Chris, I agree with you 100%. I mean, Ice Cream AND chocolate?? Where? Donde? Onde? Woher? Kojast? Oú?
73, Stephen (W2WF) > On Dec 14, 2025, at 9:36 AM, Chris Medlin via BVARC <[email protected]> wrote: > > We cant let this piece get buried in the noise… tell us about the ice cream > and chocolate store. > > > Typos brought to you by iPhone > >> On Dec 13, 2025, at 16:20, Donald Loocke via BVARC <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> I built up a Digipi and it is waiting for me to set it up with one of the >> HTs. >> Working on a Rpi3B+ set up with Hamvoip and other useful programs. >> Downloaded and in line for setup time. >> Also just got an older MSI motherboard to rig up in a ATX chassis and >> install a Linux version (Xubuntu or Mint) and load up as a Ham Shack >> computer. Just the perfect place for those old boards that will not run the >> latest Win11 OS. I have the iso for it, but just need more time away from >> work. I have played with some SDR units and want to see what I can do with >> SDR++ or SDRangel. >> >> The ESP32 projects have slid down the list since the Ham license cleared. >> But at least I have a list. 😜 >> >> We have an Ice Cream and Chocolate store and now thru early January is “all >> hands on deck” time. So am working every say for 8hrs or longer. >> These projects above keep me sane. (Or as best as can be expected). >> >> Don - KJ5MVN >> >> Get Outlook for iOS <https://aka.ms/o0ukef> >> From: BVARC <[email protected]> on behalf of Eddie Runner via BVARC >> <[email protected]> >> Sent: Saturday, December 13, 2025 12:46:41 PM >> To: Donald Loocke via BVARC <[email protected]> >> Cc: Eddie Runner <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [BVARC] Reflector membership >> >> what interesting things are you doing with pis and esp32s? >> >> Eddie (NU5K) >> >> On Saturday, December 13, 2025 at 10:46:38 AM CST, Donald Loocke via BVARC >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> H ave several Baofeng HTs: >> UV-5R - orginally ourchased for GRMS but my son and I could not reach each >> other and he was 2 miles across Firethorne. Made J-pole, which helped but >> still weak and noisy. That got me back to Looking at 2M/70cm and Ham. So got >> my Tech in September in Richmond and pasted General at the CRHRC Hamfest. >> >> Also have the little QRZ HT, UV-5RM pro and a DM-32 Pro. Looking to learn >> more about Allstar, DMR, and other digital modes. >> >> I picked up two older working Kenwood TM-7A’s at the Hamfest, along with a >> zBitx for HF learning. I plan to use the Kenwood unit as a VHF/UHF home >> base station and backup. >> >> The zBitx has been …. Interesting. Been mostly monitoring and learning about >> FT8 but need to move it and setup a proper antenna. Just temporary run >> indoor EFHW upstairs for listening. Need to move it outdoors, for sure, and >> out from under the tin foil hat that is my roofing deck material. 😢. I >> plan to purchase a new ICOM 7300 Mk2 (so far my fav), at some point. >> >> The new mobile for my truck is a Radioditty DG50-B VHF/UHF and will allow >> APRS. It has a small footprint. It arrived yesterday I am just beginning to >> learn to program it. So very much in the learning mode with this one. >> >> I have several other smaller build projects underway, as well. Old engineer >> who loves building things and playing with Rpi’s and ESP32’s. >> >> ADD may or may not be an issue with me. 😳😜😬😬 >> >> Get Outlook for iOS <https://aka.ms/o0ukef> >> From: BVARC <[email protected]> on behalf of Daniel Poirot via BVARC >> <[email protected]> >> Sent: Saturday, December 13, 2025 10:24:46 AM >> To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB <[email protected]> >> Cc: Daniel Poirot <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [BVARC] Reflector membership >> >> I just put that in to see if anyone was reading! (No, I didn’t…) >> >> Thanks for the catch! >> >> By the way, CHIRP is a good solution for managing repeater lists. I have the >> same set of repeater details shared across two HTs and a Retevis mobile! >> Very handy. >> >> What gear are you using? >> >> Dan >> >> >> On Sat, Dec 13, 2025 at 10:20 AM Donovan Balli via BVARC <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> Repeater 146.940 uses tone 167.9 Hz and the standard negative offset. >> >> 146.88 (not 196.88 -- typo!) uses the same tone and the same negative >> offset. You can certainly hear it from Katy, and easily hit it with a 5W HT >> (...or maybe not, with the stub antenna it probably came with). >> >> Donovan KG5BDZ >> >> >> >> On 12/13/2025 9:48 AM, Daniel Poirot via BVARC wrote: >>> Howdy and welcome! >>> >>> 146.94 and 196.88 are common, busy repeaters. >>> >>> Please join us at 12:00 every weekday for the Stir Crazy net. >>> >>> There is also a net Monday evening at 8:00 >>> >>> Both are on 146.94 repeater. >>> >>> 73 >>> Dan KJ5IZK >>> >>> >>> >>> On Sat, Dec 13, 2025 at 9:31 AM Donald Loocke via BVARC <[email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>> I am a rather new member and new General Ham. I joined the group.io >>> <http://group.io/> BVARC group last night. Seems to be up and running well. >>> Look forward to getting to know the members more thru this site, as my >>> meeting attendance times are limited due to work schedule. >>> Long time Katy resident. Will be getting my mobile radio installed sion >>> and less time using the HT’s. This should help my on air time. 😉 >>> What is the best VHf/UHF freq/repeaters to monitor for BVAR club contacts? >>> Have been on the CRHRC links some. But would like to monitor club contacts >>> more. >>> >>> Don- KJ5MVN >>> >>> Get Outlook for iOS <https://aka.ms/o0ukef> >>> From: BVARC <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> on >>> behalf of Eddie Runner via BVARC <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> >>> Sent: Saturday, December 13, 2025 9:04:40 AM >>> To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB <[email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> >>> Cc: Eddie Runner <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>; >>> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> <[email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> >>> Subject: Re: [BVARC] Reflector membership >>> >>> thanks Lee .. >>> >>> the groups IO seems to be working well .. >>> >>> Seems like a few folks are using it.. >>> It may eventually replace the reflector (up to the users) but I >>> doubt the reflector is going anywhere. there wont be a SWITCH.. >>> >>> It is part of our web hosting package.. >>> We are currently using Two reflectors, one for everyone and one just for >>> the >>> members of the board to exchange ideas.. >>> >>> Having both wont hurt anything.. >>> >>> Eddie runner (NU5K) >>> >>> On Friday, December 12, 2025 at 08:05:56 PM CST, leemanpa--- via BVARC >>> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>> >>> >>> The Groups.io site is still paid for and running.. After I am installed as >>> a BOD member next month, I will (once again, since my written motion 4 >>> months ago seems to have gone by the wayside, after suggesting it in March, >>> 2025) make a motion to switch from the existing reflector to groups.io >>> <http://groups.io/>, which is paid for the next 2 years as my donation to >>> the club. >>> >>> <Outlook-rmgk4wji.png> >>> >>> Lee Glassman, WA5LEE ⊿ >>> HCOHSEM AUXCOMM LIASON >>> >>> COML, COMT, AUXC, RADO, ITSL >>> TX EMT, ARRL VE >>> >>> M: 570-840-2633 >>> Email: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>> >>> Tomball, TX 77375 >>> https://hcauxcomm.org <https://hcauxcomm.org/> >>> www.wa5lee.com <http://www.wa5lee.com/> >>> >>> >>> >>> From: BVARC <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> on >>> behalf of Jimmy Vance via BVARC <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> >>> Sent: Friday, December 12, 2025 19:57 >>> To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> <[email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> >>> Cc: Jimmy Vance <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> >>> Subject: Re: [BVARC] Reflector membership >>> >>> I was going to suggest the groups.io <http://groups.io/> thing. We moved >>> the Katy group from the mailman reflector to groups.io <http://groups.io/> >>> earlier this year. The BVARC and KARS web sites are hosted with the same >>> provider. A cpanel upgrade earlier this year broke mailman (the software >>> used for teh email reflector) some lists are more effected than others. >>> Currently on the BVARC reflector users can't subscribe or unsubscribe, at >>> least it is still passing mail. The KARS list stopped completely for >>> awhile. >>> >>> >>> On 3/12/2025 10:37 AM, Lee Glassman WA5LEE via BVARC wrote: >>> I do not know about the current reflector that Eddie administers, but >>> groups.io <http://groups.io/> certainly does. >>> >>> >>> If the club approves its use, and gives me the email addresses of the >>> membership, I can send out a mass-invite, then we see who responds or >>> bounces. >>> >>> >>> WA5LEE >>> >>> Lee Glassman, ARRL VE, COM-L, COM-T, AUXC, >>> >>> RADO, ITSL, NREMT #E3525310 >>> >>> Tomball, Texas >>> >>> https://wa5lee.com <https://wa5lee.com/> >>> Pronouns: Him/He >>> >>> HCOHSEM AUXCOMM >>> >>> >>> From: BVARC <[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected]> On >>> Behalf Of N5LNK - Sean Linkenheimer via BVARC >>> Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2025 9:16 AM >>> To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB <[email protected]> >>> <mailto:[email protected]> >>> Cc: N5LNK - Sean Linkenheimer <[email protected]> >>> <mailto:[email protected]>; [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>> Subject: Re: [BVARC] Reflector membership >>> >>> >>> Lee, >>> >>> >>> Does the platform know how many bounced email addresses it encounters? That >>> would be a great way to cull a good portion of them if it did. Probably not >>> an interested party if the email bounces. >>> >>> >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Sean Linkenheimer >>> >>> >>> ARES District 1 Fort Bend County >>> >>> Fort Bend County EMROG >>> >>> Texas State RACES >>> >>> Fort Bend CO. CLO ALT. 16-157F >>> >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Mar 11, 2025 at 5:48 PM Lee Glassman WA5LEE via BVARC >>> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>> >>> Yes, perhaps.. How many are dead, non-members, no longer in Texas, etc… >>> >>> >>> Extra above 500 is 4 cents per member per month. >>> >>> >>> WA5LEE >>> >>> Lee Glassman, ARRL VE, COM-L, COM-T, AUXC, >>> >>> RADO, ITSL, NREMT #E3525310 >>> >>> Tomball, Texas >>> >>> https://wa5lee.com <https://wa5lee.com/> >>> Pronouns: Him/He >>> >>> HCOHSEM AUXCOMM >>> >>> >>> From: BVARC <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> On >>> Behalf Of Eddie Runner via BVARC >>> Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2025 4:47 PM >>> To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>> Cc: Eddie Runner <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> >>> Subject: [BVARC] Reflector membership >>> >>> >>> FYI: currently BVARC reflector has 589 members >>> >>> >>> Eddie (NU5K) >>> >>> ________________________________________________ >>> Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club >>> >>> BVARC mailing list >>> [email protected] <mailto:[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] <mailto:[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] <mailto:[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] <mailto:[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] <mailto:[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] <mailto:[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] <mailto:[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]/ > <Outlook-rmgk4wji.png>________________________________________________ > 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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