Re: [BVARC] test ing the ref lector

[Sean - N5LNK via BVARC]

The ref lector werx hamiam. 

Regards,
Sean - N5LNK

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Re: [BVARC] How to HAM?

[Sean - N5LNK via BVARC]

Kristan,I understand and was once in your shoes when I first started. I know you said it is hard for you to go to activities such as a planed POTA event. But I encourage you to seek these gatherings because they are some of the best way to get answers to your questions and a little hands on experience so you too will become confident in your knowledge and ability. A few places to keep an eye out for upcoming local park activations are Houston POTA, Cross Roads Ham Radio Club, and Brazos Vally Amateur Radio Club. All these groups manage a Facebook page that helps get the word out of organized POTA activations in our area.  Regards,Sean - N5LNKOn Mar 19, 2024, at 8:13 AM, gshockxcc via BVARC  wrote:First, let me preface my request for help by saying that I am a Mechanical Engineer and I still have no idea what is going on. I collect lots of data on rotating and fixed equipment, and I understand Control systems just enough to be dangerous. That said, I have had my General license for almost a year, and I still have no idea how to operate a ham radio, how to communicate with anyone or find channels to communicate on. I freely admit that the amount of time that I spend trying to learn is minimal, because of other priorities at the moment. I don’t have any friends who are into ham, and I am rarely able to make BVARC functions like the POTA. How in the world do you get started if you don’t know where to begin?  Sorry, I am just lost. -Kristan  Sent from Proton Mail for iOSBrazos Valley Amateur Radio ClubBVARC mailing listBVARC@bvarc.orghttp://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.orgPublicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc@bvarc.org/ 
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Re: [BVARC] video editing experts out there?

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I don’t often convert MOV to MP4 but a possible solution is this program. https://www.adobe.com/express/feature/video/convert/mov-to-mp4  I use DaVinci Resolve for my video editing. It’s free and very powerful. It accepts several different formats, as well as output, as several different video formats. Just not AVI format.DaVinci Resolve 18blackmagicdesign.comRegards,Sean - N5LNKOn Mar 11, 2024, at 3:36 PM, Rod Neumann via BVARC  wrote:I am always trying to do things in a vacuum.  Maybe in the fraternity of local hams I can commiserate with someone farther down the video editing path.I just bought Movavi, a video editing app, and I've been piddling for an hour and still don't have my 4 minute .MOV video file imported into Movavi.  Apparently it needs MP4.  So I've tried free converters so far and tried installing the plugin of the apple codec and still microsoft does not let me save it as an MP4.SO... maybe somebody who plays with video editing often enough can let me be a pest and ask questions or maybe someone else interested in this subject and we can help each other out.  Anybody out there who wants to email me and we could meet up on email and phones on this stuff?  I also do 3D printing, PIC firmware, and electronics design... this seems like the right place to find similarly interested fellows.ROD   W5IERod Neumann  cell: (832)444-0192ALLogic Inc. / AdorStorePO Box 217New Ulm, TX 78950
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Re: [BVARC] REMINDER: POTA this Sunday!

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Well we tried. There is now a broadcast station on frequency. Regards,Sean - N5LNKOn Feb 24, 2024, at 8:13 PM, mike.williams shopjubilee.com  wrote:




I am monitoring 7.271




Mike KK5SC 







Sent from my T-Mobile 5G Device







 Original message 
From: Sean - N5LNK via BVARC  
Date: 2/24/24 8:12 PM (GMT-06:00) 
To: Rudolph Ackerman  
Cc: Sean - N5LNK , BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB , Kori Rahman 

Subject: Re: [BVARC] REMINDER: POTA this Sunday! 


I’ve been getting reports that local stations can’t hear me. I was able to contact one station just south of Tyler Texas so it might look like local 40 m is not doing well.



Regards,

Sean - N5LNK


On Feb 24, 2024, at 8:08 PM, Rudolph Ackerman  wrote:







Not hearing your on 7.271






Rudy Ackerman 
281 460 7384









On Saturday, February 24, 2024 at 08:05:12 PM CST, Sean - N5LNK via BVARC  wrote:







7.271

Regards,

Sean - N5LNK



On Feb 24, 2024, at 5:06 PM, Sean - N5LNK  wrote:










Good afternoon all. This evening on 40m at 8pm I will attempt to make contact with whomever answers my call. I am camping at the park and with good band conditions I am planing to have a little rag chew on or near 7.265 assuming the frequency is available.
 I will send another email once I have claimed a frequency. Look forward to chatting with you on the long wire.




Regards,

Sean - N5LNK


On Feb 23, 2024, at 11:34 PM, Kori Rahman via BVARC  wrote:





Hello all,


Here's another reminder that we will be going to Brazos Bend State Park this  Sunday February 25th doing Parks On
 The AIr (POTA). If you're interested in participating or just hanging out with us, we're asking folks to come by between 10am and 5pm. If you'd like to help set up you are welcome to come
 a little early. We will be located at the far end of the Elm Lake part of the park. Call us on 146.520 MHz simplex if you would like to reach out to us while in the park for
 directions.


One more reminder: There will be a pre-POTA net
on 40m run by Sean N5LNK who will be NCS for the net. The approximate frequency for the net will be 7.265 MHz (this will vary so please turn your VFO if you don't hear them there) at 8pm local time on Saturday February
24th (tomorrow).


The important details:


Park access is $7. Ask for a day use area pass.IF you have a Texas State Park Pass, then admission for the day is FREE.We will have about 4 HF radios (40m, 20m, 15m, 10m, and possibly 17m or 80m) that you can use if you don't have your own. So all you need to bring is yourself, some water, and maybe some snacks.If you'd like to bring your own radio, we have a few antennas you can use and the appropriate filters. But again, you don't need to bring any equipment.Technician class licensees ARE WELCOME! You CAN operate the stations on ALL HF bands that are available and get POTA credit for contacts you make. You will be required to use the call sign of the club or any other
 operator on-site with the appropriate band privileges (ask me or Anthony W5LIC for details upon arrival).If you're a Tech class license holder and would like to operate on 10m you may do so under your own call sign if the station is open (10m band conditions have been quite favorable lately).Of course, you do not have to operate the radios, you can just come out for a fun time with your fellow hams.10 contacts are all that are required to "activate" the park. You can log with paper, or with any apps you prefer (we recommend the HAMRS App).Sign up on the POTA.app website to upload your logs after the event.



When:
Sunday February 25th 2024
10am - 5pm


Where:
Brazos Bend State Park
21901 FM 762
Needville, TX 77461



If you've been curious about trying CW, FT8, or Winlink (VARA HF, 2m Packet etc.) we will have those as optional modes you can try. If you can't make this event, Anthony and I will be doing an event ourselves in April. It's a lot of fun, and we hope to
 see you out there this Sunday or any other time we're out at the parks. Contact me or Anthony (W5LIC) if you have any questions about this event.


Thanks and 73!





Kori Rahman, WX5KR
Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club
Vice-President and Club Call Sign KK5W Trustee
Cell: (770) 298 8516

kori...@gmail.com








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Re: [BVARC] REMINDER: POTA this Sunday!

[Sean - N5LNK via BVARC]

I’ve been getting reports that local stations can’t hear me. I was able to contact one station just south of Tyler Texas so it might look like local 40 m is not doing well.Regards,Sean - N5LNKOn Feb 24, 2024, at 8:08 PM, Rudolph Ackerman  wrote:Not hearing your on 7.271Rudy Ackerman 281 460 7384






On Saturday, February 24, 2024 at 08:05:12 PM CST, Sean - N5LNK via BVARC  wrote:



7.271Regards,Sean - N5LNKOn Feb 24, 2024, at 5:06 PM, Sean - N5LNK  wrote:Good afternoon all. This evening on 40m at 8pm I will attempt to make contact with whomever answers my call. I am camping at the park and with good band conditions I am planing to have a little rag chew on or near 7.265 assuming the frequency is available. I will send another email once I have claimed a frequency. Look forward to chatting with you on the long wire.Regards,Sean - N5LNKOn Feb 23, 2024, at 11:34 PM, Kori Rahman via BVARC  wrote:Hello all,Here's another reminder that we will be going to Brazos Bend State Park this  Sunday February 25th doing Parks On The AIr (POTA). If you're interested in participating or just hanging out with us, we're asking folks to come by between 10am and 5pm. If you'd like to help set up you are welcome to come a little early. We will be located at the far end of the Elm Lake part of the park. Call us on 146.520 MHz simplex if you would like to reach out to us while in the park for directions.One more reminder: There will be a pre-POTA net on 40m run by Sean N5LNK who will be NCS for the net. The approximate frequency for the net will be 7.265 MHz (this will vary so please turn your VFO if you don't hear them there) at 8pm local time on Saturday February 24th (tomorrow).The important details:Park access is $7. Ask for a day use area pass.IF you have a Texas State Park Pass, then admission for the day is FREE.We will have about 4 HF radios (40m, 20m, 15m, 10m, and possibly 17m or 80m) that you can use if you don't have your own. So all you need to bring is yourself, some water, and maybe some snacks.If you'd like to bring your own radio, we have a few antennas you can use and the appropriate filters. But again, you don't need to bring any equipment.Technician class licensees ARE WELCOME! You CAN operate the stations on ALL HF bands that are available and get POTA credit for contacts you make. You will be required to use the call sign of the club or any other operator on-site with the appropriate band privileges (ask me or Anthony W5LIC for details upon arrival).If you're a Tech class license holder and would like to operate on 10m you may do so under your own call sign if the station is open (10m band conditions have been quite favorable lately).Of course, you do not have to operate the radios, you can just come out for a fun time with your fellow hams.10 contacts are all that are required to "activate" the park. You can log with paper, or with any apps you prefer (we recommend the HAMRS App).Sign up on the POTA.app website to upload your logs after the event.When:Sunday February 25th 202410am - 5pmWhere:Brazos Bend State Park21901 FM 762Needville, TX 77461If you've been curious about trying CW, FT8, or Winlink (VARA HF, 2m Packet etc.) we will have those as optional modes you can try. If you can't make this event, Anthony and I will be doing an event ourselves in April. It's a lot of fun, and we hope to see you out there this Sunday or any other time we're out at the parks. Contact me or Anthony (W5LIC) if you have any questions about this event.Thanks and 73!Kori Rahman, WX5KRBrazos Valley Amateur Radio ClubVice-President and Club Call Sign KK5W TrusteeCell: (770) 298 8516kori...@gmail.com
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Re: [BVARC] REMINDER: POTA this Sunday!

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7.271Regards,Sean - N5LNKOn Feb 24, 2024, at 5:06 PM, Sean - N5LNK  wrote:Good afternoon all. This evening on 40m at 8pm I will attempt to make contact with whomever answers my call. I am camping at the park and with good band conditions I am planing to have a little rag chew on or near 7.265 assuming the frequency is available. I will send another email once I have claimed a frequency. Look forward to chatting with you on the long wire.Regards,Sean - N5LNKOn Feb 23, 2024, at 11:34 PM, Kori Rahman via BVARC  wrote:Hello all,Here's another reminder that we will be going to Brazos Bend State Park this  Sunday February 25th doing Parks On The AIr (POTA). If you're interested in participating or just hanging out with us, we're asking folks to come by between 10am and 5pm. If you'd like to help set up you are welcome to come a little early. We will be located at the far end of the Elm Lake part of the park. Call us on 146.520 MHz simplex if you would like to reach out to us while in the park for directions.One more reminder: There will be a pre-POTA net on 40m run by Sean N5LNK who will be NCS for the net. The approximate frequency for the net will be 7.265 MHz (this will vary so please turn your VFO if you don't hear them there) at 8pm local time on Saturday February 24th (tomorrow).The important details:Park access is $7. Ask for a day use area pass.IF you have a Texas State Park Pass, then admission for the day is FREE.We will have about 4 HF radios (40m, 20m, 15m, 10m, and possibly 17m or 80m) that you can use if you don't have your own. So all you need to bring is yourself, some water, and maybe some snacks.If you'd like to bring your own radio, we have a few antennas you can use and the appropriate filters. But again, you don't need to bring any equipment.Technician class licensees ARE WELCOME! You CAN operate the stations on ALL HF bands that are available and get POTA credit for contacts you make. You will be required to use the call sign of the club or any other operator on-site with the appropriate band privileges (ask me or Anthony W5LIC for details upon arrival).If you're a Tech class license holder and would like to operate on 10m you may do so under your own call sign if the station is open (10m band conditions have been quite favorable lately).Of course, you do not have to operate the radios, you can just come out for a fun time with your fellow hams.10 contacts are all that are required to "activate" the park. You can log with paper, or with any apps you prefer (we recommend the HAMRS App).Sign up on the POTA.app website to upload your logs after the event.When:Sunday February 25th 202410am - 5pmWhere:Brazos Bend State Park21901 FM 762Needville, TX 77461If you've been curious about trying CW, FT8, or Winlink (VARA HF, 2m Packet etc.) we will have those as optional modes you can try. If you can't make this event, Anthony and I will be doing an event ourselves in April. It's a lot of fun, and we hope to see you out there this Sunday or any other time we're out at the parks. Contact me or Anthony (W5LIC) if you have any questions about this event.Thanks and 73!Kori Rahman, WX5KRBrazos Valley Amateur Radio ClubVice-President and Club Call Sign KK5W TrusteeCell: (770) 298 8516kori...@gmail.com
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Re: [BVARC] REMINDER: POTA this Sunday!

[Sean - N5LNK via BVARC]

Good afternoon all. This evening on 40m at 8pm I will attempt to make contact with whomever answers my call. I am camping at the park and with good band conditions I am planing to have a little rag chew on or near 7.265 assuming the frequency is available. I will send another email once I have claimed a frequency. Look forward to chatting with you on the long wire.Regards,Sean - N5LNKOn Feb 23, 2024, at 11:34 PM, Kori Rahman via BVARC  wrote:Hello all,Here's another reminder that we will be going to Brazos Bend State Park this  Sunday February 25th doing Parks On The AIr (POTA). If you're interested in participating or just hanging out with us, we're asking folks to come by between 10am and 5pm. If you'd like to help set up you are welcome to come a little early. We will be located at the far end of the Elm Lake part of the park. Call us on 146.520 MHz simplex if you would like to reach out to us while in the park for directions.One more reminder: There will be a pre-POTA net on 40m run by Sean N5LNK who will be NCS for the net. The approximate frequency for the net will be 7.265 MHz (this will vary so please turn your VFO if you don't hear them there) at 8pm local time on Saturday February 24th (tomorrow).The important details:Park access is $7. Ask for a day use area pass.IF you have a Texas State Park Pass, then admission for the day is FREE.We will have about 4 HF radios (40m, 20m, 15m, 10m, and possibly 17m or 80m) that you can use if you don't have your own. So all you need to bring is yourself, some water, and maybe some snacks.If you'd like to bring your own radio, we have a few antennas you can use and the appropriate filters. But again, you don't need to bring any equipment.Technician class licensees ARE WELCOME! You CAN operate the stations on ALL HF bands that are available and get POTA credit for contacts you make. You will be required to use the call sign of the club or any other operator on-site with the appropriate band privileges (ask me or Anthony W5LIC for details upon arrival).If you're a Tech class license holder and would like to operate on 10m you may do so under your own call sign if the station is open (10m band conditions have been quite favorable lately).Of course, you do not have to operate the radios, you can just come out for a fun time with your fellow hams.10 contacts are all that are required to "activate" the park. You can log with paper, or with any apps you prefer (we recommend the HAMRS App).Sign up on the POTA.app website to upload your logs after the event.When:Sunday February 25th 202410am - 5pmWhere:Brazos Bend State Park21901 FM 762Needville, TX 77461If you've been curious about trying CW, FT8, or Winlink (VARA HF, 2m Packet etc.) we will have those as optional modes you can try. If you can't make this event, Anthony and I will be doing an event ourselves in April. It's a lot of fun, and we hope to see you out there this Sunday or any other time we're out at the parks. Contact me or Anthony (W5LIC) if you have any questions about this event.Thanks and 73!Kori Rahman, WX5KRBrazos Valley Amateur Radio ClubVice-President and Club Call Sign KK5W TrusteeCell: (770) 298 8516kori...@gmail.com
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Re: [BVARC] For sale

[Sean - N5LNK via BVARC]

I will take it.


Regards,
Sean - N5LNK

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[BVARC] Pre-POTA Rag Chew

[Sean - N5LNK via BVARC]

Im hanging out on 7.272


73 de
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Re: [BVARC] What happens when good provocation in a contest weekend align

[Sean - N5LNK via BVARC]

Tis the season for contests. Sorry, I can’t make the POTA Rag chew this 
evening. My daughter just got done winning second place in her weight class for 
this evenings  todays wrestling tournament. 

73 de
Sean - N5LNK

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Re: [BVARC] BVARC POTA @ Galveston Island SP 10/22

[Sean - N5LNK via BVARC]

We are on 7.255 73 deSean - N5LNKOn Oct 21, 2023, at 11:14 AM, Sean - N5LNK  wrote:If all goes well and we can hold the frequency look around 7.265 MHz for the rag chew. The intent is this be very informal and maybe even an  little informative. The on site station is set up and ready to go! 73 deSean - N5LNKOn Oct 21, 2023, at 12:02 AM, Kori Rahman via BVARC  wrote:Hello everyone,BVARC's monthly Parks On The Air (POTA) event is coming up tomorrow Sunday, October 22nd at Galveston Island State Park! In case you missed it, this is another reminder to come on down to the park. Also don't forget to check into the pre-POTA Net tonight (Saturday Oct. 21st) around 8pm on 40m. The exact frequency will be announced shortly before the net, but go ahead and give that big dial on your radio a turn and see if you can find net control on the voice portion of 40m. BVARC POTA is of course an official BVARC event, and we will be using the club call sign KK5W. If you're interested in participating or just hanging out with us, we're asking folks to come by between 10am and 5pm. We may again be located on the beach side of the park at a group pavilion, but we won't know for sure until the day of the event. Call us on 146.520 MHz simplex if you would like to reach out to us while in the park for directions, we will also let the park rangers know and they may be able to direct you. If you can't reach us or don't have a 2m radio, you can call me directly at my cell number below.Galveston Island is a wonderful location, and with the beach side of the park having been very recently opened up after extensive renovations, it's really beautiful and spacious. Being right on the coast it is a fantastic location to make DX contacts all across South America and even Europe. Please come out and join us! We will have some food and definitely some coffee, and quite possibly some of the many generous snacks that are often brought out by our wonderful members.Some important details:Park access is $5 per person, but is FREE IF you have a Texas State Park Pass. Ask for a day use area pass. More info on: tpwd.texas.govWe will have at least 4 HF radios (40m, 20m, 15m, 10m, and possibly 17m or 80m) that you can use if you don't have your own. So all you need to bring is yourself, some water, and maybe some snacks.If you'd like to bring your own radio, we have a few antennas you can use (or you can set up yours) and the appropriate filters. But again, you don't need to bring any equipment.Technician class licensees ARE WELCOME! You CAN operate the stations on ALL HF bands that are available and get POTA credit for contacts you make. You will be required to use the club call sign (ask me or Anthony W5LIC for details upon arrival).If you're a Tech class license holder and would like to operate on 10m you may do so under your own call sign if the station is open (the 10m band has been wide-open lately).Of course, you do not have to operate the radios. You can just come out for a fun time with your fellow hams.10 contacts are all that are required to "activate" the park. You can log with paper, or with any apps you prefer (we recommend the HAMRS App).Sign up on the POTA.app website to upload your logs after the event.Where:Galveston Island State Park14901 FM3005Galveston, TX 77554When:Sunday October 22nd 202310am-5pmIf you've been curious about trying CW, FT8, or Winlink (VARA HF, 2m Packet etc.) we will have those as optional modes you can try. As before, if you can't make this event, we will be doing this monthly for the foreseeable future. It's a lot of fun, and we hope to see you out there Sunday or any other time we're out at the parks. Contact me or Anthony (W5LIC) if you have any questions about this event.Thanks and 73!Kori Rahman, WX5KRBrazos Valley Amateur Radio ClubVice-President and Club Call Sign KK5W TrusteeCell: (770) 298 8516kori...@gmail.com
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Re: [BVARC] TONIGHT: Brews with BVARC

[Sean - N5LNK via BVARC]

No need to apologize Kori. I for one appreciate everything you and all those in important positions with the club are doing. I think sometimes we forget everyone involved in the club is a volunteer. With that most volunteers have full time work and family obligations that take priority. I have taken some of the responsibility on my self to create my own calendar of reoccurring events so at least I have a place holder and am not surprised when that event is draws near. Thank you for your detailed calendar and I am glad to see that now only pertinent information is posted on the website.73 deSean - N5LNKOn Sep 14, 2023, at 12:10 AM, Kori Rahman via BVARC  wrote:Dwayne and all:First of all, apologies for the late notice on the Brews with BVARC event Tuesday. Despite the late email alert, we had a decent turnout and it was a great event overall. I make sure to mention this and all of the other upcoming events on the Wednesday Stir-Crazy net. But to be fair I have been slipping on email alerts lately and I will make sure to have my VP monthly update email -that seemed to be well received in past months- sent out for the foreseeable future.. As many of you know I've been pretty distracted with family matters for the past several weeks, so that among other things has kept me from getting emails out earlier. BUT, to avoid this for next time I put the information for the next Brews with BVARC for the month of October below, so please mark your calendars. Speaking of calendars, I wanted to go ahead and share one I've created that holds all of the upcoming (30 days out) BVARC events. As soon as times and dates are confirmed I will place them in this calendar, so if you would like to add this calendar to your own calendar application, you will get alerts of upcoming events (in-person events and nets), and you can reference it in the future instead of having to hunt for specific events in your inbox or on the website (you should still check the website for updates though!).OCTOBER Brews with BVARC:When:Tuesday October 10th at 6:30pmWhere:Holler Brewing Co.2206 Edwards St. Suite AHouston, TX 77007BVARC Events Google Calendar (should work with Apple devices as well):Click here to add this calendar to your accountExample Screenshot:I hope this helps us all stay on the same page about upcoming club events and allows us to have even more opportunities to see each other.Thanks and 73!Kori Rahman, WX5KRBrazos Valley Amateur Radio ClubVice-President and Club Call Sign KK5W TrusteeCell: (770) 298 8516kori...@gmail.comOn Tue, Sep 12, 2023 at 2:03 PM Dwayne Jones via BVARC  wrote:Kori,I do wish you would put this information out at least a week or so before it happens. I would have liked to join but this short of notice does not work. If I had known I could have brought clothes to change into. I even looked on the BVARC webpage to see if the event was listed there. Unless I missed it I did not see it listed. DwayneKB5YTAOn Tue, Sep 12, 2023 at 12:37 PM Kori Rahman via BVARC  wrote:Hello everyone! Just a reminder that Brews with BVARC is TONIGHT Tuesday September 12th at 6:30pm! We will be at 8th Wonder Brewery near downtown Houston. Please come out if you can. There's always great conversation and camaraderie out at these events, and we hope this one will be no exception. I will be on 146.520MHz FM Simplex so you can reach out to me if you have trouble finding our table. Please check out their website (https://8thwonder.com/) to see their various signature beers (the Rocket Fuel on Nitro is one of my favorites) and there may be a few others on tap when we get there. They should have a food truck on-site today and have indoor as well as a nice outdoor seating area if it has finally cooled down enough for us to try that out. As always, arrive when you can, be safe, be responsible, and let's have fun! I will see you there.September Brews with BVARC:When:TODAY! Tuesday September 12th at 6:30pmWhere: 8th Wonder Brewery2202 Dallas St.Houston, TX 77003 Thanks and 73!Kori Rahman, WX5KRBrazos Valley Amateur Radio ClubVice-President and Club Call Sign KK5W TrusteeCell: (770) 298 8516kori...@gmail.com

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Re: [BVARC] High power EFHW Antenna/ MFJ-1982HP

[Sean - N5LNK via BVARC]

I have the MP version and love it. I made many DX contacts with it. I have had 
it in a couple different configurations. When I was able to string it out 
straight I had no problems with it getting out on 10-80m running 100w on my 
FT991a. The squirrels recently sent it to the ground for me so I am now looking 
into another location to put it back on the air as my main antenna. 

73 de
Sean - N5LNK

> On Aug 15, 2023, at 10:40 AM, mike.williams shopjubilee.com via BVARC 
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> Time to pick your brains…
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> I am interested in EFHW antennas for primary use on 20/40/80m – but want to 
> be able to run my Worthmore 600w amplifier.
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> I found a MFJ model - MFJ-1982HP is rated for 800pep
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> https://mfjenterprises.com/products/mfj-1982hp
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> This antenna is available in three power ratings:
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> MFJ-1982LP – 30w
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> MFJ-1982MP – 300w
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> MFJ-1982HP – 800w
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> Anyone have experience with this antenna?
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> A couple of questions –
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> If you have experience with high power (>= 600w) transformers for EFHW 
> antennas, what design did you use
> Core type and number of cores 
>  type 53 has a higher curie temp as opposed to type 43
> Wire AWG?
> I see a number of YouTube videos recommending 56:1 as 49:1
> Comments?
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> What is your recommended wire for the radiation element?
> Material –
> i. Copper over steel?
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>ii. Hard-drawn copper?
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>   iii. Other
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> b.AWG?
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> i. Number of Strands 
> & strand count?
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> c. Jacket material
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> d. Other?
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> Your guidance is appreciated!
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> ’73,
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> Mike KK5SC
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