K4TLH Forums http://www.k4tlh.net/forum/ This is an XML content feed of; K4TLH Forums : Last 10 Posts Copyright (c) 2006 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:31:25 +0000 Sun, 08 Jun 2008 16:44:48 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 8.04 30 www.k4tlh.net/forum//RSS_topic_feed.asp K4TLH Forums http://www.k4tlh.net/forum//forum_images/k4tlh_forums.gif http://www.k4tlh.net/forum/ Club Business : Jully 2008 Meeting... http://www.k4tlh.net/forum//forum_posts.asp?TID=37&PID=63#63 Author: WE4RA
Subject: Jully 2008 Meeting...
Posted: 08 Jun 2008 at 16:44

...of the Tallahassee Amateur Radio Society will be held on July 10th, rather than July 3rd.
 
The location for the meeting will also be different.  Please tune into the Sunday night ARES nets at 8:00 pm for more information.
]]> Sun, 08 Jun 2008 16:44:48 +0000 http://www.k4tlh.net/forum//forum_posts.asp?TID=37&PID=63#63 Web Site : Site off-line since Mother's Day http://www.k4tlh.net/forum//forum_posts.asp?TID=36&PID=62#62 Author: WE4RA
Subject: Site off-line since Mother's Day
Posted: 22 May 2008 at 22:04

As most visitors to the site were aware, the site was down between Mother's Day, and May 20th.  Also, the site has been up and down periodically since the evening of May 20th and now.
 
The cause of the site's outage was due to a catastrophic disk failure, causing me to have to rebuild the server from scratch.  Luckily, two days before the failure, a refurbished hard drive I bought from eBay arrived, or else the site may have been down longer.
 
This is how it happened:
 
There was a 115-minute long power outage on my street the afternoon of May 11th (Mother's Day).  I happened to be home when the power went out.  The UPS kept the system up, and I gracefully shut down all my computer equipment.
 
Commercial mains were restored at approx. 1:40 pm, and I turned on the server just prior to leaving to meet my mom for a Mother's Day get-together.  Upon arriving back home, I really didn't give the server much thought, as I finished my laundry and went to bed.
 
Monday was a busy day at work, and it wasn't until Tuesday morning that I noticed the server didn't boot.  Several attempts to boot the server Tuesday morning failed.
 
I brought all my cool diagnostic tools back home with me on Tuesday evening, and began troubleshooting the issue.  Turns out, not only was the $MFT (master file table) corrupted, but the backup $MFTmir mirror copy was also trashed.  No amount of CHKDSK-ing, partition rebuilding, MBR restoration, or data recovery routines would fix the issue.  It was a format and re-install situation.
 
So, over the weekend of the 17th - 18th, I began re-building the server.  Since I hadn't used the media in a while, it took me several hours just to get all the media I needed rounded up.  Unfortunately, some of the media had degraded over the years, and I had diffuculty even getting the NOS reinstalled.  However, finally at around 11:30 pm on Sunday, I had a running box again.
 
Over the next several evenings, I continued getting things returned to normal.  Finally the site is back up.
 
There are still some other things that I need to accomplish, such as restoring user accounts, and certain authoring accounts for people who help me maintain the site, and re-installing some apps like MySQL and PHP.  However, the site should be fit for use for the most part.
 
If you notice anything strange, please bring it to my attention so I can address it as quickly as possible.
 
I apologize for any inconvenience, and thank you for your patience while I was unexpectedly rebuilding the server.
 
73,
WE4RA
]]> Thu, 22 May 2008 22:04:17 +0000 http://www.k4tlh.net/forum//forum_posts.asp?TID=36&PID=62#62 Equipment for Sale : Drake TR-3 http://www.k4tlh.net/forum//forum_posts.asp?TID=35&PID=61#61 Author: wb4fsu
Subject: Drake TR-3
Posted: 06 Jan 2008 at 23:46

I have a Drake TR-3 that hasn't been powered up for many years.  I worked when I got it but was never pressed into service.  It comes with a home-brew power supply.  If you are interested, please make a reasonable offer.  I would consider a trade for a dual-band mobile, 440 mobile or a working trunking scanner.
 
tnx de wb4fsu


Edited by wb4fsu - 21 Jan 2008 at 21:53]]> Sun, 06 Jan 2008 23:46:25 +0000 http://www.k4tlh.net/forum//forum_posts.asp?TID=35&PID=61#61 Equipment for Sale : ITEMS FOR SALE http://www.k4tlh.net/forum//forum_posts.asp?TID=34&PID=60#60 Author: W1FJI
Subject: ITEMS FOR SALE
Posted: 02 Dec 2007 at 11:19

I have an ARROW dual band 2m/70cm J-pole for sale.  << SOLD >>
Very good condition.
Asking 25.00
Go to http://www.arrowantennas.com/j-pole.html  to see the antenna.
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Kantronics KPC-3 PLUS   128K << SOLD >>
w/ a cable as well as spare connector and wire,
Kantronics supplied CD.
Very good condition
Asking 125.00
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MFJ  Econo Keyer II  w/ wall wart
obviously w/o paddles.
Very good condition
Had two sold one, one left.
Asking 25.00
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The following Hustler HF mobile antennas are excess to my needs.
 
       Items                                                    New Price
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MO-2  54"  fold over mast...........................33.99
MO-4 22"   short mast.................................21.99
VP-1 Hustler Tri-band adapter.................... 6.99
RM-40S 40 meter super resonator........... 38.99
RM-20    20 meter resonator...................... 23.99
RM-17 17 meter resonator..........................23.99
RSS-1 Resonator spring............................ 12.99
Plus the three adjusting rods for use with resonators and the 54" mast.
The above totals 163.93
Asking 85.00
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73's,  Art  W1FJI
 
 
 


Edited by W1FJI - 22 May 2008 at 20:39]]> Sun, 02 Dec 2007 11:19:32 +0000 http://www.k4tlh.net/forum//forum_posts.asp?TID=34&PID=60#60 Contemporary Transceivers : Yaesu repairs http://www.k4tlh.net/forum//forum_posts.asp?TID=33&PID=59#59 Author: ai4gf
Subject: Yaesu repairs
Posted: 20 Nov 2007 at 09:08

I have an FT-7800 that is not hearing well on the 2-meter band (it is fine on the 440 band).  I guess I'll send it back to the Yaesu repair facility in California, but was wondering if anyone had a recommendation for a repair facility.  I assume there is no one local that works on ham radios?
 
By the way, I have used the Kenwood East repair facility and it was an excellent experience.
 
]]> Tue, 20 Nov 2007 09:08:44 +0000 http://www.k4tlh.net/forum//forum_posts.asp?TID=33&PID=59#59 General Events Discussion : Skywarn Appreciation Day http://www.k4tlh.net/forum//forum_posts.asp?TID=32&PID=58#58 Author: ai4gf
Subject: Skywarn Appreciation Day
Posted: 18 Nov 2007 at 20:45

This year's Skywarn Appreciation Day will be on December 1, 2007.  During this event, local amateur radio operators take turns operating the National Weather Service's ham station (call sign WX4TAE), contacting other NWS ham stations and exchanging reports. 
 
You will need to have a general license in order to operate the HF rig.  If you have not operated the WX4TAE equipment, I'll be glad to train you before your time slot on the station.  Once trained, you may also volunteer to operate the station during one of the monthly weather briefings.
 
I'd like to get operators to commit to a two-hour slot for the Skywarn event.  If you would like to participate, please email Dave Barton, AI4GF, at ai4gf@arrl.net
 
]]> Sun, 18 Nov 2007 20:45:21 +0000 http://www.k4tlh.net/forum//forum_posts.asp?TID=32&PID=58#58 General Discussion Forum : Vacation http://www.k4tlh.net/forum//forum_posts.asp?TID=31&PID=57#57 Author: W1FJI
Subject: Vacation
Posted: 14 Nov 2007 at 09:39

It's interesting to note the following.
 
When Janet KA1BOF and I decided to fly up to Dartmouth, Ma this past October, I looked around to see what I wanted to take for ham radio equipment.  In past years when I traveled, I would lug around my TS520, an MFJ antenna tuner, a long with a hunk of wire.  When we got to where ever we were going I would roll out the wire, connect everything up and get on either cw or ssb.  Later on when I bought the IC706MKII but then I would have to go out to the car and operate HF.  That calls for running the car's motor and I was limited to how much gas I wanted to blow out the exhaust. 
 
This year was a bit different, I still have the ole IC706MKII, an MFJ tuner and some wire, then I would need a power supply to power the IC706MKII from inside.  I didn't wanna lug all that equipment on and off the plane, so I really didn't want to go through that trouble.
 
I have an ole  laptop, it has Echolink, CQ100, and software to get me to a HF remote base. So I grabbed the laptop and my HT and I was ready to travel. Upon arriving in Dartmouth, I set up the laptop, found a wireless connection, btw, I have no idea who's wireless connection I was into, never the less, I was in.  I first tried Echolink and chatted with the locals back here in Tallahassee. Next I tried CQ100 and chatted with a few guys via that virtual route.  Then I got back on the internet and connected to an HF remote base, from there was able to operate cw or ssb using an HF remote base.
 
 
If the wireless connection had gone away I would have had to find another one.  Lets see, Starbucks, and many other places offer free wireless connections, and  I'd have been right back in business.  I played with ham radio while on vacation all week and had a blast.
 
Now wait a minute, what do ya mean that ain't ham radio, why not????
 
Geeeeezzzzz, ain't ham radio fun.
 
73's,  Art W1FJI

]]> Wed, 14 Nov 2007 09:39:23 +0000 http://www.k4tlh.net/forum//forum_posts.asp?TID=31&PID=57#57 General Discussion Forum : Weather Spotter Program http://www.k4tlh.net/forum//forum_posts.asp?TID=28&PID=56#56 Author: KD4QKI
Subject: Weather Spotter Program
Posted: 13 Nov 2007 at 22:10

Thanks for the info... it looks interesting.
 
bobby - KD4QKI
]]> Tue, 13 Nov 2007 22:10:25 +0000 http://www.k4tlh.net/forum//forum_posts.asp?TID=28&PID=56#56 Equipment for Sale : Eton E1XM http://www.k4tlh.net/forum//forum_posts.asp?TID=30&PID=55#55 Author: WE4RA
Subject: Eton E1XM
Posted: 02 Nov 2007 at 14:20

Eton E1XM Portable Receiver
 
Receives AM, FM, XM Ready (requires purchase of optional antenna kit), SW, MW, LW, and SSB
 
Many reviews tout this as an excellent receiver.
 
Asking $225
 
Contact Duncan Groner - 850.942.7924
]]> Fri, 02 Nov 2007 14:20:47 +0000 http://www.k4tlh.net/forum//forum_posts.asp?TID=30&PID=55#55 Web Site : Recent outage http://www.k4tlh.net/forum//forum_posts.asp?TID=29&PID=54#54 Author: WE4RA
Subject: Recent outage
Posted: 02 Nov 2007 at 14:03

The site's recent week-long service disruption was caused by an electrical problem which caused AG4UR to begin testing all the circuit breakers in the panel before calling yours truly for help.  Alas, the home office breaker was among the ones reset, which ultimately took the server offline.

The server is on an UPS, but I think too much time had passed before I received the first call from AG4UR, so it drained flat before power was restored.
 
I worked with AG4UR over the phone to get the server turned back on, but it was an excerise of futility.  Therefore, the server had to remain offline until my return this past Monday evening.
 
It turns out the initial electrical problem that started all this is either with the home audio system or a receptacle on the circuit, and is somehow feeding the hot and neutral back into the circuit reversed, causing the circuit to fail, without tripping the breaker in the panel.  It's kind of a wierd problem (because nothing has really changed in the room) that I'm still working to solve.
 
In any event, I apologize the site was down so long.
 
Oh yeah, I'll be labeling all the breakers in the electrical panel this weekend too.  Big%20smile
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