Bible
Verse 1 Corinthians 13
(1) If I speak in the tongues of
men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a
resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. (2) If I have the
gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all
knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains,
but have not love, I am nothing. (3) If I give all I
possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames,
but have not love, I gain nothing. (4) Love is patient,
love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is
not proud. (5) It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it
is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. (6)
Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the
truth. (7) It always protects, always trusts, always
hopes, always perseveres. (8) Love never fails. But where
there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are
tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge,
it will pass away. (9) For we know in part and we
prophesy in part, (10) but when perfection comes, the
imperfect disappears. (11) When I was a child, I talked
like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a
child. When I became a man, I put childish ways behind
me. (12) Now we see but a poor reflection as in a mirror;
then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then
I shall know fully, even as I am fully known. (13) And
now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the
greatest of these is love. Vice
President’s Comments We drafted an agreement with the
Red Cross about the loaning of equipment for their
mission. We also appropriated $300.00 (not to exceed)
from club funds towards repeater repair, it has some
problems. Also passed the hat and acquired $150.00
towards the repeater project. We also appropriated
$100.00 (Not to exceed) from club funds for food for
Field day.
w5LRG 146.970 ki5fw/R pl100hz 444.500
w5LRG/R Hello Everyone: As you may have
guessed, it is that time of year again. Insurance for
both the w5LRG 444.500/Rptr and the 146.970 ki5fw/Rptr is
due. The Lauderdale Repeater Group has split the price of
this policy with the Meridian Amateur Radio Club now fer
the last three years. This is a liability policy that
protects both groups. The premium for the policy is
$325.00 per year making each group responsible fer
$162.50 to cover the premium. The insurance premium is
due the 5th of February and the money needs to be mailed
by the 1st of February.
More than $450 has been spent
maintaining/repairing repeater equipment this past year.
Just recently a new antenna was installed, the controller
was repaired and the preamp rebuilt due to a Lightning
strike on the 146.970/R. This is sometimes expensive
equipment to maintain.
This is a hobby that many enjoy. If
you like/enjoy using this equipment, think about helping
cover the cost of keeping them on the air. Any donations
will greatly be accepted. These repeaters do not go on
and remain on the air without cost. This goes also for
the MARC 146.700/R.
If you use any of these repeaters
on a regular basis you should abide by the gentleman's
agreement of most hams and support these repeaters. If
you do not wish to be a member of any club or group just
send in a donation. Believe me it will be appreciated.
Without some help these repeaters may not go back on the
air the next time there is a major breakdown or when the
next insurance premium comes due. Please mail any
contributions to the below address. TNX & 73,
Ham radios, new
Internet access don't mix
From the LSDXA reflector
73-DaveW5ATV Weather forecasters, radio
operators say using power lines for broadband interferes
with signals
AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF
Monday, April 5, 2004
The National Weather Service calls
ham radio operators its eyes and ears -- volunteers with
federally licensed radio transmitters in their vehicles
who provide "ground truth" about severe weather that the
forecasters can see only on their radar and computer
screens.
So weather service meteorologists
-- particularly those at the Austin and San Antonio
forecast center in New Braunfels, who regularly deal with
severe storms, floods and tornadoes -- worry about a new
threat to ham radio operators.
"They tell us whether warnings need
to be extended or allowed to expire," weather service
meteorologist Larry Eblen said. "It'd be like losing an
arm."
The threat is an experimental
technology called broadband over power line, which would
use electric power lines to transmit digital data. It
would give electricity customers high-speed Internet
access comparable with that offered by cable television
and phone companies. But power line access would offer
the additional convenience of being available at any wall
plug.
But 'hams,' a word amateur radio
operators call themselves, say that data-transmitting
power lines, which are being tested in upstate New York
and a few other places across the country, emit
high-frequency radio waves that interfere with other
signals.
"It's really an issue in the
high-frequency bands," said John Suchyta, president of
the Austin Amateur Radio Club. "It's not likely to
interfere with local police or fire communications. But
long-distance (radio) is high frequency, and the
interference that broadband over power line will cause is
more prevalent on high-frequency bands."
So far, there are no known plans in
Central Texas or elsewhere in the state to introduce the
experimental technology, although officials of city-owned
Austin Energy say they have received verbal inquiries
from some companies that are interested in pursuing it.
"We have yet to evolve a policy on
this," said Austin Energy Vice President Bob Kahn, who
handles the electric utility's legal services. "The
regulatory environment is unclear, and there are a lot of
issues we'd be concerned about. There are others looking
at it. We're just kind of watching."
Ham operators nationally are
lobbying the Federal Communications Commission against
the technology, and officers of the Texas chapter of the
Amateur Radio Relay League have lobbied the staff of the
state Public Utilities Commission, according to their
newsletter.
The hams argue that power lines
essentially are unshielded antennae, and any radio
frequency signal on one would be radiated in all
directions, interfering with many nearby radio receivers.
"There is a good bit of
information, including a telling audio of the
interference it causes to mobile high-frequency radios,
on the www.arrl.org Web site," Austin shortwave operator
Stuart Rohre said.
Eblen would like to see the whole
subject go away. "We not only hold most of the nation's
rainfall records," he said, "but we have more frequent
flash floods than any other part of the country. I can't
see how we could operate, especially in flood events,
without the hams' mobile and reliable operation."
Have a
great month
April 2004
Lauderdale
Repeater Group
Lauderdale Repeater Group
7760 Vanzyverden Road
Meridian, MS 39305
