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Feburary 2017 ISSUE WWW.NFLARC.ORG

DMR # 3148669 W5NFL NFLARC

The NFL Amateur Radio Club

Meets the second Saturday of each month at 12:00 noon lunch and 1:00 PM Meeting at the NFLARC clubhouse, near Dobins Rd & CR1020 Corsicana

Sign points to Clubhouse on CR 1020

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The Linked Repeaters at • Corsicana - 2M (145.290 + with a tone of 146.2) • Corsicana – DMR 440 (442.925) • Buffalo - 2M (147.280 + with a tone of 146.2) • Franklin - 2M (146.960 - with a tone of 146.2) • Hillsboro - 2M (146.780 - with a tone of 123.0) • Fairfield * 2M (145.110 * with a tone of 146.2)

• Lindale * 2M (145.600 simplex with a tone of

146.2)

• Mexia * 2M (145.39 - with a tone of 146.2)

• Echolink * KD5OXM-L

• We can be Monitored via

o http://nflarc.org/radio.html

o http://www.radioreference.com

� Look for

� Navarro, Freestone, Limestone

and Leon Counties Repeaters”

The DMR-MARC Linked Repeater at

• Corsicana – DMR 440 (442.925+ cc9) RX 442.925

TX 447.925

Color Code

9

TS TG Description

1 2 Dallas Metro (Primary)

1 3 North America (PTT activated with 10 min inactivity timeout)


1 1 Worldwide All Languages (PTT activated with 10 min inactivity timeout)

1 3100 Bridge (PTT activated with 10 min inactivity timeout)

1 310 Tac 310 (PTT activated with 10 min inactivity timeout)

1 3777215 Comm 1 (PTT activated with 10 min inactivity timeout)

2 9 Local (PTT activated with 10 min inactivity timeout)

2 3148 TX Statewide (Primary)

2 3175 TX-OK Statewide (PTT activated with 10 min inactivity timeout)

2 9000 TX Statewide Brandmesiter (PTT activated with 10 min inactivity timeout)

License Training Class / Testing

• Amateur Radio Exam

o Jan 28 Courthouse at Groesbeck, Tx.

New Members

#228 KG5QEI James Daugherty

Local News & Events

We almost ran into these guys!

Doug, Mary, Rebekah & Keven rolled up at 4:00 to drop off a

few things.

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Smile you are on camera


You too

Back again, No truck?

Back with truck!

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work day at clubhouse

We needed to have a work day at clubhouse to move the

pallets from the clubhouse yard to the hole the dozer made to

put all the trees he plowed down.

This needed to be done before he covers it up, oops to late

The plan was to be at the clubhouse Saturday Dec 31 at 9 am

This should not take too long with many hands, Jason is bringing

his trailer to load, move, and unload the pallets,

When we are done you are welcome to stick around and chat,

Work some HF on the club station, or whatever we get into :)

Here are some pics from the workday

Doug KE5CDK

Look at the dozer

Michael (hiding behind Joe), Joe, Eli & Jason


Eli, Michael (hiding behind Joe), Joe & Jason

Mary heading to CH to do in shack work & breakfast

Mmm Breakfast

Jason, Eli, Mary & Doug

Doug & Jason

Jason & Doug

Jason, Doug, Eli & Joe


All cleaned up

All cleaned up

All cleaned up

All cleaned up

All piled up ready for bonfire night.


NFLARC Weather Nets

NFLARC Weather Net Frequencies: • Corsicana - 2M (145.290 + with a tone of 146.2) • Corsicana - 440 (442.925 DMR CC9 TG-Local) • Buffalo - 2M (147.280 + with a tone of 146.2) • Franklin - 2M (146.960 - with a tone of 146.2) • Hillsboro - 2M (146.780 - with a tone of 123.0) • Fairfield - 2M (145.110 * with a tone of 146.2) • Lindale - 2M (145.600 simplex with a tone of 146.2) • Mexia - 2M (145.39 - with a tone of 146.2) • Simplex Frequency - 146.500 MHz • Echolink - KD5OXM-L

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After January Meeting the fog set in for the next few days -------------------------------------------------------------------------

Skywarn Repeater Directory National Weather Service, Fort Worth/Dallas, Texas

Skywarn Frequency List - March 2010

County City Frequency

Anderson Palestine

147.08+

(pl

103.5)

Anderson Palestine (Backup) 147.140+ (pl 103.5)

BELL Temple ( Bell County ) 147.140 / 145.310 (E)

BOSQUE Clifton 147.180 (I)

COLLIN Plano 147.18

COMANCHE Stephenville ( Erath

County ) 147.360 (E)

COOKE Gainesville 147.340 (E)

Cooke Gainesville 443.125

Cooke Gainesville 145.29

CORYELL Temple ( Bell County ) 147.140 / 145.310 (E)

DALLAS Dallas 146.88

Dallas Irving 146.72

Dallas Coppell 444.225 (pl 110.9)

DELTA Paris ( Lamar County ) 146.760 (L) (I)

DENTON Denton 146.92

DENTON Lewisville 145.17

Denton The Colony 147.38

Denton Carrollton 145.21

EASTLAND Eastland 444.800 (L)

ELLIS Waxahachie 145.41

ERATH Stephenville 147.360 (E)

FALLS Temple ( Bell County ) 147.140 / 145.310 (E)

FALLS Mexia ( Limestone

County ) 145.39 (Primary)

FANNIN Bonham 145.470 (E) (I) (L)

FREESTONE Mexia ( Limestone

County ) 145.39

GRAYSON Sherman 147

HAMILTON Hamilton 442.475 (L)

HENDERSON Athens 147.22

HILL Hillsboro 146.780 (Primary)

HILL Alvarado ( Johnson

County ) 147.000 (Secondary)

HOOD Granbury 147.080 (L)

HOOD Granbury 224.34

HOOD Granbury 442.575

HOPKINS Sulphur Springs 146.68

HOPKINS Cumby 147.300 (E)

HUNT Greenville 146.780 (E)

HUNT Greenville 147.16

Jack NO REPEATERS

JOHNSON Cleburne 145.49


KAUFMAN Kaufman 146.98

LAMAR Paris 146.760 (E)

LAMAR Paris 444.500 (L) (I)

LAMPASAS Temple ( Bell County ) 147.140 / 145.310 (E)

Lampasas Lampasas 147.22

LEON Mexia ( Limestone

County ) 145.39

LIMESTONE Mexia ( Limestone

County ) 145.39

McLENNAN Waco 145.150 or Bell County

MILAM Temple ( Bell County ) 147.140 / 145.310 (E)

MILLS Temple ( Bell County ) 147.140 / 145.310 (E)

Mills Lampasas ( Lampasas

County ) 147.22

MONTAGUE Bowie 145.390 (Primary)

MONTAGUE Bowie 442.450 (L) (Secondary)

NAVARRO Corsicana 145.29

PALO PINTO Mineral Wells 147.04

PALO PINTO Mineral Wells 145.47

PALO PINTO Mineral Wells 146.900 (Backup)

PARKER Weatherford 147.04

PARKER Weatherford 146.9

PARKER Weatherford 443.250 (Backup)

RAINS Emory 146.92

ROBERTSON Temple ( Bell County ) 147.140 / 145.310 (E)

ROCKWELL Rockwall 441.525 (L)

Somervell NO INFO AVAILABLE

STEPHENS Caddo 444.725 (L)

TARRANT Fort Worth 146.94

TARRANT Fort Worth 146.76

VAN ZANDT Wills Point 147.28

VAN ZANDT Canton 145.27

WISE Paradise 146.62

WISE Boyd 146.98

WISE Decatur (primary) 442.6

YOUNG Graham 147.340 (I)

CAPITAL LETTERS (Green) ï¿½ Used by the NWS SkyWarn Team to talk

directly to Spotters.

Italics (Blue) ï¿½ Used by local spotter groups.

Lower case (Red) ï¿½ No information available.

(E) ï¿½ Contact made via EchoLink

(I) ï¿½ Contact made via IRLP

(L) ï¿½ Contact made via other linked repeaters (i.e. RAILS)

ARES Net

Limestone ARES Group ARES group for Limestone Co. List their Coms plan as follows:

• Repeaters o Mexia Repeater 145.39 – Primary o Hillsboro Repeater 146.78 – Secondary

• Simplex o 146.500 FM Primary o 146.550 FM Secondary o 147.550 FM Texas State Guard Freq

They will have a weekly net on Tuesday Nights 8PM on Mexia

Repeater 145.39

World News & Event

5 MHz for Ireland The Irish Radio Transmitters Society have just announced that Irish radio amateurs can use the WRC-15 band of 5.3515 MHz to 5.3665 MHz with immediate effect. No application is necessary and the power limit is 15 watts. More Information - http://ei7gl.blogspot.ie/2016/12/irish-radio-amateurs-gain-secondary.html --------------------------------------------------------------------------- New Australian 60m Band Although the updated Australian Radiofrequency Spectrum Plan commences on the first of January – the Australian Communications and Media Authority has many T’s to cross and many I’s to dot before we can begin to use the new 60 metre Amateur band at 5.3 megahertz.


The International Telecommunications Union (ITU), at the World Radiocommunication Conference in November 2015 (WRC-15), approved the worldwide allocation of 5351.5 to 5366.5 kHz to the Amateur Service on a secondary basis. The Amateur Service is not the only one affected, and many other radiocommunications stakeholders have to wait for the administrative and regulatory details to be updated before the changed provisions of the Australian Radiofrequency Spectrum Plan 2017 – posted on the ACMA website in the week before Christmas – can be exploited. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ofcom (UK) Changes Callsign Policy Until September 2016 Ofcom would issue lists of unallocated amateur radio call signs to help people select a new call, this has now changed. In December 2016, UK Amateur Radio Operator Mike Lewis wrote to Ofcom asking for a list of available callsigns. “We do not hold a list of call signs that are available. Due to a system change, the assignment of call signs is now done using an algorithm rather than “grabbing” from a list.” — Julia Snape Ofcom List of available callsigns - https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0014/90221/Request-for-Information.pdf --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 GHz for 3 Euros Dutch Amateur / Ham Radio operator Peter Knol PA1SDB has enabled a 10 GHz transmitter with weak software beacon Opera, costing €3. Peter describes how he used the €3 HB100 Miniature Microwave Motion Sensor which is an X-Band Bi-Static Doppler transceiver module. Using the free Opera software and dish antennas he was able to decode the 10 GHz signal at distances up to 32km. Read the article in Google English - http://tinyurl.com/10GHz-for-3Euros Article in Dutch - http://home.deds.nl/~knol/HB100/ Opera - https://rosmodem.wordpress.com/ -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

FCC Rejects Amplifier Waiver Request FCC has denied a request from Expert Linears for an exception waiver of 15 dB gain restriction on linear amplifiers The waiver request, filed in June 2016, would have allowed Expert Linears to import an amplifier capable of exceeding the current 15 dB gain limitation as it awaits FCC action on its April petition (RM-11767) to revise the same Amateur Service rules. That petition remains pending. ““In light of the conflicting comments regarding the desirability of eliminating the 15 dB limitation, we conclude that waiving the limitation at this stage of the rulemaking proceeding would prejudice the rulemaking proceeding and prematurely dispose of commenters’ concerns. Moreover, we agree with FlexRadio that granting Expert’s waiver request while the rulemaking petition remains pending would provide an unfair market advantage for one equipment model over other manufacturers’ RF power amplifiers that would still be limited by [the existing rules].”” — FCC Full ARRL story - http://www.arrl.org/news/view/fcc-denies-expert-linears-request-for-waiver-of-15-db-rule-petition-pending --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Propagation prediction tool Area coverage maps and point-to-point HF propagation predictions. G4FKH http://www.predtest.uk/

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Funnies

The Missing Q signals Original List by John Queen, KA0SEY & Mike Colyar, K7ITL Additions by Thom LaCosta K3HRN and members of QRP-L Some Q signals have never made it to the ARRL's official list. Here are some that may agree would be useful in appropriate situations. As with regular Q signals, each can be a statement or a question, depending on whether a question mark follows it.

• QAS - I am speaking out of my ass • QAS? - Are you speaking out of your ass? • QBA - My antenna is BIG! • QBA? - How big is your antenna? • QBO - Don't sit next to that guy in the meeting. • QBO? - Buddy, can you spare some soap? • QBS - It's getting deep in here. • QBS? - Did I tell you about the one that got away?

Alternate suggested by ken cubilo w8ob • QBS - Clean the bird sh*t off your antenna so you can

hear me • QBS? - Should I clean the bird sh*t off my antenna so I

can hear you • QCP - I am using Cat Power(From Rotary Cat Power

Wheel) Suggestions made for spark gap transmitter on QRP-L mailing list

• QCP? - Are you using Cat Power?

• QCW - I am going to whistle Morse Code on FM (or SSB)

• QCW? - Why are you whistling Morse? • QDR - Damn Right the frequency is busy!} In response

to QRL • QDR? - Do you have a Receiver?} In respone to QRL

Contributed by Don Melcher = W6ZO • QET - Phone home. • QET? - Has anyone called me from another planet? • QEW - Copy is difficult due to Ear Wax. • QEW? - Is copy difficult due to Ear Wax?

Contributed by John L Sielke W2AGN • QFF? - HOW HI IS YOUR FRONT FEET ON YOUR

RADIO? • QFF 2 - MY FRONT FEET ARE 2 "

Contributed by TOM CARROLL, W9CSX • QFH - This frequency is MINE! - go elsewhere. • QFH? - Is this frequency hogged? • QHI - I am jumping in quick to say hi, then going QRT. • QHI? - Are you leaving after only one transmission? • QKB? - How many knobs does your radio have? • QKB n - My radio has "n" knobs.

Contributed by Fred K6DGW • QKN? - How many of them do you know how to use? • QKN n - I think I know how to use "n" of them.

Contributed by Fred K6DGW • QLF - I am sending with my left foot. • QLF? - Are you sending with your left foot? • QLK - I am sending with my left foot and keyboard. • QLK? - Are you sending with your left foot and

keyboard? Contributed by Thom LaCosta K3HRN

• QNO - I am sending through a non-standard orifice. • QNO? - Are you sending through a non-standard

orifice? Contributed by Thom LaCosta K3HRN

• QOF Yes, I am an Old Fart. • QOF? Are you an old Fart?

Contributed by Jim W7RY • QOK - Your last transmission was Okie Dokie. • QOK? - Was my last transmission OK? • QPM - Your signal is purr modulated. • QPM? - Is my signal purr modulated? • QRC - Warning, rag chewer on frequency. • QRC? - Are you a rag chewer? • QRG - You are transmitting in or near the ... (wave

length or frequency) amateur band. • QRG? - Am I transmitting in or near an amateur band,

and if so which one? • QRW - Means Qrp - Really Weak • QRW? - Qrp, you are Really Weak?

contributed by w0rw • QWC? - Who cares? } Courtesy of


• QWC - I don't care } Fred Bonavita, K5QLF • QWC - I have to go to the bathroom } Courtesy of • QWC? - Do you have to go to the bathroom? } Fred

Bonavita, K5QLF • QZZ - I fell asleep at the mike. • QZZ? - Is that a 60Hz hum, or are you snoring?

History

New Gear

WLN KD-C1 HT UHF 400-470 MHz

Price: US $15.45 the manufacturer appears to be Quanzhou Kelly Electronics Co., Ltd Functions: CTCSS/DCS codes Scan Function Monitor Function VOX Function Time-Out Timer (TOT) Busy Channel Lockout (BCL) Low battery alert

Power saving function English voice Annunciation PC software programmable Data Clone function High Capacity Li-ion Battery General Frequency Range 400-470MHz Operation Voltage DC3.7V Channel Capacity 16 Antenna Integrated antenna Antenna Impedance 50 Dimension 96*55*22mm Weight 114g (including battery)

Talk Distance/Range 1-5KM

Transmitter Output power 2W/5W The maximum deviation ≤±5KHz Residual radiation <60dB Current ≤1000mA Receiver Sensitivity <0.16µV(12dB SINAD) Squelch Sensitivity <0.2µV Intermodulation 50dB Audio Power ≥300mW current ≤100mA Squelch current 20mA One Package Include: · 1 X WLN KD-C1 Radio with Antenna · 1 X 1500Mah Li-ion battery pack · 1 X Charger · 1 X Earpieces Free · 1 X English User's manual This little radio is quite a handy and unobtrusive unit for my purposes of just being a scanner. I can put this in my shirt pocket without having it weigh the shirt down, and the antenna only slightly sticks out the top and is barely noticeable at all. The quality of the sound was a little unexpected for a unit in this price range, and it can really have some volume when needed without breaking up. The case does seem rugged and can handle drops without a problem. The instruction booklet is severely lacking in operating instructions.


Two things I had to find out for myself: 1) Press and hold the MINUS (-) button until it beeps, let it go and you are in scan mode, the green LED will blink while in scan mode. To exit scan mode, press and hold the button again and wait for two short beeps, let go and you are no longer scanning. 2) Press and hold the PLUS (+) button, you have now opened up the squelch, let go to close the squelch and go back to your programmed setting. The battery is lasting quite a long time, but then again, I am not using it to transmit. It appears I will get 48 hours at the very least from a charge on the stock battery. The software shows I can enter RX and TX frequencies along with the proper tones in each of the 16 channels, along with either low or high power. As for the power output, I don't know for sure, their information only says less than 5 watts.

TDX TD-6P

UHF VHF Dual Band Dual Display FM walkie talkie


blue yellow green red wihte black gold 7colors � Package Weight: 0.800kg (1.76lb.) � Package Size: 25cm x 25cm x 10cm (9.84in x 9.84in x 3.94in) US $45.60 https://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/New-Original-TDX-TD-6P-UHF-VHF-Dual-Band-Dual-Display-FM-walkie-talkie-two-color/506565_32660265456.html

DIY

Add the 220 Mhz ham-band to your WLN KD-C1 mini radio

Found this at http://www.foxhollow.ca/WLN/ A very simple software modification

to your installed copy of the programming

software will allow you to enter frequencies

in the 220 MHz hand band.

Quick How to:

• Install the factory software: KD-C1_SETUP_2016-05-23.exe

• Copy this new config.ini to:

C:\Program Files (x86)\KD-C1\config.ini HINT: right-click on the link and save-as to your desktop. Then copy the new config.ini on top of the existing file otherwise Windows might block the changes.

• Start the program and enter your frequencies!


• Do not use the Machine(M) menu to change your info

Ham Software

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Management Restructure at HRD Following recent customer service issues, Ham Radio Deluxe have restructured their management team. ““Ham Radio Deluxe software would have been abandoned in 2011 without Rick’s partnership. Rick’s day-to-day leadership in running the business has contributed to the vitality and functionality of Ham Radio Deluxe.”” — HRD co-owner Dr Michael Carper. Rick Ruhl, a co-owner since buying the code base in 2011 has decided to pursue other interests. The company has acted after users who publicly posted negative reviews of the product suffered when their software licence was disabled remotely. Ruhl accepted responsibility for the poor customer service, initially blaming outsourced customer service issues. There have been claims that Ruhl had threatened customers who had spoken critically of the product with legal action. Ruhl has suggested that his health and medication had affected his judgement and that he is seeking medical advice. A new end user agreement will be sent to customers to advise the changes the company will make to resolve the issues ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Repeaterbook.com 1-15-2017 Caught someone trying to steal data from Repeaterbook.com in the New Jersey area this week. They were using a Verizon hotspot to try to cover their tracks. The website security tools caught and immediately banned the IP address. We caught RFinder stealing our data about 10 months ago so we put special tools in to combat this activity. They were very

unapologetic and even told one of our users, "It was legal." Not saying it was them, but someone tried to get it. More here https://www.repeaterbook.com/index.php/2016-04-07-21-08-49/9-blog/18-imitation-is-the-sincerist-form-of-flattery -------------------------------------------------------------------------

BUY, SELL, or SWAP

• GE EXEC TWO REPEATERS=

• ONE IS A VHF WITH ENCODE-DECODE BOARD,HAS A T1000V CONTROL BOARD. 50 WATT UNIT.

• GE EXEC TWO REPEATER • ON UHF WITH ENCODE AND DECODE BAARD.

HAS A T1000V CONTROL BOARD. 50 WATTS. • Yaesu FT2800 2M mobile • Scanners • Yaesu 700D Duplexer 140.00 CONTACT WIL WB5YFX FOR MORE INFO.

Hamfests & Events

Hamfest/Convention 01/14/2017 | San Antonio Radio Fiesta Location: Schertz, TX Type: ARRL Hamfest Sponsor: San Antonio Radio Club Website: http://w5sc.org Hamfest/Convention 01/20/2017 | North Texas Section Convention (Cowtown Hamfest) Location: Forest Hill, TX Type: ARRL Convention Sponsor: Cowtown Amateur Radio Club Website: http://cowtownhamfest.com Hamfest/Convention 02/25/2017 | Orange Hamfest 2017 Location: Orange, TX Type: ARRL Hamfest Sponsor: Orange ARC and Jefferson Co. ARC Website: http://www.qsl.net/w5nd/index_files/HAMFEST%20INFO/hamfest%20info.htm


Hamfest/Convention 03/04/2017 | Irving ARC Hamfest Location: Irving, TX Type: ARRL Hamfest Sponsor: Irving Amateur Radio Club, Inc. Website: http://Irvingarc.org Hamfest/Convention 03/11/2017 | HamEXPO Location: Belton, TX Type: ARRL Hamfest Sponsor: Temple Amateur Radio Club Website: http://www.TARC.org/hamexpo/ Hamfest/Convention 03/18/2017 | Swapfest Location: Georgetown, TX Type: ARRL Hamfest Sponsor: Williamson County Amateur Radio Club Website: http://wcarc.com Hamfest/Convention 03/18/2017 | West Texas Section Convention Location: Midland, TX Type: ARRL Convention Sponsor: Midland Amateur Radio Club Website: http://www.w5qgg.org Hamfest/Convention 03/24/2017 | Texas State Convention (Greater Houston Hamfest) Location: Rosenberg, TX Type: ARRL Convention Sponsor: Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club Website: http://www.houstonhamfest.org Hamfest/Convention 06/09/2017 | Ham-Com,Inc Location: Irving , TX Type: ARRL Convention Sponsor: DFW Metroplex Clubs Website: http://www.Hamcom.org Crowne Plaza Hotel Hamfest/Convention 08/04/2017 | South Texas Section Convention (Austin Summerfest 2017) Location: Austin, TX Type: ARRL Convention Sponsor: Austin ARC & Texas VHF-FM Society Website: http://www.austinsummerfest.org

NFLARC Weekly Information Net

Net meets every Wednesday night at 9:00 PM local time

• The Linked Repeaters at o Corsicana - 2M (145.290 + with a tone of

146.2) o Buffalo - 2M (147.280 + with a tone of 146.2) o Franklin - 2M (146.960 - with a tone of 146.2) o Hillsboro - 2M (146.780 - with a tone of

123.0) o Fairfield * 2M (145.110 * with a tone of

146.2) o Lindale * 2M (145.600 simplex with a tone of

146.2) o Mexia * 2M (145.39 - with a tone of 146.2) o Echolink * KD5OXM-L

• We can be Monitored via o http://nflarc.org/radio.html o http://www.radioreference.com

� “Central Texas Amateur Repeaters” � “Navarro, Freestone, Limestone and

Leon Counties Repeaters”

Net Control Schedule

• December

• 07 Wil/ Jason

• 14 Jason/Rebekah

• 21 Rebekah/Michael

• 28 Michael / Doug

• January

• 04 Wil/ Jason

• 11 Jason/Rebekah

• 18 Rebekah/Michael

• 25 Michael / Doug

If you would like to learn or practice being net control, contact us here http://nflarc.org/email.html

NFLARC Scheduled Club Meetings

February 11, 2017

NFLARC Lunch Time: 12:00pm - 1:00pm

NFLARC Meeting Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pm

March 11, 2017



April 8, 2017




May 1, 2017

NFLARC Dues Time: Untimed event

May 13, 2017



June 10, 2017



July 8, 2017



August 12, 2017



September 9, 2017



October 14, 2017



November 11, 2017



December 9, 2017



Other Area Nets

• HF • 10 mtrs Tues 8:00p 28.437 + or – W5DXS net • 40 mtrs M-Sat 10:00-noon 1:00-2:00p Sat 10:00a-noon 7.290 • 80 mtrs 24/7 6:30p SW Traffic Net 3.873 • 80 mtrs 24/7 8:00p-9:00 Gulf Coast Hurricane Net 3.935

• U/VHF

• Daily- • 4:00 a -an informal net on 146.580 Simplex every

morning, Come and visit with the bunch! • Mon-

• 7:00p 146.82 and Waco area 146.660 linked Temple ARC • 8:00p 145.150 Hotarc Bakers Dozen Training net (WX Net)

• Tue- • 7:00p -147.180 Bosque County ARC Round Table Net • 7:00p BrandMeister DMR Statewide Net 3148 talkgroup - This

is a Digital mode Net to participate you must use a DMR Radio on a Repeater that has BrandMeister Texas Statewide Channel Set up TG9000. All licensed radio operators are welcome to check in.

• 8:30p- 147.24 (97.4 tone) Slo-scan Emergency Preparedness Net

• 9:00p- 147.140, 97.4 SlowScan-ATV Talkabout Net • 10:00p 147.360 PL Tone 110.9 Tarlton Area ARC

• Weds.

• 7:30 p.m. DMR-MARC DMR Texas Net - This is a Digital mode Net to participate you must use a DMR Radio on a Repeater that has Texas Statewide Channel Set up. All licensed radio operators are welcome to check in.

• 7:30 p.m. W5TSG Emergency Relay Net SIMPLEX . 147.550 All checkins during the 7:30 net will have an opportunity to make comments on the 8:00 p.m. net

• 8:00 p.m. W5TSG Traffic and Training Net 147.320 with a tone of + 123

• 8:00pm ON THE LAST WEDS. OF THE MONTH ON 145.31 TONE 123 THE W5TSG TRAFFIC AND TRAINING NET. All licensed radio operators are welcome to check in. Bud AD5SK Net Control

• 9:00p- 146.78 Quad County net (NFLARC Linked repeaters) • 9:00 PM Metroplex AMSAT- Arlington ARC Repeater

147.14+, 110.9 Hz Tone • Thurs.

• 7:00p 146.78 LWARS Training Net • 7:30p Texas DMR Swap net 1st Thursday of the month. This is a

Digital mode Net to participate you must use a DMR Radio on a Repeater that has Texas Statewide Channel Set up. All licensed radio operators are welcome to check in.

• 8:00p 147.14 Central Texas ARC Net (WX Net) • 8:00p 145.310, 123.0 Central Texas Amateur Radio Net • DMR Tech Net

• 0100 UTC in Summer • 0200 UTC in Winter months • North America English Talkgroup (3)

• Sat. • Worldwide DMR-MARC Net

• 1600 UTC 11pm cst in Summer, • 1700 UTC 12pm cst in Winter months • Worldwide Talkgroup (1)

• Sun. • 7:30p 444.00 tone 136.5 and 145.45 tone 88.5 Johnson

County ARC (Cleburne)

AREA CLUB MEETINGS

• All-Ham Breakfast o Every Sat.9:00am GRIFFS at China Spring Road &

Wortham Bend Road in China Spring. Come join your fellow hams every Saturday morning.

• Bosque County ARC o 2nd Sat. 6:30pm Johnny’s Café on HWY. 6 In Clifton o VEC team there to give a test or upgrade at 5:30 each

meeting • Central Texas ARC

o 1st Tues. 7:00pm Belton EOC • HOTARC

o 4th Thurs. 7:00pm W5NCD Workshop 12772 Chapel Rd., Lorena

• Lake Whitney ARS o 3rd Sat. 10:00am Whitney Fire Department

• Leon County Ham Radio Club o 1st Tues. 7:00 p.m. at the Centerville Municipal Building,

also known as the fire station. The building is located just past Lacy's Grocery Store on the right

• Temple ARC o 1st Thurs. 7:00pm Western Hills Church of Christ Adams

& I-35, Temple • W5TSG ARC

o 2nd Monday 6:30pm TSGARC Clubhouse 3292 Speegleville Road, Waco

• Tarleton Area ARC


o 1st Tuesday of each month Stephenville (also a 70cm repeater available 444.775 PL tone 88.5)

• CCARC - Cedar Creek Amateur Radio Club o Second Saturday of each month at the Mabank Cafe, 301

N. 3rd. Street in Mabank. o Their meeting room is a no-smoking area for us all

morning.

CONTEST CALENDAR

Canada’s Special Sesquicentennial Prefixes

In celebration of Canada's 150th Birthday in 2017, the Yukon

Canam Contest Club, VY1AAA, will be active using the special

call XK150YUKON, from 1st January - 1st March 2017

For the remainder of the year, the club will be active as either

CI1AAA or VY1AAA. QSLs via KC1CWF and always confirmed on

LOTW.

All Canadian Radio Amateurs can use special call sign prefixes,

CF, CG, CH or CI to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Canada's

Confederation.

Full Special Event Details - http://wp.rac.ca/special-event-

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DMR # Call - Name 3148591 K5RCM - Rebekah 3140265 KA5LSU - William 3148585 KD5JUM - Edward 3148505 KD5OXM - James 3148434 KE5CDK - Doug 3148590 KE5CDK - Doug 3148474 KE5FGU - Mary 3148517 KE5YPH - Joe 3148589 KW5MOS - Kevin 3140264 WA5LSH - Tracie 3148586 3148669

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Effectively immediately, the North America talkgroup (TG3) will return to its original purpose as a wide-area talkgroup available to all North American hams for general QSO at any time. We believe that the North America talkgroup is more effective as a meeting place for all hams, rather than only as a calling channel. Accordingly, we encourage all hams to use this talkgroup for general QSOs spanning across multiple North American repeaters as a way to bridge the distance between us. In addition, we kindly ask that hams respect the fact that this talkgroup is widely distributed and that they keep conversations to a reasonable length and take regular pauses to accommodate others that might want to join the QSO. Remember, User Accessible English 1 (TG113) and User Accessible English 2 (TG123) are available on many systems as talkgroups to continue your conversation if you feel that it is going to be lengthy in nature. Hope to hear you all on North America soon! Best regards & 73’s! The DMR-MARC Administrative Team ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Web LINKS

http://www.amsat.org/

http://qrznow.com/


http://new.dxsummit.fi/#/

http://www.qrz.com/

http://www.repeaterbook.com

http://www.southgatearc.org/index.htm

http://www.hornucopia.com/contestcal/index.html

http://icqpodcast.com/

WIA - http://www.wia.org.au/

South African Radio League (SARL) - http://www.sarl.org.za/

http://www.grapevineamateurradio.com/ http://www.livefromthehamshack.tv/ http://hamradio2.com

http://www.n3fjp.com The Spectrum Monitor

Online magazine http://www.thespectrummonitor.com/index.aspx

http://www.lidomounts.com DMR Blog http://www.dmrhamradio.com/

http://www.aredn.org/


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FYI

• NFLARC Club Dues are due every May

Ham Radio Glossary

Z Z -- In electrical equations, this is used to mean "Impedance."

2015-2016 Officers President: Doug S - KE5CDK Vice President: Rodger W - W5UOK Secratary: Rebekah M - K5RCM Treasurer: James S - KD5OXM Director (1yr): Mary S - KE5FGU Director (2yr): Kevin M - KW5MOS Director (3yr): Michael B - KF5KHS Field Day Committee: Testing Committee: Rebekah M - K5RCM VE Team Rebekah M - K5RCM Michael B - KF5KHS Kevin M - KW5MOS Mary S - KE5FGU Doug S - KE5CDK Wil G – WB5YFX Bud G – AD5SK And more…? Public Relations Chairman Rebekah M - K5RCM Activities Chairman Rebekah M - K5RCM Ragchew Editor Doug S - KE5CDK

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