“They are worthy of leading…” Jackson.Q KM4MFZ (sk)
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
for December 5-2020
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- General Zoom meeting Tue 5-Jan-2021 7pm CLICK
- Presenter: Matthew KO4DJG on “micro-processors”
- 2021 Winter Field Day Plans CLICK
- ARRL Weekly Audio News CLICK
- Watch BRARA December Meeting CLICK
- Website Fox-Hunt: Can you find WALDO?
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BRARA MONTHLY MEETING |
Tuesday 5-Jan-2021 at 7pm via Zoom conference.Join Zoom Meeting: CLICK HERE
Meeting ID: 865 5255 5294
Password: 123456
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2021-2023 Board of Directors |
This year we conducted our first elections via email and had good turnout. All folks putting their name forward thank you! Your support will be needed in the vast array of projects. Our hope is other members shall be brave and become involved with our projects and yes consider putting their name on the next ballot for directors. We can use all the help offered. Please be watching for updates.
Your new 2021-2023 Board of Directors are:
K4BH Jeff Stahl
K4LA Lou Alfonso
KO4XL Bruce Ratoff
N1QFH John Cole
N2ELG Jay Silverman
W4BFL Jerry Zaza
WA2VNV George Sintchak
Congratulations to these folks.
In January the new Board will vote on Officers that include
President
Vice-President
Treasurer
Secretary
Stay tuned for further announcements.
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2021 WINTER FIELD DAY |
When: 30-31 Jan 2021
CLICK for BRARA WFD Plans
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Accepting subscription request |
Please subscribe to our BRARA@groups.io email distribution process. If you need a reminder invitation, email BRARA+owner@groups.io to request it. Please include in that email request your first name, call sign, and email address which is recorded as your primary email account in the BRARA member roster.
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REMOTE STATION ADVISORY |
The next key step to operate a transceiver at the shack from a remote device (CLICK HERE FMI) is to implement a solid microwave IP signal from the repeater site to the shack (see above request for Tower Climbers). Once that is done, we can begin testing the process. Contact John.C N1QFH with questions.
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BRARA 2021 Dues now OPEN |
1-OCT-2020 you may use the revised PayPal process or personal check to our mailbox. We look forward to a full year of many projects even with COVID-19 and yes the Member tools are always undergoing updates. Please be watching for a list of what BRARA has accomplished and what we’re planning in 2021.
CLICK HERE for 2021 Dues
Thank you for your support which is vital to our success.
NOTE: If you have paid your dues and have NOT received an email confirming payment, please contact John.C by email wirehead52@gmail.com
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SILENT KEYS THIS YEAR |
The following are our 2020 members we always carry in our heart.Erin Trayner KJ4UTM
Jackson Quarquesso KM4MFZ
Max Kearns N4CGC
Steve Ostrove K2SO CLICK for all our SK’s
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WELCOME NEW MEMBERS |
The following are new members after July. Please welcome them aboard:
DECEMBER
Todd Greenstein KC0NNL
David Warner KB4ICU
NOVEMBER
Mark Shader KG4THP
OCTOBER
David Pomerantz KO4DKNSEPTEMBER
Jeff Toeniskoetter KO4HLK
HarryWoodworthNC4AAUGUST
Bruce Berenson WB2LSU
Thomas Clements W6WGT
Mike Pilgrim K5MP
Jose Berrios KO4FUM
Joseph Steinberg WA3OPXJULY
Matthew Singerle KO4DJG
Allan Kaplan KO4ECG
John Boudreaux K1JBX
Stephen Yacullo KB2NQN
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MEMBERSHIP STATISTICS |
The following are some Membership statistics
| Members |
173 |
| Active |
133 |
| Associates |
1 |
| Family |
24 |
| Lifetime |
5 |
| Silent Keys |
10 |
| Pending |
1 |
| All classes |
285 |
| Extra |
129 |
| Advanced |
20 |
| General |
80 |
| Technician |
56 |
| Novice |
1 |
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| Total All Renewals |
69 |
| 2020 New Members |
30 |
| —Renew after Jan |
8 |
| —Renew after July |
16 |
| Total 2019/20 Renewed |
60 |
| Not Renewed |
80 |
| Dues by Check |
45 |
| Dues by PayPal |
44 |
| Dues by Cash |
2 |
| Subscribers |
379 |
| MailChimp Opens |
167 |
| MC Open Rate |
44% |
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BRARA WORDPRESS TRAINING |
BRARA is looking for a few Members of BRARA to consider becoming trained in WordPress and supporting the needs of the organization.
Scope of Training
- Posts
- Media
- Pages
- Tables
- Specialty areas
CLICK FMI
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SHACK STATUS |
To ensure the safety of our members, we the full BRARA Board have decided to postpone our opening plans until the pandemic stabilizes in the state of Florida. We all feel very strongly that our club must not in any way, however small, add to the risk of spreading the virus. We will revisit and resume our plans as soon as we are confident that it is safe to do so.
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SE FL NBEMS |
ENHANCE YOUR SKILLS
Want to learn about NBEMS? What is it? Who uses it and why? You can begin learning the basics by CLICKING HERE. Join us Wednesdays at 8pm on 145.29 where we practice all aspects of digital communications and yes problem solve and train. We have added SLOWSCAN to this net enabling operators to pass photos in the event of a bad day. We are also pursuing WINLINK capacities, it remains uncertain if we can manage contacts to local nodes, watch for future updates.
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REPEATER STATUS |
The BRARA DMR repeater is working normally.
Analog 2m 145.29(-) PL110.9 50 watts out.
Status: Art and Lew have been addressing various issues at the 2m repeater site.
DMR Brandmeister 70cm 442.875(+) CC-1 TS-2 TG-311037 50 watts out. The FAU IP link is operating normally.
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SCHEDULED NETS |
Monday to Saturday
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7am Ad Hoc Free Net
Analog 145.29- PL110.9
DMR 442.875+ CC-2 TS-2 TG-311037 |
Sunday (1 net)
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8.00pm South East FL DMR Tech Net TG-311037
BRARA 442.875+ CC-1 TS-2
GCARA 443.350+ CC-11 TS-1
Wellington ARA 145.19- CC-2 TS-1 |
Monday (2 nets)
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7.00pm Voice Com Net
BRARA 145.29- PL110.9 |
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7.30pm DMR BrainWaves NotANet TG-311037
BRARA 442.875+ CC-1 TS-2
GCARA 443.350+ CC-11 TS-1
Wellington ARA 145.19- CC-2 TS-1 |
Tuesday (1 net)
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9.00am Breakfast Club Net
BRARA 145.29- PL110.9 |
Wednesdays (1 net)
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8.00pm Southeast Florida NBEMS Net
BRARA 145.29- PL110.9 |
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MEMBERS HELPING MEMBERS |
If you have a special announcement, please consider using Groups.io to reach out to all your operator partners. This location can also be used to help you gain visibility to your project or efforts to meet your goals.
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SUPPORT: HOW TO DO LIST |
Helpful steps for many subject areas CLICK HERE
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MEMBER OUTREACH |
The BRARA Board and other volunteers will be reaching out to members to see how y’all doing and to stay connected. Please feel free to chat as long as you like and offer your stories and share your needs. Dam right, we’re hoping you are doing well and staying engaged and healthy.
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GOOD AND WELFARE |
If you know of an amateur or their family dealing with health issues or may have lost someone, please let us know. Robert K K3SUH is our go to person to send a communication in the form of a card to the person or family.
CLICK HERE to email your details.
From Jay N2ELG – None of us are as strong as all of us.
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AMATEUR EXTRA QUESTION |
E9C12 (C)
Which of the following describes an Extended Double Zepp antenna?
A. A wideband vertical antenna constructed from precisely tapered aluminum tubing
B. A portable antenna erected using two push support poles
C. A center-fed 1.25-wavelength antenna (two 5/8-wave elements in phase)
D. An end-fed folded dipole antenna
E9D07
What is an advantage of using top loading in a shortened HF vertical antenna?
A. Lower Q
B. Greater structural strength
C. Higher losses
D. Improved radiation efficiency
Be well 73
de N4BRF from The Shack
 GOOD HEALTH 
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