[TVARC] club station

Mon Jul 17 08:37:28 EDT 2017

On Mon, Jul 17, 2017 at 7:38 AM Marty Brown <wb2vyk at gmail.com> wrote:

> Following with interest these messages on a club station.  How about
> shining some light on the situation?  A well written article focusing on
> the *what we can do for The Villages* would help get the word out.
> Villages-News would be a good place to start.  They have many pictures from
> our events to help make the point..  This approach might bring some ideas
> from outside TV, which could also prove enlightening.
>
>
>
> 73 and GL,
>
> Marty WB2VYK
>
>  Great idea Marty!!
>
> *From:* tvarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:
> tvarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net] *On Behalf Of *George Briggs
> *Sent:* Sunday, July 16, 2017 07:18
> *To:* villages reflector <tvarc at mailman.qth.net>
>
>
> *Subject:* Re: [TVARC] club station
>
>
>
> Clubmates,
>
> Before we get carried away approaching anyone we think might help us get a
> “club station”, I firmly believe that we should
>
> come to a club consensus as to exactly what we mean by a “club station”.
> In my humble opinion, it does not mean a “closet”
>
> somewhere where we can hide a radio and utilize compromise antennas.  I
> have developed a set of “requirements”, solely from
>
> my personal perspective of what we should be requesting, and I would
> gladly share them with any and all.  They include:  a. A
>
> reasonable space, at least 12’x12’ with 24/7 access, with air conditioning
> and with plumbing; b. space for us to erect, at the club’s
>
> expense, a tower of some 40-60 feet onto which we could mount a decent
> yagi and wire antennas for the low bands, perhaps even
>
> a 6M yagi and a 2M/440MHz antenna (the tower could conceivably be shorter
> and mounted on the top of an existing building).
>
> My bottom line is that I plead with the club not to sell ourselves short
> just to say we have a club station.  The woodworkers have
>
> a huge, well-appointed facility.  The polo club has an entire field with a
> grandstand (OK, perhaps I got carried away).  But we should
>
> be asking for a REAL facility.
>
> In the Developers’ presentation to The Villages Homeowners’ Association a
> few weeks ago, he challenged Villagers to make suggestions
>
> as to what can be done with all the land that The Villages has purchased
> recently.  I believe we should give him an idea.
>
> My two cents’ worth.
>
> 73,
>
> George, K2DM
>
>
>
>
>
> *From:* John Ellis
>
> *Sent:* Sunday, July 16, 2017 4:09 PM
>
> *To:* villages reflector
>
> *Subject:* Re: [TVARC] club station
>
>
>
> Does anyone know John Rohan or know someone who does? Getting an amicable
> audience with him might be a way toward getting what we want ???
>
>
>
> John, NP2B
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> On Sun, Jul 16, 2017 at 7:13 PM, Richard Bellerose <
> r.bellerose09 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> He's in charge of all the rec hall.  Thus why the name of the one on Morse
> Blvd and rte 44.  Rohan Rec ctr
>
>
>
> *Sent from my Verizon 4G LTE Droid*
>
> On Jul 16, 2017 12:54 PM, John Ellis <john.np2b at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I've heard of him but who is he and what is his function in the great
> scheme of things?
>
>
>
> 73,
>
> J
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> On Sun, Jul 16, 2017 at 3:50 PM, Richard Bellerose <
> r.bellerose09 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Have you checked with John Rohan.  All we really need is a slightly larger
> closet.  The rec center do close however.
>
>
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> On Jul 16, 2017 11:32 AM, "John Ellis" <john.np2b at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Folks,
>
>
>
> I need some help here. As you know, I am the chairman of the committee
> investigating the possibility of putting up a club station.
>
>
>
> This is the basic criteria. It needs to be accessible pretty much 24/7 so
> that Club members can use it when they want, so it could be available for
> training and educational purposes and available for contests, etc. We also
> need to have it in a place where we can put up a modest but effective
> antenna system such as a hexbeam and something for 40 & 80 meters. It
> should be fairly close in so as to be accessible to all Village residents.
>
>
>
> I have run into a stone wall with the sheriff's department and the fire
> department. Does someone know someone in the Villages organization that
> could help us find such a facility?
>
>
>
> If so, please call me at 352 633-2910 <(352)%20633-2910>.
>
> 73,
>
> John, NP2B
>
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>
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> --
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> John Ellis         (NP2B)
>
> 1149 Mockingbird Lane
> The Villages, FL 32163
>
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> John Ellis         (NP2B)
>
> 1149 Mockingbird Lane
> The Villages, FL 32163
>
> telephone 352 633-2910 <(352)%20633-2910>
> facsimile  352 633-0401 <(352)%20633-0401>
> mobile     340 513-4928 <(340)%20513-4928>
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> John Ellis         (NP2B)
>
> 1149 Mockingbird Lane
> The Villages, FL 32163
>
> telephone 352 633-2910
> facsimile  352 633-0401
> mobile     340 513-4928
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