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Sharing my adventure in the ham radio hobby. DigiPi, APRS, POTA (Parks on the Air), SOTA (Summits on the Air), Satellites, Simplex, and Digital (Fusion, DMR, PKS31, and FT8) are my areas of interest. Follow me on Instagram @w1frdradio. 73 de W1FRD
Kenwood TK-981 for 900MHz Ham Radio
Sideband Sunday December 7, 2025.
Kenwood TM-742a receiving N6ICW 927.050 MHz repeater on Mt Vaca.
Kenwood TK-481 new case.
1st contact on 902MHz, K6ICW repeater on Mount Vaca.
Japan station on 29.600MHz FM, he could not hear me.
6m FM repeater from my house.
17 meters into Washington State to avoid the contest stations.
AI4FU from the Summit of Mount Diablo.
More of the 6 meter repeater with my Icom T8A.
ISS satellite FM repeater with the FT-470
Trying PO-101 satellite with the FT-470 only heard beeps every minute.
Yaesu FT-470 full duplex trying SO-50 satellite.
Trying more simplex on Cantelow Road
Cantelow Road Simplex 780 feet outside of Vacaville
RS-44 linear satellite with Quansheng UV-K6 and Yaesu FT-817.
ISS satellite pass, directions for setting up Yaesu 991a to do split mode for satellites.
70cm Sideband Contesting contact.
Sideband Sunday 9/14/25
Sideband Sunday 9/7/25
Back on the air doing 220 Tuesday.
First contact on 1.2ghz with KM6TAX.
Time to play in the 1.2 ghz band.
Sideband Sunday 6/22/25 with W6LEE and K6DJV.
APRS Thursday Net check in with DigiPi
3 Yaesu 991a’s and a Icom 7100 all on 2 meter Sideband.
Sideband Sunday 6:30pm on 5/18/25
Ham Clock running on a $5 pi 2b with a $10 USB dongle.
Sideband Sunday Mothers Day edition