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

Wed Aug 19 03:12:28 EDT 2009

How about building a yagi out of homedepot stuff
Just a thought
Kb1piz

On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 12:59 AM, Franklyn A. Ballentine, jr <
art.ballentine at gmail.com> wrote:

> replies below
> 73
> Frank B. - KB1QZH
>
> On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 7:35 AM, Curt Seaton<seaton.1 at netzero.net> wrote:
> > 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'll give you the vacation thing but after the kids return to
> school!?!  Grab the Tech question pool and some lemonade and put them
> to work!!  I remember one comment on Field Day from the Ham Help Desk,
> essentially, put the kids in front of keyboard and let them go nuts on
> PSK31 and other similar modes.  It's just like text messaging.  Who
> needs AIM when you have ANTENNA GAIN!! (Sorry, bad I know)
>
> And to go off on a quick tangent: What do people thing of universal
> ham text messaging that was mention in the last QST or so?
>
> > 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.
>
> I hope you don't do something evil like put three foxes in close
> proximity to each other.  I don't think we're ready for spread
> spectrum fox hunting.  I doubt Cablevision or telecomm providers would
> take kindly to ham hunting down that Wifi hotspot that's causing
> interference.
> This, of course, leads to a question, how do you hunt for digital
> transmission that might possibly have an analog component?
>
> I'm still waiting for the ID-1 and a IC-910H to come down.  You know I
> like my high speed data.  With talk of a D-Star satellite next spring,
> I think I could be swayed.
>
> So how long until September's talk is confirmed?
>
> > 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".
>
> Funny you mention other clubs.  So apparently the Valley ARA in
> Shelton got wind of this and is interested how this goes along.  If
> anyone knows who to contact at WECA, CARA, GBARC, FARA, etc please let
> me know or, better yet, forward this thread.
> According to QRZ, there are 1646 amateur call signs in Fairfield
> County.  I've got no clue on how to suck out loads of data from
> QRZ.com, Any web gurus out there
>
> > 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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