This week (Nov 24) Phil, KC3CIB, will be hosting the Round Table.  

Tune in to the Round Table every Thursday evening at 8:30 PM on 146.985 Mhz.

There’s more than one path to the W3GMS repeater:

Via EchoLink use node #623852; to request EchoLink access, send a message to wa3gms[at}gmail.com.   

Via AllStar use node #53085. 

Via Broadcastify you can listen to the 985 livestream:  https://www.broadcastify.com/listen/feed/28055.  (On some mobile devices, you may need to use the Broadcastify App.  The livestream is delayed about 30 seconds.)

The following was forwarded by ARRL Eastern PA Coordinator Jay Silber.

See how local hams participated in a public service event, including our own, Steve WU3I and Corbin K3HXW.

See the following verbiage and link:

Public Service in Amateur Radio is one key reason ¾ of a million Americans have ham radio licenses. Watch public service in Amateur radio in all its glory during Sunday night’s premiere of the 6^th Edition of What Hams Do… the TV show, at 8 PM at this link –  https://youtu.be/mou0moNZ2AM. – Learn how 149 amateur radio volunteers made this year’s MS150 City to Shore Bike ride a $3.5 million fund raising success for the Multiple Sclerosis Society. The incredible ham radio volunteer team kept bike riders safe from one end of the route to the other. Amateur Radio operators manned support and gear wagons, dispatched emergency medical help when needed, assisted and guided riders at rest stops and maintained communications from points about a mile apart from the city to the shore.

Chat live during our YouTube Premiere and join participants in the show and others to talk about the superlative work Amateur Radio Operators perform at Public Service events throughout North America.

The Link: https://youtu.be/mou0moNZ2AM

The Time: 8 PM

The Day and Date: Sunday, November 7^th

Action Item: Send this link to anyone you know interested in giving back to their community. Ham Radio is a great way to serve.

See you all there,

73,

Jay Silber (WA2UAR)

Public Information Coordinator

ARRL-Eastern Pennsylvania

Tel: 610 662-8032

Email: JaySilber@arrl.net

A new back up power scheme for your station.

Note: This is not endorsed by the technical team due to some flaws in the design!

Check out a new article about EFHW, End-Fed Half Wave antennas on the website in the technical article section! End-Fed Halfwave Antenna, Do they need a counterpoise, or not?

The repeater’s website is always looking for new content from the users’ of 985. Please feel free to pass some articles, pictures, etc, to AF3Z or KC3CIB. Whether its a technical article, something pertaining to operating, a homebrew project, how you got started in ham radio, a DIY item, installation, shack, mobile or portable pictures, etc…

Any time something new is added, there is always a big spike in website activity.

For those 985er’s that participated in the AM Rally 2021 in February, here is a live stream from Jason, N3YUG, in Southern MD. You can hear us from approx 6:30 to 45:00 minutes. You can hear how some stations got stronger and some got weaker as propagation changed. Very interesting, nonetheless, hearing us all on AM!

Just a reminder as we are getting to the time of year with thunderstorms and hurricanes.

EMCOMM = EMergency COMMunications.

The repeater does have battery back up power in the event of a power outage.

In case of the repeater being off air, the emcomm protocol for 985 will be using 146.985 Mhz SIMPLEX.

It is suggested that you program a “memory channel” for 146.985 simplex, NO PL Tone, 0.000 Mhz offset (you may have to change the auto repeater offset to 0.000 Mhz).

Field Day 2021 – A few glimpses of the fun!

Photo credit to AF3Z

AZ Rep Debbie Lesko gives a one minute speech to the House in recognition of Amateur Radio Operators