From bsbasile at yahoo.com  Thu Aug  1 10:01:58 2019
From: bsbasile at yahoo.com (KG5IRR)
Date: Thu, 1 Aug 2019 09:01:58 -0500
Subject: [OFARC] ofarc webpage
Message-ID: <00d801d54871$b6cf2230$246d6690$@yahoo.com>

The webpage has been updated and includes Stephen's presentation about Slow
Scan TV.  Check it out!!

Also, please send me photos of your ham shack.  I'll post the collection for
us to admire, etc.

73,

Barry

 

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From bsbasile at yahoo.com  Thu Aug  1 10:25:59 2019
From: bsbasile at yahoo.com (bsb)
Date: Thu, 1 Aug 2019 09:25:59 -0500
Subject: [OFARC] ofarc webpage
Message-ID: <009f01d54875$0c095790$241c06b0$@yahoo.com>

The webpage has been updated and includes Stephen's presentation about Slow
Scan TV.  Check it out!!

Also, please send me photos of your ham shack.  I'll post the collection for
us to admire, etc.

73,

Barry

 

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From bsbasile at yahoo.com  Thu Aug  1 11:43:09 2019
From: bsbasile at yahoo.com (Barry Basile)
Date: Thu, 1 Aug 2019 15:43:09 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [OFARC] OFARC webpage
References: <1520845032.833427.1564674189696.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1520845032.833427.1564674189696@mail.yahoo.com>


The webpage has been updated and includes Stephen?s presentation about Slow Scan TV.? Check it out!!

Also, please send me photos of your ham shack.? I?ll post the collection for us to admire, etc.

73,
BarryKG5IRR

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From bsbasile at yahoo.com  Sun Aug  4 14:26:58 2019
From: bsbasile at yahoo.com (KG5IRR)
Date: Sun, 4 Aug 2019 13:26:58 -0500
Subject: [OFARC] Moon landing anniversary
Message-ID: <00d901d54af2$33d907a0$9b8b16e0$@yahoo.com>

You may be interested in listening to this podcast with some perspectives
from NASA insiders.  Download the July 20th edition:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00snr0w/episodes/downloads

123-50,

Barry

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From ke5hdf at sbcglobal.net  Sun Aug  4 17:10:59 2019
From: ke5hdf at sbcglobal.net (Ralph)
Date: Sun, 4 Aug 2019 16:10:59 -0500
Subject: [OFARC] LINUX ISSUE RESOURCE
Message-ID: <05379cfd-431d-3886-2f2f-42756d2031a3@sbcglobal.net>

i have been fighting with WSJTX on my Linux machine for several weeks

tried several Youtube videos and web help pages but nothing worked

excellent web help page that described settings, problems and fixes.?? 
but my problem was not listed.

There was a contact box at the bottom and whoever replied was AWESOME.

they worked me through the original problem (i missed a terminal 
command) plus one i created ... now it works great!!

URL https://linuxer.eu/wsjt-x-ic-7300-ubuntu-configuration/#comment-80

contact is ?????? Linuxer.eu at gmail.com


ralph

KE5HDF



From ke5hdf at sbcglobal.net  Sun Aug  4 17:13:44 2019
From: ke5hdf at sbcglobal.net (Ralph)
Date: Sun, 4 Aug 2019 16:13:44 -0500
Subject: [OFARC] Fwd: TxDOT Dallas District (Mesquite office) Radio
 Coordinator Job Open
In-Reply-To: <20190804211015.041E020107C6@bmail.arrl.org>
References: <20190804211015.041E020107C6@bmail.arrl.org>
Message-ID: <6eb03adc-133a-d669-b19c-33860590fa81@sbcglobal.net>

in case anyone is interested

(I don't have the Motorola or trunking experience)



-------- Forwarded Message --------
Subject: 	TxDOT Dallas District (Mesquite office) Radio Coordinator Job 
Open
Date: 	Sun, 4 Aug 2019 17:10:15 -0400 (EDT)
From: 	ARRL Members Only Web site <memberlist at www.arrl.org>
To: 	ke5hdf at sbcglobal.net



Greetings to All !!!
The Texas Dept of Transportation (TxDOT, who I work for) has another job
opening for a Radio Coordinator (radio tech).
This opening is located at the Dallas District Headquarters on the east
side of Mesquite, TX, in the DFW area.

TxDOT is looking for a ???Real Radio Person??? to fill the Radio
Coordinator position in the Dallas District. The current person has
moved to a position as the Houston District Radio Coordinator
This is not??? repeat???NOT!!! an IT job???this is real, no kidding RF
radio work job.
I like to say we do ???Professional Ham Radio???.
TxDOT uses VHF, 700/800MHz, DMR (MotoTurbo), P25 and analog
communications, Motorola radios and a real! HF network.

Experience with Motorola trunking systems is a huge plus.
Pay will depend on number of years of experience and work experience in
radio (mainly public safety or military related, but ham radio does
count).
See the job posting for job qualifications at the following URL...

https://careers.txdot.gov/psc/pshcma1/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM.HRS_APP_SCHJOB.GBL?Page=HRS_APP_JBPST&FOCUS=Applicant&SiteId=1&JobOpeningId=114835&PostingSeq=1&languageCd=ENG
Required additional qualifications are:
FCC General Radio Operators License or an Amateur Radio License, of
General class of higher. An Amateur license of Technician class may work
if upgraded to general quickly.

Preferred certifications include:
COML, COMT, AUXCOM certifications

Other experience needed is Programming experience with Motorola 
equipment such as MotoTurbo/DMR,
X-series, Quantar repeaters, APX series radios.

Please see the job posting for details on qualifications needed.
If you have contacts in any other areas, places or email lists, please
distribute.
Interested persons need to apply via the TxDOT website ASAP as I am told
they will start interviewing very soon.
BTW, yes, the lucky winner will be working very closely with me.
I can answer some questions by phone.

In Service,
Paul Gilbert


Paul Z. Gilbert. KE5ZW, CTCM
COMT TtT / COML / AUXCOM / CET
ARRL South Texas Section Manager
1209 Doris Ln
Cedar Park, Texas 78613
512-940-0441 ke5zw at arrl.org

Day Job??????

Paul Z. Gilbert. KE5ZW, CTCM
COMT TtT / COML / AUXCOM / CET
Texas Dept. of Transportation
State Radio Coordinator
Radio and Technology Support
Emergency Management - Maintenance Div
Cedar Park Campus, Building 51, Wing E
9500 N. Lake Creek Parkway
Austin, Texas 78717
512-940-0441 Paul.Gilbert at txdot.gov

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From bsbasile at yahoo.com  Mon Aug  5 20:29:33 2019
From: bsbasile at yahoo.com (bsb)
Date: Mon, 5 Aug 2019 19:29:33 -0500
Subject: [OFARC] Moon landing anniversary
Message-ID: <00b101d54bee$07c22000$17466000$@yahoo.com>

You may be interested in listening to this podcast with some perspectives
from NASA insiders.  Download the July 20th edition:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00snr0w/episodes/downloads

123-50,

Barry KG5IRR

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From ke5hdf at sbcglobal.net  Mon Aug  5 21:08:09 2019
From: ke5hdf at sbcglobal.net (Ralph)
Date: Mon, 5 Aug 2019 20:08:09 -0500
Subject: [OFARC] Moon landing anniversary
In-Reply-To: <00b101d54bee$07c22000$17466000$@yahoo.com>
References: <00b101d54bee$07c22000$17466000$@yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <7052e06e-b675-5910-0981-19416ca6ca40@sbcglobal.net>

Saturday Aug 10 there will be a special members only presentation about 
the apollo program at the Sugaland campus of our science museum

i think it is from 10-12

I don't know if the Hermann Park campus is doing something also, but 
check it out!!


ralph??? ke5hdf


On 8/5/19 7:29 PM, bsb via OFARC wrote:
>
> You may be interested in listening to this podcast with some 
> perspectives from NASA insiders.? Download the July 20^th edition: 
> https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00snr0w/episodes/downloads
>
> 123-50,
>
> BarryKG5IRR
>
>
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From ke5hdf at sbcglobal.net  Tue Aug  6 12:27:17 2019
From: ke5hdf at sbcglobal.net (Ralph (home))
Date: Tue, 6 Aug 2019 11:27:17 -0500
Subject: [OFARC] FW: AMATEUR RADIO LICENSE STUDY HELP
Message-ID: <004e01d54c73$d0b21760$72164620$@sbcglobal.net>

I thought some of you may be interested in attending, helping, or heckling.

 

I have reserved the Glenshire community building for Saturday Aug 17.

8900 Abbeydale

Houston  77031

 

Don't want to call it a class .health issues have reduced my stamina ..

but I will teach something from every section of the study guide and will
address any questions.

I will try and have a few books on hand to sell.

study guides will be $30 (if i can get them)

the class is no charge.

All are welcome to come.  You can come and go as you please.

 

I will start at 9am and will go until 3 pm.

 

A license exam will be given at Transtar Aug 24

 

 

Regards,

Ralph Phillips      

License KE5HDF

713 822 4340

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From bsbasile at yahoo.com  Tue Aug  6 18:20:24 2019
From: bsbasile at yahoo.com (Barry Basile)
Date: Tue, 6 Aug 2019 22:20:24 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [OFARC] Fw: Moon landing anniversary
In-Reply-To: <00b601d54bee$08416220$18c42660$@yahoo.com>
References: <00b601d54bee$08416220$18c42660$@yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1950748074.1989956.1565130024468@mail.yahoo.com>

 I'm not seeing my reflector mail go out and reflect back.? I've sent this email 3 times so far.? Sorry if you've seen this before...73,Barry
   ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: bsb <bsbasile at yahoo.com>To: 'OFARC' <ofarc at mailman.qth.net>Sent: Monday, August 5, 2019, 07:29:00 PM CDTSubject: Moon landing anniversary
 
You may be interested in listening to this podcast with some perspectives from NASA insiders.? Download the July 20th edition: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00snr0w/episodes/downloads

123-50,

Barry KG5IRR
  
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From bsbasile at yahoo.com  Wed Aug  7 22:58:36 2019
From: bsbasile at yahoo.com (bsb)
Date: Wed, 7 Aug 2019 21:58:36 -0500
Subject: [OFARC] FW: ECHO Society meeting invitation
In-Reply-To: <CAGdDr2-Ns1-sqp6mt6AJx30zQrYb66=dqL2tzmpThifFuqE-wg@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAJHH4jsUSbeB2YE+RxYEK8Pfx-d2xi+-2zC6kpKZ3UkVUe7Oow@mail.gmail.com>
	<CAGdDr28g_xsrzvsaxAPNELdUOJyxETpR-mWGaeAyNNaua6SpYA@mail.gmail.com>
	<CAJHH4jsJOr1eFQzSdNEk5SyDX5v1N=H+azTtpBfgEdmv7sBPqg@mail.gmail.com>
	<CAGdDr2-Ns1-sqp6mt6AJx30zQrYb66=dqL2tzmpThifFuqE-wg@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <00e401d54d95$2cf865c0$86e93140$@yahoo.com>

For all who may be interesting in attending?

Barry KG5IRR

 

From: halthz1 . [mailto:halthz1 at gmail.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, August 06, 2019 9:45 PM
To: Barry Basile; williams9464 at sbcglobal.net
Subject: Fwd: ECHO Society meeting invitation

 


From: Martin Blaise <martingblaise at gmail.com>
Date: Tue, Aug 6, 2019 at 8:36 PM
Subject: Re: ECHO Society meeting invitation

Tuesday, August 13th is our next ECHO meeting. It will be at the Tracy Gee Community Center same as last time with the meeting at 7 p.m. and he's also welcome to have dinner at Red Robin, the restaurant at Richmond and Rogerdale, same as last time. Hope that helps. Marty

 

Barry, please send out on mailman.

 


 <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=icon> 

Virus-free.  <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=link> www.avast.com 

 

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From bsbasile at yahoo.com  Fri Aug  9 18:51:10 2019
From: bsbasile at yahoo.com (Barry Basile)
Date: Fri, 9 Aug 2019 17:51:10 -0500
Subject: [OFARC] OFARC webpage
Message-ID: <DE128840-E270-45E5-A4B8-C1C2CE30FFE9@yahoo.com>

Has been updated.
73,
Barry

Sent from my iPhone

From ke5hdf at sbcglobal.net  Sat Aug 10 20:49:15 2019
From: ke5hdf at sbcglobal.net (Ralph)
Date: Sat, 10 Aug 2019 19:49:15 -0500
Subject: [OFARC] EMP PREPARATION STUDY
Message-ID: <0eb23a8f-4099-007b-93d4-0ac68dea28ff@sbcglobal.net>

i found this on the Bastrop County ARC web page

the referenced report is at the link below.


Ralph?????? KE5HDF


<https://www.facebook.com/TXRailman?fref=nf&__tn__=%2Cdm-R-R&eid=ARCOsQBlLntGtKZzL_IOsvegxeGQsct4Y02Ol6YcK3TvzSvzAjYPyOvuR63OBirCd8MRg1rwbntNazmP>

<https://www.facebook.com/TXRailman?fref=nf&__tn__=%2Cdm-R-R&eid=ARCOsQBlLntGtKZzL_IOsvegxeGQsct4Y02Ol6YcK3TvzSvzAjYPyOvuR63OBirCd8MRg1rwbntNazmP>
<https://www.facebook.com/TXRailman?fref=nf&__tn__=%2Cdm-R-R&eid=ARCOsQBlLntGtKZzL_IOsvegxeGQsct4Y02Ol6YcK3TvzSvzAjYPyOvuR63OBirCd8MRg1rwbntNazmP>


          ???Matt West
          <https://www.facebook.com/TXRailman?__tn__=%2CdC-R-R&eid=ARAoX0j0lNYSqOorR-sKhBMGmz_J5H0q8nLYFDUFE3g47h_aCbpvi-ZUwXsqgVqhhxfRo_CKqoKp-gc4&hc_ref=ARQZxCc8TkcEq7EYwZ326Zef74r5tEUO4v9IbSEzHOxorSJ-CFTlqxSLoE-YxVnsEnE&fref=nf>???/_to_/Bastrop
          County Amateur Radio Club (bcarc)
          <https://www.facebook.com/groups/bcarchams/?ref=nf_target&fref=nf>

**Y***e****s****t****e****r****d****a****y********a****t********3****:****2****2********P****M***?? 


Air University (USAF) has just released their Electromagnetic Defense 
Task Force report from the 2019 meeting, which I was able to particpate 
as a "fellow". Page 40 has a short blurb about the importance of amateur 
radio. I know I emphasized this in my workgroup.


https://www.airuniversity.af.edu/Portals/10/AUPress/Papers/LP_0004_ELECTROMAGNETIC_DEFENSE_TASK_FORCE_2_2019.PDF?fbclid=IwAR1YqPMuLcVw9-z2mVsk0Q0rHwqjHycpgSAz4f04D6LYpBZP-UWxxBoZTSY


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From ars.w5omr at gmail.com  Sun Aug 11 07:07:08 2019
From: ars.w5omr at gmail.com (ARS W5OMR)
Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2019 06:07:08 -0500
Subject: [OFARC] EMP PREPARATION STUDY
In-Reply-To: <0eb23a8f-4099-007b-93d4-0ac68dea28ff@sbcglobal.net>
References: <0eb23a8f-4099-007b-93d4-0ac68dea28ff@sbcglobal.net>
Message-ID: <CAOhDOk3th2HCHL+jq1evwDguEEu7DePpqppTq+ytp7RN2xLOxw@mail.gmail.com>

Amateur radio has been a cornerstone of redundant and emergency com-
munications for decades. Many member-owned radio stations are built with
EMP and power grid?down considerations in mind. ARRL volunteer members
have experience and awareness of space weather effects and emergency com-
munications. Additionally, the military has a long-standing relationship
with
the HAM radio community through the Military Auxiliary Radio System
(MARS, https://www.mars.af.mil/, http://www.marsradioglobal.us/). EDTF
recommends inviting American Radio Relay League (ARRL) and MARS rep-
resentatives to future EDTF discussions.

On Sat, Aug 10, 2019, 19:49 Ralph <ke5hdf at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> i found this on the Bastrop County ARC web page
>
> the referenced report is at the link below.
>
>
> Ralph?????? KE5HDF
>
>
>
> <https://www.facebook.com/TXRailman?fref=nf&__tn__=%2Cdm-R-R&eid=ARCOsQBlLntGtKZzL_IOsvegxeGQsct4Y02Ol6YcK3TvzSvzAjYPyOvuR63OBirCd8MRg1rwbntNazmP>
> ???Matt West
> <https://www.facebook.com/TXRailman?__tn__=%2CdC-R-R&eid=ARAoX0j0lNYSqOorR-sKhBMGmz_J5H0q8nLYFDUFE3g47h_aCbpvi-ZUwXsqgVqhhxfRo_CKqoKp-gc4&hc_ref=ARQZxCc8TkcEq7EYwZ326Zef74r5tEUO4v9IbSEzHOxorSJ-CFTlqxSLoE-YxVnsEnE&fref=nf>
> ?????*to*??Bastrop County Amateur Radio Club (bcarc)
> <https://www.facebook.com/groups/bcarchams/?ref=nf_target&fref=nf>
> *Yesterday??at??3:22??PM* ??
>
> Air University (USAF) has just released their Electromagnetic Defense Task
> Force report from the 2019 meeting, which I was able to particpate as a
> "fellow". Page 40 has a short blurb about the importance of amateur radio.
> I know I emphasized this in my workgroup.
>
>
>
> https://www.airuniversity.af.edu/Portals/10/AUPress/Papers/LP_0004_ELECTROMAGNETIC_DEFENSE_TASK_FORCE_2_2019.PDF?fbclid=IwAR1YqPMuLcVw9-z2mVsk0Q0rHwqjHycpgSAz4f04D6LYpBZP-UWxxBoZTSY
>
>
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From halthz1 at gmail.com  Thu Aug 15 14:26:55 2019
From: halthz1 at gmail.com (halthz1 .)
Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2019 13:26:55 -0500
Subject: [OFARC] Notification of SSTV next OFARC 2 meter net meeting
In-Reply-To: <CAGdDr2-nLJwrQ1Yn-hChm5zz90zeafm-FMxjNLm3RHm-6OyzBg@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAGdDr2-nLJwrQ1Yn-hChm5zz90zeafm-FMxjNLm3RHm-6OyzBg@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAGdDr29nFGbHqmH5+XmmBNXftYMLUa3Opps8TdGJ878U0uCjnQ@mail.gmail.com>

Next Tuesday net, August 19 for Oak Forest 2 meter net we will have Steve
W2WF send out another  SSTV file at end of session.

NOTIFICATION:  you are responsible to read this
  It was requested that we notify everyone prior to net.  So this note is
notification

Please review the posting by W2WF  on our webpage
http://www.ofarc.org/documents/SSTV_presentationv3.pdf

Software to decode the signal to image:
windows software
https://www.dxzone.com/dx4871/mmsstv-mm-hamsoft.html

for linux
https://www.dxzone.com/dx2648/qsstv-for-linux.html
I installed qsstv on my ubuntu linux .. had  to install several
dependencies instructions  were very good including command lines.

More detailed information on SSTV
https://hamsoft.ca/pages/mmsstv.php

Test file to play to check software
https://amsat-uk.org/beginners/iss-sstv/   some here and do google search
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From ke5hdf at sbcglobal.net  Sun Aug 18 21:52:01 2019
From: ke5hdf at sbcglobal.net (Ralph (home))
Date: Sun, 18 Aug 2019 20:52:01 -0500
Subject: [OFARC] Vagaries of FT8
Message-ID: <002601d55630$b256f580$1704e080$@sbcglobal.net>

Last Tuesday I have a brief discussion with Mark about settings for FT8 to
get the best signal out.

I have tried all the suggestions, with no improvement in QSOs made.

So, I started looking deeper.

 

The other evening, I finally had a chance to start running some tests of FT8
propagation from my QTH.

I gauged the quality and reach of my signal using this web page

It shows who heard you where, and how strong you signal was at their
location.

 

 <https://pskreporter.info/pskmap.html> https://pskreporter.info/pskmap.html

 

 

I hope the notes below give you some ideas that will help your efforts on
the various digital modes.

 

Ralph

KE5HDF

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My antennas are 20M/40M dipole with common feed point (wire running N-S)
about 30 ft up

80M inverted V + tuner to get 30M  (on N side of house, apex at 30 ft)

 

TEST 1

Used the same power level on 20M, 30M, and 40M

Try for QSOs for about 5 minutes on a single band

Immediately Look at reception reports for my call on that band in last 15
minutes

 

20M showed lots of reception reports with good coverage east and west, with
some successes to SW, SE, and NE - GOOD!

 

40M had very few reception reports anywhere - SWR is 2+, at same height as
the 20M - ANTENNA problem (too low?, need to re-tune it?, maybe move it?)

 

30M showed  many reports to NW through NE. nothing to the South - SWR 1.2
using a tuner with the 80M V, antenna working well but too close to the
house (blocking signals)

 

Signal strength reports normally show my signal weaker than the other guy by
several dB

I expected this because of the low antenna height and using dipole rather
than a beam antenna.

Plus.. You don't know how much power the other guy is running

 

TEST 2

Same set up - single band . 20M

But look for changes in signal reach PLUS reception reports near the station
I am trying to contact

 

Results.

20 M reached to New Zealand on one occasion, South America lots of times,
Spain several times

30 seconds later, my signal went only as far as New Mexico (that is one
transmit/receive cycle)

 

On several cycles, my signal was reported by the station I was trying to
reach (Argentina, Spain, Wash. State)  but they never replied to me

 

Repeat for 40M 

SWR was back down to 1.7

Signal reports were good to NW and NE, some to South

Signal reception reports Similar results as for 20M

 

Conclusions re: FT8 & settings

The approaching Grey line seemed to have minimal impact on signal distance

Rapid changes in signal path likely due to ionospheric conditions

My station is good

antennas are good

software control settings good

 

40M Antenna:

I recalled the first evening was rainy, today was dry.

Probably had capacitive loading by the water collecting on the tree at one
end of my antenna throwing off my 40M SWR.  (20M wire does not reach the
tree)

 

Possible explanation for poor QSO rate - during the grid chase last year, I
did a LOT of contacts.  Maybe the other guys just lot looking for our grid.
too may hams in Houston area to be a "special" contact.

 

Changes to make:

try to move my 80M V to the giant magnolia tree (50 ft tall) at my back
fence instead of my TV antenna mast secured to the house (capacitive loading
again)

Or 

or maybe buy out my 2 neighbors so I can do a better 80M antenna????

OR

Just keep more beer handy, don't sweat it, enjoy the ride

 

 

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From gammamann at aol.com  Tue Aug 20 08:29:53 2019
From: gammamann at aol.com (Mark)
Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2019 07:29:53 -0500
Subject: [OFARC] Vagaries of FT8
In-Reply-To: <002601d55630$b256f580$1704e080$@sbcglobal.net>
References: <002601d55630$b256f580$1704e080$@sbcglobal.net>
Message-ID: <002d01d55752$f8841c40$e98c54c0$@aol.com>

I have the same problem sometimes.  A lot of these guys are just chasing DX
and they just don't like me.  

 

From: ofarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:ofarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
On Behalf Of Ralph (home)
Sent: Sunday, August 18, 2019 8:52 PM
To: OFARC
Subject: [OFARC] Vagaries of FT8

 

Last Tuesday I have a brief discussion with Mark about settings for FT8 to
get the best signal out.

I have tried all the suggestions, with no improvement in QSOs made.

So, I started looking deeper.

 

The other evening, I finally had a chance to start running some tests of FT8
propagation from my QTH.

I gauged the quality and reach of my signal using this web page

It shows who heard you where, and how strong you signal was at their
location.

 

https://pskreporter.info/pskmap.html

 

 

I hope the notes below give you some ideas that will help your efforts on
the various digital modes.

 

Ralph

KE5HDF

----------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------

 

My antennas are 20M/40M dipole with common feed point (wire running N-S)
about 30 ft up

80M inverted V + tuner to get 30M  (on N side of house, apex at 30 ft)

 

TEST 1

Used the same power level on 20M, 30M, and 40M

Try for QSOs for about 5 minutes on a single band

Immediately Look at reception reports for my call on that band in last 15
minutes

 

20M showed lots of reception reports with good coverage east and west, with
some successes to SW, SE, and NE - GOOD!

 

40M had very few reception reports anywhere - SWR is 2+, at same height as
the 20M - ANTENNA problem (too low?, need to re-tune it?, maybe move it?)

 

30M showed  many reports to NW through NE. nothing to the South - SWR 1.2
using a tuner with the 80M V, antenna working well but too close to the
house (blocking signals)

 

Signal strength reports normally show my signal weaker than the other guy by
several dB

I expected this because of the low antenna height and using dipole rather
than a beam antenna.

Plus.. You don't know how much power the other guy is running

 

TEST 2

Same set up - single band . 20M

But look for changes in signal reach PLUS reception reports near the station
I am trying to contact

 

Results.

20 M reached to New Zealand on one occasion, South America lots of times,
Spain several times

30 seconds later, my signal went only as far as New Mexico (that is one
transmit/receive cycle)

 

On several cycles, my signal was reported by the station I was trying to
reach (Argentina, Spain, Wash. State)  but they never replied to me

 

Repeat for 40M 

SWR was back down to 1.7

Signal reports were good to NW and NE, some to South

Signal reception reports Similar results as for 20M

 

Conclusions re: FT8 & settings

The approaching Grey line seemed to have minimal impact on signal distance

Rapid changes in signal path likely due to ionospheric conditions

My station is good

antennas are good

software control settings good

 

40M Antenna:

I recalled the first evening was rainy, today was dry.

Probably had capacitive loading by the water collecting on the tree at one
end of my antenna throwing off my 40M SWR.  (20M wire does not reach the
tree)

 

Possible explanation for poor QSO rate - during the grid chase last year, I
did a LOT of contacts.  Maybe the other guys just lot looking for our grid.
too may hams in Houston area to be a "special" contact.

 

Changes to make:

try to move my 80M V to the giant magnolia tree (50 ft tall) at my back
fence instead of my TV antenna mast secured to the house (capacitive loading
again)

Or 

or maybe buy out my 2 neighbors so I can do a better 80M antenna????

OR

Just keep more beer handy, don't sweat it, enjoy the ride

 

 

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From gammamann at aol.com  Tue Aug 20 21:19:02 2019
From: gammamann at aol.com (Mark)
Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2019 20:19:02 -0500
Subject: [OFARC] System Test for OFARC
Message-ID: <001301d557be$6b1fb320$415f1960$@aol.com>

Everyone reply to see if this is working

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From bsbasile at yahoo.com  Tue Aug 20 21:22:15 2019
From: bsbasile at yahoo.com (Barry Basile)
Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2019 20:22:15 -0500
Subject: [OFARC] Test of reflector
Message-ID: <91BA9153-5681-45AE-9264-BE94640BD57F@yahoo.com>


You should get this...
Sent from my iPhone

From jeremy at mpenner.com  Tue Aug 20 21:34:03 2019
From: jeremy at mpenner.com (Jeremy Penner)
Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2019 01:34:03 +0000
Subject: [OFARC] Test of reflector
In-Reply-To: <91BA9153-5681-45AE-9264-BE94640BD57F@yahoo.com>
References: <91BA9153-5681-45AE-9264-BE94640BD57F@yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <8E1D4663-C470-4BB6-AFE4-DE68352E016C@mpenner.com>

Got it. 

Jeremy KG5PYY 

Sent from my iPhone

> On Aug 20, 2019, at 8:22 PM, Barry Basile via OFARC <ofarc at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
> 
> 
> You should get this...
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From halthz1 at gmail.com  Tue Aug 20 21:39:58 2019
From: halthz1 at gmail.com (halthz1 .)
Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2019 20:39:58 -0500
Subject: [OFARC] test
Message-ID: <CAGdDr2-5oTESjxjLCmVCAw8ztDeAFkf+X_PhgnniQ=65c6-hNw@mail.gmail.com>

ok now
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From jeremy at mpenner.com  Tue Aug 20 21:46:12 2019
From: jeremy at mpenner.com (Jeremy Penner)
Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2019 01:46:12 +0000
Subject: [OFARC] test
In-Reply-To: <CAGdDr2-5oTESjxjLCmVCAw8ztDeAFkf+X_PhgnniQ=65c6-hNw@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAGdDr2-5oTESjxjLCmVCAw8ztDeAFkf+X_PhgnniQ=65c6-hNw@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <296839DC-93FB-49E6-8D2A-C788FDEEE544@mpenner.com>

Got it. 

Sent from my iPhone

> On Aug 20, 2019, at 8:44 PM, halthz1 . <halthz1 at gmail.com> wrote:
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> ok now
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From ke5hdf at sbcglobal.net  Tue Aug 20 21:55:02 2019
From: ke5hdf at sbcglobal.net (Ralph Phillips)
Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2019 20:55:02 -0500
Subject: [OFARC] System Test for OFARC
In-Reply-To: <001301d557be$6b1fb320$415f1960$@aol.com>
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From halthz1 at gmail.com  Tue Aug 20 21:55:35 2019
From: halthz1 at gmail.com (halthz1 .)
Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2019 20:55:35 -0500
Subject: [OFARC] Fwd: Notification of SSTV next OFARC 2 meter net meeting
In-Reply-To: <CAGdDr29nFGbHqmH5+XmmBNXftYMLUa3Opps8TdGJ878U0uCjnQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAGdDr2-nLJwrQ1Yn-hChm5zz90zeafm-FMxjNLm3RHm-6OyzBg@mail.gmail.com>
	<CAGdDr29nFGbHqmH5+XmmBNXftYMLUa3Opps8TdGJ878U0uCjnQ@mail.gmail.com>
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---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: halthz1 . <halthz1 at gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Aug 15, 2019 at 1:26 PM
Subject: Notification of SSTV next OFARC 2 meter net meeting
To: OFARC <ofarc at mailman.qth.net>


Next Tuesday net, August 19 for Oak Forest 2 meter net we will have Steve
W2WF send out another  SSTV file at end of session.

NOTIFICATION:  you are responsible to read this
  It was requested that we notify everyone prior to net.  So this note is
notification

Please review the posting by W2WF  on our webpage
http://www.ofarc.org/documents/SSTV_presentationv3.pdf

Software to decode the signal to image:
windows software
https://www.dxzone.com/dx4871/mmsstv-mm-hamsoft.html

for linux
https://www.dxzone.com/dx2648/qsstv-for-linux.html
I installed qsstv on my ubuntu linux .. had  to install several
dependencies instructions  were very good including command lines.

More detailed information on SSTV
https://hamsoft.ca/pages/mmsstv.php

Test file to play to check software
https://amsat-uk.org/beginners/iss-sstv/   some here and do google search
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From w5pcj at hotmail.com  Wed Aug 21 01:43:17 2019
From: w5pcj at hotmail.com (Terry Moon)
Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2019 05:43:17 +0000
Subject: [OFARC] System Test for OFARC
In-Reply-To: <374a9245-93b6-415b-9309-bedcd8ac26a8@email.android.com>
Message-ID: <DM6PR13MB22503D18E8EAC58002B40838F4AA0@DM6PR13MB2250.namprd13.prod.outlook.com>

It's working up here in Lufkin Texas too

W5PCJ mobile phone

On Aug 20, 2019 8:55 PM, Ralph Phillips <ke5hdf at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
He's baaaaack

On Aug 20, 2019 8:19 PM, Mark via OFARC <ofarc at mailman.qth.net> wrote:

Everyone reply to see if this is working

Mark


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From ke5uip at yahoo.com  Wed Aug 21 07:50:05 2019
From: ke5uip at yahoo.com (Bob Norris)
Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2019 06:50:05 -0500
Subject: [OFARC] System Test for OFARC
In-Reply-To: <374a9245-93b6-415b-9309-bedcd8ac26a8@email.android.com>
References: <374a9245-93b6-415b-9309-bedcd8ac26a8@email.android.com>
Message-ID: <624ED425-7976-4D5C-8ADA-800A50617875@yahoo.com>

Working for me

Bob Norris

> On Aug 20, 2019, at 8:55 PM, Ralph Phillips <ke5hdf at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> 
> He's baaaaack
> 
> On Aug 20, 2019 8:19 PM, Mark via OFARC <ofarc at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
> Everyone reply to see if this is working
> 
> Mark
> 
> 
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From rusty-wilson at comcast.net  Wed Aug 21 08:08:37 2019
From: rusty-wilson at comcast.net (RUSSELL WILSON)
Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2019 07:08:37 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: [OFARC] System Test for OFARC
In-Reply-To: <001301d557be$6b1fb320$415f1960$@aol.com>
References: <001301d557be$6b1fb320$415f1960$@aol.com>
Message-ID: <1282642710.70678.1566389317591@connect.xfinity.com>

rcvd

> On August 20, 2019 at 8:19 PM Mark via OFARC <ofarc at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
> 
> 
>     Everyone reply to see if this is working
> 
>     Mark
> 


 

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From kc5vec at gmail.com  Wed Aug 21 08:15:02 2019
From: kc5vec at gmail.com (Virgil Dean)
Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2019 07:15:02 -0500
Subject: [OFARC] System Test for OFARC
In-Reply-To: <1282642710.70678.1566389317591@connect.xfinity.com>
References: <001301d557be$6b1fb320$415f1960$@aol.com>
	<1282642710.70678.1566389317591@connect.xfinity.com>
Message-ID: <CAFy77PDop6gL4X83Gxc+AfP-4hve06SpxPgyMdx5r82rJFguhw@mail.gmail.com>

Received

Alex
KC5VEC

On Wed, Aug 21, 2019, 7:10 AM RUSSELL WILSON <rusty-wilson at comcast.net>
wrote:

> rcvd
>
> On August 20, 2019 at 8:19 PM Mark via OFARC <ofarc at mailman.qth.net>
> wrote:
>
> Everyone reply to see if this is working
>
> Mark
>
>
>
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From rusty-wilson at comcast.net  Wed Aug 21 08:25:30 2019
From: rusty-wilson at comcast.net (RUSSELL WILSON)
Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2019 07:25:30 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: [OFARC] I replied to Mark's request (to OFARC) but did not see my
	own reply
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do  you guys see this?
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From bsbasile at yahoo.com  Wed Aug 21 10:14:08 2019
From: bsbasile at yahoo.com (KG5IRR)
Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2019 09:14:08 -0500
Subject: [OFARC] FW: Fwd: Notification of SSTV next OFARC 2 meter net meeting
In-Reply-To: <CAGdDr2981Udb-OSJFDfpOjoeTGLuZexZBXGtUnp9yF9xiF47Xg@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAGdDr2-nLJwrQ1Yn-hChm5zz90zeafm-FMxjNLm3RHm-6OyzBg@mail.gmail.com>	<CAGdDr29nFGbHqmH5+XmmBNXftYMLUa3Opps8TdGJ878U0uCjnQ@mail.gmail.com>
	<CAGdDr2981Udb-OSJFDfpOjoeTGLuZexZBXGtUnp9yF9xiF47Xg@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <011301d5582a$b35b3f30$1a11bd90$@yahoo.com>

Forwarding on behalf of Hal.

73,

Barry

 

From: ofarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:ofarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of halthz1 .
Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2019 8:56 PM
To: OFARC; Hal Herdklotz
Subject: [OFARC] Fwd: Notification of SSTV next OFARC 2 meter net meeting

 

 

---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: halthz1 . <halthz1 at gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Aug 15, 2019 at 1:26 PM
Subject: Notification of SSTV next OFARC 2 meter net meeting
To: OFARC <ofarc at mailman.qth.net>

 

Next Tuesday net, August 19 for Oak Forest 2 meter net we will have Steve W2WF send out another  SSTV file at end of session. 

 

NOTIFICATION:  you are responsible to read this

  It was requested that we notify everyone prior to net.  So this note is notification 

 

Please review the posting by W2WF  on our webpage 

http://www.ofarc.org/documents/SSTV_presentationv3.pdf 

 

Software to decode the signal to image:

windows software

https://www.dxzone.com/dx4871/mmsstv-mm-hamsoft.html 

 

for linux

https://www.dxzone.com/dx2648/qsstv-for-linux.html 

I installed qsstv on my ubuntu linux .. had  to install several dependencies instructions  were very good including command lines.

 

More detailed information on SSTV 

https://hamsoft.ca/pages/mmsstv.php  

 

Test file to play to check software

https://amsat-uk.org/beginners/iss-sstv/   some here and do google search  

 

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From halthz1 at gmail.com  Wed Aug 21 11:34:48 2019
From: halthz1 at gmail.com (halthz1 .)
Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2019 10:34:48 -0500
Subject: [OFARC] Notification SSTV and an apology for last night
Message-ID: <CAGdDr28yBF2gb=TLgRamZTixUfjSMNt8G-WPbdrF2JC8Z=0ngA@mail.gmail.com>

I apologize to Barry and all for my anger at the technical  stuff. I hate
letting anyone down do to my actions and I thought I had a successful email
out..

So the note Barry sent was for  last night.. for next tuesday...  load up
one of the softwares and use your mic/speaker infront of computer  to catch
the image...it is simple and fun..

later capturing live satellite feeds will be a project goal.

Alvin..thank you for telling me that you did not receive my original
email.  Very helpful.
I also appreciated your proxy for Elisha and I was glad to detail the image
download for our club ambassador....

rgds,
Hal T. H.


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From mgpaulonis at gmail.com  Wed Aug 21 13:48:05 2019
From: mgpaulonis at gmail.com (Matt P)
Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2019 12:48:05 -0500
Subject: [OFARC] System Test for OFARC
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References: <001301d557be$6b1fb320$415f1960$@aol.com>
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Works for me too.

On Tue, Aug 20, 2019, 20:19 Mark via OFARC <ofarc at mailman.qth.net> wrote:

> Everyone reply to see if this is working
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From mfperkins at comcast.net  Wed Aug 21 15:40:37 2019
From: mfperkins at comcast.net (MICHAEL)
Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2019 19:40:37 -0000
Subject: [OFARC] System Test for OFARC
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From gammamann at aol.com  Wed Aug 21 21:55:33 2019
From: gammamann at aol.com (Mark)
Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2019 20:55:33 -0500
Subject: [OFARC] OFARC Test Emails Received
Message-ID: <004f01d5588c$aff28530$0fd78f90$@aol.com>

Most everyone is getting the reflector email.  Obviously some kind of
problem specific to Hal's account.  The electrons are tired and a larger
string between the cans is probably needed.  Barry is working on it. 

 

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From ke5hdf at sbcglobal.net  Thu Aug 22 17:54:34 2019
From: ke5hdf at sbcglobal.net (Ralph (home))
Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2019 16:54:34 -0500
Subject: [OFARC] KITS AVAILABLE
Message-ID: <00d401d55934$3066e9c0$9134bd40$@sbcglobal.net>

I don't remember if I sent a note about this site - "four state QRP group"

They have some fun looking kits with a range of difficulty.

I hope to do a couple kits myself next year.

Here is the web address.

http://www.4sqrp.com/index.php

 

Ralph

 

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From gammamann at aol.com  Sun Aug 25 18:41:17 2019
From: gammamann at aol.com (Mark)
Date: Sun, 25 Aug 2019 17:41:17 -0500
Subject: [OFARC] FW: WinLink for Beginners training
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See this on Winlink. 

 

From: Kangas, Linda D. (Linda) [mailto:ldkangas at texaschildrens.org] 
Sent: Sunday, August 25, 2019 5:22 PM
To: Peter Aronstam; RadioN5TQ at gmail.com; HumTex1949 at yahoo.com;
adowning100 at gmail.com
Cc: Sherwin Klemp; sean ramsey; WB5HJV David Underwood; kc5laa at arrl.net;
kb5pgy at flash.net; gfletcher5 at att.net; 'Mark'
Subject: WinLink for Beginners training

 

Hello all,

 

We had a fun turnout for the WinLink Training for Beginners that we did
following the SW ARES Net on Wednesday evening.  About a dozen people
participated.  Plus we think about another 5-10 were listening without
checking in based on comments we have received since the training.  We had a
nice combination of less experienced WinLink users as well as more
experienced WinLink users to answer questions during the training.

 

I propose we repeat the this hands-on training following each of your nets
over the course of the next month.  Does that sound interesting?  Please let
me know what you think and we can pick a date.  After we have done several
of these TelNet based trainings, we are hoping to start doing some small
group, in person entry level VHF/UHF WinLink training.

 

I would make sure to coordinate with the Oak Forest radio club to see if
they want to have us pick a different evening than Tuesday for this training
or make it a portion of their after net rag chew session.

 

Thank you,

 

Linda, W5LDK


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From w5pcj at hotmail.com  Mon Aug 26 09:44:41 2019
From: w5pcj at hotmail.com (Terry Moon)
Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2019 13:44:41 +0000
Subject: [OFARC] DETARC tailgate sale
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Hi this is Terry Moon w5pcj. I'm a member of the deep east Texas amateur radio club and along with ws5jet are the event organizers for our upcoming tailgate sale on October 12th. We are looking looking at a time frame of roughly 8am until 2pm approximately. The address for the tailgate sale is Grace Baptist Church located at 5181 US Highway 69 N, Lufkin TX  75904. Coordinates are 31.399856, -94.792511.
We will be on property ourselves at 7:00 am to coordinate where sellers will need to park and set up. We are looking for anyone wishing to sale equipment to join us in making this tailgate sale a success. Those selling equipment will be responsible for their own snacks and drinks. We will be asking for donations to be given to Grace Baptist Church as we will be using their parking lot and it is in hopes of making this a yearly event and in ultimate hopes of this growing into an ARRL sanctioned hamfest in the future as we have neither of these in East Texas.
I will be sending this same email to any and all local clubs in the East Texas area. Please forward this email to anyone wishing to buy and or sell gear. Our talk in frequency will be the Lufkin w5irp repeater, 146.940 negative offset with a 141.3 tone. Let's turn this into a yearly tradition for all the Hams in this corner of the state and work together to make this event a reality. Please don't hesitate to email me at w5pcj at hotmail.com<mailto:w5pcj at hotmail.com> or ws5jet at gmail.com<mailto:ws5jet at gmail.com> with any questions.
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From jeremy at mpenner.com  Tue Aug 27 19:59:56 2019
From: jeremy at mpenner.com (Jeremy Penner)
Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2019 23:59:56 +0000
Subject: [OFARC] =?utf-8?q?Can=E2=80=99t_log_into_ka5qdg_on_echolink?=
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I haven?t been able to log onto the ka5qdg echolink node in a while through my iphone. Does anyone have any ideas on what the issue might be?  I?ve tried switching between the proxies but it doesn?t seem to make any difference.  

Thanks 

Jeremy KG5PYY

Sent from my iPhone

From ars.w5omr at gmail.com  Tue Aug 27 20:03:24 2019
From: ars.w5omr at gmail.com (ARS W5OMR)
Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2019 19:03:24 -0500
Subject: [OFARC] =?utf-8?q?Can=E2=80=99t_log_into_ka5qdg_on_echolink?=
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It's an issue at Wayne's place.
The hard part about getting it reset, is convincing Waybe that theres a
problem.


On Tue, Aug 27, 2019, 19:00 Jeremy Penner <jeremy at mpenner.com> wrote:

> I haven?t been able to log onto the ka5qdg echolink node in a while
> through my iphone. Does anyone have any ideas on what the issue might be?
> I?ve tried switching between the proxies but it doesn?t seem to make any
> difference.
>
> Thanks
>
> Jeremy KG5PYY
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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From jeremy at mpenner.com  Tue Aug 27 20:06:28 2019
From: jeremy at mpenner.com (Jeremy Penner)
Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2019 00:06:28 +0000
Subject: [OFARC] =?utf-8?q?Can=E2=80=99t_log_into_ka5qdg_on_echolink?=
In-Reply-To: <CAOhDOk3Y5CqQ29jygQVYZEwcbDytOcGj1XGj=Bm2pFNEdoo-Gw@mail.gmail.com>
References: <C610B31F-1362-4EA1-AEA5-C3A62B6D4487@mpenner.com>,
	<CAOhDOk3Y5CqQ29jygQVYZEwcbDytOcGj1XGj=Bm2pFNEdoo-Gw@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <9E1307B7-BAAA-4362-BAC0-9789149AFB56@mpenner.com>

Interesting.  While on the radio I hear people
Logging in and out on echolink a couple times a week.
Jeremy

Sent from my iPhone

On Aug 27, 2019, at 7:03 PM, ARS W5OMR <ars.w5omr at gmail.com<mailto:ars.w5omr at gmail.com>> wrote:

It's an issue at Wayne's place.
The hard part about getting it reset, is convincing Waybe that theres a problem.


On Tue, Aug 27, 2019, 19:00 Jeremy Penner <jeremy at mpenner.com<mailto:jeremy at mpenner.com>> wrote:
I haven?t been able to log onto the ka5qdg echolink node in a while through my iphone. Does anyone have any ideas on what the issue might be?  I?ve tried switching between the proxies but it doesn?t seem to make any difference.

Thanks

Jeremy KG5PYY

Sent from my iPhone
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From Brian at brianrmartin.com  Tue Aug 27 20:32:34 2019
From: Brian at brianrmartin.com (Brian Martin)
Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2019 00:32:34 +0000
Subject: [OFARC] =?utf-8?q?Can=E2=80=99t_log_into_ka5qdg_on_echolink?=
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References: <C610B31F-1362-4EA1-AEA5-C3A62B6D4487@mpenner.com>,
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I have an opinion but it?s going to poss people off. If you ask Wayne nicely I?m sure he will help. If you are an ass about it I?m not sure you will get far.

I suggest everyone doesn?t get smart in emails and treats the trustee of MULTIPLE repeaters with respect. And if you don?t like that opinion don?t use the repeater.

Brian Martin
Motorola MR Engineer


Sent from my iPhone using Firstnet 700Mhz LTE

On Aug 27, 2019, at 7:03 PM, ARS W5OMR <ars.w5omr at gmail.com<mailto:ars.w5omr at gmail.com>> wrote:

It's an issue at Wayne's place.
The hard part about getting it reset, is convincing Waybe that theres a problem.


On Tue, Aug 27, 2019, 19:00 Jeremy Penner <jeremy at mpenner.com<mailto:jeremy at mpenner.com>> wrote:
I haven?t been able to log onto the ka5qdg echolink node in a while through my iphone. Does anyone have any ideas on what the issue might be?  I?ve tried switching between the proxies but it doesn?t seem to make any difference.

Thanks

Jeremy KG5PYY

Sent from my iPhone
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From ke5hdf at sbcglobal.net  Fri Aug 30 11:20:48 2019
From: ke5hdf at sbcglobal.net (Ralph (home))
Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2019 10:20:48 -0500
Subject: [OFARC] FW: The ARRL Letter for August 29, 2019
References: <20190829194648.EF511204CB80@bmail.arrl.org> 
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Thought you may like the item about ?160 years since Carrington event?

It was a BIG solar event with impacts on Earth

Mark mentioned it during his talk on solar activity

 

From: ARRL Web site [mailto:memberlist at www.arrl.org] 
Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2019 14:47
To: ke5hdf at sbcglobal.net <mailto:ke5hdf at sbcglobal.net> 
Subject: The ARRL Letter for August 29, 2019

 


If you are having trouble reading this message, you can see the original at:
http://www.arrl.org/arrlletter/?issue=2019-08-29

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August 29, 2019

Editor: Rick Lindquist, WW1ME <mailto:ww1me at arrl.org> 


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*	Amateur Radio Resources Ready as Dorian Predicted to Become a  <> "Major Hurricane"
*	ARRL HF Band Planning Committee Reactivated to Address Spectrum Issues <> 
*	160 Years Since The Carrington Event  <> 
*	The Doctor Will See You Now! <> 
*	Efforts Continue to Enhance ARES Program, Add Resources <> 
*	The K7RA Solar Update 
*	Just Ahead in Radiosport <> 
*	Inter-American Proposal Removes 47 - 47.2 GHz from Bands under Study for 5G Services <> 
*	France Stands its Ground on 144 - 146 MHz Aeronautical Mobile Sharing Proposal <> 
*	In Brief... <>  <https://www.jotajoti.info/> 

*	Upcoming ARRL Section, State, and Division Conventions <> 

Amateur Radio Resources Ready as Dorian Predicted to Become a "Major Hurricane"

Amateur Radio resources organized this week as Hurricane Dorian threatened Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and worked its way through the Caribbean. A change in direction spared Puerto Rico -- still recovering from hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017 -- from taking a direct hit; the Virgin Islands suffered downed trees and widespread power outages. As of August 29, Dorian was a Category 1 storm with maximum sustained winds near 85 MPH with higher gusts. According to the National Hurricane Center (NHC), Dorian was expected to become a major hurricane on Friday and remain an extremely dangerous hurricane through the weekend, reaching Category 3 or 4 by September 1.   <http://www3.arrl.org/nl/al/image/Hurricane-Flags.jpg> Heavy rainfall generated by Dorian could cause flash flooding, the NHC said. 

"The risk of devastating hurricane-force winds along the Florida east coast and peninsula late this weekend and early next week continues to increase," the NHC said on August 29. 

"We are standing by in a ready-to-respond state, once a more definitive track is known," Southern Florida Section Manager Barry Porter, KB1PA, told ARRL Headquarters on August 29. "We will be holding a tri-Section conference call tonight to firm up any plans." Porter said Florida Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster and Red Cross were in preparation mode.

On Wednesday, the Hurricane Watch Net (HWN <http://www.hwn.org> ), activated for about 9 hours on 14.325 MHz and 7.268 MHz, working in conjunction with WX4NHC <http://w4ehw.fiu.edu/wx4nhc-contact.html>  at the NHC in Miami to provide "ground truth" weather data to forecasters. The VoIP Hurricane Net <http://voipwx.net/>  also activated.

The HWN has continued to closely monitor Dorian's progress. HWN Manager Bobby Graves, KB5HAV, said the HWN tentatively plans reactivate on August 30 at 2100 UTC.

The ARRL Headquarters Emergency Response Team is also monitoring the situation closely. ARRL officials are in regular communication with partner agencies, particularly FEMA and the Department of Homeland Security. In addition, ARRL HQ remains in close contact with Field Organization officials in the affected region, where some ARRL Ham Aid <http://www.arrl.org/ham-aid>  equipment was previously positioned.

W1AW, which had already planned to be in operation for the Hiram Percy Maxim 150th Birthday <http://www.arrl.org/hpm150-birthday-celebration>  special event this weekend, will remain ready to assist with emergency communications.

Visit the ARRL <http://www.arrl.org/>  website or the Hurricane Watch Net <http://www.hwn.org/>  website for updates on the progress of Hurricane Dorian.

ARRL HF Band Planning Committee Reactivated to Address Spectrum Issues

In an effort to more effectively address HF digital technology issues, ARRL President Rick Roderick, K5UR, has reactivated the ARRL Board of Directors' HF Band Planning Committee. The six-member panel, chaired by First Vice President Greg Widin, K0GW, will primarily focus on spectrum allocation issues that have gained increased visibility with discussions on accommodating automatically controlled digital stations (ACDS) -- many employing Winlink <https://www.winlink.org>  email. The committee will also discuss operating frequencies for FT4, FT8, and other digital modes. Widin says the committee will meet next week to chart its course. Reactivation of the HF Band Planning Committee came out of discussions during the July 2019 ARRL Board meeting.


  <http://www3.arrl.org/nl/al/image/Greg-Widin-K0GW(1).jpg> 

ARRL HF Band Planning Committee Chair and First Vice President Greg Widin, K0GW

"ARRL is not trying to shut down digital communication or shut down Winlink in particular," Widin said, adding that ARRL recognizes Winlink's proven track record in emergency communication. His committee also will consider Winlink supporters' calls for the expansion of the ACDS segments spelled out in ?97.221(b) of the amateur rules.

"This is not an easy task by any means," Widin allowed. "They're not making more bandwidth."

"We're well aware that Winlink is the de facto standard supporting emergency communications in many parts of the country, but we have to figure out how it can operate with other modes, so that everybody can communicate, without having one mode overrun any other mode," Widin said. The committee will not address data encryption questions at this point, however.

In response to ARRL's 2013 petition to delete the so-called "symbol rate" limit and replace it with a maximum bandwidth for data emissions of 2.8 kHz below 29.7 MHz, the FCC proposed <https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-16-96A1.pdf>  to eliminate symbol rate (baud rate) limitations for data transmissions but declined to propose a bandwidth limitation.

  <http://www3.arrl.org/nl/al/image/ARRL_Flag_wavy_large.JPG> At its July meeting, the ARRL Board of Directors called for ARRL's Washington Counsel to obtain FCC approval for several Part 97 rule changes. The Board asked for a rulemaking petition to remove the current 300 baud rate limitation; authorize all ACDS below 30 MHz, regardless of bandwidth, to operate only within the ACDS bands designated in ?97.221(b); require digital stations operating with a bandwidth greater than 500 Hz to operate within the ACDS bands, whether or not automatically controlled, and limit the maximum bandwidth of digital signals below 29 MHz to 2.8 kHz.

"We still want to change the symbol rate limitation into a bandwidth limitation, which makes a lot more sense in terms of current and future modes," Widin said. The panel also hopes to work with the WSJT-X Development Group to establish FT4 frequencies compatible with existing band plans. Read more <http://www.arrl.org/news/arrl-hf-band-planning-committee-reactivated-to-address-spectrum-issues> .

 <http://www.arrl.org/nladclick.php?n=al&t=i&i=2019-08-29&p=0> 

160 Years Since The Carrington Event

September 1 marks the 160th anniversary of the Carrington Event, the strongest geomagnetic storm known to have hit Earth since at least the 14th century. The event was named for British astronomer Richard Carrington, who first viewed and sketched the huge sunspot complex on the sun from which a gigantic solar flare -- a coronal mass ejection -- erupted, as he watched. Within hours, Earth was virtually enveloped by an aurora borealis that was visible even at lower latitudes and into the tropics. It was a truly spectacular light show that in some places, turned night into day. When the flare interacted with Earth's magnetosphere, however, it was another story.

  <http://www3.arrl.org/nl/al/image/Coronal-Mass-Ejection-(2002).jpg> This was the Victorian age, when practical wireless was still a few decades off, but the "auroral phenomena," as it was called then, had "a remarkable manifestation of magnetic influence" on telegraph wires -- the internet of the day, as it were. So considerable was the effect that The New York Times reported <https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1859/09/05/79574906.pdf>  telegraph operators were able to disconnect the batteries that normally operated the system and were "working by the atmospheric current entirely!" Although the operators subsequently were able to reconnect their batteries, the storm continued to affect the lines. A telegraph manager in Pittsburgh reported "streams of fire" emitted from the circuits. In Washington, DC, telegraph operator Frederick W. Royce was severely shocked as his forehead grazed a ground wire. A witness said an arc of fire jumped from Royce's head to the telegraphic equipment.

The Times account quoted an operator in Worcester, Massachusetts, who said, "During ten years' experience in telegraphing, I have frequently observed the effect of the Aurora Borealis on the wires, but never before have I seen it so grand and appalling."

Operators said that at times the polarity of the battery power supply would become reversed. "One moment the batteries would begin to boil over, and we would have so strong a circuit that the armature would not come away from the magnet; the next moment, there would be no current at all," a report from Quebec recounted.

Based on examinations of ice samples, scientists believe that geomagnetic storms two and three times stronger occurred prior to the 14th century.

After the Carrington Event, scientists began paying a lot more attention to solar phenomena and sunspots. -- Thanks to Frank Donovan, W3LPL

The Doctor Will See You Now!

"Different Types of Grounds" is the topic of the new (August 29) episode of the  <http://www.arrl.org/doctor> ARRL The Doctor is In podcast. Listen...and learn!

  <http://www3.arrl.org/nl/al/image/ARRL%20Podcast%20Logo%20with%20DX%20Engineering-2.jpg> Sponsored by DX Engineering <http://www.dxengineering.com/> , ARRL The Doctor is In is an informative discussion of all things technical. Listen on your computer, tablet, or smartphone -- whenever and wherever you like!

Every 2 weeks, your host, QST Editor-in-Chief Steve Ford, WB8IMY, and the Doctor himself, Joel Hallas, W1ZR, will discuss a broad range of technical topics. You can also email your questions to doctor at arrl.org <mailto:doctor at arrl.org> , and the Doctor may answer them in a future podcast.

Enjoy ARRL The Doctor is In on Apple iTunes <https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/arrl-the-doctor-is-in/id1096749595?mt=2> , or by using your iPhone or iPad podcast app (just search for ARRL The Doctor is In). You can also listen online at Blubrry <https://www.blubrry.com/arrl_the_doctor_is_in/> , or at Stitcher <https://www.stitcher.com/>  (free registration required, or browse the site as a guest) and through the free Stitcher app for iOS, Kindle, or Android devices. If you've never listened to a podcast before, download our beginner's guide <http://www.arrl.org/doctor> .

 <http://www.arrl.org/nladclick.php?n=al&t=i&i=2019-08-29&p=1> 

Efforts Continue to Enhance ARES Program, Add Resources

The ARRL Board of Directors, committees, and Headquarters administrative staff are continuing efforts to enhance the venerable Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES?) program. A major ARES Plan <http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Public%20Service/ARES/ARES%20Plan%20-%20rev%2001-30%20-19.pdf>  has been adopted, providing new direction going forward. In   <http://www3.arrl.org/nl/al/image/ARES%20logo%20(HD).jpg> addition, a standardized training plan has been adopted, and a new  <http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Public%20Service/ARES/ARRL%20ARES%20STANDARDIZED%20TRAINING%20TASK%20BOOK%20V1_2_1.pdf> ARES Emergency Communicator Individual Task Book has been approved and published.

At its July meeting, the ARRL Board considered the report <http://www.arrl.org/files/file/ODV/Board%20Meeting%20Reports/2019_July/28%20PSEWG%20Report%202019%20July%2009%20(002).pdf>  of its Public Service Enhancement Working Group (PSEWG). A "change log" was proposed for the Task Book that will highlight changes made as the document is periodically revised and updated. ARES position guidelines were posted to the online ARES Workbook and a major revision and update of ARRL's Introduction to Emergency Communications course -- now designated as EC-001 -- has been completed.

The course is now available at no cost to any ARES registrant, and a "mentor-less" format has been added as a parallel path for completing the course. Additional mentors were recruited to assist in handling the initial surge of interest. A self-guided version that leads up to the final exam is also being implemented. An update and introduction of EC-016 -- Public Service and Emergency Communications Management for Radio Amateurs -- has been completed.

Veteran Ohio Section Manager Scott Yonally, N8SY, has been brought on board to assist in implementing ARES Connect and to field questions about the new software package from users. ARES Connect is a volunteer management system covering event signup, reporting, and roster management, to simplify managing volunteers and events.

Some modest procedural revisions have been made to the Ham Aid <http://www.arrl.org/ham-aid>  program. Read more <http://www.arrl.org/news/efforts-continue-to-enhance-ares-program-add-resources> . -- Thanks to The ARES E-Letter <http://www.arrl.org/ares-el> 

The K7RA Solar Update

Tad Cook, K7RA, Seattle, reports: The current stretch of spotless days has continued for more than 3 weeks, according to Spaceweather.com <http://www.spaceweather.com/> . The continuing quiet seems eerie. For the past reporting week, Thursday through Wednesday, the average daily solar flux -- 10.7 GHz radiation that roughly tracks with sunspot activity -- was only 66. I had to go back to the fall of 2007 to find average solar flux in that range.

  <http://www3.arrl.org/nl/al/image/Solar-Disk-2019-08-29.jpg> Predicted solar flux for the next 45 days is 66 on August 29 - September 4; 67 on September 5 - 11; 68 on September 12 - 15; 67 on September 16 - October 8, and 68 on October 9 - 12.

Predicted planetary A index is 5, 8, 20, 34, 16, and 8 on August 29 - September 3; 5 on September 4 - 5; 8 on September 6 - 7; 5 on September 8 - 21; 10, 15, and 8 on September 22 - 24; 5 on September 25 - 27; 35, 18, and 10 on September 28 - 30; 5 on October 1 - 2; 10 and 8 on October 3 - 4, and 5 on October 5 - 12.

Spaceweather.com reported that a large recurring coronal hole is facing Earth, and the effects are expected to be felt on September 1, when the predicted planetary A index is 34.

Sunspot numbers for August 22 - 28 were 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, and 0, with a mean of 0. The 10.7-centimeter flux was 65.7, 66.5, 66.3, 66, 65.8, 66.1, and 65.9, with a mean of 66. Estimated planetary A indices were 6, 4, 5, 4, 6, 10, and 5, with a mean of 5.7. Middle latitude A index was 7, 4, 5, 5, 6, 10, and 5, with a mean of 6.

A comprehensive K7RA Solar Update is posted Fridays on the ARRL website. For more information concerning radio propagation, visit <http://arrl.org/propagation-of-rf-signals>  the ARRL Technical Information Service, read <http://arrl.org/the-sun-the-earth-the-ionosphere>  "What the Numbers Mean...," and check out <http://k9la.us/>  K9LA's Propagation Page.

A propagation bulletin archive <http://arrl.org/w1aw-bulletins-archive-propagation>  is available. Monthly charts <http://arrl.org/propagation>  offer propagation projections between the US and a dozen DX locations.

Share <mailto:k7ra at arrl.net>  your reports and observations. 

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Just Ahead in Radiosport

*	August 31 - September 1 -- UK/EI DX Contest, SSB
*	August 31 - September 2  <https://ww-digi.com/> World Wide Digi DX Contest
*	August 31 - September 8 --  <http://www.arrl.org/hpm150-birthday-celebration> Hiram Percy Maxim Birthday Celebration
*	September 1 - 2 -- Tennessee QSO Party (CW, phone, digital)
*	September 2 - 3 -- Michigan QRP Labor Day CW Sprint
*	September 3 -- ARS Spartan Sprint (CW)
*	September 4 -- UKEICC 80-Meter Contest (Phone)
*	September 5 -- NRAU 10-Meter Activity Contest (CW, phone, digital)
*	September 5 -- SKCC Sprint Europe (CW)

See the ARRL Contest Calendar <http://www.arrl.org/contest-calendar>  for more information. For in-depth reporting on Amateur Radio contesting, subscribe to  <http://www.arrl.org/contest-update-issues> The ARRL Contest Update via your ARRL member profile email preferences.

Inter-American Proposal Removes 47 - 47.2 GHz from Bands under Study for 5G Services

The 34th meeting of the Inter-American Telecommunication Commission (CITEL <https://www.citel.oas.org/en/> ) Permanent Consultative Committee II (PCC.II <https://www.citel.oas.org/en/Pages/PCCII/default.aspx> ) concluded a week of meetings on August 16 in Ottawa, Canada, in advance of World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-19). The meetings were aimed at reaching regional consensus on WRC-19 agenda items. Attendees at PCC.II included ARRL Technical Relations Specialist Jon Siverling, WB3ERA, who is on the US delegation to WRC-19.


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Radio amateurs present at the CITEL meeting tasked with looking out for issues of concern to the Amateur Service were (from left to right) Bryan Rawlings, VE3QN, a member of Canada's WRC-19 delegation and Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC) Special Advisor to World Radiocommunication Conferences; George Gorsline, VE3YV, an IARU Region 2 Executive Committee member; Flavio Archangelo, PY2ZX, a member of Brazil's WRC-19 delegation and the IARU Region 2 CITEL coordinator; Sergio Bertuzzo, VA3SB, RAC International Affairs Officer, and Jon Siverling, WB3ERA, a member of the US delegation to WRC-19 and ARRL Technical Relations Officer.

"The big news is that the Inter-American Proposal (IAP) going forward to ITU from CITEL countries has removed the 47 - 47.2 GHz Amateur Radio allocation from WRC-19 agenda item 1.13," Siverling said. "We are putting forward a 'no change' proposal." Supported by 13 member-states, the IAP would take frequencies in that range off the table for possible sharing with 5G International Mobile Telephony (IMT). Siverling conceded that other administrations could raise the issue at WRC-19.

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU <https://www.itu.int/> ) Radiocommunication Sector (ITU-R) was to conduct and complete appropriate studies to determine spectrum needs for the IMT terrestrial component in the 24.25 - 86 GHz range, and studies on sharing and compatibility, while taking into account the protection of services with primary allocations on the band. ITU-R has not conducted any sharing studies between the IMT-2020 systems and incumbent Amateur Radio and Amateur Satellite services. "Therefore, it has not been demonstrated that the incumbent services can be protected, as required by Resolution 238 (WRC-15), and no change is proposed for the 47 - 47.2 GHz frequency band," the IAP said.

Under WRC-19 agenda item 10 (future agenda items), language to protect the Amateur Radio primary 50 - 54 MHz allocation was included in a US proposal to study implementing space-based Earth Exploration Satellite Service (EESS) radars to operate in the 40 - 50 MHz range, in time for WRC-23, recognizing that 50 - 54 MHz is primary in Regions 2 and 3, with an alternative primary Amateur Service allocation in a number of Region 1 countries.

Also under agenda item 10, the frequency segment 47 - 47.2 GHz was removed from a proposal to study several additional frequency ranges for the Fixed Satellite Service (FSS).

Language in a Canadian contribution, with additions from the US delegation, was added regarding WRC-19 agenda item 9.1.6, which seeks to identify frequencies for medium- and high-power wireless charging of electric vehicles (WPT-EV). Delegates to PCC.II forwarded an IAP of no change to the Radio Regulations.

The recent CITEL meeting was the last prior to WRC-19. Read more <http://www.arrl.org/news/inter-american-proposal-removes-47-47-2-ghz-from-bands-under-study-for-5g-services> . -- Thanks to Jon Siverling, WB3ERA, and Bryan Rawlings, VE3QN

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France Stands its Ground on 144 - 146 MHz Aeronautical Mobile Sharing Proposal

Heading into this week's European Conference of Telecommunications and Postal Administrations (CEPT) Conference Preparatory Group (CPG) meeting in Turkey, France was holding firm on its proposal to have the Aeronautical Mobile Service (AMS) share 144 - 146 with Amateur Radio. An "annex" submitted for the CPG doubles down on that country's determination to secure AMS access to that spectrum, although no longer on a primary basis. The CPG meeting will consider   <http://www3.arrl.org/nl/al/image/HT-in-Hand-1.jpg> CEPT ECC positions for World Radiocommunication Conference 2019 this fall. In the annex, France counters contrary assertions from International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) and continues to insist that spectrum sharing is possible.

"France recognizes the wide range of amateur applications hosted by the 144 - 146 MHz band," the French annex document said. "The band will remain available for all these applications after WRC-23. However, a clear vision of the band segmentation per application and associated occupancy rates will be necessary for the sharing and compatibility studies carried on during the WRC-23 preparation cycle. Such studies are essential for assessing the possibilities of frequency sharing and establishing, where appropriate, the conditions that will ensure the continuity of operation and the protection of existing services."

If the French proposal gets a thumbs up from at least 10 CEPT countries at the CPG meeting -- with not more than 6 opposing -- the proposal could appear on the agendas of WRC-19 and WRC-23, where a final decision will be made.

In its own CPG meeting submission, the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) called the French proposal "unsound" and contended that sharing of the current amateur allocation with AMS radio systems "is not possible without a significant likelihood of mutual interference." Read more <http://www.arrl.org/news/france-stands-its-ground-on-144-146-mhz-aeronautical-mobile-sharing-proposal> .

In Brief... <https://www.jotajoti.info/> 


  <http://www3.arrl.org/nl/al/image/HPM-slide-(from-website).gif> N1MM Logger+ users planning to operate the  <http://www.arrl.org/hpm150-birthday-celebration> Hiram Percy Maxim 150th birthday celebration event must first download the file  <https://n1mmwp.hamdocs.com/downloads/User-Defined-Contests/#elf_l1_Lw> HPM150.zip. Then, extract the files into C:Users<your user name>(My) DocumentsN1MM Logger+UserDefinedContests. "HPM 150" will show up as a contest choice when you open a new log file. The event is August 31 - September 8. Operating FT4 or FT8 during HPM 150 is not quite as simple. According to WSJT-X developer Joe Taylor, K1JT, the two digital modes are "not a good fit" for the HPM 150 event. "There's no built-in support for two stations using non-standard call signs to work each other with standard auto-sequencing," Taylor said. "Messages intended for Field Day support the exchange of ARRL/RAC sections, but do not include signal reports." He said it's possible to piece together the necessary contact information using free-text messages and manual sequencing, "but most FT4/FT8 users would not find this convenient," he added. -- Thanks to Joe Carcia, NJ1Q, and Joe Taylor, K1JT

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Registration <https://www.jotajoti.info/>  now is open for stations to register for Scouting's 2019 Jamboree on the Air (JOTA <https://www.scouting.org/jota/> ). JOTA will take place October 18 - 20. JOTA is Scouting's largest event in the world and always takes place over the third weekend of October. Click on "Sign Up Now" and register using your free Scout.org user id. Use the same site to register for the 2019 Jamboree on the Internet. Bill Stearns, NE4RD, has been named the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) National Jamboree on the Air Task Force Chair. He has activated a number of JOTA and Scout Camp stations from the Montana Scout Council and served on the 2017 National Scout Jamboree K2BSA and 2019 World Scout Jamboree NA1WJ staffs. The NA1WJ Amateur Radio operation at the 2019 World Scout Jamboree in West Virginia reported <https://k2bsa.net/na1wj-2019-final-report/>  that more than 3,000 Scouts took part in the ham radio demonstrations, logging more than 4,000 contacts in 86 DXCC entities.

  <http://www3.arrl.org/nl/al/image/SAQ-Alexanderson-Day-June-30-2019.jpg> Sweden's Alexanderson Alternator station SAQ <http://www.alexander.n.se/>  says it received 438 listener reports <https://alexander.n.se/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Final-Listener-Report-Summary-Alexanderson-Day-June-30-2019.pdf>  -- "an incredible amount" -- for its June 30 Alexanderson Day transmissions. The list included five reports from the US and three from Canada. The historic electro-mechanical transmitter, which dates back to the 1920s, is fired up periodically throughout the year on 17.2 kHz. "We are very thankful for all your enthusiastic and positive feedback, with images, recordings, videos, and even Morse ink writer strips," SAQ said. The station is a World Heritage Site in Grimeton, Sweden. SAQ's June 30 message commemorated the 100th anniversary of the first east-to-west transatlantic voice transmission from the Marconi station in Ireland to Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. SAQ has posted an interactive map <https://alexander.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=521e9c51318e4c7f70e1e6b56&id=167c11d8b6&e=de3f4e61fc>  showing the locations of all received listener reports from recent transmissions, including the June 30 transmission, and video of the Alexanderson Day transmission event has been posted to its YouTube channel <https://www.youtube.com/user/AlexanderSAQ/videos> .

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Upcoming ARRL Section, State, and Division Conventions

*	September 6 - 7 -- Arkansas State Convention <http://menahamfest.net/> , Mena, Arkansas
*	September 6 - 7 -- Wyoming State Convention <http://www.newara.org/> , Gillette, Wyoming
*	September 6 - 8 -- New England Division Convention <http://www.boxboro.org/> , Boxborough, Massachusetts
*	September 7 -- Virginia Section Convention <http://virginiabeachhamfest.com/> , Virginia Beach, Virginia
*	September 13 - 14 -- W9DXCC 2019 <http://www.w9dxcc.com/> , St. Charles, Illinois
*	September 21 - 22 -- New Mexico State Convention <https://www.dukecityhamfest.org/> , Albuquerque, New Mexico
*	September 27 - 28 -- Central Division Convention <https://www.w9rh.org/> , Milwaukee, Wisconsin
*	September 28 -- Dakota Division Convention <http://hamfest.rrra.org/> , West Fargo, North Dakota
*	September 28 -- Washington State Convention <http://www.n7cfo.com/amradio/hf/hf.htm> , Spokane Valley, Washington
*	October 6 -- Iowa State Convention <http://www.muscatinearc.org/se-ia-hamfest> , West Liberty, Iowa
*	October 11 - 12 -- PNWVHFS Conference and Meeting <http://pnwvhfs.org/> , Issaquah, Washington
*	October 11 - 12 -- Florida State Convention <http://pcars.org/> , Melbourne, Florida
*	October 13 -- Connecticut State Convention <http://nutmeghamfest.com/> , Meriden, Connecticut
*	October 18 - 19 -- Delta Division Convention <http://w4am.net/hamfest-chattanooga-2019> , East Ridge, Tennessee
*	October 18 - 20 -- Pacific Division Convention <http://www.pacificon.org/> , San Ramon, California
*	October 19 -- 21st Wisconsin ARES/RACES Conference <http://www.wi-aresraces.org/> , Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin
*	October 26 -- South Carolina Section Convention <http://www.w4gs.org/> , Conway, South Carolina

Find conventions and hamfests in your area <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests> .

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From: halthz1 at gmail.com (halthz1 .)
Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2019 21:04:45 -0500
Subject: [OFARC] how I setup to receive SSTV to computer from radio
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Review and download software for SSTV

http://www.ofarc.org/documents/SSTV_presentationv3.pdf

attached picture shows how  I receive from radio and let the software hear
using mic speaker in front of computer mic...

AMSAT club  has net same time as ours... after our net listen to them and
they send out 2 or 3 images  145.19  it is on everyone's radio that we
programed.

Have fun,
Hal T Herdklotz
KG5OIR
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From gammamann at aol.com  Sat Aug 31 18:18:20 2019
From: gammamann at aol.com (Mark)
Date: Sat, 31 Aug 2019 17:18:20 -0500
Subject: [OFARC] how I setup to receive SSTV to computer from radio
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All.  You don?t have to wait for the net to play with the SSTV.  You can send and receive images also on HF with MMSSTV.  If you are already doing digital for PSK or FT8 just download the software, set the codecs for soundcard input and go to the SSTV frequencies.  You can also receive the image through the computer microphone.  Make sure the microphone input and volume is set correctly.  HF is pretty noisy so the radio will need to be close to the computer input.  The software should do the rest.  Most of the activity is at 14.230 and 7.171 mHz.  Look at the HF bandplan for other frequencies.  You will hear the distinctive whooping.    Mark

 

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Sent: Friday, August 30, 2019 9:05 PM
To: OFARC
Subject: [OFARC] how I setup to receive SSTV to computer from radio

 

 

Review and download software for SSTV

 

http://www.ofarc.org/documents/SSTV_presentationv3.pdf  

 

attached picture shows how  I receive from radio and let the software hear using mic speaker in front of computer mic...

 

AMSAT club  has net same time as ours... after our net listen to them and they send out 2 or 3 images  145.19  it is on everyone's radio that we programed.

 

Have fun,

Hal T Herdklotz

KG5OIR

73

 


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