Re: [BVARC] January 2023 BVARC Newsletter

Marc, Welcome to the hobby! 73, Stephen (W2WF) > On Jan 8, 2023, at 9:39 AM, M Reiter via BVARC wrote: > > Happy to receive digital. > Marc Reiter, new member not even a call sign yet > > > On Sat, Jan 7, 2023 at 8:46 PM Bruce via BVARC > wrote: >> Well, heck, let

Re: [BVARC] Marine frequency wanted

Hey Jeff, Yea I monitor channel 16 in the main radio below deck and on the portable “HT” topside when in Galveston Bay and in the Gulf. Interestingly, channel 16 is also monitored when sailing off the coast of Sicily, Italy. Either way, when we make contact in 16, we immediately switch or QSY

Re: [BVARC] TONIGHT: Brews with BVARC

Thanks Kori! I’ve added the BVARC calendar to my iCal & the events show up. 73, Stephen (W2WF) > On Sep 14, 2023, at 12:09 AM, Kori Rahman via BVARC wrote: > > Dwayne and all: > > First of all, apologies for the late notice on the Brews with BVARC event > Tuesday. Despite the late email ale

Re: [BVARC] IC 7300 for sale - one owner

m > <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> > > On Sat, Sep 16, 2023 at 12:04 PM Stephen Flowers via BVARC <mailto:bvarc@bvarc.org>> wrote: >> All, >> Not sure if my previous me

[BVARC] Rohde & Schwarz seminar - Nov 2nd

Kori & colleagues, Good morning. FYI there's an upcoming Rohde & Schwarz seminar taking place at the Embassy Suites Houston - Energy Corridor 11730 Katy Fwy, Houston, on Thursday Nov 2nd, from 9am to 2pm. The topic will be: "Fundamentals of Oscilloscopes & RF instruments”. The presentation

Re: [BVARC] EFHW?

Jeff, Good morning. A couple of years ago, I wrapped my DXCC with "cammo tape wrap" I bought at Academy. When I was done it looked like a crepe myrtle in the back yard. Never got questions before or after, I just put the tape wrap to avoid folks asking. 73, Stephen (W2WF) > On Oct 8, 2023,

Re: [BVARC] Rohde & Schwarz webinar tomorrow on RIS

Colleagues, Good afternoon. Thought I’d pass along a Rohde & Schwarz webinar happening tomorrow at 10am and dealing with new antenna technology w/possible applications to 6G. The topic is “Reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) technology”. https://www.6gworld.com/ris-shaping-the-radio-chann

Re: [BVARC] CW POTA at Huntsville State Park

M, Craig Coussens via BVARC > wrote: > > Looking at joining the LICW as well Stephen, would you recommend them? I have > zero CW experience… Your field pack looks great! Thanks, Craig / K8CPC > > From: BVARC On Behalf Of Stephen Flowers via BVARC > Sent: Tuesday, October

Re: [BVARC] Do u have an extra Variable capacitor?

nd them on Amazon or even Walmart. > > As as always, Ebay. > > Mike > N5VCX > > On Wednesday, October 18, 2023 at 07:01:29 AM CDT, Stephen Flowers via BVARC > wrote: > > > Colleagues, > Good morning. Does anyone have an extra variable capacitor with knob th

Re: [BVARC] Gigaparts New Store Survey - Location.

Hey Jeff, Good evening. Just voted for Houston in the Gigaparts survey. As you said, the link's about in the middle of the webpage, click on the hyperlink https://www.gigaparts.com/Huntsville & then scroll down to "More locations to come, click here to vote for our next location”. A GP store

[BVARC] Fwd: Rohde & Schwarz Seminar Reminder - Thursday, 11/02/2023

Colleagues, Good afternoon. A friendly reminder that this Thursday is the Rohde & Schwarz seminar at Embassy Suites Houston on the Energy Corridor. I plan to attend so hopefully will see you there. In my view, these tech seminars are pretty informative and interesting. Parking on-site will b

[BVARC] Rohde & Schwarz webinar on Understanding Phase Noise

Colleagues, Good evening. There is an upcoming Rohde & Schwarz webinar that may be of interest to you. I’ve attached the details to this email for your review. Hope it’s useful to your work and/or projects. 73! Stephen (W2WF) Understanding Phase Noise: Introduction to Phase Nois

Re: [BVARC] Antenna Article Understanding Help Needed

Colleagues, Good afternoon. Excellent work done by Rick W5RH on contacting the authors and getting info on their antenna. If you’re interested, this is a quick walk-through I made on antenna modeling using the program called MMANA GAL. It’s similar to the EZNEC program and I believe it cont

Re: [BVARC] Solar effect

otons. >> These also bring high electromagnetic fields with them. >> I understood the electromagnetic fields are causing the problems. >> Just a thought. >> Mike Knerr KI5UBL >> 73 >> >> On Fri, Jan 5, 2024, 10:03 AM Stephen Flowers via BVARC > <ma

Re: [BVARC] Why not to use XYL

All, Same in Spanish: Señorita (unmarried lady), Señora (married lady). However, you’d likely get killed if you called a Señora an “ex - señorita”. Dangerous waters, tread carefully is all I’m saying.. LOL 73, Stephen (W2WF) > On Jan 7, 2024, at 8:44 PM, Chris Medlin via BVARC wrote: > >

Re: [BVARC] CW questions

KJ5DOB, Good morning. Just to add to what Joseph mentioned, there is also an OFF setting for BKIN. So that one may be what you want to select. Additionally you can drop the output power to 0 and replace your antenna with a dummy load. That should make for a good practice oscillator. Also, t

Re: [BVARC] Changes to the POTA Event

Hey Rudy, Good morning. I agree with you, POTA is a lot of fun. Might I suggest trying POTA on CW? To me it’s the next step in a fun & emergency preparedness journey. BTW, thank you to Kori WX5KR and Anthony W5LIC for spearheading the POTA activities in our community. 73, Stephen (W2WF) >

Re: [BVARC] Packet Radio in Houston

Hey Fox, Good afternoon. I remember chatting with you at a brews with BVARC about a python library for ham comms that you were developing. Do you have a GitHub repository or a SW architecture/block diagram of the signal flow? Just wondering. BTW, this sounds really cool. 73, Stephen (W2WF)

Re: [BVARC] REMINDER: POTA this Sunday!

Josh, Good afternoon. Welcome! It was a fun event to be sure. I kept getting this fellow on CW giving his callsign as TI5JON and I stubbornly replying to him: “KI5JON ?”. It turned out that he was indeed a TI station in Costa Rica and not a KI station from the US! Don’t be a stranger and

Re: [BVARC] Fort Bend County Fairgrounds in Flight Simulator

John, Good morning. It sounds like you’re chomping at the bit for Hamfest! LOL Make it a great day! 73, Stephen (W2WF) > On Feb 28, 2024, at 9:48 PM, John Denison via BVARC wrote: > > I was hovering above the Fort Bend County Fairgrounds in Microsoft Flight > Simulator 2020 this morning. >

Re: [BVARC] Easter Island DXpedition live now FT8 12m

goya LOL > > On Thu, May 2, 2024 at 6:20 PM Stephen Flowers via BVARC <mailto:bvarc@bvarc.org>> wrote: >> Colleagues, >> Good afternoon. 3G0YA DXpedition station is live on 12m FT8 now. I just >> made a contact with them.

[BVARC] Fwd: New comment on "EFHW Antenna Simulation Using MMANA GAL"

Colleagues, Good evening. A nice comment from a Japanese amateur radio operator on the video I made for using MMANA-GAL to simulate the EFHW antenna! Very interesting that the EFHW seems to be quite a popular antenna for hams around the globe! 73, Stephen (W2WF) > Begin forwarded message: >

Re: [BVARC] cw accomplishment and progress

Mark, Congratulations to your student. I find that perseverance is the key to mastering CW skills. Small incremental improvements are the norm in many facets of life and particularly so in CW training. 73, Stephen (W2WF) > On Jun 11, 2024, at 8:06 AM, Mark via BVARC wrote: > > As my CW Aca

[BVARC] New radio using M17 protocol

Colleagues, Good afternoon. Just read in this week's Peruvian Radioclub newsletter that Connect Systems has started shipping the first radios to use the M17 open source protocol. As you may know, this is the much awaited promise to make an alternative open source digital mode for modes like DS

[BVARC] COMSOL Phased array antenna modeling Webinar

Colleagues, Good evening. Just an FYI on a COMSOL Physics webinar on Phased array antenna modeling. The date is August 13th and the time of the event is 1300 hrs. So it's coming up soon! This is the link in case you're keen: https://www.bigmarker.com/horizon-house-publications/Phased-Array-

Re: [BVARC] New RFI problem

No. Band conditions have been outstanding except when there’s a solar flare storm. Stephen > On Aug 17, 2024, at 2:49 PM, ralph phillips via BVARC wrote: > > I have a serious RFI problem since the storm came through. > Does anyone have the contact information for CenterPoint's new RFI team??

[BVARC] Friday 0800 - 1730 CDT Peruvian Field Day

Colleagues, Good morning. Today the Peruvian Radio Club will be doing a Field Day event from 0800 to 1730 CDT. They’ll likely be driving to the site & rigging up once they get there so operations may start around 10am. The event is taking place on the coast of the Pacific Ocean south of Lima

[BVARC] Goliad state park POTA activation

Colleagues, Good morning. I’m driving to Goliad state park near Victoria leaving Katy around noon today for a POTA park activation. Hope to see you on the air. Remember that to be a "POTA hunter” you just call me up by answering my CQ. You don’t have to submit a log or anything. As before,

Re: [BVARC] Winter Field Day

Anthony & team, Good morning! We did 3 CW contacts with Nathan KJ5JJP at WFD. His dad Jason KC5KAW was also there helping us out. Our results from this past Saturday Jan 25th are: Call Frequency IDSPC UTC W3GH 21.0445 MHz 3I

[BVARC] 6m repeater question

Good morning. I was looking for a local 6m repeater in the Houston area. I’ve tried what RepeaterBook showed as an active one at 52.250 (-1MHz) PL103.5 on FM and I don’t get a response from the repeater. My questions are: (1) is that repeater currently operational as RepeaterBook shows, or is

Re: [BVARC] QRP

All, Good morning. Good rundown of QRP radios. The only additional one I’d mention is the (tr)uSDX. It’s a little orange radio that can be bought as a kit or assembled from Amazon. Its price point is low, ˜$139, but its feature set is also limited, e.g. limited filtering, no antenna tuner, n

Re: [BVARC] Test Email

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Re: [BVARC] QRP

Dominic Mazoch wrote: > > The Icom 703/+ is a good QRP rig. Out of production. Sips power on receive. > > > Dominic Mazoch > > -- Original Message ------ > From: Stephen Flowers via BVARC > To: Daniel Poirot , BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB >

Re: [BVARC] POTA

Spencer, Good afternoon. Are you there now? Will you be operating CW on 20m and other bands? I noticed that you’ve submitted your SSB activation in POTA.app ahead of time which is great. If you can call out CQ POTA on CW, then you should be spotted by the reversebeacon network and that would