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Do you not see the SMSGTE messages on aprs.fi? The site shows more than just posit beacons, e.g. raw packets, messages, weather, telemetry, bulletins, etc. When you search aprs.fi make sure to wildcard your call sign (W0XYZ*).

I'd like to see them if you find a way. Perhaps a Bitchute or Youtube account can be made available? Picket fencing is tough. Even very good radios will sometimes be subject to multipath and selective fading since it's ultimately a signal strength question. With a strong enough signal and...

Unlikely that setting a home location on a GPS receiver is going to decrease time to first fix. Leave it on for at least 15 minutes with good view of the sky, that should get a complete almanac of satellites and decrease the time to a fix in the future. Then make sure to turn it on a lot when...

I've never heard about reverse gear in a transmission being weaker but ring & pinions gears are stronger in one direction (drive) than the other (coast). So loading them backwards can strip the gear teeth off in theory. It's not just pulling a stuck vehicle but just any time you might stress...

The volume shouldn't matter, I assume Kenwood takes the audio directly from the discriminator ahead of any audio filtering and the speaker & amp. Try turning the squelch up like you would do normally using the mic. I suspect when you do the TNC starts sending packets. The radio is contending...

Is the TNC the same? I presume you're using the internal TNC on the Kenwood and something else with the Baofeng. I wonder if it's a matter of the Kenwood TNC logic is trapped in receive. Is the squelch wide open or have you set the radio to squelch after a packet receive is complete? The...

You link to a cat7 flat cable. Cat7 is a strict standard and to meet the noise immunity, radiated noise and cross talk standards it requires foil on the pairs and an overall shield (e.g. F/FTP or S/FTP), so it's a good option.

Yeah, a 2008 Tacoma certainly seems to not get the attention to detail in design or testing w.r.t. EMI/EMC as an Audi. The problem that has been a real thorn is the DTMF interference, though. The only solution that's been reliable is to use a Kenwood KMC-27 mic and genuine commercial cable...

Huh, interesting. I have to use S/FTP to keep from sounding like I'm running a chain saw in my truck. Must be the difference between a Toyota and an Audi. I even have my antennas on the roof so it's not an RF-rich environment inside the cabin. My runs are from the dash to the passenger seat...

Cat6e isn't an actual specification (perhaps you mean 6a) so what was the cable? Sounds like plain UTP. So was this for both cables? Do you use a DTMF mic and has no one mentioned a buzz on your transmitted audio? The face extension cable isn't hyper critical and a choke should be all it...

In my experience with Kenwood and radios that use Kenwood mics (such as some Chinese manufacturers) there's two major things to concern yourself with. First is the general likelihood for RF interference on any cable. In this case both cables have low level signal that may be susceptible to...

BTW, the ARRL's FCC petition is RM-11708: https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/search/filings?proceedings_name=RM-11708&q=RM%5C-11708&sort=date_disseminated,DESC

The problem here is it is illegal in the U.S. since amateur radio is saddled with the ancient 56kbaud limit on 420-450MHz and implied 19.6kbaud on 6m and 2m. On HF our baud limit is 300. If people wanted they could support the ARRL in it's petition to the FCC to remove the symbol limit and...

In this case it's a private lodge that put up the gate on a county road that accesses BLM land. It's the county who filed the lawsuit.

No problem. Just let me know if you decide to tinker with it in the future, I'm happy to come up or you swing by the house to work on stuff. Same with solar stuff, BTW. I wish ham radio brands would stick with form factors and batteries terminals from their sister commercial lines so we could...

@Ace Brown - If the Yaesu SAD-20B wall adapter that came with your FT-65R says 12V @ 1A then the SDD-13 cigarette plug adapter you have would work. I have coax barrel connectors here and might have one that fits the drop-in base. If so we could just cut the yellow-tipped connector off and put...

It is novel. That's not really an issue, though, at least as near as I can tell. The issue I have with the RA60F is the alloy extension that the release bearing slides on. Mine was worn and grooved enough to need a sleeve at 90K miles. I used one of those PDM clearanced bearings with their...

No idea. I can't really move to a full size due to WilderNest sizing. If I had the money, time and space I'd love to grab a decent 89-94 XtraCab to sit on and restore. If my Taco was wrecked and forced the issue I honestly don't know. Since my truck is 12 years old and not worth much the...

Wonder how a fanboy would explain away the *other* major 2nd gen rust issue? This one was a bit more serious in that it caused fuel tank ruptures. I got a new set of rear leaf springs sitting in the garage although I never qualified for a new frame...

The Interwebz say SDD-13 is the correct 12V cigarette adapter for the FT-60R and many others, VX-7R, VX-6R, FT1DR, etc. The FT-65R comes with a 120V wall wart, the SAD-20B, that is used for the SBH-22 drop in charger. That appears to be the plug to the upper right of your photo. Reading the...