Programming, amateur radio and Radio scanning
Sometimes I come across business and leisure activity in the 462 MHZ area such as on 462.125 MHZ. I notice that on the WTR there exists no allocations in my area on these particular channels. Often times it mirrors that to PMR446-like activity (Shops, children playing, warehouses, businesses, walkers). So where does this activity come…
Recently I’ve created a website at https://pmr446.net/ for all matters relating to PMR446, I was surprised that the domain was not taken and I wanted to have an information page to help guide new people wanting to use and learn more about PMR446. The page is still a work in progress, expect more content and…
Recently I have purchased a new VHF/UHF mobile radio, the Retevis RT-95 to replace my QYT 8900D. It has in every respect been an effective upgrade. This radio is being sold under a number of brands such as the CRT Micron and the Anytone at-778uv, they are all however identical in everything but the name…
Today I had a few QSO’s on PMR446. Channel 8 (446.09375) NFM is the calling frequency. Here is a video of one of my contacts located at Garrowby Hill, distance was 20+ miles.
In this tutorial I will demonstrate and explain how to set up minimodem a linux data program to operate on a Windows 10 machine. What is Minimodem and why is it useful? Minimodem is a command line based Linux application which allows data to be sent and recieved in various encoding formats, It was created…
Yesterday I was enjoying listening to both Civillian and Military aircraft on the airband frequencies using my Airspy in conjunction with SDR# with the frequency scanner plugin. The frequency scanner plugin that can be installed as a plugin for SDR# is extremely powerful, it’s similar in function to the “search” function on a scanner but…
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This evening I have been listening to 70cm SSB using my Airspy Mini and a Moonkraker skyscan antenna. Due the antenna being indoors, the reception was not optimal, however I did successfully manage to recieve some stations. I used SRD# as the recieving software.
Here is an audio clip of the GB3HG repeater located in Thirsk North Yorkshire. Frequency 145.625 mHz Receiving radio is the QYT KT 8900D
In this guide I will explain how to set up the RTL-SDR to be used as a general purpose SDR Receiver on Windows 10. Prerequisites RTL-SDR Device Windows 10 computer .NET 5 Desktop Runtime https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet/thank-you/runtime-desktop-5.0.2-windows-x86-installer To begin with you must own a RTL-SDR device, they are manufactered by a large variety of providers but provide…
PMR446 is a license free radio frequency band for use in Europe. It was introduced in 1998 and to this day remains one of the most popular license-free general purpose radio bands here in Britian. The letters in PMR446 mean PMR (Personal Mobile Radio) and the numbers relate to the frequency of usage (446 mHz)….
