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Re: SARC Repeater Listings in the ARRL Repeater Directory
Schuylar CRIST <skyskyrider@...>
David
The SARC repeaters are both listed under W5SC. In His service, Schuylar Crist 73 de KE5VIP IT/Media Director, South Texas Republicans P.A.C. Media Relations Director, McCurdy for Mayor State News Editor, GOPUSA.com Chapter Leader for San Antonio, Minuteman Civil Defense Corps Vice-President, Bexar County Right to Life (210) 663-6093 (Cell) Matthew 25:40 John 15:13 ----Original Message Follows---- From: "davidftx" <davidftx@...> Reply-To: W5SC@... To: W5SC@... Subject: [W5SC] SARC Repeater Listings in the ARRL Repeater Directory Date: Fri, 08 Dec 2006 16:32:05 -0000 Does anyone have the current copy of the ARRL Repeater Directory. Mine is 2004. If you have a 2006 version, would you please look at the 145.39 and 442.075 repeaters in San Antonio and tell me what callsign is listed for these club repeaters? Also, if you see any repeaters that are listed for SARC and/or W5SC that are not ours, please send me the listing. Thanks, K5ole davidftx@... Yahoo! Groups Links
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Re: SARC Repeater Listings in the ARRL Repeater Directory
davidftx <davidftx@...>
Thanks Schuylar, that answers my question.
David --- In W5SC@..., "Schuylar CRIST" <skyskyrider@...> wrote: Directory Date: Fri, 08 Dec 2006 16:32:05 -0000
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Re: SARC Repeater Listings in the ARRL Repeater Directory
Schuylar CRIST <skyskyrider@...>
I also agree a County by County repeater list should be compiled. Would also be nice to know just how far the coverage range could conceivably go.
In His service, Schuylar Crist 73 de KE5VIP IT/Media Director, South Texas Republicans P.A.C. Media Relations Director, McCurdy for Mayor State News Editor, GOPUSA.com Chapter Leader for San Antonio, Minuteman Civil Defense Corps Vice-President, Bexar County Right to Life (210) 663-6093 (Cell) Matthew 25:40 John 15:13 ----Original Message Follows---- From: "davidftx" <davidftx@...> Reply-To: W5SC@... To: W5SC@... Subject: [W5SC] Re: SARC Repeater Listings in the ARRL Repeater Directory Date: Fri, 08 Dec 2006 18:21:16 -0000 Thanks Schuylar, that answers my question. David --- In W5SC@..., "Schuylar CRIST" <skyskyrider@...> wrote: Directory Date: Fri, 08 Dec 2006 16:32:05 -0000 Yahoo! Groups Links
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Re: SARC Repeater Listings in the ARRL Repeater Directory
Floyd Gordon
David they are both W5SC my dir is 2006-2007 Ke5HBF
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From: davidftx <davidftx@...> To: W5SC@... Sent: Friday, December 8, 2006 10:32:05 AM Subject: [W5SC] SARC Repeater Listings in the ARRL Repeater Directory Does anyone have the current copy of the ARRL Repeater Directory. Mine is 2004. If you have a 2006 version, would you please look at the 145.39 and 442.075 repeaters in San Antonio and tell me what callsign is listed for these club repeaters? Also, if you see any repeaters that are listed for SARC and/or W5SC that are not ours, please send me the listing. Thanks, K5ole davidftx@swbell. net ____________________________________________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. http://new.mail.yahoo.com
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Kids Day is Sunday, January 7th from Noon until 6:00pm
davidftx <davidftx@...>
Pat Knight, AD5BR, writes that, "Kids' Day is Sunday, January 7, from
noon until 6 PM our time (1800 - 2400 Zulu). I wish we could come up with a site to get some kids on the air." And she's right. Does anyone have an idea where we could set up a station for these six hours (or less if necessary) on a Sunday where we would have access to kids? The idea is that you get the kids to talk to other kids on the air. Or maybe someone has a group of young people that would want us to set up for a shorter period of time. Any ideas would be appreciated. Information about Kids Day may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/FandES/ead/kd-rules.html <http://www.arrl.org/FandES/ead/kd-rules.html>
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Re: Kids Day is Sunday, January 7th from Noon until 6:00pm
Schuylar CRIST <skyskyrider@...>
David
I know some churches have no evening services...but have large youth groups who might be interested. It would be a good way for them to learn about the community service aspect of our work. Perhaps we could use a gymnasium of one of the large local churches or something...Just a thought. In His service, Schuylar Crist 73 de KE5VIP IT/Media Director, South Texas Republicans P.A.C. Media Relations Director, McCurdy for Mayor State News Editor, GOPUSA.com Chapter Leader for San Antonio, Minuteman Civil Defense Corps Vice-President, Bexar County Right to Life (210) 663-6093 (Cell) Matthew 25:40 John 15:13 ----Original Message Follows---- From: "davidftx" <davidftx@...> Reply-To: W5SC@... To: W5SC@... Subject: [W5SC] Kids Day is Sunday, January 7th from Noon until 6:00pm Date: Sat, 09 Dec 2006 22:32:41 -0000 Pat Knight, AD5BR, writes that, "Kids' Day is Sunday, January 7, from noon until 6 PM our time (1800 - 2400 Zulu). I wish we could come up with a site to get some kids on the air." And she's right. Does anyone have an idea where we could set up a station for these six hours (or less if necessary) on a Sunday where we would have access to kids? The idea is that you get the kids to talk to other kids on the air. Or maybe someone has a group of young people that would want us to set up for a shorter period of time. Any ideas would be appreciated. Information about Kids Day may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/FandES/ead/kd-rules.html <http://www.arrl.org/FandES/ead/kd-rules.html> Yahoo! Groups Links
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APRS Presentation at the December 14th San Antonio Radio Club Meeting
davidftx <davidftx@...>
APRS: Automatic Position Reporting System
Presented by Jim Mastrogiovanni, KK5RZ San Antonio Radio Club December 14, 2006 KCOMM 7:30 PM Jim, KK5RZ, will give a presentation on APRS at the December SARC meeting. APRS uses amateur radio to transmit position reports, weather reports, and messages between users. Links I previously gave were not for APRS. To see APRS locations near you in the last 24 hours, go here and type your zip code in the search box: http://db.aprsworld.net/datamart/near-search.php Go here for an overview of APRS by the creator of the system: http://www.dxzone.com/cgi-bin/dir/jump2.cgi?ID=13823 Jim will give a functional presentation on how APRS is used in South Texas and how you can get started in APRS. Also at the December SARC Meeting: Buy your EarlyBird tickets for SwapFest. Pay your 2007 dues at the reduced rate of $12/year. This will be the last meeting before the reduced rate expires. See you Thursday, December 14th, 7:30 PM at KCOMM, 10815 Gulfdale.
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Re: APRS Presentation at the December 14th San Antonio Radio Club Meeting
Pat Knight AD5BR <ad5br@...>
Cool! Jim is a great presenter, and I've had the privilege of working triathlon and marathon events where he coordinated the APRS reporting and providing status information to the race organizers.
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Invite a friend or two! Pat AD5BR
APRS: Automatic Position Reporting System
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Re: N5IUT's Radio Teacher Project featured at the ARRL website
Paul Guido
David and Lee,
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Thank you both for your support on the guide. Andrea Hartlage, KG4IUM writes a great column for hams of all ages and it has brought a lot of traffic to the study guide from all over the world. I am honored by her words and by the support of Hams all over the US. Paul Guido
On 12/6/06, davidftx <davidftx@...> wrote:
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FCC Eliminates Morse Code Requirements for All Amateur Radio Licenses
davidftx <davidftx@...>
Read it here: http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-
269012A1.pdf They also refused the ARRL's petition to reconsider the 3600 to 3635 KHz portion of 75 meters. David
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Re: FCC Eliminates Morse Code Requirements for All Amateur Radio Licenses
davidftx <davidftx@...>
ARRL article here:
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http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2006/12/15/104/?nc=1 <http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2006/12/15/104/?nc=1> FCC Notice here: http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-269012A1.pdf <http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-269012A1.pdf> K5OLE
--- In W5SC@..., "davidftx" <davidftx@...> wrote:
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Re: FCC Eliminates Morse Code Requirements for All Amateur Radio Licenses
Paul Guido
David,
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I just read the news. This makes creating a General Class Study Guide even more important when the new General Question pool is released in January. 73 Paul Guido, N5IUT
On 12/15/06, davidftx <davidftx@...> wrote:
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General Class Written Test - Study and Preparation
Paul Guido
As mentioned earlier, the FCC sent a Press Release that the code requirement
will be eliminated as a requirement for all Amateur Radio licensing. This will be enacted around the end of January 2007. For a link to the Press Release check here http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-269012A1.pdf Free General Class Written Test training resources on the web. For a great General Class written test study manual for instructors and students check out http://telemetry.nmsu.edu/~shoran/radio.html and click on the General Instructor Manual or the General Student Manual links to the PDF Files. For a complete but concise General Class written test study guide for students check out N8KBR's study guide at http://studyguide.eqth.org/ and click on General Class License Study Guide on the left side of the page. For practicing the test go to http://www.kb0mga.net/exams/ this is a free site that tracks how you are doing on the test. Please give it a try. To have a practice test emailed to you go to http://www.aa9pw.com/radio/ and choose Email Exams on the left of the page. Of course you can also practice the test at http://www.qrz.com/p/testing.pl If you are still having trouble with some of the subjects covered, use the following resources: Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Ham Wiki http://www.hamwiki.info/ Join and ask a question at the HamRadioHelpGroup Yahoo Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HamRadioHelpGroup/ Find a local ham club at http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/club/clubsearch.phtml And finally find a local test at http://www.arrl.org/arrlvec/examsearch.phtml Books and other information (Not free but very good) The ARRL General Class License Manual http://www.arrl.org/catalog/?item=9205#top The Gordon West General Class Study Manual http://www.w5yi.org/catalog.php?sort=4 On line instruction and software try http://www.hamtestonline.com/ Study and pass. Please send this message along to anyone considering upgrading. 73 Paul Guido, N5IUT
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Re: FCC Eliminates Morse Code Requirements for All Amateur Radio Licenses
Schuylar CRIST <skyskyrider@...>
If the question pool will change for General Class in January, how quickly might QRZ.com revamp their pool?
I have been using that site to study for the written exam for some time. In His service, Schuylar Crist 73 de KE5VIP IT/Media Director, South Texas Republicans P.A.C. Media Relations Director, McCurdy for Mayor State News Editor, GOPUSA.com Chapter Leader for San Antonio, Minuteman Civil Defense Corps Vice-President, Bexar County Right to Life (210) 663-6093 (Cell) Matthew 25:40 John 15:13 ----Original Message Follows---- From: "Paul Guido" <radioteacher@...> Reply-To: W5SC@... To: W5SC@... Subject: Re: [W5SC] FCC Eliminates Morse Code Requirements for All Amateur Radio Licenses Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2006 08:09:34 -0600 David, I just read the news. This makes creating a General Class Study Guide even more important when the new General Question pool is released in January. 73 Paul Guido, N5IUT On 12/15/06, davidftx <davidftx@...> wrote:
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Re: FCC Eliminates Morse Code Requirements for All Amateur Radio Licenses
davidftx <davidftx@...>
Yes, but we need to accomodate those who have been studying the
current pool and were stuck on the code. The current pool will be valid until July or so, will it not? --- In W5SC@..., "Paul Guido" <radioteacher@...> wrote: Guide even more important when the new General Question pool is released inJanuary. http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC- 3635269012A1.pdf KHz portion of 75 meters.
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Re: FCC Eliminates Morse Code Requirements for All Amateur Radio Licenses
The General License question pool will be released in January 2007, but
doesn't take effect until July 1st 2007. They release the pool of questions early so folks who don't plan on taking the test until then, can study using the correct test questions. What you are studying on QRZ.com will be in effect until July 1, 2007, so keep studying. At 03:47 PM 12/16/2006, you wrote: If the question pool will change for General Class in January, how quickly_________________________________________ 73 de N5NTG Lee W. Besing San Antonio, Texas (210)771-7075 mobile _________________________________________
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Re: FCC Eliminates Morse Code Requirements for All Amateur Radio Licenses
Schuylar CRIST <skyskyrider@...>
Thanks Lee!
Now, as a result of these changes...what bands can a Tech work? Are any new Voice privileges given? In His service, Schuylar Crist 73 de KE5VIP IT/Media Director, South Texas Republicans P.A.C. Media Relations Director, McCurdy for Mayor State News Editor, GOPUSA.com Chapter Leader for San Antonio, Minuteman Civil Defense Corps Vice-President, Bexar County Right to Life (210) 663-6093 (Cell) Matthew 25:40 John 15:13 ----Original Message Follows---- From: Lee Besing <@LBesing> Reply-To: W5SC@... To: W5SC@... Subject: Re: [W5SC] FCC Eliminates Morse Code Requirements for All Amateur Radio Licenses Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2006 18:33:22 -0600 The General License question pool will be released in January 2007, but doesn't take effect until July 1st 2007. They release the pool of questions early so folks who don't plan on taking the test until then, can study using the correct test questions. What you are studying on QRZ.com will be in effect until July 1, 2007, so keep studying. At 03:47 PM 12/16/2006, you wrote: If the question pool will change for General Class in January, how quickly_________________________________________ 73 de N5NTG Lee W. Besing San Antonio, Texas (210)771-7075 mobile _________________________________________ Yahoo! Groups Links
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Re: FCC Eliminates Morse Code Requirements for All Amateur Radio Licenses
Pat Knight AD5BR <ad5br@...>
The General tests from now through June 30, 2007 will still be based on the "old" pool.
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The pool is NOT changing in January. The "new" question pool for the General License will be RELEASED in January, but July 1, 2007 is when the the pool goes into effect. July 1 is when exams will be based on that new pool of questions. Publishers of study guides, sites, and software, and instructors need the lead time to have materials ready for July 1. I have applied stickers from ARRL/VEC to the current General and Extra exams to replace a few (no longer valid) questions with other questions from the current question pool. People will still be taking the "old" tests, so study the manual you now have. Remember that online tests don't always cover every question in the pool. The current question pool (valid now through June 30, 2007) can be downloaded from: http://www.ncvec.org/downloads/2004general.pdf This page lists the questions that have been eliminated from the pool: http://www.ncvec.org/page.php?id=338 73, Pat AD5BR
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Re: FCC Eliminates Morse Code Requirements for All Amateur Radio Licenses
Schuylar CRIST <skyskyrider@...>
Thanks Pat!
Got the pool downloaded and saved. Glad to see the answers with the questions to. I didn't notice the answers at first glance. In His service, Schuylar Crist 73 de KE5VIP IT/Media Director, South Texas Republicans P.A.C. Media Relations Director, McCurdy for Mayor State News Editor, GOPUSA.com Chapter Leader for San Antonio, Minuteman Civil Defense Corps Vice-President, Bexar County Right to Life (210) 663-6093 (Cell) Matthew 25:40 John 15:13 ----Original Message Follows---- From: Pat Knight AD5BR <ad5br@...> Reply-To: W5SC@... To: W5SC@... Subject: Re: [W5SC] FCC Eliminates Morse Code Requirements for All Amateur Radio Licenses Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2006 18:52:42 -0600 The General tests from now through June 30, 2007 will still be based on the "old" pool. The pool is NOT changing in January. The "new" question pool for the General License will be RELEASED in January, but July 1, 2007 is when the the pool goes into effect. July 1 is when exams will be based on that new pool of questions. Publishers of study guides, sites, and software, and instructors need the lead time to have materials ready for July 1. I have applied stickers from ARRL/VEC to the current General and Extra exams to replace a few (no longer valid) questions with other questions from the current question pool. People will still be taking the "old" tests, so study the manual you now have. Remember that online tests don't always cover every question in the pool. The current question pool (valid now through June 30, 2007) can be downloaded from: http://www.ncvec.org/downloads/2004general.pdf This page lists the questions that have been eliminated from the pool: http://www.ncvec.org/page.php?id=338 73, Pat AD5BR If the question pool will change for General Class in January, how quicklyeven more important when the new General Question pool is released in January. Yahoo! Groups Links
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Re: FCC Eliminates Morse Code Requirements for All Amateur Radio Licenses
davidftx <davidftx@...>
At the time it takes effect, which is likely to be late January, Techs
and Tech Pluses are equalized. That gives all Techs phone priviledges at 28.3-28.5 MHz plus all the Tech+ CW HF bands. CW will not go away because of the ruling and will be around when I am gone. There is lots of CW available for the Technician on 80, 40, 15, and 10. At this point in the solar cycle (bottom) it is not a great time for 10 Meters. But it is not dead and opens up every once in awhile. 28.200 NCDXF/IARU beacons (STAY OFF OF THIS FREQUENCY) Many Hams rely on these beacons for propagation determination. For Details - see NCDXF/IARU International Beacon Network <http://www.ncdxf.org/Beacon/intro.html> (beacons are a valuable resource at HF-df) 28.380 10/10 SSB Intl Calling Frequency 28.385 QRP SSB Calling frequency 28.425 10/10 SSB Intl Calling Frequency – Another is 28.400 28.495 SSB Rare DX & DXpeditions Frequently Operate Here -- Split --- In W5SC@..., "Schuylar CRIST" <skyskyrider@...> wrote: any new Voice privileges given? [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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