I was off from work this past Thursday and decided to check up on some relatives in Germany, Italy, and Australia.
I used Facebook Messenger since they are all active - usually - on Facebook and FB Messenger. My Uncle Tony (in his 80s) in Australia responded within a few minutes and then promptly contacted me via Facebook Messenger Video Chat. We had a great face-to-face talk for about 10 minutes.? I had forgotten about FB's video chat capability was happily reminded
by Uncle Tony. It was easy and the video quality was more than
acceptable on my Samsung tablet. I shared that story with a few folks at work and thought, I wonder how many people know how easy it is to video chat these days. I know a lot of folks use Facetime because I see them at work showing toilets to their house-bound relative over their iOS smartphone! It can be funny to watch them take remote direction on how to frame their video. I found this article this morning and thought I would share it with you. Its very helpful and presents video chat solutions for many different kinds of devices/OS platforms. Enjoy, Joe ============================================
Updated March 20, 2020, 5:41pm EDT
If you live far away from the people you care about, video chatting
is the best way to feel more like you¡¯re there with them in person. But
there are so many video chat apps out there, many of which only work on
certain platforms. How do you know which one to use?
If you¡¯ve tried to set up an initial video chat with someone, you
know the problem here. My parents are both iPhone users, but I¡¯m an
Android guy. All they know is FaceTime, but I don¡¯t have access to that.
Trying to get them to understand what they need to do to chat with me
can be¡less than fun.
(But seriously, how about cross-platform FaceTime, Apple? We¡¯d all use it.)
Thankfully, we¡¯re here to help. We tested a number of apps on
Android, iPhone, Windows, and macOS to find the best one for any given
situation. Let¡¯s do this thing.
Our Real Recommendation: Just Use Facebook Messenger
Look, I¡¯ll cut the chase here: Facebook Messenger is a great way to
video chat with pretty much everyone you know. You might not have
realized Facebook has video chat, but it does¡ªand it¡¯s surprisingly
good.
And, since nearly everyone is on Facebook, they probably already have the requisite app, which is available pretty much any platform¡ª and have dedicated mobile apps for Messenger, and computer users can just leverage .
If you and the person you want to chat with both have Facebook, it¡¯s really a no brainer. Skip the headache and just use that.
If you don¡¯t have Facebook (or are trying to chat with someone who
doesn¡¯t), no worries! Continue on for the various platform-based tools.
Windows to Windows:
If you¡¯re a Windows user,
is the obvious choice here: it comes bundled with Windows now that
Microsoft owns it, and it¡¯s become synonomous enough with video chat
that basically everyone has a Skype account. Even if you don¡¯t, you can
sign in with Facebook if you want¡but if you have Facebook, please just
refer back to the previous section of this guide.
Chats Between Two Apple Products (Mac, iPhone, and iPad):
Apple users!
is where it¡¯s at for you guys, but I¡¯ll be honest: I didn¡¯t have to
tell you that. You¡¯re probably already on the FaceTime train. If not,
aboard.?Toot toot!
Seriously, though, it comes on all Macs, iPhones, and iPads, it works
great, and everyone knows about it. Why would you use anything else?
Android to Android:
Android is a bit more of a convoluted mess than iOS or Mac, because there are a?ton
of different apps. Skype is available on Android, Facebook Messenger is
available on Android, and Google¡¯s older video chat offering,?,
is still quite good on Android. However, when it comes to
Android-to-Android chats, there¡¯s a new choice that¡¯s better than all
the rest: .
This has, at least in theory, become the de facto standard for video
chats on Android. It¡¯s honestly the best video chat platform I¡¯ve
personally used on Android, as it just seem to?work.?As much as I hate to admit it, that¡¯s something Android could use more of.
Across Other Platforms: Skype or Hangouts, Probably
Okay, so now for the real head scratcher: video chatting people who
don¡¯t have Facebook and use a different platform than you. Ugh.
The obvious choices here are going to be Skype and Hangouts. They¡¯re
both available for pretty much every major platform out there¡ªSkype is
on , , , and ; while Hangouts is available on , , and . You¡¯ll only need an applicable account to use either of them.
It¡¯s also worth mentioning that if you¡¯re trying to chat to ,
Google Duo is available on both platforms as well. That would be my
recommendation in that situation, though the other options mentioned
here would also work.
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If possible under all antenna installations, put the antenna in position and sweep the bands. ?Plot SWR V.S. Frequency on graph paper. ?The bottom of the "U" in the plot is the center of the design as installed. ?Use the equation for cutting the length of ?an antenna to find the length the antenna thinks it is. ?Comparing this to what you actually cut as the center. ?That will give the amount of correction in length needed. ?I have found that this gives the correct length every time. ?Only one cut for each band will be needed. ?Don need to keep cutting to find the correct length. ?If you need more help call me any time (480) 319-9423.
Tom k8pnw
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Digital HF 40M Frequencies
Hello All
I have heard a couple of questions about the digital frequencies
and whats on different portions of 40M.
This is what I have from the WSJT-X program.
WSPR - 7.0386
FT4???? -? 7.0475
FT8???? -? 7.0740
JT9???? -? 7.0780
JT65?? -? 7.0760
Hope that clears up some thoughts.
Also here is a table showing Signal Reports for different S/N
ratios:
S/N(dB) RST
¡Ü¨C19 529
¨C18 to ¨C13 539
¨C12 to ¨C7 549
¨C6 to ¨C1 559
0 to 5 569
6 to 11 579
12 to 17 589
¡Ý18 599
73 es cul
K1EC Conrad
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Thanks for the feedback. Im aware that the voltage is "High" at the ends of the dipole, but not exactly sure what "High" means in terms of being in proximity to possible paths to ground. The roof is traditional shingle, and the nearest electrical conduit is approx 4 ft away from the center of the rafters, so im assuming that is far enough to not cause any arcing or other issues. Im also assuming that I don't need to worry about lightning being that the dipole is just below the roof line. If that is incorrect, please let me know. Im not familiar with lightning protection or how to implement it inside the roof. Ron KJ7MSB
Hi Ron:
??? Bending/drooping the wires will have
minimal effect on performance. However there are a couple other
things to consider.
??? ??? 1) The composition of, and proximity
to, your roof material. Stone, metal, etc tend to absorb/block
RF. Performance suffers greatly.
??? ??? 2) The antenna impedance and SWR curve
are altered by the wood, EMT conduit or wiring, and the items in
#1. Normally a dipole (fan or single wire) will be a bit shorter
installed than the formula length. You will no doubt need to do
some 'pruning and tuning' during install.
??? ??? 3) Remember the ends of a dipole are
the high voltage points, even with 100W. Use good end insulators
and don't let the wire touch anything else.
??? Good luck with the project.
Jim, KF7E
On 17-Mar-20 05:36, Ron Watkins wrote:
Im thinking about putting up a fan dipole in my
rafters but ran into a slight issue. The length of the rafters
is just a few feet short of the 1/2 wavelength needed for 40
meters. Wondering if it's OK to have the end of each side of the
40 meter wire dipole just drape down for approx 2 feet or will
that mess up the ability of it to function properly??
--
Ron Watkins
602.743.5272
-- Ron Watkins
602.743.5272
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Hi Ron:
??? Bending/drooping the wires will have
minimal effect on performance. However there are a couple other
things to consider.
??? ??? 1) The composition of, and proximity
to, your roof material. Stone, metal, etc tend to absorb/block
RF. Performance suffers greatly.
??? ??? 2) The antenna impedance and SWR curve
are altered by the wood, EMT conduit or wiring, and the items in
#1. Normally a dipole (fan or single wire) will be a bit shorter
installed than the formula length. You will no doubt need to do
some 'pruning and tuning' during install.
??? ??? 3) Remember the ends of a dipole are
the high voltage points, even with 100W. Use good end insulators
and don't let the wire touch anything else.
??? Good luck with the project.
Jim, KF7E
On 17-Mar-20 05:36, Ron Watkins wrote:
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Im thinking about putting up a fan dipole in my
rafters but ran into a slight issue. The length of the rafters
is just a few feet short of the 1/2 wavelength needed for 40
meters. Wondering if it's OK to have the end of each side of the
40 meter wire dipole just drape down for approx 2 feet or will
that mess up the ability of it to function properly??
--
Ron Watkins
602.743.5272
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Im thinking about putting up a fan dipole in my rafters but ran into a slight issue. The length of the rafters is just a few feet short of the 1/2 wavelength needed for 40 meters. Wondering if it's OK to have the end of each side of the 40 meter wire dipole just drape down for approx 2 feet or will that mess up the ability of it to function properly??
-- Ron Watkins
602.743.5272
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Re: Volunteers Needed for Spring Into Queen Creek, Saturday March 28th 8:30 AM till 1:30 PM
ATTENTION
The Spring Into Queen Creek event for March 28th is officially cancelled by the Town of Queen Creek.
Thank you very much for those of you that had volunteered.
Regards,
Joe, N2QOJ
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Re: Volunteers Needed for Spring Into Queen Creek, Saturday March 28th 8:30 AM till 1:30 PM
Hi Bob,
Thank you for your past service and we look forward to next time.
Regards,
Joe
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Re: Volunteers Needed for Spring Into Queen Creek, Saturday March 28th 8:30 AM till 1:30 PM
Joe,?Julie and I will not be able to help out this time. ?We¡¯ll look forward to the next event.
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To all of you who have volunteered already, please join us at our monthly QCECG meeting tonight at 7 PM.
We will be discussing how we will be supporting this event.
We need more volunteers for this event.
I need 6 more volunteers!
Please join us at our monthly QCECG meeting tonight at 7 PM. We will be discussing how we will be supporting this event.
Thanks, Joe, N2QOJ Joe Sammartino 24/7: ?480.270.4563 Mobile: ?480.381.2993
Dear Members and Friends of QCECG:
The Town is hosting Spring Into QC at Mansel Carter Oasis Park on?Saturday, March 28, 2020.? The Town's Recreation Services Division has requested volunteers from QCECG to assist with directions and communications to the public (5), roaming support for event leadership (2, see note below), and logistics support at the Egg Hunt area (2).
Event date is?Saturday, March 28, 2020.
Event time is?9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Volunteers will be needed from?8:15 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Here is a link to the??event page on the Town's website.
A total of 9-13 volunteers will be needed.? Nine (9) will come from QCECG and four (4) from CERT.
We always like to have a buffer so I would like to have a total of at least 10 volunteers from QCECG to support this event.
There
are two paved parking areas.? One to the north and one to the south of
the park.? The south parking lot will be closed to the public and used
for vendors only.? It will be closed at 8:30 a.m.
Most
of the assistance is going to be needed to direct the public to parking
in the north paved lot and for traffic control in the overflow lot.
I have attached the event map for 2020.
CERT Volunteer roles: - Three (3) CERT members at the overflow parking lot to assist citizens with parking directions.
- One
(1) CERT member at the crosswalk to the south of the overflow parking
lot entrance to assist citizens with?crossing the road safely to?the
park.
QCECG Volunteer roles: - One (1) QCECG member?will be needed?as net control.? We can set up in the overflow parking lot.
- One
(1) QCECG member at the overflow parking lot to provide communications
for the CERT members (3) assigned to that area and also to assist
citizens with parking directions.
- One (1) QCECG member at the round-about entrance to the north paved parking lot to assist citizens with?parking directions.
- Two (2) QCECG members at north paved parking lot to assist citizens with?parking directions.
New Positions (If we are able to staff):
- Two
(2) QCECG members at Egg Hunt area.? This will be similar to the Trunk
line communicators for Trunk-Or-Treat focusing on supply needs and lost
kids.? These will be stationary positions.
- Two (2) QCECG members for the Event Leads or for a Lead and Roamer.? Please note: These will be active positions requiring fast-paced walking for the duration of the event.
Event Details
1. Event Location:
? ? ? ? Mansel Carter Oasis Park ? ? ? ??19535 E. Appleby Road
2.?Queen Creek?Recreation will provide?a pop-ups, chairs, and an ice cooler with water at the net control station in the overflow parking lot adjacent to the entrance.
3. Request that QCECG and CERT volunteers please bring a sports or camp chair.
4. Recreation will provide an event radio for monitoring purposes at the net control station.
5.
Recreation will provide a map and a "script" with all of the events and
information that we may need to answer for the public.
6. Joe LaFortune will provide a Recreation Point of Contact.
7. The event frequency will be simplex at 146.540 Mhz and backup of 146.560 Mhz.
8. Talk-In Frequency for arrival/check-in of QCECG volunteers will be the Queen Creek Repeater at 449.475 (-) PL 136.5 Hz.
9. The event site map is attached.
10. Each volunteer should have handheld radio (programmed in advance with QC repeater and simplex frequencies) and spare battery, speaker/mic or headset is recommended.
Please contact me asap if you can volunteer your services.
Thanks,
Joe, N2QOJ 480-270-4563
480-381-2993 cell/text
Co-Leader, Queen Creek Emergency Communications Group
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Please Read: COVID-19 Cancelation of Electronicfest this Sun, Mar 15th
ELECTRONICFEST
Canceled this Sunday, Mar 15th due to COVID-19
Safety of our Scouts and community is, and always has been, our top priority. Due to the hightened concerns of our global situations, we have made the difficult decision to cancel electronicfest this weekend out of concern for our scouts and the community.
Thank you for your understanding and we'll see you at the next one!
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Re: Volunteers Needed for Spring Into Queen Creek, Saturday March 28th 8:30 AM till 1:30 PM
To all of you who have volunteered already, please join us at our monthly QCECG meeting tonight at 7 PM.
We will be discussing how we will be supporting this event.
We need more volunteers for this event.
I need 6 more volunteers!
Please join us at our monthly QCECG meeting tonight at 7 PM. We will be discussing how we will be supporting this event.
Thanks, Joe, N2QOJ Joe Sammartino 24/7: ?480.270.4563 Mobile: ?480.381.2993
Dear Members and Friends of QCECG:
The Town is hosting Spring Into QC at Mansel Carter Oasis Park on?Saturday, March 28, 2020.? The Town's Recreation Services Division has requested volunteers from QCECG to assist with directions and communications to the public (5), roaming support for event leadership (2, see note below), and logistics support at the Egg Hunt area (2).
Event date is?Saturday, March 28, 2020.
Event time is?9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Volunteers will be needed from?8:15 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Here is a link to the??event page on the Town's website.
A total of 9-13 volunteers will be needed.? Nine (9) will come from QCECG and four (4) from CERT.
We always like to have a buffer so I would like to have a total of at least 10 volunteers from QCECG to support this event.
There
are two paved parking areas.? One to the north and one to the south of
the park.? The south parking lot will be closed to the public and used
for vendors only.? It will be closed at 8:30 a.m.
Most
of the assistance is going to be needed to direct the public to parking
in the north paved lot and for traffic control in the overflow lot.
I have attached the event map for 2020.
CERT Volunteer roles: - Three (3) CERT members at the overflow parking lot to assist citizens with parking directions.
- One
(1) CERT member at the crosswalk to the south of the overflow parking
lot entrance to assist citizens with?crossing the road safely to?the
park.
QCECG Volunteer roles: - One (1) QCECG member?will be needed?as net control.? We can set up in the overflow parking lot.
- One
(1) QCECG member at the overflow parking lot to provide communications
for the CERT members (3) assigned to that area and also to assist
citizens with parking directions.
- One (1) QCECG member at the round-about entrance to the north paved parking lot to assist citizens with?parking directions.
- Two (2) QCECG members at north paved parking lot to assist citizens with?parking directions.
New Positions (If we are able to staff):
- Two
(2) QCECG members at Egg Hunt area.? This will be similar to the Trunk
line communicators for Trunk-Or-Treat focusing on supply needs and lost
kids.? These will be stationary positions.
- Two (2) QCECG members for the Event Leads or for a Lead and Roamer.? Please note: These will be active positions requiring fast-paced walking for the duration of the event.
Event Details
1. Event Location:
? ? ? ? Mansel Carter Oasis Park ? ? ? ??19535 E. Appleby Road
2.?Queen Creek?Recreation will provide?a pop-ups, chairs, and an ice cooler with water at the net control station in the overflow parking lot adjacent to the entrance.
3. Request that QCECG and CERT volunteers please bring a sports or camp chair.
4. Recreation will provide an event radio for monitoring purposes at the net control station.
5.
Recreation will provide a map and a "script" with all of the events and
information that we may need to answer for the public.
6. Joe LaFortune will provide a Recreation Point of Contact.
7. The event frequency will be simplex at 146.540 Mhz and backup of 146.560 Mhz.
8. Talk-In Frequency for arrival/check-in of QCECG volunteers will be the Queen Creek Repeater at 449.475 (-) PL 136.5 Hz.
9. The event site map is attached.
10. Each volunteer should have handheld radio (programmed in advance with QC repeater and simplex frequencies) and spare battery, speaker/mic or headset is recommended.
Please contact me asap if you can volunteer your services.
Thanks,
Joe, N2QOJ 480-270-4563
480-381-2993 cell/text
Co-Leader, Queen Creek Emergency Communications Group
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Re: Corona Virus Webinar - Friday, March 13th @ 7 PM
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Oops, sorry Michelle, I got the call sign wrong - It's KG7NCW
Corona Virus Webinar - Friday, March 13th @ 7 PM
From Mesa R U Prepared Group ----
Michelle, KG7NVW, Director of Clinical Services for a Health Care Company will be hosting and presenting this webinar.
"This will be our first live webinar! Day to day things are changing so
we are going to be working with our live webinar platform. This will be a
discussion with the best available information of the status of
Covid-19 pandemic."
"We HIGHLY recommend that you test you ability to make the
webinar link before the meeting. During (and immediately before) the
meeting NO support will be available to assist you with login problems."
NOTE: Please feel free to pass this registration invitation to anyone you feel might benefit from this webinar!
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Please register for Coronavirus Webinar on Mar 13, 2020 7:00 PM MST at:
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
Brought to you by GoToWebinar?
Webinars Made Easy?
-- Clint F. Hawkins IV
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May America Be Worthy of God's Blessing.
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Re: Corona Virus Webinar - Friday, March 13th @ 7 PM
Oops, sorry Michelle, I got the call sign wrong - It's KG7NCW
Corona Virus Webinar - Friday, March 13th @ 7 PM
From Mesa R U Prepared Group ----
Michelle, KG7NVW, Director of Clinical Services for a Health Care Company will be hosting and presenting this webinar.
"This will be our first live webinar! Day to day things are changing so
we are going to be working with our live webinar platform. This will be a
discussion with the best available information of the status of
Covid-19 pandemic."
"We HIGHLY recommend that you test you ability to make the
webinar link before the meeting. During (and immediately before) the
meeting NO support will be available to assist you with login problems."
NOTE: Please feel free to pass this registration invitation to anyone you feel might benefit from this webinar!
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Please register for Coronavirus Webinar on Mar 13, 2020 7:00 PM MST at:
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
Brought to you by GoToWebinar?
Webinars Made Easy?
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Corona Virus Webinar - Friday, March 13th @ 7 PM
Corona Virus Webinar - Friday, March 13th @ 7 PM
From Mesa R U Prepared Group ----
Michelle, KG7NVW, Director of Clinical Services for a Health Care Company will be hosting and presenting this webinar.
"This will be our first live webinar! Day to day things are changing so
we are going to be working with our live webinar platform. This will be a
discussion with the best available information of the status of
Covid-19 pandemic."
"We HIGHLY recommend that you test you ability to make the
webinar link before the meeting. During (and immediately before) the
meeting NO support will be available to assist you with login problems."
NOTE: Please feel free to pass this registration invitation to anyone you feel might benefit from this webinar!
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Please register for Coronavirus Webinar on Mar 13, 2020 7:00 PM MST at:
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
Brought to you by GoToWebinar?
Webinars Made Easy?
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Disregard First For Sale message
Good Evening All
I realized that I had mis-identified the radio I am selling ...
Sorry about that , please disregard the first message.
The radio for sale is a Kenwood TS-2000 HF/VHF/UHF Transciever
Thanks es 73
Conrad K1EC
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For Sale ¨C Kenwood TS-2000, HF/6M/VHF/UHF Transceiver with Signalink USB and Comet CFX-514 Triplexer
For Sale ??? Kenwood TS-2000, HF/6M/VHF/UHF Transceiver with
Signalink USB and Comet CFX-514 Triplexer
Selling a Kenwood
TS
2000 Transciever. Unit comes from a non smoking home and is in
perfect working condition. Transceiver has no issues and comes
complete with power cord and the stock microphone. I have also
included a Signalink USB Sound Card interface and Comet Triplexer
.
The Triplexer
allows
a single antenna to be used for all bands. The Signalink connected
to
the TS2000 supports all of the Sound Card interface programs.
Bundle Price:
$800 I can be contacted at email: arsk1ec@...
Included Items:
Power Cord
Kenwood MC43S Mic 8
PIN Dynamic Button Handheld Radio MicrophoneInstruction Manual
Signallink USB with
cable
Comet CFX-514
Triplexer
Radio Features:
IF DSP Main Band
AF DSP Sub Band
HF by V/U, V by V,
U by U and V by U
PCT Packet Cluster
Tuning
Transverter
Frequency Display
IF Auto Notch
Built-in TNC
(1200/9600)
Built-in Auto Tuner
1.9-54 MHz
Built-in keyer with
3 Memories
Variable IF AGC (20
step)
Thanks es 73
Conrad K1EC
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For Sale ¨C Kenwood TS-2000X, HF/6M/VHF/UHF Transceiver with Signalink USB and Comet CFX-514 Triplexer
For Sale ¨C Kenwood TS-2000X, HF/6M/VHF/UHF Transceiver with
Signalink USB and Comet CFX-514 Triplexer
Selling a Kenwood TS
2000 Transciever. Unit comes from a non smoking home and is in
perfect working condition. Transceiver has no issues and comes
complete with power cord and the stock microphone. I have also
included a Signalink USB Sound Card interface and Comet Triplexer .
The Triplexer allows
a single antenna to be used for all bands. The Signalink connected to
the TS2000 supports all of the Sound Card interface programs.
Bundle Price: $800 I can be contacted at email: arsk1ec@...
Included Items: Power Cord Kenwood MC43S Mic 8
PIN Dynamic Button Handheld Radio MicrophoneInstruction Manual Signallink USB with
cable
Comet CFX-514
Triplexer
Radio Features: IF DSP Main Band AF DSP Sub Band
HF by V/U, V by V,
U by U and V by U PCT Packet Cluster
Tuning Transverter
Frequency Display
IF Auto Notch Built-in TNC
(1200/9600) Built-in Auto Tuner
1.9-54 MHz
Built-in keyer with
3 Memories Variable IF AGC (20
step)
Thanks es 73 Conrad K1EC
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Volunteers Needed for Spring Into Queen Creek, Saturday March 28th 8:30 AM till 1:30 PM
Dear Members and Friends of QCECG:
The Town is hosting Spring Into QC at Mansel Carter Oasis Park on?Saturday, March 28, 2020.? The Town's Recreation Services Division has requested volunteers from QCECG to assist with directions and communications to the public (5), roaming support for event leadership (2, see note below), and logistics support at the Egg Hunt area (2).
Event date is?Saturday, March 28, 2020.
Event time is?9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Volunteers will be needed from?8:15 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Here is a link to the??event page on the Town's website.
A total of 9-13 volunteers will be needed.? Nine (9) will come from QCECG and four (4) from CERT.
We always like to have a buffer so I would like to have a total of at least 10 volunteers from QCECG to support this event.
There
are two paved parking areas.? One to the north and one to the south of
the park.? The south parking lot will be closed to the public and used
for vendors only.? It will be closed at 8:30 a.m.
Most
of the assistance is going to be needed to direct the public to parking
in the north paved lot and for traffic control in the overflow lot.
I have attached the event map for 2020.
CERT Volunteer roles: - Three (3) CERT members at the overflow parking lot to assist citizens with parking directions.
- One
(1) CERT member at the crosswalk to the south of the overflow parking
lot entrance to assist citizens with?crossing the road safely to?the
park.
QCECG Volunteer roles: - One (1) QCECG member?will be needed?as net control.? We can set up in the overflow parking lot.
- One
(1) QCECG member at the overflow parking lot to provide communications
for the CERT members (3) assigned to that area and also to assist
citizens with parking directions.
- One (1) QCECG member at the round-about entrance to the north paved parking lot to assist citizens with?parking directions.
- Two (2) QCECG members at north paved parking lot to assist citizens with?parking directions.
New Positions (If we are able to staff):
- Two
(2) QCECG members at Egg Hunt area.? This will be similar to the Trunk
line communicators for Trunk-Or-Treat focusing on supply needs and lost
kids.? These will be stationary positions.
- Two (2) QCECG members for the Event Leads or for a Lead and Roamer.? Please note: These will be active positions requiring fast-paced walking for the duration of the event.
Event Details
1. Event Location:
? ? ? ? Mansel Carter Oasis Park ? ? ? ??19535 E. Appleby Road
2.?Queen Creek?Recreation will provide?a pop-ups, chairs, and an ice cooler with water at the net control station in the overflow parking lot adjacent to the entrance.
3. Request that QCECG and CERT volunteers please bring a sports or camp chair.
4. Recreation will provide an event radio for monitoring purposes at the net control station.
5.
Recreation will provide a map and a "script" with all of the events and
information that we may need to answer for the public.
6. Joe LaFortune will provide a Recreation Point of Contact.
7. The event frequency will be simplex at 146.540 Mhz and backup of 146.560 Mhz.
8. Talk-In Frequency for arrival/check-in of QCECG volunteers will be the Queen Creek Repeater at 449.475 (-) PL 136.5 Hz.
9. The event site map is attached.
10. Each volunteer should have handheld radio (programmed in advance with QC repeater and simplex frequencies) and spare battery, speaker/mic or headset is recommended.
Please contact me asap if you can volunteer your services.
Thanks,
Joe, N2QOJ 480-270-4563
480-381-2993 cell/text
Co-Leader, Queen Creek Emergency Communications Group
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QCECG Weekly Net Training 3/8/2020 @ 8 PM
QCECG Weekly Training Net
If you haven't checked in to the Net in a while - or ever - please join us.
With the Corona Virus threat - real or imagined - this is a great time to dust off your HT, charge it up, and join us on the net.
It takes only a few minutes a week to exercise both your HT and your skills.
QCECG weekly training net - 3/8/2020 @ 8 PM (2000)
8 pm at 449.325 Mhz PL 100.0 Hz. - Visitors welcome!
If you don't have access to a handheld radio or scanner, you can listen in over the Internet at
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Joe Sammartino
