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Good evening group, I just wanted to say I think we had a great net tonight. Whatever we did differently, let's try to keep it this way! With regard to the question of the night, I'd like to suggest we discuss the topic more broadly and perhaps even start the discussion here on the reflector. Tonight's question was "What is a Beam antenna. Give some examples." I think in order to keep folks engaged in the net, you might also ask folks' opinions on their favorite types of if they've ever even used a beam antenna. What are the pros and cons of the beam antenna? One obvious pro is the amount of gain it provides not only to the transmit side but also the receive side. Cons would be that it is not omnidirectional so it requires physically moving or rotating the antenna in order to contact stations not located in its path. other pros or cons might be price range as compared to say, a mag-mount or rubber duck antenna, considering most beams require a mast with a rotor. If the net coordinator agrees, let's start the discussion of next week's question here and try to wrap it up come next week's net time? And on that note, I will be at Tyler Nature Center (TXPWD Division office) on Wednesday morning around 10 or 11 AM if anyone cares to join me for Parks on the Air | POTA | Parks program for amateur radio. Parks on the Air | POTA | Parks program for amateur radio. Parks program for amateur radio, also known as Parks on the Air (POTA), including a map and list of entities for... I will be activating Park K-6588 at the fishing pavilion with my Yaesu FT-857D and G5RV Jr. There is no park admission unlike state parks, so feel free to come and join me! If you would like to assist, I will gladly share the radio. If you are not licensed yet but have the interest in operating, you can still operate as a third-party operator and I will guide you on it. Be prepared for a pile-up though because this park is not regularly covered, so it comes across as a park not yet hunted by most folks! 73's - Jason KE4CPC

October 10-11, 2023 Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Office, Mount Pleasant 5th Annual HalloGreen festival. Thanks to UAARC for backing me up if RF propagation was uncooperative. Larry KI0R Neely

All: I am still a member of the Richardson Wireless Klub. They are planning to group order some Ed Fong Anttenna at a club discount. There are JPoles (2m/70cm), triband and high gain UHF-only antennae available. Ordering continues through the end of September. If there is interest in UAARC, I can be your representative to place a group UAARC order with the K5RWK group, and pick the order up in Richardson. Let me know if there is interest. I can be reached at neelyll@.... Larry KI0R Announcement from K5RWK monthly newslertter follows: Group Buy of Ed Fong Antennas By Michael Masterson WT9V Well folks, it’s that time again, As Ed offered during his recent presentation at the July RWK meeting, we’re going to do another group buy for Ed Fong antennas. Ed pays his students to prepare the materials for the antennas that he assembles and tunes himself. Thus the proceeds from the antenna sales go towards helping tomorrow’s RF engineers get educated. The last time we did this (in 2019), RWK produced the largest order Ed had ever had to that point. Will we top it this time? Who knows? We’ve got a bunch of new people since the last time – here’s your chance to save up to 20%! We’re going to take orders from RWK Members through the end of September, and then we will send one combined order to Ed. I’ve set up a order page on our square account to make the ordering and payment process easier (at least I hope it will be). I listed the regular prices from Ed’s Antennas web page, as well as the discount we’re getting with the group buy. Once the shipment is in, you can pick up the goods at the next club meeting, or if you like, you can arrange to pick things up at my place. If you want to have things shipped to you, there will, of course, be an extra charge for that. Also, due to the size, the TBJ-1 (tri-band) won’t be something that I’ll turn around and ship – if you can’t pick it up from us, you’ll have to get that from Ed directly. As a reminder, most all the antennas are the antenna elements and PVC endcaps only. You’ll need to go down to Lowe’s or Home Depot and get a particular stock number of PVC pipe that Ed has tested and made sure won’t interfere with the antenna’s performance (in his testing, he’s found some PVC that had metallic particles that kept the antennas from working properly). The link for the RWK Square page is: https://k5rwk.square.site/shop/ed-fong-group-buy/4 If you have any questions at all, please contact me (WT9V) before you order.

Please publicize Free, Zoom Technician Licensing Course starting Sept 7 A free, weekly, live, Amateur Radio Technician Class Licensing course on Zoom will begin on Thursday, Sept 7, and will run through Thursday, October 19 (7 sessions). The three-hour sessions will start at 6:30 PM Eastern Time. These are the classes that we have been holding for years sponsored by the National Electronics Museum. Please publicize this with anyone you know that you think would be interested. Those wishing to sign up should email me at roland.anders@.... Thanks. 73, Rol Anders, K3RA -- 73, Rod KN0WER

The July 2023 ARRL Board of Director minutes are posted Yahoo/Inbox ARRL Members Only Web site <memberlist@...> To:neelyll@... Thu, Aug 10 at 8:23 AM In case you do not subscribe to emails reflecting such info... I am sharing this info with you here, because there were many significant changes made at the July BOD (Board of Directors) meeting. Here is a Link to the minutes of the meeting.... https://arrl.org/files/file/ARRL%202023%20Second%20Board%20of%20Directors%20Mtg%20Minutes.pdf ARRL Dues restructure was Voted on and it passed It should be noted our Division Vice Director voted No on this, as did Director Baker, Norton and Famiglio. There were also many By Law Changes made. The good news is we once again have had an ARRL North Texas youth win the Prestigious Hiram Percy Maxim Memorial Youth Award, this is only the second time a North Texas member has received this award. Sam Lovette KI5RSV is the 2023 Hiram Percy Maxim Memorial Award recipient. and Jo Ann Keith, KA5AZK receives the 2023 ARRL George Hart Distinguished Service Award. Jo Ann is the first North Texas amateur radio op to ever win this prestigious award. Congratulations to both of our award recipients ! 73 Steve KG5VK -------------------------------------------------------------------- ARRL North Texas Section Section Manager: Steven Lott Smith, KG5VK kg5vk@... -------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from messages, go to: http://p1k.arrl.org/oo/8168ab0fb552eb8e3aefb9756f4dec61

Preview FYI… If you are having trouble reading this message, you can see the original at: http://www.arrl.org/member-bulletin?issue=2023-07-23 July 23, 2023 ARRL Member Bulletin Archive ARRL Home Page A Message from ARRL President Rick Roderick, K5UR Dear ARRL members, Yesterday, the ARRL Board of Directors completed their second annual meeting. I'm writing to let you know that they made the tough, but necessary, decision to increase the regular membership dues rate to $59 a year starting January 1, 2024 (see 2024 Dues Rates). Additionally, we have chosen to separate the printed, mailed magazine from regular membership. Members will be able to choose whether they want to add-on a print subscription to any of our magazines including QST, On the Air, QEX, and NCJ. All members will continue to have online, digital access to each of these four magazines and the digital archive as part of their regular membership benefits. This is only the second time in 22 years that ARRL has raised our dues. It is a necessary part of ensuring ARRL is supported so we can continue to promote and fight hard for our Amateur Radio Service, while providing benefits and services for our members that increase your knowledge and enjoyment of ham radio. To help us make this decision, we invited every ARRL member to participate in a survey in May. Over 20,000 members responded (you can view the survey results here). We know from the survey results that most of you will find the new rate reasonable, or even ask why we didn't set it higher. We also know that some may find the rate is too high. As I've shared with many of you during my visits at hamfests and conventions, each of us has a responsibility to be active participants, and to support ARRL if we want to increase our ranks and ensure a lasting legacy for amateur radio's future. You told us that you value ARRL's advocacy efforts, including spectrum defense, standing up to regulators and policymakers, and our work in other areas that defend, promote, and grow amateur radio - including STEM outreach to schools, teachers, and youth. There is no other organization that is working harder to advance a vision that allows any citizen to explore, develop, and practice radio communications and radio technology. Your feedback showed us the many benefits, services, and programs you use - from Logbook of The World, to the work done by the ARRL Lab to test equipment for product reviews. While our magazines topped the list of benefits, many of you also shared that your reading preferences have changed. Some of you prefer print, and increasingly members prefer digital. As a result, for those who prefer print, you will be able to subscribe to QST and/or On the Air magazine. Again, all members will continue to have access to the digital editions of all four ARRL magazines. Have you ever heard a Life Member say, "I got a good deal when I signed up for Life Membership 25 (or 30, or 40...) years ago." They're right! They got a good deal, but continuing to serve Life members is not sustainable without making some changes. So, we're going to freeze new applications for the program, not adding any new Life Memberships until we can price the offering to be revenue neutral over its term. And, again, as more members prefer digital, we'll be asking current Life Members to opt-in if they want to continue to receive QST by mail. The cost of doing business goes up every year. During the last couple of years, the costs associated with printing and postage have increased significantly. We've cut and delayed hiring for some positions on our professional staff - one of the smallest teams we've had staffing our headquarters in Newington, Connecticut, in years. We are also continuing to examine other cost-saving measures, but we cannot go further without reducing or eliminating benefits and programs which our members have told us are important to them. I can assure you that the ARRL Board exercises due diligence and oversight in making sure your association is a good steward of your membership dollars. The reality is that ARRL does a

I know it's a 45 day forecast so it's likely to change, but according to the USAF 45-DAY AP AND F10.7CM FLUX FORECAST, we are looking to have some favorable solar conditions for field day with flux numbers around 170 (lots of good ionization) and AP in the 5 range (not much geomagnetic storm interference). https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/usaf-45-day-ap-and-f107cm-flux-forecast -- 73 William Collier KG5SVM

From: Larry Neely Subject: Tubes and DIY Electronics Estate JUNE 17-18 There is a very unusual 'tubes and related parts' engineer/ham estate sale in Irving. texas (dallas) that will have hundreds of transmitting receiving and power tubes, several thousands of related electronics and radio parts and hardware used for building with them. The gentleman was an avid builder and over 500 sq ft was taken up in the home for this hoard. Please do not contact me about it because it is not mine and I am merely posting the flyer to the group because of Tubes. Please see the flyer, which is also online at https://www.bunkerofdoom.com/brady_estate.pdf -- 73 William Collier KG5SVM

FYI... -----Original Message----- From: ARRL Members Only Web site <memberlist@...> Sent: Monday, April 24, 2023 9:47 AM To: kspencer1@... Subject: 4 States ARC Tailgate Swap fest this Saturday April 29,2023 This one day event will be held at Sportsman's Cove Lake Wright Patman Texarkana, Texas Coordinates 33.347, -94.1709 Repeater Talk-in 146.62 (100 Hz Tone) Gates open at 8 AM Further details Including a Map at the http://4SARC.ORG website Free admission to the event, No setup fees. Bring your own table(s) and chairs. Food & Drinks available (donations accepted) There will be a Freedom Link Fundraiser Raffle See you this Saturday 73 Steve KG5VK -------------------------------------------------------------------- ARRL North Texas Section Section Manager: Steven Lott Smith, KG5VK kg5vk@... --------------------------------------------------------------------

From today's ARRL letter... de KI0R Larry Ham Bootcamp May 13th The Nashua Area Radio Society will be holding an online Ham Bootcamp on Saturday May 13th from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm Eastern Time. Ham Bootcamp is a program to help new, inactive, and prospective hams gain the skills and information that they need to Get on The Air. It is open to any interested Ham or Prospective Ham in the US and Canada and there is no charge to attendees. The morning session is geared toward operating on the VHF/UHF bands: · Putting together a Station for Repeaters - How to pick an HT or Mobile Radio and an Antenna · Radio Programming Tutorial · Making Contacts and Joining a Repeater Net · Getting Started with Amateur Radio Satellites · Getting started with Fox Hunting The afternoon session is geared toward operating on the HF Bands: · Putting together an HF Station for SSB, CW, and Digital · Picking and putting up an HF Antenna, Feedlines, and Grounds · Operating on the HF bands using SSB Voice · Getting started with WSJT-X and FT8 Digital There will also be breakout sessions where attendee can choose one of the following topics: · Learning CW · Intro to EmComm · Finding DX, Logging and QSLing · Portable Operating ... and more! Registration is now open for the May 13th session. You can get more information about Ham Bootcamp, including a link to register at n1fd.org/bootcamp If you have any questions, you can contact us at bootcamp@.... Registration is required to receive the link to the web conference.

Anyone planning to play in the contest this weekend?

I think I'd like to activate the Nature Center tomorrow morning if anyone is interested in joining me. I'll have SSB and CW capabilities if you want to come and work the park with me. I'm shooting for set up around 10am and leaving when I get too tired, hungry or carried off by the skeeters! 73 Jason KE4CPC Sent via the Samsung Galaxy A32 5G, an AT&T 5G smartphone

Here is a repost from a Facebook group. Kuni and I have been participants in the Extra classes taught by Rol and he is extremely knowledgeable ( member of the team that write the Extra Class Test) we Pam to sign up ----------------------- FYI: We are once again doing the Operating Classes, starting on March 30. For your information, and Please Publicize: Free weekly 3-hour Zoom sessions providing info on a wide range of Amateur Radio Operating Activities will start on Thursday March 30 and run through June 15 at 6:30 PM Eastern time. Each session is independent, so you can attend all or just selected evenings. The presenters will be folks very experienced in the various subjects. A detailed syllabus will be published before the classes begin. Attend them all, or any that you like, but you must register for the classes. To receive registration information, contact Rol Anders, K3RA, at [roland.anders@...](mailto:roland.anders@...). Subjects will include: All About Operating--A general Introduction Amateur Radio Organizations—Local to International Ham Radio Awards DXing-History and Tips from the Experts QSLing-How to get that needed card for DXCC or WAS VHF/UHF Weak Signal Work and “Roving” Image Operating—Slow Scan and Fast Scan TV Remote Station control over internet Learning CW in the no-code era Digital Modes—From RTTY to FT8 and beyond Contesting—How to get started, tips for the beginner and intermediated contester Logging Software—What’s available, how to use Propagation—A general intro to HF Propagation Amateur Satellites—How to get started Portable (backpacking) operation—Tips from an expert Setting Up a Modern (or not so modern) HF Station Lightning Protection and Grounding Traffic Handling Public Service, Emergency Communications Thanks, Rol, K3RA -- 73, Rod KN0WER