From buckeroobrad at gmail.com  Mon Apr  3 09:45:26 2023
From: buckeroobrad at gmail.com (Buckeroo Brad)
Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2023 09:45:26 -0500
Subject: [W5SFA] Balloon Update
In-Reply-To: <CACOa3jrVAPJUPi39j6RFz5Re_Ls+VQQ-wQEqzWeBxosaDKSfrw@mail.gmail.com>
References: <z17KLZ8WRHBApxo5KXylg4sfO4ZDUnaaH9KFVmfYBGhv_F2wHD6d7yB2xZMblLg9I9bsWXLnr-OsNGLDLWuXwyKHvMZCxl-l3qrsfStlksE=@proton.me>
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That's what I was pondering. But it's so small!

On Fri, Mar 31, 2023 at 3:23?PM Gilbert Franke <g.a.franke at gmail.com> wrote:

> KF5ZRT shot down by China, no doubt!
>
> On Fri, Mar 31, 2023, 3:06 PM Roger Klein <rwklein at proton.me> wrote:
>
>> As of this morning, the W5SFA balloon (launched Saturday morning) is not
>> quite halfway around the world, in the vicinity of Pakistan.  It's been
>> flying at 11,600m (38,000 feet).
>>
>> The KF5ZRT/A balloon appears to have gone down in the northern Pacific on
>> Tuesday.  However, there are some spots on 3/30 and 3/31, but these may be
>> bogus.
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> Roger N5RWK
>>
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From jrscarbrough at sbcglobal.net  Tue Apr  4 07:44:15 2023
From: jrscarbrough at sbcglobal.net (James R Scarbrough)
Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2023 12:44:15 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [W5SFA] W5SFA weekly net is tonight a 7PM
In-Reply-To: <812691886.1673483.1679398819060@mail.yahoo.com>
References: <907479360.706287.1671544421754.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
 <907479360.706287.1671544421754@mail.yahoo.com>
 <1825705310.961160.1673970313394@mail.yahoo.com>
 <526675517.2539726.1676992307662@mail.yahoo.com>
 <812691886.1673483.1679398819060@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <471534640.2787468.1680612255130@mail.yahoo.com>

 You are invited to join us for the weekly W5SFA net on the Bellville repeater system tonight at 7:00 PM.

Net control tonight is KE5FN.
73,
Jim
        
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From rwklein at katyweb.net  Tue Apr  4 14:50:07 2023
From: rwklein at katyweb.net (Roger Klein)
Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2023 14:50:07 -0500
Subject: [W5SFA] FW: Announcing Texas Staate Parks On The Air Event
In-Reply-To: <032b01d96729$739c1830$5ad44890$@gmail.com>
References: <032b01d96729$739c1830$5ad44890$@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <004601d9672e$a91a4d10$fb4ee730$@katyweb.net>

W5SFA Club Members, 

I received this email today regarding a Texas State Parks on the Air Event
on April 15/16.

73,

Roger N5RWK

 

My name is Ken and my call sign is AC5EZ, and I'm a member of the Lake Area
Amateur Radio Klub (LAARK  <https://www.k5lrk.com/> https://www.k5lrk.com/),
in The Colony, Texas. Club call is K5LRK. LAARK sponsors the Texas State
Parks on the Air (TSPOTA) contest each year. If you are not familiar with
the TSPOTA contest I invite you to visit  <http://www.TSPOTA.org/>
http://www.TSPOTA.org for complete rules and park activation information.
But first, let me give you a brief overview of TSPOTA.

TSPOTA is an annual event that takes place this year on April 15 & 16, 2023.
TSPOTA is a low pressure, fun contest, designed to give Texas hams that have
been house bound during the winter, a chance to go to a local state park and
make a few contacts. It is a great opportunity to check out your radio gear
and enjoy a little sunshine in the park.

The purpose of this email is twofold. First is to familiarize you with
TSPOTA, and second to try to encourage your club to join us in this event.
And maybe, convince your club to activate a park.

This year K5LRK will activate Ray Roberts Lake - Isle de Bois Unit POTA
#3051 and TSPOTA #93. Look for K5LRK in the CW and SSB portions of the 10
meter to 40 meter bands.

Thanks for your time and I hope to make a QSO with you during the TSPOTA
event. If you don't mind, would forward this email to your club members.

You may contact any one of these TSPOTA committee members if you need more
information.

73,

Ken, AC5EZ

 

Contact information:

TSPOTA information        <mailto:k5lrk.tx at gmail.com> k5lrk.tx at gmail.com

Ken Rainey, ac5ez            <mailto:ac5ez.tx at arrl.net> ac5ez.tx at gmail.com

Ken Mitchell, kd2kw           <mailto:kd2kw at yahoo.com> kd2kw at yahoo.com

 

 

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From rwklein at proton.me  Wed Apr 12 11:28:03 2023
From: rwklein at proton.me (Roger Klein)
Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2023 16:28:03 +0000
Subject: [W5SFA] W5SFA Balloon Update
Message-ID: <sjTIkFMR0W0yjZ_ffxRnNezL6LjZEumt-t_D67MeL6vzKmZS_rKAa__E-v-OQRyacV83gHGDYB1Cv2ZQO57YUC1NhJp2fjCf7XoHeBhTPA8=@proton.me>

Folks,

W5SFA is getting close to its first (of hopefully many) circumnavigations. It dawdled west of Hawaii for a few days and is now over central Utah. It looks like it will head northeast up into Canada and then head south near the east coast of the U.S.

This site has current information: [http://lu7aa.org/wspr.asp?other=w5sfa&banda=20m&balloonid=10?lot=4&detail=&launch=20230325141000&SSID=11&tracker=qrplabs&qrpid=217&repito=on&qp=on#](http://lu7aa.org/wspr.asp?other=w5sfa&banda=20m&balloonid=10&timeslot=4&detail=&launch=20230325141000&SSID=11&tracker=qrplabs&qrpid=217&repito=on&qp=on#) It loads slowly, so be patient. The balloon location has a link to winds at its elevation, so you can try to predict where it's headed.

Fire up your rig with WSJT FT8 on 20m and see if you can spot it. It transmits on the 2's and there is a second telemetry transmission on the 4's with an odd call sign.

73,

Roger N5RWK

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From rwklein at proton.me  Tue Apr 18 15:02:04 2023
From: rwklein at proton.me (Roger Klein)
Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2023 20:02:04 +0000
Subject: [W5SFA] Tuesday Night Net Tonight at 7 pm
Message-ID: <kUl07UJi3SLmkUAsyOCjGgY49JBTA6pl2Sq0ls3N6xolbUPUK4Vkk0lD-lHsbqoyIA-4F1n4Q-4q1tqKgVFnGy6LKs2kdaWhoG5KxNxzDW0=@proton.me>

Just a reminder!

Also, the W5SFA balloon is on its second lap and is currently out in the Mediterranean after a jaunt through in Portugal, Spain, Algeria and Tunisia.

73,

Roger N5RWK

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From jparmalee at aol.com  Thu Apr 20 17:11:24 2023
From: jparmalee at aol.com (john Parmalee)
Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2023 22:11:24 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [W5SFA] A unique opportunity in HF digital voice communications
References: <1615870554.3454198.1682028684346.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1615870554.3454198.1682028684346@mail.yahoo.com>

Friday night? Walter K5WH and Mooneerr K6AQ will discuss Free DV, a HF digital voice format that is on the air and active as additional features are being added.??Mooneerr is the principal designer and the code author.?7:00 Friday night April 21?Zoom address 281-543-6502? Password? 1234596??
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From rwklein at proton.me  Thu Apr 20 19:08:27 2023
From: rwklein at proton.me (Roger Klein)
Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2023 00:08:27 +0000
Subject: [W5SFA] Austin County Update
Message-ID: <COsdzWfgVlqN1baz08cxGY_GQo6VsW2Dfz8mXHt71RTh9zykB3zXrRAG8BmBZVWcUllzlO_t2Wz7gfP9AhPpoSMSdT6wNPuQmrdFCnH2uIc=@proton.me>

Club Members,

I have some information to share regarding the club?s efforts with the Austin County Wendt Street ham station and the Wallis location.

At the club meeting on March 29, the history and future of the county ham station that we are relocating to Wendt Street was extensively discussed. As you probably know, a Steppir beam antenna and related equipment were purchased with grant money by the county back in 2018. Several surplus tower sections were to be used to mount the beam.

This topic was discussed with two of the Austin County Commissioners last November, and was subsequently discussed in Commissioner?s Court. The main concern expressed was the cost of installing the tower, Steppir antenna and related equipment. I contacted Trico Tower and the rough estimate they gave me was around $30,000. As well, a non-trivial effort would be required to secure the necessary regulatory approvals for the tower. I passed this information on to Roy Mercer, the Austin County Emergency Coordinator, and we agreed that any further action regarding the tower does not make sense at this time. Since the county only needs relatively short range HF communications (e.g. to Houston and Austin), a wire antenna could fill this need .

As a result, the club will work with Austin County to complete a functioning ham radio station at the Wendt Street office. The club will install an end-fed half wave wire antenna with the matchbox mounted on a free-standing 16 foot fiberglass mast mounted in the ground. It will function primarily as a near-vertical incidence skywave antenna for 40/80m, but will provide coverage on other bands as well. The 130' wire will run from the mast out to the pine trees in back of the Wendt Street building. A VHF/UHF antenna will also be mounted on the fiberglass mast for repeater communications.

At the conclusion of the March club meeting discussion, a motion was made and passed supporting the above plans for the Wendt Street ham station.

A 5-section fiberglass mast was installed by Roger, Ray Meech and Gary Baldwin at Wendt Street last week. Dan White has donated a multiband MFJ end fed antenna. The county will provide a suitable hole and housing for feedlines to be passed into the radio room.

Regarding the new Wallis location, the new 300-foot tower has been erected. From discussions with Roy Mercer, we will have a VHF/UHF antenna installed on the new tower, likely at the 250 foot level. Feedline and a shack will be provided for our existing repeater equipment, though this will need to be budgeted for by the county, so timing is indeterminate.

73,

Roger N5RWK
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From chezrez at yahoo.com  Sun Apr 23 10:37:24 2023
From: chezrez at yahoo.com (RAY MEECH)
Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2023 15:37:24 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [W5SFA] W5SFA balloon
References: <18859797.3910124.1682264244432.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <18859797.3910124.1682264244432@mail.yahoo.com>

Good morning all.
The W5SFA balloon is on it's second trip around the world and it is currently over the north Pacific ocean headed north towards the Bering Sea. Altitude is still at 12,000 meters and holding up well. Balloon speed is about 95 mph.? The projected path is undetermined due to a high and low pressure areas near by. 

Updates to follow.
73W5SFA balloon group
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From kf5zrt at gmail.com  Tue Apr 25 15:36:44 2023
From: kf5zrt at gmail.com (Gary Baldwin)
Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2023 15:36:44 -0500
Subject: [W5SFA] W5SFA Tuesday Night Net
Message-ID: <66d4f9b7-7207-c782-6a06-d76b3456b28e@gmail.com>

Greetings to all.

Just a reminder, we will have our weekly Tuesday night net.

All amateurs are welcome to join us.


See you on the radio

73

Gary



From c.pedersen at studymap.org  Thu Apr 27 08:09:32 2023
From: c.pedersen at studymap.org (Chloe Pedersen)
Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2023 13:09:32 +0000
Subject: [W5SFA] Ms. Cucuzza, Mr. Chislett and Ms. Croker,
 Stephen F. Austin Radio Club
Message-ID: <e292dd386551212c4dd03e645df35504920079@mx.studymap.org>

Good Afternoon Ms. Cucuzza, Mr. Chislett and Ms. Croker, 

I would just like to say a quick word of thanks! As a youth services librarian and educator running a fun radio and broadcasting history class for 10-14 year olds, I've been able to get some great use out of your Radio Club's resource links list. We were even able to use some of this information for our most recent group project! Thanks so much for sharing!   

I hope you don't mind, one of our youngest, Dylan has also asked me if I could share an article that he and his father found together recently on Broadcasting and its History with you, which includes a great breakdown on the early 20th century and Reginald Fessenden's first broadcasting experiments, the Herrold School experimenting with radio transmissions and call signs in 1909, Post World War II radio broadcasting developments, etc. I've included it below if you'd like to review!

We noticed you didn't have this one listed yet, but Dylan was actually the one to bring up that this could be something you might like to include for others who may also come across your information and have an interest in radio history.

If you find you're able to use this one, would you please let me know? We're meeting tomorrow, and I would absolutely love to surprise Dylan if you are able to do so - I'm hoping to keep spirits up in light of the past few years and I think it would make him proud to know he was able to 'pay it forward' on a topic he's passionate about (we're big on this principle in our group) and maybe even show his father their contribution if it ends up being included.  w5sfa.org/links.htm

Thanks again for all your help here,
Chloe Pedersen

https://wyomingllcattorney.com/Blog/Business-Studies-Broadcasting-History


From jeremyrader9 at gmail.com  Thu Apr 27 09:00:38 2023
From: jeremyrader9 at gmail.com (Jeremy Rader)
Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2023 09:00:38 -0500
Subject: [W5SFA] Ms. Cucuzza, Mr. Chislett and Ms. Croker,
 Stephen F. Austin Radio Club
In-Reply-To: <e292dd386551212c4dd03e645df35504920079@mx.studymap.org>
References: <e292dd386551212c4dd03e645df35504920079@mx.studymap.org>
Message-ID: <CALCsEgszeKNpJS0qPZqBUD6Z1-o1hoOwiUFdQn8f7R66w5_HGg@mail.gmail.com>

When you sent this email did you look at the email address you're sending
it to because it literally has my name in it and then you addressed three
different people that are not me as if I'm them and this letter is
addressed to me but it's not.

On Thu, Apr 27, 2023, 8:56 AM Chloe Pedersen <c.pedersen at studymap.org>
wrote:

> Good Afternoon Ms. Cucuzza, Mr. Chislett and Ms. Croker,
>
> I would just like to say a quick word of thanks! As a youth services
> librarian and educator running a fun radio and broadcasting history class
> for 10-14 year olds, I've been able to get some great use out of your Radio
> Club's resource links list. We were even able to use some of this
> information for our most recent group project! Thanks so much for sharing!
>
>
> I hope you don't mind, one of our youngest, Dylan has also asked me if I
> could share an article that he and his father found together recently on
> Broadcasting and its History with you, which includes a great breakdown on
> the early 20th century and Reginald Fessenden's first broadcasting
> experiments, the Herrold School experimenting with radio transmissions and
> call signs in 1909, Post World War II radio broadcasting developments, etc.
> I've included it below if you'd like to review!
>
> We noticed you didn't have this one listed yet, but Dylan was actually the
> one to bring up that this could be something you might like to include for
> others who may also come across your information and have an interest in
> radio history.
>
> If you find you're able to use this one, would you please let me know?
> We're meeting tomorrow, and I would absolutely love to surprise Dylan if
> you are able to do so - I'm hoping to keep spirits up in light of the past
> few years and I think it would make him proud to know he was able to 'pay
> it forward' on a topic he's passionate about (we're big on this principle
> in our group) and maybe even show his father their contribution if it ends
> up being included.  w5sfa.org/links.htm
>
> Thanks again for all your help here,
> Chloe Pedersen
>
> https://wyomingllcattorney.com/Blog/Business-Studies-Broadcasting-History
>
> _______________________________________________
> w5sfa mailing list
> w5sfa at w5sfa.org
> http://mail.w5sfa.org/mailman/listinfo/w5sfa_w5sfa.org
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