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@MRECheese As a techie i love the digital side. I dont have a DMR radio i dont think but i have DSTar and C4FM.. only repeater I can hit local is Dstar I think.. need to check on C4FM again, didnt have much luck last time...

DStar seems to be the best due to routing and all that, but since its closed source i am highly against it and will promote other options should I have access to use them.

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@voltar13 nothign so official. But I will likely post about it and my impressions when i get it. Happy to answer questions when i have it in hand or show off anything you might want to see

@MRECheese yes, no doubt that uhf and vhf serves a purpose. While I do consider DMR "real radio" im not sure its the best choice just because more people have analog FM by a long shot. With that said ideally in an emergency there should be analog and digital mode repeaters available.

This of course doesnt negate the need for HF. But HF for emergencies applies more to remote islands, boats, and other places where local repeaters are unlikely to exist and even if they do stand a good chance of loosing internet connectivity or the ability to relay out of the disaster area.

@nytpu I use it on all my mac cables, which are designed to dissolve after 1 year... only reason they last as long as they do :)

@MRECheese I assume this was VHF or UHF?

@nytpu A little hint, instead of using tape like that buy some clear silicon "glue".. it dries like soft rubber so has the flex a cable needs not to create stress points. But is pretty sturdy so it really keeps things in place too. I add it when my wires start to fall apart and it lasts longer and better than the original.

@alex God bless america!

WOOT! just got notified my STORM2 shipped.... cant wait!

Actual video of my plans for today

two CMEs hit the earth at the exact same time Ida makes landfall, thus inhibiting the use of HAM radio to provide effective emergency services. What shitty timing on the sun's part.

@SecretlySamantha Doing crappy writing, or any exercise in any field (like math, science, art) is always worth while. It lets you experiment and know what works and what doesnt so you can do better in the future.

Some of my most work has went on to inspire some of my best work every time.