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N4PIX (Tim)

N4PIX (Tim)

Current Status: To our friends on the East coast: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ (...more)

Location: Naples, FL

About:

My shack is a FT-897D and an attic full of dipoles (That’s condo living for ya). Still, it works pretty well.

My Econoline has a TM-D710 for APRS and part-time IC-2200H with D-Star. The local EOC sprung for a D-star repeater but hasn’t had it operational for over a year now and its not looking like it will ever be installed. Your tax dollars at work…

I also monitor 14.347 and 50.125 usb from time to time throughout the day.


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KD8NJZ (Craig)
On N4PIX's Wall
4 months ago

Thank you for the kind words on my photography. I truly enjoy it!

K0KDS (Kevin)
On N4PIX's Wall
6 months ago

I love the pic of your son and his mic… you need to submit that to a contest somewhere!

73

Kevin

N4TRQ (Arthur)
On N4PIX's Wall
7 months ago

LOL! Not as bad as it sounds. Just a nickname given for replacing the insides of a physically damaged (or beyond repair) HT. You just burn in the s/n of the damaged radio into the new “soul replacement” unit and the HT lives again.

N4TRQ (Arthur)
On N4PIX's Wall
8 months ago

Enjoyed your photos, thank you for sharing them. Definitely one of the things on my list for 2010, is to get active again with my photography hobby and wanting to one day get into Astrophotography. Got bitten by that bug when I got to see Saturn through a telescope for the first time many years ago but had no way to photograph it. Received your APRS message and Yes, I will keep the group updated on the APRS Blackberry saga. Have a good day and rest of the weekend.

N4TRQ (Arthur)
On N4PIX's Wall
9 months ago

I just watched and enjoyed your HamBrief on APRS! Have a Good Day!

N4TRQ (Arthur)
On N4PIX's Wall
9 months ago

Got room for a 450 foot tower at your house? ;)

n1qeh (AL)
On N4PIX's Wall
10 months ago

Hi Tim I also have a FT-897D and I use Hamradio Deluxe and it controls the rig very well and an excellent rig for the digital modes also

kf7rm (Matt)
On N4PIX's Wall
10 months ago

So far I have learned my vowels! Taking my time. All the code programs I have sen are waaaaay to fast.(My driver is a 98 E-150)

K8GJP (greg)
On N4PIX's Wall
10 months ago

ok that makes sense. i still haven’t figured out everything on my vx8r yet so ill try and put it in there. its the only radio i have APRS on at the moment so it doesnt get used a lot.

thanks
greg

N4TRQ (Arthur)
On N4PIX's Wall
10 months ago

I use bbscanner at www.bbscanner.com which uses feeds from radioreference.com or you can create custome feeds. Then I listen to the D-Star refelector feed from Broward County, FL

n7ice (Chris)
On N4PIX's Wall
10 months ago

Cool new photos! Your radios are so much cleaner than mine.

KB0OWD (Dave)
On N4PIX's Wall
11 months ago

Tim
I read the manual for the D710 ,it doesnt appear to support SSTV like my D700 does but you may find something different.I was half asleep when I read it.now you might be able to receive SSTV .I have copied SSTV in the past when ISS was transmitting it last year during the 25th anniversary by Richard Garriott W5KWQ

n7ice (Chris)
On N4PIX's Wall
about 1 year ago

Good response on the ACK forum thread. I added to it as well. Thanks!

K0KDS (Kevin)
On N4PIX's Wall
about 1 year ago

It’s not my fault hurricane season was slow to get started this year! Who knows… maybe it will still stay quiet for Florida this year with only a few window-washers…

K0KDS (Kevin)
On N4PIX's Wall
about 1 year ago

Thanks Tim! I like to share my installs because I like learning about other people’s installs to see how they’ve done it.

n7ice (Chris)
On N4PIX's Wall
about 1 year ago

Hi Tim,

I hope to give the 73s APRS gateway a good kick in the shorts this weekend. The last time, it had something to do with the system clock. I hope it’s that simple again.

73s,
Chris

n7ice (Chris)
On N4PIX's Wall
about 1 year ago

I like to think of myself as a collector of fine ham gear. My wife likes to call me a pack rat – hi hi.

n7ice (Chris)
On N4PIX's Wall
about 1 year ago

Sweet B&W photo of the flag and tower!

K0KDS (Kevin)
On N4PIX's Wall
about 1 year ago

Thank you! Still working on a few more. How was your Field Day?

n7ice (Chris)
On N4PIX's Wall
about 1 year ago

Your settings with my callsign look correct. If you use the ke7jfh in the URL, I think that you need to specify it as “/ke7jfhb”.

You also need to be registered in the gateway probably through kj4acn’s website. You need to have an entry for n4pix in the system with your own IP address assigned to you.

Hope this helps…

n7ice (Chris)
On N4PIX's Wall
about 1 year ago

Dude – I worked late tonight 8:30 and didn’t turn on my radio until midnight your time. Let’s try D-Star again tomorrow!

n7ice (Chris)
On N4PIX's Wall
about 1 year ago

Sounds like a plan for D-Star tonight. I probably won’t be online until 7PM PT and I’ll be on the KE7JFH port B repeater.

kd8bxp (LeRoy)
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about 1 year ago

I am so interested in this that I stayed up and read it anyways! - Still doesn’t really answer the question about if it is legal or not….the link about the pagers – takes me to DL3SDW’s web page – He I believe is in the UK some place – and from what I read it is legal over seas for pagers, there is an amateur in Astraial that is modifying and trying to sell them on ebay – Our laws seem to be written so that it is unclear if pagers on amateur bands are legal or not…..BUT it is interesting, DL3SDW looks like he has some of the same ideas about what information can be sent to a pager and how helpful that information is. – NOW I really am going to sleep – I am going to try to see if I can find DL3SDW’s email address and ask get a little more info – the website looks like the project stopped in 2001. – But thanks for the lead – I am glad to see I am not the only one that thinks like I think :) Have a great night, 73s

kd8bxp (LeRoy)
On N4PIX's Wall
about 1 year ago

Tim,
Thanks for the website, I will take my time and read up on it – looks like I am not the only one with a similar idea – only it looks like they want it to be part of aprs, where I was thinking of a more independent setup, but based on the aprs/packet model of nodes and hubs. I will read it a little more in detail in the morning. Thanks again! – LeRoy, KD8BXP

n7ice (Chris)
On N4PIX's Wall
about 1 year ago

Hi Tim,

Yes, I think that the D-Star DD (digital data mode) behaves like Ethernet (First come first serve). Too many people surfing the net at the same time would bring everyone’s page speeds way down. Maybe it’s a good thing that these ID-1 radios cost $1,000.

Yes, Skype released an iPhone/iPod Touch application several months ago that allows you to place and receive VoIP calls over wifi on Apple devices. Sweet! I have a 1st generation iPod without a mic or speakers (no joy). My wife has the 2nd gen but it has a pink case to keep me from borrowing it – hihi

73s
Chris

n7ice (Chris)
On N4PIX's Wall
about 1 year ago

Hi Tim,

Thanks for the feedback on HB32! Simple data apps such as chat can be used over voice repeaters without affecting voice QSOs. The Internet usage requires 1.2 Ghz and a separate data repeater interface.

D-Star is amazing!

73’s
Chris

n7ice (Chris)
On N4PIX's Wall
about 1 year ago

How about we ring your telephone anytime anyone comments on 73s? Stay tuned for our next HamBrief – hihi

n7ice (Chris)
On N4PIX's Wall
about 1 year ago

Cool comm room photo! We still need to record a HamBrief together. Perhaps IRLP or APRS?

n7ice (Chris)
On N4PIX's Wall
about 1 year ago

We’re planning to leap QRZ and eHam with a single bound – hihi

n7ice (Chris)
On N4PIX's Wall
about 1 year ago

Cool idea with the radio ice chest!

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Photos

My VX-6 hooked to my cool new KVT-10... then I broke it...
Stupid old-age...
Field Day 2010. Amateur Radio Association of Southwest Florida.
Field Day 2010. Amateur Radio Association of Southwest Florida.
Atlantis launch (shot by a friend. Yea friend, he never asked me to go)
A local ham gave my son an old microphone. He's a very happy little boy now.
A little fun for the kids at the PA QSO Party
AA4GT and K3AVR working 40 meters for the PA QSO party.

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ID-880H View ID-880H | Discuss
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ICOM 7000 View ICOM 7000 | Discuss
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TM-D710A View TM-D710A | Discuss
IC-V8000 View IC-V8000 | Discuss
VX-6R View VX-6R | Discuss
FT-897D View FT-897D | Discuss
IC-2200H View IC-2200H | Discuss
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Visual Communicator VC-H1 View Visual Communicator VC-H1 | Discuss
DM-330MV View DM-330MV | Discuss
BY-1 Iambic Paddle View BY-1 Iambic Paddle | Discuss
DV Dongle View DV Dongle | Discuss


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RCI-5054DX-100 View RCI-5054DX-100 | Discuss

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