Re: [BVARC] Need Assistance

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On Saturday, January 20, 2024 at 01:58:30 PM CST, rodney martinez via BVARC 
 wrote:  
 
 I am trying to download an official copy of my license to submit the State of 
Texas for Vanity License Plates.  But the ULS does not seem to be working when 
I click on "File Online" which manages licenses.  It just circles non-stop.  Am 
I looking in the right link to get a copy?  Any advice is greatly appeciated.
73'sRod MartinezNK5Q

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Re: [BVARC] Need Assistance

[Chris Medlin via BVARC]

Not always lowest bidder.
Its more likely that the server is running on Windows NT4. (Not a joke)

Chris
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On Jan 20, 2024, at 14:54, David Morefield via BVARC  wrote:


When dealing with government websites, always remember they were built by the 
lowest bidder. LOL

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On Sat, Jan 20, 2024 at 2:49 PM John Denison via BVARC 
mailto:bvarc@bvarc.org>> wrote:
That is the right link to sign in to manage your license, but its not 
responding now. Probably it will be fixed Monday morning.

73
John Denison
KD5YOU

On 1/20/2024 1:57 PM, rodney martinez via BVARC wrote:
I am trying to download an official copy of my license to submit the State of 
Texas for Vanity License Plates.  But the ULS does not seem to be working when 
I click on "File Online" which manages licenses.  It just circles non-stop.  Am 
I looking in the right link to get a copy?  Any advice is greatly appeciated.

73's
Rod Martinez
NK5Q

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Re: [BVARC] Need Assistance

[David Morefield via BVARC]

When dealing with government websites, always remember they were built by
the lowest bidder. LOL

David Morefield

Owner - Fluffyshotme Photography

*da...@fluffyshotme.com *

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On Sat, Jan 20, 2024 at 2:49 PM John Denison via BVARC 
wrote:

> That is the right link to sign in to manage your license, but its not
> responding now. Probably it will be fixed Monday morning.
>
> 73
> John Denison
> KD5YOU
>
> On 1/20/2024 1:57 PM, rodney martinez via BVARC wrote:
>
> I am trying to download an official copy of my license to submit the State
> of Texas for Vanity License Plates.  But the ULS does not seem to be
> working when I click on "File Online" which manages licenses.  It just
> circles non-stop.  Am I looking in the right link to get a copy?  Any
> advice is greatly appeciated.
>
> 73's
> Rod Martinez
> NK5Q
>
> Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android
> 
>
> 
> Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club
>
> BVARC mailing 
> listBVARC@bvarc.orghttp://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org
> Publicly available archives are available here: 
> https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc@bvarc.org/
>
>
> 
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Re: [BVARC] Need Assistance

[rodney martinez via BVARC]

Thanks, John.  So its not just me.73'sRodNK5Q

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  On Sat, Jan 20, 2024 at 14:49, John Denison via BVARC wrote: 
  
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Re: [BVARC] Need Assistance

[Robert Polinski via BVARC]

https://www.fcc.gov/wireless/support/knowledge-base/universal-licensing-system-uls-resources/how-obtain-official
 

 

From: BVARC  On Behalf Of rodney martinez via BVARC
Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2024 1:58 PM
To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB 
Cc: rodney martinez 
Subject: [BVARC] Need Assistance

 

I am trying to download an official copy of my license to submit the State of 
Texas for Vanity License Plates.  But the ULS does not seem to be working when 
I click on "File Online" which manages licenses.  It just circles non-stop.  Am 
I looking in the right link to get a copy?  Any advice is greatly appeciated.

 

73's

Rod Martinez

NK5Q

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Re: [BVARC] Need Assistance

[John Denison via BVARC]

That is the right link to sign in to manage your license, but its not 
responding now. Probably it will be fixed Monday morning.


73
John Denison
KD5YOU

On 1/20/2024 1:57 PM, rodney martinez via BVARC wrote:
I am trying to download an official copy of my license to submit the 
State of Texas for Vanity License Plates.  But the ULS does not seem 
to be working when I click on "File Online" which manages licenses.  
It just circles non-stop.  Am I looking in the right link to get a 
copy?  Any advice is greatly appeciated.


73's
Rod Martinez
NK5Q

Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android 




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[BVARC] Need Assistance

[rodney martinez via BVARC]

I am trying to download an official copy of my license to submit the State of 
Texas for Vanity License Plates.  But the ULS does not seem to be working when 
I click on "File Online" which manages licenses.  It just circles non-stop.  Am 
I looking in the right link to get a copy?  Any advice is greatly appeciated.
73'sRod MartinezNK5Q

Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android
Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club

BVARC mailing list
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Re: [BVARC] Recommendation for noise suppression?

[Mike Knerr via BVARC]

If it moves put duck tape on it,  if it doesn't move hit it with a hammer.

On Sat, Jan 20, 2024, 10:17 AM Richard Bonica via BVARC 
wrote:

> Humor::
>
> Harbor Freight has a cheap solution. A 2 lb ball peen hammer will take
> care of it all :)
>
> End of humor.
>
> On Mon, Jan 15, 2024, 7:54 PM Chris Medlin via BVARC 
> wrote:
>
>> It definitely IS the responsibility of the neighbor but most do not
>> understand the part 15 label on their stuff, it ends up being on us to
>> explain it.
>>
>>
>> Typos brought to you by iPhone
>>
>> On Jan 15, 2024, at 19:10, John Denison via BVARC 
>> wrote:
>>
>>  I would agree that as hams we try to help out neighbors who are causing
>> interference to licensed stations, but in the end it is the responsibility
>> of the neighbor using a Part 15 device that is causing the interference to
>> find a remedy. I know it can be touchy when we want to maintain good
>> relations with our neighbors, and I'm sure there is a solution to reduce
>> the interference.
>>
>> 73
>> John Denison
>> KD5YOU
>>
>> On 1/15/2024 6:13 PM, Amal C. Phadke via BVARC wrote:
>>
>> Thanks Chris! I completely understand. I will at the least politely make
>> my neighbor aware of the interference. If there are options like better
>> power supply for the lights, filters, etc.  will suggest those too. Any
>> recommendations are welcome! If the neighbor doesn't want to do anything
>> then I will just have to live with it.
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> Amal - KT5AC
>> On 1/15/24 16:33, Chris Medlin wrote:
>>
>> This is probably not the answer you want to hear, but I have heard of
>> stories like this and the answer has always been that the ham talks to the
>> neighbor and ends up purchasing an equally good product that serves the
>> same purpose that does not cause interference. Or… best case scenario, the
>> ham goes in 50/50 with the neighbor on a product that does not cause
>> interference. Find a way to make it a win/win situation.
>> The ham radio community is a friendly diplomatic group.
>> Back in the day when people were watching analog tv over the air, many
>> hams had to educate their neighbors on the use of high pass filters to keep
>> our interference out of their tvs. Now with LED lights and cheaply made
>> ballasts in lights, we are dealing with interference in our radios.
>> Good luck and 73.
>> Chris/AC5CM
>>
>>
>> Typos brought to you by iPhone
>>
>> On Jan 14, 2024, at 21:42, Amal Phadke KT5AC via BVARC 
>>  wrote:
>>
>> 
>>
>> Thanks a bunch for the quick replies. Through a truly bizarre
>> coincidence, I can confirm (99.9% certainty) that the RF noise was from my
>> neighbor’s outdoor soffit lighting. What happened was, a few minutes after
>> I sent my original email about the noise, I went back to my shack to check
>> the radio. Lo and behold, the noise was gone. I peeked through my window
>> and saw that my neighbor had turned off his soffit lights! That was an
>> unbelievably strange coincidence!
>>
>>
>>
>> The question now is what should I tell my neighbor to do to stop the
>> interference, other than to never turn on the soffit lights  Any
>> suggestions?
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Amal – KT5AC
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* David Morefield  
>> *Sent:* Sunday, January 14, 2024 8:37 PM
>> *To:* BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB 
>> 
>> *Cc:* Kori Rahman  ; Amal C.
>> Phadke  
>> *Subject:* Re: [BVARC] Recommendation for noise suppression?
>>
>>
>>
>> I had an issue with noise recently and it was caused by the proximity of
>> my laptop charging brick to my radio. You may want to start turning things
>> off to see if you can eliminate the source of the noise.
>>
>> David Morefield
>>
>> Owner - Fluffyshotme Photography
>>
>> *da...@fluffyshotme.com *
>>
>> 281-960-5253 mobile
>>
>>
>>
>> 
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Jan 14, 2024 at 7:47 PM Kori Rahman via BVARC 
>> wrote:
>>
>> I have only seen something close to this level of interference on 2m and
>> that has been from some cheap LiFePo4 charger I got that was charging my
>> 100Ah battery. But it was about 25% bars and it was about 30ft from my 2m
>> antenna. It does happen a lot with chargers for various batteries like shop
>> tool chargers etc.
>>
>>
>>
>> Sounds like a job for a 2m Yagi and am attenuator. I've got the Yagi but
>> not the attenuator.
>>
>>
>>
>> 73,
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> *Kori Rahman, WX5KR **Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club*
>>
>>
>> *Vice-President and Club Call Sign KK5W Trustee *Cell: (770) 298 8516
>>
>> kori...@gmail.com
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Jan 14, 2024 at 7:30 PM Amal C. Phadke via BVARC 
>> wrote:
>>
>> Folks,
>>
>>
>>
>> I am hoping someone can give me pointers on suppressing
>> annoying noise my dual band (2m-70cm) antenna picks up in VHF range. I
>> suspect it is from my neighbor’s external soffit lighting, but I am not
>> sure. The receive signal meter fully lights up like seen in the attached
>> picture. The repeater was idle when I took this picture. It doesn’t happen
>> on 

Re: [BVARC] Recommendation for noise suppression?

[Richard Bonica via BVARC]

Humor::

Harbor Freight has a cheap solution. A 2 lb ball peen hammer will take care
of it all :)

End of humor.

On Mon, Jan 15, 2024, 7:54 PM Chris Medlin via BVARC 
wrote:

> It definitely IS the responsibility of the neighbor but most do not
> understand the part 15 label on their stuff, it ends up being on us to
> explain it.
>
>
> Typos brought to you by iPhone
>
> On Jan 15, 2024, at 19:10, John Denison via BVARC  wrote:
>
>  I would agree that as hams we try to help out neighbors who are causing
> interference to licensed stations, but in the end it is the responsibility
> of the neighbor using a Part 15 device that is causing the interference to
> find a remedy. I know it can be touchy when we want to maintain good
> relations with our neighbors, and I'm sure there is a solution to reduce
> the interference.
>
> 73
> John Denison
> KD5YOU
>
> On 1/15/2024 6:13 PM, Amal C. Phadke via BVARC wrote:
>
> Thanks Chris! I completely understand. I will at the least politely make
> my neighbor aware of the interference. If there are options like better
> power supply for the lights, filters, etc.  will suggest those too. Any
> recommendations are welcome! If the neighbor doesn't want to do anything
> then I will just have to live with it.
>
> 73,
>
> Amal - KT5AC
> On 1/15/24 16:33, Chris Medlin wrote:
>
> This is probably not the answer you want to hear, but I have heard of
> stories like this and the answer has always been that the ham talks to the
> neighbor and ends up purchasing an equally good product that serves the
> same purpose that does not cause interference. Or… best case scenario, the
> ham goes in 50/50 with the neighbor on a product that does not cause
> interference. Find a way to make it a win/win situation.
> The ham radio community is a friendly diplomatic group.
> Back in the day when people were watching analog tv over the air, many
> hams had to educate their neighbors on the use of high pass filters to keep
> our interference out of their tvs. Now with LED lights and cheaply made
> ballasts in lights, we are dealing with interference in our radios.
> Good luck and 73.
> Chris/AC5CM
>
>
> Typos brought to you by iPhone
>
> On Jan 14, 2024, at 21:42, Amal Phadke KT5AC via BVARC 
>  wrote:
>
> 
>
> Thanks a bunch for the quick replies. Through a truly bizarre coincidence,
> I can confirm (99.9% certainty) that the RF noise was from my neighbor’s
> outdoor soffit lighting. What happened was, a few minutes after I sent my
> original email about the noise, I went back to my shack to check the radio.
> Lo and behold, the noise was gone. I peeked through my window and saw that
> my neighbor had turned off his soffit lights! That was an unbelievably
> strange coincidence!
>
>
>
> The question now is what should I tell my neighbor to do to stop the
> interference, other than to never turn on the soffit lights  Any
> suggestions?
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Amal – KT5AC
>
>
>
> *From:* David Morefield  
> *Sent:* Sunday, January 14, 2024 8:37 PM
> *To:* BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB  
> *Cc:* Kori Rahman  ; Amal C. Phadke
>  
> *Subject:* Re: [BVARC] Recommendation for noise suppression?
>
>
>
> I had an issue with noise recently and it was caused by the proximity of
> my laptop charging brick to my radio. You may want to start turning things
> off to see if you can eliminate the source of the noise.
>
> David Morefield
>
> Owner - Fluffyshotme Photography
>
> *da...@fluffyshotme.com *
>
> 281-960-5253 mobile
>
>
>
> 
>
>
>
>
>
> On Sun, Jan 14, 2024 at 7:47 PM Kori Rahman via BVARC 
> wrote:
>
> I have only seen something close to this level of interference on 2m and
> that has been from some cheap LiFePo4 charger I got that was charging my
> 100Ah battery. But it was about 25% bars and it was about 30ft from my 2m
> antenna. It does happen a lot with chargers for various batteries like shop
> tool chargers etc.
>
>
>
> Sounds like a job for a 2m Yagi and am attenuator. I've got the Yagi but
> not the attenuator.
>
>
>
> 73,
>
>
>
>
> *Kori Rahman, WX5KR **Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club*
>
>
> *Vice-President and Club Call Sign KK5W Trustee *Cell: (770) 298 8516
>
> kori...@gmail.com
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Sun, Jan 14, 2024 at 7:30 PM Amal C. Phadke via BVARC 
> wrote:
>
> Folks,
>
>
>
> I am hoping someone can give me pointers on suppressing
> annoying noise my dual band (2m-70cm) antenna picks up in VHF range. I
> suspect it is from my neighbor’s external soffit lighting, but I am not
> sure. The receive signal meter fully lights up like seen in the attached
> picture. The repeater was idle when I took this picture. It doesn’t happen
> on UHF, only VHF and only from dusk to dawn. I hear a lot of static in the
> received signal, and I suppose in the transmitted signal as well. Moving
> the
> permanently installed outdoor antenna is not practical and using slip-on
> ferrite beads on the coax didn’t help. Has anyone experienced this issue? I
> would