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SB SPCL @ ARL $ARLX001 ARLX001 Dennis Motschenbacher, K7BV (SK) ZCZC AX01 QST de W1AW Special Bulletin 1 ARLX001 From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT January 16, 2025 To all radio amateurs SB SPCL ARL ARLX001 ARLX001 Dennis Motschenbacher, K7BV (SK) Former ARRL and Yaesu employee, World Radiosport Team Championship competitor, and award-winning radio amateur Dennis Motschenbacher, K7BV, has become a Silent Key. Motschenbacher passed away on January 9, 2025, after a long illness. Motschenbacher was first licensed at the age of 13. According to his obituary, "His Amateur Radio activities took him to 35 countries and his ham radio call sign, K7BV, was recognized all over the world. He competed on the U.S. team in the World Radiosport Team Championship in 2000 in Slovenia and in his lifetime, won many national and international awards for his ham radio achievements." Motschenbacher was well known within the amateur radio community. He was a prolific ham radio author and from 1998 - 2002 served as editor of the National Contest Journal (NCJ). He served on ARRL staff as the Sales and Marketing Manager from 2002 - 2006, when he joined Yaesu as their Executive Vice President of the Amateur Radio Sales Division. He retired from that role in 2019. His colleagues at Yaesu remember him fondly. Yaesu National Sales Manager John Kruk, N9UPC, passed along these words on behalf of the company: "Dennis Motschenbacher had a talent in ham radio which was only surpassed by his incredible gift of friendship. Dennis was a mentor to many in different ways, a beacon of honesty, and gave unwavering support to all. Words cannot express how grateful the Yaesu family was to have had him in our lives. Thank you for being you, for your wisdom, and for the joy you would bring to us each day Dennis. We will forever cherish the moments we've shared with all our love and gratitude." Many others in amateur radio are recalling fond memories of Motschenbacher. ARRL Copy Editor Rich Moseson, W2VU, was the long-time editor of CQ Magazine. He said Motschenbacher was one of the 'good guys.' "Dennis was a true friend to everyone in the ham radio industry and always had a positive outlook, on the hobby and on life in general. Even through his health struggles, he managed to stay positive and offer support to others. He will be greatly missed by the ham community, and especially by those who had the privilege of working with him," said Moseson. His contest chops and warm presence in the hobby was complimented by his desire to serve others. "Dennis loved amateur radio and worked tirelessly to support the community in so many ways," said ARRL Director of Marketing and Innovation Bob Inderbitzen, NQ1R, who reported to Motschenbacher during his tenure on the ARRL staff. "I'll never forget the day Dennis decided to travel to the coastal communities in the southeast that were devastated by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. He aided one of the largest disaster response efforts by Amateur Radio Operators in the US." He is survived by his brother, Larry Motschenbacher; his sister Susie Corbett Motschenbacher; his wife, Lieksa Motschenbacher; his two children, Tiffany (Said) Stabou and Patrick (Susan) Motschenbacher; and three grandchildren, Ahmed, Aisha, and Safiya. A small graveside ceremony will be held at the Eastern Carolina State Veterans Cemetery in Goldsboro, NC on Friday, January 17, 2025 at noon. See his obituary at: www.howellfuneral.com/obituary/Dennis-Motschenbacher. NNNN /EX

Rocky, Bullwinkle, and Boris are all out playing around White Rock Lake. Rocky's call is at 146.565, Bullwinkle is at 146.545, and Boris is at 146.580. All foxes will be coming out after 5PM Sunday. As a note, when you find Rocky and Boris, you need to look at the back of their cards to get the coordinates for "near" where Bullwinkle can be heard. Rocky has the latitude coordinates and Boris has the longitude coordinates. Put the two together, find the spot on the map, and when you go there you should hear Bullwinkle. From that point you will need to navigate through radio direction finding to the exact location. Good Luck! Hope you have as much fun finding them as we had putting them together and getting them out there. Dave, K5YR, and David, KG5VSR

Hello Everyone, Do you know someone looking to upgrade their license to General? Our classes are starting soon on January 14! This is a great opportunity to unlock new frequencies and expand their amateur radio skills. If you or someone you know is interested, please reach out to education@... for more information and registration details. Help us spread the word and encourage others to join the fun of amateur radio! This message also available in the new edition of Arclite https://garc-k5qhd.wixsite.com/main/file-share/2b3a1b0f-4c0a-4c27-8534-29120b34d848 and the club Facebook page https://fb.watch/wSsLurEDAx/

Please publicize Free Extra Class Course on Zoom starting Thursday, January 16, 2025 If you or anyone you know is interested in attending an Amateur Extra Class licensing course, please pass along the following information, and feel free to publicize it with your radio club or any group you feel would benefit. A free, weekly, live, Amateur Radio Extra Class Licensing course on Zoom will begin on Thursday, January 16, 2025, and will run through Thursday, March 27. There will be 11 sessions. The three-hour sessions will start at 6:30 PM Eastern Time. Sessions will be recorded. Those attending should hold (or be studying for) the General Class Amateur Radio License. These are the classes that we have been holding for years sponsored by the National Electronics Museum. Please publicize this with anyone that you think would be interested. Those wishing to sign up should email roland.anders@... . Thanks. 73, Rol Anders, K3RA

The ARRL 10-Meter Contest is happening this weekend, and it’s a great opportunity to test your skills, make global contacts, and enjoy some friendly competition on the 10-meter band! Here are the details: ? Dates: December 9–10, 2024 ? Time: Starts at 0000 UTC on Saturday and runs for 48 hours. ? Rules & Info: Visit ARRL 10-Meter Contest The 10-meter band has been alive with activity lately, thanks to favorable propagation conditions during this solar cycle. Whether you’re new to contesting or a seasoned operator, there’s no better time to jump in and have fun. Let us know if you’re planning to participate and share your setup or strategy! Looking forward to hearing your experiences and maybe catching you on the air. 73, Amado Pereira KJ5DGS

I am posting this notice on groups IO because as I understand Dave K5JOI SK had been active with the Garland amateur radio club in the past. He had been a ham for a good long while and had some interesting equipment some of you might interested in looking at. https://www.estatesales.net/TX/Dallas/75214/4309791?force-reload=true

Rocky, Bullwinkle, and Boris are all out playing around White Rock Lake. Rocky's call is at 146.565, Bullwinkle is at 146.545, and Boris is at 146.580. All foxes will be coming out after 5PM Sunday. As a note, when you find Rocky and Boris, you need to look at the back of their cards to get the coordinates for "near" where Bullwinkle can be heard. Rocky has the latitude coordinates and Boris has the longitude coordinates. Put the two together, find the spot on the map, and when you go there you should hear Bullwinkle. From that point you will need to navigate through radio direction finding to the exact location. Good Luck! Hope you have as much fun finding them as we had putting them together and getting them out there. Dave, K5YR, and David, KG5VSR

FYI from Travis McWaters, KI5PGM -----Forwarded Message----- From: Travis McWaters <ki5pgm@...> Sent: Nov 21, 2024 7:01 AM To: Travis McWaters <ki5pgm@...> Subject: Turkey Trot NEEDS your support I am still looking for radio operators to help support the YMCA's Turkey Trot event on Thanksgiving Day. I've you've been on the fence, not sure about your plans, or whatever else please, please PLEASE, go to https://w5fc.org and sign up now. We need you. As of this morning I still have 10 positions open. If you've never heard of the Turkey Trot before (I'm surprised!) it is the Dallas YMCA's largest fundraising event with over 50 years of tradition behind it. You can get an overview of the event from http://ymcadallas.org/turkeytrot If you're wondering what you would do at the event as a radio operator, we have a number of different positions available. The main thing we do is relay messages (in real time) between different areas of the race. There the start and finish lines are separated by a block or two, and there are water stops along the route. If you are athletic that is very helpful but it is not required. A number of the roles will work just fine for people with limited mobility. If you've never done a public service event before - that is just fine. The Turkey Trot is a good "first time" event. It is also good practice for radio operators planning to work the Dallas Marathon next month. If you can't come out yourself, you can still help support the event by spreading the word through your local nets, club meetings, email lists, etc. All you need to say is "Go to W5FC.org and look at the top of the page". The signup is right there. Anything you do to get the word out will be appreciated. -- Travis McWaters (amateur callsign KI5PGM) Email: KI5PGM@... Phone: 469-296-8745

Rocky, Bullwinkle, and Boris are all out playing around White Rock Lake. Rocky's call is at 146.565, Bullwinkle is at 146.545, and Boris is at 146.580. All foxes will be coming out after 5PM Sunday. As a note, when you find Rocky and Boris, you need to look at the back of their cards to get the coordinates for "near" where Bullwinkle can be heard. Rocky has the latitude coordinates and Boris has the longitude coordinates. Put the two together, find the spot on the map, and when you go there you should hear Bullwinkle. From that point you will need to navigate through radio direction finding to the exact location. Good Luck! Hope you have as much fun finding them as we had putting them together and getting them out there. Dave, K5YR, and David, KG5VSR

2024 Dallas Marathon CommunicationsRequest for VolunteersSunday, December 15, 2024Amateur Radio Public Service Volunteers past and present,Sign up now open for the 2024 Dallas Marathon Comm Team. We are still in need for volunteers as there are a number of positions available.If you have already signed up, Thanks!Information on Communications, documents, logistics, weather and information, regarding the Marathon in general, can be found at the following url.https://sites.google.com/site/dallasmarathoncomms/ (https://sites.google.com/site/dallasmarathoncomms/Volunteering/) ortinyurl.com/DallasMarathonCommsAlso PLEASE be sure and sign the waiver when you sign up. The waiver is located at the following url.https://sites.google.com/site/dallasmarathoncomms/volunteering/waiver-of-liabilityThis year we have created a groups.io for messaging to and from the committee and participants. This will help with getting quicker answers to your questions and allowing us to provide you with information. So please join up at the same time you sign up. Subscribe: DallasMarathonComms+subscribe@...: DallasMarathonComms@...: DallasMarathonComms+unsubscribe@... and 73,Your Marathon Comm Committee

FWD DE KR1ZAN If interested, please contact Carl Solomon W5SU <cdsol@...> or 214/693-3729 Please do not reply to this groups.io email. Begin forwarded message: From: C Solomon W5SU <cdsol@...> Date: November 9, 2024 at 12:10:49 PM CST To: Main <[email protected]> Subject: [k5rwk] Selling Equip from estate of Dick Morgan K6RAH - SK Reply-To: [email protected] ? I'm listing the attached for sale from the estate of Dick Morgan, K6RAH, who became SK several mo's ago. Anybody who knew Dick can appreciate how he was obsessed with perfection, and that carried over to the condition of this equipment. All is in good working order, some with boxes and manuals, and available for pickup only in N Dallas. Sold as-is Cash only. These are the major items. Lots of smaller stuff, accessories, parts, etc - - ask. '73! Carl - W5SU 214/693-3729

From https://ariss-sstv.blogspot.com/2024/11/nov-2024-sstv.html Nov 2024 SSTV With the new hardware and software installed and tested, here comes another SSTV event. ARISS Slow Scan Television (SSTV) transmissions from the International Space Station are planned to start Monday, November 11 about 11:50 UTC and to end Monday, November 18 about 13:40 UTC. There will be some interruptions on Friday and Saturday to allow for the crew to conduct some school contacts. Downlink frequency will be 145.800 MHz FM. Images will be transmitted in SSTV mode PD-120. The transmissions will consist of 12 imagers featuring activities from the 40th Anniversary celebrating amateur radio in human spaceflight. Note that there is a new SSTV gallery site being used for this event at https://ariss-usa.org/ARISS_SSTV/ .

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?Here's the latest from ARRL and the National Hurricane Center, including frequencies to keep clear for Watch/priority traffic: https://www.arrl.org/news/view/hurricane-rafael-storm-updates de KR1ZAN

FWD DE KR1ZAN Begin forwarded message: From: "Richard Sander via groups.io" <ramsander@...> Date: November 4, 2024 at 10:09:33 AM CST To: [email protected] Cc: secroft@..., robertdbell@..., michaelpaynek5mfp@..., roncarlson.email@... Subject: Re: [K5PRK] [K5QY] Equipment Give-a-way for Tower removal Reply-To: [email protected] ? Hi, my name Richard Sander, son of Dick Sander (K5QY). Sadly, he and mom passed earlier this year and have left a home in Murphy Texas with 5 or more towers. One 90’ fold over tower, 4 about 30’ towers and misc. receiving assemblies. I am looking for a trade consisting of the removal of the towers which can be kept, along with his miscellaneous Ham gear (minimalized list below). FlexRadio 6400M, Ameritron ALS-606, Ameritron 1200 ICom IC-3220A Other Misc. radio, amp, and Ham items, and some 3-4 of sections of aluminum tower for fast field set-up. I'm working on reaching out to multiple Ham clubs. Please help share this with serious Ham operators. If interested, please call me at 214-641-0662. Thank you Richard On Friday, November 1, 2024 at 10:43:29 AM CDT, Anthony <kb3dvs@...> wrote: Did they come out with an updated board? I got on his update list and got this e-mail: On 10/20/24 10:24 PM, KV4P wrote: A couple updates you may find helpful: The kv4p HT app should be out of beta before the end of October, and you won't need an invite. It will just show up in the Play Store on Android phones for you to easily install. The beta is required to get approval for Google to list the app publicly, and we're almost done with the beta. If you join the beta, you'll continue to get new versions before everyone else (which might have some issues, but also lots of cool new stuff!) The best version of kv4p HT to build right now, is the v1.5 PCB (the only one linked on the Quick Start page on kv4p.com, so if you use that you're good). The harmonic suppression on v1.5 is marginal and just barely compliant with US FCC requirements. It's your responsibility to ensure it meets the harmonic suppression requirements of your country and amateur radio license. Me and the community are working on a much better PCB version right now, and should have v1.7 available in 1-2 weeks. If you can wait for that version, I recommend it. I'll get to you soon, once your beta access is granted! Anthony Burokas General Class Ham (KB3DVS) VP: Plano Amateur Radio Klub – http://k5prk.net 25-year video producer — IEBA.com On 11/1/24 7:27 AM, Scott Croft - N5FKU wrote: I just finished ordering all the parts for the K4VP project. 73 Scott - N5FKU On Thu, Oct 31, 2024 at 8:30 PM Michael Payne K5MFP via groups.io <MichaelPayneK5MFP@...> wrote: There are audio to text and text to audio apps on Google Play. I've also used audio to text on my PC by using a built in Microsoft app to transcribe actual SSB audio to a text document so I can catch call signs and such. Works pretty well considering that it hasn't been trained. Michael K5MFP On Thu, Oct 31, 2024, 5:53 PM Anthony via groups.io <KB3DVS@...> wrote: It is very interesting and he's got a nice development page, as well as a git-hub with feature requests, and bug reports. The ability of the device to transcribe the audio it hears to text would be useful for those with hearing difficulty, and the larger screen is good for sight issues. Anthony Burokas General Class Ham (KB3DVS) VP: Plano Amateur Radio Klub – http://k5prk.net 25-year video producer — IEBA.com On 10/31/24 4:58 PM, robertdbell@... wrote: I am new to this group so I hope this post doesn't violate your posting guidelines, if so forgive my ignorance. I found this article interesting and innovative if it actually works. The article explains how open source can turn an Android phone into a ham transceiver. I will investigate this project further and report back at a future date. I have included a link to the article below. https://tinyurl.com/3968en4p de Robert KF5YXA 73

Thanks to John Galvin, N5TIM, we have received a clarification to the official announcement posted on the Winlink website regarding limiting use of Winlink during the severe hurricane activity in the southeast: Per Tom, N5TW, Winlink Development Team, here is a clarification; Telnet and local VHF/UHF traffic that goes through the CMS will not interfere with HF Winlink traffic and is fine. Tom N5TW 73, John N5TIM On 10/8/2024 9:39 PM, Frank Krizan KR1ZAN via groups.io wrote: ATTENTION: Groups that Provide Training and Exercises Please postpone or reschedule all on-air events until further notice. Keep amateur RMS frequencies as clear as possible to support emergency life safety and recovery efforts in Florida, North Carolina, and the Southeast due to Hurricanes Helene and Milton. Thanks, The WInlink Team