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All, Rec'd this text email via the winlink Tuesday group: Source: KJ4YLO Downloaded-from: Telnet:cms.winlink.org Location: 34.812500N, 83.041667W (GRID SQUARE) Subject: Winlink Tuesday & Loss of Six Mile Mtn, Pickens SC Repeater site All, In the event anyone in Upstate SC is not aware - 6 Mile Mountain in Pickens, SC suffered a wildfire this past weekend. ALL amatuer repeaters have been destroyed. Buildings burned, equiptmnet burned, Hardline, Antennsa,. It is all a total loss Certain repeaters were group owned and others were privately owned. A sad day in Amatuer radio. Various involved parties are taking stock of the situation and will formulate and announce plans at a later date. Rick KJ4YLO

SCHEART will be offering Ham (Amateur) Radio classes in March of 2025. This is for Technician, General and Extra. All classes will be running from March 17th to the 21st. from 6pm to 9pm. Some classes will not take the whole week but will finish when all the material is covered. These classes run concurrently. You can only choose one of the classes. We’re presenting the classes by video conference using Zoom (http://zoom.us ) If you didn’t have the time to attend in person before, now is your chance. Email me at midlandsve@.... Make sure you include which class you want. I will forward your email address to your instructors. They will send you an invitation to the video conference. Here’s a tutorial on how to use zoom: https://tinyurl.com/3hj2tska If you’ve never used videoconferencing before, here are a few tips: Use a headset or headphones. Any headphones that plug into your computer will do. Even the wired ones that came with your cell phone, if it’s using the 1/8” plug. This eliminates feedback when you unmute your microphone. Mute your microphone when not speaking to the instructor. Otherwise, the class will hear any background noise from your computer. Find the text/chat function and use it. New hams must start out with the Technician course. All classes are free. If you wish to attend, RSVP to MidlandsVE@.... I’ll need a real name, not a handle. Be sure to tell me which class you want to take and include you cell number. Testing will be offered on March 22nd at 8:30 am at SCETV headquarters, 1041 George Rogers Blvd in Columbia. We’ll take care of the administrative work first and start the testing at when the admin work is done. Bring a photo ID, an original and copy of any Ham Radio license, your FRN and $10.00 cash. If a child is testing and has no photo I.D., bring a copy of a birth certificate. Also, once the FCC processes your application, they will want an additional $35.00. If you are testing for the first time, you must bring your FCC Registration Number (FRN), which you can get here:https://tinyurl.com/yayymn28 If you’re coming for testing only, email us so we can plan accordingly. Please refer any questions to midlandsve@....

Last call for club shirts. I have received requests from George Bryant, Mike Steff and Jim Harris. I will be placing the order on Mon, Feb 24 so time is running short if you'd like a shirt. Reply to email with your choice of short or long sleeve, size (chart below), and name & call sign for embroidery. NABRC embroidered shirts are again available for purchase. We obtain these shirts through the same local company and are individually embroidered locally. Embroidery includes NABRC logo on left and your name & call sign on the right side. Shirts are tan color, made of 60% cotton/40% polyester blend with a patch pocket and curl-free rib-knit collar. Please note due to manufacturer differences this tan color will not match previous NABRC shirts NABRC does not require $$ up front, only a commitment to pay the club on delivery. Lead time is approximately 2 weeks but this depends on total quantity ordered and the embroidery workload. Prices are $35 & sales tax for short sleeve, and $37 & sales tax for long sleeve. There may be a small shipping charge depend on total quantity. To order, Please reply to this email and indicate short or long sleeve, size (see chart below), quantity, call sign and name to embroider. -- Dave, WB5NHL Treasurer, NABRC

For those NABRC members who may be Discord users I have created an NABRC Discord server. What is Discord? Discord is a free communication app used by tens of millions of people to talk and hang out with their friends. Groups.io will continue to be the primary source for NABRC announcements etc. Our Discord server supplements groups.io and is more amenable to chat dialogs. The rules for posting/ chatting are the same as this group.io Here is the invite link for NABRC Discord https://discord.gg/C2EwHNHF -- Dave, WB5NHL Treasurer, NABRC

NABRC embroidered shirts are again available for purchase. We obtain these shirts through the same local company and are individually embroidered locally. Embroidery includes NABRC logo on left and your name & call sign on the right side. Shirts are tan color, made of 60% cotton/40% polyester blend with a patch pocket and curl-free rib-knit collar. Please note due to manufacturer differences this tan color will not match previous NABRC shirts NABRC does not require $$ up front, only a commitment to pay the club on delivery. Lead time is approximately 2 weeks but this depends on total quantity ordered and the embroidery workload. Prices are $35 & sales tax for short sleeve, and $37 & sales tax for long sleeve. There may be a small shipping charge depend on total quantity. To order, Please reply to this email and indicate short or long sleeve, size (see chart below), quantity, call sign and name to embroider. -- Dave, WB5NHL Treasurer, NABRC

Many club members have already renewed including using the convenience of my Paypal account as explained below. Your NABRC membership renewal is due. Yearly dues are $20 for individuals and $25 for multi-member families. You may pay dues in cash at club meetings or mail me a check to the address below made out to NABRC. I have verified that our bank account does NOT qualify for electronic funds payment such as Zelle or Venmo. Also, NABRC does NOT have a Paypal account. However, you may send your dues payment by Friends & Family to MY family Paypal account and I will manually transfer your payment to NABRC. I will individually confirm your payment by direct email. Here are the steps to pay dues to my family account. PLEASE FOLLOW THEM CAREFULLY. 1. Log into your Paypal account 2. Select Send Money to elaine@... and enter the amount. This is my family Paypal account 3. IMPORTANT - Select Friends & Family Continue 4. IMPORTANT - What's this for? ENTER YOUR CALLSIGN!!! Continue 5. Now select send. You MAY be charged a small fee to send Friends and Family. This depends on how you pay Paypal i.e. credit card, or bank account etc. Several members have successfully paid by PayPal. 191 Aberdeen Dr. Aiken SC 29803 -- Dave, WB5NHL Treasurer, NABRC

On February 12, 2025, RigExpert’s administrative office, in Kyiv, Ukraine, was destroyed by a Russian ballistic missile. All employees are reported to be safe. [Photo from RigExpert.com website] RigExpert is a leading manufacturer of antenna and cable analyzers and officials said they are committed to restoring operations as soon as possible. “Our top priority is the safety of our team and the continuity of our operations,” said Ashot Andeev, Chief Executive Officer. “While our administrative office is in ruins, our production facilities survived, allowing us to continue serving our customers and partners.” The company is working to minimize delays and fulfill its commitments while maintaining customer support operations. -- Dave, WB5NHL Treasurer, NABRC

N4SMS, the school station of Schofield Middle School has been operating in the ARRL School Club Roundup. So far, thru Thursday- 705 total contacts 174,135 points 18 Countries Operating in less than 17 hours so far Highest rate by a student 108 contacts per hour. Operated from about 2:30-6:30PM On Friday we will operate from about 1:30-5PM And have PIZZA to celebrate We have 7 students participating so far. And the following Mentors/Coaches/Elmers WB5NHL Dave KQ4KK Kent KN4OQD Jim KG4ZNN Jim K4JCC John KO4YKK Winston (former Schofield student) KP2L provided us contacts for the local club calls Kent KQ4KK

N4SMS, the school station of Schofield Middle School has been operating in the ARRL School Club Roundup. So far, thru Wednesday- 585 total contacts 130,455 points Operating in less than 12 hours so far Highest rate by a student 108 contacts per hour. Operating from about 2:30-6:30PM We have 6 students participating so far. And the following Mentors/Coaches/Elmers WB5NHL Dave KQ4KK Kent KN4OQD Jim KG4ZNN Jim K4JCC John KO4YKK Winston (former Schofield student) KP2L provided us contacts for the local club calls Kent KQ4KK

Reminder: NABRC Monthly Meeting - Aiken Location When: Monday, February 10, 2025 6:30pm to 9:00pm (UTC-05:00) America/New York Where: Aiken Regional Medical Center, 6th Floor Classroom Organizer: NABRC View Event Description: Fellowship starts at 6:30PM Meeting starts at 7:00PM

Starting this coming Tuesday, Feb. 11th, 2025 at 7pm (local), ARES member Chris Webb, WB4EML, will be holding a weekly directed ARES Training Net. Chris is an ARRL Official Emergency Station. The net will meet on the N2ZZ repeater (ARMC) on 145.350mhz (-600 offset) 156.7 hz tone and will be approximately 30 minutes long. All are welcome to check in. Please join us. 73 Carl Juvrud KP2L Aiken ARES EC

If you're old enough to remember Laugh In "Never Mind" i.e. USPS reverses course! https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/usps-lifts-suspension-of-parcels-from-hong-kong-and-china/ar-AA1ysM0k?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=ENTPSP&cvid=a6a3bb9e8a764644a470f8d702a9ecf6&ei=91 -- Dave, WB5NHL Treasurer, NABRC

The next meeting of NABRC is Feb 10 at 7:00pm (fellowship 6:30pm) in the 6th floor classroom of Aiken Regional Medical Centers. New hams often start out with a simple HT with a rubber ducky antenna. They then wonder why they can't reach local repeaters. Many of us have "ditched the ducky" for better performing antennas. The topic for this month's meeting is to demonstrate alternative antennas available to improve performance. Please bring your antenna alternatives for a show & tell. -- Dave, WB5NHL Treasurer, NABRC

Be careful ordering any small items from China. For many years small items (<$800 value) came into the US via USPS "de minimis" except from taxes. Trump has suspended this exemption impacting Temu, Shein and Alliexpress. Bottomline, check where it's being shipped from you might be lucky if it's already warehoused in the US. Not sure how this will play out since USPS is unlikely able to collect import duties on the volume of small packages. https://apnews.com/article/usps-china-hongkong-shein-temu-b456d7b6d66780090bd5bef862dfda13 -- Dave, WB5NHL Treasurer, NABRC

Your NABRC membership renewal is due. Yearly dues are $20 for individuals and $25 for multi-member families. You may pay dues in cash at club meetings or mail me a check to the address below made out to NABRC. I have verified that our bank account does NOT qualify for electronic funds payment such as Zelle or Venmo. Also, NABRC does NOT have a Paypal account. However, you may send your dues payment by Friends & Family to MY family Paypal account and I will manually transfer your payment to NABRC. I will individually confirm your payment by direct email. Here are the steps to pay dues to my family account. PLEASE FOLLOW THEM CAREFULLY. 1. Log into your Paypal account 2. Select Send Money to elaine@... and enter the amount. This is my family Paypal account 3. IMPORTANT - Select Friends & Family Continue 4. IMPORTANT - What's this for? ENTER YOUR CALLSIGN!!! Continue 5. Now select send. You MAY be charged a small fee to send Friends and Family. This depends on how you pay Paypal i.e. credit card, or bank account etc. Several members have successfuly paid by PayPal. 191 Aberdeen Dr. Aiken SC 29803 -- Dave, WB5NHL Treasurer, NABRC

For those of us that remember the All Electronics (predating Amazon) surplus mail order business in California it looks like it has been resurrected as https://aretronics.com The major difficulty I see is the cost of shipping. They apply a flat $9.50 that makes it really difficult to compete with Amazon particularly for small parts. -- Dave, WB5NHL Treasurer, NABRC

The North Carolina Section ARRL Section has announced a free, weekly, live, Amateur Radio Extra Class Licensing course on Zoom beginning on Thursday, January 16, 2025, and running through Thursday, March 27. There will be a total of 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 classes have been conducted 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@.... Extra Class testing will continue to be available in Columbia during the SCHEART quarterly testing at SCETV. For information about testing contact midlandsve@....

Hello, I posted the December 2024 minutes under here: https://k4nab.org/home-page-for-nabrc/resources/nabrc-minutes/2024-meeting-minutes/ 73s, Gerald McMillen Secretary, NABRC KI4BUC