[BVARC] REMINDER: BVARC Presents Riley Hollingsworth, Thursday at 7 p.m.
BVARC August meeting this Thursday August 13 Riley Hollingsworth (former FCC), K4ZDH, is now the head of the new ARRL Volunteer Monitor service. Topic: BVARC Monthly Meeting Time: Aug 13, 2020 07:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89587211057?pwd=WDJMQlhEN1VhM2paTUpoeEU1UEdrQT09 Meeting ID: 895 8721 1057 Passcode: 306989 One tap mobile +13462487799,,89587211057# US (Houston) Dial by your location +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) Meeting ID: 895 8721 1057 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kdzqxSbh8C Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list BVARC@bvarc.org http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org
[BVARC] Fwd: [cwops] Join us for the 'Slow CWT' tonight.
Begin forwarded message: > From: Ken Bell > Date: August 12, 2020 at 1:55:40 PM CDT > To: m...@cwops.groups.io > Subject: Re: [cwops] Join us for the 'Slow CWT' tonight. > > > Hi > > For the benefit of anyone who did not understand that 'The first 15 minutes > of the 0300 CWT' actually takes place concurrently with the 0300 CWT, and to > make sure we are all on the same page, 0300 - 0315 Geenwich Mean Time August > 13, (this is the night CWT in the US) we will again be hosting the 'Slow > CWT'. > > Some advisors will be running 20-25wpm with lots of farnsworth and hoping to > catch students and anyone else who might be a little rusty or just like to > work a slow station. If you are just starting out or if slow is your thing, > feel free to hunt us between 7.100 and 7.115mhz for the first 15 minutes of > the 0300 session. Mistakes are expected and will happen. No harm, no foul. > If you are mentor type, and want to help students learn, then feel free to > run with us. > > > A post in this thread covers the exchange. > > Best regards, > -- > Ken - K4EES > > _._,_._,_ > Groups.io Links: > You receive all messages sent to this group. > > View/Reply Online (#40384) | Reply To Sender | Reply To Group | Mute This > Topic | New Topic > Mute #cwt | Mute #slowcwt > Your Subscription | Contact Group Owner | Unsubscribe [mull...@tlite.com] > > _._,_._,_ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list BVARC@bvarc.org http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org
Re: [BVARC] BVARC Digest, Vol 126, Issue 11
John, do you get a commission from N3FJP? Allen R. Brier N5XZ 1515 Windloch Lane Richmond, TX 77406 713-705-4801 3. If you are thinking about dipping your toes into contesting, the perfect event takes place this weekend. (John Chauvin) 4. Re: If you are thinking about dipping your toes into contesting, the perfect event takes place this weekend. (jppn...@comcast.net) Message: 3 Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2020 02:06:04 + (UTC) From: John Chauvin To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB Subject: [BVARC] If you are thinking about dipping your toes into contesting, the perfect event takes place this weekend. Message-ID: <516189438.649276.1597197964...@mail.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" The North American QSO Party, https://ncjweb.com/naqp/ takes place this weekend, from 1PM CDT, Saturday, August 15 to 1AM CDT Sunday morning, August 16. That's only 12 hours, but if you work "only" 3 or 4 hours, that would be a great intro. To wit: 1. The maximum allowable power is 100W. So you won't be going against the "big guns" with their 1500W. 2. NAQP is very popular with contest shy hams through experienced renowned contesters. Rest assured, that you will not be at a loss for contact possibilities. 3. It is SSB only, so that is usually the easiest to start with and traditionally offers the greatest comfort level. 4. Tip: Operate well into the General portion of the band. Most competitive ops generally operate in both the Extra and lower General portions, however those with less experience (and consequently speak more slowly) usually operate much higher. Example: for 40M, the General portion starts at 7.175 MHz, so go up to at least 7.225 or even 7.250 and test the waters. The exchange is simply your name and state. Keep them simple. Say "Texas" or spell "TX." Keep the name short - Jim for James, Al for Allen or Alphonso, Jon for Jonathan, etc. If you want to increase your enjoyment, use some contest software. The most popular are N1MM (n1mm.com) and N3FJP (n3fjp.com). N1MM is very popular with competitive contesters. N1MM is free and offers a lot of excellent features. Be aware that due to it's many features, it takes a some familiarization to load and initially to use, plus it has 844 pages of instructions (generally the defaults are sufficient at first) so initially it is usually best to go with simpler software. N3FJP is an easy download and easy to get started with (again, for any settings, the defaults are usually sufficient) and does more than what you need. It costs $9 (PayPal on-line and is an immediate download) but offers free lifetime upgrades and if you want other contest modules for other contests, you can buy the entire suite of over 200 modules (contest specific plus the general logger) for $49 less any payments for specific modules (like NAQP) you previously made. More on N3JFP - It takes a few hours to get the password, but before that, you can download it immediately and use it for up to 30 contacts for free. Don't wait until the contest to break yourself free of $9 however, because you don't want to lose a few hours of contest time waiting for the password after you make the 30 Qs. Get it now, play with it, and then decide (a few days before the contest) if you want to spring the $9. So, both offer advantages depending on where you are in the contesting game. I have always been a casual contester and have been doing it regularly for 15 years and use N3FJP. One last tip - be patient! It might take a few minutes to an hour but you will get the knack. Remember, speak slowly and enunciate each syllable. There is no rush! Give NAQP a try. You only commit a few hours and it is fun. Tnx es 73 de John, K5IZO -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://mail.bvarc.org/pipermail/bvarc_bvarc.org/attachments/20200812/7fa1fc0e/attachment.html> -- Subject: Digest Footer ___ BVARC mailing list BVARC@bvarc.org http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org -- End of BVARC Digest, Vol 126, Issue 11 ** -- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.com Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list BVARC@bvarc.org http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org
Re: [BVARC] If you are thinking about dipping your toes into contesting, the perfect event takes place this weekend.
Good info John. Thanks JP K5JPP From: BVARC On Behalf Of John Chauvin via BVARC Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2020 9:06 PM To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB Cc: John Chauvin Subject: [BVARC] If you are thinking about dipping your toes into contesting, the perfect event takes place this weekend. The North American QSO Party, https://ncjweb.com/naqp/ takes place this weekend, from 1PM CDT, Saturday, August 15 to 1AM CDT Sunday morning, August 16. That's only 12 hours, but if you work "only" 3 or 4 hours, that would be a great intro. To wit: 1. The maximum allowable power is 100W. So you won't be going against the "big guns" with their 1500W. 2. NAQP is very popular with contest shy hams through experienced renowned contesters. Rest assured, that you will not be at a loss for contact possibilities. 3. It is SSB only, so that is usually the easiest to start with and traditionally offers the greatest comfort level. 4. Tip: Operate well into the General portion of the band. Most competitive ops generally operate in both the Extra and lower General portions, however those with less experience (and consequently speak more slowly) usually operate much higher. Example: for 40M, the General portion starts at 7.175 MHz, so go up to at least 7.225 or even 7.250 and test the waters. The exchange is simply your name and state. Keep them simple. Say "Texas" or spell "TX." Keep the name short - Jim for James, Al for Allen or Alphonso, Jon for Jonathan, etc. If you want to increase your enjoyment, use some contest software. The most popular are N1MM (n1mm.com) and N3FJP (n3fjp.com). N1MM is very popular with competitive contesters. N1MM is free and offers a lot of excellent features. Be aware that due to it's many features, it takes a some familiarization to load and initially to use, plus it has 844 pages of instructions (generally the defaults are sufficient at first) so initially it is usually best to go with simpler software. N3FJP is an easy download and easy to get started with (again, for any settings, the defaults are usually sufficient) and does more than what you need. It costs $9 (PayPal on-line and is an immediate download) but offers free lifetime upgrades and if you want other contest modules for other contests, you can buy the entire suite of over 200 modules (contest specific plus the general logger) for $49 less any payments for specific modules (like NAQP) you previously made. More on N3JFP - It takes a few hours to get the password, but before that, you can download it immediately and use it for up to 30 contacts for free. Don't wait until the contest to break yourself free of $9 however, because you don't want to lose a few hours of contest time waiting for the password after you make the 30 Qs. Get it now, play with it, and then decide (a few days before the contest) if you want to spring the $9. So, both offer advantages depending on where you are in the contesting game. I have always been a casual contester and have been doing it regularly for 15 years and use N3FJP. One last tip - be patient! It might take a few minutes to an hour but you will get the knack. Remember, speak slowly and enunciate each syllable. There is no rush! Give NAQP a try. You only commit a few hours and it is fun. Tnx es 73 de John, K5IZO Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list BVARC@bvarc.org http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org
