Re: [BVARC] Original callsign

2024-04-02 Thread Fox Danger Piacenti via BVARC
Identity is important. A name is a core part of that, and a callsign is your ham name. Congrats on getting your sign back. -Fox, KW6FOX On 4/2/24 08:48, Andre Pollard via BVARC wrote: I applied aw weeks ago and today fcc approved my callsign change. I now have my original callsign back -

Re: [BVARC] video editing experts out there?

2024-03-11 Thread Fox Danger Piacenti via BVARC
Hi Rod, I went to film school and still do some editing here and there. You probably want to use FFMPEG or Handbrake . Handbrake's the easier one. They'll both transcode video for you and should be able to convert to MP4. I'm not familiar with

Re: [BVARC] Packet Radio in Houston

2024-02-12 Thread Fox Danger Piacenti via BVARC
: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

Re: [BVARC] Packet Radio in Houston

2024-02-11 Thread Fox Danger Piacenti via BVARC
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

Re: [BVARC] Brews with BVARC this Tuesday!

2023-10-10 Thread Fox Danger Piacenti via BVARC
Piacenti via BVARC *Sent:* Tuesday, October 10, 2023 9:27 AM *To:* BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB ; anthony moro *Cc:* Fox Danger Piacenti *Subject:* Re: [BVARC] Brews with BVARC this Tuesday! Hi, all. I'm a fairly new member of this club, having joined only a month or two ago. I went to last

Re: [BVARC] Brews with BVARC this Tuesday!

2023-10-10 Thread Fox Danger Piacenti via BVARC
Hi, all. I'm a fairly new member of this club, having joined only a month or two ago. I went to last month's Brew's with BVARC event as my first intro event to the club. Seemed like a fun way to get to know some folks and have a good time. And it was exactly that. I loved getting to hang

Re: [BVARC] Techniques for mitigating Lightning

2023-10-04 Thread Fox Danger Piacenti via BVARC
. This is why the National Electrical Code requires all supplemental grounds (your ham shack grounds) to be bonded with #8 ga or larger wire together. Robert KD5YVQ -Original Message- From: BVARC On Behalf Of Fox Danger Piacenti via BVARC Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2023 11:29 AM To: BRAZOS VALLEY

[BVARC] Techniques for mitigating Lightning

2023-10-04 Thread Fox Danger Piacenti via BVARC
Hi all! During most storms I find myself disconnecting my antenna from my radio and staying off the air. I figure that a direct strike from lightning isn't something I can do much to mitigate on a household budget other than to not be the tastiest target for a bolt nearby. However I am