Backs Are Printed!

Bands have been wild during the DX contest 25 & 26 Oct 2024

I recently bought a Moonraker 80m - 6m antenna, thinking I could mount it onto the same conduit pipe that I mounted my 2m antenna on. What i learned is that the conduit pipe is in no way suitable for a large, heavy antenna, and could break under the antenna's weight. Guy wires are also a must with the Moonraker.

My current mobile setup

ABBREE AR-780 Radio Speaker Mic: https://a.co/d/af3opVk

Baofeng BF-F8HP dual band 2 meter/70 cm, 8 watts: https://a.co/d/0W3d42g

HYS Car Suction Cup: https://a.co/d/dYjQQi5

SMA Female to SO239 Female: https://a.co/d/0iFIZCT

Got it updated and connected to my phone but it's the only one in the area. Need to build a mesh

Ruined one of my Heltec V3's by soldering and resoldering the connections for the hot and ground wires trying to get it to fit into the radio frame.

... --- ... We've all heard the dits and dahs of the morse code signal for S.O.S. ... --- ... It's been used in every type of entertainment medium. It's also the name of steel wool cleaning pads. ... --- ... S.O.S. wasn't formally adopted by the International Telecommunications Union until around 1908, so did no one need help before then? Before the ITU adopted ... --- ... there was -.-. --.- -.., or CQD. Come Quick Danger was the common call for help prior to the S.O.S. ... --- ... The radio operator aboard the Titanic had sent out various calls for help over morse code with CQD DE MGY, MGY being the callsign of the ship, before alternating between CQD and S.O.S. ... --- ... Alot folks have thought the meaning of the S.O.S. is "save our ship," or "save our souls," but the letters have no real meaning. The meaning can be found in the simplistic and easily remembered dit dit dit dah dah dah dit dit dit tones. The ITU believed that operators and listeners alike would better hear and understand the call for help. CQD lives on in amateur radio though. A general call of CQ can be heard over the airwaves for other stations to hear and respond. And now, ... --- ... you know ... --- ... the rest of the story, --. --- --- -.. -.. .- -.--!

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Artwork by F. Allen Gilbert, 1909

Layer separation using the new direct drive. This is a new learning curve and I may have to change some settings.

Everything packed in but still getting too much pressure against the reset button, so that will need elevated before I can tighten the housing down

The final one (for now) is done, just need to Bluetooth it and test it out.