From drumor at optonline.net  Mon Jan  2 18:31:13 2012
From: drumor at optonline.net (E Drew Moore)
Date: Mon, 02 Jan 2012 18:31:13 -0500
Subject: [RVRC] Good Balun Construction
Message-ID: <001101ccc9a6$9e44b9c0$dace2d40$@net>

Subject: Good Balun Construction

 

Next time you order a balun and want to make sure you don't have to climb
that 40 or 140 foot tower again anytime soon after a repair or replacement 
Caveat Emptor on Balun quality / construction  

http://www.balundesigns.com/servlet/the-template/Test/Page

I have no pecuniary interest in this matter

73, Dennis N6KI

"All we want are the facts, ma'am"
Sergeant Joe Friday - Dragnet





From kc2vrj at gmail.com  Tue Jan  3 13:28:02 2012
From: kc2vrj at gmail.com (Paul Nannery)
Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2012 13:28:02 -0500
Subject: [RVRC] Eric lundd
Message-ID: <CAJ+g-fGr2ZSm=fh1bRyiSNn_mTy9VUpQR1i+J3BZbGxYUtr42w@mail.gmail.com>

Guys we need some help please email me at kc2vrj at gmail.com if you can help
eric has a dr appt. On Thursday jan. 5 at 1300 he needs some one to help
him to the car for 12:00. And the return around 3pm we also need some help
moveing wood to the house the thee guys who have helped with this need a
brake thare are many of us please try to spare some time.

Paul M. Nannery
Kc2vrj

From marvbrons at verizon.net  Tue Jan  3 17:24:34 2012
From: marvbrons at verizon.net (Marvin Bronstein)
Date: Tue, 03 Jan 2012 17:24:34 -0500
Subject: [RVRC] Quadrantid meteor shower this morning, (Wednesday 2:30a.m.)
Message-ID: <20F7D0F8D8804AFE8383A42B18F9FE19@marvbronsPC>

Stargazers in the Northern Hemisphere can look forward to 2012's first meteor shower which is set to peak at 2:30 a.m. EST on Wednesday, Jan. 4. 

Lasting for several hours, observers can expect the Quadrantid meteor shower to produce as many as 100 shooting stars each hour, according to NASA. 

With the moon setting at 3 a.m. EST, ABC News reports those in North America brave enough to face the cold pre-dawn air can look forward to clear skies that are perfect for spotting meteors.

First documented in 1825, the little-known meteor shower is named after the obsolete constellation Quadrans Muralis, which is no longer recognized



http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/03/quadrantid-meteor-shower-january-2012_n_1181369.html

From drumor at optonline.net  Thu Jan  5 09:48:48 2012
From: drumor at optonline.net (E Drew Moore)
Date: Thu, 05 Jan 2012 09:48:48 -0500
Subject: [RVRC] Help needed at the Piscataway Amateur Radio Club (PARC)
Message-ID: <005501cccbb9$228c4c70$67a4e550$@net>

Members of RVRC,

The Piscataway Township OEM has finally commenced to remediate the mold
problem at the PARC meeting location in the basement of the Municipal
building. The problem has existed since 2007. Once the mold is remediated
PARC will be able to resume using the facility as a meeting location.
However, any equipment that is to be saved has to be removed completely from
the site by this Saturday so the place can be cleaned thoroughly. I visited
the site today and spoke with the OEM representative and the insurance agent
supervising the cleanup. 

The agent will provide us with boxes, markers, and mold removal wipes to
wipe down our equipment before removal. Everything must be wiped down before
it can be removed. After removal they will scrub everything (Walls, floors,
etc). After that phase the equipment can be returned. The booths that housed
the equipment will be demolished and removed.

We need help removing the equipment which is comprised of a number of
radios, power supplies, amp and items used for field day operations. The
biggest problem is getting the equipment up some steep stairs. If we had
enough bodies we could for a human chain and easily move the equipment. If
anyone can help us for a few hours this Saturday it would be greatly
appreciated. We plan on meeting at 10 AM at the municipal building at the
intersection of Hoes Lane and Sidney Rd in Piscataway. The entrance to the
room is via a stairway at the base of the antenna. The air downstairs is
very breathable because they have large blower/vacuums with Hepa filters
installed and they have been operating all week to quickly remove any spores
that may be airborne. We will have mask and disposable gloves.

Please let me know if you can help in any way this Saturday morning.

73
Drew
W2OU
732-801-4654


From w2ou at optonline.net  Thu Jan  5 11:24:34 2012
From: w2ou at optonline.net (Drew Moore)
Date: Thu, 05 Jan 2012 11:24:34 -0500
Subject: [RVRC] Cross post: Ham Radio Video
Message-ID: <007801cccbc6$85e39730$91aac590$@net>


Subject: [ETS/PARC List] Ham Radio Video



From: ne1b at myfairpoint.net
Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2012 22:19:08 -0500



This is GREAT!

http://www.youtube.com/embed/vlDwVhx7miQ

 		
k2dsv
 	   		  


From alan.wolke at gmail.com  Fri Jan  6 00:07:34 2012
From: alan.wolke at gmail.com (Alan Wolke)
Date: Fri, 6 Jan 2012 00:07:34 -0500
Subject: [RVRC] Oscilloscope bandwidth considerations
Message-ID: <CAAbPpUE3Nof4Ky4M_X8sADWuQRsBgqouVz4E7jzJSnQb=k1n+g@mail.gmail.com>

You guys might want to check out my latest video that discusses how much
bandwidth you might need when getting an oscilloscope for your bench.

http://t.co/E07tf9cR

Alan W2AEW

From n2gj at amsat.org  Fri Jan  6 15:57:55 2012
From: n2gj at amsat.org (N2GJ_AMSAT)
Date: Fri, 6 Jan 2012 15:57:55 -0500
Subject: [RVRC] Ooopps! Belated Birthday Wishes!
Message-ID: <CAO2dfsp2WOHUy1FUuQzR=dtssy-th3TMNfuVdQabnZEuqG6zWw@mail.gmail.com>

Our dear friend Bill,

Wishing you not only a Happy New Year, but also a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
 ARL FORTY SIX 73

GJ

Gerry Jurrens N2GJ
mailto:n2gj at amsat.org

From drumor at optonline.net  Fri Jan  6 17:40:07 2012
From: drumor at optonline.net (E Drew Moore)
Date: Fri, 06 Jan 2012 17:40:07 -0500
Subject: [RVRC] FW: History of AM Radio
Message-ID: <000a01ccccc4$264193f0$72c4bbd0$@net>

 

Subject:  History of AM Radio

 

 

This may interest you, as it did to me.  Telling the 'story' of CROSLEY and
his work in a.m. broadcasting. Including his work developing a 500 KW
transmitter on 700 kc (KiloHertz).

 

K2VHW, Marvin

 


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


Subject: 

History of AM Radio


Date: 

Wed, 4 Jan 2012 21:43:08 -0700

		
		

 

 

Interesting history of radio and some of the people who made communications.
Check it out plus the sites at the end of the story.

 

http://www.ominous-valve.com/wlw.html


From drumor at optonline.net  Fri Jan  6 18:25:43 2012
From: drumor at optonline.net (E Drew Moore)
Date: Fri, 06 Jan 2012 18:25:43 -0500
Subject: [RVRC] K4UZM Dave Slawson
Message-ID: <001c01ccccca$83098100$891c8300$@net>

A gentleman came on the W2QW repeater and informed the club that Dave was
taken to the emergency room this morning. He had blood clots in both lungs.
Kathy took him to the emergency room and he has been stabilized. The
messenger, KF4?MZ, stated he would let us know Dave's progress.

73
Drew


From drumor at optonline.net  Fri Jan  6 22:07:14 2012
From: drumor at optonline.net (E Drew Moore)
Date: Fri, 06 Jan 2012 22:07:14 -0500
Subject: [RVRC] CAR RADIO - HOW IT ALL BEGAN
Message-ID: <001001cccce9$75205040$5f60f0c0$@net>

From: John Manna, WA2F

 

Subject: CAR RADIO - HOW IT ALL BEGAN

 

 
CAR RADIO, 


Radios are so much a part of the driving experience, it seems 
like cars 
have always had them. But they didn't. Here's the story.



SUNDOWN

One evening in 1929 two young men named William Lear and Elmer 
Wavering 
drove their girlfriends to a lookout point high above the 
Mississippi River 
town of Quincy, Illinois, to watch the sunset. It was a 
romantic night to 
be sure, but one of the women observed that it would be even 
nicer if they 
could listen to music in the car. 

Lear and Wavering liked the idea. Both men had tinkered with 
radios - 
Lear had served as a radio operator in the U. S. Navy during 
World War I - and 
it wasn't long before they were taking apart a home radio and 
trying to 
get it to work in a car. But it wasn't as easy as it sounds: 
automobiles have 
ignition switches, generators, spark plugs, and other 
electrical equipment 
that generate noisy static interference, making it nearly 
impossible to 
listen to the radio when the engine was running.

SIGNING ON

One by one, Lear and Wavering identified and eliminated each 
source of 
electrical interference. When they finally got their radio to 
work, they took 
it to a radio convention in Chicago . There they met Paul 
Galvin, owner of 
Galvin Manufacturing Corporation. He made a product called a 
"battery 
eliminator" a device that allowed battery-powered radios to run 
on household AC 
current. But as more homes were wired for electricity, more 
radio 
manufacturers made AC-powered radios. Galvin needed a new 
product to manufacture. 
When he met Lear and Wavering at the radio convention, he found 
it. He 
believed that mass-produced, affordable car radios had the 
potential to become 
a huge business.

Lear and Wavering set up shop in Galvin's factory, and when 
they 
perfected their first radio, they installed it in his 
Studebaker. Then Galvin went 
to a local banker to apply for a loan. Thinking it might 
sweeten the deal, 
he had his men install a radio in the banker's Packard. Good 
idea, but it 
didn't work - half an hour after the installation, the banker's 
Packard 
caught on fire. (They didn't get the loan.) Galvin didn't give 
up. He drove 
his Studebaker nearly 800 miles to Atlantic City to show off 
the radio at 
the 1930 Radio Manufacturers Association convention. Too broke 
to afford a 
booth, he parked the car outside the convention hall and 
cranked up the 
radio so that passing conventioneers could hear it. That idea 
worked - he got 
enough orders to put the radio into production.

WHAT'S IN A NAME

That first production model was called the 5T71. Galvin decided 
he needed 
to come up with something a little catchier. In those days many 
companies 
in the phonograph and radio businesses used the suffix "ola" 
for their 
names - Radiola, Columbiola, and Victrola were three of the 
biggest. Galvin 
decided to do the same thing, and since his radio was intended 
for use in a 
motor vehicle, he decided to call it the Motorola.

But even with the name change, the radio still had problems:

When Motorola went on sale in 1930, it cost about $110 
uninstalled, at a 
time when you could buy a brand-new car for $650, and the 
country was 
sliding into the Great Depression. (By that measure, a radio 
for a new car would 
cost about $3,000 today.) In 1930 it took two men several days 
to put in a 
car radio - the dashboard had to be taken apart so that the 
receiver and a 
single speaker could be installed, and the ceiling had to be 
cut open to 
install the antenna. These early radios ran on their own 
batteries, not on 
the car battery, so holes had to be cut into the floorboard to 
accommodate 
them. The installation manual had eight complete diagrams and 
28 pages of 
instructions.

HIT THE ROAD

Selling complicated car radios that cost 20 percent of the 
price of a 
brand-new car wouldn't have been easy in the best of times, let 
alone during 
the Great Depression - Galvin lost money in 1930 and struggled 
for a couple 
of years after that. But things picked up in 1933 when Ford 
began offering 
Motorola's pre-installed at the factory. In 1934 they got 
another boost 
when Galvin struck a deal with B. F. Goodrich tire company to 
sell and install 
them in its chain of tire stores. By then the price of the 
radio, 
installation included, had dropped to $55. The Motorola car 
radio was off and 
running. (The name of the company would be officially changed 
from Galvin 
Manufacturing to "Motorola" in 1947.) In the meantime, Galvin 
continued to 
develop new uses for car radios. In 1936, the same year that it 
introduced 
push-button tuning, it also introduced the Motorola Police 
Cruiser, a standard 
car radio that was factory preset to a single frequency to pick 
up police 
broadcasts. In 1940 he developed with the first handheld two-way 
radio - 
the Handie-Talkie - for the U. S. Army.

A lot of the communications technologies that we take for 
granted today 
were born in Motorola labs in the years that followed World War 
II. In 1947 
they came out with the first television to sell under $200. In 
1956 the 
company introduced the world's first pager; in 1969 it supplied 
the radio and 
television equipment that was used to televise Neil Armstrong's 
first steps 
on the Moon. In 1973 it invented the world's first handheld 
cellular 
phone. Today Motorola is one of the second-largest cell phone 
manufacturer in 
the world. And it all started with the car radio.

WHATEVER HAPPENED TO..

The two men who installed the first radio in Paul Galvin's car, 
Elmer 
Wavering and William Lear, ended up taking very different paths 
in life. 
Wavering stayed with Motorola. In the 1950's he helped change 
the automobile 
experience again when he developed the first automotive 
alternator, replacing 
inefficient and unreliable generators. The invention lead to 
such luxuries 
as power windows, power seats, and, eventually, air-conditioning.

Lear also continued inventing. He holds more than 150 patents. 
Remember 
eight-track tape players? Lear invented that. But what he's 
really famous 
for are his contributions to the field of aviation. He invented 
radio 
direction finders for planes, aided in the invention of the 
autopilot, designed 
the first fully automatic aircraft landing system, and in 1963 
introduced his 
most famous invention of all, the Lear Jet, the world's first 
mass-produced, affordable business jet. (Not bad for a guy who 
dropped out of school 
after the eighth grade.)

Some of us have been fortunate to have met both of these 
gentlemen and  they were - gentlemen.

 


 


From drumor at optonline.net  Sat Jan  7 18:33:17 2012
From: drumor at optonline.net (E Drew Moore)
Date: Sat, 07 Jan 2012 18:33:17 -0500
Subject: [RVRC] RVRC 2012 Club Dues reminder
Message-ID: <001f01cccd94$bba15c70$32e41550$@net>

To all RVRC Club Members:


Another  years is coming to a close with that said it is time to start thing
about sending in your 2012 club dues.  You can remit your
 $36.00 yearly dues to me by send a check or MO to my home address listed
below.  Or if you prefer you can see me at the January   RVRC monthly
meetings.  Please remember to make out your check or MO payable to RVRC and
please include
your CALL SIGN.   Thank you for support of the club and the repeater's.   

 

Mike Schutz WA2AM

88 Providence Blvd
Kendall Park, NJ 08824




From drumor at optonline.net  Sat Jan  7 18:51:13 2012
From: drumor at optonline.net (E Drew Moore)
Date: Sat, 07 Jan 2012 18:51:13 -0500
Subject: [RVRC] RVRC Meeting January 11th
Message-ID: <002001cccd97$3d078300$b7168900$@net>

RVRC Members,

Wednesday night is our next RVRC business meeting and I hope to see as many
members as possible.

Doug Rue, W2EN, of the Somerset County Fire Training Academy has invited us
to tour the Somerset County Emergency management communication vehicle that
is housed in the bay at the academy. This is a 40' double wide RV vehicle
that houses 30 radio operating stations that is state of the art.

This vehicle is a big improvement from the Bus previously used. We'll be
meeting in one of the large classrooms because the conference room is
undergoing renovation.

Please mark this on your calendar.

73
Drew  


From jepugh at gmail.com  Sat Jan  7 19:36:03 2012
From: jepugh at gmail.com (John Pugh)
Date: Sat, 7 Jan 2012 19:36:03 -0500
Subject: [RVRC] FT-7800 For Sale
Message-ID: <CA+OV6hrwzeLjYyEESmd-HHMPfRT-E1AtZ393e9NieoYYmmuPRQ@mail.gmail.com>

I'm posting this on behalf of Jamie N2VVL, contact n2vvl at amsat.org:

For Sale, Yaesu FT-7800 2m/440 mobile radio.
Specs as per brochure attached.
Great condition.
Can be picked up locally without shipping cost!
$250.00

-- 
John E. Pugh WJ3P
Hopewell, NJ

From jepugh at gmail.com  Sat Jan  7 20:20:02 2012
From: jepugh at gmail.com (John Pugh)
Date: Sat, 7 Jan 2012 20:20:02 -0500
Subject: [RVRC] FT-7800 For Sale
Message-ID: <CA+OV6hqqO8ojH2yC-yCgtfmWmTh=9_vOOaCXHYZfakW=n2DFfw@mail.gmail.com>

I'm posting this on behalf of Jamie N2VVL, contact n2vvl at amsat.org:

For Sale, Yaesu FT-7800 2m/440 mobile FM radio.
Specs below are from the Yaesu brochure. You can see the brochure at
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/13744264/FT-7800R_Brochure.pdf
Great condition.
Can be picked up locally without shipping cost!
$250.00

General
Frequency Range: RX:108.000 - 520.000 MHz
700.000 - 999.990 MHz (Cellular Blocked)
TX: 144.000 - 148.000 MHz or 144.000 - 146.000 MHz
430.000 - 450.000 MHz or 430.000 - 440.000 MHz
Channel Steps: 5/10/12.5/15/20/25/50 kHz
Modes of Emission: F3E, F2D, F2A
Antenna Impedance: 50 ?, unbalanced (Antenna Duplexer built-in)
Frequency Stability: ?5 ppm @ 14? F ~ +140? F (?10 ?C ~ +60 ?C)
Operating Temperature Range: ?4? F ~ +140? F (?20 ?C ~ +60 ?C)
Supply Voltage: 13.8 VDC (?15%), negative ground
Current Consumption (Approx.): RX: 0.5 A (Squelched)
TX: 8.5 A
Case Size (W x H x D): 5.5" x 1.6" x 6.6" (140 x 41.5 x 168 mm)
(w/o knobs & connectors)
Weight (Approx.): 2.2 lb (1 kg)
Transmitter
Output Power: 50/20/10/5 W (144 MHz),
40/20/10/5 W (430 MHz)
Modulation Type: Variable Reactance
Maximum Deviation: ?5 kHz, ?2.5 kHz
Spurious Radiation: At least ?60 dB below
Modulation Distortion: Less than 3%
Microphone Impedance: 2 k?
DATA Jack Impedance: 10 k?
Receiver
Circuit Type: Double-conversion superheterodyne
Intermediate Frequencies: 45.05 MHz/450 kHz
Sensitivity : 0.8 ?V (TYP) for 10 dB SN (108 - 137 MHz, AM)
0.2 ?V for 12 dB SINAD (137 - 150 MHz, FM)
0.25 ?V for 12 dB SINAD (150 - 174 MHz, FM)
0.3 ?V (TYP) for 12 dB SINAD (174 - 222 MHz, FM)
0.25 ?V (TYP) for 12 dB SINAD (222 - 300 MHz, FM)
0.8 ?V (TYP) for 10 dB SN (300 - 336 MHz, AM)
0.25 ?V for 12 dB SINAD (336 - 420 MHz, FM)
0.2 ?V for 12 dB SINAD (420 - 520 MHz, FM)
0.4 ?V (TYP) for 12 dB SINAD (800 - 900 MHz, FM)
0.8 ?V (TYP) for 12 dB SINAD (900 - 999.99 MHz, FM)
Squelch Sensitivity: Better than 0.16 ?V
Selectivity (?6dB/ ?60dB): 12 kHz/30 kHz
Maximum AF Output: 2 W @ 8 ?

-- 
John E. Pugh WJ3P
Hopewell, NJ

From n2gj at amsat.org  Sun Jan  8 09:37:30 2012
From: n2gj at amsat.org (N2GJ_AMSAT)
Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2012 09:37:30 -0500
Subject: [RVRC] RUMOR: Might be Drew's birthday (W2OU)!
Message-ID: <CAO2dfsrv-7migTNd6b4S_BeMCtpJV4Ozgd_v0C_8Pr1_jWcd5A@mail.gmail.com>

Happy Birthday to you,
Happy Birthday to you,
Happy Birthday dear Drew!!!
Happy Birthday to you!

73,

GJ

Gerry Jurrens N2GJ
mailto:n2gj at amsat.org

From drumor at optonline.net  Sun Jan  8 17:48:00 2012
From: drumor at optonline.net (E Drew Moore)
Date: Sun, 08 Jan 2012 17:48:00 -0500
Subject: [RVRC] happy Belated Birthday Red (W3RT)
Message-ID: <001401ccce57$92a7d150$b7f773f0$@net>

Red,

Happy belated Birthday (Jan. 7, 2012).

73,
Drew
W2OU


From kc2vrj at gmail.com  Wed Jan 11 10:16:32 2012
From: kc2vrj at gmail.com (Paul Nannery)
Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:16:32 -0500
Subject: [RVRC] Meeting
Message-ID: <CAJ+g-fG2MgkmT5nMfWnMtTXa7z0-0Wpe35U6o6u-B1bwtyAXBw@mail.gmail.com>

As fait would have it I am geting out of work early tonight so I will be at
our dinner stop fridays around 6 for any one that would like to join us
before the meeting.

From ljwest at mac.com  Wed Jan 11 12:30:31 2012
From: ljwest at mac.com (Lawrence West)
Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:30:31 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: [RVRC] Meeting
In-Reply-To: <CAJ+g-fG2MgkmT5nMfWnMtTXa7z0-0Wpe35U6o6u-B1bwtyAXBw@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <835f7443-40e1-ce8e-f75b-e9002a46318a@me.com>

I can't make dinner, but I'll be at the meeting. I've got some things to offer to the members:

All items offered free to any takers.

Hallicrafters S-120 SW receiver. I rescued this 5-tube radio after it was dumped in front of the clothing donation bins where I park. I cleaned the cobwebs out, but I don't know if it works, as I did not attempt to operate it.

Uniden Bearcat BC200XLT portable scanner, 200 channels 800 Mhz. Comes with wall wart power supply/charger, two batteries (both of which probably need the cells replaced), factory belt case, and a heavy-duty leather swivel belt case, like they used to make holsters and other police accessories with. It's an oldie (ca. 1988), but a goodie. Covers 29-54, 108-74, 406-512 & 806-956 (Cell blocked) bands. No trunking support, but a handy thing to have to monitor other repeaters.

Recent QST Magazines: I'll bring as many as I can grab from the past 2-3 years.?

73,
Larry
N2LJ

On Jan 11, 2012, at 10:16 AM, Paul Nannery <kc2vrj at gmail.com> wrote:

> As fait would have it I am geting out of work early tonight so I will be at
> our dinner stop fridays around 6 for any one that would like to join us
> before the meeting.
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From ljwest at mac.com  Wed Jan 11 12:39:36 2012
From: ljwest at mac.com (Lawrence West)
Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:39:36 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: [RVRC] Meeting
In-Reply-To: <835f7443-40e1-ce8e-f75b-e9002a46318a@me.com>
Message-ID: <dc62cab5-f83d-c1a3-fba8-b5e35ae85832@me.com>

Looks like the Scanner is spoken for!

73,
Larry?
N2LJ

On Jan 11, 2012, at 12:30 PM, Lawrence West <ljwest at mac.com> wrote:

> I can't make dinner, but I'll be at the meeting. I've got some things to offer to the members:
>
> All items offered free to any takers.
>
> Hallicrafters S-120 SW receiver. I rescued this 5-tube radio after it was dumped in front of the clothing donation bins where I park. I cleaned the cobwebs out, but I don't know if it works, as I did not attempt to operate it.
>
> Uniden Bearcat BC200XLT portable scanner, 200 channels 800 Mhz. Comes with wall wart power supply/charger, two batteries (both of which probably need the cells replaced), factory belt case, and a heavy-duty leather swivel belt case, like they used to make holsters and other police accessories with. It's an oldie (ca. 1988), but a goodie. Covers 29-54, 108-74, 406-512 & 806-956 (Cell blocked) bands. No trunking support, but a handy thing to have to monitor other repeaters.
>
> Recent QST Magazines: I'll bring as many as I can grab from the past 2-3 years.?
>
> 73,
> Larry
> N2LJ
>
> On Jan 11, 2012, at 10:16 AM, Paul Nannery <kc2vrj at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > As fait would have it I am geting out of work early tonight so I will be at
> > our dinner stop fridays around 6 for any one that would like to join us
> > before the meeting.
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From gjurrens at gmail.com  Fri Jan 13 08:28:56 2012
From: gjurrens at gmail.com (Gerry Jurrens)
Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2012 08:28:56 -0500
Subject: [RVRC] Happy Birthday, John WA2F!
Message-ID: <8AE4B547-5D7D-427C-9CBC-3617297EE313@gmail.com>

ARL FORTY SIX Mr. Manna!  Hi from Denver, CO!  All the best!!  73,

Gerry Jurrens N2GJ/0
Sent from my iPhone4
Pls 4give typos & brevity


From w2lj at verizon.net  Sat Jan 14 07:55:39 2012
From: w2lj at verizon.net (Larry Makoski)
Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2012 07:55:39 -0500
Subject: [RVRC] W2AEW
In-Reply-To: <835f7443-40e1-ce8e-f75b-e9002a46318a@me.com>
References: <835f7443-40e1-ce8e-f75b-e9002a46318a@me.com>
Message-ID: <4F117B4B.1010407@verizon.net>

Alan's oscilloscope video got a mention on Dan KB6NU's blog:

http://kb6nu.com/from-the-twittersphere/

73 de Larry W2LJ

-- 
73 de Larry W2LJ
QRP - When you care to send the very least!

http://w2lj.blogspot.com/
http://www.w2lj.qrpradio.com/


From drumor at optonline.net  Sun Jan 15 17:47:09 2012
From: drumor at optonline.net (E Drew Moore)
Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2012 17:47:09 -0500
Subject: [RVRC] Eric-NW2P Hospitalized
Message-ID: <000301ccd3d7$9da075f0$d8e161d0$@net>

Today Eric was taken to the hospital around 2:00 pm. His pressure was very
low. As of 4:30 pm Paul, KC2VRJ, having spoken to Susan, reports that Eric
is stabilized and resting comfortably. Please keep Eric in your prayers and
thoughts. Susan will keep us updated on his condition.

73
Drew


From drumor at optonline.net  Sun Jan 15 18:21:18 2012
From: drumor at optonline.net (E Drew Moore)
Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2012 18:21:18 -0500
Subject: [RVRC] Cross Post: : Dsrc Digest, Vol 76, Issue 9
Message-ID: <000f01ccd3dc$62f10410$28d30c30$@net>


Today's Topics:

   1. David Sarnoff Radio Club Meeting - Tue 17 Jan 2012 (John DeGood)


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

Message: 1
Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2012 21:01:32 -0500
From: John DeGood <john at degood.org>
Subject: [Dsrc] David Sarnoff Radio Club Meeting - Tue 17 Jan 2012

                  DAVID SARNOFF RADIO CLUB
                    JANUARY 2012 MEETING

 Optimizing Your Ham Shack for Operator Comfort and Efficiency
                      Gary Wilson K2GW

* Tuesday, January 17, 2012, 7:30 PM

* Hamilton Twp Public Library, 1 Justice Samuel Alito Jr Way
  (formerly 1 Municipal Dr), Hamilton, NJ 08619-3809
  See website for map and directions: <http://n2re.org/>

This month Gary K2GW will present a virtual tour of his home ham shack and
describe how he was inspired by design features of contest stations to
optimize the operator comfort and efficiency of his home station.

All are invited to join in an informal pre-meeting dinner at the New China
Buffet, 3100 Quakerbridge Road (2.5 miles north of the Hamilton Twp Library)
at 6:15 PM.



From drumor at optonline.net  Sun Jan 15 18:54:42 2012
From: drumor at optonline.net (E Drew Moore)
Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2012 18:54:42 -0500
Subject: [RVRC] NW2P Update
Message-ID: <001401ccd3e1$0d4ffcf0$27eff6d0$@net>

Paul just confirmed that Eric is at JFK in Edison.

73
Drew


From levelesll at msn.com  Sun Jan 15 19:03:46 2012
From: levelesll at msn.com (Levente Letso)
Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2012 19:03:46 -0500
Subject: [RVRC] NW2P Update
In-Reply-To: <001401ccd3e1$0d4ffcf0$27eff6d0$@net>
References: <001401ccd3e1$0d4ffcf0$27eff6d0$@net>
Message-ID: <BLU151-W58D0E441A9EA59BBA81D70A5830@phx.gbl>


Or prayers are with him and his family

best regards
Levente
AC2EK


> Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2012 18:54:42 -0500
> From: drumor at optonline.net
> To: rvrc at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [RVRC] NW2P Update
> 
> Paul just confirmed that Eric is at JFK in Edison.
> 
> 73
> Drew
> 
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From kc2vrj at gmail.com  Sun Jan 15 19:27:25 2012
From: kc2vrj at gmail.com (Paul Nannery)
Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2012 19:27:25 -0500
Subject: [RVRC] Eric
Message-ID: <CAJ+g-fH7juAjY9B2ZWsmz1MQx0+_D=DFfpe8OfQnfsPPzAt5fg@mail.gmail.com>

Eric was released from er at 1935 keep him in you thoughts please as we are
still unsure as to the cause of this issue.

From alan.wolke at gmail.com  Mon Jan 16 14:21:39 2012
From: alan.wolke at gmail.com (Alan Wolke)
Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:21:39 -0500
Subject: [RVRC] Show and tell video
Message-ID: <CAAbPpUEAxeci09vRDP-NV4xvWUYO7UEiTL62U=O+zKDdXuBFeA@mail.gmail.com>

All,

I thought you all might like to see my portable station, self contained in
a backpack...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIZVBKND_II


73,

Alan W2AEW

From wj2r at msn.com  Mon Jan 16 19:34:57 2012
From: wj2r at msn.com (Dennis Kopecky)
Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2012 19:34:57 -0500
Subject: [RVRC] Dave, K4UZM
Message-ID: <BAY161-W47AC5D9563D80CABC16AEF98800@phx.gbl>


Earlier this evening, I had the pleasure of working Ray, N4LEM, on 14.200 MHz., and found out that he is a member of the same radio club that Dave belongs to, so I inquired on Dave's status, since I hadn't heard anything further since he was hospitalized last week.
 
Ray related that the club was very upset with Dave's sudden hospitalization, and attempts were made to visit him, but the doctors felt that they wanted to keep him quiet, and denied him any visitors.
 
At one point, he may have been in the ICU, but has since been removed from there. While still hospitalized, Dave, appears to be past the worst part of his situation, and is now on the mend.
 
73,
Dennis
  		 	   		  

From n2gj at amsat.org  Sat Jan 21 14:12:03 2012
From: n2gj at amsat.org (N2GJ_AMSAT)
Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2012 19:12:03 +0000
Subject: [RVRC] YAESU's announcement,
	strategy and arguments on digital ham radio
In-Reply-To: <BDF813E572D1447292F709B3E877C8A1@marvbronsPC>
References: <BDF813E572D1447292F709B3E877C8A1@marvbronsPC>
Message-ID: <CAO2dfsrJgQvV9m05jVXEUm9WnPULgq7n_1nc1JB-09gJEMfq4Q@mail.gmail.com>

I believe this booklet should be read by all of us who may be
contemplating digital communications on the VHF/UHF bands.  I wondered
when another manufacturer would present an alternative to D-STAR.
I've always been a little troubled by the fact that no other brands
seemed eager to adopt this "standard."  This booklet offers some
cogent arguments for considering other types of encoding.  Thanks for
sharing, Marvin!  73,

GJ

Gerry Jurrens N2GJ
mailto:n2gj at amsat.org



On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 5:21 AM, Marvin Bronstein <marvbrons at verizon.net> wrote:
> Here is the latest from YAESU on their entry into ham radio DIGITAL
> communications. It is rather 'lengthy' download (7 Mb) but worth the reading
> as it clears up a lot of questions about DIGITAL radio communications and
> when it is 'useful'/when not.
>
> Marvin
> k2vhw at verizon.net
>
> (this is a learning curve for me as well.)
>

From alan.wolke at gmail.com  Sun Jan 22 09:21:18 2012
From: alan.wolke at gmail.com (Alan Wolke)
Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2012 09:21:18 -0500
Subject: [RVRC] Video: adding s-meter to TenTec shortwave RX
Message-ID: <CAAbPpUEHJct8aXXSqoiSbGG+fyJyP1OMR9ewygBK9paQmKzCvg@mail.gmail.com>

All,

For those interested, I posted a video to show how I added an S-meter to my
TenTec 1254 shortwave receiver kit.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yhMOcpHS7Q

73,
Alan W2AEW

From bdboyle at bdboyle.com  Mon Jan 23 14:47:57 2012
From: bdboyle at bdboyle.com (Bryan D. Boyle)
Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:47:57 -0500
Subject: [RVRC] Bands will be quiet
Message-ID: <4F1DB96D.5090106@bdboyle.com>

http://www.space.com/14319-huge-solar-eruption-sparks-radiation-storm.html

CME headed our way tomorrow.  Bands will quiet down, I'm thinking.
-- 
Bryan
In this world, you must be oh so smart or oh so pleasant.
Well, for years I was smart. I recommend pleasant.
You may quote me.

Sent from my MacBook Pro.

From drumor at optonline.net  Mon Jan 23 17:41:59 2012
From: drumor at optonline.net (drew Moore)
Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:41:59 -0500
Subject: [RVRC] ARRL Hudson Beacon
Message-ID: <01bb01ccda20$37c1d400$a7457c00$@optonline.net>

Members,

Check out the current issue of the Hudson Beacon. It features, on page 4,
some of the pictures from the RVRC Holiday Party.

http://www.hudson.arrl.org/beacon/2012/201201hudsonbeacon.pdf 

73
Drew


From drumor at optonline.net  Wed Jan 25 09:30:54 2012
From: drumor at optonline.net (drew Moore)
Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:30:54 -0500
Subject: [RVRC] ARRL & CQ Sign Agreement to Provide ARRL's Logbook of The
 World Support for CQ's Awards
Message-ID: <004401ccdb6d$f2928ab0$d7b7a010$@optonline.net>

Subject: ARRL & CQ Sign Agreement to Provide ARRL's Logbook of The World
Support for CQ's Awards

 

 

NEWS RELEASE

For more information, contact:
Harold Kramer (WJ1B)
Chief Operating Officer
ARRL - The national association for Amateur Radio
(860) 594-0200 <tel:%28860%29%20594-0200>  / wj1b at arrl.org

Richard Ross (K2MGA)
President
CQ Communications, Inc.
(516) 681-2922 <tel:%28516%29%20681-2922>  / k2mga at cq-amateur-radio.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 24, 2012


ARRL & CQ Sign Agreement to Provide
ARRL's Logbook of The World Support for CQ's Awards

(Hicksville, NY and Newington, CT - Jan. 24, 2012) - CQ Communications,
Inc. (CQ) and ARRL - the national association for Amateur Radio, have
signed an agreement to begin providing support for CQ-sponsored
operating awards by the ARRL's Logbook of the World (LoTW) electronic
confirmation system.. The agreement was announced jointly today by ARRL
Chief Operating Officer Harold Kramer, WJ1B, and CQ Communications
President Richard Ross, K2MGA.

CQ's awards will be the first non-ARRL awards supported by LoTW and will
be phased in, beginning with the CQ WPX award. Additional CQ awards will
follow. The ARRL's LoTW system, an interactive database recording
contacts between radio amateurs was created in 2003  and has been
adopted by 47,500 radio "hams" worldwide.  It already has records of 400
million contacts and grows weekly.  The target date for beginning LoTW
support for WPX is April 1, 2012. Amateurs will be able to use LoTW logs
to generate lists of confirmed contacts to be submitted for WPX credit.
Standard LoTW credit fees and CQ award fees will apply.

ARRL Chief Executive Officer David Sumner, K1ZZ, observed that this step
gives radio amateurs throughout the world an inexpensive and convenient
means of gaining credits toward CQ's popular operating awards. "LoTW has
significantly increased interest and participation in the ARRL's DXCC,
Worked All States and VUCC awards programs. We anticipate a similarly
positive response to the addition of the CQ WPX award. Amateurs will be
able to spend more time operating and less time chasing QSL cards."

CQ President Richard Ross, K2MGA, said he is very pleased to be able to
move forward with Logbook support for CQ awards. "We have had excellent
results with electronic confirmations for several years," he said, "and
I am glad that we are now able to begin expanding that convenience to
those participants in our award programs who use Logbook of the World.
We look forward to a smooth launch for WPX, and to the expansion of LoTW
support to include the rest of our award programs as well."

ARRL (www.arrl.org <http://www.arrl.org/> ) is the national association for
Amateur Radio in the
United States and publisher of its membership journal QST. CQ
Communications, Inc. (www.cqcomm.com <http://www.cqcomm.com/> ) is publisher
of CQ Amateur Radio
and several other magazines.  There are currently over 700,000 Amateur
Radio licensees in the USA and approximately 2.5 million worldwide.

To learn more go to  < www.arrl.org/logbook-of-the-world>. 


From drumor at optonline.net  Wed Jan 25 12:15:04 2012
From: drumor at optonline.net (drew Moore)
Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:15:04 -0500
Subject: [RVRC] NJQRP TeamSpeak notes on Station Grounding
Message-ID: <001f01ccdb84$e1ef3ca0$a5cdb5e0$@optonline.net>

Tonight on the NJQRP TeamSpeak net they will be covering the topic of
station grounding.

The Notes can be found at http://www.njqrp.org/teamspeak/Jan%2024.html
.There is a tremendous amount of information found in the links found on the
page.

73
Drew


From drumor at optonline.net  Sat Jan 28 13:18:33 2012
From: drumor at optonline.net (drew Moore)
Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2012 13:18:33 -0500
Subject: [RVRC] Cram session for Technician license
Message-ID: <000801ccdde9$3ec57c30$bc507490$@optonline.net>

Subject: Cram session for Technician license


Subject: Cram session

members,

There is a Cram session for the Technician license  given by the Red Cross
on Springfield Avenue in Summit NJ on February 11, 2012. The session starts
at 9am, and the license exam will start immediately after at 4pm.
Pre-registration is require.

If you know someone who is interested, please contact Vincent Lobosco. His
email address is vlobosco at comcast.net . His telephone number is
908-322-4512.

Regards,

Drew Moore


From alan.wolke at gmail.com  Sun Jan 29 12:00:48 2012
From: alan.wolke at gmail.com (Alan Wolke)
Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2012 12:00:48 -0500
Subject: [RVRC] Part II Video - finishing the S-meter on the 1254 receiver
Message-ID: <CAAbPpUHJUUV4c0gZuOZh14LqaXTHJgR9HDBFQBq222FfLD3XXw@mail.gmail.com>

All,

I just posted a follow-up video showing how I finished the s-meter project
(from my previous video) on the TenTec 1254 Shortwave receiver kit.  It's
only about 2 minutes long...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgYAD_eOGLQ

73,
Alan W2AEW

From drumor at optonline.net  Sun Jan 29 12:22:05 2012
From: drumor at optonline.net (drew Moore)
Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2012 12:22:05 -0500
Subject: [RVRC] FW: Part II Video - finishing the S-meter on the 1254
	receiver
In-Reply-To: <CAAbPpUHJUUV4c0gZuOZh14LqaXTHJgR9HDBFQBq222FfLD3XXw@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAAbPpUHJUUV4c0gZuOZh14LqaXTHJgR9HDBFQBq222FfLD3XXw@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <012a01ccdeaa$85e29f50$91a7ddf0$@optonline.net>

Alan, nice work on the finished project.

73
Drew

-----Original Message-----
From: rvrc-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:rvrc-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On
Behalf Of Alan Wolke
Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2012 12:01 PM
To: RVRC
Subject: [RVRC] Part II Video - finishing the S-meter on the 1254 receiver

All,

I just posted a follow-up video showing how I finished the s-meter project
(from my previous video) on the TenTec 1254 Shortwave receiver kit.  It's
only about 2 minutes long...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgYAD_eOGLQ

73,
Alan W2AEW
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From gjurrens at gmail.com  Sun Jan 29 19:31:00 2012
From: gjurrens at gmail.com (Gerry Jurrens)
Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2012 19:31:00 -0500
Subject: [RVRC] Happy Birthday Chuck Leuthauser N2RRS 1/30
Message-ID: <F80F1126-855F-4B94-B9D9-DF228C3578DA@gmail.com>

ARL FORTY SIX CHUCK 73,

GJ
Sent from my iPad2


From drumor at optonline.net  Tue Jan 31 11:48:13 2012
From: drumor at optonline.net (drew Moore)
Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:48:13 -0500
Subject: [RVRC] Eric in RWJ for Open heart surgery
Message-ID: <002d01cce038$1f7fa070$5e7ee150$@optonline.net>

Members,

 

Please see Paul?s message below.

 

73

Drew

 

From: Paul Nannery [mailto:kc2vrj at gmail.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2012 11:16 AM
To: Drew Moore
Subject: Please fwd to club eric

 

Eric is at rej in newbrunswick. At 1030 am he was set to under go open hart
surgery. Please keep him in our rhoughts and pryaers


From drumor at optonline.net  Tue Jan 31 16:09:48 2012
From: drumor at optonline.net (drew Moore)
Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:09:48 -0500
Subject: [RVRC] Eric-NW2P Status
Message-ID: <004c01cce05c$aa512740$fef375c0$@optonline.net>

As of 4pm today Eric is still in surgery. He is expected to be out of
surgery by 5 or 6pm.

73
Drew
W2OU


From drumor at optonline.net  Tue Jan 31 20:51:56 2012
From: drumor at optonline.net (drew Moore)
Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:51:56 -0500
Subject: [RVRC] Eric, NW2p -status
Message-ID: <008e01cce084$1457e030$3d07a090$@optonline.net>

Eric came successfully out of surgery this evening and he is resting from
the ordeal. He underwent 4 bypasses. Please keep him in your thoughts and
prayers.

73
Drew
W2ou


