[HamTips] Fwd: [W0TLM] Monday Night Connect Time

Sun May 17 14:27:58 EDT 2020

Forward this to the New Ham (Hamtips) list.
Join us on Monday night at 6 pm to learn about handheld radios.

Bob K0NR
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Subject: 	[W0TLM] Monday Night Connect Time
Date: 	Sun, 17 May 2020 12:26:36 -0600
From: 	Bob Witte (K0NR) <bob at k0nr.com>
To: 	w0tlm at googlegroups.com

Just to add a little more detail on the Connect Time experiment. 
Obviously, we can't quite recreate the in person part of Connect Time 
but we thought we'd try to have a discussion on one topic.

This first time, we'll talk about *Getting Started With a Handheld 
Radio*. This is targeted at newer hams but everyone is welcome to join 
in. You might have some advice to share with others.
I will present a few slides to get the discussion started, then see 
where the questions take us. Stu/W0STU and Jim/NC0JW will be on hand to 
assist with questions.
We hope this is more of a discussion than presentation, so come armed 
with your questions about handheld radios.

See you Monday night!
_https://w0tlm.org///w0tlm-club-meeting_

73 Bob

Bob Witte, K0NR
bob at k0nr.com
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*
On 17-May-20 8:20 AM, Greg W0GAS wrote:
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>   *Update - May 17, 2020*
>
>
> *May Club Meeting*. The next Club meeting is tomorrow, May 18, 2020, 
> commencing at 7:00 pm*. The in-person meeting will NOT be held. *We 
> will use Zoom to conduct the meeting (instructions and the link to the 
> meeting are below). We will hold the business meeting followed by a 
> presentation. *Prior to the meeting, commencing at 6:00 pm, we will 
> have a short discussion with slides about how to choose an HT and 
> options for HT antennas. Questions related to the discussion will be 
> taken and we'll see where it goes. *This will be fun and informative. 
> Please plan on joining us at 6:00.
>
> *May Club Meeting Presentation*.  Loren (KEØHZ) will present to us 
> regarding "HamSci". Which stands for "HAM Radio Science Citizen 
> Investigation." Hear how amateur radio operators are supporting 
> scientific endeavors by participating in HamSCI. Ham’s are uniquely 
> capable of providing and, in some cases, analyzing data in support of 
> academic research underway to help characterize and predict something 
> near and dear to any Ham – radio propagation.
>
> *Contest University 2020*.  Contest University USA 2020 was online via 
> Zoom on Thursday May 14. Approximately 3,000 people observed via Zoom 
> and YouTube. The CTU course outline 
> <https://www.contestuniversity.com/course-outline/> has been posted 
> online. It includes hyperlinks to the various slide decks. CTU will 
> post links to the videos soon. Check it out. Most of the presentations 
> are about topics all hams using HF are interested in.
>
> *Virtual Ham Radio Expo*. Eric Guth, 4Z1UG, the host of the QSO Today 
> podcast, has put together a *virtual *substitute for Hamvention 2020, 
> which has been cancelled. *The event is scheduled for August 8-9, 2020 
> - be sure to mark this on your calendar. *This event will be available 
> via the QSO Today Virtual Convention Center. There will not be a 
> charge to attend if you register soon (the event is free if you sign 
> up within 30 days, I'm not sure when this expires). They are building 
> this as a virtual convention experience, more than just a list of 
> speakers that may be listened to. Here is the link to the _Expo page 
> on the QSO website_ <https://www.qsotoday.com/expo.html>
>
> *Saturday In the Park. *We will come up with a schedule when we know 
> more about what is permitted and what is safe. For now, just get on 
> the air from your shack.
>
> *HRO Field Trip*. We will try to reschedule this field trip.
>
> *VE Testing.* May 23, 2020 VE testing is canceled.  There will be two 
> VE testing sessions on Saturday, June 6, 2020, at 10:00 am and 10:30 
> am. The location will be the Tri-Lakes Chamber of Commerce Building, 
> 166 Second Street, Monument, CO 80132.  The number of persons 
> permitted to test is limited, so be sure to get a spot.  The new Extra 
> Class question pool changes after June, 2020, so you may want to get 
> the test over with before the question pool changes. Our VE Team has 
> changed our exam procedure so that only those who have pre-registered 
> will be permitted to take the exam. We have an on-line form 
> <https://w0tlm.com/exam-registration> that will to be completed prior 
> to the exam for those wanting to sit for the exam. Given current 
> COVID-19 suggestions, testing will have to be handled in small groups 
> with test takers limited to 7 or fewer, at each session.
>
> *Field Day: *We won't have a Club sponsored group participation for 
> Field Day 2020. We are thinking it might be fun to have some sort of 
> Club related activity during the day for a limited time. At the May 
> meeting, a small group, headed by Bob KØNR, will present a brief 
> proposal for having a W0TLM contest using some of the Field Day 2020 
> rules, but much simpler and only for W0TLM members.
>
> *Tri-Lakes Amateur Radio Association FM Net *is held each Monday night 
> (except 3rd Monday of the month which is the night of the Club’s 
> monthly meeting) commencing at 7:30 p.m. The Net is held on the NØXLF 
> repeater located near Palmer Lake. *The NØXLF repeater frequency has 
> been changed to: 147.075 MHz, +600 offset (i.e., 147.675 MHz), 131.8 
> Hz CTCSS tone*. Please add this frequency to your frequency list. You 
> may also access the Net through Echolink, NØOBA, node 10079.
>
> *Net Control Station Operators:* Net control operators for our FM Net:
>
>   * May 18 - No net; Club meeting via Zoom
>   * May 25 - Greg WØGAS
>   * June 1 - Logan KFØMCB
>   * June 8 - *We need a net control operator*
>
> Our thanks to those who are volunteering to serve as Net Control 
> Operators. We always need Net Control Operators, so please volunteer. 
> This is a wonderful opportunity to improve your on-the-air skills. It 
> is easy to sign up, just go to the Net Control signup page 
> <https://w0tlm.com/tri-lakes-net/net-control> at the Club's website 
> <https://w0tlm.com/> and follow the instructions. There is a simple 
> script 
> <https://w0tlm.com/sites/default/files/2019-06/W0TLM%20(KZ0Q)%20Net%20Script%20Rev.%203.0.pdf> that 
> is easy to follow.
>
> *WØ**TLM Merchandise, Spring 2020 Ordering Cycle.* The Spring 2020 
> ordering cycle has ended. The merchandise is in and will be available 
> for pick-up at the next in-person Club meeting. If you want to make 
> alternative arrangements once the stay at home orders end, feel free 
> to contact me directly.
>
> *Podcasts of Interest. *The following may be of interest:
>
>   * QSO Today - Episode 302, Jim Andrews, KH6HTV.
>     <https://www.qsotoday.com/podcasts/KH6HTV> Jim Andrews, KH6HTV,
>     has spent a life in amateur radio and technology, and is known for
>     his contributions to amateur radio television and now amateur
>     digital television. Jim and the Boulder Amateur Radio Club use
>     this technology  to support emergency communications in and around
>     Boulder, Colorado.
>   * ARRL's - On The Air, Episode 5
>     <https://blubrry.com/arrlontheair/60417324/arrl-on-the-air-episode-5/>. A
>     discussion of modulation -- AM, FM, SSB and more, and a look at
>     "go kits."
>
> *King Soopers Program*. This is a simple way to generate easy money 
> for the club.  If you connect your King Soopers card to the Community 
> Rewards program and select our club as the nonprofit organization, the 
> club will receive a quarterly payment based on purchases. It costs you 
> nothing and is a wonderful benefit for the club. Once you sign up, you 
> are set forever.
>
> *Zoom Invitation/Link for the Next Monthly Club Meeting*. The link for 
> the next monthly Club meeting *(and the discussion preceding the 
> meeting)* is: _https://w0tlm.org///w0tlm-club-meeting_.  Connecting 
> should be as easy as clicking the link. If you have your Zoom account 
> set up you should be prompted to open your Zoom app. If you don't have 
> a Zoom account, you will be prompted to permit Zoom to download. Once 
> it has been downloaded, you will click the prompt to join the meeting. 
> Please check the lower left hand corner of the display to confirm that 
> the video does NOT have a red line through it. Please also confirm 
> that the microphone does have a red line through it. If you do not 
> have a camera and microphone on your computer, you may still observe 
> and listen in.  The steps are the same, except you do not need to 
> adjust your microphone and camera.
>
> *Sign up to receive this Newsletter.* We use Google Groups for our 
> email list, which is the best way to stay in touch with the radio club 
> activities: _W0TLM mailing list and Google group 
> <http://groups.google.com/group/w0tlm?pli=1>_. Please pass this along 
> to anyone who might be interested in ham radio in general or our Club 
> specifically.
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