From galeheise at windstream.net Sun Nov 1 18:44:53 2015 From: galeheise at windstream.net (galeheise at windstream.net) Date: Sun, 1 Nov 2015 17:44:53 -0600 Subject: [HCARC] Astron SS-25A Power Supply for sale Message-ID: I have the referenced Power Supply for Sale since I?m selling it separate from the Ten Tec 599. $40 for the power supply. Gale KM4DR From n5baa at hctc.net Mon Nov 2 11:36:59 2015 From: n5baa at hctc.net (Gary Johnson) Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2015 10:36:59 -0600 Subject: [HCARC] October 2015 Minutes Message-ID: <0F84C6814CDF49838B03DE122BA9057F@GaryPC> HILL COUNTRY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB Meeting Minutes 1 October 2015 MEETING COMMENCEMENT The meeting was called to order by President Terry Hipskind (W0HIP) who led us in the Pledge Of Allegiance. There were 31 members in attendance who signed the attendance sheet. MEMBER AND GUEST RECOGNITION President Hipskind explained the 50/50 and gave out tickets to the following people for having helped during the past month: Barb and Pete Schuyler (N9NM, N9OF respectively) for providing goodies for the break, Dale Gaudier K4DG for helping Robert Russell KF5AIE design a new antenna and Johnson N5BAA for helping John Hughes KF5VNB with his antenna. The September 2015 minutes were posted after the meeting due to computer problems. The Treasurers report was read and approved COMMITTEE REPORTS Repeater (Harvey K5HV) ? Working on WIFI connection for the new repeater. VE Testing (Fred W0LPD) ? No Candidates for October test yet. Will need 10 days lead time prior to the test time to schedule the test. Red Cross Liason (Terry W0HIP) ? Nothing SKYWARN ? Larry Altman (N5QED) Nothing Field Day (Gary Johnson N5BAA) ? Nothing ARES ? Terry Hipskind is working on the badges OLD BUSINESS None. NEW BUSINESS Remember Elections in November. BREAK FOR REFRESHMENTS FROM PETE, BARB SCHUYLER Presentation was by John Brosnahan W0UN on the highly controversial subject of Global Warming. While it was a good presentation, no incontrovertible evidence either way was presented. We are left to make up our own mind. The 50/50 was won by: Dennis Robertson W5FBG - 25/24 split Submitted: Gary Johnson N5BAA HCARC Secretary 2013/14/15 ______________________________________________________________ HCARC mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/hcarc Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:HCARC at mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2015.0.6140 / Virus Database: 4435/10756 - Release Date: 10/04/15 From kerryk5ks at hughes.net Tue Nov 3 20:02:51 2015 From: kerryk5ks at hughes.net (Kerry Sandstrom) Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2015 19:02:51 -0600 Subject: [HCARC] Solar Activity Message-ID: <5639593B.1040902@hughes.net> There is another sunspot group just about to come around the sun's east limb. I've been seeing indications of pretty good activity in the shorter wavelengths images. The solar flux I expect will stay above 100 for the next week or so. Enjoy the good conditions. This could be the last winter we have solar flux numbers over 100 for this cycle. Kerry From cw4evr at hctc.net Wed Nov 11 23:04:36 2015 From: cw4evr at hctc.net (Fred) Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2015 22:04:36 -0600 Subject: [HCARC] Radio Email Message-ID: <1EDA51E8BDE64C56BF4712614F778053@hamde306cf46dc> An interesting presentation, especially the part about using the mesh networks. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGhUfW8pjY8 From n5baa at hctc.net Thu Nov 12 10:50:02 2015 From: n5baa at hctc.net (Gary Johnson) Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2015 09:50:02 -0600 Subject: [HCARC] New (To Area) HAM Needs Hardline Help Message-ID: <25A437F2F4B1456D942DB19A8D01847C@GaryPC> I received the following email from a new to the area Ham radio operator who lives in the Castroville area. He has virtually donated (I covered $50 cost) of a $700.00 twenty three foot high Military crank up mast for our Field Day use. He needs help with his hardline and hardline connectors. Anyone have the knowledge and care to help?? I will provide transportation to his QTH when I go to pick up the Mast. His email is below: Gary, I was curious if anyone in the club has experience putting on Andrew hardline connectors. I have a bunch of connectors for hardline that I need help with installing. Would you mind checking? I would be willing to give a piece of the hardline and connector in exchange for a little assistance. Thanks & 73, Keith AK6ZZ Gary J N5BAA From ak6zz at hotmail.com Thu Nov 12 21:15:39 2015 From: ak6zz at hotmail.com (Keith Heimbold) Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2015 02:15:39 +0000 Subject: [HCARC] New (To Area) HAM Needs Hardline Help In-Reply-To: <25A437F2F4B1456D942DB19A8D01847C@GaryPC> References: <25A437F2F4B1456D942DB19A8D01847C@GaryPC> Message-ID: Thanks Gary and in advance anyone who is willing to help me with attaching the connectors. 73, Keith AK6ZZ Sent from my iPhone On Nov 12, 2015, at 9:50 AM, Gary Johnson > wrote: I received the following email from a new to the area Ham radio operator who lives in the Castroville area. He has virtually donated (I covered $50 cost) of a $700.00 twenty three foot high Military crank up mast for our Field Day use. He needs help with his hardline and hardline connectors. Anyone have the knowledge and care to help?? I will provide transportation to his QTH when I go to pick up the Mast. His email is below: Gary, I was curious if anyone in the club has experience putting on Andrew hardline connectors. I have a bunch of connectors for hardline that I need help with installing. Would you mind checking? I would be willing to give a piece of the hardline and connector in exchange for a little assistance. Thanks & 73, Keith AK6ZZ Gary J N5BAA From w5lew at reagan.com Wed Nov 18 23:41:44 2015 From: w5lew at reagan.com (Lew King) Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2015 22:41:44 -0600 Subject: [HCARC] help needed Message-ID: <00d301d12284$98214640$c863d2c0$@com> I'm (W5LEW) am having to put a new refrigerator (RV size - not residential) in my motorhome Friday afternoon about 1:30pm and could use 3 of 4 you men with good backs to help lift the old fridge out (through a window) and the new fridge in. We'll drive a pickup up to the window to help get the fridges up to window level. If all goes as planned, it should take about an hour or so. I'm located on White Oak Road off Harper Hwy north of I-10 about 10 miles; then 3.2 miles east on White Oak Road to the ranch. Address is 7680 White Oak Road on north side of the road. Green gate will be open. You'll see the white RV on the left side (west side) of the property. Call me at 505-419-2713/text ok or reply to this email for more information. 73 and Thanks in advance, Lew King W5LEW From tower2 at stx.rr.com Thu Nov 19 10:38:56 2015 From: tower2 at stx.rr.com (Harvey N. Vordenbaum) Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2015 09:38:56 -0600 Subject: [HCARC] help needed In-Reply-To: <00d301d12284$98214640$c863d2c0$@com> References: <00d301d12284$98214640$c863d2c0$@com> Message-ID: <001301d122e0$672bafb0$35830f10$@rr.com> Did you get any replies? Sorry, but I can't help with that kind of work anymore. Hv -----Original Message----- From: HCARC [mailto:hcarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Lew King Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2015 10:42 PM To: Hill Country Amateur Radio Club Subject: [HCARC] help needed I'm (W5LEW) am having to put a new refrigerator (RV size - not residential) in my motorhome Friday afternoon about 1:30pm and could use 3 of 4 you men with good backs to help lift the old fridge out (through a window) and the new fridge in. We'll drive a pickup up to the window to help get the fridges up to window level. If all goes as planned, it should take about an hour or so. I'm located on White Oak Road off Harper Hwy north of I-10 about 10 miles; then 3.2 miles east on White Oak Road to the ranch. Address is 7680 White Oak Road on north side of the road. Green gate will be open. You'll see the white RV on the left side (west side) of the property. Call me at 505-419-2713/text ok or reply to this email for more information. 73 and Thanks in advance, Lew King W5LEW ______________________________________________________________ HCARC mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/hcarc Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:HCARC 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 kd5wdq at gmail.com Fri Nov 20 13:54:56 2015 From: kd5wdq at gmail.com (kd5wdq .) Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2015 12:54:56 -0600 Subject: [HCARC] January meeting? Message-ID: Team, Like to put on a demo of the TPI-1001-B signal analyzer/scalar network analyzer. See: http://www.rf-consultant.com/ This is one really amazing piece of test equipment and it can work as a scalar network analyzer. It is replacing my Tek 492 & tracking generator (scalar network analyzer) that died. For the money it's a killer! So what's the agenda for January? Will need a VGA projector, believe I saw one there. Eddie af5sa.net From tower2 at stx.rr.com Fri Nov 20 14:38:21 2015 From: tower2 at stx.rr.com (Harvey N. Vordenbaum) Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2015 13:38:21 -0600 Subject: [HCARC] January meeting? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Normally, the VP, Chuck Hopkins, manages the programs/demos. Would that be program length or just a demo? I copied the Pres., Sec. and Treasurer on this email as well. Hv -----Original Message----- From: HCARC [mailto:hcarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of kd5wdq . Sent: Friday, November 20, 2015 12:55 PM To: HCARC at mailman.qth.net Subject: [HCARC] January meeting? Team, Like to put on a demo of the TPI-1001-B signal analyzer/scalar network analyzer. See: http://www.rf-consultant.com/ This is one really amazing piece of test equipment and it can work as a scalar network analyzer. It is replacing my Tek 492 & tracking generator (scalar network analyzer) that died. For the money it's a killer! So what's the agenda for January? Will need a VGA projector, believe I saw one there. Eddie af5sa.net ______________________________________________________________ HCARC mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/hcarc Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:HCARC 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 w5lew at reagan.com Sat Nov 21 07:54:35 2015 From: w5lew at reagan.com (Lew King) Date: Sat, 21 Nov 2015 06:54:35 -0600 Subject: [HCARC] huge Thank You! Message-ID: <001601d1245b$c675d550$53617ff0$@com> Please permit me to give a big huge Thank You to the four HCARC hams who helped me with the refrigerator install in my RV yesterday: Frank Edwards KK5IA Gale Heise KM4DR Bob Peay KG5EEX Bob Richie K5YB Our install team managed the removal of the old refrigerator and the insertion of the new fridge into the opening in only 24 minutes! I don't know if that's a record, but I thought it was outstanding. Thanks again to these men and to the club and great hobby that brought us together. See you at the Christmas Party on Dec. 5th. 73 and God bless Lew W5LEW From qltfnish at omniglobal.net Sat Nov 21 12:00:44 2015 From: qltfnish at omniglobal.net (Gary J - N5BAA) Date: Sat, 21 Nov 2015 11:00:44 -0600 Subject: [HCARC] huge Thank You! In-Reply-To: <001601d1245b$c675d550$53617ff0$@com> References: <001601d1245b$c675d550$53617ff0$@com> Message-ID: Good show to all that were able to help - the helping each other is what it is all about. 24 minutes from removal to install is probably some kind of record. Gary J N5BAA -----Original Message----- From: Lew King Sent: Saturday, November 21, 2015 6:54 AM To: Hill Country Amateur Radio Club Subject: [HCARC] huge Thank You! Please permit me to give a big huge Thank You to the four HCARC hams who helped me with the refrigerator install in my RV yesterday: Frank Edwards KK5IA Gale Heise KM4DR Bob Peay KG5EEX Bob Richie K5YB Our install team managed the removal of the old refrigerator and the insertion of the new fridge into the opening in only 24 minutes! I don't know if that's a record, but I thought it was outstanding. Thanks again to these men and to the club and great hobby that brought us together. See you at the Christmas Party on Dec. 5th. 73 and God bless Lew W5LEW ______________________________________________________________ HCARC mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/hcarc Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:HCARC at mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2015.0.6176 / Virus Database: 4460/11036 - Release Date: 11/20/15 From kd5wdq at gmail.com Sun Nov 15 19:22:51 2015 From: kd5wdq at gmail.com (kd5wdq .) Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2015 18:22:51 -0600 Subject: [HCARC] Fwd: Fw: Strong to Severe Thunderstorms Expected Overnight Monday into Tuesday Morning In-Reply-To: <1045376420.5302183.1447633289427.JavaMail.yahoo@mail.yahoo.com> References: <1045376420.5302183.1447633289427.JavaMail.yahoo.ref@mail.yahoo.com> <1045376420.5302183.1447633289427.JavaMail.yahoo@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Kovelan Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2015 00:21:28 +0000 (UTC) Subject: Fw: Strong to Severe Thunderstorms Expected Overnight Monday into Tuesday Morning To: kd5wdq at gmail.com --- On Sun, 11/15/15, SR-EWX Alert - NOAA Service Account wrote: > From: SR-EWX Alert - NOAA Service Account > Subject: Strong to Severe Thunderstorms Expected Overnight Monday into Tuesday Morning > To: > Date: Sunday, November 15, 2015, 6:17 PM > > Good Evening South-Central Texas > Partners,Headline: > > > Severe Thunderstorms will be > possible beginning Monday night and lasting through Tuesday > morning. > Area of Concern: (graphic attached) > > All of South Central Texas > excluding the Rio Grande Plains. > > Threats & > Impacts: (in order of significance) > > > > Winds: The biggest concern with the highest > confidence for this event. We should be receiving a mature, > well-developed squall line which will be capable of straight > line winds of 50-70 > mph.Tornadoes: There is a risk for tornadoes IF any > isolated storms develop ahead of the line. Confidence is NOT > high that we will see these isolated storms at this time. > However, if we do, tornado development will be > possible. The risk will be much lower with the > squall line.Lightning: The environment is favorable for > significant lightning activity, especially with the squall > line as it passes through. Expect frequent cloud to ground > lightning strikes. > Hail: Large hail will be possible, both if we > receive isolated storms ahead of the line and with the > squall line itself. Quarter sized to ping pong ball sized > hail will be possible. > Timing and Overview: (graphic > attached)A > strong upper level storm system will begin to impact South > Central Texas Monday night and persist through Tuesday > morning. At this time, it appears likely that a strong to > severe line of storms will begin to enter the Hill Country > around midnight and push eastward towards the Austin area, > reaching the I-35 corridor by around daybreak Tuesday > morning. The line will be capable of producing severe > straight line winds, large hail, and frequent cloud to > ground lightning.There is also a possibility > for isolated supercell storms to develop ahead of the line > during the evening hours (6pm-midnight). While there is > currently considerable uncertainty that this will occur, if > these isolated cells develop, they will also have the > potential for producing tornadoes. The area of concern for > this isolated storm development is along the I-35 corridor > and areas east.Confidence:Winds: > Moderate to High > Tornadoes: Low (if isolated cells develop, then > moderate)Hail: ModerateLightning: Moderate > to high > > Additional > Information Resources: > > > > > > ? > NWS Austin / San Antonio Contact > Numbers: > 800-292-5508 or 830-606-3617 > > ? > NWS Austin > / San Antonio Webpage: http://www.weather.gov/sanantonio > > ? > Storm > Prediction Center: http://www.spc.noaa.gov/ > > ? > Online Severe > Weather Reporting: http://www.srh.noaa.gov/StormReport/SubmitReport.php?site=EWX > > Request > for Information: > > > > Please relay severe weather reports and/or photo?s of > severe weather to sr-ewx.alert at noaa.gov > > > > > Sincerely, > > Trevor Boucher & Aaron > Treadway2090 Airport > RoadNew Braunfels, TX > 78130weather.gov/austin > Forecast Desk: 830-606-3617 > sr-ewx.alert at noaa.gov > > > > > > > > > From sgriffin1 at windstream.net Mon Nov 23 20:45:43 2015 From: sgriffin1 at windstream.net (sgriffin1 at windstream.net) Date: Mon, 23 Nov 2015 19:45:43 -0600 Subject: [HCARC] Email Message-ID: <20151123204543.CAI6J.24011.root@pamxwww09-z01> sgriffin1 at windstream.net From n5baa at hctc.net Tue Nov 24 23:45:40 2015 From: n5baa at hctc.net (Gary Johnson) Date: Tue, 24 Nov 2015 22:45:40 -0600 Subject: [HCARC] SteppIR For Sale Message-ID: <6465E865353840B0AD76AB326E39C176@GaryPC> A new friend and new Ham to the area (Castroville) sent me the following email below. His email is AK6ZZ at hotmail.com if anyone is interested. His name is Keith Heimbold and is a great guy. He recently sold me a crank-up antenna mast which has been donated to the club for Field Day/Emergency use. ?Gary, I put my steppir for sale. I need to do something smaller. Maybe a hex beam would be a good idea. Especially a homebrew. I will keep my A3S for now. Keith? 73, Gary J N5BAA From bucket at janeandjohn.org Wed Nov 25 09:06:42 2015 From: bucket at janeandjohn.org (John Canfield) Date: Wed, 25 Nov 2015 08:06:42 -0600 Subject: [HCARC] SteppIR For Sale In-Reply-To: <6465E865353840B0AD76AB326E39C176@GaryPC> References: <6465E865353840B0AD76AB326E39C176@GaryPC> Message-ID: <5655C072.9060503@janeandjohn.org> Been looking at StepIRs for my planned tower - email sent to him. 73 John WB5THT On 11/24/2015 10:45 PM, Gary Johnson wrote: > A new friend and new Ham to the area (Castroville) sent me the following email below. His email is AK6ZZ at hotmail.com if anyone is interested. His name is Keith Heimbold and is a great guy. He recently sold me a crank-up antenna mast which has been donated to the club for Field Day/Emergency use. > > ?Gary, > > I put my steppir for sale. I need to do something smaller. Maybe a hex beam would be a good idea. Especially a homebrew. > > I will keep my A3S for now. > > Keith? > > 73, > > Gary J > N5BAA > > ______________________________________________________________ > HCARC mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/hcarc > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:HCARC 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 sgriffin1 at windstream.net Thu Nov 26 12:10:54 2015 From: sgriffin1 at windstream.net (sgriffin1 at windstream.net) Date: Thu, 26 Nov 2015 11:10:54 -0600 Subject: [HCARC] Call-Up Message-ID: <20151126121054.65LUC.2579.root@pamxwww07-z01> Good Morning Don I got the call-up and printed it. It look great, thank you for taking the time to work on the scrip. WD5ENH Steve From sgriffin1 at windstream.net Thu Nov 26 12:13:50 2015 From: sgriffin1 at windstream.net (sgriffin1 at windstream.net) Date: Thu, 26 Nov 2015 11:13:50 -0600 Subject: [HCARC] Good Day Message-ID: <20151126121350.SMI8K.2584.root@pamxwww07-z01> To everyone I wish a HAPPY THANKSGIVING and be safe. GOD Blessing WD5ENH Steve From n5baa at hctc.net Sat Nov 28 13:25:47 2015 From: n5baa at hctc.net (Gary Johnson) Date: Sat, 28 Nov 2015 12:25:47 -0600 Subject: [HCARC] January Meeting Presentation by NWS Message-ID: <5D24133E69A34ED99BF29A0F41BB9590@GaryPC> Just a bit about the January talk by NWS on the El Nino ? this is from NWS Colorado ? our talk is from the local NWS Office in New Braunfels: ?Just a friendly note from Kevin Trenberth, distinguished senior scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado: Expect ?major disruptions, widespread droughts and floods,? Kevin Trenberth, distinguished senior scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado. In principle, with advance warning, El Nino can be managed and prepared for, ?but without that knowledge, all kinds of mayhem will let loose.? ?The last time there was an El Nino of similar magnitude to the current one, the record-setting event of 1997-1998, floods, fires, droughts and other calamities killed at least 30,000 people and caused $100 billion in damage, Trenberth estimates. Another powerful El Nino, in 1918-19, sank India into a brutal drought and probably contributed to the global flu pandemic, according to a study by the Climate Program Office of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. - See more at: http://www.alloutdoor.com/2015/10/22/el-nino-get-ready-for-all-kinds-of-mayhem/#sthash.LSW4hl02.dpuf? It will likely be blamed somehow on Global Warming ? most everything is!!! Gary J N5BAA From n5baa at hctc.net Sun Nov 29 19:35:20 2015 From: n5baa at hctc.net (Gary Johnson) Date: Sun, 29 Nov 2015 18:35:20 -0600 Subject: [HCARC] Global Cooling predicted for 2030-2040 Message-ID: <6A91A2293D804020A7610C3E719B5008@GaryPC> When British scientists with last names like Zarkova ( the Russians have a big stake in the game) start predicting Little Ice Ages I tend to listen. http://www.express.co.uk/news/science/616937/GLOBAL-COOLING-Decade-long-ice-age-predicted-as-sun-hibernates In the meantime I need to get on with building my 40-160 meter Hexbeam. I wish my 30 foot tall telephone poles were the 60 foot tall ones. An 40/80 meter hexbeam at 60-65 feet might prove interesting. Gary J N5BAA