Could it be "delrin"? Polyoxymethylene a, type of polymerized thermo plastic.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyoxymethylene On Tue, Oct 18, 2022, 21:33 john Parmalee via BVARC <[email protected]> wrote: > Does any one know the electrical properties of Dalron. When I search > Google it keeps coming back to Dalton a small town in northwest Georgia > than familiar with. this is a hard plastic developed by Phillips chemical > in the 70s. They were using it for bearings in pumps. I have a small > Quantity of the material that I’m thinking of using as bushings in an > antenna I am designing my Moterhome. > > > > Sent from the all new AOL app for iOS > <https://apps.apple.com/us/app/aol-news-email-weather-video/id646100661> > > On Tuesday, October 18, 2022, 9:18 AM, Kori Rahman via BVARC < > [email protected]> wrote: > > Jimmy, > > Thanks for reaching out. The BVARC reflector is a great resource for > asking questions. You have the call sign correct (WX5KR), I'm glad to hear > you are interested in getting involved and thank you so much for joining > BVARC! Congratulations on your General License as well. > > So as far as getting on the air, if you haven't already done so, I highly > recommend adding the 146.940MHz repeater (offset is -600 kHz and CTCSS tone > is 167.9 Hz) to your radio. If you're having trouble with that, please give > me a call at my number below. I can meet with you sometime this week to get > you squared away on operating your radios. Also (if you have time) we will > be having an event at Brazos Bend State Park on Sunday 10/23/22 which you > are absolutely welcome to attend, and I or other folks in the group can > give you some hands-on assistance with your rado there as well. > > A good resource to find repeaters to program in your radio would be > RepeaterBook.com. I'm sure you've taken a look at YouTube as well, but > it's always a good spot to check for detailed information. We have a few > other organizations you may want to look into here in the area, and that is > ARES > District 14 <https://stxd14ares.org/> and District 1 (depending on your > location). There are many public service opportunities that are publicized > by that group and BVARC (e.g. Bike rides, the Wings Over Houston Airshow, > the Houston Marathon etc.) > > There are many nets on the 146.940MHz repeater, including the BVARC > Stir-Crazy net weekdays at noon till we finish (usually around 1pm), we > have the Monday Night net at 8pm, the local traffic net on Mondays at > 6:30pm, Tuesdays at 7pm we have the QuestionAir net, and on some Wednesdays > we have the ARES D14 SW Unit net at 8pm. > > Like I said, give me a call and I can make time to meet with you about > your radio and getting on the air. I wish you the best of luck in your ham > radio endeavors and as we say, 73! > > Thanks, > > Kori Rahman, WX5KR > *Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club* > > Cell: (770) 298 8516 > [email protected] > > > On Tue, Oct 18, 2022 at 10:46 AM Jimmy Newland via BVARC <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Hello all, > Back in 2018, I took Dr. Pat Reiff's class on the physics of HAM radio at > Rice University as teacher professional development. I passed the > technician exam back then. (I teach physics and astronomy at a school in > Houston ISD.) Now I am taking the class again for credit as a graduate > student at the University of Houston and last night I passed the general > exam. I have a DMR and a handy talkie, both by TYT. But I am still > struggling to learn how to actually make contacts and how to use my radios. > > Dr. Pat connected to a BVARC net back in August and I made a contact with > the operator. (If I entered the details into my QRZ logbook correctly, I > made contact with WX5KR.) That night I joined BVARC. I also recently joined > the UH ARC as well. But I still don't know what I am doing really. I am > looking for advice on how to learn to use my 2 radios. As a teacher and a > graduate student, I don't have a lot of time to attend meetings but I want > to get involved in the community at large. > > The DMR handset is a TYT model MD-UV390 with a code plug from 2018. The > handy talkie is TYT model TH-UV88. > > I am a technically competent person with a lot of knowledge about the > physics of radio waves and lots of "computery" skills but I can't even > figure out how to change frequencies on the TYT handy talkie. I can muddle > through on the DMR handset but again, using the interface on the unit makes > me feel clumsy and frustrated. > > I am looking for some good resources on learning HAM stuff so I can become > a competent user of my equipment and can make contacts. I'd like to get a > home or car setup eventually but I need to master these little radios and > make some contacts first. > > Any advice is appreciated. > Thanks, > Jimmy > N5JFX > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >
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