444.850 status

#309

Hey folks,

I just discovered that 444.850 is running in carrier squelch. That is why you are hearing all the noise bursts. For some reason CTCSS is being asserted to the controller from the repeater. This is not normal.

I will have Joe drop by the site and make sure the connectors are seated on the cable between the R/T and the controller.

jay
w5gm

Re: Another One Bites the Dust

#308

Nah.. It's a popular opinion.. Frys was awful. You are spot on about the deeply flawed business model.

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On 2/24/21 11:00 AM, Patrick St. Jean wrote:

On 2/24/21 10:54 AM, k5jy via groups.io wrote:
Fry's -- see  <> 

It's been awhile since I've been in one, but I was one of those who asked if they were shutting down, based on the empty shelves. The salesperson assured me that they were just getting ready to remodel.? That's what I loved about their personnel -- they were so knowledgeable <NOT>.

Pretty soon there won't be any place to just wander the aisles and wonder how you could justify stuff (like guys can do at hardware stores.)Probably an unpopular opinion, but I say good riddance. It was an awful business model, and they lost a customer for life when I was trying to replace a WD Red that had died in one of my storage arrays and they would not price match Newegg because they claimed that Newegg's drive was a model exclusive to them. Strangely enough, Microcenter had no problem matching that very same day.

Pat, K0OOK

Re: Another One Bites the Dust

#307

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They have been pretty terrible for the last 20 years.

I stil have nightmares about buying PC parts there. They would restock junk parts that were B stock to begin with and make you suffer at the return line.

The other club reflectors in the area are buzzing with this news. There just isn't a good ratshack/tanners/rondure place to get parts anymore.

On 2/24/21 10:54 AM, k5jy via groups.io wrote:

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Fry's -- see

It's been awhile since I've been in one, but I was one of those who asked if they were shutting down, based on the empty shelves.? The salesperson assured me that they were just getting ready to remodel.? That's what I loved about their personnel -- they were so knowledgeable <NOT>.

Pretty soon there won't be any place to just wander the aisles and wonder how you could justify stuff (like guys can do at hardware stores.)

73,
John DE K5JY

Re: Another One Bites the Dust

#306

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Fry's management was not customer friendly!

As their shelves began to get more bare, the

online orders continued from the warehouse

to deplete the stock. Their ridiculous scratch

receipt before exit was just that, ridiculous. The

short distance from the registers to the door

was the final customer insult. why would they think

anyone would be loading up on their way out?

Oh well, maybe a good business will occupy the

building.

W0GDS

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of Patrick St. Jean via groups.io <stjeanp@...>
Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2021 11:00 AM
To: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [n5ers] Another One Bites the Dust

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On 2/24/21 10:54 AM, k5jy via groups.io wrote:
> Fry's -- see
>
> <>
>
> It's been awhile since I've been in one, but I was one of those who
> asked if they were shutting down, based on the empty shelves. The
> salesperson assured me that they were just getting ready to remodel.?
> That's what I loved about their personnel -- they were so
> knowledgeable <NOT>.
>
> Pretty soon there won't be any place to just wander the aisles and
> wonder how you could justify stuff (like guys can do at hardware stores.)

Probably an unpopular opinion, but I say good riddance. It was an awful
business model, and they lost a customer for life when I was trying to
replace a WD Red that had died in one of my storage arrays and they
would not price match Newegg because they claimed that Newegg's drive
was a model exclusive to them. Strangely enough, Microcenter had no
problem matching that very same day.

Pat, K0OOK

--
Pat in Lewisville??????????? '19 FLSB??????????? '97 XLH 883 (Rocinante)
BS#140?????????????????????? K0OOK?????????????????? EKIII rides with me
???????????????????

Re: Another One Bites the Dust

#305

On 2/24/21 10:54 AM, k5jy via groups.io wrote:
Fry's -- see  <>

It's been awhile since I've been in one, but I was one of those who asked if they were shutting down, based on the empty shelves. The salesperson assured me that they were just getting ready to remodel.? That's what I loved about their personnel -- they were so knowledgeable <NOT>.

Pretty soon there won't be any place to just wander the aisles and wonder how you could justify stuff (like guys can do at hardware stores.)Probably an unpopular opinion, but I say good riddance. It was an awful business model, and they lost a customer for life when I was trying to replace a WD Red that had died in one of my storage arrays and they would not price match Newegg because they claimed that Newegg's drive was a model exclusive to them. Strangely enough, Microcenter had no problem matching that very same day.

Pat, K0OOK

-- 
Pat in Lewisville            '19 FLSB            '97 XLH 883 (Rocinante)
BS#140                       K0OOK                   EKIII rides with me
                    

Another One Bites the Dust

#304

Fry's -- see

It's been awhile since I've been in one, but I was one of those who asked if they were shutting down, based on the empty shelves.? The salesperson assured me that they were just getting ready to remodel.? That's what I loved about their personnel -- they were so knowledgeable <NOT>.

Pretty soon there won't be any place to just wander the aisles and wonder how you could justify stuff (like guys can do at hardware stores.)

73,
John DE K5JY

Re: New phishing attack uses Morse code

#303

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LOL

On 2/13/21 3:04 PM, Ron Adams wrote:

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This is kind of ham-related...

73

Ron

New phishing attack uses Morse code

#302

This is kind of ham-related...

73

Ron

Re: Hamcom

#301

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That will seriously impact the future of amateur radio and sad that they have allowed Covid to stop the show for good.

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Jay Urish - W5GM
Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2020 09:49
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [n5ers] Hamcom

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This sad news has hit several email lists simultaneously.

2020 just continues to suck harder than all vacuum cleaners in series...

On 12/23/20 9:42 AM, AE5TN Kathleen wrote:

Don’t know if you have seen this:?
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HamCom is shutting down.

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Re: Hamcom

#300

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They probably could even get space. We have that issue with dog shows.

Many large spaces have completely shut down.

Kathleen Weaver

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of Larry Shafron via groups.io <n5ls@...>
Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2020 2:53:18 PM
To: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [n5ers] Hamcom

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I wonder if HamCom raised their ticket price to $20, if that would've made their financial situation any better?

Larry

N5LS

Re: Hamcom

#299

I wonder if HamCom raised their ticket price to $20, if that would've made their financial situation any better?

Larry

N5LS

Re: Hamcom

#298

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This sad news has hit several email lists simultaneously.

2020 just continues to suck harder than all vacuum cleaners in series...

On 12/23/20 9:42 AM, AE5TN Kathleen wrote:

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Don’t know if you have seen this:?

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HamCom is shutting down.

Hamcom

#297

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Don’t know if you have seen this:?

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HamCom is shutting down.

Re: Communication Towers attacked in WFT

#296

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But in retrospect we do have too much media

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of AE5TN Kathleen
Sent: Saturday, December 19, 2020 09:17
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [n5ers] Communication Towers attacked in WFT

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I researched it, and some towers have been damaged because people are afraid of 5G.

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Date: Saturday, December 19, 2020 at 8:36 AM
To: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [n5ers] Communication Towers attacked in WFT

They got to catch them first and ask I guess.

On 12/18/20 10:26 PM, Patrick via groups.io wrote:

So do they know why they are attacking towers?
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On Dec 18, 2020, at 8:59 PM, Jay Urish - W5GM <jay@...> wrote:
? ?? ERS folks,
This is newsworthy.
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From: Montague Radio <wx5arc@...>
Sent: Friday, December 18, 2020 7:03:41 PM
To: Montague Radio <wx5arc@...>
Subject: Communication Towers attacked in WFT
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All,
?
I was alerted that a 500’?communication tower hosting the .140 amateur repeater, the NWS, and other commercial operations had the guy wires cut, felling the tower in a field in Wichita Falls in the early morning hours.?
?
As if that was not enough, the perpetrators also attacked one set of guys on the 1500’ KFDX Channel 3 tower but were not successful in that effort - thankfully. A huge loss of life could have resulted in the catastrophic collapse of any of these guyed verticals.
?
Consider this an MCARC alert that communications towers in N. Texas are fair game. KFDX will likely air a news report on this at 10 pm CST.
?
?
Be safe out there.
73,
?
M!ke
K5FT
?

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Re: Communication Towers attacked in WFT

#295

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They need to do some studying, typically broadcast tower are not how 5G is being implemented

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of AE5TN Kathleen
Sent: Saturday, December 19, 2020 09:17
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [n5ers] Communication Towers attacked in WFT

?

I researched it, and some towers have been damaged because people are afraid of 5G.

?

From: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Date: Saturday, December 19, 2020 at 8:36 AM
To: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [n5ers] Communication Towers attacked in WFT

They got to catch them first and ask I guess.

On 12/18/20 10:26 PM, Patrick via groups.io wrote:

So do they know why they are attacking towers?
?
On Dec 18, 2020, at 8:59 PM, Jay Urish - W5GM <jay@...> wrote:
? ?? ERS folks,
This is newsworthy.
?
From: Montague Radio <wx5arc@...>
Sent: Friday, December 18, 2020 7:03:41 PM
To: Montague Radio <wx5arc@...>
Subject: Communication Towers attacked in WFT
?
All,
?
I was alerted that a 500’?communication tower hosting the .140 amateur repeater, the NWS, and other commercial operations had the guy wires cut, felling the tower in a field in Wichita Falls in the early morning hours.?
?
As if that was not enough, the perpetrators also attacked one set of guys on the 1500’ KFDX Channel 3 tower but were not successful in that effort - thankfully. A huge loss of life could have resulted in the catastrophic collapse of any of these guyed verticals.
?
Consider this an MCARC alert that communications towers in N. Texas are fair game. KFDX will likely air a news report on this at 10 pm CST.
?
?
Be safe out there.
73,
?
M!ke
K5FT
?

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Re: Communication Towers attacked in WFT

#294

Well if that’s the case I have also heard of people putting faraday cages to put on their WiFi routers because of the fear of 5G. Then they are not happy that their internet doesn’t work.?

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On Sat, Dec 19, 2020 at 9:17 AM AE5TN Kathleen <kathleen@...> wrote:

I researched it, and some towers have been damaged because people are afraid of 5G.

?

From: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Date: Saturday, December 19, 2020 at 8:36 AM
To: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [n5ers] Communication Towers attacked in WFT

They got to catch them first and ask I guess.

On 12/18/20 10:26 PM, Patrick via wrote:

So do they know why they are attacking towers?

On Dec 18, 2020, at 8:59 PM, Jay Urish - W5GM <jay@...> wrote:

? ?? ERS folks,
This is newsworthy.

?

From: Montague Radio <wx5arc@...>
Sent: Friday, December 18, 2020 7:03:41 PM
To: Montague Radio <wx5arc@...>
Subject: Communication Towers attacked in WFT

?

All,

?

I was alerted that a 500’?communication tower hosting the .140 amateur repeater, the NWS, and other commercial operations had the guy wires cut, felling the tower in a field in Wichita Falls in the early morning hours.?

?

As if that was not enough, the perpetrators also attacked one set of guys on the 1500’ KFDX Channel 3 tower but were not successful in that effort - thankfully. A huge loss of life could have resulted in the catastrophic collapse of any of these guyed verticals.

?

Consider this an MCARC alert that communications towers in N. Texas are fair game. KFDX will likely air a news report on this at 10 pm CST.

?

?

Be safe out there.

73,

?

M!ke

K5FT

?

?

Re: Communication Towers attacked in WFT

#293

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I researched it, and some towers have been damaged because people are afraid of 5G.

?

From: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Date: Saturday, December 19, 2020 at 8:36 AM
To: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [n5ers] Communication Towers attacked in WFT

They got to catch them first and ask I guess.

Show quoted text

On 12/18/20 10:26 PM, Patrick via groups.io wrote:

So do they know why they are attacking towers?

On Dec 18, 2020, at 8:59 PM, Jay Urish - W5GM <jay@...> wrote:

? ?? ERS folks,
This is newsworthy.

?

From: Montague Radio <wx5arc@...>
Sent: Friday, December 18, 2020 7:03:41 PM
To: Montague Radio <wx5arc@...>
Subject: Communication Towers attacked in WFT

?

All,

?

I was alerted that a 500’?communication tower hosting the .140 amateur repeater, the NWS, and other commercial operations had the guy wires cut, felling the tower in a field in Wichita Falls in the early morning hours.?

?

As if that was not enough, the perpetrators also attacked one set of guys on the 1500’ KFDX Channel 3 tower but were not successful in that effort - thankfully. A huge loss of life could have resulted in the catastrophic collapse of any of these guyed verticals.

?

Consider this an MCARC alert that communications towers in N. Texas are fair game. KFDX will likely air a news report on this at 10 pm CST.

?

?

Be safe out there.

73,

?

M!ke

K5FT

?

?

Re: Communication Towers attacked in WFT

#292

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They got to catch them first and ask I guess.

On 12/18/20 10:26 PM, Patrick via groups.io wrote:

Show quoted text

So do they know why they are attacking towers?

On Dec 18, 2020, at 8:59 PM, Jay Urish - W5GM <jay@...> wrote:

? ?? ERS folks,
This is newsworthy.

From: Montague Radio <wx5arc@...>
Sent: Friday, December 18, 2020 7:03:41 PM
To: Montague Radio <wx5arc@...>
Subject: Communication Towers attacked in WFT
?

All,

I was alerted that a 500’?communication tower hosting the .140 amateur repeater, the NWS, and other commercial operations had the guy wires cut, felling the tower in a field in Wichita Falls in the early morning hours.?

As if that was not enough, the perpetrators also attacked one set of guys on the 1500’ KFDX Channel 3 tower but were not successful in that effort - thankfully. A huge loss of life could have resulted in the catastrophic collapse of any of these guyed verticals.

Consider this an MCARC alert that communications towers in N. Texas are fair game. KFDX will likely air a news report on this at 10 pm CST.

Be safe out there.

73,

M!ke

K5FT

Re: Communication Towers attacked in WFT

#291

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So do they know why they are attacking towers?

Show quoted text

On Dec 18, 2020, at 8:59 PM, Jay Urish - W5GM <jay@...> wrote:

? ?? ERS folks,
This is newsworthy.

From: Montague Radio <wx5arc@...>
Sent: Friday, December 18, 2020 7:03:41 PM
To: Montague Radio <wx5arc@...>
Subject: Communication Towers attacked in WFT
?

All,

I was alerted that a 500’?communication tower hosting the .140 amateur repeater, the NWS, and other commercial operations had the guy wires cut, felling the tower in a field in Wichita Falls in the early morning hours.?

As if that was not enough, the perpetrators also attacked one set of guys on the 1500’ KFDX Channel 3 tower but were not successful in that effort - thankfully. A huge loss of life could have resulted in the catastrophic collapse of any of these guyed verticals.

Consider this an MCARC alert that communications towers in N. Texas are fair game. KFDX will likely air a news report on this at 10 pm CST.

Be safe out there.

73,

M!ke

K5FT

Communication Towers attacked in WFT

#290

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?? ERS folks,
This is newsworthy.

From: Montague Radio <wx5arc@...>
Sent: Friday, December 18, 2020 7:03:41 PM
To: Montague Radio <wx5arc@...>
Subject: Communication Towers attacked in WFT

?

All,

I was alerted that a 500’?communication tower hosting the .140 amateur repeater, the NWS, and other commercial operations had the guy wires cut, felling the tower in a field in Wichita Falls in the early morning hours.?

As if that was not enough, the perpetrators also attacked one set of guys on the 1500’ KFDX Channel 3 tower but were not successful in that effort - thankfully. A huge loss of life could have resulted in the catastrophic collapse of any of these guyed verticals.

Consider this an MCARC alert that communications towers in N. Texas are fair game. KFDX will likely air a news report on this at 10 pm CST.

Be safe out there.

73,

M!ke

K5FT