From jon.perelstein at gmail.com Tue Feb 2 07:54:27 2016 From: jon.perelstein at gmail.com (Jon Perelstein) Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2016 07:54:27 -0500 Subject: [CTSARA] SARA Meeting Feb 4 Message-ID: Just a reminder that the SARA Feb meeting will take place this coming Thurs, Feb 4, 8pm at the Stamford Govt Center, 6th Floor Safety Training Room. The Stamford Govt Center is at 888 Washington Blvd in Stamford. We've had to make a change to the schedule - this month's speaker is Georgi K1GTT discussing "Cutting the Cable" - web-based options for reducing your dependency on expensive and limited cable and satellite television. Please join us for pizza at 6:15 at John the Baker, 30 Long Ridge Rd in the Bulls Head section. 73 Jon, WB2RYV From jon.perelstein at gmail.com Tue Feb 2 10:47:32 2016 From: jon.perelstein at gmail.com (Jon Perelstein) Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2016 10:47:32 -0500 Subject: [CTSARA] New Field Day Multipliers Message-ID: http://hamhijinks.com/new-field-day-score-multipliers-and-bonus-points-announced/ And in case the domain name "hamhijinks" doesn't give it away, yes it's a spoof. 73 Jon, WB2RYV From svj58 at optonline.net Thu Feb 4 16:21:15 2016 From: svj58 at optonline.net (Steve) Date: Thu, 04 Feb 2016 16:21:15 -0500 Subject: [CTSARA] Winter Weather Advisory Message-ID: Urgent - Winter Weather message National Weather Service New York NY 406 PM EST Thu Feb 4 2016 ...Coastal Low to bring Snow to region late tonight into Friday... Northern Fairfield-Northern New Haven-Southern Fairfield- Southern New Haven-northwestern Suffolk-southwestern Suffolk- Northern Nassau-Southern Nassau- 406 PM EST Thu Feb 4 2016 ...Winter Weather advisory in effect from 1 AM to 10 AM EST Friday... The National Weather Service in Upton has issued a Winter Weather advisory for Snow...Which is in effect from 1 AM to 10 AM EST Friday. * Locations...Southwest Connecticut and Western Long Island. * Hazard types...Moderate Snow and reduced visibilities. * Accumulations...Snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches...With localized higher amounts. * Winds...North 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * Visibilities...One quarter to one half mile at times. * Timing...Rain will Mix with Snow Early Friday morning... Becoming all Snow by Daybreak. * Impacts....hazardous travel Due to Snow and reduced visibilities. This will Impact the morning Rush hour. Precautionary/preparedness actions... A Winter Weather advisory Means that periods of Snow...Sleet...Or freezing Rain will cause travel difficulties. Be prepared for slippery Roads and limited visibilities...And use caution while driving. && Steve, KB1YLQSent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone From tom at k1ta.com Fri Feb 5 15:54:55 2016 From: tom at k1ta.com (Tom Alessi) Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2016 15:54:55 -0500 Subject: [CTSARA] COMM CENTER OPEN SATURDAY Message-ID: To All members and friends: The GNARC Comm Center located at 100 Fairfield Ave, Norwalk CT will be open tomorrow, Saturday 2/6 from 09:00 - 12:00. All are welcome. Click here for Directions: http://bit.ly/1PZTru9 See you there. 73 de 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 ab1qk at optonline.net Wed Feb 10 15:59:33 2016 From: ab1qk at optonline.net (George Flay) Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2016 15:59:33 -0500 Subject: [CTSARA] GNARC Monthly Meeting Tonight: 7:30 PM Message-ID: <56BBA4B5.4050800@optonline.net> Please join us for The GNARC Monthly meeting, tonight, at the Comm Center, 100 Fairfield Ave, Norwalk, CT. All are welcome. We have a large collection of Used Amateur Radio Equipment that is yours for the taking... Come early and get the first picks. * 2016 is going to be an Amazing Year !* GNARC is fortunate to have, among its members, people with a wide variety of interests and skills. As we look forward to the future year, we hope to exploit this network of technical resources in recruiting, training and assisting Amateur Radio Operators as well as supporting CERT & ARES by providing equipment and skilled operators for emergency communications services when called upon. GNARC supports individual advancement by encouraging new Hams and helping them to obtain both entry level and higher class Amateur Radio Licenses.We have many Amateur Radio Operators with half a century of experience, who are the backbone of our organization.They get great satisfaction in mentoring new Hams. GNARC?s Communication Center is open on two evenings and on Saturday morning, as a place for our members and guests to collaborate, enjoy conversation, learn new skills, and work DX. We recently participated in Winter Field Day, and will take part in traditional Field day and contesting, as well as Islands on The Air, National Parks on The Air, and other events. GNARC is dedicated to community service and increasing the awareness of Amateur Radio among the general public by participating in the communications support of Civic events such as bicycle or foot races. All GNARC members have a responsibility to promote a favorable impression of the Amateur Radio Service and enjoyment of Amateur Radio for all.We call upon all of our members to take an active part in Club events.A small effort on the part of each Club member can become a force multiplier, and play a very important role. I am proud to be a member of this organization, and look forward to the exciting year ahead ! 73, George Flay - AB1QK GNARC President ab1qk at optonline.net Visit our site at http://WWW.GNARC.ORG From tom at k1ta.com Thu Feb 11 15:32:06 2016 From: tom at k1ta.com (Tom Alessi) Date: Thu, 11 Feb 2016 15:32:06 -0500 Subject: [CTSARA] Morse Code Key video. Message-ID: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yw9z82COjU8 Interesting 5 minute video on the history of Morse Code Keys. 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 Wed Feb 17 22:15:44 2016 From: jon.perelstein at gmail.com (Jon Perelstein) Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2016 22:15:44 -0500 Subject: [CTSARA] Fwd: [CT ARES Discussion] INFO: RMS Express 101 - Intro to Data Comms (Sat. 2/20) In-Reply-To: <010b01d169f9$d84d68e0$88e83aa0$@optonline.net> References: <010b01d169f9$d84d68e0$88e83aa0$@optonline.net> Message-ID: If anyone is interested in learning about Winlink, this would be a good opportunity. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Douglas - WA1SFH Date: Wed, Feb 17, 2016 at 10:09 PM Subject: [CT ARES Discussion] INFO: RMS Express 101 - Intro to Data Comms (Sat. 2/20) To: CT ARES LISTserve *Greetings from CT ARES - Region 2,*The WinLink 2000 (WL2K) RMS Express program is more e-mail like Data Communications system which allows for attachments of status reports and other small attachments. Today, all state Regional Offices can access the WL2K server on Box Mountain through 100% RF links. - This means they can exchange messages with each other, even if all Internet connections are down. In addition, there are now multiple RF ?gateways? around the state that enable an ARES Team Member, who brings his equipment to a municipal EOC, to exchange messages between that EOC and the associated Regional Office. If you are looking for an opportunity to get started with Data Communications, CT ARES - Region 2 is holding the first of 2 training sessions on *RMS Express* this coming Saturday morning (Feb. 20) in North Haven. And, we still have a few seats avallable. This first session will help you: - Get the program loaded and set up on your windows notebook computer, - Become familiar with the program and registerd in the WL2K system. - Get started semding messages using the ?Winlink Telnet? function directly into the internet via a modem or WIFI. We go ?On-The-Air? with RF in the next session (RMS Express 201) scheduled for March. Details and particulars about the class can be found at: *http://www.ctaresregion2.org/eventdetail/1774/ares-training-rms-express-101-an-intro-to-data-communications?filter_reset=1 * *NOTE:*1) If you are not in Region 2 and wish to register, please email me directly. - The on-line registration link is only for ARES Team Members in Region 2. We look forward to seeing you. *Regards,* *Douglas Sharafanowich ? WA1SFH* *D*istrict *E*mergency *C*oordinator, Region 2 *C*onnecticu*t* *A*mateur *R*adio *E*mergency *S*ervice (*CT ARES*) [Cell] 203-494-3885 Email: wa1sfh at optonline.net Website: www.ctaresregion2.org Click REPLY ALL if you want your reply to the list (updated 18 Feb 2014). ************************** CT ARES Discussion List Posts: discussion at connares.org Features: http://mercury.atomiclayer.com/mailman/listinfo/discussion_connares.org Unsubscribe: discussion-unsubscribe at connares.org *********************** List Archive http://mercury.atomiclayer.com/pipermail/discussion_connares.org/ TOPICS: (FIRST WORD in the SUBJECT) Drill - Discussing Drills and Exercises involving CT ARES SET, Served Agencies (e.g., DEMHS, Red Cross), or related events Info - Notifications of ARES/NTS/SKYWARN training, Public Service events supported by CT ARES, Info on go-kits, MCU's etc. General - General Discussions of EmComm topics, e.g., data communications, D-Star, HF NVIS, ICS and ARES, etc - pretty much any appropriate EmComm topic (You MUST set your OPTIONS* to receive the General Category). Alert - Reserved for CT ARES Leadership (SM, SEC, DEC's) - notification of Alerts and/or Activations of CT ARES. From jon.perelstein at gmail.com Sat Feb 20 08:07:06 2016 From: jon.perelstein at gmail.com (Jon Perelstein) Date: Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:07:06 -0500 Subject: [CTSARA] W1EE is Now Worked All States Message-ID: W1EE is now Worked All States on Logbook of the World (LoTW). A QSL that came in sometime in the last month pushed us over the top. Interestingly, it was a QSL from Rhode Island that was needed to complete the 50 states. We've had both Alaska and Hawaii for a couple of years. We are still three states short on eQSL. W1EE is the call we use for Field Day operations, and all of the QSOs have been from Field Day. 73 Jon, WB2RYV From lstoler99 at optonline.net Sat Feb 20 08:13:49 2016 From: lstoler99 at optonline.net (Lawrence Stoler) Date: Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:13:49 -0500 Subject: [CTSARA] W1EE: Message-ID: <56C8668D.7070501@optonline.net> Hi SARA List, I just read the item about W1EE working all 50 states. This is fantastic. Congratulations. Larry WA1PDK. From wb1grb at hotmail.com Wed Feb 24 20:40:26 2016 From: wb1grb at hotmail.com (John Sabini Jr.) Date: Wed, 24 Feb 2016 20:40:26 -0500 Subject: [CTSARA] WeatherBug Alert Message-ID: SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH -------------- next part -------------- Sent from my iPod 5 From wb1grb at hotmail.com Wed Feb 24 20:51:17 2016 From: wb1grb at hotmail.com (John Sabini Jr.) Date: Wed, 24 Feb 2016 20:51:17 -0500 Subject: [CTSARA] Severe thunderstorm watch Message-ID: SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH Issue Date: 843 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016 Expiration: 200 AM EST THU FEB 25 2016 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 30 REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM EST FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS CTC001-007-009-011-250700- /O.CON.KWNS.SV.A.0030.000000T0000Z-160225T0700Z/ CT . CONNECTICUT COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE FAIRFIELD MIDDLESEX NEW HAVEN NEW LONDON WIND ADVISORY Issue Date: 350 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016 Expiration: 400 AM EST THU FEB 25 2016 ...STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW TONIGHT... CTZ009>012-NYZ071>075-078>081-176>179-250900- /O.CON.KOKX.WI.Y.0003.160224T2300Z-160225T0900Z/ SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX- SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)- BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)- NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK- SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHERN QUEENS-NORTHERN NASSAU- SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU- 350 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...NEW YORK CITY...LONG ISLAND...AND COASTAL CONNECTICUT. * HAZARDS...STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DIFFICULTY DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. A FEW TREE LIMBS DOWNED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH... OR GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && Sent from my iPod 5 From tom at k1ta.com Fri Feb 26 18:44:11 2016 From: tom at k1ta.com (Tom Alessi) Date: Fri, 26 Feb 2016 18:44:11 -0500 Subject: [CTSARA] SATURDAY COMM CENTER WILL BE OPEN Message-ID: The Norwalk Comm Center will be open tomorrow from 0900-1200 Stop by and operate or have a cup of coffee with us! See you there. 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 Feb 27 00:10:21 2016 From: jon.perelstein at gmail.com (Jon Perelstein) Date: Sat, 27 Feb 2016 00:10:21 -0500 Subject: [CTSARA] Meeting Reminder and Request for Questions Message-ID: This is a reminder that the SARA March meeting will be held on Thurs March 3 at 8 pm in the 6th Floor Safety Training Room of Stamford Government Center (888 Washington Blvd, Stamford). Pizza at 6:15 at John the Baker, 30 Long Ridge Rd in Bulls Head. Plenty of parking at the bank across the street. We are honored to have Joel Hallas, W1ZR as our guest speaker. Joel of course has been the long-time "Doctor" of QST Magazine and he will be answering technical questions from the audience. Joel has a wide ranging knowledge of ham radio from antenna design usage to equipment design to technical operating issues. If you've got a "How do I" question or a "Why is this happening" question, Joel is the person whom you want to ask. TO GIVE JOEL TIME TO PREPARE ANSWERS WE REQUEST THAT AS MANY AS POSSIBLE BE SUBMITTED IN ADVANCE. PLEASE SEND YOUR QUESTIONS TO ME AT jon.perelstein at gmail.com and i will forward them to Joel. 73 Jon From jon.perelstein at gmail.com Mon Feb 29 12:35:20 2016 From: jon.perelstein at gmail.com (Jon Perelstein) Date: Mon, 29 Feb 2016 12:35:20 -0500 Subject: [CTSARA] 2016 Dues Reminder Message-ID: If you haven't already renewed your membership, please renew now. You can renew on-line via Paypal at http://www.ctsara.org/SARAdues.htm or Print out this email, fill out the form and mail it in. Thanks and 73 Jon, WB2RYV Membership is open to all licensed hams. Dues are $25 for the year, which includes membership for you and members of your immediate family. Dues are $10 for matriculated students and hams that live outside a 50 mile radius of Stamford. New hams are welcome and we have an active Elmer program to assist in getting on the radio, including assistance in putting up antennas (for members only). We welcome questions on equipment selection, equipment use and programming, and operating procedure. New hams are invited to become members at no charge for the year in which they first become licensed. In the past, club members have made donations in addition to dues to support activities of SARA. Please consider a special donation for the new DMR repeater. We are a 501(C)(3) corporation and your donations may qualify for tax deductions under the 501(c)(3) rules. Dues to SARA help us to fund the following: * Costs associated with our website (ctsara.org) * Business registration and taxes * Mailman reflector * Insurance * Operation of 4 repeater radios at 2 sites plus their care and maintenance * Field day operation which includes equipment, supplies and four meals You can register for membership on-line using Paypal at http://www.ctsara.org/SARAdues.htm Paypal is the largest and most secure on-line payment transaction system in the world. You do not need to have an account with them in order to pay by credit card. If you don?t want to register on-line, please print out and mail in the registration form below with your check. Last Name ______________________________________________ DUES Standard $25 ____ First Name ______________________________________________ Student/Out of area $10 ____ City, State, Zip ___________________________________________ DONATION $ _______ Telephone (h) _____________________________ TOTAL $ _______ Telephone (c) _____________________________ Call ____________________ Class _________________ Email _________________________________________ Please make checks payable to Stamford Amateur Radio Association and mail them to Ernest Laug 33 Vincent Ave Stamford, CT 06905 When you fill out your membership form please be assured that the information you provide is for internal use only and is not circulated. From jon.perelstein at gmail.com Mon Feb 29 18:31:29 2016 From: jon.perelstein at gmail.com (Jon Perelstein) Date: Mon, 29 Feb 2016 18:31:29 -0500 Subject: [CTSARA] Reminder - March Meeting this Thursday Message-ID: Just a reminder that our March meeting will be held this coming Thursday (March 3) at 8pm at the Stamford Government Center, 888 Washington Blvd in Stamford (6th Floor Safety Training Room). This month's speaker is Joel Hallas W1ZR of QST Magazine fame - the Doctor WILL BE in!!! Please send me your questions for Joel so we can give him a fair chance of doing whatever research he needs to do before he speaks on Thursday. 73 Jon, WB2RYV jon.perelstein at gmail.com From tom at k1ta.com Mon Feb 29 18:43:05 2016 From: tom at k1ta.com (Tom Alessi) Date: Mon, 29 Feb 2016 18:43:05 -0500 Subject: [CTSARA] FCC Robbery Message-ID: OK, I just have to vent a little about the FCC and their fees. I have a Marine Coastal license that I've had forever. I had to renew it today and BOY WAS I SURPRISED !!!! $130.00 Processing Fee $350.00 Regulatory Fee ==== $480.00 Total $480.00 for what? For the computer to spit out another piece of paper. Nothing more than another way to tax Americans... What a load of crap. 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 lelievre992 at gmail.com Mon Feb 29 19:32:29 2016 From: lelievre992 at gmail.com (Charles Lelievre) Date: Mon, 29 Feb 2016 19:32:29 -0500 Subject: [CTSARA] FCC Robbery In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: One FCC class A 5kw local station broadcast license fee is $25k. And what do they do for it? On Feb 29, 2016 6:43 PM, "Tom Alessi" wrote: > OK, I just have to vent a little about the FCC and their fees. > > I have a Marine Coastal license that I've had forever. I had to renew it > today and BOY WAS I SURPRISED !!!! > > $130.00 Processing Fee > $350.00 Regulatory Fee > ==== > $480.00 Total > > $480.00 for what? For the computer to spit out another piece of paper. > > Nothing more than another way to tax Americans... > > What a load of crap. > > 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 > ________________________________________________ > 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 > > 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. 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