RE: Florida ADVANCE Dstar Forum Sept 13th (SAT.) <STATUS ANNOUNCEMENT>
Evans F. Mitchell; KD4EFM / AFA2TH / WQFK 894
From the latest outlook and maps, IKE is probability going to head
towards Brownsville Texas or even Mexico if it keeps going South West
any more...
So the plans are to meet around 7 to 8 am, and I will work on getting some
coffee
brewing too...
So as it stands, the Forum is a "GO".
The afternoon session will be more intensive for system operators and owners
and those wishing to start up.
Evans
-----Original Message-----
From: Evans F. Mitchell; KD4EFM / AFA2TH / WQFK 894
[mailto:kd4...@polkemcomm.org]
Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2008 11:27 PM
To: 'Evans F. Mitchell; KD4EFM / AFA2TH / WQFK 894'; 'Tony Annese';
'n0...@arrl.net'; 'kd4...@kd4moj.org'; GCarver; David Penezic; WA4GUK;
'kj...@comcast.net'; Bruce L; 'BEA...@aol.com'; Tom Nolan (SEDAN NETWORK)
(TNola...@aol.com); Neil Lauritsen W4NHL (w4...@pcacs.org);
'w4...@arrl.org'
Cc: (northfl...@googlegroups.com); South Fla D-Star Google Group
(southfl...@googlegroups.com); wcfla...@googlegroups.com; 'Dana
Rodakis'; Dave Anderson (da...@fab-corp.com); 'w4...@tampabay.rr.com'; Thom
Scott KF4I (Tom Scott KF4I); 'Barry Isbelle'; 'Robert Harvey'; 'James
Deuel'; 'Scott Prentice'
Subject: Florida ADVANCE Dstar Forum Sept 13th (SAT.) <WX ALERT
ANNOUNCEMENT>
Importance: High
Greetings gang.
OK, here's the low down.... Hurricane IKE might be the spoil sport of
this event... MIGHT.
I know some of us planned on this with the notion the hurricane
season at best would be a DUD.
As of Right now, this is the SITREP for Polk County.
Sunday 9-7, there will be a meeting at the County EOC
in regards to IKE. POLK COUNTY, if at all, would be either
a target, host, or ghost... more likely then ever, a HOST COUNTY
to all personnel that will EVAC from the target area / areas.
This could carry through next weekend when the FORUM is to take place.
NOW my advantage to this, IF you do come, by free will or because
you have to, Your DSTAR gear would come to great use. Now, as the ARES
EC, I of course would have to go through my channels to arrange ARESMAT
response for you all, BUT that's not the end of the world. This is where
Dstar will get to show it's stuff off locally too. We can show we have
the stuff to make it happen, plus, I will be pretty thinned out for
shelter ops too.
As you well know, ANYTHING could happen here. Some are calling this
a Floyd look a like... At least those of you who have managed to
make it through Andrew, knowing what happened, probably some will high
tail it out of there....
BASED ON WHAT HAPPENS T MINUS 4 days from now, will be the
judgment call of the Advanced Forum. IF push comes to shove,
then I will have to say, Tampa HAM FEST as the next best date.
I hope IKE, geeks out and fades away, but the 5 day from
weather underground has the 5 day slot right on South Beach....
NOT SO GOOD....
I will keep you all posted.
<side note>
PLEASE DO ME A HUGE FAVOR GANG, If your getting the individual
email, and are NOT ON ONE OF THE 3 FLA DSTAR EMAIL Groups, PLEASE
sign up on the group relative to your ARRL SECTION. These are
North Florida, West Central Florida, and South Florida. With these
groups, information about Dstar in your section is of great value.
More on this if we meet. I set them up for all of you to use. Thanks.
it is for, technical support questions, and other system information.
Evans Mitchell
-----Original Message-----
From: Evans F. Mitchell; KD4EFM / AFA2TH / WQFK 894
[mailto:kd4...@polkemcomm.org]
Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2008 8:21 PM
To: 'Evans F. Mitchell; KD4EFM / AFA2TH / WQFK 894'; 'Tony Annese';
'n0...@arrl.net'; 'kd4...@kd4moj.org'; GCarver; David Penezic; WA4GUK;
'kj...@comcast.net'; Bruce L; 'BEA...@aol.com'; Tom Nolan (SEDAN NETWORK)
(TNola...@aol.com); Neil Lauritsen W4NHL (w4...@pcacs.org);
'w4...@arrl.org'
Cc: (northfl...@googlegroups.com); South Fla D-Star Google Group
(southfl...@googlegroups.com); wcfla...@googlegroups.com; 'Dana
Rodakis'; Dave Anderson (da...@fab-corp.com); 'w4...@tampabay.rr.com'; Thom
Scott KF4I (Tom Scott KF4I); 'Barry Isbelle'; 'Robert Harvey'; 'James Deuel'
Subject: REMINDER: Florida ADVANCE Dstar Forum Sept 13th (SAT.) <LOCATION
ANNOUNCEMENT>
Importance: High
HERE WE GO, The location based on the head count of 25, will be
at the Polk County EOC, located in Bartow Fla.
You can get Directions from the POLK ARES web site at:
www.polkemcomm.org
TEXT:
Bartow Air Base is located at the intersection of Spirit Lake Road and
Highway 17 North. about 5 miles north of Bartow, and about 7 miles south of
Winter Haven.
APRS: Locate 'WC4PEM' on your aprs map to obtain position.
(I do not have the GPS in front of me at the moment, but locate the Airport,
and your 99% where you need to go, or fly in to)
The meeting will be as such,
Morning time, INTRODUCTIONS, DV DONGLE, IN-DEPTH DSTAR DISCUSSIONS,
PRODUCTS DEMOS (lunch time like) and D-Star Communications Programs, and
the two nets that the Florida systems take part in...
Afternoon time, HARD CORE GATEWAY ADMIN STUFF, NET CONTROL ITEMS, AND OTHER
GATEWAY / SYSTEM ITEMS.
Commentators /Speakers: Tony Annese W4BUG, Evans M. and Buddy Morgan, KJ4ACN
Paul Eakin (N Fla SM) K4WAK , Doug Ferrell
K4WAK
Not able to make it, Dave Anderson NI4CE, William Stillwell, KJ4BYI
Asked not heard from: Neil L. W4NHL, FADCA Coordinator, WCF SEC
Hope to see you all there Next Saturday.
Evans Mitchell
Buddy Morgan
Tony Annese
Paul Eakin
Doug Ferrell
-----Original Message-----
From: Evans F. Mitchell; KD4EFM / AFA2TH / WQFK 894
[mailto:kd4...@polkemcomm.org]
Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 9:31 PM
Subject: REMINDER: There is a Florida ADVANCE Dstar Forum taking place on
Sept 13th (SAT.) in Polk County
ADVANCED DSTAR TRAINING FORUM SET FOR
SEPTEMBER 13TH
7 AM /8 AM TO EVENING TIME (sometime around 4 or 5, later if needed)
We have a date set, right now I have 3 emails confirming coming,
I know the Ft Lauderdale guys are coming as is Paul KJ4G, I keep
fouling up Greg Sarratt's email some how (Paul please forward if you
could please)
Plans are for a full day of talks and demo's and technical support
from some local Internet folks who have there hands on Dstar, who
can tell you what KJ4ACN can do, what it COULD DO, and what their
system is DOING. This along with ways to protect your node, and
a few other things that I will pass at the moment from saying
in this email. They are professionals at what they do here...
I will talk about various ways to enhance your system, voice announcements,
behind the scenes stuff, some about the Dstar APRS stuff (pro and con),
and what we have found while playing with the 23cm high speed data side
of the system. I will also show some of the newer owners how to command
your system remotely, and what you can use to get the most out of your
gateway, and a little bit on the Florida Dstar Digital Voice Net, that takes
place weekly on Wednesday nights at 9pm / 8 central.
Of the 5 Fla. DSTAR TECH SUPPORT MEMBERS, one will be out of town,
but never less, the plan is to get together as one big group of admins,
and assist each other out on building a state wide DSTAR network.
EVEN IF THIS MEANS BREAKING AWAY from the US TRUST SERVER, there are
other things in the pot that will not be talked about in this email,
only at the meeting.
Most important of all is getting your system on the air, how to obtain
help getting on the air, and how to work with that group called FRC,
and for the 23cm side of data, that will probably fall under FADCA
I am asking Dana Rodakis to join us so we can hear from him personally
what FRC is going to do, on an UNOFFICIAL CAPACITY THAT IS....
SO, NO, we can not jump him personally on District questions, we can
ask how the band plan is going to be adjusted for DSTAR operations thou...
IF Dana can make it, he is there to learn more then anything else, please
submit your FRC district question via the website....
There are a lot of insights to brought to all of us, as well as how we
as a team, can keep support for our $$$$$ systems, and internet access.
We wont tell you HOW TO, but encourage some ideas to you.
This Advance Dstar Forum is mainly for system Admins, however, there is
also room enough to talk about using the system to it's fullest with your
users too, those that want to learn more about the setups and so on, this
would be a great gathering.
PLEASE RSVP HEAD COUNTS so I can make plans for adequate space and
materials,
by Sept 3rd.
Thanks for your time on this. I hope this turns out to be successful to all
of us as a group!
Evans F. Mitchell
KD4EFM / AFA2TH FL; USAF MARS
GMRS: WQFK894
D-STAR 145.670 Simplex and KJ4ACN LKLD, FL
Certified Emergency Vehicle Technician
Law Enforcement Veh. Installations, L-1
by: EVTCC, Inc.
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Evans F. Mitchell; KD4EFM / AFA2TH / WQFK 894
FLORIDA!
NEXT MEETING WILL BE AT THE TAMPA HAM FEST.
Evans
-----Original Message-----
From: Paul L. Eakin [mailto:KJ...@comcast.net]
Sent: Friday, September 12, 2008 4:57 PM
To: Evans F. Mitchell; KD4EFM / AFA2TH / WQFK 894; 'Tony Annese';
n0...@arrl.net; kd4...@kd4moj.org; GCarver; David Penezic; WA4GUK; Bruce L;
BEA...@aol.com; Tom Nolan (SEDAN NETWORK); Neil Lauritsen W4NHL;
w4...@arrl.org
Cc: northfl...@googlegroups.com; South Fla D-Star Google Group;
wcfla...@googlegroups.com; 'Dana Rodakis'; Dave Anderson;
w4...@tampabay.rr.com; Thom Scott KF4I (Tom Scott KF4I); 'Barry Isbelle';
'Robert Harvey'; 'James Deuel'; 'Scott Prentice'; 'William Stillwell'; 'Tony
Annese'
Subject: Re: Florida ADVANCE Dstar Forum Sept 13th (SAT.) <STATUS
ANNOUNCEMENT>
Good afternoon all D-Star folks and guest,
Just got off the phone with Evans and here is the new
word.....................
Tomorrows D-Star event has been cancelled because of the fuel shortage and
all the inconviences it is causing.
Fuel depots in Bainbridge, Ga. , Port Everglades, and Tampa are not
receiving fuel from the gulf states.
There is reported outages in some stations and refueling may not be possible
maybe thru Monday.
This is a serious event.
If you know someone who is planning to attend the D-Star event, contact them
and advise of the cancelation.
Tampa hamfest is the next scheduled time for this presentation.
This information was authorized by Evans Mitchell, KD4...@polkemcomm.org
73,
Paul, KJ...@arrl.org
NFL SM
850-591-0442, at&t cellular
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