There has been some interest in packet radio and how to log into my local node and how to use it. Today's video explains the basic node commands and quickly goes over how to use them. My hope is that this will encourage others, whether they be local or not, to get on packet and try it out. Yes, it is a little dated, but it is a fascinating mode, and has many capabilities that are useful even today. http://www.patreon.com/bobplank Music credits: Autumn Sunset by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: http://audionautix.com/ Acoustic Guitar 1 by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: http://audionautix.com/ Camera equipment: GoPro Hero 8 Black Canon Vixia HF R800 Editing software: Corel Videostudio X10 ultimate My favorite radio equipment for outdoor portable ops or RaDAR: Radio: Yaesu FT817nd Tuner: LDG z817 auto tuner Antennas: Chameleon F-Loop magnetic loop antenna (does not need a tuner) End fed antenna with 9:1 unun (needs tuner) MFJ 1899T telescoping whip antenna Wolf River Coil Silver Bullet 1000 w/ buddipole long telescoping whip Interface for Digital modes: SignaLink USB Digital software: FLDigi and WSJT-x ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4obx2ZxRAPU

Part 2 of my 10 meter dipole project. http://www.patreon.com/bobplank Music credits: Autumn Sunset by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...) Artist: http://audionautix.com/ Acoustic Guitar 1 by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...) Artist: http://audionautix.com/ Camera equipment: GoPro Hero 8 Black Canon Vixia HF R800 Editing software: Corel Videostudio Ultimate 2018 My favorite radio equipment for outdoor portable ops or RaDAR: Radio: Yaesu FT817nd Tuner: LDG z817 auto tuner Antennas: Chameleon F-Loop magnetic loop antenna (does not need a tuner) End fed antenna with 9:1 unun (needs tuner) MFJ 1899T telescoping whip antenna Wolf River Coil Silver Bullet 1000 w/ buddipole long telescoping whip Interface for Digital modes: SignaLink USB Digital software: FLDigi and WSJT-x Catch me outside, how about that. :) ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj1Ld6bz9w4

Happy New Year, my YouTube friends. Today I am showing off my station located in the man cave of my house. Among the equipment is an APRS station, a D-Star radio with D-RATS software running, a ham mesh node, as well as other equipment. Hopefully someone new to the hobby will find this video and it may spark a new interest in the various things that can be done with ham radio. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OujbKo4S5Og

A brief talk about using PSK31 portable with a Yaesu FT817, Tablet, and wolphie link interface. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJT6S6bv3cw