From tower2 at stx.rr.com Sat Apr 1 08:35:07 2017 From: tower2 at stx.rr.com (Harvey N. Vordenbaum) Date: Sat, 1 Apr 2017 07:35:07 -0500 Subject: [HCARC] Kure and Midway Islands Deleted from ARRL DXCC List... In-Reply-To: <19b1d8.122f51ad.4610655e@aol.com> References: <19b1d8.122f51ad.4610655e@aol.com> Message-ID: <000d01d2aae4$68ee9fa0$3acbdee0$@rr.com> "es" was left off of the hyperlink. You can add it in the search window. hv -----Original Message----- From: HCARC [mailto:hcarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Don Murray via HCARC Sent: Friday, March 31, 2017 9:07 PM To: hcarc at mailman.qth.net Subject: [HCARC] Kure and Midway Islands Deleted from ARRL DXCC List... http://www.arrl.org/news/midway-and-kure-islands-are-now-deleted-dxcc-entiti es ______________________________________________________________ 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 n5baa at hctc.net Tue Apr 4 12:43:09 2017 From: n5baa at hctc.net (Gary Johnson) Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2017 11:43:09 -0500 Subject: [HCARC] Icom BNC Connectors For RX Antenna Connections Message-ID: Is there any reason other than size and lack of need to handle any TX power that Icom (and others) use the BNC connector on their receive only antenna connections?? This is true of even the Icom 7800 series radios that cost $13,000.00 plus. You would not expect in a $13,000.00 radio (Icom 7851) that there would not be a need for a ?cost cutting? measure. As one might tell, I am somewhat ignorant when it comes to these fittings. Fortunately even Amphenol BNC?s are inexpensive (around $1.00) to buy. Just seems that we could settle on one fitting for radios to keep things simple. Could the BNC?s be used to prevent receive only antennas from being attached to antenna ports that COULD carry transmit power. That would make the most sense. 73, Gary J N5BAA From W4wj at aol.com Tue Apr 4 20:09:34 2017 From: W4wj at aol.com (W4wj at aol.com) Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2017 20:09:34 -0400 Subject: [HCARC] FMT Wednesday evening Message-ID: <14dba0.2dd923e.46158fbe@aol.com> Hello all... Wednesday evening is the spring Frequency Measuring Test. Here are the operating times and approximate frequencies. Please note that the FMT begins at 0000Z Thursday APR 6th, which is 7PM CDT Wednesday APR 5th, tomorrow evening! April 6, 20m, 14121 kHz 0000Z: W6OQI, 0130Z: W6OQI April 6, 40m, 7064 kHz 0215Z: K5CM, 0221Z: W8RKO April 6, 80m, 3598 kHz 0240Z: K5CM, 0246Z: W8RKO After you make your measurements, you may submit them at: http://www.b4h.net/fmt/ go to the DATA ENTRY page and fill out your information. Please note that the first set of measurements will at 000Z and 0130Z from W6OQI in California. W6OQI will transmit on the same frequency for the two sessions, so you would enter only ONE measurement. Also PLEASE NOTE that you will enter the frequency in HERTZ. So... if the signal were exactly on 14MHz, you would submit 14000000.0 Notice, no commas and no spaces. For those of you trying this for the first time, find the test signal in CW mode, then change your mode to either LSB or USB, at this point you will tune for ZERO BEAT... i.e. tune the receiver so the that the tone reaches zero. You may have to make an approximation where the zero point is! The frequency reading on your receiver would be the frequency that you would submit. Now... suppose your receiver display shows 14,121.1 for the first session... so your submission might be 14121100.0Hz Your submission for 20 meters, should have 8 numbers before the decimal point. Your submission for 40 and 80 meters should have 7 numbers before the decimal point. If you would like to talk about the FMT at Thursday's meeting, bring your numbers with you. Remember... this is a FUN activity. OH... the results will be posted at 10PM CDT Saturday evening at http://www.b4h.net/fmt/ 73 Don W4WJ From W4wj at aol.com Tue Apr 4 20:15:41 2017 From: W4wj at aol.com (W4wj at aol.com) Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2017 20:15:41 -0400 Subject: [HCARC] Icom BNC Connectors For RX Antenna Connections Message-ID: <14dcf6.5f08f1be.4615912d@aol.com> Gary... Not only to prevent an OOPS... but also the BNC occupies less area of the rear panel... where space can be at a premium. 73 Don W4WJ In a message dated 4/4/2017 11:45:19 A.M. Central Daylight Time, n5baa at hctc.net writes: Is there any reason other than size and lack of need to handle any TX power that Icom (and others) use the BNC connector on their receive only antenna connections?? This is true of even the Icom 7800 series radios that cost $13,000.00 plus. You would not expect in a $13,000.00 radio (Icom 7851) that there would not be a need for a ?cost cutting? measure. As one might tell, I am somewhat ignorant when it comes to these fittings. Fortunately even Amphenol BNC?s are inexpensive (around $1.00) to buy. Just seems that we could settle on one fitting for radios to keep things simple. Could the BNC?s be used to prevent receive only antennas from being attached to antenna ports that COULD carry transmit power. That would make the most sense. 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 aa6rk at aol.com Tue Apr 4 20:36:14 2017 From: aa6rk at aol.com (AA6RK) Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2017 19:36:14 -0500 Subject: [HCARC] Eimac 3-500Z Message-ID: I have two of these USA made finals surplus to my needs. Fully functional. Contact me via email. Thanks. Bob... Please visit my web site: www.trumpetbob.com From billandmattie at windstream.net Tue Apr 4 22:08:24 2017 From: billandmattie at windstream.net (Bill Tynan) Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2017 21:08:24 -0500 Subject: [HCARC] AK5M SK Message-ID: <00b301d2adb1$8246f270$86d4d750$@windstream.net> Thanks to K5HV for posting the sad news re Harvey West, AK5M. AK5M was a major participant in the Club when I arrived in1989. Among other contributions, he had arranged several grants of significant amounts of money for the Club from his former employer, Exxon. I talked with him on the phone last year and he wasn't doing well then. According to the Daily Times, he was 96. 73, Bill Tynan, W3XO From: Harvey N. Vordenbaum [mailto:tower2 at stx.rr.com] Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2017 7:55 PM To: Harvey N. Vordenbaum > Subject: SK, HARVEY WEST, AK5M Long time, and probably, original Club Member, Harvey O. West, AK5M, passed away Sunday April 2 at home. Services are pending at Grimes Funeral Chapels. In one of the first Club meetings I ever attended, in about 1994, Bob Nelson, N5EW, then WD9HSE, was elected President. As was the custom then, the former President, Harvey West, immediately sat down and the new President had to carry on with the meeting. I thought that was unique. That was when we were meeting in the garage apartment building behind the Kerr Regional History Center on Water Street. 73 Harvey K5HV From W4wj at aol.com Tue Apr 4 22:29:23 2017 From: W4wj at aol.com (W4wj at aol.com) Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2017 22:29:23 -0400 Subject: [HCARC] Icom BNC Connectors For RX Antenna Connections Message-ID: <14ff41.5b8edb89.4615b083@aol.com> Hello all... I still believe the usage of the BNC comes down to the minimal space that is occupied by the connector. Back in the day... some rigs had "RCA" connectors for outboard receiver. I have no further commen on this!! ;-) Here are the Amphenol specs for TYPE N, BNC and UHF (PL-259) connectors. Interesting reading... I have also included links to the wikipedia discussion of each connector format. TYPE N http://www.amphenolrf.com/connectors/n-type.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N_connector BNC http://www.amphenolrf.com/connectors/bnc.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BNC_connector UHF (PL-259) http://www.amphenolrf.com/connectors/uhf.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UHF_connector 73 Don W4WJ In a message dated 4/4/2017 7:37:18 P.M. Central Daylight Time, robertson at ctesc.net writes: Don & Gary, I would think if the truth were known, the BNC connector is closer to the N in quality than the PL-259. Dennis -- W5FBG ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Murray via HCARC" To: ; Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2017 7:15 PM Subject: Re: [HCARC] Icom BNC Connectors For RX Antenna Connections > Gary... > > Not only to prevent an OOPS... but also the BNC occupies > less area of the rear panel... where space can be at a premium. > > 73 > Don > W4WJ > > > > In a message dated 4/4/2017 11:45:19 A.M. Central Daylight Time, > n5baa at hctc.net writes: > > Is there any reason other than size and lack of need to handle any TX > power that Icom (and others) use the BNC connector on their receive only > antenna connections?? This is true of even the Icom 7800 series radios > that cost > $13,000.00 plus. You would not expect in a $13,000.00 radio (Icom 7851) > that there would not be a need for a ?cost cutting? measure. As one > might > tell, I am somewhat ignorant when it comes to these fittings. > Fortunately > even Amphenol BNC?s are inexpensive (around $1.00) to buy. Just seems > that we could settle on one fitting for radios to keep things simple. > > Could the BNC?s be used to prevent receive only antennas from being > attached to antenna ports that COULD carry transmit power. That would > make the > most sense. > > 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 > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus From qltfnish at omniglobal.net Tue Apr 4 23:37:37 2017 From: qltfnish at omniglobal.net (Gary J - N5BAA) Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2017 22:37:37 -0500 Subject: [HCARC] Icom BNC Connectors For RX Antenna Connections In-Reply-To: <14ff41.5b8edb89.4615b083@aol.com> References: <14ff41.5b8edb89.4615b083@aol.com> Message-ID: <0577745D5E434F3F8FF19D79EAC9623F@GaryPC> Thank you so much for the info and the research to find it. Sometimes one wonders about why the choices that are made, are made that way.. 73, Gary J N5BAA -----Original Message----- From: Don Murray via HCARC Sent: Tuesday, April 4, 2017 9:29 PM To: hcarc at mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [HCARC] Icom BNC Connectors For RX Antenna Connections Hello all... I still believe the usage of the BNC comes down to the minimal space that is occupied by the connector. Back in the day... some rigs had "RCA" connectors for outboard receiver. I have no further commen on this!! ;-) Here are the Amphenol specs for TYPE N, BNC and UHF (PL-259) connectors. Interesting reading... I have also included links to the wikipedia discussion of each connector format. TYPE N http://www.amphenolrf.com/connectors/n-type.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N_connector BNC http://www.amphenolrf.com/connectors/bnc.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BNC_connector UHF (PL-259) http://www.amphenolrf.com/connectors/uhf.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UHF_connector 73 Don W4WJ In a message dated 4/4/2017 7:37:18 P.M. Central Daylight Time, robertson at ctesc.net writes: Don & Gary, I would think if the truth were known, the BNC connector is closer to the N in quality than the PL-259. Dennis -- W5FBG ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Murray via HCARC" To: ; Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2017 7:15 PM Subject: Re: [HCARC] Icom BNC Connectors For RX Antenna Connections > Gary... > > Not only to prevent an OOPS... but also the BNC occupies > less area of the rear panel... where space can be at a premium. > > 73 > Don > W4WJ > > > > In a message dated 4/4/2017 11:45:19 A.M. Central Daylight Time, > n5baa at hctc.net writes: > > Is there any reason other than size and lack of need to handle any TX > power that Icom (and others) use the BNC connector on their receive only > antenna connections?? This is true of even the Icom 7800 series radios > that cost > $13,000.00 plus. You would not expect in a $13,000.00 radio (Icom 7851) > that there would not be a need for a ?cost cutting? measure. As one > might > tell, I am somewhat ignorant when it comes to these fittings. > Fortunately > even Amphenol BNC?s are inexpensive (around $1.00) to buy. Just seems > that we could settle on one fitting for radios to keep things simple. > > Could the BNC?s be used to prevent receive only antennas from being > attached to antenna ports that COULD carry transmit power. That would > make the > most sense. > > 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 > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus ______________________________________________________________ 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 tower2 at stx.rr.com Wed Apr 5 08:14:47 2017 From: tower2 at stx.rr.com (Harvey N. Vordenbaum) Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2017 07:14:47 -0500 Subject: [HCARC] AK5M SK In-Reply-To: <00b301d2adb1$8246f270$86d4d750$@windstream.net> References: <00b301d2adb1$8246f270$86d4d750$@windstream.net> Message-ID: <000301d2ae06$3a9efb20$afdcf160$@rr.com> Thanks for putting it on the reflector, Bill. Hv -----Original Message----- From: HCARC [mailto:hcarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Bill Tynan Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2017 9:08 PM To: hcarc at mailman.qth.net Subject: [HCARC] AK5M SK Thanks to K5HV for posting the sad news re Harvey West, AK5M. AK5M was a major participant in the Club when I arrived in 1989. Among other contributions, he had arranged several grants of significant amounts of money for the Club from his former employer, Exxon. I talked with him on the phone last year and he wasn't doing well then. According to the Daily Times, he was 96. 73, Bill Tynan, W3XO From: Harvey N. Vordenbaum [mailto:tower2 at stx.rr.com] Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2017 7:55 PM To: Harvey N. Vordenbaum > Subject: SK, HARVEY WEST, AK5M Long time, and probably, original Club Member, Harvey O. West, AK5M, passed away Sunday April 2 at home. Services are pending at Grimes Funeral Chapels. In one of the first Club meetings I ever attended, in about 1994, Bob Nelson, N5EW, then WD9HSE, was elected President. As was the custom then, the former President, Harvey West, immediately sat down and the new President had to carry on with the meeting. I thought that was unique. That was when we were meeting in the garage apartment building behind the Kerr Regional History Center on Water Street. 73 Harvey K5HV ______________________________________________________________ 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 jimwess at technologist.com Thu Apr 6 12:22:26 2017 From: jimwess at technologist.com (James Wesseling) Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2017 11:22:26 -0500 Subject: [HCARC] MFJ 336T Message-ID: <7cd15af9-c17b-fefa-8a09-4ee91b396fd4@technologist.com> I have a MFJ 336T magnetic mount with a 17ft cable that I will sell for 10 bucks. It's a little rusty on the top side, but magnetic side is fine. This is a heavy duty magnetic mount. Jim Wesseling KF5LI 830-522-5024 From john at ac4ca.us Sun Apr 9 17:53:25 2017 From: john at ac4ca.us (John AC4CA) Date: Sun, 9 Apr 2017 16:53:25 -0500 Subject: [HCARC] K5XA Sale Message-ID: <000001d2b17b$b74a2870$25de7950$@ac4ca.us> John, K5XA, will be selling most of his station soon. He is relocating from Kerrville to Austin. For questions, please contact John, AC4CA. From john at ac4ca.us Tue Apr 11 11:05:30 2017 From: john at ac4ca.us (John AC4CA) Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2017 10:05:30 -0500 Subject: [HCARC] Thanks & Congrats Message-ID: <000001d2b2d5$0fa97e30$2efc7a90$@ac4ca.us> A big thank you and congratulations to Starr for a fine job on the first Static. From billandmattie at windstream.net Tue Apr 11 22:14:15 2017 From: billandmattie at windstream.net (Bill Tynan) Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2017 21:14:15 -0500 Subject: [HCARC] Test Message-ID: <005501d2b332$7c429240$74c7b6c0$@windstream.net> TEST From cw4evr at hctc.net Thu Apr 13 15:37:22 2017 From: cw4evr at hctc.net (Fred Gilmore) Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2017 13:37:22 -0600 Subject: [HCARC] RTTY Message-ID: You rtty guys need to see this! https://www.facebook.com/BuzzFeedAnimals/videos/1425744884114169/ From ccrobins at ktc.com Fri Apr 14 18:16:45 2017 From: ccrobins at ktc.com (Charley & Peggy Robinson) Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2017 17:16:45 -0500 Subject: [HCARC] Sam Jones - N5PHI In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: For those who didn't know, Sam had surgery last Monday to remove part of his cancerous liver. He is in a hospital in SA. I talked to Sam's XYL, Ruby, this afternoon. She says Sam is doing well. So much so that they are planning on him going home tomorrow. Keep him in your thoughts, gang. 73, Charley Robinson, af5ao On 4/6/2017 11:22 AM, hcarc-request at mailman.qth.net wrote: > Send HCARC mailing list submissions to > hcarc at mailman.qth.net > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/hcarc > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > hcarc-request at mailman.qth.net > > You can reach the person managing the list at > hcarc-owner at mailman.qth.net > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of HCARC digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Eimac 3-500Z (AA6RK) > 2. AK5M SK (Bill Tynan) > 3. Re: Icom BNC Connectors For RX Antenna Connections (W4wj at aol.com) > 4. Re: Icom BNC Connectors For RX Antenna Connections > (Gary J - N5BAA) > 5. Re: AK5M SK (Harvey N. Vordenbaum) > 6. MFJ 336T (James Wesseling) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2017 19:36:14 -0500 > From: AA6RK > To: hcarc at mailman.qth.net > Subject: [HCARC] Eimac 3-500Z > Message-ID: > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > I have two of these USA made finals surplus to my needs. Fully functional. Contact me via email. > Thanks. Bob... > > Please visit my web site: > www.trumpetbob.com > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2017 21:08:24 -0500 > From: "Bill Tynan" > To: > Subject: [HCARC] AK5M SK > Message-ID: <00b301d2adb1$8246f270$86d4d750$@windstream.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Thanks to K5HV for posting the sad news re Harvey West, AK5M. > > > > AK5M was a major participant in the Club when I arrived in1989. Among other > contributions, he had arranged several grants of significant amounts of > money for the Club from his former employer, Exxon. > > > > I talked with him on the phone last year and he wasn't doing well then. > > > > According to the Daily Times, he was 96. > > > > 73, > > Bill Tynan, W3XO > > > > > > > > From: Harvey N. Vordenbaum [mailto:tower2 at stx.rr.com] > Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2017 7:55 PM > To: Harvey N. Vordenbaum > > Subject: SK, HARVEY WEST, AK5M > > > > Long time, and probably, original Club Member, Harvey O. West, AK5M, passed > away Sunday April 2 at home. > > Services are pending at Grimes Funeral Chapels. > > In one of the first Club meetings I ever attended, in about 1994, Bob > Nelson, N5EW, then WD9HSE, was elected President. As was the custom then, > the former President, Harvey West, immediately sat down and the new > President had to carry on with the meeting. > > I thought that was unique. > > That was when we were meeting in the garage apartment building behind the > Kerr Regional History Center on Water Street. > > 73 > > Harvey > > K5HV > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2017 22:29:23 -0400 > From: W4wj at aol.com > To: hcarc at mailman.qth.net > Subject: Re: [HCARC] Icom BNC Connectors For RX Antenna Connections > Message-ID: <14ff41.5b8edb89.4615b083 at aol.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > Hello all... > > I still believe the usage of the BNC comes down to > the minimal space that is occupied by the connector. > > Back in the day... some rigs had "RCA" connectors for > outboard receiver. I have no further commen on this!! ;-) > > Here are the Amphenol specs for TYPE N, BNC and UHF > (PL-259) connectors. Interesting reading... > > I have also included links to the wikipedia discussion > of each connector format. > > TYPE N > http://www.amphenolrf.com/connectors/n-type.html > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N_connector > > BNC > http://www.amphenolrf.com/connectors/bnc.html > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BNC_connector > > > UHF (PL-259) > http://www.amphenolrf.com/connectors/uhf.html > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UHF_connector > > > 73 > Don > W4WJ > > > > > In a message dated 4/4/2017 7:37:18 P.M. Central Daylight Time, > robertson at ctesc.net writes: > > Don & Gary, > > I would think if the truth were known, the BNC connector is closer to the > N > in quality than the PL-259. > > Dennis -- W5FBG > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Don Murray via HCARC" > To: ; > Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2017 7:15 PM > Subject: Re: [HCARC] Icom BNC Connectors For RX Antenna Connections > > >> Gary... >> >> Not only to prevent an OOPS... but also the BNC occupies >> less area of the rear panel... where space can be at a premium. >> >> 73 >> Don >> W4WJ >> >> >> >> In a message dated 4/4/2017 11:45:19 A.M. Central Daylight Time, >> n5baa at hctc.net writes: >> >> Is there any reason other than size and lack of need to handle any TX >> power that Icom (and others) use the BNC connector on their receive only >> antenna connections?? This is true of even the Icom 7800 series radios >> that cost >> $13,000.00 plus. You would not expect in a $13,000.00 radio (Icom 7851) >> that there would not be a need for a ?cost cutting? measure. As one >> might >> tell, I am somewhat ignorant when it comes to these fittings. >> Fortunately >> even Amphenol BNC?s are inexpensive (around $1.00) to buy. Just seems >> that we could settle on one fitting for radios to keep things simple. >> >> Could the BNC?s be used to prevent receive only antennas from being >> attached to antenna ports that COULD carry transmit power. That would >> make the >> most sense. >> >> 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 >> ______________________________________________________________ >> 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 > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2017 22:37:37 -0500 > From: "Gary J - N5BAA" > To: , > Subject: Re: [HCARC] Icom BNC Connectors For RX Antenna Connections > Message-ID: <0577745D5E434F3F8FF19D79EAC9623F at GaryPC> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="UTF-8"; > reply-type=original > > Thank you so much for the info and the research to find it. Sometimes one > wonders about why the choices that are made, are made that way.. > > 73, > > Gary J > N5BAA > > -----Original Message----- > From: Don Murray via HCARC > Sent: Tuesday, April 4, 2017 9:29 PM > To: hcarc at mailman.qth.net > Subject: Re: [HCARC] Icom BNC Connectors For RX Antenna Connections > > Hello all... > > I still believe the usage of the BNC comes down to > the minimal space that is occupied by the connector. > > Back in the day... some rigs had "RCA" connectors for > outboard receiver. I have no further commen on this!! ;-) > > Here are the Amphenol specs for TYPE N, BNC and UHF > (PL-259) connectors. Interesting reading... > > I have also included links to the wikipedia discussion > of each connector format. > > TYPE N > http://www.amphenolrf.com/connectors/n-type.html > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N_connector > > BNC > http://www.amphenolrf.com/connectors/bnc.html > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BNC_connector > > > UHF (PL-259) > http://www.amphenolrf.com/connectors/uhf.html > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UHF_connector > > > 73 > Don > W4WJ > > > > > In a message dated 4/4/2017 7:37:18 P.M. Central Daylight Time, > robertson at ctesc.net writes: > > Don & Gary, > > I would think if the truth were known, the BNC connector is closer to the > N > in quality than the PL-259. > > Dennis -- W5FBG > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Don Murray via HCARC" > To: ; > Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2017 7:15 PM > Subject: Re: [HCARC] Icom BNC Connectors For RX Antenna Connections > > >> Gary... >> >> Not only to prevent an OOPS... but also the BNC occupies >> less area of the rear panel... where space can be at a premium. >> >> 73 >> Don >> W4WJ >> >> >> >> In a message dated 4/4/2017 11:45:19 A.M. Central Daylight Time, >> n5baa at hctc.net writes: >> >> Is there any reason other than size and lack of need to handle any TX >> power that Icom (and others) use the BNC connector on their receive only >> antenna connections?? This is true of even the Icom 7800 series radios >> that cost >> $13,000.00 plus. You would not expect in a $13,000.00 radio (Icom 7851) >> that there would not be a need for a ?cost cutting? measure. As one >> might >> tell, I am somewhat ignorant when it comes to these fittings. >> Fortunately >> even Amphenol BNC?s are inexpensive (around $1.00) to buy. Just seems >> that we could settle on one fitting for radios to keep things simple. >> >> Could the BNC?s be used to prevent receive only antennas from being >> attached to antenna ports that COULD carry transmit power. That would >> make the >> most sense. >> >> 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 >> ______________________________________________________________ >> 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 > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2017 07:14:47 -0500 > From: "Harvey N. Vordenbaum" > To: "'Bill Tynan'" , > > Subject: Re: [HCARC] AK5M SK > Message-ID: <000301d2ae06$3a9efb20$afdcf160$@rr.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Thanks for putting it on the reflector, Bill. > Hv > > > -----Original Message----- > From: HCARC [mailto:hcarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Bill Tynan > Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2017 9:08 PM > To: hcarc at mailman.qth.net > Subject: [HCARC] AK5M SK > > Thanks to K5HV for posting the sad news re Harvey West, AK5M. > > > > AK5M was a major participant in the Club when I arrived in 1989. Among other > contributions, he had arranged several grants of significant amounts of > money for the Club from his former employer, Exxon. > > > > I talked with him on the phone last year and he wasn't doing well then. > > > > According to the Daily Times, he was 96. > > > > 73, > > Bill Tynan, W3XO > > > > > > > > From: Harvey N. Vordenbaum [mailto:tower2 at stx.rr.com] > Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2017 7:55 PM > To: Harvey N. Vordenbaum > > Subject: SK, HARVEY WEST, AK5M > > > > Long time, and probably, original Club Member, Harvey O. West, AK5M, passed > away Sunday April 2 at home. > > Services are pending at Grimes Funeral Chapels. > > In one of the first Club meetings I ever attended, in about 1994, Bob > Nelson, N5EW, then WD9HSE, was elected President. As was the custom then, > the former President, Harvey West, immediately sat down and the new > President had to carry on with the meeting. > > I thought that was unique. > > That was when we were meeting in the garage apartment building behind the > Kerr Regional History Center on Water Street. > > 73 > > Harvey > > K5HV > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2017 11:22:26 -0500 > From: James Wesseling > To: hcarc at mailman.qth.net > Subject: [HCARC] MFJ 336T > Message-ID: <7cd15af9-c17b-fefa-8a09-4ee91b396fd4 at technologist.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed > > I have a MFJ 336T magnetic mount with a 17ft cable that I will sell for > 10 bucks. It's a little rusty on the top side, but magnetic side is > fine. This is a heavy duty magnetic mount. > > Jim Wesseling KF5LI > 830-522-5024 > > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > HCARC mailing list > HCARC at mailman.qth.net > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/hcarc > > > ------------------------------ > > End of HCARC Digest, Vol 71, Issue 2 > ************************************ > From tower2 at stx.rr.com Fri Apr 14 20:37:46 2017 From: tower2 at stx.rr.com (Harvey N. Vordenbaum) Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2017 19:37:46 -0500 Subject: [HCARC] Funeral Message-ID: <006f01d2b580$825b0450$87110cf0$@rr.com> Very few club members at Harvey West's funeral. Just Ron Follmar and me. I guess it doesn't help to outlive all of your contemporaries. Hv K5HV From n5baa at hctc.net Tue Apr 18 09:42:45 2017 From: n5baa at hctc.net (Gary Johnson) Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2017 08:42:45 -0500 Subject: [HCARC] Preparedness Sales Tax Holidays Message-ID: <67087B1C5AE34ED6A30AF4D739101C8F@GaryPC> Texas Sales Tax Holidays April 22-24, 2017 ? Texas Emergency Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday ?Portable generators used to provide light or communications or to preserve perishable food in the event of a power outage, up to $3000 per item are not taxable ?Storm protection devices specifically rated and marked to protect windows with a sales price of less than $300 are not taxable ?Emergency or rescue ladders with a sales price of $300 or less are not taxable ?Reusable or artificial ice, portable, self-powered light sources, gasoline or diesel fuel containers, batteries (excluding automobile or boat batteries), non-electric coolers or ice chests for food storage, tarpaulins or other flexible waterproof sheeting, a ground anchor system or tie-down kit, mobile telephone batteries or battery chargers, portable self-powered radios (including two-way radios or weatherband radios), non-electric can openers with a sales price of $75 or less are not taxable ?Fire extinguishers, smoke detectors, carbon monoxide detectors with a sales price of $75 or less are not taxable ?Hatches or axes with a sales price of $75 or less are not taxable ?Self-contained first aid kits with a sales price of $75 or less are not taxable May 27-29, 2017 ? Texas Energy Efficiency Sales Tax Holiday ?Energy Star air conditioners with a sales price up to $6,000 are not taxable ?Energy Star clothes washers, ceiling fans, dehumidifiers, dishwashers, incandescent or fluorescent lightbulbs, programmable thermostats, and refrigerators with a sales price of up to $2000. 73, Gary J N5BAA From tower2 at stx.rr.com Wed Apr 19 08:39:39 2017 From: tower2 at stx.rr.com (Harvey N. Vordenbaum) Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2017 07:39:39 -0500 Subject: [HCARC] Suppressor Message-ID: <000901d2b90a$02f248d0$08d6da70$@rr.com> Does anyone have a spare ALPHA-DELTA N-type feed through suppressor? I need to replace one which seems to be intermittent in my 2-M beam antenna system. For a quick fix I'll have to pull one out of another circuit. I was worried the problem was further up the tower or with the antenna. Harvey K5HV From W4wj at aol.com Fri Apr 21 13:38:48 2017 From: W4wj at aol.com (W4wj at aol.com) Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2017 13:38:48 -0400 Subject: [HCARC] Fwd: South Texas News Message-ID: <47717.ef55c74.462b9da8@aol.com> ____________________________________ From: memberlist at www.arrl.org To: w4wj at aol.com Sent: 4/20/2017 2:00:55 P.M. Central Daylight Time Subj: South Texas News CQ CQ, Greetings to all here in the South Texas Section. I have not written for a while and want to catch everyone up on various activities and actions within the Section. We are full swing into the Hamfest season although commitments meant I have not been able to make several that I normally do. I was able to make it Shertz and Orange this year and both of them were great events and had good turnouts. As usual the Friday night BBQ in Orange was up to its typical great standards. Sadly I missed the Section Convention in Rosenberg this year but have been told it too was a great event. I have heard rumors that some changes are coming to it next year and it should be even better. Looking ahead, of course is the Dayton Hamvention and then Hamcom up in Irving. Both great events. Then we will start to wrap up the year with the Austin Summerfest. While unable to make Dayton, I hope to see many of you in Irving and Austin this year. West Gulf Division Communications Task Forces As I stated in an article last year in the West Gulf Division newsletter, there were concerns that the WGD Rapid Response Teams, formed several years ago to support the States Rapid Response Task Forces, was showing signs of neglect with some of our key leadership having retired and started travelling and seeing the world. Dr. Woolweaver and I discussed at length and came up with a plan of action to reenergize the teams and ensure they are ready to respond if this should be the year that the major storms, or other disaster events, return. I am pleased to announce that a new leadership team has been formed and are working to grow the strength and participation on the teams. We currently plan on Four teams -same as previously ? with a Dallas Team, an Austin Team, a San Antonio Team and a West Texas Team. They also have a new name: West Gulf Division Communications Task Forces. Dr. Woolweaver has appointed WGD Assistant Director Dave Martin, K5YFO to lead this effort. Joining the team to assist with logistics, Operation and Training are John Galvin, N5TIM and Scott Hamende, KD5JX. They have gotten off to a running start and I want to thank them much. Interested in participating? Please reach out to any of them for details and thank them for taking this important assignment on. New Section Assistant Manager for Education I would also like to welcome to the Section, Tommy Gober N5DUX as our new Assistant Manager for Education. Tommy has been serving this role in the North Texas Section for several years and has recently moved to Galveston. If you are interested in developing more education initiatives between your group and the local school systems, either in seeking scholarship opportunities, informing your school administrators and teachers of free training offered by the league or simply discussing the benefits of adding Amateur Radio to the school curriculum, reach out to Tommy. If he cannot help, he will know who might be able to. We have several success stories in the Section, such as the Student club at LBJ High School in Austin who has won awards during School on-the-air contests. N5DUX at arrl.net Btw, The ARRL ARISS program is always looking for new schools to schedule on-the-air contacts with the International Space Station. If you think your local school would be interested let us know and we will discuss the process. Scouting Activity Increasing Much thanks to our Assistant Manager for Scouting Les Mignerey KB0MEF who has been working closely with the various scouting councils to grow the relationship and encourage more ham radio activates amongst the Scouting organization. There are several events being planned in the Houston area as I type this. Les would love to work to keep this momentum going and is seeking hams across the section that would like to work with him as Assistants Scouting Coordinators that would focus on your area. Needless to say, he will welcome any assistance with the ongoing events in the Houston area. KB0MEF at arrl.net Texas Division of Emergency Management Conference There are several events coming up, COMEX?s , FEMA Conferences and the Annual Division of Emergency Management Conference in May. As is usual, we will have a booth setup and a local response trailer from SA ARES group also on display. There are several great presentations, of which we will be one on Friday morning the 19th. Volunteer admission rates are just $35. In closing, I would like to recognize and congratulate the Williamson County ARES group for having recently completed a multi-day training event where they supported local Emcom officials by practicing providing communication to support 911 dispatch functions in the event of a loss of normal 800 mhz trunked operations. The event was so successful that they were asked to activate and be on standby during a recent Motorola cutover of 911 consoles and were onsite and ready to support throughout the change over. Great Work team! This shows what ARES and the ongoing training efforts are all about. Lee, W5LHC -------------------------------------------------------------------- ARRL South Texas Section Section Manager: Lee H Cooper, W5LHC w5lhc at arrl.org -------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from messages, go to: http://p1k.arrl.org/oo/dc783959e84dec5d54cabe71b9ee2e95 From sgriffin1 at windstream.net Sun Apr 23 08:51:05 2017 From: sgriffin1 at windstream.net (=?utf-8?B?c2dyaWZmaW4xQHdpbmRzdHJlYW0ubmV0?=) Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2017 12:51:05 GMT Subject: [HCARC] Shortwave Message-ID: <000f4242.27600b461b945612@windstream.net> If anybody is still interested in shortwave listening I have found an interesting websitewww.mwlist.org/shortwave_transmitter_site.php It gives you the map of the world where all the transmitter antennas are located Click on the antenna and it will give you the frequency and schedule of that particular area. I find it quite interesting. I thought it might help and propagation also. WD5ENHSteve Happy Connecting. Sent from my Sprint Phone. From galeheise at windstream.net Sun Apr 23 17:54:03 2017 From: galeheise at windstream.net (galeheise at windstream.net) Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2017 16:54:03 -0500 Subject: [HCARC] Morse Runner Message-ID: To All- It?s been a couple of years, prior to just recently, that I?ve operated in a contest. For CW contests I?ve utilized N1MM for logging CW contacts. Decided I needed practice logging and found the program ?Morse Runner? that?s free. The program is basically a contest simulator. For those who have never tried computer logging it?s a great tool since one can slow down the speed of the incoming code speed. It does a great job of simulating actual conditions. I suggest one begin without the QSK, QRN or QRM checked until some experience is gained. If anyone tries it, let me know what you think of the program. Gale KM4DR From invergo at hotmail.com Sun Apr 23 19:15:26 2017 From: invergo at hotmail.com (M. I.) Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2017 23:15:26 +0000 Subject: [HCARC] Jean Feeney the XYL of Jack Feeney KT4KL has passed away Message-ID: Services for Mary J. Feeney, age 77, of Bandera, who passed away Saturday, April 22, 2017 at her residence are pending at Grimes Funeral Chapels of Bandera. She was the XYL of Jack K T4KL. I will post additional information when available. Michael/W5MWI From sgriffin1 at windstream.net Sun Apr 23 19:38:03 2017 From: sgriffin1 at windstream.net (=?utf-8?B?c2dyaWZmaW4xQHdpbmRzdHJlYW0ubmV0?=) Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2017 23:38:03 GMT Subject: [HCARC] Shortwave Message-ID: <000f4242.4e598c945e760e94@windstream.net> Hi Don please try it the website again. WD5ENHSteve www.mwlist.org/shortwave_transmitter_site.php Happy Connecting. Sent from my Sprint Phone. From sgriffin1 at windstream.net Mon Apr 24 12:49:00 2017 From: sgriffin1 at windstream.net (=?utf-8?B?c2dyaWZmaW4xQHdpbmRzdHJlYW0ubmV0?=) Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2017 16:49:00 GMT Subject: [HCARC] Shortwave Message-ID: <000f4242.2d9d027369535b77@windstream.net> Yesterday I sent a link to a website that I found for shortwave listening if for some reason going through my telephone that website doesn't work very well. ?Might try his to get on your favorite search engine and if you use like Google in the search area of Google type in something like mwlist shortwave and see what that brings up it may bring up that site that I've been talking about and it may looks something like this mwlist_shortwave_antenna if you find something like that in the list that's probably where you need to go and hopefully it will come up there it's quite interesting hopefully that will help.Good luck.WD5ENHSteve Happy Connecting. Sent from my Sprint Phone. From W4wj at aol.com Mon Apr 24 15:37:11 2017 From: W4wj at aol.com (W4wj at aol.com) Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2017 15:37:11 -0400 Subject: [HCARC] Shortwave Message-ID: <6d324.56ef89bb.462fade7@aol.com> This is the site that Steve is talking about! I found it very interesting!! Check it out... and be sure to ZOOM IN and use the Satellite View... TNX Steve!! http://www.mwlist.org/shortwave_transmitter_sites.php 73 Don W4WJ In a message dated 4/24/2017 11:49:21 A.M. Central Daylight Time, sgriffin1 at windstream.net writes: Yesterday I sent a link to a website that I found for shortwave listening if for some reason going through my telephone that website doesn't work very well. Might try his to get on your favorite search engine and if you use like Google in the search area of Google type in something like mwlist shortwave and see what that brings up it may bring up that site that I've been talking about and it may looks something like this mwlist_shortwave_antenna if you find something like that in the list that's probably where you need to go and hopefully it will come up there it's quite interesting hopefully that will help.Good luck.WD5ENHSteve Happy Connecting. Sent from my Sprint Phone. ______________________________________________________________ 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 kk5ia at swbell.net Fri Apr 28 09:28:33 2017 From: kk5ia at swbell.net (Frank Edwards) Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2017 08:28:33 -0500 Subject: [HCARC] Field Day Planning Meeting Message-ID: <283ce148-bc87-3c88-f5c8-51a371fcedcc@swbell.net> The Field Day planning meeting is scheduled for this Saturday at the Red Cross building at 10:00. I hope all who are interested will be able to attend. Thanks and 73 de kk5ia Frank