On The Air
- Packet: BPQ node W7PBS-7 / PBSNOD on 145.710 — BBS W7PBS-1, Chat, Winlink RMS, GAMES, WX, callsign lookup (CALL). Mailboxes: WTBBS, PNLBBS.
- WSJT-X / FT8: 20m 14.074 · 17m 18.100 · 30m 10.136 · 40m 7.074 · 80m 3.573. Occasional 15/12/10/6/160m.
- 2m/70cm: monitoring 147.200 W7ARA, ARA repeaters on Pinal Peak, W7MOT machines.
- AREDN mesh: node W7FOM-LB-10 (Ubiquiti LBE-10) on 2.4 GHz — LAN AP W7FOM-MESH, tunnel-linked to the AZ mesh.
- Digital voice: AmericaLink (YSF) · 1 Charlie & 30 Charlie (D-Star).
Tools & Services
Software and databases built here, running on the homelab.
- HamMatrix Callsign Search — our own FCC callsign database & lookup (also on the packet node — type CALL).
- Super Morse — CW practice trainer.
- License Practice — ham test question pool.
- BPQ32 Node web — node control & stats.
- cqhamradio.site — ham forum.
The Shack
- Packet node: LinBPQ VM + Kantronics KPC-3+ — 145.710 yagi into the valley net.
- TM-D710G — dual-band packet/APRS (on-board PBBS W7FOM-1).
- IC-7300 — HF, WSJT-X/FT8 (via xrdp).
- FT-891 — field kit w/ BuddyStick Deluxe or wire.
- HamClock — 7" touch display.
- Hotspots: 2× ZUMspot Zero w/ 1.3" OLED — YSF & D-Star (FT5DR, ID-51A).
- HOIP ext. 103578 (Hamshack Hotline discontinued). Audio svc on 7012 — ArNewsline/ARRL + ArtBell archives.
Memberships & Policy
- ARRL · Arizona Repeater Association (ARA) · Motorola Amateur Radio Club of Arizona (MARCA)
- AREDN — AZ mesh network (tunnel participant)
- W7PBS — DKPBBS Amateur Radio Club (Florence, AZ packet club)
- QSL: cards on request/exchange — verified contacts only. No internet logbooks here.
Come say hello — usually monitoring the ARA machines and the packet net.