Re: [BVARC] Self Introduction: Kori

2020-12-10 Thread Kori Rahman via BVARC
Bruce, I've got a lot of different avenues to check out but I definitely would like to do satellite communication. I just checked out the AMSAT website, cool stuff. Most of what I know right now I learned from the exam study, but it sounds like I'll at least need a transceiver which can transmit

[BVARC] FW: [BLT] STX BLT Launch Saturday 12/12/20

2020-12-10 Thread Andy via BVARC
FYI From: b...@groups.io [mailto:b...@groups.io] On Behalf Of Walter Holmes K5WH Sent: Thursday, December 10, 2020 11:20 PM To: b...@groups.io Subject: Re: [BLT] STX BLT Launch Saturday 12/12/20 I almost forgot another critical part of this. It will all be streamed LIVE on Zoom, so if

Re: [BVARC] Self Introduction: Kori

2020-12-10 Thread Scott Medbury via BVARC
Kori, Welcome to your club. And it is your club too . Al are welcome and your input is vital. We are continually trying to improve it and have programs and activities that appeal to all interests and levels. 73 de Scott KD5FBA On Thu, Dec 10, 2020, 10:55 PM Kori Rahman via BVARC wrote: >

Re: [BVARC] Self Introduction: Kori

2020-12-10 Thread Kori Rahman via BVARC
Hi Keith, I am glad to hear there is something I can contribute, I'll get on the F8 and F4 modes and see what I can learn. Very interesting story yourself. I sometimes wonder if I should have gone into physics. I really enjoy studying the mathematics of physics, that's why I was studying Tensor

Re: [BVARC] Self Introduction: Kori

2020-12-10 Thread Kori Rahman via BVARC
Hey Mark, Yeah I'm sure I can give you a few phrases. Something like "Hello" and "The weather is nice today" or anything more specific? Those are "안녕하세요" (ahn-young-ha-seh-yo) and "오늘은 날씨가 좋습니다" (oh-neul-eun nal-she-gah joe-seum-nee-dah) respectively, the "eu" vowels are basically like that

Re: [BVARC] Self Introduction: Kori

2020-12-10 Thread Chris Luppens via BVARC
This will sound corny but Google Translate includes Korean. You ought to try it as it even translates voice., both directions. Keep it simple. Chris Luppens > On Dec 10, 2020, at 9:53 PM, Mark Brantana via BVARC wrote: > > Kori, > > Hi welcome to the airways. I wish I had taken the

Re: [BVARC] Self Introduction: Kori

2020-12-10 Thread Mark Brantana via BVARC
Kori, Hi welcome to the airways. I wish I had taken the initiative to introduce myself as you have. Great to read your story. One thing, I have some older Korean neighbors next door who do not speak a word of English. I think they had just arrived state-sides when their family moved them in.

Re: [BVARC] Self Introduction: Kori

2020-12-10 Thread Keith NM5G via BVARC
Welcome Kori. Thanks for the bio. You and I have similar interests. My formal education ended with a degree in Physics and Math, with a minor in Physical Chemistry, back in 1968. Spent 154 semester hours in this pursuit. In my senior year I took a course called celestial mechanics given

Re: [BVARC] Self Introduction: Kori

2020-12-10 Thread John Mechura via BVARC
Greetings! Forgetful John, KI5HOC On Thu, Dec 10, 2020 at 9:07 PM D. Howard Bingham via BVARC wrote: > 73 > > D. Howard Bingham > > KE5APJ > > -- > On 12/10/2020 3:49 PM, Kori Rahman via BVARC wrote: > > Hello all, > > I'm Sheikh "Kori" Rahman (KI5MKU), I just joined the BVARC last Saturday >

Re: [BVARC] Self Introduction: Kori

2020-12-10 Thread D. Howard Bingham via BVARC
73 D. Howard Bingham KE5APJ -- On 12/10/2020 3:49 PM, Kori Rahman via BVARC wrote: Hello all, I'm Sheikh "Kori" Rahman (KI5MKU), I just joined the BVARC last Saturday when I took my exams and I wanted to go ahead and introduce myself to everyone. I am an Aerospace Engineer by education

Re: [BVARC] Self Introduction: Kori

2020-12-10 Thread Paul Easter via BVARC
Welcome to the club and the hobby!! On Thu, Dec 10, 2020 at 6:55 PM Bruce via BVARC wrote: > Nice to have you join BVARC and the ham community. There are a lot of > things to do in ham radio and if you do not like one, try another. If > you have any questions on operating satellites, drop me an

Re: [BVARC] Self Introduction: Kori

2020-12-10 Thread Bruce via BVARC
Nice to have you join BVARC and the ham community. There are a lot of things to do in ham radio and if you do not like one, try another. If you have any questions on operating satellites, drop me an email. I have been involved in satellites since 1993 and was President of BVARC once upon a

Re: [BVARC] Self Introduction: Kori

2020-12-10 Thread Kori Rahman via BVARC
KJ, JP, Mark, Jeff, Ravi thanks for the welcome. Yep Mark I got my call sign some time yesterday morning, I had been constantly refreshing the ULS page ever since the exam. I checked in with the Alaska Morning Net yesterday and the BVARC net at noon on the 146.940 repeater today. I'm pretty much

Re: [BVARC] Self Introduction: Kori

2020-12-10 Thread Ravi Ratnala via BVARC
Welcome, Kori! I echo just about everything Jeff said, including the fact that this, my second foray into ham radio, started with a Baofeng HT. 73! Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 10, 2020, at 4:04 PM, Jeff Greer via BVARC wrote: > >  > Nice to meet you, Kori, and welcome to the club! It's a

Re: [BVARC] Self Introduction: Kori

2020-12-10 Thread KJ Anderson via BVARC
Welcome!!! 73 de KJ5EMP - KJ Anderson 253-380-2636 www.linkedin.com/in/scrumnerd From: BVARC On Behalf Of JP Pritchard via BVARC Sent: Thursday, December 10, 2020 5:20 PM To: 'BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO

Re: [BVARC] Self Introduction: Kori

2020-12-10 Thread JP Pritchard via BVARC
Welcome Kori. JP, 73, K5JPP From: BVARC On Behalf Of mark janzer via BVARC Sent: Thursday, December 10, 2020 4:07 PM To: bvarc@bvarc.org Cc: mark janzer ; Kori Rahman Subject: Re: [BVARC] Self Introduction: Kori Welcome aboard Kori! It's good to see that the turn around, from

Re: [BVARC] Self Introduction: Kori

2020-12-10 Thread mark janzer via BVARC
Welcome aboard Kori!It's good to see that the turn around, from Saturday's testing, to having your new call sign was 4 days. 73MarkK5MGJ On Thursday, December 10, 2020, 03:50:05 PM CST, Kori Rahman via BVARC wrote: Hello all, I'm Sheikh "Kori" Rahman (KI5MKU), I just joined the BVARC

Re: [BVARC] Self Introduction: Kori

2020-12-10 Thread Jeff Greer via BVARC
Nice to meet you, Kori, and welcome to the club! It's a friendly bunch, so don't be afraid to ask questions here. You'll find somebody here is bound to know something about almost everything, and most of us will pretend to even if we don't.  When you're ready to cram for Extra, check out

[BVARC] Self Introduction: Kori

2020-12-10 Thread Kori Rahman via BVARC
Hello all, I'm Sheikh "Kori" Rahman (KI5MKU), I just joined the BVARC last Saturday when I took my exams and I wanted to go ahead and introduce myself to everyone. I am an Aerospace Engineer by education (Masters in AE from GA Tech 2011), with some experience in the Oil and Gas industry.

Re: [BVARC] Mail forwarding services?

2020-12-10 Thread KJ Anderson via BVARC
I have very quick access to my guns, no worries. I also have 4 kids in the house, it’s really not an option to leave loaded firearms around. Though all my kids know their firearm safety. - KJ Anderson 253-380-2636

[BVARC] TONIGHT Fw: Zoom Thursday meeting

2020-12-10 Thread mark janzer via BVARC
- Forwarded Message - From: Jeff Greer via BVARC To: David Hold Cc: Jeff Greer ; Rick Hiller via BVARC Sent: Monday, December 7, 2020, 08:23:58 AM CSTSubject: Re: [BVARC] Zoom Thursday meeting The correct info for Thursday's meeting is: Topic: BVARC Meeting - An HF Systems

Re: [BVARC] Mail forwarding services?

2020-12-10 Thread Steve Agee via BVARC
*30 years ago, I came home to my house being burglarized. I did not know it, as they came in by breaking a rear window, so I had no idea they were in the house. They found one of my guns and shot at me as I came in the front door. Good thing they missed by several feet. There is no worse

Re: [BVARC] Mail forwarding services?

2020-12-10 Thread Eddie Runner via BVARC
On Thursday, December 10, 2020, 09:37:59 AM CST, Bruce via BVARC wrote: >Guns in safes are of no use if someone is breaking in.  Might keep the bad guys from stealing your guns! >Neither is an unloaded gun.  Sometimes if they know you are armed they run away.. gun doesn't have to be

Re: [BVARC] Mail forwarding services?

2020-12-10 Thread Ravi Ratnala via BVARC
Excellent points, Rick. And thanks for the reminder that this is a “semi-public” forum. I tend to think of you guys (and this list) more like extended family; guard down to an extent. As it happens, my surveillance situation is hardly any secret - cameras quite visible; I tend to be the

Re: [BVARC] Mail forwarding services?

2020-12-10 Thread Rick Hiller via BVARC
Ya know, what I find interesting in all of this discussion/thread is that for a person seeking privacy there is an incredible amount of information exposed about y’alls location and property and security. This is a semi-public forum. Easy to get into. Same for the repeater, but even more

Re: [BVARC] Mail forwarding services?

2020-12-10 Thread Ravi Ratnala via BVARC
+1 on the surveillance. I have the entire perimeter of the exterior of my house covered, with kickers here and there. ;-) And, I can flood the entire exterior of my house and yard with intensely bright light with the touch of a button from just about anywhere in my house. Same system

Re: [BVARC] Mail forwarding services?

2020-12-10 Thread Ravi Ratnala via BVARC
Rethink that strategy. What happens if you come home and find that a burglar has somehow gotten into your house and availed himself of your unsecured weapon? My heavy hardware stays locked among two large gun safes. I also keep loaded pistols in small safes with 4-finger combination locks

Re: [BVARC] Mail forwarding services?

2020-12-10 Thread Bruce via BVARC
Guns in safes are of no use if someone is breaking in. Neither is an unloaded gun. 73...bruce Sent from my iPhone On Dec 10, 2020, at 9:26 AM, KJ Anderson via BVARC wrote:  Lots of responses, I’ll try to address all the points. I’ve got my email forward with ARRL set up, and I use that

Re: [BVARC] Heath Kit History

2020-12-10 Thread Gus Bernard via BVARC
Here's a fun Ham Nation YouTube video about Heathkit's history and a Heathkit obsessed ham, Dave W7UUU, who does some incredible Heathkit restorations and projects: https://youtu.be/OVZP0cxVtU8 Gus, KG5OFB On Thu, Dec 10, 2020 at 4:24 AM Mark Brantana via BVARC wrote: > We had a Heathkit

Re: [BVARC] Mail forwarding services?

2020-12-10 Thread D. Howard Bingham via BVARC
If your am AARL Member, they have a one way email forwarding through ARRL that copies e-mail to your real e-mail address, no exposure of street address, phone number, etc. But if you want to reply, that's another issue.  My ARRL address is:    (Ironically it was