From k.siwiak at ieee.org Wed Apr 4 09:19:56 2018 From: k.siwiak at ieee.org (Kai) Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2018 09:19:56 -0400 Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] Ron Alexander, K4ZLS, Silent Key Message-ID: <95e8d71b-b604-d9cf-ba59-f174567d1824@ieee.org> Ron Alexander, KA4ZLS,? became a Silent Key a few days ago. He was a contributor to the Shuttle Amateur Radio Experiment (SAREX) team, a former employee of Motorola, Plantation, FL; and member of the Motorola Amateur Radio Club. My he rest in peace. http://www.morizzofuneralhome.com/obituaries/Ronald-Alexander-6/#!/TributeWall Respectfully, Kai, KE4PT From bmarx at bellsouth.net Sat Apr 14 09:25:48 2018 From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill M) Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2018 09:25:48 -0400 Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] USN - A Radioman's Dream Message-ID: <055BA375-387E-42ED-B955-2168968C455B@bellsouth.net> I found this on another list. For you old USN RM?s: Bill W2CQ Some of you old USN RM?s will enjoy this. For the rest, imagine what you missed. A Radioman's Dream By: Anonymous You awake with a start to the 3rd Class's shake, Feet hit the deck before you're awake. Out of your rack and into your dungs, Then crawl up the ladder, rung by rung. Onto the mess deck with lights too bright, Grab a horsecock sandwich to last through the night. Sip a cup of Joe, drag on a butt or two, Then off to the shack, your duty to do. You climb to the Oh one deck through salty spray, While dark clouds sweep past in their ugly dress grey. White water amidships, bow goes under green Water swirls aft, washing weather decks clean. You enter the hatch, fresh coffee you smill, Along with the slosh in the new man's pail Transmitters emit a hot bees wax odor, Aging capacitor growl like outboard motors. Two outgoings are pending, NHY is not there. We lost him on twelve, faded into thin air. Eight was tried without success, Four's no better, atmospherics a mess. Five hundred is alive and noisy with code. Dyess tried to relay but lost her M.O. The Chief will be up at quarter to six To copy press and publish the Daily Mix. With the watch relieved and gone below, I adjust my key, sending real slow. Searching for a station to get rid of the traffic, Hearing nothing out there but that damned static. Fired up the TBL and started transmission, Braced myself, wedged in the position. Ship rolls to port, then lurches ahead, Banging into a wave, she seems to stop dead. Shuddering up, shaking her bow, Ridding herself of the water somehow. Through all of this with coffee cup balanced. I've spilled not a drop to foul the Chief's palace. On the eight get a call, the signals come throug, I tap out the SITREP, and another message or two. The silent period over, you type in the log, Quite proud of yourself, you're a lucky dog. Your watch draws to an end, how long has it been? You think of the wife, and start to grin. For it's day twenty on station for you, You'll head for port, when it's over and through. Underway watches leave little to be done, When homeward bound from the Med, "Ol' Son" But suddenly you wake, to find you've been dreamin' Of Ocean Station days, your youth's past is streamin'. No more station in the middle of a grid square, Nor a Radioman to be found, not one anywhere. A key of brass, an Underwood mill, Are all in the past, all over the hill. The mission's still there, waiting to be done, The challenge has been accepted by the newer ones. -- 73, de Hans, K0HB From bmarx at bellsouth.net Sat Apr 14 22:12:26 2018 From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill M) Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2018 22:12:26 -0400 Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] From Fox News - Art Bell, whose 'Coast to Coast AM' radio show reveled in the paranormal, dies at 72 Message-ID: <92A44443-802A-41AB-B0C8-06809858EA8E@bellsouth.net> Radio host Art Bell, famous for his show, ?Coast to Coast AM? which focused on paranormal activity, died Friday at the age of 72, Nevada authorities confirmed Saturday. http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2018/04/14/art-bell-whose-coast-to-coast-am-radio-show-reveled-in-paranormal-dies-at-72.html From bmarx at bellsouth.net Sat Apr 14 22:30:33 2018 From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill M) Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2018 22:30:33 -0400 Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] From Fox News - Art Bell, whose 'Coast to Coast AM' radio show reveled in the paranormal, dies at 72 In-Reply-To: <92A44443-802A-41AB-B0C8-06809858EA8E@bellsouth.net> References: <92A44443-802A-41AB-B0C8-06809858EA8E@bellsouth.net> Message-ID: <20AA883A-68F3-414D-9150-AA1C6369BABD@bellsouth.net> Art Bell was W6OBB > On Apr 14, 2018, at 10:12 PM, Bill M wrote: > > Radio host Art Bell, famous for his show, ?Coast to Coast AM? which focused on paranormal activity, died Friday at the age of 72, Nevada authorities confirmed Saturday. > > > > http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2018/04/14/art-bell-whose-coast-to-coast-am-radio-show-reveled-in-paranormal-dies-at-72.html > > > From bmarx at bellsouth.net Sun Apr 15 10:21:58 2018 From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill M) Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2018 10:21:58 -0400 Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] =?utf-8?b?4oCcVGhlIFdpcmVtYW4iIE44?= =?utf-8?q?UG_Silent_Key?= Message-ID: <1E4A9A22-CDA5-476B-893F-D168AC2BEC2F@bellsouth.net> ?The Wireman" N8UG Silent Key https://www.thewireman.com/ From bmarx at bellsouth.net Sun Apr 15 10:50:44 2018 From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill M) Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2018 10:50:44 -0400 Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] =?utf-8?b?4oCcVGhlIFdpcmVtYW4iIE44?= =?utf-8?q?UG_Silent_Key?= In-Reply-To: <1E4A9A22-CDA5-476B-893F-D168AC2BEC2F@bellsouth.net> References: <1E4A9A22-CDA5-476B-893F-D168AC2BEC2F@bellsouth.net> Message-ID: <49A5B71D-C0CA-4355-8B71-6B494462947F@bellsouth.net> > ?The Wireman" N8UG Silent Key > > https://www.thewireman.com/ From bmarx at bellsouth.net Sat Apr 21 08:18:10 2018 From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill) Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2018 08:18:10 -0400 Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] Virginia Radio Amateur Completes Contacts on All 29 Ham Bands Message-ID: <23547b03-2378-bf65-cca0-ad677a4a69f3@bellsouth.net> Virginia Radio Amateur Completes Contacts on All 29 Ham Bands 04/18/2018 Brian Justin, WA1ZMS, in Virginia, saved the lowest band for last. On April 11, he completed a CW contact on the new 2200-meter band with K3MF in Pennsylvania, wrapping up a sweep of completed contacts on all 29 Amateur Radio bands. Justin is a bit of an old school guy ? he worked K3MF on CW, and now he?s awaiting a QSL card. A /paper/ QSL card. ?Wow!? Justin told ARRL. ?Not an easy QSO. Had to use TMO reporting, but we did it as if it was an Earth-Moon-Earth QSO.? In TMO reporting, T = Signal just detectable; M = Portions of call copied, and O = Complete call set has been received. Justin used his Icom IC-7300 for his receiver. ?I needed the AGC on to keep the static crashes from blowing my ears off,? he recounted. His antenna for both receiving and transmitting was a 160-meter dipole fed as a Marconi T antenna against ground. ?A 2.5 mH variometer built on a 5-gallon bucket is used to tune the antenna to resonance,? he explained. ?Ground impedance at 136 kHz is around 40 ?, so most of the RF is lost as heat in the Earth.? Justin said it took several hundred dollars? worth of ground rods and copper wire to attain the 40-??ground impedance, given soil conditions at his location. ?I started with 100 W,? Justin said. ?K3MF had trouble hearing me ? his QRM was 20 dB over S-9. So we set up a new sked. I added the kW amp on my end, and as soon as I hit 600 W, all of the smoke detectors in the house went off from the RF.? He said he had to stay at 500 W for the contact. Reception was a challenge as well. ?All light dimmers need to be off, so I can hear anything,? he said. Input to the antenna system is one thing on 136 kHz. Effective radiated power (ERP) is another. Justin?s ERP was 500 mW, just 3 dB below the FCC limit for the band. Justin said he started working his way through the bands at the high end of the spectrum, those allocations above 24 GHz. ?By the time 2002 came around, I had managed to have built enough millimeter-wave gear to complete formal QSOs, with QSL cards, on all the bands at the time,? he told ARRL. ?On the bands above 24 GHz, I had to build two stations and pass one off to K2AD, W4WWQ, or WA4RTS to be on the other ends of these VUCCs and QSOs.? To consider it a valid contact, Justin said he used the New England Weak Signal Group (*NEWS* ) guideline of at least a 1-kilometer distance on each band. ?While at first this seems very easy, very few hams have even had a QSO across a benchtop on bands like 134 GHz, much less over 1 kilometer,? he said. By 2003, Justin had confirmed contacts (and paper QSLs) on each band from 1.8 MHz to 300 GHz. He submitted his cards to NEWS, which presented him with a framed award and plaque ? the very first ?Worked All Bands Award.? Since then, a few ham bands have changed. For example, the 2.5-millimeter band shifted from 120 GHz to 122 GHz, and the 2-millimeter band moved down from 145 GHz to 134 GHz. ?In order to stay current with the award, I built gear for those new allocations as well and made QSOs, VUCCs, and more DX,? he said. Throughout this process, he earned the first-ever ARRL VUCC Awards for 47 GHz, 76 GHz, 122 GHz, 134 GHz, and 241 GHz, and even went so far as to make the first contact on a less-than-1-millimeter band, 322 GHz. ?Many world DX records were made as well along the way,? he said. ?The most rewarding one for me was 114 kilometers on 241 GHz.? When 630 and 2200 meters became official last year, Justin had his work cut out for him. As one of the ARRL WD2XSH Experimental stations, he made quick work of 630 meters, working NO3M on SSB the day after the band opened for Amateur Radio work. His CW QSO on 2200 meters came last week ? about 250 kilometers (155 miles). He?s hoping to see the QSL card this week. http://www.arrl.org/news/virginia-radio-amateur-completes-contacts-on-all-29-ham-bands From bmarx at bellsouth.net Wed Apr 25 21:44:29 2018 From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill M) Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2018 21:44:29 -0400 Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] Final Announcement: Florida QSO Party is this weekend April 28&29 References: Message-ID: <57E192DF-B168-4A98-93F7-9AFC632C596A@bellsouth.net> > CQ FLORIDA QSO PARTY! > Hello Contesting Friends, > > The 2018 Florida QSO Party is *this weekend*; we hope you'll join us. All 67 counties will be active. > Please check out the 2017 FQP results, rules and more at our Web Site: http://www.floridaqsoparty.org/ > > The Florida QSO Party > Object: Everyone works Florida, Florida works Everyone > Activate and work ALL Florida counties > Have as much FUN as possible! > > When: April 28 & 29, 2018 > Two ten hour operating periods, with a ten hour break: > Saturday, April 28 1600Z (Noon EDT) - 0159Z (9:59 PM EDT) > Sunday, April 29 1200Z (8 AM EDT) - 2159Z (5:59 PM EDT) > 20 Hours total > > Exchange: RST and County (Florida stations) > RST and QTH (State, Province or Country for non-FL) > > Where: 10, 15, 20 and 40 Meters > CW : 28.035, 21.035, 14.035, 7.035 MHz > SSB: 28.485, 21.335, 14.260, 7.195 MHz > (Approximate center frequencies; lots of activity spreads out from > there!) > > At least 15 Mobile stations will be on and most can be found here: > CW: 7.025-7.035, 14.040-14.050, 21.040-21.050, 28.040-28.050 MHz > SSB: 7.230-7.240, 14.265-14.275 MHz > If you are not mobile, *please* refrain from calling CQ in these windows. > > Categories: > Single Op, Multi Op, Multi-Multi, Mobile, Technician and School. > Three power levels: QRP, Low, and High Power. > Use CW, SSB or both. > > 21st Anniversary Special Event Award- 2018 FQP Spelling Bee! > Less than a week after the end of the 2016 FQP, Ron Wetjen WD4AHZ, who had been a 10+ year FCG officer and prolific FQP operator, lost a courageous battle with cancer. We dedicate our 2018 FQP Spelling Bee to Ron?s memory. We will have a total of nine 1x1s stations, 1 per letter, to spell WD FOUR AHZ. > Contact all 9 of these 1x1 stations whose suffixes spell ?WD FOUR AHZ? to earn this award. > The call signs and hosts are: > CALL HOST CTY > K4W N4WW ORA > K4D K5AUP ORA > K4F N4UU ALC > K4O WO4O LAK > K4U NF4A BAY > K4R N4BP BRO > K4A N4KE BRA > K4H N1TO IDR > K4Z N4OX ESC > > All these stations will be on both modes full-time and should be very accessible. QSL these 1x1 calls active in FQP via KU9C direct or via bureau. > > Prizes: Beautiful color Certificates for top participants > Plaques for top finishing entrants. > > Web Site: http://www.floridaqsoparty.org/ > Detailed rules, mobile routes, past results, plaques, county maps and much more! You will also find outstanding County Tracking tools by Bob K0RC and Chuck NO5W under the County Tabs to help you achieve a County Sweep. > > ACTION REQUIRED!!! > Florida Stations of all types ? if you haven?t already done so, please go to the FQP website and register your fixed, mobile/rover and 1x1 Spelling Bee operations; just click on the ?Counties" link and then the Activation Forms to get started ? thanks! > > Logs to logs at floridaqsoparty.org or via US mail to K8NZ, please. > > Any questions or feedback? Please feel free to reply to my e-mail: > cqdenx4n at gmail.com > > THANK YOU in advance for making the 2018 FQP another terrific event! > > 73, > > Chris, NX4N, on behalf of: > > Chris, WF3C and Dan, K1TO ? President and Past President > Florida Contest Group, proud sponsors of the FQP since 1998 > From bmarx at bellsouth.net Thu Apr 26 11:54:04 2018 From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill) Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2018 11:54:04 -0400 Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] KB6NU's April 2018 Column - "Alexa, help me with ham radio" In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <11438bca-304f-e0e8-ec3d-e1d79158804f@bellsouth.net> ?Alexa, help me with ham radio? By Dan Romanchik, KB6NU I have had an Amazon Alexa (https://www.amazon.com/Amazon-Echo-And-Alexa-Devices/b?ie=UTF8&node=9818047011) for nearly a year now. Mostly, I just use it to listen to internet radio stations or tell me a joke, but I think it has more potential than that. For example, I?ve written before about how I?d like to develop an Alexa skill to control my IC-7300 (https://www.kb6nu.com/use-alexa-amateur-radio/). I haven?t gotten around to that yet, but, Joe, N3HEE, has just published an Alexa skill called Continuous Wave (https://alexa.amazon.com/spa/index.html#skills/dp/B07C7HS47J/?ref=skill_dsk_skb_sr_0). It?s designed to help you learn Morse Code. To use this skill, you have to first enable it. Once enabled, say, ?Alexa, open Continuous Wave.? This opens the skill at the main menu. You can then say any of the following at any voice prompt? ??? ? Learn ??? ? Practice ??? ? Alphabet ??? ? Common words ??? ? Random words ??? ? Words ??? ? Sentences ??? ? Call signs ??? ? Contest ??? ? Quick Brown Fox ??? ? QSO ??? ? Help ??? ? Stop ? To end your session. I?ve just played around with this app for a short time, but I've found it to be quite entertaining. It does, however, have one big drawback. You can?t set the speed. It?s currently limited to sending at 20 words per minute only. Also, the learn function could use a little refining. When you give the command ?learn,? it asks you for a character, sends that character three times, and then asks you for another. If you could set the speed at which the skill sends characters, it could teach a character like the K7QO Code Course, first sending the character slowly, then ramping up the speed. Overall, though, I think this is a great first shot at a usable Alexa skill for teaching Morse Code. I hope this is the first of many versions of this skill. Other ham radio skills While I was poking around on Amazon, I decided to see what other amateur radio skills might be available. Here are a few that I found: ??? ? Ham Exam (https://alexa.amazon.com/spa/index.html#skills/dp/B01N7NQ3JE/?ref=skill_dsk_skb_sr_6&qid=1524602919). Ask Alexa to ask you questions from the Technician Class question pool. ??? ? Ham Lookup (https://alexa.amazon.com/spa/index.html#skills/dp/B073YL88SL/?ref=skill_dsk_pnps_dp_1). Allows you to look up amateurs by call sign. Information is provided from the callbook.info database. ??? ? Ham Radio Propagation Forecast (https://alexa.amazon.com/spa/index.html#skills/dp/B073THV6ZP/?ref=skill_dsk_pnps_dp_0). Reports the latest forecasts directly from HamQSL (run by N0NBH). ??? ? ARRL Audio News (https://alexa.amazon.com/spa/index.html#skills/dp/B078Y7NGYT/?ref=skill_dsk_skb_sr_1&qid=1524750783). Adds ARRL Audio News to your Alexa flash briefing. Building your own voice app The Continuous Wave Alexa skill was developed using tools found at VoiceApps.Com. Two other websites?Pullstring (https://pullstring.com) and StoryLine (https://getstoryline.com)?also have tools to help you build voice apps. And, Amazon has an online tutorial that will teach you how to build an Alexa app. I'm just getting started with these tools, so I can't recommend one over the others, but they do look like they'll make developing voice apps easier. Since I'm currently in the process of updating my No Nonsense Technician Class License Study Guide, it occurs to me that I should also develop an Alexa skill for drilling students on test questions. I guess you could call them audio flashcards. Stay tuned for that. --------------------------------- When he's not trying to figure out how to build voice apps, Dan blogs about amateur radio at KB6NU.Com, teaches ham radio classes, and operates CW on the HF bands. Look for him on 30m, 40m, and 80m. You can email him about the voice apps that you like at cwgeek at kb6nu.com. From n8pr1 at bellsouth.net Thu Apr 26 16:48:32 2018 From: n8pr1 at bellsouth.net (Pete Rimmel N8PR) Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2018 16:48:32 -0400 Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] [SFDXA] KB6NU's April 2018 Column - "Alexa, help me with ham radio" In-Reply-To: <11438bca-304f-e0e8-ec3d-e1d79158804f@bellsouth.net> References: <11438bca-304f-e0e8-ec3d-e1d79158804f@bellsouth.net> Message-ID: ALEXA ... Please fill out that QSL card, address the envelope and put a $5.00 bill in it with the return envelope. ... -----Original Message----- From: Bill Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2018 11:54 AM To: 'SFDXA Reflector' ; QCWA Subject: [SFDXA] KB6NU's April 2018 Column - "Alexa, help me with ham radio" ?Alexa, help me with ham radio? By Dan Romanchik, KB6NU I have had an Amazon Alexa (https://www.amazon.com/Amazon-Echo-And-Alexa-Devices/b?ie=UTF8&node=9818047011) for nearly a year now. Mostly, I just use it to listen to internet radio stations or tell me a joke, but I think it has more potential than that. For example, I?ve written before about how I?d like to develop an Alexa skill to control my IC-7300 (https://www.kb6nu.com/use-alexa-amateur-radio/). I haven?t gotten around to that yet, but, Joe, N3HEE, has just published an Alexa skill called Continuous Wave (https://alexa.amazon.com/spa/index.html#skills/dp/B07C7HS47J/?ref=skill_dsk_skb_sr_0). It?s designed to help you learn Morse Code. To use this skill, you have to first enable it. Once enabled, say, ?Alexa, open Continuous Wave.? This opens the skill at the main menu. You can then say any of the following at any voice prompt? ? Learn ? Practice ? Alphabet ? Common words ? Random words ? Words ? Sentences ? Call signs ? Contest ? Quick Brown Fox ? QSO ? Help ? Stop ? To end your session. I?ve just played around with this app for a short time, but I've found it to be quite entertaining. It does, however, have one big drawback. You can?t set the speed. It?s currently limited to sending at 20 words per minute only. Also, the learn function could use a little refining. When you give the command ?learn,? it asks you for a character, sends that character three times, and then asks you for another. If you could set the speed at which the skill sends characters, it could teach a character like the K7QO Code Course, first sending the character slowly, then ramping up the speed. Overall, though, I think this is a great first shot at a usable Alexa skill for teaching Morse Code. I hope this is the first of many versions of this skill. Other ham radio skills While I was poking around on Amazon, I decided to see what other amateur radio skills might be available. Here are a few that I found: ? Ham Exam (https://alexa.amazon.com/spa/index.html#skills/dp/B01N7NQ3JE/?ref=skill_dsk_skb_sr_6&qid=1524602919). Ask Alexa to ask you questions from the Technician Class question pool. ? Ham Lookup (https://alexa.amazon.com/spa/index.html#skills/dp/B073YL88SL/?ref=skill_dsk_pnps_dp_1). Allows you to look up amateurs by call sign. Information is provided from the callbook.info database. ? Ham Radio Propagation Forecast (https://alexa.amazon.com/spa/index.html#skills/dp/B073THV6ZP/?ref=skill_dsk_pnps_dp_0). Reports the latest forecasts directly from HamQSL (run by N0NBH). ? ARRL Audio News (https://alexa.amazon.com/spa/index.html#skills/dp/B078Y7NGYT/?ref=skill_dsk_skb_sr_1&qid=1524750783). Adds ARRL Audio News to your Alexa flash briefing. Building your own voice app The Continuous Wave Alexa skill was developed using tools found at VoiceApps.Com. Two other websites?Pullstring (https://pullstring.com) and StoryLine (https://getstoryline.com)?also have tools to help you build voice apps. And, Amazon has an online tutorial that will teach you how to build an Alexa app. I'm just getting started with these tools, so I can't recommend one over the others, but they do look like they'll make developing voice apps easier. Since I'm currently in the process of updating my No Nonsense Technician Class License Study Guide, it occurs to me that I should also develop an Alexa skill for drilling students on test questions. I guess you could call them audio flashcards. Stay tuned for that. --------------------------------- When he's not trying to figure out how to build voice apps, Dan blogs about amateur radio at KB6NU.Com, teaches ham radio classes, and operates CW on the HF bands. Look for him on 30m, 40m, and 80m. You can email him about the voice apps that you like at cwgeek at kb6nu.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 bmarx at bellsouth.net Fri Apr 27 08:05:52 2018 From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill) Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2018 08:05:52 -0400 Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] Annual Armed Forces Day Crossband Test Official Announcement Message-ID: Found on another list: - Bill W2CQ* Annual Armed Forces Day Crossband Test Official Announcement* Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2018 11:10:20 PDT The Army Military Auxiliary Radio System will host this year?s Armed Forces Day Crossband Test, scheduled for May 12, 2018. ?This annual event is open to all radio operators, and will not impact any public or private communications. For more than 50 years, military and amateur stations have taken part in this event, which is only an exercise scenario, designed to include hobbyist and government radio operators alike. The AFD Crossband Test is a unique opportunity to test two-way communications between military communicators and radio stations in the Amateur Radio Service (ARS), as authorized in 47 CFR 97.111. ?These tests provide opportunities and challenges for radio operators to demonstrate individual technical skills in a tightly-controlled exercise scenario that does not impact any public or private communications. Military stations will transmit on selected military frequencies and will announce the specific ARS frequencies monitored. ?All times are ZULU (Z), and all frequencies are Upper Side Band (USB) unless otherwise noted. ?The frequencies used for the test will not impact any public or private communications, and will not stray outside the confines of the exercise. The following stations will be making two way radiotelephone contacts with stations in the ARS between the time periods listed on the frequencies listed in kilohertz below. *WAR, WUG-2 and NSS will also make CW contacts.* AAZ / FT HUACHUCA, AZ 1500Z - 2359Z ? ? ?5,330.5 ? ? 14,438.5 ? ? ? 18,211.0 AAC / BARROW ARMY RESERVE CENTER, KY 1300Z - 0100Z ? ? ?5,346.5 ? ? ?7,542.0 ? ? ? ?13,963.5 ? ?20,920.0 ABH / SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, HI 1600Z - 2300Z ? ? ?5,357.0 ? ? 14,438.5 ? ? ? 18,272.0 ?20,997.0 ABM1 / CAMP ZAMA, JAPAN 1500Z - 0100Z ? ? 14,487.0 ? ?20,994.0 ADB / CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA 1500Z - 0100Z ? ? 14,487.0 ? ? 20,994.0 WAR / PENTAGON WASHINGTON, DC 1200Z - 2400Z ? ? ?5,357.0 ? ? ?13,963.5 ? ? ?18,211.0 ?24,760.0 ? USB + CW WUG-2 / ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, TN 1300Z - 0200Z ? ? ?5,403.5 ? ? ?13,910.5 ? ? ?18,293.0 ?20,973.5 ? USB + CW AIR / ANDREWS AFB 1200Z - 2400Z ? ? ?4,517.0 ? ? ? ?7,305.0 ? ? ?15,807.0 ? ?20,740.0 AGA2SY / HANCOCK FIELD, NY 1200Z - 2400Z ? ? ?4,575.0 ? ? ? ?7,540.0 ? ? ?13,993.0 AGA5SC / SCOTT AFB, IL 1600Z - 2300Z ? ? ?3,308.0 ? ? ? 4,872.0 ? ? ? ? 7,545.0 AGA9TR / TRAVIS AFB, CA 1600Z - 0100Z ? ? ?5,346.5 ? ? ? ?7,329.0 ? ? ?13,996.0 ? ?14,411.0 AFM4AF / NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY MID-SOUTH MILLINTON, TN 1200Z - 0300Z ? ? ?7,375.5 ? ? ?13,498.0 NMC1 / COAST GUARD ISLAND, ALAMEDA, CA 1700Z - 2359Z ? ? ?7,542.0 ? ? ?15,740.5 ? ? ?22,924.5 NIIW / USS MIDWAY CV-41 SAN DIEGO, CA 1400Z - 0400Z ? ? ?4,013.5 ? ? ? ? 5371.5 ? ? ? ?7,493.5 ? ?14,383.5 ? ? ?18,211.0 NWKJ / USS YORKTOWN CV-10 CHARLESTON, SC 1200Z - 2200Z ? ? ?4,000.0 ? ? ? ?7,360.0 ? ? ?14,663.5 NEPM / USS IOWA BB 61 LOS ANGELES, CA 1500Z - 2359Z ? ? ?4,043.5 ? ? ? ?6,903.5 ? ? ?14,463.5 ? ?18,293.0 NWVC / LST-325 EVANSVILLE, IN 1200Z - 0400Z ? ? ?4,007.0 ? ? ? ?6,913.0 ? ? ? ? 9988.5 ? ?13,974.0 NSS / US NAVAL ACADEMY ANNAPOLIS, MD 1300Z - 0200Z ? ? ?4,038.5 ? ? ? ?5,330.5 ? ? ? ?7,533.5 ? ? ?9,447.0 ? ? ?14,487.0 ? ? ?17,545.0 USB + CW An AFD test message will be transmitted utilizing the Military Standard (MIL-STD) Serial PSK waveform (M110) followed by MIL-STD Wide Shift FSK (850 Hz RTTY) as described in MIL-STD 188-110A/B. Technical information regarding these waveforms is provided at: http://www.n2ckh.com/MARS_ALE_FORUM/MSDMT.html. The AFD test message will also be sent at 0300Z in Continuous Wave (CW) mode (refer to the far right column in the table below). The message will be transmitted on the following frequencies in kilohertz and at the listed times: 1400Z ? ?AGA2SY ?13,506.5 kHz ? ? ACC ? ? ? ? ? 17,443.0 kHz 1420Z ? ?WAR ? ? ? ? 13,506.5 kHz ? ? AGA2SY ? 17,443.0 kHz 1440Z ? ?ACC ? ? ? ? 13,506.5 kHz ? ? WAR ?17,443.0 kHz 1500Z ? ?AAZ ? ? ? ? 13,506.5 kHz ? ? AAZ 17,443.0 kHz 2200Z ? ?ADB ? ? ? ? 13,506.5 kHz ? ? AGA2SY ? 17,443.0 kHz 0300Z ? ?NWVC ? ? ? 5,346.5 kHz For those who wish to document their contacts with a QSL card, go to http://www.usarmymars.org/events and complete the request form. From bmarx at bellsouth.net Fri Apr 27 09:09:58 2018 From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill) Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2018 09:09:58 -0400 Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] Happy 227 birthday Samuel F.B. Morse In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <52d50a84-022b-5284-97a8-4a180c62bf06@bellsouth.net> From Tony N2MFT: -Bill W2CQ Samuel Morse Samuel Morse By creating of the electric telegraph and unified language that managed to connect all four corners of our world, Samuel Morse solidified his place in the annals of our history. Here you can find out the story of his life, work, and contributions to the human race. *Samuel Morse* (April 27, 1791 - April 2, 1872) was an American painter and inventor who is best remembered today for his invention of single-wire telegraph system and the co-inventor of the *Morse code* - method of transmitting textual information as a series of on and off tones. His discovery soon changed the way the messages are sent and received in the entire world, and even today Morse code is still in use in various areas of radio communications. Although he was considered to be poor during the majority of his life, he managed to live as an accomplished painter until he focused his interests on electromagnetism and electric communication. continued at http://www.samuelmorse.net/ *First Telegraph message sent between two cities* * *https://youtu.be/2tZp3vAAX3M *The History of Morse Code* https://youtu.be/bNoOYeS0gs0 *High speed morse telegraphy using a straight key *https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPsgEdmlUf0 From bmarx at bellsouth.net Mon Apr 30 05:57:25 2018 From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill) Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2018 05:57:25 -0400 Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] SFDXA Club Meeting next Wednesday Mary 2nd In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: South Florida DX Association Meeting is this Wednesday May 2nd??? at 7:33 PM All are Welcome Please Join Us... Join us at 6:00 to 6:45, and have dinner in the cafeteria for a $7.00 Donation to the Club. Remember, only one entr???e. Walk across the hall with your tray to the auditorium and meet friends, and discuss and brag about your activities, new contacts, recent QSLs you've received and and any other rag chewing. Formal Meeting begins at 7:33 PM. Come and bring a friend. Everyone is Welcome. The SFDXA Meeting is held at the Florida Medical Center on Oakland Park Blvd just east of the Fl. Turnpike. There is no exit on the Turnpike at Oakland Park, So come west from I-95 on Oakland Park Blvd. past 441 to the Hospital, about 4 traffic lights west after 441 on the left before the Turnpike Bridge. Come through the front door and tell the Guard you are there for the Radio Club Meeting. For those using a GPS the hospital address is Florida Medical Center, 5000 Oakland Park Blvd. Check out our web pages at: http://sfdxa.com/home.html 73, PeteR N8PR From bmarx at bellsouth.net Mon Apr 30 05:59:59 2018 From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill) Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2018 05:59:59 -0400 Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] [SFDXA] SFDXA Club Meeting next Wednesday May 2nd In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <70703c9a-62cf-aca9-a01d-fc625150b51b@bellsouth.net> Mary can come too but it's May 2nd... On 4/30/2018 5:57 AM, Bill wrote: > South Florida DX Association Meeting is this Wednesday May 2nd??? at > 7:33 PM > > All are Welcome Please Join Us... > > Join us at 6:00 to 6:45, and have dinner in the cafeteria for a $7.00 > Donation to the Club. Remember, only one entr???e. Walk across the hall > with your tray to the auditorium and meet friends, and discuss and brag > about your activities, new contacts, recent QSLs you've received and and > any other rag chewing. Formal Meeting begins at 7:33 PM. Come and bring > a friend. Everyone is Welcome. > > The SFDXA Meeting is held at the Florida Medical Center on Oakland Park > Blvd just east of the Fl. Turnpike. There is no exit on the Turnpike > at Oakland > Park, So come west from I-95 on Oakland Park Blvd. past 441 to the > Hospital, about 4 traffic lights west after 441 on the left before the > Turnpike Bridge. Come through the front door and tell the Guard you are > there for the Radio Club Meeting. For those using a GPS the hospital > address is Florida Medical Center, 5000 Oakland Park Blvd. > > Check out our web pages at: > http://sfdxa.com/home.html > > 73,??? PeteR??? N8PR