Re: For the new techs waiting on call signs¡.
I HAVE BEEN CALLING THE ARRL there are not bothering to answer the phone i will keep trying as well as looking at the arrl web site
for any updates .,,,
and an alt testing vec? i found one one talked with the area 10 manager on the phone they sound good
i have to sch a zoom call to go over the software with him
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Kit building today at 1pm at the Battery Station. Hopefully you ordered a kit and are able to join us. If not, stop in and say hi and see what everyone else is doing!!
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i also have spare handheld d.f. loop extra 2 meter tape measure beam glad to share and or ride with anyone still think coffee and or ice cream afterward would be fun?
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I¡¯m the hunt master this time, so I guess I can¡¯t help anyone hunt. However, I¡¯d be happy to loan my antenna, radio and attenuator to someone interested in giving it a try that doesn¡¯ have the equipment to use. I can get it to you before the hunt and leave
my wife to keep an eye on the fox.?
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I¡¯m the hunt master this time, so I guess I can¡¯t help anyone hunt. However, I¡¯d be happy to loan my antenna, radio and attenuator to someone interested in giving it a try that doesn¡¯ have the equipment to use. I can get it to you before the hunt and leave my wife to keep an eye on the fox.?
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Don't forget we have the first Fox Hunt of the year scheduled for June 2nd @ 2:30. The fox will be hidden somewhere within the city limits of West Plains. You do NOT have to be a currently licensed Ham Radio operator to participate as you will not be required to transmit. Anyone new to Fox Hunting who would like to ride-along with another club member - please speak up! Seasoned club members who are willing to Elmer our new members for this Fox Hunt are asked to throw your name in the hat too!
73,
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anyone who has not tried echolink it well worth the WORLDWIDE REPEATER ACCESS IT PROVIDES tech license $1,00 to confirm your callsign terry n0wjh
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Last Thursday, Mike and I found a time we could both go to the 250 repeater site and work on linking it to the 444.425. I had been stumped several times but thought we might be a solution. Armed with a freshly built cable, we tried again. We had it functional,
but still wasn't convinced the issue we were having wouldn't lock up both repeaters like it did before. So we left once again to go back to the drawing board.?
After we had left, I was looking through a manual and found a setting in the repeater programming software that looked promising. I made contact with Mike that evening, remoted into his programming computer and we found the setting. Would this be the fix?
Mike found a few spare moments to return to the site Friday and blow the new programming into the repeater and power the link radio back on. So far, so good! We are linked full time between the 444.425 and 145.250.
Now, the next steps... In what spare time I've had this weekend, I've been trying to interface the Arcom controller to connect to a Yaesu Repeater like the 146.940. So far, I've had no luck. The Yaesu repeaters have an automatic mode selection to allow for
analog FM or fusion c4fm digital modulation. Because of this, interfacing to a repeater controller is a real pain. I think Yaesu designed these repeaters with the idea that everyone would use them for Fusion only, but that didn't happen. Arcom makes a device
to add to their controllers that make this less cumbersome, but at a price tag of $175. However.... I have another possible solution that I think should link the 940 in without spending that $175. It did require I order a $15 adapter I didn't currently have,
and that should be here later this week. Once I have that, we'll try plan B, and I'm optimistic that'll be a good working solution! More to come on that in the next week or so.
After that, and because of the way we ended up connecting the 250 repeater, we have a controller for the 444.425 repeater that will allow us to enable Allstar and Echolink!! The only parts needed are a Raspberry Pi4 (I have one brand new in box that I will
donate), a power supply and case for the Pi (approximately $15 on Amazon) and a Repeater Builder Rim-Lite interface ($50) that will connect the Pi to the Arcom Controller. If you're not familiar with Allstar or Echolink, Allstar is an awesome way of connecting
any Allstar enabled node or repeater to another via the internet. It's really slick. You can also download an app on your phone that will allow you to connect to our node and use your phone as a push-to-talk device on our linked repeaters. Echolink isn't quite
as robust as Allstar, but also has an app or computer program allowing access via the internet. So, we should be able to bring Echolink / Allstar to the repeaters for $65 since I already have the Pi! A worthwhile investment if you ask me!! I'll work to provide
an Allstar / Echolink demonstration at the next monthly club meeting in June!?
Try out the linked repeaters (only the 2 currently)! Key up or radio and give it a second before you start talking. Anytime you have a link, it takes several hundred milliseconds for the repeater to key, key the link radio, and do the same thing on the repeaters
further down the chain. It's not a lot, but will certainly cause everyone to miss your first couple words or callsign if you don't give it a second.?
Have a great week!
Eric, KD0CEN
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Re: For the new techs waiting on call signs¡.
yes called arrl? tues, they confirmed computer troble wed,? ?called several? times only got a recording will keep trying i have found another group similiar to w5yi and arrl for testing there first requirement is that you charge nothing for testing...........
anyone like to look at the site its laural amatuer radio club? click testing on top left opens another menu?
covers frn number and 35 dollar fcc fee and felon question?
i took the liberty to contact them?
so far not hear anything from laurel group?
my only advice is to keep checking for mail from the fcc? and pay your fee?
anyone gets there email from the fcc let me know terry n0wjh?
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Thank you and Terry for working on this. For those who remembered. Things use to be done via snail mail. Hang on everyone it won't be long before you get your call sign. KEOZDW Mike Burgess. Oh, and congratulations to everyone who has passed their Ham test.
On Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at 12:52:25 PM CDT, Eric Presser - KD0CEN <eric.presser@...> wrote:
I have been asked about the delay in receiving call signs from the FCC for the students that tested in our class. Terry called the ARRL, which is the VEC we use, who confirmed what I feared. The ARRL had a cyber attack last week which has rendered most, maybe
all, of their computer systems inoperable. They¡¯ve been very vague with sharing details, but hope it¡¯s resolved soon. At this point, I think the only thing we can do is wait a little while longer. Terry and I discussed the possibility of maybe trying to file
the paperwork through another VEC, but at this point that might duplicate things and who knows what else.?
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I sincerely apologize for the inconvenience and wish there was something we could do, but think holding tight just a little longer might be the best option we have. Terry is going to continue to call them seeking time frames and possible solutions. I¡¯m sure
an organization the size of the ARRL is getting overran with questions and vigorously working on solutions.?
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Eric
KD0CEN
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Surprised you were able to hear us. Conditions weren¡¯t real favorable.?
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I could hear you guys out here in Peace Valley, last night, but couldn't make contact.?
Three watts doesn't go very far :-(
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Re: For the new techs waiting on call signs¡.
Thank you and Terry for working on this. For those who remembered. Things use to be done via snail mail. Hang on everyone it won't be long before you get your call sign. KEOZDW Mike Burgess. Oh, and congratulations to everyone who has passed their Ham test.
On Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at 12:52:25 PM CDT, Eric Presser - KD0CEN <eric.presser@...> wrote:
I have been asked about the delay in receiving call signs from the FCC for the students that tested in our class. Terry called the ARRL, which is the VEC we use, who confirmed what I feared. The ARRL had a cyber attack last week which has rendered most, maybe all, of their computer systems inoperable. They¡¯ve been very vague with sharing details, but hope it¡¯s resolved soon. At this point, I think the only thing we can do is wait a little while longer. Terry and I discussed the possibility of maybe trying to file the paperwork through another VEC, but at this point that might duplicate things and who knows what else.?
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I sincerely apologize for the inconvenience and wish there was something we could do, but think holding tight just a little longer might be the best option we have. Terry is going to continue to call them seeking time frames and possible solutions. I¡¯m sure an organization the size of the ARRL is getting overran with questions and vigorously working on solutions.?
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Eric
KD0CEN
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For the new techs waiting on call signs¡.
I have been asked about the delay in receiving call signs from the FCC for the students that tested in our class. Terry called the ARRL, which is the VEC we use, who confirmed what I feared. The ARRL had a cyber attack last week which has rendered most, maybe all, of their computer systems inoperable. They¡¯ve been very vague with sharing details, but hope it¡¯s resolved soon. At this point, I think the only thing we can do is wait a little while longer. Terry and I discussed the possibility of maybe trying to file the paperwork through another VEC, but at this point that might duplicate things and who knows what else.?
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I sincerely apologize for the inconvenience and wish there was something we could do, but think holding tight just a little longer might be the best option we have. Terry is going to continue to call them seeking time frames and possible solutions. I¡¯m sure an organization the size of the ARRL is getting overran with questions and vigorously working on solutions.?
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Eric
KD0CEN
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Simplex Net tonight on 146.52. 7pm.?
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For those that don't follow data breaches, these stories always grow as investigations progress because entities are typically loathe to admit breaches, let alone the details. Initial details are rarely complete and often wrong.
Steve
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Last Thursday, Mike and I found a time we could both go to the 250 repeater site and work on linking it to the 444.425. I had been stumped several times but thought we might be a solution. Armed with a freshly built cable, we tried again. We had it functional, but still wasn't convinced the issue we were having wouldn't lock up both repeaters like it did before. So we left once again to go back to the drawing board.?
After we had left, I was looking through a manual and found a setting in the repeater programming software that looked promising. I made contact with Mike that evening, remoted into his programming computer and we found the setting. Would this be the fix?
Mike found a few spare moments to return to the site Friday and blow the new programming into the repeater and power the link radio back on. So far, so good! We are linked full time between the 444.425 and 145.250.
Now, the next steps... In what spare time I've had this weekend, I've been trying to interface the Arcom controller to connect to a Yaesu Repeater like the 146.940. So far, I've had no luck. The Yaesu repeaters have an automatic mode selection to allow for analog FM or fusion c4fm digital modulation. Because of this, interfacing to a repeater controller is a real pain. I think Yaesu designed these repeaters with the idea that everyone would use them for Fusion only, but that didn't happen. Arcom makes a device to add to their controllers that make this less cumbersome, but at a price tag of $175. However.... I have another possible solution that I think should link the 940 in without spending that $175. It did require I order a $15 adapter I didn't currently have, and that should be here later this week. Once I have that, we'll try plan B, and I'm optimistic that'll be a good working solution! More to come on that in the next week or so.
After that, and because of the way we ended up connecting the 250 repeater, we have a controller for the 444.425 repeater that will allow us to enable Allstar and Echolink!! The only parts needed are a Raspberry Pi4 (I have one brand new in box that I will donate), a power supply and case for the Pi (approximately $15 on Amazon) and a Repeater Builder Rim-Lite interface ($50) that will connect the Pi to the Arcom Controller. If you're not familiar with Allstar or Echolink, Allstar is an awesome way of connecting any Allstar enabled node or repeater to another via the internet. It's really slick. You can also download an app on your phone that will allow you to connect to our node and use your phone as a push-to-talk device on our linked repeaters. Echolink isn't quite as robust as Allstar, but also has an app or computer program allowing access via the internet. So, we should be able to bring Echolink / Allstar to the repeaters for $65 since I already have the Pi! A worthwhile investment if you ask me!! I'll work to provide an Allstar / Echolink demonstration at the next monthly club meeting in June!?
Try out the linked repeaters (only the 2 currently)! Key up or radio and give it a second before you start talking. Anytime you have a link, it takes several hundred milliseconds for the repeater to key, key the link radio, and do the same thing on the repeaters further down the chain. It's not a lot, but will certainly cause everyone to miss your first couple words or callsign if you don't give it a second.?
Have a great week!
Eric, KD0CEN
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I notice how popular the Yaesu FT-857 is, just as we discussed at the Farm Market.
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Check out this mobile station.
KC0F 73
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Ares Net Tonight 7:00 On 145.250
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Name Tags for Monthly Meetings.
Going forward there will be stick-on name tags available at sign-in to the meetings.
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Eric Presser - KD?CEN
JJ - KB?PHX