Re: [BVARC] Can you please identify?

That's what I get, too. On 3/30/24 07:42, Donovan Balli via BVARC wrote: Unskilled at CW reception, but I have VLC and can play back at 1/4 speed: audio_30_7600_-_New System 1_Group 0_  30_7600MHz_L 449_125413_125418 AA P U 857 -=-= -==- --= ===-- - ==--- 09-20-17_15-06-2018 K W G 4 7 9 =

Re: [BVARC] For those with or planning Ground Mounted Verticals -- Cool beans!

That's awesome, Rick! On 3/1/24 20:57, Rick Hiller via BVARC wrote: Found the following by Brian Beasley K6STI on the *e-ham.com * web site.   Ties in well with Stephen, W2WF's, paper "Grounds and Verticals" in the March BVARC Beacon "Waves and Coffee" column and on the BVARC

Re: [BVARC] Tube testing

I thought I was the only one who had an HW-100. On 2/17/24 11:54, Andre Pollard via BVARC wrote: I am currently restoring my old Heathkit HW-100. It was working the last use, around 1980 or so. Checking out resistors and changing electrolytics. I want to check the tubes. Anyone know if a vendo

Re: [BVARC] the phase out of landline phone service

I guess it's time for me to junk the ISDN PRI gear I've got in my garage. On 2/13/24 20:33, wb5itt via BVARC wrote: When VOIP first came out, the trick was to set the fax machine to the speed below the fastest it could handle. If the modem was capable of 14400, locking it at 12600 or even 9,600

Re: [BVARC] W5RH -- Big Give Away This Saturday June 12th (rain or shi ne!!!)

I suspect that you won't be welcomed if you show up at 0900Z On 6/9/2021 12:43 PM, Dominic Mazoch via BVARC wrote: When will the event start? 0900 Local? Dominic Mazoch Please note: message attached From: Rick Hiller via BVARC To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB , TDXS List Cc: Rick Hil

Re: [BVARC] Lightning

The one time my station was damaged by lightning, the lightning actually hit the power lines, and the surge came in, destroyed my 12V power supply then went down into my IC-22S and came out through a programming cable I had plugged into it, jumping across a two-inch or so gap between the end of

Re: [BVARC] 2m Opening.

You can tell that 2m is open if you listen to FM broadcast in the morning and nearby stations that usually come in strong are getting interfered with by more distant stations.  It's a sign of tropo ducting, and no it's not limited to just SSB and CW.  I've been meaning to try my new 6m antenna,

Re: [BVARC] 3 element 10 meter Beam question

Because with ionospheric propagation, the signals come back to earth in distinct rings at specified distances from you.  You can talk to people at that distance, but not to distances closer or farther away. If you want to know the why of that, then my explanation gets all kinds of hand-wavy, a

Re: [BVARC] Building an FSD

My understanding is that "early bird" was $10, which ended the Friday before it was "live", and it was supposed to be $12 the day of.  So, my guess is that, if they'll let you pay now, that it's $12. What I don't know is what's supposed to happen after April 15th. Some of the presentations, th

[BVARC] Slots, loops, and verticals. Oh, my!

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Re: [BVARC] Fwd: Get Early Bird Discount Tickets For March QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo!!

2 out of 4 now and the presentation on the skeleton slot antenna was worth the cost of admission for me. On 3/13/21 1:43 PM, Jonathan Guthrie via BVARC wrote: Access problems. I guess 1 out of 3 ain't bad. On 3/13/21 1:33 PM, Rick Hiller via BVARC wrote: Access problems or content? RH

Re: [BVARC] Fwd: Get Early Bird Discount Tickets For March QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo!!

Access problems. I guess 1 out of 3 ain't bad. On 3/13/21 1:33 PM, Rick Hiller via BVARC wrote: Access problems or content? RH Sent from my i-Thingamajig On Mar 13, 2021, at 12:59 PM, Jonathan Guthrie via BVARC mailto:bvarc@bvarc.org>> wrote: I hope everybody else who paid

Re: [BVARC] Fwd: Get Early Bird Discount Tickets For March QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo!!

I hope everybody else who paid for this is getting their money's worth. I haven't had much success. On 2/10/21 4:53 PM, john Parmalee via BVARC wrote: From: hame...@qsotoday.com To: jparma...@aol.com Sent: 2/10/2021 3:02:10 PM Central Standard Time Subject: Get Early Bird Disco

Re: [BVARC] Big List of Ham gear estate sale

I wrote to Kees, and it worked. On 3/3/2021 7:21 PM, Bill Holden via BVARC wrote: Just to be clear, when it says to contact me directly, does it mean you or Kees? Bill W5JAZ On Wed, Mar 3, 2021 at 3:16 PM Glen Jenkins via BVARC > wrote: Hi folks, Kees, K5BCQ,

Re: [BVARC] Morse Code Key

able to buy a J-38 for a couple of dollars. These days quality can be expensive. Maybe I should look into building something. Mark On Jan 7, 2021, at 3:50 PM, Jonathan Guthrie via BVARC mailto:bvarc@bvarc.org>> wrote: I just wanted to see if I was looking at the same keys that you were.

Re: [BVARC] QRM in new radio setup

Wasn't there a class action lawsuit because some people were selling "industrial use" ballasts for use in residences? On 2/4/2021 8:06 AM, Christopher Boone via BVARC wrote: I found my noise problem in the florescent lights in my kitchen...turn them off and it goes away...probably the ballast..

Re: [BVARC] Morse Code Key

<https://cwmorse.us/> *From:* BVARC *On Behalf Of *Jonathan Guthrie via BVARC *Sent:* Thursday, January 7, 2021 15:58 *To:* Jeff Greer via BVARC *Cc:* Jonathan Guthrie *Subject:* Re: [BVARC] Morse Code Key The keys in question are, in fact, CW Morse keys. On 1/7/2021 3:53 PM,

Re: [BVARC] Morse Code Key

to be about the most reasonably priced keys, and I was really looking to see who might have experienced them. Thank you for your question. Mark N5PRD On Jan 7, 2021, at 10:20 AM, Jonathan Guthrie via BVARC mailto:bvarc@bvarc.org>> wrote: I'm not sure what you mean by acrylic key.

Re: [BVARC] Morse Code Key

Jan 7, 2021, at 10:20 AM, Jonathan Guthrie via BVARC mailto:bvarc@bvarc.org>> wrote: I'm not sure what you mean by acrylic key.  I see they've got a bunch of inexpensive keys that appear to be 3D printed.  Is that what you're talking about? On 1/7/2021 3:52 AM, Mark Branta

Re: [BVARC] Morse Code Key

I'm not sure what you mean by acrylic key.  I see they've got a bunch of inexpensive keys that appear to be 3D printed.  Is that what you're talking about? On 1/7/2021 3:52 AM, Mark Brantana via BVARC wrote: What does anyone think of the GigaParts Acrylic keys ? They come in several models an

Re: [BVARC] new doc 2021-01-02 00.02.37

Speaking of keys.  I happened to notice yesterday that DX Engineering now carries N3ZN's keys.  On next Christmas's wish list for sure. On 1/2/21 8:25 AM, Rick Hiller via BVARC wrote: Ace, Home Depot, Loews have a selection of springs in a drawer in their screw isle.   Ace is probably best.    

Re: [BVARC] new doc 2021-01-02 00.02.37

I was able to get a replacement spring for my Nye Viking Master key at a reasonable cost from Morse Express, although I had to buy other things to make up their minimum order. Morse Express appears to be, well, they say "in a transition period" which is not encouraging, but perhaps if you emai

Re: [BVARC] Isotron antenna

hundred or so antennas on eHam got 5-starts. Predictably they also write paragraphs praising their antennas. Interesting. So I totally agree with your premise. Mark N5PRD Sent from my iPhone On Dec 22, 2020, at 8:53 AM, Jonathan Guthrie via BVARC wrote:  You ask why there are lots of revie

Re: [BVARC] Antenna wire?

If I remember my structural design class properly, 6061 is the alloy, T6 is the treatment. We mostly looked at 2024 and 7075. On 12/21/20 1:28 AM, Gary Sitton via BVARC wrote: Ron, this work hardens the wire and removes the normal annealing. This can be done with most soft metals: copper, silv

Re: [BVARC] Isotron antenna

8 reviews in the past 180 days give a 5-star average rating for the antenna, and 3.9-star average overall. I get that there have been disappointing novel antennas in the past. Anyone remember the can field antenna? I am looking for a good option for 20 m and have the coax run and waiting for

Re: [BVARC] Isotron antenna

I have one I got from K5LDD.  It's for 80 meters, it comes with no instructions and some parts may be missing.  You want it? It should work reasonable well as a radiator, physically small antennas have been used by many people with great success, but its feedpoint impedance is going to vary ra

Re: [BVARC] Quite a resource if you like the nuts and bolts of electronics...

I've seen the one on using an oscilloscope to monitor your transmitter and, in fact, built the circuit in the video into the dummy load kit I built. On 12/18/2020 9:08 AM, KJ Anderson via BVARC wrote: This guy’s videos Have all the tutorials I won’t sleep again 73 de KJ5EMP KJ in Cypresss

Re: [BVARC] SCN 2020-12-01 Antenna Analysis Software

aign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=link> On Thu, Dec 3, 2020 at 6:43 PM Jonathan Guthrie via BVARC mailto:bvarc@bvarc.org>> wrote: Just one comment.  I'm not using EZNEC because I don't know if it'll run on my computer without a lot of hassle

Re: [BVARC] SCN 2020-12-01 Antenna Analysis Software

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Re: [BVARC] SCN 2020-12-01 Antenna Analysis Software

I got a question about analyzing antennas with traps and loading. If you're familiar with the book "The Short Vertical Antenna and Ground Radial" by Sevick, I simulated one of the antennas he wrote about in an NEC2 system and I think I got it right, but the way that you put traps and loading c

Re: [BVARC] Retirement notice from Universal Radio

It's the end of an era. I wish them well in retirement. On 11/22/20 12:47 PM, Christopher Boone via BVARC wrote: via https://www.universal-radio.com/RetireNotice.html Brazos Valley Amateur Rad

Re: [BVARC] Arecibo telescope to bite the dust....

-2636 www.linkedin.com/in/scrumnerd <http://www.linkedin.com/in/scrumnerd> *From:* BVARC *On Behalf Of *Jonathan Guthrie via BVARC *Sent:* Thursday, November 19, 2020 4:03 PM *To:* mark janzer via BVARC *Cc:* Jonathan Guthrie *Subject:* Re: [BVARC] Arecibo telescope to bite the dust T

Re: [BVARC] Arecibo telescope to bite the dust....

There's a lot of that going around.  The radio telescope I worked with in the 1980's is already a golf course. On 11/19/2020 3:59 PM, mark janzer via BVARC wrote: Don't tell Joe Taylor (K1JT) Famed Arecibo telescope, on the brink of collapse, will be dismantled

Re: [BVARC] NanoVNA (Vector Network Analyzer) Presentation by Alan Wolke, W2AEW

Thanks for the video link.  As it happens, I just bought one of those NanoVNA's three or four weeks ago. On 11/19/2020 12:34 PM, Gus Bernard via BVARC wrote: *Below is the Video Link and related information for Wednesday, Nov 18 Zoom presentation: NanoVNA presentation * *Topic: NanoVNA (Vecto

Re: [BVARC] Newbie questions

RG-6 has a characteristic impedance of 75 ohms, but most ham gear assumes that things will be 50 ohms. This will lead to problems, unless you're a lot more technically proficient than your questions imply.  I recommend you use 50 ohm coax.  like RG-58, RG-8 or similar. The FT-991 covers a lot

Re: [BVARC] 2020-10-19 SCN

No love for "Real Genius"? On 10/19/2020 12:53 PM, KJ Anderson via BVARC wrote: Announcements: * New Traffic Net Monday nights at 6:30 on the KG5EEO repeater, join us to learn how to pass official traffic and be part of a greater communications team. * Join BVARC at http://bvarc.or

Re: [BVARC] Looking for HF Help

Several things.  First, the antenna analyzer won't tell you very much.  "The proper tool to assess antenna performance isn't an SWR meter, it's a field strength meter."  On the other hand, if you have a high SWR on your antenna, that might be causing your radio to dramatically reduce its power.

Re: [BVARC] OT: Cable modem and router recommendations

They won't send a new modem to replace one that you own. I have the same cable modem, and I get network glitches sometimes.  I haven't dug into it to determine if it's Comcast, the router/firewall, the WLAP, or the Wifi Extender, or perhaps even this computer that I'm using.  I have been inten

Re: [BVARC] Hams near you Map

Cool!  Thanks! On 9/19/20 9:05 PM, Glen Jenkins via BVARC wrote:  Enter your call sign, address, grid square or zip code and it will show other hams in your area. https://haminfo.tetranz.com/map 73s, Glen Jenkins,P.E WB4KTF Not sent from my Ham Radio __

Re: [BVARC] Comment: the Current Virtual Hamfest

I think I misspoke.  The station had a 40kW ERP, but the transmitter put out right at 20kW. On 8/10/2020 12:53 PM, john Parmalee via BVARC wrote: Yes it would take a lot of power to leak out of a dummy load and exceed the ham limit.  I recall working with a load on a 50 kw TV transmitter. It h

Re: [BVARC] Comment: the Current Virtual Hamfest

I was told there would be no math on this reflector, but 30db is 1000 times, so 1.5 MW  That would take one heck of a dummy load. Not that I imagine that I've seen everything, but the biggest dummy load I've ever seen was able to handle 40 kW of 100 MHz signal for brief periods with the coolant

Re: [BVARC] Best solder

The best solder?  It doesn't matter.  I use some cheap stuff I bought at Radio Shack in the 1980's.  You can use lead-free, if you want, but I don't personally have any that's not ultra fine so getting enough solder in the joint is a problem. What matters is the iron. You need to use iron tha

Re: [BVARC] tube tester

There were four 811's in the RCA transmitter I used to babysit.  That thing was a brick. The Harris daytime transmitter was a lot less reliable. On 7/30/20 4:15 PM, john Parmalee via BVARC wrote: An 811 is a tube from the 40s, I recall a Western Electric KW broadcast  transmitter that used a p

Re: [BVARC] Emergency Power Quality

Perhaps I'm showing my ignorance, but I would think that an actual AC generator would have a better waveform than any inverter that isn't intended to tie into the grid.  That makes me think that your generator is not working correctly. On 6/15/2020 1:14 PM, Will Gray via BVARC wrote: I have a

Re: [BVARC] Tube tester

Asking for "a friend".  SURE you are. On 5/7/2020 5:43 PM, Mike Hardwick via BVARC wrote: Does anyone have a tube tester? Asking for a friend. Mike Hardwick. Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list BVARC@bvarc.org http://mail.bvarc.

Re: [BVARC] New -- Amateur Radio Mentoring Group

That's a good point.  The first rule about security is to know what you're trying to protect and who you are trying to protect it from. On 4/24/2020 10:44 AM, Eddie Runner via BVARC wrote: Skype safer than ZOOM..??? Do you think a Hacker is going to interrupt our ZOOM meeting and find our the

Re: [BVARC] Need advice

bably sell you the harness needed to hook up your batteries along with dispensing advice that I don't even know someone might need. On 4/24/2020 7:34 AM, Jonathan Guthrie via BVARC wrote: You have the batteries and you want to acquire the rest of what makes a battery backup a battery back

Re: [BVARC] Need advice

You have the batteries and you want to acquire the rest of what makes a battery backup a battery backup. It's called an "inverter charger" On 4/23/2020 7:33 PM, Rob KC5RET via BVARC wrote: Hello all, I have an issue and I thought, hey, I'm a member now, I'll go to the brain trust that is BVA

Re: [BVARC] Need antenna build advice

I don't think there's a difference between one conductor and another except for a slight difference in efficiency.  The problem with a JPole is that there are three separate bits that can need adjustment (the length of the radiator, the length of the quarter-wave stub, and the position of the f

Re: [BVARC] Fwd: [DFWContest] SSB and CW Contests this weekend

Ooh, the WPX contest can get you "DXCC in a day" if you have anything like an HF antenna and you make even a moderate effort. On 3/26/20 12:49 PM, Nizar Mullani via BVARC wrote: In case you are stuck at home, here are a couple of contests to enjoy during the ‘stay in place’ recommendations.

Re: [BVARC] Keplerian Data

Yes.  I had orbital mechanics in grad school, although I already knew about Keplerians before I took the course.  I'm going to gloss over some of the details because things like the catalog number and the element set number have an obvious meaning and the decay rate has an obvious meaning that

Re: [BVARC] Question about increasing power

Instead of buying a $4000 legal limit amplifier, why not buy a smaller amplifier?  A brand new 800W amplifier can be had for about $1000 and I expect used ones can be had cheaper.  800W will increase your signal by an S-unit and a half, while the legal limit would increase your signal by not qu

Re: [BVARC] FW: Yaesu ft-726R all mode 2m/ 70cm Satellite Transceiver

Awww, Andy gets all the coolest stuff! On 12/21/19 9:39 AM, Doug SEYLER via BVARC wrote: Sorry, Andy McAlister beat you to it! Sent from my iPad On Dec 20, 2019, at 4:19 PM, Jose, A Rodriguez via BVARC wrote:  On Fri, Dec 20, 2019 at 4:16 PM Doug Seyler via BVARC mailto:bvarc@bvarc.org

Re: [BVARC] Quad Club Field Day - Planning Meeting - This Sunday, June 9th

Youngish, tall, and slim?  That proves it wasn't me, then. On 6/6/2019 4:25 PM, Michael Monsour via BVARC wrote: ""*"Please check the warehouse. I purchased six sets (if I remember correctly)  for FD several years ago. If they are not there, we have a thief in our club.* * * *Allen N5XZ * * *

Re: [BVARC] Free Antenna Book On Line

You do hear a lot of nonsense about antennas and grounds and stuff. At least I think it's nonsense.  I skimmed some of the articles in the PDF and it seems like the writer thought of as nonsense some of the same stuff that I think of as nonsense.  So, I dodged a bullet there. On 5/1/19 4:30 P

Re: [BVARC] Project Suggestion For Arduino

A number of years ago, I bought a dummy load kit, I think it was at the Texas City Hamfest.  It was supposed to consist of a mason jar, an SO-239, a couple of what look like galvanized steel disks that looks like they were perforated with a nail, some wire to hook the SO-239 to the disks, and 2

Re: [BVARC] Arduino -- No Fooling!

I wondered about this because I bought a box of cheap Chinese Nano clones a year or so ago and I never installed any drivers to talk to them with my laptop, upon which I run only Linux.  I thought I had the weird serial port because I ran into the watchdog timer issue that is associated with th

Re: [BVARC] April BVARC Meeting

Up until last month, I had a standing meeting on the same day as the BVARC meeting, and I had this other group change their meeting so I could attend BVARC. I have extensive experience with Arduino, though, and more Nano's than I can use.  (I'm making a keyer with a nano and a Raspberry Pi, an

Re: [BVARC] Especially for those that won’t be able to make it to the Houston  HamFest this weekend . PLEASE REPOST

.  Sounds like a good experiment for a future flight (though I’ve no idea how you’d control it!). 73 de N5OL Sent from my iPhone On Mar 22, 2019, at 8:29 PM, Jonathan Guthrie via BVARC mailto:bvarc@bvarc.org>> wrote: I don't believe there is a significant difference in UV radiati

Re: [BVARC] Hamfest complainers

For various reasons, I chose not to attend this year.  I'm sorry I missed the hamfest, but I just couldn't make it work.  Having said that, and while I agree with the sentiment that volunteers are essential for the effort, I have two things to point out.  First, that the basic level of involvem

Re: [BVARC] Especially for those that won’t be able to make it to the Houston  HamFest this weekend . PLEASE REPOST

I don't believe there is a significant difference in UV radiation between 100,000 feet or so and the ground.  Plastics at ground level that are intended to be exposed to direct sunlight for long periods of time routinely have UV protection added to them. On 3/22/19 9:56 AM, NIzar Mullani via B

Re: [BVARC] density and pressure work to raise the temperature

Supposedly I studied this in college and, if I correctly recall the class where they discussed the standard atmosphere, which is of course based on the atmosphere that we observe, at sea level the temperature goes down as altitude increases until it stops changing.  Then it stays the same for a

Re: [BVARC] Need help with antennas at house

You know, if you want to be active on the digital modes and your computer doesn't have sound, but does have USB ports, you can buy a USB sound dongle for like $10. On 12/23/18 4:57 PM, Martin Blaise via BVARC wrote: Although I am not a bvarc member I do know many people in the club. I am the p

Re: [BVARC] Ducting this morn.

On 11/24/18 8:32 AM, Bob Hawkins via BVARC wrote: Heard ducting this morning on 146.840 that may be been Mississippi based on their description. Bob H Sent from my iPhone ___ BVARC mailing list BVARC@bvarc.org http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/b

Re: [BVARC] How Are You Doing???.............Arthur Caprio

I think it likely that Art didn't actually send that email. It looks like it might be a malware transmission message whose malware payload was stripped by the mailing list software.  Either that, or an address harvesting thing from a spammer.  Possibly both. This is based upon the fact that t

Re: [BVARC] !10 meter contes

Not to invalidate your experience or anything, but I've never had an issue with people being unwilling to repeat their call.  On the other hand, since I'm usually hunting-and-pouncing rather than running-and-gunning, I've typically listened to them give their whole exchanges many times and I've

Re: [BVARC] Intensive Exercise boosts memory

The elliptical machine I used to use had a power output meter on it.  On it, I could sustain 200W continuously for an hour or so.  I suppose I'd need some help to fire up the amplifier. On 11/29/2017 3:25 PM, NIzar Mullani via BVARC wrote: Since the ham community is getting old, we got to com

Re: [BVARC] Phil, W2OZB, First CW contest score

People are operating between 20 and 24 WPM in the slow speed contest? On 11/9/2017 5:17 PM, NIzar Mullani via BVARC wrote: Phil just finished Level 1 CWOPS CW class and participated in the CWOPS slow speed CW contest on Wednesday. He made 8 QSOs with most of the hams operating at between 20 a

Re: [BVARC] Civil lawyer help

Nobody expects the 80m old grouch net. Our chief weapon is surprise. On 11/7/2017 12:56 PM, mark janzer via BVARC wrote: Recommendation sent under separate cover. I didn't think this was the 80m old grouch net. 73 Mark K5MGJ

Re: [BVARC] field day

Correction: North American Field Day is always the FOURTH full weekend in June. That is usually, but not always, the last full weekend in June. On 6/5/2017 1:27 PM, Scott Medbury via BVARC wrote: George, Field Day is the LAST full weekend in June (24th and 25th). All are welcome. There w

Re: [BVARC] Inverted V dipole orientation

observe using the 10M nets coming up to comment on. On Mon, May 8, 2017 at 10:52 AM, Jonathan Guthrie via BVARC mailto:bvarc@bvarc.org>> wrote: As far as the North/South vs East/West question goes, if you know where you want your signal to go, then you should

Re: [BVARC] Inverted V dipole orientation

As far as the North/South vs East/West question goes, if you know where you want your signal to go, then you should absolutely orient your dipole broadside to that direction. If you don't know where you want your signal to go, or don't yet care, then do what people typically do and put it up i

Re: [BVARC] Advice for a UK operator

In order for someone to get a US Amateur Extra Class License, he or she has to pass elements 2, 3, and 4. So, it's not just a matter of passing one test, but three. If your friend wants to, he can do them all at one test session, but all three tests must be passed to get the privileges on a U

Re: [BVARC] Trash on our Amateur Radio reflector

Two things about the signal-to-noise ratio of an email list. First, conversations about the topicality of off-topic messages (by which I mean discussions like this very one that we're engaging in right at this moment) tend to generate vast quantities of frankly off-topic noise, especially when

Re: [BVARC] WPX contest operation during Houston Hamfest

e. You can score your own operation and send it in. The remote station will send in a separate score combining all the operators. Nizar *From:*BVARC [mailto:bvarc-boun...@bvarc.org] *On Behalf Of *Jonathan Guthrie via BVARC *Sent:* Wednesday, March 15, 2017 10:22 AM *To:* BRAZOS VALLEY AMA

Re: [BVARC] WPX contest operation during Houston Hamfest

About that. I was hoping to work the WPX contest from home, for at least a little while. How does this remote operation affect those plans? On 3/14/2017 5:03 PM, NIzar Mullani via BVARC wrote: Sign up with Curt Fletcher, WG5H, and Pat Cameron, KJ5Y, to operate the WPX SSB contest at the Hou

Re: [BVARC] Presentation of Internet of Things (IoT) at the Houston Hamfest

was the Technology Weekly or ATC show. W5RH Rick Hiller /The Radio Hotel/ -- W5RH On Sun, Feb 12, 2017 at 8:28 AM, Gary Sitton via BVARC mailto:bvarc@bvarc.org>> wrote: Very well put! Gary, K5AMH Sent with AquaMail for Android http://www.aqua-mail.com On F

Re: [BVARC] Presentation of Internet of Things (IoT) at the Houston Hamfest

Where did you get the idea that the "rudimentary processors" are not capable of "high level security"? Or, for that matter, that that was a significant barrier to security in the Internet of Things? While it is true that processors like the Atmel AVR processors (to pick a widely-used family)

Re: [BVARC] The emminent demise of Amateur Radio - - Re: HR 555 Amature Radio Parity Act --- REBORN

On 1/18/2017 6:43 AM, John Chauvin via BVARC wrote: I thank Jeffrey for pointing this out. I have subsequently read it on ARRL's home page. This is truly a sad day. This certainly is the last nail in the coffin of amateur radio. Wow, the mere introduction of a piece of legislation is the

Re: [BVARC] Home built 6 meter 5/8 wave vertical

Somewhere in my stuff, I've got the info for a 6m quadrifilar helix antenna. I've been trying to figure out whether to build that or the 10m version first. I have other 10m antennas, so I've been leaning toward 6m. On 1/8/2017 5:15 PM, Rick Hiller -- W5RH via BVARC wrote: Using 52 MHz for th

[BVARC] New Software Defined Radio Kickstarter

Although I like the concept of SDR (Software Defined Radio) the prices of the gear tend to be astonishing. Today, I found out about a Kickstarter campaign for a new SDR from HobbyPCB. If you're interested, check it out. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/hobbypcb/rs-hfiq-5w-software-defi

Re: [BVARC] Internet (Comcast) is down

On 9/13/2016 11:36 PM, Allen Brier N5XZ via BVARC wrote: Turns out it is not my equipment. Several of my neighbors are without internet also. I had to drag it out of the Asian woman that I am not the only one with an outage. Anyway, I am using my phone as a hotspot and it is working well. H

Re: [BVARC] When all you really want is JUST A DROP!

I wouldn't worry as much about the diameter or making sure it's "eutectic" as Mr. Crowell does. The rest of the world gets excellent results with lead-free solders, as do I, and you can, too. I'll let you know if I see any tin whiskers show up. For my own part, I think Mr. Crowell focuses far to

Re: [BVARC] [tdxs-list] FW: [SWOT] Perseid Meteor Shower

WJST and WJST-X have a bunch of specialized digital modes for moonbounce, meteor scatter, and small-signal HF, VHF, and UHF communications. They're not like other digital modes. On 8/5/2016 2:21 PM, Glenn Anderson via BVARC wrote: FSK441 is one of the modes inside of WSJT. It is used for mete

Re: [BVARC] Contests this weekend

After looking at the solar forecast for this weekend, I hope all are blessed with halfway decent propagation for at least some of the time. On 8/5/2016 2:02 PM, Allen Brier N5XZ via BVARC wrote: To avoid confusion, I want to make it clear that I am planning to enter two contests this weekend:

Re: [BVARC] Dayton Hamvention Location

I remember that day as I was living less than 100 miles away. It got dark as night about noon, but the clouds had cleared off in the early evening so that you could watch the sun set. We lost power at my parent's place for 24 hours and the neighbor was about to pump the water out of our basem

Re: [BVARC] Wudda been nice

Tesla couldn't make it work. On 8/4/2016 6:20 PM, DAVID M GRAY JR via BVARC wrote: Tesla wanted to do this without wires... David. K5HRC Sent from my iPhone ___ BVARC mailing list BVARC@bvarc.org http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.

Re: [BVARC] Dayton Hamvention Location

Yeah, but maybe it's someone else's turn in the barrel. On 8/2/2016 2:08 PM, Scott Royall via BVARC wrote: Aw Jonathan, don't be bashful. You know the Netizens live to say, “well actually, …’ J *From:*BVARC [mailto:bvarc-boun...@bvarc.org] *On Behalf Of *Jonathan Guthrie v

Re: [BVARC] Dayton Hamvention Location

Maybe. I'm not going to stick my neck out on this one. On 8/2/2016 1:48 PM, Gary Sitton via BVARC wrote: Maybe then the 2nd smallest "X" city? Gary K5AMH On 8/2/2016 13:44, Jonathan Guthrie via BVARC wrote: Rick Hiller informs me that Xenia is NOT the world's biggest cit

Re: [BVARC] Dayton Hamvention Location

on purpose rather than by accident. On 8/2/2016 9:07 AM, Jonathan Guthrie via BVARC wrote: From Columbus, it's only about an hour and a half down I-71 then US 35. It would be better if KCMH wasn't in Gahanna. Fun fact: Xenia, Ohio is the world's largest city whose name begins

Re: [BVARC] Dayton Hamvention Location

From Columbus, it's only about an hour and a half down I-71 then US 35. It would be better if KCMH wasn't in Gahanna. Fun fact: Xenia, Ohio is the world's largest city whose name begins with "X". On 8/1/2016 4:24 PM, Mike Brannan via BVARC wrote: Fly to Columbus. More flights. Less cash.

[BVARC] FCC RM-11708

Last week, the FCC released their response to the ARRL's Symbol Rate Petition. I'm looking at it, and the FCC seems to be proposing that they just remove the data rate limits from 97.307 and place no other limitations on the transmission of data. Am I reading that right? -- Jonathan Guthrie

Re: [BVARC] test for the relector

It could be worse. I had a brain scan once and it came back negative. On 7/11/2016 12:29 PM, Travis Burgess via BVARC wrote: I got tested for old age. Test results positive.😭 Travis K5HTB - No trees were harmed in the production of this message, however, a great man

Re: [BVARC] Linux SSTV ??

Have you tried to configure the PTT settings in QSSTV to be the same as those that you were successful with when using FLDIGI? (Select "Options-Configuration" and the PTT settings are on the CAT tab.) Alternately, you could try enabling VOX on your rig. On 06/04/2016 06:03 PM, Ralph via BVAR

Re: [BVARC] Bleeding static from antennas (RF choke)

------- *From:* Jonathan Guthrie via BVARC *To:* bvarc@bvarc.org *Cc:* Jonathan Guthrie *Sent:* Tuesday, May 24, 2016 1:36 PM *Subject:* Re: [BVARC] Bleeding static from antennas (RF choke) A resistor won't do a dang thing to protect you from lightning. You need a lightning arres

Re: [BVARC] Bleeding static from antennas (RF choke)

er if used for control insertion. Willis 'Cookie' Cooke, ---- *From:* Jonathan Guthrie via BVARC *To:* BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB *Cc:* Jonathan Guthrie *Sent:* Tuesday, May 24, 2016 12:29 PM *Subject:* Re: [

Re: [BVARC] Bleeding static from antennas (RF choke)

The idea is that the choke passes essentially no current at the frequency of operation, but is essentially a dead short at DC. Unless I'm remembering the formula wrong, which is always a possibility, the choke has a reactance of about 28k ohms at 1.8 MHz, which means that it would have about 1

Re: [BVARC] ISS

On 5/7/2016 4:27 PM, Dwayne Jones via BVARC wrote: Anyone know if the astronauts still talk on the ham radio that is on the International Space Station? Just for fun I would like to try to talk to them. I have done it once. Dwayne KB5YTA I've been kind of waiting for someone to show up with

Re: [BVARC] Help

You know, you might be going about this the wrong way. In times past, when I bemoaned the fact that I couldn't afford a radio, I've had people offer to loan me one of theirs that they're not using. I don't have anything surplus that's actually working, or I'd loan you one of mine. One thing,

Re: [BVARC] [tdxs-list] Fwd: P5DX What could have been

It would seem that the need to maintain secrecy is incompatible with the need to raise money from a lot of people. I don't know what you can do about that. On 4/27/2016 9:50 AM, WILLIS COOKE via BVARC wrote: The Ham Community gets and seems to accept the blame, but North Korea dictated unwarr

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