[BVARC] BVARC Awards Banquet - Update

[Mike Hardwick via BVARC]

I want to let everyone know that even though it was a great effort, we did not 
meet the minimum for the caterer for the BVARC Awards Banquet. So at this time 
the banquet on the 18th is cancelled. For those members that paid via PayPal, 
their money will be refunded. Those that paid by check, the check will be 
mailed back to you. If you have not received your refund by the end of January, 
please send me an e-mail at n5...@att.net 
It is unfortunate about the cancellation but the banquet is not going away. 
Over the next few days a survey will be e-mailed to all members to see just 
what everyone would like to do for an awards banquet. The survey will only a 
few questions:
1. Would you like to have the banquet at a restaurant or have it catered?2. 
What type of food would you like to have?3. What day of the week would you like 
the banquet held?4. What kind of price range would be acceptable for you for 
the banquet - $15 to $20, $20 to $25, $25 to $30 or $30 to $35?
Hopefully we can get enough responses in over the next few weeks so a new 
banquet can be held sometime in the last half of March. 
When you get the survey, please consider your answers carefully and 
constructively. Club members input is what keeps the club going. 

73,
Mike Hardwick, N5VCXPresidentBrazos Valley Amateur Radio Club713-826-6917





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Re: [BVARC] AT

[wb5itt via BVARC]

Would be better if the video wasn't private..Sent via my Samsung Galaxy S10e, 
an AT 5G Evolution capable smartphone..so there! 
 Original message From: Robert Polinski via BVARC 
 Date: 1/8/24  7:07 PM  (GMT-06:00) To: 'BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR 
RADIO CLUB'  Cc: Robert Polinski  
Subject: [BVARC] AT For all you x AT guys would make a good ham 
shackhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vF-CJ70aHLk 
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[BVARC] AT

[Robert Polinski via BVARC]

For all you x AT guys would make a good ham shack

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vF-CJ70aHLk 


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Re: [BVARC] House Power Back-up -- Presentation at the BVARC Dec. Meeting

[rodney martinez via BVARC]

I attended Ontility Solar school course and learned how an off-grid home is 
designed.  I also attended Generac systems course.  They both provide valuable 
info.  Highly recommended.
73'sRod MartinezNK5Q

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  On Mon, Jan 8, 2024 at 14:00, Rick Hiller via BVARC wrote:   
At the BVARC December meeting, Mke Lambert, KI5MIK, gave an excellent and quite 
comprehensive presentation on his delve into the world of house power back-up.  
He started with a gas generator then went thru a substantial exploratory due 
diligence of the solar and battery based system which he now uses.  He covers 
battery chemistry and the pro's and con's of each step in his travels.
This is excellent reference material for your future planning.   Find the 56 
page PDF presentation on the BVARC Tech Page at    
https://bvarc.org/Tech/BackupPowerKI5MIK2.pdf 
Thank you, Mike, for your time and expertise.  What a benefit to have it 
available to all.  Thanks, Eddie!
Enjoy all of the articles on the BVARC Tech pages from various club 
membersRick  W5RH
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[BVARC] House Power Back-up -- Presentation at the BVARC Dec. Meeting

[Rick Hiller via BVARC]

At the BVARC December meeting, Mke Lambert, KI5MIK, gave an excellent and
quite comprehensive presentation on his delve into the world of house power
back-up.  He started with a gas generator then went thru a substantial
exploratory due diligence of the solar and battery based system which he
now uses.  He covers battery chemistry and the pro's and con's of each step
in his travels.

This is excellent reference material for your future planning.   Find the
56 page PDF presentation on the BVARC Tech Page at
*https://bvarc.org/Tech/BackupPowerKI5MIK2.pdf
 *

Thank you, Mike, for your time and expertise.  What a benefit to have it
available to all.  Thanks, Eddie!

Enjoy all of the articles on the BVARC Tech pages from various club
membersRick  W5RH

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Re: [BVARC] Why not to use XYL

[Stephen Flowers via BVARC]

All,
Same in Spanish:  Señorita (unmarried lady), Señora (married lady).  However, 
you’d likely get killed if you called a Señora an “ex - señorita”.  Dangerous 
waters, tread carefully is all I’m saying..  LOL

73,
Stephen (W2WF)


> On Jan 7, 2024, at 8:44 PM, Chris Medlin via BVARC  wrote:
> 
> Our abbreviated signals are just shorthand. 
> CQ is derived from “seek you”
> OM is old man. That’s you, Anthony (and me). 
> YL is “Young Lady”… you got that right. A YL can be licensed or non-licensed. 
> When a YL gets married, regardless of License or Non-License, she becomes an 
> Ex-YL, or XYL. 
> Similar to French, if I recall correctly from High School French class (and 
> Phillipe can also correct me) Mademoiselle is the young lady whereas Madam is 
> the married lady. 
>  
> XYL is just the wife. Shouldnt be a statement that someone gets offended 
> over. 
> Of they do, just continue to use the shorthand in CW, where it was likely 
> birthed and she will be none the wiser, unless she knows CW, then its likely 
> she wont care. 
> 
> Chris/AC5CM
> 
> 
> Typos brought to you by iPhone
> 
>> On Jan 7, 2024, at 16:04, anthony moro via BVARC  wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> So today I was schooled why I shouldn't call a female operator a XYL. So XYL 
>> means unlicensed female operator, or ones wife that is an operator. Either 
>> way it seems to me that it is not a good idea to say that to you better half 
>> if she is an operator. I was given this when I said that.
>> 
>> Young Lady
>> The term "Young Lady" derives from a Morse code abbreviation, YL, that is 
>> used to refer to female amateur radio operators, regardless of age. (As male 
>> operators of any age are addressed as OM or "old man", the non-licensed 
>> spouse of an OM is often called an XYL.) 
>> -- 
>> Anthony Morones
>>  W5LIC
>> w5li...@gmail.com 
>> 713-410-3948
>> 
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