[BVARC] video editing experts out there?

[Rod Neumann via BVARC]

I am always trying to do things in a vacuum.  Maybe in the fraternity of
local hams I can commiserate with someone farther down the video editing
path.

I just bought Movavi, a video editing app, and I've been piddling for an
hour and still don't have my 4 minute .MOV video file imported into
Movavi.  Apparently it needs MP4.  So I've tried free converters so far and
tried installing the plugin of the apple codec and still microsoft does not
let me save it as an MP4.

SO... maybe somebody who plays with video editing often enough can let me
be a pest and ask questions or maybe someone else interested in this
subject and we can help each other out.

Anybody out there who wants to email me and we could meet up on email and
phones on this stuff?  I also do 3D printing, PIC firmware, and electronics
design... this seems like the right place to find similarly interested
fellows.

ROD   W5IE


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Re: [BVARC] Antenna prewire house

[Rod Neumann via BVARC]

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@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 concernsthe 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 
> *wr

Re: [BVARC] Antenna prewire house

[Rod Neumann via BVARC]

It would seem to me the fast rise time of the lightning pulse makes it
similar to any RF good practice concernsthe 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
>
>

Re: [BVARC] Antenna prewire house

[Rod Neumann via BVARC]

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
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Re: [BVARC] Why not to use XYL

[Rod Neumann via BVARC]

regarding the proper meanings of: YL  OM and XYL and DR

At the dawn of Ham Radio, it was the Flapper days... the 1920s.  Couples
didn't "date".  They courted.  You had to have family permission to
approach a young lady for courtship or at the very least, introduced.  If
you were interested in a female, a single one, she was  properly called a
"young lady".  Typically a Young Lady was presumably available if she was
called a young lady.  You might imagine that ham radio was an interesting
activity for young men, just like automobiles in the 1910s, 20s, 30s.  And
nothing's changed where of course, girls were a constant topic.  They
weren't "girls" back then, but maybe "gals" and more properly they were
Young Ladies.  And the young men teased each other if they were too fogey,
too "not with it".  Far from being nerds, young men interested in cars and
radio were cool, in today-speak.  And if you were not cool, you were an old
man.  Think British.  They commonly teased each other by calling each other
"old man".  You've heard that, right?

So the fellows called themselves OM, sort of poking fun at themselves and
at each other.  And if a man was unmarried and he was looking, he was
looking for a Young Lady... a single lady, not a married one.

So if you said to a friend, "hey old man, have you seen this new young lady
around town?  I think her name is Ann. Do you know anything about her?"
And then if he replied, "yeh old man, stay away from her, she's Bud's wife
(or fiancee or ..) -- she's no longer a young lady (not single), she's an
Ex- Young Lady."

I can see that being a joke that became a meme.  There were YLs and so it
would be funny to call the claimed ones "Ex".  Not about age.  About
availability.

Contrary to some misunderstandings, originally YLs and XYLs are not just
females in the ham fraternity, or married to hams, it just means
YL=Available Women and XYL=Unavailable Women (either claimed or married).

I was mostly hamming in the 1960s, and this is what I picked up reading and
listening back in that day.. .and when I came back to ham radio in 2000 I
noticed people were afraid of offending wives if they called them XYL.
No.  It wasn't Ex as in No Longer Young.  But they heard the EX modified
"young" so it must mean "old".  Not originally, anyway.  But times change.
People get offended by language they don't understand -- so they try to be
"correct".  It is a quaint old custom to call each other OM... It was a fun
way the young men of the early 20th century calling each other out if they
behaved too staid and proper, instead of adventurous and young-minded.  So
OM is ok with me -- doesn't mean we are old.. it's just tradition.

BTW, chasing DX on CW it was common to address each other as DR OM which
meant Dear OM.  That's another quaint custom that seems to confuse people
and has been lost mostly except maybe internationally sometimes.  We are
afraid if we say Dear OM there's a sexual overtone?  Come on.  Go read old
letters addressed between business people.  Even today it is proper to
address a letter "Dear Sir:"..   There's a reason for that.  We've probably
all been taken wrongly in an email or text when someone mistakens our
tone... maybe they think we are sarcastic or angry or pedantic even when we
are just trying to make factual statements.  That has ALWAYS been a problem
with language that is not face to face, where you can read the other one's
countenance, the emotionless text can be misconstrued.  So the "Dear" and
the "very truly yours" language was customary to lighten the speech.

So how do I know all these things?  You can take my facts to the bank.
After all, most of what I think I know I learned from listening to myself
talk.

ROD  / W5IE





On Sun, Jan 7, 2024 at 4:04 PM 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*
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Re: [BVARC] Echo on receive DX.

[Rod Neumann via BVARC]

I remember working from Houston as WA5KHM, a VU ( India) at around 9PM CST,
on CW 15 meters in about 1965 when I was 15 years old.  There was a W5???
Corpus Christi ham had his antenna on a Commercial broadcast tower so it
was up maybe 100+ feet elevation.  He was too far for groundwave and too
close for direct skip.  The Corpus W5 worked the VU first, and I worked the
VU after the Corpus W5.  The VU and the W5 sounded very echoic.   For the
Corpus W5 I don't know if I was hearing Long Path followed by a second Long
Path?  ...or was I hearing atmospheric scatter as the first arrival from
Corpus, and Long Path as the second arrival.  But I heard an approximate
1/7 second between sigs which corresponds well to Earth circumference. I
remember the echo made it very hard to copy.  It seemed like *an echoed dit
filled in the blank space after the dit before it*. It muddled up a word
real good!

Figuring at ~18wpm a dit is very close to exactly the time (Morse baud =
WPM/2.4)... and it takes a signal to go around the world about one DIT time
at that WPM. (25,000miles/186000miles/seconds ~1/7s ).  I don't remember
but I'm guessing most likely I engaged in something like a 15WPM to 20WPM QSO
so it fits. I had an old WW2 oscilloscope and don't remember if I had it
hooked up, but then I could have seen if there was another blip from 2nd
pass. I seem to think I did, but I told this story so many times when I was
a youngster, it may have turned into a "fish story" so I'm not sure. LOL

 Has anyone seen a long path blip come around the world more than once?

ROD/ W5IE

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ALLogic Inc. / AdorStore
PO Box 217
New Ulm, TX 78950



On Wed, Nov 3, 2021 at 10:39 AM Jeffrey Carson via BVARC 
wrote:

> Hello, I recently operated portable in Hawaii and noticed echo on some
> signals. Was I hearing long path and short path (technically both, hehe)?
> I seem to remember this back in 2013/4 during the last cycle of good DX.
> This was last Wednesday on a PAR end fed wire in a coconut tree and an 817.
> This was on 20 meters.
>
> Remember, it was only some signals. lol, so it wasn't the radio. 73
>
> Thanks,
>
> KF5ONT
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Re: [BVARC] A/C RFI noise

[Rod Neumann via BVARC]

Philippe,
Maybe you can at least do a process of elimination first before having
someone come look at it.

 For instance:

   1. On what band(s) do you hear the noise?
   2. Where did you put the ferrites?  On 3 wire 240VAC to the outside
   unit? On the inside unit? On the 24VC thermostat wires?
   3. How is the unit grounded?  Do you know if noise emanates from outside
   unit?  Inside unit? Smart thermostat?
   4. What does the noise sound like?  Continuous wide spectrum? Or
   intermittent spikes?  Synched to 60Hz? Describe? Do you have a
   spectrum/waterfall image of it?


ROD / W5IE

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On Mon, Aug 9, 2021 at 11:53 AM K5BOU-Philippe via BVARC 
wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Anyone can recommended a tech who know working on A/C  and RFI noise .
>
> Currently I get bad noise trough my end-fed antenna when my A/C turn on.
> We try ferrite choke for Palomar engineering  without success.
>
> Thanks.
>
>
>
> K5BOU-PhilippeBoucaumont
>
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Re: [BVARC] Isotron antenna

[Rod Neumann via BVARC]

at least the bulb is good for DC to Light so excessively Hi-Q should not be
a worry.

Rod / W5IE


Rod Neumann  cell: (832)444-0192
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On Mon, Dec 21, 2020 at 9:48 AM Travis Burgess via BVARC 
wrote:

> If you can find any, photographers used to use a 1,500 watt  3200 Kelvin,
> Mogul base bulb, for portraits.
>
> The bulb below is clear not frosted like the photo bulb.  They are as long
> as my forearm. 😁
> Standard 1500PS52/CL130 1500 Watt Ps52 Incandescent 130V Mog
> 
> Standard 1500 Watt Ps52 Incandescent 130V Mogul (E39) Base Clear Bulb
> (1500Ps52/Cl130) LightingSupply.com stocks thousands of products including
> LED Lights - LED Bulbs - LED Fixtures and ships the same business day.
> www.lightingsupply.com
>
>
> --
> *From:* BVARC  on behalf of Cal Birdsall via
> BVARC 
> *Sent:* Monday, December 21, 2020 8:34 AM
> *To:* BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB 
> *Cc:* Cal Birdsall 
> *Subject:* Re: [BVARC] Isotron antenna
>
> I remember an article - I think in QST where some guys actually did use
> big commercial bulbs.  Maybe it was the April issue 😄
>
> Cal Birdsall N5BR
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>
> On Dec 21, 2020, at 12:14 AM, Michael Monsour via BVARC 
> wrote:
>
> 
> You might have the same luck using a light bulb for an antenna-at least it
> will be cheaper
>
> On Sun, Dec 20, 2020 at 10:32 PM Mark Brantana via BVARC 
> wrote:
>
> Anyone have any experience with an Isotron antenna?
>
> Mark
> N5PRD
>
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Re: [BVARC] $30 cat cable still does not work

[Rod Neumann via BVARC]

I probably shouldn't be replying because I really don't know about FT450 or
FT8.  But this question totally is befuddling to me as it doesn't say
what's the problem. Maybe I can say one or two things that are helpful.

Here's an RS232/USB cable for $9 from Amazon.

It has a *male* DB9 plug on one end and a USB connector on the other.   If
your radio has a female DB9 port, then you're good, otherwise buy a DB9
gender changer. Googling about the FT450, it says the RS232 Port on the
radio is *male also*, so you'll need a female/female DB9 gender changer...
like this gender change for $5 on Amazon.


Then you'll need to install the driver software.  This can all get
confusing with the fact that the computer will see this interface as a
serial COM port, so you need to set up the right COM port after you plug in
the cable to your USB on the computer.  Or maybe you got a disc with the
radio and it has all the software needed?

And reading further about the FT450 this Yaesu radio actually labels
the DB9 port "CAT".  Huh?  Can anybody explain what CAT stands for where it
applies to an RS232 serial communications port?  AFAIK the term CAT is
about a cable of multi twisted pair.  In other words CAT cable is like
saying COAX cable -- it's not about the signals going through it or what
its used for, it is about the physical conductor construction of the cable
itself.  Or is this something merely lost in the Japanese/USA translation
and now we have this confusing term CAT being misapplied.  Is it a
misnomer?

Or have I been Rip Van Winkle and this word CAT is now standard and has a
reasonable place in the vernacular, in application to what this is used for?


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On Tue, Jan 14, 2020 at 6:10 PM Martin Blaise via BVARC 
wrote:

> I just purchased a $30 cat cable from Mouser and first of all they sent me
> the wrong thing. The end has male pins, not female. I did have a male to
> female adapter and I then plugged that into the rs 232 port on the back of
> the Yaesu 450d.
>
> However that still did not work. I plugged the cable into the USB port and
> heard click click click and the radio was stuck on transmit and I had to
> unplug the cable to get it unstuck. I got multiple com port errors. Same
> problem as before. Cannot control radio with cat cable.
>
> Everyone - I cannot fix this problem by myself. I guess now I need to send
> the cable back to Mouser and tell them its the wrong thing. Also, I have
> done everything in my power to try and figure this out. I need help. Either
> by teamviewer or in person. I am at a dead end. I cannot operate ft8 with a
> stuck transmitter. My phone number is 713-305-2148. Sorry to keep bringing
> this up, but it is really getting frustrating. Thanks. Marty, AG5T
> 
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Re: [BVARC] Question about amplifiers

[Rod Neumann via BVARC]

Martin,
200 watts - 250watts only gives you 3dB advantage over the 100W.  That's
not even  one S unit or figure it is BARELY a perceptible difference on the
other end.  CB linear?  Those are for the 11 meter band... what bands are
you using?  I'd say as a general rule figure you need at least 300W -400W
to be worth messing with it and another general rule is $1 per watt is what
it costs, more/less as a minimum -- and is your tuner and antenna able to
handle the power increase you end up with?

In fact, you may merit what you need just by improving your antenna.

If you want to embark on some homebrew work, which could be very
educational, you might try buying one of those FET linear amplifiers at the
board level and a surplus 50 volt 50amp  ($50?) power supply-- search  that
on eBay.  You still need output filters and you can build those yourself.
Maybe build one for your favorite band and go onward from there. You'll
have to know what you're doing but maybe like we did in the old days, roll
your own and take pride in having done it.  Take your time and learn.  OTOH
there are lots of old tube linears that need repair out there you might get
cheap, and consider doing that -- again learning is your friend.  Amateur
Radio tube amplifiers are some of the simplest and easiest (and most
dangerous) circuits you can learn about and work on -- almost more like
plumbing than electronics. If you are not in a hurry, you can do this. 😊

ROD/ W5IE


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On Wed, Jul 31, 2019 at 12:22 PM Martin Blaise via BVARC 
wrote:

> I see things on eBay for ham amplifiers such as yaesu and American. Most
> are $500 and up and that is not in my budget. I also see things like
> Palomar ham and cb linears around $100. I am not looking to have a kw. I
> would just like to try to get to 200 or 250 watts as opposed to 100 watts.
> I assume all cb amps are junk. I am curious though as to how many watts
> those $100 amps put out and whether anyone has tried them with an hf
> transceiver. Any suggestions
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Re: [BVARC] A little off topic but maybe someone can help

[Rod Neumann via BVARC]

I don't know anything about this but the little switch that disables the
mic when ORANGE reminds me of something I read in the 1960s about there was
an Italian made microphone.  The little on/off mic switch said SI and NO.
People would see the "NO", turned upside down, as "ON".  Hehehehh.  "hey I
turned it ON, why doesn't it work?".


ROD  / W5IE

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On Tue, May 14, 2019 at 7:53 PM Richard Yoo via BVARC 
wrote:

> There's a switch at the bottom that disables the microphone. The switch
> will show orange when disabled
>
>
>
> On Tue, May 14, 2019, 6:58 PM Martin Blaise via BVARC 
> wrote:
>
>> I am trying to get an ok google mini device to work. I have followed all
>> steps but when I say ok google it does not answer. I must be missing
>> something. Thanks
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Re: [BVARC] Anyone know how to fix a cat cable com port issue?

[Rod Neumann via BVARC]

Set to "NONE"... no handshake.  See if it works.

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On Mon, Apr 29, 2019 at 12:29 PM Martin Blaise via BVARC 
wrote:

> My computer does not have an RS232 input. But I did find this ...
> I just found something in the COM properties.
> For COM 3, the Flow Control is set to Hardware.
> For COM 4, the Flow Control is set to None. The other options are Xon/Xoff
> and Hardware.
> Could that be my issue on COM 4
>
> On Mon, Apr 29, 2019 at 8:53 AM Gus Bernard via BVARC 
> wrote:
>
>> And, does your computer have an RS232 serial port (a DB9 connector, as
>> opposed to a USB connector)?
>>
>> Gus
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Apr 29, 2019, 8:45 AM Gus Bernard  wrote:
>>
>>> Give me a link to the Amazon page of the CAT cable you bought.
>>>
>>> Gus
>>> KG5OFB
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Apr 29, 2019, 6:35 AM Martin Blaise via BVARC 
>>> wrote:
>>>
 My cable has 9 pin on the radio end and usb on the computer end so it’s
 a serial to USB adapter. I did have it working in the past prior to when
 lightning hit my house so maybe the lightning damaged my ports? This is a
 bit above my computer skills and knowledge

 On Mon, Apr 29, 2019 at 1:44 AM Jon “KF5TFJ” Noxon 
 wrote:

> Use your browser search engine of choice to serche the term FAKE
> PROLIFIC CHIP TEST which should bring up discussions and testing
> procedures. If your cable is fake, revert to the seller for a refund.
> Prolific offers a test program to determine the chip validity.
>
>
>
> Jon kf5tfj
>
> On Apr 28, 2019, at 7:44 PM, Jeffrey Carson via BVARC 
> wrote:
>
> I know its a bit late, but the prolific type serial adapter is a big
> no no.
> I use this on my 450. Windows loads its own driver and it always works
> on every computer. FTDI and SI labs are the good chips for serial cables.
>
> https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004WLA4P4/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
> or
>
> https://www.amazon.com/dp/B017D51ZRQ/ref=sspa_dk_detail_6?psc=1&pd_rd_i=B017D51ZRQ&pd_rd_w=Cm8wh&pf_rd_p=46cdcfa7-b302-4268-b799-8f7d8cb5008b&pd_rd_wg=Q8TNB&pf_rd_r=S6VZQ9SP69EFDTPCVFY0&pd_rd_r=2ea4e039-6a17-11e9-81c3-e19ee3aed6a0
>
> Of course your Speed and Com port will be different.
> <1556498619230blob.jpg>
>
>
>
> On Sunday, April 28, 2019, 6:04:12 PM CDT, Rick Hiller via BVARC <
> bvarc@bvarc.org> wrote:
>
>
> Your note points back to my earlier response of ensuring the cable you
> have has continuity on the required pins.
> RH
>
> On Apr 28, 2019, at 4:45 PM, Martin Blaise via BVARC 
> wrote:
>
> One more update - this is what it says in my manual - The FT450 D has
> a built-in level converter, allowing direct connection from the rear panel
> CAT jack to the serial port of your computer without the need of any
> external boxes. You will need a serial cable for connection to the RS-232C
> (serial or COM port) connector on your computer. Purchase a standard 
> serial
> cable (not the so-called null modem type) ensuring it has the correct
> gender and number of pins (some serial COM port connectors use a 9-pin
> rather than 25-pin configuration). If your computer uses a custom 
> connector
> you may have to construct the cable. in this case, refer to the technical
> documentation supplied with your computer for correct data connection.
> - The reason I am trying to get the cat cable to work is that all rare
> DX now uses fox/hound to operate digital modes and without a cat cable I 
> am
> unable to work any DX. Considering DXing was why I got into the hobby, 
> that
> is why I am trying so hard to make this work.
>
>
> 
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> 
>
> On Sun, Apr 28, 2019 at 4:24 PM Martin Blaise 
> wrote:
>
> Updated message on the com port issue. Ok, so I went back to the
> original usb to db9 serial cable and plugged it in. On Windows Device
> Manager, there is NO com4 port showing a Prolific device. So I unplugged 
> it
> and plugged in the NEW cable I got through Amazon. In Windows Device
> Manager it shows Prolific com 3 and Prolific on com 4. Com 3 is the line 
> to
> the NOMIC. Com 4 should be the CAT CABLE from the Yaesu 450d to the
> computer. I am using PCC 450d software as stated earlier. When I open the
> software I first have to select the com. Com 4 is in red and is the ONLY
> com port showing in red. I click on it and it takes. Then I have to click
> on a com button so it will connect to the port. It always fail