From bsteg316 at gmail.com Tue Oct 1 17:14:53 2019 From: bsteg316 at gmail.com (Bill Stegemueller K5KB) Date: Tue, 1 Oct 2019 16:14:53 -0500 Subject: [HCARC] Norman Rigsby K5LYO Message-ID: <52c1f4bd-2d37-1ccd-c099-ed7bbc66397a@gmail.com> Norman?Rigsby?(K5LYO)?Just?moved?to?Alpine?Terrace?in?Kerrville Norman has been a Ham Radio Operator since 1947 and is a D Day Survivor..?? After D Day he was one of General Paton's Motorcycle Scouts in the battle of the Bulge.?? Finally he was one of the MPs at the Nuremberg Trials.?? I attached a couple of links to pictures.? The second?picture?shows?Norman?to?the?far?LEFT?of?General?Hermann?G?ring https://wp.me/a1i5GE-zC https://wp.me/a1i5GE-zB People of Norman's generation are passing away fast. ? If anyone wants to?visit?him?he's?at: Alpine?Terrace?Room?#313B 746?Alpine?Dr Kerrville?TX?78028 ...?but?hurry?he?might?be?moving?in?with?his?daughter?in?Houston. 73 Bill?Stegemueller?(K5KB) From galeheise at windstream.net Tue Oct 1 17:39:35 2019 From: galeheise at windstream.net (Gale Heise) Date: Tue, 1 Oct 2019 16:39:35 -0500 Subject: [HCARC] Norman Rigsby K5LYO In-Reply-To: <52c1f4bd-2d37-1ccd-c099-ed7bbc66397a@gmail.com> References: <52c1f4bd-2d37-1ccd-c099-ed7bbc66397a@gmail.com> Message-ID: <40.DF.06358.797C39D5@smtp02.aqua.bos.sync.lan> Bill- I was in the barber shop prior to June 6th when Norman came in for a haircut. He was telling us about the trip he was about to take to Normandy and receive another medal. He told us about Hermann Goring and the Nuremberg Trials. Jokingly, I asked him if he was the fellow who gave Hermann Goring the poison. He is a delight to be around. I encourage others to stop by and listen to his stories. It reminded me of Forrest Gump. Amazing how one person experienced such an interesting part of history. He has a fantastic memory, very sharp. Gale KM4DR Sent from Mail for Windows 10 From: Bill Stegemueller K5KB Sent: Tuesday, October 1, 2019 4:19 PM To: HCARC at mailman.qth.net Subject: [HCARC] Norman Rigsby K5LYO Norman?Rigsby?(K5LYO)?Just?moved?to?Alpine?Terrace?in?Kerrville Norman has been a Ham Radio Operator since 1947 and is a D Day Survivor..?? After D Day he was one of General Paton's Motorcycle Scouts in the battle of the Bulge.?? Finally he was one of the MPs at the Nuremberg Trials.?? I attached a couple of links to pictures.? The second?picture?shows?Norman?to?the?far?LEFT?of?General?Hermann?G?ring https://wp.me/a1i5GE-zC https://wp.me/a1i5GE-zB People of Norman's generation are passing away fast. ? If anyone wants to?visit?him?he's?at: Alpine?Terrace?Room?#313B 746?Alpine?Dr Kerrville?TX?78028 ...?but?hurry?he?might?be?moving?in?with?his?daughter?in?Houston. 73 Bill?Stegemueller?(K5KB) ______________________________________________________________ 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 cw4evr at hctc.net Wed Oct 2 09:25:52 2019 From: cw4evr at hctc.net (Fred) Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2019 08:25:52 -0500 Subject: [HCARC] KERRHAMS WEB PAGE Message-ID: The club web page main menu item "NOTICES" has been changed to "BULLETIN BOARD".? This is the page where the STATIC, Treasures Report, and other items about the hobby and ARRL etc, will reside.? The reports for October have been posted. From john at ac4ca.us Wed Oct 2 12:05:26 2019 From: john at ac4ca.us (John AC4CA) Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2019 11:05:26 -0500 Subject: [HCARC] Old/New Repeater Signal Comparisons from Monday's 2M Net Message-ID: <001001d5793b$35164160$9f42c420$@ac4ca.us> HCARC Members: The link below is to an Excel spreadsheet that summarizes the data you provided W4WJ, NCS on Monday, about your radios, antennas, etc. and how the old repeater signal strength and audio quality compared to the new repeater. If you have any questions or cant access the spreadsheet, just let me or Don know. -John/AC4CA http://ac4ca.us/exhibits/w3xo%20report%20comparisons.xlsx From csm_hipskind at suddenlink.net Sat Oct 5 08:12:58 2019 From: csm_hipskind at suddenlink.net (Terry Hipskind) Date: Sat, 5 Oct 2019 07:12:58 -0500 Subject: [HCARC] EchoLink Message-ID: <002f01d57b76$3a0f3450$ae2d9cf0$@suddenlink.net> All, The W3XO-R EchoLink node (685859) is back on the air. The Radio had to be reset to factory default and then reprogrammed. 73 Terry - W?HIP From w4wj at aol.com Tue Oct 8 03:59:00 2019 From: w4wj at aol.com (DON MURRAY) Date: Tue, 8 Oct 2019 07:59:00 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [HCARC] Fwd: 2019 ARRL West Gulf Division Ballot Process References: <1905183992.3324651.1570521540993.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1905183992.3324651.1570521540993@mail.yahoo.com> FYI 73DonW4WJ From: memberlist at www.arrl.org To: w4wj at aol.com Sent: 10/7/2019 8:25:46 PM Central Standard Time Subject: 2019 ARRL West Gulf Division Ballot Process 2019 ARRL West Gulf Division Ballot Process ??? The paper ballots for the election of the ARRL West Gulf DivisionDirector were mailed on September 30, 2019 by third-class mail. ??? The envelope containing your ballot should arrive within the next 3-5days. Along with the paper ballot will be a self-addressed ballot returnenvelope. Your marked ballot MUST be returned in the enclosedself-addressed ballot return envelope. If it is not, your ballot willnot be counted, even if it is received. The purpose of requiring the useof the provided self-addressed ballot return envelope is to maintainelection security. ??? There is no online voting. Voting may only occur by use of the paperballot provided. ??? If you, or a family member, have not received your ballot by the closeof business on October 14, 2019, please send two separate emails statingyou have not received your ballot and requesting that a ballot be sentto you, to: (1) Dan Henderson at n1nd at arrl.org; and (2) Lee Cooper,W5LHC01 at gmail.com. Sending two emails acts as a cross-check to ensurethe ARRL has received notice that you did not receive a ballot and thatyou are requesting a ballot. ??? All ballots, in the provided self-addressed ballot return envelopesMUST be RECEIVED on or before noon, November 15, 2019. Please allowsufficient time before November 15, 2019 for your ballot to be received.All late ballots will not be counted. ??? Voting is a right unique to free men and women. Please exercise yourright, and vote for the candidate of your choice in the ARRL West GulfDivision Director Election. ??? If you have questions regarding the voting process, please contact DanHenderson, N1ND, at ARRL HQ, 1-860-594-0200 or at n1nd at arrl.org. John Robert StrattonN5AUSARRL West Gulf Division Director --------------------------------------------------------------------ARRL West Gulf DivisionDirector: John Robert Stratton, N5AUSn5aus at arrl.org-------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from messages, go to:http://p1k.arrl.org/oo/373ea57fdd0e4348a98effb4a875f7d6 From w4wj at aol.com Tue Oct 8 22:10:54 2019 From: w4wj at aol.com (DON MURRAY) Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2019 02:10:54 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [HCARC] Fwd: [CTDXCC] Fw: Director Election References: <235415792.3636204.1570587054663.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <235415792.3636204.1570587054663@mail.yahoo.com> Below is a posting for W5MJ, Madison, a candidate forWest Gulf Division Director... 73DonW4WJ BELOW is posting sent to Midland Club reflector this morning??? 73 Robert W5AJ ? so there would be no attachments to the email, Madison?s documents were copied in ->? it seemed to work. I was concerned for the link I inserted but no errors reported. ? From: Robert [mailto:woodr90 at gmail.com] Sent: Monday, October 07, 2019 7:54 AM To: 'marc at w5qgg.org' Subject: Director Election ? We have two great Candidates running for office of West Gulf Director. As MARC club member, I would have been better served if club leadership invited both candidates to come and talk to us. The ARRL has tried pouring their water and telling us to drink it now for several years, without listening to members.?? ? Both candidates offer strong points.?? Unlike the SE Division where there is one clear reasonable choice?. ? I think one difference for us, lies with how each candidate would vote concerning unmonitored message passing involving digital modes that are not open source. If you?ve never had your QSO QRM?ed by an automated pactor station, ?get on and operate. https://www.eham.net/ehamforum/smf/index.php/topic,10110.msg60305.html#msg60305 Winlink in concept ? email / message relaying on ham bands using digital modes is a good concept and has place in Amateur Radio. ??That?s an important statement as is the next.? The implementation hasn?t worked well, appearing to many as a commercial email forwarding service for free, some distributors for the SCS Pactor modem seem to indicate such. The only available Pactor modem is a commercial modem made by one company.?? The Pactor protocol is not open source.? ? ARRL is in internal battle, perhaps more due to SCS and Pactor than we know, why else do they favor closed doors? Recently, the Winlink system operators took steps to shut down 3rd party traffic going through system with countries without 3rd party agreements.?? That?s been going on unchecked, like other traffic for years.?? It appears to be tip of the iceberg of an Amateur Radio system being used for emails that should be on existing commercial services. Regardless of the legal interpretation of encrypted, Pactor is unique to one commercial company?s modem, it?s a closed mode and has no place in Amateur radio. The barn door has been opened on that one and even best lawyers seem unable to tackle that issue at ARRL, instead accepting the problem. Today, the ARRL continues to coddle Winlink and their use of Pactor and automatic unmanned Amateur Radio digital stations.?? An automated station maybe legal, what was expected and what?s happening maybe different, you need to determine that yourself. The ARRL also favors that Winlink operators do not have to screen messages passing through their station?.. ???Ponder that one. ? As Madison did not get chance before ballots came out to speak to club, Below are two documents being distributed by Madison.?? ? Since many of you have not heard from Madison personally, I forward these here of my own free will and choice for your reading. Get on Google and do some searching before you vote?.?? 73 Robert W5AJ ? ? Below are Documents from Madison ? What I Believe for the West Gulf Division How many times has the present Director stood in front of you and asked: ?What is on your mind?? What is important to you?? What can I do for you? What do you want to know about the ARRL Board and how it works??. I want to be Interactive with you and your Club on a regular basis. I am an ACTIVE Ham ? a DX?er, a Contester, a DX?peditioner ? I have been on 17 DX?peditions. I am the only Extra Class operator in this race. I think the ARRL Board of Directors meeting should be open to any visitors that want to be there.? If there is need for an Executive session, visitors can be excused. I think it is time for a change in the West Gulf Division - to have a competitive race and change from the ?Good Ole Boys? program they have been following for the last 10 years.? The last Director, K5RAV was appointed Vice-Director by the previous Director, Coy Day. When he retired, K5RAV moved up to Director.? The present Director, N5AUS, was appointed Vice-Director by K5RAV (even though N5AUS says he was never appointed). Are you getting dizzy yet?? It goes on: N5AUS was elected as Vice-Director 6 months later, but ran as an incumbent because of his appointment.? N5AUS has run unopposed for Vice-Director the last two elections, previous to this one.? When K5RAV retired, N5AUS moved up to Director.? He then appointed the present???????????? Vice-Director. See a pattern here?? Get the picture? One of the things I will push for when I am on the Board is that there be no more appointing of Vice-directors.? There should be a special competitive election for a full term.? The Members should have a choice ? they should make the decision ? not the Suits! What about Winlink?? I believe all Amateur Radio communications should be able to be decoded by regular hams.? Whether the transmission is compressed or encrypted, it should not be happening.? The FCC rules forbid it.? I believe there should not be Automatic Transmitting stations without a Control Operator.? I believe all Winlink operation should be in the upper part of each band, away from CW and other narrow digital signals.? I believe that Winlink should not be used by non-hams who want to use it to bypass Commercial Email Services.? You can spend your life, as some have, getting into the weeds about Winlink, but, those are the basic things that I believe and will fight for. Thank you and Please Vote for Madison Jones, W5MJ for West Gulf Director ? MADISON JONES, W5MJ CANDIDATE STATEMENT FOR ARRL WEST GULF DIRECTOR ? I am a candidate for West Gulf Director. I would like the ARRL Board of Directors to redirect itself to be the leader in returning the Amateur Radio Service to its vision of advancing amateur radio for all of its members - not just a few, to follow existing laws and regulations of the FCC, to hear the voices of all amateur operators, and to make the actions and activities of its officers and directors transparent to all ARRL members. ? I am the only Extra Class Operator in this race, and have been one for over 25 years, fully involved in amateur radio: DX?er (DXCC with 328 confirmed); traveler (held operating licenses in 15 countries - the attached picture is me as V63MJ in Micronesia - led and participated in many DXpeditions); contester (team member of the 1st place World LP MS ARRL Int?l DX CW Contest 2019);? built my first crystal set at age 7, my first Heathkit at 16 (and still build radio equipment); emergency response (CERT in Houston and Cedar Park); volunteer examiner since 1994; club leader (president, program director, secretary and treasurer of various radio clubs);? teacher of theory and CW; mentor to new hams; writer on radio-related topics in QST and other publications with world-wide circulation. ? I am now retired but ran my own law office and other businesses for many years, served as legal counsel to a regional airline, working with governments on bond and contract issues. I am married and have 6 grown children with college degrees. I am a retired Air Force fighter pilot, Lt.Col., 21 years? service. I am a ham radio operator, not a suit! ? In the last West Gulf election, only a small number of the 11,800 eligible voters actually voted!? ? ????????????? Please vote for Madison Jones, W5MJ, for Director _______________________________________________ CTDXCC mailing list CTDXCC at lists.kkn.net https://lists.kkn.net/mailman/listinfo/ctdxcc From tower2 at stx.rr.com Thu Oct 10 21:00:06 2019 From: tower2 at stx.rr.com (Harvey N. Vordenbaum) Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2019 20:00:06 -0500 Subject: [HCARC] Repeater Message-ID: <006b01d57fcf$3a5451e0$aefcf5a0$@rr.com> Today I heard the first attempt to try using the old frequency. I gave him the new frequency and he said he had been busy and hasn't been able to get to the club meeting lately. I've been monitoring 146.38 and transmitting on 146.98, figuring I could hear just about anyone in the area. K5hv From tower2 at stx.rr.com Thu Oct 10 23:19:02 2019 From: tower2 at stx.rr.com (Harvey N. Vordenbaum) Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2019 22:19:02 -0500 Subject: [HCARC] Repeater In-Reply-To: <1343325131.18202.1570758073243@mail.yahoo.com> References: <006b01d57fcf$3a5451e0$aefcf5a0$@rr.com> <1343325131.18202.1570758073243@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <007601d57fe2$a2c4f190$e84ed4b0$@rr.com> I didn?t get his call right. I thought it was KD5HNL, with a name of Justin, but that comes back to an expired call. He is not a club member. Hv From: DON MURRAY [mailto:w4wj at aol.com] Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2019 8:41 PM To: tower2 at stx.rr.com Subject: Re: [HCARC] Repeater Hi Harvey... TNX for doing that! Do you remember who it was? 73 Don In a message dated 10/10/2019 8:01:40 PM Central Standard Time, tower2 at stx.rr.com writes: Today I heard the first attempt to try using the old frequency. I gave him the new frequency and he said he had been busy and hasn't been able to get to the club meeting lately. I've been monitoring 146.38 and transmitting on 146.98, figuring I could hear just about anyone in the area. 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 bsteg316 at gmail.com Mon Oct 14 21:12:42 2019 From: bsteg316 at gmail.com (Bill Stegemueller K5KB) Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2019 20:12:42 -0500 Subject: [HCARC] Sir Norman Rigsby Message-ID: Thought you guys would like to see and hear Sir Norman Rigsby (K5LYO) a 94 year old D Day Survivor. He was talking to LARRY N5QGD on the Kerrville Repeater https://youtu.be/UQdfGwaS7d0 He stopped by the church and I got him on my office radio. - Bill Stegemueller K5KB From k5hab at arrl.net Tue Oct 15 11:44:38 2019 From: k5hab at arrl.net (k5hab at arrl.net) Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2019 10:44:38 -0500 Subject: [HCARC] ARRL Election Message-ID: An important vote is going on now for the ARRL board. I have had the privilege of working with John Stratton with efforts to improve the ARRL. John is representing us well. Peter Naumburg N5YJ Technical Coordinator South Texas Section ARRL From bsteg316 at gmail.com Tue Oct 15 11:50:16 2019 From: bsteg316 at gmail.com (Bill Stegemueller K5KB) Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2019 10:50:16 -0500 Subject: [HCARC] ARRL Election In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I voted for: W5MJUSA flagUSA MADISON R JONES ... but don't take mine or Peter's word for it.? Do your own research! > k5hab at arrl.net > Tuesday, October 15, 2019 10:44 AM > An important vote is going on now for the ARRL board. > I have had the privilege of working with John Stratton with efforts to > improve the ARRL. > John is representing us well. > Peter Naumburg > N5YJ > Technical Coordinator South Texas Section ARRL > From w4wj at aol.com Wed Oct 16 03:15:47 2019 From: w4wj at aol.com (DON MURRAY) Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2019 07:15:47 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [HCARC] If You Have Not Received Your 2019 ARRL West Gulf Division Ballot In-Reply-To: <20191008012544.C4116201020A@bmail.arrl.org> References: <20191008012544.C4116201020A@bmail.arrl.org> Message-ID: <457242709.1490066.1571210147543@mail.yahoo.com> If you are an ARRL Member, AND you HAVE NOT received your Ballotby now, please follow the instructions below. TNX 73DonW4WJ From: memberlist at www.arrl.org To: w4wj at aol.com Sent: 10/7/2019 8:25:46 PM Central Standard Time Subject: 2019 ARRL West Gulf Division Ballot Process 2019 ARRL West Gulf Division Ballot Process ??? The paper ballots for the election of the ARRL West Gulf DivisionDirector were mailed on September 30, 2019 by third-class mail. ??? The envelope containing your ballot should arrive within the next 3-5days. Along with the paper ballot will be a self-addressed ballot returnenvelope. Your marked ballot MUST be returned in the enclosedself-addressed ballot return envelope. If it is not, your ballot willnot be counted, even if it is received. The purpose of requiring the useof the provided self-addressed ballot return envelope is to maintainelection security. ??? There is no online voting. Voting may only occur by use of the paperballot provided. ??? If you, or a family member, have not received your ballot by the closeof business on October 14, 2019, please send two separate emails statingyou have not received your ballot and requesting that a ballot be sentto you, to: (1) Dan Henderson at n1nd at arrl.org; and (2) Lee Cooper,W5LHC01 at gmail.com. Sending two emails acts as a cross-check to ensurethe ARRL has received notice that you did not receive a ballot and thatyou are requesting a ballot. ??? All ballots, in the provided self-addressed ballot return envelopesMUST be RECEIVED on or before noon, November 15, 2019. Please allowsufficient time before November 15, 2019 for your ballot to be received.All late ballots will not be counted. ??? Voting is a right unique to free men and women. Please exercise yourright, and vote for the candidate of your choice in the ARRL West GulfDivision Director Election. ??? If you have questions regarding the voting process, please contact DanHenderson, N1ND, at ARRL HQ, 1-860-594-0200 or at n1nd at arrl.org. John Robert StrattonN5AUSARRL West Gulf Division Director --------------------------------------------------------------------ARRL West Gulf DivisionDirector: John Robert Stratton, N5AUSn5aus at arrl.org-------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from messages, go to:http://p1k.arrl.org/oo/373ea57fdd0e4348a98effb4a875f7d6 From w4wj at aol.com Wed Oct 16 14:10:28 2019 From: w4wj at aol.com (DON MURRAY) Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2019 18:10:28 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [HCARC] Fwd: West Gulf Division Director Ballot Delivery Delays References: <1114996410.1663117.1571249428723.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1114996410.1663117.1571249428723@mail.yahoo.com> Reason for the delay of West Gulf Director Ballots 73DonW4WJ From: memberlist at www.arrl.org To: w4wj at aol.com Sent: 10/16/2019 12:40:20 PM Central Standard Time Subject: West Gulf Division Director Ballot Delivery Delays Greetings ARRL South Texas Section Members, Some folks have not received their West Gulf Division Director ElectionBallot yet. The delays are related to damage at a US Postal Service sorting facilityin Houston caused by storms in late September. ARRL HQ released this statement addressing the delays and process to geta replacement ballot... From: Henderson, Dan N1ND Date: Wed, Oct 16, 2019 at 10:59 AMSubject: RE: West Gulf Division Ballot Wednesday October 16, 2019 ARRL has become aware of a mail delivery problem affecting the ARRLBoard of Director election ballots sent to members in part of the WestGulf Division. Recent flooding has affected some US Postal Servicedistribution centers in the Houston region of the state, damaging somesorting machines. This is delaying delivery to many members in thatarea.? They are processing mail out, but there are delays in processingout bulk mail, which include the ballots.? We are aware that ballots arebeing processed as part of their work flow, but they cannot give us adefinitive date of when they will all be out for delivery. All ballots were mailed from Hartford on Monday September 30 as requiredby the Articles of Association/By-Laws. Ballots to most of the West GulfDivision were delivered in the usual time frame, which is generally 10to 14 days. We have received numerous requests for replacement ballots. We also havemember notifications sent after making the replacement ballot request toinform us the ballot had arrived. We ask ARRL members to be patient. If you still do not receive your ballot by Monday October 21, 2019,please send a request for a new ballot to n1nd at arrl.org. The ARRL HQwill process out replacement requests on Tuesday October 22, 2019 viafirst class mail and daily as later requests come in. That will allow 3+weeks (24 days) for the replacement to be delivered to you and allowingfor their return to ARRL?s accounting firm of CohnReznick LLP by thenoon on Friday November 15, 2019 deadline. There is no deadline for requesting a replacement ballot. Also, there isno deadline for you to have received your ballot in order to be eligibleto vote. Please note that all replacement requests need to be in writing(email is fine) but must directly come from the ARRL member. Third-party requests cannot be processed. If you have already requested a replacement ballot but still haven?treceived the original ballot by October 21st, you will need re-confirmyour need for a replacement by email to n1nd at arrl.org. If your originalballot is received before that time, we also ask you confirm that ton1nd at arrl.org so that your request can be closed. We thank you for your patience in this unusual situation.? If you haveany questions, please contact ARRL Assistant Secretary Dan Henderson,N1ND, at n1nd at arrl.org or by phone at 860-594-0236. Dan Henderson, N1NDAssistant Secretary ? American Radio Relay League, Inc.Regulatory Information ManagerARRL, the national association for Amateur Radio ?860-594-0236dhenderson at arrl.org --------------------------------------------------------------------ARRL South Texas SectionSection Manager: Paul Z Gilbert, KE5ZWke5zw at arrl.org-------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from messages, go to:http://p1k.arrl.org/oo/18c80b9b6060a12db0edddd4ec37817b From w4wj at aol.com Wed Oct 16 15:41:24 2019 From: w4wj at aol.com (DON MURRAY) Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2019 19:41:24 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [HCARC] Fwd: No Ballot Received de W4WJ References: <1927142222.1710956.1571254884509.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1927142222.1710956.1571254884509@mail.yahoo.com> More on the Missing Ballots! 73DonW4WJ From: dhenderson at arrl.org To: w4wj at aol.com Sent: 10/16/2019 11:08:26 AM Central Standard Time Subject: RE: No Ballot Received de W4WJ Wednesday October 16, 2019 ? ARRL has become aware of a mail delivery problem affecting the ARRL Board of Director election ballots sent to members in part of the West Gulf Division. Recent flooding has affected some US Postal Service distribution centers in the Houston region of the state, damaging some sorting machines. This is delaying delivery to many members in that area.? They are processing mail out, but there are delays in processing out bulk mail, which include the ballots.? We are aware that ballots are being processed as part of their work flow, but they cannot give us a definitive date of when they will all be out for delivery.? ? All ballots were mailed from Hartford on Monday September 30 as required by the Articles of Association/By-Laws. Ballots to most of the West Gulf Division were delivered in the usual time frame, which is generally 10 to 14 days. ? We have received numerous requests for replacement ballots. We also have member notifications sent after making the replacement ballot request to inform us the ballot had arrived. We ask ARRL members to be patient. ? If you still do not receive your ballot by Monday October 21, 2019, please send a request for a new ballot to n1nd at arrl.org. The ARRL HQ will process out replacement requests on Tuesday October 22, 2019 via first class mail and daily as later requests come in. That will allow 3+ weeks (24 days) for the replacement to be delivered to you and allowing for their return to ARRL?s accounting firm of CohnReznick LLP by the noon on Friday November 15, 2019 deadline. ? There is no deadline for requesting a replacement ballot. Also, there is no deadline for you to have received your ballot in order to be eligible to vote. Please note that all replacement requests need to be in writing (email is fine) but must directly come from the ARRL member.? Third-party requests cannot be processed. ? If you have already requested a replacement ballot but still haven?t received the original ballot by October 21st, you will need re-confirm your need for a replacement by email to n1nd at arrl.org. If your original ballot is received before that time, we also ask you confirm that to n1nd at arrl.org so that your request can be closed. ? We thank you for your patience in this unusual situation.? If you have any questions, please contact ARRL Assistant Secretary Dan Henderson, N1ND, at n1nd at arrl.org or by phone at 860-594-0236. ? ? Dan Henderson, N1ND Assistant Secretary ? American Radio Relay League, Inc. Regulatory Information Manager ARRL, the national association for Amateur Radio ? 860-594-0236 dhenderson at arrl.org ? From: DON MURRAY Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2019 3:10 AM To: Henderson, Dan N1ND Subject: No Ballot Received de W4WJ ? Dan... No Ballot Received as of 15 OCT 2019 Please send a replacement. TNX... 73 Don Murray W4WJ 35 McCullough Burrer Rd Fredericksburg, TX 78624 From k5hab at arrl.net Thu Oct 17 16:41:16 2019 From: k5hab at arrl.net (k5hab at arrl.net) Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2019 15:41:16 -0500 Subject: [HCARC] ABQ hamfest Message-ID: <670B3589-DD07-45A0-9EEE-599CB2EBC097@arrl.net> DUKE CITY HAMFEST ALBUQUERQUE The weekend of September 21, I attended the Duke City Hamfest, along with about 400 other amateurs. While well organized, this size of an event, isn?t large enough to attract first-line vendors often seen at Dayton and Visalia. Nonetheless, the organizers did a great job with the various classes, including two excellent talks by Rob Sherwood, NC?B. With these thoughts in mind, here are my observations and comments. That whole world of vendors has dramatically changed. In days past, the vendors could come and with the help of the manufactures cover their expenses, maybe make a little money, and would continue to support their mutual customers. This was a win-win situation. With the advent of the $100 + per night per person room costs and high transportation costs, it has become too expensive for the manufacturers, much less vendors, to attend a hamfest. This is not an ideal scenario. Another big change is the resale market. Once upon a time, amateur radio gear tended to hold its value over time, as long as it was smoke-free, and well maintained. Good, bad or indifferent, Icom changed that with the introduction of the IC-7300! At a street price of $1,495, it literally blew away the used market place. However, there is a hidden issue, applicable to any, used, solid-state transceiver?replacement parts! Icom sold about 70,000 IC-706, of which about half were MarkIIGs. Parts, especially finals, are no longer available for these radios. Asking $700- $800 for this used, unrepairable, out-of-date transceiver, is pie-in-the-sky thinking! This scenario is applicable to any transceiver, regardless of make, made after 2013 or so. And just to emphasize the point, Yaesu?s FT-857 is one of the longest service-lived, mobile transceivers, ever made. But like the IC-706 in any guise, it has gone through numerous revisions, in an attempt to keep ahead of the ever-changing, solid-state, obsolescence-based, marketing strategy by all of the device makers, especially Toshiba. About the only transceiver which seemingly is holding its own, is the Elecraft K3. I suspect that is about to change, as Elecraft will be shipping the new K4 later this year. One good thing about Elecraft, their accessories are backwards compatible. Meaning, if you bought their Panadapter for your original K3, it will still work perfectly with your K4! Bill Mader K8TE, NM Section Manager, did a day long, HF University, at the hamfest. I have attended his sessions in the past. Bill really upped his game with this year?s HF University! For example, there was a lot of interesting discussion about FT8. While becoming popular for its ability to be deciphered in near impossible band condition, for those not into digital communications, it leaves a lot to be desired for all of us, old-school, amateur operators, who really like one-on-one, DX contacts! Bill also spent time explaining the importance of a resonant antennas, like a dipole, with the current, on-air propagation we?re seeing tases days. And the importance of a computer in the shack. The class was great for the beginner to the expert. The importance of amateur radio clubs and the impact they have on our world was brought up over and over during several of the class sessions. The consensus? A club is everything! If your club needs help, then why are you just sitting there? Jump in and help to improve and grow it! There was a two hour class on the NanoVNA. The bottom line is, the time and effort to use this unit may not be worth the perceived cost savings. There exists a good reflector and many who are supporting the unit. No discussion of any amateur radio get-together, would be complete without mentioning the increasing amount of misinformation presented within on-line forums. Perhaps the two prime example are www.qrz.com and www.eham.net. The truth is, it is not their fault, at least directly. The elimination of the code requirement, the debunked, all-learning, Novice class license, and simplified tests, have reduced amateur radio to not much more than CB Extra class. As one, astute attendee stated, these sites have become a Cesspool of Stupid! At the banquet Saturday night, was an excellent talk by Riley Hollingsworth. An accomplished speaker, he gave us insight into the FCC world and many entertaining stories. He also shared one of his many beliefs that CW operators do not get Alzheimers! I do not know if it is true or not, but it should inspire some to get their code speed up. It should be noted, he is working hard to implement the new program to replace the Official Observer program. While waiting for Riley to give his talk, I had the opportunity to spend a short time with Jeff Ryan, K?RM, the Rocky Mountain, Division Director. He stressed the positive things which are happening inside the ARRL. And, he was very helpful with ideas on communications for my Technical Coordinators position. Many of you know about the Technical Specialist program, but if you are not familiar I will try to share with you how it can help you. If you have Radio Frequency Interference, as many do in this age, a Technical Specialist can help you with boots on the ground find the source and/or teach you how to find the source and remediate it. The Technical Specialists are available to teach classes on many topics of interest including RFI. If your antenna is not performing properly a Technical Specialist may be able to help you. Most Technical Specialist have been around for a while and made many mistakes that they can help you avoid. It is a helpful program but you need to know it is available, and how to contact the right Technical Specialist. In the South Texas Section call me, Peter Naumburg at 505-610-7800. I will do my best to help. At the close of the event, a few prizes were given away, but not before Alan Applegate, K?BG, was given the ARRL Technical Service Award for 2019. His site, www.k0bg.com , has provided information on all facets of operating mobile, both as a vocation, and as a means of emergency communications in times of national disaster. Congratulations Alan! All in all a great event. I am glad I drove 700 miles. There is nothing like a good hamfest to get me fired up. Peter Naumburg, N5YJ From w4wj at aol.com Thu Oct 17 16:52:51 2019 From: w4wj at aol.com (DON MURRAY) Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2019 20:52:51 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [HCARC] ARRL BALLOT ARRIVED TODAY!! THURSDAY References: <1152181448.2086576.1571345571242.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1152181448.2086576.1571345571242@mail.yahoo.com> >From the FBG Post Office!! 73DonW4WJ From jguida at godfather-ridge.com Thu Oct 17 17:52:54 2019 From: jguida at godfather-ridge.com (John Guida) Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2019 16:52:54 -0500 Subject: [HCARC] ARRL West Gulf Division Director Message-ID: <030601d58535$3bdc9390$b395bab0$@godfather-ridge.com> Everyone vote for W5MJ Madison Jones I did! K5XA John Guida -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus From tower2 at stx.rr.com Tue Oct 22 08:48:04 2019 From: tower2 at stx.rr.com (Harvey N. Vordenbaum) Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2019 07:48:04 -0500 Subject: [HCARC] 2 M beacons Message-ID: <002001d588d6$f41603c0$dc420b40$@rr.com> ID: N5XO/B EL09um Freq: 144.289 Power: 10 watts Elev: 670 ft Ant: K5VH Omni @ 125ft AB5N has set a 3 watt beacon feeding a halo on 144.275. It is located on a mountain top above the city of Hot Springs Arkansas mounted on an old ATT tower. Excellent view especially down into Texas. The loop is transmitted in both CW and FT8. Reception reports appreciated send to: askbobquestions at gmail.com K5hv From keith at keithwatson.com Tue Oct 22 14:12:24 2019 From: keith at keithwatson.com (Keith Watson) Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2019 13:12:24 -0500 Subject: [HCARC] SteppIR 3 Element For Sale Message-ID: For Sale - SteppIR 3 Element 20m thru 6m antenna. Comes with SDA 100 controller and the ELP (enhanced lightning protection) board. Fiberglass elements have been painted with light gray primer. You can put it up as is or buy the recommended dark green paint at Lowes and make it look like new. It also comes with control cable, but not sure how long it is. $950. This is a great performing antenna. I had it on a 50 foot tower in Austin and worked all over the world with it. It is hard to explain until you have used one. I'm only selling because I purchased a nicer/bigger one from John, AC4CA. Don't have room for both of them on my little 40 foot tower. Let me know if you have any questions. Keith N9TX 512-497-2244 From w4wj at aol.com Tue Oct 22 21:33:13 2019 From: w4wj at aol.com (DON MURRAY) Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2019 01:33:13 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [HCARC] Fwd: [DXLab] ARRL Creates New Online Groups for Members to Communicate with Leadership References: <1509923149.3684200.1571794393414.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1509923149.3684200.1571794393414@mail.yahoo.com> FYI... 73DonW4WJ From: aa6yq at ambersoft.com Reply-to: DXLab at groups.io To: DXLab at groups.io Sent: 10/22/2019 7:45:36 PM Central Standard Time Subject: [DXLab] ARRL Creates New Online Groups for Members to Communicate with Leadership "ARRL's Committee on Communication with ARRL Members has opened new online forums where all radio amateurs - ARRL members andnon-members alike - can discuss issues and topics in two-way conversation with ARRL leadership. The new groups are aimed atenhancing communication among ARRL leadership, staff, members, and prospective members, in a manner that enables timely updates andcollegial discussion." The new ARRL-Awards group, moderated by ARRL Radiosport Manager Bart W9JJ, provides a venue for asking questions and makingsuggestions regarding ARRL awards, like DXCC, VUCC, and WAS: There is also a new forum focused on contesting, moderated by moderated by ARRL Contest Advisory Committee Chairman Dennis W1UE: and a new forum focused on the ARRL's work with the International Amateur Radio Union, moderated by IARU Secretary Dave K1ZZ: I encourage DXLab users to join and participate in these forums, as your ongoing contribution to our group's friendly ambiance willhelp these new forums get off on the right foot. As the ARRL gains confidence in "direct online interaction" -- which began with theARRL-LOTW forum several years ago --? online forums focused on more controversial issues will be established. All of these online forums are hosted on groups.io. ? ? ? ? 73, ? ? ? ? ? ? Dave, AA6YQ (Member, ARRL Communications Committee) -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#188407): https://groups.io/g/DXLab/message/188407Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/36472375/723033Group Owner: DXLab+owner at groups.ioUnsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/DXLab/leave/3016272/672656144/xyzzy [w4wj at aol.com]-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- From w4wj at aol.com Wed Oct 23 15:56:50 2019 From: w4wj at aol.com (DON MURRAY) Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2019 19:56:50 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [HCARC] Fwd: [SFDXA] GEOMAGNETIC STORM WARNING References: <883371954.4010864.1571860610665.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <883371954.4010864.1571860610665@mail.yahoo.com> FYI.. 73 Don W4WJ From: Bmarx Date: Wednesday, October 23, 2019 Subject: [SFDXA] GEOMAGNETIC STORM WARNING To: SFDXA GEOMAGNETIC STORM WARNING: A large hole in the sun's atmosphere is facing Earth and spewing solar wind in our direction. Estimated time of arrival: Oct. 24-25. Minor G1-class geomagnetic storms are likely when the gaseous material arrives. Wind speeds are expected to reach 700 km/s, sparking bright auroras around the Arctic Circle and maybe even in northern-tier US states from Maine to Washington. Aurora alerts: SMS Text. > > Current Conditions > Solar wind > speed: 326.9 km/sec > density: 2.0 protons/cm3 > explanation | more data > Updated: Today at 1345 UT > > X-ray Solar Flares > 6-hr max: A7 1108 UT Oct23 > 24-hr: A7 0622 UT Oct23 > explanation | more data > Updated: Today at: 1300 UT > > > > Daily Sun: 23 Oct 19 > > > The sun is blank--no sunspots. Credit: SDO/HMI >? > > > Sunspot number: 0 > What is the sunspot number? > Updated 23 Oct 2019 > > Spotless Days > Current Stretch: 20 days > 2019 total: 219 days (74%) > 2018 total: 221 days (61%) > 2017 total: 104 days (28%) > 2016 total: 32 days (9%) > 2015 total: 0 days (0%) > 2014 total: 1 day (<1%) > 2013 total: 0 days (0%) > 2012 total: 0 days (0%) > 2011 total: 2 days (<1%) > 2010 total: 51 days (14%) > 2009 total: 260 days (71%) > 2008 total: 268 days (73%) > 2007 total: 152 days (42%) > 2006 total: 70 days (19%) > Updated 22 Oct 2019 > > Thermosphere Climate Index > today: 4.36x1010 W Cold > Max: 49.4x1010 W Hot (10/1957) > Min: 2.05x1010 W Cold (02/2009) > explanation | more data: gfx, txt > Updated 22 Oct 2019 > > The Radio Sun > 10.7 cm flux: 66 sfu > explanation | more data > Updated 23 Oct 2019 > > > https://spaceweather.com/ ______________________________________________________________ South Florida DX Assoc. "SINCE 1974" SFDXA WebSite: http://www.SFDXA.com SFDXA Repeater 147.33+ 103.5 Tone To Post: mailto:SFDXA at mailman.qth.net To UNSUBSCRIBE/EDIT: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/sfdxa This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net From tower2 at stx.rr.com Thu Oct 24 12:14:40 2019 From: tower2 at stx.rr.com (Harvey N. Vordenbaum) Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2019 11:14:40 -0500 Subject: [HCARC] RADIOS FOR SALE Message-ID: <005c01d58a86$253f16c0$6fbd4440$@rr.com> 1 FT-5200 with separation kit, Mic, pwr. cable, mounting hardware $125. 1 FT-5200 with separation kit, MIc, pwr. cable, mounting hardware $60 K5HV 896-2894 From sgriffin1 at windstream.net Sat Oct 26 12:31:09 2019 From: sgriffin1 at windstream.net (Steve) Date: Sat, 26 Oct 2019 11:31:09 -0500 Subject: [HCARC] Cqwwdx Message-ID: <2BFFC7B1-8947-46B9-9EC5-F2638ACC6CD7@windstream.net> I just work Pitcairn island cqwwdx. First try 20 m band is very active today Having a lot of fun in the contest WD5ENH Steve Sent from my iPhone From bucket at janeandjohn.org Sun Oct 27 09:26:11 2019 From: bucket at janeandjohn.org (John Canfield) Date: Sun, 27 Oct 2019 08:26:11 -0500 Subject: [HCARC] Cqwwdx In-Reply-To: <2BFFC7B1-8947-46B9-9EC5-F2638ACC6CD7@windstream.net> References: <2BFFC7B1-8947-46B9-9EC5-F2638ACC6CD7@windstream.net> Message-ID: <2ffd6bc1-f197-ec2c-ac25-556e60d1e9c5@janeandjohn.org> Good snag Steve! One of my prized QSL cards is from VR6TC - Tom Christian on Pitcairn. Took about six months to swap cards (with a little money enclosed.) John WB5THT (hope to catch you guys on the 2M net tomorrow - been really busy) On 10/26/2019 11:31 AM, Steve wrote: > I just work Pitcairn island cqwwdx. First try 20 m band is very active today > Having a lot of fun in the contest > WD5ENH > Steve > > Sent from my iPhone > ______________________________________________________________ > 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