That is why I like you Dan..... You and I are alike.. Just watch out.. Members in this group will give you a suggestion and you might not be able to stop. I have taken a simple request for a CW key and now making a fully 3d printed Cyber Deck to do radio stuff on. The evolution of that thought is making Darwin role over in his grave.
As I think about it, you are the cause of the thought I had about the antenna party. But that is what I want BVARC to cause, lots of great ideas and positive thoughts on why things can be done. I am still waiting to hear how I can make an antenna out of Duct Tape. But I have to say, all our Net controllers do a great job. And I hope we can get more and even give them time off if they need. Does anyone have the email Jim sent - I can not seem to find that one. If anyone finds out who the VNA guy was, I would love to have him talk about it at one of our general meetings and then maybe even have a complete class. On Wed, Jan 28, 2026 at 2:11 PM Daniel Poirot via BVARC <[email protected]> wrote: > Howdy! > > I am excited that yesterday's email has started up some really great > conversations! > > ...but nobody is talking about Jim WA5JIM's great idea for a 2-meter "deck > handrail ballister" Yagi antenna. I can't wait to hear how it comes out! > > Kori did his usual outstanding job of running the Net today, with a great > topic - "What are your favorite Hame Radio Tools?" Kori got us all > thinking about Anderson Power Pole crimping. > > We had a new guy (missed his call) who listed EXTENSIVE experience in > high-dollar VNAs and SAs. I want this guy to teach me all about my new > TinySA! I value your experience, and I am ready to learn. > > Maurice W5RGO added to the topic. We have favorite tools. How do we > coordinate experts who are willing to teach - and those with similar > interests? This is a great idea. One that applies to every tool in the > conversation! > > Personally, I have years of experience with microprocessors and embedded > microprocessor systems. I like building antennas. I like HTs. I have > reprogrammed my HT, nanoVNA, and TinySA to the latest firmware. Not a big > thing for me. > > Can I lead a group that wants to build antennas? Sure. > Can I lead a group that wants to upgrade their nanoVNA's or HT's firmware? > Yep. > Do I have best practices on using HTs in the backyard with external > antennas? I am your guy. > > I suggested we make more use of the BVARC Discord server. It's out there > for us to use. > > As always, comments and questions are eagerly received. > > 73, y'all > Dan KJ5IZK > > ________________________________________________ > 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]/ > -- Richard Bonica C: 281.935.7222 Email: [email protected] Freq: 147.000 - DMR - Digital Mobile Territory: NE Fort Bend CERT, CST, EST, WEB EOC, HSEEP, FEMA PD, Wilderness First Aid, CPR, Extra Ameture Radio
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