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| − | + | == Welcome == | |
| − | The intent is to help people experience various wireless communications projects/services available to makers, hackers across the Radio Frequency (RF) Spectrum. Whether you have a (Amateur Radio) license or not, you can enjoy ways of sending and receiving RF signals. All activities | + | The intent is to help people experience various wireless communications projects/services available to makers, hackers across the Radio Frequency (RF) Spectrum. Whether you have a (Amateur Radio) license or not, you can enjoy ways of sending and receiving RF signals. All activities are targeted at the beginner and intermediate level. |
| − | are targeted at the beginner and intermediate level. | ||
| − | + | === Exploring RF with SDR for Absolutes Beginner === | |
| − | + | A guide on the bare minimum information required for you to quickly experience capturing, listening, and processing (decoding) signals with open source and off the shelf SDR resources. Hardware of choice will be | |
| + | the [https://a.co/aksM6al RTL-SDR v3]. | ||
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| + | === Capture the Signal for the Absolute Beginner === | ||
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shortwave_listening Shortwave Listening (SWL)] is perhaps the oldest hobbyist listening of RF. Given the international reach of that spectrum and [https://a.co/aksM6al cheap Software Defined Radio (SDR) kit], special event station W2H will be operating from New York (state) on various [http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Regulatory/Band%20Chart/Band%20Chart%20-%2011X17%20Color.pdf Amateur Radio HF bands] focusing on digital modes in the 20 and 40 Meter Band. Besides making contacts with those of you who are licensed, we will be making test transmissions with messages in them using various modes. Successfully contact us or send as copy of the message received during our test transmissions and you will receive a QSL Card (snail mail or electronic.) | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shortwave_listening Shortwave Listening (SWL)] is perhaps the oldest hobbyist listening of RF. Given the international reach of that spectrum and [https://a.co/aksM6al cheap Software Defined Radio (SDR) kit], special event station W2H will be operating from New York (state) on various [http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Regulatory/Band%20Chart/Band%20Chart%20-%2011X17%20Color.pdf Amateur Radio HF bands] focusing on digital modes in the 20 and 40 Meter Band. Besides making contacts with those of you who are licensed, we will be making test transmissions with messages in them using various modes. Successfully contact us or send as copy of the message received during our test transmissions and you will receive a QSL Card (snail mail or electronic.) | ||
| − | ===== | + | === HOPE 2020 Radio Net === |
| + | HOPE XI is the first year we ran an Amateur Radio repeater encouraging licensed attendees to make new contacts. We tried adding an [http://echolink.org/ Echolink node] so we could have global reach but it did not work out. This year we will look to run a one hour net accessible via [https://hvdn.org/whatsdmr DMR] and Echolink. W2H will be available via the net. | ||
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| + | === FAQ === | ||
| + | ==== Don't have a radio? ==== | ||
No problem. Check out these [http://websdr.org/ freely accessible online SDR]s. | No problem. Check out these [http://websdr.org/ freely accessible online SDR]s. | ||
| − | ==== | + | ==== What can I use to decode digital modes ==== |
Recommended cross-platform software includes [http://www.w1hkj.com/ FLdigi] and [https://www.physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/k1jt/wsjtx.html WSJT-X]. Will be updating this page on how to use the software with a radio or piping from audio from an online SDR. | Recommended cross-platform software includes [http://www.w1hkj.com/ FLdigi] and [https://www.physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/k1jt/wsjtx.html WSJT-X]. Will be updating this page on how to use the software with a radio or piping from audio from an online SDR. | ||
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Any questions, ideas, can be directed to rfvillage AT cupano DOT com | Any questions, ideas, can be directed to rfvillage AT cupano DOT com | ||
Revision as of 03:48, 22 July 2020
Contents
Welcome
The intent is to help people experience various wireless communications projects/services available to makers, hackers across the Radio Frequency (RF) Spectrum. Whether you have a (Amateur Radio) license or not, you can enjoy ways of sending and receiving RF signals. All activities are targeted at the beginner and intermediate level.
Exploring RF with SDR for Absolutes Beginner
A guide on the bare minimum information required for you to quickly experience capturing, listening, and processing (decoding) signals with open source and off the shelf SDR resources. Hardware of choice will be the RTL-SDR v3.
Capture the Signal for the Absolute Beginner
Shortwave Listening (SWL) is perhaps the oldest hobbyist listening of RF. Given the international reach of that spectrum and cheap Software Defined Radio (SDR) kit, special event station W2H will be operating from New York (state) on various Amateur Radio HF bands focusing on digital modes in the 20 and 40 Meter Band. Besides making contacts with those of you who are licensed, we will be making test transmissions with messages in them using various modes. Successfully contact us or send as copy of the message received during our test transmissions and you will receive a QSL Card (snail mail or electronic.)
HOPE 2020 Radio Net
HOPE XI is the first year we ran an Amateur Radio repeater encouraging licensed attendees to make new contacts. We tried adding an Echolink node so we could have global reach but it did not work out. This year we will look to run a one hour net accessible via DMR and Echolink. W2H will be available via the net.
FAQ
Don't have a radio?
No problem. Check out these freely accessible online SDRs.
What can I use to decode digital modes
Recommended cross-platform software includes FLdigi and WSJT-X. Will be updating this page on how to use the software with a radio or piping from audio from an online SDR.
Any questions, ideas, can be directed to rfvillage AT cupano DOT com
