From dmarcucci at gmail.com Sat Nov 1 12:14:21 2025 From: dmarcucci at gmail.com (David Marcucci) Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2025 13:14:21 -0400 Subject: [bars] November 2025 Meeting and Newsletter Announcements Message-ID: Hello fellow BARS members, Our November meeting announcement and newsletter has been published to the the website and our Facebook page. Please see the links below. I am pleased to announce that our Guest Speaker for the November 5, 2025, hybrid Club Meeting will be Jeffrey Schmidt, N5MNW, from Round Rock, TX, and he will give a presentation entitled “The Various Digital Modes”. Please see the meeting announcement for more info: https://www.w1hh.org/november-5-2025-bars-meeting-jeffrey-schmidt-n5mnw-the-various-digital-modes/ If you are on Facebook you can RSVP on the event page at https://www.facebook.com/share/16guZ6ZfE7/ The November 2025 edition of the Billerica Amateur Radio Society (BARS) newsletter highlights key club activities, including officer elections, a hybrid meeting featuring guest speaker Jeffrey Schmidt (N5MNW) on digital modes, and recent POTA activations. President Doug Bruce (N1WRN) shares antenna upgrade projects and encourages participation in HF nets and the club’s equipment loaner program. The newsletter also covers ARRL membership incentives, CW contests, VE session updates, and upcoming ham radio events like the ARRL Sweepstakes and CQ Worldwide DX Contest. Editor Marla Wallace (WA1GSF) discusses QST magazine changes and recommends QEX for technical enthusiasts. Additional features include photo QSL cards, reminders about FCC email updates, and calls for volunteers and net control operators. Read the whole newsletter online at https://www.w1hh.org/november-2025-billerica-amateur-radio-society-newsletter/ 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. 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... URL: From w1lusba at gmail.com Sun Nov 2 22:45:08 2025 From: w1lusba at gmail.com (Bruce Anderson) Date: Sun, 2 Nov 2025 23:45:08 -0500 Subject: [bars] =?utf-8?q?BARS_Monthly_Meeting_November_5_at_7=3A00_PM_?= =?utf-8?q?=E2=80=93_=E2=80=9CThe_Various_Digital_Modes=E2=80=9D_Speaker=3A_?= =?utf-8?q?Jeffrey_Schmidt=2C_N5MNW?= Message-ID: This month's meeting will be in-person at the Chelmsford Bible church, 128 Gorham St., Chelmsford, and on ZOOM. Below is your link to the ZOOM portion of the BARS November 5, at 7:00 PM, Meeting. Topic: BARS Monthly Meeting on November 5 at 7:00 PM – “The Various Digital Modes” Speaker: Jeffrey Schmidt, N5MNW Time: Nov 5, 2025 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Jeff's Bio: Jeffrey Schmidt, N5MNW, from Round Rock, TX., will give a presentation entitled "The Various Digital Modes." Here is Jeff's BIO: I've always been fascinated by Radio. Signal propagation and the "inner workings" have held my interest and helped my career immensely. Currently, I work in the Semiconductor Industry as an Engineering Technician, performing electrical evaluations of the "nuts and bolts" of Integrated Circuits. I'm constantly consulted by my peers as one who can pull the drapery away from an electrical problem and help everyone understand the issues. I think it's because of Ham Radio and the experimentation it encourages. The Austin Amateur Radio Club has been offering Ham license classes for several decades. My wife, Lori- KM5MQ, and I are involved with the coordination and instruction of all levels of Ham Radio Licenses. It's quite rewarding to see a past student get fired up about things like Digital Modes, Emergency response, ARES, or some other aspect of Ham Radio and do positive things with their privileges. Please download and import the following iCalendar (.ics) files to your calendar system. 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Message-ID: <147980438.441853.1762176119369@connect.xfinity.com> Greetings Fellow Members, Due to a family emergency, we will not be having the November Club meeting in person at the Church. It will be available on ZOOM only this month, and we will be resuming in person meetings in December. I apologize to those who like to attend in person. 73, Doug N1WRN -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From geiserw at gmail.com Tue Nov 4 12:38:48 2025 From: geiserw at gmail.com (Wayne Geiser) Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2025 13:38:48 -0500 Subject: [bars] Activating the Nantucket Lightship Message-ID: <000601dc4dba$427c7220$c7755660$@gmail.com> Recently, I toured the Nantucket Lightship, docked in Boston Harbor. Of course, one of the places I got to see while on board was the radio room. In it, I saw a display of an amateur radio activation during International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend (ILLW). Speaking with my tour guide (and later the man who bought the ship for $1, is refurbishing the ship, and opened it as a museum), I learned that it has been quite a while since it was activated. They expressed great interest in having it activated again. The display had the callsign W1NLS on the board. I looked it up, and it is the "Nantucket Amateur Radio Club" callsign. LotW says no QSO data have been uploaded for this callsign since August of 2019 (August is when ILLW is), so it has been at least six years since it was activated. I'm considering activating it in 2026, but would rather not be the only operator. Is anyone else interested in broadcasting from a museum lightship in Boston Harbor? Cheers, Wayne @geiserw.bsky.social @KC1ONM at mastodon.hams.social "Anyone who doesn't take truth seriously in small matters cannot be trusted in large ones either." - Albert Einstein. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From douglas.bruce1 at comcast.net Tue Nov 4 13:06:25 2025 From: douglas.bruce1 at comcast.net (DOUGLAS BRUCE) Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2025 14:06:25 -0500 (EST) Subject: [bars] Activating the Nantucket Lightship In-Reply-To: <000601dc4dba$427c7220$c7755660$@gmail.com> References: <000601dc4dba$427c7220$c7755660$@gmail.com> Message-ID: <684706450.445174.1762283185744@connect.xfinity.com> Hello Wayne, I would definitely be interested in that activation! Please count me in! 73, Doug N1WRN > On 11/04/2025 1:38 PM EST Wayne Geiser via bars wrote: > > > > Recently, I toured the Nantucket Lightship, docked in Boston Harbor. Of course, one of the places I got to see while on board was the radio room. In it, I saw a display of an amateur radio activation during International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend (ILLW). > > > > Speaking with my tour guide (and later the man who bought the ship for $1, is refurbishing the ship, and opened it as a museum), I learned that it has been quite a while since it was activated. They expressed great interest in having it activated again. The display had the callsign W1NLS on the board. I looked it up, and it is the "Nantucket Amateur Radio Club" callsign. LotW says no QSO data have been uploaded for this callsign since August of 2019 (August is when ILLW is), so it has been at least six years since it was activated. > > > > I'm considering activating it in 2026, but would rather not be the only operator. Is anyone else interested in broadcasting from a museum lightship in Boston Harbor? > > > > Cheers, > > Wayne > > @geiserw.bsky.social > > @KC1ONM at mastodon.hams.social > > > > “Anyone who doesn’t take truth seriously in small matters cannot be trusted in large ones either.” – Albert Einstein. > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 greg.s.adkins at gmail.com Tue Nov 4 13:45:50 2025 From: greg.s.adkins at gmail.com (Greg Adkins) Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2025 14:45:50 -0500 Subject: [bars] Activating the Nantucket Lightship In-Reply-To: <684706450.445174.1762283185744@connect.xfinity.com> References: <684706450.445174.1762283185744@connect.xfinity.com> Message-ID: <7C3C53DB-5FCE-4874-A311-96DB0C16ED31@gmail.com> I’m interested! Thanks for letting us know. I also have the Queen Mary on my list if I’m ever in the area. 73, Greg WB7VNZ Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 4, 2025, at 2:06 PM, DOUGLAS BRUCE via bars wrote: > >  > Hello Wayne, > > I would definitely be interested in that activation! Please count me in! > > 73, > Doug > N1WRN >> On 11/04/2025 1:38 PM EST Wayne Geiser via bars wrote: >> >> >> Recently, I toured the Nantucket Lightship, docked in Boston Harbor. Of course, one of the places I got to see while on board was the radio room. In it, I saw a display of an amateur radio activation during International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend (ILLW). >> >> >> >> Speaking with my tour guide (and later the man who bought the ship for $1, is refurbishing the ship, and opened it as a museum), I learned that it has been quite a while since it was activated. They expressed great interest in having it activated again. The display had the callsign W1NLS on the board. I looked it up, and it is the "Nantucket Amateur Radio Club" callsign. 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In that time, I’ve: - Modernized the club website, optimizing the design and updating the experience - Helping support our hybrid experience at our in-person monthly meetings - Expanded access to club information online, including by-laws, meeting recordings on YouTube, historical Field Day results, and how-to guides for tools like the club email list I would be privileged to continue in this role, supporting the board and bringing forward additional positive changes for the club. I respectfully ask for your support and your vote at tomorrow night’s meeting. 73, Dave KC1TLF -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From stevef136 at gmail.com Tue Nov 4 20:23:09 2025 From: stevef136 at gmail.com (Steven Ford) Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2025 21:23:09 -0500 Subject: [bars] Activating the Nantucket Lightship In-Reply-To: <000601dc4dba$427c7220$c7755660$@gmail.com> References: <000601dc4dba$427c7220$c7755660$@gmail.com> Message-ID: I am interested. Thanks Steve Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 4, 2025, at 1:39 PM, Wayne Geiser via bars wrote: > >  > Recently, I toured the Nantucket Lightship, docked in Boston Harbor. Of course, one of the places I got to see while on board was the radio room. In it, I saw a display of an amateur radio activation during International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend (ILLW). > > Speaking with my tour guide (and later the man who bought the ship for $1, is refurbishing the ship, and opened it as a museum), I learned that it has been quite a while since it was activated. They expressed great interest in having it activated again. The display had the callsign W1NLS on the board. I looked it up, and it is the "Nantucket Amateur Radio Club" callsign. LotW says no QSO data have been uploaded for this callsign since August of 2019 (August is when ILLW is), so it has been at least six years since it was activated. > > I'm considering activating it in 2026, but would rather not be the only operator. 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Some testing was done this morning thanks to WI1R and KB1GMX for their assistance. The best way for additional testing is to let the “users” tell me what’s broke (and they usually do! LOL). The audio quality is DIFFERENT yes! So give it a whirl if you are so inclined. Because Echolink is an internet-based product, there is a little delay. PLEASE wait for the 146.955 repeater carrier to drop! If you don’t, and quick key, the Echolink user won’t hear you. As a by-product of this iteration of Echolink, the repeater also is now an AllStar node, 29769. Its “status” can be found at https://stats.allstarlink.org/stats/29769. More on what AllStar is in upcoming messaging. Enjoy… and yes, past repeater donations were helpful in getting this back on the air! Terry Terry M. Stader - KA8SCP MEMA Region 1 RACES/Communications Officer ARRL EMA DEC - Region 1 RACES NESMC EMA Director Proprietor, WB1GOF Repeaters -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Please join in the fun … all are most welcome. Doug, N1WRN, 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 ka8scp at wb1gof.org Wed Nov 12 08:29:26 2025 From: ka8scp at wb1gof.org (Terry M. Stader - KA8SCP) Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2025 09:29:26 -0500 Subject: [bars] Net Notes W1HH Net Wednesday Night November 12, 2025 In-Reply-To: <2087495461.1009854.1762954214493@connect.xfinity.com> References: <2087495461.1009854.1762954214493@connect.xfinity.com> Message-ID: <88926AF8-8B40-4118-AD09-92F96B111863@wb1gof.org> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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M&S Mobile Repair or M&S Auto Repair 919 Main St, Woburn, MA  01801781.312.5596     or possibly     781-938-1275 EdLKC1DBG On Tuesday, November 18, 2025 at 04:26:03 PM EST, Welch, Brendan J via bars wrote: Can you recommend a repair plqce for a John Deeresnowblower.  It probably needs some major work. I know there is a place up off route 129 in Chelmsford area,but I think I need a more dedicated place, or a particularrepair person,   They would have to come to my housein Bedford for a pickup. _______________________________________________ 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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Formally, he is... > > M&S Mobile Repair or M&S Auto Repair > 919 Main St, > Woburn, MA 01801 > 781.312.5596 or possibly 781-938-1275 > > EdL > KC1DBG > > On Tuesday, November 18, 2025 at 04:26:03 PM EST, Welch, Brendan J via bars wrote: > > > Can you recommend a repair plqce for a John Deere > snowblower. It probably needs some major work. > > I know there is a place up off route 129 in Chelmsford area, > but I think I need a more dedicated place, or a particular > repair person, They would have to come to my house > in Bedford for a pickup. > > _______________________________________________ > bars mailing list > bars at w1hh.org mailto: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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On Nov 18, 2025 at 4:38 PM -0500, Edward Lipchus via bars , wrote: > I have had Mark Harrington in Woburn maintain my lawn mower and snow blower for several years and he has done an excellent job.  Formally, he is... > > M&S Mobile Repair or M&S Auto Repair > 919 Main St, > Woburn, MA  01801 > 781.312.5596     or possibly     781-938-1275 > > EdL > KC1DBG > > On Tuesday, November 18, 2025 at 04:26:03 PM EST, Welch, Brendan J via bars wrote: > > > Can you recommend a repair plqce for a John Deere > snowblower.  It probably needs some major work. > > I know there is a place up off route 129 in Chelmsford area, > but I think I need a more dedicated place, or a particular > repair person,   They would have to come to my house > in Bedford for a pickup. > > _______________________________________________ > 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 kc1us at mmra.org Wed Nov 19 06:17:09 2025 From: kc1us at mmra.org (Bruce Pigott) Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2025 07:17:09 -0500 Subject: [bars] On the air Message-ID: After the repeater rack was removed from the old site, updated and placed at the new site, after the ravens vacated their nest on the water tank, after an agreement with the Town of Billerica was drawn up, then accepted by the Select Board, after the tower climber had available two dates for multiple antenna installations and after an audio cable was repaired, the Billerica repeaters are back on the air. 147.120 and 224.880 W1DC repeaters are in operation from their new location. The default linking mode on 147.120 will be an individual repeater and 224.880 will be linked to HUB1. See https://mmra.org/repeaters/repeater_linking.html for the map of HUB1 linked systems. Send observations about repeater performance to contact at mmra.org . -- Bruce Pigott KC1US - Public Service Coordinator Minuteman Repeater Association From douglas.bruce1 at comcast.net Wed Nov 19 08:44:24 2025 From: douglas.bruce1 at comcast.net (DOUGLAS BRUCE) Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2025 09:44:24 -0500 (EST) Subject: [bars] Net Notes W1HH Net Wednesday Night November 19, 2025 Message-ID: <795239884.878798.1763563464735@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 01:00 UTC Show your support!! Please join in the fun … all are most welcome. Chris, KC1IUK, will be your host tonight for the festivities! Here is the repeater info: QTH: Westford FREQ: 146.955 MHz CALL: WB1GOF Offset: - 0.6 MHz Tone: CTCSS 74.4 Hz NOTICE!! WE NEED VOLUNTEERS TO HELP OUT BY DOING THE NET ONCE EVERY FEW WEEKS!!!! 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You will get a confirmation email back (again, check your spam folder if it doesn't show up in a few minutes). Follow the instructions in the confirmation email (reply to the email or use the link in the message) to confirm your subscription. If you have any problems, send me an email (geiserw at gmail.com). Cheers, Wayne @geiserw.bsky.social @KC1ONM at mastodon.hams.social "[The Internet] has allowed people to mimic intellectual accomplishment by indulging in an illusion of expertise provided by a limitless supply of facts." - Tom Nichols -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From geiserw at gmail.com Thu Nov 20 17:13:52 2025 From: geiserw at gmail.com (Wayne Geiser) Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2025 18:13:52 -0500 Subject: [bars] Correction on Nantucket Lightship email Message-ID: <007e01dc5a73$56050260$020f0720$@gmail.com> I'm very sorry. The proper email to subscribe to the list is activations-request at w1nls.com . Send an email with the subject 'subscribe' (no quotes) to that address instead. My bad! Cheers, Wayne @geiserw.bsky.social @KC1ONM at mastodon.hams.social "It is always hard when reality intrudes on belief." - Alan Dean Foster, "Cyber Way" -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jbammi at mac.com Fri Nov 21 01:00:23 2025 From: jbammi at mac.com (jbammi at mac.com) Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2025 12:30:23 +0530 Subject: [bars] Frequency Hopping Tribute - Hedy Lamarr Message-ID: <0b7d01dc5ab4$892e2c70$9b8a8550$@mac.com> Vienna, Austria. Hedy Kiesler was 19 years old and starring in "Ecstasy," a Czech film that featured cinema's first on-screen female orgasm. Scandalized conservatives called her a whore. Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels banned the film. But Friedrich Mandl, one of Austria's wealthiest arms dealers, saw something else. He married her-and then imprisoned her. Mandl was a fascist who sold weapons to Hitler and Mussolini. He locked Hedy in his castle, dressed her up for dinner parties with Nazi officials, and forbade her to act. She was his trophy wife, his beautiful possession, forced to sit through endless business meetings where fascist arms dealers discussed military technology. But here's what Mandl didn't realize: Hedy was listening. And Hedy was brilliant. While her husband and his Nazi clients discussed torpedoes, radio frequencies, and military communications, Hedy Kiesler was absorbing every word. She understood the technology. She saw the problems. And she started thinking about solutions. In 1937, Hedy escaped. She drugged her maid, stole her clothes, fled to Paris, and then to London. Louis B. Mayer, the head of MGM Studios, saw her and offered a contract. She sailed to America, changed her name to Hedy Lamarr, and became a Hollywood star. The world saw a stunning actress. Time magazine called her "the most beautiful woman in the world." She appeared in films like "Algiers" and "Samson and Delilah," her face on movie posters across America. But Hedy's brain was somewhere else. She was thinking about the Nazis. About the war. About the technology she'd heard discussed in Mandl's castle. She knew that radio-controlled torpedoes could be jammed by the enemy, making them useless. If you transmitted a signal on a single frequency, the enemy could detect it and disrupt it. Torpedoes would veer off course. Ships would be safe. But what if the signal kept changing frequencies? What if it "hopped" from one frequency to another in a pattern only the transmitter and receiver knew? The enemy couldn't jam what they couldn't predict. In 1940, Hedy met composer George Antheil at a dinner party. They started talking about music. Then about technology. Then about synchronized player pianos-how they could play in perfect synchronization using perforated paper rolls. And Hedy had an idea. What if you could use that same principle to synchronize radio frequencies? The transmitter and receiver could hop between 88 different frequencies (she chose 88 because that's the number of keys on a piano) in perfect sync, making the signal impossible to jam or intercept. Together, Hedy and George developed the concept. They called it "frequency hopping." In 1942, they were granted U.S. Patent 2,292,387 for a "Secret Communication System." They donated it to the U.S. Navy, hoping it would help defeat the Nazis. The Navy rejected it. Some accounts say they dismissed it because Hedy was "just an actress." Others say the technology was ahead of its time. Whatever the reason, the Navy shelved the patent and told Hedy she could better serve the war effort by selling war bonds. So she did. Hedy Lamarr raised $25 million for the war effort by auctioning kisses and appearing at rallies. The world celebrated her beauty while ignoring her brain. Her patent expired in 1959, unused and forgotten. But in the 1960s, military engineers rediscovered frequency-hopping technology. They used it in Navy ships during the Cuban Missile Crisis. They used it in secure military communications. By the 1980s and '90s, frequency hopping became the foundation for: Wi-Fi Bluetooth GPS All modern wireless communication Every time you connect to Wi-Fi, you're using technology Hedy Lamarr invented in 1941. But for decades, she got no credit. No royalties. No recognition. In 1997-56 years after her patent-the Electronic Frontier Foundation finally gave Hedy Lamarr the Pioneer Award, acknowledging her contribution to wireless technology. She was 83 years old. She'd been ignored for more than half a century while her invention changed the world. When she received the award, Hedy said: "It's about time." Hedy Lamarr died in 2000 at age 85. For most of her life, she was remembered as "the beautiful actress." Her technological genius was dismissed, forgotten, or credited to men. Today, her face is on currency in Austria. Her patent is recognized as foundational to modern technology. And every smartphone, every GPS device, every Bluetooth connection exists because a woman the world dismissed as "just a pretty face" was actually one of the most important inventors of the 20th century. She escaped a Nazi arms dealer's castle. She became a Hollywood icon. And she invented technology that now runs the modern world. But for most of her life, people only wanted to talk about how beautiful she was. Hedy Lamarr's story isn't just about underestimated genius-it's about how society treats brilliant women. How we reduce them to their appearance. How we ignore their contributions. How we credit men while erasing women. The U.S. Navy told her to sell war bonds with her beauty instead of using her brain to win the war. Then they secretly used her invention anyway. That's not just sexism. That's theft. Every time you use Wi-Fi, remember: a Hollywood actress who the world called "just a pretty face" made it possible. And she did it while trying to defeat the Nazis who'd threatened her, imprisoned her, and tried to reduce her to a decoration in a castle. Hedy Lamarr didn't just escape. She won. In honor of Hedy Lamarr (1914-2000), whose beauty the world celebrated but whose genius the world tried to erase. 73 de ws1m bammi -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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He married her—and then imprisoned her. > > Mandl was a fascist who sold weapons to Hitler and Mussolini. He locked > Hedy in his castle, dressed her up for dinner parties with Nazi officials, > and forbade her to act. She was his trophy wife, his beautiful possession, > forced to sit through endless business meetings where fascist arms dealers > discussed military technology. > > But here's what Mandl didn't realize: Hedy was listening. > > And Hedy was brilliant. > > While her husband and his Nazi clients discussed torpedoes, radio > frequencies, and military communications, Hedy Kiesler was absorbing every > word. She understood the technology. She saw the problems. And she started > thinking about solutions. > > In 1937, Hedy escaped. She drugged her maid, stole her clothes, fled to > Paris, and then to London. Louis B. Mayer, the head of MGM Studios, saw her > and offered a contract. She sailed to America, changed her name to Hedy > Lamarr, and became a Hollywood star. > > The world saw a stunning actress. Time magazine called her "the most > beautiful woman in the world." She appeared in films like "Algiers" and > "Samson and Delilah," her face on movie posters across America. > > But Hedy's brain was somewhere else. She was thinking about the Nazis. > About the war. About the technology she'd heard discussed in Mandl's castle. > > She knew that radio-controlled torpedoes could be jammed by the enemy, > making them useless. If you transmitted a signal on a single frequency, the > enemy could detect it and disrupt it. Torpedoes would veer off course. > Ships would be safe. > > But what if the signal kept changing frequencies? What if it "hopped" from > one frequency to another in a pattern only the transmitter and receiver > knew? > > The enemy couldn't jam what they couldn't predict. > > In 1940, Hedy met composer George Antheil at a dinner party. They started > talking about music. Then about technology. Then about synchronized player > pianos—how they could play in perfect synchronization using perforated > paper rolls. > > And Hedy had an idea. > > What if you could use that same principle to synchronize radio > frequencies? The transmitter and receiver could hop between 88 different > frequencies (she chose 88 because that's the number of keys on a piano) in > perfect sync, making the signal impossible to jam or intercept. > > Together, Hedy and George developed the concept. They called it "frequency > hopping." > > In 1942, they were granted U.S. Patent 2,292,387 for a "Secret > Communication System." They donated it to the U.S. Navy, hoping it would > help defeat the Nazis. > > The Navy rejected it. > > Some accounts say they dismissed it because Hedy was "just an actress." > Others say the technology was ahead of its time. Whatever the reason, the > Navy shelved the patent and told Hedy she could better serve the war effort > by selling war bonds. > > So she did. Hedy Lamarr raised $25 million for the war effort by > auctioning kisses and appearing at rallies. The world celebrated her beauty > while ignoring her brain. > > Her patent expired in 1959, unused and forgotten. > > But in the 1960s, military engineers rediscovered frequency-hopping > technology. They used it in Navy ships during the Cuban Missile Crisis. > They used it in secure military communications. > > By the 1980s and '90s, frequency hopping became the foundation for: > > > > Wi-Fi > > Bluetooth > > GPS > > All modern wireless communication > > > > Every time you connect to Wi-Fi, you're using technology Hedy Lamarr > invented in 1941. > > But for decades, she got no credit. No royalties. No recognition. > > In 1997—56 years after her patent—the Electronic Frontier Foundation > finally gave Hedy Lamarr the Pioneer Award, acknowledging her contribution > to wireless technology. > > She was 83 years old. She'd been ignored for more than half a century > while her invention changed the world. > > When she received the award, Hedy said: "It's about time." > > Hedy Lamarr died in 2000 at age 85. For most of her life, she was > remembered as "the beautiful actress." Her technological genius was > dismissed, forgotten, or credited to men. > > Today, her face is on currency in Austria. Her patent is recognized as > foundational to modern technology. And every smartphone, every GPS device, > every Bluetooth connection exists because a woman the world dismissed as > "just a pretty face" was actually one of the most important inventors of > the 20th century. > > She escaped a Nazi arms dealer's castle. She became a Hollywood icon. And > she invented technology that now runs the modern world. > > But for most of her life, people only wanted to talk about how beautiful > she was. > > Hedy Lamarr's story isn't just about underestimated genius—it's about how > society treats brilliant women. How we reduce them to their appearance. How > we ignore their contributions. How we credit men while erasing women. > > The U.S. Navy told her to sell war bonds with her beauty instead of using > her brain to win the war. Then they secretly used her invention anyway. > > That's not just sexism. That's theft. > > Every time you use Wi-Fi, remember: a Hollywood actress who the world > called "just a pretty face" made it possible. > > And she did it while trying to defeat the Nazis who'd threatened her, > imprisoned her, and tried to reduce her to a decoration in a castle. > > Hedy Lamarr didn't just escape. She won. > > In honor of Hedy Lamarr (1914-2000), whose beauty the world celebrated but > whose genius the world tried to erase. > > > > 73 de ws1m > > bammi > _______________________________________________ > 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 greg.s.adkins at gmail.com Fri Nov 21 09:27:29 2025 From: greg.s.adkins at gmail.com (Greg Adkins) Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2025 10:27:29 -0500 Subject: [bars] Frequency Hopping Tribute - Hedy Lamarr In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <2285F5E2-70E0-4940-B8C6-CBF3992E725C@gmail.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From John at MicroVisionLabs.com Fri Nov 21 09:52:33 2025 From: John at MicroVisionLabs.com (John Knowles) Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2025 10:52:33 -0500 Subject: [bars] Frequency Hopping Tribute - Hedy Lamarr In-Reply-To: <0b7d01dc5ab4$892e2c70$9b8a8550$@mac.com> References: <0b7d01dc5ab4$892e2c70$9b8a8550$@mac.com> Message-ID: <01c601dc5afe$da11b9a0$8e352ce0$@MicroVisionLabs.com> "The U.S. Navy told her to sell war bonds with her beauty instead of using her brain to win the war. Then they secretly used her invention anyway. That's not just sexism. That's theft." That is an amazing story. Hedy Lamarr clearly was a brilliant and beautiful woman. But in defense of the U.S. Navy, they didn't use her idea until after her patient had expired. That is not theft. Expired patients are free game. As for using her invention "secretly", well of course they would use it secretly. All military technology is developed secretly, especially during the 1960's during the cold war. The idea of frequency hopping that Lamarr and Antheil came up with is of course very important. But, as with all other technological advancements, there would have been hundreds of other engineering problems that needed to be solved in order to produce a working device. Did we have all those solutions in the early 40's? Certainly 20 years later the U.S. Military had access to technology that didn't exist when Hedy first approached the Navy with her idea. And even after they started looking into it in the early 60's it took many years and many other great minds to produce useful tech like WiFi and GPS from it. It makes for a better story to imagine that a beautiful actress handed the Navy a working prototype and they rejected it. But I think the truth is more in line with she handed them a great idea that they either didn't have the time, technology or imagination (probably all three) to develop it into a useful weapon at that point. Also, it should be noted that George Antheil, the co-inventor, was also not credited for the frequency hopping idea until 1997 when he got the Pioneer Award at the same time as Hedy Lamarr. Was he ignored because of sexism as well? John Knowles W1JHK From: bars On Behalf Of jbammi--- via bars Sent: Friday, November 21, 2025 2:00 AM To: PARTofWestford at groups.io; 'w1hh' Subject: [bars] Frequency Hopping Tribute - Hedy Lamarr Vienna, Austria. Hedy Kiesler was 19 years old and starring in "Ecstasy," a Czech film that featured cinema's first on-screen female orgasm. Scandalized conservatives called her a whore. Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels banned the film. But Friedrich Mandl, one of Austria's wealthiest arms dealers, saw something else. He married her-and then imprisoned her. Mandl was a fascist who sold weapons to Hitler and Mussolini. He locked Hedy in his castle, dressed her up for dinner parties with Nazi officials, and forbade her to act. She was his trophy wife, his beautiful possession, forced to sit through endless business meetings where fascist arms dealers discussed military technology. But here's what Mandl didn't realize: Hedy was listening. And Hedy was brilliant. While her husband and his Nazi clients discussed torpedoes, radio frequencies, and military communications, Hedy Kiesler was absorbing every word. She understood the technology. She saw the problems. And she started thinking about solutions. In 1937, Hedy escaped. She drugged her maid, stole her clothes, fled to Paris, and then to London. Louis B. Mayer, the head of MGM Studios, saw her and offered a contract. She sailed to America, changed her name to Hedy Lamarr, and became a Hollywood star. The world saw a stunning actress. Time magazine called her "the most beautiful woman in the world." She appeared in films like "Algiers" and "Samson and Delilah," her face on movie posters across America. But Hedy's brain was somewhere else. She was thinking about the Nazis. About the war. About the technology she'd heard discussed in Mandl's castle. She knew that radio-controlled torpedoes could be jammed by the enemy, making them useless. If you transmitted a signal on a single frequency, the enemy could detect it and disrupt it. Torpedoes would veer off course. Ships would be safe. But what if the signal kept changing frequencies? What if it "hopped" from one frequency to another in a pattern only the transmitter and receiver knew? The enemy couldn't jam what they couldn't predict. In 1940, Hedy met composer George Antheil at a dinner party. They started talking about music. Then about technology. Then about synchronized player pianos-how they could play in perfect synchronization using perforated paper rolls. And Hedy had an idea. What if you could use that same principle to synchronize radio frequencies? The transmitter and receiver could hop between 88 different frequencies (she chose 88 because that's the number of keys on a piano) in perfect sync, making the signal impossible to jam or intercept. Together, Hedy and George developed the concept. They called it "frequency hopping." In 1942, they were granted U.S. Patent 2,292,387 for a "Secret Communication System." They donated it to the U.S. Navy, hoping it would help defeat the Nazis. The Navy rejected it. Some accounts say they dismissed it because Hedy was "just an actress." Others say the technology was ahead of its time. Whatever the reason, the Navy shelved the patent and told Hedy she could better serve the war effort by selling war bonds. So she did. Hedy Lamarr raised $25 million for the war effort by auctioning kisses and appearing at rallies. The world celebrated her beauty while ignoring her brain. Her patent expired in 1959, unused and forgotten. But in the 1960s, military engineers rediscovered frequency-hopping technology. They used it in Navy ships during the Cuban Missile Crisis. They used it in secure military communications. By the 1980s and '90s, frequency hopping became the foundation for: Wi-Fi Bluetooth GPS All modern wireless communication Every time you connect to Wi-Fi, you're using technology Hedy Lamarr invented in 1941. But for decades, she got no credit. No royalties. No recognition. In 1997-56 years after her patent-the Electronic Frontier Foundation finally gave Hedy Lamarr the Pioneer Award, acknowledging her contribution to wireless technology. She was 83 years old. She'd been ignored for more than half a century while her invention changed the world. When she received the award, Hedy said: "It's about time." Hedy Lamarr died in 2000 at age 85. For most of her life, she was remembered as "the beautiful actress." Her technological genius was dismissed, forgotten, or credited to men. Today, her face is on currency in Austria. Her patent is recognized as foundational to modern technology. And every smartphone, every GPS device, every Bluetooth connection exists because a woman the world dismissed as "just a pretty face" was actually one of the most important inventors of the 20th century. She escaped a Nazi arms dealer's castle. She became a Hollywood icon. And she invented technology that now runs the modern world. But for most of her life, people only wanted to talk about how beautiful she was. Hedy Lamarr's story isn't just about underestimated genius-it's about how society treats brilliant women. How we reduce them to their appearance. How we ignore their contributions. How we credit men while erasing women. The U.S. Navy told her to sell war bonds with her beauty instead of using her brain to win the war. Then they secretly used her invention anyway. That's not just sexism. That's theft. Every time you use Wi-Fi, remember: a Hollywood actress who the world called "just a pretty face" made it possible. And she did it while trying to defeat the Nazis who'd threatened her, imprisoned her, and tried to reduce her to a decoration in a castle. Hedy Lamarr didn't just escape. She won. In honor of Hedy Lamarr (1914-2000), whose beauty the world celebrated but whose genius the world tried to erase. 73 de ws1m bammi -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Scandalized >> conservatives called her a whore. Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels >> banned the film. >> >> But Friedrich Mandl, one of Austria's wealthiest arms dealers, saw >> something else. He married her—and then imprisoned her. >> >> Mandl was a fascist who sold weapons to Hitler and Mussolini. He locked >> Hedy in his castle, dressed her up for dinner parties with Nazi officials, >> and forbade her to act. She was his trophy wife, his beautiful possession, >> forced to sit through endless business meetings where fascist arms dealers >> discussed military technology. >> >> But here's what Mandl didn't realize: Hedy was listening. >> >> And Hedy was brilliant. >> >> While her husband and his Nazi clients discussed torpedoes, radio >> frequencies, and military communications, Hedy Kiesler was absorbing every >> word. She understood the technology. She saw the problems. And she started >> thinking about solutions. >> >> In 1937, Hedy escaped. She drugged her maid, stole her clothes, fled to >> Paris, and then to London. Louis B. Mayer, the head of MGM Studios, saw her >> and offered a contract. She sailed to America, changed her name to Hedy >> Lamarr, and became a Hollywood star. >> >> The world saw a stunning actress. Time magazine called her "the most >> beautiful woman in the world." She appeared in films like "Algiers" and >> "Samson and Delilah," her face on movie posters across America. >> >> But Hedy's brain was somewhere else. She was thinking about the Nazis. >> About the war. About the technology she'd heard discussed in Mandl's castle. >> >> She knew that radio-controlled torpedoes could be jammed by the enemy, >> making them useless. If you transmitted a signal on a single frequency, the >> enemy could detect it and disrupt it. Torpedoes would veer off course. >> Ships would be safe. >> >> But what if the signal kept changing frequencies? What if it "hopped" >> from one frequency to another in a pattern only the transmitter and >> receiver knew? >> >> The enemy couldn't jam what they couldn't predict. >> >> In 1940, Hedy met composer George Antheil at a dinner party. They started >> talking about music. Then about technology. Then about synchronized player >> pianos—how they could play in perfect synchronization using perforated >> paper rolls. >> >> And Hedy had an idea. >> >> What if you could use that same principle to synchronize radio >> frequencies? The transmitter and receiver could hop between 88 different >> frequencies (she chose 88 because that's the number of keys on a piano) in >> perfect sync, making the signal impossible to jam or intercept. >> >> Together, Hedy and George developed the concept. They called it >> "frequency hopping." >> >> In 1942, they were granted U.S. Patent 2,292,387 for a "Secret >> Communication System." They donated it to the U.S. Navy, hoping it would >> help defeat the Nazis. >> >> The Navy rejected it. >> >> Some accounts say they dismissed it because Hedy was "just an actress." >> Others say the technology was ahead of its time. Whatever the reason, the >> Navy shelved the patent and told Hedy she could better serve the war effort >> by selling war bonds. >> >> So she did. Hedy Lamarr raised $25 million for the war effort by >> auctioning kisses and appearing at rallies. The world celebrated her beauty >> while ignoring her brain. >> >> Her patent expired in 1959, unused and forgotten. >> >> But in the 1960s, military engineers rediscovered frequency-hopping >> technology. They used it in Navy ships during the Cuban Missile Crisis. >> They used it in secure military communications. >> >> By the 1980s and '90s, frequency hopping became the foundation for: >> >> >> >> Wi-Fi >> >> Bluetooth >> >> GPS >> >> All modern wireless communication >> >> >> >> Every time you connect to Wi-Fi, you're using technology Hedy Lamarr >> invented in 1941. >> >> But for decades, she got no credit. No royalties. No recognition. >> >> In 1997—56 years after her patent—the Electronic Frontier Foundation >> finally gave Hedy Lamarr the Pioneer Award, acknowledging her contribution >> to wireless technology. >> >> She was 83 years old. She'd been ignored for more than half a century >> while her invention changed the world. >> >> When she received the award, Hedy said: "It's about time." >> >> Hedy Lamarr died in 2000 at age 85. For most of her life, she was >> remembered as "the beautiful actress." Her technological genius was >> dismissed, forgotten, or credited to men. >> >> Today, her face is on currency in Austria. Her patent is recognized as >> foundational to modern technology. And every smartphone, every GPS device, >> every Bluetooth connection exists because a woman the world dismissed as >> "just a pretty face" was actually one of the most important inventors of >> the 20th century. >> >> She escaped a Nazi arms dealer's castle. She became a Hollywood icon. And >> she invented technology that now runs the modern world. >> >> But for most of her life, people only wanted to talk about how beautiful >> she was. >> >> Hedy Lamarr's story isn't just about underestimated genius—it's about how >> society treats brilliant women. How we reduce them to their appearance. How >> we ignore their contributions. How we credit men while erasing women. >> >> The U.S. Navy told her to sell war bonds with her beauty instead of using >> her brain to win the war. 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Until next week, 73 and Gud DX!  - Chris Lobdell KC1IUK On Nov 19, 2025 at 9:44 AM -0500, DOUGLAS BRUCE , wrote: > Welcome to this week’s edition of "NET NOTES" !!   We will be having our BARS weekly net tonight at 08:00 pm EDT or 01:00 UTC >   Show your support!! Please join in the fun … all are most welcome.   Chris, KC1IUK, will be your host tonight for the festivities! >   Here is the repeater info: >   QTH: Westford >  FREQ: 146.955  MHz >  CALL: WB1GOF >   Offset:  - 0.6 MHz >   Tone:  CTCSS 74.4 Hz >   NOTICE!! WE NEED VOLUNTEERS TO HELP OUT BY DOING THE NET ONCE EVERY FEW WEEKS!!!!  Please contact Doug, N1WRN,      for more info. >   73,  Doug  N1WRN  Billerica Amateur Radio Society Net Manager -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I am also working on a guest speaker. 73, Doug N1WRN > On 11/24/2025 8:47 AM EST Marla Wallace via bars wrote: > > > The deadline for the December newsletter is noon today. > _______________________________________________ > 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 Mon Nov 24 11:02:21 2025 From: douglas.bruce1 at comcast.net (DOUGLAS BRUCE) Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2025 12:02:21 -0500 (EST) Subject: [bars] December Newsletter -- final warning In-Reply-To: <1479624794.915565.1764000359206@connect.xfinity.com> References: <237606016.1461912.1763992052989@connect.xfinity.com> <1479624794.915565.1764000359206@connect.xfinity.com> Message-ID: <669977603.917481.1764003741461@connect.xfinity.com> Hello Marla, Please find attached my Presidents Notes Column for the December Newsletter. I am waiting for a reply from possible guest speakers. Can I email the announcement later today to you? 73, Doug N1WRN > On 11/24/2025 11:05 AM EST DOUGLAS BRUCE via bars wrote: > > > Hello Marla, > > I am working on the newsletter as we speak. I will forward it when it is finished. I am also working on a guest speaker. > > 73, > Doug > N1WRN > > > On 11/24/2025 8:47 AM EST Marla Wallace via bars wrote: > > > > > > The deadline for the December newsletter is noon today. > > _______________________________________________ > > 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: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Here is John's Bio: LICW Club #53, CWOPS #1407, CFO #201, ARCI #10275, NAQCC #655, SKCC #2200, A1 OP, Larkfield ARC My main rig is the Elecraft K4D with the KPA500 and KAT500. I really enjoy the smooth QSK and quick QSY of the system. The K4D is a wonderful radio, and I am enjoying it very much. I have a K1, K2, KX1, KX2, KX3, SST40, OHR HP40, QCX mini, and NC40A for QRP use. The paddles that I prefer are the Elecraft Hex-Key, the Brown Brothers Model BTL-A, and, for QRP, I also use the Black Widow, Paddlette PK-1, the Vibroplex Code Warrior, and K9LU Bulldog paddles, all of which have a nice feel to them. The antenna is a center-fed 135-foot multiband doublet ("zepp") fed with KW 300-ohm ladder line through a Balun Designs Tuner Balun. I enjoy CW operating, QRP, and restoring and using boatanchors. I started out in traffic handling and still like to QNI into nets. My brother is WA2DSF and is using the K2 in Florida. Unfortunately, he is in a place with antenna restrictions, so the antenna so far is an indoor loop. His 2 meter HT is working, though. > On 11/24/2025 8:47 AM EST Marla Wallace via bars wrote: > > > The deadline for the December newsletter is noon today. > _______________________________________________ > 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 Wed Nov 26 10:13:49 2025 From: k1dc.radio at gmail.com (Tim - K1DC) Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2025 11:13:49 -0500 Subject: [bars] 2025 Field Day results Message-ID: <9dfe2c87-7607-4d23-889c-7f714c3718cb@gmail.com> Greetings BARSians!  (did I just make that up?) The ARRL have published the results of the 2025 Field Day 'event' (It's not a contest - despite there being points and scores and published rankings... ;-) ) 2025 was a transitional year for the BARS Field Day efforts.  Thanks to the generosity of Nan Araway, NK1A, we had a new location at her home in Chemlsford. As expected, our score reflected the unfamiliar QTH and new operating conditions.  A quick summary is below and the full published results are on the ARRL website here: https://www.w1hh.org/what-is-field-day/field-day-results/ .   A listing of past BARS FD scores is on the BARS website here: https://www.w1hh.org/what-is-field-day/field-day-results/  and an article by Mark, KA1INE, is posted here: https://www.w1hh.org/what-is-field-day/bars-field-day-2025/ . * * *W1HH* *AA1NK* *WO1N* *Club Total* *CW contacts* 38 100 60 *198* *SSB contacts* 75 0 0 *75* *Digital contacts* 65 4 0 *69* * * * * *Total contacts* 178 104 60 *342* *Bonus points* 780 50 50 *880* * * * * *Final Score* 1342 466 290 *2098* Many thanks to Mark Nelson, KA1INE, for his work as FD coordinator (aka 'cat wrangler')!  As I step into this role for 2026 I look forward to cajoling each and every BARS member to participate in this fun activity!  So as you drift off into that food coma in the coming days ponder how you might maximize your fun next June 26-27!   It's only 212 short days away! Thanks to our VP Dave, KC1TLF for grokking stats above from the ARRL post. 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 kwaj.speedo at gmail.com Wed Nov 26 17:19:15 2025 From: kwaj.speedo at gmail.com (Christopher Lennon) Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2025 18:19:15 -0500 Subject: [bars] 2025 Field Day results In-Reply-To: <9dfe2c87-7607-4d23-889c-7f714c3718cb@gmail.com> References: <9dfe2c87-7607-4d23-889c-7f714c3718cb@gmail.com> Message-ID: I am STOKED for field day 2026. On my calendar already. One question, how do the AA1NK and WO1N points figure in. They were obviously big contributors. Were they remote in some way? Chris W2BPL Sent from my phone. On Wed, Nov 26, 2025, 11:14 AM Tim - K1DC via bars wrote: > Greetings BARSians! (did I just make that up?) > > The ARRL have published the results of the 2025 Field Day 'event' (It's > not a contest - despite there being points and scores and published > rankings... ;-) ) > > 2025 was a transitional year for the BARS Field Day efforts. Thanks to > the generosity of Nan Araway, NK1A, we had a new location at her home in > Chemlsford. As expected, our score reflected the unfamiliar QTH and new > operating conditions. A quick summary is below and the full published > results are on the ARRL website here: > https://www.w1hh.org/what-is-field-day/field-day-results/ . A listing > of past BARS FD scores is on the BARS website here: > https://www.w1hh.org/what-is-field-day/field-day-results/ and an article > by Mark, KA1INE, is posted here: > https://www.w1hh.org/what-is-field-day/bars-field-day-2025/ . > > > *W1HH* *AA1NK* *WO1N* *Club Total* > *CW contacts* 38 100 60 *198* > *SSB contacts* 75 0 0 *75* > *Digital contacts* 65 4 0 *69* > > > > > > *Total contacts* 178 104 60 *342* > *Bonus points* 780 50 50 *880* > > > > > > *Final Score* 1342 466 290 *2098* > > > Many thanks to Mark Nelson, KA1INE, for his work as FD coordinator (aka > 'cat wrangler')! As I step into this role for 2026 I look forward to > cajoling each and every BARS member to participate in this fun activity! > So as you drift off into that food coma in the coming days ponder how you > might maximize your fun next June 26-27! It's only 212 short days away! > > Thanks to our VP Dave, KC1TLF for grokking stats above from the ARRL post. > > 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 Wed Nov 26 17:51:42 2025 From: k1dc.radio at gmail.com (Tim - K1DC) Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2025 18:51:42 -0500 Subject: [bars] 2025 Field Day results In-Reply-To: References: <9dfe2c87-7607-4d23-889c-7f714c3718cb@gmail.com> Message-ID: <8c5a29f6-0b65-4029-8a71-a930b5a1e9ae@gmail.com> Good question, Chris. The FD rules allow folks that choose to work from home to contribute their scores to a club call.  This year Nori, AA1NK and Ken, WO1N worked the event as single ops from home and added their points to the club by indicating their club affiliation in the log submitted to ARRL. See you in June! 73, Tim/K1DC On 11/26/2025 18:19, Christopher Lennon wrote: > I am STOKED for field day 2026.  On my calendar already. > > One question, how do the AA1NK and WO1N points figure in.  They were > obviously big contributors.  Were they remote in some way? > > Chris > W2BPL > > Sent from my phone. > > On Wed, Nov 26, 2025, 11:14 AM Tim - K1DC via bars wrote: > > Greetings BARSians!  (did I just make that up?) > > The ARRL have published the results of the 2025 Field Day 'event' > (It's not a contest - despite there being points and scores and > published rankings... ;-) ) > > 2025 was a transitional year for the BARS Field Day efforts.  > Thanks to the generosity of Nan Araway, NK1A, we had a new > location at her home in Chemlsford.  As expected, our score > reflected the unfamiliar QTH and new operating conditions.  A > quick summary is below and the full published results are on the > ARRL website here: > https://www.w1hh.org/what-is-field-day/field-day-results/ .   A > listing of past BARS FD scores is on the BARS website here: > https://www.w1hh.org/what-is-field-day/field-day-results/ and an > article by Mark, KA1INE, is posted here: > https://www.w1hh.org/what-is-field-day/bars-field-day-2025/ . > > * > * *W1HH* *AA1NK* *WO1N* *Club Total* > *CW contacts* 38 100 60 *198* > *SSB contacts* 75 0 0 *75* > *Digital contacts* 65 4 0 *69* > * > * > > > * > * > *Total contacts* 178 104 60 *342* > *Bonus points* 780 50 50 *880* > * > * > > > * > * > *Final Score* 1342 466 290 *2098* > > > Many thanks to Mark Nelson, KA1INE, for his work as FD coordinator > (aka 'cat wrangler')!  As I step into this role for 2026 I look > forward to cajoling each and every BARS member to participate in > this fun activity!  So as you drift off into that food coma in the > coming days ponder how you might maximize your fun next June > 26-27!   It's only 212 short days away! > > Thanks to our VP Dave, KC1TLF for grokking stats above from the > ARRL post. > > 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. 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 dmarcucci at gmail.com Wed Nov 26 18:58:54 2025 From: dmarcucci at gmail.com (David Marcucci) Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2025 19:58:54 -0500 Subject: [bars] BARS December 2025 Newsletter and Meeting Announcement Message-ID: Hello fellow BARS members, The December 2025 edition of the BARS monthly newsletter has been published. 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. The *Billerica Amateur Radio Society December 2025 Newsletter* shares seasonal updates, upcoming club meetings, and highlights of recent activities. It features technical resources for operators, including guidance on digital modes like FreeDV, plus announcements of community events and opportunities for members to get involved. The issue emphasizes education, collaboration, and keeping the amateur radio spirit strong as the year closes. Here's the link for this month's newsletter posting: https://www.w1hh.org/december-2025-billerica-amateur-radio-society-newsletter/ This Wednesday, 12/3, is our monthly membership meeting. Note that the meetings are now hybrid and will take place at the Chelmsford Bible Church at 128 Gorham Street in Chelmsford AND via Zoom at 7 pm EST. *Please see the newsletter for important details about club topics to be discussed at this meeting and for the latest info about our holiday party.* I am pleased to announce that our Guest Speaker for the December 3, 2025 Club Meeting will be John Meade, W2XS, and he will be presenting a talk on "Fun With QRP". You won't want to miss this one! John is an avid QRP Operator in Northport, New York. For more information, please visit our website at https://w1hh.org where meeting announcements are posted. Any materials or recordings from the meeting will be shared via that post after the meeting. 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. *DUES ARE COMING DUE* 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... URL: From dmarcucci at gmail.com Wed Nov 26 20:57:20 2025 From: dmarcucci at gmail.com (David Marcucci) Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2025 21:57:20 -0500 Subject: [bars] CHECK INS W1HH Net Wednesday Night November 26, 2025 Message-ID: *Thanks to the 15 stations that checked into our "Night Before Thanksgiving" net. We discussed menus for tomorrow and the new Billerica repeater, where the feedback was mostly positive for those who tested it thus far.* 1. *KC1TNO - Wendy, Marlborough* 2. *WB1HBU - Eric, West Lynn* 3. *W1LUS - Bruce, Tewksbury* 4. *KA1ULN - Niece, Andover* 5. *KC1TJD - Kevin, Westford* 6. *KB1MGG - Steve, Lowell* 7. *WA1ESU - Fred, Newburyport* 8. *KC1VMX - Dan, Chelmsford* 9. *N1ALO - Peter, Dracut* 10. *KC1YNM - Martin, Wilmington* 11. *KC1NMX - Joanne, South Lowell* 12. *KC1VYX - Craig, Billerica* 13. *K1VK - Paul, Bedford* 14. *KA8SCP - Terry, Westford* 15. *KC1TLF - Dave, Tyngsboro (NCS)* *73,* *Dave KC1TLF* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From douglas.bruce1 at comcast.net Thu Nov 27 11:38:23 2025 From: douglas.bruce1 at comcast.net (DOUGLAS BRUCE) Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2025 12:38:23 -0500 (EST) Subject: [bars] Happy Thanksgiving! Message-ID: <620130702.969364.1764265103709@connect.xfinity.com> Greetings Fellow Members, I would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving! 73, Doug N1WRN President, Billerica Amateur Radio Society -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wa1emg at yahoo.com Thu Nov 27 12:14:24 2025 From: wa1emg at yahoo.com (Greg) Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2025 18:14:24 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [bars] Happy Thanksgiving! In-Reply-To: <620130702.969364.1764265103709@connect.xfinity.com> References: <620130702.969364.1764265103709@connect.xfinity.com> Message-ID: <245006418.972759.1764267264788@mail.yahoo.com> Thanks. Same to you and yours!! 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