Re: [BVARC] How many members support BVARC ?

2024-01-16 Thread Gokhan KORALTURK via BVARC
I'm extremely happy with our club. Even when I can't join the events, it gives me relief to know that there are people there, meeting, talking, keeping this hobby alive. People in this club ARE active. They volunteer, they join events, they meet on the air. I love to be a small part of this group,

Re: [BVARC] How many members support BVARC ?

2024-01-16 Thread Robert Polinski via BVARC
The main advantage of not having a large club owning the repeater is first, all the funds collected go only to the repeater upkeep, If a repair or replacement is needed I just go get one, no voting on what or how much to spend, The current machine has never been off-line more than a day or two

Re: [BVARC] How many members support BVARC ?

2024-01-16 Thread Chris Medlin via BVARC
Hey Robert, When I move to a new city/town, I float around on various repeaters and then I typically land on one that has activity. I always join the associated club to help fund the rpt. But then nearly a year later everyone tells me that bvarc doesn’t “own” the repeater. I grew up with a ham

Re: [BVARC] How many members support BVARC ?

2024-01-16 Thread Robert Polinski via BVARC
Like every thing I have done with many clubs, 10% do the work, 20% complain how the 10% do & 70% keep quiet. From: BVARC On Behalf Of Eddie Runner via BVARC Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2024 9:09 PM To: David Lira via BVARC ; bva...@bvarc.org Cc: Eddie Runner Subject: Re: [BVARC] How many

Re: [BVARC] How many members support BVARC ?

2024-01-16 Thread Robert Polinski via BVARC
Or how bout the repeater users (all repeaters ) not donating to the repeaters!! lol From: BVARC On Behalf Of Eddie Runner via BVARC Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2024 9:09 PM To: David Lira via BVARC ; bva...@bvarc.org Cc: Eddie Runner Subject: Re: [BVARC] How many members support BVARC ?

Re: [BVARC] How many members support BVARC ?

2024-01-16 Thread Eddie Runner via BVARC
It was me, in an earlier post in this same thread I said.. now, what about the folks that tie up  the repeater and refuse to join BVARC? It was kind of a joke, and something a few might pick up on..some folks that are REAL ACTIVE are just not BVARC members (yet)Even some of the best

Re: [BVARC] How many members support BVARC ?

2024-01-16 Thread David Lira via BVARC
I don't think it was off topic at all, especially given the comments. The majority of my activity with the club goes through that repeater in one form or another. The activity on the repeater and enjoying attending the club pota events is the sum total of my activity within the club and thus my

Re: [BVARC] How many members support BVARC ?

2024-01-16 Thread Robert Polinski via BVARC
Just replying to the post, It kind of bashed all my help and made me look as a dictator! The repeater belongs to the users. Like you. I just keep it on the air. Sorry to get off topic. Robert From: BVARC On Behalf Of anthony moro via BVARC Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2024 7:33 PM To: BRAZOS

Re: [BVARC] How many members support BVARC ?

2024-01-16 Thread anthony moro via BVARC
Again yall are getting off topic. The topic was not about repeaters. It was about members supporting the club. How do yall go from supporting the club to repeaters that don't belong to the club? On Tue, Jan 16, 2024, 7:20 PM Robert Polinski via BVARC wrote: > Technically, Chris you are wrong.

Re: [BVARC] How many members support BVARC ?

2024-01-16 Thread Robert Polinski via BVARC
Technically, Chris you are wrong. The PRRL is many people not just me. I hold the role of trustee, but the repeater is property of the PRRL members. There are many who I could not do without. Several have made big donations that are not BVARC members, but BVARC has helped greatly in the

Re: [BVARC] (BVARC) CW questions.

2024-01-16 Thread Cal Birdsall via BVARC
ARRL code bulletins at various speeds are good copy on 10 meters at about 28067. Cal Birdsall Sent from my iPhone 713-419-1977 > On Jan 16, 2024, at 5:17 PM, mark roman via BVARC wrote: > > I went with Gordon West WB6NOA Learning morse code (4) Cassettes. 0-13 wpm. > KI5WRI

[BVARC] (BVARC) CW questions.

2024-01-16 Thread mark roman via BVARC
I went with Gordon West WB6NOA Learning morse code (4) Cassettes. 0-13 wpm. KI5WRI 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

[BVARC] CW questions

2024-01-16 Thread Mark via BVARC
cw hotline Check out the Feb 2023 QST article [1] on CW Hotline. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ypIXioilhzbpNVZMIUIkiDqFhTyl-sQB/view I ordered the kit should be here this week. Click on the vband link - https://hamradio.solutions/vband/ some channels have decoders so one can listen (see)

Re: [BVARC] CW questions

2024-01-16 Thread Philip Bartash via BVARC
my phone NR is 713-818-0846, I send cw better than I can type HiHi! Phil On Tue, Jan 16, 2024 at 9:37 AM Philip Bartash wrote: > The first thing to do is put an email address on your QRZ page. > I have a ZOOM session on Tuesday evenings at 8pm teaching CW to any BVARC > member interested.

Re: [BVARC] CW questions

2024-01-16 Thread Philip Bartash via BVARC
The first thing to do is put an email address on your QRZ page. I have a ZOOM session on Tuesday evenings at 8pm teaching CW to any BVARC member interested. Please contact me at 713-8189-0846 to discuss various aspects of learning CW, each of the various schools with their good and bad points.

Re: [BVARC] CW questions

2024-01-16 Thread Mike Knerr via BVARC
Cwops is another good option. They run classes but you have to apply. On Tue, Jan 16, 2024, 8:56 AM Stephen Flowers via BVARC wrote: > KJ5DOB, > Good morning. Just to add to what Joseph mentioned, there is also an OFF > setting for BKIN. So that one may be what you want to select. >

Re: [BVARC] CW questions

2024-01-16 Thread Stephen Flowers via BVARC
KJ5DOB, Good morning. Just to add to what Joseph mentioned, there is also an OFF setting for BKIN. So that one may be what you want to select. Additionally you can drop the output power to 0 and replace your antenna with a dummy load. That should make for a good practice oscillator. Also,