Amateur (HAM) Radio: kj7pkz

FT-991A tips and settings: What has worked for me Aug 30, 2020 - 2 min read

The intent of this document is to describe a few aspects of the FT-991A that confused me, so as to benefit anyone else who might be confused :) Permalink Repeater shift on 145 HMz There was a local emergency net that I wanted to dial into on 145.430 MHz with offset -0.6 MHz and tone 88.5 Hz. So I set the RPT menu to negative/- as I knew the offset was negative. Read more...

Ham frequencies: List of frequencies I use Aug 30, 2020 - 1 min read

This is just a list for my own reference :) Label Abbreviation Frequency Offset Tone freq Tone Squelch Bainbridge Island Club BARC 444.475 MHz +5.0 MHz 103.5 Hz CTCSS CTCSS Bainbridge Island Club - simplex BISX02 147.600 MHz Simplex 147.500 MHz Puget Sound Repeater Group PSGR 146.960 MHz -0.6 MHz 103.5 Hz CTCSS Carrier Kitsap County Emergency Management KARS 2 145.430 MHz -0.6 MHz 88.5 Hz CTCSS Carrier Note: The tone part is still a bit fuzzy to me (as it relates to radio configuration)

Pat (Winlink) on Linux: Installation and configuration Aug 28, 2020 - 4 min read

Permalink Installation https://github.com/la5nta/pat/releases For example 1 2 3 curl -L -o pat.tgz https://github.com/la5nta/pat/releases/download/v0.9.0/pat_0.9.0_linux_amd64.tar.gz tar -zxvf pat.tgz sudo mv pat*/pat /usr/local/bin/ Permalink Pat Configuration 1 pat configure Set your callsign Set your maidenhead locator Also setup pat to use hamlib over rigctld (and optionally set it’s http address) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 { "hamlib_rigs": { "FT-991": { "address": "localhost:4532", "network": "tcp" } }, "http_addr": "localhost:5000" } This assumes you’ve got rigctld already running, and the rig name here matches the 3rd column in $(rigctl -l) Read more...

SvxLink/Qtel (Echolink): Installation and configuration Aug 27, 2020 - 2 min read

Permalink Installation sudo dnf install qtel Permalink Setup The first time you run qtel it’ll open a settings dialog, and refuse to continue until it’s minimally filled out. Here are the things you need to fill out, all in the User Information tab: Callsign Name Password Location Note: If you don’t yet have an Echolink password, what you put in here will become your password. So put in something appropriate. Read more...

WSJT-X with FT-991A on Linux: Installation and configuration Aug 15, 2020 - 3 min read

Permalink Installation sudo dnf install wsjtx Permalink Radio settings Menu Setting Value 029 232C RATE 34000bps 031 CAT RATE 34000 062 DATA MODE OTHERS 064 OTHER DISP (SSB) 1500Hz 065 OTHER SHIFT (SSB) 1500Hz 070 DATA IN SELECT REAR Permalink DT GAIN The goal is to use the highest value, but with no visible ALC Set the radio METER to ALC Use the TONE button in WSJT-X to transmit Raise the DT GAIN until you see ALC Then dial it back down until the ALC is no longer visible Stop transmitting (ie: click the TONE button again) Lots of people will say to keep DT GAIN at or below 10. Read more...