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Re: [W6EK Groups.io] [HFpack] NVIS isn't an antenna
Jef - N5JEF
Joe - I'm glad you liked it. I liked it too. That why I forwarded it, written by Bonnie Crystal KQ6XA. Bonnie is very active in amateur Automatic Link Establishment (ALE), Portable HF, and Selective Calling (SELCALL) as well. - Jef N5JEF
On Thu, Nov 29, 2018 at 2:07 PM Joe Ramirez <kn6fhjoe@...> wrote:
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VE Exams Session #ve - Sat, 12/01/2018 8:00am-9:00am
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[pr:14568] Reminder: SKYWARN Recognition Day 2018 is December 1 UTC
Carl Schultz <caschultzca@...>
FYI
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Re: Help for Hams in the Camp Fire
Greg D
My recollection is that there have been a number of discussions over
the years on the "use any means" clause in the regulations...
Arguably everything such agencies do is an emergency, but I don't
believe that gives them cart-blanche to use ham on an on-going
basis. Note also that this is specifically not a governmental
agency, as they describe it. It's a 503C non-profit. The site also
lists a ham radio license as beneficial but not required. Does not
seem right.
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Perhaps a good question for follow-up with folks who really deal with this sort of regulatory stuff... I'm not an authority in any regard on this. Greg KO6TH Alan Thompson - W6LAN wrote:
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Re: Help for Hams in the Camp Fire
If it's Disaster Recovery, and Government Agencies are involved,
maybe they can supersede customary FCC Comm ID rules due local
emergency conditions. Seems like I remember a question in one of
the license exams on this. I wrote to two contacts I found on the sites to thank them, and
to ask for more information on how this effort was supported, eg,
who supplied the radios, etc.. Alan - W6LAN
On 11/22/2018 11:45 PM, Greg D wrote:
Interesting organization, but I don't think it makes them exempt from needing to identify with valid amateur radio call signs if they are using amateur radio frequencies...
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[amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS contact with IMP Aerospace & Defence, Goffs, NS, Canada
Greg D
Hi folks,
11:05 AM this coming Saturday, 11/24! Especially if you have kids or grandkids over for the Thanksgiving Holiday, consider listening in on the next school contact with the ISS. This will NOT be an RF event - the Ham telebridge station is over in Italy. BUT, they are planning to stream the event live on the Internet. Logistics, below. Highly recommended is to review the questions beforehand, and write down what you think the astronaut's answer will be. Then listen to the broadcast and see how close you come. Enjoy! Greg KO6TH -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS contact with IMP Aerospace & Defence, Goffs, NS, Canada Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2018 21:39:52 -0500 From: n4csitwo@... To: ariss-press@..., amsat-bb@... An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at IMP Aerospace & Defence, Goffs, NS, Canada on 24 Nov. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 19:05 UTC. It is recommended that you start listening approximately 10 minutes before this time.The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between OR4ISS and IK1SLD. The contact should be audible over Italy and adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. Watch for live simulcast at http://www.ariotti.com (staRting about 10 to 15 minutes before AOS) and on YouTube at https://youtu.be/FtU9oQigifo The IMP Company makes the Robotic Arms for the ISS and did for the Shuttles. Despite the disappointment of having to cancel a previously planned ARISS in late September during our Family Day activities preparations for this next opportunity to speak with Serena are in full swing. The original participants who were selected from a pool of applications received from our IMP Aerospace and Avionics facilities are prepared and looking forward to taking part in this very unique opportunity. During the delay the youngsters were able to do additional research on station life and experiments which has resulted in some interesting questions that we hope Serena will enjoy. As an ARISS Mentor it's very encouraging to see the level of interest from the entire group including parents. As a contractor IMP Aerospace has a long history in the manufacture of space rated avionics components. This includes portions of STS Canadarm and the ISS Canadarm2 as well as numerous satellite and planetary rovers. The original contact was planned to take place in one of our maintenace hangars at Halifax Stanfield International Airport however with this new opportuntiy we have moved the venue to the Keshan Goodman Branch of the Halifax Public Library System. This been the site of previous ARISS contacts and always draws alot of attention. This location allows us to invite media as well as the general public to observe and share in the inspiration this contact has to offer. In addition to the usual pre-contact activities a presentation from the Halifax Center of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada will focus on space based astronomy as well as specific instruction on how to identify visable ISS passes. The contact will also have a potential for global viewing as the contact will be simulcast from not only the library location but from the ground station located at IK1SLD in Northern Italy. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. What happens when you sneeze in space? 2. What kind of physical training do you have to go through before going into space? 3. Do you believe signs of life, past or present, will be found in our Solar System? 4. What is the coolest thing you've seen from the Space Station? 5: How do you handle medical issues in space especially if they are life- threatening? 6: What's it like to be an astronaut? 7. What does it smell like inside the ISS? 8. Is any food grown on the Space Station? 9. How do you do laundry on the ISS? 10. How does your spacesuit stay warm? 11. In order to maintain altitude or avoid orbital debris a reboost or avoidance maneuver is performed. Can you feel that taking place inside the ISS? 12. How long did it take for you to adjust to the weightless environment on the ISS? 13. How does life spent on the underwater training laboratory "Aquarius" compare with life on the ISS? 14. Is it noisy or quiet inside the space station? 15. What has been the biggest health concern astronauts have had to deal with? 16. What's your favorite space meal? 17. How do Astronauts take a shower in space? 18. Does the entire crew gather for meals? 19. What do you do in your spare time for entertainment? 20. How do you know when to go to bed at night? PLEASE CHECK THE FOLLOWING FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ARISS UPDATES: Visit ARISS on Facebook. We can be found at Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS). To receive our Twitter updates, follow @ARISS_status Next planned event(s): 1. Ecole Primaire Jean Jaurès et Arnaud, Troyes, France, telebridge via IK1SLD. The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Gerst KF5ONO Contact is go for: Tue 2018-11-27 16:28 UTC Watch for live simulcast at http://www.ariotti.com (starting about 10 to 15 minutes before AOS) About ARISS: Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS). In the United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) topics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students in classrooms or informal education venues. With the help of experienced amateur radio volunteers, ISS crews speak directly with large audiences in a variety of public forums. Before and during these radio contacts, students, teachers, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For more information, see www.ariss.org, www.amsat.org, and www.arrl.org. Thank you & 73, David - AA4KN --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB@.... AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
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Re: Help for Hams in the Camp Fire
Greg D
Interesting organization, but I don't think it makes them exempt
from needing to identify with valid amateur radio call signs if they
are using amateur radio frequencies...
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Greg KO6TH W6LAN wrote:
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Re: Help for Hams in the Camp Fire
I wondered about that, too, and thought at first I'd mis-programmed my radio for a gov frequency instead of a Repeater in the Ham bands. More about that Repeater, and the people behind it: W6SCR
Butte County Sheriff's Communication Reserve
1670 Albion Ct Chico, CA 95973 USA Email: mkaliczak@...
The Butte County Sheriff's Communications Reserve is an all-volunteer auxiliary of the Sheriffs Office. The team serves as Butte County's Auxiliary Communications unit and is available for deployment 24/7 to any agency who makes the request. The team maintains a repeater system on 145.290- tone 110.9 along with several APRS digipeaters and Igate. More information, including pictures of its communications truck and HF station at the Sheriff's dispatch center can be seen at the website http://www.buttescr.org The Butte County Sheriff’s Communication Reserve (BCSCR) is a 15 member, all-volunteer auxiliary unit of the Butte County Sheriff Department. Comm Reserve serves the Sheriff’s Office, allied agencies, select NGOs and the greater North Sacramento Valley region. Comm Reserve is an on-demand team of communications professionals. BCSCR members set up tactical repeaters and IP infrastructure, program / keyload subscribers, maintain repeater sites and draft incident communications plans. The unit also performs select C2 functions. BCSCR is a self-financing, not-for-profit and registered 501(c)(3) organization. All donations are tax deductible. More about donations here. Alan - W6LAN
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Re: Help for Hams in the Camp Fire
Hello All,
We all just returned home this afternoon to take a break. I'll try to check into the 'Net tonight. Jim is right. Money is what the NGOs need most since they can use it to buy to provide the help needed most. It's a pretty stunning mobilization on the ground there - well over two thousand workers involved. Alan - W6LAN
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Re: [pr:14564] a little joy in our emergency exercise
Absolutely awesome. Thanks for sharing Carl.
…Gary, KB7QWC Foresthill, CA
From: sfarc@w6ek.groups.io <sfarc@w6ek.groups.io> On Behalf Of Carl Schultz
Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2018 4:39 PM To: SFARC Group <sfarc@w6ek.groups.io> Subject: [from W6EK Groups.io] [pr:14564] a little joy in our emergency exercise
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[pr:14564] a little joy in our emergency exercise
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[pr:14566] Deadline approaching for Leonard Award nominations
Carl Schultz <caschultzca@...>
A message for all from our Communications Manager at HQ
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Re: More Mystery Antennas
Google maps shows: 800 Price Ave, McClellan Park
On 11/20/2018 2:12 PM, Patrick
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Re: More Mystery Antennas
Patrick Barthelow
Looks to me Bruce, like a Log periodic, wide bandwidth hard to scale by eyeball probable frequency range... A clue might be a rough pointing azimuth. Next time if you can get a building number or a McClellan street numbe, we can peg it on a Google maps.
On Tue, Nov 20, 2018 at 11:29 AM Bruce Anderson <anderson51@...> wrote: Drove past this building at McClellan Field. Yagi on an unmarked building.
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Re: More Mystery Antennas
Greg D
Log periodic, I think. Definitely not technically a Yagi-Uda antenna.
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Very wide band, probably microwave through low VHF. Also circularly polarized, or at least switchable horizontal and vertical. Interesting reflector element. I wonder what it's aimed at? I don't think that's a rotor at its base. Not enough slack in the feed line to accommodate any significant rotation. But do be careful taking pictures of such things... Greg KO6TH Bruce Anderson wrote:
Drove past this building at McClellan Field. Yagi on an unmarked
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More Mystery Antennas
Drove past this building at McClellan Field. Yagi on an unmarked building.
Any ideas? Bruce-K6BAA
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Re: Help for Hams in the Camp Fire
Jim - N6MED
Kudos Alan for the huge contribution you are making to the recovery effort. What follows might be already well know to many and, perhaps not so well know by others.
In my humble experience working with the Red Cross during both Response and Recovery phases of disasters, the 2nd best (or perhaps the first?) thing folks can do is contribute $. Numerous ngo's jump into the fray, all with donated $. Whatever paid staff there might be is minimal at most. At shelters one will find 100% of the staffing done by volunteers, ARC handling housing, health services, mental health services, outreach, etc. Salvation Army, all volunteers preparing meals and feeding, faith-based ngo's providing shelter facilities, portable shower facilities, etc. SPCA and others taking care of disaster victim pets.Hams augmenting disaster comms, service groups like Lions Clubs, Kiwanis, and many, many more. SAR groups (presuming that's your contribution, Alan) are self-supporting. Bottom line: $ to your ngo of choice. The groups know where money will be best used in their response and recovery efforts. Jim / n6med
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