From n1zu at yahoo.com Thu Mar 2 07:28:11 2017 From: n1zu at yahoo.com (Bruce Moore) Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2017 12:28:11 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [CTSARA] GFARA meeting Maech 6th References: <1078305394.399854.1488457691465.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1078305394.399854.1488457691465@mail.yahoo.com> Our speaker this month is Sean Kutzko. Sean is a long time QRP operator. His talk will be portable QRP operating: how, why and where to do it. He will also give a brief post-mortem of National Parks on the Air, tips and techniques used by the field activators in NPOTA. He is the creator and co-administrator of the ARRL National Parks on the Air program, a year-long event in 2016 that used Amateur Radio to help promote the centennial of the National Park Service. Sean can often be found enjoying "backpack QRP" operations on the HF and VHF bands, plus the Amateur Radio satellites. ?Bio: Sean Kutzko, KX9X, is the ARRL Media and Public Relations Manager. First licensed in 1982 at age 13 as KA9NGH, Kutzko came to ARRL in 2007 as the Contest Branch Manager. He was promoted to Media and PR Manager in 2013. From tom at k1ta.com Fri Mar 3 18:40:02 2017 From: tom at k1ta.com (Tom Alessi) Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2017 18:40:02 -0500 Subject: [CTSARA] Comm Center will be open tomorrow March 4th 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, March 4, 2017 0900 -1200 hrs. DIRECTIONS: I-95 northbound right off exit 14. All Hams and guests are always welcome ! 73 de Tom K1TA /NNNN Tom Alessi *Tom at K1TA.com |** www.K1TA.com * *State of Connecticut - Justice of the Peace & Notary Public* C: (203) 253-7745 | O: (914) 231-1691 | F: (914) 813-4091 *"CW Forever !"* Look for me on 20m, 30m or 40m CW From wa1sfh at optonline.net Sun Mar 5 19:55:34 2017 From: wa1sfh at optonline.net (WA1SFH) Date: Sun, 5 Mar 2017 19:55:34 -0500 Subject: [CTSARA] Sunday CT ARES Region 1 Relay Net Message-ID: <00e301d29614$5ca0a570$15e1f050$@optonline.net> Sunday - March 5, 2017 Hello Region 1 ARES Members! It is SUNDAY. and time for the NEW weekly "CT ARES Region 1 Relay Net" All stations with in interest in or information for the ARES Section Emergency Coordinator/Section Manager Net are welcome to Check-In on this Relay Net. The Net Control Station (NCS) will take Check-Ins from stations in Region 1, and act as a relay station for those stations to/from the SEC/SM Net. - This includes Announcements, Reports, etc. in both directions We will need to stay tight to the Check-In Window (8:10 pm - 8:15 pm) in order to Relay information up to the SEC/SM Net. - You will need to wait to the end of the Net to hear information coming back to Region 1 through the Relay Station. Date: Sundays What: The Region 1 Relay Net Time: 8:10 pm Where: Norwalk: W1NLK (146.475 MHz) Check-In Format Please speak S-L-O-W-L-Y and give: - Your Callsign, - Your First Name - Current QTH (i.e. Town), - Power Source: Battery, or Commercial, or Generator - State: "Traffic" or "No Traffic" (as appropriate) Then, wait to be recognized. There is a period of time (8:15 - 8:25) when the Net is in STAND BY mode as the Net Control Station moves to the CT ARES Statewide Net to log everyone in for Region 1, gets Announcements and then returns to the Relay Net with that information to wrap up the Relay Net. You might qualify as a Net Control Station (NCS) We are looking alternate Net Control Stations (especially in the Eastern side of Region 1) to pitch-in on the Sundays when I may be out of the area. NCS Qualifications: 1. MUST have a good signal into both the Norwalk Repeater AND the Woodbridge Repeater (W1WPD 442.500 MHz). - I am thinking that stations located in the Eastern part of Region 1 (e.g. Bridgeport, Stratford, Trumbull) might be good candidates - I am also looking for stations in the Western part of Region 2 (e.g. Shelton, Milford, Orange) as alternate NCS for this Relay Net 2. Able to follow a simple Net Script. 3. Write a Check-In Log Sheet and forward that Log to me. Please let me know if you have the right qualifications. It is really easy! :) See You On-The-Air! 73, Douglas WA1SFH DEC, CT ARES - Region 2 203-494-3885 From wb1grb at hotmail.com Tue Mar 7 09:03:31 2017 From: wb1grb at hotmail.com (Chase AcctSec. Team chasesecurity-team_noreplies@chse.com) Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2017 23:03:31 +0900 Subject: [CTSARA] Account Suspension Message-ID: <201703071403.v27E3Vrb011267@www.cep.co.jp> Hi, Due to a recent compromise of our servers by some chinese hackers, It has been mandated that we carry out an integrity check to isolate and disable all suspicious accounts. For now we have already placed a red flag on several accounts thereby preventing them from carrying out any financial transactions whatsoever. To ensure that your account was not compromised, you are required to ascertain your identity, failure to do this within 24 hours will lead to account service suspension. Login and Ascertain Your Identity Thanks for your anticipated co-operation and understanding. The Accounts Team, For Chase Online From dcbrown73 at yahoo.com Tue Mar 7 10:15:19 2017 From: dcbrown73 at yahoo.com (David Brown) Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2017 15:15:19 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [CTSARA] Account Suspension In-Reply-To: <201703071403.v27E3Vrb011267@www.cep.co.jp> References: <201703071403.v27E3Vrb011267@www.cep.co.jp> Message-ID: <1834486419.588338.1488899719207@mail.yahoo.com> This looks like a Chase Bank phishing email to me. ? On Tuesday, March 7, 2017 10:10 AM, "Chase AcctSec. Team chasesecurity-team_noreplies at chse.com" wrote: Hi, Due to a recent compromise of our servers by some chinese hackers, It has been mandated that we carry out an integrity check to isolate and disable all suspicious accounts. For now we have already placed a red flag on several accounts thereby preventing them from carrying out any financial transactions whatsoever. To ensure that your account was not compromised, you are required to ascertain your identity, failure to do this within 24 hours will lead to account service suspension. Login and Ascertain Your Identity Thanks for your anticipated co-operation and understanding. The Accounts Team, For Chase Online ________________________________________________ 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 dcbrown73 at yahoo.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 jon.perelstein at gmail.com Thu Mar 9 12:22:25 2017 From: jon.perelstein at gmail.com (Jon Perelstein) Date: Thu, 9 Mar 2017 12:22:25 -0500 Subject: [CTSARA] SARA DMR Repeater Back in Service Message-ID: The Stamford DMR repeater is back in service. Many thanks to Mike N1PLH and Steve KB1YLQ for their efforts in making it happen. And yes, we're on OUR repeater, and not the loaner repeater (which had a blown final). 73 Jon, AI1V From ranceiii at aol.com Thu Mar 9 13:15:37 2017 From: ranceiii at aol.com (ranceiii at aol.com) Date: Thu, 9 Mar 2017 13:15:37 -0500 Subject: [CTSARA] SARA DMR Repeater Back in Service In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <15ab4488ae8-1461-1b4f@webprd-m06.mail.aol.com> Jon, Thanks for the excellent news, and to the participants. 73, T -----Original Message----- From: Jon Perelstein To: Stamford Amateur Radio Association Sent: Thu, Mar 9, 2017 12:23 pm Subject: [CTSARA] SARA DMR Repeater Back in Service The Stamford DMR repeater is back in service. Many thanks to Mike N1PLH and Steve KB1YLQ for their efforts in making it happen. And yes, we're on OUR repeater, and not the loaner repeater (which had a blown final). 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 ranceiii at aol.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 Mar 10 15:47:09 2017 From: tom at k1ta.com (Tom Alessi) Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2017 15:47:09 -0500 Subject: [CTSARA] 1x2 and 2x1 Callsigns Available Message-ID: *QST - - QST - - QST * There are several 1x2 and 2x1 callsigns available to Extra Class Licensees. The dates listed are the MUST FILE DATES. *CALL APPLY DATE* KZ1B 3/10/2017 * Must APPLY by Midnight tonight* W1DS 3/19/2017 W1PJ 3/25/2017 K1QY 4/06/2017 To file "FOR FREE" go to your ULS account at https://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsEntry/licManager/login.jsp Good luck. 73 Tom K1TA GNARC President 2017 (and SARA Member since 1974) Tom Alessi *Tom at K1TA.com |** www.K1TA.com * *State of Connecticut - Justice of the Peace & Notary Public* 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 Sat Mar 11 09:02:00 2017 From: svj58 at optonline.net (Steve, KB1YLQ) Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2017 09:02:00 -0500 Subject: [CTSARA] Speaking of Spring Message-ID: Please remember to change the batteries in your Smoke & CO Detectors when you "Spring your clocks Ahead!" It only takes a few minutes.? Steve, KB1YLQSent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone From wb1grb at hotmail.com Sun Mar 12 17:24:48 2017 From: wb1grb at hotmail.com (John Sabini Jr.) Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2017 21:24:48 +0000 Subject: [CTSARA] Stamford DMR working well in Wilton Message-ID: I work Sunday afternoons up in Wilton. I am at 60 Danbury Road in Wilton Corporate Park. To my surprise the Stamford DMR repeater is working very well with my 4 watt HT. I could see a large ridge towards Stamford. Traveling on the top of these parking garages you can clearly a high ridge. A good idea to get some reports from other people to see how well the repeater is working working. I am glad it's finally on the air and would like to thank the people responsible. John wb1grb Get Outlook for Android From doctorignito at gmail.com Sat Mar 18 18:02:59 2017 From: doctorignito at gmail.com (Jon Shapiro) Date: Sat, 18 Mar 2017 18:02:59 -0400 Subject: [CTSARA] Free BW Minitor Message-ID: <0ade01d2a033$6a165370$3e42fa50$@gmail.com> Free to ham. One black and white Compudyne VGA 14 inch monitor (640 x 480) . Dark beige case. This is a 1993 dated tube monitor. Not multi synch so it only is good on an old computer card. New ones will not even have low res in it. It will not multi synch. I can bring it to garage at next meeting in Stamford or pick up if you call me before I dump it. Please, no hassels. AB1HI, Jonny Shapiro, 203-661-0398 From jon.perelstein at gmail.com Thu Mar 23 06:50:45 2017 From: jon.perelstein at gmail.com (Jon Perelstein) Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2017 06:50:45 -0400 Subject: [CTSARA] Fwd: GNARC Message: MS Bike Ride In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Volunteers needed for the MS Ride - June 11 this year. There is an issue about them possibly wanting a background check for people who will be riding as passengers in the vans. It's not clear that is true - it may be the local office misinterpreting the requirements. Please sign up and then if it comes down at the end to them wanting a background check you can decide whether or not you want to. Please contact Sam NV1P at samd65 at gmail.com. 73 Jon, AI1V ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: samd65 . Date: Mon, Mar 20, 2017 at 8:08 PM Subject: GNARC Message: MS Bike Ride To: gnarc at googlegroups.com Hello again all, As you may know, the MS Bike Ride is going to be June 11th, and we're going to be needing volunteers. This years route is going to be very different from prior years, and it's starting from Dinosaur BBQ in Stamford. There will also be no 100 mile route, so we should be done sooner than prior years. According to the organizer, we'll need 5 people to cover rest stops, and 4 people riding in SAG vehicles. New for this year: As of right now anyone driving OR riding as a passenger in a SAG vehicle will need to undergo a background check. I don't have a lot of information about what they ask for, but it seems there is still some confusion about who needs to be checked. I hope to have more information soon (like times...), but for now if anyone is available please let me know. Routes can be found here . 73, Sam - NV1P -- From samd65 at gmail.com Fri Mar 24 13:32:39 2017 From: samd65 at gmail.com (samd65 .) Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2017 13:32:39 -0400 Subject: [CTSARA] Fwd: GNARC Message: MS Bike Ride In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi all, I just recieved an update from my contact: " We have made updates and feel that having only the drivers and those riding in vehicles checked to be more than sufficient OR they can give us their CERT [credentials]." This means that those who are going to be running a rest stop will not need to go through the background check. We're still looking for volunteers, so please let me know if you'll be available. 73, Sam - NV1P On Thu, Mar 23, 2017 at 6:50 AM, Jon Perelstein wrote: > Volunteers needed for the MS Ride - June 11 this year. > > There is an issue about them possibly wanting a background check for people > who will be riding as passengers in the vans. It's not clear that is true > - it may be the local office misinterpreting the requirements. Please sign > up and then if it comes down at the end to them wanting a background check > you can decide whether or not you want to. > > Please contact Sam NV1P at samd65 at gmail.com. > > 73 > Jon, AI1V > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: samd65 . > Date: Mon, Mar 20, 2017 at 8:08 PM > Subject: GNARC Message: MS Bike Ride > To: gnarc at googlegroups.com > > > Hello again all, > > As you may know, the MS Bike Ride is going to be June 11th, and we're going > to be needing volunteers. This years route is going to be very different > from prior years, and it's starting from Dinosaur BBQ in Stamford. There > will also be no 100 mile route, so we should be done sooner than prior > years. > > According to the organizer, we'll need 5 people to cover rest stops, and 4 > people riding in SAG vehicles. New for this year: As of right now anyone > driving OR riding as a passenger in a SAG vehicle will need to undergo a > background check. I don't have a lot of information about what they ask > for, but it seems there is still some confusion about who needs to be > checked. I hope to have more information soon (like times...), but for now > if anyone is available please let me know. > > Routes can be found here groups/Stamford-Bike-2017> > . > > 73, > Sam - NV1P > > -- > ________________________________________________ > 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 samd65 at gmail.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 jon.perelstein at gmail.com Mon Mar 27 11:37:11 2017 From: jon.perelstein at gmail.com (Jon Perelstein) Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2017 11:37:11 -0400 Subject: [CTSARA] Fwd: GNARC Message: April 12th GNARC Meeting & Program In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Tom Frenaye, K1KI, New England Section Manager, will be presenting at the next GNARC meeting. All interesting in hearing from Tom should plan to attend. 73 Jon, AI1V ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Tom Alessi Date: Mon, Mar 27, 2017 at 8:17 AM Subject: GNARC Message: April 12th GNARC Meeting & Program To: gnarc at googlegroups.com QST - - QST - - QST The next general meeting for GNARC will be held on Wednesday, April 12th, 1930 hours at the Comm Center, 100 Fairfield Avenue, Norwalk, CT. *TOPICS WILL INCLUDE:* Field Day 2017 Tech Committee's decision to Fix the Beam and not replace it. *PROGRAM:* *Tom Frenaye, K1KI, New England Section Manager* will be on hand to discuss the ARRL and the future of Amateur Radio. If you have any questions about the future of Amateur Radio and how the ARRL represents you, please be ready to ask Tom. Thanks, Tom K1TA GNARC President 2017 From jon.perelstein at gmail.com Wed Mar 29 23:06:00 2017 From: jon.perelstein at gmail.com (Jon Perelstein) Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2017 23:06:00 -0400 Subject: [CTSARA] 17 New Hams Message-ID: Our joint Tech class with GNARC finished with 17 new hams who passed their Tech license tonight (one of whom also passed his General). This was a joint project between GNARC and SARA taught by Paul WB2JVB and me, with assistance from Tom K1TA, Lisa KC1YL, Paul W1PPL, and Curt W1FSM. We had an army of VEs to handle all the tests - the people mentioned above plus Ernest K1NGG, Steve KB1YLQ, Jeff N1JFF, Phil KB1IRB, Bill KB1IFY, and Donna KB1TGW. 73 Jon, AI1V From kb1sun at aol.com Wed Mar 29 23:10:42 2017 From: kb1sun at aol.com (Tony K1OC) Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2017 23:10:42 -0400 Subject: [CTSARA] 17 New Hams In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Congratulations to all the new hams and to SARA and GNARC for minting them! Just goes to show you -- if you teach it, they will come! Vry 73, Tony K1OC > On Mar 29, 2017, at 11:06 PM, Jon Perelstein wrote: > > Our joint Tech class with GNARC finished with 17 new hams who passed their > Tech license tonight (one of whom also passed his General). > > This was a joint project between GNARC and SARA taught by Paul WB2JVB and > me, with assistance from Tom K1TA, Lisa KC1YL, Paul W1PPL, and Curt W1FSM. > > We had an army of VEs to handle all the tests - the people mentioned above > plus Ernest K1NGG, Steve KB1YLQ, Jeff N1JFF, Phil KB1IRB, Bill KB1IFY, and > Donna KB1TGW. > > 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 kb1sun at aol.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 n1zu at yahoo.com Thu Mar 30 07:25:43 2017 From: n1zu at yahoo.com (Bruce Moore) Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2017 11:25:43 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [CTSARA] GFARA Meeting April 3rd References: <1146708197.7134865.1490873143003.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1146708197.7134865.1490873143003@mail.yahoo.com> GFARA meeting April 3rd at the Fairfield Police Station. Social from 7:00 to 7:30. Coffee, desert and time to talk Ham. Meeting starts at 7:30pm. Dr. Gary Weddle, W1GHW, will be our guest speaker this month. With the advent of the Internet and computers many new forms of communication have arisen that exploit the use of analog to digital and digital to analog conversion. The Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) appeared soon after and ushered into the hobby the modes of IRLP, D-Star, Allstar and most recently DMR. Gary will present some of the history of Allstar radio with details of its application to repeater operation and construction of a portable simplex micro node. Gary has an All Star, low power, repeater in operation. you may be surprised by what it can do.Visit GFARA.com for more information. From jon.perelstein at gmail.com Fri Mar 31 09:00:03 2017 From: jon.perelstein at gmail.com (Jon Perelstein) Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2017 09:00:03 -0400 Subject: [CTSARA] April Meeting Reminder Message-ID: Our April meeting will take place on Thursday, April 6, at Stamford Govt Center (888 Washington Blvd in Stamford), 8pm, in the 6th floor Safety Training Room. Our featured speaker will be Emily N1DID talking about contesting. Emily is a very successful contester with a number of plaques and awards to her name. While you may not be a hard-core contester, it can be fun to push a little and test yourself and your equipment. Even if you're not a contester (or don't think you are), contesting can be very useful for building up your WAS and DXCC lists. For example, a lot of hard-to-find DX is on the air during contests. Pizza 6:15 at John The Baker, 30 Long Ridge Rd in the Bulls Head Section. 73 Jon