WEBVTT 00:00:09.869 --> 00:00:12.589 Thanks for tuning in. HamTalk Live will be on 00:00:12.589 --> 00:00:28.260 the air shortly. Please stand by. This episode 00:00:28.260 --> 00:00:31.820 of HamTalk Live is brought to you by Tower Electronics. 00:00:32.259 --> 00:00:36.520 For connectors, cables, and more, call 920 -435 00:00:36.520 --> 00:00:43.280 -2973 or visit pl -259 .com. And by ICOM, heard 00:00:43.280 --> 00:00:48.479 it, worked it, logged it. Visit www .icomamerica 00:00:48.479 --> 00:00:52.219 .com slash amateur for more information about 00:00:52.219 --> 00:01:27.730 ICOM radios. Good evening, everyone. It's time 00:01:27.730 --> 00:01:32.950 for HamTalk Live. It's episode number 164, the 00:01:32.950 --> 00:01:37.810 latest news from Hamvention 2019. It's Hamvention 00:01:37.810 --> 00:01:40.349 preview right here on HamTalk Live, recorded 00:01:40.349 --> 00:01:45.629 live on Thursday, May 9th, 2019. I'm your host, 00:01:45.709 --> 00:01:49.719 Neil Rapp. WB9VPG, thanks for tuning into this 00:01:49.719 --> 00:01:53.459 episode of HamTalk Live. Tonight we're joined 00:01:53.459 --> 00:01:57.519 by Michael Coulter, W8CI, and we'll take your 00:01:57.519 --> 00:02:00.900 calls live in just a few minutes. Last week here 00:02:00.900 --> 00:02:04.799 on the show. It was Matt Deutsch N0RGT and Dave 00:02:04.799 --> 00:02:13.780 Swartz W0DAS here to talk about the WWV 100th 00:02:13.780 --> 00:02:17.620 anniversary forum at Hamvention. And if you missed 00:02:17.620 --> 00:02:20.840 that show, you can listen anytime at HamTalkLive 00:02:20.840 --> 00:02:24.960 .com or on your favorite podcast app. or on YouTube 00:02:24.960 --> 00:02:29.780 or you can catch the rebroadcast on WTWW 5085 00:02:29.780 --> 00:02:34.139 a .m. Saturday evenings at or about 630 p .m. 00:02:34.400 --> 00:02:39.479 Eastern Time. Well, Hamvention is closing in 00:02:39.479 --> 00:02:43.560 on us and our preview continues tonight with 00:02:43.560 --> 00:02:46.719 Michael Coulter, W8CI and all the latest news 00:02:46.719 --> 00:02:50.060 and changes to this year's Hamvention and next 00:02:50.060 --> 00:02:54.080 Thursday, which is Hamvention Eve, May 16th, 00:02:54.080 --> 00:02:57.139 don't miss HamTalk Live coming to you live from 00:02:57.139 --> 00:03:00.180 Dayton as we bring you up to the minute weather, 00:03:00.360 --> 00:03:02.960 traffic, and parking reports and all the information 00:03:02.960 --> 00:03:06.759 you need to make your trip to Hamvention a success. 00:03:07.280 --> 00:03:09.580 We'll be live from Spring Hill Suites, Dayton, 00:03:09.840 --> 00:03:12.439 South Miamisburg in the meeting room. And if 00:03:12.439 --> 00:03:14.560 you haven't made your hotel reservations yet, 00:03:14.860 --> 00:03:17.930 Spring Hill Suites as of last night. had one 00:03:17.930 --> 00:03:21.069 room left. 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From May 17th 00:05:13.189 --> 00:05:15.610 to 19th at the Greene County Fairgrounds and 00:05:15.610 --> 00:05:18.730 Expo Center you can see the latest and greatest 00:05:18.730 --> 00:05:21.610 ICOM gear and meet hams from all over the world. 00:05:21.730 --> 00:05:26.750 Visit www .icomamerica .com slash amateur for 00:05:26.750 --> 00:05:31.149 more information on ICOM radios. All the information 00:05:31.149 --> 00:05:34.149 you need for your trip to Dayton. It's Hamvention 00:05:34.149 --> 00:05:49.660 preview here on HamTalk Live. And if you're going 00:05:49.660 --> 00:05:53.939 to Hamvention 2019, be one of the lucky winners. 00:05:54.540 --> 00:05:58.240 To take home a limited edition swag kit, visit 00:05:58.240 --> 00:06:03.519 ICOM America's website. To enter the swag contest 00:06:03.519 --> 00:06:08.279 today, it's icomamerica .com slash amateur. And 00:06:08.279 --> 00:06:10.839 make sure you visit their booth in building two 00:06:10.839 --> 00:06:15.360 in booth 2508. Actually, it's a whole bunch of 00:06:15.360 --> 00:06:19.329 booths in there, but. 2508 is how you will find 00:06:19.329 --> 00:06:24.870 them and They'll be set up and ready to go Ham 00:06:24.870 --> 00:06:27.069 talk lives on the air every Thursday night at 00:06:27.069 --> 00:06:30.329 9 p .m Eastern time right here at ham talk live 00:06:30.329 --> 00:06:32.730 comm and be sure to check us out on Facebook 00:06:32.730 --> 00:06:36.870 Twitter and Instagram and our guest tonight once 00:06:36.870 --> 00:06:41.170 again is Michael Coulter w8 ci he is the official 00:06:41.170 --> 00:06:44.410 spokesperson finance chair and co -chair of the 00:06:44.410 --> 00:06:48.050 awards committee of the Dayton Hamvention. Mike 00:06:48.050 --> 00:06:50.589 resides in Zeno, Ohio and is a past president 00:06:50.589 --> 00:06:53.610 of the Dayton Amateur Radio Association and the 00:06:53.610 --> 00:06:58.329 Hamvention general chairman in 2011 and 12. He's 00:06:58.329 --> 00:07:01.170 currently the treasurer and a board member of 00:07:01.170 --> 00:07:07.149 DARA. So Michael, welcome back. Ah, Neil, it's 00:07:07.149 --> 00:07:09.910 great to be back and I'm getting pretty excited. 00:07:10.220 --> 00:07:12.120 You know, all the years that I've been working 00:07:12.120 --> 00:07:15.079 with Hamvention and actually we eat, sleep, drink 00:07:15.079 --> 00:07:19.220 and breathe it. I mean, 750 volunteers and they're 00:07:19.220 --> 00:07:23.699 all so dedicated. We are just excited that golly, 00:07:24.240 --> 00:07:28.060 in another week, another week, we'll be at Hamvention 00:07:28.060 --> 00:07:32.600 Eve. So, Hamvention Eve. So, very excited and 00:07:32.600 --> 00:07:35.740 you're going to be there and you've got a special 00:07:35.740 --> 00:07:38.970 show coming up next. uh... thursday night as 00:07:38.970 --> 00:07:41.389 well to give lots of details about invention 00:07:41.389 --> 00:07:45.529 so i'm excited about that well it uh... it went 00:07:45.529 --> 00:07:48.589 over so well last year we we actually did a listener 00:07:48.589 --> 00:07:52.000 poll uh... to see uh... if they wanted that again 00:07:52.000 --> 00:07:56.279 this year or uh... back to our interview uh... 00:07:56.279 --> 00:07:59.040 format and talking to people as they uh... as 00:07:59.040 --> 00:08:02.759 they roll in and and the response from the listeners 00:08:02.759 --> 00:08:06.180 was no we want all that information again so 00:08:06.180 --> 00:08:09.779 well that's what we're going to do so uh... well 00:08:09.779 --> 00:08:13.750 uh... we've got uh... Eric Elwell KD4BNT lined 00:08:13.750 --> 00:08:16.209 up for the weather and we're going to talk to 00:08:16.209 --> 00:08:19.870 some people about traffic and parking and we'll 00:08:19.870 --> 00:08:23.449 get all that squared away activities and we've 00:08:23.449 --> 00:08:27.750 got a little special interview time at the end 00:08:27.750 --> 00:08:30.709 actually we're going to talk to some people who 00:08:30.709 --> 00:08:33.029 are rolling in for Hamvention but it's going 00:08:33.029 --> 00:08:36.200 to be a little different so you'll have to tune 00:08:36.200 --> 00:08:39.039 in and find out about that next Thursday night. 00:08:39.379 --> 00:08:43.419 But I'm excited and ready to get over there. 00:08:43.679 --> 00:08:48.100 Been working on plans for two or three months 00:08:48.100 --> 00:08:50.379 now, trying to get everything put together. And 00:08:50.379 --> 00:08:52.679 this weekend, I'm going to test out the sound 00:08:52.679 --> 00:08:56.960 system and everything and be ready to go. So 00:08:56.960 --> 00:09:01.600 one of the things that I'm going to skip ahead, 00:09:01.600 --> 00:09:05.629 actually, Because it is one of the things that 00:09:05.629 --> 00:09:08.029 have been pretty excited about the last couple 00:09:08.029 --> 00:09:13.190 of days is this new app and and i'm getting all 00:09:13.190 --> 00:09:17.029 kinds of. responses from other people who are 00:09:17.029 --> 00:09:20.090 on the app and it's like you trade contact information 00:09:20.090 --> 00:09:23.029 and you find each other and I went in there and 00:09:23.029 --> 00:09:26.529 my schedule for Hamvention is not quite as bad 00:09:26.529 --> 00:09:30.389 as yours but it's pretty bad. I got to remember 00:09:30.389 --> 00:09:33.870 where I'm going when because I've got you know 00:09:33.870 --> 00:09:38.049 15 million places that I'm supposed to be and 00:09:38.269 --> 00:09:40.549 You just go in there and you just punch the buttons 00:09:40.549 --> 00:09:42.830 and it tells you what room everything's going 00:09:42.830 --> 00:09:46.129 to be in and where everybody is and the times 00:09:46.129 --> 00:09:50.850 and everything. So tell us about this app. Well, 00:09:51.129 --> 00:09:53.570 you pretty much got it. You pretty much nailed 00:09:53.570 --> 00:09:59.710 it. And we're all excited about this app. And 00:09:59.710 --> 00:10:04.450 so please sign up for it. I think there should 00:10:04.450 --> 00:10:09.700 be... Links there should be on our website, www 00:10:09.700 --> 00:10:14.440 .hamvention .org. But I also, Neil, want to urge 00:10:14.440 --> 00:10:18.000 people to spend time on our website, get to know 00:10:18.000 --> 00:10:21.200 it a little bit, and look at the amazing forums 00:10:21.200 --> 00:10:23.840 that we're going to have this year. I mean, there 00:10:23.840 --> 00:10:29.179 are so many great forums that are going on simultaneously. 00:10:30.600 --> 00:10:34.460 And I really hope people take the time. You know, 00:10:34.860 --> 00:10:38.940 when Hamvention first started back in the early 00:10:38.940 --> 00:10:42.759 50s at the Biltmore Hotel, I wasn't there then, 00:10:43.059 --> 00:10:47.539 but one of the things that really kicked off 00:10:47.539 --> 00:10:52.340 getting Hamvention going were the forums and 00:10:52.340 --> 00:10:56.700 they were so popular and I think also too we 00:10:56.700 --> 00:10:59.080 were in a pretty good location in the Midwest 00:10:59.080 --> 00:11:02.200 here for so many people to come. But please, 00:11:02.539 --> 00:11:05.379 I really don't want to go down and tell everybody 00:11:05.379 --> 00:11:08.399 all the folks that are coming. I will mention 00:11:08.399 --> 00:11:11.879 that Tana Fiskav is coming. And one thing that 00:11:11.879 --> 00:11:14.440 looks very interesting, she'll be in the Instructors 00:11:14.440 --> 00:11:18.600 Forum with Carol Perry. But she's going to talk 00:11:18.600 --> 00:11:21.559 about the use of space weather information in 00:11:21.559 --> 00:11:24.399 the classroom. But still, I think she has a couple 00:11:24.399 --> 00:11:30.220 other spots too. Very, very, very important. 00:11:30.870 --> 00:11:35.149 uh, scientist and has recently got her, um, license. 00:11:35.409 --> 00:11:38.850 So we're very excited about her coming as well. 00:11:39.009 --> 00:11:41.090 It's just so many people. I'm afraid I'd leave 00:11:41.090 --> 00:11:44.070 somebody out if I start talking about it. Yeah. 00:11:44.269 --> 00:11:46.950 And, and that one's on my list, the instructors 00:11:46.950 --> 00:11:51.789 form and Dr. Scove and, uh, uh, all that, that's 00:11:51.789 --> 00:11:55.389 one of them that's on my list to do. So that's 00:11:55.389 --> 00:11:58.169 a, that's a great, another, another really good 00:11:58.169 --> 00:12:03.409 one. is our National Weather Service Forum and 00:12:03.409 --> 00:12:07.809 our weather service out of Brandon Pellequin 00:12:07.809 --> 00:12:11.350 and he's the warning coordination meteorologist 00:12:11.350 --> 00:12:14.250 at our National Weather Service in Wilmington. 00:12:14.409 --> 00:12:17.789 So I'm putting a plug in because I am one of 00:12:17.789 --> 00:12:22.730 the main net control operators from the weather 00:12:22.730 --> 00:12:27.009 station there and we cover, if you draw a line 00:12:27.009 --> 00:12:29.059 through the middle of Ohio, we cover the southern 00:12:29.059 --> 00:12:32.460 part of Ohio, northern Kentucky, and eastern 00:12:32.460 --> 00:12:38.519 Indiana. But Brandon has a really, I mean, a 00:12:38.519 --> 00:12:42.720 great forum, and the presentation is really amazing, 00:12:43.120 --> 00:12:47.419 and I really urge people to take a look at his 00:12:47.419 --> 00:12:49.580 forum, you know, and there's so many others, 00:12:49.700 --> 00:12:52.440 I mean, for the contesters, and Tim Duffy has 00:12:52.440 --> 00:12:57.029 a whole group coming in, and... There's so many 00:12:57.029 --> 00:12:59.590 things. And I also want to mention, this is the 00:12:59.590 --> 00:13:04.610 80th year celebration for the YLRL, the Young 00:13:04.610 --> 00:13:07.470 Ladies Radio League. And if you've never been 00:13:07.470 --> 00:13:09.870 to one of their forums, very, very interesting, 00:13:10.330 --> 00:13:15.850 and find out a little bit about the YLRL. When 00:13:15.850 --> 00:13:19.610 I was recently in Visalia, and I went to one 00:13:19.610 --> 00:13:22.389 of the forums they had there, and I was really, 00:13:22.389 --> 00:13:24.960 I was... I mean, the meat that the time went 00:13:24.960 --> 00:13:28.779 so quickly. So very exciting thing. So that's 00:13:28.779 --> 00:13:31.179 forums, but you know, you always like to talk 00:13:31.179 --> 00:13:38.080 about food. So now we got, we got, we got to 00:13:38.080 --> 00:13:43.820 qualify this. Okay. Cause cause the running gag 00:13:43.820 --> 00:13:48.259 here on the show comes back from when we were 00:13:48.259 --> 00:13:51.559 hair arena. And so when you want to give directions, 00:13:52.320 --> 00:13:55.320 You'd say, well, you go down this hallway and 00:13:55.320 --> 00:13:58.620 you go to the Cheesecake on a Stick. And you 00:13:58.620 --> 00:14:01.460 turn left at the Cheesecake on a Stick. And it 00:14:01.460 --> 00:14:04.580 was always the place to go. And so I was always 00:14:04.580 --> 00:14:08.639 giving you a hard time about we lost Cheesecake 00:14:08.639 --> 00:14:10.940 on a Stick. It's not there anymore. And then 00:14:10.940 --> 00:14:15.919 last year, you came through. There was not one, 00:14:16.120 --> 00:14:20.919 not two, but three different places that had 00:14:20.919 --> 00:14:24.379 Cheesecake on a Stick. And Jill Combs was ecstatic. 00:14:24.840 --> 00:14:28.600 Yeah, and there's even going to be, one of the 00:14:28.600 --> 00:14:32.899 things that, you know, Harrow, you know, it's 00:14:32.899 --> 00:14:35.740 a legacy. It was a great run while it was there. 00:14:36.179 --> 00:14:38.639 But let's face it, I never liked the food there. 00:14:38.720 --> 00:14:40.659 I was brought my own. I think a lot of people 00:14:40.659 --> 00:14:45.399 did. But the great thing, you don't even need 00:14:45.399 --> 00:14:48.299 to bring any food to this event because we have 00:14:48.299 --> 00:14:51.159 these different food trucks and that part of 00:14:51.159 --> 00:14:54.629 Ohio is is pretty rural and so you've got the 00:14:54.629 --> 00:14:58.889 pork producers, you've got the beef guys that 00:14:58.889 --> 00:15:02.529 come in, you've got homemade ice cream. My favorite 00:15:02.529 --> 00:15:05.110 is the chicken and noodles. They've got people 00:15:05.110 --> 00:15:07.210 cooking these pork chops and you walk through 00:15:07.210 --> 00:15:12.250 that center area in the courtyard and it is hard 00:15:12.250 --> 00:15:13.850 to get through there without buying something 00:15:13.850 --> 00:15:16.929 because it smells so good. And the exciting thing 00:15:16.929 --> 00:15:22.919 is ICOM this year is providing umbrellas at picnic 00:15:22.919 --> 00:15:25.399 tables so people can get out of the sun. And 00:15:25.399 --> 00:15:28.059 I'm saying out of the sun because, and I know 00:15:28.059 --> 00:15:30.039 you don't like me to say this, but if you get 00:15:30.039 --> 00:15:34.639 on the website, we have, and really study, that's 00:15:34.639 --> 00:15:38.039 a great website. And our folks that put that 00:15:38.039 --> 00:15:40.320 on put a lot of time to get this information 00:15:40.320 --> 00:15:43.059 in there. But if you look at the weather coming 00:15:43.059 --> 00:15:48.190 up, it actually looks spectacular. So far, you 00:15:48.190 --> 00:15:49.990 know, we're getting a 10 -day outlook, and you 00:15:49.990 --> 00:15:51.870 know, it's springtime, everything can change. 00:15:52.509 --> 00:15:55.549 But boy, that weather looks just great, you know? 00:15:56.149 --> 00:16:01.409 Don't jinx it, Michael. I would never jinx it, 00:16:01.409 --> 00:16:07.429 you know? Anyway, so, but take a look at that, 00:16:07.450 --> 00:16:10.429 but I really appreciate ICOM jumping in there. 00:16:11.110 --> 00:16:14.690 So many different vendors and people are... trying 00:16:14.690 --> 00:16:17.909 to add just a little bit more to the elegance 00:16:17.909 --> 00:16:21.769 of hand -vention and We've got new fans in the 00:16:21.769 --> 00:16:24.570 building big huge actually made by a company 00:16:24.570 --> 00:16:29.309 called big ass fans in Lexington, Kentucky They 00:16:29.309 --> 00:16:31.389 don't go real fast this thing I blow everything 00:16:31.389 --> 00:16:35.850 away, but what it does it augments the the already 00:16:35.850 --> 00:16:40.110 augments the Exhaust systems that we have in 00:16:40.110 --> 00:16:43.429 there and so it will be really really nice it 00:16:43.429 --> 00:16:46.820 should change the temperature even more. And 00:16:46.820 --> 00:16:50.440 the temperature is expected to be right around 00:16:50.440 --> 00:16:53.220 the highs, right around 70. So that's just perfect. 00:16:53.759 --> 00:16:56.480 I mean, I feel really good when I'm buying amateur 00:16:56.480 --> 00:16:59.320 radio equipment and it's like 70 or 72 degrees. 00:16:59.740 --> 00:17:02.759 It's just like the perfect temperature to buy 00:17:02.759 --> 00:17:05.759 things at. You know what I mean? Oh, I know what 00:17:05.759 --> 00:17:09.460 you mean. And I was in Lexington last Saturday 00:17:09.460 --> 00:17:14.660 actually. And I would always go down the street 00:17:14.660 --> 00:17:18.500 where big -ass fans used to be located. And on 00:17:18.500 --> 00:17:22.400 the side of the building, they had a billboard 00:17:22.400 --> 00:17:27.059 -sized picture promoting their fans, and they 00:17:27.059 --> 00:17:31.029 had a donkey. On the the picture and you know 00:17:31.029 --> 00:17:34.630 big -ass fans and everything and and I was so 00:17:34.630 --> 00:17:38.569 disappointed They painted over it the new people 00:17:38.569 --> 00:17:41.210 in the that are using the building painted over 00:17:41.210 --> 00:17:44.230 it And so the the big -ass fans billboard is 00:17:44.230 --> 00:17:49.910 gone But their fans are great Hey, yeah, let 00:17:49.910 --> 00:17:51.650 me talk about a couple let's get back I'm gonna 00:17:51.650 --> 00:17:54.210 bring it on let's reel it back into hand -benching 00:17:54.210 --> 00:17:58.069 there. Okay, you know what take take time to 00:17:58.119 --> 00:18:01.339 look at our special event station that we're 00:18:01.339 --> 00:18:03.799 going to have and you can find out all about 00:18:03.799 --> 00:18:08.039 it right on our website and you know feel free 00:18:08.039 --> 00:18:12.519 to contact any of the Chairman or John Mathis 00:18:12.519 --> 00:18:16.480 or Charlie Lamb or Jim Tiederman and their contact 00:18:16.480 --> 00:18:19.619 information. Well they're all good on QRZ so 00:18:19.619 --> 00:18:21.819 you know that's that's another thing I think 00:18:21.819 --> 00:18:25.170 a lot of people overlook but it is really A great 00:18:25.170 --> 00:18:29.829 thing to look at. And then we have so many other 00:18:29.829 --> 00:18:32.769 things that are happening outside activities. 00:18:33.349 --> 00:18:36.509 So many activities that revolve in the whole 00:18:36.509 --> 00:18:39.890 region. I say the region, Dayton, Green County. 00:18:40.549 --> 00:18:42.950 So please take time to look at that. You can 00:18:42.950 --> 00:18:47.990 go to the Hamvention site and you'll be able 00:18:47.990 --> 00:18:51.390 to find out on other activities. You go to attendees 00:18:51.390 --> 00:18:55.069 and you'll see. There's non -radio amateur radio 00:18:55.069 --> 00:18:58.470 related activities if you have somebody that 00:18:58.470 --> 00:19:02.349 you want to bring to Dayton, Dayton region and 00:19:02.349 --> 00:19:04.990 other things to do. But and then all the other 00:19:04.990 --> 00:19:07.869 evening activities it's all listed in here on 00:19:07.869 --> 00:19:13.950 the on the web page. So we have a special event 00:19:13.950 --> 00:19:19.099 for international attendees and You can find 00:19:19.099 --> 00:19:20.920 out about that for those of you who are listening 00:19:20.920 --> 00:19:24.559 in from India or somewhere like that. We do have 00:19:24.559 --> 00:19:26.940 a lot of folks from India that come, but there's 00:19:26.940 --> 00:19:32.619 a special event there and they tell you how to 00:19:32.619 --> 00:19:38.839 contact Dr. Rick Allin at WSAG and he will help 00:19:38.839 --> 00:19:42.279 give you the information of where this event 00:19:42.279 --> 00:19:45.279 is going to be held. So that's for our international 00:19:45.279 --> 00:19:48.319 guests. We really appreciate so many people coming 00:19:48.319 --> 00:19:51.299 from all over the world. You know, I could talk 00:19:51.299 --> 00:19:53.059 on and on, but I better give it back to you. 00:19:53.059 --> 00:19:55.660 You might have a commercial or something. We've 00:19:55.660 --> 00:19:58.920 got one coming up here, but there's just so many 00:19:58.920 --> 00:20:01.200 things. And like you said, the website is just 00:20:01.200 --> 00:20:05.039 full of information. I've been visiting there 00:20:05.039 --> 00:20:09.519 often as I get things ready for next week and 00:20:09.519 --> 00:20:16.339 checking things out. And, and I was just so excited 00:20:16.339 --> 00:20:19.480 when I saw almost all of that information on 00:20:19.480 --> 00:20:22.240 the app too, because that means I can carry it 00:20:22.240 --> 00:20:29.230 around with me. And it's all there. So you've 00:20:29.230 --> 00:20:33.890 got maps, you've got the exhibitor list, you've 00:20:33.890 --> 00:20:36.849 got the flea market list, you've got the forum 00:20:36.849 --> 00:20:41.589 times, all these things. And it's all there on 00:20:41.589 --> 00:20:44.029 the website. So it really is worth your time 00:20:44.029 --> 00:20:48.890 to go and check it out and make a plan because 00:20:48.890 --> 00:20:53.750 there's so much to see at Hamvention that you 00:20:53.750 --> 00:20:57.910 really need a plan. And I think this app is going 00:20:57.910 --> 00:21:00.109 to help a lot and have heard a lot of good comments 00:21:00.109 --> 00:21:04.430 the last couple of days about it. So any other 00:21:04.430 --> 00:21:07.569 new things this year? I know we're kind of starting 00:21:07.569 --> 00:21:10.589 to settle into the new place, you know, and things 00:21:10.589 --> 00:21:14.490 are starting to not have to be created from scratch 00:21:14.490 --> 00:21:18.609 all over again, but anything else that's new 00:21:18.609 --> 00:21:23.549 this year? Well, I would really advise people 00:21:23.549 --> 00:21:28.710 to look on the website. and look at where the 00:21:28.710 --> 00:21:33.529 parking and directions are, and we have some 00:21:33.529 --> 00:21:37.829 remote parking, the maps are on there, and take 00:21:37.829 --> 00:21:40.529 a look at the remote parking lots, because I 00:21:40.529 --> 00:21:45.670 tell you, almost everybody that takes these parks 00:21:45.670 --> 00:21:48.750 in a remote spot, it's a lot easier to get in, 00:21:49.069 --> 00:21:52.329 you're going to be shuttled a whole lot closer 00:21:52.329 --> 00:21:56.420 to the event than you were in the past. that 00:21:56.420 --> 00:22:00.279 is that is a big change and the tents this year 00:22:00.279 --> 00:22:03.380 yeah we still have tents but we really upgrade 00:22:03.380 --> 00:22:05.759 we spend a significant amount of money to upgrade 00:22:05.759 --> 00:22:08.900 these tents that that they have better lighting 00:22:08.900 --> 00:22:12.799 in them there's actually you know clear clear 00:22:12.799 --> 00:22:15.259 on the sides like windows on the sides if you 00:22:15.259 --> 00:22:19.259 will and we're really excited about those and 00:22:19.259 --> 00:22:21.579 we've placed them in places that we think that 00:22:21.579 --> 00:22:25.279 will be well it won't flood inside It's not going 00:22:25.279 --> 00:22:29.480 to rain anyway. That's right. Yeah, thank you. 00:22:32.099 --> 00:22:34.880 We're good friends with the National Weather 00:22:34.880 --> 00:22:40.359 Service, but please take the time to look at, 00:22:40.359 --> 00:22:45.160 under travel and accommodation, there is a tab 00:22:45.160 --> 00:22:48.160 there that says parking and directions. Please 00:22:48.160 --> 00:22:52.710 take time to look at that. And you'll see the 00:22:52.710 --> 00:22:55.829 talking numbers, and there's a bulletin station 00:22:55.829 --> 00:22:58.309 that we're gonna have on there, and those frequencies 00:22:58.309 --> 00:23:02.289 are listed. So, boy, I am really excited about 00:23:02.289 --> 00:23:06.170 this, that our team, you know, I'm fortunate, 00:23:06.410 --> 00:23:09.349 I'm a spokesperson. I'm not the guy that runs 00:23:09.349 --> 00:23:12.849 the whole thing, it's really a team effort. And 00:23:12.849 --> 00:23:16.769 I do wanna say that this could not even be possible. 00:23:17.039 --> 00:23:22.019 if we didn't have 750 men and women totally dedicated 00:23:22.019 --> 00:23:26.160 to being a pillar of amateur radio and understanding 00:23:26.160 --> 00:23:29.579 the importance of invention and what it does. 00:23:31.079 --> 00:23:35.359 And I do want to say hello to my friends in Huntsville 00:23:35.359 --> 00:23:40.299 and in Orlando. Those are great events and I 00:23:40.299 --> 00:23:43.640 think you know this but we're all very good friends 00:23:43.640 --> 00:23:46.779 and we share best practices because If one of 00:23:46.779 --> 00:23:50.539 them fails, we could all fail. We're all dependent. 00:23:50.799 --> 00:23:54.359 It's a small community. People often ask me, 00:23:54.359 --> 00:23:59.200 which is the best one? I like them all. I'm friends 00:23:59.200 --> 00:24:01.980 with the folks that run Free Reach often and 00:24:01.980 --> 00:24:06.960 the Tokyo event at the big site. We all talk 00:24:06.960 --> 00:24:10.000 about how things are and maybe some of the best 00:24:10.000 --> 00:24:14.140 practices and what we can do. You know, I always 00:24:14.140 --> 00:24:17.319 liked to kind of mention that because, um, there's 00:24:17.319 --> 00:24:19.599 absolutely no competition. We want to help each 00:24:19.599 --> 00:24:23.420 other because it helps amateur radio. Absolutely. 00:24:24.599 --> 00:24:27.019 And speaking of parking, there was one thing 00:24:27.019 --> 00:24:29.660 that I noticed on the website that I did want 00:24:29.660 --> 00:24:35.109 to. uh bring up and again go to the ham vision 00:24:35.109 --> 00:24:37.769 website and check out the remote parking options 00:24:37.769 --> 00:24:40.529 and and get there and they're going to drop you 00:24:40.529 --> 00:24:44.430 off uh right there so you're you're good to go 00:24:44.430 --> 00:24:48.789 but i saw that uh young's jersey dairy which 00:24:48.789 --> 00:24:53.230 has been a popular spot uh because not only can 00:24:53.230 --> 00:24:55.809 you Park, you get good ice cream. But I saw that 00:24:55.809 --> 00:24:59.569 it says that only if talk in directs people that 00:24:59.569 --> 00:25:02.529 way for that location. So can you kind of clarify 00:25:02.529 --> 00:25:06.170 what's going on with that one? It actually wasn't 00:25:06.170 --> 00:25:10.789 used very much. And so we have to pay for buses 00:25:10.789 --> 00:25:13.890 and things like that to go back there. And so 00:25:13.890 --> 00:25:16.650 I would, you know, checking with talk in, if 00:25:16.650 --> 00:25:19.490 it's going to be open or not, then that's out 00:25:19.490 --> 00:25:26.269 of my I mean, we can talk about it, but if we 00:25:26.269 --> 00:25:30.009 need to open it, we'll be happy to. But it is 00:25:30.009 --> 00:25:32.690 a great spot, and even if you park there, even 00:25:32.690 --> 00:25:35.549 if you go by Young's Jersey Dairy, it is great. 00:25:36.369 --> 00:25:40.349 I mean, they milk the cows there, and they make 00:25:40.349 --> 00:25:45.329 awesome ice cream, can get a snack. But all the 00:25:45.329 --> 00:25:50.309 other places, we have Quite a few places here, 00:25:50.410 --> 00:25:52.869 take a look at it, what might be close to you, 00:25:54.569 --> 00:26:01.529 and make a choice there. But I would really take 00:26:01.529 --> 00:26:05.109 a look at this website. And to our friends that 00:26:05.109 --> 00:26:08.490 might be driving a semi -truck in, there's some 00:26:08.490 --> 00:26:11.490 information there, where to park your semi -truck 00:26:11.490 --> 00:26:14.349 for overnight parking. And there's a section 00:26:14.349 --> 00:26:17.890 in there for what we call the frequently asked 00:26:17.980 --> 00:26:21.220 questions, FAQ page. Please take a look at that 00:26:21.220 --> 00:26:24.359 because it has all kinds of questions and answers 00:26:24.359 --> 00:26:28.099 to the questions that you may have in coming 00:26:28.099 --> 00:26:33.880 to the event. So I can't stress enough how much 00:26:33.880 --> 00:26:37.380 the guys and gals have really put the time in 00:26:37.380 --> 00:26:39.940 to try to get good information. And nobody gets 00:26:39.940 --> 00:26:42.859 paid to do this. And they're loaning talents 00:26:42.859 --> 00:26:45.460 and giving us their talent to get all of this 00:26:45.460 --> 00:26:49.420 in place. and get it coordinated before the event. 00:26:51.140 --> 00:26:54.380 Alright, well we are going to take a break but 00:26:54.380 --> 00:26:57.079 when we come back we're going to start sorting 00:26:57.079 --> 00:27:00.460 through all of these comments and questions that 00:27:00.460 --> 00:27:04.720 are rolling in already on Twitter. We're at HamTalk 00:27:04.720 --> 00:27:07.640 Live and some people are on the chat here on 00:27:07.640 --> 00:27:10.619 Spreaker as well and of course the phone number 00:27:10.619 --> 00:27:16.299 is 812 -650 -9556. And we'll take a look at all 00:27:16.299 --> 00:27:19.119 of that and answer more of your questions when 00:27:19.119 --> 00:27:22.400 we come back after this word from Tower Electronics 00:27:22.400 --> 00:27:26.180 right here on HamTalk Live. 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Also, 00:30:54.099 --> 00:30:56.619 again, Carol Perry's Instructors Forum on Friday, 00:30:56.680 --> 00:31:00.460 1030 to 1130 in Forum Room 4. Her guests are 00:31:00.460 --> 00:31:03.440 Tim Cunningham, the satellite man, and Dr. Tamitha 00:31:03.440 --> 00:31:06.259 Skov, as we mentioned, the space weatherwoman. 00:31:06.319 --> 00:31:09.140 And then on Saturday, the Youth Forum is 915 00:31:09.140 --> 00:31:12.599 to noon in Forum Room 2. And the theme for this 00:31:12.599 --> 00:31:15.180 year's Youth Forum is inclusiveness. There'll 00:31:15.180 --> 00:31:18.470 be eight young speakers. all with different cultures, 00:31:18.670 --> 00:31:21.450 countries, and abilities and an hour of prizes, 00:31:21.450 --> 00:31:25.230 including an HF rig courtesy of ICOM. So don't 00:31:25.230 --> 00:31:27.829 miss the youth forum Saturday morning at nine 00:31:27.829 --> 00:31:30.630 15. Well, it's time for your calls now. So if 00:31:30.630 --> 00:31:32.390 you have a question for Michael, give us a call 00:31:32.390 --> 00:31:35.829 at eight one two six five zero nine five five 00:31:35.829 --> 00:31:38.970 six. That's eight one two six five zero nine 00:31:38.970 --> 00:31:41.549 five five six. Or you can tweet at ham talk live. 00:31:41.569 --> 00:31:44.849 And if you're listening to us on WTWW or on the 00:31:44.849 --> 00:31:47.069 podcast edition, you won't be. will reach us 00:31:47.069 --> 00:31:50.049 live because it's a Thursday night, about nine 00:31:50.049 --> 00:31:53.789 30 Eastern time at the moment. And we've got 00:31:53.789 --> 00:31:59.210 a bunch of comments rolling through, but we have 00:31:59.210 --> 00:32:02.250 a familiar voice on the line with us this evening. 00:32:02.569 --> 00:32:05.190 Michael, it's Mark Brown in for BCD from Huntsville. 00:32:05.289 --> 00:32:09.670 Good evening, Mark. Good evening, Neil. And good 00:32:09.670 --> 00:32:16.750 evening, Michael. Good evening. Michael, you 00:32:16.750 --> 00:32:18.930 were talking tonight, you know, there are so 00:32:18.930 --> 00:32:23.470 many things you can say about Dayton and I appreciate 00:32:23.470 --> 00:32:26.390 your mentioning Huntsville in the same breath 00:32:26.390 --> 00:32:29.049 with Orlando and Dayton. We like to put on a 00:32:29.049 --> 00:32:32.250 good show down here and you're right, we all 00:32:32.250 --> 00:32:35.549 learn from each other and it's a great relationship 00:32:35.549 --> 00:32:40.230 we have. You mentioned Dr. Tamara Skov is going 00:32:40.230 --> 00:32:43.359 to be at the Instructor's Forum. And Neil, you 00:32:43.359 --> 00:32:46.400 mentioned just before we started talking here 00:32:46.400 --> 00:32:50.420 that Carol Perry is being at the instructor forum. 00:32:50.579 --> 00:32:53.680 I just got an email from her today mentioning 00:32:53.680 --> 00:32:58.460 that another teacher, a local, kind of local 00:32:58.460 --> 00:33:01.380 from Birmingham, Alabama, she's from Pinson Valley 00:33:01.380 --> 00:33:05.279 High School. She'll be another assistant instructor 00:33:05.279 --> 00:33:09.289 there at the instructor's forum. uh... she was 00:33:09.289 --> 00:33:11.789 instrumental along with tim conningham in setting 00:33:11.789 --> 00:33:14.369 up an arrest contact uh... not too long ago at 00:33:14.369 --> 00:33:16.849 their school and uh... i've never met her but 00:33:16.849 --> 00:33:19.089 looks like uh... will both be in datin and our 00:33:19.089 --> 00:33:22.390 park as will likely cross so you know like michael 00:33:22.390 --> 00:33:24.569 said uh... it's not just the people and equipment 00:33:24.569 --> 00:33:27.150 it's not just the equipment and uh... and the 00:33:27.150 --> 00:33:29.230 vendors that were going there to see its people 00:33:29.230 --> 00:33:32.930 uh... it's is truly the epicenter of ham radio 00:33:32.930 --> 00:33:41.680 or do you like Well, thank you, Mark. Your team 00:33:41.680 --> 00:33:45.099 down there in Huntsville and Michael and John's 00:33:45.099 --> 00:33:51.740 team down there in Orlando and the DARC and team 00:33:51.740 --> 00:33:55.259 over and anybody that puts on one of these events. 00:33:55.380 --> 00:33:56.960 I don't want to just single out just because 00:33:56.960 --> 00:34:00.359 they're big. You know, an amateur radio event 00:34:00.359 --> 00:34:04.240 is a ham fest or a gathering or whatever you 00:34:04.240 --> 00:34:08.820 do. it builds amateur radio, it builds the whole 00:34:08.820 --> 00:34:12.159 community and there's so many amazing great things. 00:34:12.179 --> 00:34:18.360 I was at Visalia a few weeks ago out in California. 00:34:18.760 --> 00:34:21.820 I'd never been to that event but I really had 00:34:21.820 --> 00:34:24.860 a good time and I met some really amazing hams 00:34:24.860 --> 00:34:27.260 from the other side of the country over there 00:34:27.260 --> 00:34:31.659 and I was surprised how many I knew. but a great 00:34:31.659 --> 00:34:34.480 event there as well. So we're all working together 00:34:34.480 --> 00:34:36.480 in these events and whatever we do in amateur 00:34:36.480 --> 00:34:40.380 radio. It's much like you look at the ARRL. You 00:34:40.380 --> 00:34:44.639 can knock them, you can knock Hamvention, you 00:34:44.639 --> 00:34:47.460 can knock all these places, but there's a lot 00:34:47.460 --> 00:34:50.460 of people working really hard in all these organizations, 00:34:50.679 --> 00:34:54.440 Mark and Neil, that are really trying to keep 00:34:54.440 --> 00:34:57.440 amateur radio exciting, vibrant, and moving it 00:34:57.440 --> 00:35:01.940 forward. I know AMSAT has a big celebration this 00:35:01.940 --> 00:35:06.019 year as well. I was talking to Joe, the president 00:35:06.019 --> 00:35:11.300 of AMSAT. Please stop by his booth. He's got 00:35:11.300 --> 00:35:14.000 some amazing stuff that he's going to be putting 00:35:14.000 --> 00:35:17.679 on there at AMSAT. And I mentioned the YLRL 80th 00:35:17.679 --> 00:35:20.440 anniversary of that. It's just going to be, I 00:35:20.440 --> 00:35:23.300 believe, a really exciting year. And with all 00:35:23.300 --> 00:35:25.300 the things that the youth are doing, and of course 00:35:25.300 --> 00:35:30.280 we've already talked about our amateur of the 00:35:30.280 --> 00:35:33.900 year, Nathaniel Fussell, and the amazing things 00:35:33.900 --> 00:35:38.900 that young man's doing and bringing to the amateur 00:35:38.900 --> 00:35:41.760 radio, especially involving young people, and 00:35:41.760 --> 00:35:45.099 people who are really in the hobby that are trying 00:35:45.099 --> 00:35:47.960 to push the envelope. He's like a young Joe Taylor, 00:35:48.739 --> 00:35:51.840 and by the way, Joe will be there, and he's gonna 00:35:51.840 --> 00:35:56.150 be... you know, supporting Nathaniel and when 00:35:56.150 --> 00:35:59.090 he receives his award. So we were excited about 00:35:59.090 --> 00:36:01.489 that. All right, Neil, back to you. What do we 00:36:01.489 --> 00:36:03.889 got? Any more questions or phone calls? And Mark, 00:36:03.909 --> 00:36:07.469 thanks for calling in. Yeah. Hey, thank you, 00:36:07.469 --> 00:36:10.050 Michael. Hey, one more question. Can you give 00:36:10.050 --> 00:36:13.550 us a hint of any manufacturers that are not the 00:36:13.550 --> 00:36:16.050 product, but any manufacturers that might be 00:36:16.050 --> 00:36:17.989 dropping a new product announcement next week? 00:36:19.489 --> 00:36:23.099 Here is the thing. We have what's called the 00:36:23.099 --> 00:36:26.699 new product showcase. And I'm not gonna give 00:36:26.699 --> 00:36:29.719 out anything ahead of time other than we've got 00:36:29.719 --> 00:36:35.079 a new product showcase. And so please look at 00:36:35.079 --> 00:36:39.239 that. So I can't, I don't wanna, yeah, out of 00:36:39.239 --> 00:36:41.320 respect of the people that come, I don't wanna, 00:36:42.440 --> 00:36:48.940 good question and nice try. All right, Mark. 00:36:49.119 --> 00:36:51.199 Thanks for calling in. We appreciate it. And 00:36:51.199 --> 00:36:55.119 actually, uh, Carl KD9 HQT just asked the same 00:36:55.119 --> 00:36:58.380 question, any new rigs to be displayed, uh, at 00:36:58.380 --> 00:37:02.920 Hamvention. So stay tuned. All right. Thanks 00:37:02.920 --> 00:37:06.980 Mark. 73. Hey, 73 Mark. See you in a week, man. 00:37:07.159 --> 00:37:10.920 See you in a week. All right. Well, we, we, the 00:37:10.920 --> 00:37:13.340 phone lines are lighting up here, so we're going 00:37:13.340 --> 00:37:18.449 to take. Another call here, if this will go through. 00:37:20.030 --> 00:37:22.690 Okay, I believe we have our next caller on the 00:37:22.690 --> 00:37:27.130 line. Welcome to HamTalk Live. Yes, good evening 00:37:27.130 --> 00:37:32.269 to you, Neil, and to Michael there. This is Bill 00:37:32.269 --> 00:37:37.250 WZ1L in Amesbury, Massachusetts. I will be seeing 00:37:37.250 --> 00:37:40.670 both of you next week. But I did have a couple 00:37:40.670 --> 00:37:45.420 of questions for Michael. if he could maybe shed 00:37:45.420 --> 00:37:52.480 some light. First of all, the traffic thing that 00:37:52.480 --> 00:37:58.500 they posted there, Hamvention19, you text to 00:37:58.500 --> 00:38:03.239 888 -777. I've already received three specific 00:38:03.239 --> 00:38:05.639 tweets on that, and I think that's a good thing. 00:38:06.099 --> 00:38:08.039 It definitely helps when the traffic gets backed 00:38:08.039 --> 00:38:12.650 up. The second thing that I was... curious about 00:38:12.650 --> 00:38:20.570 is the roadways in the flea market. I think I 00:38:20.570 --> 00:38:23.610 heard from Jack Krebs on another program a couple 00:38:23.610 --> 00:38:28.070 of weeks ago that the there was more groundings 00:38:28.070 --> 00:38:30.829 putting down trying to make a better base for 00:38:30.829 --> 00:38:36.469 walking. So that was something that I, you know, 00:38:36.550 --> 00:38:40.630 just curious about. And the third thing is Bellefontaine 00:38:40.630 --> 00:38:44.980 Road. to the direct clubhouse repaired, because 00:38:44.980 --> 00:38:48.400 I am driving from the flea market on Thursday 00:38:48.400 --> 00:38:53.079 to the clubhouse to get my credentials, because 00:38:53.079 --> 00:38:56.460 I'm an examiner on Friday. So if Michael could 00:38:56.460 --> 00:38:59.980 give me some information, I'd appreciate it. 00:39:00.239 --> 00:39:03.039 Go ahead, Michael. Hey, thanks. Thanks for calling. 00:39:03.599 --> 00:39:06.260 And I think it's Bill there, right? Did I get 00:39:06.260 --> 00:39:12.739 the name right, Bill? So, yeah. Okay, anyway, 00:39:12.880 --> 00:39:15.199 thank you for calling in but I'll tell you that 00:39:15.199 --> 00:39:17.539 it's funny you should mention the grindings is 00:39:17.539 --> 00:39:21.940 because you know, I am I actually personally 00:39:21.940 --> 00:39:26.239 do a lot of work with that and The grindings 00:39:26.239 --> 00:39:28.460 are down and they're getting spread around in 00:39:28.460 --> 00:39:31.619 my job this Saturday I'll be riding a tractor 00:39:31.619 --> 00:39:33.739 and rolling them out and also working with one 00:39:33.739 --> 00:39:35.780 of the guys and you know spreading them even 00:39:35.780 --> 00:39:39.579 more So yeah, that that improvements gun is happening 00:39:40.130 --> 00:39:45.670 I'm actually personally a part of that. I work 00:39:45.670 --> 00:39:48.210 with the fare board. Since I live around there, 00:39:48.230 --> 00:39:53.369 I live in a rural area of Greene County. They 00:39:53.369 --> 00:39:55.329 trust me with their tractors because I've got 00:39:55.329 --> 00:40:01.349 a few. You made a very positive comment about 00:40:01.349 --> 00:40:04.889 the traffic updates. That's a really great one. 00:40:04.909 --> 00:40:06.590 Just go to the website. I think it's one of the 00:40:06.590 --> 00:40:08.250 very first things you'll see on the website. 00:40:08.539 --> 00:40:13.619 is to sign up to get those messages from the 00:40:13.619 --> 00:40:17.920 sheriff, Gene Fischer, and Gene is becoming quite 00:40:17.920 --> 00:40:26.099 the hand. He's one of us now, so he really wants 00:40:26.099 --> 00:40:29.599 the roadways and traffic to be just perfect. 00:40:29.760 --> 00:40:34.090 So we've got some new plans on keeping the flow 00:40:34.090 --> 00:40:36.570 going, and he's right on top of it the whole 00:40:36.570 --> 00:40:39.130 time. And I think the other thing you asked me 00:40:39.130 --> 00:40:42.590 was about Belfountain Road. I would suggest, 00:40:42.909 --> 00:40:49.869 because there is some construction going on in 00:40:49.869 --> 00:40:52.849 that region, to please get on, talk in, and get 00:40:52.849 --> 00:40:56.150 the latest update where they're at with that. 00:40:57.349 --> 00:40:58.989 Does that kind of answer your questions, Bill? 00:40:59.010 --> 00:41:01.889 I wish I could be more specific. about bell fountain 00:41:01.889 --> 00:41:04.449 road, but we're all like, why are they doing 00:41:04.449 --> 00:41:07.409 this now? But, you know, it's Murphy's law, at 00:41:07.409 --> 00:41:09.349 least to doing it there and not in front of, 00:41:09.349 --> 00:41:15.949 uh, invention. Right bill. Yeah. Okay. Yeah. 00:41:16.010 --> 00:41:20.349 I'm still here. Does that, uh, take care of your 00:41:20.349 --> 00:41:24.030 questions, bill? Well, I just wanted to give 00:41:24.030 --> 00:41:26.949 a shout out for my friend, uh, Tom Midland, uh, 00:41:26.949 --> 00:41:30.570 W five K U B. For those people that are not coming 00:41:30.570 --> 00:41:33.429 to Hamvention and would like to see what is going 00:41:33.429 --> 00:41:38.429 on out there, they can go to w5kub .com starting, 00:41:38.449 --> 00:41:44.150 I believe it's about 8 o 'clock central on Thursday, 00:41:44.469 --> 00:41:50.050 Wednesday and they're driving up to Xenia and 00:41:50.050 --> 00:41:53.010 they're going to be on all weekend. More information 00:41:53.010 --> 00:41:56.030 is available at w5kub .com. I just wanted to 00:41:56.030 --> 00:41:59.980 throw that out for my buddy. Okay. All right. 00:42:00.139 --> 00:42:04.219 Thanks a lot. Oh, you're very welcome. Go ahead, 00:42:04.360 --> 00:42:07.539 Michael. You had something. Yeah. Yeah. I just 00:42:07.539 --> 00:42:09.940 want to say that, you know, Tom Lynn, Tom Meadowland 00:42:09.940 --> 00:42:13.199 is a friend of ours as well. And, um, a good 00:42:13.199 --> 00:42:16.320 friend of Hamvention and, and heck I was, you 00:42:16.320 --> 00:42:18.079 know, talking with him when he was still out 00:42:18.079 --> 00:42:20.619 in the flea market, but, um, yeah, it's fun that 00:42:20.619 --> 00:42:22.099 I've called him on the phone a couple of times 00:42:22.099 --> 00:42:25.809 when he's making that trip up and, and, uh, You 00:42:25.809 --> 00:42:28.329 know, he talks about how fast they go and all 00:42:28.329 --> 00:42:31.349 the different, uh, exciting things, but you know, 00:42:31.610 --> 00:42:34.769 I really enjoy Tom as well. There's a, there's 00:42:34.769 --> 00:42:37.150 another guy much like Neil that that's trying 00:42:37.150 --> 00:42:40.789 really hard to, to, um, push amateur radio and 00:42:40.789 --> 00:42:43.730 get the communication out. Okay. Back to you, 00:42:43.750 --> 00:42:46.710 uh, Neil. All right, Bill. Well, thanks for calling 00:42:46.710 --> 00:42:48.789 in. We're gonna, we're gonna take a few more 00:42:48.789 --> 00:42:57.219 here. Okay, we had another call here. Yeah. Okay. 00:42:57.219 --> 00:43:00.980 We've got another call from down south up here. 00:43:00.980 --> 00:43:04.139 So good evening. You're on Amtok Live. We're 00:43:04.139 --> 00:43:07.199 gonna take a few more here. Oh, you turn your 00:43:07.199 --> 00:43:11.920 speakers down, Michael. Okay, we have another. 00:43:12.980 --> 00:43:14.860 There we go. How about now? Hey, there we go. 00:43:15.119 --> 00:43:21.480 Michael Colley. Good evening. Even just called. 00:43:22.639 --> 00:43:27.860 Tell Michael that so far on the PR side of everything, 00:43:27.920 --> 00:43:29.699 it looks like they're doing a good job. A lot 00:43:29.699 --> 00:43:32.719 of talk about Hamvention and all the improvements 00:43:32.719 --> 00:43:36.159 in all this year. So, like Mark, looking forward 00:43:36.159 --> 00:43:40.820 to coming up there and seeing everybody. You 00:43:40.820 --> 00:43:46.559 know, let me mention something. What I wanted 00:43:46.559 --> 00:43:50.440 to say is that We are, like I said, pretty good 00:43:50.440 --> 00:43:52.739 buddies and I keep a fifth wheeler out there 00:43:52.739 --> 00:43:57.619 at the Hamvention site. A lot of us will sit 00:43:57.619 --> 00:44:01.239 around and his team from Orlando and Mark and 00:44:01.239 --> 00:44:04.239 some of his team from Huntsville and we talk 00:44:04.239 --> 00:44:06.760 a lot about, hey, how do you do this? How do 00:44:06.760 --> 00:44:10.300 you do that? And really enjoy these guys and 00:44:10.300 --> 00:44:14.179 if you haven't been to Hamcation or Huntsville 00:44:14.179 --> 00:44:17.280 and you're listening to this, Try to get there 00:44:17.280 --> 00:44:19.760 because they're amazing and like I said, we're 00:44:19.760 --> 00:44:23.920 not in Competition and I know I'm supposed to 00:44:23.920 --> 00:44:28.079 be supporting hamvention and I do and so do they 00:44:28.079 --> 00:44:32.579 and they'll be there and Michael looking forward 00:44:32.579 --> 00:44:35.239 to seeing you guys and thank you so much for 00:44:35.239 --> 00:44:39.440 calling in and we're gonna have really unbelievably 00:44:39.440 --> 00:44:45.329 gorgeous weather Yeah, that's what it looks like 00:44:45.329 --> 00:44:48.469 so far so and like you said, yeah, there's lots 00:44:48.469 --> 00:44:51.909 of talks in front of his a Little camper there 00:44:51.909 --> 00:44:54.969 he inventions and actually people don't know 00:44:54.969 --> 00:44:57.250 this but that's actually where the Carol Perry 00:44:57.250 --> 00:45:01.449 Educator award come into play. We first started 00:45:01.449 --> 00:45:07.130 talking about it there Yeah, that's true I very 00:45:07.130 --> 00:45:10.369 I might remember that conversation we don't need 00:45:10.369 --> 00:45:12.880 to get into it really deep but That's how we 00:45:12.880 --> 00:45:17.059 help each other. Yep. Exactly. So, all right. 00:45:17.219 --> 00:45:19.139 I'll hop out of here and let somebody else call 00:45:19.139 --> 00:45:22.679 in to ask you some questions, but, uh, uh, looking 00:45:22.679 --> 00:45:26.579 for a good event, like always. Um, so we'll see 00:45:26.579 --> 00:45:29.579 you in about a week. All right, Michael. We'll 00:45:29.579 --> 00:45:34.340 see you in a week. Safe travels, Michael. All 00:45:34.340 --> 00:45:40.280 right. All right. Bye bye. Okay, I think we've 00:45:40.280 --> 00:45:45.659 got the phone calls cleared out, but let's run 00:45:45.659 --> 00:45:53.579 over here to Twitter and Brett, wy7bg, says he 00:45:53.579 --> 00:45:55.960 wants to know how to find Hamvention parking. 00:45:56.460 --> 00:45:58.659 Will there be a talk -in and if so, what's the 00:45:58.659 --> 00:46:03.519 frequency and CTCSS info? So I pulled that up 00:46:03.519 --> 00:46:05.860 here. It's in front of me if you need it, but 00:46:05.860 --> 00:46:10.420 I'll let you go for that. Well, I think it's 00:46:10.420 --> 00:46:14.760 it's pretty straightforward Get on our website 00:46:14.760 --> 00:46:21.639 and it's www .ambention .org and if you click 00:46:21.639 --> 00:46:28.400 on Any one of the the top with the travel and 00:46:28.400 --> 00:46:31.699 accommodations and you want to know parking and 00:46:31.699 --> 00:46:34.420 Directions just click on it and it'll give him 00:46:34.420 --> 00:46:38.159 all the information and also the talk in frequencies 00:46:38.440 --> 00:46:45.019 are also on that page and they're also there's 00:46:45.019 --> 00:46:46.880 the two frequencies I'll go ahead and shout them 00:46:46.880 --> 00:46:56.679 out it's 146 .94 and it has a 123 PL on it and 00:46:56.679 --> 00:47:02.420 our alternative is 146 .985 with also 123PL. 00:47:02.940 --> 00:47:05.800 And then we have a traffic bulletin station on 00:47:05.800 --> 00:47:13.059 145 .525. So, you know, it's really a good idea 00:47:13.059 --> 00:47:16.300 to listen to that. There are also some other 00:47:16.300 --> 00:47:18.500 frequencies listed there. I won't go to all of 00:47:18.500 --> 00:47:22.599 them, but there's plenty of maps there. And at 00:47:22.599 --> 00:47:26.019 that page, go to the bottom there. There's a 00:47:26.019 --> 00:47:29.909 big section on frequently asked questions. And 00:47:29.909 --> 00:47:33.170 there might be some really the information you're 00:47:33.170 --> 00:47:35.849 looking for might be right there. And if you 00:47:35.849 --> 00:47:39.030 need a hotel or motel or a bed and breakfast 00:47:39.030 --> 00:47:43.150 or whatever you need, you can also find that 00:47:43.150 --> 00:47:47.730 information there as well. So that would be under 00:47:47.730 --> 00:47:51.610 the travel and accommodation section. And there's 00:47:51.610 --> 00:47:53.889 plenty of information there. There's camping 00:47:53.889 --> 00:47:56.610 information. There's some campus housing that 00:47:56.610 --> 00:48:00.500 we have information about taxi service. air travel 00:48:00.500 --> 00:48:04.599 and so we've really tried hard to complete this 00:48:04.599 --> 00:48:09.039 but if there are if there's any other information 00:48:09.039 --> 00:48:12.599 that you want on places to stay you can call 00:48:12.599 --> 00:48:15.639 that Green County Convention and Visitors Bureau 00:48:15.639 --> 00:48:18.780 that's Green County Convention and Visitors Bureau 00:48:18.780 --> 00:48:22.639 and they are more than willing to help they're 00:48:22.639 --> 00:48:26.260 a great partner to us at Hamvention I hope that 00:48:26.260 --> 00:48:29.139 helps Clear up some of that. I think that takes 00:48:29.139 --> 00:48:32.440 care of it. And I'm over on attendees and talk 00:48:32.440 --> 00:48:35.599 -in and you've got a whole list of area repeaters 00:48:35.599 --> 00:48:38.980 here too. In addition to the talk -in frequencies. 00:48:39.079 --> 00:48:41.420 So there's all kinds of information there. So 00:48:41.420 --> 00:48:44.599 make sure you check that out. And actually I 00:48:44.599 --> 00:48:48.739 was typing all of this up on the script for next 00:48:48.739 --> 00:48:51.280 week. So if you listen to the Hamvention Eve 00:48:51.280 --> 00:48:54.619 episode, we will run all of that down once again. 00:48:54.639 --> 00:48:57.639 So make sure you tune in. in I'll get get the 00:48:57.639 --> 00:49:01.820 plug in here for for next week so make sure you 00:49:01.820 --> 00:49:03.739 tune in we'll have all that information once 00:49:03.739 --> 00:49:08.710 again but hamvention .org has all of that available. 00:49:09.289 --> 00:49:11.969 Okay, we're gonna run over here to Spreaker. 00:49:12.010 --> 00:49:15.010 We've had some people on the chat here tonight. 00:49:15.789 --> 00:49:18.809 Good evening to Chris, AA4CB, checking in from 00:49:18.809 --> 00:49:21.269 West Central Florida, and Michael Coulter was 00:49:21.269 --> 00:49:25.389 on there, and John from Hamcation as well, and 00:49:25.389 --> 00:49:30.349 Tim Hayes, KG9NA. And he says that we're making 00:49:30.349 --> 00:49:34.250 him hungry, talking about... all the pork chops 00:49:34.250 --> 00:49:38.010 and cheesecake on a stick. Jill, of course, had 00:49:38.010 --> 00:49:45.489 to scream cheesecake on a stick. We'll have to 00:49:45.489 --> 00:49:47.469 check out the cheesecake on a stick. I'm not 00:49:47.469 --> 00:49:50.070 sure that's on my Weight Watchers program, but 00:49:50.070 --> 00:49:55.250 we'll figure that out. A couple of comments from 00:49:55.250 --> 00:50:01.039 Jill and from... Chris that the app is really 00:50:01.039 --> 00:50:04.820 great and That's that's been something we've 00:50:04.820 --> 00:50:07.820 talked about tonight, and I'm enjoying that and 00:50:07.820 --> 00:50:11.139 Got that all set up to keep my schedule figured 00:50:11.139 --> 00:50:15.380 out for him Vincent, so Let's see. What else 00:50:15.380 --> 00:50:20.840 do we have here? I think we're about caught up, 00:50:20.840 --> 00:50:23.639 which is good because we're already a little 00:50:23.639 --> 00:50:26.300 bit over time and Jill says quit saying the R 00:50:26.300 --> 00:50:33.659 word Michael. You can't say that word. Yeah. 00:50:34.760 --> 00:50:38.280 Okay. I won't say it. I'm going to say that word. 00:50:38.599 --> 00:50:43.320 Sunshine. Sunshine. There you go. Now, do you 00:50:43.320 --> 00:50:46.440 have any of those bottles of flea market mud 00:50:46.440 --> 00:50:50.880 still available that you were selling? Is that 00:50:50.880 --> 00:50:53.739 still around? We actually sold out of that. People 00:50:53.739 --> 00:50:56.829 were so excited about it. Mean people were really 00:50:56.829 --> 00:51:01.510 excited about the commemorative mud 2017 and 00:51:01.510 --> 00:51:05.730 and and I sold out of it and people are doing 00:51:05.730 --> 00:51:10.989 very creative things with that mud and Hey speaking 00:51:10.989 --> 00:51:18.389 of commemorative We've got the the the the adult 00:51:18.389 --> 00:51:21.550 beverage section you want to comment about about 00:51:21.550 --> 00:51:24.469 the About that are we doing the commemorative? 00:51:25.990 --> 00:51:29.250 Glasses again. Yes, they Yeah, they should have 00:51:29.250 --> 00:51:31.769 the commemorative glasses. So be sure to stop 00:51:31.769 --> 00:51:38.130 by that actually is is a function of of the fair 00:51:38.130 --> 00:51:41.750 and expo board Because they have the liquor license 00:51:41.750 --> 00:51:45.949 and that's that helps them as well But they get 00:51:45.949 --> 00:51:48.650 beautiful mugs. I mean they have absolutely gorgeous 00:51:48.650 --> 00:51:53.469 mugs. So Yeah, please check that out and in the 00:51:53.469 --> 00:51:57.739 beer garden So yeah, that's going to happen. 00:51:58.739 --> 00:52:04.300 So great food, great beer and great camaraderie. 00:52:04.480 --> 00:52:07.239 You know, it's so much fun. You know, I do want 00:52:07.239 --> 00:52:09.119 to say this, that people, there's a couple of 00:52:09.119 --> 00:52:11.019 different kinds of people that come to hand mention. 00:52:11.659 --> 00:52:13.619 There's people there that, you know, they want 00:52:13.619 --> 00:52:15.699 to find everything wrong. You know, oh, you got 00:52:15.699 --> 00:52:18.260 this wrong, that's wrong. Oh my gosh. Then you 00:52:18.260 --> 00:52:21.380 got people that come and they make a story out 00:52:21.380 --> 00:52:24.730 of the, out of what happens. You know i'm several 00:52:24.730 --> 00:52:28.530 years ago i was at a hand bench and it was going 00:52:28.530 --> 00:52:31.869 so smooth and nobody really had much to complain 00:52:31.869 --> 00:52:34.789 about and i said man. You know something's gotta 00:52:34.789 --> 00:52:37.650 happen because you gotta have a story with invention 00:52:37.650 --> 00:52:40.130 you know you gotta have some kind of story and 00:52:40.130 --> 00:52:42.369 so i wish i had never opened my mouth up because 00:52:42.369 --> 00:52:46.710 that's when the sewer line erupted. Four or five 00:52:46.710 --> 00:52:49.130 hundred feet in the sky that was a not good. 00:52:50.740 --> 00:52:53.380 But you know, that's all part of the history 00:52:53.380 --> 00:52:56.380 of Hamvention. People were there, they remember 00:52:56.380 --> 00:53:01.880 that. And that's been 2011 or 2012, I forget 00:53:01.880 --> 00:53:05.780 which year. But that's actually quite a while 00:53:05.780 --> 00:53:09.719 back, seven, eight years ago. So you come to 00:53:09.719 --> 00:53:11.480 Hamvention and you're gonna have a story. You're 00:53:11.480 --> 00:53:14.559 gonna meet new people. And I bet if you've come 00:53:14.559 --> 00:53:16.559 two or three times, you're gonna see people you've 00:53:16.559 --> 00:53:18.949 seen there before. and you're going to discover 00:53:18.949 --> 00:53:21.690 new things about Hamvention. And I don't think 00:53:21.690 --> 00:53:25.489 anybody there or very few people actually cover 00:53:25.489 --> 00:53:27.909 everything at the Hamvention. I believe it's 00:53:27.909 --> 00:53:30.289 impossible to get through. I think it is. Everything, 00:53:30.570 --> 00:53:32.869 the flea market, everything inside the buildings, 00:53:33.429 --> 00:53:35.809 you know, attend so many of the forums. I mean, 00:53:35.909 --> 00:53:38.869 it is just a wonderfully fun -packed weekend. 00:53:39.369 --> 00:53:41.010 And there's so many, like I mentioned, there's 00:53:41.010 --> 00:53:43.349 so many other outside activities that occur. 00:53:43.639 --> 00:53:47.380 Um, you know, dinners and offsite meetings. And, 00:53:48.260 --> 00:53:52.199 and so please take the time to plan it, get deeply 00:53:52.199 --> 00:53:54.880 involved with it. You know, that's one way. If 00:53:54.880 --> 00:53:57.059 you immerse yourself in the hand mentioned in 00:53:57.059 --> 00:53:59.599 the events, I think you enjoy it much more. So 00:53:59.599 --> 00:54:02.900 take the time on that website and figure it out. 00:54:03.059 --> 00:54:06.079 Cause my gosh, hand mentioned is so much fun. 00:54:06.760 --> 00:54:09.780 Well, absolutely is. And there's a couple of 00:54:09.780 --> 00:54:12.219 things I want to talk about real quick, but first, 00:54:12.280 --> 00:54:16.619 um, Uh, Jill, uh, reminds us that the Dayton 00:54:16.619 --> 00:54:19.260 Hamvention Fanatics Facebook group is a great 00:54:19.260 --> 00:54:21.619 place too. It's a fan -based group. It's not 00:54:21.619 --> 00:54:24.699 the official group, but, uh, we have a pretty 00:54:24.699 --> 00:54:27.000 good time in there and post a lot of things and, 00:54:27.119 --> 00:54:31.599 and the, and the, uh, Joe Eisenberg, uh, KZeroNEB 00:54:31.599 --> 00:54:35.650 countdown to Dayton with the videos from Previous 00:54:35.650 --> 00:54:38.369 years and all kinds of stuff. So make sure you 00:54:38.369 --> 00:54:42.269 check out the Facebook group there Chris says 00:54:42.269 --> 00:54:45.309 a for CB says he's never been but he's not gonna 00:54:45.309 --> 00:54:47.949 buy anything. It's a vacation He's gonna see 00:54:47.949 --> 00:54:50.409 a lot of friends exchange information and ideas. 00:54:50.449 --> 00:54:53.630 So it's not work, but all fun. So we'll see you 00:54:53.630 --> 00:54:58.389 there Chris and Enjoy your time at hamvention 00:54:58.389 --> 00:55:02.210 real quickly Michael cuz we're already ten minutes 00:55:02.210 --> 00:55:08.139 over but One dimension the Sunday opening up 00:55:08.139 --> 00:55:13.860 the gates Give us just a one or two minute rundown 00:55:13.860 --> 00:55:17.840 of the idea on that and and how that's all gonna 00:55:17.840 --> 00:55:24.659 work Well We talked about it a small team of 00:55:24.659 --> 00:55:27.300 us talked about you know, why don't we just open 00:55:27.300 --> 00:55:31.400 it up for Sunday because You know Sunday's really 00:55:31.400 --> 00:55:37.940 not that long of a day and it gives people, maybe 00:55:37.940 --> 00:55:41.179 within an hour and a half of datin', an opportunity 00:55:41.179 --> 00:55:44.099 to come and check it out and see what it's about. 00:55:46.280 --> 00:55:51.760 So we're gonna give it a shot. Of course, their 00:55:51.760 --> 00:55:55.039 names don't go in the ticket barrel for a prize 00:55:55.039 --> 00:55:58.860 or anything like that, but it does give people 00:55:58.860 --> 00:56:01.639 a shot to come and be a part of the event and 00:56:01.639 --> 00:56:04.489 look at it. because how many people do you ever 00:56:04.489 --> 00:56:08.969 talk to that say yeah I know about that or I've 00:56:08.969 --> 00:56:11.909 been kind of interested in amateur radio but 00:56:11.909 --> 00:56:15.670 one of these days maybe so this is their opportunity 00:56:15.670 --> 00:56:18.570 and there might be people listening right now 00:56:18.570 --> 00:56:20.610 and I hope that there is that don't have their 00:56:20.610 --> 00:56:23.289 license yet they're thinking about doing it or 00:56:23.289 --> 00:56:26.090 studying it and they're thinking this might be 00:56:26.090 --> 00:56:28.929 too overwhelming for me but come on a Sunday 00:56:28.929 --> 00:56:32.099 and if you don't That way, it doesn't cost you 00:56:32.099 --> 00:56:34.559 anything. But if you get around where that food 00:56:34.559 --> 00:56:36.980 is, yeah, it'll cost you a little bit. It's hard 00:56:36.980 --> 00:56:38.699 to walk through there without eating something. 00:56:39.219 --> 00:56:41.280 But anyway, that's sort of how it came about. 00:56:41.400 --> 00:56:44.199 We're gonna give it a try and I think it's gonna 00:56:44.199 --> 00:56:47.019 work. I think it's a, I've had nothing, we've 00:56:47.019 --> 00:56:49.880 heard nothing but very positive comments. And 00:56:49.880 --> 00:56:53.340 before we end this, I really wanna just reiterate 00:56:53.340 --> 00:56:57.260 again, it is 750 volunteers that are working 00:56:57.260 --> 00:57:00.760 on this. and it's almost an around the clock 00:57:00.760 --> 00:57:04.639 activity. I know there's a group of us that are 00:57:04.639 --> 00:57:06.340 always on the phone, always having meetings, 00:57:06.500 --> 00:57:10.099 always trying to figure things out and have since 00:57:10.099 --> 00:57:14.579 last invention. And so my hats off to all those 00:57:14.579 --> 00:57:18.840 people, all the volunteers, all the way from 00:57:18.840 --> 00:57:23.820 Jack and Jack Erbs, WB at SCT, who is the general 00:57:23.820 --> 00:57:29.400 chairman this year. Rick WSAG is assistant and 00:57:29.400 --> 00:57:33.539 so many other people that the chairman's assistant 00:57:33.539 --> 00:57:36.360 chairman's but this stuff volunteers it's been 00:57:36.360 --> 00:57:40.679 so much time of their own time making this happen 00:57:40.679 --> 00:57:45.699 you know it's it's it's incredible to me to have 00:57:45.699 --> 00:57:48.940 that kind of enthusiasm and understanding of 00:57:48.940 --> 00:57:52.420 of what Hamvention's about anyway Eric I mean 00:57:52.639 --> 00:57:55.519 Neil, I've really appreciated being on your program 00:57:55.519 --> 00:57:59.440 and you do so much for Amateur Radio and for 00:57:59.440 --> 00:58:01.559 Hamvention. So we're looking forward to seeing 00:58:01.559 --> 00:58:06.300 you there and I hope the Hamvention Eve, I like 00:58:06.300 --> 00:58:10.599 that Hamvention Eve program goes. Yeah, I think 00:58:10.599 --> 00:58:14.280 that may be catching on. So yeah, and we've got 00:58:14.280 --> 00:58:18.500 some things to hand out and Hammy's going to 00:58:18.500 --> 00:58:22.250 be back. weren't sure but Hammy is going to be 00:58:22.250 --> 00:58:25.389 back this year so you'll see Hammy the HamTalk 00:58:25.389 --> 00:58:31.750 Live mascot running around too. So Neil I just 00:58:31.750 --> 00:58:33.369 want to mention if people are listening they 00:58:33.369 --> 00:58:36.050 have any other questions I'm actually good on 00:58:36.050 --> 00:58:40.170 QRZ my email and I'll try to get back to whoever 00:58:40.170 --> 00:58:42.650 asked me or get any information or forward it 00:58:42.650 --> 00:58:47.030 to somebody who might be able to even more directly 00:58:47.030 --> 00:58:50.389 help them than I can. My call is Whiskey 8 Charlie 00:58:50.389 --> 00:58:54.989 India. That's Whiskey 8 Charming India, W -8 00:58:54.989 --> 00:58:59.909 -C -I. So, back to you. Okay. Well, thank you 00:58:59.909 --> 00:59:02.010 so much for coming on again. I know you've got 00:59:02.010 --> 00:59:05.050 a lot going on, but we wanted to get the last 00:59:05.050 --> 00:59:08.829 update here before Hamvention Eve. So, thank 00:59:08.829 --> 00:59:13.070 you so much, and I'll be seeing you soon, and 00:59:13.070 --> 00:59:15.829 we're going to talk to some other people next 00:59:15.829 --> 00:59:20.000 week. to get all that information out once again. 00:59:20.260 --> 00:59:24.539 So thanks so much. All right, 73 everybody. See 00:59:24.539 --> 00:59:28.699 you in Dayton, or I was actually zing you. Or 00:59:28.699 --> 00:59:31.199 both, if you're staying in Dayton like we are. 00:59:31.940 --> 00:59:36.280 So yeah, there you go. All right. Well, that 00:59:36.280 --> 00:59:39.159 is a wrap for this week's edition of HamTalk 00:59:39.159 --> 00:59:43.039 Live. Thanks to Michael Coulter, W8CI and everybody 00:59:43.039 --> 00:59:45.219 out there in cyberspace for listening and calling 00:59:45.219 --> 00:59:48.340 in and typing in and invite you back next Thursday 00:59:48.340 --> 00:59:51.559 night at 9 p .m. Eastern time when we will be 00:59:51.559 --> 00:59:55.219 live from Dayton with weather, traffic, parking 00:59:55.219 --> 01:00:00.320 and more to preview. Hamvention 2019. And for 01:00:00.320 --> 01:00:03.840 a list of all of our upcoming guests, visit HamTalkLive 01:00:03.840 --> 01:00:05.980 .com. And if you like the show, please leave 01:00:05.980 --> 01:00:08.760 us a review on iTunes that helps others find 01:00:08.760 --> 01:00:12.739 us faster. So for now, this is Neil Rapp, WB9VPG, 01:00:12.840 --> 01:00:16.300 saying seven three, seven five, and may the good 01:00:16.300 --> 01:00:31.630 DX be yours. Bye bye.