Re: [BVARC] Vice President's Update November 2023

[Michael Hooper KI5MWJ via BVARC]

Brazos Bend is K-2992Sent from my iPhoneOn Nov 2, 2023, at 6:04 AM, anthony moro via BVARC  wrote:I am not sure about those recreation areas. The program just added a bunch of new parks around the country. I am still looking for the list. It is possible that they may add more,. We just have to see what happens in the future. The numbers are in the five digits now. On Thu, Nov 2, 2023, 7:24 AM JP Pritchard via BVARC  wrote:

  
   
 
 
  
   Thank you Anthony. I plugged in the name as listed in Kori's note and got no answers, thus my confusion. Perhaps I did something wrong. in As I said there are other federal "recreation areas around Texas, usually corps of engineers lakes. Can those receive POTA designations as well? That would open up a lot of possibilities for POTA enthusiasts in Texas.
   
  
    
   
  
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On 11/02/2023 6:55 AM CDT anthony moro via BVARC  wrote:

   
 

   
 



  
 Good morning JP. it's great to hear from you, maybe i can help with the question. The Brazoria property does have a park number. The number is K-0545. You can find all sorts of parks on  pota.app. I will exclude the like for you to check out. You may need to put the DXCC and state.  

  
 
  https://pota.app/#/map
  
 
   
  
 
  I hope this helps a bit. 
  
 
  Anthony-W5LIC
   
   
   
On Thu, Nov 2, 2023, 5:32 AM JP Pritchard via BVARC  wrote:

   
 
 
 
  Kori, I'm not clear on the upcoming use of the Brazoria property for Parks on the Air.  Does this facility have a park number K-  If not, then how does that work for POTA hunters and activators? Obviously, I am not deeply engaged in the dos and don'ts of POTA, so I would like some clarity on this. I know of several Corps of Engineers lakes around the state that don't have POTA designations. Can I activate any of them because they are federal and open to the public for recreational purposes?  ...just askin', please straighten me out...
  
 
   
  
 
  JP K5JPP
  
  
  
   On 11/01/2023 10:25 PM CDT Kori Rahman via BVARC  wrote:
   
  
    
   
  
    
   
   
   
Hello everyone,

   
 

   
It is finally November! This is an important month for the club and for our nation. We celebrate a bountiful harvest with our family and friends, and... WE VOTE. Of course with our coming general meeting the club will gather for a chili supper prepared by the wonderful BVARC food team, AND we hold our elections for board positions that are up this year. Please come out to vote at the meeting (Thursday November 9th at 7pm), or if you cannot make it in person you can provide a proxy vote following the instructions from our election committee Rick Hiller's email (excerpt at the bottom of this email). Voting CANNOT be done via zoom, but the meeting will be streamed and you will be able to find the link on our website. A quorum of at least 34 members in attendance is needed so come in-person if you can. Otherwise, we have a usual jam packed month with lots of opportunities to hangout and get on the radio (and if you get tired of the family drama on Thanksgiving, you can always put your call out on the 146.94MHz repeater and have fun then too! LOL).  A quick reminder for folks: I have created a calendar for those who use a Google (or Apple) calendar app. The link is here and when you click on it you should be prompted to add the BVARC Calendar to your calendar app. All events for the next 30 days should be on that calendar as well as others as we confirm their dates.

   
 

   
Don't forget to check out our website BVARC.org for updates, and for information on our weekly in-person events, nets, and other resources. The November Newsletter IS on the website (link here), so please be sure to read through it and find out more about the candidates running in our election. Don't forget about our social media as well! We have a Facebook Page, a Discord Server, and YouTube channel for the club.

   
 

   
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Re: [BVARC] Field Day Pictures

[Michael Hooper KI5MWJ via BVARC]

I took around 200 photos during field day. I will work on posting some to this 
thread tomorrow. I’m out of town right now but did make a compressed folder of 
all my photos. I’m also going to give them to Mike (club president) on a flash 
drive soon. 

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> On Jul 2, 2023, at 4:20 PM, John Denison via BVARC  wrote:
> 
> I took a few of the antennas outside and one of the Fort Bend communications 
> van. I could post them here in the BVARC reflector if needed.
> 
> 73
> John Denison
> KD5YOU
> 
>> On 7/2/2023 3:53 PM, Chris Medlin via BVARC wrote:
>> Did anyone take any pictures during field day with BVARC at the fire 
>> training facility? Ive looked at facebook and the email threads and the only 
>> pictures Ive seen are a few drone shots of antennas.
>> If I missed a link, then whoops, apologies.. otherwise, Id love to see some 
>> pics if someone has them in a publicly accessible repository.
>> 
>> Thanks
>> 73/Chris/AC5CM
>> 
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Re: [BVARC] Antenna Experiance

[Michael Hooper KI5MWJ via BVARC]

I use my Super Antenna with the tripod mount. It sits about 7 feet high. I dont 
have the 80m kit for it but that would make it a bit taller. There is a stake 
mount available but I didn’t buy it because I use it in Rocky Mountain terrain. 
I have made contacts in Canada and South American with it when using at home in 
Texas. 

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> On Oct 24, 2022, at 5:30 PM, Rick Hiller via BVARC  wrote:
> 
> 
> Hassan,
> 
> Another way around the HOA is to use a tilt over base (DX Engineering and 
> others).  You use a base station type vertical antenna with ground radials 
> and the tilt over base allows you to tilt the vertical down to ground level.  
> As long as you have the space to lay it over you are good to go.  Not sure 
> the SA would fit this type of installation but a 4,5 or 6 BTV Hustler 
> certainly would.  Keep it down during the day and at night tilt it up.  
> Painted appropriately you can't see it.  
> 
> Also, look thru some of the antenna books that are available.   They are full 
> of ideas for you to build and implement yourself.   Thus lowering the cost of 
> the high cost commercial antennas.  Practical Antenna Handbook by Joe Carr.   
> HF Antennas for all Locations -- Les Moxon.ARRL Antenna Compendiums Vol 1 
> thru 8.  Vertical Antennas -- Bill Orr.   Vertical Antenna Classics -- ARRL  
> just to name a few.
> 
> I see that you are in a gated community with all of the street names being 
> "Quiet "Holy Toledo!  Your yard has plenty of room for a tilt over 
> situation, as far as the satellite view can see.  Also looks like you have a 
> tile roofhow about running a loop around the perimeter of the roof with 
> insulated wire and feed it with coax and a 4:1 balun with a tune in the 
> shack.   An Auto Tuner would be the best for quick band changes.  Use as a 
> receive antenna too.   Lots of ways to go, if you think about it. 
> 
> GL ES 73Rick -- W5RH
> 
>> On Mon, Oct 24, 2022 at 6:13 PM Hassan Thomas via BVARC  
>> wrote:
>> Thank you for the feedback.  Curious on you Super antenna, how high does it 
>> sit off the ground?  
>> 
>> Thank you,
>> Hassan
>> 
>>> On Mon, Oct 24, 2022 at 2:14 PM Michael Hooper KI5MWJ via BVARC 
>>>  wrote:
>>> Definitely DX commander. Its not as portable as the Super Antenna. Super 
>>> antenna does not perform near as well. I have both. I upgraded the radials 
>>> for the Super Antenna and now it better but still lagging. Haven’t tried 
>>> the SA for 2 meters yet. 
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>> 
>>>>> On Oct 24, 2022, at 12:04 PM, Jeff Greer via BVARC  
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> I'm in an HOA as well, but I've had the DX Commander clone up for a year 
>>>> or so now without anybody saying anything.  I don't think anybody 
>>>> recognizes the 31-foot fiberglass pole sticking up out of my back yard as 
>>>> an antenna...
>>>> 
>>>> What I really love about it is the ability to change bands at will.  I can 
>>>> get all of the HF bands (ok, I can only get most of 80) with the built-in 
>>>> tuner on my radio.  It makes jumping around really quick and convenient.
>>>> 
>>>> Before (because I was brand new and in an HOA), I just had a 71' wire 
>>>> strung along the eave of my house and over to a tetherball pole by a 
>>>> fence.  I used an external tuner for that, and it worked ok.  The DX 
>>>> Commander performs a lot better for DX, though.
>>>> 
>>>> From: Hassan Thomas 
>>>> Sent: Monday, October 24, 2022 1:44 PM
>>>> To: Jeff Greer 
>>>> Cc: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB 
>>>> Subject: Re: [BVARC] Antenna Experiance
>>>>  
>>>> Great question.  I would like to use this antenna as a base antenna (HOA 
>>>> restrictions), fief day, POTA and SHIT.  Main use is for HF!  Love the 
>>>> added be if it of hiring the 2m band too.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On Mon, Oct 24, 2022 at 13:33 Jeff Greer  wrote:
>>>> Oooh, antenna questions!  What do you hope to use the antenna for?  These 
>>>> both appear to be multiband and portable.  Anthony and I are going to urge 
>>>> you to consider a DX Commander antenna:  https://www.m0mcx.co.uk/
>>>> 
>>>> https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6wLPPAzu7iPDMaUeHoVvJw
>>>> 
>>>> Anthony uses one for POTA; I use a homebrew copy at home, and put up 
>>>> another for JOT

Re: [BVARC] Antenna Experiance

[Michael Hooper KI5MWJ via BVARC]

Definitely DX commander. Its not as portable as the Super Antenna. Super 
antenna does not perform near as well. I have both. I upgraded the radials for 
the Super Antenna and now it better but still lagging. Haven’t tried the SA for 
2 meters yet. 

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> On Oct 24, 2022, at 12:04 PM, Jeff Greer via BVARC  wrote:
> 
> 
> I'm in an HOA as well, but I've had the DX Commander clone up for a year or 
> so now without anybody saying anything.  I don't think anybody recognizes the 
> 31-foot fiberglass pole sticking up out of my back yard as an antenna...
> 
> What I really love about it is the ability to change bands at will.  I can 
> get all of the HF bands (ok, I can only get most of 80) with the built-in 
> tuner on my radio.  It makes jumping around really quick and convenient.
> 
> Before (because I was brand new and in an HOA), I just had a 71' wire strung 
> along the eave of my house and over to a tetherball pole by a fence.  I used 
> an external tuner for that, and it worked ok.  The DX Commander performs a 
> lot better for DX, though.
> 
> From: Hassan Thomas 
> Sent: Monday, October 24, 2022 1:44 PM
> To: Jeff Greer 
> Cc: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB 
> Subject: Re: [BVARC] Antenna Experiance
>  
> Great question.  I would like to use this antenna as a base antenna (HOA 
> restrictions), fief day, POTA and SHIT.  Main use is for HF!  Love the added 
> be if it of hiring the 2m band too.
> 
> 
> 
> On Mon, Oct 24, 2022 at 13:33 Jeff Greer  wrote:
> Oooh, antenna questions!  What do you hope to use the antenna for?  These 
> both appear to be multiband and portable.  Anthony and I are going to urge 
> you to consider a DX Commander antenna:  https://www.m0mcx.co.uk/
> 
> https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6wLPPAzu7iPDMaUeHoVvJw
> 
> Anthony uses one for POTA; I use a homebrew copy at home, and put up another 
> for JOTA the other day.
> 
> From: BVARC  on behalf of Hassan Thomas via BVARC 
> 
> Sent: Monday, October 24, 2022 1:25 PM
> To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB 
> Cc: Hassan Thomas 
> Subject: [BVARC] Antenna Experiance
>  
> Happy Monday, trying to decide on a multi band antenna.  Contestant #1 is the 
> Super Antenna and contestant #2 is the buddie pole.  Curious if anyone has 
> had experience with either antenna and would share their experience?  
> 
> 
> Kindest Regards,
>  
> Hassan Thomas - N5MTG
> -- 
> Kindest Regards,
>  
> Hassan Thomas
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Re: [BVARC] Antenna rood add on

[Michael Hooper KI5MWJ via BVARC]

I may be home by this weekend or early next week. If you don’t get any help by 
then, I can do it.
Mike Hooper

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> On Aug 2, 2022, at 5:06 PM, K5BOU via BVARC  wrote:
> 
> 
> I am in need of someone who can climb to my roof to add up on the existing 1 
> ft mast, a 3 ft HF vertical receiving antenna.
>  
> 
> K5BOU-PhilippeBoucaumont
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Re: [BVARC] Times Microwave EZ-x00-UM and EZx00-UM-X Solderless connectors

[Michael Hooper KI5MWJ via BVARC]

I use the crimp on types from other manufactures with great success. I do have 
to solder the center conductor but the shield wire crimps on. I would the the 
microwave times connectors are just as good or better. 

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> On Jan 10, 2022, at 6:16 PM, Allen Brier via BVARC  wrote:
> 
> 
> Has anyone out there used Times Microwave EZ-x00-UM and EZx00-UM-X Solderless 
> connectors? Comments? Good/Bad?
>  
> Allen R. Brier N5XZ
> 1515 Windloch Lane
> Richmond, TX 77406
> 713-705-4801
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Re: [BVARC] Help needed.

[Michael Hooper KI5MWJ via BVARC]

I can help. Text or call me at (979) 215-6731, my name is Mike Hooper. We can 
set up a date. I would want to do it fairly early before the heat. KI5MWJ

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> On Jul 12, 2021, at 5:59 PM, K5BOU via BVARC  wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> This past month was difficult for my family and me. Covid/ Pulmonary 
> infection.
> It was a close call, and Dr was not sure if I will make it. 
> Because I’m on Oxigen and lost 95 % capacity of my lung, I'm looking for 
> someone who can help with a small project. My end-fed antenna runs from a 
> lower part of my roof to my fence. 
> I’m looking if someone is comfortable walking o my roof to raise my end fed 
> antenna to higher point. 
> Thanks in advance. 
> K5BOU- Philippe
> 
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