Slack Channel - #ham
Discussions about Amateur Radio in the Chattanooga area.
Getting On the Air
HamStudy - Practice for your Technician, General, or Extra class tests
W6LG on YouTube - YouTube channel for begginer hams
Miklor - Resource for entry-level HTs (Baofeng, Wouxon, Leixen, etc)
Local Amateur Radio Clubs
CARC - Chattanooga Amateur Radio Club
devanooga - Official devanooga radio club, W3DEV
APRS
APRS - Automatic Packet Reporting System
APRS.fi - APRS on Google Maps
SMS Gateway - A gateway between SMS and APRS messages
Mobilinkd - Bluetooth TNC for connecting your phone to your radio. Great for APRS and other digital modes.
Digital Radio
Echolink
The devanooga radio club (W3DEV) has an official Echolink node, thanks to
hardware donations from
@strangewill!
devanooga echolink node: W3DEV-L (395443)
Echolink clients:
- Windows: Echolink official client
- Linux: Qtel - (for Arch, install qtel-git from AUR)
- macOS: EchoHam - (old, but it works)
- Android: Echolink for Android
- iOS: Echolink for iOS
If it’s your fist time using echolink, you have to install the client for your preferred platform, sign in with your callsign and make up a password, then go here to validate: http://echolink.org/validation/
DMR
General Info
DMR - How it works - Video intro to DMR
DMR-MARC - Apply for your DMR ID
Good Radios
TYT MD-380 (Amazon) - Great beginner DMR radio
(Wanna help us out? Set devanooga as your AmazonSmile charity!)
Hacking the MD-380
md380-tools - Travis Goodspeed’s hacked MD-380 firmware
You and your MD-380 - Adafruit’s guide to hacking the md380
Jailbreaking a Digital Two Way Radio - Travis Goodspeed’s Shmoocon talk about how he hacked the MD-380
Local Resources
W4PL - Local codeplugs and repeater info
2m Repeaters
| Frequency | Offset | PL Tone | Call | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 147.000 | Positive | 131.8 | KA6UHV | |
| 146.610 | Negative | 107.2 | W4AM | CARC Club Repeater |
| 146.790 | Negative | K4VCM | Fusion | |
| 145.130 | Negative | K4CMY | ||
| 145.390 | Negative | W4AM | CARC Club Repeater | |
| 147.105 | Positive | KD4NEC | ||
| 146.925 | Negative | 114.8 | W4GZX | Cleveland Club Repeater |
| 147.255 | Positive | KJ4SI | ||
| 146.715 | Negative | 67.0 | W4ABZ | Ringgold High School Amateur Radio Club |
| 147.135 | Positive | 141.3 | N4BZJ | |
| 145.290 | Positive | W4PL | D-STAR |