[CTSARA] [GNARC] Projects and Activites: An Idea and Informal Survey

[Curt Seaton]

Good day Franklyn.  I applaud your desire to get things going and I 
think they are, it is tough to get folks to devote a lot of interest in 
some of these projects with this being the peak of vacation/summer/other 
interests other than ham stuff.  It will pick up more after the kids 
return to school and things settle down after Labor Day, so keep 
reminding us all. 

I have several things going on that are 'working' now, and will need to 
continue to generate interest as folks become interested and find time 
to devote to these new fun things.   I have the "FOX" that was working 
then the power connector broke on the radio and I will repair it by 
weeks end and have the "fox" running loose somewhere, that will get some 
players on foxhunting and that will be fun as well as preparing all of 
us for 'stuck transmitters' or jammers.  The Dstar is already on from 
the Norwalk Hospital as a repeater and will shortly have the gateway 
connected and that will spur on some different activity for those 
interested in persuing another operating mode, and if one were to search 
ebay and sites like that they will find Dstar equipment for about 300ish 
plus shipping to begin to play with this mode.  We are planning on a 
presentation of Dstar at the GNARC meeting in Sept, not confirmed yet, 
but that can offer some insight as to spawning some interest there and 
all of it's modes.

So, yes, keep going, and yes, set up another food place, if you feed 
them, they will come does work.....    I think we should consider 
posting some of your ideas to some of the other radio clubs in the area 
also, consider the FARA and CARA and I'm not sure who all else, how 
about the SARA sister club in Westchester????    This is the kind of 
thing to bring more activity to those willing and interested.   Maybe an 
email to all the listed hams in the area as obtained from QRZ.com or 
such????    Many hams are not members of any club and therefore would 
not have access to your suggestions for persueing some of these ideas, 
yet they may well be interested themselves.......   Tis always difficult 
to 'spread the word'   BUT by all means "go for it".

Later

Curt

Franklyn A. Ballentine, jr wrote:
> I'm not sure if this is the best way to go about this.  Heck, I'm not
> sure emailing both lists at once is a good idea, but here goes...
>
> As some of you may or may not know, I've been wanting to get more
> group\local projects and activities going, especially on subjects that
> don't seem to get a lot of attention.  Few Saturdays ago, a meeting
> was held concerning this at Wilson's BBQ.  I do apologize again for
> the short notice but i though it was a good start.  I definitely would
> like to do it again and take over another fine dining establishment in
> the area.
>
> I haven't been a ham for long and please don't take this as rude, but
> things seem slow.  Please correct me if I'm off base.  I guess what
> I'm aiming at is a way to increase activity.  Can't raise interest in
> this fine hobby\service if the current crowd isn't doing much (besides
> community service) right?
>
> One other thing I'd like to throw out there is just an informal survey
> of interests\topics relating to what's above;
>
> Ham radio in the schools
> Microwave
> Satellite
> D-Star
> Packet
> Other digital modes (DominoEX on FM for example)
> Wifi and other high speed networking technologies (Microwave
> Engineering Project for one or whatever can be snagged of Ebay)
> VoIP (Echolink, IRLP, Asterisk & app_rpt \ communication interoperability)
> One beer and\or Fanta projects
> VHF+ weak signal
> Bending equipment to the will of the ham
> SDRs
> Other
>
> So thanks for your time,
> who's in?
> and don't hurt me.
>
> 73
> Frank B.
> KB1QZH
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