W4YEA
AMATEUR RADIOSOUTHWEST FLORIDA
Amateur radio from Southwest Florida: digital voice, a Pi-Star hotspot and a local resource guide.
One station, four parts
RF and digital
DMR, hotspot and the digital modes on the air.
Synapse Radio
Private software-defined radio system for local RF monitoring, built on open-source NO-SDR.
Private system
WXOPS (opens in a new tab)
Weather intelligence for Southwest Florida.
Local intel
FMARC, Lee County repeaters, nets and resources.
Digital modes
Each mode is a module on the board. A lit indicator means it is on the air; hollow means planned; dark means not set up yet.
Around Lee County
Looking for the local club, repeaters or nets? The essentials are summarized here from FMARC's published lists, with the official sources linked on each page.
WXOPS
Tactical weather intelligence
Southwest Florida weather can turn fast.
Radar, severe-weather awareness and operational weather intelligence.
Open WXOPS (opens in a new tab)
Powered by StormOps. A separate project from W4YEA.
The station
Identity
Callsign
W4YEA
DMR ID
3168565
Radios
Icom IC-7100
Primary home station transceiver. HF / VHF / UHF all-mode (HF, 50, 144 and 430/440 MHz).
Yaesu FTM-400XDR
Truck / mobile
Yaesu FTM-300DR
Additional VHF/UHF FM / C4FM radio
Digital hotspot
Raspberry Pi Zero W + MMDVM HAT
Pi-Star hotspot
Antenna
Diamond X50
Make contact
[email protected]