science behind it — and while reading through the list, it occurred to me that several of these things could just as easily descr...
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A 51-Year-Old Amateur Radio Satellite Is Still Working All, Here is one for those of us who occasionally complain when a piece of radio equipment gives up after five or ten years. AMSAT-OSCAR 7 (AO-7) was launched in 1974 — and amateur radio operators are still using it today. AMSAT highlighted the remarkable little satellite ag...
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If Our Repeaters Went Down Tonight, Could We Still Communicate? All, The recent Ross Fire in Palo Pinto and Jack counties burned roughly 90,000 acres, damaged property and infrastructure and forced evacuations across part of North Texas. Emergency responders also brought in satellite-backed cellular equipment, portable communications systems...
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Cybersecurity for Amateur Radio Operators Practical Advice Without the Hype Amateur radio operators spend a lot of time experimenting with computers, Raspberry Pis, radios, programming software, digital modes, remote stations, networking, and equipment obtained from many different sources. That makes cybersecurity impor...
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What Piece of Ham Radio Gear Do You Own That You Would Immediately Buy Again? All, Here is a general question for everybody. What piece of amateur radio gear do you own that, if it disappeared tomorrow, you would immediately go out and buy again? It doesn't necessarily have to be your most expensive radio or the fanciest thing in the shack. It might be ...
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Cellular Hotspots All, I have been asked to write a post on updating renewals on the Mobile Beacon hotspots. Two key items: 1) You must have the IMEI for your device. 2) Unless you want to pay for everyone else coming up for renewal, please pay close attention to tick Renew Later on ALL but your...
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