Well y'aal say what you want, but what does a new HF rig cost and the antenna to put it up? For $32.00 bucks a year it'll be quite a few years to buy an HF Rig and antenna. With CQ100 it may not be what people call real radio, but we don't have the problems of real radio or the headaches either and you talk all around the world a lot more than a lot of real radio ham ever have or ever will .
This would be ideal when conditions are hampered on most of the actual bands by QRN or QRM. It also would be great to reestablish an uncompleted QSO that faded because of conditions, or to confirm a QSO (especially a DX QSO). The PRACTICE benefits, especially for CW and Digital modes are apparent as well.
I just listened on cq100, 29.290 Mhz. There is a repeater located in Phoenix AZ that is linked to the cq100 system. That must be what I heard with N0XOA in Iowa.
Now, I'm really confused. The guy I talked to, N0XOA said he was using CQ100, but it doesn't cover the VHF frequencies. So, maybe Pooey is correct. I think it is only over the internet as it seems you cannot hear real HF signals.
pooey219 says this isn't radio, but I just talked to a guy over a repeater in Iowa. I was on echolink and he was not. He was using cq100. So, we were both transmitting over the repeater in Iowa. So, it DOES and CAN use other radios. You must be a ham to use it.
can you use this on the air or is it not on the air with no rf because right now am limited to what i can put up so I need a short time fix so can this get me on the air
To me it's almost like using the PC part of Echolink, or eQSO. The excuse that one does have the ability to put up a wire antenna up in the air to get out is not quite right,
Using Echolink or HDR program to use a friend's Ham Radio is part RF and part Internet. CQ100 is all virtual.
legal !!!
wilberrecords 1 month ago
very interesting, I am thinking of trying this. It sounds like a lot of fun kc0wpu
1940123 1 year ago
Well y'aal say what you want, but what does a new HF rig cost and the antenna to put it up? For $32.00 bucks a year it'll be quite a few years to buy an HF Rig and antenna. With CQ100 it may not be what people call real radio, but we don't have the problems of real radio or the headaches either and you talk all around the world a lot more than a lot of real radio ham ever have or ever will .
johnnyrebell12 1 year ago
This is a way of "talking" or "contacting", but definitely not making radio. Just a thought.
2009cesarillo 1 year ago 2
This would be ideal when conditions are hampered on most of the actual bands by QRN or QRM. It also would be great to reestablish an uncompleted QSO that faded because of conditions, or to confirm a QSO (especially a DX QSO). The PRACTICE benefits, especially for CW and Digital modes are apparent as well.
de KA3RXE
Spock1971 1 year ago
You know this will be great to the Handicap ham. Who can't set up a normal rig. Because of physical limits.
h1pp1e2000 2 years ago
@h1pp1e2000 I know a old Ham who uses this in his apartment at a retirement home. Keeps the old guy active. Good stuff, not perfect, but good.
Postie218 1 year ago
I just listened on cq100, 29.290 Mhz. There is a repeater located in Phoenix AZ that is linked to the cq100 system. That must be what I heard with N0XOA in Iowa.
azcharlie2009 2 years ago
Now, I'm really confused. The guy I talked to, N0XOA said he was using CQ100, but it doesn't cover the VHF frequencies. So, maybe Pooey is correct. I think it is only over the internet as it seems you cannot hear real HF signals.
WB0TUF
azcharlie2009 2 years ago
pooey219 says this isn't radio, but I just talked to a guy over a repeater in Iowa. I was on echolink and he was not. He was using cq100. So, we were both transmitting over the repeater in Iowa. So, it DOES and CAN use other radios. You must be a ham to use it.
WB0TUF
Rick
azcharlie2009 2 years ago
can you use this on the air or is it not on the air with no rf because right now am limited to what i can put up so I need a short time fix so can this get me on the air
tkdteen2 2 years ago
Não tem muito de ham,está mais para internauta.talvez para o cw seje válido.
robertopasqualine 2 years ago
To me it's almost like using the PC part of Echolink, or eQSO. The excuse that one does have the ability to put up a wire antenna up in the air to get out is not quite right,
Using Echolink or HDR program to use a friend's Ham Radio is part RF and part Internet. CQ100 is all virtual.
Don VA7DGP
va7dgp 2 years ago