From kerryk5ks at hughes.net Wed Feb 7 10:03:32 2018 From: kerryk5ks at hughes.net (Kerry) Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2018 09:03:32 -0600 Subject: [HCARC] Solar Flare today Message-ID: <26986ab3-5cbc-3e2d-9f49-114f46a7052b@hughes.net> There was a solar flare about an hour ago. It was a C8.1 X-ray class. This is almost an M class flare. The new group has become somewhat more complex and is becoming more capable of producing flares. Kerry From tower2 at stx.rr.com Thu Feb 8 10:14:23 2018 From: tower2 at stx.rr.com (Harvey N. Vordenbaum) Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2018 09:14:23 -0600 Subject: [HCARC] FW: Remaining Items for sale for Silent Key Message-ID: <004601d3a0ef$81b97800$852c6800$@rr.com> (CONVERSE, NEAR EAST SIDE OF SAN ANTONIO) HV From: Gregory Lewis [mailto:gclewis at 144200.net] Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2018 6:39 AM Subject: Remaining Items for sale for Silent Key I am still working to sell the items from the Silent Key Estate Sale, good deal of it has been sold. I still have the following items for sale: Icom IC-7300, this radio is brand new, arriving just two weeks prior to his passing: VERY CLEAN! $950.00 Ameritron 80B 1KW HF amp, very clean 1 year old: $950.00 Yaesu FT920 HF/6 meter radio, with hand mic and very nice desk microphone $750.00 PLUS: The below listed items for sale, are not priced. MAKE A REASONABLE OFFER and it will be accepted. From tower2 at stx.rr.com Thu Feb 8 14:19:26 2018 From: tower2 at stx.rr.com (Harvey N. Vordenbaum) Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2018 13:19:26 -0600 Subject: [HCARC] FW: Texas State Parks on the Air Message-ID: <007001d3a111$bde19570$39a4c050$@rr.com> From: ac5ez [mailto:ac5ez.tx at gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2018 11:56 AM To: tower2 at stx.rr.com Subject: Texas State Parks on the Air Hill Country Arc, N5HR Kerrville, TX Hello, Harvey, K5HV My name is Ken and my call sign is AC5EZ, a member of the Lake Area Amateur Radio Klub, LAARK ( https://www.k5lrk.com/), in The Colony, Texas. Club call is K5LRK. LAARK is, once again, sponsoring the Texas State Parks on the Air contest this year. If you are not familiar with the TSPOTA contest I invite you to visit http://www.TSPOTA.org for complete rules and park activation information. But first, let me give you a brief overview of TSPOTA. TSPOTA is an annual event that takes place on the second full weekend in April, (except when Easter falls on the second weekend, then the contest is moved to the first weekend of April). This year it will be April 7-8, 2018. TSPOTA is a low pressure, fun contest, designed to give Texas hams that have been house bound during the winter, a chance to go to a local state park and make a few contacts. It is a great opportunity to check out your radio gear and enjoy a little sunshine in the park. The purpose of this email is twofold. First is to familiarize you with TSPOTA, and second to try to encourage your club to join us in this event. And maybe, convince your club to activate a park. Thanks for your time and I hope to hear you on TSPOTA. If you don't mind, would forward this email to your club members. You may contact any one of these TSPOTA committee members if you need more information. 73, Ken, AC5EZ Contact information: TSPOTA information info at tspota.org Ken Rainey, ac5ez ac5ez.tx at arrl.net Ken Mitchell, kd2kw kd2kw at yahoo.com Tim Curtiss, kc5dct kc5dct at arrl.net From tower2 at stx.rr.com Thu Feb 8 20:07:50 2018 From: tower2 at stx.rr.com (Harvey N. Vordenbaum) Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2018 19:07:50 -0600 Subject: [HCARC] FW: HAMster Lunch and Learn update Message-ID: <009001d3a142$69a76d50$3cf647f0$@rr.com> From: Gregory Lewis [mailto:gclewis at 144200.net] Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2018 1:51 PM Subject: Re: HAMster Lunch and Learn update Perry purchased the mini-mobil tuner Gary purchased the IC-7300 radio David purchased the Astron power supply Still the 80B HF amp, and other misc equipment for sale. On Feb 8, 2018, at 6:38 AM, Gregory Lewis wrote: The Date of the 2018 Lunch and Learn is fast approaching, swap meet Tables are going fast??.PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD! SWAP MEET IS GROWING, BRING YOUR MONEY AND BUYING MOOD {GRIN}?..STILL SOME TABLES LEFT FOR ANYONE WHO WANTS TO SELL! We have 48 confirmed attendees so far for the 2018 HAMster Lunch and Learn. If you are planning on attending, please confirm, so that we can insure enough food and material for all participants. Greg N5XO Ruth KE5MHJ Steve N5AC Bob K5AUW Keith NZ5F Tom K5VH Pat AD5BR Gilbert N5CDA Susan KG5TPU John AA5JD James KQ5R Robb K5RAB Harvey K5HV Marilyn KE5DDR Bert K5BJB Bruce KA2ZGW Lee N5NTG Frank K5FNB John K5PBR Ralph W5RMW Mary KG5GJP Ed W5EDS DE KC5ULU Patrick KG5OMX Greg KD5HLV Topper KZ5USA Jim K0MHC Preston KF5EVV Jerry KB2WDM Larry KG5RVR Perry AF5XG Ray AE5HN Benny NU5P William K5WDB John K0RVB Ed N5LVQ Bill KD2HIQ Roger W5ZL Stephen KF5WUH Alfred KG5QAJ Fred N5JXO Jennie KG5TKP Robert KG5TKR Joe W5KTX Danny K5NKO Hector KG5OTM Tom N5GIT Rick KA5DOX Please contact Patrick KG5OMX at hondopatrick at me.com If you wish to lease a table for the swap meet, we need to get those confirmed and totaled up in the next week. JOIN US FOR THE 2018 HAMster Lunch and Learn. E-Mail Greg N5XO with confirmations of attendance: n5xo at 144200.net SEE ATTACHED FLIER <2018 LUnch and Learn Flier.pdf> From n5baa at hctc.net Thu Feb 8 20:13:38 2018 From: n5baa at hctc.net (Gary Johnson) Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2018 19:13:38 -0600 Subject: [HCARC] Special Amateur Extra Class this Fall Message-ID: <930D65BA63E248E2BB928ECAC701B9DA@GaryPC> Dale Gaudier, K4DG and instructor extraordinaire has agreed to put on an Extra Upgrade class this Fall if I could find enough interest. He originally said 8-10 people were needed so I have asked around of the General Class operators I know in HCARC, KARS and the South Texas DX and Contesting Club and have found 11 willing to take the class. So far I have not heard back from the Kendall Area Club, nor from about half of the Generals in our club. SOOOOOO, here is another chance to participate. In fact it occurs to me that there might be some Advanced Class Operators who desire to upgrade. Well you all are invited too, we won?t discriminate against you Old guys and Gals (Assumed Old since Advanced Class hasn?t been around for awhile and old is now defined as being licensed before 2012 when I got my Tech License). Since this class won?t happen for a number of months there is plenty of time for Club Technician Class Operators to get their General Class Ticket and then come and take this Extra Class Training. In fact having studied and passed the General Class Test should give you a leg up, as much of material in the Extra Exam is on each of the Class tests ? FCC Rules and propagation, and basic Electronic theory, etc don?t change as you go up in class. Email me to get on the list. N5BAA at hctc.net 73, Gary J N5BAA From tower2 at stx.rr.com Fri Feb 9 15:57:19 2018 From: tower2 at stx.rr.com (Harvey N. Vordenbaum) Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2018 14:57:19 -0600 Subject: [HCARC] FW: HAM Radio Items for sale Message-ID: <003c01d3a1e8$94eb4e90$bec1ebb0$@rr.com> VIA HARVEY K5HV From: Gregory Lewis [mailto:gclewis at 144200.net] Sent: Friday, February 09, 2018 12:39 PM Subject: HAM Radio Items for sale Please take note of the items I have for sale: Some of the items for sale are from a Silent Key, that I am listing and selling for his wife, other items are from my personal inventory of items to sell. If you are interested in anything, please E-mail me at N5XO at 144200.net Shack Reduction Sale: 1- Yaesu FT 2000D {200 watt HF/6 Meter} radio. Break through those pile up?s with a strong hit of 200 watts RF on HF and 6 meters} Excellent condition, full output $1,450.00 {this is priced to move quickly} 1- Yaesu FT 2000D {200 watt HF/6 Meter} radio. Break through those pile up?s with a strong hit of 200 watts RF on HF and 6 meters} Excellent condition, works extremely well. $1,200.00 {excellent radio, has one strange quirk, but works excellent. I will explain it via phone or e-mail} 1- Alpha 87A Auto-Tune HF Amp: Full legal limit, 24/7?.ALPHA IS THE TOP OF THE LINE AMP, excellent condition?.full output. $3,400.00??.This will go fast at this price Silent Key Sale: I still have the following items for sale, from the Silent Key shack, that I am selling for the widow??? 1- Ameritron 80B 1,000 watt HF amp, excellent condition, very clean. My understanding it is just over a year old Asking $950.00 1- Yaesu FT 920 100 watt HF/6 meter Radio, excellent condition and comes with not only the hand microphone, but a desk mic as well. Asking $700.00 1- IC-7300, purchased just three weeks prior to his passing, extremely clean and a perfect addition to a shack Asking $950.00 {PLEASE NOTE, I BELIEVE THIS RADIO IS SOLD?..WAITING FOR FINAL CONFIRMATION} I also have some remaining Misc equipment, and HT?s?I?ll post a detailed list in a day or two. From n5baa at hctc.net Sun Feb 11 16:17:47 2018 From: n5baa at hctc.net (Gary Johnson) Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2018 15:17:47 -0600 Subject: [HCARC] Solar Minima vs Global Warming Message-ID: <886F88ECA6F34508AC3B1DF5928AC763@GaryPC> We had better pray for Global Warming. Global Warming INCREASES the amount of arable land. Global cooling shrinks the amount of arable land and causes famines. The last ?Little Ice Age? produced famine around the world and millions died of starvation. Think how many more people there are now that need to be fed compared to the early 1800?s. Imagine what would happen if wheat and corn production in the U.S. northern states ceased or was even diminished by 50%. It only takes an average drop of 1 to 1.5 degrees centigrade to have the northern states and southern Canada covered with snow for most of the year. Great Article from www.whatsupwiththat.com : https://wattsupwiththat.com/2018/02/09/forecast-for-solar-cycle-25/ Starr: Great Article for Newsletter. 73, Gary J N5BAA From tower2 at stx.rr.com Tue Feb 13 10:42:57 2018 From: tower2 at stx.rr.com (Harvey N. Vordenbaum) Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2018 09:42:57 -0600 Subject: [HCARC] FW: Heavy Duty 182ft Tower for sale Message-ID: <002001d3a4e1$53dbb1a0$fb9314e0$@rr.com> From: Gregory Lewis [mailto:gclewis at 144200.net] Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2018 8:51 AM Subject: Heavy Duty 182ft Tower for sale N5XO I have a heavy duty, free standing tower?perfect for the HF guy, and especially perfect for the folks who want to get those VHF/UHF antennas way up in the sky?. Very heavy duty, 20ft sections. We purchased it for a tower project at the ranch, but my initial plans have changed, and a 100ft tower is going up higher on my hill to provide even greater height?..Plus some job loss time?..I am needing the cash flow to fund several tower projects at the ranch. Purchaser is responsible for pickup, however I am not in a hurry for pickup?.you can take your time {within reason}. As a note, 4 friends, three 18ft flat bed trailers and a home made sling?.loaded all of this tower up and 4 trips to the ranch from the purchase location had it all in place. I am pricing it to sell?..Asking $3,500?.or I?ll take $3,200 and retain the lowest section?for a mounting structure for my 1296 EME dish. I will also do a trade for an Kenwood FT990S or IC-7800 and $700 cash. Contact me at n5xo at 144200.net if interested. From n5baa at hctc.net Wed Feb 14 16:34:08 2018 From: n5baa at hctc.net (Gary Johnson) Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2018 15:34:08 -0600 Subject: [HCARC] Windows 8 Laptop Message-ID: My wife?s Bernina embroidery program will only operate on Windows 8. She let her laptop get updated to windows 10 (GRRRRR!!!!). Anyone have a laptop running windows 8 they want to sell?? 73, Gary J N5BAA 830-496-0102 From tower2 at stx.rr.com Fri Feb 16 17:26:28 2018 From: tower2 at stx.rr.com (Harvey N. Vordenbaum) Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2018 16:26:28 -0600 Subject: [HCARC] FW: JUST ONE WEEK AWAY Message-ID: <003601d3a775$3201b020$96051060$@rr.com> VIA K5HV From: Gregory Lewis [mailto:gclewis at 144200.net] Sent: Friday, February 16, 2018 2:07 PM Subject: JUST ONE WEEK AWAY JUST ONE MORE WEEK?..SATURDAY THE 24TH OF FEBRUARY THE EVENT OF THE YEAR! HAMster 3rd Annual Lunch and Learn?FREE FOOD, FREE TRAINING??SWAP MEET AND RAFFLE! JOIN US?..WE STILL HAVE TABLES AVAILABLE FOR THE SWAP MEET! SWAP MEET IS GROWING, BRING YOUR MONEY AND BUYING MOOD {GRIN}?..STILL SOME TABLES LEFT FOR ANYONE WHO WANTS TO SELL! We have 53 confirmed attendees so far for the 2018 HAMster Lunch and Learn. If you are planning on attending, please confirm, so that we can insure enough food and material for all participants. Greg N5XO Ruth KE5MHJ Steve N5AC Bob K5AUW Curtis N5LVQ Keith NZ5F Tom K5VH Pat AD5BR Gilbert N5CDA Susan KG5TPU John AA5JD James KQ5R Robb K5RAB Harvey K5HV Marilyn KE5DDR Bert K5BJB Bruce KA2ZGW Lee N5NTG Frank K5FNB John K5PBR Ralph W5RMW Mary KG5GJP Ed W5EDS DE KC5ULU Patrick KG5OMX Greg KD5HLV Topper KZ5USA Jim K0MHC Preston KF5EVV Jerry KB2WDM Larry KG5RVR Perry AF5XG Ray AE5HN Benny NU5P William K5WDB John K0RVB Ed N5LVQ Bill KD2HIQ Roger W5ZL Stephen KF5WUH Alfred KG5QAJ Fred N5JXO Jennie KG5TKP Robert KG5TKR Joe W5KTX Danny K5NKO Hector KG5OTM Tom N5GIT Rick KA5DOX Kevin KF5FUZ Byron W8SYD Sid WD5H David ????? Skip W5UTW Harry W5CRS Tim Ham in training Rod N5KQA Please contact Patrick KG5OMX at hondopatrick at me.com If you wish to lease a table for the swap meet, we need to get those confirmed and totaled up in the next week. JOIN US FOR THE 2018 HAMster Lunch and Learn. E-Mail Greg N5XO with confirmations of attendance: n5xo at 144200.net SEE ATTACHED FLIER From bucket at janeandjohn.org Sat Feb 17 09:24:55 2018 From: bucket at janeandjohn.org (John Canfield) Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2018 08:24:55 -0600 Subject: [HCARC] FW: JUST ONE WEEK AWAY In-Reply-To: <003601d3a775$3201b020$96051060$@rr.com> References: <003601d3a775$3201b020$96051060$@rr.com> Message-ID: <53e61d73-d1d6-609e-3030-61f99a8e27d9@janeandjohn.org> Where? On 2/16/2018 4:26 PM, Harvey N. Vordenbaum wrote: > VIA K5HV > > > > > > From: Gregory Lewis [mailto:gclewis at 144200.net] > Sent: Friday, February 16, 2018 2:07 PM > Subject: JUST ONE WEEK AWAY > > > > JUST ONE MORE WEEK?..SATURDAY THE 24TH OF FEBRUARY THE EVENT OF THE YEAR! > > > > HAMster 3rd Annual Lunch and Learn?FREE FOOD, FREE TRAINING??SWAP MEET AND RAFFLE! > > > > > > JOIN US?..WE STILL HAVE TABLES AVAILABLE FOR THE SWAP MEET! > > > > SWAP MEET IS GROWING, BRING YOUR MONEY AND BUYING MOOD {GRIN}?..STILL SOME TABLES LEFT FOR ANYONE WHO WANTS TO SELL! > > > > We have 53 confirmed attendees so far for the 2018 HAMster Lunch and Learn. If you are planning on attending, please confirm, so that we can insure enough food and material for all participants. > > > > Greg N5XO > > Ruth KE5MHJ > > Steve N5AC > > Bob K5AUW > > Curtis N5LVQ > > Keith NZ5F > > Tom K5VH > > Pat AD5BR > > Gilbert N5CDA > > Susan KG5TPU > > John AA5JD > > James KQ5R > > Robb K5RAB > > Harvey K5HV > > Marilyn KE5DDR > > Bert K5BJB > > Bruce KA2ZGW > > Lee N5NTG > > Frank K5FNB > > John K5PBR > > Ralph W5RMW > > Mary KG5GJP > > Ed W5EDS > > DE KC5ULU > > Patrick KG5OMX > > Greg KD5HLV > > Topper KZ5USA > > Jim K0MHC > > Preston KF5EVV > > Jerry KB2WDM > > Larry KG5RVR > > Perry AF5XG > > Ray AE5HN > > Benny NU5P > > William K5WDB > > John K0RVB > > Ed N5LVQ > > Bill KD2HIQ > > Roger W5ZL > > Stephen KF5WUH > > Alfred KG5QAJ > > Fred N5JXO > > Jennie KG5TKP > > Robert KG5TKR > > Joe W5KTX > > Danny K5NKO > > Hector KG5OTM > > Tom N5GIT > > Rick KA5DOX > > Kevin KF5FUZ > > Byron W8SYD > > Sid WD5H > > David ????? > > Skip W5UTW > > Harry W5CRS > > Tim Ham in training > > Rod N5KQA > > > > Please contact Patrick KG5OMX at hondopatrick at me.com If you wish to lease a table for the swap meet, we need to get those confirmed and totaled up in the next week. > > > > > > JOIN US FOR THE 2018 HAMster Lunch and Learn. > > > > E-Mail Greg N5XO with confirmations of attendance: n5xo at 144200.net > > > > SEE ATTACHED FLIER > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 Wed Feb 21 15:19:06 2018 From: n5baa at hctc.net (Gary Johnson) Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2018 14:19:06 -0600 Subject: [HCARC] 2018 Presentations - Where Are We?? Message-ID: Presentations have started to firm up through August depending on who speaks in April. That leaves the other suggestions enumerated below. New suggestions are always welcomed, especially if you know of a speaker. SPEAK UP ABOUT WHAT INTERESTS YOU OR LIVE WITH WHAT INTERESTS ME. (You might be surprised where my mind can wander.) January ? Gerald Youngblood K5SDR on SDR (of course). ? DONE February ? Hopefully Greg Lewis N5XO on 2m Simplex ? DONE March ? SKYWARN Advanced trng on flooding. Larry N5QGD has lead.- CONFIRMED April ? Possible FT8 or RTTY May ? John H. AC4CA on Receiving Antennas ? CONFIRMED June ? Field Day July ? Field Day wrap up. Aug ? Possible FT8 ? Dale Gaudier K4DG Sept ? Possible EME Basics. Suggested by Warren KG4NPV October ? Possible RTTY presentation By Kerry Sandstrom K5KS November ? Possible Radio ? 80 years Ago Bill Tynan W3XO December ? Christmas Party. Remaining suggestions to date: RTTY ? Kerry Sandstrom K4KS Radio 80 Years Ago ? Bill T. W3XO volunteered to do the presentation EME Basics ? suggested by Warren S. KG5NPV DX Basics (especially for new hams) ? Lew K. W5LEW volunteered to do presentation FT8 etc ? Dale G. K4DG volunteered to do presentation. Those 7 added to the Field Day presentations (June and July) and the January Presentation by Gerald Youngblood of Flex Radio and Greg Lewis from Hamsters on 2m Simplex/DX just about fills out the year. HOWEVER, if you have any other ideas please send them to me at N5BAA at HCTC.net. 73, Gary J N5BAA From n5baa at hctc.net Wed Feb 21 19:50:30 2018 From: n5baa at hctc.net (Gary Johnson) Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2018 18:50:30 -0600 Subject: [HCARC] A New Military Concept - Deploy or Get Out Message-ID: WHAT A CONCEPT!!! DEPLOY OR FIND SOMETHING ELSE TO DO IN CIVILIAN LIFE: MATTIS Defense Secretary Jim Mattis used tough terms to back up the new deploy-or-get out rules, saying those held back for administrative reasons place an unfair burden on troops who routinely serve multiple combat tours. "You're either deployable, or you need to find something else to do. I'm not going have some people deploying constantly and then other people, who seem to not pay that price, in the U.S. military," Mattis told reporters traveling with him on his way home Saturday from a week-long trip to Europe. "If you can't go overseas [and] carry a combat load, then obviously someone else has got to go. I want this spread fairly and expertly across the force," he said. Defense Department officials have said there will be numerous exceptions to the new rules forcing out service members unable to deploy for 12 consecutive months -- including waivers for those wounded in combat and those who are pregnant -- but Mattis is firm on the overall concept.s who routinely deploy "need time at home, they need time with their families. We may enlist soldiers, but we re-enlist families. That's the way it is," he said. "If you can't keep the family together, then you're either going to lose the family or you're going to lose the soldier, and that's a net loss for our society and for our military," Mattis said. His major concern, he said, is for the DoD to find ways for those wounded or injured in the field to continue to serve, if that is their choice. "We'll find a place to use them. That's a special category. They've earned that special status," he said. The DoD's new deploy-or-out rules, first reported by Military Times, were disclosed by Army Command Sgt. Maj. John Troxell, the senior enlisted adviser to Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford. Troxell said about 11 percent -- or 235,000 -- of the 2.1 million personnel serving on active duty, in the reserves or National Guard are currently non-deployable. Of that 235,000, about 99,000 are on the list for administrative reasons, such as not having all their immunizations or required dental exams. About 20,000 are not deployable due to pregnancy, and 116,000 are not deployable due to either short- or long-term injuries or wounds, Troxell said. Robert Wilkie, undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness, gave different numbers in testimony last week to the Senate Armed Services subcommittee on personnel. He said up to 286,000 service members could potentially face being forced out of the military. "This new policy is a 12-month deploy or be removed policy," he said, with exceptions for pregnancies and wounded troops cleared to remain in the military by medical boards. "On any given day, about 13 to 14 percent of the force is medically unable to deploy -- that comes out to be around 286,000 service members," Wilkie said. The new policy stems from Mattis' directive to the services last summer to take steps to improve the "lethality" of the force. In justifying the major policy initiative, Wilkie said, "The situation we face today is really unlike anything we have faced -- certainly in the post-World War II era. We have to ensure, given the climate this country faces, that everyone who signs up can be deployed anywhere in the world." In a department-wide memo released Thursday on "Retention Policy for Non-Deployable Service Members," Wilkie said he would also seek to establish "standardized criteria for retaining non-deployable service members." However, "service members who have been non-deployable for more than 12 consecutive months will be processed for administrative separation," the memo states. In addition, the services do not have to wait until a service member has been non-deployable for 12 consecutive months to begin the separation process. As for exceptions, the memo states the service secretaries will be "authorized to grant a waiver to retain in service a service member whose period of non-deployability exceeds the 12 consecutive months limit." Wilkie gave the services until Oct. 1 to implement the new policy, but said they also could begin separating non-deployable personnel immediately, at their discretion. During his flight home, Mattis gave several examples of why he thought the old rules on deployments are unfair to those who go again and again into war zones. "Let me explain what happens: If you have 100,000 troops -- let's just pick a number, just for the sake of giving you [a] mental model of this -- if 10,000 of them are not deployable, then 90,000 deploy more often, obviously to meet the same deployment standard. So that's unfair." He spoke of meeting a woman who told him that "her husband was on -- who is preparing -- no, is on his sixth deployment, completing his fifth, and is now on his sixth combat deployment." "This lady had been married to the soldier for 11 years, OK? When that sort of thing happens, that brings sharply into focus that some people are carrying more than the share of the load that I want them to carry," Mattis said. "But the bottom line is, we expect everyone to carry their share of the load and, you know, sometimes things happen, people bust their legs in training or they're in a car accident, we understand that, and if they -- sometimes that even takes months of recovery," he said. "We understand that. But this is a deployable military. It's a lethal military that aligns with our allies and partners," and boosting the overall lethality of the force is the major issue, he added. Mattis said the Army was the catalyst in convincing him to adopt new rules on deployments. Wilkie "defined the problem that initially was brought to his attention by the U.S. Army, where they had many non-deployables on their rolls," Mattis said. "I'm not talking about combat injured now. That's a separate category. But people who are, just for one reason or another, are not able to deploy with their units," he said. "It was a significant number, and the Army brought their concerns forward. The other services also highlighted the concerns." From n5baa at hctc.net Sun Feb 25 12:05:53 2018 From: n5baa at hctc.net (Gary Johnson) Date: Sun, 25 Feb 2018 11:05:53 -0600 Subject: [HCARC] Daylight Savings Message-ID: 2 weeks from today sanity reigns supreme once again. Imagine, one extra hour of daylight in the evenings when people get home from work ? what a concept. The only queer thing is why we drop back in November instead of moving 1 more hour ahead and dropping back an hour in the spring. I don?t care if its dark when I am sleeping, just that it is light when I am awake. Time is a relative concept whose major feature is to ensure we all get to appointments ?on time?. As long as we all are using the same time it works. However as Hams we go from +5 to +6. 73, Gary J N5BAA From cw4evr at hctc.net Sun Feb 25 12:49:24 2018 From: cw4evr at hctc.net (Fred) Date: Sun, 25 Feb 2018 11:49:24 -0600 Subject: [HCARC] Daylight Savings In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <31049b4c-93e9-b199-c22a-9b035e33dc7f@hctc.net> I wish we would just leave it alone so folks could get used to it.? I remember once upon a time going to 89N and it made no difference depending on winter or summer. 73 Fred/w0lpd On 2/25/2018 11:05 AM, Gary Johnson wrote: > 2 weeks from today sanity reigns supreme once again. Imagine, one extra hour of daylight in the evenings when people get home from work ? what a concept. The only queer thing is why we drop back in November instead of moving 1 more hour ahead and dropping back an hour in the spring. I don?t care if its dark when I am sleeping, just that it is light when I am awake. Time is a relative concept whose major feature is to ensure we all get to appointments ?on time?. As long as we all are using the same time it works. > > However as Hams we go from +5 to +6. > > 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 kerryk5ks at hughes.net Sun Feb 25 20:28:29 2018 From: kerryk5ks at hughes.net (Kerry) Date: Sun, 25 Feb 2018 19:28:29 -0600 Subject: [HCARC] Daylight Savings In-Reply-To: <31049b4c-93e9-b199-c22a-9b035e33dc7f@hctc.net> References: <31049b4c-93e9-b199-c22a-9b035e33dc7f@hctc.net> Message-ID: <0f814bd4-6554-bcf4-ab32-c2e42907d5d4@hughes.net> You do know that if you used UTC, Zulu, or GMT - whatever you want to call it - you would never have to change your clocks again. After a while the conversion from local time to your time for appointments and TV programs becomes second nature. The whole country could convert to UTC and then there would be no more confusion and it probably wouldn't take any longer to convert than the conversion from English units to metric units! PS - I can't believe any ham doesn't use UTC for their logging - Oh, yes, I remember, no one logs anymore. On 2/25/2018 11:49 AM, Fred wrote: > I wish we would just leave it alone so folks could get used to it. I > remember once upon a time going to 89N and it made no difference > depending on winter or summer. > > 73 > > Fred/w0lpd > > > On 2/25/2018 11:05 AM, Gary Johnson wrote: >> 2 weeks from today sanity reigns supreme once again. Imagine, one >> extra hour of daylight in the evenings when people get home from work >> ? what a concept. The only queer thing is why we drop back in >> November instead of moving 1 more hour ahead and dropping back an >> hour in the spring. I don?t care if its dark when I am sleeping, >> just that it is light when I am awake. Time is a relative concept >> whose major feature is to ensure we all get to appointments ?on >> time?. As long as we all are using the same time it works. >> >> However as Hams we go from +5 to +6. >> >> 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 From bucket at janeandjohn.org Mon Feb 26 11:13:15 2018 From: bucket at janeandjohn.org (John Canfield) Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2018 10:13:15 -0600 Subject: [HCARC] Daylight Savings In-Reply-To: <0f814bd4-6554-bcf4-ab32-c2e42907d5d4@hughes.net> References: <31049b4c-93e9-b199-c22a-9b035e33dc7f@hctc.net> <0f814bd4-6554-bcf4-ab32-c2e42907d5d4@hughes.net> Message-ID: <951cb334-ae52-6514-0729-2ecb799bb816@janeandjohn.org> For the last few years we've basically stayed on daylight time year-round - we're pooped out by 9 pm CST and in bed a bit later. Being retired means we can use any time zone we want :-) John, WB5THT On 2/25/2018 7:28 PM, Kerry wrote: > > You do know that if you used UTC, Zulu, or GMT - whatever you want to > call it - you would never have to change your clocks again. After a > while the conversion from local time to your time for appointments and > TV programs becomes second nature.? The whole country could convert to > UTC and then there would be no more confusion and it probably wouldn't > take any longer to convert than the conversion from English units to > metric units! > > PS - I can't believe any ham doesn't use UTC for their logging - Oh, > yes, I remember, no one logs anymore. > > On 2/25/2018 11:49 AM, Fred wrote: >> I wish we would just leave it alone so folks could get used to it.? I >> remember once upon a time going to 89N and it made no difference >> depending on winter or summer. >> >> 73 >> >> Fred/w0lpd >> >> >> On 2/25/2018 11:05 AM, Gary Johnson wrote: >>> 2 weeks from today sanity reigns supreme once again.? Imagine, one >>> extra hour of daylight in the evenings when people get home from >>> work ? what a concept.? The only queer thing is why we drop back in >>> November instead of moving 1 more hour ahead and dropping back an >>> hour in the spring.? I don?t care if its dark when I am sleeping, >>> just that it is light when I am awake.? Time is a relative concept >>> whose major feature is to ensure we all get to appointments ?on >>> time?.? As long as we all are using the same time it works. >>> >>> However as Hams we go from +5 to +6. >>> >>> 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 > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 Wed Feb 28 00:52:37 2018 From: n5baa at hctc.net (Gary Johnson) Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2018 23:52:37 -0600 Subject: [HCARC] Upcoming Ham Radio Deluxe Release Message-ID: <5B428A32CE794199B7313C05060392A4@GaryPC> Status of Upcoming Ham Radio Deluxe Release I wanted to give everyone an update on the progress of our current development cycle. It was my intention to have a release out by the end of February. But we've added some scope to the release to pick up support for the Icom IC-7610. Additionally, we have included corrections to Icom CI-V, column sorting on LOTW received date, Logbook unexpected exit, Access issues that cause awards report totals to be zero, fixes for TS-480, and several other things. I expect that we will deliver a beta release to our testers by week's end. I'll allow one week for testing and would then expect a public release around March 11. That's the plan. The full list of current development and release notes from previous releases can be found at http://ReleaseNotes.Ham-Radio-Deluxe.com As mentioned previously, aside from a release blackout period between November 1st and January 1st, we expect to have 8 or 9 releases each year. (Last year there were 9 releases with 150 changes.) Team Update We have dedicated a developer to the Satellite Tracking application, and another to the Rotor Control application. These two developers will work through the existing development backlog on these two applications. We have four other developers working on Rig Control, Logbook, and DM-780. Closing There are more than 20,000 recipients of this newsletter. As mentioned before, please pass this along to your friends if they have not received it. Thank you es 73 de Mike, WA9PIE HRD Software, LLC 73, Gary J N5BAA