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@w7voa Hi Steve ! Just worked you on 20m FT4!
One Watt, Low-Profile QRP: A Labor Day POTA Activation at Lake James State Park https://qrper.com/2023/09/one-watt-low-profile-qrp-a-labor-day-pota-activation-at-lake-james-state-park/ #QRP #POTA #HamRadio
One Watt, Low-Profile QRP: A Labor Day POTA Activation at Lake James State Park

I realize that I’m fortunate, in many ways, that I perform POTA activations at times when parks are relatively quiet: weekdays, mostly, and during that 9-5 window when many are at work. On th…

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On the air RN operating FT4 on 20m. The band's not terrible today. Will be hopping around a bit :) #NU5DE #FT4 #FT8
@vk3jed Ok that's good information. I'll do some more digging. Can I assume the hats all have the same hardware interfaces and will be supported by the W0CHP images?
@vk3jed Will either option work to build a cross-mode reflector? I'm not that familiar with building reflectors yet.
@vk3jed Do you have any suggestions for which hat to get?
@vk3jed Ok that's great info. I'll check into the firmware at W0CHP. I have a spare Pi 3B laying around but it needs the MMDVM hat.
@vk3jed I know that's a turnoff to many but this area has a fairly large number of users and repeaters using the mode. I'd like to learn more about how to set up some cross-mode nodes similar to what you've done.
@vk3jed Ah ok... Bob had a DR-2X repeater up at his house before but we just using it for FM. So I snagged a cheap laptop and the HRI-200. That got us up on the air on mixed FM/C4FM. Put the antenna up at 70ft and that covers all the way to Austin from the shack in McDade.
@vk3jed Yeah I have 4 Wires-X C4FM radios :)... and I've been using all of them. Also have a DMR radio but that's not used as much in this area. C4FM has a larger community here in central Texas.