There are special Linux assemblies for radio amateurs, but it is not necessary to reinstall the system. In any distribution of the Hamradio-Loging meta-package, when installing which the necessary packages for a hardware magazine are installed.

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A log for maintaining a list of radio contacts is an integral part of an amateur radio station. I will try to classify and compare logging programs for Linux.

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On September 11, a strong tropospheric passage ("duct") in the VHF bands occurred in the St. Petersburg area. The passage of VHF is associated with weather favorable for the propagation of radio waves and tropospheric inversion.

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A radio amateur I know called and warned me about the August meteor shower.Perseids, which peaks on the night of August 12-13. In which you need to work on 144.360 MHz digital mode of communication MSK144 in the MSHV program.

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On August 8, 2021, I conducted a practical test of the work of APRSdroid and BaoFeng UV-5R in Victory Park.

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Yaesu FT-7800 has never let me down. But in recent months, the MH-48's PTT wire has begun to deteriorate. I ordered the MH-48 PTT microphone cable through eBay and had it replaced (repaired).

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The identification call sign is registered at the Main Radio Frequency Center (GRFC), and the equipment is registered at the regional Roskomnadzor. In connection with the transition to online services, the applicant’s office of the GRCHTS was opened. I will share my experience in renewing an amateur radio call sign and registering radio-electronic equipment.

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On November 2020, the version 2.3.0RC2 of the well-known program for digital communication types WSJT-X (author Joe Taylor, K1jt) was published. This version - "Release Candidate" - precedes the release of the final version. Already now we can talk about the innovations of version 2.3. What changes will be brought to version 2.3?

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Due to the accessibility of the balcony at my place of stay, I decided to install the Ground Plane antenna on all amateur bands 7-28 MHz, and, if I can tune it, then on 3.6 MHz. The design from the article was taken as a basis http://www.dk3red.homepage.t-online.de/de/s15_01.htm. The antenna is a fishing rod with wire wound around it, a tuner at the base, grounded on the railing or glazing frame of the balcony.

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After several years of using the Yaesu VX-6r portable transceiver, it developed an unpleasant drawback - quiet modulation in the 144 MHz range. Symptoms - at the repeater’s “round table” the presenter could not make out the call sign, and when answering a regular call, the correspondents ran away in fear with the words “sorry, I can’t receive you, see you later.” 😏 The reason for this is the reduced modulation level, which appears as a quiet and unintelligible signal.

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