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Re: Christmas Party Photos!

 

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Hi Judson,
Thanks for taking pictures at the party. ?Ray is sending a couple of you that you need to add so everyone knows you were there too! ?The pictures of everyone came out great except for me! ?Lol. I’m not very photogenic but oh well!! ?You did get some really good ones! ?Thank you so much for all you do!!
Patty

On Dec 11, 2024, at 4:10?PM, Judson Mitsock via groups.io <judson@...> wrote:

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Thanks! ?

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Judson

W1JMZ

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Randy Thompson K5ZD via groups.io
Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2024 3:27 PM
To: judson@...; [email protected]
Subject: Re: [W1DDD] Christmas Party Photos!

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Great job by the photographer!

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From: judson@... <judson@...>
Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2024 10:36 AM
To: judson@...
Subject: Christmas Party Photos!
Importance: High

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Hi all,

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The Christmas Party was wonderful!? I think everyone had a great time! ?

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I have posted the Christmas Party photos on the club website:

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Enjoy!

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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

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Judson

W1JMZ

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Re: Christmas Party Photos!

 

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Thanks! ?

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Judson

W1JMZ

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Randy Thompson K5ZD via groups.io
Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2024 3:27 PM
To: judson@...; [email protected]
Subject: Re: [W1DDD] Christmas Party Photos!

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Great job by the photographer!

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From: judson@... <judson@...>
Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2024 10:36 AM
To: judson@...
Subject: Christmas Party Photos!
Importance: High

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Hi all,

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The Christmas Party was wonderful!? I think everyone had a great time! ?

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I have posted the Christmas Party photos on the club website:

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Enjoy!

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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

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Judson

W1JMZ

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Re: Christmas Party Photos!

 

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Great job by the photographer!

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From: judson@... <judson@...>
Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2024 10:36 AM
To: judson@...
Subject: Christmas Party Photos!
Importance: High

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Hi all,

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The Christmas Party was wonderful!? I think everyone had a great time! ?

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I have posted the Christmas Party photos on the club website:

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Enjoy!

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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

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Judson

W1JMZ

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2025 Boston Marathon Volunteer Registration Opening Soon!

 




All,?

Volunteer regestratioin for the 2025 Boston Manathon is now open.
If you are?interested in volunteering for the Boston?Marathon as as an Amateur Radio Oprreator.
Just follow the instructions contained in the link below.

Larry Freitas - N1KLF

Volunteer registration for the 2025 Boston Marathon is now. Returning volunteers will receive an email from the BAA that includes registration instructions.? In order to make registration as smooth as possible, we are providing specific instructions for our Amateur Radio Operator (ARO) volunteers.

If you haven't previously volunteered, or have a friend who would like to volunteer, please go directly to the??page?and follow the instructions for new volunteers.
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Step by Step Sign Up Guide:?


A few notes for volunteers:
  • Almost all amateur radio positions are?single person assignments.? We are?not able to group people?on a single assignment, but we will try to accommodate which segment you are assigned to in order to allow for similar start/end times.

Do you want to run Boston?

In recognition of the contribution the Amateur Radio Communications team provides to the Boston Marathon every year, the BAA has granted us an invitational bib to be awarded to one of our volunteers! Here’s how it works:

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  1. Applicants must be Boston Marathon volunteers who have served on the Amateur Radio Communications Team in at least one (1) of the most recent three (3) Boston Marathons.

  2. Applicants must agree that if selected, they will pay the applicable entry fee ($375) to the BAA.

  3. Applicants must agree to comply with all terms and conditions set by the BAA.

  4. Applicants must be capable of completing the Boston Marathon within the allotted time.

  5. Applicants must hold a valid Amateur Radio license (of any class) ?issued by the FCC (or regulatory body in the applicant’s home country) at the time of application.

  6. Applicants must be eligible to participate in BAA events.
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The Amateur Radio Communications Committee will utilize the following criteria to determine how the?Invitational?Entry will be awarded:

  • Applications must be received by January 3, 2025.

  • All applicants will be entered into a random drawing for the?Invitational?Entry following the application deadline.

  • The selected applicant will be notified by email by January 6, and is required to formally respond and accept within seven (7) calendar days. If after seven days, the selected applicant has not accepted the?Invitational?Entry, that applicant’s Entry will become void and a second drawing will be held for the Entry to be reassigned.

  • Following receipt of an?Invitational?Entry from the Amateur Radio Communications Team, recipients will be ineligible to receive this?Invitational?Entry again until the fourth Boston Marathon following their award.


Help us get the word out by forwarding this email to your club and other amateur radio operators who might wish to volunteer. Most volunteers first learn about the event through word of mouth. If you know new licensees who might like to join us, please make sure to let them know about it. Even just a quick mention at your club meeting can be a big help!

If you have any questions about the upcoming volunteer registration period, the invitational amateur radio bib program, or the 2025 Marathon in general, please get in touch anytime. Volunteering at the Marathon is a big job and we appreciate the time and effort everyone puts into it. We’re happy to do what we can to make your work fun, comfortable, and effective.

We look forward to seeing everyone again soon.

Thank you, and 73,

Boston Marathon Communications Committee
contact@...
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Copyright ? 2024 BAA Amateur Radio Communications Committee, All rights reserved.
You are receiving this e-mail because you volunteered at a past Boston Marathon.

Our mailing address is:
BAA Amateur Radio Communications Committee
185 Dartmouth Street
6th Floor
Boston, MA 02116



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consortium date for December 2024

 

We are planning a Consortium meeting for 2 December 2024 .? 7pm at the Manville Rod and Gun Club 250 High Street Manville.?? The subject
will be?The Icom IC-7300 Controls.? Topic will include a live setup with hands on opportunities.? Remember there are no dues or fees necessary to attend. Bob and I hope to see you there.
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BTW, Happy Thanksgiving to all.
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Jim J?
K1GND
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CMC choke resources

 

Hello BVARC,


Following my talk on CMC (Common Mode Current) chokes here are some possibly helpful links.


FT240-31 style fair-rite (2.4 inch mix 31) toroid core from Mouser Electronics


$6.35 each in single quantities (plus shipping). It's important to order these from a reputable source as cheaper knock-offs abound.? Email me if you are interested in placing a group order and how many you want.? We could also order some high quality teflon insulated coax and UHF connectors to form a complete kit and build some together at a future meeting.


Commercial alternatives:


I've used the MyAntennas Common mode choke (RF Isolator) at my antenna feedpoint with good results. I was asked about the effect on the antenna SWR.? The antenna is an 80-10 OCFD and adding the choke shifted the resonance on 80 meters so the coverage across the bands aligned better. It greatly reduced the RFI issue with our whole house smoke alarm, and also lowered the receive noise level.? End fed or off center fed antennas are much more likely to create RFI issues due to so called "common mode currents".? Every situation is potentially different so how much this will help in your shack depends.?


For "random wires" and end fed half waves which are popular for POTA preventing the feedline from radiating as part of the antenna and using a dedicated counterpoise can provide better results.? Alternatively, if you want your coax feed line to act as a radial (or radiator) you can place the choke nearer the transmitter to prevent RFI problems.


73, Peter K1AV



25th Annual SKYWARN Recognition Day December 7, 2024

 

Hi Everyone,
Hope you have a great Thanksgiving.
On Saturday, December 7th, same day as our Christmas Party, Skywarn is having a special event and we our hoping a lot of Rhode Islanders can help out. Just a few radio calls from everyone who has ever been part of Skywarn would help a lot.
Thanks,
Teri- W1PUP
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25th Annual SKYWARN Recognition Day December 7, 2024

There will be a SRD special event from 0000 – 2359 UTC on the day. The objective is for all amateur stations to exchange QSO information with as many Amateur Radio SKYWARN Spotters and National Weather Service Stations as possible on the 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6, 2-meter and 70-centimeter bands.

ARRL will be on the air during the event from the ARRL Radio Laboratory station, W1HQ, using the call sign WX1AW.?

Spotters are encouraged to register for SRD at . There will be participation certificates available after the event.

2024 SKYWARN Recognition Day Participant Sign Up:

RI-ARES org site:


2028 BVARC 75th Anniversary

 

Ok so I'll start this now so we have plenty of time to figure it out. (Also I'm wide awake at 4am as usual and brainstorming ideas to keep the cabin fever at bay)
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As brought up at the September and October 2024 meetings, I guess I need to form a committee for the 75th anniversary of BVARC. So anyone who would like to input or be on the committee please let me know, many hands make less work for everyone, or something like that. ;)
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First the club will be 75 years old in 2028. I propose we use W1DDD/75? for the year and have special QSL cards made for those who would like to send a QSL card and a SASE.
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Now with that we'll need a QSL mamanger. I would have no issue with that part. Maybe enlist a couple club members to help fill out cards or I'm thinking print the stickers with the QSO info from the logs and attach to the cards, a common practice I've been noticing lately.
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Then I'm thinking well what about foreign stations? A Forever Stamp for International is currently $1.65 each. Do we set up like the DX stations where they pay on a site and we send them the QSL card via Bureau or Direct? Some stations charge $3 to 5 USD for a QSL card to cover their costs of the card, envelopes and postage. I find that fair as some stations use those funds for non profits in their country,? others use it to make more QSL cards and of course the cost of postage is constantly climbing.
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Also thinking most of us use N3FJP logging software and LOTW, some use QRZ.com and eQSL. Biggest thing is we'll need to have one person get the logs to verify QSO info for the QSLs and QSL Cards.
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As for operating, thinking we need to coordinate that also, or do we set specific frequencies on each band? Also do we do some POTA/SOTA operating that year as a club??
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As for Winter and Summer Field Days, we'll stick to W1DDD as adding the /75 will be too much when operating for those 2 events. (Same for the 2m Wednesday Nets but that's up to the Net Control Station)?
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As I say I'm brainstorming ideas for the future.
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73 Matt NA1Q
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Re: FIELD DAY RESULTS

 

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Congratulations. #16 overall in the 2A category.

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Blackstone Valley ARC W1DDD (+NA1Q)

QSOs 1,557

Power ?2 (100W)

Operators 26

Score 7,471

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Mark Hofstra KW1X
Sent: Wednesday, November 6, 2024 4:22 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [W1DDD] FIELD DAY RESULTS

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FIELD DAY RESULTS

 

https://contests.arrl.org/ContestResults/2024/Field-Day-2024-FinalQSTResults.pdf


Re: HAM Radio Items For Sale

 

To all,
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The Powerwerx power supply SPS 30DM ?that is lightly used that we are asking $75. This item is now sold as of yesterday.
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I stand corrected that the second power supply is not a Powerwerx SPS 30DM but is a Powerwerx SS-30DV.? If interested we are asking $65.
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Also the other items are still available so if interested reach out to us.
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Thanks,
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Ray Vilnit
KC1HQB
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On 10/28/2024 8:29 AM EDT Ray Vilnit via groups.io <kc1hqb@...> wrote:
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If anyone has any interest in these items you can talk with Patty or I at the club meeting tonight.
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We have a second Powerwerx power supply SPS 30DM ?that is lightly used that we are asking $75.?
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Patty and I are not benefiting from the sale of this equipment. We are just trying to help family members.?
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Thanks for your consideration.?
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Ray
KC1HQB

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On Oct 16, 2024, at 4:03?PM, Ray Vilnit via groups.io <kc1hqb@...> wrote:

To BVARC members,
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Patty’s cousin, WE1G, recently passed. He was a HAM since 2021. ?He lived in Merrimack, NH.

His family, daughter and son-in-law, have idea what to do with his radio equipment. After his services last Saturday, they asked if Patty and I would stop by his house. We offered to help them sell some equipment and send them the money for each item sold to them. These items, less the antenna, are at our home in Blackstone.
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The following are a few items that we wanted to list first:
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- Icom 7300 sold to Roland Blais
- Yaesu FT 710 Transceiver had very limited to no usage. We set it up at our house and it worked fine. Asking $750.
- Yaesu FT 70DR/DE Handheld radio. Asking $100.
- Powerwerx Power supply SPS 30DM new in the box. Asking $125.
- Hexbeam antenna NA4RR, includes the Yaesu rotor and controller G450, plus
misc cables, etc. This needs to be taken off the barn and picked up in Merrimack, NH. Asking $500 but that includes you taking it down, disassembled and ?picked up.
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Any questions, please contact Ray KC1HQB or Patty W1AUT
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Re: POTA activation Saturday at Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park

 

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Nice set up Peter. ?Looks like you were close to the Gorge. ?I was hoping to stop by but we had a tree guy here today and we were really busy. ?Hope you made a lot of contacts! ?Patty W1AUT

On Nov 2, 2024, at 3:18?PM, Lloyd Merrill <lloydmerrill@...> wrote:

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Greetings to the group.
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I stopped by Peter's activation today and found him at work setting up his rig.? Here are a few shots from the activation using his 705 and Rybakov antenna.
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73, Lloyd - W1LBM
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Re: POTA activation Saturday at Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park

 

Greetings to the group.
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I stopped by Peter's activation today and found him at work setting up his rig.? Here are a few shots from the activation using his 705 and Rybakov antenna.
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73, Lloyd - W1LBM
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Re: POTA activation Saturday at Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park

 

Sorry Peter.? I just read your email.? I just got home and put up my old dublit antenna for some HF work.

Hope you had a great time.

Ken?

On Fri, Nov 1, 2024, 12:19?PM Peter Sichel K1AV via <psichel=[email protected]> wrote:
Hello BVARC,

I’m planning a POTA activation tomorrow afternoon (Saturday 11/2) around 1:30 pm at the
Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park in Blackstone.? If you’re interested you can email me,
stop by, or try to make contact by checking the??website for active spots.
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I’ll have a small station with two portable antennas available:
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1. POTA PERformer -?
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2. Rybakov -?
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73, Peter K1AV



County St & Staples Ln
Blackstone, MA ?01504
United States

42.01551° N, 71.55257° W







POTA activation Saturday at Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park

 

Hello BVARC,

I’m planning a POTA activation tomorrow afternoon (Saturday 11/2) around 1:30 pm at the
Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park in Blackstone.? If you’re interested you can email me,
stop by, or try to make contact by checking the??website for active spots.
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I’ll have a small station with two portable antennas available:
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1. POTA PERformer -?
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2. Rybakov -?
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73, Peter K1AV



County St & Staples Ln
Blackstone, MA ?01504
United States

42.01551° N, 71.55257° W







Re: HAM Radio Items For Sale

 

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If anyone has any interest in these items you can talk with Patty or I at the club meeting tonight.

We have a second Powerwerx power supply SPS 30DM ?that is lightly used that we are asking $75.?

Patty and I are not benefiting from the sale of this equipment. We are just trying to help family members.?

Thanks for your consideration.?

Ray
KC1HQB


On Oct 16, 2024, at 4:03?PM, Ray Vilnit via groups.io <kc1hqb@...> wrote:

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To BVARC members,
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Patty’s cousin, WE1G, recently passed. He was a HAM since 2021. ?He lived in Merrimack, NH.

His family, daughter and son-in-law, have idea what to do with his radio equipment. After his services last Saturday, they asked if Patty and I would stop by his house. We offered to help them sell some equipment and send them the money for each item sold to them. These items, less the antenna, are at our home in Blackstone.
?
The following are a few items that we wanted to list first:
?
- Icom 7300 sold to Roland Blais
- Yaesu FT 710 Transceiver had very limited to no usage. We set it up at our house and it worked fine. Asking $750.
- Yaesu FT 70DR/DE Handheld radio. Asking $100.
- Powerwerx Power supply SPS 30DM new in the box. Asking $125.
- Hexbeam antenna NA4RR, includes the Yaesu rotor and controller G450, plus
misc cables, etc. This needs to be taken off the barn and picked up in Merrimack, NH. Asking $500 but that includes you taking it down, disassembled and ?picked up.
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Any questions, please contact Ray KC1HQB or Patty W1AUT
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Re: Prime Day sale on TIDRADIO TD-H3

 

Hi Lloyd,

I had no trouble using the Odmaster app to program the radio via Bluetooth from my iPhone.? If you want to add a nearby repeater or restore a previously saved configuration it’s handy.? The app can list nearby repeaters based on your location. I still like Chirp for its ease of use if I’m near my computer.

73, K1AV

On Oct 19, 2024 at 1:47:26?PM, Lloyd Merrill <lloydmerrill@...> wrote:

Peter,

Have you tried programming the radio on your phone through Bluetooth?? The Odmaster app is undoubtedly different from Chirp, but it relieves you from waiting until?you have a computer handy.??

73,
Lloyd - W1LBM

On Fri, Oct 18, 2024 at 10:30?AM Peter Sichel K1AV via <psichel=[email protected]> wrote:
I wanted to share a little followup now that I've had this radio for about a week.? My impression so far is that this is a very nice radio. I especially like the small size, rugged feel, USB-C charging and programming with Chirp, color screen, and that everything you need is included in the box.? You don't need to buy a $12 programming cable or battery upgrade for USB-C charging with your $30 radio.

In case anyone is still tempted there's a nice review demonstrating what's cool about the TD-H3 here:


Icom and Yaesu should be paying attention.

73, K1AV



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Lloyd Merrill


Re: Prime Day sale on TIDRADIO TD-H3

 

Yes, I bought a pair and sold one of them.

On Oct 19, 2024 at 11:50:09?AM, N1BEE <mikebw+groupsio@...> wrote:

Did you end up buying two? If so, I would be happy to take one off your hands.
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Re: Prime Day sale on TIDRADIO TD-H3

 

Peter,

Have you tried programming the radio on your phone through Bluetooth?? The Odmaster app is undoubtedly different from Chirp, but it relieves you from waiting until?you have a computer handy.??

73,
Lloyd - W1LBM

On Fri, Oct 18, 2024 at 10:30?AM Peter Sichel K1AV via <psichel=[email protected]> wrote:
I wanted to share a little followup now that I've had this radio for about a week.? My impression so far is that this is a very nice radio. I especially like the small size, rugged feel, USB-C charging and programming with Chirp, color screen, and that everything you need is included in the box.? You don't need to buy a $12 programming cable or battery upgrade for USB-C charging with your $30 radio.

In case anyone is still tempted there's a nice review demonstrating what's cool about the TD-H3 here:


Icom and Yaesu should be paying attention.

73, K1AV



--
Lloyd Merrill


Re: Prime Day sale on TIDRADIO TD-H3

 

Did you end up buying two? If so, I would be happy to take one off your hands.
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