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Re: SOTA Lecture

 

Thank you for such a welcoming fun day. As usual, I remembered later many things I left out, including a video slide show I will try to send in case you want to see some photos of my adventures. SOTA, just like any part of the radio hobby, is a learn as you go hobby and hard to cram in an hour. Always more to learn. Below I attached a couple examples of logging since several did their first activation. There are many other ways, as I think a few were using apps on Hamaker. Here is a link for FLE if interested. If you look at what I enter on the left vs what the program auto fills you can see the short cuts it provides, saving a lot of time. You can put more details in such as true RST but I don't bother. I keep my paper logs if I need the details for a qsl card. Also note that everything is UTC. When Gina and I were on Chase it had just switched to a new day 00:00.
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Hope to hear more Basin operators on the air and if anyone is in the RV area for a SOTA or see my alert in the Basin, reach out if you want to do a joint activation. And don't forget, the chasers are just as important!! We need you to make it work, especially for those just starting out who may only have an HT to operate with. I may have forgot to mention the chasers can get the points for each individual summit daily rather than yearly like the activator. I think Aaron got a s2s on 40m on Hamaker, even though he already activated Hamaker this year he gets credit for that s2s too. Feel free to email me any question, always happy to help. Thanks again and I'll try to get that video slideshow over.
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73,
Amy-AG7GP
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Fast Log Entry download: https://df3cb.com/fle/download/
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SOTAData and FLE logging:
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Re: SOTA Lecture

 

Also, this is for KI7BWF (I think you need to update your qrz/fcc info ;)):
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You did chase me on Goosenest W6/NE-016, 09/03/2023 2M FM. Never to late to log it on sotadata.? Goosenest is a great hike to go get a complete on too! K6DBS, Dave, who came yesterday, and I did it together and it is in my top 10.
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Amy-AG7GP


Re: SOTA Lecture

 

Was a Great time! Learned lots from Amy in the meeting and had a blast learning and experiencing doing the calls at Hamaker and Chase. Awesome to hear Amy doing CW and getting contacts from JAPAN ? from both mountains ?.
The views from those Mt.? were awesome too. ?
One very full and blessed day?
Gina
KJ7YWK? / WRXT 583

On Sat, Oct 12, 2024, 6:53 AM Charles Boening / K7AKT via <charlie=[email protected]> wrote:

Don't forget about the SOTA presentation today at 12pm.? Location is the conference room behind the Washington Federal Bank on South 6th across from Black Bear Diner.

We'll have some sandwiches and drinks.? ?

See you there.? ?

Charlie /K7AKT?

-------- Original message --------
From: "Charles Boening / K7AKT via " <charlie=[email protected]>
Date: 10/4/24 10:50 (GMT-08:00)
Cc: K-bar A <[email protected]>, "Charles Boening / K7AKT via " <charlie=[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [k-bar-a] SOTA Lecture

Everyone,

We're shooting for Saturday, October 12th at 12pm.? As long as there are no conflicts, we'll be meeting at the Washington Federal community conference room across from Black Bear Diner.




On 2024-09-29 11:58, Charles Boening / K7AKT via wrote:

All,

Please let me know if you are interested in a SOTA (Summits on the Air) lecture put on by Amy Haptonstall (AG7GP).
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From our club meeting, it sounded like a Saturday 1pm class was of more interest than a 1hr Zoom class.? The idea with the in-person class is we would possibly take a field trip to Hamaker (weather permitting) after the class and do a SOTA activation.

For dates, I'm thinking October 12th or 19th.? The later we go, the more chance of bad weather.

Please let me know if you're interested and what date works best for you so we can put something together.


Thanks,
Charlie / K7AKT



Re: SOTA Lecture

 

Charlie,

I¡¯m planning to be there.

Bill A.
KJ7YSN


On Sat, Oct 12, 2024 at 6:53?AM Charles Boening / K7AKT via <charlie=[email protected]> wrote:

Don't forget about the SOTA presentation today at 12pm.? Location is the conference room behind the Washington Federal Bank on South 6th across from Black Bear Diner.

We'll have some sandwiches and drinks.? ?

See you there.? ?

Charlie /K7AKT?

-------- Original message --------
From: "Charles Boening / K7AKT via " <charlie=[email protected]>
Date: 10/4/24 10:50 (GMT-08:00)
Cc: K-bar A <[email protected]>, "Charles Boening / K7AKT via " <charlie=[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [k-bar-a] SOTA Lecture

Everyone,

We're shooting for Saturday, October 12th at 12pm.? As long as there are no conflicts, we'll be meeting at the Washington Federal community conference room across from Black Bear Diner.




On 2024-09-29 11:58, Charles Boening / K7AKT via wrote:

All,

Please let me know if you are interested in a SOTA (Summits on the Air) lecture put on by Amy Haptonstall (AG7GP).
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From our club meeting, it sounded like a Saturday 1pm class was of more interest than a 1hr Zoom class.? The idea with the in-person class is we would possibly take a field trip to Hamaker (weather permitting) after the class and do a SOTA activation.

For dates, I'm thinking October 12th or 19th.? The later we go, the more chance of bad weather.

Please let me know if you're interested and what date works best for you so we can put something together.


Thanks,
Charlie / K7AKT



Re: SOTA Lecture

 

Yum!? Looking forward to the presentation!
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73 | Cyndi | KK7AZD | Chiloquin by Agency Lake
HH 6101191 | HOIP 100097


Re: SOTA Lecture

 

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Don't forget about the SOTA presentation today at 12pm.? Location is the conference room behind the Washington Federal Bank on South 6th across from Black Bear Diner.

We'll have some sandwiches and drinks.? ?

See you there.? ?

Charlie /K7AKT?

-------- Original message --------
From: "Charles Boening / K7AKT via groups.io" <charlie@...>
Date: 10/4/24 10:50 (GMT-08:00)
Cc: K-bar A <[email protected]>, "Charles Boening / K7AKT via groups.io" <charlie@...>
Subject: Re: [k-bar-a] SOTA Lecture

Everyone,

We're shooting for Saturday, October 12th at 12pm.? As long as there are no conflicts, we'll be meeting at the Washington Federal community conference room across from Black Bear Diner.




On 2024-09-29 11:58, Charles Boening / K7AKT via groups.io wrote:

All,

Please let me know if you are interested in a SOTA (Summits on the Air) lecture put on by Amy Haptonstall (AG7GP).
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From our club meeting, it sounded like a Saturday 1pm class was of more interest than a 1hr Zoom class. ?The idea with the in-person class is we would possibly take a field trip to Hamaker (weather permitting) after the class and do a SOTA activation.

For dates, I'm thinking October 12th or 19th. ?The later we go, the more chance of bad weather.

Please let me know if you're interested and what date works best for you so we can put something together.


Thanks,
Charlie / K7AKT



Re: Electric Chair(that drives VA nuts, Its a power Chair Bill)

William P Groomer, KA6KBY
 

Chair has been claimed. Woman might need a ramp in/out of house. We'll work it out
Bill KA6KBY

On Thursday, October 10, 2024, 02:29:14 PM PDT, William P Groomer, KA6KBY via groups.io <wildffr@...> wrote:


Only thing this has to do with Ham Radio it the common compassion,sharing and caring we have for other folks.
I have? a used electric chair, if you know anyone who can use it.?
Its a bit smaller than usual, no idea how old it is, its clean and in good working shape.? Don't have to worry bout a charging unit, plugs in to wall outlet. Works well on hard surfaces, gravel and loose dirt not so much.
Call Bill(KA6KBY) @ 541533 2407. leave message.


Electric Chair(that drives VA nuts, Its a power Chair Bill)

William P Groomer, KA6KBY
 

Only thing this has to do with Ham Radio it the common compassion,sharing and caring we have for other folks.
I have? a used electric chair, if you know anyone who can use it.?
Its a bit smaller than usual, no idea how old it is, its clean and in good working shape.? Don't have to worry bout a charging unit, plugs in to wall outlet. Works well on hard surfaces, gravel and loose dirt not so much.
Call Bill(KA6KBY) @ 541533 2407. leave message.


Winlink Weekly Exercise Postponement

 

Greetings

Please see request below from the Winlink Team.

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The Winlink Development Team is requesting that all non-essential Winlink traffic (weekly nets, testing, etc.) be postponed until after hurricane Milton has moved on and response efforts have turned to recovery. There is still a lot of traffic in the aftermath of Helene, and we expect Milton will add significantly to that. We need to keep the gateways clear for that traffic.

Thank you!
-Scott, NS7C

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73 | Cyndi | KK7AZD | Chiloquin by Agency Lake
HH 6101191 | HOIP 100097


Hurricane Watch Net

 

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From: Bobby Graves - KB5HAV <kb5hav@...>
Sent: Sunday, October 6, 2024 17:35
To: 'Bobby Graves - KB5HAV' <kb5hav@...>
Subject: [Non-DoD Source] Tropical Cyclone Milton - Tentative Activation Plans

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Net Announcement ¨C TENTATIVE ACTIVATION PLANS

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Sunday, October 6, 2024 @ 6:00 PM EDT (2230 UTC)

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The information contained in this email is going to numerous amateur radio nets, government and non-government agencies, as well as various amateur radio news outlets.

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Hello Everyone,

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Please help me in spreading the following information.

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The Hurricane Watch Net is making tentative plans to activate on Tuesday afternoon for Hurricane Milton. The current forecast, issued at 5:00 PM EDT Sunday is calling for Milton to become a powerful Category 4 Hurricane with sustained winds of 145 miles per hour. This is the same strength Helene was at landfall a week ago. Additionally, Milton is expected to be at least a Cat 2 Hurricane after crossing Florida and entering the Atlantic Ocean. Those in Bermuda need to keep a close eye on Milton as this storm could possibly affect the island on Saturday.

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For now, these are our tentative activation plans.

Tentative Activation Plans:

Tuesday (Line Up Reporting Stations, EOCs, Storm Shelters)

¡¤???????? 20 meters: 14.325 MHz (USB) at 5:00 PM EDT (2100 UTC) until we lose propagation at night.

¡¤???????? 40 meters: 7.268 MHz (LSB) at 5:00 PM EDT (2100 UTC). We will remain active on this frequency throughout the day and overnight for as long as propagation allows. If propagation allows us to operate all night, we will suspend operations at 7:30 AM EDT Wednesday to allow the Waterway Net to conduct their daily Net.

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Wednesday (Landfall Day)

¡¤???????? 20 meters: we will resume operations on 14.325 MHz at 7:00 AM EDT (1100 UTC) and remain active until we lose propagation at night.

¡¤???????? 40 meters: we will resume operations on 7.268 MHz at 8:30 AM EDT (1230 UTC). We will remain active on this frequency throughout the day and overnight for as long as propagation allows. If propagation allows us to operate all night, we will suspend operations at 7:30 AM EDT Thursday to allow the Waterway Net to conduct their daily Net.

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Thursday (Post Storm Reports, Emergency Traffic, Health & Welfare Traffic.

¡¤???????? 20 meters: we will resume operations on 14.325 MHz at 7:00 AM EDT (1100 UTC).

¡¤???????? 40 meters: we will resume operations on 7.268 MHz at 8:30 AM EDT (1230 UTC).

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Any change to these plans will be posted here, our website, , and our social media pages.

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As with any Net Activation, if you are to be in the affected area of Milton, please take all necessary precautions to protect your family and yourself! If are in a position to safely do so, we would love to have check in with us and provide your observed weather information. While we greatly appreciate measured data, we gladly accept estimated weather data as well. We relay that data to the National Hurricane Center in Miami. This information is extremely important to the forecasters as it gives them more information as to what the storm is or is not doing. It also helps them to provide a more accurate forecast!

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If you are in an evacuation zone, please heed the instructions of your local officials.

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To everyone in the path of this storm. Do NOT focus on the forecast track of the center of this storm. This will be a very powerful and deadly storm. Take all necessary precautions to protect yourself and your family.

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If you have to evacuate to a Storm Shelter, if you have portable HF station (a Go-Kit), please ask your shelter if you can set it up there. If so, please check in with us. We can help you keep up with the storm and help you with any traffic you may have.

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As we did for Helene, once Hurricane Milton has exited the state into the Atlantic, the Hurricane Watch Net will remain active on both frequencies to help with Emergency Traffic, Health & Welfare Traffic with assistance from SATERN, and to collect and forward post-storm reports to the National Hurricane Center. We will remain active until our services are no longer required.

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To all official agencies such as Emergency Operations Centers, Red Cross officials, and Storm Shelters in the affected area, we are available to provide backup communications. We also collect and forward significant damage assessment data to government and non-government officials requesting such.

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We greatly appreciate the daily users and various nets who use 14.325.00 MHz and 7.268.00 MHz for allowing us a clear frequency. It certainly makes our job easier and I know those in the affected area appreciate it as well.

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If there is anything we can do, please, let me know. I am easily reached 24/7 at 601-405-7885.

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73 & God Bless,

Bobby

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Bobby Graves - KB5HAV
7856 New Light Road
Starkville, MS 39759
(601) 405-7885

Hurricane Watch Net
Net Manager
Webmaster

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541-891-6356

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JS8CALL WHO IS INTERESTED

 

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All,

??????????????? Who is interested in learning JS8CALL it is a HF DIGITAL MODE similar to FT8 but has messaging keyboard chat and some limited EMCOMM functions.? We can set up some training using on line video or on air.

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??????????????? Post replies to this forum, or privately to: n2rsn@...

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David Bell

Cell 541-891-6356

Email n2rsn@...

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Re: VARA FM Winlink Gateway

 

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Thank You, Charlie, Cindi and Jeff!
Wes W1WTO

On Oct 5, 2024, at 1:40?PM, Charles Boening / K7AKT via groups.io <charlie@...> wrote:

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All,

We've added VARA FM to the KD7TNG Winlink gatewayi. ?It's on 441.550 MHz.





Thank you to Cyndi/KK7AZD for donating the Alinco DR-435 radio and Jeff/KJ7IRV for helping to get it installed at Sky Lakes.

Have fun!


Thanks,
Charlie / K7AKT

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Wes Owen / W1WTO


VARA FM Winlink Gateway

 

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All,

We've added VARA FM to the KD7TNG Winlink gateway. ?It's on 441.550 MHz.





Thank you to Cyndi/KK7AZD for donating the Alinco DR-435 radio and Jeff/KJ7IRV for helping to get it installed at Sky Lakes.

Have fun!


Thanks,
Charlie / K7AKT


Re: SOTA Lecture

 

Sounds great to me! I will be there. Do we bring a lunch?
Gina

On Fri, Oct 4, 2024, 10:49 AM Charles Boening / K7AKT via <charlie=[email protected]> wrote:

Everyone,

We're shooting for Saturday, October 12th at 12pm.? As long as there are no conflicts, we'll be meeting at the Washington Federal community conference room across from Black Bear Diner.




On 2024-09-29 11:58, Charles Boening / K7AKT via wrote:

All,

Please let me know if you are interested in a SOTA (Summits on the Air) lecture put on by Amy Haptonstall (AG7GP).
?


From our club meeting, it sounded like a Saturday 1pm class was of more interest than a 1hr Zoom class.? The idea with the in-person class is we would possibly take a field trip to Hamaker (weather permitting) after the class and do a SOTA activation.

For dates, I'm thinking October 12th or 19th.? The later we go, the more chance of bad weather.

Please let me know if you're interested and what date works best for you so we can put something together.


Thanks,
Charlie / K7AKT



Re: Al White Memorial Breakfast

 


I always told Al he was president for life.? It never occurred?to me that that statement might have been correct.? I took this picture of Al when I lived out in Swan Lake so I think it would be around 2017.

73,

Jim WO7V
Al White.jpg


On Tue, Oct 1, 2024 at 9:05?PM Ron Miller KB7OKE via <kb7oke=[email protected]> wrote:
Al was a great guy, a valued friend, I would love to be there however I have a prior CERT scheduled event. Thank you all for remembering Al.



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-------- Original message --------
From: "Gina L Janelli, KJ7YWK via " <grealimagepro=[email protected]>
Date: 10/1/24 8:52 PM (GMT-08:00)
Subject: Re: [k-bar-a] Al White Memorial Breakfast

Hope to be there.
Gina
KJ7YWK?

On Sun, Sep 29, 2024, 11:16 AM Walt Costa, KK7DRL via <waltcosta111=[email protected]> wrote:
Greetings KBARA?
This Saturday October 5 will be our first annual AL White memorial breakfast.?
It will be held at 9 am at Jim English's shop .
Al was a past president and a huge part of KBARA. It would be great to see the whole club membership there to give our support.?
Thank you?
73
Walt Costa KK7DRL?
Second Vice President?
KBARA Event Coordinator?


Re: SOTA Lecture

 

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Everyone,

We're shooting for Saturday, October 12th at 12pm.? As long as there are no conflicts, we'll be meeting at the Washington Federal community conference room across from Black Bear Diner.




On 2024-09-29 11:58, Charles Boening / K7AKT via groups.io wrote:

All,

Please let me know if you are interested in a SOTA (Summits on the Air) lecture put on by Amy Haptonstall (AG7GP).
?


From our club meeting, it sounded like a Saturday 1pm class was of more interest than a 1hr Zoom class. ?The idea with the in-person class is we would possibly take a field trip to Hamaker (weather permitting) after the class and do a SOTA activation.

For dates, I'm thinking October 12th or 19th. ?The later we go, the more chance of bad weather.

Please let me know if you're interested and what date works best for you so we can put something together.


Thanks,
Charlie / K7AKT



Re: Al White memorial breakfast

 

I will be there

Bobby
AG7FR

On Thu, Oct 3, 2024 at 6:00?AM Walt Costa, KK7DRL via <waltcosta111=[email protected]> wrote:
Greetings KBARA?
Just a reminder about Al White memorial breakfast. Saturday the 5? 9AM at Jim English's shop?
2602 Wiard St Klamath Falls OR.?
See you all there.
73
Walt Costa KK7DRL?
Second Vice President?
KBARA Event Coordinator?


Al White memorial breakfast

 

Greetings KBARA?
Just a reminder about Al White memorial breakfast. Saturday the 5? 9AM at Jim English's shop?
2602 Wiard St Klamath Falls OR.?
See you all there.
73
Walt Costa KK7DRL?
Second Vice President?
KBARA Event Coordinator?


Re: Al White Memorial Breakfast

 

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Al was a great guy, a valued friend, I would love to be there however I have a prior CERT scheduled event. Thank you all for remembering Al.



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-------- Original message --------
From: "Gina L Janelli, KJ7YWK via groups.io" <grealimagepro@...>
Date: 10/1/24 8:52 PM (GMT-08:00)
Subject: Re: [k-bar-a] Al White Memorial Breakfast

Hope to be there.
Gina
KJ7YWK?

On Sun, Sep 29, 2024, 11:16 AM Walt Costa, KK7DRL via <waltcosta111=[email protected]> wrote:
Greetings KBARA?
This Saturday October 5 will be our first annual AL White memorial breakfast.?
It will be held at 9 am at Jim English's shop .
Al was a past president and a huge part of KBARA. It would be great to see the whole club membership there to give our support.?
Thank you?
73
Walt Costa KK7DRL?
Second Vice President?
KBARA Event Coordinator?


Re: Al White Memorial Breakfast

 

Hope to be there.
Gina
KJ7YWK?

On Sun, Sep 29, 2024, 11:16 AM Walt Costa, KK7DRL via <waltcosta111=[email protected]> wrote:
Greetings KBARA?
This Saturday October 5 will be our first annual AL White memorial breakfast.?
It will be held at 9 am at Jim English's shop .
Al was a past president and a huge part of KBARA. It would be great to see the whole club membership there to give our support.?
Thank you?
73
Walt Costa KK7DRL?
Second Vice President?
KBARA Event Coordinator?