Ham Radio Help Desk

A few years ago I installed lengths of LMR-400 Direct Burial coaxial cable in my back yard. I wanted good connectors for my investment. I seriously considered the superior N connectors, but my DX Engineering Coax Switch uses SO-239 connectors. While not the high quality choice, I succumbed to tradition and sought out suppliers for the PL-259.

Money was really no object since the connector is often the weak link in the system and deserves quality. I just made an investment in 240 feet of LMR-400 cable and wasn’t about to shortchange the connector.
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Let’s see…

Someone with a name like McVey, claims membership in REACT, is a Ham possibly, has Whacker lights on his mobile and carries a gun…

…is “held at the request of federal authorities.” Priceless.

You just can’t make this stuff up folks.

Article from Breitbart

It looks like the guy did nothing wrong, but being a whacker is not illegal, silly yes, but illegal no.

Hello all,

So…

I am finally getting around to using APRS. It seems to me APRS applications, such as UI-View, are older and lack recent releases. I realize UI-View’s author is no longer with us. Does anyone here have some thoughts on good software for use with the APRS system?

73
John