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I just passed my basic qualitification in Canada, with honors (so I can operate HF), yay! I am now AKA VA2ANK. -- [[User:TheAnarcat|TheAnarcat]] 21:50, 10 October 2010 (CDT) | I just passed my basic qualitification in Canada, with honors (so I can operate HF), yay! I am now AKA VA2ANK. -- [[User:TheAnarcat|TheAnarcat]] 21:50, 10 October 2010 (CDT) | ||
= My rig = | |||
* Transceiver: | |||
** Yaesu FT-100D - [http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180565016542&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT 499$ on ebay] | |||
. <!> worried about power supplies and "no returns" policy of this vendor... | |||
. (!) should be shipped between oct 14 and 20th | |||
. actual price: ~570$ (to be verified) | |||
* Antennas and gizmos: | |||
** MFJ-941E - antenna tuner and switch [http://radioworld.ca/product_info.php?products_id=2885 155$ at radioworld] | |||
** MAP-G5RV 1/2 - G5RV 50' dipole antenna (10-40m) [http://radioworld.ca/product_info.php?manufacturers_id=121&products_id=7788 85$ at radioworld] | |||
** J146/440 - dual band VHF/UHF antenna (2m-70cm) [http://radioworld.ca/product_info.php?cPath=73_191_193&products_id=886 40$ at radioworld] /!\ backorder | |||
** 100' of RG8 coax cabling [http://radioworld.ca/product_info.php?cPath=73_394&products_id=6831 65$ at radioworld] | |||
** MFJ-260C - 300W dummy load 0-150Mhz dry [http://radioworld.ca/product_info.php?products_id=8098 50$ at radiowrodl] | |||
** 3 PL259 connectors [http://radioworld.ca/product_info.php?cPath=73_394&products_id=3244 4$ at radioworld] | |||
** Total, incl. shipping: 452.35$ | |||
* Ferrites: ~40$ + 24$ customs fees | |||
* Total rig cost so far: 1046.70$ | |||
== Pictures == | |||
I uploaded a few photos [http://photos.anarcat.koumbit.org/main.php?g2_itemId=4619 in this album]. | |||
= Références = | = Références = | ||
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** [http://www.rac.ca/ Radio Amateur Canada] | ** [http://www.rac.ca/ Radio Amateur Canada] | ||
* Other documentation | * Other documentation | ||
** [http://www.irlp.net/ IRLP | ** [http://www.irlp.net/ IRLP] - Internet Radio Linking Project - using the internet to link stations | ||
** [http://hamcall.net/call Call sign lookup] | ** [http://hamcall.net/call Call sign lookup] | ||
** [http://www.rac.ca/acl/ Available call signs in Canada] | ** [http://www.rac.ca/acl/ Available call signs in Canada] | ||
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... others to follow, there's a whole [http://packages.debian.org/sid/hamradio/ hamradio section] in debian. | ... others to follow, there's a whole [http://packages.debian.org/sid/hamradio/ hamradio section] in debian. | ||
= Stuff to buy next = | |||
* Another HF radio? | * Another HF radio? | ||
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** [http://radioworld.ca/index.php?cPath=184_72 radioworld] | ** [http://radioworld.ca/index.php?cPath=184_72 radioworld] | ||
** [http://www.raqi.ca/~ve2bzl/hf.htm local] | ** [http://www.raqi.ca/~ve2bzl/hf.htm local] | ||
Revision as of 20:03, 21 November 2010
I am anarcat and i hope i'm not screwing things up here too much. :)
I just passed my basic qualitification in Canada, with honors (so I can operate HF), yay! I am now AKA VA2ANK. -- TheAnarcat 21:50, 10 October 2010 (CDT)
My rig
- Transceiver:
- Yaesu FT-100D - 499$ on ebay
. <!> worried about power supplies and "no returns" policy of this vendor... . (!) should be shipped between oct 14 and 20th . actual price: ~570$ (to be verified)
- Antennas and gizmos:
- MFJ-941E - antenna tuner and switch 155$ at radioworld
- MAP-G5RV 1/2 - G5RV 50' dipole antenna (10-40m) 85$ at radioworld
- J146/440 - dual band VHF/UHF antenna (2m-70cm) 40$ at radioworld /!\ backorder
- 100' of RG8 coax cabling 65$ at radioworld
- MFJ-260C - 300W dummy load 0-150Mhz dry 50$ at radiowrodl
- 3 PL259 connectors 4$ at radioworld
- Total, incl. shipping: 452.35$
- Ferrites: ~40$ + 24$ customs fees
- Total rig cost so far: 1046.70$
Pictures
I uploaded a few photos in this album.
Références
Je collecte ici des bons sites au sujet du ham radio.
- Manuals, courses
- Good overview
- Emergencyradio.ca online course
- tech manual
- HAM Radio primer - un peu vieux (14 ans!) dit que son kit a coûté 1000$
- Hardware
- hardware guide - motorola
- Exams
- Clubs
- Montreal Amateur Radio Club - Dorval est. 1932, mostly english and west-island-ish
- Rive sud
- Radio Amateur Canada
- Other documentation
- IRLP - Internet Radio Linking Project - using the internet to link stations
- Call sign lookup
- Available call signs in Canada
- US Ham bands
- Wikipedia:Family_Radio_Service - intéressant pour commencer, comme le CB mais plus puissant et sans interférence, pas cher, j'ai acheté un cobra FRS
Software
This needs to be merged into Software
- the oracles
- http://packages.debian.org/gpredict
- http://packages.debian.org/minimuf - allows you to compute the WikiPedia:MUF depending on salar activity and so on, but has an unusuable interface (you need to enter a series of digits... how about a GUI?!)
- http://packages.debian.org/gcb - calculates the right angle for your antenna
- http://packages.debian.org/xplanet - can show azimuthal projections of the earth on your background, screensaver or window - I use this in myxsession:
xplanet -latitude 45.5 -longitude -73.66 -wait 60 -label -projection azimuthal -fork -radius 90
- testing tools
- http://packages.debian.org/ibp - very useful for training to receive distant comms: show you which beacon is active when, with a map
ibp FN35EM
- packet:
- http://packages.debian.org/gmfsk - for packet radio
- http://packages.debian.org/fldigi - also looks interesting and fairly complete, not tested
- http://packages.debian.org/gpsk31, DebianPackage:linpsk, DebianPackage:phaseshift - same?
- http://packages.debian.org/fbb - mailboxes?
- to be tested:
- dismissed:
- http://packages.debian.org/predict and http://packages.debian.org/predict-gsat - console only, doesn't bring much the gorgeous visuals of DebianPackage:gpredict
... others to follow, there's a whole hamradio section in debian.
Stuff to buy next
- Another HF radio?