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This was posted on the Pittsburg Facebook page. I'm wondering if anyone has heard of any other outlets doing this for the eclipse. Due to heavy reliance on cell phones to receive emergency alerts, and the possibility of a disruption in service on and around April 8 from usage volume, everyone in our area is encouraged to listen to local FM radio stations Star Country 96.9 or K-LAKE 97.7 for alerts or important messages. -- 73 William Collier KG5SVM

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 John Amodeo, Producer of Last Man Standing discusses Ham Radio Virus-free.www.avg.com

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 20 at 6:30 PM Eastern time. The presenters will be various experienced folks 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@.... 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, Larry KI0D

Tony mentioned the Kilgore Marathon coming up April 27th at our meeting last night, but no one shared any interest with me at the meeting. It's really pretty simple, you just need a handheld radio and a position on the course where you can be eyes and ears for our race coordinator. You will usually report the first racer by you, the last racer by you and then any unusual or emergency conditions that arise between them. If you've not done an exercise like this before, it's truly rewarding! If you do not have a radio but would like to participate, please come along and I will loan out one of my radios to you! So with that I am asking, is anyone interested in working the Kilgore Marathon on Saturday April 27th? I believe the race begins at 8AM and the last racer will probably be through the final checkpoint by 8:45 at the latest. I will double-check on times because that's not confirmed yet, I am just estimating based on previous events I have worked. Thanks in advance and 73s Jason - KE4CPC

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? Or does it require some type of balun? Thanks -- 73, Rod KN0WER

Ham Radio Information (noji.com) https://noji.com/hamradio/hamradio.php 73, Rod KN0WER

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Please distribute to group. NWS Ft Worth is having virtual Skywarn classes on February 26 (basic) and 28 (advanced). See link to investigate and sign up. https://www.weather.gov/fwd/skywarnmap Larry KI0R

This morning's "fun" news updates included nationwide outages on AT&T networks. Fox Business reports, "Tens of thousands of AT&T customers have been reporting outages on Thursday morning for their home phone, internet and mobile phone services, according to Downdetector." Meanwhile, "We are aware of the reported wireless outages, and our Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau is actively investigating," the Federal Communications Commission said in a statement to FOX Business. "We are in touch with AT&T and public safety authorities, including FirstNet, as well as other providers."" Source: https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/cell-phone-outage-hits-att-customers-nationwide-verizon-tmobile-users-also-affected Now, this is probably not new news for most of you; my head is usually in the sand and I wouldn't have known if somebody hadn't asked me if I was on AT&T. My service is still working as of 13:21 local. But there is something to be learned from this, or at the very least, reminded of. As radio operators, we control the infrastructure. That's a big responsibility: we have to manage our own repeaters, power supplies, antenna systems, and radios. This produces a distributed network of radio operators who can communicate because, except for repeaters, there aren't centralized services that we must depend on. The problem is, unless we actively monitor specific frequencies, and train to operate in grid-down conditions where users may have to use alternate power sources and communications tactics, we won't be able to communicate. Why? Because unless multiple users are "online" at once, no contact can be made. Most people won't know outages occur until calls get dropped and their messages aren't delivered. If people do what I do and plug everything in when I know that some centralized service is down, they are behind the proverbial 8 ball, or "right of bang" as Patrick Van Horne & Jason Riley would write (authors of Left of Bang): we are reacting to a problem rather than being proactive and managing our operations before something bad happens. We will always be one step behind the problem. There are a few solutions I recommend. First, run routine, grid-down simulations with all of your equipment. No Internet or grid power allowed. Second, coordinate time-slots and frequencies with other operators to improve network reliability and procedures for communications in abnormal conditions. Third, make alternate communications a part of your standard operating procedures (SOP): this allows you to fall back to alternate links (radio, word of mouth, etc.) in the event that a primary link (i.e. Internet or cellular phones) fails. Fourth, regularly monitor the coordinated frequencies during normal conditions so that when outages of other services occur, there will be seamless fall over. I recommend using a handheld or desktop scanner that can be left running 24/7 in a location from which it can be easily heard. The next best solution is to carry a handheld radio on a set frequency or scanning a small bank of coordinated channels. Having a handheld near by allows quick and portable communications should another user need assistance or information. Just because we have a ticket nailed to our wall and a radio on our shelf doesn't mean they will help us: just like any other tool, we have to learn how to use them and make them a part of our lives. Otherwise, they probably won't be there when we or someone else needs them.

Richard update, 2/10: I am over 3/4 of the way thru my treatment process. I have 1 chemo (Monday) and 8 radiations left. Two of my main Drs remain amazed how well I am doing at this stage of the treatment process. I am steadfast in my belief that this is due to the power of your prayers for me. I want to thank all of you for them but please don’t stop yet I still need them for a few more weeks. I’ll need to heal well. All that said, I do have a very very sore throat, my neck skin is looking like an active 12 yr old's leather football that has been left outside since he was 4 and my fatigue level is creeping up daily. I take many naps now. These are just from the radiation. They are not all of the unpleasant side effects but good enough. Needless to say I’ll dealing with a bunch. Thank GOD for Judy being here for me. She keeps me on the straight and narrow. I know I could not have done this without her help. We are still cocooning here at the farm and are looking forward to returning to a normal ish life after Feb 21 (last radiation). I’ll update again after then Yours in CHRIST r

FYI – See attachment for details. Kelly… KD5S

This Saturday, January 20th, 10:00 AM local time. There will be Donuts and Coffee! (Open Range Cowboy Church) 10536 FM 1650, Gilmer, TX 75645 -- Just a few miles North of Longview, South of Diana, not far from Orr City, just a little hike from Big Sandy, Gladewater and Kilgore. Generally speaking, it's not far! There is no fee for this class. (Donations are accepted but not necessary.) This is a beginner class, expected to last about 2 hours and will give everyone a chance to experience the basics of Morse code. We will start by discussing the history, purpose, benefits and modern application of Morse Code. We will learn the function of "weighting" and dive into the alphabet of easy characters. We will explain how you distinguish sounds that become code, which in turn becomes letters, words, phrases and so on. The goal will be to get you to the point that you will have the ability to send and hear all the letters, numbers and certain symbols by the end of this class. After that, it's on you to build your proficiency. I will show you how to practice sending later on. And we will work together on building your proficiency in receiving. If you do not know Morse Code and are interested in learning it, with the intent to use it on radio someday, please join me! You aren't going to become proficient in one day but we will get started here and I will show you how to develop your proficiency over time at your own speed. Also I still need some basic straight keys and code practice oscillators for the students to learn on. If you have either of these, please help us out because I only have a limited supply myself. Please contact me directly at jasonturcyn@.... You may also call or text 706-341-8330. Do not reply to this thread in the groups.io please!

Saturday January 20th, 1000 local time. Location TBD. (I have several available but I want to see who is interested before making firm arrangements.) This is a beginner class, expected to last about 2 hours and will give everyone a chance to experience the basics of Morse code. If you are interested in learning Morse code with the intent to use it on radio, please join me! If you're already proficient with code and would like to assist me in teaching others, also contact me. Please contact me directly at Jasonturcyn@... or call or text 706-341-8330. Do not reply to this thread in the groups.io please! Here's my plan for the class: After introduction, We will discuss the weights and timing. "Dits and Dahs" rather than longs and shorts or dots and dashes. We will then go over some of the letters, E, T, I, A, N, and M. We will discuss how the individual characters are spaced, then letters spaced, and then words spaced. We'll move on to longer letters, S, U, R, W, D, K, G and O. Hopefully the sounds of the first 6 letters will become sort of familiar and you can begin to apply them to these 8 new letters. We will look at certain words and phrases and you will need to sound out those letters in your mind or out loud. We will discuss a casual CW contact exchange, a POTA exchange and some contest exchanges. In this discussion we will point out the distinct differences during exchanges between CW versus phone or digital. We will move on to H, V, F, L, P, J, B, X, C, Y, Z and Q, And numerals 0-9. We will briefly talk about symbols such as period, comma, question mark, KN, BK and SK, and when these are used during the exchange. Finally we will discuss some Q-codes and when they are appropriate. We will make a plan to study code on the air once a week where I will send a Morse code message over the air and you will try to decode it and email me what you think you copied.we will plan on having a follow up or makeup session in February or March. Thanks! Jason KE4CPC Sent via the Samsung Galaxy A32 5G, an AT&T 5G smartphone

One of the fun things about code are the Q-codes. Most of them you already know, from QRT to QTH and so on. But what about the forgotten codes? I was specifically looking for QLF which is the derogatory for someone with a difficult fist. QLF? means are about sending using your Left Foot? QLF means try sending with your left foot, because I can't understand you now. Instead, I happened across this list and after chuckling at some and cackling at others, I thought I'd share them with you! 73s, merry Christmas and God Bless! Jason KE4CPC

Saturday January 20th, 10:00 local time. (Open Range Cowboy Church) 10536 FM 1650, Gilmer, TX 75645 There is no charge for this class. (Donations are accepted but not necessary) Please let me know if you can make it, but do not miss out if you aren't sure till that Saturday. This is a beginner class, expected to last about 2 hours and will give everyone a chance to experience the basics of Morse code. If you do not know Morse Code and are interested in learning it, with the intent to use it on radio someday, please join me! You aren't going to become proficient in one day but we will get started here and I will show you how to develop your proficiency over time at your own speed. If you're already proficient with Morse code and would like to assist me in teaching others, please contact me. I need some basic straight keys and code practice oscillators for the students to learn on. If you have either of these, please help us out because I only have a limited supply myself. Please contact me directly at jasonturcyn@.... You may also call or text 706-341-8330. Do not reply to this thread in the groups.io please!