W4NYK - GREENVILLE, SC

Author: Danny KN4BEM

As previously announced, at the January meeting we will have a silent auction of Amateur Radios and related equipment. This will be the last chance to bid on equipment from the Red Cross Ready Room before the remaining equipment is sold off. All proceeds from the auction and sale of the remaining equipment will go towards funding the rebuilding of the Ready Room with modern, working radios & equipment.

All of the equipment has been laid out with accompanying cables, manuals, and accessories wrapped up for easy viewing. We also did some additional equipment testing, and the test results will be included on a sheet for each item.

Please come to January’s meeting and bid on any equipment you would like to purchase! The meeting will be at the Red Cross (940 Grove Road) on Mon., Jan. 6th, 2020 @ 7pm.

Equipment for Auction

(Click on each picture to see a larger version)

Kenwood HF Transceiver, Remote VFO, & Tuner

[Powers on; untested beyond that]

Yaesu FT-60 handheld radios (dual band)

[There are 5 of these radios. All have a AA battery adapter (no rechargeable battery). One is missing the antenna. Untested.]

Can bid on one or multiple radios. The highest per-radio bid will win the # of radios they bid on, followed by the next highest per-radio bid, etc. The lowest per-radio bid will win the radio without an antenna.

2m VHF Amateur Transceivers

Radio Shack HTX242

iCom IC-28A (25 watts)

[Volume control knob not working. Transmit tested OK; couldn’t hear audio on receive]

Power Supplies

Belmorr 20A Power Supply

Motorola 5A Power Supply (Model # HPN3196A)

[Tested & Working]

Audiovox/NPC 4A Power Supplies (two of these)

[Tested & Working]

Packet Controllers

Advanced Electronics Applications PK-88

[Powers on; untested beyond that]

Packet Controller: PacComm Tiny-2 MK-2

Duplexer

CB Radios

Realistic TRC-492

Radio Shack TRC-481

 

APC UPS model BF250

[Power up; untested beyond that]

Motorola Battery Charger NTN5538C

[Untested]

Motorola MaxTrac 100

Maxon SP-5050D Handheld Radios – 5x

[All have charger, holster, and hand mic; unknown what these were used for or what their frequency range is. Untested.]

Realistic AM / FM Clock Radio Chronomatic 267

PC

[Has 3.5″ and 5.25″ floppy drives, two keyboards with old style large round connectors, and mouse. Untested.]

Last Chance Amateur Equipment Auction

Hi folks!

We had a silent auction of Amateur Radio equipment at the December club meeting. In preparing to sell the remaining equipment on Ebay, we realized there was some extra equipment which wasn’t on the inventory for the auction. We decided to do a 2nd silent auction at the January meeting. This will be our true “last chance” auction.

All of the equipment has been laid out with accompanying cables, manuals, and accessories wrapped up for easy viewing. We also did some additional equipment testing, and the test results will be included on a sheet for each item.

I will be sending out an updated inventory list for perusal before the meeting.

Please plan to attend the January meeting at the Red Cross (940 Grove Road) on Mon., Jan. 6th, 2020 @ 7pm.

Any questions, let me know!
Danny KN4BEM

Upcoming PrepperNet meeting, with Skinny Medic presentation

PrepperNet will have a meetup Sept. 19th (third Thursday), 6pm at the Cherrydale Golden Corral (3240 N Pleasantburg Dr., Greenville, SC), in the private room. Our host speaker will be Skinny Medic, and he will be training on first aid when there is no medical assistance in a grid down situation. We would love to invite each and every one of you to join us. You never know when you might be faced with a situation that you can be of assistance and save a life.

DMR Presentation Tonight

Danny KN4BEM here.

I am giving a presentation tonight on Digital Mobile Radio (DMR) and its use in Amateur Radio.

Come by at 7pm! We meet at the American Red Cross at 940 Grove Rd, Greenville, SC 29605.

UPDATE: Click here for a copy of the presentation