Sounds like a plan

On Sun, Feb 22, 2026, 3:52 PM Rob KC5RET via BVARC <[email protected]> wrote:

> I find this confusing. Since I am no longer a member (no longer live in
> the area) I either have to wait to see if my posts, which are legit,
> sometimes appliance operator questions, or something another ham might
> need, for sale, they either get stuck in admin approval limbo or not posted
> at all. This thread is center stage and I heard all about it at the hamfest.
> Josh from Ham Radio 2.0 made a video regarding non-welcoming ham radio
> clubs, and this is playing into that wheelhouse.
>
> I would not post without offering a solution. I'll put on my ice hockey
> referee uniform, (43 years as an official) give each of the combatants
> hockey sticks and let them beat each other silly and interview when one of
> them drops.
>
> 73, Rob, KC5RET  EM20tq
>
>
> On Sat, Feb 21, 2026 at 9:11 AM Mike Knerr via BVARC <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>> I kind of like it, it reminds me of my two year olds.
>>
>> On Fri, Feb 20, 2026, 7:54 PM Lloyd Coker via BVARC <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Enjoying the back and forth.
>>>
>>> Learning a lot. 😁👍
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *Lloyd F. Coker*
>>>
>>> *Email: [email protected] <[email protected]>*
>>>
>>> *Email2: [email protected] <[email protected]> *
>>>
>>> *Cypress, Texas 77429*
>>>
>>> *KI5OYC*
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *From:* BVARC <[email protected]> *On Behalf Of *Gokhan KORALTURK
>>> via BVARC
>>> *Sent:* Friday, February 20, 2026 19:49
>>> *To:* BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB <[email protected]>
>>> *Cc:* Gokhan KORALTURK <[email protected]>; smtp.comcast.net <
>>> [email protected]>; John Mechura <[email protected]>; Michael
>>> Amos <[email protected]>
>>> *Subject:* Re: [BVARC] 146.940 Repeater Explanation
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I'd have agree that this is not some thing I'd expect from gentlemen of
>>> adult age, let alone members of HAM community. I'd just assume this was a
>>> momentary lapse of judgement from two angry people but I'm sure this will
>>> end now and the gentlemen would carry out their argument either off public
>>> forums that are not designed for this, or they would solve the issue like
>>> the distinguished getlntlemen we all aim to be.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 73,
>>>
>>> Gokhan KORALTURK
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Feb 20, 2026, 20:43 smtp.comcast.net via BVARC <[email protected]>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> I am not.  Public club threads should not be utilized for any derogatory
>>> comments.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I would rather have all members be disabled from sending to the public
>>> thread then have to read inappropriate content like this.  Childish and not
>>> representative of ham radio.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Kind regards,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>  Jason Althaus KJ5EQQ
>>> ------------------------------
>>>
>>> *From:* BVARC <[email protected]> on behalf of John Mechura via
>>> BVARC <[email protected]>
>>> *Sent:* Friday, February 20, 2026 7:30 PM
>>> *To:* BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB <[email protected]>
>>> *Cc:* John Mechura <[email protected]>; Michael Amos <
>>> [email protected]>
>>> *Subject:* Re: [BVARC] 146.940 Repeater Explanation
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I am entertained!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Feb 20, 2026 at 6:41 PM Michael Amos via BVARC <[email protected]>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> I’m now seeing why people are wanting to unsubscribe from this forum.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *From:* BVARC <[email protected]> *On Behalf Of *N6RAM--- via
>>> BVARC
>>> *Sent:* Friday, February 20, 2026 12:45 PM
>>> *To:* 'BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB' <[email protected]>
>>> *Cc:* [email protected]
>>> *Subject:* Re: [BVARC] 146.940 Repeater Explanation
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Did I really need to see this?  Just text or call.  Dang the drama.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *From:* BVARC <[email protected]> *On Behalf Of *Chris Boone via
>>> BVARC
>>> *Sent:* Friday, February 20, 2026 8:28 AM
>>> *To:* [email protected]; Steve Agee <[email protected]>
>>> *Cc:* Chris Boone <[email protected]>
>>> *Subject:* Re: [BVARC] 146.940 Repeater Explanation
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Nice of you to make such slanderous and libel statements in public,
>>> Steve. I'll be forwarding this on to my lawyer. As far as decoordination,
>>> the procedure is in the standards that must be followed.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> You've just opened the door for a lawsuit against the society. A lot of
>>> repeater trustees are pissed because of this kind of actions done
>>> illegally. Read the damn coordination standards. You have to notify me by
>>> certified mail that I'm being decoordinated and I have up to one year to
>>> fight it....and I will be fighting it. 146.96 will be going up at its
>>> coordinated site at 1500 ft soon. Go ahead stick somebody else on the
>>> channel. I'll be covering their ass up and I have the FCC as well as the
>>> standards of coordination behind me. Keep blabbing your mouth and you'll
>>> get a damn lawsuit yourself. I'm tired of this crap. The VHFFM society is
>>> done so many things wrong in the last couple of years without membership
>>> approval. Coordinating repeaters on 10 kHz splits on two meters. That was
>>> never approved by the membership as required by the bylaws
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Just keep blabbing and let me save all this and I'll be sure to forward
>>> it on to my lawyer. Thank you very much.  Hope you have good insurance cuz
>>> you're going to need it
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *Chris WB5ITT*
>>>
>>> *Trustee W5APX*
>>>
>>> *WRXZ789 GMRS*
>>>
>>> *Society of Broadcast Engineers Vice Chairman and Frequency Coordinator,
>>> SBE134 SE TX and SW LA*
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thursday, February 19, 2026 at 10:41:00 PM CST, Steve Agee via BVARC <
>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Howdy folks. I am a lifetime member of the club, but have only watched
>>> this list since joining many years ago. This is my first post to the list.
>>> As a matter of fact, I only got posting approved just yesterday. I wanted
>>> to set the record straight, especially after comments from WB5ITT (stating
>>> that information from the coordination body cannot be trusted) and some
>>> others that posted some of their own ideas and speculation.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I am the repeater coordinator for Zone 2, which is Southeast Texas.
>>> WA5CYI (Pump Handle to many of you) was the trustee up until June 01, 2014.
>>> At that time, it was transferred to KD5YVQ, the now late Robert Polinski.
>>> Robert filed paperwork to create a club, for whom he was the trustee. On
>>> October 10, 2014, the repeater call sign was changed to his new club call
>>> sign, KG5EEO. When I took over Zone 2 in 2016, Robert contacted me, and we
>>> discussed what would happen to the repeater if something happened to him.
>>> He asked if he could have a note on file that the repeater be transferred
>>> via a club-to-club transfer, specifically to WR5AAA. I told him that I
>>> would make a note of his wishes.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Fast forward to present. Sadly, Robert passed away a couple of weeks
>>> ago, and at his request, I did exactly what he asked me to do. I did a
>>> club-to-club transfer to WR5AAA, which is the call sign you now hear on the
>>> 146.940 repeater. The trustee of that club is the B.V.A.R.C. past
>>> president, Mike Hardwick.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> As for WB5ITT, Chris, YOU seem to be the only person on here with an
>>> issue against the Society. Why don't YOU tell these fine folks that YOU
>>> flat out lied to me as the coordinator, about where your 146.960 repeater
>>> was located. Then you moved it without even filing the appropriate
>>> paperwork. And don't forget to tell them that YOU committed MULTIPLE
>>> FELONIES recently regarding same. There are several other repeater trustees
>>> on this list that try to do the right thing, and they have no beef with the
>>> coordination process, nor me. I'd say the problem lies with CHRISTOPHER
>>> BOONE, and NOT the coordination body that you continually verbally abuse on
>>> this list. As for the 146.940 Houston machine, I changed the call sign in
>>> the database, and by now, the repeater should be identifying with the same
>>> call sign, WR5AAA. As for your 146.960 repeater, it has been
>>> de-coordinated, for willfully and intentionally falsifying information on
>>> the coordination. Since you are a lifetime member, a previous coordinator,
>>> and a past director, of all people, YOU should know the process and be able
>>> to follow it, but you refuse to do so. After conferring with the state
>>> frequency coordinator, you will be receiving the required 30 days notice
>>> paper copy in your P.O.Box in the next few days. As of 3/21/26 the pair
>>> goes to the next person on the waiting list.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> N5ZUA
>>>
>>>
>>>
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