From gustavhedlund at msn.com  Wed Jul  1 14:17:07 2015
From: gustavhedlund at msn.com (Gustav Hedlund)
Date: Wed, 1 Jul 2015 14:17:07 -0400
Subject: [CTSARA] Preliminary Field Day Results
In-Reply-To: <CAFdYx3XrWoW=ZHOuq7zKNTmrbpYwbZJsWc2-14tLQztJUuR6qQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAFdYx3XrWoW=ZHOuq7zKNTmrbpYwbZJsWc2-14tLQztJUuR6qQ@mail.gmail.com>
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Jon,
 
I think for every inch of rain we got we should get credit for at least 750 contacts. With the upside down YAGI we also should 
get a lot of credit for trying to reach worms and China-very short path.
 
In spite of all I had a great time. You people did a great job.
 
73 Gus W1BV
 
> From: jon.perelstein at gmail.com
> Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2015 20:08:58 -0400
> To: ctsara at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [CTSARA] Preliminary Field Day Results
> 
> We scored over 1-1/2 inches of rain (probably about 1.75 inches of rain)
> and approximately 80,000 gallons of water.  We also handled 25 mile/hour
> winds.  Our best showing in decades!!
> 
> In other news, propagation was terrible because of various solar storms
> that you probably read about.  Seriously bad - everyone across the country
> suffered.  Some unfortunate club in California managed to get into their
> local newspaper with a headline "Solar storm forces Ham Radio drill to shut
> down early"  (http://www.signalscv.com/m/section/36/article/139123/).
> 
> We did not shut down early.  Our crazy members kept on pushing right to the
> end, despite rain, wind, solar storms, blown finals, particularly hungry
> bugs, and the Nature Center's guinea hens who simply would not take "No"
> for an answer when they asked to operate.  Good engineering by Terry
> Papazidis, Andy Siegel, Steve Urso and a few others kept our tents on the
> ground and free of water.  We did not have to shut down at all.
> 
> Preliminary results are
> 
> 7,702 points total on 2,065 QSOs (including GOTA)
> 
> For comparison,
> 2014 was 11,334 points on 3,750 QSOs (including GOTA)
> 2013 was 8,910 points on 2,550 QSOs (including GOTA)
> 
> We're still checking the logs to make sure we have everything correct, but
> it's likely that 7,702 will be our final number.  It's also likely that's
> going to be one of the better 3A scores in the country and certainly in New
> England.
> 
> In addition to all that, we managed to pick up a new member - a local ham
> who never knew we existed until he came across our Field Day info on a web
> site and came by to visit.
> 
> Thanks and congratulations to everyone who participated - I'll have a full
> list in a later email.
> 
> 73
> Jon, WB2RYV
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> ECHOLINK, WB1GRB-L Node(128679) Simplex: Local RF- 147.525 PL-100 Hz. RF-65 watts. Connected to a conference during the day. 
 		 	   		  

From ctsara at mailman.qth.net  Wed Jul  1 17:23:18 2015
From: ctsara at mailman.qth.net (Terry KA1BVE via CTSARA)
Date: Wed, 1 Jul 2015 17:23:18 -0400
Subject: [CTSARA] Preliminary Field Day Results
In-Reply-To: <SNT150-W39759C49D98BE0DD12E8DBBDA80@phx.gbl>
Message-ID: <14e4b80a37d-1061-2f688@webprd-a37.mail.aol.com>

Gus,

Thanks, and please come back and work with us next year.

73,
T

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Gustav Hedlund <gustavhedlund at msn.com>
To: Jon Perelstein <jon.perelstein at gmail.com>; Stamford Amateur Radio Association <ctsara at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wed, Jul 1, 2015 2:18 pm
Subject: Re: [CTSARA] Preliminary Field Day Results


Jon,
 
I think for every inch of rain we got we should get credit for at least
750 contacts. With the upside down YAGI we also should 
get a lot of credit for
trying to reach worms and China-very short path.
 
In spite of all I had a
great time. You people did a great job.
 
73 Gus W1BV
 
> From:
jon.perelstein at gmail.com
> Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2015 20:08:58 -0400
> To:
ctsara at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [CTSARA] Preliminary Field Day Results
> 
>
We scored over 1-1/2 inches of rain (probably about 1.75 inches of rain)
> and
approximately 80,000 gallons of water.  We also handled 25 mile/hour
> winds. 
Our best showing in decades!!
> 
> In other news, propagation was terrible
because of various solar storms
> that you probably read about.  Seriously bad
- everyone across the country
> suffered.  Some unfortunate club in California
managed to get into their
> local newspaper with a headline "Solar storm forces
Ham Radio drill to shut
> down early" 
(http://www.signalscv.com/m/section/36/article/139123/).
> 
> We did not shut
down early.  Our crazy members kept on pushing right to the
> end, despite
rain, wind, solar storms, blown finals, particularly hungry
> bugs, and the
Nature Center's guinea hens who simply would not take "No"
> for an answer when
they asked to operate.  Good engineering by Terry
> Papazidis, Andy Siegel,
Steve Urso and a few others kept our tents on the
> ground and free of water. 
We did not have to shut down at all.
> 
> Preliminary results are
> 
> 7,702
points total on 2,065 QSOs (including GOTA)
> 
> For comparison,
> 2014 was
11,334 points on 3,750 QSOs (including GOTA)
> 2013 was 8,910 points on 2,550
QSOs (including GOTA)
> 
> We're still checking the logs to make sure we have
everything correct, but
> it's likely that 7,702 will be our final number. 
It's also likely that's
> going to be one of the better 3A scores in the
country and certainly in New
> England.
> 
> In addition to all that, we
managed to pick up a new member - a local ham
> who never knew we existed until
he came across our Field Day info on a web
> site and came by to visit.
> 
>
Thanks and congratulations to everyone who participated - I'll have a full
>
list in a later email.
> 
> 73
> Jon, WB2RYV
>
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PL-114.8Hz.
> 
> ECHOLINK, WB1GRB-L Node(128679) Simplex: Local RF- 147.525
PL-100 Hz. RF-65 watts. Connected to a conference during the day. 
 		 	   		 

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ECHOLINK, WB1GRB-L Node(128679) Simplex: Local RF- 147.525 PL-100
Hz. RF-65 watts. Connected to a conference during the day. 

 

From andrew at rosca.net  Thu Jul  2 22:18:44 2015
From: andrew at rosca.net (Andrew Rosca)
Date: Thu, 2 Jul 2015 22:18:44 -0400
Subject: [CTSARA] CS750 Codeplug Available
Message-ID: <CAPGBEQijddxmdfezG4-A6tASvkxR0T2LFeaZUm6sz8Fi2NJgPQ@mail.gmail.com>

I've put together a CS750 codeplug. It's based on the CS700 codeplug by
Andy N1MFV.

It's still work in progress but it provides a starting point.

You can download it here:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/xrpvjrjo29h2vek/CS750%20-%20CT-NY%2020150702.rdb?dl=0

From wb1grb at hotmail.com  Thu Jul  2 22:56:33 2015
From: wb1grb at hotmail.com (John Sabini Jr.)
Date: Thu, 2 Jul 2015 22:56:33 -0400
Subject: [CTSARA] CS750 Codeplug Available
In-Reply-To: <CAPGBEQijddxmdfezG4-A6tASvkxR0T2LFeaZUm6sz8Fi2NJgPQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAPGBEQijddxmdfezG4-A6tASvkxR0T2LFeaZUm6sz8Fi2NJgPQ@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <BAY404-EAS93ECA01EFDEE6132EA0FF29C960@phx.gbl>



Sent from my iPod 5

> On Jul 2, 2015, at 10:19 PM, Andrew Rosca <andrew at rosca.net> wrote:
> 
> I've put together a CS750 codeplug. It's based on the CS700 codeplug by
> Andy N1MFV.
> 
> It's still work in progress but it provides a starting point.
> 
> You can download it here:
> https://www.dropbox.com/s/xrpvjrjo29h2vek/CS750%20-%20CT-NY%2020150702.rdb?dl=0
> ________________________________________________
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> SARA Repeaters: W1EE 146.655 Out 146.055 In PL-100Hz. NOW DIGITAL (DMR) 447.125 Out 442.125 In PL-114.8Hz.
> 
> ECHOLINK, WB1GRB-L Node(128679) Simplex: Local RF- 147.525 PL-100 Hz. RF-65 watts. Connected to a conference during the day. 

From wb1grb at hotmail.com  Thu Jul  2 23:07:35 2015
From: wb1grb at hotmail.com (John Sabini Jr.)
Date: Thu, 2 Jul 2015 23:07:35 -0400
Subject: [CTSARA] CS750 Codeplug Available
In-Reply-To: <CAPGBEQijddxmdfezG4-A6tASvkxR0T2LFeaZUm6sz8Fi2NJgPQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAPGBEQijddxmdfezG4-A6tASvkxR0T2LFeaZUm6sz8Fi2NJgPQ@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <BAY404-EAS231734B64D07E6B6B9787C69C960@phx.gbl>

Thank you Andrew: when I have time I'm going to work on the digital radio webpage on the  SARA website and make the necessary updates including your code plug. 

If anyone has any suggestions feel free to send me an email.

thank you. 

John:
wb1grb 

http://www.ctsara.org/DMR 

Sent from my iPod 5

> On Jul 2, 2015, at 10:19 PM, Andrew Rosca <andrew at rosca.net> wrote:
> 
> I've put together a CS750 codeplug. It's based on the CS700 codeplug by
> Andy N1MFV.
> 
> It's still work in progress but it provides a starting point.
> 
> You can download it here:
> https://www.dropbox.com/s/xrpvjrjo29h2vek/CS750%20-%20CT-NY%2020150702.rdb?dl=0
> ________________________________________________
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> 
> All posts must be sent in Plain Text, no HTML. Links will Function. No attachments are allowed.
> 
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> 
> SARA Repeaters: W1EE 146.655 Out 146.055 In PL-100Hz. NOW DIGITAL (DMR) 447.125 Out 442.125 In PL-114.8Hz.
> 
> ECHOLINK, WB1GRB-L Node(128679) Simplex: Local RF- 147.525 PL-100 Hz. RF-65 watts. Connected to a conference during the day. 

From andrew at rosca.net  Fri Jul  3 10:05:39 2015
From: andrew at rosca.net (Andrew Rosca)
Date: Fri, 3 Jul 2015 10:05:39 -0400
Subject: [CTSARA] DMR FAQ
Message-ID: <CAPGBEQhMfFhpvR8eqneYJDQ+W-cT3Vf34=_g_vDRRURvVTdD2A@mail.gmail.com>

i found this list of questions and answers about DMR to be very good.

http://www.k1tmm.info/dmr-faq#faqnoanchor

From tom at k1ta.com  Fri Jul  3 17:05:45 2015
From: tom at k1ta.com (Tom Alessi)
Date: Fri, 3 Jul 2015 17:05:45 -0400
Subject: [CTSARA] Norwalk Comm Center
Message-ID: <CAAnFWJjwxAu7yB0R8wnf77C8R_Tv8YVBKZ3KMsCL-fAdn74i3Q@mail.gmail.com>

QST QST. QST!

The Norwalk Comm Center will be open TOMORROW July 4th from 8:30 till 13:00
local.

Please feel free to stop by and operate, have a cup of coffee or just say
hello.

73 de K1TA

PS: there will be a special showing of the Egress at 13:00.  Don't miss it!

-- 
Tom Alessi
Tom at K1TA.com  |  www.K1TA.com
C: (203) 253-7745 | O: (914) 231-1691 | F: (914) 813-4091
*"CW Forever !"* Look for me on 20m, 30m or 40m CW

From tom at k1ta.com  Wed Jul  8 09:30:10 2015
From: tom at k1ta.com (Tom Alessi)
Date: Wed, 8 Jul 2015 09:30:10 -0400
Subject: [CTSARA] Amateur Radio Becomes Primary on 1900-2000 kHz on August 6
Message-ID: <CAAnFWJjU3LikLTEedKwhpMWcW5en8ThSdPvZTXwtVRus4OqXoA@mail.gmail.com>

Amateur Radio will be upgraded on August 6 from secondary to primary in the
1900-2000 kHz segment of 160 meters in the US. That?s the effective date of
the WRC-07 implementation Report and Order and WRC-12 Order portions of a
lengthy FCC document released on April 27. Both portions
<https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2015/07/07/2015-15249/wrc-07-implementation-report-and-order-and-wrc-12-order>
appeared on July 7 in the Federal Register; the Notice of Proposed Rule
Making (NPRM) of the same proceeding was published in the Federal Register
on July 2. The FCC also made a secondary allocation of 135.7-137.8 kHz to
the Amateur Service, but this band will not be available until service
rules have been adopted.

?The FCC action with respect to 1900-2000 kHz reduces the possibility that
we might suffer in the future from new radiolocation deployments,? said
ARRL CEO David Sumner, K1ZZ. ?On the other hand, we will have to put up
with radio buoys that have been operating illegally in the band but that
now have been ?regularized? by the Commission.?

The FCC said that while it had believed there was no non-Federal RLS use of
the 1900-2000 kHz band, the record indicated there are maritime users,
including the US ?high seas? migratory species fishing fleets, making use
of radio buoys in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans as well as within 200
nautical miles of the coast. It did not identify these users in the WRC-07
proceeding, however, ?because they did not appear in its licensing database,?
it said?.


Tom Alessi
Tom at K1TA.com  |  www.K1TA.com
C: (203) 253-7745 | O: (914) 231-1691 | F: (914) 813-4091
*"CW Forever !"* Look for me on 20m, 30m or 40m CW

From jon.perelstein at gmail.com  Fri Jul 10 19:53:43 2015
From: jon.perelstein at gmail.com (Jon Perelstein)
Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2015 19:53:43 -0400
Subject: [CTSARA] Condolences to Elena Cantavero
Message-ID: <CAFdYx3V=iXmyodzKet8+OG_1byf+BcKtyG4ypQ5xTgZJBjgZdA@mail.gmail.com>

I'm sorry to have to report that SARA member Elena Cantavero's husband Gus
passed away on Wednesday.

Visitation will be held on Sunday July 12, 2015 from 4:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M.
at Castiglione Funeral Home, 544 Old Post Rd #3, Greenwich, CT.

A service will be held at the funeral home on Monday July 13, 2015 at 10:00
A.M. Burial to follow at St. Mary Cemetery, 399 North Street, Greenwich, CT.


http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/stamfordadvocate/obituary.aspx?n=gus-cantavero&pid=175255193


Jon

From jon.perelstein at gmail.com  Sat Jul 18 08:32:22 2015
From: jon.perelstein at gmail.com (Jon Perelstein)
Date: Sat, 18 Jul 2015 08:32:22 -0400
Subject: [CTSARA] Test
Message-ID: <CAFdYx3Vnw+NiYYu5yiooHJ+n8VZcD2wLWu=R6y_K9JEWOG0tTQ@mail.gmail.com>

Just testing, please ignore.

73
Jon, WB2RYV

From jon.perelstein at gmail.com  Mon Jul 20 19:19:48 2015
From: jon.perelstein at gmail.com (Jon Perelstein)
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2015 19:19:48 -0400
Subject: [CTSARA] Save the Date - Summer Picnic
Message-ID: <CAFdYx3XMaRO5bujWqFXQwE0Wa5oHj2wicepac6ODp0VC5XXPdQ@mail.gmail.com>

SARA and GNARC will be holding a joint picnic this year on Sunday August
23rd.  We expect that the start time will be around 3pm (maybe 3:30pm).
The picnic will be held at a private residence in Stamford (yes, something
big enough for the expected number of participants).

More details to follow.

73
Jon, WB2RYV

From jon.perelstein at gmail.com  Wed Jul 22 19:56:56 2015
From: jon.perelstein at gmail.com (Jon Perelstein)
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2015 19:56:56 -0400
Subject: [CTSARA] CARA Hamfest Sunday Sept 13
Message-ID: <CAFdYx3VRcfpngVreAypD8RYrxmbjBbdqc6ievPhDhUyrJciuoQ@mail.gmail.com>

Edmond town Hall
45 Main St (Rt 6)
Newtown, CT

Doors open 8am-12noon

Admission $6
Tables $15
Tailgating $10

I have an attachment with driving directions, contact info, site
reservation form, etc. but I can't send it via Mailman, so please contact
me if you're interested.

73
Jon

From tom at k1ta.com  Tue Jul 28 09:55:30 2015
From: tom at k1ta.com (Tom Alessi)
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2015 09:55:30 -0400
Subject: [CTSARA] Motorola Entitlements
Message-ID: <CAAnFWJgBdqpT1RdtDcRj0VgzNW70jEqZs-hU4kxzm=xV0_j=mw@mail.gmail.com>

FYI

To anyone who has Motorola CPS software and has the Entitlement for 25KHz
programming; be advised the codes WILL expire 6 months after issued.

Your installs will continue to work but I tried to install it in a new PC
and had to call and get a NEW code.

Tom Alessi
Tom at K1TA.com  |  www.K1TA.com
C: (203) 253-7745 | O: (914) 231-1691 | F: (914) 813-4091
*"CW Forever !"* Look for me on 20m, 30m or 40m CW