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Re: Amature Extra Classs

 

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Subject: Please publicize Free Extra Class Course on Zoom starting Thursday, January 16, 2025
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If you or anyone you know is interested in attending an Amateur Extra Class licensing course, please pass along the following information, and feel free to publicize it with your radio club or any group you feel would benefit.
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A free, weekly, live, Amateur Radio Extra Class Licensing course on Zoom will begin on Thursday, January 16, 2025, and will run through Thursday, March 27. ?There will be 11 sessions. ?The three-hour sessions will start at 6:30 PM Eastern Time. ?Sessions will be recorded. ?Those attending should hold (or be studying for) the General Class Amateur Radio License. ?These are the classes that we have been holding for years sponsored by the National Electronics Museum. ?Please publicize this with anyone that you think would be interested. ?Those wishing to sign up should email roland.anders@....
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Thanks.
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73,
Rol Anders, K3RA
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Amature Extra Classs

 

Subject: Please publicize Free Extra Class Course on Zoom starting Thursday, January 16, 2025

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If you or anyone you know is interested in attending an Amateur Extra Class licensing course, please pass along the following information, and feel free to publicize it with your radio club or any group you feel would benefit.

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A free, weekly, live, Amateur Radio Extra Class Licensing course on Zoom will begin on Thursday, January 16, 2025, and will run through Thursday, March 27.? There will be 11 sessions.? The three-hour sessions will start at 6:30 PM Eastern Time.? Sessions will be recorded.? Those attending should hold (or be studying for) the General Class Amateur Radio License.? These are the classes that we have been holding for years sponsored by the National Electronics Museum.? Please publicize this with anyone that you think would be interested.? Those wishing to sign up should email?roland.anders@....

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Thanks.

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73,

Rol Anders, K3RA



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Jason Hampton
-Freedom Isn't Free
830-992-1334

Texas Patriots Room: Wires-X 60755 or YSF 60755


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MERCURY IIIS Linear Amplifier

 

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If you have been considering power amplifier for your HF station, the 1200 watt Mercury IIIs is about the best bang for your buck. ?It is expensive—$2799—but most are much higher. ?The price increases at the beginning of the year to 3094. ?Sign up now for the best price. It gets great reviews; my buddy in East Tennessee has one and loves it.

The only downside is that you have to wait a long time for one unless you can find a rare used on for sale. ?The manufacture rate is very low, and you have to get in line and wait up to a year to get one.

Sign up here:?

When they get to your position in line, they will ask for a $1200 deposit, but you can change you mind at that point. ?If you accept, you pay the remainder before shipment.

Lee
KV5M
Re: Comet Item

 

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I am unfamiliar with that equipment. ?Sorry.



On Dec 16, 2024, at 12:51?PM, Stephen KJ5YN Farlow <kj5yn@...> wrote:

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I heard about the comet?HFJ-350M Toy Box at the auction. Any thoughts on this? Sounds like it could be fun to play with
Comet Item

 

I heard about the comet?HFJ-350M Toy Box at the auction. Any thoughts on this? Sounds like it could be fun to play with
Now: WCARG Meeting - Saturday, December 14, 2024 #cal-notice

Group Notification
 

WCARG Meeting

When:
Saturday, December 14, 2024
9:00am to 10:30am
(UTC-06:00) America/Chicago

Where:
Walker County Storm Sherlter, 445 TX-75 Huntsville, TX GPS: 30.73614, -95.58279

Organizer:
WCARG
[email protected]

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Description:
Monthly meeting of the Walker County Amateur Radio Group followed by amateur radio license testing

Cross Roads Ham Radio Club (CRHRC)

 

Team,

For any of you who travel around the Gulf Coast, a fellow ham told me about this linked repeater system. They have coverage from Corpus Christi through Beaumont!


All their linked repeaters are listed, with offsets and PL tones.?






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Jason Hampton
-Freedom Isn't Free
830-992-1334

Texas Patriots Room: Wires-X 60755 or YSF 60755


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Re: DC POWER DIST PANEL - Winter Field Day

 

Rick,
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Great work! I can't wait to see it in operation at Field Day! Bravo sir.?
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DC POWER DIST PANEL - Winter Field Day

 

Completing work on an MFJ-1118 I pickup up for cheap at the Crockett swap-meet. Validated correct fuses in-place (internal) and solder work integrity. Added a cheap droking.com DC current and voltmeter, which happened to snap-in above the stock panel mounted voltmeter.
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Photo shown with my new FT-991A attached on an idle current draw, and an old 10 Ah battery I had laying around (pending Santa dropping a field-usable battery).
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Amplifier antenna relay

 

In case anyone is interested.?


Catch you on the air,
Jason Hampton
-Freedom Isn't Free
830-992-1334

Texas Patriots Room: Wires-X 60755 or YSF 60755


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From: Alton tschirhart <altschirhart@...>
Date: Tue, Dec 10, 2024, 16:15
Subject: Amplifier antenna relay
To: Wk5r Circuit Boards <wk5r@...>, Kerstan Moran <kerstan.moran@...>, kb5mxo@... <kb5mxo@...>, steven@... <steven@...>, Dan Cox <k8wozdan@...>, W5HHW Henry Wilkins <mhwilkins719@...>, Alex Smith <zubadad@...>, Jason Hampton (N2TXS) <im.n2txs@...>, Justin Mann <w9fyi@...>, Geoff <ars.w5omr@...>, auriga1usa@... <auriga1usa@...>, kk5drmatt@... <kk5drmatt@...>, jack@... <jack@...>, sammypiraino@... <sammypiraino@...>, gruwell@... <gruwell@...>, Wes Harris <wesloco63@...>, Larry Hebert <ke5rq@...>, kd5u@... <kd5u@...>, k5ax@... <k5ax@...>, n5yer@... <n5yer@...>


I found this/these relays on Ebay for $.99 each.? They are 110VDC coil and 20A contact rating.? My Heathkit amplifier relay coil opened up and I just happen to have 5 of these on hand.? It took a little modification to get what I show on the pixs but it sure came out being a perfect replacement? ? I removed the common relay contact wire from the base of the relay and stripped the leads where they were bare and ran them to the back of the relay so they would connect to the RF input and RF output connections like the original configuration of the Heathkit.? The wires are super flexible and gives you shortest connections to RF circuitry.??

I will probably order about 10 of these to keep on hand for future use like this.??

73s? Motorman Al

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Re: FT-991A front end failure

 

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Tried to tell ya’ll to get an Icom? no issues here?

Regards,
Steven Prindle
512-966-2137



On Dec 10, 2024, at 04:44, Russ NR5US Cooper via groups.io <iav84u@...> wrote:

?Excellent intel Rick! ?TY!

Russ

On Dec 9, 2024, at 3:40?PM, Rick WA2HRF Fell via groups.io <rickyf@...> wrote:

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Relaying the following from Groups.io FT-991A forum. Thread summarized below by WA1RKT after contacting Yaesu.
...And to think I just bought an FT-991A for upcoming field day use and have it setting next my FT-710 in the shack.
I'll have to rethink my decision, or task the FT-991A to VHF/UHF when operating near active HF rigs.
/Rick
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From:[email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of Rick Poole WA1RKT via groups.io <wa1rkt@...>
Sent:?Monday, December 9, 2024 14:30
To:[email protected] <[email protected]>
Subject:?Re: [FT-991A] FT-991A front end failure
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Received an email from Yaesu this afternoon... to paraphrase:
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1.? Yes, operating other HF radios in close proximity to the FT-991 or FT-911A will likely blow those resistors.
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2.? No, there is no operational mode (e.g. AMP1) that will provide any protection against (1).
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3.? There are no Yaesu-approved mods to guard against (1), i.e. attempting any such mods will void the warranty.
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4.? The only recommended mitigation is to disconnect the antenna from the HF connector when transmitting with another HF transmitter.? (I assume turning off the power to the radio will also protect it but he didn't say and I didn't ask.)
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In other words, if you want to use this radio in a multi-transmitter environment, you're SOL especially in the cast that you have no control over when the other rigs transmit (e.g. field day).
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The Yaesu rep recommends the FT-710 as having a "more robust front end", but of course you sacrifice 2M/440 capability.? If I could use that I may as well buy another IC-7300, of which I have one and it has been solid with no issues.
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So, there it is, from the horse's mouth.
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Rick WA1RKT
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Re: FT-991A front end failure

 

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Excellent intel Rick! ?TY!

Russ

On Dec 9, 2024, at 3:40?PM, Rick WA2HRF Fell via groups.io <rickyf@...> wrote:

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Relaying the following from Groups.io FT-991A forum. Thread summarized below by WA1RKT after contacting Yaesu.
...And to think I just bought an FT-991A for upcoming field day use and have it setting next my FT-710 in the shack.
I'll have to rethink my decision, or task the FT-991A to VHF/UHF when operating near active HF rigs.
/Rick
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From:[email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of Rick Poole WA1RKT via groups.io <wa1rkt@...>
Sent:?Monday, December 9, 2024 14:30
To:[email protected] <[email protected]>
Subject:?Re: [FT-991A] FT-991A front end failure
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Received an email from Yaesu this afternoon... to paraphrase:
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1.? Yes, operating other HF radios in close proximity to the FT-991 or FT-911A will likely blow those resistors.
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2.? No, there is no operational mode (e.g. AMP1) that will provide any protection against (1).
?
3.? There are no Yaesu-approved mods to guard against (1), i.e. attempting any such mods will void the warranty.
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4.? The only recommended mitigation is to disconnect the antenna from the HF connector when transmitting with another HF transmitter.? (I assume turning off the power to the radio will also protect it but he didn't say and I didn't ask.)
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In other words, if you want to use this radio in a multi-transmitter environment, you're SOL especially in the cast that you have no control over when the other rigs transmit (e.g. field day).
?
The Yaesu rep recommends the FT-710 as having a "more robust front end", but of course you sacrifice 2M/440 capability.? If I could use that I may as well buy another IC-7300, of which I have one and it has been solid with no issues.
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So, there it is, from the horse's mouth.
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Rick WA1RKT
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FT-991A front end failure

 

Relaying the following from Groups.io FT-991A forum. Thread summarized below by WA1RKT after contacting Yaesu.
...And to think I just bought an FT-991A for upcoming field day use and have it setting next my FT-710 in the shack.
I'll have to rethink my decision, or task the FT-991A to VHF/UHF when operating near active HF rigs.
/Rick
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From:[email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of Rick Poole WA1RKT via groups.io <wa1rkt@...>
Sent:?Monday, December 9, 2024 14:30
To:[email protected] <[email protected]>
Subject:?Re: [FT-991A] FT-991A front end failure
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Received an email from Yaesu this afternoon... to paraphrase:
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1.? Yes, operating other HF radios in close proximity to the FT-991 or FT-911A will likely blow those resistors.
?
2.? No, there is no operational mode (e.g. AMP1) that will provide any protection against (1).
?
3.? There are no Yaesu-approved mods to guard against (1), i.e. attempting any such mods will void the warranty.
?
4.? The only recommended mitigation is to disconnect the antenna from the HF connector when transmitting with another HF transmitter.? (I assume turning off the power to the radio will also protect it but he didn't say and I didn't ask.)
?
In other words, if you want to use this radio in a multi-transmitter environment, you're SOL especially in the cast that you have no control over when the other rigs transmit (e.g. field day).
?
The Yaesu rep recommends the FT-710 as having a "more robust front end", but of course you sacrifice 2M/440 capability.? If I could use that I may as well buy another IC-7300, of which I have one and it has been solid with no issues.
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So, there it is, from the horse's mouth.
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Rick WA1RKT
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File /Jason Hampton/Coax Presentation 2024.pdf uploaded #file-notice

Group Notification
 

The following items have been added to the Files area of the [email protected] group.

By: Jason N2TXS Hampton <im.n2txs@...>

Description:
ABR 2024 Coax Presentation
Event: WCARG Breakfast - Saturday, November 30, 2024 #cal-reminder

Group Notification
 

Reminder: WCARG Breakfast

When:
Saturday, November 30, 2024
9:00am to 10:00am
(UTC-06:00) America/Chicago

Where:
Denny's, 3016 11th St, Huntsville, TX 77340

Organizer:
WCARG
[email protected]

View Event

Description:
Walker County Amateur Radio Group weekly breakfast.? Anyone interested in ham radio, whether licensed or not, is invited.

FW: Inovato Closing Soon

Jason Hampton
 

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Anyone interested in getting an inexpensive HAM clock, you might hurry. Inovato is closing down soon.?

Read below.?


Best Regards,
Jason ?Hampton
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N2TXS, WSCT237
830-992-1334?

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-------- Original message --------
From: inovato <support@...>
Date: 11/17/24 18:50 (GMT-06:00)
To: jason.hampton@...
Subject: Inovato Closing Soon

Due to my Cancer, Inovato (and the Quadra HamClock appliance) will come to an end.
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Event: WCARG Breakfast - Saturday, November 23, 2024 #cal-reminder

Group Notification
 

Reminder: WCARG Breakfast

When:
Saturday, November 23, 2024
9:00am to 10:00am
(UTC-06:00) America/Chicago

Where:
Denny's, 3016 11th St, Huntsville, TX 77340

Organizer:
WCARG
[email protected]

View Event

Description:
Walker County Amateur Radio Group Breakfast.? Anyone interested in ham radio, whether licensed or not, is invited.

Skywarn Recognition Day - Dec 7th

 

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Skywarn? Recognition Day was developed in 1999 by the National Weather Service and the American Radio Relay League. It celebrates the contributions that Skywarn? volunteers make to the NWS mission, the protection of life and property.

Amateur radio operators comprise a large percentage of the Skywarn? volunteers across the country. The Amateur radio operators also provide vital communication between the NWS and emergency management if normal communications become inoperative.

All Skywarn? spotters provide critical weather information before, during and after adverse weather strikes. This includes reports of rain and snow, ice and wind, storms and tornadoes, flooding and fire. This is our 24 hours to recognize all of the Skywarn? spotters serving our nation!

Be sure to follow your local NWS social media pages and other social media outlets for additional ways to participate in SRD 2024


Catch you on the air,
Jason Hampton
-Freedom Isn't Free
830-992-1334

Texas Patriots Room: Wires-X 60755 or YSF 60755


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Added Folder /Jason Hampton #file-notice

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Jason N2TXS Hampton <im.n2txs@...> added folder /Jason Hampton
Re: WCARG logo

 

Dave,
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Please give me a call. 830-992-1334?
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