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by KE7JFF
Mon Oct 05, 2009 6:24 pm
Forum: HAMFESTS!!!
Topic: Belton, TX - 3 Oct 2009
Replies: 14
Views: 26624

Re: Belton, TX - 3 Oct 2009

The dude with the military pole kits is from Maryland. He bid on and won several lots a year or so ago and did not realize that he was bidding on pallets and not bags. Big difference between 24 bags and 24 pallets.... Yeah, there's people who actually modify the pole kits as portable antenna masts
by KE7JFF
Thu Jun 04, 2009 10:58 pm
Forum: HAMFESTS!!!
Topic: Sea-Pac June 5,6,7th
Replies: 10
Views: 18948

Re: Sea-Pac June 5,6,7th

Good News, I don't have to be back into Portland for work untill 8 PM now! woo! more time

Again, I'll be monitoring 147.540 in P25 and 446.495 w/67.0 PL.
by KE7JFF
Sat May 30, 2009 1:01 am
Forum: HAMFESTS!!!
Topic: Sea-Pac June 5,6,7th
Replies: 10
Views: 18948

Re: Sea-Pac June 5,6,7th

After further thought, I think I will drive up on Saturday since I just have work in the evening at 6 PM.

I'll be on P25 calling of 147.540.
by KE7JFF
Fri May 29, 2009 12:01 am
Forum: HAMFESTS!!!
Topic: Sea-Pac June 5,6,7th
Replies: 10
Views: 18948

Re: Sea-Pac June 5,6,7th

goondaddy wrote:Social reasons? Fuck dude.... You are in bad shape! And $275 clams? You're single and either bunking or living with Mommy, I have a family of 4, c'mon dude, get with the recession already....
Your just jealous I can spend money :p
by KE7JFF
Thu May 28, 2009 11:43 pm
Forum: HAMFESTS!!!
Topic: Sea-Pac June 5,6,7th
Replies: 10
Views: 18948

Re: Sea-Pac June 5,6,7th

WTF dude? You'll blow an assload of money on a digital format that few use around here, and you're gonna try to Jew my ass for a ride? :baby: Let me see what the vanpool arrangements are, my boy (cabbie) broke his wrist in a masturbation accident, so I may be rolling the ol' diesel smokin' looney w...
by KE7JFF
Wed May 27, 2009 11:56 pm
Forum: HAMFESTS!!!
Topic: Sea-Pac June 5,6,7th
Replies: 10
Views: 18948

Re: Sea-Pac June 5,6,7th

I might go up if someone offered a free ride....
by KE7JFF
Thu Apr 30, 2009 8:44 pm
Forum: Astro DStar and other digital voice formats
Topic: ASTRO Ham Band Repeaters (NATIONWIDE LIST)
Replies: 36
Views: 95731

Re: IL Astro Repeaters

n0xmz wrote:
Mong wrote: And as listed elsewhere, a neatly done list.
http://www.p25ham.com/
It wanted a username and password just to see the home page. Not a friendly bunch, I take it.
Naw, the website went down. I was hoping to find a Google cache of the page to stick up on my website as a mirror.
by KE7JFF
Thu Apr 30, 2009 7:50 pm
Forum: Astro DStar and other digital voice formats
Topic: ASTRO Ham Band Repeaters (NATIONWIDE LIST)
Replies: 36
Views: 95731

Re: ASTRO Ham Band Repeaters (NATIONWIDE LIST)

If you're up in the Barrie/Collingwood area then you'll have coverage on VA3IMB on 147.2850Mhz (156.7hz/NAC 293) but that's generally from Newmarket and above with a mobile. With the number of guys in the Toronto area with P25 gear, I'm surprised nobody has bothered yet. There is a P25 UHF repeater...
by KE7JFF
Fri Apr 24, 2009 8:17 pm
Forum: Astro DStar and other digital voice formats
Topic: Encryption on P25
Replies: 89
Views: 201651

Re: Encryption on P25

http://www.scribd.com/doc/14005101/data-encryption-is-legal Oooo...we have something in writing now! I need to get a crypto board for my ASTRO Saber... And a keyloader... Well, yes, thats a given too :) Step 1: Enable "Infinite Key Retention" and "Multikey" Step 2: Mail/take rad...
by KE7JFF
Fri Apr 24, 2009 3:17 pm
Forum: Astro DStar and other digital voice formats
Topic: Encryption on P25
Replies: 89
Views: 201651

Re: Encryption on P25

Credicon wrote:
KE7JFF wrote:
Oooo...we have something in writing now!

I need to get a crypto board for my ASTRO Saber...

And a keyloader...
Well, yes, thats a given too :)
by KE7JFF
Mon Apr 20, 2009 6:27 pm
Forum: Astro DStar and other digital voice formats
Topic: DV Dongle
Replies: 13
Views: 39174

Re: DV Dongle

To be fair, TRBO is also a 100% proprietary mode. TETRA would be fun to play with, but from what I understand it's very infrastructure-intensive and doesn't have a non-trunked repeater mode.. you get Network and DMO (direct) and that's it. P25 and D-Suck can at least be repeated with a couple of mo...
by KE7JFF
Fri Apr 17, 2009 1:31 am
Forum: Astro DStar and other digital voice formats
Topic: Encryption on P25
Replies: 89
Views: 201651

Re: Encryption on P25

Oooo...we have something in writing now!

I need to get a crypto board for my ASTRO Saber...
by KE7JFF
Sat Apr 11, 2009 12:43 pm
Forum: Astro DStar and other digital voice formats
Topic: ASTRO Ham Band Repeaters (NATIONWIDE LIST)
Replies: 36
Views: 95731

Re: ASTRO Ham Band Repeaters (NATIONWIDE LIST)

If you're up in the Barrie/Collingwood area then you'll have coverage on VA3IMB on 147.2850Mhz (156.7hz/NAC 293) but that's generally from Newmarket and above with a mobile. With the number of guys in the Toronto area with P25 gear, I'm surprised nobody has bothered yet. Yeah, would be nice to repl...
by KE7JFF
Fri Apr 10, 2009 10:49 pm
Forum: Astro DStar and other digital voice formats
Topic: ASTRO Ham Band Repeaters (NATIONWIDE LIST)
Replies: 36
Views: 95731

Re: ASTRO Ham Band Repeaters (NATIONWIDE LIST)

MikeOxlong wrote:
KE7JFF wrote:Is there a P25 VHF repeater in Toronto?
Nope, nobody has bothered yet.
Ugh...then I guess I will have to use my nice ASTRO Saber on a decent analog repeater up there :ham:
by KE7JFF
Sun Mar 29, 2009 8:38 pm
Forum: Astro DStar and other digital voice formats
Topic: ASTRO Ham Band Repeaters (NATIONWIDE LIST)
Replies: 36
Views: 95731

Re: ASTRO Ham Band Repeaters (NATIONWIDE LIST)

Is there a P25 VHF repeater in Toronto?
by KE7JFF
Fri Mar 06, 2009 7:00 pm
Forum: Astro DStar and other digital voice formats
Topic: IC-92AD and OFs
Replies: 10
Views: 25213

Re: IC-92AD and OFs

I've played around with an IC-V82 with the D-STAR board installed and I wasn't that impressed with the audio quality of AMBE over IMBE. Maybe its Icom's own AMBE implementation, but it sounds way more like RealAudio 1.0 on a 28.8k modem. I know IMBE (at least in P25) can sound like that sometimes b...
by KE7JFF
Fri Mar 06, 2009 4:12 pm
Forum: Astro DStar and other digital voice formats
Topic: IC-92AD and OFs
Replies: 10
Views: 25213

Re: IC-92AD and OFs

I've played around with an IC-V82 with the D-STAR board installed and I wasn't that impressed with the audio quality of AMBE over IMBE. Maybe its Icom's own AMBE implementation, but it sounds way more like RealAudio 1.0 on a 28.8k modem. I know IMBE (at least in P25) can sound like that sometimes bu...
by KE7JFF
Sun Feb 08, 2009 10:45 pm
Forum: HAMFESTS!!!
Topic: Another Salem repeater assn. fest
Replies: 13
Views: 24130

Re: Another Salem repeater assn. fest

I'm still up in the air if I really need to go. Might depend if I win this eBay auction on an MTS2000 or not.
by KE7JFF
Sat Nov 29, 2008 2:33 am
Forum: HAMFESTS!!!
Topic: Another Salem repeater assn. fest
Replies: 13
Views: 24130

Re: Another Salem repeater assn. fest

Well, historically speaking, February has been the better of the two fests there as my understanding. I have the most un-sensitive noise, so I can't comment on the smell of people. :ham: But again, I think I will save my money for a trek up to Pullayup just because there's better yields for well any...
by KE7JFF
Wed Nov 26, 2008 1:40 am
Forum: HAMFESTS!!!
Topic: Another Salem repeater assn. fest
Replies: 13
Views: 24130

Re: Another Salem repeater assn. fest

I might be saving my moeny and instead heading to Puyallup in March.
by KE7JFF
Tue Nov 04, 2008 11:29 am
Forum: Astro DStar and other digital voice formats
Topic: NXDN?
Replies: 14
Views: 31004

Re: NXDN?

mr.syntrx wrote:And yet more "DVSI has everyone by the balls" proprietary vocoder shit. :ve4uo:
Well, they are like the only group actually making vocoders.
by KE7JFF
Tue Nov 04, 2008 1:41 am
Forum: Astro DStar and other digital voice formats
Topic: NXDN?
Replies: 14
Views: 31004

Re: NXDN?

Fuck NXDN and fuck TRBO. The LMR industry needs to get their shit together and settle on one digital voice standard, or Uncle Charlie needs to step in and mandate that they pick one. For that matter, fuck the 6.25 mandate too.. if Uncle Moneybags Charlie wasn't addicted to spectrum auctions we woul...
by KE7JFF
Mon Nov 03, 2008 11:04 pm
Forum: Astro DStar and other digital voice formats
Topic: NXDN?
Replies: 14
Views: 31004

NXDN?

As probably some you guys are aware, Kenwood and Icom have came out with a new joint standard for digital radio based upon the AMBE-II vocoder from DVSI called NXDN.

Now, the question is...has anyone gotten to work on the ham bands yet? :P
by KE7JFF
Sat Oct 25, 2008 4:34 pm
Forum: HAMFESTS!!!
Topic: Rickreall, OR. Hamfest
Replies: 24
Views: 38169

Re: Rickreall, OR. Hamfest

Well, I walked away with a Alinco DR-590 dual bander to replace two rigs in my car (this unit was before they started making crap so I got a good deal) along with a Motorola GTX handheld from fellow HamSexy member N7MAQ so I am now Moto Sexy MUHAHAHAAHAH :) Nice meeting N7MAQ and Goondaddy and his c...
by KE7JFF
Fri Oct 24, 2008 7:56 pm
Forum: HAMFESTS!!!
Topic: Rickreall, OR. Hamfest
Replies: 24
Views: 38169

Re: Rickreall, OR. Hamfest

Ahh man, ya see, I'm a cheap fucker, vhf only on the ht, 147.420 is where I'll be hanging, or you can just look for a group of big fellas wandering around, we have a tendency to stick out like a turd in a punchbowl wherever we go, you'll be able to spot us easily. See everyone there, KE7SZC, Bill. ...
by KE7JFF
Wed Oct 22, 2008 2:21 pm
Forum: HAMFESTS!!!
Topic: Rickreall, OR. Hamfest
Replies: 24
Views: 38169

Re: Rickreall, OR. Hamfest

Alright, I will monitor BW2 (thats 446.495 with PL of 67.0) while at Rickreall.
by KE7JFF
Sun Oct 12, 2008 7:47 pm
Forum: HAMFESTS!!!
Topic: Rickreall, OR. Hamfest
Replies: 24
Views: 38169

Re: Rickreall, OR. Hamfest

webdoc wrote:
KE7JFF wrote:
goondaddy wrote:Ray, would that mean that we would see you there? :bnypancake:
Well, that would probably put enough miles on his truck that something disastrous would happen and then we all laugh at him :P
Do we REALLY need a reason to laugh at him????!!!!!!!!!!!!! :baby:
Yes we do :)
by KE7JFF
Sun Oct 12, 2008 12:46 pm
Forum: HAMFESTS!!!
Topic: Rickreall, OR. Hamfest
Replies: 24
Views: 38169

Re: Rickreall, OR. Hamfest

goondaddy wrote:Ray, would that mean that we would see you there? :bnypancake:
Well, that would probably put enough miles on his truck that something disastrous would happen and then we all laugh at him :P
by KE7JFF
Tue Oct 07, 2008 2:40 pm
Forum: HAMFESTS!!!
Topic: Rickreall, OR. Hamfest
Replies: 24
Views: 38169

Re: Rickreall, OR. Hamfest

Yes we are. YOU HAPPY PUNK?
by KE7JFF
Sun Oct 05, 2008 11:21 am
Forum: HAMFESTS!!!
Topic: Rickreall, OR. Hamfest
Replies: 24
Views: 38169

Re: Rickreall, OR. Hamfest

Ha sucks to be you. What repeater do you use again locally? When I get off work today we can talk.
by KE7JFF
Wed Oct 01, 2008 12:18 pm
Forum: HAMFESTS!!!
Topic: Rickreall, OR. Hamfest
Replies: 24
Views: 38169

Re: Rickreall, OR. Hamfest

I just sent in my pre-registration. I'm going to do my general test there if they do testing.
by KE7JFF
Tue Sep 23, 2008 10:33 pm
Forum: HAMFESTS!!!
Topic: Rickreall, OR. Hamfest
Replies: 24
Views: 38169

Re: Rickreall, OR. Hamfest

Gah, I can't get good sound from MARC for some reason; I'm on K7RPT.
by KE7JFF
Tue Sep 23, 2008 9:46 pm
Forum: HAMFESTS!!!
Topic: Rickreall, OR. Hamfest
Replies: 24
Views: 38169

Re: Rickreall, OR. Hamfest

Hey, there you are.... Where the hell can I catch you repeater wise, tried a couple of the Portland boxes, and the local M.A.R.C. box, no dice, you need a new radio perhaps? I've been busy at work. But I am free now for the night. 2 meters, you can catch me on the 147.040 repeater of K7RPT and for ...
by KE7JFF
Tue Sep 23, 2008 8:25 pm
Forum: HAMFESTS!!!
Topic: Rickreall, OR. Hamfest
Replies: 24
Views: 38169

Re: Rickreall, OR. Hamfest

I'll be there!
by KE7JFF
Sat May 17, 2008 11:21 pm
Forum: HAMFESTS!!!
Topic: SEAPAC 2008
Replies: 4
Views: 10312

SEAPAC 2008

Alright, Motosexuals, Kenwood-whores, Yaesu-otakus and Icom-bastards, its time for SEAPAC 2008 located in beautiful Seaside, Oregon.

http://seapac.org/index.htm

I'll be there on Friday May 30th and of course monitoring BW1.

Who out of the Pacific NW will be there?