This week, I need your help dealing in all the new audio equipment. I’m opening up the phone lines and the guest spots to you guys. Bring you topics, ideas, comments & lunch to help me get dial in all the settings for future shows.
Show Notes:
Join Me every Monday at Noon Mountain Time (1800 UTC) for lunch & ham radio. I’ll bring in short subjects that we can dive in and look at, you can bring up subjects to discuss. You can also join me as a guest on the show.
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FCS Reflector: Youtubers 003/48
During our 2021 DXpedition to Costa Rica, the 12 meter band was open and I was able to make several good contacts while using the Yaesu FT-891 and the BuddiHex Hexbeam. Take a look!
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FT8 is a mode in the WSJT-X software developed by Dr Joe Taylor K1JT. In this video I show how to get started and make contacts with FT8, introduction for new beginners and even a pro tip how I know from a quick glance if the bands are open.
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⏱️Chapters⏱️
0:00 An Introduction for Beginners
0:28 What is FT8?
2:16 A QSO Example & How well does it work?
4:16 Get Your Timing Right!
5:12 Setting up WSJT-X for the FT8 Mode
8:29 My Waterfall settings
9:44 Transmitting and message sequencing
14:54 Setting your TX audio level and ALC drive
17:15 I’ve never worked that country before!
18:11 How much Power should you run?
19:48 A bonus tip to level up your DX abilities!
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Join us for the lunchtime livestream this week as I re-welcome Vance onto the stream to talk about the Fall Support Your Parks weekend and Parks on the Air for Ham Radio
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😎 Ham Radio 2.0 Is Now Multi-Platform! 😎
Full30 – http://hr2.li/o9uok
LinkedIn: http://hr2.li/uzjn4
Odysee: http://hr2.li/8qvzv
Rumble: http://hr2.li/umu9h
✔ SOURCES ✔
AREDN Mesh Networking Hardware: http://hr2.li/l3m2q
Get a DMR or NXDN ID: http://hr2.li/zff8j
ALL About DMR: http://hr2.li/qze9b
How to write a DMR codeplug: http://hr2.li/tfr37
**Get your TECHNICIAN License! http://hr2.li/fgxn3
Upgrade to GENERAL! http://hr2.li/tm4v8
DMR, DSTAR and YSF Hotspots: http://hr2.li/7xo4j
Theme and background music courtesy of https://www.bensound.com
Join us tonight for a short Livestream from Costa Rica
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Shop our Products: http://www.shop.hamradio2.com
Shop our Amazon Store: https://www.amazon.com/shop/hamradio2.0
Commissions can be earned on Affiliate Links
Ham Radio 2.0 Is Now Multi-Platform!
Full30 – http://hr2.li/o9uok
LinkedIn: http://hr2.li/uzjn4
Odysee: http://hr2.li/8qvzv
Rumble: http://hr2.li/umu9h
SOURCES
AREDN Mesh Networking Hardware: http://hr2.li/l3m2q
Get a DMR or NXDN ID: http://hr2.li/zff8j
ALL About DMR: http://hr2.li/qze9b
How to write a DMR codeplug: http://hr2.li/tfr37
**Get your TECHNICIAN License! http://hr2.li/fgxn3
Upgrade to GENERAL! http://hr2.li/tm4v8
DMR, DSTAR and YSF Hotspots: http://hr2.li/7xo4j
Theme and background music courtesy of https://www.bensound.com
Come and hangout with Shane and I as to talk about Channel Updates, Some Big News, set backs and more
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My friend Robin VA2NRJ visited me today and we recorded a "live" bilingual video of us talking about my Podcast / Video Studio Garage setujp, just for fun. We’ve improvise, let us know what you think. 73 Pascal VA2PV
Mon ami Robin VA2NRJ m’a rendu visite aujourd’hui et nous avons enregistré une vidéo "live" et bilingue dans mon studio Podcast / Video situé dans mon garage, juste pour le "fun". On a improvisé, dites-nous ce que vous pensez de la vidéo bilingue. 73 Pascal VA2PV
Jim, W5FEA, is having trouble seeing the menu display on his radio, he is unsure whether this is because of not very clear display settings or his old eyesight? Any help Dave could give concerning the matter would be much appreciated.
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Edited by Callum Jakeman
To learn more about me, visit: http://www.dcasler.com/about/
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Theme music is "Sour Tennessee Red," by John Deley and the 41 Players, courtesy YouTube Music Library.
I use drawings from OpenClipArt.org, including the "walking man"
Technician training videos, see http://www.ke0og.net/training/
General training videos, see http://www.ke0og.net/general/
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List of the Ask Dave videos, see http://dcasler.com/ask-dave/#askdavelist
Thanks to my sweet wife, Loretta, KBØVWW, for both audio and video assistance! (Her website is www.aldea-art.com.)
My primary website: http://www.dcasler.com
The ham radio part of my website (direct link): http://www.ke0og.net
My publishing website: http://www.mtsneffelspress.com, where you can find my fantasy and science fiction books, as well as some local history books I publish for the Ridgway Railroad Museum and the Ouray County Historical Society
My Amazon author page, which lists my print and Kindle books: http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00471I0Q4.
I’m often asked what equipment I use to create the videos. The devices include the Panasonic DMC-G7 camera, Panasonic HDC-TM90 video camera, GoPro Hero2 HD camera, Tascam DR-05 audio recorder, Audio-Technica ATR-3350 lapel microphone, Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W560 digital camera, the Kodak Zi-8 video camera, my iPhone 5S. Software used: CyberLink PowerDirector 17 on an HP Gaming Pavilion, also using Smoothdraw 4.0.5.0, FastStone Image Viewer 5.3, FastStone Capture 8.0, Audacity 2.1.1, LibreOffice 5.0.4.2, and Ink2Go 1.7.2. You can see how my studio is set up by viewing https://youtu.be/wFSQ8vtNA5A.
