[BVARC] Fwd: New comment on "EFHW Antenna Simulation Using MMANA GAL"

Colleagues, Good evening. A nice comment from a Japanese amateur radio operator on the video I made for using MMANA-GAL to simulate the EFHW antenna! Very interesting that the EFHW seems to be quite a popular antenna for hams around the globe! 73, Stephen (W2WF) > Begin forwarded message: >

Re: [BVARC] Easter Island DXpedition live now FT8 12m

goya LOL > > On Thu, May 2, 2024 at 6:20 PM Stephen Flowers via BVARC <mailto:bvarc@bvarc.org>> wrote: >> Colleagues, >> Good afternoon. 3G0YA DXpedition station is live on 12m FT8 now. I just >> made a contact with them.

Re: [BVARC] Fort Bend County Fairgrounds in Flight Simulator

John, Good morning. It sounds like you’re chomping at the bit for Hamfest! LOL Make it a great day! 73, Stephen (W2WF) > On Feb 28, 2024, at 9:48 PM, John Denison via BVARC wrote: > > I was hovering above the Fort Bend County Fairgrounds in Microsoft Flight > Simulator 2020 this morning.

Re: [BVARC] REMINDER: POTA this Sunday!

Josh, Good afternoon. Welcome! It was a fun event to be sure. I kept getting this fellow on CW giving his callsign as TI5JON and I stubbornly replying to him: “KI5JON ?”. It turned out that he was indeed a TI station in Costa Rica and not a KI station from the US! Don’t be a stranger and

Re: [BVARC] Packet Radio in Houston

Hey Fox, Good afternoon. I remember chatting with you at a brews with BVARC about a python library for ham comms that you were developing. Do you have a GitHub repository or a SW architecture/block diagram of the signal flow? Just wondering. BTW, this sounds really cool. 73, Stephen (W2WF)

Re: [BVARC] Changes to the POTA Event

Hey Rudy, Good morning. I agree with you, POTA is a lot of fun. Might I suggest trying POTA on CW? To me it’s the next step in a fun & emergency preparedness journey. BTW, thank you to Kori WX5KR and Anthony W5LIC for spearheading the POTA activities in our community. 73, Stephen (W2WF)

Re: [BVARC] CW questions

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,

Re: [BVARC] Why not to use XYL

All, Same in Spanish: Señorita (unmarried lady), Señora (married lady). However, you’d likely get killed if you called a Señora an “ex - señorita”. Dangerous waters, tread carefully is all I’m saying.. LOL 73, Stephen (W2WF) > On Jan 7, 2024, at 8:44 PM, Chris Medlin via BVARC wrote: >

Re: [BVARC] Solar effect

t; These also bring high electromagnetic fields with them. >> I understood the electromagnetic fields are causing the problems. >> Just a thought. >> Mike Knerr KI5UBL >> 73 >> >> On Fri, Jan 5, 2024, 10:03 AM Stephen Flowers via BVARC > <mailto:bvarc@

Re: [BVARC] Antenna Article Understanding Help Needed

Colleagues, Good afternoon. Excellent work done by Rick W5RH on contacting the authors and getting info on their antenna. If you’re interested, this is a quick walk-through I made on antenna modeling using the program called MMANA GAL. It’s similar to the EZNEC program and I believe it

[BVARC] Rohde & Schwarz webinar on Understanding Phase Noise

Colleagues, Good evening. There is an upcoming Rohde & Schwarz webinar that may be of interest to you. I’ve attached the details to this email for your review. Hope it’s useful to your work and/or projects. 73! Stephen (W2WF) Understanding Phase Noise: Introduction to Phase

[BVARC] Fwd: Rohde & Schwarz Seminar Reminder - Thursday, 11/02/2023

Colleagues, Good afternoon. A friendly reminder that this Thursday is the Rohde & Schwarz seminar at Embassy Suites Houston on the Energy Corridor. I plan to attend so hopefully will see you there. In my view, these tech seminars are pretty informative and interesting. Parking on-site will

Re: [BVARC] Gigaparts New Store Survey - Location.

Hey Jeff, Good evening. Just voted for Houston in the Gigaparts survey. As you said, the link's about in the middle of the webpage, click on the hyperlink https://www.gigaparts.com/Huntsville & then scroll down to "More locations to come, click here to vote for our next location”. A GP

Re: [BVARC] Do u have an extra Variable capacitor?

n or even Walmart. > > As as always, Ebay. > > Mike > N5VCX > > On Wednesday, October 18, 2023 at 07:01:29 AM CDT, Stephen Flowers via BVARC > wrote: > > > Colleagues, > Good morning. Does anyone have an extra variable capacitor with knob that I &g

Re: [BVARC] CW POTA at Huntsville State Park

M, Craig Coussens via BVARC > wrote: > > Looking at joining the LICW as well Stephen, would you recommend them? I have > zero CW experience… Your field pack looks great! Thanks, Craig / K8CPC > > From: BVARC On Behalf Of Stephen Flowers via BVARC > Sent: Tuesday, October

Re: [BVARC] Rohde & Schwarz webinar tomorrow on RIS

Colleagues, Good afternoon. Thought I’d pass along a Rohde & Schwarz webinar happening tomorrow at 10am and dealing with new antenna technology w/possible applications to 6G. The topic is “Reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) technology”.

Re: [BVARC] EFHW?

Jeff, Good morning. A couple of years ago, I wrapped my DXCC with "cammo tape wrap" I bought at Academy. When I was done it looked like a crepe myrtle in the back yard. Never got questions before or after, I just put the tape wrap to avoid folks asking. 73, Stephen (W2WF) > On Oct 8,

[BVARC] Rohde & Schwarz seminar - Nov 2nd

Kori & colleagues, Good morning. FYI there's an upcoming Rohde & Schwarz seminar taking place at the Embassy Suites Houston - Energy Corridor 11730 Katy Fwy, Houston, on Thursday Nov 2nd, from 9am to 2pm. The topic will be: "Fundamentals of Oscilloscopes & RF instruments”. The

Re: [BVARC] IC 7300 for sale - one owner

om/sig-email?utm_medium=email_source=link_campaign=sig-email_content=webmail> > > On Sat, Sep 16, 2023 at 12:04 PM Stephen Flowers via BVARC <mailto:bvarc@bvarc.org>> wrote: >> All, >> Not sure if my previous message made it on the count of the large >> attachme

Re: [BVARC] TONIGHT: Brews with BVARC

Thanks Kori! I’ve added the BVARC calendar to my iCal & the events show up. 73, Stephen (W2WF) > On Sep 14, 2023, at 12:09 AM, Kori Rahman via BVARC wrote: > > Dwayne and all: > > First of all, apologies for the late notice on the Brews with BVARC event > Tuesday. Despite the late email

Re: [BVARC] Marine frequency wanted

Hey Jeff, Yea I monitor channel 16 in the main radio below deck and on the portable “HT” topside when in Galveston Bay and in the Gulf. Interestingly, channel 16 is also monitored when sailing off the coast of Sicily, Italy. Either way, when we make contact in 16, we immediately switch or QSY

Re: [BVARC] January 2023 BVARC Newsletter

Marc, Welcome to the hobby! 73, Stephen (W2WF) > On Jan 8, 2023, at 9:39 AM, M Reiter via BVARC wrote: > > Happy to receive digital. > Marc Reiter, new member not even a call sign yet > > > On Sat, Jan 7, 2023 at 8:46 PM Bruce via BVARC > wrote: >> Well, heck, let