I recently acquired a Yaesu FT-891, a Signalink and a VARA HF license in the hopes that I could get Winlink working over HF radio. I’m no stranger to Winlink, but HF radio in general is fairly new to me. In my efforts, I reached out to the ham community to ask others about their equipment and settings.
My first attempt at a connection was a failure. I watched a few videos on doing Winlink over HF radio, but pretty much all the settings in my radio were factory default. My second attempt was successful. I managed to connect to …
My wife Julie (KN6AOC) and I planned to do an overnight camping trip and activate the easiest of four summits on Catalina Island, W6/SC-329 – East Peak Benchmark. I’ve been to the island many times, most often brining my mountain bike but have never hiked it. I knew from my previous biking experiences that the trails on Catalina Island can be quite steep at times. The hike was no different.
We took the 6AM boat out of Long Beach. was that we should have brought two bags each: one for valuables and one for the camping stuff. As soon …
8/24/2022 AREDN mesh presentation for the Fullerton Amateur Radio Club