From k1dc.radio at gmail.com Sat Feb 1 10:43:11 2025 From: k1dc.radio at gmail.com (Tim - K1DC) Date: Sat, 1 Feb 2025 11:43:11 -0500 Subject: [bars] Vermont QSO party this weekend Message-ID: Greetings BARSians! This weekend is the Vermont QSO party (0000z/7PM ET 1-Feb through 2359z/7PM ET on Sunday). State QSO parties are a great way to get those rarer grids, collect counties, or just to dip your toe into contesting as they are typically rather casual affairs.? This one may be a bit more challenging due to the close proximity but might work to the advantage of those of us with low hanging 80 & 40m antennas (see NVIS). It's too cold to do anything so fire up the rig and make some contacts!? Besides, the heat from the radio will warm up the shack. ;-) 73, Tim - K1DC -- Courageously sent from a non-Apple device that /includes/ a headphone jack. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Tim?Carter - K1DC +1.978.710.0133 k1dc.radio at gmail.com https://k1dc.com "Computers are incredibly fast, accurate and stupid; humans are incredibly slow, inaccurate and brilliant; together they are powerful beyond imagination." -- /Albert Einstein/ Warning: Spelling errors in this message are the product of a poor school system. Pay teachures more than athletes. This email is intended for the use of the individual addressee(s) named above and may contain information that is confidential privileged or unsuitable for overly sensitive persons with low self-esteem, no sense of humor or irrational religious beliefs. If you are not the intended recipient, any dissemination, distribution or copying of this email is not authorized (either explicitly or implicitly) and constitutes an irritating social fauxpas. No animals were harmed in the transmission of this email, although the mutt next door is living on borrowed time, let me tell you. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From k1cpr at bd5.com Sat Feb 1 12:07:03 2025 From: k1cpr at bd5.com (=?UTF-8?Q?Juan_Jim=C3=A9nez?=) Date: Sat, 1 Feb 2025 13:07:03 -0500 Subject: [bars] Vermont QSO party this weekend In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: > Besides, the heat from the radio will warm up the shack. ;-) That only works if you collect WW2 rigs. ??? 73, K1CPR Juan On Sat, Feb 1, 2025 at 11:43?AM Tim - K1DC wrote: > Greetings BARSians! > > This weekend is the Vermont QSO party (0000z/7PM ET 1-Feb through > 2359z/7PM ET on Sunday). State QSO parties are a great way to get those > rarer grids, collect counties, or just to dip your toe into contesting as > they are typically rather casual affairs. This one may be a bit more > challenging due to the close proximity but might work to the advantage of > those of us with low hanging 80 & 40m antennas (see NVIS). > > It's too cold to do anything so fire up the rig and make some contacts! > Besides, the heat from the radio will warm up the shack. ;-) > > 73, > > Tim - K1DC > -- > > Courageously sent from a non-Apple device that *includes* a headphone > jack. > ------------------------------ > Tim Carter - K1DC > +1.978.710.0133 <1.978.710.0133> > k1dc.radio at gmail.com > https://k1dc.com > > "Computers are incredibly fast, accurate and stupid; humans are incredibly > slow, inaccurate and brilliant; together they are powerful beyond > imagination." -- *Albert Einstein* > > Warning: Spelling errors in this message are the product of a poor school > system. 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URL: From crlobdell1 at gmail.com Sat Feb 1 21:20:29 2025 From: crlobdell1 at gmail.com (Chris Lobdell) Date: Sat, 1 Feb 2025 22:20:29 -0500 Subject: [bars] Net Notes W1HH Net Wednesday Night January 29, 2025 In-Reply-To: <908419697.3153149.1738164238806@connect.xfinity.com> References: <908419697.3153149.1738164238806@connect.xfinity.com> Message-ID: Many thanks to the 17 folks who checked in??last Wednesday! W1OLU - Rick - Billerica KD1TF - Gary - North Reading KC1TJD - Kevin - Westford W7LSG - Ken - Billerica WA1ESU - Fred - Newburyport KC1TLF - Dave - Tyngsborough WB1HBU - Eric -W. Lynn N1WRN - Doug - Reading * W1LUS - Bruce - Tewksbury KC1FTJ - John - N. Chelmsford N1ALO - Peter - Dracut NF1A - Art- Billerica K1DC - Tim - Andover N1CVO - Shawn - Lowell W1LPG - Brendan - Bedford KC1VYX - Craig - Billerica KC1SGF - Christie - Bedford * = BARS president, net control manager Billerica wins again with 4 check ins! No NET next Wednesday, meeting at 7 pm at the Chelmsford Bible Church Until next time, 73 & Gud DX Chris Lobdell KC1IUK On Jan 29, 2025 at 10:24?AM -0500, DOUGLAS BRUCE , wrote: > Welcome to this week?s edition of "NET NOTES" !! > ?We will be having our BARS weekly net tonight at 08:00 pm EST or 01:00 UTC > > ? Show your support!! Please join in the fun ? all are most welcome. > > ? Chris, KC1IUK, will be your host tonight for the festivities! > > ? Here is the repeater info: > > ??QTH: Westford > > ?FREQ: 146.955??MHz > > ?CALL: WB1GOF > > ??Offset:??- 0.6 MHz > > ??Tone:??CTCSS 74.4 Hz > > ? NOTICE!! WE NEED VOLUNTEERS TO HELP OUT BY DOING THE NET ONCE EVERY FEW WEEKS!!!!??Please contact Doug, N1WRN,? ? ? for more info. > > ? 73, > ? Doug > ? N1WRN > ? Billerica Amateur Radio Society Net Manager > > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Bruce Pigott, KC1US, is the Trustee for the North Reading Repeater on the frequency of 146.715. Below is your link to the Zoom portion of the February 5, 7:00 PM, Meeting of the Billerica Amateur Radio Society. Every very month on the First Wed, 7 occurrence(s) Please download and import the following iCalendar (.ics) files to your calendar system. Monthly: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/tZEqcO-tpjguGtwuXhoQ8QsksvxxbrbJosIw/ics?icsToken=DCphjy5tKySg7ndxMwAALAAAAL5S0-xBDazIZ6CBhX6Zpn8h0aTmo0le9GU2Yb8Souxa0nLHZvMwMCJYaWPfniiQs3Bb_fbJb44ZJ5SagTAwMDAwMQ Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85776583408?pwd=ZStjdHBkK3VqeWV2T1doODJLdzNRQT09 Meeting ID: 857 7658 3408 Passcode: 205070 -- One tap mobile +13092053325,,85776583408#,,,,*205070# US +13126266799,,85776583408#,,,,*205070# US (Chicago) --- Dial by your location ? +1 309 205 3325 US ? +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) ? +1 646 931 3860 US ? +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) ? +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) ? +1 305 224 1968 US ? +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) ? +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) ? +1 360 209 5623 US ? +1 386 347 5053 US ? +1 507 473 4847 US ? +1 564 217 2000 US ? +1 669 444 9171 US ? +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) ? +1 689 278 1000 US ? +1 719 359 4580 US ? +1 253 205 0468 US Meeting ID: 857 7658 3408 Passcode: 205070 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kurFSAv3G Bruce W1LUS BARS ZOOM Host -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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On Sun, Feb 2, 2025, 20:57 Kristie Connolly via bars wrote: > This is my post i wanted to ask the same question here if I may > [image: Inline image] > > > > > Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone > > _______________________________________________ > bars mailing list > bars at w1hh.org > http://mail.w1hh.org/mailman/listinfo/bars_w1hh.org > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: IMG_1238.png Type: image/png Size: 2414344 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Magnetic energy can jump over small physical gaps, so your double glued toroid, from a magnetic point of view, will look like a single large toroid that is double the size of each of the two glued toroids. For magnetic energy, think of a toroid or any ferrite material as if it were copper wire for electrical current. Magnetic energy travels well through a ferrite material. For magnetic energy, traveling through air is like electrical current going through a very high resistance resistor. Magnetic energy will travel through air, but not very well. I don?t have the exact figure for the magnetic ?resistance?, but think of it as the equivalent of ?X ohms per inch? (I think for magnetic energy traveling through air the ?resistance? increases as a squared or cubed value of distance ? it goes up very fast). You have tiny air gap between the toroids. Yes it is an air (glue) gap, but a very short distance, so the magnetic ?resistance? between the toroids will be a very small number, and effectively the two glued toroids will look like a larger one. The only issues you may have would be thermal. The ferrite material will get warm from the energy that is passing through it, so there could be some physical expansion of the toroids, which could break the glue bonds. Or, if the toroids get very hot they could melt the glue. You could wrap your windings tightly so even if the glue breaks the two toroids will remain close to each other. To prevent overheating the toroids, do not use high power for high SWR conditions. The double toriods should be able to handle 100 watts for normal SWR less than 3:1. If you try to use the antenna on a band it is not designed for, be very conservative with the power you send to the antenna. If you use a tuner to use the antenna on a band it was not designed for, my recommendation is to limit your power to less than 25 watts continuous for SWR greater than 3:1. -Leandra AF1R From: bars On Behalf Of Kristie Connolly via bars Sent: Sunday, February 2, 2025 8:58 PM To: W1hh Subject: [bars] Torroid This is my post i wanted to ask the same question here if I may [Inline image] Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 2414344 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: From w1lusba at gmail.com Mon Feb 3 00:24:46 2025 From: w1lusba at gmail.com (Bruce Anderson) Date: Mon, 3 Feb 2025 01:24:46 -0500 Subject: [bars] How to find nearby hams Message-ID: I want to share this website I recently came across. 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URL: From k1dc.radio at gmail.com Mon Feb 3 07:17:24 2025 From: k1dc.radio at gmail.com (Tim - K1DC) Date: Mon, 3 Feb 2025 08:17:24 -0500 Subject: [bars] Amateur Radio Volunteers Still Needed for the 2025 Boston Marathon In-Reply-To: <1103252363.12286378.1738112581678.JavaMail.zimbra@rcn.com> References: <1103252363.12286378.1738112581678.JavaMail.zimbra@rcn.com> Message-ID: <56306a16-c525-4d57-84ba-7207e4b91b6f@gmail.com> I have no experience with the Boston Marathon but I have done the Lowell Bay State marathon. 73, Tim - K1DC -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: [SKYWARN_Announce] Special Announcement & Off-Topic Post: Amateur Radio Volunteers Still Needed for the 2025 Boston Marathon Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2025 20:03:01 -0500 (EST) From: rmacedo at rcn.com To: skywarn announce Hello to all... We appreciate everyone?s patience as we make an off-topic post on the need for Amateur Radio Volunteers for the 2025 Boston Marathon. We still could utilize approximately 80 additional Amateur Radio Operators for race day. In addition, there will be no volunteer deadline extensions unlike past years so if you are even considering to register, please register before the listed deadline below of Friday 2/7/25. In addition, there is a continued need for medical volunteers for the 2025 Boston Marathon and those interested in volunteering as a medical or general volunteer can use the register.hamradioboston.org link and they will be brought to the general volunteer page which can be utilized for those that are not Amateur Radio Operators to volunteer. It is possible if we resolve the email server/SKYWARN list issue that has not allowed our messages to reach all SKYWARN list participants that we will post this message again before the volunteer deadline to insure we reached everyone on the email list. Further details for Amateur Radio volunteers follow below: Volunteer registration for the 2025 Boston Marathon is open and ongoing.? If you've already registered to volunteer at the 2025 Boston Marathon, we'd like to thank you for your interest in joining our team! For anyone who hasn?t yet, please don?t delay! Volunteer registration closes on Friday, February 7. Registration Link (for new and returning volunteers): https://www.baa.org/races/boston-marathon/volunteer/volunteer-registration Step by Step Sign Up Guide: https://hamradioboston.freshdesk.com/support/solutions/articles/44002570599-2025-volunteer-registration-step-by-step-guide A few notes for volunteers: Almost all amateur radio positions are single person assignments.? We are not able to group people on a single assignment, but we will try to accommodate which segment you are assigned to in order to allow for similar start/end times. We'd like to extend our sincerest congratulations to the winner of the Boston Marathon ARO bib lottery, Hector Cruz, KB3ZOO. We're looking forward to cheering you on! Final documentation is generally released during the first week of April. Before this can happen, we need the final logistical details from the various area coordinators for Start, Course, Finish, and Transportation. Where possible, we will release documents as they become available. In this case, look out for emails from the committee and your Team Captain. As always, we appreciate your help in getting the word out to prospective volunteers. Please send this to hams or clubs that you think may be interested in joining us on the amateur radio team for the 2025 Boston Marathon! If you have any questions about the content of this message or about volunteering at the marathon in general, please don?t hesitate to send them to contact at HamRadioBoston.org. We?re looking forward to seeing you all again soon! Thank you, and 73, Boston Marathon Communications Committee contact at HamRadioBoston.org Respectfully Submitted, Robert Macedo (KD1CY) ARES SKYWARN Coordinator Eastern Massachusetts ARES Section Emergency Coordinator Home Phone #: (508) 994-1875 (After 6 PM) Home/Data #: (508) 997-4503 (After 6 PM) Email Address: rmacedo at rcn.com https://ares.ema.arrl.org https://www.wx1box.org Like us on Facebook ? https://www.facebook.com/wx1box Follow us on Twitter ? https://twitter.com/wx1box Subscribe on YouTube ? https://www.youtube.com/@wx1box-nwsboston-amateur-radio -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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This month's guest speaker will be Bruce Pigott, KC1US, on an Overview of the Minuteman Repeater Association. Be sure to check out this month's newsletter or w1hh.org for more info on Bruce and his presentation. As a reminder, BARS dues run from January 1 through December 31. Dues are just $15 for the year and help pay for the club Zoom account, the website, Field Day activities, etc. If you have not renewed, you can do so online at https://www.w1hh.org/join-or-renew/. If you're not sure if you are current or not, email our club treasurer, Bruce Anderson, at w1lus at hotmail.com. 73, Kayla W2IRY -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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If you have something > you'd like to submit for a future newsletter, be sure to send it to Marla > at wa1gsf at comcast.net. Here's the link for this month's newsletter: > https://bit.ly/BARSFeb2025Newsletter > > This Wednesday, 2/5, is our monthly membership meeting. Note that the > meetings are now hybrid and will take place at the Chelmsford Bible Church > at 128 Gorham Street in Chelmsford AND via Zoom at 7 pm EST. You should > have received the Zoom meeting info from Bruce recently. This month's guest > speaker will be Bruce Pigott, KC1US, on an Overview of the Minuteman > Repeater Association. Be sure to check out this month's newsletter or > w1hh.org for more info on Bruce and his presentation. > > As a reminder, BARS dues run from January 1 through December 31. Dues are > just $15 for the year and help pay for the club Zoom account, the website, > Field Day activities, etc. If you have not renewed, you can do so online at > https://www.w1hh.org/join-or-renew/. If you're not sure if you are > current or not, email our club treasurer, Bruce Anderson, at > w1lus at hotmail.com. > > 73, > Kayla > W2IRY > _______________________________________________ > bars mailing list > bars at w1hh.org > http://mail.w1hh.org/mailman/listinfo/bars_w1hh.org > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kwaj.speedo at gmail.com Mon Feb 3 14:35:31 2025 From: kwaj.speedo at gmail.com (Christopher Lennon) Date: Mon, 3 Feb 2025 15:35:31 -0500 Subject: [bars] How to find nearby hams In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: The same function is available in QRZ but this is a nice execution of it. It is amazing how many hams are out there. W2BPL Sent from my phone. On Mon, Feb 3, 2025, 9:48?AM Juan Jim?nez wrote: > Holy cow! We're surrounded! Now what? ???? > > 73, > K1CPR > Juan > > > On Mon, Feb 3, 2025 at 1:24?AM Bruce Anderson wrote: > >> I want to share this website I recently came across. >> Find Fellow Hams Location >> Just input your callsign >> It is amazing how many hams are located in our area >> >> Bruce >> W1LUS >> _______________________________________________ >> bars mailing list >> bars at w1hh.org >> http://mail.w1hh.org/mailman/listinfo/bars_w1hh.org >> > _______________________________________________ > bars mailing list > bars at w1hh.org > http://mail.w1hh.org/mailman/listinfo/bars_w1hh.org > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From soldersmoke01 at gmail.com Mon Feb 3 14:47:36 2025 From: soldersmoke01 at gmail.com (Andy Wallace) Date: Mon, 3 Feb 2025 15:47:36 -0500 Subject: [bars] How to find nearby hams In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <787C46BB-914D-4137-80AD-6C874DEF4466@gmail.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kwaj.speedo at gmail.com Mon Feb 3 15:19:18 2025 From: kwaj.speedo at gmail.com (Christopher Lennon) Date: Mon, 3 Feb 2025 16:19:18 -0500 Subject: [bars] How to find nearby hams In-Reply-To: <787C46BB-914D-4137-80AD-6C874DEF4466@gmail.com> References: <787C46BB-914D-4137-80AD-6C874DEF4466@gmail.com> Message-ID: Under the Resources tab click on Grid Mapper. There may be some way to initialize it where you want. I usually just click there and drag it to where I want to look. As I said, the Find Fellow Hams has a nicer execution. Chris W2BPL On Mon, Feb 3, 2025 at 3:47?PM Andy Wallace wrote: > Where is that on QRZ? > Andy > KA1GTT > > On Feb 3, 2025, at 3:35?PM, Christopher Lennon > wrote: > > ? > > The same function is available in QRZ but this is a nice execution of it. > > It is amazing how many hams are out there. > > W2BPL > Sent from my phone. > > On Mon, Feb 3, 2025, 9:48?AM Juan Jim?nez wrote: > >> Holy cow! We're surrounded! Now what? ???? >> >> 73, >> K1CPR >> Juan >> >> >> On Mon, Feb 3, 2025 at 1:24?AM Bruce Anderson wrote: >> >>> I want to share this website I recently came across. >>> Find Fellow Hams Location >>> Just input your callsign >>> It is amazing how many hams are located in our area >>> >>> Bruce >>> W1LUS >>> _______________________________________________ >>> bars mailing list >>> bars at w1hh.org >>> http://mail.w1hh.org/mailman/listinfo/bars_w1hh.org >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> bars mailing list >> bars at w1hh.org >> http://mail.w1hh.org/mailman/listinfo/bars_w1hh.org >> > _______________________________________________ > bars mailing list > bars at w1hh.org > http://mail.w1hh.org/mailman/listinfo/bars_w1hh.org > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kwaj.speedo at gmail.com Mon Feb 3 15:26:13 2025 From: kwaj.speedo at gmail.com (Christopher Lennon) Date: Mon, 3 Feb 2025 16:26:13 -0500 Subject: [bars] How to find nearby hams In-Reply-To: References: <787C46BB-914D-4137-80AD-6C874DEF4466@gmail.com> Message-ID: Playing with the QRZ version there are some differences. My neighbor, K1VK does not show up on the QRZ map, but he does show up on the Find Hams map. The QRZ map color codes hams who are registered with QRZ vs those who are not. That might indicate who is active and who is not. Chris W2BPL On Mon, Feb 3, 2025 at 4:19?PM Christopher Lennon wrote: > Under the Resources tab click on Grid Mapper. > > There may be some way to initialize it where you want. I usually just > click there and drag it to where I want to look. As I said, the Find > Fellow Hams has a nicer execution. > > Chris > W2BPL > > On Mon, Feb 3, 2025 at 3:47?PM Andy Wallace > wrote: > >> Where is that on QRZ? >> Andy >> KA1GTT >> >> On Feb 3, 2025, at 3:35?PM, Christopher Lennon >> wrote: >> >> ? >> >> The same function is available in QRZ but this is a nice execution of it. >> >> It is amazing how many hams are out there. >> >> W2BPL >> Sent from my phone. >> >> On Mon, Feb 3, 2025, 9:48?AM Juan Jim?nez wrote: >> >>> Holy cow! We're surrounded! Now what? ???? >>> >>> 73, >>> K1CPR >>> Juan >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Feb 3, 2025 at 1:24?AM Bruce Anderson wrote: >>> >>>> I want to share this website I recently came across. >>>> Find Fellow Hams Location >>>> Just input your callsign >>>> It is amazing how many hams are located in our area >>>> >>>> Bruce >>>> W1LUS >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> bars mailing list >>>> bars at w1hh.org >>>> http://mail.w1hh.org/mailman/listinfo/bars_w1hh.org >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> bars mailing list >>> bars at w1hh.org >>> http://mail.w1hh.org/mailman/listinfo/bars_w1hh.org >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> bars mailing list >> bars at w1hh.org >> http://mail.w1hh.org/mailman/listinfo/bars_w1hh.org >> > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kwaj.speedo at gmail.com Mon Feb 3 15:38:43 2025 From: kwaj.speedo at gmail.com (Christopher Lennon) Date: Mon, 3 Feb 2025 16:38:43 -0500 Subject: [bars] How to find nearby hams In-Reply-To: References: <787C46BB-914D-4137-80AD-6C874DEF4466@gmail.com> Message-ID: Hmmmm. Very interesting. QRZ allows you to place your location on the map. It seems that many people use that to smudge their locations on QRZ. Thare are a bunch of hams that appear in Bedford Center. That mask seems to work for QRZ but not for the Find Hams map. Chris W2BPL On Mon, Feb 3, 2025 at 4:26?PM Christopher Lennon wrote: > Playing with the QRZ version there are some differences. My neighbor, > K1VK does not show up on the QRZ map, but he does show up on the Find Hams > map. > > The QRZ map color codes hams who are registered with QRZ vs those who are > not. That might indicate who is active and who is not. > > Chris > W2BPL > > On Mon, Feb 3, 2025 at 4:19?PM Christopher Lennon > wrote: > >> Under the Resources tab click on Grid Mapper. >> >> There may be some way to initialize it where you want. I usually just >> click there and drag it to where I want to look. As I said, the Find >> Fellow Hams has a nicer execution. >> >> Chris >> W2BPL >> >> On Mon, Feb 3, 2025 at 3:47?PM Andy Wallace >> wrote: >> >>> Where is that on QRZ? >>> Andy >>> KA1GTT >>> >>> On Feb 3, 2025, at 3:35?PM, Christopher Lennon >>> wrote: >>> >>> ? >>> >>> The same function is available in QRZ but this is a nice execution of it. >>> >>> It is amazing how many hams are out there. >>> >>> W2BPL >>> Sent from my phone. >>> >>> On Mon, Feb 3, 2025, 9:48?AM Juan Jim?nez wrote: >>> >>>> Holy cow! We're surrounded! Now what? ???? >>>> >>>> 73, >>>> K1CPR >>>> Juan >>>> >>>> >>>> On Mon, Feb 3, 2025 at 1:24?AM Bruce Anderson >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I want to share this website I recently came across. >>>>> Find Fellow Hams Location >>>>> Just input your callsign >>>>> It is amazing how many hams are located in our area >>>>> >>>>> Bruce >>>>> W1LUS >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> bars mailing list >>>>> bars at w1hh.org >>>>> http://mail.w1hh.org/mailman/listinfo/bars_w1hh.org >>>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> bars mailing list >>>> bars at w1hh.org >>>> http://mail.w1hh.org/mailman/listinfo/bars_w1hh.org >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> bars mailing list >>> bars at w1hh.org >>> http://mail.w1hh.org/mailman/listinfo/bars_w1hh.org >>> >> -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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K1VK's address is correct in QRZ. I just moved my map spot in QRZ to a nearby wildlife area. The address remains the same. Chris W2BPL Sent from my phone. On Mon, Feb 3, 2025, 5:33?PM Neil Hanlon wrote: > more likely this is because they're using the Bedford post office as their > FCC address. > > Sadly in 2025 one must take precautions. > > On Mon, Feb 3, 2025, 22:39 Christopher Lennon > wrote: > >> Hmmmm. Very interesting. QRZ allows you to place your location on the >> map. It seems that many people use that to smudge their locations on QRZ. >> Thare are a bunch of hams that appear in Bedford Center. That mask seems >> to work for QRZ but not for the Find Hams map. >> >> Chris >> W2BPL >> >> On Mon, Feb 3, 2025 at 4:26?PM Christopher Lennon >> wrote: >> >>> Playing with the QRZ version there are some differences. My neighbor, >>> K1VK does not show up on the QRZ map, but he does show up on the Find Hams >>> map. >>> >>> The QRZ map color codes hams who are registered with QRZ vs those who >>> are not. That might indicate who is active and who is not. >>> >>> Chris >>> W2BPL >>> >>> On Mon, Feb 3, 2025 at 4:19?PM Christopher Lennon >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Under the Resources tab click on Grid Mapper. >>>> >>>> There may be some way to initialize it where you want. I usually just >>>> click there and drag it to where I want to look. As I said, the Find >>>> Fellow Hams has a nicer execution. >>>> >>>> Chris >>>> W2BPL >>>> >>>> On Mon, Feb 3, 2025 at 3:47?PM Andy Wallace >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Where is that on QRZ? >>>>> Andy >>>>> KA1GTT >>>>> >>>>> On Feb 3, 2025, at 3:35?PM, Christopher Lennon >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> ? >>>>> >>>>> The same function is available in QRZ but this is a nice execution of >>>>> it. >>>>> >>>>> It is amazing how many hams are out there. >>>>> >>>>> W2BPL >>>>> Sent from my phone. >>>>> >>>>> On Mon, Feb 3, 2025, 9:48?AM Juan Jim?nez wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Holy cow! We're surrounded! Now what? ???? >>>>>> >>>>>> 73, >>>>>> K1CPR >>>>>> Juan >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Mon, Feb 3, 2025 at 1:24?AM Bruce Anderson >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> I want to share this website I recently came across. >>>>>>> Find Fellow Hams Location >>>>>>> Just input your callsign >>>>>>> It is amazing how many hams are located in our area >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Bruce >>>>>>> W1LUS >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>> bars mailing list >>>>>>> bars at w1hh.org >>>>>>> http://mail.w1hh.org/mailman/listinfo/bars_w1hh.org >>>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> bars mailing list >>>>>> bars at w1hh.org >>>>>> http://mail.w1hh.org/mailman/listinfo/bars_w1hh.org >>>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> bars mailing list >>>>> bars at w1hh.org >>>>> http://mail.w1hh.org/mailman/listinfo/bars_w1hh.org >>>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >> bars mailing list >> bars at w1hh.org >> http://mail.w1hh.org/mailman/listinfo/bars_w1hh.org >> > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From k1cpr at bd5.com Mon Feb 3 13:30:44 2025 From: k1cpr at bd5.com (=?UTF-8?Q?Juan_Jim=C3=A9nez?=) Date: Mon, 3 Feb 2025 14:30:44 -0500 Subject: [bars] Next shipment to Ukraine In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: One more time. My apologies. The correct PayPal address to use is *twiter at herdthecats.com *. Fat redneck puertorican fingers... 73, K1CPR Juan On Fri, Jan 31, 2025 at 11:31?AM Juan Jim?nez wrote: > Hi folks, > > Once again I am looking for help to pay for the cost of shipping radio > equipment to the Zaporizhzhia amateur radio club in Ukraine. As a reminder, > members of this club work to distribute all sorts of HF/VHF/UHF equipment > across the country to act as a safety net in areas where the Russians are > destroying communications infrastructure. In many areas, the radios are the > only lifeline they have to communicate with the rest of the country. > > This time I am not shipping radios or supplies, I am shipping two key > pieces of test equipment they requested to be able to repair the radios > they already have, a Marconi Communications Test Set model 2955 and a BK > Precision 2630 spectrum analyzer which I bought last week. > > There are two ways to ship via Meest, by boat or by air. There are no > lithium batteries in the equipment so it can be shipped by air, unlike the > last time where the handies had lithium batteries. By air will cost around > $400 delivered in Ukraine in a few days, by boat it will be 4-6 weeks and > about $200. > > If anyone is interested in participating, I can receive donations via > PayPal (twiter at herdhecats.com), Venmo (@juan-jimenez-677) or Zelle > (781-491-3934). Please type "UKRAINE" in the comment field for any > donations so i can identify them and set them aside. > > If I get enough to pay for this I will send out another email letting > everyone know there is no need for further donations. If more money is > received than the cost of the shipping, the difference will be set aside > for the next Ukraine project. If there isn't enough then I will make up the > difference. One way or another I will get this equipment out to them by > next month. > > 73, > Juan > K1CPR > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gary at garyfrascarelli.com Mon Feb 3 21:02:10 2025 From: gary at garyfrascarelli.com (gary at garyfrascarelli.com) Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2025 03:02:10 +0000 Subject: [bars] Next shipment to Ukraine In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Don't we have enough needy people right here in our own area!?! Gary Frascarelli Ham Radio - W1GFF ________________________________ From: bars on behalf of Juan Jim?nez Sent: Monday, February 3, 2025 2:30 PM Subject: Re: [bars] Next shipment to Ukraine One more time. My apologies. The correct PayPal address to use is twiter at herdthecats.com. Fat redneck puertorican fingers... 73, K1CPR Juan On Fri, Jan 31, 2025 at 11:31?AM Juan Jim?nez > wrote: Hi folks, Once again I am looking for help to pay for the cost of shipping radio equipment to the Zaporizhzhia amateur radio club in Ukraine. As a reminder, members of this club work to distribute all sorts of HF/VHF/UHF equipment across the country to act as a safety net in areas where the Russians are destroying communications infrastructure. In many areas, the radios are the only lifeline they have to communicate with the rest of the country. This time I am not shipping radios or supplies, I am shipping two key pieces of test equipment they requested to be able to repair the radios they already have, a Marconi Communications Test Set model 2955 and a BK Precision 2630 spectrum analyzer which I bought last week. There are two ways to ship via Meest, by boat or by air. There are no lithium batteries in the equipment so it can be shipped by air, unlike the last time where the handies had lithium batteries. By air will cost around $400 delivered in Ukraine in a few days, by boat it will be 4-6 weeks and about $200. If anyone is interested in participating, I can receive donations via PayPal (twiter at herdhecats.com), Venmo (@juan-jimenez-677) or Zelle (781-491-3934). Please type "UKRAINE" in the comment field for any donations so i can identify them and set them aside. If I get enough to pay for this I will send out another email letting everyone know there is no need for further donations. 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Here is the repeater info: QTH: Westford FREQ: 146.955 MHz CALL: WB1GOF Offset: - 0.6 MHz Tone: CTCSS 74.4 Hz NOTICE!! WE NEED VOLUNTEERS TO HELP OUT BY DOING THE NET ONCE EVERY FEW WEEKS!!!! Please contact Doug, N1WRN, for more info. 73, Doug N1WRN Billerica Amateur Radio Society Net Manager -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dmarcucci at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 20:18:02 2025 From: dmarcucci at gmail.com (David Marcucci) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2025 21:18:02 -0500 Subject: [bars] Net Notes W1HH Net Wednesday Night February 12, 2025 In-Reply-To: <195438904.3855078.1739375919998@connect.xfinity.com> References: <195438904.3855078.1739375919998@connect.xfinity.com> Message-ID: *Thanks to all who joined us tonight. We had 14 stations check-in tonight and Tyngsboro tied for first place! I never thought it would happen!* *Thanks to:* 1. *W7LSG - Ken, Billerica* 2. *W1OLU - Rick, Billerica* 3. *W1LUS - Bruce, Tewksbury* 4. *KC1IUK - Chris, Tewksbury* 5. *KC1VWO - Dan, Tyngsboro* 6. *KC1TLF - Dave, Tyngsboro* 7. *W1LPG - Brendan, Bedford* 8. *KD1TF - Gary, Dracut* 9. *N1CVO - Shawn, Lowell* 10. *KC1TLE - John, North Billerica* 11. *KC1FTJ - John, North Chelmsford* 12. *KC1QFD - Jeff, South Acton* 13. *WB1HBU - Eric, West Lynn* 14. *KC1TJD - Kevin, Westford* *73,* *Dave KC1TLF* On Wed, Feb 12, 2025 at 10:58?AM DOUGLAS BRUCE wrote: > *Welcome to this week?s edition of "NET NOTES" !! * > > > * We will be having our BARS weekly net tonight at 08:00 pm EST or 01:00 > UTC Show your support!! Please join in the fun ? all are most welcome.* > > > > > > > > * Dave, KC1TLF, will be your host tonight for the festivities! Here is > the repeater info: QTH: Westford FREQ: 146.955 MHz* > > > > > > > > > > > * CALL: WB1GOF Offset: - 0.6 MHz Tone: CTCSS 74.4 Hz NOTICE!! WE NEED > VOLUNTEERS TO HELP OUT BY DOING THE NET ONCE EVERY FEW WEEKS!!!! Please > contact Doug, N1WRN, for more info. 73, Doug* > * N1WRN* > * Billerica Amateur Radio Society Net Manager* > > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From k1cpr at bd5.com Thu Feb 13 11:55:37 2025 From: k1cpr at bd5.com (=?UTF-8?Q?Juan_Jim=C3=A9nez?=) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2025 12:55:37 -0500 Subject: [bars] Next shipment to Ukraine In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: So far I have received $75 in donations! Thanks to those who decided to help. Payday is next week, and as I said, I will pay the difference to get this shipped one way or the other. Anybody else interested in contributing? I can receive donations via PayPal (twiter at herdthecats.com ), Venmo (@juan-jimenez-677) or Zelle (781-491-3934). Please type "UKRAINE" in the comment field for any donations so i can identify them and set them aside. And please keep your comments about why I am doing this for Ukraine and not helping people locally to yourself. I have family there and don't need to justify my actions to you or anyone else. If you want to set up your own initiatives for local use, go right ahead. 73, K1CPR Juan On Fri, Jan 31, 2025 at 11:31?AM Juan Jim?nez wrote: > Hi folks, > > Once again I am looking for help to pay for the cost of shipping radio > equipment to the Zaporizhzhia amateur radio club in Ukraine. As a reminder, > members of this club work to distribute all sorts of HF/VHF/UHF equipment > across the country to act as a safety net in areas where the Russians are > destroying communications infrastructure. In many areas, the radios are the > only lifeline they have to communicate with the rest of the country. > > This time I am not shipping radios or supplies, I am shipping two key > pieces of test equipment they requested to be able to repair the radios > they already have, a Marconi Communications Test Set model 2955 and a BK > Precision 2630 spectrum analyzer which I bought last week. > > There are two ways to ship via Meest, by boat or by air. There are no > lithium batteries in the equipment so it can be shipped by air, unlike the > last time where the handies had lithium batteries. By air will cost around > $400 delivered in Ukraine in a few days, by boat it will be 4-6 weeks and > about $200. > > If anyone is interested in participating, I can receive donations via > PayPal (twiter at herdthecats.com ), Venmo > (@juan-jimenez-677) or Zelle (781-491-3934). Please type "UKRAINE" in the > comment field for any donations so i can identify them and set them aside. > > If I get enough to pay for this I will send out another email letting > everyone know there is no need for further donations. If more money is > received than the cost of the shipping, the difference will be set aside > for the next Ukraine project. If there isn't enough then I will make up the > difference. One way or another I will get this equipment out to them by > next month. > > 73, > Juan > K1CPR > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ka8scp at wb1gof.org Sat Feb 15 10:45:57 2025 From: ka8scp at wb1gof.org (Terry M. Stader - KA8SCP) Date: Sat, 15 Feb 2025 11:45:57 -0500 Subject: [bars] SKYWARN nets for Sat-Sun WX event Message-ID: We will be holding SKYWARN nets for the WX event today and tomorrow. Tonight we will be looking for snowfall accumulations. Tomorrow we will be looking for storm total in accumulation and is possible when the changeover to rain, sleet or freezing rain. Warning criteria for reporting snow is generally 2?. Net info: Middlesex County Mass - 146.955-Westford Repeater (PL 74.4 Hz) - 10 PM Saturday Evening, 8 AM, 10 AM Sunday AM If you cannot make the net and would like to submit a report for your location, please include your call sign, your town, report time(when the measurement occurred), snowfall total (https://www.weather.gov/dvn/snowmeasure#:~:text=How%20to%20Measure%3A,report%20the%20storm%20total%20amount.). Feel free to report local temperature and precipitation type at reporting time. Wind speed if significant can be reported. Wind speed does NOT require a weather station? you can use the PDF chart in the link below to estimate wind speed by visual conditions. https://www.weather.gov/media/pqr/wind/wind.pdf Be safe? tomorrow?s travel is potentially hazardous on any untreated surface. Terry Terry M. 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Go get 'em!! 73, Tim/K1DC -- Courageously sent from a non-Apple device that /includes/ a headphone jack. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Tim?Carter - K1DC +1.978.710.0133 k1dc.radio at gmail.com https://k1dc.com "Computers are incredibly fast, accurate and stupid; humans are incredibly slow, inaccurate and brilliant; together they are powerful beyond imagination." -- /Albert Einstein/ Warning: Spelling errors in this message are the product of a poor school system. Pay teachures more than athletes. This email is intended for the use of the individual addressee(s) named above and may contain information that is confidential privileged or unsuitable for overly sensitive persons with low self-esteem, no sense of humor or irrational religious beliefs. If you are not the intended recipient, any dissemination, distribution or copying of this email is not authorized (either explicitly or implicitly) and constitutes an irritating social fauxpas. 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Please join the fun with the friendly contest exchange of a Name and State (or Province or Country). Five bands, 10m to 80m, RTTY only, Maximum of 100 watts. Contacts and Multipliers count again on each band - Hooray for 10m! Single-op scores count up to 10 of the 12 hours, so you can have 2 hours off. Single-ops have "traditional" and Assisted categories. Rules, records, and past results at the National Contest Journal website: <[http://ncjweb.com/naqp/ ](http://ncjweb.com/naqp/ )> [http://ncjweb.com/naqp/ ](http://ncjweb.com/naqp/ ) Teams: Any group of two to five single-operators can form a NAQP Team. Register your Team before the contest at the "Team Registration" link: <[http://ncjweb.com/rttynaqpteamreg/ ](http://ncjweb.com/rttynaqpteamreg/ )> [http://ncjweb.com/rttynaqpteamreg/ ](http://ncjweb.com/rttynaqpteamreg/ ) NAQP RTTY Practice is available on Thursday and Friday nights: 1. Thursday night is the WRT, the Weekly RTTY Test at 0145Z Friday in NAQP Format (Name and State). [https://radiosport.world/wrt.html ](https://radiosport.world/wrt.html ) 2. Friday night is more NAQP RTTY Practice. Saturday 0200Z (Friday 9PM EST, 6PM PST) Call "CQ NA" and practice your NAQP exchanges and logging for about 30 minutes. Frequencies: 14083, 7083, and 3585 kHz and up. Then, NAQP RTTY starts Saturday morning, 1800 UTC. Please send a photo or story of your operation, to make the results article more interesting. Look for college stations in the NA Collegiate Championship. <[http://www.w9smc.com/nacc/ ](http://www.w9smc.com/nacc/ )> See you in the NAQP RTTY contest, Saturday February 22, 2025! Mark K6UFO NAQP RTTY Contest Manager k6ufo at arrl dot net -- Courageously sent from a non-Apple device that /includes/ a headphone jack. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Tim?Carter - K1DC +1.978.710.0133 k1dc.radio at gmail.com https://k1dc.com "Computers are incredibly fast, accurate and stupid; humans are incredibly slow, inaccurate and brilliant; together they are powerful beyond imagination." -- /Albert Einstein/ Warning: Spelling errors in this message are the product of a poor school system. Pay teachures more than athletes. This email is intended for the use of the individual addressee(s) named above and may contain information that is confidential privileged or unsuitable for overly sensitive persons with low self-esteem, no sense of humor or irrational religious beliefs. 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Chelmsford W1LPG - Brendan - Bedford N1ALO - Peter - Dracut Billerica wins with three check ins ? until next week, 73 and Gud DX ? Chris Lobdell KC1IUK On Feb 19, 2025 at 12:17?PM -0500, DOUGLAS BRUCE , wrote: > Welcome to this week?s edition of "NET NOTES" !! > ?We will be having our BARS weekly net tonight at 08:00 pm EST or 01:00 UTC > > ? Show your support!! Please join in the fun ? all are most welcome. > > ? Chris, KC1IUK, will be your host tonight for the festivities! > > ? Here is the repeater info: > > ??QTH: Westford > > ?FREQ: 146.955??MHz > > ?CALL: WB1GOF > > ??Offset:??- 0.6 MHz > > ??Tone:??CTCSS 74.4 Hz > > ? NOTICE!! WE NEED VOLUNTEERS TO HELP OUT BY DOING THE NET ONCE EVERY FEW WEEKS!!!!??Please contact Doug, N1WRN,? ? ? for more info. > > ? 73, > ? Doug > ? N1WRN > ? Billerica Amateur Radio Society Net Manager > > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From dmarcucci at gmail.com Fri Feb 28 13:58:36 2025 From: dmarcucci at gmail.com (David Marcucci) Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2025 14:58:36 -0500 Subject: [bars] BARS March 2025 Newsletter Message-ID: Hi everyone, We've got another great newsletter ready for your reading pleasure. Thanks, as always, to our newsletter editor, Marla, for putting this together every month. Also, thanks to those of you who contributed articles. Without articles, there is no newsletter. If you have something you'd like to submit for a future newsletter, be sure to send it to Marla at wa1gsf at comcast.net. Here's the link for this month's newsletter: BARS March 2025 Newsletter This Wednesday, 3/5, is our monthly membership meeting. Note that the meetings are now hybrid and will take place at the Chelmsford Bible Church at 128 Gorham Street in Chelmsford AND via Zoom at 7 pm EST. You should receive the Zoom meeting info from Bruce via this email list before the meeting. This month's guest speaker will be Jay Taft, K1EHZ, presenting an overview of the ARDEN system which is an independent internet network mainly comprised of RF nodes. Be sure to check out this month's newsletter or w1hh.org for more info on our upcoming meeting. As a reminder, BARS dues run from January 1 through December 31. Dues are just $15 for the year and help pay for the club Zoom account, the website, Field Day activities, etc. If you have not renewed, you can do so online at https://www.w1hh.org/join-or-renew/. If you're not sure if you are current or not, email our club treasurer, Bruce Anderson, at w1lus at hotmail.com. 73, Dave KC1TLF -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From n1hts at comcast.net Fri Feb 28 15:58:14 2025 From: n1hts at comcast.net (n1hts at comcast.net) Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2025 16:58:14 -0500 (EST) Subject: [bars] ARRL DX SSB and antique radio show this weekend In-Reply-To: <1142109441194.1139788763596.1932240718.0.341248JL.2002@synd.ccsend.com> References: <1142109441194.1139788763596.1932240718.0.341248JL.2002@synd.ccsend.com> Message-ID: <1331770310.4966801.1740779895091@connect.xfinity.com> There are two events this weekend that may interest you 1. ARRL DX SSB contest where you can work DX for 48 hours depending on your station and butt in chair. Click the link and read the rule. If you can operate 160, 80, 40, 20,15, and/or 10 get on and give the DX some points. If there is a big pileup, jot it down and try it again later Get On the Air for the ARRL International DX Contest http://arrl.org/news/get-on-the-air-for-the-arrl-international-dx-contest 2. The antique radio show Sunday morning in Windham NH Jim N1HTS > ---------- Original Message ---------- > From: New England Vintage Electronics Club > To: n1hts at arrl.net > Date: 02/24/2025 12:48 PM EST > Subject: NEVEE 8 in one week Jim! > > > Parking & Weather > [NEVEC LOGO WITH BORDER] https://mouilqfbb.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001XgTP6p2g3_kshA4r7EBE7928aH1iQfgjFCB5s0dfNmvO6ZQEhhbjwa7Kas9_aI1NYssD26hq6MDzit2gocuZXo1r9ykKf42CM-jQdjsMfoXt1JBg2Qc4phzIqNX6JLdrLlW7bi12dV6OqWzQ4TxBDw==&c=pN_JSir4RP5yoaVhmhOmItrFIVY_nEkXF5XlR8ZwMANvJl_CnORlUA==&ch=p30QsktaUNuyktC-Chm0w7csP3Gm9lNTEvD5jChXcBuIk_TQYGYvrg== > Celebrating Electronic Devices Through the Ages > The National Weather Service forecast is "party sunny, high near 33" for Sunday March 2! > > Parking: As you approach Castleton, turn right at the "castle tower" to head down the hill to the show, turn left for overflow parking across the street and walk down the hill to the show. > > Check out these demos at NEVEE 8! > > * nanoVNA and tinySA Demo, 10-11 AM and other times as available > By Larry Szendrei, Past NEVEC President and RAVEN Editor > > * Bluetooth Connection to AM Radio > By Jim Buliszak, NEVEC Training Coordinator https://mouilqfbb.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001XgTP6p2g3_kshA4r7EBE7928aH1iQfgjFCB5s0dfNmvO6ZQEhhbjwWKJc5J4uP1vuCV8r1vWHxbMLjBYeh-OZjj0Ft5Ua9gjE_DNGGwzq1wZz9Zjkv-0vkU8wX4fFdl-YYF9kUGAzFrx25O9KFUGyzaK302kILqwQQxLFpO3oqKq60awHbOeRw==&c=pN_JSir4RP5yoaVhmhOmItrFIVY_nEkXF5XlR8ZwMANvJl_CnORlUA==&ch=p30QsktaUNuyktC-Chm0w7csP3Gm9lNTEvD5jChXcBuIk_TQYGYvrg== > Attendees: Show runs 8 AM to 1 PM, use main entrance facing the pond! > > Sellers: Set up from 6 AM to 8 AM, use vendor entrance with ramp. > > Admission is $20 until 9 AM, $10 after 9 AM. 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URL: From k1cpr at bd5.com Fri Feb 28 15:50:53 2025 From: k1cpr at bd5.com (=?UTF-8?Q?Juan_Jim=C3=A9nez?=) Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2025 16:50:53 -0500 Subject: [bars] Next shipment to Ukraine In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Update, I have received a few more donations, for which i am very grateful. Nick UR6QV / UT5Q has requested a change in shipping plans. He has asked me to send the two units to Germany, instead of Poland. I am not sure why, but I suspect it has to do with import duties and the state of relations between Poland and Ukraine. There was some friction there for a while about agricultural transshipments eating into Polish farmer profits, but I thought that had been resolved. Anyway, I am now looking for the best way to send the items to Germany and should have them out the door this weekend. An interesting piece of info... my wife's cousin was housing Ukrainian refugee families for a while in her very large home in Przemysl where she raised four boys and one girl. I've been there several times and it's right next to the Ukrainian border. Not quite shouting, but definitely screaming distance. ??? The reason I mention this is that I asked one of her sons the other day how many families were still there and if she needed any supplies. Turns out they have all moved on into Western Europe and the US, absorbed into other established Ukrainian communities. This is REALLY good news for the children in particular, whom I am sure we're stressed out about the language barriers, etc. Thought you folks might want to know. ? 73, Juan K1CPR On Thu, Feb 13, 2025, 12:55 Juan Jim?nez wrote: > So far I have received $75 in donations! Thanks to those who decided to > help. Payday is next week, and as I said, I will pay the difference to get > this shipped one way or the other. Anybody else interested in contributing? > > I can receive donations via PayPal (twiter at herdthecats.com > ), Venmo (@juan-jimenez-677) or Zelle > (781-491-3934). Please type "UKRAINE" in the comment field for any > donations so i can identify them and set them aside. > > And please keep your comments about why I am doing this for Ukraine and > not helping people locally to yourself. I have family there and don't need > to justify my actions to you or anyone else. If you want to set up your own > initiatives for local use, go right ahead. > > 73, > K1CPR > Juan > > > On Fri, Jan 31, 2025 at 11:31?AM Juan Jim?nez wrote: > >> Hi folks, >> >> Once again I am looking for help to pay for the cost of shipping radio >> equipment to the Zaporizhzhia amateur radio club in Ukraine. As a reminder, >> members of this club work to distribute all sorts of HF/VHF/UHF equipment >> across the country to act as a safety net in areas where the Russians are >> destroying communications infrastructure. In many areas, the radios are the >> only lifeline they have to communicate with the rest of the country. >> >> This time I am not shipping radios or supplies, I am shipping two key >> pieces of test equipment they requested to be able to repair the radios >> they already have, a Marconi Communications Test Set model 2955 and a BK >> Precision 2630 spectrum analyzer which I bought last week. >> >> There are two ways to ship via Meest, by boat or by air. There are no >> lithium batteries in the equipment so it can be shipped by air, unlike the >> last time where the handies had lithium batteries. By air will cost around >> $400 delivered in Ukraine in a few days, by boat it will be 4-6 weeks and >> about $200. >> >> If anyone is interested in participating, I can receive donations via >> PayPal (twiter at herdthecats.com ), Venmo >> (@juan-jimenez-677) or Zelle (781-491-3934). Please type "UKRAINE" in the >> comment field for any donations so i can identify them and set them aside. >> >> If I get enough to pay for this I will send out another email letting >> everyone know there is no need for further donations. If more money is >> received than the cost of the shipping, the difference will be set aside >> for the next Ukraine project. If there isn't enough then I will make up the >> difference. One way or another I will get this equipment out to them by >> next month. >> >> 73, >> Juan >> K1CPR >> >> -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: