From k2dsv at msn.com Wed Apr 1 11:10:14 2015 From: k2dsv at msn.com (Don WILSON) Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2015 11:10:14 -0400 Subject: [ETS/PARC List] FW: Check out LiveLeak.com - How to Make a Taser In-Reply-To: References: <5fdcfeb9.9ecfa.14c71603396.Webtop.44@charter.net>, Message-ID: Subject: FW: Check out LiveLeak.com - How to Make a Taser Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2015 16:04:34 -0400 Click here: LiveLeak.com - How to Make a Taser From k2dsv at msn.com Fri Apr 3 13:01:03 2015 From: k2dsv at msn.com (Don WILSON) Date: Fri, 3 Apr 2015 13:01:03 -0400 Subject: [ETS/PARC List] FW: ARLD013 DX news In-Reply-To: <20150403.125656.28592.0@webmail04.vgs.untd.com> References: <20150403.125656.28592.0@webmail04.vgs.untd.com> Message-ID: > SB DX ARL ARLD013 > ARLD013 DX news > > This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by > K7LA, QRZ DX, the OPDX Bulletin, 425 DX News, The Daily DX, DXNL, > Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web > sites. Thanks to all. > > MONACO, 3A. Gil, F4FET and Diego, F4HAU are QRV as 3A/home calls > until April 5. Activity is mainly on 12 and 10 meters using RTTY > and SSB, respectively. QSL to home calls. In addition, special > event station 3A90IARU is QRV until June 30 to celebrate the 90th > anniversary of the IARU. QSL via 3A2ARM. > > FIJI, 3D2. Wes, ZL3TE will be QRV as 3D2SE from Viti Levu, IOTA > OC-016, from April 10 to 13. This includes being an entry in the > upcoming Japan International DX CW contest. Activity will be on the > HF bands using mainly CW and some digital modes. QSL direct to home > call. > > MALDIVES, 8Q. Andy, LZ2HM is QRV as 8Q7SA from North Male Atoll > until April 12. Activity is holiday style on 60 to 6 meters. QSL > via LZ2SM. > > KUWAIT, 9K. Members of the Kuwait Amateur Radio Society are QRV > using special event call sign 9K90IARU during the month of April to > celebrate the 90th anniversary of the IARU. QSL via operator's > instructions. > > CANARY ISLANDS, EA8. Special event station AM890CNR is QRV from > Santa Maria de Guia, IOTA AF-004, during April to celebrate the 90th > anniversary of the IARU. QSL via operators' instructions. > > MARTINIQUE, FM. Special event station TO90IARU will be QRV from > April 4 to 8 to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the IARU. QSL via > bureau. > > REPUBLIC OF KOREA, HL. Members of the Korean Amateur Radio League > are QRV as HL60HQ until July 31 to celebrate the organization's 60th > anniversary. QSL via HL0HQ. > > THAILAND, HS. Champ, E212EIC is QRV as E21EIC/8 from Southern > Thailand until April 7. QSL to home call. > > CURACAO, PJ2. Anja, DH2AK and Torsten, DL1THM are QRV as PJ2/home > calls until April 23 while on holiday. Activity is holiday style on > the HF bands using mostly SSB and RTTY. QSL to home calls. > > TRINDADE AND MARTIM VAZ ISLANDS, PY0T. A group of operators are QRV > as PQ0T from Trindade Island, IOTA SA-010, until April 4. Activity > is on 160 to 6 meters with two stations active. QSL via PP5BZ. > > KAZAKHSTAN, UN. Special event station UP120R is QRV to commemorate > the 120th anniversary of radio. QSL via operators' instructions. > > SOUTH GEORGIA ISLAND, VP8. Denis, VP8DOZ is generally QRV on 18160 > kHz around 2100z. QSL via ZL4PW. > > CHAGOS ISLAND, VQ9. Bob, DU7ET is QRV as VQ9ET from Diego Garcia, > IOTA AF-006, until June. Activity is on the HF bands. QSL direct > to home call. > > INDIA, VU. Special event station AT150ITU is QRV through December > 2015 to commemorate 150 years of the International > Telecommunications Union. Activity is on all HF bands using various > modes. QSL via operators' instructions. > > INDONESIA, YB. Special event station YB200T will be QRV from April > 5 to 11 to commemorate the volcanic eruption of Mount Tambora 200 > years ago. QSL via W2FB. > > SERBIA, YT. Special event station YU178SB is QRV until July 31 to > celebrate the 178th anniversary of Sokobanja. QSL via YU1KN. > > CHATHAM ISLAND, ZL7. John, ZL1BYZ, David, ZL1DK and John, ZL1ALZ > are QRV as ZL7E from Kaingaroa, IOTA OC-038, until April 15. > Activity is on 40 to 10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY with two > stations active. QSL via ZL1ALZ. > > OPERATION APPROVED FOR DXCC CREDIT. The following operation is > approved for DXCC credit: Cocos Island, TI9/3Z9DX, 2015 operation. > > THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The 15-Meter SSTV Dash Contest, LZ Open > 40-Meter CW Sprint Contest, QRP CW Fox Hunt, NCCC RTTY Sprint, NCCC > Sprint, PODXS 070 Club PSK 31 Flavors Contest, QRP ARCI Spring CW > QSO Party, Mississippi QSO Party, Missouri QSO Party, SP DX Contest, > EA RTTY Contest, Texas State Parks on the Air, Montana QSO Party, > UBA Spring 6-Meter Contest and the RSGB RoPoCo SSB are all on tap > for this upcoming weekend. > > The Low Power Spring CW Sprint and RSGB 80-Meter Club CW > Championship are scheduled for April 6. The ARS Spartan CW Sprint > is scheduled for April 7. The QRP CW Fox Hunt and CWops Mini-CWT CW > Test are scheduled for April 8. Please see April QST, page 83, and > the ARRL and WA7BNM contest websites for details. > NNNN > /EX From unclefofo at comcast.net Sat Apr 4 19:19:44 2015 From: unclefofo at comcast.net (unclefofo at comcast.net) Date: Sat, 4 Apr 2015 23:19:44 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [ETS/PARC List] Good News In-Reply-To: <1886478383.23603777.1428189228930.JavaMail.zimbra@comcast.net> Message-ID: <2111821577.23605142.1428189584501.JavaMail.zimbra@comcast.net> Just want to say thanks to the following Rich KB2LLM LEN WB2HKK Walter W2WIQ Pete KD2ARB Thank you for taking time out of your day to go up to the site and install the 220 amp..... Note to everyone input from members on coverage of all the repeaters is necessary to establish any problem areas. Everyone have a Happy Easter or Passover or both..... 73's Dave W2OIL From mrpjf150 at gmail.com Sun Apr 5 18:47:07 2015 From: mrpjf150 at gmail.com (Pete Fierro) Date: Sun, 5 Apr 2015 18:47:07 -0400 Subject: [ETS/PARC List] 220 Mhz repeater Message-ID: Hello All Work was done yesterday on our repeater site.The 220 amp is working very well&as a result,our coverage is increased dramatically.We showed 100 Watts coming out of the amp&we figured by the time it would go through the hardline&out the antenna,the wattage would be a little less than coming out of the amp.This is acceptable. We also hooked up a system analyzer to check out both the 2 meter&220 repeaters.We found that there is a slight desensing issue on the 2 meter repeater&we found this to be minimal.The 220 repeater showed to be within normal limits. I wish to acknowledge the following gents who made this happen.Excellent! Rich KB2LLM Len WB2HKK Walter W2WIQ myself KD2ARB I would like to make a proposal to the membership here.Do we want the 220 to be linked to anything or standalone full time? Ive been up&down the Allstar system for a few months myself seeing the network at large.I would like to propose these two nodes&this would be subject to membership approval.The 2 meter repeater would be standalone as always. Allstar node 27339.This node is bridged to IRLP reflector 9050 which is the East Coast Reflector.Its pretty active&the only drawback is traffic.They have a tech net that is on 20:00 on Tuesday nights which I find most informative.Here is the link http://www.eastcoastreflector.com/ The other link which the 220 is on now as a trial basis is node 27225,the node belongs to WA3DSP,name is Doug.Quieter than the east Coast reflector&The WAN system.Again,this may be a good fit for us.See Link http://stats.allstarlink.org/getstatus.cgi?27225 This node is pretty quiet much of the time.As you can see on the Allstar page,its pretty much a localized network with several nodes long distance.Not as overbearing as a major wide area system.This could work for us. All nodes would be disconnected Sunday&Wednesday nights to accommodate the nets via DTMF So,this is something to consider.Many of you old timers enjoy the use of 220&here is a chance to generate interest on 220.Granted this is not DSTAR or DMR but It may be a step in the right direction.Comments welcome 73 Pete KD2ARB From w2oudrew at gmail.com Sun Apr 5 19:39:13 2015 From: w2oudrew at gmail.com (E Drew Moore) Date: Sun, 5 Apr 2015 19:39:13 -0400 Subject: [ETS/PARC List] 220 Mhz repeater In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <38B720EA-AFF6-4CB3-8E77-176DE31272B9@gmail.com> Pete, thanks to the great work the team has accomplished. Do you think we could run the 220 repeater with the amp for a period of time before we link to other nodes (reflector or WAN's) so we can see how well the amp works in our local area first? 73, Drew, W2OU ***************** On Apr 5, 2015, at 6:47 PM, Pete Fierro wrote: Hello All Work was done yesterday on our repeater site.The 220 amp is working very well&as a result,our coverage is increased dramatically.We showed 100 Watts coming out of the amp&we figured by the time it would go through the hardline&out the antenna,the wattage would be a little less than coming out of the amp.This is acceptable. We also hooked up a system analyzer to check out both the 2 meter&220 repeaters.We found that there is a slight desensing issue on the 2 meter repeater&we found this to be minimal.The 220 repeater showed to be within normal limits. I wish to acknowledge the following gents who made this happen.Excellent! Rich KB2LLM Len WB2HKK Walter W2WIQ myself KD2ARB I would like to make a proposal to the membership here.Do we want the 220 to be linked to anything or standalone full time? Ive been up&down the Allstar system for a few months myself seeing the network at large.I would like to propose these two nodes&this would be subject to membership approval.The 2 meter repeater would be standalone as always. Allstar node 27339.This node is bridged to IRLP reflector 9050 which is the East Coast Reflector.Its pretty active&the only drawback is traffic.They have a tech net that is on 20:00 on Tuesday nights which I find most informative.Here is the link http://www.eastcoastreflector.com/ The other link which the 220 is on now as a trial basis is node 27225,the node belongs to WA3DSP,name is Doug.Quieter than the east Coast reflector&The WAN system.Again,this may be a good fit for us.See Link http://stats.allstarlink.org/getstatus.cgi?27225 This node is pretty quiet much of the time.As you can see on the Allstar page,its pretty much a localized network with several nodes long distance.Not as overbearing as a major wide area system.This could work for us. All nodes would be disconnected Sunday&Wednesday nights to accommodate the nets via DTMF So,this is something to consider.Many of you old timers enjoy the use of 220&here is a chance to generate interest on 220.Granted this is not DSTAR or DMR but It may be a step in the right direction.Comments welcome 73 Pete KD2ARB ______________________________________________________________ ETSList mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/etslist Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:ETSList 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 mrpjf150 at gmail.com Sun Apr 5 23:49:06 2015 From: mrpjf150 at gmail.com (Pete Fierro) Date: Sun, 5 Apr 2015 23:49:06 -0400 Subject: [ETS/PARC List] 220 Mhz repeater In-Reply-To: References: <38B720EA-AFF6-4CB3-8E77-176DE31272B9@gmail.com> Message-ID: Drew Sounds like a plan.Linking the repeater to a wide area network like the WAN I think would not be recommended due to numerous complaints&stressing out our repeater.The WA3DSP node is not as large as the WAN or other systems.I do like the idea of taking it slow for a bit.The amp currently installed is a continuous duty amp.I don't think anyone would have a problem with your request during the break in period...73,Pete On Sun, Apr 5, 2015 at 8:40 PM, Pete Fierro wrote: > Drew > > Yeah that can work for a bit.Make sure its broken in...73,Pete > Pete, thanks to the great work the team has accomplished. Do you think we > could run the 220 repeater with the amp for a period of time before we link > to other nodes (reflector or WAN's) so we can see how well the amp works in > our local area first? > > 73, Drew, W2OU > > ***************** > > On Apr 5, 2015, at 6:47 PM, Pete Fierro wrote: > > Hello All > > Work was done yesterday on our repeater site.The 220 amp is working very > well&as a result,our coverage is increased dramatically.We showed 100 Watts > coming out of the amp&we figured by the time it would go through the > hardline&out the antenna,the wattage would be a little less than coming out > of the amp.This is acceptable. > > We also hooked up a system analyzer to check out both the 2 meter&220 > repeaters.We found that there is a slight desensing issue on the 2 meter > repeater&we found this to be minimal.The 220 repeater showed to be within > normal limits. > > I wish to acknowledge the following gents who made this > happen.Excellent! > > Rich KB2LLM > Len WB2HKK > Walter W2WIQ > myself KD2ARB > > > I would like to make a proposal to the membership here.Do we want > the 220 to be linked to anything or standalone full time? Ive been up&down > the Allstar system for a few months myself seeing the network at large.I > would like to propose these two nodes&this would be subject to membership > approval.The 2 meter repeater would be standalone as always. > > Allstar node 27339.This node is bridged to IRLP reflector 9050 which > is the East Coast Reflector.Its pretty active&the only drawback is > traffic.They have a tech net that is on 20:00 on Tuesday nights which I > find most informative.Here is the link > > http://www.eastcoastreflector.com/ > > > The other link which the 220 is on now as a trial basis is node > 27225,the node belongs to WA3DSP,name is Doug.Quieter than the east Coast > reflector&The WAN system.Again,this may be a good fit for us.See Link > > http://stats.allstarlink.org/getstatus.cgi?27225 > > > This node is pretty quiet much of the time.As you can see on the > Allstar page,its pretty much a localized network with several nodes long > distance.Not as overbearing as a major wide area system.This could work for > us. > > All nodes would be disconnected Sunday&Wednesday nights to accommodate > the nets via DTMF > > So,this is something to consider.Many of you old timers enjoy the use > of 220&here is a chance to generate interest on 220.Granted this is not > DSTAR or DMR but It may be a step in the right direction.Comments welcome > > 73 > > Pete > > KD2ARB > ______________________________________________________________ > ETSList mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/etslist > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:ETSList 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 w2oudrew at gmail.com Sun Apr 5 23:57:41 2015 From: w2oudrew at gmail.com (E Drew Moore) Date: Sun, 5 Apr 2015 23:57:41 -0400 Subject: [ETS/PARC List] Fwd: 220 Mhz repeater References: Message-ID: <4FA50BF5-444D-4E17-B4AE-D4BD8C60C6B3@gmail.com> Pete, tnxs for the consideration. 73, Drew ***************** Begin forwarded message: From: Pete Fierro Date: April 5, 2015 at 11:49:06 PM EDT To: drew moore Cc: etslist at mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [ETS/PARC List] 220 Mhz repeater Drew Sounds like a plan.Linking the repeater to a wide area network like the WAN I think would not be recommended due to numerous complaints&stressing out our repeater.The WA3DSP node is not as large as the WAN or other systems.I do like the idea of taking it slow for a bit.The amp currently installed is a continuous duty amp.I don't think anyone would have a problem with your request during the break in period...73,Pete > On Sun, Apr 5, 2015 at 8:40 PM, Pete Fierro wrote: > Drew > > Yeah that can work for a bit.Make sure its broken in...73,Pete > > Pete, thanks to the great work the team has accomplished. Do you think we could run the 220 repeater with the amp for a period of time before we link to other nodes (reflector or WAN's) so we can see how well the amp works in our local area first? > > 73, Drew, W2OU > > ***************** > > On Apr 5, 2015, at 6:47 PM, Pete Fierro wrote: > > Hello All > > Work was done yesterday on our repeater site.The 220 amp is working very > well&as a result,our coverage is increased dramatically.We showed 100 Watts > coming out of the amp&we figured by the time it would go through the > hardline&out the antenna,the wattage would be a little less than coming out > of the amp.This is acceptable. > > We also hooked up a system analyzer to check out both the 2 meter&220 > repeaters.We found that there is a slight desensing issue on the 2 meter > repeater&we found this to be minimal.The 220 repeater showed to be within > normal limits. > > I wish to acknowledge the following gents who made this > happen.Excellent! > > Rich KB2LLM > Len WB2HKK > Walter W2WIQ > myself KD2ARB > > > I would like to make a proposal to the membership here.Do we want > the 220 to be linked to anything or standalone full time? Ive been up&down > the Allstar system for a few months myself seeing the network at large.I > would like to propose these two nodes&this would be subject to membership > approval.The 2 meter repeater would be standalone as always. > > Allstar node 27339.This node is bridged to IRLP reflector 9050 which > is the East Coast Reflector.Its pretty active&the only drawback is > traffic.They have a tech net that is on 20:00 on Tuesday nights which I > find most informative.Here is the link > > http://www.eastcoastreflector.com/ > > > The other link which the 220 is on now as a trial basis is node > 27225,the node belongs to WA3DSP,name is Doug.Quieter than the east Coast > reflector&The WAN system.Again,this may be a good fit for us.See Link > > http://stats.allstarlink.org/getstatus.cgi?27225 > > > This node is pretty quiet much of the time.As you can see on the > Allstar page,its pretty much a localized network with several nodes long > distance.Not as overbearing as a major wide area system.This could work for > us. > > All nodes would be disconnected Sunday&Wednesday nights to accommodate > the nets via DTMF > > So,this is something to consider.Many of you old timers enjoy the use > of 220&here is a chance to generate interest on 220.Granted this is not > DSTAR or DMR but It may be a step in the right direction.Comments welcome > > 73 > > Pete > > KD2ARB > ______________________________________________________________ > ETSList mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/etslist > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:ETSList 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 unclefofo at comcast.net Mon Apr 6 09:35:01 2015 From: unclefofo at comcast.net (unclefofo at comcast.net) Date: Mon, 6 Apr 2015 13:35:01 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [ETS/PARC List] 220 repeater In-Reply-To: <1720722625.24381985.1428326542468.JavaMail.zimbra@comcast.net> Message-ID: <520375042.24396432.1428327301602.JavaMail.zimbra@comcast.net> Good day everyone Thanks to everyone who went up and did the work on the repeater .I have the same opinion as Drew lets see what the coverage is and get everyone to use them. I do not have the freq. in front of me right now so if anyone can post them it will be greatly appreciated and lets not forget Barts 440 and the new pl for the W2QW repeater. THANKS KB2LLM WA2HEK W2WIQ AND KD2ARB 73 DAVE From w2oudrew at gmail.com Mon Apr 6 11:19:11 2015 From: w2oudrew at gmail.com (E Drew Moore) Date: Mon, 6 Apr 2015 11:19:11 -0400 Subject: [ETS/PARC List] 220 repeater In-Reply-To: <520375042.24396432.1428327301602.JavaMail.zimbra@comcast.net> References: <520375042.24396432.1428327301602.JavaMail.zimbra@comcast.net> Message-ID: <071D7D20-76BE-4629-96C0-C471BEDBFE07@gmail.com> The 222 MHz freq is 223.960- PL 110.9 73, Drew, W2OU ***************** On Apr 6, 2015, at 9:35 AM, unclefofo at comcast.net wrote: Good day everyone Thanks to everyone who went up and did the work on the repeater .I have the same opinion as Drew lets see what the coverage is and get everyone to use them. I do not have the freq. in front of me right now so if anyone can post them it will be greatly appreciated and lets not forget Barts 440 and the new pl for the W2QW repeater. THANKS KB2LLM WA2HEK W2WIQ AND KD2ARB 73 DAVE ______________________________________________________________ ETSList mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/etslist Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:ETSList 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 mrpjf150 at gmail.com Thu Apr 9 18:25:57 2015 From: mrpjf150 at gmail.com (Pete Fierro) Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2015 18:25:57 -0400 Subject: [ETS/PARC List] Fwd: Amateur Radio Newsline In-Reply-To: <1428618134.6631.YahooMailAndroidMobile@web161901.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> References: <000901d07303$925bf2e0$b713d8a0$@optonline.net> <1428618134.6631.YahooMailAndroidMobile@web161901.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> Message-ID: ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Pete Fierro" Date: Apr 9, 2015 6:25 PM Subject: Amateur Radio Newsline To: "Pete Fierro" Cc: Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android ------------------------------ *From*:"drew Moore" *Date*:Thu, Apr 9, 2015 at 18:14 *Subject*:[RVRC] Cross Post (W2CRA): Amateur Radio Newsline : Amateur Radio Newsline report number 1959 with a release date of Friday, April 4, 2015 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1, The following is a QST. Hams in Oklahoma respond to severe weather outbreak; the International Telecommunications Union dispatches rescue radio communications gear to Vanuatu; broadcasters say no to FCC field office downsizing proposal and a remote controlled asteroid relocation mission will come before NASA sends a ship to Mars. All this and more on Amateur Radio Newsline report number 1959 coming your way right now. (Billboard Cart Here) ** RESCUE RADIO: OKLAHOMA HAMS RESPOND TO TORNADOES Wednesday, March 25th was a busy afternoon and evening for ham radio emergency communications volunteers in Oklahoma. This as the Southwest Independent Repeater Association and the Tulsa Region Skywarn Nets were active in support of tornado warnings in both Metropolitan areas. Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF reports: -- [Bill] As the storms progressed across the Tulsa Metro area many of the early damage reports were passed to The Tulsa Area Emergency Management Agency via amateur radio. Oklahoma section radio amateurs, on both sides of the State reported on these severe weather outbreaks until the exited late that evening. According to Lloyd Colton, KC5FM, both the Tulsa and Norman offices of the National Weather Service have amateur radio stations. Colton, who is the Oklahoma Section Manager notes that both encourage Skywarn and Weather Ready Nation programs in their service area. KC5FM says that in Severe Weather mode, volunteer radio amateurs serve as SKYWARN net controllers operating with a tactical call of "TULSA WEATHER" under using the callsign WX5TUL. There are 2 dual band radios, radar displays and monitors to track warnings and briefings, as well as systems to monitor APRS. Also, the Tulsa Amateur Radio Club's UHF Super link System is used for SKYWARN traffic outside the metro area. For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, in the newsroom in Los Angeles. -- In the wake of the severe weather outbreak 25 of the 77 counties in Oklahoma were declared disaster areas by Governor Mary Fallin while the State's Attorney General Scott Pruitt warned citizens to be wary of scammers seeking to take advantage of survivors. (KC5FM) ** RESCUE RADIO: ITU SENDS TELECOMS KIT TO VANUATU The International Telecommunications Union has deployed emergency telecommunication equipment to Vanuatu following the devastation caused by Category 5 Cyclone Pam that hit the archipelago on March 13th. The ITU dispatched 40 satellite phones, 10 broadband global area network terminals and 35 solar panels to the island nation to support relief coordination efforts. When Cyclone Pam slammed into the Vanuatu archipelago winds were estimated to have reached 150 miles per hour with gusts peaking at around 200. This caused massive damage to the nation's infrastructure while impacting services such as electricity and communications with the outside world. Over the years Vanuatu has been a haven for tourists and DXpeditions. Now, many who had visited are struggling to recognize damaged landmarks shown on TV news. (GB2RS) ** RADIO LAW: BROADCASTERS SAY NO TO FCC ENFORCEMENT DOWNSIZING? Broadcasters appear to be in agreement with the ARRL and numerous other interests that are opposing the Federal Communications Commission's plan to close two-thirds of its field offices around the country. Amateur Radio Newsline Bruce Tennant, K6PZW, has the details: -- [Bruce] A few weeks ago FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler proposed downsizing the number of field offices the agency has throughout the country from 24 to 8. He called it a cost- saving tool that shouldn't hinder the agency's ability to do its work. At that time, ARRL Chief Executive Officer Dave Sumner, K1ZZ, expressed dismay at the proposal. In a widely published statement Sumner said that it's troubling to see recommendations for such drastic reductions in the Commission's geographic footprint and the number of field agents at a time when the Field staff is facing ever- increasing challenges. Now it appears as if the National Association of Broadcasters has joined in condemning the Wheeler inspired cutback proposal. In an ominous warning the N-A-B says that the plan would gut the agency's eyes and ears and leave it in the dark. Bob Weller is the trade group's vice president of spectrum policy. In a blog posting on Monday, March 30th he warned that the change of pace is coming right as the FCC is encouraging broadcasting companies to sell their licenses to the nation's airwaves in a massive auction planned for next year. One which will require some companies to share spectrum space. Weller noted that while the broadcast industry lobby supports the concept of spectrum sharing, that a robust mechanism for enforcement is critical to ensure that devices operate only on the frequencies they are authorized. He warned that fewer field offices could lead to some unsettling scenes if malfunctions occur while companies are trying to share airwaves but the FCC's cops aren't on the beat. That says Weller means disrupted emergency and AMBER Alerts, unreliable police and fire communications, riskier air travel and a host of other scary possibilities. So far the FCC has rejected the impression that its response times will change. In a statement, an FCC spokesperson said that under the proposed approach, the commission would maintain its current commitment to respond to all public safety spectrum issues within one day, anywhere in the country. It was also noted that the majority of the nation is reachable within 4 to 6 hours. For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Bruce Tennant, K6PZW in Los Angeles. -- The unnamed FCC spokesperson summed up by saying that if the proposal is adopted, the commission will meet its responsibilities while existing within today's flat-line budget Those who depend on FCC Field Bureaus for emergency response are not certain that this promise can be kept. (The Hill) ** RESTRUCTURING: FCC MAY APPROVE WIRELESS CARRIER AND GOVERNMENT SHARING Federal regulators are set to vote on a plan to allow wireless carriers and companies to share airwaves with the government. This, in an effort to make more of the airwaves available for future wireless devices. Essentially, the government has developed a spectrum sharing plan that would protect radar systems near military bases and the coastline while auctioning off access to the spectrum in other parts of the country. A portion of these airwaves would also be reserved for free use by anyone with an FCC certified device that doesn't create interference. Traditionally, wireless carriers have paid billions of dollars at auctions for licenses that give them exclusive rights to use airwaves for voice and mobile Internet service. Now the Federal Communications Commission is proposing a new approach for the 3.5 gigahertz band that would allow some users to access the airwave at no cost while others could buy exclusive licenses in specific geographic areas on a short-term basis. The proposal is being looked at as a novel new effort by the FCC which has spent the last several years trying to free up more airwaves for wireless carriers trying to stay ahead of consumer demand, as well as setting aside some frequencies for new Wi-Fi networks. The agency proposed this airwaves sharing plan last spring, and the wireless industry and some tech companies have been arguing about the details ever since. Most of the sparring has been over technical rules, including the size of protected zones around military bases. The FCC is expected to approve the proposal at a meeting later this month. What impact such a spectrum sharing plan might have on the near-by 3.3 to 3.5 GHz amateur radio and amateur satellite allocation is unknown. More is on-line at http://recode.net/2015/03/27/fcc-plans-a- vote-on-new-airwaves-sharing-plan/ (RECODE.net, other published news reports) ** DX UP FRONT: THE ISLE OF MULL IN MAY In DX up front, members of the Camb-Hams will be active as GS3PYE/P from the Isle of Mull between May 15th and the 22nd. The Camb-Hams have been activating the Scottish Isles each year since 2008 and will be traveling to the Grasspoint, Isle of Mull, in the Scottish Inner Hebrides in 2015. Ten operators will be active on all bands and many modes from 80 through 2 meters. 2 meters and 70 centimeters will also see satellite and EME operations. The High Frequency bands will be covered by four simultaneous stations, while the 6 and 4 meter stations will have a great take-off towards the UK and Europe from the island's Eastern edge. All stations will be able to run at the full U-K power limit. The primary E-M-E mode will be JT65 but they will also be available for CW skeds. Up-to-date plans and progress will be on dx.camb-hams.com. (OPDX) ** BREAK 1 Time for you to identify your station. We are the Amateur Radio Newsline, heard on bulletin stations around the world including the including the K7MRG repeater serving Prescott Arizona. (5 SEC PAUSE) ** ENFORCEMENT: WDBJ FINED FOR AIRING INDECENT PROGRAMMING MATERIAL DURING NEWSCAST The Federal Communications Commission intends to fine WDBJ Television, Inc., of Roanoke, Virginia, $325,000. This, for broadcasting what the agency termed as graphic and explicit material during the station's evening newscast. Stephan Kinford, N8WB, has the details: -- [Stephen] Following up on viewer complaints, the FCC's Enforcement Bureau investigated the situation surrounding a WDBJ news story about a former adult film star who had joined a local volunteer rescue squad. The investigation found that station staff obtained a video clip from an adult film website and broadcast those images in the news report that aired at approximately 6 p.m. on July 12, 2012. The Commission's enforcement action alleges that the broadcast of such explicit content violated federal laws prohibiting the broadcast of indecent programming. It plans to fine WDBJ $325,000, which is the maximum available penalty. This is the third action the FCC has taken regarding the broadcast of indecent material since January 2014. In April 2014, its Enforcement Bureau settled an investigation into allegations of the broadcast of vulgar language on radio station KRXA - AM, which resulted in a payment of $15,000. In August 2014, Border Media Business Trust paid $37,500 in penalties to settle an investigation into the use of indecent language during a morning show on radio station KDBR - FM. For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Stephen Kinford, N8WB, in Wadsworth, Ohio. -- The full text of Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture issued to WDBJ is available at tinyurl.com/wdbj-proposed- fine (FCC release) ** HAM TECHNOLOGY VIDEO: DIGITAL VOICE - WHICH WAY TO GO If your club is thinking of replacing its current FM voice repeater with a new Digital Voice system but don't know what's the right choice, help has arrived in the form of a new video release from HamRadioNow.TV. Produced by Gary Pearce, KN4AQ, the VHF/UHF DV System Comparison is the story of a group of Digital Voice enthusiasts in Charlotte, North Carolina, who have repeaters for every digital voice system available except P-25. They have D-STAR, DMR/ MotoTRBO and even a new Yaesu System Fusion machine. So they're in a pretty good position to evaluate the various technologies. And in episode 195 of HamRadioNow, Roland Kraatz, W9HPX gives a simple to understand talk at the Charlotte Hamfest, comparing all three. So if you or your club are thinking of making the Digital Voice move, first take your web browser to tinyurl.com/hrn- on-dv, sit back for about an hour and soak in the information that might help you make the right choice. (ARNewsline, HRN) ** RADIO READING: FREE DUTCH KINGDOM AMATEUR RADIO SOCIETY E- MAGAZINE The Dutch Kingdom Amateur Radio Society DKARS now has its own free monthly magazine available for download as a PDF file. This e-zine contains articles written in both English and Dutch. If you want to subscribe, simply send an e-mail to magazine at dkars.nl and you will automatically receive an email with a download link. Direct download is also available at www.dkars.nl (PJ4NX) ** HAM HAPPENINGS: COMMERCIAL LICENSE EXAMS AT HAMVENTION 2015 ETA International will have test proctors available during all three days of 2015 Dayton Hamvention to administer commercial radio license tests. ETA certification and FCC license exams will be administered from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. both Friday and Saturday and 9 am to noon on Sunday. You can schedule exams in advance by calling Lora Roberson at ETA at 800-288-3824 or by e-mail to lroberson (at) eta-I (dot) org. You can also visit ETA at the Hamvention booth #BA0429 to set up to take an exam on site. More information in PDF format is at tinyurl.com/eta-hamvention-exams. (ETA International) ** HAM HAPPENINGS: 2015 SAN BERNARDINO MICROWAVE SOCIETY 2.3 GHZ AND UP CONTEST The 2015 San Bernardino Microwave Society 2 GHz and Up Contest and Club Challenge is slated to begin at 6 a.m. local time on Saturday, May 2nd, and end at 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, May 3rd. The purpose of this contest is for participants to operate all bands above 2.3 GHz. The exchange is the six-digit grid square. 100 QSO points are given for the first contact with a station on each band plus 1 point per kilometer of distance. After either station moves 16 kilometers they may work again for distance points. For more information, log forms and last year's results go to: www.n6nb.com/sbmsrules.htm (N6NB via the W6YX VHF Reflector) ** HAM HAPPENINGS: THE ANNUAL SCHOOL CLUB EU DAY Europe's annual School Club EU Day sponsored by Germany's AATIS Initiative is inviting in school amateur radio stations in Europe to be active on Tuesday, May 5. This for the purpose of making contacts between those school amateur radio club and school girls and boys with own callsigns as well as contacts with other stations. According to Region One of the International amateur Radio Union, this activity is a great way to get young operators on the air from their school shacks using their training call signs. IARU says that very often a new operator may be intimidated by the fear of not knowing what to say to the stranger on the other side of the radio. The exchange of information through the AATIS Initiative helps to overcome this fear in a low pressure contest format, it should not be made a "5-9-contest." As such, all operators are encouraged to take more time to chat beyond the exchange of the necessary details. ??A certificate of participation will be issued for stations that send an excerpt from the log of the day. There is also the chance of winning one of the prizes to be given away by the AATIS Initiative. More information is available in this document: ?http://www.iaru-r1.org/index.php/documents/func- startdown/588/??(IARU Region 1) **? NAMES IN THE NEWS: AC2KG NAMED TO RECEIVE CADYAWARD Ajay K. Poddar, AC2KG, of Elmwood, New Jersey, has been selected by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers as the winner of the 2015 International Frequency Control Symposium W.G. Cady Award. Poddar, a chief scientist at Synergy Microwave Corp and an academic, was cited for "the analysis, design, and development of a host of frequency control products exhibiting state-of-the-art performance. This includes the development of extremely low noise crystal oscillator circuitry. The award marks the second honor for Synergy Microwave scientists this year, and the third in 3 years. (ARRL) ** NAMES IN THE NEWS: G3TXF WINS CASS AWARD FOR ZD9XF OPERATION The Cass Award 2014 Single-Operator Cass Award has been won by Nigel Cawthorne, G3TXF. This for his operation from the island of Tristan da Cunha as ZD9XF in September of 2014. While there G3TXF worked 9314 unique stations during the first 14 days of his one-man DXpedition. The award states that G3TXF demonstrated an outstanding effort to log as many DXers as possible and set a new Single-Operator Cass Award record. Club Log founder Michael Wells, G7VJR, presented Nigel with his plaque and prize at the C-D-X-C Annual Dinner is on March 21st. (GB2RS) ** NAMES IN THE NEWS: M6DRG AND BLUR TO RELEASE NEW CD Dave Rowntree, M6DRQ, and the band Blur are about to release their first new studio album in 12 years. The new album is titled The Magic Whip and the song Go Out has been pre- released on the music streaming service Spotify. The UK Telegraph newspaper reports The Magic Whip, was recorded in Hong Kong and will be released on April 28. Also that the group will play at London's Hyde Park on Saturday, June 20th. More is on the web at www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/11422729/Blur-to- release-first-studio-album-for-12-years.html (Southgate) **? BREAK 2 This is ham radio news for today's radio amateur. We are the Amateur Radio Newsline with links to the world from our only official website at www.arnewsline.org and being relayed by the volunteer services of the following radio amateur: (5 sec pause here) ** SWL NEWS: DEUTSCE WELLE TO CLOSE KIGALI RWANDA SHORT WAVE RELAY German international broadcaster Deutsche Welle is shutting down its relay station at Kigali in Rwanda. When the relay station first started transmitting it was about 15 km from the city center. Since then Kigali has grown and the station now finds itself in the suburbs. Because of this the plot of land on which the station stands has skyrocketed in value. But the price of real estate was just one issue Guido Baumhauer, Deutsche Welle's Director of Distribution, was forced to face when attempting to negotiate with the Rwandan government. According to Baumhauer, even if the relay station wanted to stay it couldn't because its contract with the Rwanda is expiring and its government does not wish to renew it. Established in 1965 Kigali Rwanda was the broadcaster's last short wave relay still in operation. Dismantling the station could take until August 2016 and Deutsche Welle has to vacate the premises by that date.? The full story is on the web at ?http://www.dw.de/deutsche- welle-closes-kigali-outpost/a-18340960 (Deutsche Welle, Southgate) ** WORLDBEAT: U.S. PROPOSES MAKING RADIO MARTI INDEPENDENT The White House has proposed turning Radio Marti, the U.S. government-controlled broadcaster created in part to undermine communist rule in Cuba, into a separate entity. This, as Washington seeks as new direction in its dealings with Havana. Under the plan, the Miami based broadcaster, which is part of the Broadcasting Board of Governors would become a separate entity along with unspecified parts of Voice of America's Spanish-language service. In essence, Radio Marti would cease to be part of the U.S. government and would turn into a "grantee" receiving federal funding. The proposal does not specify how it would be structured beyond that it would a private, nonprofit organization. (Published news reports) ** WORLDBEAT: FALCONS STOP VODAFONE PHONE TOWER UPGRADE In the UK, the Register newspaper reports that some large birds have interrupted a two hundred million dollar Vodafone 4 G antenna upgrade program. The five pairs of nesting falcons disrupted Vodafone customers' mobile phone signals in London and the south east - because the birds have set up shop on the mobile carrier's towers. Vodafone spokesman Simon Gordon told the press that Falcons usually like rocky cliffs but given the absence of such in metropolitan London they make do with phone towers. Typically they nest for two to three months. Gordon added that Vodafone was very pleased to have the world's fastest bird as visitors. You can read the complete story at tinyurl.com/nesting-falcons (register.com, Southgate) ** HAM RADIO IN SPACE: HAM RADIO CREW EXPANDS ON ISS The number of ham radio operators on-board the International Space Station is now at three. This following the March 28th arrival of Russian cosmonauts Mikhail Kornienko, RN3BF, and Gennady Padalka, RN3DT, along with NASA astronaut Scott Kelly. European Space Agency Astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti, IZ0UDF, will return to Earth in May, after Kjell Lindgren, KO5MOS; Oleg Kononenko, RN3DX, and Kimiya Yui arrive at the ISS as part of a scheduled crew rotation. Cristoforetti has conducted several Amateur Radio school contacts during her time on board the ISS. (ARRL, NASA) ** HAM RADIO IN SPACE: GETTING STARTED WITH THE FM SATELLITES GUIDE AMSAT's Director of Field Operations, Patrick Stoddard, WD9EWK says the handout titled Getting Started with the FM Satellites is now available on the Word Wide Web. Written by Stoddard, the article shows the basic equipment and techniques to learn successful operating on the satellites. It also gives specific information on how to operate via SO- 50, the only currently available FM satellite at the moment. It's posted at tinyurl.com/fm-satellite-operating. (ANS) ** DX In DX, SM6MCW is now on the air as D44TBO from Cape Verde. The length of his stay is unknown. So far his activity has been on 30, 20, 15, 12 and 10 meter CW. QSL via SM6MCW. VA3EGG will be active as 6Y4DX from Jamaica's Jewel Paradise Cove Resort until mid April. His operation will be holiday style on 40 through 10 meters with 100 watts into a 46 ft long-wire. QSL direct to VA3EGG. Lastly, IZ2DPX has announced an operation from the Seychelles possibly with the callsign S79DPX between August 9th and the 23rd. Activity will be on 80 through 6 meters using all modes. QSL via his home callsign. For details and updates keep an eye on iz2dpx.jimdo.com (This weeks DX news courtesy of the Ohio Penn DX Newsletter) ** THAT FINAL ITEM: NASA SAYS ASTEROID REDIRECT MISSION WILL TAKE PRECEDENCE OVER MARS MISSION And finally this week, a remote controlled mission to the red planet has been a longtime priority for NASA. No the space agency revealed that they will start working on an asteroid relocation mission first. Amateur Radio Newsline's Heather Embee, KB3TZD, has the details: -- [Heather] NASA Associate Administrator Robert Lightfoot says that the Asteroid Redirect Mission or A-R-M will provide an initial demonstration of several spaceflight capabilities that will be needed to send astronauts deeper into space, and eventually to Mars. As the agency tries to find select the best asteroid for the mission, it will study the candidate asteroids regarding their size, rotation, shape and precise orbit. The main candidates so far are asteroids Itokawa, Bennu and 2008 EV5. The agency expects to have a selected asteroid by 2019 and then place it into a stable orbit around the moon they study it. To move the asteroid into moon's orbit, NASA plans to use new trajectory and navigation methods. NASA said it will be picking up a small asteroid that will burn in space if it attempts to get into Earth's atmosphere before reaching us. According to NASA, the A-R-M robotic spacecraft will test several capabilities that will be needed for a long term human mission. For example, it will test the advanced Solar Electric Propulsion or S-E-P technology. S-E-P will basically be used to harness sunlight power and converts it to electrical power using solar arrays that will be used to propel spacecraft engine. And that's only one of the research projects that will be an integral part of the Asteroid Redirect Mission. For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Heather Embee, KB3TZD in Berwick, Pennsylvania. - NASA plans to launch the Asteroid Redirect Mission in 2020. It says that it is expected to take six years before it can place an asteroid into lunar orbit using radio remote control. (NASA, published news reports) ** NEWSCAST CLOSE With thanks to Alan Labs, AMSAT, the ARRL, CQ Magazine, the FCC, the Ohio Penn DX Bulletin, Rain, the RSGB, the South African Radio League, the Southgate News, TwiT-TV, Australia's WIA News and you our listeners, that's all from the Amateur Radio Newsline. Our e-mail address is newsline (at) arnewsline (dot) org. More information is available at Amateur Radio Newsline's only official website located at www.arnewsline.org. You can also write to us or support us at Amateur Radio Newsline, 28197 Robin Avenue, Santa Clarita California, 91350. Before we go, a reminder that Amateur Radio Newsline is seeking nominations for its 2015 Young Ham of the Year Award. For consideration, a nominee must have used amateur radio in some way that has benefited his or her community or encouraged technological development directly or indirectly related to communications. Nominees must be 19 years or younger, and reside in the United States including Hawaii, Alaska, Canada, and Puerto Rico or any of the Canadian Provinces. The individual must also hold a currently valid United States or Canadian Amateur Radio license. This award is not a contest. The person selected as `Young Ham of the Year' is judged on his or her overall accomplishments and contributions. Any prizes awarded are secondary in nature. The deadline for submitting an application is May 30th 2015 and the decision of the judging committee is final. To obtain an application, send a self addressed, stamped envelope to 2015 Young Ham of the Year Award, in care of Amateur Radio Newsline, 28197 Robin Ave. Santa Clarita, CA 91350. You can also download a form in Microsoft Word format at www.arnewsline.org/yhoty, clicking on the word "here" and saving the file to print at a later time. Presentation of the 2015 Amateur Radio Newsline Young Ham of the Year Award will take the weekend of August 15 and 16 at the Huntsville Hamfest in Huntsville Alabama. For now, with producers Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, in Los Angeles, Skeeter Nash, N5ASH, in Topeka, plus our news team world wide, I'm Jim Damron N8TMW reporting from Charleston, West Virginia, saying 73 and as always we thank you for listening. Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) is Copyright 2015. All rights reserved. ______________________________________________________________ RVRC mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/rvrc Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:RVRC 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 drumor at optonline.net Sun Apr 19 20:14:09 2015 From: drumor at optonline.net (drew Moore) Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2015 20:14:09 -0400 Subject: [ETS/PARC List] BARA - May Meeting Presentation - RTTY Message-ID: <002101d07afe$ec1d9d30$c458d790$@optonline.net> Subject: BARA - May Meeting Presentation - RTTY The Bergen Amateur Radio Association Speaker Series Presents: "Getting Started in RTTY Contesting" presented by David Levine, K2DSL and Dave Walsh, K2ZC. The presentation will include a brief introduction to RTTY, a review some of the common options to participate in a RTTY contest, and a live demo of RTTY contesting between two stations. The talk will be given at the May 5th, 2015 monthly meeting of the Bergen Amateur Radio Association at 7:30pm. There is no cost to attend and refreshments are available. (This presentation was originally scheduled for March, but cancelled due to inclement weather.) The meeting will be held at: The Township of Washington Senior Center 350 Hudson Ave Twp. of Washington, NJ 07676 All are welcome! For more information go to the BARA website at www.bara.org 73. Phil WA2LXE From w2lj at verizon.net Wed Apr 22 20:49:52 2015 From: w2lj at verizon.net (LARRY MAKOSKI) Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2015 00:49:52 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [ETS/PARC List] March 2015 Meeting Minutes Message-ID: <313933668.2952256.1429750192292.JavaMail.yahoo@mail.yahoo.com> Minutes for the Meeting on March 27th, 2015Electronic Technology Society of New Jersey (ETS of NJ) The Meeting was called to order by President Dave Jeff Lih, N2VHV at 8:05 PM. ?This was followed by the reciting of the Pledge of Allegiance and then by self-introductions?of all those in attendance. ? The meeting was suspended at 8:08 PM for a presentation on High Altitude Ballooning by?Mike Terusso WA4LOQ. The meeting was reconvened at 9:22 PM. Meeting MinutesThe February minutes were successfully e-mailed to all members. With that in mind,?a motion was made by Mike N2JUN and Drew W2OU to suspend the reading and the?minutes were accepted as published. Treasurer?s ReportTreasurer?s report as given by Vic K2NBC.Opening Balance - $XXXX.43Income - ? 50/50 $XX winnings donated back, $8.63 Coffee Kitty, $XXX DuesDeposit - $XXX.63 ?Regular Disbursements - $XX.14 March Verizon,Closing Balance - $XXXX.92 ? ?so we are $17.46 ?behind? compared ?to the balance from same time last year.A motion was made by W2OIL and seconded by WB2WIQ to accept the Treasurer?s Report.?By unanimous vote the report was accepted. CorrespondenceNone Technical ReportRich KB2LLM reported the 220 Amplifier would be going in the weekend immediately?after the meeting ? possibly Sunday. Rich also mentioned the FiOS backup battery?at the back up repeater site needs to be replaced. Rich also said that while they?are at the site installing the 20 MHz amp that they would tweak the audio and courtesy?tone of the 2 Meter repeater. And once again, the audio distortion problem that occurs?when the repeater is linked was discussed. CommitteesThe picnic will be held on Sunday, June 7th. Dan and Dave are looking for help. Old BusinessDon K2DSV brought up the need for QSL cards for K2ETS and help in designing one. New BusinessDrew W2OU gave a summary of the successful Clark CERT Technician licensing class,?where 80% of the students earned their licenses. Health and WelfareJeff N2VHV is feeling much better after winter time COPD problems. He thanked Dave W2OIL?and Drew W2OU for their help and support while he was under the weather.Drew W2OU mentioned that there would be a memorial serve for SK Burt Elder on April 6th. AdjournmentA motion was made to adjourn the meeting by W2OIL and was seconded by N2JUN.?The meeting was adjourned at 10:02. PM. Respectfully Submitted,Larry W2LJ? From unclefofo at comcast.net Mon Apr 27 09:14:39 2015 From: unclefofo at comcast.net (unclefofo at comcast.net) Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2015 13:14:39 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [ETS/PARC List] BIRTHDAY In-Reply-To: <792600079.14269350.1430140200799.JavaMail.zimbra@comcast.net> Message-ID: <1402662448.14275071.1430140479330.JavaMail.zimbra@comcast.net> GOOD DAY EVERYONE TOMORROW APRIL 28 IS RODOLFO BIRTHDAY LETS ALL WISH HIM A GREAT DAY YOU CAN EMAIL HIM AT rodolfojuliani at yahoo.com THANK YOU DAVE W2OIL From w2oudrew at gmail.com Mon Apr 27 09:32:59 2015 From: w2oudrew at gmail.com (E Drew Moore) Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2015 09:32:59 -0400 Subject: [ETS/PARC List] BIRTHDAY In-Reply-To: <1402662448.14275071.1430140479330.JavaMail.zimbra@comcast.net> References: <1402662448.14275071.1430140479330.JavaMail.zimbra@comcast.net> Message-ID: <9143912D-9A18-4DE4-9EBB-D29AAA743003@gmail.com> Happy Birthday Rodolfo. Enjoy your special day tomorrow. 73, Drew, W2OU ***************** On Apr 27, 2015, at 9:14 AM, unclefofo at comcast.net wrote: GOOD DAY EVERYONE TOMORROW APRIL 28 IS RODOLFO BIRTHDAY LETS ALL WISH HIM A GREAT DAY YOU CAN EMAIL HIM AT rodolfojuliani at yahoo.com THANK YOU DAVE W2OIL ______________________________________________________________ ETSList mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/etslist Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:ETSList 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 danof10 at optonline.net Mon Apr 27 14:14:30 2015 From: danof10 at optonline.net (danof10 at optonline.net) Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2015 18:14:30 +0000 (GMT) Subject: [ETS/PARC List] ETS PICNIC 2015 Message-ID: From drumor at optonline.net Tue Apr 28 20:43:01 2015 From: drumor at optonline.net (drew Moore) Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2015 20:43:01 -0400 Subject: [ETS/PARC List] FW: BARA - May Meeting Date Correction In-Reply-To: <000401d081db$90fac980$b2f05c80$@optonline.net> References: <000401d081db$90fac980$b2f05c80$@optonline.net> Message-ID: <003301d08215$7269e110$573da330$@optonline.net> From: Phil [mailto:wa2lxe at optonline.net] Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2015 1:49 PM To: K2ETS; K2FJ; K2GE; K2MFF; K2NJ; K2VOA; K2WMA; N2GLQ; N2KJ; N2MO; N2SE; NJ2SR; W2AKR; W2CRA; W2EF; W2GSA; W2JT; W2LI; W2LV; W2MCC; W2NPT; W2QW; W2RJ; W2YD; WA2SNA; WC2FD; WN2RC Cc: Steve Holly; 'Mike Lisenco N2YBB' Subject: RE: BARA - May Meeting Date Correction The meeting date in my original message was wrong. The correct date is Sunday, May 3rd. I apologize for the error. 73, Phil WA2LXE From: Phil [mailto:wa2lxe at optonline.net] Sent: Sunday, April 19, 2015 7:45 PM To: K2ETS; K2FJ; K2GE; K2MFF; K2NJ; K2VOA; K2WMA; N2GLQ; N2KJ; N2MO; N2SE; NJ2SR; W2AKR; W2CRA; W2EF; W2GSA; W2JT; W2LI; W2LV; W2MCC; W2NPT; W2QW; W2RJ; W2YD; WA2SNA; WC2FD; WN2RC Cc: Steve Holly (sgholly at optonline.net); 'Mike Lisenco N2YBB' Subject: BARA - May Meeting Presentation - RTTY The Bergen Amateur Radio Association Speaker Series Presents: "Getting Started in RTTY Contesting" presented by David Levine, K2DSL and Dave Walsh, K2ZC. The presentation will include a brief introduction to RTTY, a review some of the common options to participate in a RTTY contest, and a live demo of RTTY contesting between two stations. The talk will be given at the May 5th, 2015 monthly meeting of the Bergen Amateur Radio Association at 7:30pm. There is no cost to attend and refreshments are available. (This presentation was originally scheduled for March, but cancelled due to inclement weather.) The meeting will be held at: The Township of Washington Senior Center 350 Hudson Ave Twp. of Washington, NJ 07676 All are welcome! For more information go to the BARA website at www.bara.org 73. Phil WA2LXE From drumor at optonline.net Wed Apr 29 22:14:00 2015 From: drumor at optonline.net (drew Moore) Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2015 22:14:00 -0400 Subject: [ETS/PARC List] High Altitude Ballooning - WA4LOQ Message-ID: <001201d082eb$527502f0$f75f08d0$@optonline.net> http://njhab.com/HAB-02/ http://njhab.com/ Members, Mike Terruso, WA4LOQ, who gave an excellent presentation on High Altitude Ballooning at February ETSNJ meeting has established two tentative launch dates. One is on June 26th and the other on Aug, 17, 2015. He is looking for hams to help track the payload on those dates using dl-fl-digi software. This will be a very interesting set of projects when they roll out. I've posted two links above for those that are interested in how amateur radio can be used in HAB events. Mike intends to keep us informed in the tracking program and information going forward. If interested please contact Mike Terruso,WA4LOQ at wa4loq at outlook.com for more information and to volunteer to help in any way possible. 73, Drew, W2OU From: Mike Terruso [mailto:miket4972 at gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2015 3:37 PM To: E. Drew Moore Subject: RE: Just checking in Hello Drew. Weather is getting better. Launch is scheduled for Saturday June 27th. Location has yet to be determined as it is dependent on weather. I will be updating the website over the next few days with scheduling. he'll be posting instructions on how to install the special version of dl-fldigi to download the telemetry and also scheduling two test launch dates. This is so operators can get used to tuning in and ensuring the telemetry can be heard. The challenge there is getting the payload in a location high enough where it can be received by everyone. It's a long ways away but I will also be scheduling a launch for August 17, 2017 which is the date of the next total solar eclipse in North America. This is one that will be meticulously planned. Photos from this should be really impressive. The Rasp Pi is certainly fascinating. So many applications. I actually have 3 of them. One I will be creating a weather station which will upload real time telemetry to my website. That's a summer project of mine. I am also trying to use them to control home automation such as opening and closing garage doors using your mobile devices. The possibilities are endless. Mike From drumor at optonline.net Thu Apr 30 08:21:16 2015 From: drumor at optonline.net (drew Moore) Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2015 08:21:16 -0400 Subject: [ETS/PARC List] Happy Birthday Message-ID: <004801d08340$2816e8c0$7844ba40$@optonline.net> A Happy Birthday wish to Victor, K2NBC and to Marty, WB2BEW. Enjoy your special day. 73, Drew, W2OU From drumor at optonline.net Thu Apr 30 10:17:19 2015 From: drumor at optonline.net (drew Moore) Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2015 10:17:19 -0400 Subject: [ETS/PARC List] Happy Birthday Message-ID: <006d01d08350$5e570d10$1b052730$@optonline.net> Sorry I had a calendar pilot error episode this morning. Victor and Marty's birthday is March 11 annually. I hope they both have a great day today. No feverous lawsuits permitted. 73, Drew -----Original Message----- From: drew Moore [mailto:drumor at optonline.net] Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2015 8:21 AM To: 'ETSNJ (etslist at mailman.qth.net)' Cc: 'Martin friedman (radiomf at comcast.net)' Subject: Happy Birthday A Happy Birthday wish to Victor, K2NBC and to Marty, WB2BEW. Enjoy your special day. 73, Drew, W2OU