[ML-General] HAM Meeting and upcoming events

david ainut at knology.net
Tue Mar 10 19:19:33 CDT 2015


I do.  I would like for whatever I buy to last.  Should this be offline?


On 03/10/2015 06:17 PM, Alex Smith (K4RNT) wrote:
> Yes. Do you have a problem with that?
>
> " '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 5:59 PM, david <ainut at knology.net 
> <mailto:ainut at knology.net>> wrote:
>
>     Are they Chinese?
>
>
>
>     On 03/10/2015 04:24 PM, Alex Smith (K4RNT) wrote:
>>     I have a Baofeng, and they are surprisingly good. I have the
>>     UV-5R, and it's quite nice for only 35 dollars. If you're willing
>>     to spend a little more, the UV-F8+ and the GT-3TP are both ones
>>     that are on my wish list to upgrade to. You can get them on Amazon.
>>
>>     I highly recommend them, but be sure to get the programming cable
>>     as well. They use a program called CHIRP to set them up.
>>
>>
>>     " '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 4:06 PM, Erik Arendall
>>     <earendall at gmail.com <mailto:earendall at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>>         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 <mailto: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 <mailto: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
>>                 <mailto: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
>>                     <mailto: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
>>                         <mailto: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
>>                             <mailto: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
>>                                 <mailto: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
>>                                     <mailto:earendall at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>>                                         Why not Google hangouts? >=)
>>
>>                                         On Tue, Mar 10, 2015 at 2:30
>>                                         PM, Jeff Cotten
>>                                         <omegix at gmail.com
>>                                         <mailto: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
>>                                             <mailto: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
>>                                                 <mailto: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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