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Why yes, I have one 70cm turnstile for smaller animals like squirrels and a 2m turnstile for larger animals like opossums and raccoons.

No just me having fun playing radio.

I am working on a satellite project. I have two turnstiles that I will mount in my attic. Each antenna will connect to an 5w HT which will then connect to a Digirig connected to my computer. This will be an always on installation so I will be using a battery eliminator for each radio. Any suggestion on what HT to use? As suggested by the title I am looking at the TH-UV88 and the GT5R which both have an available Battery Eliminator. Thanks, Robert

Thank you for the suggestion of Radio Mobile. It is interesting to compare results from both sites.

At our last ham club meeting we had a presentation about terrain assessment and antennas. The website https://www.heywhatsthat.com was brought up. You can put in your location your antenna height above ground and see how far you can "see". Because of my location, I can hit repeaters east of me with not much height but I found out I can put an antenna at 50 ft and still not go west.

It it is everything but a computer.

Here is what I came up with: $16.88 2 K-connectors $79.98 2 Radios https://www.buytwowayradios.com/tyt-th-uv88.html $29.98 2 battery eliminator https://www.buytwowayradios.com/tyt-tyt-elm-uv88.html $80.00 1 Interface box https://www.masterscommunications.com/products/radio-adapter/dra/dra30.html So a bit over $200

Allstar and Echolink are both ways that analog repeaters can connect to each other through the internet. The node I am building will just a very low power in house repeater connected to Echolink and Allstar. Echolink also has a computer app and a smart phone app that allows you to connect to repeater without having a node.

You setup the radios on different bands. One radio on 70 cm and one on 2 meter and the transmitting radio on low. Specs say one watt but most likely less so there shouldn't be an issue.

The next project I plan on doing is a dual radio Allstar/Echolink node. http://allscan.info/docs/diy-node.php I am planning on using two RT85 or TH-UV88. I realize they are clones. The plus to the TH-UV88 is that there is a battery eliminator for it.(Using the same battery eliminator on the RT85 is hit and miss) The plus to the RT-85 is that it is cheaper when you buy a pair. My question, for those who have used both, which is a better quality radio? The reviews for the RT85 are better but is that true? Thanks

Michael I think you are on to something. I could take the 4 remaining wires wire those to a female RJ45 jack and splice into power and ground and that should work. The stock microphone would just plug into the female jack. Thanks for the idea.

I received the SM-01 microphone and foot pedal yesterday. I did have to rewire one connection. The PPT connection was different between the microphone and the radio. The other 3 connections were the same. One thing to note you have to do ground wire to ground wire and not worry about the mic ground for it to work. To fix the PPT connection you have to wire the orange striped wire that connects to the radio to the brown stripe wire that connects on the microphone assuming you are using a T568B coded Ethernet cable. Of course you could just cut off an end and reconnect an end with moving the PPT to the correct spot and crimp on a new end. I didn't have any RJ45 connectors on hand so I did a splice in the middle. I tried the microphone out today and people said it sounded fine. The downside is you lose all controls on the microphone but if you need to be hands free it is a nice trade off. Thanks again for everyone's suggestions.

I finally found a pin-out for the radio. https://www.project-ats.com/connecting-to-anytone-at-779uv/ Retevis said the SM01 was incompatible but I wonder if it would be if I made a made a custom cable. I am thinking the incompatibility is the cable not the mic itself. I do have one question. The radio has a ground and a mic ground and the SM01 has a ground. Which grounds would one connect? Should the SM01 ground be connected to the ground or the mic ground of the radio? Thanks

I asked Retevis if I could use the SM01 with the radio using the RJ45 cable or would I need to make a custom cable? I received back that the the two are incompatible. I assume the issue is all the control buttons on the stock microphone. Thanks for all your help.

I just realized something tonight. The Retevis RA25 is the same hardware as the DB20G / AT-779UV. I just sent an email to Retevis tech support if the radio and microphone are compatible since the carry both. I'll let you know what they say. Thanks again to both of you for your help.

I emailed Ailunce and they sent me the pin-out diagram. Thanks

Michael, I haven't bought it yet. This is what I am looking at https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BFGPK8GM/ref=ox_sc_saved_image_1?smid=AJFR970E0U757&psc=1 Since both have RJ45 I assumed I would have to go that way. The problem is without knowing the pin out of the DB20G I don't know if a straight through cable will work or whether I will have to make an custom cable, and what the wiring of the custom cable would be. I did contact Radioddity support and they sent me the a dimensional diagram with no no pinouts and I emailed them back and so far no answer Thanks for your assistance.

Good evening, I trying to figure out if the SM01/FP01 desk mic and foot pedal are compatible with my DB20G / AT-779UV. I have the pin out diagram for the SM01 but I can not find the microphone pin out for the DB20G / AT-779UV. Does anyone have the pin out diagram for the DB20G / AT-779UV? Thanks Robert

I have had this idea running around in my head for awhile and I am wondering if it has any merit or not. I call this idea LOTA, Locals of the Air, and it is a rip off of POTA and SOTA. Both POTA and SOTA for all intensive purposes are HF activities. I was wondering is something similar could not be done for 2m, 70 cm, and GMRS. I am thinking just like POTA their would be hunters and activators using only simplex. The difference would be activators could use any public location, such as city parks, county parks, ball diamonds, etc. The one add-on that you could do with LOTA is adding a fox hunt category to it besides the normal POTA style activity. Before I actually did anything with it, I wanted to get some people's opinions if it. Thanks

In terms of the above statement, a lot of reviews I read people thought the separate head of the 7100 made it better suited for portable use. I want to thank everyone for their advice and I welcome any more additional comments you may have. I am in no hurry so I will take the advice and review a few more radios before I make a decision. I think what I may do is get a SDRPlay and an antenna and just listen to what is going on. By listening hopefully I will maybe figure out what I want in a transceiver. Once I do get a transceiver I can always use the SDRPlay and a SDR switch as my pan adapter as mentioned above. Thanks again

Knowing myself I will buy one radio and most likely never get another HF unless the radio quits working. I am not the type to buy and sell. So I am looking for something that gives me the most options in one radio. I want to try 2m SSB but I am assuming it is a quiet band so I am willing to get a radio that includes it but not willing not buy a dedicated radio. Plus there is the money factor.

I am looking to get my first HF rig. I passed my General last Saturday. Goals 1. SSB on HF 2. Digital modes such as FT8 on HF and VHF/UHF 3. SSB on VHF/UHF D-Star doesn't matter. I am looking at either the FT991A or the IC7100. I realize it is not a straight comparison. The pluses I see is the 7100 will be better for outdoor activations. The pluses I see with the FT991A is the waterfall and a built in antenna tuner. Is there anything I am missing? Thanks

Did any find the error / typo yet? You need to be looking at the official copy of you license (pdf) from https://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsEntry/licManager/login.jsp Hint: It is not a misspelling. You might need a pair of scissors to find it.

https://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsEntry/licManager/login.jsp Once you login with your FRN and password, you can click on "Download your official electronic authorizations here." You can then select your ham license and hit download and you get the official copy of your license.

I just got my call letters today for Ham. I noticed a "typo" on the license suitable for framing. The game is who else can find the "typo" Login to the FCC and take a look at the pdf of your license suitable for framing and see if you can find it.