From verhulst at comcast.net Sun Jun 1 08:04:07 2025 From: verhulst at comcast.net (Verhulst) Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2025 09:04:07 -0400 Subject: [bars] This sounds like snake oil In-Reply-To: References: <88172186-4ed2-42f3-9ab0-17f5178d7959@comcast.net> Message-ID: On 6/1/2025 12:27 AM, Juan Jiménez via bars wrote: > "Walkie-talkie" cell phones, or Push-to-Talk (PTT) over Cellular, such > as with some Nextel handsets, leverage cellular networks to enable > two-way radio communication. While traditional walkie-talkies use a > single radio frequency for both sending and receiving, these phones > use the cellular network's infrastructure to establish a dedicated > channel for PTT communication. This allows for instant, group > communication over a wider area than traditional walkie-talkies. > > https://electronics.howstuffworks.com/question530.htm Thanks, Juan, 73s Tony From dmarcucci at gmail.com Mon Jun 2 15:30:13 2025 From: dmarcucci at gmail.com (David Marcucci) Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2025 16:30:13 -0400 Subject: [bars] BARS June 2025 Newsletter & Monthly Meeting Announcement 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 posting: https://www.w1hh.org/june-2025-billerica-amateur-radio-society-newsletter/ This Wednesday, 6/4, is our monthly membership meeting. Note that the meetings are virtual for the summer and will be on Zoom at 7 pm EST. Check the website for details. As of press time, Doug is still trying to arrange a program for the June meeting. Our scheduled speaker had to cancel at the last minute, but will be available for July instead. Be sure to check out this month's newsletter on w1hh.org, to watch BARS TV, and to get more info on our upcoming meetings and events. 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's 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... 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Chris Lobdell KC1IUK On May 28, 2025 at 10:02 AM -0400, 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 EDT or 00:00 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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I am > using the same Shure PTT mike that works OK with my mini Atlas 210 . > > Do we have any BARS repair experience with this legacy gear? > > 73 > > Allan, KD1DH, Bedford > _______________________________________________ > 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 jason at sanroma.net Wed Jun 4 20:50:29 2025 From: jason at sanroma.net (Jason Sanroma) Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2025 21:50:29 -0400 Subject: [bars] Icon 7100 Message-ID: Hello, If anyone is, or knows of someone who is selling an Icom 7100 or Yaesu 991A, please reach out. I am in the market for a new radio and would like to find something cheaper than brand new. Alternatively if anyone recommends a different radio, or has positive comments about either please let me know! 73 Jason K1NAD -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From shawn at dodds1.com Thu Jun 5 15:58:46 2025 From: shawn at dodds1.com (shawn dodds1.com) Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2025 20:58:46 +0000 Subject: [bars] Field Day NTS training, the bare essentials Message-ID: Hi folks, Last year, I traveled to the BARS FD site to help them get points for sending radiograms from the site over amateur RF. Then, I came home and received them from Mark KA1INE and relayed them on an NTS traffic net. I've been doing 'virtual NTS training' (https://groups.io/g/VNTN) for the past couple of months over Zoom, and thought that maybe I could help other clubs in the area by doing an abbreviated training session focused on Field Day radiograms. I've put a little web page at https://www.qsl.net/n1cvo/FDNTS.htm with the details. These sessions are at 8pm on June 11th, 18th and possibly 25th. I know that conflicts with the BARS club net. The Zoom sessions will be recorded and I'll post the recording link to the FDNTS page the day after a session. If you want a head start, there is a good intro to creating and voicing radiograms at: https://www.k8amh.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/National-Traffic-System-and-Radiograms.pdf . 73, Shawn - N1CVO -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From richard.heckbert at gmail.com Thu Jun 5 22:15:44 2025 From: richard.heckbert at gmail.com (Richard Heckbert) Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2025 03:15:44 +0000 Subject: [bars] FW: Icon 7100 References: Message-ID: Sorry, I apparently replied directly to Jason versus the list. Rick – W1OLU From: Richard Heckbert Date: Thursday, June 5, 2025 at 5:31 PM To: Jason Sanroma Subject: Re: [bars] Icon 7100 Hi Jason, I just went through trying to find my first rig. After a lot of searching I settled on either an ICOM-7300 or a Yaesu FT-991. I had only heard great things about the both of them but I was leaning towards the Yaesu due to it being a shack-in-the-box but then I read a few other things that made me change my mind. I was having issues being heard on the Wednesday night BARS net using my Explorer QRZ-1 so I wanted to make sure I had 2m covered. However, a LOT of people said I was better off with two rigs versus the single rig. One reason was single point of failure vs. multiple points. Another reason was I could only monitor/use one band at a time. I also heard the Yaesu menus took some getting used to but discounted that figuring I didn’t know any menu system so none would be “weird” to me. I ended up getting an ICOM-7300. I found it on eBay. It was being sold by a silent-key’s daughter-in-law. The radio came with all attachments, was in fantastic shape and also came with a practically new ALINCO power supply and an LDG-100 autotuner. I verified it was a US Spec (has an FCC ID label) as there are a ton of Japanese spec rigs on eBay. They have limited power as well as smaller bands (i.e. the BARS PART repeater would be out of band on them). I got it for a good price and the money saved between a new one I purchased an AnyTone AT-778UV which is a 25-watt very small 2m and 70cm mobile radio. I was able to purchase the ICOM with PS and Autotuner, the Anytone and a magmount antenna for less than the cost of a new ICOM (currently $999 after rebate). I’m pretty happy with my choices although explaining to my wife why I needed another radio after the ICOM was interesting. I also heard great things about the ICOM’s waterfall display being among the best. What are you trying to do with the radio? The Yaesu is more of a base rig and the ICOM-7100 is more of a mobile rig. Figure out if you’re more into base operations or mobile and that might help your decision. Also, a lot of people are raving about the new Yaesu FTX-1 (Field or Optima configuration). Both the FT-991 and the ICOM-7300 are a few years old and getting a bit long in the tooth so much ado about a new rig. Let me know how you make out/which rig you choose. If you look at the BARS email archives I asked a couple of times (last month) for advice and received quite a lot of good info here. Rick - W1OLU From: bars on behalf of Jason Sanroma via bars Reply-To: Jason Sanroma Date: Wednesday, June 4, 2025 at 9:50 PM To: "bars at w1hh.org" Subject: [bars] Icon 7100 Hello, If anyone is, or knows of someone who is selling an Icom 7100 or Yaesu 991A, please reach out. I am in the market for a new radio and would like to find something cheaper than brand new. Alternatively if anyone recommends a different radio, or has positive comments about either please let me know! 73 Jason K1NAD -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jbammi at mac.com Thu Jun 5 23:08:35 2025 From: jbammi at mac.com (Jwahar Bammi) Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2025 00:08:35 -0400 Subject: [bars] FW: Icon 7100 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi Richard, I don’t disagree with most of your points, but will point out buying a HF only Rig + VHF/UHF FM mobile or handheld rig like you did with the Anytone, it still leaves you with a gap with the inability to do CW, SSB, Digital and limited Satellite, for the VHF/UHF bands and the inability to optimize your base station setup for VHF/UHF bands. Yes, having a separate quality all mode VHF/UHF radio (like a 9700 or a 736) will be great but it will more than double the cost. The mobile VHF/UHF FM mobiles/handhelds are quite inferior to what you would find in the 991, even the 857 because they are made for compromised mag type installations or hand held rubber ducks. You can look all this up on any of the published specs or better try them for yourself. Don’t have any idea or opinion on the new FTX-1 m/optima, but those are in the 2K range by the time you walk out of HRO 73 de ws1m Bammi From: bars On Behalf Of Richard Heckbert via bars Sent: Thursday, June 5, 2025 11:16 PM To: bars at w1hh.org Subject: [bars] FW: Icon 7100 Sorry, I apparently replied directly to Jason versus the list. Rick – W1OLU From: Richard Heckbert < richard.heckbert at gmail.com> Date: Thursday, June 5, 2025 at 5:31 PM To: Jason Sanroma < jason at sanroma.net> Subject: Re: [bars] Icon 7100 Hi Jason, I just went through trying to find my first rig. After a lot of searching I settled on either an ICOM-7300 or a Yaesu FT-991. I had only heard great things about the both of them but I was leaning towards the Yaesu due to it being a shack-in-the-box but then I read a few other things that made me change my mind. I was having issues being heard on the Wednesday night BARS net using my Explorer QRZ-1 so I wanted to make sure I had 2m covered. However, a LOT of people said I was better off with two rigs versus the single rig. One reason was single point of failure vs. multiple points. Another reason was I could only monitor/use one band at a time. I also heard the Yaesu menus took some getting used to but discounted that figuring I didn’t know any menu system so none would be “weird” to me. I ended up getting an ICOM-7300. I found it on eBay. It was being sold by a silent-key’s daughter-in-law. The radio came with all attachments, was in fantastic shape and also came with a practically new ALINCO power supply and an LDG-100 autotuner. I verified it was a US Spec (has an FCC ID label) as there are a ton of Japanese spec rigs on eBay. They have limited power as well as smaller bands (i.e. the BARS PART repeater would be out of band on them). I got it for a good price and the money saved between a new one I purchased an AnyTone AT-778UV which is a 25-watt very small 2m and 70cm mobile radio. I was able to purchase the ICOM with PS and Autotuner, the Anytone and a magmount antenna for less than the cost of a new ICOM (currently $999 after rebate). I’m pretty happy with my choices although explaining to my wife why I needed another radio after the ICOM was interesting. I also heard great things about the ICOM’s waterfall display being among the best. What are you trying to do with the radio? The Yaesu is more of a base rig and the ICOM-7100 is more of a mobile rig. Figure out if you’re more into base operations or mobile and that might help your decision. Also, a lot of people are raving about the new Yaesu FTX-1 (Field or Optima configuration). Both the FT-991 and the ICOM-7300 are a few years old and getting a bit long in the tooth so much ado about a new rig. Let me know how you make out/which rig you choose. If you look at the BARS email archives I asked a couple of times (last month) for advice and received quite a lot of good info here. Rick - W1OLU From: bars < bars-bounces at w1hh.org> on behalf of Jason Sanroma via bars < bars at w1hh.org> Reply-To: Jason Sanroma < jason at sanroma.net> Date: Wednesday, June 4, 2025 at 9:50 PM To: " bars at w1hh.org" < bars at w1hh.org> Subject: [bars] Icon 7100 Hello, If anyone is, or knows of someone who is selling an Icom 7100 or Yaesu 991A, please reach out. I am in the market for a new radio and would like to find something cheaper than brand new. Alternatively if anyone recommends a different radio, or has positive comments about either please let me know! 73 Jason K1NAD -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From asmith at netspace.org Fri Jun 6 09:03:44 2025 From: asmith at netspace.org (Adam Smith) Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2025 10:03:44 -0400 Subject: [bars] FW: Icon 7100 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Jason - The most common answer in ham radio is "it depends" :) ... If you can tell us a bit more about how you hope to use the radio, and what experiences you do/don't already have, or which parts of the hobby / operation you're inclined to explore, then the advice can be more specific and well tuned. If you're buying current-generation radio, there are very few "duds" out there at this point, unless a used set is broken or has been abused/neglected. That said, there's no one radio that's perfect for every ham or every use, and there are also styles and preferences that don't show up on a technical spec sheet. I personally lean toward the "different radios for different uses" advice, but sometimes that's not practical (budget, space, etc). My advice is to focus on the uses that you know you'll have for the radio now, or a limited set that you want to explore soon. There's always the possibility that you'll go in another direction later - it's a wide hobby. 73, Adam / AA1N On Fri, Jun 6, 2025 at 12:08 AM Jwahar Bammi via bars wrote: > Hi Richard, > > I don’t disagree with most of your points, but will point out buying a HF > only Rig + VHF/UHF FM mobile or handheld rig like you did with the Anytone, > it still leaves you with a gap with the inability to do CW, SSB, Digital > and limited Satellite, for the VHF/UHF bands and the inability to optimize > your base station setup for VHF/UHF bands. Yes, having a separate quality > all mode VHF/UHF radio (like a 9700 or a 736) will be great but it will > more than double the cost. > > The mobile VHF/UHF FM mobiles/handhelds are quite inferior to what you > would find in the 991, even the 857 because they are made for compromised > mag type installations or hand held rubber ducks. You can look all this up > on any of the published specs or better try them for yourself. > > > > Don’t have any idea or opinion on the new FTX-1 m/optima, but those are in > the 2K range by the time you walk out of HRO > > > > 73 de ws1m > > Bammi > > > > > > *From:* bars *On Behalf Of *Richard Heckbert via > bars > *Sent:* Thursday, June 5, 2025 11:16 PM > *To:* bars at w1hh.org > *Subject:* [bars] FW: Icon 7100 > > > > Sorry, > > > > I apparently replied directly to Jason versus the list. > > > > Rick – W1OLU > > > > *From: *Richard Heckbert > *Date: *Thursday, June 5, 2025 at 5:31 PM > *To: *Jason Sanroma > *Subject: *Re: [bars] Icon 7100 > > > > Hi Jason, > > > > I just went through trying to find my first rig. After a lot of searching > I settled on either an ICOM-7300 or a Yaesu FT-991. I had only heard great > things about the both of them but I was leaning towards the Yaesu due to it > being a shack-in-the-box but then I read a few other things that made me > change my mind. I was having issues being heard on the Wednesday night > BARS net using my Explorer QRZ-1 so I wanted to make sure I had 2m > covered. However, a LOT of people said I was better off with two rigs > versus the single rig. One reason was single point of failure vs. multiple > points. Another reason was I could only monitor/use one band at a time. I > also heard the Yaesu menus took some getting used to but discounted that > figuring I didn’t know any menu system so none would be “weird” to me. > > > > I ended up getting an ICOM-7300. I found it on eBay. It was being sold > by a silent-key’s daughter-in-law. The radio came with all attachments, > was in fantastic shape and also came with a practically new ALINCO power > supply and an LDG-100 autotuner. I verified it was a US Spec (has an FCC > ID label) as there are a ton of Japanese spec rigs on eBay. They have > limited power as well as smaller bands (i.e. the BARS PART repeater would > be out of band on them). I got it for a good price and the money saved > between a new one I purchased an AnyTone AT-778UV which is a 25-watt very > small 2m and 70cm mobile radio. I was able to purchase the ICOM with PS > and Autotuner, the Anytone and a magmount antenna for less than the cost of > a new ICOM (currently $999 after rebate). I’m pretty happy with my choices > although explaining to my wife why I needed another radio after the ICOM > was interesting. > > > > I also heard great things about the ICOM’s waterfall display being among > the best. > > > > What are you trying to do with the radio? The Yaesu is more of a base rig > and the ICOM-7100 is more of a mobile rig. Figure out if you’re more into > base operations or mobile and that might help your decision. > > > > Also, a lot of people are raving about the new Yaesu FTX-1 (Field or > Optima configuration). Both the FT-991 and the ICOM-7300 are a few years > old and getting a bit long in the tooth so much ado about a new rig. > > > > Let me know how you make out/which rig you choose. If you look at the > BARS email archives I asked a couple of times (last month) for advice and > received quite a lot of good info here. > > > > Rick - W1OLU > > > > *From: *bars on behalf of Jason Sanroma via bars < > bars at w1hh.org> > *Reply-To: *Jason Sanroma > *Date: *Wednesday, June 4, 2025 at 9:50 PM > *To: *"bars at w1hh.org" > *Subject: *[bars] Icon 7100 > > > > Hello, > > > > If anyone is, or knows of someone who is selling an Icom 7100 or Yaesu > 991A, please reach out. I am in the market for a new radio and would like > to find something cheaper than brand new. > > > > Alternatively if anyone recommends a different radio, or has positive > comments about either please let me know! > > > > 73 > > Jason K1NAD > _______________________________________________ > bars mailing list > bars at w1hh.org > http://mail.w1hh.org/mailman/listinfo/bars_w1hh.org > -- "Be well, do good work, and keep in touch." -Garrison Keillor -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From soldersmoke01 at gmail.com Fri Jun 6 12:59:27 2025 From: soldersmoke01 at gmail.com (Andy Wallace) Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2025 13:59:27 -0400 Subject: [bars] Icom 7100 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <7C962A68-6E6B-4BE8-85A6-447FE7EE0AD0@gmail.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jbammi at mac.com Fri Jun 6 15:36:06 2025 From: jbammi at mac.com (Jwahar Bammi) Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2025 16:36:06 -0400 Subject: [bars] Icom 7100 In-Reply-To: <7C962A68-6E6B-4BE8-85A6-447FE7EE0AD0@gmail.com> References: <7C962A68-6E6B-4BE8-85A6-447FE7EE0AD0@gmail.com> Message-ID: <266a401dbd722$a13b4e80$e3b1eb80$@mac.com> Hi Andy, I have to debate you on these a bit: Heat and complexity: Complexity from whose POV: I agree from a manufacturers POV, but I will let the manufacturer deal with that, and support the repairs. But from a users POV, its just a few more bands, you hit the mode switch like on any multi-band/multi-mode radio and you are off to the races. So I don’t weigh this very heavily The heat is not any more than any other 100 W radio (I have owned several 100 W and QRP all band radios, 817/857,991 etc and operated several more ) Again the complexity of managing the heat is the manufacturer problem, not mine, until it breaks. My original 817, 857 are still going strong, several members of the club have borrowed them, I have never had any of them complain about complexity beyond operating any other multi-band/multi-mode rigs, nor have any of them broken ever. The 817 / 857 are probably the most ubiquitous radios out there the big names mostly abandoned the idea: The two most popular rigs today: the Icom 705 and the new hotness FTX-1 Field and the FTX-1 Optima all all-band/all-mode as are many others. I agree with most of your other points. I don’t get the car analogy, sorry. My FT 857 is not terrible at anything, but my Elecraft K-Line is a far better HF rig and my 736 is a far better VHF/UHF rig and my Kenwood v-71 is a nice’ish FM/mobile rig, but that doesn’t stop me ever from enjoying the 857 or the 817 etc. In my early ham years we had no choice but to build gear (from surplus US mil parts thanks American taxpayers! For your generosity of all the stuff you abandoned in Vietnam!) but if I were to pick 1 novice rig today to master it would be multi-band/multimode hf/vhf/uhf especially given the popularity of digital/weak signal/cw on the rise etc. 73 de ws1m Bammi From: bars On Behalf Of Andy Wallace via bars Sent: Friday, June 6, 2025 1:59 PM To: Richard Heckbert Cc: bars at w1hh.org Subject: [bars] Icom 7100 Good points Rick. I love my 7300 and am glad that model appealed to you. Jason, I echo the other comments. An Amphicar makes both a terrible car and a terrible boat. (Look them up haha) Putting 100W VHF and UHF in the same rig introduces problems (mostly heat and complexity). I think this is why all three of the big names mostly abandoned the idea - except the IC-7100 of course. Having VHF/UHF in the car for FM and HF in the house is a nice arrangement. The prices of used IC-7300s have really come down. Daily I am seeing $800 or less and today I see one on QTH for $670. You may find a 7100, and maybe under $800. And maybe you want the most compact rig for the room which is why you asked? These are good places to browse. (Buyer beware of course.) Used 7300s and used FT-710s seem to be in about the same ballpark lately. Ham Radio Gear For Sale | QRZ Forums QTH.COM Ham Radio Classified Ads - Swap amateur radio HF VHF equipment buy sell trade on line NewEnglandDigitalSwapNet at groups.io | Topics Andy KA1GTT On Jun 5, 2025, at 11:16 PM, Richard Heckbert via bars > wrote:  Sorry, I apparently replied directly to Jason versus the list. Rick – W1OLU From: Richard Heckbert > Date: Thursday, June 5, 2025 at 5:31 PM To: Jason Sanroma > Subject: Re: [bars] Icon 7100 Hi Jason, I just went through trying to find my first rig. After a lot of searching I settled on either an ICOM-7300 or a Yaesu FT-991. I had only heard great things about the both of them but I was leaning towards the Yaesu due to it being a shack-in-the-box but then I read a few other things that made me change my mind. I was having issues being heard on the Wednesday night BARS net using my Explorer QRZ-1 so I wanted to make sure I had 2m covered. However, a LOT of people said I was better off with two rigs versus the single rig. One reason was single point of failure vs. multiple points. Another reason was I could only monitor/use one band at a time. I also heard the Yaesu menus took some getting used to but discounted that figuring I didn’t know any menu system so none would be “weird” to me. I ended up getting an ICOM-7300. I found it on eBay. It was being sold by a silent-key’s daughter-in-law. The radio came with all attachments, was in fantastic shape and also came with a practically new ALINCO power supply and an LDG-100 autotuner. I verified it was a US Spec (has an FCC ID label) as there are a ton of Japanese spec rigs on eBay. They have limited power as well as smaller bands (i.e. the BARS PART repeater would be out of band on them). I got it for a good price and the money saved between a new one I purchased an AnyTone AT-778UV which is a 25-watt very small 2m and 70cm mobile radio. I was able to purchase the ICOM with PS and Autotuner, the Anytone and a magmount antenna for less than the cost of a new ICOM (currently $999 after rebate). I’m pretty happy with my choices although explaining to my wife why I needed another radio after the ICOM was interesting. I also heard great things about the ICOM’s waterfall display being among the best. What are you trying to do with the radio? The Yaesu is more of a base rig and the ICOM-7100 is more of a mobile rig. Figure out if you’re more into base operations or mobile and that might help your decision. Also, a lot of people are raving about the new Yaesu FTX-1 (Field or Optima configuration). Both the FT-991 and the ICOM-7300 are a few years old and getting a bit long in the tooth so much ado about a new rig. Let me know how you make out/which rig you choose. If you look at the BARS email archives I asked a couple of times (last month) for advice and received quite a lot of good info here. Rick - W1OLU From: bars > on behalf of Jason Sanroma via bars > Reply-To: Jason Sanroma > Date: Wednesday, June 4, 2025 at 9:50 PM To: "bars at w1hh.org " > Subject: [bars] Icon 7100 Hello, If anyone is, or knows of someone who is selling an Icom 7100 or Yaesu 991A, please reach out. I am in the market for a new radio and would like to find something cheaper than brand new. Alternatively if anyone recommends a different radio, or has positive comments about either please let me know! 73 Jason K1NAD _______________________________________________ bars mailing list bars at w1hh.org http://mail.w1hh.org/mailman/listinfo/bars_w1hh.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From soldersmoke01 at gmail.com Fri Jun 6 18:18:17 2025 From: soldersmoke01 at gmail.com (Andy Wallace) Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2025 19:18:17 -0400 Subject: [bars] Icom 7100 In-Reply-To: <266a401dbd722$a13b4e80$e3b1eb80$@mac.com> References: <266a401dbd722$a13b4e80$e3b1eb80$@mac.com> Message-ID: <1F61A86B-1174-46D6-AD84-59D38C971BD4@gmail.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jontur at gmail.com Sun Jun 8 09:37:42 2025 From: jontur at gmail.com (Jon Turner) Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2025 10:37:42 -0400 Subject: [bars] Icom 7100 In-Reply-To: <1F61A86B-1174-46D6-AD84-59D38C971BD4@gmail.com> References: <266a401dbd722$a13b4e80$e3b1eb80$@mac.com> <1F61A86B-1174-46D6-AD84-59D38C971BD4@gmail.com> Message-ID: I have an icom 7100 for sale. if you are still interested please call 978-729-5109 On Fri, Jun 6, 2025, 7:18 PM Andy Wallace via bars wrote: > Good points, Bammi! I meant complexity in the design, not necessarily the > user experience. Glad to hear those rigs are surviving well. Andy > > > On Jun 6, 2025, at 4:36 PM, Jwahar Bammi wrote: > >  > > Hi Andy, > > I have to debate you on these a bit: > > > > Heat and complexity: > > Complexity from whose POV: I agree from a manufacturers POV, but I will > let the manufacturer deal with that, and support the repairs. But from a > users POV, its just a few more bands, you hit the mode switch like on any > multi-band/multi-mode radio and you are off to the races. So I don’t weigh > this very heavily The heat is not any more than any other 100 W radio (I > have owned several 100 W and QRP all band radios, 817/857,991 etc and > operated several more ) Again the complexity of managing the heat is the > manufacturer problem, not mine, until it breaks. My original 817, 857 are > still going strong, several members of the club have borrowed them, I have > never had any of them complain about complexity beyond operating any other > multi-band/multi-mode rigs, nor have any of them broken ever. The 817 / 857 > are probably the most ubiquitous radios out there > > > > *the big names mostly abandoned the idea*: > > The two most popular rigs today: the Icom 705 and the new hotness FTX-1 > Field and the FTX-1 Optima all all-band/all-mode as are many others. > > > > I agree with most of your other points. > > I don’t get the car analogy, sorry. > > > > My FT 857 is not terrible at anything, but my Elecraft K-Line is a far > better HF rig and my 736 is a far better VHF/UHF rig and my Kenwood v-71 is > a nice’ish FM/mobile rig, but that doesn’t stop me ever from enjoying the > 857 or the 817 etc. > > > > In my early ham years we had no choice but to build gear (from surplus US > mil parts thanks American taxpayers! For your generosity of all the stuff > you abandoned in Vietnam!) but if I were to pick 1 novice rig today to > master it would be multi-band/multimode hf/vhf/uhf especially given the > popularity of digital/weak signal/cw on the rise etc. > > > > > > 73 de ws1m > > Bammi > > > > > > > > > > *From:* bars *On Behalf Of *Andy Wallace via bars > *Sent:* Friday, June 6, 2025 1:59 PM > *To:* Richard Heckbert > *Cc:* bars at w1hh.org > *Subject:* [bars] Icom 7100 > > > > Good points Rick. I love my 7300 and am glad that model appealed to you. > > > > Jason, I echo the other comments. An Amphicar makes both a terrible car > and a terrible boat. (Look them up haha) > > > > Putting 100W VHF and UHF in the same rig introduces problems (mostly heat > and complexity). I think this is why all three of the big names mostly > abandoned the idea - except the IC-7100 of course. > > > > Having VHF/UHF in the car for FM and HF in the house is a nice > arrangement. > > > > The prices of used IC-7300s have really come down. Daily I am seeing $800 > or less and today I see one on QTH for $670. > > > > You may find a 7100, and maybe under $800. And maybe you want the most > compact rig for the room which is why you asked? > > > > These are good places to browse. (Buyer beware of course.) > > > > Used 7300s and used FT-710s seem to be in about the same ballpark lately. > > > > Ham Radio Gear For Sale | QRZ Forums > > > > > QTH.COM Ham Radio Classified Ads - Swap amateur radio HF VHF equipment buy > sell trade on line > > > > NewEnglandDigitalSwapNet at groups.io | Topics > > > > > Andy KA1GTT > > > > > On Jun 5, 2025, at 11:16 PM, Richard Heckbert via bars > wrote: > >  > > Sorry, > > > > I apparently replied directly to Jason versus the list. > > > > Rick – W1OLU > > > > *From: *Richard Heckbert > *Date: *Thursday, June 5, 2025 at 5:31 PM > *To: *Jason Sanroma > *Subject: *Re: [bars] Icon 7100 > > > > Hi Jason, > > > > I just went through trying to find my first rig. After a lot of searching > I settled on either an ICOM-7300 or a Yaesu FT-991. I had only heard great > things about the both of them but I was leaning towards the Yaesu due to it > being a shack-in-the-box but then I read a few other things that made me > change my mind. I was having issues being heard on the Wednesday night > BARS net using my Explorer QRZ-1 so I wanted to make sure I had 2m > covered. However, a LOT of people said I was better off with two rigs > versus the single rig. One reason was single point of failure vs. multiple > points. Another reason was I could only monitor/use one band at a time. I > also heard the Yaesu menus took some getting used to but discounted that > figuring I didn’t know any menu system so none would be “weird” to me. > > > > I ended up getting an ICOM-7300. I found it on eBay. It was being sold > by a silent-key’s daughter-in-law. The radio came with all attachments, > was in fantastic shape and also came with a practically new ALINCO power > supply and an LDG-100 autotuner. I verified it was a US Spec (has an FCC > ID label) as there are a ton of Japanese spec rigs on eBay. They have > limited power as well as smaller bands (i.e. the BARS PART repeater would > be out of band on them). I got it for a good price and the money saved > between a new one I purchased an AnyTone AT-778UV which is a 25-watt very > small 2m and 70cm mobile radio. I was able to purchase the ICOM with PS > and Autotuner, the Anytone and a magmount antenna for less than the cost of > a new ICOM (currently $999 after rebate). I’m pretty happy with my choices > although explaining to my wife why I needed another radio after the ICOM > was interesting. > > > > I also heard great things about the ICOM’s waterfall display being among > the best. > > > > What are you trying to do with the radio? The Yaesu is more of a base rig > and the ICOM-7100 is more of a mobile rig. Figure out if you’re more into > base operations or mobile and that might help your decision. > > > > Also, a lot of people are raving about the new Yaesu FTX-1 (Field or > Optima configuration). Both the FT-991 and the ICOM-7300 are a few years > old and getting a bit long in the tooth so much ado about a new rig. > > > > Let me know how you make out/which rig you choose. If you look at the > BARS email archives I asked a couple of times (last month) for advice and > received quite a lot of good info here. > > > > Rick - W1OLU > > > > *From: *bars on behalf of Jason Sanroma via bars < > bars at w1hh.org> > *Reply-To: *Jason Sanroma > *Date: *Wednesday, June 4, 2025 at 9:50 PM > *To: *"bars at w1hh.org" > *Subject: *[bars] Icon 7100 > > > > Hello, > > > > If anyone is, or knows of someone who is selling an Icom 7100 or Yaesu > 991A, please reach out. I am in the market for a new radio and would like > to find something cheaper than brand new. > > > > Alternatively if anyone recommends a different radio, or has positive > comments about either please let me know! > > > > 73 > > Jason K1NAD > > _______________________________________________ > 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 christopher.wood at firelinkllc.com Sun Jun 8 11:35:43 2025 From: christopher.wood at firelinkllc.com (Christopher Wood) Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2025 16:35:43 +0000 Subject: [bars] Icom 7100 In-Reply-To: References: <266a401dbd722$a13b4e80$e3b1eb80$@mac.com> <1F61A86B-1174-46D6-AD84-59D38C971BD4@gmail.com> Message-ID: I started out with the ICOM 7100 and I still have it and use it regularly. I like that it covers HF, VHF, and UHF. When I'm not on travel and join the net, it's almost always on this radio. However, I later got the ICOM 705. It's 5W with the internal battery and 10W with an external battery. I bought the backpack and put in the LDG 100+ antenna tuner and external LFP battery. What I love about it that I don't have with the 7100 is the waterfall display - I never had one before on a radio. If I were buying one rig today, I would buy the 705 and then if I wanted more power, I would add an amplifier. (It covers the same bands as above.) That way, I could take the 705 on the road, as I do now, and have more power at home. Mind you, I don't have a "shack" or anything like that - I have a small table in the living room next to my computer desk. So, that's the limited world of my perspective. However, I work hard on matching my antenna to the frequency (I mostly operate portable) and I've made contacts all over the world on just 10W. Best wishes, Christopher KC1GHR ________________________________ From: bars on behalf of Jon Turner via bars Sent: Sunday, June 8, 2025 10:37 AM To: Andy Wallace Cc: BARS Reflector Subject: Re: [bars] Icom 7100 I have an icom 7100 for sale. if you are still interested please call 978-729-5109 On Fri, Jun 6, 2025, 7:18 PM Andy Wallace via bars > wrote: Good points, Bammi! I meant complexity in the design, not necessarily the user experience. Glad to hear those rigs are surviving well. Andy On Jun 6, 2025, at 4:36 PM, Jwahar Bammi > wrote:  Hi Andy, I have to debate you on these a bit: Heat and complexity: Complexity from whose POV: I agree from a manufacturers POV, but I will let the manufacturer deal with that, and support the repairs. But from a users POV, its just a few more bands, you hit the mode switch like on any multi-band/multi-mode radio and you are off to the races. So I don’t weigh this very heavily The heat is not any more than any other 100 W radio (I have owned several 100 W and QRP all band radios, 817/857,991 etc and operated several more ) Again the complexity of managing the heat is the manufacturer problem, not mine, until it breaks. My original 817, 857 are still going strong, several members of the club have borrowed them, I have never had any of them complain about complexity beyond operating any other multi-band/multi-mode rigs, nor have any of them broken ever. The 817 / 857 are probably the most ubiquitous radios out there the big names mostly abandoned the idea: The two most popular rigs today: the Icom 705 and the new hotness FTX-1 Field and the FTX-1 Optima all all-band/all-mode as are many others. I agree with most of your other points. I don’t get the car analogy, sorry. My FT 857 is not terrible at anything, but my Elecraft K-Line is a far better HF rig and my 736 is a far better VHF/UHF rig and my Kenwood v-71 is a nice’ish FM/mobile rig, but that doesn’t stop me ever from enjoying the 857 or the 817 etc. In my early ham years we had no choice but to build gear (from surplus US mil parts thanks American taxpayers! For your generosity of all the stuff you abandoned in Vietnam!) but if I were to pick 1 novice rig today to master it would be multi-band/multimode hf/vhf/uhf especially given the popularity of digital/weak signal/cw on the rise etc. 73 de ws1m Bammi From: bars > On Behalf Of Andy Wallace via bars Sent: Friday, June 6, 2025 1:59 PM To: Richard Heckbert > Cc: bars at w1hh.org Subject: [bars] Icom 7100 Good points Rick. I love my 7300 and am glad that model appealed to you. Jason, I echo the other comments. An Amphicar makes both a terrible car and a terrible boat. (Look them up haha) Putting 100W VHF and UHF in the same rig introduces problems (mostly heat and complexity). I think this is why all three of the big names mostly abandoned the idea - except the IC-7100 of course. Having VHF/UHF in the car for FM and HF in the house is a nice arrangement. The prices of used IC-7300s have really come down. Daily I am seeing $800 or less and today I see one on QTH for $670. You may find a 7100, and maybe under $800. And maybe you want the most compact rig for the room which is why you asked? These are good places to browse. (Buyer beware of course.) Used 7300s and used FT-710s seem to be in about the same ballpark lately. Ham Radio Gear For Sale | QRZ Forums QTH.COM Ham Radio Classified Ads - Swap amateur radio HF VHF equipment buy sell trade on line NewEnglandDigitalSwapNet at groups.io | Topics Andy KA1GTT On Jun 5, 2025, at 11:16 PM, Richard Heckbert via bars > wrote:  Sorry, I apparently replied directly to Jason versus the list. Rick – W1OLU From: Richard Heckbert > Date: Thursday, June 5, 2025 at 5:31 PM To: Jason Sanroma > Subject: Re: [bars] Icon 7100 Hi Jason, I just went through trying to find my first rig. After a lot of searching I settled on either an ICOM-7300 or a Yaesu FT-991. I had only heard great things about the both of them but I was leaning towards the Yaesu due to it being a shack-in-the-box but then I read a few other things that made me change my mind. I was having issues being heard on the Wednesday night BARS net using my Explorer QRZ-1 so I wanted to make sure I had 2m covered. However, a LOT of people said I was better off with two rigs versus the single rig. One reason was single point of failure vs. multiple points. Another reason was I could only monitor/use one band at a time. I also heard the Yaesu menus took some getting used to but discounted that figuring I didn’t know any menu system so none would be “weird” to me. I ended up getting an ICOM-7300. I found it on eBay. It was being sold by a silent-key’s daughter-in-law. The radio came with all attachments, was in fantastic shape and also came with a practically new ALINCO power supply and an LDG-100 autotuner. I verified it was a US Spec (has an FCC ID label) as there are a ton of Japanese spec rigs on eBay. They have limited power as well as smaller bands (i.e. the BARS PART repeater would be out of band on them). I got it for a good price and the money saved between a new one I purchased an AnyTone AT-778UV which is a 25-watt very small 2m and 70cm mobile radio. I was able to purchase the ICOM with PS and Autotuner, the Anytone and a magmount antenna for less than the cost of a new ICOM (currently $999 after rebate). I’m pretty happy with my choices although explaining to my wife why I needed another radio after the ICOM was interesting. I also heard great things about the ICOM’s waterfall display being among the best. What are you trying to do with the radio? The Yaesu is more of a base rig and the ICOM-7100 is more of a mobile rig. Figure out if you’re more into base operations or mobile and that might help your decision. Also, a lot of people are raving about the new Yaesu FTX-1 (Field or Optima configuration). Both the FT-991 and the ICOM-7300 are a few years old and getting a bit long in the tooth so much ado about a new rig. Let me know how you make out/which rig you choose. If you look at the BARS email archives I asked a couple of times (last month) for advice and received quite a lot of good info here. Rick - W1OLU From: bars > on behalf of Jason Sanroma via bars > Reply-To: Jason Sanroma > Date: Wednesday, June 4, 2025 at 9:50 PM To: "bars at w1hh.org" > Subject: [bars] Icon 7100 Hello, If anyone is, or knows of someone who is selling an Icom 7100 or Yaesu 991A, please reach out. I am in the market for a new radio and would like to find something cheaper than brand new. Alternatively if anyone recommends a different radio, or has positive comments about either please let me know! 73 Jason K1NAD _______________________________________________ bars mailing list bars at w1hh.org http://mail.w1hh.org/mailman/listinfo/bars_w1hh.org _______________________________________________ bars mailing list bars at w1hh.org http://mail.w1hh.org/mailman/listinfo/bars_w1hh.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From geoffreyf at comcast.net Sun Jun 8 11:48:51 2025 From: geoffreyf at comcast.net (geoffreyf at comcast.net) Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2025 16:48:51 +0000 Subject: [bars] Icom 7100 In-Reply-To: References: <266a401dbd722$a13b4e80$e3b1eb80$@mac.com> <1F61A86B-1174-46D6-AD84-59D38C971BD4@gmail.com> Message-ID: This is a very good point about the value of a waterfall display. What that provides, especially for a newbie, is the ability to visually see what is happening across an entire section of the band. It also provides insight into possible interference. Similarly, the lower power of the IC 705 is a good trade off for the greater convenience and portability. However, the higher power of the iC 7300 is also helpful and especially so for someone new. As already discussed, there are a lot of tradeoffs in selecting a radio but for anyone just starting out, one of them is that certain features reduce frustration. One place where the IC 7100 shines is as a mobile multi-band radio. However, a multi band radio in a car, with the attendant antennas and installation issues maybe not. Oh - transmitting with the car's electrical system for power, most or all Icom radios shut themselves off when power is below 12v. That can easily happen during transmission. Geoff / W1GCF ________________________________ From: bars on behalf of Christopher Wood via bars Sent: Sunday, June 8, 2025 12:35 PM To: Andy Wallace ; Jon Turner Cc: BARS Reflector Subject: Re: [bars] Icom 7100 I started out with the ICOM 7100 and I still have it and use it regularly. I like that it covers HF, VHF, and UHF. When I'm not on travel and join the net, it's almost always on this radio. However, I later got the ICOM 705. It's 5W with the internal battery and 10W with an external battery. I bought the backpack and put in the LDG 100+ antenna tuner and external LFP battery. What I love about it that I don't have with the 7100 is the waterfall display - I never had one before on a radio. If I were buying one rig today, I would buy the 705 and then if I wanted more power, I would add an amplifier. (It covers the same bands as above.) That way, I could take the 705 on the road, as I do now, and have more power at home. Mind you, I don't have a "shack" or anything like that - I have a small table in the living room next to my computer desk. So, that's the limited world of my perspective. However, I work hard on matching my antenna to the frequency (I mostly operate portable) and I've made contacts all over the world on just 10W. Best wishes, Christopher KC1GHR ________________________________ From: bars on behalf of Jon Turner via bars Sent: Sunday, June 8, 2025 10:37 AM To: Andy Wallace Cc: BARS Reflector Subject: Re: [bars] Icom 7100 I have an icom 7100 for sale. if you are still interested please call 978-729-5109 On Fri, Jun 6, 2025, 7:18 PM Andy Wallace via bars > wrote: Good points, Bammi! I meant complexity in the design, not necessarily the user experience. Glad to hear those rigs are surviving well. Andy On Jun 6, 2025, at 4:36 PM, Jwahar Bammi > wrote:  Hi Andy, I have to debate you on these a bit: Heat and complexity: Complexity from whose POV: I agree from a manufacturers POV, but I will let the manufacturer deal with that, and support the repairs. But from a users POV, its just a few more bands, you hit the mode switch like on any multi-band/multi-mode radio and you are off to the races. So I don’t weigh this very heavily The heat is not any more than any other 100 W radio (I have owned several 100 W and QRP all band radios, 817/857,991 etc and operated several more ) Again the complexity of managing the heat is the manufacturer problem, not mine, until it breaks. My original 817, 857 are still going strong, several members of the club have borrowed them, I have never had any of them complain about complexity beyond operating any other multi-band/multi-mode rigs, nor have any of them broken ever. The 817 / 857 are probably the most ubiquitous radios out there the big names mostly abandoned the idea: The two most popular rigs today: the Icom 705 and the new hotness FTX-1 Field and the FTX-1 Optima all all-band/all-mode as are many others. I agree with most of your other points. I don’t get the car analogy, sorry. My FT 857 is not terrible at anything, but my Elecraft K-Line is a far better HF rig and my 736 is a far better VHF/UHF rig and my Kenwood v-71 is a nice’ish FM/mobile rig, but that doesn’t stop me ever from enjoying the 857 or the 817 etc. In my early ham years we had no choice but to build gear (from surplus US mil parts thanks American taxpayers! For your generosity of all the stuff you abandoned in Vietnam!) but if I were to pick 1 novice rig today to master it would be multi-band/multimode hf/vhf/uhf especially given the popularity of digital/weak signal/cw on the rise etc. 73 de ws1m Bammi From: bars > On Behalf Of Andy Wallace via bars Sent: Friday, June 6, 2025 1:59 PM To: Richard Heckbert > Cc: bars at w1hh.org Subject: [bars] Icom 7100 Good points Rick. I love my 7300 and am glad that model appealed to you. Jason, I echo the other comments. An Amphicar makes both a terrible car and a terrible boat. (Look them up haha) Putting 100W VHF and UHF in the same rig introduces problems (mostly heat and complexity). I think this is why all three of the big names mostly abandoned the idea - except the IC-7100 of course. Having VHF/UHF in the car for FM and HF in the house is a nice arrangement. The prices of used IC-7300s have really come down. Daily I am seeing $800 or less and today I see one on QTH for $670. You may find a 7100, and maybe under $800. And maybe you want the most compact rig for the room which is why you asked? These are good places to browse. (Buyer beware of course.) Used 7300s and used FT-710s seem to be in about the same ballpark lately. Ham Radio Gear For Sale | QRZ Forums QTH.COM Ham Radio Classified Ads - Swap amateur radio HF VHF equipment buy sell trade on line NewEnglandDigitalSwapNet at groups.io | Topics Andy KA1GTT On Jun 5, 2025, at 11:16 PM, Richard Heckbert via bars > wrote:  Sorry, I apparently replied directly to Jason versus the list. Rick – W1OLU From: Richard Heckbert > Date: Thursday, June 5, 2025 at 5:31 PM To: Jason Sanroma > Subject: Re: [bars] Icon 7100 Hi Jason, I just went through trying to find my first rig. After a lot of searching I settled on either an ICOM-7300 or a Yaesu FT-991. I had only heard great things about the both of them but I was leaning towards the Yaesu due to it being a shack-in-the-box but then I read a few other things that made me change my mind. I was having issues being heard on the Wednesday night BARS net using my Explorer QRZ-1 so I wanted to make sure I had 2m covered. However, a LOT of people said I was better off with two rigs versus the single rig. One reason was single point of failure vs. multiple points. Another reason was I could only monitor/use one band at a time. I also heard the Yaesu menus took some getting used to but discounted that figuring I didn’t know any menu system so none would be “weird” to me. I ended up getting an ICOM-7300. I found it on eBay. It was being sold by a silent-key’s daughter-in-law. The radio came with all attachments, was in fantastic shape and also came with a practically new ALINCO power supply and an LDG-100 autotuner. I verified it was a US Spec (has an FCC ID label) as there are a ton of Japanese spec rigs on eBay. They have limited power as well as smaller bands (i.e. the BARS PART repeater would be out of band on them). I got it for a good price and the money saved between a new one I purchased an AnyTone AT-778UV which is a 25-watt very small 2m and 70cm mobile radio. I was able to purchase the ICOM with PS and Autotuner, the Anytone and a magmount antenna for less than the cost of a new ICOM (currently $999 after rebate). I’m pretty happy with my choices although explaining to my wife why I needed another radio after the ICOM was interesting. I also heard great things about the ICOM’s waterfall display being among the best. What are you trying to do with the radio? The Yaesu is more of a base rig and the ICOM-7100 is more of a mobile rig. Figure out if you’re more into base operations or mobile and that might help your decision. Also, a lot of people are raving about the new Yaesu FTX-1 (Field or Optima configuration). Both the FT-991 and the ICOM-7300 are a few years old and getting a bit long in the tooth so much ado about a new rig. Let me know how you make out/which rig you choose. If you look at the BARS email archives I asked a couple of times (last month) for advice and received quite a lot of good info here. Rick - W1OLU From: bars > on behalf of Jason Sanroma via bars > Reply-To: Jason Sanroma > Date: Wednesday, June 4, 2025 at 9:50 PM To: "bars at w1hh.org" > Subject: [bars] Icon 7100 Hello, If anyone is, or knows of someone who is selling an Icom 7100 or Yaesu 991A, please reach out. I am in the market for a new radio and would like to find something cheaper than brand new. Alternatively if anyone recommends a different radio, or has positive comments about either please let me know! 73 Jason K1NAD _______________________________________________ bars mailing list bars at w1hh.org http://mail.w1hh.org/mailman/listinfo/bars_w1hh.org _______________________________________________ bars mailing list bars at w1hh.org http://mail.w1hh.org/mailman/listinfo/bars_w1hh.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From radiohamateur at gmail.com Sun Jun 8 12:07:55 2025 From: radiohamateur at gmail.com (Richard T) Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2025 17:07:55 +0000 Subject: [bars] Icom 7100 In-Reply-To: References: <266a401dbd722$a13b4e80$e3b1eb80$@mac.com> <1F61A86B-1174-46D6-AD84-59D38C971BD4@gmail.com> Message-ID: The"auto" shut off can be remedied by a 20AHr LiFePo4 battery and sufficient bonding to auto. I know this as have an iC 7000 and Little TarHeel Ant hooked to a pwerwerks 20Ahr batt in a box, bonded to my auto. I found 40 meters would feed down the RG 316 coax and trip the rig if not bonded. Yes my car has 3 ant: HF, 2m70cm, and a scanner unit. But Radio mobile and a ready setup for POTA is fun for me. BTW I have an Icom 706 MkIIG with the 1.9 MHz opt filter and voice chip installed. Additionally it has the remote kit and mounting bracket. Selling for below Ebay cost when tax and shipping added to total ebay cost. Email me if interested. Condition is like new, only out of box to install options and live test. 73 W1RJT RICHIE T Sent from Samsung Galaxy smartphone. Get Outlook for Android ________________________________ From: bars on behalf of geoffreyf--- via bars Sent: Sunday, June 8, 2025 12:48:51 PM To: Andy Wallace ; Jon Turner ; Christopher Wood Cc: BARS Reflector Subject: Re: [bars] Icom 7100 This is a very good point about the value of a waterfall display. What that provides, especially for a newbie, is the ability to visually see what is happening across an entire section of the band. It also provides insight into possible interference. Similarly, the lower power of the IC 705 is a good trade off for the greater convenience and portability. However, the higher power of the iC 7300 is also helpful and especially so for someone new. As already discussed, there are a lot of tradeoffs in selecting a radio but for anyone just starting out, one of them is that certain features reduce frustration. One place where the IC 7100 shines is as a mobile multi-band radio. However, a multi band radio in a car, with the attendant antennas and installation issues maybe not. Oh - transmitting with the car's electrical system for power, most or all Icom radios shut themselves off when power is below 12v. That can easily happen during transmission. Geoff / W1GCF ________________________________ From: bars on behalf of Christopher Wood via bars Sent: Sunday, June 8, 2025 12:35 PM To: Andy Wallace ; Jon Turner Cc: BARS Reflector Subject: Re: [bars] Icom 7100 I started out with the ICOM 7100 and I still have it and use it regularly. I like that it covers HF, VHF, and UHF. When I'm not on travel and join the net, it's almost always on this radio. However, I later got the ICOM 705. It's 5W with the internal battery and 10W with an external battery. I bought the backpack and put in the LDG 100+ antenna tuner and external LFP battery. What I love about it that I don't have with the 7100 is the waterfall display - I never had one before on a radio. If I were buying one rig today, I would buy the 705 and then if I wanted more power, I would add an amplifier. (It covers the same bands as above.) That way, I could take the 705 on the road, as I do now, and have more power at home. Mind you, I don't have a "shack" or anything like that - I have a small table in the living room next to my computer desk. So, that's the limited world of my perspective. However, I work hard on matching my antenna to the frequency (I mostly operate portable) and I've made contacts all over the world on just 10W. Best wishes, Christopher KC1GHR ________________________________ From: bars on behalf of Jon Turner via bars Sent: Sunday, June 8, 2025 10:37 AM To: Andy Wallace Cc: BARS Reflector Subject: Re: [bars] Icom 7100 I have an icom 7100 for sale. if you are still interested please call 978-729-5109 On Fri, Jun 6, 2025, 7:18 PM Andy Wallace via bars > wrote: Good points, Bammi! I meant complexity in the design, not necessarily the user experience. Glad to hear those rigs are surviving well. Andy On Jun 6, 2025, at 4:36 PM, Jwahar Bammi > wrote:  Hi Andy, I have to debate you on these a bit: Heat and complexity: Complexity from whose POV: I agree from a manufacturers POV, but I will let the manufacturer deal with that, and support the repairs. But from a users POV, its just a few more bands, you hit the mode switch like on any multi-band/multi-mode radio and you are off to the races. So I don’t weigh this very heavily The heat is not any more than any other 100 W radio (I have owned several 100 W and QRP all band radios, 817/857,991 etc and operated several more ) Again the complexity of managing the heat is the manufacturer problem, not mine, until it breaks. My original 817, 857 are still going strong, several members of the club have borrowed them, I have never had any of them complain about complexity beyond operating any other multi-band/multi-mode rigs, nor have any of them broken ever. The 817 / 857 are probably the most ubiquitous radios out there the big names mostly abandoned the idea: The two most popular rigs today: the Icom 705 and the new hotness FTX-1 Field and the FTX-1 Optima all all-band/all-mode as are many others. I agree with most of your other points. I don’t get the car analogy, sorry. My FT 857 is not terrible at anything, but my Elecraft K-Line is a far better HF rig and my 736 is a far better VHF/UHF rig and my Kenwood v-71 is a nice’ish FM/mobile rig, but that doesn’t stop me ever from enjoying the 857 or the 817 etc. In my early ham years we had no choice but to build gear (from surplus US mil parts thanks American taxpayers! For your generosity of all the stuff you abandoned in Vietnam!) but if I were to pick 1 novice rig today to master it would be multi-band/multimode hf/vhf/uhf especially given the popularity of digital/weak signal/cw on the rise etc. 73 de ws1m Bammi From: bars > On Behalf Of Andy Wallace via bars Sent: Friday, June 6, 2025 1:59 PM To: Richard Heckbert > Cc: bars at w1hh.org Subject: [bars] Icom 7100 Good points Rick. I love my 7300 and am glad that model appealed to you. Jason, I echo the other comments. An Amphicar makes both a terrible car and a terrible boat. (Look them up haha) Putting 100W VHF and UHF in the same rig introduces problems (mostly heat and complexity). I think this is why all three of the big names mostly abandoned the idea - except the IC-7100 of course. Having VHF/UHF in the car for FM and HF in the house is a nice arrangement. The prices of used IC-7300s have really come down. Daily I am seeing $800 or less and today I see one on QTH for $670. You may find a 7100, and maybe under $800. And maybe you want the most compact rig for the room which is why you asked? These are good places to browse. (Buyer beware of course.) Used 7300s and used FT-710s seem to be in about the same ballpark lately. Ham Radio Gear For Sale | QRZ Forums QTH.COM Ham Radio Classified Ads - Swap amateur radio HF VHF equipment buy sell trade on line NewEnglandDigitalSwapNet at groups.io | Topics Andy KA1GTT On Jun 5, 2025, at 11:16 PM, Richard Heckbert via bars > wrote:  Sorry, I apparently replied directly to Jason versus the list. Rick – W1OLU From: Richard Heckbert > Date: Thursday, June 5, 2025 at 5:31 PM To: Jason Sanroma > Subject: Re: [bars] Icon 7100 Hi Jason, I just went through trying to find my first rig. After a lot of searching I settled on either an ICOM-7300 or a Yaesu FT-991. I had only heard great things about the both of them but I was leaning towards the Yaesu due to it being a shack-in-the-box but then I read a few other things that made me change my mind. I was having issues being heard on the Wednesday night BARS net using my Explorer QRZ-1 so I wanted to make sure I had 2m covered. However, a LOT of people said I was better off with two rigs versus the single rig. One reason was single point of failure vs. multiple points. Another reason was I could only monitor/use one band at a time. I also heard the Yaesu menus took some getting used to but discounted that figuring I didn’t know any menu system so none would be “weird” to me. I ended up getting an ICOM-7300. I found it on eBay. It was being sold by a silent-key’s daughter-in-law. The radio came with all attachments, was in fantastic shape and also came with a practically new ALINCO power supply and an LDG-100 autotuner. I verified it was a US Spec (has an FCC ID label) as there are a ton of Japanese spec rigs on eBay. They have limited power as well as smaller bands (i.e. the BARS PART repeater would be out of band on them). I got it for a good price and the money saved between a new one I purchased an AnyTone AT-778UV which is a 25-watt very small 2m and 70cm mobile radio. I was able to purchase the ICOM with PS and Autotuner, the Anytone and a magmount antenna for less than the cost of a new ICOM (currently $999 after rebate). I’m pretty happy with my choices although explaining to my wife why I needed another radio after the ICOM was interesting. I also heard great things about the ICOM’s waterfall display being among the best. What are you trying to do with the radio? The Yaesu is more of a base rig and the ICOM-7100 is more of a mobile rig. Figure out if you’re more into base operations or mobile and that might help your decision. Also, a lot of people are raving about the new Yaesu FTX-1 (Field or Optima configuration). Both the FT-991 and the ICOM-7300 are a few years old and getting a bit long in the tooth so much ado about a new rig. Let me know how you make out/which rig you choose. If you look at the BARS email archives I asked a couple of times (last month) for advice and received quite a lot of good info here. Rick - W1OLU From: bars > on behalf of Jason Sanroma via bars > Reply-To: Jason Sanroma > Date: Wednesday, June 4, 2025 at 9:50 PM To: "bars at w1hh.org" > Subject: [bars] Icon 7100 Hello, If anyone is, or knows of someone who is selling an Icom 7100 or Yaesu 991A, please reach out. I am in the market for a new radio and would like to find something cheaper than brand new. Alternatively if anyone recommends a different radio, or has positive comments about either please let me know! 73 Jason K1NAD _______________________________________________ bars mailing list bars at w1hh.org http://mail.w1hh.org/mailman/listinfo/bars_w1hh.org _______________________________________________ bars mailing list bars at w1hh.org http://mail.w1hh.org/mailman/listinfo/bars_w1hh.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From geoffreyf at comcast.net Sun Jun 8 14:33:40 2025 From: geoffreyf at comcast.net (geoffreyf at comcast.net) Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2025 19:33:40 +0000 Subject: [bars] Icom 7100 In-Reply-To: References: <266a401dbd722$a13b4e80$e3b1eb80$@mac.com> <1F61A86B-1174-46D6-AD84-59D38C971BD4@gmail.com> Message-ID: A Bioenno is exactly good advice whatever the radio. If getting into a long conversation without the engine running, hopefully you have your cell phone to call for someone to jump your car. 🙂 With all the electronics in a car, I like to keep the transmitter and the rest of the car as fully separated systems. Geoff ________________________________ From: Richard T Sent: Sunday, June 8, 2025 1:07 PM To: geoffreyf at comcast.net ; Andy Wallace ; Jon Turner ; Christopher Wood Cc: BARS Reflector Subject: Re: [bars] Icom 7100 The"auto" shut off can be remedied by a 20AHr LiFePo4 battery and sufficient bonding to auto. I know this as have an iC 7000 and Little TarHeel Ant hooked to a pwerwerks 20Ahr batt in a box, bonded to my auto. I found 40 meters would feed down the RG 316 coax and trip the rig if not bonded. Yes my car has 3 ant: HF, 2m70cm, and a scanner unit. But Radio mobile and a ready setup for POTA is fun for me. BTW I have an Icom 706 MkIIG with the 1.9 MHz opt filter and voice chip installed. Additionally it has the remote kit and mounting bracket. Selling for below Ebay cost when tax and shipping added to total ebay cost. Email me if interested. Condition is like new, only out of box to install options and live test. 73 W1RJT RICHIE T Sent from Samsung Galaxy smartphone. Get Outlook for Android ________________________________ From: bars on behalf of geoffreyf--- via bars Sent: Sunday, June 8, 2025 12:48:51 PM To: Andy Wallace ; Jon Turner ; Christopher Wood Cc: BARS Reflector Subject: Re: [bars] Icom 7100 This is a very good point about the value of a waterfall display. What that provides, especially for a newbie, is the ability to visually see what is happening across an entire section of the band. It also provides insight into possible interference. Similarly, the lower power of the IC 705 is a good trade off for the greater convenience and portability. However, the higher power of the iC 7300 is also helpful and especially so for someone new. As already discussed, there are a lot of tradeoffs in selecting a radio but for anyone just starting out, one of them is that certain features reduce frustration. One place where the IC 7100 shines is as a mobile multi-band radio. However, a multi band radio in a car, with the attendant antennas and installation issues maybe not. Oh - transmitting with the car's electrical system for power, most or all Icom radios shut themselves off when power is below 12v. That can easily happen during transmission. Geoff / W1GCF ________________________________ From: bars on behalf of Christopher Wood via bars Sent: Sunday, June 8, 2025 12:35 PM To: Andy Wallace ; Jon Turner Cc: BARS Reflector Subject: Re: [bars] Icom 7100 I started out with the ICOM 7100 and I still have it and use it regularly. I like that it covers HF, VHF, and UHF. When I'm not on travel and join the net, it's almost always on this radio. However, I later got the ICOM 705. It's 5W with the internal battery and 10W with an external battery. I bought the backpack and put in the LDG 100+ antenna tuner and external LFP battery. What I love about it that I don't have with the 7100 is the waterfall display - I never had one before on a radio. If I were buying one rig today, I would buy the 705 and then if I wanted more power, I would add an amplifier. (It covers the same bands as above.) That way, I could take the 705 on the road, as I do now, and have more power at home. Mind you, I don't have a "shack" or anything like that - I have a small table in the living room next to my computer desk. So, that's the limited world of my perspective. However, I work hard on matching my antenna to the frequency (I mostly operate portable) and I've made contacts all over the world on just 10W. Best wishes, Christopher KC1GHR ________________________________ From: bars on behalf of Jon Turner via bars Sent: Sunday, June 8, 2025 10:37 AM To: Andy Wallace Cc: BARS Reflector Subject: Re: [bars] Icom 7100 I have an icom 7100 for sale. if you are still interested please call 978-729-5109 On Fri, Jun 6, 2025, 7:18 PM Andy Wallace via bars > wrote: Good points, Bammi! I meant complexity in the design, not necessarily the user experience. Glad to hear those rigs are surviving well. Andy On Jun 6, 2025, at 4:36 PM, Jwahar Bammi > wrote:  Hi Andy, I have to debate you on these a bit: Heat and complexity: Complexity from whose POV: I agree from a manufacturers POV, but I will let the manufacturer deal with that, and support the repairs. But from a users POV, its just a few more bands, you hit the mode switch like on any multi-band/multi-mode radio and you are off to the races. So I don’t weigh this very heavily The heat is not any more than any other 100 W radio (I have owned several 100 W and QRP all band radios, 817/857,991 etc and operated several more ) Again the complexity of managing the heat is the manufacturer problem, not mine, until it breaks. My original 817, 857 are still going strong, several members of the club have borrowed them, I have never had any of them complain about complexity beyond operating any other multi-band/multi-mode rigs, nor have any of them broken ever. The 817 / 857 are probably the most ubiquitous radios out there the big names mostly abandoned the idea: The two most popular rigs today: the Icom 705 and the new hotness FTX-1 Field and the FTX-1 Optima all all-band/all-mode as are many others. I agree with most of your other points. I don’t get the car analogy, sorry. My FT 857 is not terrible at anything, but my Elecraft K-Line is a far better HF rig and my 736 is a far better VHF/UHF rig and my Kenwood v-71 is a nice’ish FM/mobile rig, but that doesn’t stop me ever from enjoying the 857 or the 817 etc. In my early ham years we had no choice but to build gear (from surplus US mil parts thanks American taxpayers! For your generosity of all the stuff you abandoned in Vietnam!) but if I were to pick 1 novice rig today to master it would be multi-band/multimode hf/vhf/uhf especially given the popularity of digital/weak signal/cw on the rise etc. 73 de ws1m Bammi From: bars > On Behalf Of Andy Wallace via bars Sent: Friday, June 6, 2025 1:59 PM To: Richard Heckbert > Cc: bars at w1hh.org Subject: [bars] Icom 7100 Good points Rick. I love my 7300 and am glad that model appealed to you. Jason, I echo the other comments. An Amphicar makes both a terrible car and a terrible boat. (Look them up haha) Putting 100W VHF and UHF in the same rig introduces problems (mostly heat and complexity). I think this is why all three of the big names mostly abandoned the idea - except the IC-7100 of course. Having VHF/UHF in the car for FM and HF in the house is a nice arrangement. The prices of used IC-7300s have really come down. Daily I am seeing $800 or less and today I see one on QTH for $670. You may find a 7100, and maybe under $800. And maybe you want the most compact rig for the room which is why you asked? These are good places to browse. (Buyer beware of course.) Used 7300s and used FT-710s seem to be in about the same ballpark lately. Ham Radio Gear For Sale | QRZ Forums QTH.COM Ham Radio Classified Ads - Swap amateur radio HF VHF equipment buy sell trade on line NewEnglandDigitalSwapNet at groups.io | Topics Andy KA1GTT On Jun 5, 2025, at 11:16 PM, Richard Heckbert via bars > wrote:  Sorry, I apparently replied directly to Jason versus the list. Rick – W1OLU From: Richard Heckbert > Date: Thursday, June 5, 2025 at 5:31 PM To: Jason Sanroma > Subject: Re: [bars] Icon 7100 Hi Jason, I just went through trying to find my first rig. After a lot of searching I settled on either an ICOM-7300 or a Yaesu FT-991. I had only heard great things about the both of them but I was leaning towards the Yaesu due to it being a shack-in-the-box but then I read a few other things that made me change my mind. I was having issues being heard on the Wednesday night BARS net using my Explorer QRZ-1 so I wanted to make sure I had 2m covered. However, a LOT of people said I was better off with two rigs versus the single rig. One reason was single point of failure vs. multiple points. Another reason was I could only monitor/use one band at a time. I also heard the Yaesu menus took some getting used to but discounted that figuring I didn’t know any menu system so none would be “weird” to me. I ended up getting an ICOM-7300. I found it on eBay. It was being sold by a silent-key’s daughter-in-law. The radio came with all attachments, was in fantastic shape and also came with a practically new ALINCO power supply and an LDG-100 autotuner. I verified it was a US Spec (has an FCC ID label) as there are a ton of Japanese spec rigs on eBay. They have limited power as well as smaller bands (i.e. the BARS PART repeater would be out of band on them). I got it for a good price and the money saved between a new one I purchased an AnyTone AT-778UV which is a 25-watt very small 2m and 70cm mobile radio. I was able to purchase the ICOM with PS and Autotuner, the Anytone and a magmount antenna for less than the cost of a new ICOM (currently $999 after rebate). I’m pretty happy with my choices although explaining to my wife why I needed another radio after the ICOM was interesting. I also heard great things about the ICOM’s waterfall display being among the best. What are you trying to do with the radio? The Yaesu is more of a base rig and the ICOM-7100 is more of a mobile rig. Figure out if you’re more into base operations or mobile and that might help your decision. Also, a lot of people are raving about the new Yaesu FTX-1 (Field or Optima configuration). Both the FT-991 and the ICOM-7300 are a few years old and getting a bit long in the tooth so much ado about a new rig. Let me know how you make out/which rig you choose. If you look at the BARS email archives I asked a couple of times (last month) for advice and received quite a lot of good info here. Rick - W1OLU From: bars > on behalf of Jason Sanroma via bars > Reply-To: Jason Sanroma > Date: Wednesday, June 4, 2025 at 9:50 PM To: "bars at w1hh.org" > Subject: [bars] Icon 7100 Hello, If anyone is, or knows of someone who is selling an Icom 7100 or Yaesu 991A, please reach out. I am in the market for a new radio and would like to find something cheaper than brand new. Alternatively if anyone recommends a different radio, or has positive comments about either please let me know! 73 Jason K1NAD _______________________________________________ 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 Tue Jun 10 10:24:34 2025 From: k1cpr at bd5.com (=?UTF-8?Q?Juan_Jim=C3=A9nez?=) Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2025 11:24:34 -0400 Subject: [bars] Motorola R2001DHS Message-ID: https://wiki.w9cr.net/index.php/Motorola_R2001D On Sunday I drove down to PA to pick up a Motorola R2001DHS (an R2001D with the high stability oscillator option). *Wow.* This thing is the most complete piece of radio test equipment I have ever been able to find (and afford), even if it was made in the 1980's. It was worth the 14 hour drive there and back, and the reminder than all of Central PA smells like manure this time of the year. It makes the Swiss Army Knife look like something that came out of a box of Cracker Jacks. - Spectrum Analyzer - Duplex Generator - Modulation Oscilloscope - Frequency Counter - AC/DC Digital Voltmeter - RF Wattmeter/Signal-Level Meter - General Purpose Oscilloscope - Multimode Code Synthesizer - Distortion/SINAD Meter - Sweep Generator - DTMF Encode/Decode - Printer Port I missed the auction for the one with the coffee maker option. 😆 Frequency range is 10 kHz to 999.9999 MHz with a resolution of 100 Hz. Output in 50 ohms is 0.1 uV to 1 Vrms on FM and 0.1 uV to 0.4 Vrms on AM. The monitor mode measures frequency from 1 MHz to 999.9999 MHz. The auto-ranging CRT display has a resolution of 10 Hz for frequency error. Input sensitivity is 1.5 uV for 10 dB EIA SINAD. The spectrum analyzer has a 75 dBm dynamic range. Anybody know anyone who works on calibrating these? The service manual is straightforward (and hefty) but I don't have the additional equipment to do the calibrations. And no, this one is not going to Ukraine unless I find a sponsor with deep pockets who wants to buy it for them. Too expensive for that, way out of my meager charity budget... 73, K1CPR Juan -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From k1dc.radio at gmail.com Tue Jun 10 11:03:05 2025 From: k1dc.radio at gmail.com (Tim - K1DC) Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2025 12:03:05 -0400 Subject: [bars] Motorola R2001DHS In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Whoa!!!  That's one fine piece of kit! T. On 6/10/2025 11:24, Juan Jiménez via bars wrote: > https://wiki.w9cr.net/index.php/Motorola_R2001D > > On Sunday I drove down to PA to pick up a Motorola R2001DHS (an R2001D > with the high stability oscillator option). > > *Wow.* This thing is the most complete piece of radio test equipment I > have ever been able to find (and afford), even if it was made in the > 1980's. It was worth the 14 hour drive there and back, and the > reminder than all of Central PA smells like manure this time of the > year. It makes the Swiss Army Knife look like something that came out > of a box of Cracker Jacks. > > * Spectrum Analyzer > * Duplex Generator > * Modulation Oscilloscope > * Frequency Counter > * AC/DC Digital Voltmeter > * RF Wattmeter/Signal-Level Meter > * General Purpose Oscilloscope > * Multimode Code Synthesizer > * Distortion/SINAD Meter > * Sweep Generator > * DTMF Encode/Decode > * Printer Port > > I missed the auction for the one with the coffee maker option. 😆 > > Frequency range is 10 kHz to 999.9999 MHz with a resolution of 100 Hz. > Output in 50 ohms is 0.1 uV to 1 Vrms on FM and 0.1 uV to 0.4 Vrms on AM. > > The monitor mode measures frequency from 1 MHz to 999.9999 MHz. The > auto-ranging CRT display has a resolution of 10 Hz for frequency > error. Input sensitivity is 1.5 uV for 10 dB EIA SINAD. The spectrum > analyzer has a 75 dBm dynamic range. > > Anybody know anyone who works on calibrating these? The service manual > is straightforward (and hefty) but I don't have the additional > equipment to do the calibrations. > > And no, this one is not going to Ukraine unless I find a sponsor with > deep pockets who wants to buy it for them. Too expensive for that, way > out of my meager charity budget... > > 73, > K1CPR > Juan > > _______________________________________________ > bars mailing list > bars at w1hh.org > http://mail.w1hh.org/mailman/listinfo/bars_w1hh.org -- 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. 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They are near the Billerica area so you can drop it off. Www.Esscolab.com Contact them first to get a quote and set up an appointment date for the calibration. -Leandra AF1R On Jun 10, 2025, at 9:03 AM, Tim - K1DC via bars wrote:  Whoa!!! That's one fine piece of kit! T. On 6/10/2025 11:24, Juan Jiménez via bars wrote: https://wiki.w9cr.net/index.php/Motorola_R2001D On Sunday I drove down to PA to pick up a Motorola R2001DHS (an R2001D with the high stability oscillator option). Wow. This thing is the most complete piece of radio test equipment I have ever been able to find (and afford), even if it was made in the 1980's. It was worth the 14 hour drive there and back, and the reminder than all of Central PA smells like manure this time of the year. It makes the Swiss Army Knife look like something that came out of a box of Cracker Jacks. * Spectrum Analyzer * Duplex Generator * Modulation Oscilloscope * Frequency Counter * AC/DC Digital Voltmeter * RF Wattmeter/Signal-Level Meter * General Purpose Oscilloscope * Multimode Code Synthesizer * Distortion/SINAD Meter * Sweep Generator * DTMF Encode/Decode * Printer Port I missed the auction for the one with the coffee maker option. 😆 Frequency range is 10 kHz to 999.9999 MHz with a resolution of 100 Hz. Output in 50 ohms is 0.1 uV to 1 Vrms on FM and 0.1 uV to 0.4 Vrms on AM. The monitor mode measures frequency from 1 MHz to 999.9999 MHz. The auto-ranging CRT display has a resolution of 10 Hz for frequency error. Input sensitivity is 1.5 uV for 10 dB EIA SINAD. The spectrum analyzer has a 75 dBm dynamic range. Anybody know anyone who works on calibrating these? The service manual is straightforward (and hefty) but I don't have the additional equipment to do the calibrations. And no, this one is not going to Ukraine unless I find a sponsor with deep pockets who wants to buy it for them. Too expensive for that, way out of my meager charity budget... 73, K1CPR Juan _______________________________________________ bars mailing list bars at w1hh.org http://mail.w1hh.org/mailman/listinfo/bars_w1hh.org -- Courageously sent from a non-Apple device that includes a headphone jack. ________________________________ [https://k1dc.com/img/k1dc-qsl-card-front-sm.jpg] Tim Carter - K1DC [https://k1dc.com/img/phone-icon.png] +1.978.710.0133 [https://k1dc.com/img/email-icon.png] k1dc.radio at gmail.com [https://k1dc.com/img/link-icon.png] 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. 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URL: From jbammi at mac.com Tue Jun 10 13:59:45 2025 From: jbammi at mac.com (Jwahar Bammi) Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2025 14:59:45 -0400 Subject: [bars] Motorola R2001DHS In-Reply-To: <9AEC76C8-E5CF-40EF-9B45-A70F7BA46BA5@leandramac.com> References: <9AEC76C8-E5CF-40EF-9B45-A70F7BA46BA5@leandramac.com> Message-ID: <2e9e7001dbda39$d4f8ae60$7eea0b20$@mac.com> You can also try Cal-Tek in Billerica https://repaircalibration.com/contact/ I don’t know if they do this particular piece of equipment or not, but call them. I have had some vintage’ish HP gear calibrated here. 73 de ws1m bammi From: bars On Behalf Of Leandra MacLennan via bars Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2025 2:51 PM To: Tim K1DC Cc: bars at w1hh.org Subject: Re: [bars] Motorola R2001DHS Essco is where we had all of the company test equipment calibrated. They are near the Billerica area so you can drop it off. Www.Esscolab.com Contact them first to get a quote and set up an appointment date for the calibration. -Leandra AF1R On Jun 10, 2025, at 9:03 AM, Tim - K1DC via bars > wrote:  Whoa!!! That's one fine piece of kit! T. On 6/10/2025 11:24, Juan Jiménez via bars wrote: https://wiki.w9cr.net/index.php/Motorola_R2001D On Sunday I drove down to PA to pick up a Motorola R2001DHS (an R2001D with the high stability oscillator option). Wow. This thing is the most complete piece of radio test equipment I have ever been able to find (and afford), even if it was made in the 1980's. It was worth the 14 hour drive there and back, and the reminder than all of Central PA smells like manure this time of the year. It makes the Swiss Army Knife look like something that came out of a box of Cracker Jacks. * Spectrum Analyzer * Duplex Generator * Modulation Oscilloscope * Frequency Counter * AC/DC Digital Voltmeter * RF Wattmeter/Signal-Level Meter * General Purpose Oscilloscope * Multimode Code Synthesizer * Distortion/SINAD Meter * Sweep Generator * DTMF Encode/Decode * Printer Port I missed the auction for the one with the coffee maker option. 😆 Frequency range is 10 kHz to 999.9999 MHz with a resolution of 100 Hz. Output in 50 ohms is 0.1 uV to 1 Vrms on FM and 0.1 uV to 0.4 Vrms on AM. The monitor mode measures frequency from 1 MHz to 999.9999 MHz. The auto-ranging CRT display has a resolution of 10 Hz for frequency error. Input sensitivity is 1.5 uV for 10 dB EIA SINAD. The spectrum analyzer has a 75 dBm dynamic range. Anybody know anyone who works on calibrating these? The service manual is straightforward (and hefty) but I don't have the additional equipment to do the calibrations. And no, this one is not going to Ukraine unless I find a sponsor with deep pockets who wants to buy it for them. Too expensive for that, way out of my meager charity budget... 73, K1CPR Juan _______________________________________________ bars mailing list bars at w1hh.org http://mail.w1hh.org/mailman/listinfo/bars_w1hh.org -- Courageously sent from a non-Apple device that includes a headphone jack. _____ Tim Carter - K1DC +1.978.710.0133 k1dc.radio at gmail.com <="" td="" data-unique-identifier=""> 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. 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URL: From richard.heckbert at gmail.com Tue Jun 10 14:03:01 2025 From: richard.heckbert at gmail.com (Richard Heckbert) Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2025 19:03:01 +0000 Subject: [bars] Motorola R2001DHS In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi Juan, Congratulations on the new piece of kit. Sounds like a great addition. Back when I was teaching electronics at a trade school, we would get all our equipment (that we couldn’t do ourselves) repaired and calibrated at Hayes Instruments in Billerica. They’re located just south of Billerica Center on Boston Rd. They were a great company to deal with then and looking at their website, it appears they do the kind of calibration you’re looking for https://hayesinstruments.com/ Just another option for you Rick – W1OLU From: bars on behalf of Juan Jiménez via bars Reply-To: Juan Jiménez Date: Tuesday, June 10, 2025 at 11:25 AM To: w1hh , "mmra at groups.io" Subject: [bars] Motorola R2001DHS https://wiki.w9cr.net/index.php/Motorola_R2001D On Sunday I drove down to PA to pick up a Motorola R2001DHS (an R2001D with the high stability oscillator option). Wow. This thing is the most complete piece of radio test equipment I have ever been able to find (and afford), even if it was made in the 1980's. It was worth the 14 hour drive there and back, and the reminder than all of Central PA smells like manure this time of the year. It makes the Swiss Army Knife look like something that came out of a box of Cracker Jacks. * Spectrum Analyzer * Duplex Generator * Modulation Oscilloscope * Frequency Counter * AC/DC Digital Voltmeter * RF Wattmeter/Signal-Level Meter * General Purpose Oscilloscope * Multimode Code Synthesizer * Distortion/SINAD Meter * Sweep Generator * DTMF Encode/Decode * Printer Port I missed the auction for the one with the coffee maker option. 😆 Frequency range is 10 kHz to 999.9999 MHz with a resolution of 100 Hz. Output in 50 ohms is 0.1 uV to 1 Vrms on FM and 0.1 uV to 0.4 Vrms on AM. The monitor mode measures frequency from 1 MHz to 999.9999 MHz. The auto-ranging CRT display has a resolution of 10 Hz for frequency error. Input sensitivity is 1.5 uV for 10 dB EIA SINAD. The spectrum analyzer has a 75 dBm dynamic range. Anybody know anyone who works on calibrating these? The service manual is straightforward (and hefty) but I don't have the additional equipment to do the calibrations. And no, this one is not going to Ukraine unless I find a sponsor with deep pockets who wants to buy it for them. Too expensive for that, way out of my meager charity budget... 73, K1CPR Juan -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From k1cpr at bd5.com Tue Jun 10 15:04:06 2025 From: k1cpr at bd5.com (=?UTF-8?Q?Juan_Jim=C3=A9nez?=) Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2025 16:04:06 -0400 Subject: [bars] Motorola R2001DHS In-Reply-To: <9AEC76C8-E5CF-40EF-9B45-A70F7BA46BA5@leandramac.com> References: <9AEC76C8-E5CF-40EF-9B45-A70F7BA46BA5@leandramac.com> Message-ID: thank you, just requested a quote. :) 73, K1CPR Juan On Tue, Jun 10, 2025 at 2:50 PM Leandra MacLennan via bars wrote: > Essco is where we had all of the company test equipment calibrated. They > are near the Billerica area so you can drop it off. > > Www.Esscolab.com > > Contact them first to get a quote and set up an appointment date for the > calibration. > > -Leandra AF1R > > On Jun 10, 2025, at 9:03 AM, Tim - K1DC via bars wrote: > >  > > Whoa!!! That's one fine piece of kit! > > T. > On 6/10/2025 11:24, Juan Jiménez via bars wrote: > > https://wiki.w9cr.net/index.php/Motorola_R2001D > > On Sunday I drove down to PA to pick up a Motorola R2001DHS (an R2001D > with the high stability oscillator option). > > *Wow.* This thing is the most complete piece of radio test equipment I > have ever been able to find (and afford), even if it was made in the > 1980's. It was worth the 14 hour drive there and back, and the reminder > than all of Central PA smells like manure this time of the year. It makes > the Swiss Army Knife look like something that came out of a box of Cracker > Jacks. > > - Spectrum Analyzer > - Duplex Generator > - Modulation Oscilloscope > - Frequency Counter > - AC/DC Digital Voltmeter > - RF Wattmeter/Signal-Level Meter > - General Purpose Oscilloscope > - Multimode Code Synthesizer > - Distortion/SINAD Meter > - Sweep Generator > - DTMF Encode/Decode > - Printer Port > > I missed the auction for the one with the coffee maker option. 😆 > > Frequency range is 10 kHz to 999.9999 MHz with a resolution of 100 Hz. > Output in 50 ohms is 0.1 uV to 1 Vrms on FM and 0.1 uV to 0.4 Vrms on AM. > > The monitor mode measures frequency from 1 MHz to 999.9999 MHz. The > auto-ranging CRT display has a resolution of 10 Hz for frequency error. > Input sensitivity is 1.5 uV for 10 dB EIA SINAD. The spectrum analyzer has > a 75 dBm dynamic range. > > Anybody know anyone who works on calibrating these? The service manual is > straightforward (and hefty) but I don't have the additional equipment to do > the calibrations. > > And no, this one is not going to Ukraine unless I find a sponsor with deep > pockets who wants to buy it for them. Too expensive for that, way out of my > meager charity budget... > > 73, > K1CPR > Juan > > _______________________________________________ > bars mailing listbars at w1hh.orghttp://mail.w1hh.org/mailman/listinfo/bars_w1hh.org > > -- > > 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. 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. > _______________________________________________ > 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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I called them to see if they work on it. :) 73, K1CPR Juan On Tue, Jun 10, 2025 at 2:59 PM Jwahar Bammi via bars wrote: > You can also try > > Cal-Tek in Billerica > > https://repaircalibration.com/contact/ > > > > I don’t know if they do this particular piece of equipment or not, but > call them. > > I have had some vintage’ish HP gear calibrated here. > > > > 73 de ws1m > > bammi > > > > *From:* bars *On Behalf Of *Leandra MacLennan via > bars > *Sent:* Tuesday, June 10, 2025 2:51 PM > *To:* Tim K1DC > *Cc:* bars at w1hh.org > *Subject:* Re: [bars] Motorola R2001DHS > > > > Essco is where we had all of the company test equipment calibrated. They > are near the Billerica area so you can drop it off. > > > > Www.Esscolab.com > > > > Contact them first to get a quote and set up an appointment date for the > calibration. > > > > -Leandra AF1R > > > > On Jun 10, 2025, at 9:03 AM, Tim - K1DC via bars wrote: > >  > > Whoa!!! That's one fine piece of kit! > > T. > > On 6/10/2025 11:24, Juan Jiménez via bars wrote: > > https://wiki.w9cr.net/index.php/Motorola_R2001D > > > > On Sunday I drove down to PA to pick up a Motorola R2001DHS (an R2001D > with the high stability oscillator option). > > > > *Wow.* This thing is the most complete piece of radio test equipment I > have ever been able to find (and afford), even if it was made in the > 1980's. It was worth the 14 hour drive there and back, and the reminder > than all of Central PA smells like manure this time of the year. It makes > the Swiss Army Knife look like something that came out of a box of Cracker > Jacks. > > - Spectrum Analyzer > - Duplex Generator > - Modulation Oscilloscope > - Frequency Counter > - AC/DC Digital Voltmeter > - RF Wattmeter/Signal-Level Meter > - General Purpose Oscilloscope > - Multimode Code Synthesizer > - Distortion/SINAD Meter > - Sweep Generator > - DTMF Encode/Decode > - Printer Port > > I missed the auction for the one with the coffee maker option. 😆 > > > Frequency range is 10 kHz to 999.9999 MHz with a resolution of 100 Hz. > Output in 50 ohms is 0.1 uV to 1 Vrms on FM and 0.1 uV to 0.4 Vrms on AM. > > The monitor mode measures frequency from 1 MHz to 999.9999 MHz. The > auto-ranging CRT display has a resolution of 10 Hz for frequency error. > Input sensitivity is 1.5 uV for 10 dB EIA SINAD. The spectrum analyzer has > a 75 dBm dynamic range. > > > > Anybody know anyone who works on calibrating these? The service manual is > straightforward (and hefty) but I don't have the additional equipment to do > the calibrations. > > > > And no, this one is not going to Ukraine unless I find a sponsor with deep > pockets who wants to buy it for them. Too expensive for that, way out of my > meager charity budget... > > > > 73, > > K1CPR > > Juan > > > > _______________________________________________ > > bars mailing list > > bars at w1hh.org > > http://mail.w1hh.org/mailman/listinfo/bars_w1hh.org > > -- > > 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 > > <="" td="" data-unique-identifier=""> > > 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 k1cpr at bd5.com Tue Jun 10 15:12:17 2025 From: k1cpr at bd5.com (=?UTF-8?Q?Juan_Jim=C3=A9nez?=) Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2025 16:12:17 -0400 Subject: [bars] Motorola R2001DHS In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Thank you! I called them but they say they don't do this particular piece of equipment, which is strange, because on their web site they have a list of RF-related equipment they can do, and this box checks almost every item on their list. They didn't ask me if I have the service manual, so i guess they must have more than enough work already to deal with something new. :) 73, K1CPR Juan On Tue, Jun 10, 2025 at 3:03 PM Richard Heckbert wrote: > Hi Juan, > > > > Congratulations on the new piece of kit. Sounds like a great addition. > Back when I was teaching electronics at a trade school, we would get all > our equipment (that we couldn’t do ourselves) repaired and calibrated at > Hayes Instruments in Billerica. They’re located just south of Billerica > Center on Boston Rd. They were a great company to deal with then and > looking at their website, it appears they do the kind of calibration you’re > looking for > > > > https://hayesinstruments.com/ > > > > Just another option for you > > > > Rick – W1OLU > > > > *From: *bars on behalf of Juan Jiménez via bars < > bars at w1hh.org> > *Reply-To: *Juan Jiménez > *Date: *Tuesday, June 10, 2025 at 11:25 AM > *To: *w1hh , "mmra at groups.io" > *Subject: *[bars] Motorola R2001DHS > > > > https://wiki.w9cr.net/index.php/Motorola_R2001D > > > > On Sunday I drove down to PA to pick up a Motorola R2001DHS (an R2001D > with the high stability oscillator option). > > > > *Wow.* This thing is the most complete piece of radio test equipment I > have ever been able to find (and afford), even if it was made in the > 1980's. It was worth the 14 hour drive there and back, and the reminder > than all of Central PA smells like manure this time of the year. It makes > the Swiss Army Knife look like something that came out of a box of Cracker > Jacks. > > - Spectrum Analyzer > - Duplex Generator > - Modulation Oscilloscope > - Frequency Counter > - AC/DC Digital Voltmeter > - RF Wattmeter/Signal-Level Meter > - General Purpose Oscilloscope > - Multimode Code Synthesizer > - Distortion/SINAD Meter > - Sweep Generator > - DTMF Encode/Decode > - Printer Port > > I missed the auction for the one with the coffee maker option. 😆 > > > Frequency range is 10 kHz to 999.9999 MHz with a resolution of 100 Hz. > Output in 50 ohms is 0.1 uV to 1 Vrms on FM and 0.1 uV to 0.4 Vrms on AM. > > The monitor mode measures frequency from 1 MHz to 999.9999 MHz. The > auto-ranging CRT display has a resolution of 10 Hz for frequency error. > Input sensitivity is 1.5 uV for 10 dB EIA SINAD. The spectrum analyzer has > a 75 dBm dynamic range. > > > > Anybody know anyone who works on calibrating these? The service manual is > straightforward (and hefty) but I don't have the additional equipment to do > the calibrations. > > > > And no, this one is not going to Ukraine unless I find a sponsor with deep > pockets who wants to buy it for them. Too expensive for that, way out of my > meager charity budget... > > > > 73, > > K1CPR > > Juan > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From k1cpr at bd5.com Tue Jun 10 19:02:16 2025 From: k1cpr at bd5.com (=?UTF-8?Q?Juan_Jim=C3=A9nez?=) Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2025 20:02:16 -0400 Subject: [bars] Motorola R2001DHS In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Well... It's alive, ALIVE!!! Bwahaha!!!! Heh. I think. But clearly it needs some work, cleaning pots, calibration and testing. It used to be owned by the Coast Guard, and it has a green cal label, which sez it was calibrated and working like a champ! Back in 1997. I think I was in Puerto Rico that year, about to bail to Texas thanks to a close encounter with a random shooting event while walking to lunch. Ah yes. Texas. A decision that did not turn out entirely well. But I'm happy it didn't start smoking. One thing is dead, for sure. The battery pack. But it's not so important. I can replace the cells. Maybe. 73, Juan K1CPR On Tue, Jun 10, 2025, 11:24 Juan Jiménez wrote: > https://wiki.w9cr.net/index.php/Motorola_R2001D > > On Sunday I drove down to PA to pick up a Motorola R2001DHS (an R2001D > with the high stability oscillator option). > > *Wow.* This thing is the most complete piece of radio test equipment I > have ever been able to find (and afford), even if it was made in the > 1980's. It was worth the 14 hour drive there and back, and the reminder > than all of Central PA smells like manure this time of the year. It makes > the Swiss Army Knife look like something that came out of a box of Cracker > Jacks. > > - Spectrum Analyzer > - Duplex Generator > - Modulation Oscilloscope > - Frequency Counter > - AC/DC Digital Voltmeter > - RF Wattmeter/Signal-Level Meter > - General Purpose Oscilloscope > - Multimode Code Synthesizer > - Distortion/SINAD Meter > - Sweep Generator > - DTMF Encode/Decode > - Printer Port > > I missed the auction for the one with the coffee maker option. 😆 > > Frequency range is 10 kHz to 999.9999 MHz with a resolution of 100 Hz. > Output in 50 ohms is 0.1 uV to 1 Vrms on FM and 0.1 uV to 0.4 Vrms on AM. > > The monitor mode measures frequency from 1 MHz to 999.9999 MHz. The > auto-ranging CRT display has a resolution of 10 Hz for frequency error. > Input sensitivity is 1.5 uV for 10 dB EIA SINAD. The spectrum analyzer has > a 75 dBm dynamic range. > > Anybody know anyone who works on calibrating these? The service manual is > straightforward (and hefty) but I don't have the additional equipment to do > the calibrations. > > And no, this one is not going to Ukraine unless I find a sponsor with deep > pockets who wants to buy it for them. Too expensive for that, way out of my > meager charity budget... > > 73, > K1CPR > Juan > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: 1000023816.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 4422798 bytes Desc: not available URL: From christopher.wood at firelinkllc.com Tue Jun 10 19:11:15 2025 From: christopher.wood at firelinkllc.com (Christopher Wood) Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2025 00:11:15 +0000 Subject: [bars] Test Equipment Question In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hello, I was wondering if anyone had any experience with this company or its test equipment? I purchased a battery tester that measures internal battery resistance and it seems to work fairly well and has some nice features. They have a relatively inexpensive oscilloscope that has decent features, if it performs as advertised. See: https://www.fnirsi.com/products/dpos350p?se_activity_id=153661178074&syclid=d14cevnk6fes73amh6rg&utm_campaign=emailmarketing_153661178074&utm_medium=email&utm_source=shopify_email [http://www.fnirsi.com/cdn/shop/files/FNIRSI_DPOS350P_4-IN-1_350MHz_1GSPS_Tablet_Oscilloscope_Signal_Generator_Spectrum_Analyzer_Frequency_Response_Analyzer_main.jpg?v=1742458271] FNIRSI® DPOS350P 4-IN-1 350MHz 1GSPS Tablet Oscilloscope Signal Genera 🚨 Please note: if the package is returned or destroyed due to unpaid customs duties, no refund will be issued under this circumstances. The United States and EU countries are duty-free because they are shipped from local warehouses, while other countries may incur tariffs. 🎁 We will give each customer one case per ma www.fnirsi.com It has some limitations regarding isolation (or lack thereof) described in the "Special Precautions" section, so I'm aware of those. Thanks for any info. Christopher, KC1GHR -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From k1cpr at bd5.com Tue Jun 10 20:38:37 2025 From: k1cpr at bd5.com (=?UTF-8?Q?Juan_Jim=C3=A9nez?=) Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2025 21:38:37 -0400 Subject: [bars] Test Equipment Question In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: ✅ Currently in stock in China warehouse. 📦 EU countries and the US need to wait for products to arrive at local warehouses to avoid high tariffs. I wouldn't order anything from these people until they can guarantee the price for product shipped from a US warehouse. 73, K1CPR Juan On Tue, Jun 10, 2025 at 8:11 PM Christopher Wood via bars wrote: > Hello, > > I was wondering if anyone had any experience with this company or its test > equipment? I purchased a battery tester that measures internal battery > resistance and it seems to work fairly well and has some nice features. > > They have a relatively inexpensive oscilloscope that has decent features, > if it performs as advertised. > See: > https://www.fnirsi.com/products/dpos350p?se_activity_id=153661178074&syclid=d14cevnk6fes73amh6rg&utm_campaign=emailmarketing_153661178074&utm_medium=email&utm_source=shopify_email > > > > FNIRSI® DPOS350P 4-IN-1 350MHz 1GSPS Tablet Oscilloscope Signal Genera > > 🚨 Please note: if the package is returned or destroyed due to unpaid > customs duties, no refund will be issued under this circumstances. The > United States and EU countries are duty-free because they are shipped from > local warehouses, while other countries may incur tariffs. 🎁 We will > give each customer one case per ma > www.fnirsi.com > It has some limitations regarding isolation (or lack thereof) described in > the "Special Precautions" section, so I'm aware of those. > > Thanks for any info. > > Christopher, KC1GHR > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 jim at k1ir.com Tue Jun 10 22:27:39 2025 From: jim at k1ir.com (Jim Idelson) Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2025 23:27:39 -0400 Subject: [bars] Test Equipment Question In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I have this much cheaper unit. It's okay. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D3LMPQY3 73 Jim K1IR On Tue, Jun 10, 2025 at 8:11 PM Christopher Wood via bars wrote: > Hello, > > I was wondering if anyone had any experience with this company or its test > equipment? I purchased a battery tester that measures internal battery > resistance and it seems to work fairly well and has some nice features. > > They have a relatively inexpensive oscilloscope that has decent features, > if it performs as advertised. > See: > https://www.fnirsi.com/products/dpos350p?se_activity_id=153661178074&syclid=d14cevnk6fes73amh6rg&utm_campaign=emailmarketing_153661178074&utm_medium=email&utm_source=shopify_email > > > > FNIRSI® DPOS350P 4-IN-1 350MHz 1GSPS Tablet Oscilloscope Signal Genera > > 🚨 Please note: if the package is returned or destroyed due to unpaid > customs duties, no refund will be issued under this circumstances. The > United States and EU countries are duty-free because they are shipped from > local warehouses, while other countries may incur tariffs. 🎁 We will > give each customer one case per ma > www.fnirsi.com > It has some limitations regarding isolation (or lack thereof) described in > the "Special Precautions" section, so I'm aware of those. > > Thanks for any info. > > Christopher, KC1GHR > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 douglas.bruce1 at comcast.net Wed Jun 11 11:00:57 2025 From: douglas.bruce1 at comcast.net (DOUGLAS BRUCE) Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2025 12:00:57 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [bars] Net Notes W1HH Net Wednesday Night June 11, 2025 8:00 PM EDT 00:00 UTC Message-ID: <1487621245.65815.1749657657951@connect.xfinity.com> Welcome to this week’s edition of "NET NOTES" !! We will be having our BARS weekly net tonight at 08:00 pm EDT or 00:00 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 dolans.family at gmail.com Wed Jun 11 19:09:42 2025 From: dolans.family at gmail.com (Joanne Dolan) Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2025 20:09:42 -0400 Subject: [bars] Lodestar tracking system Message-ID: <5210FA18-721A-4FE4-AC1D-842395BE9CEB@gmail.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: YGSP-FRvtA7b_TIVRAUFauMdTlDNRPQVEbcB93LcCT_383pxGw-YAsMknpYzI7krKdlEP-JKWg6zeK7LglVCxMvmqNTxmQDC4ph5QKHx9JKMsCHHa7h81tUbQxZGdkr8iOA4q9XsyQ=w16383.png Type: image/png Size: 35252 bytes Desc: not available URL: From k1cpr at bd5.com Wed Jun 11 19:38:22 2025 From: k1cpr at bd5.com (=?UTF-8?Q?Juan_Jim=C3=A9nez?=) Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2025 20:38:22 -0400 Subject: [bars] Lodestar tracking system In-Reply-To: <5210FA18-721A-4FE4-AC1D-842395BE9CEB@gmail.com> References: <5210FA18-721A-4FE4-AC1D-842395BE9CEB@gmail.com> Message-ID: The small print says it all. This is a scam, and a braindead one at that. "3) The Lodestar Founder Kit is sold solely for evaluation purposes. It is not marketed, labeled, or intended for use as a certified consumer or commercial device. Customers are solely responsible for complying with all applicable national, state, and local laws, including those governing RF emissions, device testing, spectrum usage, and import/export controls." On Wed, Jun 11, 2025, 20:09 Joanne Dolan via bars wrote: > Cameraless motion tracking. > > Does anyone know if there’s any FCC rules against using this? > > 73, > Joanne > KC1NMX >  > [image: > YGSP-FRvtA7b_TIVRAUFauMdTlDNRPQVEbcB93LcCT_383pxGw-YAsMknpYzI7krKdlEP-JKWg6zeK7LglVCxMvmqNTxmQDC4ph5QKHx9JKMsCHHa7h81tUbQxZGdkr8iOA4q9XsyQ=w16383.png] > > Lodestar > bifrostvr.com > > > > Sent from my iPad > _______________________________________________ > 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: YGSP-FRvtA7b_TIVRAUFauMdTlDNRPQVEbcB93LcCT_383pxGw-YAsMknpYzI7krKdlEP-JKWg6zeK7LglVCxMvmqNTxmQDC4ph5QKHx9JKMsCHHa7h81tUbQxZGdkr8iOA4q9XsyQ=w16383.png Type: image/png Size: 35252 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: YGSP-FRvtA7b_TIVRAUFauMdTlDNRPQVEbcB93LcCT_383pxGw-YAsMknpYzI7krKdlEP-JKWg6zeK7LglVCxMvmqNTxmQDC4ph5QKHx9JKMsCHHa7h81tUbQxZGdkr8iOA4q9XsyQ=w16383.png Type: image/png Size: 35252 bytes Desc: not available URL: From dmarcucci at gmail.com Wed Jun 11 19:54:20 2025 From: dmarcucci at gmail.com (David Marcucci) Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2025 20:54:20 -0400 Subject: [bars] Lodestar tracking system In-Reply-To: References: <5210FA18-721A-4FE4-AC1D-842395BE9CEB@gmail.com> Message-ID: I mean, I have a Meshtastic node with a GPS that isn't much bigger and it transmits location telemetry on 915 Mhz, unlicensed band. It hits another node directly that is ~ 35 miles north-northeast of me in Epsom, NH but that's ideal conditions. Dave KC1TLF On Wed, Jun 11, 2025 at 8:38 PM Juan Jiménez via bars wrote: > The small print says it all. This is a scam, and a braindead one at that. > > "3) The Lodestar Founder Kit is sold solely for evaluation purposes. It > is not marketed, labeled, or intended for use as a certified consumer or > commercial device. Customers are solely responsible for complying with all > applicable national, state, and local laws, including those governing RF > emissions, device testing, spectrum usage, and import/export controls." > > > On Wed, Jun 11, 2025, 20:09 Joanne Dolan via bars wrote: > >> Cameraless motion tracking. >> >> Does anyone know if there’s any FCC rules against using this? >> >> 73, >> Joanne >> KC1NMX >>  >> [image: >> YGSP-FRvtA7b_TIVRAUFauMdTlDNRPQVEbcB93LcCT_383pxGw-YAsMknpYzI7krKdlEP-JKWg6zeK7LglVCxMvmqNTxmQDC4ph5QKHx9JKMsCHHa7h81tUbQxZGdkr8iOA4q9XsyQ=w16383.png] >> >> Lodestar >> bifrostvr.com >> >> >> >> Sent from my iPad >> _______________________________________________ >> 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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Please tell your friends to join us next week! 1. *K1DC - Tim, Andover* 2. *KC1FTJ - John, North Chelmsford* 3. *KC1GHR - Christopher, Tewksbury* 4. *KC1GHS - Eileen, Tewksbury* 5. *KC1IUK - Chris, Tewksbury* 6. *KC1NMX - Joanne, Lowell* 7. *KC1TJD - Kevin, Westford* 8. *KC1TLE - John, North Billerica* 9. *KC1TLF - Dave, Tyngsboro* 10. *N1ALO - Peter, Dracut* 11. *N1WRN - Doug, Reading* 12. *W1LPG - Brendan, Bedford* 13. *W1LUS - Bruce, Tewksbury* 14. *W1RJT - Rick, Lowell* 15. *W7LSG - Ken, Billerica* 16. *WA1ESU - Fred, Newburyport* 17. *WB1HBU - Eric, West Lynn* 18. *WB7VNZ - Greg, Carlisle* 73, Dave KC1TLF On Wed, Jun 11, 2025 at 12:00 PM 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 EDT or 00:00 > 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 geoffreyf at comcast.net Wed Jun 11 20:03:08 2025 From: geoffreyf at comcast.net (geoffreyf at comcast.net) Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2025 01:03:08 +0000 Subject: [bars] Test Equipment Question In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I have several things from them. They tend to be well made, especially considering the price. I have the transistor tester, the LCR tweezer, and a Geiger counter from them. The LCR tweezer is awesome, you can check the parameters of loose parts. If you have a random bag - you can quickly go through it and check the bits. One word about scopes, especially Digital ones. The scope should have 5x The bandwidth of the signal that interests you. It's the little bits of glitch and fuzz on the signal that is useful to see. My guess is that this product will be great for Audio (or IQ signals from an SDR) but won't necessarily show you harmonics from a transmitter (for example). There was a QRZ article on scope specs awhile back. you may want to try and find that. Things like memory depth and sample rate matter. Don't go straight from a transmitter into the scope without an attenuator. Geof / W1GCF ________________________________ From: bars on behalf of Christopher Wood via bars Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2025 8:11 PM To: BARS Reflector Subject: [bars] Test Equipment Question Hello, I was wondering if anyone had any experience with this company or its test equipment? I purchased a battery tester that measures internal battery resistance and it seems to work fairly well and has some nice features. They have a relatively inexpensive oscilloscope that has decent features, if it performs as advertised. See: https://www.fnirsi.com/products/dpos350p?se_activity_id=153661178074&syclid=d14cevnk6fes73amh6rg&utm_campaign=emailmarketing_153661178074&utm_medium=email&utm_source=shopify_email [http://www.fnirsi.com/cdn/shop/files/FNIRSI_DPOS350P_4-IN-1_350MHz_1GSPS_Tablet_Oscilloscope_Signal_Generator_Spectrum_Analyzer_Frequency_Response_Analyzer_main.jpg?v=1742458271] FNIRSI® DPOS350P 4-IN-1 350MHz 1GSPS Tablet Oscilloscope Signal Genera 🚨 Please note: if the package is returned or destroyed due to unpaid customs duties, no refund will be issued under this circumstances. The United States and EU countries are duty-free because they are shipped from local warehouses, while other countries may incur tariffs. 🎁 We will give each customer one case per ma www.fnirsi.com It has some limitations regarding isolation (or lack thereof) described in the "Special Precautions" section, so I'm aware of those. Thanks for any info. Christopher, KC1GHR -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From w1es at protonmail.com Wed Jun 11 20:31:10 2025 From: w1es at protonmail.com (Steve Wedge, W1ES) Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2025 01:31:10 +0000 Subject: [bars] Test Equipment Question In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <3D3bQM4_16GuiGh-IrUTVLjuSvr-uoG9eANuKOyLlntxPD1zJbbn7Yt0HoFvGx5Nz3FDxO0JocXAgvoex0apZshc2YOr37A6dnI2BbSJnl4=@protonmail.com> That LCR tester sounds interesting. Steve Wedge, W1ES Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana. Sent from [Proton Mail](https://proton.me/mail/home) for iOS On Wed, Jun 11, 2025 at 21:03, geoffreyf--- via bars <[bars at w1hh.org](mailto:On Wed, Jun 11, 2025 at 21:03, geoffreyf--- via bars < wrote: > I have several things from them. They tend to be well made, especially considering the price. I have the transistor tester, the LCR tweezer, and a Geiger counter from them. The LCR tweezer is awesome, you can check the parameters of loose parts. If you have a random bag - you can quickly go through it and check the bits. > > One word about scopes, especially Digital ones. The scope should have 5x The bandwidth of the signal that interests you. It's the little bits of glitch and fuzz on the signal that is useful to see. My guess is that this product will be great for Audio (or IQ signals from an SDR) but won't necessarily show you harmonics from a transmitter (for example). There was a QRZ article on scope specs awhile back. you may want to try and find that. Things like memory depth and sample rate matter. Don't go straight from a transmitter into the scope without an attenuator. > > Geof / W1GCF > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > From: bars on behalf of Christopher Wood via bars > Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2025 8:11 PM > To: BARS Reflector > Subject: [bars] Test Equipment Question > > Hello, > > I was wondering if anyone had any experience with this company or its test equipment? I purchased a battery tester that measures internal battery resistance and it seems to work fairly well and has some nice features. > > They have a relatively inexpensive oscilloscope that has decent features, if it performs as advertised. > See: https://www.fnirsi.com/products/dpos350p?se_activity_id=153661178074&syclid=d14cevnk6fes73amh6rg&utm_campaign=emailmarketing_153661178074&utm_medium=email&utm_source=shopify_email > > https://www.fnirsi.com/products/dpos350p?se_activity_id=153661178074&syclid=d14cevnk6fes73amh6rg&utm_campaign=emailmarketing_153661178074&utm_medium=email&utm_source=shopify_email [FNIRSI® DPOS350P 4-IN-1 350MHz 1GSPS Tablet Oscilloscope Signal Genera](https://www.fnirsi.com/products/dpos350p?se_activity_id=153661178074&syclid=d14cevnk6fes73amh6rg&utm_campaign=emailmarketing_153661178074&utm_medium=email&utm_source=shopify_email) > 🚨 Please note: if the package is returned or destroyed due to unpaid customs duties, no refund will be issued under this circumstances. The United States and EU countries are duty-free because they are shipped from local warehouses, while other countries may incur tariffs. 🎁 We will give each customer one case per ma > www.fnirsi.com > It has some limitations regarding isolation (or lack thereof) described in the "Special Precautions" section, so I'm aware of those. > > Thanks for any info. > > Christopher, KC1GHR > >> -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From christopher.wood at firelinkllc.com Wed Jun 11 21:29:37 2025 From: christopher.wood at firelinkllc.com (Christopher Wood) Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2025 02:29:37 +0000 Subject: [bars] Test Equipment Question In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Geof, This information is very helpful and exactly what I sought. Thanks! Christopher KC1GHR ________________________________ From: geoffreyf at comcast.net Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2025 9:03 PM To: BARS Reflector ; Christopher Wood Subject: Re: Test Equipment Question I have several things from them. They tend to be well made, especially considering the price. I have the transistor tester, the LCR tweezer, and a Geiger counter from them. The LCR tweezer is awesome, you can check the parameters of loose parts. If you have a random bag - you can quickly go through it and check the bits. One word about scopes, especially Digital ones. The scope should have 5x The bandwidth of the signal that interests you. It's the little bits of glitch and fuzz on the signal that is useful to see. My guess is that this product will be great for Audio (or IQ signals from an SDR) but won't necessarily show you harmonics from a transmitter (for example). There was a QRZ article on scope specs awhile back. you may want to try and find that. Things like memory depth and sample rate matter. Don't go straight from a transmitter into the scope without an attenuator. Geof / W1GCF ________________________________ From: bars on behalf of Christopher Wood via bars Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2025 8:11 PM To: BARS Reflector Subject: [bars] Test Equipment Question Hello, I was wondering if anyone had any experience with this company or its test equipment? I purchased a battery tester that measures internal battery resistance and it seems to work fairly well and has some nice features. They have a relatively inexpensive oscilloscope that has decent features, if it performs as advertised. See: https://www.fnirsi.com/products/dpos350p?se_activity_id=153661178074&syclid=d14cevnk6fes73amh6rg&utm_campaign=emailmarketing_153661178074&utm_medium=email&utm_source=shopify_email [http://www.fnirsi.com/cdn/shop/files/FNIRSI_DPOS350P_4-IN-1_350MHz_1GSPS_Tablet_Oscilloscope_Signal_Generator_Spectrum_Analyzer_Frequency_Response_Analyzer_main.jpg?v=1742458271] FNIRSI® DPOS350P 4-IN-1 350MHz 1GSPS Tablet Oscilloscope Signal Genera 🚨 Please note: if the package is returned or destroyed due to unpaid customs duties, no refund will be issued under this circumstances. The United States and EU countries are duty-free because they are shipped from local warehouses, while other countries may incur tariffs. 🎁 We will give each customer one case per ma www.fnirsi.com It has some limitations regarding isolation (or lack thereof) described in the "Special Precautions" section, so I'm aware of those. Thanks for any info. 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Get on the radio! 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 Thu Jun 12 10:58:50 2025 From: k1cpr at bd5.com (=?UTF-8?Q?Juan_Jim=C3=A9nez?=) Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2025 11:58:50 -0400 Subject: [bars] 6M open! In-Reply-To: <0aa1e11d-d73b-46aa-9dcf-3df7fd7c5383@gmail.com> References: <0aa1e11d-d73b-46aa-9dcf-3df7fd7c5383@gmail.com> Message-ID: I'm at work. With my luck by the time I get home it will be shut tighter than Mother Theresa's dance card. 73, K1CPR Juan On Thu, Jun 12, 2025 at 11:03 AM Tim - K1DC via bars wrote: > 6M is open to the southern states NOW! I'm working stations like crazy > with 100w and a 4el DIY 'frankenbeam' strapped to my deck. If I can do it > with this, you can too! > > HA! I just worked CUBA on 6M FT8 with a +3 report! > > Get on the radio! > > 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. 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. > _______________________________________________ > 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 k1dc.radio at gmail.com Thu Jun 12 13:39:37 2025 From: k1dc.radio at gmail.com (Tim - K1DC) Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2025 14:39:37 -0400 Subject: [bars] 6M open! In-Reply-To: References: <0aa1e11d-d73b-46aa-9dcf-3df7fd7c5383@gmail.com> Message-ID: <8e6c161e-9b25-442b-8b12-ba0c946b2b58@gmail.com> Sorry, it shut down awhile back.  I did eventually work another Cuban, a 9Y on Trinidad, an XE2 in Mexico and PU5 in Brazil in addition to a boat-load of southern tier state stations.  Unfortunately, no new grids. ;-(  Not bad for 80w into a DIY beam at 20ft. ;-) Not to worry, there is plenty of E-skip season to go. Also, there will be plenty of stations on this weekend for the ARRL VHF contest! T. On 6/12/2025 11:58, Juan Jiménez wrote: > I'm at work. With my luck by the time I get home it will be shut > tighter than Mother Theresa's dance card. > > 73, > K1CPR > Juan > > > On Thu, Jun 12, 2025 at 11:03 AM Tim - K1DC via bars > wrote: > > 6M is open to the southern states NOW!  I'm working stations like > crazy with 100w and a 4el DIY 'frankenbeam' strapped to my deck.  > If I can do it with this, you can too! > > HA!  I just worked CUBA on 6M FT8 with a +3 report! > > Get on the radio! > > 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. > > _______________________________________________ > bars mailing list > bars at w1hh.org > http://mail.w1hh.org/mailman/listinfo/bars_w1hh.org > -- 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. 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This page > allows you to manage your subscription and also provides access to the > BARS archive, where you can browse older messages (located at the > top). Neither was working, but both appear to be functional again. If > you have issues, please let me know. > > 73, > Dave - KC1TLF -- 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. 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That was on the basis of what appeared to be a robust set of multi-use paths in the area. Another ham on the net mentioned being interested in biking as well. But I can't recall who that was. In the meantime I have started doing some research and it turns out that that area really is a biking destination. Some friends did a guided trip where they just posted up in Xenia for five days and did day rides from there. The website below has lots of information about biking and other activities in that region. There is a link that you can follow and have them send you a very nice (free!) map of my all the bike trails. https://www.miamivalleytrails.org/trail-map-visitor Cheers Chris Lennon W2BPL Sent from my phone. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jbammi at icloud.com Sun Jun 15 15:28:50 2025 From: jbammi at icloud.com (JWAHAR BAMMI) Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2025 16:28:50 -0400 Subject: [bars] Hamvention as a biking destination. In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <3009036B-B8F0-4AE8-906E-A6A4C2B44338@icloud.com> Hi Chris, Absolutely right, One of my other interests is trikes, and you are absolutely right about the Xenia area and bikes. The biggest Trike/Recumbents/HPV shows is held in the same fairgrounds as Hamvention every year, called the Cycle Con Here is some info https://cycle-con.com/ If you follow this link you can see some of the popular rides https://cycle-con.com/cycle-dayton Of course YouTube is full of videos people tri-king the trails If you guys are planning something around Hamvention and biking in the Xenia area before/after I’ll be more than enthusiastically up for it. 73 de ws1m bammi > On Jun 15, 2025, at 3:25 PM, Christopher Lennon via bars wrote: > > During a recent weekly net I mentioned that I was planning to go to Hamvention next year with a view toward biking and ham radio. That was on the basis of what appeared to be a robust set of multi-use paths in the area. Another ham on the net mentioned being interested in biking as well. But I can't recall who that was. > > In the meantime I have started doing some research and it turns out that that area really is a biking destination. Some friends did a guided trip where they just posted up in Xenia for five days and did day rides from there. The website below has lots of information about biking and other activities in that region. There is a link that you can follow and have them send you a very nice (free!) map of my all the bike trails. > > https://www.miamivalleytrails.org/trail-map-visitor > > Cheers > > Chris Lennon > W2BPL > > > > Sent from my phone. > _______________________________________________ > 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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The backup battery packs gave up the ghost long ago, and some of the straps had even corroded away between cells, so I bought a dozen of them (not cheap! $25 each!) and had the packs rebuilt by the tech at Batteries Plus. I'm way too busy to do that. Now they are both at a healthy 13.1 volts, the unit starts right up on battery power and they charge when the unit is plugged in to AC, even if the unit i turned off. I also replaced the dried up and cracked rubber legs on the battery pack (2 had fallen off, 2 were there, someone was nice enough to leave all the attachment hardware on there) so now i can safely stand it to on its end. Got four more to change in the body. The boob tube intensity/focus dual pot did not need to be cleaned, it just needed to be vigorously exercised through the full range of motion to wipe the contacts. Works perfectly now. The test of the unit seems to show it works fine, but just in case I ordered a set of extender boards so if I have to troubleshoot internally i can get to the test points easily. Now to hold my nose and dive into the user manual. Geronimoooo!! Oops. Wrong manual. 🤣🤣🤣 A black hole marks the spot where divided by zero. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wa1gsf at comcast.net Sat Jun 21 10:56:14 2025 From: wa1gsf at comcast.net (Marla Wallace) Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2025 11:56:14 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [bars] July newsletter deadline Message-ID: <580078649.433563.1750521374273@connect.xfinity.com> I know everybody's attention is on Field Day this week, but the July club meeting is 7/2, which makes the deadline for submitting articles for the newsletter 6/25. Thanks in advance for your attention. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Marla - Lillian is my wife Lillian - Marla runs the newsletter for the local radio club Anyways , Marla thank you for asking your brother to help me with my radio - I hope he can be of help. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mark.nelson at keyalliancegroup.com Sun Jun 22 21:43:18 2025 From: mark.nelson at keyalliancegroup.com (Mark Nelson) Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2025 22:43:18 -0400 Subject: [bars] BARS Field Day 2025! Message-ID: Good evening BARS! It's that time again for field day and we're pulling all the details together to make it happen. The EOC in Billerica is unfortunately not available this year so field day will be located at 65 Littleton Street in Chelmsford at Nan Karaway's home. She has graciously welcomed the group to operate out of her side porch and even offered to cook breakfast for those that stay the night. She does have some house rules that we need to respect because she has two cats that should not meet! There are also some off limits areas in her home that will be well marked. Parking is available in the driveway, front lawn and across the street at the upholstery store. You should try to leave space for cars to get out as best as possible. There is NO parking on Littleton Street because it's a state road. One of the highlights of field day is the great food served by Manny the chef who has agreed to be here again this year. There will be the usual burgers, hot dogs, sausages, chicken, etc to keep everyone fueled and ready to operate. Jim Evans will bring his coffee maker and water cooler so they will be available to everyone. Last year we had 905 points between contacts made and special bonus points, we hope to beat that a this year. Points are scored through social media announcements, having a safety officer, using the field day locator, etc. We could use some volunteers to focus on the following items: Sending radio grams Copying the W1AW bulletin Message to the section manager Youth participation Visit by a town official Activities such as fox hunts Working Digital modes If someone could pick one item and get it done then we can all work together to get the score higher. Here is a schedule of events leading up to the big day: Monday 23: Kevin Fallon, Tim Carter, myself will meet at the EOC around 6:30- 7:00 to load up the tower, beam, and everything that belongs to BARS for transfer to Nan's house. Friday 27: 6:30-7:00 We will be raising the 80M/ 40M and other dipoles. Jim Evans, myself and anyone who can make it should come by to lend a hand. At least one potato gun is needed. Saturday 28: 9:00 AM - We may not be use the beam this year but there will still be work to do setting up radios, computers, logging, etc so volunteers are needed to get ready for 2:00 start time. Saturday 28: 2:00 We begin making contacts! You can stay the night if you would like, or leave and return on Sunday morning to operate until 2:00 if desired. It's usually a good time at night seeing all the contacts being made. Sunday 29: 2:00 We stop operating and begin breaking down the equipment. It shouldn't be too tough, especially if we are just using dipoles. The radios and computers will need to be put away and the area cleaned up so we respect Nan's property. Last thoughts of the moment, does anyone know where the BARS banner might be? We could use it to help direct traffic to the right house. You might want to bring folding chairs with you, maybe an umbrella depending on the weather, sun screen, mosquito repellent, a hat, pad of paper, pens. Everyone should feel free to take some pictures and they may make the next newsletter! If I've forgotten anything, feel free to reach out and remind us all. It should be a fun field day and I look forward to seeing you all again! 73, Mark Nelson KA1INE Mark Nelson (617)921-9117 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From douglas.bruce1 at comcast.net Wed Jun 25 08:02:38 2025 From: douglas.bruce1 at comcast.net (DOUGLAS BRUCE) Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2025 09:02:38 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [bars] Net Notes W1HH Net Wednesday Night June 25, 2025 Message-ID: <1354350878.3804.1750856558296@connect.xfinity.com> Welcome to this week’s edition of "NET NOTES" !! We will be having our BARS weekly net tonight at 08:00 pm EDT or 00:00 UTC Show your support!! Please join in the fun … all are most welcome. Chris, KC1IUK, will be your host tonight for the festivities! 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Get Outlook for Android ________________________________ From: bars on behalf of Tim - K1DC via bars Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2025 10:04:27 AM To: BARS Reflector Subject: [bars] Good Field Day discussion video This is a nice discussion of Field Day. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fI_9Wueat5s ... and please, do not say 'Please Copy' during FD contacts. ;-) 73, Tim/K1DC -- Courageously sent from a non-Apple device that includes a headphone jack. ________________________________ [https://k1dc.com/img/k1dc-qsl-card-front-sm.jpg] Tim Carter - K1DC [https://k1dc.com/img/phone-icon.png] +1.978.710.0133 [https://k1dc.com/img/email-icon.png] k1dc.radio at gmail.com [https://k1dc.com/img/link-icon.png] 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 k1dc.radio at gmail.com Wed Jun 25 09:29:14 2025 From: k1dc.radio at gmail.com (Tim - K1DC) Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2025 10:29:14 -0400 Subject: [bars] World Wide Award July Sprint starts on Monday! Message-ID: If you didn't get enough radio fun during Field Day I have another activity that starts the next day! The World Wide Award is a new kind of contest - it includes real-time scoring, 10M - 80M including WARC bands, all modes, and allows for multiple contacts with the activating stations over a long duration event.  Some of you will know that I was an OP on the N1W event station in January. The January version of the event lasts for the entire month. The July 'sprint' version runs for only 7 days starting at 0000Z on the 29th. At present there are 68 activators registered and I expect a few more will join before the event begins.  Many will have special event calls that include 'WWA'. This could be a good way to catch a few new DXCC entities.  You can find the teams listed here: https://hamaward.cloud/wwa/teams and they will be spotted on the usual clusters.  (Doug, DU0WWA from the Philippines has a large team so should be easy to catch). I'll be splitting my time between this event as N1W and 13 Colonies event (more on this one later) as K1H.  Hopefully I won't drive Lori, my office and life partner, crazy to the point where she starts chucking office supplies at me! ;-) You can find details of the event here: https://hamaward.cloud/wwa  and a nice video discussion here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOQmcpuuT8k 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. 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URL: From k1dc.radio at gmail.com Wed Jun 25 09:32:38 2025 From: k1dc.radio at gmail.com (Tim - K1DC) Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2025 10:32:38 -0400 Subject: [bars] Good Field Day discussion video In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <35996575-908c-489b-a9e5-c78d7780a00b@gmail.com> 'QRZ' is short for 'who is calling'.  Typically you would use this if you are having trouble hearing a caller, or only caught part of a call.  Some folks use it in place of, or alternating with 'CQ'. https://www.arrl.org/files/file/Get%20on%20the%20Air/Comm%20w%20Other%20Hams-Q%20Signals.pdf T. On 6/25/2025 10:14, Richard T wrote: > Is that what QRZ means? ie plse coy > > Sent from Samsung Galaxy smartphone. > Get Outlook for Android > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > *From:* bars on behalf of Tim - K1DC via bars > > *Sent:* Wednesday, June 25, 2025 10:04:27 AM > *To:* BARS Reflector > *Subject:* [bars] Good Field Day discussion video > > This is a nice discussion of Field Day. > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fI_9Wueat5s > > > ... and please, do not say 'Please Copy' during FD contacts. ;-) > > 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. > -- 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 kwaj.speedo at gmail.com Wed Jun 25 11:38:12 2025 From: kwaj.speedo at gmail.com (Christopher Lennon) Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2025 12:38:12 -0400 Subject: [bars] Good Field Day discussion video In-Reply-To: <35996575-908c-489b-a9e5-c78d7780a00b@gmail.com> References: <35996575-908c-489b-a9e5-c78d7780a00b@gmail.com> Message-ID: And if course the cool kids say Q R Zed! Sent from my phone. On Wed, Jun 25, 2025, 10:32 AM Tim - K1DC via bars wrote: > 'QRZ' is short for 'who is calling'. Typically you would use this if you > are having trouble hearing a caller, or only caught part of a call. Some > folks use it in place of, or alternating with 'CQ'. > > > https://www.arrl.org/files/file/Get%20on%20the%20Air/Comm%20w%20Other%20Hams-Q%20Signals.pdf > > T. > On 6/25/2025 10:14, Richard T wrote: > > Is that what QRZ means? ie plse coy > > Sent from Samsung Galaxy smartphone. > Get Outlook for Android > ------------------------------ > *From:* bars on behalf of > Tim - K1DC via bars > *Sent:* Wednesday, June 25, 2025 10:04:27 AM > *To:* BARS Reflector > *Subject:* [bars] Good Field Day discussion video > > > This is a nice discussion of Field Day. > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fI_9Wueat5s > > ... and please, do not say 'Please Copy' during FD contacts. ;-) > > 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. 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. > > -- > > 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. 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. > _______________________________________________ > 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 Wed Jun 25 11:39:28 2025 From: kwaj.speedo at gmail.com (Christopher Lennon) Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2025 12:39:28 -0400 Subject: [bars] Good Field Day discussion video In-Reply-To: References: <35996575-908c-489b-a9e5-c78d7780a00b@gmail.com> Message-ID: I am a soon to be first time Field Dayer. Here is the advice I am listening to: https://youtu.be/oI-D5JwxJhw?si=cvjhM9yhULdHlCUs Chris W2BPL Sent from my phone. On Wed, Jun 25, 2025, 12:38 PM Christopher Lennon wrote: > And if course the cool kids say > > Q R Zed! > Sent from my phone. > > On Wed, Jun 25, 2025, 10:32 AM Tim - K1DC via bars wrote: > >> 'QRZ' is short for 'who is calling'. Typically you would use this if you >> are having trouble hearing a caller, or only caught part of a call. Some >> folks use it in place of, or alternating with 'CQ'. >> >> >> https://www.arrl.org/files/file/Get%20on%20the%20Air/Comm%20w%20Other%20Hams-Q%20Signals.pdf >> >> T. >> On 6/25/2025 10:14, Richard T wrote: >> >> Is that what QRZ means? ie plse coy >> >> Sent from Samsung Galaxy smartphone. >> Get Outlook for Android >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* bars on behalf >> of Tim - K1DC via bars >> *Sent:* Wednesday, June 25, 2025 10:04:27 AM >> *To:* BARS Reflector >> *Subject:* [bars] Good Field Day discussion video >> >> >> This is a nice discussion of Field Day. >> >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fI_9Wueat5s >> >> ... and please, do not say 'Please Copy' during FD contacts. ;-) >> >> 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. 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. >> >> -- >> >> 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. 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. >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 leandra at leandramac.com Wed Jun 25 11:53:45 2025 From: leandra at leandramac.com (Leandra MacLennan) Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2025 16:53:45 +0000 Subject: [bars] Good Field Day discussion video In-Reply-To: <35996575-908c-489b-a9e5-c78d7780a00b@gmail.com> References: <35996575-908c-489b-a9e5-c78d7780a00b@gmail.com> Message-ID: <488B8D79-A6EF-460C-ADB9-665E6A2A3EBF@leandramac.com> Good contesting practice is for the CQing station is to give your call between QSOs. It helps those who just found you to know who you are. A quick “CQ W1ABC” doesn’t take much longer to say than “QRZ”. It’s poor operating practice to say “QRZ” over and over. The rules for the CQ sponsored contests say you can be disqualified if you use “QRZ” more than three times. -Leandra AF1R On Jun 25, 2025, at 10:33 AM, Tim - K1DC via bars wrote:  'QRZ' is short for 'who is calling'. Typically you would use this if you are having trouble hearing a caller, or only caught part of a call. Some folks use it in place of, or alternating with 'CQ'. https://www.arrl.org/files/file/Get%20on%20the%20Air/Comm%20w%20Other%20Hams-Q%20Signals.pdf T. On 6/25/2025 10:14, Richard T wrote: Is that what QRZ means? ie plse coy Sent from Samsung Galaxy smartphone. Get Outlook for Android ________________________________ From: bars on behalf of Tim - K1DC via bars Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2025 10:04:27 AM To: BARS Reflector Subject: [bars] Good Field Day discussion video This is a nice discussion of Field Day. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fI_9Wueat5s ... and please, do not say 'Please Copy' during FD contacts. ;-) 73, Tim/K1DC -- Courageously sent from a non-Apple device that includes a headphone jack. ________________________________ [https://k1dc.com/img/k1dc-qsl-card-front-sm.jpg] Tim Carter - K1DC [https://k1dc.com/img/phone-icon.png] +1.978.710.0133 [https://k1dc.com/img/email-icon.png] k1dc.radio at gmail.com [https://k1dc.com/img/link-icon.png] 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 n1hts at comcast.net Wed Jun 25 12:52:42 2025 From: n1hts at comcast.net (n1hts) Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2025 13:52:42 -0400 Subject: [bars] Good Field Day discussion video In-Reply-To: Message-ID: When folks are operating CW and SSB, remember not to use pencil and paper to write down the exchange before entering it in N1MM. Just type in the call - category - section. We will be W1HH 2A EMA. Once you get in the rhythum it's easy. Even one finger entering while holding the mic in the other hand.Also there are no multpliers so a new state or section doesn't help the score. Just work everyone and move onto the next Q.Jim N1HTSSent from my Galaxy -------- Original message --------From: Christopher Lennon via bars Date: 6/25/25 12:56 PM (GMT-05:00) To: Tim - K1DC Cc: BARS Reflector Subject: Re: [bars] Good Field Day discussion video I am a soon to be first time Field Dayer.  Here is the advice I am listening to: https://youtu.be/oI-D5JwxJhw?si=cvjhM9yhULdHlCUs Chris W2BPL Sent from my phone.On Wed, Jun 25, 2025, 12:38 PM Christopher Lennon wrote:And if course the cool kids say Q R Zed! Sent from my phone.On Wed, Jun 25, 2025, 10:32 AM Tim - K1DC via bars wrote: 'QRZ' is short for 'who is calling'.  Typically you would use this if you are having trouble hearing a caller, or only caught part of a call.  Some folks use it in place of, or alternating with 'CQ'. https://www.arrl.org/files/file/Get%20on%20the%20Air/Comm%20w%20Other%20Hams-Q%20Signals.pdf T. On 6/25/2025 10:14, Richard T wrote: Is that what QRZ means? ie plse coy Sent from Samsung Galaxy smartphone. Get Outlook for Android From: bars on behalf of Tim - K1DC via bars Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2025 10:04:27 AM To: BARS Reflector Subject: [bars] Good Field Day discussion video   This is a nice discussion of Field Day. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fI_9Wueat5s ... and please, do not say 'Please Copy' during FD contacts. ;-) 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. 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On 6/25/2025 12:39, Christopher Lennon wrote: > > I am a soon to be first time Field Dayer.  Here is the advice I am > listening to: > > https://youtu.be/oI-D5JwxJhw?si=cvjhM9yhULdHlCUs > > Chris > W2BPL > > Sent from my phone. > > On Wed, Jun 25, 2025, 12:38 PM Christopher Lennon > wrote: > > And if course the cool kids say > > Q R Zed! > > Sent from my phone. > > On Wed, Jun 25, 2025, 10:32 AM Tim - K1DC via bars > wrote: > > 'QRZ' is short for 'who is calling'.  Typically you would use > this if you are having trouble hearing a caller, or only > caught part of a call.  Some folks use it in place of, or > alternating with 'CQ'. > > https://www.arrl.org/files/file/Get%20on%20the%20Air/Comm%20w%20Other%20Hams-Q%20Signals.pdf > > T. > > On 6/25/2025 10:14, Richard T wrote: >> Is that what QRZ means? ie plse coy >> >> Sent from Samsung Galaxy smartphone. >> Get Outlook for Android >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> *From:* bars >> on behalf of Tim - K1DC via >> bars >> *Sent:* Wednesday, June 25, 2025 10:04:27 AM >> *To:* BARS Reflector >> *Subject:* [bars] Good Field Day discussion video >> >> This is a nice discussion of Field Day. >> >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fI_9Wueat5s >> >> ... and please, do not say 'Please Copy' during FD contacts. ;-) >> >> 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. >> > -- > > 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. > > _______________________________________________ > bars mailing list > bars at w1hh.org > http://mail.w1hh.org/mailman/listinfo/bars_w1hh.org > -- 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. 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URL: From jbammi at mac.com Wed Jun 25 13:31:47 2025 From: jbammi at mac.com (Jwahar Bammi) Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2025 14:31:47 -0400 Subject: [bars] Good Field Day discussion video In-Reply-To: References: <35996575-908c-489b-a9e5-c78d7780a00b@gmail.com> Message-ID: <35241d01dbe5ff$690bbe00$3b233a00$@mac.com> Probably a good idea and log straight to N1MM and not paper as suggested, otherwise you’ll never be able to find dups in real-time. 73 de ws1m Bammi From: bars On Behalf Of Tim - K1DC via bars Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2025 2:25 PM To: Christopher Lennon Cc: BARS Reflector Subject: Re: [bars] Good Field Day discussion video I second the 'bring your own headphones' tip. We will be using computer logging (N1MM). For new(er) HF OPs we often have a second person logging to make it a bit less stressful. T. On 6/25/2025 12:39, Christopher Lennon wrote: I am a soon to be first time Field Dayer. Here is the advice I am listening to: https://youtu.be/oI-D5JwxJhw?si=cvjhM9yhULdHlCUs Chris W2BPL Sent from my phone. On Wed, Jun 25, 2025, 12:38 PM Christopher Lennon > wrote: And if course the cool kids say Q R Zed! Sent from my phone. On Wed, Jun 25, 2025, 10:32 AM Tim - K1DC via bars > wrote: 'QRZ' is short for 'who is calling'. Typically you would use this if you are having trouble hearing a caller, or only caught part of a call. Some folks use it in place of, or alternating with 'CQ'. https://www.arrl.org/files/file/Get%20on%20the%20Air/Comm%20w%20Other%20Hams-Q%20Signals.pdf T. On 6/25/2025 10:14, Richard T wrote: Is that what QRZ means? ie plse coy Sent from Samsung Galaxy smartphone. Get Outlook for Android _____ From: bars on behalf of Tim - K1DC via bars Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2025 10:04:27 AM To: BARS Reflector Subject: [bars] Good Field Day discussion video This is a nice discussion of Field Day. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fI_9Wueat5s ... and please, do not say 'Please Copy' during FD contacts. ;-) 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. -- 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. 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No animals were harmed in the transmission of this email, although the mutt next door is living on borrowed time, let me tell you. _______________________________________________ bars mailing list bars at w1hh.org http://mail.w1hh.org/mailman/listinfo/bars_w1hh.org -- Courageously sent from a non-Apple device that includes a headphone jack. _____ Tim Carter - K1DC +1.978.710.0133 k1dc.radio at gmail.com <="" td=""> 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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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 apizer at comcast.net Wed Jun 25 17:01:17 2025 From: apizer at comcast.net (apizer at comcast.net) Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2025 18:01:17 -0400 Subject: [bars] Icom headset for Field Day? In-Reply-To: <32e77e34-2dc2-4174-a5ec-afb58d7b3edd@gmail.com> References: <32e77e34-2dc2-4174-a5ec-afb58d7b3edd@gmail.com> Message-ID: <04c701dbe61c$ae9c1920$0bd44b60$@comcast.net> As I recall, when my old club used those rigs, we always had to use one hand mic if we ran all 3 rigs. I think we did that on the “least busy” station, possibly 6 meter. I may have tagged one of those mics as being intermittent, but there is at lease one good one. But another headset is not a bad idea. My own stuff is all Yaesu. BTW I will not be available for BARS FD this time as I have decided to do my own 1B operation, but I wish you all luck and may stop by Nan’s to say hi. 73, Art NF1A From: bars On Behalf Of Tim - K1DC via bars Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2025 5:17 PM To: 'BARS Reflector' Subject: [bars] Icom headset for Field Day? We're short one Icom compatible headset for the Field Day radios. Anyone have one we could borrow? Icom uses condenser mic elements rather than dynamic as used by most manufacturers. Thanks & 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 <="" td=""> 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 k1dc.radio at gmail.com Wed Jun 25 17:30:24 2025 From: k1dc.radio at gmail.com (Tim - K1DC) Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2025 18:30:24 -0400 Subject: [bars] Icom headset for Field Day? In-Reply-To: <04c701dbe61c$ae9c1920$0bd44b60$@comcast.net> References: <32e77e34-2dc2-4174-a5ec-afb58d7b3edd@gmail.com> <04c701dbe61c$ae9c1920$0bd44b60$@comcast.net> Message-ID: Art, It appears that one of the two Heil headsets has a dynamic, rather than condenser mic element; Icoms expect a condenser.  I'm going to grab an adapter from HRO tomorrow but I fear that the dynamic element will not have enough drive for decent audio.  We can always use the hand mic with the headset speakers, which work fine. The third station (6M) has only the hand mic and a set of Sony (?) headphones. 73, Tim/K1DC On 6/25/2025 18:01, apizer at comcast.net wrote: > > As I recall, when my old club used those rigs, we always had to use > one hand mic if we ran all 3 rigs.  I think we did that on the “least > busy” station, possibly 6 meter.  I may have tagged one of those mics > as being intermittent, but there is at lease one good one.  But > another headset is not a bad idea.   My own stuff is all Yaesu.  BTW I > will not be available for BARS FD this time as I have decided to do my > own 1B operation, but I wish you all luck and may stop by Nan’s to say hi. > > 73, > > Art > > NF1A > > *From:*bars *On Behalf Of *Tim - K1DC via bars > *Sent:* Wednesday, June 25, 2025 5:17 PM > *To:* 'BARS Reflector' > *Subject:* [bars] Icom headset for Field Day? > > We're short one Icom compatible headset for the Field Day radios. > Anyone have one we could borrow?  Icom uses condenser mic elements > rather than dynamic as used by most manufacturers. > > Thanks & 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 > > <="" td=""> > > > > 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. > -- 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 apizer at comcast.net Wed Jun 25 17:32:26 2025 From: apizer at comcast.net (apizer at comcast.net) Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2025 18:32:26 -0400 Subject: [bars] Icom headset for Field Day? In-Reply-To: References: <32e77e34-2dc2-4174-a5ec-afb58d7b3edd@gmail.com> <04c701dbe61c$ae9c1920$0bd44b60$@comcast.net> Message-ID: <060b01dbe621$08acc050$1a0640f0$@comcast.net> Yes that is a Sony headset. Good quality, the ear pads may be a bit worn, I have seen aftermarket slip on covers on Amazon . . . From: Tim - K1DC Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2025 6:30 PM To: apizer at comcast.net; 'BARS Reflector' Subject: Re: [bars] Icom headset for Field Day? Art, It appears that one of the two Heil headsets has a dynamic, rather than condenser mic element; Icoms expect a condenser. I'm going to grab an adapter from HRO tomorrow but I fear that the dynamic element will not have enough drive for decent audio. We can always use the hand mic with the headset speakers, which work fine. The third station (6M) has only the hand mic and a set of Sony (?) headphones. 73, Tim/K1DC On 6/25/2025 18:01, apizer at comcast.net wrote: As I recall, when my old club used those rigs, we always had to use one hand mic if we ran all 3 rigs. I think we did that on the “least busy” station, possibly 6 meter. I may have tagged one of those mics as being intermittent, but there is at lease one good one. But another headset is not a bad idea. My own stuff is all Yaesu. BTW I will not be available for BARS FD this time as I have decided to do my own 1B operation, but I wish you all luck and may stop by Nan’s to say hi. 73, Art NF1A From: bars On Behalf Of Tim - K1DC via bars Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2025 5:17 PM To: 'BARS Reflector' Subject: [bars] Icom headset for Field Day? We're short one Icom compatible headset for the Field Day radios. Anyone have one we could borrow? Icom uses condenser mic elements rather than dynamic as used by most manufacturers. Thanks & 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 <="" td=""> 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. -- Courageously sent from a non-Apple device that includes a headphone jack. _____ Tim Carter - K1DC +1.978.710.0133 k1dc.radio at gmail.com <="" td=""> 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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On Wed, Jun 25, 2025, 4:23 PM Jwahar Bammi wrote: > Probably a good idea and log straight to N1MM and not paper as suggested, > otherwise you’ll never be able to find dups in real-time. > > > > 73 de ws1m > > Bammi > > > > > > *From:* bars *On Behalf Of *Tim - K1DC via bars > *Sent:* Wednesday, June 25, 2025 2:25 PM > *To:* Christopher Lennon > *Cc:* BARS Reflector > *Subject:* Re: [bars] Good Field Day discussion video > > > > I second the 'bring your own headphones' tip. > > We will be using computer logging (N1MM). For new(er) HF OPs we often > have a second person logging to make it a bit less stressful. > > T. > > On 6/25/2025 12:39, Christopher Lennon wrote: > > I am a soon to be first time Field Dayer. Here is the advice I am > listening to: > > https://youtu.be/oI-D5JwxJhw?si=cvjhM9yhULdHlCUs > > Chris > W2BPL > > Sent from my phone. > > > > On Wed, Jun 25, 2025, 12:38 PM Christopher Lennon > wrote: > > And if course the cool kids say > > Q R Zed! > > Sent from my phone. > > > > On Wed, Jun 25, 2025, 10:32 AM Tim - K1DC via bars wrote: > > 'QRZ' is short for 'who is calling'. Typically you would use this if you > are having trouble hearing a caller, or only caught part of a call. Some > folks use it in place of, or alternating with 'CQ'. > > > https://www.arrl.org/files/file/Get%20on%20the%20Air/Comm%20w%20Other%20Hams-Q%20Signals.pdf > > T. > > On 6/25/2025 10:14, Richard T wrote: > > Is that what QRZ means? ie plse coy > > > > Sent from Samsung Galaxy smartphone. > Get Outlook for Android > ------------------------------ > > *From:* bars on behalf of > Tim - K1DC via bars > *Sent:* Wednesday, June 25, 2025 10:04:27 AM > *To:* BARS Reflector > *Subject:* [bars] Good Field Day discussion video > > > > This is a nice discussion of Field Day. > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fI_9Wueat5s > > ... and please, do not say 'Please Copy' during FD contacts. ;-) > > 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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No animals were harmed in the transmission of this email, > although the mutt next door is living on borrowed time, let me tell you. > > -- > > 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. 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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Who owns the schedule? -- 73 Jim K1IR -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From n1hts at comcast.net Wed Jun 25 19:55:53 2025 From: n1hts at comcast.net (n1hts) Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2025 20:55:53 -0400 Subject: [bars] Icom headset for Field Day? In-Reply-To: <32e77e34-2dc2-4174-a5ec-afb58d7b3edd@gmail.com> Message-ID: I have my lightweight ICOM headset with foot switch you can use. Not great for a noisy environment but it works with my Pro II.You want to try it out?N1HTSSent from my Galaxy -------- Original message --------From: Tim - K1DC via bars Date: 6/25/25 5:26 PM (GMT-05:00) To: 'BARS Reflector' Subject: [bars] Icom headset for Field Day? We're short one Icom compatible headset for the Field Day radios.  Anyone have one we could borrow?  Icom uses condenser mic elements rather than dynamic as used by most manufacturers. Thanks & 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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Tim/K1DC On 6/25/2025 19:27, Jim Idelson via bars wrote: > Hey team, > > I'd like to come by and pitch in with some operating - cw preferred. > > Who owns the schedule? > > -- > 73 Jim K1IR > > _______________________________________________ > bars mailing list > bars at w1hh.org > http://mail.w1hh.org/mailman/listinfo/bars_w1hh.org -- 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 k1dc.radio at gmail.com Wed Jun 25 22:04:19 2025 From: k1dc.radio at gmail.com (Tim - K1DC) Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2025 23:04:19 -0400 Subject: [bars] Icom headset for Field Day? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <9a60734f-1f2d-4e93-b25d-68db13bd78a9@gmail.com> Jim, I wouldn't say no but it does tend to get a bit noisy at FD.  Nan's porch is smaller than the EOC garage so it may get a bit crowded in there. Tim/K1DC On 6/25/2025 20:55, n1hts wrote: > I have my lightweight ICOM headset with foot switch you can use. Not > great for a noisy environment but it works with my Pro II. > > You want to try it out? > > N1HTS > > > > Sent from my Galaxy > > > -------- Original message -------- > From: Tim - K1DC via bars > Date: 6/25/25 5:26 PM (GMT-05:00) > To: 'BARS Reflector' > Subject: [bars] Icom headset for Field Day? > > We're short one Icom compatible headset for the Field Day radios.  > Anyone have one we could borrow?  Icom uses condenser mic elements > rather than dynamic as used by most manufacturers. > > Thanks & 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. > -- 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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Jim, I wouldn't say no but it does tend to get a bit noisy at FD. Nan's porch is smaller than the EOC garage so it may get a bit crowded in there. Tim/K1DC On 6/25/2025 20:55, n1hts wrote: I have my lightweight ICOM headset with foot switch you can use. Not great for a noisy environment but it works with my Pro II. You want to try it out? N1HTS Sent from my Galaxy -------- Original message -------- From: Tim - K1DC via bars Date: 6/25/25 5:26 PM (GMT-05:00) To: 'BARS Reflector' Subject: [bars] Icom headset for Field Day? We're short one Icom compatible headset for the Field Day radios. Anyone have one we could borrow? Icom uses condenser mic elements rather than dynamic as used by most manufacturers. Thanks & 73! Tim/K1DC -- Courageously sent from a non-Apple device that includes a headphone jack. ________________________________ [https://k1dc.com/img/k1dc-qsl-card-front-sm.jpg] Tim Carter - K1DC [https://k1dc.com/img/phone-icon.png] +1.978.710.0133 [https://k1dc.com/img/email-icon.png] k1dc.radio at gmail.com [https://k1dc.com/img/link-icon.png] 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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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 gary at garyfrascarelli.com Thu Jun 26 04:20:56 2025 From: gary at garyfrascarelli.com (gary at garyfrascarelli.com) Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2025 09:20:56 +0000 Subject: [bars] Icom headset for Field Day? In-Reply-To: References: <9a60734f-1f2d-4e93-b25d-68db13bd78a9@gmail.com> Message-ID: I wear headphones everyday as part of my work (commercial broadcast radio). One of the first things I was taught by the Chief Engineer at WRKO back in the early 70's was NEVER to wear any "cans" other than my own pair. It is a sure fire way to pick up all kinds of germs and diseases by wearing headphones that have been on someone elses head. That is a rule that I have never breached in over 55+ years in the industry, and have passed it on to many newbies. Gary Frascarelli Ham Radio - W1GFF ________________________________ From: gary at garyfrascarelli.com Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2025 5:18 AM To: n1hts ; 'BARS Reflector' ; Tim - K1DC Subject: Re: [bars] Icom headset for Field Day? Gary Frascarelli Ham Radio - W1GFF ________________________________ From: bars on behalf of Tim - K1DC via bars Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2025 11:04 PM To: n1hts ; 'BARS Reflector' Subject: Re: [bars] Icom headset for Field Day? Jim, I wouldn't say no but it does tend to get a bit noisy at FD. Nan's porch is smaller than the EOC garage so it may get a bit crowded in there. Tim/K1DC On 6/25/2025 20:55, n1hts wrote: I have my lightweight ICOM headset with foot switch you can use. Not great for a noisy environment but it works with my Pro II. You want to try it out? N1HTS Sent from my Galaxy -------- Original message -------- From: Tim - K1DC via bars Date: 6/25/25 5:26 PM (GMT-05:00) To: 'BARS Reflector' Subject: [bars] Icom headset for Field Day? We're short one Icom compatible headset for the Field Day radios. Anyone have one we could borrow? Icom uses condenser mic elements rather than dynamic as used by most manufacturers. Thanks & 73! Tim/K1DC -- Courageously sent from a non-Apple device that includes a headphone jack. ________________________________ [https://k1dc.com/img/k1dc-qsl-card-front-sm.jpg] Tim Carter - K1DC [https://k1dc.com/img/phone-icon.png] +1.978.710.0133 [https://k1dc.com/img/email-icon.png] k1dc.radio at gmail.com [https://k1dc.com/img/link-icon.png] 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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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 kwaj.speedo at gmail.com Thu Jun 26 08:22:16 2025 From: kwaj.speedo at gmail.com (Christopher Lennon) Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2025 09:22:16 -0400 Subject: [bars] Icom headset for Field Day? In-Reply-To: References: <9a60734f-1f2d-4e93-b25d-68db13bd78a9@gmail.com> Message-ID: I have some concern about this as well. The number one serious recommendation in the KB9VBR Field Day recommendations for beginners videt was: Bring your own cans. I am planning to bring mine and I am fine with hand keying a mic and not using Vox. That is how I normally operate SSB and I know that when I start talking to myself it won't be going out over the air. The number two recommendation was for CW ops: Bring your own key. Since numbers one and two might involve compatibility issues with radios, the number three recommendation was: Bring two 3.5 mm to quarter inch jack adapters So I am bringing those too. Despite the recommendation for own cans being number one, the recommendation that garnered the most excitement was: Bring a roll of toilet paper I have already packed that. Chris W2BPL On Thu, Jun 26, 2025 at 5:21 AM gary--- via bars wrote: > I wear headphones everyday as part of my work (commercial broadcast > radio). One of the first things I was taught by the Chief Engineer at WRKO > back in the early 70's was NEVER to wear any "cans" other than my own > pair. It is a sure fire way to pick up all kinds of germs and diseases > by wearing headphones that have been on someone elses head. That is a rule > that I have never breached in over 55+ years in the industry, and have > passed it on to many newbies. > > Gary Frascarelli > Ham Radio - W1GFF > ------------------------------ > *From:* gary at garyfrascarelli.com > *Sent:* Thursday, June 26, 2025 5:18 AM > *To:* n1hts ; 'BARS Reflector' ; Tim - > K1DC > *Subject:* Re: [bars] Icom headset for Field Day? > > > > Gary Frascarelli > Ham Radio - W1GFF > ------------------------------ > *From:* bars on behalf of Tim - K1DC via bars < > bars at w1hh.org> > *Sent:* Wednesday, June 25, 2025 11:04 PM > *To:* n1hts ; 'BARS Reflector' > *Subject:* Re: [bars] Icom headset for Field Day? > > > Jim, > > I wouldn't say no but it does tend to get a bit noisy at FD. Nan's porch > is smaller than the EOC garage so it may get a bit crowded in there. > > Tim/K1DC > On 6/25/2025 20:55, n1hts wrote: > > I have my lightweight ICOM headset with foot switch you can use. Not great > for a noisy environment but it works with my Pro II. > > You want to try it out? > > N1HTS > > > > Sent from my Galaxy > > > -------- Original message -------- > From: Tim - K1DC via bars > Date: 6/25/25 5:26 PM (GMT-05:00) > To: 'BARS Reflector' > Subject: [bars] Icom headset for Field Day? > > We're short one Icom compatible headset for the Field Day radios. Anyone > have one we could borrow? Icom uses condenser mic elements rather than > dynamic as used by most manufacturers. > > Thanks & 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. 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. > > -- > > 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. 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. > _______________________________________________ > 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 k1dc.radio at gmail.com Thu Jun 26 10:22:31 2025 From: k1dc.radio at gmail.com (Tim - K1DC) Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2025 11:22:31 -0400 Subject: [bars] Icom headset for Field Day? In-Reply-To: References: <9a60734f-1f2d-4e93-b25d-68db13bd78a9@gmail.com> Message-ID: All good recommendations, Chris. - All radios have 1/4 female jacks for CW keys.  One station will have a digital keyer that allows N1MM to send CW. - All radios have 1/4 female jacks for headphones.  I will bring a few 1/4 <-> 1/8 adapters. We also have a few 1/4 splitters to allow two people to listen the same radio.  For example, if one person is logging/mentoring and the other is operating. For folks that want to use a headset, we also have the option for a footswitch (1/4 female) rather than VOX but we don't seem to have any footswitches - BYOFS I guess. ;-) 73, T. On 6/26/2025 9:22, Christopher Lennon wrote: > I have some concern about this as well.  The number one serious > recommendation in the KB9VBR Field Day recommendations for beginners > videt was: > > Bring your own cans. > > I am planning to bring mine and I am fine with hand keying a mic and > not using Vox.  That is how I normally operate SSB and I know that > when I start talking to myself it won't be going out over the air. > > The number two recommendation was for CW ops: > > Bring your own key. > > Since numbers one and two might involve compatibility issues with > radios, the number three recommendation was: > > Bring two 3.5 mm to quarter inch jack adapters > > So I am bringing those too.  Despite the recommendation for own cans > being number one, the recommendation that garnered the most excitement > was: > > Bring a roll of toilet paper > > I have already packed that. > > Chris > W2BPL > > > On Thu, Jun 26, 2025 at 5:21 AM gary--- via bars wrote: > > I wear headphones everyday as part of my work (commercial > broadcast radio).  One of the first things I was taught by the > Chief Engineer at WRKO back in the early 70's was NEVER to wear > any "cans" other than my own pair.    It is a sure fire way to > pick up all kinds of germs and diseases by wearing headphones that > have been on someone elses head.  That is a rule that I have never > breached in over 55+ years in the industry, and have passed it on > to many newbies. > > Gary Frascarelli > Ham Radio - W1GFF > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > *From:* gary at garyfrascarelli.com > *Sent:* Thursday, June 26, 2025 5:18 AM > *To:* n1hts ; 'BARS Reflector' ; > Tim - K1DC > *Subject:* Re: [bars] Icom headset for Field Day? > > > Gary Frascarelli > Ham Radio - W1GFF > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > *From:* bars on behalf of Tim - K1DC via > bars > *Sent:* Wednesday, June 25, 2025 11:04 PM > *To:* n1hts ; 'BARS Reflector' > *Subject:* Re: [bars] Icom headset for Field Day? > > Jim, > > I wouldn't say no but it does tend to get a bit noisy at FD.  > Nan's porch is smaller than the EOC garage so it may get a bit > crowded in there. > > Tim/K1DC > > On 6/25/2025 20:55, n1hts wrote: >> I have my lightweight ICOM headset with foot switch you can use. >> Not great for a noisy environment but it works with my Pro II. >> >> You want to try it out? >> >> N1HTS >> >> >> >> Sent from my Galaxy >> >> >> -------- Original message -------- >> From: Tim - K1DC via bars >> Date: 6/25/25 5:26 PM (GMT-05:00) >> To: 'BARS Reflector' >> Subject: [bars] Icom headset for Field Day? >> >> We're short one Icom compatible headset for the Field Day >> radios.  Anyone have one we could borrow?  Icom uses condenser >> mic elements rather than dynamic as used by most manufacturers. >> >> Thanks & 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. >> > -- > > 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. > > _______________________________________________ > bars mailing list > bars at w1hh.org > http://mail.w1hh.org/mailman/listinfo/bars_w1hh.org > -- 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 Thu Jun 26 10:48:16 2025 From: k1cpr at bd5.com (=?UTF-8?Q?Juan_Jim=C3=A9nez?=) Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2025 11:48:16 -0400 Subject: [bars] Icom headset for Field Day? In-Reply-To: References: <9a60734f-1f2d-4e93-b25d-68db13bd78a9@gmail.com> Message-ID: The Yaesu FT-991a uses 1/8" jacks for both. 73, K1CPR Juan On Thu, Jun 26, 2025 at 11:22 AM Tim - K1DC via bars wrote: > All good recommendations, Chris. > > - All radios have 1/4 female jacks for CW keys. One station will have a > digital keyer that allows N1MM to send CW. > > - All radios have 1/4 female jacks for headphones. I will bring a few 1/4 > <-> 1/8 adapters. We also have a few 1/4 splitters to allow two people to > listen the same radio. For example, if one person is logging/mentoring and > the other is operating. > > For folks that want to use a headset, we also have the option for a > footswitch (1/4 female) rather than VOX but we don't seem to have any > footswitches - BYOFS I guess. ;-) > > 73, > > T. > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kwaj.speedo at gmail.com Thu Jun 26 10:53:50 2025 From: kwaj.speedo at gmail.com (Christopher Lennon) Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2025 11:53:50 -0400 Subject: [bars] Icom headset for Field Day? In-Reply-To: References: <9a60734f-1f2d-4e93-b25d-68db13bd78a9@gmail.com> Message-ID: A side question. I thought I heard that we will have three radios and as an answer to a question somebody said our exchange would be "2A MA". Are we doing the dedicated GOTA radio thing? If so, I think that's great! Chris On Thu, Jun 26, 2025 at 11:22 AM Tim - K1DC wrote: > All good recommendations, Chris. > > - All radios have 1/4 female jacks for CW keys. One station will have a > digital keyer that allows N1MM to send CW. > > - All radios have 1/4 female jacks for headphones. I will bring a few 1/4 > <-> 1/8 adapters. We also have a few 1/4 splitters to allow two people to > listen the same radio. For example, if one person is logging/mentoring and > the other is operating. > > For folks that want to use a headset, we also have the option for a > footswitch (1/4 female) rather than VOX but we don't seem to have any > footswitches - BYOFS I guess. ;-) > > 73, > > T. > On 6/26/2025 9:22, Christopher Lennon wrote: > > I have some concern about this as well. The number one serious > recommendation in the KB9VBR Field Day recommendations for beginners videt > was: > > Bring your own cans. > > I am planning to bring mine and I am fine with hand keying a mic and not > using Vox. That is how I normally operate SSB and I know that when I start > talking to myself it won't be going out over the air. > > The number two recommendation was for CW ops: > > Bring your own key. > > Since numbers one and two might involve compatibility issues with radios, > the number three recommendation was: > > Bring two 3.5 mm to quarter inch jack adapters > > So I am bringing those too. Despite the recommendation for own cans being > number one, the recommendation that garnered the most excitement was: > > Bring a roll of toilet paper > > I have already packed that. > > Chris > W2BPL > > > On Thu, Jun 26, 2025 at 5:21 AM gary--- via bars wrote: > >> I wear headphones everyday as part of my work (commercial broadcast >> radio). One of the first things I was taught by the Chief Engineer at WRKO >> back in the early 70's was NEVER to wear any "cans" other than my own >> pair. It is a sure fire way to pick up all kinds of germs and diseases >> by wearing headphones that have been on someone elses head. That is a rule >> that I have never breached in over 55+ years in the industry, and have >> passed it on to many newbies. >> >> Gary Frascarelli >> Ham Radio - W1GFF >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* gary at garyfrascarelli.com >> *Sent:* Thursday, June 26, 2025 5:18 AM >> *To:* n1hts ; 'BARS Reflector' ; Tim - >> K1DC >> *Subject:* Re: [bars] Icom headset for Field Day? >> >> >> >> Gary Frascarelli >> Ham Radio - W1GFF >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* bars on behalf of Tim - K1DC via bars < >> bars at w1hh.org> >> *Sent:* Wednesday, June 25, 2025 11:04 PM >> *To:* n1hts ; 'BARS Reflector' >> *Subject:* Re: [bars] Icom headset for Field Day? >> >> >> Jim, >> >> I wouldn't say no but it does tend to get a bit noisy at FD. Nan's porch >> is smaller than the EOC garage so it may get a bit crowded in there. >> >> Tim/K1DC >> On 6/25/2025 20:55, n1hts wrote: >> >> I have my lightweight ICOM headset with foot switch you can use. Not >> great for a noisy environment but it works with my Pro II. >> >> You want to try it out? >> >> N1HTS >> >> >> >> Sent from my Galaxy >> >> >> -------- Original message -------- >> From: Tim - K1DC via bars >> Date: 6/25/25 5:26 PM (GMT-05:00) >> To: 'BARS Reflector' >> Subject: [bars] Icom headset for Field Day? >> >> We're short one Icom compatible headset for the Field Day radios. Anyone >> have one we could borrow? Icom uses condenser mic elements rather than >> dynamic as used by most manufacturers. >> >> Thanks & 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. 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. >> >> -- >> >> 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. 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. >> _______________________________________________ >> bars mailing list >> bars at w1hh.org >> http://mail.w1hh.org/mailman/listinfo/bars_w1hh.org >> > -- > > 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. 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 k1dc.radio at gmail.com Thu Jun 26 12:11:03 2025 From: k1dc.radio at gmail.com (Tim - K1DC) Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2025 13:11:03 -0400 Subject: [bars] Icom headset for Field Day? In-Reply-To: References: <9a60734f-1f2d-4e93-b25d-68db13bd78a9@gmail.com> Message-ID: The 3rd radio is the VHF (aka 6M) station.  However, depending on the antennas we end up with it could be a GOTA station as well. BTW, the exchange will be "2A EMA" (Eastern MA section). T. On 6/26/2025 11:53, Christopher Lennon wrote: > A side question.  I thought I heard that we will have three radios and > as an answer to a question somebody said our exchange would be "2A > MA".  Are we doing the dedicated GOTA radio thing?  If so, I think > that's great! > > Chris > > > On Thu, Jun 26, 2025 at 11:22 AM Tim - K1DC wrote: > > All good recommendations, Chris. > > - All radios have 1/4 female jacks for CW keys.  One station will > have a digital keyer that allows N1MM to send CW. > > - All radios have 1/4 female jacks for headphones.  I will bring a > few 1/4 <-> 1/8 adapters.  We also have a few 1/4 splitters to > allow two people to listen the same radio. For example, if one > person is logging/mentoring and the other is operating. > > For folks that want to use a headset, we also have the option for > a footswitch (1/4 female) rather than VOX but we don't seem to > have any footswitches - BYOFS I guess. ;-) > > 73, > > T. > > On 6/26/2025 9:22, Christopher Lennon wrote: >> I have some concern about this as well.  The number one serious >> recommendation in the KB9VBR Field Day recommendations for >> beginners videt was: >> >> Bring your own cans. >> >> I am planning to bring mine and I am fine with hand keying a mic >> and not using Vox.  That is how I normally operate SSB and I know >> that when I start talking to myself it won't be going out over >> the air. >> >> The number two recommendation was for CW ops: >> >> Bring your own key. >> >> Since numbers one and two might involve compatibility issues with >> radios, the number three recommendation was: >> >> Bring two 3.5 mm to quarter inch jack adapters >> >> So I am bringing those too.  Despite the recommendation for own >> cans being number one, the recommendation that garnered the most >> excitement was: >> >> Bring a roll of toilet paper >> >> I have already packed that. >> >> Chris >> W2BPL >> >> >> On Thu, Jun 26, 2025 at 5:21 AM gary--- via bars >> wrote: >> >> I wear headphones everyday as part of my work (commercial >> broadcast radio).  One of the first things I was taught by >> the Chief Engineer at WRKO back in the early 70's was NEVER >> to wear any "cans" other than my own pair.    It is a sure >> fire way to pick up all kinds of germs and diseases by >> wearing headphones that have been on someone elses head.  >> That is a rule that I have never breached in over 55+ years >> in the industry, and have passed it on to many newbies. >> >> Gary Frascarelli >> Ham Radio - W1GFF >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> *From:* gary at garyfrascarelli.com >> *Sent:* Thursday, June 26, 2025 5:18 AM >> *To:* n1hts ; 'BARS Reflector' >> ; Tim - K1DC >> *Subject:* Re: [bars] Icom headset for Field Day? >> >> >> Gary Frascarelli >> Ham Radio - W1GFF >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> *From:* bars on behalf of Tim - K1DC >> via bars >> *Sent:* Wednesday, June 25, 2025 11:04 PM >> *To:* n1hts ; 'BARS Reflector' >> *Subject:* Re: [bars] Icom headset for Field Day? >> >> Jim, >> >> I wouldn't say no but it does tend to get a bit noisy at FD.  >> Nan's porch is smaller than the EOC garage so it may get a >> bit crowded in there. >> >> Tim/K1DC >> >> On 6/25/2025 20:55, n1hts wrote: >>> I have my lightweight ICOM headset with foot switch you can >>> use. Not great for a noisy environment but it works with my >>> Pro II. >>> >>> You want to try it out? >>> >>> N1HTS >>> >>> >>> >>> Sent from my Galaxy >>> >>> >>> -------- Original message -------- >>> From: Tim - K1DC via bars >>> >>> Date: 6/25/25 5:26 PM (GMT-05:00) >>> To: 'BARS Reflector' >>> Subject: [bars] Icom headset for Field Day? >>> >>> We're short one Icom compatible headset for the Field Day >>> radios.  Anyone have one we could borrow?  Icom uses >>> condenser mic elements rather than dynamic as used by most >>> manufacturers. >>> >>> Thanks & 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. >>> >> -- >> >> 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. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> bars mailing list >> bars at w1hh.org >> http://mail.w1hh.org/mailman/listinfo/bars_w1hh.org >> > -- > > 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. > -- 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 kwaj.speedo at gmail.com Thu Jun 26 17:51:37 2025 From: kwaj.speedo at gmail.com (Christopher Lennon) Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2025 18:51:37 -0400 Subject: [bars] Icom headset for Field Day? In-Reply-To: References: <9a60734f-1f2d-4e93-b25d-68db13bd78a9@gmail.com> Message-ID: Got it. That has a nice rhythm. Chris W2BPL Sent from my phone. On Thu, Jun 26, 2025, 1:11 PM Tim - K1DC wrote: > The 3rd radio is the VHF (aka 6M) station. However, depending on the > antennas we end up with it could be a GOTA station as well. > > BTW, the exchange will be "2A EMA" (Eastern MA section). > > T. > On 6/26/2025 11:53, Christopher Lennon wrote: > > A side question. I thought I heard that we will have three radios and as > an answer to a question somebody said our exchange would be "2A MA". Are > we doing the dedicated GOTA radio thing? If so, I think that's great! > > Chris > > > On Thu, Jun 26, 2025 at 11:22 AM Tim - K1DC wrote: > >> All good recommendations, Chris. >> >> - All radios have 1/4 female jacks for CW keys. One station will have a >> digital keyer that allows N1MM to send CW. >> >> - All radios have 1/4 female jacks for headphones. I will bring a few >> 1/4 <-> 1/8 adapters. We also have a few 1/4 splitters to allow two people >> to listen the same radio. For example, if one person is logging/mentoring >> and the other is operating. >> >> For folks that want to use a headset, we also have the option for a >> footswitch (1/4 female) rather than VOX but we don't seem to have any >> footswitches - BYOFS I guess. ;-) >> >> 73, >> >> T. >> On 6/26/2025 9:22, Christopher Lennon wrote: >> >> I have some concern about this as well. The number one serious >> recommendation in the KB9VBR Field Day recommendations for beginners videt >> was: >> >> Bring your own cans. >> >> I am planning to bring mine and I am fine with hand keying a mic and not >> using Vox. That is how I normally operate SSB and I know that when I start >> talking to myself it won't be going out over the air. >> >> The number two recommendation was for CW ops: >> >> Bring your own key. >> >> Since numbers one and two might involve compatibility issues with radios, >> the number three recommendation was: >> >> Bring two 3.5 mm to quarter inch jack adapters >> >> So I am bringing those too. Despite the recommendation for own cans >> being number one, the recommendation that garnered the most excitement was: >> >> Bring a roll of toilet paper >> >> I have already packed that. >> >> Chris >> W2BPL >> >> >> On Thu, Jun 26, 2025 at 5:21 AM gary--- via bars wrote: >> >>> I wear headphones everyday as part of my work (commercial broadcast >>> radio). One of the first things I was taught by the Chief Engineer at WRKO >>> back in the early 70's was NEVER to wear any "cans" other than my own >>> pair. It is a sure fire way to pick up all kinds of germs and diseases >>> by wearing headphones that have been on someone elses head. That is a rule >>> that I have never breached in over 55+ years in the industry, and have >>> passed it on to many newbies. >>> >>> Gary Frascarelli >>> Ham Radio - W1GFF >>> ------------------------------ >>> *From:* gary at garyfrascarelli.com >>> *Sent:* Thursday, June 26, 2025 5:18 AM >>> *To:* n1hts ; 'BARS Reflector' ; Tim >>> - K1DC >>> *Subject:* Re: [bars] Icom headset for Field Day? >>> >>> >>> >>> Gary Frascarelli >>> Ham Radio - W1GFF >>> ------------------------------ >>> *From:* bars on behalf of Tim - K1DC via bars < >>> bars at w1hh.org> >>> *Sent:* Wednesday, June 25, 2025 11:04 PM >>> *To:* n1hts ; 'BARS Reflector' >>> *Subject:* Re: [bars] Icom headset for Field Day? >>> >>> >>> Jim, >>> >>> I wouldn't say no but it does tend to get a bit noisy at FD. Nan's >>> porch is smaller than the EOC garage so it may get a bit crowded in there. >>> >>> Tim/K1DC >>> On 6/25/2025 20:55, n1hts wrote: >>> >>> I have my lightweight ICOM headset with foot switch you can use. Not >>> great for a noisy environment but it works with my Pro II. >>> >>> You want to try it out? >>> >>> N1HTS >>> >>> >>> >>> Sent from my Galaxy >>> >>> >>> -------- Original message -------- >>> From: Tim - K1DC via bars >>> Date: 6/25/25 5:26 PM (GMT-05:00) >>> To: 'BARS Reflector' >>> Subject: [bars] Icom headset for Field Day? >>> >>> We're short one Icom compatible headset for the Field Day radios. >>> Anyone have one we could borrow? Icom uses condenser mic elements rather >>> than dynamic as used by most manufacturers. >>> >>> Thanks & 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. 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. >>> >>> -- >>> >>> 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. 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. >>> _______________________________________________ >>> bars mailing list >>> bars at w1hh.org >>> http://mail.w1hh.org/mailman/listinfo/bars_w1hh.org >>> >> -- >> >> 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. 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. >> > -- > > 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. 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 Thu Jun 26 18:21:57 2025 From: k1cpr at bd5.com (=?UTF-8?Q?Juan_Jim=C3=A9nez?=) Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2025 19:21:57 -0400 Subject: [bars] Electricity Message-ID: What are you folks using for electricity in this year's FD. Last time I attended one, there was a sketchy generator that I think did not start up. 73, K1CPR Juan -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From k1dc.radio at gmail.com Thu Jun 26 18:49:45 2025 From: k1dc.radio at gmail.com (Tim - K1DC) Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2025 19:49:45 -0400 Subject: [bars] Electricity In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <0cb78723-f336-43f6-8d91-67f511cabf47@gmail.com> Peter, N1ALO, is supplying a geni. He has confirmed it is working. If necessary we can switch to commercial power (with the appropriate change of class). T. On 6/26/2025 19:21, Juan Jiménez via bars wrote: > What are you folks using for electricity in this year's FD. Last time > I attended one, there was a sketchy generator that I think did not > start up. > > 73, > K1CPR > Juan > > _______________________________________________ > bars mailing list > bars at w1hh.org > http://mail.w1hh.org/mailman/listinfo/bars_w1hh.org -- 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. 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URL: From sadge6868 at gmail.com Thu Jun 26 22:23:52 2025 From: sadge6868 at gmail.com (Mark N) Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2025 23:23:52 -0400 Subject: [bars] Field Day Antenna setup on Friday around 5:00- 9:00 Message-ID: Good evening BARS, Tomorrow evening (Friday) we will be raising the dipoles for field day at 65 Littleton Street in Chelmsford from around 5:00 - 9:00 pm. Anyone is welcome to join our team to get the ropes in the trees and run the coax to the operating area. There are a lot of grassy areas that we might have to trudge through to get the antennas up so if you are joining us, you might want to wear long pants and have some insect repellent. Everything is coming together well and we hope to have a good turnout for Saturday and Sunday. If the antennas go up without problems, we may not have as much to do on Saturday morning but we will be meeting again at 9:00 AM to make sure we are ready for the 2:00 start time. Even if you can't make the antenna raising, please join us between Saturday at 2:00 and Sunday at 2:00 to help us make contacts and have some fun meeting other BARS members. Lunch and dinner will be served on Saturday and Sunday lunch. Those who may want to spend the night will be treated with breakfast by Nan, our host! Take care and 73! Mark Nelson KA1INE PS: Don't forget a folding chair! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From k8te.bill.mader at gmail.com Thu Jun 26 23:12:36 2025 From: k8te.bill.mader at gmail.com (Bill Mader) Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2025 22:12:36 -0600 Subject: [bars] Icom headset for Field Day? In-Reply-To: References: <9a60734f-1f2d-4e93-b25d-68db13bd78a9@gmail.com> Message-ID: No. A radio cannot be used for GOTA and for any other purpose at FD. 73, Bill Mader, K8TE Sent from my secret decoder ring On Thu, Jun 26, 2025, 16:52 Christopher Lennon via bars wrote: > Got it. That has a nice rhythm. > > Chris > W2BPL > Sent from my phone. > > On Thu, Jun 26, 2025, 1:11 PM Tim - K1DC wrote: > >> The 3rd radio is the VHF (aka 6M) station. However, depending on the >> antennas we end up with it could be a GOTA station as well. >> >> BTW, the exchange will be "2A EMA" (Eastern MA section). >> >> T. >> On 6/26/2025 11:53, Christopher Lennon wrote: >> >> A side question. I thought I heard that we will have three radios and as >> an answer to a question somebody said our exchange would be "2A MA". Are >> we doing the dedicated GOTA radio thing? If so, I think that's great! >> >> Chris >> >> >> On Thu, Jun 26, 2025 at 11:22 AM Tim - K1DC wrote: >> >>> All good recommendations, Chris. >>> >>> - All radios have 1/4 female jacks for CW keys. One station will have a >>> digital keyer that allows N1MM to send CW. >>> >>> - All radios have 1/4 female jacks for headphones. I will bring a few >>> 1/4 <-> 1/8 adapters. We also have a few 1/4 splitters to allow two people >>> to listen the same radio. For example, if one person is logging/mentoring >>> and the other is operating. >>> >>> For folks that want to use a headset, we also have the option for a >>> footswitch (1/4 female) rather than VOX but we don't seem to have any >>> footswitches - BYOFS I guess. ;-) >>> >>> 73, >>> >>> T. >>> On 6/26/2025 9:22, Christopher Lennon wrote: >>> >>> I have some concern about this as well. The number one serious >>> recommendation in the KB9VBR Field Day recommendations for beginners videt >>> was: >>> >>> Bring your own cans. >>> >>> I am planning to bring mine and I am fine with hand keying a mic and not >>> using Vox. That is how I normally operate SSB and I know that when I start >>> talking to myself it won't be going out over the air. >>> >>> The number two recommendation was for CW ops: >>> >>> Bring your own key. >>> >>> Since numbers one and two might involve compatibility issues with >>> radios, the number three recommendation was: >>> >>> Bring two 3.5 mm to quarter inch jack adapters >>> >>> So I am bringing those too. Despite the recommendation for own cans >>> being number one, the recommendation that garnered the most excitement was: >>> >>> Bring a roll of toilet paper >>> >>> I have already packed that. >>> >>> Chris >>> W2BPL >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Jun 26, 2025 at 5:21 AM gary--- via bars wrote: >>> >>>> I wear headphones everyday as part of my work (commercial broadcast >>>> radio). One of the first things I was taught by the Chief Engineer at WRKO >>>> back in the early 70's was NEVER to wear any "cans" other than my own >>>> pair. It is a sure fire way to pick up all kinds of germs and diseases >>>> by wearing headphones that have been on someone elses head. That is a rule >>>> that I have never breached in over 55+ years in the industry, and have >>>> passed it on to many newbies. >>>> >>>> Gary Frascarelli >>>> Ham Radio - W1GFF >>>> ------------------------------ >>>> *From:* gary at garyfrascarelli.com >>>> *Sent:* Thursday, June 26, 2025 5:18 AM >>>> *To:* n1hts ; 'BARS Reflector' ; Tim >>>> - K1DC >>>> *Subject:* Re: [bars] Icom headset for Field Day? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Gary Frascarelli >>>> Ham Radio - W1GFF >>>> ------------------------------ >>>> *From:* bars on behalf of Tim - K1DC via bars < >>>> bars at w1hh.org> >>>> *Sent:* Wednesday, June 25, 2025 11:04 PM >>>> *To:* n1hts ; 'BARS Reflector' >>>> *Subject:* Re: [bars] Icom headset for Field Day? >>>> >>>> >>>> Jim, >>>> >>>> I wouldn't say no but it does tend to get a bit noisy at FD. Nan's >>>> porch is smaller than the EOC garage so it may get a bit crowded in there. >>>> >>>> Tim/K1DC >>>> On 6/25/2025 20:55, n1hts wrote: >>>> >>>> I have my lightweight ICOM headset with foot switch you can use. Not >>>> great for a noisy environment but it works with my Pro II. >>>> >>>> You want to try it out? >>>> >>>> N1HTS >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Sent from my Galaxy >>>> >>>> >>>> -------- Original message -------- >>>> From: Tim - K1DC via bars >>>> Date: 6/25/25 5:26 PM (GMT-05:00) >>>> To: 'BARS Reflector' >>>> Subject: [bars] Icom headset for Field Day? >>>> >>>> We're short one Icom compatible headset for the Field Day radios. >>>> Anyone have one we could borrow? Icom uses condenser mic elements rather >>>> than dynamic as used by most manufacturers. >>>> >>>> Thanks & 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. 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. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> 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. 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. >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> bars mailing list >>>> bars at w1hh.org >>>> http://mail.w1hh.org/mailman/listinfo/bars_w1hh.org >>>> >>> -- >>> >>> 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. 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. >>> >> -- >> >> 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. 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. >> > _______________________________________________ > 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 Fri Jun 27 10:05:39 2025 From: kwaj.speedo at gmail.com (Christopher Lennon) Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2025 11:05:39 -0400 Subject: [bars] Icom headset for Field Day? In-Reply-To: References: <9a60734f-1f2d-4e93-b25d-68db13bd78a9@gmail.com> Message-ID: Yeah, I thought that was the case. Chris W2BPL Sent from my phone. On Fri, Jun 27, 2025, 12:12 AM Bill Mader wrote: > No. A radio cannot be used for GOTA and for any other purpose at FD. > > 73, Bill Mader, K8TE > Sent from my secret decoder ring > > On Thu, Jun 26, 2025, 16:52 Christopher Lennon via bars > wrote: > >> Got it. That has a nice rhythm. >> >> Chris >> W2BPL >> Sent from my phone. >> >> On Thu, Jun 26, 2025, 1:11 PM Tim - K1DC wrote: >> >>> The 3rd radio is the VHF (aka 6M) station. However, depending on the >>> antennas we end up with it could be a GOTA station as well. >>> >>> BTW, the exchange will be "2A EMA" (Eastern MA section). >>> >>> T. >>> On 6/26/2025 11:53, Christopher Lennon wrote: >>> >>> A side question. I thought I heard that we will have three radios and >>> as an answer to a question somebody said our exchange would be "2A MA". >>> Are we doing the dedicated GOTA radio thing? If so, I think that's great! >>> >>> Chris >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Jun 26, 2025 at 11:22 AM Tim - K1DC >>> wrote: >>> >>>> All good recommendations, Chris. >>>> >>>> - All radios have 1/4 female jacks for CW keys. One station will have >>>> a digital keyer that allows N1MM to send CW. >>>> >>>> - All radios have 1/4 female jacks for headphones. I will bring a few >>>> 1/4 <-> 1/8 adapters. We also have a few 1/4 splitters to allow two people >>>> to listen the same radio. For example, if one person is logging/mentoring >>>> and the other is operating. >>>> >>>> For folks that want to use a headset, we also have the option for a >>>> footswitch (1/4 female) rather than VOX but we don't seem to have any >>>> footswitches - BYOFS I guess. ;-) >>>> >>>> 73, >>>> >>>> T. >>>> On 6/26/2025 9:22, Christopher Lennon wrote: >>>> >>>> I have some concern about this as well. The number one serious >>>> recommendation in the KB9VBR Field Day recommendations for beginners videt >>>> was: >>>> >>>> Bring your own cans. >>>> >>>> I am planning to bring mine and I am fine with hand keying a mic and >>>> not using Vox. That is how I normally operate SSB and I know that when I >>>> start talking to myself it won't be going out over the air. >>>> >>>> The number two recommendation was for CW ops: >>>> >>>> Bring your own key. >>>> >>>> Since numbers one and two might involve compatibility issues with >>>> radios, the number three recommendation was: >>>> >>>> Bring two 3.5 mm to quarter inch jack adapters >>>> >>>> So I am bringing those too. Despite the recommendation for own cans >>>> being number one, the recommendation that garnered the most excitement was: >>>> >>>> Bring a roll of toilet paper >>>> >>>> I have already packed that. >>>> >>>> Chris >>>> W2BPL >>>> >>>> >>>> On Thu, Jun 26, 2025 at 5:21 AM gary--- via bars wrote: >>>> >>>>> I wear headphones everyday as part of my work (commercial broadcast >>>>> radio). One of the first things I was taught by the Chief Engineer at WRKO >>>>> back in the early 70's was NEVER to wear any "cans" other than my own >>>>> pair. It is a sure fire way to pick up all kinds of germs and diseases >>>>> by wearing headphones that have been on someone elses head. That is a rule >>>>> that I have never breached in over 55+ years in the industry, and have >>>>> passed it on to many newbies. >>>>> >>>>> Gary Frascarelli >>>>> Ham Radio - W1GFF >>>>> ------------------------------ >>>>> *From:* gary at garyfrascarelli.com >>>>> *Sent:* Thursday, June 26, 2025 5:18 AM >>>>> *To:* n1hts ; 'BARS Reflector' ; >>>>> Tim - K1DC >>>>> *Subject:* Re: [bars] Icom headset for Field Day? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Gary Frascarelli >>>>> Ham Radio - W1GFF >>>>> ------------------------------ >>>>> *From:* bars on behalf of Tim - K1DC via bars >>>>> >>>>> *Sent:* Wednesday, June 25, 2025 11:04 PM >>>>> *To:* n1hts ; 'BARS Reflector' >>>>> *Subject:* Re: [bars] Icom headset for Field Day? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Jim, >>>>> >>>>> I wouldn't say no but it does tend to get a bit noisy at FD. Nan's >>>>> porch is smaller than the EOC garage so it may get a bit crowded in there. >>>>> >>>>> Tim/K1DC >>>>> On 6/25/2025 20:55, n1hts wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I have my lightweight ICOM headset with foot switch you can use. Not >>>>> great for a noisy environment but it works with my Pro II. >>>>> >>>>> You want to try it out? >>>>> >>>>> N1HTS >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Sent from my Galaxy >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -------- Original message -------- >>>>> From: Tim - K1DC via bars >>>>> Date: 6/25/25 5:26 PM (GMT-05:00) >>>>> To: 'BARS Reflector' >>>>> Subject: [bars] Icom headset for Field Day? >>>>> >>>>> We're short one Icom compatible headset for the Field Day radios. >>>>> Anyone have one we could borrow? Icom uses condenser mic elements rather >>>>> than dynamic as used by most manufacturers. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks & 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. 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. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> >>>>> 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. 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. >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> bars mailing list >>>>> bars at w1hh.org >>>>> http://mail.w1hh.org/mailman/listinfo/bars_w1hh.org >>>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> 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. 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. >>>> >>> -- >>> >>> 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. 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. >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 Fri Jun 27 12:42:58 2025 From: k1cpr at bd5.com (=?UTF-8?Q?Juan_Jim=C3=A9nez?=) Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2025 13:42:58 -0400 Subject: [bars] Manuals Message-ID: I have two original manuals that I will give free to BARS members. If no interest, I will place on fleaBay. Shipping is available, cost is $5 postage for each manual. - Yaesu FT-77 "Thrifty HF Transceiver" Instruction Manual - Fair condition but all there. - Ten-Tec Model 253 Automatic Coupler (Tuner) - Good condition, complete, with schematics If you want one or both let me know. For postage I can do cash on pickup, Zelle, Venmo or PayPal "friends" transfer. 73, K1CPR Juan -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mark.nelson at keyalliancegroup.com Fri Jun 27 19:56:06 2025 From: mark.nelson at keyalliancegroup.com (Mark Nelson) Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2025 20:56:06 -0400 Subject: [bars] Field day update Message-ID: <86E5AEE1-E52B-4DAB-AA96-729BA8D700F5@keyalliancegroup.com> Hello BARS, We had a great turnout to put up the antennas tonight and they all went up well. Thanks to the antenna raising team, we got it done before it got dark. Since all the antennas are up, there is no need for anyone to come early tomorrow. Lunch will be served at noon so feel free to stop by then and get ready to operate at 2:00. We'll see you then! Mark KA1INE Mark Nelson From k1dc.radio at gmail.com Fri Jun 27 23:04:38 2025 From: k1dc.radio at gmail.com (Tim - K1DC) Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2025 00:04:38 -0400 Subject: [bars] Contributing to BARS FD club score from home Message-ID: <63646d0d-9463-44bb-8d09-e0c7245fd128@gmail.com> During FD setup today I was asked how someone could contribute to the club's FD score from home. (Sorry, I forgot your call!) The answer is, yes you can!  To quote the rules: /An aggregate club score will also be published, which will be the sum of all individual entries indicating a specific club (similar to the aggregate score totals used in ARRL affiliated club competitions). Participants from any Class can_optionally_include a single club name with their submitted results following Field Day. For example, if Podunk Hollow Radio Club members Becky, W1BXY, and Hiram, W1AW, both participate in 2024 Field Day -- Hiram from his Class D home station, and Becky from her Class C mobile station -- both can include the radio club’s name when reporting their individual results. The published results listing will include individual scores for Hiram and Becky, plus a combined score for all entries identified as Podunk Hollow Radio Club./ Basically, you just operate your home station as a 1D or 1E using your own call and log the contacts as you normally would.  When you submit your score you also indicate your club affiliation (N1MM has a field for this when you open a new log).  A quick search on the ARRL website for our 'official' club name indicates it as "Billerica ARS".  I believe this is the name you should use. Doug/Bruce/others, does that sound right? 73 and See you tomorrow! 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 crlobdell1 at gmail.com Sat Jun 28 11:40:10 2025 From: crlobdell1 at gmail.com (Chris) Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2025 12:40:10 -0400 Subject: [bars] W1HH NET Check Ins 06-25-25 Re: Net Notes W1HH Net Wednesday Night June 25, 2025 In-Reply-To: <1354350878.3804.1750856558296@connect.xfinity.com> References: <1354350878.3804.1750856558296@connect.xfinity.com> Message-ID: <840c50f2-e1f9-4095-94f3-2aa27f1e963a@Spark> Thanks for all  13 of us who checked in last Wednesday! N3VEM - Mike - Boxoborough W2BPL - Chris - Bedford KC1TLE - John - N. Billerica W1OLU - Rich -  N. Billerica W7LSG - Ken - Billerica WB1HBU - Eric - West Lynn W1LUS - Bruce -Tewksbury KC1ONM - Wayne - Tewksbury W1LPG - Brendan - Bedford N1ALO  - Peter - Dracut N1WRN - Doug - Reading * K1DC -Tim - Andover KC1NMX - Joanne - S.Lowell •   * BARS President- NET Control Manager Billerica wins with three check ins. Happy Field Day Everyone! Next Week Is Club meeting via ZOOM at 7 pm …. Good DX and 73s! On Jun 25, 2025 at 9:02 AM -0400, 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 EDT or 00:00 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... URL: From wa1gsf at comcast.net Sat Jun 28 22:52:50 2025 From: wa1gsf at comcast.net (wa1gsf) Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2025 23:52:50 -0400 Subject: [bars] No BARS Breakfast on July 5th Message-ID: <27k3husvqkxmbd4v1wr05r3b.1751169170058@email.android.com> Stelio's will be closed for the Fourth of July weekend. See you on the twelfth. Me ke aloha -- Marla From gary at garyfrascarelli.com Sun Jun 29 04:20:40 2025 From: gary at garyfrascarelli.com (gary at garyfrascarelli.com) Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2025 05:20:40 -0400 Subject: [bars] No BARS Breakfast on July 5th In-Reply-To: <27k3husvqkxmbd4v1wr05r3b.1751169170058@email.android.com> Message-ID: An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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