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FW: The Rains County "Emory" Hamfest is April 23, 2022
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From: ARRL Members Only Web site <memberlist@...> Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2022 11:00 AM To: kspencer1@... Subject: The Rains County "Emory" Hamfest is April 23, 2022 Further info may be found at their website The Emory hamfest is sponsored by the Rains County Amateur Radio Club The fest is located about a one hour Drive from most of us at the Rains County Fair Grounds It is a One half day event that starts at 0700. Covered area is about the size of Irving's Hamfest However, this fest also includes a tailgate area A Flyer is posted on the website Any questions please consult Rains County ARC Club members I hope to see many of you there. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ARRL North Texas Section Section Manager: Steven Lott Smith, KG5VK kg5vk@... -------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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FW: NWS Shreveport - Virtual Skywarn Spotter Training Schedule
¿ªÔÆÌåÓý¹ó³Û±õ¡ ? From: charles.woodrum@... [mailto:charles.woodrum@...] On Behalf Of SR-SHV Skywarn - NOAA Service Account ? NWS Shreveport Skywarn Spotters,? Due to ongoing federal restrictions due to COVID-19, unfortunately we will not be able to hold any in-person Skywarn Spotter Training sessions this season.? We hope to return with a hybrid of virtual and in-person opportunities in the Fall.? We will be offering four virtual?Skywarn?Spotter?Training?Sessions into early March.? Please help us advertise these talks for the public in your area. ? 1. Facebook Live - February 10th at 7:00 p.m. Davyon Hill will be providing?training?on how to identify severe weather and report it to the National Weather Service in Shreveport.? Please join us via Facebook Live at?? ? 2. GoToWebinar - February 17th at 7:00 p.m. Chris Nuttall will be providing?training?on how to identify severe weather and report it to the National Weather Service in Shreveport.? Please make sure to register at:? ? 3. Facebook Live - February 22nd at 7:00 p.m. Brandon Thorne will be providing?training?on how to identify severe weather and report it to the National Weather Service in Shreveport.? Please join us via Facebook Live at?? ? 4. GoToWebinar - March 3rd at 7:00 p.m.?? Jason Hansford will be providing?training?on how to identify severe weather and report it to the National Weather Service in Shreveport.? Please make sure to register at:? ? In order to official renew your status as a Skywarn?Spotter and get a certificate, please attend our webinars on February 17th or March 3rd.?? ? For any questions related to this?training?session, please contact NWS Shreveport?Skywarn?Focal Points,?Davyon.Hill@...?and?Chris Nuttall@....??
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Re: local net on 80 meters
Well, you didn't miss much. I got on and couldn't find them, called out on the TARC repeaters, didn't catch anyone, then heard a few guys on the repeater at about 15 after. From what I heard, there was a contest creeping in on the frequency, and the band was going to pieces otherwise, so it didn't last long. That chunk of 80m was rather full.
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I heard that there was a possibility they might move it back 30 minutes next round, but you might check with Lance over on the W5ETX groups.io page. That's what my brain thought I heard, anyway. I'm subject to error--ha ha. 73 de KG5ZSU-------- Original Message --------
On Nov 22, 2021, 5:08 PM, Buddy < w5dwbuddy@...> wrote:
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Re: local net on 80 meters
Thanks for the info, Kelly. I always like to find out where the locals are at on the bands.
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I'll have to drop in and say hello sometime. 73 de KG5ZSU -------- Original Message -------- On Nov 16, 2021, 8:22 PM, Kelly G. Spencer via groups.io < kspencer1@...> wrote:
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local net on 80 meters
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýFYI ¨C Some hams in the Longview area have started a NVIS net on Sunday evenings at 6:00 pm on 80 meters (3.805 MHz). ? °±ð±ô±ô²â¡ KD5S ? |
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Re: FW: Skywarn Recognition Day - 2021
Thanks for the info Kelly! Maybe next year they will let us in the building...lol On Sun, Nov 14, 2021, 2:10 PM Kelly G. Spencer via <kspencer1=[email protected]> wrote:
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FW: Skywarn Recognition Day - 2021
¿ªÔÆÌåÓý¹ó³Û±õ¡ ? ? From: SR-SHV Skywarn - NOAA Service Account [mailto:sr-shv.skywarn@...] ? ? Trained Skywarn?Spotters,?? ? We are excited to share that on Saturday, December 4th, the National Weather Service in Shreveport will host?Skywarn?Recognition?Day virtually.? Unfortunately, due to COVID-19 restrictions, we will not be able to welcome you inside of our office this year.? However, this opens up a great opportunity to host both our Skywarn Spotters and our amateur radio operators virtually over GoogleMeet from 9:00-10:30 a.m.? We invite all of our?Skywarn?Spotters to attend.? That morning, we will have a presentation reviewing the high impact weather events for our area in 2021 and we will also recognize the 2021 Skywarn Spotter of the Year (2020 Spotter of the Year- Dusty LeBaron, Winnfield, LA).? ?Please pass this along to any?Skywarn?Spotters and HAMs within your network.?? ? If you plan to attend, you must first register at:??by Wednesday, December 1st.??The GoogleMeet information will be shared with registrants on December 2nd.?? ? Regardless,?whether or not you plan on attending, please make sure you check-in at the .?This is a new?page created by the National Weather Service to help us track the location of our Skywarn Spotters across the country.? You can check-in as early as today and through December 4th.? ? Amateur radio operators that want to set up and operate from the office parking lot from 6:00 p.m. Friday, December 3rd until 6:00 p.m. Saturday, December 4th may do so.? However, please understand that due to COVID-19 restrictions, you will not be able to come into our office or access our restrooms.? ?If you plan to set up in our parking lot, please make sure you include that in the notes of the registration form.? Also, please note that if you are setting up outside during the GoogleMeet you'll need to watch it outside from a laptop or phone.? ? ? If you have any questions please contact our Warning Coordination Meteorologist, Charlie Woodrum, at?charles.woodrum@...?and our?Skywarn?Focal Point Davyon Hill at davyon.hill@...? ? Sincerely, ? ? |
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tailgate sale near Lufkin, TX
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýOctober 16 ¨C Grace Baptist Church on US 69 just north of Lufkin starting at 7:00 a.m. ? Details on the tailgate sale were announced on tonight¡¯s Continental Traders Net (go to 10:42 on the recording): ? ? °±ð±ô±ô²â¡ KD5S ? ? |
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Re: FW: [Special] [TexasRACES] 60M BAND USAGE - FM FEMA HQ WASHINGTON DC//SPECTRUM MANAGER// TO U.S. FEDERAL & AMATEUR RADIO STATIONS
Interesting. Thanks for the info.
©\©\©\©\©\©\©\ Original Message ©\©\©\©\©\©\©\ On Monday, August 30th, 2021 at 6:01 PM, Kelly G. Spencer via groups.io <kspencer1@...> wrote:
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FW: [Special] [TexasRACES] 60M BAND USAGE - FM FEMA HQ WASHINGTON DC//SPECTRUM MANAGER// TO U.S. FEDERAL & AMATEUR RADIO STATIONS
¿ªÔÆÌåÓý¹ó³Û±õ¡ ? From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Roy Walker WA5YZD 1A
Sent: Monday, August 30, 2021 5:26 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Special] [TexasRACES] 60M BAND USAGE - FM FEMA HQ WASHINGTON DC//SPECTRUM MANAGER// TO U.S. FEDERAL & AMATEUR RADIO STATIONS ? This message was transmitted via SHARES National Net: ? FM FEMA HQ WASHINGTON DC//SPECTRUM MANAGER// TO U.S. FEDERAL & AMATEUR RADIO STATIONS ? 1.? This is to notify all users of the 60-meter/5 MHz HF interoperability channels that channels 1 and 2 will be available, as necessary, beginning August 30, 2021 for interoperability between U.S. Government stations and U.S. Amateur Radio stations involved in Hurricane Ida emergency communications, and will remain active until after the storm has passed and the need for these channels no longer exists or September 6, 2021, whichever comes first. ?An extension is available upon request. ? 2.? The following frequencies will be utilized: Channel 1????????? -????????? Primary voice traffic 5332 kHz channel center, 5330.5 kHz USB Voice (Dial) Channel 2????????? -????????? Digital traffic 5348 kHz channel center, 5346.5 kHz USB with 1.5 kHz offset to center of digital waveform ? 3. As a reminder, please yield to operational traffic related to Hurricane Ida. Although the intended use for these channels is interoperability between federal government stations and licensed U.S. amateur radio stations, federal government stations are Primary users and amateurs are Secondary users.// |
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Re: 2021 Skywarn Training
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýWilliam ¨C That is my understanding.? NWS has gotten away from splitting out the basic and advanced SKYWARN classes, and now they¡¯re just providing a single training class. ? °±ð±ô±ô²â¡ KD5S ? ? From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of KG5SVM William ? Thanks for the info Kelly. These four classes are all the same class, just different dates and platforms, correct? William ? On Tue, Aug 24, 2021, 9:25 PM Kelly G. Spencer via <kspencer1=[email protected]> wrote:
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2021 Skywarn Training
¿ªÔÆÌåÓý¹ó³Û±õ¡ ? NWS Shreveport Partners, ? Now that we are into the late summer, we'll soon be approaching our Fall severe weather season. That means it's time for the Fall 2021 Skywarn Training Season. Unfortunately, due to ongoing COVID restrictions, we will not be able to conduct in-person classes. Therefore, we are going to handle this season much like last Spring. We will conduct four virtual classes. Two will use Facebook Live and will not require pre-registration. Two will use GoToMeeting and will require pre-registration. The dates are listed below. These four classes all start at 7pm Central Time. ¡¤? Thursday, September 9, 2021: 7:00pm-8:30pm o GoToMeeting:? ¡¤? Thursday, September 16, 2021: 7:00pm-8:30pm o Facebook Live: No registration required ¡¤? Thursday, September 23, 2021: 7:00pm-8:30pm o GoToMeeting:? ¡¤? Monday, September 27, 2021: 7:00pm-8:30pm o Facebook Live: No registration required Based on the live viewership from our past virtual classes, we decided that doing a few areawide, all-inclusive classes would be better and probably have better attendance than doing many virtual classes targeting specific groups of counties/parishes. However, we do recognize that some groups, such as our law enforcement and fire/rescue folks, may need special classes for their organizations to fulfill annual?training requirements. If needed, we can conduct one of these virtual classes during normal business hours. If you are part of these organizations and need to schedule a special class with us outside of one of the dates listed above, please fill out this??and either Charlie Woodrum or Davyon Hill will get in touch with you. ? All of us here at the National Weather Service in Shreveport greatly value our relationships and partnerships with you. I don't think I can emphasize enough how much we truly rely on you folks in the field who provide us valuable ground truth information, whether it's damage reports or snow reports, and for helping to spread the word to promote weather safety before and during hazardous weather. Thank you for everything and for being so understanding as we continue to navigate these difficult times. ? If you have any questions, please do not hesitate?to email us at?sr-shv.skywarn@...?or Warning Coordination Meteorologist?Charlie Woodrum. ? Sincerely, NWS Shreveport - SKYWARN Coordinator |
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article - FCC application fee increase delayed until early '22
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýFCC Application Fees Unlikely to Go into Effect Until 2022 The previously announced schedule of FCC amateur radio application fees likely will not go into effect before 2022. FCC staff confirmed during a recent virtual meeting with Volunteer Examiner Coordinators (VECs) that the agency is still working on the necessary changes to the Universal Licensing System (ULS) software and other processes and procedures that must be in place before it starts collecting fees from amateur applicants. Earlier this year, the FCC said it would not start collecting fees from amateur applicants before this summer. The new estimate is that the fees won't go into effect until early next year. Once it's effective, a $35 application fee will apply to new, modification (upgrade and sequential call sign change), renewal, and vanity call sign applications. All fees will be per application. Administrative update applications, such as those to change a licensee's name, mailing, or email address, will be exempt from fees. ARRL VEC Manager Maria Somma, AB1FM, said Volunteer Examiner (VE) teams will not face the burden of collecting the $35 fee. "Once the FCC application fee takes effect, new and upgrade applicants will pay the exam session fee to the VE team as usual, but they'll pay the $35 application fee directly to the FCC using the system," she explained. When the FCC receives the examination information from the VEC, it will email a link with payment instructions to each successful candidate, who then will have 10 days from the date of the email to pay. After the fee is paid and the FCC has processed an application, examinees will receive a second email from the FCC with a link to their official license. The link will be good for 30 days. Licensees also will be able to view, download, and print official license copies by logging into their FCC ULS account. The FCC no longer provides printed licenses. Licensees can log into the with their 10-digit FRN (FCC Registration Number) and password at any time to view and manage their license and application, , and update anything in their FCC license record, including adding an email address. Read of this story. ? |
Kelly G. Spencer (KD5S)
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