After being on 2m/220 & 440 for years I’m getting my toes wet in the HF world . #Skywarn/#CoCoRaHs/#POTA

Sacramento County, CA
Joined October 2010
Oskar teaching a HAM class to the Kitoes. Gotta start them young!
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If you see this add for this GMRS suction cup mount don’t bother. I ordered one and all I got was a small mag mount and antenna not NMO but and N connector. I’ve been going back and forth by email with them wanting me to take a 20% refund. I say how about a FULL refund!
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From of course CHINA 🇨🇳 😡
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Oskar working the radio. CQ,CQ, KC6AT
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Then it put me in a Field Day picture.
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Playing with Ai and came up with this. The only thing I can see is wrong is I’m talking into the mic backwards. No, I don’t have those amount of radio’s or QSL cards.
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Oops! The YL caught that I forgot the 6 in my plate mock up.
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Checking out the Diamond X30A before I actually install it. My old Ringo Ranger I’ve had since 1996 decided to fall apart.
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Well, it’s now August 2026 a year and 1/2 later and guess what? It’s still on the tripod in the front yard😂 still working away and working fine.
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The #GannFire in Calavaras County burned up one of the Alert California Camera’s and Communication towers. It’s currently at 6,495 acres with 0% Containment.
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Paul, KA6PDY 🇺🇸 👍🏻 retweeted
River City ARCS & Carmichael Elks Hamfest! Sunday May 31, 7 am - noon at Carmichael Elks Lodge, 5631 Cypress Ave, Carmichael, CA 95608 Valuable Door Prizes!  Bargains! Food! ARRL Booth! Meet other radio amateurs and electronics hobbyists! sites.google.com/site/rcarcs… – at Carmichael, CA
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#Temu isn’t all bad. Got this #Yaesu backpack 🎒 for a crazy price of $13.00 USD. Might make it into a radio gobag. Has 5 pockets in different sizes with net pockets on the outside along with adjustable shoulder straps, a handle to carry along with padding to keep U cool.
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Trying out a home made mast for an EnFed Antenna. It’s one of the 18foot fiberglass flag poles that you see with the flags for advertising in front of Buisnesses. Didn’t hear much but, it worked! NOTE: it’s not the streetlight 😂
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Sometimes a new antenna can make your radio feel new again.
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Our club’s location for Field Day this year is at Brannan Island State Park. We’ve reserved the Group sites! There is an amazing amount of space for camping ⛺️ and set ups. If nothing else bring your fishing 🎣 gear. We’re right on the water. Where there is a small pier.
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Picked up a #Vintage #Realistic TRC-28. 3 channel , crystal AM C.B. Walkie Talkie. It stands about 10 inches tall and is about 1 lb. All chrome front face. It came in pristeen condition. Not a scratch on it! It works too. It came out in 1975-77. Loving it! $25 off eBay.
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Picked up an #Alinco DR-635 2M/440 Mobile/Base radio off Marketplace. Love how the function buttons light up. Great for in the car or night ops.
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Well I “bricked” the UV-32!! 🥲🥲 it has Bluetooth in it to program. I was trying it out and hit something and well, it whiped out everything. I can’t get it to come out of VFO mode and it won’t transmit either, the only thing that works is GPS. There is no Reset either.
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It says to go to “Menu 27”. There is no Menu 27. Tried another way and it didn’t work either.
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Personalized my UV-32 ! Found a sticker maker on Etsy. $10. Works on the DM-32 also. Good quality it looks like it will stick a long time the Baofeng sticker was hard to get off. It came off though.
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FOR SALE : #Baofeng DM-32 Handie Talkie. 10 banks of 100 channels. 10watts of power. It is Digital and Analog and has user defined colors for the display. Comes with Radio, Battery, Antenna, Belt holster, 3 way charging options with desk charger. $40 + $10 shipping cash/Venmo
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