Tailgate Mini-Fest in New Boston
FYI¡
Texarkana Tailgate MiniFest
May 11 @ The Pavilion in downtown New Boston
Paved tailgate spaces¡ free.
Booth spaces for tables available under roof.
Door prizes every hour!
Raffle -
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Kelly G. Spencer (KD5S)
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Re: MFJ is Shutting Down
Wow, Such a great loss!
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Ray KE5VJH
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MFJ is Shutting Down
This from the MFJ owner...
Dear Fellow Hams and Friends,
April 25, 2024
Dear Fellow Hams and Friends,
It is with a sad heart as I write this letter.
As many of you have heard by now, MFJ is ceasing
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William (KG5SVM)
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Kilgore 5K on Saturday Morning
Happy Tuesday everyone! If you are planning to help out on Saturday morning, I need everyone to fill out their volunteer form for the race! Since the event is not officially covered as a club event,
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Jason Turcyn - KE4CPC <jasonturcyn@...>
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Fw: A request for Volunteers.....
I'm sure some of you got this email but I thought I'd forward it along anyway just to see if t here's an interest here. The event is less than 2 weeks out, but they are estimating between 1200 and
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Jason Turcyn - KE4CPC <jasonturcyn@...>
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Re: Solar eclipse and the WWV atomic clock
Sorry, I meant to say, Phil Garrett (N5ECY) sent me the article.
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William Collier
KG5SVM
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William (KG5SVM)
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Solar eclipse and the WWV atomic clock
Found an interesting little article about how the solar eclipse affected the signal of the WWV atomic clock from Colorado. It makes sense that it would have that affect, but didn't think about it
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William (KG5SVM)
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Kilgore College 5K Fueling Fitness Run
Saturday April 27th, we are having a safety briefing at 07:00 at the Start/Finish line in the lot behind East Texas Oil Museum on KC campus.
If you haven't already done so, please visit
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Jason Turcyn - KE4CPC <jasonturcyn@...>
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Re: Antenna cable
I've gotten pretty handy at soldering SO-239 connectors on to the ends of cable. So I'd get a length of cable and a pair of connectors from a local hamfest or cable distributor, and make my own patch
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Jason Turcyn - KE4CPC <jasonturcyn@...>
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Antenna cable
Where do you buy your antenna coaxial cable. Is it cheaper to buy bulk and make your own or buy it in lengths you want? ?Can you use RG316 to run from you wall connector to your radio and can you use
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Terry
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Xiegu g90
Does anyone own a xiegu g90
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Terry
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Alerts during the eclipse?
This was posted on the Pittsburg Facebook page. I'm wondering if anyone has heard of any other outlets doing this for the eclipse.
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William Collier
KG5SVM
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William (KG5SVM)
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Amateur Radio featured on Television
I'm sure some of you have seen this video before about ham radio of the television series "Last Man Standing", but just in case you haven't.?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-A44yVT7WKE
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Jason Turcyn - KE4CPC <jasonturcyn@...>
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On line amateur radio class
Cross posting from the Richardson TX club.
FREE ON-LINE AMATEUR RADIO OPERATING CLASS
A free, weekly, 3-hour Amateur Radio Operating Class on Zoom will begin on Thursday April 4 and run through June
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Larry L Neely KI0R
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Re: Kilgore Marathon Help
According to Kayla, the organizer:
The race itself starts at 8:30AM as in when we say "GO!" So expect to be in position by then. You'll get a detailed map and instruction closer to the time!
And I
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Jason Turcyn - KE4CPC <jasonturcyn@...>
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Re: Connecting Ladder/Window line to PL-259
Ladder line is balanced. Impedance can be 300, 450 or 600 Ohms
Your coax impedance is 50 Ohms. And it is unbalanced. RF return paths are separate for the outside and inside surfaces of the
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Larry L Neely KI0R
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Connecting Ladder/Window line to PL-259
Question for all you Sage Hams.
What is the correct way to connect a ladder line to a PL-259 connector.? Is it as easy as just soldering one leg to the center conductor and the other to the shield?
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Rod Archer (kn0wer)
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Good site for Ham info and also general prep/readiness
Ham Radio Information (noji.com) ( https://noji.com/hamradio/hamradio.php )
https://noji.com/hamradio/hamradio.php
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Rod
KN0WER
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Rod Archer (kn0wer)
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Re: Gregg county mao
Kuni and I got one at the Chamber of Commerce in Longview.
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Rod
KN0WER
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Rod Archer (kn0wer)
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Re: Band Conditions Explained
William,
Thanks.? Have you set up the Solar info as a widget on your laptop?? I have on my Shack PC and it just stays on desktop/
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Rod
KN0WER
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Rod Archer (kn0wer)
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