From bmarx at bellsouth.net Mon Nov 8 07:11:17 2021 From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill) Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2021 07:11:17 -0500 Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] Fall 2021 Classic Exchange phone portion -Boat Anchors Welcome! In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: The phone portion of the Classic Exchange will take place Sunday Nov 14 1400Z to Nov 15 0800Z and Tuesday Nov 14 1400Z to Nov 15 0800Z. The CX is a no-pressure contest celebrating the older commercial and Home Brew 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. 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 as your multipliers are directly related to the age of the equipment you use! However, you can still work the "great ones" with modern equipment. Bonus points: Transceivers it is! 1000 points for each transceiver! Radios that are a ?Transmitter / Receiver?, such as the Heathkit HW-16, qualify as a transceiver. Bonus points are for radios that you qualify with at least 3 QSOs. Suggested phone frequencies +/- QRM: AM: 160M 1.890 80M 3.860 40M 7.270 20M 14.280 15M 21.400 10M 29.000 6M 50.400 2M 144.300 SSB: 160M 1.920 80M 3.840 40M 7.250 20M 14.260 15M 21.380 10M 28.600 6M 50.125 2M 144.200 Listen up and down for stations using crystal control. Full details at: http://classicexchange.org/announcments/Fall_2021_CX_Rules.pdf Questions? Contact Mark K3MSB e-mail: myscupper at gmail.com Or Ron K2RP e-mail: Ron k2rp at arrl.net Or contact me! 73, Howie WB2AWQ/7 WB2AWQ at ARRL.net From bmarx at bellsouth.net Tue Nov 9 06:42:18 2021 From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill) Date: Tue, 9 Nov 2021 06:42:18 -0500 Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] Fall 2021 Classic Exchange phone portion In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <81bb086f-3eee-af3a-ab04-8c26635dcc9d@bellsouth.net> This week I had to change the link to the rules to address issues with the contest calendar web sites. The new link for upcoming CX events is http://www.classicexchange.org/announcments/CX_Rules.pdf Sorry about the confusion and thanks to those that pointed this issue out to me. 73 Mark K3MSB The phone portion of the Classic Exchange will take place Sunday Nov 14 1400Z to Nov 15 0800Z and Tuesday Nov 14 1400Z to Nov 15 0800Z. The CX is a no-pressure contest celebrating the older commercial and Home Brew 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. 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 as your multipliers are directly related to the age of the equipment you use! However, you can still work the "great ones" with modern equipment. Bonus points: Transceivers it is! 1000 points for each transceiver! Radios that are a ?Transmitter / Receiver?, such as the Heathkit HW-16, qualify as a transceiver. Bonus points are for radios that you qualify with at least 3 QSOs. Suggested phone frequencies +/- QRM: AM: 160M 1.890 80M 3.860 40M 7.270 20M 14.280 15M 21.400 10M 29.000 6M 50.400 2M 144.300 SSB: 160M 1.920 80M 3.840 40M 7.250 20M 14.260 15M 21.380 10M 28.600 6M 50.125 2M 144.200 Listen up and down for stations using crystal control. Full details at: http://www.classicexchange.org/announcments/CX_Rules.pdf Questions? Contact Mark K3MSB e-mail: myscupper at gmail.com Or Ron K2RP e-mail: Ron k2rp at arrl.net Or contact me! 73, Howie WB2AWQ/7 WB2AWQ at ARRL.net From bmarx at bellsouth.net Fri Nov 12 17:07:51 2021 From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill) Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2021 17:07:51 -0500 Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] October 2021 Volunteer Monitor Program Report References: Message-ID: *October 2021 Volunteer Monitor Program Report* The Volunteer Monitor (VM) Program is a joint initiative between ARRL and the FCC to enhance compliance in the Amateur Radio Service. * Technician-class operators in Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts, and Richmond, Texas, received /Advisory Notice/s after making numerous FT8 contacts on 40 and 20 meters. Technician-class licensees are not allowed to transmit data on 40 meters and have no operating authority on 20 meters. * Operators in Mims, Florida; Moorefield, West Virginia; State Road, North Carolina, and Grottoes, Virginia, received /Advisory Notice/s concerning excessive SSB bandwidth on 40 and 75 meters. The operator in Moorefield, West Virginia, previously received an /Advisory Notice/ for out-of-band operation on 7.138 MHz. His case will be referred to the FCC for further enforcement action, which could include removal of voice privileges from, or revocation of, his General-class license. * An operator in Cave Creek, Arizona, received an /Advisory Notice/ for making lengthy transmissions without identifying, as required by Commission rules. * An operator in Highlandville, Missouri, was reminded that a beacon on 30 meters cannot be automatically controlled, pursuant to 97.203(d) of the Commission's rules, and must have a control operator present at all times of transmission. He was further advised that the FCC may request a schedule of control operators and their duty hours. The final totals for monitoring in September were 1,909 hours on HF frequencies and 2,716 hours on VHF frequencies and above, for a total of 4,625 hours. There was one recommendation to the FCC for case closure and renewal of a license, and one request to review a license application. The FCC referred two cases to the VM Program. /-- VM Program Administrator Riley Hollingsworth, K4ZDH/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bmarx at bellsouth.net Mon Nov 15 09:12:50 2021 From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill) Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2021 09:12:50 -0500 Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] Digital Amateur Television magazine ends publication In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: /From Tony N2MFT:/ This is a digest for Digital Amateur Television . View all your groups.io groups, and edit your subscriptions, here. Do not reply to this email. To reply to a message, click the Reply link under the message. Topics in this digest: *POPULAR DATV MAGAZINE CQ-DATV ENDS PUBLICATION (Final Edition Attached) * Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2298 for Friday November 12th, 2021 * POPULAR DATV MAGAZINE ENDS PUBLICATION* The digital amateur TV magazine known as CQ-DATV, has published its final issue. In a publishing lifetime that lasted for eight years with 100 issues, the amateur television magazine CQ-DATV filled a gap left by the demise of two earlier ATV magazines and had been widely read among enthusiasts. That era has ended with the publication of its latest - and last - issue, released in October. The production team's Trevor Brown G8CJS writes in this 100th issue: [quote] "All good things must come to an end and CQ-DATV is no exception." The digital-only publication reports that it received more than 500,000 downloads during its lifetime and was welcomed by readers who had lost "Der TV Amateur," published in Germany and "Repeater" published in the Netherlands. CQ-DATV credits Ian Pawson G0FCT who introduced the magazine in 2013 as a digital publication and served as its editor. The magazine, which also became available as a PDF edition, is making all of its 100 issues available for download. They can be obtained by visiting the link at: CQ-DATV CQ-DATV magazine For spreading the word about Digital Amateur Television For Amateur Radio Newsline, (SOUTHGATE, CQ-DATV) Attachments: CQ-DATV100 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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References: <3868c179-c40a-a65a-e14e-3d9a2f03a806.ref@bellsouth.net> Message-ID: <3868c179-c40a-a65a-e14e-3d9a2f03a806@bellsouth.net> Here is an auction for the ages...if you are familiar with Collins equipment then this will be amazing to you.? If not have a look at an unbelievable collection of rigs. https://aarauctions.com/servlet/Search.do?auctionId=5089&page=1&perPage=20&orderBy= -Bill W2CQ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bmarx at bellsouth.net Sun Nov 21 10:47:42 2021 From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill) Date: Sun, 21 Nov 2021 10:47:42 -0500 Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] [SFDXA] Auction - I counted 4 Collins KW-1's! In-Reply-To: <3868c179-c40a-a65a-e14e-3d9a2f03a806@bellsouth.net> References: <3868c179-c40a-a65a-e14e-3d9a2f03a806.ref@bellsouth.net> <3868c179-c40a-a65a-e14e-3d9a2f03a806@bellsouth.net> Message-ID: <50951135-78f3-1bc2-6df0-595e90f9b811@bellsouth.net> I did not send multiple versions hi. -Bill W2CQ On 11/21/2021 10:42 AM, Bill wrote: > Here is an auction for the ages...if you are familiar with Collins > equipment then this will be amazing to you.? If not have a look at an > unbelievable collection of rigs. > > https://aarauctions.com/servlet/Search.do?auctionId=5089&page=1&perPage=20&orderBy= > > -Bill W2CQ > > ______________________________________________________________ > South Florida DX Assoc. 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URL: From bmarx at bellsouth.net Tue Nov 23 10:40:36 2021 From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill) Date: Tue, 23 Nov 2021 10:40:36 -0500 Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] ARRL Club News for November 23, 2021 In-Reply-To: <20211123151749.A2AE02084BCE@bmail.arrl.org> References: <20211123151749.A2AE02084BCE@bmail.arrl.org> Message-ID: <1c38dcca-c789-30b0-c63a-579c5dcd1093@bellsouth.net> Preview If you are having trouble reading this message, you can see the original at: http://www.arrl.org/club-news?issue=2021-11-23 ARRL Club News November 23, 2021 Editor: Michael Walters, W8ZY /ARRL Club News/ Archive ARRL Home Page Ad * Welcome <#toc01> * The Premiere of NIGHT, the Movie <#toc02> * South Jersey Radio Association POTA Event <#toc03> * Meriden Amateur Radio, W1NRG, Club Gets Active <#toc04> * ARRL Collegiate Amateur Radio Initiative <#toc05> * Memorial Donation <#toc06> * Submitting Info for this Newsletter <#toc07> * How to Plan and Apply for an ARRL Hamfest or Convention** <#toc08> * Important Links <#toc09> Welcome Welcome to the first edition of the re-launched ARRL Club News newsletter. The last time that this newsletter was published was December 2009. Some folks over the years have made the comment that clubs are dead. That is not the sentiment of today's ARRL leadership. Clubs are an essential part of the success of our organization, and we want to help them in any way that we can. Progress is often a challenge for many folks, and the way to help them with that is most often communication. If we know what is happening, we have the chance to adjust as we go. The best way for us to move forward together is to communicate from Headquarters to the field and for the field to have a way to communicate to ask questions and get answers from us. This newsletter will highlight some of the great things that clubs are doing. We want your feedback, and we want to know how your club is dealing with an ever-changing world. Let us know. Send your feedback to clubs at arrl.org . We are listening. Thanks - Mike Walters W8ZY, Field Services Manager The Premiere of NIGHT, the Movie During this year's ARRL Field Day, a visitor from John D'Aquino's Young Actors Workshop arrived at the Edmond Amateur Radio Society's location. Marcus Sutliff, N5ZY, talked with them and found they wanted to make a short film with an amateur radio plot, and they needed some help. They were filming in Stillwater, OK, and needed someone with film/video experience and someone who could be a technical advisor. So, they got Kevin O'Dell, N0IRW, involved, and in no time, he had assembled radios, props, consulted on the script, and was ready for a long day of filming. The purpose of this film is to give young aspiring actors a chance to hone their craft in a real movie environment. Thanks to the Oklahoma Film and Music Office, https://okfilmmusic.org/ , they filmed three short movies in Oklahoma. So, when you watch the film, you can see the improvement in the youngsters as the movie progresses. This week the movie premiered in September and is available on YouTube as a 34-minute short at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kf1Q4tS32Ww Kevin stars as the radio voice of Colonel and should be up for an Emmy for best supporting actor. Kevin says any requests for autographs should go through his agent, Wilma, W5WRO. Both Kevin and Marcus have their name in the credits, so make sure you stay through the ending! Thanks, Kevin, for putting a great light on amateur radio! Mark Kleine, N5HZR ARRL Oklahoma Section Manager Ad South Jersey Radio Association POTA Event K2AA POTA EVENT By Rick Lawn, W2JAZ Tony Canuso, N2ATB, and Rick Lawn, W2JAZ, left Cherry Hill at 10:30 AM for their first POTA (www.parksontheair.com ) activation at a New Jersey Park designated as K-1629 on the Rancocas River in Hainesport. Tony had posted our activation in advance on the Parks on the Air website. Once at the park it took about an hour or more to set up the 40-10-meter MyAntennas end-fed antenna at about 20 feet, and an MFJ 22' fiberglass push-up pole that supported a new Pacific Antennas 40/20-meter trap dipole that was mounted in an inverted V configuration. It was decided that Tony would work 40-meter CW and Rick would work 20 meters using CW and SSB. Rigs included Tony's Xiegu G90, running about 15 watts, and Rick's IC-705 running 2 watts out to a Hardrock50 amplifier/tuner. For power we used two sources, an 8500Mah LiFe battery that powered the Icom radio at low power, and a large 80Ah Bioenno LiFe battery that powered both the G90 and Hardrock50. This larger battery is used for Rick's fishing boat trolling motor and is amazingly robust. It barely broke a sweat after over two hours of operation and several previous fishing trips. Rick was first to get on the air, making a park-to-park QSO with a station on SSB in Florida (K8375). Later, when hooking up the amplifier, Rick realized he worked the Florida station on only 2 watts out since the 705 had been set up to excite the amplifier and was therefore set to only two watts out! No wonder the report was only 4 by 4, but the contact was made! Tony caused quite a pileup on 40-meter CW, and we realized we had been spotted. Once Tony got on the air, we discovered a problem that we had anticipated might occur - crosstalk between the two rigs despite their different frequencies. Our antennas and radios were just too close. Rick decided it might be best to operate in stages, so he logged for Tony who racked up 40-meter CW QSOs. A much-needed lunch break came at 1:30 PM when we decided to reorient the 20-meter inverted V's legs so they would be at 90 degrees to the 40-meter end fed. While that did not eliminate the cross-band interference, it was significantly improved to allow both stations to operate simultaneously. Rick fired up the 705 and small amplifier that was run at around 35 watts out. His first contact on 20-meter SSB was F4IDC in France reporting a 5-7 signal! Things were working very well. Before the afternoon was out, Rick worked five countries on 20-meter CW and SSB. All together Tony and Rick operating as K2AA worked 50 stations on two bands using CW and SSB in a little more than 2 hours. Our first POTA experience was a complete success, and the most important thing is that it was lots of fun and proved that our gear was more than up to the task. The next time out I believe we could improve our number of contacts by using several sources to spot ourselves on specific frequencies rather than wait for others to spot us. Meriden Amateur Radio, W1NRG, Club Gets Active Saturday, September 18 was a fine day for a POTA activation. This was my first time as a participant, and it went very well. I want to thank Dave Tipping, NZ1J, for his help and the loan of a battery and long-wire antenna to get me on the air. Eight of us showed up at Wharton Brook State Park that morning while John Kasinskas, KC1KQH, made it his second activation of the day after having already worked Sleeping Giant State Park. We had five stations going and made QSOs on all bands from 2 to 160 meters. I was happy to finish with 37 of my own, far more than I expected for my first time out. I couldn't have done it without Dave's assistance and the availability of equipment that could work bands my gear couldn't. Dave mentioned that he was approached later in the day by a park ranger who "seemed to be mesmerized by the idea of operating a radio in the park." He told the ranger about our VE sessions at the club. Never miss an opportunity to interest a new ham/member! The smiles on everyone's faces proves what a great time we all had. Rob Cichon, K1RCT, was working from the parking area above and behind what is shown in the picture, so you'll just have to use your x-ray vision to see him. --Ted Renzoni, KC1DOY We had another fun foxhunt on Sunday, September 19, with Bob, Biancur, WB1GYZ, as guest fox. As usual, he didn't make it too easy for us and we all did our share of backtracking before locating him. This time we all stayed connected with each other (simplex) and converged on the rest area off of I-91. After much consternation and additional bearings with multiple antennas it was decided that he was West of the highway so off we went again. A vehicle train left the rest area and after a number of turns, several of them "U"s, we found him on Jobs Road. This was a very well-attended hunt. I wonder what the next big activity will turn out to be. The club is located in Meriden Connecticut. Ad ARRL Collegiate Amateur Radio Initiative There's an age-old question in our amateur radio community. "Why aren't there more youth involved in ham radio?" The question, though, often comes from individuals who are unfamiliar with the places where young hams are, and have always been, active participants. Since the earliest days of radio experimentation, colleges and universities have been a vibrant part of our community. Some campus radio clubs are as old as our ham radio record-keeping, and make up many of the oldest ARRL Affiliated Clubs. Year after year, these student clubs recruit freshman and other newcomers to join their ranks. They develop leaders to hold positions as club officers. When the annual student activities fair is held on the quad, these clubs set up alongside other campus organizations - like the chess club, cultural clubs, theater, sports and recreation groups - and invite their peers to discover radio technology and radio communications through ham radio. Campus radio clubs host licensing classes, exam sessions, and a variety of hands-on activities to introduce others to radio. In 2017, though an endowment established by the W1YSM Snyder Family, ARRL launched the _Collegiate Amateur Radio Initiative_ (CARI). CARI supports and promotes amateur radio among students and ham radio clubs at colleges and universities. Through monthly online meetings and social media channels (_Facebook_ and _Discord_ ), CARI helps network campus radio club participants including students, faculty, staff & administration, and alumni. The monthly CARI meetings are held via Zoom on the second Tuesday of each month at 8 PM ET / 5 PM PT. Registration details can be on the CARI _web page_ . Each meeting includes a short presentation and lots of time for networking. A typical meeting can attract representatives from more than a dozen college radio clubs. Recent meetings have included students from Old Dominion University, College of DuPage, California Polytechnic State University, Case Western Reserve University, Missouri S&T, University of Florida, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, University of Arizona, the University of Texas at Austin, and many more. Many campus radio clubs have also established themselves as an academic resource. For instance, some college clubs have a relationship with an engineering department to offer ham radio licensing to introduce radio electronics engineering. The club's ham shack may even double as a laboratory, extending a course to include practical instruction on antennas, propagation, and signal modes. Amateur radio and space science come together on campuses to support CubeSat amateur satellite projects. College radio clubs often collaborate with community radio clubs. Major races like the Boston Marathon, which attract a large number of participants and spectators, draw from both local radio clubs and college radio clubs to make up the large force of needed volunteers for public service communications. Student hams also participate in local ARES^? and EmComm groups. A recurring theme with college radio clubs is career networking. Students often share stories of how having a ham radio license connected them with ham-professionals for internships and jobs. One CARI meeting included recruiters from a major company that was looking for recent graduates for job openings as radio communication technicians and engineers. Ham radio opens doors! If your radio club finds itself within arms reach of a college or university find out if it has an active college radio club. Even if doesn't, it may be worth finding out if there are active hams among the students and staff at the school. Introduce them to the resources ARRL has for networking college radio clubs. For more information about the ARRL Collegiate Amateur Radio Initiative, visit _www.arrl.org/WeWantU_ . -- Bob Inderbitzen, NQ1R, Director of Public Relations and Innovation, and liaison to the ARRL Collegiate Amateur Radio Initiative Memorial Donation The High Desert Amateur Radio Club of New Mexico (HDARC) has made a donation to the ARRL Education & Technology Fund in memory of their friend Bill Firth, KE5TOB (SK). In addition to being active in HDARC, Bill also enjoyed photography, astronomy, shooting, and "G" scale model trains. We send our condolences to Bill's wife Beverly. Ad Submitting Info for this Newsletter ARRL Club News is for radio clubs to show how they are working in the community and the hobby to advance amateur radio. If your club does a project, supports an event, does an EmComm activation or activates a park, we want to hear about it. You can submit your newsletter article to us at clubs at arrl.org . We like to get them as text or Word files instead of "PDFs". If you have pictures, please submit them with any caption information, as well as the name and call sign of the photographer. We want to highlight the good work being done by the clubs and show others in the community of clubs. Think of this as a chance to show off your club and your programs. How to Plan and Apply for an ARRL Hamfest or Convention** If your amateur radio club is planning to host a convention, hamfest, tailgate, or swapfest, please consider applying for ARRL sanctioned status for your event. To learn what it means to be an ARRL sanctioned event, and to get some ideas on how to prepare for and conduct a hamfest or convention, visit www.arrl.org/arrl-sanctioned-events . To apply for ARRL sanctioned status for your event, log on to www.arrl.org/hamfest-convention-application . The ARRL Hamfests and Conventions Calendar can be found online at www.arrl.org/hamfests . In addition, the Convention and Hamfest Calendar that runs in /QST each month/ also presents information about upcoming events. Important Links ARRL Home: www.arrl.org Find an ARRL Affiliated Club: www.arrl.org/clubs Find Your ARRL Section: _www.arrl.org/sections_ Find a License Class in your area: www.arrl.org/class Find a License Exam in your area: www.arrl.org/exam Find a Hamfest or Convention: _www.arrl.org/hamfests_ Email ARRL Clubs: clubs at arrl.org Ad Ad Ad Ad Ad ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ARRL Club News is published every month (12 times each year). ARRL members may subscribe at no cost or unsubscribe by editing their Member Data Page as described at http://www.arrl.org/club-news . Copyright ? 2021 American Radio Relay League, Incorporated. Use and distribution of this publication, or any portion thereof, is permitted for non-commercial or educational purposes, with attribution. 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References: Message-ID: *Last Call! */Before I have it removed./* Tri-Ex TM-358C Sky-Needle 58' Motorized Tubular Tower.* 58' Sky Needle. On blocks horizontal. This is a very Heavy Well Constructed Galvanized Tubular Tower weighing in at 1100 pounds. Entire tower consists of the the Tower, all parts and all engineering drawings that came with tower originally. It has the Side Ladder that leads up to the Crows Nest. Tubular Tower is 3 sections. The basic tower is quite sound. It nests at 23 feet. There will be probably some work needed in some areas. Motor turns freely by hand, but I am unable to run power to the storage area to check. All Mechanical parts of tower look very good. Heavily Galvanized. All parts are included except for the base plate and cage. Stainless Steel Cable. Motor turns freely but has not had power to it in some time. Aside from the attached outside control box there is a Remote Control Box with power cable to bring into the shack. The antenna load for this tower is 400 lbs! That is heavy duty. This was a top of the line Tower when constructed and it's design is still sold today by custom order. Tashjian was the designer of this tower and has the info on the mechanics. He still makes the larger one on a special order basis Those who are familiar with the name "Sky Needle" already are aware of the quality Tower is currently horizontal, on Cement blocks and Covered. I am located in Fort Lauderdale Fl. Pickup and Delivery will be needed. As is where is. Tower will need to be moved onto a dolly and rolled to front driveway(the same way it came in). And then loaded onto your delivery method of choice. All Manuals, Engineering Information, Diagrams and Plans are Included. It must be moved... Bill W2CQ bmarx at bellsouth.net -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From bmarx at bellsouth.net Sun Nov 28 11:01:16 2021 From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill) Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2021 11:01:16 -0500 Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] Palomar Black Friday Sale - Kurt N Sterba References: Message-ID: *Palomar is having a 15%-off sale; ends Sunday:* / *Palomar Engineers Discounts on their website...but of interest to me and perhaps others is the Kurt N Sterba Articles Free Download!** **- Bill W2CQ** */_ __Also included now Free! A Kurt N Sterba collection of 50 Articles from World Radio_ https://palomar-engineers.com/ferrite-application-experts-2/Kurt-Speaks-Out-Digital-PDF-Version-Download-Now-p89713106_ _ *KURT SPEAKS OUT - Digital PDF Version * *Kurt's masterpiece contains 50 of Kurt Sterba's Kolumns from World Radio (1990 to 2006). 140 pages packed with sage advice, unusual antennas, and ham radio myths to avoid. Read, learn, and enjoy. * *Included are unusual antennas: CCD, T2FD, OCF, Rattail Ver-Tee, G5RV, ZEPP, Loops and many others. Find out the real truth about antennas and STOP WASTING YOUR TIME and MONEY trying to get the lowest SWR! Download your copy and get educated by one of the experts ? Krusty ole Kurt!! * *Eham Review * ** ** *Kurt N Sterba, sometimes known as ?Krusty Olde Kurt? or ?The Krusty One? and often as ?The Masked Avenger?, is fearless in exposing antenna manufacturers who lie or use deceptive numbers to inflate the gain dB?s of their antennas. He also deflates those who use ?new scientific breakthroughs? to explain the operation of their products. He pieces through the obfuscation of on-the-air antenna ?experts? by explaining antennas, grounds, and feed lines in non-mathematical, simple English. His aim is to see that all understand the real basics of antennas, and are not taken in by the ever-prevalent, fine-sounding ad writers and other purveyors of false information. * ** *Kurt wants you to know that downloading this work of art also entitles you to a free membership in KURTSKLUB, special product discounts, his oh-so-smart newsletter when he gets around to writing it, and more sage advice in his future books. You agree to keep your email box open, your mind free from commercial marketing hoop-la and let Kurt be your guide. Oh yea, spread the word, we need more members who seek true enlightenment like you! * ** *Table of Contents* * THE CRUEL WORLD OF ANTENNAS. 5 * BROADBAND ANTENNAS. 8 * dB, dBi, dBd, ---- WHICH ONE IS RIGHT?. 12 * SMALL LOOPS REVISITED.. 15 * THE TRUTH ABOUT VERTICALS. 18 * GAIN AND FRONT-TO-BACK RATIO.. 21 * A GOOD, CHEAP. SMALL HF ANTENNA.. 24 * ALL ABOUT COAX.. 27 * THE TRUTH ABOUT LOOP ANTENNAS. 30 * 450 OHM LINE IS NOT 450 OHMS. 33 * DIPOLES AND DOUGHNUTS. 36 * THE ?J? POLE.. 38 * 18 dB IS A MINOR DIFFERENCE?. 40 * TWO TYPES OF HAMS. 45 * ANTENNA TUNERS. 47 * WHICH SWR IS BETTER.. 50 * THE DOCTOR IS IN.. 52 * THE G5RV ON TWENTY METERS. 55 * KURT IS PREDJUDICED, NOT!57 * KURT REPEATS HIMSELF. 60 * IN WHICH THE MASKED AVENGER STRIKES. 63 * VERTICAL ANTENNAS AND SWR.. 66 * KURT STRIKES BACK.. 68 * THE RESONANT FEED-LINE DIPOLE.. 71 * MORE ABOUT RADIALS. 74 * KURT WRONG?. 76 * KURT?S 160 METER VERTICAL.. 78 * CLARIFICATION.. 80 * COILED CHOKE.. 83 * SHUNT FED VERTICALS. 86 * NEW ANTENNA BOOK.. 89 * LOW BAND ? HORIZONTAL LOOP OR VERTICAL.. 91 * WHAT HAPPENED TO THE ZEPP?. 93 * THE T2FD ANTENNA.. 95 * USING A TUNER WITH A MOBILE INSTALLATION.. 97 * RESONANCE.. 99 * TOO COMPLICATED.. 101 * RAI vs M^2 103 * ANOTHER FANTASTIC ANTENNA.. 106 * RAI vs M^2 CONTINUED.. 108 * MATH PROBLEM... 110 * DANGER!112 * SWR CHANGE.. 114 * BALUNS ? WHAT DO THEY DO?. 118 * CURRENT METER.. 120 * ANTENNA GARBAGE.. 122 * 160 METER VERTICAL.. 124 * OVER AND OVER.. 126 * THE RAT TAIL ANTENNA.. 129 * SWR.. 131 * EFFECT OF GROUND.. 133 * 1:1 or 4:1 BALUN?. 135 * Non-Resonant vs. Resonant Antennas. 137 * My Station Causes RFI ? What do I do?. 139 * My Station is a VICTIM of RFI ? What do I do?. 140 *This version is published by Palomar Engineers, Inc.* ** -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From bmarx at bellsouth.net Tue Nov 30 17:09:57 2021 From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill) Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2021 17:09:57 -0500 Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] ARLX015 ARRL Author, QST Technical Editor Joel Hallas, W1ZR (SK) In-Reply-To: <20211130195528.796AF21C208B@bmail.arrl.org> References: <20211130195528.796AF21C208B@bmail.arrl.org> Message-ID: <1e8e8368-f204-5204-cbf4-27d7a92d9aad@bellsouth.net> SB SPCL @ ARL $ARLX015 ARLX015 ARRL Author, QST Technical Editor Joel Hallas, W1ZR (SK) ZCZC AX15 QST de W1AW Special Bulletin 15 ARLX015 > From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT November 30, 2021 To all radio amateurs SB SPCL ARL ARLX015 ARLX015 ARRL Author, QST Technical Editor Joel Hallas, W1ZR (SK) Retired QST Technical Editor Joel R. Hallas, W1ZR, of Westport, Connecticut, died on November 25. An ARRL member, he was 79. Hallas retired in 2013 but remained active as a contributing editor, handling the popular "The Doctor is In" column in QST and the podcast of the same name. He had been a radio amateur since 1955. "Joel was not only brilliant, he shared that brilliance with the ham radio community in a way that taught innumerable hams things they needed to know in order to experience success and enjoyment," said ARRL Publications and Editorial Department Manager Becky Schoenfeld, W1BXY. "He was a fine mind, a generous mentor and colleague, and a consummate gentleman. He will be missed." Retired ARRL Publications Manager Steve Ford, WB8IMY, recalled Hallas as "an iconic figure in amateur radio media as a prolific author of QST articles and ARRL books, and even in the audio podcast community. I greatly enjoyed being Joel's sidekick for the popular 'Doctor is In' podcasts. He had a wry sense of humor both on and off the microphone and a remarkably stoic attitude toward the illness that would eventually claim his life." Hallas authored six books about communications technology, published by ARRL. His titles include Basic Radio; Basic Antennas; The ARRL Guide to Antenna Tuners; Hamspeak; The Care and Feeding of Transmission Lines; Understanding Your Antenna Analyzer, and The Radio Amateur's Workshop. Hallas earned his bachelor's in electrical engineering from the University of Connecticut and an MSEE from Northeastern University. He previously had worked for Raytheon as a radar systems engineer and for GTE as a nuclear weapons effects (electromagnetic pulse) analyst and as a satellite and terrestrial communications systems engineer, as well as for IBM and AT&T. He also taught at the college level. He enjoyed sailing, as described in the July 2009 issue of QST. He and his 24-foot sloop Windfall - fully equipped with a ham station that used the insulated backstay as an HF antenna - graced the front cover. Survivors include his wife of 58 years, Nancy, W1NCY. NNNN /EX