From glenn at arwolfpack.com  Sun Apr  4 08:57:58 2010
From: glenn at arwolfpack.com (E Glenn Wolf Jr)
Date: Sun, 4 Apr 2010 07:57:58 -0500
Subject: [PBARC] 147.24 Repeater
Message-ID: <00c401cad3f6$7421fb00$5c65f100$@com>


Hi Glenn,

The "R1" 2M Repeater was shipped out 4/1/10, Thursday and arriving  4/7/10,
Wednesday 



From kk5zd at aristotle.net  Sun Apr  4 19:09:45 2010
From: kk5zd at aristotle.net (Keith)
Date: Sun, 4 Apr 2010 18:09:45 -0500
Subject: [PBARC] Fwd: 6 mtr repeater in Conway
References: <F604A738853A4373B9D229A154F8EBA9@DalePC>
Message-ID: <FDA3BC27-EB22-4A9E-8D5F-F88CF750C618@aristotle.net>



Sent from my iPhone

Begin forwarded message:

> From: "Dale Temple" <w5rxu at att.net>
> Date: April 4, 2010 3:02:06 PM CDT
> To: <Undisclosed-Recipient: ;@smtp105.sbc.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
> Subject: Fw: 6 mtr repeater in Conway
>

>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Roger Williamson
> To: Dale Temple
> Sent: Sunday, April 04, 2010 11:13 AM
> Subject: 6 mtr repeater in Conway
>
> Dale,
> You can pass this on to any parties who may be interested.
> We have gotten the 6 mtr. repeater going here in Conway.It is a  
> frequency of 53.210 Mhz with input of 51.510 Mhz.It does have a  
> 114.8 Hz tone on input.Little mor work to be done on it next  
> week,but jump on it and see just how the coverage is + or - .
>
> Roger
> N5QNA
> Faulkner Co.A.R.C.

From glenn at arwolfpack.com  Tue Apr  6 11:14:51 2010
From: glenn at arwolfpack.com (E Glenn Wolf Jr)
Date: Tue, 06 Apr 2010 10:14:51 -0500
Subject: [PBARC] Kids fest
Message-ID: <4BBB4FEB.4010607@arwolfpack.com>

All -

I've signed the PBARC club up for a spot at this year's Kid fest.  We 
should be in our normal spot - across the street from City Hall.

As a reminder - Kids fest is Friday April 16th 5PM til 10PM  and 
Saturday April 17,  10AM til 3PM

A modest setup to operate hf should be all that is needed...we can 
discuss details at the next club meeting.


73,
glenn


From glenn at arwolfpack.com  Wed Apr  7 13:22:26 2010
From: glenn at arwolfpack.com (E Glenn Wolf Jr)
Date: Wed, 07 Apr 2010 12:22:26 -0500
Subject: [PBARC] OT: Zip Lock Bag
Message-ID: <4BBCBF52.6050507@arwolfpack.com>



-------- Original Message --------

_ZIP
LOCK BAG -

Good tip!

_We went with friends to Sweetie Pies on Sunday for breakfast and sat in the patio section.

We happened to notice zip lock bags pinned to a post and to a wall. The bags were half filled with water, each contained 4 pennies, and they were zipped shut.  Naturally we were curious!

Ms. Sweetie told us that these baggies kept the flies away!

We actually watched some flies come in the open window, stand around on the window sill, and then fly out again.  And there were no flies in the eating area!  This morning I checked this out on Google.  Below are
comments on this fly control idea.  I'm now a believer!

  Ann says:

I tried the zip lock bag and pennies this weekend.. I have a horse trailer.  The flies were bad while I was camping. I put the baggie with pennies above the door of the LQ. NOT ONE FLY
came in the trailer. The horse trailer part had many. Not sure why it works but it does!

Danielle
Martin says: 

Fill a zip lock bag with water and 5 or 6 pennies and hang it in the problem area. In my case it was a particular window in my home. It had a slight passage way for insects. Every since I have done that, it has kept flies and wasps away. Some say that
wasps and flies mistake the bag for some other insect nest and are threatened.

Maggie says:  

I swear by the plastic bag of water trick. I have them on the porch and basement. We saw these in Northeast Mo. at an Amish grocery store&  have used them since. They say it works because a fly sees a reflection&  won't come around.

  DJ says:  

Regarding the science behind zip log bags of water? My research found that the millions of molecules of water presents its own prism effect and to a fly it's like a zillion disco balls reflecting light, colors and movement in a dizzying manner. When you figure that flies are prey for many
other bugs, animals, birds, etc., they simply won't take the risk of being around that much perceived action. I moved to a rural area and thought the locals were just yanking my city boy chain but I tried it and it worked immediately! We went from dozens of flies to seeing the occasional
one.



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From glenn at arwolfpack.com  Mon Apr 12 17:09:23 2010
From: glenn at arwolfpack.com (E Glenn Wolf Jr)
Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2010 16:09:23 -0500
Subject: [PBARC] Some traffic received for K5DAK
Message-ID: <4BC38C03.4070104@arwolfpack.com>


NR 568 R HXG K5BMR 24 LUBBOCK TX APR 7

PINE BLUFF ARC K5DAK
TRUSTEE E GLENN WOLF JR N5RN
210 S ESTATE COVE
PINE BLUFF AR 71602
D 870 541 3948
N 870 247 5580
BT
WE INVITE YOUR CLUB MEMBERS   TO JOIN US ON THE
7290 TRAFFIC NET X VISIT   WWW DOT 7290TRAFFICNET DOT ORG
FOR DETAILS X 73
BT
THE 7290 TRAFFIC NET
AR N


From egwolfjr at email.com  Sat Apr 17 08:27:28 2010
From: egwolfjr at email.com (E Glenn Wolf Jr)
Date: Sat, 17 Apr 2010 07:27:28 -0500
Subject: [PBARC] Memphis Amateur Radio Closed
Message-ID: <4BC9A930.7070602@email.com>


http://www.deltaclub.org/Memphis_Amateur.html

Farewell Memphis Amateur <http://www.deltaclub.org/Memphis_Amateur.html>

For many years the amateur community in and around the Memphis area was
very fortunate to have our own ham radio store right here in our city.
Beginning life as a television repair shop known as Sere-Rose, it later
became Sere-Rose-Spencer. Bill Sere and Stan Rose were already hams but
back in the late 60's or early 70's, a new employee at the store, also a
ham, revived Bill and Stan's interest in ham radio and they decided to
start selling some amateur radio equipment as a side line. One small
corner of the store was set aside for this new line of equipment.
Marshal Robilio KU4O, the owner of Germantown Electronics eventually
merged with Sere-Rose-Spencer and the name changed to Memphis Amateur
Electronics. The store became one of the premiere amateur radio supply
stores of the time.

Unfortunately, after many years of great service to the amateur radio
community in the Memphis area and also the entire country, Memphis
Amateur has decided to close it's doors very soon but it will never be
forgotten in the hearts and minds of the amateurs that enjoyed the
camaraderie and good times that this store provided over the many years
of service to the area. Clicking on the title link to this section takes 
you to a page in honor of the "candy store" and depicts some photos that 
were taken at the last holiday party held on Tuesday December 22, 2009.

There's not much time left before the doors close for good. To Bill Sere
W4TNP (SK), Stan Rose W4RMW (SK), Bob Spencer WB4GCP (SK), Marshal
Robilio KU4O, Tom Richardson K4TTA, Doug Richardson K4DBR, Cornelia
Richardson and the many folks that have worked at the "candy store" over 
the years.....thanks so much for a great store and for all of the
support that you've shown to Delta Club and all of the other ham
organizations over the years...you will be greatly missed.


From glenn at arwolfpack.com  Sat Apr 24 11:12:41 2010
From: glenn at arwolfpack.com (E Glenn Wolf Jr)
Date: Sat, 24 Apr 2010 10:12:41 -0500
Subject: [PBARC] 146.700
Message-ID: <4BD30A69.4080101@arwolfpack.com>

All -

146.700 is off the air.  Seems to have gone off the air during storms 
that rolled through on 4/24 around 10AM.   Will investigate when I get a 
chance.


73,
glenn

From glenn at arwolfpack.com  Mon Apr 26 12:25:39 2010
From: glenn at arwolfpack.com (E Glenn Wolf Jr)
Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2010 11:25:39 -0500
Subject: [PBARC] 146.700 - Update as of 4/26
Message-ID: <4BD5BE83.5080905@arwolfpack.com>

All -

I walked off without my tool bag this morning but I decided to go ahead 
and go to the 70 site and see if it was something as simple as the P/S 
needing to be reset.   I tried that and it made no difference.

So I will get my tools tomorrow and bring the unit home.  Maybe I can 
get KC5MN to take a look at it and troubleshoot otherwise it will likely 
be late this weekend before I can take a look.

73,
glenn

From glenn at arwolfpack.com  Mon Apr 26 13:28:45 2010
From: glenn at arwolfpack.com (E Glenn Wolf Jr)
Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2010 12:28:45 -0500
Subject: [PBARC] CTCSS - RC210...
Message-ID: <4BD5CD4D.20000@arwolfpack.com>

Here ya go... some info on interfacing the rc210 controllers with radios.

-------- Original Message --------

At 06:21 AM 4/26/2010, Stan wrote:

>
>
> Gentlemen,
>
> What do folks use for CTCSS encode/decode with the RC210? I thought it 
> was built into the controller but it is not.
>
> There is CTCSS encode and decode built into the MTR2000 but I guess I 
> don't know how to make it work.

<----As others have pointed out, MTRs generally have their own 
enocoder/decoder which is easy to "tap" for use with an external 
controller. If for some reason the one you have doesn't have CTCSS 
(quite rare), you can always add a ComSpec TS-64, which is probably the 
single-most popular aftermarket board out there.

Whichever you end up doing, you want to route a separate COS signal and 
a separate CTCSS decode signal to the controller and let IT make the 
decision as to access mode. Also, do take advantage of the Encode 
Control Output as this will make operation much more flexible for you

Ken

Ken
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From glenn at arwolfpack.com  Thu Apr 29 10:00:19 2010
From: glenn at arwolfpack.com (E Glenn Wolf Jr)
Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2010 09:00:19 -0500
Subject: [PBARC] Controller
Message-ID: <4BD990F3.9090304@arwolfpack.com>

All -

I had  an older HP Pavilion 750N desktop become available to me last 
night.  As a result, I'm now able to easily configure RC-210 controllers 
since the 750N has a true serial port.  I made an initial upload of a 
configuration file used on the AF5AR repeater and will be modifying it 
for use on the 147.240 repeater.

Ideally, I hope I can  wait until the latest release of the RC-210 
firmware is released which will allow me to program a macro that will 
query the Real time clock.  I've had it as a beta for about a month but 
not installed it on anything hoping that a "prod" version would become 
available.

I unpackage the 24/84 repeater and beginning to wire up the power 
connections.  Testing should begin shortly...

146.700 still has issues.  I hope to retrieve it to day so that the 
process of determining the problem can begin.


73,
glenn



