The three logos I just sent are for consideration at our next club meeting on Monday, October 12.? Be ready to vote for your favorite!
Kelly...
KD5S
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UAARC Monthly Meeting - Mon, 10/12/2020 7:00pm-8:30pm
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Reminder: UAARC Monthly Meeting
When:
Monday, 12 October 2020, 7:00pm to 8:30pm,
(GMT-05:00) America/Chicago
Where:Upshur Rural Electric Coop. Co.
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Updated Event: UAARC Monthly Meeting - Monday, 12 October 2020
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UAARC Monthly Meeting
When:
Monday, 12 October 2020
7:00pm to 8:30pm
(UTC-05:00) America/Chicago
Where:
Upshur Rural Electric Coop. Co.
Description:
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Re: FW: NWS Shreveport - Virtual Skywarn Spotter Training Opportunities
Thanks for the info.
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KG5SVM
William Collier
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Re: FW: NWS Shreveport - Virtual Skywarn Spotter Training Opportunities
Thanks Kelly.? Too bad
the on site bit the dust.
John
On 9/28/2020 5:59 PM, Kelly Spencer via
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For those who may be interested in SKYWARN
training, there are several free online sessions scheduled
over the next several weeks (see details below).
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Feel free to forward to any who may be
interested.
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°±ð±ô±ô²â¡
KD5S
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NWS
Shreveport
Skywarn
Spotters,
We
really
appreciate the
reports you
continue to
send to us!?
Your spotting
was definitely
helpful during
Hurricane
Laura and it
will certainly
come to use in
the upcoming
Fall severe
weather
season.? Due
to popular
demand, we
will be
offering four
Fall?Skywarn?Spotter
Training
Sessions
through early
November.?
Please help us
advertise this
for the public
in your area.
1.
Facebook Live
- September
29th 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 join us
via Facebook
Live at?
2.
GoToWebinar -
October 6th 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 make
sure to
register at:?
3.
Facebook Live
- October 27th
at 7:00 p.m.
Matt
Hemingway 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 -
November 3rd
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 make
sure to
register at:?
You
can become an
official?Skywarn?Spotter and get a certificate by
attending
either of
these
webinars.??
For
any questions
related to
this training
session,
please contact
NWS
Shreveport?Skywarn?Focal Point,?Chris Nuttall@..., and
NWS Shreveport
Warning
Coordination
Meteorologist?Charles.Woodrum@....
Sincerely,
NWS
Shreveport, LA
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FW: NWS Shreveport - Virtual Skywarn Spotter Training Opportunities
For those who may be interested in SKYWARN training, there are several free online sessions scheduled over the next several weeks (see details below). ? Feel free to forward to any who may be interested. ? ? °±ð±ô±ô²â¡ KD5S ? ? ? 
NWS Shreveport Skywarn Spotters, We really appreciate the reports you continue to send to us!? Your spotting was definitely helpful during Hurricane Laura and it will certainly come to use in the upcoming Fall severe weather season.? Due to popular demand, we will be offering four Fall?Skywarn?Spotter Training Sessions through early November.? Please help us advertise this for the public in your area. 1. Facebook Live - September 29th 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 join us via Facebook Live at? 2. GoToWebinar - October 6th 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 make sure to register at:? 3. Facebook Live - October 27th at 7:00 p.m. Matt Hemingway 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 - November 3rd 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 make sure to register at:? You can become an official?Skywarn?Spotter and get a certificate by attending either of these webinars.?? For any questions related to this training session, please contact NWS Shreveport?Skywarn?Focal Point,?Chris Nuttall@..., and NWS Shreveport Warning Coordination Meteorologist?Charles.Woodrum@.... Sincerely,
NWS Shreveport, LA 
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Re: Cool online SDR from Ireland
Not much activity on the 41 meter band when I checked. Still pretty cool though.
On Monday, September 14, 2020, 10:06:22 AM CDT, KG5SVM William <kingsxwc@...> wrote:
Oops...sorry the URL is case sensitive? ? Should work now.
On Mon, Sep 14, 2020, 10:02 AM KG5SVM William via <kingsxwc= [email protected]> wrote: I found this today and thought it was pretty neat. It's an off grid solar powered multi-band SDR receiver in Ireland. It is owned by Andy J. Linton (EI2HH). The URL is and you can tune all around the various bands. I'm not sure what equipment he is using but it's pretty amazing.
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73
KG5SVM
William Collier
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KG5SVM
William Collier
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Re: Cool online SDR from Ireland
Oops...sorry the URL is case sensitive? ? Should work now.
On Mon, Sep 14, 2020, 10:02 AM KG5SVM William via <kingsxwc= [email protected]> wrote: I found this today and thought it was pretty neat. It's an off grid solar powered multi-band SDR receiver in Ireland. It is owned by Andy J. Linton (EI2HH). The URL is and you can tune all around the various bands. I'm not sure what equipment he is using but it's pretty amazing.
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73
KG5SVM
William Collier
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73
KG5SVM
William Collier
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Cool online SDR from Ireland
I found this today and thought it was pretty neat. It's an off grid solar powered multi-band SDR receiver in Ireland. It is owned by Andy J. Linton (EI2HH). The URL is and you can tune all around the various bands. I'm not sure what equipment he is using but it's pretty amazing.
-- 73 KG5SVM William Collier
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Well said, Tommy. ? Another perk for signing up at the nofalls.org website is that they provide discounted climbing gear to alliance members.? There is no cost for becoming a member. ? ? °±ð±ô±ô²â¡ ?
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From: Tommy BrooksSent: Tuesday, September 8, 2020 7:59 PM To: [email protected]Subject: Re: [uaarc] Zero Falls ? Thanks for the link. I climb my tower a good bit, so any safety information is very helpful.
I did want to share this in case anyone is in need of climbing safety equipment: www.gmesupply.com
I have ordered all of my equipment from them, and their service is great. It doesn't take much money to get some good safety equipment, and the investment is well worth it. Just remember that all the equipment in the world won't help you if you don't know how to use it.
73 de KG5ZSU
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Thanks for the link. I climb my tower a good bit, so any safety information is very helpful.
I did want to share this in case anyone is in need of climbing safety equipment: www.gmesupply.com
I have ordered all of my equipment from them, and their service is great. It doesn't take much money to get some good safety equipment, and the investment is well worth it. Just remember that all the equipment in the world won't help you if you don't know how to use it.
73 de KG5ZSU
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FYI ¨C Here is the link to the lightning safety video I used during this evening¡¯s club presentation: ? ? ? °±ð±ô±ô²â¡ ?
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Sweet, I'll have a look. Thanks!
For those interested in safety for amateur radio activities, I encourage you to visit the Zero Falls Alliance website.? It has some great resources regarding safe practices for the amateur radio community. ? ? ? °±ð±ô±ô²â¡ KD5S ?
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73
KG5SVM
William Collier
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For those interested in safety for amateur radio activities, I encourage you to visit the Zero Falls Alliance website.? It has some great resources regarding safe practices for the amateur radio community. ? ? ? °±ð±ô±ô²â¡ KD5S ?
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Re: FCC fees discussion
#UAARC
I agree with Kelly that $50 isn't much for most operators. Especially if you compare that to the cost of the equipment that many operators invest in as they progress in the hobby. I think that most folks will pay to renew/upgrade their license. However, I do have several concerns. I say this as a relatively new operator, so, take it with a grain of salt but this hobby seems to be on the decline. Anything that discourages new licensee's and/or renewal's is bad.?
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There may be quite a few older folks on fixed incomes that will be hit with this $50 fee unexpectedly. I think some may have invested in their equipment when they were younger and had more disposable income but this fee may just cause them to not renew, sell their stuff, and get out of the hobby.?
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Also, I wonder how much of an effect it will have on the "prepper" crowds who get their Tech license just to legally use a UV-5R with a cheap base station/repeater for the SHTF scenarios. I'm sure many operators would say they are not "true" HAM's and good riddance?but some of the people who get into the hobby as a prepper realize what amateur radio has to offer and become "true" operators. Before, the GMRS service was a $70 fee and the HAM option costs $14 with a relatively easy test. Now, the GMRS fee and HAM fee will be the same (HAM might even be more if the $14 testing fee remains) but GMRS doesn't have a test. Just fill out the paperwork and pay the fee. I think that will most likely end up being the path those people take.?
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And to Tommy's point, how many people will just stay as a General and not progress to the Extra class. It may seem like $50 is a trivial barrier to becoming an Extra for hard core operators (especially considering the required knowledge level to pass the exam). But it will for sure discourage some folks from pursuing the upgrade. As fewer people use the Extra class bands, will the FCC take that extra bandwidth away?
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Overall I see this as a detriment to the hobby with zero value added. Once again, speaking from the perspective of a relatively new operator, amateur radio has a reputation for being as much of a public service fielded by volunteers as a hobby for pure enjoyment. Most activities are based (in theory) on honing your skills and improving your equipment so that you could be of service if needed. Beyond the obvious emergency communication needs, I've seen in the Austin area amateur operators donating their time and equipment to local events such as marathons and bicycle races to provide communication between checkpoints along the courses (some of which spanned tens of miles between cities). Of course cell phones could have been used but it would have been much more difficult then the coordinated net that the local HAM club had setup for these events. As one David Wasmer, AD0BE, pointed out in a comment on a HAM related website, "Over the last 15 years, the FCC has enjoyed an 80% increase in it's annual budget." Does the FCC really need $50 to cover the cost of an essentially automated process? If amateur radio was used for profit or purely entertainment, I could almost see the justification. Like Kelly said, I hope the ARRL folks can put up a decent fight on this one.?
-- 73 KG5SVM William Collier
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Re: FCC fees discussion
#UAARC
Do I think it will hurt anything? Yeah, I do. How much, I don't know.
When I got into ham radio, the main reason I did so was because the license was essentially free, and it was advertised as being cheap and easy to get started with. Sure, 50$ isn't that much stretched over 10 years, but for people looking at getting started in the hobby, I would think it would turn some people off. I also think that it will reduce the number of people who upgrade, which (as much as I hate to resurrect the many doom-and-gloom stories of yesteryear) will only hurt the HF spectrum. And that means there could be fewer people will be operating in those chunks of Extra-class only bandwidth, or perhaps on HF altogether.
I know that I would certainly put off changing callsigns if they add a fee, not that I was too ambitious about it to begin with.
But really, does one piece of paper and a stamp cost 50$ for a paper license? Besides, the amateur service is not the only one to utilize the ULS, so I find it a little funny that they are tacking the fees to this service.
That's just my take on it. As I said, it might be bad, but then again, maybe not. If people like me did more research prior to getting their ticket and noticed how much it actually cost in the long run, we wouldn't have as many people who would be mad about spending 50$ for ten years of fun. Even I wouldn't be too upset because I know ham radio often costs money over time. Coax breaks down, stuff gets fried by lightning, and sometimes we saw things in half in the name of science. The 50$ is not that bad in comparison to what we usually put into the hobby.
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Re: FCC fees discussion
#UAARC
William ¨C Assuming a license is valid for 10 years, that works out to just $5 per year.? The downside is that $50 is not a small sum for those on fixed incomes.? We¡¯ll see how good the ARRL lobbyists are in getting this quashed. ? ? °±ð±ô±ô²â¡ KD5S ? ?
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From: KG5SVM WilliamSent: Saturday, August 29, 2020 8:17 PM To: [email protected]Subject: [uaarc] FCC fees discussion #UAARC ? If you are thinking about a vanity call sign or upgrading your ticket, you might want to do that sooner rather then later. The FCC is proposing a $50 fee for new licenses, license renewal, license upgrade, or registering a vanity call sign. You can follow the link below to the ARRL article with more information.
What are your thoughts on this? How much do you think it will hurt the hobby?
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73
KG5SVM
William Collier
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If you are thinking about a vanity call sign or upgrading your ticket, you might want to do that sooner rather then later. The FCC is proposing a $50 fee for new licenses, license renewal, license upgrade, or registering a vanity call sign. You can follow the link below to the ARRL article with more information.
What are your thoughts on this? How much do you think it will hurt the hobby?
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73
KG5SVM
William Collier
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https://uaarc.club/ Now published - Clubs new website
The club now owns its own website - Please check it out and add to favorites or bookmark.? The search engines have not found it yet, so you need to use the url to access it.
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Kelly G. Spencer (KD5S)
Tommy Brooks
