You hold it and I will try to make it.. Richard Bonica C: 281.935.7222 Email: [email protected] Freq: 147.000 - DMR - Digital Mobile Territory: NE Fort Bend CERT, CST, EST, WEB EOC, HSEEP, FEMA PD, Wilderness First Aid, CPR, Extra Ameture Radio
On Fri, Sep 5, 2025, 10:27 AM Byron Harris via BVARC <[email protected]> wrote: > Love it. Great ideas. > > -------- Original message -------- > From: Daniel Poirot via BVARC <[email protected]> > Date: 9/5/25 9:38 AM (GMT-06:00) > To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB <[email protected]> > Cc: Daniel Poirot <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [BVARC] Antenna Building and Theory class - was The Stir > Crazy Net is here for you! > > Hurray!!! > > I look forward to hearing from everyone! > > I see the full syllabus as the following: > > 1) 1/4 wave ground plane - So simple, so easy. Teach basics of > straightening coat hangers! Crimp ring connectors and bolt to the SO239 > panel connector. Teach basics of trimming for SWR and the use of tools like > the NanoVNA. > > 2) 2 meter 1/4 wave dipole. Dipoles are cool. Use antenna tuning skills in > a different format. Explore portable and temporary mounting ideas. > > 3) Turn 1/4 wave dipole into three element Yagi. Discover the wonderful > world of aiming the antenna! > > 4) On building a 2 meter J pole. A gain antenna! New skills such as > cutting tubing, torch soldering, tuning tubing! > > 5) Turn your J pole into a Slim Jim. Twice as much gain is always better. > > 6) Build a roll up Slim Jim using 300 Ohm twin lead. Because, POTA, Y'all. > > Ideas? > 73 Dan KJ5IZK > > > > On Fri, Sep 5, 2025 at 6:58 AM Kelly Reimann via BVARC <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Ditto. >> >> Sent from ProtonMail, encrypted email based in Switzerland. >> >> Sent from Proton Mail Android >> >> -------- Original Message -------- >> On 9/5/25 08:51, Byron Harris via BVARC wrote: >> As a newish ham I would LOVE it. Count me in. >> Blessings, >> Byron >> >> -------- Original message -------- >> From: mark janzer via BVARC <[email protected]> >> Date: 9/5/25 8:39 AM (GMT-06:00) >> To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB <[email protected]>, >> [email protected] >> Cc: mark janzer <[email protected]>, Rick Hiller <[email protected]> >> Subject: [BVARC] Antenna Building and Theory class - was The Stir Crazy >> Net is here for you! >> >> We can reserve the same room, after VE Testing (morning) for in the >> afternoon. >> How about two Saturdays, October 4th and November 7th, from 12-4? >> Subject to room availability, at Bayland Park Community Center, 6400 >> Bissonnet >> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/6400+Bissonnet?entry=gmail&source=g>. >> >> >> Rick are you available for those days? >> >> 73 >> Mark >> K5MGJ >> >> On Thursday, September 4, 2025 at 08:09:54 PM CDT, Rick Hiller via BVARC < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >> Ok, Blake, et al, >> >> I would be all in to help instruct with an antenna building and general >> antenna theory class if some one wants to start getting one together. Let >> me know if you wish to discuss the possibilities. >> >> Quite a few years back BVARC had a Saturday morning antenna seminar >> covering all types of antennas and it was well received. Coupling that >> with actually building a sky hook would attract more antenna aficionados >> and neophytes. >> >> Standing by....73....Rick W5RH >> >> Rick W5RH [email protected] >> >> On Wed, Sep 3, 2025 at 11:45 AM baaelectronics via BVARC <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> Dan, I can confirm that an HT with a homebrew antenna is perfectly >> adequate for uplinking to a repeater. >> >> My “base station” for a few months following my tech exam was a 10y/o >> IC-W32 and vertical dipole made of a wooden ruler, 12AWG electrical wire, >> GoPro mount, and BNC cable from a UHF microphone system. If anyone’s made a >> J-pole from those same materials, I’d like to hear about it! >> >> I’m still interested in an antenna building class with the club if anyone >> else is too. N5HCU built 2m tape measure Yagis a while back, and even that >> taught me a ton. >> >>  >> Blake Alley | BAA Electronics >> QRZ: N5BAA Mobile: (281) 450-5785 >> [email protected] >>     >> >> >> >> From: BVARC <[email protected]> on behalf of Daniel Poirot via >> BVARC <[email protected]> >> Date: Wednesday, September 3, 2025 at 11:23 AM >> To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB <[email protected]> >> Cc: Daniel Poirot <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [BVARC] The Stir Crazy Net is here for you! >> AND... >> >> We also chatted about the intersection of new users, space-constrained >> antennas, low-cost handhelds, and hands-on projects! >> >> The common Baofeng UV-5R has some limitations with the stock antenna. A >> gain antenna, like the J pole, can do all the good! >> >> Friends in apartments, townhouses, and aggressive HOA-spaces can still >> make good use of the J pole planted in a flower pot or five gallon bucket! >> >> Every new Ham, and any interested parties, can learn a lot from building >> antennas. The Golden Path of antenna building might look a lot like dipole, >> 1/4 wave ground plane, J pole, Slim Jim. >> Cool, huh! I think we could manage a guided tutorial on antenna building! >> >> So, friends such as N5BAA, with something like a HT, and a J pole in a >> bucket can really reach out! (lazy Clue metaphor) >> >> Thoughts? >> 73 >> Dan KJ5IZK >> >> >> On Tue, Sep 2, 2025 at 8:25 PM Daniel Poirot <[email protected]> wrote: >> We had a great chat today on 146.94 at 12:00 We even had a drop-in from >> the east coast (I think). >> >> Our out of town guest offered up an interesting Raspberry Pi-based Ham >> Radio project - sBitx >> >> The sBitx is a 25 watt, high performance SDR that you can easily build, >> it has all popular digital modes like FT8 integrated. >> >> This reminded me of my interest in the Raspberry Pi-based WSPR project: >> RaspberryPi WSPR Node : 7 Steps >> So cool! Everyone should do one! >> >> 73 >> Dan KJ5IZK >> >> ________________________________________________ >> Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club >> >> BVARC mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org >> Publicly available archives are available here: >> https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> >> -- >> Rick Hiller W5RH >> e-mail: [email protected] >> Cell/VM/Text: 832-474-3713 >> Physical: 9031 Troulon Drive >> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/9031+Troulon+Drive++%0A+Houston,+TX+77036?entry=gmail&source=g> >> >> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/9031+Troulon+Drive++%0A+Houston,+TX+77036?entry=gmail&source=g> >> Houston, TX 77036 >> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/9031+Troulon+Drive++%0A+Houston,+TX+77036?entry=gmail&source=g> >> ________________________________________________ >> Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club >> >> BVARC mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org >> Publicly available archives are available here: >> https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> ________________________________________________ >> Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club >> >> BVARC mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org >> Publicly available archives are available here: >> https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >
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