Re: [BVARC] 146.940 Repeater Problems and Repeater Operation

[John Denison via BVARC]

That "day" of transmissions sounded more like a recording of morse code 
being played every minute. Some radios have a feature that will allow 
the operator to record him or herself and play it back repeatedly as in 
calling CQ or QRZ. I've heard its use on Field Day as well as in some 
YouTube videos.


73
John Denison
KD5YOU

On 6/18/2023 9:01 AM, wb5itt via BVARC wrote:
CW is allowed anywhere under the frequency limits of the operator 
licensewhat was being transmitted via the repeater was MCW, a tone 
modulating the FM carrier...legal only in phone bands above 29.5 
MHz..a tone fed into a SSB transmitter is considered A1A or true CW, 
not MCW which is A2 or F2 depending on modulation method.


only two segments, 50.0-50.1 and 144.0 - 144.1 are CW onlyyou can 
find it online at several places ...Google FCC Part 97


Chris WB5ITT



Sent via my Samsung Galaxy S10e, an AT&T 5G Evolution capable 
smartphone..so there! 😂



 Original message 
From: Mike Knerr via BVARC 
Date: 6/18/23 8:46 AM (GMT-06:00)
To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB 
Cc: Mike Knerr 
Subject: Re: [BVARC] 146.940 Repeater Problems and Repeater Operation

I'm still new at this, is CW allowed on 2 meters?

On Sat, Jun 17, 2023, 6:52 PM Suggs, Marvin (KTRK-TV) via BVARC 
 wrote:


Did they find out who was sending CW over the 146.94 machine a
week ago Friday?
Marvin
N5RKW

Sent from my iPhone


On Jun 17, 2023, at 2:49 PM, Eddie Runner via BVARC
 wrote:



*This Message is From an External Sender*
Caution: Do not click links or open attachments unless you
recognize the sender and know the content is safe.

When something like this happens its pretty simple for EVERYONE
to monitor
the 146.34 input to the repeater and forward signal reports..
Most folks have a rev
button... this is what its for.

Last night Suzanne (KF5GWZ) and I set out to find the problem
*and we did*.

We had a few previous reports (Guesses??) like Mike forwarded,
but that
didn't match the results Suzanne and I were getting.. I think the
area
that was under suspicion WAS NOT the area we went to... All those
calls
would have been a waste..

We used the signal strength meter on a mobile rig (icom r7000) and a
handheld with a signal strength meter as well, monitoring 146.34.

Took a little over an hour then after it was fixed,
we stopped and had some good tx mex for dinner..

It was a fun Friday Date night.. ha ha
Wish more folks were out there to join us, we had a blast..

Eddie (NU5K)
PS - good subject for future BVARC training...

On Saturday, June 17, 2023 at 02:07:05 PM CDT, John Denison via
BVARC  wrote:


I'm glad this issue was resolved, and for what its worth, there
are at least 50 hams in the area which would have made it time
consuming to contact each one. This was a good (not good)
unplanned fox hunt, and it reminds me of the time there was
interference on the 146.92 repeater years ago. At the time I had
an Icom mobile which had an attenuator on the squelch control, so
it was relatively easy to narrow the signal down to a few square
blocks.

This is one of the things I like about ham radio the most... hams
coming together to offer a service or resolve an issue.

73
John Denison
KD5YOU



Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club

BVARC mailing list
BVARC@bvarc.org

https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org__;!!Om87Lau1Cg!KnnpCyVbXy-lZSz_HgnYMbE8nGY7kwr4wfprArQZlnCrh4Faw6ftcL7jhFb1sqy7n3DWgyjuqEIKKA$

Publicly available archives are available here:

https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc@bvarc.org/__;!!Om87Lau1Cg!KnnpCyVbXy-lZSz_HgnYMbE8nGY7kwr4wfprArQZlnCrh4Faw6ftcL7jhFb1sqy7n3DWgyhCgqte1Q$



Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club

BVARC mailing list
BVARC@bvarc.org
http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org
Publicly available archives are available here:
https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc@bvarc.org/



Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club

BVARC mailing list
BVARC@bvarc.org
http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org
Publicly available archives are available here:https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc@bvarc.org/  

Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club

BVARC mailing list
BVARC@bvarc.org
http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org
Publicly available archives are available here: 
https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc@bvarc.org/ 

Re: [BVARC] 146.940 Repeater Problems and Repeater Operation

[Suggs, Marvin (KTRK-TV) via BVARC]

I thought someone was intentionally causing interference to the repeater 
sending the same message hundreds of times without waiting for a response. 
Definitely something automatic and not a human being sending it.

Sent from my iPhone

On Jun 18, 2023, at 9:19 AM,t via BVARC  wrote:



This Message is From an External Sender
Caution: Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender 
and know the content is safe.

CW is carrier on/off sending Morse code

MCW is tone modulation on /off ..  carrier stays on

Chris WB5ITT

Sent via my Samsung Galaxy S10e, an AT&T 5G Evolution capable smartphone..so 
there! 😂


 Original message 
From: Mike Knerr via BVARC 
Date: 6/18/23 9:14 AM (GMT-06:00)
To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB 
Cc: Mike Knerr 
Subject: Re: [BVARC] 146.940 Repeater Problems and Repeater Operation

Thank you,
So am I correct in CW is turning off and on an audio tone, and MCW is turning 
off and on the FM frequency?
Mike Knerr KI5UBL 73
PS. Happy Father's Day to everyone.

On Sun, Jun 18, 2023, 9:02 AM wb5itt via BVARC 
mailto:bvarc@bvarc.org>> wrote:
CW is allowed anywhere under the frequency limits of the operator 
licensewhat was being transmitted via the repeater was MCW, a tone 
modulating the FM carrier...legal only in phone bands above 29.5 MHz..a tone 
fed into a SSB transmitter is considered A1A or true CW, not MCW which is A2 or 
F2 depending on modulation method.

only two segments, 50.0-50.1 and 144.0 - 144.1 are CW onlyyou can find it 
online at several places ...Google FCC Part 97

Chris WB5ITT



Sent via my Samsung Galaxy S10e, an AT&T 5G Evolution capable smartphone..so 
there! 😂


 Original message 
From: Mike Knerr via BVARC mailto:bvarc@bvarc.org>>
Date: 6/18/23 8:46 AM (GMT-06:00)
To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB mailto:bvarc@bvarc.org>>
Cc: Mike Knerr mailto:mike5586m...@gmail.com>>
Subject: Re: [BVARC] 146.940 Repeater Problems and Repeater Operation

I'm still new at this, is CW allowed on 2 meters?

On Sat, Jun 17, 2023, 6:52 PM Suggs, Marvin (KTRK-TV) via BVARC 
mailto:bvarc@bvarc.org>> wrote:
Did they find out who was sending CW over the 146.94 machine a week ago Friday?
Marvin
N5RKW

Sent from my iPhone

On Jun 17, 2023, at 2:49 PM, Eddie Runner via BVARC 
mailto:bvarc@bvarc.org>> wrote:



This Message is From an External Sender
Caution: Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender 
and know the content is safe.

When something like this happens its pretty simple for EVERYONE to monitor
the 146.34 input to the repeater and forward signal reports.. Most folks have a 
rev
button... this is what its for.

Last night Suzanne (KF5GWZ) and I set out to find the problem and we did.

We had a few previous reports (Guesses??) like Mike forwarded, but that
didn't match the results Suzanne and I were getting.. I think the area
that was under suspicion WAS NOT the area we went to... All those calls
would have been a waste..

We used the signal strength meter on a mobile rig (icom r7000) and a
handheld with a signal strength meter as well, monitoring 146.34.

Took a little over an hour then after it was fixed,
we stopped and had some good tx mex for dinner..

It was a fun Friday Date night..  ha ha
Wish more folks were out there to join us, we had a blast..

Eddie (NU5K)
PS - good subject for future BVARC training...

On Saturday, June 17, 2023 at 02:07:05 PM CDT, John Denison via BVARC 
mailto:bvarc@bvarc.org>> wrote:


I'm glad this issue was resolved, and for what its worth, there are at least 50 
hams in the area which would have made it time consuming to contact each one. 
This was a good (not good) unplanned fox hunt, and it reminds me of the time 
there was interference on the 146.92 repeater years ago. At the time I had an 
Icom mobile which had an attenuator on the squelch control, so it was 
relatively easy to narrow the signal down to a few square blocks.

This is one of the things I like about ham radio the most... hams coming 
together to offer a service or resolve an issue.

73
John Denison
KD5YOU



Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club

BVARC mailing list
BVARC@bvarc.org<mailto:BVARC@bvarc.org>
https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org__;!!Om87Lau1Cg!KnnpCyVbXy-lZSz_HgnYMbE8nGY7kwr4wfprArQZlnCrh4Faw6ftcL7jhFb1sqy7n3DWgyjuqEIKKA$
Publicly available archives are available here: 
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc@bvarc.org/__;!!Om87Lau1Cg!KnnpCyVbXy-lZSz_HgnYMbE8nGY7kwr4wfprArQZlnCrh4Faw6ftcL7jhFb1sqy7n3DWgyhCgqte1Q$

Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club

BVARC mailing list
BVARC@bvarc.org<mailto:BVARC@bvarc.org>
http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org<https://urld

Re: [BVARC] 146.940 Repeater Problems and Repeater Operation

[wb5itt via BVARC]

CW is carrier on/off sending Morse code MCW is tone modulation on /off ..  
carrier stays onChris WB5ITT Sent via my Samsung Galaxy S10e, an AT&T 5G 
Evolution capable smartphone..so there! 😂
 Original message From: Mike Knerr via BVARC  
Date: 6/18/23  9:14 AM  (GMT-06:00) To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB 
 Cc: Mike Knerr  Subject: Re: [BVARC] 
146.940 Repeater Problems and Repeater Operation Thank you,So am I correct in 
CW is turning off and on an audio tone, and MCW is turning off and on the FM 
frequency?Mike Knerr KI5UBL 73PS. Happy Father's Day to everyone.On Sun, Jun 
18, 2023, 9:02 AM wb5itt via BVARC  wrote:CW is allowed 
anywhere under the frequency limits of the operator licensewhat was being 
transmitted via the repeater was MCW, a tone modulating the FM carrier...legal 
only in phone bands above 29.5 MHz..a tone fed into a SSB transmitter is 
considered A1A or true CW, not MCW which is A2 or F2 depending on modulation 
method.only two segments, 50.0-50.1 and 144.0 - 144.1 are CW onlyyou can 
find it online at several places ...Google FCC Part 97Chris WB5ITT Sent via my 
Samsung Galaxy S10e, an AT&T 5G Evolution capable smartphone..so there! 
😂 Original message From: Mike Knerr via BVARC  
Date: 6/18/23  8:46 AM  (GMT-06:00) To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB 
 Cc: Mike Knerr  Subject: Re: [BVARC] 
146.940 Repeater Problems and Repeater Operation I'm still new at this, is CW 
allowed on 2 meters?On Sat, Jun 17, 2023, 6:52 PM Suggs, Marvin (KTRK-TV) via 
BVARC  wrote:




Did they find out who was sending CW over the 146.94 machine a week ago Friday?
Marvin
N5RKW 

Sent from my iPhone

On Jun 17, 2023, at 2:49 PM, Eddie Runner via BVARC  wrote:






This Message is From an External Sender
Caution: Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender 
and know the content is safe.





When something like this happens its pretty simple for EVERYONE to monitor
the 146.34 input to the repeater and forward signal reports.. Most folks have a 
rev
button... this is what its for.   


Last night Suzanne (KF5GWZ) and I set out to find the problem
and we did.


We had a few previous reports (Guesses??) like Mike forwarded, but that 
didn't match the results Suzanne and I were getting.. I think the area 
that was under suspicion WAS NOT the area we went to... All those calls 
would have been a waste..


We used the signal strength meter on a mobile rig (icom r7000) and a 
handheld with a signal strength meter as well, monitoring 146.34.


Took a little over an hour then after it was fixed,
we stopped and had some good tx mex for dinner..


It was a fun Friday Date night..  ha ha
Wish more folks were out there to join us, we had a blast..


Eddie (NU5K)
PS - good subject for future BVARC training...





On Saturday, June 17, 2023 at 02:07:05 PM CDT, John Denison via BVARC 
 wrote:







I'm glad this issue was resolved, and for what its worth, there are at least 50 
hams in the area which would have made it time consuming to contact each one. 
This was a good (not good) unplanned fox hunt, and it reminds me of the time 
there was interference
 on the 146.92 repeater years ago. At the time I had an Icom mobile which had 
an attenuator on the squelch control, so it was relatively easy to narrow the 
signal down to a few square blocks.


This is one of the things I like about ham radio the most... hams coming 
together to offer a service or resolve an issue.

73
John Denison
KD5YOU












Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club

BVARC mailing list
BVARC@bvarc.org
https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org__;!!Om87Lau1Cg!KnnpCyVbXy-lZSz_HgnYMbE8nGY7kwr4wfprArQZlnCrh4Faw6ftcL7jhFb1sqy7n3DWgyjuqEIKKA$

Publicly available archives are available here: 
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc@bvarc.org/__;!!Om87Lau1Cg!KnnpCyVbXy-lZSz_HgnYMbE8nGY7kwr4wfprArQZlnCrh4Faw6ftcL7jhFb1sqy7n3DWgyhCgqte1Q$
  






Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club

BVARC mailing list
BVARC@bvarc.org
http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org
Publicly available archives are available here: 
https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc@bvarc.org/ 


Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club

BVARC mailing list
BVARC@bvarc.org
http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org
Publicly available archives are available here: 
https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc@bvarc.org/ 


Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club

BVARC mailing list
BVARC@bvarc.org
http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org
Publicly available archives are available here: 
https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc@bvarc.org/ 

Re: [BVARC] 146.940 Repeater Problems and Repeater Operation

[Mike Knerr via BVARC]

Thank you,
So am I correct in CW is turning off and on an audio tone, and MCW is
turning off and on the FM frequency?
Mike Knerr KI5UBL 73
PS. Happy Father's Day to everyone.

On Sun, Jun 18, 2023, 9:02 AM wb5itt via BVARC  wrote:

> CW is allowed anywhere under the frequency limits of the operator
> licensewhat was being transmitted via the repeater was MCW, a tone
> modulating the FM carrier...legal only in phone bands above 29.5 MHz..a
> tone fed into a SSB transmitter is considered A1A or true CW, not MCW which
> is A2 or F2 depending on modulation method.
>
> only two segments, 50.0-50.1 and 144.0 - 144.1 are CW onlyyou can find
> it online at several places ...Google FCC Part 97
>
> Chris WB5ITT
>
>
>
> Sent via my Samsung Galaxy S10e, an AT&T 5G Evolution capable
> smartphone..so there! 😂
>
>
>  Original message 
> From: Mike Knerr via BVARC 
> Date: 6/18/23 8:46 AM (GMT-06:00)
> To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB 
> Cc: Mike Knerr 
> Subject: Re: [BVARC] 146.940 Repeater Problems and Repeater Operation
>
> I'm still new at this, is CW allowed on 2 meters?
>
> On Sat, Jun 17, 2023, 6:52 PM Suggs, Marvin (KTRK-TV) via BVARC <
> bvarc@bvarc.org> wrote:
>
>> Did they find out who was sending CW over the 146.94 machine a week ago
>> Friday?
>> Marvin
>> N5RKW
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Jun 17, 2023, at 2:49 PM, Eddie Runner via BVARC 
>> wrote:
>>
>> 
>>
>> *This Message is From an External Sender*
>> Caution: Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the
>> sender and know the content is safe.
>> When something like this happens its pretty simple for EVERYONE to monitor
>> the 146.34 input to the repeater and forward signal reports.. Most folks
>> have a rev
>> button... this is what its for.
>>
>> Last night Suzanne (KF5GWZ) and I set out to find the problem *and we
>> did*.
>>
>> We had a few previous reports (Guesses??) like Mike forwarded, but that
>> didn't match the results Suzanne and I were getting.. I think the area
>> that was under suspicion WAS NOT the area we went to... All those calls
>> would have been a waste..
>>
>> We used the signal strength meter on a mobile rig (icom r7000) and a
>> handheld with a signal strength meter as well, monitoring 146.34.
>>
>> Took a little over an hour then after it was fixed,
>> we stopped and had some good tx mex for dinner..
>>
>> It was a fun Friday Date night..  ha ha
>> Wish more folks were out there to join us, we had a blast..
>>
>> Eddie (NU5K)
>> PS - good subject for future BVARC training...
>>
>> On Saturday, June 17, 2023 at 02:07:05 PM CDT, John Denison via BVARC <
>> bvarc@bvarc.org> wrote:
>>
>>
>> I'm glad this issue was resolved, and for what its worth, there are at
>> least 50 hams in the area which would have made it time consuming to
>> contact each one. This was a good (not good) unplanned fox hunt, and it
>> reminds me of the time there was interference on the 146.92 repeater years
>> ago. At the time I had an Icom mobile which had an attenuator on the
>> squelch control, so it was relatively easy to narrow the signal down to a
>> few square blocks.
>>
>> This is one of the things I like about ham radio the most... hams coming
>> together to offer a service or resolve an issue.
>>
>> 73
>> John Denison
>> KD5YOU
>>
>>
>> 
>> Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club
>>
>> BVARC mailing list
>> BVARC@bvarc.org
>>
>> https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org__;!!Om87Lau1Cg!KnnpCyVbXy-lZSz_HgnYMbE8nGY7kwr4wfprArQZlnCrh4Faw6ftcL7jhFb1sqy7n3DWgyjuqEIKKA$
>> Publicly available archives are available here:
>> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc@bvarc.org/__;!!Om87Lau1Cg!KnnpCyVbXy-lZSz_HgnYMbE8nGY7kwr4wfprArQZlnCrh4Faw6ftcL7jhFb1sqy7n3DWgyhCgqte1Q$
>>
>>
>> 
>> Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club
>>
>> BVARC mailing list
>> BVARC@bvarc.org
>> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org
>> Publicly available archives are available here:
>> https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc@bvarc.org/
>>
> 
> Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club
>
> BVARC mailing list
> BVARC@bvarc.org
> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org
> Publicly available archives are available here:
> https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc@bvarc.org/
>

Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club

BVARC mailing list
BVARC@bvarc.org
http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org
Publicly available archives are available here: 
https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc@bvarc.org/ 

Re: [BVARC] 146.940 Repeater Problems and Repeater Operation

[wb5itt via BVARC]

CW is allowed anywhere under the frequency limits of the operator 
licensewhat was being transmitted via the repeater was MCW, a tone 
modulating the FM carrier...legal only in phone bands above 29.5 MHz..a tone 
fed into a SSB transmitter is considered A1A or true CW, not MCW which is A2 or 
F2 depending on modulation method.only two segments, 50.0-50.1 and 144.0 - 
144.1 are CW onlyyou can find it online at several places ...Google FCC 
Part 97Chris WB5ITT Sent via my Samsung Galaxy S10e, an AT&T 5G Evolution 
capable smartphone..so there! 😂
 Original message From: Mike Knerr via BVARC  
Date: 6/18/23  8:46 AM  (GMT-06:00) To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB 
 Cc: Mike Knerr  Subject: Re: [BVARC] 
146.940 Repeater Problems and Repeater Operation I'm still new at this, is CW 
allowed on 2 meters?On Sat, Jun 17, 2023, 6:52 PM Suggs, Marvin (KTRK-TV) via 
BVARC  wrote:




Did they find out who was sending CW over the 146.94 machine a week ago Friday?
Marvin
N5RKW 

Sent from my iPhone

On Jun 17, 2023, at 2:49 PM, Eddie Runner via BVARC  wrote:






This Message is From an External Sender
Caution: Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender 
and know the content is safe.





When something like this happens its pretty simple for EVERYONE to monitor
the 146.34 input to the repeater and forward signal reports.. Most folks have a 
rev
button... this is what its for.   


Last night Suzanne (KF5GWZ) and I set out to find the problem
and we did.


We had a few previous reports (Guesses??) like Mike forwarded, but that 
didn't match the results Suzanne and I were getting.. I think the area 
that was under suspicion WAS NOT the area we went to... All those calls 
would have been a waste..


We used the signal strength meter on a mobile rig (icom r7000) and a 
handheld with a signal strength meter as well, monitoring 146.34.


Took a little over an hour then after it was fixed,
we stopped and had some good tx mex for dinner..


It was a fun Friday Date night..  ha ha
Wish more folks were out there to join us, we had a blast..


Eddie (NU5K)
PS - good subject for future BVARC training...





On Saturday, June 17, 2023 at 02:07:05 PM CDT, John Denison via BVARC 
 wrote:







I'm glad this issue was resolved, and for what its worth, there are at least 50 
hams in the area which would have made it time consuming to contact each one. 
This was a good (not good) unplanned fox hunt, and it reminds me of the time 
there was interference
 on the 146.92 repeater years ago. At the time I had an Icom mobile which had 
an attenuator on the squelch control, so it was relatively easy to narrow the 
signal down to a few square blocks.


This is one of the things I like about ham radio the most... hams coming 
together to offer a service or resolve an issue.

73
John Denison
KD5YOU












Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club

BVARC mailing list
BVARC@bvarc.org
https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org__;!!Om87Lau1Cg!KnnpCyVbXy-lZSz_HgnYMbE8nGY7kwr4wfprArQZlnCrh4Faw6ftcL7jhFb1sqy7n3DWgyjuqEIKKA$

Publicly available archives are available here: 
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc@bvarc.org/__;!!Om87Lau1Cg!KnnpCyVbXy-lZSz_HgnYMbE8nGY7kwr4wfprArQZlnCrh4Faw6ftcL7jhFb1sqy7n3DWgyhCgqte1Q$
  






Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club

BVARC mailing list
BVARC@bvarc.org
http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org
Publicly available archives are available here: 
https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc@bvarc.org/ 


Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club

BVARC mailing list
BVARC@bvarc.org
http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org
Publicly available archives are available here: 
https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc@bvarc.org/ 

Re: [BVARC] 146.940 Repeater Problems and Repeater Operation

[Mike Knerr via BVARC]

I'm still new at this, is CW allowed on 2 meters?

On Sat, Jun 17, 2023, 6:52 PM Suggs, Marvin (KTRK-TV) via BVARC <
bvarc@bvarc.org> wrote:

> Did they find out who was sending CW over the 146.94 machine a week ago
> Friday?
> Marvin
> N5RKW
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Jun 17, 2023, at 2:49 PM, Eddie Runner via BVARC 
> wrote:
>
> 
>
> *This Message is From an External Sender*
> Caution: Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the
> sender and know the content is safe.
> When something like this happens its pretty simple for EVERYONE to monitor
> the 146.34 input to the repeater and forward signal reports.. Most folks
> have a rev
> button... this is what its for.
>
> Last night Suzanne (KF5GWZ) and I set out to find the problem *and we did*
> .
>
> We had a few previous reports (Guesses??) like Mike forwarded, but that
> didn't match the results Suzanne and I were getting.. I think the area
> that was under suspicion WAS NOT the area we went to... All those calls
> would have been a waste..
>
> We used the signal strength meter on a mobile rig (icom r7000) and a
> handheld with a signal strength meter as well, monitoring 146.34.
>
> Took a little over an hour then after it was fixed,
> we stopped and had some good tx mex for dinner..
>
> It was a fun Friday Date night..  ha ha
> Wish more folks were out there to join us, we had a blast..
>
> Eddie (NU5K)
> PS - good subject for future BVARC training...
>
> On Saturday, June 17, 2023 at 02:07:05 PM CDT, John Denison via BVARC <
> bvarc@bvarc.org> wrote:
>
>
> I'm glad this issue was resolved, and for what its worth, there are at
> least 50 hams in the area which would have made it time consuming to
> contact each one. This was a good (not good) unplanned fox hunt, and it
> reminds me of the time there was interference on the 146.92 repeater years
> ago. At the time I had an Icom mobile which had an attenuator on the
> squelch control, so it was relatively easy to narrow the signal down to a
> few square blocks.
>
> This is one of the things I like about ham radio the most... hams coming
> together to offer a service or resolve an issue.
>
> 73
> John Denison
> KD5YOU
>
>
> 
> Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club
>
> BVARC mailing list
> BVARC@bvarc.org
>
> https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org__;!!Om87Lau1Cg!KnnpCyVbXy-lZSz_HgnYMbE8nGY7kwr4wfprArQZlnCrh4Faw6ftcL7jhFb1sqy7n3DWgyjuqEIKKA$
> Publicly available archives are available here:
> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc@bvarc.org/__;!!Om87Lau1Cg!KnnpCyVbXy-lZSz_HgnYMbE8nGY7kwr4wfprArQZlnCrh4Faw6ftcL7jhFb1sqy7n3DWgyhCgqte1Q$
>
>
> 
> Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club
>
> BVARC mailing list
> BVARC@bvarc.org
> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org
> Publicly available archives are available here:
> https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc@bvarc.org/
>

Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club

BVARC mailing list
BVARC@bvarc.org
http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org
Publicly available archives are available here: 
https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc@bvarc.org/ 

Re: [BVARC] 146.940 Repeater Problems and Repeater Operation

[Suggs, Marvin (KTRK-TV) via BVARC]

Thank you.

Sent from my iPhone

On Jun 18, 2023, at 3:07 AM, Chris Medlin via BVARC  wrote:



This Message is From an External Sender
Caution: Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender 
and know the content is safe.

This is correct. CW is legal anywhere on any ham band, otherwise every cw 
repeater identifier would be in violation.

Seemed to me that thc simply inadvertently was on the wrong band on his radio. 
I’m quite sure he has said his rig has hf and 2m on it.

And that example is a great reason to learn the code. His callsign is the 
“easy” letters and was only sending at around 10 wpm.

If you simply learn the letters, you can copy 5 wpm. That used to be the 
requirement for the Novice license.

73/Chris/AC5CM


Typos brought to you by iPhone

On Jun 17, 2023, at 19:57, Eddie Runner via BVARC  wrote:


Hi Marvin,

the CW had a call sign,, I presume the call sign was of the sender
the call sign i heard one morning calling CQ was w5thc..
I do not think it was illegal.. I think you can use CW on any ham band.

Eddie (NU5K)


On Saturday, June 17, 2023 at 06:52:39 PM CDT, Suggs, Marvin (KTRK-TV) via 
BVARC  wrote:


Did they find out who was sending CW over the 146.94 machine a week ago Friday?
Marvin
N5RKW

Sent from my iPhone

On Jun 17, 2023, at 2:49 PM, Eddie Runner via BVARC  wrote:



This Message is From an External Sender
Caution: Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender 
and know the content is safe.

When something like this happens its pretty simple for EVERYONE to monitor
the 146.34 input to the repeater and forward signal reports.. Most folks have a 
rev
button... this is what its for.

Last night Suzanne (KF5GWZ) and I set out to find the problem and we did.

We had a few previous reports (Guesses??) like Mike forwarded, but that
didn't match the results Suzanne and I were getting.. I think the area
that was under suspicion WAS NOT the area we went to... All those calls
would have been a waste..

We used the signal strength meter on a mobile rig (icom r7000) and a
handheld with a signal strength meter as well, monitoring 146.34.

Took a little over an hour then after it was fixed,
we stopped and had some good tx mex for dinner..

It was a fun Friday Date night..  ha ha
Wish more folks were out there to join us, we had a blast..

Eddie (NU5K)
PS - good subject for future BVARC training...

On Saturday, June 17, 2023 at 02:07:05 PM CDT, John Denison via BVARC 
 wrote:


I'm glad this issue was resolved, and for what its worth, there are at least 50 
hams in the area which would have made it time consuming to contact each one. 
This was a good (not good) unplanned fox hunt, and it reminds me of the time 
there was interference on the 146.92 repeater years ago. At the time I had an 
Icom mobile which had an attenuator on the squelch control, so it was 
relatively easy to narrow the signal down to a few square blocks.

This is one of the things I like about ham radio the most... hams coming 
together to offer a service or resolve an issue.

73
John Denison
KD5YOU



Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club

BVARC mailing list
BVARC@bvarc.org
https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org__;!!Om87Lau1Cg!KnnpCyVbXy-lZSz_HgnYMbE8nGY7kwr4wfprArQZlnCrh4Faw6ftcL7jhFb1sqy7n3DWgyjuqEIKKA$
Publicly available archives are available here: 
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc@bvarc.org/__;!!Om87Lau1Cg!KnnpCyVbXy-lZSz_HgnYMbE8nGY7kwr4wfprArQZlnCrh4Faw6ftcL7jhFb1sqy7n3DWgyhCgqte1Q$

Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club

BVARC mailing list
BVARC@bvarc.org
http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org
Publicly available archives are available here: 
https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc@bvarc.org/

Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club

BVARC mailing list
BVARC@bvarc.org
http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org
Publicly available archives are available here: 
https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc@bvarc.org/

Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club

BVARC mailing list
BVARC@bvarc.org
https://url

Re: [BVARC] 146.940 Repeater Problems and Repeater Operation

[Chris Medlin via BVARC]

This is correct. CW is legal anywhere on any ham band, otherwise every cw 
repeater identifier would be in violation.

Seemed to me that thc simply inadvertently was on the wrong band on his radio. 
I’m quite sure he has said his rig has hf and 2m on it.

And that example is a great reason to learn the code. His callsign is the 
“easy” letters and was only sending at around 10 wpm.

If you simply learn the letters, you can copy 5 wpm. That used to be the 
requirement for the Novice license.

73/Chris/AC5CM


Typos brought to you by iPhone

On Jun 17, 2023, at 19:57, Eddie Runner via BVARC  wrote:


Hi Marvin,

the CW had a call sign,, I presume the call sign was of the sender
the call sign i heard one morning calling CQ was w5thc..
I do not think it was illegal.. I think you can use CW on any ham band.

Eddie (NU5K)


On Saturday, June 17, 2023 at 06:52:39 PM CDT, Suggs, Marvin (KTRK-TV) via 
BVARC  wrote:


Did they find out who was sending CW over the 146.94 machine a week ago Friday?
Marvin
N5RKW

Sent from my iPhone

On Jun 17, 2023, at 2:49 PM, Eddie Runner via BVARC  wrote:



This Message is From an External Sender
Caution: Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender 
and know the content is safe.

When something like this happens its pretty simple for EVERYONE to monitor
the 146.34 input to the repeater and forward signal reports.. Most folks have a 
rev
button... this is what its for.

Last night Suzanne (KF5GWZ) and I set out to find the problem and we did.

We had a few previous reports (Guesses??) like Mike forwarded, but that
didn't match the results Suzanne and I were getting.. I think the area
that was under suspicion WAS NOT the area we went to... All those calls
would have been a waste..

We used the signal strength meter on a mobile rig (icom r7000) and a
handheld with a signal strength meter as well, monitoring 146.34.

Took a little over an hour then after it was fixed,
we stopped and had some good tx mex for dinner..

It was a fun Friday Date night..  ha ha
Wish more folks were out there to join us, we had a blast..

Eddie (NU5K)
PS - good subject for future BVARC training...

On Saturday, June 17, 2023 at 02:07:05 PM CDT, John Denison via BVARC 
 wrote:


I'm glad this issue was resolved, and for what its worth, there are at least 50 
hams in the area which would have made it time consuming to contact each one. 
This was a good (not good) unplanned fox hunt, and it reminds me of the time 
there was interference on the 146.92 repeater years ago. At the time I had an 
Icom mobile which had an attenuator on the squelch control, so it was 
relatively easy to narrow the signal down to a few square blocks.

This is one of the things I like about ham radio the most... hams coming 
together to offer a service or resolve an issue.

73
John Denison
KD5YOU



Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club

BVARC mailing list
BVARC@bvarc.org
https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org__;!!Om87Lau1Cg!KnnpCyVbXy-lZSz_HgnYMbE8nGY7kwr4wfprArQZlnCrh4Faw6ftcL7jhFb1sqy7n3DWgyjuqEIKKA$
Publicly available archives are available here: 
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc@bvarc.org/__;!!Om87Lau1Cg!KnnpCyVbXy-lZSz_HgnYMbE8nGY7kwr4wfprArQZlnCrh4Faw6ftcL7jhFb1sqy7n3DWgyhCgqte1Q$

Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club

BVARC mailing list
BVARC@bvarc.org
http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org
Publicly available archives are available here: 
https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc@bvarc.org/

Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club

BVARC mailing list
BVARC@bvarc.org
http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org
Publicly available archives are available here: 
https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc@bvarc.org/

Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club

BVARC mailing list
BVARC@bvarc.org
http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org
Publicly available archives are available here: 
https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc@bvarc.org/ 

Re: [BVARC] 146.940 Repeater Problems and Repeater Operation

[Suggs, Marvin (KTRK-TV) via BVARC]

Thank you sir.

Sent from my iPhone

On Jun 17, 2023, at 7:57 PM, Eddie Runner via BVARC  wrote:



This Message is From an External Sender
Caution: Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender 
and know the content is safe.

Hi Marvin,

the CW had a call sign,, I presume the call sign was of the sender
the call sign i heard one morning calling CQ was w5thc..
I do not think it was illegal.. I think you can use CW on any ham band.

Eddie (NU5K)


On Saturday, June 17, 2023 at 06:52:39 PM CDT, Suggs, Marvin (KTRK-TV) via 
BVARC  wrote:


Did they find out who was sending CW over the 146.94 machine a week ago Friday?
Marvin
N5RKW

Sent from my iPhone

On Jun 17, 2023, at 2:49 PM, Eddie Runner via BVARC  wrote:



This Message is From an External Sender
Caution: Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender 
and know the content is safe.

When something like this happens its pretty simple for EVERYONE to monitor
the 146.34 input to the repeater and forward signal reports.. Most folks have a 
rev
button... this is what its for.

Last night Suzanne (KF5GWZ) and I set out to find the problem and we did.

We had a few previous reports (Guesses??) like Mike forwarded, but that
didn't match the results Suzanne and I were getting.. I think the area
that was under suspicion WAS NOT the area we went to... All those calls
would have been a waste..

We used the signal strength meter on a mobile rig (icom r7000) and a
handheld with a signal strength meter as well, monitoring 146.34.

Took a little over an hour then after it was fixed,
we stopped and had some good tx mex for dinner..

It was a fun Friday Date night..  ha ha
Wish more folks were out there to join us, we had a blast..

Eddie (NU5K)
PS - good subject for future BVARC training...

On Saturday, June 17, 2023 at 02:07:05 PM CDT, John Denison via BVARC 
 wrote:


I'm glad this issue was resolved, and for what its worth, there are at least 50 
hams in the area which would have made it time consuming to contact each one. 
This was a good (not good) unplanned fox hunt, and it reminds me of the time 
there was interference on the 146.92 repeater years ago. At the time I had an 
Icom mobile which had an attenuator on the squelch control, so it was 
relatively easy to narrow the signal down to a few square blocks.

This is one of the things I like about ham radio the most... hams coming 
together to offer a service or resolve an issue.

73
John Denison
KD5YOU



Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club

BVARC mailing list
BVARC@bvarc.org
https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org__;!!Om87Lau1Cg!KnnpCyVbXy-lZSz_HgnYMbE8nGY7kwr4wfprArQZlnCrh4Faw6ftcL7jhFb1sqy7n3DWgyjuqEIKKA$
Publicly available archives are available here: 
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc@bvarc.org/__;!!Om87Lau1Cg!KnnpCyVbXy-lZSz_HgnYMbE8nGY7kwr4wfprArQZlnCrh4Faw6ftcL7jhFb1sqy7n3DWgyhCgqte1Q$

Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club

BVARC mailing list
BVARC@bvarc.org
http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org
Publicly available archives are available here: 
https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc@bvarc.org/

Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club

BVARC mailing list
BVARC@bvarc.org
https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org__;!!Om87Lau1Cg!OMBozrWPTPABSTjCJoC0EJ0qeu_y_k-l0FAbvq8QBsoHJG_vcecav3gwM5XkSxCd17TzQERHyJrL-w$
Publicly available archives are available here: 
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc@bvarc.org/__;!!Om87Lau1Cg!OMBozrWPTPABSTjCJoC0EJ0qeu_y_k-l0FAbvq8QBsoHJG_vcecav3gwM5XkSxCd17TzQEQ8V8V-5Q$

Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club

BVARC mailing list
BVARC@bvarc.org
http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org
Publicly available archives are available here: 
https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc@bvarc.org/ 

Re: [BVARC] 146.940 Repeater Problems and Repeater Operation

[Eddie Runner via BVARC]

 Hi Marvin,
the CW had a call sign,, I presume the call sign was of the senderthe call sign 
i heard one morning calling CQ was w5thc.. I do not think it was illegal.. I 
think you can use CW on any ham band.
Eddie (NU5K)

On Saturday, June 17, 2023 at 06:52:39 PM CDT, Suggs, Marvin (KTRK-TV) via 
BVARC  wrote:  
 
 Did they find out who was sending CW over the 146.94 machine a week ago 
Friday?MarvinN5RKW 

Sent from my iPhone

On Jun 17, 2023, at 2:49 PM, Eddie Runner via BVARC  wrote:




This Message is From an External Sender
Caution: Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender 
and know the content is safe.
When something like this happens its pretty simple for EVERYONE to monitorthe 
146.34 input to the repeater and forward signal reports.. Most folks have a 
revbutton... this is what its for.   
Last night Suzanne (KF5GWZ) and I set out to find the problemand we did.
We had a few previous reports (Guesses??) like Mike forwarded, but that didn't 
match the results Suzanne and I were getting.. I think the area that was under 
suspicion WAS NOT the area we went to... All those calls would have been a 
waste..
We used the signal strength meter on a mobile rig (icom r7000) and a handheld 
with a signal strength meter as well, monitoring 146.34.
Took a little over an hour then after it was fixed,we stopped and had some good 
tx mex for dinner..
It was a fun Friday Date night..  ha haWish more folks were out there to join 
us, we had a blast..
Eddie (NU5K)PS - good subject for future BVARC training...
On Saturday, June 17, 2023 at 02:07:05 PM CDT, John Denison via BVARC 
 wrote:

I'm glad this issue was resolved, and for what its worth, there are at least 50 
hams in the area which would have made it time consuming to contact each one. 
This was a good (not good) unplanned fox hunt, and it reminds me of the time 
there was interference on the 146.92 repeater years ago. At the time I had an 
Icom mobile which had an attenuator on the squelch control, so it was 
relatively easy to narrow the signal down to a few square blocks.

This is one of the things I like about ham radio the most... hams coming 
together to offer a service or resolve an issue.

73
John Denison
KD5YOU



Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club

BVARC mailing list
BVARC@bvarc.org
https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org__;!!Om87Lau1Cg!KnnpCyVbXy-lZSz_HgnYMbE8nGY7kwr4wfprArQZlnCrh4Faw6ftcL7jhFb1sqy7n3DWgyjuqEIKKA$
Publicly available archives are available here: 
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc@bvarc.org/__;!!Om87Lau1Cg!KnnpCyVbXy-lZSz_HgnYMbE8nGY7kwr4wfprArQZlnCrh4Faw6ftcL7jhFb1sqy7n3DWgyhCgqte1Q$
  


Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club

BVARC mailing list
BVARC@bvarc.org
http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org
Publicly available archives are available here: 
https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc@bvarc.org/ 
  
Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club

BVARC mailing list
BVARC@bvarc.org
http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org
Publicly available archives are available here: 
https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc@bvarc.org/ 

Re: [BVARC] 146.940 Repeater Problems and Repeater Operation

[Suggs, Marvin (KTRK-TV) via BVARC]

Did they find out who was sending CW over the 146.94 machine a week ago Friday?
Marvin
N5RKW

Sent from my iPhone

On Jun 17, 2023, at 2:49 PM, Eddie Runner via BVARC  wrote:



This Message is From an External Sender
Caution: Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender 
and know the content is safe.

When something like this happens its pretty simple for EVERYONE to monitor
the 146.34 input to the repeater and forward signal reports.. Most folks have a 
rev
button... this is what its for.

Last night Suzanne (KF5GWZ) and I set out to find the problem and we did.

We had a few previous reports (Guesses??) like Mike forwarded, but that
didn't match the results Suzanne and I were getting.. I think the area
that was under suspicion WAS NOT the area we went to... All those calls
would have been a waste..

We used the signal strength meter on a mobile rig (icom r7000) and a
handheld with a signal strength meter as well, monitoring 146.34.

Took a little over an hour then after it was fixed,
we stopped and had some good tx mex for dinner..

It was a fun Friday Date night..  ha ha
Wish more folks were out there to join us, we had a blast..

Eddie (NU5K)
PS - good subject for future BVARC training...

On Saturday, June 17, 2023 at 02:07:05 PM CDT, John Denison via BVARC 
 wrote:


I'm glad this issue was resolved, and for what its worth, there are at least 50 
hams in the area which would have made it time consuming to contact each one. 
This was a good (not good) unplanned fox hunt, and it reminds me of the time 
there was interference on the 146.92 repeater years ago. At the time I had an 
Icom mobile which had an attenuator on the squelch control, so it was 
relatively easy to narrow the signal down to a few square blocks.

This is one of the things I like about ham radio the most... hams coming 
together to offer a service or resolve an issue.

73
John Denison
KD5YOU



Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club

BVARC mailing list
BVARC@bvarc.org
https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org__;!!Om87Lau1Cg!KnnpCyVbXy-lZSz_HgnYMbE8nGY7kwr4wfprArQZlnCrh4Faw6ftcL7jhFb1sqy7n3DWgyjuqEIKKA$
Publicly available archives are available here: 
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc@bvarc.org/__;!!Om87Lau1Cg!KnnpCyVbXy-lZSz_HgnYMbE8nGY7kwr4wfprArQZlnCrh4Faw6ftcL7jhFb1sqy7n3DWgyhCgqte1Q$

Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club

BVARC mailing list
BVARC@bvarc.org
http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org
Publicly available archives are available here: 
https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc@bvarc.org/ 

Re: [BVARC] 146.940 Repeater Problems and Repeater Operation

[Eddie Runner via BVARC]

 When something like this happens its pretty simple for EVERYONE to monitorthe 
146.34 input to the repeater and forward signal reports.. Most folks have a 
revbutton... this is what its for.   
Last night Suzanne (KF5GWZ) and I set out to find the problem and we did.
We had a few previous reports (Guesses??) like Mike forwarded, but that didn't 
match the results Suzanne and I were getting.. I think the area that was under 
suspicion WAS NOT the area we went to... All those calls would have been a 
waste..
We used the signal strength meter on a mobile rig (icom r7000) and a handheld 
with a signal strength meter as well, monitoring 146.34.
Took a little over an hour then after it was fixed,we stopped and had some good 
tx mex for dinner..
It was a fun Friday Date night..  ha haWish more folks were out there to join 
us, we had a blast..
Eddie (NU5K)PS - good subject for future BVARC training...
On Saturday, June 17, 2023 at 02:07:05 PM CDT, John Denison via BVARC 
 wrote:  
 
  I'm glad this issue was resolved, and for what its worth, there are at least 
50 hams in the area which would have made it time consuming to contact each 
one. This was a good (not good) unplanned fox hunt, and it reminds me of the 
time there was interference on the 146.92 repeater years ago. At the time I had 
an Icom mobile which had an attenuator on the squelch control, so it was 
relatively easy to narrow the signal down to a few square blocks. 
 
 This is one of the things I like about ham radio the most... hams coming 
together to offer a service or resolve an issue.
 
 73
 John Denison
 KD5YOU
 
 
  
Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club

BVARC mailing list
BVARC@bvarc.org
http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org
Publicly available archives are available here: 
https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc@bvarc.org/ 

Re: [BVARC] 146.940 Repeater Problems and Repeater Operation

[John Denison via BVARC]

I'm glad this issue was resolved, and for what its worth, there are at 
least 50 hams in the area which would have made it time consuming to 
contact each one. This was a good (not good) unplanned fox hunt, and it 
reminds me of the time there was interference on the 146.92 repeater 
years ago. At the time I had an Icom mobile which had an attenuator on 
the squelch control, so it was relatively easy to narrow the signal down 
to a few square blocks.


This is one of the things I like about ham radio the most... hams coming 
together to offer a service or resolve an issue.


73
John Denison
KD5YOU

On 6/17/2023 12:17 PM, Mike Hardwick via BVARC wrote:
I want to update everyone on the outcome of the stuck mic problem on 
the repeater yesterday.


First, I want to thank everyone that helped out on trying to locate 
the stuck mic. Several people, both club members and non-members took 
time on trying to find the offender. The information that I sent out 
helped in some ways in locating the transmitter. However it was 
discovered even with the "best" information, the tried and true method 
on signal strength searching worked very well (one comment from one of 
the searchers is that the incident was a good test/training on finding 
problems like this).


Second, I want to remind everyone they need to set their time-out 
timers on their radios. The radio feature can prevent 99% of the stuck 
mic problems, especially one like yesterday that lasted over 5 1/2 
hours. Also by setting their timer to 3 minutes this will coincide 
with the repeater 3 minute timer making sure no one runs over the limit.


The offenders radio equipment was checked and it is unknown why it 
just starting transmitting. It was determined that the timer was not 
set but it was also found that the removable control heard was loose 
and was causing intermittent connection issues.


So you could say that it was an equipment error and even if the timer 
was set, it may have not made a different in this case (that's the 1%).


So that means I need to get a new radio for the house!

Thanks again for everyone's help! If anyone has any questions, please 
send me an e-mail direct.


73

Mike Hardwick, N5VCX
President
Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club
713-826-6917

On Friday, June 16, 2023 at 05:57:34 PM CDT, Chris Medlin 
 wrote:



Well the 4 on the roster in 77079 are
Ke5oby
Ki5yty
Kn5a
Wg5h
I didnt look deeper than zip code.


Typos brought to you by iPhone


On Jun 16, 2023, at 17:21, Mike Hardwick  wrote:


A starting point is what is needed. Again, this is the reason that 
everyone needs to have their time-out-timer set.


Mike Hardwick
N5VCX

On Friday, June 16, 2023 at 05:12:40 PM CDT, Chris Medlin via BVARC 
 wrote:



Obviously there is no guarantee that the stuck mic station is someone 
on the roster, but there are 4 that are in that zip code. That could 
be a good starting point.


Chris

*From:* BVARC  *On Behalf Of *Mike Hardwick 
via BVARC

*Sent:* Friday, June 16, 2023 4:49 PM
*To:* BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB 
*Cc:* Mike Hardwick 
*Subject:* Re: [BVARC] 146.940 Repeater Problems and Repeater Operation

Upon further investigation, the stuck mic appears to be near the 
Memorial and Eldridge area.


If anyone knows any one near that area, have them check their radios 
for a stuck mic.


Mike Hardwick

N5VCX

On Friday, June 16, 2023 at 03:47:34 PM CDT, Mike Hardwick via BVARC 
 wrote:


After several people checking the area, it appears the stuck mic is 
in an area center near Memorial and Highway 6.


Mike Hardwick

N5VCX

On Friday, June 16, 2023 at 02:12:15 PM CDT, Chris Medlin 
 wrote:


Thanks mike. I heard the phone ringing in the background too… im near 
1093 and 99 in cinco ranch west and I couldn’t hear anything on the 
input. Great investigative work!


I work 100% remote and when im not in meetings I typically have the 
volume up. Monday im moving to the area of university and hwy 6 in mo 
city.  Im typically always around if you ever need to recruit some ears.


73

Chris

*From:*BVARC  *On Behalf Of *Mike Hardwick 
via BVARC

*Sent:* Friday, June 16, 2023 2:03 PM
*To:* BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB 
*Cc:* Mike Hardwick 
*Subject:* [BVARC] 146.940 Repeater Problems and Repeater Operation

Currently the repeater is turned off due to a stuck mic. The problem 
started just before noon and the Stir Crazy NET and is still 
happening after two hours.


It appears the offender is in the SW Houston area somewhere between 
Westpark and Interstate 10, and between Interstate 610 and Highway 6 
area.


It does appear to be a base station since there is no mobile 
fluttering and there has been a telephone heard in the background 
several times.


If anyone knows of somebody in that area that has base station, 
please give them a call and have them check their microphone.


Over the past couple of weeks, stuck microphones have happened 
several times.


The is a great example of why everyone should se

Re: [BVARC] 146.940 Repeater Problems and Repeater Operation

[Mike Hardwick via BVARC]

 I want to update everyone on the outcome of the stuck mic problem on the 
repeater yesterday.
First, I want to thank everyone that helped out on trying to locate the stuck 
mic. Several people, both club members and non-members took time on trying to 
find the offender. The information that I sent out helped in some ways in 
locating the transmitter. However it was discovered even with the "best" 
information, the tried and true method on signal strength searching worked very 
well (one comment from one of the searchers is that the incident was a good 
test/training on finding problems like this). 
Second, I want to remind everyone they need to set their time-out timers on 
their radios. The radio feature can prevent 99% of the stuck mic problems, 
especially one like yesterday that lasted over 5 1/2 hours. Also by setting 
their timer to 3 minutes this will coincide with the repeater 3 minute timer 
making sure no one runs over the limit. 
The offenders radio equipment was checked and it is unknown why it just 
starting transmitting. It was determined that the timer was not set but it was 
also found that the removable control heard was loose and was causing 
intermittent connection issues. 
So you could say that it was an equipment error and even if the timer was set, 
it may have not made a different in this case (that's the 1%). 
So that means I need to get a new radio for the house!
Thanks again for everyone's help! If anyone has any questions, please send me 
an e-mail direct. 
73
Mike Hardwick, N5VCXPresidentBrazos Valley Amateur Radio Club713-826-6917  
On Friday, June 16, 2023 at 05:57:34 PM CDT, Chris Medlin 
 wrote:  
 
 Well the 4 on the roster in 77079 are Ke5obyKi5ytyKn5aWg5hI didnt look deeper 
than zip code.

Typos brought to you by iPhone

On Jun 16, 2023, at 17:21, Mike Hardwick  wrote:



A starting point is what is needed. Again, this is the reason that everyone 
needs to have their time-out-timer set. 
Mike HardwickN5VCX
On Friday, June 16, 2023 at 05:12:40 PM CDT, Chris Medlin via BVARC 
 wrote:

#yiv1080986566 filtered {}#yiv1080986566 filtered {}#yiv1080986566 filtered 
{}#yiv1080986566 p.yiv1080986566MsoNormal, #yiv1080986566 
li.yiv1080986566MsoNormal, #yiv1080986566 div.yiv1080986566MsoNormal 
{margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;}#yiv1080986566 
a:link, #yiv1080986566 span.yiv1080986566MsoHyperlink 
{color:blue;text-decoration:underline;}#yiv1080986566 p.yiv1080986566msonormal, 
#yiv1080986566 li.yiv1080986566msonormal, #yiv1080986566 
div.yiv1080986566msonormal 
{margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri, 
sans-serif;}#yiv1080986566 span.yiv1080986566EmailStyle26 {font-family:Calibri, 
sans-serif;color:windowtext;}#yiv1080986566 .yiv1080986566MsoChpDefault 
{font-size:10pt;}#yiv1080986566 filtered {}#yiv1080986566 
div.yiv1080986566WordSection1 {}
Obviously there is no guarantee that the stuck mic station is someone on the 
roster, but there are 4 that are in that zip code. That could be a good 
starting point.

 

Chris

 

From: BVARC  On Behalf Of Mike Hardwick via BVARC
Sent: Friday, June 16, 2023 4:49 PM
To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB 
Cc: Mike Hardwick 
Subject: Re: [BVARC] 146.940 Repeater Problems and Repeater Operation

 

Upon further investigation, the stuck mic appears to be near the Memorial and 
Eldridge area. 

 

If anyone knows any one near that area, have them check their radios for a 
stuck mic. 

 

Mike Hardwick

N5VCX

 

On Friday, June 16, 2023 at 03:47:34 PM CDT, Mike Hardwick via BVARC 
 wrote: 

 

 

After several people checking the area, it appears the stuck mic is in an area 
center near Memorial and Highway 6. 

 

Mike Hardwick

N5VCX

 

 

 

On Friday, June 16, 2023 at 02:12:15 PM CDT, Chris Medlin 
 wrote: 

 

 

Thanks mike. I heard the phone ringing in the background too… im near 1093 and 
99 in cinco ranch west and I couldn’t hear anything on the input. Great 
investigative work!

 

I work 100% remote and when im not in meetings I typically have the volume up. 
Monday im moving to the area of university and hwy 6 in mo city.  Im typically 
always around if you ever need to recruit some ears. 

 

73

Chris

 

From: BVARC On Behalf Of Mike Hardwick via BVARC
Sent: Friday, June 16, 2023 2:03 PM
To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB 
Cc: Mike Hardwick 
Subject: [BVARC] 146.940 Repeater Problems and Repeater Operation

 

Currently the repeater is turned off due to a stuck mic. The problem started 
just before noon and the Stir Crazy NET and is still happening after two hours. 

 

It appears the offender is in the SW Houston area somewhere between Westpark 
and Interstate 10, and between Interstate 610 and Highway 6 area. 

 

It does appear to be a base station since there is no mobile fluttering and 
there has been a telephone heard in the background several times.  

 

If anyone knows of somebody in that area that has base station, please give 
them a call

Re: [BVARC] 146.940 Repeater Problems and Repeater Operation

[John Denison via BVARC]

I can drive through the area tomorrow morning if it still transmitting. 
btw it seems that the repeater is still working though unless something 
else is also transmitting on the repeater's output frequency. I can also 
hear a cell phone vibrator sound occasionally.


73
John Denison
KD5YOU

On 6/16/2023 4:48 PM, Mike Hardwick via BVARC wrote:
Upon further investigation, the stuck mic appears to be near the 
Memorial and Eldridge area.


If anyone knows any one near that area, have them check their radios 
for a stuck mic.


Mike Hardwick
N5VCX

On Friday, June 16, 2023 at 03:47:34 PM CDT, Mike Hardwick via BVARC 
 wrote:



After several people checking the area, it appears the stuck mic is in 
an area center near Memorial and Highway 6.


Mike Hardwick
N5VCX



On Friday, June 16, 2023 at 02:12:15 PM CDT, Chris Medlin 
 wrote:



Thanks mike. I heard the phone ringing in the background too… im near 
1093 and 99 in cinco ranch west and I couldn’t hear anything on the 
input. Great investigative work!


I work 100% remote and when im not in meetings I typically have the 
volume up. Monday im moving to the area of university and hwy 6 in mo 
city.  Im typically always around if you ever need to recruit some ears.


73

Chris

*From:* BVARC  *On Behalf Of *Mike Hardwick 
via BVARC

*Sent:* Friday, June 16, 2023 2:03 PM
*To:* BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB 
*Cc:* Mike Hardwick 
*Subject:* [BVARC] 146.940 Repeater Problems and Repeater Operation

Currently the repeater is turned off due to a stuck mic. The problem 
started just before noon and the Stir Crazy NET and is still happening 
after two hours.


It appears the offender is in the SW Houston area somewhere between 
Westpark and Interstate 10, and between Interstate 610 and Highway 6 
area.


It does appear to be a base station since there is no mobile 
fluttering and there has been a telephone heard in the background 
several times.


If anyone knows of somebody in that area that has base station, please 
give them a call and have them check their microphone.


Over the past couple of weeks, stuck microphones have happened several 
times.


The is a great example of why everyone should set the time-out-timers 
on their radios to prevent this from happening.


Hopefully this will clear up soon.

Mike Hardwick, N5VCX

President

Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club


Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club

BVARC mailing list
BVARC@bvarc.org
http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org
Publicly available archives are available here: 
https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc@bvarc.org/



Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club

BVARC mailing list
BVARC@bvarc.org
http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org
Publicly available archives are available here:https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc@bvarc.org/  

Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club

BVARC mailing list
BVARC@bvarc.org
http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org
Publicly available archives are available here: 
https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc@bvarc.org/ 

Re: [BVARC] 146.940 Repeater Problems and Repeater Operation

[Mike Hardwick via BVARC]

 A starting point is what is needed. Again, this is the reason that everyone 
needs to have their time-out-timer set. 
Mike HardwickN5VCX
On Friday, June 16, 2023 at 05:12:40 PM CDT, Chris Medlin via BVARC 
 wrote:  
 
 
Obviously there is no guarantee that the stuck mic station is someone on the 
roster, but there are 4 that are in that zip code. That could be a good 
starting point.
 
  
 
Chris
 
  
 
From: BVARC  On Behalf OfMike Hardwick via BVARC
Sent: Friday, June 16, 2023 4:49 PM
To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB 
Cc: Mike Hardwick 
Subject: Re: [BVARC] 146.940 Repeater Problems and Repeater Operation
 
  
 
Upon further investigation, the stuck mic appears to be near the Memorial and 
Eldridge area. 
 
  
 
If anyone knows any one near that area, have them check their radios for a 
stuck mic. 
 
  
 
Mike Hardwick
 
N5VCX
 
  
 
On Friday, June 16, 2023 at 03:47:34 PM CDT, Mike Hardwick via BVARC 
 wrote:
 
  
 
  
 
After several people checking the area, it appears the stuck mic is in an area 
center near Memorial and Highway 6. 
 
  
 
Mike Hardwick
 
N5VCX
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
On Friday, June 16, 2023 at 02:12:15 PM CDT, Chris Medlin 
 wrote:
 
  
 
  
 
Thanks mike. I heard the phone ringing in the background too… im near 1093 and 
99 in cinco ranch west and I couldn’t hear anything on the input. Great 
investigative work!
 
 
 
I work 100% remote and when im not in meetings I typically have the volume up. 
Monday im moving to the area of university and hwy 6 in mo city.  Im typically 
always around if you ever need to recruit some ears. 
 
 
 
73
 
Chris
 
 
 
From: BVARC On Behalf Of Mike Hardwick via BVARC
Sent: Friday, June 16, 2023 2:03 PM
To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB 
Cc: Mike Hardwick 
Subject: [BVARC] 146.940 Repeater Problems and Repeater Operation
 
 
 
Currently the repeater is turned off due to a stuck mic. The problem started 
just before noon and the Stir Crazy NET and is still happening after two hours. 
 
 
 
It appears the offender is in the SW Houston area somewhere between Westpark 
and Interstate 10, and between Interstate 610 and Highway 6 area. 
 
 
 
It does appear to be a base station since there is no mobile fluttering and 
there has been a telephone heard in the background several times.  
 
 
 
If anyone knows of somebody in that area that has base station, please give 
them a call and have them check their microphone. 
 
 
 
 
 
Over the past couple of weeks, stuck microphones have happened several times.
 
 
 
The is a great example of why everyone should set the time-out-timers on their 
radios to prevent this from happening. 
 
 
 
 
 
Hopefully this will clear up soon. 
 
 
 
 
 
Mike Hardwick, N5VCX
 
President
 
Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club
 

Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club

BVARC mailing list
BVARC@bvarc.org
http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org
Publicly available archives are available here: 
https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc@bvarc.org/ 
 
Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club

BVARC mailing list
BVARC@bvarc.org
http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org
Publicly available archives are available here: 
https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc@bvarc.org/ 
  
Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club

BVARC mailing list
BVARC@bvarc.org
http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org
Publicly available archives are available here: 
https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc@bvarc.org/ 

Re: [BVARC] 146.940 Repeater Problems and Repeater Operation

[Chris Medlin via BVARC]

Obviously there is no guarantee that the stuck mic station is someone on the 
roster, but there are 4 that are in that zip code. That could be a good 
starting point.

Chris

From: BVARC  On Behalf Of Mike Hardwick via BVARC
Sent: Friday, June 16, 2023 4:49 PM
To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB 
Cc: Mike Hardwick 
Subject: Re: [BVARC] 146.940 Repeater Problems and Repeater Operation

Upon further investigation, the stuck mic appears to be near the Memorial and 
Eldridge area.

If anyone knows any one near that area, have them check their radios for a 
stuck mic.

Mike Hardwick
N5VCX

On Friday, June 16, 2023 at 03:47:34 PM CDT, Mike Hardwick via BVARC 
mailto:bvarc@bvarc.org>> wrote:


After several people checking the area, it appears the stuck mic is in an area 
center near Memorial and Highway 6.

Mike Hardwick
N5VCX



On Friday, June 16, 2023 at 02:12:15 PM CDT, Chris Medlin 
mailto:ctmed...@outlook.com>> wrote:



Thanks mike. I heard the phone ringing in the background too... im near 1093 
and 99 in cinco ranch west and I couldn't hear anything on the input. Great 
investigative work!



I work 100% remote and when im not in meetings I typically have the volume up. 
Monday im moving to the area of university and hwy 6 in mo city.  Im typically 
always around if you ever need to recruit some ears.



73

Chris



From: BVARC mailto:bvarc-boun...@bvarc.org>> On Behalf 
Of Mike Hardwick via BVARC
Sent: Friday, June 16, 2023 2:03 PM
To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB mailto:bvarc@bvarc.org>>
Cc: Mike Hardwick mailto:n5...@att.net>>
Subject: [BVARC] 146.940 Repeater Problems and Repeater Operation



Currently the repeater is turned off due to a stuck mic. The problem started 
just before noon and the Stir Crazy NET and is still happening after two hours.



It appears the offender is in the SW Houston area somewhere between Westpark 
and Interstate 10, and between Interstate 610 and Highway 6 area.



It does appear to be a base station since there is no mobile fluttering and 
there has been a telephone heard in the background several times.



If anyone knows of somebody in that area that has base station, please give 
them a call and have them check their microphone.





Over the past couple of weeks, stuck microphones have happened several times.



The is a great example of why everyone should set the time-out-timers on their 
radios to prevent this from happening.





Hopefully this will clear up soon.





Mike Hardwick, N5VCX

President

Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club

Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club

BVARC mailing list
BVARC@bvarc.org<mailto:BVARC@bvarc.org>
http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org
Publicly available archives are available here: 
https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc@bvarc.org/

Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club

BVARC mailing list
BVARC@bvarc.org
http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org
Publicly available archives are available here: 
https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc@bvarc.org/ 

Re: [BVARC] 146.940 Repeater Problems and Repeater Operation

[Mike Hardwick via BVARC]

 Upon further investigation, the stuck mic appears to be near the Memorial and 
Eldridge area. 
If anyone knows any one near that area, have them check their radios for a 
stuck mic. 
Mike HardwickN5VCX
On Friday, June 16, 2023 at 03:47:34 PM CDT, Mike Hardwick via BVARC 
 wrote:  
 
  After several people checking the area, it appears the stuck mic is in an 
area center near Memorial and Highway 6. 
Mike HardwickN5VCX


On Friday, June 16, 2023 at 02:12:15 PM CDT, Chris Medlin 
 wrote:  
 
 
Thanks mike. I heard the phone ringing in the background too… im near 1093 and 
99 in cinco ranch west and I couldn’t hear anything on the input. Great 
investigative work!
 
  
 
I work 100% remote and when im not in meetings I typically have the volume up. 
Monday im moving to the area of university and hwy 6 in mo city.  Im typically 
always around if you ever need to recruit some ears.
 
  
 
73
 
Chris
 
  
 
From: BVARC  On Behalf OfMike Hardwick via BVARC
Sent: Friday, June 16, 2023 2:03 PM
To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB 
Cc: Mike Hardwick 
Subject: [BVARC] 146.940 Repeater Problems and Repeater Operation
 
  
 
Currently the repeater is turned off due to a stuck mic. The problem started 
just before noon and the Stir Crazy NET and is still happening after two hours. 
 
  
 
It appears the offender is in the SW Houston area somewhere between Westpark 
and Interstate 10, and between Interstate 610 and Highway 6 area. 
 
  
 
It does appear to be a base station since there is no mobile fluttering and 
there has been a telephone heard in the background several times.  
 
  
 
If anyone knows of somebody in that area that has base station, please give 
them a call and have them check their microphone. 
 
  
 
  
 
Over the past couple of weeks, stuck microphones have happened several times.
 
  
 
The is a great example of why everyone should set the time-out-timers on their 
radios to prevent this from happening. 
 
  
 
  
 
Hopefully this will clear up soon. 
 
  
 
  
 
Mike Hardwick, N5VCX
 
President
 
Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club
   
Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club

BVARC mailing list
BVARC@bvarc.org
http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org
Publicly available archives are available here: 
https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc@bvarc.org/ 
  
Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club

BVARC mailing list
BVARC@bvarc.org
http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org
Publicly available archives are available here: 
https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc@bvarc.org/ 

Re: [BVARC] 146.940 Repeater Problems and Repeater Operation

[Mike Hardwick via BVARC]

 After several people checking the area, it appears the stuck mic is in an area 
center near Memorial and Highway 6. 
Mike HardwickN5VCX


On Friday, June 16, 2023 at 02:12:15 PM CDT, Chris Medlin 
 wrote:  
 
 
Thanks mike. I heard the phone ringing in the background too… im near 1093 and 
99 in cinco ranch west and I couldn’t hear anything on the input. Great 
investigative work!
 
  
 
I work 100% remote and when im not in meetings I typically have the volume up. 
Monday im moving to the area of university and hwy 6 in mo city.  Im typically 
always around if you ever need to recruit some ears.
 
  
 
73
 
Chris
 
  
 
From: BVARC  On Behalf OfMike Hardwick via BVARC
Sent: Friday, June 16, 2023 2:03 PM
To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB 
Cc: Mike Hardwick 
Subject: [BVARC] 146.940 Repeater Problems and Repeater Operation
 
  
 
Currently the repeater is turned off due to a stuck mic. The problem started 
just before noon and the Stir Crazy NET and is still happening after two hours. 
 
  
 
It appears the offender is in the SW Houston area somewhere between Westpark 
and Interstate 10, and between Interstate 610 and Highway 6 area. 
 
  
 
It does appear to be a base station since there is no mobile fluttering and 
there has been a telephone heard in the background several times.  
 
  
 
If anyone knows of somebody in that area that has base station, please give 
them a call and have them check their microphone. 
 
  
 
  
 
Over the past couple of weeks, stuck microphones have happened several times.
 
  
 
The is a great example of why everyone should set the time-out-timers on their 
radios to prevent this from happening. 
 
  
 
  
 
Hopefully this will clear up soon. 
 
  
 
  
 
Mike Hardwick, N5VCX
 
President
 
Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club
   
Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club

BVARC mailing list
BVARC@bvarc.org
http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org
Publicly available archives are available here: 
https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc@bvarc.org/