From ka4gfy at cox.net  Thu Aug  3 20:50:03 2017
From: ka4gfy at cox.net (Rich Adamy)
Date: Thu, 3 Aug 2017 20:50:03 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: [Alexandria Radio Club Reflector] Berryville Hamfest
Message-ID: <1241270992.32964.1501807803611@myemail.cox.net>

For anybody who is going to Berryville this year, look for your fellow club members on 147.315 simplex.  We will also be listening on 446.025 DSTAR simplex and 927.600 simplex.

We will be listening on 147.315 simplex on the way out, along with 52.525 simplex.  The talk-in freqyency is 146.820 (PL 146.2 Hz).

We can caravan out there.  I plan to leave Alexandria around 0615.  Breakfast around 0700 at McDonald;s in Sterling (it's on the right side behind some trees).  

73,

Rich, KA4GFY

From N4ASX at cox.net  Mon Aug  7 17:02:46 2017
From: N4ASX at cox.net (Rick Bunn)
Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2017 17:02:46 -0400
Subject: [Alexandria Radio Club Reflector] ARC SHORTS AUGUST 2017 -
	Alexandria Radio Club NEWSLETTER and meeting notice.
Message-ID: <014a01d30fc0$86c4fab0$944ef010$@cox.net>

 
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From N4ASX at cox.net  Tue Aug  8 16:43:19 2017
From: N4ASX at cox.net (Rick Bunn)
Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2017 16:43:19 -0400
Subject: [Alexandria Radio Club Reflector] Alexandria Radio CLub - ARC
	SHORTS - August 2017
Message-ID: <007e01d31086$f9627e00$ec277a00$@cox.net>

ARC-SHORTS

August 2017


Club Repeaters: 147.315 (PL 107.2), 444.6 (PL107.2), 224.82 (PL107.2), 53.13
(PL107.2) 927.6 (-25Mhz, PL107.2), and 1282.600 (PL 107.2), DSTAR 145.38Mhz,
442.060, and 1284.600 ALL AR UP AND RUNNING - HAM IT UP! Get on the air!

NEXT CLUB MEETING

Our next meeting is August 11th at 7PM at the Police Dispatch Center at
3600-Wheeler Ave.  Just off of Duke St on the south side half a block west
of Quaker Lane.  Dinner at Atlantis Restaurant at about 5:30 prior to the
meeting.  Our program this month will be Howard WD5DBC and the subject will
be this years MARINE CORPS MARATHON amateur radio support.  

Scott, N5SQR donated 100 feet of LMR-600 and connectors as well as a Radio
Works HF dipoles.  These will be auctioned at the next meeting so that we
can find this donation a new home.

Rick, N4ASX has several of the Midland commercial FM radios $35 with a
programming cable and software. I have one radio that is programmed with an
EPROM but it has 99 channels and is programmed with about every FM repeater
and simplex frequency in the area.  The other Midlands can be programmed
with a any computer using an inexpensive cable from Bridgeman Electronics.
Rick just purchased 3 programming cables.   Rick will bring them to the
September meeting after he make a list of what's in the radios.

MEETING MINUTES.

Our July 14th meeting program was provided by Mr. Steven Herman W7VOA.
Steve covered his history in amateur radio with included 25 years of
operating in Nepal, India, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, and Bhutan while
working for Voice of America (VOA).  Steve also talked about his current
assignment as the VOA reporter for the White House press corps.  

Rich, KA4GFY gave us a run down on how we did for Field Day.  Ian on the
40CW station had the most contacts and because they count for twice as much
as SSB, he was our biggest contributor, followed by the 40 SSB, 20 SSB 15
SSB and 75 SSB stations all making over 100 contacts each.  Good scores!
Next year will be even better!

Lots of KM calls in attendance, great to see new hams getting into the club.


DMR Repeater.  We are still awaiting a repeater frequency assignment from
T-MARC.  Rich will be the first to get the word and will share it on the
net.

President's Corner

Greetings to all! I came back yesterday from the Berryville ham fest, but
with more stuff than I would have liked to come back with. I had a table in
one of the buildings set up to sell some of my excess wares. I did catch
several club members there, though. Plus, their BBQ chicken and/or beef
brisquet lunch is the big selling point of that hamfest. 

With the solar eclipse coming on Monday the 21st, there is another
opportunity to work the bands. The Solar Eclipse QSO Party will be held that
day from 10 AM to 6 PM EDT (1400-2200 UTC). If you're interested, full
description and rules are available at: 

http://hamsci.org/basic-project/2017-total-solar-eclipse

Don't worry if you cannot make this year's eclipse. There will be another
total eclipse crossing the eastern 2/3rds of the US mainland come early
April 2024, less than 7 years from now. With that, I wish you well in life
and on the bands. 

73 DE KI4BXU
-- 
Erik Misavage, KI4BXU
<ki4bxu at mac.com <mailto:ki4bxu at mac.com> >


Help needed!

The note below came from the Emergency Coordinator for Prince William Co.
If you would like to participate please go directly to them on the link
below.:

73 Rick N4ASX
On Saturday, August 26, 2017, the Marine Corps Marathon Program Office will
host the Quantico Triathlon and the Quantico 12K run at Marine Corps Base
Quantico. 
Because these two events are going to cover large parts of the base, PWCARES
needs help to staff all of the 30 odd locations along both courses. Like
most MCM events, we will be starting early and we expect to be finished by
early afternoon. 
This is a busy weekend, but if you can give us a few hours of your time, we
would love to have you come out. 
The details:
*	Radio: We have done a number of checks and while a mobile radio is
preferred, you can do this with an HT.
*	Comfort: You will want to bring a chair. While the race is expected
to be quick, there will be periods of time where you are waiting, either for
participants to come through or for clearance to leave. If you are sun
sensitive you may want to bring some shade.
*	When and Where: We are still working up the details for the initial
rally and time. Those will be coming soon, but the race starts with a swim
at 0700, so we need to be on the course by then.
*	The maps are attached for your reference.
If you can help us out, please sign up at this link:
http://xactllc.volunteerlocal.com/volunteer/?id=21798 Scroll down to the
"Starting at 6:00 AM Ham Operators" to sign up.
Why do we keep PUSHING the club's net and repeaters?
For a club without 30 or so ACTIVE members (average for most meetings) and
50 members who pay dues each year, the Alexandria Radio Club as possibly the
most repeaters of any club in the area regardless of size.  Much of this
equipment has been donated by club members.    Most clubs would be more than
happy to sponsor a SINGLE two-meter repeater, and for most of our 53 years,
we had only a 1 watt two-meter repeater and the net was held on it as it is
now each Thursday at 8PM.  When Jim Schwitz joined the club, he offered to
replace the old 1-watt repeater with a set of four repeaters he had built
using kit parts.  These were the 147.315, 444.6, 224.82 and 53.13 repeaters.
When Jim became a silent key, the repeaters where is sad shape.  Tim KT4MV,
Mike and Craig K4GOR, built new repeaters using commercial equipment and a
donation of a Motorola MSF5000 replaced our 147.315 repeater.  Combined with
the location we have,  these repeaters cover most of our membership area.
When D-Star arrived, Marshall KI4MWP purchased the first complete D-Star
repeater stack and donated it to the club.  This includes 2 meters, 440 MHz
and 1.2GHz digital voice repeaters and 1.2GHz Digital Data Repeater.
D-Star gives us a way to connect via the internet with any other D-Star
stack in the world.   It takes a little practice but I've done it on a few
occasions and as D-Star continues to grow the utility improves.  Rich,
KA4GFY our trustee has been working to move most of the Virginia D-Star
repeaters that have a gateway to a single reflector.  This would allow
traffic anywhere in the state from your D-Star handheld or mobile.  
One of the reasons for having repeaters on all these bands (see the list at
the top of this newsletter) is to make sure we don't loose those bands.
Many years ago there was an all out attack on 220Mhz and we lost the bottom
2 Mhz of the band to a commercial experiment that never materialized.  In
the early 1970s the CBers wanted a CLASS E CB band and there was a push to
take the whole 220Mhz band and they came within a hair of getting that
allocation.  The argument was that at the time there were only 350,000 hams
and 13 MILLION CBers.  ARRL save the day by noting that the 220 band was
being used for links for other repeaters and for various contests.  It might
also be remember the 11 meter band (now the CB band) was an amateur band up
until 1958.  The 440MHz band is a shared band and many other interests have
tried to remove amateur radio from that band. The Navy operates radars in
that band and has asked amateur operators not to operate in some areas.  We
cannot operate around the green bank radio telescope observatory.   With
other wireless concerns looking for more spectrum to allow folks to text,
video chat, insta-whatever,  our bands above 50 MHz are always under attack.
The ONLY way to keep our spectrum is to use it.   When your in the shack,
mark up on our repeaters.  Compete in the worked all ARC contest this year.
The FCC listens and knows what's active.  The FCC also has a task to promote
the commercial use of the radio spectrum.  WE get it for free, but lots of
commercial entities can make big bucks with what we have.  Don't let it get
away.  Use the repeaters!!!!
Rick, N4ASX
Future Programs

August 11th  - 
September 8th  - City EMS or Radio Shop
October 13th  - Other digital radio systems (Need help with system fusion,
P25 and DMR) (tent.)
	Nominations for club officers for November election
November 10   - Elections 
December 8th - Annual Christmas / Holiday Party
Possible programs: City EMS and Radio system, D-Star part II, Antenna
Modeling, Contesting HF/VHF, AMSAT, AMRAD, RF Interference (power company),
Logging programs,  Dayton follow up, Marine Corps Marathon.

Let me know what you want to hear about.  HELP!!!!  If you have an idea for
a program, please let Rick know and he will try to find someone to provide
the program.  If you know someone you would like to have present a program,
let me know Rick, N4ASX
Hamfests -
We are heading to end of hamfest season in our area, but there a couple of
hamfests close by.  
Several ARC members ventured out to Berryville for the annual Shenandoah
Valley ARC hamfest on August 6.  If you missed it, you missed a good
hamfest.  While the indoor vendor space was smaller than past years, the
outside flea market has grown.  The perfect weather this year may have had
some vendors deciding to stay outside rather than inside.  There is always
the usual collection of "stuff" that seems to migrate from one basement to
another, but also a good collection of newer and old radios, accessories,
parts and of course the fellowship that goes with hamfests.  The barbeque
lunch was up to its usual high standards.  Kudos to SVARC for a job well
done.  
As if you need an excuse to go to the beach, the Virginia Beach Hamfest
(also known as the Virginia Section Convention) is September 9, 2017.  The
location is the Virginia Beach Convention Center, 1000 19th Street, which is
right off I-264 close to the waterfront.   Talk-in on the 146.970 repeater
(-) with a 141.3 Hz PL tone. 
This year's CARAFest is on Sunday, October 1 at the Howard County
Fairgrounds in West Friendship, MD.  From our area, take I95 North to MD
Route 32 West.  Follow 32 West to Route 144.  Take 144 West to Fairground
Road on the right. It's sponsored by the Columbia Amateur Radio Association.
Talk-in is on the CARA repeater, 147.390 (+) with a 156.7 Hz PL tone. 
Training - 

Our next class is scheduled to start October 3 and end December 5, 2017.  If
you know somebody who has always wanted to get their ham radio license, let
them know.  The cost is still $50 and includes the book, test fee and class
materials.

Contests -

August 12 and 13 - Maryland-DC QSO Party, CW, SSB and digital.  Exchange is
entry class and state.  For those of us operating from home, we would be a
"standard" station.

August 19 and 20 - North American QSO Party, SSB.  Exchange is your name and
state.

August 20 - ARRL Rookie Roundup, RTTY.  Exchange is your name and 2 digit
year first licensed.

August 21 - Solar Eclipse QSO Party.  Exchange is the other station's call,
RST and 6 character grid square.

August 26 to August 28 - Hawaii QSO Party.  Exchange is RST and state.

August 26 and 27 - Kansas QSO party.  Exchange is RST and state.
August 26 and 27 - Ohio QSO Party.  Exchange is RST and state.

September 2 and 3 - Colorado QSO Party.  Exchange is name and state.

September 3 and 4 - Tennessee QSO Party.  Exchange is RST and state.

September 9 to 11 - ARRL September VHF Contest.  Exchange is 4 charter grid
square.  For most of us, it's FM18.

September 9 - Ohio State Parks on the Air.  Exchange is your state.

September 10 - North American Sprint - CW.  Exchange is other station's
call, your call, serial number, your name and state. 

Repeaters - 

We have had many questions on the status of our DMR repeater.  As of press
time, I am still waiting to hear from TMARC about a frequency pair for our
DMR repeater.  While you can go through the TMARC repeater list and find
what appears to be an open frequency pair, it may not be available.
Depending on the predicted repeater coverage, a repeater in Alexandria may
cause issues with another repeater on an adjacent frequency in the TMARC
area, or with another repeater outside the TMARC area.  That all has to be
coordinated and takes time.  I will send an email to the club reflector and
in ARC Shorts with the particulars once we hear from TMARC.  

If you look at the DSTARInfo webpage under reflectors, you will notice that
Virginia now has its own reflector (62B).  Many other states have their own
reflector and the thinking is it would be a good idea if Virginia had one as
well.  This could be beneficial during a widespread emergency with another
means to talk to the folks at the state EOC in Richmond.  It's not a
replacement for HF, but in an emergency situation, redundancy is good.  

Our 2 meter DSTAR repeater is defaulted to 62C.  To change reflectors, we
can easily link to 62B by unlinking from 62C and putting in REF062B in the
URCALL field on your DSTAR transceiver.  At the present time, the 70 cm and
23 cm voice repeaters are not defaulted to any reflector.  They can be
connected to any reflector by putting the reflector name in the URCALL field
and transmitting.  

DSTAR can have a very steep learning curve and if you starting out, it can
be intimidating.  The folks at Georgia DSTAR have a great website with a
DSTAR calculator that can answer questions about what data goes in which
field on the radio.  The website address is www.dstarinfo.com.

The club repeaters are all up and running.  Make 2017 the year you try a new
band or mode.

As always, ham it up and get on the air.
73, 
Rich, KA4GFY

WORKED ALL ALEXANDRIA RADIO CLUB MEMBERS VHF/UHF CONTEST
Our club has MORE repeaters then just about any other general interest radio
club. Look at the banner at the start.  BUT, if you listen to the repeaters
they are so quite you wonder if they are working.  Rich, KA4GFY and I
(N4ASX) came up with an idea.  Lots of folks played with the ARRL's National
Parks On the Air.  This was a yearlong contest so there was no rush. So we
think a contest that get's folks in the work each other and others over a
year would be fun.
To make the contest fair, we will have classes for each type of operator: 2
Meter HT only, Dual Band (2/440) only, 2 Meter Mobile/Base only, Dual Band
Mobile/Base only, All bands.  Points are awarded for working club members
who have been (within the last two years) or are club members.  You can work
club members on each repeater, on simplex on each VHF/UHF band and work them
on any mode (D-Star, Packet, PSK-31, CW, SSB, AM, etc.)  So, you can work a
member many times but only once per band using the same mode.  We will go
from June 10th 2017 to June 10th 2018.  We encourage the use of LOTW, but
you can use any logging program or paper.  For those who are not members
they too can participate but points are awarded for working Alexandria Radio
Club members.  A club member will get a point for non-members they work on
our repeaters.
Hope your keeping your logs up to date.  This contest is open to all.
73 Rick N4ASX
Social Events

Monday Night Burgers - There is a group that gets together at 6:15 PM on
Mondays at a local burger joint.   Mark up on the 147.315 repeater and join
them for the fun.  Mark up on the repeater about 6PM and join the group.
The location does change!  IF you have a good spot, you might make a
suggestion.




From N4ASX at cox.net  Tue Aug  8 17:02:21 2017
From: N4ASX at cox.net (Rick Bunn)
Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2017 17:02:21 -0400
Subject: [Alexandria Radio Club Reflector] Alexandria Radio Club - ARC
	SHORTS August 2017
Message-ID: <002b01d31089$a297fcf0$e7c7f6d0$@cox.net>

  

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From n4tcw at yahoo.com  Wed Aug  9 14:03:59 2017
From: n4tcw at yahoo.com (Leon S.Ciereszko III)
Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2017 12:03:59 -0600
Subject: [Alexandria Radio Club Reflector] Meeting and Dinner Still on for
	11AUG2017?
Message-ID: <018501d31139$e19235a0$a4b6a0e0$@com>

I'll be in town and planning on making them with my little one.

Lee  N4TCW

Where's Lee?
http://map.findu.com/n4tcw	


From n4tcw at yahoo.com  Fri Aug 11 11:07:12 2017
From: n4tcw at yahoo.com (Leon Ciereszko)
Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2017 15:07:12 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [Alexandria Radio Club Reflector] Meeting and Dinner Still on
 for	11AUG2017?
In-Reply-To: <018501d31139$e19235a0$a4b6a0e0$@com>
References: <018501d31139$e19235a0$a4b6a0e0$@com>
Message-ID: <1772088732.500488.1502464032538@mail.yahoo.com>

? ? ? Looks like I won't make the dinner due to having a BBQ where I am staying. I still plan on making the meeting.?
Lee. N4TCW

Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android 
 
  On Wed, Aug 9, 2017 at 21:28, Leon S.Ciereszko III via AlexandriaRadioClub<alexandriaradioclub at mailman.qth.net> wrote:   I'll be in town and planning on making them with my little one.

Lee? N4TCW

Where's Lee?
http://map.findu.com/n4tcw??? 

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From n4tcw at yahoo.com  Fri Aug 11 11:07:12 2017
From: n4tcw at yahoo.com (Leon Ciereszko)
Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2017 15:07:12 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [Alexandria Radio Club Reflector] Meeting and Dinner Still on
 for	11AUG2017?
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References: <018501d31139$e19235a0$a4b6a0e0$@com>
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? ? ? Looks like I won't make the dinner due to having a BBQ where I am staying. I still plan on making the meeting.?
Lee. N4TCW

Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android 
 
  On Wed, Aug 9, 2017 at 21:28, Leon S.Ciereszko III via AlexandriaRadioClub<alexandriaradioclub at mailman.qth.net> wrote:   I'll be in town and planning on making them with my little one.

Lee? N4TCW

Where's Lee?
http://map.findu.com/n4tcw??? 

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From ki4d at arrl.net  Thu Aug 17 20:25:18 2017
From: ki4d at arrl.net (Don Lewis (KI4D))
Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2017 20:25:18 -0400
Subject: [Alexandria Radio Club Reflector] FW: Amateur Radio support for the
	Marine Corp Marathon
In-Reply-To: <469F9E736EE5DB4A8C04A6F7527268FADF9D9443@MACNT35.macro.local>
References: <469F9E736EE5DB4A8C04A6F7527268FADF9D9443@MACNT35.macro.local>
Message-ID: <01c401d317b8$a4659b60$ed30d220$@arrl.net>

This is a Thursday night net follow up.

 

Don, KI4D

 

From: Howard F. Cunningham [mailto:howardc at macrollc.com] 
Sent: Saturday, June 3, 2017 10:54 PM
To: wd5dbc at arrl.net
Subject: Amateur Radio support for the Marine Corp Marathon

 

Hi

 

It is that time of year.  The sign up for Amateur Radio Operators to support
the 42nd Marine Corp Marathon is now open.

 

There are sign ups at two sites:

 

1:  Register to volunteer for Marine Corps Marathon at
http://xactllc.volunteerlocal.com/volunteer/?start_over
<http://xactllc.volunteerlocal.com/volunteer/?start_over&id=22198> &id=22198

 

2:  Next is our website:    www.mcmham.org

 

You have to register on both web sites.  If you want to bring someone with
you, they have to register also.  If you have any special requests, please
so indicate in the comments section on the www.mcmham.org website.  If you
have questions please email me.

 

 

Notes:

 

-          The Marathon is Sunday Oct. 22nd, 2017

-          The course hopefully will be back to the 2015 course. 

-          The MCM will be staging shirts, vests, food at check in for us.
We will not have to transport those items this  year.

-          The MCM will help us identify where to park on the course.

-          We will not be accepting arrl.net email addresses this year as we
have had problems is past years sending emails concerning the Marathon
through arrl.net.

-          At the all-hands:

o   Radio programming

o   Radio audio level testing

o   Radio testing to ensure your PL tones are programmed

 

We need some more hams to help with the planning.  If you would like to
help, or would like more information, please email me.  The planning
committee meets at the AFRH the second Saturday of every month at 10:00 AM.
We are usually done the shortly after lunch.

 

We need help for various functions:

 

-          Race day help with installing/picking up the APRS portable radios

-          Checkin help, hot spots needed

-          ID-1 operators

-          9600 packet operators

-          Frequency validator

-          Hams to present the recruitment PowerPoint to Maryland clubs 

-          Someone to consolidate the After Action Reports

-          Video record the All Hands

-          Edit/post all hands video

 

If you have questions or would like to help with the planning or some of the
various jobs, please email me.

 

73

WD5DBC

 

Howard Cunningham, MCP

Microsoft Small Business Specialist

Macro Systems, LLC

3867 Plaza Drive

Fairfax, VA 22030

www.macrollc.com <http://www.macrollc.com/> 

703-359-9211

howardc at macrollc.com - personal

For technical support, send an email to service at macrollc.com or call
703-359-9211 (24/7)

 


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From danesgs1 at gmail.com  Sat Aug 19 07:41:59 2017
From: danesgs1 at gmail.com (Greg Danes)
Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2017 07:41:59 -0400
Subject: [Alexandria Radio Club Reflector] Mini-Hamfest
Message-ID: <CAKja0d=XJkHQ1Uheh3fGwbzeG8OGnr-kbgcAxsj7774Sc_q=Jw@mail.gmail.com>

This Sunday only!!!!

OK Berryville for me was imprompt and evem though I carried these things
around in a bag with a sign on my back LOL it was a no sale.

Craigslist is slow at times.

So to my HAM brothers and sisters I have the following if driving anywhere
near Leesburg this weekend. all items are under 15 dollars or all of them
as a package for 30.00, no haggling.

The SDR dongle is new, the scanner is for parts, the cables work, the smart
phone is NOT an Android OS and is really new which is why I am almost
giving it away. I need tools here since moving. My girlfriends house has no
hammer, no machete for the killer vines in the yard, no dirt for the
outside wall to redirect the water when it rains away from the house
(basement floods) Wow...you say? Yeah what a bargain for 30.00 bucks!!!

Greg/KJ4DGE

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From ki4d at arrl.net  Tue Aug 29 22:23:51 2017
From: ki4d at arrl.net (Don Lewis (KI4D))
Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2017 22:23:51 -0400
Subject: [Alexandria Radio Club Reflector] FW: Hurricane Harvey Cell Tower
	Damage
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Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2017 9:28 PM
Subject: Hurricane Harvey Cell Tower Damage

08/29/17
The following is short report of the wide spread serious cell tower damage from Harvey. This is an example of what can happen to the most sophisticated communications equipment money can buy.
This is why we continue to tell our government agencies and the general public about the importance of Amateur Radio Emergency Communications availability.
Kudos to the National Hurricane Net, VOIP/Hurricane Prep Net, SATERN, and the many local and regional ARES groups for their diligent and hard support work to all public service agencies. 

Harvey Leaves a Dent in Gulf Coast Cell Towers BY J. SHARPE SMITH  August 29, 2017 Although downgraded from Hurricane status, Tropical Storm Harvey continues to wreak havoc in the Gulf Coast region. It has, so far, knocked out service from 364 cell towers in Texas, according to the FCC?s Disaster Information Reporting System (DIRS). That number represents 4.7 percent of the 7,803 towers in the affected area.

Harris County, home of Houston, reported losing the most cell sites with 110. With a population of more than 4 million, it is the largest county in Texas and the third-most populous county in the United States.

The report on the status of communications services affected by the storm noted the Texas counties that lost service from the highest percent of towers were: Aransas, 18 of 19; Calhoun, 20 of 27; and Refugio, 22 of 26.

?To date, the storm has most severely impacted communications networks near where Harvey made landfall.  In Arkansas, Calhoun, and Refugio Counties, for instance, most wireless cell sites are currently out of operation,? FCC Chairman Ajit Pai said in a press release. ?We are also keeping close tabs on the effect that widespread flooding could have on communications networks in Harris County and surrounding areas in the hours and days to come.?

Nine radio stations have been knocked of the air, but no TV stations have reported outages. The disaster area currently consists of 55 counties in Texas and Louisiana.work and support during and after this storm.
More detailed stories of many of these groups will be coming on TV, Radio, ARRL and other news organizations in the coming weeks.

The above story is just a tiny example of extensive damage to our daily communications.

Dr Joe Palsa
K3WRY
Virginia Section Manager

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From danesgs1 at gmail.com  Wed Aug 30 06:46:32 2017
From: danesgs1 at gmail.com (Greg Danes)
Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2017 06:46:32 -0400
Subject: [Alexandria Radio Club Reflector] UV 5X3 tri-bander for sale
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