From bmarx at bellsouth.net Thu Feb 1 15:00:35 2018 From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill) Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2018 15:00:35 -0500 Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] A Message from Jeff In-Reply-To: <20180201140951.36C26201472B@bmail.arrl.org> References: <20180201140951.36C26201472B@bmail.arrl.org> Message-ID: <7d7c2421-6e38-169c-7cdf-b9e74e4a968a@bellsouth.net> Greetings to all, We?re off to a busy start to 2018 in the SFL Section. I attended meetings of the Broward ARC, W.Palm Beach ARC, Martin County ARA and the Southwest Florida Hamfest sponsored by the Ft. Myers ARC. The hamfest was held at a new venue and it proved to be a successful event. We are looking forward to next year. My thanks to all these clubs for their dedication and hard work. On the weekend of Feb. 9-11, the ARRL Florida State Convention will be held in conjunction with the Orlando Hamcation. More info available at http://www.hamcation.com Looking forward to seeing you there. School Club Roundup February 12-16, 2018 Objective: To exchange QSO information with club stations that are part of an elementary, middle, high school or college. Non-school clubs and individuals are encouraged to participate. More info here: http://www.arrl.org/school-club-roundup Mark your calendars for the upcoming Palms West ARC Flea Market on March 11th, the Stuart Hamfest on March 17th and, on a new date, the Ft. Pierce Hamfest on April 7th. More info here next month. In conjunction with the NWS Severe Weather Awareness Week, a tornado drill was held on January 24th. Skywarn and SFL ARES operators conducted tornado watch and warning nets and relayed local WX observations to NWS in Miami and Melbourne. My thanks to all who participated in this important training activity. We have a new Emergency Coordinator (EC) appointment to report. Please welcome Frank de Cespedes, AK4FU as the Miami-Dade County EC. Our SFL ARES organization looks forward to working with Frank and his team. Winter Field Day- A few of our SFL clubs operated WFD on Jan. 27-28. Good opportunity to practice our skills away from storm season. Let?s try to have all 14 counties represented next year. our social media presence on the web: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sflarrl Twitter: https://twitter.com/arrl_SFL Website: http://sflarrl.org/ Thanks to Bill, N4BKT and Barry, KB1PA for maintaining these sites for our section. Congratulations to the following SFL clubs upon reaching these milestones as an ARRL affiliated club: Vero Beach Amateur Radio Club 50 years Amateur Radio Association of SW Florida 40 years Martin County Amateur Radio Association 40 years Motorola Amateur Radio Club 40 years Palm Beach Amateur Radio Council 35 years WR4AYC Repeater Group 25 years ARRL to Offer Expanded Orlando HamCation? Presence February 9-11 ARRL will be represented in force and with an expanded presence at Orlando HamCation February 9-11 in Orlando. The event, which also is the 2018 ARRL Florida State Convention, takes place at the Central Florida Fairgrounds and Expo Park. Team ARRL will include Headquarters staff and volunteers. ARRL concessions at HamCation will support membership, publication sales (ARRL store), the ARRL Southeastern Division, the ARRL Collegiate Amateur Radio Initiative, and QSL card checking for DXCC and other ARRL Awards. The League will offer special incentives for visitors who join or renew ARRL membership at the booth. Expected to be on hand are ARRL Puerto Rico Section Manager Oscar Resto, KP4RF, and US Virgin Islands Section Manager Fred Kleber, K9VV. At HamCation Resto and Kleber will accept the 2018 International Humanitarian Award on behalf of radio amateurs in Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands, who aided in relief and recovery after a punishing Atlantic hurricane season. An ARRL Membership Forum, moderated by ARRL Southeastern Division Director Greg Sarratt, W4OZK, will take place on Saturday, while Andrew Milluzzi, KK4LWR, will lead the Collegiate Amateur Radio forum, discussing topics related to ham radio clubs at colleges and universities. Topics will include activities, recruitment, connecting with alumni, and social media. ?Bring your school colors to hang in the ARRL exhibit area!? Milluzzi said. ?We?ll display your college pennant, flag, or banner to show off the representation of college and university radio clubs.? If you let ARRL keep your flag or pennant, these will be included in a display being prepared for ARRL EXPO at Hamvention? in Xenia, Ohio, May 19-21. These Team ARRL members will be attending HamCation this year: ? ARRL President Rick Roderick, K5UR ? Diane Petrilli, KB1RNF, ARRL Membership Manager (ARRL staff) ? Yvette Vinci, KC1AIM, ARRL Member Services and Circulation Manager (ARRL staff) ? Bob Inderbitzen, NQ1R, ARRL Marketing Manager (ARRL staff) ? Greg Sarratt, W4OZK, ARRL Southeastern Division Director ? Joey Tiritilli, N4ZUW, ARRL Southeastern Division Vice Director ? Steve Szabo, WB4OMM, ARRL Northern Florida Section Manager ? Darrell Davis, KT4WX, ARRL West Central Florida Section Manager ? Jeff Beals, WA4AW, ARRL Southern Florida Section Manager ? ARRL Puerto Rico Section Manager Oscar Resto, KP4RF ? US Virgin Islands Section Manager Fred Kleber, K9VV. These ARRL Honorary Officials also will attend: ? Frank Butler, W4RH, ARRL Honorary Vice President ? Rod Stafford, W6ROD, ARRL President Emeritus ? Larry Price, W4RA, ARRL President Emeritus ARRL Volunteer Examiner administered license examinations given on Friday and Saturday. Advance registration is required. Contact Val Jacyno, AK4MM. Puerto Rico, US Virgin Island Amateurs are International Humanitarian Award Winners The ARRL Board of Directors has conferred the 2018 International Humanitarian Award jointly on the Amateur Radio population of Puerto Rico ? served by ARRL Section Manager Oscar Resto, KP4RF ? and the radio amateurs of the US Virgin Islands, served by ARRL Section Manager Fred Kleber, K9VV. Radio amateurs in Puerto Rico and in the US Virgin Islands aided in relief and recovery after a punishing hurricane season in the Caribbean. The Board noted that radio amateurs in Puerto Rico and on the US Virgin Islands were ?pressed into immediate service before and during the devastating storms? during the 2017 Hurricane Season. ?The efforts of the local amateur communities continue to support the relief and recovery efforts even now,? the Board said, ?and the ARRL leadership in each section continues to do extraordinary service to their communities.? ARRL established the International Humanitarian Award to recognize ?truly outstanding Amateur Radio operators in areas of international humanitarianism and the furtherance of peace.? In a separate motion, the Board recognized the outstanding work and service and commended all involved with the various hurricane relief communication efforts during 2017. The Board cited the Amateur Radio communities of Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands, the Caribbean island, and in south Florida and Texas for ?outstanding service during the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season, calling their efforts ?a demonstrable exhibition of Amateur Radio public service. Two More US Educational Organizations Move into Phase 2 of ARISS Selections Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) has announced the addition of two more educational organizations to the Phase 2 list to host an ARISS ham radio contact with an ISS crew member. The selected schools submitted proposals before the deadline last November and join the 13 schools and groups announced in mid-December. The two extra scheduling opportunities are special events, thanks to ARISS?s two major sponsors, the NASA Space Communications and Navigation group and the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space. Students of the two organizations will travel to aerospace conferences, where their ARISS radio contacts will be featured. Chosen were Quest for Space/Quest Institute for Quality Education, San Jose, California, whose ARISS contact will be a highlight of the July 23-26 ISS R&D Conference in San Francisco, and Burns Science & Technical Charter School in Oak Hill, Florida, whose ARISS contact will be featured at the July 11-13 S.P.A.C.E. Conference at NASA?s Kennedy Space Center. The ARISS-US Education Committee selected the initial 13 candidates from a field of 25. The schools and organizations are: ? Allen Park Elementary School, Lee County School District, Fort Myers, Florida ? Ashford School, Ashford, Connecticut ? Bishop O?Connell High School, Arlington, Virginia ? Delcastle Technical High School, Wilmington, Delaware ? Hudson Memorial School, Hudson, New Hampshire ? Kopernik Observatory & Science Center, Vestal, New York ? Mendez Fundamental Intermediate School, Santa Ana, California ? Pathfinder Regional Vocational Technical High School, Palmer, Massachusetts ? Pearl Technology STEM Academy, Peoria Heights, Illinois ? Pell Elementary School, Newport, Rhode Island ? St. Catherine of Bologna School, Ringwood, New Jersey ? Tallmadge Community Learning Center, Lancaster, Ohio ? Valley High School, Albuquerque, New Mexico ARISS anticipates that NASA will be able to provide scheduling opportunities from July to December of next year. These schools and organizations now must submit Amateur Radio equipment plans to host a scheduled contact with a member of the ISS crew, as well as an equipment plan that demonstrates their ability to execute a ham radio contact with the ISS. Once the ARISS technical team approves their equipment plans, the remaining finalists will be scheduled as their availability and flexibility match up with the scheduling opportunities. ARISS?s primary goal is to engage young people in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) activities, and to involve them in activities related to space exploration, Amateur Radio, communications, and areas of associated study and career possibilities. ARISS is a cooperative venture of international Amateur Radio societies and the space agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS). In the United States, sponsors are ARRL, AMSAT, the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS), and NASA. Florida Ham Radio Club Aids Homeless During Cold Snap Uncharacteristically cold weather in east-central Florida in early January prompted members of the North Brevard Amateur Radio Club (K4NBR) to assist the area?s homeless. The New Year began with a bitter cold front descending upon Central Florida, bringing temperatures that hovered around freezing. Such conditions can be especially concerning for those lacking regular shelter from the elements. NBARC members Ricky DeLuco, K4JTT; Robert Ortiz, KJ4VEH; William Klosowski, K4SVT, and Michael Ellixon, KE4MWZ, set out in their own vehicles, searching the city of Titusville for homeless residents. For the next two evenings, and using Amateur Radio as communications, the group worked in the cold, wet weather for more than 12 hours, logging some 120 miles on the roads around Titusville. The Disabled American Veteran Center in Titusville had opened its doors as a cold weather shelter and offered a warm place to sleep and eat. The ham radio group alerted local law enforcement, so they were aware of the effort and in the hope that on-duty officers also might reach out. The group was able to locate five homeless individuals on its first evening tour of the town and provide them with transportation out of the cold. Local police also contacted the team to help and to provide transportation for other homeless individuals located by on-duty officers. One additional homeless person located late on the first night had a need for immediate medical attention and was transported to a local hospital. Within the ARRL Southern Florida Section, NBARC is an ARRL-affiliated community service organization and is involved in several area events. It also provides back-up communication for Parrish Hospital, as needed. Florida Weak Signal Society 3.4 GHz Beacon Back on the Air The Florida Weak Signal Society (FLWSS) reports that its beacon on 3,456.075 MHz is back on the air and invites reports. The FLWSS said all of its beacons, located in EL98 in the Orlando area, are subject to some drift with temperature; each operates independently with its own crystal reference. ?We can?t provide individual frequency accuracy, but we strive to keep them all reasonably close to as shown,? said George Presley, K4RSV, in a post to the FLWSS mailing list. Other FLWSS beacons are on 50.0667, 144.277, 222.056, 432.307, 1296.025, 3456.075, 5760.120, 10,368.015, and 24,192.035 MHz. Nominations Sought for Philip J. McGan Memorial Silver Antenna Award Nominations are open for ARRL?s annual Philip J. McGan Memorial Silver Antenna Award, which recognizes and honors the efforts of individuals who create greater awareness and understanding the services and benefits that Amateur Radio provides to the general public. The deadline to submit a nomination is May 19, 2018. Every day Public Information Coordinators, Public Information Officers, and other public relations volunteers strive to keep Amateur Radio visible in their communities by publicizing and promoting special events to the media, by maintaining good relations with local news outlets, and by creating content for social media, as well as many other valuable activities. These efforts benefit us all. The award is named for journalist Philip J. McGan, WA2MBQ (SK), the first chairman of ARRL?s Public Relations Committee, who helped reinvigorate the League?s commitment to public relations. Unfortunately, McGan never got to see how well his efforts paid off. To honor him, his friends in the New Hampshire Amateur Radio Association joined with the ARRL Board of Directors to pay a lasting tribute to the important contributions he made on behalf of Amateur Radio. The McGan Award will go to the radio amateur who has demonstrated success in Amateur Radio public relations and who best exemplifies McGan?s volunteer spirit. Activities for which the McGan Award is presented include efforts specifically directed at focusing the media?s and the general public?s attention on the value of Amateur Radio. This may include traditional methods, such as generating media coverage of a specific event, or non-traditional methods, such as hosting a radio show or being an active public speaker. A candidate?s work must fit the definition of public relations, i.e., getting a message out to people. (Public service is about providing a service.) The McGan Award recognizes the promotion of Amateur Radio to the non-amateur community, not for work within a club or organization that primarily benefits the Amateur Radio community. The award is given only to an individual, who must be a full ARRL member in good standing at the time of nomination. The nominee must not be compensated for any public relations work involving Amateur Radio (including payment for articles) and may not be a current officer, director, vice director, paid staff member, or a member of the current selection committee. The specific criteria for nomination and the nomination form (in PDF formate) are posted on the ARRL website, or e-mail Dave Isgur at ARRL Headquarters and ask for an official Philip J. McGan Memorial Silver Antenna Award entry form. Past winners of the McGan Award are listed here. Nominations must be received at ARRL Headquarters by May 19. The ARRL Public Relations Committee will recommend a winner, if any, to the ARRL Board of Directors, which will make a final determination at its July meeting. ARRL Invites Nominations for Six Awards ARRL invites nominations for awards that recognize educational and technological pursuits in Amateur Radio. Nominations are also open for the League?s premier award to honor a young licensee ? the Hiram Percy Maxim Award. ? The Hiram Percy Maxim Award recognizes a radio amateur and ARRL member under age 21 whose accomplishments and contributions are of the most exemplary nature within the framework of Amateur Radio activities. Nominations for this award need to be made through the nominator?s ARRL Section Manager, who will forward the nomination to ARRL Headquarters by March 31, 2018. ? The ARRL Herb S. Brier Instructor of the Year Award honors an ARRL volunteer Amateur Radio instructor or an ARRL professional classroom teacher who uses creative instructional approaches and reflects the highest values of the Amateur Radio community. The award highlights quality of, and commitment to, licensing instruction. Nominations are due by March 15, 2018. ? The ARRL Microwave Development Award pays tribute to a radio amateur or group of radio amateurs who contribute to the development of the Amateur Radio microwave bands. The nomination deadline is March 31, 2018. ? The ARRL Technical Service Award recognizes a radio amateur or group of radio amateurs who provide Amateur Radio technical assistance or training to others. The nomination deadline is March 31, 2018. ? The ARRL Technical Innovation Award is granted to a radio amateur or group of radio amateurs who develop and apply new technical ideas or techniques in Amateur Radio. The nomination deadline is March 31, 2018. ? The Knight Distinguished Service Award was established to recognize exceptionally notable contributions by a Section Manager to the health and vitality of the ARRL. The nomination deadline is April 30, 2018. The ARRL Board of Directors selects recipients for these awards. Winners are typically announced following the Board?s July meeting. More information about these awards is available on the ARRL website, or by contacting Steve Ewald, WV1X, telephone (860) 594-0265, at ARRL Headquarters NCVEC Releases New Technician License Question Pool into the Public Domain The National Conference of Volunteer Examiner Coordinators (NCVEC) has announced the release of the 2018-2022 Amateur Radio Element 2 Technician class license question pool into the public domain. Each question pool must be published and made available to the public prior to its use as a question set, from which individual examinations are developed. Alert the NCVEC Question Pool Committee to any necessary corrections or typographical errors. The new Technician license question pool contains 428 questions. It will become effective for all Technician class license examinations starting on July 1, 2018. Dec. traffic report from STM Ed, W2PH W2PH SFL STM SAR DEC SAR JAN 9 W9GPI 20 NT4TS W4ZE 71 W2PH 78 KE4CB 17 W4CMH 149 KM4WNF 16 KR4ST 5 K9GZT 9 KR4PI KM4RAZ W2PAX W4YMJ KC1AYL KM4KRE 87 KK4RXW 9 KM4KME KD8SYP 100 PSHR 105 W4CMH 145 KE4CB W2PH W1RP Net Information All Florida CW Net (QFN) via KI0JO Manager: WA4BAM thru 5/31 via KI0JO QNI via KI0JO QTC via KI0JO QND SESSIONS QFN NM is KZ8Q effective 6/1 Florida Med Speed Net (FMSN) Manager: AG4RJ QNI QTC QND SESSIONS (I will find NM replacement) SE Florida Tfc Net (SEFTN) 532 Manager: KD4ZFW 56 QNI 1084 QTC 30 QND SESSIONS SW Florida Traffic Net (SWFTN) 450 Manager: KE4CB/N9WS 107 QNI 524 QTC 27 QND SESSIONS Tropical Fast Net (TFN) 554 Manager: W2PH 290 QNI 633 QTC 31 QND SESSIONS Silent Keys- It is with deep regret that we report the passing of the following SFL members: George P. ?Pat? Geran, KK4AXV of Cocoa. Pat was a former RACES Officer for Brevard County and an ARRL Public Info Officer. Howard ?Howie? Silver, KB2BBG of W. Palm Beach. Howie served as a Palm Beach County Chapter Red Cross radio operator for 25 years. He was also a member of Palm Beach County ARES and the Palms West ARC. Well, I guess that?s about it for now. My thanks for all that you do for Amateur Radio. Get on the air, Elmer a new ham, support your local club and ARES group but most of all, have fun with ham radio. Vy 73, Jeff, WA4AW -------------------------------------------------------------------- ARRL Southern Florida Section Section Manager: Jeff Beals, WA4AW wa4aw at arrl.org From bmarx at bellsouth.net Mon Feb 5 18:39:53 2018 From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill) Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2018 18:39:53 -0500 Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] Orlando Contest Dinner Grand Prize Announcement In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <73d60979-5ab8-41f6-77a5-05b1fe376dcb@bellsouth.net> It gives me great pleasure to announce, on behalf of the Florida Contest Group leadership, that thanks to our friends and primary sponsors at Yaesu, the grand prize at this year?s Orlando Contest Dinner will be a brand new Yaesu FT3000! This is a significant upgrade in value and performance over the FT1200 that we?ve awarded for the past couple of years. Big thanks to K7BV and the entire Yaesu family for stepping up to provide this awesome prize! Thanks to the hard work of W4LT, we also will have an iteration of the same Pileup Competition that the KCDXC runs at the Dayton Crowne Plaza upstairs in the conference room. If you want to try your luck, make sure to come by early. Due to computer hardware problems, we will not have as many player spots per flight. Neither will we have as much total time in the facility as at the Crowne Plaza. Thanks to the generosity of n3zn, the first place finisher in the Pileup Contest will take home a brand new N3ZN paddle with cover! There still are a few tickets available to purchase. As a reminder, all tickets will be held at the door. It?s not too late to join us. Additional information, instructions on how to order tickets, etc is available at http://floridacontestgroup.org/2018-orlando-contest-dinner/ A list of paid attendees is at http://floridacontestgroup.org/fcg2018dinner/ I hope to see many of you there! 73, Chris WF3C -- Chris Plumblee 407.494.5155 From bmarx at bellsouth.net Wed Feb 7 08:02:25 2018 From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill) Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2018 08:02:25 -0500 Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] SFDXA Reflector In-Reply-To: <934f7393-eaa2-0ddb-8a4f-266a57913486@ieee.org> References: <934f7393-eaa2-0ddb-8a4f-266a57913486@ieee.org> Message-ID: In recent days Mailman has been sending out some old emails that have been held up for one security reason or another. This morning I approved a couple of old ones I had not seen before, and I discarded several I do remember including one almost a year old. Mailman has been excellent, protecting us from virus and spam over the past nearly 20 years...so a few minor blips now and then are fine with me. -Bill W2CQ Moderator for SFDXA and QCWA69 From bmarx at bellsouth.net Mon Feb 12 17:31:30 2018 From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill M) Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2018 17:31:30 -0500 Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] Classic Exchange coming soon !! In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Fire up those Boatanchors... Bill W2CQ > > The AM-SSB-FM CX will run from 1400 UTC February 18 to 0800 UTC February 19, 2018 > (9 AM Eastern Time on Sunday to 3 AM Eastern Time Monday) > AND > from 1400 UTC February 20 to 0800 UTC February 21, 2018 > (9 AM Eastern Time on Tuesday to 3 AM Eastern Time Wednesday) > > Suggested Frequencies -- plus/minus QRM > Listen up and down 5 to 10 Kc for crystal controlled stations > AM 1.890 mc. 3.860 mc. 7.270 mc. 14.280 mc. 21.400 mc. 29.000 mc. 50.300mc. 144.300 mc. > SSB 1.920 mc. 3.840 mc. 7.250 mc. 14.260 mc. 21.380 mc. 28.600 mc. 50.125 mc. 144.200 mc. > > The CX is a no-pressure contest celebrating the older commercial and homebrew equipment that was the pride and joy of ham shacks many decades ago. The object is > to encourage restoration, operation and enjoyment of this older Classic equipment. > > However, you need not operate a Classic rig to participate in the CX. YOU MAY USE ANY RIG in the contest although new gear is a distinct scoring disadvantage. > You can still work the "great ones" with modern equipment. > > BONUSES > Up to 2,000 point bonus will be awarded to every CX participant who operates the same model rig as their Novice station. > Three QSOs are required. > One receiver and one transmitter may be counted and are worth 1,000 points each. Multiple version of the same piece of gear will not increase the bonus. > > Up to 2,000 point bonus will be awarded to every CX participant who operates a transmitter with 4 tubes and/or less or a receiver with 6 tubes or less. > Three QSOs (each) are required. > > Awards will be given in two classes: 1. Three or fewer receiver-transmitter pairs 2. Four or more receiver-transmitter pairs. > > Send logs, comments, anecdotes, pictures, etc. to > > e-mail: Ron K2RP k2rp at arrl.net > > E-MAIL IS (REALLY) PREFERRED BUT NOT ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY > > Or by mail to: > K2RP > 659 Shanas Lane > Encinitas, CA 92024 > > Full details at: http://classicexchange.org/sep17/sep17ann.html > > Questions? email me! > > CU on the air for CX! > > 73, Howie WB2AWQ From n8pr1 at bellsouth.net Mon Feb 12 18:09:10 2018 From: n8pr1 at bellsouth.net (Pete Rimmel N8PR) Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2018 18:09:10 -0500 Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] [SFDXA] Classic Exchange coming soon !! In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <49169D4F1C034BDE9A3D54E1121157EB@PeteRGateway> What's a mc. ? -----Original Message----- From: Bill M Sent: Monday, February 12, 2018 5:31 PM To: sfdxa at mailman.qth.net ; qcwa69 at mailman.qth.net Subject: [SFDXA] Classic Exchange coming soon !! Fire up those Boatanchors... Bill W2CQ > > The AM-SSB-FM CX will run from 1400 UTC February 18 to 0800 UTC February > 19, 2018 > (9 AM Eastern Time on Sunday to 3 AM Eastern Time Monday) > AND > from 1400 UTC February 20 to 0800 UTC February 21, 2018 > (9 AM Eastern Time on Tuesday to 3 AM Eastern Time Wednesday) > > Suggested Frequencies -- plus/minus QRM > Listen up and down 5 to 10 Kc for crystal controlled stations > AM 1.890 mc. 3.860 mc. 7.270 mc. 14.280 mc. 21.400 mc. > 29.000 mc. 50.300mc. 144.300 mc. > SSB 1.920 mc. 3.840 mc. 7.250 mc. 14.260 mc. 21.380 mc. > 28.600 mc. 50.125 mc. 144.200 mc. > > The CX is a no-pressure contest celebrating the older commercial and > homebrew equipment that was the pride and joy of ham shacks many decades > ago. The object is > to encourage restoration, operation and enjoyment of this older Classic > equipment. > > However, you need not operate a Classic rig to participate in the CX. YOU > MAY USE ANY RIG in the contest although new gear is a distinct scoring > disadvantage. > You can still work the "great ones" with modern equipment. > > BONUSES > Up to 2,000 point bonus will be awarded to every CX participant who > operates the same model rig as their Novice station. > Three QSOs are required. > One receiver and one transmitter may be counted and are worth 1,000 points > each. Multiple version of the same piece of gear will not increase the > bonus. > > Up to 2,000 point bonus will be awarded to every CX participant who > operates a transmitter with 4 tubes and/or less or a receiver with 6 tubes > or less. > Three QSOs (each) are required. > > Awards will be given in two classes: 1. Three or fewer > receiver-transmitter pairs 2. Four or more receiver-transmitter pairs. > > Send logs, comments, anecdotes, pictures, etc. to > > e-mail: Ron K2RP k2rp at arrl.net > > E-MAIL IS (REALLY) PREFERRED BUT NOT ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY > > Or by mail to: > K2RP > 659 Shanas Lane > Encinitas, CA 92024 > > Full details at: http://classicexchange.org/sep17/sep17ann.html > > Questions? email me! > > CU on the air for CX! > > 73, Howie WB2AWQ ______________________________________________________________ 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 n8pr at bellsouth.net Mon Feb 12 19:52:18 2018 From: n8pr at bellsouth.net (Pete Rimmel N8PR) Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2018 19:52:18 -0500 Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] [SFDXA] Classic Exchange coming soon !! In-Reply-To: <3e8a6bc4561c4093bc304360608dbc8e@ADEX.Rensin.com> References: , <49169D4F1C034BDE9A3D54E1121157EB@PeteRGateway> <3e8a6bc4561c4093bc304360608dbc8e@ADEX.Rensin.com> Message-ID: NO ! not really LOL From: Howard Rensin Sent: Monday, February 12, 2018 6:27 PM To: Pete Rimmel N8PR ; Bill M ; sfdxa at mailman.qth.net ; qcwa69 at mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [SFDXA] Classic Exchange coming soon !! Really??? Howard Rensin Palm Beach Gardens, FL -------- Original message -------- From: Pete Rimmel N8PR Date: 2/12/18 6:09 PM (GMT-05:00) To: Bill M , sfdxa at mailman.qth.net, qcwa69 at mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [SFDXA] Classic Exchange coming soon !! What's a mc. ? -----Original Message----- From: Bill M Sent: Monday, February 12, 2018 5:31 PM To: sfdxa at mailman.qth.net ; qcwa69 at mailman.qth.net Subject: [SFDXA] Classic Exchange coming soon !! Fire up those Boatanchors... Bill W2CQ > > The AM-SSB-FM CX will run from 1400 UTC February 18 to 0800 UTC February > 19, 2018 > (9 AM Eastern Time on Sunday to 3 AM Eastern Time Monday) > AND > from 1400 UTC February 20 to 0800 UTC February 21, 2018 > (9 AM Eastern Time on Tuesday to 3 AM Eastern Time Wednesday) > > Suggested Frequencies -- plus/minus QRM > Listen up and down 5 to 10 Kc for crystal controlled stations > AM 1.890 mc. 3.860 mc. 7.270 mc. 14.280 mc. 21.400 mc. > 29.000 mc. 50.300mc. 144.300 mc. > SSB 1.920 mc. 3.840 mc. 7.250 mc. 14.260 mc. 21.380 mc. > 28.600 mc. 50.125 mc. 144.200 mc. > > The CX is a no-pressure contest celebrating the older commercial and > homebrew equipment that was the pride and joy of ham shacks many decades > ago. The object is > to encourage restoration, operation and enjoyment of this older Classic > equipment. > > However, you need not operate a Classic rig to participate in the CX. YOU > MAY USE ANY RIG in the contest although new gear is a distinct scoring > disadvantage. > You can still work the "great ones" with modern equipment. > > BONUSES > Up to 2,000 point bonus will be awarded to every CX participant who > operates the same model rig as their Novice station. > Three QSOs are required. > One receiver and one transmitter may be counted and are worth 1,000 points > each. Multiple version of the same piece of gear will not increase the > bonus. > > Up to 2,000 point bonus will be awarded to every CX participant who > operates a transmitter with 4 tubes and/or less or a receiver with 6 tubes > or less. > Three QSOs (each) are required. > > Awards will be given in two classes: 1. Three or fewer > receiver-transmitter pairs 2. Four or more receiver-transmitter pairs. > > Send logs, comments, anecdotes, pictures, etc. to > > e-mail: Ron K2RP k2rp at arrl.net > > E-MAIL IS (REALLY) PREFERRED BUT NOT ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY > > Or by mail to: > K2RP > 659 Shanas Lane > Encinitas, CA 92024 > > Full details at: http://classicexchange.org/sep17/sep17ann.html > > Questions? email me! > > CU on the air for CX! > > 73, Howie WB2AWQ ______________________________________________________________ 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 ______________________________________________________________ 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 Feb 16 13:27:12 2018 From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill M) Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2018 13:27:12 -0500 Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] KE4PT and W4RQ Win the February QST Cover Plaque Award References: Message-ID: Congratulations to Kai and Rich from SFDXA > KE4PT and W4RQ Win the February QST Cover Plaque Award > > 02/15/2018 > The winning article for the February 2018 QST Cover Plaque award is ?Live Trees Affect Antenna Performance? by Kai Siwiak, KE4PT, and Richard Quick, W4RQ. The QST Cover Plaque Award -- given to the author or authors of the most popular article in each issue -- is determined by a vote of ARRL members on the QST Cover Plaque Poll web page. Cast a ballot for your favorite article in the March issue today! > > > http://www.arrl.org/news/ke4pt-and-w4rq-win-the-february-qst-cover-plaque-award > From bmarx at bellsouth.net Mon Feb 19 05:53:31 2018 From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill) Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2018 05:53:31 -0500 Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] GEOMAGNETIC STORM IN PROGRESS In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <0c6746d8-f0ef-eb0f-1672-baa5312cc043@bellsouth.net> GEOMAGNETIC STORM IN PROGRESS: A G1-class geomagnetic storm is underway on Feb. 19th as Earth enters a stream of fast-moving solar wind. G1-class storms are relatively minor and have little effect on satellites or global power grids. However, they can spark bright auroras around the Arctic Circle and confuse migratory animals that navigate using magnetism at high latitudes. Visit Spaceweather.com for more information and updates. From bmarx at bellsouth.net Mon Feb 19 18:48:53 2018 From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill) Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2018 18:48:53 -0500 Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] Antennas For Sale Message-ID: _*VEC-1862 Light Duty VHF? Antenna *_ 3 Element Yagi 6 Meter Antenna Boom length 6' Turning Radius 5' 8" Longest Element 117-1/2" Weight 2.5 lbs. Feed Impedance 50? Resonant Frequency 50.3 MHz 1.5:1 VSWR Bandwidth 1.7 MHz Forward Gain 6.0 dBd (8.2 dBi) Front-to-Rear Ratio >18 dB measured Maximum Power 150 Watts (300 Watts PEP) Great Portable Antenna) $30.00 (Sells for $99.95 New) _Hy-Gain AV-620 _HF 6-20 Meter 5 Band Vertical - "No Radials" AV-620 Specifications Bands Covered - 6, 10, 15, 17, and 20 Meters Power Handling (Watts output): key down 2 minutes ??? 1500W Height: 22.5 feet Weight: 10.5 pounds Wind surface area:??? 2.4 square feet Wind Survival:??? 80 MPH (Mostly Assembled) $85.00 (Sells for $349.95 New) Might need a few small nuts and bolts. Both antennas are used...In good condition with lots of years left on them. Pickup Fort Lauderdale: Bill W2CQ From bmarx at bellsouth.net Tue Feb 20 08:22:26 2018 From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill) Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2018 08:22:26 -0500 Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] Popular Electronics Online Message-ID: <79b1c75f-9e98-9008-4620-a6b5b67ff505@bellsouth.net> I've sent this before but several asked for it again having lost their links: What a trip back in time... http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Popular-Electronics-Guide.htm From bmarx at bellsouth.net Tue Feb 20 10:19:10 2018 From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill) Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2018 10:19:10 -0500 Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] [SFDXA] Antennas For Sale In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: 6 Meter VEC-1862 antenna is sold.... On 2/19/2018 6:48 PM, Bill wrote: > _*VEC-1862 Light Duty VHF?? Antenna > > *_ 3 Element Yagi 6 Meter Antenna > Boom length 6' > Turning Radius 5' 8" > Longest Element 117-1/2" > Weight 2.5 lbs. > Feed Impedance 50??? > Resonant Frequency 50.3 MHz > 1.5:1 VSWR Bandwidth 1.7 MHz > Forward Gain 6.0 dBd (8.2 dBi) > Front-to-Rear Ratio >18 dB measured > Maximum Power 150 Watts (300 Watts PEP) > Great Portable Antenna) > $30.00 > (Sells for $99.95 New) > > > _Hy-Gain AV-620 > _HF 6-20 Meter 5 Band Vertical - "No Radials" > AV-620 Specifications > Bands Covered - 6, 10, 15, 17, and 20 Meters > Power Handling (Watts output): key down 2 minutes ?????? 1500W > Height: 22.5 feet > Weight: 10.5 pounds > Wind surface area:?????? 2.4 square feet > Wind Survival:?????? 80 MPH > (Mostly Assembled) > $85.00 > (Sells for $349.95 New) > > Might need a few small nuts and bolts. > Both antennas are used...In good condition with lots of years left on > them. > Pickup Fort Lauderdale: > Bill W2CQ > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 Thu Feb 22 13:26:49 2018 From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill) Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2018 13:26:49 -0500 Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] 10 Tricks Engineers Need to Know About Fasteners Message-ID: A Discussion on TowerTalk led to a link about Lock Washers. Interesting Reading: https://engineerdog.com/2015/01/11/10-tricks-engineers-need-to-know-about-fasteners/ From bmarx at bellsouth.net Thu Feb 22 13:22:11 2018 From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill) Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2018 13:22:11 -0500 Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] In 1933, a beautiful, young Austrian woman...(Oldie) In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <6780ec61-bfa0-a3e2-eed4-de65348f2c62@bellsouth.net> *In 1933, a beautiful, young Austrian woman took off her clothes for a movie director.****She ran through the woods, naked.****She swam in a lake, naked.******Pushing well beyond the social norms of the period.* *The most popular movie in 1933 was King Kong. But everyone in Hollywood was talking about that scandalous movie with the gorgeous, young Austrian woman.* *Louis B. Mayer, of the giant studio MGM, said she was the?? most beautiful woman in the world. The film was banned practically everywhere, which of course made it even more popular and valuable.?? Mussolini reportedly refused to sell his copy at any price.* *The star of the film, called Ecstasy, was Hedwig Kiesler. She said the secret of her beauty was "to stand there and look stupid." In reality, Kiesler was anything but stupid. She was a genius. She'd grown up as the only child of a prominent Jewish banker. She was a math prodigy. She excelled at science. As she grew older, she became ruthless, using all the power her body and mind gave her.* *Between the sexual roles she played, her tremendous beauty, and the power of her intellect, Kiesler would confound the men in her life including her six husbands, two of the most ruthless dictators of the 20th century, and one of the greatest movie producers in history.* *Her beauty made her rich for a time. She is said to have made - and spent -****$30 million****in her life.* *But her greatest accomplishment resulted from her intellect, and her invention continues to shape the world we live in today.* *You see, this young Austrian starlet would take one of the most valuable technologies ever developed right from under Hitler's nose.***/*After*//**//*fleeing to America, she not only became a major Hollywood star, her name sits on one of the most important patents ever granted by the?? U.S. Patent Office.*/ *Today, when you use your cell phone or, over the next few years, as you experience super-fast wireless Internet access (via something called "long-term evolution" or "LTE" technology), you'll be using an extension of the technology a 20- year-old actress first conceived while sitting at dinner with Hitler.* *At the time she made Ecstasy, Kiesler was married to one of the richest men in Austria**.****Friedrich Mandl was Austria 's leading arms maker. His firm would become a key supplier to the Nazis.* *Mandl used his beautiful young wife as a showpiece at important business dinners with representatives of the Austrian, Italian, and German fascist forces. One of Mandl's favorite topics at these gatherings - which included meals with Hitler and Mussolini - was the technology surrounding radio-controlled missiles and torpedoes.* *Wireless weapons offered?? far greater ranges than?? the wire-controlled alternatives that?? prevailed?? at the time.* *Kiesler sat through these dinners "looking stupid," while absorbing everything she heard.* *As a Jew, Kiesler hated the Nazis. She abhorred her husband's business ambitions.?? Mandl responded to his willful wife by imprisoning her in his castle, Schloss Schwarzenau.* ** *In 1937, she managed to escape. She drugged her maid, snuck out of the castle wearing the maid's clothes and sold her jewelry to finance a trip to London.* *(She got out just?? in time. In 1938, Germany annexed Austria. The Nazis seized Mandl's factory. He was half Jewish. Mandl fled to Brazil . Later, he became an adviser to Argentina 's iconic populist president, Juan Peron.)* * *In London , Kiesler arranged a meeting with Louis B. Mayer. She signed a long-term contract with him, becoming one of MGM's biggest stars. She appeared in more than 20 films. She was a co-star to Clark Gable, Judy Garland, and even Bob Hope. Each of her first seven MGM?? movies was a blockbuster.** *But Kiesler cared far more about fighting the Nazis than about making movies. At the height of her fame, in 1942, she developed a new kind of communications system, optimized for sending coded messages that couldn't be "jammed." She was building a system that would allow torpedoes and guided bombs to always reach their targets. She was building a system to kill Nazis.* *By the 1940s, both the Nazis and the Allied forces were using the kind of single-frequency radio-controlled technology Kiesler's ex-husband had been peddling. The drawback of this technology was that the enemy could find the appropriate frequency and "jam" or intercept the signal, thereby interfering with the missile's intended path.* *Kiesler's key innovation was to "change the channel." It was a way of encoding a message across a broad area of the wireless spectrum. If one part of the spectrum was jammed, the message would still?? get?? through on one of the other frequencies being used. The problem?? was, she could not figure out how to synchronize the frequency changes on both the receiver and the?? transmitter.?? To solve the problem, she turned to?? perhaps the world's first techno-musician, George Anthiel.* *Anthiel was an?? acquaintance of Kiesler who achieved some notoriety for creating intricate musical compositions. He synchronized his melodies across twelve player pianos, producing stereophonic sounds no one had ever heard before.Kiesler incorporated Anthiel's technology for synchronizing his player pianos.?? Then, she was able to synchronize the frequency changes between a weapon's receiver and its transmitter.* *On August 11, 1942, U.S. Patent No. 2,292,387 was granted to Antheil and "Hedy Kiesler Markey," which was Kiesler's married name at the time.* * *Most of?? you won't?? recognize the name Kiesler. And no one would remember the name Hedy Markey. But it's a fair bet than anyone reading this newsletter of?? a certain age will remember one of the great beauties of Hollywood's golden age, Hedy?? Lamarr.** *That's the name Louis B. Mayer gave to his prize actress. That's the name his movie company made famous.* ** *Meanwhile, almost no one knows Hedwig Kiesler****???****a/k/a Hedy Lamarr - was one of the great pioneers of wireless communications. Her?? technology was developed by the U.S.Navy, which?? has used it ever?? since.* *You****are probably using Lamarr's technology, too. Her patent sits at the foundation of "spread?? spectrum technology," which you use every day when you log on to a wi-fi network or make calls with your Bluetooth-enabled phone. It lies at the heart of the massive investments being made right now in so-called fourth-generation?? "LTE" wireless technology. This next generation of cell phones and cell towers will provide tremendous increases to wireless network speed and quality, by spreading wireless signals across the entire available spectrum.?? This kind of encoding is only possible using the kind of frequency switching that Hedwig Kiesler invented.* *And now you know the rest of the story.* ** From bmarx at bellsouth.net Thu Feb 22 15:23:58 2018 From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill) Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2018 15:23:58 -0500 Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] Antennas For Sale In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <355b224c-3024-ec92-af5e-b6e80c1dad1a@bellsouth.net> 6 Meter Antenna is sold. The Hy-Gain AV-620 "No Radials" Vertical is still available. Bill W2CQ > _Hy-Gain AV-620 > _HF 6-20 Meter 5 Band Vertical - "No Radials" > AV-620 Specifications > Bands Covered - 6, 10, 15, 17, and 20 Meters > Power Handling (Watts output): key down 2 minutes???????? 1500W > Height: 22.5 feet > Weight: 10.5 pounds > Wind surface area:?????? 2.4 square feet > Wind Survival:?????? 80 MPH > (Mostly Assembled) > $85.00 > (Sells for $349.95 New) > > Might need a few small nuts and bolts. > Antenna is used with lots of years left on it. > Pickup Fort Lauderdale: > Bill W2CQ From mj451 at bellsouth.net Thu Feb 22 15:24:39 2018 From: mj451 at bellsouth.net (Mike Williams) Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2018 15:24:39 -0500 Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] In 1933, a beautiful, young Austrian woman...(Oldie) In-Reply-To: <6780ec61-bfa0-a3e2-eed4-de65348f2c62@bellsouth.net> References: <6780ec61-bfa0-a3e2-eed4-de65348f2c62@bellsouth.net> Message-ID: <2506719f-33fb-a1e5-4002-00dfe1186717@bellsouth.net> Excellent! Thanks Bill... 73 de W4DL Mike in EL96wf On 2/22/2018 1:22 PM, Bill wrote: > > *In 1933, a beautiful, young Austrian woman took off her clothes for a > movie director.****She ran through the woods, naked.****She swam in a > lake, naked.******Pushing well beyond the social norms of the period.* > > *The most popular movie in 1933 was King Kong. But everyone in > Hollywood was talking about that scandalous movie with the gorgeous, > young Austrian woman.* > > *Louis B. Mayer, of the giant studio MGM, said she was the?? most > beautiful woman in the world. The film was banned practically > everywhere, which of course made it even more popular and valuable.?? > Mussolini reportedly refused to sell his copy at any price.* > > *The star of the film, called Ecstasy, was Hedwig Kiesler. She said > the secret of her beauty was "to stand there and look stupid." In > reality, Kiesler was anything but stupid. She was a genius. She'd > grown up as the only child of a prominent Jewish banker. She was a > math prodigy. She excelled at science. As she grew older, she became > ruthless, using all the power her body and mind gave her.* > > *Between the sexual roles she played, her tremendous beauty, and the > power of her intellect, Kiesler would confound the men in her life > including her six husbands, two of the most ruthless dictators of the > 20th century, and one of the greatest movie producers in history.* > > *Her beauty made her rich for a time. She is said to have made - and > spent -****$30 million****in her life.* > > *But her greatest accomplishment resulted from her intellect, and her > invention continues to shape the world we live in today.* > > *You see, this young Austrian starlet would take one of the most > valuable technologies ever developed right from under Hitler's > nose.***/*After*//**//*fleeing to America, she not only became a major > Hollywood star, her name sits on one of the most important patents > ever granted by the?? U.S. Patent Office.*/ > > *Today, when you use your cell phone or, over the next few years, as > you experience super-fast wireless Internet access (via something > called "long-term evolution" or "LTE" technology), you'll be using an > extension of the technology a 20- year-old actress first conceived > while sitting at dinner with Hitler.* > > *At the time she made Ecstasy, Kiesler was married to one of the > richest men in Austria**.****Friedrich Mandl was Austria 's leading > arms maker. His firm would become a key supplier to the Nazis.* > > *Mandl used his beautiful young wife as a showpiece at important > business dinners with representatives of the Austrian, Italian, and > German fascist forces. One of Mandl's favorite topics at these > gatherings - which included meals with Hitler and Mussolini - was the > technology surrounding radio-controlled missiles and torpedoes.* > > *Wireless weapons offered?? far greater ranges than?? the > wire-controlled alternatives that?? prevailed?? at the time.* > > *Kiesler sat through these dinners "looking stupid," while absorbing > everything she heard.* > > *As a Jew, Kiesler hated the Nazis. She abhorred her husband's > business ambitions.?? Mandl responded to his willful wife by > imprisoning her in his castle, Schloss Schwarzenau.* > > ** > > *In 1937, she managed to escape. She drugged her maid, snuck out of > the castle wearing the maid's clothes and sold her jewelry to finance > a trip to London.* > > *(She got out just?? in time. In 1938, Germany annexed Austria. The > Nazis seized Mandl's factory. He was half Jewish. Mandl fled to Brazil > . Later, he became an adviser to Argentina 's iconic populist > president, Juan Peron.)* > > * > *In London , Kiesler arranged a meeting with Louis B. Mayer. She > signed a long-term contract with him, becoming one of MGM's biggest > stars. She appeared in more than 20 films. She was a co-star to Clark > Gable, Judy Garland, and even Bob Hope. Each of her first seven MGM?? > movies was a blockbuster.** > > *But Kiesler cared far more about fighting the Nazis than about making > movies. At the height of her fame, in 1942, she developed a new kind > of communications system, optimized for sending coded messages that > couldn't be "jammed." She was building a system that would allow > torpedoes and guided bombs to always reach their targets. She was > building a system to kill Nazis.* > > *By the 1940s, both the Nazis and the Allied forces were using the > kind of single-frequency radio-controlled technology Kiesler's > ex-husband had been peddling. The drawback of this technology was that > the enemy could find the appropriate frequency and "jam" or intercept > the signal, thereby interfering with the missile's intended path.* > > *Kiesler's key innovation was to "change the channel." It was a way of > encoding a message across a broad area of the wireless spectrum. If > one part of the spectrum was jammed, the message would still?? get?? > through on one of the other frequencies being used. The problem?? was, > she could not figure out how to synchronize the frequency changes on > both the receiver and the?? transmitter.?? To solve the problem, she > turned to?? perhaps the world's first techno-musician, George Anthiel.* > > *Anthiel was an?? acquaintance of Kiesler who achieved some notoriety > for creating intricate musical compositions. He synchronized his > melodies across twelve player pianos, producing stereophonic sounds no > one had ever heard before.Kiesler incorporated Anthiel's technology > for synchronizing his player pianos.?? Then, she was able to > synchronize the frequency changes between a weapon's receiver and its > transmitter.* > > *On August 11, 1942, U.S. Patent No. 2,292,387 was granted to Antheil > and "Hedy Kiesler Markey," which was Kiesler's married name at the time.* > > * > *Most of?? you won't?? recognize the name Kiesler. And no one would > remember the name Hedy Markey. But it's a fair bet than anyone reading > this newsletter of?? a certain age will remember one of the great > beauties of Hollywood's golden age, Hedy?? Lamarr.** > > *That's the name Louis B. Mayer gave to his prize actress. That's the > name his movie company made famous.* > > ** > > *Meanwhile, almost no one knows Hedwig Kiesler****???****a/k/a Hedy > Lamarr - was one of the great pioneers of wireless communications. > Her?? technology was developed by the U.S.Navy, which?? has used it > ever?? since.* > > *You****are probably using Lamarr's technology, too. Her patent sits > at the foundation of "spread?? spectrum technology," which you use > every day when you log on to a wi-fi network or make calls with your > Bluetooth-enabled phone. It lies at the heart of the massive > investments being made right now in so-called fourth-generation?? > "LTE" wireless technology. This next generation of cell phones and > cell towers will provide tremendous increases to wireless network > speed and quality, by spreading wireless signals across the entire > available spectrum.?? This kind of encoding is only possible using the > kind of frequency switching that Hedwig Kiesler invented.* > > *And now you know the rest of the story.* > > ** > > ______________________________________________________________ > QCWA69 mailing list > SubScribe UNSubscribe or Info: > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/qcwa69 > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:QCWA69 at mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > From bmarx at bellsouth.net Wed Feb 28 13:17:23 2018 From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill) Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2018 13:17:23 -0500 Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] Ham Radio Deluxe Software Release News In-Reply-To: <58uxi_XwSu2eSbvOBq3Tag@ismtpd0007p1iad1.sendgrid.net> References: <58uxi_XwSu2eSbvOBq3Tag@ismtpd0007p1iad1.sendgrid.net> Message-ID: <77614413-c50e-01c1-ef9c-16ca2cc4223b@bellsouth.net> For those who use Ham Radio Deluxe: Bill W2CQ Status of Upcoming Ham Radio Deluxe Release I wanted to give everyone an update on the progress of our current development cycle. It was my intention to have a release out by the end of February. But we've added some scope to the release to pick up support for the Icom IC-7610.? Additionally, we have included corrections to Icom CI-V, column sorting on LOTW received date, Logbook unexpected exit, Access issues that cause awards report totals to be zero, fixes for TS-480, and several other things. I expect that we will deliver a beta release to our testers by week's end.? I'll allow one week for testing and would then expect a public release around March 11.? That's the plan. The full list of current development and release notes from previous releases can be found at http://ReleaseNotes.Ham-Radio-Deluxe.com As mentioned previously, aside from a release blackout period between November 1st and January 1st, we expect to have 8 or 9 releases each year.? (Last year there were 9 releases with 150 changes.) Team Update We have dedicated a developer to the Satellite Tracking application, and another to the Rotor Control application.? These two developers will work through the existing development backlog on these two applications. We have four other developers working on Rig Control, Logbook, and DM-780. Closing There are more than 20,000 recipients of this newsletter.? As mentioned before, please pass this along to your friends if they have not received it. Thank you es 73 de Mike, WA9PIE HRD Software, LLC