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Re: Radio Lunch at 12:45 PM -- Landmark Restaurant -- Thursday, April 3 , 2025

llavery41@... (Larry, WW2J) — Thu, 03 Apr 2025 05:42:10 -0700

Larry plans to be there

Re: Radio Lunch at 12:45 PM -- Landmark Restaurant -- Thursday, April 3 , 2025

AG2Y66@... (Joe Rowe) — Thu, 03 Apr 2025 04:23:43 -0700

Joe will be there.

Radio Lunch at 12:45 PM -- Landmark Restaurant -- Thursday, April 3 , 2025

W2NED@... (W2NED) — Wed, 02 Apr 2025 16:10:39 -0700

Greetings:

This week, we will continue to meet at the Landmark Family Restaurant (near Wegman's) in the Country Club Plaza (Across from the Hoselton Auto Mall.)

To avoid the crowd we will meet at 12:45 PM.聽

If possible, let me know if you plan to attend so I can grab an appropriately sized table. I will check my email before heading over (12:30 pm). Also, I will be listening to 145.290 FM for any last minutes updates.

Date:Apr 3, 2025
Time: 12:45 PM

Address: 825 Fairport Rd. East Rochester, NY 14445
Phone:聽 585 348-9177

Please contact me if you have any questions...

Ned, W2NED@...
585 734-1984

ARRL RFI Follow-Up

k2as@... (Brian Donovan - K2AS) — Thu, 27 Mar 2025 09:26:44 -0700

Within 1 day of contacting Steve Anderson, W1EMI, he wrote a letter to the CEO of RG&E asking for assistance in resolving my power line RFI issues.

Luckily my efforts to locate the source and contacting RG&E myself聽have probably helped move this along quickly.

The bad news is the problem has become more intermittent, possibly affected by humidity and other wx factors.聽 It hasn't been on full blast for a few days, but at night I notice spikes of noise on the higher bands.聽 It seems that there is some arcing but not enough to be self-sustaining.聽 I'm hoping this isn't something that will have to wait until next winter to be resolved.

I have a copy of the letter, it is probably a fairly standard one they send out, explaining the issue, with my name and address as a contact, along with ARRL and W1EMI's contact info.聽 A copy was also sent to the FCC.聽 So it probably will get to the right people and prioritized a bit higher than it has so far.

With my 137Mhz yagi, attenuator, ultrasonic dish, and RFI mapper setup, and contacts with W4DD and W1EMI at ARRL, I guess I'm now a power line noise RFI subject matter expert.聽 Probably not an expert, but well versed in the topic.

K2AS

Re: Radio Lunch at 12:45 PM -- Landmark Restaurant -- Thursday, March 27, 2025

llavery41@... (Larry, WW2J) — Thu, 27 Mar 2025 05:41:51 -0700

Hi Ned,

I will be there...

Larry

Re: Radio Lunch at 12:45 PM -- Landmark Restaurant -- Thursday, March 27, 2025

AG2Y66@... (Joe Rowe) — Thu, 27 Mar 2025 04:56:27 -0700

I won't be there .聽 Going to Virginia.

Radio Lunch at 12:45 PM -- Landmark Restaurant -- Thursday, March 27, 2025

W2NED@... (W2NED) — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 18:55:48 -0700

Greetings:

This week, we will continue to meet at the Landmark Family Restaurant (near Wegman's) in the Country Club Plaza (Across from the Hoselton Auto Mall.)

To avoid the crowd we will meet at 12:45 PM.聽

Date:Mar 27, 2025
Time: 12:45 PM

Address: 825 Fairport Rd. East Rochester, NY 14445
Phone:聽 585 348-9177

Please contact me if you have any questions...

Ned, W2NED@...
585 734-1984

Another RFI Update

k2as@... (Brian Donovan - K2AS) — Mon, 24 Mar 2025 18:00:53 -0700

As I received some new info today about my RFI issues, I thought I would pass it along as some may be interested.

As noted previously, I believe I have identified the source of my noise to a RG&E power pole about 1/3 mile from my house.聽 I first contacted RG&E on Jan. 6 via phone and reported the issue, and via certified letter on March 3.聽 On March 3, I also made a formal complaint on the FCC website.

Not a word from RG&E since the problem was first reported, now nearing 3 months.

Today I received an email from someone at the FCC, who advised me to contact Steve Anderson at the ARRL (she CC'ed him in the email).聽 I was aware of Steve via Jeff W4DD, but had been waiting a bit before contacting him.

Steve sent me an email shortly thereafter, and instructed me to fill out a form, for which he sent me a link.聽 The form is quite detailed, and allowed me to describe the problem and its history.聽 It also asked for the utility name and address, along with the CEOs name.

He wants me to create an audio file next time it occurs.聽 I did send him a link to the videos I made back in January.

The noise problem has become more intermittent since the end of January, but has still been occurring fairly often.聽 I suspect temperature and especially humidity are a factor.聽 So it will be interesting to see if they get involved.聽 I got the impression the FCC has delegated this to the ARRL to handle and will not get involved until the ARRL has been unsuccessful.

The FCC person indicated one does not have to be an ARRL member to use this service.

-- Brian

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Anyone Interested in a 10 amp Variac - Free?

rkarz@... (Robert Karz) — Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:07:59 -0700

folks,

Cleaning out basement and have a 10 amp 0 - 280V Variac from Superior
Electric.聽 No case and binds a little at one spot in the rotation, but
electrically it works fine.

Free to the first person who want it.

73

Bob, K2OID

Re: John Randall (SK)

rladonna65@... (Rick) — Fri, 21 Mar 2025 11:14:53 -0700

That鈥檚 too bad. He was a great friend and a great engineer. We worked in the same complex for a while and spent a lot of time together at field days over the years.
Regards,
Rick - N2IJI

John Randall (SK)

k2as@... (Brian Donovan - K2AS) — Fri, 21 Mar 2025 10:30:57 -0700

Saddened to read in QST that long time member John Randall, W2JMR is a silent Key.

He quite quite an active member and contributor through the years.

Brian

foxhunt

jondickason@... (Jon Dickason) — Thu, 20 Mar 2025 11:02:34 -0700

this is my APRS track from last week's foxhunt. These points show my approximate聽 location. I started in Rush and proceeded to the airport area, then around Gates/Chili for a while, then around Westfall Rd and W. Henrietta Rd. and finally to the simulated jammer on Mt Hope Ave. I hope we can use APRS at Mammoth March on August 9th.

Jon N2JAC

Re: Radio Lunch at 12:45 PM -- Landmark Restaurant -- Thursday, March 20, 2025

llavery41@... (Larry, WW2J) — Thu, 20 Mar 2025 05:57:47 -0700

Hi Ned, I plan to be there.

Larry

Radio Lunch at 12:45 PM -- Landmark Restaurant -- Thursday, March 20, 2025

W2NED@... (W2NED) — Wed, 19 Mar 2025 19:34:46 -0700

Greetings:

This week, we will continue to meet at the Landmark Family Restaurant (near Wegman's) in the Country Club Plaza (Across from the Hoselton Auto Mall.)

To avoid the crowd we will meet at 12:45 PM.聽

Date:Mar 20, 2025
Time: 12:45 PM

Address: 825 Fairport Rd. East Rochester, NY 14445
Phone:聽 585 348-9177

Please contact me if you have any questions...

Ned, W2NED@...
585 734-1984

Re: Chinese Military Straight Key

rkarz@... (Robert Karz) — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 19:56:37 -0700

Brian,

Yep, that's what I have except my key does not have the Konji writing.

Bob

Chinese Military Straight Key

k2as@... (Brian Donovan - K2AS) — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 18:54:40 -0700

Here is a photo of the Chinese Military key Bob and I talked about tonight.

Brian

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Re: Reminder: XARC Meeting Tonite

verzulli@... (Steve Verzulli) — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 11:03:09 -0700

Thanks Brian, I am looking forward to attending the meeting tonight.

Steve/KA1CNF

Re: Reminder: XARC Meeting Tonite

harryw7872@... (Harry Williams) — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 09:39:54 -0700

Brian, I would join the zoom meeting but we have a concert tonight.聽聽Thanks for all that you continue to do for the club.

Re: Radio Lunch at 12:45 PM -- Landmark Restaurant -- Thursday, March 13, 2025

llavery41@... (Larry, WW2J) — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 08:59:45 -0700

I can make it :)

Reminder: XARC Meeting Tonite

k2as@... (Brian Donovan - K2AS) — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 08:55:23 -0700

7PM Webster Rec.

We will review what's been going on the last 3 months
Show and Tell (K2AS bringing Ultrasonic dish)
Around the room
Hamfests
K2AS will discuss various strategies for getting on Digital Voice

-- Brian

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