From mfgardner at aol.com Fri Apr 15 12:36:25 2016 From: mfgardner at aol.com (mfgardner at aol.com) Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2016 12:36:25 -0400 Subject: [ILHam] VE Testing in Evanston April 25 Message-ID: <1541ac7d829-272b-b999@webprd-m108.mail.aol.com> The Evanston Amateur Radio Community is offering VE testing for all license levels on Monday, April 25, at 6:30 p.m. at the Fire Department Training Room, 909 Lake Street in Evanston. Two blocks from an "el" stop and free parking across the street. Please contact W9LUO at mfgardner -at- aol.com by April 23 if you wish to take an exam or exams. Those taking exams are asked to bring a pen, pencils with eraser, a photocopy of a picture ID (we keep it) and, if you're currently licensed, a photocopy of your current license (we keep that also). Also bring the exam fee ($15. cash or check to "ARRL VEC"). If you want to try out an exam before you come, there are practice exams online, such as http://qrz.com/hamtest. You can look at the question pool, from which all exam questions come, at various sites, such as http://www.arrl.org/tech-question-pool 73, Marilyn, W9LUO From w9ily at comcast.net Mon Apr 18 18:04:01 2016 From: w9ily at comcast.net (John Holmes) Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2016 17:04:01 -0500 Subject: [ILHam] Estate Sale - K9ILX (SK) Message-ID: <000c01d199be$378c42b0$a6a4c810$@comcast.net> K9ILX (SK) Estate These items are from the estate of K9ILX (SK) and are being offered to for sale to fund donations to DXpeditions by the Metro DX Club of south suburban Chicago. All items are ?as is? and are described as accurately as possible. Since this is an estate sale items have not been bench tested. There are no manuals included with any of these items. All sales are final and there cannot be any returns. All items are plus shipping or pickup from the Chicago area. Contact w9ily at comcast.net if interested. 1. Kenwood TS-820 Transceiver S/N 620074 VERY clean with original box. $300 2. Kenwood AT-200 antenna tuner S/N 840970 Very good condition $175 3. Kenwood MC-50 mic and stand. Good condition $45 4. Connecting cable for R-820 to TS-820 $100 5. Kenwood R-820 Receiver S/N 840238 Very good condition in original double box from Henry Radio. Includes cables, feet and connectors. Needs new S-meter lamp, switches need cleaning, slight A/C audio hum. $400 NOTE: For complete Kenwood TS-820, connecting cable, antenna tuner and mic $550 For complete Kenwood station including Kenwood TS-820 transceiver connecting cable, antenna tuner and mic and R-820 receiver $900 6. Ten-Tec Omni C Transceiver S/N 564-4484 w/power supply and speaker #255 Good condx. $400 7. MFJ Antenna Tuner MFJ-969 good condx. $100 8. MFJ antenna switch MFJ-1701 rough condition. $5 9. MFJ-8100 Short Wave regenerative received with PC Headset ? good condition $60 10. Medallion hand mic with ?? plug $3 11. Radio Shack DSP-40 Model 21-543 S/N 107022 Noise reduction. Good working condition $20 (MSRP 39.95) 12. Yaesu G-800 rotor good working condition $250 13. Yaesu G-800S rotor controller S/N 8L010000 Very good working condition $100 14. 100? Rotor control cable for G-800 with both end connectors $75 NOTE: For both Yaesu rotor and control box and control cable together $375 15. CDE HAM-M Rotor with instructions. New pot installed years ago. $125 16. HAM-M Control box with cracked case $50 NOTE: HAM-M rotor and control box together $140 17. Rotor mast base bracket $20 18. TenTec Electret hand mic worn condition $20 19. TenTec Ultramatic dual paddle memory keyer Model 645 Good condition $75 20. Radio Shack 21-549B remote speaker 8 ohms/5 watts w/bracket, hardware, manual, extra bracket, new in box $9 21. Radio Shack Micronata 21-525B Field Strength tester worn condition $20 22. Icom hand mic 4-pin plug Good condition $20 23. Radio Shack HTX-202 handy talkie. $10 24. Radio Shack HTA-20 brick amplifier. Fair condx. $30 NOTE: HTX-202 and HTA-20 together $35 25. Radio Shack SWR meter 21-525a rough shape. $2 26. Midland 13-857B CB radio rough shape. $10 27. Uniden PRO-510XL CB radio rough shape. $10 28. Surveyor 2400 CB radio rough shape. $10 29. GE Cassette recorder Model 3-5303A Good working condition with cassette $15 30. 1 rubber duck HT antenna with BNC mount $5 31. Tube cutter ? 1/8? - 1 1/8? $10 32. power cord for cigarette lighter in car $2 33. Two battery supplies to clip onto an HT $5 34. Battery eliminator 4.5VDC 600MA $2 35. wall wart 9VDC 300MA $2 36. wall wart 12VDC 200MA no connector $1 37. wall wart 14VDC 700MA $2 38. wall wart 7.5VDC 400MA $2 39. wall wart 6VDC 200MA $2 From ormos at ripco.com Tue Apr 26 16:25:57 2016 From: ormos at ripco.com (Neil R. Ormos N9NL) Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2016 15:25:57 -0500 (CDT) Subject: [ILHam] Cook County ARES Net WEDNESDAY 27 April 2016, 9:00 PM CT--146.88 MHz Message-ID: <201604262025.u3QKPvkf024133@shell3.ripco.com> Dear Cook County ARES? Members and Friends: Please join us WEDNESDAY ... 27 April 2016, at 9:00 PM CT... for the monthly Cook County ARES Net on the SARA repeater (146.88 MHz, R-600, PL107.2). All persons with an interest in emergency and public service communications are invited to participate in the Net. You need not be a member of ARES or any other organization. Residents of every county and state are welcome. For more information about Cook County ARES, including an ARES calendar of events, please visit our web site: 73 --Neil Ormos N9NL ARES? District Emergency Coordinator Amateur Radio Emergency Service ARES District 4 (Cook, DuPage, Lake Counties) Email: n9nl /at-sign/ arrl.net From ormos at ripco.com Wed Apr 27 19:45:01 2016 From: ormos at ripco.com (Neil R. Ormos N9NL) Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2016 18:45:01 -0500 (CDT) Subject: [ILHam] Cook County ARES Net TONIGHT (Wednesday) 27 April 2016, 9:00 PM CT--146.88 MHz Message-ID: <201604272345.u3RNj1lF015233@shell3.ripco.com> Dear Cook County ARES? Members and Friends: Please join us TONIGHT (Wednesday) ... 27 April 2016, at 9:00 PM CT... for the monthly Cook County ARES Net on the SARA repeater (146.88 MHz, R-600, PL107.2). All persons with an interest in emergency and public service communications are invited to participate in the Net. You need not be a member of ARES or any other organization. Residents of every county and state are welcome. For more information about Cook County ARES, including an ARES calendar of events, please visit our web site: 73 --Neil Ormos N9NL ARES? District Emergency Coordinator Amateur Radio Emergency Service ARES District 4 (Cook, DuPage, Lake Counties) Email: n9nl /at-sign/ arrl.net