You might consider joining the "CalQRP" group on Groups.io. Ken WA4MNT announced the product on that list, and I think some of the QRP Guys are all on that list. You might post to that list with the i

John, I bet those random S8 dits may have come from me. Here in St. Louis, I never heard Johnny. However I copied W2SH (NJ) strong as ever. When I heard Chas' transmission, I shuffled some papers on m

I heard Chas but not you Terry! Too close I guess... Next time maybe I can ask for a relay, not sure of the procedure! Jeff N0̸MII

One exception to Jim's tip below: if you're trying to search for a "0" (numeric zero) your browser search will fail. You'll need to substitute an "O" (letter O) instead of searching for a zero. What l

Information about all of the 4 State QRP on air activities can be found here: http://www.4sqrp.com/4sqrpOnTheAir.php Jeff N0̸MII

It's in the latest issue of The Banner, starting on page 3: http://www.4sqrp.com/4sqrpNewsLetter/201905.pdf

Speaking of magic/fun, and antenna experimentation, and balanced wire feedline... you might consider adding a z-match tuner to your arsenal of ham goodies. Something like: https://qrpguys.com/multi-tu

I’ll try to bring a few memory sticks w/ the download(s) on them...

KE0FHS really puts a lot of time and effort in writing his stuff: https://amateurradionotes.com/dmr.htm If and when you are thinking about DMR hotspots, his sections on hotspots and pi-star are also e

Yes! And here’s the secret handshake: - 444.450+ - Color Code 5 - Time Slot 1 - Talk Group 31654 Shh! Don’t tell anyone. It’s a secret! ;-) Last week I talked to a fellow in Scotland on our 4 States T

Couldn’t hear you... but WOW was W2SH loud here in STL. Easy 599.

Jim, why not post it to the Files area of the Groups.io page for our group? I just made a "Code Plugs" folder: https://4sqrp.groups.io/g/DigitalFM/files/Code%20Plugs I've learned to 'harvest' code plu

Heard nothing, but thanks for running the net! I’ll keep trying :-)

Speaking of relays... and also freely admitting I'm not at all proficient with net check-in procedures... Can someone describe how relays work? I guess I'd like to read a description of how it works,

GE all, Tonight's topic on the 4SQRP DMR net was transmission lines, and it made me think of a tab I've had open in my browser for a long long time. It's an entertaining read: Buried within the nice l

Just noticed the 4SQRP web page for “On Air Activities” has different start times listed for the 40M net. Suggest the web page be modified to agree with the reminder email :-) Jeff N0̸MII

#cal-notice

Couldn’t pass it up — I’m in! Jeff N0̸MII

The St. Louis QRP Society has been doing Field Day for years -- all battery power (and a little solar too!). We have a lot of fun. Our 2017 outing was written up in the ARRL MW Division Newsletter: ht

David, How are you connecting? Generally I thought things sounded pretty good. Here's a screen shot from my hotspot. (Oddly enough, my BER here is higher than usual. I'm using a different setup than I

It's really not so bad. But like anything else in amateur radio, there's something new to learn if you want to give it a try. It helps to have a friend get you started. If a buddy helps you set your n