American Fork, Utah, USA
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HF Operation
Radio: Icom IC-7100
Antenna: 71 foot (21.6 m) end fed sloper
Digital: West Mountain Radio RIGblaster Advantage
VHF Operation
Radio: Icom IC-7100
Antenna: WE7OMG J-pole (2 m/70 cm)
Radio (garage): Baofeng UV-5R (operated using a 7808 in place of the battery)
Antenna (garage): WE7OMG J-pole (2 m/70 cm)
Nodes
Allstar Link 55241: Node Venture Clear Node
DMR
Echolink 810874 (Link 757426): PC and Android
D-Star
HF Operation
Radio: Icom IC-7100
Power Source: Bienno 20 Ah
Antenna: 5 meter high vertical with 4 radials (40 meters and higher)
Antenna: 71 foot (21.6 m) end fed sloper (80, 75 and 40 meters)
VHF operation
Radio: Yaesu FT-2900
Radio: Icom IC-7100
Antenna (mobile): Hustler SF-2 5/8 wave
Antenna (portable): WE7OMG J-pole (2 m/70 cm)
Handheld
Radio: Yeasu FT-60
VHF operation
Radio: Alinco DX-SR8
Radio: Kenwood TS-930
TYT TH-7800: used for VHF/UHF mobile. It was a great radio until it went up in a puff of smoke while talking to some boy scouts
Woxun KG-UV8T: 2018 - 2023: The antenna broke off including the internal mounting
Minimum safe operating distances per FCC and ARRL guidance
The clubs I belong to
Skyline Radio Club - Manti, Utah
ARRL
Utah VHF Society
SINBAD Desert Amateur Radio Club - Carbon & Emery County, Utah
Utah Valley Amateur Radio Club - Orem Utah
Utah Amateur Radio Club - SLC, Utah
West Texas Repeater Association - K5ELP - El Paso, Texas
El Paso Amateur Radio Club - W5ES - El Paso, Texas
ILERA
Some of the nets I frequent
High Noon Net (member) 7.240 MHz 12:00 Mountain, centered in Colorado, covers quite a bit of the Rocky Mountain Area
Mission Trail Net (member) 3.8575 MHz 3:00 UTC centered in California, very good coverage west of the Continental Divide
Wyoming Cowboy Net (member) 3.9235 MHz 18:45 Mountain
Mercury Rocky Mountain Net (member) 3.920 MHz Sat 7:30 Mountain
Mercury Western Net (member) 7.208 MHz Sat 7:30 Mountain
Beehive Utah Net (frequent visitor) 7.272 MHz 12:30 Mountain, covers quite a bit of the Western US
Columbia Basin Net (occasional visitor) 3.960 MHz 2:00 UTC, reaches Utah well in the colder months
Golden Bear Net (occasional visitor) 3.975 MHz 20:00 Mountain, California, reaches Utah well in the colder months
Beaver State Net 3.920 MHz 18:30 Mountain, reaches Utah well in the colder months
Alberta Public Service Net 3.700 MHz 1:30 UTC, reaches Utah well in the colder months
Jefferson Noon Net 7.204 MHz 13:00 UTC Mountain, centered in Northern California and Southern Oregon
Jackson Hole Net Mondays 20:00 Mountain on 146.76 in Utah County
Sinbad Desert Amateur Radio Club Net Tuesdays 20:00 Mountain on the Skyline/SINBAD System
UARC 76ers Net 19:00 Mountain on 146.76 in Utah County
UVARC New Ham Net 19:00 Mountain on 146.78 in Utah County
Skyline Radio Club Net Sundays 20:00 Mountain on the Skyline/SINBAD System (roster)
West Texas Repeater Association Net and Swapmeet, Mondays 20:00 Mountain, Amigolink System (Allstar 27834)
Permian Basin ARES Net, Wednesdays 20:00 Mountain, (Allstar 46221)
Sun City Amateur Radio Club Multiplex Net, Thursdays 20:00 Mountain, Amigolink System (Allstar 27834)
El Paso Amateur Radio Club Sunday Night Net, 19:00 Mountain, Amigolink System (Allstar 27834)
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