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----- Original Message -----
From: "howard kaufman" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, May 30, 2015 3:47 PM
Subject: Re: flooding in Texas, was6 meters
> Did anybody read Dave Mccollough's book on the Johnstown flood?
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Lou Kolb
> Sent: Saturday, May 30, 2015 2:43 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: flooding in Texas, was6 meters
>
> Tom,
>
> Of course, college had to take precedense. I saw many examples on that
> trip
> of what to do and what not to do in emergency communications. 2-meter fm
> was
> really coming into its own at the time. Lou WA3MIX Lou Kolb Voice-over
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, May 30, 2015 12:24 PM
> Subject: Re: flooding in Texas, was6 meters
>
>
>> I'm sure the trip was both sobering and educational, Lou.
>>
>> At the time, I was not a licensed ham, and was truly disappointed that
>> I couldn't have helped with communications as well.
>>
>> I had gotten my Novice ticket in June of 1969, and it had expired in
>> June of 1971.
>>
>> Due to college, and all that venture entailed for me at the time, I
>> was not able to upgrade to General, and, of course, back then, the
>> novice was only a 2-year license that could not be renewed.
>>
>> Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: For blind ham radio operators
>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>> On Behalf Of Lou Kolb
>> Sent: Friday, May 29, 2015 9:03 PM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: flooding in Texas, was6 meters
>>
>> WA3LCB and I traveled from the Philly suburbs to the Wilkes Barre
>> Scranton area during Agnes to help with communications. It was a very
>> sobering and highly educational trip for a ham in his late teens. Lou
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>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Friday, May 29, 2015 7:08 PM
>> Subject: Re: flooding in Texas, was6 meters
>>
>>
>>> Steve:
>>>
>>> As I think you know, I grew up in the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania area,
>>> and very clearly remember the Tropical Storm Agnes flood of 1972.
>>>
>>> My family and I were not victimized, other than some very minor
>>> inconveniences, but others only a few miles from me and on lower
>>> ground were not nearly as fortunate. We lived in New Cumberland, PA,
>>> on the western shore of the Lower portion of the Susquehanna River.
>>>
>>>
>>> I'm sure the help you provided back then was very much appreciated.
>>>
>>> Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: For blind ham radio operators
>>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>>> On Behalf Of Steve Forst
>>> Sent: Friday, May 29, 2015 2:49 PM
>>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>> Subject: Re: flooding in Texas, was6 meters
>>>
>>> Jim,
>>>
>>> Glad all is well, and you are high and dry. Or at least dry. I did
>>> help in a flood cleanup in Harrisburg PA in the early '70's. Nothing
>>> fun about seeing thousands of families putting pretty much
>>> everything they own out on the curb for the front end loader to scoop
>>> up.
>>>
>>> Hope to catch you on the air sometime.
>>>
>>> 73, Steve KW3A
>>>
>>> On 5/29/2015 2:40 PM, Jim Shaffer wrote:
>>>> Steve, thanks for your concern, and you're likely right about there
>>>> being more SSB activity, especially since there's no more code
>>>> requirement. I did manage to work around 25 stations in a short
>>>> period of time on 6 meter CW last night though.
>>>>
>>>> As for the flooding, it's all around us, but we're high and dry
>>>> where I live. I've always tried to avoid possible flooding areas.
>>>> I helped clean up after a flood in Rochester, MN once, and that was
>>>> enough.
>>>> What a mess and sad disaster that was!
>>>>
>>>> The town of Wimberly, which had really bad flooding, and where that
>>>> house floated away, is just about 25 or so miles south of Austin.
>>>>
>>>> My lawn looks like a wilderness preserve, because they haven't been
>>>> able to get out to mowe it. I can live with that problem though,
>>>> especially since it's been so dry down here for so long.
>>>> --
>>>> Jim, ke5al
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Steve Forst
>>>> Sent: Friday, May 29, 2015 11:50 AM
>>>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>>> Subject: Re: 6 meters
>>>>
>>>> Jim,
>>>>
>>>> I don't disagree, but my limited experience with 6 seems to be that
>>>> when the band is open, there is usually more SSB activity.
>>>>
>>>> BTW, hope all is well at your end. I know Texas is a big place, but
>>>> the news stories coming from some areas are pretty sobering. Hope
>>>> you and yours aren't affected.
>>>>
>>>> 73, Steve KW3A
>>>>
>>>> On 5/29/2015 12:41 PM, Jim Shaffer wrote:
>>>>> Honestly, if you have a compromise antenna, CW's the way to go. I
>>>>> have a sched with a friend on 20 CW every Monday morning. We start
>>>>> on CW, and if conditions are good enough, try to move to SSB.
>>>>> We've found that unless the CW signals are strong, we haven't a
>>>>> prayer of making it on SSB.
>>>>>
>>>>> I worked many stations last night on 6 with my vertical around
>>>>> 50.093,
>>> CW.
>>>>> --
>>>>> Jim, ke5al
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: Steve Forst
>>>>> Sent: Friday, May 29, 2015 9:35 AM
>>>>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>>>> Subject: Re: 6 meters
>>>>>
>>>>> Matt,
>>>>>
>>>>> I don't do a lot of 6 meters, but don't think I would spend much
>>>>> time
>>>>> worrying about FM, unless there is some local activity that
>>>>> would make the time and vertical antenna worth while. In the
>>>>> short
>>> term,
>>>>> you may find that your HF dipole will tune up on 6 meters. Not
>>>>> ideal, but I've done it here and made contacts.
>>>>>
>>>>> Set a memory in your 480 to 50.125 SSB and check it from time to
>>>>> time,
>>>>> or leave it there while doing other stuff in the shack. It's easy
>>>>> to
>>>>> miss an opening. Also check below 50.100 for CW beacons. When
>>>>> they
>>>>> start coming in, you know you have propagation somewhere.
>>>>>
>>>>> Congrats on your latest DX on CW. There is a world-wide CW contest
>>>>> on this weekend. Even if you aren't into contesting as an
>>>>> activity,
>>> there
>>>>> will be a boatload of DX on the air (conditions permitting). All the
>>>>> other station needs from you is 5NN and a consecutive serial number
>>>>> starting with 001. You don't have to "be in the contest" to
>>>>> participate, and you don't have to submit a log or anything like that.
>>>>> Just work a few stations and maybe get some unusual DX in your
>>>>> log. Also, anyone can work anyone in this contest, so if bands
>>>>> are
>>>>> poor for DX, you can fill your log with US contacts.
>>>>>
>>>>> 73, Steve KW3A
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 5/29/2015 6:28 AM, Matthew Chao wrote:
>>>>>> Wow! Sounds great. Am thinking of putting up a 6-meter dipole.
>>>>>> Before I do that, I have a few questions about 6 meters:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Which mode do you use the most on this band to get all those
>>>>>> long-distance contacts?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> If you use FM to access repeaters, what are the splits, and what's
>>>>>> the simplex freq for this band?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Have never operated on 6, and now have the opportuniyt, given that
>>>>>> I have a pretty roomy backyard and a good hams network of guys
>>>>>> able to help.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks in advance.--Matt.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> P.S. Had my second DX contact via CW a week ago today. Spoke
>>>>>> with I1MMR, Mauro in Genoa, Italy. Nice to have that general
>>>>>> ticket and HF.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> At 02:31 AM 5/29/2015 -0700, you wrote:
>>>>>>> I had a very good opening yesterday afternoon and evening. I
>>>>>>> worked a bunch of stations, including in Florida and Georgia.
>>>>>>> Nice opening.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Alan R. Downing
>>>>>>> Phoenix, AZ
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>>> From: For blind ham radio operators
>>>>>>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>>>>>>> On Behalf Of Jim Shaffer
>>>>>>> Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2015 7:00 PM
>>>>>>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>>>>>> Subject: Re: 6 meters
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Had a good time. Worked about 25 stations, mostly in the Ohio
>>>>>>> River valley area.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>>> From: Jim Shaffer
>>>>>>> Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2015 7:09 PM
>>>>>>> To: blind hams
>>>>>>> Subject: 6 meters
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> open from east to west.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> Jim Shaffer
>>>>>>> Pflugerville, TX
>>>>>>> www.jjshaffer.net
>>>>>>> www.pgramblers.com
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
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