From Marvin.Suggs at abc.com Thu Feb 1 02:30:34 2024 From: Marvin.Suggs at abc.com (Suggs, Marvin (KTRK-TV)) Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2024 08:30:34 +0000 Subject: [BVARC] simple 1/2 wave and 5/8 wave coaxial verticals In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <86F2325A-3227-4BB6-AACE-C8DDD4DEAD37@abc.com> Sent from my iPhone On Dec 3, 2023, at 10:41?AM, Gary Sitton via BVARC wrote: ? This Message is From an External Sender Caution: Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Regarding recent conversations on 5/8 wave vertical antennas: https://vk2zoi.com/flower-pots/ Open this website with a browser and open one of the articles on "Double 5/8 Flower Pot" verticals. This 5/8 wave vertical dipole may be constructed using some RG-59 coax and a bit of soldering. The antenna uses the coax itself to form 1/4 wave sleeve transformers to convert the dipole's 100 ohm feed point to 50 ohms. The coil of RG-59 is used to choke off the sneak RF path on the outer portion of the coax. It takes a bit of thought to understand this system but it actually works well. The entire antenna should be covered using a 1" section of PVC as shown else the SWR will rise when it gets wet. I have implemented the simpler 1/2 wave "Flower Pot" vertical using RG-8X coax for my 2 mtr. base station antenna. I currently use a QRO 1/2 wave vertical dipole on 20 mtrs. using the same principle. 73, Gary Sitton, K5AMH gasitton at comcast.net ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list BVARC at bvarc.org https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org__;!!Om87Lau1Cg!NBM_jXuw_ZG3Iy7EeJSsBhHEmgTfK3E2pe4fdS7DiOg4puTlYKqgrnkOtFYaOfz6WDQCT6SDlVel4A$ Publicly available archives are available here: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/__;!!Om87Lau1Cg!NBM_jXuw_ZG3Iy7EeJSsBhHEmgTfK3E2pe4fdS7DiOg4puTlYKqgrnkOtFYaOfz6WDQCT6TqqZIFcw$ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From k5izo at yahoo.com Thu Feb 1 09:56:57 2024 From: k5izo at yahoo.com (John Chauvin) Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2024 15:56:57 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [BVARC] The Hamfest Equipment Check Table signup sheet is now on-line. References: <1519235462.3994701.1706803017299.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1519235462.3994701.1706803017299@mail.yahoo.com> Here is a Hamfest event that you can participate in that isfun, productive, sedentary, done at your convenience and you will be doing agood thing.? This is a free service for Hamfest attendees who want to buysome used equipment from a table vendor (or tailgater) but are reluctantbecause they are not sure if it works.?BVARC sets up tables with various test equipment for testing used equipment.? Basic tests are performed to see if it isgenerally alive and generally functional.? These are not comprehensivetests as we neither have the time, equipment, the expertise nor the space totest to full factory specifications.? Ourmotto is ?We test to 3db above DOA.?? Wejust want to help the buyer assure himself that the equipment is generally OK,but don?t guarantee that all functions (some with 99 options on one drop down) arefully functional. You don't need a PhD in Physics to participate at the table.?Depending on your skill level, there is a complete spectrum of tests that canbe performed and that need doing which are above and below your skilllevels.? You will find your slot: You might also learn something.? We also need staffers that don?t do anytesting but generally assist and generally chat with the attendees. Here is an interesting story:? 5 or 6 years ago, I wascruising the tailgate section of this Hamfest and saw a piece of equipment thatI was interested in.? We negotiated a price and I asked if I could take itto the Equipment Check Table.? The guy asked, "Do they have anEquipment Check Table?"? I said "yes."? He immediatelyceased the conversation, secured his goods and drove away.? Was there amessage there? The time slots are in 1 hour blocks.? We ask that youtry to assist for a couple of hours each day (not necessarily consecutive hours) that you are in attendance but only 1 hour is OK.? Furthermore, during slow times, if (for example) you want to double check something yousaw, just let others staffing the table know that you are quickly running overto that vendor to evaluate and consider it further.? Hopefully youpromptly return with a piece of equipment to test.? Testing activity comesin fits and spurts. Please sign up now at:?https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1sunqH0IRHJ6R1PBh_3OTZC-QOPeiBzPuTA5biXjeP_E/edit#gid=102312394? If you have further questions, please do not ?reply to all? nor via the reflector.? Instead, please inquire directly to me at?k5izo at yahoo.com I hope to see your call letters on the signup sheet soon.? Tnx es 73de John, K5IZO -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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They provide the crucial human touch, non-verbal cues, and immediate interaction needed for these aspects of effective communication and collaboration. if you guys wanna fail, I will wait here on the sidelines..When you are gone, I will arise?from your the clubs ashes and MAKE BVARC GREAT AGAIN...!! On Wednesday, January 31, 2024 at 10:05:10 PM CST, John Holmes via BVARC wrote: At present I sit on the KARS BoD and we meet via Zoom, it is more convenient by far and just as productive. It?s not a question of laziness it?s a question of using modern technology to make life balances work. ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ctmedlin at outlook.com Thu Feb 1 10:29:17 2024 From: ctmedlin at outlook.com (Chris Medlin) Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2024 16:29:17 +0000 Subject: [BVARC] BOD Zoom Vs IN PERSON In-Reply-To: <1977182106.4010749.1706803921392@mail.yahoo.com> References: <171773694.3754987.1706746530350@mail.yahoo.com> <7E8233EC-7BE9-4079-BD53-6E25DE990A6D@k5bou.net> <1977182106.4010749.1706803921392@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: I agree that in person interaction is better than online. There is nothing preventing a group of people from getting together to connect to the zoom meeting from a single location. That would create an ideal Hybrid situation to allow for those who need extended neurological enhancements to communicate with those who may be on the road traveling or have family responsibilities that prevent them from spending the extra time traveling. Houston is an hour from Houston, and with 350+ members spread wide and far, Zoom allows any of those members to attend a meeting with an illness or without the extra burden of having to put some pants on to go somewhere. The hybrid option would create a win-win for all. Chris/AC5CM From: BVARC On Behalf Of Eddie Runner via BVARC Sent: Thursday, February 1, 2024 10:12 AM To: bvarc at bvarc.org Cc: Eddie Runner Subject: [BVARC] BOD Zoom Vs IN PERSON Just a simple google search says what I already know, ZooM is LOUSY.... the measures of brain activity showed ?increased cross-brain synchrony? and higher signal strength levels for in-person interaction. The researchers note that in-person interaction afford us richer social context and better processing of facial expressions than virtual. Eddie Runner (NU5K) LIFE MEMBER Oh here is another : in-person meetings excel over virtual ones when deepening relationships, handling complex discussions, and fostering team building and brainstorming sessions. They provide the crucial human touch, non-verbal cues, and immediate interaction needed for these aspects of effective communication and collaboration. if you guys wanna fail, I will wait here on the sidelines.. When you are gone, I will arise from your the clubs ashes and MAKE BVARC GREAT AGAIN...!! On Wednesday, January 31, 2024 at 10:05:10 PM CST, John Holmes via BVARC > wrote: At present I sit on the KARS BoD and we meet via Zoom, it is more convenient by far and just as productive. It?s not a question of laziness it?s a question of using modern technology to make life balances work. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From greerjw at hotmail.com Thu Feb 1 10:36:38 2024 From: greerjw at hotmail.com (Jeff Greer) Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2024 16:36:38 +0000 Subject: [BVARC] BOD Zoom Vs IN PERSON In-Reply-To: References: <171773694.3754987.1706746530350@mail.yahoo.com> <7E8233EC-7BE9-4079-BD53-6E25DE990A6D@k5bou.net> <1977182106.4010749.1706803921392@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: If ham radio operators can't handle communicating remotely, we have a problem. ________________________________ From: BVARC on behalf of Chris Medlin via BVARC Sent: Thursday, February 1, 2024 10:29 AM To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB Cc: Chris Medlin Subject: Re: [BVARC] BOD Zoom Vs IN PERSON I agree that in person interaction is better than online. There is nothing preventing a group of people from getting together to connect to the zoom meeting from a single location. That would create an ideal Hybrid situation to allow for those who need extended neurological enhancements to communicate with those who may be on the road traveling or have family responsibilities that prevent them from spending the extra time traveling. Houston is an hour from Houston, and with 350+ members spread wide and far, Zoom allows any of those members to attend a meeting with an illness or without the extra burden of having to put some pants on to go somewhere. The hybrid option would create a win-win for all. Chris/AC5CM From: BVARC On Behalf Of Eddie Runner via BVARC Sent: Thursday, February 1, 2024 10:12 AM To: bvarc at bvarc.org Cc: Eddie Runner Subject: [BVARC] BOD Zoom Vs IN PERSON Just a simple google search says what I already know, ZooM is LOUSY.... the measures of brain activity showed ?increased cross-brain synchrony? and higher signal strength levels for in-person interaction. The researchers note that in-person interaction afford us richer social context and better processing of facial expressions than virtual. Eddie Runner (NU5K) LIFE MEMBER Oh here is another : in-person meetings excel over virtual ones when deepening relationships, handling complex discussions, and fostering team building and brainstorming sessions. They provide the crucial human touch, non-verbal cues, and immediate interaction needed for these aspects of effective communication and collaboration. if you guys wanna fail, I will wait here on the sidelines.. When you are gone, I will arise from your the clubs ashes and MAKE BVARC GREAT AGAIN...!! On Wednesday, January 31, 2024 at 10:05:10 PM CST, John Holmes via BVARC > wrote: At present I sit on the KARS BoD and we meet via Zoom, it is more convenient by far and just as productive. 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I have even heard bashing about me because people did not know the entire story and thought they were bashing one person and actually slamming me and knowing why what was happening. I have talked to a few people and found that the grumbling is either a misunderstanding or 2 views of the same story and not seeing each other's perspective. Eddy, if you like - please feel free to call me, as a matter of fact, I have a few questions to ask you also. NOTE TO ALL!!!!! This is NOT meant as me asking Eddy in a MEAN way, I am wanting to talk to Eddy as a member and I consider, after working with him last year at Hamfest, a friend. I hope that is true with him in return and we as a team can get through a few questionable requests. If it does not -- trust me, I am not going to slam him on the board. Also, for those that have served in the Military and Para-military, the phrase, "Praise in public, punish in private." should mean something. I am doing this as an example member, please, if you have an issue with a member (My other brother and sister radio operators) talk to them. If that does not work, get another person (Not a mob) to help work with them. Some day, we may need eachother weather on the radio or in life. Our common interest should be what brings us together. And as for being example members, let me bring to your attention, we have youth in this system too. Example, KI5IOC He has been around and with BVARC for 15 years. He was 3 the first time he spent an entire night sleeping at the fire fields. From there, he got interested in the radios and was with the group. We have a few SKs that took his hand and yanked him in. Now from their example, he is trying to get his General and be a senior in High School and get ready for a far away college. So let's set a good example of a world where when we are too old to bark, we want to be. I have not been able to get to the farmer's market due to family issues, but I am trying to go and get more youth interested. I remember a time when we used to have field day out at the fire field and we were happy to have lunch at the sametime and sit at the table eating burgers, dogs, chips, and various desserts. Conversation was ALWAYS about family, radios, what our homebrew project was, and who was a bigger nerd. Let's get back to that. (Well.. as a proof read, Daphne and team, don't stop the nice food array we have had so far.. I need to keep my Dad Bod Image up... and it helps a lot when it is really good..) I am going to start a new BVARC challenge, TicToc influenced, go bury a hatchet with someone and let's get back to what we once were. If you have an issue with anyone, PATCH IT, and POST THAT!!!! Also, if you see two people having an issue, don't take sides and see if you can compromise. And once again POST THAT!!! For all - remember, when all hell breaks loose, we as radio operators are expected to be the voice of the world, we can not do that if we are not talking to each other.. If anyone has an issue with what I just wrote, feel free to call me and tell me -- I am open.. If you feel like bashing me here -- fine too -- I will take the hire road and not return fire. (I turn the other cheek many times - gives the other one a rest) And for all of those who said to not get involved, sorry, these are my friends and neighbors, I am not going to sit silently as I watch people be bashed and exiled. All, have a happy rest of your day and "This is KG5YCU for ID , Over and Out , 30 - 73" :) P.S. Eddy, I am writing this from your reply just because I need to talk to you too. nothing else..... On Wed, Jan 31, 2024 at 4:48?PM Eddie Runner via BVARC wrote: > Im sorry to hear that .. I think POTA is amazing and fills so many blanks > for > BVARC and the Ham radio community... > > 1) can you ever beat a beautiful day in the park > 2) be a catch (cause a pileup) > 3) Afternoon with some great friends > 4) opportunity to welcome new folks to HAM and to BVARC.. > > Suzanne and I bought BVARC banners and other stuff out of our own pockets > to help bring the POTA MASTERS in as a BVARC EVENT.. All has been working > great as far as I knew.. > > I have posted on this before I think, > but again at the last BOARD meeting there was > some questions about using the club call, about illegal operations and > other > questions a board member(s) posed.. even though the board did > set a budget to help POTA .. the masters felt disrespected and .. well > > The POTA MASTERS got butt hurt... > I dont blame them, they dont use BVARC equipment, they use their own radios > (and other volunteer radios).. > > Like I said before, BVARC NEEDS POTA, more then POTA needs BVARC. > POTA is super popular, I think our board members and especially our > PRESIDENT > needs to be kissin some POTA A*S...!! > > These POTA guys are SUPERSTARS!!!!!!!!!!!!! > > BVARC needs to make this a priority.. > If you do not agree or do not understand POTA > *please GO TO POTA EVENT.. *it is true ham radio at its finest.. > > I ask our board to REALIZE how important this is, > buy a couple POTA radios, really make it a BVARC EVENT support these > guys.. > > And I ask our POTA MASTERS to take the stupid abuse for a minute > and forgive the MORONS that hurt your feelings and lets have some fun.. > > Eddie Runner (NU5K) > in the last year a lot of folks seem to get hurt feelings.. WISE UP BOD.. > we need to welcome folks not run them off.. > > > > > Hello all, > I am writing this message to let everybody know about the > changes we are making to the BVARC POTA Event. We will no longer be running > the event as a BVARC (Brazos Valley Armature Radio Club) affiliated one. We > will not be doing it every month. *We will however still do the event for > the city. *This means we are inviting every club in the city of Houston > and beyond. We are looking into a way to let everyone know when and where > we are going to do the event. For now February the 25th is the last BVARC > sponsored POTA Event. We are looking at doing it six times out of the year. > Times will be determined by the event managers. More info to come on the > upcoming events and where to find us. > > Thanks, > > Your Friendly POTA Operators > Anthony-W5LIC / Kori-WX5KR > > > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ > -- Commander Richard Bonica Mission Bend Emergency Team(MBET) C: 281.935.7222 Email: kg5ycu at gmail.com Freq: 147.000 - DMR - Digital Mobile Territory: NE Fort Bend CERT, CST, EST, WEB EOC, HSEEP, FEMA PD, Wilderness First Aid, CPR, Extra Ameture Radio -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sean.n5lnk at gmail.com Thu Feb 1 10:53:18 2024 From: sean.n5lnk at gmail.com (N5LNK - Sean Linkenheimer) Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2024 10:53:18 -0600 Subject: [BVARC] BOD Zoom Vs IN PERSON In-Reply-To: References: <171773694.3754987.1706746530350@mail.yahoo.com> <7E8233EC-7BE9-4079-BD53-6E25DE990A6D@k5bou.net> <1977182106.4010749.1706803921392@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: Here is a clip from the club's By-Laws. If any member wishes to have it amended we will hear arguments presented in writing that are written in a respectful and formal way. Once received that member(s) will have the opportunity to be present at the next available board meeting to make their motion. If a second is heard there will be discussion and the board will vote on the motion. Article V Section G Provisions applicable to meetings of the Board of Directors shall be: 1. The board of directors shall meet monthly on the first Thursday of the month at 7:30 PM at a location voted upon at a previous board of directors meeting unless changed by a majority of the board members by giving proper notice 7 days in advance.. Special meetings may be called by either a majority of the board members or the Chairman with 7 days notice either in writing or by verbal contact with each Board member. 2. A quorum of Board members shall be required for any definitive action on matters involving the Club. Such quorum shall be defined as a majority of eligible Board members, at least one (1) of whom must be an at large director. In determining the majority, a multiple board position holder shall count as one Board member. Regards, Sean Linkenheimer Recording Secretary Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club On Thu, Feb 1, 2024 at 10:37?AM Jeff Greer via BVARC wrote: > If ham radio operators can't handle communicating remotely, we have a > problem. > > ------------------------------ > *From:* BVARC on behalf of Chris Medlin via > BVARC > *Sent:* Thursday, February 1, 2024 10:29 AM > *To:* BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB > *Cc:* Chris Medlin > *Subject:* Re: [BVARC] BOD Zoom Vs IN PERSON > > > I agree that in person interaction is better than online. There is nothing > preventing a group of people from getting together to connect to the zoom > meeting from a single location. That would create an ideal Hybrid situation > to allow for those who need extended neurological enhancements to > communicate with those who may be on the road traveling or have family > responsibilities that prevent them from spending the extra time traveling. > Houston is an hour from Houston, and with 350+ members spread wide and far, > Zoom allows any of those members to attend a meeting with an illness or > without the extra burden of having to put some pants on to go somewhere. > > > > The hybrid option would create a win-win for all. > > > > Chris/AC5CM > > > > *From:* BVARC *On Behalf Of *Eddie Runner via > BVARC > *Sent:* Thursday, February 1, 2024 10:12 AM > *To:* bvarc at bvarc.org > *Cc:* Eddie Runner > *Subject:* [BVARC] BOD Zoom Vs IN PERSON > > > > Just a simple google search says what I already know, ZooM is LOUSY.... > > > > * the measures of brain activity showed ?increased cross-brain synchrony? > and higher signal strength levels for in-person interaction.* > > *The researchers note that **in-person interaction afford us richer > social context and better processing of facial expressions than virtual* > *.* > > > > > > > > Eddie Runner (NU5K) > > LIFE MEMBER > > Oh here is another : > > > > *in-person meetings excel over virtual ones when deepening relationships, > handling complex discussions, and fostering team building and brainstorming > sessions**. They provide the crucial human touch, non-verbal cues, and > immediate interaction needed for these aspects of effective communication > and collaboration.* > > > > if you guys wanna fail, I will wait here on the sidelines.. > > When you are gone, I will arise from your the clubs ashes and *MAKE BVARC > GREAT AGAIN...!!* > > > > > > On Wednesday, January 31, 2024 at 10:05:10 PM CST, John Holmes via BVARC < > bvarc at bvarc.org> wrote: > > > > > > At present I sit on the KARS BoD and we meet via Zoom, it is more > convenient by far and just as productive. It?s not a question of laziness > it?s a question of using modern technology to make life balances work. > > > > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From philippe at k5bou.net Thu Feb 1 10:56:34 2024 From: philippe at k5bou.net (K5BOU) Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2024 10:56:34 -0600 Subject: [BVARC] BOD Zoom Vs IN PERSON In-Reply-To: References: <171773694.3754987.1706746530350@mail.yahoo.com> <7E8233EC-7BE9-4079-BD53-6E25DE990A6D@k5bou.net> <1977182106.4010749.1706803921392@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <069501da552f$9dafa9d0$d90efd70$@k5bou.net> Amen! K5BOU-PhilippeBoucaumont Houston|Texas|USA| https://mccrarymeadowsweather.com/ From: BVARC On Behalf Of Jeff Greer via BVARC Sent: Thursday, February 1, 2024 10:37 AM To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB Cc: Jeff Greer ; Chris Medlin Subject: Re: [BVARC] BOD Zoom Vs IN PERSON If ham radio operators can't handle communicating remotely, we have a problem. _____ From: BVARC > on behalf of Chris Medlin via BVARC > Sent: Thursday, February 1, 2024 10:29 AM To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB > Cc: Chris Medlin > Subject: Re: [BVARC] BOD Zoom Vs IN PERSON I agree that in person interaction is better than online. There is nothing preventing a group of people from getting together to connect to the zoom meeting from a single location. That would create an ideal Hybrid situation to allow for those who need extended neurological enhancements to communicate with those who may be on the road traveling or have family responsibilities that prevent them from spending the extra time traveling. Houston is an hour from Houston, and with 350+ members spread wide and far, Zoom allows any of those members to attend a meeting with an illness or without the extra burden of having to put some pants on to go somewhere. The hybrid option would create a win-win for all. Chris/AC5CM From: BVARC > On Behalf Of Eddie Runner via BVARC Sent: Thursday, February 1, 2024 10:12 AM To: bvarc at bvarc.org Cc: Eddie Runner > Subject: [BVARC] BOD Zoom Vs IN PERSON Just a simple google search says what I already know, ZooM is LOUSY.... the measures of brain activity showed "increased cross-brain synchrony" and higher signal strength levels for in-person interaction. The researchers note that in-person interaction afford us richer social context and better processing of facial expressions than virtual. 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On Thu, Feb 1, 2024 at 10:37?AM Jeff Greer via BVARC wrote: > If ham radio operators can't handle communicating remotely, we have a > problem. > > ------------------------------ > *From:* BVARC on behalf of Chris Medlin via > BVARC > *Sent:* Thursday, February 1, 2024 10:29 AM > *To:* BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB > *Cc:* Chris Medlin > *Subject:* Re: [BVARC] BOD Zoom Vs IN PERSON > > > I agree that in person interaction is better than online. There is nothing > preventing a group of people from getting together to connect to the zoom > meeting from a single location. That would create an ideal Hybrid situation > to allow for those who need extended neurological enhancements to > communicate with those who may be on the road traveling or have family > responsibilities that prevent them from spending the extra time traveling. > Houston is an hour from Houston, and with 350+ members spread wide and far, > Zoom allows any of those members to attend a meeting with an illness or > without the extra burden of having to put some pants on to go somewhere. > > > > The hybrid option would create a win-win for all. > > > > Chris/AC5CM > > > > *From:* BVARC *On Behalf Of *Eddie Runner via > BVARC > *Sent:* Thursday, February 1, 2024 10:12 AM > *To:* bvarc at bvarc.org > *Cc:* Eddie Runner > *Subject:* [BVARC] BOD Zoom Vs IN PERSON > > > > Just a simple google search says what I already know, ZooM is LOUSY.... > > > > * the measures of brain activity showed ?increased cross-brain synchrony? > and higher signal strength levels for in-person interaction.* > > *The researchers note that **in-person interaction afford us richer > social context and better processing of facial expressions than virtual* > *.* > > > > > > > > Eddie Runner (NU5K) > > LIFE MEMBER > > Oh here is another : > > > > *in-person meetings excel over virtual ones when deepening relationships, > handling complex discussions, and fostering team building and brainstorming > sessions**. They provide the crucial human touch, non-verbal cues, and > immediate interaction needed for these aspects of effective communication > and collaboration.* > > > > if you guys wanna fail, I will wait here on the sidelines.. > > When you are gone, I will arise from your the clubs ashes and *MAKE BVARC > GREAT AGAIN...!!* > > > > > > On Wednesday, January 31, 2024 at 10:05:10 PM CST, John Holmes via BVARC < > bvarc at bvarc.org> wrote: > > > > > > At present I sit on the KARS BoD and we meet via Zoom, it is more > convenient by far and just as productive. 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URL: From sean.n5lnk at gmail.com Thu Feb 1 10:58:01 2024 From: sean.n5lnk at gmail.com (N5LNK - Sean Linkenheimer) Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2024 10:58:01 -0600 Subject: [BVARC] BOD Zoom Vs IN PERSON In-Reply-To: References: <171773694.3754987.1706746530350@mail.yahoo.com> <7E8233EC-7BE9-4079-BD53-6E25DE990A6D@k5bou.net> <1977182106.4010749.1706803921392@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: And just in case you are not familiar with the proper procedure in making an amendment. Here is that process found in the By-Laws. ARTICLE IX ? AMENDMENTS Article IX Section A The By-Laws may be amended by a two-thirds (2/3) affirmative vote at a general membership meeting wherein proper notice has been given. Article IX Section B Proposals for amendments to the By-Laws shall be submitted in writing to the President of the Club at least thirty (30) days prior to a membership meeting. The Corresponding Secretary shall include any proposed amendments in a meeting notice mailed to members in accordance with the provision in ARTICLE V, Section F of these By-Laws. Regards, Sean Linkenheimer Recording Secretary Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club On Thu, Feb 1, 2024 at 10:53?AM N5LNK - Sean Linkenheimer < sean.n5lnk at gmail.com> wrote: > Here is a clip from the club's By-Laws. If any member wishes to have it > amended we will hear arguments presented in writing that are written in a > respectful and formal way. Once received that member(s) will have > the opportunity to be present at the next available board meeting to make > their motion. If a second is heard there will be discussion and the board > will vote on the motion. > > Article V Section G > Provisions applicable to meetings of the Board of Directors shall be: > 1. The board of directors shall meet monthly on the first Thursday of the > month at 7:30 PM at a location voted > upon at a previous board of directors meeting unless changed by a majority > of the board members by giving > proper notice 7 days in advance.. Special meetings may be called by either > a majority of the board members or the > Chairman with 7 days notice either in writing or by verbal contact with > each Board member. > 2. A quorum of Board members shall be required for any definitive action > on matters involving the Club. Such > quorum shall be defined as a majority of eligible Board members, at least > one (1) of whom must be an at large > director. In determining the majority, a multiple board position holder > shall count as one Board member. > > Regards, > Sean Linkenheimer > Recording Secretary > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > > > On Thu, Feb 1, 2024 at 10:37?AM Jeff Greer via BVARC > wrote: > >> If ham radio operators can't handle communicating remotely, we have a >> problem. >> >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* BVARC on behalf of Chris Medlin via >> BVARC >> *Sent:* Thursday, February 1, 2024 10:29 AM >> *To:* BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB >> *Cc:* Chris Medlin >> *Subject:* Re: [BVARC] BOD Zoom Vs IN PERSON >> >> >> I agree that in person interaction is better than online. There is >> nothing preventing a group of people from getting together to connect to >> the zoom meeting from a single location. That would create an ideal Hybrid >> situation to allow for those who need extended neurological enhancements to >> communicate with those who may be on the road traveling or have family >> responsibilities that prevent them from spending the extra time traveling. >> Houston is an hour from Houston, and with 350+ members spread wide and far, >> Zoom allows any of those members to attend a meeting with an illness or >> without the extra burden of having to put some pants on to go somewhere. >> >> >> >> The hybrid option would create a win-win for all. >> >> >> >> Chris/AC5CM >> >> >> >> *From:* BVARC *On Behalf Of *Eddie Runner via >> BVARC >> *Sent:* Thursday, February 1, 2024 10:12 AM >> *To:* bvarc at bvarc.org >> *Cc:* Eddie Runner >> *Subject:* [BVARC] BOD Zoom Vs IN PERSON >> >> >> >> Just a simple google search says what I already know, ZooM is LOUSY.... >> >> >> >> * the measures of brain activity showed ?increased cross-brain synchrony? >> and higher signal strength levels for in-person interaction.* >> >> *The researchers note that **in-person interaction afford us richer >> social context and better processing of facial expressions than virtual* >> *.* >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Eddie Runner (NU5K) >> >> LIFE MEMBER >> >> Oh here is another : >> >> >> >> *in-person meetings excel over virtual ones when deepening relationships, >> handling complex discussions, and fostering team building and brainstorming >> sessions**. They provide the crucial human touch, non-verbal cues, and >> immediate interaction needed for these aspects of effective communication >> and collaboration.* >> >> >> >> if you guys wanna fail, I will wait here on the sidelines.. >> >> When you are gone, I will arise from your the clubs ashes and *MAKE >> BVARC GREAT AGAIN...!!* >> >> >> >> >> >> On Wednesday, January 31, 2024 at 10:05:10 PM CST, John Holmes via BVARC < >> bvarc at bvarc.org> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> At present I sit on the KARS BoD and we meet via Zoom, it is more >> convenient by far and just as productive. It?s not a question of laziness >> it?s a question of using modern technology to make life balances work. >> >> >> >> >> ________________________________________________ >> Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club >> >> BVARC mailing list >> BVARC at bvarc.org >> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org >> Publicly available archives are available here: >> https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ >> > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From s.c.flowers at comcast.net Thu Feb 1 11:12:43 2024 From: s.c.flowers at comcast.net (Stephen Flowers) Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2024 11:12:43 -0600 Subject: [BVARC] Changes to the POTA Event In-Reply-To: <444770707.3802029.1706756820106@mail.yahoo.com> References: <1935962818.687193.1706737628921@connect.xfinity.com> <976122794.3728178.1706741265873@mail.yahoo.com> <444770707.3802029.1706756820106@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: Hey Rudy, Good morning. I agree with you, POTA is a lot of fun. Might I suggest trying POTA on CW? To me it?s the next step in a fun & emergency preparedness journey. BTW, thank you to Kori WX5KR and Anthony W5LIC for spearheading the POTA activities in our community. 73, Stephen (W2WF) > On Jan 31, 2024, at 9:07?PM, Rudolph Ackerman via BVARC wrote: > > I must say that POTA is what drove me to buy the HF gear I have now, POTA was the driving force for me to join this club. > > Also if I drag my radio, battery, computer out to a park, you bet I'm going to use my call on my gear. > > Rudy Ackerman > KF5QYG > > > > > > > On Wednesday, January 31, 2024 at 04:48:34 PM CST, Eddie Runner via BVARC wrote: > > > > > > > > Im sorry to hear that .. I think POTA is amazing and fills so many blanks for > BVARC and the Ham radio community... > > 1) can you ever beat a beautiful day in the park > 2) be a catch (cause a pileup) > 3) Afternoon with some great friends > 4) opportunity to welcome new folks to HAM and to BVARC.. > > Suzanne and I bought BVARC banners and other stuff out of our own pockets > to help bring the POTA MASTERS in as a BVARC EVENT.. All has been working > great as far as I knew.. > > I have posted on this before I think, > but again at the last BOARD meeting there was > some questions about using the club call, about illegal operations and other > questions a board member(s) posed.. even though the board did > set a budget to help POTA .. the masters felt disrespected and .. well > > The POTA MASTERS got butt hurt... > I dont blame them, they dont use BVARC equipment, they use their own radios > (and other volunteer radios).. > > Like I said before, BVARC NEEDS POTA, more then POTA needs BVARC. > POTA is super popular, I think our board members and especially our PRESIDENT > needs to be kissin some POTA A*S...!! > > These POTA guys are SUPERSTARS!!!!!!!!!!!!! > > BVARC needs to make this a priority.. > If you do not agree or do not understand POTA > please GO TO POTA EVENT.. it is true ham radio at its finest.. > > I ask our board to REALIZE how important this is, > buy a couple POTA radios, really make it a BVARC EVENT support these guys.. > > And I ask our POTA MASTERS to take the stupid abuse for a minute > and forgive the MORONS that hurt your feelings and lets have some fun.. > > Eddie Runner (NU5K) > in the last year a lot of folks seem to get hurt feelings.. WISE UP BOD.. > we need to welcome folks not run them off.. > > > >> >> >> >> >> >> Hello all, >> >> I am writing this message to let everybody know about the changes we are making to the BVARC POTA Event. We will no longer be running the event as a BVARC (Brazos Valley Armature Radio Club) affiliated one. We will not be doing it every month. We will however still do the event for the city. This means we are inviting every club in the city of Houston and beyond. We are looking into a way to let everyone know when and where we are going to do the event. For now February the 25th is the last BVARC sponsored POTA Event. We are looking at doing it six times out of the year. Times will be determined by the event managers. More info to come on the upcoming events and where to find us. >> >> >> >> Thanks, >> >> >> >> Your Friendly POTA Operators >> >> Anthony-W5LIC / Kori-WX5KR >> >> >> >> > > > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ From philippe at k5bou.net Thu Feb 1 11:13:35 2024 From: philippe at k5bou.net (K5BOU) Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2024 11:13:35 -0600 Subject: [BVARC] BOD Zoom Vs IN PERSON In-Reply-To: References: <171773694.3754987.1706746530350@mail.yahoo.com> <7E8233EC-7BE9-4079-BD53-6E25DE990A6D@k5bou.net> <1977182106.4010749.1706803921392@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <074401da5531$fe5e6ad0$fb1b4070$@k5bou.net> Boom! So much drama at BVARC. We could have our YouTube channel. After Orange County's desperate housewife, Season 1: BVARC desperate BVARC Ham radio operator. I?m just KIDDING. As a club, you will never agree with %100. That way, there is a: BY-LAWS.? Thanks for bringing this tour to our attention, Sean. 1. Article IX Section A 2. The By-Laws may be amended by a two-thirds (2/3) affirmative vote at a general membership meeting wherein proper notice has been given. 3. Article IX Section B Proposals for amendments to the By-Laws shall be submitted in writing to the President of the Club at least thirty (30) days prior to a membership meeting. The Corresponding Secretary shall include any proposed amendments in a meeting notice mailed to members in accordance with the provision in ARTICLE V, Section F of these By-Laws. I have one more concern and see what people have to say about it? Can we bring beer during the Club meetings or events? To be honest, during my lifetime, I have been a member of multiple clubs and have never seen so much drama. Why BVARC are like that? K5BOU-PhilippeBoucaumont Houston|Texas|USA| https://mccrarymeadowsweather.com/ From: BVARC On Behalf Of N5LNK - Sean Linkenheimer via BVARC Sent: Thursday, February 1, 2024 10:53 AM To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB Cc: N5LNK - Sean Linkenheimer ; Jeff Greer ; Chris Medlin Subject: Re: [BVARC] BOD Zoom Vs IN PERSON Here is a clip from the club's By-Laws. If any member wishes to have it amended we will hear arguments presented in writing that are written in a respectful and formal way. Once received that member(s) will have the opportunity to be present at the next available board meeting to make their motion. If a second is heard there will be discussion and the board will vote on the motion. Article V Section G Provisions applicable to meetings of the Board of Directors shall be: 1. The board of directors shall meet monthly on the first Thursday of the month at 7:30 PM at a location voted upon at a previous board of directors meeting unless changed by a majority of the board members by giving proper notice 7 days in advance.. Special meetings may be called by either a majority of the board members or the Chairman with 7 days notice either in writing or by verbal contact with each Board member. 2. A quorum of Board members shall be required for any definitive action on matters involving the Club. Such quorum shall be defined as a majority of eligible Board members, at least one (1) of whom must be an at large director. In determining the majority, a multiple board position holder shall count as one Board member. Regards, Sean Linkenheimer Recording Secretary Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club On Thu, Feb 1, 2024 at 10:37?AM Jeff Greer via BVARC > wrote: If ham radio operators can't handle communicating remotely, we have a problem. _____ From: BVARC > on behalf of Chris Medlin via BVARC > Sent: Thursday, February 1, 2024 10:29 AM To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB > Cc: Chris Medlin > Subject: Re: [BVARC] BOD Zoom Vs IN PERSON I agree that in person interaction is better than online. There is nothing preventing a group of people from getting together to connect to the zoom meeting from a single location. That would create an ideal Hybrid situation to allow for those who need extended neurological enhancements to communicate with those who may be on the road traveling or have family responsibilities that prevent them from spending the extra time traveling. Houston is an hour from Houston, and with 350+ members spread wide and far, Zoom allows any of those members to attend a meeting with an illness or without the extra burden of having to put some pants on to go somewhere. The hybrid option would create a win-win for all. Chris/AC5CM From: BVARC > On Behalf Of Eddie Runner via BVARC Sent: Thursday, February 1, 2024 10:12 AM To: bvarc at bvarc.org Cc: Eddie Runner > Subject: [BVARC] BOD Zoom Vs IN PERSON Just a simple google search says what I already know, ZooM is LOUSY.... the measures of brain activity showed ?increased cross-brain synchrony? and higher signal strength levels for in-person interaction. The researchers note that in-person interaction afford us richer social context and better processing of facial expressions than virtual. Eddie Runner (NU5K) LIFE MEMBER Oh here is another : in-person meetings excel over virtual ones when deepening relationships, handling complex discussions, and fostering team building and brainstorming sessions. They provide the crucial human touch, non-verbal cues, and immediate interaction needed for these aspects of effective communication and collaboration. if you guys wanna fail, I will wait here on the sidelines.. When you are gone, I will arise from your the clubs ashes and MAKE BVARC GREAT AGAIN...!! On Wednesday, January 31, 2024 at 10:05:10 PM CST, John Holmes via BVARC < bvarc at bvarc.org> wrote: At present I sit on the KARS BoD and we meet via Zoom, it is more convenient by far and just as productive. It?s not a question of laziness it?s a question of using modern technology to make life balances work. ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list BVARC at bvarc.org http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 7375 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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There is nothing preventing a group of people from getting together to connect to the zoom meeting from a single location. That would create an ideal Hybrid situation to allow for those who need extended neurological enhancements to communicate with those who may be on the road traveling or have family responsibilities that prevent them from spending the extra time traveling. Houston is an hour from Houston, and with 350+ members spread wide and far, Zoom allows any of those members to attend a meeting with an illness or without the extra burden of having to put some pants on to go somewhere. ? The hybrid option would create a win-win for all. ? Chris/AC5CM ? From: BVARC On Behalf OfEddie Runner via BVARC Sent: Thursday, February 1, 2024 10:12 AM To: bvarc at bvarc.org Cc: Eddie Runner Subject: [BVARC] BOD Zoom Vs IN PERSON ? Just a simple google search says what I already know,? ZooM is LOUSY.... ? ?the measures of brain activity showed ?increased cross-brain synchrony? and higher signal strength levels for in-person interaction. The researchers note that?in-person interaction afford us richer social context and better processing of facial expressions than virtual. ? ? ? Eddie Runner (NU5K) LIFE MEMBER Oh here is another : ? in-person meetings excel over virtual ones when deepening relationships, handling complex discussions, and fostering team building and brainstorming sessions. They provide the crucial human touch, non-verbal cues, and immediate interaction needed for these aspects of effective communication and collaboration. ? if you guys wanna fail, I will wait here on the sidelines.. When you are gone, I will arise?from your the clubs ashes andMAKE BVARC GREAT AGAIN...!! ? ? On Wednesday, January 31, 2024 at 10:05:10 PM CST, John Holmes via BVARC wrote: ? ? 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URL: From eddie.runner at yahoo.com Thu Feb 1 12:21:38 2024 From: eddie.runner at yahoo.com (Eddie Runner) Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2024 18:21:38 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [BVARC] BOD Zoom Vs IN PERSON In-Reply-To: <074401da5531$fe5e6ad0$fb1b4070$@k5bou.net> References: <171773694.3754987.1706746530350@mail.yahoo.com> <7E8233EC-7BE9-4079-BD53-6E25DE990A6D@k5bou.net> <1977182106.4010749.1706803921392@mail.yahoo.com> <074401da5531$fe5e6ad0$fb1b4070$@k5bou.net> Message-ID: <613987535.4075303.1706811699205@mail.yahoo.com> I think it is called PASSION... To be honest, during my lifetime, I have been a member of multiple clubs and have never seen so much drama. Why BVARC are like that? ? K5BOU-PhilippeBoucaumont Houston|Texas|USA| https://mccrarymeadowsweather.com/ ? ? ? From: BVARC On Behalf Of N5LNK - Sean Linkenheimer via BVARC Sent: Thursday, February 1, 2024 10:53 AM To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB Cc: N5LNK - Sean Linkenheimer ; Jeff Greer ; Chris Medlin Subject: Re: [BVARC] BOD Zoom Vs IN PERSON ? Here is a clip from the club's By-Laws. If any member wishes to have it amended we will hear arguments presented in writing that are written in a respectful and formal way. Once received?that member(s) will have the?opportunity?to be present at the next available board meeting?to make their motion. If a second is heard there will be discussion?and the board will vote on the motion. ? Article V Section G Provisions applicable to meetings of the Board of Directors shall be: 1. The board of directors shall meet monthly on the first Thursday of the month at 7:30 PM at a location voted upon at a previous board of directors meeting unless changed by a majority of the board members by giving proper notice 7 days in advance.. Special meetings may be called by either a majority of the board members or the Chairman with 7 days notice either in writing or by verbal contact with each Board member. 2. A quorum of Board members shall be required for any definitive action on matters involving the Club. Such quorum shall be defined as a majority of eligible Board members, at least one (1) of whom must be an at large director. In determining the majority, a multiple board position holder shall count as one Board member. Regards, Sean Linkenheimer Recording Secretary Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club ? ? On Thu, Feb 1, 2024 at 10:37?AM Jeff Greer via BVARC wrote: If ham radio operators can't handle communicating remotely, we have a problem. ? From:?BVARC on behalf of Chris Medlin via BVARC Sent:?Thursday, February 1, 2024 10:29 AM To:?BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB Cc:?Chris Medlin Subject:?Re: [BVARC] BOD Zoom Vs IN PERSON ? I agree that in person interaction is better than online. There is nothing preventing a group of people from getting together to connect to the zoom meeting from a single location. That would create an ideal Hybrid situation to allow for those who need extended neurological enhancements to communicate with those who may be on the road traveling or have family responsibilities that prevent them from spending the extra time traveling. Houston is an hour from Houston, and with 350+ members spread wide and far, Zoom allows any of those members to attend a meeting with an illness or without the extra burden of having to put some pants on to go somewhere. ? The hybrid option would create a win-win for all. ? Chris/AC5CM ? From:?BVARC On Behalf Of Eddie Runner via BVARC Sent:?Thursday, February 1, 2024 10:12 AM To:?bvarc at bvarc.org Cc:?Eddie Runner Subject:?[BVARC] BOD Zoom Vs IN PERSON ? Just a simple google search says what I already know,? ZooM is LOUSY.... ? ?the measures of brain activity showed ?increased cross-brain synchrony? and higher signal strength levels for in-person interaction. The researchers note that in-person interaction afford us richer social context and better processing of facial expressions than virtual. ? ? ? Eddie Runner (NU5K) LIFE MEMBER Oh here is another : ? in-person meetings excel over virtual ones when deepening relationships, handling complex discussions, and fostering team building and brainstorming sessions. They provide the crucial human touch, non-verbal cues, and immediate interaction needed for these aspects of effective communication and collaboration. ? if you guys wanna fail, I will wait here on the sidelines.. When you are gone, I will arise?from your the clubs ashes and MAKE BVARC GREAT AGAIN...!! ? ? On Wednesday, January 31, 2024 at 10:05:10 PM CST, John Holmes via BVARC wrote: ? ? At present I sit on the KARS BoD and we meet via Zoom, it is more convenient by far and just as productive. It?s not a question of laziness it?s a question of using modern technology to make life balances work. ? ? ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list BVARC at bvarc.org http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list BVARC at bvarc.org http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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On Thu, Feb 1, 2024 at 12:22?PM Eddie Runner via BVARC wrote: > I think it is called PASSION... > > To be honest, during my lifetime, I have been a member of multiple clubs > and have never seen so much drama. Why BVARC are like that? > > > > K5BOU-PhilippeBoucaumont > > Houston*|*Texas*|*USA*|* > > https://mccrarymeadowsweather.com/ > > > > > > > > *From:* BVARC *On Behalf Of *N5LNK - Sean > Linkenheimer via BVARC > *Sent:* Thursday, February 1, 2024 10:53 AM > *To:* BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB > *Cc:* N5LNK - Sean Linkenheimer ; Jeff Greer < > greerjw at hotmail.com>; Chris Medlin > *Subject:* Re: [BVARC] BOD Zoom Vs IN PERSON > > > > Here is a clip from the club's By-Laws. If any member wishes to have it > amended we will hear arguments presented in writing that are written in a > respectful and formal way. Once received that member(s) will have > the opportunity to be present at the next available board meeting to make > their motion. If a second is heard there will be discussion and the board > will vote on the motion. > > > > Article V Section G > Provisions applicable to meetings of the Board of Directors shall be: > 1. The board of directors shall meet monthly on the first Thursday of the > month at 7:30 PM at a location voted > upon at a previous board of directors meeting unless changed by a majority > of the board members by giving > proper notice 7 days in advance.. Special meetings may be called by either > a majority of the board members or the > Chairman with 7 days notice either in writing or by verbal contact with > each Board member. > 2. A quorum of Board members shall be required for any definitive action > on matters involving the Club. Such > quorum shall be defined as a majority of eligible Board members, at least > one (1) of whom must be an at large > director. In determining the majority, a multiple board position holder > shall count as one Board member. > > > Regards, > > Sean Linkenheimer > > Recording Secretary > > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > > > > > On Thu, Feb 1, 2024 at 10:37?AM Jeff Greer via BVARC > wrote: > > If ham radio operators can't handle communicating remotely, we have a > problem. > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* BVARC on behalf of Chris Medlin via > BVARC > *Sent:* Thursday, February 1, 2024 10:29 AM > *To:* BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB > *Cc:* Chris Medlin > *Subject:* Re: [BVARC] BOD Zoom Vs IN PERSON > > > > I agree that in person interaction is better than online. There is nothing > preventing a group of people from getting together to connect to the zoom > meeting from a single location. That would create an ideal Hybrid situation > to allow for those who need extended neurological enhancements to > communicate with those who may be on the road traveling or have family > responsibilities that prevent them from spending the extra time traveling. > Houston is an hour from Houston, and with 350+ members spread wide and far, > Zoom allows any of those members to attend a meeting with an illness or > without the extra burden of having to put some pants on to go somewhere. > > > > The hybrid option would create a win-win for all. > > > > Chris/AC5CM > > > > *From:* BVARC *On Behalf Of *Eddie Runner via > BVARC > *Sent:* Thursday, February 1, 2024 10:12 AM > *To:* bvarc at bvarc.org > *Cc:* Eddie Runner > *Subject:* [BVARC] BOD Zoom Vs IN PERSON > > > > Just a simple google search says what I already know, ZooM is LOUSY.... > > > > * the measures of brain activity showed ?increased cross-brain synchrony? > and higher signal strength levels for in-person interaction.* > > *The researchers note that **in-person interaction afford us richer > social context and better processing of facial expressions than virtual* > *.* > > > > > > > > Eddie Runner (NU5K) > > LIFE MEMBER > > Oh here is another : > > > > *in-person meetings excel over virtual ones when deepening relationships, > handling complex discussions, and fostering team building and brainstorming > sessions**. They provide the crucial human touch, non-verbal cues, and > immediate interaction needed for these aspects of effective communication > and collaboration.* > > > > if you guys wanna fail, I will wait here on the sidelines.. > > When you are gone, I will arise from your the clubs ashes and *MAKE BVARC > GREAT AGAIN...!!* > > > > > > On Wednesday, January 31, 2024 at 10:05:10 PM CST, John Holmes via BVARC < > bvarc at bvarc.org> wrote: > > > > > > At present I sit on the KARS BoD and we meet via Zoom, it is more > convenient by far and just as productive. It?s not a question of laziness > it?s a question of using modern technology to make life balances work. > > > > > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ > -- Commander Richard Bonica Mission Bend Emergency Team(MBET) C: 281.935.7222 Email: kg5ycu at gmail.com Freq: 147.000 - DMR - Digital Mobile Territory: NE Fort Bend CERT, CST, EST, WEB EOC, HSEEP, FEMA PD, Wilderness First Aid, CPR, Extra Ameture Radio -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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To me it?s the next step in a fun & emergency preparedness journey. > > BTW, thank you to Kori WX5KR and Anthony W5LIC for spearheading the POTA activities in our community. > > 73, > Stephen (W2WF) > >> On Jan 31, 2024, at 9:07?PM, Rudolph Ackerman via BVARC wrote: >> >> I must say that POTA is what drove me to buy the HF gear I have now, POTA was the driving force for me to join this club. >> >> Also if I drag my radio, battery, computer out to a park, you bet I'm going to use my call on my gear. >> >> Rudy Ackerman >> KF5QYG >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Wednesday, January 31, 2024 at 04:48:34 PM CST, Eddie Runner via BVARC wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Im sorry to hear that .. I think POTA is amazing and fills so many blanks for >> BVARC and the Ham radio community... >> >> 1) can you ever beat a beautiful day in the park >> 2) be a catch (cause a pileup) >> 3) Afternoon with some great friends >> 4) opportunity to welcome new folks to HAM and to BVARC.. >> >> Suzanne and I bought BVARC banners and other stuff out of our own pockets >> to help bring the POTA MASTERS in as a BVARC EVENT.. All has been working >> great as far as I knew.. >> >> I have posted on this before I think, >> but again at the last BOARD meeting there was >> some questions about using the club call, about illegal operations and other >> questions a board member(s) posed.. even though the board did >> set a budget to help POTA .. the masters felt disrespected and .. well >> >> The POTA MASTERS got butt hurt... >> I dont blame them, they dont use BVARC equipment, they use their own radios >> (and other volunteer radios).. >> >> Like I said before, BVARC NEEDS POTA, more then POTA needs BVARC. >> POTA is super popular, I think our board members and especially our PRESIDENT >> needs to be kissin some POTA A*S...!! >> >> These POTA guys are SUPERSTARS!!!!!!!!!!!!! >> >> BVARC needs to make this a priority.. >> If you do not agree or do not understand POTA >> please GO TO POTA EVENT.. it is true ham radio at its finest.. >> >> I ask our board to REALIZE how important this is, >> buy a couple POTA radios, really make it a BVARC EVENT support these guys.. >> >> And I ask our POTA MASTERS to take the stupid abuse for a minute >> and forgive the MORONS that hurt your feelings and lets have some fun.. >> >> Eddie Runner (NU5K) >> in the last year a lot of folks seem to get hurt feelings.. WISE UP BOD.. >> we need to welcome folks not run them off.. >> >> >> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Hello all, >>> >>> I am writing this message to let everybody know about the changes we are making to the BVARC POTA Event. We will no longer be running the event as a BVARC (Brazos Valley Armature Radio Club) affiliated one. We will not be doing it every month. We will however still do the event for the city. This means we are inviting every club in the city of Houston and beyond. We are looking into a way to let everyone know when and where we are going to do the event. For now February the 25th is the last BVARC sponsored POTA Event. We are looking at doing it six times out of the year. Times will be determined by the event managers. More info to come on the upcoming events and where to find us. >>> >>> >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> >>> >>> Your Friendly POTA Operators >>> >>> Anthony-W5LIC / Kori-WX5KR >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> ________________________________________________ >> Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club >> >> BVARC mailing list >> BVARC at bvarc.org >> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org >> Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ >> >> ________________________________________________ >> Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club >> >> BVARC mailing list >> BVARC at bvarc.org >> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org >> Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ > > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ From davidely at prodigy.net Thu Feb 1 13:35:53 2024 From: davidely at prodigy.net (DAVID ELY) Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2024 19:35:53 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [BVARC] BVARC is suffering from growing pains References: <1885663446.2196064.1706816153055.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1885663446.2196064.1706816153055@mail.yahoo.com> As a club member for several years, I've seen our membership grow substantially. As is often the case with a growing organization, many members will present, promote and disagree with a wide variety of initiatives and policies.? With that, occasional disagreements are unavoidable.?That is why our BOD is charged with the club's operations. There will times when the Board may support an?activity in a manner that is not to the liking of the initiator(s), but that is not to say that the initiative?has no merit or benefit to the club. As adults, we need to remain respectful to our fellow club members. If we fail to do so, the club will fall into kayos and self-destruction. BVARC is a great club with great people.Let's all work together to make it the best amateur radio club possible.? Dave - N5EKW -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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We will give out more info on what Kori and I are going to be doing next. Thanks, 73 On Thu, Feb 1, 2024 at 10:47?AM Richard Bonica via BVARC wrote: > OK - I have sat quiet... > > As a BVARC member, I have worked to welcome everyone. Even the strangest > of us. > I have recently heard issues and quickly went to talk to take care of > them. I hope that those who I have been working with are in agreement. I > invite anyone that disagrees to please call and tell me, I will do my best > to fix that. > > I have even heard bashing about me because people did not know the entire > story and thought they were bashing one person and actually slamming me and > knowing why what was happening. > I have talked to a few people and found that the grumbling is either a > misunderstanding or 2 views of the same story and not seeing each other's > perspective. > > Eddy, if you like - please feel free to call me, as a matter of fact, I > have a few questions to ask you also. > > NOTE TO ALL!!!!! This is NOT meant as me asking Eddy in a MEAN way, I am > wanting to talk to Eddy as a member and I consider, after working with him > last year at Hamfest, a friend. > I hope that is true with him in return and we as a team can get through a > few questionable requests. If it does not -- trust me, I am not going to > slam him on the board. > > Also, for those that have served in the Military and Para-military, the > phrase, "Praise in public, punish in private." should mean something. > > I am doing this as an example member, please, if you have an issue with a > member (My other brother and sister radio operators) talk to them. If that > does not work, get another person (Not a mob) to help work with them. > Some day, we may need eachother weather on the radio or in life. Our > common interest should be what brings us together. > > And as for being example members, let me bring to your attention, we have > youth in this system too. Example, KI5IOC He has been around and with > BVARC for 15 years. He was 3 the first time he spent an entire night > sleeping at the fire fields. From there, he got interested in the radios > and was with the group. We have a few SKs that took his hand and yanked him > in. Now from their example, he is trying to get his General and be a senior > in High School and get ready for a far away college. So let's set a good > example of a world where when we are too old to bark, we want to be. I have > not been able to get to the farmer's market due to family issues, but I am > trying to go and get more youth interested. > > I remember a time when we used to have field day out at the fire field and > we were happy to have lunch at the sametime and sit at the table eating > burgers, dogs, chips, and various desserts. Conversation was ALWAYS about > family, radios, what our homebrew project was, and who was a bigger nerd. > Let's get back to that. (Well.. as a proof read, Daphne and team, don't > stop the nice food array we have had so far.. I need to keep my Dad Bod > Image up... and it helps a lot when it is really good..) > > I am going to start a new BVARC challenge, TicToc influenced, go bury a > hatchet with someone and let's get back to what we once were. If you have > an issue with anyone, PATCH IT, and POST THAT!!!! > Also, if you see two people having an issue, don't take sides and see if > you can compromise. And once again POST THAT!!! > > For all - remember, when all hell breaks loose, we as radio operators are > expected to be the voice of the world, we can not do that if we are not > talking to each other.. > > If anyone has an issue with what I just wrote, feel free to call me and > tell me -- I am open.. If you feel like bashing me here -- fine too -- I > will take the hire road and not return fire. (I turn the other cheek many > times - gives the other one a rest) > > And for all of those who said to not get involved, sorry, these are my > friends and neighbors, I am not going to sit silently as I watch people be > bashed and exiled. > > All, have a happy rest of your day and > "This is KG5YCU for ID , Over and Out , 30 - 73" :) > > > P.S. Eddy, I am writing this from your reply just because I need to talk > to you too. nothing else..... > > On Wed, Jan 31, 2024 at 4:48?PM Eddie Runner via BVARC > wrote: > >> Im sorry to hear that .. I think POTA is amazing and fills so many blanks >> for >> BVARC and the Ham radio community... >> >> 1) can you ever beat a beautiful day in the park >> 2) be a catch (cause a pileup) >> 3) Afternoon with some great friends >> 4) opportunity to welcome new folks to HAM and to BVARC.. >> >> Suzanne and I bought BVARC banners and other stuff out of our own pockets >> to help bring the POTA MASTERS in as a BVARC EVENT.. All has been working >> great as far as I knew.. >> >> I have posted on this before I think, >> but again at the last BOARD meeting there was >> some questions about using the club call, about illegal operations and >> other >> questions a board member(s) posed.. even though the board did >> set a budget to help POTA .. the masters felt disrespected and .. well >> >> The POTA MASTERS got butt hurt... >> I dont blame them, they dont use BVARC equipment, they use their own >> radios >> (and other volunteer radios).. >> >> Like I said before, BVARC NEEDS POTA, more then POTA needs BVARC. >> POTA is super popular, I think our board members and especially our >> PRESIDENT >> needs to be kissin some POTA A*S...!! >> >> These POTA guys are SUPERSTARS!!!!!!!!!!!!! >> >> BVARC needs to make this a priority.. >> If you do not agree or do not understand POTA >> *please GO TO POTA EVENT.. *it is true ham radio at its finest.. >> >> I ask our board to REALIZE how important this is, >> buy a couple POTA radios, really make it a BVARC EVENT support these >> guys.. >> >> And I ask our POTA MASTERS to take the stupid abuse for a minute >> and forgive the MORONS that hurt your feelings and lets have some fun.. >> >> Eddie Runner (NU5K) >> in the last year a lot of folks seem to get hurt feelings.. WISE UP BOD.. >> we need to welcome folks not run them off.. >> >> >> >> >> Hello all, >> I am writing this message to let everybody know about the >> changes we are making to the BVARC POTA Event. We will no longer be running >> the event as a BVARC (Brazos Valley Armature Radio Club) affiliated one. We >> will not be doing it every month. *We will however still do the event >> for the city. *This means we are inviting every club in the city of >> Houston and beyond. We are looking into a way to let everyone know when and >> where we are going to do the event. For now February the 25th is the last >> BVARC sponsored POTA Event. We are looking at doing it six times out of the >> year. Times will be determined by the event managers. More info to come on >> the upcoming events and where to find us. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Your Friendly POTA Operators >> Anthony-W5LIC / Kori-WX5KR >> >> >> >> ________________________________________________ >> Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club >> >> BVARC mailing list >> BVARC at bvarc.org >> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org >> Publicly available archives are available here: >> https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ >> > > > -- > Commander Richard Bonica > Mission Bend Emergency Team(MBET) > C: 281.935.7222 > Email: kg5ycu at gmail.com > Freq: 147.000 - DMR - Digital Mobile > Territory: NE Fort Bend > CERT, CST, EST, WEB EOC, HSEEP, FEMA PD, Wilderness First Aid, CPR, Extra > Ameture Radio > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ > -- *Anthony Morones* * W5LIC* *w5lictx at gmail.com * * 713-410-3948* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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That goes for all of us. From > the Top Brass to the lowest man on the pole. > > So for everybody watching this email thread. We will give out more info on > what Kori and I are going to be doing next. > > Thanks, 73 > > On Thu, Feb 1, 2024 at 10:47?AM Richard Bonica via BVARC > wrote: > >> OK - I have sat quiet... >> >> As a BVARC member, I have worked to welcome everyone. Even the strangest >> of us. >> I have recently heard issues and quickly went to talk to take care of >> them. I hope that those who I have been working with are in agreement. I >> invite anyone that disagrees to please call and tell me, I will do my best >> to fix that. >> >> I have even heard bashing about me because people did not know the entire >> story and thought they were bashing one person and actually slamming me and >> knowing why what was happening. >> I have talked to a few people and found that the grumbling is either a >> misunderstanding or 2 views of the same story and not seeing each other's >> perspective. >> >> Eddy, if you like - please feel free to call me, as a matter of fact, I >> have a few questions to ask you also. >> >> NOTE TO ALL!!!!! This is NOT meant as me asking Eddy in a MEAN way, I am >> wanting to talk to Eddy as a member and I consider, after working with him >> last year at Hamfest, a friend. >> I hope that is true with him in return and we as a team can get through a >> few questionable requests. If it does not -- trust me, I am not going to >> slam him on the board. >> >> Also, for those that have served in the Military and Para-military, the >> phrase, "Praise in public, punish in private." should mean something. >> >> I am doing this as an example member, please, if you have an issue with a >> member (My other brother and sister radio operators) talk to them. If that >> does not work, get another person (Not a mob) to help work with them. >> Some day, we may need eachother weather on the radio or in life. Our >> common interest should be what brings us together. >> >> And as for being example members, let me bring to your attention, we have >> youth in this system too. Example, KI5IOC He has been around and with >> BVARC for 15 years. He was 3 the first time he spent an entire night >> sleeping at the fire fields. From there, he got interested in the radios >> and was with the group. We have a few SKs that took his hand and yanked him >> in. Now from their example, he is trying to get his General and be a senior >> in High School and get ready for a far away college. So let's set a good >> example of a world where when we are too old to bark, we want to be. I have >> not been able to get to the farmer's market due to family issues, but I am >> trying to go and get more youth interested. >> >> I remember a time when we used to have field day out at the fire field >> and we were happy to have lunch at the sametime and sit at the table eating >> burgers, dogs, chips, and various desserts. Conversation was ALWAYS about >> family, radios, what our homebrew project was, and who was a bigger nerd. >> Let's get back to that. (Well.. as a proof read, Daphne and team, don't >> stop the nice food array we have had so far.. I need to keep my Dad Bod >> Image up... and it helps a lot when it is really good..) >> >> I am going to start a new BVARC challenge, TicToc influenced, go bury a >> hatchet with someone and let's get back to what we once were. If you have >> an issue with anyone, PATCH IT, and POST THAT!!!! >> Also, if you see two people having an issue, don't take sides and see if >> you can compromise. And once again POST THAT!!! >> >> For all - remember, when all hell breaks loose, we as radio operators are >> expected to be the voice of the world, we can not do that if we are not >> talking to each other.. >> >> If anyone has an issue with what I just wrote, feel free to call me and >> tell me -- I am open.. If you feel like bashing me here -- fine too -- I >> will take the hire road and not return fire. (I turn the other cheek many >> times - gives the other one a rest) >> >> And for all of those who said to not get involved, sorry, these are my >> friends and neighbors, I am not going to sit silently as I watch people be >> bashed and exiled. >> >> All, have a happy rest of your day and >> "This is KG5YCU for ID , Over and Out , 30 - 73" :) >> >> >> P.S. Eddy, I am writing this from your reply just because I need to talk >> to you too. nothing else..... >> >> On Wed, Jan 31, 2024 at 4:48?PM Eddie Runner via BVARC >> wrote: >> >>> Im sorry to hear that .. I think POTA is amazing and fills so many >>> blanks for >>> BVARC and the Ham radio community... >>> >>> 1) can you ever beat a beautiful day in the park >>> 2) be a catch (cause a pileup) >>> 3) Afternoon with some great friends >>> 4) opportunity to welcome new folks to HAM and to BVARC.. >>> >>> Suzanne and I bought BVARC banners and other stuff out of our own pockets >>> to help bring the POTA MASTERS in as a BVARC EVENT.. All has been working >>> great as far as I knew.. >>> >>> I have posted on this before I think, >>> but again at the last BOARD meeting there was >>> some questions about using the club call, about illegal operations and >>> other >>> questions a board member(s) posed.. even though the board did >>> set a budget to help POTA .. the masters felt disrespected and .. well >>> >>> The POTA MASTERS got butt hurt... >>> I dont blame them, they dont use BVARC equipment, they use their own >>> radios >>> (and other volunteer radios).. >>> >>> Like I said before, BVARC NEEDS POTA, more then POTA needs BVARC. >>> POTA is super popular, I think our board members and especially our >>> PRESIDENT >>> needs to be kissin some POTA A*S...!! >>> >>> These POTA guys are SUPERSTARS!!!!!!!!!!!!! >>> >>> BVARC needs to make this a priority.. >>> If you do not agree or do not understand POTA >>> *please GO TO POTA EVENT.. *it is true ham radio at its finest.. >>> >>> I ask our board to REALIZE how important this is, >>> buy a couple POTA radios, really make it a BVARC EVENT support these >>> guys.. >>> >>> And I ask our POTA MASTERS to take the stupid abuse for a minute >>> and forgive the MORONS that hurt your feelings and lets have some fun.. >>> >>> Eddie Runner (NU5K) >>> in the last year a lot of folks seem to get hurt feelings.. WISE UP BOD.. >>> we need to welcome folks not run them off.. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Hello all, >>> I am writing this message to let everybody know about the >>> changes we are making to the BVARC POTA Event. We will no longer be running >>> the event as a BVARC (Brazos Valley Armature Radio Club) affiliated one. We >>> will not be doing it every month. *We will however still do the event >>> for the city. *This means we are inviting every club in the city of >>> Houston and beyond. We are looking into a way to let everyone know when and >>> where we are going to do the event. For now February the 25th is the last >>> BVARC sponsored POTA Event. We are looking at doing it six times out of the >>> year. Times will be determined by the event managers. More info to come on >>> the upcoming events and where to find us. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Your Friendly POTA Operators >>> Anthony-W5LIC / Kori-WX5KR >>> >>> >>> >>> ________________________________________________ >>> Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club >>> >>> BVARC mailing list >>> BVARC at bvarc.org >>> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org >>> Publicly available archives are available here: >>> https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ >>> >> >> >> -- >> Commander Richard Bonica >> Mission Bend Emergency Team(MBET) >> C: 281.935.7222 >> Email: kg5ycu at gmail.com >> Freq: 147.000 - DMR - Digital Mobile >> Territory: NE Fort Bend >> CERT, CST, EST, WEB EOC, HSEEP, FEMA PD, Wilderness First Aid, CPR, Extra >> Ameture Radio >> ________________________________________________ >> Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club >> >> BVARC mailing list >> BVARC at bvarc.org >> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org >> Publicly available archives are available here: >> https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ >> > > > -- > *Anthony Morones* > * W5LIC* > *w5lictx at gmail.com * > * 713-410-3948* > -- *Anthony Morones* * W5LIC* *w5lictx at gmail.com * * 713-410-3948* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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We are going back to the way we did things when we first started things. It has nothing to do with what the BOD has said or done. I am only speaking for myself at this time, but I was happy helping HAMS during?POTA. There are many reasons why we are doing the events without BVARC and we talked about this during?WFD. I agree we need to try to be more professional as operators. That goes for all of us. From the Top Brass to the lowest man on the pole.? So for everybody watching this email thread. We will give out more info on what Kori and I are going to be doing next.? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I sent the email to let people know that we will still be doing POTA events. Just not with the BVARC name. We are going back to the way we did things when we first started things. It has nothing to do with what the BOD has said or done. I am only speaking for myself at this time, but I was happy helping HAMS during?POTA. There are many reasons why we are doing the events without BVARC and we talked about this during?WFD. I agree we need to try to be more professional as operators. That goes for all of us. From the Top Brass to the lowest man on the pole.? So for everybody watching this email thread. We will give out more info on what Kori and I are going to be doing next.? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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K5BOU-PhilippeBoucaumont Houston|Texas|USA| https://mccrarymeadowsweather.com/ From: BVARC On Behalf Of Eddie Runner via BVARC Sent: Thursday, February 1, 2024 4:18 PM To: bvarc at bvarc.org Cc: Eddie Runner Subject: [BVARC] Fw: Changes to the POTA Event So Anthony, TO MAKE THIS CLEAR... the Board did approve you a POTA budget of $1000 a year. BUT THATS NOT WHY you want to cut the cord between POTA and BVARC... Now I seem to understand it was being disrespected by some members of the Board of Directors.. Most of thought is was about the money... I SEE NOW.. Eddie Runner (NU5K) BVARC LIFE MEMBER On Thursday, February 1, 2024 at 03:44:18 PM CST, anthony moro via BVARC > wrote: Your email makes sense but has nothing to do with the topic at hand. I sent the email to let people know that we will still be doing POTA events. Just not with the BVARC name. We are going back to the way we did things when we first started things. It has nothing to do with what the BOD has said or done. 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On Thu, Feb 1, 2024 at 4:18?PM Eddie Runner via BVARC wrote: > > So Anthony, TO MAKE THIS CLEAR... > the Board *did approve* you a POTA budget of $1000 a year. > > BUT THATS NOT WHY you want to cut the cord between POTA and BVARC... > > Now I seem to understand it was > *being disrespected by some members of the Board of Directors*.. > > Most of thought is was about the money... > I SEE NOW.. > > Eddie Runner (NU5K) > BVARC LIFE MEMBER > > > On Thursday, February 1, 2024 at 03:44:18 PM CST, anthony moro via BVARC < > bvarc at bvarc.org> wrote: > > > Your email makes sense but has nothing to do with the topic at hand. I > sent the email to let people know that we will still be doing POTA events. > Just not with the BVARC name. We are going back to the way we did things > when we first started things. It has nothing to do with what the BOD has > said or done. I am only speaking for myself at this time, but I was happy > helping HAMS during POTA. There are many reasons why we are doing the > events without BVARC and we talked about this during WFD. I agree we need > to try to be more professional as operators. That goes for all of us. From > the Top Brass to the lowest man on the pole. > > So for everybody watching this email thread. We will give out more info on > what Kori and I are going to be doing next. > > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ > -- *Anthony Morones* * W5LIC* *w5lictx at gmail.com * * 713-410-3948* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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K5BOU-PhilippeBoucaumont Houston|Texas|USA| https://mccrarymeadowsweather.com/ From: BVARC On Behalf Of Eddie Runner via BVARC Sent: Thursday, February 1, 2024 5:00 PM To: anthony moro via BVARC ; bvarc. at bvarc.org Cc: Eddie Runner Subject: [BVARC] POTA MONEY So Anthony, (Kori, Mike, BOD or anyone interested) One thing just popped into my mind. BVARC has been collecting POTA DONATIONS... As Terry always reminds our financial folks, if we get donations for something IT MUST BE USED for that something....!! Do the funds go to KORI and ANTHONY ?? Eddie Runner (NU5K) BVARC Life Member On Thursday, February 1, 2024 at 04:29:07 PM CST, anthony moro via BVARC > wrote: Yes it was the disrespect on the leadership level. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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K5BOU-PhilippeBoucaumont Houston|Texas|USA| https://mccrarymeadowsweather.com/ ? ? ? From: BVARC On Behalf Of Eddie Runner via BVARC Sent: Thursday, February 1, 2024 5:00 PM To: anthony moro via BVARC ; bvarc. at bvarc.org Cc: Eddie Runner Subject: [BVARC] POTA MONEY ? So Anthony, (Kori, Mike, BOD or anyone interested) ? One thing just popped into my mind. BVARC has been collecting? POTA DONATIONS... ? As Terry always reminds our financial folks, if we get donations for something? IT MUST BE USED for that something....!!? ? Do the funds go to KORI and ANTHONY ?? ? Eddie Runner (NU5K) BVARC Life Member ? On Thursday, February 1, 2024 at 04:29:07 PM CST, anthony moro via BVARC wrote: ? ? 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I then found out this morning, due to the titles being spread outside the club, I was just offered a position as VP of HR in a company because of my efforts. Well, I have to say, I am honored and pleased, if this is what I am and problems are being handled, I am going to keep doing what I do. Again, thank you all on all sides, these offices will not be taken lightly. I will kiss ass and pull strings as best I can. And again, if you have any issues, I am open to direct calls. 73 -- Richard Bonica C: 281.935.7222 Email: kg5ycu at gmail.com Freq: 147.000 - DMR - Digital Mobile CERT, CST, EST, WEB EOC, HSEEP, FEMA PD, Wilderness First Aid, CPR, Extra Ameture Radio -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jppnews at comcast.net Fri Feb 2 08:42:40 2024 From: jppnews at comcast.net (JP Pritchard) Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2024 08:42:40 -0600 Subject: [BVARC] Newly appointed position.. 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I didn't even know we used military > titles. > Evidently a few people took me up on calling me directly and let me know. > I then found out this morning, due to the titles being spread outside the > club, I was just offered a position as VP of HR in a company because of my > efforts. > Well, I have to say, I am honored and pleased, if this is what I am and > problems are being handled, I am going to keep doing what I do. > > Again, thank you all on all sides, these offices will not be taken > lightly. I will kiss ass and pull strings as best I can. > And again, if you have any issues, I am open to direct calls. > > 73 > > -- > Richard Bonica > C: 281.935.7222 > Email: kg5ycu at gmail.com > Freq: 147.000 - DMR - Digital Mobile > CERT, CST, EST, WEB EOC, HSEEP, FEMA PD, Wilderness First Aid, CPR, Extra > Ameture Radio > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kg5ycu at gmail.com Fri Feb 2 08:47:53 2024 From: kg5ycu at gmail.com (Richard Bonica) Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2024 08:47:53 -0600 Subject: [BVARC] Newly appointed position.. Thank you In-Reply-To: <8035213E-A26F-451F-94CB-A5DE9DAA2488@comcast.net> References: <8035213E-A26F-451F-94CB-A5DE9DAA2488@comcast.net> Message-ID: Evidently, in my attempt to make things better, there are members that think I am pulling strings and kissing people's asses. I even have been given titles. So I decided I am not going to get offended and take those titles and do the best I can at them. Hell, I even had a company call me this morning and offer me a job after reading my E-Mail yesterday and getting wind of it about working together. On Fri, Feb 2, 2024 at 8:43?AM JP Pritchard via BVARC wrote: > Huh? > JP > Sent from my iPhone > > On Feb 2, 2024, at 8:37?AM, Richard Bonica via BVARC > wrote: > > ? > To All, > > I would like to thank all for the newly appointed positions by club > members. Evidently I have been declared by a majority opinion as the "Chief > Ass Kisser" and "Major String Puller". I didn't even know we used military > titles. > Evidently a few people took me up on calling me directly and let me know. > I then found out this morning, due to the titles being spread outside the > club, I was just offered a position as VP of HR in a company because of my > efforts. > Well, I have to say, I am honored and pleased, if this is what I am and > problems are being handled, I am going to keep doing what I do. > > Again, thank you all on all sides, these offices will not be taken > lightly. I will kiss ass and pull strings as best I can. > And again, if you have any issues, I am open to direct calls. > > 73 > > -- > Richard Bonica > C: 281.935.7222 > Email: kg5ycu at gmail.com > Freq: 147.000 - DMR - Digital Mobile > CERT, CST, EST, WEB EOC, HSEEP, FEMA PD, Wilderness First Aid, CPR, Extra > Ameture Radio > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ > -- Richard Bonica C: 281.935.7222 Email: kg5ycu at gmail.com Freq: 147.000 - DMR - Digital Mobile CERT, CST, EST, WEB EOC, HSEEP, FEMA PD, Wilderness First Aid, CPR, Extra Ameture Radio -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kg5ycu at gmail.com Fri Feb 2 08:53:46 2024 From: kg5ycu at gmail.com (Richard Bonica) Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2024 08:53:46 -0600 Subject: [BVARC] Newly appointed position.. Thank you In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Sure - I am not going into detail, I will let others explain their own position, but I am open to talking about where I am at in it. I am open and blunt. I do not hide behind anything and if there is an issue, I am open to talking about it. But before you call, what office do you want to speak to - Chief Ass Kisser or Major String Puller? All kidding aside, I am open to all calls.. On Fri, Feb 2, 2024 at 8:44?AM Mike Knerr via BVARC wrote: > Thank you, I may call you to find out what all the fuss is about. > Mike Knerr KI5UBL. 73 > > On Fri, Feb 2, 2024, 8:38?AM Richard Bonica via BVARC > wrote: > >> To All, >> >> I would like to thank all for the newly appointed positions by club >> members. Evidently I have been declared by a majority opinion as the "Chief >> Ass Kisser" and "Major String Puller". I didn't even know we used military >> titles. >> Evidently a few people took me up on calling me directly and let me know. >> I then found out this morning, due to the titles being spread outside the >> club, I was just offered a position as VP of HR in a company because of my >> efforts. >> Well, I have to say, I am honored and pleased, if this is what I am and >> problems are being handled, I am going to keep doing what I do. >> >> Again, thank you all on all sides, these offices will not be taken >> lightly. I will kiss ass and pull strings as best I can. >> And again, if you have any issues, I am open to direct calls. >> >> 73 >> >> -- >> Richard Bonica >> C: 281.935.7222 >> Email: kg5ycu at gmail.com >> Freq: 147.000 - DMR - Digital Mobile >> CERT, CST, EST, WEB EOC, HSEEP, FEMA PD, Wilderness First Aid, CPR, Extra >> Ameture Radio >> ________________________________________________ >> Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club >> >> BVARC mailing list >> BVARC at bvarc.org >> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org >> Publicly available archives are available here: >> https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ >> > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ > -- Richard Bonica C: 281.935.7222 Email: kg5ycu at gmail.com Freq: 147.000 - DMR - Digital Mobile CERT, CST, EST, WEB EOC, HSEEP, FEMA PD, Wilderness First Aid, CPR, Extra Ameture Radio -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From john.mechura at gmail.com Fri Feb 2 09:02:03 2024 From: john.mechura at gmail.com (John Mechura) Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2024 09:02:03 -0600 Subject: [BVARC] Newly appointed position.. Thank you In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Are y'all not entertained? I certainly am. On Fri, Feb 2, 2024 at 8:54?AM Richard Bonica via BVARC wrote: > Sure - I am not going into detail, I will let others explain their own > position, but I am open to talking about where I am at in it. > > I am open and blunt. I do not hide behind anything and if there is an > issue, I am open to talking about it. > > But before you call, what office do you want to speak to - Chief Ass > Kisser or Major String Puller? > > All kidding aside, I am open to all calls.. > > On Fri, Feb 2, 2024 at 8:44?AM Mike Knerr via BVARC > wrote: > >> Thank you, I may call you to find out what all the fuss is about. >> Mike Knerr KI5UBL. 73 >> >> On Fri, Feb 2, 2024, 8:38?AM Richard Bonica via BVARC >> wrote: >> >>> To All, >>> >>> I would like to thank all for the newly appointed positions by club >>> members. Evidently I have been declared by a majority opinion as the "Chief >>> Ass Kisser" and "Major String Puller". I didn't even know we used military >>> titles. >>> Evidently a few people took me up on calling me directly and let me >>> know. I then found out this morning, due to the titles being spread outside >>> the club, I was just offered a position as VP of HR in a company because of >>> my efforts. >>> Well, I have to say, I am honored and pleased, if this is what I am and >>> problems are being handled, I am going to keep doing what I do. >>> >>> Again, thank you all on all sides, these offices will not be taken >>> lightly. I will kiss ass and pull strings as best I can. >>> And again, if you have any issues, I am open to direct calls. >>> >>> 73 >>> >>> -- >>> Richard Bonica >>> C: 281.935.7222 >>> Email: kg5ycu at gmail.com >>> Freq: 147.000 - DMR - Digital Mobile >>> CERT, CST, EST, WEB EOC, HSEEP, FEMA PD, Wilderness First Aid, CPR, >>> Extra Ameture Radio >>> ________________________________________________ >>> Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club >>> >>> BVARC mailing list >>> BVARC at bvarc.org >>> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org >>> Publicly available archives are available here: >>> https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ >>> >> ________________________________________________ >> Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club >> >> BVARC mailing list >> BVARC at bvarc.org >> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org >> Publicly available archives are available here: >> https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ >> > > > -- > Richard Bonica > C: 281.935.7222 > Email: kg5ycu at gmail.com > Freq: 147.000 - DMR - Digital Mobile > CERT, CST, EST, WEB EOC, HSEEP, FEMA PD, Wilderness First Aid, CPR, Extra > Ameture Radio > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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KB5YTA On Thu, Feb 1, 2024 at 6:23?PM Chris Medlin via BVARC wrote: > Because sometimes we need a little humor in our lives?. > > [image: image0.jpeg] > > 73 > Chris/AC5CM > > (Photo attached) > > > Typos brought to you by iPhone > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image0.jpeg Type: image/jpeg Size: 124598 bytes Desc: not available URL: From eddie.runner at yahoo.com Fri Feb 2 10:22:36 2024 From: eddie.runner at yahoo.com (Eddie Runner) Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2024 16:22:36 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [BVARC] Newly appointed position.. Thank you In-Reply-To: <4D673E56-6381-4B42-8829-66A913A745C8@gmail.com> References: <4D673E56-6381-4B42-8829-66A913A745C8@gmail.com> Message-ID: <271391873.4462127.1706890956718@mail.yahoo.com> IM not sure which ship you mean specifically, but I think a lot of us enjoylearning about our clubs problems and solutions...? The reflector is the?perfect place to discuss things like this between members... The Board of Directors has their own private reflector where they can bicker.General club members have this reflector.. Eddie Runner (NU5K)BVARC Life Member On Friday, February 2, 2024 at 09:17:35 AM CST, Larry Riendeau via BVARC wrote: Quite honestly I think this ship has sailed and no longer warrants perpetuation via posting to the list.?? Larry? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Join us! 73 Allen N5XZ Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list BVARC at bvarc.org https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org__;!!Om87Lau1Cg!NhGSq5iTu7jrcDUXIJ2sYNzQ9VbDFv654KGGdpbfACvdudSkvm-QmFK-W1WbWD3u-jVdOyS7abWCTQ$ Publicly available archives are available here: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/__;!!Om87Lau1Cg!NhGSq5iTu7jrcDUXIJ2sYNzQ9VbDFv654KGGdpbfACvdudSkvm-QmFK-W1WbWD3u-jVdOyQdQ2_oIg$ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From n5xz at earthlink.net Fri Feb 2 15:00:47 2024 From: n5xz at earthlink.net (n5xz at earthlink.net) Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2024 15:00:47 -0600 Subject: [BVARC] 10-10 Contest this weekend Message-ID: <009701da561a$e5b7d720$b1278560$@earthlink.net> All, The Winter 10-10 contest is this weekend. Please feel free to join in even if you don't have a 10-10 number. The purpose of the 10-10 organization (www.ten-ten.org ) is to promote activity on 10 meters. The Houston Shot Chapter will be having special nets tonight at 8pm on 28.488. I'll be net control (note that I have some sort of loose connection on my antenna when turning so response may be slower than usual). Please join us to promote more local activity and to boost the scores of our local members. The contest starts at 6pm and lasts until Sunday at 6pm. You would be surprised how much additional activity this can bring to 10 meters. Please look for all of the local members and give us a call! All you need to give is as an exchange is your call, name, state and 10-10 number if you have one. Contacts with other 10-10 members is worth 2 points; contacts with stations without 10-10 numbers is worth 1 point. I have N1MM+ set up to log, dupe and score this contest. If anyone needs assistance with N1MM+, send me a text message and I'll get back with you. 73, Allen R. Brier N5XZ #4530 Life Member 1515 Windloch Lane Richmond, TX 77406 713-705-4801 -- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG antivirus software. www.avg.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Molded Rack Case Priced separately all items would exceed $1000 ? I?m asking *_$800_* for the go-box.? At this time, I would prefer not to sell this as individual items. ?User manuals for the FT-450D and LDG YT-1200 are included.? All items are in excellent condition. In you have any questions please contact me at: AE5TG at arrl.net.? Feel free to pass this along to anyone you think might be interested.? Much appreciated! 73, Tom -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: IMG_0568.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 671967 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: IMG_0571.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 632286 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Then you should be able to click on New Log in Database and see 1010RTTY. Don't let the 'RTTY' in the filename worry you.this UDC is good for all modes. 73, Allen R. Brier N5XZ 1515 Windloch Lane Richmond, TX 77406 713-705-4801 -- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG antivirus software. www.avg.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- !!Order!!,Call,Name,Exch1,Misc,UserText, # 1010RTTY # Current contest: 1010RTTY SSB and CW # LastEdit,2023-08-08 # New DATA from 2023 logs of N5XZ, # Send new info/corr. 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His Solar Report and The Radio Hotel will be > alternating a Beacon page every other month. > > Stephen writes a good column and understands his subject very well. So > pay attention and have a read of The Solar Report and learn something new > from his math derivation videos. > > 73...Rick W5RH > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kori113 at gmail.com Fri Feb 2 23:32:35 2024 From: kori113 at gmail.com (Kori Rahman) Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2024 23:32:35 -0600 Subject: [BVARC] The Beacon and W2WF Stephen In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I love to see it! Stephen has shown a ton of drive and excitement in this hobby. He's incredibly knowledgeable and just a very positive and helpful guy. I'm looking forward to reading these articles. Stephen, thanks for all of your help so far and for choosing to share your expertise with us! 73! Kori Rahman, WX5KR *Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club* *Vice-President and Club Call Sign KK5W Trustee* Cell: (770) 298 8516 Kori113 at gmail.com On Fri, Feb 2, 2024 at 9:10?PM Mike Knerr via BVARC wrote: > Cheers for Steven! > Looking forward to your articles. > > On Fri, Feb 2, 2024, 8:47?PM Rick Hiller via BVARC > wrote: > >> The February Beacon was just sent out today. It is on the BVARC web site >> too. Stephen W2WF was mentioned 2 times. One is in The Radio Hotel column >> page 3 and 4 and the other is the notice of Stephen's column The Solar >> Report on page 2. >> >> He will be writing the Solar Report each month and they will all appear >> on the BVARC Tech pages. His Solar Report and The Radio Hotel will be >> alternating a Beacon page every other month. >> >> Stephen writes a good column and understands his subject very well. So >> pay attention and have a read of The Solar Report and learn something new >> from his math derivation videos. >> >> 73...Rick W5RH >> >> ________________________________________________ >> Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club >> >> BVARC mailing list >> BVARC at bvarc.org >> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org >> Publicly available archives are available here: >> https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ >> > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From twigit at gmail.com Sat Feb 3 15:21:05 2024 From: twigit at gmail.com (Jeffery MacMillian) Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2024 15:21:05 -0600 Subject: [BVARC] Fw: Changes to the POTA Event In-Reply-To: References: <1935962818.687193.1706737628921@connect.xfinity.com> <976122794.3728178.1706741265873@mail.yahoo.com> <95129473.4175856.1706825786769@mail.yahoo.com> <1646772144.4193263.1706825888619@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: Good Afternoon, My better judgement aside, I decided to chime in on this topic. First and foremost. I want to thank Anthony and Kori and all the members involved in the POTA events. I do think there were some small mistakes made along the way, but they were all quick lessons and it all blossomed into a wonderful club event. I do not agree with funding these events, but if it went through the board, we should all be OK with it, or run for a position and make a different call. Either way, I don't believe the club's charter states any requirement to keep anyone happy all the time. Is POTA tied to BVARC? That is an easy one. NO. The only relation was the initiative that was taken to start the event in the first place. POTA stands on its own as an organization. Feel free to POTA away. Change is normal and healthy. Expect it. Get used to it. Embrace it. Please stop crying about it on the reflector. I was raised by a Marine and wwent to finishing school in the Navy. I have just become aware that grown men have feelings and it weirds me out a bit. There is some entertainment value to the reflector but most of what I have seen is utter nonsense and complaining about things they won't go out of their way to resolve. Please read your email aloud or to a loved one before sending. This will help you avoid getting hurt feelings, disrespected, or any number of misunderstandings that occur on the daily. A good dose of reality is always good for the soul. Here is an easy to use chart to help you keep things lined up. Perceptions NOT Reality Feelings NOT Reality Options NOT Reality Third party Gosip NOT Reality Reflector Nonsense NOT Reality POTA is what it is (Poor Operators needing Technical Assistance) We all move on to a better day. Have Fun, Jeff KC5TT On Thu, Feb 1, 2024 at 4:29?PM anthony moro via BVARC wrote: > Yes it was the disrespect on the leadership level. This is the reason we > have decided to go back to doing things the way we used to. So I hope to > see y'all out there in the future. > > On Thu, Feb 1, 2024 at 4:18?PM Eddie Runner via BVARC > wrote: > >> >> So Anthony, TO MAKE THIS CLEAR... >> the Board *did approve* you a POTA budget of $1000 a year. >> >> BUT THATS NOT WHY you want to cut the cord between POTA and BVARC... >> >> Now I seem to understand it was >> *being disrespected by some members of the Board of Directors*.. >> >> Most of thought is was about the money... >> I SEE NOW.. >> >> Eddie Runner (NU5K) >> BVARC LIFE MEMBER >> >> >> On Thursday, February 1, 2024 at 03:44:18 PM CST, anthony moro via BVARC < >> bvarc at bvarc.org> wrote: >> >> >> Your email makes sense but has nothing to do with the topic at hand. I >> sent the email to let people know that we will still be doing POTA events. >> Just not with the BVARC name. We are going back to the way we did things >> when we first started things. It has nothing to do with what the BOD has >> said or done. I am only speaking for myself at this time, but I was happy >> helping HAMS during POTA. There are many reasons why we are doing the >> events without BVARC and we talked about this during WFD. I agree we need >> to try to be more professional as operators. That goes for all of us. From >> the Top Brass to the lowest man on the pole. >> >> So for everybody watching this email thread. We will give out more info >> on what Kori and I are going to be doing next. >> >> >> ________________________________________________ >> Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club >> >> BVARC mailing list >> BVARC at bvarc.org >> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org >> Publicly available archives are available here: >> https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ >> > > > -- > *Anthony Morones* > * W5LIC* > *w5lictx at gmail.com * > * 713-410-3948* > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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[image: image.png] On Fri, Feb 2, 2024 at 7:19?PM K5BOU via BVARC wrote: > This guy alwys makes me laugh > [image: maxresdefault.jpg] > > SHTF Ham Radio: Wouxun KG-UV9PX Amateur Radio HT - Unlockable Ham Radio > Perfect For SHTF > youtu.be > > > K5BOU > Sent from my iPhone > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: maxresdefault.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 158036 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Name: image.png Type: image/png Size: 124527 bytes Desc: image.png URL: From k5qb.tom at gmail.com Sat Feb 3 18:17:31 2024 From: k5qb.tom at gmail.com (Tom Watson) Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2024 18:17:31 -0600 Subject: [BVARC] Fw: Changes to the POTA Event In-Reply-To: References: <1935962818.687193.1706737628921@connect.xfinity.com> <976122794.3728178.1706741265873@mail.yahoo.com> <95129473.4175856.1706825786769@mail.yahoo.com> <1646772144.4193263.1706825888619@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: What is a POTA? On Sat, Feb 3, 2024, 3:22 PM Jeffery MacMillian via BVARC wrote: > Good Afternoon, > > My better judgement aside, I decided to chime in on this topic. > > First and foremost. I want to thank Anthony and Kori and all the members > involved in the POTA events. I do think there were some small mistakes made > along the way, but they were all quick lessons and it all blossomed into a > wonderful club event. > > I do not agree with funding these events, but if it went through the > board, we should all be OK with it, or run for a position and make a > different call. Either way, I don't believe the club's charter states any > requirement to keep anyone happy all the time. > > Is POTA tied to BVARC? That is an easy one. NO. The only relation was the > initiative that was taken to start the event in the first place. POTA > stands on its own as an organization. Feel free to POTA away. > > Change is normal and healthy. Expect it. Get used to it. Embrace it. > Please stop crying about it on the reflector. I was raised by a Marine and > wwent to finishing school in the Navy. I have just become aware that grown > men have feelings and it weirds me out a bit. > > There is some entertainment value to the reflector but most of what I have > seen is utter nonsense and complaining about things they won't go out of > their way to resolve. Please read your email aloud or to a loved one before > sending. This will help you avoid getting hurt feelings, disrespected, or > any number of misunderstandings that occur on the daily. > > A good dose of reality is always good for the soul. Here is an easy to use > chart to help you keep things lined up. > > Perceptions NOT Reality > Feelings NOT Reality > Options NOT Reality > Third party Gosip NOT Reality > Reflector Nonsense NOT Reality > > POTA is what it is (Poor Operators needing Technical Assistance) We all > move on to a better day. > > Have Fun, > Jeff > KC5TT > > > > > > > On Thu, Feb 1, 2024 at 4:29?PM anthony moro via BVARC > wrote: > >> Yes it was the disrespect on the leadership level. This is the reason we >> have decided to go back to doing things the way we used to. So I hope to >> see y'all out there in the future. >> >> On Thu, Feb 1, 2024 at 4:18?PM Eddie Runner via BVARC >> wrote: >> >>> >>> So Anthony, TO MAKE THIS CLEAR... >>> the Board *did approve* you a POTA budget of $1000 a year. >>> >>> BUT THATS NOT WHY you want to cut the cord between POTA and BVARC... >>> >>> Now I seem to understand it was >>> *being disrespected by some members of the Board of Directors*.. >>> >>> Most of thought is was about the money... >>> I SEE NOW.. >>> >>> Eddie Runner (NU5K) >>> BVARC LIFE MEMBER >>> >>> >>> On Thursday, February 1, 2024 at 03:44:18 PM CST, anthony moro via BVARC >>> wrote: >>> >>> >>> Your email makes sense but has nothing to do with the topic at hand. I >>> sent the email to let people know that we will still be doing POTA events. >>> Just not with the BVARC name. We are going back to the way we did things >>> when we first started things. It has nothing to do with what the BOD has >>> said or done. I am only speaking for myself at this time, but I was happy >>> helping HAMS during POTA. There are many reasons why we are doing the >>> events without BVARC and we talked about this during WFD. I agree we need >>> to try to be more professional as operators. That goes for all of us. From >>> the Top Brass to the lowest man on the pole. >>> >>> So for everybody watching this email thread. We will give out more info >>> on what Kori and I are going to be doing next. >>> >>> >>> ________________________________________________ >>> Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club >>> >>> BVARC mailing list >>> BVARC at bvarc.org >>> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org >>> Publicly available archives are available here: >>> https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ >>> >> >> >> -- >> *Anthony Morones* >> * W5LIC* >> *w5lictx at gmail.com * >> * 713-410-3948* >> ________________________________________________ >> Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club >> >> BVARC mailing list >> BVARC at bvarc.org >> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org >> Publicly available archives are available here: >> https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ >> > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From k5dbltx at gmail.com Sat Feb 3 18:57:54 2024 From: k5dbltx at gmail.com (David Lira) Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2024 18:57:54 -0600 Subject: [BVARC] Fw: Changes to the POTA Event In-Reply-To: References: <1935962818.687193.1706737628921@connect.xfinity.com> <976122794.3728178.1706741265873@mail.yahoo.com> <95129473.4175856.1706825786769@mail.yahoo.com> <1646772144.4193263.1706825888619@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: >From their website. Parks on the Air ? (POTA) site for international portable amateur radio operations that promote emergency awareness and communications from national/federal and state/provincial level parks. https://parksontheair.com/ and https://pota.app/#/ It's a lot of fun and good way to test your setup, antennas and make a lot of contacts. Regards, David Lira - K5DBL On Sat, Feb 3, 2024, 18:18 Tom Watson via BVARC wrote: > What is a POTA? > > On Sat, Feb 3, 2024, 3:22 PM Jeffery MacMillian via BVARC > wrote: > >> Good Afternoon, >> >> My better judgement aside, I decided to chime in on this topic. >> >> First and foremost. I want to thank Anthony and Kori and all the members >> involved in the POTA events. I do think there were some small mistakes made >> along the way, but they were all quick lessons and it all blossomed into a >> wonderful club event. >> >> I do not agree with funding these events, but if it went through the >> board, we should all be OK with it, or run for a position and make a >> different call. Either way, I don't believe the club's charter states any >> requirement to keep anyone happy all the time. >> >> Is POTA tied to BVARC? That is an easy one. NO. The only relation was the >> initiative that was taken to start the event in the first place. POTA >> stands on its own as an organization. Feel free to POTA away. >> >> Change is normal and healthy. Expect it. Get used to it. Embrace it. >> Please stop crying about it on the reflector. I was raised by a Marine and >> wwent to finishing school in the Navy. I have just become aware that grown >> men have feelings and it weirds me out a bit. >> >> There is some entertainment value to the reflector but most of what I >> have seen is utter nonsense and complaining about things they won't go out >> of their way to resolve. Please read your email aloud or to a loved one >> before sending. This will help you avoid getting hurt feelings, >> disrespected, or any number of misunderstandings that occur on the daily. >> >> A good dose of reality is always good for the soul. Here is an easy to >> use chart to help you keep things lined up. >> >> Perceptions NOT Reality >> Feelings NOT Reality >> Options NOT Reality >> Third party Gosip NOT Reality >> Reflector Nonsense NOT Reality >> >> POTA is what it is (Poor Operators needing Technical Assistance) We >> all move on to a better day. >> >> Have Fun, >> Jeff >> KC5TT >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Thu, Feb 1, 2024 at 4:29?PM anthony moro via BVARC >> wrote: >> >>> Yes it was the disrespect on the leadership level. This is the reason we >>> have decided to go back to doing things the way we used to. So I hope to >>> see y'all out there in the future. >>> >>> On Thu, Feb 1, 2024 at 4:18?PM Eddie Runner via BVARC >>> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> So Anthony, TO MAKE THIS CLEAR... >>>> the Board *did approve* you a POTA budget of $1000 a year. >>>> >>>> BUT THATS NOT WHY you want to cut the cord between POTA and BVARC... >>>> >>>> Now I seem to understand it was >>>> *being disrespected by some members of the Board of Directors*.. >>>> >>>> Most of thought is was about the money... >>>> I SEE NOW.. >>>> >>>> Eddie Runner (NU5K) >>>> BVARC LIFE MEMBER >>>> >>>> >>>> On Thursday, February 1, 2024 at 03:44:18 PM CST, anthony moro via >>>> BVARC wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> Your email makes sense but has nothing to do with the topic at hand. I >>>> sent the email to let people know that we will still be doing POTA events. >>>> Just not with the BVARC name. We are going back to the way we did things >>>> when we first started things. It has nothing to do with what the BOD has >>>> said or done. I am only speaking for myself at this time, but I was happy >>>> helping HAMS during POTA. There are many reasons why we are doing the >>>> events without BVARC and we talked about this during WFD. I agree we need >>>> to try to be more professional as operators. That goes for all of us. From >>>> the Top Brass to the lowest man on the pole. >>>> >>>> So for everybody watching this email thread. We will give out more info >>>> on what Kori and I are going to be doing next. >>>> >>>> >>>> ________________________________________________ >>>> Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club >>>> >>>> BVARC mailing list >>>> BVARC at bvarc.org >>>> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org >>>> Publicly available archives are available here: >>>> https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> *Anthony Morones* >>> * W5LIC* >>> *w5lictx at gmail.com * >>> * 713-410-3948* >>> ________________________________________________ >>> Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club >>> >>> BVARC mailing list >>> BVARC at bvarc.org >>> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org >>> Publicly available archives are available here: >>> https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ >>> >> ________________________________________________ >> Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club >> >> BVARC mailing list >> BVARC at bvarc.org >> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org >> Publicly available archives are available here: >> https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ >> > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rockhauler4u46 at gmail.com Sat Feb 3 19:26:35 2024 From: rockhauler4u46 at gmail.com (rockhauler4u46) Date: Sat, 03 Feb 2024 19:26:35 -0600 Subject: [BVARC] Fw: Changes to the POTA Event In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <65bee7cc.4a0a0220.70109.69ef@mx.google.com> POTA IS parks on the airSent from my Galaxy -------- Original message --------From: Tom Watson via BVARC Date: 2/3/24 6:18 PM (GMT-06:00) To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB Cc: Tom Watson Subject: Re: [BVARC] Fw: Changes to the POTA Event What is a POTA?On Sat, Feb 3, 2024, 3:22 PM Jeffery MacMillian via BVARC wrote:Good Afternoon,My better judgement aside, I decided to chime in on this topic.?First?and foremost. I want to thank Anthony and Kori and all the members involved in the POTA events. I do think?there were some small mistakes made along the way, but they were all quick lessons and it all blossomed?into a wonderful club event.?I do not agree with funding these?events, but if it went through the board, we should all be OK with it, or run for a position and make a different?call. Either way, I don't believe?the club's charter states any requirement to keep anyone happy all the time.?Is POTA tied to BVARC? That is an easy one. NO. The only relation was the initiative that was taken to start the event in the first place. POTA stands on its own as an organization. Feel free to POTA away.??Change is normal and healthy. Expect it. Get used to it. Embrace it. Please?stop crying about it on the reflector.? I was raised by a Marine and wwent to finishing school in the Navy. I have just become aware that grown men?have feelings and it weirds me out a bit.?There is some entertainment value to the reflector but most of what I have seen is utter nonsense and complaining about things they won't go out of their way to resolve. Please read your email aloud or to a loved one before sending. This will help you avoid getting hurt feelings, disrespected, or any number of misunderstandings that occur?on the daily.?A good dose of reality is always good for the soul. Here is an easy to use chart to help you keep things lined up.?Perceptions? NOT RealityFeelings NOT RealityOptions?NOT Reality?Third party Gosip? NOT Reality?Reflector Nonsense NOT Reality?POTA is what it is? ?(Poor Operators needing Technical?Assistance)? We all move on to a better day.?Have Fun,JeffKC5TTOn Thu, Feb 1, 2024 at 4:29?PM anthony moro via BVARC wrote:Yes it was the disrespect on the leadership level. This is the?reason we have decided to go back to doing things the way we used to. So I hope to see y'all out there in the future.?On Thu, Feb 1, 2024 at 4:18?PM Eddie Runner via BVARC wrote: So Anthony,? TO MAKE THIS CLEAR...the Board did approve you a POTA budget of $1000 a year.BUT THATS NOT WHY you want to cut the cord between POTA and BVARC...Now I seem to understand it was being disrespected by some members of the Board of Directors..Most of thought is was about the money...??I SEE NOW..Eddie Runner (NU5K)BVARC LIFE MEMBER On Thursday, February 1, 2024 at 03:44:18 PM CST, anthony moro via BVARC wrote: Your email makes sense but has nothing to do with the topic at hand. I sent the email to let people know that we will still be doing POTA events. Just not with the BVARC name. We are going back to the way we did things when we first started things. It has nothing to do with what the BOD has said or done. I am only speaking for myself at this time, but I was happy helping HAMS during?POTA. There are many reasons why we are doing the events without BVARC and we talked about this during?WFD. I agree we need to try to be more professional as operators. That goes for all of us. From the Top Brass to the lowest man on the pole.?So for everybody watching this email thread. We will give out more info on what Kori and I are going to be doing next.? ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list BVARC at bvarc.org http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ -- Anthony Morones? ? ? ? ?W5LICw5lictx at gmail.com? ? 713-410-3948 ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list BVARC at bvarc.org http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list BVARC at bvarc.org http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Robert From: BVARC On Behalf Of Scott Medbury via BVARC Sent: Saturday, February 03, 2024 8:20 PM To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB Cc: Scott Medbury Subject: [BVARC] Pre-hamfest offering I have 2 spools of RG8x I do not need and would like to sell for $10 each. No connectors are included. I also have a length of LMR 600 at least 50 feet long. Gently used with PL259 on each end. $100. If interested I can bring to the meeting on Thursday. 73 ... Scott KD5FBA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Robert > > > > > > *From:* BVARC *On Behalf Of *Scott Medbury via > BVARC > *Sent:* Saturday, February 03, 2024 8:20 PM > *To:* BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB > *Cc:* Scott Medbury > *Subject:* [BVARC] Pre-hamfest offering > > > > I have 2 spools of RG8x I do not need and would like to sell for $10 each. > No connectors are included. > > > > I also have a length of LMR 600 at least 50 feet long. Gently used with > PL259 on each end. $100. > > > > If interested I can bring to the meeting on Thursday. > > > > 73 ... Scott KD5FBA > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kd6qzh at gmail.com Sat Feb 3 21:44:29 2024 From: kd6qzh at gmail.com (Peter Mendoza) Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2024 19:44:29 -0800 Subject: [BVARC] 10-10 net tonight In-Reply-To: <24681C59-A164-4CF5-9B80-E6D9D3EAF416@abc.com> References: <24681C59-A164-4CF5-9B80-E6D9D3EAF416@abc.com> Message-ID: <6BFCBBFB-D534-4DAF-9401-99C40C302853@gmail.com> Hi everyone, I hope you are doing well. Is there a way I can access the repeater using IRP, echo link or D-STAR? I was remember of BVARC in the mid 90s when I lived in Houston. Irene joined the club about a year ago as a life member what day and time is it? 10 m net Wishing everyone a wonderful evening. Peter T. Mendoza KD6QZH 916-670-0407 Cell Net Manager PIO Elk Grove Florin ARC River City ARCS, Member > On Feb 2, 2024, at 12:49 PM, Suggs, Marvin (KTRK-TV) via BVARC wrote: > > ? > Sent from my iPhone > >>> On Dec 5, 2023, at 7:44?PM, n5xz via BVARC wrote: >>> >> ? >> This Message is From an External Sender >> Caution: Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. >> >> 28.488. 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It?s not a question of laziness > it?s a question of using modern technology to make life balances work. > > > > *From: *BVARC on behalf of K5BOU via BVARC < > bvarc at bvarc.org> > *Date: *Wednesday, January 31, 2024 at 19:01 > *To: *BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB > *Cc: *K5BOU > *Subject: *Re: [BVARC] BVARC BoD Meeting > > We are in 2024 now. Think changes. What worked in the past may not work > now. > > Philippe > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > On Jan 31, 2024, at 18:15, Eddie Runner via BVARC wrote: > > ? > > The club was started in 1978 WAY BEFORE ZOOM.. All the members > > Drove to meetings...If they were blind or old, they caught rides with > other members. > > > > If they are too lazy to make an in person meeting, they MAY be too lazy to > care about our club? > > > > COVID forced us into ZOOM.... Now lets get back to normal... > > > > Eddie Runner (NU5K) > > BVARC LIFE MEMBER > > > > > > On Wednesday, January 31, 2024 at 05:24:10 PM CST, Chris Medlin via BVARC < > bvarc at bvarc.org> wrote: > > > > > > Purely speculative, one or more board members may prefer to dress down for > the occasion with their Zoom mullet for the meetings (aka in-person > meetings would require pants)? > > > > More likely the answer would be that the various board members are spread > out over the city and Zoom makes it very convenient without 2 hours of > round trip travel? and allows for anyone of the 350+ members to attend from > anywhere in the world. > > > > The meetings I have attended, majority of the board had their cameras on, > so face to face did occur. > > > > Drops $0.02, sarcasm, and 73?s in the bucket. > > Chris/AC5CM > > > > *From:* BVARC *On Behalf Of *Dwayne Jones via > BVARC > *Sent:* Wednesday, January 31, 2024 4:19 PM > *To:* BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB > *Cc:* Dwayne Jones > *Subject:* Re: [BVARC] BVARC BoD Meeting > > > > Why are you still doing Zoom for the BOD meetings? Are yall afraid of > meeting face to face or are you hiding something? > > > > Dwayne > > KB5YTA > > > > On Wed, Jan 31, 2024 at 3:06?PM Jeff Greer via BVARC > wrote: > > All, > > > > The BVARC Board of Directors meeting for February 2024 will be held via > Zoom (ignore any Skype links that may or may not be present in this > Hotmail-generated meeting invitation) this Sunday at 5 p.m. As always, all > are welcome to attend. 73! > > > > > > BVARC Admin is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. > > > > Topic: BVARC BoD February 2024 > > Time: Feb 4, 2024 05:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada) > > > > Join Zoom Meeting > > https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89414810251?pwd=d2xia0lVMklSOGJPTDJNMmhBSXROUT09 > > > > Meeting ID: 894 1481 0251 > > Passcode: 143971 > > > > --- > > > > One tap mobile > > +13462487799,,89414810251#,,,,*143971# US (Houston) > > +17193594580,,89414810251#,,,,*143971# US > > > > --- > > > > Dial by your location > > ? +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) > > ? +1 719 359 4580 US > > ? +1 253 205 0468 US > > ? +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) > > ? +1 669 444 9171 US > > ? +1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose) > > ? +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) > > ? +1 360 209 5623 US > > ? +1 386 347 5053 US > > ? +1 507 473 4847 US > > ? +1 564 217 2000 US > > ? +1 646 558 8656 US (New York) > > ? +1 646 931 3860 US > > ? +1 689 278 1000 US > > ? +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) > > ? +1 305 224 1968 US > > ? +1 309 205 3325 US > > > > Meeting ID: 894 1481 0251 > > Passcode: 143971 > > > > Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kteHeAxyZ > > > > > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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On 2/2/2024 3:47 PM, Jack C via BVARC wrote: > > Forwarding with permission > > Jack NZ5TX > > > > > -------- Forwarded Message -------- > Subject: [KARS] For Sale: HF Go Box > Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2024 10:24:13 -0600 > From: Tom Greathouse > Reply-To: kars at katyars.com > To: kars at katyars.com > > > > I?m looking to fund my next purchase so I?ve decided to sell my ?HF Go > Box, which includes the following items: > > * Yaesu FT-450D ? 100W HF transceiver, 10m-160m, with built-in ATU > (auto antenna tuner) > * LDG YT-1200 ? automatic antenna tuner specifically for selected > Yaesu transceivers > * West Mountain Rig Runner RR/4005 ? power distribution panel (not > shown in pics ? mounted in rear of case) > * Tigertronics SignaLink USB sound card > * MCM 4U 19? Molded Rack Case > > Priced separately all items would exceed $1000 ? I?m asking *_$800_* > for the go-box.? At this time, I would prefer not to sell this as > individual items. ?User manuals for the FT-450D and LDG YT-1200 are > included.? All items are in excellent condition. > > In you have any questions please contact me at: AE5TG at arrl.net.? Feel > free to pass this along to anyone you think might be interested.? Much > appreciated! > > 73, > > Tom > > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here:https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kori113 at gmail.com Sun Feb 4 12:40:14 2024 From: kori113 at gmail.com (Kori Rahman) Date: Sun, 4 Feb 2024 12:40:14 -0600 Subject: [BVARC] Vice President's Update February 2024 Message-ID: Hello BVARC! I hope we're all having a great February. I know there's been a lot of commotion on the reflector lately so I hope this can bring a small semblance of normalcy to your inbox. There will be some changes, but Anthony (W5LIC) and myself will still be going out to the parks throughout the year and all are welcome to join us. We have many other things to discuss and do this month and my goal here in *this email *is to get them on your radar. This month is one of those that starts on a Thursday, so that has ramped up the timeline for our events (most of our monthly events revolve around our general meeting that occurs on the second Thursday of the month). Our monthly VE test session was yesterday and we had a few attendees all successfully passing an exam. Tonight is our club Board of Directors meeting at 5pm, so join (Zoom link here ) if you'd like to see what we're up to. The biggest event on the radar is of course the *Greater Houston Hamfest.* There are a few more planning meetings before the event so join them if you are interested in volunteering. The *GHHF will be held March 1st and 2nd this year at The Fort Bend County Fairgrounds.* Contact Mike Hardwick N5VCX for more info on the event and volunteering. There are a few more details below. As always, please check out our website BVARC.org for updates, and for information on our weekly in-person events, nets, and other resources. The February Newsletter has been posted on the website (link here ). Don't forget about our social media as well! We have a Facebook Page , a Discord Server , and YouTube channel for the club. Add the BVARC Calendar to your calendar app (by clicking the link here ), all events for the next 30 days should be on that calendar as well as others as we confirm their dates. Updates for the calendar and the website should be done within 24 hours if anything is currently missing or out of date. <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> *BVARC Calendar for February 2024:* *BVARC VE Test Session* *Saturday February 3rd at 10:30am* While it may be a little late to catch this one at the time of sending this email, I do want to remind you that we do these test sessions every month, and next month we will have another session on *March 9th* (same time, same place). We will also have testing on-site at the Greater Houston Hamfest (see below). You can sign up now on our website (BVARC.org ) to take an FCC license exam to get your ham radio license or upgrade to General or Extra. *Where:* Bayland Community Center 6400 Bissonnet St Houston, TX 77074 *BVARC Board of Directors Meeting* *Sunday February 4th at 5:00pm* The BVARC BoD is now meeting on the Sunday before the Second Thursday of the month at 5pm (with few exceptions). This meeting will take place on Zoom only, and all members are encouraged to attend so they can check out what the board is up to. The BVARC BoD is here to serve you, so please attend and let your voice be heard.. *Where:* On Zoom Zoom link here *Brews with BVARC* *Tuesday February 6th at 6:30pm* For the next Brews with BVARC we will be heading out to Equal Parts Brewery in Houston! Please come out if you can. There?s always great conversation and camaraderie out at these events, and we hope you can join us this time around. Give us a call on 146.520 MHz FM Simplex if you need directions when nearby or if you have trouble finding our table. Equal Parts Brewing is a brewery that has been around for a while and used to be called Sigma brewing company. They do have food during the week but they rotate through food partners all the time. So food will probably be a surprise. Please check out their website EqualPartsBrewing.com for their great selection of brews. Please be safe, be responsible and arrive when you can. Hope to see you there! *Where:* Equal Parts Brewing 3118 Harrisburg Blvd. Houston, TX 77003 *BVARC General Meeting* *Thursday February 8th at 7:00pm* The February BVARC General Meeting will be on February 8th and our topic will be Homebrew night! So please bring out any homebrew projects you?ve been working on and show the club! There will be prizes for the best homebrew projects. As usual, the doors open at 7pm, and the presentations start at 7:30pm. *Where:* Volunteer Fire Station #4 16005 Bellaire Blvd. Houston, TX 77083 *POTA at Brazos Bend State Park* *Sunday February 25th, from 10am to 5pm* Returning again to our favorite park for February, Anthony (W5LIC) and I will be at Brazos Bend State Park for POTA. Like always, we expect to have about 4 radios on the HF bands available for folks to use on 10m, 15m, 20m, and 40m. You can join us no matter your license class. We can help get you on the air and introduce you to the various ways to make your own Parks on the air (POTA) setup, and how to log contacts. Reach out on 146.520 MHz FM simplex if you need directions when pulling into the park if you need help finding us. More than likely we will be at the back of the Elm Lake area of the park. *Where:* Brazos Bend State Park 21901 Farm to Market Rd 762 Needville, TX 77461 *******The Greater Houston Hamfest******* *Friday March 1st Noon - 8pm and Saturday March 2nd 8am - 3pm* This is the largest event of the year put on by the club and there will be lots of opportunities to find some great deals on ham equipment from individual sellers at the tables and from vendors who will be on-site selling new equipment and accessories. Tickets are $10 if you buy them online, or $15 if you get them at the door. There will be door prizes and a raffle with some great equipment you can pick up if you win. You can find more information about vendors and sponsors on the website HoustonHamfest.org or contact Mike Hardwick N5VCX for more info on the event and volunteering. *Where:* Fort Bend County Fairgrounds 4310 TX- 36 S Rosenberg, TX 77471 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> That's the rundown that I have for now. I will keep the updates coming throughout the month, so stay tuned. Please reach out to me or any BVARC board member if you have any questions or concerns about our club events, volunteering, or anything else ham radio related. We're here for you! Thanks for being a member. Thank you for your time and 73 everybody! Kori Rahman, WX5KR *Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club* *Vice-President and Club Call Sign KK5W Trustee* Cell: (770) 298 8516 Kori113 at gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From k5izo at yahoo.com Sun Feb 4 20:22:01 2024 From: k5izo at yahoo.com (John Chauvin) Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2024 02:22:01 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [BVARC] Vice President's Update February 2024 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <920313606.5131760.1707099721150@mail.yahoo.com> Kori, Your e-mail below was superb.? I like what you are doing. I just put POTA on my calendar.? Maybe the barrage of e-mails of the past week will do POTA some good.? I had one "active" member ask me "What is POTA?"? I felt like answering "What planet have you been on" but I just let it slide.?? I won't be making it to many of the Brews events as I'm not crazy about driving across town at night and especially after drinking at least 2 large beers. I couldn't make the BOD meeting tonight, though I wanted to.? I had a family thingy to take part in, and family trumps all. Keep up the good work! Tnx es 73de John, K5IZO On Sunday, February 4, 2024 at 12:41:07 PM CST, Kori Rahman via BVARC wrote: Hello BVARC! I hope we're all having a great February. I know there's been a lot of commotion on the reflector lately so I hope this can bring a small semblance of normalcy to your inbox. There will be some changes, but Anthony (W5LIC) and myself will still be going out to the parks throughout the year and all are welcome to join us. We have many other things to discuss and do this month and my goal here in this email?is to get them on your radar. This month is one of those that starts on a Thursday, so that has ramped up the timeline for our events (most of our monthly events revolve around our general meeting that occurs on the second Thursday of the month). Our monthly VE test session was yesterday and we had a few attendees all successfully passing an exam. Tonight is our club Board of Directors meeting at 5pm, so join (Zoom link here) if you'd like to see what we're up to. The biggest event on the radar is of course the Greater Houston Hamfest.?There are a few more planning meetings before the event so join them if you are interested in volunteering. The?GHHF will be held March 1st and 2nd this year at The Fort Bend County Fairgrounds.?Contact Mike Hardwick N5VCX for more info on the event and volunteering. There are a few more details below. As always, please check out our website?BVARC.org?for?updates, and for information on our weekly in-person events, nets, and other resources.?The February Newsletter has been posted on the website (link?here).?Don't forget about our social media as well! We have a?Facebook Page, a?Discord Server, and?YouTube channel?for the club. Add the BVARC Calendar to your calendar app (by clicking the link?here), all events for the next 30 days should be on that calendar as well as others as we confirm their dates. Updates for the calendar and the website should be done within 24 hours if anything is currently missing or out of date. <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> BVARC?Calendar for February 2024: BVARC?VE Test SessionSaturday February 3rd at 10:30am While it may be a little late to catch this one at the time of sending this email, I do want to remind you that we do these test?sessions every month, and next month we will have another session on March 9th (same time, same place). We will also have testing on-site at the Greater Houston Hamfest (see below). You can sign up now on our website (BVARC.org) to take an FCC license exam to get your ham radio license or upgrade to General or Extra. Where: Bayland Community Center6400 Bissonnet StHouston, TX 77074 BVARC?Board of Directors MeetingSunday February 4th at 5:00pm The BVARC BoD is now meeting on the Sunday?before the Second Thursday of the month at 5pm (with few exceptions). This meeting will take place on Zoom only, and all members are encouraged to attend so they can?check out what the board is up?to. The BVARC BoD is here to?serve you,?so please attend and let your voice be heard.. Where: On Zoom? Zoom link here Brews with?BVARCTuesday?February 6th at 6:30pm For the next Brews with BVARC we will be heading out to Equal Parts Brewery in Houston! Please come out if you can. There?s always great conversation and camaraderie out at these events, and we hope you can join us this time around. Give us a call on 146.520 MHz FM Simplex if you need directions when nearby or if you have trouble finding our table. Equal Parts Brewing is a brewery that has been around for a while and used to be called Sigma brewing company. They do have food during the week but they rotate through food partners all the time. So food will probably be a surprise. Please check out their website EqualPartsBrewing.com for their great selection of brews. Please be safe, be responsible and arrive when you can. Hope to see you there!?Where: Equal Parts Brewing 3118 Harrisburg Blvd. Houston, TX 77003 BVARC?General MeetingThursday?February 8th?at 7:00pm The February BVARC General Meeting will be on February 8th and our topic will be Homebrew night! So please bring out any homebrew projects you?ve been working on and show the club! There will be prizes for the best homebrew projects. As usual, the doors open at 7pm, and the presentations start at 7:30pm. Where: Volunteer Fire Station #4 16005 Bellaire Blvd. Houston, TX 77083 POTA at Brazos Bend State ParkSunday February 25th, from 10am to 5pm Returning again to our favorite park for February, Anthony (W5LIC) and I will be at Brazos Bend State Park for POTA. Like always, we expect to have about 4 radios on the HF bands available for folks to use on 10m, 15m, 20m, and 40m. You can join us no matter your license class. We can help get you on the air and introduce you to the various ways to make your own Parks on the air (POTA) setup, and how to log contacts. Reach out on 146.520 MHz FM simplex if you need directions when pulling into the park if you need help finding us. More than likely we will be at the back of the Elm Lake area of the park. Where: Brazos Bend State Park 21901 Farm to Market Rd 762 Needville, TX 77461 ******The Greater Houston Hamfest******Friday March 1st Noon - 8pm and Saturday March 2nd 8am - 3pm This is the largest event of the year put on by the club and there will be lots of opportunities?to find some great deals on ham equipment from individual sellers at the tables and from vendors who will be on-site selling new equipment and accessories. Tickets are $10 if you buy them online, or $15 if you get them at the door. There will be door prizes and a raffle with some great equipment you?can pick up if you win. You can find more information about vendors and sponsors on the website HoustonHamfest.org or contact Mike Hardwick N5VCX for more info on the event and volunteering. Where: Fort Bend County Fairgrounds 4310 TX- 36 S Rosenberg, TX 77471 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> That's the rundown?that I have for now. I will keep the?updates?coming throughout the month, so stay tuned. Please reach out to me or any?BVARC?board member if you have any questions or concerns about our club events, volunteering, or anything else ham radio related. We're here for you! Thanks for being a member. Thank you for your time and 73 everybody! 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KI5ZHO On Sat, Feb 3, 2024 at 7:27?PM rockhauler4u46 via BVARC wrote: > POTA IS parks on the air > > > > Sent from my Galaxy > > > -------- Original message -------- > From: Tom Watson via BVARC > Date: 2/3/24 6:18 PM (GMT-06:00) > To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB > Cc: Tom Watson > Subject: Re: [BVARC] Fw: Changes to the POTA Event > > What is a POTA? > > On Sat, Feb 3, 2024, 3:22 PM Jeffery MacMillian via BVARC > wrote: > >> Good Afternoon, >> >> My better judgement aside, I decided to chime in on this topic. >> >> First and foremost. I want to thank Anthony and Kori and all the members >> involved in the POTA events. I do think there were some small mistakes made >> along the way, but they were all quick lessons and it all blossomed into a >> wonderful club event. >> >> I do not agree with funding these events, but if it went through the >> board, we should all be OK with it, or run for a position and make a >> different call. Either way, I don't believe the club's charter states any >> requirement to keep anyone happy all the time. >> >> Is POTA tied to BVARC? That is an easy one. NO. The only relation was the >> initiative that was taken to start the event in the first place. POTA >> stands on its own as an organization. Feel free to POTA away. >> >> Change is normal and healthy. Expect it. Get used to it. Embrace it. >> Please stop crying about it on the reflector. I was raised by a Marine and >> wwent to finishing school in the Navy. I have just become aware that grown >> men have feelings and it weirds me out a bit. >> >> There is some entertainment value to the reflector but most of what I >> have seen is utter nonsense and complaining about things they won't go out >> of their way to resolve. Please read your email aloud or to a loved one >> before sending. This will help you avoid getting hurt feelings, >> disrespected, or any number of misunderstandings that occur on the daily. >> >> A good dose of reality is always good for the soul. Here is an easy to >> use chart to help you keep things lined up. >> >> Perceptions NOT Reality >> Feelings NOT Reality >> Options NOT Reality >> Third party Gosip NOT Reality >> Reflector Nonsense NOT Reality >> >> POTA is what it is (Poor Operators needing Technical Assistance) We >> all move on to a better day. >> >> Have Fun, >> Jeff >> KC5TT >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Thu, Feb 1, 2024 at 4:29?PM anthony moro via BVARC >> wrote: >> >>> Yes it was the disrespect on the leadership level. This is the reason we >>> have decided to go back to doing things the way we used to. So I hope to >>> see y'all out there in the future. >>> >>> On Thu, Feb 1, 2024 at 4:18?PM Eddie Runner via BVARC >>> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> So Anthony, TO MAKE THIS CLEAR... >>>> the Board *did approve* you a POTA budget of $1000 a year. >>>> >>>> BUT THATS NOT WHY you want to cut the cord between POTA and BVARC... >>>> >>>> Now I seem to understand it was >>>> *being disrespected by some members of the Board of Directors*.. >>>> >>>> Most of thought is was about the money... >>>> I SEE NOW.. >>>> >>>> Eddie Runner (NU5K) >>>> BVARC LIFE MEMBER >>>> >>>> >>>> On Thursday, February 1, 2024 at 03:44:18 PM CST, anthony moro via >>>> BVARC wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> Your email makes sense but has nothing to do with the topic at hand. I >>>> sent the email to let people know that we will still be doing POTA events. >>>> Just not with the BVARC name. We are going back to the way we did things >>>> when we first started things. It has nothing to do with what the BOD has >>>> said or done. I am only speaking for myself at this time, but I was happy >>>> helping HAMS during POTA. There are many reasons why we are doing the >>>> events without BVARC and we talked about this during WFD. I agree we need >>>> to try to be more professional as operators. That goes for all of us. From >>>> the Top Brass to the lowest man on the pole. >>>> >>>> So for everybody watching this email thread. We will give out more info >>>> on what Kori and I are going to be doing next. >>>> >>>> >>>> ________________________________________________ >>>> Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club >>>> >>>> BVARC mailing list >>>> BVARC at bvarc.org >>>> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org >>>> Publicly available archives are available here: >>>> https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> *Anthony Morones* >>> * W5LIC* >>> *w5lictx at gmail.com * >>> * 713-410-3948* >>> ________________________________________________ >>> Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club >>> >>> BVARC mailing list >>> BVARC at bvarc.org >>> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org >>> Publicly available archives are available here: >>> https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ >>> >> ________________________________________________ >> Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club >> >> BVARC mailing list >> BVARC at bvarc.org >> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org >> Publicly available archives are available here: >> https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ >> > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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TenTen QSO Party - 2024-02-03 0000Z to 2024-02-05 0000Z - 1080 QSOs N5XZ Runs >10 QSOs: for computer named: MEDIACENTER 2024-02-03 0000 - 0031Z, 28420 kHz, 40 Qs, 77.9/hr N5XZ 2024-02-03 0057 - 0212Z, 28488 kHz, 11 Qs, 8.8/hr N5XZ 2024-02-03 1451 - 1722Z, 28426 kHz, 219 Qs, 87.0/hr N5XZ 2024-02-03 1831 - 1941Z, 28395 kHz, 99 Qs, 84.8/hr N5XZ 2024-02-03 1944 - 2048Z, 28415 kHz, 79 Qs, 74.9/hr N5XZ 2024-02-03 2156 - 2222Z, 28402 kHz, 34 Qs, 76.0/hr N5XZ 2024-02-03 2228 - 2304Z, 28466 kHz, 25 Qs, 41.8/hr N5XZ 2024-02-03 2330 - 0001Z, 28475 kHz, 22 Qs, 42.4/hr N5XZ 2024-02-04 0154 - 0253Z, 28488 kHz, 16 Qs, 16.5/hr N5XZ 2024-02-04 1350 - 1437Z, 28417 kHz, 48 Qs, 61.0/hr N5XZ 2024-02-04 1444 - 1702Z, 28392 kHz, 112 Qs, 48.7/hr N5XZ 2024-02-04 1705 - 1920Z, 28422 kHz, 142 Qs, 63.2/hr N5XZ 2024-02-04 2025 - 2107Z, 28415 kHz, 52 Qs, 74.9/hr N5XZ 2024-02-04 2120 - 2143Z, 28475 kHz, 25 Qs, 67.4/hr N5XZ 2024-02-04 2156 - 2208Z, 28435 kHz, 13 Qs, 63.9/hr N5XZ 2024-02-04 2213 - 2223Z, 28488 kHz, 11 Qs, 63.3/hr N5XZ 2024-02-04 2253 - 2303Z, 28516 kHz, 11 Qs, 61.0/hr N5XZ 2024-02-04 2314 - 2355Z, 28470 kHz, 32 Qs, 46.1/hr N5XZ N5XZ Max Rates: 2024-02-03 0001Z - 3.0 per minute (1 minute(s)), 180 per hour by 2024-02-03 1536Z - 2.2 per minute (10 minute(s)), 132 per hour by 2024-02-03 1600Z - 1.7 per minute (60 minute(s)), 103 per hour by Posted using 3830 Score Submittal Forms at: http://www.3830scores.com/ Allen R. 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Posted using 3830 Score Submittal Forms at: http://www.3830scores.com/ K5BOU-PhilippeBoucaumont Houston|Texas|USA| https://mccrarymeadowsweather.com/ From: tdxs-list On Behalf Of n5xz at earthlink.net Sent: Monday, February 5, 2024 12:30 PM To: Philippe Boucaumont Cc: tdxs-list at tdxs.net Subject: [tdxs-list] N5XZ 10-10 Int. Winter Contest, SSB - 2024 10-10 Int. Winter Contest, SSB - 2024 Call: N5XZ Operator(s): N5XZ Station: N5XZ Class: Single Op HP QTH: TX Operating Time (hrs): 19.3 Summary: Total: QSOs = 976 Total Score = 1,255 Club: Houston SHOT Comments: Great conditions during daylight hours! I wish I had not got late starts on Saturday and Sunday mornings...I would have made over 1000 Q's easy. I was a bit dismayed at the number of dupes from some stations, as many as four from several. Anyway, I had a great time and can't wait until the next one! Raw QSO count was 1080. Rate ~ 56/hour. Rig: K3 Amp: SPE 1.3K Ant: 4 el SteppIR @ 75 feet S/W: N1MM+ (What else?) TenTen QSO Party - 2024-02-03 0000Z to 2024-02-05 0000Z - 1080 QSOs N5XZ Runs >10 QSOs: for computer named: MEDIACENTER 2024-02-03 0000 - 0031Z, 28420 kHz, 40 Qs, 77.9/hr N5XZ 2024-02-03 0057 - 0212Z, 28488 kHz, 11 Qs, 8.8/hr N5XZ 2024-02-03 1451 - 1722Z, 28426 kHz, 219 Qs, 87.0/hr N5XZ 2024-02-03 1831 - 1941Z, 28395 kHz, 99 Qs, 84.8/hr N5XZ 2024-02-03 1944 - 2048Z, 28415 kHz, 79 Qs, 74.9/hr N5XZ 2024-02-03 2156 - 2222Z, 28402 kHz, 34 Qs, 76.0/hr N5XZ 2024-02-03 2228 - 2304Z, 28466 kHz, 25 Qs, 41.8/hr N5XZ 2024-02-03 2330 - 0001Z, 28475 kHz, 22 Qs, 42.4/hr N5XZ 2024-02-04 0154 - 0253Z, 28488 kHz, 16 Qs, 16.5/hr N5XZ 2024-02-04 1350 - 1437Z, 28417 kHz, 48 Qs, 61.0/hr N5XZ 2024-02-04 1444 - 1702Z, 28392 kHz, 112 Qs, 48.7/hr N5XZ 2024-02-04 1705 - 1920Z, 28422 kHz, 142 Qs, 63.2/hr N5XZ 2024-02-04 2025 - 2107Z, 28415 kHz, 52 Qs, 74.9/hr N5XZ 2024-02-04 2120 - 2143Z, 28475 kHz, 25 Qs, 67.4/hr N5XZ 2024-02-04 2156 - 2208Z, 28435 kHz, 13 Qs, 63.9/hr N5XZ 2024-02-04 2213 - 2223Z, 28488 kHz, 11 Qs, 63.3/hr N5XZ 2024-02-04 2253 - 2303Z, 28516 kHz, 11 Qs, 61.0/hr N5XZ 2024-02-04 2314 - 2355Z, 28470 kHz, 32 Qs, 46.1/hr N5XZ N5XZ Max Rates: 2024-02-03 0001Z - 3.0 per minute (1 minute(s)), 180 per hour by 2024-02-03 1536Z - 2.2 per minute (10 minute(s)), 132 per hour by 2024-02-03 1600Z - 1.7 per minute (60 minute(s)), 103 per hour by Posted using 3830 Score Submittal Forms at: http://www.3830scores.com/ Allen R. 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I live now in Austin. Regards, Glen Jenkins,P.E WB4KTF Not sent from my Ham Radio From mike5586mike at gmail.com Mon Feb 5 13:44:04 2024 From: mike5586mike at gmail.com (Mike Knerr) Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2024 13:44:04 -0600 Subject: [BVARC] Looking for a Satellite LEO package or 2 Meter M2 Eggbeater Antenna In-Reply-To: <17ED0BA4-E57F-4735-9743-146624C5E240@pipeline.com> References: <17ED0BA4-E57F-4735-9743-146624C5E240@pipeline.com> Message-ID: Try to make it to hamfest Mar 1-2. Check out Greater Houston Ham fest. On Mon, Feb 5, 2024, 1:36?PM Glen Jenkins via BVARC wrote: > I am starting to get into amateur satellites and am looking for either a: > M2 2 meter eggbeater antenna > OR a > LEO package with 2m and 70cm antenna with rotator > OR a > Homebrew MOXON 2 meter antenna > > I?ll be in Houston Feb 8-11 this weekend. I live now in Austin. > Regards, > Glen Jenkins,P.E > WB4KTF > > Not sent from my Ham Radio > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rudolph_ackerman at yahoo.com Mon Feb 5 14:08:33 2024 From: rudolph_ackerman at yahoo.com (Rudolph Ackerman) Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2024 20:08:33 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [BVARC] Looking for a Satellite LEO package or 2 Meter M2 Eggbeater Antenna In-Reply-To: <17ED0BA4-E57F-4735-9743-146624C5E240@pipeline.com> References: <17ED0BA4-E57F-4735-9743-146624C5E240@pipeline.com> Message-ID: <689871610.75878.1707163713923@mail.yahoo.com> Arrow Antenna's donated a Arrow II Portable Antenna, model 1 146/437-10w. ? Retail price is $201.00.? 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URL: From ctmedlin at outlook.com Mon Feb 5 14:20:04 2024 From: ctmedlin at outlook.com (Chris Medlin) Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2024 20:20:04 +0000 Subject: [BVARC] Fw: Changes to the POTA Event In-Reply-To: References: <65bee7cc.4a0a0220.70109.69ef@mx.google.com> Message-ID: Hey Marc, I believe many people are not understanding exactly what happened here. This is much ado about nothing. Kori (who just happens to hold an elected position at BVARC) and Anthony are saying that they are going to continue to host POTA events just as they always have but outside the umbrella of ?an official BVARC event?. They are not restricting anyone from participating or inviting friends. They simply are breaking away from the direct funding provided by BVARC. BVARC is still going to earmark budgeted funds for POTA and anyone who performs a POTA function sanctioned by BVARC would be allowed to use those funds. This has been blown completely out of proportion in my opinion. Any licensed individual can take a radio to a state park and activate it for POTA. The point of POTA is to draw attention to emergency operations and to see if they can make contact with people while operating in the field. It can be done by clubs or groups or individuals. POTA doesnt care as long as its a licensed ham operating in his allocated FCC frequency space and inside the confines of a state park. I urge anyone who has never participated in a POTA activation to go out and see what its all about. It?s like a mini-Field Day for as little as one ham for as short or long of a time as they want to operate. (Well, technically, they would have to make a minimum of 10 contacts to be officially considered ?activated? by the guidelines of POTA). Have fun! 73 Chris/AC5CM Typos brought to you by iPhone On Feb 5, 2024, at 10:16, M Reiter via BVARC wrote: ? POTA is a Ham radio activity, and just like winter/summer field day and ham fest should be ham club events. you dont like pota dont come. but why your opinion against a ham event should stop me from participating and getting value from the club is beyond selfish. Please sit in you ham shack all day and issue opinions about those that like to get our and resolve all the technical issues of setting up a station in a public place. I am offended by your small minds, but then you are offended by mine so we are even. I am sorry the club could not support two people actually providing value to the club members. oops did I just say that out loud and get blocked/cancelled? Marc. KI5ZHO On Sat, Feb 3, 2024 at 7:27?PM rockhauler4u46 via BVARC > wrote: POTA IS parks on the air Sent from my Galaxy -------- Original message -------- From: Tom Watson via BVARC > Date: 2/3/24 6:18 PM (GMT-06:00) To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB > Cc: Tom Watson > Subject: Re: [BVARC] Fw: Changes to the POTA Event What is a POTA? On Sat, Feb 3, 2024, 3:22 PM Jeffery MacMillian via BVARC > wrote: Good Afternoon, My better judgement aside, I decided to chime in on this topic. First and foremost. I want to thank Anthony and Kori and all the members involved in the POTA events. I do think there were some small mistakes made along the way, but they were all quick lessons and it all blossomed into a wonderful club event. I do not agree with funding these events, but if it went through the board, we should all be OK with it, or run for a position and make a different call. Either way, I don't believe the club's charter states any requirement to keep anyone happy all the time. Is POTA tied to BVARC? That is an easy one. NO. The only relation was the initiative that was taken to start the event in the first place. POTA stands on its own as an organization. Feel free to POTA away. Change is normal and healthy. Expect it. Get used to it. Embrace it. Please stop crying about it on the reflector. I was raised by a Marine and wwent to finishing school in the Navy. I have just become aware that grown men have feelings and it weirds me out a bit. There is some entertainment value to the reflector but most of what I have seen is utter nonsense and complaining about things they won't go out of their way to resolve. Please read your email aloud or to a loved one before sending. This will help you avoid getting hurt feelings, disrespected, or any number of misunderstandings that occur on the daily. A good dose of reality is always good for the soul. Here is an easy to use chart to help you keep things lined up. Perceptions NOT Reality Feelings NOT Reality Options NOT Reality Third party Gosip NOT Reality Reflector Nonsense NOT Reality POTA is what it is (Poor Operators needing Technical Assistance) We all move on to a better day. Have Fun, Jeff KC5TT On Thu, Feb 1, 2024 at 4:29?PM anthony moro via BVARC > wrote: Yes it was the disrespect on the leadership level. This is the reason we have decided to go back to doing things the way we used to. So I hope to see y'all out there in the future. On Thu, Feb 1, 2024 at 4:18?PM Eddie Runner via BVARC > wrote: So Anthony, TO MAKE THIS CLEAR... the Board did approve you a POTA budget of $1000 a year. BUT THATS NOT WHY you want to cut the cord between POTA and BVARC... Now I seem to understand it was being disrespected by some members of the Board of Directors.. Most of thought is was about the money... I SEE NOW.. Eddie Runner (NU5K) BVARC LIFE MEMBER On Thursday, February 1, 2024 at 03:44:18 PM CST, anthony moro via BVARC > wrote: Your email makes sense but has nothing to do with the topic at hand. I sent the email to let people know that we will still be doing POTA events. Just not with the BVARC name. We are going back to the way we did things when we first started things. It has nothing to do with what the BOD has said or done. I am only speaking for myself at this time, but I was happy helping HAMS during POTA. There are many reasons why we are doing the events without BVARC and we talked about this during WFD. I agree we need to try to be more professional as operators. That goes for all of us. From the Top Brass to the lowest man on the pole. So for everybody watching this email thread. We will give out more info on what Kori and I are going to be doing next. ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list BVARC at bvarc.org http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ -- Anthony Morones W5LIC w5lictx at gmail.com 713-410-3948 ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list BVARC at bvarc.org http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list BVARC at bvarc.org http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list BVARC at bvarc.org http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list BVARC at bvarc.org http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From blazer0444 at yahoo.com Mon Feb 5 15:40:01 2024 From: blazer0444 at yahoo.com (Jerry and Polly Tripp) Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2024 21:40:01 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [BVARC] Changes to the POTA Event In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <675929939.3121597.1707169201676@mail.yahoo.com> I think BVARC is a great ham radio club and has been for many decades. I became involved with as a Novice since about 1984. A lot of members have done a lot of hard work to strengthen and promote our hobby. As far as I know, I'm not upset with any of our members. CQ DX! KA5LPH? Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Tue, Jan 30, 2024 at 10:16 PM, anthony moro via BVARC wrote: Hello all,? ? ? ? ? ? ?I am writing this message to let everybody know about the changes we are making to the BVARC POTA Event. We will no longer be running the event as a BVARC (Brazos Valley Armature Radio Club) affiliated one. We will not be doing it every month.?We will however still do the event for the city.?This means we are inviting every club in the city of Houston and beyond. We are looking into a way to let everyone know when and where we are going to do the event. For now February the 25th is the last BVARC sponsored POTA Event. We are looking at doing it six times out of the year. Times will be determined by the event managers. More info to come on the upcoming events and where to find us. Thanks, Your Friendly POTA OperatorsAnthony-W5LIC / Kori-WX5KR ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list BVARC at bvarc.org http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Call or Text if any questions. > > > Thanks, > > Jesse Gurrola - KE5TE > > 832-248-3528 Mobile > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mark.roman.1952 at gmail.com Tue Feb 6 10:15:05 2024 From: mark.roman.1952 at gmail.com (mark roman) Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2024 10:15:05 -0600 Subject: [BVARC] For Sale In-Reply-To: References: <75aab3f4-327b-42a6-9488-1d172c570df5@pm.me> Message-ID: congratulations Jesse get your call sign yet. From KI5WRI mark. On Tue, Feb 6, 2024 at 10:06 AM Joe Vaught via BVARC wrote: > Thanks Jesse. I just passed my Technician license Saturday and will be a > fair suspect for you but I am having all kinds of comm problems. > Joe Vaught 71/3.494.3320 > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Feb 5, 2024, at 21:12, Jesse Gurrola via BVARC wrote: > > ? > > Howdy All, hope things are going well. I am selling some equipment to > fund the purchase of a 100W HF rig. > > > 1. Xiegu 6100 w/original box and manual (purchased from HRO April 2023) > $475.00 > > 2. TIDRadio H8 2m/70cm/GMRS w/bluetooth programming adapter $45.00 > > 3. HackRF One SDR (Clone) w/micro USB and Antenna $150.00 > > > No reasonable offer rejected. 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I am selling some equipment to >> fund the purchase of a 100W HF rig. >> >> 1. Xiegu 6100 w/original box and manual (purchased from HRO April 2023) >> $475.00 >> >> 2. TIDRadio H8 2m/70cm/GMRS w/bluetooth programming adapter $45.00 >> >> 3. HackRF One SDR (Clone) w/micro USB and Antenna $150.00 >> >> No reasonable offer rejected. Call or Text if any questions. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Jesse Gurrola - KE5TE >> >> 832-248-3528 Mobile >> >> ________________________________________________ >> Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club >> >> BVARC mailing list >> BVARC at bvarc.org >> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org >> Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Hope to see you there! *Where:* Equal Parts Brewing 3118 Harrisburg Blvd. Houston, TX 77003 [image: EqualPartsBreweryFebruary2024.png] *When:* Tonight February 6th at 6:30pm (we usually stay till close) Thanks and 73! Kori Rahman, WX5KR *Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club* *Vice-President and Club Call Sign KK5W Trustee* Cell: (770) 298 8516 Kori113 at gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: EqualPartsBreweryFebruary2024.png Type: image/png Size: 1078832 bytes Desc: not available URL: From rickhiller73 at gmail.com Tue Feb 6 18:35:15 2024 From: rickhiller73 at gmail.com (Rick Hiller) Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2024 18:35:15 -0600 Subject: [BVARC] A Heap of Antenna Information Message-ID: For those of you who sincerely appreciate the art and wisdom of in depth antenna understanding and technical knowledge, have I got a website for you. Marcel, ON5AU, had the forethought to compile the writings of W4RNL, L.B. Cebik (SK). If you do not know who W4RNL is, I would ask you to Google W4RNL or L.B. Cebik. L.B. was one of the most prolific documentors and writers of antenna lore and in depth knowledge. Although he went SK a few years back he is still referenced and quoted in contemporary antenna books, i.e. ARRL Antenna Handbook 25th Edition. Have a look at http://www.on5au.be/cebik_style/radio.html for the antenna treasure trove library of L.B. Cebik. Marcel, ON5AU, also has a great web site http://www.on5au.be/ of antenna information and antenna modeling tutorials. Marcel was a good friend of fellow Belgian, ON4UN, "Low Band DX'ing" author, John Devoldere (SK). Dedicate yourself to a long hard look. There is nothing like a quick peek on these pages. You'll be enjoying the writing and technical prowess of L. B. for hours. 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All joking aside, the lawn crew arrived at the tower site to do some bush hog work and discovered the active 200 ft tall tower on site was missing. This was in Jasper Alabama. Definitely News of the Weird. Enjoy! [police-lights-1486058662.jpg] WJLX owner reports theft of 200-foot radio tower wvtm13.com 73 Chris/AC5CM Typos brought to you by iPhone -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: police-lights-1486058662.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 17552 bytes Desc: police-lights-1486058662.jpg URL: From jparmalee at aol.com Wed Feb 7 10:12:51 2024 From: jparmalee at aol.com (jparmalee at aol.com) Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2024 10:12:51 -0600 Subject: [BVARC] Stolen 200 ft tower In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <005801da59e0$80ac8ff0$8205afd0$@aol.com> I have got to wonder that no body missed it as it was off thee air. Google WJLX I have taken towers down before. If it is a Rohn 25/45 they are hard to get apart after the galvanize in the joints bond. From: BVARC On Behalf Of Chris Medlin via BVARC Sent: Tuesday, February 6, 2024 9:55 PM To: bvarc at bvarc.org Cc: Chris Medlin Subject: [BVARC] Stolen 200 ft tower Keep an eye out for your fellow ham and if you see him erect a 200 foot radio station communications tower in his yard out of the blue, he may be a suspect. All joking aside, the lawn crew arrived at the tower site to do some bush hog work and discovered the active 200 ft tall tower on site was missing. This was in Jasper Alabama. Definitely News of the Weird. Enjoy! WJLX owner reports theft of 200-foot radio tower wvtm13.com 73 Chris/AC5CM Typos brought to you by iPhone -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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From: BVARC On Behalf Of Chris Medlin via BVARC Sent: Tuesday, February 6, 2024 9:55 PM To: bvarc at bvarc.org Cc: Chris Medlin Subject: [BVARC] Stolen 200 ft tower ? Keep an eye out for your fellow ham and if you see him erect a 200 foot radio station communications tower in his yard out of the blue, he may be a suspect.? All joking aside, the lawn crew arrived at the tower site to do some bush hog work and discovered the active 200 ft tall tower on site was missing. This was in Jasper Alabama.? Definitely News of the Weird. Enjoy! WJLX owner reports theft of 200-foot radio tower wvtm13.com?? ? 73 Chris/AC5CM ? Typos brought to you by iPhone ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list BVARC at bvarc.org http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ From mike5586mike at gmail.com Wed Feb 7 10:27:14 2024 From: mike5586mike at gmail.com (Mike Knerr) Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2024 10:27:14 -0600 Subject: [BVARC] Stolen 200 ft tower In-Reply-To: <005801da59e0$80ac8ff0$8205afd0$@aol.com> References: <005801da59e0$80ac8ff0$8205afd0$@aol.com> Message-ID: Was it made out of copper? On Wed, Feb 7, 2024, 10:13?AM John Parmalee via BVARC wrote: > I have got to wonder that no body missed it as it was off thee air. > Google WJLX > > > > I have taken towers down before. If it is a Rohn 25/45 they are hard to > get apart after the galvanize in the joints bond. > > > > *From:* BVARC *On Behalf Of *Chris Medlin via > BVARC > *Sent:* Tuesday, February 6, 2024 9:55 PM > *To:* bvarc at bvarc.org > *Cc:* Chris Medlin > *Subject:* [BVARC] Stolen 200 ft tower > > > > Keep an eye out for your fellow ham and if you see him erect a 200 foot > radio station communications tower in his yard out of the blue, he may be a > suspect. > > All joking aside, the lawn crew arrived at the tower site to do some bush > hog work and discovered the active 200 ft tall tower on site was missing. > This was in Jasper Alabama. > > Definitely News of the Weird. 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From: BVARC > On Behalf Of Chris Medlin via BVARC Sent: Tuesday, February 6, 2024 9:55 PM To: bvarc at bvarc.org Cc: Chris Medlin > Subject: [BVARC] Stolen 200 ft tower Keep an eye out for your fellow ham and if you see him erect a 200 foot radio station communications tower in his yard out of the blue, he may be a suspect. All joking aside, the lawn crew arrived at the tower site to do some bush hog work and discovered the active 200 ft tall tower on site was missing. This was in Jasper Alabama. Definitely News of the Weird. Enjoy! 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My attorney, who is an ex DA for Jefferson County as well as an ex State District Judge, is involved now..So DON'T buy it ...You'll lose your money in the end?Just a friendly FYIChris WB5ITT?Sent via my Samsung Galaxy S10e, an AT&T 5G Evolution capable smartphone..so there! ? -------- Original message --------From: Rudolph Ackerman via BVARC Date: 2/7/24 10:24 AM (GMT-06:00) To: 'BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB' Cc: Rudolph Ackerman , jparmalee at aol.com Subject: Re: [BVARC] Stolen 200 ft tower They are only hard to take apart if you want to reuse it.?? Cordless grinder with a cutting wheel and they come down quick and easy.?????? Odds are it ended up at some recycle center.Rudy Ackerman On Wednesday, February 7, 2024 at 10:13:29 AM CST, John Parmalee via BVARC wrote: I have got to wonder that no body missed it as it was off thee air.? Google WJLX?I have taken towers down before. If it is a Rohn 25/45 they are hard to get apart after the galvanize in the joints bond. ?From: BVARC On Behalf Of Chris Medlin via BVARCSent: Tuesday, February 6, 2024 9:55 PMTo: bvarc at bvarc.orgCc: Chris Medlin Subject: [BVARC] Stolen 200 ft tower?Keep an eye out for your fellow ham and if you see him erect a 200 foot radio station communications tower in his yard out of the blue, he may be a suspect.? All joking aside, the lawn crew arrived at the tower site to do some bush hog work and discovered the active 200 ft tall tower on site was missing. This was in Jasper Alabama.?Definitely News of the Weird. Enjoy!WJLX owner reports theft of 200-foot radio towerwvtm13.com???73Chris/AC5CM?Typos brought to you by iPhone________________________________________________Brazos Valley Amateur Radio ClubBVARC mailing listBVARC at bvarc.orghttp://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.orgPublicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ ________________________________________________Brazos Valley Amateur Radio ClubBVARC mailing listBVARC at bvarc.orghttp://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.orgPublicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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My attorney, who is an ex DA for Jefferson County as well as an ex State District Judge, is involved now.. So DON'T buy it ...You'll lose your money in the end Just a friendly FYI Chris WB5ITT Sent via my Samsung Galaxy S10e, an AT&T 5G Evolution capable smartphone..so there! ? -------- Original message -------- From: Rudolph Ackerman via BVARC Date: 2/7/24 10:24 AM (GMT-06:00) To: 'BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB' Cc: Rudolph Ackerman , jparmalee at aol.com Subject: Re: [BVARC] Stolen 200 ft tower They are only hard to take apart if you want to reuse it. Cordless grinder with a cutting wheel and they come down quick and easy. Odds are it ended up at some recycle center. Rudy Ackerman On Wednesday, February 7, 2024 at 10:13:29 AM CST, John Parmalee via BVARC wrote: I have got to wonder that no body missed it as it was off thee air. Google WJLX I have taken towers down before. If it is a Rohn 25/45 they are hard to get apart after the galvanize in the joints bond. From: BVARC On Behalf Of Chris Medlin via BVARC Sent: Tuesday, February 6, 2024 9:55 PM To: bvarc at bvarc.org Cc: Chris Medlin Subject: [BVARC] Stolen 200 ft tower Keep an eye out for your fellow ham and if you see him erect a 200 foot radio station communications tower in his yard out of the blue, he may be a suspect. All joking aside, the lawn crew arrived at the tower site to do some bush hog work and discovered the active 200 ft tall tower on site was missing. This was in Jasper Alabama. Definitely News of the Weird. Enjoy! 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URL: From wb4ktf at pipeline.com Wed Feb 7 14:42:22 2024 From: wb4ktf at pipeline.com (Glen Jenkins) Date: Wed, 07 Feb 2024 20:42:22 +0000 Subject: [BVARC] Owners of ICOM IC-7300, IC-7610 and IC-9700 - Button Cell Failure Message-ID: <33f7c81d-687e-3dd4-4115-fb7d28ada91e@pipeline.com> Hi, I have two of the above ICOM rigs and have been reading about the small internal button cell inside that keeps the internal time clock working. It only powers up the clock time that you see on the display screen. But if you use that time and are not connected to the Internet for NTP time, this clock may be important to you. The IC-9700 and IC-7610 can sync to NTP time as they both have Ethernet connections. However, if you don't care to have your rig repaired at ICOM or their certified repair sites this information hay help you avoid this. I suppose that many BVARC members have one of these very popular rigs, so I wanted to share this information. I travel and can be away from 3-15 weeks a year, so this was of concern to me. I now will ask a ham friend to come power my rigs on once a month, when we are away. Be sure to power up/ON your rigs once a month for several hours or for 2 days every 3 months! You truly will not want to have to go through a repair or modification as shown in the video below. Video on how to replace them: https://youtu.be/c_mrhg4SXO0?si=W62pZBxKxjdtx-5R (https://youtu.be/c_mrhg4SXO0?si=W62pZBxKxjdtx-5R) ------------------------ Comments below are taken from the IC-7610 groups.io site, follow----------- >>>>>>Icom recommends applying power for 2 days every 3 months when the radio is not in use for an extended period. Your battery may not have failed after all; it may only be discharged.<<<<< --73, Adam VA7OJ/AB4OJ The RTC (Real-Time Clock) used in the IC-7610, IC-7300, IC-9700 and (to my knowledge) R8600 is a Seiko Epson RX-8803LC.Download data sheet (https://support.epson.biz/td/api/doc_check.php?dl=brief_rx-8803lc_en.pdf) The RX-8803LC current consumption at 3.3V is in the range 0.75 - 2.1 uA. The clock battery is a Seiko Instruments ML414H rechargeable lithium coin battery. Download on-line data sheet (https://www.sii.co.jp/en/me/datasheets/ms-rechargeable/ml414h/ Per the OEM: Lithium rechargeable batteries, developed by Seiko Instruments Inc., use silicon oxide as the anode and a lithium manganese composite oxide as the cathode. As a result, they offer long cycle life and highly stable over-discharge characteristics. (The ML414H is not a LiFePo battery.) The ML414H has nominal 1 mAh capacity; if we assume that the RX-8803LC draws 2 uA, the battery will be discharged to 10% of capacity after 450 hours, or ~ 18 days. These are approximate, worst-case figures. One might assume that the RTC IC will shut down when the battery voltage falls below its 1.6V minimum operating value, thus preventing complete discharge. The battery data sheet states the cycle life as 300 charge-discharge cycles down to 10% capacity. >>>>>>>>>This is very likely a minimum value. The expected battery life should still be a good many years, and if the radio owner powers the radio up for a few hours at least once per month (as recommended on p. 8-9 of the Basic user manual) this will ensure that the battery stays charged and the clock keeps time.<<<<<<<<< Surely this small due diligence is not too much to ask. My Icom contacts have informed me that they have received no reports of RTC battery failures in the IC-7610. In my own experience with the IC-7610 and IC-7300: given my infrequent operating habits the IC-7300 clock sometimes stops, but the battery takes a charge just fine when I power up. The IC-7610 clock has never stopped even after several weeks in a powered-down state. 73, Adam VA7OJ/AB4OJ ------------------------------------------------------------------Above from IC-7610groups.io site -------------------------------- Shared by -- Glen Jenkins, WB4KTF, Austin, TX From kd5you at comcast.net Wed Feb 7 16:57:30 2024 From: kd5you at comcast.net (John Denison) Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2024 16:57:30 -0600 Subject: [BVARC] Stolen 200 ft tower In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Here is the Fox story. They mention that the AM Station signal was greatly impacted... I wonder why! ? https://www.wbrc.com/2024/02/06/thieves-somehow-steal-200-foot-tower-wjlx-radio-tower/ 73 John Denison KD5YOU On 2/6/2024 9:55 PM, Chris Medlin via BVARC wrote: > Keep an eye out for your fellow ham and if you see him erect a 200 > foot radio station communications tower in his yard out of the blue, > he may be a suspect. > All joking aside, the lawn crew arrived at the tower site to do some > bush hog work and discovered the active 200 ft tall tower on site was > missing. This was in Jasper Alabama. > Definitely News of the Weird. 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Online forum sites Include other groups that could share amateur radio activity's such as off roading groups, hunting groups, and other outdoors type groups just to name a few. Attached are two Houston Hamfest fliers, one is a PDF version and the 2nd is a JPG version. ?? They are the same, other then the format. ? Facebook posts will work better with the jpg version, while PDF version work better for everything else. YOU can make the Greater Houston Hamfest even more successful by just helping get to word out. Thanks Rudy Ackerman KF5QYG -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Houston Hamfest Flier.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 1042717 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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We need to get the word > out to other groups in Eastern Texas and Louisiana. > > You can help out by posting the attached fliers online, and providing > flier's to other groups you know of. > > Examples of places to post online. > Facebook Groups you are a member of or that will allow you to post on > Email groups/lists you have access to > Other clubs or organizations web sites. > Online forum sites > > Include other groups that could share amateur radio activity's such as > off roading groups, hunting groups, and other outdoors type groups > just to name a few. > > Attached are two Houston Hamfest fliers, one is a PDF version and the > 2nd is a JPG version. ?? 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With VOIP needs only 1 fiber cable. If you have a new subdivision that has FTTH (fiber to the home) that has 1000 homes, current regulations require the POTS carrier to provide copper pair, even though few if any will use them. Lots of money installed for few users. The reason to change the regulations is so if every on the block has some source of internet service, byway of fiber, coax or wireless, and you still use a POTS line and the 100 pr cable fails on your street, they do not have to replace the cable, just put fiber in an a VOIP phone or VOIP to POTS converter. I like POTS lines, but times change & so does equipment. 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References: <2044326739.379679.1707538159444.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <2044326739.379679.1707538159444@mail.yahoo.com> I have a Briggs & Stratton Storm Defender 5500-Watt generator with 220V connection cable for sale.The gas tank was treated with stabilizer and drained prior to being placed in storage.I'm asking $500 but will consider a reasonable offer.I also have the natural gas conversion kit for it that I never got around to installing for an additional $100.It is rather large, very heavy and will require two very strong people to lift it. Dave Ely, N5EKW713-598-2366 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Philippe at K5BOU.net Fri Feb 9 22:30:11 2024 From: Philippe at K5BOU.net (K5BOU) Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2024 22:30:11 -0600 Subject: [BVARC] World radio league - new login software Message-ID: <2394B55A-CCFD-4D74-8282-9EB5F6B976D0@K5BOU.net> https://app.worldradioleague.com?? ? 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I wonder why! ? > > > https://www.wbrc.com/2024/02/06/thieves-somehow-steal-200-foot-tower-wjlx-radio-tower/ > > 73 > John Denison > KD5YOU > > > On 2/6/2024 9:55 PM, Chris Medlin via BVARC wrote: > > Keep an eye out for your fellow ham and if you see him erect a 200 foot > radio station communications tower in his yard out of the blue, he may be a > suspect. > All joking aside, the lawn crew arrived at the tower site to do some bush > hog work and discovered the active 200 ft tall tower on site was missing. > This was in Jasper Alabama. > Definitely News of the Weird. 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URL: From k5pgf at yahoo.com Sun Feb 11 08:47:03 2024 From: k5pgf at yahoo.com (terry leatherland) Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2024 14:47:03 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [BVARC] Packet Radio in Houston In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <17690990.551805.1707662823379@mail.yahoo.com> Scott, That's a perfect case for APRS digipeater works. You should do some googling on that and see what special software interfaces you need. I use a Tiny Tracker? but it is offline for a while.?Long range I'm converting the Tiny Tracker to a Raspberry Pi HAM digital utility but I don't have enough time to attend to it yet. Still not retired.?Kd5you is one of? our Winlink experts. The Ft Bend County Emerg? Radio group uses Winlink check-in in every Monday.? 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URL: From kelketek at gmail.com Sun Feb 11 09:02:17 2024 From: kelketek at gmail.com (Fox Danger Piacenti) Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2024 09:02:17 -0600 Subject: [BVARC] Packet Radio in Houston In-Reply-To: <17690990.551805.1707662823379@mail.yahoo.com> References: <17690990.551805.1707662823379@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <68dc7ec7-1f72-4f41-864d-0af055709235@gmail.com> Hi Scott and Terry, There are also a few persons (such as myself) running individual nodes with things like BBSes. I'm currently working on some Python libraries with a few friends to make some new custom AX.25 apps that can do much more than packet radio has historically done. Right now a first version of the application layer is working and a friend is working on the protocol part. In Houston, the big digipeater is named BIGBOY. You can usually connect to most systems in the area through it using your TNC. I have a node named 'FOXBOX' which you can contact through it. The command on your node is likely to be something like: c FOXBOX v BIGBOY There's also another mailbox that a few people use run by K5PBM. It's named PBMBOX. BIGBOY also has an address you can connect to as a jump box, but I forget the name. It announces it every few hours or so. This is all on 145.05, so if you were listening on another frequency, you might not have found any of this. Best, -Fox On 2/11/24 08:47, terry leatherland via BVARC wrote: > Scott, That's a perfect case for APRS digipeater works. You should do > some googling on that and see what special software interfaces you > need. I use a Tiny Tracker? but it is offline for a while. > Long range I'm converting the Tiny Tracker to a Raspberry Pi HAM > digital utility but I don't have enough time to attend to it yet. > Still not retired. > Kd5you is one of? our Winlink experts. The Ft Bend County Emerg? Radio > group uses Winlink check-in in every Monday. > > > Terry Leatherland, K5PGF > 281-455-8090 > Sugar Land, Tx > > > > On Saturday, February 10, 2024 at 02:38:18 PM CST, Scott Little via > BVARC wrote: > > > Hi all, > I recently got setup for packet radio at the ham shack, but I haven't > found any good systems to connect to other than some Winlink nodes... > can anyone point me to some? > Thanks, > Scott KI5WLJ > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here:https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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LOL. 73 Mike Knerr KI5UBL On Sun, Feb 11, 2024, 11:04?AM Scott Medbury via BVARC wrote: > This is an email test > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From walterh at k5wh.net Sun Feb 11 11:33:44 2024 From: walterh at k5wh.net (walterh at k5wh.net) Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2024 11:33:44 -0600 Subject: [BVARC] Hamcation Booth Crawl Josh Nash In-Reply-To: <051f01da5c6e$5fc4ec70$1f4ec550$@comcast.net> References: <051f01da5c6e$5fc4ec70$1f4ec550$@comcast.net> Message-ID: <001d01da5d10$7709ecd0$651dc670$@k5wh.net> Hamcation has been really great this weekend. What an incredible show this year, kinda like every year. ? If you?ve never been to Orlando before to check it out, I highly encourage you to add it to your bucket list, as you won?t be disappointed. Walter/K5WH From: BVARC On Behalf Of Doug Seyler via BVARC Sent: Saturday, February 10, 2024 4:13 PM To: tdxs-list at tdxs.net; 'BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB' Cc: Doug Seyler Subject: [BVARC] Hamcation Booth Crawl Josh Nash Seen on a t-shirt at Hamcation this weekend in Orlando: ?I?d rather be home doing yard work but my wife keeps dragging me to these darned hamfests!? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rickhiller73 at gmail.com Sun Feb 11 11:38:11 2024 From: rickhiller73 at gmail.com (Rick Hiller) Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2024 11:38:11 -0600 Subject: [BVARC] Hamcation Booth Crawl Josh Nash In-Reply-To: <001d01da5d10$7709ecd0$651dc670$@k5wh.net> References: <051f01da5c6e$5fc4ec70$1f4ec550$@comcast.net> <001d01da5d10$7709ecd0$651dc670$@k5wh.net> Message-ID: I went a few years back. Agreed. Very nice hamfest for sure. 73, Rick W5RH On Sun, Feb 11, 2024 at 11:34?AM Walter Holmes via BVARC wrote: > Hamcation has been really great this weekend. > > > > What an incredible show this year, kinda like every year. ? > > > > If you?ve never been to Orlando before to check it out, I highly encourage > you to add it to your bucket list, as you won?t be disappointed. > > Walter/K5WH > > > > *From:* BVARC *On Behalf Of *Doug Seyler via > BVARC > *Sent:* Saturday, February 10, 2024 4:13 PM > *To:* tdxs-list at tdxs.net; 'BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB' < > bvarc at bvarc.org> > *Cc:* Doug Seyler > *Subject:* [BVARC] Hamcation Booth Crawl Josh Nash > > > > Seen on a t-shirt at Hamcation this weekend in Orlando: > > > > ?I?d rather be home doing yard work but my wife keeps dragging me to these > darned hamfests!? > > > > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ > -- Rick Hiller *e-mail: rickhiller73 at gmail.com * *Cell/VM/Text: 832-474-3713* *Physical: 9031 Troulon Drive* * Houston, TX 77036* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Scott KD5FBA On Sun, Feb 11, 2024, 11:17 AM Mike Knerr via BVARC wrote: > Is this like the test on TV that mutes the volume right when the show is > right at the climax? > > LOL. 73 > Mike Knerr KI5UBL > > > On Sun, Feb 11, 2024, 11:04?AM Scott Medbury via BVARC > wrote: > >> This is an email test >> ________________________________________________ >> Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club >> >> BVARC mailing list >> BVARC at bvarc.org >> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org >> Publicly available archives are available here: >> https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ >> > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wa5cyi at aol.com Sun Feb 11 12:57:39 2024 From: wa5cyi at aol.com (wa5cyi at aol.com) Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2024 18:57:39 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [BVARC] Test In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <1267971646.1066604.1707677859245@mail.yahoo.com> It works! PumpWA5CYI On Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 11:04:40 AM CST, Scott Medbury via BVARC wrote: This is an email test________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list BVARC at bvarc.org http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mgodinich at comcast.net Sun Feb 11 13:02:49 2024 From: mgodinich at comcast.net (Michael Godinich) Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2024 13:02:49 -0600 Subject: [BVARC] Test In-Reply-To: <1267971646.1066604.1707677859245@mail.yahoo.com> References: <1267971646.1066604.1707677859245@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <66DB9DD8-04D7-4ED4-8587-B8F4C9CC4D69@comcast.net> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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From: BVARC On Behalf Of mike.williams shopjubilee.com via BVARC Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2024 7:03 AM To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB Cc: mike.williams shopjubilee.com Subject: Re: [BVARC] More pre-hamfest for sale I am interested in the TV monitors, could you please echo back the model numbers? 73, Mike KK5SC Sent from my Galaxy -------- Original message -------- From: Scott Medbury via BVARC > Date: 2/10/24 7:20 PM (GMT-06:00) To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB > Cc: Scott Medbury > Subject: [BVARC] More pre-hamfest for sale I have several more items to sell pre-hamfest. 2 each tv/monitor wall mounts $10 each. 1 component self can be wall mounted. Never been out of box $15 Tv stand for us to 65". Glass top and two shelves. $150 or best offer. Originally $400 73 ... Scott KD5FBA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I'm currently working on some Python libraries with a few friends to make some new custom AX.25 apps that can do much more than packet radio has historically done. Right now a first version of the application layer is working and a friend is working on the protocol part. > > In Houston, the big digipeater is named BIGBOY. You can usually connect to most systems in the area through it using your TNC. I have a node named 'FOXBOX' which you can contact through it. The command on your node is likely to be something like: > > c FOXBOX v BIGBOY > > There's also another mailbox that a few people use run by K5PBM. It's named PBMBOX. BIGBOY also has an address you can connect to as a jump box, but I forget the name. It announces it every few hours or so. > > This is all on 145.05, so if you were listening on another frequency, you might not have found any of this. > > Best, > > -Fox > > On 2/11/24 08:47, terry leatherland via BVARC wrote: >> Scott, That's a perfect case for APRS digipeater works. You should do some googling on that and see what special software interfaces you need. I use a Tiny Tracker but it is offline for a while. >> Long range I'm converting the Tiny Tracker to a Raspberry Pi HAM digital utility but I don't have enough time to attend to it yet. Still not retired. >> Kd5you is one of our Winlink experts. The Ft Bend County Emerg Radio group uses Winlink check-in in every Monday. >> >> >> Terry Leatherland, K5PGF >> 281-455-8090 >> Sugar Land, Tx >> >> >> >> On Saturday, February 10, 2024 at 02:38:18 PM CST, Scott Little via BVARC wrote: >> >> >> Hi all, >> I recently got setup for packet radio at the ham shack, but I haven't >> found any good systems to connect to other than some Winlink nodes... >> can anyone point me to some? >> Thanks, >> Scott KI5WLJ >> ________________________________________________ >> Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club >> >> BVARC mailing list >> BVARC at bvarc.org >> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org >> Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ >> >> >> ________________________________________________ >> Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club >> >> BVARC mailing list >> BVARC at bvarc.org >> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org >> Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Thanks, Scott KI5WLJ From wb5itt at att.net Sun Feb 11 21:10:40 2024 From: wb5itt at att.net (wb5itt) Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2024 21:10:40 -0600 Subject: [BVARC] Packet Radio in Houston In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <947731749.8115277.1707707447174@att.net> Back in the 1990s, we had a great packet system around Houston called TCAPS. Several nodes both 1200 and 9600 baud interconnected via 430.55 19200baud backbone... Unfortunately it started falling apart about the time I moved to Dallas in 96.?I'm actually surprised there's still interest in packet these days..Chris WB5ITT?Sent via my Samsung Galaxy S10e, an AT&T 5G Evolution capable smartphone..so there! ? -------- Original message --------From: Scott Little via BVARC Date: 2/10/24 2:37 PM (GMT-06:00) To: bvarc at bvarc.org Cc: Scott Little Subject: [BVARC] Packet Radio in Houston Hi all,I recently got setup for packet radio at the ham shack, but I haven'tfound any good systems to connect to other than some Winlink nodes...can anyone point me to some?Thanks,Scott KI5WLJ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Have > a look at http://www.on5au.be/cebik_style/radio.html for the antenna > treasure trove library of L.B. Cebik. > > Marcel, ON5AU, also has a great web site http://www.on5au.be/ > of antenna information and > antenna modeling tutorials. Marcel was a good friend of fellow Belgian, > ON4UN, "Low Band DX'ing" author, John Devoldere (SK). > > Dedicate yourself to a long hard look. There is nothing like a quick peek > on these pages. You'll be enjoying the writing and technical prowess of L. > B. for hours. > > Enjoy....73...Rick W5RH > > > > > > -- > Rick Hiller > *e-mail: rickhiller73 at gmail.com * > *Cell/VM/Text: 832-474-3713* > *Physical: 9031 Troulon Drive* > * Houston, TX 77036* > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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L.B. was one of the most >> prolific documentors and writers of antenna lore and in depth knowledge. >> Although he went SK a few years back he is still referenced and quoted in >> contemporary antenna books, i.e. ARRL Antenna Handbook 25th Edition. Have >> a look at http://www.on5au.be/cebik_style/radio.html for the antenna >> treasure trove library of L.B. Cebik. >> >> Marcel, ON5AU, also has a great web site http://www.on5au.be/ >> of antenna information and >> antenna modeling tutorials. Marcel was a good friend of fellow Belgian, >> ON4UN, "Low Band DX'ing" author, John Devoldere (SK). >> >> Dedicate yourself to a long hard look. There is nothing like a quick >> peek on these pages. You'll be enjoying the writing and technical prowess >> of L. B. for hours. >> >> Enjoy....73...Rick W5RH >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Rick Hiller >> *e-mail: rickhiller73 at gmail.com * >> *Cell/VM/Text: 832-474-3713* >> *Physical: 9031 Troulon Drive* >> * Houston, TX 77036* >> ________________________________________________ >> Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club >> >> BVARC mailing list >> BVARC at bvarc.org >> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org >> Publicly available archives are available here: >> https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ >> > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ > -- Rick Hiller *e-mail: rickhiller73 at gmail.com * *Cell/VM/Text: 832-474-3713* *Physical: 9031 Troulon Drive* * Houston, TX 77036* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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If you have any trouble with it, please file an issue so I can take a closer look :) Best, -Fox On 2/11/24 16:48, Stephen Flowers wrote: > Hey Fox, > Good afternoon. ?I remember chatting with you at a brews with BVARC > about a python library for ham comms that you were developing. ?Do you > have a GitHub repository or a SW architecture/block diagram of the > signal flow? ?Just wondering. ?BTW, this sounds really cool. > > 73, > Stephen (W2WF) > > >> On Feb 11, 2024, at 9:02?AM, Fox Danger Piacenti via BVARC >> wrote: >> >> Hi Scott and Terry, >> >> There are also a few persons (such as myself) running individual >> nodes with things like BBSes. I'm currently working on some Python >> libraries with a few friends to make some new custom AX.25 apps that >> can do much more than packet radio has historically done. Right now a >> first version of the application layer is working and a friend is >> working on the protocol part. >> >> In Houston, the big digipeater is named BIGBOY. You can usually >> connect to most systems in the area through it using your TNC. I have >> a node named 'FOXBOX' which you can contact through it. The command >> on your node is likely to be something like: >> >> c FOXBOX v BIGBOY >> >> There's also another mailbox that a few people use run by K5PBM. It's >> named PBMBOX. BIGBOY also has an address you can connect to as a jump >> box, but I forget the name. It announces it every few hours or so. >> >> This is all on 145.05, so if you were listening on another frequency, >> you might not have found any of this. >> >> Best, >> >> -Fox >> >> On 2/11/24 08:47, terry leatherland via BVARC wrote: >>> Scott, That's a perfect case for APRS digipeater works. You should >>> do some googling on that and see what special software interfaces >>> you need. I use a Tiny Tracker? but it is offline for a while. >>> Long range I'm converting the Tiny Tracker to a Raspberry Pi HAM >>> digital utility but I don't have enough time to attend to it yet. >>> Still not retired. >>> Kd5you is one of? our Winlink experts. The Ft Bend County Emerg? >>> Radio group uses Winlink check-in in every Monday. >>> >>> >>> Terry Leatherland, K5PGF >>> 281-455-8090 >>> Sugar Land, Tx >>> >>> >>> >>> On Saturday, February 10, 2024 at 02:38:18 PM CST, Scott Little via >>> BVARC wrote: >>> >>> >>> Hi all, >>> I recently got setup for packet radio at the ham shack, but I haven't >>> found any good systems to connect to other than some Winlink nodes... >>> can anyone point me to some? >>> Thanks, >>> Scott KI5WLJ >>> ________________________________________________ >>> Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club >>> >>> BVARC mailing list >>> BVARC at bvarc.org >>> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org >>> Publicly available archives are available here: >>> https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ >>> >>> ________________________________________________ >>> Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club >>> >>> BVARC mailing list >>> BVARC at bvarc.org >>> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org >>> Publicly available archives are available here:https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ >> ________________________________________________ >> Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club >> >> BVARC mailing list >> BVARC at bvarc.org >> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org >> Publicly available archives are available here: >> https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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This is your chance to ask question of other member and to also get your significant other or family member to let you buy more radio equipment. Just call in this week, ask a question that will require you to buy more equipment and then tell us about your valentine wishes for your significant other or family member and win some points with them. Please - pass this on and let's have a party. If we get more than 20 member join tonight, I think I heard that our president Mike Harwick will sing for us. -- Richard Bonica C: 281.935.7222 Email: kg5ycu at gmail.com CERT, CST, EST, WEB EOC, HSEEP, FEMA PD, Wilderness First Aid, CPR, Extra Ameture Radio -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kg5ycu at gmail.com Mon Feb 12 20:53:28 2024 From: kg5ycu at gmail.com (Richard Bonica) Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2024 20:53:28 -0600 Subject: [BVARC] Thank you ALL!! Message-ID: I want to thank everyone who checked in this evening. We had one of our best nights again. We had 21 check ins and that was an awesome number. I will send out these reminders for nets via BVARC. Seems that this may help. -- Richard Bonica C: 281.935.7222 Email: kg5ycu at gmail.com Freq: 147.000 - DMR - Digital Mobile CERT, CST, EST, WEB EOC, HSEEP, FEMA PD, Wilderness First Aid, CPR, Extra Ameture Radio -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kori113 at gmail.com Mon Feb 12 20:55:36 2024 From: kori113 at gmail.com (Kori Rahman) Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2024 20:55:36 -0600 Subject: [BVARC] Thank you ALL!! In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Richard, Thanks so much for running the net! Great job! Great topic! Keep up the good work! 73, Kori Rahman, WX5KR *Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club* *Vice-President and Club Call Sign KK5W Trustee* Cell: (770) 298 8516 Kori113 at gmail.com On Mon, Feb 12, 2024 at 8:54?PM Richard Bonica via BVARC wrote: > I want to thank everyone who checked in this evening. We had one of our > best nights again. We had 21 check ins and that was an awesome number. I > will send out these reminders for nets via BVARC. Seems that this may help. > > -- > Richard Bonica > C: 281.935.7222 > Email: kg5ycu at gmail.com > Freq: 147.000 - DMR - Digital Mobile > CERT, CST, EST, WEB EOC, HSEEP, FEMA PD, Wilderness First Aid, CPR, Extra > Ameture Radio > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kg5ycu at gmail.com Tue Feb 13 06:04:44 2024 From: kg5ycu at gmail.com (Richard Bonica) Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2024 06:04:44 -0600 Subject: [BVARC] Thank you ALL!! In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: 10q On Mon, Feb 12, 2024, 8:55?PM Kori Rahman wrote: > Richard, > > Thanks so much for running the net! Great job! Great topic! Keep up the > good work! > > 73, > > > Kori Rahman, WX5KR > *Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club* > > *Vice-President and Club Call Sign KK5W Trustee* > Cell: (770) 298 8516 > > Kori113 at gmail.com > > > > > On Mon, Feb 12, 2024 at 8:54?PM Richard Bonica via BVARC > wrote: > >> I want to thank everyone who checked in this evening. We had one of our >> best nights again. We had 21 check ins and that was an awesome number. I >> will send out these reminders for nets via BVARC. Seems that this may help. >> >> -- >> Richard Bonica >> C: 281.935.7222 >> Email: kg5ycu at gmail.com >> Freq: 147.000 - DMR - Digital Mobile >> CERT, CST, EST, WEB EOC, HSEEP, FEMA PD, Wilderness First Aid, CPR, Extra >> Ameture Radio >> ________________________________________________ >> Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club >> >> BVARC mailing list >> BVARC at bvarc.org >> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org >> Publicly available archives are available here: >> https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ >> > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kg5ycu at gmail.com Tue Feb 13 13:38:06 2024 From: kg5ycu at gmail.com (Richard Bonica) Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2024 13:38:06 -0600 Subject: [BVARC] Tonight's net Message-ID: To all. I want to thank everyone that checked in last night to the general net. We did have 20 people check in. I have been checking, we do have a request for a Frank Senatra song from Mike, so Mike please feel free to practice for our Greater Houston Hamfest. With that said, I also want to remind everyone of the upcoming Hamfest on March 1st and 2d. There will be lots of people. So please get your tickets now and save on entry, Goto https://houstonhamfest.org/ for more information. With that said, I want to also remind everyone that there is a net tonight, The 7:30 pm QuestionAir Net on 146.94 at 7:30pm. Please support our other net controllers and check in even if just for a short time. Again, thank you all for the time you spent with us... We would be lonely if you didn't :) Richard Bonica C: 281.935.7222 Email: kg5ycu at gmail.com Freq: 147.000 - DMR - Digital Mobile CERT, CST, EST, WEB EOC, HSEEP, FEMA PD, Wilderness First Aid, CPR, Extra Ameture Radio -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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All the more reason to know how to get a message out via ham radio. ? -j ________________________________ From: BVARC on behalf of AOL/ CompuServe Mail via BVARC Sent: Thursday, February 8, 2024 4:25 PM To: bvarc at bvarc.org ; bvarc at bvarc.org Cc: AOL/ CompuServe Mail ; m733shanks at gmail.com Subject: Re: [BVARC] the phase out of landline phone service To all I have a land line and need to keep it since I have a captel phone for hard of hearing In a message dated 2/8/2024 2:38:27 PM Central Standard Time, bvarc at bvarc.org writes: Yeah, I?ve had a landline for years and I don?t plan on getting rid of it anytime soon but unfortunately they decide to pull it. They?re gonna pull it. Sent from my iPhone On Feb 8, 2024, at 1:39?PM, Chris Medlin via BVARC wrote: I heard this story in the news this week.. that landline phones were being phased out.. that cellular is king? and even though I haven?t had a home landline in years, I do know the power of having one in times of infrastructural crisis? so this story just adds that extra validation of the importance of Ham Radio in the event of infrastructure outage. When all else fails, Ham Radio. ?Don?t let them drop us!? Landline users protest AT&T copper retirement plan | Ars Technica Enjoy! 73 Chris/AC5CM ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list BVARC at bvarc.org http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list BVARC at bvarc.org http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ ________________________________ From: BVARC on behalf of AOL/ CompuServe Mail via BVARC Sent: Thursday, February 8, 2024 4:25 PM To: bvarc at bvarc.org ; bvarc at bvarc.org Cc: AOL/ CompuServe Mail ; m733shanks at gmail.com Subject: Re: [BVARC] the phase out of landline phone service To all I have a land line and need to keep it since I have a captel phone for hard of hearing In a message dated 2/8/2024 2:38:27 PM Central Standard Time, bvarc at bvarc.org writes: Yeah, I?ve had a landline for years and I don?t plan on getting rid of it anytime soon but unfortunately they decide to pull it. They?re gonna pull it. Sent from my iPhone On Feb 8, 2024, at 1:39?PM, Chris Medlin via BVARC wrote: I heard this story in the news this week.. that landline phones were being phased out.. that cellular is king? and even though I haven?t had a home landline in years, I do know the power of having one in times of infrastructural crisis? so this story just adds that extra validation of the importance of Ham Radio in the event of infrastructure outage. When all else fails, Ham Radio. ?Don?t let them drop us!? 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The > telcos don't want to spend the money to keep the old copper phone > lines working.? You'll still be able to have a VoIP phone at home, but > it'll be useless if you lose Internet. > > All the more reason to know how to get a message out via ham radio.? ? > > -j > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > *From:*?BVARC on behalf of AOL/ CompuServe > Mail via BVARC > *Sent:*?Thursday, February 8, 2024 4:25 PM > *To:* bvarc at bvarc.org ; bvarc at bvarc.org > *Cc:*?AOL/ CompuServe Mail ; m733shanks at gmail.com > > *Subject:*?Re: [BVARC] the phase out of landline phone service > To all > ?I have a land line and need to keep it since I have a captel phone > for hard of hearing > > In a message dated 2/8/2024 2:38:27 PM Central Standard Time, > bvarc at bvarc.org writes: > > Yeah, I?ve had a landline for years and I don?t plan on getting > rid of it anytime soon but unfortunately they decide to pull it. > They?re gonna pull it. > Sent from my iPhone > > On Feb 8, 2024, at 1:39?PM, Chris Medlin via BVARC > wrote: > > I heard this story in the news this week.. that landline phones > were being phased out.. that cellular is king? and even though I > haven?t had a home landline in years, I do know the power of > having one in times of infrastructural crisis? so this story just > adds that extra validation of the importance of Ham Radio in the > event of infrastructure outage. > > When all else fails, Ham Radio. > > ?Don?t let them drop us!? Landline users protest AT&T copper > retirement plan | Ars Technica > > > Enjoy! > > 73 > > Chris/AC5CM > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > *From:*?BVARC on behalf of AOL/ CompuServe > Mail via BVARC > *Sent:*?Thursday, February 8, 2024 4:25 PM > *To:* bvarc at bvarc.org ; bvarc at bvarc.org > *Cc:*?AOL/ CompuServe Mail ; m733shanks at gmail.com > > *Subject:*?Re: [BVARC] the phase out of landline phone service > To all > ?I have a land line and need to keep it since I have a captel phone > for hard of hearing > > In a message dated 2/8/2024 2:38:27 PM Central Standard Time, > bvarc at bvarc.org writes: > > Yeah, I?ve had a landline for years and I don?t plan on getting > rid of it anytime soon but unfortunately they decide to pull it. > They?re gonna pull it. > Sent from my iPhone > > On Feb 8, 2024, at 1:39?PM, Chris Medlin via BVARC > wrote: > > I heard this story in the news this week.. that landline phones > were being phased out.. that cellular is king? and even though I > haven?t had a home landline in years, I do know the power of > having one in times of infrastructural crisis? so this story just > adds that extra validation of the importance of Ham Radio in the > event of infrastructure outage. > > When all else fails, Ham Radio. > > ?Don?t let them drop us!? Landline users protest AT&T copper > retirement plan | Ars Technica > > > Enjoy! > > 73 > > Chris/AC5CM > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ > > > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here:https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ -- Bruce Paige, KK5DO AMSAT Director Contests and Awards AMSAT Board Member 2016-2024 ARRL Awards Field Checker (DXCC, WAS, 5BWAS, VUCC), VE Houston AMSAT Net - Wed 0200z on Echolink - Conference *AMSAT* Also live streaming MP3 athttp://www.amsatnet.com Podcast athttp://www.amsatnet.com/podcast.xml or iTunes Latest satellite news on the ARRL Audio News http://www.arrl.org AMSAT on Twitterhttp://www.twitter.com/amsat -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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As long as their generator at their office is working, we will have internet. Good thing about light is that you do not need to keep amplifying it downstream. We went to VoIP with MagicJack a long time ago when they first started. We keep it unplugged unless we want to make an outbound call. No spam calls that way and all our friends have our cell numbers. 73...bruce On 2/13/2024 3:18 PM, Jeff Greer via BVARC wrote: At work, we're having to convert all our old POTS lines to VoIP. The telcos don't want to spend the money to keep the old copper phone lines working. You'll still be able to have a VoIP phone at home, but it'll be useless if you lose Internet. All the more reason to know how to get a message out via ham radio. ? -j ________________________________ From: BVARC on behalf of AOL/ CompuServe Mail via BVARC Sent: Thursday, February 8, 2024 4:25 PM To: bvarc at bvarc.org ; bvarc at bvarc.org Cc: AOL/ CompuServe Mail ; m733shanks at gmail.com Subject: Re: [BVARC] the phase out of landline phone service To all I have a land line and need to keep it since I have a captel phone for hard of hearing In a message dated 2/8/2024 2:38:27 PM Central Standard Time, bvarc at bvarc.org writes: Yeah, I?ve had a landline for years and I don?t plan on getting rid of it anytime soon but unfortunately they decide to pull it. They?re gonna pull it. Sent from my iPhone On Feb 8, 2024, at 1:39?PM, Chris Medlin via BVARC wrote: I heard this story in the news this week.. that landline phones were being phased out.. that cellular is king? and even though I haven?t had a home landline in years, I do know the power of having one in times of infrastructural crisis? so this story just adds that extra validation of the importance of Ham Radio in the event of infrastructure outage. When all else fails, Ham Radio. ?Don?t let them drop us!? Landline users protest AT&T copper retirement plan | Ars Technica Enjoy! 73 Chris/AC5CM ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list BVARC at bvarc.org http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list BVARC at bvarc.org http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ ________________________________ From: BVARC on behalf of AOL/ CompuServe Mail via BVARC Sent: Thursday, February 8, 2024 4:25 PM To: bvarc at bvarc.org ; bvarc at bvarc.org Cc: AOL/ CompuServe Mail ; m733shanks at gmail.com Subject: Re: [BVARC] the phase out of landline phone service To all I have a land line and need to keep it since I have a captel phone for hard of hearing In a message dated 2/8/2024 2:38:27 PM Central Standard Time, bvarc at bvarc.org writes: Yeah, I?ve had a landline for years and I don?t plan on getting rid of it anytime soon but unfortunately they decide to pull it. They?re gonna pull it. Sent from my iPhone On Feb 8, 2024, at 1:39?PM, Chris Medlin via BVARC wrote: I heard this story in the news this week.. that landline phones were being phased out.. that cellular is king? and even though I haven?t had a home landline in years, I do know the power of having one in times of infrastructural crisis? so this story just adds that extra validation of the importance of Ham Radio in the event of infrastructure outage. When all else fails, Ham Radio. ?Don?t let them drop us!? Landline users protest AT&T copper retirement plan | Ars Technica Enjoy! 73 Chris/AC5CM ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list BVARC at bvarc.org http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list BVARC at bvarc.org http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list BVARC at bvarc.org http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ -- Bruce Paige, KK5DO AMSAT Director Contests and Awards AMSAT Board Member 2016-2024 ARRL Awards Field Checker (DXCC, WAS, 5BWAS, VUCC), VE Houston AMSAT Net - Wed 0200z on Echolink - Conference *AMSAT* Also live streaming MP3 at http://www.amsatnet.com Podcast at http://www.amsatnet.com/podcast.xml or iTunes Latest satellite news on the ARRL Audio News http://www.arrl.org AMSAT on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/amsat -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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You'll still be able to have a VoIP phone at home, but it'll be > useless if you lose Internet. > > All the more reason to know how to get a message out via ham radio. ? > > -j > > ------------------------------ > *From:* BVARC on behalf of AOL/ CompuServe Mail > via BVARC > *Sent:* Thursday, February 8, 2024 4:25 PM > *To:* bvarc at bvarc.org ; bvarc at bvarc.org > *Cc:* AOL/ CompuServe Mail ; m733shanks at gmail.com < > m733shanks at gmail.com> > *Subject:* Re: [BVARC] the phase out of landline phone service > > To all > > I have a land line and need to keep it since I have a captel phone for > hard of hearing > > In a message dated 2/8/2024 2:38:27 PM Central Standard Time, > bvarc at bvarc.org writes: > > > Yeah, I?ve had a landline for years and I don?t plan on getting rid of it > anytime soon but unfortunately they decide to pull it. They?re gonna pull > it. > Sent from my iPhone > > On Feb 8, 2024, at 1:39?PM, Chris Medlin via BVARC > wrote: > > > > > > I heard this story in the news this week.. that landline phones were being > phased out.. that cellular is king? and even though I haven?t had a home > landline in years, I do know the power of having one in times of > infrastructural crisis? so this story just adds that extra validation of > the importance of Ham Radio in the event of infrastructure outage. > > When all else fails, Ham Radio. > > > > ?Don?t let them drop us!? Landline users protest AT&T copper retirement > plan | Ars Technica > > > > > Enjoy! > > 73 > > Chris/AC5CM > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* BVARC on behalf of AOL/ CompuServe Mail > via BVARC > *Sent:* Thursday, February 8, 2024 4:25 PM > *To:* bvarc at bvarc.org ; bvarc at bvarc.org > *Cc:* AOL/ CompuServe Mail ; m733shanks at gmail.com < > m733shanks at gmail.com> > *Subject:* Re: [BVARC] the phase out of landline phone service > > To all > > I have a land line and need to keep it since I have a captel phone for > hard of hearing > > In a message dated 2/8/2024 2:38:27 PM Central Standard Time, > bvarc at bvarc.org writes: > > > Yeah, I?ve had a landline for years and I don?t plan on getting rid of it > anytime soon but unfortunately they decide to pull it. They?re gonna pull > it. > Sent from my iPhone > > On Feb 8, 2024, at 1:39?PM, Chris Medlin via BVARC > wrote: > > > > > > I heard this story in the news this week.. that landline phones were being > phased out.. that cellular is king? and even though I haven?t had a home > landline in years, I do know the power of having one in times of > infrastructural crisis? so this story just adds that extra validation of > the importance of Ham Radio in the event of infrastructure outage. > > When all else fails, Ham Radio. > > > > ?Don?t let them drop us!? Landline users protest AT&T copper retirement > plan | Ars Technica > > > > > Enjoy! > > 73 > > Chris/AC5CM > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From greerjw at hotmail.com Tue Feb 13 18:36:47 2024 From: greerjw at hotmail.com (Jeff Greer) Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2024 00:36:47 +0000 Subject: [BVARC] the phase out of landline phone service In-Reply-To: References: <1011581569.129566.1707431112882.ref@mail.yahoo.com> <1011581569.129566.1707431112882@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: Yes. But it's historically not as reliable. I think it's gotten better in recent years. ________________________________ From: BVARC on behalf of Tom Watson via BVARC Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2024 6:35 PM To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB Cc: Tom Watson Subject: Re: [BVARC] the phase out of landline phone service Is there a way to run a fax machine over VoIP? On Tue, Feb 13, 2024, 3:19 PM Jeff Greer via BVARC > wrote: At work, we're having to convert all our old POTS lines to VoIP. The telcos don't want to spend the money to keep the old copper phone lines working. You'll still be able to have a VoIP phone at home, but it'll be useless if you lose Internet. All the more reason to know how to get a message out via ham radio. ? -j ________________________________ From: BVARC > on behalf of AOL/ CompuServe Mail via BVARC > Sent: Thursday, February 8, 2024 4:25 PM To: bvarc at bvarc.org >; bvarc at bvarc.org > Cc: AOL/ CompuServe Mail >; m733shanks at gmail.com > Subject: Re: [BVARC] the phase out of landline phone service To all I have a land line and need to keep it since I have a captel phone for hard of hearing In a message dated 2/8/2024 2:38:27 PM Central Standard Time, bvarc at bvarc.org writes: Yeah, I?ve had a landline for years and I don?t plan on getting rid of it anytime soon but unfortunately they decide to pull it. They?re gonna pull it. Sent from my iPhone On Feb 8, 2024, at 1:39?PM, Chris Medlin via BVARC > wrote: I heard this story in the news this week.. that landline phones were being phased out.. that cellular is king? and even though I haven?t had a home landline in years, I do know the power of having one in times of infrastructural crisis? so this story just adds that extra validation of the importance of Ham Radio in the event of infrastructure outage. When all else fails, Ham Radio. ?Don?t let them drop us!? Landline users protest AT&T copper retirement plan | Ars Technica Enjoy! 73 Chris/AC5CM ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list BVARC at bvarc.org http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list BVARC at bvarc.org http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ ________________________________ From: BVARC > on behalf of AOL/ CompuServe Mail via BVARC > Sent: Thursday, February 8, 2024 4:25 PM To: bvarc at bvarc.org >; bvarc at bvarc.org > Cc: AOL/ CompuServe Mail >; m733shanks at gmail.com > Subject: Re: [BVARC] the phase out of landline phone service To all I have a land line and need to keep it since I have a captel phone for hard of hearing In a message dated 2/8/2024 2:38:27 PM Central Standard Time, bvarc at bvarc.org writes: Yeah, I?ve had a landline for years and I don?t plan on getting rid of it anytime soon but unfortunately they decide to pull it. They?re gonna pull it. Sent from my iPhone On Feb 8, 2024, at 1:39?PM, Chris Medlin via BVARC > wrote: I heard this story in the news this week.. that landline phones were being phased out.. that cellular is king? and even though I haven?t had a home landline in years, I do know the power of having one in times of infrastructural crisis? so this story just adds that extra validation of the importance of Ham Radio in the event of infrastructure outage. When all else fails, Ham Radio. ?Don?t let them drop us!? 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URL: From kk5do at arrl.net Tue Feb 13 19:54:11 2024 From: kk5do at arrl.net (Bruce) Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2024 19:54:11 -0600 Subject: [BVARC] the phase out of landline phone service In-Reply-To: References: <1011581569.129566.1707431112882.ref@mail.yahoo.com> <1011581569.129566.1707431112882@mail.yahoo.com> <105ffeab-ba01-40ba-827b-eebd1b0956f4@arrl.net> Message-ID: <6855bb32-0f43-41c0-a0be-7cb9219f2db5@arrl.net> Understandable. That is why I have unlimited data on my cell phone so that my wife and I can still stream when the internet goes down. Hopefully with fiber that will be far and few in between. 73...bruce On 2/13/2024 6:27 PM, Jeff Greer via BVARC wrote: > Fiber is nice.? Until someone digs a ditch and cuts it.? Been there, > done that.? All of my warehouses now have 2 separate Internet > connections coming in on disparate infrastructure, so when we lose > one, we don't waste a day not shipping product. > > -j > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > *From:*?BVARC on behalf of Bruce via BVARC > > *Sent:*?Tuesday, February 13, 2024 5:44 PM > *To:*?Jeff Greer via BVARC > *Cc:*?Bruce > *Subject:*?Re: [BVARC] the phase out of landline phone service > Glad our new provider is Tachus as they are 100% fiber. As long as > their generator at their office is working, we will have internet. > Good thing about light is that you do not need to keep amplifying it > downstream. > > We went to VoIP with MagicJack a long time ago when they first > started. We keep it unplugged unless we want to make an outbound call. > No spam calls that way and all our friends have our cell numbers. > > 73...bruce > > On 2/13/2024 3:18 PM, Jeff Greer via BVARC wrote: > > At work, we're having to convert all our old POTS lines to VoIP.? > The telcos don't want to spend the money to keep the old copper > phone lines working.? You'll still be able to have a VoIP phone at > home, but it'll be useless if you lose Internet. > > All the more reason to know how to get a message out via ham > radio.? ? > > -j > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > *From:*?BVARC > ?on behalf of AOL/ CompuServe Mail > via BVARC > *Sent:*?Thursday, February 8, 2024 4:25 PM > *To:* bvarc at bvarc.org > ; bvarc at bvarc.org > > *Cc:*?AOL/ CompuServe Mail > ; m733shanks at gmail.com > > > *Subject:*?Re: [BVARC] the phase out of landline phone service > To all > ?I have a land line and need to keep it since I have a captel > phone for hard of hearing > > In a message dated 2/8/2024 2:38:27 PM Central Standard Time, > bvarc at bvarc.org ?writes: > > Yeah, I?ve had a landline for years and I don?t plan on > getting rid of it anytime soon but unfortunately they decide > to pull it. They?re gonna pull it. > Sent from my iPhone > > On Feb 8, 2024, at 1:39?PM, Chris Medlin via BVARC > ?wrote: > > I heard this story in the news this week.. that landline > phones were being phased out.. that cellular is king? and even > though I haven?t had a home landline in years, I do know the > power of having one in times of infrastructural crisis? so > this story just adds that extra validation of the importance > of Ham Radio in the event of infrastructure outage. > > When all else fails, Ham Radio. > > ?Don?t let them drop us!? Landline users protest AT&T copper > retirement plan | Ars Technica > > > Enjoy! > > 73 > > Chris/AC5CM > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > *From:*?BVARC > ?on behalf of AOL/ CompuServe Mail > via BVARC > *Sent:*?Thursday, February 8, 2024 4:25 PM > *To:* bvarc at bvarc.org > ; bvarc at bvarc.org > > *Cc:*?AOL/ CompuServe Mail > ; m733shanks at gmail.com > > > *Subject:*?Re: [BVARC] the phase out of landline phone service > To all > ?I have a land line and need to keep it since I have a captel > phone for hard of hearing > > In a message dated 2/8/2024 2:38:27 PM Central Standard Time, > bvarc at bvarc.org ?writes: > > Yeah, I?ve had a landline for years and I don?t plan on > getting rid of it anytime soon but unfortunately they decide > to pull it. They?re gonna pull it. > Sent from my iPhone > > On Feb 8, 2024, at 1:39?PM, Chris Medlin via BVARC > ?wrote: > > I heard this story in the news this week.. that landline > phones were being phased out.. that cellular is king? and even > though I haven?t had a home landline in years, I do know the > power of having one in times of infrastructural crisis? so > this story just adds that extra validation of the importance > of Ham Radio in the event of infrastructure outage. > > When all else fails, Ham Radio. > > ?Don?t let them drop us!? Landline users protest AT&T copper > retirement plan | Ars Technica > > > Enjoy! > > 73 > > Chris/AC5CM > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ > > > > ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley > Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list BVARC at bvarc.org > > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly > available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ > > > > -- Bruce Paige, KK5DO AMSAT Director Contests and Awards AMSAT Board > Member 2016-2024 ARRL Awards Field Checker (DXCC, WAS, 5BWAS, VUCC), > VE Houston AMSAT Net - Wed 0200z on Echolink - Conference *AMSAT* Also > live streaming MP3 at http://www.amsatnet.com > Podcast at > http://www.amsatnet.com/podcast.xml > or iTunes Latest satellite news > on the ARRL Audio News http://www.arrl.org AMSAT > on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/amsat > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here:https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ -- Bruce Paige, KK5DO AMSAT Director Contests and Awards AMSAT Board Member 2016-2024 ARRL Awards Field Checker (DXCC, WAS, 5BWAS, VUCC), VE Houston AMSAT Net - Wed 0200z on Echolink - Conference *AMSAT* Also live streaming MP3 athttp://www.amsatnet.com Podcast athttp://www.amsatnet.com/podcast.xml or iTunes Latest satellite news on the ARRL Audio News http://www.arrl.org AMSAT on Twitterhttp://www.twitter.com/amsat -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kk5do at arrl.net Tue Feb 13 19:56:02 2024 From: kk5do at arrl.net (Bruce) Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2024 19:56:02 -0600 Subject: [BVARC] the phase out of landline phone service In-Reply-To: References: <1011581569.129566.1707431112882.ref@mail.yahoo.com> <1011581569.129566.1707431112882@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <5fcae460-f67b-49bf-b26d-9a81ea3438b1@arrl.net> Not really. I would use an eFAX service. Send them a jpg, pdf, doc(x) file and they transmit almost instantly. Some are free to send 1-2 pages. 73...bruce On 2/13/2024 6:35 PM, Tom Watson via BVARC wrote: > Is there a way to run a fax machine over VoIP? > > On Tue, Feb 13, 2024, 3:19 PM Jeff Greer via BVARC > wrote: > > At work, we're having to convert all our old POTS lines to VoIP.? > The telcos don't want to spend the money to keep the old copper > phone lines working.? You'll still be able to have a VoIP phone at > home, but it'll be useless if you lose Internet. > > All the more reason to know how to get a message out via ham > radio.? ? > > -j > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > *From:*?BVARC on behalf of AOL/ > CompuServe Mail via BVARC > *Sent:*?Thursday, February 8, 2024 4:25 PM > *To:* bvarc at bvarc.org ; bvarc at bvarc.org > > *Cc:*?AOL/ CompuServe Mail ; > m733shanks at gmail.com > *Subject:*?Re: [BVARC] the phase out of landline phone service > To all > ?I have a land line and need to keep it since I have a captel > phone for hard of hearing > > In a message dated 2/8/2024 2:38:27 PM Central Standard Time, > bvarc at bvarc.org writes: > > Yeah, I?ve had a landline for years and I don?t plan on > getting rid of it anytime soon but unfortunately they decide > to pull it. They?re gonna pull it. > Sent from my iPhone > > On Feb 8, 2024, at 1:39?PM, Chris Medlin via BVARC > wrote: > > I heard this story in the news this week.. that landline > phones were being phased out.. that cellular is king? and even > though I haven?t had a home landline in years, I do know the > power of having one in times of infrastructural crisis? so > this story just adds that extra validation of the importance > of Ham Radio in the event of infrastructure outage. > > When all else fails, Ham Radio. > > ?Don?t let them drop us!? Landline users protest AT&T copper > retirement plan | Ars Technica > > > Enjoy! > > 73 > > Chris/AC5CM > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > *From:*?BVARC on behalf of AOL/ > CompuServe Mail via BVARC > *Sent:*?Thursday, February 8, 2024 4:25 PM > *To:* bvarc at bvarc.org ; bvarc at bvarc.org > > *Cc:*?AOL/ CompuServe Mail ; > m733shanks at gmail.com > *Subject:*?Re: [BVARC] the phase out of landline phone service > To all > ?I have a land line and need to keep it since I have a captel > phone for hard of hearing > > In a message dated 2/8/2024 2:38:27 PM Central Standard Time, > bvarc at bvarc.org writes: > > Yeah, I?ve had a landline for years and I don?t plan on > getting rid of it anytime soon but unfortunately they decide > to pull it. They?re gonna pull it. > Sent from my iPhone > > On Feb 8, 2024, at 1:39?PM, Chris Medlin via BVARC > wrote: > > I heard this story in the news this week.. that landline > phones were being phased out.. that cellular is king? and even > though I haven?t had a home landline in years, I do know the > power of having one in times of infrastructural crisis? so > this story just adds that extra validation of the importance > of Ham Radio in the event of infrastructure outage. > > When all else fails, Ham Radio. > > ?Don?t let them drop us!? Landline users protest AT&T copper > retirement plan | Ars Technica > > > Enjoy! > > 73 > > Chris/AC5CM > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ > > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here:https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ -- Bruce Paige, KK5DO AMSAT Director Contests and Awards AMSAT Board Member 2016-2024 ARRL Awards Field Checker (DXCC, WAS, 5BWAS, VUCC), VE Houston AMSAT Net - Wed 0200z on Echolink - Conference *AMSAT* Also live streaming MP3 athttp://www.amsatnet.com Podcast athttp://www.amsatnet.com/podcast.xml or iTunes Latest satellite news on the ARRL Audio News http://www.arrl.org AMSAT on Twitterhttp://www.twitter.com/amsat -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From leemanpa at me.com Tue Feb 13 20:13:13 2024 From: leemanpa at me.com (leemanpa at me.com) Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2024 20:13:13 -0600 Subject: [BVARC] the phase out of landline phone service In-Reply-To: <5fcae460-f67b-49bf-b26d-9a81ea3438b1@arrl.net> References: <1011581569.129566.1707431112882.ref@mail.yahoo.com> <1011581569.129566.1707431112882@mail.yahoo.com> <5fcae460-f67b-49bf-b26d-9a81ea3438b1@arrl.net> Message-ID: <179801da5eeb$5e721030$1b563090$@me.com> In actuality, you can easily DO fax over an SIP VoIP line. I use HamShack Hotline, and in addition I have a 1-800 number from VOIP.MS, which costs me about a buck a month. They also offer a Fax VoIP service for about $2/month, here is the article on their wiki: https://wiki.voip.ms/article/Virtual_Fax What I often ask myself on this is: A. How many folks are still even USING Facsimile in this day and age of PDF/Internet; and the reverse: B. What do you do when the Interwebs go down? An EMP will fry both the internet AND the copper over Fibre TELCO nodes. So, once again, there will just be a few of us who have our rigs in a Farraday cage who can talk to anyone, should the worst happen. C. All of the above, be it Zombie Apocalypse, Widespread EMP, some MAJOR hub/node being blown up, I firmly believe (being a big fan of TEOTWAWKI fiction*) that most folks will be too busy fighting off their formerly friendly neighbors to be able to provide disaster comms, and calling for help will prove fruitless as most folks within range will be under the same personal constraints. Yah, I agree, I am taking a ?glass half empty? stance.. Sorry.. lol Once Bitten Twice Shy, Baby.. (dating myself here) *Check out Tom Abraham?s stuff on Kindle (he is a Newscaster for ABC13 Houston, he writes a whole buncha H-Town centric fiction..) ? Happy Valentine?s day! WA5LEE Lee Glassman, ARRL VE, COM-L, COM-T, AUXCOMM, NREMT #E3525310 Tomball, Texas https://wa5lee.com Pronouns: Him/He HCOHSEM AUXCOMM From: BVARC On Behalf Of Bruce via BVARC Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2024 7:56 PM To: Tom Watson via BVARC Cc: Bruce Subject: Re: [BVARC] the phase out of landline phone service Not really. I would use an eFAX service. Send them a jpg, pdf, doc(x) file and they transmit almost instantly. Some are free to send 1-2 pages. 73...bruce On 2/13/2024 6:35 PM, Tom Watson via BVARC wrote: Is there a way to run a fax machine over VoIP? On Tue, Feb 13, 2024, 3:19 PM Jeff Greer via BVARC > wrote: At work, we're having to convert all our old POTS lines to VoIP. The telcos don't want to spend the money to keep the old copper phone lines working. You'll still be able to have a VoIP phone at home, but it'll be useless if you lose Internet. All the more reason to know how to get a message out via ham radio. ? -j _____ From: BVARC > on behalf of AOL/ CompuServe Mail via BVARC > Sent: Thursday, February 8, 2024 4:25 PM To: bvarc at bvarc.org >; bvarc at bvarc.org > Cc: AOL/ CompuServe Mail >; m733shanks at gmail.com > Subject: Re: [BVARC] the phase out of landline phone service To all I have a land line and need to keep it since I have a captel phone for hard of hearing In a message dated 2/8/2024 2:38:27 PM Central Standard Time, bvarc at bvarc.org writes: Yeah, I?ve had a landline for years and I don?t plan on getting rid of it anytime soon but unfortunately they decide to pull it. They?re gonna pull it. Sent from my iPhone On Feb 8, 2024, at 1:39?PM, Chris Medlin via BVARC > wrote: I heard this story in the news this week.. that landline phones were being phased out.. that cellular is king? and even though I haven?t had a home landline in years, I do know the power of having one in times of infrastructural crisis? so this story just adds that extra validation of the importance of Ham Radio in the event of infrastructure outage. When all else fails, Ham Radio. ?Don?t let them drop us!? Landline users protest AT &T copper retirement plan | Ars Technica Enjoy! 73 Chris/AC5CM ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list BVARC at bvarc.org http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list BVARC at bvarc.org http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ _____ From: BVARC > on behalf of AOL/ CompuServe Mail via BVARC > Sent: Thursday, February 8, 2024 4:25 PM To: bvarc at bvarc.org >; bvarc at bvarc.org > Cc: AOL/ CompuServe Mail >; m733shanks at gmail.com > Subject: Re: [BVARC] the phase out of landline phone service To all I have a land line and need to keep it since I have a captel phone for hard of hearing In a message dated 2/8/2024 2:38:27 PM Central Standard Time, bvarc at bvarc.org writes: Yeah, I?ve had a landline for years and I don?t plan on getting rid of it anytime soon but unfortunately they decide to pull it. They?re gonna pull it. Sent from my iPhone On Feb 8, 2024, at 1:39?PM, Chris Medlin via BVARC > wrote: I heard this story in the news this week.. that landline phones were being phased out.. that cellular is king? and even though I haven?t had a home landline in years, I do know the power of having one in times of infrastructural crisis? so this story just adds that extra validation of the importance of Ham Radio in the event of infrastructure outage. When all else fails, Ham Radio. ?Don?t let them drop us!? Landline users protest AT &T copper retirement plan | Ars Technica Enjoy! 73 Chris/AC5CM ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list BVARC at bvarc.org http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list BVARC at bvarc.org http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list BVARC at bvarc.org http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list BVARC at bvarc.org http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ -- Bruce Paige, KK5DO AMSAT Director Contests and Awards AMSAT Board Member 2016-2024 ARRL Awards Field Checker (DXCC, WAS, 5BWAS, VUCC), VE Houston AMSAT Net - Wed 0200z on Echolink - Conference *AMSAT* Also live streaming MP3 at http://www.amsatnet.com Podcast at http://www.amsatnet.com/podcast.xml or iTunes Latest satellite news on the ARRL Audio News http://www.arrl.org AMSAT on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/amsat -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wb5itt at att.net Tue Feb 13 20:33:48 2024 From: wb5itt at att.net (wb5itt) Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2024 20:33:48 -0600 Subject: [BVARC] the phase out of landline phone service In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <2012491816.7101775.1707878032786@att.net> When VOIP first came out, the trick was to set the fax machine to the speed below the fastest it could handle. If the modem was capable of 14400, locking it at 12600 or even 9,600 usually gave you reliable communications... Usually..One of my early Vonage boxes allowed me to run up to 1200 baud on a dialup modem but t on a long download eventually led to just gibberish and a hang up. Even dialing into a ROLM CBX telephone switch at 300 baud was hit and miss on a long downloadThe phone companies, especially AT&T,? originally intended to do away with copper POTS back in 2020 but that got pushed back.? After Hurricane Sandy did its number on New York, the phone companies like Verizon and Frontier stated no more new copper there...ISDN BRI has been going away though it never really caught on for residential use.. radio stations used it a lot for high quality audio transport from remote sites but when the lines went from $55 a month to over a thousand a month it was time to say goodbye..ISDN PRI service has been going away for years. Around 2008, AT&T in Texas was promoting it with a real cheap rate for businesses to get off T1s for phone service. I upgraded the Centerpoint office in New Braunfels and save them $700 a month!!?But it's time was limited as IP took over..Chris WB5ITT?Sent via my Samsung Galaxy S10e, an AT&T 5G Evolution capable smartphone..so there! ? -------- Original message --------From: Tom Watson via BVARC Date: 2/13/24 6:35 PM (GMT-06:00) To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB Cc: Tom Watson Subject: Re: [BVARC] the phase out of landline phone service Is there a way to run a fax machine over VoIP?On Tue, Feb 13, 2024, 3:19 PM Jeff Greer via BVARC wrote: At work, we're having to convert all our old POTS lines to VoIP.? The telcos don't want to spend the money to keep the old copper phone lines working.? You'll still be able to have a VoIP phone at home, but it'll be useless if you lose Internet.? All the more reason to know how to get a message out via ham radio.? ? -j From:?BVARC on behalf of AOL/ CompuServe Mail via BVARC Sent:?Thursday, February 8, 2024 4:25 PM To:?bvarc at bvarc.org ; bvarc at bvarc.org Cc:?AOL/ CompuServe Mail ; m733shanks at gmail.com Subject:?Re: [BVARC] the phase out of landline phone service ? To all ? ?I have a land line and need to keep it since I have a captel phone for hard of hearing In a message dated 2/8/2024 2:38:27 PM Central Standard Time, bvarc at bvarc.org writes: ? Yeah, I?ve had a landline for years and I don?t plan on getting rid of it anytime soon but unfortunately they decide to pull it. They?re gonna pull it. Sent from my iPhone On Feb 8, 2024, at 1:39?PM, Chris Medlin via BVARC wrote: ? ? I heard this story in the news this week.. that landline phones were being phased out.. that cellular is king? and even though I haven?t had a home landline in years, I do know the power of having one in times of infrastructural crisis? so this story just adds that extra validation of the importance of Ham Radio in the event of infrastructure outage. When all else fails, Ham Radio. ? ?Don?t let them drop us!? Landline users protest AT&T copper retirement plan | Ars Technica ? Enjoy! 73 Chris/AC5CM ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list BVARC at bvarc.org http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list BVARC at bvarc.org http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ From:?BVARC on behalf of AOL/ CompuServe Mail via BVARC Sent:?Thursday, February 8, 2024 4:25 PM To:?bvarc at bvarc.org ; bvarc at bvarc.org Cc:?AOL/ CompuServe Mail ; m733shanks at gmail.com Subject:?Re: [BVARC] the phase out of landline phone service ? To all ? ?I have a land line and need to keep it since I have a captel phone for hard of hearing In a message dated 2/8/2024 2:38:27 PM Central Standard Time, bvarc at bvarc.org writes: ? Yeah, I?ve had a landline for years and I don?t plan on getting rid of it anytime soon but unfortunately they decide to pull it. They?re gonna pull it. Sent from my iPhone On Feb 8, 2024, at 1:39?PM, Chris Medlin via BVARC wrote: ? ? I heard this story in the news this week.. that landline phones were being phased out.. that cellular is king? and even though I haven?t had a home landline in years, I do know the power of having one in times of infrastructural crisis? so this story just adds that extra validation of the importance of Ham Radio in the event of infrastructure outage. When all else fails, Ham Radio. ? ?Don?t let them drop us!? Landline users protest AT&T copper retirement plan | Ars Technica ? Enjoy! 73 Chris/AC5CM ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list BVARC at bvarc.org http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list BVARC at bvarc.org http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list BVARC at bvarc.org http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From dballi at mail.com Wed Feb 14 14:33:47 2024 From: dballi at mail.com (Donovan Balli) Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2024 14:33:47 -0600 Subject: [BVARC] Land line In-Reply-To: <1469639212.8377518.1707942195858@att.net> References: <1469639212.8377518.1707942195858@att.net> Message-ID: <854c272a-59a6-40f4-9900-e9d8d91c370a@mail.com> Phone options: https://www.captel.com/captel/phones/ Phone cost: https://www.weitbrecht.com/captel-captioned-telephones/ On 2/14/2024 2:23 PM, wb5itt via BVARC wrote: > It works off the audio received...shouldn't be affected any since a > VOIP line uses an ATA or analog terminal adapter to allow analog > phones to be used. . > > Chris WB5ITT > > > > Sent via my Samsung Galaxy S10e, an AT&T 5G Evolution capable > smartphone..so there! ? > > > -------- Original message -------- > From: AOL/ CompuServe Mail via BVARC > Date: 2/14/24 2:17 PM (GMT-06:00) > To: bvarc at bvarc.org > Cc: AOL/ CompuServe Mail > Subject: [BVARC] Land line > > Hey guys: > ? ? I have a question for those in the know.? ? I have a CapTel phone > which prints out what is being said by the caller since I am hard of > hearing.? How will this removable of the Copper line effect me since I > am told I need to keep my home phone line. > > Gerald Muller *K9GEM* > *USN DSC (SW) Retired * > *GMuller885 at aol.com * > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here:https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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How will this removable of the Copper line effect me since I am > told I need to keep my home phone line. > > Gerald Muller *K9GEM* > *USN DSC (SW) Retired * > *GMuller885 at aol.com * > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kd5fba at gmail.com Wed Feb 14 14:37:16 2024 From: kd5fba at gmail.com (Scott Medbury) Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2024 14:37:16 -0600 Subject: [BVARC] Land line In-Reply-To: References: <897926663.2061888.1707941833630.ref@mail.yahoo.com> <897926663.2061888.1707941833630@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: Captel On Wed, Feb 14, 2024, 2:36 PM Scott Medbury wrote: > My daughter has a cartel with voice and has no issues with it. > > Scott KD5FBA > > On Wed, Feb 14, 2024, 2:18 PM AOL/ CompuServe Mail via BVARC < > bvarc at bvarc.org> wrote: > >> Hey guys: >> I have a question for those in the know. I have a CapTel phone >> which prints out what is being said by the caller since I am hard of >> hearing. How will this removable of the Copper line effect me since I am >> told I need to keep my home phone line. >> >> Gerald Muller *K9GEM* >> *USN DSC (SW) Retired * >> *GMuller885 at aol.com * >> ________________________________________________ >> Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club >> >> BVARC mailing list >> BVARC at bvarc.org >> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org >> Publicly available archives are available here: >> https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ >> > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From apollard310 at gmail.com Wed Feb 14 14:55:34 2024 From: apollard310 at gmail.com (Andre Pollard) Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2024 14:55:34 -0600 Subject: [BVARC] Land line In-Reply-To: <897926663.2061888.1707941833630@mail.yahoo.com> References: <897926663.2061888.1707941833630.ref@mail.yahoo.com> <897926663.2061888.1707941833630@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: I use Ooma VOIP as a home phone. Any regular phone plugs into their device and operates no different than a POTS line would. So if the CapTel uses a standard phone cord to the POTS connection and a single phone line it should work. You can also get cell devices that allow you to plug in a standard phone. Andre KJ5EJC On Wed, Feb 14, 2024 at 2:18?PM AOL/ CompuServe Mail via BVARC < bvarc at bvarc.org> wrote: > Hey guys: > I have a question for those in the know. I have a CapTel phone > which prints out what is being said by the caller since I am hard of > hearing. How will this removable of the Copper line effect me since I am > told I need to keep my home phone line. > > Gerald Muller *K9GEM* > *USN DSC (SW) Retired * > *GMuller885 at aol.com * > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ka8kpn at ka8kpn.org Thu Feb 15 11:24:01 2024 From: ka8kpn at ka8kpn.org (Jonathan Guthrie) Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2024 11:24:01 -0600 Subject: [BVARC] the phase out of landline phone service In-Reply-To: <2012491816.7101775.1707878032786@att.net> References: <2012491816.7101775.1707878032786@att.net> Message-ID: <85759325-cce3-4331-bd4d-8ffdfa75831f@ka8kpn.org> I guess it's time for me to junk the ISDN PRI gear I've got in my garage. On 2/13/24 20:33, wb5itt via BVARC wrote: > When VOIP first came out, the trick was to set the fax machine to the > speed below the fastest it could handle. If the modem was capable of > 14400, locking it at 12600 or even 9,600 usually gave you reliable > communications... Usually.. > > One of my early Vonage boxes allowed me to run up to 1200 baud on a > dialup modem but t on a long download eventually led to just gibberish > and a hang up. Even dialing into a ROLM CBX telephone switch at 300 > baud was hit and miss on a long download > > The phone companies, especially AT&T, originally intended to do away > with copper POTS back in 2020 but that got pushed back.? After > Hurricane Sandy did its number on New York, the phone companies like > Verizon and Frontier stated no more new copper there... > > ISDN BRI has been going away though it never really caught on for > residential use.. radio stations used it a lot for high quality audio > transport from remote sites but when the lines went from $55 a month > to over a thousand a month it was time to say goodbye.. > > ISDN PRI service has been going away for years. Around 2008, AT&T in > Texas was promoting it with a real cheap rate for businesses to get > off T1s for phone service. I upgraded the Centerpoint office in New > Braunfels and save them $700 a month!! > > But it's time was limited as IP took over.. > > > Chris WB5ITT > > > > Sent via my Samsung Galaxy S10e, an AT&T 5G Evolution capable > smartphone..so there! ? > > > -------- Original message -------- > From: Tom Watson via BVARC > Date: 2/13/24 6:35 PM (GMT-06:00) > To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB > Cc: Tom Watson > Subject: Re: [BVARC] the phase out of landline phone service > > Is there a way to run a fax machine over VoIP? > > On Tue, Feb 13, 2024, 3:19 PM Jeff Greer via BVARC > wrote: > > At work, we're having to convert all our old POTS lines to VoIP.? > The telcos don't want to spend the money to keep the old copper > phone lines working.? You'll still be able to have a VoIP phone at > home, but it'll be useless if you lose Internet. > > All the more reason to know how to get a message out via ham > radio.? ? > > -j > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > *From:*?BVARC on behalf of AOL/ > CompuServe Mail via BVARC > *Sent:*?Thursday, February 8, 2024 4:25 PM > *To:* bvarc at bvarc.org ; bvarc at bvarc.org > > *Cc:*?AOL/ CompuServe Mail ; > m733shanks at gmail.com > *Subject:*?Re: [BVARC] the phase out of landline phone service > To all > ?I have a land line and need to keep it since I have a captel > phone for hard of hearing > > In a message dated 2/8/2024 2:38:27 PM Central Standard Time, > bvarc at bvarc.org writes: > > Yeah, I?ve had a landline for years and I don?t plan on > getting rid of it anytime soon but unfortunately they decide > to pull it. They?re gonna pull it. > Sent from my iPhone > > On Feb 8, 2024, at 1:39?PM, Chris Medlin via BVARC > wrote: > > I heard this story in the news this week.. that landline > phones were being phased out.. that cellular is king? and even > though I haven?t had a home landline in years, I do know the > power of having one in times of infrastructural crisis? so > this story just adds that extra validation of the importance > of Ham Radio in the event of infrastructure outage. > > When all else fails, Ham Radio. > > ?Don?t let them drop us!? Landline users protest AT&T copper > retirement plan | Ars Technica > > > Enjoy! > > 73 > > Chris/AC5CM > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > *From:*?BVARC on behalf of AOL/ > CompuServe Mail via BVARC > *Sent:*?Thursday, February 8, 2024 4:25 PM > *To:* bvarc at bvarc.org ; bvarc at bvarc.org > > *Cc:*?AOL/ CompuServe Mail ; > m733shanks at gmail.com > *Subject:*?Re: [BVARC] the phase out of landline phone service > To all > ?I have a land line and need to keep it since I have a captel > phone for hard of hearing > > In a message dated 2/8/2024 2:38:27 PM Central Standard Time, > bvarc at bvarc.org writes: > > Yeah, I?ve had a landline for years and I don?t plan on > getting rid of it anytime soon but unfortunately they decide > to pull it. They?re gonna pull it. > Sent from my iPhone > > On Feb 8, 2024, at 1:39?PM, Chris Medlin via BVARC > wrote: > > I heard this story in the news this week.. that landline > phones were being phased out.. that cellular is king? and even > though I haven?t had a home landline in years, I do know the > power of having one in times of infrastructural crisis? so > this story just adds that extra validation of the importance > of Ham Radio in the event of infrastructure outage. > > When all else fails, Ham Radio. > > ?Don?t let them drop us!? Landline users protest AT&T copper > retirement plan | Ars Technica > > > Enjoy! > > 73 > > Chris/AC5CM > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ > > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here:https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ -- Jonathan Guthrie ARS KA8KPN -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Thanks Jesse - KE5TE 832-248-3528 From Philippe at K5BOU.net Thu Feb 15 22:42:08 2024 From: Philippe at K5BOU.net (K5BOU) Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2024 22:42:08 -0600 Subject: [BVARC] (no subject) Message-ID: Funny, https://youtu.be/--3ULQDidIU?si=d3x-3_JTSoVdGXCL? Crazy Old Men On The Ham Radio - Most Craziest Fight Ever Part One youtu.be ? ? K5BOU-PhilippeBoucaumont Houston|Texas|USA| https://mccrarymeadowsweather.com/ ??? #7940 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: maxresdefault.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 179918 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 7375 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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I wonder why! ? > > https://www.wbrc.com/2024/02/06/thieves-somehow-steal-200-foot-tower-wjlx-radio-tower/ > > 73 > John Denison > KD5YOU > > > On 2/6/2024 9:55 PM, Chris Medlin via BVARC wrote: >> Keep an eye out for your fellow ham and if you see him erect a >> 200 foot radio station communications tower in his yard out of >> the blue, he may be a suspect. >> All joking aside, the lawn crew arrived at the tower site to do >> some bush hog work and discovered the active 200 ft tall tower on >> site was missing. This was in Jasper Alabama. >> Definitely News of the Weird. 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From m733shanks at gmail.com Sat Feb 17 12:13:10 2024 From: m733shanks at gmail.com (Michael Shanks) Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2024 12:13:10 -0600 Subject: [BVARC] Tube testing In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <3F4B794C-F098-4133-B4BA-F96C132C25EA@gmail.com> EPO Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 17, 2024, at 11:55?AM, Andre Pollard via BVARC wrote: > > ?I am currently restoring my old Heathkit HW-100. It was working the last use, around 1980 or so. Checking out resistors and changing electrolytics. > > I want to check the tubes. Anyone know if a vendor at the Hamfest can check them? Or know someone else that can? > > > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ From john.mechura at gmail.com Sat Feb 17 12:23:21 2024 From: john.mechura at gmail.com (John Mechura) Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2024 12:23:21 -0600 Subject: [BVARC] Tube testing In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I can test your tubes, can bring my machine to the hamfest on Saturday, if you let me know in advance, otherwise I will not bring it. I will be at the check-out table most of the day. Or you may visit me in southwest Houston. You may text me at 832-475-7219, text, please. Of course you may know this but the numbers on the tubes can be rubbed off by inattentive handling. Then smoke is possible. 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Or know someone else that can? ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list BVARC at bvarc.org http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From k4vmg at hotmail.com Sat Feb 17 12:55:59 2024 From: k4vmg at hotmail.com (John Holmes) Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2024 18:55:59 +0000 Subject: [BVARC] COLLINS S LINE SET UP Message-ID: I am looking for some advice on the potential value of a complete S Line setup. The club KARS has been donated this by a very active ham who went silent key and we are looking to offload it. I have couple of photos here and the equipment is available for inspection at our lockup. There is one other power unit with a phone patch !!! 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You can bring them by my shop any day next week. 832-423-5640 73' Rod Martinez NK5Q Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Sat, Feb 17, 2024 at 11:55, Andre Pollard via BVARC > wrote: I am currently restoring my old Heathkit HW-100. It was working the last use, around 1980 or so. Checking out resistors and changing electrolytics. I want to check the tubes. Anyone know if a vendor at the Hamfest can check them? Or know someone else that can? ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list BVARC at bvarc.org http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From john.mechura at gmail.com Sat Feb 17 13:39:56 2024 From: john.mechura at gmail.com (John Mechura) Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2024 13:39:56 -0600 Subject: [BVARC] Tube testing In-Reply-To: <046001da61d4$00f6b460$02e41d20$@aol.com> References: <378358325.2049154.1708195131529@mail.yahoo.com> <046001da61d4$00f6b460$02e41d20$@aol.com> Message-ID: Absolutely, John P., if the checker says it is good, well, maybe. If it says it is bad, as in shorted on the checker then believe it. However it is quite possible for a "weak" tube to still do yeoman's duty depending on the circuit. There was a time when I was fixing TVs that when it was required to align the IF stages, after connecting the sweep gear, just simply trying different tubes in the three IF amplifier stages might bring you closer to final alignment. This was when tubes were plentiful, though. Oh, by the way, the IF bandpass was 6Mhz wide with an "M-derived" trap at 41.25 Mhz. OK, sorry to bore with stories of "glory days" but y'all are the only audience that I can share stories like this with. 73 John, KI5HOC On Sat, Feb 17, 2024 at 1:04?PM John Parmalee via BVARC wrote: > I think your best test is to put them in the rig and fire it up watching > the output, the drive and maybe reading grid voltage stage to stage. > > > > *From:* BVARC *On Behalf Of *rodney martinez > via BVARC > *Sent:* Saturday, February 17, 2024 12:39 PM > *To:* BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB > *Cc:* rodney martinez > *Subject:* Re: [BVARC] Tube testing > > > > I have a tube tester. You can bring them by my shop any day next week. > > 832-423-5640 > > 73' > > Rod Martinez > > NK5Q > > Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android > > > > > On Sat, Feb 17, 2024 at 11:55, Andre Pollard via BVARC > > wrote: > > I am currently restoring my old Heathkit HW-100. It was working the last > use, around 1980 or so. Checking out resistors and changing electrolytics. > > > > I want to check the tubes. 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The club KARS has been donated this by a very active ham who went silent key and we are looking to offload it. I have couple of photos here and the equipment is available for inspection at our lockup. There is one other power unit with a phone patch !!! I will most likely take some more photos and take them along to HAMFEST as its heavy stuff to carry around and I have no clue as to the total value and want to try and avoid low ballers. Feel free to send me a pm at k4vmg at hotmail.com 73 John K4VMG ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list BVARC at bvarc.org http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From apollard310 at gmail.com Sat Feb 17 14:15:20 2024 From: apollard310 at gmail.com (Andre Pollard) Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2024 14:15:20 -0600 Subject: [BVARC] Tube testing In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mark.roman.1952 at gmail.com Sat Feb 17 14:22:41 2024 From: mark.roman.1952 at gmail.com (mark roman) Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2024 14:22:41 -0600 Subject: [BVARC] Tube testing In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I would say WA5ARI Reed would be best for that. From KI5WRI Mark. On Sat, Feb 17, 2024 at 2:16 PM Andre Pollard via BVARC wrote: > Agreed, my experience as well from old tube TVs. Just want to make sure > none are shorted before throwing the HV to it. Trying to limit smoke > generation > > On Feb 17, 2024, at 1:40?PM, John Mechura via BVARC > wrote: > > ? > > Absolutely, John P., if the checker says it is good, well, maybe. If it > says it is bad, as in shorted on the checker then believe it. > > However it is quite possible for a "weak" tube to still do yeoman's duty > depending on the circuit. > > There was a time when I was fixing TVs that when it was required to align > the IF stages, after connecting the sweep gear, just simply trying > different tubes in the three IF amplifier stages might bring you closer to > final alignment. This was when tubes were plentiful, though. Oh, by the > way, the IF bandpass was 6Mhz wide with an "M-derived" trap at 41.25 Mhz. > > OK, sorry to bore with stories of "glory days" but y'all are the only > audience that I can share stories like this with. > > 73 > John, KI5HOC > > On Sat, Feb 17, 2024 at 1:04?PM John Parmalee via BVARC > wrote: > >> I think your best test is to put them in the rig and fire it up watching >> the output, the drive and maybe reading grid voltage stage to stage. >> >> >> >> *From:* BVARC *On Behalf Of *rodney martinez >> via BVARC >> *Sent:* Saturday, February 17, 2024 12:39 PM >> *To:* BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB >> *Cc:* rodney martinez >> *Subject:* Re: [BVARC] Tube testing >> >> >> >> I have a tube tester. You can bring them by my shop any day next week. >> >> 832-423-5640 >> >> 73' >> >> Rod Martinez >> >> NK5Q >> >> Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android >> >> >> >> >> On Sat, Feb 17, 2024 at 11:55, Andre Pollard via BVARC >> >> wrote: >> >> I am currently restoring my old Heathkit HW-100. It was working the last >> use, around 1980 or so. Checking out resistors and changing electrolytics. >> >> >> >> I want to check the tubes. Anyone know if a vendor at the Hamfest can >> check them? 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Or know someone else that can? > > > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ -- Jonathan Guthrie ARS KA8KPN From montyweeks at gmail.com Sat Feb 17 17:07:39 2024 From: montyweeks at gmail.com (Monty Weeks) Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2024 17:07:39 -0600 Subject: [BVARC] COLLINS S LINE SET UP In-Reply-To: References: <18478745.3082518.1708199909922@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: NE5TX David collects those. He runs the 310 machine in Baytown. Monty. KI5JML On Sat, Feb 17, 2024 at 2:00?PM John Holmes via BVARC wrote: > Thanks Mike I?ll check > > 73 John W Holmes K4VMG > > ------------------------------ > *From:* BVARC on behalf of Mike Hardwick via > BVARC > *Sent:* Saturday, February 17, 2024 1:58:29 PM > *To:* John Holmes via BVARC > *Cc:* Mike Hardwick > *Subject:* Re: [BVARC] COLLINS S LINE SET UP > > John, > > There is a Collins S line group on Facebook and I believe they can give > you the info you are looking for. > > This would be better than lugging stuff around and fighting with low > ballers. > > Mike > N5VCX > > > On Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 12:56:44 PM CST, John Holmes via BVARC < > bvarc at bvarc.org> wrote: > > > I am looking for some advice on the potential value of a complete S Line > setup. > > > > The club KARS has been donated this by a very active ham who went silent > key and we are looking to offload it. > > > > I have couple of photos here and the equipment is available for inspection > at our lockup. There is one other power unit with a phone patch !!! > > > > I will most likely take some more photos and take them along to HAMFEST as > its heavy stuff to carry around and I have no clue as to the total value > and want to try and avoid low ballers. > > > > Feel free to send me a pm at k4vmg at hotmail.com > > > > 73 > > John K4VMG > > > > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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KI5JML On Sat, Feb 17, 2024 at 2:00?PM John Holmes via BVARC > wrote: Thanks Mike I?ll check 73 John W Holmes K4VMG ________________________________ From: BVARC > on behalf of Mike Hardwick via BVARC > Sent: Saturday, February 17, 2024 1:58:29 PM To: John Holmes via BVARC > Cc: Mike Hardwick > Subject: Re: [BVARC] COLLINS S LINE SET UP John, There is a Collins S line group on Facebook and I believe they can give you the info you are looking for. This would be better than lugging stuff around and fighting with low ballers. Mike N5VCX On Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 12:56:44 PM CST, John Holmes via BVARC > wrote: I am looking for some advice on the potential value of a complete S Line setup. The club KARS has been donated this by a very active ham who went silent key and we are looking to offload it. I have couple of photos here and the equipment is available for inspection at our lockup. There is one other power unit with a phone patch !!! 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From:BVARC on behalf of Rudolph Ackerman via BVARC Date: Tuesday, February 20, 2024 at 17:05 To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB Cc: Rudolph Ackerman Subject: [BVARC] Testing during Hamfest What are the testing times during the hamfest. ? Thanks Rudy Ackerman KF5QYG ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list BVARC at bvarc.org http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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But we'll handle walk-ins with seat > availability. > The pre-registration link is here: > HamStudy.org: Find an Exam Session > > > HamStudy.org: Find an Exam Session > > Prepare for your ham radio test for free with stats-driven flash cards, > question lists, explanations, and practi... > > > > > > On Tuesday, February 20, 2024 at 05:21:03 PM CST, John Holmes via BVARC < > bvarc at bvarc.org> wrote: > > > I?m still waiting for the overall timetable to go onto the site such > things as gates open etc etc > > > > > > *From: *BVARC on behalf of Rudolph Ackerman via > BVARC > *Date: *Tuesday, February 20, 2024 at 17:05 > *To: *BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB > *Cc: *Rudolph Ackerman > *Subject: *[BVARC] Testing during Hamfest > > What are the testing times during the hamfest. > > > > Thanks > > Rudy Ackerman > > KF5QYG > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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In-Reply-To: <96104389.5147176.1708487843379@mail.yahoo.com> References: <96104389.5147176.1708487843379.ref@mail.yahoo.com> <96104389.5147176.1708487843379@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: You can try hitting the two fusion repeaters in Friendswood. They're currently working on the water tower that they're perched on top of but I believe they are still active. One is 2m the other 70cm. Look them up on repeater book under KD5GR. One of the 70cm system fusion / wires x repeaters in the area does a net entirely in c4fm but I can't remember which repeater it is, maybe the Friendswood one? I know that isn't an answer to you question but it's something in that direction. Regards, David Lira K5DBL On Tue, Feb 20, 2024, 21:58 Rudolph Ackerman via BVARC wrote: > Decided to give Wires X another try. Can hit the 444.9750 > > repeater (Fred Hartman Bridge, Baytown) in FM Mode. However when I > switch to DN mode press the Wires X button nothing is happening. I dont > see another Wire X repeater in the my area of Houston. Beltway and I-45 > South > > Thanks > Rudy Ackerman > KF5QYG > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From seth.lurie at gmail.com Wed Feb 21 12:27:18 2024 From: seth.lurie at gmail.com (Seth Lurie) Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2024 12:27:18 -0600 Subject: [BVARC] Looking for a Fusion/Wires X repeater. In-Reply-To: References: <96104389.5147176.1708487843379.ref@mail.yahoo.com> <96104389.5147176.1708487843379@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: I was able to use wires-x on the 444.9750 repeater. Using FT1XD in the museum district. Sincerely, Seth Lurie Seth.Lurie at gmail.com 713-906-3242 On Wed, Feb 21, 2024 at 8:48?AM David Lira via BVARC wrote: > You can try hitting the two fusion repeaters in Friendswood. They're > currently working on the water tower that they're perched on top of but I > believe they are still active. One is 2m the other 70cm. Look them up on > repeater book under KD5GR. > > One of the 70cm system fusion / wires x repeaters in the area does a net > entirely in c4fm but I can't remember which repeater it is, maybe the > Friendswood one? > > I know that isn't an answer to you question but it's something in that > direction. > > Regards, > David Lira > K5DBL > > > On Tue, Feb 20, 2024, 21:58 Rudolph Ackerman via BVARC > wrote: > >> Decided to give Wires X another try. Can hit the 444.9750 >> >> repeater (Fred Hartman Bridge, Baytown) in FM Mode. However when I >> switch to DN mode press the Wires X button nothing is happening. I dont >> see another Wire X repeater in the my area of Houston. 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On Wed, Feb 21, 2024, 7:48 PM K5BOU via BVARC wrote: > Scott, sorry to hear this. Feel free to let me know if you need any help. > All my family will pray for Elizabeth. > [image: image001.png] > K5BOU-PhilippeBoucaumont > Houston|Texas|USA| > https://mccrarymeadowsweather.com/ > [image: image002.png][image: image003.png][image: image004.png] > > #7940 > > > > > > On Feb 21, 2024, at 7:44?PM, Scott Medbury via BVARC > wrote: > > I have made the decision at this time to focus my attention on my family > rather than hamfest participation. 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JP K5JPP From: BVARC On Behalf Of anthony moro via BVARC Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2024 7:53 PM To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB Cc: anthony moro Subject: Re: [BVARC] Greater Houston Hamfest I too understand. Family first sir. I will keep you and your family in my prayers. On Wed, Feb 21, 2024, 7:48 PM K5BOU via BVARC > wrote: Scott, sorry to hear this. Feel free to let me know if you need any help. All my family will pray for Elizabeth. K5BOU-PhilippeBoucaumont Houston|Texas|USA| https://mccrarymeadowsweather.com/ #7940 On Feb 21, 2024, at 7:44?PM, Scott Medbury via BVARC > wrote: I have made the decision at this time to focus my attention on my family rather than hamfest participation. Those who know me also know that do not say this lightly. My reasoning is the following. On Monday the 12th my daughter in law gave birth to our first grandbaby 4 weeks early. 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On Wed, Feb 21, 2024, 7:45?PM Scott Medbury via BVARC wrote: > I have made the decision at this time to focus my attention on my family > rather than hamfest participation. Those who know me also know that do not > say this lightly. > > My reasoning is the following. > On Monday the 12th my daughter in law gave birth to our first grandbaby 4 > weeks early. > Late that evening baby Elizabeth was transported to Texas Children's > neonatal ICU to be treated for complications due to her early emergency > birth. > > She is doing very well now, but I feel that my family needs me more than > the club at this time. > > We have no idea at this time how long she will be there. > > 73 and God bless, > > Scott KD5FBA > 281-543-8376 > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Being up on the second story can present RF-in-the-shack problems if you don't have a very good low inductance path to ground. ROD / W5IE Rod Neumann (832)444-0192 ALLogic Inc. / AdorStore PO Box 217 NEW ULM, TX 78950 On Thu, Feb 22, 2024 at 10:05?AM Chuck via BVARC wrote: > Building new house 2 story with radio room upstairs was thinking of > bringing cables in under the eve near the peek was looking for any advice > and what type of device with the connectors to buy?..new to ham radio so > not much experience any help appreciated . > > > > Chuck Hale > > KF5UXP > > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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From: BVARC on behalf of Chuck via BVARC Date: Thursday, February 22, 2024 at 11:40 To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB Cc: Chuck Subject: [BVARC] House prewire for antenna's Building new house 2 story with radio room upstairs was thinking of bringing cables in under the eve near the peek was looking for any advice and what type of device with the connectors to buy?..new to ham radio so not much experience any help appreciated . Chuck Hale KF5UXP -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From greerjw at hotmail.com Thu Feb 22 19:02:27 2024 From: greerjw at hotmail.com (Jeff Greer) Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2024 01:02:27 +0000 Subject: [BVARC] Hamfest Planning Weekly Mtg via Zoom Message-ID: Meeting Wednesday instead of Thursday the week before Hamfest. Weekly Hamfest Planning Meetings via Zoom at 7 p.m. on Thursdays. Join here: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81349999102?pwd=c01CdXBWRDNYWTU4czZGL0VicUNuQT09 Note: if this meeting request includes a Skype link, please DO NOT use that link. We'll be on Zoom only. Thanks! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: text/calendar Size: 2107 bytes Desc: not available URL: From ke5apj at earthlink.net Thu Feb 22 21:14:30 2024 From: ke5apj at earthlink.net (Howard Bingham) Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2024 03:14:30 +0000 Subject: [BVARC] What is the link to renew FCC License.: Message-ID: <30cf2580-a677-9570-2615-e2c62ba13bd1@earthlink.net> I've lost the link to RE-NEW my FCC License due to a Computer Crash & having to RE-INSTALL Windows 10 OS on my PC. Any assistance will be greatly appreciated. I looked on the BVARC Web site & couldn't locate the link. 73 D. Howard Bingham ke5apj 2722 Wisdom Drive Deer Park, Tx. 77536-6028 Home phone: 713-668-4821 Cell: 281-884-5301 From Marvin.Suggs at abc.com Thu Feb 22 23:05:18 2024 From: Marvin.Suggs at abc.com (Suggs, Marvin (KTRK-TV)) Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2024 05:05:18 +0000 Subject: [BVARC] What is the link to renew FCC License.: In-Reply-To: <30cf2580-a677-9570-2615-e2c62ba13bd1@earthlink.net> References: <30cf2580-a677-9570-2615-e2c62ba13bd1@earthlink.net> Message-ID: <6951C5F6-166F-4095-A255-44C606DD7E61@abc.com> [social-media-sharing-fcc-logo.jpg] Common Amateur Filing Task: Renewing A License fcc.gov Sent from my iPhone On Feb 22, 2024, at 9:15?PM, Howard Bingham via BVARC wrote: ?This Message is From an External Sender Caution: Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. I've lost the link to RE-NEW my FCC License due to a Computer Crash & having to RE-INSTALL Windows 10 OS on my PC. Any assistance will be greatly appreciated. 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Howard Bingham > ke5apj > 2722 Wisdom Drive > Deer Park, Tx. 77536-6028 > Home phone: 713-668-4821 > Cell: 281-884-5301 > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Howard Bingham > ke5apj > 2722 Wisdom Drive > Deer Park, Tx. 77536-6028 > Home phone: 713-668-4821 > Cell: 281-884-5301 > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ From emdhouston at suddenlinkmail.com Fri Feb 23 12:30:41 2024 From: emdhouston at suddenlinkmail.com (Robert Polinski) Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2024 12:30:41 -0600 Subject: [BVARC] Antenna prewire house In-Reply-To: References: <4A71F03B-E57C-42C9-91DD-682D86EDED85@hxcore.ol> Message-ID: <003e01da6686$6a6e1120$3f4a3360$@suddenlinkmail.com> Make sure that ether you or your electrician, run a #6 wire from the electrical ground to any ground rods you install at your ham system. They need to be bonded together. Robert From: BVARC On Behalf Of Rod Neumann via BVARC Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2024 12:37 PM To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB Cc: Rod Neumann Subject: Re: [BVARC] Antenna prewire house I'm not answering what you asked, but for a new 2nd story install I will suggest you put a good deep copper ground rod in the ground directly below the shack window and run a good copper conductor, I think wide flat copper braided is best (? is that still the consensus?), and ground all chassis to that ground. Being up on the second story can present RF-in-the-shack problems if you don't have a very good low inductance path to ground. ROD / W5IE Rod Neumann (832)444-0192 ALLogic Inc. / AdorStore PO Box 217 NEW ULM, TX 78950 On Thu, Feb 22, 2024 at 10:05?AM Chuck via BVARC > wrote: Building new house 2 story with radio room upstairs was thinking of bringing cables in under the eve near the peek was looking for any advice and what type of device with the connectors to buy?..new to ham radio so not much experience any help appreciated . Chuck Hale KF5UXP ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list BVARC at bvarc.org http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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From: BVARC On Behalf Of Suggs, Marvin (KTRK-TV) via BVARC Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2024 11:05 PM To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB Cc: Suggs, Marvin (KTRK-TV) ; Howard Bingham Subject: Re: [BVARC] What is the link to renew FCC License.: Common Amateur Filing Task: Renewing A License fcc.gov Sent from my iPhone On Feb 22, 2024, at 9:15?PM, Howard Bingham via BVARC > wrote: ?This Message is From an External Sender Caution: Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. I've lost the link to RE-NEW my FCC License due to a Computer Crash & having to RE-INSTALL Windows 10 OS on my PC. Any assistance will be greatly appreciated. I looked on the BVARC Web site & couldn't locate the link. 73 D. Howard Bingham ke5apj 2722 Wisdom Drive Deer Park, Tx. 77536-6028 Home phone: 713-668-4821 Cell: 281-884-5301 ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list BVARC at bvarc.org https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org__;!!Om87Lau1Cg!Pap2yVjYpwfnw47WrotvS94KwhUitiFs9KVqTlZolzmuyJrpvwj0f-_RKIx_RtdnfFo1HUCjzslwpQ$ Publicly available archives are available here: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/__;!!Om87Lau1Cg!Pap2yVjYpwfnw47WrotvS94KwhUitiFs9KVqTlZolzmuyJrpvwj0f-_RKIx_RtdnfFo1HUC-7EYE4g$ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 200324 bytes Desc: not available URL: From jparmalee at aol.com Fri Feb 23 20:58:37 2024 From: jparmalee at aol.com (jparmalee at aol.com) Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2024 20:58:37 -0600 Subject: [BVARC] Antenna prewire house In-Reply-To: <003e01da6686$6a6e1120$3f4a3360$@suddenlinkmail.com> References: <4A71F03B-E57C-42C9-91DD-682D86EDED85@hxcore.ol> <003e01da6686$6a6e1120$3f4a3360$@suddenlinkmail.com> Message-ID: <005d01da66cd$5d9d2700$18d77500$@aol.com> I think copper strap is better. Look at any broadcast facility where there is high power and you will find copper strap.. Check out George Copper From: BVARC On Behalf Of Robert Polinski via BVARC Sent: Friday, February 23, 2024 12:31 PM To: 'BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB' Cc: Robert Polinski Subject: Re: [BVARC] Antenna prewire house Make sure that ether you or your electrician, run a #6 wire from the electrical ground to any ground rods you install at your ham system. They need to be bonded together. Robert From: BVARC > On Behalf Of Rod Neumann via BVARC Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2024 12:37 PM To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB > Cc: Rod Neumann > Subject: Re: [BVARC] Antenna prewire house I'm not answering what you asked, but for a new 2nd story install I will suggest you put a good deep copper ground rod in the ground directly below the shack window and run a good copper conductor, I think wide flat copper braided is best (? is that still the consensus?), and ground all chassis to that ground. Being up on the second story can present RF-in-the-shack problems if you don't have a very good low inductance path to ground. ROD / W5IE Rod Neumann (832)444-0192 ALLogic Inc. / AdorStore PO Box 217 NEW ULM, TX 78950 On Thu, Feb 22, 2024 at 10:05?AM Chuck via BVARC > wrote: Building new house 2 story with radio room upstairs was thinking of bringing cables in under the eve near the peek was looking for any advice and what type of device with the connectors to buy?..new to ham radio so not much experience any help appreciated . Chuck Hale KF5UXP ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list BVARC at bvarc.org http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ke5apj at earthlink.net Fri Feb 23 21:13:49 2024 From: ke5apj at earthlink.net (David Bingham) Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2024 21:13:49 -0600 Subject: [BVARC] What is the link to renew FCC License.: In-Reply-To: <003c01da6689$cb7731b0$62659510$@aol.com> References: <30cf2580-a677-9570-2615-e2c62ba13bd1@earthlink.net> <6951C5F6-166F-4095-A255-44C606DD7E61@abc.com> <003c01da6689$cb7731b0$62659510$@aol.com> Message-ID: <4ad22c10-dc4e-49e3-8912-433bf650be15@earthlink.net> Thank you, I've FOUND the correct website & bookmarked it, I'll e-mail you if any issues crop up. There used to be all the correct links on the BVARC web page until it was last CHANGED & were easyto locate. 73 Howard Bingham ke5apj at Earthlink.net ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ On 2/23/2024 12:54 PM, John Parmalee via BVARC wrote: > > Howard,? I just did mine.? If you want to talk I will be free after > 4:00 today. Maybe talk ou through the jungle.. > > *From:* BVARC *On Behalf Of *Suggs, Marvin > (KTRK-TV) via BVARC > *Sent:* Thursday, February 22, 2024 11:05 PM > *To:* BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB > *Cc:* Suggs, Marvin (KTRK-TV) ; Howard Bingham > > *Subject:* Re: [BVARC] What is the link to renew FCC License.: > > *Common Amateur Filing Task: Renewing A License > *** > > *fcc.gov > *** > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > On Feb 22, 2024, at 9:15?PM, Howard Bingham via BVARC > wrote: > > ?This Message is From an External Sender > Caution: Do not click links or open attachments unless you > recognize the sender and know the content is safe. > > I've lost the link to RE-NEW my FCC License due to a Computer > Crash & having to RE-INSTALL Windows 10 OS on my PC. > Any assistance will be greatly appreciated. > > I looked on the BVARC Web site & couldn't locate the link. > > 73 > > D. Howard Bingham > ke5apj > 2722 Wisdom Drive > Deer Park, Tx. 77536-6028 > Home phone: 713-668-4821 > Cell: 281-884-5301 > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org__;!!Om87Lau1Cg!Pap2yVjYpwfnw47WrotvS94KwhUitiFs9KVqTlZolzmuyJrpvwj0f-_RKIx_RtdnfFo1HUCjzslwpQ$ > > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/__;!!Om87Lau1Cg!Pap2yVjYpwfnw47WrotvS94KwhUitiFs9KVqTlZolzmuyJrpvwj0f-_RKIx_RtdnfFo1HUC-7EYE4g$ > > > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here:https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The connections from the isolation box into the ground bus bar inside the shack are all braided copper purely because it?s easy to manipulate 73 John W Holmes K4VMG ________________________________ From: BVARC on behalf of John Parmalee via BVARC Sent: Friday, February 23, 2024 8:58:37 PM To: 'BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB' Cc: jparmalee at aol.com Subject: Re: [BVARC] Antenna prewire house I think copper strap is better. Look at any broadcast facility where there is high power and you will find copper strap.. Check out George Copper From: BVARC On Behalf Of Robert Polinski via BVARC Sent: Friday, February 23, 2024 12:31 PM To: 'BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB' Cc: Robert Polinski Subject: Re: [BVARC] Antenna prewire house Make sure that ether you or your electrician, run a #6 wire from the electrical ground to any ground rods you install at your ham system. They need to be bonded together. Robert From: BVARC > On Behalf Of Rod Neumann via BVARC Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2024 12:37 PM To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB > Cc: Rod Neumann > Subject: Re: [BVARC] Antenna prewire house I'm not answering what you asked, but for a new 2nd story install I will suggest you put a good deep copper ground rod in the ground directly below the shack window and run a good copper conductor, I think wide flat copper braided is best (? is that still the consensus?), and ground all chassis to that ground. Being up on the second story can present RF-in-the-shack problems if you don't have a very good low inductance path to ground. ROD / W5IE Rod Neumann (832)444-0192 ALLogic Inc. / AdorStore PO Box 217 NEW ULM, TX 78950 On Thu, Feb 22, 2024 at 10:05?AM Chuck via BVARC > wrote: Building new house 2 story with radio room upstairs was thinking of bringing cables in under the eve near the peek was looking for any advice and what type of device with the connectors to buy?..new to ham radio so not much experience any help appreciated . Chuck Hale KF5UXP ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list BVARC at bvarc.org http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kori113 at gmail.com Fri Feb 23 23:33:55 2024 From: kori113 at gmail.com (Kori Rahman) Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2024 23:33:55 -0600 Subject: [BVARC] REMINDER: POTA this Sunday! Message-ID: Hello all, Here's another reminder that we will be going to Brazos Bend State Park this *Sunday* *February **25th* doing Parks On The AIr (POTA). If you're interested in participating or just hanging out with us, we're asking folks to come by between *10am **and 5pm*. If you'd like to help set up you are welcome to come a little early. We will be located at the far end of the Elm Lake part of the park. Call us on *146.520 MHz simplex* if you would like to reach out to us while in the park for directions. *One more reminder: *There will be a *pre-POTA net *on *40m* run by Sean N5LNK who will be NCS for the net. The approximate frequency for the net will be 7.265 MHz (this will vary so please turn your VFO if you don't hear them there) at* 8pm local time on Saturday February *24th (tomorrow). The important details: - Park access is $7. Ask for a day use area pass. - *IF* you have a Texas State Park Pass, then admission for the day is *FREE*. - *We will have about 4 HF radios *(40m, 20m, 15m, 10m, and possibly 17m or 80m) that you can use if you don't have your own. So all you need to bring is yourself, some water, and maybe some snacks. - If you'd like to bring your own radio, we have a few antennas you can use and the appropriate filters. But again, you don't *need *to bring any equipment. - *Technician class licensees ARE WELCOME!* You *CAN *operate the stations on ALL HF bands that are available and get POTA credit for contacts you make. You will be required to use the call sign of the club or any other operator on-site with the appropriate band privileges (ask me or Anthony W5LIC for details upon arrival). - If you're a Tech class license holder and would like to operate on 10m you may do so under your own call sign if the station is open (10m band conditions have been quite favorable lately). - Of course, you do not have to operate the radios, you can just come out for a fun time with your fellow hams. - 10 contacts are all that are required to "activate" the park. You can log with paper, or with any apps you prefer (we recommend the HAMRS App ). - Sign up on the POTA.app website to upload your logs after the event. *When:* *Sunday February 25th 2024* *10am - 5pm* *Where:* *Brazos Bend State Park* *21901 FM 762Needville, TX 77461* If you've been curious about trying CW, FT8, or Winlink (VARA HF, 2m Packet etc.) we will have those as optional modes you can try. If you can't make this event, Anthony and I will be doing an event ourselves in April. It's a lot of fun, and we hope to see you out there this Sunday or any other time we're out at the parks. Contact me or Anthony (W5LIC) if you have any questions about this event. Thanks and 73! Kori Rahman, WX5KR *Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club* *Vice-President and Club Call Sign KK5W Trustee* Cell: (770) 298 8516 Kori113 at gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From fusil at swbell.net Sat Feb 24 08:43:39 2024 From: fusil at swbell.net (fusil at swbell.net) Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2024 14:43:39 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [BVARC] REMINDER: POTA this Sunday! In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <1014813435.131320.1708785819135@mail.yahoo.com> Hello! I'm a newbie member. I took the general test in November as I remember with your great team. I'd like to come to this. It will be my first event with y'all. Is it members/spouses only or can I let others know about it? I ask because I know others who have licenses, but no practical experience like me. Regards, Dan Donalson KI5YXK On Friday, February 23, 2024 at 11:34:17 PM CST, Kori Rahman via BVARC wrote: Hello all, Here's another reminder that we will be going to?Brazos?Bend?State?Park?this??Sunday?February?25th?doing?Parks?On The AIr (POTA). If you're interested in?participating or just hanging out with?us, we're?asking folks to come by between?10am?and 5pm. If you'd like to help set up you are welcome to come a little early. We will be located at the far end of the Elm Lake part of the?park. Call us on?146.520 MHz simplex?if you would like to reach out to us while in the?park?for directions. One more reminder: There will be a pre-POTA net on 40m run by Sean N5LNK who will be NCS for the net. The approximate frequency for the net will be 7.265 MHz (this will vary so please turn your VFO if you don't hear them there) at 8pm local time on Saturday February 24th (tomorrow). The important details: - Park?access is $7. Ask for a day use area pass. - IF?you have a Texas?State?Park?Pass, then admission for the day is?FREE. - We will have about 4 HF radios?(40m, 20m, 15m, 10m, and possibly?17m or 80m)?that you can use if you don't have your?own. So all you need to bring is yourself, some water, and?maybe some snacks. - If you'd like to bring your own radio, we have a few antennas you can use and the appropriate filters. But again, you don't?need?to bring any equipment. - Technician class licensees ARE WELCOME!?You?CAN?operate the stations on ALL HF bands that are available and get?POTA?credit for contacts you make. You will be required to use the call sign of the club or any other operator on-site with the appropriate band privileges (ask me or Anthony W5LIC for details upon arrival). - If you're a Tech class license holder and would like to operate on 10m you may do so under your own call sign if the station is open (10m band conditions have been quite favorable lately). - Of course, you do not have to operate the radios, you can just come out for a fun time with your fellow hams. - 10 contacts are all that are required to "activate" the?park. You can log with paper, or with any apps you prefer (we recommend the?HAMRS?App). - Sign up on the?POTA.app?website to upload your logs after the event. When:Sunday February 25th 202410am - 5pm Where:Brazos?Bend?State?Park21901 FM 762 Needville, TX 77461 If you've been curious about trying CW, FT8, or Winlink (VARA HF, 2m Packet etc.) we will have those as optional modes you can try. If you can't make this event, Anthony and I will be doing an event ourselves in?April. It's a lot of fun, and we hope to see you out there this Sunday or any other time we're out at the?parks. Contact me or Anthony (W5LIC) if you have any questions about this event. Thanks and 73! Kori Rahman, WX5KR Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club Vice-President and Club Call Sign KK5W Trustee Cell:?(770) 298 8516 Kori113 at gmail.com ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list BVARC at bvarc.org http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From w5lictx at gmail.com Sat Feb 24 08:56:38 2024 From: w5lictx at gmail.com (anthony moro) Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2024 08:56:38 -0600 Subject: [BVARC] REMINDER: POTA this Sunday! In-Reply-To: <1014813435.131320.1708785819135@mail.yahoo.com> References: <1014813435.131320.1708785819135@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: By all means let anybody you know about the event. All is welcome. On Sat, Feb 24, 2024, 8:44 AM Dan Donalson KI5YXK via BVARC wrote: > Hello! I'm a newbie member. I took the general test in November as I > remember with your great team. I'd like to come to this. It will be my > first event with y'all. Is it members/spouses only or can I let others know > about it? I ask because I know others who have licenses, but no practical > experience like me. > > Regards, > Dan Donalson > KI5YXK > On Friday, February 23, 2024 at 11:34:17 PM CST, Kori Rahman via BVARC < > bvarc at bvarc.org> wrote: > > > Hello all, > > Here's another reminder that we will be going to Brazos Bend State Park > this *Sunday* *February **25th* doing Parks On The AIr (POTA). If > you're interested in participating or just hanging out with us, > we're asking folks to come by between *10am **and 5pm*. If you'd like to > help set up you are welcome to come a little early. We will be located at > the far end of the Elm Lake part of the park. Call us on *146.520 MHz > simplex* if you would like to reach out to us while in the park for > directions. > > *One more reminder: *There will be a *pre-POTA net *on *40m* run by Sean > N5LNK who will be NCS for the net. The approximate frequency for the net > will be 7.265 MHz (this will vary so please turn your VFO if you don't hear > them there) at* 8pm local time on Saturday February *24th (tomorrow). > > The important details: > > - Park access is $7. Ask for a day use area pass. > - *IF* you have a Texas State Park Pass, then admission for the day is > *FREE*. > - *We will have about 4 HF radios *(40m, 20m, 15m, 10m, and > possibly 17m or 80m) that you can use if you don't have your own. So all > you need to bring is yourself, some water, and maybe some snacks. > - If you'd like to bring your own radio, we have a few antennas you > can use and the appropriate filters. But again, you don't *need *to > bring any equipment. > - *Technician class licensees ARE WELCOME!* You *CAN *operate the > stations on ALL HF bands that are available and get POTA credit for > contacts you make. You will be required to use the call sign of the club or > any other operator on-site with the appropriate band privileges (ask me or > Anthony W5LIC for details upon arrival). > - If you're a Tech class license holder and would like to operate on > 10m you may do so under your own call sign if the station is open (10m band > conditions have been quite favorable lately). > - Of course, you do not have to operate the radios, you can just come > out for a fun time with your fellow hams. > - 10 contacts are all that are required to "activate" the park. You > can log with paper, or with any apps you prefer (we recommend the > HAMRS App ). > - Sign up on the POTA.app website to upload your > logs after the event. > > > *When:* > *Sunday February 25th 2024* > *10am - 5pm* > > *Where:* > *Brazos Bend State Park* > > *21901 FM 762Needville, TX 77461* > > If you've been curious about trying CW, FT8, or Winlink (VARA HF, 2m > Packet etc.) we will have those as optional modes you can try. If you can't > make this event, Anthony and I will be doing an event ourselves in April. > It's a lot of fun, and we hope to see you out there this Sunday or any > other time we're out at the parks. Contact me or Anthony (W5LIC) if you > have any questions about this event. > > Thanks and 73! > > > Kori Rahman, WX5KR > *Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club* > > *Vice-President and Club Call Sign KK5W Trustee* > Cell: (770) 298 8516 > > Kori113 at gmail.com > > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Ward Silver, N0AX, Grounding and Bonding for the Radio Amateur * *and * *The Radio Hotel in the BVARC Beacon Sept 2023 Conductors for Grounding *written by the folks at Georgia Copper. find it on the BVARC.org Tech Pages at https://bvarc.org/rh/rh_2309.pdf 73...Rick W5RH On Fri, Feb 23, 2024 at 8:59?PM John Parmalee via BVARC wrote: > I think copper strap is better. Look at any broadcast facility where > there is high power and you will find copper strap.. Check out George > Copper > > > > *From:* BVARC *On Behalf Of *Robert Polinski > via BVARC > *Sent:* Friday, February 23, 2024 12:31 PM > *To:* 'BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB' > *Cc:* Robert Polinski > *Subject:* Re: [BVARC] Antenna prewire house > > > > Make sure that ether you or your electrician, run a #6 wire from the > electrical ground to any ground rods you install at your ham system. They > need to be bonded together. Robert > > > > *From:* BVARC *On Behalf Of *Rod Neumann via > BVARC > *Sent:* Thursday, February 22, 2024 12:37 PM > *To:* BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB > *Cc:* Rod Neumann > *Subject:* Re: [BVARC] Antenna prewire house > > > > I'm not answering what you asked, but for a new 2nd story install I will > suggest you put a good deep copper ground rod in the ground directly below > the shack window and run a good copper conductor, I think wide flat > copper braided is best (? is that still the consensus?), and ground all > chassis to that ground. Being up on the second story can present > RF-in-the-shack problems if you don't have a very good low inductance path > to ground. > > ROD / W5IE > > > Rod Neumann (832)444-0192 > ALLogic Inc. / AdorStore > > PO Box 217 > > NEW ULM, TX 78950 > > > > > > > > On Thu, Feb 22, 2024 at 10:05?AM Chuck via BVARC wrote: > > Building new house 2 story with radio room upstairs was thinking of > bringing cables in under the eve near the peek was looking for any advice > and what type of device with the connectors to buy?..new to ham radio so > not much experience any help appreciated . > > > > Chuck Hale > > KF5UXP > > > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ > -- Rick Hiller *e-mail: rickhiller73 at gmail.com * *Cell/VM/Text: 832-474-3713* *Physical: 9031 Troulon Drive* * Houston, TX 77036* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From k4vmg at hotmail.com Sat Feb 24 11:06:11 2024 From: k4vmg at hotmail.com (John Holmes) Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2024 17:06:11 +0000 Subject: [BVARC] Antenna prewire house In-Reply-To: References: <4A71F03B-E57C-42C9-91DD-682D86EDED85@hxcore.ol> <003e01da6686$6a6e1120$3f4a3360$@suddenlinkmail.com> <005d01da66cd$5d9d2700$18d77500$@aol.com> Message-ID: Use braided copper for bonding but minimum AWG6 wire for external grounding and lightning protection. Every single ground system in the N0AX book suggests wire not braid. The two are totally different animals From: BVARC on behalf of Rick Hiller via BVARC Date: Saturday, February 24, 2024 at 10:50 To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB Cc: Rick Hiller Subject: Re: [BVARC] Antenna prewire house John is correct....... Have a read of ARRL Publication by H. Ward Silver, N0AX, Grounding and Bonding for the Radio Amateur and The Radio Hotel in the BVARC Beacon Sept 2023 Conductors for Grounding written by the folks at Georgia Copper. find it on the BVARC.org Tech Pages at https://bvarc.org/rh/rh_2309.pdf 73...Rick W5RH On Fri, Feb 23, 2024 at 8:59?PM John Parmalee via BVARC > wrote: I think copper strap is better. Look at any broadcast facility where there is high power and you will find copper strap.. Check out George Copper From: BVARC > On Behalf Of Robert Polinski via BVARC Sent: Friday, February 23, 2024 12:31 PM To: 'BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB' > Cc: Robert Polinski > Subject: Re: [BVARC] Antenna prewire house Make sure that ether you or your electrician, run a #6 wire from the electrical ground to any ground rods you install at your ham system. They need to be bonded together. Robert From: BVARC > On Behalf Of Rod Neumann via BVARC Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2024 12:37 PM To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB > Cc: Rod Neumann > Subject: Re: [BVARC] Antenna prewire house I'm not answering what you asked, but for a new 2nd story install I will suggest you put a good deep copper ground rod in the ground directly below the shack window and run a good copper conductor, I think wide flat copper braided is best (? is that still the consensus?), and ground all chassis to that ground. Being up on the second story can present RF-in-the-shack problems if you don't have a very good low inductance path to ground. ROD / W5IE Rod Neumann (832)444-0192 ALLogic Inc. / AdorStore PO Box 217 NEW ULM, TX 78950 On Thu, Feb 22, 2024 at 10:05?AM Chuck via BVARC > wrote: Building new house 2 story with radio room upstairs was thinking of bringing cables in under the eve near the peek was looking for any advice and what type of device with the connectors to buy?..new to ham radio so not much experience any help appreciated . Chuck Hale KF5UXP ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list BVARC at bvarc.org http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list BVARC at bvarc.org http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ -- Rick Hiller e-mail: rickhiller73 at gmail.com Cell/VM/Text: 832-474-3713 Physical: 9031 Troulon Drive Houston, TX 77036 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ddms at sbcglobal.net Sat Feb 24 11:52:19 2024 From: ddms at sbcglobal.net (David Kunetka) Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2024 11:52:19 -0600 Subject: [BVARC] REMINDER: POTA this Sunday! In-Reply-To: <02B101D1-3149-423C-B9AA-59B2570DC1BD@gmail.com> References: <02B101D1-3149-423C-B9AA-59B2570DC1BD@gmail.com> Message-ID: <76EA6CC1-0AE1-4690-B448-6FDE22EFB0FC@sbcglobal.net> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From m733shanks at gmail.com Sat Feb 24 12:30:07 2024 From: m733shanks at gmail.com (Michael Shanks) Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2024 12:30:07 -0600 Subject: [BVARC] REMINDER: POTA this Sunday! In-Reply-To: <76EA6CC1-0AE1-4690-B448-6FDE22EFB0FC@sbcglobal.net> References: <76EA6CC1-0AE1-4690-B448-6FDE22EFB0FC@sbcglobal.net> Message-ID: <23D1E41E-D1E5-413B-9755-B852F5037D6D@gmail.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From emdhouston at suddenlinkmail.com Sat Feb 24 12:37:36 2024 From: emdhouston at suddenlinkmail.com (Robert Polinski) Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2024 12:37:36 -0600 Subject: [BVARC] Antenna prewire house In-Reply-To: References: <4A71F03B-E57C-42C9-91DD-682D86EDED85@hxcore.ol> <003e01da6686$6a6e1120$3f4a3360$@suddenlinkmail.com> <005d01da66cd$5d9d2700$18d77500$@aol.com> Message-ID: <001801da6750$8c795f20$a56c1d60$@suddenlinkmail.com> The type of wire is not important in bonding applications. The object of bonding is to prevent potential voltages from 2 different grounds. In the event of a lightning strike, you want all grounding systems to be at the same potential. This relates to safety & equipment protection, not RF grounding. Example, if your electrical service ground has a resistance of 3 ohms (NEC requires it to be 4 ohms or less) and your ham station ground is 1 ohm, if lightning strikes the power lines on the next block, the surge coming in the power line to your home will be seeking your ground rod at your home. This surge will not be the full current of the strike, as ohms law is in effect, resistance of the ckt limits the current. If the strike sees your house ground at 3 ohms, but the ham ground is 1 ohm, It will take whatever path it needs to that lower resistance ground, that means thru your radio or any other equipment that has both a electrical ground (3 wire cord) & a ham station ground (antenna system) The bonding between these 2 grounds makes the surge see the low resistance of the combined grounds and greatly lowers the chance it will take a path thru your equipment. Robert From: BVARC On Behalf Of John Holmes via BVARC Sent: Saturday, February 24, 2024 11:06 AM To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB Cc: John Holmes ; Rick Hiller Subject: Re: [BVARC] Antenna prewire house Use braided copper for bonding but minimum AWG6 wire for external grounding and lightning protection. Every single ground system in the N0AX book suggests wire not braid. The two are totally different animals From: BVARC > on behalf of Rick Hiller via BVARC > Date: Saturday, February 24, 2024 at 10:50 To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB > Cc: Rick Hiller > Subject: Re: [BVARC] Antenna prewire house John is correct....... Have a read of ARRL Publication by H. Ward Silver, N0AX, Grounding and Bonding for the Radio Amateur and The Radio Hotel in the BVARC Beacon Sept 2023 Conductors for Grounding written by the folks at Georgia Copper. find it on the BVARC.org Tech Pages at https://bvarc.org/rh/rh_2309.pdf 73...Rick W5RH On Fri, Feb 23, 2024 at 8:59?PM John Parmalee via BVARC > wrote: I think copper strap is better. Look at any broadcast facility where there is high power and you will find copper strap.. Check out George Copper From: BVARC > On Behalf Of Robert Polinski via BVARC Sent: Friday, February 23, 2024 12:31 PM To: 'BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB' > Cc: Robert Polinski > Subject: Re: [BVARC] Antenna prewire house Make sure that ether you or your electrician, run a #6 wire from the electrical ground to any ground rods you install at your ham system. They need to be bonded together. Robert From: BVARC > On Behalf Of Rod Neumann via BVARC Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2024 12:37 PM To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB > Cc: Rod Neumann > Subject: Re: [BVARC] Antenna prewire house I'm not answering what you asked, but for a new 2nd story install I will suggest you put a good deep copper ground rod in the ground directly below the shack window and run a good copper conductor, I think wide flat copper braided is best (? is that still the consensus?), and ground all chassis to that ground. Being up on the second story can present RF-in-the-shack problems if you don't have a very good low inductance path to ground. ROD / W5IE Rod Neumann (832)444-0192 ALLogic Inc. / AdorStore PO Box 217 NEW ULM, TX 78950 On Thu, Feb 22, 2024 at 10:05?AM Chuck via BVARC > wrote: Building new house 2 story with radio room upstairs was thinking of bringing cables in under the eve near the peek was looking for any advice and what type of device with the connectors to buy?..new to ham radio so not much experience any help appreciated . Chuck Hale KF5UXP ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list BVARC at bvarc.org http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list BVARC at bvarc.org http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ -- Rick Hiller e-mail: rickhiller73 at gmail.com Cell/VM/Text: 832-474-3713 Physical: 9031 Troulon Drive Houston, TX 77036 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From k4vmg at hotmail.com Sat Feb 24 12:46:39 2024 From: k4vmg at hotmail.com (John Holmes) Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2024 18:46:39 +0000 Subject: [BVARC] Antenna prewire house In-Reply-To: <001801da6750$8c795f20$a56c1d60$@suddenlinkmail.com> References: <4A71F03B-E57C-42C9-91DD-682D86EDED85@hxcore.ol> <003e01da6686$6a6e1120$3f4a3360$@suddenlinkmail.com> <005d01da66cd$5d9d2700$18d77500$@aol.com> <001801da6750$8c795f20$a56c1d60$@suddenlinkmail.com> Message-ID: Totally agree and it?s vital to measure the grounding resistance, both my positions (station and electrical service are linked but 300ft apart) are sub 1 ohm which is well below code. All my bonding inside in the shack leads to a common grounding copper bus bar with braided copper cables to each bit of equipment. You can only do so much but every little helps. 73 John W Holmes K4VMG ________________________________ From: BVARC on behalf of Robert Polinski via BVARC Sent: Saturday, February 24, 2024 12:37:36 PM To: 'BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB' Cc: Robert Polinski Subject: Re: [BVARC] Antenna prewire house The type of wire is not important in bonding applications. The object of bonding is to prevent potential voltages from 2 different grounds. In the event of a lightning strike, you want all grounding systems to be at the same potential. This relates to safety & equipment protection, not RF grounding. Example, if your electrical service ground has a resistance of 3 ohms (NEC requires it to be 4 ohms or less) and your ham station ground is 1 ohm, if lightning strikes the power lines on the next block, the surge coming in the power line to your home will be seeking your ground rod at your home. This surge will not be the full current of the strike, as ohms law is in effect, resistance of the ckt limits the current. If the strike sees your house ground at 3 ohms, but the ham ground is 1 ohm, It will take whatever path it needs to that lower resistance ground, that means thru your radio or any other equipment that has both a electrical ground (3 wire cord) & a ham station ground (antenna system) The bonding between these 2 grounds makes the surge see the low resistance of the combined grounds and greatly lowers the chance it will take a path thru your equipment. Robert From: BVARC On Behalf Of John Holmes via BVARC Sent: Saturday, February 24, 2024 11:06 AM To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB Cc: John Holmes ; Rick Hiller Subject: Re: [BVARC] Antenna prewire house Use braided copper for bonding but minimum AWG6 wire for external grounding and lightning protection. Every single ground system in the N0AX book suggests wire not braid. The two are totally different animals From: BVARC > on behalf of Rick Hiller via BVARC > Date: Saturday, February 24, 2024 at 10:50 To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB > Cc: Rick Hiller > Subject: Re: [BVARC] Antenna prewire house John is correct....... Have a read of ARRL Publication by H. Ward Silver, N0AX, Grounding and Bonding for the Radio Amateur and The Radio Hotel in the BVARC Beacon Sept 2023 Conductors for Grounding written by the folks at Georgia Copper. find it on the BVARC.org Tech Pages at https://bvarc.org/rh/rh_2309.pdf 73...Rick W5RH On Fri, Feb 23, 2024 at 8:59?PM John Parmalee via BVARC > wrote: I think copper strap is better. Look at any broadcast facility where there is high power and you will find copper strap.. Check out George Copper From: BVARC > On Behalf Of Robert Polinski via BVARC Sent: Friday, February 23, 2024 12:31 PM To: 'BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB' > Cc: Robert Polinski > Subject: Re: [BVARC] Antenna prewire house Make sure that ether you or your electrician, run a #6 wire from the electrical ground to any ground rods you install at your ham system. They need to be bonded together. Robert From: BVARC > On Behalf Of Rod Neumann via BVARC Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2024 12:37 PM To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB > Cc: Rod Neumann > Subject: Re: [BVARC] Antenna prewire house I'm not answering what you asked, but for a new 2nd story install I will suggest you put a good deep copper ground rod in the ground directly below the shack window and run a good copper conductor, I think wide flat copper braided is best (? is that still the consensus?), and ground all chassis to that ground. Being up on the second story can present RF-in-the-shack problems if you don't have a very good low inductance path to ground. ROD / W5IE Rod Neumann (832)444-0192 ALLogic Inc. / AdorStore PO Box 217 NEW ULM, TX 78950 On Thu, Feb 22, 2024 at 10:05?AM Chuck via BVARC > wrote: Building new house 2 story with radio room upstairs was thinking of bringing cables in under the eve near the peek was looking for any advice and what type of device with the connectors to buy?..new to ham radio so not much experience any help appreciated . Chuck Hale KF5UXP ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list BVARC at bvarc.org http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list BVARC at bvarc.org http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ -- Rick Hiller e-mail: rickhiller73 at gmail.com Cell/VM/Text: 832-474-3713 Physical: 9031 Troulon Drive Houston, TX 77036 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From apollard310 at gmail.com Sat Feb 24 14:22:24 2024 From: apollard310 at gmail.com (Andre Pollard) Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2024 14:22:24 -0600 Subject: [BVARC] REMINDER: POTA this Sunday! 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In-Reply-To: <50E9CA2C-68B8-4848-B08C-FE8D252DD5C4@gmail.com> References: <50E9CA2C-68B8-4848-B08C-FE8D252DD5C4@gmail.com> Message-ID: <324304278.412992.1708826895913@mail.yahoo.com> Not hearing your on 7.271 Rudy Ackerman 281 460 7384 On Saturday, February 24, 2024 at 08:05:12 PM CST, Sean - N5LNK via BVARC wrote: 7.271 Regards, Sean - N5LNK On Feb 24, 2024, at 5:06?PM, Sean - N5LNK wrote: ? Good afternoon all. This evening on 40m at 8pm I will attempt to make contact with whomever answers my call. I am camping at the park and with good band conditions I am planing to have a little rag chew on or near 7.265 assuming the frequency is available. I will send another email once I have claimed a frequency. Look forward to chatting with you on the long wire. Regards, Sean - N5LNK On Feb 23, 2024, at 11:34?PM, Kori Rahman via BVARC wrote: ?Hello all, Here's another reminder that we will be going to?Brazos?Bend?State?Park?this??Sunday?February?25th?doing?Parks?On The AIr (POTA). If you're interested in?participating or just hanging out with?us, we're?asking folks to come by between?10am?and 5pm. If you'd like to help set up you are welcome to come a little early. We will be located at the far end of the Elm Lake part of the?park. Call us on?146.520 MHz simplex?if you would like to reach out to us while in the?park?for directions. One more reminder: There will be a pre-POTA net on 40m run by Sean N5LNK who will be NCS for the net. The approximate frequency for the net will be 7.265 MHz (this will vary so please turn your VFO if you don't hear them there) at 8pm local time on Saturday February 24th (tomorrow). The important details: - Park?access is $7. Ask for a day use area pass. - IF?you have a Texas?State?Park?Pass, then admission for the day is?FREE. - We will have about 4 HF radios?(40m, 20m, 15m, 10m, and possibly?17m or 80m)?that you can use if you don't have your?own. So all you need to bring is yourself, some water, and?maybe some snacks. - If you'd like to bring your own radio, we have a few antennas you can use and the appropriate filters. But again, you don't?need?to bring any equipment. - Technician class licensees ARE WELCOME!?You?CAN?operate the stations on ALL HF bands that are available and get?POTA?credit for contacts you make. You will be required to use the call sign of the club or any other operator on-site with the appropriate band privileges (ask me or Anthony W5LIC for details upon arrival). - If you're a Tech class license holder and would like to operate on 10m you may do so under your own call sign if the station is open (10m band conditions have been quite favorable lately). - Of course, you do not have to operate the radios, you can just come out for a fun time with your fellow hams. - 10 contacts are all that are required to "activate" the?park. You can log with paper, or with any apps you prefer (we recommend the?HAMRS?App). - Sign up on the?POTA.app?website to upload your logs after the event. When:Sunday February 25th 202410am - 5pm Where:Brazos?Bend?State?Park21901 FM 762 Needville, TX 77461 If you've been curious about trying CW, FT8, or Winlink (VARA HF, 2m Packet etc.) we will have those as optional modes you can try. If you can't make this event, Anthony and I will be doing an event ourselves in?April. It's a lot of fun, and we hope to see you out there this Sunday or any other time we're out at the?parks. Contact me or Anthony (W5LIC) if you have any questions about this event. Thanks and 73! Kori Rahman, WX5KR Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club Vice-President and Club Call Sign KK5W Trustee Cell:?(770) 298 8516 Kori113 at gmail.com ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list BVARC at bvarc.org http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list BVARC at bvarc.org http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sean.n5lnk at gmail.com Sat Feb 24 20:11:23 2024 From: sean.n5lnk at gmail.com (Sean - N5LNK) Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2024 20:11:23 -0600 Subject: [BVARC] REMINDER: POTA this Sunday! In-Reply-To: <324304278.412992.1708826895913@mail.yahoo.com> References: <324304278.412992.1708826895913@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mike.williams at shopjubilee.com Sat Feb 24 20:13:22 2024 From: mike.williams at shopjubilee.com (mike.williams shopjubilee.com) Date: Sun, 25 Feb 2024 02:13:22 +0000 Subject: [BVARC] REMINDER: POTA this Sunday! In-Reply-To: References: <324304278.412992.1708826895913@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: I am monitoring 7.271 Mike KK5SC Sent from my T-Mobile 5G Device -------- Original message -------- From: Sean - N5LNK via BVARC Date: 2/24/24 8:12 PM (GMT-06:00) To: Rudolph Ackerman Cc: Sean - N5LNK , BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB , Kori Rahman Subject: Re: [BVARC] REMINDER: POTA this Sunday! I?ve been getting reports that local stations can?t hear me. I was able to contact one station just south of Tyler Texas so it might look like local 40 m is not doing well. Regards, Sean - N5LNK On Feb 24, 2024, at 8:08?PM, Rudolph Ackerman wrote: ? Not hearing your on 7.271 Rudy Ackerman 281 460 7384 On Saturday, February 24, 2024 at 08:05:12 PM CST, Sean - N5LNK via BVARC wrote: 7.271 Regards, Sean - N5LNK On Feb 24, 2024, at 5:06?PM, Sean - N5LNK wrote: ? Good afternoon all. This evening on 40m at 8pm I will attempt to make contact with whomever answers my call. I am camping at the park and with good band conditions I am planing to have a little rag chew on or near 7.265 assuming the frequency is available. I will send another email once I have claimed a frequency. Look forward to chatting with you on the long wire. Regards, Sean - N5LNK On Feb 23, 2024, at 11:34?PM, Kori Rahman via BVARC wrote: ? Hello all, Here's another reminder that we will be going to Brazos Bend State Park this Sunday February 25th doing Parks On The AIr (POTA). If you're interested in participating or just hanging out with us, we're asking folks to come by between 10am and 5pm. If you'd like to help set up you are welcome to come a little early. We will be located at the far end of the Elm Lake part of the park. Call us on 146.520 MHz simplex if you would like to reach out to us while in the park for directions. One more reminder: There will be a pre-POTA net on 40m run by Sean N5LNK who will be NCS for the net. The approximate frequency for the net will be 7.265 MHz (this will vary so please turn your VFO if you don't hear them there) at 8pm local time on Saturday February 24th (tomorrow). The important details: * Park access is $7. Ask for a day use area pass. * IF you have a Texas State Park Pass, then admission for the day is FREE. * We will have about 4 HF radios (40m, 20m, 15m, 10m, and possibly 17m or 80m) that you can use if you don't have your own. So all you need to bring is yourself, some water, and maybe some snacks. * If you'd like to bring your own radio, we have a few antennas you can use and the appropriate filters. But again, you don't need to bring any equipment. * Technician class licensees ARE WELCOME! You CAN operate the stations on ALL HF bands that are available and get POTA credit for contacts you make. You will be required to use the call sign of the club or any other operator on-site with the appropriate band privileges (ask me or Anthony W5LIC for details upon arrival). * If you're a Tech class license holder and would like to operate on 10m you may do so under your own call sign if the station is open (10m band conditions have been quite favorable lately). * Of course, you do not have to operate the radios, you can just come out for a fun time with your fellow hams. * 10 contacts are all that are required to "activate" the park. You can log with paper, or with any apps you prefer (we recommend the HAMRS App). * Sign up on the POTA.app website to upload your logs after the event. When: Sunday February 25th 2024 10am - 5pm Where: Brazos Bend State Park 21901 FM 762 Needville, TX 77461 If you've been curious about trying CW, FT8, or Winlink (VARA HF, 2m Packet etc.) we will have those as optional modes you can try. If you can't make this event, Anthony and I will be doing an event ourselves in April. It's a lot of fun, and we hope to see you out there this Sunday or any other time we're out at the parks. Contact me or Anthony (W5LIC) if you have any questions about this event. Thanks and 73! Kori Rahman, WX5KR Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club Vice-President and Club Call Sign KK5W Trustee Cell: (770) 298 8516 Kori113 at gmail.com ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list BVARC at bvarc.org http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list BVARC at bvarc.org http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sean.n5lnk at gmail.com Sat Feb 24 20:16:01 2024 From: sean.n5lnk at gmail.com (Sean - N5LNK) Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2024 20:16:01 -0600 Subject: [BVARC] REMINDER: POTA this Sunday! In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From info at adorstore.com Sat Feb 24 21:59:07 2024 From: info at adorstore.com (Rod Neumann) Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2024 21:59:07 -0600 Subject: [BVARC] Antenna prewire house In-Reply-To: References: <4A71F03B-E57C-42C9-91DD-682D86EDED85@hxcore.ol> <003e01da6686$6a6e1120$3f4a3360$@suddenlinkmail.com> <005d01da66cd$5d9d2700$18d77500$@aol.com> <001801da6750$8c795f20$a56c1d60$@suddenlinkmail.com> Message-ID: It would seem to me the fast rise time of the lightning pulse makes it similar to any RF good practice concerns....the safety ground path should have low inductive reactance, not just low resistance. It also seems to me that skin effect resistance of braided strap may be lower than the skin effect resistance of stranded large gauge wire because of the increased copper surface area of braid (keeping other things the same). But all the weaving of the tiny braided little strands may present an increase of the inductive effect, unless the strands are not tarnished and act like a solid band -- so that may be why, these days, you see a preference for copper straps that are not braided. So I am not necessarily pushing a conclusion on what is best, but rather "thinking out loud" on why some choices may be better than others. ROD / W5IE Rod Neumann (832)444-0192 ALLogic Inc. / AdorStore PO Box 217 NEW ULM, TX 78950 On Sat, Feb 24, 2024 at 12:47?PM John Holmes via BVARC wrote: > Totally agree and it?s vital to measure the grounding resistance, both my > positions (station and electrical service are linked but 300ft apart) are > sub 1 ohm which is well below code. All my bonding inside in the shack > leads to a common grounding copper bus bar with braided copper cables to > each bit of equipment. You can only do so much but every little helps. > > 73 John W Holmes K4VMG > > ------------------------------ > *From:* BVARC on behalf of Robert Polinski via > BVARC > *Sent:* Saturday, February 24, 2024 12:37:36 PM > *To:* 'BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB' > *Cc:* Robert Polinski > *Subject:* Re: [BVARC] Antenna prewire house > > > The type of wire is not important in bonding applications. The object of > bonding is to prevent potential voltages from 2 different grounds. In the > event of a lightning strike, you want all grounding systems to be at the > same potential. This relates to safety & equipment protection, not RF > grounding. Example, if your electrical service ground has a resistance of 3 > ohms (NEC requires it to be 4 ohms or less) and your ham station ground is > 1 ohm, if lightning strikes the power lines on the next block, the surge > coming in the power line to your home will be seeking your ground rod at > your home. This surge will not be the full current of the strike, as ohms > law is in effect, resistance of the ckt limits the current. If the strike > sees your house ground at 3 ohms, but the ham ground is 1 ohm, It will take > whatever path it needs to that lower resistance ground, that means thru > your radio or any other equipment that has both a electrical ground (3 wire > cord) & a ham station ground (antenna system) The bonding between these 2 > grounds makes the surge see the low resistance of the combined grounds and > greatly lowers the chance it will take a path thru your equipment. Robert > > > > *From:* BVARC *On Behalf Of *John Holmes via > BVARC > *Sent:* Saturday, February 24, 2024 11:06 AM > *To:* BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB > *Cc:* John Holmes ; Rick Hiller > > *Subject:* Re: [BVARC] Antenna prewire house > > > > Use braided copper for *bonding* but minimum AWG6 wire for external > grounding and lightning protection. > > Every single *ground* system in the N0AX book suggests wire not braid. > > > > The two are totally different animals > > > > > > *From: *BVARC on behalf of Rick Hiller via > BVARC > *Date: *Saturday, February 24, 2024 at 10:50 > *To: *BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB > *Cc: *Rick Hiller > *Subject: *Re: [BVARC] Antenna prewire house > > John is correct....... > > Have a read of ARRL Publication by *H. Ward Silver, N0AX, Grounding > and Bonding for the Radio Amateur * > > *and * > > *The Radio Hotel in the BVARC Beacon Sept 2023 Conductors for Grounding *written > by the folks at Georgia Copper. > > find it on the BVARC.org Tech Pages at > > https://bvarc.org/rh/rh_2309.pdf > > > > 73...Rick W5RH > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, Feb 23, 2024 at 8:59?PM John Parmalee via BVARC > wrote: > > I think copper strap is better. Look at any broadcast facility where > there is high power and you will find copper strap.. Check out George > Copper > > > > *From:* BVARC *On Behalf Of *Robert Polinski > via BVARC > *Sent:* Friday, February 23, 2024 12:31 PM > *To:* 'BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB' > *Cc:* Robert Polinski > *Subject:* Re: [BVARC] Antenna prewire house > > > > Make sure that ether you or your electrician, run a #6 wire from the > electrical ground to any ground rods you install at your ham system. They > need to be bonded together. Robert > > > > *From:* BVARC *On Behalf Of *Rod Neumann via > BVARC > *Sent:* Thursday, February 22, 2024 12:37 PM > *To:* BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB > *Cc:* Rod Neumann > *Subject:* Re: [BVARC] Antenna prewire house > > > > I'm not answering what you asked, but for a new 2nd story install I will > suggest you put a good deep copper ground rod in the ground directly below > the shack window and run a good copper conductor, I think wide flat > copper braided is best (? is that still the consensus?), and ground all > chassis to that ground. Being up on the second story can present > RF-in-the-shack problems if you don't have a very good low inductance path > to ground. > > ROD / W5IE > > > Rod Neumann (832)444-0192 > ALLogic Inc. / AdorStore > > PO Box 217 > > NEW ULM, TX 78950 > > > > > > > > On Thu, Feb 22, 2024 at 10:05?AM Chuck via BVARC wrote: > > Building new house 2 story with radio room upstairs was thinking of > bringing cables in under the eve near the peek was looking for any advice > and what type of device with the connectors to buy?..new to ham radio so > not much experience any help appreciated . > > > > Chuck Hale > > KF5UXP > > > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ > > > > > -- > > Rick Hiller > > *e-mail: rickhiller73 at gmail.com * > > *Cell/VM/Text: 832-474-3713* > > *Physical: 9031 Troulon Drive* > > * Houston, TX 77036* > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kdutson at sbcglobal.net Sun Feb 25 06:44:42 2024 From: kdutson at sbcglobal.net (Keith Dutson) Date: Sun, 25 Feb 2024 12:44:42 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [BVARC] Antenna prewire house In-Reply-To: References: <4A71F03B-E57C-42C9-91DD-682D86EDED85@hxcore.ol> <003e01da6686$6a6e1120$3f4a3360$@suddenlinkmail.com> <005d01da66cd$5d9d2700$18d77500$@aol.com> <001801da6750$8c795f20$a56c1d60$@suddenlinkmail.com> Message-ID: <1792764877.468602.1708865082870@mail.yahoo.com> Braid is fine for indoor use where copper strap is not practical.? Use of braid outdoors is not a good choice because oxidation will likely result in unwanted impedance. 73, Keith NM5G On Saturday, February 24, 2024 at 09:59:28 PM CST, Rod Neumann via BVARC wrote: It would seem to me the fast rise time?of the lightning?pulse makes it similar to any RF good practice concerns....the safety ground path should have low inductive reactance, not just low resistance.? ?It also seems to me that skin effect resistance of braided strap may be lower than the skin effect resistance of? stranded large gauge wire because of the increased copper surface area of braid (keeping other things the same).? But all the weaving of the tiny braided little strands may present an increase of the? inductive effect, unless the strands are not tarnished and act like a solid band -- so that may be why, these days, you see a preference for copper straps that are not braided.? So I am not necessarily pushing a conclusion on what is best, but rather "thinking out loud" on why some choices may be better than others. ROD / W5IE Rod Neumann (832)444-0192 ALLogic Inc. / AdorStorePO Box 217NEW ULM, TX 78950 On Sat, Feb 24, 2024 at 12:47?PM John Holmes via BVARC wrote: Totally agree and it?s vital to measure the grounding resistance, both my positions (station and electrical service are linked but 300ft apart) are sub 1 ohm which is well below code. All my bonding inside in the shack leads to a common grounding copper bus bar with braided copper cables to each bit of equipment. You can only do so much but every little helps.? 73 John W Holmes K4VMG From: BVARC on behalf of Robert Polinski via BVARC Sent: Saturday, February 24, 2024 12:37:36 PM To: 'BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB' Cc: Robert Polinski Subject: Re: [BVARC] Antenna prewire house? The type of wire is not important in bonding applications. The object of bonding is to prevent potential voltages from 2 different grounds. In the event of a lightning strike, you want all grounding systems to be at the same potential.? This relates to safety & equipment protection, not RF grounding. Example, if your electrical service ground has a resistance of 3 ohms (NEC requires it to be 4 ohms or less) and your ham station ground is 1 ohm, if lightning strikes the power lines on the next block, the surge coming in the power? line to your home will be seeking your ground rod at your home. This surge will not be the full current of the strike, as ohms law is in effect, resistance of the ckt limits the current. If the strike sees your house ground at 3 ohms, but the ham ground is 1 ohm, It will take whatever path it needs to that lower resistance ground, that means thru your radio or any other equipment that has both a electrical ground (3 wire cord) & a ham station? ground (antenna system) The bonding between these 2 grounds makes the surge see the low resistance of the combined grounds and greatly lowers the chance it will take a path thru your equipment. Robert ? From: BVARC On Behalf Of John Holmes via BVARC Sent: Saturday, February 24, 2024 11:06 AM To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB Cc: John Holmes ; Rick Hiller Subject: Re: [BVARC] Antenna prewire house ? Use braided copper for bonding but minimum AWG6 wire for external grounding and lightning protection. Every single ground system in the N0AX book suggests wire not braid. ? The two are totally different animals ? ? From:BVARC on behalf of Rick Hiller via BVARC Date: Saturday, February 24, 2024 at 10:50 To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB Cc: Rick Hiller Subject: Re: [BVARC] Antenna prewire house John is correct....... Have a read of? ARRL Publication by?H. Ward Silver, N0AX, ?Grounding and Bonding for the Radio Amateur and? The Radio Hotel in the BVARC Beacon Sept 2023? ?Conductors for Groundingwritten by the folks at Georgia Copper. find it on the BVARC.org Tech Pages at? https://bvarc.org/rh/rh_2309.pdf ? 73...Rick? W5RH ? ? ? ? On Fri, Feb 23, 2024 at 8:59?PM John Parmalee via BVARC wrote: I think copper strap is better.? Look at any broadcast facility where there is high power and you will find copper strap..? Check out George Copper ? From: BVARC On Behalf Of Robert Polinski via BVARC Sent: Friday, February 23, 2024 12:31 PM To: 'BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB' Cc: Robert Polinski Subject: Re: [BVARC] Antenna prewire house ? Make sure that ether you or your electrician, run a #6 wire from the electrical ground to any ground rods you install at your ham system. They need to be bonded together. Robert ? From: BVARC On Behalf Of Rod Neumann via BVARC Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2024 12:37 PM To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB Cc: Rod Neumann Subject: Re: [BVARC] Antenna prewire house ? I'm not answering what you asked, but for a new 2nd story install? I will suggest you put a good deep copper ground rod in the ground directly below the shack window and run a good copper conductor, I think wide flat copper?braided?is best (? is that still the consensus?), and ground all chassis to that ground.? Being up on the second story can present RF-in-the-shack problems if you don't have a very good low inductance path to ground. ROD / W5IE Rod Neumann (832)444-0192 ALLogic Inc. / AdorStore PO Box 217 NEW ULM, TX 78950 ? ? ? On Thu, Feb 22, 2024 at 10:05?AM Chuck via BVARC wrote: Building new house 2 story with radio room upstairs was thinking of bringing cables in under the eve near the peek was looking for any advice and what type of device with the connectors to buy?..new to ham radio so not much experience any help appreciated . ? Chuck Hale KF5UXP ? ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list BVARC at bvarc.org http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list BVARC at bvarc.org http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ ? -- Rick Hiller ? e-mail: ? ? rickhiller73 at gmail.com Cell/VM/Text: ? ? ? ?832-474-3713 Physical: 9031 Troulon Drive ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Houston, TX 77036 ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list BVARC at bvarc.org http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list BVARC at bvarc.org http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mike.williams at shopjubilee.com Sun Feb 25 07:52:52 2024 From: mike.williams at shopjubilee.com (mike.williams shopjubilee.com) Date: Sun, 25 Feb 2024 13:52:52 +0000 Subject: [BVARC] Antenna prewire house In-Reply-To: References: <4A71F03B-E57C-42C9-91DD-682D86EDED85@hxcore.ol> <003e01da6686$6a6e1120$3f4a3360$@suddenlinkmail.com> <005d01da66cd$5d9d2700$18d77500$@aol.com> <001801da6750$8c795f20$a56c1d60$@suddenlinkmail.com> Message-ID: Rod, Did you previously work at Syntron in a place far far away? Mike Williams KK5SC From: BVARC On Behalf Of Rod Neumann via BVARC Sent: Saturday, February 24, 2024 9:59 PM To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB Cc: Rod Neumann ; John Holmes ; Robert Polinski Subject: Re: [BVARC] Antenna prewire house It would seem to me the fast rise time of the lightning pulse makes it similar to any RF good practice concerns....the safety ground path should have low inductive reactance, not just low resistance. It also seems to me that skin effect resistance of braided strap may be lower than the skin effect resistance of stranded large gauge wire because of the increased copper surface area of braid (keeping other things the same). But all the weaving of the tiny braided little strands may present an increase of the inductive effect, unless the strands are not tarnished and act like a solid band -- so that may be why, these days, you see a preference for copper straps that are not braided. So I am not necessarily pushing a conclusion on what is best, but rather "thinking out loud" on why some choices may be better than others. ROD / W5IE Rod Neumann (832)444-0192 ALLogic Inc. / AdorStore PO Box 217 NEW ULM, TX 78950 On Sat, Feb 24, 2024 at 12:47?PM John Holmes via BVARC > wrote: Totally agree and it?s vital to measure the grounding resistance, both my positions (station and electrical service are linked but 300ft apart) are sub 1 ohm which is well below code. All my bonding inside in the shack leads to a common grounding copper bus bar with braided copper cables to each bit of equipment. You can only do so much but every little helps. 73 John W Holmes K4VMG ________________________________ From: BVARC > on behalf of Robert Polinski via BVARC > Sent: Saturday, February 24, 2024 12:37:36 PM To: 'BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB' > Cc: Robert Polinski > Subject: Re: [BVARC] Antenna prewire house The type of wire is not important in bonding applications. The object of bonding is to prevent potential voltages from 2 different grounds. In the event of a lightning strike, you want all grounding systems to be at the same potential. This relates to safety & equipment protection, not RF grounding. Example, if your electrical service ground has a resistance of 3 ohms (NEC requires it to be 4 ohms or less) and your ham station ground is 1 ohm, if lightning strikes the power lines on the next block, the surge coming in the power line to your home will be seeking your ground rod at your home. This surge will not be the full current of the strike, as ohms law is in effect, resistance of the ckt limits the current. If the strike sees your house ground at 3 ohms, but the ham ground is 1 ohm, It will take whatever path it needs to that lower resistance ground, that means thru your radio or any other equipment that has both a electrical ground (3 wire cord) & a ham station ground (antenna system) The bonding between these 2 grounds makes the surge see the low resistance of the combined grounds and greatly lowers the chance it will take a path thru your equipment. Robert From: BVARC > On Behalf Of John Holmes via BVARC Sent: Saturday, February 24, 2024 11:06 AM To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB > Cc: John Holmes >; Rick Hiller > Subject: Re: [BVARC] Antenna prewire house Use braided copper for bonding but minimum AWG6 wire for external grounding and lightning protection. Every single ground system in the N0AX book suggests wire not braid. The two are totally different animals From: BVARC > on behalf of Rick Hiller via BVARC > Date: Saturday, February 24, 2024 at 10:50 To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB > Cc: Rick Hiller > Subject: Re: [BVARC] Antenna prewire house John is correct....... Have a read of ARRL Publication by H. Ward Silver, N0AX, Grounding and Bonding for the Radio Amateur and The Radio Hotel in the BVARC Beacon Sept 2023 Conductors for Grounding written by the folks at Georgia Copper. find it on the BVARC.org Tech Pages at https://bvarc.org/rh/rh_2309.pdf 73...Rick W5RH On Fri, Feb 23, 2024 at 8:59?PM John Parmalee via BVARC > wrote: I think copper strap is better. Look at any broadcast facility where there is high power and you will find copper strap.. Check out George Copper From: BVARC > On Behalf Of Robert Polinski via BVARC Sent: Friday, February 23, 2024 12:31 PM To: 'BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB' > Cc: Robert Polinski > Subject: Re: [BVARC] Antenna prewire house Make sure that ether you or your electrician, run a #6 wire from the electrical ground to any ground rods you install at your ham system. They need to be bonded together. Robert From: BVARC > On Behalf Of Rod Neumann via BVARC Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2024 12:37 PM To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB > Cc: Rod Neumann > Subject: Re: [BVARC] Antenna prewire house I'm not answering what you asked, but for a new 2nd story install I will suggest you put a good deep copper ground rod in the ground directly below the shack window and run a good copper conductor, I think wide flat copper braided is best (? is that still the consensus?), and ground all chassis to that ground. Being up on the second story can present RF-in-the-shack problems if you don't have a very good low inductance path to ground. ROD / W5IE Rod Neumann (832)444-0192 ALLogic Inc. / AdorStore PO Box 217 NEW ULM, TX 78950 On Thu, Feb 22, 2024 at 10:05?AM Chuck via BVARC > wrote: Building new house 2 story with radio room upstairs was thinking of bringing cables in under the eve near the peek was looking for any advice and what type of device with the connectors to buy?..new to ham radio so not much experience any help appreciated . Chuck Hale KF5UXP ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list BVARC at bvarc.org http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list BVARC at bvarc.org http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ -- Rick Hiller e-mail: rickhiller73 at gmail.com Cell/VM/Text: 832-474-3713 Physical: 9031 Troulon Drive Houston, TX 77036 ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list BVARC at bvarc.org http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From n5vcx at att.net Sun Feb 25 10:24:49 2024 From: n5vcx at att.net (Mike Hardwick) Date: Sun, 25 Feb 2024 16:24:49 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [BVARC] Volunteers Needed - Greater Houston HamFest References: <1770581385.384191.1708878289613.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1770581385.384191.1708878289613@mail.yahoo.com> Volunteers Needed ? Greater Houston HamFest ? Needing volunteers for two critical areas. ? 1.?????? Table Set-up and Tear-down ? A scheduling conflict has recently arisen with the group whoset up the tables and the podium at the Greater Houston HamFest. ?Three to four people are needed to do thiswith it taking 2 to 3 hours for setup and about 2 hours to teardown.? The critical time is the setup.? You are not necessarily being asked to helpwith both setup and teardown. ? Setup tentatively will take place between about 10 and 1 onthis coming Thursday, February 29 (the day before the actual Hamfest starts).? These 3 hours can be varied if tooinconvenient.? Someone will be there mostof the day tending to this and other pre-hamfest work; In addition to the 2 ? 3hours for table setup, we need other volunteers for an hour or two at any timethroughout that day (Thursday).? Teardownstarts immediately after the Hamfest ends at 3PM, Saturday, March 2. ?If you can help, please contact Mike Hardwick,N5VCX at n5vcx at att.net or at 713-826-6917. ? 2.??????Loading and Unloading ? To help both vendors and support for the hamfest, volunteersare needed to help load and unload vehicles. Some of the areas needed aresupport for Robert Polinski with the PA system, HRO unloading their truck, HAMWEARSunloading their vehicle and several other vendors. The time on this starts onThursday at 9 am and continues off and on throughout the hamfest. ? If you can spare 15 to 30 minutes Thursday, Friday or Saturdayin the morning or afternoon, it will really be beneficial. If you can help, pleasecontact Mike Hardwick, N5VCX at n5vcx at att.netor at 713-826-6917. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From joshua.trione at icloud.com Sun Feb 25 16:10:02 2024 From: joshua.trione at icloud.com (J T) Date: Sun, 25 Feb 2024 16:10:02 -0600 Subject: [BVARC] REMINDER: POTA this Sunday! In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <155EFB11-DEB9-4606-8421-24431CCED73F@icloud.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From s.c.flowers at comcast.net Sun Feb 25 16:23:20 2024 From: s.c.flowers at comcast.net (Stephen Flowers) Date: Sun, 25 Feb 2024 16:23:20 -0600 Subject: [BVARC] REMINDER: POTA this Sunday! In-Reply-To: <155EFB11-DEB9-4606-8421-24431CCED73F@icloud.com> References: <155EFB11-DEB9-4606-8421-24431CCED73F@icloud.com> Message-ID: Josh, Good afternoon. Welcome! It was a fun event to be sure. I kept getting this fellow on CW giving his callsign as TI5JON and I stubbornly replying to him: ?KI5JON ??. It turned out that he was indeed a TI station in Costa Rica and not a KI station from the US! Don?t be a stranger and hope to see you guys in more Ham radio activities! 73, Stephen (W2WF) > On Feb 25, 2024, at 4:10?PM, J T via BVARC wrote: > > Hey everyone, this is Josh. My brother and I were up there today and wanted to say thanks again to everyone for helping us out and letting us mess around with the radios. We had a blast. > > - Josh > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Feb 24, 2024, at 8:16?PM, Sean - N5LNK via BVARC wrote: >> >> ?Well we tried. There is now a broadcast station on frequency. >> >> Regards, >> Sean - N5LNK >> >>> On Feb 24, 2024, at 8:13?PM, mike.williams shopjubilee.com wrote: >>> >>> ? >>> I am monitoring 7.271 >>> >>> >>> Mike KK5SC >>> >>> >>> >>> Sent from my T-Mobile 5G Device >>> >>> >>> >>> -------- Original message -------- >>> From: Sean - N5LNK via BVARC >>> Date: 2/24/24 8:12 PM (GMT-06:00) >>> To: Rudolph Ackerman >>> Cc: Sean - N5LNK , BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB , Kori Rahman >>> Subject: Re: [BVARC] REMINDER: POTA this Sunday! >>> >>> I?ve been getting reports that local stations can?t hear me. I was able to contact one station just south of Tyler Texas so it might look like local 40 m is not doing well. >>> >>> >>> Regards, >>> Sean - N5LNK >>> >>>> On Feb 24, 2024, at 8:08?PM, Rudolph Ackerman wrote: >>>> >>>> ? >>>> Not hearing your on 7.271 >>>> >>>> >>>> Rudy Ackerman >>>> 281 460 7384 >>>> >>>> >>>> On Saturday, February 24, 2024 at 08:05:12 PM CST, Sean - N5LNK via BVARC wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> 7.271 >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> Sean - N5LNK >>>> >>>>> On Feb 24, 2024, at 5:06?PM, Sean - N5LNK wrote: >>>>> >>>>> ? >>>> >>>> Good afternoon all. This evening on 40m at 8pm I will attempt to make contact with whomever answers my call. I am camping at the park and with good band conditions I am planing to have a little rag chew on or near 7.265 assuming the frequency is available. I will send another email once I have claimed a frequency. Look forward to chatting with you on the long wire. >>>> >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> Sean - N5LNK >>>> >>>>> On Feb 23, 2024, at 11:34?PM, Kori Rahman via BVARC wrote: >>>>> >>>>> ? >>>>> Hello all, >>>>> >>>>> Here's another reminder that we will be going to Brazos Bend State Park this Sunday February 25th doing Parks On The AIr (POTA). If you're interested in participating or just hanging out with us, we're asking folks to come by between 10am and 5pm. If you'd like to help set up you are welcome to come a little early. We will be located at the far end of the Elm Lake part of the park. Call us on 146.520 MHz simplex if you would like to reach out to us while in the park for directions. >>>>> >>>>> One more reminder: There will be a pre-POTA net on 40m run by Sean N5LNK who will be NCS for the net. The approximate frequency for the net will be 7.265 MHz (this will vary so please turn your VFO if you don't hear them there) at 8pm local time on Saturday February 24th (tomorrow). >>>>> >>>>> The important details: >>>>> Park access is $7. Ask for a day use area pass. >>>>> IF you have a Texas State Park Pass, then admission for the day is FREE. >>>>> We will have about 4 HF radios (40m, 20m, 15m, 10m, and possibly 17m or 80m) that you can use if you don't have your own. So all you need to bring is yourself, some water, and maybe some snacks. >>>>> If you'd like to bring your own radio, we have a few antennas you can use and the appropriate filters. But again, you don't need to bring any equipment. >>>>> Technician class licensees ARE WELCOME! You CAN operate the stations on ALL HF bands that are available and get POTA credit for contacts you make. You will be required to use the call sign of the club or any other operator on-site with the appropriate band privileges (ask me or Anthony W5LIC for details upon arrival). >>>>> If you're a Tech class license holder and would like to operate on 10m you may do so under your own call sign if the station is open (10m band conditions have been quite favorable lately). >>>>> Of course, you do not have to operate the radios, you can just come out for a fun time with your fellow hams. >>>>> 10 contacts are all that are required to "activate" the park. You can log with paper, or with any apps you prefer (we recommend the HAMRS?App ). >>>>> Sign up on the POTA.app website to upload your logs after the event. >>>>> >>>>> When: >>>>> Sunday February 25th 2024 >>>>> 10am - 5pm >>>>> >>>>> Where: >>>>> Brazos Bend State Park >>>>> 21901 FM 762 >>>>> Needville, TX 77461 >>>>> >>>>> If you've been curious about trying CW, FT8, or Winlink (VARA HF, 2m Packet etc.) we will have those as optional modes you can try. If you can't make this event, Anthony and I will be doing an event ourselves in April. It's a lot of fun, and we hope to see you out there this Sunday or any other time we're out at the parks. Contact me or Anthony (W5LIC) if you have any questions about this event. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks and 73! >>>>> >>>>> Kori Rahman, WX5KR >>>>> Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club >>>>> Vice-President and Club Call Sign KK5W Trustee >>>>> Cell: (770) 298 8516 <> >>>>> Kori113 at gmail.com >>>>> >>>>> ________________________________________________ >>>>> Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club >>>>> >>>>> BVARC mailing list >>>>> BVARC at bvarc.org >>>>> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org >>>>> Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ >>>> >>>> ________________________________________________ >>>> Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club >>>> >>>> BVARC mailing list >>>> BVARC at bvarc.org >>>> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org >>>> Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ >> ________________________________________________ >> Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club >> >> BVARC mailing list >> BVARC at bvarc.org >> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org >> Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From joshua.trione at icloud.com Sun Feb 25 17:01:43 2024 From: joshua.trione at icloud.com (J T) Date: Sun, 25 Feb 2024 17:01:43 -0600 Subject: [BVARC] REMINDER: POTA this Sunday! In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <67C154C3-A2A6-4CA1-BEFB-74E75472B152@icloud.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mike5586mike at gmail.com Sun Feb 25 17:39:56 2024 From: mike5586mike at gmail.com (Mike Knerr) Date: Sun, 25 Feb 2024 17:39:56 -0600 Subject: [BVARC] REMINDER: POTA this Sunday! In-Reply-To: <67C154C3-A2A6-4CA1-BEFB-74E75472B152@icloud.com> References: <67C154C3-A2A6-4CA1-BEFB-74E75472B152@icloud.com> Message-ID: Come to hamfest this Friday and Saturday. You could find some good deals. Check out the flyer at Houston Hamfest.com Mike Knerr KI5UBL. 73 On Sun, Feb 25, 2024, 5:02?PM J T via BVARC wrote: > Costa Rica, that?s awesome! > > We will definitely be back out the next time you guys do this. Jon has > been on his phone looking at radios and antennas since we left the park. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Feb 25, 2024, at 4:24?PM, Stephen Flowers > wrote: > > ?Josh, > Good afternoon. Welcome! It was a fun event to be sure. I kept getting > this fellow on CW giving his callsign as TI5JON and I stubbornly replying > to him: ?KI5JON ??. It turned out that he was indeed a TI station in Costa > Rica and not a KI station from the US! > > Don?t be a stranger and hope to see you guys in more Ham radio activities! > > 73, > Stephen (W2WF) > > > On Feb 25, 2024, at 4:10?PM, J T via BVARC wrote: > > Hey everyone, this is Josh. My brother and I were up there today and > wanted to say thanks again to everyone for helping us out and letting us > mess around with the radios. We had a blast. > > - Josh > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Feb 24, 2024, at 8:16?PM, Sean - N5LNK via BVARC > wrote: > > ?Well we tried. There is now a broadcast station on frequency. > > Regards, > Sean - N5LNK > > On Feb 24, 2024, at 8:13?PM, mike.williams shopjubilee.com < > mike.williams at shopjubilee.com> wrote: > > ? > I am monitoring 7.271 > > > Mike KK5SC > > > > Sent from my T-Mobile 5G Device > > > > -------- Original message -------- > From: Sean - N5LNK via BVARC > Date: 2/24/24 8:12 PM (GMT-06:00) > To: Rudolph Ackerman > Cc: Sean - N5LNK , BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB > , Kori Rahman > Subject: Re: [BVARC] REMINDER: POTA this Sunday! > > I?ve been getting reports that local stations can?t hear me. I was able to > contact one station just south of Tyler Texas so it might look like local > 40 m is not doing well. > > > Regards, > Sean - N5LNK > > On Feb 24, 2024, at 8:08?PM, Rudolph Ackerman > wrote: > > ? > Not hearing your on 7.271 > > > Rudy Ackerman > 281 460 7384 > > > On Saturday, February 24, 2024 at 08:05:12 PM CST, Sean - N5LNK via BVARC < > bvarc at bvarc.org> wrote: > > > 7.271 > > Regards, > Sean - N5LNK > > On Feb 24, 2024, at 5:06?PM, Sean - N5LNK wrote: > > ? > > Good afternoon all. This evening on 40m at 8pm I will attempt to make > contact with whomever answers my call. I am camping at the park and with > good band conditions I am planing to have a little rag chew on or near > 7.265 assuming the frequency is available. I will send another email once I > have claimed a frequency. Look forward to chatting with you on the long > wire. > > > Regards, > Sean - N5LNK > > On Feb 23, 2024, at 11:34?PM, Kori Rahman via BVARC > wrote: > > ? > Hello all, > > Here's another reminder that we will be going to Brazos Bend State Park > this *Sunday* *February **25th* doing Parks On The AIr (POTA). If > you're interested in participating or just hanging out with us, > we're asking folks to come by between *10am **and 5pm*. If you'd like to > help set up you are welcome to come a little early. We will be located at > the far end of the Elm Lake part of the park. Call us on *146.520 MHz > simplex* if you would like to reach out to us while in the park for > directions. > > *One more reminder: *There will be a *pre-POTA net *on *40m* run by Sean > N5LNK who will be NCS for the net. The approximate frequency for the net > will be 7.265 MHz (this will vary so please turn your VFO if you don't hear > them there) at* 8pm local time on Saturday February *24th (tomorrow). > > The important details: > > - Park access is $7. Ask for a day use area pass. > - *IF* you have a Texas State Park Pass, then admission for the day is > *FREE*. > - *We will have about 4 HF radios *(40m, 20m, 15m, 10m, and > possibly 17m or 80m) that you can use if you don't have your own. So all > you need to bring is yourself, some water, and maybe some snacks. > - If you'd like to bring your own radio, we have a few antennas you > can use and the appropriate filters. But again, you don't *need *to > bring any equipment. > - *Technician class licensees ARE WELCOME!* You *CAN *operate the > stations on ALL HF bands that are available and get POTA credit for > contacts you make. You will be required to use the call sign of the club or > any other operator on-site with the appropriate band privileges (ask me or > Anthony W5LIC for details upon arrival). > - If you're a Tech class license holder and would like to operate on > 10m you may do so under your own call sign if the station is open (10m band > conditions have been quite favorable lately). > - Of course, you do not have to operate the radios, you can just come > out for a fun time with your fellow hams. > - 10 contacts are all that are required to "activate" the park. You > can log with paper, or with any apps you prefer (we recommend the > HAMRS App ). > - Sign up on the POTA.app website to upload your > logs after the event. > > > *When:* > *Sunday February 25th 2024* > *10am - 5pm* > > *Where:* > *Brazos Bend State Park* > > *21901 FM 762 Needville, TX 77461* > > If you've been curious about trying CW, FT8, or Winlink (VARA HF, 2m > Packet etc.) we will have those as optional modes you can try. If you can't > make this event, Anthony and I will be doing an event ourselves in April. > It's a lot of fun, and we hope to see you out there this Sunday or any > other time we're out at the parks. Contact me or Anthony (W5LIC) if you > have any questions about this event. > > Thanks and 73! > > Kori Rahman, WX5KR > *Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club* > *Vice-President and Club Call Sign KK5W Trustee* > Cell: (770) 298 8516 > Kori113 at gmail.com > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ > > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From montyweeks at gmail.com Sun Feb 25 18:13:34 2024 From: montyweeks at gmail.com (Monty Weeks) Date: Sun, 25 Feb 2024 18:13:34 -0600 Subject: [BVARC] REMINDER: POTA this Sunday! In-Reply-To: References: <67C154C3-A2A6-4CA1-BEFB-74E75472B152@icloud.com> Message-ID: Hi all, I had a good time too and got Cuba and several northern US stations on FT8 on 10m. Monty. KI5JML On Sun, Feb 25, 2024 at 5:40?PM Mike Knerr via BVARC wrote: > Come to hamfest this Friday and Saturday. You could find some good deals. > Check out the flyer at Houston Hamfest.com > > Mike Knerr KI5UBL. 73 > > On Sun, Feb 25, 2024, 5:02?PM J T via BVARC wrote: > >> Costa Rica, that?s awesome! >> >> We will definitely be back out the next time you guys do this. Jon has >> been on his phone looking at radios and antennas since we left the park. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Feb 25, 2024, at 4:24?PM, Stephen Flowers >> wrote: >> >> ?Josh, >> Good afternoon. Welcome! It was a fun event to be sure. I kept getting >> this fellow on CW giving his callsign as TI5JON and I stubbornly replying >> to him: ?KI5JON ??. It turned out that he was indeed a TI station in Costa >> Rica and not a KI station from the US! >> >> Don?t be a stranger and hope to see you guys in more Ham radio activities! >> >> 73, >> Stephen (W2WF) >> >> >> On Feb 25, 2024, at 4:10?PM, J T via BVARC wrote: >> >> Hey everyone, this is Josh. My brother and I were up there today and >> wanted to say thanks again to everyone for helping us out and letting us >> mess around with the radios. We had a blast. >> >> - Josh >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Feb 24, 2024, at 8:16?PM, Sean - N5LNK via BVARC >> wrote: >> >> ?Well we tried. There is now a broadcast station on frequency. >> >> Regards, >> Sean - N5LNK >> >> On Feb 24, 2024, at 8:13?PM, mike.williams shopjubilee.com < >> mike.williams at shopjubilee.com> wrote: >> >> ? >> I am monitoring 7.271 >> >> >> Mike KK5SC >> >> >> >> Sent from my T-Mobile 5G Device >> >> >> >> -------- Original message -------- >> From: Sean - N5LNK via BVARC >> Date: 2/24/24 8:12 PM (GMT-06:00) >> To: Rudolph Ackerman >> Cc: Sean - N5LNK , BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO >> CLUB , Kori Rahman >> Subject: Re: [BVARC] REMINDER: POTA this Sunday! >> >> I?ve been getting reports that local stations can?t hear me. I was able >> to contact one station just south of Tyler Texas so it might look like >> local 40 m is not doing well. >> >> >> Regards, >> Sean - N5LNK >> >> On Feb 24, 2024, at 8:08?PM, Rudolph Ackerman >> wrote: >> >> ? >> Not hearing your on 7.271 >> >> >> Rudy Ackerman >> 281 460 7384 >> >> >> On Saturday, February 24, 2024 at 08:05:12 PM CST, Sean - N5LNK via BVARC >> wrote: >> >> >> 7.271 >> >> Regards, >> Sean - N5LNK >> >> On Feb 24, 2024, at 5:06?PM, Sean - N5LNK wrote: >> >> ? >> >> Good afternoon all. This evening on 40m at 8pm I will attempt to make >> contact with whomever answers my call. I am camping at the park and with >> good band conditions I am planing to have a little rag chew on or near >> 7.265 assuming the frequency is available. I will send another email once I >> have claimed a frequency. Look forward to chatting with you on the long >> wire. >> >> >> Regards, >> Sean - N5LNK >> >> On Feb 23, 2024, at 11:34?PM, Kori Rahman via BVARC >> wrote: >> >> ? >> Hello all, >> >> Here's another reminder that we will be going to Brazos Bend State Park >> this *Sunday* *February **25th* doing Parks On The AIr (POTA). If >> you're interested in participating or just hanging out with us, >> we're asking folks to come by between *10am **and 5pm*. If you'd like to >> help set up you are welcome to come a little early. We will be located at >> the far end of the Elm Lake part of the park. Call us on *146.520 MHz >> simplex* if you would like to reach out to us while in the park for >> directions. >> >> *One more reminder: *There will be a *pre-POTA net *on *40m* run by Sean >> N5LNK who will be NCS for the net. The approximate frequency for the net >> will be 7.265 MHz (this will vary so please turn your VFO if you don't hear >> them there) at* 8pm local time on Saturday February *24th (tomorrow). >> >> The important details: >> >> - Park access is $7. Ask for a day use area pass. >> - *IF* you have a Texas State Park Pass, then admission for the day >> is *FREE*. >> - *We will have about 4 HF radios *(40m, 20m, 15m, 10m, and >> possibly 17m or 80m) that you can use if you don't have your own. So all >> you need to bring is yourself, some water, and maybe some snacks. >> - If you'd like to bring your own radio, we have a few antennas you >> can use and the appropriate filters. But again, you don't *need *to >> bring any equipment. >> - *Technician class licensees ARE WELCOME!* You *CAN *operate the >> stations on ALL HF bands that are available and get POTA credit for >> contacts you make. You will be required to use the call sign of the club or >> any other operator on-site with the appropriate band privileges (ask me or >> Anthony W5LIC for details upon arrival). >> - If you're a Tech class license holder and would like to operate on >> 10m you may do so under your own call sign if the station is open (10m band >> conditions have been quite favorable lately). >> - Of course, you do not have to operate the radios, you can just come >> out for a fun time with your fellow hams. >> - 10 contacts are all that are required to "activate" the park. You >> can log with paper, or with any apps you prefer (we recommend the >> HAMRS App ). >> - Sign up on the POTA.app website to upload your >> logs after the event. >> >> >> *When:* >> *Sunday February 25th 2024* >> *10am - 5pm* >> >> *Where:* >> *Brazos Bend State Park* >> >> *21901 FM 762 Needville, TX 77461* >> >> If you've been curious about trying CW, FT8, or Winlink (VARA HF, 2m >> Packet etc.) we will have those as optional modes you can try. If you can't >> make this event, Anthony and I will be doing an event ourselves in April. >> It's a lot of fun, and we hope to see you out there this Sunday or any >> other time we're out at the parks. Contact me or Anthony (W5LIC) if you >> have any questions about this event. >> >> Thanks and 73! >> >> Kori Rahman, WX5KR >> *Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club* >> *Vice-President and Club Call Sign KK5W Trustee* >> Cell: (770) 298 8516 >> Kori113 at gmail.com >> >> ________________________________________________ >> Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club >> >> BVARC mailing list >> BVARC at bvarc.org >> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org >> Publicly available archives are available here: >> https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ >> >> ________________________________________________ >> Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club >> >> BVARC mailing list >> BVARC at bvarc.org >> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org >> Publicly available archives are available here: >> https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ >> >> ________________________________________________ >> Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club >> >> BVARC mailing list >> BVARC at bvarc.org >> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org >> Publicly available archives are available here: >> https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ >> >> ________________________________________________ >> Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club >> >> BVARC mailing list >> BVARC at bvarc.org >> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org >> Publicly available archives are available here: >> https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ >> >> >> ________________________________________________ >> Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club >> >> BVARC mailing list >> BVARC at bvarc.org >> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org >> Publicly available archives are available here: >> https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ >> >> ________________________________________________ >> Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club >> >> BVARC mailing list >> BVARC at bvarc.org >> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org >> Publicly available archives are available here: >> https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ >> > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sean.n5lnk at gmail.com Sun Feb 25 18:19:22 2024 From: sean.n5lnk at gmail.com (N5LNK - Sean Linkenheimer) Date: Sun, 25 Feb 2024 18:19:22 -0600 Subject: [BVARC] REMINDER: POTA this Sunday! In-Reply-To: <155EFB11-DEB9-4606-8421-24431CCED73F@icloud.com> References: <155EFB11-DEB9-4606-8421-24431CCED73F@icloud.com> Message-ID: Josh, It was great seeing you guys out there. Hope to catch you at the next event. Regards, Sean Linkenheimer Recording Secretary Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club On Sun, Feb 25, 2024 at 4:10?PM J T wrote: > Hey everyone, this is Josh. My brother and I were up there today and > wanted to say thanks again to everyone for helping us out and letting us > mess around with the radios. We had a blast. > > - Josh > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Feb 24, 2024, at 8:16?PM, Sean - N5LNK via BVARC > wrote: > > ?Well we tried. There is now a broadcast station on frequency. > > Regards, > Sean - N5LNK > > On Feb 24, 2024, at 8:13?PM, mike.williams shopjubilee.com < > mike.williams at shopjubilee.com> wrote: > > ? > I am monitoring 7.271 > > > Mike KK5SC > > > > Sent from my T-Mobile 5G Device > > > > -------- Original message -------- > From: Sean - N5LNK via BVARC > Date: 2/24/24 8:12 PM (GMT-06:00) > To: Rudolph Ackerman > Cc: Sean - N5LNK , BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB > , Kori Rahman > Subject: Re: [BVARC] REMINDER: POTA this Sunday! > > I?ve been getting reports that local stations can?t hear me. I was able to > contact one station just south of Tyler Texas so it might look like local > 40 m is not doing well. > > > Regards, > Sean - N5LNK > > On Feb 24, 2024, at 8:08?PM, Rudolph Ackerman > wrote: > > ? > Not hearing your on 7.271 > > > Rudy Ackerman > 281 460 7384 > > > On Saturday, February 24, 2024 at 08:05:12 PM CST, Sean - N5LNK via BVARC < > bvarc at bvarc.org> wrote: > > > 7.271 > > Regards, > Sean - N5LNK > > On Feb 24, 2024, at 5:06?PM, Sean - N5LNK wrote: > > ? > > Good afternoon all. This evening on 40m at 8pm I will attempt to make > contact with whomever answers my call. I am camping at the park and with > good band conditions I am planing to have a little rag chew on or near > 7.265 assuming the frequency is available. I will send another email once I > have claimed a frequency. Look forward to chatting with you on the long > wire. > > > Regards, > Sean - N5LNK > > On Feb 23, 2024, at 11:34?PM, Kori Rahman via BVARC > wrote: > > ? > Hello all, > > Here's another reminder that we will be going to Brazos Bend State Park > this *Sunday* *February **25th* doing Parks On The AIr (POTA). If > you're interested in participating or just hanging out with us, > we're asking folks to come by between *10am **and 5pm*. If you'd like to > help set up you are welcome to come a little early. We will be located at > the far end of the Elm Lake part of the park. Call us on *146.520 MHz > simplex* if you would like to reach out to us while in the park for > directions. > > *One more reminder: *There will be a *pre-POTA net *on *40m* run by Sean > N5LNK who will be NCS for the net. The approximate frequency for the net > will be 7.265 MHz (this will vary so please turn your VFO if you don't hear > them there) at* 8pm local time on Saturday February *24th (tomorrow). > > The important details: > > - Park access is $7. Ask for a day use area pass. > - *IF* you have a Texas State Park Pass, then admission for the day is > *FREE*. > - *We will have about 4 HF radios *(40m, 20m, 15m, 10m, and > possibly 17m or 80m) that you can use if you don't have your own. So all > you need to bring is yourself, some water, and maybe some snacks. > - If you'd like to bring your own radio, we have a few antennas you > can use and the appropriate filters. But again, you don't *need *to > bring any equipment. > - *Technician class licensees ARE WELCOME!* You *CAN *operate the > stations on ALL HF bands that are available and get POTA credit for > contacts you make. You will be required to use the call sign of the club or > any other operator on-site with the appropriate band privileges (ask me or > Anthony W5LIC for details upon arrival). > - If you're a Tech class license holder and would like to operate on > 10m you may do so under your own call sign if the station is open (10m band > conditions have been quite favorable lately). > - Of course, you do not have to operate the radios, you can just come > out for a fun time with your fellow hams. > - 10 contacts are all that are required to "activate" the park. You > can log with paper, or with any apps you prefer (we recommend the > HAMRS App ). > - Sign up on the POTA.app website to upload your > logs after the event. > > > *When:* > *Sunday February 25th 2024* > *10am - 5pm* > > *Where:* > *Brazos Bend State Park* > > *21901 FM 762 Needville, TX 77461* > > If you've been curious about trying CW, FT8, or Winlink (VARA HF, 2m > Packet etc.) we will have those as optional modes you can try. If you can't > make this event, Anthony and I will be doing an event ourselves in April. > It's a lot of fun, and we hope to see you out there this Sunday or any > other time we're out at the parks. Contact me or Anthony (W5LIC) if you > have any questions about this event. > > Thanks and 73! > > > Kori Rahman, WX5KR > *Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club* > > *Vice-President and Club Call Sign KK5W Trustee* > Cell: (770) 298 8516 > > Kori113 at gmail.com > > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sean.n5lnk at gmail.com Sun Feb 25 18:26:44 2024 From: sean.n5lnk at gmail.com (N5LNK - Sean Linkenheimer) Date: Sun, 25 Feb 2024 18:26:44 -0600 Subject: [BVARC] REMINDER: POTA this Sunday! In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Band conditions were perfect for some great DX this weekend. It was great visiting with all who were in attendance. Regards, Sean Linkenheimer Recording Secretary Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club On Sat, Feb 24, 2024 at 5:06?PM Sean - N5LNK wrote: > Good afternoon all. This evening on 40m at 8pm I will attempt to make > contact with whomever answers my call. I am camping at the park and with > good band conditions I am planing to have a little rag chew on or near > 7.265 assuming the frequency is available. I will send another email once I > have claimed a frequency. Look forward to chatting with you on the long > wire. > > > Regards, > Sean - N5LNK > > On Feb 23, 2024, at 11:34?PM, Kori Rahman via BVARC > wrote: > > ? > Hello all, > > Here's another reminder that we will be going to Brazos Bend State Park > this *Sunday* *February **25th* doing Parks On The AIr (POTA). If > you're interested in participating or just hanging out with us, > we're asking folks to come by between *10am **and 5pm*. If you'd like to > help set up you are welcome to come a little early. We will be located at > the far end of the Elm Lake part of the park. Call us on *146.520 MHz > simplex* if you would like to reach out to us while in the park for > directions. > > *One more reminder: *There will be a *pre-POTA net *on *40m* run by Sean > N5LNK who will be NCS for the net. The approximate frequency for the net > will be 7.265 MHz (this will vary so please turn your VFO if you don't hear > them there) at* 8pm local time on Saturday February *24th (tomorrow). > > The important details: > > - Park access is $7. Ask for a day use area pass. > - *IF* you have a Texas State Park Pass, then admission for the day is > *FREE*. > - *We will have about 4 HF radios *(40m, 20m, 15m, 10m, and > possibly 17m or 80m) that you can use if you don't have your own. So all > you need to bring is yourself, some water, and maybe some snacks. > - If you'd like to bring your own radio, we have a few antennas you > can use and the appropriate filters. But again, you don't *need *to > bring any equipment. > - *Technician class licensees ARE WELCOME!* You *CAN *operate the > stations on ALL HF bands that are available and get POTA credit for > contacts you make. You will be required to use the call sign of the club or > any other operator on-site with the appropriate band privileges (ask me or > Anthony W5LIC for details upon arrival). > - If you're a Tech class license holder and would like to operate on > 10m you may do so under your own call sign if the station is open (10m band > conditions have been quite favorable lately). > - Of course, you do not have to operate the radios, you can just come > out for a fun time with your fellow hams. > - 10 contacts are all that are required to "activate" the park. You > can log with paper, or with any apps you prefer (we recommend the > HAMRS App ). > - Sign up on the POTA.app website to upload your > logs after the event. > > > *When:* > *Sunday February 25th 2024* > *10am - 5pm* > > *Where:* > *Brazos Bend State Park* > > *21901 FM 762Needville, TX 77461* > > If you've been curious about trying CW, FT8, or Winlink (VARA HF, 2m > Packet etc.) we will have those as optional modes you can try. If you can't > make this event, Anthony and I will be doing an event ourselves in April. > It's a lot of fun, and we hope to see you out there this Sunday or any > other time we're out at the parks. Contact me or Anthony (W5LIC) if you > have any questions about this event. > > Thanks and 73! > > > Kori Rahman, WX5KR > *Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club* > > *Vice-President and Club Call Sign KK5W Trustee* > Cell: (770) 298 8516 > > Kori113 at gmail.com > > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: 2024.02.25 Brazos Bend State Park.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 296119 bytes Desc: not available URL: From apollard310 at gmail.com Sun Feb 25 18:35:34 2024 From: apollard310 at gmail.com (Andre Pollard) Date: Sun, 25 Feb 2024 18:35:34 -0600 Subject: [BVARC] REMINDER: POTA this Sunday! In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Was great meeting everyone there. See you all at the Hamfest Andre KJ5EJC On Sun, Feb 25, 2024 at 6:27?PM N5LNK - Sean Linkenheimer via BVARC < bvarc at bvarc.org> wrote: > Band conditions were perfect for some great DX this weekend. It was great > visiting with all who were in attendance. > > > Regards, > Sean Linkenheimer > Recording Secretary > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > > > On Sat, Feb 24, 2024 at 5:06?PM Sean - N5LNK wrote: > >> Good afternoon all. This evening on 40m at 8pm I will attempt to make >> contact with whomever answers my call. I am camping at the park and with >> good band conditions I am planing to have a little rag chew on or near >> 7.265 assuming the frequency is available. I will send another email once I >> have claimed a frequency. Look forward to chatting with you on the long >> wire. >> >> >> Regards, >> Sean - N5LNK >> >> On Feb 23, 2024, at 11:34?PM, Kori Rahman via BVARC >> wrote: >> >> ? >> Hello all, >> >> Here's another reminder that we will be going to Brazos Bend State Park >> this *Sunday* *February **25th* doing Parks On The AIr (POTA). If >> you're interested in participating or just hanging out with us, >> we're asking folks to come by between *10am **and 5pm*. If you'd like to >> help set up you are welcome to come a little early. We will be located at >> the far end of the Elm Lake part of the park. Call us on *146.520 MHz >> simplex* if you would like to reach out to us while in the park for >> directions. >> >> *One more reminder: *There will be a *pre-POTA net *on *40m* run by Sean >> N5LNK who will be NCS for the net. The approximate frequency for the net >> will be 7.265 MHz (this will vary so please turn your VFO if you don't hear >> them there) at* 8pm local time on Saturday February *24th (tomorrow). >> >> The important details: >> >> - Park access is $7. Ask for a day use area pass. >> - *IF* you have a Texas State Park Pass, then admission for the day >> is *FREE*. >> - *We will have about 4 HF radios *(40m, 20m, 15m, 10m, and >> possibly 17m or 80m) that you can use if you don't have your own. So all >> you need to bring is yourself, some water, and maybe some snacks. >> - If you'd like to bring your own radio, we have a few antennas you >> can use and the appropriate filters. But again, you don't *need *to >> bring any equipment. >> - *Technician class licensees ARE WELCOME!* You *CAN *operate the >> stations on ALL HF bands that are available and get POTA credit for >> contacts you make. You will be required to use the call sign of the club or >> any other operator on-site with the appropriate band privileges (ask me or >> Anthony W5LIC for details upon arrival). >> - If you're a Tech class license holder and would like to operate on >> 10m you may do so under your own call sign if the station is open (10m band >> conditions have been quite favorable lately). >> - Of course, you do not have to operate the radios, you can just come >> out for a fun time with your fellow hams. >> - 10 contacts are all that are required to "activate" the park. You >> can log with paper, or with any apps you prefer (we recommend the >> HAMRS App ). >> - Sign up on the POTA.app website to upload your >> logs after the event. >> >> >> *When:* >> *Sunday February 25th 2024* >> *10am - 5pm* >> >> *Where:* >> *Brazos Bend State Park* >> >> *21901 FM 762Needville, TX 77461* >> >> If you've been curious about trying CW, FT8, or Winlink (VARA HF, 2m >> Packet etc.) we will have those as optional modes you can try. If you can't >> make this event, Anthony and I will be doing an event ourselves in April. >> It's a lot of fun, and we hope to see you out there this Sunday or any >> other time we're out at the parks. Contact me or Anthony (W5LIC) if you >> have any questions about this event. >> >> Thanks and 73! >> >> >> Kori Rahman, WX5KR >> *Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club* >> >> *Vice-President and Club Call Sign KK5W Trustee* >> Cell: (770) 298 8516 >> >> Kori113 at gmail.com >> >> >> ________________________________________________ >> Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club >> >> BVARC mailing list >> BVARC at bvarc.org >> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org >> Publicly available archives are available here: >> https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ >> >> ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From info at adorstore.com Sun Feb 25 23:25:29 2024 From: info at adorstore.com (Rod Neumann) Date: Sun, 25 Feb 2024 23:25:29 -0600 Subject: [BVARC] Antenna prewire house In-Reply-To: References: <4A71F03B-E57C-42C9-91DD-682D86EDED85@hxcore.ol> <003e01da6686$6a6e1120$3f4a3360$@suddenlinkmail.com> <005d01da66cd$5d9d2700$18d77500$@aol.com> <001801da6750$8c795f20$a56c1d60$@suddenlinkmail.com> Message-ID: Ha.... You know it Mike. Far away in Space and Time. QSY to my personal email and let's chat. ROD / W5IE Rod Neumann (832)444-0192 ALLogic Inc. / AdorStore PO Box 217 NEW ULM, TX 78950 On Sun, Feb 25, 2024 at 7:53?AM mike.williams shopjubilee.com via BVARC < bvarc at bvarc.org> wrote: > Rod, > > > > Did you previously work at Syntron in a place far far away? > > > > Mike Williams KK5SC > > > > *From:* BVARC *On Behalf Of *Rod Neumann via > BVARC > *Sent:* Saturday, February 24, 2024 9:59 PM > *To:* BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB > *Cc:* Rod Neumann ; John Holmes ; > Robert Polinski > *Subject:* Re: [BVARC] Antenna prewire house > > > > It would seem to me the fast rise time of the lightning pulse makes it > similar to any RF good practice concerns....the safety ground path should > have low inductive reactance, not just low resistance. It also seems to > me that skin effect resistance of braided strap may be lower than the skin > effect resistance of stranded large gauge wire because of the increased > copper surface area of braid (keeping other things the same). But all the > weaving of the tiny braided little strands may present an increase of the > inductive effect, unless the strands are not tarnished and act like a solid > band -- so that may be why, these days, you see a preference for copper > straps that are not braided. So I am not necessarily pushing a conclusion > on what is best, but rather "thinking out loud" on why some choices may be > better than others. > > > > ROD / W5IE > > > > > > > Rod Neumann (832)444-0192 > ALLogic Inc. / AdorStore > > PO Box 217 > > NEW ULM, TX 78950 > > > > > > > > On Sat, Feb 24, 2024 at 12:47?PM John Holmes via BVARC > wrote: > > Totally agree and it?s vital to measure the grounding resistance, both my > positions (station and electrical service are linked but 300ft apart) are > sub 1 ohm which is well below code. All my bonding inside in the shack > leads to a common grounding copper bus bar with braided copper cables to > each bit of equipment. You can only do so much but every little helps. > > > > 73 John W Holmes K4VMG > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* BVARC on behalf of Robert Polinski via > BVARC > *Sent:* Saturday, February 24, 2024 12:37:36 PM > *To:* 'BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB' > *Cc:* Robert Polinski > *Subject:* Re: [BVARC] Antenna prewire house > > > > The type of wire is not important in bonding applications. The object of > bonding is to prevent potential voltages from 2 different grounds. In the > event of a lightning strike, you want all grounding systems to be at the > same potential. This relates to safety & equipment protection, not RF > grounding. Example, if your electrical service ground has a resistance of 3 > ohms (NEC requires it to be 4 ohms or less) and your ham station ground is > 1 ohm, if lightning strikes the power lines on the next block, the surge > coming in the power line to your home will be seeking your ground rod at > your home. This surge will not be the full current of the strike, as ohms > law is in effect, resistance of the ckt limits the current. If the strike > sees your house ground at 3 ohms, but the ham ground is 1 ohm, It will take > whatever path it needs to that lower resistance ground, that means thru > your radio or any other equipment that has both a electrical ground (3 wire > cord) & a ham station ground (antenna system) The bonding between these 2 > grounds makes the surge see the low resistance of the combined grounds and > greatly lowers the chance it will take a path thru your equipment. Robert > > > > *From:* BVARC *On Behalf Of *John Holmes via > BVARC > *Sent:* Saturday, February 24, 2024 11:06 AM > *To:* BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB > *Cc:* John Holmes ; Rick Hiller > > *Subject:* Re: [BVARC] Antenna prewire house > > > > Use braided copper for *bonding* but minimum AWG6 wire for external > grounding and lightning protection. > > Every single *ground* system in the N0AX book suggests wire not braid. > > > > The two are totally different animals > > > > > > *From: *BVARC on behalf of Rick Hiller via > BVARC > *Date: *Saturday, February 24, 2024 at 10:50 > *To: *BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB > *Cc: *Rick Hiller > *Subject: *Re: [BVARC] Antenna prewire house > > John is correct....... > > Have a read of ARRL Publication by *H. Ward Silver, N0AX, Grounding > and Bonding for the Radio Amateur * > > *and * > > *The Radio Hotel in the BVARC Beacon Sept 2023 Conductors for Grounding *written > by the folks at Georgia Copper. > > find it on the BVARC.org Tech Pages at > > https://bvarc.org/rh/rh_2309.pdf > > > > 73...Rick W5RH > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, Feb 23, 2024 at 8:59?PM John Parmalee via BVARC > wrote: > > I think copper strap is better. Look at any broadcast facility where > there is high power and you will find copper strap.. Check out George > Copper > > > > *From:* BVARC *On Behalf Of *Robert Polinski > via BVARC > *Sent:* Friday, February 23, 2024 12:31 PM > *To:* 'BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB' > *Cc:* Robert Polinski > *Subject:* Re: [BVARC] Antenna prewire house > > > > Make sure that ether you or your electrician, run a #6 wire from the > electrical ground to any ground rods you install at your ham system. They > need to be bonded together. Robert > > > > *From:* BVARC *On Behalf Of *Rod Neumann via > BVARC > *Sent:* Thursday, February 22, 2024 12:37 PM > *To:* BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB > *Cc:* Rod Neumann > *Subject:* Re: [BVARC] Antenna prewire house > > > > I'm not answering what you asked, but for a new 2nd story install I will > suggest you put a good deep copper ground rod in the ground directly below > the shack window and run a good copper conductor, I think wide flat > copper braided is best (? is that still the consensus?), and ground all > chassis to that ground. Being up on the second story can present > RF-in-the-shack problems if you don't have a very good low inductance path > to ground. > > ROD / W5IE > > > Rod Neumann (832)444-0192 > ALLogic Inc. / AdorStore > > PO Box 217 > > NEW ULM, TX 78950 > > > > > > > > On Thu, Feb 22, 2024 at 10:05?AM Chuck via BVARC wrote: > > Building new house 2 story with radio room upstairs was thinking of > bringing cables in under the eve near the peek was looking for any advice > and what type of device with the connectors to buy?..new to ham radio so > not much experience any help appreciated . > > > > Chuck Hale > > KF5UXP > > > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ > > > > > -- > > Rick Hiller > > *e-mail: rickhiller73 at gmail.com * > > *Cell/VM/Text: 832-474-3713* > > *Physical: 9031 Troulon Drive* > > * Houston, TX 77036* > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From sotaxme at yahoo.com Wed Feb 28 00:26:08 2024 From: sotaxme at yahoo.com (rodney martinez) Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2024 06:26:08 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [BVARC] Volunteers Needed - Greater Houston HamFest In-Reply-To: <1770581385.384191.1708878289613@mail.yahoo.com> References: <1770581385.384191.1708878289613.ref@mail.yahoo.com> <1770581385.384191.1708878289613@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1497587659.977124.1709101568824@mail.yahoo.com> Mike, Any of us volunteering our time should not be required to buy entrance to Hamfest.? I planned to do VE testing Saturday.? Now I hear I have to also pay to walk the tables after driving all the way out there to volunteer our time?? Thats messed up Buddy.? And you know it is.? And my complaint applies to ANY operators volunteering their time.? Even setting up tables, Sir Rod MartinezNK5Q Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Sun, Feb 25, 2024 at 10:25, Mike Hardwick via BVARC wrote: Volunteers Needed ? Greater Houston HamFest ? Needing volunteers for two critical areas. ? 1.?????? Table Set-up and Tear-down ? A scheduling conflict has recently arisen with the group whoset up the tables and the podium at the Greater Houston HamFest. ?Three to four people are needed to do thiswith it taking 2 to 3 hours for setup and about 2 hours to teardown.? The critical time is the setup.? You are not necessarily being asked to helpwith both setup and teardown. ? Setup tentatively will take place between about 10 and 1 onthis coming Thursday, February 29 (the day before the actual Hamfest starts).? These 3 hours can be varied if tooinconvenient.? Someone will be there mostof the day tending to this and other pre-hamfest work; In addition to the 2 ? 3hours for table setup, we need other volunteers for an hour or two at any timethroughout that day (Thursday).? Teardownstarts immediately after the Hamfest ends at 3PM, Saturday, March 2. ?If you can help, please contact Mike Hardwick,N5VCX at n5vcx at att.net or at 713-826-6917. ? 2.??????Loading and Unloading ? To help both vendors and support for the hamfest, volunteersare needed to help load and unload vehicles. Some of the areas needed aresupport for Robert Polinski with the PA system, HRO unloading their truck, HAMWEARSunloading their vehicle and several other vendors. The time on this starts onThursday at 9 am and continues off and on throughout the hamfest. ? If you can spare 15 to 30 minutes Thursday, Friday or Saturdayin the morning or afternoon, it will really be beneficial. If you can help, pleasecontact Mike Hardwick, N5VCX at n5vcx at att.netor at 713-826-6917. ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list BVARC at bvarc.org http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rickhiller73 at gmail.com Wed Feb 28 07:49:22 2024 From: rickhiller73 at gmail.com (Rick Hiller) Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2024 07:49:22 -0600 Subject: [BVARC] Volunteers Needed - Greater Houston HamFest In-Reply-To: <1497587659.977124.1709101568824@mail.yahoo.com> References: <1497587659.977124.1709101568824@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rickhiller73 at gmail.com Wed Feb 28 07:51:24 2024 From: rickhiller73 at gmail.com (Rick Hiller) Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2024 07:51:24 -0600 Subject: [BVARC] Volunteers Needed - Greater Houston HamFest In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <4EC3BBE3-8C87-414B-AA49-25F709D9E6F0@gmail.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From k5izo at yahoo.com Wed Feb 28 07:59:46 2024 From: k5izo at yahoo.com (John Chauvin) Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2024 13:59:46 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [BVARC] Volunteers Needed - Greater Houston HamFest In-Reply-To: References: <1497587659.977124.1709101568824@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <547560422.2004831.1709128786412@mail.yahoo.com> BVARC does not want to be put into a position of judging how much volunteer time is required to get free admission:? Is it 15 minutes; 2 hours; 8 hours; a 5 day work week; longer?? BVARC does not "pay" members to provide their time to help BVARC.? It is a "volunteer" organization.? Furthermore, most of those who help drive out there anyway to attend the Hamfest.? Additionally, do you expect members to be paid to operate? Go figure! IZO On Wednesday, February 28, 2024 at 07:50:36 AM CST, Rick Hiller via BVARC wrote: That has been the policy of the past 18 GHHF?s at the FBCF.Ten bucks on line, saves you a fiver.RH Sent from my i-Thingamajig On Feb 28, 2024, at 12:54?AM, rodney martinez via BVARC wrote: ?Mike, Any of us volunteering our time should not be required to buy entrance to Hamfest.? I planned to do VE testing Saturday.? Now I hear I have to also pay to walk the tables after driving all the way out there to volunteer our time?? Thats messed up Buddy.? And you know it is.? And my complaint applies to ANY operators volunteering their time.? Even setting up tables, Sir Rod MartinezNK5Q Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Sun, Feb 25, 2024 at 10:25, Mike Hardwick via BVARC wrote: Volunteers Needed ? Greater Houston HamFest ? Needing volunteers for two critical areas. ? 1.?????? Table Set-up and Tear-down ? A scheduling conflict has recently arisen with the group whoset up the tables and the podium at the Greater Houston HamFest. ?Three to four people are needed to do thiswith it taking 2 to 3 hours for setup and about 2 hours to teardown.? The critical time is the setup.? You are not necessarily being asked to helpwith both setup and teardown. ? Setup tentatively will take place between about 10 and 1 onthis coming Thursday, February 29 (the day before the actual Hamfest starts).? These 3 hours can be varied if tooinconvenient.? Someone will be there mostof the day tending to this and other pre-hamfest work; In addition to the 2 ? 3hours for table setup, we need other volunteers for an hour or two at any timethroughout that day (Thursday).? Teardownstarts immediately after the Hamfest ends at 3PM, Saturday, March 2. ?If you can help, please contact Mike Hardwick,N5VCX at n5vcx at att.net or at 713-826-6917. ? 2.??????Loading and Unloading ? To help both vendors and support for the hamfest, volunteersare needed to help load and unload vehicles. Some of the areas needed aresupport for Robert Polinski with the PA system, HRO unloading their truck, HAMWEARSunloading their vehicle and several other vendors. The time on this starts onThursday at 9 am and continues off and on throughout the hamfest. ? If you can spare 15 to 30 minutes Thursday, Friday or Saturdayin the morning or afternoon, it will really be beneficial. If you can help, pleasecontact Mike Hardwick, N5VCX at n5vcx at att.netor at 713-826-6917. ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list BVARC at bvarc.org http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list BVARC at bvarc.org http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list BVARC at bvarc.org http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From k4vmg at hotmail.com Wed Feb 28 08:23:04 2024 From: k4vmg at hotmail.com (John Holmes) Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2024 14:23:04 +0000 Subject: [BVARC] Volunteers Needed - Greater Houston HamFest In-Reply-To: <547560422.2004831.1709128786412@mail.yahoo.com> References: <1497587659.977124.1709101568824@mail.yahoo.com> <547560422.2004831.1709128786412@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: Thanks for the reminder, I hadn?t bought mine. From: BVARC on behalf of John Chauvin via BVARC Date: Wednesday, February 28, 2024 at 08:00 To: rodney martinez , BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB Cc: John Chauvin , Rick Hiller Subject: Re: [BVARC] Volunteers Needed - Greater Houston HamFest BVARC does not want to be put into a position of judging how much volunteer time is required to get free admission: Is it 15 minutes; 2 hours; 8 hours; a 5 day work week; longer? BVARC does not "pay" members to provide their time to help BVARC. It is a "volunteer" organization. Furthermore, most of those who help drive out there anyway to attend the Hamfest. Additionally, do you expect members to be paid to operate? Go figure! IZO On Wednesday, February 28, 2024 at 07:50:36 AM CST, Rick Hiller via BVARC wrote: That has been the policy of the past 18 GHHF?s at the FBCF. Ten bucks on line, saves you a fiver. RH Sent from my i-Thingamajig On Feb 28, 2024, at 12:54?AM, rodney martinez via BVARC wrote: ?Mike, Any of us volunteering our time should not be required to buy entrance to Hamfest. I planned to do VE testing Saturday. Now I hear I have to also pay to walk the tables after driving all the way out there to volunteer our time? Thats messed up Buddy. And you know it is. And my complaint applies to ANY operators volunteering their time. Even setting up tables, Sir Rod Martinez NK5Q Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Sun, Feb 25, 2024 at 10:25, Mike Hardwick via BVARC wrote: Volunteers Needed ? Greater Houston HamFest Needing volunteers for two critical areas. 1. Table Set-up and Tear-down A scheduling conflict has recently arisen with the group who set up the tables and the podium at the Greater Houston HamFest. Three to four people are needed to do this with it taking 2 to 3 hours for setup and about 2 hours to teardown. The critical time is the setup. You are not necessarily being asked to help with both setup and teardown. Setup tentatively will take place between about 10 and 1 on this coming Thursday, February 29 (the day before the actual Hamfest starts). These 3 hours can be varied if too inconvenient. Someone will be there most of the day tending to this and other pre-hamfest work; In addition to the 2 ? 3 hours for table setup, we need other volunteers for an hour or two at any time throughout that day (Thursday). Teardown starts immediately after the Hamfest ends at 3PM, Saturday, March 2. If you can help, please contact Mike Hardwick, N5VCX at n5vcx at att.net or at 713-826-6917. 2. Loading and Unloading To help both vendors and support for the hamfest, volunteers are needed to help load and unload vehicles. Some of the areas needed are support for Robert Polinski with the PA system, HRO unloading their truck, HAMWEARS unloading their vehicle and several other vendors. The time on this starts on Thursday at 9 am and continues off and on throughout the hamfest. If you can spare 15 to 30 minutes Thursday, Friday or Saturday in the morning or afternoon, it will really be beneficial. If you can help, please contact Mike Hardwick, N5VCX at n5vcx at att.net or at 713-826-6917. ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list BVARC at bvarc.org http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list BVARC at bvarc.org http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list BVARC at bvarc.org http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Join > here: > https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81349999102?pwd=c01CdXBWRDNYWTU4czZGL0VicUNuQT09 > > *Note: if this meeting request includes a Skype link, please DO NOT use > that link. We'll be on Zoom only.* > > Thanks! > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Don't forget to thank the > other vendors and sellers who attend the Greater Houston HamFest > making the event the largest in Texas. > > Don't forget to stop by and visit the rocket, drone and UAV display in > Bldg B from? the University of Houston chapter of American Institute > of Aeronautics and Astronautics > > If you need more information on the HamFest, please go to > houstonhamfest.org . > > Hope to see you there. > > Mike Hardwick, N5VCX > Chairman > Greater Houston HamFest > 713-826-6917 > > > Virus-free.www.avg.com > > > > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here:https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Ham Radio Outlet will be back again this year so please stop by their tables and tell them thanks for coming down. Don't forget to thank the other vendors and sellers who attend the Greater Houston HamFest making the event the largest in Texas.? Don't forget to stop by and visit the rocket, drone and UAV display in Bldg B from? the University of Houston chapter of American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics? If you need more information on the HamFest, please go to houstonhamfest.org.? Hope to see you there.? Mike Hardwick, N5VCX Chairman Greater Houston HamFest 713-826-6917? Virus-free. www.avg.com ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list BVARC at bvarc.org http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list BVARC at bvarc.org http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ From leemanpa at me.com Wed Feb 28 18:32:12 2024 From: leemanpa at me.com (leemanpa at me.com) Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2024 18:32:12 -0600 Subject: [BVARC] Fwd: Greter Houston HamFest In-Reply-To: <779bfa86-6451-4561-9cf6-a41899192e94@comcast.net> References: <779bfa86-6451-4561-9cf6-a41899192e94@comcast.net> Message-ID: <3b6901da6aa6$bdc1c8c0$39455a40$@me.com> I spoke to Illustrious Mike Hardwick yesterday, it is 1 ticket/person for BOTH days. WA5LEE Lee Glassman, ARRL VE, COM-L, COM-T, AUXCOMM, NREMT #E3525310 Tomball, Texas https://wa5lee.com Pronouns: Him/He HCOHSEM AUXCOMM From: BVARC On Behalf Of John Denison via BVARC Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2024 6:24 PM To: Mike Hardwick via BVARC Cc: John Denison Subject: Re: [BVARC] Fwd: Greter Houston HamFest I didn't see this mentioned anywhere, but do we purchase tickets for each day or is one ticket for both days? 73 John Denison KD5YOU On 2/28/2024 8:28 AM, Mike Hardwick via BVARC wrote: The Greater Houston HamFest is only two days away from opening its doors this Friday at noon. Please come out to enjoy the event Friday and Saturday with the various vendors from across Texas and surrounding states. Ham Radio Outlet will be back again this year so please stop by their tables and tell them thanks for coming down. Don't forget to thank the other vendors and sellers who attend the Greater Houston HamFest making the event the largest in Texas. Don't forget to stop by and visit the rocket, drone and UAV display in Bldg B from the University of Houston chapter of American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics If you need more information on the HamFest, please go to houstonhamfest.org . Hope to see you there. Mike Hardwick, N5VCX Chairman Greater Houston HamFest 713-826-6917 Virus-free. www.avg.com ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list BVARC at bvarc.org http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Mike Hardwick. > On Feb 28, 2024, at 6:32 PM, Lee Glassman WA5LEE via BVARC wrote: > > ? > I spoke to Illustrious Mike Hardwick yesterday, it is 1 ticket/person for BOTH days. > > WA5LEE > Lee Glassman, ARRL VE, COM-L, COM-T, AUXCOMM, NREMT #E3525310 > Tomball, Texas > https://wa5lee.com > Pronouns: Him/He > HCOHSEM AUXCOMM > > From: BVARC On Behalf Of John Denison via BVARC > Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2024 6:24 PM > To: Mike Hardwick via BVARC > Cc: John Denison > Subject: Re: [BVARC] Fwd: Greter Houston HamFest > > I didn't see this mentioned anywhere, but do we purchase tickets for each day or is one ticket for both days? > > 73 > John Denison > KD5YOU > > On 2/28/2024 8:28 AM, Mike Hardwick via BVARC wrote: > > The Greater Houston HamFest is only two days away from opening its doors this Friday at noon. Please come out to enjoy the event Friday and Saturday with the various vendors from across Texas and surrounding states. > > Ham Radio Outlet will be back again this year so please stop by their tables and tell them thanks for coming down. Don't forget to thank the other vendors and sellers who attend the Greater Houston HamFest making the event the largest in Texas. > > Don't forget to stop by and visit the rocket, drone and UAV display in Bldg B from the University of Houston chapter of American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics > > If you need more information on the HamFest, please go to houstonhamfest.org. > > Hope to see you there. > > Mike Hardwick, N5VCX > Chairman > Greater Houston HamFest > 713-826-6917 > > > Virus-free.www.avg.com > > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kd5you at comcast.net Wed Feb 28 19:15:02 2024 From: kd5you at comcast.net (John Denison) Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2024 19:15:02 -0600 Subject: [BVARC] Fwd: Greter Houston HamFest In-Reply-To: References: <3b6901da6aa6$bdc1c8c0$39455a40$@me.com> Message-ID: Ok thanks everyone for the replies. See you Friday! 73 John Denison KD5YOU On 2/28/2024 6:39 PM, Mike Hardwick via BVARC wrote: > One ticket for both days. > > Mike Hardwick. > >> On Feb 28, 2024, at 6:32 PM, Lee Glassman WA5LEE via BVARC >> wrote: >> >> ? >> >> I spoke to Illustrious Mike Hardwick yesterday, it is 1 ticket/person >> for BOTH days. >> >> *WA5LEE * >> >> *Lee Glassman, ARRL VE, COM-L, COM-T, AUXCOMM, NREMT #**E3525310*** >> >> *Tomball, Texas* >> >> *https://wa5lee.com * >> >> *Pronouns: Him/He* >> >> *HCOHSEM AUXCOMM* >> >> *From:*BVARC *On Behalf Of *John Denison >> via BVARC >> *Sent:* Wednesday, February 28, 2024 6:24 PM >> *To:* Mike Hardwick via BVARC >> *Cc:* John Denison >> *Subject:* Re: [BVARC] Fwd: Greter Houston HamFest >> >> I didn't see this mentioned anywhere, but do we purchase tickets for >> each day or is one ticket for both days? >> >> 73 >> John Denison >> KD5YOU >> >> On 2/28/2024 8:28 AM, Mike Hardwick via BVARC wrote: >> >> The Greater Houston HamFest is only two days away from opening >> its doors this Friday at noon. Please come out to enjoy the event >> Friday and Saturday with?the various vendors from across Texas >> and surrounding states. >> >> Ham Radio Outlet will be back again this year so please stop by >> their tables and tell them thanks for coming down. Don't forget >> to thank the other vendors and sellers who attend the Greater >> Houston HamFest making the event the largest in Texas. >> >> Don't forget to stop by and visit the rocket, drone and UAV >> display in Bldg B from? the University of Houston chapter of >> American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics >> >> If you need more information on the HamFest, please go to >> houstonhamfest.org . >> >> Hope to see you there. >> >> Mike Hardwick, N5VCX >> >> Chairman >> >> Greater Houston HamFest >> >> 713-826-6917 >> >> >> >> >> >> Virus-free.www.avg.com >> >> >> >> >> ________________________________________________ >> >> Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club >> >> BVARC mailing list >> >> BVARC at bvarc.org >> >> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org >> >> Publicly available archives are available here:https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ >> >> ________________________________________________ >> Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club >> >> BVARC mailing list >> BVARC at bvarc.org >> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org >> Publicly available archives are available here: >> https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here:https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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LOL Make it a great day! 73, Stephen (W2WF) > On Feb 28, 2024, at 9:48?PM, John Denison via BVARC wrote: > > I was hovering above the Fort Bend County Fairgrounds in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 this morning. > > 73 > John Denison > KD5YOU > > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ From kc5ret at gmail.com Thu Feb 29 23:17:45 2024 From: kc5ret at gmail.com (Rob KC5RET) Date: Thu, 29 Feb 2024 23:17:45 -0600 Subject: [BVARC] Fwd: Greter Houston HamFest In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hello, I bought a ticket, paid via paypal, but I have not received something I can print that looks like a ticket. Suggestions? 73, Rob, KC5RET Virus-free.www.avast.com <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> On Wed, Feb 28, 2024 at 8:29?AM Mike Hardwick via BVARC wrote: > > The Greater Houston HamFest is only two days away from opening its doors > this Friday at noon. Please come out to enjoy the event Friday and Saturday > with the various vendors from across Texas and surrounding states. > > Ham Radio Outlet will be back again this year so please stop by their > tables and tell them thanks for coming down. Don't forget to thank the > other vendors and sellers who attend the Greater Houston HamFest making the > event the largest in Texas. > > Don't forget to stop by and visit the rocket, drone and UAV display in > Bldg B from the University of Houston chapter of American Institute of > Aeronautics and Astronautics > > If you need more information on the HamFest, please go to > houstonhamfest.org. > > Hope to see you there. > > Mike Hardwick, N5VCX > Chairman > Greater Houston HamFest > 713-826-6917 > > > > Virus-free.www.avg.com > > <#m_-8876959852159243553_m_2507884225235893075_DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC at bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wlynnloden at gmail.com Thu Feb 29 23:27:29 2024 From: wlynnloden at gmail.com (William L. Loden, Sr.) Date: Fri, 1 Mar 2024 05:27:29 +0000 Subject: [BVARC] Fwd: Greter Houston HamFest In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Last year was Will Call at the gate... KI5WWU Lynn in Houston/Oak Forest ________________________________ From: BVARC on behalf of Rob KC5RET via BVARC Sent: Thursday, February 29, 2024 11:17 PM To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB Cc: Rob KC5RET Subject: Re: [BVARC] Fwd: Greter Houston HamFest Hello, I bought a ticket, paid via paypal, but I have not received something I can print that looks like a ticket. Suggestions? 73, Rob, KC5RET [https://s-install.avcdn.net/ipm/preview/icons/icon-envelope-tick-round-orange-animated-no-repeat-v1.gif] Virus-free.www.avast.com On Wed, Feb 28, 2024 at 8:29?AM Mike Hardwick via BVARC > wrote: The Greater Houston HamFest is only two days away from opening its doors this Friday at noon. Please come out to enjoy the event Friday and Saturday with the various vendors from across Texas and surrounding states. Ham Radio Outlet will be back again this year so please stop by their tables and tell them thanks for coming down. Don't forget to thank the other vendors and sellers who attend the Greater Houston HamFest making the event the largest in Texas. Don't forget to stop by and visit the rocket, drone and UAV display in Bldg B from the University of Houston chapter of American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics If you need more information on the HamFest, please go to houstonhamfest.org. Hope to see you there. Mike Hardwick, N5VCX Chairman Greater Houston HamFest 713-826-6917 [https://s-install.avcdn.net/ipm/preview/icons/icon-envelope-tick-green-avg-v1.png] Virus-free.www.avg.com ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list BVARC at bvarc.org http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rudolph_ackerman at yahoo.com Thu Feb 29 23:31:37 2024 From: rudolph_ackerman at yahoo.com (rudolph_ackerman) Date: Thu, 29 Feb 2024 23:31:37 -0600 Subject: [BVARC] Fwd: Greter Houston HamFest In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <597615146.11212262.1709271103370@yahoo.com> You should get two emails.? ?One is the receipt from PayPal.? ?And another from web at bvarc.com.? ?show either of those.? ? If not in tour inbox check your spam filter.Sent from my T-Mobile 5G Device -------- Original message --------From: Rob KC5RET via BVARC Date: 2/29/24 11:18 PM (GMT-06:00) To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB Cc: Rob KC5RET Subject: Re: [BVARC] Fwd: Greter Houston HamFest Hello,I bought a ticket, paid via paypal, but I have not received?something I can print that looks like a ticket.Suggestions?73, Rob, KC5RETVirus-free.www.avast.comOn Wed, Feb 28, 2024 at 8:29?AM Mike Hardwick via BVARC wrote:The Greater Houston HamFest is only two days away from opening its doors this Friday at noon. Please come out to enjoy the event Friday and Saturday with?the various vendors from across Texas and surrounding states.Ham Radio Outlet will be back again this year so please stop by their tables and tell them thanks for coming down. Don't forget to thank the other vendors and sellers who attend the Greater Houston HamFest making the event the largest in Texas.?Don't forget to stop by and visit the rocket, drone and UAV display in Bldg B from? the University of Houston chapter of American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics?If you need more information on the HamFest, please go to houstonhamfest.org.?Hope to see you there.?Mike Hardwick, N5VCXChairmanGreater Houston HamFest713-826-6917?Virus-free.www.avg.com ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list BVARC at bvarc.org http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc at bvarc.org/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: