From marvbrons at verizon.net Sun Jan 1 00:58:35 2017 From: marvbrons at verizon.net (Marvin Bronstein) Date: Sun, 01 Jan 2017 00:58:35 -0500 Subject: [ETS/PARC List] wishing all a HAPPY NEW YEAR Message-ID: <1F6DD239CCE44CDD836A0EA5480A7819@marvbronsPC> tO ALL MY FRIENDS AT ETSNJ WISHING YOU ALL A HAPPY NEW YEAR, 2017 Marv Bronstein K2VHW From lengriff at optimum.net Sun Jan 1 15:57:12 2017 From: lengriff at optimum.net (lengriff at optimum.net) Date: Sun, 1 Jan 2017 15:57:12 -0500 (Eastern Standard Time) Subject: [ETS/PARC List] Radios for sale Message-ID: <58696D27.000015.07472@LEAPER-PC> Happy New Year! I am offering 3 radios for sale at great prices. They are large, and heavy to ship, so I would like to sell them locally with pick-up in Old Bridge.. I can demo them at my QTH as well. These are from the estate of silent key WB2HEK. They have been checked and work well. I would appreciate it if everyone would pass this around to as many local hams as possible! Radio 1: Yaesu FT-1000MP. All filters installed. Supplied with an aftermarket mike. Included is an SP-102B speaker. NOTE: This radio has a ' lazy ' power supply. After turning it on, it takes a minute or 2 to come up to full voltage. The more I use it, the better it gets. ( It had not been used in a long while ). Note that the MP can also be used with an external 12v supply by moving an internal jumper. Asking $750.00. Radio 2: Yaesu ft-726, 6M / 2M / 432 All-Mode + satellite. 10watts on each band. Built-in power supply. Asking $250.00 Radio 3: Ten-Tec Omni VI plus with all filters, desk mike and hand mike. A Kenwood SP-70 external speaker is included. Asking $400.00 Photos of these radios can be viewed at: mcgriff.smugmug.com, in the ham radio folder. Leonard Griffin WB2HKK lengriff at optimum.net WB2HKK/R 444.05 pl-141,3 Allstar - 42690 Echolink - 567660 From k2dsv at msn.com Mon Jan 2 14:38:22 2017 From: k2dsv at msn.com (Don WILSON) Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2017 19:38:22 +0000 Subject: [ETS/PARC List] Fw: [TowerTalk] US Tower price increase In-Reply-To: <50b06462.1ee37.15960ab3e39.Webtop.54@optimum.net> References: <50b06462.1ee37.15960ab3e39.Webtop.54@optimum.net> Message-ID: ________________________________ Subject: Fw: [TowerTalk] US Tower price increase Date: 01/02/17 12:54:03 PM From: "Bill Fikis" W2AY Subject: [TowerTalk] US Tower price increase > Just happened to be browsing the HRO website yesterday, and noticed > that the pricing on all US Tower models tripled overnight! > > For example, the HDX-589MDPL was $13,000 last month. As of yesterday > the price is now just under $32,000! Same dramatic increase across > the product line. > > Is anyone privy as to what warranted the dramatic price increase in > what seems like overnight? > > I don't believe the raw materials or labor rate skyrocketed that > quickly. > > Eric > K2CB > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > From w2oudrew at gmail.com Mon Jan 2 23:19:16 2017 From: w2oudrew at gmail.com (E Drew Moore) Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2017 23:19:16 -0500 Subject: [ETS/PARC List] Sunday, January 8th - Ham Radio University References: Message-ID: *IPhone-forgive Typos* Begin forwarded message: Subject: Sunday, January 8th - Ham Radio University Good evening, This event runs from 7:30 AM to 3:30 PM, this Sunday, January 8, 2017. Click here http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?threads/18th-annual-ham-radio-university-educational-conference-january-8-2017.549550/ or here http://hamradiouniversity.org/ for more information. Hope to see you there! From w2oudrew at gmail.com Mon Jan 2 23:21:16 2017 From: w2oudrew at gmail.com (E Drew Moore) Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2017 23:21:16 -0500 Subject: [ETS/PARC List] Fwd: DMR Options References: Message-ID: *IPhone-forgive Typos* Begin forwarded message: From: N0TAZ LEON Date: January 2, 2017 at 10:04:47 PM EST To: Leon Grauer Subject: DMR Options Happy New Year to all! This is being sent to those already into DMR (Digital Mobile Radio), and those who may be considering it. If you're considering a new DMR HT, there are some good, inexpensive options. Before discussing those, let me say that Motorola radios are excellent and durable. They are, however, not inexpensive. And, unlike the other companies, Motorola charges a premium to lease their programming software in three-year increments. If your heart desires a Motorola and your pocket can bear it, then go for it and you will enjoy high quality radios. For those who have not yet experienced DMR, let me say that it is probably the simplest way of all the digital modes to communicate locally, statewide, regionally, throughout North America and worldwide, using only a handheld radio. The programming is a bit tedious and time-consuming, but once programmed, these radios could not be easier to use (far simpler than D-STAR, Fusion, EchoLink and IRLP - - and I use all of these except Fusion). The more cost efficient options are Hytera, Connect Systems and TYT (a.k.a. Tytera - - not to be confused with Hytera). Hytera Radios are high quality commercial radios. They are equal to or better than Motorola in all respects. They are well built, durable and have quality audio in and out, Hytera radios are Front Panel Programmable (for a limited number of channels). They sell for a good bit less than Motorola, noticeably more than TYTera and only slightly more than Connect Systems radios. The top-of-the-line Connect Systems HT is Front Panel Programmable. So, here are some suggested radios to check out: Hytera X1P: http://nebula.wsimg.com/19eef4225d41978418c7aabd336b3256?AccessKeyId=9D203D89A80D8EA0ECAE&disposition=0&alloworigin=1 Hytera PD782G: http://nebula.wsimg.com/f1996f49b4b5d2d7dbd014e595aeb0db?AccessKeyId=9D203D89A80D8EA0ECAE&disposition=0&alloworigin=1 Hytera PD362: https://www.gigaparts.com/hytera-pd362-dmr-handheld-radio.html * Note: If you purchase a Hytera radio, be sure to purchase from a ham-friendly dealer, such as TA Radios (taradios.com), or Gigaparts (gigaparts.com). Also be sure that the dealers includes the wideband option, which is installed by the dealer. TA Radios will send you the radio with this feature enabled. Gigaparts requires you to download the modification and do it yourself after purchase. CS760: http://connectsystems.com/products/top/radios%20CS760.htm CS580: http://connectsystems.com/products/top/radios%20CS580.htm Tytera MD380: http://www.va3xpr.net/tyt-md-380-dmr-portable-radio-review/ The MD380 is widely available on eBay from about $90-$120 with free shipping. Questions? Contact me. N0TAZ - LEON GRAUER WHEN THE TIME TO ACT ARRIVES, THE TIME TO PREPARE HAS PASSED. From k2dsv at msn.com Tue Jan 3 07:29:36 2017 From: k2dsv at msn.com (Don WILSON) Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2017 12:29:36 +0000 Subject: [ETS/PARC List] DX January 2, 2017 In-Reply-To: References: <7405AE23-9843-4B43-8A8C-0D64D4D7615B@dailydx.com>, Message-ID: ________________________________ From: Urb LeJeune Sent: Tuesday, January 3, 2017 4:05 AM >VP8/h - South Shetlands - >LU1ZI is in the South Shetlands, VP8, entity, the Argentine Carlini >base, formerly called Juban Base, that does scientific research. It >is on King George Island. Currently spending some time on the radio >is LU4CJM, Juan Manuel. He has done some slow CW in recent weeks. >Juan Manuel next goes to Cape Aurora, the westernmost point of South >Shetland, and will work at the Gurruchaga Shelter through January, >with no radio activity expected. A new crew arrives at Carlini Base >in early February. QSL via LU4AA, the Radio Club Argentino. > >VP8/h - South Shetlands - >Peru's Peruano Radio Club will activate OA0MP from the Machu Picchu >Antarctic Base on King George Island in the South Shetlands "sometime >soon." For a card, send to OA4O. > >KP2 - U. S. Virgin Islands - >The ARRL DX Competition, the CW weekend, is one of the next big >activity weekends coming up, February 18-19. NP2X by K5KG, K9VV and >others, will be on from St. Croix in the US Virgin Islands, as a small >multi-op. QSL using LoTW. > >KP2 - U. S. Virgin Islands - >NP2N from the US Virgin Islands will also be in the ARRL DX CW >February 18-19, a multi-two with operators K4XU, N3RD and W2VJN. They >will all operate NP2/home call before the ARRL event. Use LoTW for >confirmation. > >P4 - Aruba - >W2GD will again have his station, P40W, on from Aruba, in the ARRL CW, >single op all band. He will look for QSOs on 160 and the WARC-79 >bands before and after the ARRL event weekend. QSL direct via N2MM or >use LoTW. Bureau cards have not been replied to since January 1, >2014. John's inclusive operational dates are February 12-20. > >6Y - Jamaica - >Another one in the "ARRL CW" will be 6Y2T from Jamaica, single op all >band high power by VE3DZ. The inclusive QRV dates as he arrives and >prepares for the big event are February 14-21. QSL via VE3DZ. > >V3 - Belize - >V3M will be the Belize contest call and V31MU the call outside the >ARRL CW contest, a multi-single low power, in an upcoming operation. >QSL via W0MU or use Club Log. From Placencia, Belize, the ops will be >W0MU and G0DVJ, the duration of their adventure February 14-28, >operating on 160-10, CW, SSB and RTTY. > >9G - Ghana - >9G5X is an expedition to Ghana March 7-21, with six English operators. >They will be on "all modes" using three Elecraft K3 rigs to KPA-500 >amplifiers. The license is in hand. They think this is the first >single letter suffix callsign ever given to a 9G expedition. For >antennas, they will have two Spiderbeams on their hotel roof, with >various wire antennas as well, on 18 and 12M tall "Spiderpoles." >There will be two Beverage antennas for receive on 160 and 80. The >1,000 foot ASL QTH has a clear takeoff to Europe, North America and >Asia. The QTH is a little hill on a five acre site, sloping in most >directions. Look for them on CW, SSB and RTTY on 160-10. On the op >team are G3XAQ, G3VMW, G4BWP, 5B4AGN, M0PCB and G6MC. Entirely self >funded, and fly-in/fly-out, no donations are being solicited. The >goal is to just have fun. The reliable Internet connection on the >site will allow twice-a-day log uploads to Club Log. There will be a >"leader board" on Club Log. They say ops should work them on as many >bands and modes as possible, to maximum the fun, and that they enjoy >pileups and always operate split frequency. QSL manager M0OXO will >also do daily LoTW log uploads and you can get cards through him, >Charles, through his OQRS system. > >9G - Ghana - >9G1SD has made a few QSOs, he says, on 20, 17 and 15, "mostly SSB at >100 watts, but I've managed to make a few JT65 QSOs with 20 watts on >20 meters and 17." Dave has checked into the "small group" on 14177 >at 21Z "a couple of times, but my time there was limited." His >antenna is an inverted L using "an old Murch tuner" and his FT-450D >radio, and "SignaLink between the rig and computer when needed." He >plans to go to other bands and modes but says he is "starting to enjoy >being on the air again from here," and notes that propagation has >improved for him. He has gotten a logging program and will be >uploading files to eQSL and LoTW at the end of each month. Or, QSL >via AB0GC. > >VU - India - >AT1BSG is a special event station for the "17th National Jamboree of >Bharat Scouts & Guides." The station is in Mysuru, Karnataka and >apparently went on the air December 29th and goes into January 4 and is >being run by NIAR, the National Institute of Amateur Radio. >www.niar.org. Operating are VU2MYH, VU2BL, VU2JOS, VU2SZG, VU2UZ, [http://niar.org/images/newbann/ban-13.jpg] National Institute of Amateur Radio www.niar.org The activities and achievements of the society formed to promote amateur radio in India. Includes information membership and QSL bureau. >VU2TO and VU3YDR. Look for them on or near 7073 and 14160. 25,000 >Scouts & Guides from India and 5,000 overseas Scouts are >participating. The Scouts will be taking part, going for a "merit >badge." https://www.qrz.com/db/AT1BSG. QSL via VU2NRO. > >CE0Y - Easter Island - CE0Z - Juan Fernandez Island - >DF8AN will go to Easter Island, CE0Y and Robinson Crusoe Island, CE0Z. >The journey starts when he reaches Chile on February 9 and ends when >he departs for home from there on the 27th. CE0Y/DF8AN will be >February 10-17 and CE0Z/DF8AN will be February 21-24. Most of Mike's >operating will be on CW and digital modes, RTTY, PSK and MFSK. At >least part of his mode choice is because he feels these entities have >been much more common on SSB. Mike's station will be 100 watts to >longwires. QSL via DF8AN bureau or direct, with eQSL "very late after >the trip when I find some spare time for that," he says. A >traditionalist, he is "no friend of electronic cards, sorry." And >there will be no LoTW uploads. > >5R - Madagascar - >5R8UJ, op DF9TM, Gaby, a YL; 5R8GC, op DJ6SI, Baldur; and 5R8UR, op >DL2SWW, Frank, have Madagascar's Nosy Be (island), AF-057, on the air >until January 12th. It's 100 watts to wire antennas. QSL to their >home QTHs. > >A6 - United Arab Emirates - >A65TG is active from Sharjah, UAE, January 2-5, mostly CW, in the >local evening hours. QSL bureau or direct. For direct, include 2 USD >and SAE. PA3TG, Tom, is the op. The next destination for Tom is >Lagos, Nigeria, callsign 5N40TG. Again, QSL to PA3TG, direct or >bureau. > >HP - Panama - >HP/W1USN and HP/AA1M will be on the air from Panama February 10-22, >SSB, CW and digital "on all available HF bands." QSL direct, LoTW, or >bureau. > >F - France - >The annual Antarctic Activity Weekend is in February, with most of the >stations QRV from Europe, not from Antarctica itself. TM14AAW is one >of them, from France. The purpose is to publicize scientific and such >research activity on the least hospitable continent and for those not >on Antarctica itself to feel a part of activities there. Operating >with the TM14AAW callsign will be F8DVD from his QTH in Macon, eastern >France. He will be on 40-10M mostly SSB. For a QSL card, use the >bureau system or send direct to F8DVD with SAE and one IRC or 2 USD. > >VE - Canada - >XK150YUKON has been on the air to mark Canada's 150 years of >independence. The VY1AAA "Yukon Canam Contest Club" has been using >this special callsign. They started New Year's Day, January 1, and >they continue through March 1. After March 1 they will switch to the >callsign CI1AAA or use their regular VY1AAA call, to continue the >celebration. QSL via KC1CWF or LoTW. Gerry Hull, VE1RM/W1VE, is a >trustee of VY1AAA. > >VE - Canada - >All stations in Canada may use special callsign prefixes to mark the >150 years of independence. VA stations may use CF. VE stations may >use CG. VO stations may use CH. VY stations may use CI. > >H44 - Solomon Islands - >H44DA, op Shane, VK4KHZ, planned to fire up from Busonen and Kwai >Island, OC-153, starting December 12 (last month) and continue into >early this month. His primary interest, he says, is six meter SSB "and >when 6M is quiet I will most likely be on HF..." on 10, 15, 20, 40 and >80, and the SO-50 satellite. He has been using separate end fed >antennas for HF, a Moxon for six, and an Arrow for the satellite. His >pattern is to call on 50.110 then QSY to 50.125 as his primary >frequency with 50.135 as his secondary if the primary is in use or has >too much QRM. This is not a formal DXpedition, but is a holiday, with >operating when convenient. QSL direct only, to VK4KHZ, with SAE and >an IRC or 2 USD. For Australians, a SASE is sufficient. "This QSL >business is not intended to be a money-making exercise," says Shane. >He notes he is completely caught up QSLing on his past operations. > >HH - Haiti - >N3BNA and N3FMO continue to do their tower repair projects in Haiti, >after serious hurricane damage. The latest trip is on the antenna >system for an FM system at Jacmel. The last two days of the planned >trip will be January 23-24, when they will be at the HH2JR QTH and >will do a little ham band operating. The duration of the trip is >January 13-25. They say Hurricane Matthew caused "many collapsed >towers," particular on the south side of the island. During their >work project they may be on the air from time to time as HH8/N3BNA and >HH8/N3FMO. QSL direct or LoTW. > >9N - Nepal - >9N1MD with 9N1AA, Satish, operating will celebrate the 20 years of the >Mediterraneo DX Club, MDXC. Look for Satish on the air April 1-030. >QSL via IV1BVZ. > >E5/S & E5/N - South Cook Islands & North Cook Islands - >E51ADD on E5/S, Rarotonga, South Cook Islands, and E51AMF on E5/N, >Northern Cook Islands, Manihiki, are being extended by op K7ADD, >Bengt-Erik. https://e51amf.amateurfoundation.org/plans/. E51ADD will Plans ? E51AMF e51amf.amateurfoundation.org QRV January 11th-February 6th 2017 on 10m through 80m (160m possible, not guaranteed) SSB, and RTTY (other high-rate digital modes possible) using 1500W into ... >be January 5-9 and February 8-18. The focus will be on working >Europe, giving out an all time new one, and high rate QSO making. >January 11-February 6 will be E51AMF from the North Cooks. 1500 watts >to verticals and wires near the saltwater shoreline should make for >good signals. Beng-Erik will not be on CW at all. > >F - France - >TM57H, TM57A, TM57N and TM57D will be on the air to highlight the 25th >Men's World Handball Championship. They will be on the air January >15-29, from France. The four separate QSL cards, when placed >together, will form a complete handball in the center (so you may want >to work and QSL all four.) F1NGP, Yann, is involved in this activity. > >VP8 - Falkland Islands - >VP8CLE and VP8DKW, Dave (G1OCN) and Carol, will operate from Saunders >Island for a week starting from January 15th, then Bleaker Island for a >week, and a final week in Stanley, in the Falklands. Weather and >aircraft schedules could affect the timing. The inclusive dates are >January 14-February 4. The station is an Icom 7300 to a kite >supported long wire for 160 and 80 (and possibly higher bands on this >antenna), and a 10-meter mast with a wire antenna and Icom AH-4 ATU. >And if the winds aren't cooperating, there is also a six-band portable >Hexbeam provided by MW0JZE. 160 and 80M operations will depend on the >wind speeds for the kite. The modes will be RTTY, PSK, "keyboard CW" >and SSB. QSL direct to G1OCN. No cards have been designed or printed >yet. No bureau, no LoTW. A few "summits on the air," (SOTA) may be >activated and some WWFF areas too. Some operating from the Cape >Pembroke Lighthouse is possible and mobile and portable operation, if >a 4WD vehicle can be obtained to get there. The VP8CLE page on >QRZ.com may have updates from time to time, when Internet access >permits. > >8Q - Maldives - >8Q7ND is "officially on the air," as of December 31, with an IC-7100 >to a 21M wire antenna on 10M fiberglass mast and MFJ-934 tuner. >Neven, LZ1COM, is on the east side of a small island with the palms >higher than the mast. He favors 3600, 7150 and 14280. Neven's >operation lasts until January 4. > >ZS8 - Prince Edward & Marion Islands - >ZS8Z, Marion Island, "will be on the air soon, for an extended >duration!" ZS8Z (aka ZS1BCE and ZD9A, David) arrived December 26 on >the island for a 17-month tour as radio technician. He plans activity >starting early this month, on SSB and digital modes on HF. First, he >needs to "sort out his license." He says his HF antenna is completely >broken. David has been working on repairing it "as the weather allows >me to." Feedlines and connectors need some troubleshooting and >repair. The Swiss Polar Institute has a story about David >at http://spi-ace-expedition.ch/david-hartzenberg-traveling-incognito- >on-the-treshnikov/. > >PJ2 - Curacao - >NF9V is joining the PJ2T team again for the ARRL DX CW and will >operate PJ2/NF9V before and afterwards, February 14-21. QSL to Rudy >direct, bureau or LoTW. > >P4 - Aruba - >P49X will is January 2-9 including the "ARRL RTTY Roundup." This one >will make a point of being on all 26 "HF bandmodes." (nine HF bands, >three "bandmodes" on each, which would be 27, but there is no SSB or >"phone" on 30M, making 26.) Club Log and LoTW updates will be daily. >145,000 QSOs will be uploaded today. This is a competition, to see >who can work P49X on the most bandmodes during this week, January 2-9. >Club Log will have a leader board. A bottle of Muns Vineyard Wine >will be shipped within the US to the winner, with the cost of shipping >outside the US being too expensive. W0YK, Ed, is the operator putting >this all together. > >OH0 - Aland Islands - >OF0TA is a special callsign from the Aland Islands, to mark Finland's >independence 100 years ago, that anniversary being December 6, 2017. >OF0TA will be active January 6-8, with OH2TA operating from the >"Brando Island Contest Station." He will focus on 160, 80 and 30. > >D4 - Cape Verde Islands - >D44TBT's QTH is Santa Maria on Sal Island, AF-086. The operators are >SM5EPO and SM3JBO. They call this the "Two Brothers Trip." The >operation was scheduled to start December 29 and go to January 12. It >is not mainly for ham radio, but they planned to be "QRV now and >then," with their FT-845D to a dipole on their hotel roof, "the best >we were allowed to put up. Not so good but we are on the air." With >a tuner, they can match impedances on all the HF bands. Reporting >poor HF conditions, they were still able to quickly work 50 DXCC >entities, CW, SSB and JT65A, "but other modes will be tried, like PSK >and RTTY." QSLing will be done when they are back home again and plan >LoTW and eQSL uploads. Direct QSLs should go to: > >Per-Olof Ohlsson SM5EPO >Hoegsbo 536 >74045 Taernsjoe >SWEDEN > >6W - Senegal - >The 425 DX News reports that 6W7SS will again be active from La >Somone, Senegal, by operator F6AFH, Michel, will start early this >month and go to April. > >9A - Croatia - >9A57AX and 9A1957AA are special calls for 9A5AS and 9A2AA noting their >start in amateur radio 60 years ago, in 1957. They will have these >calls on the air all year long. They're calling this their "diamond >jubilee." > >HA - Hungary - >HG17EYOF is a special Hungarian call until August 31 to celebrate the >European Youth Olympic Festival, an every-other-year event for youth >athletes from the 48 member countries. This event will be in Gyor, >Hungary, July 23-219. http://hg17eyof.hg1s.hu/. QSL direct only, to: > >MTTOSZ Gyor Varosi Radioklub >Gyor, >Nagysandor Jozset u. 27, 9027 >HUNGARY > >HR - Honduras - >HR5/F2JD, Gerard, goes to Copan, Honduras, January 27-April 24. >Gerard plans to be on CW, SSB and digital modes, all bands. QSL via >F6AJA. A logsearch will be on www.LesNouvellesDX.fr - click on the Les Nouvelles DX www.lesnouvellesdx.fr A PROPOS du site 'Les Nouvelles DX' Ce site contient toutes les publications et articles publi?s dans le journal Les Nouvelles DX durant ces 35 derni?res ann?es. >"Logs en ligne" button. > >JW - Svalbard - >JW2US by operator LA2US, Erik, has been on the air from Hopen Island, >Svalbard for the last month. It is a six-month stay. He likes CW >near popular IOTA hangout frequencies in his spare time from his >duties. He also likes lower band edges, traditional CW places for >rare DX. For a QSL, it's OQRS, LoTW or eQSL. Some of the paper cards >will become available only when Erik is back home on the continent in >June. > >V6 - Micronesia - >Five ops will have V6, Pohnpei, Micronesia, on the air January 4-22. >They are JA3ARJ (V63ARJ), JH3LSS (V63LSS), JA3AVO (V63AVO), JH3PBL >(V63PBL) and W7AYA (V63AYA). They will be available on CW, SSB and >digital modes, 160-6 meters. > >XE - Mexico - >6E0C is a special callsign from Mexico, for the Radio Club Queretaro, >XE1RCQ, now until April 30. It marks the 100 years of the >Constitution of Mexico drafted in the club's home city, Santiago de >Queretaro, on February 5, 1917. QSL direct or bureau to XE1EE or use >Club Log's OQRS. > >EI - Ireland - >Nine special Irish callsigns all of this year mark the "Wild Atlantic >Way" tourist route on Ireland's west coast. The route is 2,500 >kilometers long and passes through nine counties and three provinces. >Each of these callsigns represents one of the nine counties: EI11WAW, >EI22WAW, EI33WAW, EI44WAW, EI55WAW, EI66WAW, EI77WAW, EI88WAW and >EI99WAW. QSL via EI6AL and OQRS. There will be a downloadable >certificate for working all nine, any band or mode. Apply by email, >with your callsign, to EI6AL. > >UA - Russia (IOTAs) >The RRC, Russian Robinson Club, plans "many interesting activities" in >2017. UA9KDF and his team are working on a polar expedition, RT9K/9, >"Legends of the Arctic," taking snowmobiles to rare islands in the >Kara Sea, IOTAs AS-054, 068, 104 and 121. That starts in February. >http://www.qrz.com/db/RT9K/9. UA3AKO plans an April expedition, [https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.qrz.com/9/rt9k_9/med.gif] RT9K/9 Callsign Page www.qrz.com RT9K/9 personal biography >R71RRC, to remote Arakamchechen Island, AS-071. The team of R7AL, >RA1ZZ and RW5D, the "Russian Robinsons," plan a summer project, RI0C, >to "the rarest Russian island," Iony, AS-069, in the Sea of Okhotsk. >http://www.iony2017.com. This one was first activated as EK0AC in [https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a97b67_f73d5124c3c041ba92001e4e086a8c79%7Emv2.png] ri0c www.iony2017.com >1990 and was "radio silent" for 25 years. Here is another article on >that. http://www.qrz.ru/articles/article658.html. Lastly, ZS1OIN, [http://www.qrz.ru/images/articles/article658/image01.jpg] ??? ?????? ??????? ???? :: DX-?????????? ... www.qrz.ru ?????? ???? (?????? ???????? ? ?. ??????? ????), ???????? ???????? ????? ?????? ??????? ? ... >plans to be active as RI1ANA from the Molodezhnaya Base on Antarctica. ___________________________________________________________________ > >Silent Key >______________________________________________________________________ > >GW3SB, T. C. Bryant, became a silent key on December 31 at the age of >95. He was a member of FOC, member 71. > >VE1WG, William James "Bill" Gillis, a former RAC (Radio Amateurs of >Canada) President, became a silent key December 26. He was 87. Born >in Campbellton, New Brunswick, he passed away in the Moncton Hospital. >His career was in "the technical and management fields of the >telecommunications industry, with postings to various Maritime centres >as well as St. John's, Montreal, Toronto, and internationally for 15 >years in Tanzania." He was first licensed as VE1WG in 1946 and later >held the calls VE3WG and 5H3WG. He was the RAC President from 2002- >2003 and Director for the Maritimes Region. Other interests included >playing the piano, woodworking, genealogical research, and he once >climbed Mount Kilimanjaro. He enjoyed reading and writing about >historical events, which he "researched very thoroughly." For 54 >years he lived in Harrisville. > >K3II, James C. Berger, has passed away. He was a longtime member of >the FRC, Frankford Radio Club. He was 91. He had been in the >Mahoning Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. His career was >spent working for Bell Telephone in Philadelphia. He entered the US >Air Force at 18, serving as a radioman and gunner on a B-17 "Flying >Fortress" in the European Theater during World War II. Chasing DX, he >"had them all" except for North Korea. >http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/tnonline/obituary.aspx?n=james-c- >berger&pid=183192559 >______________________________________________________________________ >SV2ASP/A - MOUNT ATHOS - Monk Apollo was QRV yesterday between 1420 >and 1500Z on 40 Meters SSB (7.162 MHz). Today he was active on 17 >Meters SSB, 18.150 MHz, listening up 8 KHz, between 1400 and 1515Z. >Look for more activity this week! >______________________________________________________________________ > >IOTA >______________________________________________________________________ > >The following IOTA stations were active yesterday. > >XF2L is an upcoming expedition by XE1SPM, XE1SGW and XE1SOV. For >lighthouse weekend in February it's NA-224 to lighthouse "MEX-070," >awaiting authorization from "CONANP." In March, for the WPX SSB >event, it's NA-221, also "awaiting authorization." And in May, again >NA-221 for the WPX CW. In July it's NA-224 for the IOTA weekend. >August, lighthouse weekend again, NA-224. There are two QSL cards, >one for if you work the OM's and the other from the YL. >Transportation to the islands is expensive; donations are sought. >ricardoorozcoc at hotmail.com for PayPal. > >KB1SF, Keith Baker, will be on NA-110 again, 80-10 meters "along with >most of the FM and analog amateur radio satellites." This is Fripp >Island, South Carolina. He will be there this month and next using >his TS-2000, SB-200 amp and G5RV antenna. Lots will go up on LoTW >weekly. Keith also has the callsign VA3KSF and is Treasurer and Past >President of AMSAT-North America. > >OC-227, Sweers Island, Australia, is where VK4EI/VK4SWE, Lyn, is >through January 26th. VK4SWE on SSB and VK4EI on CW. Listen for >activity on 20 and 15 Meters. QSL via NR6M. > >Here is a little more info on JW2US, added to what we have in the DX >News section. By LA2US, this is Hopen Island for the 5-6 months. He >started December 21. Hopen Island is EU-063. It's part of the >Svalbard DXCC entity. He likes CW near the IOTA frequencies and lower >band edges. This is a "spare time operation" for Erik. He says "I'll >be in the shack only as often as work and other tasks permit. I am >working odd hours so I'd rather not do any skeds." If you don't find >your call in your online log, drop him an email. He says, "I might be >guilty of a typing error." The log will be on LoTW and eQSL. Cards >will be printed and sent from "GlobalQSL." Snail mail to Hopen Island >is once every other month at best, so do not send your card there, >Erik says. His gear is an FT-450D, Expert 1K-FA amp and Windom >antenna. QSL via LA2US or use one of the online systems. > >DX8DX is OC-202, Calagua Islands. Preparations are still on track. >Reaching the island is a seven-hour drive from Manila each way. He >sets out January 4. From there it's a boat to the islands, with the >hope of one station on the air by noon and departure from the island > >IOTA frequencies - >CW 28040 24920 21040 18098 14040 10114 7030 3530 >SSB 28560 28460 24950 21260 18128 14260 7055 3765 >______________________________________________________________________ > >______________________________________________________________________ > >Today's Propagation Forecast >______________________________________________________________________ > >Solar activity will be very low through at least Wednesday. > >The geomagnetic field will be quiet to unsettled today, quiet to >active tomorrow, unsettled to active on Wednesday. > >Perhaps the most useful propagation pages for Amateur Radio Operators >can be found at http://dx.qsl.net/propagation/ and >http://www.solarham.net/. [http://www.solarham.net/pictures/regions2.jpg] SOLARHAM - Space Weather and Amateur Radio Website www.solarham.net SolarHam is a website all about the Sun and how it affects Earth. It is also an Amateur (Ham) Radio website. SolarHam is routinely updated with breaking news ... > >The January 1 SFI was 73 and the SESC Sunspot Number was 0. >______________________________________________________________________ From lengriff at optimum.net Wed Jan 4 08:45:48 2017 From: lengriff at optimum.net (lengriff at optimum.net) Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2017 08:45:48 -0500 (Eastern Standard Time) Subject: [ETS/PARC List] Radios Sold Message-ID: <586CFC8C.000018.02568@LEAPER-PC> All 3 radios from my e-mail have been sold. There will be a future post for an FT-1000D, and an FL-7000 Solid State HF amplifier. Leonard Griffin WB2HKK lengriff at optimum.net WB2HKK/R 444.05 pl-141,3 Allstar - 42690 Echolink - 567660 From w2nnn1 at gmail.com Wed Jan 4 13:34:29 2017 From: w2nnn1 at gmail.com (Fred Sehringer) Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2017 13:34:29 -0500 Subject: [ETS/PARC List] 160m amplifier Message-ID: <2DF67786-2E5D-492B-9192-5E654AE4484E@gmail.com> I'm looking for an Hf amplifier that will run in the Top band. Even a "project" amp could work. I got installed an inverted L antenna for 160m and last night DX's conditions were great, I copy UR0MC and a couple of G3 station in CW but with just 100w couldn't make it!, unlikely my SB-220 doesn't have 160m and I'm still thinking about do the mod to get some power in 1,8mhz from it. Thanks. Fred w2nnn Sent from my .. .--.6 ... From k2dsv at msn.com Fri Jan 6 10:23:02 2017 From: k2dsv at msn.com (Don WILSON) Date: Fri, 6 Jan 2017 15:23:02 +0000 Subject: [ETS/PARC List] DX January 5, 2017 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: ________________________________ From: Urb LeJeune Sent: Thursday, January 5, 2017 4:08 PM >DX News >______________________________________________________________________ > >FP - St. Pierre & Miquelon - >Returning for his 11th trip to Miquelon Island, KV1J, Eric, plans to >once again operate as FP/KV1J from July 4-18. He'll be mostly on SSB >and RTTY "with some CW and other digital modes" on 1.8 through 50 MHz. >He also has some plans "on the linear satellites". Several contest >activities are also in the works as he plans to participate in the >IARU HF World Championship, NA QSO Party RTTY and the CQ WW VHF. Each >evening he plans to upload the "HF logs" to LoTW and Club Log. After >the trip Eric will upload the satellite logs. QSL direct or via the >bureau to KV1J and LoTW. http://www.kv1j.com/fp/July17.html > >FS - St. Martin - >F8AAN, David, plans to be here visiting friends, surfing and operating >on CW only as FS/F8AAN from February 17 to March 10, including >participation in the ARRL DX CW Contest. He'll have an FT-897D and >vertical. QSL only on Club Log or direct (with self address >envelope). > >E5 - South Cook Islands - >Starting January 9th through the 27th AD7AF, Dick, will be staying at >the Kii Kii Inn and Suites on Rarotonga Island (OC-013) and operating >as E51WWA. Listen for him on CW and SSB on 80 through 10 Meters, no >60 Meters. Plans are to have "a decent Inverted L antenna for 40 and >80 meters". He's there not for a "marathon" but rather to operate >"holiday style" adding to the already activity from E5 this month. >QSL via AD7AF. > >ER - Moldova - >Members of the SP9KAT DX Team plan to be relax in Donici (grid locator >KN47ig) from April 22-29. They will have a 500 watt amplifier and >will be having "some fun with Amateur Radio" as ER0PL for this >"holiday style" DXpedition. Activity will be on CW, SSB and Digital >modes on 80, 40, 30, 20, 17, 15, 12, 10, 6 and 2 Meters. Plans are to >use a Delta Loop MOPLK, 80 meter dipole, mini delta (basic) and >possibly other "directional antennas". QSL via the bureau or direct >to SP9KAT. They plan to use Club Log, but not LoTW. > >3D2/R - Rotuma Island - >"The next Rotuma Island (3D2AG/p) Top Band to 2m DXpedition is likely >in late February or early March this year, after the current cyclone >season" reports 3D2AG, Antoine. Until then listen for him to be QRV >from Fiji with an emphasis on 80 and 6 Meters. > >H40 - Temotu Province - >VK4FEDX/H44DX, Darren, is now QRV as H40DA from Nendo Island (OC-100). >Listen for him on 80, 40, 15 and 10 Meters. No word on how long he >will stay. QSL via VK4FEDX. > >3DA0 - Swaziland - >3DA0AQ, Hans, recently purchased an IC-7300 running 100 watts, and can >often be heard in both North and South America on 20 Meters, using a >G5RV antenna. He is currently "in the process of installing a >Spiderbeam for the 5 bands from 10 to 20 meters". The new beam will >be up 14.5 meters above the ground, which is already 630 meters above >sea level. Hans' wife is 3DA1AW, Corrie, but is "seldom active on the >Ham bands". > >V6 - Micronesia - >Here are the new dates for the five JA ops operating from Pohnpei >starting this week: > >V63PBL (JH3PBL Hiroko Nakade YL) 4- 8 January >V63AYA (W7AYA Ayaka Ellie Takei YL) 4- 8 January >V63AVO (JA3AVO Masumi Nakade) 4-15 January >V63ARJ (JA3ARJ Tatsuo Ohkushi) 9-22 January >V63LSS (JH3LSS Kunio Miyagawa) 9-22 January > >http://ja3avo.jp/v6.htm QRV from Micronesia(V6), Jan.4-22 2017. ja3avo.jp QRV from Micronesia(V6), Jan.4-22 2017. [OP]V63PBLJH3PBL /Hiroko Nakade (YL) 4- 8 Jan. V63AYAW7AYA /Ayaka Ellie Takei (YL) 4- 8 Jan. V63AVOJA3AVO /Masumi ... > >VE - Canada - >In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the World War One Battle of >Bimy Ridge, fought April 9-12, 1917, special event station VE100VIMY >will be QRV from multiple locations throughout Canada starting January >1st. A complete schedule can be found at http://ve100vimy.ca. "The VE100VIMY ve100vimy.ca Vimy Ridge, a WWI battle site, is an escarpment 7 km in length and rising 60 m. above the adjacent Douai Plains in the north east corner of France. >VE100VIMY special event call sign will be active for more than three >months culminating in 24/7 operation April 1-9 from the actual Battle >site in Vimy, France". > >3Y - Bouvet Island - >When asked for more details about his 3Y0G multi-op DXpedition to >Bouvet Island later this year 3Z9DX, Dom, said "No information will be >presented until i land and set a camp on the Bouvet". He added, "Will >let you know". >______________________________________________________________________ > >14th Antarctic Activity Week >______________________________________________________________________ > >The 14th Antarctic Activity Week will take place February 20-26. So >far the following stations plan to participate: K4A, GB0ANT, TM14AAW, >PA6ANT, II3MNA, IR4ANT, EG5ANT, IR1ANT, AO3ANT, IR2XIR, VU2UR/ANT and >PH17ANT. It should be noted none of these stations will actually be >transmitting from Antarctica, but rather promoting the icy continent. >More details can be found at >http://www.waponline.it/Default.aspx?tabid=113. [http://www.waponline.it/Portals/0/AAW/13th%20AAW.jpg] Antarctic Activity Week - WAPONLINE > Home www.waponline.it 14 th Edition of the Antarctic Activity Week is scheduled for: 20-26 Febr.2017 Get ready to join us! Congrats to K6EID from Marietta,GA, USA to be the 1st one on the ... >______________________________________________________________________ > >On The WWW >______________________________________________________________________ > >"Logbook of The World to No Longer Accept Contacts Signed by TQSL >Versions Earlier Than 2.0" >http://www.arrl.org/news/logbook-of-the-world-to-no-longer-accept-contacts-signed-by-tqsl-versions-earlier-than-2-0-1 >The German XX9D team heading to Macau next month have some news on >their Website at http://xx9d.mydx.de/?News >IOTA > >"I have just heard from DX8DX and they tell me OC-202 is cancelled", >reports QSL manager M0OXO, Charles. "Due to heavy seas" is was >"unsafe to travel" says the Coastguard. It appears there is little >likelihood of a "change in the coming days so they have no option but >to reschedule to another date" - "later this year". So today they >plan to operate DU1UD/p from Lubang Island (OC-126). Reportedly they >have "good take off" to North America, Europe and Asia. > >The Legends of the Arctic DXpedition by the RT9K group assisting the >"Regional Department of the Russian Aerographic Society in the Yamalo- >Nenets Automonous Okrug" will be making stops on Nansena Island (AS- >104), Skott-Gansena Islands (AS-068), Tyrtova Island (AS-121) and >Firnley Island (AS-054) in the mid-February to March time frame. They >now have a website (in Russian) at >http://yanaorgo.ru/s/02_17/index.html. The team includes UA9KDF, >Igor; UA9KFX, Alex; UA9LDD, Andrey; UA0BA, Andy; UA0ZFW, Sergey; and >RW0BG, Victor. The team also has some details (in English) at >https://www.qrz.com/db/RT9K/9 [https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.qrz.com/9/rt9k_9/med.gif] RT9K/9 - Callsign Lookup by QRZ.COM www.qrz.com World's leading amateur radio callsign database news, technical articles, QSL routes, online Logbook, discussion forums, practice licence exam tests, and technical ... > >VE7ACN, Mikhail, is planning to be back on Kaien Island (NA-061) >operating as VE7ACN/7 from March 21-26. QSL via VE7ACN. > >VK5GR, Grant, has announced his plans to activate Flinders Island (OC- >261). He is currently looking into the late March 2018 time frame. >______________________________________________________________________ > >Today's Propagation Forecast >______________________________________________________________________ > >Solar activity will be very low today through the end of the week. > >The geomagnetic field will be at unsettled to minor storm levels today >and unsettled to active levels on Friday and Saturday. > >Perhaps the most useful propagation pages for Amateur Radio Operators >can be found at http://dx.qsl.net/propagation/ and Propagation Conditions - QSL.net dx.qsl.net This page contains a dynamic collection of propagation information gathered from many different sources. This data is extremely useful for ham radio operators and ... >http://www.solarham.net/. >The January 4 SFI was 72 and the SESC Sunspot Number was 0. >_____________________________________________________________________ From w2nnn1 at gmail.com Fri Jan 6 10:35:19 2017 From: w2nnn1 at gmail.com (Fred Sehringer) Date: Fri, 6 Jan 2017 10:35:19 -0500 Subject: [ETS/PARC List] E44CM 2016 Dxpedition video Message-ID: <06F6E8D9-F132-4138-98CE-B577542322D8@gmail.com> https://youtu.be/B_XJPm_jQfo EME & HF expedition to E4, looks simple isn't? :) Fred w2nnn Sent from my .. From w2oudrew at gmail.com Fri Jan 6 11:26:59 2017 From: w2oudrew at gmail.com (E Drew Moore) Date: Fri, 6 Jan 2017 11:26:59 -0500 Subject: [ETS/PARC List] E44CM 2016 Dxpedition video In-Reply-To: <06F6E8D9-F132-4138-98CE-B577542322D8@gmail.com> References: <06F6E8D9-F132-4138-98CE-B577542322D8@gmail.com> Message-ID: Looks like a lot of planning went into the operation. Thanks. 73, Drew *IPhone-forgive Typos* On Jan 6, 2017, at 10:35 AM, Fred Sehringer wrote: https://youtu.be/B_XJPm_jQfo EME & HF expedition to E4, looks simple isn't? :) Fred w2nnn Sent from my .. ______________________________________________________________ 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 drumor at optonline.net Fri Jan 6 19:03:12 2017 From: drumor at optonline.net (Drew Moore) Date: Fri, 6 Jan 2017 19:03:12 -0500 Subject: [ETS/PARC List] ARLB002 FCC Dismisses Two Petitions from Radio Amateurs Message-ID: <00fb01d26879$7063b5c0$512b2140$@optonline.net> Subject: ARLB002 FCC Dismisses Two Petitions from Radio Amateurs SB QST @ ARL $ARLB002 ARLB002 FCC Dismisses Two Petitions from Radio Amateurs ZCZC AG02 QST de W1AW ARRL Bulletin 2 ARLB002 >From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT January 6, 2017 To all radio amateurs SB QST ARL ARLB002 ARLB002 FCC Dismisses Two Petitions from Radio Amateurs The FCC has turned down two petitions filed in 2016, each seeking similar changes in the Part 97 Amateur Service rules. James Edwin Whedbee, N0ECN, of Gladstone, Missouri, had asked the Commission to amend the rules to reduce the number of Amateur Radio operator classes to Technician, General, and Amateur Extra by merging remaining Novice class licensees into the Technician class and all Advanced class licensees into the Amateur Extra class. In a somewhat related petition, Jeffrey H. Siegell, WB2YRL, of Burke, Virginia, had requested that the FCC grant Advanced class license holders Morse code operating privileges equivalent to those enjoyed by Amateur Extra class licensees. "Thus, Mr. Siegell's proposed rule change is subsumed within the changes Mr. Whedbee requests, so our analysis is the same for both proposals," the FCC said in dismissing the two petitions on January 5. The FCC streamlined the Amateur Radio licensing system into three classes - Technician, General, and Amateur Extra - in 1999. While it no longer issues new Novice or Advanced class licenses, existing licenses can be renewed, and Novice and Advanced licensees retained their operating privileges. "The Commission concluded that the three-class structure would streamline the licensing process, while still providing an incentive for licensees to advance their communication and technical skills," the FCC recounted in its dismissal letter to Whedbee and Siegell. It specifically rejected suggestions that Novice and Advanced class licensees be automatically upgraded to a higher class, concluding that it would be inappropriate for these licensees to "receive additional privileges without passing the required examination elements." The FCC cited the same reason in 2005, when it denied requests to automatically upgrade Technician licensees to General class and Advanced licensees to Amateur Extra class, as part of a wide-ranging proceeding. The FCC said the two petitions "do not demonstrate, or even suggest, that any relevant circumstances have changed that would merit reconsideration of those decisions." Whedbee had argued that automatically upgrading current Novice and Advanced classes would simplify the rules and reduce the Commission's costs and administrative burden, but the FCC said Whedbee provided no evidence that an administrative problem exists. "Moreover, such benefits would not outweigh the public interest in ensuring that amateur operators have the requisite incentive to advance their skill and technical knowledge in order to contribute to the advancement of the radio art and improvement of the Amateur Radio Service," the FCC said. "The Commission has already concluded that it will not automatically grant additional privileges to the discontinued license classes," the FCC said. "Consequently, we conclude that the above-referenced petitions for rulemaking do not warrant further consideration at this time." NNNN /EX From k2dsv at msn.com Sat Jan 7 17:19:50 2017 From: k2dsv at msn.com (Don WILSON) Date: Sat, 7 Jan 2017 22:19:50 +0000 Subject: [ETS/PARC List] DX January 6, 2017 In-Reply-To: References: <264DE396-1964-4098-B665-D411392949E8@dailydx.com>, Message-ID: ________________________________ From: Urb LeJeune W1UL Sent: Friday, January 6, 2017 Subject: Re: DX January 6, 2017 >V7 - Marshall Islands - >DXpeditioner JA1XGI, Haru, is heading to Majuro (OC-029) where he will >be QRV as V73XG from April 5-13. He'll have an IC-7300 and DXV600L >amplifier along with a Ninjya Vertical. Listen for him on CW, SSB, >RTTY, JT65 and PSK on 40 through 10 Meters, including the WARC-79 >bands. QSL via Club Log's OQRS or direct to JA1XGI. He will also be >using LoTW and expects to have a Webpage up soon. > >VP8/H - South Shetland Islands - >Now through the end of February LU4CJM, Juan Manuel Pereda, is here >working in telecommunications and operating in his spare time both as >LU1ZI from the Carlini Antarctic Scientific station and LU4CJM/Z. >He's using an IC-7100 running 100 watts into a G5RV+. Depending on >conditions you can find him on CW on 80, 40 and 20 Meters. He is new >to CW. QSL direct or via the bureau to LU4AA. > >YN - Nicaragua - >Four members of the Texas DX Society (TDXS) are heading to Granada >city for the CQ WPX SSB Contest, where they will be operating as a >multi-single as YN2KW. The team includes NM5G (YN2MG), Keith Dutson; >KD2KW (YN2KW), Ken Mitchell; K5WL (YN2WL), Bill Fahle; and W5MF >(YN2MF), Marty Fitzgerald. They will be there March 20-27 and will be >using their individual calls outside the contest. Activity will be on >SSB, CW, RTTY and other digital modes. They will also have access to >some satellite equipment and plan to be active on the birds "as time >and weather permit". QSL via N5ET. > >H40 - Temotu Province - >VK4FEDX/H44DX, Darren, is now QRV as H40DA from Nendo Island (OC-100). >Listen for him on 80, 40, 15 and 10 Meters. He's expected to be there >until January 17 before heading back to Honiara, Solomon Islands. QSL >via VK4FEDX. > >CU - Azores - >During the CQ World Wide DX 160 CW Contest CU8AS/CU9AB, Antonio, will >be QRV using his CU9AB callsign from Corvo Island (EU-089) as a >single-op in the high power category. As an incentive the first 50 >Q's will automatically be confirmed directly from the Corvo Post >Office, says QSL manager HB9CRV, Hermann. He'll also upload the log >to LoTW. > >Central America - >Rebel DX Group member SP7VC, Mek, announces his next trip will be to >Central America with stops in HP - Panama; TI - Costa Rica; YN - >Nicaragua; HR - Honduras; YS - El Salvador; TG - Guatemala; V3 - >Belize; and XE - Mexico starting later this month. >______________________________________________________________________ From k2dsv at msn.com Sat Jan 7 17:30:41 2017 From: k2dsv at msn.com (Don WILSON) Date: Sat, 7 Jan 2017 22:30:41 +0000 Subject: [ETS/PARC List] Fw: FLARC Guest Spkr - Friday Jan. 20th In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: ________________________________ From: Fair Lawn ARC on behalf of Fair Lawn ARC Sent: Saturday, January 7, 2017 5:24 PM Subject: FLARC Guest Spkr - Friday Jan. 20th FLARC.net http://blog.FairLawnARC.org @FairLawnARC View this email in your browser [https://gallery.mailchimp.com/eed1801ca16134e083b8107bc/images/e4f66f86-2e5f-4546-8b35-f708f69d5bd3.jpg] Amateur Radio Club Station W 2 N P T Save the date! 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You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list [Email Marketing Powered by MailChimp] From w2oudrew at gmail.com Sun Jan 8 13:36:40 2017 From: w2oudrew at gmail.com (E Drew Moore) Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2017 13:36:40 -0500 Subject: [ETS/PARC List] HRD Blacklist Apology Message-ID: http://qrznow.com/ham-radio-deluxe-blacklist-official-apology/ *IPhone-forgive Typos* From drumor at optonline.net Sun Jan 8 18:21:51 2017 From: drumor at optonline.net (Drew Moore) Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2017 18:21:51 -0500 Subject: [ETS/PARC List] Hearing the pole that falls in the pole farm Message-ID: <0add01d26a05$fe3bac30$fab30490$@optonline.net> Subject: Hearing the pole that falls in the pole farm The remains of another ATT pole farm, this one now adsorbed into the Forsythe Refuge near Toms River, are to be removed before the month is over: http://www.nj.com/ocean/index.ssf/2017/01/odd_historical_pole_field_from_defunct_att_site_to.html#incart_river_home Mike n2mho From vpennetta at pennetta.com Thu Jan 12 14:04:06 2017 From: vpennetta at pennetta.com (Victor Pennetta) Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2017 19:04:06 +0000 Subject: [ETS/PARC List] 10 Unusual Things about Nikola Tesla Message-ID: <14B127CEAC8D1F4285AB6AD7B1F80DBA035A0FBA@DAGN09b-e6.exg6.exghost.com> http://ecmweb.com/galleries/weird-science-10-unusual-things-about-nikola-tesla?NL=ECM-02&Issue=ECM-02_20170112_ECM-02_281&sfvc4enews=42&cl=article_2_b&utm_rid=CPG04000000013285&utm_campaign=12042&utm_medium=email&elq2=17c841fc216441e78395d1f278cb233c#slide-0-field_images-143801 From mrpjf150 at gmail.com Fri Jan 13 10:52:35 2017 From: mrpjf150 at gmail.com (Pete Fierro) Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2017 10:52:35 -0500 Subject: [ETS/PARC List] Airing on K2ETS 220 repeater Message-ID: Hello all Airing on the 220Mhz repeater on an experimental trial basis is the East Coast IRLP/Allstar reflector.This comprises of nodes on both IRLP/Allstar connecting up&down the east coast&whoever wishes to link up.If you have a 220 radio listen in Link is disabled when we connect to our nets K2ETS 223.960 - 110.9 http://eastcoastreflector.com/ 73 Pete KD2ARB From danof10 at optonline.net Mon Jan 16 19:31:40 2017 From: danof10 at optonline.net (Dan Vadney) Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2017 19:31:40 -0500 (EST) Subject: [ETS/PARC List] Ets Dues Message-ID: <7507a8d8.2a731.159a9d625db.Webtop.56@optonline.net> To all ETS Members, This is a quick email about where to send dues? for 2017...... You can send them to my address which is correct in qrz.com Daniel Vadney 525 Washington Street Bound Brook, NJ 08805 or you can pay at the next meeting which is Jan. 27 Hope everyone had a good holiday and can not wait for the meeting Special Note if anyone is going by there old ets rosters my address has changed about 2 years ago so update your rosters.....not to confuse anyone Thank You Daniel Vadney----KC2YRC Treasurer K2ETS From danof10 at optonline.net Mon Jan 16 19:33:59 2017 From: danof10 at optonline.net (Dan Vadney) Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2017 19:33:59 -0500 (EST) Subject: [ETS/PARC List] ETS DUES Message-ID: <1b211f5d.2a733.159a9d84199.Webtop.56@optonline.net> AND OF COURSE I FORGOT TO MENTION THE DUES ARE $30.00 FOR 2017 THANK YOU DAN KC2YRC From k2dsv at msn.com Tue Jan 17 07:10:58 2017 From: k2dsv at msn.com (Don WILSON) Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2017 12:10:58 +0000 Subject: [ETS/PARC List] DX In-Reply-To: References: , Message-ID: >5T - Mauritania - >5T0ITU will be a CW only operation on 80-10 starting February 1 during >the ITU Council Working Group meeting that will be discussing having >six official languages for the Union's work. >https://www.qrz.com/db/5T0ITU. SSB will be used in other upcoming ITU [https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.qrz.com/u/5t0itu/140930_QSL_5T0ITU_Front.jpg] 5T0ITU Callsign Page www.qrz.com 5T0ITU personal biography >events, but apparently not this one. 5T0JL will be the operator for >5T0ITU. QSL via ON8RA. > >VP5 - Turks and Caicos Islands - >VP5VJG from Providenciales, Turks and Caicos, operator John Graves, >NW4JG, is scheduled to start tomorrow, three days of operating, >January 17-19. John hopes to hit the airwaves by tomorrow afternoon >with an Icom 7200 and PW-1, 1,000 watts, to an Alpha Delta "LB Plus" >antenna, SSB on 20, 17. 15 and 10M and apparently looking for IOTA >chasers on those popular frequencies. He does not plan to use LoTW or >Club Log. QSL to: > >John Graves >3075 Ohio Street >Miami, FL 33133 >USA > >8P - Barbados - >One of the big upcoming activity weekends for CW operators is February >18-19, the ARRL International DX Competition. 8P1W will be on, single >operator, all band, low power. QSL via KU9C. Isn't it nice to see >the continuing popularity and high activity levels on Morse, even >though it's not required for a ham license anymore! > >8P - Barbados - >March 4-5 is the ARRL International DX Contest, phone version. 8P1W >will again be on, with 8P6ET, Tim, operating. Again, he will be >single operator all band low power. > >8P - Barbados - >Fast forward to March 25-26, it's the CQ WW WPX Contest, SSB/phone >version. 8P1W (8P6ET) will spend a third long weekend on the air, >single op all band low power. > >XW - Laos - >World "globetrotter" K4ZW, Ken Claerbout, notes conditions haven't >been great but he's been at XW4ZW again. Conditions picked up the >last couple days with "some nice runs to Europe. North America on the >other hand is a tough haul." Ken says the station is working well and >the new Hi-Z array "plays nicely." He was scheduled to depart today >just after local sunrise. > >PJ2 - Curacao - >PJ2/PA0VDV, Joeke, will be on Curacao again in February and March. He >will be on 80-10, CW only. QSL to his home QTH. > >PJ2 - Curacao - >PJ2/K8ND, Jeff, will be on Curacao January 13-February 1, operating on >the HF bands and with a big presence in the CQWW 160M CW Contest from >the well-known PJ2T station. QSL via K8ND or use LoTW. For the PJ2T >callsign, go through QSL manager W3HNK or LoTW. > >T8 - Palau - >Koror Island, Palau, is where JH0IXE, Ryosei, will be, June 9-18, >callsign T8CW, from the popular VIP Guest Hotel's ham radio room. >Ryosei plans to be on 80-6M CW, SSB, RTTY, JT65 and PSK31. The >options for a QSL are JA0FOX through the bureau, JH0IXE direct, or use >LoTW or eQSL. > >V4 - St. Kitts and Nevis - >V4/N8WD and V4/K4ZGB, Bryan and Tom, will operate on the HF bands from >St. Kitts February 14-20. Their QTH will be the Calypso Bay Resort, >the villa that V47JA "calls home" when he is there. For a card, >V4/N8WD is direct to N8WD; US stations send SASE; DX 2USD with SAE, or >use LoTW or eQSL. But V4/K4ZGB, it's direct to K4ZGB. N8WD says it's >a "Buddies in the Caribbean Veterans" operation. Bryan will have a >KX3 and KXPA to Buddipole antenna setups. > >8Q - Maldives - >8Q7RB from the Maldives is GM4DLG, Bob, working HF. QSL to his home >call. > >P4 - Aruba - >P4/S50N is now on the HF bands. QSL to his home QTH. > >VQ9 - Chagos Islands - >W3HF, Steve, will be on Diego Garcia with the VQ9HF callsign January >20-27. He says variables of military transport could shift those >days, you never know. Primarily a work trip, he says operating >opportunities will be when he finds free time between job >responsibilities. He notes the VQ9X club station doesn't exist >anymore; he will use a portable station, his FT-857 and AD5X vertical, >planning to be on PSK31, 40-10 meters "depending on propagation." >He'll be putting his log on LoTW and eQSL, or you may send for a paper >QSL direct or bureau to W3HF. > >3Y - Bouvet Island - >Expected in early 2018 is the 3Y0Z Bouvet operation. Last week five >of the prospective ops, K0IR, N9TK, W8HC, W0GJ and WB9Z, plus at-home >facilitator NV9L met with DX Engineering's K3LR and 11 members of the >DX Engineering staff. They discussed masts and antennas to withstand >Bouvet's weather. They are developing prototypes for testing, and >looking past the Bouvet operation to how the things they come up with >might help the broader ham community. > >V3 - Belize - >V31JZ/p from South Water Caye, IOTA NA-180, Belize, is February 15-21. >Operating will be NN7A, Art Phillips. Send for a card direct to NN7A >or use the ARRL bureau system. Art will have 100 watts to wire >antennas, "mostly CW," 160-10 including the WARC-79 bands. Art will >go single op all band low power in the ARRL DX CW and will not upload >logs to LoTW or other online sites. Here is the NN7A direct address: > >Art Phillips >P.O. Box 73 >Eckert, CO 81418 >USA > >JW - Svalbard - >JW2US by LA2US is on the air until June. Erik is on Hopen Island, >IOTA EU-063. W9EWZ, Bob, has been chatting with him about getting on >160. Erik responds he is putting up a Windom with .33 and .67 >wavelength legs and it has a "nice low SWR," and a feedpoint about 60 >feet off the ground in an inverted V configuration. He has to use a >metal mast but is keeping the antenna and coax six feet away from it >and says, "Hopefully this will do." His amp runs 700 watts. The >wires run north/south. Erik says he will try to be on the air from >20Z "and sometimes early in the morning local time," all depending on >his work obligations. There have been spots for Erik on 160 in recent >days. > >HR - Honduras - >KB2OBQ/HR1 will operate from Tegucigalpa for the next few months. Op >Jesse says he is pretty limited antenna-wise but has a half wavelength >end fed wire that works on 40 and 20. His KX2 rig puts out 10 watts >on SSB and 3-5 watts on digital modes. > >VK9C & VK9X - Cocos (Keeling) & Christmas - >An expedition concentrating on 6M EME is upcoming to Cocos (Keeling) >and Christmas Islands, VK9C and VK9X. W7GJ, Lance, has bought his air >tickets to Perth, Australia and made reservations for lodging in both >the VK9 QTHs. Operating schedules, dates, etc. will be forthcoming >within the next few months. Lance notes the many operators that have >new digital capabilities so he will try to help them by giving out >digital QSOs on six. >http://www.bigskyspaces.com/w7gj/Indian%20Ocean%202017.htm W7GJ 2017 6m EME DXpedition to VK9C and VK9X in the Indian Ocean www.bigskyspaces.com W7GJ 6m EME DXpedition to Cocos/Keeling and Christmas Islands September 12 - October 23, 2017 > >HK0/A - San Andres and Providencia - >The 425 DX News reminds us that 5J0NA from San Andres by LW9EOC will >be February 13-March 29, and that he will be joined by ops AA4NC, >AJ9C, HK6F and WJ2O for part of that. Look for 5J0NA on the air for >the ARRL DX CW, CQ 160, ARRL DX SSB, Russian DX Contest and CQ WPX SSB >events. QSL to LW9EOC, with a log search available on Club Log too. > >PY0F - Fernando de Noronha - >PY2QI/PY0F, Erwin on Fernando de Noronha, will be February 15-21. >Erwin plans to spend time on 40-10. QSL direct to PY2QI, the home >QTH. > >V6 - Micronesia - >V63DX will again be a JA7HMZ, Sho, operation from Pohnpei, Micronesia. >The dates for this visit are February 17-24. Sho will switch to the >V6A callsign during the ARRL DX CW. Before and after that big event >he will concentrate on working Europe on 160. QSL to JA7HMZ, direct >only. > >V6 - Micronesia - >Another Micronesia operation is when JA6REX and JH6HZH go to the Chuuk >(aka Truk) Islands, OC-011, March 19-April 3, callsigns V633KS and >V633ZH. They plan to be on 160-6 CW, SSB and RTTY. Look for them on >or near 1822, 3513, 7013, 10115, 14023, 18079, 21023, 24894 and 28023 >CW; 3750, 7082, 14200, 18130, 21285, 24950 and 28410 SSB; 3525, 7035, >10142, 18099, 21080, 24920A and 28080 RTTY; and 50105 6M CW and 50105 >6M SSB. Send your QSL for V633KS to JA6REX direct, bureau or OQRS. >For V633ZH it's direct or bureau to JH6HZH, or Club Log. > >9X - Rwanda - >The Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin reports on the 9X2AW operation coming up >February 3-March 11. DF2WO, Harald, will operate from Kigali on HF >bands, mostly on digital modes PSK31, JT65 and RTTY, and also CW. QSL >using M0OXO's OQRS system. > >TU - Ivory Coast - >Another West Africa operation is TU5MH from the Ivory Coast, January >22-February 2, as DF3FS, DJ7JC, DJ9RR and DL8JJ escape Germany's cold >winter weather for a week. They will be on 80-10, CW, SSB and RTTY. >QSL to DJ5BWD direct, bureau or through Club Log. They will upload to >LoTW as well, soon after the operation. http://www.TU5MH.com. [http://tu5mh.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/TU_Africa.jpg] TU5MH.com www.tu5mh.com Welcome. Bertrand, DF3FS; Norbert, DJ7JC; Heye, DJ9RR and Emil, DL8JJ are glad to inform you that our group will be QRV from Ivory Coast (TU). The operate period is ... From drumor at optonline.net Tue Jan 17 23:40:19 2017 From: drumor at optonline.net (Drew Moore) Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2017 23:40:19 -0500 Subject: [ETS/PARC List] : Estate For Sale of Ham Equipment (Please Pass This info On to others) Message-ID: <066301d27144$f94f8a20$ebee9e60$@optonline.net> All equipment listed is in working c0ndition. Yaesu FT890 HF Transceiver.............$350.00 inc Manual MFJ 949D Deluxe Versa Tuner I........... 75.00 Inc Manual Icom T2H 2mete HT Charger 2 extra Batteries... 60.00 Inc Manual Astron RS35A Power Supply............. 60.00 Inc schematic Yaesu FT712RH 440 Mobile ............. 100.00 Inc Manual Bencher Keyer Black base.............. 25.00 Delta 2 Pos Antenna Switch............. 30.00 RG 8X Coax 100ft w/ PL259 each end........ 30.00 Brand New Alinco EMS57 Hand Microhone............ 20.00 Brand New Uniden PC33 CB Mobile Rig.............. 20.00 No Bracket Micronta P S 12V 2/.5 Amp............. 10.00 Regency PS 250 12V 2/.5 Amp............ 10.00 Wimm Ant Sw 4 position............... 10.00 MFJ Econo Ant Tuner Model J900.......... 10.00 Belcher L P Filter.................... 5.00 Drake L P Filter..................... 5.00 Interested parties should contact John Manna, WA2F 908-722-9045 From k2dsv at msn.com Wed Jan 18 11:36:12 2017 From: k2dsv at msn.com (Don WILSON) Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2017 16:36:12 +0000 Subject: [ETS/PARC List] Fw: [The Daily DX] Vol. 21 No. 013 - January 18, 2017 In-Reply-To: References: <8976B915-AF85-41BD-A47A-1147E9310117@dailydx.com>, Message-ID: ________________________________ From: Urb LeJeune W1UL Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2017 10:39 AM Subject: Re: DX >DX >______________________________________________________________________ > >FO/A - Austral Islands - >The CanAm DX Group has received a license, TX5T, for its call for the >upcoming trip to the Australs, Raivavae Island (OC-114) February 20 - >March 3, 2017. They plan to use KIO Hex beams and Spiderpole >verticals for 160-6 Meters on CW, SSB and digital modes. The team >will be using Elecraft K3s and amplifiers to be able to work antipodal >into Western Europe, where FO/A is rare. They will be updating their >website at www.Australs2017.com. Home Page - Call to follow! | Australs 2017 www.australs2017.com As soon as we get a Call sign assigned, will post so you can look for us. > >4X - Israel - >All day on Saturday January 28th 4X0B will be QRV from Qasser al-Yahud, >a baptism site (Holyland square M17YN), along the Jordan River. QSL >via 4X6ZM. > >FG - Guadeloupe - >F5HRY, Herve, is back here again QRV as FG/F5HRY until February 2. >Activity has been reported on CW on 40, 30, 17 and 15 Meters. QSL via >his home call. > >CE9/KC4 - Antarctica - >M0PRL, Mike, is back at Halley station in Antarctica again but having >difficulty operating as VP8DMH due to propagation and time. > >CE9/KC4 - Antarctica - >VU3LBP, Rajesh, has been at the Indian Bharati Station on Antarctica >since late last year. He's running 100 watts to a multi-band dipole. >Listen for VU3LBP/p on 20, 17 and 15 Meters SSB until mid-December. >QSL direct only via I1HYW. > >V3 - Belize - >WB0TEV, Victor, will be at the Maya Hill Villas, Blackman Eddy Village >and QRV as V31VP from February 9 - 14. He'll have an IC-7300 and IC- >7100 along with PW-1 and Expert 1K3. For antennas he'll use a >Cushcraft A3S with 40 Meter extension on a 63 foot tower, 78 meter >Windom 160-10 Meters, dipoles on 30/40/80 and a 60 Meter Bazooka. >Activity will be on 80-10 Meters, including the WARC-79 bands. Victor >will be operating on SSB and RTTY and possible "a bit of CW". He also >plans to do a SOAB High Power entry in the CQ WPX RTTY Contest. QSL >direct or via the bureau to WB0TEV. He will also be uploading logs to >Club Log and using OQRS. >______________________________________________________________________ > >Correction >______________________________________________________________________ > >K - United States of America - >To commemorate the inauguration of Donald J. Trump as the 45th >President of the United States special event station W3T will be QRV >from January 19-21. QSL via W4AAW (not WX3B). >______________________________________________________________________ > >Silent Key >______________________________________________________________________ > >N4NN, Gerald Dale Conner, of Hilliard, Florida became a Silent Key on >January 13th. He was 62. "Dale was a great friend & was on the DXCC >Honor Roll", remembers W4KVW, Clayton. >http://www.nassaufh.com/fh/obituaries/obituary.cfm?o_id=4070521&fh_id=11909_____________________________________________________________________ > >KL7SB/VP9 - BERMUDA - RTTY ops were working Steve on 14.083 around >1800Z. QSL via NI5DX. > >LU4CJM/Z - SOUTH SHETLANDS - Today Juan-Manuel was reported on 40 CW >(7.024 MHz) and RTTY (7.045 MHz) between 0130 and 0445Z. > >ZS8Z - PRINCE EDWARD AND MARION ISLAND - David has been reported QRV >on 20 Meters SSB (14.170 and 14.200 MHz) in the 12-20 and 15-16Z time >frame. ZS8 ranks number 16 on the Club Log Most Wanted list. ZS8Z >will be on Marion Island until May 2018. QSL via ZS1LS. >IZ2ZTQ, Max, has received "authorization to work with the callsign >HP2/IZ2ZTQ" from San Blas Islands (NA-170) and expects to begin >operations today. Listen for him on PSK31 and RTTY on 40, 30 and 20 >Meters with some SSB activity on 40 and 20 Meters. Listen for him in >the 1900-0100Z time frame. He expects to be there until mid-March. >QSL direct to IZ2LSP, LoTW, eQSL or via the bureau to IZ2ZTQ. > >Earlier today YJ8RN, Rod, departed for Gaua (OC-107) where he will be >installing four HF rigs for the Red Cross. He'll have a 100 watt rig >and tap dipole for 40 and 20 Meters, "hoping it will be a bit more >efficient than the terminated folded dipole broad band antenna which >will be the permanent antenna" for the four stations he is setting up. >He believes he will be QRV in the 0600-0900Z time frame. Rod also has >a work assignment coming up in the future to Torres (OC-110), which >could have him there in a few weeks. Afterwards he hopes to do a >DXpedition to the Banks Islands (OC-104). QSL via NZ4DX. > >Today through January 30th W2IQW and AC0QG are QRV as N5A from South >Padre (NA-092). > >IOTA frequencies - >CW 28040 24920 21040 18098 14040 10114 7030 3530 >SSB 28560 28460 24950 21260 18128 14260 7055 3765 >Today's Propagation Forecast >______________________________________________________________________ > >Solar activity will be very low with a slight chance for a C-class >flare today through Friday. > >The geomagnetic field will be at quiet to minor storm levels today, >unsettled to minor storm levels on Thursday and quiet to active levels >on Friday. > >Perhaps the most useful propagation pages for Amateur Radio Operators >can be found at http://dx.qsl.net/propagation/ and Propagation Conditions - QSL.net dx.qsl.net This page contains a dynamic collection of propagation information gathered from many different sources. This data is extremely useful for ham radio operators and ... >http://www.solarham.net/. [http://www.solarham.net/pictures/regions2.jpg] SOLARHAM - Space Weather and Amateur Radio Website www.solarham.net SolarHam is a website all about the Sun and how it affects Earth. It is also an Amateur (Ham) Radio website. SolarHam is routinely updated with breaking news ... > >The January 17 SFI was 79 and the SESC Sunspot Number was 26. >______________________________________________________________________ From vpennetta at pennetta.com Wed Jan 18 16:33:11 2017 From: vpennetta at pennetta.com (Victor Pennetta) Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2017 21:33:11 +0000 Subject: [ETS/PARC List] OpenSpot In-Reply-To: <14B127CEAC8D1F4285AB6AD7B1F80DBA035AFCC6@DAGN09b-e6.exg6.exghost.com> References: <14B127CEAC8D1F4285AB6AD7B1F80DBA035AFCC6@DAGN09b-e6.exg6.exghost.com> Message-ID: <14B127CEAC8D1F4285AB6AD7B1F80DBA035AFD76@DAGN09b-e6.exg6.exghost.com> ETS Members, Looks like a very interesting product that I might want to try. Does anyone have any experience with this devise? http://www.miklor.com/COM/Review_openSPOT.php 73, Victor, K2NBC President - ETS of NJ From w2oudrew at gmail.com Thu Jan 19 08:18:15 2017 From: w2oudrew at gmail.com (E Drew Moore) Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2017 08:18:15 -0500 Subject: [ETS/PARC List] Cross post: [dsrc@n2re.org] Earning Your BSA Amateur Radio Operator Rating Strip - Deadline 20 January References: <07848878-F89E-44D9-A15B-F9E65C4EECF8@gmail.com> Message-ID: *IPhone-forgive Typos* Begin forwarded message: From: Gerry Jurrens Date: January 18, 2017 at 11:24:42 PM EST To: Drew Moore Subject: Fwd: [dsrc at n2re.org] Earning Your BSA Amateur Radio Operator Rating Strip - Deadline 20 January Please cross post as desired! 73 GJ Sent from my iPhone7+ Pls 4give typos & brevity Begin forwarded message: > Resent-From: k2gw at optonline.net > From: "Gary Wilson" > Date: January 18, 2017 at 21:26:39 CST > To: dsrc at n2re.org > Subject: [dsrc at n2re.org] Earning Your BSA Amateur Radio Operator Rating Strip - Deadline 20 January > > FYI. The Tech course will begin January 27. Please let everyone know. > > From: Gary Wilson [mailto:k2gw at optonline.net] > Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2017 10:24 PM > Subject: Earning Your BSA Amateur Radio Operator Rating Strip - Deadline 20 January > > > Hi! > > You recently earned or expressed interest in Radio Merit Badge. The next step in your journey is to earn your Technician Class Amateur Radio License. > > In addition to ?being prepared? to ?help other people at all times? with your radio skills, the FCC license will qualify you to wear the BSA Amateur Radio Operator Rating Strip. The purpose of the rating strip is to identify those Scouts and Scouters who have the expertise and availability to serve communication needs within Scouting and their community. See the following link for more details. > > http://blog.scoutingmagazine.org/2013/01/24/amateur-radio-operators-wear-your-smarts-on-your-sleeve/ > > > To assist Scouts and Scouters in getting their FCC Amateur Radio License, long time Scouter and Amateur Radio Instructor Don Wright, AA2F, will be starting a Technician Class licensing course on Friday January 27. The course will be held on Friday evenings from 7 to 8:30 PM at the American Red Cross, 707 Alexander Road, Princeton Junction, NJ . > > The study guides for the course cost $15 but the course itself is free. > > All are welcome, including, non-Scouts, parents and Scout Leaders. If you are interested, contact Don directly with your name, Troop Number) at aa2f at arrl.net or 609-737-1723. You must do this by Friday January 20, so Don knows how many textbooks to order. > > YIS & 73 > > Gary Wilson, K2GW > > ADC, MAD, WCC, BSA From k2dsv at msn.com Thu Jan 19 14:44:27 2017 From: k2dsv at msn.com (Don WILSON) Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2017 19:44:27 +0000 Subject: [ETS/PARC List] Fw: Tomorrow - FRIDAY - Propagation & DX Speaker In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: ________________________________ From: Fair Lawn ARC on behalf of Fair Lawn ARC Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2017 2:14 PM To: k2dsv at msn.com Subject: Tomorrow - FRIDAY - Propagation & DX Speaker FLARC.net http://blog.FairLawnARC.org @FairLawnARC View this email in your browser [https://gallery.mailchimp.com/eed1801ca16134e083b8107bc/images/e4f66f86-2e5f-4546-8b35-f708f69d5bd3.jpg] Amateur Radio Club Station W 2 N P T Save the date! Friday January 20th ... W3LPL is coming from Baltimore to tell us the tricks and tips to working that elusive DX! [https://gallery.mailchimp.com/38431fb53d1d4a985a79f8afe/images/1dde8768-afca-4a53-8c8f-c50b95b44bfc.jpg] For PDF of this flyer, click here For Map to Senior Center, click here Copyright ? 2017 Fair Lawn (NJ) Amateur Radio Club, All rights reserved. You received this as a licensed radio amateur in the NNJ area. Our mailing address is: Fair Lawn (NJ) Amateur Radio Club 10-10 20th Street Fair Lawn, NJ 07410 Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list [Email Marketing Powered by MailChimp] From drumor at optonline.net Fri Jan 20 06:43:24 2017 From: drumor at optonline.net (E. Drew Moore) Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2017 06:43:24 -0500 (EST) Subject: [ETS/PARC List] Update: Estate Sale of Ham Equipment (pass this on to others) Message-ID: <43bb2328.2e29a.159bbb036ba.Webtop.45@optonline.net> Date: 01/19/17 09:15:19 PM From: "John L. Manna" Remaining list?.Items sold are eliminated ? All equipment listed is in working condition. ? have been FT 890 HF Transceiver???????????..$350.00? inc Manual MFJ 949D Deluxe?Versa Tuner II????????????? 75.00 Inc Manual Icom T2H 2 meter HT? Charger 2 extra Batteries??.??? 60.00 Inc Manual Yaesu FT712RH 440 Mobile ????????????.?? 100.00 Inc Manual Uniden PC33 CB Mobile Rig????????????..????? 20.00 No Bracket Micronta PS? 12V? 2/.5 Amp????????????.???? 10.00 Regency PS 250? 12V? 2/.5 Amp??????????..???? 10.00 Belcher L P Filter??????????????????..??????? 5.00 Drake L P Filter???????????????????..??????? 5.00 ? Call John WA2F?? 908-722-9045 From drumor at optonline.net Sat Jan 21 19:36:22 2017 From: drumor at optonline.net (Drew Moore) Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2017 19:36:22 -0500 Subject: [ETS/PARC List] FW: Ham Radio equipment still need a buyer. In-Reply-To: <000001d27425$b5830400$20890c00$@verizon.net> References: <000001d27425$b5830400$20890c00$@verizon.net> Message-ID: <003c01d27447$8eab0b80$ac012280$@optonline.net> Subject: Ham Radio equipment still need a buyer. All equipment listed is in working c0ndition. Yaesu FT890 HF Transceiver.............$350.00 inc Manual MFJ 949D Delux Versa Tuner II........... 75.00 Inc Manual Icom T2H 2mete HT Charger 2extra Batteries... 60.00 Inc Manual Yaesu FT712RH 440 Mobile ............. 100.00 Inc Manual Uniden PC33 CB Mobile Rig.............. 20.00 No Bracket Micronta P S 12V 2/.5 Amp............. 10.00 Regency PS 250 12V 2/.5 Amp............ 10.00 Call John WA2F 908-722-9045 From k2dsv at msn.com Sun Jan 22 10:18:51 2017 From: k2dsv at msn.com (Don WILSON) Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2017 15:18:51 +0000 Subject: [ETS/PARC List] Fw: In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: LINE NOISE. ________________________________ PS&G PUTTING UP ALL OF THOSE NEW VERY HIGH VOLTAGE POWER LINES AND THE NOISE LEVEL STARTING TO GET HIGHER THEN NORMAL. HAVE A GREAT WEEK. DON K2DSV From k2dsv at msn.com Mon Jan 23 17:44:59 2017 From: k2dsv at msn.com (Don WILSON) Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2017 22:44:59 +0000 Subject: [ETS/PARC List] DX January 23, 2017 In-Reply-To: References: , Message-ID: ________________________________ From: Urb LeJeune W1UL Sent: Monday, January 23, 2017 4:57 PM Subject: Re: [The Daily DX] Vol. 21 No. 016 - January 23, 2017 >========================= >DX News >______________________________________________________________________ > >6W & J5 - Senegal & Guinea-Bissau - >"Due mainly to the events in the Gambia, our trip and thus my (6W/J5) >activity is delayed, reports HA3AUI, Peter. He now expects to be QRV >from Senegal early next month, and from Guinea-Bissau in March. > >ZA - Albania - >ZA/OG2M, Pertti, and ZA/OH2BH, Martti, are in Albania this week >preparing for the CQWW 160M DX Contest. They are trying to resolve >QRN, high noise level, issues. > >9N - Nepal - >9N7EI will be an expedition to Nepal in March, with operators EI2II, >EI2JD, EI4GZB, EI5GM, EI5IQ, EI5IX, EI6FR, EI9FBB, EI9HQ, EI9HX and >EI9KF. They are part of the "newly formed EI DX Group." The >operation dates are March 8-20 and they will have "up to five stations >continuously for nine consecutive days on all bands and modes." QSL >via M0OXO. Sponsored by Icom UK, they will have six IC-7300 SDR >radios backed up by four Acom 1010 amps, SP7IDX hexbeams and verticals >for LF. They will be on 80-10 meters. For the WARC-79 bands they >will have a spiderbeam. > >H40 - Temotu Province - >H40GC by LZ1GC, Stan, is an operation planned from Temotu October 3- >17. A repeat operation, Stan says he will again be on the HF bands, >CW, SSB and RTTY, this time with "more SSB." QSL through Club Log. >An LoTW upload will be done when he's back home. www.c21gc.com. c21gc.com - Nav view search www.c21gc.com Formerly called the Ellice Islands, Tuvalu is a Polynesian island nation situated in the Pacific Ocean, halfway between Australia and Hawaii; its closest neighbours ... > >ZF - Cayman Islands - >The ARRL International DX Contest is upcoming, the CW weekend being >February 18-19. ZF1A will again be on from the Caymans, this time >with K6AM and N6MJ operating, a multi-single. QSL to K6AM direct or >bureau, or through LoTW. > >VK9/M - Mellish Reef - >N7QT and SM5AQD are working on activating Mellish Reef this November. >They are working on getting landing permission from government >agencies and have applied for the VK9M callsign. The plan is to have >eight operators and four stations. Half the ops will be from Europe >and half from North America and, of course, they will cover all the >bands, 160-10, CW, SSB and RTTY. With propagation being as it is in >this point in the solar cycle, they expect to put most of their >efforts into 160-20. > >PJ2 - Curacao - >PJ2ND is the new callsign that K8ND has been issued. Since November, >2002, Jeff has made 62,000 QSOs as PJ2/K8ND from Curacao. Jeff says >his first QSO with the new call was with K2PLF, one of the regular >PJ2T team members. 150 QSOs later he worked W0CG back home in Ohio, >who has a second call, PJ2DX. QSL both PJ2ND and PJ2/K8ND to K8ND or >use LoTW to get credit. > >A3 - Tonga - >A35W/A35NN will be on the air starting today and tonight, January 24- >31, from Nukualofa, Tonga. The operators will be JJ2VLY, JQ2GYU and >JE1CKA. They will be staying at the A31MM (JA6WFM) house and using >his antennas. A35NN will be on 160 and 80 CW and the A35W callsign >will be used on other bands and modes. A35W will be multi-op in the >CQWW 160M CW Contest. For antennas, it's a 160M inverted L, another >inverted L on 80, an R7 vertical for 40-10, and a spiderbeam 8M off >the ground for 20-10. QSL via JJ2VLY for this and the 2015 operation >as well, or send through Club Log. The log will also be on LoTW. > >CN - Morocco - >CN2JF from near Agadir, Morocco, has been active since October 15th. >Operator F6CTF, Jean-Pierre, continues until March 30th, 80-6M SSB. >QSL to his home call or use eQSL. > >V3 - Belize - >V31EME will be the Belize callsign for operator DG8NCO, Uwe, late this >year, November 26-December 10. As the call hints, he will be on VHF >and EME, but he will also be on HF for the CQWW DX CW Contest. QSL to >his home QTH. > >Z6 - Kosovo - >DL3DXX, Dietmar, will be in Kosovo for the 160M Contest, callsign >Z60A. > >EA9 - Ceuta & Melilla - >EA9/DL7DF's next expedition will be to Melilla between March 15-22. >It will be two stations, 160-10M CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK31 by DJ6TF, >DL7DF, DL7UFN and DL7UFR, with pilot DF3CB back at home. QSL via the >DARC QSL bureau to DL7DF or to the direct address below, including >SASE or SAE with 1 new IRC or 2 USD for international. Be sure of the >expiration date on your IRC; the new ones are good until the end of >2017. "Only one callsign per envelope, please." It will be a bureau >card for you if you don't follow the directions. The logs will go on >LoTW six months later. > >Sigi Presch, DL7DF >Wilhelmsmuehlenweg 123 >12621 Berlin >Germany > >E5 - South Cook Islands - >Joining others in the ARRL DX CW event February 18-19 is E51DWC from >the South Cook Islands, operated by OK1DWC. He will again be on the >air for the CQ 160M CW and the ARRL SSB DX Contest. > >6W - Senegal - >6W1SU is now QRV from Senegal with VE3REV, Ron Vadeboncoeur at the >radio desk in Dakar. QSLs are available through OQRS. Ron says don't >send bureau cards; use OQRS instead for bureau requests. He will also >put the log on LoTW. Ron also asks that in pileups you be tolerant, >patient, polite and supportive; he accepts emails with polite comments >and polite constructive criticism. He is using a TS850S thanks to >VE9CB, an ICOM 551D six meter rig, and a Yaesu FL1200Z amp, to an MA5B >three-element tribander for 20-10, 40 and 80M dipoles, and a 6M Yagi >thanks to F6EPY. He says the QTH is "pretty sweet," with a clear >western view toward the ocean 250 meters away and Les Iles des >Madeleines. The antennas are on the roof, 50 meters above ground >level, 65 meters above sea level. > >DU - Philippines - >KD0JJO/DU7, Ted, continues to operate from Cebu Island in the >Philippines. He is mostly SSB, 40, 20, 17 and 15 meters with 100 >watts to a G5RV and verticals. Cebu is one of the Visayan Islands, >IOTA OC-129. > >7X - Algeria - >The Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin reports 7V7V in Algeria is UA4WHX's, Vlad's, >current callsign. His activity started out on 80 CW but with a plan >to go to 40 and 30 CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL to his home callsign. > >HA - Hungary - >The 425 DX News reports that HG14HST is a special call from Hungary to >promote the 14th IARU High Speed Telegraphy World Championship. It is >being held in Esztergon September 8-12. QSL this one via HA2NA or on >LoTW. For details on the competition, this is the website for the >event: www.hst2017.org/en/. 14th HST World Championship 2017 www.hst2017.org 14th HST World Championship Organizer: Hungarian Radio Amateur Society. The International Amateur Radio Union entrusted Hungary, the Hungarian Radio Amateur Society ... > >UA2 - Kaliningrad - > >From UA2, R1336FO and R680FBO are on the air now until April 20 for >the 680th anniversary of Chernyakhovsk, Kaliningrad, a city previously >known as Insterburg. QSL these two callsigns via R2FBO. >______________________________________________________________________ > >Corrections >______________________________________________________________________ > > >From last week we have two corrections. First, with NE8Z, Rick, >heading back to operate from "portable areas" in HC, Ecuador, his call >will be HC1MD/various. > >And the QSL route for KP4BD is NP3LT (not NP3IT). This is an >operation by WP3A, Jaime, a low power single op all band operation in >the upcoming ARRL DX CW Contest. >______________________________________________________________________ > >On The WWW >______________________________________________________________________ > >Late last week DX Engineering's K3LR, Tim Duffy, had the opportunity >to interview five of the upcoming January 2018 3Y0Z Bouvet Island >DXpedition team, which can be seen at: > >WB9Z and NV9L - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcVA_6SuKwo [https://www.bing.com/th?id=OVF.jbVpm2eUW8rmvv3IO4Xnjw&pid=Api] Jerry Rosalius, WB9Z and Valerie Hotzfeld, NV9L ... www.youtube.com Jerry Rosalius, WB9Z is one of the 3Y0Z DXpedition team members and Valerie Hotzfeld, NV9L is Lead Pilot for the 3Y0Z DXpedition to Bouvet Island in January 2018 ... >K0IR - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikxzOQc_Kp0 [https://www.bing.com/th?id=OVF.0Xz84bH9BnbMpwgU53eYzw&pid=Api] Ralph Fedor, K0IR interviewed by Tim Duffy, K3LR at DX ... www.youtube.com Ralph Fedor, K0IR interviewed by Tim Duffy, K3LR at DX Engineering on January 11, 2017 in Tallmadge, Ohio. Ralph Fedor, K0IR is the team leader for the DXpedition ... >W0GJ - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlkEpGBXNu8 [https://www.bing.com/th?id=OVF.WY14oAOSxM5W%2f8JHGWTnlA&pid=Api] Glenn Johnson, W0GJ interviewed by Tim Duffy, K3LR at DX ... www.youtube.com Glenn Johnson, W0GJ interviewed by Tim Duffy, K3LR at DX Engineering on January 11, 2017 in Tallmadge, Ohio. Glenn Johnson, W0GJ is one of the team members t... >N9TK - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRhW83k5mk0 YouTube www.youtube.com and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. >W8HC - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P92GtCFueww [https://www.bing.com/th?id=OVF.73%2b2Hit1Cp9aieo10GKvAw&pid=Api] Hal Turley, W8HC interviewed by Tim Duffy, K3LR at DX ... www.youtube.com Hal Turley, W8HC interviewed by Tim Duffy, K3LR at DX Engineering on January 11, 2017 in Tallmadge, Ohio. Hal Turley, W8HC is one of the team members that wi... >XF2L will be on Isla Sacrificio, NA-224, February 17-19. (On the >dates, the ops say "Remember, the weather has the last word.") With >the island closed to the public since 1992, a restricted schedule will >allow operation between 15-22Z each of those days. Operations in >March and May are also upcoming, see the QRZ.com page for those >details. They are still awaiting authorization for those two. The >February operation will only use "the day bands," 40, 20, 17, 15, 12, >10 and 6, say the ops. They will be on SSB, CW, PSK31 and RTTY. With >costs high, they are asking support. That can be sent to >ricardoorozcoc at hotmail.co at PayPal. You may also request a QSL >through PayPal, 3 USD for the U.S., 4 USD for the rest of the world. >The three operators listed for this one are XE1SPM, XE1SGW and XE1SOV. >For the present, QSL via XE1SOV but "professional" QSL managers are >being considered also. Addition details, they are working hard with >the government authorities in both Veracruz State and Mexico City for >access, with the islands being biosphere ecological reserves. They >tried to travel to Isle de Emmedio a week ago for a survey but bad >weather prevented the trip. They hope to make a survey trip "within >days" to Isla de Lobos and may take an IC-7100 and 17 and 12M antenna. >The South American lighthouse weekend in February is a target date for >Isla de Emmedio. YL XE1SPM is the "general coordinator." XE1SGW is >the "activity coordinator," and XE1SOV is handling "support and >relations." > >YB9/F5LIT, Emmanuel, will have Bali Island, OC-022, on the air January >27-February 7. He will be on SSB, 20, 17 and 15 meters. QSL direct >only, to his home QTH in France, or use LoTW. > >RI0LI will be from Leont'yeva Island in the Medvezhyi (Bear) Islands, >out in the East Siberia Sea, the third week of July. Operators R2DG, >R7AA and UA6EX will be on the HF bands. > >K6PV/6 from Santa Catalina, off the southern California coast, IOTA >NA-066, is the destination February 23 at 00Z until February 26 at 02Z >for a group of ops. They are N6HE, AB9A, AI6DF, KA6WNK, NG6R, WA6MEM, >AC6RW, K6NT and KM6DQU. They plan to be on CW, SSB, RTTY, PSK31 and >"some satellite work." They expect most activity will be on 40, 30, >20 and 17 but "if the higher bands are open, we'll be there." >http://www.k6pv.org. > >ZZ5FI will be on Figueira Island, SA-047, in Parana State Group, March >2-3. The operators are PY2AE, PY2DS, PY2VOX and PU2POP. Their plan >is to work the deserving on 40, 20, 15 and 10 CW and SSB. > >M0OXO tweeted that DW8ZWC will be an operation in April from the >Mindanao Coastal Islands, OC-235, SSB and CW. Operating will be >DU8BRS, DU8EB and VK3FY. QSL via M0OXO. Charles says this is a >Zamboanga West Amateur Radio Club activity _____________________________________________________________________ > >Today's Propagation Forecast >______________________________________________________________________ > >Solar activity will be low, with a slight chance of M-class flares >between now and Thursday. > >The geomagnetic field will be quiet to unsettled today and "quiet" >tomorrow and Wednesday. > >Perhaps the most useful propagation pages for Amateur Radio Operators >can be found at http://dx.qsl.net/propagation/ and Propagation Conditions - QSL.net dx.qsl.net This page contains a dynamic collection of propagation information gathered from many different sources. This data is extremely useful for ham radio operators and ... >http://www.solarham.net/. [http://www.solarham.net/pictures/regions2.jpg] SOLARHAM - Space Weather and Amateur Radio Website www.solarham.net SolarHam is a website all about the Sun and how it affects Earth. It is also an Amateur (Ham) Radio website. SolarHam is routinely updated with breaking news ... > >The January 22 SFI was 87 and the SESC Sunspot Number was 61. >______________________________________________________________________ From drumor at optonline.net Wed Jan 25 11:32:10 2017 From: drumor at optonline.net (Drew Moore) Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2017 11:32:10 -0500 Subject: [ETS/PARC List] FW: Hamfest Approval Letter - 6/17/17 - Raritan Valley Radio Club - Piscataway, NJ In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <001d01d27728$93ea78e0$bbbf6aa0$@optonline.net> Official sanction of the W2QW Hamfest date. Mark your calendars, please. 73, Drew, W2OU From: Iannone, Gail [mailto:giannone at arrl.org] Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2017 9:48 AM To: Drew Moore Cc: Ostrove, Steve, K2SO (SM, NJ) ; Hudzik, William, W2UDT (VD, HU) ; Lisenco, Mike (Dir, HU) Subject: Hamfest Approval Letter - 6/17/17 - Raritan Valley Radio Club - Piscataway, NJ January 25, 2016 E. Drew Moore, W2OU 30 Ethel Road Piscataway, NJ 08854 Dear Drew, We're pleased to tell you that Director Lisenco has approved the application of the Raritan Valley Radio Club to hold an ARRL approved hamfest in Piscataway, NJ on June 17, 2017. As part of your agreement in becoming an ARRL-affiliated event, please remember to prominently display the ARRL diamond when promoting the event on web sites, in e-mails, advertisements and all other program material. The ARRL logo can be obtained from www.arrl.org/logos-photos . Approximately three weeks prior to the event, I will send prize certificates for ARRL publications to be used as door prizes. To order other materials available at low- or no-cost to help represent ARRL membership and Amateur Radio recruitment, including brochures, hanging and standing banners, tabletop displays, table throws, and other giveaways (pens, magnets and stickers), please visit www.arrl.org/shop/Forms-and-Media-Warehouse/ . For effective coordination of ordering these materials and organizing the ARRL exhibit, you may want to contact your ARRL Division Director or ARRL Section Manager. Good Luck! We wish you the best for a successful event. Let us know if there is anything else we can do to help with your hamfest plans. 73, Regina Galuppi Hamfests and Conventions ARRL, the national association for Amateur RadioT 225 Main Street, Newington, CT 06111-1494 USA Telephone: (860) 594-0262 FAX: (860) 594-0259 e-mail: giannone at arrl.org web: www.arrl.org From vpennetta at pennetta.com Wed Jan 25 14:18:56 2017 From: vpennetta at pennetta.com (Victor Pennetta) Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2017 19:18:56 +0000 Subject: [ETS/PARC List] [ETSNJ] We used to have the Holiday Party here. Used to... In-Reply-To: <827681850704341-510465545759308@groups.facebook.com> References: <827681850704341-510465545759308@groups.facebook.com> <827681850704341-510465545759308@groups.facebook.com> Message-ID: <14B127CEAC8D1F4285AB6AD7B1F80DBA035BEF9F@DAGN09b-e6.exg6.exghost.com> Joe, I am sorry to see the place is being demolished. I know it was one of Dennis W2IU favorite places to eat. 73, Victor, K2NBC . From: Joe Cash [mailto:notification+zj4oz0y44c_y at facebookmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2017 9:25 PM To: ETSNJ Subject: [ETSNJ] We used to have the Holiday Party here. Used to... Joe Cash posted in ETSNJ . Joe Cash January 24 at 9:24pm We used to have the Holiday Party here. Used to hear Rich KB2LLM call home on the auto-patch to get the order for pick up from here 10 plus years ago. Sad to see it go. Look at the tower / antenna in the background! 1/24/17 Big Stash Restaurant Demo Like Comment [https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/rsrc.php/v3/yk/r/_2faPUZhPI6.png] Facebook Joe Cash posted in ETSNJ. [https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-1/p160x160/15621587_10211221109782102_7108293068264386237_n.jpg?oh=47e3525e89b0cb67459ad9b6d426eadf&oe=5917F327] Joe Cash January 24 at 9:24pm We used to have the Holiday Party here. Used to hear Rich KB2LLM call home on the auto-patch to get the order for pick up from here 10 plus years ago. Sad to see it go. Look at the tower / antenna in the background! 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Facebook, Inc., Attention: Community Support, 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025 [https://www.facebook.com/email_open_log_pic.php?mid=546e1a6fd0be7G5af34294ec1cG546e1f0930eb9G96] From vpennetta at pennetta.com Wed Jan 25 15:05:42 2017 From: vpennetta at pennetta.com (Victor Pennetta) Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2017 20:05:42 +0000 Subject: [ETS/PARC List] Reminder - Club Meeting This Friday Message-ID: <14B127CEAC8D1F4285AB6AD7B1F80DBA035BF105@DAGN09b-e6.exg6.exghost.com> To all ETS members, Just a reminder that this coming Friday is our monthly club meeting. Please make an effort to attend since due to the holidays it has been two months since our last one. Len, WB2HKK will be doing a short presentation during the technical report about a solution to the clicking sounds on we have been experiencing on the repeater. Len will also show how we remotely connect to the power switch at the repeater site. Additionally we have someone attending who is donating two pieces of test equipment to the club. I am looking forward to seeing everyone on Friday. 73, Victor, K2NBC President - ETS of NJ From rodolfojuliani at yahoo.com.ar Wed Jan 25 16:56:18 2017 From: rodolfojuliani at yahoo.com.ar (Rodolfo Juliani) Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2017 21:56:18 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [ETS/PARC List] Reminder - Club Meeting This Friday and the net tonight In-Reply-To: <14B127CEAC8D1F4285AB6AD7B1F80DBA035BF105@DAGN09b-e6.exg6.exghost.com> References: <14B127CEAC8D1F4285AB6AD7B1F80DBA035BF105@DAGN09b-e6.exg6.exghost.com> Message-ID: <1434885324.873197.1485381378800@mail.yahoo.com> And an additional reminder for the K2ETS General Information net tonight!? Rodolfo N2HRJ De: Victor Pennetta Para: "etslist at mailman.qth.net" Enviado: Mi?rcoles, 25 de enero, 2017 15:05:42 Asunto: [ETS/PARC List] Reminder - Club Meeting This Friday To all ETS members, Just a reminder that this coming Friday is our monthly club meeting. Please make an effort to attend since due to the holidays it has been two months since our last one.? Len, WB2HKK will be doing a short presentation during the technical report about a solution to the clicking sounds on we have been experiencing on the repeater.? Len will also show how we remotely connect to the power switch at the repeater site. Additionally we have someone attending who is donating two pieces of test equipment to the club. I am looking forward to seeing everyone on Friday. 73, Victor, K2NBC President - ETS of NJ ______________________________________________________________ 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 vpennetta at pennetta.com Wed Jan 25 17:05:50 2017 From: vpennetta at pennetta.com (Victor Pennetta) Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2017 22:05:50 +0000 Subject: [ETS/PARC List] Reminder - Club Meeting This Friday and the net tonight In-Reply-To: <1434885324.873197.1485381378800@mail.yahoo.com> References: <14B127CEAC8D1F4285AB6AD7B1F80DBA035BF105@DAGN09b-e6.exg6.exghost.com> <1434885324.873197.1485381378800@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <14B127CEAC8D1F4285AB6AD7B1F80DBA035C10CF@DAGN09b-e6.exg6.exghost.com> Rodolfo, Thank you for reminding the members about the net tonight. Somehow I completely forgot to include it in my email earlier today. I want to thank you again for taking the time to run the net. Hopefully you have a lot of check-ins! 73 From: Rodolfo Juliani [mailto:rodolfojuliani at yahoo.com.ar] Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2017 4:56 PM To: Victor Pennetta; etslist at mailman.qth.net Subject: Reminder - Club Meeting This Friday and the net tonight And an additional reminder for the K2ETS General Information net tonight! Rodolfo N2HRJ ________________________________ De: Victor Pennetta > Para: "etslist at mailman.qth.net" > Enviado: Mi?rcoles, 25 de enero, 2017 15:05:42 Asunto: [ETS/PARC List] Reminder - Club Meeting This Friday To all ETS members, Just a reminder that this coming Friday is our monthly club meeting. Please make an effort to attend since due to the holidays it has been two months since our last one. Len, WB2HKK will be doing a short presentation during the technical report about a solution to the clicking sounds on we have been experiencing on the repeater. Len will also show how we remotely connect to the power switch at the repeater site. Additionally we have someone attending who is donating two pieces of test equipment to the club. I am looking forward to seeing everyone on Friday. 73, Victor, K2NBC President - ETS of NJ ______________________________________________________________ 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 rodolfojuliani at yahoo.com.ar Wed Jan 25 20:53:58 2017 From: rodolfojuliani at yahoo.com.ar (Rodolfo Juliani) Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2017 01:53:58 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [ETS/PARC List] Great net tonight! In-Reply-To: <14B127CEAC8D1F4285AB6AD7B1F80DBA035C10CF@DAGN09b-e6.exg6.exghost.com> References: <14B127CEAC8D1F4285AB6AD7B1F80DBA035BF105@DAGN09b-e6.exg6.exghost.com> <1434885324.873197.1485381378800@mail.yahoo.com> <14B127CEAC8D1F4285AB6AD7B1F80DBA035C10CF@DAGN09b-e6.exg6.exghost.com> Message-ID: <1464443388.953561.1485395638040@mail.yahoo.com> Dear Victor, Your good wishes came true, we had eleven check-ins, two of them checking-in for the first time or even being in the air for the first time.? I made the special announcement several times for our club meeting on the 27, let's hope we have new members.? I modified the script a little bit, I included a section on ham radio news.? I will see you all on Friday. Regards, Rodolfo N2HRJ De: Victor Pennetta Para: Rodolfo Juliani ; "etslist at mailman.qth.net" Enviado: Mi?rcoles, 25 de enero, 2017 17:05:50 Asunto: RE: Reminder - Club Meeting This Friday and the net tonight #yiv3296528581 #yiv3296528581 -- _filtered #yiv3296528581 {font-family:Helvetica;panose-1:2 11 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 4;} _filtered #yiv3296528581 {font-family:Helvetica;panose-1:2 11 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 4;} _filtered #yiv3296528581 {font-family:Calibri;panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;} _filtered #yiv3296528581 {font-family:Tahoma;panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4;}#yiv3296528581 #yiv3296528581 p.yiv3296528581MsoNormal, #yiv3296528581 li.yiv3296528581MsoNormal, #yiv3296528581 div.yiv3296528581MsoNormal {margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;}#yiv3296528581 a:link, #yiv3296528581 span.yiv3296528581MsoHyperlink {color:blue;text-decoration:underline;}#yiv3296528581 a:visited, #yiv3296528581 span.yiv3296528581MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:purple;text-decoration:underline;}#yiv3296528581 p.yiv3296528581MsoAcetate, #yiv3296528581 li.yiv3296528581MsoAcetate, #yiv3296528581 div.yiv3296528581MsoAcetate {margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:8.0pt;}#yiv3296528581 span.yiv3296528581BalloonTextChar {}#yiv3296528581 span.yiv3296528581EmailStyle19 {color:blue;}#yiv3296528581 .yiv3296528581MsoChpDefault {font-size:10.0pt;} _filtered #yiv3296528581 {margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}#yiv3296528581 div.yiv3296528581WordSection1 {}#yiv3296528581 Rodolfo, ? Thank you for reminding the members about the net tonight.? Somehow I completely forgot to include it in my email earlier today.? I want to thank you again for taking the time to run the net.? Hopefully you have a lot of check-ins! ? 73 ? From: Rodolfo Juliani [mailto:rodolfojuliani at yahoo.com.ar] Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2017 4:56 PM To: Victor Pennetta; etslist at mailman.qth.net Subject: Reminder - Club Meeting This Friday and the net tonight ? And an additional reminder for the K2ETS General Information net tonight!? ? Rodolfo N2HRJ ? De: Victor Pennetta Para: "etslist at mailman.qth.net" Enviado: Mi?rcoles, 25 de enero, 2017 15:05:42 Asunto: [ETS/PARC List] Reminder - Club Meeting This Friday To all ETS members, Just a reminder that this coming Friday is our monthly club meeting. Please make an effort to attend since due to the holidays it has been two months since our last one.? Len, WB2HKK will be doing a short presentation during the technical report about a solution to the clicking sounds on we have been experiencing on the repeater.? Len will also show how we remotely connect to the power switch at the repeater site. Additionally we have someone attending who is donating two pieces of test equipment to the club. I am looking forward to seeing everyone on Friday. 73, Victor, K2NBC President - ETS of NJ ______________________________________________________________ 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 drumor at optonline.net Thu Jan 26 11:43:34 2017 From: drumor at optonline.net (Drew Moore) Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2017 11:43:34 -0500 Subject: [ETS/PARC List] FW: [RVRC] Ham radio equipment still need a buyer Plese forward this message In-Reply-To: <000601d277eb$558d01d0$00a70570$@verizon.net> References: <000601d277eb$558d01d0$00a70570$@verizon.net> Message-ID: <008a01d277f3$55d18b40$0174a1c0$@optonline.net> Reduce prices. -----Original Message----- From: John L. Manna [mailto:asajlm at verizon.net] Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2017 10:46 AM To: drew moore ; drew moore ; john proscura Subject: [RVRC] Ham radio equipment still need a buyer Plese forward this message All equipment listed is in working condition. Yaesu FT890 HF Transceiver.............$350.00 inc Manual MFJ 949D Delux Versa Tuner II........... 75.00 Inc Manual ........New Price $60.00 Yaesu FT712RH 440 Mobile ............. 100.00 Inc Manual...........New price $75.00 Uniden PC33 CB Mobile Rig.............. 20.00 No Bracket..........New Price $10.00 Micronta P S 12V 2/.5 Amp............. 10.00............New Price $ 5.00 Regency PS 250 12V 2/.5 Amp............ 10.00.........New Price $ 5.00 Call John WA2F 908-722-9045 ______________________________________________________________ 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 w2nnn1 at gmail.com Tue Jan 31 14:38:09 2017 From: w2nnn1 at gmail.com (Fred Sehringer) Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2017 14:38:09 -0500 Subject: [ETS/PARC List] Fwd: [VHFcontesting] 222 Amps For Sale References: <5f712f87-fe0d-afeb-ff4a-0a7c29b4e95e@bellsouth.net> Message-ID: 222mhz amps for sale 73 Fred w2nnn Sent from my .. Begin forwarded message: > From: Crownhaven > Date: January 31, 2017 at 14:18:40 EST > To: vhfcontesting at contesting.com, VHF > Subject: [VHFcontesting] 222 Amps For Sale > > Anyone might be able to use two RFC 3-22 amps? Two in/20 out. N connectors. Preamp switch but no preamp. Guessing they were used in relay service. I've had them for some time. Checked them out and really never used them. Perfect condition physically. $100 for both shipped. Email for pics. > > Steve, N4JQQ >>