From ki4ofu at arrl.net Mon Mar 3 04:03:33 2008 From: ki4ofu at arrl.net (KI4OFU - Mike Oliver) Date: Mon, 03 Mar 2008 07:03:33 -0500 Subject: Goodbye slingshots and bows... Message-ID: <47CBE915.1080005@arrl.net> Check this out... http://www.antennalaunchers.com/antlaunching.html -- Mike Oliver, KI4OFU [see complete headers for contact information] +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | KI4OFU When all else fails... AMATEUR RADIO THRIVES! KI4OFU | +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Serious about IPv6 yet? Why not? http://www.potaroo.net/tools/ipv4/ | +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ From ki4ofu at arrl.net Mon Mar 3 16:33:20 2008 From: ki4ofu at arrl.net (KI4OFU - Mike Oliver) Date: Tue, 04 Mar 2008 00:33:20 -0000 Subject: Walk America Event Message-ID: This event will be held on April 26th, 2008. From pwomble at tampabay.rr.com Mon Mar 3 16:38:20 2008 From: pwomble at tampabay.rr.com (Paul Womble) Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2008 19:38:20 -0500 Subject: [LakelandARC] Walk America Event In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <000f01c87d90$0c262c10$6401a8c0@plw> Mike what is needed for this event? How many operators? Hours of operations, etc. Thanks! Paul K4FB -----Original Message----- From: LakelandARC at yahoogroups.com [mailto:LakelandARC at yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of KI4OFU - Mike Oliver Sent: Monday, March 03, 2008 7:33 PM To: LakelandARC at yahoogroups.com Subject: [LakelandARC] Walk America Event This event will be held on April 26th, 2008. From kd4efm at kd4efm.org Mon Mar 3 16:48:41 2008 From: kd4efm at kd4efm.org (Evans F. Mitchell KD4EFM / AFA2TH / WQFK-894) Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2008 19:48:41 -0500 Subject: [LakelandARC] Walk America Event In-Reply-To: <000f01c87d90$0c262c10$6401a8c0@plw> References: <000f01c87d90$0c262c10$6401a8c0@plw> Message-ID: <004601c87d91$7dd96bf0$0b01000a@laptop1> Paul, This event will be taking place during the MS150 event as well. The MS150 is April 26th and 27th. Evans -----Original Message----- From: LakelandARC at yahoogroups.com [mailto:LakelandARC at yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Paul Womble Sent: Monday, March 03, 2008 7:38 PM To: LakelandARC at yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [LakelandARC] Walk America Event Mike what is needed for this event? How many operators? Hours of operations, etc. Thanks! Paul K4FB -----Original Message----- From: LakelandARC at yahoogroups.com [mailto:LakelandARC at yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of KI4OFU - Mike Oliver Sent: Monday, March 03, 2008 7:33 PM To: LakelandARC at yahoogroups.com Subject: [LakelandARC] Walk America Event This event will be held on April 26th, 2008. Lakeland Amateur Radio Club has a web site located at http://www.LakelandARC.org Meetings are the first monday of every month. See our web site for info. Radio Net on Thursdays at 7:30 PM - Repeater Frequency 146.685 (PL 127.3) Yahoo! Groups Links From pwomble at tampabay.rr.com Mon Mar 3 16:53:01 2008 From: pwomble at tampabay.rr.com (Paul Womble) Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2008 19:53:01 -0500 Subject: [LakelandARC] Walk America Event In-Reply-To: <004601c87d91$7dd96bf0$0b01000a@laptop1> References: <000f01c87d90$0c262c10$6401a8c0@plw> <004601c87d91$7dd96bf0$0b01000a@laptop1> Message-ID: <001001c87d92$196a4030$6401a8c0@plw> Sounds like some coordination between ARES and LARC is needed then. Operators, frequencies, etc. Just like in a disaster. Good practice, no? -----Original Message----- From: LakelandARC at yahoogroups.com [mailto:LakelandARC at yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Evans F. Mitchell KD4EFM / AFA2TH / WQFK-894 Sent: Monday, March 03, 2008 7:49 PM To: LakelandARC at yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [LakelandARC] Walk America Event Paul, This event will be taking place during the MS150 event as well. The MS150 is April 26th and 27th. Evans From kd4efm at kd4efm.org Mon Mar 3 17:25:38 2008 From: kd4efm at kd4efm.org (Evans F. Mitchell KD4EFM / AFA2TH / WQFK-894) Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2008 20:25:38 -0500 Subject: URGENT NOTE: RED CROSS TRAINNING AND MS150 DE-BRIEFING DATES! Message-ID: <004a01c87d96$a75326b0$0b01000a@laptop1> Good Evening, At the ARES meeting last Thursday, I made an error in setting the date for the MS150 Bike Race DE-BRIEFING to be during the April ARES Meeting. This is NOT CORRECT! The MS150 DEBRIEFING will be at the MAY POLK ARES MEETING. The MS150 runs on the weekend of April 26th & 27th, as well as the Walk America on the 26th, in Lakeland. For the MS150 participants, please keep all notes and observations with you until the May ARES Meeting when Jason, Thom, and if possible, Paul T., will be back over to collect your data and information to pass onto the MS150 Communications Committee. There could be an earlier date set for this meeting, but, if time requires an earlier date, I will be sure to pass this along as soon as I get the information. May ARES meeting is on the 29th, starting time will be normal, at 6:30 pm. HOWEVER, The American Red Cross Chapter of Polk County will still hold it's THREE HOUR training course on 'Shelter Operations' April 24th at the Polk ARES Monthly Meeting. This meeting will be starting at 6:00 PM, due to the course being a THREE (3) hour course. Please plan accordingly for this. Information and questions about this will be forthcoming, but to make sure everyone has advanced notice about this event, I am letting everyone know about it well in advance. This course will give you the knowledge of what takes place at the shelters. It will not teach you how to communicate via amateur radio while at the shelters. It is geared so you as a communicator, will know what each role and what part these persons play while you are working at a shelter that you may be assigned to, and how you can also help out. This will NOT tell you how you will be located along with your communications gear or anything else like that. So don't presume that this class will provide you with a blueprint layout of the shelter either, this has been addressed earlier today and that will be brought out later on this week when other information is made available to me. I can not answer the questions that we, as hams, might have about the policies of the Red Cross, but I am sure that information will be made known to us after the class is completed. Please make a note of your questions and bring them with you to the class, and if time permits, those important questions can be asked. The class will be held at the Polk EOC, or if there are too many people to fit in the EOC, the class will be moved into the Fire Services Training Room which is located in the same building as the EOC. If you have any other questions, please feel free to email me or contact me as soon as possible. Evans F. Mitchell KD4EFM/AFA2TH/WQFK-894 Polk ARES E.C. From kd4efm at kd4efm.org Mon Mar 3 17:29:47 2008 From: kd4efm at kd4efm.org (Evans F. Mitchell KD4EFM / AFA2TH / WQFK-894) Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2008 20:29:47 -0500 Subject: [LakelandARC] Walk America Event In-Reply-To: <001001c87d92$196a4030$6401a8c0@plw> References: <000f01c87d90$0c262c10$6401a8c0@plw> <004601c87d91$7dd96bf0$0b01000a@laptop1> <001001c87d92$196a4030$6401a8c0@plw> Message-ID: <005101c87d97$3bf2a2f0$0b01000a@laptop1> This is very true, however, Polk ARES working with Polk County Emergency Management along with the MS150 Communications Committee, will be using 2 different Repeaters, The NI4CE Pebbledale 442.925, and N4HHA 443.100 Orlando. These will be connected via Echolink during the event evolution only. As for the Walk America, I would assume LARC will use the K4LKL 146.685 repeater. That is the only information I have at this time. Mike should be able to provide any additional information. Evans -----Original Message----- From: LakelandARC at yahoogroups.com [mailto:LakelandARC at yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Paul Womble Sent: Monday, March 03, 2008 7:53 PM To: LakelandARC at yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [LakelandARC] Walk America Event Sounds like some coordination between ARES and LARC is needed then. Operators, frequencies, etc. Just like in a disaster. Good practice, no? -----Original Message----- From: LakelandARC at yahoogroups.com [mailto:LakelandARC at yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Evans F. Mitchell KD4EFM / AFA2TH / WQFK-894 Sent: Monday, March 03, 2008 7:49 PM To: LakelandARC at yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [LakelandARC] Walk America Event Paul, This event will be taking place during the MS150 event as well. The MS150 is April 26th and 27th. Evans From kd4got at yahoo.com Mon Mar 3 20:24:51 2008 From: kd4got at yahoo.com (Steve Jax) Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2008 20:24:51 -0800 (PST) Subject: Items for sale Message-ID: <136537.48267.qm@web51906.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Over the weekend, I helped my brother-in-law start to disassemble his uncle's ham shack. My goal is to sell his ham related items on behalf of the estate. In the past, I have had good luck using ebay for the easier to ship items but prefer to use local methods for the heavier or bulky items. Items on the list that I have not had a chance to test yet are a Yaesu FT-840 and FL-2400F amp, and an Icom 706MKIIG. He also had a ~35' aluminum 2 section crank-up tower, a 4 element tri-bander and a 30' Rohn 25 tower with a winch operated, crank-over base. The towers are still standing and will have to wait until I can get time to disassemble. So far I have the following tested and available: Pyramid 12 volt / 12 amp power supply - $25 Pyramid 12 volt / 20 amp power supply - $35 HF Power Rod in 40 meters (similar to a mobile hamstick) 3/8-24 stud, looks new, still in package - $15 (or will trade for a 80 meter hamstick). -Steve Jax, N4SJJ, just South of Winter Haven --------------------------------- Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ki4ofu at arrl.net Tue Mar 4 06:46:59 2008 From: ki4ofu at arrl.net (KI4OFU - Mike Oliver) Date: Tue, 04 Mar 2008 09:46:59 -0500 Subject: [LakelandARC] Walk America Event In-Reply-To: <005101c87d97$3bf2a2f0$0b01000a@laptop1> References: <000f01c87d90$0c262c10$6401a8c0@plw> <004601c87d91$7dd96bf0$0b01000a@laptop1> <001001c87d92$196a4030$6401a8c0@plw> <005101c87d97$3bf2a2f0$0b01000a@laptop1> Message-ID: <47CD60E3.5090801@arrl.net> Evans F. Mitchell KD4EFM / AFA2TH / WQFK-894 wrote: > > > This is very true, however, Polk ARES working with Polk County Emergency > Management along with the MS150 Communications Committee, will be using > 2 different Repeaters, The NI4CE Pebbledale 442.925, and N4HHA 443.100 > Orlando. > These will be connected via Echolink during the event evolution only. > > As for the Walk America, I would assume LARC will use the K4LKL 146.685 > repeater. > > That is the only information I have at this time. > > Mike should be able to provide any additional information. All, That is correct, the Walk America event will be coordinated via the K4LKL repeater. Also, this event is single-day and only on the morning of that Saturday. Further information can be obtained from the event coordinator, Patrick O'Neil (KI4CDY), here on this group. The timing was classic as I was demonstrating the creation of calendar events and forum messages on the Yahoo group during our monthly LARC meeting last night, and the quick response by Paul and Evans were a perfect demonstration of the usefulness of the Yahoo group for disseminating information and collaborating on all sorts of topics. It was perfect, so thanks to Paul and Evans for the traffic! Thanks folks. -- Mike Oliver, KI4OFU [see complete headers for contact information] +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | KI4OFU When all else fails... AMATEUR RADIO THRIVES! KI4OFU | +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Serious about IPv6 yet? Why not? http://www.potaroo.net/tools/ipv4/ | +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ From gilly at metrocast.net Tue Mar 4 08:29:38 2008 From: gilly at metrocast.net (gilly) Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2008 11:29:38 -0500 Subject: Wanted old tube Message-ID: <00b601c87e14$f10bd7b0$640fa8c0@gillys> I am looking to see if anyone in the Lakeland area has a 35w4 rectifier tube for an old ac/dc 5 tube radio...if so contact me thru web site email...thanks...gil kd1ic -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ad4ih at arrl.net Tue Mar 4 14:58:09 2008 From: ad4ih at arrl.net (Joseph Pirkle) Date: Tue, 04 Mar 2008 22:58:09 -0000 Subject: Extra Power Points (Good thru June 30, 2008) Message-ID: LARC Members: I have posted 9 Extra Class PowerPoint presentations, 1 for each sub-element, to the Yahoo Groups page. Along with these 9 files, I have posted PowerPoint Viewer 2003. I am available for mentoring/assistance via e-mail, preferably at ad4ih at arrl.net - be patient though, I have another life outside of ham radio. If you do not have access to Yahoo Groups please contact Mike Oliver, KI4OFU,the manager of this group, for assistance. Joe Pirkle - AD4IH ad4ih at arrl.net / joe.pirkle at earthlink.net From ki4ofu at arrl.net Tue Mar 4 18:47:35 2008 From: ki4ofu at arrl.net (KI4OFU - Mike Oliver) Date: Wed, 05 Mar 2008 02:47:35 -0000 Subject: Extra Power Points (Good thru June 30, 2008) In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Joe, Thanks so much for posting this excellent study material. I know it took you a lot of time and effort to compile all of this information and I hope that the folks here in this group will take full advantage of this most generous gesture on your part. Thanks again, you are a real asset to the club! 73, Mike, KI4OFU From pwomble at tampabay.rr.com Tue Mar 4 20:22:43 2008 From: pwomble at tampabay.rr.com (Paul Womble) Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2008 23:22:43 -0500 Subject: antennas wanted Message-ID: <006401c87e78$8efc8bf0$6401a8c0@plw> I'm looking for a 6m beam. 3 to 5 elements, boom length up to about 18'. Also looking for a 3 or 4 element 10-15-20 triband HF beam. Cushcraft, M2, Force 12, hy-gain, etc. What do ya got? No Junk! Paul K4FB From kd4efm at kd4efm.org Wed Mar 5 10:31:29 2008 From: kd4efm at kd4efm.org (Evans F. Mitchell KD4EFM / AFA2TH / WQFK-894) Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2008 13:31:29 -0500 Subject: FW: [WCFARES] Communications Test Message-ID: <011101c87eef$211d21e0$1667f244@laptop1> Good Afternoon, I am passing this information on to all Polk County Amateur Radio Operators and ARES members. Even though Sarasota County is not an adjacent county to Polk, we have in the past participated in this event. If you have any time you can spare, and be willing to assist, please make note of the frequencies and the start time of 10 AM. ARES members who take part in this, please make notes and document your time spent and send that in to me. Thanks for your help. Evans Mitchell Polk ARES E.C. _____ From: WCFARES at yahoogroups.com [mailto:WCFARES at yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Ron Wetjen Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2008 11:21 AM To: WCFAres Subject: [WCFARES] Communications Test Sarasota County will be conducting a test of their communications systems from their "backup" Emergency Operations Center, on Saturday, March 8th. To coincide with their testing, we will be conducting a test of our amateur communications capabilities from that site using one of our permanently installed dual-band antennas and portable "jump kit". We will be checking radio coverage from the "backup" EOC to several of our designated Emergency frequencies (repeaters and simplex). We will start one one frequency and take a list of "check ins" on that frequency. Once completed, we will announce the move to another frequency, and repeat the process. The exercise will begin at 10 AM, and we will be taking "check ins" in the order of frequencies listed below. 146.730 MHz (PL 100) 145.130 MHz 147.390 MHz (PL 100) 147.120 MHz (PL 136.5) 443.550 MHz (PL 100) 442.330 MHz/444.600 MHz (PL 82.5) Linked system, use either repeater 146.580 MHz (simplex) 145.090 MHz (Winlink packet) A more detailed listing can be found at http://www.saracs. org/docs/ics205wilkinson.pdf Anyone can check in on one, or more, frequencies. We will ask you for a "location", which can be the nearest major intersection. This will help us plot repeater coverage, so the more participants, the better. Thanks to SERC, NPARC, and K4TAP, for allowing us the use of their repeaters for this exercise. 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Robin Retzloff - AF1RE 863-648-2381 From kd4efm at kd4efm.org Thu Mar 6 18:24:36 2008 From: kd4efm at kd4efm.org (Evans F. Mitchell KD4EFM / AFA2TH / WQFK-894) Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2008 21:24:36 -0500 Subject: FW: [WCFARES] Communications Test Message-ID: <010301c87ffa$6a52c520$8c3dce63@laptop1> one additional note Evans _____ From: WCFARES at yahoogroups.com [mailto:WCFARES at yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Ron Wetjen Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2008 9:23 PM To: WCFARES at yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [WCFARES] Communications Test One additional bit of information. When checking in on Saturday, we'll be asking for your 6 digit "grid square" (as opposed to location). If you don't know your grid square, you can go your "detailed" listing at qrz.com to find it. Thanks. Ron -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Thanks Joe, you da man, Ren From: LakelandARC at yahoogroups.com [mailto:LakelandARC at yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Joseph Pirkle Sent: Friday, March 07, 2008 2:04 PM To: LakelandARC at yahoogroups.com Subject: [LakelandARC] LARC Members: After writing a long message regarding a file I just uploaded my computer failed before I could send it. Please go to LARC Yahoo Groups file section and provide me with comments and suggestions. The file is in a folder for General Class Power Points. Nine more to go... Joe Pirkle - AD4IH -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ad4ih at arrl.net Fri Mar 7 13:31:33 2008 From: ad4ih at arrl.net (joe.pirkle@earthlink.net) Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2008 16:31:33 -0500 Subject: [LakelandARC] LARC Members: Message-ID: <3849-22008357213133687@earthlink.net> Ren, I am working on the second of ten for General. Download the Extra if you wish. I did those for my old Navy friends in the Naval Cryptologic Veterans Association. All six of my Beta testers on the Extra passed their tests, first try! Joe P. ----- Original Message ----- From: Nestor A. Monllor To: LakelandARC at yahoogroups.com Sent: 3/7/2008 3:51:54 PM Subject: RE: [LakelandARC] LARC Members: Wow?.. Joe, that?s an incredible job. Thank you very, very much. Holy Mackerel, I can?t get over it. Thanks Joe, you da man, Ren From: LakelandARC at yahoogroups.com [mailto:LakelandARC at yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Joseph Pirkle Sent: Friday, March 07, 2008 2:04 PM To: LakelandARC at yahoogroups.com Subject: [LakelandARC] LARC Members: After writing a long message regarding a file I just uploaded my computer failed before I could send it. Please go to LARC Yahoo Groups file section and provide me with comments and suggestions. The file is in a folder for General Class Power Points. Nine more to go... Joe Pirkle - AD4IH -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From PBADER at TAMPABAY.RR.COM Fri Mar 7 20:55:36 2008 From: PBADER at TAMPABAY.RR.COM (Phil Bader) Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2008 23:55:36 -0500 Subject: [LakelandARC] LARC Members: References: Message-ID: <00a601c880d8$a6007c00$0201a8c0@PC326916935110> Joe, how does one open this file? (I downloaded it)What program do I associate with it? Thx, Phil Philip Bader pbader at tampabay.rr.com Amateur call: KI4NUC, Winter Haven, Fl. Member: Lakeland Amateur Radio Club http://www.lakelandarc.org/ Currently: Polk County School Board Electronics Owned/Operated: Jan Phyl TV Svc. Inc, 1976-2006 ----- Original Message ----- From: Joseph Pirkle To: LakelandARC at yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, March 07, 2008 2:03 PM Subject: [LakelandARC] LARC Members: After writing a long message regarding a file I just uploaded my computer failed before I could send it. Please go to LARC Yahoo Groups file section and provide me with comments and suggestions. The file is in a folder for General Class Power Points. Nine more to go... Joe Pirkle - AD4IH ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.518 / Virus Database: 269.21.6/1318 - Release Date: 3/7/2008 2:01 PM -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From PBADER at TAMPABAY.RR.COM Fri Mar 7 21:08:46 2008 From: PBADER at TAMPABAY.RR.COM (Phil Bader) Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2008 00:08:46 -0500 Subject: [LakelandARC] LARC Members: References: <00a601c880d8$a6007c00$0201a8c0@PC326916935110> Message-ID: <001101c880da$7d55cce0$0201a8c0@PC326916935110> Update: I spoke too soon. The solution was to update my old version powerpoint Viewer 2003 to the newer 2007 version. It's free. Should have done that already! Sorry, and thanks for a very nicely done presentation. Respectfully, Phil Philip Bader pbader at tampabay.rr.com Amateur call: KI4NUC, Winter Haven, Fl. Member: Lakeland Amateur Radio Club http://www.lakelandarc.org/ Currently: Polk County School Board Electronics Owned/Operated: Jan Phyl TV Svc. Inc, 1976-2006 ----- Original Message ----- From: Phil Bader To: LakelandARC at yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, March 07, 2008 11:55 PM Subject: Re: [LakelandARC] LARC Members: Joe, how does one open this file? (I downloaded it)What program do I associate with it? Thx, Phil Philip Bader pbader at tampabay.rr.com Amateur call: KI4NUC, Winter Haven, Fl. Member: Lakeland Amateur Radio Club http://www.lakelandarc.org/ Currently: Polk County School Board Electronics Owned/Operated: Jan Phyl TV Svc. Inc, 1976-2006 ----- Original Message ----- From: Joseph Pirkle To: LakelandARC at yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, March 07, 2008 2:03 PM Subject: [LakelandARC] LARC Members: After writing a long message regarding a file I just uploaded my computer failed before I could send it. Please go to LARC Yahoo Groups file section and provide me with comments and suggestions. The file is in a folder for General Class Power Points. Nine more to go... Joe Pirkle - AD4IH ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.518 / Virus Database: 269.21.6/1318 - Release Date: 3/7/2008 2:01 PM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.518 / Virus Database: 269.21.6/1318 - Release Date: 3/7/2008 2:01 PM -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ad4ih at arrl.net Fri Mar 7 21:30:20 2008 From: ad4ih at arrl.net (Joseph Pirkle) Date: Sat, 08 Mar 2008 05:30:20 -0000 Subject: LARC Members: In-Reply-To: <001101c880da$7d55cce0$0201a8c0@PC326916935110> Message-ID: Phil, Let me know if you have any problems. Joe From friendlyjinx at yahoo.com Sat Mar 8 04:30:17 2008 From: friendlyjinx at yahoo.com (ern\ \) Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2008 04:30:17 -0800 (PST) Subject: [LakelandARC] LARC Members: Message-ID: <999674.13416.qm@web30001.mail.mud.yahoo.com> very neat and professional job 73 Ernie N7SD ----- Original Message ---- From: Joseph Pirkle To: LakelandARC at yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, March 7, 2008 2:03:36 PM Subject: [LakelandARC] LARC Members: After writing a long message regarding a file I just uploaded my computer failed before I could send it. Please go to LARC Yahoo Groups file section and provide me with comments and suggestions. The file is in a folder for General Class Power Points. Nine more to go... Joe Pirkle - AD4IH ____________________________________________________________________________________ Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From marvin_johnson_33801 at yahoo.com Sat Mar 8 12:25:24 2008 From: marvin_johnson_33801 at yahoo.com (marvin_johnson_33801) Date: Sat, 08 Mar 2008 20:25:24 -0000 Subject: New file uploaded to LakelandARC In-Reply-To: <1204915521.9841.26015.w112@yahoogroups.com> Message-ID: --- In LakelandARC at yahoogroups.com, LakelandARC at yahoogroups.com wrote: > > > Hello, > > This email message is a notification to let you know that > a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the LakelandARC > group. > > File : /General Class PPT/General Class G1.ppsx > Uploaded by : ad4ih > Description : General Class Subelement G1 Q&A > > You can access this file at the URL: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LakelandARC/files/General%20Class% 20PPT/General%20Class%20G1.ppsx > > To learn more about file sharing for your group, please visit: > http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/groups/original/members/web/index.htm lfiles > > Regards, > > ad4ih > Joe Iam very impressed with the professional styling and workmanship. Like Phil, I had to download powerpoint 2007, but after I got it installed, it worked great. 73 Marvin KI4CDZ From ad4ih at arrl.net Sat Mar 8 15:34:09 2008 From: ad4ih at arrl.net (joe.pirkle@earthlink.net) Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2008 18:34:09 -0500 Subject: [LakelandARC] Re: New file uploaded to LakelandARC Message-ID: <380-2200836823349437@earthlink.net> Marvin and others (et alia?), I am working on more anD have incorporated a couple of improvements. Take a look at the Extra Class file. I really did a lot of graphics on those slides. I hope to have new ones for Extra before July 1. Anyone using/looking/browsing these files should notify me of defects. My proofreading is rather perfunctory. Back to the PPT Editor... Joe Pirkle - AD4IH -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From k4bhe at tampabay.rr.com Sat Mar 8 18:00:03 2008 From: k4bhe at tampabay.rr.com (Phil) Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2008 21:00:03 -0500 Subject: [LakelandARC] Items for sale References: <136537.48267.qm@web51906.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <002301c88189$4a59c940$6501a8c0@PHIL2> Steve ...have you completed the list yet...thank you ...Phil K4BHE ----- Original Message ----- From: Steve Jax To: LakelandARC at yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, March 03, 2008 11:24 PM Subject: [LakelandARC] Items for sale Over the weekend, I helped my brother-in-law start to disassemble his uncle's ham shack. My goal is to sell his ham related items on behalf of the estate. In the past, I have had good luck using ebay for the easier to ship items but prefer to use local methods for the heavier or bulky items. Items on the list that I have not had a chance to test yet are a Yaesu FT-840 and FL-2400F amp, and an Icom 706MKIIG. He also had a ~35' aluminum 2 section crank-up tower, a 4 element tri-bander and a 30' Rohn 25 tower with a winch operated, crank-over base. The towers are still standing and will have to wait until I can get time to disassemble. So far I have the following tested and available: Pyramid 12 volt / 12 amp power supply - $25 Pyramid 12 volt / 20 amp power supply - $35 HF Power Rod in 40 meters (similar to a mobile hamstick) 3/8-24 stud, looks new, still in package - $15 (or will trade for a 80 meter hamstick). -Steve Jax, N4SJJ, just South of Winter Haven ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ad4ih at arrl.net Sat Mar 8 23:10:10 2008 From: ad4ih at arrl.net (Joseph Pirkle) Date: Sun, 09 Mar 2008 07:10:10 -0000 Subject: General class PowerPoint files Message-ID: The first six of ten files have been posted... Joe Pirkle - AD4IH From ad4ih at arrl.net Sun Mar 9 23:04:15 2008 From: ad4ih at arrl.net (Joseph Pirkle) Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2008 06:04:15 -0000 Subject: General class PowerPoint files Message-ID: All of the Element Three PPT files have been posted. If you see a slide that needs editing or correcting please let me know. Joe Pirkle - ad4ih at arrl.net From kd4efm at kd4efm.org Mon Mar 10 16:57:33 2008 From: kd4efm at kd4efm.org (Evans F. Mitchell KD4EFM / AFA2TH / WQFK-894) Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2008 19:57:33 -0400 Subject: RED CROSS TRAINING FOR APRIL CANCELED!! Message-ID: <010301c8830a$81ecf1c0$ff89f244@laptop1> This is a long email with important information. Dear Members, Talking with Paul Womble on setting up the date for the shelter training class for April 24th, it's a NO GO. There will be discussions on when all Amateurs in Polk County will be able to attend, preferably on a Saturday afternoon, before April 24th. I would like to also have a head count on who is going to attend so I can make the appropriate plans for space to hold the class. Again, this class is a THREE HOUR class on understanding who does what at a Shelter. This is not a communications training class, I will be conducting that in May, but no date is set for that at this moment. March 27th's meeting will be for sign up's and Q&A for the MS150. I will still have a PRE-MS150 briefing April 24th for those who are signed up to assist with this event. We will have two events taking place on Saturday the 26th with Lakeland Amateur Radio Club working the walk-a-thon, and Polk ARES, with Polk Emergency Management, along with the MS150 Communicators working the Bike Race on both Saturday and Sunday. I need to make it known that we still have a dire need for operators who are willing to ride along and provide communications for many of the vehicles that will be transversing the course from Winter Haven to Sea World Orlando. Of those riding SHOTGUN, we have a cry for help in the supply truck department as well. IF you have the ability to lift boxes slightly heavier then Banana boxes and 1 liter cases of water, and can drive a box truck (Medium Duty 2 ton style) or sling 50 pound bags of ICE, PLEASE ATTEND MARCH 27th's ARES meeting! We need fleet truck drivers or shotgunners to assist the supply wagons. Knowledge of the Eastern portions of Polk County up to Sea World by way of Poinciana is helpful, but maps will be provided regardless. Communications for the MS150 will be UHF, and if you have it, APRS also. MS150 will be using NI4CE 442.825 pl 100.0 and N4HHA 443.100 pl 103.5. For Lakeland ARC doing the walk-a-thon, the K4LKL rptr 146.685 will be used for that event. Please forward your Red Cross Training request to Dick Shaw at w4dix at tampabay.rr.com, no later then March 31st, midnight. At that point in time we will make a date for the Shelter Training. Thanks, Evans Mitchell Polk ARES E.C. ***************************************************************** **The following is an excerpt from the most recent MS150 email ** ***************************************************************** >From Jason, KD4ACG; Here is a document I created that will cover most of the information about this year's ride. It should answer most of the questions that a would-be new volunteer might have. Those of you on this group most likely have this information already, but I need your help in distributing it amongst fellow hams in your area. Feel free to forward it as you see fit. Thanks! ---------------------- Thanks for your interest in the 2008 bikeMS (formerly the MS150). What is it?: A major fundraising event for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, which will be attended by between 1500 and 2000 bicycle riders. The ride raises over $1 Million for MS research. Although some treat it as one, the bikeMS ride is not a race. When is it?: This year's event runs on Saturday and Sunday, April 26 and 27, rain or shine. Where is it?: the short answer...it starts in Winter Haven at Cypress Gardens on Saturday, and ends in Orlando near Sea World. After an overnight stay in Orlando, the riders reverse course and head back to Cypress Gardens on Sunday. Now for the long answer: There are three routes on Saturday: 50, 84, and 100 miles (approximately). Riders choose their preferred route. The more experienced and aggressive riders typically do the 100 (also known as the Century Loop), while the more novice and leisurely riders opt for the 50-mile course. The Century Loop is offered on Saturday only--riders choose between the 50 or 84 courses on Sunday. Each route has a common start line and finish line. The 50-mile course makes a more direct heading for the Lake Wales area via Chalet Suzanne. Meanwhile, the 80/100 riders take a more meandering route through Polk County (with the 100 course heading further south into Polk County on Lake Buffum Road). In a near-circular route, they pass through the small towns of Alturas, Lake Wales, and Dundee (among others) before merging with the 50-mie riders. At Dundee, all riders continue on a common course toward Orlando. Riders continue north from Dundee, into Davenport, Haines City, and Loughman, before crossing into Osceola County near Kissimmee. At Poinciana, riders make a northerly ride toward Sea World, where food, fun, much needed rest, and a special performance by Otis Day and the Knights await them. Sunday's route is a complete reversal of the course, except for the 100-mile route, which is not available. Riders are supported along every inch of the route, in several ways: 1) Safety- the most critical part of the weekend. We must ensure that all riders are safe on the course, and are also cycling safely. Public roads are used for the event, and are still open to vehicular traffic. Volunteers and riders alike, must share the road. In the event of an incident, we will have a team of paramedics on hand, as well as quick access to the 911 departments for each of the three counties on the course. We will also have help from the three Sheriff's Offices, who will provide traffic assistance in key areas. As an additional safety measure, we alert riders to upcoming road hazards, such as construction (which we will unfortunately have to face in some areas). 2) Mechanical- A number of local bike shops donate their time and resources to provide basic repairs (like the inevitable flat tire). They will provide whatever services can reasonably be done in the field to help riders finish the ride on their own power. 3) SAG- This stands for Support and Gear. When either bike or rider get stuck, the SAG vehicles carry them forward, either to the next rest stop, or to the finish line. Bike mechanics will be on-hand at rest stops along the way, so the tired bike can often get repaired on site. Tired riders will be taken to the end, if they are unable to finish on their own. 4) Rest stops- There are eight mainline (84 course) rest stops, plus one on the 100 (Saturday only), and one on the 50. These stops provide refreshments (snacks, power bars, water, Gatorade, etc), as well as comfort items like sunscreen, and portable toilets. Rest Stop #4 in Dundee will provide lunch for the riders. 5) Supply Trucks- The supply trucks (two refrigerated, four ambient) are critical to the weekend, as they transport supplies to each of the rest stops. After providing an initial supply to each stop, they also help to address shortages of supplies as the riders pass through, by moving supplies forward to later rest stops, as riders vacate the earlier stops. It's never wise to run out of food and water when over 1500 cyclists are depending on us, and the supply trucks provide valuable assurance that we will provide well-stocked rest stops, until the last rider passes through. Without these trucks, there is no event. 6) Mobile/stationary Spotters- Numerous mobile units provide additional support on the course, acting as the eyes and ears along the route, reporting the needs of the riders to the appropriate people. Stationary volunteers are staged at key areas, to make riders aware of upcoming safety hazards, and to keep them from going off-course. With all of those positions, comes a need for a lot of help from the amateur radio community, doing what we do best. -This year, a command post will be placed a still yet-to-be-determined location, which will act as a central hub for coordinating and dispatching SAG, maintenance, and rescue crews. We need several communicators who can keep up with the fast pace of calls coming in, which must be quickly routed accordingly. -We want to have as many vehicles as possible accessible via amateur radio. Past experience has proven that our systems work in areas where cell phones and Nextel units won't. -Supply truck drivers are badly needed. You don't need a CDL, just be at least 21 years of age with a valid driver's license. These trucks will also have a passenger to assist with moving supplies. Either the passenger or the driver will be a ham, but both will need to move supplies throughout the day. Be prepared for a lot of heavy lifting. -We need drivers for SAG vehicles. If you have a suitable vehicle that you would like to use, we welcome your help. We also have nine four-passenger pickups, donated by Greenway Ford in Orlando for the event. Those will need drivers, preferably by licensed hams, so we don't have to fill a second seat for support, that could be used to transport a rider. In addition to the regular SAG vehicles, we will have two "Super SAGs" on hand for the weekend. These are buses which will transport large numbers of passengers off the course in the event the ride must be cut short (bad weather, for example). These buses will also transport riders from the finish line to the hotel on Saturday. These buses will have certified drivers, so we just need radio support on these vehicles. -We will need a large number of spotters along the way, both mobile in your own vehicle, and at stationary posts. Mobile operators can volunteer for a portion of the route (covering the space between two rest stops), or for the full route. -We also need radio communications at each rest stop, to report the needs of each stop, keeping them replenished throughout the day. There will be other non-ham volunteers here as well...you won't be on your own. -For those planning to stay in Orlando on Saturday night, please be advised that you must provide your own accommodation. If you will be joining us out there on Saturday night, please reserve a room as quickly as possible, while rooms are available at somewhat reasonable prices. >From my own experience, I've booked at a nearby Sleep Inn every year. It's about $80 per night after tax (subject to change), and one of the more affordable hotels within a short radius of the finish/start line. The official hotel for the event is the Rosen Center, where dinner will be served Saturday night. A special rate is available there, but rooms may be sold out by now. Whatever you decide, don't wait. COMMUNICATIONS PLAN: The bikeMS tour will operate on several frequencies: - The NI4CE Network (Pebbledale, Verna, and Riverview will be available along most of the course...see www.ni4ce.org for full frequency list) - N4HHA/R in Orlando (443.100, PL 103.5) - Echolink will tie the two systems together, just like it does for the Thursday AMSAT nets. - Secondary repeaters will be used (TBA) to handle less critical communications. - Some have asked about D-Star. Due to the limited number of radio owners, and lack of a connected D-Star machine in Orlando, our communications will be analog this year. WHAT YOU NEED: Since we rely heavily on UHF repeaters, you will need a radio capable of UHF. A high-power mobile is preferred, especially at the midpoint of the course. There are plans to move the antenna on the Pebbledale tower to the east side of the tower, now that Riverview is in place to serve Hillsborough and points west. If that happens, it will greatly improve the coverage that NI4CE already provides. APRS is a very useful tool in an event like this. We would like to have as many people as possible visible on APRS. If you don't have it, that's OK. Please don't let that stop you from joining us. We will have a limited supply of spare radios for anyone who might not have one of their own. If you have a spare that you are willing to lend for the weekend, please let us know. Spare antennas are needed, too. HOW TO HELP: Signing up is easy! Send an E-Mail to me at jason at ni4ce.org, and/or to Paul at na4ar at ni4ce.org. We'll make sure that you receive E-Mail announcements on the Yahoo! Groups reflector created for the event. Let us know what position(s) you are interested in, as well as the days you are available. Even if you're not available for the full weekend, we still welcome your help for either day. You can also help by spreading this message! If you know fellow hams who might be interested in helping us, in either the Tampa or Orlando areas, pass this message along to them. We need at least 50 volunteers this year, so there's plenty of room for anyone who wants to join us. The bikeMS is a way for us to use our hobby to support a worthy cause, and have fun at the same time. It's challenging, inspiring, and lots of fun. You can't ask for more than that. We look forward to seeing you April 26 and 27. 73 de Jason, KD4ACG For more information, contact me at jason at ni4ce.org From kd4got at yahoo.com Tue Mar 11 09:02:17 2008 From: kd4got at yahoo.com (Steve Jax) Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2008 09:02:17 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [LakelandARC] Items for sale In-Reply-To: <002301c88189$4a59c940$6501a8c0@PHIL2> Message-ID: <176011.16810.qm@web51912.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Here is the compiled list to date. I have tested the FT-840 and am impressed with the overall simplicity and its receiver. I also have tested the 2 meter all mode (please note that it does not appear to have PL tones). I made another trip to take better pictures of the towers and antenna's. I took some good shots of the mechanism that folds over the 40' Rohn 25 tower. It connects to the tower just above the first 10' section as the fulcrum point. It appears to be bolted to the cement foundation so should be removable. As for the Aluma tower, it looks to be the T-140 model which is a light duty 40' 2 section aluminum crank up. The top section is narrow enough that a rotor would need to be mast mounted. It is currently holding what looks to be 5-bander Mosley TA-33-JR-N-WARC. He also had a Cushcraft R5 mounted on a push-up mast that would be easy to remove. Two folks have inquired about the towers and they will have right of first refusal. Please let me know if you are interested in any of the items or woudl liek to see a picture. I have started researching current prices on sites such as eham, QRZ and ebay, but please make an offer. -Steve, N4SJJ Kenwood MC-60 Base Mic Kenwood SP-930 Speaker Kenwood TR-9130 2m All Mode Yaesu FT-840 HF Transceiver and Shure Mic Yaesu FC-10 AT Antenna tuner Yaesu FL-2100F Amp Daiwa CN-101L HF-VHF SWR/PWR meter Icom IC-706MKIIG HF/VHF/UHF Mobile Timewave DSP-9+ Uniden HR2510 Heathkit Electronic Keyer Pyramid Power Supply 12 and 20 amp Cushcraft 14820T 144 V/H 2x10 element Yagi Cushcraft A270-10S 144/440 2x 5 element yagi (now located in Winter Haven) Cushcraft R5 HF Vertical 5-bander Mosley TA-33-JR-N-WARC Aluma Tower T-140 40' aluminum crank up Rohn 3 10' sections, 1 apex, fold over unit Phil wrote: Steve ...have you completed the list yet...thank you ...Phil K4BHE ----- Original Message ----- From: Steve Jax To: LakelandARC at yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, March 03, 2008 11:24 PM Subject: [LakelandARC] Items for sale Over the weekend, I helped my brother-in-law start to disassemble his uncle's ham shack. My goal is to sell his ham related items on behalf of the estate. In the past, I have had good luck using ebay for the easier to ship items but prefer to use local methods for the heavier or bulky items. Items on the list that I have not had a chance to test yet are a Yaesu FT-840 and FL-2400F amp, and an Icom 706MKIIG. He also had a ~35' aluminum 2 section crank-up tower, a 4 element tri-bander and a 30' Rohn 25 tower with a winch operated, crank-over base. The towers are still standing and will have to wait until I can get time to disassemble. So far I have the following tested and available: Pyramid 12 volt / 12 amp power supply - $25 Pyramid 12 volt / 20 amp power supply - $35 HF Power Rod in 40 meters (similar to a mobile hamstick) 3/8-24 stud, looks new, still in package - $15 (or will trade for a 80 meter hamstick). -Steve Jax, N4SJJ, just South of Winter Haven --------------------------------- Never miss a thing. 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Joe Pirkle - AD4IH From kd4got at yahoo.com Thu Mar 13 13:47:56 2008 From: kd4got at yahoo.com (Steve Jax) Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2008 13:47:56 -0700 (PDT) Subject: 21295.0 TX5C listening up 10 Message-ID: <102286.58258.qm@web51903.mail.re2.yahoo.com> http://www.clipperton2008.org 21295.0 TX5C listening up 10 I just worked them from Winter Haven. They are currently 5/9. -Steve N4SJJ --------------------------------- Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ad4ih at arrl.net Mon Mar 17 07:38:05 2008 From: ad4ih at arrl.net (Joseph Pirkle) Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2008 14:38:05 -0000 Subject: Extra Class Power Points (1 July 2008 - 30 June 2012)) Message-ID: LARC, All ten (10) subelements of ELEMENT FOUR have been uploaded. I would very much appreciate anyone finding an error/typo reporting it to me at ad4ih at arrl.net. Happy Saint Patrick's Day!!! Joe - AD4IH From ad4ih at arrl.net Mon Mar 17 12:04:24 2008 From: ad4ih at arrl.net (Joseph Pirkle) Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2008 19:04:24 -0000 Subject: Gordon West Extra Class Audio Theory Course Message-ID: LARC Members: If you are planning to take the Extra test before June 30, I have something that might help. I have the 7-disk audio course mentioned in the subject line. The first responder gets it delivered to a mutually agreed location at your convenience. Joe Pirkle - AD4IH ad4ih at arrl.net From n9bfa at yahoo.com Mon Mar 17 13:06:10 2008 From: n9bfa at yahoo.com (Phil Grinker) Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2008 13:06:10 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [LakelandARC] Gordon West Extra Class Audio Theory Course Message-ID: <980697.75030.qm@web45511.mail.sp1.yahoo.com> I will take the test & appreciate the audio discs ----- Original Message ---- From: Joseph Pirkle To: LakelandARC at yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, March 17, 2008 3:04:24 PM Subject: [LakelandARC] Gordon West Extra Class Audio Theory Course LARC Members: If you are planning to take the Extra test before June 30, I have something that might help. I have the 7-disk audio course mentioned in the subject line. The first responder gets it delivered to a mutually agreed location at your convenience. Joe Pirkle - AD4IH ad4ih at arrl.net ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! 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Joe ----- Original Message ----- From: Phil Grinker To: LakelandARC at yahoogroups.com Sent: 3/17/2008 4:06:13 PM Subject: Re: [LakelandARC] Gordon West Extra Class Audio Theory Course I will take the test & appreciate the audio discs ----- Original Message ---- From: Joseph Pirkle To: LakelandARC at yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, March 17, 2008 3:04:24 PM Subject: [LakelandARC] Gordon West Extra Class Audio Theory Course LARC Members: If you are planning to take the Extra test before June 30, I have something that might help. I have the 7-disk audio course mentioned in the subject line. The first responder gets it delivered to a mutually agreed location at your convenience. Joe Pirkle - AD4IH ad4ih at arrl.net Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From PBADER at TAMPABAY.RR.COM Wed Mar 19 19:54:21 2008 From: PBADER at TAMPABAY.RR.COM (Phil Bader) Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2008 22:54:21 -0400 Subject: battery saver project Message-ID: <006e01c88a35$b2deba20$0201a8c0@PC326916935110> Ever leave a multimeter on,or some other device only to come back to it later and find it's batteries dead? Wish there was a circuit that would shut off power saving it? Here's a link to an article that uses only a few parts. Make a battery saver. Have fun: http://www.iwaynet.net:80/~nesda/Mar04/Mar045.html Best, Phil Philip Bader pbader at tampabay.rr.com Amateur call: KI4NUC, Winter Haven, Fl. Member: Lakeland Amateur Radio Club http://www.lakelandarc.org/ Currently: Polk County School Board Electronics Owned/Operated: Jan Phyl TV Svc. Inc, 1976-2006 From ad4ih at arrl.net Sun Mar 23 23:17:59 2008 From: ad4ih at arrl.net (joe.pirkle@earthlink.net) Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2008 02:17:59 -0400 Subject: BETA Testers needed Message-ID: <380-2200831246175931@earthlink.net> Greetings! I am about half-way through with a General Class Tutorial that is a different approach frm the Q&A slides I did in the past. I will have four of the eight presentations proof-read by late afternoon. If you are a Tech and are REALLY interested in upgrading I will provide you with these presentations as I finish them. All I ask is that you give me an honest appraisal and suggestions for improvement. If you cannot download approximately max of 2 MB at a time I will give you the material on a mini CD at the next meeting. This offer good to the first three Technician responders. Ha'fa adai mali ka... Joe - AD4IH -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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If you are a Tech and are REALLY interested in upgrading I will provide you with these presentations as I finish them. All I ask is that you give me an honest appraisal and suggestions for improvement. If you cannot download approximately max of 2 MB at a time I will give you the material on a mini CD at the next meeting. This offer good to the first three Technician responders. Ha'fa adai mali ka... Joe - AD4IH -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/x-ygp-stripped Size: 126 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/x-ygp-stripped Size: 126 bytes Desc: not available URL: From ad4ih at arrl.net Mon Mar 24 05:17:02 2008 From: ad4ih at arrl.net (joe.pirkle@earthlink.net) Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2008 08:17:02 -0400 Subject: [LakelandARC] BETA Testers needed Message-ID: <380-22008312412172265@earthlink.net> You are first in line. Give me a call to set it up. I must send these off-list as no attachments are allowed on the list. Joe P. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kd4efm at kd4efm.org Fri Mar 28 10:08:01 2008 From: kd4efm at kd4efm.org (Evans F. Mitchell KD4EFM / AFA2TH / WQFK-894) Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:08:01 -0400 Subject: FW: [midflms150] bikeMS Meeting Message-ID: <009601c890f6$48d23770$e98fca63@laptop1> _____ From: midflms150 at yahoogroups.com [mailto:midflms150 at yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Jason D. Triolo Sent: Friday, March 28, 2008 8:52 AM To: midflms150 at yahoogroups.com Subject: [midflms150] bikeMS Meeting Thanks to Evans and the rest of the Polk ARES folks for having me at your meeting last night to cover this year's event. I appreciate the support that you've provided to the event each year. We added a few volunteers to the roster, but there are still many positions open. One of my top priorities, is to fill the Greenway Ford units. There are still five pickups still looking for a driver. Again, we'd prefer the driver to also be a ham. Aside from the occasional bike, there is no heavy lifting required (and the bike's owner will be doing most of that work). Please contact me as soon as possible if you are able to help. Next are the mobile and/or SAG units driven by people in their own vehicles. SAG vehicles should be available for the entire course, but mobiles can take only a portion of the course if preferred. As promised in the ARES meeting, maps should be ready by this weekend. Also, if anyone wants a copy of the PowerPoint presentation that I used last night, let me know. If there's enough interest, I'll just post it to the group. Just as we did last year, we are going to plan another pre-event net. We still have to coordinate day and time between N4HHA and NI4CE, but once the details are finalized, we'll announce that here. More later. 73 de Jason, KD4ACG -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From eschmidt191 at hotmail.com Fri Mar 28 10:12:08 2008 From: eschmidt191 at hotmail.com (Eric Schmidt) Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:12:08 -0400 Subject: [LakelandARC] FW: [midflms150] bikeMS Meeting References: <009601c890f6$48d23770$e98fca63@laptop1> Message-ID: Sorry I couldn't be at the meeting last night, I had Red Cross training :( I can be a SAG if you need me. I have a small SUV that might or might not hold a bike? Thanks Eric Schmidt KI4WNT 863 669 5277 ----- Original Message ----- From: Evans F. Mitchell KD4EFM / AFA2TH / WQFK-894 To: polkares at yahoogroups.com ; polkgmrs at yahoogroups.com ; polkemcomm at yahoogroups.com ; LakelandARC at yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, March 28, 2008 1:08 PM Subject: [LakelandARC] FW: [midflms150] bikeMS Meeting ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: midflms150 at yahoogroups.com [mailto:midflms150 at yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Jason D. Triolo Sent: Friday, March 28, 2008 8:52 AM To: midflms150 at yahoogroups.com Subject: [midflms150] bikeMS Meeting Thanks to Evans and the rest of the Polk ARES folks for having me at your meeting last night to cover this year's event. I appreciate the support that you've provided to the event each year. We added a few volunteers to the roster, but there are still many positions open. One of my top priorities, is to fill the Greenway Ford units. There are still five pickups still looking for a driver. Again, we'd prefer the driver to also be a ham. Aside from the occasional bike, there is no heavy lifting required (and the bike's owner will be doing most of that work). Please contact me as soon as possible if you are able to help. Next are the mobile and/or SAG units driven by people in their own vehicles. SAG vehicles should be available for the entire course, but mobiles can take only a portion of the course if preferred. As promised in the ARES meeting, maps should be ready by this weekend. Also, if anyone wants a copy of the PowerPoint presentation that I used last night, let me know. If there's enough interest, I'll just post it to the group. Just as we did last year, we are going to plan another pre-event net. We still have to coordinate day and time between N4HHA and NI4CE, but once the details are finalized, we'll announce that here. More later. 73 de Jason, KD4ACG -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: