From cw4evr at hctc.net Fri Oct 6 18:45:26 2017 From: cw4evr at hctc.net (Fred) Date: Fri, 6 Oct 2017 17:45:26 -0500 Subject: [HCARC] Radio Email Message-ID: <50765e15-0312-db17-4e21-aaa3b9e848af@hctc.net> New CMS Cluster Goes Live October 31 The Winlink Development Team has scheduled the switch between the current production CMS cluster (Wien, Perth, Halifax, San Diego) to the new 'cloud' CMS cluster hosted by Amazon Web Services (AWS). The change will take place on October 31, 2017 at 1600 UT. The new upgraded server cluster is geographically diverse and sits within the AWS management environment. This, along with the newest, improved CMS software, provides the Winlink team better management tools, better analytics and monitoring, better backup, automated recovery from common problems, and will mean for users even more dependability and faster performance. Just in case, we have an independent live backup CMS system in San Diego that can be put online in minutes should the whole Amazon infrastructure collapse--and that's not likely. And even if that fails, the Hybrid RMS gateway radio-only network will function to keep message routing and delivery moving. The AWS CMS server cluster has been in continuous beta testing for almost two years. We successfully tested it under full load of the network for four hours on June 16th. We are confident that users will notice no troubles with this change. But we're always on guard: There is nothing users need to do before or after the change, but we would like any issues you come upon to be promptly reported to the Winlink_Programs_Group support group. Just click the 'Support' item in the web site menu for access to it. Current versions of Winlink Express have a checkbox that allows users to test the beta AWS cluster. After the 'go-live' date, this setting simply becomes inoperative, and a later version of the software will see the control disappear. Users of Airmail and other third party clients should also see no effect as long as they do not use IP addresses in settings to refer to CMS sites. Make sure your settings use 'server.winlink.org' wherever your program asks for the address of a Winlink CMS. All other settings remain the same. The outgoing CMS servers are managed by volunteer sysops Neil Hughes, VE1YZ and Don Trotter, VE1DTR (Halifax); Phil Sutherland, VK6KPS (Perth), Gerhard Kmet, OE1ZK and Michael Kastelic, OE1MCU (Wien) and Tom Lafleur, KA6IQA and Scott Miller, K6SKM (San Diego). Each CMS was hosted at facilities donated to the Amateur Radio Safety Foundation. These individuals and host facilities have served Winlink for many years with stellar performance, permitting Winlink's 99.99% uptime record since 2000. Our gratitude for their dedication and services can't be expressed well enough in words. We invite our users to send them their individual thanks, and perhaps a short story about how you found their work behind the scenes useful, even life-saving, in the past. They can be reached at THEIRCALL at winlink.org. The good news is that these valuable members of the Winlink team will continue to operate RMS gateways, and contribute their knowledge and skills to the system as WDT members. --Winlink Development Team From w4wj at aol.com Fri Oct 6 03:43:58 2017 From: w4wj at aol.com (w4wj at aol.com) Date: Fri, 6 Oct 2017 03:43:58 -0400 Subject: [HCARC] 2024 Total Eclipse Web Pages Message-ID: <15ef0a40ff8-c10-1ad0b@webjas-vac066.srv.aolmail.net> Hello all... ? As I mentioned at Thursday's meeting here are two web sites you might find interesting regarding the 2024 Total Eclipse which will be passing right thru our beautiful Texas Hill Country. ? http://xjubier.free.fr/en/site_pages/SolarEclipsesGoogleMaps.html ? This is an all inclusive page showing several types of solar eclipses. ?You can locate the April 2024 eclipse in the Total or Hybrid Solar Eclipse section. ?Scroll down and double click on the April 2024 listing. This will open up the map for that day, with the path coming up from Mexico and passing thru the Texas Hill Country on its way to the Northeast. ? You can easily Zoom and move the map in position. As you get near a familiar location, mark it with your cursor and double click to reveal the solar eclipse information for that point on the earth. ? There is a wealth of information included for that particular point on the earth including LAT and LON, starting times of each phase of the eclipse and the visual Azimuth and?Elevation look angles. ? You will notice that the path width is 120 miles, meaning a much longer time in totality. ?I will have 4 minutes 25 seconds to enjoy the spectacle at my QTH west of Fredericksburg. ? You can close the box, or double click on another location to move the box. ? http://stevenmorse.org/nearest/distance.php ? This is a page that you can use for distance? calculations, given LAT and LON values. ? For example, I determined that the middle line of the eclipse will pass within 2.224 miles of my QTH, bearing 318 degrees, @ 18:34:56. ? Some of you will be a lot closer to the center line and will have another second or so of totality. ? As I mentioned,?at the meeting, the middle line almost cuts?the VFD building at Terra Linda in half!! ?;-) ? So, who in the club will be on the line?? ? Have fun... ?Get your cameras and lounge chairs ready for April 8, 2024 between 1700 and 2000 GMT, for the fun!! ? 73 Don W4WJ From jguida at godfather-ridge.com Tue Oct 10 13:30:28 2017 From: jguida at godfather-ridge.com (JGuida GR) Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2017 12:30:28 -0500 Subject: [HCARC] FW: 2024 Total Eclipse Web Pages Message-ID: <00c801d341ed$774a77e0$65df67a0$@com> It's in my calendar! I'll be 84! How old was XO during the last one? 73 .... K5XA -----Original Message----- From: hcarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:hcarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Don Murray via HCARC Sent: Friday, October 06, 2017 2:44 AM To: hcarc at mailman.qth.net Subject: [HCARC] 2024 Total Eclipse Web Pages Hello all... As I mentioned at Thursday's meeting here are two web sites you might find interesting regarding the 2024 Total Eclipse which will be passing right thru our beautiful Texas Hill Country. http://xjubier.free.fr/en/site_pages/SolarEclipsesGoogleMaps.html This is an all inclusive page showing several types of solar eclipses. You can locate the April 2024 eclipse in the Total or Hybrid Solar Eclipse section. Scroll down and double click on the April 2024 listing. This will open up the map for that day, with the path coming up from Mexico and passing thru the Texas Hill Country on its way to the Northeast. You can easily Zoom and move the map in position. As you get near a familiar location, mark it with your cursor and double click to reveal the solar eclipse information for that point on the earth. There is a wealth of information included for that particular point on the earth including LAT and LON, starting times of each phase of the eclipse and the visual Azimuth and Elevation look angles. You will notice that the path width is 120 miles, meaning a much longer time in totality. I will have 4 minutes 25 seconds to enjoy the spectacle at my QTH west of Fredericksburg. You can close the box, or double click on another location to move the box. http://stevenmorse.org/nearest/distance.php This is a page that you can use for distance calculations, given LAT and LON values. For example, I determined that the middle line of the eclipse will pass within 2.224 miles of my QTH, bearing 318 degrees, @ 18:34:56. Some of you will be a lot closer to the center line and will have another second or so of totality. As I mentioned, at the meeting, the middle line almost cuts the VFD building at Terra Linda in half!! ;-) So, who in the club will be on the line?? Have fun... Get your cameras and lounge chairs ready for April 8, 2024 between 1700 and 2000 GMT, for the fun!! 73 Don W4WJ ______________________________________________________________ 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 ellison at ktc.com Wed Oct 18 09:06:44 2017 From: ellison at ktc.com (Jim & Lorain Ellison) Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2017 08:06:44 -0500 Subject: [HCARC] Interesting antenna development Message-ID: See http://science.dodlive.mil/2017/10/17/small-antennas-could-be-a-big-deal-for-the-air-force/?source=GovDelivery for the full article. Researchers at the Air Force Research Laboratory?s Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, in partnership with Northeastern University, recently developed an ultra-compact antenna that uses a whole different approach in transmitting and receiving signals. This breakthrough could be a big step in the miniaturization of many military and commercial communication systems. Typical antennas rely on size to function effectively in the electromagnetic spectrum. If the antenna is not long enough to resonate at the proper frequency, the antenna will not be able to transmit or receive the desired electromagnetic waves efficiently. Over the years, impressive strides have been made in antenna miniaturization, with cellphones being a prime example. However, the quality of antennas degrades as they become smaller, hence the need for cellular carriers to put in place large numbers of cellular antennas towers to ensure adequate phone reception for consumers. ?We identified ultra-compact antennas as the critical last step in true device miniaturization,? said Dr. Brandon Howe, AFRL materials scientist. ?Researchers had successfully shrunk most electronic components, but the true miniaturization of antennas was still a missing piece.? The size of an efficient miniature antenna is typically about ten percent of the wavelength, whereas the ultra-compact AFRL antennas are as small as fractions of a percent of the wavelength. As a result, microwave antennas that were previously approximately a half inch can now be reduced to an object smaller than a flea (less than one millimeter). Although not an immediate replacement for small antennas, this miniaturization could be an important step toward incorporating antennas into a number of applications for which they were previously impractical. Jim Ellison N5NRA From bucket at janeandjohn.org Wed Oct 18 09:20:00 2017 From: bucket at janeandjohn.org (John Canfield) Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2017 08:20:00 -0500 Subject: [HCARC] Interesting antenna development In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <3440b315-d0ca-9a31-c73c-15d20c8b9fa2@janeandjohn.org> /"...However, the quality of antennas degrades as they become smaller, hence the need for cellular carriers to put in place large numbers of cellular antennas towers to ensure adequate phone reception for consumers...."/The "quality" of the antenna degrades as they become smaller? What in the world? John - WB5THT On 10/18/2017 8:06 AM, Jim & Lorain Ellison wrote: > See http://science.dodlive.mil/2017/10/17/small-antennas-could-be-a-big-deal-for-the-air-force/?source=GovDelivery for the full article. > > > > Researchers at the Air Force Research Laboratory?s Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, in partnership with Northeastern University, recently developed an ultra-compact antenna that uses a whole different approach in transmitting and receiving signals. This breakthrough could be a big step in the miniaturization of many military and commercial communication systems. > > Typical antennas rely on size to function effectively in the electromagnetic spectrum. If the antenna is not long enough to resonate at the proper frequency, the antenna will not be able to transmit or receive the desired electromagnetic waves efficiently. Over the years, impressive strides have been made in antenna miniaturization, with cellphones being a prime example. However, the quality of antennas degrades as they become smaller, hence the need for cellular carriers to put in place large numbers of cellular antennas towers to ensure adequate phone reception for consumers. > > ?We identified ultra-compact antennas as the critical last step in true device miniaturization,? said Dr. Brandon Howe, AFRL materials scientist. ?Researchers had successfully shrunk most electronic components, but the true miniaturization of antennas was still a missing piece.? > > The size of an efficient miniature antenna is typically about ten percent of the wavelength, whereas the ultra-compact AFRL antennas are as small as fractions of a percent of the wavelength. As a result, microwave antennas that were previously approximately a half inch can now be reduced to an object smaller than a flea (less than one millimeter). Although not an immediate replacement for small antennas, this miniaturization could be an important step toward incorporating antennas into a number of applications for which they were previously impractical. > > > > Jim Ellison > > N5NRA > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 kerryk5ks at hughes.net Wed Oct 18 10:24:20 2017 From: kerryk5ks at hughes.net (Kerry) Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2017 09:24:20 -0500 Subject: [HCARC] Interesting antenna development In-Reply-To: <3440b315-d0ca-9a31-c73c-15d20c8b9fa2@janeandjohn.org> References: <3440b315-d0ca-9a31-c73c-15d20c8b9fa2@janeandjohn.org> Message-ID: <9a12bc03-e8e8-2880-52b1-2da02fe88124@hughes.net> Yes, John, someone doesn't understand why cell towers multiply and cells get smaller! The reason there are more smaller cells has nothing to do with antennas. In some areas the capacity of cell systems has been nearly reached. There are no more frequencies to expand into at the moment so the approach is to split existing cells into several smaller cells. If you go from one cell to ten smaller cells you have ten times the capacity and each of the smaller cells runs at a lower power level. It has nothing to do with antennas! The driver is internet and TV on cell phones. Huge amounts of bandwidth are required. Kerry On 10/18/2017 8:20 AM, John Canfield wrote: > /"...However, the quality of antennas degrades as they become smaller, > hence the need for cellular carriers to put in place large numbers of > cellular antennas towers to ensure adequate phone reception for > consumers...."/The "quality" of the antenna degrades as they become > smaller? What in the world? John - WB5THT > > On 10/18/2017 8:06 AM, Jim & Lorain Ellison wrote: >> See >> http://science.dodlive.mil/2017/10/17/small-antennas-could-be-a-big-deal-for-the-air-force/?source=GovDelivery >> for the full article. >> >> >> >> Researchers at the Air Force Research Laboratory?s Materials and >> Manufacturing Directorate, in partnership with Northeastern >> University, recently developed an ultra-compact antenna that uses a >> whole different approach in transmitting and receiving signals. This >> breakthrough could be a big step in the miniaturization of many >> military and commercial communication systems. >> >> Typical antennas rely on size to function effectively in the >> electromagnetic spectrum. If the antenna is not long enough to >> resonate at the proper frequency, the antenna will not be able to >> transmit or receive the desired electromagnetic waves efficiently. >> Over the years, impressive strides have been made in antenna >> miniaturization, with cellphones being a prime example. However, the >> quality of antennas degrades as they become smaller, hence the need >> for cellular carriers to put in place large numbers of cellular >> antennas towers to ensure adequate phone reception for consumers. >> >> ?We identified ultra-compact antennas as the critical last step in >> true device miniaturization,? said Dr. Brandon Howe, AFRL materials >> scientist. ?Researchers had successfully shrunk most electronic >> components, but the true miniaturization of antennas was still a >> missing piece.? >> >> The size of an efficient miniature antenna is typically about ten >> percent of the wavelength, whereas the ultra-compact AFRL antennas >> are as small as fractions of a percent of the wavelength. As a >> result, microwave antennas that were previously approximately a half >> inch can now be reduced to an object smaller than a flea (less than >> one millimeter). Although not an immediate replacement for small >> antennas, this miniaturization could be an important step toward >> incorporating antennas into a number of applications for which they >> were previously impractical. >> >> >> >> Jim Ellison >> >> N5NRA >> ______________________________________________________________ >> 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 > From w4wj at aol.com Thu Oct 19 11:12:19 2017 From: w4wj at aol.com (w4wj at aol.com) Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2017 11:12:19 -0400 Subject: [HCARC] Interesting antenna development In-Reply-To: <9a12bc03-e8e8-2880-52b1-2da02fe88124@hughes.net> Message-ID: <15f353131f9-c0e-e6dc@webjas-vab172.srv.aolmail.net> As I said many years ago... ? It's all about BANDWIDTH!! ? 73 Don W4WJ ? In a message dated 10/18/2017 9:25:28 AM Central Standard Time, kerryk5ks at hughes.net writes: ? Yes, John, someone doesn't understand why cell towers multiply and cells get smaller! The reason there are more smaller cells has nothing to do with antennas. In some areas the capacity of cell systems has been nearly reached. There are no more frequencies to expand into at the moment so the approach is to split existing cells into several smaller cells. If you go from one cell to ten smaller cells you have ten times the capacity and each of the smaller cells runs at a lower power level. It has nothing to do with antennas! The driver is internet and TV on cell phones. Huge amounts of bandwidth are required. Kerry On 10/18/2017 8:20 AM, John Canfield wrote: > /"...However, the quality of antennas degrades as they become smaller, > hence the need for cellular carriers to put in place large numbers of > cellular antennas towers to ensure adequate phone reception for > consumers...."/The "quality" of the antenna degrades as they become > smaller? What in the world? John - WB5THT > > On 10/18/2017 8:06 AM, Jim & Lorain Ellison wrote: >> See >> http://science.dodlive.mil/2017/10/17/small-antennas-could-be-a-big-deal-for-the-air-force/?source=GovDelivery >> for the full article. >> >> >> >> Researchers at the Air Force Research Laboratory?s Materials and >> Manufacturing Directorate, in partnership with Northeastern >> University, recently developed an ultra-compact antenna that uses a >> whole different approach in transmitting and receiving signals. This >> breakthrough could be a big step in the miniaturization of many >> military and commercial communication systems. >> >> Typical antennas rely on size to function effectively in the >> electromagnetic spectrum. If the antenna is not long enough to >> resonate at the proper frequency, the antenna will not be able to >> transmit or receive the desired electromagnetic waves efficiently. >> Over the years, impressive strides have been made in antenna >> miniaturization, with cellphones being a prime example. However, the >> quality of antennas degrades as they become smaller, hence the need >> for cellular carriers to put in place large numbers of cellular >> antennas towers to ensure adequate phone reception for consumers. >> >> ?We identified ultra-compact antennas as the critical last step in >> true device miniaturization,? said Dr. Brandon Howe, AFRL materials >> scientist. ?Researchers had successfully shrunk most electronic >> components, but the true miniaturization of antennas was still a >> missing piece.? >> >> The size of an efficient miniature antenna is typically about ten >> percent of the wavelength, whereas the ultra-compact AFRL antennas >> are as small as fractions of a percent of the wavelength. As a >> result, microwave antennas that were previously approximately a half >> inch can now be reduced to an object smaller than a flea (less than >> one millimeter). Although not an immediate replacement for small >> antennas, this miniaturization could be an important step toward >> incorporating antennas into a number of applications for which they >> were previously impractical. >> >> >> >> Jim Ellison >> >> N5NRA >> ______________________________________________________________ >> 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 > ______________________________________________________________ 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 kerryk5ks at hughes.net Thu Oct 19 19:57:45 2017 From: kerryk5ks at hughes.net (Kerry Sandstrom) Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2017 18:57:45 -0500 Subject: [HCARC] Solar Activity 19 OCT 17 Message-ID: <030a6995-4736-c116-a1b9-2213bc8a73b4@hughes.net> There were two recent CME's on the far side of the sun.? These were fairly significant in size.? the two returning sunspot groups are a couple days from appearing on the visible side of the sun. If we are fortunate there may be a pretty good increase in solar activity soon.? Otherwise there was one small sunspot group with 2 sunspots which lasted only one day.? Otherwise, the visible side of the sun has been spotless. Kerry From kerryk5ks at hughes.net Fri Oct 20 22:37:57 2017 From: kerryk5ks at hughes.net (Kerry) Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2017 21:37:57 -0500 Subject: [HCARC] Solar Activity update 21 OCT 17 Message-ID: There was an M1.1 flare this evening at 20/2310 UT. It was on or behind the limb of the sun from an as yet unnumbered sunspot group. This is believed to be from one of the 2 active sunspot groups that went over the other limb 2 weeks go. These 2 groups are expected to continue to be active as they move across the visible side of the sun over the next 2 weeks. There were 3 small flares that preceded the M1.1 flare at ~12 degrees South solar latitude and one small flare at ~06 degrees South solar latitude. These are the approximate latitudes of the 2 groups that went over the other limb 2 weeks ago. The solar flux for today was 76 so it is already rising despite the fact that the 2 active areas haven't appeared on this side of the sun yet. Kerry From kerryk5ks at hughes.net Sun Oct 22 10:33:22 2017 From: kerryk5ks at hughes.net (Kerry) Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2017 09:33:22 -0500 Subject: [HCARC] Solar Activity Update 22 Oct 17 Message-ID: <026305c0-4573-3e4e-ad1c-6abdc33c77c8@hughes.net> On the 21st at ~2106 there was a flare at solar latitude N16 behind the sun's limb. This is the third active group that is returning to the sun's face. So far only one has a visible spot on the sun's face with the other 2 not yet over the limb. We maybe will have another active period this coming week. Kerry From rowen at owencomps.com Sat Oct 28 13:46:48 2017 From: rowen at owencomps.com (Ray Owen) Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2017 12:46:48 -0500 Subject: [HCARC] A bit of a chuckle Message-ID: I was going to start playing with FT8.? I spoke with W5BGP, and he helped me, but I couldn't find anyone working, and couldn't get out if I did see someone.? For giggles, I installed WSJT-X over on my ubuntu linux side and bam, I could see folks everywhere!!! Ubuntu didn't like my signalink, so I switched back to windows ten, and I could see folks everywhere just like on the linux side.? After some more playing, I made a dozen contacts in about a half hour. The reason I'm sharing this is sometimes a fix can be found in the strangest ways LOL.? I have no clue why it worked, since the software is completely independent of each other, but I wanted to toss it out there. -- Ray Owen Owen Computer Solutions http://www.owencomps.com 830.998.0914 K5WRO --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus From tower2 at stx.rr.com Sat Oct 28 14:26:23 2017 From: tower2 at stx.rr.com (Harvey N. Vordenbaum) Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2017 13:26:23 -0500 Subject: [HCARC] A bit of a chuckle In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <003e01d3501a$43b3b960$cb1b2c20$@rr.com> Thanks for the info. I've been wanting to get on with those modes. I have a SignaLink USB as well as a KAM-XL, and a simple soundcard interface. I do Win-7. Heard too much about problems using Win-10. And just got the TS-2000X back from repair. Hv -----Original Message----- From: hcarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:hcarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Ray Owen Sent: Saturday, October 28, 2017 12:47 PM To: hcarc at mailman.qth.net Subject: [HCARC] A bit of a chuckle I was going to start playing with FT8. I spoke with W5BGP, and he helped me, but I couldn't find anyone working, and couldn't get out if I did see someone. For giggles, I installed WSJT-X over on my ubuntu linux side and bam, I could see folks everywhere!!! Ubuntu didn't like my signalink, so I switched back to windows ten, and I could see folks everywhere just like on the linux side. After some more playing, I made a dozen contacts in about a half hour. The reason I'm sharing this is sometimes a fix can be found in the strangest ways LOL. I have no clue why it worked, since the software is completely independent of each other, but I wanted to toss it out there. -- Ray Owen Owen Computer Solutions http://www.owencomps.com 830.998.0914 K5WRO --- 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 invergo at hotmail.com Mon Oct 30 09:03:35 2017 From: invergo at hotmail.com (M. I.) Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2017 13:03:35 +0000 Subject: [HCARC] Classroom Training for FEMA Course 100 and 700 - Bandera County Message-ID: There will be FEMA classes given at the Bandera County Sheriff's Training Room Nov 2-3, from 1p-5p at Bandera County Sheriff's Training Room, courses 100 and 700 will be offered to area Ham operators. Get a SID (Student ID) from ARRL or FEMA website. Takes about 2 min to fill out. https://cdp.dhs.gov/femasid/register These classes are mandatory to help in emergency preparedness. This needs to happen before 4PM Monday. Before you can attend the classes, You must get your FEMA Student ID(info below), then contact Leeann at email volcoordinator at banderacounty.org with you name, FEMA Student ID, and telephone number. You can also contact Leeann by tel number 830-796-8343 Michael Invergo W5MWI WQYP928 From tower2 at stx.rr.com Tue Oct 31 20:47:26 2017 From: tower2 at stx.rr.com (Harvey N. Vordenbaum) Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2017 19:47:26 -0500 Subject: [HCARC] Coax for Robert Russell Message-ID: <008001d352aa$fea524b0$fbef6e10$@rr.com> Harvey, Anyone out there in HCARC-stan who might give, trade, or sell some new/used/abused RG-213 Coax? I need a 46foot length and an 87foot length to build a couple of double bazooka antennae. One for 40meters, and the other for 80meters. Any large diameter coax without additional foil shield will do. Formula for double bazooka braid shield elements length is: 325/fHz, and overall length: 460/fHz. Tailpiece additions can be made of THHN wire. I use 12 gauge solid. Works fine. Very careful measurements and deft soldering is the ticket to double bazooka success. I Told him I might have some. K5HV From rcollier at mooney.com Fri Oct 13 17:20:28 2017 From: rcollier at mooney.com (Robert Collier) Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2017 21:20:28 -0000 Subject: [HCARC] Boy Scout Jamboree on the Air Message-ID: Good afternoon, fellow hams. Would any of you be willing to make your station available to a few Scouts for Jamboree on the Air the weekend of October 20-22? (Sadly my antenna is currently down). You can specify what day (Saturday or Sunday) / and the times the station the Scouts could stop by. I don't expect there will be many and but I'd at least like to make the opportunity available. The Scouts are 11-16 years old from Boy Scout Troop 111 sponsored by Notre Dame Church in Kerrville. The troop even has its own club call sign - KD5ZCN Here's the ARRL website describing the event, bands, and rules: http://www.arrl.org/jamboree-on-the-air-jota If you'd like to go a step further, we'd be happy to have a representative come to our troop meeting next Monday night, 7:00 pm in the Notre Dame school gym to give a short (10-minute) presentation on JOTA and the significance of amateur radio. Robert Collier, Jr. Scoutmaster KE4IPF