Re: [BVARC] 2618

I see the map on the website. Its close to lake charles now. Any idea when it might be coming thru sugar land? So i can help to communicate to family who may want to bring their kids up. Typos brought to you by iPhone On May 25, 2024, at 12:59, Donovan Balli via BVARC wrote: 

Re: [BVARC] 2 Mtr. base station.

Subject: Re: [BVARC] 2 Mtr. base station. Chris, I can use only 5w on xmit and get a very low noise repeater connection. My antenna is a vertical dipole at 20'. Gary On May 17, 2024 3:09:51 PM Chris Medlin via BVARC mailto:bvarc@bvarc.org>> wrote: Hi Gary, What radio are you running in the

Re: [BVARC] Emergency preparness

No guarantee that you will have cell service after an event. Definitely raises an awareness that we should do a better job of socializing what frequencies have the EmComm activities on them… in a more constant manner during the off season. Drops $00.02 73/Chris/AC5CM From: BVARC On Behalf Of

[BVARC] Preliminary survey - NWS Houston

Preliminary survey is out from yesterday's storms in Houston from NWS Houston: Survey reports from severe storms 5/16: - EF-1 tornado near Cypress (peak winds 110mph). - Straight-line wind damage in downtown Houston. Winds peaked ~ 100mph. - Widespread straight-line winds near Baytown/Galena

Re: [BVARC] 2 Mtr. base station.

Hi Gary, What radio are you running in the house? If it's a mobile rig, you wont need anything more than low power from the Heights.. it will last you a good while... probably 500mA on receive and 2A on xmit (on low power). Chris/AC5CM From: BVARC On Behalf Of Gary Sitton via BVARC Sent:

Re: [BVARC] Emergency preparness

https://www.weather.gov/hgx/skywarn At the above link you will find a Skywarn training schedule. I don't normally see much activity after April. There is a generic online Skywarn class that I believe you can find on this site as well. But it wont be specific to Houston weather. You might also

[BVARC] Different Outage Map

If you are unsuccessful accessing the CenterPoint outage map (attm 692,156 customers out and CenterPoint HQ had windows blown out downtown) then you could try https://poweroutage.us to drill down to county level. Better than nothing. 73/Chris/AC5CM

Re: [BVARC] Dayton Hamvention?

For those who cannot make the trip to Dayton (or have wondered what it’s like there), you can get a bit of the experience Saturday by way of mobile video rovers who will be live broadcasting through W5KUB.com (and W5KUB on YouTube). Tom (W5KUB) has attended Dayton every year for the last 43

Re: [BVARC] Please explain this end fed antenna

Ive read about the 64:1 being used on end fed half waves. I personally use a 49:1. I think its really going to depend on the impedance. If 3200 ohm, use 64:1. If its 2450 ohm go with the 49:1. Chris/AC5CM Typos brought to you by iPhone On May 8, 2024, at 00:12, Gary Sitton via BVARC wrote:

Re: [BVARC] Please explain this end fed antenna

Hey John. 160M band would be about 259 ft long and because this band has such a low take off angle, youd have to get this up pretty high. Chris/AC5CM Typos brought to you by iPhone On May 6, 2024, at 10:45, john Parmalee via BVARC wrote:  So Rick, how long should I make these antennas and

Re: [BVARC] Fwd: Fw: A Heavy Sad Heart

My dad (W5KUB) is friends with martin and he told me months ago that Martin had been trying to find a buyer. It wasn't public news so i kept it to myself. I guess he never found anyone. Great to hear he's settling down. 80 is pretty old and I don't think he's in the best of health. MFJ was a

[BVARC] Ham Radio on MSN

When I open the Edge Browser (it defaults to MSN) this evening, I noticed the top news story is about ham radio: What Is Ham Radio: A Newcomer's Guide

Re: [BVARC] Seriously!

Except it wasn't blind. Phillippe sent a known YouTube link with a commonly known URL that YouTube uses.. and if you hover over the address, it verifies that it was the same address. Blind links, yes, your comment about blind links is accurate. Practice good email hygiene. But this wasn't a

[BVARC] Interesting Changes from NHC

Changes and additions coming in 2024 from National Hurricane Center. You might like it if you like that sort of thing. NHC New Products/Updates 2024 (noaa.gov) 73 Chris AC5CM

Re: [BVARC] How to HAM?

? Don't we need to keep our conversations limited to talking about HAM radio, or remarks of a personal nature? Or did I take that too literally? -Kristan KI5VVT Sent with Proton Mail<https://proton.me/> secure email. On Tuesday, March 19th, 2024 at 10:21 AM, Chris Medlin via

Re: [BVARC] How to HAM?

I will also add… Http://websdr.org No radio required to listen. Anytime you are in a place where you have some downtime but not at home or not where you can turn on an HF radio. Maybe there is torrential thunderstorms in your area and your equipment is all disconnected but you want to hear some

Re: [BVARC] Unun or balun

Hey Mike, Can you provide more information? Horizontal, Vertical, just a piece of wire? Where is the feedpoint? If wire, is thar single conductor, ladder line, etc? Anything else that might be helpful to let us know what you got. 68 ft is a quarter wave on 80. Thanks/73 Chris/AC5CM Typos

Re: [BVARC] GHHF Tech Talks Attendance, etc.

Hey Rick, i captured the antenna modeling portion of Stephen W2WF’s presentation on video. Its over 40MB but i can work on getting it out of my phone sometime soon. Chris/AC5CM Typos brought to you by iPhone > On Mar 3, 2024, at 10:38, Rick Hiller via BVARC wrote: > >  > We had a total of

[BVARC] the phase out of landline phone service

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

Re: [BVARC] Stolen 200 ft tower

taken towers down before. If it is a Rohn 25/45 they are hard to get apart after the galvanize in the joints bond. From: BVARC mailto:bvarc-boun...@bvarc.org>> On Behalf Of Chris Medlin via BVARC Sent: Tuesday, February 6, 2024 9:55 PM To: bvarc@bvarc.org<mailto:bvarc@bvarc.org>

[BVARC] Stolen 200 ft tower

Keep an eye out for your fellow ham and if you see him erect a 200 foot radio station communications tower in his yard out of the blue, he may be a suspect. All joking aside, the lawn crew arrived at the tower site to do some bush hog work and discovered the active 200 ft tall tower on site was

Re: [BVARC] Fw: Changes to the POTA Event

Hey Marc, I believe many people are not understanding exactly what happened here. This is much ado about nothing. Kori (who just happens to hold an elected position at BVARC) and Anthony are saying that they are going to continue to host POTA events just as they always have but outside the

Re: [BVARC] 10-10 net tonight

Hey Marvin, what time tonight? Chris From: BVARC On Behalf Of Suggs, Marvin (KTRK-TV) via BVARC Sent: Friday, February 2, 2024 2:50 PM To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB Cc: Suggs, Marvin (KTRK-TV) Subject: Re: [BVARC] 10-10 net tonight Sent from my iPhone On Dec 5, 2023, at 7:44 PM,

Re: [BVARC] POTA MONEY

Of course they dont. The funds go toward the next BVARC POTA event. 73 Chris/AC5CM Typos brought to you by iPhone On Feb 1, 2024, at 17:00, Eddie Runner via BVARC wrote:  So Anthony, (Kori, Mike, BOD or anyone interested) One thing just popped into my mind. BVARC has been collecting POTA

Re: [BVARC] BOD Zoom Vs IN PERSON

I agree that in person interaction is better than online. There is nothing preventing a group of people from getting together to connect to the zoom meeting from a single location. That would create an ideal Hybrid situation to allow for those who need extended neurological enhancements to

Re: [BVARC] BVARC BoD Meeting

Purely speculative, one or more board members may prefer to dress down for the occasion with their Zoom mullet for the meetings (aka in-person meetings would require pants)? More likely the answer would be that the various board members are spread out over the city and Zoom makes it very

Re: [BVARC] Question about ARRL Qualifying Run..

Legible hand written copy. Not typed. Typos brought to you by iPhone > On Jan 31, 2024, at 16:01, DAVID M GRAY JR via BVARC wrote: > > Does ARRL accept a typed copy of the CW Qualifying Runor must it be > hand written? > > Thanks , > > DavidK5HEC >

[BVARC] Kit building resource for all

All, Since we have a lot of new hams in the area... and there may be some old timers who have never heard of the site either... FAR Circuits. https://farcircuits.net FAR Circuits sells very affordable kits with etched boards and all the parts for many many projects. They pull them from ham

Re: [BVARC] FIRST CLASS POSTAGE and More

A great reason to stockpile Forever stamps. Pay now, save later. I have a bunch of 35 and 37 cent stamps that ive been doubling up for occasional mailings, until I run out then I guess I’ll be buying a roll of forever stamps. Chris/AC5CM Typos brought to you by iPhone > On Jan 21, 2024, at

Re: [BVARC] Need Assistance

Not always lowest bidder. Its more likely that the server is running on Windows NT4. (Not a joke) Chris Typos brought to you by iPhone On Jan 20, 2024, at 14:54, David Morefield via BVARC wrote:  When dealing with government websites, always remember they were built by the lowest bidder. LOL

[BVARC] Inventor of NTP protocol dies at 85

[david_mills_hero_3-760x380.jpg] Inventor of NTP protocol that keeps time on billions of devices dies at age

Re: [BVARC] Cw practice???

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

Re: [BVARC] How many members support 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] Recommendation for noise suppression?

It definitely IS the responsibility of the neighbor but most do not understand the part 15 label on their stuff, it ends up being on us to explain it. Typos brought to you by iPhone On Jan 15, 2024, at 19:10, John Denison via BVARC wrote:  I would agree that as hams we try to help out

Re: [BVARC] Recommendation for noise suppression?

This is probably not the answer you want to hear, but I have heard of stories like this and the answer has always been that the ham talks to the neighbor and ends up purchasing an equally good product that serves the same purpose that does not cause interference. Or… best case scenario, the ham

Re: [BVARC] banquet overpriced?

it down on the list though. Thanks for the input. Mike N5VCX On Wednesday, January 10, 2024 at 08:45:07 PM CST, Chris Medlin via BVARC wrote: Golden Coral is a favorite of hams nationwide. Go to any hamfest anywhere and youll find hams packing the Golden Coral. Super cheap and super

Re: [BVARC] banquet overpriced?

Golden Coral is a favorite of hams nationwide. Go to any hamfest anywhere and youll find hams packing the Golden Coral. Super cheap and super bland. Thats all ya need right? But plan accordingly because the Eating Club usually shows up at about 2pm. 73/Chris/AC5CM Typos brought to you by iPhone

Re: [BVARC] Why not to use XYL

Our abbreviated signals are just shorthand. CQ is derived from “seek you” OM is old man. That’s you, Anthony (and me). YL is “Young Lady”… you got that right. A YL can be licensed or non-licensed. When a YL gets married, regardless of License or Non-License, she becomes an Ex-YL, or XYL. Similar

Re: [BVARC] Reference Antenna Modeling Article -- QEX

Hey Rick, I’m from arkansas so sometimes you gotta type slower… so what youre saying is that reading this guys progression of articles will take you from zero to hero with the modeling software? Thats great because ive always wanted to learn how to use and have never found (or never looked in

Re: [BVARC] Best source for QSL cards?

Ive been buying QSL cards for many years as I’m now in my 3rd US state since getting my license. I dont think theres such an animal as “the best” qsl company. Some people print their own. Some go with any number of places. My most recent one is designed on gigiparts. I think it was the Premium

Re: [BVARC] BVARC Board of Directors Meeting

Hey anthony, It attached to my calendar with no problems. What error are you getting? Chris/AC5CM Typos brought to you by iPhone On Dec 5, 2023, at 23:34, anthony moro via BVARC wrote:  Jeff what is the ICS invite that you attached.to your email? I used outlook and still

Re: [BVARC] ISO artist to draw QSO card Image

Rudy, that sounds like a pretty cool idea! I saw that Teresa had a lead for you. Be sure and share the picture when you get it done! 73 chris Ac5cm Typos brought to you by iPhone On Dec 4, 2023, at 22:27, Rudolph Ackerman via BVARC wrote:  Looking for some one with drawing skills to draw a

[BVARC] Area Dentist Referral

Its not ham radio related but Ive been in town a little more than a year and I cannot find a good referral for a dentist around the sugar land / Missouri city area. I don't want a chain.. and I need someone who handles dental anxiety... someone who isn't going to upsell me Just a good

Re: [BVARC] Wanted 25ft of rg8x or similar coax

I second ABR. Great place for some quality products. 73 AC5CM Typos brought to you by iPhone On Nov 28, 2023, at 12:25, Mike Hardwick via BVARC wrote:  You can get any type of coax at ABR Industries. Call ahead to make sure they have it in stock. Mike N5VCX On Tuesday, November 28, 2023

Re: [BVARC] Late Activation

He's qrt... they got 303 contacts from 1806-1939 Local From: BVARC On Behalf Of mike.williams shopjubilee.com via BVARC Sent: Sunday, November 26, 2023 8:16 PM To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB Cc: mike.williams shopjubilee.com Subject: Re: [BVARC] Late Activation I don't see you listed

[BVARC] ICOM D-Star Contest

ICOM is hosting a D-Star contest. Details can be found here: [ogp_en.jpg] D-STAR QSO Party 2023 | Event | Icom Inc. icomjapan.com 73/Chris/AC5CM Typos brought to you

Re: [BVARC] Fun Friday Roster Stats

members. That includes 96 life members, and, sadly, 4 SKs. -j From: BVARC mailto:bvarc-boun...@bvarc.org>> on behalf of Chris Medlin via BVARC mailto:bvarc@bvarc.org>> Sent: Friday, October 27, 2023 5:09 PM To: bvarc@bvarc.org<mailto:bvarc@bvarc.org&g

[BVARC] Fun Friday Roster Stats

Back in June, No Problem Mike, VCX Mike, and I were talking about all the Mike's on the repeater and wondering if that was the highest quantity so that spurred me to pull the stats.. So I scraped the web roster and pulled the numbers and a few days later and gave them to VCX Mike on the air.

[BVARC] Fwd: 2023 ARRL Online Auction Starts Now

Thought this was interesting enough to share. Typos brought to you by iPhone Begin forwarded message: From: ARRL Sent: Friday, October 13, 2023 9:06 AM To: Subject: 2023 ARRL Online Auction Starts Now It’s time to click, bid, and win for a great cause!

Re: [BVARC] Brews with BVARC this Tuesday!

I’ll piggy back off of Fox’s email… Ive been a ham a long time (2/3 of my life) and Ive been affiliated with a lot of different clubs. I don’t typically join a club for the social part.. I rarely attended meetings. I pay dues to clubs when I use their repeater regularly, to financially support

Re: [BVARC] Signal noise and suggestion on how to reduce it

Cool thanks for this info Rick. Up until just a few years ago I have always been a die-hard Kenwood guy for HF (TS-120 then TS-570S), now the very popular 991a, I never would have known this info. And believe it or not, I’ve read through the operators manual more than once. Next time I fire it

[BVARC] Fwd: Radioditty Flash Sale

I receive emails about Radioditty from a digital group I’m affiliated with out of state. I dont know anything about them but passing this along because the sales look pretty good. 73/Chris/AC5CM  Free Shipping on orders $99.99+ within US/EU

Re: [BVARC] 146.940 Repeater

This will be a great test for the backup power. I’ll have the rig on tomorrow.. 73/chris From: BVARC On Behalf Of Mike Hardwick via BVARC Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2023 1:26 PM To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB Cc: Mike Hardwick ; Eddie Runner Subject: [BVARC] 146.940 Repeater On

Re: [BVARC] TQP. CQing

Hey Rick, how many texas counties did you get on Saturday? Typos brought to you by iPhone > On Sep 16, 2023, at 19:02, Rick Hiller via BVARC wrote: > >  > W5RH. 7.237. CQing. 7:00 pm > Sent from my i-Thingamajig > >> On Sep 16, 2023, at 4:37 PM, Rick Hiller wrote: >> >> W5RH239.5.

Re: [BVARC] N3FJP Settings for TXQP?

15, 2023 at 5:15 PM Chris Medlin via BVARC mailto:bvarc@bvarc.org>> wrote: I’m a little late to the party here but I’m curious if there is any initial setting I need to tweek on N3FJP Amateur Contact Log software to get it ready for TXQP? Or besides the initial config of my own call and lo

[BVARC] N3FJP Settings for TXQP?

I’m a little late to the party here but I’m curious if there is any initial setting I need to tweek on N3FJP Amateur Contact Log software to get it ready for TXQP? Or besides the initial config of my own call and location details, is it ready to go “out of the box”? Thanks Chris/AC5CM Typos

Re: [BVARC] Car battery

I stay away from Autozone unless its the only thing available. Too bad theres not many accessible NAPA Auto Parts stores around this area. Especially in the topic of car batteries. Typos brought to you by iPhone On Sep 13, 2023, at 20:01, Keith Dutson via BVARC wrote:  Hold on to your

[BVARC] FW: ARLB019 Idalia Prompts Amateur Radio Activations

FYI -Original Message- From: ARRL Web site Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2023 9:56 AM To: ctmed...@outlook.com Subject: ARLB019 Idalia Prompts Amateur Radio Activations SB QST @ ARL $ARLB019 ARLB019 Idalia Prompts Amateur Radio Activations ZCZC AG19 QST de W1AW ARRL Bulletin 19 ARLB019

Re: [BVARC] Is it ok to list equipment

Hahaha! I love it! 73/Chris/AC5CM From: BVARC On Behalf Of Mike Hardwick via BVARC Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2023 12:23 PM To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB Cc: Mike Hardwick ; Rick Fosburgh Subject: Re: [BVARC] Is it ok to list equipment Go for it. List away. If it’s a Icom 706 Mk2G

Re: [BVARC] K5WH-117, BLT-117

Walter, the balloon with my callsign associated on wspr has been up 313 days. Launched from Tennessee, it crossed the equator (a very rare occurrence) and has been circling the globe down there. 17+ laps. I hope you can get that kind of longevity. I’m watching/cheering from the sidelines. 73

Re: [BVARC] TOMORROW: Brews with BVARC

Kori, The Red Robin in League City next to Baybrook Mall has a 15-20 size Rubics Cube. I was there last month but didnt snap a pic of it or I would attach. I bet they would let you solve it while you wait for your burger. Chris/AC5CM Typos brought to you by iPhone On Aug 10, 2023, at 00:47,

[BVARC] August meeting zoom link

I checked my email history, the newsletter, and the bvarc website and I don't see a zoom link for the general meeting. Is it available yet to share? Maybe I jumped the gun by asking for it 29 hours early.:-/ Thanks Chris AC5CM Brazos Valley

Re: [BVARC] HF antenna and coax

Firstly, welcome to the hobby. Secondly, I dont know anything about this antenna except for what I just read on dx engineering. But 17ft is quarter wave on 20m. Maybe someone can give you better info on the antenna… I can say, if you are wanting to setup when you want to run hf and then tear

Re: [BVARC] Fwd: ARLB017 ARRL Files Comments Against "Seriously Flawed" HF Rules Petition

Thats a pretty harsh statement. I’m not sure any of us know the pull that arrl has in Washington but its probably safe to say that arrl cannot control the actions of others. Arrl does a lot of things for the hobby. The political side is only a small (?) part of it. I think they offer enough

Re: [BVARC] Kevin D. Mitnik - N6NHG

Pancreatic cancer is suddenly taking people out and fast. I knew a guy in his 50’s who went SK from it quite rapidly not too long ago. Plus its what took alex trebek. Typos brought to you by iPhone On Jul 25, 2023, at 08:41, KE5TE via BVARC wrote: His passing was the surprise. Kevin being

Re: [BVARC] Can someone please read some of this partial ID?

After the gap I copied “i y 5” before i lost it in the static. The i could have been the end/partial of something else though. That staticy gap was hard to navigate. Whats the context? Chris/AC5CM Typos brought to you by iPhone On Jul 18, 2023, at 15:12, Suggs, Marvin (KTRK-TV) via BVARC

[BVARC] Antenna Modeling Software Experience

Im curious if anyone has had any luck using antenna modeling software. I have installed several trial versions (including a fully licensed academic version) and some have no support while others require a PHD in electrical and mechanical engineering to operate. I'm looking for software that I

Re: [BVARC] Kenwood 850S

I’m not in the market, but fully functional ts-850s sold in the last 30 days on ebay for $350-$550. Maybe that helps you know how to price your non-functional radio. 73/Chris/AC5CM Typos brought to you by iPhone On Jul 5, 2023, at 19:12, John Davis via BVARC wrote:  I honestly don’t know

[BVARC] Field Day Pictures

Did anyone take any pictures during field day with BVARC at the fire training facility? Ive looked at facebook and the email threads and the only pictures Ive seen are a few drone shots of antennas. If I missed a link, then whoops, apologies.. otherwise, Id love to see some pics if someone has

Re: [BVARC] Nizar A. Mullani, BS, Receives SNMMI 2023 Georg Charles de Hevesy Nuclear Pioneer Award - SNMMI

Nizar, I think we can let it slide this time. Congrats on your award. 73/Chris/AC5CM Typos brought to you by iPhone On Jun 26, 2023, at 07:54, Nizar Mullani via BVARC wrote:  Sorry I could not be at FD. I had to be in Chicago to receive the highest award presented by the Society of Nuclear

Re: [BVARC] 146.940 Repeater Problems and Repeater Operation

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

Re: [BVARC] 146.940 Repeater Problems and Repeater Operation

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

Re: [BVARC] Replacement Battery Source for EFJ/Motorola Commercial Handheld

Ive had success over the years from Batteries America. As matter of fact, I just ordered a new battery from them this week for my D-Star HT. But they offer batteries for Motorolla and hobby stuff.. and lots of other things. Fair price. 73/Chris/AC5CM From: BVARC On Behalf Of Gus Bernard via

[BVARC] Free CD-Rs

Im in the process of moving and discovered that I have a pack of about 75 blank CD-Rs. They are free to a good home if you need/want them. [If you don't have a burner, I discovered back in my network engineering days that they make great throwing stars/discs, with the file cabinet drawer cracks

Re: [BVARC] Vice President's Update June 2023

If you know the letters you can copy 5wpm. 5wpm was the requirement for the Novice class license. You can almost take a sip from of your coffee between letters if you are accustomed to 13+wpm Typos brought to you by iPhone On Jun 2, 2023, at 11:09, W5CQN via BVARC wrote:  HOW FAST DO YOU

Re: [BVARC] Field Day 2023 Sign-up sheets!

Hey Kori, I plan to come out at some point for a few hours and Id like to jump on a radio for some voice action… i just dont know when or how long I’ll be able to stay… can yall work in “walk-ins”? Or do all the time slots need to be formally filled? I suspect I’m not the only one with the

[BVARC] 6M band opening

A ham friend in NW Arkansas has alerted me that there is a nice 6M band opening this morning. Just passing along if you are capable of operating there. Message time was 1045am. Enjoy! 73/Chris/AC5CM Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing

[BVARC] Chip Margelli - SK

For those who knew or had ever met Chip, he went silent key last week. He spent 29 years at Yaesu. I bumped into him at Belton a few years ago and he remembered me from several years back at Dayton. You might have seen him on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno in 2005 when he had a contest

Re: [BVARC] Parks on the air

Do you normally get harassed by park rangers while operating? Typos brought to you by iPhone On May 25, 2023, at 11:43, s.c.flowers via BVARC wrote:  Dwayne, Thanks for posting & this is good publicity for the program. Hopefully more park rangers will have heard about POTA due to this video

Re: [BVARC] 34/94 details

From: Chris Medlin via BVARC Date: 5/21/23 7:45 PM (GMT-06:00) To: bvarc@bvarc.org Cc: Chris Medlin Subject: [BVARC] 34/94 details Does anyone have the technical details of the 34/94 repeater? Which tower, ant elev (I believe its 900’?), repeater details, ID’er, etc? I grew up with my dad al

[BVARC] 34/94 details

Does anyone have the technical details of the 34/94 repeater? Which tower, ant elev (I believe its 900’?), repeater details, ID’er, etc? I grew up with my dad always homebrewing repeaters and building/running/troubleshooting/repairing repeaters, so I’m always interested to hear all the details

Re: [BVARC] Hamvention sales

Hi Rudy. Here's a few things: Ham Radio Outlet is running a lot of specials. Details here: https://www.hamradio.com/email/2305-0518-hamvention/index.html Spark Plug Gear Portable Antenna is offering Free Shipping during the fest weekend. https://www.sparkpluggear.com/shop/p/sparkplug

Re: [BVARC] Charging for QSL?

If I want even a domestic QSL card from someone, I send them a SASE. Especially if its from a place I need, I want to knock down any barriers that keep that from happening. From time to time when I lived In Tennessee, I received a SASE and $1USD from foreign county hunters who desperately

Re: [BVARC] name that antenna?

th 20m and 10m maybe 40m but did not test it. Marc. On Mon, May 15, 2023 at 10:01 AM Chris Medlin via BVARC mailto:bvarc@bvarc.org>> wrote: Ha me too mike. He marc, can you supply a back of the napkin drawing to show us what this looks like? Im having trouble picturing it.. since I sudde

Re: [BVARC] name that antenna?

RADIO CLUB Cc: M Reiter Subject: Re: [BVARC] name that antenna? the down legs are 20m hamsticks, the upright is a 224" telescoping set at 17ft it is fed at the joint with coax. seems to work on both 20m and 10m maybe 40m but did not test it. Marc. On Mon, May 15, 2023 at 10:01 AM Chris M

Re: [BVARC] name that antenna?

Ha me too mike. He marc, can you supply a back of the napkin drawing to show us what this looks like? Im having trouble picturing it.. since I suddenly don't think the sticks are end to end. From: BVARC On Behalf Of Mike Knerr via BVARC Sent: Monday, May 15, 2023 9:34 AM To: BRAZOS VALLEY

Re: [BVARC] name that antenna?

Vertical end fed? Typos brought to you by iPhone > On May 15, 2023, at 07:38, M Reiter via BVARC wrote: > >  > so i made a homebrew antenna, it has a 17ft telescoping vertical with 4 20m > hamsticks at 135 degrees down. I ran it up a mast about 20ft off the ground > and it seems to work

Re: [BVARC] DVMega and BlueDV software install question

mind he’s in Europe, and it may not be till morning before he sees the message. All the best, Walter/K5WH From: BVARC <mailto:bvarc-boun...@bvarc.org> On Behalf Of Chris Medlin via BVARC Sent: Friday, May 12, 2023 5:13 PM To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB <mailto:bvarc@bvarc.or

[BVARC] DVMega and BlueDV software install question

Hello. Ive never really been too big into DMR, but I have a DVMega usb dongle (actually forgot I had it to tell you the truth) and Im trying to install BlueDV on a windows 10 box. Has anyone successfully installed this app on win10? Im admin of my box but I keep getting install failure because

Re: [BVARC] Yaesu FTM-200DR, FTM-300DR or FTM-500DR?

For a few years i drove a mitsubishi lancer as a second vehicle and even though the windows were tinted (including visor strip above the A line on the windshield… ok in Tennessee law), i wanted to run super incognito since i was in the city with the nations highest crime rate. So i picked up

Re: [BVARC] Major Event - Looking for Volunteers to Man BVARC/Ham Radio Booth - May 26th-28th, 2023

The way to pull the younger folks into the hobby is to have some of the younger hams in this booth promoting the hobby. A bunch of us old guys could sit in there but the way to get the younger generation is to show them where the value is by people who are like them sho can relate to where they

[BVARC] Emergency Prep Tax Free weekend

Friendly reminder that this is tax-free weekend for emergency preparedness supplies. More details in the link below: Emergency Preparation Supplies Sales Tax Holiday

Re: [BVARC] FW: Equipment from Estate

A lot of good stuff in those pics. A lot of Drake stuff. And I think every ham should be required to be in possession of at least one Roi-Tan cigar box. 73/AC5CM Typos brought to you by iPhone On Apr 18, 2023, at 17:33, Allen Brier via BVARC wrote:  Forwarding for K5RK Allen R. Brier N5XZ

Re: [BVARC] Postal Rates

Hey scott, if you had bought enough forever stamps anytime since 2007, you would technically lock in your postage rate at that price (until you run out). :-) Typos brought to you by iPhone > On Apr 16, 2023, at 23:26, Scott Medbury via BVARC wrote: > >  > It has been announced that

Re: [BVARC] Antenna voodoo

2023 at 9:38 PM, Chris Medlin via BVARC mailto:bvarc@bvarc.org>> wrote: 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 availabl

Re: [BVARC] Antenna voodoo

Sounds like he created an inverted Vee to me. Chris AC5CM Typos brought to you by iPhone On Apr 9, 2023, at 14:39, Christopher Boone via BVARC wrote:  Took a 40m dipole and put the ends together with a zip tie (so not connected) then hung it as a triangle?? You STILL have a dipole...now in

Re: [BVARC] Houston HamFest is over, lets have a little fun

Youre in luck! I threw all my tickets away. I won 4 times at the hamfest. 73 Chris AC5CM Typos brought to you by iPhone On Mar 24, 2023, at 11:34, Eddie Runner via BVARC wrote:  Houston HamFest is over, lets have a little fun River Oaks Car Stereo (a prize sponsor of Houston HamFest) Has

Re: [BVARC] extra exam.

Yup. Balun is balanced to unbalanced. Also an un-un is unbalanced to unbalanced. There are antennas out there that require an un-un. i think a see-saw is the best example ive seen of a balancing unit. In the world of antennas, a balancing unit is not something ive ever heard of. Typos brought

Re: [BVARC] extra exam.

Good evening Marc. Back in the day, there was novice, technician, general, advanced, and extra. Advanced was the hardest test. It was a very hard test. Because Advanced was, well, advanced, you didnt need to pass more code. You had the 13 wpm for the general and since extra was 20wpm code, the