Re: [BVARC] Satellites -- 2m -- 70cm -- antennas

[Bruce via BVARC]

I too used a Pryme AL-800 antenna for a long time. Then I graduated to 
an Arrow antenna. Much easier than the AL-800. Your choice of using an 
Arrow without a built-in diplexer which is good for about 10 watts or 
use your own duplexer or use two individual HT's or radios. I have done 
it all three ways. I find the two radios to be a bit easier although you 
have to have some way of either holding them or placing them where you 
can change the frequency as you correct for Doppler.


If you would like a primer on what all the pieces of a Keplerian element 
are and how they function, I can email you a piece I wrote back in the 
90's.


73...bruce

On 5/12/2024 5:53 PM, Richard Bonica via BVARC wrote:

To all...

As I go down the path of satalites and antennas, I have now realized 
how much I really don't have a clue.

The things I need to learn about are :
1) Yagis -- how they work beyond the normal parts and basic point and 
listen.
2) satalites and orbits and solar winds and solar interference in 
general and what it takes to track beyond software
3) up and down links -- beyond the 2m and 70cm frequency and how 
Doppler and angle effects.


Basically -- looks to me that the magic smoke we work to keep in 
electronics is also in the antenna.


Someone know where I can start to figure this stuff out. I am almost 
to the point of calling Mr Daniel and CPT Jack .


Thank you for help in advance.

Richard Bonica
KG5YCU


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[BVARC] Hamfest and some old vintage magazines

[Bruce via BVARC]

When my good friend, Andy, W5ACM, became a silent key, I received all 
his old QST, QEX, 73 and Byte magazines to find them a good home. I have 
5 large boxes of them. I was thinking of taking them to the hamfest but 
that is a lot of heavy lifting and moving.


If there are some of you that would like a box or two or all of them, 
then I will be happy to meet you there and simply transfer them from car 
to car/truck. Or I can meet you around town somewhere.


Let me know.

73...bruce

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

[Bruce via BVARC]

Not really. I would use an eFAX service. Send them a jpg, pdf, doc(x) 
file and they transmit almost instantly. Some are free to send 1-2 pages.


73...bruce

On 2/13/2024 6:35 PM, Tom Watson via BVARC wrote:

Is there a way to run a fax machine over VoIP?

On Tue, Feb 13, 2024, 3:19 PM Jeff Greer via BVARC  
wrote:


At work, we're having to convert all our old POTS lines to VoIP. 
The telcos don't want to spend the money to keep the old copper
phone lines working.  You'll still be able to have a VoIP phone at
home, but it'll be useless if you lose Internet.

All the more reason to know how to get a message out via ham
radio.  

-j


*From:* BVARC  on behalf of AOL/
CompuServe Mail via BVARC 
*Sent:* Thursday, February 8, 2024 4:25 PM
*To:* bvarc@bvarc.org ; bvarc@bvarc.org

*Cc:* AOL/ CompuServe Mail ;
m733sha...@gmail.com 
*Subject:* Re: [BVARC] the phase out of landline phone service
To all
 I have a land line and need to keep it since I have a captel
phone for hard of hearing

In a message dated 2/8/2024 2:38:27 PM Central Standard Time,
bvarc@bvarc.org writes:

Yeah, I’ve had a landline for years and I don’t plan on
getting rid of it anytime soon but unfortunately they decide
to pull it. They’re gonna pull it.
Sent from my iPhone

On Feb 8, 2024, at 1:39 PM, Chris Medlin via BVARC
 wrote:

I heard this story in the news this week.. that landline
phones were being phased out.. that cellular is king… and even
though I haven’t had a home landline in years, I do know the
power of having one in times of infrastructural crisis… so
this story just adds that extra validation of the importance
of Ham Radio in the event of infrastructure outage.

When all else fails, Ham Radio.

“Don’t let them drop us!” Landline users protest AT copper
retirement plan | Ars Technica



Enjoy!

73

Chris/AC5CM


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CompuServe Mail via BVARC 
*Sent:* Thursday, February 8, 2024 4:25 PM
*To:* bvarc@bvarc.org ; bvarc@bvarc.org

*Cc:* AOL/ CompuServe Mail ;
m733sha...@gmail.com 
*Subject:* Re: [BVARC] the phase out of landline phone service
To all
 I have a land line and need to keep it since I have a captel
phone for hard of hearing

In a message dated 2/8/2024 2:38:27 PM Central Standard Time,
bvarc@bvarc.org writes:

Yeah, I’ve had a landline for years and I don’t plan on
getting rid of it anytime soon but unfortunately they decide
to pull it. They’re gonna pull it.
Sent from my iPhone

On Feb 8, 2024, at 1:39 PM, Chris Medlin via BVARC
 wrote:

I heard this story in the news this week.. that landline
phones were being phased out.. that cellular is king… and even
though I haven’t had a home landline in years, I do know the
power of having one in times of infrastructural crisis… so
this story just adds that extra validation of the importance
of Ham Radio in the event of infrastructure outage.

When all else fails, Ham Radio.

“Don’t let them drop us!” Landline users protest AT copper
retirement plan | Ars Technica



Enjoy!

73

Chris/AC5CM


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

[Bruce via BVARC]

Understandable. That is why I have unlimited data on my cell phone so 
that my wife and I can still stream when the internet goes down. 
Hopefully with fiber that will be far and few in between.

73...bruce

On 2/13/2024 6:27 PM, Jeff Greer via BVARC wrote:
Fiber is nice.  Until someone digs a ditch and cuts it.  Been there, 
done that.  All of my warehouses now have 2 separate Internet 
connections coming in on disparate infrastructure, so when we lose 
one, we don't waste a day not shipping product.


-j


*From:* BVARC  on behalf of Bruce via BVARC 


*Sent:* Tuesday, February 13, 2024 5:44 PM
*To:* Jeff Greer via BVARC 
*Cc:* Bruce 
*Subject:* Re: [BVARC] the phase out of landline phone service
Glad our new provider is Tachus as they are 100% fiber. As long as 
their generator at their office is working, we will have internet. 
Good thing about light is that you do not need to keep amplifying it 
downstream.


We went to VoIP with MagicJack a long time ago when they first 
started. We keep it unplugged unless we want to make an outbound call. 
No spam calls that way and all our friends have our cell numbers.


73...bruce

On 2/13/2024 3:18 PM, Jeff Greer via BVARC wrote:

At work, we're having to convert all our old POTS lines to VoIP. 
The telcos don't want to spend the money to keep the old copper
phone lines working.  You'll still be able to have a VoIP phone at
home, but it'll be useless if you lose Internet.

All the more reason to know how to get a message out via ham
radio.  

-j


*From:* BVARC 
<mailto:bvarc-boun...@bvarc.org> on behalf of AOL/ CompuServe Mail
via BVARC  <mailto:bvarc@bvarc.org>
*Sent:* Thursday, February 8, 2024 4:25 PM
*To:* bvarc@bvarc.org <mailto:bvarc@bvarc.org> 
<mailto:bvarc@bvarc.org>; bvarc@bvarc.org <mailto:bvarc@bvarc.org>
 <mailto:bvarc@bvarc.org>
*Cc:* AOL/ CompuServe Mail 
<mailto:gmuller...@aol.com>; m733sha...@gmail.com
<mailto:m733sha...@gmail.com> 
<mailto:m733sha...@gmail.com>
*Subject:* Re: [BVARC] the phase out of landline phone service
To all
 I have a land line and need to keep it since I have a captel
phone for hard of hearing

In a message dated 2/8/2024 2:38:27 PM Central Standard Time,
bvarc@bvarc.org <mailto:bvarc@bvarc.org> writes:

Yeah, I’ve had a landline for years and I don’t plan on
getting rid of it anytime soon but unfortunately they decide
to pull it. They’re gonna pull it.
Sent from my iPhone

On Feb 8, 2024, at 1:39 PM, Chris Medlin via BVARC
 <mailto:bvarc@bvarc.org> wrote:

I heard this story in the news this week.. that landline
phones were being phased out.. that cellular is king… and even
though I haven’t had a home landline in years, I do know the
power of having one in times of infrastructural crisis… so
this story just adds that extra validation of the importance
of Ham Radio in the event of infrastructure outage.

When all else fails, Ham Radio.

“Don’t let them drop us!” Landline users protest AT copper
retirement plan | Ars Technica

<https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/02/dont-let-them-drop-us-landline-users-protest-att-copper-retirement-plan/>

Enjoy!

73

Chris/AC5CM


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via BVARC  <mailto:bvarc@bvarc.org>
*Sent:* Thursday, February 8, 2024 4:25 PM
*To:* bvarc@bvarc.org <mailto:bvarc@bvarc.org> 
<mailto:bvarc@bvarc.org>; bvarc@bvarc.org <mailto:bvarc@bvarc.org>
 <m

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

[Bruce via BVARC]

Glad our new provider is Tachus as they are 100% fiber. As long as their 
generator at their office is working, we will have internet. Good thing 
about light is that you do not need to keep amplifying it downstream.


We went to VoIP with MagicJack a long time ago when they first started. 
We keep it unplugged unless we want to make an outbound call. No spam 
calls that way and all our friends have our cell numbers.


73...bruce

On 2/13/2024 3:18 PM, Jeff Greer via BVARC wrote:
At work, we're having to convert all our old POTS lines to VoIP.  The 
telcos don't want to spend the money to keep the old copper phone 
lines working.  You'll still be able to have a VoIP phone at home, but 
it'll be useless if you lose Internet.


All the more reason to know how to get a message out via ham radio.  

-j


*From:* BVARC  on behalf of AOL/ CompuServe 
Mail via BVARC 

*Sent:* Thursday, February 8, 2024 4:25 PM
*To:* bvarc@bvarc.org ; bvarc@bvarc.org 
*Cc:* AOL/ CompuServe Mail ; m733sha...@gmail.com 


*Subject:* Re: [BVARC] the phase out of landline phone service
To all
 I have a land line and need to keep it since I have a captel phone 
for hard of hearing


In a message dated 2/8/2024 2:38:27 PM Central Standard Time, 
bvarc@bvarc.org writes:


Yeah, I’ve had a landline for years and I don’t plan on getting
rid of it anytime soon but unfortunately they decide to pull it.
They’re gonna pull it.
Sent from my iPhone

On Feb 8, 2024, at 1:39 PM, Chris Medlin via BVARC
 wrote:

I heard this story in the news this week.. that landline phones
were being phased out.. that cellular is king… and even though I
haven’t had a home landline in years, I do know the power of
having one in times of infrastructural crisis… so this story just
adds that extra validation of the importance of Ham Radio in the
event of infrastructure outage.

When all else fails, Ham Radio.

“Don’t let them drop us!” Landline users protest AT copper
retirement plan | Ars Technica



Enjoy!

73

Chris/AC5CM


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*From:* BVARC  on behalf of AOL/ CompuServe 
Mail via BVARC 

*Sent:* Thursday, February 8, 2024 4:25 PM
*To:* bvarc@bvarc.org ; bvarc@bvarc.org 
*Cc:* AOL/ CompuServe Mail ; m733sha...@gmail.com 


*Subject:* Re: [BVARC] the phase out of landline phone service
To all
 I have a land line and need to keep it since I have a captel phone 
for hard of hearing


In a message dated 2/8/2024 2:38:27 PM Central Standard Time, 
bvarc@bvarc.org writes:


Yeah, I’ve had a landline for years and I don’t plan on getting
rid of it anytime soon but unfortunately they decide to pull it.
They’re gonna pull it.
Sent from my iPhone

On Feb 8, 2024, at 1:39 PM, Chris Medlin via BVARC
 wrote:

I heard this story in the news this week.. that landline phones
were being phased out.. that cellular is king… and even though I
haven’t had a home landline in years, I do know the power of
having one in times of infrastructural crisis… so this story just
adds that extra validation of the importance of Ham Radio in the
event of infrastructure outage.

When all else fails, Ham Radio.

“Don’t let them drop us!” Landline users protest AT copper
retirement plan | Ars Technica



Enjoy!

73

Chris/AC5CM


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Re: [BVARC] Best source for QSL cards?

[Bruce via BVARC]

I have some cards I had printed by cheapqsls.com

73...bruce


On 12/10/2023 7:45 PM, mike.williams shopjubilee.com via BVARC wrote:


I need some new QSL cards – and hoping I can get one showing two 
different QTH’s – what is the best source for QSL cards?


’73,

Mike



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Re: [BVARC] FW: [HCOL] ARRL e-mail issues

[Bruce via BVARC]

I have been receiving bogus emails about my arrl.net account for weeks 
now. I am over my quota (what??? on a forwarding service), I need to 
change my password (yah right), all kinds of stuff. In the trash it 
goes. I do not believe it has anything to do with the arrl forwarding 
service.


73...bruce


On 11/23/2023 4:47 PM, Jeff Greer via BVARC wrote:





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ARRL e-mail forwarding service, which seems to be outsourced to 
forwardemail.net, is constantly having e-mail delivery issues lately. 
HamClubOnline will be immediately disabling all e-mails to arrl.net 
(aka forwardemail.net), please contact your members to have them login 
an update their e-mail address (if they have a password) or update 
your member's e-mail address.


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Re: [BVARC] Encryption coming to OTA TV Broadcasts

[Bruce via BVARC]

This link explains the DRM and how it is actually a part of the ATSC 3.0 
standard.


https://www.techhive.com/article/583070/does-next-gen-tv-spell-doom-for-over-the-air-dvr.html

73...bruce

On 7/3/2023 1:48 AM, Richard Yoo via BVARC wrote:

I don't know if y'all are aware, but the broadcasters are attempting
to DRM encrypt all OTA TV broadcasts via the new ATSC 3.0 standard.
Heads up.

Tell the FCC: No DRM Encryption of ATSC 3.0 Broadcasts - Sign the
Petition! https://chng.it/HMp2XKGD via @Change

Please sign and share.

Richard, N5YOO


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[BVARC] DXCC Card Checker

[Bruce via BVARC]

Many of you might not know, BVARC nominated me back in 1994 to be a WAS 
and VUCC card checker. There was no one in the area doing it. At the 
time, to be a DXCC card checker, you had to be nominated by a contest 
club. Things have changed and today I became a DXCC card checker as 
well. Since I retired and moved out of Houston, I have not been able to 
attend but a few of the BVARC meetings. However, I can still meet up 
with you if you need your cards checked on a Friday, Saturday or Sunday. 
It also gives me another reason to attend the Hamfest in March each year.


73...bruce

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Re: [BVARC] DVMega and BlueDV software install question

[Bruce via BVARC]

You will need to right click on the file you want to run and select "Run 
as Administrator". Even though you are the administrator, Microsoft 
decided it was best to confirm that you want to run it as administrator. 
Don't ask me why it just works when you do it.


73...bruce


On 5/12/2023 7:47 PM, Walter Holmes via BVARC wrote:


Chris,

I don’t use the DVmega dongle, but I use the ThumbDV dongle, as well 
as 4 other Ambe servers I have setup here, all with BlueDV.


It seems to work fine on my PC, as well as my Android cell phone.

The installation should be a simple launch of the MSI file.

Not sure why you would get that error, unless you tried to install it 
into a folder other than the default path. But that’s a reach on my part.


Other than that, you might email David directly, as he’s pretty good 
about responding. But keep in mind he’s in Europe, and it may not be 
till morning before he sees the message.


All the best,

Walter/K5WH

*From:* BVARC  *On Behalf Of *Chris Medlin 
via BVARC

*Sent:* Friday, May 12, 2023 5:13 PM
*To:* BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB 
*Cc:* Chris Medlin 
*Subject:* [BVARC] DVMega and BlueDV software install question

Hello. Ive never really been too big into DMR, but I have a DVMega
usb dongle (actually forgot I had it to tell you the truth) and Im
trying to install BlueDV on a windows 10 box. Has anyone
successfully installed this app on win10? Im admin of my box but I
keep getting install failure because the msi installer cannot
write a temp file to my documents folder. Curious if anyone knows
a work around on this.

TIA

73/Chris

AC5CM



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Re: [BVARC] Antenna voodoo

[Bruce via BVARC]

It works because electrons can flow through the wire and radiate. They 
have to go somewhere. Guess they went to Mississippi.


73...bruce

On 4/9/2023 10:10 AM, M Reiter via BVARC wrote:
This morning i took a 40m dipole attached the wire ends with a zip 
tie. (No metal to metal connection)  And hung it up as a triangle with 
no measurents the top was at the top of my mast and the bottom was as 
high as i could stand on a chair..  I was lazy and just attached it to 
my radio checked swr on 40m to 10m and since 20m was less than 2:1 i 
hit tune. Made a 59 contact in mississippi.  Whats my point???  Well i 
have read hundreds of pages about antennas this design is not in any 
of them and still have no idea why any of this works.

Marc KI5ZHO


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Re: [BVARC] Ham Radio Deluxe - Terrible Customer Service!

[Bruce via BVARC]

I had a similar issue with them some 4-5-6 years ago. I tried the demo 
and it would never get to where you could enter anything. The screen was 
there but you could not log anything in Demo mode. They told me to 
resolve the issue reformat my hard drive and reinstall windows. It 
should work then. Yah right, not a chance. I have since migrated to a 
new computer a few months ago and all my software is still working just 
fine. I still use PDA's Logic which I have used since 1993, of course 
there have been many upgrades since then.


73...bruce

On 3/21/2023 12:31 PM, JP Pritchard via BVARC wrote:

Shannon,
I’ve used Ham Radio Deluxe for many years. I’ve always found their 
customer service and their software to be first rate. Digital Gain is 
usually just a simple setting in Yaesu Radios. Why not just set it 
manually, leave it there and take advantage of the many other features 
available to you thru HRD.


73, JP, K5JPP

Sent from my iPhone

On Mar 21, 2023, at 11:51 AM, Shannon Tassin via BVARC 
 wrote:




All,

I purchased Ham Radio Deluxe on 3/10/2023. I did a trial back in 2021 
when I was a new ham and didn’t purchase then, so was no longer 
eligible for a trial. Now that I am into FT-8, I was looking for a 
way to control the DT-G (digital gain) on my Yeasu FT-991A.


On the website, the first statement listed is: “Rig Control with full 
command support for Yaesu, ICOM, Kenwood, Elecraft, Ten-Tec, 
FlexRadio, and more”. There is no asterisk directing you to a listing 
of things that cannot be controlled. So based on the advertising, I 
assume full control of my rig.


Within the same day of purchase, I try to find how to control DT-G, 
reach out to their technical support, am told the software cannot do 
it, and ask for a refund. _On the same day of purchase._


Dr. Michael (Mike) Carper, VK4EIE (WA9PIE), the owner, starts 
responding to my support requests and refuses to give me a refund. At 
first, he tells me with FT-8, I shouldn’t need to be changing DT-G so 
I don’t need a refund. My position is, regardless of whether I should 
or shouldn’t need to do that, I bought the software just to do that, 
and it cannot.


He then proceeds to take the position that there is nothing wrong 
with his advertising nor software and thus refuses a refund. He then 
proceeds to insult me with statements like the following quote: “We 
also cannot control your Mr. Coffee or smart home devices through the 
FT-991A. But that's due to the same exact reason - there's no command 
in the FT-991A command set for a Mr. Coffee or smart home devices.”


So much for customer satisfaction!! I am not trying to take advantage 
of him nor get something for free – I tried the software in one day 
and asked for a refund and he could have disabled my license key then.


I’ve heard there were issues with this company before and I can 
clearly state I would never do business with this company again given 
the customer service I have experienced.


Shannon Tassin

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[BVARC] Tips on working an astronaut on the ISS

[Bruce via BVARC]

This was recently posted on the AMSAT-BB. Hope it helps make your 
chances of a QSO with the ISS a success.


73...bruce

===

Hi all,  As has been posted numerous times by me to the AMSAT-BB, here 
are some tips for making a general contact with the ISS.  Please review 
the possible contact times below, there will be no contact if the crew 
isn't awake but happens to be over your location. There definitely will 
be no contact if the ISS is not over your location when you elect to 
try.  Make sure your orbital prediction software has the latest Kep data 
and that the computer clocks are synched to a time standard. Here is 
what I post with every one of my postings to the AMSAT-BB.


* 



Comments on making general contacts

I have been seeing a lot of traffic on Facebook and I suspect on other 
social media sites with people asking why they are not hearing the crew 
make general contacts.  First off the crew is very busy on the ISS and 
they simply may not have the time to just pick up the microphone and 
talk.  Also, one needs to be aware of their normal daily schedule.  I 
have listed below the constraints that we at ARISS have to follow in 
order to schedule the school contacts.  Hopefully this will help you 
better schedule your opportunities.


Typical daily schedule

Wakeup to Workday start= 1.5 hours

Workday start to Workday end=12 hours

Workday end to Sleep= 2 hours

Sleep to wakeup= 8.5 hours

The crew's usual waking period is 0730 - 1930 UTC. The most common times 
to find a crew member making casual periods are about one hour after 
waking and before sleeping, when they have personal time. They're 
usually free most of the weekend, as well.


SSTV events are not that often.  So please check out 
https://www.ariss.org/ for the latest information or watch for the ARISS 
announcements.


And don’t forget that the packet system is active.

As always, if there is an EVA, a docking, or an undocking; the ARISS 
radios are turned off as part of the safety protocol.


The latest information on the operation mode can be found at 
https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html


The latest list of frequencies in use can be found at 
https://www.ariss.org/contact-the-iss.html 
 *


We at ARISS can not make a crew member make general contacts.  We have 
sometimes suggested that someone might want to be on the air for 
something like Field Day or Jamboree on the Air, but again we have 
limits.  We work with the ISS planners to get the school contacts 
scheduled as those contacts are actually during scheduled time off that 
gets made up later in the day.  Some of the crew members played ham 
radio on earth many times and are wanting to make general contacts; 
others may have gotten their license just so that they could have 
contacts with the various schools under the ARISS program and might not 
want to make general contacts.


Contrary to one comment I have seen, they are not just active over 
Europe.  It just depends on their work schedule, the orbital track, time 
of day, and many other factors.  As shown above for the time 
constraints, this means that a contact might be possible from 
07:30-08:30 UTC and 18:30-19:30 UTC.  If you are in an area that is 
pretty sparse and the orbital track and possible contact times all fit, 
then by all means give a call to the ISS.  You just never know what 
might happen.


So the only thing we can suggest is to listen and if they are on the 
radio, then go for it.  In the meantime, the cross-band repeater is 
pretty active.   You just never know if a crew member hears a lot of 
chatter on the cross-band and decides to pickup the microphone and join 
the fun.


73,

Charlie Sufana AJ9N

One of the ARISS mentors

===

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Re: [BVARC] houston ham radio supply

[Bruce via BVARC]

Dave is a member of TEAC up here in the Kingwood area. He was at last 
year's hamfest. His email is n5...@n5kwd.com


73...bruce

On 2/22/2023 10:31 AM, Vern Six via BVARC wrote:

yes.  That's him.

On Wed, Feb 22, 2023 at 10:24 AM JP Pritchard via BVARC 
 wrote:


here is the likely owner:
https://www.qrz.com/db/N5KWD


On 02/22/2023 9:27 AM Eddie Runner via BVARC 
wrote:



How did you find that, it is a totally broken website,
I am surprised Google would even want to index it.
Nothing works which means the owner probably
does not care about it..


Eddie (NU5K)




On Wednesday, February 22, 2023 at 09:09:14 AM CST, M Reiter via
BVARC  wrote:


anyone know if this is an actual business?
https://houstonhamradio.com/about.aspx
their web site is a disaster,  I would love to get it up to
speed, (for a fee) if it is a real business.  if it is just
someones covid work from home side gig,  well then I would still
be willing. (same fee).
marc KI5ZHO.


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Re: [BVARC] Checking power output

[Bruce via BVARC]

I have a bird watt meter with various slugs for HF, 2m, 70cm. I am in 
New Caney, up 59.


73...bruce

On 1/29/2023 7:30 PM, K5BOU via BVARC wrote:

Hi,
I want to check the transmitting power on my ICOM 7300 accurately. Anyone has 
equipment I can use? I can stop by your QTH. Thanks in advance.

Philippe-K5BOU


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Re: [BVARC] And the boxes just kept comming

[Bruce via BVARC]

Whoops

73...bruce

On 1/21/2023 4:29 PM, john Parmalee via BVARC wrote:


Last night, I wanted to add to the discussion on being a wife of a 
Ham.We too have ropes and wires in many of our trees.Most of them got 
up in the trees by an “antenna cannon” that John made to shoot the 
ropes high into the trees and then draw up wires.It worked well until 
one of the weights landed on the neighbor’s roof with a big bang.



Jreanne Patmalee
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John Parmalee
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281-380-3811
K5VGM WI2XLJ


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Re: [BVARC] And the boxes just kept comming

[Bruce via BVARC]

Whoops

73...bruce

On 1/21/2023 4:29 PM, john Parmalee via BVARC wrote:


Last night, I wanted to add to the discussion on being a wife of a 
Ham.We too have ropes and wires in many of our trees.Most of them got 
up in the trees by an “antenna cannon” that John made to shoot the 
ropes high into the trees and then draw up wires.It worked well until 
one of the weights landed on the neighbor’s roof with a big bang.



Jreanne Patmalee
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John Parmalee
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Re: [BVARC] Echolink Help Needed

[Bruce via BVARC]

Also make sure that port 5198 and 5199 are forwarded to your pc. You can 
check this by clicking on Tools, then Outbound Router Test. If you have 
it configured properly, both will pass.


73...bruce

On 1/20/2023 9:34 PM, Jimmy Vance via BVARC wrote:

From our conversation at the banquet

To transmit from the PC once connected to a node, press the space bar. 
To stop transmitting, press the space bar again.


--jv



On 1/20/2023 3:46 PM, Rick Hiller via BVARC wrote:
I have a ham friend trying to get on Echolink and is having problems 
on the transmit side.


I know nothing about EL.  Is anyone in the club half an expert in EL 
that could provide assistance?


Respond to me direct, please   Rick  W5RH  rickhiller73@gmail,com




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Re: [BVARC] January 2023 BVARC Newsletter

[Bruce via BVARC]

Well, heck, let me in on the fun as well. I do not need a printed copy 
of the BVARC Newsletter. Club can save on the printing and postage.


73...bruce
Past BVARC President  .. long ago

On 1/7/2023 6:39 PM, Ambrose E Fawcett III via BVARC wrote:

You can stop sending to me also, Pump, WA5CYI.

Thanks for doing such a great job for the club.

Pump


-Original Message-
From: Greg Stevens via BVARC 
To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB 
Cc: Greg Stevens 
Sent: Sat, Jan 7, 2023 4:52 pm
Subject: Re: [BVARC] January 2023 BVARC Newsletter

Same here,
Greg Stevens

On Jan 7, 2023, at 3:13 PM, Eddie Runner via BVARC  
wrote:



gothcha
Thanks

Eddie

On Saturday, January 7, 2023 at 03:08:10 PM CST, Chris Luppens KG5BBF 
via BVARC  wrote:



You all can stop sending me printed version.

*From:* BVARC  *On Behalf Of *Eddie Runner 
via BVARC

*Sent:* Monday, January 2, 2023 8:31 PM
*To:* bvarc@bvarc.org
*Cc:* Eddie Runner 
*Subject:* [BVARC] January 2023 BVARC Newsletter

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Re: [BVARC] ARISS educational contact

[Bruce via BVARC]

As soon as you know the date and time, let me know so that I can be 
there representing AMSAT. Give me the name of your kid's school again.


Thanks

73...bruce

On 9/16/2022 4:00 PM, Jeff Greer via BVARC wrote:

All,

My kids' school will have their ARISS contact the first full week of 
October.  I don't yet have date/time.  I will pass that along, along 
with receive frequency information, as soon as I have it.


Thanks!

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Re: [BVARC] Look at this scam I got texted

[Bruce via BVARC]

I get these all the time from Nigeria. Take a look at the headers. You 
will find a time offset of the original email. You will find it is the 
Nigerian timezone. I once had someone try to nail me to send gift cards 
to the president of another organization. Of course he was a good friend 
of mine and we were talking on the phone when I received the email scam. 
So, I started a scam back. I started asking him/her all kinds of 
questions and then finished after a back and forth for a bit "Why 
didn't you ask me to get these for you when we were sitting on the sofa? 
We live in the same house."  Not true of course, but bam, scammer was 
gone. It was fun.


Now, I am the president of that organization and some of my people get 
those messages that I need gift cards. They know it cannot be as it 
would have to be approved by the board to spend that kind of money.


73...bruce


On 9/12/2022 6:40 PM, Wes Harris via BVARC wrote:

Mike is actually not “Hacked”.  His position as president makes him a target 
for phishing schemes.  His email is being “spoofed” and the contact list is 
public information found on the BVARC website.

De W5WES
Wes

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On Sep 12, 2022, at 5:12 PM, Curt Fletcher via BVARC  wrote:

Just wanted to put it out there……. Just in case

Sent from my iPad


On Sep 12, 2022, at 5:10 PM, Rick Hiller via BVARC  wrote:

For some reason Mike gets hacked often.   I’ve gotten the same email in the 
past.
RH

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On Sep 12, 2022, at 5:06 PM, Curt Fletcher via BVARC  wrote:

Curt
WG5H


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Re: [BVARC] HELP WANTED: Apply within...

[Bruce via BVARC]

Those are the same issues all volunteer organizations face. I belong to 
one organization that we have a monthly meeting and provide lunch to our 
members. That does not help. We then instituted an attendance pot, $50 a 
month except for the month we have an annual conference we go to. You 
have to be in attendance to win the $50 and if you are not, the pot the 
following month increases by another $50. By our Christmas dinner which 
is for all members plus a guest for free, if no one has won the pot it 
will be won by someone at the dinner.


Neither ventures have increased our membership nor our attendance at the 
meetings or the Christmas dinner.


Back when I was president of BVARC in 1999, we faced the same issues and 
we had hot dogs and soft drinks for the members prior to the monthly 
meetings. Did not really increase the attendance at the meetings other 
than everyone was happy for the meal.


It is what it is.

73...bruce

On 8/21/2022 4:57 PM, Eddie Runner via BVARC wrote:

both the BVARC club and the HOUSTON HAMFEST need some major help.

BVARC has over 300 paid up members
this listserver goes out to almost 500 hams..

We need some marketing help... Im sure quite a few of you can throw
some ideas at us.. or better yet volunteer...

goals
1) greater membership
2) more folks at meetings
3) more folks at events (breakfasts, lunches, field day, tailgates, 
hamfest)

4) making the hamfest huge.. analyzing the past events, we have had some
amazing speakers, some amazing events, some great food, and it is plain to
see our marketing has been lousy..  Next march will be the 20th 
HoustonHamfest.


I know about 99 percent of folks nowdays work in marketing... we must 
have some

gurus in our BVARC membership...  :)
We need help with all the multi media!

Give me a shout 713-569-8799
or eddie.run...@yahoo.com

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Re: [BVARC] [tdxs-list] Houston SHOT / 3830 Entries

[Bruce via BVARC]

This appears to be the same as when people say what is your vehicle VIN. 
They are saying what is your vehicle vehicle identification number. SHOT 
stands for Space Houston On Ten so saying Houston Space Houston On Ten 
would sound rather redundant.


Just my opinion.

73...bruce

On 8/9/2022 2:34 PM, Doug SEYLER via BVARC wrote:

So is it SHOT or Houston SHOT?

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On Aug 9, 2022, at 12:30 AM, n...@earthlink.net wrote:



Sorry, my mistake. Please update your 3830 submissions to change the 
club from TDXS to Houston SHOT. 
https://www.3830scores.com/editionscores.php?c=1=jJgiflz2smviu 



73,

Allen R. Brier N5XZ

1515 Windloch Lane

Richmond, TX 77406

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Re: [BVARC] SignaLink modem help

[Bruce via BVARC]

Yes, the radio has a USB port. However, it is being used by my 
controller for Doppler and logging. Thanks for the suggestion, I did see 
that on my google search. I have the radio setup like he did for WSJT 
however, nothing happens when I try to use Winlink. Maybe for WSJT it is 
fine, don't know as I do not have an HF antenna to test it. Just hate 
having to use a 1994 or 1995 Kantronics becuase modern day stuff was 
designed to work with old antique stuff. There are no selections in 
Winlink for anything that is modern. Such as using my USB port or the 
SignaLink. Guess I know why I gave the SignaLink away many years ago 
after trying to get it to work.


73...bruce


On 8/6/2022 5:37 PM, Jimmy Vance via BVARC wrote:
From what I'm reading you really don't need the Signalink. The IC-9100 
has a USB port that handles audio and rig control so it basically has 
a Signalink built in.  There are a few settings on the radio to make 
the port active.   This might be a good place to start 
https://wb4son.com/wpblog/?p=2390 While this article talks about WSJT, 
the same instructions pretty much apply to any of the computer 
controlled digital modes


--jv


On 8/6/2022 2:30 PM, Bruce via BVARC wrote:
I am changing from my old Kantronics KAM Plus to a SignaLink USB (at 
least trying to). I bought the ICOM plug and play jumper. Have it 
hooked up to my computer. Have the SignaLink cable to the IC-9100 
accy port. Nothing happens on the radio when I try to transmit or 
receive. What am I missing? I tried to use a SignaLink modem about 
3-4 years ago and never got it to work. Gave it to another ham to 
have the headache. Now, giving it a try again before giving this one 
away as well.


73...bruce





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[BVARC] SignaLink modem help

[Bruce via BVARC]

I am changing from my old Kantronics KAM Plus to a SignaLink USB (at 
least trying to). I bought the ICOM plug and play jumper. Have it hooked 
up to my computer. Have the SignaLink cable to the IC-9100 accy port. 
Nothing happens on the radio when I try to transmit or receive. What am 
I missing? I tried to use a SignaLink modem about 3-4 years ago and 
never got it to work. Gave it to another ham to have the headache. Now, 
giving it a try again before giving this one away as well.


73...bruce

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[BVARC] Scouts wanting to see a station

[Bruce via BVARC]

This came as a request to AMSAT. It is to far away for me to show my 
shack. Maybe someone closer in the Houston area could help. Feel free to 
contact the Scoutmaster in the email.


Thanks
73...bruce

*From:*Olalekan Philip Soneye 
*Sent:* Tuesday, August 2, 2022 10:57 AM
*To:* i...@amsat.org
*Subject:* Re: Requesting Permission For a Field Trip To Your Amateur 
Radio Station


The Management

Radio Amateur Satellite Corportation - AMSAT

Harris County ARES

*Re: Requesting Permission For a Field Trip To Your Amateur Radio Station*

Respected Sir/Madam,

I hope you are doing well. I am writing this letter with a humble 
request to allow our scout troops (1993-Girls and 993-Boys) to visit 
your Amateur Radio Station.


We are looking at a Saturday, Sept 17 or 24, 2022 (depending on your 
availability).


Time: Anytime from 10 am to 4 pm

My name is Philip Soneye, an assistant Scoutmaster with the above 
troops, We are a member of Boy Scouts of America and our troops are 
located at 2201 S Dairy Ashford Rd, Houston, TX, 77077


We are preparing our troops to participate in the world’s largest radio 
Scouting event called Jamboree on the Air. This will allows our Scouts 
to connect to other Scouts from around the world. The event is open to 
Scouts around the world, enabling young people to connect and 
communicate with each other using the Internet and amateur radio. You 
can read more about this at https://www.jotajoti.info/


We thought it is important to prepare our boys/girls for this great 
event by arranging a small field trip to your Radio Station, to learn 
how to build a radio receiver, radio waves, their propagation, and how 
Amateur Radio works.


We did some research online, we are inspired by your Amateur Radio 
Station, we thought our Scout troops will benefit more from this in 
checking off the requirement for their Citizenship in the World merit 
badge and International Spirit Award. We are sure your team would help 
them understand how the whole process works and give them a unique 
experience in preparing for Jamboree on the Air 2022.


You may contact me at the email provided below. I shall be looking 
forward to your positive response. Thank you.


Best Regards,

*Philip Soneye*

*Assistant Scoutmaster*

*drphilip2...@yahoo.com*

*281-769-9056*

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Re: [BVARC] ARRL registration

[Bruce via BVARC]

What I did, I clicked on forgot password. I entered my email address 
kk...@arrl.net

It sent me a link to change the password
I clicked on the link and entered the same password I had been using as 
I did not want to change it
Then the site said you have to register to use the site with 2-factor 
authentication

I entered my email... kk...@arrl.net and the password I just saved
Went right into the site

Hope this helps

73...bruce


On 4/2/2022 7:49 AM, David F. Reed via BVARC wrote:

I am having trouble registering on the ARRL website.

It requires my callsign (W5SV), but won’t accept it, giving me a pink 
box that says FCC call signs cannot be manually entered. This info 
will NOT be saved.


Not entering it doesn’t get accepted either.

Anyone out there have any clues or better luck?

Thanks & 73 de W5SV - Dave



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Re: [BVARC] Icom 9700 terminal setup

[Bruce via BVARC]

Why are you trying to connect via terminal mode? Are you trying to remote 
control it?

73...bruce

Sent from my iPhone

On Nov 29, 2021, at 6:57 PM, Jeffrey Carson via BVARC  wrote:


google your router "how to open UDP ports on "router brand x"". Usually get a 
step by step on how to do it.

On Monday, November 29, 2021, 05:47:05 PM CST, Paul Easter via BVARC 
 wrote:


What kind of firewall are you using?

On Mon, Nov 29, 2021, 1:57 PM K5BOU-Philippe via BVARC  wrote:
After viewing multiple online video,  I will still need some help.

I try to connect my ICOM 9700 to internet (Terminal mode) without success. I 
read I need to open up UDP port 4000 and this is where I’m struggling/. Anyone 
willing to help trough Zoom to share my screen and help me to go trough are 
welcome

Thanks in advance.

 

 



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Re: [BVARC] PC repair

[Bruce via BVARC]

Yes indeed.  When I had our computer stores, I had huge anti static mats on the 
work benches with wrist straps to the mat.  Never had an issue.  

73...bruce

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On Oct 26, 2021, at 5:27 PM, Michael Monsour via BVARC  wrote:


There are places that do not recognize that static discharge will destroy 
electronics. My company at the time had a high abnormal circuit card failure 
rate. Circuit cards were returned to the factory in Australia. They sent some 
boards to the university there and used a scanning electron microscope to 
determine failure. Static discharge was the culprit! Plus some boards were 
damaged in such a way that the boards would quit working after a short time. 
Well the company put together a 'Chinese style re-education anti-static 
seminar'. The amount of static that can destroy circuitry is below human 
perception

So if you walk into a shop and do not see any anti-static straps- walk right 
out!
Try Micro-Center.
 

On Tue, Oct 26, 2021 at 4:39 PM Jimmy Vance via BVARC  wrote:
> Don't know of any shops out that way. Not sure I'd recommend Best Buy, I've 
> had more than one friend claim they've wiped out their hard drive and lost 
> all the data
> 
> --jv
> 
> 
> On 10/26/2021 4:31 PM, Larry Brand via BVARC wrote:
>> Might try Best Buy .
>> 
>> On Tue, Oct 26, 2021 at 3:44 PM Brent Levit via BVARC  
>> wrote:
>>> Hello,
>>> Can anyone recommend a PC repair shop in the Pearland area?
>>> 
>>> Thank you,
>>> Brent
>>> NT5D
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPhone
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Re: [BVARC] Lightning got me too.

[Bruce via BVARC]

I got hit by lightning about 20 years ago. I filed with my homeowners policy.  
At the time I had zero lightning protection. Since well insulated with 
arrestors and ground rods at both ends. No problems since and hope nothing ever 
happens again. 

I did use ARRL insurance when I first joined and decided not to duplicate 
coverage as only one can pay. 

73...bruce

Sent from my iPhone

On Oct 8, 2021, at 3:55 PM, terry leatherland via BVARC  wrote:


Some of you have been following my blurbs on my FT991 trials with losing 
computer control.
Being a computer guy I have been chasing the computer end of things for over a 
month since I did in fact Update my operating system about the same time as the 
September 6 Lightning storms.

Well, as a goose chase would ensue, it turns out that today Yaesu  technical 
support has verified that my microprocessor is now faulty for the bits that 
control the CAT control. The tech rep said that was major problem and a 600$ 
board + labor to repair. 

It is also good to note that I had recently installed lots of lightning 
arresting solutions, and I still got zapped. 

Fortunately for me, I have been a ARRL insurance payee for many years. Now I am 
entering a claim for the radio, and things appear to be promising.
So now I think I'll upgrade a bit with the claim and some of my own money.
I say all this to let the newcomers know that the 1$ for every 10$ of equipment 
value ARRL charges is a GREAT deal. You should do it.
This is only the 2nd time in my 40 years of HAM to have a problem. The 1st 
being when punks bashed my car window right out in front of my house and stole 
my remote control head for the radio under the seat. The bad part was neither 
they nor I had a workable system afterwards.  :-(

73s and I'll talk Hf on the other side of this thing.

Terry  - Pretty Good Fella.


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Re: [BVARC] Logbook of the world has stopped working

[Bruce via BVARC]

I upload contacts to LoTW almost daily and download confirmations. I have not 
experienced any issues. I use PDA Logic fir logging. 


On Sep 25, 2021, at 3:58 PM, Rick Hiller via BVARC  wrote:

I just updated TQSL and my new certificate.   Loaded the new certificate thru 
the tqsl app.not by double clicking.  Works great.
Rick. W5RH

Sent from my i-Thingamajig

On Sep 25, 2021, at 2:07 PM, Chris Luppens KG5BBF via BVARC  
wrote:

> Had same happen to me. I did a manual file upload and it worked. A day later 
> uploaded from HRD Logbook direct no problem.  Have no idea what happened but 
> it cleared up.
>  
> Chris Luppens
>  
> From: BVARC  On Behalf Of Martin Blaise via BVARC
> Sent: Saturday, September 25, 2021 1:48 PM
> To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB ; n...@mailman.qth.net
> Cc: Martin Blaise 
> Subject: [BVARC] Logbook of the world has stopped working
>  
> I can no longer sign and upload any files to LOTW. I get this message: There 
> are no current callsign certificates for callsign AG5T. This station location 
> cannot be used to sign a log file.
>  
> The only thing I did was download the newest version of TQSL. I was already 
> sent certificates via email. But now everything has stopped working. Any help 
> or can you to tell me who to contact at ARRL?
>  
> Do not mean to be so negative, but I have had much difficulty in using the 
> LOTW process.
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Re: [BVARC] GQRP annual virtual convention, Sept 4-5

[Bruce via BVARC]

That is only when you are working a repeater less than a mile from you.
73...bruce


On 9/2/2021 8:27 PM, Doug Seyler via BVARC wrote:


QRP is 100w, isn’t it?

Doug W9LCQ

*From:*BVARC [mailto:bvarc-boun...@bvarc.org] *On Behalf Of *John 
Chauvin via BVARC

*Sent:* Thursday, September 02, 2021 7:51 PM
*To:* mark janzer via BVARC
*Cc:* John Chauvin
*Subject:* Re: [BVARC] GQRP annual virtual convention, Sept 4-5

My linear doesn't tune down to QRP.

IZO

On Thursday, September 2, 2021, 09:47:29 AM CDT, mark janzer via BVARC 
 wrote:


This weekend!  It's a worldwide event, speakers from UK, US, India and 
New Zealand.


About 700 currently registered to attend.

Free to GQRP members:

GQRP Club - Low Power Amateur Radio 

Text Box:





GQRP Club - Low Power Amateur Radio

and

GQRP Club 2020 Online Convention 



Text Box:





GQRP Club 2020 Online Convention

GQRP Club annual Convention with leading QRP speakers from across the 
world


73

Mark

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Re: [BVARC] OT: Memory upgrade in Dell Latitude 5490

[Bruce via BVARC]

Back in my younger days, I did onsite warranty for Dell. Was certified on 
virtually everything they made at the time, tape drives, servers, desktops and 
laptops. Had a ball. Some repairs took almost no time and others were quite 
involved.  You learned where all the screws went and I just put them all in a 
little cup. 

Customer almost always watched. Would be really funny to watch them try and do 
it later. 

73...bruce

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I am repairing a Dell as we speak.  This is a P16-G frame.  Dell made many 
models with different internal CPU's, etc.  But frame and motherboard is 
common.  Note the cracked hinge I must remove and replace

73,
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Re: [BVARC] need help with WSJT-X if possible

[Bruce via BVARC]

Here is a tutorial to use WSJT-X with SatPC32. 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhfUSRUP910
Posted by AMSAT Member NU1U making satellite contacts with FT4. Just in 
case someone is interested.

73...bruce

On 8/10/2021 5:59 PM, K5BOU-Philippe via BVARC wrote:


Yes I can try. 281-433-7727 Call me.

Thanks.

K5BOU-PhilippeBoucaumont

Houston*|*Texas*|*USA*|*

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*From: *Martin Blaise via BVARC 
*Sent: *Tuesday, August 10, 2021 4:44 PM
*To: *BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB ; 
n...@mailman.qth.net 

*Cc: *Martin Blaise 
*Subject: *[BVARC] need help with WSJT-X if possible

Windows reinstalled itself on my PC and basically zapped WSJT-X 
features. Is there anyone here who can help me with WSJT-X? One thing 
is when I click on log QSO, it does not put the QSO in the programs 
log file - if you open it, there is a header and nothing there. I used 
to able to have a log file that kept all my contact. Thanks Marty AG5T


I installed new versions of WSJT and JT Alert. Did not see the log 
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Re: [BVARC] Power Supply

[Bruce via BVARC]

I bought a small Astron RS-20A when I was first licensed in 1993 and 
keep it now for taking to field day or portable. I have been using an 
Astron RS-35A since around 1995 when I got into HF and was using 2 
radios. It has enough power for an HF radio, satellite radio, the TNC,  
and another 2m radio. I also power the ICOM CIT level converter and the 
Yaesu rotor control interface for tracking satellites. Plenty of power 
and has run for many years without a hiccup. I have it plugged into a 
Wemo switch which allows me to turn the power on when I am not at home 
and also turn the power off when I stop operating and sometimes forget 
to kill the power to the power supply.


I have been very happy with the Astron products in fact, I never have to 
worry about them. They are like a Timex, they just keep on ticking. Okay 
for the young ones here that do not know what a Timex is ;-), like an 
Eveready Bunny that never stops.


73...bruce

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Re: [BVARC] Icom 9700 D-star setting issues

[Bruce via BVARC]

I am to far away from it to get into 147.100. I just tried 147.58 
simplex repeater closer to me (16 miles vs 32 miles). Nothing there.
If the repeater is working, you tune to the frequency, make sure you 
have pressed the DUP button to either have an offset or simplex. Then 
press the DF/DR button. It will say "No Repeater" if there is not one to 
connect to on that frequency. That's it.


73...bruce

On 8/6/2021 9:28 AM, K5BOU-Philippe via BVARC wrote:


Hi,

Just got my new ICOM 9700 days ago and having issues to connect to 
D-star repeater on mode DV : Houston Transtar 147.100 – W5HDR.


Any suggestion or some one willing to connect by phone to go trough my 
setting?


Thanks in advance.

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Re: [BVARC] QRP people still lunching?

[Bruce via BVARC]

Since I started back to work in 2017, I have not been able to make one. 
Andy, W5ACM, was the driving force behind the lunch. I believe it is 
still going on. Might ask Charlie, K5ENG, he used to be there every week.


73...bruce

On 8/4/2021 6:05 PM, John Brockus via BVARC wrote:
The webpage makes it sound like AMSAT and QRP people meet at Pappas 
BBQ on Wednesdays.  Is that still happening?


If so, I might drop in next week.

John, KC9JLE


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Re: [BVARC] DXCC Application

[Bruce via BVARC]

Yes,

Go to this page at the ARRL
http://www.arrl.org/online-dxcc-application

Complete your online application for the DXCC cards you have.
Then take the form with the cards to a DXCC card checker
They will check your cards, return the cards to you and send the paper 
sheet to the ARRL.

The ARRL will add those DXCC entities to your LoTW account

73...bruce

On 7/27/2021 7:31 PM, Ron Bosch via BVARC wrote:
Can anyone help me figure out the Byzantine process for applying for 
my DXCC.  I currently have 94 confirmed QSO's credited on my LOTW 
account and 6 QSL cards from separate DXCC entities who do not confirm 
on LOTW.  Is there any way for me to combine the two to get my DXCC?  
Everything I find seems to indicate it is an either/or proposition, 
but not both.


Thanks and 73,
Ron
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Re: [BVARC] Card checker?

[Bruce via BVARC]

DXCC local checker is Bob, N5ET in Spring. 

I am an ARRL Card Checker for VUCC and WAS. 

73...bruce

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On Jul 12, 2021, at 9:39 AM, David F. Reed via BVARC  wrote:

Does the club have an official ARRL card checker for DXCC purposes?

If not, what do we do locally?

Thanks and 73 de W5SV - David F. Reed


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Re: [BVARC] Antenna

[Bruce via BVARC]

I get emails within seconds of them being sent.  Are you getting a digest 
version?

73...bruce

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On Jun 12, 2021, at 4:23 PM, Mark Brantana via BVARC  wrote:


I am trying to determine a delay issue I have noticed with delays in getting 
mail from the bvarc reflector.
I am sure it is not an issue with the reflector, but is likely on my receiving 
end. It may be that there is some scanning application along the way that does 
not like the BVARC naming protocol.
For example, I saw the notice about this antenna email pop up on my phone when 
it was first posted, but somehow this or none of the emails showed up in my 
actual email until over 2 hours later, and then they all showed up at once.
This is weird, but I have noticed delays before in receiving the full emails 
from the reflector.
To be clear, all I received was the top of the emails in a pop-up, but I did 
not receive the whole emails until hours later.
I have checked with Consumer Cellular and with Norton Utilities, but no luck 
with them.
Has anyone else has experienced similar email delays?
Mark
N5PRD


> On Jun 12, 2021, at 1:34 PM, Mike Scarcella via BVARC  wrote:
> 
> antenna is gone now, thanks.
>  
> mike wa5twt
>  
>  
> From: Anthony Morones via BVARC
> Sent: Saturday, June 12, 2021 11:53 AM
> To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB
> Cc: Anthony Morones
> Subject: Re: [BVARC] Fw: Antenna
>  
> How far are you from bellaire
>  
> On Sat, Jun 12, 2021, 10:57 AM Mike Scarcella via BVARC  
> wrote:
>> anyone want a 2m ringo ranger antenna for free, just come pick it up.
>> 
>> just PM me if your interested. 
>> Mike wa5twt.comcast.net
>> 
>> 
>> -Original Message- 
>> From: Mike Scarcella 
>> Sent: Friday, June 11, 2021 3:29 PM 
>> To: WA5TWT 
>> Subject: Antenna 
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Re: [BVARC] electrician specializing in house surge protection and grounding

[Bruce via BVARC]

and… there is insurance so that you can upgrade everything.  

I had a hit on a vertical 2m antenna atop my beam at 40 feet once. Took out 
radios, computer, treadmill and tv.  That was when I decided to place ground 
rods 12 feet apart around 3 sides of my house and ground everything.  Over next 
20 years never had an issue again.  Now at retirement house all grounded again. 
 Trees are way higher than antennas. 

73...bruce

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On May 30, 2021, at 8:08 AM, KE8G via BVARC  wrote:


Funny thing,
A thread was started a bit ago about an antenna on the roof of their house and 
lightening strikes.  I kinda dismissed it,  as living in an HOA, no chance of 
having one.

This last storm, Friday night,  we experienced a nearby strike.  Where to begin 
listing the damage AC gone, Internet modem burned up, every AC to DC 
converter gone, 1 computer toasted, garage door opener gone, sprinkler system 
control unit dead, multiple GFCI burned up.  That's what we have found thus far.

Good news, no one was hurt and the house wasn't on fire.  The washer, dryer,  
dishwasher,  stove and refrigerator are okay.

I think the biggest hit was that I was rolling up a nice score in the WPX 
contest, and due to no Internet,  I can't remote into my station in Ohio!!

73 de Jim - KE8G 

On Sat, May 29, 2021, 1:05 PM Scott Medbury via BVARC  wrote:
> I have a friend who might be able help you. His name is Danny Hixon and owns 
> Thor Electrical. He'll treat you right. Mention my name. We go back almost 30 
> years. 
> 
> Scott Medbury
> KD5FBA
> 
> On Sat, May 29, 2021, 11:37 AM Mike Lambert via BVARC  wrote:
>> I am looking for an electrician specializing in house surge protection 
>> and grounding.
>> I am looking for someone who knows this subject cold and does it daily 
>> rather than someone who does it once in a while.
>> 
>> Does anyone have someone like that that they use?
>> 
>> Thanks an 73
>> 
>> Mike
>> KI5MIK
>> 
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Re: [BVARC] W5ACM - SK

[Bruce via BVARC]

Although expected, we are still saddened by the loss. Rest in peace my friend 
and good DX. 

73...bruce

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I just heard that our long time friend, BVARC member, and Amsat and BLT 
authority has become an SK.

My best to Andy's family and friends.

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Re: [BVARC] Indianapolis Motor Speedway Special Event Station

[Bruce via BVARC]

The 3 races are an annual event for them. The certificates are really 
nice. I have a bunch of them from years past.


73...bruce

On 5/9/2021 8:22 PM, Michael Giannaccio via BVARC wrote:
Just worked W9IMS a special event station at the motor speedway on 
14.250. They have 3 races this year and if you work all 3 you can get 
a certificate. You can look up the call on QRZ for instructions and 
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Re: [BVARC] backup power plan

[Bruce via BVARC]

Take a look at Tesla.  Their solar is actually shingles.  You get solar 
shingles where you need them and glass shingles elsewhere.  They do the entire 
roof. The entire roof looks the same instead of the panels up there. I have a 
code that gets you a few bucks if you want to do it. 

73...bruce

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On May 4, 2021, at 2:22 AM, Mark Brantana via BVARC  wrote:

I am all for solar, but the technology seems to still be in flux. Recently 
someone mentioned on this reflector that eventually you may need to re-roof as 
you normally would. At that time the panels and hardware will have to come off 
the roof and re-installed at the owners expense. The vendors never mentioned 
this nuance to us when we had them by. We did not purchase, but at the time it 
was based on other issues. If the company is around at that time, it is likely 
that they will try to sell you upgraded panels. And, so it goes… Does anyone 
know what the facts are regarding this.
Mark
N5PRD

> On May 3, 2021, at 6:12 PM, D. Howard Bingham via BVARC  
> wrote:
> 
> Easy, get a Generac WHOLE HOUSE Generator, but be careful, as since the 
> FREEZE & power outages several months ago, PRICES ARE WAY UP & supplies may 
> be SHORT with a LONG WAIT for installation.
> 
> My Nephew had the Generac system installed in my Sister's home in Deer Park 3 
> years ago, I need power for CPAP breathing machine at night, sister has 
> tripped in the dark when power has gone out at night. So here it's a MEDICAL 
> ISSUE.
> 
> Alternative would be SOLAR CELLS (GENERAC HAS THESE with Battery Power packs 
> that typically are installed in a garage for use when power fails at night, 
> or during storms.).
> 
> Those who've followed the PBS "This Old House" has seen similar systems 
> installed in major house remodeling over the years.
> 
> 73
> 
> D. Howard Bingham
> 
> KE5APJ
> 
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> 
> On 5/3/2021 2:42 PM, Mike Lambert via BVARC wrote:
>> Hurricane season starts in a month. 
>> 
>> I am interested in talking to anyone who has a backup power plan (remember 
>> Ike?) to compare notes, ideas, techniques, etc. 
>> 
>> We could comm via email outside of the BVARC listserve. 
>> 
>> Mike 
>> KI5PIY 
>> mikrad...@hotmail.com 
>> 
>> 
>> 
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Re: [BVARC] backup power plan

[Bruce via BVARC]

My generac starts in about 10 seconds of power outage. Some times, the 
TV and surround sound do not even go out. Then it stays on until power 
has been restored for at least 30 seconds. It will run for about 3-5 
minutes after that to cool down and then shut off.

73...bruce

On 5/3/2021 8:17 PM, Blaine Taylor via BVARC wrote:


The “Sweet Spot” on backup generators is at 9000 to 13000 watt, where 
you get the most bang for the buck.


The Generac system is about convenience. It will auto start after 
about 10 minutes (setup) of power outage.  Most modern homes in the 
south require several tens of thousands of watts generator to be truly 
whole house, and they are very expensive.


I have a unit with a 10KW generator which runs MOST of the house with 
a manual transfer switch.  I go to the generator shed, plug in the 


generator to the external circuit, use the electric start to run the 
generator for 2-5 minutes to get it warm, then switch the manual 
switch in the house and well house.  It continues to run until I 
reverse the process.


It cost about $1200 including the 50 amp transfer switch.  I have a 
portable 8000 btu air conditioner, which has a 6inch hose to run out 
the window, which will de-humidify and cool the living and sleeping 
areas downstairs.


Most modern generators of this size will run dual fuel, including 
gasoline with an option of Natural or Propane Gas.


When we moved here 32 years ago, the fort bend county area had lots of 
power outages.  We only have 3 or 4 a year now.


The Big systems do run 20-40 thousand dollars, which is rather a lot 
for the convenience during those few outages.


By the way most electrical contractors can put together a hybrid 
system with a Generac controller for convenience, and a medium sized 
dual fuel 10KW generator with the electronics for automatic start/stop 
and switching to generator/mains.


73’s

KD5EXG

Blaine Taylor

*From:* BVARC  *On Behalf Of *Shannon Tassin 
via BVARC

*Sent:* Monday, May 3, 2021 6:38 PM
*To:* BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB 
*Cc:* Shannon Tassin ; Mike Lambert 


*Subject:* Re: [BVARC] backup power plan

I recently made many calls and talked to many vendors to determine the 
best backup power plan. I was hoping that solar plus battery would not 
only provide power during an outage but would also always provide power.


My conclusion was that whole home backup generator is still the only 
cost reasonable option. That will cost you $10-15k (but they are in 
short supply and you likely won’t get until November) whereas solar 
plus battery is more like $50k. I was even told by one solar company 
that when the power is out, the solar panels get shut down so as not 
to push electricity back to the grid so they don’t generate at all 
when the grid is down. So for a long outage all you have is the 
battery and no ongoing solar generation.




On May 3, 2021, at 6:12 PM, D. Howard Bingham via BVARC
mailto:bvarc@bvarc.org>> wrote:



Easy, get a Generac WHOLE HOUSE Generator, but be careful, as
since the FREEZE & power outages several months ago, PRICES ARE
WAY UP & supplies may be SHORT with a LONG WAIT for installation.

My Nephew had the Generac system installed in my Sister's home in
Deer Park 3 years ago, I need power for CPAP breathing machine at
night, sister has tripped in the dark when power has gone out at
night. So here it's a MEDICAL ISSUE.

Alternative would be SOLAR CELLS (GENERAC HAS THESE with Battery
Power packs that typically are installed in a garage for use when
power fails at night, or during storms.).

Those who've followed the PBS "This Old House" has seen similar
systems installed in major house remodeling over the years.

73

D. Howard Bingham

KE5APJ

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On 5/3/2021 2:42 PM, Mike Lambert via BVARC wrote:

Hurricane season starts in a month.

I am interested in talking to anyone who has a backup power
plan (remember Ike?) to compare notes, ideas, techniques, etc.

We could comm via email outside of the BVARC listserve.

Mike
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Re: [BVARC] backup power plan

[Bruce via BVARC]

I installed a Generac 22kW. That is my plan. 

73...bruce

Sent from my iPhone

On May 3, 2021, at 2:42 PM, Mike Lambert via BVARC  wrote:

Hurricane season starts in a month.

I am interested in talking to anyone who has a backup power plan (remember 
Ike?) to compare notes, ideas, techniques, etc.

We could comm via email outside of the BVARC listserve.

Mike
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Re: [BVARC] Exposure limits

[Bruce via BVARC]

Go to this page to start

http://vernon.mauery.com/radio/rfe/rfe_calc.html

click on Add Transmitter. Give it a name and then go from there. After 
completing the transmitter, click on Antenna, Click on Add Antenna and 
add your antenna. Then go to Connections, Click on Add Connections (the 
more connections the more loss in the signal). Finally click on the 
results tab to see your results.


73...bruce


On 4/17/2021 12:35 PM, john Parmalee via BVARC wrote:
Gentlemen I have been following the thread on exposure limits and in 
fact have passed some on to the NARS reflector.  All good information, 
thank you.
The one thing I haven't found is the  N70H calculator, I do see the 
instruction page but not the calculator.

John Parmalee
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Re: [BVARC] A Thank You to John Stratton, ARRL West Gulf Division Director

[Bruce via BVARC]

e cost of
their generator. That is what does not add up for me.

4kW = $250 at Home Depot

17kW=$10,000 from Generac

Looking at the chart below; from Hiller, if you want A/C
included, it is going to take that much power.

If this is not critical, there another option could be considered:

A whole-house unit would be nice to have, but a Generac would
cost about $120+/mo for four years. The small 4kW portable
generator I bought would be paid for in about 2 months at that
rate.

If you have gas heat, you can run the fan with the smaller
unit. In this option you can buy all the emergency generating
power you need for the cost of the 4kW generator I bought at
Home Depot for around $250. Add a SPDT switch to the fan and
wiring for around $100 and the total cost is about $350.

It does not have to be Generac or nothing. Even if I had the
cash, I don’t know if I could justify the very high $/kW. I
would prefer a few more vacations.

I would have been very comfortable if I had just been able to
    run the heater fan.

Mark

N5PRD



On Apr 4, 2021, at 8:11 PM, Bruce via BVARC
mailto:bvarc@bvarc.org>> wrote:

We had our Generac whole house generator installed in
August, 2020. Our house is all electric. Shortly after,
someone cut down a tree about a 1/2 mile from us, it fell
on a utility pole knocking out power to our entire street
for 8 hours. The generator was great during that summer
heat. Then came the cold of February and it worked great
for 4 days. The neighbors on both sides of me and behind me
all have generators. The $10,000 investment will never be
recovered however, having power is wonderful. In fact, it
cost me about $1.25 an hour in natural gas to run the
generator. Could not be more pleased.

For those getting a generator, if you go after a Generac,
be sure to watch their website for warranty specials. I
have a 10-year warranty plus the first year onsite service.
Paid my dealer for 5 years of onsite above that. Changing
the oil is a piece of cake as I had to do it during the
cold. Every 25 hours of run time. I bought 6 filters and a
bunch of 5W30 synthetic oil to do it during an emergency
when the dealer could not come out. Takes about 10 minutes
to change it.

Enjoy your generator.

73...bruce

On 4/4/2021 7:57 PM, k5hm.ron--- via BVARC wrote:

For those of you who don’t know John, I met him when he
was the Division Vice Director.  He is very active in
the ARRL and a great advocate for hams in Texas. He has
been a frequent presenter at our Ham Fest and club
meetings.  He knows his way around Texas politicians
too.   I’ve never had much use for lawyers but John is
the exception. Perhaps because like me, he is also an
engineer.

Dear John,

I wanted to thank you for your persistence in guiding
the Texas legislature to pass recent legislation
regarding HOA’s preventing the installation of standby
generators.

During the recent  Texas freeze my XYL and I were
without power for 4 days We existed by camping out in
our family room with the cats and the gas fireplace and
lots of flashlight batteries. Fortunately, we have a
gas stovetop, so we were able to prepare food. When it
was over, I vowed, we would not have to live without
heating and AC winter or summer.  We signed with a
local dealer and hopefully we will have the standby
system installed before the 2021 hurricane season begins.

While we were going through the paper work with the
company rep, he showed us a suggested letter we could
send to our HOA that stated

“I  understand it is my responsibility to obtain all
HOA approvals for my whole house generator system. I
acknowledge/Quality Generators/cannot act on my behalf
in dealings with my HOA.”

It was then I remembered John talking about his
legislation regarding this problem.  So I Googled it.
There it was in black and white. Texas Property Code
Section 202.019. I

It reads:Except as provided by this section, a property
owners' association may not adopt or enforce a
dedicatory instrument provision that prohibits,
restricts, or has the effect of prohibiting or
restricting an owner from owning, operating,
installing, or maintaining a permanently installed
standby electric generator.

Thanks again John.

73,

Re: [BVARC] A Thank You to John Stratton, ARRL West Gulf Division Director

[Bruce via BVARC]

We had our Generac whole house generator installed in August, 2020. Our 
house is all electric. Shortly after, someone cut down a tree about a 
1/2 mile from us, it fell on a utility pole knocking out power to our 
entire street for 8 hours. The generator was great during that summer 
heat. Then came the cold of February and it worked great for 4 days. The 
neighbors on both sides of me and behind me all have generators. The 
$10,000 investment will never be recovered however, having power is 
wonderful. In fact, it cost me about $1.25 an hour in natural gas to run 
the generator. Could not be more pleased.


For those getting a generator, if you go after a Generac, be sure to 
watch their website for warranty specials. I have a 10-year warranty 
plus the first year onsite service. Paid my dealer for 5 years of onsite 
above that. Changing the oil is a piece of cake as I had to do it during 
the cold. Every 25 hours of run time. I bought 6 filters and a bunch of 
5W30 synthetic oil to do it during an emergency when the dealer could 
not come out. Takes about 10 minutes to change it.


Enjoy your generator.

73...bruce

On 4/4/2021 7:57 PM, k5hm.ron--- via BVARC wrote:


For those of you who don’t know John, I met him when he was the 
Division Vice Director.  He is very active in the ARRL and a great 
advocate for hams in Texas. He has been a frequent presenter at our 
Ham Fest and club meetings.   He knows his way around Texas 
politicians too.   I’ve never had much use for lawyers but John is the 
exception. Perhaps because like me, he is also an engineer.


Dear John,

I wanted to thank you for your persistence in guiding the Texas 
legislature to pass recent legislation regarding HOA’s preventing the 



installation of standby generators.

During the recent  Texas freeze my XYL and I were without power for 4 


days We existed by camping out in our family room with the cats and 
the gas fireplace and lots of flashlight batteries.  Fortunately, we 
have a gas stovetop, so we were able to prepare food.  When it was 
over, I vowed, we would not have to live without heating and AC winter 
or summer. We signed with a local dealer and hopefully we will have 
the standby system installed before the 2021 hurricane season begins.


While we were going through the paper work with the company rep, he 
showed us a suggested letter we could send to our HOA that stated


“I  understand it is my responsibility to obtain all HOA approvals for 
my whole house generator system. I acknowledge /Quality Generators/ 
cannot act on my behalf in dealings with my HOA.”


It was then I remembered John talking about his legislation regarding 
this problem.  So I Googled it.  There it was in black and white. 
Texas Property Code Section 202.019. I


It reads: Except as provided by this section, a property owners' 
association may not adopt or enforce a dedicatory instrument provision 
that prohibits, restricts, or has the effect of prohibiting or 
restricting an owner from owning, operating, installing, or 
maintaining a permanently installed standby electric generator.


Thanks again John.

73,

Ron, K5HM

k5hm@gmail.com 

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Re: [BVARC] QRM in new radio setup

[Bruce via BVARC]

at least you found the issue and a way to solve it.  

73...bruce

Sent from my iPhone

On Feb 4, 2021, at 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... I'm in a rental soguess I turn 
them off to operate lol

Chris
WB5ITT 

On Thu, Feb 4, 2021, 12:59 AM Michael Monsour via BVARC  wrote:
> Divide and Conquer
> Get a 12 volt battery to operate the radio
> Then pull the main breaker in your house.
> Either it gets better or it doesn't
> Michael Monsour
> 
> On Wed, Feb 3, 2021 at 6:56 PM Gus Bernard via BVARC  wrote:
>> What Rick says.  Then try taking it portable, away from the QTH and power 
>> lines.
>> 
>> Gus, K5GMB
>> 
>> On Sun, Jan 31, 2021 at 7:33 PM Mark Brantana via BVARC  
>> wrote:
>>> I am reaching out for ideas on a radio issue. I have installed an IC-745 
>>> Icom with an MFJ-2010 offset fed dipole. The power supply is a 20A MegaWatt 
>>> switching power supply, which is located right next to the radio. The 
>>> antenna is under some high power-lines with the long leg 90 degrees to the 
>>> power-lines. I used my nanoVNA to study the band SWR response, and 
>>> everything looks reasonable, though some small adjustments may need to be 
>>> made. Nothing is grounded as yet.
>>> 
>>> Here’s my problem. I am only attempting to receive at this time and I get 
>>> consistent QRM white noise across all bands to the point where I can barely 
>>> pick out some voices, etc. 
>>> 
>>> I am confident that the antenna is properly connected due to my antenna 
>>> study.
>>> I don’t believe the power lines are an issue, since the problem would 
>>> likely be more isolated show up as birdies at certain frequencies.
>>> The radio settings seem to all be correct according to the manual.
>>> Lack of grounding, but again the white noise is generally consistant across 
>>> the spectrum. Still, this could be the problem.
>>> I have turned off my computer, so there no QRM from its power supply.
>>> It does not help to have the switching power supply right next to the 
>>> radio, but other users give good reports on this model and no QRM issues 
>>> are mentioned.
>>> I tried the radio at different times of the day on 20-m voice band, with 
>>> the same noisy result.
>>> It could be the net result of a large number of small device transformers, 
>>> but I doubt it.
>>> I turned off the wifi, and still no change.
>>> 
>>> Hmm… I am a little stumped. Any thoughts or ideas? Personal experiences?
>>> 
>>> Mark
>>> N5PRD
>>> 
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Re: [BVARC] Gin Pole

[Bruce via BVARC]

No silly, it is a pole to scrape gin off the ground.
73...bruce

On 2/3/2021 6:23 PM, Ron Litt via BVARC wrote:

What's a gin pole? Is that like a gin fizz? Just add club soda.

On Wed, Feb 3, 2021, 15:09 Gus Bernard via BVARC > wrote:


Hi, folks.  I'm ready to install my Rohn 25 35' tower (10'
sections).  Does anyone have a gin pole I can borrow?  Or, know
anyone who has a gin pole?  Thanks,

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Re: [BVARC] Contest Station around Hempstead, TX

[Bruce via BVARC]

Yup, that's him.
73...bruce

On 2/2/2021 8:39 PM, Larry Brand via BVARC wrote:
             I would suppose vehicle selling person or people . Kb5pnu 
Larry .


On Tue, Feb 2, 2021 at 7:54 PM Jimmy Vance via BVARC > wrote:


That is George Demontronds station

http://www.nr5m.com/main/page_qsl_info.html



On 2/2/2021 7:43 PM, William Crews via BVARC wrote:

I drive by, what from a distance, looks like a mega-contest
station not far off 290 near Hempstead. I took a closer look
today and was amazed at the amount of aluminum in the air. Must
be about 15 towers on the property.
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Re: [BVARC] QRM in new radio setup

[Bruce via BVARC]

i am going to guess a ground loop. 

73...bruce

Sent from my iPhone

On Jan 31, 2021, at 7:33 PM, Mark Brantana via BVARC  wrote:

I am reaching out for ideas on a radio issue. I have installed an IC-745 Icom 
with an MFJ-2010 offset fed dipole. The power supply is a 20A MegaWatt 
switching power supply, which is located right next to the radio. The antenna 
is under some high power-lines with the long leg 90 degrees to the power-lines. 
I used my nanoVNA to study the band SWR response, and everything looks 
reasonable, though some small adjustments may need to be made. Nothing is 
grounded as yet.

Here’s my problem. I am only attempting to receive at this time and I get 
consistent QRM white noise across all bands to the point where I can barely 
pick out some voices, etc. 

I am confident that the antenna is properly connected due to my antenna study.
I don’t believe the power lines are an issue, since the problem would likely be 
more isolated show up as birdies at certain frequencies.
The radio settings seem to all be correct according to the manual.
Lack of grounding, but again the white noise is generally consistant across the 
spectrum. Still, this could be the problem.
I have turned off my computer, so there no QRM from its power supply.
It does not help to have the switching power supply right next to the radio, 
but other users give good reports on this model and no QRM issues are mentioned.
I tried the radio at different times of the day on 20-m voice band, with the 
same noisy result.
It could be the net result of a large number of small device transformers, but 
I doubt it.
I turned off the wifi, and still no change.

Hmm… I am a little stumped. Any thoughts or ideas? Personal experiences?

Mark
N5PRD

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Re: [BVARC] Seeking two police scanners

[Bruce via BVARC]

The voice clipping is normal on 800/900 Mhz police radios weather you listen 
over the internet, scanner or an actual Motorola radio.  It is because the 
audio is sent in short packets digitally and then decoded at the other end. 

73...bruce

Sent from my iPhone

On Jan 24, 2021, at 1:50 PM, Rick Wannall via BVARC  wrote:


While seeking police scanners recently, BVARC member Larry Riendeau recommended 
the app Broadcastify. I wanted to say a public “thank you” for the 
recommendation because it will undoubtedly fill the gap until I find something 
that would work around Houston, and it’s even likely that with Broadcastify we 
may decided that’s as much as we need.
 
I do find the audio slightly clipped sounding. It’s not garbled or covered by 
static at all, but it doesn’t sound like the full sine wave of the voices. I’m 
not certain if that’s a very accurate way to describe it. It’s an unusual 
“distortion”, and not enough to prevent it being useful, but enough to make me 
wonder if physical radios would be clearer. I’ll have to get in front of one 
for a demo to find out.
 
Anyway, thanks, Larry Riendeau. We are certainly getting plenty of good out of 
Broadcastify.
 
Rick Wannall
KG5ITH
 
 
From: BVARC  On Behalf Of Larry Riendeau via BVARC
Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2021 19:05
To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB 
Cc: Larry Riendeau 
Subject: Re: [BVARC] Seeking two police scanners
 
The odds of finding a scanner capable of monitoring HPD/HFD Digital radio 
system is scarce. You might do as well to try the APP  Broadcastify HPD ALL  
Districts 

Larry Riendeau


On Jan 12, 2021, at 18:28, Rick Wannall via BVARC  wrote:


A friend of mine and I, both of us volunteers who went through HPD Citizens 
Police Academy, now belong to the alumni association and volunteer throughout 
the year with HPD.
 
At a recent event, the subject of police/fire/city scanners came up, and we 
decided we would chase some up and listen now and then.
 
BVARC seemed like a place to start where we might find someone who already had 
one or more scanners, known to work around Houston, and gathering dust while 
their more modern replacements stay busy.
 
If you have one or two such scanners that might be happy to back in active 
service, let me know and let's talk price. We each set a tentative budget of 
about $200, hoping that we might find something really nice in used gear. One 
of us will set up at home. The other would like to be able to move around, so 
remarks on mobile versus handheld are very welcome.
 
Thanks in advance for info, tips, gear offers, anything else relevant.
 
Rick
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Re: [BVARC] (no subject)

[Bruce via BVARC]

I believe the programming software is CHIRP. 

73...bruce

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On Jan 17, 2021, at 9:02 PM, Rick Hiller via BVARC  wrote:




BVARC activities that require us to be eyeball to eyeball, have been cancelled 
or delayed.  We'll get back to normal get-togethers soon.

Find more BVARC club info at   www.bvarc.org

Happy New Year 2021   NEWS BLAST Issue #45

Current membership is 267 members

-- Museum Ships Presentation now on You Tube.
--This Saturday Training class -- Programming your HT
-- Dayton Hamfest canceled


BVARC Stir Crazy Net -- tune into 146.94 every weekday at Noon for a fun, 
information packed 1 hour.  Check in and maintain your sanity and improve your 
Ham Radio knowledge.   Spread the word.  All are invited, as with all BVARC 
nets and activities.   

Monday Night Net --  8PM, January 18th, visit with Clint, KF5HDF, NCS 146.94 
Repeater.  C U there. 

Wednesday Night Rag Chew Net -- 3910 KHz at 7PM.  John, K5LKJ - NCS.
   A net to just chew the rag.  Early check-ins from 6:30.  Telephone check-ins 
call 832-474-3713 during the net.

January 2021 BVARC Beacon Newsletter is on the web site www.bvarc.org.  

BVARC Training Class this Saturday Jan 23 
   "Programming your HT" -- Rick Broussard, N5KJN
   Bayland Park  6400 Bissonnet at 9 AM 
   Community Center Annex -- This is to show new hams points on programming
   handhelds, whether analog or digital. This is not meant for the 
instructor to program
   your radio for you.   You will need to bring the following:
  The Handheld radio that you are needing to program
  A charged battery
  The programming cable
  A laptop computer with Chip programming software 
loaded on it.  

Next VE Testing Dates:  Feb 6th)
   Contact Mark Janzer at  k5...@yahoo.com for a seat reservation. 

  BVARC January Club Meeting -- Museum Ships Presentation on-line
  Jeff, W5JEF, has placed Mark Janzer's excellent presentation about BVARC
  and the Museum Ships operations on YouTube.   Find it at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYu225di8YM

Contest University Education
  CTU is hosting Propagation Summit 2021 on January 23, 2021
  Get more info here: http://contestuniversity.com

Winter Field Day -- Jan 30 and 31.   
 Details on Winter Field Day can be had at: www.winterfieldday.com
 BVARC will run a contest like we had for Field Day 2020.
 Send in your scores to Rick, W5RH  @ rickhille...@gmail.com for entry.
 Details to follow soon.

  QSO Today Virtual International Hamexpo -- March 12th thru the 14th  
  Have a look at their website at: https://www.qsotodayhamexpo.com/
 Earlybird entry fee is $10, sign up now.
  Review the speaker and topic list at:
https://www.qsotodayhamexpo.com/speakers.html

 Newsletter Input and Feedback -- News, announcements, events, comments, 
donations,
  likes or dislikes to Rick, W5RH at  rickhille...@gmail.com
=
   
  Ham Radio Trivia ..
 30, 17 and 12 meters were added to
 Amateur Radio's frequency allocations in 1979.
  These bands are referred to as:
 A)  the WARC Bands
 B)  the Extra Bands
 C)  the Low Bands
   Last newsletter's Ham Radio Trivia answer --
 C)  Constant 50 ohm Impedance 


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Re: [BVARC] SKN tonight

[Bruce via BVARC]

And... do not forget CW on the satellites. Straight Key, bugs, 
vibroplex, your choice, just make CW contacts.


73...bruce

On 12/31/2020 6:42 PM, Rick Hiller via BVARC wrote:

Straight Key Night is on its’ way.

Enjoy using your J38 or your Bug until tomorrow at 6:00 pm CST.

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Re: [BVARC] HamCom is gone

[Bruce via BVARC]

There are regional hamfests already.  San Antonio, Austin, Orange, Texas City, 
oh yah.. BVARC. All at different times.  

73...bruce

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On Dec 23, 2020, at 10:03 PM, D. Howard Bingham via BVARC  
wrote:


Would having Regional version of Ham Fests at different times of the year, 
attract more NEW HAMS, than ONE SINGLE HAM-COM, given Covid-19 and various 
weather related events, TIMED so as to NOT INTERFERE with each other to get 
interest of LARGE SPONSORING Manufacturers and Vendors of equipment.

For me, it was DISTANCE and COST of HOTEL ROOMS that kept me from attending, in 
addition to taking time off of work (When I was still employed.

D. Howard Bingham

ke5apj

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On 12/23/2020 1:49 PM, Eddie Runner via BVARC wrote:
> No ONE WOULD COME! 
> 
> Eddie (NU5K)
> 
> On Wednesday, December 23, 2020, 12:50:40 PM CST, Mark Brantana via BVARC 
>  wrote:
> 
> 
> I have to wonder what the issues would be to a  virtual ham fest. 
> Mark
> Mark 
> N5PRD 
> 
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Re: [BVARC] Antenna wire?

[Bruce via BVARC]

make sure the fishing line and zip ties are uv rated. otherwise after a few 
years they will start cracking and breaking. 

73...bruce

On Dec 15, 2020, at 9:57 AM, KJ Anderson via BVARC  wrote:


This is a permanent setup, is there any reason why I wouldn’t opt for solid 
copper?  And if so, I should think the only concern would be oxidization, but 
is it really?  Additionally, I intend to hang the wire off a high-tension 
plastic fishing line using plastic zip ties, so the tensile strength of the 
wire is trivial, it will not be load bearing (pulled tight, but only so it’s a 
nice straight wire, not structurally having to support its own weight, if that 
makes sense).
 
-
KJ Anderson
253-380-2636
www.linkedin.com/in/scrumnerd
 
 
From: Rick Hiller  
Sent: Monday, December 14, 2020 8:13 PM
To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB 
Cc: Mark Janzer ; KJ Anderson 
Subject: Re: [BVARC] Antenna wire?
 
I’d lean toward insulated.  Keeps inter-strand noise at a minimum.  135 feet—- 
14 awg stranded at min.   Alpha Delta uses 14 solid for their fan dipoles.  So 
either way works, depending on how it is deployed.
Wireman, DX Eng and others.
GL.  Rick. RH

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On Dec 14, 2020, at 7:31 PM, Mark Janzer via BVARC  wrote:

Check out:
 
https://thewireman.com/product-category/antenna-materials/antenna-wire/
 
Flex weave is nice.


On Dec 14, 2020, at 4:31 PM, KJ Anderson via BVARC  wrote:


I need input.  I want to build an additional 40M EFHW, I’m wondering if the 
group has input or guidance on the best kind of wire to use for the long wire?  
It appears that the antenna manufacturers are happy to sell me “high-grade 
antenna wire” that is nothing more than regular 14AWG wire I could get 
literally anywhere for much less; my question is- has anyone tried anything 
more exotic?  Is there a flavor of wire that works better/worse for antennas?
 
I appreciate you all.
 
~~
73 de KJ5EMP
kj5...@arrl.net
KJ in Cypress
 

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Re: [BVARC] Self Introduction: Kori

[Bruce via BVARC]

Nice to have you join BVARC and the ham community. There are a lot of 
things to do in ham radio and if you do not like one, try another. If 
you have any questions on operating satellites, drop me an email. I have 
been involved in satellites since 1993 and was President of BVARC once 
upon a time. Now, I live way up north in Montgomery County.


73...bruce

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Re: [BVARC] Mail forwarding services?

[Bruce via BVARC]

Guns in safes are of no use if someone is breaking in. Neither is an unloaded 
gun. 

73...bruce

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On Dec 10, 2020, at 9:26 AM, KJ Anderson via BVARC  wrote:


Lots of responses, I’ll try to address all the points.  I’ve got my email 
forward with ARRL set up, and I use that for more official radio nerd business, 
and my new fake QTH is both in my actual QTH city/state and forwards to my 
actual QTH.  So DX cards will still make it.  Email doesn’t bother me though, 
Outlook keeps the riff raff out well enough.
 
I like the 5-step plan, I would add “Get a female German Shepherd puppy and 
train her well.”  And as Chris alludes, I’m well beyond these steps.  I just 
don’t want to make it easier for idiots on the internet to make my life hard.  
Not to pigeonhole my own thread, but if anyone needs help building/installing a 
surveillance system, I am your guy (but start a new thread, lol).  I have more 
guns than I can count (all locked up/in safes responsibly), and I maintain both 
a high level of proficiency/physical fitness and a certain moral flexibility 
when it comes to defending my family.  As the adage goes- “I woke up and found 
a burglar in my house, he asked me if I was going to call the police.  I told 
him no, it wouldn’t make sense to call the police when no one else knew he was 
here…” 
 
Here’s a screen shot of the common areas and exterior under surveillance in my 
house (well-trained security dog to the right of the dishwasher.  I actually 
have additional cameras, and a Ring doorbell too):
 

 
I just really want to maintain as much privacy as possible, because once it’s 
gone, it’s really hard to get it back  Which is where I’m at, trying to claw my 
privacy back.  I am not a lawyer, your mileage may vary.
 
-
KJ Anderson
253-380-2636
www.linkedin.com/in/scrumnerd
 
From: BVARC  On Behalf Of D. Howard Bingham via BVARC
Sent: Thursday, December 10, 2020 3:21 AM
To: KJ Anderson via BVARC 
Cc: D. Howard Bingham 
Subject: Re: [BVARC] Mail forwarding services?
 
If your am AARL Member, they have a one way email forwarding through ARRL that 
copies e-mail to your real e-mail address, no exposure of street address, phone 
number, etc.

But if you want to reply, that's another issue.  My ARRL address is:  
  (Ironically it was originally through Eartlink, but 
has since changed to another ISP mail server & I had already had Earthlink 
address before I got my ARRL address.)

73

D. Howard Bingham

ke5apj

---

On 12/9/2020 9:27 AM, KJ Anderson via BVARC wrote:
I really want to be able to use my callsign in public forums, etc., but I’m not 
keen on anyone being able to therefore look up my home address.  I know it’s 
available fairly easily through fairly conventional methods, but I just don’t 
want to add another route.  I want to be able to have something like a Po Box 
registered with the FCC on my license, that forwards all mail sent to the PO 
Box to my actual mailing (physical) address.
 
Has anyone else solved this problem?  A cursory search of the internet shows RV 
forwarding services and stuff, but wouldn’t this also be an easy, paid 
subscription I should be able to sign up for with ARRL, like my arrl.net email 
address?
 
I appreciate you all.
 
73 de KJ5EMP
 
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Re: [BVARC] Heath Kit History

[Bruce via BVARC]

awesome article.  i still have a few heathkit items.  capacitor checker, 
cadence resistor box. i did have their tv with on screen channel display.  had 
their scope and dvm.  oh what fun those kits were. 

73...bruce

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On Dec 7, 2020, at 12:11 PM, Rick Hiller via BVARC  wrote:


Nice article about The Heath Company

https://endeavor.omeclk.com/portal/public/ViewCommInBrowser.jsp?2I8xi3TTdj%2BhpNKdJwhl3wV0jkO7g2%2FTiTaLEAhRljG%2Fcz%2BKc4gL52onzZaY%2BcIGYMsdwxOCpEkes2ymaa8DmA%3D%3DA

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Re: [BVARC] FW: ☀️ BLT-62 Is Alive! Just a Bit North of Bhutan! ☀️

[Bruce via BVARC]

They use APRS satellites. 

73...bruce

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On Nov 24, 2020, at 8:16 AM, KJ Anderson via BVARC  wrote:


This is super cool!!  I had no idea there were APRS digipeaters out there.  
What’s the backstory on this?
 
-
KJ Anderson
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www.linkedin.com/in/scrumnerd
 
From: BVARC  On Behalf Of Andy via BVARC
Sent: Tuesday, November 24, 2020 12:32 AM
To: 'BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB' 
Cc: Andy 
Subject: [BVARC] FW: ☀️ BLT-62 Is Alive! Just a Bit North of Bhutan! ☀️
 
https://aprs.fi/#!mt=roadmap=4=a%2FAB5SS-14=604800=604800
 

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Re: [BVARC] FW: BLT-62 Now Over Afghanistan!

[Bruce via BVARC]

Now, that is cool beans.  I think that is the furthest any of the BLT launches 
have ever gone.  Congratulations Andy, John and the rest of the team. 

73...bruce

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On Nov 7, 2020, at 11:47 PM, Andy via BVARC  wrote:


FYI!
 
From: Andy [mailto:w5...@swbell.net] 
Sent: Saturday, November 07, 2020 11:41 PM
To: 'b...@groups.io' 
Subject: BLT-62 Now Over Afghanistan!
Importance: High
 
AB5SS-14 is now showing up over Afghanistan!
We made it across Iran in the dark of night, and are flying ON!
 
https://aprs.fi/#!call=a%2FAB5SS-14=604800=604800
 
FINALLY – Here we come China!
 
73 de Andy W5ACM
 


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

[Bruce via BVARC]

That is why when I lived in Houston I used one provider for tv and another for 
data.  When you use only one provider, most of your bandwidth goes to data and 
tv gets what is left.  Because the tv is highly compressed the picture always 
looked terrible with one provider. When I split services I got gorgeous tv and 
no issues with my data. 

73...bruce

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On Oct 12, 2020, at 5:29 PM, Nizar Mullani via BVARC  wrote:


Allen,

Welcome to the club! Comcast has had problems recently with data dropouts and 
delays.

I have had issues with my remotes for about three months. have swapped out 
EVERYTHING at both ends but the problem still persists. So, I am convinced that 
the quality of the Internet service is the culprit. My CW has been getting 
corrupted when I use N1MM to send CW to my ranch rig. I can listen in on my 
home rig on what is being transmitted. However, when Chris, N8AI, connects to 
it, he has no problems. He can ragchew either with a paddle or a CW engine and 
no dropouts. 

About a year ago, Chris, N8AI, was getting into data drops with his Xfinity 
service. When you run speedtest, the service is in excess of 50 mbps. But, he 
was still getting problems. One problem was data drops.It was fixed by  running 
a direct cable to the router rather than going with wifi connection. The second 
problem may have been related to certain settings in the Xfinity routers that 
channel more speed to streaming video than to standard data use like we need 
for our rigs. I believe that someone at the top engineering level must have put 
Chris's connection at a higher priority to get away from data drops. 

I used to run my remote station with less than 1 Mbs data rates. Now, even with 
15 Mbs, I have data being corrupted. Instead of sending K0NM, I have heard 
K9MT, K0MT, etc. I have reached the point where I am totally frustrated. So, if 
anyone comes up with an answer, please let me know. 

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> I am starting to have service dropouts every afternoon (weird) with Comcast 
> and am thinking maybe I need to replace may more than a decade old cable 
> modem and router. I currently have a Motorola SUFboad SB6141 cable modem and 
> a Netgear N900 Dual Band Gigabit router. I seem to have these dropouts 
> between noon and 3pm every day. Anyone else having this problem with Comcast?
> 
>  
> 
> Anyway I think maybe it is time to upgrade my equipment so looking for 
> recommendations.
> 
>  
> 
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Re: [BVARC] Zoom help

[Bruce via BVARC]

has to do with you dowload speed from your provider.  

73...bruce

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On Jul 19, 2020, at 4:00 PM, Martin Blaise via BVARC  wrote:


I know the internet provider connection is not the best. We lose xfinity 
internet from time to time. And I think the laptop is just too old to work well 
on Zoom. With the ECHO meeting on Zoom we had about 10 people and everything 
worked fine. When I tried to get on a Zoom meeting that had at least 25 people 
the audio completely fell apart. I will try again this week with the 3905 group 
on Wednesday and see what happens. I have a feeling that my stuff is too old 
and too slow to get on a big Zoom meeting. Thanks all.

> On Sun, Jul 19, 2020 at 2:54 PM Bruce via BVARC  wrote:
> how fast is your internet with your provider?
> 
> 73...bruce
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On Jul 19, 2020, at 2:11 PM, Martin Blaise via BVARC  wrote:
> 
> 
> Audio to me is badly distorted and people are talking very slow. Anyone have 
> this issue and were you able to fix? Thanks
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Re: [BVARC] Zoom help

[Bruce via BVARC]

how fast is your internet with your provider?

73...bruce

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Audio to me is badly distorted and people are talking very slow. Anyone have 
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Re: [BVARC] ARMG -- June Program -- Tomorrow night on Zoom

[Bruce via BVARC]

I have a Windows PC. Tried to load DXlab one day to see how it works. 
Loaded up but never ran, could not do anything. Their tech support said 
to reformat my hard drive, install Windows and then install their 
program. If their software has to run on a clean PC without anything 
else, that was not the software for me. Although I know there are many 
using it, just did not workout for me.


I have used PDA's Logic since, well, since about 1993. Have gone through 
many iterations and upgrades. Never hurts to see what other packages can 
do. Maybe I would have found a neat feature that I really liked. Never 
know.


73...bruce

On 6/22/2020 8:47 PM, ron.litt--- via BVARC wrote:


Listened to the first part of this meeting which was on DX Labs.  The 
presenter was not prepared, only knew a small part of DXLAB.  Made it 
look a lot more complicated that it is.  He had a lot of the DXkeepr 
module that did not work because it was not set up. IMHO, he did more 
harm that good.


Regards,

Ron Litt

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BVARC

*Sent:* Sunday, June 21, 2020 4:48 PM
*To:* BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB 
*Cc:* Rick Hiller 
*Subject:* [BVARC] ARMG -- June Program -- Tomorrow night on Zoom

The local *Amateur Radio Mentoring Group* will host an interactive 
program on *"QSO Logging Software"*


Monday, June 22 at 8 PM CDT (01:00 UTC Tuesday, June 23)

*Zoom **https://zoom.us/j/2815436502***

*Zoom Meeting Number: 2815436502      Password 123456
*
Interactive sub-topics and demos currently planned:
- Logging basics, best practices in logging
- DXKeeper
- GridTracker
- N3FJP
- Logging considerations for CW ops
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Re: [BVARC] FD operation with 1D and 1E

[Bruce via BVARC]

You had better go back and read the updated rules.

http://www.arrl.org/covid-19-and-arrl-field-day-2020

73...bruce


On 6/21/2020 5:51 AM, Nizar Mullani via BVARC wrote:

1D operation rules state that contacts between 1D stations do not count.

1E operation rules state that ALL contacts, including those with 1D stations, 
count for points.

Does anyone have any feelings for what percentage of operators will be 
operating 1D during FD? My gestimate is between 20 and 40% of the operators 
will be operating 1D. That is a lot of QSO’s for no points. It may be 
worthwhile to borrow a generator and operate 1E during FD.

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Re: [BVARC] Amateur Radio Satellite work

[Bruce via BVARC]

I have written many times on the subject of new ops to satellite.  Many for the 
ARRL audio news.  I have done APRS a few times.  Not my cup of tea. Never tried 
to listen to weather satellites.  FM, SSB/CW satellites I enjoy.  His writings 
on working an FM satellite is good.  My only suggestion is that if you change 
your step from 10 to 5 or 2.5 you will hear more the smaller the step.  
Satellite radios, Kenwood, Yaesu and Icom have 1 hz steps allowing you to hear 
the most during a pass. 

73...bruce

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On Jun 7, 2020, at 5:04 PM, Theresa via BVARC  wrote:


A friend of a friend in the UK has written a paper to put in his clubs news 
letter.  

I know we have a couple of members who are really into working satellites who
might be able to help.  It's met to be a 'beginners guide' type of thing, but 
he is 
looking for any constructive input that might make for a better guide.

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Re: [BVARC] Large Attachments

[Bruce via BVARC]

Why not get a yahoo, gmail, hotmail, or whomever you like free account. 
Then forward all your emails from the ev1.net account to the new account 
and you will not have that issue.


73...bruce

On 5/7/2020 2:04 PM, Bob Stroupe via BVARC wrote:

Good Afternoon,

I am asking, in the nicest way possible, that you not send large attachments in 
your reflector email.  A link to online storage is much preferred.  Some of us 
have smaller personal email boxes (mine's 100 MB) and I prefer to keep my 
legacy email rather than pay more for additional space.

Thanks for you time and understanding.

Bob
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Re: [BVARC] Dstar/1st Radio Questions

[Bruce via BVARC]

great radio for satellite and aprs.  i only did dstar on hf.  

73...bruce

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On Apr 16, 2020, at 1:54 PM, Ameenah007 via BVARC  wrote:


Hello BVARC,

I'm looking at the Kenwood TH-D74A for my first radio.  Is DStar a good choice 
in Houston?  Are DStar repeaters in the Westchase area of Houston or do I need 
a Hotspot, and if so which one would you all recommend?  Is there anything I 
should know about this radio before I buy it?

Thanks in advance for any guidance you can offer.  73

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Re: [BVARC] Phone services?

[Bruce via BVARC]

and after 40 minutes, you disconnect and start again for another 40 minutes

73...bruce

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On Mar 31, 2020, at 8:24 PM, Gus Bernard via BVARC  wrote:


With free ZOOM version, you can have 100 people meet for up to 40 minutes. 

Gus, KG5OFB

> On Tue, Mar 31, 2020, 17:46 Martin Blaise via BVARC  wrote:
> Ok instead of an fm transmitter is there a way to use a cell phone to 
> broadcast the service audio to cars in the parking lot? I found fm 
> transmitters online but none of them can be delivered until after mid May so 
> can’t get them for Easter. I know it is called streaming but apparently they 
> want people in cars at the parking lot instead of at home. We already tape 
> and play back on YouTube. I know this is kinda off topic so thank you.
> 
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Re: [BVARC] Ham fest

[Bruce via BVARC]

You get them at the Pickup Window at the gate.
73...bruce

On 3/6/2020 7:59 AM, Alexander Park via BVARC wrote:
Will I get the tickets I ordered online in the mail or will they be 
emailed to me?


Thanks
-Alex

On Thu, Mar 5, 2020 at 9:46 PM Eddie Runner via BVARC > wrote:


Friday will be mostly set up for the vendors and setup of the
various rooms
and it is a lot of work for us volunteers..  If you have some time
and want to volunteer a bit then find me and I can see if
I can find something for you to do.. I will likely be directing
arriving vendors
to their tables in building C Most of the day..

Friday Spaghetti dinner tickets can be bought on the hamfest
website and
probably during the day on Friday directly from someone at the site if
we do not oversell by then...

Eddie Runner (NU5K)





On Thursday, March 5, 2020, 07:37:35 PM CST, john Parmalee via
BVARC mailto:bvarc@bvarc.org>> wrote:


Greetings, I am planing to be at the fair ground tomorrow (Friday)
in my camper  to overnight.   I am available to help with what
ever, I am a bit limited due to surgery last week but am doing fine.

Also how do I get my name on the invite list for the spaghetti
dinner tomorrow night.

John Parmalee
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[BVARC] Satellites and Corona Virus

[Bruce via BVARC]

All amateur satellites are Corona Virus free so take this opportunity to 
work someone through a satellite and do not be afraid, you will have no 
risk of infection.


73...bruce

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Re: [BVARC] Hamfest

[Bruce via BVARC]

Is ARES meeting at 7am as usual?  Have not seen a schedule yet. 

73...bruce

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> On Mar 2, 2020, at 8:08 PM, Walter Holmes via BVARC  wrote:
> 


What is the talkgroup number to be used Richard, and the time for it?
 
I probably missed that in a previous message somewhere.
 
Thanks,
 
Walter/K5WH
 
From: BVARC  On Behalf Of Richard Bonica via BVARC
Sent: Monday, March 2, 2020 7:18 PM
To: Martin Blaise via BVARC 
Cc: Richard Bonica 
Subject: Re: [BVARC] Hamfest
 
Just a heads up for everyone...

We will be conducting the Brandmeister weekly ned from the Houston Ham Fest...
Please stop by and see what we do and how you might want to join.

Thank you
Richard Bonica (KG5YCU)

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Is it still scheduled or is there any talk of cancelling the event due to the 
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Re: [BVARC] Grounding my station

[Bruce via BVARC]

during storms unplug the coax to your radio. a charge still can come through 
the coax. you will save your radio equipment. 

73...bruce

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> On Feb 21, 2020, at 4:53 PM, Alexander Park via BVARC  wrote:
> 


I heard wind can generate static charges on my antenna that can damage my 
radio. I haven't grounded my station yet. Is this a big concern or is it minor? 
Also, are there precautions to help prevent this before I get my station 
grounded?


Thank You
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Re: [BVARC] Seeking CHIRP file to upload into BAOFENG UV82 for Harris County settings

[Bruce via BVARC]

The file on my computer is named Radio.kg. Not sure the .img is correct.

73...bruce


On 1/23/2020 6:34 PM, Rick Wannall via BVARC wrote:


I find files for UV-5R, in fact found one at
https://harriscountyares.org/radios/, but although I uploaded a
previous image file of my own into the radio, when I open this
file (uv-5r.img) the upload fails consistently.

Let me say right up front that I am very new to this and although
I have had some success, I don’t really feel in control of all the
elements, so some of the success came from luck in that downloaded
things worked without requiring much from me.

Any, and I mean any, sources, tips, comments welcome.

Thanks

Rick

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Re: [BVARC] Keplerian Data

[Bruce via BVARC]

easy... your go to place is amsat.org

https://www.amsat.org/keplerian-elements-tutorial/

I also wrote a tutorial on this way back in the mid 90's.

73...bruce

On 1/20/2020 9:34 AM, Alexander Park via BVARC wrote:
I am interested in satelite operating and I have wanted to know what 
the numbers mean in the arrl's keplerian data that is published 
weekly. Does anyone in the club know what that is?


-Thanks and 73
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Re: [BVARC] New 5100A

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You will find the birghtness under Display

Display Sets the Display options.
>>Backlight 1~8 Selects the transceiver backlight option.
Auto Dimmer OFF, Auto-OFF, Auto-1~7 Sets the Auto dimmer function, and 
the dimmer level.

Auto Dimmer Timer 5sec, 10sec Selects the backlight ON time period.
Touch Operation (Dimmed) Brighten, Brighten & Action Selects whether or 
not to brighten and make an action

when you touch the dimmed panel.
LCD Contrast 1~8~16 Sets the contrast level of the LCD.
RX Call Sign OFF, Normal, RX Hold or Hold Selects the call sign and 
message display option

when receiving a call.



On 1/17/2020 1:48 PM, gmuller885--- via BVARC wrote:

Hello folks.
   I just purchased a new ID-5100A. I have found that the white 
background screen is to bright. I am looking for the place where you 
can change the color for White to Amber or green. I have been through 
the manual full & Condensed and can not find the instructions. I could 
sure use some help. Just point to the section or page.


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[BVARC] 10 foot dish

[Bruce via BVARC]

Dave Paperman's estate has a 10 foot dish. I did not ask if it was a 
give away or for sale. If someone is interested, I can get more 
information on it. It is up in Cut-n-Shoot (for you city dwellers, yes, 
that is a real city in Texas).


73...bruce

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Re: [BVARC] Tower Drawing

[Bruce via BVARC]

I think U.S. Towers has that for all their towers. Or at least the plans you 
can use. 

73...bruce

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> On Dec 30, 2019, at 12:56 PM, Glen Jenkins via BVARC  wrote:
> 


Hi,

I am in need of an EXAMPLE Professional Engineer Stamped/Sealed Tower 
Foundation Drawing that was accepted by a city Permit office.
I have a 45 ft telescopic aluminum tower and want to submit a drawing to our 
Permit Office for the whole installation.  
I'll give this to a Civil Engineer as a "Go-By" for creating a design for my 
specific tower, the engineer asked for an example as this is not his typical 
work.
I have checked on the Internet and only found drawings that show the tower, 
never that go into the foundation details.

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Re: [BVARC] Ham License Plates

[Bruce via BVARC]

As for the wording on the copythe application says...
"You must submit a copy of your Mobile Amateur Radio License issued 
under guidelines set by the

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) with this application."

Nothing in that statement says true copy, certified copy or anything 
like that. I have always made a copy of my license and turned it in. You 
can always ask them to send it to the state and let them decide if it is 
valid.


The form says...
"You may obtain plates for more than one vehicle titled in your name 
that is equipped with mobile amateur radio equipment. License plates 
will be issued with the same official amateur call letters to each 
vehicle registered by the same owner."


There is actually no limit to the number. It used to say on the form 6 
vehicles, that has been removed. I have had 4 in days past. Now, only 
two vehicles with them.


The interesting thing is that most officers do not know how to read the 
return on the tag. They assume that the first listing is the most 
current vehicle with the plate. Some see a list of multiple vehicles and 
are confused. I received a warning ticket once while driving the blue 
vehicle and the description they grabbed from the return was for the tan 
vehicle. Had it been a real ticket, would have easily got out of it as 
the vehicle was not that which I would have been ticketed in. After all 
is said and done, I would get out of the vehicle and take a picture of 
my car with the DPS or police car in the background. Picture is worth a 
thousand words ;-).


Once I was stopped in Houston by HPD. I pulled over, the officer walked 
up to me (I never met him or had seen him before), he said "sorry, did 
not realize who you were, have a nice day and walked back to his car". 
To this day, I am still puzzled by that stop. Only thing I could figure 
is that he saw 3-4 cars with the same plate listed on the return after 
he stopped me and figured I must be important. LOL


By the way should you also be a handicapped ham, you can get the 
plates with the handicap symbol on them by also attaching form VTR-214.


73...bruce

On 11/15/2019 11:56 AM, john Parmalee via BVARC wrote:
A couple of thoughts, The Tax office in Magnolia wanted a license copy 
which says "Official Copy". There is a version that says "reference 
copy" that is pretty easy to pull down but it didn't work for me.
You can  have up to three sets of plates with your call. For me I have 
my van, my camper and my 4x8 utility trailer.  The fun comes at the Ez 
tag store, their soft ware won't handle three cars with the same tag, 
not even two.  They start off with this can't be.  After talking to 
several levels of supervisors and inspecting my car in the parking lot 
they figured out if they listed one of the cars as a classic they 
could issue two ez tags.  Of course I don't need one for the trailer, 
A third car with eztags would really freek them I expect.


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In a message dated 11/15/2019 11:15:40 AM Central Standard Time, 
bvarc@bvarc.org writes:


It is just a copy of your license. Some may think there is
something different or they are pulling your leg.

73 de Scott KD5FBA

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On Fri, Nov 15, 2019 at 8:35 AM -0600, "Bruce via BVARC"
mailto:bvarc@bvarc.org>> wrote:

As mentioned, you need to download a copy of your license. You are
supposed to have that license with you when operating portable and have
it posted at a base station.

Anyhow, you do not take it to DPS. DPS only processes driver's licenses.
You will take the form to your county tax collector's office. They will
process it, have the plates made and then you call them in about a month
and ask if your plates are in. Ask where they are. They could be at the
downtown office and you can ask for them to be sent to any outlying tax
collectors office.

Once a year, you will get a notice to renew the specialized plate. This
is not the paying the registration fee and getting the window sticker.
This is only that you are keeping the specialized plate alive. It used
to cost $2, for the last 3-4-5 years, it has been free. But you do have
to send the notice back. Strange, They send it, you tear off the reply
part, send it back and no money is involved. Best thing the state ever
did for us.

I had a car totaled, took plates off old car, put them on the new car at
the dealer and left them with the form and copy of my license. In a few
weeks the registration came and put the sticker on the windshield.

Be sure to get replacement plates if you ever sell the car. Otherwise
the other person will be driving around with your ham plates an

Re: [BVARC] Ham License Plates

[Bruce via BVARC]

As mentioned, you need to download a copy of your license. You are 
supposed to have that license with you when operating portable and have 
it posted at a base station.


Anyhow, you do not take it to DPS. DPS only processes driver's licenses. 
You will take the form to your county tax collector's office. They will 
process it, have the plates made and then you call them in about a month 
and ask if your plates are in. Ask where they are. They could be at the 
downtown office and you can ask for them to be sent to any outlying tax 
collectors office.


Once a year, you will get a notice to renew the specialized plate. This 
is not the paying the registration fee and getting the window sticker. 
This is only that you are keeping the specialized plate alive. It used 
to cost $2, for the last 3-4-5 years, it has been free. But you do have 
to send the notice back. Strange, They send it, you tear off the reply 
part, send it back and no money is involved. Best thing the state ever 
did for us.


I had a car totaled, took plates off old car, put them on the new car at 
the dealer and left them with the form and copy of my license. In a few 
weeks the registration came and put the sticker on the windshield.


Be sure to get replacement plates if you ever sell the car. Otherwise 
the other person will be driving around with your ham plates and you 
cannot do anything about it. When you get the replacement plates (like 
$5), you will be given your plates to keep. Also, if you buy a used car, 
you can go in with your ham plates, register the car and you walk out 
with the registration and sticker for the ham plates right then. Did 
that on a car we bought used.


73...bruce

On 11/15/2019 2:12 AM, Mark Brantana via BVARC wrote:

Hi.  I am new to this club. Wonder if someone could help me with a question. I 
am looking to apply for ham plates, and have filled in the Texas form. However 
they ask for a copy of my “FCC Mobile Amateur Radio License”.  I just upgraded 
to General, but my understanding is that the FCC no longer issues a paper 
license unless you request it, and I have not heard of the license they 
mention. What has anyone used to satisfy this requirement?
Thank you in advance,
Mark
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Re: [BVARC] Fwd: West Gulf Division Director Ballot Delivery Delays

[Bruce via BVARC]

my daughter and i received our ballots today. 

73...bruce

> On Oct 16, 2019, at 5:01 PM, Doug Seyler via BVARC  wrote:
> 


My ballot showed up today.
 
Doug WB5TKI
 
From: BVARC [mailto:bvarc-boun...@bvarc.org] On Behalf Of Mike Hardwick via 
BVARC
Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2019 4:00 PM
To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB
Cc: Mike Hardwick
Subject: [BVARC] Fwd: West Gulf Division Director Ballot Delivery Delays
 
 

Mike Hardwick.

Begin forwarded message:

From: "ARRL Members Only Web site" 
Date: October 16, 2019 at 12:39:42 PM CDT
To: n5...@att.net
Subject: West Gulf Division Director Ballot Delivery Delays

Greetings ARRL South Texas Section Members,

Some folks have not received their West Gulf Division Director Election
Ballot yet.

The delays are related to damage at a US Postal Service sorting facility
in Houston caused by storms in late September.

ARRL HQ released this statement addressing the delays and process to get
a replacement ballot...

From: Henderson, Dan N1ND 
Date: Wed, Oct 16, 2019 at 10:59 AM
Subject: RE: West Gulf Division Ballot

Wednesday October 16, 2019

ARRL has become aware of a mail delivery problem affecting the ARRL
Board of Director election ballots sent to members in part of the West
Gulf Division. Recent flooding has affected some US Postal Service
distribution centers in the Houston region of the state, damaging some
sorting machines. This is delaying delivery to many members in that
area.  They are processing mail out, but there are delays in processing
out bulk mail, which include the ballots.  We are aware that ballots are
being processed as part of their work flow, but they cannot give us a
definitive date of when they will all be out for delivery. 

All ballots were mailed from Hartford on Monday September 30 as required
by the Articles of Association/By-Laws. Ballots to most of the West Gulf
Division were delivered in the usual time frame, which is generally 10
to 14 days.

We have received numerous requests for replacement ballots. We also have
member notifications sent after making the replacement ballot request to
inform us the ballot had arrived. We ask ARRL members to be patient.

If you still do not receive your ballot by Monday October 21, 2019,
please send a request for a new ballot to n...@arrl.org. The ARRL HQ
will process out replacement requests on Tuesday October 22, 2019 via
first class mail and daily as later requests come in. That will allow 3+
weeks (24 days) for the replacement to be delivered to you and allowing
for their return to ARRL’s accounting firm of CohnReznick LLP by the
noon on Friday November 15, 2019 deadline.

There is no deadline for requesting a replacement ballot. Also, there is
no deadline for you to have received your ballot in order to be eligible
to vote. Please note that all replacement requests need to be in writing
(email is fine) but must directly come from the ARRL member. 
Third-party requests cannot be processed.

If you have already requested a replacement ballot but still haven’t
received the original ballot by October 21st, you will need re-confirm
your need for a replacement by email to n...@arrl.org. If your original
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n...@arrl.org so that your request can be closed.

We thank you for your patience in this unusual situation.  If you have
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Re: [BVARC] Tech License Class being Offered

[Bruce via BVARC]

I believe that January 8 is on a Wednesday in 2020.

73...bruce

On 9/12/2019 3:02 PM, Ralph (home) via BVARC wrote:


*Technician License class and exam*

3 consecutive Saturdays (2 of class, 1 of review and license testing)

PRESENTED BY:   Glenshire Community Association and the Oak Forest 
Amateur Radio Club


When: January 8, 11, and 18 (All Saturdays)

Time: 9 a.m. until 4 p.m.

Where: Glenshire Community Building

8900 AbbeyDale Dr.

Houston, Texas 77031

Cost:  class is $15 (to cover sandwich trays for lunch); book 
available for $28, license test $15


Ralph,  KE5HDF


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Re: [BVARC] Net Control Needed 4 Sept 9.

[Bruce via BVARC]

I got your email.  

73...bruce

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On Sep 4, 2019, at 8:33 PM, Richard Bonica via BVARC  wrote:

Want to make sure you got my E-Mail about being willing to take the net on Sept 
9th

> On Wed, Sep 4, 2019 at 11:10 AM Rick Hiller via BVARC  wrote:
> Looking for an NCS for Sept 9 Monday Night Net.One time only.
> 
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Re: [BVARC] Why you do not mount a tower to your house with out prober backeing

[Bruce via BVARC]

because you want to see if the tree the 2x4 came from was strong?

73...bruce

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Re: [BVARC] Anyone know how to fix a cat cable com port issue?

[Bruce via BVARC]

Right Click on This PC or My Comptuter or whatever it is called on your 
desktop. Click on Properties, Select Device Manager


Double Click on PORTS

Look at the list of COM ports used
Double click on the one you think you are using

Click on Port Settings
Make sure these are all the same as you have your radio setup to use.

Then, there is one more thing hidden here if you think COM3 or COM4 
could be used by something else, click on Advanced and change the COM 
port to anything else that did not appear in the original list (ie, an 
unused COM port).


Close everything and reboot the computer. (Not really necessary to 
reboot but windows does weird things sometimes and this is the safest 
way to know if it works or not).


73...bruce


On 4/28/2019 4:45 PM, Martin Blaise via BVARC wrote:
One more update - this is what it says in my manual - The FT450 D has 
a built-in level converter, allowing direct connection from the rear 
panel CAT jack to the serial port of your computer without the need of 
any external boxes. You will need a serial cable for connection to the 
RS-232C (serial or COM port) connector on your computer. Purchase a 
standard serial cable (not the so-called null modem type) ensuring it 
has the correct gender and number of pins (some serial COM port 
connectors use a 9-pin rather than 25-pin configuration). If your 
computer uses a custom connector you may have to construct the cable. 
in this case, refer to the technical documentation supplied with your 
computer for correct data connection. - The reason I am trying to 
get the cat cable to work is that all rare DX now uses fox/hound to 
operate digital modes and without a cat cable I am unable to work any 
DX. Considering DXing was why I got into the hobby, that is why I am 
trying so hard to make this work.


 
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Updated message on the com port issue. Ok, so I went back to the
original usb to db9 serial cable and plugged it in. On Windows
Device Manager, there is NO com4 port showing a Prolific device.
So I unplugged it and plugged in the NEW cable I got through
Amazon. In Windows Device Manager it shows Prolific com 3 and
Prolific on com 4. Com 3 is the line to the NOMIC. Com 4 should be
the CAT CABLE from the Yaesu 450d to the computer. I am using PCC
450d software as stated earlier. When I open the software I first
have to select the com. Com 4 is in red and is the ONLY com port
showing in red. I click on it and it takes. Then I have to click
on a com button so it will connect to the port. It always fails. I
did install the driver that came with the cable I bought. It says
Prolific USB to Serial Comm Port 4 on device manager (and the
other on com 3). I don't think I have the tools to measure
continuity on pins. Could I have a bad RS232 port on the Yaesu? I
think the problem is in the computer somewhere. Why would a device
show up in device manager for one cable and not the other? And if
the device is showing on com 4 in device manager, I am wondering
why I cannot connect. I don't know if I can attach files here, so
I will explain the two graphics and the messages I get - select
com 4, enter, then click on com and get "connecting the com port
now" and this is always followed by "failed to connect the com
port." Is my computer damaged inside? Hope this update helps. I
really can't afford a new computer desktop right now.



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mailto:martingbla...@gmail.com>> wrote:

I am trying to get my Yaesu 450d to work with a Cat Cable to
the usb port on the computer. When I plug in the cable I hear
clicks on the radio and the TX is flashing. But when I try to
use the PCC 450d software I set the com port to 4 and then
click on com. It tries to connect, but then always tells me
there is an error connecting to the com port. It shows com 4
as red saying that is the one to use. Com 3 is already in use.
I guess I need someone who could physically come look at the
computer or at the least get with me on team viewer. Com 3 is
being used for the Nomic serial cable. I can be contacted here
or call me at 713-305-2148. I really would like to be able to
control the Yaesu RIG from the software. Folks on the internet
said I probably bought the wrong 

Re: [BVARC] Delorme Street atlas.

[Bruce via BVARC]

let me look in my vault of moldy oldies.  i had it back in 2002.  not sure what 
version. 

73...bruce

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On Apr 19, 2019, at 6:05 PM, Dwayne Jones via BVARC  wrote:

Yes Bruce but it works well for what I need it to do.  AND I know how to 
operate it.

Dwayne
KB5YTA

> On Fri, Apr 19, 2019 at 6:00 PM Bruce via BVARC  wrote:
> oh my  that was a long time ago.  
> 
> 73...bruce
> 
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> On Apr 19, 2019, at 5:58 PM, Dwayne Jones via BVARC  wrote:
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> Does anyone have the DVD  for Delorme Street atlas version 9 or version 10?
> 
> Please contact me off list 
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Re: [BVARC] Delorme Street atlas.

[Bruce via BVARC]

oh my  that was a long time ago.  

73...bruce

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Does anyone have the DVD  for Delorme Street atlas version 9 or version 10?

Please contact me off list 

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Re: [BVARC] Important Information

[Bruce via BVARC]

i have dozens of squirels in my back yard.  i watch them climb the trees and 
sometimes 2 of them are playing on the tree.  never seen one stand up on the 
road like the tv commercial.  one day gonna tie a piece of fishing line to one 
and let him run a wire to the top of the 100 foot trees.  

73...bruce

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On Apr 13, 2019, at 7:59 AM, DAVID M GRAY JR via BVARC  wrote:

If there is a chapter in there on how to get the stupid things to kill 
squirrels I will get two copies.  
  Yesterday I saw a lovely sight.  A hawk flew right in front of me with a 
mangled squirdrel hanging out of his nasty little claws.  



> On Apr 12, 2019, at 6:05 PM, Tom M. Morton via BVARC  wrote:
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> This will greatly help most of the recent BVARC posters.  I have a few copies 
> for sale if anyone is interested.
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Re: [BVARC] test

[Bruce via BVARC]

test looks good.
73...bruce

On 4/8/2019 8:35 PM, Cameron via BVARC wrote:

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Re: [BVARC] Greater Houston HamFest Wrap-up Meeting - This Sunday, 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm, April 7th, 2019

[Bruce via BVARC]

Quite a drive for me, little bit more than an hour.  Will not be able to 
attend. 

73...bruce

On Apr 7, 2019, at 2:56 PM, Daphne Rawlinson via BVARC  wrote:

Hi Mike, 

I am not going to make it today. So sorry. 

Daphne

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> Just to confirm for everyone, there is a wrap-up today, Sunday March 7th, 
> between 4 pm and 6 pm at Fuddruckers on the Southwest Freeway at the 
> Fountains.  
>  
> So bring all of your thoughts for this year and your plans for the 2020 
> Greater Houston HamFest.  
>  
>  
> 73,
>  
> Mike
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> 
>  
> March 7th, 2020
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Re: [BVARC] OT: AFCI breakers tripping

[Bruce via BVARC]

they talked about that at arrl talk at hamfest.  only one brand had ham 
transmissions tripping them and the manufacturer either has fixed it or are 
working to fix it. call the arrl lab monday and ask if it is your brand of 
breaker and then contact manufacturer for a replacement. 

73...bruce

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On Mar 29, 2019, at 5:36 PM, n5xz via BVARC  wrote:

Any electricians out there? I want to discuss multiple AFCIs tripping 
simultaneously. 

Thanks,

Allen N5XZ 713.705.4801



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Re: [BVARC] Theft

[Bruce via BVARC]

sri to hear that.  i guess on the good side hopefully someone that needed a 
radio to get on the air will.  

73...bruce

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On Mar 25, 2019, at 7:40 AM, Paul Easter via BVARC  wrote:

Got home and I'm packed all my stuff. It looks like someone stole an older Icom 
dual band radio and a nice comet antenna.

I guess next year we're going to have to keep a better eye on our stuff.


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Re: [BVARC] Greater Houston Hamfest

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All the eyeball QSO’s were fun.  I even had to spend some money this year.  

73...bruce

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On Mar 23, 2019, at 3:32 PM, Mike Hardwick via BVARC  wrote:

I want to thank everyone for a great 2019 HamFest. With everyone’s hard work 
the HamFest was successful and everyone had a wonderful time. 

Mike Hardwick, N5VCX
President 
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Re: [BVARC] density and pressure work to raise the temperature

[Bruce via BVARC]

Interesting information has come out of my lack of knowledge on this subject.  
Whole interesting world out there. 

73...bruce

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On Mar 21, 2019, at 9:07 PM, Jonathan Guthrie via BVARC  wrote:

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 while.  Then 
it goes up for a while.  Then it stays the same for a while.  Then it goes down 
for a while, and then stays the same for a while, and then it goes up and keeps 
going up and up and up.  At that point, though, you've got less than a thousand 
or so atoms per liter, so it's not real clear what "temperature" means.

I wouldn't say that the density and pressure work to raise the temperature, 
more that the mechanisms for what drives the temperature change as you go up in 
altitude.  For example, at very high altitudes, there are more ways to get 
energy into the molecules that make up air, but it's harder to get the energy 
because the density is so low.  The pressure and density decrease uniformly 
with increases in altitude, which is why you can talk about "pressure altitude" 
and "density altitude" but not "temperature altitude", and of course the 
temperature, pressure, and density are all related by air's equation of state.

By the way, the "standard atmosphere" is based on something called 
"geopotential altitude" which redefines the foot (well, actually meter) of 
altitude to be such that the acceleration due to earth's gravity is constant.  
That means that a certain integral has a closed-form solution and there's a 
known conversion and fairly simple to the more usual "geometric altitude."  I 
found that kind of interesting.

> On 3/21/19 1:24 PM, john Parmalee via BVARC wrote:
> Apparently there it a point the density and pressure work to raise the 
> temperature. It's one of those this that is linear until it's not.
> 
> John Parmalee
> jparma...@aol.com
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> In a message dated 3/21/2019 1:16:56 PM Central Standard Time, 
> bvarc@bvarc.org writes:
> 
> i would have thought as the balloon gets higher with thinner air that the 
> temperature would get colder.  you say it goes up.  interesting.  i may need 
> to take a look at that.  neat experiment.  
> 
> 73...bruce
> 
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> 
> On Mar 21, 2019, at 1:10 PM, john Parmalee via BVARC  wrote:
> 
> 
> Especially for those that won’t be able to make it to the Houston  HamFest 
> this weekend.
> 
> Two Balloon launches with ham gear on board. You can participate.
> 
> Live video of both launches https://zoom.us/i/2815436502
> 
> 9:30  AM  BLT-51 will launch
> 
> You can track with http://APRS.fi  search  the call W5ACM-10. 
> 
> You can Google APRS to find the site.
> 
> BLT-51 will be a floater, designed to be tracked via APRS and glide across 
> the country, and hopefully even further. The last one went to Florida in 
> about six hours.
> 
> Around 1:00 PM another launch  BLT-52
> 
> BLT-52 is a “popper.” Designed to go up as high as possible and burst, also 
> to be tracked via APRS. Last August a popper  
>flew to nearly 100,000 feet. “To the edge of 
> space.”
> 
> W5ACM Cross-band FM repeater will be in board with  with
> 
> Input on 147.435 MHz ß-àOutput on 446.550 MHz no tone, open to all to 
> work
> 
> A WB8ELK APRS Tracker on 144.390 MHz with the call W5ACM-11  will be on board.
> 
> You can track at http://APRS.fi  search for W5ACM-11
> 
> On board also the AB5SS Smart Beeper on 10 and 20M 14.318 & 28.322 mHz, the 
> temperature in CW call sign and BL-52. Wach as the balloon passes through 
> 60,000 feet the Temperature to rise.
> 
> The video will also be recorded for later playback as well, and depending on 
> the size of the captures, they will either be in the groups.io FILES area 
> https://groups.io/g/Ham-Radio-Tech-Notes/files , or my website.K5WH.net
> 
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Re: [BVARC] Especially for those that won’t be able to make it to the Houston HamFest this weekend . PLEASE REPOST

[Bruce via BVARC]

neat, thanks.  this old guy learned something new.  

73...bruce

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On Mar 21, 2019, at 6:57 PM, Theresa via BVARC  wrote:

Bruce,
  The National Weather Service does that nifty little experiment for you, twice 
a day, at 00 zulu and 12 zulu.  They take a LOT of information (dew point, 
humidity, wind speed and direction, temp, height, barometric pressure) that 
goes into helping make your daily forecast!!  I'm attaching an example, taken 
today (March 21) from the Lake Charles Weather balloon (closest one from 
Houston that goes up) at 12Z.  I won't run through all the numbers, but you can 
see at 10m (33 feet) the temp was 8.8c (47.84f). At the 315m (1033 feet) mark 
the temp was 12.8c (55.04f).  From there, the altitude continues to rise but 
the temps begin to fall again.

Full radiosonde report can be found here:
http://weather.uwyo.edu/cgi-bin/sounding?region=naconf=TEXT%3ALIST=2019=03=2112=2112=72240

This bit of radiosonde information has been brought to you by KE5MUX, 
science/weather geek and hopeful future meteorologist.

Theresa Williams KE5MUX


On Thursday, March 21, 2019, 1:17:00 PM CDT, Bruce via BVARC  
wrote:


i would have thought as the balloon gets higher with thinner air that the 
temperature would get colder.  you say it goes up.  interesting.  i may need to 
take a look at that.  neat experiment.  

73..bruce

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On Mar 21, 2019, at 1:10 PM, john Parmalee via BVARC  wrote:


Especially for those that won’t be able to make it to the Houston  HamFest this 
weekend.

Two Balloon launches with ham gear on board. You can participate.

Live video of both launches https://zoom.us/i/2815436502

9:30  AM  BLT-51 will launch

You can track with http://APRSfi  search  the call W5ACM-10. 

You can Google APRS to find the site.

BLT-51 will be a floater, designed to be tracked via APRS and glide across the 
country, and hopefully even further. The last one went to Florida in about six 
hours.

Around 1:00 PM another launch  BLT-52

BLT-52 is a “popper.” Designed to go up as high as possible and burst, also to 
be tracked via APRS. Last August a popper flew to nearly 100,000 feet. “To the 
edge of space.”

W5ACM Cross-band FM repeater will be in board with  with

Input on 147435 MHz ß-àOutput on 446.550 MHz no tone, open to all to 
work 

A WB8ELK APRS Tracker on 144.390 MHz with the call W5ACM-11  will be on board.

You can track at http://APRS.fi  search for W5ACM-11

On board also the AB5SS Smart Beeper on 10 and 20M 14.318 & 28.322 mHz, the 
temperature in CW call sign and BL-52. Wach as the balloon passes through 
60,000 feet the Temperature to rise.

The video will also be recorded for later playback as well, and depending on 
the size of the captures, they will either be in the groups.io FILES area 
https://groups.io/g/Ham-Radio-Tech-Notes/files , or my website.K5WH.net

.

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

[Bruce via BVARC]

i would have thought as the balloon gets higher with thinner air that the 
temperature would get colder.  you say it goes up.  interesting.  i may need to 
take a look at that.  neat experiment.  

73...bruce

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On Mar 21, 2019, at 1:10 PM, john Parmalee via BVARC  wrote:


Especially for those that won’t be able to make it to the Houston  HamFest this 
weekend.

Two Balloon launches with ham gear on board. You can participate.

Live video of both launches https://zoom.us/i/2815436502

9:30  AM  BLT-51 will launch

You can track with http://APRS.fi  search  the call W5ACM-10. 

You can Google APRS to find the site.

BLT-51 will be a floater, designed to be tracked via APRS and glide across the 
country, and hopefully even further. The last one went to Florida in about six 
hours.

Around 1:00 PM another launch  BLT-52

BLT-52 is a “popper.” Designed to go up as high as possible and burst, also to 
be tracked via APRS. Last August a popper flew to nearly 100,000 feet. “To the 
edge of space.”

W5ACM Cross-band FM repeater will be in board with  with

Input on 147.435 MHz ß-àOutput on 446.550 MHz no tone, open to all to 
work

A WB8ELK APRS Tracker on 144.390 MHz with the call W5ACM-11  will be on board.

You can track at http://APRS.fi  search for W5ACM-11

On board also the AB5SS Smart Beeper on 10 and 20M 14.318 & 28.322 mHz, the 
temperature in CW call sign and BL-52. Wach as the balloon passes through 
60,000 feet the Temperature to rise.

The video will also be recorded for later playback as well, and depending on 
the size of the captures, they will either be in the groups.io FILES area 
https://groups.io/g/Ham-Radio-Tech-Notes/files , or my website.K5WH.net

.

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Re: [BVARC] Induction Cooktops

[Bruce via BVARC]

i have an induction cook top.  all electric house.  works fine although i miss 
gas cooktop at old house.  nothing better than cooking with gas.  

73...bruce

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On Mar 16, 2019, at 5:28 PM, Ravi Patrick Ratnala via BVARC  
wrote:

Howdy all,

I've always been intrigued by the idea of inductive/magnetic heating.  I'm 
remodeling now, and I'm considering a cooktop with an induction option, but I 
have a hard time believing they don't produce any RF as a byproduct.  Anyone 
have any experience with these?  Are they ham-friendly?

73 de Ravi, N5OL

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