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“KAR” Kansas Amateur Radio “KAR”
June 2014 [email protected]
Hi gang, Spent a week in the hospital. I am told that if I were a 10 cylinder engine I would only be firing on 4. Yep, my heart is down to only 40% left. I will be 83 Nov 12. When I got home I mowed the lawn, 10% of what I did a couple weeks ago. I am a black & blue pin cushon I have been poked so many times. This was my 24th time in the cath lab sense Aug 1990. The nice thing abt it is: "......absent from the body, present with the Lord." 2nd Cor 5:8 Looks like I will be around quite a while, just can't jump as high, hi hi. 73 es YIC, Orlan w0oyh dit dit
u ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron Tremblay" <[email protected]>To: "Orlan" <[email protected]>Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2014 11:27 AMSubject: 2014 Hamfest
Hi OrlanI'm helping out Tom N0MOK, the new hamfest chairman, in setting up the 2014ARRL State convention. More info will follow. What is the deadline for your email bulletin? August 17th will be here before you now it. The meeting is in the same place as last year. We have a meeting room available for whoever lets us know. There are several one hour time slots available Lunch will be available this year. We need to know about how many to plan for.
The price has not been determined, but it will be low enough to discourage lunch time travel and expensive restaurants. Thanks es 73 Ron WA0PSF Former Hamfest Chairman, now asst.
u WLW High Powered old AM stn. Don't miss this walk through of the old stn. <http://youtu.be/CbHjcwIoTiY>
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TNX to Larry and his “LL”, Larrys' List. Sense he has been posting when KAR is up on the web site for reading or saving to UR computer, the hits have more than doubled. Tom was a Baldwin electronic organ customer of mine back in the 80s.
u TNX to Tom Eagle for provinding ”LL” the digital space and software to make it all work.
u Thanks to Kent KBØRWI for the KAR parking lot http://ksarrl.org where you will find KARs back to Nov 1999.
u Thanks to Ken Blair who created KAR more than 30 years ago. KAR orig- ionaly was a real paper back magazine with photos that Ken had to travel to KC to have the plates burned. Origionaly it was extremly work intensive for one man to do. Ken also bought a veryexpensive specal, small print typewriter to do the small print you see in the scanned version.
The digital world has changed all of that. Back when Packet had a path from KC to Colorado I put KAR on Packand it reached most Ks hams until support for nodes across the state ended the cross Kansas path.
Recently Ken has been sending me a scanned page of the KAR magazine for todays digital version. I am sure you are enjoying ham radio of the 80s.
u Announcing the Merger of Alpha Amplifiers & Tentec Alpha Amplifiers and TEN-TEC Merge Under RF Concepts Banner.
u Johnson County Radio Amateurs Club YouTube promotion for Field Day, 2014
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GfKxm4CcOY>
>From John Raydo, K0IZ, <[email protected]>_______________________________________________To post a message to all the list members, send email directly to <[email protected]>
u From: Jim Foster <[email protected]>Date: Thu, May 8, 2014 at 12:40 PMSubject: [MAARS] Historical radio photoTo: ks0man <[email protected]>
Ran across this interesting photo from 1917 of a young co-ed college student who is, according to the caption, a licensed radio operator.
I've no idea what kind of equipment she's working on. However, the schematic on the wall, if I've been following Myron's lessons correctly, is a receiver tank circuit using a variable capacitor for tuning, but instead of a speaker,actuates a clapper of some sort.
At any rate, it's fascinating to look at this photo and ponder the details.
<http://www.shorpy.com/node/17354?size=_original#caption>
u This is from MAARS Manhattans Club. Jim is their president, I think. I am still on their list. Fun to look at this. I hope it is interesting to others as well.
Michael A Barelli, W0MAF<[email protected]>_______________________________________________To post a message to all the list members, send email directly to <[email protected]>
R U Ready?
Please go to >>>>>> http://k0gq.com/2014%20FD%20Poster_Approved.pdf
>>>>>> A must see for FD http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcTu2ZKoNlA&feature=youtu.be
>>>>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcTu2ZKoNlA&feature=youtu.be<http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Field-Day/2014/2014%20FD%20PR%20info.pdf> <http://www.arrl.org/media-and-public-relations>
<http://www.arrl.org/field-day-locator>
<http://k0gq.com/2014%20FD%20Poster_Approved.pdf>
u Good morning Orlan,
Thanks for the latest KAR. Here a blog story from our public broadcast station about the ARRL, not sure how long it will be there. Have a good weekend, remember our veterans!
http://thebeaker.org/post/86592849397/how-a-spark-in-hartford-ignited-ham-radio-across
73,
Chuck, KØBOG
Links for Kansas hams!ARRL http://www.arrl.org
Kansas Section Pages and KAR's http://ksarrl.org
ARRL Midwest Director's newsletter http://www.arrlmidwest.org/newsletter/newsletter.pdf
Kansas ARES Pages http://ksarrl.org/ares
Kansas ARES Printable Map http://ksarrl.org/ares/printit/
Skywarn is Wichita NWS Skywarn http://www.ict-skywarn.org
Kansas QSO Party http://ksqsoparty.org
Newton ARC http://www.newtonarc.org
Wichita ARC http://www.warc1.org
Ensor Museum http://www.ensorparkandmuseum.org/
S. A. T. E. R. N. http://www.SATERN.salvationarmy.us
Kansas ARRL Section News http://www.arrl.org/Groups/view/kansas
KC ham Info http://www.kchams.net/larrys_list.html
NF9L KC page http://kchamradio.com/
ABBOTT: Super Duper computer store. Can I help you? COSTELLO: How do I turn my computer off? ABBOTT: Click on "START".............
BCNU Next month!
ARRL Midwest Director Cliff Ahrens KØCA
The ARRL Midwest Division June 2014 Newsletter is now available on theDivision's Web page. Here's the direct link:http://www.arrlmidwest.org/newsletter/newsletter.pdf
This link always takes you to the current month's newsletter. If thismonth's newsletter doesn't open, try refreshing the page or clearingyour browser's cache, in case your browser is loading a copy of aprevious newsletter. Previous newsletters are available at:http://www.arrlmidwest.org/ and click on the Newsletter Archives link.
Highlights this month:- Hams in Space at the 2014 Dayton Hamvention - AA0VE Wins St. Louis QRP Society Builder’s Contest- Around the Midwest Division - Photos- Cliff's Notes- More photos- ARRL 2014 Centennial Events & Programs- ARRL 2014 National Centennial Convention- Midwest Division Special Events
- Upcoming W1AW/0 Operations from Midwest Division- Midwest Division ARRL Hamfests, Conventions & Events- Midwest Division Leadership Team Volunteers
The newsletter is a PDF file which contains a number of pictures,graphics, and links to Web pages and email addresses. Just click onany of the links to go directly to the Web page or send an email. Ifyou have trouble opening the PDF file, you can download the latestversion of the free Adobe Reader software at:http://get.adobe.com/reader/.
If you have news and photos about events or activities from the MidwestDivision, email them to me at [email protected] or [email protected]. Iwill try to include as many as possible in upcoming editions of theMidwest Division News. Thanks!
73, Cliff K0CA
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ARRL KANSAS SECTION MGR.Ron KBØDTI [email protected]
ARRL Ks Section Emergency Coordinator The appointment is open to all interested ARRL members. Contact [email protected]
Kansas State RACES Officer – Jim KCØNYK
KS State RACES Officer article for the KARS Newsletter for June 2014Well, the magical time of the year has come around again FIELD DAY!!!!! A weekend calledvariously as controlled mayhem, a radio party deluxe, and so much more, usually using language not fit for a high toned publication such as this!While many clubs are planning for the big event, RACES will also be putting in a bit of a twist of our own. At 1100 hours CDT on Saturday morning, 28 June, we will be running a short check in net on 7.200 mHz from Polk Daniels Lake near Howard, KS, using the Kansas RACES call sign WX0KR. The exchange will be as follows: Unit call sign [County RACES officer should use / RACES [insert your county], the RST report and number of RACES personnel on scene. The net control officer will ask for relays if needed and any
unit available is requested to assist. This will be a directed net so remember to run everything thru the net controller. So a viable exchange would between the Elk County RACES team would be as follows : WX0KR de WX0EK RACES ELK ur sig 5/9, QSL net control would respond, WX0KR QSL all KSSRO ur sig 5/9 QSL then control will put out QRZ for the next station. After this event is over everyone should revert to their normal issued call sign or the call sign you are using for Field Day, grab a hamburger and get ready to work traffic for the next 25 or so hours! Remember, we have a number of snakes and spider which can ruin FD. Make sure that the Safety Officers brief all participants as to any potential issues. Assure that you have operators trained in first aid. Be very careful refueling generators or camp lights and be sure all persons keep hydrated. Of course we will all take precautionsregarding severe weather including lightning which can spoil the weekend quite nicely!Take care with trip hazards, hanging wires, etc. Also, remember that the BBQ grills need to be treated with respect as well. The whole point of Field Day is to have fun, make contacts and show the best side of ham radio.So be especially helpful to those who come to visit the site. Answer questions fully and if you have a designated PIO in your group make sure you have information there for them to take away with them.Overall, we are looking forward to seeing enormous log book entries from everyone. Don't forget to set up a station to work the 10 and 6 meter bands and if at all possible have a cw station and a digital station going. Be safe, have fun. The State RACES team is looking forward to meeting as many hams as possible both on the air....the Preparedness net runs each 1st, 3rd and 5th Thursday nights at 19:00 CDT on 7.200 MHz and is open to not only RACES team members but to any hams who are licensed for the frequency. We also run an Echo Link net, currently hosted by KC0MIA at the same time. We are in the process of establishing an Echo Link Conference server for WX0KR and will get that information out as soon as it is available.For those who can attend, the Kansas Preparedness Conference is set this year for July 25 - 26 at the Plaza Hotel and Conference Center in Topeka. You can register for this event by going to KSTRAIN at https://ks.train.org/. RACES will be holding a breakout session hosted by the KS RACES Officer and others on THE ROLE OF RACES IN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS [ESF 2] and also a RACES Team meeting for current RACES Team members and those who are interested in knowing more about RACES in a separate session. Those times are not yet available, but will be in the next newsletter as well on Larry's List, Kansas RACES Yahoo page, KS RACES Face book page and on the nets.Kansas RACES will also be at the ARRL State Convention August 17th in Salina, the Joplin Ham Fest August 22-23 in Joplin and at the Kansas State Fair, September 8th in Hutchinson. Stop by and say Howdy!Anyone who needs to contact the State RACES Officer for any reason can do so using the new email [email protected] or my cell phone 620.545.5072 is never off.
73/ Jim kc0nykKansas State RACES Officer
SEEING THE COUNTRY WE DEFEND
Go to www.smartrving.org
Click to Left on -- TRAVELER Click down on MARCH TRAVELER This TRAVELER is posted Bi-Monthly on wwwWe also Post a E-News each mo. Again thank you for posting our S.M.A.R.T. on our KAR page. KCONDG Sherwin Thank you Orlan
ARES – Amateur Radio Emergency Service!
Complete list of ECs and a printable State Ares map at
http://ksarrl.org/ares/alphaks.php/ http://ksarrl.org/distks.pnp
u Zone 1A – Steve WAØVRS
u Zone 1B - Bill KCØNFL
u Zone 1D – Francis WØEVJARES Zone 1D Pottawatomie & Jackson Co. - Francis WØEVJ
May 3, 2014 ARES Net Report to KS DEC & SEC
Jurisdiction Zone 1D – Pottawatomie & Jackson Counties
AMATEUR RADIO EMERGENCY SERVICE
Total no. of ARES members: 8 Change since last month: 0
Local Net name: Pottawatomie & Jackson Co, ARES Net
Repeater: KØHAM 146.955-/88.5 ARES/RACES Net: Thursday 1930 LCT
QNI: 42 QTC: 0 No. of sessions: 5 Person operating hours: 20 hr 40 min
Stations Participating:
5 sessions: W0EVJ N0OVT WV0R KC0RRS KD0YRI
4 sessions: KC0RYF KD0VP
3 sessions: KD0WEC
2 sessions: NG0H N0MNG WQ0P KD0YGU
1 Session : WA0IKA KD0QWI NOWNT KD0WNT
Liaison with other nets: MAARS Manhattan 2m by WØEVJ
W0EVJ also acts as Net Control for the Manhattan 2mYouth net
No. of ARES drills, test & training sessions: 5 Person op. Hours: 20 hr 40 min
No. of drills/Emergency sessions: 0 Person op. hours:
No Public Service events; 0 Person op. hours:
Comments: EC Francis Sable W0EVJ is net control using battery power.
EC Francis gives a brief tutorial in emergency comm at each session
EC W0EVJ monitors 146.52
Note: Repeater K0HAM not linked Eastern Kansas area last two sessions.
Zone Delta 1: EC W0EVJ Francis Sable (785)-456-9154
Report by: Asst EC WV0R Herm Belderok (785)-437-3077 [email protected]
cc: Ron Cowan KB0DTI <[email protected]> Orlan Cook W0OYH<[email protected]>:
Francis Sable W0EVJ<[email protected]>:
Chris Trudo<[email protected]: John D'Aloia<[email protected]>
u Zone 2A – David KØKSI
u Zone 2B – Stan WAØCCW
u Zone 2F – Stan WDØEUF
u Zone 3B – Bill AAØOM
Welcome to June. The year is now 5/12th over. Another 27 daysand we will be at the half way point of 2014.
The Dist 3B Phillips and Norton County ARES conducted 4 netson the AA0HJ/KD0ARW linked repeaters in the month of May. QNI 25QTC 0Time 37 mins. Participating stations: AA0OM, KD0ARW, AA0HJ, N0LL, KD0CJF, KB0QGT, AA0ND, AA0QO, N0RLT, K0DTS. No further activities to report. The PCARC will be holding fieldday later this month however. 73'sBill AA0OM Bill Posson AA0OM486 Chicago AveStuttgart, Ks 67661-9551 [email protected]
u Zone 4A – Brian KCØBS
MAY 2014 MONTHLY ARES REPORT TO DEC & SEC
Total of ACTIVE ARES members: 150 +0
Local Net Name: Johnson County ARES
Emergency Cooridinator = Brian Short KC0BS 913-638-7373Alternate Emergency Coordinator = Jim Andera K0NK 913-884-6613Assistant Emergency Coordinators:Steve Rainey WD0DPB - Spec EventsGeorge McCarville WB0CNK - Training, DrillsMatt May KC4WCG - IDs, MECCBill Gery KA2FNK - Recruiting, TechnologyDarren Martin N0MZW - Net ManagerStan Frear KA5WEI - MembershipDel Sawyer K0DDS - CERTDuncan Maclachlan KU0DM - Rapid Response, Youth OutreachDenny Healzer KC0ZDS - KCHEART
NTS liaison is maintained with the KS SSB Net:Jim Andera K0NK Terry Reim WA0DTHGeorge McCarville WB0CNK Jim Cordill KI0BKDebbie Britain AB0UY Rich Britain N0ENO Wretha Galeener KC0HHO
Net Sessions: 37QNI: 340QTC: 0
4 nets = 2 Meter Voice4 nets = CW4 nets = 6 Meter4 nets = 2 Meter Voice Simplex4 nets = PSK 31 SATERN4 nets = APRS Packet5 nets = 70CM 4nets = 1.25 Meter 4 nets = SATERN 80 meter SSB
Report prepared by:Darren Martin N0MZWJohnson County Kansas
u Zone 4C - Paul KCØJCQ
u Zone 4D - Bruce AAØX
u Zone 4I - Mike KCØNFG
u Zone 6E – Rod KØEQHKansas Zone 6E, A & G ARES Net Report May 2014
Total Nets.............4
Total QNI.............26
Stations participating: NØKQX, NØOXQ, WBØQYA, NØOMC KCØAMF, KDØTWO. KØEQH
Rod - KØEQHNCS
Latest newsletterhttp://ksarrl.org/satern
The Kansas State Convention - Salina Kansas
August 17, 2014
Home pg http://www.centralksarc.com/
Convention pg http://www.centralksarc.com/12_kansas_convention.pdf
CKARC Hamfest August 17, 2014 (always the Third Sunday in August) Ron WAØPSF will NOT be"ramrodding" the event this year.
Sid NØOBMQSP Editor
August 17th will be here before you now it. The meeting is in the same place as last year. We have a meeting room available for whoever lets us know. There are several one hour time slots available Lunch will be available this year. We need to know about how many to plan for.
The price has not been determined, but it will be low enough to discourage lunch time travel and expensive restaurants. Thanks es 73 Ron WA0PSF Former Hamfest Chairman, now asst.
Western Kansas 160 meter netu
73Matt, kd0ezs
SILENT KEYS “SK”
K0WPM- Bill Matthes of Concordia is now a Silent Key
Letters to the Edu Roger, thanks Orlan, hope you are enjoying the nicer weather!!!John
u Hey OrlanNice news letter will have to explore it.Lots of good infoTalk to you later73 Herm
u Just received an email from Alpha. They have merged with Ten-Tec. Looks like some, but not all, of the operations will move to Tennessee. All will be under the RF Concepts banner.
George Yantis K0GY<[email protected]>
u This month:
Before you buy an electronic fluorescent ballast, don’t forget to consider the Ballast Factor. Not to be confused with Power Factor, Ballast Factor is a measure of the actual lumen output for a specific lamp-ballast system. For example, assume the ballast specifications show a ballast factor of 0.85 for a single 32 watt T8 fluorescent lamp. The lamp alone may have a rated light output of 3000 lumens. The lamp-ballast system lumens are determined by multiplying 0.85 x 3000 = 2550 lumens. In this example, the addition of the ballast results in lower “system lumens” than rated lamp lumens. Ballast factors cover a wide range for specific lamp-ballast combinations. Low ballast factors range from 0.70 to 0.80. Normal ballast factors are 0.85 to 1.0. High ballast factors are 1.1 to 1.2. Don’t confuse ballast factor with energy efficiency. Although a low ballast factor reduces lumen output, it also uses less input power. Low ballast factors may be best for retrofits where energy use reduction is the goal. For new construction, high ballast factor is usually preferred because it means fewer fixtures can be installed in a space. It is also important to note that the ballast factorvalue is not simply a characteristic of the ballast, but of the lamp-ballast system. Ballasts often operate more than one type of lamp. Ballast specification sheets will show a ballast factor for each type of lamp it operates. See Topbulb’s selection of electronic fluorescent ballasts here.
Brian Cook
u Kansas Preparedness / RACES net will be held on May 29, 2014 on 7.200 mHz; call sign will be WX0KR with Jim Tuggle KC0NYK as net control, and Echolink will be John Rhein, KC0MIA, as net control at 1900 hrs local for
both nets.
73,
Sherry Weir-Tuggle, KB0SQQ<[email protected]>316-253-9730
u ----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry Staples" <[email protected]>To: "Larry's List" <[email protected]>Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2014 9:50 AMSubject: [LarrysList] WLW's 500,000 watt 1930's transmitter
> <http://youtu.be/CbHjcwIoTiY>> > Just a little bigger than W9BSP!> <http://www.ensorparkandmuseum.org>> > Joe Krout W0PWJ> <[email protected]>> > _______________________________________________> To post a message to all the list members, send email directly to <[email protected]>
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Larry, the WLW tower is also kind of unique - it's a Blaw-Knox cantilever design and there were only a few of those ever built and fewer still in existence. Another example is the WSM tower in Nashville - you may recognize that station as the flagship of the Grand Ole Opry. Their tower was built in 1932 and is fed by open wire feed line. I think that station has always been a 50kW station. Their current transmitter is a solid state unit. I've seen pictures of the readout on the transmitter that showed 50.63kW of power out and 61 watts reflected - that's a pretty decent SWR. For more info:
<http://www.fybush.com/site-020424.html><http://hawkins.pair.com/blaw-knox.html> Herb Fiddick, NZ0F<[email protected]>
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Larry,
My mother lives about 3 miles from the WLW transmitter site that Joe mentioned. The Blaw Knox antenna is both a pretty site and a wonderful landmark for navigating around town. She tells stories about farmer's who could pick up WLW with nothing more than a length of rusty barbed wire. In some cases, the metal gutters anddownspouts of the farmhouse would also rectify the signal.
This transmitter site is only a couple of miles off I-75 heading north to Dayton. It is definitely worth the side tripif you are heading to the Hamvention. 39.353124,-84.325116 ???
Also, the Voice of America Bethany Station (inactive) is just a mile or so west of the WLW tower. They keep
promising to open a visitor center but I have not seen it happen yet.
<http://www.voamuseum.org/about.html> 39.362024,-84.355946 Google map.
Nice video Joe!
Bill McMillan, N0YUD<[email protected]>
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u ----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry Staples" <[email protected]>To: "Larry's List" <[email protected]>Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2014 4:34 PMSubject: [LarrysList] Warbird heaven - Duxford 2014 promotion
Watch these old warbirds fly. Very good - Enjoy…… <http://player.vimeo.com/video/93587997> _______________________________________________To post a message to all the list members, send email directly to <[email protected]>
u This article details a new hacker approach for Google users. Be aware. http://www.cnbc.com/id/101668517
u Subject:: Awesome Morphing Technology: Most Beautiful Women Everhttp://www.youtube.com/embed/Q5XetQeFu-0?rel=0
u While browsing the Kansas City Area PHDARA 1974Membership Directory, Orlan, I saw your photo looking back and thought the gang might like a glance at the JOHNSON COUNTY RADIO AMATEUR CLUB Officers 40 years ago.
Clockwise from LF:
W0OYH-SECRETARY Orlan CookWB0EZR-PRESIDENT Robert YokshK0CML-VICE PRESIDENT Bruce PhegleyWB0EZQ-TREASURER Dick Posz
Still the Golden Years of Amateur Radio.
73,Larry Woodworth W0HXS
Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android
WBØEZR KØCML WØOYH WBØEZQ
u You don't have ti understand Chinese to get this one. http://www.liveleak.com/ll_embed?f=d51b0650e695
u You won’t believe this site! In your spare time, you can spend days going thru the Smithsonian just sitting in front of your computer….Absolutely Amazing!!!
Here is something special, a virtual tour of the Smithsonian Museum room by room. It is really something with a 360 degree viewing by using your cursor. You easily spend days/weeks looking at everything. Just marvelous forkids and adults. Follow the blue arrows on the floor to move into new rooms.
Shows inside and outside of the museum and there little cameras here and there which show detailed info on certain things. If you click on the floors (upper right corner) you get a floor plan of that floor and you can click on a blue circle and go directly to that room.
Truly incredible web site.
Watch it in full screen when you open this up. Use the roller on your mouse to move in and out. Look for the "arrows" on the floor and click on them. They take you to other places.
http://www.mnh.si.edu/vtp/1-desktop/
u WW1USA The Amateur Radio Voice of the National WWI Museum <http://ww1usa.org>.
u Hi Larry ---- I don’t recall seeing anything about all the ships being on the air this weekend and there are a bunch very close to me.Even the ‘tall-ship’ Elissa is on the air. Many of these have special calls with special QSL cards or certificates. MO and KS seem to be left out but OK has a submarine and the call is ---- WW2SUB ! More information at: <http://nj2bb.org/museum/index.html> 73 de,
Ken Shubert, KØKS<[email protected]>
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HA- HA - HA - HA - HA
Something to Ponder.
Tom's Key Strokes - WØEAJDenver, Co. Displaced Kansas Neighbor
and very gud friend.!***
u There's GOTTA be a sermon in this.. or at least usable IN one. Tom DaileySaying Grace before dinner! You don’t have to know Chinese to understand this...
Check out...CLICK: SAYING GRACE https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=604775426257928
u Long ago, when I was still with my "starter wife", I was in the room we used for my shack, and several other things.. I overheard her sister asking "Don't you get tired of him being in that (spitting the words) Ham Shack of his? There was a silence of about 20 seconds, then the "former" replied... "Well, I KNOW where he IS"... that shut the sister-in-law's mouth.
It's my FAVORITE story for "ham widows" or those about to become one.
Tom Dailey - WØEAJ<[email protected]>
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u As a follow-up on my recent Email, re. Vishay/Sprague "orange drop" capacitors (used by just about everybody), the company it'self is the one dropping the line. My sales rep from MOUSER electronics was as surprised as anybody, and did verify that it was Vishay/Sprague who had decided that the line was "obsolete".
MOUSER does carry Panasonic and Cornell-Dublier caps that are pretty close crosses, both in value and SIZE. The real problem for we restorers of vintage radio gear (i. e. tube) is that components have drastically shrunk over the years, and while that's great for "modern" equipment size, it's "not so pretty good" for replacement of wax/paper & old electrolytic caps from 30's through 60's gear, because they're not BIG ENOUGH! A further example are the newer resistors - in my restoration of three National HRO-60 receivers, I found that NEW STYLE 2w resistors were the physical size of earlier ½w resistors, with 1w (new) components being the size of earlier ¼w values. I found that the new ones simply did NOT dissipate heat as well, either. MOUSER came to the fore on this problem too, as they carry a line of BRAND NEW (not NOS) carbon composition resistors in 10%and 5% tolerances, in the familiar sized "packages"... the manufacturer name is KAYAMA. p/n's begin with 719-RC... [ example: 719 - RC ½ 151 - JB = 150 ohm ] Hope this info helps somebody. Tom Dailey - WØEAJ<[email protected]>
u I assume this is the video you were looking for..
http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2014/05/19/ham-radio-old-technology-gets-new-respect/?intcmp=features
-- Nate Duehr
On May 19, 2014, at 3:58 PM, [email protected] wrote:
This morning, my wife showed me a "recorded" feature story that was on the FOX network - it was done at the Georgia disaster-headquarters and FEATURED ham radio as a KEY player in their disaster plan responses. The fellow made no bones about putting ham radio in the SAME catagory and level as State Police, DeptHomSec, local law enforcement, first responders and the whole lot. I HEARTILY URGE any and all of you who have the ear of ARRL reps, to get your hands on this feature and see if you can get IT or similar airings for this important subject... i.e. US. It was on this morning around 1000 (MDT) - 19 May, 2014. Tom - WØEAJ
u <http://www.foxnews.com:80/tech/2014/05/19/ham-radio-old-technology-gets-new-respect/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+foxnews%2Fmost-popular+%28Internal+-+Most+Popular+Content%29> This the link to the feature I saw this morning on FOX network.
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u There are ham groups in Colorado that are at this level. Bet the TV didn't cover whether or not the group wastrained and *credentialed* to be there or just "hams who showed up".
The former are welcome at numerous training events around Colorado and the U.S. nowadays.
The latter, not so much.
The rmham.org communications trailer was invited to participate in a recent Statewide Comm and Command Vehicle interoperability test, for example, and also has State-authorized radio gear on board on the digital trunking system... besides all the other stuff on board.
But... It's not traditional "ham radio" or even just ARES involvement that gains such access today, so to speak. Folks operating that trailer in real disaster typically need background checks and documented basic level Incident Command System (ICS) training as a bare minimum.
Not hard to do, but it weeds out 90% of the ham population nevertheless. People are lazy. They'll say they want to be involved in EmComm but when told they'll need to take a week off of work to park their butt in a FEMA class, they won't.
Media (including ARRL in the magazine) gloss over the time/commitment requirements. TV is understandable. "Anyone can get involved in EmComm!" True. But will you really work to meet the requirements?
Definitely do-able. Not a big deal. Just takes time and commitment.
--Nate Duehr
On May 19, 2014, at 3:58 PM, [email protected] wrote:
This morning, my wife showed me a "recorded" feature story that was on the FOX network - it was done at the Georgia disaster-headquarters and FEATURED ham radio as a KEY player in their disaster plan responses. The fellow made no bones about putting ham radio in the SAME catagory and level as State Police, DeptHomSec, local law enforcement, first responders and the whole lot. I HEARTILY URGE any and all of you who have the ear of ARRL reps, to get your hands on this feature and see if you can get IT or similar airings for this important subject... i.e. US. It was on this morning around 1000 (MDT) - 19 May, 2014. Tom - WØEAJ
u http://www.foxnews.com:80/tech/2014/05/19/ham-radio-old-technology-gets-new-respect/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+foxnews%2Fmost-popular+%28Internal+-+Most+Popular+Content%29 the link to the feature I saw this morning on FOX network.
u http://www.gunsamerica.com/blog/prepping-101-emp-attack-natural-nuclear/ Even if you don't agree with where this article came from, it's a pretty reasonable assessment of EMP(s), and unlike the typical "The World's Coming to an End" stuff I have read, this actually makes more sense. TC
u I recently learned from my sales-rep at MOUSER, that the Vishay/Sprague "orange drop" line of capacitors are to be dropped. Seemingly, they're "obsolete" (guess that means I am too), so for those of you, like me, who enjoy using them for restorations, we'd better find another line to buy. Tom Dailey - W0EAJ<[email protected]> _______________________________________________To post a message to all the list members, send email directly to <[email protected]>
u I myself HAVE used uShip. I once sold a Johnson 500 xmtr to a fellow in California, and anybody who knowsabout them, knows that the power-supply / modulator ALONE weighs 112 lbs! The exciter weighs a mere 60+, but to get it out to Santa Clara, would have cost a fortune.. We found a young man who was a professional motocross rider, and he lifted that baby up and put it in the passenger side of his Toyota PU, and off she went - delivered to the buyer's door in PERFECT condition - can't recall the charge (paid for by the buyer), but it was quite reasonable.
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I have also used the UPS Customer Service Center services (NOT the UPS "stores"), as they have catalytically-activated foam "pillows" that can make custom fitted packaging for boxes, containing such critters as Hallicrafters SX-62A's, Hammarlund HQ-129X's, Multi-Elmac AF-67's, and even an 88 lb Hammarlund SP-600... all arrived with NO damage whatsoever, and you can REUSE the box & packing. NOTE: Not all of the CustomerSvc. Centers have these, so verify first, before lugging that beast to one.... besides, boatanchor radios will keep your house on the GROUND when tornadoes come.
Tom Dailey - WØEAJ<[email protected]>
u A splendid anti-EMP case for the IC-706, or just about any portable/mobile HF rig - it's a 20mm ammo case for the M-139. The lid SNAPS on (takes some effort to latch AND unlatch it), and with the waterproof gasket, it's impervious to water. The steel it's made of and the fact that both ends latch... metal-to-metal, protect it better than we'd protect our own body, I suspect. There's still room for the mic, power cord, and a light-gauge wire antenna w/coax. Contact your nearest Army or Marine Corps recruiter for details... HI HI HI Tom - WØEAJ
Yes, it's true - 71 years ago, Mrs. Dailey brought a little Dailey into the World... It's been a hell of a ride, so far...Won a few... lost a few... and this year, lost too many... guess I'll have to play "Happy Birthday" on the kazoo, for myself. "Make Noise, Bother People, and try to irritate somebody EVERY DAY" - words to live by. Thanks Dad.... Thanks Mom... thanks to all of you who hung on as we went 'round the corners. Tom
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While Tom was being born June 1943, I was 12 and on a train going from Mahaska, Ks to Belleville, Ks.My folks had just leased the “Wedge Inn Cafe” and I had my first Nehi-Grape-Soda.
Until that I had not seen a store bought loaf of bread. ur ed
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