I am going to the remote this morning to make another effort to add 80/60 and 30 meters.? I have a further clue as to the problem.
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On Thursday, February 20, 2020, 05:03:15 PM EST, Keith Lamonica, W7DXX <w7dxx@...> wrote:
I'll figure out some neat prize for the person who guesses what the problem with the vertical was.
I'll give you a hint.? It cost $2.99
Email your answer and win "something neat"
I plan on adding 80 meters tomorrow.
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On Thu., Feb. 20, 2020, 5:03 p.m. Keith Lamonica, W7DXX, < w7dxx@...> wrote: I'll figure out some neat prize for the person who guesses what the problem with the vertical was.
I'll give you a hint.? It cost $2.99
Email your answer and win "something neat"
I plan on adding 80 meters tomorrow.
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I'll figure out some neat prize for the person who guesses what the problem with the vertical was.
I'll give you a hint.? It cost $2.99
Email your answer and win "something neat"
I plan on adding 80 meters tomorrow.
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Re: Important, please read
I'm a member since 2010 when we were using W4MQ/N2JEU and IPSOUND.? We paid our annual dues plus if there were requests for kitty donations some or few of us obliged.? It seems like requests are more frequent due to new projects and perhaps there should be a moratorium on new projects until there's sufficient funds in the kitty to cover.? Stuff like the electric bill, gasoline to cover trips to/from the remote, parts, coffee those are must funds.
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I asked earlier how you came to discover W7DXX. In my business, I was taught "tell them what they'll get," as opposed to telling them who I am. Nobody cares who I am. They only care about the old WIFM (what's in it for me). This may not make a hill of beans to anyone else here but when I discovered Remote Hams after a google search, I installed the software and then started scrolling through the list. I was looking for something that would a) give me a shot at working DX, especially on CW as that's what I LOVE) and b) was a reasonable cost. To be honest, I didn't know what "reasonable" meant at the time.
I spent hours scrolling through the list and clicking on and opening particular remotes to see what they had to offer. Hours. I could have saved a lot of time if I could see from the list what was available. Clearly I know there is only so much you can put in the space allowed. What I think is a good example is K8EA. He tells you what antennas and power levels are available, he tells you no digital, only English and where to go for more info. N6IJ does an okay job. In fact, maybe it would be cool to include a column with the power and antennas. But that's on Remote Hams and I have no ear with them. I'm nobody in the scheme of things.??
Now if no one is finding you W7DXX this way, scrolling through that list, then maybe it doesn't matter. Please take it in the spirit with which it's intended but, nobody cares who you are, they only care what they're gonna get. Folks, that's life in general. After getting to know someone, that can change. But on the front end, that's what it is. I've been self employed 38 yrs and I know this to be true.
This is why I asked how you found the remote. Maybe if we knew that and there were a common denominator, then we could pour more effort/energy into that arena.
On Tue, Feb 18, 2020 at 8:36 PM Murray Green via Groups.Io <k3beq= [email protected]> wrote: On Mon, Feb 3, 2020 at 11:23 PM, Keith Lamonica, W7DXX wrote:
I'd like to thank those of you who helped with the monthly expenses?AND, clarify a couple of things.
First, the W7DXX remote base is a one-man operation.? I have no sponsors - no advertisers.? All expenses are paid by me.
I operate the station on a shoestring budget.
What support I do have comes from your yearly dues.? I structured the dues a few years ago. I set the dues amount at a figure I felt
? would meet expenses. I have not increased dues for many years. Nor, do I expect to.
Clearly, we need a fund to cover growth, equipment upgrades, and repairs, as with our current amp failure. Thank goodness the amp repair is a warranty item and all I'm out is Fedex shipping costs.
I have the equipment insured for most kinds of failure.? The insurance premium is a reasonable $300 per year.? Renewable April 1, 2020.
I have gotten support from some ham radio manufacturers and dealers for the sole purpose of providing prizes to our contest winners. As an example, I have close to $1,000 worth of prizes to award with our upcoming contest.
B
ack to the main point. Years ago I determined the dues amount based on the assumption that membership would grow by a reasonable amount each year.?
Probably because of propagation issues, our membership numbers are not growing.
I have a quarter page ad in CQ Magazine aimed at attracting new members.? This ad is due out next month.? I've invested, along with SteppIR, in a 40 meter phased array that is working well. STILL, I cannot seem to attract new members.
I do not want to beg each month for financial help.? Help that always comes from the same few of you anyway.
I do very much enjoy providing the remote base for you. It is my sole ham radio interest.
I WOULD ASK EVERYONE OF YOU?to come up with ideas on how we can save W7DXX REMOTE.
February 18 2020
?Keith,
? To reach?out for new members is a tough sell. The ARRL is having identical problems and the overall annual growth of the U.S Amateur Radio Service is a thin 1%. Amateur clubs, especially repeater clubs, are seeing double digit losses.? The ad in CQ is good, perhaps QST is better since it has more readers, well over 100,000 provided they accept such ads.
One idea is to prepare a brief letter?or advertisement (perhaps the CQ ad) about the remote station and operations highlighting the features coupled with some words about the overall benefits. I don't know how many members belong to the W7DXX remote but send each one the letter and ask them to send it to their local clubs, ham friends etc. Using the membership in that way multiplies the number of recipients two fold. In my case I have access to over 30 local clubs located here in the Washington DC metropolitan area (Maryland, Northern Virginia etc.) Sending it the club Secretary or the President asking them to post it on their websites? or their periodic membership email bulletins should reach a large audience..."No guarantee but nothing beats failure like a try".
... Here to assist as necessary.
73 Murray K3BEQ
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I am unable to recall when I became a member or how I found out about it. I have emails going back to '06, long before Remotehams was around. I'm pretty sure that was at Keith's old QTH and the software was provided by W4MQ and N2JEU. I believe K6WR was also instrumental in getting the W7DXX remote operational. At the time of the remotes inception there were many questions about its legality. Thank goodness Keith is an attorney with LOTS of radio knowledge.
I'm pretty sure that I was looking at the possibility of remoting my station, which I still haven't done, with the thought of providing hams?who are not able to have a HF station for one reason or another?with an access point to get on the air. I still support that concept. Many new hams, and us as we age, don't have access to a physical site that would enable us to install large HF antennas.
I am constantly talking about this remote to hams who bemoan the fact they cannot afford the equipment or install antennas.
BTW, there is another successful HF remote, albeit on a smaller scale, at n6ij.org. Sadly the location has become somewhat tenuous due to the development of Ft Ord by the city of Marina.
---?? Ciao baby, catch you on the flip side. ??? GEO ???? http://www.w3ab.org You can say "over", you can say "out", you just can't say "over and out".
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Hello all,
I consider W7DXX (and Keith) to be the classiest and most robust RemoteHams station out there. ?I’ll leave it at that and wish you all the best in DX’ing and strong station numbers for the years to come. ?I respect you all. I sincerely do. And that includes your responses.
Bruce Carlson W4OLE
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On Feb 19, 2020, at 12:36 PM, Murray Green via Groups.Io <k3beq@...> wrote:
?
Bruce, I agree with George's comments. Also you state that only you and a non-renewing member say that "the remote appears to be mostly CW users". That is a pretty broad statement from only 2 users.one of which commented 2 years ago. Not much credibility there me thinks.??
73 Murray K3BEQ
-----Original Message-----
From: K4GM-George <k4gm@...>
To: W7DXXREMOTE < [email protected]>
Sent: Wed, Feb 19, 2020 12:25 pm
Subject: Re: [W7DXXREMOTE] Important, please read
Hi Bruce,
I? was one of the very early members on the remote.....since maybe
2002 or 2003.?? I monitor the emails as I have time and seldom add
my two cents. However, your email observation aroused my
curiosity.??? Why would it matter if most of the members? use cw
primarily?? The remote can operate on SSB and I've never heard
anyone complain that someone was on SSB.?? I've worked DX on the
remote using SSB as have many if not most of us.? Neither I nor any
of the other members as far as I? know frown upon those who prefer
SSB. ? There are a myriad of reasons why I prefer cw to SSB but that
is just my preference..Enjoy the remote.?
73, George K4GM
On 2/19/2020 11:23 AM, Bruce Carlson
wrote:
I found the remote in the stations list.
One comment and this was confirmed by a
non-renewing member that spoke to me from two years ago. ?The
remote appears to be mostly CW users. ?That’s a perception if
not really a reality. ?But that’s what the appearance is to
others perhaps. I will admit that most times I jump in to see
what’s up (which isn’t often...my own fault) a CW mode is on or
operating.?
Bruce
W4OLE
On Feb 19, 2020, at 11:16 AM, John
Duncan <john@...> wrote:
?
In light of you needing more members, I'd be
curious to know how the members that are already here found
the remote? Someone told them about it? They googled remotes
and found Remote Hams (that's how I found it), loaded it up
on their device, and then scrolled through?the list? (I'll
have a comment on this after I see how guys found it)
Maybe there is a common denominator?that can be used to
increase membership. Which does pose another question; how
many paying members do you want/need to sustain the remote,
and, in light of one of the other comments I saw, a number
that makes the remote usable by the members.
On Tue, Feb 18, 2020 at
8:36 PM Murray Green via Groups.Io <k3beq= [email protected]>
wrote:
On Mon, Feb 3, 2020 at
11:23 PM, Keith Lamonica, W7DXX wrote:
I'd like to thank those of you who helped with
the monthly expenses?AND, clarify a
couple of things.
First, the W7DXX remote base is a one-man operation.? I
have no sponsors - no advertisers.? All expenses are
paid by me.
I operate the station on a shoestring budget.
What support I do have comes from your yearly dues.? I
structured the dues a few years ago. I set the dues
amount at a figure I felt
? would meet expenses. I have not increased dues for
many years. Nor, do I expect to.
Clearly, we need a fund to cover growth, equipment
upgrades, and repairs, as with our current amp failure.
Thank goodness the amp repair is a warranty item and all
I'm out is Fedex shipping costs.
I have the equipment insured for most kinds of failure.?
The insurance premium is a reasonable $300 per year.?
Renewable April 1, 2020.
I have gotten support from some ham radio manufacturers
and dealers for the sole purpose of providing prizes to
our contest winners. As an example, I have close to
$1,000 worth of prizes to award with our upcoming
contest.
B
ack to the main point. Years ago I determined
the dues amount based on the assumption that membership
would grow by a reasonable amount each year.?
Probably because of propagation issues, our membership
numbers are not growing.
I have a quarter page ad in CQ Magazine aimed at
attracting new members.? This ad is due out next month.?
I've invested, along with SteppIR, in a 40 meter phased
array that is working well. STILL, I cannot seem to
attract new members.
I do not want to beg each month for financial help.?
Help that always comes from the same few of you anyway.
I do very much enjoy providing the remote base for you.
It is my sole ham radio interest.
I WOULD ASK EVERYONE OF
YOU?to come up with ideas on how we can save
W7DXX REMOTE.
February 18 2020
?Keith,
? To reach?out for new members is a tough sell. The ARRL
is having identical problems and the overall annual
growth of the U.S Amateur Radio Service is a thin 1%.
Amateur clubs, especially repeater clubs, are seeing
double digit losses.? The ad in CQ is good, perhaps QST
is better since it has more readers, well over 100,000
provided they accept such ads.
One idea is to prepare a
brief letter?or advertisement (perhaps
the CQ ad) about the remote station and operations
highlighting the features coupled with some words about
the overall benefits. I don't know how many members
belong to the W7DXX remote but send each one the letter
and ask them to send it to their local clubs, ham
friends etc. Using the membership in that way multiplies
the number of recipients two fold. In my case I have
access to over 30 local clubs located here in the
Washington DC metropolitan area (Maryland, Northern
Virginia etc.) Sending it the club Secretary or the
President asking them to post it on their websites? or
their periodic membership email bulletins should reach a
large audience..."No guarantee but nothing beats
failure like a try".
... Here to assist as necessary.
73 Murray K3BEQ
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Bruce, I agree with George's comments. Also you state that only you and a non-renewing member say that "the remote appears to be mostly CW users". That is a pretty broad statement from only 2 users.one of which commented 2 years ago. Not much credibility there me thinks.??
73 Murray K3BEQ
-----Original Message-----
From: K4GM-George <k4gm@...>
To: W7DXXREMOTE < [email protected]>
Sent: Wed, Feb 19, 2020 12:25 pm
Subject: Re: [W7DXXREMOTE] Important, please read
Hi Bruce,
I? was one of the very early members on the remote.....since maybe
2002 or 2003.?? I monitor the emails as I have time and seldom add
my two cents. However, your email observation aroused my
curiosity.??? Why would it matter if most of the members? use cw
primarily?? The remote can operate on SSB and I've never heard
anyone complain that someone was on SSB.?? I've worked DX on the
remote using SSB as have many if not most of us.? Neither I nor any
of the other members as far as I? know frown upon those who prefer
SSB. ? There are a myriad of reasons why I prefer cw to SSB but that
is just my preference..Enjoy the remote.?
73, George K4GM
On 2/19/2020 11:23 AM, Bruce Carlson
wrote:
I found the remote in the stations list.
One comment and this was confirmed by a
non-renewing member that spoke to me from two years ago. ?The
remote appears to be mostly CW users. ?That’s a perception if
not really a reality. ?But that’s what the appearance is to
others perhaps. I will admit that most times I jump in to see
what’s up (which isn’t often...my own fault) a CW mode is on or
operating.?
Bruce
W4OLE
On Feb 19, 2020, at 11:16 AM, John
Duncan <john@...> wrote:
?
In light of you needing more members, I'd be
curious to know how the members that are already here found
the remote? Someone told them about it? They googled remotes
and found Remote Hams (that's how I found it), loaded it up
on their device, and then scrolled through?the list? (I'll
have a comment on this after I see how guys found it)
Maybe there is a common denominator?that can be used to
increase membership. Which does pose another question; how
many paying members do you want/need to sustain the remote,
and, in light of one of the other comments I saw, a number
that makes the remote usable by the members.
On Tue, Feb 18, 2020 at
8:36 PM Murray Green via Groups.Io <k3beq= [email protected]>
wrote:
On Mon, Feb 3, 2020 at
11:23 PM, Keith Lamonica, W7DXX wrote:
I'd like to thank those of you who helped with
the monthly expenses?AND, clarify a
couple of things.
First, the W7DXX remote base is a one-man operation.? I
have no sponsors - no advertisers.? All expenses are
paid by me.
I operate the station on a shoestring budget.
What support I do have comes from your yearly dues.? I
structured the dues a few years ago. I set the dues
amount at a figure I felt
? would meet expenses. I have not increased dues for
many years. Nor, do I expect to.
Clearly, we need a fund to cover growth, equipment
upgrades, and repairs, as with our current amp failure.
Thank goodness the amp repair is a warranty item and all
I'm out is Fedex shipping costs.
I have the equipment insured for most kinds of failure.?
The insurance premium is a reasonable $300 per year.?
Renewable April 1, 2020.
I have gotten support from some ham radio manufacturers
and dealers for the sole purpose of providing prizes to
our contest winners. As an example, I have close to
$1,000 worth of prizes to award with our upcoming
contest.
B
ack to the main point. Years ago I determined
the dues amount based on the assumption that membership
would grow by a reasonable amount each year.?
Probably because of propagation issues, our membership
numbers are not growing.
I have a quarter page ad in CQ Magazine aimed at
attracting new members.? This ad is due out next month.?
I've invested, along with SteppIR, in a 40 meter phased
array that is working well. STILL, I cannot seem to
attract new members.
I do not want to beg each month for financial help.?
Help that always comes from the same few of you anyway.
I do very much enjoy providing the remote base for you.
It is my sole ham radio interest.
I WOULD ASK EVERYONE OF
YOU?to come up with ideas on how we can save
W7DXX REMOTE.
February 18 2020
?Keith,
? To reach?out for new members is a tough sell. The ARRL
is having identical problems and the overall annual
growth of the U.S Amateur Radio Service is a thin 1%.
Amateur clubs, especially repeater clubs, are seeing
double digit losses.? The ad in CQ is good, perhaps QST
is better since it has more readers, well over 100,000
provided they accept such ads.
One idea is to prepare a
brief letter?or advertisement (perhaps
the CQ ad) about the remote station and operations
highlighting the features coupled with some words about
the overall benefits. I don't know how many members
belong to the W7DXX remote but send each one the letter
and ask them to send it to their local clubs, ham
friends etc. Using the membership in that way multiplies
the number of recipients two fold. In my case I have
access to over 30 local clubs located here in the
Washington DC metropolitan area (Maryland, Northern
Virginia etc.) Sending it the club Secretary or the
President asking them to post it on their websites? or
their periodic membership email bulletins should reach a
large audience..."No guarantee but nothing beats
failure like a try".
... Here to assist as necessary.
73 Murray K3BEQ
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The other thing is that CW is where a lot of the choice DX is.? And many of us are addicted to CW.? There is no cure.
73
Dale - N3BNA
On Wednesday, February 19, 2020, 12:25:52 PM EST, K4GM-George <k4gm@...> wrote:
Hi Bruce,
I? was one of the very early members on the remote.....since maybe
2002 or 2003.?? I monitor the emails as I have time and seldom add
my two cents. However, your email observation aroused my
curiosity.??? Why would it matter if most of the members? use cw
primarily?? The remote can operate on SSB and I've never heard
anyone complain that someone was on SSB.?? I've worked DX on the
remote using SSB as have many if not most of us.? Neither I nor any
of the other members as far as I? know frown upon those who prefer
SSB. ? There are a myriad of reasons why I prefer cw to SSB but that
is just my preference..Enjoy the remote.?
73, George K4GM
On 2/19/2020 11:23 AM, Bruce Carlson
wrote:
I found the remote in the stations list.
One comment and this was confirmed by a
non-renewing member that spoke to me from two years ago. ?The
remote appears to be mostly CW users. ?That’s a perception if
not really a reality. ?But that’s what the appearance is to
others perhaps. I will admit that most times I jump in to see
what’s up (which isn’t often...my own fault) a CW mode is on or
operating.?
Bruce
W4OLE
On Feb 19, 2020, at 11:16 AM, John
Duncan <john@...> wrote:
?
In light of you needing more members, I'd be
curious to know how the members that are already here found
the remote? Someone told them about it? They googled remotes
and found Remote Hams (that's how I found it), loaded it up
on their device, and then scrolled through?the list? (I'll
have a comment on this after I see how guys found it)
Maybe there is a common denominator?that can be used to
increase membership. Which does pose another question; how
many paying members do you want/need to sustain the remote,
and, in light of one of the other comments I saw, a number
that makes the remote usable by the members.
On Tue, Feb 18, 2020 at
8:36 PM Murray Green via Groups.Io <k3beq= [email protected]>
wrote:
On Mon, Feb 3, 2020 at
11:23 PM, Keith Lamonica, W7DXX wrote:
I'd like to thank those of you who helped with
the monthly expenses?AND, clarify a
couple of things.
First, the W7DXX remote base is a one-man operation.? I
have no sponsors - no advertisers.? All expenses are
paid by me.
I operate the station on a shoestring budget.
What support I do have comes from your yearly dues.? I
structured the dues a few years ago. I set the dues
amount at a figure I felt
? would meet expenses. I have not increased dues for
many years. Nor, do I expect to.
Clearly, we need a fund to cover growth, equipment
upgrades, and repairs, as with our current amp failure.
Thank goodness the amp repair is a warranty item and all
I'm out is Fedex shipping costs.
I have the equipment insured for most kinds of failure.?
The insurance premium is a reasonable $300 per year.?
Renewable April 1, 2020.
I have gotten support from some ham radio manufacturers
and dealers for the sole purpose of providing prizes to
our contest winners. As an example, I have close to
$1,000 worth of prizes to award with our upcoming
contest.
B
ack to the main point. Years ago I determined
the dues amount based on the assumption that membership
would grow by a reasonable amount each year.?
Probably because of propagation issues, our membership
numbers are not growing.
I have a quarter page ad in CQ Magazine aimed at
attracting new members.? This ad is due out next month.?
I've invested, along with SteppIR, in a 40 meter phased
array that is working well. STILL, I cannot seem to
attract new members.
I do not want to beg each month for financial help.?
Help that always comes from the same few of you anyway.
I do very much enjoy providing the remote base for you.
It is my sole ham radio interest.
I WOULD ASK EVERYONE OF
YOU?to come up with ideas on how we can save
W7DXX REMOTE.
February 18 2020
?Keith,
? To reach?out for new members is a tough sell. The ARRL
is having identical problems and the overall annual
growth of the U.S Amateur Radio Service is a thin 1%.
Amateur clubs, especially repeater clubs, are seeing
double digit losses.? The ad in CQ is good, perhaps QST
is better since it has more readers, well over 100,000
provided they accept such ads.
One idea is to prepare a
brief letter?or advertisement (perhaps
the CQ ad) about the remote station and operations
highlighting the features coupled with some words about
the overall benefits. I don't know how many members
belong to the W7DXX remote but send each one the letter
and ask them to send it to their local clubs, ham
friends etc. Using the membership in that way multiplies
the number of recipients two fold. In my case I have
access to over 30 local clubs located here in the
Washington DC metropolitan area (Maryland, Northern
Virginia etc.) Sending it the club Secretary or the
President asking them to post it on their websites? or
their periodic membership email bulletins should reach a
large audience..."No guarantee but nothing beats
failure like a try".
... Here to assist as necessary.
73 Murray K3BEQ
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Re: Important, please read
Hi Bruce,
I? was one of the very early members on the remote.....since maybe
2002 or 2003.?? I monitor the emails as I have time and seldom add
my two cents. However, your email observation aroused my
curiosity.??? Why would it matter if most of the members? use cw
primarily?? The remote can operate on SSB and I've never heard
anyone complain that someone was on SSB.?? I've worked DX on the
remote using SSB as have many if not most of us.? Neither I nor any
of the other members as far as I? know frown upon those who prefer
SSB. ? There are a myriad of reasons why I prefer cw to SSB but that
is just my preference..Enjoy the remote.?
73, George K4GM
On 2/19/2020 11:23 AM, Bruce Carlson
wrote:
toggle quoted message
Show quoted text
I found the remote in the stations list.
One comment and this was confirmed by a
non-renewing member that spoke to me from two years ago. ?The
remote appears to be mostly CW users. ?That’s a perception if
not really a reality. ?But that’s what the appearance is to
others perhaps. I will admit that most times I jump in to see
what’s up (which isn’t often...my own fault) a CW mode is on or
operating.?
Bruce
W4OLE
On Feb 19, 2020, at 11:16 AM, John
Duncan <john@...> wrote:
?
In light of you needing more members, I'd be
curious to know how the members that are already here found
the remote? Someone told them about it? They googled remotes
and found Remote Hams (that's how I found it), loaded it up
on their device, and then scrolled through?the list? (I'll
have a comment on this after I see how guys found it)
Maybe there is a common denominator?that can be used to
increase membership. Which does pose another question; how
many paying members do you want/need to sustain the remote,
and, in light of one of the other comments I saw, a number
that makes the remote usable by the members.
On Tue, Feb 18, 2020 at
8:36 PM Murray Green via Groups.Io <k3beq= [email protected]>
wrote:
On Mon, Feb 3, 2020 at
11:23 PM, Keith Lamonica, W7DXX wrote:
I'd like to thank those of you who helped with
the monthly expenses?AND, clarify a
couple of things.
First, the W7DXX remote base is a one-man operation.? I
have no sponsors - no advertisers.? All expenses are
paid by me.
I operate the station on a shoestring budget.
What support I do have comes from your yearly dues.? I
structured the dues a few years ago. I set the dues
amount at a figure I felt
? would meet expenses. I have not increased dues for
many years. Nor, do I expect to.
Clearly, we need a fund to cover growth, equipment
upgrades, and repairs, as with our current amp failure.
Thank goodness the amp repair is a warranty item and all
I'm out is Fedex shipping costs.
I have the equipment insured for most kinds of failure.?
The insurance premium is a reasonable $300 per year.?
Renewable April 1, 2020.
I have gotten support from some ham radio manufacturers
and dealers for the sole purpose of providing prizes to
our contest winners. As an example, I have close to
$1,000 worth of prizes to award with our upcoming
contest.
B
ack to the main point. Years ago I determined
the dues amount based on the assumption that membership
would grow by a reasonable amount each year.?
Probably because of propagation issues, our membership
numbers are not growing.
I have a quarter page ad in CQ Magazine aimed at
attracting new members.? This ad is due out next month.?
I've invested, along with SteppIR, in a 40 meter phased
array that is working well. STILL, I cannot seem to
attract new members.
I do not want to beg each month for financial help.?
Help that always comes from the same few of you anyway.
I do very much enjoy providing the remote base for you.
It is my sole ham radio interest.
I WOULD ASK EVERYONE OF
YOU?to come up with ideas on how we can save
W7DXX REMOTE.
February 18 2020
?Keith,
? To reach?out for new members is a tough sell. The ARRL
is having identical problems and the overall annual
growth of the U.S Amateur Radio Service is a thin 1%.
Amateur clubs, especially repeater clubs, are seeing
double digit losses.? The ad in CQ is good, perhaps QST
is better since it has more readers, well over 100,000
provided they accept such ads.
One idea is to prepare a
brief letter?or advertisement (perhaps
the CQ ad) about the remote station and operations
highlighting the features coupled with some words about
the overall benefits. I don't know how many members
belong to the W7DXX remote but send each one the letter
and ask them to send it to their local clubs, ham
friends etc. Using the membership in that way multiplies
the number of recipients two fold. In my case I have
access to over 30 local clubs located here in the
Washington DC metropolitan area (Maryland, Northern
Virginia etc.) Sending it the club Secretary or the
President asking them to post it on their websites? or
their periodic membership email bulletins should reach a
large audience..."No guarantee but nothing beats
failure like a try".
... Here to assist as necessary.
73 Murray K3BEQ
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I think Vic also brings up a good point. Maybe a lot of the guys don’t know the history. I didn’t know. But it’s my understanding Keith that you’re sort of a pioneer in the remote business.
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On Feb 19, 2020, at 10:53 AM, Vic VE3JAR <vloewen2@...> wrote:
?As a recent Signed on Member ........I have found W7DXX a great performer & fun station to be able to continue SSB Dxing !
I searched the Internet for HF Remote Operation and found REMOTEHAMS as possible solution .? Reviewed many of the on-line sites and decided to give W7DXX a try.
Thanks to Keith for the accepting my request to join and allowing me tuning &? TX? privileges.
I appreciate the cost for setting up such a station? -- The annual maintenance fee? in not a problem in my books.?
Not sure of the past history of W7DXX? - But happy to be part of it today !!
73 Vic VE3JAR
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Thanks … Comments like yours are very helpful and appreciated.
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From: Vic VE3JAR
Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2020 10:53 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [W7DXXREMOTE] Important, please read
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As a recent Signed on Member ........I have found W7DXX a great performer & fun station to be able to continue SSB Dxing !
I searched the Internet for HF Remote Operation and found
REMOTEHAMS as possible solution .? Reviewed many of the on-line sites and decided to give W7DXX a try.
Thanks to Keith for the accepting my request to join and allowing me tuning &? TX? privileges.
I appreciate the cost for setting up such a station? -- The annual
maintenance fee? in not a problem in my books.?
Not sure of the past history of W7DXX? - But happy to be part of it today !!
73 Vic VE3JAR
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As a recent Signed on Member ........I have found W7DXX a great performer & fun station to be able to continue SSB Dxing !
I searched the Internet for HF Remote Operation and found REMOTEHAMS as possible solution .? Reviewed many of the on-line sites and decided to give W7DXX a try.
Thanks to Keith for the accepting my request to join and allowing me tuning &? TX? privileges.
I appreciate the cost for setting up such a station? -- The annual maintenance fee? in not a problem in my books.?
Not sure of the past history of W7DXX? - But happy to be part of it today !!
73 Vic VE3JAR
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I found the remote in the stations list.
One comment and this was confirmed by a non-renewing member that spoke to me from two years ago. ?The remote appears to be mostly CW users. ?That’s a perception if not really a reality. ?But that’s what the appearance is to others perhaps. I will admit that most times I jump in to see what’s up (which isn’t often...my own fault) a CW mode is on or operating.?
Bruce W4OLE
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On Feb 19, 2020, at 11:16 AM, John Duncan <john@...> wrote:
? In light of you needing more members, I'd be curious to know how the members that are already here found the remote? Someone told them about it? They googled remotes and found Remote Hams (that's how I found it), loaded it up on their device, and then scrolled through?the list? (I'll have a comment on this after I see how guys found it) Maybe there is a common denominator?that can be used to increase membership. Which does pose another question; how many paying members do you want/need to sustain the remote, and, in light of one of the other comments I saw, a number that makes the remote usable by the members.
On Tue, Feb 18, 2020 at 8:36 PM Murray Green via Groups.Io <k3beq= [email protected]> wrote: On Mon, Feb 3, 2020 at 11:23 PM, Keith Lamonica, W7DXX wrote:
I'd like to thank those of you who helped with the monthly expenses?AND, clarify a couple of things.
First, the W7DXX remote base is a one-man operation.? I have no sponsors - no advertisers.? All expenses are paid by me.
I operate the station on a shoestring budget.
What support I do have comes from your yearly dues.? I structured the dues a few years ago. I set the dues amount at a figure I felt
? would meet expenses. I have not increased dues for many years. Nor, do I expect to.
Clearly, we need a fund to cover growth, equipment upgrades, and repairs, as with our current amp failure. Thank goodness the amp repair is a warranty item and all I'm out is Fedex shipping costs.
I have the equipment insured for most kinds of failure.? The insurance premium is a reasonable $300 per year.? Renewable April 1, 2020.
I have gotten support from some ham radio manufacturers and dealers for the sole purpose of providing prizes to our contest winners. As an example, I have close to $1,000 worth of prizes to award with our upcoming contest.
B
ack to the main point. Years ago I determined the dues amount based on the assumption that membership would grow by a reasonable amount each year.?
Probably because of propagation issues, our membership numbers are not growing.
I have a quarter page ad in CQ Magazine aimed at attracting new members.? This ad is due out next month.? I've invested, along with SteppIR, in a 40 meter phased array that is working well. STILL, I cannot seem to attract new members.
I do not want to beg each month for financial help.? Help that always comes from the same few of you anyway.
I do very much enjoy providing the remote base for you. It is my sole ham radio interest.
I WOULD ASK EVERYONE OF YOU?to come up with ideas on how we can save W7DXX REMOTE.
February 18 2020
?Keith,
? To reach?out for new members is a tough sell. The ARRL is having identical problems and the overall annual growth of the U.S Amateur Radio Service is a thin 1%. Amateur clubs, especially repeater clubs, are seeing double digit losses.? The ad in CQ is good, perhaps QST is better since it has more readers, well over 100,000 provided they accept such ads.
One idea is to prepare a brief letter?or advertisement (perhaps the CQ ad) about the remote station and operations highlighting the features coupled with some words about the overall benefits. I don't know how many members belong to the W7DXX remote but send each one the letter and ask them to send it to their local clubs, ham friends etc. Using the membership in that way multiplies the number of recipients two fold. In my case I have access to over 30 local clubs located here in the Washington DC metropolitan area (Maryland, Northern Virginia etc.) Sending it the club Secretary or the President asking them to post it on their websites? or their periodic membership email bulletins should reach a large audience..."No guarantee but nothing beats failure like a try".
... Here to assist as necessary.
73 Murray K3BEQ
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I am very pleased with the ability of the remote to work dx….and besides that it is fun …. I have a vertical wire at my condo. and usually can not hear the things I work on the remote. Keith has put a lot of effort into making the remote
viable.
John k9dx
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I have failed in more ventures than I have succeeded so I’m not one to speak to it. I appreciate what you’re going through Keith. I really only know of two remotes that have the ability to work dx (my main interest). Yours and Pats W5FMH.
After being dormant for 17 years, remote hams gave me ham radio back. I know at this stage in my life, I will most likely never own a place where I can put antennas. So I am resigned to the HOA community in which I live. Believe it or not,
I discovered remote hams just one year ago. Had no clue that it existed before. ?
WA5ZVE
On Feb 19, 2020, at 9:10 AM, John Battin <jbattin@...> wrote:
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I agree with Murray, except the since inception part.? Maybe since the beginning of 2019 is more realistic.? ?Late last year you had a drive to get the annual $200 collected, and I am under the impression you got 30 or more members to pay.
That is $6000, yet you were looking for gas money in January. I do not understand the accounting…. Do we put the dues into reserve for future expenses? Or is that money gone? I am concerned that advertising for new members is a very poor way to finance the
remote. I feel availability is key, and the remote can only support a certain number of users and still have reasonable availability.
John K9DX
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Keith
Reference above. In the interest of coming up with more ideas, need to know exactly what it costs (soup to nuts) to
maintain the remote station yearly, including repairs,insurance, electricity, parts, etc since inception?? Knowing that
makes it easier to consider some options i have in mind.. For your consideration
73 Murray K3BQ
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In light of you needing more members, I'd be curious to know how the members that are already here found the remote? Someone told them about it? They googled remotes and found Remote Hams (that's how I found it), loaded it up on their device, and then scrolled through?the list? (I'll have a comment on this after I see how guys found it) Maybe there is a common denominator?that can be used to increase membership. Which does pose another question; how many paying members do you want/need to sustain the remote, and, in light of one of the other comments I saw, a number that makes the remote usable by the members.
On Tue, Feb 18, 2020 at 8:36 PM Murray Green via Groups.Io <k3beq= [email protected]> wrote: On Mon, Feb 3, 2020 at 11:23 PM, Keith Lamonica, W7DXX wrote:
I'd like to thank those of you who helped with the monthly expenses?AND, clarify a couple of things.
First, the W7DXX remote base is a one-man operation.? I have no sponsors - no advertisers.? All expenses are paid by me.
I operate the station on a shoestring budget.
What support I do have comes from your yearly dues.? I structured the dues a few years ago. I set the dues amount at a figure I felt
? would meet expenses. I have not increased dues for many years. Nor, do I expect to.
Clearly, we need a fund to cover growth, equipment upgrades, and repairs, as with our current amp failure. Thank goodness the amp repair is a warranty item and all I'm out is Fedex shipping costs.
I have the equipment insured for most kinds of failure.? The insurance premium is a reasonable $300 per year.? Renewable April 1, 2020.
I have gotten support from some ham radio manufacturers and dealers for the sole purpose of providing prizes to our contest winners. As an example, I have close to $1,000 worth of prizes to award with our upcoming contest.
B
ack to the main point. Years ago I determined the dues amount based on the assumption that membership would grow by a reasonable amount each year.?
Probably because of propagation issues, our membership numbers are not growing.
I have a quarter page ad in CQ Magazine aimed at attracting new members.? This ad is due out next month.? I've invested, along with SteppIR, in a 40 meter phased array that is working well. STILL, I cannot seem to attract new members.
I do not want to beg each month for financial help.? Help that always comes from the same few of you anyway.
I do very much enjoy providing the remote base for you. It is my sole ham radio interest.
I WOULD ASK EVERYONE OF YOU?to come up with ideas on how we can save W7DXX REMOTE.
February 18 2020
?Keith,
? To reach?out for new members is a tough sell. The ARRL is having identical problems and the overall annual growth of the U.S Amateur Radio Service is a thin 1%. Amateur clubs, especially repeater clubs, are seeing double digit losses.? The ad in CQ is good, perhaps QST is better since it has more readers, well over 100,000 provided they accept such ads.
One idea is to prepare a brief letter?or advertisement (perhaps the CQ ad) about the remote station and operations highlighting the features coupled with some words about the overall benefits. I don't know how many members belong to the W7DXX remote but send each one the letter and ask them to send it to their local clubs, ham friends etc. Using the membership in that way multiplies the number of recipients two fold. In my case I have access to over 30 local clubs located here in the Washington DC metropolitan area (Maryland, Northern Virginia etc.) Sending it the club Secretary or the President asking them to post it on their websites? or their periodic membership email bulletins should reach a large audience..."No guarantee but nothing beats failure like a try".
... Here to assist as necessary.
73 Murray K3BEQ
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I have failed in more ventures than I have succeeded so I’m not one to speak to it. I appreciate what you’re going through Keith. I really only know of two remotes that have the ability to work dx (my main interest). Yours and Pats W5FMH.
After being dormant for 17 years, remote hams gave me ham radio back. I know at this stage in my life, I will most likely never own a place where I can put antennas. So I am resigned to the HOA community in which I live. Believe it or not, I discovered remote hams just one year ago. Had no clue that it existed before. ?
Thank you
John
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I agree with Murray, except the since inception part.? Maybe since the beginning of 2019 is more realistic.? ?Late last year you had a drive to get the annual $200 collected, and I am under the impression you got 30 or more members to pay.
That is $6000, yet you were looking for gas money in January. I do not understand the accounting…. Do we put the dues into reserve for future expenses? Or is that money gone? I am concerned that advertising for new members is a very poor way to finance the
remote. I feel availability is key, and the remote can only support a certain number of users and still have reasonable availability.
John K9DX
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Keith
Reference above. In the interest of coming up with more ideas, need to know exactly what it costs (soup to nuts) to
maintain the remote station yearly, including repairs,insurance, electricity, parts, etc since inception?? Knowing that makes it easier to consider some options i have in mind.. For your consideration
73 Murray K3BQ
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I agree with Murray, except the since inception part.? Maybe since the beginning of 2019 is more realistic.? ?Late last year you had a drive to get the annual $200 collected, and I am under the impression you got 30 or more members to pay.
That is $6000, yet you were looking for gas money in January. I do not understand the accounting…. Do we put the dues into reserve for future expenses? Or is that money gone? I am concerned that advertising for new members is a very poor way to finance the
remote. I feel availability is key, and the remote can only support a certain number of users and still have reasonable availability.
John K9DX
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Keith
Reference above. In the interest of coming up with more ideas, need to know exactly what it costs (soup to nuts) to
maintain the remote station yearly, including repairs,insurance, electricity, parts, etc since inception?? Knowing that makes it easier to consider some options i have in mind.. For your consideration
73 Murray K3BQ
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