Re: ?BITX as a Tool for Recruiting New Hams
Thanks Dr Fred! That is the most appropriate response.
I drafted a response to Simon but chose to sleep on it before sending. Glad I did. And I am blessed by your reminder to turn the other cheek.
Freedom of religion is important for us all, especially in this international forum.
And Jack has been a wonderful help, along with so many others on this list.
-John
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On Dec 17, 2017, at 02:01, Dr Fred Hambrecht <w4jle@...> wrote:
I am praying for him that his heart may be lightened and the darkness of doubt be removed.
v/r
Fred W4JLE
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Vince Vielhaber
Sent: Saturday, December 16, 2017 21:54
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [BITX20] ?BITX as a Tool for Recruiting New Hams
Don't bother Mike. He's just a snowflake in search of his playdough and safe space.
Vince.
On 12/16/2017 08:42 PM, Michael Hagen wrote:
Hey, Get Off of It!
Jack is a Real Nice Guy!
Read His Books, read his Emails.
Everyone Loves Jack in Colorado!
Go find Political Correct Folks to find your Friends.
We are NOT!
You are on the Wrong Forum!
No MAS, Warmingly?
Mike, WA6ISP
On 12/16/2017 5:32 PM, Simon Thompson wrote:
Jack
You come across as a smart guy.
This is the best amateur radio forum on the internet, bar none. One
of the reasons it is so good is that it is apolitical. If someone
comes on the forum prattling on about how he works at a Christian
institution, and he can teach even though he is not qualified, and
how the education system in your country is paralyzed, these are
comments that have nothing to do with amateur radio. This is an
amateur radio forum. I would also add that evangelical Christianity
appears to be tearing your country apart, with its support for
pedophilia and sexual assault and racism re. Roy Moore, and I don’t
want to read about someone's support for Evangelical Christian
institutions or their Evangelical Christian beliefs on this forum.
Regardless of your country’s tolerance for unfettered free speech,
which gives you the idiocy of the Ku Klux Klan, Donald Trump, “alternative facts,”
Birtherism, and an incomprehensible belief and reliance on a Sky
Boss, or Flying Spaghetti Monster, or whatever else you want to call
it, this is an amateur radio forum, and It should be devoted to
amateur radio, and not an individual’s political or religious
beliefs,
On Sat, Dec 16, 2017 at 5:04 PM Jack Purdum via Groups.Io
<jjpurdum@... <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Simon:
I think your comment is a bit harsh and 1) I did not see it as a
religious or political comment, but rather in line with my
comments, and 2) this is a Forum and not air waves regulated by
the FCC. Expressing one's opinion "off the air" is a
Constitutional right in the US protected by the First Amendment.
Jack, W8TEE
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*From:* Simon Thompson <simonthompson67@...
<mailto:simonthompson67@...>>
*To:* [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
*Sent:* Saturday, December 16, 2017 7:41 PM
*Subject:* Re: [BITX20] ?BITX as a Tool for Recruiting New Hams
Please keep your political/religious commentary off this forum. It
is not, as you should know, being a licensed amateur, appropriate
to discussions of amateur radio. You should know it, because it is
a condition of your license.
Simon
VE7SXS
On Fri, Dec 15, 2017 at 9:13 AM Werner Vavken
<werner.vavken@...
<mailto:werner.vavken@...>> wrote:
Thanks, Jack. I have been working at private, accredited
Christian schools for the pat 14 years and they allow people
from colleges & industry to teach as long as they show "some
progress towards getting certified" as a high school teacher
with the ACSI. That’s quite easy, really.
I don’t have a teaching credential either, just a BSEE,
extensive MSEE course work and a MaEd.
Sadly the public school system is paralyzed with this thinking
that a teacher MUST have a teaching credential to teach. There
should be other ways to become a public school qualified teacher.
Warmly,
WERNER G VAVKEN BSEE, MaEd
STEM Director
Rancho Christian School
31300 Rancho Community Way
<,+CA+92592+Office:+951&entry=gmail&source=g>
Temecula, CA 92592
<,+CA+92
592+Office:+951&entry=gmail&source=g>
Office: 951
<,+CA+92592+Office:+951&entry=gmail&source=g>-303-1408
x6157
Cell: 408-375-6165
On Dec 15, 2017, at 8:53 AM, Jack Purdum via Groups.Io
<jjpurdum@...
<mailto:jjpurdum@...>> wrote:
Werner:
That is so cool! I checked with a local high school when I
was in Indiana about teaching a ham radio class as part of
the STEM system. Even though I have a Ph.D. and 40 years of
university teaching, I was told by the Principal I was not
"properly qualified" to teach a HS class in IN. Maybe I
should try again, as I now live in OH.
Dennis is a wonderful person to work with. I know just enough
EE stuff to make him tear his hair out when I ask a question.
Still, he has the patience of Job and can always frame an
answer I can understand...and that's a /real /talent!
Thanks for this email...maybe I can fool some OH
administrators into letting me in the classroom.
73,
Jack, W8TEE
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*From:* WERNER G VAVKEN <wernervavken@...
<mailto:wernervavken@...>>
*To:* [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
*Sent:* Friday, December 15, 2017 11:42 AM
*Subject:* Re: [BITX20] ?BITX as a Tool for Recruiting New Hams
Jack, you are spot on. It is mission critical to get new hams
ACTIVE both on the air (including HF) and also to get them on
the road to get their hands dirty building hardware,
including antennas. The uBitx is a great way to do this that
I will use next month…see below. I ordered 8 of them and 8
plastic cases from BangGood.
I am a retired EE with over 30+ years experience in designing
hardware and radio systems from audio thru 40GHz. Teaching is
my new passion. I have been teaching ham courses (and how to
put science experiments on the ISS) at the high school level
for over seven years. My ham classes (disguised with the name
Satellite Tracking) is a high school level “science
elective” and I offer it over three semesters to allow
students to earn their Tech, General and Extra class
licenses. Doing it over a 4+ month period, for each level, I
actually get to TEACH the relevant material, have students
build stuff and get them on the air. They also learn a lot
about tracking satellites.
Every one of my new ham student “earns" an Alinco DJ-G7
triband HT and an Elk LPA Antenna to track satellites if
they pass the Tech exam. They also build an EggBeater antenna
I designed and presented at recent Pacificon events,
Next Semester they will each build one of the uBitx
transceivers and a 40M dipole and they WILL get on HF!
BTW, Jack, we have a mutually close friend, Dennis -W6DQ, I
manage the Collins Collectors Association West Coast Friday
night NET on 3895 at 7PM. He is one of my NET control
operators for that net!
Thanks for all you do for our Ham Radio hobby and, of course,
your contributions to this uBitx, etc.
73’蝉
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WERNER G VAVKEN, WB6RAW
wernervavken@... <mailto:wernervavken@...>
Cell: 408-375-6165
On Dec 15, 2017, at 8:24 AM, Jack Purdum via Groups.Io
<jjpurdum@...
<mailto:jjpurdum@...>> wrote:
I changed the topic to narrow the focus. You're right, Joe,
the social media sites have a lock on young people. My club
gives the FCC exams every month (except Dec.) for free and
we always have people show up; sometimes as many as three
dozen. Most are going for the Tech license to get their toe
wet. Then they buy a 2M HT and we never see them again. I
did run into one guy almost a year later and asked how he
was enjoying his license. He said: "I haven't done anything
for the past several months. It doesn't even let me do what
my cell phone does." We need to get Tech's more than just a
small slice of 10M in the HF spectrum. Otherwise, I think
they are missing out on 90% of what ham radio has to offer.
When I was a Novice, we had small chunks of HF (e.g., 40M)
to play with. True, you were rock-bound and limited to 75W
and CW, but I spent almost all of my time on 40M. Britain
has had more success than we have with young people, and I
think part of the reason is because they give their
Tech-equivalent hams small slices of spectrum on all bands,
including HF. They are limited to 5W, but at least they can
chase DX. Other than the rare atmospheric events, DX on 2M
is a couple of counties away with the HT that most end up
buying.
I look around at my club and I can almost hear the arteries
calcifying. I can say that 'cuz I'm two years younger than
dirt so I know the aging membership issues quite well. We
need some younger members; perhaps younger than those who
are recently married and starting their families. The real
solution: I don't know, but there are things we can do. I
have a FB account, but probably use it twice a year. I'm not
on Twitter. I need to root around there for a while and see
what I can do for the cause.
Jack, W8TEE
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Re: Help! I think I may have just ruined my 9 year old's Chanukah
The current is too low. As I remember I get more than 200mA and more than 300 when I press PTT.
If RV1 does not make a change then RV1 or the 5V regulator or the IRF is blown.
Keep the drive level control 136 at mid point till you get the rest working.
In any test vary only one variable and study/report. With more than one you cant tell what is the issue.
Raj
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At 17/12/2017, you wrote:
If my meter is on 10A, then I get .01 on the readout on idle. I get .02 when I push PTT. Adjusting RV1 and RV136 counterclockwise to open it or clockwise to limit does not seem to make any difference.
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Re: W5KUB Amateur Radio Roundtable Tues Dec 19th 8 PM Ashhar Farhan and the uBITX
I assume this is 8pm central time. Will this be recorded and made available for downloading??
Thanks,
Karl Heinz - K5KHK?
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Re: Help! I think I may have just ruined my 9 year old's Chanukah
On Sun, Dec 17, 2017 at 03:05 am, Raj vu2zap wrote:
The source voltage is not controlled by the pot RV1, only the current. While adjusting RV1 you need to
monitor the current and not the voltage.
I'd already done that. I could turn both RV1 and RV136 back and forth and not see any change in the current. But, you said "You should see a voltage at the gate of the IRF when you turn the bios pot a little bit." so that's what I was checking on.
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If my meter is on 10A, then I get .01 on the readout on idle. I get .02 when I push PTT. Adjusting RV1 and RV136 counterclockwise to open it or clockwise to limit does not seem to make any difference. Speaking into the mic doesn't cause the amperage to move. I tried with my own mic plugged in, then wired in the electret mic included in the kit when that didn't work and it didn't cause any change either. Measuring from a dummy load inserted in the cable, I get no amperage, no voltage....nothing there either. I get a hiss in the speakers when I turn it on as if it is receiving static like normal. When I click PTT I hear a pop. The speaker goes dead like it's supposed to while I transmit. Then when I let up the speaker comes back on. But, I'm seeing no change in voltage or amperage.
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W5KUB Amateur Radio Roundtable Tues Dec 19th 8 PM Ashhar Farhan and the uBITX
As already mentioned Ashhar will be the Guest on this coming Tuesday's W5KUB Show at 8 P.M.
Pete? WB9FLW
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Re: BITX40 - frequency spectrum - Raduino irradiation - intermodulation products -
#bitx40help
I looked at the photo of how to make the mod, inject the new clock --- looks pretty simple.? ??
?
I have more on my plate than I can deal with right now----but that looks like a keeper of a mod to do on one of my units!!!!
plus, if you simply measure the frequency of the Radiono crystal ( by using a sketch that puts out 25MHz and finding the signal on an accurate receiver or frequency counter) --- adjusting the code now in one place would make the entire system frequeny calibrated.?
?
73, gordon
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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of Frank DC8FG <fgsom@...>
Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2017 7:20 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [BITX20] BITX40 - frequency spectrum - Raduino irradiation - intermodulation products - #bitx40help
?
I changed to Allards this morning - looks pretty good :-)
My solution with the 2,5k variable resistor is no longer required.
73, Frank
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Re: BITX40 - frequency spectrum - Raduino irradiation - intermodulation products -
#bitx40help
I changed to Allards Version 2 this morning - looks pretty good :-)
My solution with the 2,5k variable resistor is no longer required.
73, Frank
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Hi Allard,
I changed to v2 this morning - looks pretty good - thanks a lot !!
Before:
After:
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I am selling on e-bay 2 pairs of Minima boards. The PROG and the DIGI.? One has its PROG board partly populated. eBay item number:253302098848 eBay item number:253302040057 I will gladly accept your offer! Thank you and?
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Re: Help! I think I may have just ruined my 9 year old's Chanukah
The source voltage is not controlled by the pot RV1, only the current. While adjusting RV1 you need to
monitor the current and not the voltage.
Please leave the portion of the message you are replying and delete the rest. If you leave the whole message
then it seems to get removed by the groups.io and we cannot make out to whom you are replying to and
about what!
Raj
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At 17/12/2017, you wrote: Turning it fully counterclockwise gave me 12 volts on source.... and then my final blew when I was metering it.
So now I have officially ruined her chanukah present. Crap
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Re: Help! I think I may have just ruined my 9 year old's Chanukah
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I bought it because I searched google and found others who had used it and it worked. But, once I saw the radio wasn't working, I took it out of the circuit and twisted the wires together. So, I was still having the same problems without it in the circuit
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Re: Help! I think I may have just ruined my 9 year old's Chanukah
What are the specs on the buck boost converter you are using? ? v/r Fred W4JLE ?
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From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of tausciam@...
Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2017 02:37
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [BITX20] Help! I think I may have just ruined my 9 year old's Chanukah ? On Sat, Dec 16, 2017 at 11:27 pm, Dr Fred Hambrecht wrote: Please email me at w4jle at w4jle dot com with your address and I will get youa couple of finals in the mail. ? v/r Fred W4JLE ?
Thank you Fred. I still don't know what's wrong with this crazy radio though. I followed the directions exactly.
I did make a few mods to it. I had replaced the heat sink with a power supply heat sink. I did the capacitor to cut down on the spurious emissions and make it legal. I did the dual diodes each pointing in the opposite direction to protect against blowing the receiver with a strong signal. I put amunter's sketch on it and took the unused A3 wire and wired it to a plug for calibration. I also plugged in that buck converter to give 24 volts to the finals, but took it out when things weren't working right.
She wants to use it for FT8 and SSB... so I tried to give her what she wanted.
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Re: Help! I think I may have just ruined my 9 year old's Chanukah
On Sat, Dec 16, 2017 at 11:27 pm, Dr Fred Hambrecht wrote:
Please email me at w4jle at w4jle dot com with your address and I will get youa couple of finals in the mail.
?
v/r
Fred W4JLE
?
Thank you Fred. I still don't know what's wrong with this crazy radio though. I followed the directions exactly. I did make a few mods to it. I had replaced the heat sink with a power supply heat sink. I did the capacitor to cut down on the spurious emissions and make it legal. I did the dual diodes each pointing in the opposite direction to protect against blowing the receiver with a strong signal. I put amunter's sketch on it and took the unused A3 wire and wired it to a plug for calibration. I also plugged in that buck converter to give 24 volts to the finals, but took it out when things weren't working right. She wants to use it for FT8 and SSB... so I tried to give her what she wanted.
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Re: Help! I think I may have just ruined my 9 year old's Chanukah
Please email me at w4jle at w4jle dot com with your address and I will get youa couple of finals in the mail. ? v/r Fred W4JLE ?
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From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of tausciam@...
Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2017 02:04
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [BITX20] Help! I think I may have just ruined my 9 year old's Chanukah ? Turning it fully counterclockwise gave me 12 volts on source.... and then my final blew when I was metering it.
So now I have officially ruined her chanukah present. Crap
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Re: Apology in advance if dumb question - How do I know my order has been captured?
Also Nigel,? the first batch of ?BITX sold out in a couple of days.? They went to 'preorder' status on the 11th or 12th, I believe.? So your order on the 16th will be in the same batch I'm in - the ones that'll ship after Christmas. /g/BITX20/topic/ubitx_only_on_preorder_now/7497899?p=,,,20,0,0,0::recentpostdate%2Fsticky,,,20,2,40,7497899Cheers, Andy, KG5RKP
On Sat, Dec 16, 2017 at 09:58 am, Nigel wrote:
Thank you for reassurance - appreciated.? At the time of posting my question, I had not? received any 'eMail' acknowledgement (PayPal or HF Signals), only recording being the banking transactions as per screen shots.? Since then I am happy to advise that PayPal have issued a receipt and like you (plus MANY others) note the compliments Ashar receives so I will join those wait patiently for a DHL delivery <smile>.
Sorry to have used bandwidth for a non technical issue.
All the very best from a dark (its night time) South Africa (where it WILL be sunny tomorrow!).
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Re: Help! I think I may have just ruined my 9 year old's Chanukah
So, to reiterate, with RV1 turned fully clockwise, I was getting 12 volts on drain. With it turned fully counterclockwise, I was getting 12 volts on source....and then blew the final while metering
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Re: Help! I think I may have just ruined my 9 year old's Chanukah
Turning it fully counterclockwise gave me 12 volts on source.... and then my final blew when I was metering it.
So now I have officially ruined her chanukah present. Crap
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Re: ?BITX as a Tool for Recruiting New Hams
I am praying for him that his heart may be lightened and the darkness of doubt be removed.
v/r
Fred W4JLE
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-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto: [email protected]] On Behalf Of Vince Vielhaber Sent: Saturday, December 16, 2017 21:54 To: [email protected]Subject: Re: [BITX20] ?BITX as a Tool for Recruiting New Hams Don't bother Mike. He's just a snowflake in search of his playdough and safe space. Vince. On 12/16/2017 08:42 PM, Michael Hagen wrote: Hey, Get Off of It!
Jack is a Real Nice Guy!
Read His Books, read his Emails.
Everyone Loves Jack in Colorado!
Go find Political Correct Folks to find your Friends.
We are NOT!
You are on the Wrong Forum!
No MAS, Warmingly?
Mike, WA6ISP
On 12/16/2017 5:32 PM, Simon Thompson wrote:
Jack
You come across as a smart guy.
This is the best amateur radio forum on the internet, bar none. One
of the reasons it is so good is that it is apolitical. If someone
comes on the forum prattling on about how he works at a Christian
institution, and he can teach even though he is not qualified, and
how the education system in your country is paralyzed, these are
comments that have nothing to do with amateur radio. This is an
amateur radio forum. I would also add that evangelical Christianity
appears to be tearing your country apart, with its support for
pedophilia and sexual assault and racism re. Roy Moore, and I don’t
want to read about someone's support for Evangelical Christian
institutions or their Evangelical Christian beliefs on this forum.
Regardless of your country’s tolerance for unfettered free speech,
which gives you the idiocy of the Ku Klux Klan, Donald Trump, “alternative facts,”
Birtherism, and an incomprehensible belief and reliance on a Sky
Boss, or Flying Spaghetti Monster, or whatever else you want to call
it, this is an amateur radio forum, and It should be devoted to
amateur radio, and not an individual’s political or religious
beliefs,
On Sat, Dec 16, 2017 at 5:04 PM Jack Purdum via Groups.Io
<jjpurdum@... <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Simon:
I think your comment is a bit harsh and 1) I did not see it as a
religious or political comment, but rather in line with my
comments, and 2) this is a Forum and not air waves regulated by
the FCC. Expressing one's opinion "off the air" is a
Constitutional right in the US protected by the First Amendment.
Jack, W8TEE
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*From:* Simon Thompson <simonthompson67@...
<mailto:simonthompson67@...>>
*To:* [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
*Sent:* Saturday, December 16, 2017 7:41 PM
*Subject:* Re: [BITX20] ?BITX as a Tool for Recruiting New Hams
Please keep your political/religious commentary off this forum. It
is not, as you should know, being a licensed amateur, appropriate
to discussions of amateur radio. You should know it, because it is
a condition of your license.
Simon
VE7SXS
On Fri, Dec 15, 2017 at 9:13 AM Werner Vavken
<werner.vavken@...
<mailto:werner.vavken@...>> wrote:
Thanks, Jack. I have been working at private, accredited
Christian schools for the pat 14 years and they allow people
from colleges & industry to teach as long as they show "some
progress towards getting certified" as a high school teacher
with the ACSI. That’s quite easy, really.
I don’t have a teaching credential either, just a BSEE,
extensive MSEE course work and a MaEd.
Sadly the public school system is paralyzed with this thinking
that a teacher MUST have a teaching credential to teach. There
should be other ways to become a public school qualified teacher.
Warmly,
WERNER G VAVKEN BSEE, MaEd
STEM Director
Rancho Christian School
31300 Rancho Community Way
<,+CA+92592+Office:+951&entry=gmail&source=g>
Temecula, CA 92592
<,+CA+92
592+Office:+951&entry=gmail&source=g>
Office: 951
<,+CA+92592+Office:+951&entry=gmail&source=g>-303-1408
x6157
Cell: 408-375-6165
On Dec 15, 2017, at 8:53 AM, Jack Purdum via Groups.Io
<jjpurdum@...
<mailto:jjpurdum@...>> wrote:
Werner:
That is so cool! I checked with a local high school when I
was in Indiana about teaching a ham radio class as part of
the STEM system. Even though I have a Ph.D. and 40 years of
university teaching, I was told by the Principal I was not
"properly qualified" to teach a HS class in IN. Maybe I
should try again, as I now live in OH.
Dennis is a wonderful person to work with. I know just enough
EE stuff to make him tear his hair out when I ask a question.
Still, he has the patience of Job and can always frame an
answer I can understand...and that's a /real /talent!
Thanks for this email...maybe I can fool some OH
administrators into letting me in the classroom.
73,
Jack, W8TEE
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*From:* WERNER G VAVKEN <wernervavken@...
<mailto:wernervavken@...>>
*To:* [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
*Sent:* Friday, December 15, 2017 11:42 AM
*Subject:* Re: [BITX20] ?BITX as a Tool for Recruiting New Hams
Jack, you are spot on. It is mission critical to get new hams
ACTIVE both on the air (including HF) and also to get them on
the road to get their hands dirty building hardware,
including antennas. The uBitx is a great way to do this that
I will use next month…see below. I ordered 8 of them and 8
plastic cases from BangGood.
I am a retired EE with over 30+ years experience in designing
hardware and radio systems from audio thru 40GHz. Teaching is
my new passion. I have been teaching ham courses (and how to
put science experiments on the ISS) at the high school level
for over seven years. My ham classes (disguised with the name
Satellite Tracking) is a high school level “science
elective” and I offer it over three semesters to allow
students to earn their Tech, General and Extra class
licenses. Doing it over a 4+ month period, for each level, I
actually get to TEACH the relevant material, have students
build stuff and get them on the air. They also learn a lot
about tracking satellites.
Every one of my new ham student “earns" an Alinco DJ-G7
triband HT and an Elk LPA Antenna to track satellites if
they pass the Tech exam. They also build an EggBeater antenna
I designed and presented at recent Pacificon events,
Next Semester they will each build one of the uBitx
transceivers and a 40M dipole and they WILL get on HF!
BTW, Jack, we have a mutually close friend, Dennis -W6DQ, I
manage the Collins Collectors Association West Coast Friday
night NET on 3895 at 7PM. He is one of my NET control
operators for that net!
Thanks for all you do for our Ham Radio hobby and, of course,
your contributions to this uBitx, etc.
73’蝉
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WERNER G VAVKEN, WB6RAW
wernervavken@... <mailto:wernervavken@...>
Cell: 408-375-6165
On Dec 15, 2017, at 8:24 AM, Jack Purdum via Groups.Io
<jjpurdum@...
<mailto:jjpurdum@...>> wrote:
I changed the topic to narrow the focus. You're right, Joe,
the social media sites have a lock on young people. My club
gives the FCC exams every month (except Dec.) for free and
we always have people show up; sometimes as many as three
dozen. Most are going for the Tech license to get their toe
wet. Then they buy a 2M HT and we never see them again. I
did run into one guy almost a year later and asked how he
was enjoying his license. He said: "I haven't done anything
for the past several months. It doesn't even let me do what
my cell phone does." We need to get Tech's more than just a
small slice of 10M in the HF spectrum. Otherwise, I think
they are missing out on 90% of what ham radio has to offer.
When I was a Novice, we had small chunks of HF (e.g., 40M)
to play with. True, you were rock-bound and limited to 75W
and CW, but I spent almost all of my time on 40M. Britain
has had more success than we have with young people, and I
think part of the reason is because they give their
Tech-equivalent hams small slices of spectrum on all bands,
including HF. They are limited to 5W, but at least they can
chase DX. Other than the rare atmospheric events, DX on 2M
is a couple of counties away with the HT that most end up
buying.
I look around at my club and I can almost hear the arteries
calcifying. I can say that 'cuz I'm two years younger than
dirt so I know the aging membership issues quite well. We
need some younger members; perhaps younger than those who
are recently married and starting their families. The real
solution: I don't know, but there are things we can do. I
have a FB account, but probably use it twice a year. I'm not
on Twitter. I need to root around there for a while and see
what I can do for the cause.
Jack, W8TEE
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Re: Ordered the 10th, no tracking number yet
I ordered on the 9th and just received a notification from PayPal with the tracking number. I didn't pay for DHL shipping "BUT" the number is for DHL Express and is estimated to be here on Monday!
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Raj vu2zap
Arvo W0VRA