Ferguson Thanksgiving Picture

HRD -> QRZ Connection

The following screen shots show the steps to "connect" HRD and QRZ to enable call sign lookup.

Go to HRD Logbook and select Configure from the main menu and then click on Callsign Lookup from the pulldown.

When you click on Callsign Lookup, the following dialog box will appear.  Select QRZ.com Subscription on the right hand side.

Now click on the "less than symbol" as shown below.

This will add QRZ.com Subscription to the "Enabled Methods:" as shown below.

The final step is to be sure you provide the login information on the "Lookup Options" tab as shown below.

For those of you who try this, let me know how it works.  I'm good in QRZ.
73,
Carl

Morning on the Mountain

W4UOA Office Plan

Carl's Office

South view.  Work bench and cabinets.

North view.  Radio rack, deck for monitors, 

leather chair, side table and wooden file cabinet.

ACOM 600

View the ACOM 600 Operating Manual here.

New ground plain on vertical

Talk tower at the Cottage

ParaCommandos

http://alabama.247sports.com/Bolt/Point-of-View-Video-Paracommandos-fly-into-Bryant-Denny-Stadium-33007262

Knowledge Base

http://www.clickonf5.org/7599/10-free-opensource-wiki-software-engine/

Current Op Pos

Protecting connectors

There are several schools of thought on how to best protect connectors that will be exposed to heavy weather.  I recommend 3M Scotch 88 electrical tape.  The connector shown below has been in the Mentone weather two years.  Freezing winters and hot summers.

I'm addition to the fact it does provide excellent protection against all weather elements, it can be easily removed by carefully slicing open the wrapping with a sharp knife. The result is a clean reusable connector with no residue.

Re: Huntsville Bearing from Mentone

Carl,

Check www.titantv.com for detailed program listings of broadcast stations. That may help you to determine which channels to pursue.

During my earlier searching for digital TV stations I collected the following 3 links for range and bearing info:
Antennapoint
Antennaweb
TV Fool

I think you are using one of them.

I also found this FCC site for reception maps:
DTV Reception Maps

Happy Hunting!

John

On Mon, Nov 3, 2014 at 6:26 PM, Carl Ferguson <carleferguson@gmail.com> wrote:

Notice that Chattanooga is move than 90 degrees off to the north.  It will be on the side of the antenna at best.

I'm thinking now that I need to just go for Huntsville.  Not sure if there are any Chattanooga channels that I 

would like.  Help?  Thoughts?  Ideas?

Huntsville Bearing from Mentone

Notice that Chattanooga is move than 90 degrees off to the north.  It will be on the side of the antenna at best.

I'm thinking now that I need to just go for Huntsville.  Not sure if there are any Chattanooga channels that I 

would like.  Help?  Thoughts?  Ideas?

Vandy Students at The Park

State Park WiFi

I think I'm going to move to the State Park!!

UHF - VHF Antenna Location

How much signal loss well I experience looking through roof decking and one layer of shingles?  I'm looking west north west towards Huntsville.  The antenna would be mounted on the opposite side of the stud wall, looking toward the roof.

Fall at The Cottage

Re: So...what now?!

So...what now?!

Paper crafting

Small version of The New Chatroom

Serial to USB

Morning on the Mountain

phpFreeChat

<?php

require_once dirname(__FILE__)."/src/phpfreechat.class.php";
$params = array();

$params["title"] = "W4UOA Chatroom";

$params['channels'] = array('Main');

$params['time_offset'] = 60*60*1;  // advance time by 60 seconds

$params['timeout'] = 60000;  // set timeout to 60 minutes

//$params["nick"] = "guest".rand(1,1000);  // setup the intitial nickname

$params['firstisadmin'] = true;
//$params["isadmin"] = true; // makes everybody admin: do not use it on production servers ;)

//$params["serverid"] = md5(__FILE__); // calculate a unique id for this chat

$params["serverid"] = md5("Chatroom"); // fixed serverid

$params["debug"] = false;

// set admin and password

$params['admins'] = array('w4uoa' => 'xxxxx');

$chat = new phpFreeChat( $params );

?>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.1//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml11/DTD/xhtml11.dtd">
<html>

<body>

  <div class="content">

  <?php $chat->printChat(); ?>

  <?php if (isset($params["isadmin"]) && $params["isadmin"]) { ?>
    <p style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">Warning: because of "isadmin" parameter, everybody is admin. Please modify this script before using it on production servers !</p>
  <?php } ?>

  </div>


<div class="footer">
  <span class="partners">-</span>
</div>
    
</body></html>

Landscape Planning

 Looking West long the South border of the property

Looking West near the N/S center of the property

Looking West near the North border of the property

Looking West up the driveway into the property

Looking West continuing up the driveway

Approach to the circle.  Flow is counter-clockwise.  Take the right
hand drive up to the parking area or to the garage.

Looking up to the house.  See the large rock wall.  This forms
the parking pad for visitors.

Parking pad is to your left.  Turn to the left to park.  Continue on
the right drive to the garage.

Large pile of top soil on the right will be used to grade the area
immediately in front of the house

Walk will lead from the parking pad up to the front porch

Standing on the front porch looking East.  Parking pad is the light
area on the right side of the picture.  See the edge of the garage on
the left.

Standing at the beginning of the return loop.  Parking pad is to the
left front.  Return loop goes to the right and back down the drive.

Standing near the front edge of the parking pad.  Return loop comes in from the right.  Drive in comes up on the left side of the picture.

Standing at the South end of the return loop.  See the house in the 
upper left in the distance.  

Standing on the North boundary. Drive comes in from left to right.  
See house top right (West).  Drive enters on the East.

Your next radio?

First day of school in Cincinnati, Ohio!

An image that only a stay at home Dad could REALLY appreciate!

Dual screen with HRD and DM780

Changing audio source in TeamViewer

Samsung Rig Control

Hotlanta Op Pos

What's for supper?!