Jarbalo Amateur Radio Association
In Memory of Mac, W0ROO
There are a couple of topics we’ve needed to cover but haven’t gotten to them yet: Date Topic April 23 HT’s Built-In Attenuator: Models with them and how to access/use. April 30 Charging and Powering FT 2, 3, and 5 from an external power source May 7 Mobile’s Multiple Data Ports: Which on does which…
Effective April 17, 2023, both repeaters were back on the air and performing their best. This was the result of much work by the JARA team: Gary (WØMNA), Steve (WØSER), Roxann (KZØIMO), Ed (KD7QOR), Phil (KFØDQA), Keith (KFØKBC), Randy (KØAWW), Max (KØMDP) Martha (WØERI) and Rick (NJØP). Every system was checked and the Workman V/UHF…
JARA Nets: The fastest 1/2 hour in Amateur Radio UPDATED Jan 30, 2023. The list below is a tentative list of topics to be presented during our Sunday evening Yaesu System Fusion nets on 444.800 + DN TØØRØØ repeater. Is this list missing a topic you want/need? Contact Rick NJØP and let’s get that on…
Thanks to those who filled out the 4Q22 Net Interest Survey, we now have a training schedule for 4Q22. The order is based on number of respondents, the complexity level they chose to pursue, and popularity within the category. Dates of presentation and topics are negotiable. Date Topic Oct 30 Automatic Position Reporting System (APRS)…
To make sure we’re covering topics of interest and most immediate need to our net attendees, please take a very short survey at: JARA 4Q22 SURVEY The survey will be open until Wednesday, October 12th. After that, results will be posted and we’ll discuss results on the Oct 16th JARA net. Thanks for making our…
There are several FT5 owners that have had issues with WiresX and pi-star. If you run across an issue where folks are not hearing you on Wires-X via the repeater or pi-star through a hotspot, your radio may be “jammed up”. We have been unable to find the setting to correct the issue. You may…
On July 30, 2022, members of JARA moved the VHF repeater transmit antenna (144.79 MHz) from the tower to its own mounting platform. We had, what seemed, like a very limited and irregular coverage pattern. Suspecting that the proximity to the tower (<3 ‘) and location of the antenna entirely below the guy wires skewed…
At a well-attended Annual Meeting on Saturday evening, June 25, 2022, the following officers were elected to a one-year term commencing June 26, 2022: President Randy Brooks – KØAWW Vice President Brian Resch – NBØR Congratulate these two as we support them for another year of improving our repeaters, adding Mesh capabilities, operating via WiresX…
Join your fellow JARA members at our annual meeting the evening of June 25, 2022 during Field Day with the Pilot Knob Amateur Radio Club. The site is north of the VA Hospital in the city’s VA Park across the street from the dog park. The meeting will start around 6:00 pm. The key item…
Each Sunday evening in April 2002, we’ll explore JARA’s Wires-X capabilities: Our Configuration – How we’re wired for Wires-X Registering Your Radio – Two numbers are better than one Connecting to a Node/Room – There’s life out there Wires-X Etiquette – Being kind to fellow operators PDN: Direct Mode vs. Access Point operation Please join…