Yard Dogs Net Subject List

Below is a list of subjects we have covered during our ‘tech nets’.

#    Version#   SUBJECT

1     1.02           Reflectors

2    1.01            Digital Voice Modes

3    1.01            Digital Devices

4    1.01            Mobile Digital Communications

5    1.00           Counterpoises

6    1.02           Squelch Coding Systems

7    1.02           Yaesu System Fusion

8    1.00           Modulation Techniques

9     1.01          Bandwidth

10   1.00          Trivia Questions

12   1.00          APRS

13   1.00          WiRES-X Node vs. Room, What’s The Diff?

14   1.00          Vocoders

15    1.02         Amateur Radio Digital Standards (Yaesu Musen Co., LTD.)

19    1.00         RoIP

20    1.00        How WiRES-X Entries Are Displayed

21     1.00        Transcoding

22     1.00        Nomenclature   

23     1.00        What’s Really Open Source and What’s Proprietary? (aired 10-16-2019)

24     1.00        Advanced C4FM

25     1.00        More About PDN’s

26     1.00        Even MORE About PDN’s

27     1.00        WiRES-X and C4FM TIPS AND TRICKS

28     1.01        Hamcation 2019 Notes

30     1.00       Yaesu Programming Notes

31      1.01        Radiation Resistance

33      1.00       March 2019 Tips and Tricks (aired 3-6-2019)

34      1.00       WiRES-X Net of 3-13-19 (aired 3-13-2019)

35      1.00       Bandwidth Part 2

36      1.00       Return Loss 

37       1.00      WiFi Changes

38      1.00       Can you transmit a digital RF signal?

39      1.00       Yaesu FT-3DR

40      1.00       Hamular

41       1.00       The ‘Q’ of a resonant circuit

42A    1.00        Yaesu Enhanced Paging & Code Squelch

42B    1.00        Yaesu Group Monitor Function

43      1.00        Yaesu DG-ID Function 

45       1.00       Threats to amateur frequencies (aired 7-3-2019)

46       1.00       How Does Our Digital Coding Work? (aired 7-10-2019)

47       1.00        Latency and buffering in WiRES-X (aired 7-17-2019)

48      1.00        What if? (aired 7-24-2019)

49       1.00       Cellphone vs. HT (aired 7-31-2019)

50       1.00       Can You Hear Me? (aired 8-7-2019)

51        1.00       Duplex Operation (Part I aired 8-14-2019 / Part II aired 8-21-2019)

53       1.00       How Does WiRES-X Work? (aired 8-28-2019)

54       1.00       Reactance, Impedance and Resistance  (aired 9-4-2019)

55       1.00       Standing Waves  (Part 1 of 2 aired 9-11-2019)

56       1.00       The ’S’ Meter  (aired 10-9-2019)

57.      1.00       What’s analog & digital in WiRES-X?  (aired 10-23-2019)

58.      1.00       Yaesu’s WiRES-X Terminology  (aired 10-30-2019)

59.      1.00       Other WiRES-X Functions  (aired 11-06-2019)

60.      1.00       Where The Fusion Is Your Japanese Radio Made?  (aired 11-13-2019)

61.      1.01       Why does the manual say Variable Reactance Modulation when I know good and well it’s Frequency Modulation in analog?  (aired 11-20-2019) 

65.     1.00      Repeater Basics Part 1 (coordination)  (aired 12-4-2019)

66.      1.00     Repeater Basics Part 2  (aired 12-11-2019)

68.      1.00     Using your SWR meter  (aired 12-18-2019)

69.      1.00     The Radio Horizon  (aired 12-25-2019)

71.      1.00    The History of Amateur Callsigns and Frequency Allocations (Ch. 1 aired 1-8-2020), (Ch. 2 aired 1-15-2020), (Ch. 3 aired 1-22-2020), (Ch. 4 aired 1-29-2020) (Ch. 5 aired 2-12-2020)

72.      1.00    Bluetooth  (aired 2-19-2020)

73.      1.00    Tuners and Autotuners (aired 3-4-2020)

75.     1.00    Who Needs The Old Guy Anyway?  (aired 3-11-2020)

76.     1.00    Let’s Throw Windows Out The Window  (aired 3-18-2020)

77.     1.00    If I Could Wish For Something  (aired 3-25-2020)

78.     1.00    Where Are We Going From Here?  (aired 4-1-2020)

79.     1.00    What To Do When A Ham Passes On  (aired 4-8-2020)

80.     1.02    The Watobe County Courthouse  (aired 4-15-2020)

81.     1.00    Digital Resolution – A Balancing Act  (aired 4-22-2020)

82.     1.00    A Quarter-Wave Is A  Quarter-Wave Is A Quarter-Wave  (aired 4-29-2020)

83.     1.00    Spend Your Money On An Antenna And Feedline  (aired 5-20-2020)

84.     1.00    Do You Know DOCSIS?  (aired 5-6-2020)

85.     1.00     Can You Range Me Now?  (aired 5-13-2020) 

86.     1.00     You Can Radio But You Can’t Hide  (aired 5-27-2020)

87.     1.01     Hey Yaesu! Want To Be King Of The Hill?  (aired 6-3-2020)

90.     1.00     Takeoff Angle  (aired 6-10-2020)

91.     1.00     Near Vertical Incidence Skywave Propagation  (aired 6-17-2020)

92.     1.00     Baluns  (aired 6-24-2020)

93.     1.00    How To Handle A Band Opening With C4FM  (aired 7-1-2020)

95.     1.00    An Incomplete Discussion Of Lightning Protection  (aired 7-22-2020)

97.    1.00     Sidebands And Guardbands  (aired 8-26-2020)

99.    1.00     Grounding, Earthing And Bonding  (aired 7-29-2020)

100.  1.00     Galvanic Reaction  (aired 8-5-2020)

101.  1.00     Velocity Of Propagation Through A Cable  (aired 8-12-2020)

102.   1.00    The Capacitance Hat  (aired 8-19-2020)

103.   1.00    Amplifier Classes  (aired 9-2-2020)

104.   1.00   Latency And Buffering In WiRES-X Again  (aired 9-9-2020)

105.   1.00   What’s The Difference Between Yaesu C4FM, APCO P25 Phase I And NXDN?  (aired 9-16-2020)

106.   1.00   What Features Of System Fusion And WiRES-X Do We NOT Use?  (aired 9-23-2020)

107.   1.00   Barriers? What Barriers?  (aired 9-30-2020)

108.   1.00   Why Does Yaesu Use Windows Software For WiRES-X?  (aired 10-7-2020)

109.   1.00   WiRES-X Packets Explained  (aired 10-14-2020)

110.   1.00    The Yagi Antenna  (aired 10-21-2020)

111.   1.00    Socket Timeout Errors  (aired 10-28-2020)

112.   1.00    The Unsung Hams..Are They Heroes?  (aired 12-23-2020)

114.   1.00    The New Technologies…A Critical Look  (aired 11-04-2020)

115.    1.02   What Happens When You Press Your Fusion Radio Keypad And, What Layer Are You In?  (aired 11-11-2020)

116.    1.01   What’s The REAL Difference Between ‘DN’ And ‘VW’?  (aired 11-18-2020)

119.    1.00   Building Our Own Backup Network…Is There Any Point In It?  (aired 11-25-2020)

120.    1.00   Is Your Transmitter Happy?  (aired 12-2-2020)

121.    1.01   You Can’t Do It Right With The System You Love  (aired 12-9-2020)

XXX.   1.XX  What Is C4FM And How Does It Compare To D-Star?

125.     1.00  Where Did I Lose My Signal Eddy? It Must Be Around Here Somewhere.  (aired 12-30-2020)

126.     1.00  WiRES-XL  (aired 1-6-2021)

128.    1.00  666 – WiFi 6, WiFi 6E And 6GHz  (aired 1-13-2021)

129.    1.02  Is FM Allowed On The HF Bands?  (aired 1-20-2021)

130.    1.02  Is Your IQ Good Enough To Remember Beethoven’s Quadrature Symphony?  (aired 4-14-2021)

131.    1.00  When Did The Last Analog TV Station (In The USA) Go Off The Air?  (aired 1-27-2021)

133.    1.00  Ufer Grounds And Conductive Concrete  (aired 2-3-2021)

135.    1.02  Receiver Specs Chapter 1 – Dynamic Range, IP3 And Receiver Passband  (aired 2-10-2021)

136.    1.00  Receiver Specs Chapter 2 – Sensitivity  (aired 2-17-2021)

137.    1.00  Receiver Specs Chapter 3, Part A – Selectivity  (aired 2-24-2021), Part B – Selectivity  (aired 3-3-2021)

138.    1.02  Receiver Specs Chapter 4 – Noise Floor And MDS  (aired 3-10-2021)

139.    1.01  Receiver Specs Chapter 5 – Phase Noise And RMDR  (aired 3-17-2021)

140.    1.00  A Bit Of Yaesu History  (aired 3-24-2021)

141.     1.00  Powering Your Mobile Rig Through The Decades  (aired 3-31-2021)

142.    2.00  Radio-Free America  (aired 4-7-2021)

XXX   1.XX  It’s Not Your Microphone, It’s You  (aired 4-21-2021)

144.    1.00 An Introduction To ‘M’C4FM  (aired 4-28-2021)

The goal is to air something related to WiRES-X or System Fusion, but this is not always possible. When that’s the case, we will air some subject that is otherwise amateur radio related.