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Hey y'all! In Fayette County GA, they were discussing some things that we as ARES members can do in the case of any kind of railroad incident should occur. I worked for the railroad for 21 years in safety. I had some good pointers to offer them and I wanted to also share them with UAARC as well. Here in East Texas we have Union Pacific, BNSF and about a half dozen short line and industrial carriers. Outside of that, the info is pretty mainstream. Please keep this info in your pocket, under your hat or wherever you store your Emergency response info. 73's Jason KE4CPC ----- Forwarded Message -----
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Good info to keep in mind. 73, Cliff, AE5ZA Begin forwarded message: From: "jason turcyn via groups.io" <jasonturcyn@...> Subject: [letarc] Fw: [fayettegaares] Tuesday ARES Forum Date: March 7, 2023 at 22:17:59 CST To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Reply-To: [email protected],jasonturcyn@... Hey y'all! In Fayette County GA, they were discussing some things that we as ARES members can do in the case of any kind of railroad incident should occur. I worked for the railroad for 21 years in safety. I had some good pointers to offer them and I wanted to also share them with LETARC as well. Here in East Texas we have Union Pacific, BNSF and about a half dozen short line and industrial carriers. Outside of that, the info is pretty mainstream. Please keep this info in your pocket, under your hat or wherever you store your Emergency response info. 73's Jason KE4CPC ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: jason turcyn via groups.io <jasonturcyn@...> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, March 7, 2023 at 10:12:26 PM CST Subject: Re: [fayettegaares] Tuesday ARES Forum Have the Railroad Emergency Dispatcher numbers on your phone. Know the difference between CSX, Norfolk Southern and any industrial railroad not affiliated with either. CSX is 1-800-232-0144. Norfolk Southern is 800-946-4744 or 800-453-2530. Every railroad crossing in the country has an Emergency Contact placard that looks like this: Even private roads have this placard. When reporting any incident to the dispatcher, the Crossing ID "234567-X" is beneficial because it refers uniquely to that crossing's location. The dispatcher even has Lat/Lon coordinates for that crossing on their database in case there's ever any confusion about which of the 7 railroad crossings are on Lake Ave. over the course of 2-6 miles. These crossings are landmarks that both the Railroad and First Responders can coordinate on. While emergency responders are looking for a street name and nearest cross street, the railroad will use a Milepost and decimal to ID the crossing. When referring to a train, it's beneficial to know which way the train was going. In Georgia, all railroads refer to the traffic as going "Timetable North" or "Timetable South" even if the rails are going East and West. But that's not what you need to know. All you need to be able to do is identify whether the train was going "Right to Left" or Left to Right" when you are facing the tracks at the crossing, and on which side of the tracks you are on. If you can give that description to the person taking your call, they will be able to determine the direction of travel of your train. If there are multiple tracks, it's also beneficial to be able to describe whether it was the track closest to you, furthest away, in the middle, etc. Every railcar and locomotive has a unique Identifier called a Reporting Mark. These help the railroad identify and track each car as they pass through the railroad network. A reporting mark has 2 to 4 alpha letters and from 1 to 6 numbers. They are located on the left sides of the cars facing their sides and on the top left corners of the ends of the cars. Every train is required to have a list of their cars and the order that they are in. So if you are reporting NDYX 163482 the railroad company will be able to see that car is 67th from the locomotives at the front. The car next to that is EEC 16 and they will see that it is 66th from the front. And so on... (Of course this is assuming it's not painted over with graffiti) And then finally, HAZMAT cars are equipped with placards on the right side and at the ends of each railcar that contains a HAZMAT or a residue. Not all railcars, especially tanks, contain hazardous materials. For instance, on the line I was working for, we got 6-8 tank cars of sweetener (corn syrup) every week for a beverage company and 15-20 tanks a week full of food grade cooking oil for a plant that bottled it for retail use. A lot of tank cars have their products stenciled on the side but unless there's a HAZMAT placard accompanying it, then the content
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FW: NWS Shreveport - 2023 Skywarn Schedule
FYI¡ From: charles.woodrum@... <charles.woodrum@...> On Behalf Of SR-SHV Skywarn - NOAA Service Account Sent: Monday, February 6, 2023 2:20 PM Cc: Davyon Hill <davyon.hill@...>; Charlie Woodrum <charles.woodrum@...> Subject: NWS Shreveport - 2023 Skywarn Schedule NWS Shreveport Skywarn Spotters and Weather-Ready Nation Ambassadors, Our 2023 Skywarn Spotter season is underway! Will again be able to conduct in-person Skywarn Spotter training sessions this season. There are 10 in-person training sessions and 2 virtual training sessions upcoming this season. The in-person training sessions will be held in a designated county or parish, but are also for the surrounding counties/parish to attend as well. The latest Skywarn Spotter schedule can be found at www.weather.gov/shv/skywarn and can be seen below: Location Date & Time Address Basic / Advanced Contact Info Preregistration Longview, TX 2/6/2023 6:00PM-8:00PM Longview Fire Training Center 411 American Legion Boulevard Combo Charlie Woodrum 318-631-3669 sr-shv.skywarn@... None Idabel, OK 2/7/2023 6:00PM-8:00PM 2001 Industrial Pkwy Combo Charlie Woodrum and Brandon Thorne 318-631-3669 sr-shv.skywarn@... None Hope, AR 2/13/2023 6:00PM-8:00PM Univ. of Ark-Hope, Hempstead Hall Blevins Suite 2500 S. Main Combo Jason Hansford 318-631-3669 sr-shv.skywarn@... None Natchitoches, LA 2/13/2023 6:00PM-8:00PM 911 Public Safety Blvd Combo Davyon Hill 318-631-3669 sr-shv.skywarn@... None Bossier City, LA 2/23/2023 6:00PM-8:00PM Bossier Parish Community College F Bldg-Room 203 6220 East Texas Street Combo Davyon Hill 318-631-3669 sr-shv.skywarn@... None Farmerville, LA 2/27/2023 6:00PM-8:00PM Union Parish Sheriff Office 710 Holder Rd Combo Aaron Davis 318-631-3669 sr-shv.skywarn@... None Atlanta, TX 2/28/2023 6:00PM-8:00PM Miller Municipal Airport 202 Airport Dr Combo Davyon Hill and Ryan Knapp 318-631-3669 sr-shv.skywarn@... None Magnolia, AR 3/2/2023 6:00PM-8:00PM Donald W. Reynolds Campus and Community Center-SAU Room 205 100 East University Combo Marty Mayeaux 318-631-3669 sr-shv.skywarn@... None Monroe, LA 3/6/2023 6:00PM-8:00PM Ouachita Parish EOC 1000 New Natchitoches Rd Combo Matt Hemingway 318-631-3669 sr-shv.skywarn@... None Online 3/9/2023 6:00PM-8:00PM Online Basic Brandon Thorne 318-631-3669 sr-shv.skywarn@... None Lufkin, TX 3/14/2023 6:00PM-8:00PM Lufkin Civic Center Texas Room 601 North Second St Combo Aaron Davis 318-631-3669 sr-shv.skywarn@... None Online 3/21/2023 7:00PM-8:30PM Online Basic Armani Cassel 318-631-3669 sr-shv.skywarn@... Required: Use this URL Register Here Please share this information in your communities. For any questions related to these training sessions, please contact our NWS Shreveport Skywarn Focal Point, Davyon.Hill@... and the Warning Coordination Meteorologist, Charles.Woodrum@... Thanks NWS Shreveport
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FW: Emory Hamfest
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FYI¡ From: Rains Amatuer Radio Association <rara.w5ent@...> Sent: Friday, February 3, 2023 10:48 AM To: undisclosed-recipients: Subject: Emory Hamfest Greetings everyone, You are receiving this email because you attended the Emory Hamfest last year and signed our visitor log. We will once again be hosting our annual Emory Hamfest in April. This year's event will be held in the same location on April 22nd. In addition to the regular events like our hourly prize drawings, 50/50 Pot, and Grand Prize drawing, we are expanding this year to include a silent auction, additional vendors, extended hours, and more refreshments.. We look forward to seeing you there again this year. 73 David KG5URE RARA Secretary ARRL VE
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Texarkana Tailgate Sale
FYI¡ Also, add to your list: Texarkana Tailgate April 29th 8 am set-up, 9 am sales Sportsman Cove Pavilion @ Lake Wright Patman
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FW: ARRL VOTA & W1AW/5 information
FYI... -----Original Message----- From: ARRL Members Only Web site <memberlist@...> Sent: Monday, January 16, 2023 6:50 PM To: kspencer1@... Subject: ARRL VOTA & W1AW/5 information The ARRL is celebrating 2023 as ¡°The Year of The Volunteer.¡± The inaugural step in what is intended to be a year in which the value of the contributions of every Amateur to the growth and preservation of Amateur Radio is recognized is an on-the-air operating event ¡ª Volunteers On The Air. It is marked by qualified ARRL Members activating W1AW twice in each state during 2023 and by each Member QSO with an ARRL volunteer, another Member, W1AW/x portable station, and certain other designated stations earning points. Each W1AW/portable operation will be a week in length, starting on a Wednesday and ending on a Tuesday. Oklahoma Activation W1AW/5 will be active in Oklahoma starting January 25, 2023. For more details regarding the Oklahoma VOTA event and the rules, please go to https://ok.arrl.org/vota/ W1AW/5 Oklahoma Authorized Stations The Oklahoma VOTA Coordinator is Mark Kleine, N5HZR, Oklahoma¡¯s Section Manager. If you want to serve as an authorized Oklahoma W1AW/5 portable station, please go to: https://ok.arrl.org/w1awok/ The Oklahoma site contains a sign-up sheet for Oklahoma operators. Although you sign up, please understand final approval to operate as W1AW/5 for Oklahoma is subject to the approval of the State Coordinator, Mark Klein. Mark¡¯s contact information appears on the Oklahoma sign-up page. Texas Activation W1AW/5 will be active in Texas starting February 1, 2023. For more details regarding the VOTA event and the rules, please go to https://ok.arrl.org/votatx/ W1AW/5 Texas Authorized Stations The Texas VOTA Coordinator is Steve Smith, KG5VK, North Texas¡¯ Section Manager. If you want to serve as an authorized Texas W1AW/5 portable station, please go to: https://ok.arrl.org/w1awtx/ The Texas site contains a sign-up sheet for Texas operators. Although you sign up, please understand final approval to operate as W1AW/5 for Texas is subject to the approval of the State Coordinator, Steve Smith. Steve¡¯s contact information appears on the Texas sign-up page. Points Schedule Be aware the published point schedule is subject to change as it is the subject of review by the ARRL¡¯s Programs & Services Committee at the ARRL¡¯s Annual January Board of Directors¡¯ Meeting this week. VOTA Information Sites More details, rules and information on VOTA are available at these sites: https://www.arrl.org/volunteers-on-the-air https://ok.arrl.org/vota/ https://ok.arrl.org/votatx/ Yes, The W1AW/5 Texas Slots are reserved using a Toolset located on the Oklahoma Section Website Mark Klein the Oklahoma Section Manger and I collaborated on this effort with wording help from our ARRL West Gulf Division Director John Robert Stratton N5AUS Any questions on this may be addressed to myself KG5VK@... 73 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ARRL North Texas Section Section Manager: Steven Lott Smith, KG5VK kg5vk@... --------------------------------------------------------------------
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FYI¡ From: SR-SHV Skywarn - NOAA Service Account <sr-shv.skywarn@...> Sent: Sunday, December 4, 2022 6:53 PM To: undisclosed-recipients: Subject: Winter Skywarn Spotter Training on December 8, 2022 National Weather Service National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Weather Forecast Office Shreveport, LA Winter Skywarn Spotter Training NWS Shreveport Trained Spotters, We are excited to announce that we will be holding a special Winter Edition of our Skywarn Spotter Training! Are you or someone you know interested in learning more about winter weather? Have an interest in becoming a snow spotter for the National Weather Service? All are welcome to join our Winter Skywarn Training session this upcoming Thursday, December 8, 2022 from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm. In order to join this special training you must register online at: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/6431392483613607264 Please share this information with those in your organization, or those in your circle of friends who would like to know more about winter weather, winter weather safety, and how to be our eyes and ears this winter season in the field. Attached is a flyer for easier distribution if necessary. Please let us know if you have any questions! Thanks, NWS Shreveport FOR MORE INFORMATION For the latest forecast updates, visit weather.gov/shv or follow us on Facebook and Twitter. If you have questions or would like to submit weather reports or photos email sr-shv.skywarn@... or call (318) 636-7345. Sign up for Weather Alerts: inws.ncep.noaa.gov Weather Prediction Center: wpc.ncep.noaa.gov Storm Prediction Center: spc.noaa.gov National Hurricane Center: nhc.noaa.gov To unsubscribe from these emails: Unsubscribe here Interact With Us! National Weather Service - Shreveport, LA weather.gov/shv (318) 636-7345 sr-shv.skywarn@...
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ETECS and Freedom Net Map
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Here is a link to a Google earth map showing the repeater network links including the ETECS repeater in Gilmer https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1ZccJlJJfE7XxKzJSxHqF-GRU6Y0&ll=32.74467826943727%2C-93.89381263797387&z=7 -- 73, Rod KN0WER
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FYI¡ From: charles.woodrum@... <charles.woodrum@...> On Behalf Of SR-SHV Skywarn - NOAA Service Account Sent: Friday, November 18, 2022 10:54 PM Cc: Davyon Hill <davyon.hill@...>; Charles Woodrum - NOAA Federal <charles.woodrum@...> Subject: [Invitation] - Skywarn Recognition Day - 2022 Trained Skywarn Spotters, We are excited to share that on Saturday, December 3rd, the National Weather Service in Shreveport will host Skywarn Recognition Day virtually. Our amateur radio operators are welcomed to setup out in the parking lot outside once again after restrictions prevented this in previous years. We will host our Skywarn Spotters and our amateur radio operators virtually over GoogleMeet from 9:00-10:00 a.m. on Saturday. 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 2022 Skywarn Spotter of the Year (2021 Spotter of the Year- Burt Green). Please pass this along to any Skywarn Spotters and HAMs within your network. If you plan to attend, you must first register at: Skywarn Recognition Day Registration by Wednesday, November 30th. The GoogleMeet information will be shared with registrants on December 1st. Regardless, whether or not you plan on attending, please make sure you check-in at the Skywarn Recognition Spotter Page. 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 3rd. Amateur radio operators that want to set up and operate from the office parking lot from 6:00 p.m. Friday, December 2nd until 6:00 p.m. Saturday, December 3rd may do so. However, please understand that visitation into our building will be limited to use of 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. 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, NWS Shreveport, LA
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Introducing myself
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Howdy folks, I recently moved here to the Pritchett area, my wife and I. That's between Big Sandy and Gilmer for those who don't already know. After nearly 21 years of faithful service to the Railroad, I was forced to retire in July 2021 on disability.. So we decided since there was nothing keeping us in Atlanta GA anymore, to come back to Texas. The part of Texas we were in before is Smithville, but we wanted something a little further North and East so here we are! We are both originally from Central Florida, think mickey mouse area. Anyways I have been a Ham since June 1993. I was just a kid when I got my license and have always enjoyed combining the hobby with outdoors. This POTA program has been a good excuse for me to get back into combining the two again. A lot of what I enjoy doing is helping out. If that means sorting paperwork for the club or selling tickets at the gates of some hamfest, etc. I've participated in hundreds of parades, bike races and triathlons, rodeos, community events and even a Filming lot. If there was a way to help out AND use my radio, I was probably there! Recently, I assisted in the rekindling of a fire that was a dying radio club just south of Atlanta ,the Henry County Amateur Radio Society. A big part of the fallout was COVID, where the club lost the ability to hold meetings or testing and study sessions. They also had some personality conflicts between the Henry EOC, the Hospital and the radio club officers. So after new people were appointed to the EOC, they were interested to see what the radio club had to offer. I proposed that the members of the radio club go out and confirm that each of the 48 sirens were audibly functioning each month during the scheduled tests. The first ham-involved test was April of this year where we had 8 hams and 3 non-ham volunteers. During that test it was discovered that only some of the sirens were actually audible. Over the course of the next few months, we were able to test all of the sirens and out of 48, only 23 were audibly functioning. Until the hams got involved, Henry EOC believed the sirens were all working because the tests came back saying no errors and that's all they had to go on. The contractor who installed the sirens are now repairing or replacing the malfunctioning sirens. An additional 25 sirens are being placed in the county to cover the newly developed areas that were not well covered by other sirens. The next service we provided the EOC was to host Field Day in June of this year at the EOC. Everyone was quite impressed by the variety of stations available in such short notice, so that we could keep the county on the air in the event of a disaster or loss of communications infrastructure. There's lots more to be done with that radio club, but once they got a new website and started talking again on it and the repeater, I felt they were in good hands and I could dip out. Now with that being said, how's everything here in this club? What kind of activities are y'all hosting? I attended the meeting last month and I will be attending the meeting this month as well. I went to and helped out (I think) with the POTA activation at Daingerfield SP. I've looked around and I've not seen any kind of a calendar for events but perhaps I've missed it? Has anyone struck up the idea of hosting a hamfest or swap meet here in Gilmer? There's several places that would be well suited to a gathering but the Yamboree grounds would probably be the best place if you were to have a full-on hamfest. Do y'all have a PR booth for events like the fair or the yamboree, so you can introduce non-hams to the hobby? Does the radio club sponsor any other kind of activities? For instance, the Henry County GA group also hosted a Team in Relay for Life and we had a campsite in the Relay event. We also had (itinerant business band) radios and a repeater we could give to the staff so they were not relying only on phones or tablets to communicate with each other. In the Winter, the same place that hosted Relay in the spring also had a Christmas lights walk and the same radio
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Hi folks. Since Cliff prompted me, I thought I'd share one of my newest projects. Last week I got a Creality Ender 3 3D printer. This seems to be what most people consider an entry level printer, but it seems really good for the price. The build was simple, and the quality impressed me. All the needed tools were included in the box, too. So far I have made three prints for a total of two finished assemblies, and I have been happy with how easy the slicer software was to use, in addition to the fact that there are a great number of free files online that are essentially ready to print. I'm using Linux based software, and that includes FreeCAD for modeling and Ultimaker Cura as the slicer. I highly recommend both. FreeCAD was a bit of a challenge for me to get started with, but once you understand constraints, it seems to work quite well. I think that both are available for Windows, and I believe FreeCAD can be installed on MAC OS as well. My main reasons for getting this printer were to print parts and enclosures. If you've ever gone shopping for project boxes, you'll know they aren't cheap. I felt confident that I could produce my own and save some money in the long run. In the parts category, I have plans to print things like knobs, shafts, mounts, and antenna parts. Sometimes the little odds and ends that take a project from mediocre to professional grade lie out of reach for the creative ham because of cost, or unavailability. Or, the construction techniques demand tools and equipment that aren't worth getting for one or two projects. While 3D printing doesn't seem to be plug-n-play like an inkjet printer, I think there is a lot of potential for the tool. For one, many soldering hobby kits come without cases. The same applies to home-brew equipment like QRP transmitters or crystal sets. Being able to print enclosures for whatever project you make allows them to store easier, and protect them from mechanical damage or accidental contact with live conductors. This removes several excuses for not building and using your own homebrew equipment. One can print spacers for open wire line, or even open coaxial cables. Antenna insulators, spacers, mounts, coil forms, each of these could be printed. Lastly, it provides an opportunity to experiment with a variety of engineering and mechanical techniques in an inexpensive and customizable way that doesn't require the likes of a milling machine and years of training on its use. 3D printing does have limitations. For one, plastic isn't as resilient as steel or aluminum. Equipment that needs shielding would require this on the PCB level, or a conductive liner inside a plastic case. Moreover, the design work needed to produce custom enclosures may be more complex than necessary if the project fits in something like an Altoids tin or an outlet box that is readily available. I also think that in some ways, a balance needs to be had between utilizing what materials are available around you and custom manufacturing what is needed. There is also some inherent limitations on what temperature ranges 3D printed parts can be exposed to without deformation, as well as resistance to chemicals or hazardous environments. Lord willing, I'll make some posts concerning my projects with this tool, including any snags or difficulties I encounter in the design and manufacturing process. I'm still trying to decide what to print next. Everything I can think of will take a very long time to print. A time long enough that it makes me slightly hesitant to press the button I'm talking hours of printing. Hours of time for something to go wrong, leaving me meters of printer filament in a tangled web or a giant pile of smoldering, flaming, off-gassing, goo that was once a functioning 3D printer. Might my first three successful prints have been an abnormality? Might it get worse from here on? Ought I print only small things until I develop confidence? Must I keep a close eye on it whilst printing? Should I put it in a fireproof enclosure and purge it with Argon? A deep vacuum? Should I mount a smoke detector nea
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Does anyone know of someone that might be willing to do a simple 3D print job if I paid for the materials? I got a little power/SWR/Dummy load gadget and a enclosure would be nice to have. I have the stl files for the enclosure. 73, Cliff, AE5ZA On Nov 7, 2022, at 08:59, KG5SVM William <kingsxwc@...> wrote: Jason, The POTA activation was fun! Glad your were able to participate. There is an event calendar on the club website UAARC.club but it is a bit shy on events right now. As our club grows, I think some of the things you mentioned will come to fruition. Anyway, welcome aboard and look forward to seeing you again at the next meeting! -- 73 William Collier KG5SVM
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Wood County Technician Training Course 5 & 12 Nov
found this on the Wood County Amature Radio Facebook site. Thought it might be good info for some with family looking to get technician license. For anyone interested, we will be having a study group with lots of slides for the Technician license. The 1st and 2nd Saturdays of November (the 5th and the 12th) from 8am to 4pm with a lunch break about noon. You can join the group and start from the ground floor or you can just show up on the 12th in the afternoon with all necessary documents for testing. All of this will be taking place at the Quitman Nutrition Center which is near the City Pool. Just show up and join the fun!! -- 73, Rod KN0WER
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I'm going to BELTON
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Hello All, I'm going to make a trip to Belton for October 8th tailgate sale. Here's some items I'm taking unless someone wants to take them off my hands B4. * DD-103 Universal Digital Dial by ESP / Goggle ESP DD-103 for more info Walwart Power Supply & cable included $50.00 * HEATHKIT HM-2140 / SWR & WATT METER Walwart Power Supply included $50.00 * HEATHKIT SB-634 / STATION CONSOLE $50.00 * MFJ-945C / 300 WATT TUNER $50.00 * MFJ-1701 6 POSITION ANTENNA SWITCH $50.00 * HEATHKIT HM-102 / SWR & WATT METER $20.00 * CLEARSPEECH SPEAKER $40.00 (old style) * RADIO SHACK HAND HELD TONE GENERATOR $5.00 * STRYKER SPY DRONE $10.00 (all manual and I can't fly it :) CALL OR TEXT FOR MORE INFORMATION 903-738-2488 BUDDY
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FW: 2023 Cowtown Hamfest
FYI ¨C Here are the dates for the 2023 Cowtown Hamfest near Fort Worth. Kelly¡ KD5S From: David Forbes <kc5uyr@...> Sent: Saturday, September 24, 2022 1:10 PM To: kspencer1@... Subject: 2023 Cowtown Hamfest Hi Kelly Sorry for the delay, this ended up in my spam folder. The dates for the 2023 Cowtown Hamfest are Friday January 20 and Saturday January 21, 2023. Thanks for your interest. David Forbes KC5UYR Chairman
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Antennas and metal roofs
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Anyone have experience with mounting antennas (uhf/vhf) near metal roofs? Suggestions on minimum distances between y the antennas and the roof? I am looking at 6 to 8 dB gain antenna and have a metal roof. Thanks in advance. -- 73, Rod KN0WER
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Texas QSO Party
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For those interested. www.txqp.net -- 73, Rod KN0WER
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FW: NWS Shreveport - Fall 2022 Skywarn Schedule
FYI¡ From: charles.woodrum@... <charles.woodrum@...> On Behalf Of SR-SHV Skywarn - NOAA Service Account Sent: Thursday, September 8, 2022 4:42 PM Subject: [EXTERNAL] NWS Shreveport - Fall 2022 Skywarn Schedule This is an EXTERNAL email. STOP. THINK before you CLICK links or OPEN attachments. If suspicious please click the 'Report to Incidents' button in Outlook or forward to incidents@... from a mobile device. NWS Shreveport Partners and WRN Ambassadors, For the first time since March of 2020, we will be able to conduct in-person Skywarn Spotter training sessions this Fall. We will conduct 6 in-person training sessions and 2 virtual training sessions. The in-person training sessions will be held in a designated county or parish, but are also for the surrounding counties/parish to attend as well. The latest Skywarn Spotter schedule for this Fall can be found at www.weather.gov/shv/skywarn and can be seen below: Location Date & Time Address Basic / Advanced Contact Info Preregistration Tyler, TX 9/13/2022 7:00PM-9:00PM Shiloh Road Church of Christ 1801 Shiloh Road Combo 318-631-3669 sr-shv.skywarn@... None Shreveport, LA 9/20/2022 7:00PM-9:00PM LSU-Shreveport University Center (Room TBD) One University Place Combo 318-631-3669 sr-shv.skywarn@... None Texarkana (New Boston, TX) 9/27/2022 6:30PM-8:30PM Bowie County Courthouse Central Jury Room (2nd floor) 710 James Bowie Drive Combo 318-631-3669 sr-shv.skywarn@... None Ruston, LA 10/4/2022 6:00PM-8:00PM Lincoln Parish Public Safety Complex 161 Road Camp Road Combo 318-631-3669 sr-shv.skywarn@... None Online 10/6/2022 7:00PM-8:30PM Online Facebook Live-Basic www.facebook.com/NWSShreveport None El Dorado, AR 10/11/2022 6:00PM-8:00PM El Dorado Police Department 402 N. West Ave. Combo 318-631-3669 sr-shv.skywarn@... Required: Register Here Online 10/13/2022 7:00PM-8:30PM Online GoToWebinar-Basic 318-631-3669 sr-shv.skywarn@... Required: Register Here Nacogdoches, TX 10/18/2022 6:00PM-8:00PM Nacogdoches County Courthouse Annex 203 W. Main St. Combo 318-631-3669 sr-shv.skywarn@... None Please share this information in your communities. For any questions related to these training sessions, please contact our NWS Shreveport Skywarn Focal Point, Davyon.Hill@... and the Warning Coordination Meteorologist, Charles.Woodrum@... Sincerely, NWS Shreveport, LA
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FW: Statewide Exercise, September 24, 2022 - SAVE THE DATE
FYI... You don't have to be associated with ARES or RACES to participate in the exercise (see details below). Kelly... KD5S -----Original Message----- From: John Newman <n9jn@...> Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 3:42 PM Subject: Statewide Exercise, September 24, 2022 - SAVE THE DATE All Northeast Texas Amateur Radio Operators, The Texas Department of Emergency Management (TDEM) will be conducting a statewide exercise on Saturday, September 24. It will be coordinated by Texas State Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (RACES). The purpose of the exercise is to determine locations throughout the state of those operators available to help with emergency communications during a major statewide event. Please note that operators DO NOT have to be associated with any entity to participate. The exercise is OPEN to all licensed operators and is supported by ARES organizations throughout the state. Data will be requested regarding certain facilities and services within a 2-mile radius of an operator's home. Exercise documents are available on the etecs.org website under "September 2022 Emcomm Exercise Information" on the main page. NOTE: for this exercise the internet is NOT available. The requested information will include the following data within the 2-mile radius: 1. School(s) - Number 2. Hospital(s) - Number 3. Power Plant(s) - Number 4. Water Treatment Plants(s) - Number 5. Storm Shelter(s) - Number The data will be collected by each State RACES region and forwarded to the State Operations Center (SOC) in Austin. Northeast Texas is considered Region 2 which includes TDEM (DPS) locations in Mt. Pleasant, Tyler and Lufkin. Operators wishing to provide exercise data are requested to do so on the various repeater systems throughout our area. We plan to RF link NESTx system (Lufkin Hub), ETECS system (Tyler Hub), and FLG system (Cusseta Hub) on Saturday, September 24 with a net control available starting at 0900 to accept operator data. Please call State Exercise Net Control with your information. The data collection will end at 1600 that day. In addition to the voice transmission, the exercise calls for transmission of this information via Winlink using the "check in form" found in the Templates section. Type in the requested data in the comment section and send to n9jn@.... Be sure to include your Lat/Lon in the check in form. It is recognized that many operators may not currently have Winlink capability or have issues with getting Winlink set up. To that end, Winlink training will be offered each Thursday evening at 1900 via Zoom. The Zoom training will begin Thursday, August 4th at 1900 and repeat each Thursday through September 15th. Also, there are links to Winlink training videos (Wavetalkers) available on etecs.org website should you want to get a head start. Click on "September 2022 Emcomm Exercise Information" on the main page. Here is the link to join the Zoom training on August 4th: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/6521577241?pwd=OGxHOFFKa2JlYXNoOGsyZnZWZ0pQZz09 Meeting ID: 652 157 7241 Passcode: 123456 Please provide wide distribution of this exercise notice to all clubs, organizations, and individual operators in your area. Remember operators do not have to be members of RACES or ARES to participate. Also, remember to mark your calendars now. It is desired that ALL operators in the Northeast Texas Region will participate. Thanks in advance for your participation. 73, John Newman, N9JN State RACES Regional Officer NTX ARES DEC9
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DFW Ham Radio Expo
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FYI - Attached are the details regarding the DFW Ham Radio Expo scheduled for June 11 in Lewisville, TX. Kelly... KD5S
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