From jtaffuri at gmail.com  Fri Dec  1 14:15:19 2023
From: jtaffuri at gmail.com (Jeffrey M Taffuri)
Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2023 14:15:19 -0500
Subject: [TVARC] 7100 Package For Sale
Message-ID: <b5bd247e-6eb7-464f-841b-fee5a2e01af8@gmail.com>

For Sale $900

ICOM 7100 Package ? Excellent Condition

Extras Included:

ICOM HM-151 Remote Control Mic

https://www.dxengineering.com/parts/ico-hm-151

ICOM OPC-589 Mic Adapter Unopened Never Used

https://www.dxengineering.com/parts/ico-opc-589

GPS Reciever for 7100 ? Unopened Never Used

https://www.ebay.com/itm/195705013886


KO4NCC Jeff

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From wa1utq at embarqmail.com  Fri Dec  1 15:59:08 2023
From: wa1utq at embarqmail.com (wa1utq at embarqmail.com)
Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2023 15:59:08 -0500
Subject: [TVARC] TVARC Repeater Status Dec.2023
Message-ID: <!&!AAAAAAAAAAAYAAAAAAAAADrwE0JhZplOvNhrHjv9I8rCgAAAEAAAAPtsBRysYMFMp3rewss4IzUBAAAAAA==@embarqmail.com>

Status of the repeaters in The Villages Dec.01,2023-update

 

443.225 Working Fine - FM: PL 103.5hz-TSQ - K4VRC/R - Main Repeater

               Working Fine -  EchoLink - K4VRC-R - Node# 848490

443.150 Working Fine - FM:PL 103.5hz-T - K4VRC/R 

                Working Fine - EchoLink - W2TR-R - Node# 67670 - Allstar -
W2TR-R - Node#435720

145.110 Working Fine  - FM: PL 107.2hz-T - K4VRC/R

                                          - New Replacement Antenna on
Dec.19th. 

444.250 Working Fine - PL 110.9hz-T - K4LFK/R 

145.210 Working Fine - PL 110.9hz-T- K4LFK/R 

146.940 Working Fine - Fusion Digital: Open. FM: PL  91.5hz-TSQ*- No Wires-X
- WA1UTQ/R

224.980 Working Fine - FM: PL 91.5hz-TSQ - WA1UTQ/R 

444.575 Working Fine - Fusion Digital: Open. Wires: Open. FM: 91.5hz-TSQ*-
WA1UTQ/R

               Working Fine  - Wires-x Node #11186. - Wires-x %

463.350 Working Fine - CERT Team Members only. - TSQ

224.740 Working Fine - FM: PL 103.5hz-T - W2TR/R

               Working Fine  - Link to 441.875 

441.875 Working Fine - Fusion Digital: Open. Wires: Open. FM: PL
103.5hz-TSQ. - W2TR/R

               Working Fine  - Wires-x Node# 58179 - QTH-Marion County. 

               Working Fine  - Link to 224.740 

1292.150 Working Fine  - D-Star: Local: N/A /FM: Open, No PL- Wildwood.

                                           WA1UTQ/R - FM, WA1UTQ A - Dstar

                                           Coming Soon Dstar Digital.

462.700 Working Fine - GMRS Repeater - FM: 023 DCS #  - WRDK593

                                           #- Contact Gary W2TR -
<mailto:w2tr.gary at gmail.com> w2tr.gary at gmail.com

146.670 Off the Air       - FM: PL-110.9hz - T - Coming Soon

                                     

% - Wires-X is available at 441.875, 147.360, and 147.210.

*Strobe Light Noise at night only on FM on 575,940. 

 

On Repeater PL: T on the TX only - TSQ (Tone Sq.) It's on both TX & RX.

     443.225 - 50 watts - 265 ft.                           146.940 - 50
watts - 265 ft            441.875 - 40 watts - 100 ft.

     443.150 - 50 watts - 194 ft.                           224.980 - 30
watts - 265 ft          1292.150 - 10 watts - 300 ft.

     145.110 - 50 watts -  200 ft.                           444.575 - 50
watts - 300 ft.           462.700 -  40 watts -  230 ft.        

     444.250 - 35 watts - 120 ft.                           463.350 -  40
watts - 160 ft            146.670 -  50 watts - 000 ft.


     145.210 - 50 watts - 230 ft.                           224.740 - 10
watts - 200 ft.

 

73 Bruce WA1UTQ  Crack Repeater Team.  K4LFK, W2TR, WA1UTQ       

 

 

 

147.030 Working Fine - Fusion Digital: Open FM:PL 123.0hz - TSQ - Skywarn. -
K4HOG/R

                Working Fine - EchoLink- K4VEB-R/294541. Allstar - Node#
49829

                                          - All Nets from 146.925 move to
this repeater until further notice. 

                                         - No Wires-X

146.925 Off the Air      - Fusion Digital: Open. FM:PL 123.0hz - TSQ -
KS4EOC/R

                                          -Sumter Co. Ecomm. Net - Moving to
a new Location. 

                Off the Air      - EchoLink- KD4WAA-R/648680. Allstar -
Node# 53446

                                         - No Wires-X - Moving to a new
Location.

                                          - All Nets from 146.925 moving to
147.030 K4HOG until further notice. 

145.490 Working Fine - FM:PL 123.0hz -T - KI4DYE/R 

                Working Fine - EchoLink - KX4LEO-L/297089, Allstar - Node#
40487

147.360 Working Fine - FM: PL=97.4hz - TSQ - KX4LEO/R

                Working Fine - Echolink:KX4LEO-R /297091, AllStar: 577320.

                Working Fine - Wire-X Node# 33138 "FM Only"

 

147.030 - 50 watts - 380 ft.

146.925 - 40 watts - 000 ft.

145.490 - 50 watts - 130 ft.

147.360 - 50 watts - 80 ft.

 

 

.030, .925, .049, and .360 - W2TR Head Tech. take care of these repeaters.

           

 

 

  73 Bruce WA1UTQ  Crack Repeater Team.  K4LFK, W2TR, WA1UTQ       

 

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From wa1utq at embarqmail.com  Fri Dec  1 16:03:46 2023
From: wa1utq at embarqmail.com (wa1utq at embarqmail.com)
Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2023 16:03:46 -0500
Subject: [TVARC] ARRL Audio News and Nets
Message-ID: <!&!AAAAAAAAAAAYAAAAAAAAADrwE0JhZplOvNhrHjv9I8rCgAAAEAAAALxE/xdPFu1DujjrAOxlXoEBAAAAAA==@embarqmail.com>

Hi all:    

           ARRL Audio News is a summary of the week's top news stories in
the world of Amateur Radio, along with interviews and other features.

           ARRL Audio News: 7-15 mins.: 

 

          Audio News:

           Friday at 7pm on WA1UTQ/R 444.575 mhz. FM* - Get the latest news
here first.- Home of the ARRL Audio News for 45 yrs. 

           Repeated Saturday at 7pm on WA1UTQ/R 444.575 mhz. on Fusion
Digital at 7pm - Digital only. 

           Repeated Sunday at 7pm on K4LFK/R 145.210 mhz. FM. PL=110.9hz.

           Friday at 12:15pm on KX4LEO/R 147.360 mhz. FM. PL=97.4hz. South
of Sumter County.

           

           Nets:

           TVARC Rag Chew Net: on Monday at 7pm on 443.225 mhz. FM -
PL=103.5hz - N4FMO, AD4MO, K3DO and NP2B - Backup Repeater 443.150 mhz.
PL=103.5hz 

           CERT Team Amateur Radio Net: Tuesday at 8pm on 145.210 mhz. -
PL=110.9hz -   KJ4KJY - Open to all Amateur. CERT/TVARC   

           Zombie Fusion Net: on 444.575 mhz. Thursday 7-8:30 pm digital
only. -  WB8E, N8ZA, and AC8ZD. Only online 1st,2nd,5th Thursday of the
month.

           QCWA Chapter 217 Net: on Friday at 10am on 443.225 mhz. FM-
PL=103.5hz - W4OE - Backup Repeater 443.150 mhz. PL=103.5hz.

           Sumter County ARES Net: 4th Thursday at 7:30pm on 147.030 mhz.
FM. PL=123.0hz - KX4LEO

          

          * Broadcast on FM 444.575mhz.

   

 

          Next meeting Thursday Jan.18, 2024 - 6pm at the Eisenhower Rec.
Ctr.

          

             73 Bruce WA1UTQ 

 

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From n0smx2 at gmail.com  Fri Dec  1 16:28:02 2023
From: n0smx2 at gmail.com (Dennis McKinney)
Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2023 16:28:02 -0500
Subject: [TVARC] 9L5M Sierra Leone 24.910 FT8
Message-ID: <CADk0RDypLyFGk6njrP65oMStqyuaHUMkfi2jfo3218e7pzcEaw@mail.gmail.com>

If you need to work Sierra Leone
24.910 FT8  non F/H would be a great start.. He's there @-13 to me...

GL
N0SMX
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From jtaffuri at gmail.com  Fri Dec  1 20:38:15 2023
From: jtaffuri at gmail.com (Jeffrey M Taffuri)
Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2023 20:38:15 -0500
Subject: [TVARC] 7100 Package SOLD
Message-ID: <2419ebf6-e224-47fe-8000-0c3d5acc1ce5@gmail.com>

The 7100 package I posted earlier has been sold.

73 KO4NCC Jeff
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From n4gl.marty at gmail.com  Mon Dec  4 08:55:51 2023
From: n4gl.marty at gmail.com (Marty Brown)
Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2023 08:55:51 -0500
Subject: [TVARC] TVARC Ragchew Net Tonight at 7
Message-ID: <CAOo==4yy4qeYUUdotmtkL3JDDN2HebOMX9QYERuVh7Xa9-vCVQ@mail.gmail.com>

Please join Doug, AD4MO, and an assortment of your clubmates, for this
evening's edition of the ragchew net. 443.225, PL 103.5

73,
Marty N4GL
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From wa1utq at embarqmail.com  Mon Dec  4 15:40:47 2023
From: wa1utq at embarqmail.com (wa1utq at embarqmail.com)
Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2023 15:40:47 -0500
Subject: [TVARC] ARRL Audio News and Nets
Message-ID: <!&!AAAAAAAAAAAYAAAAAAAAADrwE0JhZplOvNhrHjv9I8rCgAAAEAAAAAzS7R/hO1BOhURTOteiJa4BAAAAAA==@embarqmail.com>

Hi all:    

           ARRL Audio News is a summary of the week's top news stories in
the world of Amateur Radio, along with interviews and other features.

           ARRL Audio News: 7-15 mins.: New Changes in Yellow.

 

          Audio News:

           Friday at 7pm on WA1UTQ/R 444.575 mhz. FM* - Get the latest news
here first.- Home of the ARRL Audio News for 46 yrs. 

           Repeated Saturday at 7pm on WA1UTQ/R 146.940 mhz. on Fusion
Digital at 7pm - Digital only. 

           Repeated Sunday at 7pm on K4LFK/R 145.210 mhz. FM. PL=110.9hz.

           Friday at 12:15pm on KX4LEO/R 147.360 mhz. FM. PL=97.4hz. South
of Sumter County.

           

           Nets:

           TVARC Rag Chew Net: on Monday at 7pm on 443.225 mhz. FM -
PL=103.5hz - N4FMO, AD4MO, K3DO and NP2B - Backup Repeater 443.150 mhz.
PL=103.5hz 

           CERT Team Amateur Radio Net: Tuesday at 8pm on 145.210 mhz. -
PL=110.9hz -   KJ4KJY - Open to all Amateur. CERT/TVARC   

           Zombie Fusion Net: on 444.575 mhz. Thursday 7-8:30 pm digital
only. -  WB8E, N8ZA, and AC8ZD. Only online 1st,2nd,5th Thursday of the
month.

           QCWA Chapter 217 Net: on Friday at 10am on 443.225 mhz. FM-
PL=103.5hz - W4OE - Backup Repeater 443.150 mhz. PL=103.5hz.

           Sumter County ARES Net: 4th Thursday at 7:30pm on 147.030 mhz.
FM. PL=123.0hz - KX4LEO

          

          * Broadcast on FM 444.575mhz.

   

 

          Next meeting Thursday Jan.18, 2024 - 6pm at the Eisenhower Rec.
Ctr.

          

             73 Bruce WA1UTQ 

 

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From k2dm at comcast.net  Tue Dec  5 16:08:37 2023
From: k2dm at comcast.net (k2dm at comcast.net)
Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2023 21:08:37 +0000
Subject: [TVARC] Radio On the Square video
Message-ID: <PH7P220MB15335B216519E73634BAF176FC85A@PH7P220MB1533.NAMP220.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM>

Congratulations and many thanks to Michael Hissam, N8NBE, and Mike Myers, K3DO, for recording, producing and publishing
the 2023 edition of TVARC's Radio On the Square video.  Like they say on The Voice, "It's dope!"  The video quality is super, the drone
shot is way cool, and the narration is smooth.  Michael and Mike made it so that all Jill Winters had to do at VNN was put it on the air.
The video is running periodically on VNN (channel 2 on Comcast), but you can also watch it whenever you want online.  Go to
www.thevillagesdailysun.com<http://www.thevillagesdailysun.com>

Then hover over "Villages Media" and select VNN from the drop down menu.
Our video is in the Dec 4, 2023, block and starts at about 6:42 into the show.  Enjoy!
73,
George K2DM

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From k2dm at comcast.net  Thu Dec  7 13:54:46 2023
From: k2dm at comcast.net (k2dm at comcast.net)
Date: Thu, 7 Dec 2023 18:54:46 +0000
Subject: [TVARC] TVARC Holiday December 21
Message-ID: <PH7P220MB1533FB7A386858989CCA8218FC8BA@PH7P220MB1533.NAMP220.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM>

Clubmates,
We currently have 62 people signed up for our holiday party.  We have room for 18 more folks, but you must sign up by Saturday, December 9, so we can make arrangements with
the Eisenhower rec center and so we can order the meats from Honey Baked Ham.  So, if you want to attend, and you have not yet signed up, now is the time.  Stop holding out for a better offer!
To sign up, go to www.k4vrc.com<http://www.k4vrc.com>
Then click "Sign up for Activities"
Then click "Holiday Party 2023"
Open the invitation and follow the prompts to sign up.

If you have questions, let me know.
73,
George K2DM


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From psk2ps at gmail.com  Fri Dec  8 14:17:08 2023
From: psk2ps at gmail.com (K2PS Pete Stafford)
Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2023 14:17:08 -0500
Subject: [TVARC] ARRL 10M Contest This Weekend
In-Reply-To: <001c01da217c$b4316bd0$1c944370$@gmail.com>
References: <001c01da217c$b4316bd0$1c944370$@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <004f01da2a0b$23d17f70$6b747e50$@gmail.com>

This weekend is my favorite event of the year, the ARRL 10M Contest.  It's
the perfect one for us and our meager antennas.  I know, I know, I have
indeed put up a yagi for the weekend, but you don't need a super antenna for
10 meters given our place in the sunspot cycle right now.  It's not at peak
(hopefully), but good enough so that the fabled "window screen" antenna can
allow you to work much of the world on that band.

 

It starts tonight at 7P local, and goes for 48 hours.  Remember, 10M is
primarily a daytime band, so figure on working people from sunup (a little
past 7A), until a couple of hours past sundown, so until about 8P.  The
first night keeps people up later than that, but it's rough going.  If
you've got limited time, the best schedule would have you look to Europe
from daybreak until maybe 11 or 12, then get a good dose of the USA, until
later in the afternoon when South America, or even Asia, may be workable.

 

The contest is CW and SSB.  You can enter one or the other, or Mixed; QRP,
Low Power (100W), or High.  There's even a Limited Antennas category, for
which verticals or dipoles are welcomed.  Our exchange is 59(9)FL, and we
expect to receive their state if domestic (DC counts), province if Canada,
or a serial number for DX.  Mexicans send their state too, a three-letter
abbreviation.  Each is considered a multiplier.  You can work 'em on SSB and
CW, but CW contacts are worth double.

 

I encourage you to also sign up for contestonlinescore.com and be sure to
indicate The Villages Amateur Radio Club.  We'll then be able to see all of
our scores in real-time and in one place as the contest goes on, and it's
fun to watch it.

 

Hope to work all of you on both modes, but I'll spend most of the time on
CW.  Afternoons are most likely for SSB, looking for stateside multipliers,
since CW and SSB have their own mult counts.

 

Good luck and make lots of Qs!

 

73, Pete, K2PS

 

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From w3us at casa-aloha.net  Sun Dec 10 22:24:09 2023
From: w3us at casa-aloha.net (w3us at casa-aloha.net)
Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2023 22:24:09 -0500
Subject: [TVARC] ARRL 10 W3US SO Mixed Unlimited Limited-Ant HP
References: <20231211030801.c85df25d1421b771@b4h.net>
Message-ID: <C68DF5FD-95B4-4550-8D69-5B236FC48C83@casa-aloha.net>

Off to an expected slow start Friday as 10M was closing out, but somehow managed 41 Qs.  Ready to hit the ground running at sunrise Saturday, but the Big Ear had other ideas.  SWR was 10:1.  Yikes!  Lowered mast, dismantled antenna, inspected, reassembled, and after losing two hours, we were good to go. Condx Saturday were so-so.  Europe closed out early, but there were ample US to keep us busy.  Oh, did I mention, the Big Ear failed again?  This time in mid afternoon.  I lowered mast, disassembled, and this time re-soldered all connections.  Back on the air mid afternoon, but the anticipated JA opening didn?t materialize.
Fingers crossed Sunday morning, we tested the Big Ear and SWR was 1.0:1 ? perfect!  10M was super-hot Sunday with Europe lasting until after noon.  It was back to the races!  10M was so good we managed a five hour run, averaging 140/hr over one 90 minute period.  After Europe, 10 stayed open to various parts of the US, and JAs appeared late afternoon to add a dozen or so to the total.  In spite of the antenna problems it was a good weekend with WAS on CW and 41 states on SSB, plus 83 DXCC.  Multipliers are everything.

Many thanks to fellow club members for contest QSOs - Pete K2PS, Dennis N0SMX, Ray ND8L, Doug K1CTR, Tom K3WT, Marty N4GL, and Wayne N4FP.

Cycle 25 has not yet peaked, so the 2024 ARRL 10M contest should be even better.  Perhaps we can put together a team and win another club gavel.  

73,
Rusty - W3US

> 
>                    ARRL 10-Meter Contest - 2023
> 
> Call: W3US
> Operator(s): W3US
> Station: W3US
> 
> Class: SO Mixed Unlimited HP
> Class Overlay: Limited-Ant 
> QTH: FL
> Operating Time (hrs): 20
> 
> Summary:
> Band  QSOs  Mults
> -------------------
>   CW:  648   134
>  SSB:  414   113
> -------------------
> Total: 1062   247  Total Score = 844,740
> 
> Comments:
> 
> Flex 6600, Flex PGXL, rotatable MFJ "Big Ear" portable dipole @ 35'.
> 
> 
> Posted using 3830 Score Submittal Forms at: http://www.3830scores.com/ <http://www.3830scores.com/>
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From k2dm at comcast.net  Mon Dec 11 08:54:29 2023
From: k2dm at comcast.net (k2dm at comcast.net)
Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2023 13:54:29 +0000
Subject: [TVARC] Holiday Party signups are now CLOSED
Message-ID: <PH7P220MB1533573BACAFAF24E645F9EBFC8FA@PH7P220MB1533.NAMP220.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM>

Congratulations and thank you to the 70 club members and guests who signed up.
Now we can place orders for the turkey and ham, but paper goods for the tables, and meet with the
folks at Eisenhower to specify the room setup details.
We look forward to seeing you all on the 21st!
73,
George, K2DM, for the Board of Directors

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From n4gl.marty at gmail.com  Mon Dec 11 14:57:58 2023
From: n4gl.marty at gmail.com (Marty Brown)
Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2023 14:57:58 -0500
Subject: [TVARC] TVARC Ragchew Net Tonight at 7
Message-ID: <CAOo==4w_vDTJSs70k6ur9kE4N9z=5vcBp4xexbZzS5=D7n0d6A@mail.gmail.com>

Join John, NP2B, and the regulars for the ragchew net at 7:00 PM  443.225
PL 103.5

73,
Marty N4GL
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From nd8l2828 at gmail.com  Mon Dec 11 13:19:07 2023
From: nd8l2828 at gmail.com (Ray Fallen)
Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2023 13:19:07 -0500
Subject: [TVARC] ND8L ARRL 10 Meter Contest - SOHP-Assisted-Mixed
Message-ID: <CAPuXCcw+Fq8=Pmv7HxYZhSmK-=TX4CeQWw_SeRb+e47cY9U_Aw@mail.gmail.com>

                 ARRL10M Summary Sheet

       Start Date : 2023-12-09

    CallSign Used : ND8L
      Operator(s) : ND8L

Operator Category : SINGLE-OP
Assisted Category : ASSISTED
             Band : ALL
            Power : HIGH
             Mode : MIXED
 Default Exchange : FL
       Gridsquare : EL88XU
 Butt in Chair:  8.5 Hours


        Club/Team : The Villages Amateur Radio Club


        Band   Mode  QSOs     Pts  S-P  Cty  Pt/Q
          28  CW     256    1024   57   41   4.0
          28  USB    173     346   43   39   2.0
       Total  Both   429    1370  100   80   3.2


            Score : 246,600


          Soapbox :Where WAS Ohio?  Must have been watching the Browns game!
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From tommenas.k3wt at gmail.com  Mon Dec 11 16:12:55 2023
From: tommenas.k3wt at gmail.com (Tom Menas)
Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2023 16:12:55 -0500
Subject: [TVARC] K3WT SOHP, Assisted CW ARRL 10 Meter Contest
Message-ID: <CAJMuB=rHTPs6A0o-Z=jJOAs3yQCMMc_c__5KuUQNsvfyBAR83w@mail.gmail.com>

ARRL 10-Meter Contest - 2023



Call: K3WT

Operator(s): K3WT

Station: K3WT



Class: SO CW Unlimited HP

Class Overlay: Limited-Ant (Flagpole)

QTH: FL

Operating Time (hrs): 16



Summary:

 Band  QSOs  Mults

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

   CW:  515   103

  SSB:

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

Total:  515   103  Total Score = 212,180



Club: The Villages Amateur Radio Club



Very interesting contest.  At Pete?s (K2PS) suggestion (cajoling), I
participated in the Contest Online software so I could observe what other
TVARCers were doing.  Unfortunately, I was in the dust, following Rusty,
W3US; Pete, K2PS; and Ray, ND8L, all three top rate ops.  Back with me were
Doug, K1CTR and Dennis, N0SMX.  Also heard Ed, K2TE in some pileups. I'm
sure there were others, too.   Anyway, it was a great time.



73,
Tom Menas, K3WT
Cell:  952-303-2086
tommenas.k3wt at gmail.com
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From k2dm at comcast.net  Mon Dec 11 16:49:45 2023
From: k2dm at comcast.net (George Briggs)
Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2023 16:49:45 -0500
Subject: [TVARC] ARRL 10 W3US SO Mixed Unlimited Limited-Ant HP
In-Reply-To: <C68DF5FD-95B4-4550-8D69-5B236FC48C83@casa-aloha.net>
References: <C68DF5FD-95B4-4550-8D69-5B236FC48C83@casa-aloha.net>
Message-ID: <9CBCE251-5C71-4ED2-AA01-073B90F89AB7@comcast.net>

Holy moly Rusty. Very nice going. And such dedication working on the Big Ear, whatever that is.
George K2DM 
Sent from my iPhone

> On Dec 10, 2023, at 10:24?PM, w3us at casa-aloha.net wrote:
> 
> ?
> Off to an expected slow start Friday as 10M was closing out, but somehow managed 41 Qs.  Ready to hit the ground running at sunrise Saturday, but the Big Ear had other ideas.  SWR was 10:1.  Yikes!  Lowered mast, dismantled antenna, inspected, reassembled, and after losing two hours, we were good to go. Condx Saturday were so-so.  Europe closed out early, but there were ample US to keep us busy.  Oh, did I mention, the Big Ear failed again?  This time in mid afternoon.  I lowered mast, disassembled, and this time re-soldered all connections.  Back on the air mid afternoon, but the anticipated JA opening didn?t materialize.
> Fingers crossed Sunday morning, we tested the Big Ear and SWR was 1.0:1 ? perfect!  10M was super-hot Sunday with Europe lasting until after noon.  It was back to the races!  10M was so good we managed a five hour run, averaging 140/hr over one 90 minute period.  After Europe, 10 stayed open to various parts of the US, and JAs appeared late afternoon to add a dozen or so to the total.  In spite of the antenna problems it was a good weekend with WAS on CW and 41 states on SSB, plus 83 DXCC.  Multipliers are everything.
> 
> Many thanks to fellow club members for contest QSOs - Pete K2PS, Dennis N0SMX, Ray ND8L, Doug K1CTR, Tom K3WT, Marty N4GL, and Wayne N4FP.
> 
> Cycle 25 has not yet peaked, so the 2024 ARRL 10M contest should be even better.  Perhaps we can put together a team and win another club gavel.  
> 
> 73,
> Rusty - W3US
> 
>> 
>>                    ARRL 10-Meter Contest - 2023
>> 
>> Call: W3US
>> Operator(s): W3US
>> Station: W3US
>> 
>> Class: SO Mixed Unlimited HP
>> Class Overlay: Limited-Ant 
>> QTH: FL
>> Operating Time (hrs): 20
>> 
>> Summary:
>> Band  QSOs  Mults
>> -------------------
>>   CW:  648   134
>>  SSB:  414   113
>> -------------------
>> Total: 1062   247  Total Score = 844,740
>> 
>> Comments:
>> 
>> Flex 6600, Flex PGXL, rotatable MFJ "Big Ear" portable dipole @ 35'.
>> 
>> 
>> Posted using 3830 Score Submittal Forms at: http://www.3830scores.com/
> 
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From wb2art at gmail.com  Mon Dec 11 16:57:10 2023
From: wb2art at gmail.com (Ken Kaplan)
Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2023 16:57:10 -0500
Subject: [TVARC] For Sale - ND4G's Equipment
Message-ID: <CAB2qLx54Tz8FBenU9sEkaEYghUURYSg2=SVubs35Tt3hHqNOJg@mail.gmail.com>

I have for sale most of Rich ND4G's radio equipment. There are some issues
posting it to the website so I have permission to list it here.

FlexRadio 6600M 160-6 meters - $3200.00

Winkeyer USB - $40.00

MFJ Deluxe Versa Tuner II 160-10 meters 300 watts - $90.00

MFJ 4230MPF Switching Power Supply - $60.00

DAIWA CN101L SWR/Wattmeter 1.8-200 MHz 1,500 W Max Cross Needle - $20.00

Yaesu FT-60R VHF/UHF Handheld programmed with TVARC frequencies plus
the CD-30 Desktop Charger /* HT NEEDS BATTERY(S)* - $60.00

Vibroplex Original Bug #373522 needs work - $70.00

MOOKEERF mobile magnetic mount antenna VHF/UHF - $10.00

Sirio GPA4060 40-70 Mhz ground plane base antenna - $30.00

Realistic Speaker/Mic #19-310 - $5.00

MFJ-704 Low Pass Filter 0-30MHz 1KW - $25.00

Optek CX-3 3-WAY COAX ANTENNA SWITCH 1 KW - $10.00

I can answer most questions you may have. I can send a picture or you may
come to my home in LaBelle (east of Morse Blve between 466A and 44).

contact email: wb2art (AT) gmail.com
cell: 631-219-3502 (leave a message if I don't answer)

I was able to get information off the internet for all of the above.

73
Ken Kaplan WB2ART
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From psk2ps at gmail.com  Mon Dec 11 17:44:49 2023
From: psk2ps at gmail.com (K2PS Pete Stafford)
Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2023 17:44:49 -0500
Subject: [TVARC] ARRL 10 K2PS SO Mixed LP
In-Reply-To: <20231211213223.a7997c19428bd80d@b4h.net>
References: <20231211213223.a7997c19428bd80d@b4h.net>
Message-ID: <028c01da2c83$a608e670$f21ab350$@gmail.com>

Another great 10M contest!  Conditions were not as good as they were two
weeks ago, but good enough.  Made about the same number of QSOs as in my
single band 10M CQWW CW entry, but about half the DXCC (110 vs 49 on CW, 37
on SSB).  The ability to work stateside made up for the drop.  Solar flux
was roughly 170 two weeks ago, and only about 130 this past weekend.  That
meant that the European openings started later, finished earlier, and didn't
get out as far east.  Also, the Asia openings too, were shorter and weaker.


Friday night, which is always kind of a grind, resulted in 41 QSOs (the same
as Rusty).  I closed up shop by 830 local.  Was able to pick up a few EUs at
around 7A Saturday, but wasn't able to start running 'em until about 745A.
Was about the same on Sunday.  Running EU is the bread and butter for scores
in both contests, but in ARRL 10M we have the added benefit of stateside
pileups.  So, when Europe started to dry up, the USA took over.

Interesting propagation - the EU was F2 certainly, but the USA showed
Sporadic E, in that we got a nice opening to New England Saturday, but very
little on Sunday.  Also, it seems as if the clouds parked themselves so that
MN, CO, and AZ seemed next door, but the closer-in stuff, like OH, WV, and
the Southeast were nearly non-existent.  Never worked IN, SC, AL, KY, TN,
MS, WV, DE on either mode.  Picked up GA a few minutes before the contest
end on backscatter (antenna swung due West).

Comparing, had 895 Qs/192 mults last year, and 1180/185 this time.  I guess
the fewer mults implies that I was better able to call CQ productively this
time, and so had less time to search for those mults.  As a Mixed mode
station, with double the points for CW contacts, the less time I spent on
SSB, the better. But you still need those mults on SSB (you can count the
mult twice, once on each mode).

Glad to see so many TVARCers on during the contest, both actually working
them, and following their progress on Contest Online Score.  I also
monitored my SO LP Mixed Mode category, and the competition seemed to be
between me and PY2NY.  Interestingly, I managed to forge ahead of the
Brazilian during the morning EU runs, but then when the band opened to South
America, he pecked away at me, and ultimately prevailed.  Rusty provided
competition within TVARC, and after he got that Big Ear working, the 1500
watts carried the day.  Nice job!

Some nice scores from W3US, K3WT, ND8L.  And a gavel for Rusty?

Thanks for the QSOs from W3US, N0SMX, K1CTR, K3WT, AD4MO(!), N4GL, ND8L,
K2TE, and W2TR's brother, K7DQH.  Heard N4FP but never connected.  Sadly,
missed K3ZGA and ND4G.  RIP, guys.

73, Pete, K2PS

                    ARRL 10-Meter Contest - 2023

Call: K2PS
Operator(s): K2PS
Station: K2PS

Class: SO Mixed LP
QTH: FL
Operating Time (hrs): 24

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
-------------------
   CW:  752   105
  SSB:  428    80
-------------------
Total: 1180   185  Total Score = 714,840

Club: The Villages Amateur Radio Club

Comments:




Posted using 3830 Score Submittal Forms at: http://www.3830scores.com/


From wb2art at gmail.com  Mon Dec 11 21:17:46 2023
From: wb2art at gmail.com (Ken Kaplan)
Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2023 21:17:46 -0500
Subject: [TVARC] Updated equipment list for ND4G's equipment
Message-ID: <CAB2qLx5bSMEd6JyprBcLotFWvcwDcgqYRGF4YOou2pn7kzdUdA@mail.gmail.com>

Updated list:
FlexRadio 6600M 160-6 meters - $3200.00

MFJ Deluxe Versa Tuner II 160-10 meters 300 watts - $80.00

MFJ 4230MPF Switching Power Supply - $60.00

Yaesu FT-60R VHF/UHF Handheld programmed with TVARC frequencies plus
the CD-30 Desktop Charger / HT NEEDS BATTERY(S) - $60.00

MOOKEERF mobile magnetic mount antenna VHF/UHF - $10.00

Sirio GPA4060 40-70 Mhz ground plane base antenna - $30.00

Realistic Speaker/Mic #19-310 - $5.00

MFJ-704 Low Pass Filter 0-30MHz 1KW - $20.00

Optek CX-3 3-WAY COAX ANTENNA SWITCH 1 KW - $10.00

Tnx
Ken WB2ART 631-219-3502 or wb2art (AT) gmail.com
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From w3us at casa-aloha.net  Fri Dec 15 12:43:47 2023
From: w3us at casa-aloha.net (w3us at casa-aloha.net)
Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2023 12:43:47 -0500
Subject: [TVARC] 2023 ARRL June VHF Contest #1 Local Club!
Message-ID: <79201E71-71CD-4DF1-B998-CF68EF0E7BE0@casa-aloha.net>

December 2023 QST, page 81:

Whip out your magnifying glass and your will find The Villages ARC listed at the TOP of the Local Club results for the June VHF contest.  Good job clubmates!

Rusty - W3US

From wshiker at gmail.com  Fri Dec 15 15:27:50 2023
From: wshiker at gmail.com (Bill Selph)
Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2023 15:27:50 -0500
Subject: [TVARC] KX3 Elecraft radio
Message-ID: <CAEsW6AoeQgmEL_sXkc_tBmsRdJzOXUbW0eJ8gRwU8jkaoV6_5w@mail.gmail.com>

Anyone interested in this great transceiver and 100 watt amplifier? Obo
Does not have key attachment.


Bill Selph KW4FD
Located in The Villages
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From k2dm at comcast.net  Fri Dec 15 20:41:47 2023
From: k2dm at comcast.net (George Briggs)
Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2023 20:41:47 -0500
Subject: [TVARC] Fwd: KF4PUY, John Vlastos, SK.
References: <BN0PR20MB3911BE3D9DFAFB7AC9BC20FC8692A@BN0PR20MB3911.namprd20.prod.outlook.com>
Message-ID: <6B8F810C-FC69-4339-B248-30092580809D@comcast.net>

Oh crap, Hal. I am so sorry to hear this. John was a sweet guy. Thanks for letting us know of his passing.
George K2DM
Sent from my iPhone

Begin forwarded message:

> From: "Harold M. Lloyd" <w4oe at hotmail.com>
> Date: December 15, 2023 at 7:27:06?PM EST
> To: "WA1UTQ, Bruce Cusanelli, TVARC Treasurer" <wa1utq at embarqmail.com>, "K2DM, George Briggs, Phd. TVARC/QCWA Chp.217" <k2dm at comcast.net>
> Cc: "W2TR, Gary Sienkiewicz, Comm. Engineer" <w2tr.gary at gmail.com>, "K9IA, Chuck Theisen, QCWA DXCC Super Hot dog" <k9ia at comcast.net>
> Subject: KF4PUY, John Vlastos, SK.
> 
> ?Hello, Bruce, George,
> FYI:  KF4PUY, John Vlastos, is a SK, as of NOVEMBER 2023.
> 
> I did Not know this! I've been trying to get a hold of John, for several days now.
> 
> Phone number No-longer in service??   So, I drove to his home...up in Calumet  Grove, Marion County
> portion of TV.    Up by Amber wood  / Oakley Executive Golf Courses (this afternoon).
> 
> A "Pending Sale" sign" is on his Garage Door.   I ..talked with Johns' neighbor.   He told me that John, passed away a few weeks ago.  John's wife moved to a "Senior Car Facility" here in TV.
> 
> John, was the "Little  Fellow" that came to our QCWA Chp217 B & B meetings..."shuffling his steps -
> while using a "Walker" for balance.   He was in his early "90's". John, will be missed by Family & Friends.
> 
> Have a nice weekend....Hope our "Weather" is nothing more that a "Good Rain" which we need!!
> 
> Best 73,
> Hal, W4OE
> 
> 
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From psk2ps at gmail.com  Sat Dec 16 02:25:07 2023
From: psk2ps at gmail.com (K2PS Pete Stafford)
Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2023 02:25:07 -0500
Subject: [TVARC] 2023 ARRL June VHF Contest #1 Local Club!
In-Reply-To: <79201E71-71CD-4DF1-B998-CF68EF0E7BE0@casa-aloha.net>
References: <79201E71-71CD-4DF1-B998-CF68EF0E7BE0@casa-aloha.net>
Message-ID: <006801da2ff0$feebbe50$fcc33af0$@gmail.com>

Top Local Club, and by a lot!

But poring over the results I realize that I made a mistake - my entry was
in SO HP, in which I finished ninth.  Not bad, but had I entered the SO
3-Band category (which I qualified for, since I only operated 6M), I'd have
a nice plaque to put on my wall.  Doh!

73, Pete, K2PS

-----Original Message-----
From: tvarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net <tvarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net> On
Behalf Of w3us at casa-aloha.net
Sent: Friday, December 15, 2023 12:44 PM
To: TVARC <tvarc at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: [TVARC] 2023 ARRL June VHF Contest #1 Local Club!

December 2023 QST, page 81:

Whip out your magnifying glass and your will find The Villages ARC listed at
the TOP of the Local Club results for the June VHF contest.  Good job
clubmates!

Rusty - W3US
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From k2dm at comcast.net  Sat Dec 16 06:41:37 2023
From: k2dm at comcast.net (k2dm at comcast.net)
Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2023 11:41:37 +0000
Subject: [TVARC] 2023 ARRL June VHF Contest #1 Local Club!
In-Reply-To: <006801da2ff0$feebbe50$fcc33af0$@gmail.com>
References: <79201E71-71CD-4DF1-B998-CF68EF0E7BE0@casa-aloha.net>
	<006801da2ff0$feebbe50$fcc33af0$@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <PH7P220MB15330049A876CE28D73D2DFCFC92A@PH7P220MB1533.NAMP220.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM>

Congratulations Pete and Rusty and everyone else who contributed to this stunning victory.
Well done!
George K2DM

________________________________
From: tvarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net <tvarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net> on behalf of K2PS Pete Stafford <psk2ps at gmail.com>
Sent: Friday, December 15, 2023 11:25 PM
To: w3us at casa-aloha.net <w3us at casa-aloha.net>; 'TVARC' <tvarc at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: Re: [TVARC] 2023 ARRL June VHF Contest #1 Local Club!

Top Local Club, and by a lot!

But poring over the results I realize that I made a mistake - my entry was
in SO HP, in which I finished ninth.  Not bad, but had I entered the SO
3-Band category (which I qualified for, since I only operated 6M), I'd have
a nice plaque to put on my wall.  Doh!

73, Pete, K2PS

-----Original Message-----
From: tvarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net <tvarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net> On
Behalf Of w3us at casa-aloha.net
Sent: Friday, December 15, 2023 12:44 PM
To: TVARC <tvarc at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: [TVARC] 2023 ARRL June VHF Contest #1 Local Club!

December 2023 QST, page 81:

Whip out your magnifying glass and your will find The Villages ARC listed at
the TOP of the Local Club results for the June VHF contest.  Good job
clubmates!

Rusty - W3US
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From pim.rdm34 at gmail.com  Sat Dec 16 12:40:49 2023
From: pim.rdm34 at gmail.com (William De Miranda)
Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2023 12:40:49 -0500
Subject: [TVARC] A stunning 10M antenna
Message-ID: <67B66523-4C81-49B5-A26D-1210C11DEA91@gmail.com>

I worked (SSB, phone ) about 20 stations (US, Canada, Brazil and Colombia) dabbling in last weekend?s 10 M contest, with either of the following antennas:
1. An MFJ Remote auto tuner feeding a 1 foot #14 wire, one foot above the grass, or
2. Capacitive coupling to a piece of approx. 7 feet #14 ground wire, attached to my vertical via a switch at the base of my vertical, and a ground wire draping 1 foot above the grass to about 2 ft above the grass, thence attached to a ground rod at the base of the house.
Here is how it happened: 
A couple of month ago I purchased an MFJ 600W remote antenna tuner from a club member, and installed it in a waterproof box underneath my vertical (Eagle One 31? whip). Because the tuner is connected directly to the antenna above it, I decided I needed a lightning disconnect and grounding switch at the antenna, in a addition to the grounding antenna switch mounted outside the house, about 7 ft away. I purchased a simple SPDT 20A switch and installed it on the tripod at the base of the vertical. The antenna wire  was connected to the center contact, the tuner feed wire to the upper, and the ground wire was connected to the lower contact and routed as described above. I was planning to bury it below ground at a later date.
When starting the 10M transmission responding to CQs of the contest, I could not get a good match with the remote tuner (duh), so I turned it off, and used my trusty Icom AT-500 tuner in the shack, which provided a decent match ?.
Today, when I went outside to turn the antenna switch to ground because of possible lightning forecast, I was stunned to see, it was still grounded. I forgot to turn it back on after the last batch of bad weather a week or so ago.
So how did my signal get out last weekend?Was the tuner, terminating to a 1 ft piece of wire, one ft above the ground enough???
Or was there a capacitive coupling between the switch contacts (about 1/4 ? spacing) so that an off center fed, 38 ft antenna was formed with the feedpoint 7 ft above ground??
Anyone?
Pim, de K4PIM

Sent from my iPhone

From n0smx2 at gmail.com  Sat Dec 16 12:49:55 2023
From: n0smx2 at gmail.com (Dennis McKinney)
Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2023 12:49:55 -0500
Subject: [TVARC] A stunning 10M antenna
In-Reply-To: <67B66523-4C81-49B5-A26D-1210C11DEA91@gmail.com>
References: <67B66523-4C81-49B5-A26D-1210C11DEA91@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CADk0RDzigD=KMEQX1Q1C-+pSRs3KXmHNDLGuunG-EtBw5HafvA@mail.gmail.com>

You know Pim, they say when 10m is open you can work the world with a wet
noodle. Maybe it's true.. ??

Dennis N0SMX

On Sat, Dec 16, 2023, 12:41 PM William De Miranda <pim.rdm34 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I worked (SSB, phone ) about 20 stations (US, Canada, Brazil and Colombia)
> dabbling in last weekend?s 10 M contest, with either of the following
> antennas:
> 1. An MFJ Remote auto tuner feeding a 1 foot #14 wire, one foot above the
> grass, or
> 2. Capacitive coupling to a piece of approx. 7 feet #14 ground wire,
> attached to my vertical via a switch at the base of my vertical, and a
> ground wire draping 1 foot above the grass to about 2 ft above the grass,
> thence attached to a ground rod at the base of the house.
> Here is how it happened:
> A couple of month ago I purchased an MFJ 600W remote antenna tuner from a
> club member, and installed it in a waterproof box underneath my vertical
> (Eagle One 31? whip). Because the tuner is connected directly to the
> antenna above it, I decided I needed a lightning disconnect and grounding
> switch at the antenna, in a addition to the grounding antenna switch
> mounted outside the house, about 7 ft away. I purchased a simple SPDT 20A
> switch and installed it on the tripod at the base of the vertical. The
> antenna wire  was connected to the center contact, the tuner feed wire to
> the upper, and the ground wire was connected to the lower contact and
> routed as described above. I was planning to bury it below ground at a
> later date.
> When starting the 10M transmission responding to CQs of the contest, I
> could not get a good match with the remote tuner (duh), so I turned it off,
> and used my trusty Icom AT-500 tuner in the shack, which provided a decent
> match ?.
> Today, when I went outside to turn the antenna switch to ground because of
> possible lightning forecast, I was stunned to see, it was still grounded. I
> forgot to turn it back on after the last batch of bad weather a week or so
> ago.
> So how did my signal get out last weekend?Was the tuner, terminating to a
> 1 ft piece of wire, one ft above the ground enough???
> Or was there a capacitive coupling between the switch contacts (about 1/4
> ? spacing) so that an off center fed, 38 ft antenna was formed with the
> feedpoint 7 ft above ground??
> Anyone?
> Pim, de K4PIM
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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From k2te.1nh at gmail.com  Sat Dec 16 15:22:30 2023
From: k2te.1nh at gmail.com (Ed Deichler)
Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2023 20:22:30 +0000
Subject: [TVARC] 2023 ARRL June VHF Contest #1 Local Club!
In-Reply-To: <PH7P220MB15330049A876CE28D73D2DFCFC92A@PH7P220MB1533.NAMP220.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM>
References: <79201E71-71CD-4DF1-B998-CF68EF0E7BE0@casa-aloha.net>
	<006801da2ff0$feebbe50$fcc33af0$@gmail.com>
	<PH7P220MB15330049A876CE28D73D2DFCFC92A@PH7P220MB1533.NAMP220.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM>
Message-ID: <CAMWJEs4aNWBDs-5PfCo3ypUNir=i_qgOGdJMiJivC7bCr_3BNw@mail.gmail.com>

Fantastic ! We may be old and can't climb anymore but we win with BIC !!

73 de Ed

On Sat, Dec 16, 2023 at 11:42?AM k2dm at comcast.net <k2dm at comcast.net> wrote:

> Congratulations Pete and Rusty and everyone else who contributed to this
> stunning victory.
> Well done!
> George K2DM
>
> ------------------------------
> *From:* tvarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net <tvarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net> on
> behalf of K2PS Pete Stafford <psk2ps at gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Friday, December 15, 2023 11:25 PM
> *To:* w3us at casa-aloha.net <w3us at casa-aloha.net>; 'TVARC' <
> tvarc at mailman.qth.net>
> *Subject:* Re: [TVARC] 2023 ARRL June VHF Contest #1 Local Club!
>
> Top Local Club, and by a lot!
>
> But poring over the results I realize that I made a mistake - my entry was
> in SO HP, in which I finished ninth.  Not bad, but had I entered the SO
> 3-Band category (which I qualified for, since I only operated 6M), I'd have
> a nice plaque to put on my wall.  Doh!
>
> 73, Pete, K2PS
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tvarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net <tvarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net> On
> Behalf Of w3us at casa-aloha.net
> Sent: Friday, December 15, 2023 12:44 PM
> To: TVARC <tvarc at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: [TVARC] 2023 ARRL June VHF Contest #1 Local Club!
>
> December 2023 QST, page 81:
>
> Whip out your magnifying glass and your will find The Villages ARC listed
> at
> the TOP of the Local Club results for the June VHF contest.  Good job
> clubmates!
>
> Rusty - W3US
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From k2dm at comcast.net  Sat Dec 16 19:43:09 2023
From: k2dm at comcast.net (George Briggs)
Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2023 19:43:09 -0500
Subject: [TVARC] HF transceivers available
Message-ID: <E3ECF94A-C629-42A3-BD8D-B6CBA4F35C47@comcast.net>

Clubmates,
I am aware of four very nice HF transceivers available for sale to TVARC members (and others).
Ken Kaplan is selling ND4G?s Flex 6600M transceiver for $3,200. The 6600M is the model with the built-in display and integrated knobs. I used to own one, and it was very nice. I sold it because I an an Elecraft guy. Contact Ken if interested.
Bill Selph is selling his Elecraft KX3 QRP transceiver with external 100W amplifier for $999.00. I would buy it myself, but I already have a KX3. Contact Bill if interested.
Finally, I have two (2) very nice Icom IC-7300 transceivers from K3ZGA?s estate for $800 each. Both have the original box, hand microphone and power cord. One has the optional handle. Contact me if interested.
73,
George K2DM 
Sent from my iPhone

From k2te.1nh at gmail.com  Sat Dec 16 22:11:01 2023
From: k2te.1nh at gmail.com (Ed Deichler)
Date: Sun, 17 Dec 2023 03:11:01 +0000
Subject: [TVARC] K2TE, OK DX RTTY Contest, SOAB HP
Message-ID: <CAMWJEs56iW-RK=1G0Se4M_aCNf2dACeXwBtUK0kRxAkFFGv42g@mail.gmail.com>

It has been many years since I've participated in this contest, mostly
because of the rush for getting ready for Christmas.  I did a little
operating Friday night and spent most of today in the chair.  (It helped
that the XYL had a lot of running around to do.)  There wasn't a lot of DX
but the contacts were steady.

Upon reflection, I feel ND4G would have been operating in this one since
Rich enjoyed the digital side of the hobby.

 Band     QSOs     Pts  DXC  OKs  Pt/Q
           7      48     195   11    8   4.1
          14      47      60   11    4   1.3
          21      54      75   14    4   1.4
          28      37      72   17    7   1.9
       Total     186     402   53   23   2.2


            Score : 30,552

73 de Ed
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From tommenas.k3wt at gmail.com  Sun Dec 17 19:07:36 2023
From: tommenas.k3wt at gmail.com (Tom Menas)
Date: Sun, 17 Dec 2023 19:07:36 -0500
Subject: [TVARC] Help Needed - Icom 7300 SD Card Problem
Message-ID: <CAJMuB=o5kFDuimps+-cvCCVvj_gbou_XAPZoWSHW1R-=GmiPag@mail.gmail.com>

Hello  TVARC Icom 7300 Owners:

 I have a relatively new Icom 7300 and, for the first time, I was trying to
initialize a newly Amazon-purchased SanDisk 32GB  SD card and encountered a
problem.

 If you?d be willing, I?d like to bring my 7300 and SD card to your QTH to
determine if the problem I?m having is the card or the 7300 (hopefully the
card and not the 7300).

 If you?d be willing to help, contact me offline to make arrangements.

 Thanks in advance.

 73,

 Tom Menas,  K3WT

Village of Santo Domingo

Tommenas.k3wt at gmail.com

Cell:  952-303-2086
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From n4gl.marty at gmail.com  Mon Dec 18 09:40:29 2023
From: n4gl.marty at gmail.com (Marty Brown)
Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2023 09:40:29 -0500
Subject: [TVARC] TVARC Ragchew Net Tonight at 7
Message-ID: <CAOo==4xiQixUNUF7izsf1yruC+OyhK3p+mgOvYz9OCGyBpZ0jA@mail.gmail.com>

Please join John, NP2B, and the pre-holiday revelers, for the weekly
ragchew net this evening at 7. 443.225 PL 103.5.

73,
Marty N4GL
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From wa1utq at embarqmail.com  Mon Dec 18 16:43:51 2023
From: wa1utq at embarqmail.com (wa1utq at embarqmail.com)
Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2023 16:43:51 -0500
Subject: [TVARC] Repeater Status for Dec.15,2023
Message-ID: <!&!AAAAAAAAAAAYAAAAAAAAADrwE0JhZplOvNhrHjv9I8rCgAAAEAAAALjG7n9BpbdBifoP84bCLcoBAAAAAA==@embarqmail.com>

Status of the repeaters in The Villages Dec.15,2023-update

 

443.225 Working Fine - FM: PL 103.5hz-TSQ - K4VRC/R - Main Repeater

               Working Fine -  EchoLink - K4VRC-R - Node# 848490

443.150 Working Fine - FM:PL 103.5hz-T - K4VRC/R 

                Working Fine - EchoLink - W2TR-R - Node# 67670 - Allstar -
W2TR-R - Node#435720

145.110 Working Fine  - FM: PL 107.2hz-T - K4VRC/R

                                          - New Replacement Antenna coming
soon. 

444.250 Working Fine - PL 110.9hz-T - K4LFK/R 

145.210 Working Fine - PL 110.9hz-T- K4LFK/R 

146.940 Working Fine - Fusion Digital: Open. FM: PL  91.5hz-TSQ*- No Wires-X
- WA1UTQ/R

224.980 Working Fine - FM: PL 91.5hz-TSQ - WA1UTQ/R 

444.575 Working Fine - Fusion Digital: Open. Wires: Open. FM: 91.5hz-TSQ*-
WA1UTQ/R

               Working Fine  - Wires-x Node #11186. - Wires-x %

               Working Fine  - Link to Fla.I-75 NA4DA/R 147.210,KC4MHH/R
444.050,WA1UTQ/R -

                                            444.575 - Digital only. 200-mile
coverage.                                                     

463.350 Working Fine - CERT Team Members only. - TSQ

224.740 Working Fine - FM: PL 103.5hz-T - W2TR/R

441.875 Working Fine - Fusion Digital: Open. Wires: Open. FM: PL
103.5hz-TSQ. - W2TR/R

               Working Fine  - Wires-x Node# 58179 - QTH-Marion County. 

1292.150 Working Fine  - D-Star: Local: N/A /FM: Open, No PL- Wildwood.

                                           WA1UTQ/R - FM, WA1UTQ A - Dstar

                                           Coming Soon Dstar Digital.

462.700 Working Fine - GMRS Repeater - FM: 023 DCS #  - WRDK593

                                           #- Contact Gary W2TR -
<mailto:w2tr.gary at gmail.com> w2tr.gary at gmail.com

146.670 Off the Air       - FM: PL-110.9hz - T - Coming Soon

                                     

% - Wires-X is available at 441.875, 147.360, and 147.210.

*Strobe Light Noise at night only on FM on 575,940. 

 

On Repeater PL: T on the TX only - TSQ (Tone Sq.) It's on both TX & RX.

     443.225 - 50 watts - 265 ft.                           146.940 - 50
watts - 265 ft            441.875 - 40 watts - 100 ft.

     443.150 - 50 watts - 194 ft.                           224.980 - 30
watts - 265 ft          1292.150 - 10 watts - 300 ft.

     145.110 - 50 watts - 200 ft.                           444.575 - 50
watts - 300 ft.           462.700 - 40 watts - 230 ft.        

     444.250 - 35 watts - 120 ft.                           463.350 - 40
watts - 160 ft            146.670 - 50 watts - 000 ft.


     145.210 - 50 watts - 230 ft.                           224.740 - 10
watts - 200 ft.

    147.210 = 11 watts - 260 ft.                           444.050 - 50
watts - 650 ft.           444.575 - 50 watts - 300 ft.

73 Bruce WA1UTQ  Crack Repeater Team.  K4LFK, W2TR, WA1UTQ       

 

 

 

147.030 Working Fine - Fusion Digital: Open FM:PL 123.0hz - TSQ - Skywarn. -
K4HOG/R

                Working Fine - EchoLink- K4VEB-R/294541. Allstar - Node#
49829

                                          - All Nets from 146.925 move to
this repeater until further notice. 

                                         - No Wires-X

146.925 Off the Air      - Fusion Digital: Open. FM:PL 123.0hz - TSQ -
KS4EOC/R

                                          -Sumter Co. Ecomm. Net - Moving to
a new Location. 

                Off the Air      - EchoLink- KD4WAA-R/648680. Allstar -
Node# 53446

                                         - No Wires-X - Moving to a new
Location.

                                          - All Nets from 146.925 moving to
147.030 K4HOG until further notice. 

145.490 Working Fine - FM:PL 123.0hz -T - KI4DYE/R 

                Working Fine - EchoLink - KX4LEO-L/297089, Allstar - Node#
40487

147.360 Working Fine - FM: PL=97.4hz - TSQ - KX4LEO/R

                Working Fine - Echolink:KX4LEO-R /297091, AllStar: 577320.

                Working Fine - Wire-X Node# 33138 "FM Only"

 

147.030 - 50 watts - 380 ft.

146.925 - 40 watts - 000 ft.

145.490 - 50 watts - 130 ft.

147.360 - 50 watts - 80 ft.

 

 

.030, .925, .049, and .360 - W2TR Head Tech. take care of these repeaters.

           

 

 

  73 Bruce WA1UTQ  Crack Repeater Team.  K4LFK, W2TR, WA1UTQ       

 

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From wa1utq at embarqmail.com  Mon Dec 18 16:45:01 2023
From: wa1utq at embarqmail.com (wa1utq at embarqmail.com)
Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2023 16:45:01 -0500
Subject: [TVARC] ARRL Audio News and Nets
Message-ID: <!&!AAAAAAAAAAAYAAAAAAAAADrwE0JhZplOvNhrHjv9I8rCgAAAEAAAANvf/vaYAIBNmSsu2E1e4cYBAAAAAA==@embarqmail.com>

Hi all:    

           ARRL Audio News is a summary of the week's top news stories in
the world of Amateur Radio, along with interviews and other features.

           ARRL Audio News: 7-15 mins.: New Changes in Yellow.

 

          Audio News:

           Friday at 7pm on WA1UTQ/R 444.575 mhz. FM* - Get the latest news
here first.- Home of the ARRL Audio News for 46 yrs. 

           Repeated Saturday at 7pm on WA1UTQ/R 146.940 mhz. on Fusion
Digital at 7pm - Digital only. 

           Repeated Sunday at 7pm on K4LFK/R 145.210 mhz. FM. PL=110.9hz.

           Friday at 12:15pm on KX4LEO/R 147.360 mhz. FM. PL=97.4hz. South
of Sumter County.

           

           Nets:

           TVARC Rag Chew Net: on Monday at 7pm on 443.225 mhz. FM -
PL=103.5hz - N4FMO, AD4MO, K3DO and NP2B - Backup Repeater 443.150 mhz.
PL=103.5hz 

           CERT Team Amateur Radio Net: Tuesday at 8pm on 145.210 mhz. -
PL=110.9hz -   KJ4KJY - Open to all Amateur. CERT/TVARC   

           Zombie Fusion Net: on 444.575 mhz. Thursday 7-8:30 pm digital
only. -  WB8E, N8ZA, and AC8ZD. Only online 1st,2nd,5th Thursday of the
month.

           QCWA Chapter 217 Net: on Friday at 10am on 443.225 mhz. FM-
PL=103.5hz - W4OE - Backup Repeater 443.150 mhz. PL=103.5hz.

           Sumter County ARES Net: 4th Thursday at 7:30pm on 147.030 mhz.
FM. PL=123.0hz - KX4LEO

          

          * Broadcast on FM 444.575mhz.

   

 

          Next meeting Thursday Jan.18, 2024 - 6pm at the Eisenhower Rec.
Ctr.

          

             73 Bruce WA1UTQ 

 

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From tommenas.k3wt at gmail.com  Mon Dec 18 17:35:57 2023
From: tommenas.k3wt at gmail.com (Tom Menas)
Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2023 17:35:57 -0500
Subject: [TVARC] SD Card Problem.
Message-ID: <CAJMuB=rExc2L=ot=m88fCQX-A1gLp8SW1uNwcd6Ks-F5UeaUDg@mail.gmail.com>

Solved thanks to Ed, N4EDD.

The card was defective (not the 7300!) and has now been interred in a
nearby Amazon mausoleum.  Visitation plans will be announced shortly.
Donations in memorium will be accepted to either my Venmo or PayPal
accounts.

Also thanks to Steve, AD4K for also offering his help.

It's great to belong to a club with members that have a range of skills.

Happy Holidays to All.

73,
Tom Menas, K3WT
Cell:  952-303-2086
tommenas.k3wt at gmail.com
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From k2dm at comcast.net  Tue Dec 19 07:59:56 2023
From: k2dm at comcast.net (k2dm at comcast.net)
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2023 12:59:56 +0000
Subject: [TVARC] Field Day article from 2001
Message-ID: <PH7P220MB1533226E2E86DB64CF3CCEBFFC97A@PH7P220MB1533.NAMP220.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM>

Clubmates,
I found this clipping while going through K3ZGA's (SK) shack.  The article was in what appears to be a weekly supplement to The Villages Daily Sun called
The Villages Sun.  Perhaps one or two of you longer-time residents can speak to that.  I enjoyed the article and thought you might, too.
73,
George K2DM

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From w3us at casa-aloha.net  Tue Dec 19 09:40:58 2023
From: w3us at casa-aloha.net (w3us at casa-aloha.net)
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2023 09:40:58 -0500
Subject: [TVARC] Field Day article from 2001
In-Reply-To: <PH7P220MB1533226E2E86DB64CF3CCEBFFC97A@PH7P220MB1533.NAMP220.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM>
References: <PH7P220MB1533226E2E86DB64CF3CCEBFFC97A@PH7P220MB1533.NAMP220.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM>
Message-ID: <0290CB16-94A9-4109-B9F1-AC6895D1AA89@casa-aloha.net>

SIX TRANSMITTERS!  Holy cow!  They were really into Field Day.  Interesting they refer to it as a ?contest?, and I love the part about popping the tops of 807s.  Thanks for sharing George.

> On Dec 19, 2023, at 07:59, k2dm at comcast.net wrote:
> 
> Clubmates,
> I found this clipping while going through K3ZGA's (SK) shack.  The article was in what appears to be a weekly supplement to The Villages Daily Sun called
> The Villages Sun.  Perhaps one or two of you longer-time residents can speak to that.  I enjoyed the article and thought you might, too.
> 73,
> George K2DM
> 
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From k2dm at comcast.net  Thu Dec 21 07:34:20 2023
From: k2dm at comcast.net (k2dm at comcast.net)
Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2023 12:34:20 +0000
Subject: [TVARC] TVARC Holiday Party Tonight
Message-ID: <SJ2P220MB1527E45DCFBE525CEEA1CBF5FC95A@SJ2P220MB1527.NAMP220.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM>

Tonight is the TVARC holiday party.
It starts at 6:00.
The organizers and the two club members who volunteered to help setting up the room
will be working from 5:00 to 6:00 to get everything ready, so please do not arrive early, even if
you are bringing a potluck item.  When you arrive at 6:00, you will be shown where to place
your potluck item.  Then find a seat and ragchew with your tablemates.
Make sure you get a ticket for the door prize drawings - both members and your guests are eligible.
We will start calling tables to go through the buffet line around 6:30.
I look forward to seeing everyone who signed up tonight.
73,
George K2DM

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From backhoeken at yahoo.com  Thu Dec 21 08:05:56 2023
From: backhoeken at yahoo.com (Ken B)
Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2023 13:05:56 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [TVARC] TVARC Holiday Party Tonight
In-Reply-To: <SJ2P220MB1527E45DCFBE525CEEA1CBF5FC95A@SJ2P220MB1527.NAMP220.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM>
References: <SJ2P220MB1527E45DCFBE525CEEA1CBF5FC95A@SJ2P220MB1527.NAMP220.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM>
Message-ID: <346300835.3334395.1703163956603@mail.yahoo.com>

not able to attend dinner but do you need help setting up.?

Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android 
 
  On Thu, Dec 21, 2023 at 7:34 AM, k2dm at comcast.net<k2dm at comcast.net> wrote:    Tonight is the TVARC holiday party.It starts at 6:00.The organizers and the two club members who volunteered to help setting up the roomwill be working from 5:00 to 6:00 to get everything ready, so please do not arrive early, even ifyou are bringing a potluck item.? When you arrive at 6:00, you will be shown where to placeyour potluck item.? Then find a seat and ragchew with your tablemates.Make sure you get a ticket for the door prize drawings - both members and your guests are eligible.We will start calling tables to go through the buffet line around 6:30.I look forward to seeing everyone who signed up tonight.73,George K2DM
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From n0smx2 at gmail.com  Sun Dec 24 08:05:49 2023
From: n0smx2 at gmail.com (Dennis McKinney)
Date: Sun, 24 Dec 2023 08:05:49 -0500
Subject: [TVARC] 6m FT8 activity 7:45 am
Message-ID: <CADk0RDxOjqQQ9C1B1CH+dHpdGE5oDPMFA==MEup5h3G4=HmpQg@mail.gmail.com>

Clubmates when I first turned the rig on this morning I found a little 6m
FT8 action. I have copied MI, ME, PA, FL, ON, IN and others.  The band is
up and down a bit but just give a listen.
ITS THE MAJIC BAND

Dennis N0SMX
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From jpspoonhower at gmail.com  Sun Dec 24 10:54:39 2023
From: jpspoonhower at gmail.com (John Spoonhower)
Date: Sun, 24 Dec 2023 10:54:39 -0500
Subject: [TVARC] Free to a good home
Message-ID: <CAMVpgJqADZf7DjJ2FcgoXLa1pDsN0kLFjPhMK1GOXnJjfGbPSw@mail.gmail.com>

Merry Christmas All!
My Yaesu VX-6R recently died and left behind an inheritance of connection
cables, power units, spare battery, etc. These are certainly useful to VX-6
users, but also in some cases, VX-7 or other VX-# models. There are a
variety of cables that terminate with a TRRS connector. There's a cable and
DIP header for a signalink as well. Also, there's a mobilinkd TNC connector
cable. These all work and are free to anyone who contacts me by email.
73, John, NX2I
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From n4gl.marty at gmail.com  Mon Dec 25 10:47:12 2023
From: n4gl.marty at gmail.com (Marty Brown)
Date: Mon, 25 Dec 2023 10:47:12 -0500
Subject: [TVARC] TVARC Ragchew Net tonight at 7
Message-ID: <CAOo==4ymc0TbgQh4s5h5aEEKDRr7ckMs2rV01YbasftUhSbfWw@mail.gmail.com>

Join Doug, AD4MO, for the Christmas Evening edition of the weekly net.

7 PM, 443.225 PL 103.5

73 & Merry Christmas,
Marty N4GL
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From k2te.1nh at gmail.com  Mon Dec 25 12:42:28 2023
From: k2te.1nh at gmail.com (Ed Deichler)
Date: Mon, 25 Dec 2023 17:42:28 +0000
Subject: [TVARC] VU4N - Anyone have any Luck?
Message-ID: <CAMWJEs6efbURL5QN2_CENN1rvNF-aDD2D7EmWVKA5seKoCub9Q@mail.gmail.com>

I was finally able to get a decode of VU4N on 30 meters FT8 this morning.
He had a good signal but unfortunately he never answered anyone.  It seemed
like he was in auto-call mode without anyone looking at the screen.  I gave
up after 15 minutes or so since it was fruitless.

>From his postings, he seems to be more concerned with erecting a 60m
vertical than finding an open band.  Why 60 meters? I have no idea; it
doesn't count for any DXCC that I'm aware of.

Back when I had big antennas in HOA-free NH, I was fortunate to work VU4RBI
on December 24, 2004 for a nice present.  Scarcely more than 24 hours later
the DXpedition immediately terminated because the massive earthquake caused
the huge tsunami off the coast of Indonesia that swept up the Bay of
Bengal.  The team switched to emergency communications mode for the Indian
government.

Merry Christmas everyone and good luck to those still chasing VU4N

Ed, K2TE
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From john.np2b at gmail.com  Mon Dec 25 15:24:14 2023
From: john.np2b at gmail.com (John Ellis)
Date: Mon, 25 Dec 2023 20:24:14 +0000
Subject: [TVARC] VU4N - Anyone have any Luck?
In-Reply-To: <CAMWJEs6efbURL5QN2_CENN1rvNF-aDD2D7EmWVKA5seKoCub9Q@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAMWJEs6efbURL5QN2_CENN1rvNF-aDD2D7EmWVKA5seKoCub9Q@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CABxhT4HffSTbhbFvc0HOLLQLU7QwrXbovbsM4wpgbUBjN_rmXA@mail.gmail.com>

Ed,

Everybody in the world is calling him, he has a
good signal but I have not heard him work anyone.
Folks from all over the earth are having the same
trouble, looking at the comments on DX Summit.

I have inconvenienced a lot of electrons myself,
all for naught. I'd like to hear about anyone working
him from within TV.

Have a great Holiday Season & good 2024 to all.

73,
John, NP2B


On Mon, Dec 25, 2023 at 5:42?PM Ed Deichler <k2te.1nh at gmail.com> wrote:

> I was finally able to get a decode of VU4N on 30 meters FT8 this morning.
> He had a good signal but unfortunately he never answered anyone.  It seemed
> like he was in auto-call mode without anyone looking at the screen.  I gave
> up after 15 minutes or so since it was fruitless.
>
> From his postings, he seems to be more concerned with erecting a 60m
> vertical than finding an open band.  Why 60 meters? I have no idea; it
> doesn't count for any DXCC that I'm aware of.
>
> Back when I had big antennas in HOA-free NH, I was fortunate to work
> VU4RBI on December 24, 2004 for a nice present.  Scarcely more than 24
> hours later the DXpedition immediately terminated because the massive
> earthquake caused the huge tsunami off the coast of Indonesia that swept up
> the Bay of Bengal.  The team switched to emergency communications mode for
> the Indian government.
>
> Merry Christmas everyone and good luck to those still chasing VU4N
>
> Ed, K2TE
>
> ______________________________________________________________
> TVARC mailing list
> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/tvarc
> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
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>
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-- 

John Ellis         (NP2B)
1149 Mockingbird Lane
The Villages, FL 32163

telephone 352 633-2910
facsimile  352 633-0401
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From ad4k.steven at gmail.com  Mon Dec 25 19:35:23 2023
From: ad4k.steven at gmail.com (Steven Roth)
Date: Mon, 25 Dec 2023 19:35:23 -0500
Subject: [TVARC] VU4N - Anyone have any Luck?
In-Reply-To: <CABxhT4HffSTbhbFvc0HOLLQLU7QwrXbovbsM4wpgbUBjN_rmXA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CABxhT4HffSTbhbFvc0HOLLQLU7QwrXbovbsM4wpgbUBjN_rmXA@mail.gmail.com>
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From w3us at casa-aloha.net  Mon Dec 25 21:15:50 2023
From: w3us at casa-aloha.net (w3us at casa-aloha.net)
Date: Mon, 25 Dec 2023 21:15:50 -0500
Subject: [TVARC] VU4N - Anyone have any Luck?
In-Reply-To: <CAMWJEs6efbURL5QN2_CENN1rvNF-aDD2D7EmWVKA5seKoCub9Q@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAMWJEs6efbURL5QN2_CENN1rvNF-aDD2D7EmWVKA5seKoCub9Q@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <2A37D17C-9F46-4E66-B827-DD6DE6AA53DC@casa-aloha.net>

The difficult path between VU4 and NA east coast was readily acknowledged by Krish at the beginning of his DXpedition.  Conditions to that part of the world were markedly inferior to those experienced when he operated from VU7, where a few TVARCers managed to snag him.  VU4 is really tough.

This is one I REALLY needed from TV, so I stalked VU4N on every spot, every band, morning, afternoon and evening.  It was so frustrating to see dozens working him on 20, 30, and 40 meters with never a single print at my QTH.  This persistend day after day.  Then, a couple of days ago, VU4N appeared on 10,131 for an HOUR, working many east coast.  I copied him between -16 and -11, but alas the DX gods were not in my favor.  I copied VU4N giving Steve, AD4K a report, but unfortunately, no 73.  It is certainly a heartbreaker when that happens.

I am a firm believer is the ?magic? of local sunrise/sunset or greyline as some call it.  Thus, Saturday morning I was sitting on 14090 at 1159Z, shortly after VU4 sunrise, when he appeared at -21.  I called and he came back with a -19 AND a 73.  Two cycles later Krish was gone.  We have family visiting for the holidays, so I turned off the rig, and considered myself truly lucky.

If I have any ?tips? to pass along, one is to pay attention to, and take advantage of the greyline.  It is truly magical.

Holiday greetings, 73 and good DX,
Rusty - W3US


> On Dec 25, 2023, at 12:42, Ed Deichler <k2te.1nh at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I was finally able to get a decode of VU4N on 30 meters FT8 this morning.  He had a good signal but unfortunately he never answered anyone.  It seemed like he was in auto-call mode without anyone looking at the screen.  I gave up after 15 minutes or so since it was fruitless.
> 
> From his postings, he seems to be more concerned with erecting a 60m vertical than finding an open band.  Why 60 meters? I have no idea; it doesn't count for any DXCC that I'm aware of.
> 
> Back when I had big antennas in HOA-free NH, I was fortunate to work VU4RBI on December 24, 2004 for a nice present.  Scarcely more than 24 hours later the DXpedition immediately terminated because the massive earthquake caused the huge tsunami off the coast of Indonesia that swept up the Bay of Bengal.  The team switched to emergency communications mode for the Indian government.
> 
> Merry Christmas everyone and good luck to those still chasing VU4N
> 
> Ed, K2TE
> 
> ______________________________________________________________
> TVARC mailing list
> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/tvarc
> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
> Post: mailto:TVARC at mailman.qth.net
> 
> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html


From ad4k.steven at gmail.com  Mon Dec 25 22:07:25 2023
From: ad4k.steven at gmail.com (Steven Roth)
Date: Mon, 25 Dec 2023 22:07:25 -0500
Subject: [TVARC] VU4N - Anyone have any Luck?
In-Reply-To: <2A37D17C-9F46-4E66-B827-DD6DE6AA53DC@casa-aloha.net>
References: <2A37D17C-9F46-4E66-B827-DD6DE6AA53DC@casa-aloha.net>
Message-ID: <7A5A4F4C-9A94-41C6-A4A8-5B33102D936B@gmail.com>

Yes, I made contact with VU4N four times on FT8 on 10131 using F/H. Three out of four, we completed two cycles with good signals but he kicked me out with no 73. The fourth contact we only completed one cycle when he kicked me out.  But, he was working some stations more than six cycles until he completed the QSO.  A bit baffling about what is happening.  Yes, he apparently has QRN issues.

The VU4 op is busting his butt. So, I will keep on trying until he goes QRT. 

Steve -AD4K

> On Dec 25, 2023, at 21:15, w3us at casa-aloha.net wrote:
> 
> ?The difficult path between VU4 and NA east coast was readily acknowledged by Krish at the beginning of his DXpedition.  Conditions to that part of the world were markedly inferior to those experienced when he operated from VU7, where a few TVARCers managed to snag him.  VU4 is really tough.
> 
> This is one I REALLY needed from TV, so I stalked VU4N on every spot, every band, morning, afternoon and evening.  It was so frustrating to see dozens working him on 20, 30, and 40 meters with never a single print at my QTH.  This persistend day after day.  Then, a couple of days ago, VU4N appeared on 10,131 for an HOUR, working many east coast.  I copied him between -16 and -11, but alas the DX gods were not in my favor.  I copied VU4N giving Steve, AD4K a report, but unfortunately, no 73.  It is certainly a heartbreaker when that happens.
> 
> I am a firm believer is the ?magic? of local sunrise/sunset or greyline as some call it.  Thus, Saturday morning I was sitting on 14090 at 1159Z, shortly after VU4 sunrise, when he appeared at -21.  I called and he came back with a -19 AND a 73.  Two cycles later Krish was gone.  We have family visiting for the holidays, so I turned off the rig, and considered myself truly lucky.
> 
> If I have any ?tips? to pass along, one is to pay attention to, and take advantage of the greyline.  It is truly magical.
> 
> Holiday greetings, 73 and good DX,
> Rusty - W3US
> 
> 
>> On Dec 25, 2023, at 12:42, Ed Deichler <k2te.1nh at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> I was finally able to get a decode of VU4N on 30 meters FT8 this morning.  He had a good signal but unfortunately he never answered anyone.  It seemed like he was in auto-call mode without anyone looking at the screen.  I gave up after 15 minutes or so since it was fruitless.
>> 
>> From his postings, he seems to be more concerned with erecting a 60m vertical than finding an open band.  Why 60 meters? I have no idea; it doesn't count for any DXCC that I'm aware of.
>> 
>> Back when I had big antennas in HOA-free NH, I was fortunate to work VU4RBI on December 24, 2004 for a nice present.  Scarcely more than 24 hours later the DXpedition immediately terminated because the massive earthquake caused the huge tsunami off the coast of Indonesia that swept up the Bay of Bengal.  The team switched to emergency communications mode for the Indian government.
>> 
>> Merry Christmas everyone and good luck to those still chasing VU4N
>> 
>> Ed, K2TE
>> 
>> ______________________________________________________________
>> TVARC mailing list
>> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/tvarc
>> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
>> Post: mailto:TVARC at mailman.qth.net
>> 
>> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
>> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
> 

From k2te.1nh at gmail.com  Tue Dec 26 08:45:03 2023
From: k2te.1nh at gmail.com (Ed Deichler)
Date: Tue, 26 Dec 2023 13:45:03 +0000
Subject: [TVARC] VU4N - Anyone have any Luck?
In-Reply-To: <7A5A4F4C-9A94-41C6-A4A8-5B33102D936B@gmail.com>
References: <2A37D17C-9F46-4E66-B827-DD6DE6AA53DC@casa-aloha.net>
	<7A5A4F4C-9A94-41C6-A4A8-5B33102D936B@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAMWJEs5yMCBUXWZ9F=M4QJ59BwZYah9VKkCyOBUVL=GJHkK9oA@mail.gmail.com>

Congrats to Steve and Rusty for at least getting through.  Andaman &
Nicobar are not highly developed places since the Indian military has a
base there.  I have a 6BTV like Steve so I'm kind of at the same level for
ears, hi.

Krishna's post yesterday indicates even more bad news: his KPA500 bit the
dust so he is barefoot now.  He also says that he will have to pack up in a
couple days since his permission to operate expires.  Maybe he will return
someday with a team and real antennas before we become SK, hi.

73 de Ed

On Tue, Dec 26, 2023 at 3:07?AM Steven Roth <ad4k.steven at gmail.com> wrote:

> Yes, I made contact with VU4N four times on FT8 on 10131 using F/H. Three
> out of four, we completed two cycles with good signals but he kicked me out
> with no 73. The fourth contact we only completed one cycle when he kicked
> me out.  But, he was working some stations more than six cycles until he
> completed the QSO.  A bit baffling about what is happening.  Yes, he
> apparently has QRN issues.
>
> The VU4 op is busting his butt. So, I will keep on trying until he goes
> QRT.
>
> Steve -AD4K
>
> > On Dec 25, 2023, at 21:15, w3us at casa-aloha.net wrote:
> >
> > ?The difficult path between VU4 and NA east coast was readily
> acknowledged by Krish at the beginning of his DXpedition.  Conditions to
> that part of the world were markedly inferior to those experienced when he
> operated from VU7, where a few TVARCers managed to snag him.  VU4 is really
> tough.
> >
> > This is one I REALLY needed from TV, so I stalked VU4N on every spot,
> every band, morning, afternoon and evening.  It was so frustrating to see
> dozens working him on 20, 30, and 40 meters with never a single print at my
> QTH.  This persistend day after day.  Then, a couple of days ago, VU4N
> appeared on 10,131 for an HOUR, working many east coast.  I copied him
> between -16 and -11, but alas the DX gods were not in my favor.  I copied
> VU4N giving Steve, AD4K a report, but unfortunately, no 73.  It is
> certainly a heartbreaker when that happens.
> >
> > I am a firm believer is the ?magic? of local sunrise/sunset or greyline
> as some call it.  Thus, Saturday morning I was sitting on 14090 at 1159Z,
> shortly after VU4 sunrise, when he appeared at -21.  I called and he came
> back with a -19 AND a 73.  Two cycles later Krish was gone.  We have family
> visiting for the holidays, so I turned off the rig, and considered myself
> truly lucky.
> >
> > If I have any ?tips? to pass along, one is to pay attention to, and take
> advantage of the greyline.  It is truly magical.
> >
> > Holiday greetings, 73 and good DX,
> > Rusty - W3US
> >
> >
> >> On Dec 25, 2023, at 12:42, Ed Deichler <k2te.1nh at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> I was finally able to get a decode of VU4N on 30 meters FT8 this
> morning.  He had a good signal but unfortunately he never answered anyone.
> It seemed like he was in auto-call mode without anyone looking at the
> screen.  I gave up after 15 minutes or so since it was fruitless.
> >>
> >> From his postings, he seems to be more concerned with erecting a 60m
> vertical than finding an open band.  Why 60 meters? I have no idea; it
> doesn't count for any DXCC that I'm aware of.
> >>
> >> Back when I had big antennas in HOA-free NH, I was fortunate to work
> VU4RBI on December 24, 2004 for a nice present.  Scarcely more than 24
> hours later the DXpedition immediately terminated because the massive
> earthquake caused the huge tsunami off the coast of Indonesia that swept up
> the Bay of Bengal.  The team switched to emergency communications mode for
> the Indian government.
> >>
> >> Merry Christmas everyone and good luck to those still chasing VU4N
> >>
> >> Ed, K2TE
> >>
> >> ______________________________________________________________
> >> TVARC mailing list
> >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/tvarc
> >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
> >> Post: mailto:TVARC 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 n0smx2 at gmail.com  Wed Dec 27 09:14:47 2023
From: n0smx2 at gmail.com (Dennis McKinney)
Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2023 09:14:47 -0500
Subject: [TVARC] 6m FT8 activity 9am The Villages
Message-ID: <CADk0RDw0B7AgXb8DJSBiF6pqhLhGrT_zb0WBfK6Hv7nke+uSog@mail.gmail.com>

Well while listening to a classic rock station out of Ocala this morning,
a Pop station from West Palm Beach took over the frequency.   Sooooo being
the ham that I am, I ran to the shack to check 6m. Sure enough several
Florida stations on and working a few.  Fingers crossed it turns into
something more.
On Dec 24th, I was able to work several mid west and new england
stations... Remember the magic band.  GL
Dennis N0SMX
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From wa1utq at embarqmail.com  Thu Dec 28 15:54:23 2023
From: wa1utq at embarqmail.com (wa1utq at embarqmail.com)
Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2023 15:54:23 -0500
Subject: [TVARC] ARRL Audio News and Nets
Message-ID: <!&!AAAAAAAAAAAYAAAAAAAAADrwE0JhZplOvNhrHjv9I8rCgAAAEAAAAKzmJ00raaFAh9+JsQcCBtABAAAAAA==@embarqmail.com>

Hi all:    

           ARRL Audio News is a summary of the week's top news stories in
the world of Amateur Radio, along with interviews and other features.

           ARRL Audio News: 7-15 mins.: No ARRL Audio News this week. Return
Jan.5th.

 

          Audio News:

           Friday at 7pm on WA1UTQ/R 444.575 mhz. FM* - Get the latest news
here first.- Home of the ARRL Audio News for 46 yrs. 

           Repeated Saturday at 7pm on WA1UTQ/R 146.940 mhz. on Fusion
Digital at 7pm - Digital only. 

           Repeated Sunday at 7pm on K4LFK/R 145.210 mhz. FM. PL=110.9hz.

           Friday at 12:15pm on KX4LEO/R 147.360 mhz. FM. PL=97.4hz. South
of Sumter County.

           . 

           Nets:

           TVARC Rag Chew Net: on Monday at 7pm on 443.225 mhz. FM -
PL=103.5hz - N4FMO, AD4MO, K3DO and NP2B - Backup Repeater 443.150 mhz.
PL=103.5hz 

           CERT Team Amateur Radio Net: Tuesday at 8pm on 145.210 mhz. -
PL=110.9hz -   KJ4KJY - Open to all Amateur. CERT/TVARC   

           Zombie Fusion Net: on 444.575 mhz. Thursday 7-8:30 pm digital
only. -  WB8E, N8ZA, and AC8ZD. Only online 1st,2nd,5th Thursday of the
month.

           QCWA Chapter 217 Net: on Friday at 10am on 443.225 mhz. FM-
PL=103.5hz - W4OE - Backup Repeater 443.150 mhz. PL=103.5hz.

           Sumter County ARES Net: 4th Thursday at 7:30pm on 147.030 mhz.
FM. PL=123.0hz - KX4LEO

          

          * Broadcast on FM 444.575mhz.

   

 

          Next meeting Thursday Jan.18, 2024 - 6pm at the Eisenhower Rec.
Ctr.

          

             73 Bruce WA1UTQ 

 

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From k2dm at comcast.net  Fri Dec 29 19:37:20 2023
From: k2dm at comcast.net (George Briggs)
Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2023 19:37:20 -0500
Subject: [TVARC] Call for candidates
Message-ID: <2022048C-B7C9-4704-B1EC-F493E4E0E065@comcast.net>

TVARC members,
As we approach the new year, election of officers looms. We have candidates for president, vice president, secretary and treasurer, but we need a candidate for board member at large. Essentially the board member at large serves to work occasional projects as requested by the president and to break ties that might occur during board of directors votes. Please let me know if you are interested in this position.
73,
George K2DM

Sent from my iPhone

