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Mullica Hill Wrap-up and Red Rose Hamfest Oct 2nd
Mark Hinkel
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From: Mark Hinkel <mrhinkel@...> To: Mark Hinkel <mrhinkel@...> Sent: Thu, Sep 16, 2021 9:52 pm Subject: Mullica Hill Wrap-up and Red Rose Hamfest Oct 2nd We attended the Gloucester County ARC Hamfest in Mullica Hill and had a freebie / donation table setup in recognition of several local hams who have
died from Lou Gehrig's disease. Allan (W3AEH), Denise (KB3ANO) and Dave
(WI3Y). All money in the coffee can at end of day goes to the ALS
Foundation.
We collected $175... thank you all..!!
Hurricane Ida had quite a few surprises for us here in the Philly area including several tornadoes, one here in Ft Washington, but the worst of which hit the Mullica Hill area. The Gloucester County ARC lost 2 of the big towers at the ham station next the 4H Fair Grounds where the hamfest is held each year. The club started a Go Fund Me page and has almost hit the 10,000 dollar goal. Attachment is my pic showing the one tower folded in half.
http://www.w2mmd.org/
Go Fund Me page;
https://www.gofundme.com/f/rebuild-club-station-w2mmd?utm_campaign=p_cf+share-flow-1&utm_medium=email&utm_source=customer
The
next hamfest in the Southeast Pa area is Red Rose Repeater Association
held on Saturday October 2nd at the Garden Spot Fire and Rescue Station,
New Holland, Pa. Vendors
at 7am and general public at 8am.
See Google maps for location;
I understand there will be no Sellersville Hamfest this year - RF Hill will move to a new venue for 2022. However Paul (N3TMX) and I will pickup the PWA "Swap Net on Zoom" probably the last week of October -- so get your skeletons ready. We don't have details worked out just yet, but we may alternate months with the PWA general meetings held on the 4th Monday of the month. ie: PWA meetings in September, November, January, etc. (always on a Monday) Swap Net held the 4 week (Monday or Tuesday) in October, December (after x-mas), February, etc. This is tentative... but working the Swap Net twice a month was just too much.
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Tom Riethof, W3CQC SK Memorial Service
QST
Tom’s memorial service is scheduled for Friday September 24 at 0930-1100 at the Peter Becker Community chapel in Harleysville, PA. Visitation will be followed by the service.
Peter Becker Community is located at 800 Maple Avenue, Harleysville, PA 19438. Tel. 215-256-9501
You will be required to wear a face mask to enter the facility.
Please feel free to disseminate this information to whomever you wish.
73 TN Thomas E. Nolan DVM
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Re: Yaesu FT-3DR as new w/RT Systems Programming Software
#for-sale
SOLD! 73 de K3FZT / Steve
On Mon, Sep 13, 2021 at 3:29 PM Steve K3FZT <davidson@...> wrote:
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73 de K3FZT / Steve
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Yaesu FT-3DR as new w/RT Systems Programming Software
#for-sale
FT-3DR in original box with all original items included. Also will include RT Systems programming software (no cable) for it and as soon as sale goes through I will ask RT Systems to transfer the license to you--that requires your call and email address and you'll have to correspond with them to confirm the transfer. Also, all the documentation I've printed (8.5x11 double-sided) from the Yaesu website: Advanced Manual, APRS Manual, WIRES-X Manual, GM Manual. The standard operating manual is included in the box. If we do the transaction in real life, I'm asking $275 cash, Zelle, Paypal friends and family or you pay any fee. If you require it be shipped to you then $290 same payment methods.
I'm doing this because I need to recoup part of the expense of the FT-5DR I've ordered. If not gone by Thursday it will be on QRZ next week for a little bit more $$.
Questions? davidson@...
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73 de K3FZT / Steve
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K3PDR Monthly Meeting Online -- Tonight
Greetings, Here is the link for the online club meeting for Monday September 13, 2021 at 7:30pm https://meeting-server.ham-radio-op.net/PDRAMonthlyMeeting Best regards, Stan N3KDA
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IN PERSON EXAM SESSION 5615 GLAARG - EST - NEW YORK-PHILLY TIME UTC-5 , Sept 13 at 7pm EST at 3526 North Front Street, Phila. PA 19140
Lamonte, N1LC
IN PERSON EXAM SESSION 5615 GLAARG - EST - NEW YORK-PHILLY TIME UTC-5
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Fw: [WARCTalk] Fw: TONIGHT! Project Manhigh with Greg Kennedy—Thursday, September 9, 2021 at 7:30pm ED T!
Mark Hinkel
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Fw: [Philmontmobileradioclub] N3GBJ News article
Mark Hinkel
PDRA member Chris Ruhl was a great guy... we miss him dearly.
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A Desperate Plea for HELP / Ride MS: City to Shore
Mark Hinkel
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From: Mark Hinkel <mrhinkel@...> To: Mark Hinkel <mrhinkel@...> Sent: Sun, Sep 5, 2021 1:36 pm Subject: Fwd: A Desperate Plea for HELP / Ride MS: City to Shore Joe Di Bartolo (KC2FSB) is making a last minute
plee for volunteers to help with the MS-150 "City to Shore" bike ride.
We have lost several communicators this year and need to bring on-board
"new people". If you can find the time to volunteer, please join the
group.
The Philadelphia Multiple Sclerosis Society depend on
local Ham Radio operators to do the job of radio communications. This event is the largest in
the area with approximately 5 to 7,000 bike riders showing up early
Saturday morning at the Patco Woodcrest Station and heading down to
Ocean City NJ. The event is held the last weekend of September (25th and 26th) and usually involves a Friday setup day for several of us. The riders stay overnight at hotels in Ocean City and come back to Woodcrest Station on Sunday.
If anyone wishes to join me Friday afternoon ?? I usually head down about 12 noon to setup the radio equipment while others setup APRS radios used to track the SAG vehicles. The South End is upstairs at the Ocean City Music Pier where the MS officials (ride director) and the APRS units are tracked. The North End (where I go) is located just across Woodcrest Road from the station. I go down on Friday and setup two masts, one with a 2m / 440 antenna and the second with a GMRS antenna. Extra people are needed to jockey the vans around the lot and tag the keys so they don't get mixed up Saturday morning. Watch or help install the APRS equipment and make sure it's working. And help with the masts and antennas. I use a Max Gain System push-up mast; https://mgs4u.com/fiberglass-push-up-masts/
Where most volunteers are needed is ride support;
Joe likes to have a ham operator every mile or two along the route to be
eyes and ears for the riders. On the radio you'll announce your
location when you arrive, the first rider through your "spot" and the
last rider -- and call in any breakdowns. Riders are instructed to turn
the bike up-side down by the side of the road and wait for the SAG
vans. Always 2 vans, one passenger van for people, one box van for
the bikes -- SAG vehicles always travel in pairs. End of day there's
always a follow-up vehicle to release the ham operator. This is the
easiest job in the world.. just sit in your car and call in the rider
numbers.
Most people from the Philly area will choose the
North End for our route spot. This will be road intersections or street
corners anywhere from Cherry Hill down through Atco to Hammonton NJ
where the lunch stop is located. The route is clearly marked for the
cyclists -- communicator volunteers will be given clear directions. If
you have a house at the shore, you can select the South End. These are from Hammonton down through Mays Landing and on to Ocean
City. Saturday route spots start early in Cherry Hill because the
riders start at 6 or 6:30am. Route spots down below the Hammonton lunch
break start later. Reverse is true for Sunday.
I don't know if Joe has any openings, but
communicators are also used in Staff Cars. These are usually the small
Subaru Outback wagons that travel the route and make pit stops along the
way for riders who are in trouble with break downs, having health
issues -- some are older riders or riders with MS -- they keep a close
eye on these riders. Or road closures due to vehicle accidents. These communicators can be non-hams using GMRS radio.
In previous years we've needed volunteers to be
loggers. This can be a non-ham operator with typing skills; these
people sit by a radio listening to either a ham repeater or GMRS radio
and type all traffic coming over the radio. The computer is internet
connected and goes through a server to the Ocean City location where it
pops up on a screen and the information is used by the ride director.
Basically it's a time stamp on radio traffic, when and where did it
happen.
So whether you're a Ham, SWL or just interested in
the hobby, your skills are needed somewhere along the route for keeping
the riders safe. I hope you can join us.
The online registration page for communicators is here;
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSchdvtprmMMrwIK0Bqr16TbDoeR95FP5Hpp5hpSO2NXjW4o1A/viewform
This page is strictly for riders -- take a look and get a feel for the "City to Shore" bike ride;
https://secure.nationalmssociety.org/site/SPageServer?pagename=%2FBIKE_PAE_CTS_Starts
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From: Ev Comm <n3mssevcomm@...> To: Mark Hinkel WA3QVU <mrhinkel@...>; Sent: Sat, Sep 4, 2021 10:52 pm Subject: A Desperate Plea for HELP / Ride MS: City to Shore A
DESPERATE PLEE FOR
HELP
We are only 3 weeks
away from the event. YES – JUST 21 DAYS.
This past week we received enough volunteer registrations to
only cover 4 route check points. This
still puts us in the need for 25 to 30 more HAM volunteers.
Ladies and
Gentlemen !!!!!!!!!!
I don’t know what else to do to get out the word, to bring
in additional volunteers. I am shocked
that so many of our volunteers from the last 5 years have not come back. If some of you folks have complaints and
criticisms on any of us, the event, or how we try to support the event fully,
please contact us so that we can understand and hopefully clear things up.
This is probably the last week that we have to get the
volunteers we need, so that we can start assignments. Remember, even if you have already signed up,
you are receiving this email to help spread the word.
Please put the 25th and 26th of
September on your schedule to come out and support the 2021 Ride MS – City to
Shore as the public service event that is supported fully, to ensure the safety
and communications to help the all too many folks living with Multiple
Sclerosis.
Please sign up at: https://forms.gle/YzGMjT9aMojLA3Xt6
Or email back the attached form as soon as possible.
We look forward to working with as many of you as it takes
to support the event fully.
With Much Appreciation
73
EvComm (609.795.0909)
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GCARC Hamfest: Mullica Hill, NJ - Sunday 9/12/21
Mark Hinkel
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From: Mark Hinkel <mrhinkel@...> To: Mark Hinkel <mrhinkel@...> Sent: Sat, Sep 4, 2021 11:26 am Subject: Fwd: GCARC Hamfest: Mullica Hill, NJ - Sunday 9/12/21 The Hamfest in Mullica Hill New Jersey is still scheduled for next Sunday; See below and view the pdf Flyer.
Here's a Google Map; (address is 235 Bridgeton Pike, Mullica Hill, NJ)
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Gloucester+County+fairgrounds/@39.7156859,-75.2141362,564m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x89c6d8f912646861:0x63839733c38e3890!8m2!3d39.7156818!4d-75.2119475
I plan to be there with more odds and ends from the latest estate / clean-out with multiple items located under one of the drive-up pavilions in the back. One of my tables will be marked "Donation Only" to the ALS Foundation. Allan (W3AEH) died from complications of Lou Gehrig's disease - family has instructed that all money will go to ALS. We collected $250 at the Kimberton Hamfest back in July -- let's see if we can do the same here at Mullica Hill.
Mark WA3QVU
PS:
As far as I know, the tornado damage caused by hurricane Ida did not damage the 4H / Gloucester County Fairgrounds in Mullica Hill. Here's a quick video of Marvin Lane located on one side of Bridgetown Pike -- the Fairgrounds are on the opposite side of the road. Miraculously no one was killed - the houses are ripped apart.
https://twitter.com/MattDeLucia/status/1433210746633170945
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From: Jeffrey Welsh <radioartistry@...> To: KD2AZI@... <kd2azi@...> Sent: Fri, Sep 3, 2021 9:48 am Subject: GCARC Hamfest: Mullica Hill, NJ - Sunday 9/12/21 Hello! The Gloucester County Amateur Radio Club will be hosting the ARRL Southern New Jersey Section Convention and Hamfest on Sunday, September 12, 2021! Our Hamfest flyer is attached.
- Non-vendors must park in the lower parking area - there are NO EXCEPTIONS
- All fees will be collected at the gate. Please bring small bills; exact change will help us expedite your entry into the event!
We’ll have many door prizes this year, come for a chance to win a BaoFeng DMR-6X2 HT, graciously donated by BTECH.
Vendors may arrive at 6:00 a.m. with general admission at 8:00.
VE Testing is at 9:00 at the clubhouse.
Location: 235 Bridgeton Pike, Mullica Hill, NJ
Costs: $10 admission (non-ham spouses and kids are free). Vendors: tailgate spaces $10, pavilion $12 plus admission fee.
We're looking forward to a fun event - see you there!
73
Jeffrey A. Welsh KD2AZI
Gloucester County Amateur Radio Club
(856) 419 - 9911
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Re: DMR problems
I was using 3102, and already had the password set up.
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Re: DMR problems
2 possible issues that I am aware of:
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Brandmeister de-commissioned Master 3101 https://wiki.brandmeister.network/images/c/c3/Transition_to_3104_notice.pdf So if that was your Master, please move to 3104. AND for Hotspots Please configure a personalized security password for your hotspots ! https://news.brandmeister.network/configure-a-security-password-for-your-hotspots/ Hope this helps!
On 9/2/21, George Miller W3GWM via groups.io <w3gwm@...> wrote:
My connection to Brandmeister is not working properly either. I can use the --
jim fisher Jedijf AJ3DI www.aj3di.com HamshackHotline ext: 14423 "Do, or do not. There is no 'try.'" -- Jedi Master Yoda
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Re: DMR problems
George Miller W3GWM
My connection to Brandmeister is not working properly either. I can use the Dashboard Last Heard and see stations on 3142, but I'm not hearing them through my Hotspot. I can see myself connecting, but not hearing other stations that show in Las\t Heard.
My codeplug was working, now it appears to not connect to Brandmeister correctly.
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Re: DMR problems
Even stranger, I can get in ok from a Fusion radio to the DMR bridge in Openspot3, but not direct DMR either via the repeater or hotspot.
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DMR problems
Anyone having issues transmitting on DMR Brandmeister servers lately? I seem to have been partially blocked for the last few days.
I can receive OK on my hotspot, and connect or disconnect talk groups, but no one is hearing me on any of these methods on talk group 3142, 31360 or the Parrot test group - local Waterford Works WR3IRS repeater. I can't quite hit K3PDR consistently. - Openspot3 - Clearnode (All-Star to DMR analog bridge using DVSwitch) - DroidStar I've had almost the same code plug for a year now on any Anytone 878, and it was working earlier this month, though I heard that statewide talk groups are blocked on DVSwitch. I checked with one of the Brandmeister admins, and he says that I'm not blocked, as the connect/disconnect commands are getting through, but he got very grouchy when I mentioned that I tested with DroidStar, as a few of the admins there are not crazy about non-RF connections to DMR. Any ideas what could be wrong?
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[WARCTalk] [Packrats] Ham Radio Manufacturer News
Mark Hinkel
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From: Mark Hinkel WA3QVU via groups.io <mrhinkel@...> To: warctalk@k3dn.groups.io <warctalk@k3dn.groups.io> Sent: Tue, Aug 31, 2021 11:17 pm Subject: [WARCTalk] [Packrats] Ham Radio Manufacturer News FYI...
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From: Jim Antonacci via Packrats <packrats@...> To: ratslist <packrats@...> Sent: Tue, Aug 31, 2021 11:07 pm Subject: [Packrats] Ham Radio Manufacturer News I cannot vouch for the accuracy of the below, but there may be some who have first hand information.
Jim WA3EHD
From: Steve Martin <sem7388@...>
Subject: Ham Radio Manufacturer News Kenwood is pretty much out of the ham radio market, due to inability to get parts. They have no ham mobile radios left. That chip factory that burned down made chips that went into all their mobile radios. They bought what they could find but decided to dedicate that inventory towards building radios for their more profitable commercial line. For them to reenter the market, they would need to redesign all of their radios. I imagine that they would have to do this for their commercial line anyway, but the end result is that if they re-enter the ham market, it will be a year or more from now. I don’t know what this means for their HF radios, but they haven’t had much of a presence there in a while. Yaesu had to drop their most popular HT due to parts shortages from the same plant. The FT3D is also discontinued due to parts shortages. There is a FT5 coming out that will be here shortly; it will be able to decode digital on two bands at once. Icom seems to be doing well. For instance, HRO has 500 IC705 radios in inventory. Icom projected sales of 20,000 for this radio and ordered parts accordingly. Icom is redesigning their DSTAR repeater line but no word on when they will be available. The only good news in this is that this seems to be due to parts shortages rather than lack of demand. If the market still exists maybe Kenwood will come back. 73, Steve K3KQ
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Re: Mid Atlantic Dstar net
I’ll definitely try to make it, though the local PADMR net is going on at the same time.
Bob Rodriguez Kc3lyz
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Re: Mid Atlantic Dstar net
Jim, > The Mid Atlantic Dstar net is starting again on Ref 20A > Tuesday nights at 8pm eastern time. Check in and make it a success. OK, I will update the net list for that. I'm doing the Arklatex D-Star Net during that time, so I won't be able to make it. -- Daryl, WX4QZ
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Re: Mid Atlantic Dstar net
Jim McCloskey
Starts on Sept 7th
From: k3pdr@groups.io <k3pdr@groups.io> on behalf of Jim McCloskey <Jmccloskey@...>
Sent: Monday, August 30, 2021 9:09:21 PM To: k3pdr@groups.io <k3pdr@groups.io> Subject: [Special] [k3pdr] Mid Atlantic Dstar net The Mid Atlantic Dstar net is starting again on Ref 20A Tuesday nights at 8pm eastern time. Check in and make it a success. Thanks, Jim, NS3K
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Mid Atlantic Dstar net
Jim McCloskey
The Mid Atlantic Dstar net is starting again on Ref 20A
Tuesday nights at 8pm eastern time. Check in and make it a success. Thanks, Jim, NS3K
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