Re: [BVARC] Canceled: Hamfest Planning Weekly Mtg via Zoom

2024-01-18 Thread Rick Hiller via BVARC
So is every Thursday a weekly meeting for gHhf? If so, not gonna make most of them. Bad night for meetings. Most nights are unfortunately. I have little input anyway. Just talk updates. Rick. RH Sent from my i-Thingamajig > On Jan 18, 2024, at 3:00 PM, Jeff Greer via BVARC wrote: > > 

Re: [BVARC] ARISS on NBC TODAY SHOW

2024-01-18 Thread K5BOU via BVARC
BRAVO! This is a way to encourage the new generation. Just LOVE IT! BVARC, let's do it with a local school. K5BOU-PhilippeBoucaumont Houston|Texas|USA| https://mccrarymeadowsweather.com/ #77940 From: BVARC On Behalf Of Kori Rahman via

Re: [BVARC] Cw practice???

2024-01-18 Thread John Stevens via BVARC
CWops Academy lists an interesting internet connection for multiple CW operators. The group they reference has rented and configured a Mumble server (VoIP) with a number of audio channels set up where ops can get together and work on their CW skills. It is available to anyone who cares to use

[BVARC] CW Practice - Vband

2024-01-18 Thread Mark via BVARC
1. If you purchase the USB adapter - there is a large amount of delay (latency) between YOU keying and hearing the sound from the computer. 2. The CW Hotline kit has a keyer with sound; so no latency. 3. I was not able to send using: * In paddle mode, use the [ key for dits and the ]

Re: [BVARC] Cw practice???

2024-01-18 Thread Philip Bartash via BVARC
If you want to practice with your key just plug into your radio, mode to CW and break-in off. Have at it, either listen with headphones (recommended) or with speaker. If you want to get on the internet, then you will need to plug the radio into the line-in jack of the computer. No radio? Then

[BVARC] Banquet Postponement Reminder

2024-01-18 Thread Jeff Greer via BVARC
The 2024 BVARC Awards Banquet scheduled for today, January 18th, 2024, at Bayland Community Center, 6400 Bissonnet Street has been postponed to a later date. Please check the web site for more information over the next week or so for more information. Apologies for any inconvenience this may

Re: [BVARC] Cw practice???

2024-01-18 Thread Donovan Balli via BVARC
For example, at Bayland Park, where BVARC has a classroom already pre-scheduled every month. With a headphone splitter and two keys wired in parallel, two people can practice CW in silence. Or an entire silent roomful. Also, you can plug splitters into splitters, and wire multiple keys in

[BVARC] Canceled: Hamfest Planning Weekly Mtg via Zoom

2024-01-18 Thread Jeff Greer via BVARC
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Re: [BVARC] Cw practice???

2024-01-18 Thread mark janzer via BVARC
Once we all have the keying interface, maybe a schedule could be developed for practice amongst us?Maybe Philip could lead us? de K5MGJ On Thursday, January 18, 2024 at 02:45:14 PM CST, JP Pritchard via BVARC wrote: Here's an on-line site that provides a practice place for cw

Re: [BVARC] Cw practice???

2024-01-18 Thread JP Pritchard via BVARC
Here's an on-line site that provides a practice place for cw operators. It looks like a great place to practice with other operators, beginner or otherwise. If you click around, you'll also find an $30 cw keying interface for your computer so you can operate on line without the terror of going

Re: [BVARC] Cw practice???

2024-01-18 Thread Chris Medlin via BVARC
All of this talk about CW practice on the reflector has got me thinking… Back in my early ham days… we’d just build a cw code oscillator using a 555 timer, a handful of resistors, and a few caps and build it into an old cigar box… Maybe I should build up a few and give them away at a future

[BVARC] Cw practice???

2024-01-18 Thread M Reiter via BVARC
I built a prototype cw key and would like to practice with it. Is there an internet site that would allow me to plug the key into the computer with either usb or mic jack ? My other option is to program a raspberry pi. Brazos Valley Amateur Radio

[BVARC] GigaParts weekly special

2024-01-18 Thread K5BOU via BVARC
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