[ML-General] HAM Meeting and upcoming events

Tue Mar 10 16:06:24 CDT 2015

I have a Yaesu FT-60r that's a nice HT. if you want budget, look up Baofeng
on Amazon. Ive not used them, but I have heard they are a good for the
price.

On Tue, Mar 10, 2015 at 3:59 PM, Satyam Nayak <nayaksatyam at gmail.com> wrote:

> My radio seems to have bitten it. Does anyone have recommendations for a
> good handheld radio?
>
> On Tue, Mar 10, 2015 at 3:55 PM, Erik Arendall <earendall at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> http://www.instructables.com/id/J-Pole-Antennas-For-144-and-440/
>>
>> On Tue, Mar 10, 2015 at 3:52 PM, Alex Smith (K4RNT) <
>> shadowhunter at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Tell you what,
>>>
>>> Let's set up a group project where everyone builds a J-pole antenna.
>>> They're relatively easy, and cheap to make with copper pipe.
>>>
>>> " 'With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censured,
>>> the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all
>>> irrevocably.' Those words were uttered by Judge Aaron Satie as wisdom and
>>> warning... The first time any man's freedom is trodden on, we’re all
>>> damaged." - Jean-Luc Picard, quoting Judge Aaron Satie, Star Trek: TNG
>>> episode "The Drumhead"
>>> - Alex Smith
>>> - Huntsville, Alabama metropolitan area USA
>>>
>>> On Tue, Mar 10, 2015 at 3:51 PM, Alex Smith (K4RNT) <
>>> shadowhunter at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Only if you give me one. :)
>>>>
>>>> " 'With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censured,
>>>> the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all
>>>> irrevocably.' Those words were uttered by Judge Aaron Satie as wisdom and
>>>> warning... The first time any man's freedom is trodden on, we’re all
>>>> damaged." - Jean-Luc Picard, quoting Judge Aaron Satie, Star Trek: TNG
>>>> episode "The Drumhead"
>>>> - Alex Smith
>>>> - Huntsville, Alabama metropolitan area USA
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Mar 10, 2015 at 3:37 PM, Erik Arendall <earendall at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> just use a high gain yagi :-)
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, Mar 10, 2015 at 3:32 PM, Alex Smith (K4RNT) <
>>>>> shadowhunter at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm out of range of the Huntsville repeaters.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I can't reach even the Fayetteville, TN repeater from my house. I can
>>>>>> reach the Shelbyville, TN repeater though (don't ask why)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> " 'With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech
>>>>>> censured, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us
>>>>>> all irrevocably.' Those words were uttered by Judge Aaron Satie as wisdom
>>>>>> and warning... The first time any man's freedom is trodden on, we’re all
>>>>>> damaged." - Jean-Luc Picard, quoting Judge Aaron Satie, Star Trek: TNG
>>>>>> episode "The Drumhead"
>>>>>> - Alex Smith
>>>>>> - Huntsville, Alabama metropolitan area USA
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Tue, Mar 10, 2015 at 3:10 PM, Jeff Cotten <omegix at gmail.com>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Why not ham radio?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> (That was a joke, we don't have an antenna up yet)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Tue, Mar 10, 2015 at 2:57 PM, Erik Arendall <earendall at gmail.com>
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Why not Google hangouts?    >=)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Tue, Mar 10, 2015 at 2:30 PM, Jeff Cotten <omegix at gmail.com>
>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> sure!  I'll also take notes from the meeting and put them up on
>>>>>>>>> the Ham Shack wiki page afterwards :)
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Mar 10, 2015 at 2:11 PM, Alex Smith (K4RNT) <
>>>>>>>>> shadowhunter at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I can't make it, can you see if someone can be on IRC at the time
>>>>>>>>>> of the meeting to pass along what's being discussed?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> " 'With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech
>>>>>>>>>> censured, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us
>>>>>>>>>> all irrevocably.' Those words were uttered by Judge Aaron Satie as wisdom
>>>>>>>>>> and warning... The first time any man's freedom is trodden on, we’re all
>>>>>>>>>> damaged." - Jean-Luc Picard, quoting Judge Aaron Satie, Star Trek: TNG
>>>>>>>>>> episode "The Drumhead"
>>>>>>>>>> - Alex Smith
>>>>>>>>>> - Huntsville, Alabama metropolitan area USA
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Mar 10, 2015 at 12:22 PM, Jeff Cotten <omegix at gmail.com>
>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Hi all, just a reminder that there will be a HAM Radio meeting
>>>>>>>>>>> at the makeshop tonight at 7pm up in the AV Area and Library.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Whenever that meeting wraps up a couple of us will be discussing
>>>>>>>>>>> what we want the Little Library to look like, and what resources are on
>>>>>>>>>>> hand:  http://littlefreelibrary.org/
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> *  This Friday is the Every-Other-Month Bee-Keeper Meeting at
>>>>>>>>>>> the Botanical Gardens.  Meeting is at 6:30pm.  I know nothing about this,
>>>>>>>>>>> but I'm hoping to talk to someone about the new flow hive and see who in
>>>>>>>>>>> the area purchased one:
>>>>>>>>>>> http://www.honeyflow.com/
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> *  This Saturday is the Drone Day event in Huntsville:
>>>>>>>>>>> https://www.facebook.com/events/1544099752508912/
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> * Next Saturday is the Nerd Rummage sale at Makers Local 256:
>>>>>>>>>>> https://www.facebook.com/events/306806466181371/
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Happy Making!
>>>>>>>>>>> Jeff
>>>>>>>>>>>
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