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-------- Original message -------- From: "Robert Thornton, KE7QP" <rtb5050@...> Date: 10/18/21 18:19 (GMT-08:00) Subject: [BULK] Re: [k-bar-a] Tech net tonight
What time? Hello Everybody,
Please don't miss tonight's Monday night Tech net on 28.375MHz.? All persons holding a Technician?class license (or above) are allowed to operate on this frequency.? Tonight's agenda?will be a discussion of the recent?swap meet in Rickreall this past weekend, plus anything that you might want to discuss!
73,
Jim WO7V
- "If its worth doing its worth overdoing -- Jim English
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Hello Everybody,
Please don't miss tonight's Monday night Tech net on 28.375MHz.? All persons holding a Technician?class license (or above) are allowed to operate on this frequency.? Tonight's agenda?will be a discussion of the recent?swap meet in Rickreall this past weekend, plus anything that you might want to discuss!
73,
Jim WO7V
- "If its worth doing its worth overdoing -- Jim English
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Wish I could be on the air for the discussion tonight but I'm spending the week in Redding, CA.? Lisa
* The rules are a good place to hide if you don't have a better idea and the talent to execute it.
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-------- Original message -------- From: "Jim English, WO7V" <jamesdenglish@...> Date: 10/18/2021 5:59 PM (GMT-08:00) Subject: [k-bar-a] Tech net tonight
Hello Everybody,
Please don't miss tonight's Monday night Tech net on 28.375MHz.? All persons holding a Technician?class license (or above) are allowed to operate on this frequency.? Tonight's agenda?will be a discussion of the recent?swap meet in Rickreall this past weekend, plus anything that you might want to discuss!
73,
Jim WO7V
- "If its worth doing its worth overdoing -- Jim English
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Hello Everybody,
Please don't miss tonight's Monday night Tech net on 28.375MHz.? All persons holding a Technician?class license (or above) are allowed to operate on this frequency.? Tonight's agenda?will be a discussion of the recent?swap meet in Rickreall this past weekend, plus anything that you might want to discuss!
73,
Jim WO7V
- "If its worth doing its worth overdoing -- Jim English
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Fox hunt this weekend; K-BAR-A forum invite
The Klamath Basin Amateur Radio Association (K-BAR-A) will host a FOX hunt this?weekend on Saturday?October 2nd.? Get your radios and antennas?out!
There are two? hidden transmitters to be found.? The operating frequency is 146.565MHz.? Both transmitters will be on the air by 8 am on Saturday October 2nd.? They will be shut down sometime after 2 pm.? Each transmitter will be a significant distance removed from the other one.? Both transmitters will be located in the Greater Klamath Basin area within 10 miles from the downtown Post Office.? A Reward will be provided for those that find the transmitter.? Both transmitters are in a small plastic ammo box with an antenna protruding from the side of the case.? The reward will be the choice by the finder of the following:? A tri-band Baofeng handheld radio ($30 value) OR an Arrow dual band J-Pole antenna ($60 value).? So get your radios ready and get set for a lot of fun.
To distinguish the two transmitters apart just listen to the CW string.? One will end with a '1' "di dah dah dah dah", the other one will end with a '2'? "di di? dah dah dah"
Ok, when you find a FOX take a photo of it (and a selfie) please send it to me 503-810-1799.? ?Also please let me know where you found it.
Lastly, if you haven't?already done so, you are invited to join the Klamath Basin Amateur Radio Association on the club's Groups.io account.
Groups.io is a website that provides private forums for discussions, and an easy way to get messages to all club members who join. By joining, you can choose to receive?email notifications of any messages being posted to the group so you are able to be notified quickly of any news or announcements from the club.
To join, visit the website? /g/k-bar-a?and click on "Join This Group" at the bottom left of the page.
73,
Jim WO7V
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Re: Ten meter Tech net tonight
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On Tue, Sep 28, 2021 at 6:24 AM Robert Thornton, KE7QP < rtb5050@...> wrote:
On Mon, Sep 27, 2021 at 7:25 PM Robert Thornton < rtb5050@...> wrote: What time will this happen? ?
Hello Everybody,
Tonight please don't miss the K-BAR-A 10-meter Tech net on 28.375 MHz.? Tech license?holders are ok here so please?participate.? Tonight's topic will be the upcoming?Fox hunt this weekend on Saturday.??
For those that can't participate.? We are having a Fox hunt this weekend in the Klamath Falls area.? There will be 2 transmitters on 146.565MHz spread apart a significant physical distance.? The transmission ID is CW and the two transmitters can be identified by the last character sent.? Fox one last character will be a 1 (di dah dah dah dah)? while Fox two last character will be a 2 (di di dah dah dah).? Easy-peasy for those who can copy CW!
BTW, Jordan's daughter found the last one so they may stash one of the transmitters this time.? Since Al is out of town I need a volunteer to hide another Fox transmitter.? Any volunteers?
Both Fox transmitters will be active at 8 am on Saturday, October 2nd, and will be terminated?at 1 pm.? Anybody that finds one please text me with a picture of the Fox (503-810-1799)
Oh Oh, lastly the prize for finding the Fox is your choice: a tri-band Baofeng handheld??($30 value)?OR an Arrow dual-band J-Pole base station antenna for 2m or 70cm??($60 value).
Fun for everybody and good luck.
73,
Jim WO7V
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Re: Ten meter Tech net tonight
On Mon, Sep 27, 2021 at 7:25 PM Robert Thornton < rtb5050@...> wrote: What time will this happen? ?
Hello Everybody,
Tonight please don't miss the K-BAR-A 10-meter Tech net on 28.375 MHz.? Tech license?holders are ok here so please?participate.? Tonight's topic will be the upcoming?Fox hunt this weekend on Saturday.??
For those that can't participate.? We are having a Fox hunt this weekend in the Klamath Falls area.? There will be 2 transmitters on 146.565MHz spread apart a significant physical distance.? The transmission ID is CW and the two transmitters can be identified by the last character sent.? Fox one last character will be a 1 (di dah dah dah dah)? while Fox two last character will be a 2 (di di dah dah dah).? Easy-peasy for those who can copy CW!
BTW, Jordan's daughter found the last one so they may stash one of the transmitters this time.? Since Al is out of town I need a volunteer to hide another Fox transmitter.? Any volunteers?
Both Fox transmitters will be active at 8 am on Saturday, October 2nd, and will be terminated?at 1 pm.? Anybody that finds one please text me with a picture of the Fox (503-810-1799)
Oh Oh, lastly the prize for finding the Fox is your choice: a tri-band Baofeng handheld??($30 value)?OR an Arrow dual-band J-Pole base station antenna for 2m or 70cm??($60 value).
Fun for everybody and good luck.
73,
Jim WO7V
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Re: Ten meter Tech net tonight
What time will this happen?
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On Sep 27, 2021, at 7:17 PM, Jim English, WO7V <jamesdenglish@...> wrote:
? Hello Everybody,
Tonight please don't miss the K-BAR-A 10-meter Tech net on 28.375 MHz.? Tech license?holders are ok here so please?participate.? Tonight's topic will be the upcoming?Fox hunt this weekend on Saturday.??
For those that can't participate.? We are having a Fox hunt this weekend in the Klamath Falls area.? There will be 2 transmitters on 146.565MHz spread apart a significant physical distance.? The transmission ID is CW and the two transmitters can be identified by the last character sent.? Fox one last character will be a 1 (di dah dah dah dah)? while Fox two last character will be a 2 (di di dah dah dah).? Easy-peasy for those who can copy CW!
BTW, Jordan's daughter found the last one so they may stash one of the transmitters this time.? Since Al is out of town I need a volunteer to hide another Fox transmitter.? Any volunteers?
Both Fox transmitters will be active at 8 am on Saturday, October 2nd, and will be terminated?at 1 pm.? Anybody that finds one please text me with a picture of the Fox (503-810-1799)
Oh Oh, lastly the prize for finding the Fox is your choice: a tri-band Baofeng handheld??($30 value)?OR an Arrow dual-band J-Pole base station antenna for 2m or 70cm??($60 value).
Fun for everybody and good luck.
73,
Jim WO7V
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Ten meter Tech net tonight
Hello Everybody,
Tonight please don't miss the K-BAR-A 10-meter Tech net on 28.375 MHz.? Tech license?holders are ok here so please?participate.? Tonight's topic will be the upcoming?Fox hunt this weekend on Saturday.??
For those that can't participate.? We are having a Fox hunt this weekend in the Klamath Falls area.? There will be 2 transmitters on 146.565MHz spread apart a significant physical distance.? The transmission ID is CW and the two transmitters can be identified by the last character sent.? Fox one last character will be a 1 (di dah dah dah dah)? while Fox two last character will be a 2 (di di dah dah dah).? Easy-peasy for those who can copy CW!
BTW, Jordan's daughter found the last one so they may stash one of the transmitters this time.? Since Al is out of town I need a volunteer to hide another Fox transmitter.? Any volunteers?
Both Fox transmitters will be active at 8 am on Saturday, October 2nd, and will be terminated?at 1 pm.? Anybody that finds one please text me with a picture of the Fox (503-810-1799)
Oh Oh, lastly the prize for finding the Fox is your choice: a tri-band Baofeng handheld??($30 value)?OR an Arrow dual-band J-Pole base station antenna for 2m or 70cm??($60 value).
Fun for everybody and good luck.
73,
Jim WO7V
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Great discussion last night. It was also a better night for 10m for me. Last week I could barely hear most people. Last night I could hear all but 2.?
I also have an issue with S5 noise in the background. Not sure what it is yet but the search continues.?
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Mike Pearson
KJ7VXX
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Hello Everybody,
Don't forget the Tech Net tonight on 28.375MHz at 3:00Z (8 pm local).? Bobby, AG7FR will be the host tonight.
73,
Jim WO7V
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KBARA Club meeting invitation
You are invited to join the Klamath Basin Amateur Radio Association's?monthly club?meeting?this?Wednesday night, September 15, 2021, at 6:30pm!
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The?meeting?will be held via the Zoom video conferencing?system. You can download the Zoom app to your favorite device from your device's App Store, or directly from the Zoom website at?
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The Zoom login information is as follows-
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Meeting?ID-?541 887 0005
Password-?KBARA
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You may also simply click on this weblink?at?meeting?time to automatically join-
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When you log on to the?meeting, please be sure to fill in the "name" field on Zoom with your first name and callsign, so we can easily?see who all has joined us.
Hope to see you at the meeting!
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Re: 10 meter Tech net tonight
How about that!?
* The rules are a good place to hide if you don't have a better idea and the talent to execute it.
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-------- Original message -------- From: "Jim English, WO7V" <jamesdenglish@...> Date: 9/13/2021 6:06 PM (GMT-08:00) Subject: [k-bar-a] 10 meter Tech net tonight
Hello Everybody,
Tonight we will hold the? Monday night 10m tech-net on 28.375MHz at 8:00 PM?local time.? There is really no agenda?tonight but we may discuss a future Fox Hunt.
Everybody is welcome, especially?persons holding a Tech license! Yes, it is legal for Techs to operate there!
73,
Jim WO7V
- "A lot of people have told me along the way that my style and the music I do ... is unmarketable. But the only reason I'm successful is because I have stayed true to myself." - Lindsay Stirling, American violinist, dancer, performance artist, and composer.
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10 meter Tech net tonight
Hello Everybody,
Tonight we will hold the? Monday night 10m tech-net on 28.375MHz at 8:00 PM?local time.? There is really no agenda?tonight but we may discuss a future Fox Hunt.
Everybody is welcome, especially?persons holding a Tech license! Yes, it is legal for Techs to operate there!
73,
Jim WO7V
- "A lot of people have told me along the way that my style and the music I do ... is unmarketable. But the only reason I'm successful is because I have stayed true to myself." - Lindsay Stirling, American violinist, dancer, performance artist, and composer.
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Re: HF radio and ACFI Breakers
Outstanding and thank you for sharing! I hope everyone is doing well??
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On Sunday, September 5th, 2021 at 4:28 PM, Marshall J Alexander, KJ7TRW via groups.io <mja533@...> wrote:
I purchased and skeemed through the ARRL grounding book. They recommend a dedicated ground rod as near as possible to your shack and equipment and use flat braided copper as short as possible to a central grounding lug that all your equipment is grounded too. Most radios, power supplies, antenna tuners have grounding lugs. Again use as short as possible flat braided copper from equipment to lug. I’m not an expert just repeating what ARRL said and is how I have my shack grounded. No rf problems so far. KJ7TRW?
On Sep 5, 2021, at 4:11 PM, Daniel J Mattingly, N0FQN <n0fqnd2@...> wrote:
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Here's an article from the ARRL addressing ACFI breakers. Not
sure if it will help. They keep coming up with more dumb stuff
claiming it's for your safety. More like it's for your money.
73 Dan N0FQN
On 9/5/2021 3:54 PM, Michael F Pearson,
KJ7VXX wrote:
So I have found out that my house has 4 ACFI Breakers for Eaton
that are susceptible to RF interference. I have sent an email to
Eaton to see if they have a suitable replacement. What other
things can I try? What are some acceptable grounding practices I
should put in place to reduce RFI?
Current set up is a Yaesu FT-890 (borrowing from Al, thank you),
20Meter Dipole antenna handing off the side of my house.?
I see there is a grounding pin on the back of the radio that could
be attached to something??? I also tired to find my houses
grounding rod near the power meter to no avail, so I don't know
how the house is bonded to ground (maybe water pipe?).?
Any suggestions would be appreciated.?
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Mike Pearson
KJ7VXX
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Re: HF radio and ACFI Breakers
Eaton got back to me. All breakers after?October 2014 have been redesigned. Now I need to find out what year tag is on the side of the breaker. If it's?old enough?then it's a free replacement.?
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Now to play with my breaker box. Yippie!!!!?
-- Mike Pearson KJ7VXX
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Re: HF radio and ACFI Breakers
Daniel J Mattingly, N0FQN
That was my thought about replacing them. IMHO they are a waste
of time unless using sub standard wiring or, electrician with poor
skills. They keep changing codes to facilitate the times.? I'm
willing to bet the generator was giving a less than pure sine wave
was the cause of the tripping. Seems one brand is the main
culprit. Plus, they are expensive. About twice or more, than a
standard breaker. Another way of getting more of your hard earned
money. Being digital guess what that gives the electric company
capable of doing? Monitoring every circuit in your home. They have
the digital meters. Now, they can go right into home and monitor
all you do. Seems harmless, right? Think again.
73 Dan N0FQN
On 9/6/2021 8:02 AM, Walt Jones Jr,
KC7HEX wrote:
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I have those?ACFI
Breakers, not having any RF issues but when I placed a battery /
generator backup and those breakers always trip. ?My non-ACFI
breakers don’t trip. ?Funny that breakers also has GFI outlets
on them. Discuss this with an electrician and they said they had
to use them because of code, but said you can just replace them
with the normal breakers. No issues now, can have my whole home
running on battery / generator power.
Walt
KC7HEX
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Greetings Everyone,
After a long absence, I am back on EchoLink regularly. Today I am listening to and participating in the 9AM Talk Net over the N6NFI repeater in the Bay Area through the? W6REK-R EchoLink node.
For those not aware, you can connect to repeaters, individuals, and groups through EchoLink. EchoLink nodes can be accessed alone or over participating D-Star, AllStar, and DMR nodes as well as directly over the internet. It is a simple install on Windows or Android for IP access. If you are interested in VoIP radio and EchoLink I am going to start logging in and staying available online most of the day if anyone wants to try it out. You can log in to the 9AM Talk Net from 09:00 to about 10:00, or connect to me directly before or after the net.
I am available most of the day via Hamshack Hotline 12365, packet chat on my node LMT:KK6GXG-1 or packet mail (145.050 MHz), Winlink KK6GXG, APRS messaging KK6GXG-10, and I am scanning local VHF/UHF. My EchoLink Node number is 916254. I have D-star, Wires, and DMR capable radios if anyone wants to move in that direction as well.
Let me know if you are interested in any of these digital voice protocols!
73,
Jon KK6GXG
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Re: HF radio and ACFI Breakers
I purchased and skeemed through the ARRL grounding book. They recommend a dedicated ground rod as near as possible to your shack and equipment and use flat braided copper as short as possible to a central grounding lug that all your equipment is grounded too. Most radios, power supplies, antenna tuners have grounding lugs. Again use as short as possible flat braided copper from equipment to lug. I’m not an expert just repeating what ARRL said and is how I have my shack grounded. No rf problems so far. KJ7TRW?
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On Sep 5, 2021, at 4:11 PM, Daniel J Mattingly, N0FQN <n0fqnd2@...> wrote:
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Here's an article from the ARRL addressing ACFI breakers. Not
sure if it will help. They keep coming up with more dumb stuff
claiming it's for your safety. More like it's for your money.
73 Dan N0FQN
On 9/5/2021 3:54 PM, Michael F Pearson,
KJ7VXX wrote:
So I have found out that my house has 4 ACFI Breakers for Eaton
that are susceptible to RF interference. I have sent an email to
Eaton to see if they have a suitable replacement. What other
things can I try? What are some acceptable grounding practices I
should put in place to reduce RFI?
Current set up is a Yaesu FT-890 (borrowing from Al, thank you),
20Meter Dipole antenna handing off the side of my house.?
I see there is a grounding pin on the back of the radio that could
be attached to something??? I also tired to find my houses
grounding rod near the power meter to no avail, so I don't know
how the house is bonded to ground (maybe water pipe?).?
Any suggestions would be appreciated.?
--
Mike Pearson
KJ7VXX
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Re: HF radio and ACFI Breakers
I have those?ACFI Breakers, not having any RF issues but when I placed a battery / generator backup and those breakers always trip. ?My non-ACFI breakers don’t trip. ?Funny that breakers also has GFI outlets on them. Discuss this with an electrician and they said they had to use them because of code, but said you can just replace them with the normal breakers. No issues now, can have my whole home running on battery / generator power.
Walt
KC7HEX
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Erik KD6RRR
Riki M Hilton, KJ7YCI
Jon Wanzer, KK6GXG
Walt Jones KC7HEX