VA3ODD

02/23/2020

I'm interested in anyone new to Amateur radio, why are you here, why does this hobby interest you, and what do you want to learn?

03/11/2019

What is ARDEN and BBHN? Can Amateur radio license holders transmit on 2.4 and 5Ghz just like Wifi? Could we use this to send voice, data, video? The short answer is yes! We have special frequencies, can increase the power if needed, but interesting CANNOT encrypt data! All your answers are either available from https://www.arednmesh.org/ or http://www.broadband-hamnet.org/

09/30/2018

Ok, so you are looking for repeaters, well there is an APP for that! Why am I not shocked, try this one for Android. I don't have any Apple phones, so I can't tell you if it is available for iPhone. Any one want to look and comment?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.zbm2.repeaterbook

09/20/2018

Ok, so I've been talking to some folk interested in getting a HAM ticket (aka Amateur Radio License). I will post a list of websites and resources shortly. Any existing HAMS out there that see this, feel free to comment on the process for Canada. To start with right off, I suggest getting familiar with the Industry Canada website, particularly this page:
https://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/025.nsf/eng/home and
https://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/smt-gst.nsf/eng/sf01862.html
This actually should answer all questions, but I will look for some addition information. For fun, I've added the Canadian Radio Frequency Spectrum list, enjoy!

Homepage for Amateur radio operator certificates services

09/07/2018

HAM radio fest this weekend in Carp, anyone going?

08/20/2018

Anyone out there in BBHN land interested in doing a BBHN tunnel over the Internet?

05/14/2018

Wind storm last week, it turned my 5.8Ghz dish 180 degrees. I'm surprised that there was no real damage. My HDTV antenna mounted on my chimney using a satelite dish kit, was pushed 45 degrees downwards to face the neighbour's yard *sigh*

03/23/2017

It has been very quiet, and sadly the hobby has taken a hit with the lack of time this year. On the up side the good weather is here, time to get up there and re-align that dish for some bounce connections!

12/12/2016

Mystery solved, 10.10.245.178 is a crane bounce from Gatineau to Kanata... Here is a picture of the crane... First one is of the crane with the camera on the dish, the second is from right behind the dish.

12/08/2016

Hmm...there is a spy looking at my stuff...who in the heck is that! Yesterday, and again today!

12/03/2016

Hello, and welcome to my page, and thanks for stopping by. If you are visiting my page and are new to this hobby, please feel free to ask questions. If I don't know the answer, I will find the answer, it is all about education and experimentation. No question is stupid, that is how I started, and I am still at that point compared to many of my peers.