From drumor at optonline.net  Sat Jul 11 22:09:39 2009
From: drumor at optonline.net (Drew Moore)
Date: Sat, 11 Jul 2009 22:09:39 -0400
Subject: [RVRC] Test
Message-ID: <4A5945E3.8010903@optonline.net>

this is a test..Drew 73

From marvbrons at verizon.net  Sat Jul 11 23:01:07 2009
From: marvbrons at verizon.net (Marvin Bronstein)
Date: Sat, 11 Jul 2009 23:01:07 -0400
Subject: [RVRC] MARITIME COASTAL STATIONS OPERATING, NOW 7/11
Message-ID: <4B6AE34D289643AEAEAD943D28C43675@marvbronsPC>

 Here is the information of the operation of the marine coastal radio stations. copy the marine station and then contact K6KPH to send signal reports...........IT'S    CW    FOLKS!

Marvin
Night of Nights X Final Information

HISTORIC MORSE CODE RADIO STATIONS RETURN TO THE AIR FOR "NIGHT OF NIGHTS IX"

o Station KPH will return to the air!

o MRHS station KSM will be on the air.

o Station KFS will return to the air!

o Coast Stations WLO and KLB will join in.

o Amateur station K6KPH, with commercial operators at the key, will be QRV for signal reports.

o Operations begin at 1701pdt 12 July, 0001gmt 13 July. We usually continue two way operations for about 6 hours but broadcasts on the commercial stations KPH, KFS and KSM may continue after that.

If you're not already a member, join the MRHS mailing list for late information. Just send an email message to: Radiomarine-subscribe at yahoogroups.com

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

It's hard to believe that this will be the tenth annual Night of Nights. What began as a modest effort on the part of a small band of dedicated enthusiasts has grown into a truly global event.

Listeners around the world wait with their earphones on to hear the first signals rise up out of the static. Many write wonderful letters with phrases like "It was tough going there for a while but I stuck with you through to the end!". Words like those let us know that we're on the right track and that this event is as close to the hearts of many other "true believers" as it is to ours.

Frequency and reception report information for all stations appear below.

KPH, the ex-RCA coast station located north of San Francisco, will return to the air for commemorative broadcasts on 12 July at 1701 PDT (13 July at 0001 GMT), 10 years and one minute after what was thought to be the last commercial Morse transmission in the US. Now the Maritime Radio Historical Society's own KSM carries on the tradition of commercial Morse.

These on-the-air events are intended to honor the men and women who followed the radiotelegraph trade on ships and at coast stations around the world and made it one of honor and skill.

Transmissions are expected to continue until at least midnight PDT (0700GMT). 

Veteran Morse operators, including former KPH staff members, will be on duty at the receiving station at Point Reyes, CA listening for calls from ships and sending messages just as they did for so many years before Morse operations were shut down.

The transmitters are located 18 miles south of Point Reyes in Bolinas, CA at the transmitting station established in 1913 by the American Marconi Co. The original KPH transmitters, receivers and antennas will be used to activate frequencies in all the commercial maritime HF bands and on MF as well.

Many of the KPH transmitters will be 50s vintage RCA sets. KFS will use a 1940s vintage Press Wireless PW-15 transmitter on 12Mc. This is the transmitter that was in service at KFS on the "last day" of American Morse and is thought to be the last PW-15 in service in the world. The transmitting antennas include a Marconi T for MF, double extended Zepps for 4, 6 and 8Mc and H over 2s for 12, 16 and 22Mc.

KPH will send traffic lists, weather and press broadcasts as well as special commemorative messages, some of which will be sent by hand. At other times the KPH, KSM and KFS "wheel" will be sent to mark the transmitting frequencies.

Members of the public are invited to visit the receiving station for this event. The station will be open to visitors beginning at 1500PDT (3:00pm). The station is located at 17400 Sir Francis Drake Boulevard and is on the route to the Point Reyes lighthouse. Watch for a cypress lined driveway on the right past Drakes Bay Oysters and "G" Ranch.

KPH and KSM are operated by the Maritime Radio Historical Society in cooperation with the Point Reyes National Seashore, part of the National Park Service. 

Further information may be found on the Maritime Radio Historical Society Web site at http://www.radiomarine.org or by contacting Richard Dillman at +1 415-663-8982 (email: ddillman at igc.org). 

BT

Station Information follows...

KPH

KPH will transmit on 426, 500, 4247.0, 6477.5, 8642.0, 12808.5, 17016.8 and 22477.5kc.

These frequencies have been made available through the generous cooperation of Globe Wireless, the current owner of the KPH and KFS licenses.

KPH operators will listen for calls from ships on ITU Channel 3 in all bands. The Channel 3 frequencies are 4184.0, 6276.0, 8368.0, 12552.0, 16736.0 and 22280.5kc on HF and 500kc on MF.

Reception reports may be sent to:

Ms. DA Stoops
P.O. Box 381
Bolinas CA 94924-0381
USA

Denice is a former KPH operator and was the first female telegrapher hired at the station.

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

KFS

KFS will transmit on 12695.5 and 17026.0 NOTE: frequency 17026.0 will be available only after local sunset Pacific time, 9:30pm, 0430gmt.

KFS will listen for calls from ships on HF Channel 3 (see KPH listing for frequencies).

Reception reports may be sent to:

Ms. DA Stoops
P.O. Box 381
Bolinas CA 94924-0381
USA

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

KSM

KSM will transmit on 426, 500, 6474 and 12993kc.

(We don't have enough antennas to accommodate the other KSM frequencies when KPH and KFS are on the air)

KSM will listen for calls from ships on 500kc and HF Channel 3 (see KPH listing for frequencies).

Reception reports may be sent to:

Ms. DA Stoops
P.O. Box 381
Bolinas CA 94924-0381
USA

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

WLO 

WLO has confirmed the HF frequencies below. MF will be unavailable this year.

WLO will transmit on 2055.5, 4343.0, 8658.0, 12992.0 and 16968.5kc

WLO will listen for calls from ships on 500kc (not confirmed) and HF Channel 3 (see KPH listing for frequencies).

Reception reports may be sent to:

WLO Radio
7700 RINLA AVENUE
MOBILE, ALABAMA 36619
USA

Or via email to: wloradio at wloradio.com

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

KLB

KLB has advised that they will be on MF only but their HF frequencies are included here just in case.

KLB will transmit on 488, 500 (A1 & A2), 2063.0, 8582.5kc

KLB will listen for calls from ships on 500kc and 8368.0kc.

Reception reports may be sent to:

WLO Radio
7700 RINLA AVENUE
MOBILE, ALABAMA 36619
USA

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

NMN, NMC, NOJ

NMN, NMC and NOJ have advised that they will be unable to participate in Night of Nights this year.

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

K6KPH

Amateur station K6KPH will transmit and listen on 3550, 7050 and 14050kc for KPH, KFS and KSM reception reports.

Professional operators will be at the key and commercial procedures will be used. But please don't hesitate to call, no matter what your code speed or experience level may be.

K6KPH verification reports may be sent to: 
Ms. DA Stoops
P.O. Box 381
Bolinas CA 94924-0381
USA

Operations begin at 1701pdt 12 July, 0001gmt 13 July. We usually continue two way operations for about 6 hours but broadcasts on the commercial stations KPH, KFS and KSM may continue after that.

If you're not already a member, join the MRHS mailing list for late information. Just send an email message to: Radiomarine-subscribe at yahoogroups.com

BT

BV ES VY 73 TO ALL,

MRHS

Back to the MRHS main page...    

From jepugh at gmail.com  Sun Jul 12 07:58:49 2009
From: jepugh at gmail.com (John Pugh)
Date: Sun, 12 Jul 2009 07:58:49 -0400
Subject: [RVRC] New list
Message-ID: <fb79ce120907120458s7eb8e04eh35bb84a1e88858fc@mail.gmail.com>

Great idea!

-- 
John E. Pugh
Hopewell, NJ

From marvbrons at verizon.net  Sun Jul 12 12:29:03 2009
From: marvbrons at verizon.net (Marvin Bronstein)
Date: Sun, 12 Jul 2009 12:29:03 -0400
Subject: [RVRC] New hamfest in Sept.
Message-ID: <B8D13C9941A94072AEBB50F79CB46B76@marvbronsPC>

1st  Annual    Hamfest . 

Tailgate, ... Ham Radio Flea Market ...

Call it what you want.   It's FREE to buyers.

Sponsored by the Jersey Coast Chapter (NA2DX) of the

N A D X A  ( North America DX Assn., Inc. )

 

Sunday   Sept. 13, 2009

Hours:

Sellers 7:00 am (your tables) $10 ($5 each add'l. space) 

Buyers: 8:00 am  (bring yourself)  it's free !!!!

Location: Luigi's Restaurant Parking lot, corner of Asbury Ave. & Shafto/Wyckoff Rd., Tinton Falls, NJ 07753.

Directions: From the South: Garden State Pkwy. north To exit 105. Go to light, turn right (Hope Rd.). Go to next light (Shafto Rd.) turn right. Go 2 1/2 miles to Asbury Ave.

>From the North:  Garden State Pkwy. south to exit 102. Turn left (west) on Asbury Ave. to Shafto Rd. Or, exit at 105 follow above directions.

>From the West: Take Route 33 east to Shafto Rd. (just past Rt.33/34 circle) take jug-handle to go north to Asbury Ave.

 

>From the East: Rt. 35 to Asbury Circle, Rt. 66 west to Asbury Ave. (right fork) to Shafto Rd.

 

For more information:  E-mail  nadxa at juno.com 

 Call Mike, KC2Q  at  908 415-6162.

Or write N A DX A   P.O. Box 357 Bradley Beach, NJ 07720

 

 

From marvbrons at verizon.net  Thu Jul 16 21:36:25 2009
From: marvbrons at verizon.net (Marvin Bronstein)
Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2009 21:36:25 -0400
Subject: [RVRC] a calculator for RF exposure; meet FCC rules
Message-ID: <F1E861FB2D5D4B96BBB1DABD1B543D5A@marvbronsPC>

Here is a very easy calculator to use for determining if you meet the OSHA and FCC safety rules regarding RF EXPOSURE limits.

Marv, K2VHW



http://www.wirelessconnections.net/calcs/rfsafety.asp

From n2gj at amsat.org  Fri Jul 17 11:11:53 2009
From: n2gj at amsat.org (N2GJ_AMSAT)
Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2009 11:11:53 -0400
Subject: [RVRC] ARTICLE: Ten Things You Didn't Know About the Apollo 11 Moon
	Landing
Message-ID: <312501e90907170811o4b285b63h573a9a38edd5fdc1@mail.gmail.com>

Interesting little article to read while we're celebrating the 40th
anniversary of the landing of Apollo 11:

http://www.popsci.com/military-aviation-amp-space/article/2009-06/40-years-later-ten-things-you-didnt-know-about-apollo-ii-moon-landing


73,

GJ

Gerry Jurrens N2GJ
mailto:n2gj at amsat.org

From n2gj at amsat.org  Fri Jul 17 09:40:15 2009
From: n2gj at amsat.org (N2GJ_AMSAT)
Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2009 09:40:15 -0400
Subject: [RVRC] a calculator for RF exposure; meet FCC rules
In-Reply-To: <62A1733A-D18D-4894-AE5D-D53FFA4F1162@gmail.com>
References: <F1E861FB2D5D4B96BBB1DABD1B543D5A@marvbronsPC>
	<62A1733A-D18D-4894-AE5D-D53FFA4F1162@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <312501e90907170640y4c1eb331i9efc515341384868@mail.gmail.com>

Here' s the link on my website for Kip's RF Safety program....

http://users.tellurian.com/gjurrens/rfsafetysetup.exe


GJ

Gerry Jurrens N2GJ
mailto:n2gj at amsat.org


On Fri, Jul 17, 2009 at 7:57 AM, gjurrens <gjurrens at gmail.com> wrote:

> I've had a link to one of these on my website for 10 years!  KB2EGI Kip
> wrote it. 73,
>
>
> GJ
>
> Sent from my iPhone
> Pls 4give typos & brevity!
>
>
>
> On Jul 16, 2009, at 9:36 PM, "Marvin Bronstein" <marvbrons at verizon.net>
> wrote:
>
>  Here is a very easy calculator to use for determining if you meet the OSHA
>> and FCC safety rules regarding RF EXPOSURE limits.
>>
>> Marv, K2VHW
>>
>>
>>
>> http://www.wirelessconnections.net/calcs/rfsafety.asp
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From dino66 at optonline.net  Fri Jul 17 17:38:59 2009
From: dino66 at optonline.net (Robert Bennett)
Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:38:59 -0400
Subject: [RVRC] Morse Code Blunder
Message-ID: <001301ca0726$fee4f550$fcaedff0$@net>

I figured I'd share this!  Pretty funny!

 
Bob Bennett KC2RDU

 

 
http://www.gadling.com/2009/07/13/famous-pittsburgh-morse-code-landmark-actu
ally-spells-pitetsbkrr/?icid=main|main|dl4|link4|http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gadling.co
m%2F2009%2F07%2F13%2Ffamous-pittsburgh-morse-code-landmark-actually-spells-p
itetsbkrr%2F

 

 

 


From radiomf at comcast.net  Fri Jul 17 18:41:01 2009
From: radiomf at comcast.net (Martin Friedman)
Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:41:01 -0400
Subject: [RVRC] Morse Code Blunder
In-Reply-To: <001301ca0726$fee4f550$fcaedff0$@net>
References: <001301ca0726$fee4f550$fcaedff0$@net>
Message-ID: <000001ca072f$a95de200$fc19a600$@net>


 The link brings you to an advertising page. If you put the word "Morse" in
the search bar you will find it.
73, Marty Wb2Bew

-----Original Message-----
From: rvrc-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:rvrc-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On
Behalf Of Robert Bennett
Sent: Friday, July 17, 2009 5:39 PM
To: rvrc at mailman.qth.net
Subject: [RVRC] Morse Code Blunder

I figured I'd share this!  Pretty funny!

 
Bob Bennett KC2RDU

 

 
http://www.gadling.com/2009/07/13/famous-pittsburgh-morse-code-landmark-actu
ally-spells-pitetsbkrr/?icid=main|main|dl4|link4|http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gadling.co
m%2F2009%2F07%2F13%2Ffamous-pittsburgh-morse-code-landmark-actually-spells-p
itetsbkrr%2F

 

 

 

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From marvbrons at verizon.net  Fri Jul 17 23:27:35 2009
From: marvbrons at verizon.net (Marvin Bronstein)
Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2009 23:27:35 -0400
Subject: [RVRC] KB2GSD, Walter Cronkite, SK
Message-ID: <4F77AF932DC449A09330319DD3205322@marvbronsPC>

 WALTER L CRONKITE JR, KB2GSD SK 

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

Long time Novice Class amateur radio operator. Walter Cronkite KB2GSD passed away this afternoon. Walters life long accomplishments are too numerous to be listed here.

Walter Cronkite was news broadcasting.  Walt was also keenly interested in ham radio from his early days in Texas.  His work totally consumed his time but in his few last remaining years at CBS, he achieved his dream of having a ham license.  Those of us who grew up getting our news from Walter Cronkite will never forget him and his inimitable delivery of daily news.  Many of us have missed him delivering our news since his retirement in 1981.  SK

Marvin, K2VHW



From drumor at optonline.net  Mon Jul 20 14:03:41 2009
From: drumor at optonline.net (Drew Moore)
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:03:41 -0400
Subject: [RVRC] KB6NU's Column for July 2009
Message-ID: <4A64B17D.3000606@optonline.net>


### start column ###

Stuart's First QSO

By Dan Romanchik, KB6NU

One of the great things about Field Day are the stories. Every year, I add a story or two to my repertoire. This year is no exception.

My best story from Field Day 2009 starts about 1:30 pm on Saturday. I was at my post at the public information table/GOTA station. We had been ready to rock and roll for at least a half hour, so a group of us were just sitting around chewing the fat when 13-year-old Stuart and his mother walked up to the table.

Her son was a little on the shy side, so his mother explained that Stuart had seen a listing of our Field Day site on the Internet and had asked her to bring him out to see us. She mentioned that Stuart had been listening to ham radio operators on his little Yaesu handheld scanner for several years and was very excited to actually meet some ham radio operators and see ham radio in action. 

Not only that, she said that he had taught himself Morse Code. A kid after my own heart! I quickly volunteered to give them a tour of our Field Day site. First, I showed him our VHF/UHF station, and he seemed really impressed with the five single-band radios. 

Next, I took him into the 40m phone station. I asked how fast he could copy Morse Code, and he said 30 words per minute. I cranked the receiver down into the CW portion of the band, and sure enough, he could copy anything that I tuned in.

At this point, it was still only 1:45 pm, so I told him, "Let's go over to one of the CW stations, and we'll see if we can make a contact." We marched over to the CW #2 station, and after getting clearance from the station captain, I tuned around for a clear frequency, then called CQ. Immediately, N5VV, replied. 

At this point, Stuart was so excited, he was shaking a little bit. Since the contest was just about ready to start, I kept the contact short, but that didn't matter. Stuart had finally gotten to see ham radio in action. 

Stuart's mother then inquired about taking the test. I explained that our Volunteer Examiners give the test every second Saturday of the month and gave her the URL of our website. She said that Stuart had been studying and was ready to take the test.

Unfortunately, they had to leave at that point. I told Stuart's mother that we'd be there through 2pm Sunday and to come back any time. She said that they'd definitely be back the next day.

<b>Stuart Makes His First Contact</b>
Stuart and his mother returned about 1:30 pm on Sunday. He wanted to see the VHF/UHF station again, so that was our first stop. He took a couple of photos of the setup, and then I suggested we go over to the GOTA station. When we first got there, someone was at the mike, but shortly afterwards, they got up, and Stuart and I took the controls.

When we first sat down, I made a few contacts using my call to show him how to use the paddle. I noted that holding the levers down produces a series of dits or dahs, and that by tapping the other lever while holding down the first, you can produce a dit between dahs or a dah between dits.

Then, I asked him if he'd like to try it. He said yes, so just to see how it would go, I tuned up to above 7100 kHz.  There was no activity up there, so I set the keyer speed to 15 wpm and told him to send my callsign a few times.  He reached over with his left hand and sent it perfectly. Now, remember, this is someone who'd never touched a paddle of any kind before. Not only that, he even sent the K (dah-di-dah) iambically!  That is to say that he held the dah paddle while tapping the dit paddle to slip in a dit between the two dahs.

Then, I asked if he'd like to make some contacts.  He said yes, so I said, "Let's switch seats."  We switched seats, and I said, "OK, tune around a little and find a strong station calling CQ." We found K2ZR, and I coached him a little on how to reply. "Now, remember," I said, "we're going to use the W8PGW callsign." When I gave him the nod to send, he reached over with his RIGHT hand and sent W8PGW perfectly!  When K2ZR replied with our call and the exchange, I coached him to reply with "4A MI."  Not only did he do that, but he slipped in a "R" to denote that we'd copied the exchange. When K2ZR replied with a "TU," I showed him how to log the contact.

That's all the coaching I needed to do. After the first contact, I said, "OK. Now, tune around for another station calling CQ, and we'll make another contact." He was off to the races. As soon as he made a contact, he jumped up to type it into the log. His arms weren't long enough to reach the computer from where he was seated.

When we started, the keyer speed was set to 15 wpm. After a couple of contacts, I asked if he might want to send faster. When he said OK, I bumped it up to 18 wpm. After a few QSOs with only a couple of mistakes, he asked if we could go faster, so I set it at 20 wpm. Again, only a couple of mistakes, so we bumped it up to 22 wpm. There, he started making more mistakes, but let me repeat, he never touched any kind of key before in his life.  I have no doubt that with a little practice, he could easily do 30 wpm.

Overall, he made 12 contacts in the 21 minutes he operated the station. Not a bad rate for someone who'd never sent a character of Morse Code in his life, don't you think? 

Unfortunately, Stuart was not able to take the test at our July VE session as he was at Boy Scout camp. Come the second week of August, though, he'll be a ham. He even has a vanity callsign picked out for himself. Listen for him--in the CW bands, of course.

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

Dan Romanchik, KB6NU, is the station manager for WA2HOM, the ham radio station at Ann Arbor's Hands-On Museum, and the ARRL MI Section's Training Manager. You can read more about his adventures in ham radio by going to www.kb6nu.com.

### end column ###



From marvbrons at verizon.net  Tue Jul 21 11:55:43 2009
From: marvbrons at verizon.net (Marvin Bronstein)
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2009 11:55:43 -0400
Subject: [RVRC] Fw: Aspirin
Message-ID: <8C9FB4A19843479D853156729C7EE982@marvbronsPC>





> Aspirin
>>
>> This is informative and you probably already know about this. Bayer is 
>> making crystal aspirin to dissolve under the tongue. They work much
>> faster than the tablets
>> Why keep aspirin by your bedside?
>> About Heart Attacks
>>
>> There are other symptoms of an heart attack besides the pain on the left
>> arm. One must also be aware of an intense pain on the chin, as well as 
>> nausea and
>> lots of sweating, however these symptoms may also occur less frequently. 
>> Note: There may be no pain in the chest during a heart attack. The 
>> majority of people (about 60%) who  had a heart attack during their
>> sleep, did not wake up.  However, if it occurs, the chest pain may wake 
>> you
>> up from your deep sleep. If that happens, immediately dissolve two 
>> aspirins in your mouth and swallow
>> them with a bit of water. Afterwards:
>> - phone a neighbor or a family member who lives very close by
>> - say "heart attack!"
>> - say that you have taken 2 aspirins. - take a seat on a chair or sofa 
>> near the front door, and wait for their
>> arrival and... ~ do NOT lie down ~ A Cardiologist has stated that, if 
>> each person, after receiving this e-mail,
>> sends it to 10 people, probably one life can be saved!
>>
>> I have already shared the information- - What about you?
>>
>> Do forward this message; it may save lives!
>
>
>
> 



From marvbrons at verizon.net  Tue Jul 21 15:36:07 2009
From: marvbrons at verizon.net (Marvin Bronstein)
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2009 15:36:07 -0400
Subject: [RVRC] Aspirin
Message-ID: <737F6C7246D242A7AA8C8C3F8902D692@marvbronsPC>

Because the message I originally sent had 'blind copy' recipients, I'm sending this out again to ensure everyone has gotten it.

73
Marvin

  
Aspirin
    This is informative and you probably already know about this. Bayer is 
making crystal aspirin to dissolve under the tongue. They work much
faster than the tablets
Why keep aspirin by your bedside?
About Heart Attacks

There are other symptoms of an heart attack besides the pain on the left
arm. One must also be aware of an intense pain on the chin, as well as 
nausea and
lots of sweating, however these symptoms may also occur less frequently. 
Note: There may be no pain in the chest during a heart attack. The 
majority of people (about 60%) who  had a heart attack during their
sleep, did not wake up.  However, if it occurs, the chest pain may wake 
you
up from your deep sleep. If that happens, immediately dissolve two 
aspirins in your mouth and swallow
them with a bit of water. Afterwards:
- phone a neighbor or a family member who lives very close by
- say "heart attack!"
- say that you have taken 2 aspirins. - take a seat on a chair or sofa 
near the front door, and wait for their
arrival and... ~ do NOT lie down ~ A Cardiologist has stated that, if 
each person, after receiving this e-mail,
sends it to 10 people, probably one life can be saved!

I have already shared the information- - What about you?

Do forward this message; it may save lives!
      
    

From n2gj at amsat.org  Fri Jul 24 12:09:39 2009
From: n2gj at amsat.org (N2GJ_AMSAT)
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2009 12:09:39 -0400
Subject: [RVRC] Cronkite Special Airs this Sunday
Message-ID: <312501e90907240909o49c2822cje7c3a07fbeeef019@mail.gmail.com>

Discovery Channel to re-air 'Cronkite Remembers'


NEW YORK - Discovery Channel says it's re-airing "Cronkite Remembers," an
eight-part look at the 20th century through the eyes of veteran newsman
Walter Cronkite.

The encore presentation honors Cronkite, who died last week at age 92.

The series airs Sunday in a double marathon beginning at 11 a.m. Eastern and
concluding at 3 a.m. Monday.

Last seen on Discovery in 1997, the series charts Cronkite's life and times
through recollections, interviews, home movies and clips from the CBS News
library and other archives.

Episodes include "The Cold War," "Television and Politics" and "Man on the
Moon."

---

Discovery Channel is a unit of Discovery Communications Inc.

---

The Associated Press

###

73,

GJ

Gerry Jurrens N2GJ
mailto:n2gj at amsat.org

From marvbrons at verizon.net  Sat Jul 25 11:48:43 2009
From: marvbrons at verizon.net (Marvin Bronstein)
Date: Sat, 25 Jul 2009 11:48:43 -0400
Subject: [RVRC] Fw: Article in Haaretz .. Israeli newspaper, 7/25/09]
Message-ID: <77ED23755C8E4C01A4BECAC5AA689BB3@marvbronsPC>



>
> Sent: Saturday, July 25, 2009 6:48 AM
> Subject: Article in Haaretz .. Israeli newspaper, 7/25/09]
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>      Still gaga over radio
>
>      By Oded Yaron
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>      Despite ever more sophisticated technology, amateur radio operators 
> are still here, still sending call signals out into the darkness, and 
> proud that much of the chirping on the Internet was made possible thanks 
> to their developments. All that's lacking is a major earthquake, to prove 
> to all of us how essential the hams still are. Way before Facebook and 
> Twitter linked people very far away from each other, there were those for 
> whom a conversation with someone on the other side of the globe was a 
> routine thing. They were the ham radio operators, who had home radio 
> stations full of equipment with which they talked to enthusiasts like 
> themselves all over the world. From time to time they cropped up in movies 
> and popular culture, and always had an air about them of being masters of 
> the mysteries of technology.
>
>      Today, however, when there are so many ways to communicate with 
> everyone, is there any reason to maintain this veteran, if not to say 
> ancient, technology? A visit to a meeting of the Israel Amateur Radio Club 
> in a space donated by the Motorola company might initially reinforce such 
> doubts. The front room looks like any standard office lobby. Dalmatian 
> files adorn the shelves in the corner of the room and on the wall hang 
> plaques commemorating various events. Only upon closer look can one 
> discern the collection of Morse keys in a glass case and the details of 
> the events imprinted on the plaques.  Advertisement
>
>
>
>      A first glance at the participants would also cause one to wonder if 
> this isn't really a gathering of the last knights of radio. There is maybe 
> one person there not anywhere near the age of 60. Even the sight of three 
> members sitting on a bench in the club rooms and arguing, or maybe 
> agreeing - the sort of argument one can easily find among, say, computer 
> or motorcycle amateurs - could in fact look like a skit from the satirical 
> show "Zehu Zeh."
>
>      "The best receivers are Icoms," says one of them.
>
>      "You think I don't know that? I've been with Icom since 1956," says 
> another.
>
>      "Nu, so you know everything," replies the first. "You can't be taught 
> anything."
>
>      But it would be a grave mistake to depict amateur radio people as 
> dinosaurs clinging to a vanished past. Though they were real geeks way 
> before anyone had ever coined the term - "were" is actually superfluous 
> here. They live and breathe the technology and continuously refine and 
> test the equipment. If you were only to ask, they would be happy to tell 
> you how some of the technologies that powered the Internet began on the 
> worktable of some radio amateur or other. ICQ is just one of the examples 
> they offer. "CQ" is in fact a call taken from ham radio.
>
>      Srulik (Yisrael) Haramati (call number 4Z4JT) relates that even VoIP 
> (Voice over Internet Protocol) started on his table near the 
> communications equipment. It is not surprising that Haramati's son, Lior 
> Haramati, along with Alon Cohen, founded VocalTec Communications - the 
> pioneer in the field of telephony over the Internet.
>
>      When we move into the small meeting room, at the beginning of the 
> conversation Yisrael Haramati and Moshe Inger (call number 4ZIPF0) are 
> present and gradually the rest of the members trickle in. Inger explains 
> that the group's aim is mainly to conduct experiments in communications. 
> If they succeed, they move on. "Sometimes people ask me why this is needed 
> today. There are mobile phones, there is the Internet," related Michael 
> Barak (4X4KF), the editor of the Israel Amateur Radio Club bulletin. 
> "Anyone who asks that question doesn't understand what amateur radio is. 
> He thinks it's just talk. But the talk and the connecting are just to 
> prove to you that what you have one and what you have built and what you 
> have learned and all your knowledge about wave diffusion and electronics - 
> hey, it works." "Young people today prefer immediate satisfaction," says 
> Inger, and relates that in order to earn an amateur radio operator's 
> license you have to pass a Communications Ministry exam. By comparison, 
> what is easier than buying a computer and within minutes surfing on the 
> Internet?
>
>      "It has buried us," comes a voice from the back of the room. Inger 
> hastens to reply: "It hasn't buried us. We use the Internet as a mediator 
> for purposes of our connections and developments."
>
>      But Barak, too, says that the Internet has not entirely been a 
> blessing. "Amateur radio has shrunk all over the world - there is no doubt 
> about that," he says, adding bitterly, "The public in the world has become 
> lazier."
>
>      Inger does not place the blame on the Internet. According to him, 
> "The basic problem in this whole issue begins with the inadequate 
> education in this country. All the vocational schools where they taught 
> something about technical things - all of them have disappeared. There is 
> no vocational education these days. It is hard for us to [introduce] 
> ourselves to an audience that [isn't exposed to] us." But today, too, 
> there is a large group of people who love technology - for example 
> programming, Linux or tinkering with hardware. "How did they get to that? 
> How were they exposed to that?" demands Inger. "From computer games, from 
> that same Inter, Inter, Inter. They would have been exposed to amateur 
> radio had they attended a vocational school. But they are not exposed to 
> these things nowadays. The Israel Defense Forces has a big problem - it 
> doesn't have professionals."
>
>      When Inger talks about the adoption of the Internet as a tool for 
> amateur radio people, this is not idle talk. In the corner of the room 
> devoted to the broadcast station laden with equipment sits a server - 
> which creates an interface between the station and the Internet - and thus 
> the broadcast bounces back and forth between radio and the Web. Of course 
> there are also various forums and means of communication, but it doesn't 
> end there. There are a number of sites that enable registered amateurs to 
> make radio contact via the Internet (for example QsoNet: 
> www.qsonet.com/programs.html).
>
>      Inger relates that the amateur community is very varied. "It ranges 
> from professional technical people all the way to barons and kings," he 
> says. "King Hussein of Jordan was a good friend of amateur radio. We were 
> invited there, we set up stations and we set up competitions from there."
>
>      As for the costs, the amateurs explain there is no need to take out a 
> mortgage for their hobby. It is possible to set up a station for $400 or 
> $500. However, this is just the beginning. Recently an Israeli amateur 
> radio operator, an 80-year-old kibbutznik, bought equipment costing 
> $32,000.
>
>      The aforementioned competitions include everything - from going out 
> on field days with their families to events where participants demonstrate 
> their latest experiments to international competitions at which Twitter 
> and Facebook novices could feel at home. At some of these events it's 
> necessary to connect with a certain number of people from a given country 
> or region, with each participant aiming to accumulate as many contacts as 
> possible.
>
>      These contacts, which transcend borders and oceans, also succeeded in 
> days gone by in penetrating even the Cold War Iron Curtain, says Marek 
> Stern (4x4ky), who immigrated to Israel from Lithuania at the start of the 
> 1970s. According to him, after the Six-Day War a boycott was imposed on 
> Israeli ham radio operators by operators in the Communist bloc and some 
> people who nevertheless tried to connect were cut off. Still, he continued 
> to broadcast and the risky hobby helped him stay in touch with relatives 
> in Israel. When he dismantled his station prior to immigrating, his 
> relatives worried that something had happened to him; the next time they 
> spoke to him he had already appeared on their doorstep. Twenty years 
> later, Stern helped absorb the radio hams who arrived here from the former 
> Soviet Union in the big wave of immigration at the beginning of the 1990s.
>
>      Simon Klein (4X6XN) relates that during the various stages of the 
> fall of the Iron Curtain, ham radio operators helped to make contact - for 
> example, with Israeli students studying in Romania and with whom 
> communications had been cut off during the revolt against the dictator 
> Nicolae Ceausescu. A connection with Arab countries also exists, although 
> in many cases it is difficult to get an answer from hams in the Arab 
> world. Nonetheless, when delegations from Arab countries came and asked 
> for help so they could enter the West Bank or the Gaza Strip and broadcast 
> from there, the amateur operators in Israel pitched in unhesitatingly.
>
>      They are also always happy to help the Israel Defense Forces or the 
> Magen David Adom medical rescue service and have many stories about 
> connecting under difficult conditions - from the Yom Kippur War to the 
> tsunami that slammed Asia. "Wherever there is an amateur radio operator, 
> there's a connection, always," says Haramati.
>
>      And here the advantage of this seemingly obsolete technology becomes 
> clear, an advantage not lost on rescue organizations and security forces. 
> Ohad Shaked, head of the earthquake unit at Magen David Adom, explains 
> that amateur radio as a means of communication has the highest survival 
> rate and in may cases hams get the information about disasters, in other 
> countries as well, before the governments understand what has happened.
>
>      Shaked relates that not long ago he made contact with the hams and 
> together they came up with a plan for spreading amateur radio people 
> around the country in the event of an emergency, for example an 
> earthquake. "We know that in the first days there will be no 
> communications," says Shaked. "We need them in order to get a picture of 
> the situation and that way as an organization we will know where the 
> gravest problems are."
>
>      Apart from that, the amateur radio operators will have to continue to 
> help making alternative contact when the land line and mobile telephone 
> systems break down, whether because of direct hits or because of overload. 
> "They are amateurs but not amateurish, as one of them said to me," notes 
> Shaked. "These are very serious guys. They are very highly motivated to 
> help in times of emergency as well as ordinary times. I get the impression 
> that they understand what their purpose is."



From drumor at optonline.net  Sat Jul 25 16:05:04 2009
From: drumor at optonline.net (Drew Moore)
Date: Sat, 25 Jul 2009 16:05:04 -0400
Subject: [RVRC] HAM RADIO HELPS OUT WITH MOUNTAIN RESCUE
Message-ID: <4A6B6570.7040703@optonline.net>

==> HAM RADIO HELPS OUT WITH MOUNTAIN RESCUE 

It was a quiet afternoon on July 11 and Rich Lippucci, KI6RRQ, of Vista,
California, was monitoring the Catalina Amateur Radio Association (CARA)
repeater on his base station. "I heard someone come over the repeater,
calling, 'Is there anybody listening?' I responded and the caller said
he was on his handheld transceiver hiking around the Mt Baldy area. He
was about 2.5 miles off road and resting at the wilderness San Antonio
Ski Hut <http://angeles.sierraclub.org/lodges/sanantonioskihut.html>. A
few hikers had arrived from farther in the backcountry -- one of their
friends had broken an ankle and was a mile or more up the trail and they
needed help." Mt Baldy is the highest peak in the San Gabriel Mountains
and the highest point in Los Angeles County.

Lippucci asked the caller for his call sign and name. "He told me he was
Kirk Gustafson, KE6MTF," he told the ARRL. "I asked Kirk if he had a
cell phone, but he told me there was no cell service where they were. I
told him I would coordinate emergency services over my landline and
asked for his exact location. He did an excellent job; he had a good
idea of where he was and wasn't sure which county he was in, but he did
have GPS coordinates."

Using his landline, Lippucci called 911 and was transferred three times
until he was connected to Chelsea in the San Bernardino County Sheriff's
dispatch center. "Chelsea coordinated the rescue with the San Bernardino
Fire Department who sent a foot patrol to the area," he said. "The
Sherriff's office dispatched a helicopter to meet someone at the ski hut
to take them to where the hiker was down. It took a little less than an
hour for emergency services to get above the location in a helicopter,
but they were not able to land the helicopter due to the rocky terrain
at the ski lift." Lippucci said that while the foot patrol and
helicopter were on their way, the group of hikers had brought the
injured woman down the trail to the ski hut, stabilized her leg and
determined it was probably not broken. They still did not feel they
could carry her out as the trail down from the wilderness ski lift was
so steep." The ski hut can only be reached via a steep three mile hike
and 2200 feet elevation gain.

The dispatcher told Lippucci that the helicopter would perform a skid
rescue where a crew member suspends a bed basket from the helicopter;
the victim is secured and pulled back up to the helicopter. The
dispatchers asked Lippucci to relay back to Gustafson, asking if the
group needed anything, such as food or water. Gustafson relayed back
that they didn't need anything. "After about 15 minutes from arriving on
site, the helicopter and its crew got the victim airlifted out
successfully without further complications," Lippucci said. Gustafson
took a video of the rescue with his cell phone
<http://marlene.zimage.com/ke6mtf/hike/rescue/iPhone/IMG_0408.MOV>. 

Gustafson and Lippucci -- both ARRL members -- have been in contact
since that Saturday afternoon. "Since the incident, Kirk informed me
that the injured lady was around 40 years old and that there were up to
15 hikers hanging around the ski hut, some of which were search and
rescue volunteers on vacation," he told the ARRL. "They had some kind of
radios with them, but their batteries where dead. Kirk said when he got
out of his car to start his hike, he grabbed his handheld transceiver
radio and GPS. His friends told him 'That's just extra weight -- you
won't need that.' He told them, 'I go nowhere without my radio. If I
need to call for help, the only way I would be able to let them know
where I am is with GPS. I'm bringing them.' I don't think they will say
that next time! Kirk said that one of them decided they need to look
into getting a ticket and radio and that the search and rescue folks
said they were going to look into getting ham radio licenses."

Lippucci said that ham radio saved the day: "A handheld radio, hitting a
local wide-area repeater, was what was needed when cell and landline
phones were not available. Many thanks to the CARA club for their
awesome reach in Southern California on 2 meters. Thanks also to those
on the air that where very gracious to respect the traffic and keep
communications open during the rescue. This is such an excellent example
of the benefits of ham radio. If people had to hike out of the
wilderness, get to their cars and find a cell signal, they might have
been pushing up against the loss of daylight hours. Any rescue would
have been significantly more difficult in the dark."

Lippucci told the ARRL that 911 and the Sherriff's office in San
Bernardino accepted the ham radio call without hesitation. "They used a
ham radio operator to relay questions to Kirk through me, to gain all
the information they wanted and needed to put assets on the emergency,"
he said. "It was as if I was calling about something in my own backyard,
even though the problem was several counties away in the mountains, with
people I didn't know. I am proud to have had the opportunity to use my
license in service of an emergency situation. As a CERT member
<http://www.citizencorps.gov/cert/>, this was the very reason I got my
ham radio license in the first place!"  -- Information provided by Rich
Lippucci, KI6RRQ


From nw2p at w2qw.net  Sat Jul 25 20:48:29 2009
From: nw2p at w2qw.net (nw2p at w2qw.net)
Date: Sat, 25 Jul 2009 20:48:29 -0400
Subject: [RVRC] VE session Aug 8th
Message-ID: <000301ca0d8a$cb4cb3d0$61e61b70$@net>

The next VE session is only 2 weeks away.

No members have signed up yet.

I'm sure not all of you are extras!

 

Eric NW2P

nw2p at w2qw.net

(908)753-6153 Home

(908)251-3938 Cell

112 Rock Rd. W.

Green Brook, NJ 08812

 


From wa2cjohn at optonline.net  Sat Jul 25 22:48:03 2009
From: wa2cjohn at optonline.net (wa2cjohn at optonline.net)
Date: Sun, 26 Jul 2009 02:48:03 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: [RVRC] track WA2C travel on the internet
Message-ID: <f688edb2814b.4a6bc3e3@optonline.net>

been checking into MMSN on 14,300 11hour central time almost dailythe net controller have been putting out calls for any RVRC members , but no one has been around you can track where we are by going to the following site shiptrak.org screen asks for call sign, write in my call and you can track my progress!Presenly in Fulton , Mississippi North East corner of Mississippi heading south toward Mobile , Alabama & the Gulf coast wx has been great, HF band are very noisy 40 meters is horibble in the morning !!?73, John

From gjurrens at gmail.com  Sun Jul 26 09:58:00 2009
From: gjurrens at gmail.com (gjurrens)
Date: Sun, 26 Jul 2009 09:58:00 -0400
Subject: [RVRC] VE session Aug 8th
In-Reply-To: <000301ca0d8a$cb4cb3d0$61e61b70$@net>
References: <000301ca0d8a$cb4cb3d0$61e61b70$@net>
Message-ID: <43B1CE3C-043D-4668-B4B8-89820E4F9B13@gmail.com>

I'll volunteer. I am certified & Extra. 73,


GJ

Sent from my iPhone
Pls 4give typos & brevity!


On Jul 25, 2009, at 8:48 PM, nw2p at w2qw.net wrote:

> The next VE session is only 2 weeks away.
>
> No members have signed up yet.
>
> I'm sure not all of you are extras!
>
>
>
> Eric NW2P
>
> nw2p at w2qw.net
>
> (908)753-6153 Home
>
> (908)251-3938 Cell
>
> 112 Rock Rd. W.
>
> Green Brook, NJ 08812
>
>
>
> ______________________________________________________________
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From n2gj at amsat.org  Sun Jul 26 12:05:55 2009
From: n2gj at amsat.org (N2GJ_AMSAT)
Date: Sun, 26 Jul 2009 12:05:55 -0400
Subject: [RVRC] track WA2C travel on the internet
In-Reply-To: <f688edb2814b.4a6bc3e3@optonline.net>
References: <f688edb2814b.4a6bc3e3@optonline.net>
Message-ID: <312501e90907260905o2fdc89b7ka13eb8ae2d67460a@mail.gmail.com>

John is on 14.304 MHz right now!  Talking to him right now!  73,


GJ

Gerry Jurrens N2GJ
mailto:n2gj at amsat.org


On Sat, Jul 25, 2009 at 10:48 PM, <wa2cjohn at optonline.net> wrote:

> been checking into MMSN on 14,300 11hour central time almost dailythe net
> controller have been putting out calls for any RVRC members , but no one has
> been around you can track where we are by going to the following site
> shiptrak.org screen asks for call sign, write in my call and you can track
> my progress!Presenly in Fulton , Mississippi North East corner of
> Mississippi heading south toward Mobile , Alabama & the Gulf coast wx has
> been great, HF band are very noisy 40 meters is horibble in the morning
> !! 73, John
> ______________________________________________________________
> RVRC mailing list
> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/rvrc
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From n2gj at amsat.org  Sun Jul 26 12:28:04 2009
From: n2gj at amsat.org (N2GJ_AMSAT)
Date: Sun, 26 Jul 2009 12:28:04 -0400
Subject: [RVRC] track WA2C travel on the internet
In-Reply-To: <312501e90907260905o2fdc89b7ka13eb8ae2d67460a@mail.gmail.com>
References: <f688edb2814b.4a6bc3e3@optonline.net>
	<312501e90907260905o2fdc89b7ka13eb8ae2d67460a@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <312501e90907260928gb3b2d83j14dc416534f08318@mail.gmail.com>

Success!!!  Walter KC2EVL and I made contact (for sure) and I think Wes K2TZ
may also have been in there!

According to John, he's near Tupelo, MS, on his way to Mobile, AL.  Check
out the link he sent = like all the Google maps apps, you can keep on
drilling down until you can practically see his boat on the river!  <G>
Very cool!  73,



GJ

Gerry Jurrens N2GJ
mailto:n2gj at amsat.org


On Sun, Jul 26, 2009 at 12:05 PM, N2GJ_AMSAT <n2gj at amsat.org> wrote:

> John is on 14.304 MHz right now!  Talking to him right now!  73,
>
>
> GJ
>
> Gerry Jurrens N2GJ
> mailto:n2gj at amsat.org
>
>
> On Sat, Jul 25, 2009 at 10:48 PM, <wa2cjohn at optonline.net> wrote:
>
>> been checking into MMSN on 14,300 11hour central time almost dailythe net
>> controller have been putting out calls for any RVRC members , but no one has
>> been around you can track where we are by going to the following site
>> shiptrak.org screen asks for call sign, write in my call and you can
>> track my progress!Presenly in Fulton , Mississippi North East corner of
>> Mississippi heading south toward Mobile , Alabama & the Gulf coast wx has
>> been great, HF band are very noisy 40 meters is horibble in the morning
>> !! 73, John
>> ______________________________________________________________
>> RVRC mailing list
>> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/rvrc
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>>
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>

From n3ibx at verizon.net  Sun Jul 26 13:42:01 2009
From: n3ibx at verizon.net (Joe Cro N3IBX)
Date: Sun, 26 Jul 2009 13:42:01 -0400
Subject: [RVRC] track WA2C travel on the internet
In-Reply-To: <312501e90907260928gb3b2d83j14dc416534f08318@mail.gmail.com>
References: <f688edb2814b.4a6bc3e3@optonline.net>
	<312501e90907260905o2fdc89b7ka13eb8ae2d67460a@mail.gmail.com>
	<312501e90907260928gb3b2d83j14dc416534f08318@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <C248A679ED864BED8322746014E8FDD5@JoeCroPC>

Hello Jerry,
                 I appreciate the information about Walt's travels! Could 
you possibly let me know the frequency/mode, and any sked you may have with 
him? I'd loke to try to work Walt whilst he is mobile.

Mod-U-Later,
                      Joe Cro N3IBX

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "N2GJ_AMSAT" <n2gj at amsat.org>
To: "John Weber Jr." <wa2cjohn at optonline.net>; <rvrc at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, July 26, 2009 12:28 PM
Subject: Re: [RVRC] track WA2C travel on the internet


> Success!!!  Walter KC2EVL and I made contact (for sure) and I think Wes 
> K2TZ
> may also have been in there!
>
> According to John, he's near Tupelo, MS, on his way to Mobile, AL.  Check
> out the link he sent = like all the Google maps apps, you can keep on
> drilling down until you can practically see his boat on the river!  <G>
> Very cool!  73,
>
>
>
> GJ
>
> Gerry Jurrens N2GJ
> mailto:n2gj at amsat.org
>
>
> On Sun, Jul 26, 2009 at 12:05 PM, N2GJ_AMSAT <n2gj at amsat.org> wrote:
>
>> John is on 14.304 MHz right now!  Talking to him right now!  73,
>>
>>
>> GJ
>>
>> Gerry Jurrens N2GJ
>> mailto:n2gj at amsat.org
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Jul 25, 2009 at 10:48 PM, <wa2cjohn at optonline.net> wrote:
>>
>>> been checking into MMSN on 14,300 11hour central time almost dailythe 
>>> net
>>> controller have been putting out calls for any RVRC members , but no one 
>>> has
>>> been around you can track where we are by going to the following site
>>> shiptrak.org screen asks for call sign, write in my call and you can
>>> track my progress!Presenly in Fulton , Mississippi North East corner of
>>> Mississippi heading south toward Mobile , Alabama & the Gulf coast wx 
>>> has
>>> been great, HF band are very noisy 40 meters is horibble in the morning
>>> !! 73, John
>>> ______________________________________________________________
>>> RVRC mailing list
>>> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/rvrc
>>> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
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>>>
>>> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
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>>>
>>
>>
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From n3ibx at verizon.net  Sun Jul 26 13:47:34 2009
From: n3ibx at verizon.net (Joe Cro N3IBX)
Date: Sun, 26 Jul 2009 13:47:34 -0400
Subject: [RVRC] VE session Aug 8th
In-Reply-To: <43B1CE3C-043D-4668-B4B8-89820E4F9B13@gmail.com>
References: <000301ca0d8a$cb4cb3d0$61e61b70$@net>
	<43B1CE3C-043D-4668-B4B8-89820E4F9B13@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <53D8052B17634BDCBC99868D260B1960@JoeCroPC>

I'm still in the study for my XTRA mode!
                                                            Joe N3IBX
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "gjurrens" <gjurrens at gmail.com>
To: <nw2p at w2qw.net>
Cc: <rvrc at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, July 26, 2009 9:58 AM
Subject: Re: [RVRC] VE session Aug 8th


> I'll volunteer. I am certified & Extra. 73,
> 
> 
> GJ
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> Pls 4give typos & brevity!
> 
> 
> On Jul 25, 2009, at 8:48 PM, nw2p at w2qw.net wrote:
> 
>> The next VE session is only 2 weeks away.
>>
>> No members have signed up yet.
>>
>> I'm sure not all of you are extras!
>>
>>
>>
>> Eric NW2P
>>
>> nw2p at w2qw.net
>>
>> (908)753-6153 Home
>>
>> (908)251-3938 Cell
>>
>> 112 Rock Rd. W.
>>
>> Green Brook, NJ 08812
>>
>>
>>
>> ______________________________________________________________
>> RVRC mailing list
>> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/rvrc
>> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
>> Post: mailto:RVRC at mailman.qth.net
>>
>> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
>> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
> ______________________________________________________________
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From n3ibx at verizon.net  Sun Jul 26 13:48:22 2009
From: n3ibx at verizon.net (Joe Cro N3IBX)
Date: Sun, 26 Jul 2009 13:48:22 -0400
Subject: [RVRC] track WA2C travel on the internet
In-Reply-To: <C248A679ED864BED8322746014E8FDD5@JoeCroPC>
References: <f688edb2814b.4a6bc3e3@optonline.net>
	<312501e90907260905o2fdc89b7ka13eb8ae2d67460a@mail.gmail.com>
	<312501e90907260928gb3b2d83j14dc416534f08318@mail.gmail.com>
	<C248A679ED864BED8322746014E8FDD5@JoeCroPC>
Message-ID: <A906FCC3D8334AA689F412295738F8CB@JoeCroPC>

I found your earlier post. Thank you for the information!
Joe N3IBX
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joe Cro N3IBX" <n3ibx at verizon.net>
To: "N2GJ_AMSAT" <n2gj at amsat.org>; "John Weber Jr." 
<wa2cjohn at optonline.net>; <rvrc at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, July 26, 2009 1:42 PM
Subject: Re: [RVRC] track WA2C travel on the internet


> Hello Jerry,
>                 I appreciate the information about Walt's travels! Could
> you possibly let me know the frequency/mode, and any sked you may have 
> with
> him? I'd loke to try to work Walt whilst he is mobile.
>
> Mod-U-Later,
>                      Joe Cro N3IBX
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "N2GJ_AMSAT" <n2gj at amsat.org>
> To: "John Weber Jr." <wa2cjohn at optonline.net>; <rvrc at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Sunday, July 26, 2009 12:28 PM
> Subject: Re: [RVRC] track WA2C travel on the internet
>
>
>> Success!!!  Walter KC2EVL and I made contact (for sure) and I think Wes
>> K2TZ
>> may also have been in there!
>>
>> According to John, he's near Tupelo, MS, on his way to Mobile, AL.  Check
>> out the link he sent = like all the Google maps apps, you can keep on
>> drilling down until you can practically see his boat on the river!  <G>
>> Very cool!  73,
>>
>>
>>
>> GJ
>>
>> Gerry Jurrens N2GJ
>> mailto:n2gj at amsat.org
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Jul 26, 2009 at 12:05 PM, N2GJ_AMSAT <n2gj at amsat.org> wrote:
>>
>>> John is on 14.304 MHz right now!  Talking to him right now!  73,
>>>
>>>
>>> GJ
>>>
>>> Gerry Jurrens N2GJ
>>> mailto:n2gj at amsat.org
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sat, Jul 25, 2009 at 10:48 PM, <wa2cjohn at optonline.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> been checking into MMSN on 14,300 11hour central time almost dailythe
>>>> net
>>>> controller have been putting out calls for any RVRC members , but no 
>>>> one
>>>> has
>>>> been around you can track where we are by going to the following site
>>>> shiptrak.org screen asks for call sign, write in my call and you can
>>>> track my progress!Presenly in Fulton , Mississippi North East corner of
>>>> Mississippi heading south toward Mobile , Alabama & the Gulf coast wx
>>>> has
>>>> been great, HF band are very noisy 40 meters is horibble in the morning
>>>> !! 73, John
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From n2gj at amsat.org  Mon Jul 27 13:07:41 2009
From: n2gj at amsat.org (N2GJ_AMSAT)
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2009 13:07:41 -0400
Subject: [RVRC] New Providence and ISS
Message-ID: <312501e90907271007q7ab8fbb4ke4b938cc6a788ac7@mail.gmail.com>

From:  http://www.issfanclub.com/

1. Upcoming School Contacts
Borough of New Providence, NJ, Summer Playground Camp in New Providence, New
Jersey has been scheduled for an Amateur Radio on the International Space
Station (ARISS) contact on Thursday, July 30 at 17:24 UTC. This is a town
sponsored summer camp activity, primarily for elementary school children (K
? 6). The New Providence Amateur Radio Club (NPARC) has been involved with
this type of camp for the last five years. It regularly provides an
introduction to amateur radio on the air by setting up HF and VHF stations
and has the campers communicate with hams around the world. The ARISS
contact is an obvious extension of this activity.

BTW, Barry K2JV was on our repeater recently with a bunch of kids practicing
for this ARISS contact (using the club call, N2XJ).

GJ

Gerry Jurrens N2GJ
mailto:n2gj at amsat.org

From n2gj at amsat.org  Wed Jul 29 15:26:44 2009
From: n2gj at amsat.org (N2GJ_AMSAT)
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:26:44 -0400
Subject: [RVRC] ANNOUNCEMENT: 50th ANNUAL NEW JERSEY QSO PARTY - AUGUST 15 -
	16, 2009
Message-ID: <312501e90907291226h7e5711deo1a9b5317bc1c4a43@mail.gmail.com>

******************************************************************************************
50th ANNUAL NEW JERSEY QSO PARTY - AUGUST 15 - 16, 2009
******************************************************************************************
The Englewood Amateur Radio Association, Inc. invites all amateurs the world
over to
take part in the 50th Annual New Jersey QSO Party.

The time of the contest is from 2000 UTC Saturday August 15 to 0700 UTC
Sunday August 16 and from 1300 UTC Sunday August 16 to 0200 UTC Monday
August 17.

Complete information can be found in the attached PDF.  73,

[Please forward to any other clubs you may belong to, thanks!]

GJ

Gerry Jurrens N2GJ
mailto:n2gj at amsat.org

From n2gj at amsat.org  Thu Jul 30 12:10:17 2009
From: n2gj at amsat.org (N2GJ_AMSAT)
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2009 12:10:17 -0400
Subject: [RVRC] UPDATED ANNOUNCEMENT: 50th ANNUAL NEW JERSEY QSO PARTY -
	AUGUST 15-16, 2009
Message-ID: <312501e90907300910t7684c849r1f28ca862d252f7e@mail.gmail.com>

Apparently, the "mailman" programs stripped off the PDF attachment.  Plain
text follows below...73,

GJ

Gerry Jurrens N2GJ
mailto:n2gj at amsat.org

******************************************************************************************
50th ANNUAL NEW JERSEY QSO PARTY - AUGUST 15 - 16, 2009
******************************************************************************************
The Englewood Amateur Radio Association, Inc. invites all amateurs the world
over to
take part in the 50th Annual New Jersey QSO Party.

RULES:
[1] The time of the contest is from 2000 UTC Saturday August 15 to 0700 UTC
Sunday August 16 and from 1300 UTC Sunday August 16 to 0200 UTC Monday
August 17.
[2] Phone and CW are considered the same contest. A station may be contacted
once on each band - phone and CW are considered separate bands - CW contacts
may
not be made in phone band segments. New Jersey stations may work other New
Jersey
stations.
[3] General call is "CQ New Jersey" or "CQ NJ". New Jersey stations are
requested to identify themselves by signing "DE NJ" on CW and "New Jersey
calling" on
phone. Suggested frequencies are 1810, 3535, 3950, 7035, 7235, 14035, 14285,
21100,
21355, 28100, 28400, 50-50.5, and 144-146. Suggest phone activity on the
even hours;
15/10 meters on the odd hours [1500 to 2100 UTC]; 160 meters at 0500 UTC.
[4] Exchange consists of QSO Number, and QTH [State/province or country].
New Jersey
stations will send county for their QTH.
[5] Scoring: Out-of-state stations multiply number of complete contacts with
New Jersey
stations times 3 points per QSO times the number of New Jersey counties
worked
[maximum of 21]. New Jersey stations multiply number of complete contacts
times 3 points
per QSO times the multiplier. The multiplier is the sum of the number of
states [other than NJ],
Canadian provinces, and NJ counties worked - maximum is 49 + 13 + 21 = 83.
[6] Certificates will be awarded to the first place station in each New
Jersey county, state,
province, and country. In addition, a second place certificate will be
awarded when four
or more logs are received. A total of two plaques have been donated by the
ARRL Section
Managers for NNJ and SNJ to the highest scoring single-operator station
residing in each
of their sections.
[7] Logs must also show the UTC date and time, QSO exchange, band, and
emission,
and be received no later than September 14, 2009. The first contact for each
claimed
multiplier must be indicated and numbered and a check list of contacts and
multipliers
should be included.
Multi-operator stations should be noted and calls of participating operators
listed. Logs
and comments should be sent to: Englewood Amateur Radio Association, Inc.,
Post
Office Box 528, Englewood, New Jersey 07631-0528. A #10 size SASE should be
included for results.
[8] Stations planning active participation in New Jersey are requested to
advise EARA
by August 1st of your intentions so that we may plan for full coverage from
all counties.
Portable and mobile operation is encouraged.

From jepugh at gmail.com  Thu Jul 30 19:32:47 2009
From: jepugh at gmail.com (John Pugh)
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2009 19:32:47 -0400
Subject: [RVRC] Vacation photos
Message-ID: <fb79ce120907301632q770dc383qbb610de6cfc6fe63@mail.gmail.com>

I had a great time meeting up with the local group on 40m while I was in
Maine for a few weeks.  Everyone in NJ sounded strong, but Walter KC2EVL was
the best one at hearing me.  Dave K2ULF was on Cape Cod at the same time; he
and I tried several times to connect on 2m SSB but had no luck and couldn't
really hear each other on 40m, either.

Several people have asked me about the setup I was using, so here are some
photos of the portable station.

73, John WJ3P
-- 
John E. Pugh
Hopewell, NJ

From n2gj at amsat.org  Fri Jul 31 17:00:57 2009
From: n2gj at amsat.org (N2GJ_AMSAT)
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:00:57 -0400
Subject: [RVRC] Hexagonal Beam by K4KIO
Message-ID: <312501e90907311400l5d7068bcu9464644d22bc5504@mail.gmail.com>

Does anyone on our lists have experience with this broad band hex-beam?
Sounds pricey, but my cousin got one and says it works very well for him.
He even got his homeowner's assn. to OK its erection!

http://www.k4kio.com/

73,

GJ

Gerry Jurrens N2GJ
mailto:n2gj at amsat.org

From drumor at optonline.net  Fri Jul 31 17:46:49 2009
From: drumor at optonline.net (Drew Moore)
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:46:49 -0400
Subject: [RVRC] NNJ Hamfest
Message-ID: <4A736649.3040700@optonline.net>

HAMFEST:

15 Aug 2009+Ham Radio & Computer Flea Market
Ramapo Mountain Amateur Radio Club
http://www.qsl.net/rmarc
Talk-In: 147.490/146.490 (PL107.2) & 441.175/446.175 (PL107.2)
Contact:Robert Kogan, KB2KQO
c/o Ramapo Mountain ARC
PO Box 364
Oakland, NJ 07436
Phone: 973-896-3909 
Email: kb2kqo at gmail.comOakland, NJ
Oakland American Legion Hall
65 Oak Street
Div: Hudson
Sect: Northern New Jersey
=================================
12 Sep 2009+Saratoga County Races
http://wa2umx.net
Talk-In: 147.000
Contact:Al Margadonna, KA1IEG
924 Chestnut Hill Road
Cambridge, NY 12816
Phone: 518-677-3316 
Email: ka1ieg63 at aol.comBallston Spa, NY
Saratoga County Fairgrounds
Fairground Avenue
Div: Hudson
Sect: Eastern New York 
=======================================
3 Oct 2009+Tailgate Hamfest
Ocean Monmouth Amateur Radio Club
http://www.omarc.org
Talk-In: 145.110 -600 (PL 127.3)
Contact:Jeff Harshman, N2LXM
5 The Arborway
Ocean, NJ 07712
Phone: 732-996-0637 
Email: n2lxm at juno.comWall Township, NJ
Infoage Learning Center (Project Diana Site)
Marconi Road
Div: Hudson
Sect: Northern New Jersey  ========================================
10 Oct 2009+Bergen Amateur Radio Association
http://www.bara.org
Talk-In: 146.790 (PL 141.3)
Contact:Jim Joyce, K2ZO
286 Ridgewood Blvd. North
Township of Washington, NJ 07676
Phone: 201-664-6725 
Fax: 201-265-1366
Email: k2zo at arrl.netTownship of Washington, NJ
Westwood Jr/Sr High school
701 Ridgewood Road
Div: Hudson
Sect: Northern New Jersey 
=========================================
11 Oct 2009+HOSARC Hamfest
Hall of Science ARC
http://www.hosarc.org
Talk-In: 444.200 (PL 136.5) or 145.270 -600 (PL 136.5)
Contact:Stephen Greenbaum, WB2KDG
85-10 34th Avenue, Apt. 323
Jackson Heights, NY 11372
Phone: 718-898-5599 
Email: WB2KDG at arrl.netQueens, NY
New York Hall of Science Parking Lot
47-01 111th Street
(Flushing Meadow Corona Park)
Div: Hudson
Sect: New York City-Long Island

--------------------------------------------------------------------
ARRL Hudson Division
Director: Frank Fallon, N2FF
n2ff at arrl.org


From mkempisty at verizon.net  Fri Jul 31 23:40:56 2009
From: mkempisty at verizon.net (MARK KEMPISTY)
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2009 20:40:56 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [RVRC] [DVRA] Hexagonal Beam by K4KIO
In-Reply-To: <312501e90907311400l5d7068bcu9464644d22bc5504@mail.gmail.com>
References: <312501e90907311400l5d7068bcu9464644d22bc5504@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <795208.66084.qm@web84305.mail.re1.yahoo.com>

I built a home brew HEX beam and it worked well until water got into my feedline arrangement.? A friend and?well known fellow contester even gives hex style antennas high marks.? And from?him thats high praise
?Take care,
Mark N3GNW 




________________________________
From: N2GJ_AMSAT <n2gj at amsat.org>
To: dsrc-epiphanydesign.net at lists.epiphanydesign.net; members at lists.w2zq.com; rvrc at mailman.qth.net
Sent: Friday, July 31, 2009 5:00:57 PM
Subject: [DVRA] Hexagonal Beam by K4KIO

Does anyone on our lists have experience with this broad band hex-beam?? Sounds pricey, but my cousin got one and says it works very well for him.? He even got his homeowner's assn. to OK its erection!

http://www.k4kio.com/

73,

GJ

Gerry Jurrens N2GJ
mailto:n2gj at amsat.org

