Re: November Virtual Breakfast, Saturday 11/28 @ 9AM
Hey! Sorry to miss breakfast....
Hope to hook up next time!
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On Nov 25, 2020, at 7:55 PM, Ray Dzek, N6DZK <ray@...> wrote:
? Hi,
Grab those turkey day leftovers, toss in an omelet, and join us for our November month-end breakfast this Saturday at 9 AM. See the link below.??
Time: Nov 28, 2020 09:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)?
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November Virtual Breakfast, Saturday 11/28 @ 9AM
Hi,
Grab those turkey day leftovers, toss in an omelet, and join us for our November month-end breakfast this Saturday at 9 AM. See the link below.??
Time: Nov 28, 2020 09:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)?
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Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android:
? ? Password: 310252?
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Or Telephone:
? ? +1 669 900 6833 (US Toll)
? ? +1 253 215 8782 (US Toll)
? ? Meeting ID: 926 0884 8416?
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Ray - N6DZK
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Thanks! Good job Ray. ? I came in late, but it was a good meeting. ? Terry W6HRY ? Sent from for Windows 10 ?
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From: Ray Dzek, N6DZKSent: Monday, November 2, 2020 12:17 PM To: [email protected]Subject: [w6ggf] 10/31 Meeting Notes ? Follow up to 10/31 meeting... - Thank you to the team that did the Fox Hunt presentation.
- Brent (KG6KPD) did a nice presentation on Fox Hunt Basics
- 2021 Garlic festival HF station
- Consensus is this would be a cool "side" event for the club.
- Previous thought, just not executed on
- Likely requires permission of GF?
- Do we have to worry about RF of HF transmissions interfering with local WiFi or comms?
- SBCARA 1st Thursday of the month, HF net on 40 meters.
- We'll keep trying.
- Think about NVIS solutions that may work better.?
- Ray still owes updated frequency list.
- Woody provided financial report. The club still has operating funds. Obviously no festival this year impacts the club balance. But at current balance we are fine for now. Annual expenses are just under $2,000 for NARC fees, POBOX rental, Insurance, UHF site rental, and pitching in for Field Day food, and other misc items.?
- Talked about club t-shirts again. Low count makes for higher cost so will look at options. Costco Business had some options, but only seems to allow one sided print.?
- Foundation of new repeater support team?
- I am sorry, and yet elated, that our own Brent (W6BWJ) will be moving out of the area soon. Brent has been one of the primary repeater support folks for the club for a while now. I have been a bit of an apprentice, and while I know the networking side of the systems, the actual programming of the controllers is a bit archaic and Brent has been the primary keeper of the code as it were. This is going to create a support "hole" that needs to be filled, but as Brent and I have discussed, may also be the catalyst for needed change.?
- Sam (AI6OG), Mike (KJ6GVS) and Elise (KI6PUO) have now joined the repeater maintenance team. We will set a meeting here in the near future to review logistics, and current repeater configuration.?
- Ray has to meet with Brent (soon!) to pass over remaining access info and operating codes, etc.?
- As part of the changes will need to evaluate continuation of utilizing the RLC DSP-404 controllers. Out of production and support, and have been very difficult to program. But replacing with something like an Arcom controller causes new issues with linking the UHF and VHF sites that would need to be resolved.?
Thanks for another great meeting! Thank you to those that came with your Halloween spirit.?
Cheers,
Ray
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Follow up to 10/31 meeting...
- Thank you to the team that did the Fox Hunt presentation.
- Brent (KG6KPD) did a nice presentation on Fox Hunt Basics
- 2021 Garlic festival HF station
- Consensus is this would be a cool "side" event for the club.
- Previous thought, just not executed on
- Likely requires permission of GF?
- Do we have to worry about RF of HF transmissions interfering with local WiFi or comms?
- SBCARA 1st Thursday of the month, HF net on 40 meters.
- We'll keep trying.
- Think about NVIS solutions that may work better.?
- Ray still owes updated frequency list.
- Woody provided financial report. The club still has operating funds. Obviously no festival this year impacts the club balance. But at current balance we are fine for now. Annual expenses are just under $2,000 for NARC fees, POBOX rental, Insurance, UHF site rental, and pitching in for Field Day food, and other misc items.?
- Talked about club t-shirts again. Low count makes for higher cost so will look at options. Costco Business had some options, but only seems to allow one sided print.?
- Foundation of new repeater support team?
- I am sorry, and yet elated, that our own Brent (W6BWJ) will be moving out of the area soon. Brent has been one of the primary repeater support folks for the club for a while now. I have been a bit of an apprentice, and while I know the networking side of the systems, the actual programming of the controllers is a bit archaic and Brent has been the primary keeper of the code as it were. This is going to create a support "hole" that needs to be filled, but as Brent and I have discussed, may also be the catalyst for needed change.?
- Sam (AI6OG), Mike (KJ6GVS) and Elise (KI6PUO) have now joined the repeater maintenance team. We will set a meeting here in the near future to review logistics, and current repeater configuration.?
- Ray has to meet with Brent (soon!) to pass over remaining access info and operating codes, etc.?
- As part of the changes will need to evaluate continuation of utilizing the RLC DSP-404 controllers. Out of production and support, and have been very difficult to program. But replacing with something like an Arcom controller causes new issues with linking the UHF and VHF sites that would need to be resolved.?
Thanks for another great meeting! Thank you to those that came with your Halloween spirit.? Cheers, Ray
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Re: Halloween Breakfast! Oct 31 @ 9 AM.!
Hey all,
Eric Haller or KN6LCJ here. ?I was able to join the first 45 minutes of the call. ?Appreciate the invite and putting faces to voices. ?Apologies that I didn't get a chance to introduce myself, but didn't want to interrupt to do so.
Thanks again for the inclusion and the presentation on Fox Hunting. ?Interesting stuff.
Cheers!
Eric
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Please complete the GVARC Member Activity Survey!
Hello Garlic Valley Amateur Radio Club members!
At the September 26th “virtual breakfast meeting” those attending discussed having club activities beyond the monthly breakfast meeting and weekly Tuesday night net. At that time, I took the action to put together a brief survey to see what activities are of interest to members. We realize that COVID-19 puts constraints on what we can do in person, but there are several activities that can be done virtually or in a responsible and socially-distanced manner.
You will find the survey at the following link:
Please complete the survey by November 30th, 2020. This will let us start evaluating everyone’s responses and begin planning those activities of interest.
Feel free to contact me if you have any difficulty with the survey.
Also, if you have not been receiving email from the [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>? email group then join at: /register and then subscribe to the “w6ggf” group (OR, just send an empty email to: [email protected]). This will allow us to easily communicate with everyone, and the Google Groups system manages all the email discussions so you can go back and see if you’ve missed anything.? (Note: invitations to join [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>? were sent out once or twice in the past, but not everyone has replied to accept the invitation).
Thanks for supporting GVARC!
Regards,
Sam Palmisano, AI6OG
(408) 406-8050
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Halloween Breakfast! Oct 31 @ 9 AM.!
Group!
Join us this Saturday for a spoooky breakfast. Tell your scariest Baofeng story, or about the most frightening ham shack you've ever seen, or creepiest ham radio event! Ham themed costume encouraged, but not required. ( For example: I will be dressed as a grumpy old DX guy that just rolled out of bed for a net.)
As a follow up to last month's meeting, we will have a guest speaker, and short presentation on radio Fox hunting as a prerequisite for a future club Fox Hunt.?
See you Saturday! Connection details below.
Cheers,
Ray
N6DZK
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Re: 9/26 Breakfast Meeting Notes
Ray, thanks so much for keeping us meeting during COVID! ?We really appreciate all your efforts.
I can’t take credit for the “candy - prize” idea for the fox-hunt... that was Liz. ?And, what a great idea it was, especially since the next meeting is on Halloween. ?Kudos to Liz!
Ray, thanks again for everything you do!
Virtual hugs to everyone!
Sherry
KJ6GVT
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9/26 Breakfast Meeting Notes
Hi, Thank you to all that came and participated at our breakfast this morning. We had about 22 at our peak, I think, this morning. It was really great to see everyone and catch up with folks.? Topics of discussion included recent events, club officers, the Ed Fong presentation at the recent Ham Fun Night, welcoming some new members to the group, and what areas of interest there may be to the group for future presentations, guest speakers, or other activities. We talked about the NanoVNA H4 Vector Network Analyzer (Antenna Analyzer) that Ed Fong spoke about at his presentation. They are available at for $60 which is significantly cheaper than some of the other sites. Several of us have already purchased them and they are very cool addition to any ham's toolkit. Ed did a really cool job of explaining why his J-Pole design was a better option than things like a Slim-Jim and even a Copper Cactus antenna. There was discussion regarding a group buy ($5 off?) but that has not been followed up on yet. We also briefly reviewed GP-5/SSB world radio receiver from . It is a compact, pocket size, quality AM/FM/SW receiver that can also receive in the ham radio bands, and supports USB/LSB modes for listening. Another cool addition to your kit. Can run on 5V USB.? Action Items:
- Sam - Will put together a survey to the group to find out areas of interest for future activities, presentations, or learning/teaching opportunities.
- Ray - Will take the previous roster and compare against the current groups.io site and re-invite those that did not respond from the first invite to see if we can capture more of the original roster.
- Tim, Mike - For the October Breakfast, will conduct?and/or arrange for a guest speaker for a presentation on Fox/Hound activities, equipment needed, techniques, and how to conduct a Fox and Hound radio event.
- Tim already owns a 2M "Fox"
- Homemade antennas vs commercial vs no special antenna
- Areas of operation
- Safety
- Prizes? Sherry's idea was there would be an "entry fee" of a large candy bar to go into the pot. Winner takes all. (sound like fun)
- George suggested a Garlic Festival Special Event Station for HF (Love this idea!)
- Heatherly offered to help design a QSL card to go with the event.
- Was also a suggestion around holding a local HF net. Conditions have not been ideal for this as SBCARA has tried this a few times and success has been limited. Will try again on 80M.
- Next weekend is the California QSO party?
- Who is participating?
- Maybe we can do Discord to meet as we are operating from our homes?
- Ray - Revisit the South County truncated frequency list that was worked on with Woody, finish prepping for distribution, create a proper communication regarding the update and distribute to the web sites, and to this group.?
See you all next month!
Ray
N6DZK
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Let's Eat Breakfast! (Virtually) 9/26 @ 9 AM
Howdy,
Ya! The last Saturday of September is here! So let's get together this Saturday @ 9AM and Zoom.?
Maybe we can get a recap of the Ed Fong visit with Ham Fun Night from the San Benito contingent, and I can show the new VNA analyzer he suggested (which just arrived). If anyone else has any show and tell items, bring them along.?
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Ray
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Re: Monthly Breakfast Meeting - 9AM, This Saturday 8/29
Raymond,
Sorry, it had a last minute reschedule and took place last night.
On Thu, Sep 17, 2020 at 12:14 PM rtwynn < rtwynn@...> wrote:
Good afternoon. Is t he Ed Fong antenna talk still on for tonight?
Raymond, WA6JPP
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Hi! Grab a bowl of cereal, or eggs and toast, your favorite morning beverage, make sure you are dressed above the waist, and join us for our virtual, video, monthly breakfast meeting! See you this Saturday at 9 AM!
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Re: Monthly Breakfast Meeting - 9AM, This Saturday 8/29
Good afternoon. Is t he Ed Fong antenna talk still on for tonight?
Raymond, WA6JPP
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-------- Original message -------- From: "Ray Dzek, N6DZK" <ray@...> Date: 8/26/20 9:24 PM (GMT-08:00) Subject: [w6ggf] Monthly Breakfast Meeting - 9AM, This Saturday 8/29
Hi! Grab a bowl of cereal, or eggs and toast, your favorite morning beverage, make sure you are dressed above the waist, and join us for our virtual, video, monthly breakfast meeting! See you this Saturday at 9 AM!
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Re: Monthly Breakfast Meeting - 9AM, This Saturday 8/29
Two grand daughters this weekend, 3 year-old and 11 months.? My morning was too busy to break free. Ed Fox
On Fri, Aug 28, 2020, 13:59 Steve Walch < steve@...> wrote:
Hopefully i will make it this time. Local stuff here.
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Hi!
Grab a bowl of cereal, or eggs and toast, your favorite morning beverage, make sure you are dressed above the waist, and join us for our virtual, video, monthly breakfast meeting!
See you this Saturday at 9 AM!
Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android:
Password: 170681
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Or iPhone one-tap:? 16699006833,95726380859# or 13462487799,95726380859#
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+1 669 900 6833 (US Toll)
+1 346 248 7799 (US Toll)
Meeting ID: 957 2638 085
Password: 170681?
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Re: Monthly Breakfast Meeting - 9AM, This Saturday 8/29
Hopefully i will make it this time. Local stuff here. 
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Hi!
Grab a bowl of cereal, or eggs and toast, your favorite morning beverage, make sure you are dressed above the waist, and join us for our virtual, video, monthly breakfast meeting!
See you this Saturday at 9 AM!
Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android:
Password: 170681
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Or iPhone one-tap:? 16699006833,95726380859# or 13462487799,95726380859#
Or Telephone:
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+1 669 900 6833 (US Toll)
+1 346 248 7799 (US Toll)
Meeting ID: 957 2638 085
Password: 170681?
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Monthly Breakfast Meeting - 9AM, This Saturday 8/29
Hi! Grab a bowl of cereal, or eggs and toast, your favorite morning beverage, make sure you are dressed above the waist, and join us for our virtual, video, monthly breakfast meeting! See you this Saturday at 9 AM!
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Password: 170681
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Monthly Breakfast - Garlic Festival Virtual Breakfast (Garlic theme!) - Sat, 07/25/2020 9:00am-10:30am
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Reminder: Monthly Breakfast - Garlic Festival Virtual Breakfast (Garlic theme!)
When:
Saturday, 25 July 2020, 9:00am to 10:30am,
(GMT-07:00) America/Los Angeles
Where:https://specialized.zoom.us/j/94881452391?pwd=TGNadzJ6TnJBd2VVOHU2Rmg0R2F0Zz09?
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Organizer: N6DZK
Description: Hey there club!
At 9 AM this Saturday, wear your Garlic Fest T-Shirts, grab your garlic cheerios, garlic chorizo and eggs, your garlic donuts, a beverage of choice, and? join us for first, and hopefully last, garlic festival virtual breakfast!
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Ray
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Event: Monthly Breakfast - Garlic Festival Virtual Breakfast - Saturday, 25 July 2020
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Monthly Breakfast - Garlic Festival Virtual Breakfast
When:
Saturday, 25 July 2020
9:00am to 10:30am
(UTC-07:00) America/Los Angeles
Where:
https://specialized.zoom.us/j/94881452391?pwd=TGNadzJ6TnJBd2VVOHU2Rmg0R2F0Zz09?
Organizer: N6DZK
Description:
Hey there club!
At 9 AM this Saturday, grab your garlic cheerios, garlic chorizo and eggs, your garlic donuts, a beverage of choice, and? join us for first, and hopefully last, garlic festival virtual breakfast!
Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android:?
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??? Meeting ID: 948 8145 2391
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Cheers!
Ray
N6DZK
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Re: Upcoming Event: GVARC Monthly Breakfast Meeting - Sat, 06/27/2020 9:00am-10:30am
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HI Ray please pencil me in for Digital modes for Field day.
Best Steve Walch W6MNL?
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Reminder: GVARC Monthly Breakfast Meeting
When: Saturday, 27 June 2020, 9:00am to 10:30am, (GMT-07:00) America/Los Angeles
Where:https://specialized.zoom.us/j/92149283774?pwd=ZWNETk1vekQxZlRxN3F2dklKa1RsQT09 Password: 320882
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Organizer: GVARC
Description: Monthly Breakfast - Online for the time being.
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Upcoming Event: GVARC Monthly Breakfast Meeting - Sat, 06/27/2020 9:00am-10:30am
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Reminder: GVARC Monthly Breakfast Meeting
When:
Saturday, 27 June 2020, 9:00am to 10:30am,
(GMT-07:00) America/Los Angeles
Where:https://specialized.zoom.us/j/92149283774?pwd=ZWNETk1vekQxZlRxN3F2dklKa1RsQT09 Password: 320882
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Organizer: GVARC
Description: Monthly Breakfast - Online for the time being.
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Ray Dzek
Eric - KN6LCJ
Sam Palmisano, AI6OG
Takeuchi, Timothy S. - W6TST
