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Thanks 00:01:23.450 --> 00:01:27.469 for tuning in to this episode of Ham Talk Live. 00:01:27.530 --> 00:01:33.170 Today we are joined by Michael Colley W4ORL and 00:01:33.170 --> 00:01:38.090 Mike Banigan KJ4UDO from the Orlando Amateur 00:01:38.090 --> 00:01:42.930 Radio Club and Hamcation. So we'll speak to them 00:01:42.930 --> 00:01:46.670 here in just a moment. Last time here on the 00:01:46.670 --> 00:01:51.370 show, it was Sally Rosado K2RYD and Lou Maggio 00:01:51.370 --> 00:01:54.349 NO2C. They were here to talk about the 12 Days 00:01:54.349 --> 00:01:56.650 of Christmas special event. I hope you enjoyed 00:01:56.650 --> 00:02:00.700 that. 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Six years as the IT chair. A year under 00:06:10.990 --> 00:06:14.339 finance. And of course, Hamcation is sponsored 00:06:14.339 --> 00:06:18.660 by the Orlando Amateur Radio Club. And also joining 00:06:18.660 --> 00:06:23.620 us is Mike Banigan, KJ4UDO. He is the awards 00:06:23.620 --> 00:06:27.959 chairman of the Orlando Hamcation. He is an engineer 00:06:27.959 --> 00:06:32.139 and program manager at Lockheed Martin. So Mike 00:06:32.139 --> 00:06:34.279 and Mike, welcome back to the show. It's like 00:06:34.279 --> 00:06:38.839 we're on ESPN again with Mike and Mike. Well, 00:06:39.319 --> 00:06:44.420 we had a double there. Well, it's great to be 00:06:44.420 --> 00:06:49.839 back with you again. It's that time of year when 00:06:49.839 --> 00:06:54.480 Christmas is over and now we're thinking about 00:06:54.480 --> 00:06:59.680 hamcation. It's just a few weeks away and we 00:06:59.680 --> 00:07:01.459 want to talk to you a little bit about what's 00:07:01.459 --> 00:07:03.680 going on at hamcation. We'll do that a little 00:07:03.680 --> 00:07:06.959 bit. later in the show but uh... the first part 00:07:06.959 --> 00:07:09.899 of the show here michael is going to tell us 00:07:09.899 --> 00:07:13.420 about some of the award winners and so this is 00:07:13.420 --> 00:07:17.740 the actual notification to everyone we've got 00:07:17.740 --> 00:07:31.339 our breaking news theme but anyway this is the 00:07:31.339 --> 00:07:36.490 first announcement Award winners for 2013 by 00:07:36.490 --> 00:07:39.829 the Orlando Hamcation. And we're going to start 00:07:39.829 --> 00:07:43.269 off with the award that's been presented for 00:07:43.269 --> 00:07:47.810 four years. And that's the Carol Perry Educator 00:07:47.810 --> 00:07:51.569 of the Year Award. So Mike, take it away. Neil, 00:07:51.790 --> 00:07:53.410 thank you very much for having us this evening 00:07:53.410 --> 00:07:56.089 to be able to turn around and make the award 00:07:56.089 --> 00:07:58.910 announcements. As you mentioned, we're actually, 00:07:58.930 --> 00:08:01.449 this will be the fifth award announcement for 00:08:01.449 --> 00:08:04.310 the Carol Perry Educator of the Year award. So, 00:08:05.129 --> 00:08:07.790 and this year was a little bit more of a challenge 00:08:07.790 --> 00:08:09.990 than we've had in the past. We were trying to 00:08:09.990 --> 00:08:12.410 down select and the committee finally got to 00:08:12.410 --> 00:08:14.389 the point where we were going back and forth 00:08:14.389 --> 00:08:17.430 and we decided this year, we are going to have 00:08:17.430 --> 00:08:20.290 co -recipients for the award. We've got some 00:08:20.290 --> 00:08:22.389 excellent candidates that have been out there. 00:08:22.850 --> 00:08:27.500 And this year, The award will be going to Ken 00:08:27.500 --> 00:08:35.700 Lyons, KN4, MDJ, and Jim Storms, ABYK. So two 00:08:35.700 --> 00:08:38.679 outstanding individuals that have been contributing 00:08:38.679 --> 00:08:44.580 to our youth community out there. Ken himself 00:08:44.580 --> 00:08:48.100 has been very involved in the scouting program. 00:08:48.360 --> 00:08:51.120 He's been involved with amateur radio for quite 00:08:51.120 --> 00:08:56.340 a while. Both individuals are extra class. licensees, 00:08:57.139 --> 00:09:00.980 but Ken has been within the central Florida area. 00:09:01.120 --> 00:09:03.559 If you go into boy scouting and talk about amateur 00:09:03.559 --> 00:09:05.820 radio, you're going to come across Ken one way 00:09:05.820 --> 00:09:09.000 or the other. But he has turned around and not 00:09:09.000 --> 00:09:11.919 only just limited to the central Florida council, 00:09:12.379 --> 00:09:15.440 he has worked his way through the southeast division, 00:09:15.860 --> 00:09:19.460 helping and promoting amateur radio through boys 00:09:19.460 --> 00:09:22.419 and girls scouting programs. An example of his 00:09:22.419 --> 00:09:26.220 contributions was in the Jamboree on the Air 00:09:26.220 --> 00:09:30.539 events this last October. He had all four weekends 00:09:30.539 --> 00:09:34.539 going with that and they ran close to a thousand 00:09:34.539 --> 00:09:39.059 scouts through the program with that. They also 00:09:39.059 --> 00:09:42.019 run programs for their summer camps where I think 00:09:42.019 --> 00:09:45.279 they get about 300 youth through the program 00:09:45.279 --> 00:09:49.100 and he has established his own website as a resource. 00:09:50.350 --> 00:09:54.190 for the locals and throughout the scouting program 00:09:54.190 --> 00:09:58.769 WB4SA .com is the website he has established 00:09:58.769 --> 00:10:01.970 to promote amateur radio within scouting there. 00:10:03.009 --> 00:10:06.970 So then our other big award winner was Jim Storms 00:10:06.970 --> 00:10:10.309 and he's been a team lead for the Dave Coulter 00:10:10.309 --> 00:10:13.490 Memorial Youth DX Adventure for a number of years 00:10:13.490 --> 00:10:19.179 here now and they just had a recent adventure 00:10:19.179 --> 00:10:23.039 down in Caracas. I think they had three youth 00:10:23.039 --> 00:10:27.320 on the team and they made over 8 ,000 QSOs during 00:10:27.320 --> 00:10:30.480 the trip. Breaking it is kind of a new record 00:10:30.480 --> 00:10:33.500 for the number of QSOs that they've had within 00:10:33.500 --> 00:10:39.019 that DX adventure for that. So and the big thing 00:10:39.019 --> 00:10:41.440 with that is I think when we look at the youth 00:10:41.440 --> 00:10:44.129 that are involved with that DX adventure. They'd 00:10:44.129 --> 00:10:47.490 probably be some of the likely leaders with an 00:10:47.490 --> 00:10:50.769 amateur radio as we look into the future. So, 00:10:50.769 --> 00:10:53.870 and Jim's squeezing that in along with his other 00:10:53.870 --> 00:10:58.769 activities as being the chairman for the convention 00:10:58.769 --> 00:11:01.929 show this year. So he's got a full plate and 00:11:01.929 --> 00:11:04.870 can then contributing, but both of these individuals 00:11:04.870 --> 00:11:06.970 have been outstanding and what they've been doing 00:11:06.970 --> 00:11:10.409 to promote amateur radio with youth in our community. 00:11:10.889 --> 00:11:14.720 So it's. very thrilled to have both of these 00:11:14.720 --> 00:11:18.039 participants in there. And Carol was thrilled 00:11:18.039 --> 00:11:21.080 to see both of them in there. She was, like the 00:11:21.080 --> 00:11:23.059 rest of the committees were trying to make the 00:11:23.059 --> 00:11:25.960 decision, torn as far as which of these, how 00:11:25.960 --> 00:11:29.919 do you give it to one and not the other? You 00:11:29.919 --> 00:11:34.620 know, great, great individuals. And as much of 00:11:34.620 --> 00:11:36.620 a challenge as it was, I'm glad that we've got 00:11:36.620 --> 00:11:39.899 so many good candidates being nominated for this 00:11:39.899 --> 00:11:44.720 award here. So, yeah. Well, you've got a couple 00:11:44.720 --> 00:11:47.379 of great ones there. That's for sure. I, you 00:11:47.379 --> 00:11:51.179 know, a lot of the scouting activities that have 00:11:51.179 --> 00:11:54.200 been going on. We've, we've heard, uh, uh, gave 00:11:54.200 --> 00:11:58.259 you for essay on the air, uh, several times and 00:11:58.259 --> 00:12:00.700 know that that's a, that's a great thing going 00:12:00.700 --> 00:12:04.100 on there. And then of course, Jim, uh, Jim's 00:12:04.100 --> 00:12:09.159 on my, on my speed dial because, uh, we. coordinate 00:12:09.159 --> 00:12:12.259 some things between Yoda and YDXA to make sure 00:12:12.259 --> 00:12:16.100 that we're kind of on the same page. We know 00:12:16.100 --> 00:12:18.360 what's going on and when things are happening 00:12:18.360 --> 00:12:23.659 and compare notes on kids and all that kind of 00:12:23.659 --> 00:12:27.559 thing. And then, like you said, he's taken on 00:12:27.559 --> 00:12:31.220 the Hamvention chair role here for the next couple 00:12:31.220 --> 00:12:36.659 of years. So Jim's always there to take these 00:12:36.659 --> 00:12:41.669 kids. off to Carousel, Costa Rica, Saba, all 00:12:41.669 --> 00:12:45.350 kinds of places and had a chance to talk to them 00:12:45.350 --> 00:12:49.730 while they were down in Carousel, both on the 00:12:49.730 --> 00:12:54.210 air and on this program. And so very, very glad 00:12:54.210 --> 00:12:58.250 to hear both of these deserving recipients here. 00:12:58.789 --> 00:13:01.029 So, so tell us a little bit about what, what 00:13:01.029 --> 00:13:04.029 they will get and how they're going to be rewarded 00:13:04.029 --> 00:13:08.240 for their efforts. What we'll end up doing is 00:13:08.240 --> 00:13:11.740 both of these members or award winners will be 00:13:11.740 --> 00:13:14.779 at hamcation this year. So verify that they will 00:13:14.779 --> 00:13:19.019 be on site. So we will turn around and have a 00:13:19.019 --> 00:13:22.100 dinner forum or part of our dinner on Saturday 00:13:22.100 --> 00:13:25.659 night hamcation that will join us for the dinner 00:13:25.659 --> 00:13:28.940 and the awards will be presented at that. So 00:13:28.940 --> 00:13:35.440 it'll be a... glass art award that we provide 00:13:35.440 --> 00:13:39.000 them with their name on it as the hamcation award 00:13:39.000 --> 00:13:41.519 winner. So it's similar to the one that you've 00:13:41.519 --> 00:13:46.860 received a year ago. And we'll recognize them 00:13:46.860 --> 00:13:51.000 as a VIP throughout the hamcation show this year. 00:13:52.139 --> 00:13:54.720 So hopefully people will see them around and 00:13:54.720 --> 00:13:57.779 be able to congratulate them while they're at 00:13:57.779 --> 00:14:02.139 the show attending it. And then we'll get some 00:14:02.139 --> 00:14:06.259 press releases out and get them in a couple of 00:14:06.259 --> 00:14:09.179 the amateur radio publications to turn around 00:14:09.179 --> 00:14:12.519 and let people be aware of our award winners 00:14:12.519 --> 00:14:17.340 there. Very good. Yeah. It's a beautiful trophy. 00:14:18.059 --> 00:14:25.740 It's kind of a flame shaped trophy and it's massive 00:14:25.740 --> 00:14:31.210 too. It's got some weight to it for sure. In 00:14:31.210 --> 00:14:36.309 fact, it was kind of a funny thing. You had asked 00:14:36.309 --> 00:14:41.610 me when I got mine if you wanted it shipped or 00:14:41.610 --> 00:14:44.009 if I was going to take it home with me. And I 00:14:44.009 --> 00:14:45.730 was like, oh, I'll just take it home with me. 00:14:45.909 --> 00:14:48.029 And not thinking, because I'm not used to being 00:14:48.029 --> 00:14:51.110 on airplanes that much. And they were like, well, 00:14:51.110 --> 00:14:52.730 wait a minute. This thing could be considered 00:14:52.730 --> 00:14:59.919 as a weapon. But luckily, we got ahold of a TSA 00:14:59.919 --> 00:15:02.259 agent and he cleared it. He said everything's 00:15:02.259 --> 00:15:06.279 fine, so we brought it home. But it's a very 00:15:06.279 --> 00:15:11.340 nice award and so I look forward to seeing them 00:15:11.340 --> 00:15:16.019 receive that award. So that's a very cool thing. 00:15:18.139 --> 00:15:20.460 Sorry to hear about that challenge getting home 00:15:20.460 --> 00:15:24.990 there. Yeah, it didn't even think about it. And 00:15:24.990 --> 00:15:29.470 then all of a sudden that was a concern, but 00:15:29.470 --> 00:15:34.570 it worked out just fine. And I know Carol will 00:15:34.570 --> 00:15:38.230 be excited to see those people and recognize 00:15:38.230 --> 00:15:43.730 them for their efforts in educating our youth. 00:15:44.110 --> 00:15:47.250 They do a fabulous job. We'll see when we actually 00:15:47.250 --> 00:15:50.149 get them coordinated so they can make an appearance 00:15:50.149 --> 00:15:54.629 at Carol's forum with the youth, which would 00:15:54.629 --> 00:15:56.990 be great to have the award winners there with 00:15:56.990 --> 00:16:02.570 her. Absolutely. Well, you've got a new award 00:16:02.570 --> 00:16:06.889 this year, and it's named in honor of another 00:16:06.889 --> 00:16:12.179 person who I... was actually involved in a youth 00:16:12.179 --> 00:16:15.480 education program with our guest speakers were 00:16:15.480 --> 00:16:19.879 Carol Perry and Gordon West. And so you have 00:16:19.879 --> 00:16:24.659 Gordon West as the namesake of the Ambassador 00:16:24.659 --> 00:16:28.440 of the Year Award. So since this is a new award, 00:16:28.480 --> 00:16:31.919 tell us a little bit about the award itself. 00:16:32.840 --> 00:16:36.519 As you mentioned, it's a new award for this year. 00:16:36.960 --> 00:16:39.960 and we're looking to turn around and recognize 00:16:39.960 --> 00:16:44.399 an individual that represents and inspires others 00:16:44.399 --> 00:16:47.360 and embodies the amateur radio spirit for outstanding 00:16:47.360 --> 00:16:50.460 contributions to the amateur radio community. 00:16:51.299 --> 00:16:54.759 So it's, you know, I know we got a lot of people 00:16:54.759 --> 00:16:57.480 that are excited about amateur radio, but we've 00:16:57.480 --> 00:16:59.840 got some people that just live and breathe amateur 00:16:59.840 --> 00:17:03.539 radio and promote it in ways that sometimes we 00:17:03.539 --> 00:17:08.400 don't even realize what's taking place. And they're 00:17:08.400 --> 00:17:10.759 really our biggest promoters out there. They 00:17:10.759 --> 00:17:13.519 get people involved in the amateur radio. They 00:17:13.519 --> 00:17:16.880 inform people about amateur radio that they don't 00:17:16.880 --> 00:17:22.299 even realize it's out there. And so this year 00:17:22.299 --> 00:17:26.900 is a brand new award. And the award winner for 00:17:26.900 --> 00:17:33.299 this one is John Bigley, N7UR. He's in the Nevada 00:17:33.299 --> 00:17:38.900 area. So he's He's been he actually was had his 00:17:38.900 --> 00:17:41.619 license for number of years kind of like many 00:17:41.619 --> 00:17:44.240 people the amateur radio life for life takes 00:17:44.240 --> 00:17:47.359 place and amateur radio kind of takes a backseat 00:17:47.359 --> 00:17:50.779 for a little time and Ironically when I was talking 00:17:50.779 --> 00:17:54.119 to him about it He told me what got him reinvigorated 00:17:54.119 --> 00:17:57.279 on it was his wife ended up picking up a Gordon 00:17:57.279 --> 00:18:02.769 West amateur radio book in the library And she 00:18:02.769 --> 00:18:04.910 might, she might be regretting this, but ever 00:18:04.910 --> 00:18:07.890 since then, he's been a hundred percent in their 00:18:07.890 --> 00:18:12.049 amateur radio. And, uh, so John's been very, 00:18:12.049 --> 00:18:16.349 very busy. He's very active. He's, uh, with numerous 00:18:16.349 --> 00:18:21.890 clubs and, um, within the Nevada area, or I should 00:18:21.890 --> 00:18:25.730 say the Southwest area, but he is also, uh, involved 00:18:25.730 --> 00:18:29.670 heavily involved with ARL. He's, uh, in the, 00:18:29.670 --> 00:18:32.960 uh, The Nevada section and then the Pacific division, 00:18:33.200 --> 00:18:36.119 he holds positions in that actually holds a position 00:18:36.119 --> 00:18:39.259 in the, uh, Southeast division too. So one of 00:18:39.259 --> 00:18:41.880 the few people that actually do that. But, uh, 00:18:41.980 --> 00:18:45.380 John is, uh, he created a one day, uh, basic 00:18:45.380 --> 00:18:48.059 training bootcamp type thing that I've seen some 00:18:48.059 --> 00:18:50.839 other amateur radio clubs make use of. He goes 00:18:50.839 --> 00:18:54.619 to multiple shows. He is, while doing that, he's 00:18:54.619 --> 00:18:59.319 made several appearances as Elvis, bald Elvis, 00:19:00.079 --> 00:19:03.220 let's see, Professor Elmer, Spark Gap, Captain 00:19:03.220 --> 00:19:07.859 Coax, just to name a few of the ways he turns 00:19:07.859 --> 00:19:09.960 around and presents himself at some of the shows. 00:19:11.019 --> 00:19:13.960 So I definitely turns around and makes it entertaining. 00:19:16.109 --> 00:19:19.410 He gets involved in youth groups and stuff like 00:19:19.410 --> 00:19:23.849 that, promoting SEM. He's gone out to homeowners 00:19:23.849 --> 00:19:27.049 associations to explain to them about amateur 00:19:27.049 --> 00:19:30.190 radio and how antennas could turn around and 00:19:30.190 --> 00:19:34.329 fit in with their community. When somebody says 00:19:34.329 --> 00:19:36.289 amateur radio, it doesn't always have a negative 00:19:36.289 --> 00:19:40.230 connotation with antennas there, so finding ways 00:19:40.230 --> 00:19:44.230 to make things work. He's got a long list of 00:19:44.230 --> 00:19:46.849 things and it sounds like Just about every weekend 00:19:46.849 --> 00:19:50.670 he's involved in some activity associated with 00:19:50.670 --> 00:19:54.130 amateur radio. So, you know, when you looked 00:19:54.130 --> 00:19:58.369 at the list of things he's been doing and supporting, 00:19:58.470 --> 00:20:02.430 whether it be a group or an individual, I got 00:20:02.430 --> 00:20:06.509 one letter that came in about an individual that 00:20:06.509 --> 00:20:11.769 was vision impaired. And he made a comment, you 00:20:11.769 --> 00:20:15.240 know, John, turn around and without asking, Turn 00:20:15.240 --> 00:20:16.819 around and came in and started giving them a 00:20:16.819 --> 00:20:19.500 hand. So what can we do to help you out? So, 00:20:19.700 --> 00:20:23.359 uh, that's, you know, from that perspective, 00:20:23.700 --> 00:20:26.900 he's truly an ambassador for amateur radio and 00:20:26.900 --> 00:20:29.740 promoting our, our hobby throughout the community. 00:20:30.519 --> 00:20:33.680 So it's, uh, pleased to have John as the award 00:20:33.680 --> 00:20:36.220 winner. And, uh, it looks like we, uh, things 00:20:36.220 --> 00:20:38.180 are lining up he should be able to make it out 00:20:38.180 --> 00:20:42.160 to hamcation and the same evening where we present 00:20:42.160 --> 00:20:44.579 the awards for the carol parity educator of the 00:20:44.579 --> 00:20:48.740 year we'll be presenting the gordon west ambassador 00:20:48.740 --> 00:20:52.759 of the year award to john look forward to uh 00:20:52.759 --> 00:20:56.759 having him out at hamcation here all right so 00:20:56.759 --> 00:21:00.660 some great uh awards winners here so congratulations 00:21:00.660 --> 00:21:05.759 to all three of those award winners and I know 00:21:05.759 --> 00:21:11.220 they will enjoy the dinner and all the hoopla 00:21:11.220 --> 00:21:15.599 associated with it and their trophies as well. 00:21:16.059 --> 00:21:19.180 So Mike, thanks for being here to talk about 00:21:19.180 --> 00:21:23.259 these award winners and look forward to seeing 00:21:23.259 --> 00:21:27.740 you here at Hamcation in just a few weeks. And 00:21:27.740 --> 00:21:30.119 again, thank you for allowing us the opportunity 00:21:30.119 --> 00:21:32.359 to make the award announcements here on your 00:21:32.359 --> 00:21:36.930 show. All right. Well, don't go away because 00:21:36.930 --> 00:21:40.230 coming up next we have more news about hamcation 00:21:40.230 --> 00:21:45.089 Michael Colley w4orl will be here and he's going 00:21:45.089 --> 00:21:48.250 to tell us the latest news about what's happening 00:21:48.250 --> 00:21:53.630 with Hamcation so you can get ready to go for 00:21:53.630 --> 00:21:57.650 that event here coming up in about Five six weeks 00:21:57.650 --> 00:22:01.109 here. So I'll be back with Mike and Mike right 00:22:01.109 --> 00:22:04.470 after this word from Tower Electronics, right 00:22:04.470 --> 00:22:33.670 here on Amtok Live. He once worked North Korea 00:22:33.670 --> 00:22:38.230 on every band in one minute using only a microwatt. 00:22:42.029 --> 00:22:46.130 He slowed down his code speed to work a de -expedition 00:22:46.130 --> 00:22:55.210 to 200 words a minute. He is, indeed, the most 00:22:55.210 --> 00:23:00.420 interesting ham in the world. I don't always 00:23:00.420 --> 00:23:05.259 put on my own PL259s, but when I do, I prefer 00:23:05.259 --> 00:23:09.019 them from Tower Electronics. Stay resident, my 00:23:09.019 --> 00:23:13.259 friends. Tower Electronics has all the adapters, 00:23:13.599 --> 00:23:18.619 cables, connectors, and yes, PL259s you need 00:23:18.619 --> 00:23:24.880 at a ham fest near you. Or visit pl -259 .com. 00:23:27.470 --> 00:23:30.309 And on the Tower Electronics HamFest schedule, 00:23:30.690 --> 00:23:34.029 January 20th and 21st, they'll be in Fort Myers, 00:23:34.390 --> 00:23:38.170 Florida, January 28th, Arcadia, Florida, and 00:23:38.170 --> 00:23:40.430 then they'll be at Hamcation, February 10th, 00:23:40.470 --> 00:23:44.509 11th, and 12th, and Dalton, Georgia on February 00:23:44.509 --> 00:23:51.589 25th. Or visit them anytime at PL -259 .com. 00:23:52.200 --> 00:23:55.500 You're listening to HamTalk Live, the number 00:23:55.500 --> 00:23:58.480 one podcast amongst the podcasts with the words 00:23:58.480 --> 00:24:01.839 ham, talk, and live in the title. Here's your 00:24:01.839 --> 00:24:21.049 host, Neil Rapp. And welcome back to HamTalk 00:24:21.049 --> 00:24:23.250 Live. Hey, be sure to check us out on Facebook, 00:24:23.349 --> 00:24:27.230 Twitter, and Instagram. We do post some things 00:24:27.230 --> 00:24:30.549 there from time to time about the show, so be 00:24:30.549 --> 00:24:33.150 sure to take a look at that as well as some other 00:24:33.150 --> 00:24:38.869 ham radio assorted stuff. So it's all there on 00:24:38.869 --> 00:24:40.910 Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Just look for 00:24:40.910 --> 00:24:44.480 HamTalk Live. Well, we're going to talk more 00:24:44.480 --> 00:24:47.619 about ham -cation, but right now it's time for 00:24:47.619 --> 00:24:52.039 the N9GSU Joke of the Week. Now it's time for 00:24:52.039 --> 00:24:55.240 the HamTalk Live Ham Radio Joke of the Week, 00:24:55.420 --> 00:24:57.880 the part of the show where Rick tells us a ham 00:24:57.880 --> 00:25:01.099 radio joke. The HamTalk Live Ham Radio Joke of 00:25:01.099 --> 00:25:04.539 the Week is brought to you by QRM Labs. Now, 00:25:04.619 --> 00:25:08.619 here's Rick Garrett, N9GSU, with today's HamTalk 00:25:08.619 --> 00:25:16.509 Live Joke of the Week. I was in Florida over 00:25:16.509 --> 00:25:18.750 the holidays and went out on a boat to do some 00:25:18.750 --> 00:25:20.869 activations as I was operating from the boat. 00:25:21.349 --> 00:25:22.730 Somebody else in the boat came up and asked me 00:25:22.730 --> 00:25:24.869 if I knew why sharks were only found in salt 00:25:24.869 --> 00:25:28.109 water. I said well of course, pepper water makes 00:25:28.109 --> 00:25:32.470 them sneeze. This has been the Ham Talk Live, 00:25:32.670 --> 00:25:35.170 ham radio joke of the week with Rick Garrett 00:25:35.170 --> 00:25:38.890 in 9GSU. Tune in again next week for another 00:25:38.890 --> 00:25:45.039 joke from Rick. And welcome back to HamTalk Live. 00:25:45.119 --> 00:25:50.619 We're with Michael Colley, W4ORL, and he's the 00:25:50.619 --> 00:25:54.759 chairman of the Orlando Hamcation. And you have 00:25:54.759 --> 00:25:58.519 a lot of news here of new things that are happening 00:25:58.519 --> 00:26:01.279 with Hamcation. So we're going to run down a 00:26:01.279 --> 00:26:04.299 few of those, Michael. So first of all, I know 00:26:04.299 --> 00:26:07.200 you're excited to have some new vendors this 00:26:07.200 --> 00:26:11.740 year. We are. For the first time ever, we've 00:26:11.740 --> 00:26:15.480 then in contact with Begali Keys. They're actually 00:26:15.480 --> 00:26:18.400 coming over from Italy to set up a booth here 00:26:18.400 --> 00:26:21.940 at Hamcation for the first time. Also for the 00:26:21.940 --> 00:26:25.859 first time here is going to be ADSB Exchange. 00:26:26.500 --> 00:26:29.059 They are a flight software where you can track 00:26:29.059 --> 00:26:32.779 planes. So their first time coming here also. 00:26:33.220 --> 00:26:38.619 Another one is Rabbit Laser USA. Everybody should 00:26:38.619 --> 00:26:41.359 know them from Hamvention. They're the ones that 00:26:41.559 --> 00:26:45.259 actually engrave the cups there at Hamvention 00:26:45.259 --> 00:26:47.339 with your call signs and stuff like that on them. 00:26:47.339 --> 00:26:49.339 So they're going to be a first time vendor here 00:26:49.339 --> 00:26:52.539 also. We have lots more, probably about total 00:26:52.539 --> 00:26:55.500 of 10 total new vendors come in. But those are 00:26:55.500 --> 00:27:00.000 some of the bigger ones that we wanted to let 00:27:00.000 --> 00:27:03.480 everybody know that they will be here. All right, 00:27:03.480 --> 00:27:07.980 and some vendors that have been there, but are 00:27:07.980 --> 00:27:10.420 sponsoring talk about your bronze sponsor this 00:27:10.420 --> 00:27:14.039 year. We do DX engineering has come on as a bronze 00:27:14.039 --> 00:27:16.799 sponsor again this year. They did it last year 00:27:16.799 --> 00:27:20.339 also They are coming on as a bronze sponsor and 00:27:20.339 --> 00:27:24.680 will be donating prizes to us for that. All right 00:27:24.680 --> 00:27:28.900 Very good. I'm sure Tim and the crew will be 00:27:28.900 --> 00:27:33.259 ready to greet everyone there at hamcation and 00:27:33.259 --> 00:27:37.079 Thanks to them for sponsoring and then you also 00:27:37.079 --> 00:27:42.690 have a platinum sponsor to announce We do. ICOM 00:27:42.690 --> 00:27:46.369 America has come on as a platinum sponsor and 00:27:46.369 --> 00:27:50.329 they will actually be sponsoring our grand prizes 00:27:50.329 --> 00:27:55.490 on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. And we've partnered 00:27:55.490 --> 00:27:58.049 with them this time with something a little different 00:27:58.049 --> 00:28:01.190 for the grand prizes. Instead of just having 00:28:01.190 --> 00:28:04.890 radios, they're actually going to be grand prize 00:28:04.890 --> 00:28:08.940 packages. So on Fridays, Grand Prize will be 00:28:08.940 --> 00:28:13.319 an ICOM ID52A. It will come with a speaker mic, 00:28:14.299 --> 00:28:18.019 actually come with also a VS3 Bluetooth headphones, 00:28:19.420 --> 00:28:23.420 come with a drop -in rapid charger and extra 00:28:23.420 --> 00:28:27.039 lithium ion battery. So that will be the Grand 00:28:27.039 --> 00:28:30.900 Prize package for Friday. And then for Saturday, 00:28:31.180 --> 00:28:34.460 it gets even better. Saturday will be a ICOM 00:28:34.460 --> 00:28:39.480 IC -705. It will also have the remote control 00:28:39.480 --> 00:28:42.799 software with it. It will come with the ICOM 00:28:42.799 --> 00:28:48.759 AH -705 tuner. You'll also get the LC -192 backpack 00:28:48.759 --> 00:28:55.759 with it. And we're also adding the AL -705 loop 00:28:55.759 --> 00:28:59.829 antenna. So a whole package. For the 705, get 00:28:59.829 --> 00:29:02.529 you out doing POTA if you want to. That's an 00:29:02.529 --> 00:29:05.630 excellent POTA radio right there. And for our 00:29:05.630 --> 00:29:11.210 Sunday grand prize will be a ICOM IC7610. It 00:29:11.210 --> 00:29:13.829 will come with the remote control software also. 00:29:14.309 --> 00:29:19.630 It will come with the SP41 bass speaker. It also 00:29:19.630 --> 00:29:24.750 will come with the SM50 desktop mic. So that 00:29:24.750 --> 00:29:27.589 will be Sunday's grand prize. Another whole setup. 00:29:27.920 --> 00:29:34.259 and all this is donated by ICOM America. Alright, 00:29:34.579 --> 00:29:38.759 so some great ICOM gear being given away here 00:29:38.759 --> 00:29:42.799 at Hamcation and thanks to them for being a platinum 00:29:42.799 --> 00:29:47.960 sponsor here of the show. Now you also have a 00:29:47.960 --> 00:29:51.440 prize list here that's ever growing, so tell 00:29:51.440 --> 00:29:55.240 everybody about the prizes. The prizes right 00:29:55.240 --> 00:29:58.039 now, if everybody goes to hamcation .com, if 00:29:58.039 --> 00:30:00.539 they look under the prize lists, this week it 00:30:00.539 --> 00:30:03.180 will be updated with all this information will 00:30:03.180 --> 00:30:07.000 go up on it. And we have lots of more prizes 00:30:07.000 --> 00:30:09.700 already been donated. So this week we'll get 00:30:09.700 --> 00:30:12.559 everything up there on the website. So everybody 00:30:12.559 --> 00:30:14.599 knows the great prizes that we will be given 00:30:14.599 --> 00:30:20.099 out this year. And similar for the forums, you're 00:30:20.099 --> 00:30:24.519 finalizing that forums list soon. Correct. This 00:30:24.519 --> 00:30:27.720 week that will go up live also with the first 00:30:27.720 --> 00:30:31.640 preliminary forms list. It is substantive change 00:30:31.640 --> 00:30:35.059 for more than anything scheduling purposes, but 00:30:35.059 --> 00:30:38.240 we will get that up this year. One thing different 00:30:38.240 --> 00:30:40.680 this year, we are not going to actually have 00:30:40.680 --> 00:30:42.980 four tens of forms. We're only going to have 00:30:42.980 --> 00:30:46.500 two. We downsized a little bit on the forms. 00:30:47.640 --> 00:30:49.779 What we're doing is getting the better forms 00:30:49.779 --> 00:30:52.900 this time. Uh, so some of the ones that wasn't 00:30:52.900 --> 00:30:56.200 drawing many people in them, uh, we're trying 00:30:56.200 --> 00:30:58.920 to, uh, just get the real good technical forum 00:30:58.920 --> 00:31:01.819 stuff that people attend and really going after, 00:31:01.819 --> 00:31:06.259 uh, what pulls the audience. Um, so, but we will 00:31:06.259 --> 00:31:09.079 have an area set up actually out in the forums 00:31:09.079 --> 00:31:12.700 area, the pavilion where the two tents are, um, 00:31:12.890 --> 00:31:15.069 that will be set up with tables and chairs on 00:31:15.069 --> 00:31:18.309 one side. So for the ones that do draw a smaller 00:31:18.309 --> 00:31:21.390 crowd, it will be open that people can go out 00:31:21.390 --> 00:31:23.329 there and use the tables and chairs and do their 00:31:23.329 --> 00:31:26.990 own little meetings and forums unofficial that 00:31:26.990 --> 00:31:32.369 way also. Very good. And I know we've talked 00:31:32.369 --> 00:31:36.690 a little bit about the Yoda forum and we're going 00:31:36.690 --> 00:31:41.460 to do something a little bit different. So We 00:31:41.460 --> 00:31:43.880 won't be having a forum, but instead we're going 00:31:43.880 --> 00:31:49.160 to have the Yoda Youth Zone and we'll have that 00:31:49.160 --> 00:31:52.660 available for all the young people who attend 00:31:52.660 --> 00:31:57.480 hamcation. Correct. It will actually be located 00:31:57.480 --> 00:32:01.720 right across from ARRL. So it's actually going 00:32:01.720 --> 00:32:04.720 to be Yoda and actually Boy Scouts of America 00:32:04.720 --> 00:32:07.039 will have a booth right next to it. So one whole 00:32:07.039 --> 00:32:11.089 side will be nothing but youth activities. Yeah, 00:32:11.269 --> 00:32:15.250 so we'll have the the youth zone open for youth 00:32:15.250 --> 00:32:18.589 to kind of have a hangout during hamcation a 00:32:18.589 --> 00:32:22.430 place to meet and and then on Saturday around 00:32:22.430 --> 00:32:25.130 lunchtime I believe it is we're gonna have some 00:32:25.130 --> 00:32:28.250 some snacks and drinks and things for all the 00:32:28.250 --> 00:32:31.890 youth who are there on Saturday over by the youth 00:32:31.890 --> 00:32:35.279 on the air booth, so That's going to be another 00:32:35.279 --> 00:32:38.640 another change here So we do have an area for 00:32:38.640 --> 00:32:41.500 the youth to kind of hang out meet each other 00:32:41.500 --> 00:32:45.980 and see each other as well as knowing each other 00:32:45.980 --> 00:32:50.000 from the radio, so We're excited about about 00:32:50.000 --> 00:32:53.079 that change All right, Michael. Well anything 00:32:53.079 --> 00:32:56.220 else that we need to cover here before we go 00:32:56.220 --> 00:33:00.579 tonight? One other thing I do have I almost forgot 00:33:00.579 --> 00:33:06.099 about mentioning in this On Wednesday night, 00:33:06.299 --> 00:33:10.200 February 8th, we will be doing a kit build again 00:33:10.200 --> 00:33:16.799 at 6 p .m. in our swaps building with Joe Eisenberg. 00:33:17.700 --> 00:33:20.680 He will be coming in to do a kit build. There 00:33:20.680 --> 00:33:23.859 is information on the website. If you go to hamcation 00:33:23.859 --> 00:33:28.380 .com slash events, there is a spot there to... 00:33:28.329 --> 00:33:32.430 Send the email to kitbuild at hamcation .com 00:33:32.430 --> 00:33:35.670 and register or reserve your space for the kit 00:33:35.670 --> 00:33:39.750 build. It is limited to around 25 people. Uh, 00:33:39.809 --> 00:33:42.130 but if you are coming to hamcation early and 00:33:42.130 --> 00:33:44.849 you want to do a kit build with Joe, um, please 00:33:44.849 --> 00:33:48.950 go there and reserve your spot. Okay. And we 00:33:48.950 --> 00:33:51.849 should probably mention, uh, housing and things 00:33:51.849 --> 00:33:56.349 as well. You've got a lot of new, um, RV sites 00:33:56.349 --> 00:34:01.029 well that were added last year. So how are the 00:34:01.029 --> 00:34:06.049 RV registrations going and then the hotels? RV 00:34:06.049 --> 00:34:08.929 registrations are going very well. Right now 00:34:08.929 --> 00:34:13.190 I believe we're around 160 already reserved which 00:34:13.190 --> 00:34:16.429 is really good. We can fit over 200 so there's 00:34:16.429 --> 00:34:19.340 plenty of spaces left. So if you go on the website 00:34:19.340 --> 00:34:22.739 under attending hamcation, you can reserve your 00:34:22.739 --> 00:34:26.440 spots there and pay for them. Hotels, also on 00:34:26.440 --> 00:34:28.719 the same page as attending hamcation, if you 00:34:28.719 --> 00:34:30.900 scroll all the way down to the bottom, there 00:34:30.900 --> 00:34:33.679 is a list of hotels that we have got special 00:34:33.679 --> 00:34:37.960 rates at. So please go up there, make your reservation 00:34:37.960 --> 00:34:42.320 at the hotels. A lot of them do have a certain 00:34:42.320 --> 00:34:45.760 book by date to get that price. So and some of 00:34:45.760 --> 00:34:48.630 them starting beginning of January toward the 00:34:48.630 --> 00:34:51.070 end of the January depending on the location 00:34:51.070 --> 00:34:53.650 So please go up there if you haven't made your 00:34:53.650 --> 00:34:56.530 reservation yet, please do so before you lose 00:34:56.530 --> 00:35:00.510 out on the special pricing we have Yeah, I know 00:35:00.510 --> 00:35:02.909 when I went to do it there were a couple that 00:35:02.909 --> 00:35:06.809 were already filled up with the the special pricing 00:35:06.809 --> 00:35:10.429 and I was able to find a really nice deal, but 00:35:10.429 --> 00:35:14.360 Wasn't my first choice. So you know, make sure 00:35:14.360 --> 00:35:17.800 you make those reservations, but the price break 00:35:17.800 --> 00:35:22.019 was really good on a couple of these. Yeah, I 00:35:22.019 --> 00:35:26.099 think they range pretty much from about $89 up 00:35:26.099 --> 00:35:29.119 to about $150 depending on where you want to 00:35:29.119 --> 00:35:32.119 stay at. Yeah, so that's some good rates and 00:35:32.119 --> 00:35:36.139 that's part of the advantage of being in Orlando 00:35:36.139 --> 00:35:39.420 when you have hotels everywhere. You can get 00:35:39.420 --> 00:35:44.360 some pretty good deals on on the hotels and making 00:35:44.360 --> 00:35:48.519 that more affordable to attend hamcations. That's 00:35:48.519 --> 00:35:51.960 always great. All right. Well, Mike, did you 00:35:51.960 --> 00:35:55.159 think of anything here before we go that you 00:35:55.159 --> 00:35:58.340 want to slip in here? Just one more congratulations 00:35:58.340 --> 00:36:01.480 to our award winners, to Jim, Ken, and John. 00:36:02.739 --> 00:36:07.480 Look forward to seeing them all. All right. Yeah, 00:36:07.539 --> 00:36:11.659 that'll be great. All right. Well, that's the 00:36:11.659 --> 00:36:14.820 latest from hamcation and your award winners 00:36:14.820 --> 00:36:19.699 for 2023. So again, congratulations to all three 00:36:19.699 --> 00:36:22.380 award winners and look forward to seeing you 00:36:22.380 --> 00:36:25.960 here in a few weeks. Yeah. Good to talk to you 00:36:25.960 --> 00:36:29.119 tonight, Neil. And, uh, yes, uh, about, I think 00:36:29.119 --> 00:36:31.440 as of a couple of nights ago, I counted it when 00:36:31.440 --> 00:36:35.019 I did an article for our, uh, local, um, club 00:36:35.019 --> 00:36:38.340 newsletter, we're at 41 days. So, we're probably 00:36:38.340 --> 00:36:44.659 about 35 now. So, it's coming. It won't be long. 00:36:46.519 --> 00:36:48.820 It won't be long and your phone will be ringing 00:36:48.820 --> 00:36:54.860 off the wall. So, looking forward to being there 00:36:54.860 --> 00:36:58.559 again and hopefully no food poisoning this time. 00:36:59.500 --> 00:37:02.980 So, hopefully. No food poisoning. Keep the cold, 00:37:02.980 --> 00:37:06.409 cold weather up there with y 'all. Yes, yes. 00:37:06.590 --> 00:37:11.269 Well, it was it was 61 degrees today up here. 00:37:11.269 --> 00:37:14.730 It's kind of weird. It was just negative nine 00:37:14.730 --> 00:37:19.230 negative ten We're warming back up from the cold 00:37:19.230 --> 00:37:23.789 front that give us 20s and 30s last weekend So 00:37:23.789 --> 00:37:26.929 our week ago now we're back. I think today probably 00:37:26.929 --> 00:37:32.550 hit about 80 Yeah It's been a crazy winter so 00:37:32.550 --> 00:37:39.820 far so Let's try to keep that up here. All right, 00:37:39.840 --> 00:37:42.659 guys. Thanks so much. Thanks so much for being 00:37:42.659 --> 00:37:45.860 here. And that is a wrap for this edition of 00:37:45.860 --> 00:37:48.239 HamTalk Live. I'd like to thank my guests, Michael 00:37:48.239 --> 00:37:53.119 Colley, W4ORL, and Mike Banigan, KJ for UDO, 00:37:53.280 --> 00:37:56.519 and everyone out there in cyberspace for listening. 00:37:57.059 --> 00:38:00.530 And invite you all back next time. For a list 00:38:00.530 --> 00:38:03.849 of all of our upcoming guests go to HamTalkLive 00:38:03.849 --> 00:38:09.010 .com So for now this is Neil Rapp WB9VPG saying 00:38:09.010 --> 00:38:34.909 7 -3 7 -5 and may the good DX be yours Cause 00:38:34.909 --> 00:38:39.369 you sound just like a local up here But why don't 00:38:39.369 --> 00:38:43.349 those whistling mediterraneans check it with 00:38:43.349 --> 00:38:43.510 real