I would assume as long as your power supply voltage is set correctly you’d be fine. Unless you are looking for a smart charger. If you want something smarter, consider the Redarc BCDC1225D. It will ta

I don't know much about tubes (like if this is what you are looking for)... but Rich Hozjan may have 1 or more.

CDCCC is looking for volunteers for the Carnation Citywide Evacuation Drill. Please register to let us know how you can help us. See the Eventbrite link for more information. Also, the September 11th

After considering shipping and taxes, the cost per assembly goes up to $3.64. -Ben KG7BTU

I priced out some parts on Digi-Key: for ordering parts to make 10 of these, the per assembly cost is $2.63 without the boot. Glue could probably be used to hold the assembly if a boot is not readily

Hello again everyone, We are still in need of a couple volunteers for the Carnation 4th of July event. The standard time is 6:30 am to about 12:30 pm, but we can actually use a couple extra people bet

Hi Ryan, Go ahead and register at the Eventbrite link, and I will note your interested in shadowing/helping net control. Thanks for volunteering! -Benjamin Thompson

I’m not supper familiar with Dstar, but my log says the caller: NZ6D H/DNGL, and Rx RPT1 is N7ERP G, and Rx RPT2 is N7ERP C. 1 Callsign given during transmission was K6QYO. -Benjamin Thompson, sent fr

BINGO! I’m decoding Dstar on 146.605. -Benjamin Thompson, sent from my phone.

I’ve been monitoring it the last couple days. In snohomish it was weaker than in Carnation/Duvall/Bellevue/Redmond where it is a full power signal. I noticed coming down woodenville-Duvall the signal

I tuned to the frequency in my truck on my way home from work today and had nothing but open air in Redmond (11:15). Tried again in Carnation and it was busy beeping and crackling along (12:00). -Benj

I’ll add I’m in downtown Carnation. -Benjamin Thompson, sent from my phone.

I’m picking it up, full strength, between .600 and .610. -Benjamin Thompson, sent from my phone.

It sounds like a good topic for an Elmer session this year, “Mobile Installation Planning”, followed by a SnoVARC ‘wrenching’ day to perform the actual installation. I have a good amount of experience

Thanks Paul! I'll reach out to him and see if we can do a single bulk order. Right now I have 5 antennas that have been requested, that brings my cost to about $30, but there is the time factor to con

I’m looking to build a 2m/70cm J-Pole antenna. I found some plans and it looks fairly simple to build with only a couple special tools needed to make (I have everything needed). To help distribute the

Thanks for bringing this up Ken. You assumed correctly that the neighboring CERT programs welcome participants from other areas. The one exception might be if the class fills up, they may prioritize l

I’ll admit that I am a novice cable maker, but even on “solder” connectors, don’t you crimp the collar to connect the shield to the connector shell? -Benjamin Thompson, sent from my phone.

Tom might have more knowledge, you might want to chalk my understanding up under speculation. I believe the issue was the group organizing the trick or treat event, it is not the city proper that is r

Hi Robin, If I remember correctly, there were insurance/liability issues with having our groups volunteering so our participation was canceled. -Benjamin Thompson, sent from my phone.