TEK NET 20221218
The Henderson Amateur Radio Club is pleased to present our Tek Net every Sunday evening, starting at 8pm local time (0300 UTC).
The audio portion of the Tek Net will be found on the Henderson Amateur Radio Club Repeater Network (RF). The audio may also be accessed via Echolink (W7HEN-R node 740644) and Allstar (node 44045).
The audio will refer to this page, so that the listener can more fully understand the concepts as they are presented.
All are welcome!
December 18, 2022
“ASK the PROS” night
Ask the Pros night is your easy and fun way to get answers to your questions about just about any topic concerning radio communications…electronics…project building…antennas etc.
Bring those questions or ideas to the Tek Net, because most times your issue has in the past already been someone else’s issue, so an answer is not far away.
Have you used the Angel Peak H2 repeater?
What is the signal like at your QTH?
If you are having difficulties getting into the repeater, are you using H1, H6 or a digital mode like Allstar or Echolink?
Maybe this would be a good time for you to look into building or setting yourself up an Allstar node to gain access to the club’s repeater network from anywhere there is internet service available to you, by connecting to Allstar node 44045.
You can buy a commercially manufactured Allstar unit like this Clear Node for around $345.00 plus the SD card with software for $50, this is a “No Building” way to use the Allstar network.
This unit is feature rich and can be ordered as a VHF Hotspot or a UHF Hotspot.
This Allstar node is about the least expensive route to go and is easy to setup and control using an Android App on your cell called NODE REMOTE.
It consists of a Rasp Pi and a USB Headset that has the required USB interface device built-in to the headset.
The cost of this headset from Walmart online was $29.95.
You can connect to the internet via Ethernet cable or Wifi.
This setup has been used by several folks here in town will traveling and using the Hotspot function of their cell phone for a connection to the internet and stay connected to the club’s repeater network.
