From e-norris at comcast.net Sun Nov 2 08:30:35 2008 From: e-norris at comcast.net (Ed) Date: Sun, 02 Nov 2008 08:30:35 -0500 Subject: [Ccarc] feedline Message-ID: <490DAB7B.6040407@comcast.net> Hi All, There is actually a FEEDLINE on the way soon. (No, really!) I must apologize for it taking so long for this to happen, but work is interfering with amateur radio! With the enormous budget cuts in our agency, all of our work loads are increasing, and extra long days happen more often. I did add a couple of pages to make up for the delay a little, putting me, like, an issue and a half behind, not two issues behind! Enjoy this one, 'cause who knows when you'll see the next.... Ed -- Ed Norris Find safety info for food, floods, recalls, outbreaks, and more at www.statehealth.in.gov -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://ns1.culcom.net/pipermail/ccarc/attachments/20081102/a10f3700/attachment.htm From cdhendrickson at comcast.net Mon Nov 3 08:09:06 2008 From: cdhendrickson at comcast.net (Chuck Hendrickson) Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2008 08:09:06 -0500 Subject: [Ccarc] meeting!! Message-ID: <6D8830B853844503BC0F1ADCAF954D9C@SYSTEMAX> Ok as per the last meeting I said stay tuned to the remailer and such for the meeting time. After checking and so forth I think we'll have the meeting on Wednesday the 12th of November at 7:00 PM as usual, at EMA. At this point Alvin thinks that'll work fine for us. I'll mention this on the net on Thursday to remind folks and if anyone can, please forward this info to people that might not get it. Thanks everyone and have a great day! Chuck N9PMW -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The big difference is that in this case you literally talk through the repeater on board the I-S-S to other hams within range of the I-S-S radio footprint on the ground. How long the crossband repeater will remain in operation is not known. 145.8 MHz is also used for normal QSO's and school contacts, you can expect it to be off during those times. Also, the crossband repeater uses the crossband repeat function of the on-board Kenwood D 700 radio. This unit is also used for other on-orbit ham radio operations and during those periods the repeater will likely be off line. (ARISS Refector)Phil Snider -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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One antenna is a diamond dual-band at the top of the tower at EMA. A tri-band vertical was also installed. It covers 6 meters, 2 meters and 440 Mhz. The 6 meter portion of the antenna is tuned for 6 meter FM. Both are amateur antennas. Phil, W9LVY, stated a work session needs to be held to work on the repeater and the link receivers. He also said batteries from the water tower need to be stored somewhere. ARES/RACES: Chuck stated that he needs copies of members NIMS certifications for EMA. OLD BUSINESS: Chuck reported that efforts are still in the works for setting poles at the EMA building for HF antennas. Measurements of the EMA building need to be taken to make sure the poles will be high enough to clear the building when antennas are installed. Dave, K9DVL stated he thought there was enough hard-line to be able to run to the 6- meter antenna?but that the work could be done next spring. NEW BUSINESS: Phil,W9LVY reported that he had found an amplifier for a GE MASTER II for 50-dollars plus 10-dollars shipping. He will also look into a repeater that is for sale in Peru. Gina, Manager of Papa John?s Pizza presented information about fund-raiser programs that Papa John?s Pizza offers. One is a Pizza card which offers a buy one get one free offer. They sell for 10 dollars each. The Club would get 8 dollars for each card sold and Papa John?s gets 2 dollars. Gina stated that the Logansport Junior Civic Theatre did the pizza card fundraiser and raised 3-thousand dollars. She also explained another fund-raiser which involves Papa John?s setting up a trailer and selling pizza by the slice. She stated it was more labor intensive for the group raising funds because Papa John?s would require the club to provide manpower to help staff the trailer. She stated the pizza by the slice fundraiser works better at large events like sporting events, the fair, festivals and such. The club would earn half of the proceeds from pizza sold by the slice. The club will take the idea under advisement and discuss it at a later meeting. Bob, K9AWH, suggested the club set-up a committee to study fund-raising. GOOD OF THE CLUB: Tom, KB9VMW, reported that the International space station was sending slow-scan TV from the station. The ARISS website has photos and more information. BILLS: The following bills were presented: $12.50 for postage for September meeting notices. $12.30 for postage for October meeting notices. $35.00 for Post Office box rent. A motion was made and seconded to pay the bills. Motion carried unanimously. OTHER: Chuck advised the November meeting may be changed due to the fact the meeting falls on the same weekend as the Ft. Wayne Ham-fest. He also stated that any club members who would like their email address on the club website should email the information to Brandon, KC9LVB. 50/50: $9.00 raised. Winner was Marion, KA9Byn. He donated his winnings back to the Club. The meeting was adjourned at 10:16 am. Those attending were: KB9WSL, K9AWH, KB9VMW, N9WCQ, KA9BYN, W9LVY, KC9CRP, K9DVL, and N9PMW. _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live Hotmail now works up to 70% faster. http://windowslive.com/Explore/Hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_acq_faster_112008 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://ns1.culcom.net/pipermail/ccarc/attachments/20081105/36e396b2/attachment.htm From kb9wsl at hotmail.com Thu Nov 6 20:40:45 2008 From: kb9wsl at hotmail.com (Tom Murray) Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2008 20:40:45 -0500 Subject: [Ccarc] CCARC Meeting Wed, NOV 12th 7pm Message-ID: The next CCARC club meeting will be Wednesday, November 12th at 7pm at the Cass County EMA building. Change is due to the Ft. Wayne Ham-fest. KB9WSL Tom Club Secretary per Chuck, N9PMW _________________________________________________________________ See how Windows? connects the people, information, and fun that are part of your life http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/119463819/direct/01/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://ns1.culcom.net/pipermail/ccarc/attachments/20081106/dcc4937b/attachment.htm From kb9wsl at hotmail.com Fri Nov 7 18:53:10 2008 From: kb9wsl at hotmail.com (Tom Murray) Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2008 18:53:10 -0500 Subject: [Ccarc] EXAM FEE HIKE Message-ID: ==> ARRL VEC ANNOUNCES EXAM FEE INCREASE On November 6, The ARRL VEC announced that as of January 1, 2009, the fee to take an ARRL Volunteer Examiner (VE)-administered Amateur Radio license exam will increase by $1, from $14 to $15. According to ARRL VEC Manager Maria Somma, AB1FM, ARRL VE teams may retain up to $7 of this fee to directly reimburse their teams' out-of-pocket examination expenses; currently, VE teams keep $6. This is the first time in four years that the examination fee has been adjusted. Somma said that the FCC allows VECs to collect an examination reimbursement fee from each candidate who takes one or more exam elements. "VEs and VECs may be reimbursed by examinees for out-of-pocket expenses incurred in preparing, processing, administering or coordinating an examination for an amateur operator license (FCC Rule 97.527)," she said . "These exam fees help the VEC recover its costs of providing its services." Saying that every examinee at each ARRL coordinated examination session is charged the same fee in accordance with the annually-established fee schedule, "Any person sitting for an exam, or having a new license or upgrade processed at a test sessions, must pay the exam fee applicable for the calendar year," Somma explained. "The ARRL VEC's exam fee for calendar year 2009 is $15. Each time a candidate pays one exam fee, they are entitled to take tests for Elements 2, 3 and 4 as needed, up to all three elements under the single exam fee. Each time an examinee retakes an exam element (assuming the VE Team has different exam design available), another exam fee is charged." VE teams may elect to keep a prescribed portion of each exam fee collected exclusively to offset expenses that are directly incurred in administering the VE program. "All out-of-pocket reimbursable expenses shall be necessary and prudent, and must relate to the examination process in some way," Somma said. "VECs and VEs are expected to use good business judgment with respect to reimbursement amounts. The examination reimbursement fee cannot be used to offset non-session related costs and must be kept separate from other accounts." Somma pointed out that business expenses such as postal, utility, fuel and printing charges, are increasing: "Our VE teams are feeling the effects of the current economy, too! Teams are retaining reimbursement at amounts considerably larger than previous years. The amount of out-of-pocket costs that our VEs and the VEC are expending to provide authorized services in connection with Amateur Radio operator examinations continues to rise." Recent ARRL VEC cost-cutting steps have included staff reduction, reduced printing charges of ARRL VE training material and exam software, renegotiating shipping and printing contracts and eliminating lesser-used services. "Only so many cost-cutting measures can be justified without cutting back significantly on services essential to our VE teams, our customers and our program," Somma said. "As a result, an adjustment was needed in the 2009 exam reimbursement fee if we intended to maintain the basic levels of service that our VEs, VE teams and candidates have come to expect." Somma said that the ARRL VEC permits its VEs to retain a portion of the exam fees they collect to directly reimburse themselves for out-of-pocket expenses incurred in setting up and conducting their examination sessions. "As long as the expense is warranted and has been prudently incurred -- and the expense is specifically related to exam administration -- then the fee can be retained," she said. "The team should keep a complete record of the expenses paid (with receipts) in team records for two years. Records must be made available to the ARRL VEC upon request. Costs not related to the exam session processes or paperwork are not reimbursable." "We believe that the ARRL VEC's level of assistance and services are outstanding," said ARRL Chief Operating Officer Harold Kramer, WJ1B. "Exam supplies, such as paperwork and software, shipping costs both to and from the VEC and ARRL VE accreditation, as well as credentials, are all free of charge for our VEs. We maintain a toll-free number for our VEs and we even offer reimbursement to the VE team for their expenses. We appreciate the dedication and volunteerism of all our VEs in the field. This is why we offer so many services free of charge. This is why we have that same level of duty and commitment here. Every test fee we collect goes right back into the VEC program and to serving the Amateur Radio community." _________________________________________________________________ Get 5 GB of storage with Windows Live Hotmail. http://windowslive.com/Explore/Hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_acq_5gb_112008 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://ns1.culcom.net/pipermail/ccarc/attachments/20081107/19a28b21/attachment.htm From rervin55 at msn.com Sun Nov 9 14:03:35 2008 From: rervin55 at msn.com (Rae Ervin) Date: Sun, 9 Nov 2008 14:03:35 -0500 Subject: [Ccarc] new search utility Message-ID: To all: Here is a link to a new search utility that does a very quick search of all files on your computer. It's called Everything Search. It doesn't have to create a massive index like other search utilities, but uses already existing windows files. Instead of taking a minute or two to complete a search, it will finish in 2 to 3 seconds. No, really! Try it, you'll like it. It's a very small file to download and once it is installed it will put an icon on your desktop to start the application. hgdd r a e http://www.download.com/1770-2001_4-0.html?query=everything+search&tag=srch&searchtype=downloads -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From phil_snider at hotmail.com Tue Nov 11 21:01:14 2008 From: phil_snider at hotmail.com (Phil Snider) Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2008 21:01:14 -0500 Subject: [Ccarc] club meeting Wed evening 7 pm discuss fund raisers with Papa John Message-ID: club meeting Wed eve 7 pm. Papa John fund raiser discussion: sell $10 card for $8 profit: includes 4 buy one large get one free 4 buy one extra large get one free 4 buy one large get one cheese sticks free 4 buy one large get one bread stick free. Phil Snider W9LVY EMAILING FOR THE GREATER GOODJoin me -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kb9vmw at comcast.net Wed Nov 12 00:04:27 2008 From: kb9vmw at comcast.net (Tom Denton) Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:04:27 -0500 Subject: [Ccarc] club meeting Wed evening In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <491A63DB.9060808@comcast.net> I can't make it to the Meeting Wed, but have a couple thoughts for the discussion. With spending money already tight, and the Christmas shopping season approaching, starting a fund drive now may not be the best timing. Waiting until maybe February would give people time to see their Christmas bills and deal with them. On the other hand, the card might be a great gift idea. Overall, I think the card fund-raiser is an excellent opportunity. 73, Tom Denton KB9VMW CCARC Board of Directors http://www.w9vmw.org/ Six Club #1963 http://www.6mt.com/ Phil Snider wrote: > > club meeting Wed eve 7 pm. > Papa John fund raiser discussion: > > sell $10 card for $8 profit: > includes 4 buy one large get one free > 4 buy one extra large get one free > 4 buy one large get one cheese sticks free > 4 buy one large get one bread stick free. > > Phil Snider W9LVY From phil_snider at hotmail.com Wed Nov 12 16:34:26 2008 From: phil_snider at hotmail.com (Phil Snider) Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:34:26 -0500 Subject: [Ccarc] for sale ham equipment Message-ID: for sale: kenwood TS-450S with automatic antenna tuner and hand mike. Excellent condititon. Works great. $400 or best offer. Kenwood power supply PS-30 $100 excellent Kenwood speaker SP-230 $75 excellent straight key J-38 $15 Sony ICF-2010 digital s/w receiver 150-29999.90 kHz + 76-108 FM and 116-136 AIR with usb and lsb included. $150 other items also (watt meter, antenna tuner, etc). Phil Snider W9LVY EMAILING FOR THE GREATER GOODJoin me -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kb9wsl at hotmail.com Wed Nov 12 17:03:27 2008 From: kb9wsl at hotmail.com (Tom Murray) Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2008 17:03:27 -0500 Subject: [Ccarc] Meeting Message-ID: I will not be at the meeting tonight. My mother had a stroke Monday night and is now in Lutheran Hospital in Ft Wayne. I have been driving my Dad back and forth to Ft Wayne. I am tired since I normally sleep days and works nights. If someone could keep the minutes I would appreciate it. I emailed the minutes of last month's meeting recently if someone could print them out to read at the meeting tonight. Sorry I won't be there, but I had better try to get some rest. Thanks, Tom KB9WSL P.S. Sorry for the short notice. _________________________________________________________________ Color coding for safety: Windows Live Hotmail alerts you to suspicious email. http://windowslive.com/Explore/Hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_acq_safety_112008 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From laird.realty at verizon.net Wed Nov 12 17:15:33 2008 From: laird.realty at verizon.net (Laird, Michael E) Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2008 17:15:33 -0500 Subject: [Ccarc] Meeting References: Message-ID: I'm sure the members of CCARC would want and insist that you be with your parents. Be careful while on the road. Will include you and your family in my prayers. N9LMC ----- Original Message ----- From: Tom Murray To: chuck Hendrickson ; remailer remailer ; Phil Snider Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 5:03 PM Subject: [Ccarc] Meeting I will not be at the meeting tonight. My mother had a stroke Monday night and is now in Lutheran Hospital in Ft Wayne. I have been driving my Dad back and forth to Ft Wayne. I am tired since I normally sleep days and works nights. If someone could keep the minutes I would appreciate it. I emailed the minutes of last month's meeting recently if someone could print them out to read at the meeting tonight. Sorry I won't be there, but I had better try to get some rest. Thanks, Tom KB9WSL P.S. Sorry for the short notice. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Color coding for safety: Windows Live Hotmail alerts you to suspicious email. Sign up today. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ ccarc mailing list ccarc at culcom.net http://ns1.culcom.net/mailman/listinfo/ccarc ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this incoming message. 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URL: From kb9wsl at hotmail.com Fri Nov 14 18:57:06 2008 From: kb9wsl at hotmail.com (Tom Murray) Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2008 18:57:06 -0500 Subject: [Ccarc] Meeting Message-ID: Thanks to Ed for keeping the minutes of Wednesday's meeting. I will get them typed and e-mailed out soon. Also, my Mother got home from Ft Wayne today (friday). She had been at Lutheran hospital after having a stroke. It seems to have affected her speech and a bit of mobility on her right side. She will be seeing a speech and physical therapist at the local hospital here in Rochester. Hopefully in a few weeks or months she will be back to 100 percent. Just glad to have her home....the daily trips to Ft Wayne this week were getting pretty long! 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"IBEC's equipment doesn't use the ham bands," said ARRL Laboratory Manager Ed Hare, W1RFI, "making it less likely that they will have any interference complaints from amateurs. Their equipment, however, does interfere with shortwave broadcast and other spectrum, but in the US, not many users have complained. IBM has been in the BPL business for a few years now, so this venture is nothing new for them." IBEC staff member Brent Zitting, KB4SL, serves as a member of ARRL's EMC Committee. IBM is the first major systems integrator to enter the market. According to an IBEC press release announcing the joint venture, IBM will provide overall project management, oversight and training of the line crews who will be installing the BPL equipment. IBEC will provide the BPL technology and equipment and serve as the Internet Service Provider (ISP) to these rural residents. A 2006 FCC study reported that fewer than 5000 homes receive their Internet connections via power lines. IBM and IBEC's joint plan, Lee said, will serve residents, of whom about 86 percent have no cable or DSL access, in the seven states. According to reports, IBEC's strategy is to sign up electric cooperatives that provide power to sparsely populated areas across the eastern United States. Rather than compete toe-to-toe with large, entrenched cable or DSL providers, IBEC is looking for customers that have been largely left out of the move to high-speed Internet. "Although the BPL industry is making progress on the EMC issues," Hare explained, "this process will not be complete until it supports regulations and industry standards that reflect its successful models. At recent meetings of the IEEE P1775 BPL EMC standards committee -- although utility and radiocommunications stakeholders wanted to include an informative annex on the ways to address BPL interference, as well as a procedure to address complaints -- some in the BPL industry, including the representative from IBEC, blocked moving the EMC standard to IEEE ballot with the annex included." _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live Hotmail now works up to 70% faster. http://windowslive.com/Explore/Hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_acq_faster_112008 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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And as many of you know, for about the past 10 years this reporter has been the editor of its VHF and F-M column. So why has Worldradio been sold? My longtime friend and Worldradio publisher Armond Noble, N6WR, says that at the age of 74 its simply time for him to retire. And why sell to CQ? In a press release N6WR said simply that he wanted to be sure that WorldRadio found a good home, and that its readers would continue to be served by what he termed as an independent voice in amateur radio. CQ Publisher Dick Ross, K2MGA, echoed Armond Noble's words. Ross says that for nearly four decades WorldRadio has filled an important niche in the hobby. Ross says that he welcomes all of WorldRadio's readers to the CQ family, and looks forward to meeting their needs for many years to come.At this time WorldRadio to continue to be published, but only online magazine with Editor Nancy Kott, WZ8C, continuing in that position. Current WorldRadio subscribers will also have their subscriptions transferred to CQ magazine. Readers will be notified of details as plans are finalized. CQ, a general-interest ham radio magazine best known for its support of DX'ing and contesting, has been in print since January, 1945. And along with Vertex-Standard Corporation, it is also one of the two primary corporate underwriters of the Amateur Radio Newsline Young Ham of the Year Award.In the newsroom, I'm Bill Pasterak, WA6ITF.--We at Amateur Radio Newsline thank retiring Worldradio publisher Armond Noble, N6WR, and his wife Helen for their years of service to the world-wide ham radio community. (ARNewsline from joint CQ / WorldRadio News Release)**Phil Snider EMAILING FOR THE GREATER GOODJoin me -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Bob Aldrich, N9RLA www.n9rla.com From kb9wsl at hotmail.com Wed Nov 19 14:33:14 2008 From: kb9wsl at hotmail.com (Tom Murray) Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:33:14 -0500 Subject: [Ccarc] SM ELECTION RESULTS Message-ID: SB QST @ ARL $ARLB019 ARLB019 Section Manager Election Results Announced ZCZC AG19 QST de W1AW ARRL Bulletin 19 ARLB019 >From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT November 19, 2008 To all radio amateurs SB QST ARL ARLB019 ARLB019 Section Manager Election Results Announced There were nine Section Manager races this Fall, four of which saw no opposition. Election ballots were counted and verified on Tuesday, November 18 at ARRL Headquarters for the remaining five races. Terms of office for these new Section Managers will begin on January 1, 2009. In Nebraska, Art Zygielbaum, K0AIZ, defeated two other candidates in a very close race, receiving 124 votes. Opponents Jeff Beiermann, WB0M, of Omaha, received 118 votes while incumbent Section Manager Matthew Anderson, KA0BOJ, of Ashland, received 74 votes. Zygielbaum, who lives in Lincoln, was first licensed in 1961; he is presently vice president of the Lincoln Amateur Radio Club. He is active in emergency and public service communications, contesting, DXing, satellite, digital modes and QRP operation. Incumbent New York City/Long Island Section Manager Tom Carrubba, KA2D, of West Babylon, decided not to run for another term, so two other hams stepped up to run for the position: Mike Lisenco, N2YBB, of Brooklyn, and Robert Biamonte, WB2OMW, of Levittown . Lisenco was declared the winner with 468 votes; Biamonte received 134 votes. Lisenco presently serves as Assistant Section Manager and Section Emergency Coordinator. Prior to those appointments, he was the District Emergency Coordinator for New York City. Lisenco is an avid DXer and contester and has previously served as vice president of the Kings County Radio Club. In the Eastern Massachusetts election, Mike Nielsen, W1MPN, of Hudson, defeated incumbent Section Manager Art Greenberg, K1GBX, of Georgetown. Nielson received 660 votes to Greenberg's 224. Neilsen served as Eastern Massachusetts Section Manager from January 2005-December 2006. Just prior to his first term as Section Manager, he served as the Section Emergency Coordinator for the Section from September 2001-January 2005. Section Manager of the Southern New Jersey Section since 1997, Jean Priestley, KA2YKN, of Pennsauken, decided not to run for another term of office. George Strayline, N3GZ, of Villas, and Rick Stoneking, W2RDS, of Lumberton, sought the post. With 236 votes, Strayline was declared the winner; Stoneking received 209 votes. Strayline is a founding member of the Jersey Cape D-Star User Group (JCDUG). He is also a member of the Cape May County Amateur Radio Club and an active ARRL Accredited Volunteer Examiner and Official Observer. He enjoys high speed CW, DX and home brewing. Indiana will also have a new Section Manager starting in January, since incumbent Section Manager Jim Sellers, K9ZBM, of Middlebury, decided not to run for another term. Sellers has served as Section Manager since July 2002. Raymond Andrews, K9DUR, of West Terre Haute, and John Poindexter, W3ML, of Knox, were candidates for the open seat. Andrews received 531 votes and Poindexter received 261 votes. After ballots had already been mailed out to ARRL members in the Indiana Section, Andrews wrote to ARRL Headquarters withdrawing his candidacy due to health concerns. As such, the Section Manager's position for the new term starting in January was considered vacant because Andrews won the majority of votes. According to the Rules and Regulations of the Field Organization, vacancies in the office of Section Manager shall be filled by appointment by the ARRL Membership and Volunteer Programs Manager, in consultation with the respective Section's Director. After ARRL MVP Manager Dave Patton, NN1N, consulted with ARRL Central Division Director Dick Isely, W9GIG, John Poindexter, W3ML, has been appointed Indiana Section Manager with a term to begin January 1, 2009. Poindexter's term of office will be for 18 months -- instead of two years -- because this new term of office in Indiana had to be resolicited. Poindexter has been a radio amateur since 1979 and has held appointments as an Assistant Emergency Coordinator, past president of the Wabash Valley Amateur Radio Club, and president of the Starke County Amateur Radio Club. He is active in public service communications, DXing and contesting. The following incumbent ARRL Section Managers did not face opposition and were declared elected for their next terms of office starting January 1, 2009: Dale Bagley, K0KY (Missouri); Jim Boehner, N2ZZ (South Carolina); Dee Turner, N4GD (West Central Florida), and John Rodgers, N3MSE (Western Pennsylvania). Since there were no Section Manager nominations received for the next term of office in Northern New York, nominations will be resolicited in the January 2009 issue of QST. NNNN _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live Hotmail now works up to 70% faster. http://windowslive.com/Explore/Hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_acq_faster_112008 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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A friend of mine put it together for a Chicago radio show. As soon as I get the answers I will forward them. I think I got 4 or five. hgdd r a e -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kb9wsl at hotmail.com Wed Nov 19 23:00:36 2008 From: kb9wsl at hotmail.com (Tom Murray) Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:00:36 -0500 Subject: [Ccarc] Feedline Message-ID: Just read the latest "Feedline" on the club website. The issue looks GREAT! Has anyone thought about sending copies to the Public library in Logansport or to the High School and Middle School Libraries. Maybe we could get some new Hams that way. Just a thought. I would be willing to buy some three ring binders to have the libraries place each issue in. That way all issues could be kept in one convenient binder. I really liked the variety of the articles and the photos. Ed and Chuck could strat a publishing company on the side. 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I would be > willing to buy some three ring binders to have the libraries place > each issue in. That way all issues could be kept in one convenient binder. > > I really liked the variety of the articles and the photos. Ed and > Chuck could strat a publishing company on the side. > > Tom KB9WSL > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Get more done, have more fun, and stay more connected with Windows > Mobile?. See how. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > ccarc mailing list > ccarc at culcom.net > http://ns1.culcom.net/mailman/listinfo/ccarc > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From e-norris at comcast.net Thu Nov 20 07:51:48 2008 From: e-norris at comcast.net (Ed) Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:51:48 -0500 Subject: [Ccarc] how many different artists can you identify In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <49255D64.9090302@comcast.net> Rae, Thanks for sharing this. I enjoyed it and it brought back some OLD radio memories! Of course you don't remember the days of splicing blocks, spicing tape and razor blades...... Oh, and a grease pencil. Ed Ed Norris Find safety info for food, floods, recalls, outbreaks, and more at www.statehealth.in.gov Rae Ervin wrote: > Here are the answers: > > it goes wolfman, the platters, louis armstrong, brenda lee, slim > whitman, little richard, carl perkins, james brown, roy orbison, ringo > and alvin and the chipmunks, > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Rae Ervin > *To:* CCARC Rmailer ; Chris Milroy > ; chuck & kathy shepard > ; Dave Lehmann > ; Brandi4pawsgroom at aol.com > ; Rae Ervin > ; Jae Ervin ; > hattenm at lcsc.k12.in.us ; Kevin > Hatten ; cindyh at areafive.com > ; Barbara Ervin (New) > ; n.ninepvq at verizon.net > ; Hochstedler Energy systems Energy > systems ; Missy(not school) > Hatten ; Robyn Lankford > ; Buck > *Sent:* Saturday, November 15, 2008 5:53 PM > *Subject:* how many different artists can you identify > > Here is a montage. See how many artists you can identify. I > can't take credit for this. A friend of mine put it together for > a Chicago radio show. As soon as I get the answers I will forward > them. I think I got 4 or five. > > hgdd > > r a e > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > ccarc mailing list > ccarc at culcom.net > http://ns1.culcom.net/mailman/listinfo/ccarc > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rervin55 at msn.com Fri Nov 21 21:40:58 2008 From: rervin55 at msn.com (Rae Ervin) Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:40:58 -0500 Subject: [Ccarc] how many different artists can you identify In-Reply-To: <49255D64.9090302@comcast.net> References: <49255D64.9090302@comcast.net> Message-ID: Ed NorrisEd: On the contrary, I have spent many house with the splicing block and tape and blades. In fact, I got into a lot of trouble with Jesus Jumpin Joe Wiler over some of the things I did. I remember specifically the spot I wrote and recorded for the J.C. Penny blow-up love doll. I used the official Penny's jingle package. I left it on an unlabled cart in the production studio/fm studio in the old building. In retrospect, leaving it laying there was a dumb thing to do but I was still wet behind the ears and thought I was smarter than them all. I may have been, but it was dumb just the same. Probably contributed to my ultimate firing from our gal sal. Those were the days...... hgdd r a e ----- Original Message ----- From: Ed To: ccarc at culcom.net Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 7:51 AM Subject: Re: [Ccarc] how many different artists can you identify Rae, Thanks for sharing this. I enjoyed it and it brought back some OLD radio memories! Of course you don't remember the days of splicing blocks, spicing tape and razor blades...... Oh, and a grease pencil. Ed Ed Norris Find safety info for food, floods, recalls, outbreaks, and more at www.statehealth.in.gov Rae Ervin wrote: Here are the answers: it goes wolfman, the platters, louis armstrong, brenda lee, slim whitman, little richard, carl perkins, james brown, roy orbison, ringo and alvin and the chipmunks, ----- Original Message ----- From: Rae Ervin To: CCARC Rmailer ; Chris Milroy ; chuck & kathy shepard ; Dave Lehmann ; Brandi4pawsgroom at aol.com ; Rae Ervin ; Jae Ervin ; hattenm at lcsc.k12.in.us ; Kevin Hatten ; cindyh at areafive.com ; Barbara Ervin (New) ; n.ninepvq at verizon.net ; Hochstedler Energy systems Energy systems ; Missy(not school) Hatten ; Robyn Lankford ; Buck Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2008 5:53 PM Subject: how many different artists can you identify Here is a montage. See how many artists you can identify. I can't take credit for this. A friend of mine put it together for a Chicago radio show. As soon as I get the answers I will forward them. I think I got 4 or five. hgdd r a e ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ ccarc mailing list ccarc at culcom.net http://ns1.culcom.net/mailman/listinfo/ccarc _______________________________________________ ccarc mailing list ccarc at culcom.net http://ns1.culcom.net/mailman/listinfo/ccarc -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kb9wsl at hotmail.com Sun Nov 23 08:34:42 2008 From: kb9wsl at hotmail.com (Tom Murray) Date: Sun, 23 Nov 2008 08:34:42 -0500 Subject: [Ccarc] Bulletin Stations Needed In-Reply-To: <891483.11190.qm@web31005.mail.mud.yahoo.com> References: <891483.11190.qm@web31005.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Message-ID: From: KB9BVN Subject: [CentralIndianaHams] Bulletin Stations Needed To: inham at mailman.qth.net, CentralIndianaHams at yahoogroups.com, "IndyHams" Date: Saturday, November 22, 2008, 11:02 PM Are you a member of the ARRL? Have you ever considered helping your state section in the official capacity of "Official Bulletin Station"? The Indiana Section of the ARRL is looking for some hams to act as OBS on local VHF nets, Packet Nets, etc. You can read more about the position on the ARRL website. http://www.arrl. org/FandES/ field/org/ obs.html To serve the greatest possible "audience," OBS appointees who can send ARRL bulletins over vhf repeaters, and via uploading to packet bulletin board systems (PBBS) are of maximum usefulness and are much in demand. If possible, an OBS who can copy bulletins directly from W1AW (or the Bulletin Manager) should be assigned to each major repeater in the section. Bulletins should be transmitted regularly, perhaps in conjunction with a vhf repeater net, on a repeater "bulletin board" (tone-accessed recorded announcements for repeater club members), or via a RTTY or packet (computer) mailbox, if one is functioning locally. Duties and requirements of the OBS include the following: 1. OBS candidates must have a Novice class license or higher. 2. Retransmission of ARRL bulletins must be made at least once per week to maintain appointment. 3. OBS candidates are appointed by the Section Manager (or by the Bulletin Manager, if the SM so desires) and must adhere to a schedule that is mutually agreeable. 4. OBS appointees should send a monthly activity report (such as FSD-210 under "Schedules and Net Affiliations" ) to the Bulletin Manager, indicating bulletin transmissions made and generally updating the Bulletin Manager to any OBS-related activities. This reporting arrangement may be modified by the Bulletin Manager as he/she sees fit. As directed by the Bulletin Manager, OBSs will include in their bulletin transmissions news of local, section and regional interest. If you are interested in becoming an OBS, and you are a member of the ARRL...please email me with your contact information. 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Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2008 10:53:51 -0600 Size: 3808 URL: From kb9wsl at hotmail.com Tue Nov 25 08:55:31 2008 From: kb9wsl at hotmail.com (Tom Murray) Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2008 08:55:31 -0500 Subject: [Ccarc] [InHam] ARRL Technical Coordinator In-Reply-To: <2042534019.1586421227576947031.JavaMail.root@md41.embarq.synacor.com> References: <2042534019.1586421227576947031.JavaMail.root@md41.embarq.synacor.com> Message-ID: > Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2008 20:35:47 -0500 > From: jpoindexter at embarqmail.com > To: inham at mailman.qth.net; IndyHamRadio at yahoogroups.com > CC: > Subject: [InHam] ARRL Technical Coordinator > > Hello, > > I am looking for a replacement to fill the Section job of ARRL Technical Coordinator starting in Jan 2009. > > If you are interested, please send me a message describing yourself, and what qualifications you have to hold the position. > > 73 > John > W3ML > New Indiana Section Manager 2009 > > > > _______________________________________________ > InHam mailing list > InHam at mailman.qth.net > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/inham _________________________________________________________________ Proud to be a PC? 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URL: From kb9wsl at hotmail.com Wed Nov 26 09:33:08 2008 From: kb9wsl at hotmail.com (Tom Murray) Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2008 09:33:08 -0500 Subject: [Ccarc] The ARRL Contest Update for November 26, 2008 In-Reply-To: <20081126052231.A424631958@www.arrl.org> References: <20081126052231.A424631958@www.arrl.org> Message-ID: To: kb9wsl at hotmail.com Subject: The ARRL Contest Update for November 26, 2008 CC: From: memberlist at www.arrl.org Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2008 00:22:31 -0500 PreviewIf you are having trouble reading this message, you can see the original at: http://www.arrl.org/contests/update/?issue=2008-11-26November 26, 2008Editor: Ward Silver, N?AXContest Update ArchiveContest CalendarARRL Home Page IN THIS ISSUETo Beep Or Not To Beep - CQ World-Wide CWBottom or Top? - ARRL 160, Top Band Sprint, Top Operator's Activity ContestVUAC Issues Are AfootW7GG and KL7FH - Silent KeysThe Radio Life on GoogleBroom Supplies Depleted Nationwide!Prevent Static Cling!Blessings In DisguiseNEW HF OPERATORS - THINGS TO DOLooking at the list of contests, it will be a quiet week in Lake Phone-a-gon - all of the contests are either CW or RTTY events. If you want to brush up on your code speed, this is a jam-packed two weekends for you! If you'd rather pass the time of day by voice, the phone bands should take on a leisurely aspect for the coming two Saturdays and Sundays.BULLETINSAfter nearly seven years, the Rate Sheet now-Contest Update newsletter cracked the red-black-orange barrier (20 k) with 20,122 copies of the 12 November issue reported as having been emailed to hopefully-happy subscribers! Thanks to all of the readers that contribute tips, tricks, and tidbits that make this a pretty enjoyable editorial task every two weeks!BUSTED QSOSCorrecting my mis-explanation of the term, John K4BAI writes "Precedence in messages refers to exactly that, Routine, Priority, Emergency, etc. The equivalent to Return Receipt Requested is Handling Instructions such as HXC, HXF, etc developed after the current SS exchange was adopted and thus are not reflected in the SS exchange." (Thanks, John K4BAI)Unfortunately, the QRP reflector archives are open to reflector list members only - apologies. (Thanks, Kirk K4RO and George K5TR)CONTEST SUMMARYRules follow Commentary sectionNovember 29-30CQ Worldwide CWDecember 7-8ARRL 160 Contest, CWTop Band Sprint, CWTARA RTTY M?l?eTop Operators Activity Contest, CWNEWS, PRESS RELEASES, AND GENERAL INTERESTThe ARRL VHF/UHF Advisory Committee (VUAC) is discussing three issues:Assisted Categories in the ARRL EME ContestRover Category rules with respect to grid circlingAPRS in VHF+ contestsVHF+ contesters should contact their VUAC representative with input on these topics. (Thanks, Jim W7DHC, NW Division VUAC Representative)CQ Communications, Inc has acquired WorldRadio magazine. CQ, based in Hicksville, New York, currently publishes CQ Amateur Radio, CQ VHF and Popular Communications magazines. WorldRadio had been published monthly since July, 1971 with a primary focus on the human side of ham radio. CQ, a general-interest ham radio magazine best known for its support of DXing and contesting, has been in print since January, 1945. Current plans call for WorldRadio to continue to be published online as part of the CQ family of magazines, with Editor Nancy Kott, WZ8C, continuing in that position. WorldRadio subscribers will also have their subscriptions transferred to CQ magazine. Here's what you'd see from the top of Ali A71BX's tower, beaming towards the USA! Not a bad hand-held night shot atop the tower - now to get through the pileup! (Photo K5GN)And more from CQ - Ed Muns, W0YK, of Los Gatos,California, has been named Director of CQ magazine's popular radioteletype (RTTY) contests, CQ WW RTTY in September and CQ WPX RTTY in February. Muns succeeds Glenn Vinson, W6OTC, who has been CQ's RTTY Contest Director since 2000, and who guided the events to their current levels of popularity. The number of logs submitted for the RTTY DX contest has tripled in the past eight years, despite declining sunspots throughout the period. "I am glad to have had this opportunity to help promote RTTY contesting," says Vinson, adding "I feel very confident that these contests will continue to gain strength year over year." CQ Editor Rich Moseson W2VU noted, "We thank Glenn for his many years of service to our RTTY contests, and his great success in building up their popularity and we welcome Ed to the CQ 'family' with thanks for his willingness to step up to the plate on short notice and take on this responsibility."In the last issue, W1MX's Sweepstakes check of "09" was projected to "lap the field" next year as the new 2009 licensees discover radiosport. Steve W3HF points out that the first actual licenses were not issued until 1912, so "a strict interpretation of the Sweepstakes rules would therefore say that the oldest check would be '12'." Checking further (so to speak), Steve found 1MX in the 1916 call book, but listed as "Calley" - MIT came later in the 1922 edition. Stations associated with educational institutions were considered "Special Land Stations" in 1913 and received call sign suffixes beginning with Y. There were ten: 9YI, 8XA, 3ZH, 9XB, 1YH, 9YN, 6YL, 2YN, 3XJ, and 9YC. The station holding its call continuously since the 1913 call book, at least, is present-day W0YI at Iowa State. Then 9YI, the W was likely tacked on in 1928 and the number converted to 0 in 1947 when the tenth district was formed. It would be great to hear some of these seminal calls on the air!Randy K5ZD's article on sleep deprivation strategy for contests has been republished in the articles section of eham.net. Just in time to fight off that post-turkey drowsiness! (Thanks, Randy K5ZD)While you're trying to break through the pileups this weekend, why not take a look at the beautiful and majestic antennas at TDP Shortwave Broadcast Antennas? While the prices are a bit out of reach for the average ham, the selection guides and application notes are fun to read. (Thanks, Rich KL7RA)We have two contesting Silent Keys to report, unfortunately. Dick W7ZR writes to say, "My friend Bob Wruble W7GG and Ai7B QSYed today to a new QTH. I am sure many of you have talked with Bob over the years either in a contest, on the air, or in person. Amateur radio was a major part of his life and he gave quite a bit back to his hobby and his friends. Bob had been dealing with multiple health problems for some time. Our prayers go to Laverna his wife and to the family." Just as that news was sinking in came the very unwelcome word of Frank Hurlbut KL7FH's passing during the Phone Sweepstakes weekend as the result of cerebral injury. Frank was one of the tight-knit KL7 contest community and in the process of building a capable station. Frank's wife Corliss AL1G and son Chris KL9A are also very well-known contesters, with amateur radio running in the family for generations. Both W7GG and KL7FH will be missed as we go through this and future contest seasons without them.Prodded by Mark K6UFO, I found a workaround for searching the ARRL Contest Soapbox by the station's category of entry. Go to the on-line Searchable Database for the contest and search for all of the stations by their category of entry. If the station call sign is a hyperlink, that means there is a Soapbox entry for that station in the contest. You can easily browse through the Soapbox entries by category that way. Here's a source of information on digital TV with an unfortunate domain name. It has an excellent technical database straight from the FCC data. Enter your Zip Code for information about pre- and post-February 2009 station availability, direction, and expected strength. You can also enter latitude and longitude for more accurate results. (Thanks, Chuck W5USJ and Ed W1AAZ)Many of us did a little pre-ham radio DXing on the AM broadcast bands and 50,000-watt WLS in Chicago had one of the biggest and best clear-channel signals. A new illustrated history of the "Big 89" by WLSHistory.com Web site owner Scott Childers W9CHI takes you from it's creation by Sears-Roebuck in the 1920's all the way to the present day. (From QRZ.com on 14 Nov)A detailed catalogue of the Marconi Archive in the Bodleian Library, Oxford is now available online, featuring images of many of the significant documents described in the catalogue. During the cataloguing process, a number of fascinating items were uncovered, including records relating to Marconi's experimental work in the development of wireless telegraphy from his earliest demonstration in Britain carried out on the roof of the General Post Office in London in 1896, to the achievement of transatlantic wireless communication in 1901 and then to worldwide radio communication. (from QRZ.com on 12 Nov by G4TUT) The man behind the big N2IC signal during Phone Sweepstakes was Bruce AA5Banana. No word on whether the banana is a motivational tool, food, or a sociopolitical comment. (Photo N2IC)At the other end of the temporal yardstick lies this essay by Neil Stephenson on Serious Technology. I'm sure all transmitter-using ham radio operators can appreciate the sentiments expressed here. (Thanks, George K5TR)Vincent F5SLD announces a new, on-line ham magazine called "Ham-Mag". He requests readers send information, technical content, homebrew project, product support, DX and expedition info, satellite data, etc. The goal is to "share all informations about radio."Steve KG5VK writes, "It is amazing how many of our fellow hams offer tools that enhance the enjoyment of our hobby. One such tool is K0RC's Excel spreadsheet for contest log analysis. Stating this tool allows log analysis is one heck of an understatement, his Excel work book allows a great deal of data to mined from a log."VHF+ contesters interested in roving will want to read W9GKA's excellent monograph on the impacts of various changes on VHF+ contesting over the years, including a thorough statistical analysis of various impacts on contest participation. (Thanks, Jim KK6MC)Contest Club Finland's 40-page PileUP! Is now available for downloading in both Finnish and English. (Thanks, Ilkka OH1WZ)Very timely for those of us waiting for the start of CQ WW CW - make the pilgrimage to this Encarta quiz. (Thanks, John K1AR)Web Site of the Week - Jamie NS3T's radiosport.net Web site is packed with articles about the CQ Worldwide CW Contest this weekend. Here are eight new titles:CT1BOH, YT1AD BID FOR CQ WW CW 2008 "SHOOTOUT" EXPECTED IN CQ WW CW LP CW SKIMMER TAKES ON CQ WW ASSISTED TWO TESTS LEFT IN WRTC QUALIFYING CQ WW CW USA: ADVANTAGE K5ZD AGAIN CQ WW CW STRATEGY TURNS ON BANDS CQ WW CW: WHERE ARE THE SUNSPOTS? CQ WW CW: CU2X FAVORED IN EUROPEAll good reading while you're listening to the clock tick away those final minutes to 0000Z on Nov 29th!WORD TO THE WISEB4 - so is the station asking "Who's the Bravo Four?" No, they're saying that you had previous contact; Be-Fore. If you check your log and that station's not in it - for whatever reason - just send "NO PSE QSO" and the other station will likely work you again. For those of you on the CQ-ing end of things, it's often not worth taking the time to argue about it, just work the duplicate contact. After all, they make not have your call right or may have been working another station during the first QSO. Send in your electronic log with the duplicates still present. Log checking software (for CQ WW, anyway) will make sure the QSOs are properly credited, without penalty. Check the rules for duplicates in paper logs as those are often handled differently.SIGHTS AND SOUNDSBob N6TV has discovered a ton of Life magazine images on the Google Images Web site. Searching for "Ham Radio" turned up some real gems. Many are from Field Day in 1946 and a very nice photo from the Sputnik days of 1957. (Thanks, Bob N6TV)If you'd like to hear what top-level contesting sounds like live, Randy K5ZD will again be streaming live audio from his station during the CQ WW CW contest this coming weekend. He is planning a serious SOAB effort, so there should be something going on most hours. Audio will stream in stereo exactly the same as what I am hearing in the headphones with the left radio on left ear and right radio on right ear. Listening with headphones will give you the true SO2R experience. Note, most of the contest I am listening with both ears on the same radio. More giant antennas of the North from OH6KN on a tower of more than 100 meters. Jukka says this monster will be in full operation by the summer of 2009 Summer. The installation of loading coils on the 160-meter Yagi will be done by someone who walks out to the elements inside the boom! I'd say OH8X, Radio Arcala ("Arka" means fearful or afraid in Finnish), will be in many logs on many bands.How many seconds do think the burn shown in this video was found to be "pingable" by the ping jockeys? (Thanks, Bob N6TV)A short documentary in the PBS "Connections" style, called "The LED", is available on the Make magazine Web site. It begins with some little-known research in the 1920's, through the first practical LED that gave off visible light in 1962, to the modern day LED found everywhere - and poised to tackle the home lighting market at long last. (From Slashdot on 24 Nov 2008)RESULTS AND RECORDSLots of Sweepstakes logs have been received at HQ as of Nov 24th - 1200 CW and 1350 SSB are the round numbers. Look for a spike the prices of brooms! RTTY Roundup certificates are being mailed out, as well. (Thanks, Sean KX9X, ARRL Contest Branch Manager)If you'd like some help getting your logs uploaded into the ARRL's Logbook of the World, take a look at W3IZ's "Getting Started" instructions. Norm's guide describes each step and even provides graphics of what the screen will look like. Will yours be the 200-millionth QSO entered into the database?OPERATING TIPIn the ultra-crowded band conditions expected during this weekend's CQ Worldwide CW contest, remember to adjust your receiver's gain to the minimum needed to hear the signals you want to work. Reducing RF gain and adding a little attenuation to the front end can really "clean up" a band by reducing distortion products in the mixers and amplifiers.TECHNICAL TOPICS AND INFORMATIONKen N6KB contributes three easy ways to prevent static build-up and discharge from a vertical antenna.Shunt the antenna with a resistor of high enough value (10 kohms or higher - Ed) that no significant amount of received or transmitted power is dissipated.Shunt the antenna with an RF choke.Make your vertical into a folded monopole, so that one leg of it connects directly to ground.All three of these methods keep the antenna DC potential equal to ground. Any static charge picked up from rain, snow, wind is immediately drained to ground. If you put XW1B in the log during CQ WW, you might have made your QSO through this big MonstIR antenna! (Photo E21EIC)Depleted battery packs that can't hold a charge can be expensive to replace, and in true ham spirit, are awfully hard to throw away. What to do? Glenn K6NA recommends Batteries Plus, saying, "They rebuild NiCad packs for your HT or cordless drill, cheaper than OEM. The stores have a technician and the battery-contact welder needed."Larry N6NC reports "a neat little DSP, audio spectrum and waterfall display called SPECTRAN V2 (build 216), by Alberto I2PHD and Vittorio IK2CZL. It provides features such as noise reduction, and adjustable band pass, band reject, and CW peak filters." Look for more coverage of this program in an upcoming issue of the National Contest Journal.The Microwave Journal online Webinar, "Understanding EMC", is archived from the live Nov 20th session, but can still be accessed online. Conducted by Allen Podell, IEEE Life Fellow, and Patrick Hindle, Technical Editor, Microwave Journal, the seminar introduces techniques for identifying and eliminating the sources of unwanted coupling and radiation. Topics covered include Electromagnetic Compatibility, Coupling and Radiation, Shielding, Grounding, and Bypassing. The Dec 16th Webinar on RF Amplifiers is open for registration, as well.The pre-formed "Big Grips" used on high-strength metal guy wires are also available for non-metallic Phillystran. (Be sure to order the right ones - the metal and Phillystran grips are not interchangeable!) Bob W3YY has posted step-by-step pictures of their installation on his Web site, posting the pictures in the Projects section under "Phillystran". Roger K8RI notes that installation of the grips is much easier and likely more secure with the Phillystran under tension during installation. You'll also notice that there is a short leg and a long leg in each grip. Steve K7LXC observes that starting the installation process with the short leg makes the process much easier.Batteries are found all over the ham shack - on the operating desk, in the mobile, and on the belt - so improvements in battery capacity are hot news, like this story from the Physorg.com Web site about Lithium-Ion technology.Pat F6IRF has written a number of articles comparing the VOACAP "mystique" to actual measurements. For example, he studied the nearly-antipodal path between F and ZL for a three-week period. This kind of analysis can be a big help in understanding what the prediction software is telling its users.An oldie, but goodie - Dave G0OIL reminds us of the Boat Anchor Manual Archive. One of the most useful sites in ham radio for manuals for way-out-of-production equipment often still pumping out the QSOs in contesting shacks around the world. If you have an equipment manual not in the archives, why not do a good deed and upload it yourself?Building an unbalanced-to-unbalanced impedance transformer? There are some some unun building instructions along with a lot of other good ham radio know-how on the K0GB Web site. (Thanks, Mark K6UFO)Having mentioned the synchronizing of one's PC with a reference time source, Dick K6KR notes that "Windows XP and later have an NTP client built in. Right click the time at the bottom right of the screen (presuming your task bar is at the bottom), select "Adjust Date/Time", select the Internet Time tab, and choose an internet time server. The default server, time.windows.com is good enough for me, but you may also select time.nist.gov if you want the official government-maintained time. If you check "automatically synchronize with an Internet time server" the time sync attempt happens weekly. However if the time sync fails, there's no notification, so you might want to do this manually before an event where the time and date really matter, like before a contest. There's more information about time syncing online, as well.Technical Web Site of the Week - In the last issue a short story noted the need to check out the outlet voltages and wiring for safe levels when expeditionin. Just as important to the testing equipment is the knowing what the voltages should be! You can find that information online in this handy table of ac wiring practices per country. The Wikipedia article on international voltages and frequencies is also quite useful. (Thanks, John VE3EJ and Dave W9VES)CONVERSATIONBlessings In DisguiseAfter 26 years of operating the CQ Worldwide CW contest from stations on three continents, this year I will once again be making my transmissions from the Midwest. Events conspired to scuttle a planned trip to the Caribbean, but undeterred, I've managed to round up the equipment to put together a station, toss an antenna up in the tulip and walnut trees, and start making QSOs.My expectations were quite modest. Without an island QTH or big stacks of steel and aluminum at a friendly host's big station, perhaps it would be understandable if I was disappointed, but I find myself as excited about operating as can be! The challenge of finding the gear, getting it all in one place, making what needed to be made, and integrating it into a real radio station has been energizing.First came the radio - a used FT100D - and a power supply. For an antenna, I'd wanted to try a non-resonant doublet for a while, so why not now? The hardware store provided a roll of #14 stranded wire and some PVC plumbing parts for insulators. Open-wire line was ordered and arrived in plenty of time, along with a couple of coax jumpers. The wire was stretched out in the back yard and soon there was a 105-foot doublet ready to be hoisted.Getting the wire hoisted up to tree-branch level proved...stimulating. Catfish line and a hot pink "super-ball" were conjoined. Line was laid out in a careful zig-zag to prevent snagging and my pitching aim and velocity were put to the test. Tree number one ran the count to 2-and-0 before a high-heat fastball dropped the line over just the right branch. One down, one to go. In the back yard, I had to be extra-careful to make sure the ball and line went nowhere near the power lines running down the alley, but this tree went down swinging on the first pitch. From there it was "simply" a matter of negotiating the wire around lots (and lots) of other little tree branches, gutters, shingles, vent pipes, and the miscellany without number that go mysteriously unnoticed when starting a project like this. Delayed by only minor setbacks, the full doublet in all its majesty was soon straight and true, 35 feet off the ground, feed line a-dangling outside the entry window and it wasn't even dark yet!But would it work? Changing from a beam and rotator, my expectations, as I said before, were quite modest. I figured that I'd get the doublet to load up on three, maybe four, bands in a useful way and make some QSOs around the states. Hooking the feed line to the tuner, an MFJ-974HB for balanced loads, I had that same feeling as when hooking up a similar dipole to my HW-16 a Long Time Ago. Time for a tune across 40 meters - lots of signals! And lots of switching supply hash from the off-brand power supply. Back to the store for the bigger, linear supply I'd passed over the first time. Ah...that's more like it. Nice and quiet (for an urban location, anyway), with the signals just popping out of the late-afternoon aether! This homebrew paddle will cut through the toughest QRM with its sharp sending. No, it won't challenge a Begali for looks, but "The Band Saw" paddle is what happens when an engineer gets an idea in time of need. (Photo N0AX)Next problem to solve - I've decided that I like the problem-solving part of ham radio best - was a keying paddle. Oh sure, RadioShack has straight keys, but I was facing the biggest CW contest of the year and here I was without my trusty Brown Brothers CTL-B that had been my right-hand companion for more than thirty years! Hmmm. Gears spun and pretty soon I was collecting a used hacksaw blade, some wood screws, and scrap wood. You know, you can make a pretty darned good paddle out of that stuff! I started with a single-lever version, but quickly realized that wasn't going to cut the mustard and broke off another piece of hacksaw blade. Voila! The photo shows the result. I call it "The Band Saw" paddle. It's not sold in stores or online, but it certainly can send code with only a little practice. I'll be glad to get back to my CTL-B, but if you hear me on this weekend and it's not my CW Microkeyer doing the job, you'll be listening to N0AX's "singing saw".And yes, the system plays. Instead of the three bands I expected, I was able to get it to load on every single HF band from 160 through 10. I have CW QSOs logged on the six of the seven that I've heard open and I fully expect to change the Top Band stations from heard to worked. I'm filling out the log pages one after the other. I'm ready to launch the logging software and have a great time this weekend! The happy dance is seen across Radio-Land again.The blessings in disguise? They are the excitement and enjoyment I re-discovered in building, testing, breaking, fixing, configuring, adjusting, and using. I know there are a lot of people out there with serious challenges this Thanksgiving - at home and at work. I do not intend to trivialize them with my tale of overcoming what are in the grand scheme of things, minor obstacles. But I've thoroughly enjoyed revisiting my ham radio roots, reawakening the excitement that once permeated every QSO with more ionospheric adventures around every corner. Will I have my biggest score ever this year? Of course not, but I will immerse myself in the radio magic that lies behind every power switch in every shack. And that's a great blessing. Happy Thanksgiving to my American friends and I'll see the rest of you on the air this weekend!73, Ward N0AXCONTESTS26 November through 9 DecemberAn expanded, downloadable version of QST's Contest Corral in PDF format is available. Check the sponsor's Web site for information on operating time restrictions and other instructions.HF CONTESTSCQ WW CW--CW, from 29 Nov 0000Z to 30 Nov 2400Z. Bands (MHz):1.8-28 Exchange: RST and CQ zone. Logs due: 15 Jan. RulesTop Band Sprint--CW, from 4 Dec 0000Z to 4 Dec 0600Z. Bands (MHz): 1.8. QRP calling frequencies (see Web site). Exchange: RST, S/P/C, ARCI number or Power. Logs due: 30 days. RulesARRL 160 Meter Contest--CW, from 5 Dec 2200Z to 7 Dec 1600Z. Bands (MHz): 1.8. Exchange: RST and ARRL/RAC section if US/VE. Logs due: 6 Jan. RulesTARA RTTY M?l?e--Digital, from 6 Dec 0000Z to 6 Dec 2400Z. Bands (MHz): 1.8-28. Exchange: RST and State/Province or serial. Logs due: 31 Dec. RulesTop Operators Activity Contest--CW, from 6 Dec 1600Z to 7 Dec 1800Z. Bands (MHz): 3.5. Exchange: RST, serial, and TOPS/PRO number. Logs due: 31 Dec. RulesVHF+ CONTESTSNo VHF+ contests are scheduled.LOG DUE DATES26 November through 9 DecemberNovember 30 - JARTS WW RTTY Contest, email logs to: (none), upload log at: http://www.kiznax.com/p/jarts/submit_form.html, paper logs and diskettes to: (none). Find rules at: http://www.edsoftz.com/JARTS/2008/rules2008.htmlNovember 30 - W/VE Islands QSO Party, email logs to: CM at usislands.org, paper logs and diskettes to: John Almon, WA4JA , 1411 Oak Leaf Dr , Columbia, TN 38401 , USA. Find rules at: http://www.usislands.org/contest_rules.htmlDecember 1 - RSGB 2nd 1.8 MHz Contest, CW, email logs to: 2nd160.logs at rsgbhfcc.org, paper logs and diskettes to: RSGB-G3UFY, 77 Bensham Manor Road, Thornton Heath, Surrey CR7 7AF, England. Find rules at: http://www.vhfcc.org/hfcc/rules/2008/r18mhz.shtmlDecember 1 - CQ Worldwide DX Contest, SSB, email logs to: ssb at cqww.com, paper logs and diskettes to: CQWW SSB, CQ Magazine, 25 Newbridge Road, Hicksville, NY 11801, USA. Find rules at: http://www.cqww.com/2008_rules_cqww.pdfDecember 1 - Feld Hell Sprint, email logs to: (none), post log summary at: http://www.bambinomusical.com/autolog.html, paper logs and diskettes to: (none). Find rules at: http://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/Home/contestsDecember 1 - CQ-WE Contest, email logs to: (see rules), paper logs and diskettes to: (see rules). Find rules at: http://cqwe.cboh.org/rules.htmlDecember 1 - OK/OM DX Contest, CW, email logs to: okomdx at crk.cz, paper logs and diskettes to: OK-OM DX Contest, CRK, PO Box 69, 113 27 Praha 1, Czech Republic. Find rules at: http://okomdx.crk.cz/g.html December 1 - SARL Field Day Contest, email logs to: hfcontests at netactive.co.za, paper logs and diskettes to: Field Day Contest, Bloemfontein Radio Amateur Club, PO Box 12104, Brandhof, 9324, South Africa. Find rules at: http://www.sarl.org.za/public/contests/SARL%202008%20Contest%20Manual.pdfDecember 2 - DARC 10-Meter Digital Contest, email logs to: df5bx at darc.de, paper logs and diskettes to: Werner Ludwig, DF5BX, PO Box 1270, 49110 Georgsmarienhuette, Germany. Find rules at: http://www.darc.de/referate/ukw-funksport/sonder/tei-digi.htmDecember 2 - Ukrainian DX Contest, email logs to: urdxc at ukr.net, paper logs and diskettes to: Ukrainian Contest Club HQ, PO Box 4850, Zaporozhye 69118, Ukraine. Find rules at: http://www.ucc.zp.ua/urdxc2008rules_eng.htmDecember 3 - ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, CW, email logs to: SSCW at arrl.org, paper logs and diskettes to: November SS CW, ARRL, 225 Main St, Newington, CT 06111, USA. Find rules at: http://www.arrl.org/contests/rules/2008/novss.htmlDecember 3 - NA Collegiate ARC Championship, CW, email logs to: SSCW at arrl.org, email log summary to: wm5r at wm5r.org, paper logs and diskettes to: November SS CW, ARRL, 225 Main St, Newington, CT 06111, USA. Find rules at: http://www.collegiatechampionship.org/rules/December 6 - YO International PSK31 Contest, email logs to: yo5crq at gmail.com, paper logs and diskettes to: Radioclubul YO5KAD, PO Box 220, RO-430281 Baia Mare, Romania. 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URL: From kb9wsl at hotmail.com Wed Nov 26 19:19:19 2008 From: kb9wsl at hotmail.com (Tom Murray) Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2008 19:19:19 -0500 Subject: [Ccarc] ARLD049 DX news In-Reply-To: <20081126224100.0E61A308C1@www.arrl.org> References: <20081126224100.0E61A308C1@www.arrl.org> Message-ID: > Subject: ARLD049 DX news > Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2008 16:40:29 -0500 > To: kb9wsl at hotmail.com > CC: > From: memberlist at www.arrl.org > > SB DX @ ARL $ARLD049 > ARLD049 DX news > > ZCZC AE49 > QST de W1AW > DX Bulletin 49 ARLD049 > From ARRL Headquarters > Newington CT November 26, 2008 > To all radio amateurs > > SB DX ARL ARLD049 > ARLD049 DX news > > This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by > DF4SA, EA6TS, K2DM, NC1L, the OPDX Bulletin, DXNL, 425 DX News, The > Daily DX, Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and > WA7BNM web sites. Thanks to all. > > TUNISIA, 3V. Club operator Ashraf, 3V8-002, will be QRV for the > first time as 3V8SS in the CQ World Wide DX CW contest. QSL via > bureau. > > GEORGIA, 4L. Gia, 4L4WW, Mike, 4L4CR, Vaho, 4L8A, Jim, UU1AZ, Andy, > UU4JMG and Andi, UU0JM will be QRV as 4L0A in the CQ World Wide DX > CW contest as a Multi/Single entry. They will also be active on the > low bands before the contest. QSL via EA7FTR. > > MALDIVES, 8Q. Viktoras, LY1A will be QRV as 8Q7RW from E Ellaidhoo > Chaaya Reef, IOTA AS-013, until December 4. This includes an entry > in the CQ World Wide DX CW contest. QSL to home call. > > WEST MALAYSIA, 9M2. Rich, G4ZFE will be QRV as 9M2CNC in the CQ > World Wide DX CW contest as a Single Op/All Band/High Power entry. > QSL to home call. > > CHINA, BY. Dale, BA4TB and Rene, DL2JRM will be QRV as B4TB in the > CQ World Wide DX CW contest as a Multi/Single entry. QSL via BA4TB. > > CUBA, CO. Luis, CO6LP will be QRV in the CQ World Wide DX CW > contest as a Single Op/All Band/Low Power entry. QSL direct to home > call. > > BALEARIC ISLANDS, EA6. Pedro, EA6TS is generally active on 80 > meters using CW around 2200z each day. QSL to home call. > > ANTARCTICA. Look for Nicolas to be QRV as FT5YI from the Dumont > d'Urville Base on Adelie Island, IOTA AN-017, on 20 meters around > around 1500 to 1700z. QSL via F4EGX. > > LIECHTENSTEIN, HB0. Chris, DK9TN and Matt, DK4YJ are QRV as > HB0/homecalls until November 30. This includes entries in the CQ > World Wide DX CW contest. Look for HB0/DK4YJ to be active as a > Single Op/Single Band on 40 meter entry and HB0/DK9TN as a Single > Op/Single Band on 80 meter entry. QSL to home calls. > > ST. VINCENT, J8. Dave, G3TBK is QRV as J88DR until November 30. > This includes being a Single Op/All Band entry in the CQ World Wide > DX CW contest. Outside the contest he is active on all HF bands, > especially 30, 17 and 12 meters using mostly CW. QSL to home call. > > MONGOLIA, JT. Khos, JT1CD will be QRV in the CQ World Wide DX CW > contest from Zone 23. QSL to home call. In addition, look for > JT1DA will be QRV as a Single Op/Single Band 40 meter entry in the > contest. QSL to home call. > > HAWAII, KH6. Members of the Coconut Wireless Contest Club will be > QRV as AH6XX in the CQ World Wide DX CW contest as a Multi/2 entry. > QSL via K2WR. > > LUXEMBOURG, LX. DL1EKC, DL1QW, DL4SDW, YO3JR, YO9GZU and LX2A will > be QRV as LX7I as a Multi/2 entry in the CQ World Wide DX CW contest > contest. QSL via LX2A. > > LEBANON, OD. Salvo, IV3YIM is QRV as OD5/IV3YIM until April 20, > 2009. Activity is generally on 80 to 10 meters using SSB with a > possibility of some CW, RTTY and PSK. QSL to home call. > > GREENLAND, OX. Ian, G3WVG and Nigel, G3TXF will be QRV as OX5AA as > a Multi/2 entry in the CQ World Wide DX CW contest from the club > station in Kangerlussuaq. QSL via G3TXF. > > TURKEY, TA. Members of TRAC will be QRV as TA3KZ in the CQ World > Wide DX CW contest as a Multi/Single entry. QSL via TA3KZ. In > addition, look for a group of operators to be QRV as YM3A from Zone > 20 as a Multi/2 entry in the contest. QSL via LZ1NK. > > ICELAND, TF. Siggi, TF3CW will be QRV in the CQ World Wide DX CW > contest as a Single Op/Single Band 40 meter entry. QSL via LX1NO. > > MONTSERRAT, VP2M. George, K2DM is QRV as VP2MDG until December 2. > This includes being a Single Op/All Band entry in the CQ World Wide > DX CW contest. QSL to home call. > > INDIA, VU. Prasad, VU2PTT will be QRV in the CQ World Wide DX CW > contest as a Single Op/All Band entry. QSL direct to home call. > > INDONESIA, YB. Members of the Bekasi DX Contest Club will be QRV as > YE1ZAT in the CQ World Wide DX CW contest as a Multi/Single entry. > QSL via YE1ZAT. > > UNITED KINGDOM SOVEREIGN BASE AREAS ON CYPRUS, ZC4. Andy will be > QRV as ZC4VJ in the CQ World Wide DX CW contest as a Single > Op/Single Band on 20 meter entry. QSL via ZC4VJ. > > NEW ZEALAND, ZL. Ken, ZL4NR, Mike, ZL4OL and Chris, ZL1CT will be > QRV as ZM4A in the CQ World Wide DX CW contest as a Multi/Single > entry. QSL via ZL4AA. > > THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The CQ Worldwide CW DX Contest, NCCC > Sprint and the ARS Spartan CW Sprint will certainly keep contesters > busy this weekend. Please see November QST, page 86, and the ARRL > and WA7BNM contest web sites for details. > NNNN > /EX _________________________________________________________________ Get more done, have more fun, and stay more connected with Windows Mobile?. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/119642556/direct/01/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The Indiana Guard Reserve is attached to the Indiana National Guard as a cadre force of Volunteers, many of whom are prior service personel. I like to think of the IGR as the auxilary to the Indiana National Guard. IGR DOES NOT require new members to go thru boot camp. IGR members are not paid unless they are Federalized. IGR members wear uniforms similar to Indiana National Guard & have a military rank structure modeled after the US Army. Prior service helps but is not required to be a member. Prior service personel enter the IGR at their old rank &/or plus 1 level depending on whether they were noncoms or commissioned officers (Sorry, I can't remember exactly how that works). IGR members stay here in Indiana while serving. They might be sent to another state but they CAN NOT BE SENT OVERSEAS. Their mission is to assume control of a local armory when the Indiana National Guard is deployed over seas. The IGR helps the families of the guard members deployed over seas & take care of day to day business of the armory. They may be federalized, then they will be paid. They may work along side the Indiana National Guard while responding to disasters/emergencies here in Indiana & maybe other states. The IGR meets once or twice a month at a local armory & at Camp Atterbury for an annual weekend training drill. There are other training drills around the state also. They work w/the Civil Air Patrol & other volunteer groups. It is a very good organization & very well worth the time & energy involved. I miss it & am re-joining. Thankyou. + Indiana National Guard Seeks Amateurs The Indiana Guard Reserve (IGR) is soliciting Amateur Radio operators throughout the State of Indiana to become part of its Communications Branch. 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URL: From kb9wsl at hotmail.com Fri Nov 28 09:13:00 2008 From: kb9wsl at hotmail.com (Tom Murray) Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2008 09:13:00 -0500 Subject: [Ccarc] FW: ARES E-Letter for November 26, 2008 In-Reply-To: <20081127063215.7ECC430CA9@www.arrl.org> References: <20081127063215.7ECC430CA9@www.arrl.org> Message-ID: > Subject: ARES E-Letter for November 26, 2008 > To: kb9wsl at hotmail.com > From: memberlist at www.arrl.org > Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2008 01:32:15 -0500 > > The ARES E-Letter > November 26, 2008 > ================= > > Rick Palm, K1CE, Editor > > , > > =================================== > ARES reports, other related contributions, editorial questions or > comments: ;; > =================================== > > + The View from Flagler County > > Flagler ARES now has four active VHF repeaters located at strategic > points throughout the county. Last month, one of the repeaters took a > direct hit during an electrical storm. The antenna was blown to > pieces. The PolyPhaser in the coaxial line did its job and protected > the repeater system from more damage. One of our team members donated > the funds to replace the destroyed GAM antenna, and the new system is > functioning better than ever. > > Flagler ARES officials are re-writing MOUs so that more local > government agencies can be served more reliably. Flagler Emergency > Management is now providing NIMS training at the EOC for our team. At > the moment, only IS-100 and 700 are required of team members working > in or from the EOC. The future of the training requirement is, > according to officials, in a state of flux. > > Flagler ARES is not only part of ESF#2, but is also under the broad > roof of ESF#15. However, it is understood that the prime function of > ARES here is emcomm. > > Our ARES team and the Flagler Emergency Service Volunteers (FESV) > will be holding a joint holiday party in December. The two groups > work well together during emergencies, as does ARES and the Flagler > County REACT. All ARES groups should seek out and work closely with > their local REACT groups. REACT is a fine organization, with a long > history of superb public service in the emcomm arena. ARES and REACT > together form a synergistic bond, with the public as beneficiary. > ________ > > Perhaps the final shot across the bow of the U.S. for the > soon-to-expire tropical weather season was Hurricane Paloma, a Cat 4 > storm that threatened the Cayman Islands and Cuba earlier this month. > The usual suspects were involved: The Hurricane Watch Net (HWN), the > VoIP Hurricane Net (VOIPWX) and WX4NHC -- the Amateur Radio station > at the National Hurricane Center (NHC), were all active and standing > by to take and relay reports from the affected areas. > > A long time Cuban friend and colleague of mine in IARU Region 2 > emergency affairs, Arnie Coro, CO2KK, was active, as usual, with > Cuban emergency nets on 40 meters. He relayed reports of widespread > communication outages: at least one communications tower was blown > down in Santa Cruz Del Sur. In the province of Camaguey, sustained > winds of 95 MPH and gusts to 155 MPH were recorded. Another long time > friend and colleague on the hurricane/emcomm circuit is Assistant > WX4NHC Coordinator Julio Ripoll, WD4R, who said "Arnie's reports were > used in official advisory statements issued by the NHC." > > Reporting on the Caymans, VoIP Hurricane Net Director of Operations > Rob Macedo, KD1CY, said "there was significant damage, particularly > over Little Cayman and Cayman Brac. We received a relayed unofficial > report of a 155 MPH wind gust on Cayman Brac. Roofs were blown off > homes and significant damage was reported at resort locations on > Cayman Brac." This was personal for me, with a special love for the > Caymans and their friendly people, nurtured by two Dxpeditions there > (ZF2CE). > > Ripoll said that the NHC used many of the reports received from the > Nets in the official advisory statements issued by NHC forecasters. A > complete list of reports received from various sources can be seen on > the VoIP Hurricane Net Report Viewer > . > ______ > > Here is some good advice I just received: "Hi Rick, in your 'View > from Flagler County' in the last issue, you said that Florida > residents are Number One in the nation for lightning strikes. We, the > citizens of the Republic of Texas, have discovered that it is much > safer inside and out of the rain than standing in the rain, > especially during a thunderstorm. Try it, it works. Hi. Keep up the > good work." -- Mike Deming, K6GTY, Livingston, Texas > > > _______ > In This Issue: > > + California Fires > + Alabama County Hams Respond to Successful SAR > + Applying Field Day Lessons to ARES Ops > + 2008 SET Soapbox: Adding Exercise to an Exercise > + Global Emergency Network Marks Record > + Southern New England SKYWARN Group Cited > + ARRL to Offer Self-Study Course on Digital Technology for EmComm > + LETTERS: PowerPole Connector Configs for Different Supply Voltages > + Indiana National Guard Seeks Amateurs > + LETTERS: Hospital EMCOMM in Florida - Compliance Monitoring by AHCA > + Who Can Use the Name ARES(r)? > + LETTERS: HDTV Transmissions in the Field, Comments > + LETTERS: The Need to Build Strong Relationships > + LETTERS: Coaxial Antenna Versus J-Pole > + QST Author/ARES Op Presented Cover Plaque Award > + LETTERS: Repeater Info Should Be Readily Available > + K1CE For a Final > ________ > > + Southern California Fires > > [ARES reports are spotty at this point, but a few have been received > so far. More will be published as they are forthcoming - ed.] > > The Hospital Disaster Support Communications System (HDSCS) > , a specialty ARES group of Orange County near > Los Angeles, aided hospitals during wildfire-related evacuations. > Shortly before noon on Saturday, November 15, a wildfire broke out > northeast of Brea-Olinda High School, possibly sparked by embers from > the Freeway Complex Fire that had been burning near the 91 Freeway at > Green River since 9 AM that day. A threat to Kindred Brea Hospital > caused HDSCS to be activated and members checked in. At 2:45 PM, as > the HDSCS operators were in place and in communication with the HDSCS > net from Kindred Brea, a page was received from St. Jude hospital and > a call came in from Placentia Linda hospital requesting Amateur Radio > operators. St. Jude was receiving heavy smoke and had gone on > diversion status. Placentia-Linda had been advised that it might > receive chronic pulmonary patients from skilled nursing facilities. > HDSCS members were immediately sent from the net to these facilities. > A member also went to the Orange County Emergency Medical Services > Agency's Operations Center. > > At 3:15 PM, a decision was made to close and evacuate Kindred Brea > Hospital, moving 36 patients by ambulance to four other Kindred > hospitals in Orange and Los Angeles Counties. Ten of these patients > were on ventilators. HDSCS operators assisted with communications > during the evacuation and the HDSCS net kept officials at Emergency > Medical Services Agency informed of the situation. All patients were > under way by 6 PM. > > Amateur Radio communications continued at Placentia Linda Hospital > until 6:20 PM and at St. Jude Hospital throughout the night until 2 > PM the next day. > > ARESLAX and Sylmar Fire, November 15, 2008 -- At 2:58 AM ARESLAX > received a call from the county requesting > ARESLAX emergency support at Olive View Hospital. The hospital > experienced a power and telephone outage and it was reported that a > patient evacuation was imminent. Marty Woll, N6VI, and Tom Turner, > KI6CCW, were immediately dispatched. Olester Santos, KI6RWR, Jim > Curio, KI6FGV, Wyatt Underwood, K6LZL, and Los Angeles Section > Emergency Coordinator Dennis Smith, KA6GSE , > provided net and operational support. > > At this time, the media was reporting that the city's power system > sustained damage. The public was being requested to reduce power > usage in order to avoid power outages. Planned rolling power outages > were possibly to occur. ARESLAX planned on an immediate hospital > deployment. Emergency Coordinators were requested to monitor their > hospitals' status and the general area's Amateur Radio need. No ARES > member was to deploy without authorization and proper instructions. > > ARESLAX provided emergency net services, operated over the DARN > repeater system. The net exchanged fire observations with > communications and power outage reports in and around Los Angeles > County. Information was used to activate ARES and any other > participating emergency Amateur Radio groups. For more information > about ARESLAX and its net frequencies: > (Source: David Greenhut, N6HD, DEC ARESLAX NorthWest) > > [As more after-action debriefings are held, and reports become > available, we will provide additional coverage in next month's issue. > -- ed.] > > + Alabama County Hams Respond to Successful SAR > > At 8 AM Saturday morning, November 1, an 85-member team initiated a > search for a missing Auburn University student in a heavily wooded > area of southwest Lee County, Alabama. Participating organizations > included the Auburn PD, Lee County Sheriff's Office, EMS, Red Cross, > Civil Air Patrol, Lee County EMA, Alabama State Troopers, Lee County > Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) and the East Alabama Amateur > Radio Club. The missing student had spent three days and nights in > the woods before he was successfully found in good health at 10:15 > AM. > > Chris Tate, WX4CAP, lead the on-site Lee County EMA response while > Mary Moore, WX4MM, was the duty officer at the EOC. Team leader Mike > Watkins, WX4AL, lead an outstanding, well-coordinated 20 member Lee > County CERT search effort including Amateur Radio operators Debra > Ward, KI4YZY, and Justin Webster, KI4HKZ, while Tom Moore, WX4TM, > coordinated on-site communications. Marty Nelson, KI4NHW, led the Lee > County Red Cross response. Thanks to Curtis Jennings, KI4FUS for > arranging for a troop of Boy Scouts to assist had the search been > prolonged. -- Tom Moore, WX4TM, Valley, Alabama > > + Applying Field Day Lessons to ARES Ops > > During Field Day 2008 site visits in Western Washington, I picked up > a few tidbits of useful information that applies to ARES operations > as we head into the winter storm season. > > In Pacific County, the need for back-up emergency communications > became apparent not only from the three-day, hurricane-force wind > storm, but from distant illegal drug users. In their quest to steal > copper to sell and fuel their drug addiction, drug users cut out the > major phone cable that provided service--including calls to 911--to > the Pacific County area. What the wind will do in winter, the drug > users can do in pristine weather. > > The Aberdeen, Washington hams warned me about the need to secure > emergency equipment. The same three-day storm forced many residents > -- and hams -- to use generators for a week or more. Unfortunately, > nearly 12 residents on one street had their generators stolen. An > enterprising group of thieves located the generators from the noise > and then swooped in during the day when residents were gone. The > lesson: Emergencies bring out the good and the bad, so be prepared > and lock down your emergency equipment. > > The value of local media in smaller towns should not be overlooked. > By sending out Field Day announcements well in advance and working > with the local media, the Stanwood, Washington group had visits from > individuals, officials, and groups of children. Each child who made > their first contact on the radio received a certificate of first > contact to take with them. Communication and recognition go far in > keeping our ARES teams well populated and these are two important > factors to keep in mind when preparing for the storm season. -- Bruce > Miller, KC7IAY, Public Information Coordinator, Western Washington > Section > > + 2008 SET Soapbox: Adding Exercise to an Exercise > > Here's an idea from Jim Fey, KO6UW, that should become part of > ARES/SET lore. (Fey leads the Manteca, California ACS group, and is > an AEC with San Joaquin Valley, California ARES). > > His great idea: Have SET mobile operators report all emergency > vehicles they see--police, fire, EMS, etc.--back to net control. That > simple activity turned what would have been a boring SET exercise > this year into a good training event. And it impressed our served > agency. > > This happened last week. Several agencies were holding a flood > evacuation exercise and hams--for the first time in several > years--were invited to participate. Fourteen hams were involved. > > In a real flood, the hams would be the eyes of the EOC. We'd be > driving around reporting on flooding, evacuation traffic, and > generally looking for problems the EOC needed to know about. For the > drill, Fey sent our mobile hams to assigned locations. While this > proves we can drive our cars and find intersections (given a small > map), it doesn't do much more. > > So, to make things interesting, Fey asked the mobiles to report to > Net Control every time a police, fire, or EMS vehicle passed their > location. With the drill going on, he knew the vehicles would be > driving around. As soon as the mobiles got to their posts, the > reports started coming in. > > Not just emergency vehicles, but our operators were reporting school > buses, city trucks, police motorcycles, and anything else > official-looking that happened to pass by. Sometimes the reports > would track the vehicles from one of our posts to the next. One of > the posts was near the corporation yard, where city vehicles are > kept, and another near the bus barn for the public school system. > > This created nearly constant traffic on the net, with a reasonable > amount of doubling and other minor problems. These were quickly > handled with a little on- air education for the operators, who > responded perfectly. Net Control (me) came down with writer's cramp > from logging all the reports. Good experience all around. > > As we always warn our operators, ham radio can be (and is) widely > listened-to. And such was the case at the EOC, where members of > served agencies got to hear our traffic and were impressed by how > professionally our "amateurs" worked together. > > By adding a ton of traffic to an otherwise pretty boring drill, KO6UW > made certain our operators would have a good learning experience. And > our served agencies heard an example of how ham radio can "do the > job" when called upon. And that's about as good an exercise as you > can have. (This drill was used as our 2008 Simulated Emergency Test). > -- David Coursey, N5FDL [Coursey is EC for ARES of San Joaquin > County, California. He is also ACS/RACES officer for the City of > Tracy, CA, and manages an Amateur Radio program for the San Joaquin > County Emergency Medical Services Agency.] > > + Global Emergency Network Marks Record > > The Global ALE High Frequency Network (HFN), an international Amateur > Radio Service organization of ham operators dedicated to > emergency/relief radio communications, has become the first network > to operate continuously for more than 500 days on all international > Amateur Radio short wave bands simultaneously. According to HFN > International ALE Coordinator Bonnie Crystal, KQ6XA, the main purpose > of the Network is to provide efficient emergency and disaster relief > communications to remote areas of the world. "Beginning with a core > group of six North American radio operators in June 2007, HFN rapidly > expanded to cover large areas of the planet with 24/7 digital > communications," she said. "HFN was designed to be an open framework > for global Amateur Radio emergency services to interoperate on HF > using the Automatic Link Establishment (ALE) system." Relying on > ionospheric radio communications, interconnected HFN base stations > scan the radio bands every 10 seconds, from 3.5 MHz-28.0 MHz. Through > this Net, Crystal said, ham operators stay connected with each other > at all hours of the day or night in any mode of operation, and can > send Internet e-mail or cell phone mobile text messages from the > field." - ARRL Web site > > + Southern New England SKYWARN Group Cited > > At a Saturday, November 15, Amateur Radio SKYWARN Coordinators > Meeting at the National Weather Service (NWS) office in Taunton, > Massachusetts, the coordinating team was presented with an award from > NWS Taunton Forecasters citing excellence in service to the NWS > Taunton office and service to the people of Southern New England. The > glass trophy was presented to Rob Macedo, KD1CY, ARES SKYWARN > Coordinator for NWS Taunton and Eastern Massachusetts ARES Section > Emergency Coordinator and the two dozen SKYWARN Coordinators > representing portions of the four New England states the NWS Taunton > office covers. > > "Today was a special meeting," remarked Macedo, "I wasn't expecting > the trophy that's sitting on top of the power supply here at the > station. I was surprised. Very well done, I must say. It is a tribute > to the team effort exhibited by Amateur Radio operators and SKYWARN > Spotters across the four state region." > > The award meant even more to the Amateur Radio team since it was > funded not by NOAA, but rather by the forecasters at the station who > paid for it out of their own pockets. The award reads: "Presented to > NWS-TAUNTON AMATEUR RADIO TEAM / WX1BOX With Sincere Appreciation for > your Long-standing Commitment to the National Weather Service and the > People of Southern New England and with Particular Recognition for > your Tireless Support during the Unusual 2008 Severe Weather Season." > > The 2008 summer Severe Weather Season in Southern New England > featured 974 reports that appeared in Local Storm Report products > with 917 of those reports coming from the Amateur Radio SKYWARN > Spotter Network representing 94% of all reports received in those > products. There were two stretches in June and July where SKYWARN was > activated in some portion of the NWS Taunton coverage area for seven > days straight and in August from the period of August 3 through > August 18, SKYWARN was activated 14 out of 18 days with 50 total > SKYWARN Activations recorded over the summer of 2008. > > "It is the most active year in the 13 years I've been involved in the > SKYWARN program. We hope next year will be calmer in terms of severe > weather." Macedo said. > > On the same evening as the SKYWARN Meeting, a Tornado Watch was > posted for much of Southern New England until 2 AM. While the watch > was later cancelled, strong winds out ahead of a cold front resulted > in pockets of tree and power line damage across Connecticut, Rhode > Island and Massachusetts with some minor structural damage also > reported as wind gusts of 50-70 MPH occurred with a wind gust of 67 > MPH recorded at the Blue Hill Observatory in Milton, Massachusetts. > > "Somehow, given such an active year in 2008 for severe weather, it is > no surprise that we had a wind damage event on the evening of our > coordinators meeting. We hope this is the end of the active stretch," > Macedo quipped. > > + ARRL to Offer Self-Study Course on Digital Technology for Emergency > Communications > > With digital technology becoming an integral part of Amateur Radio, > hams interested in Emergency Communications now have a new tool to > help them take advantage of emerging modes such as Packet Radio APRS, > Winlink 2000, IRLP, EchoLink and WIRES-II, D-STAR, APCO25, HF sound > card modes and Automatic Link Establishment (ALE). The ARRL Digital > Technology for Emergency Communications Course will introduce hams to > all of the ways Amateur Radio operators are using digital technology > as a valuable emergency communications tool. > > + LETTERS: PowerPole Connector Configs for Different Supply Voltages > > Several readers wrote in about my Hands-On Radio experiment > concerning Go-Kits. (Experiment #70, "Three-Terminal Regulators", > ). Their > suggestion is to stack the 6V PowerPole connector pair one "above" > the other, so that the longer side of the connector bodies are > together. The 12V PowerPole connector pair can remain in the more > common side-by-side configuration shown in the article. With the two > different configurations, different voltage systems cannot be > connected together. I've done this in my own go-kit and urge others > to do the same. The impetus for this protocol came from Al Wolfe, > K9SI, Sidney, Illinois, who wrote: > > "As the National Electrical Code recognized years ago, it should be > impossible to plug something into the wrong voltage or current > receptacle. Therefore, they set up the many standards for different > kinds of plugs and receptacles for power distribution. A simple > solution to the instant dilemma would be to lock the Powerpole > terminals together vertically for the lower voltage instead of the > more common horizontal method; i.e., with the flat contacts in > parallel instead of in the same plane. This should reduce the > possibility of plugging in the 6 volt devices into the 12 volt supply > by mistake." > > This is also noted on the HOR Web page for experiment #70. - H. Ward > Silver, N0AX, Vashon Island Assistant EC, Western Washington; QST > Columnist, Hands-On Radio > > + Indiana National Guard Seeks Amateurs > > The Indiana Guard Reserve (IGR) is soliciting Amateur Radio operators > throughout the State of Indiana to become part of its Communications > Branch. The IGR is activated by the Adjutant General of Indiana when > there is a major incident or exercise that requires the services of > the 190 disaster responders that make up the IGR. One of the > functions the IGR needs to improve is ESF #2 Communications. -- LTC > Spencer Gibbs, N9DVL, USA ret., Indiana Guard Reserve > Communications/Electronics Officer, Master Military Emergency > Management Specialist > > + LETTERS: Hospital EMCOMM in Florida - Compliance Monitoring by AHCA > > Regarding the most recent ARES E-Letter item on hospital emcomms, our > local hospital communications contact sent us information from > Florida's Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA), a > compliance-monitoring agency looking for documentation of agreements > with Amateur Radio groups and hospitals. > nts.pdf> > > The protocol is: "X. RECOMMENDED EXTERNAL EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS > STANDARDS a. Each facility should provide for external electronic > communication not dependent on terrestrial telephone lines, cellular, > radio or microwave towers such as on-site radio transmitter, > satellite communication systems or a written agreement with an > amateur radio operator volunteer group(s). This agreement should > provide for a volunteer operator and communication equipment to be > re-located into the facility in the event of a disaster until > communications are restored." -- Jeff Capehart, W4UFL, Gainesville, > Florida > > + Who Can Use the Name ARES(r)? > > ARES(r) is a registered trademark of the ARRL. As such it can only be > used by groups that are officially affiliated with the ARRL. There is > a PDF with the details at > > --Dan Henderson, N1ND, Regulatory Information Manager, ARRL > > + LETTERS: HDTV Transmissions in the Field, Comments > > [Last month's item on the impending TV Digital conversion and the > need for emcomm ops to monitor TV transmissions in the field brought > a panoply of responses. Here is a sampling. - ed.] > > I was a TV broadcast engineer in the analog days, and I recently put > together a slide show on DTV (of which HDTV is a subset), and in > doing so I had to learn new things. You are correct: There will be no > more analog broadcasts, either video or audio, after February 17, > 2009, with the minor exception of translators and low power TV > stations. Cable TV is permitted to continue delivering analog. > > Let me list several options to receive broadcast digital TV in the > field: > > 1. A DTV converter in front of any conventional analog TV tuned to > channel 3 or 4 is the first option. I bought two RCA DTA800B1 digital > converters for $20 each over the $40 government coupon. (Each > household can get two coupons.) Converter and remote control weigh 1 > lb. Sensitivity is adequate. > > With a converter you'll get more channels than before because three > or more video/audio streams are put on each ATSC channel (in the same > 6 MHz width and in some of the same bands as the old NTSC system). > > With a converter you get optional caption decoding and display, and > you get composite video and stereo audio outputs and RF output. This > converter plugs into 120V, but I would be surprised if it could not > be modified to work off 12 volts. The RF could be split to feed > several NTSC receivers if desired. > > 2. With your converter, use an LCD monitor/receiver that will work > from 12 volts via its in-line switching power supply. I use a 15" AOC > LV15X221 computer monitor/cable-ready NTSC TV receiver (~$150 from > CompUSA). It's probably obsolete, but see for > ATSC (digital) receiver/monitors. > > 3. The little grocery-store 5-inch B/W receiver can be used with the > converter, but with lots of intercarrier buzz. > > 4. Consider the cheapest digital TV that has a digital tuner but > displays NTSC.(Consider it a digital converter and an NTSC receiver > in the same box.) Here's a 7-inch LCD 12-V portable for $112: > ef=sr_1_13?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1224966207&sr=1-13> > > Finally, if you have an NTSC tuner in your computer or on USB, use a > converter with it. Consider a *digital* USB tuner, using a laptop as > a monitor. Search Amazon for "USB digital tuner." You'll want to look > into the sensitivity of USB tuners. > > An informative DTV Web site is -- > Travis Hardin, KE3Y, Huntsville, Alabama > > This is the HDTV box I use for portable and mobile apps: A 5" LCD > monitor for the video with the audio piped into my Jeep's broadcast > radio. I picked this box specifically since it has a direct 12 vdc > power input. I've never seen another model with this. The antenna is > a homebrew Yagi. For the mobile, I plan to add a larger flip down > monitor. It's eligible for the coupons too. > -- Ronny Julian, > K4RJJ, Dallas, Georgia > > Ward Silver's (N0AX) letter regarding clear audio for HDTV struck a > chord with me on one of my projects. A group of ARES/MARS ops in > Delaware are helping me construct a new Mobile Communications Unit. > We have a Silicon Dust HDTV tuner (the "HDHomeRun"), which converts > the off-the-air HDTV signals (up to 2 simultaneously) into packets on > the Local Area Network and allows the use of a wide variety of PC > software (Windows, MAC and Linux) to view/listen to the commercial > station. > > We also have a low-cost 4-channel DVR (designed for security > cameras), which allow LAN-attached PCs to view real-time and archived > Amateur TV and DirecTV programming. All of this equipment is quite > inexpensive. All of this is available to our served agencies via the > mobile unit's wired and wireless networks. More on the project at: > . - John Scoggin, > Jr., W3JKS/AAT3BF/AAM3EDE/AAA9SL, US Army MARS, Delaware Gateway > Station AAB3DE, Special Consultant - Technology; Emergency Operations > Officer - Delaware > > + LETTERS: The Need to Build Strong Relationships > > A great article was published in American City & Country, about the > need to build strong relationships within the emergency management > community. It's filled with anecdotes and makes for compelling > reading. > > > > > During our recent experience here with Hurricane Gustav, I was > shocked to find that some of our county EC's didn't even know the > names of the leaders at their served agencies. As I've pointed out to > many of them since, trying to forge those relationships and bonds of > trust during an emergency is the worst possible time. > > During the hotwash for this event, I had one local EC give me a blank > stare when I asked if he had ever met the Red Cross representative. > He didn't know what either organization was, and had never attended a > meeting. > > If you're currently serving as an EC and you don't have a good > working relationship with your local EMA Director, Red Cross > Director, police and fire chiefs, etc. make it a point to cultivate > those now. If your county has a Local Emergency Preparedness > Committee (LEPC) try to attend the meetings, or consider appointing > an Assistant EC who can represent Amateur Radio at those functions. > If your community has an active chapter of VOAD (Voluntary > Organizations Active in Disaster) you should try to obtain membership > for your ARES/RACES group. > > It's important to understand that Amateur Radio is one piece of the > emergency management puzzle, and for us to serve our role we must be > aware of what the big picture looks like. Make it a top priority over > the next few months to build those relationships. -- Les Rayburn, > N1LF, Alabama Section Emergency Coordinator, NCS-SHARES NCS-047 > > + LETTERS: Coaxial Antenna Versus J-Pole > > In re my item in the last issue on coaxial antennas and readers' > responses, there was the original statement that the coaxial antenna > has "some gain," but this was not to mean that it has some gain over > a dipole. The Coaxial Antenna is a variant of a half-wave dipole. > > A J-Pole is a fine antenna. However, the J-Pole has the following > disadvantages: > > 1. Construction is not as straight forward as the Coaxial. > 2. The copper version of the J-Pole does not deploy as easily as the > coaxial antenna described. > 3. With no real models for comparison, it is difficult to compare > patterns for each antenna. I would suspect that the J-Pole would not > have an omni-directional pattern and would therefore produce a lobe > or lobes giving gain in some directions. > > The purpose of my article was to introduce or reintroduce the Coaxial > antenna to those who have never used or seen one--especially as a > great addition to an emcomm operator's "Jump Kit." > > 1. Coaxial antennas have a gain of about 2dBi (about the same as a > Center-fed dipole). > 2. Coaxial antennas may be fed with 52 Ohm coaxial cable without > cumbersome tuning. > 3. Coaxial antennas require little if any horizontal displacement. > (It's very compact). > 4. Coaxial antennas have a low angle of radiation. > 5. The lower sleeve or shield helps prevent the induction of current > in the outer conductor of the coaxial cable caused by energy radiated > by the antenna. No further matching is required as is required with > the typical J-Pole. - Jay Musikar, AF2C, DEC East Central District, > Northern Florida ARES > > + QST Author/ARES Op Presented Cover Plaque Award > > At the November meeting of the ARES unit in Cupertino, California, > ARRL Pacific Division Director Bob Vallio, W6RGG, presented Jim > Oberhofer, KN6PE, of Cupertino, with the QST Cover Plaque Award. > Oberhofer's article, "Outpost: Packet Radio for Emergency Messaging," > was published in the April 2008 issue of QST. The winner of the QST > Cover Plaque award -- given to the author or authors of the best > article in each issue -- is determined by a vote of ARRL members on > the QST Cover Plaque Poll Web page. > > + LETTERS: Repeater Info Should Be Readily Available > > The letter "ARES Groups Should Publish Repeater Frequencies for > Googling" in the September issue reminds me of how hard it can > sometimes be to get up on the air in disaster conditions: it's not > just the disaster but also the lack of information (sometimes the > result of the disaster). > > Yes, we should be able to find repeater information on Google. But we > should also be able to find the PL tones. (And sometimes we won't be > able to connect to Google or anything else wired). The repeaters we > can hear should be telling us their PL tones every time they > identify. Better yet, unless there is an actual repeater > interference problem, the PL tone system should be turned off in a > disaster response. That PL tone may well be known to the locals > (actually, probably not anymore since it's been put in the rig > memory). The PL tone will not be known to anyone else such as > travelers with emergency traffic, visitors, etc. > > Especially in extremis, we should be doing what we can to facilitate > communication, not prevent it. -- Bart Lee, KV6LEE, ARRL Government > Liaison and Volunteer Counsel, former LO San Francisco ACS, former EC > ARES San Francisco, and Deputy Communications Lead, New York Red > Cross > > How about the list at ? I find this list > to be fairly accurate. -- Lloyd Colston, KC5FM, City of Altus, > Oklahoma > > For several years now, I've maintained a list of primary Emergency > Frequencies in use in each West Central Florida County > These frequencies and > alpha-numerics can then be pre-programmed into radios and when folks > are deployed to other counties, they simply need to dial in the > correct "channel" listed on the Communications Plan, and they'll be > ready to go with no programming needed in the field. -- Ron Wetjen, > WD4AHZ, EC Sarasota County, West Central Florida, Sarasota County > Auxiliary Communications Service > > + K1CE For a Final > > Web site of the Month: It is superb! > > Thought of the Month: "To every man there comes in his lifetime that > special moment when he is tapped on the shoulder and offered the > chance to do a very special thing. What a tragedy if that moment > finds him unprepared and unqualified for the work which should be his > finest hour." -- Winston Spencer Churchill (Tnx to N9DVL). > > Happy Tnxgiving to all! 73, Rick K1CE > > Copyright 2008 American Radio Relay League, Inc. All Rights Reserved. > > ====================================================================== > The ARES E-Letter is published on the third Wednesday of each month > by the American Radio Relay League--The National Association For > Amateur Radio--225 Main St, Newington, CT 06111; tel 860-594-0200; > fax 860-594-0259; . Joel Harrison, W5ZN, > President. > > The ARES E-Letter is an e-mail digest of news and information of > interest to active members of the ARRL Amateur Radio Emergency > Service (ARES). > > Material from The ARES E-Letter may be republished or reproduced in > whole or in part in any form without additional permission. 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