From bbwg1hm at earthlink.net  Tue Jul  1 11:51:58 2014
From: bbwg1hm at earthlink.net (bbwg1hm at earthlink.net)
Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2014 11:51:58 -0400 (GMT-04:00)
Subject: [CTSARA] Slinky Antenna Questions.
Message-ID: <32938674.1404229919559.JavaMail.root@mswamui-bichon.atl.sa.earthlink.net>

Hi Guys, 
 Recently I uncovered plans for a dipole antenna made of two " Slinky " toys. It looks perfect for my QTH, but I have misgivings
because I have not heard any thing about this antenna in any contemporary times. ( The article is ca 1972 aprox ). Does anybody know
if this design fellinto disuse because of any problems that emerged since? If not, I could put one up this week.

 Bill Baldwin, WG1HM.

From andrew at rosca.net  Tue Jul  1 12:49:27 2014
From: andrew at rosca.net (Andrew Rosca)
Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2014 12:49:27 -0400
Subject: [CTSARA] Slinky Antenna Questions
Message-ID: <CAPGBEQhtXJdwyhNjHTLcX1o1k6xtC=RGjxDTbpbxCsM7L8oGPg@mail.gmail.com>

I have one you are welcome to borrow and test if you'd like.

A guy makes these and sells them on eBay for $20:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/STEALTH-SLINKY-DIPOLE-HF-SWL-HAM-ANTENNA-/321448511914?pt=US_Radio_Comm_Antennas&hash=item4ad7d309aa



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> Hi Guys,
>  Recently I uncovered plans for a dipole antenna made of two " Slinky "
> toys. It looks perfect for my QTH, but I have misgivings
> because I have not heard any thing about this antenna in any contemporary
> times. ( The article is ca 1972 aprox ). Does anybody know
> if this design fellinto disuse because of any problems that emerged since?
> If not, I could put one up this week.
>
>  Bill Baldwin, WG1HM.
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From jon.perelstein at gmail.com  Wed Jul  2 08:48:53 2014
From: jon.perelstein at gmail.com (Jon Perelstein)
Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2014 08:48:53 -0400
Subject: [CTSARA] Field Day 2014 Results
Message-ID: <CAFdYx3X9z_vi-g6hnQTMTLJke3HxhtX3T24Qu_QP6E-VaeMCEQ@mail.gmail.com>

We believe we have our numbers

::::: drum roll ::::

::::: wait for it, cause it's going to be legen................. dary ::::

=====> 11,334 points <=====

That compares to 8,910 last year, 9,940 in 2012, and 9,816 in 2011.

This year's score consisted of

CW QSOs       1,041  (2,082 points)
Digital QSOs        91  (182 points)
Phone QSOs   2,618  (2,618 points)

CW and digital QSOs each count 2 points, phone QSOs each count 1 point

Total points = 4,882

Since all stations operated at under 150 watts, we get to double our
operating points to 9,764.

We also earned 1,570 bonus points for things like using emergency power,
media publicity, the ARRL Field Day message, visits by politicians and
served agencies, GOTA bonus for GOTA operators who did more than 20 QSOs
each, etc., etc.


Phone
----------
In 3A HF phone (i.e., not including GOTA) it appears that we doubled our
production of QSOs from last year.  That's misleading because last year we
had only 1 full-time phone station on the air (what would have been our
second station was doing digital for all but a few hours on Saturday).
 This year we went back to having 2 full-time phone stations on the air
(with our second station doing digital for a few hours during the
overnight).

Having said that, obviously everyone performed great.  Adam and Gus were
the champs, but we also had very strong showings from Jon Solomon, Terry
Papazidis, Chris Demisch, Jon Shapiro, Steve Urso, Tom Agaston, Steve Urso,
Terry Martin, Tom Young, and our real ringer - Kathi Laug (238 QSOs).

GOTA production was way down - only 132 QSOs versus 331 last year, 355 the
year before, and 441 the year before that.  While we had a number of
visitors, not many wanted to get on the air.  In addition, a lot of people
who were GOTA eligible last year (e.g., Elena, Steve) are now licensed hams
who are no longer GOTA eligible. Similarly, the number of youth operators
was way down - we only had five versus as many as 12 in previous years.  We
do have to work on this area for next year.  Having said that, I would like
to thank Elena and the others who worked the GOTA tent - they made the
visitors feel very comfortable.

VHF production was terrible this year (30 QSOs versus 102 last year) -
simply due to poor propagation.  All we worked were local stations in CT,
NY, and NJ.  The other stations that we could hear were having the same
problem, implying that our antennas were working and that it truly was just
propagation at fault.

CW
-----
1,041 QSOs versus 716 QSOs.  Andy and Wes were incredible.  This year's
effort was dedicated to the memory of Leonid (AA1LD), a long-time member
and CW tent operator who died last year, and they did a wonderful job in
his memory.

Digital
----------
81 QSOs versus 204 QSOs.  Given our lack of results last year, we scaled it
back this year and only ran digital for about 5 hours during the overnight
(plus about 1/2 hour right at the end).

Visitors
-----------
We did not get as many visitors as in previous years (only about 65 versus
about 80 for last year).  A lot of the missing were old members of SARA who
have moved away.  We did get a number of new, younger visitors (mostly
families) who have not visited before, and that's promising.  It would have
been nicer if some of those newcomers had been interested in getting on the
air, but at least they came and most of them stayed to chat and find out
more about the hobby.  I think we'll see most of them back next year and
maybe even a few at our VE sessions.


**************

We had a good Field Day.  The weather cooperated.  The people cooperated.
 Setup and takedown went quickly and smoothly.  Everyone got on the air who
wanted to get on the air.  Georgi did another great training effort on
Sunday morning.  Ernest and Steve did a great job on the food (plus, of
course, those who brought food).

On behalf of the Board, I thank you all.

73s

P.S.  Oh yeah, did I remember to mention Terry M.  He didn't do much -
except organize the whole thing and set us up for an incredible score that
will be hard for us to beat!!!!

From w3eic at thesolomonhouse.com  Wed Jul  2 14:52:08 2014
From: w3eic at thesolomonhouse.com (Jonathan Solomon)
Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2014 14:52:08 -0400
Subject: [CTSARA] Fwd: Cool: Ham Radio Antenna Bill:
In-Reply-To: <1245455611.356650.1404327048394.JavaMail.root@md17.quartz.synacor.com>
References: <1245455611.356650.1404327048394.JavaMail.root@md17.quartz.synacor.com>
Message-ID: <CAOJaD8oHzaephKkq0fF9uPEpSGqn0wXNUMOXSOz6Kyh6Lf0RvQ@mail.gmail.com>

Forwarded without comment.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: *Jack Roland* <ke0vh at q.com>
Date: Wednesday, July 2, 2014
Subject: Cool: Ham Radio Antenna Bill:
To: Jack Roland <ke0vh at q.com>


Greetings all, here is something we can all help with!

Many hams across the country live in new development which are governed by
CC&Rs. CC&Rs are Codes, Covenants, and Restrictions and they are killers
for ham radio. Most CC&Rs prohibit the installation of ham antennas and as
you all are aware, you can't operate HF without a good antenna. The FCC
determined that states, counties, and cities can't prohibit the erection of
antennas but did not carry their edict to cover CC&Rs, leaving that change
for guidance from the U.S. Congress. There is currently a bill in the House
of Representatives to allow a reasonable accommodation for a ham antenna
for someone who is governed by CC&Rs. We all know someone who is affected
by the restrictions but now we can do something to help. There is a
petition at change.org that requests that the House pass the bill and we
need every ham in the country to sign it. Please forward this link to all
your ham friends (or anyone else you think might sign it). You can sign the
petition.


http://www.change.org/petitions/u-s-house-of-representatives-co-sponsor-hr-4969-the-amateur-radio-parity-act-of-2014

-- Jack E. Roland
KE0VH
www.qsl.net/ke0vh
www.qsl.net/ke0vh/sbehamnet

From kb1qxr at arrl.net  Wed Jul  2 21:09:35 2014
From: kb1qxr at arrl.net (Chris- KB1QXR)
Date: Wed, 02 Jul 2014 21:09:35 -0400
Subject: [CTSARA] Fwd: Cool: Ham Radio Antenna Bill:
In-Reply-To: <DEBFDC57ECA54BCBADF7188FE4AB7B7D@iHelix.local>
References: <1245455611.356650.1404327048394.JavaMail.root@md17.quartz.synacor.com>
	<DEBFDC57ECA54BCBADF7188FE4AB7B7D@iHelix.local>
Message-ID: <000001cf965b$7445b730$5cd12590$@arrl.net>

One thought when dealing with congress-

A change.org petition is nice, but even if the goal of 1500 people sign it,
this has limited impact on any particular congressperson because many or
most of those people may not be in the congressperson's district and thus
cannot vote for said congressperson.  Put differently- if I'm a
representative from Connecticut, I'm not terribly interested in something
Texans care about unless Connecticut residents also care about it.  And
neither me nor my staff will have time to sort through the list of
signatures to see if any are from CT.  So if the bill isn't on my
legislative agenda and I can't trade a vote with someone else over it, I
will probably ignore it.


So if you care about this issue, sign the petition sure.  But more
importantly, contact your congressperson directly.  You can find their info
using this site:
http://www.contactingthecongress.org/
Note that as a House bill, you most want to contact (write or call) your
Representative, who has the most direct access to this bill.

Most people who care about an issue will never speak up about it.  So for
everyone who signs an online petition, X people must care, for everyone who
writes in, Y people must care, and if someone actually calls on the phone,
they must be really pissed off so a whole LOT of people must care about it.
Point is- writing or calling have much more effect.


When making such contacts, shorter is better.  You don't need to make a
large argument, just get your voice counted.  Simply explain that you're an
FCC-licensed ham radio operator, and in times of emergency like Hurricane
Katrina, ham radio provides essential communications, which requires
antennas.  This bill would help ensure the ability of hams to have their
antennas, and you therefore fully support the bill and encourage the
Representative to co-sponsor the bill and vote in favor of it.  That's it.  

Skip the long speech about the evils of CC&Rs, or how heroic ham radio
operators make a habit of rescuing starving disabled orphan puppies, or how
you made lots of QSOs on Field Day.  They don't care.  What matters is 1.
Why the bill matters to you, 2. That you support it, 3. That's it.


If you write, expect a fairly generic reply.  The reply is irrelevant, the
important thing is whichever intern opened your letter marked off that bill
in the computer as 'a constituent wrote in in support'.  


Hope some of you find that useful.
73,
Chris KB1QXR

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: *Jack Roland* <ke0vh at q.com>
Date: Wednesday, July 2, 2014
Subject: Cool: Ham Radio Antenna Bill:
To: Jack Roland <ke0vh at q.com>


Greetings all, here is something we can all help with!

Many hams across the country live in new development which are governed by
CC&Rs. CC&Rs are Codes, Covenants, and Restrictions and they are killers for
ham radio. Most CC&Rs prohibit the installation of ham antennas and as you
all are aware, you can't operate HF without a good antenna. The FCC
determined that states, counties, and cities can't prohibit the erection of
antennas but did not carry their edict to cover CC&Rs, leaving that change
for guidance from the U.S. Congress. There is currently a bill in the House
of Representatives to allow a reasonable accommodation for a ham antenna for
someone who is governed by CC&Rs. We all know someone who is affected by the
restrictions but now we can do something to help. There is a petition at
change.org that requests that the House pass the bill and we need every ham
in the country to sign it. Please forward this link to all your ham friends
(or anyone else you think might sign it). You can sign the petition.


http://www.change.org/petitions/u-s-house-of-representatives-co-sponsor-hr-4
969-the-amateur-radio-parity-act-of-2014

-- Jack E. Roland
KE0VH
www.qsl.net/ke0vh
www.qsl.net/ke0vh/sbehamnet
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From jon at thesolomonhouse.com  Wed Jul  2 21:14:00 2014
From: jon at thesolomonhouse.com (Jonathan Solomon)
Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2014 21:14:00 -0400
Subject: [CTSARA] Cool: Ham Radio Antenna Bill:
In-Reply-To: <000001cf965b$7445b730$5cd12590$@arrl.net>
References: <1245455611.356650.1404327048394.JavaMail.root@md17.quartz.synacor.com>
	<DEBFDC57ECA54BCBADF7188FE4AB7B7D@iHelix.local>
	<000001cf965b$7445b730$5cd12590$@arrl.net>
Message-ID: <CAOJaD8qcKzo3GH3cvpt3DoxbAQ4ogJPToSjcn3iP3u1FX6bL+A@mail.gmail.com>

Chris, very well put. There are some generic forms out on the web which
might help when writing a letter. I'll look and post a few unless someone
beats me too it.

Here in CT CCRs and HOAs aren't as big as other places (like where I came
from in MD) but i think it's still important.

On Wednesday, July 2, 2014, Chris- KB1QXR <kb1qxr at arrl.net> wrote:

> One thought when dealing with congress-
>
> A change.org petition is nice, but even if the goal of 1500 people sign
> it,
> this has limited impact on any particular congressperson because many or
> most of those people may not be in the congressperson's district and thus
> cannot vote for said congressperson.  Put differently- if I'm a
> representative from Connecticut, I'm not terribly interested in something
> Texans care about unless Connecticut residents also care about it.  And
> neither me nor my staff will have time to sort through the list of
> signatures to see if any are from CT.  So if the bill isn't on my
> legislative agenda and I can't trade a vote with someone else over it, I
> will probably ignore it.
>
>
> So if you care about this issue, sign the petition sure.  But more
> importantly, contact your congressperson directly.  You can find their info
> using this site:
> http://www.contactingthecongress.org/
> Note that as a House bill, you most want to contact (write or call) your
> Representative, who has the most direct access to this bill.
>
> Most people who care about an issue will never speak up about it.  So for
> everyone who signs an online petition, X people must care, for everyone who
> writes in, Y people must care, and if someone actually calls on the phone,
> they must be really pissed off so a whole LOT of people must care about it.
> Point is- writing or calling have much more effect.
>
>
> When making such contacts, shorter is better.  You don't need to make a
> large argument, just get your voice counted.  Simply explain that you're an
> FCC-licensed ham radio operator, and in times of emergency like Hurricane
> Katrina, ham radio provides essential communications, which requires
> antennas.  This bill would help ensure the ability of hams to have their
> antennas, and you therefore fully support the bill and encourage the
> Representative to co-sponsor the bill and vote in favor of it.  That's it.
>
> Skip the long speech about the evils of CC&Rs, or how heroic ham radio
> operators make a habit of rescuing starving disabled orphan puppies, or how
> you made lots of QSOs on Field Day.  They don't care.  What matters is 1.
> Why the bill matters to you, 2. That you support it, 3. That's it.
>
>
> If you write, expect a fairly generic reply.  The reply is irrelevant, the
> important thing is whichever intern opened your letter marked off that bill
> in the computer as 'a constituent wrote in in support'.
>
>
> Hope some of you find that useful.
> 73,
> Chris KB1QXR
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: *Jack Roland* <ke0vh at q.com <javascript:;>>
> Date: Wednesday, July 2, 2014
> Subject: Cool: Ham Radio Antenna Bill:
> To: Jack Roland <ke0vh at q.com <javascript:;>>
>
>
> Greetings all, here is something we can all help with!
>
> Many hams across the country live in new development which are governed by
> CC&Rs. CC&Rs are Codes, Covenants, and Restrictions and they are killers
> for
> ham radio. Most CC&Rs prohibit the installation of ham antennas and as you
> all are aware, you can't operate HF without a good antenna. The FCC
> determined that states, counties, and cities can't prohibit the erection of
> antennas but did not carry their edict to cover CC&Rs, leaving that change
> for guidance from the U.S. Congress. There is currently a bill in the House
> of Representatives to allow a reasonable accommodation for a ham antenna
> for
> someone who is governed by CC&Rs. We all know someone who is affected by
> the
> restrictions but now we can do something to help. There is a petition at
> change.org that requests that the House pass the bill and we need every
> ham
> in the country to sign it. Please forward this link to all your ham friends
> (or anyone else you think might sign it). You can sign the petition.
>
>
>
> http://www.change.org/petitions/u-s-house-of-representatives-co-sponsor-hr-4
> 969-the-amateur-radio-parity-act-of-2014
>
> -- Jack E. Roland
> KE0VH
> www.qsl.net/ke0vh
> www.qsl.net/ke0vh/sbehamnet
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> Hz.Connected to a conference. Weather, Road Conditions, Talk.
>
>

From svj58 at optonline.net  Sun Jul  6 11:21:52 2014
From: svj58 at optonline.net (Steve Urso)
Date: Sun, 06 Jul 2014 11:21:52 -0400
Subject: [CTSARA] Generator stuff
Message-ID: <7A6AEFCA-8CC5-4FE4-BC3A-D7C529A067A9@optonline.net>

Thought all could benefit from my research. How do plan on protecting your portable generator durning a storm? Generators must be kept out of the rain so how can you protect the generator and still be able to take a hot shower. I have done some research and found the following. You can built a shelter out of a storage shed and add fans and such, you can build one out of wood or metal, or buy a pre made "tent" for the generator. Let's take the storage shed one first. You need to keep a min of five feet around the machine for air circulation, I think more since a generator is a air cooled engine that is the only way it gets cooled and will last. You also need to be mindfully of the exhaust. The exhaust pipe/manifold gets extremely hot and produces carbon monoxide the silent killer. Hence the fans. You can buy a kit to add fans to a shelter. Some people build the shelter out of wood but the before mentioned items still come into play. The there is the gen tent made by gen tent for about 200.00 it mounts  to the generators frame and has fiberglass rods which arch over the machine and a fabric cover goes over the rods. This was going to be what I was going to buy if this last ideal didn't work. I found this simple low cost idea on line. You go to Lowe's and buy a large plastic mixing tray/ pond liner for 14.00 and get some bungee cords. Invert the tub and bungee it to the frame. Allows air movement and keeps the rain off. This works on my Generac gp6500e generator. Oh and I found the low cost trays can be used for many other uses. Hope this helpful to someone. 
Gen tent: https://www.gentent.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=GT10KB00TB 
super tub:  http://www.lowes.com/pd_19252-000001569-ST3608_0_?productId=1054715&Ntt=19252&Ntk=i_products

http://www.instructables.com/id/Make-a-rain-proof-portable-generator-housing/?ALLSTEPS


Steve  KB1YLQ
Sent from IPad.

From svj58 at optonline.net  Sun Jul  6 12:10:34 2014
From: svj58 at optonline.net (Steve Urso)
Date: Sun, 06 Jul 2014 12:10:34 -0400
Subject: [CTSARA] Some gen pictures
Message-ID: <7F47F86B-4D06-4ACA-84FA-2991D29865EF@optonline.net>

https://shopping.yahoo.com/42663047-genshed-portable-generator-shelter-gs7500/

http://www.diychatroom.com/attachments/f19/60108d1352145651-need-build-cover-protect-small-generator-rain-generator-shelter.jpg

http://portablegenerator.hostyd.com/gentran-gs7500-generator-shelter-for-portable-generators-up-to-7500-watt-recommend-for-get-it-now.html


Steve 
Sent from IPad.

From andrew at siegel.org  Sun Jul  6 14:55:10 2014
From: andrew at siegel.org (Andrew Siegel)
Date: Sun, 06 Jul 2014 14:55:10 -0400
Subject: [CTSARA] Generator stuff
In-Reply-To: <7A6AEFCA-8CC5-4FE4-BC3A-D7C529A067A9@optonline.net>
References: <7A6AEFCA-8CC5-4FE4-BC3A-D7C529A067A9@optonline.net>
Message-ID: <53B99B8E.3030506@siegel.org>

Thanks for that, Steve.  I have the smaller Honda EU2000i, and I use a 
similar improvised method.  I take my big, wheeled plastic recycling 
bin, empty it, and tip it on its side, with the hinged lid opening 
sideways.  I put the generator into this, exhaust side facing out.  I 
push the generator in far enough so that the falling rain or snow won't 
touch it.  I tie the lid all the way open to provide air and let out 
exhaust.

You can also do this with a large square or rectangular garbage can.

During hurricanes, I lash the axle of the bin to the railing of my deck 
to prevent the bin from blowing away.


Steve Urso wrote:
> Thought all could benefit from my research. How do plan on protecting
> your portable generator durning a storm? Generators must be kept out
> of the rain so how can you protect the generator and still be able to
> take a hot shower. I have done some research and found the following.
> You can built a shelter out of a storage shed and add fans and such,
> you can build one out of wood or metal, or buy a pre made "tent" for
> the generator. Let's take the storage shed one first. You need to
> keep a min of five feet around the machine for air circulation, I
> think more since a generator is a air cooled engine that is the only
> way it gets cooled and will last. You also need to be mindfully of
> the exhaust. The exhaust pipe/manifold gets extremely hot and
> produces carbon monoxide the silent killer. Hence the fans. You can
> buy a kit to add fans to a shelter. Some people build the shelter out
> of wood but the before mentioned items still come into play. The
> there is the gen tent made by gen tent f or about 200.00 it mounts
> to the generators frame and has fiberglass rods which arch over the
> machine and a fabric cover goes over the rods. This was going to be
> what I was going to buy if this last ideal didn't work. I found this
> simple low cost idea on line. You go to Lowe's and buy a large
> plastic mixing tray/ pond liner for 14.00 and get some bungee cords.
> Invert the tub and bungee it to the frame. Allows air movement and
> keeps the rain off. This works on my Generac gp6500e generator. Oh
> and I found the low cost trays can be used for many other uses. Hope
> this helpful to someone.
> Gen tent: https://www.gentent.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=GT10KB00TB 
> super tub:  http://www.lowes.com/pd_19252-000001569-ST3608_0_?productId=1054715&Ntt=19252&Ntk=i_products
> 
> http://www.instructables.com/id/Make-a-rain-proof-portable-generator-housing/?ALLSTEPS
> 
> 
> Steve  KB1YLQ
> Sent from IPad.

From tc4racer at gmail.com  Sun Jul  6 20:00:57 2014
From: tc4racer at gmail.com (Paul Lourd)
Date: Sun, 6 Jul 2014 20:00:57 -0400
Subject: [CTSARA] Tuesday CERT/ARES net - On the road Again!
Message-ID: <00ad01cf9976$8888c890$999a59b0$@gmail.com>

All local Hams (not just CERT/ARES),

 

This Tuesday at 8pm, we will be doing a drill to practice passing traffic
between our towns. The idea is to get out of the house, to a location you do
not normally operate in and make contact with the net. It should be pretty
easy, but it will be a fun experiment.

 

Here are the locations we need to cover. If you can cover one of these
locations in your town, please reply to me (not reply all). I'd expect you
would need to be "on location" from 8 till about 8:45. After that you can
grab a coffee with other hams that show up! If you can cover more than one,
let me know and I will assign you to one that needs someone.

 

Locations:

Stamford: A&P Plaza, High Ridge and Buxton, right off exist 35 on the
Merritt. There is a Cosi and Five Guys there if you are hungry.

Stamford: McDonalds at 1103 E Main, right off I-95 exit 9.

 

Norwalk: Fire HQ on Connecticut Ave (West parking lot, where GNARC parks for
their meetings)

Norwalk: Brien McMahan High School, 300 Highland Ave.

 

Wilton: Comstock Community Center on School Road

Wilton: Police/Fire HQ, just behind Town hall on Route 7

 

Fairfield: I need a location here. FF people, please suggest one like a
shelter location or nearby.

 

Westport: Same, if you are in Westport, please suggest a relevant location.

 

Stamford folks, you should be prepared to talk on Stamford and Norwalk 2
meter repeaters. Fairfield and Westport, Norwalk is your only choice,
146.475 as usual. Net control will be monitoring Stamford and Norwalk 2
meter repeaters

 

The initial drill is to use a handie talkie only!! Not a mobile rig.

 

Paul

WB2JVB

 

p.s. Legal disclaimer! This is not an official CERT exercise, there is no
state insurance.



From svj58 at optonline.net  Mon Jul  7 17:39:49 2014
From: svj58 at optonline.net (Steve Urso)
Date: Mon, 07 Jul 2014 17:39:49 -0400
Subject: [CTSARA] Vacation
Message-ID: <96334CD7-8FD5-4542-A637-A3211A97D7A5@optonline.net>

Going to San Juan PR next week. Any hot spots anybody knows of?  Thanks.

Steve -kb1ylq
Sent from IPad.

From ctsara at mailman.qth.net  Mon Jul  7 17:59:47 2014
From: ctsara at mailman.qth.net (David Brown via CTSARA)
Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2014 14:59:47 -0700
Subject: [CTSARA] Vacation
In-Reply-To: <96334CD7-8FD5-4542-A637-A3211A97D7A5@optonline.net>
References: <96334CD7-8FD5-4542-A637-A3211A97D7A5@optonline.net>
Message-ID: <1404770387.13885.YahooMailNeo@web122101.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>

Not sure if it's considered a hotspot, but the Arecibo Radio Telescope Observatory is in PR. ?Largest one in the world. ?I visited it last year. ? My kids balked at going, but once they saw it they were glad they went. ? They have tours that you can take, but they get cancelled all the times. ?I would recommend renting a car to go if you go and make sure it or at least you have navigation as it can be difficult to find without it.

Good luck and enjoy!
Dave

 
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On Monday, July 7, 2014 5:40 PM, Steve Urso <svj58 at optonline.net> wrote:
 


Going to San Juan PR next week. Any hot spots anybody knows of?? Thanks.

Steve -kb1ylq
Sent from IPad.
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SARA Repeaters: W1EE 146.655 Out 146.055 In PL-100Hz. 447.125 Out 442.125 In PL-114.8Hz.

ECHOLINK, WB1GRB-L Node(128679)Simplex: Local RF- 147.525 PL-100 Hz.Connected to a conference. Weather, Road Conditions, Talk.

From tc4racer at gmail.com  Mon Jul  7 19:51:11 2014
From: tc4racer at gmail.com (Paul Lourd)
Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2014 19:51:11 -0400
Subject: [CTSARA] Tuesday net info
Message-ID: <019d01cf9a3e$557fc340$007f49c0$@gmail.com>

Here are some details for the 7/7 8 pm net.

 

We have hams ready to deploy to the following locations:

A&P lot in Stamford - Steve KB1YLQ

Stamford High School - Chris KB1QXR

 

Norwalk FD - Toy K1WYQ

Brien McMahon - George AB1QK

 

Wilton EOC/Town Hall - Sam NV1P

Wilton Shelter - Dave W1DVE

 

Fairfield Shelter (Ludlow) - Doug KB1UKC

 

Wilton PD has been notified that strange people with radios will be around.
Other sites, just clearly explain you are doing a radio test with local
towns if questioned. You should be fine! Have your license on you.

 

Stamford people will check in on the Stamford 146.655 2m repeater with Jon
WB2RYV

All others will check in on the Norwalk 146.475 2m repeater with me, WB2JVB.

Doug, at some point during the net I will switch with you to the FF
repeater. I can usually hear it.  Norwalk people, try and have Fairfield
also programmed.  146.625 std offset, pl 100.

 

At some point, I will ask all to try and reach me on the New Canaan 146.775
repeater. So have that programmed. All repeaters are pl 100. Please don't
change freqs unless asked. If you can't make contact, return back to your
starting repeater.

 

I will try and send some message text that each location will pass later in
another email. So please check before the net begins!!

 

All other hams are welcome to check in as well and listen.

 

Paul

WB2JVB

 



From w3eic at thesolomonhouse.com  Tue Jul  8 06:28:06 2014
From: w3eic at thesolomonhouse.com (Jonathan Solomon)
Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2014 06:28:06 -0400
Subject: [CTSARA] Dirt/Rock for Free
Message-ID: <CAOJaD8rTGP+N4BGu1J9=_qotXN1wUXPC8c4A7=WGkds=Ebf9Mg@mail.gmail.com>

Good Morning Everyone!

I have a pile of dirt and rock in my front yard that I'm hoping to get rid
of.  If anyone needs any for a project (wall, fill, plant bed trim) you are
welcome to it.

Thanks!
Jonathan
W3EIC

From wb1grb at hotmail.com  Wed Jul  9 16:23:55 2014
From: wb1grb at hotmail.com (John Sabini Jr.)
Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2014 16:23:55 -0400
Subject: [CTSARA] Severe Thunderstorm Watch 407 in effect until 10 PM EDT
Message-ID: <BAY407-EAS171161F9C40A5D182D523489C0F0@phx.gbl>



The National Weather Service has issued Severe Thunderstorm Watch
407 in effect until 10 PM EDT this evening for the following
areas

In Connecticut this watch includes 2 counties

In southern Connecticut

Fairfield New Haven 

In New Jersey this watch includes 5 counties

In northeast New Jersey

Bergen Essex Hudson 
Passaic Union 

In New York this watch includes 10 counties

In southeast New York

Bronx Kings (Brooklyn) Nassau 
New York (Manhattan) Orange Putnam 
Queens Richmond (staten island) 
Rockland Westchester

John
wb1grb
Sent from my iPod 5

From ctsara at mailman.qth.net  Sun Jul 13 11:04:29 2014
From: ctsara at mailman.qth.net (Bruce via CTSARA)
Date: Sun, 13 Jul 2014 11:04:29 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: [CTSARA] can some one help me please
Message-ID: <165b2.382a478b.40f3f9fc@aol.com>

hi  
 
can some one help me please.
 
i have a i belive a larson mount and my wip ant flw off.
 
does any one have a  nother wip that might fit and they can give me  and 
help me put it on? please let me know
 
 
thanks
 
 
bruce
 
kc2wgx

From wb1grb at hotmail.com  Mon Jul 14 06:38:31 2014
From: wb1grb at hotmail.com (John Sabini Jr.)
Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2014 06:38:31 -0400
Subject: [CTSARA] Flash Flood Watch in effect from noon EDT today through
 late Tuesday night..
Message-ID: <BAY178-W77A97A0D6D93FC8FDD1FC9C0A0@phx.gbl>


          Latest updates:? http://www.ctsara.org/ctsara_weather.html 


Flash Flood Watch in effect from noon EDT today through late
Tuesday night...


The National Weather Service in New York has issued a


* Flash Flood Watch for portions of southern Connecticut...?
?northeast New Jersey and southeast New York...including the?
?following areas...in southern Connecticut...northern?
?Fairfield...northern Middlesex...northern New Haven...northern?
?New London...southern Fairfield...southern Middlesex...?
?southern New Haven and southern New London. In northeast New?
?Jersey...eastern Bergen...eastern Essex...eastern Passaic...?
?eastern Union...Hudson...western Bergen...western Essex...?
?western Passaic and western Union. In southeast New York...?
?Bronx...Kings (Brooklyn)...New York (Manhattan)...northeastern?
?Suffolk...northern Nassau...northern Queens...northern?
?Westchester...northwestern Suffolk...Orange...Putnam...?
?Richmond (staten island)...Rockland...southeastern Suffolk...?
?southern Nassau...southern Queens...southern Westchester and?
?southwestern Suffolk.?


* From noon EDT today through late Tuesday night.


* Multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms will move across
?the region ahead of a cold front this afternoon through late
?Tuesday night. The warm and very humid airmass will make for
?these showers and thunderstorms to produce torrential
?downpours...with storm total rainfall between 2 to 3 inches.
?Locally higher amounts can be expected. This will increase the
?flash flood potential.


* The main potential impacts are expected to be flooding of
?urbanized as well as low lying areas...roadways...and in areas
?of poor drainage. In addition...small streams or rivers may
?exceed bankfull.


Precautionary/preparedness actions...


A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead
to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation.
You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should flash flood warnings be issued.
J/S WB1GRB


                                                                                                                                                                                 		 	   		  

From svj58 at optonline.net  Thu Jul 17 07:51:17 2014
From: svj58 at optonline.net (svj58)
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2014 07:51:17 -0400
Subject: [CTSARA] Arrl convention
Message-ID: <dj0vjti986af3rk2gjcabj62.1405597877787@email.android.com>

Out of town till late friday.
Thinking about going saturday. Anyone, thoughts??


Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone

From jon at giciman.com  Thu Jul 17 08:21:38 2014
From: jon at giciman.com (Jonathan Shapiro, PhD)
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2014 08:21:38 -0400
Subject: [CTSARA] Arrl convention
In-Reply-To: <dj0vjti986af3rk2gjcabj62.1405597877787@email.android.com>
References: <dj0vjti986af3rk2gjcabj62.1405597877787@email.android.com>
Message-ID: <353AECC8-A740-4E0B-B4D3-9856310D8838@giciman.com>

8:15 am evertone on very long resistration line .

AB1HI

Sent from my iPhone
Jon shapiro


> On Jul 17, 2014, at 7:51 AM, svj58 <svj58 at optonline.net> wrote:
> 
> Out of town till late friday.
> Thinking about going saturday. Anyone, thoughts? 
> 
> 
> Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone
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> 
> ECHOLINK, WB1GRB-L Node(128679)Simplex: Local RF- 147.525 PL-100 Hz.Connected to a conference. Weather, Road Conditions, Talk.

From jon.perelstein at gmail.com  Fri Jul 18 13:48:01 2014
From: jon.perelstein at gmail.com (Jon Perelstein)
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2014 13:48:01 -0400
Subject: [CTSARA] SARA Picnic August 17
Message-ID: <CAFdYx3Vc92-r4vYk-Ry+qzF0n2BJz0tP303RETk_Dwg1dFHgnQ@mail.gmail.com>

The SARA picnic will be held Sunday August 17 at 1600 hours (4pm) at John
Sabini's house  102 Rock Spring Rd, Stamford.

If you can bring any deserts or appetizers please let me know, please email
John at wb1grb at hotmail.com.

Hope to see you there.

Jon

From wb1grb at hotmail.com  Sun Jul 20 16:43:14 2014
From: wb1grb at hotmail.com (John Sabini Jr.)
Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2014 16:43:14 -0400
Subject: [CTSARA] Field Day 2014 photos to Flicker
Message-ID: <BAY178-W2064564A79272B2218FE139CF30@phx.gbl>

I added some of SARA Field Day 2014 photos to Flicker which is a more professional site for people that a serious photographers.

You can add comments to photos.

Site needs more work when I get the time.


https://www.flickr.com/photos/67458194 at N06/sets/72157645388462827/


J/S WB1GRB 		 	   		  

From tc4racer at gmail.com  Mon Jul 21 20:22:24 2014
From: tc4racer at gmail.com (Paul Lourd)
Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2014 20:22:24 -0400
Subject: [CTSARA] CERT net 7/22 - Open for guest net control
Message-ID: <000b01cfa543$039ac420$0ad04c60$@gmail.com>

I will be out of town and am not able to run the CERT/ARES net tomorrow. If
you would like some practice in running a net (great practice for real
events!), please let me know and I will send you the script. Don't worry if
you do not have a topic, you can just do check-ins and ask for topics from
the members.

 

Please let me know ASAP.

 

Paul

WB2JVB



From w3eic at thesolomonhouse.com  Tue Jul 22 13:11:59 2014
From: w3eic at thesolomonhouse.com (Jonathan Solomon)
Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2014 13:11:59 -0400
Subject: [CTSARA] John Sabinis Email
Message-ID: <CAOJaD8pH0H=CbNpTk_P08F8VK=ZMPfp214DvaTTFNa5tryJQMg@mail.gmail.com>

Hello

Please do not open emails from John today that only contain a link.

Thank you