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Re: Event: WCARG Breakfast - Saturday, February 22, 2025
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¿ªÔÆÌåÓýOne¡°Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts¡± Sir Winston Churchill, 1940 during the Battle For Britain... On Feb 21, 2025, at 9:26 AM, Group Notification <[email protected]> wrote:
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FTM400
Please let me know if anyone knows of an FTM400 for sale. I found a few old posts on QRZ, and I've reached out to the sellers.? Catch you on the air, Jason ?Hampton -Freedom Isn't Free *Seek to be better today, than you were yesterday N5DRI, WSCT237 830-992-1334? Sent from an Android mobile device. Please excuse brevity and disregard any spelling or grammatical errors. -- Catch you on the air,
Jason Hampton
*Freedom Isn't Free
N2TXS, WXCT237
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[SADRC] RF Coax Cable for Amateur Radio by Harold Fleischer - AE5AS
Catch you on the air, Jason ?Hampton -Freedom Isn't Free *Seek to be better today, than you were yesterday N5DRI, WSCT237 830-992-1334? Sent from an Android mobile device. Please excuse brevity and disregard any spelling or grammatical errors. ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Kendricks, Dennis R - W5AVA via <drkendri=[email protected]> Date: Sat, Feb 15, 2025, 14:07 Subject: [Special] [SADRC] RF Coax Cable for Amateur Radio by Harold Fleischer - AE5AS To: <[email protected]> The attached pdf document is the presentation made by Harold Fleischer at SADRC's Saturday, February 15th Breakfast Meeting.
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-- Catch you on the air,
Jason Hampton
*Freedom Isn't Free
N2TXS, WXCT237
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[Members] Yaesu System Fusion Presentation, Feb. 12
The CRHRC is hosting a YSF presentation.? Catch you on the air, Jason Hampton -Freedom Isn't Free 830-992-1334 Texas Patriots Room: Wires-X 60755 or YSF 60755 Sent from an Android mobile device. Please excuse brevity and disregard any spelling or grammatical errors. ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Brenda Jasper via Members <members@...> Date: Sun, Feb 9, 2025, 20:37 Subject: [Members] Yaesu System Fusion Presentation, Feb. 12 To: <members@...> This coming Wednesday, February 12 at 8:00 pm CRHRC will host a Zoom only presentation covering Yaesu System Fusion (YSF).? You can join the presentation and discussion at?. Thomas, KI5OMW, will discuss the basics of YSF and how to get started. This should be an awesome presentation and the slideshow is attached to this email.? You can start joining Zoom at 7:45 and the discussion will begin at 8:00. The presentation will be recorded. Please invite any potential hams to learn about our hobby.? Also note the Tech Net Team is looking for?volunteers to assist with video editing.? If you have experience and possible interest in helping out, please email?info@.... Hope to see you on Wednesday! 73 Brenda? KJ5ADO -- Catch you on the air,
Jason Hampton
*Freedom Isn't Free
N2TXS, WXCT237
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Re: CB Whip Anyone?
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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of Lee KV5M Murrah via groups.io <mlmurrah@...>
Sent: Friday, January 31, 2025 4:32:18 PM To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [w5hvl] CB Whip Anyone? ?
It¡¯s yours. ?Let me know when you can stop by to pick it up.
Lee
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Re: CB Whip Anyone?
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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of Lee KV5M Murrah via groups.io <mlmurrah@...>
Sent: Friday, January 31, 2025 3:57 PM To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: [w5hvl] CB Whip Anyone? ?
I have a full length CB whip that I have hauled around for years thinking I would adapt it for ham radio.? I never got a ROUND TUIT.
Anyone want it?? Price is right¡ªFREE. Lee KV6M |
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Microsoft Windows 11 Pro - new or upgrade - lifetime key - $20.
As you know, Windows 10 will no longer obtain updates (incl. security), after Oct. 15, 2025. For those looking to extend the life of your hardware, or need a license for a bare metal installation - I¡¯ve upgraded and activated two of my computers (from Windows 10/home to Windows 11/Pro) by purchasing Windows 11/Pro edition keys for $20 from the ZDNET recommended site:
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However, it is free to upgrade from Win10/home to Win11/home or /pro to /pro. BUT,?Like me, you may have previously tried Microsoft¡¯s Win10 to Win11 upgrade, only to be met with an ¡®unsupported cpu¡¯ message. However I used Microsoft¡¯s published workaround with success, albeit it involves a simple registry entry:
so, there is hope and means to delay the inevitable new computer purchase. ?
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Re: 2025 WINTER FIELD DAY - AAR for WA2HRF
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Thank you for the detailed report, and sharing your lessons learned! This is very beneficial to all of us. Sharing information and collaboration is one of my favorite things about this hobby.?
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Catch you on the air,
Jason Hampton
*Freedom Isn't Free
N2TXS, WXCT237
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Re: 2025 WINTER FIELD DAY - AAR for WA2HRF
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýHighly reccommend the 16¡¯ octagon painter pole ?from Lowes with a signal stuff J-pole. The painter pole is also our unit flag pole Regards, Steven Prindle 512-966-2137 On Jan 27, 2025, at 11:48, Rick WA2HRF Fell via groups.io <rickyf@...> wrote:
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2025 WINTER FIELD DAY - AAR for WA2HRF
I participated in ARRL¡¯s WINTER FIELD DAY Event, held 25&26/Jan. My after-action-report follows:
25/Jan: WCARG¡¯s at Dave¡¯s QTH, What I brought: -40m dipole kit: directv tripod, mast support, 24¡¯ painters pole, top-mount pulley, balun, guy ropes and stakes. -Elk Antenna¡¯s handheld dual-band yagi. -LifePo4 30ah battery (on-board BMS and display panel). -MFJ 12v distribution panel, Anderson power pole (APP) connectors. -FT-991a (with MFJ mini tuner): Anytone 878/DMR, Tidradio H8. -PI-star hotspot (tyson built), DMR configured, with on-board UPS and USB power. -T-mobile home internet gtwy?(with 12v to 20v ¡®car charger¡¯ with APP connectors) -Laptop (with 12v to 20v ¡®car charger¡¯ with APP connectors) -10 watt polar panel. -USB LED lit radio signage, similar to:?
All devices capable of being powered by 12v battery by various DC-DC up, down or power delivery converters. Next test, my DC powered computer monitor (native external AC to DC power block). -6 ft ladder (to reach mast extension rings).
-10x10 ft canopy (did not deploy)
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WHAT worked:
-Dipole worked
-7290 Traffic net check-in
-FT-8, two contacts on 20m, Africa and Arkansas !!
-Elk antenna on dipole mast, club and ares repeater access.?
-Handheld¡¯s accessed the clubs repeater with HT¡¯s antenna!!
-Pulled pork sandwich! Thanks Dave; Thanks Laura for the delivery.
-Battery capacity, by 1pm, capacity was 94%
-ISS cross-band repeater; flyover just before 2pm. Elk antenna was amazing. I maintained reception throughout the whole pass (5 min+). I attempted QSO¡¯s, however, as expected, there was a field day pile-up, so many people calling out, no one could reply and complete a QSO exchange.
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What Didn¡¯t work so well:
-Dipole ¡®field kit¡¯ too cumbersome and time consuming. Better options displayed by Ryan and Chris (?), Laura¡¯s photos. I ordered a ¡®reel potable¡¯ from Robert¡¯s shop in Cleveland, TX.
-Having to carry a 6¡¯ ladder to reach painter pole collapse compression rings.
-Will consider displayed EFHW end mast options (spiderbeam, basspro fishing rod)
-Consider re-purposing directv tripod with 10¡¯ mast to support VHF/UHF antennas.
-Elk antenna hand held for ISS fly-over, became heavy (or my weak arm). Will try mounting on a camera tripod.
-Could not see my laptop screen (small and outdoors). Will try a monitor or popup canopy option.
-Brought WAY too much stuff. More like a ¡®go-truck¡¯ with many bags/boxes, than a ¡®go-box¡¯. However, this is my first field day since I was about 17 years old!! During my oil spill incident response days, we had a semi-trailer command center and many crates.
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26/Jan: HOME QTH,
WHAT worked:
-MARS net check-in; With his NCS role completed - congratulations Scott !!
-Participated in my first ARRL field day contest - 20m / SSB. Responded to five or so CQ Field day calls. My observation: A contest using voice is the analog version of an FT-8/FT-4 digital exchange except FT-8 is every day, all day¡ short, sweet, impersonal, pre-defined exchange. Learnings: verify I¡¯m operating within my license class; Field day ¡®class and section¡¯: 1H, STX.
-TX RACES winlink / vara hf peer to peer (WEBEOC request form) exercise. Three of four ICS- 205 targeted stations contacted and message sent.
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27/Jan: Yeah, my repaired FT-710 (failed USB comm port) arrived this morning by FedEx. Now, let¡¯s see if I need to solder in the MARS mod (again).
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Looking forward to Laura¡¯s photos !!
Rick, WA2HRF - find me on QRZ:?
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Paul KE5ZW Gilbert
Jason N5DRI Hampton
Greg KM5VC Colson
Rick WA2HRF Fell
Steven K9UNI Prindle
