From n1zu at yahoo.com Thu Dec 1 10:11:44 2016 From: n1zu at yahoo.com (Bruce Moore) Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2016 15:11:44 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [CTSARA] GFARA December Meeting References: <1782396930.5250396.1480605104166.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1782396930.5250396.1480605104166@mail.yahoo.com> GFARA Meeting Monday December 5th at the Fairfield Police Station 2nd floor. Social 7:00 to 7:30 with coffee & nibbles Meeting at 7:30pm Our program? speaker will be Jeff Cronin KB1MZl. Jeff will show you how you can build your own antenna analyzer for under $75". This is another project designed around the pairing up of an AD9850 Direct Digital Synthesizer with an Arduino Nano micro controller. Designed by Beric Dunn K6BEZ this configuration is hard to beat for versatility and low cost.With just a few more components, a prototyping circuit board and a few hours of work you can get a printout of the SWR for your HF antenna in any frequency range you desire. With easy to install software it is a very cost effective way to add an Antenna Analyzer to your shack From jon at giciman.com Fri Dec 2 10:40:01 2016 From: jon at giciman.com (Jonathan S. Shapiro) Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2016 10:40:01 -0500 Subject: [CTSARA] SPECIAL EVENT 1BCG Message-ID: <00f801d24cb2$58661360$09323a20$@giciman.com> This was posted in ARRL bulletin Dec 1. I have contacted (email) Clark Burgard N1BCG for more information such as where they are working from, and if they need any more assistance. -Jonny, AB1HI Also look at http://www.internetwork.com/radio/n1bcg/ BULLETIN: go to ARRL.ORG for the picture. Transatlantic Reception Anniversary Special Event Set for December 11 (Sunday) An Amateur Radio special event on December 11 will commemorate the 95th anniversary of the first transatlantic shortwave reception between Greenwich, Connecticut, and Scotland. A school near the original site is hosting the event. ARRL, the Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB), and the Radio Club of America (RCA), are partnering in sponsoring the activity. The Greenwich Historical Society will also participate. On December 11, 1921, reception in Ardrossan, Scotland, of a radio signal transmitted from the official test station of Minton Cronkhite, 1BCG, in a small shack on the corner of Clapboard Ridge Road and North Street in Greenwich, helped to usher in the age of global communication. The special event will use N1BCG, the call sign of Clark Burgard of Greenwich, who obtained that call sign to commemorate this bit of radio history. Burgard was instrumental in making arrangements for the event. The N1BCG special event will begin on Sunday, December 11, at 1200 and conclude at 0300 UTC on December 12. It will include an attempt at a two-way contact between N1BCG and GB2ZE, operated by Jason O'Neill, GM7VSB, in Ardrossan. The 1BCG 1 kW CW transmitter. Reception in Scotland of the 1BCG signal was part of the second series of ARRL transatlantic tests. For the receiving end, the ARRL Board had selected a receiver designed by Paul Godley, 2ZE, and Godley traveled to the UK to oversee that end of the circuit. Joining Godley in a field in Ardrossan, southwest of Glasgow, was Marconi Company District Inspector D.E. Pearson. As the QST article, "The Transatlantic Tests" (QST Dec. 2014) by Michael Marinaro, WN1M, recounted, "The two attempted to keep out of the driving wind and rain by sheltering themselves -- and their equipment -- in a tent. This rough listening post was comprised of a (superheterodyne and regenerative) receiver, a 1,300-foot Beverage antenna suspended 12 feet above ground, batteries, and auxiliary equipment." January 1922 QST trumpeted the success of the transatlantic tests. On the morning of December 10, CW signals of 1BCG, which had been designed and constructed by Radio Club of America members -- were solidly copied on 230 to 235 meters (about 1.3 MHz). They were the only signals heard that morning in Ardrossan. By the end of the test, eight spark and 18 CW stations had been heard as well. N1BCG operation will be on AM on 75 and 40 meters; CW and SSB on 40 meters, CW on 30 meters, and CW and SSB on 20 and 17 meters. Approximate frequencies are 3.880 (AM), 7.290 (AM), 7.235 (SSB), 7040 (CW), 10.112 (CW), 14.280 (SSB), 14.040 (CW), 18.125 (SSB), and 18.088 MHz CW. Regards, AB1HI Jonny Jonathan S. Shapiro Greenwich CT 06830 Home: 203-661-0312 office: 203-661-0398 Fax: 203-661-1115 Cell: 203-273-1525 ?Email: jon at giciman.com -----Original Message----- From: CTSARA [mailto:ctsara-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Jon Perelstein Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2016 7:13 AM To: Stamford Amateur Radio Association Subject: [CTSARA] Reminder: December Meeting (Dec 1) Our December meeting will be held on Thursday Dec 1 at 8pm, Stamford Government Center, 6th floor safety training room. We will be building a G5RV 80-6 meter antenna (actually, to be technical, a ZS6BKW, which is an updated version of the G5RV). Pizza at 6:15pm at John the Baker, 30 Long Ridge Road in Bulls Head. 73 Jon, AI1V ________________________________________________ CTSARA mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/ctsara Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:CTSARA at mailman.qth.net Message delivered to jon at giciman.com This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html All posts must be sent in Plain Text, no HTML. Links will Function. No attachments are allowed. Unsubscribe from CTSARA: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/ctsara 146.655MHz -600KHz PL100 Hz Analog Repeater. NOW IN SERVICE SARA Repeaters: NOW DIGITAL (DMR) 447.125 Out 442.125.Color Code 2. LISTEN SARA DMR REPEATER LIVE AUDIO FEED. From wb1grb at hotmail.com Fri Dec 2 11:44:17 2016 From: wb1grb at hotmail.com (John Sabini Jr.) Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2016 16:44:17 +0000 Subject: [CTSARA] SPECIAL EVENT 1BCG In-Reply-To: <00f801d24cb2$58661360$09323a20$@giciman.com> References: <00f801d24cb2$58661360$09323a20$@giciman.com> Message-ID: Well let us know the details I'd love to get some photos or even video for this event. John wb1grb SSRA Web Site Get Outlook for Android On Fri, Dec 2, 2016 at 10:40 AM -0500, "Jonathan S. Shapiro" > wrote: This was posted in ARRL bulletin Dec 1. I have contacted (email) Clark Burgard N1BCG for more information such as where they are working from, and if they need any more assistance. -Jonny, AB1HI Also look at http://www.internetwork.com/radio/n1bcg/ BULLETIN: go to ARRL.ORG for the picture. Transatlantic Reception Anniversary Special Event Set for December 11 (Sunday) An Amateur Radio special event on December 11 will commemorate the 95th anniversary of the first transatlantic shortwave reception between Greenwich, Connecticut, and Scotland. A school near the original site is hosting the event. ARRL, the Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB), and the Radio Club of America (RCA), are partnering in sponsoring the activity. The Greenwich Historical Society will also participate. On December 11, 1921, reception in Ardrossan, Scotland, of a radio signal transmitted from the official test station of Minton Cronkhite, 1BCG, in a small shack on the corner of Clapboard Ridge Road and North Street in Greenwich, helped to usher in the age of global communication. The special event will use N1BCG, the call sign of Clark Burgard of Greenwich, who obtained that call sign to commemorate this bit of radio history. Burgard was instrumental in making arrangements for the event. The N1BCG special event will begin on Sunday, December 11, at 1200 and conclude at 0300 UTC on December 12. It will include an attempt at a two-way contact between N1BCG and GB2ZE, operated by Jason O'Neill, GM7VSB, in Ardrossan. The 1BCG 1 kW CW transmitter. Reception in Scotland of the 1BCG signal was part of the second series of ARRL transatlantic tests. For the receiving end, the ARRL Board had selected a receiver designed by Paul Godley, 2ZE, and Godley traveled to the UK to oversee that end of the circuit. Joining Godley in a field in Ardrossan, southwest of Glasgow, was Marconi Company District Inspector D.E. Pearson. As the QST article, "The Transatlantic Tests" (QST Dec. 2014) by Michael Marinaro, WN1M, recounted, "The two attempted to keep out of the driving wind and rain by sheltering themselves -- and their equipment -- in a tent. This rough listening post was comprised of a (superheterodyne and regenerative) receiver, a 1,300-foot Beverage antenna suspended 12 feet above ground, batteries, and auxiliary equipment." January 1922 QST trumpeted the success of the transatlantic tests. On the morning of December 10, CW signals of 1BCG, which had been designed and constructed by Radio Club of America members -- were solidly copied on 230 to 235 meters (about 1.3 MHz). They were the only signals heard that morning in Ardrossan. By the end of the test, eight spark and 18 CW stations had been heard as well. N1BCG operation will be on AM on 75 and 40 meters; CW and SSB on 40 meters, CW on 30 meters, and CW and SSB on 20 and 17 meters. Approximate frequencies are 3.880 (AM), 7.290 (AM), 7.235 (SSB), 7040 (CW), 10.112 (CW), 14.280 (SSB), 14.040 (CW), 18.125 (SSB), and 18.088 MHz CW. Regards, AB1HI Jonny Jonathan S. Shapiro Greenwich CT 06830 Home: 203-661-0312 office: 203-661-0398 Fax: 203-661-1115 Cell: 203-273-1525 Email: jon at giciman.com -----Original Message----- From: CTSARA [mailto:ctsara-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Jon Perelstein Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2016 7:13 AM To: Stamford Amateur Radio Association Subject: [CTSARA] Reminder: December Meeting (Dec 1) Our December meeting will be held on Thursday Dec 1 at 8pm, Stamford Government Center, 6th floor safety training room. We will be building a G5RV 80-6 meter antenna (actually, to be technical, a ZS6BKW, which is an updated version of the G5RV). Pizza at 6:15pm at John the Baker, 30 Long Ridge Road in Bulls Head. 73 Jon, AI1V ________________________________________________ CTSARA mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/ctsara Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:CTSARA at mailman.qth.net Message delivered to jon at giciman.com This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html All posts must be sent in Plain Text, no HTML. Links will Function. No attachments are allowed. Unsubscribe from CTSARA: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/ctsara 146.655MHz -600KHz PL100 Hz Analog Repeater. NOW IN SERVICE SARA Repeaters: NOW DIGITAL (DMR) 447.125 Out 442.125.Color Code 2. LISTEN SARA DMR REPEATER LIVE AUDIO FEED. ________________________________________________ CTSARA mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/ctsara Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:CTSARA at mailman.qth.net Message delivered to wb1grb at hotmail.com This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html All posts must be sent in Plain Text, no HTML. Links will Function. No attachments are allowed. Unsubscribe from CTSARA: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/ctsara 146.655MHz -600KHz PL100 Hz Analog Repeater. NOW IN SERVICE SARA Repeaters: NOW DIGITAL (DMR) 447.125 Out 442.125.Color Code 2. LISTEN SARA DMR REPEATER LIVE AUDIO FEED. From tom at k1ta.com Fri Dec 2 18:42:05 2016 From: tom at k1ta.com (Tom Alessi) Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2016 18:42:05 -0500 Subject: [CTSARA] GNARC EMERGENCY COMM CENTER WILL BE OPEN TOMORROW ! Message-ID: QST - QST - QST To all Radio Amateurs and Guests: The Norwalk Emergency Communications Center located at 100 Fairfield Ave, Norwalk CT will be open tomorrow, Saturday, December 3rd from 0900 -1200 hrs. DIRECTIONS: I-95 northbound right off exit 14. Members and guests are welcome. 73 de Tom K1TA 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 Sat Dec 3 09:24:05 2016 From: jon.perelstein at gmail.com (Jon Perelstein) Date: Sat, 3 Dec 2016 09:24:05 -0500 Subject: [CTSARA] VE Session Dec 10 Message-ID: SARA is having a VE session on Saturday Dec 10 at Stamford Government Center 888 Washington Blvd Stamford CT 4th floor cafeteria Doors open at 9:30am $15 per exam - cash or check ONLY. Bring pencils and ID. 73 Jon, AI1V From jon.perelstein at gmail.com Thu Dec 8 20:12:13 2016 From: jon.perelstein at gmail.com (Jon Perelstein) Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2016 20:12:13 -0500 Subject: [CTSARA] WECA Offering Amateur Extra Class Message-ID: WECA will again be conducting a free Amateur Extra FCC license exam preparatory class. The class will run for ten weeks starting on Wednesday, January 4th and on Tuesday nights thereafter (except for Wednesday, 1/18) from 7-9:15 PM at the Westchester Fire Training Center, 4 Dana Road in Valhalla.** On Thursday of the 10th week, a VE test session will be conducted at the FTC ($15 testing fee). This free interactive course is taught by a team of knowledgeable Amateur Radio Operators from WECA. Instructors will be Amateur Extras or others who have special knowledge of specific subject areas. The class will review the test pool questions and answers and provide explanations of the accompanying concepts. There are >700 questions in the pool; 50 test questions; 37 correct (74%) to pass. All are welcome to attend who wish to gain additional knowledge of amateur radio even if you do not expect to take the test (or already hold an Extra class license). Texts: 1. ARRL Extra Class License Manual 11th Edition w/link to Practice Exam Software 2. ARRL?s Extra Q&A Third Edition Both are available from ARRL at: http://www.arrl.org/shop/ARRL-Extra-Class-License-Manual-11th-Edition/ http://www.arrl.org/shop/ARRL-s-Extra-Q-and-A-4th-Edition/ or from Amazon- Be very sure to order the correct editions. 1. Please purchase the license manual and begin reading as soon as possible. 2. The Q&A has answers and brief explanations for all pool questions- a worthwhile investment. Conduct of Training: Subjects include: FCC regulations, operating procedures and practices, radio propagation, electrical principles, practical circuit components and design, modulation, emissions, antenna design, transmission lines and safety. Hands-on practical on-air exercises are a highlight of the course. Each class will have an instructor/facilitator who will be knowledgeable about the subject area and will involve others who can make contributions. If you have an area of strong interest and expertise that you can share with the group, please let me know. If you would like to upgrade to Amateur Extra, please contact Larrie Sutliff W2UL by email at W2UL at WECA.org. From tom at k1ta.com Fri Dec 9 17:24:08 2016 From: tom at k1ta.com (Tom Alessi) Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2016 17:24:08 -0500 Subject: [CTSARA] GNARC Emergency Comm Center will be Open Saturday 12/10 Message-ID: QST - QST - QST To all Radio Amateurs and Guests: The Norwalk Emergency Communications Center located at 100 Fairfield Ave, Norwalk CT will be open tomorrow, Saturday, December 10rd from 0900 -1200 hrs. DIRECTIONS: I-95 northbound right off exit 14. Members and guests are welcome. 73 de Tom K1TA 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 svj58 at optonline.net Sun Dec 11 19:28:24 2016 From: svj58 at optonline.net (Steve, KB1YLQ) Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2016 19:28:24 -0500 Subject: [CTSARA] N1BCG event Message-ID: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10209406436052701&id=1078586289 Steve, KB1YLQSent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone From svj58 at optonline.net Sun Dec 11 19:58:13 2016 From: svj58 at optonline.net (Steve, KB1YLQ) Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2016 19:58:13 -0500 Subject: [CTSARA] N1bcg video Message-ID: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10154349768117408&id=20069212407 Steve, KB1YLQSent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone From tom at k1ta.com Mon Dec 19 08:20:13 2016 From: tom at k1ta.com (Tom Alessi) Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2016 08:20:13 -0500 Subject: [CTSARA] Wire Gauge Chart Message-ID: Here is a link to a chart used for calculating wire gauge, current and wire length. Good reference to keep in the shack! https://www.dropbox.com/s/sbs651puccpxp5j/USCG%20ChrisFix%20Wiring%20Chart.jpg?dl=0 Tom 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 Mon Dec 19 19:45:24 2016 From: tom at k1ta.com (Tom Alessi) Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2016 19:45:24 -0500 Subject: [CTSARA] N1F Festivus 2016 Message-ID: Lisa, KC1YL, Mark N1CT and I will be operating as N1F on various bands from 12/20/2016 - 1/03/2017 as part of Festivus 2016. If anyone else is interested in operating N1F please contact me ASAP. Tom 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 Fri Dec 23 16:21:40 2016 From: tom at k1ta.com (Tom Alessi) Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2016 16:21:40 -0500 Subject: [CTSARA] GNARC Comm Center will be Open Tomorrow 12/24 Message-ID: QST - QST - QST To all Radio Amateurs and Guests: The Norwalk Emergency Communications Center located at 100 Fairfield Ave, Norwalk CT will be open tomorrow, Saturday, December 24th from 0900 -1200 hrs. DIRECTIONS: I-95 northbound right off exit 14. Members and guests are welcome. Happy Festivus 73 de Tom K1TA 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 kb1ylq at gmail.com Sat Dec 24 10:47:08 2016 From: kb1ylq at gmail.com (kb1ylq) Date: Sat, 24 Dec 2016 10:47:08 -0500 Subject: [CTSARA] Santa Tracker Message-ID: http://wtnh.com/2016/12/24/norad-santa-tracker/?cid=twitter_WTNH Steve, KB1YLQSent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone From art.ballentine at gmail.com Mon Dec 26 09:51:40 2016 From: art.ballentine at gmail.com (Franklyn A. Ballentine, Jr) Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2016 14:51:40 +0000 Subject: [CTSARA] [GNARC] Ham Radio University (Jan 8) In-Reply-To: <002201d25ee6$5c7a8cb0$156fa610$@optonline.net> References: <002201d25ee6$5c7a8cb0$156fa610$@optonline.net> Message-ID: I might try to make it down there. It makes a good excuse to stop in Flushing for food and Micro Center Frank kb1qzh On Sun, Dec 25, 2016 at 2:37 PM WA1SFH wrote: Ham Radio University (Jan.8) HRU is one of my favorite events to go to each year, and 2017 is going to be no exception. It is a great place to learn new things and meet some great people. 30 Forums (2 are Hands-On) and F.C.C. License Testing. QTH: Bethpage, NY (Long Island) Hours: 8:30 am and 3:30 pm Full details at: http://hamradiouniversity.org/ Getting There The best way to get there is to car-pool with some friends and make a day of it. Hope to see you there! 73, Douglas Sharafanowich (WA1SFH) ______________________________________________________________ GNARC mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/gnarc Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:GNARC at mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html From wa1sfh at optonline.net Mon Dec 26 11:10:04 2016 From: wa1sfh at optonline.net (WA1SFH) Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2016 11:10:04 -0500 Subject: [CTSARA] Ham Radio University (Jan.8) Message-ID: <005c01d25f92$84ef60b0$8ece2210$@optonline.net> Ham Radio University (Jan.8) HRU is one of my favorite events to go to each year, and 2017 is going to be no exception. It is a great place to learn new things. and meet some great people. 30 Forums (2 are Hands-On) PLUS F.C.C. License Testing. QTH: Bethpage, NY (Long Island) Date: Sunday, January 8, 2017 Hours: 8:30 am and 3:30 pm Full details at: http://hamradiouniversity.org/ Getting There The best way to get there is to car-pool with some friends and make a day of it. Hope to see you there! 73, Douglas Sharafanowich (WA1SFH)