From ka4inm at gmail.com  Sat Nov 28 09:08:52 2015
From: ka4inm at gmail.com (Ron Youvan)
Date: Sat, 28 Nov 2015 09:08:52 -0500
Subject: [AReU] <----- your December, 2015 club meeting notice
Message-ID: <5659B574.1080805@gmail.com>

[AReU]                                         December 1, 2015 meeting

	"The Tampa Bay HAMFEST" is in just 10 days Friday 12-11-2015
   At Plant City Strawberry Festival grounds www.tampabayhamfest.org

	Last month I demonstrated my 7' fishing pole antenna this
   month I will demonstrate my 19' fishing pole antenna.


	It's time for another fine AReU meeting, November 3, 2015 we
   will meet at our usual place es at our usual time.
          Be a part of the best technical HAM club hereabouts, a place
   to meet with fellow HAMs to share experiences, get help from more
   seasoned HAMs about everything from operating, equipment es to get
   help with your repair problems.
    (with no demands upon you es no pressure or red tape of any color)

          So remember:
              12-01-15 NEXT Tuesday is our next monthly AReU meeting day.

              REGULAR PLACE      Bell Shoals Baptist, Church building "C"

              REGULAR TIME        7 pm RC, 7:30 meeting begins


   BTW: Everyone is encouraged to post any HAM related questions that
   you or your friends have right here any time in the month.  Or
   ask for any help that you might need. That is what this reflector is
   here for, that es these meeting notices.

   It has come to my attention that the North door is no longer a path
   to our meeting room, please walk around the corner to the West side
   of this building es enter through the kitchen door.
    (closest to the sports complex next door es it's parking lot)

          So join us at the Bell Shoals Baptist church building "C" in
   South Brandon at 7 for RC or 7:30 for the program, when we have one.
   If you are bringing a program, please let me know so I can advertize
   it.

          ARe U going?        Talk in is on 147.165 MHz + offset

   Ron KA4INM Youvan ka4inm at gmail.com


From ka4inm at gmail.com  Sat Nov 28 11:41:29 2015
From: ka4inm at gmail.com (Ron Youvan)
Date: Sat, 28 Nov 2015 11:41:29 -0500
Subject: [AReU] < -- Local frequencies
Message-ID: <5659D939.3010302@gmail.com>

   Hi  all:

   I have long wondered it there was a "local" (HF) frequency
around here.

   I have just run into two HF frequencies that are more or less
local, one is local to the Plant City, Valrico es Brandon area,
it is:  28,4150 kHz/s.  It is not busy, but I keep hearing local
traffic on this frequency, including OMs that I know.

   The other is a frequency used by a good number of Florida HAMs.
It is 7230 kHz/s.  It is generally busier in the morning that it
is in the afternoon,* but I was given a S9 when I was running
50 Watts with a 9' wire es a 9' wire on the ground as a
counterpoise by all 3 HAMs, one outside of Leesburg es one
each in Ft. Lauderdale es St. Austine.  (using SSB)
(I was operating with the 9' wire hanging over the edge of Tampa bay)

* populated mostly with nice retired folk, like me.  Just rag chewing!


   Ron KA4INM Youvan ka4inm at gmail.com