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Re: Friday 1200 June 14 VHF Lunch Garcia’s Juan Tabo
James Duffey
Thanks for the reply Keith. We will try to arrange a VHF lunch then.
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James Duffey KK6MC Cedar Crest NM On Jun 11, 2019, at 18:18, James Duffey <JamesDuffey@...> wrote:
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Re: Friday 1200 June 14 VHF Lunch Garcia’s Juan Tabo
James Duffey
OK Jon Thanks
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James Duffey KK6MC Cedar Crest NM On Jun 11, 2019, at 18:00, Jonathan Fox <w0amt@...> wrote:
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Re: Friday 1200 June 14 VHF Lunch Garcia’s Juan Tabo
Count me in for Friday lunch 73, Jon W0AMT On Mon, Jun 10, 2019 at 10:18 AM James Duffey <JamesDuffey@...> wrote: Let’s have an informal VHF lunch this 1200 Friday, June 14 at Garcia’s 3601 Juan Tabo. Let me know if you think you will come so I can give them a head count if there will be a large or semi large group. - Duffey |
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Re: NMVHF chat
Mike WB2FKO
Can confirm that each workspace requires separate login. There is a very active slack workspace that has been setup for VHF weak signal with several topical channels. You can get access here:
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http://chat.n5tm.com/ On 6/11/19 4:27 PM, redarlington wrote:
I logged in like it was a whole new account. From the top menu in the purple side of the screen, I can drop down and scroll right down to the bottom to switch to my other accounts. It's easier for me to just have two tabs open. |
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Re: NMVHF chat
I logged in like it was a whole new account. From the top menu in the purple side of the screen, I can drop down and scroll right down to the bottom to switch to my other accounts. It's easier for me to just have two tabs open. -Bob N3XKB On Tue, Jun 11, 2019 at 4:25 PM Mike WB2FKO <mph@...> wrote:
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Re: NMVHF chat
Mike WB2FKO
I created a separate login/password for
this new workspace. Maybe that was a mistake. I have been able to
switch between my two slack accounts seamlessly, ie. without
having to log out and in. I'll defer to Bob N3XKB who is on this
list and has years more experience on slack than me.
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Check Your Guylines/anchors
KC7QY
A quick reminder to check these out. I did some antenna work before the test last week. Had to install the anchor (a very large spike) for one of the guys. Found the mast and all three VHF antennas on the ground yesterday. The anchor that had served admirably for years was pulled out of the ground. Wind was nowhere as strong as we have had this spring. Fortunately no major damage, 6M driven is a little bent, and back on the air this afternoon. Jim KC7QY |
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Re: KK6MC in contest
KC7QY
Actually W5PR won the battle here quite handily. PR now owes me a set of headphones (HiHI). Worked them quickly and could barely hear QE. Got QE about a half hour later. Jim KC7QY
On Monday, June 10, 2019, 04:34:12 PM MDT, Keith Morehouse <w9rm@...> wrote:
K5QE and W5PR fought with each other, on almost the same frequency, until the bitter end. it was obvious each knew the other was there but they probably couldn't hear the other very well. They were both 20-over up here - almost the same signal strength and pretty much unworkable as they trashed each other. I though it was pretty darn funny...by the sound of the K5QE op at the very end, I am guessing he didn't see the same humor in it <hehehe> -W9RM Keith J Morehouse Managing Partner Calmesa Partners G.P. Olathe, CO On Mon, Jun 10, 2019 at 4:30 PM James Duffey <JamesDuffey@...> wrote:
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Re: NMVHF chat
Keith Morehouse
Mike, a lot of us are already members of SLACK chat pages. Is there a way to sign in to the NMVHFS Slack chat from an existing account. i didn't look to hard, but i didn't see any 'join other groups" prompt in my account - probably missed it. -W9RM Keith J Morehouse Managing Partner Calmesa Partners G.P. Olathe, CO On Tue, Jun 11, 2019 at 12:57 PM Mike WB2FKO <mph@...> wrote: I would like to try upgrading the NMVHF chat page to a full-featured |
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Re: NMVHF chat
Mike WB2FKO
Correct. Both resources are available
for now. If slack proves to be better, will delete PHP chat on
the website and replace with a link to the slack invite.
On 6/11/19 1:07 PM, Jay wrote:
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Re: NMVHF chat
Jay
Mike, Just so I am clear, - this is moving to a Slack channel and replacing the PHP based chat page?On Tue, Jun 11, 2019 at 11:57 AM Mike WB2FKO <mph@...> wrote: I would like to try upgrading the NMVHF chat page to a full-featured |
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NMVHF chat
Mike WB2FKO
I would like to try upgrading the NMVHF chat page to a full-featured slack channel. Click or copy the link below to do the free sign-up; suggest using your callsign and first name:
https://join.slack.com/t/newmexicovhf/shared_invite/enQtNjUwNTM0MjczNTM4LTg2MTJmYmY0NmExOWNmODk4ZTYyODhkMjBhMWI1NWY1MzliNjliNTg3NjM5MWVmYmRkY2FlNmZmNDI5Zjc1MTI If so inclined, there is also a slack app for your smartphone (that admittedly I have not tried yet) that bypasses the need to be on the NMVHF website. You'll have direct access anywhere you have cell coverage. Might be more useful during contests and for alerting people to Es openings when they are away from email. This is an experiment with invites sent only to subscribers of the nmvhf mailing list. Please let me know if you have questions or problems. If there is a consensus, we can transition from our existing simple and somewhat buggy web app to slack for a better experience. Mike WB2FKO |
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Re: W7QQ Big 76 GHz Adventure in Current Issue of DUBUS
Michael Daly
Also a nice article in CQ Mag. Mike, n5sj
From: nmvhf@groups.io [mailto:nmvhf@groups.io] On Behalf Of Bob Kmak
Last March Bill W7QQ wrote about his 76GHz adventures in AZ with mw luminaries W5LUA and VE4MA. Tony W8ZR has an article in the 2nd Quarter 2019 issue of DUBUS detailing the same operating activity. Picture of Bill on White Tanks mountain included.
Congrats Bill !!
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AA5PR June contest
John Klem
Yes, Saturday was grim, especially in DM83. Wickedly hot and windy. I heard a total of 3 NM stations: K5AM (sometimes strong); WB2FKO (a couple weak decodes); and AI5I, God bless him, who somehow manages to hear me wherever I have been. And I was trying both 6 and 2; FT8, SSB, and CW. A total of 11 QSOs for the entire contest day, plus a couple of pre-contest meteor scatter contacts with W9RM.
Things definitely turned around on Sunday. There was a good opening in the morning from DM73 to EN and EM grids, from around 1500 until at least 1800Z, when I felt I was getting a bit too much screen time and decided to move on. DM74 was pretty much a repeat of DM73, with the welcome addition of some local contacts, including a few on 2 and 432. I made a number of SSB contacts, but the large majority were FT8 because that's what worked for me. Perhaps my biggest motivation to go roving is to escape the shadow of the Sandias, which severely obstruct my horizon at home for azimuths from 0 to 180 degrees. So this contest, with openings to grids I can rarely work, was a real treat. I believe I have so far added at least one digit to my score in each VHF contest, but this seems unlikely to continue. My computer tells me 157 total QSO points, 74 total multipliers, total score 11,618. John, AA5PR |
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Boo Hoo
Bob Norton
Pass the tissues...
June 2019 ARRL VHF contest a bust for me.
While perhaps not as exciting as Duffey's May-June road-trip, I finished a 10 day approximately 3500 mile road-trip Thursday PM. Then, did 3 hours of hard labor Saturday morning before the start of the contest. Pooped, indeed.
A majority of the road trip at, below, or close to sea level. 106 degrees the last evening (Laughlin, NV/Bullhead City, AZ) before some relief in northern Arizona and finally at home near 7000 feet.
Then, sometime Sat PM before a first QSO, the tailtwister controlling all of my VHF/UHF antennae decides to go rogue. Parks itself due south and would not budge in spite of frantic flipping the control switches. Meter stuck full clockwise at S. Not much interest to work the contest parked due south, so I thew in the towel. Still stuck to the south Sunday.
Monday morning, I turn on the rotor control. It now reads full counterclockwise on S. I feather the control and the meter jumps hither and fro, but the antenna now moves in a clockwise direction! I park the Yagis pointing to the west where they normally resided to minimize wind load.
Please, industrial strength tissues!
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Re: W7QQ Big 76 GHz Adventure in Current Issue of DUBUS
Bill
RR TU Bob. Let's not forget Mark N0IO who made two beautiful 78 GHz tranceiving stations. Stunning aerospace quality design and workmanship. Mark is from Colorado but is one of us at NMVHFS, along with three of his immediate family. Tony has done a nice job bringing this activity to a broad audience. Mark is the NMVHFS subject matter expert for all things microwave. Let me also note, for those interested in microwave ops and gear that Phoenix, just next door, has a vibrant microwave community. Many of them are very excited that there is a seed of microwave activity here in New Mexico. We have 5 stations on 10 GHz and two on 24 GHz and there are more stations under assembly. There is some donated gear available for anyone in the society. There's enough to seriously knock down the cost and complexity of getting started. So, if you're one of those whose bucket list includes microwave let someone know you're interested: Myself, Arne N7KA, Duffey KK6MC, Bob K5WO or Art KC5EFM. Thanks Again Bob es 73 Bill W7QQ DM75ao On Mon, Jun 10, 2019 at 6:22 PM Bob Kmak <bobkmak@...> wrote:
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W7QQ Big 76 GHz Adventure in Current Issue of DUBUS
Bob K5WO
Last March Bill W7QQ wrote about his 76GHz adventures in AZ with mw luminaries W5LUA and VE4MA. Tony W8ZR has an article in the 2nd Quarter 2019 issue of DUBUS detailing the same operating activity. Picture of Bill on White Tanks mountain included.
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Re: 6M opening(s)
KC7QY
Just like last night DX Maps refuses to connect! Jim KC7QY
On Monday, June 10, 2019, 4:36:26 PM MDT, Keith Morehouse <w9rm@...> wrote:
Right now (2230Z), the band is open to CT3/EA8 from DM58, there are guys calling and working JA's and W7D from rare grid confluence DM18/19/28/29 is pounding in.
All this on one tidy digital 'channel' - 50.313 FT8 :) -RM Keith J Morehouse Managing Partner Calmesa Partners G.P. Olathe, CO |
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6M opening(s)
Keith Morehouse
Right now (2230Z), the band is open to CT3/EA8 from DM58, there are guys calling and working JA's and W7D from rare grid confluence DM18/19/28/29 is pounding in. All this on one tidy digital 'channel' - 50.313 FT8 :) -RM Keith J Morehouse Managing Partner Calmesa Partners G.P. Olathe, CO |
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Re: KK6MC in contest
Keith Morehouse
K5QE and W5PR fought with each other, on almost the same frequency, until the bitter end. it was obvious each knew the other was there but they probably couldn't hear the other very well. They were both 20-over up here - almost the same signal strength and pretty much unworkable as they trashed each other. I though it was pretty darn funny...by the sound of the K5QE op at the very end, I am guessing he didn't see the same humor in it <hehehe> -W9RM Keith J Morehouse Managing Partner Calmesa Partners G.P. Olathe, CO On Mon, Jun 10, 2019 at 4:30 PM James Duffey <JamesDuffey@...> wrote:
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