From phil_snider at hotmail.com Mon Sep 1 07:00:44 2008 From: phil_snider at hotmail.com (Phil Snider) Date: Mon, 1 Sep 2008 07:00:44 -0400 Subject: [Ccarc] hurricane maps Message-ID: hurricane maps: http://pages.sssnet.com/kend/scs/nexrad.php?rid=lix Phil Snider W9LVY EMAILING FOR THE GREATER GOODJoin me -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://ns1.culcom.net/pipermail/ccarc/attachments/20080901/74a351e5/attachment.htm From phil_snider at hotmail.com Mon Sep 1 19:42:00 2008 From: phil_snider at hotmail.com (Phil Snider) Date: Mon, 1 Sep 2008 19:42:00 -0400 Subject: [Ccarc] need ethernet card Message-ID: Does someone have an ethernet card that they could part with? thanks Phil Snider W9LVY 722-2102 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: http://ns1.culcom.net/pipermail/ccarc/attachments/20080901/06b1d334/attachment.htm From kb9wsl at hotmail.com Mon Sep 1 20:32:32 2008 From: kb9wsl at hotmail.com (Tom Murray) Date: Mon, 1 Sep 2008 20:32:32 -0400 Subject: [Ccarc] Emergency FREQS List Message-ID: Found this list on QRZ posting......Tom KB9WSL/ 2008 Hurricane Frequencies By Hugh Stegman NV6H (Last Update 21 Jul 08) Please delete older copies of this list! They only propagate errors across the Internet, then I catch hell for it. All those funny x.1 frequencies used by US Air Force MARS have been changed back to x.0, and appropriate corrections have been made here. Added the Caribbean Weather Center daily net (http://www.caribwx.com/ssb.html). Finally dropped the two remaining US military weather freqencies, as they've been quiet for several years. If they come back from the dead, as they did the last time I dropped them, I'll put them back. SECURE is not dead, it's just spotty depending on the state. SHARES Coordination Net freqs appear to be somewhat in flux, as they try different digital modes (mostly PACTOR and ALE). Amateur nets move around. Just tune the band for anyone obviously using procedures. 20 meters above 14100 is prime hunting territory in day time, and 75 meter LSB is common at night. Some move to 21 MHz in the local afternoon hours, conditions permitting. Maybe we'll get some sunspots one of these years. Submit corrections/additions to utilityworld at ominous-valve.com. 490.0 NAVTEX alternate 518.0 (Sitor-B) US Coast Guard, Navigational Telex (NAVTEX) 1984.0 (LSB) Virgin Islands/ Antilles/ PR 2054.0 (Fax) US Coast Guard, Kodiak, AK 2082.5 Intership Safety and Operational Comm, all areas. ^Also, Intership non-commercial fishing. 2182.0 Maritime voice calling and distress, wx announcement ch 2174.5 (Teleprinting) NBDP Distress and Safety 2177.0 (DSC) Coast Stations and Intership DSC Calling 2187.5 (DSC) Digital Selective Calling Safety/Distress(GMDSS) 2203.0 Intership Safety and Operational Communications. ^Gulf of Mexico |Also, Intership non-commercial fishing. 2214.0 Intership Safety/ Operational Comm, all areas 2326.0 State Emergency Management ALE/USB (Operation Secure) 2371.0 CAP, all regions 2374.0 CAP, all regions 2411.0 State Emergency Management USB (Operation Secure) 2414.0 State Emergency Management ALE/USB (Operation Secure) 2419.0 State Emergency Management (Operation Secure) 2422.0 State Emergency Management (Operation Secure) 2439.0 State Emergency Management (Operation Secure) 2463.0 State Emergency Management (Operation Secure) 2466.0 State Emergency Management (Operation Secure) 2471.0 State Emergency Management (Operation Secure) 2474.0 State Emergency Management (Operation Secure) 2487.0 State Emergency Management (Operation Secure) 2500.0 WWV wx h+8, 9, 10; WWVH wx h+48, 49, 50, 51 2511.0 State Emergency Management (Operation Secure) 2535.0 State Emergency Management (Operation Secure) 2569.0 State Emergency Management (Operation Secure) 2582.0 ZBM - St. George's Harbor Radio, Bermuda 2587.0 State Emergency Management (Operation Secure) 2638.0 Intership Safety/ Operational Comm, all areas 2670.0 US Coast Guard, MSI broadcasts, announced on 2182 ^U.S. Coast Guard Liaison and Maritime Safety |Broadcasts, Also Intership Safety and Operational |Communications in all areas 2738.0 Intership Safety/ Operational Comm ^all areas except Great Lakes. Shared with aircraft. 2801.0 State Emergency Management (Operation Secure) 2802.4 Red Cross F-91 (may be carrier freq for above) 2804.0 State Emergency Management (Operation Secure) 2812.0 State Emergency Management ALE/USB (Operation Secure) 2830.0 Intership Safety / Operational Comm ^ Gulf of Mexico only. Shared with aircraft. 2872.0 MWARA NAT net 2958.5 US Navy New Orleans 3023.0 US Coast Guard SAR 3047.0 Canadian Forces MACS 3122.0 US Coast Guard, safety of flight 3130.0 US Navy FACSFAC Jacksonville, FL "Sea Lord" 3171.4 Red Cross disaster (F-92) 3202.0 State Emergency Management ALE/USB (Operation Secure) 3216.0 SHARES Regional Coord Net (Night Primary) 3303.0 US Department Of Transportation evacuation F-1 3341.0 FEMA "Foxtrot-6," 3361.0 SHARES Regional Coord Net (Night Alt) 3388.0 FEMA 3455.0 MWARA CAR net 3573.0 (CW) Carolinas Net 3622.5 (Fax) JMH, Tokyo, weather charts at 0110 and 1910 3710.0 (LSB) Puerto Rico 3815.0 (LSB) Caribbean Net (Alt on 3940 S. FL, 3950 N FL) ^ WX4NHC/NHW lists this as a night alt freq 3815.0 (LSB) Inter-island 75 meter frequency (24 hr) 3818.0 (LSB) Caribbean 3823.0 (LSB) Amateur use w/MS Red Cross in Katrina 3845.0 (LSB) Gulf Coast West, often takes H&W 3862.0 (LSB) GULF COAST H&W 3862.5 (LSB) Mississippi Section Voice Traffic Net 3865.0 (LSB) West Virginia Emergency Net 3873.0 (LSB) Regional ARES Emergency Frequency ^West Gulf ARES Emergency Net (Night) |Central Gulf Coast Hurricane Net |Magnolia Section Net |Louisiana ARES Net |Lousiana Emergency & Tactical Traffic Net (Night) |Mississippi Emergency & Tactical Traffic Net (Night) |North Texas Section ARES |Texas Emergency & Tactical Traffic Net (Night) |Texas Traffic Net |Night Primary and Gulf Coast common tactical 3905.0 (LSB) Hawaii, Delaware 3907.0 (LSB) Coastal Carolina Emergency Net Dy 0000 3910.0 (LSB) Regional Emergency Primary Channel: ^ Virginia primary (alt 7360) | Mississippi ARES, Louisiana Traffic Net, | West Central Florida Section Net, | Central Texas Emergency Net 3911.0 (LSB) West Central Florida SKYWARN Net 3913.0 (LSB) NY State 3915.0 (LSB) South Carolina Emergency/Traffic Nets 3915.0 (LSB) Massachusetts/Rhode Island 3917.0 (LSB) E Pennsylvania 3920.0 (LSB) Maryland 3923.0 (LSB) North Carolina Evening Net 3923.0 (LSB) Tar Heel Emergency Net (alt 7232) 3923.0 (LSB) Mississippi ARES ^ Always good for SE US H&W 3925.0 (LSB) Central Gulf Coast Hurricane Net 3925.0 (LSB) Louisiana/Gulf/SW emergency alternate 3927.0 (LSB) North Carolina Morning Net, ARES 3930.0 (LSB) Gulf Coast Hurricane Net alternate 3930.0 (LSB) Louisiana 3930.0 (LSB) North Texas Emergency Net 3933.0 (LSB) Panhandle Traffic Emergency Net Dy 0000 3935.0 (LSB) Belize 3935.0 (LSB) Central Gulf Coast Hurricane Net 3935.0 (LSB) Health & Welfare Traffic Net (Night) ^ARES Section H&W Frequency for | Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Texas | Also Alabama Tactical Use 3937.0 (LSB) W. Massachusetts 3940.0 (LSB) Florida Voice Traffic Net 3940.0 (LSB) South Florida ARES Net 3940.0 (LSB) Tropical Voice Traffic Net 3940.0 (LSB) SATERN Alternate 3944.0 (LSB) West Gulf Emergency Net 3945.0 (LSB) Katrina Outbound Health & Welfare 3947.0 (LSB) Virginia health & welfare (alt 7240) 3950.0 (LSB) Northern Florida ARES Net 3950.0 (LSB) National Hurricane Watch, occasional night 3955.0 (LSB) South Texas Emergency Net 3957.0 (LSB) Louisiana State EOC 3960.0 (LSB) Northeast Coast Hurricane Net 3965.0 (LSB) Alabama Emergency Net 3965.0 (LSB) Alabama Traffic Net F-"Mike" ^ Alabama Katrina Alt 3967.0 (LSB) Gulf Coast Outgoing Traffic Net 3975.0 (LSB) District 32 RACES Net (Alt in TX) 3975.0 (LSB) Georgia ARES 3980.0 (LSB) SE Virginia ARES 3987.5 (LSB) Mexico (Spanish) 3993.5 (LSB) Regional Common Frequency ^ NY State RACES, KY ARES, SC ARES, | Gulf Coast Health & Welfare Primary 4003.0 Bahamas Air Sea Rescue, WX broadcasts dy 1100 4045.0 Caribbean Weather Center, 1030, 1200 4055.0 Federal Aviation Administration, RCOM HF net 4125.0 Maritime clg and distress freq, some weather info 4125.0 USCG calling/watchkeeping (simplex) 4146.0 Maritime simplex channel 4A 4149.0 Maritime simplex channel 4B 4207.5 International DSC Channel 4209.5 (Sitor-B) International NAVTEX, like 518 kHz 4210.0 (Sitor-B) International marine safety information 4235.0 (Fax) USCG Boston, MA, weather fax, eve/night 4271.1 (Fax) CF, Halifax, NS, hourly charts, RTTY rest of hr. ^Freq is nominal; your dial/window may vary 4298.0 (Fax) USCG NOJ, Kodiak, AK, all scheduled hours 4316.0 (USB) USCG NMG, New Orleans, LA, voice weather fcsts ^ 0330, 0515, 0930, 1115, 1530, 1715, 2130, 2315 4317.9 (Fax) USCG, New Orleans, LA, all scheduled hours 4346.0 (Fax) USCG, Pt. Reyes, CA, night weather charts 4372.0 US Navy FACSFAC VACAPES, VA, "Giant Killer" 4369.0 WLO traffic & weather 4426.0 USCG, SCN net duplex, ships call on 4134 4426.0 USCG NMN Portsmouth, VA, Atlantic WX 0330 0515 0930 4426.0 USCG NMC Pt. Reyes, CA, Pacific WX 0430 1030 4460.0 State Emergency Management (Operation Secure) 4466.0 CAP, NE US Primary, SE Alternate 4469.0 CAP, Gulf Coast Hurricane Net, SE Pri, NE Alt 4490.0 SHARES National Coord Net (ALE/USB) 4506.0 CAP, N. Central US Primary 4513.0 SHARES Regional Coordination Network (Night Alt) 4557.1 USAF MARS phone patch net, night calling freq 4573.0 SHARES National Net (Alt USB) 4582.0 CAP, National Clg & Emergency, Pacific Alternate ^SHARES Use in Katrina 4583.5 CAP, Tuesday hurricane nets 2100 local in season 4585.0 CAP, Pacific & Mid-East (Atlantic) Primary 4601.0 CAP, Rocky Mtn. Primary, Great Lakes Alternate 4604.0 CAP, Great Lakes Primary, Rocky Mtn. Alternate 4640.0 State Emergency Management (Operation Secure) 4627.0 CAP, Southwest US Primary 4709.0 USAF HF-GCS, Sigonella 4724.0 USAF HF-GCS Primary 4780.0 FEMA 4813.5 USCG emergency, Guam (alternate) 4821.0 Federal Agencies Net, Region 7 (old FHWA hwy net F-14) 4900.0 USAF hurricane net on Eastern Test Range 4960.0 Louisiana National Guard 5000.0 WWV wx h+8, 9, 10; WWVH wx h+48, 49, 50, 51 5008.0 US Department Of Transportation evacuation F-2 5135.0 SECURE Gulf Coast net ALE/USB 5136.4 Red Cross F-93 5140.0 SECURE Florida net ALE.USB 5141.4 Red Cross F-94 5142.6 USCG 7th District SAR 5192.0 State Emergency Management (Operation SECURE) 5195.0 State Emergency Management (Operation SECURE) 5203.5 US Army National Guard 5211.0 National Emergency Coordination Net night primary, also FEMA "Foxtrot 11," USB/LSB 5236.0 SHARES Co-ordination Network Ch-1 (night voice primary) 5302.0 FEMA, probably urban search and rescue 5320.0 USCG Groups, Miami, FL, and Portsmouth, VA; CG Auxiliary Galveston CG use in Katrina 5350.0 USAF hurricane net on Eastern Test Range 5400.0 USCG, Puerto Rico 5402.0 FEMA 5422.5 USCG Auxiliary 5432.0 USCG, hvy CAMSLANT use in Dennis '99 5520.0 MWARA CAR net 5550.0 New York ATC 5680.0 Maritime calling and distress frequency 5692.0 USCG air-air, Navy, possibly also FEMA 5696.0 USCG air-ground/safety of flight 5696.0 USCG Safety of Flight, search and rescue, busy channel 5710.0 USAF, weather recon heard here 5711.0 SHARES Co-ordination Network Ch-4 (ALE) 5717.0 CanForce safety of flight/SAR, their version of 5696 5732.0 (ALE/USB) COTHEN (Scan-1) 5755.0 Federal Agencies Net, Region 7 (old FHWA hwy net F-23) 5821.0 FEMA "Foxtrot-14" 5847.0 US National Guard ALE/USB 5848.0 US Army Corps of Engineers 5901.0 SHARES National Net (Night Alt) 6106.0 FEMA 6215.0 Maritime calling and distress frequency 6215.0 USCG calling/watchkeeping (simplex) 6221.0 Caribbean Weather Center, 1330 6224.0 Maritime simplex channel Ch. 6A 6227.0 Maritime simplex channel Ch. 6B 6227.0 Cruiseheimer's Net (winter/alt fq), dy 1230 6230.0 Maritime simplex channel Ch. 6C 6264.3 Kodiak, AK, WX 6312.0 International DSC Channel 6314.0 (Sitor-B) USCG, Boston, MA, Atlantic at 0140 6340.5 (Fax) USCG, Boston, MA, all scheduled hours 6341.7 (Sitor-B) WLO, weather at 0345 6456.0 (Fax) CF, Victoria, BC, 0245, 1025, 1515, and 2115 6496.4 (Fax) CF, Halifax, NS, hourly charts, RTTY rest of hr. 6501.0 USCG, SCN net duplex, ships call on 6200 6501.0 USCG, NRV, Guam, Pacific WX 0930 1530 6501.0 USCG, NMO, Honolulu, HI, Pacific WX 0600 1200 6501.0 USCG, NOJ, Kodiak, AK, Pacific WX 0203 and 1645 6501.0 USCG, NMN, Portsmouth, VA, Atlantic WX 0330, 0515, 0930, 1115, 1530, 2130, and 2315 6519.0 WLO, frequent wx broadcasts 6577.0 MWARA CAR net 6586.0 New York ATC 6712.0 USAF HF-GCS alt 6723.0 US Navy FACSFAC Jacksonville, FL "Sea Lord"(also 6742.0) 6724.0 USAF HF-GCS alt 6739.0 USAF HF-GCS Primary 6742.0 US Navy FACSFAC Jacksonville, FL "Sea Lord" 6785.0 US Army Corps Of Engineers 6800.0 SHARES Coordination Network (PACTOR BBS) 6809.0 FEMA "Foxtrot-21" channel: urban search and rescue, Caribbean relief 6826.0 Army MARS 6859.5 Red Cross F-95 6870.0 FAA Southern Region 6985.0 US Army Corps of Engineers ALE/USB 6999.0 US Army MARS alternate guard fq 7055.0 (LSB) Mexican Hurricane Net (Spanish) 7060.0 (LSB) Mexican Health & Welfare (Spanish) 7070.0 (LSB) Baja California N & S (Spanish) 7090.0 (LSB) Central America Emergency Net (Spanish) 7105.0 (LSB) Cuban use in Michelle 7110.0 (LSB) Cuba 7145.0 (LSB) Bermuda 7158.0 (LSB) Caribbean Net dy 0000 7165.0 (LSB) Caribbean Inter-Island Watch Freq 7225.0 (LSB) Central Gulf Coast Hurricane 7228.0 (LSB) Kentucky 7230.0 (LSB) SW US Traffic Net 7232.0 (LSB) Tar Heel Emergency Net (Alt) 7235.0 (LSB) Central Gulf Coast Hurricane Net 7235.0 (LSB) Regional Emergency Hurricane Frequency ^ Louisiana Emergency Net | Central Gulf Coast Hurricane Net | West Virginia 7238.0 (LSB) Baja California Maritime Net dy 1500/1600 7240.0 (LSB) American Red Cross Gulf Coast Emergency - PRIMARY 7240.0 (LSB) Virginia Health & Welfare (Alt) 7240.0 (LSB) Texas Emergency Net 7241.0 (LSB) Caribbean Maritime Mobile Net, St. Croix, dy 1100 ^(7230 - 7240) 7242.0 (LSB) S. Florida Emergency Net (Alt) 7242.0 (LSB) Florida Mid-day Net 7242.0 (LSB) Tropical Traffic Net 7243.0 (LSB) Alabama Emergency Net 7243.0 (LSB) SC Emergency Net 7245.0 (LSB) Southern Louisiana Emergency Net 7245.0 (LSB) NY State RACES 7247.0 (LSB) SE US Emergency ^ N. Florida ARES, etc 7248.0 (LSB) Texas RACES, Primary Tactical Freq 7250.0 (LSB) Salvation Army SATERN Sat 1700 7250.0 (LSB) Belize 7250.0 (LSB) Texas 7254.0 (LSB) N. Florida Emergency Net 7255.0 (LSB) Old Emergency Calling Freq 7255.0 (LSB) East Coast Amateur Radio Svc (ECARS) 7260.0 (LSB) West Gulf Coast Hurricane Net (Alt) 7260.0 (LSB) Virginia Emercency Net (Alt) 7264.0 (LSB) Gulf Coast Health & Welfare (Alt) 7265.8 (LSB) Salvation Army SATERN (Alt) Sat 1630 7268.0 (LSB) Waterway Net secondary/ Maritime Mobile Net ^ WX4NHC lists this as a secondary freq 7273.0 (LSB) Texas ARES (Alt) use in past 7275.0 (LSB) Georgia 7280.0 (LSB) Louisiana alternate fq in past 7283.0 (LSB) Gulf Coast Outgoing Health & Welfare 7285.0 (LSB) Primary Regional Daytime Frequency ^ West Gulf Emergency Net | Louisiana Emergency Net | Mississippi Emergency Net | Texas Emergency Net | Heavy use in Katrina 7290.0 (LSB) Primary Regional Daytime H&W/WX Freq ^ Central Gulf Coast Hurricane Net | Texas ARES (Primary Health & Welfare) | Louisiana ARES (Pri H&W) | Mississippi ARES (Pri H&W) | Gulf Coast Weather Net 7294.0 (LSB) Chubasco Net dy 1530 7299.0 (LSB) South Pacific Sailing Net Dy 1700 7305.0 (Fax) JMH, Tokyo, weather charts at 0110 and 1910 7341.0 CAP, National Packet Radio Channel (Digital) 7348.0 FEMA 7373.5 US Department Of Transportation evacuation F-3 7381.0 SHARES - US Navy MARS 7412.0 USAF hurricane net on Eastern Test Range 7477.0 State Emergency Management (Operation Secure) 7475.0 Federal Aviation Administration, southeast 7480.0 State Emergency Management (Operation Secure) 7507.0 USCG and Navy Hurricane Warning Net, Puerto Rico 7508.5 Federal Aviation Administration, Caribbean hurricane net 7527.0 (ALE/USB) Customs Over The Horizon Enforcement Net (COTHEN Scan-2) 7528.6 USCG Auxiliary (likely same freq as 7527) 7540.0 SHARES - US Air Force MARS 7550.5 Red Cross F-96 (Primary) 7552.1 SHARES - NTA 7582.0 US Department Of Transportation evacuation F-4 7632.0 SHARES National Coord Net (Night Pri) 7633.6 USAF MARS phone patch net, night calling freq 7635.0 CAP, National Calling & Emergency 7635.0 SHARES - CAP Command Net 7650.0 US Army National Net ALE/USB 7697.0 Red Cross F-97 7743.0 Federal Agencies Net, Region 7 (old FHWA hwy net F-28) 7773.5 USCG, Caribbean use 7802.0 State Emergency Management (Operation Secure) 7805.0 State Emergency Management (Operation Secure) 7850.0 Caribbean Police Net per Rick Baker 7920.0 CAP, all regions 7932.0 State Emergency Management (Operation Secure) 7935.0 State Emergency Management (Operation Secure) 8047.0 US National Guard ALE/USB 8093.0 US Army National Guard, all regions 8104.0 Caribbean Weather Center, 1230 8125.0 Federal Aviation Administration, east 8137.0 Caribbean Weather Center, 1100 8152.0 Cruiseheimer's Net (Summer fq), US East Coast & E Car, dy 1230 8156.0 Royal Bahamas Defence Force (coast guard & police) 8158.0 NW Caribbean Cruiser's Net, dy 1400 ^Mexico to San Andres Island, Colombia 8160.0 USCG, Caribbean use 8184.5 US Army Air Net ALE/USB 8260.0 Unauthorized Caribbean marine frequency, various languages 8291.0 Maritime calling and distress frequency 8291.0 USCG calling/watchkeeping (Simplex) 8294.0 Maritime simplex channel 8A 8294.0 Alt. frequency for "Herb" Southbound II net 8297.0 Maritime simplex channel 8B 8414.5 International DSC Channel 8416.5 (Sitor-B) USCG, Boston, MA, Atlantic WX at 0140 and 1630 8416.5 (Sitor-B) USCG, Honolulu, HI, Pac WX at 0130, 1330, 2030 8416.5 (Sitor-B) USCG CAMSPAC Pt. Reyes, WX at 0015 and 1800 8459.0 (Fax) USCG, Kodiak, AK, all scheduled hours 8502.0 (USB) USCG, New Orleans, LA, voice weather fcsts ^0330, 0515, 0930, 1115, 1530, 1715, 2130, 2315 8503.9 (Fax) USCG, New Orleans, LA, all scheduled hours 8682.0 (Fax) USCG. Pt. Reyes, all scheduled hours 8764.0 USCG, SCN net duplex, ships call on 8240 8764.0 USCG, Honolulu, HI, Pac WX at 0005, 0600, 1200, 1800 8764.0 USCG, Portsmouth, VA, Atlantic WX at 0330, 0515, 0930, 1115, 1530, 1715, 2130, and 2315 8764.0 USCG CAMSPAC Pt. Reyes, Pac WX 0430, 1030, 1630, 2230 8788.0 WLO traffic & weather 8846.0 New York Radio, frequent use with TEAL hurricane hunters 8912.0 COTHEN Scan-3 (always busy in hurricane relief) ALE/USB 8918.0 MWARA CAR net 8933.0 New York LDOC, given as sec to TEAL 66 for CNN patch 8968.0 USAF (no longer HF-GCS) 8983.0 USCG Safety of Flight, search and rescue, busy channel 8992.0 USAF HF-GCS Primary 9064.0 SHARES National Coord Net (Night Alt) 9074.5 US Department Of Transportation evacuation F-5 9081.5 US Army ALE/USB 9106.0 SHARES Coordination Network Ch. 5 (ALE) 9110.0 (Fax) USCG, Boston, MA, all scheduled hours 9180.0 Mexican Navy 9185.0 Federal Agencies Net, Region 7 (old FHWA hwy net F-31) 9197.0 SHARES - Federal Highway Administration 9122.5 USACE emergency use 9380.0 USCG and US Navy Hurricane Warning Net, Puerto Rico 9970.0 (Fax) JMH, Tokyo, weather charts at 0110 and 1910 9982.5 (Fax) NOAA/ DoD, Honolulu, HI weather charts, night 10000.0 WWV wx h+8, 9, 10; WWVH wx h+48, 49, 50, 51 10194.0 FEMA "Foxtrot-25" ALE/USB/LSB 10202.0 USAF discrete 10242.0 (ALE/USB) COTHEN Scan-4 10305.0 USAF hurricane net on Eastern Test Range 10493.0 National Emergency Coordination Net day primary, also FEMA "Foxtrot-26", and SHARES, USB/LSB 10506.0 (RTTY) CF, Halifax 10536.0 (Fax) CF, Halifax, NS, hourly charts, RTTY rest of hr. 10586.5 SHARES - new SCN channel Xray Foxtrot 10588.0 FEMA /USCG/ always busy in hurricanes ALE/USB/LSB 10780.0 USAF, Cape Radio, FL, and HF-GCS backup 10816.5 USCG National Net ALE/USB 10891.0 SHARES - Federal Highway Administration 10935.0 USCG, others, in Caribbean disaster ops 11028.0 US Department Of Transportation evacuation F-6 11090.0 (Fax) NOAA/ DoD, Honolulu, HI, days 11175.0 USAF, HF-GCS Primary 11181.0 USAF discrete, also Teal use in past 11202.0 US Coast Guard Safety of Flight 11217.0 SHARES Co-ordination Network Ch-6 (ALE) 11220.0 USAF discrete 11226.0 USAF, weather aircraft heard here 11230.0 British military, relief use in Bahamas 11246.0 US Air Force discrete for 53rd WRS ("Teal") 11309.0 New York ATC 11342.0 New York LDOC, used by TEAL 66 to patch CNN 11387.0 MWARA CAR net 11396.0 MWARA CAR net 11494.0 (ALE/USB) COTHEN Scan-5 12087.0 National Guard Net ALE/USB 12178.7 Federal Agencies Net, Region 7 (old FHWA hwy net F-41) 12216.0 FEMA 12290.0 Maritime calling and distress frequency 12290.0 USCG calling/watchkeeping (Simplex) 12350.0 Caribbean Weather Center, 1300 12353.0 Maritime simplex channel 12A 12356.0 Maritime simplex channel 12B 12359.0 Maritime simplex channel 12C 12359.0 Primary frequency for "Herb" ex-Southbound II, Dy 2000 ^Famous Herb Hilgenberg weather net for small vessels |cruising Atlantic and Caribbean. Takes check-ins |starting 1930, may reach into Pacific late in the net, |conditions permitting. 12362.0 Maritime simplex channel 12D 12365.0 Maritime simplex channel 12E 12412.5 (Fax) USCG, Kodiak, AK, all scheduled hours 12577.0 International DSC Channel 12579.0 (Sitor-B) USCG, Boston, MA, Atlantic WX at 0140 and 1630 12579.0 (Sitor-B) USCG, Honolulu, HI, Pac WX 12786.0 (Fax) USCG CAMSPAC Pt, Reyes, CA, all sched. hours 12750.0 (Fax) USCG, Boston, MA, day 12753.0 (Fax) CF, Victoria, BC, 0245, 1025, 1515, and 2115 12788.0 (USB) USCG, New Orleans, LA, voice weather fcsts ^0330, 0515, 0930, 1115, 1530, 1715, 2130, 2315 12789.9 (Fax) USCG, New Orleans, LA, all scheduled hours 13089.0 USCG, SCN net duplex, ships call on 12242 13089.0 USCG, Guam, Pacific WX at 0330 and 2130 13089.0 USCG, Honolulu, HI, Pacific WX at 0005 and 1800 13089.0 USCG, Portsmouth, VA, Atlantic WX at 1115, 1530, 1715, 2130, and 2315 13089.0 USCG CAMSPAC Pt Reyes, Pac WX at 0430, 1030, 1630, 2230 13110.0 WLO traffic & weather 13200.0 USAF, HF-GCS Primary 13204.0 USAF, possible discrete assigned for TEAL pp 13242.0 SHARES Co-ordination Network Ch-10 13245.0 Antigua and Antilles inter-island net 13270.0 NOAA a/c per John Winward 13297.0 MWARA CAR net 13330.0 New York ATC 13354.0 MWARA East Pacific net 13432.5 US Department Of Transportation evacuation F-7 13434.0 Federal Agencies Net, Region 7 (old FHWA hwy net F-42) 13446.0 FEMA "Foxtrot-36" various modes 13457.0 SHARES primary - also Federal Aviation Administration 13510.0 (Fax) CF, Halifax, NS, hourly charts, RTTY rest of hr. 13626.0 Federal Aviation Administration, Gulf 13630.0 Federal Aviation Administration, west 13907.0 (ALE/USB) COTHEN Scan-6 13910.5 US Army MARS emergency net 13927.0 USAF MARS calling & phone patch primary, some TEAL use 13977.0 USAF MARS phone patch net, administrative (Sun 1600) 13956.0 FEMA "Foxtrot-48", some NECN use (USB/LSB) 13960.0 USAF discrete 13993.0 SHARES - USAF MARS 13996.0 SHARES - US Army MARS primary guard fq 13997.0 (Fax) JMH, Tokyo, weather charts at 0110 and 1910 14118.0 'Le Reseau Du Capitaine' Net. Montreal, Canada. ^Most operators bilingual FF/EE, covers Atlantic, |Pacific, Caribbean for WX and emergency tfc, |dy 1100 & 2230 14121.0 Mississauga Maritime Mobile Net ^Covers Europe, Med, Atlantic, Caribbean and Central |America, dy 1245 14185.0 Caribbean emergency frequency 14215.0 Pacific Inter-island Net (Alt) 14235.0 Pan-American Health Net 14260.0 UN Net 14265.0 Salvation Army SATERN Net Primary M-F 1400 14268.0 UN Radio Readiness Group 14270.0 Red Cross Net 14275.0 Now primarily a DX/Contest fq, though still listed Bermuda Net 14283.0 Friendly Caribus Connection ("FCC;" a Caribbean net) 14283.0 UN Relief Net 14293.0 Red Cross use 14300.0 Maritime Mobile Service Net Dy 1600 ^Atlantic fm. Cape Town to Greenland, E. Pacific, |Gulf. Dy 1600-0200 summer, 1700-0200 winter. 14300.0 US Coast Guard Amateur Radio Net S 1600/1700 14300.0 Maritime Mobile Service Net (daily) 14300.0 Intercontinental Net 14303.0 ARRL International Assistance & Traffic Net 14310.0 Maritime Emergency Net dy 0400 14313.0 Maritime Mobile Service Net Alternate-1 14313.0 US Coast Guard Amateur Radio Net S 1600 14315.0 Pacific Interisland Net Dy 0800 14315.0 Pacific Islands Disaster Net First Sun, 0100 14325.0 Hurricane Watch Net, primary fq, amateur and govt, **********ALWAYS MONITOR THIS ONE********* 14327.0 US Coast Guard Amateur Radio Net S 1700/1800 14340.0 California-Hawaii Net M-F 1700 14340.0 Maritime Emergency Net dy 0400 & 1800 14340.0 Manana (Baja) Net M-Sat 1900 14383.5 SHARES - US Navy MARS 14389.0 USAF MARS calling & phone patch secondary 14390.5 MARS disaster operations 14391.5 US Navy MARS 14396.5 SHARES National Coord Net (Day Primary), also old National Communications System primary, all 23 agencies 14450.0 FEMA "Foxtrot-41," evac heard here 14455.0 SHARES National Coord Net (Day Alt) 14493.5 SHARES - Federal Bureau of Investigation 14567.0 FEMA "Foxtrot-39," NECN primary in past 14606.0 USAF MARS Phone Patch Net, old freq ACF 14653.0 US National Guard Net ALE/USB 14757.0 US Army Net ALE/USB 14776.0 FEMA 14836.0 FEMA "Foxtrot-43" 14898.5 SHARES Voice Alternate 14902.0 SHARES - CAP rescue and relief, all regions 15000.0 WWV wx h+8, 9, 10; WWVH wx h+48, 49, 50, 51 15016.0 USAF HF-GCS Primary 15088.0 USCG Air-Ground safety of flight 15094.0 SHARES Coordination Network Ch. 7 (ALE) 15867.0 (ALE/USB) COTHEN Scan-7 16086.5 (Sitor-B) UCCG CAMSPAC MSI 16135.0 (Fax) US DoD, Honolulu, HI, all scheduled hours 16338.5 National Guard Net ALE/USB 16348.0 Federal Aviation Administration 16420.0 Maritime calling and distress frequency 16525.0 Caribbean Weather Center, 1320 16528.0 Maritime simplex channel 16A 16531.0 Maritime simplex channel 16B 16531.0 Alt. frequency for "Herb" Southbound II net 16534.0 Maritime simplex channel 16C 16804.5 DSC 16806.5 (Sitor-B) USCG, Boston, MA, Atlantic WX at 1630 16806.5 (Sitor-B) USCG, Kodiak, AK, Pacific WX at 1500 16806.5 (Sitor-B) USCG CAMSPAC Pt Reyes, Pac WX 17146.4 (Fax) USCG NMG New Orleans, Tropical WX 1715 17151.2 (Fax) USCG CAMSPAC Pt. Reyes, CA, all scheduled hours 17314.0 USCG, duplex, ships call on 16432 17314.0 USCG, Portsmouth, VA, Atlantic WX 1715 17314.0 USCG. Pt. Reyes, CA, Pacific WX at 1630 and 2230 17362.0 WLO traffic & weather 17421.0 US Department Of Transportation evacuation F-8 17487.0 SHARES Coordination Network Ch. 8 (ALE) 17907.0 MWARA CAR net 18205.0 CAP, Alaska 18220.0 (Fax) JMH, Tokyo, weather charts at 0110 and 1910 18594.0 (ALE/USB) COTHEN Scan-8 18617.0 USAF MARS Phone Patch Net 18825.0 Maritime simplex channel 18A 18828.0 Maritime simplex channel 18B 18831.0 Maritime simplex channel 18C 18834.0 Maritime simplex channel 18D 18837.0 Maritime simplex channel 18E 18840.0 Maritime simplex channel 18F 18843.0 Maritime simplex channel 18G 18889.5 (Sitor-A) FEMA, maritime channel 39 19290.0 Unk. Federal 19680.5 (Sitor-B) International marine safety information 19757.0 Maritime channel 1802, FEMA hrd. here 20000.0 WWV wx h+8, 9, 10 20107.0 SHARES Coordination Network Ch. 7 20390.0 USAF Cape Radio Secondary, HF-GCS backup 20873.0 CAP, all regions 20890.0 (ALE/USB) COTHEN Scan-9 20992.6 USAF MARS phone patch net, freq ACR 21400.0 Transatlantic net (amateur) 21402.0 Pacific Maritime Net Dy 2200 (amateur) 22159.0 Maritime simplex channel 22A 22162.0 Maritime simplex channel 22B 22165.0 Maritime simplex channel 22C 22168.0 Maritime simplex channel 22D 22171.0 Maritime simplex channel 22E 22376.0 International Sitor MSI frequency 22376.0 (Sitor-B) USCG, Guam, WX 0500, 1500, 1900, 2315 21390.0 Inter-Americas Net 21400.0 Atlantic Maritime Net 22527.0 (Fax) USCG CAMSPAC Pt. Reyes, day 22804.0 WLO traffic & weather 23214.0 (ALE/USB) COTHEN Scan-10 23331.5 (Fax)US DoD Honolulu, HI, days 25350.0 (ALE/USB) COTHEN Scan-11 26100.5 International Sitor MSI frequency 26617.0 CAP, all regions 26620.0 CAP, all regions 26812.0 SHARES Coordination Network Ch. 8 Table #1: Selected ICAO/WMO Weather Office Identifiers KAWN US Air Force Automated Weather Network KGWC US Air Force Global Weather Center KKCI Aviation Weather Center, Kansas City, MO KMKC US SIGMET office, Kansas City KNGU US Navy Atlantic Weather Center, Norfolk VA KNHC National Hurricane Ctr/Tropical Pred. Ctr, FL KWBC NWS Central Operations, MD KWBx Output from NWS models, per table below KWNC Climate Prediction Center KWNO Aviation Weather Center, Kansas City, MO KWNS Storm Prediction Center PHNL Honolulu, HI TJSJ San Juan, Puerto Rico Abbreviations: ARES Amateur Radio Emergency Service ARRL American Radio Relay League ATC Air Traffic Control BBS Bulletin Board System CAP Civil Air Patrol CF Canadian Forces (CANFORCE) CNN Cable News Network COTHEN Customs Over-The-Horizon Enforcement Network CW Continuous Wave telegraphy (Morse code) DoD US Department of Defense Dy Daily FAA Federal Aviation Administration FACSFAC Fleet Area Control & Surveillance Facility FAX Facsimile, like in offices, only FM analog FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency FHWA Federal Highway Administration G-TOR Golay Teleprinting Over Radio HF-GCS High Frequency Global Communications System IARN International Amateur Radio Network LDOC Long Distance Operational Control LSB Lower Sideband MARS Military Affiliate Radio System MSI Marine Safety Information MWARA Major World Air Route Area NAVTEX Navigational Telex, safety and NTM for ships NCS National Communications System NHC National Hurricane Center, Miami NOAA National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration NSEP National Security / Emergency Preparedness NTA National Telecommunications Alliance, replacing Bellcore NTS National Traffic System (amateur) PACTOR Packet Teleprinting Over Radio RCC Rescue Coordination Center RTTY Radio Teletype SAR Search And Rescue SATERN Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Net SCN System Coordination Net (USCG) SECURE State Emergency Capability Using Radio Effectively SHARES SHAred RESources SIGMET SIGnificant METeorological aviation warnings SITOR Simplex Telex Over Radio TPC Tropical Prediction Center, Miami USAF US Air Force USACE US Army Corps of Engineers USB Upper Sideband USCG US Coast Guard USN US Navy WX Weather WX4NHC New amateur call at NHC, ex-W4EHW # # # # _________________________________________________________________ Get ideas on sharing photos from people like you. 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URL: http://ns1.culcom.net/pipermail/ccarc/attachments/20080901/f30b8e38/attachment-0001.htm From kb9wsl at hotmail.com Wed Sep 3 00:28:21 2008 From: kb9wsl at hotmail.com (Tom Murray) Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2008 00:28:21 -0400 Subject: [Ccarc] FW: The ARRL Contest Update for September 3, 2008 In-Reply-To: <20080903042110.3603A319DA@www.arrl.org> References: <20080903042110.3603A319DA@www.arrl.org> Message-ID: To: kb9wsl at hotmail.com Subject: The ARRL Contest Update for September 3, 2008 CC: From: memberlist at www.arrl.org Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2008 00:21:10 -0400 PreviewIf you are having trouble reading this message, you can see the original at: http://www.arrl.org/contests/update/?issue=2008-09-03September 3, 2008Editor: Ward Silver, N?AXContest Update ArchiveContest CalendarARRL Home Page IN THIS ISSUEContest Season In Full Swing - ARRL VHF, WAE Phone, NA SprintsWork the Midwest - TN and AR QSO Parties, OH State Parks ContestIcom Unveils the IC-7600 TransceiverTom Kneitel K2AES/W4XAA and Vic Dubois N4TO - Silent KeysNS and EU Sprint WinnersAstron Power Supply and Digital Mode ResourcesIt's Not A Job NEW HF OPERATORS - THINGS TO DOIf you've never tried one of the NCJ Sprint contests, they are worth listening to. Hey, where did everybody go? That's one of the neat things about these contests - their innovative and unique "QSY Rule". If you call CQ and make a contact, you've got to QSY at least 5 kHz. If you answer a CQ and make a second QSO on the frequency, you'll have to QSY at least 1 kHz before responding to another CQ. That makes "the Sprints" much more difficult than longer contests in which holding a frequency is paramount. Read the "how to Sprint" article by champ N6TR for some pointers about what to expect.BULLETINSThere are no bulletins in this issue, although with hurricanes lined up in the Atlantic, keep an eye on the ARRL home page for emergency communications frequencies to avoid.BUSTED QSOSSharp-eyed reader Prasad VU2PTT was the first to notice that it is the CQ WW 160 SSB contest that has moved to the Feb 28/Mar 1 weekend, not CQ WW SSB.The correct URL for the Louisiana Contest Club is http://www.louisianacontestclub.org. (Thanks, Mark K5ER) CONTEST SUMMARYRules follow Commentary sectionSeptember 6-7All-Asia, PhoneRussian Radio RTTY WWIARU Region I Field Day, PhoneOhio State Parks On the AirNorth American Sprint, CWTennessee QSO Party September 13-14ARRL September VHF QSO Party070 Club 80 Meter Autumn Sprint, DigitalWAE DX Contest, PhoneArkansas QSO PartySecond-Class Operators Sprint, CWNorth American Sprint, Phone NEWS, PRESS RELEASES, AND GENERAL INTERESTIcom unveiled the new IC-7600 HF/6m transceiver at Tokyo Hamfair 2008. Adam VA7OJ/AB4OJ was there to capture the event and took photos. His description features hi-resolution front and rear panel views and lists the salient points of the radio. They may be living in the Black Hole, but they sure know how to have a summer picnic! Here's the SMC having fun at "ZO Fest" this summer. (Photo WX9U) The Society of Midwestern Contesters gathered for "ZO Fest" in early August, bringing together 45 members for an afternoon of fun, technical presentations, demonstrations, and food. Hosted by Ralph K9ZO and his wife Connie, some members drove for over 3 hours to attend! This big club had a lot of fun - yours should try it!The speaker lineup for the Pacific NW VHF Conference (Oct 3-4 in Moses Lake, WA) has been announced. The keynote speaker will be Joe Taylor, K1JT, on "Software for VHF Meteor-Scatter Communication". Other speakers include Lyle Johnson KK7P and Eric Schwarz WA6HHQ of Elecraft and Sean Kutzko KX9X, ARRL Contest Branch Manager.The Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC) official band plan for 160 meters, drafted in July of this year, was officially announced yesterday. Broadly, the plan is:1800 - 1810: CW, Narrow-Band Digital1810 - 1840: CW1840 - 1999: CW, Phone1999 - 2000: Beacons There is additional discussion that applies to each segment. (Thanks, Eddie VE3CUI) VE3NEA's "DX Bulletin Reader" is a software tool to find and extract information from DX bulletins on subjects of interest to you, such as DX entities you need. Busy beaver VE3NEA continues to produce a stream of great software. Mark K6UFO reports, "DX Bulletin Reader is a new program from VE3NEA that searches the DX bulletins to highlight information on the countries you designate as "Needed." Or you can do text searches on individual bulletins or all the bulletins you have downloaded. Downloading new bulletins is cut-and-paste from the bulletin websites or from your email. I've found the highlighting function to be better than reading through the whole long bulletins to find just the few I'm interested in."You've got the DXCC entity list memorized, right? Of course you do, so making a clean sweep on this "how many countries can you name" quiz should be a snap! After the aftereffects of that experiment have worn off, see how old your brain is with another online exercise. (Thanks, Randy K5ZD and Dennis N6KI)The Potomac Valley Radio Club has published some great contesting presentations by Dan K2YWE; "Contests - Why Bother?", "Contesting for the little pistol", and "Contesting - Best Practices". Your club might find these interesting and useful. (Thanks, Mark KD4D)Many of us past a "certain age" grew up savoring the columns and articles of Tom Kneitel, then K2AES and more recently W4XAA. He wrote for Popular Electronics, Popular Communications, and S9 among other publications. His work in CB Horizons probably drew as many to amateur radio as any other single writer. That one could be humorous and also write about technical topics was a revelation to me and I keep one such memorable tidbit in my collection.Multi-op host and Florida Contest Group founder, Vic Dubois N4TO, passed away Aug 15th. The cumulative list of operators that Vic hosted is quite formidable and his "Vicnics" were instrumental in growing the Florida contester community. (Thanks, Dan K1TO)This coming month brings the 50th Scandinavian Activity Contest that spotlights stations in SM, OZ, OY, OH, LA, and TF. There will be special anniversary prizes this year. There is a special SAC Web page where operations will be announced on-line. (Thanks, Ingo SM5AJV/SE5E)Web Site of the Week - What to do while waiting for the "next contest"? If you need a regular dose of contesting action, there are quite a few weekday contests. Some even run monthly or weekly! A few are definitely low-key, but if you go with the flow, they are a lot of fun! Here's a few:NCCC Sprint - every Thursday, includes slow-speed periodStraight-Key Contest Club Weekday Sprint - fourth WednesdayQRP Fox Hunts - irregular scheduleARS Spartan Sprint - first MondayWORD TO THE WISECut numbers - the practice of using abbreviations for numbers in order to reduce transmission time. For example, T for 0, A for 1, E for 5, N for 9. Except for 5, the abbreviation simply replaces all of the repeated dashes with a single dash. 0, 1, 5, and 9 are the most commonly "cut" but others are heard, as well. This can be confusing to operators not expecting cut numbers, so use them judiciously. If the other operator is not expecting a cut number, the copying error or time spent repeating information can hurt your score more than help.SIGHTS AND SOUNDSMmmmm...stacked 3-element 80 meter beams! You and I might just dream, but others have taken up the challenge and made it happen; NO8D, NR5M, and KC1XX are three worthy examples! (Thanks, Frank W3LPL and Dave K1TTT)Does this robotic swarm technology have applications for contesting? Is it a contest? Does it represent contesters? I don't know, but it's fun to watch! (Thanks, Randy WB9FSL)RESULTS AND RECORDSCongratulations to the divisional winners of the NCCC Sprint Ladder V Compeition; W4NZ, K7SS, N6RO and N9RV. Thanks to Ed W0YK for maintaining the results Web page. A discussion about changing the rule on duplicate contacts in the NS is on-line as a Google "knol" (knowledge unit). (Thanks, Bill N6ZFO) What a place to get charged up for a contest! From the days of yore, these scalywags are (left to right) K7LXC, KT7H (now K7RA), K7SS, KC7RN, K7HBN, K7LR representing AG7M, W7WA, and KB7G/VR2BG. (Thanks, K7LXC) The results of the EU Sprint Contest - Spring SSB from April have just been released and the results of the CW Sprint will follow within days. The results, logs, and UBN reports are available on the new EU SprintWeb page. Once again both the UBN and logs will be public. (Thanks, Paolo I2UIY)Updated rules are now available for the 2008 Fall VHF/UHF Sprints. There have been changes to Rover scoring. (Thanks, Lu N2SLN)The Boeing Employees' Amateur Radio Society - STL, BEARS, sponsors of the Missouri QSO Party, regret that not all logs submitted as contest entries from the April 2008 contest have been received by the Contest Manager, K2DP. The complete explanation and instructions for re-submittal of your log can be found on the BEARS-St. Louis Web site. Logs may be submitted up through September 15, 2008. (Thanks, Dave K2DP)OPERATING TIPYou're operating in a DX contest and you're called by a US station - should you log the QSO? Yes! Even a zero-pointer for you could be a zone multiplier for the caller. Just leave the contact in your log. The sponsor will not assess a penalty for logged QSOs that don't have point value. By removing those QSOs from your log, you probably create a unwarranted NIL (Not-In-Log) for the calling station. Log 'em and leave 'em in, folks!TECHNICAL TOPICS AND INFORMATIONAstron power supplies, a fixture in ham shacks, are reliable and sturdy, but nothing lasts forever. With the high duty cycle of extended contesting, a power supply make occasionally let the magic smoke out of something inside. When that happens and you need some guidance of fixing the supply, the Repeater Builder's Web site has plenty of good information to help you that Astron pumping out the coulombs again.Trees are time-honored antenna supports, of course. But if you don't care for the lag-bolt/screw-eye method of attaching the antenna, what other options are available? Just tying a rope around the tree or over a branch often results in damage to the outer (and most critical) layers of the trunk or branch. Eric W3DQ discovered a device called a Friction-Saver or Cambrium Saver available from arborist suppliers. Bert VE3OBU also turned up the instructions for using one. Take care of valuable flora and hold up the skyhook, too!Who's your favorite Beverage supplier? No, not Anheiser-Busch, the receiving antenna! Beverages look a lot like fences and so why not take advantage of the high-volume fencing material distributors? Paul WY7I found Kencove Farm Fence Supplies to be a good source of Beverage-building materials; from wire to insulators and everything in between, including fencepost pounders - even the highly soughtafter "Z Pigtail Offset"!If you're building a remote station or using the USB interface as part of your shack automation efforts, then you might find this Isolated USB-controlled power outlet project from the Instructables Web site. With serial ports disappearing from computers, USB interfaces like this will be increasingly necessary. Here's a big fraction of the New Mexico contest call signs in your log! Left to right: Scott K5TA, Arne N7KA, Bruce AA5B, James KK6MC, Steve WA4ITA, Gary K5TQ, Steve N2IC (Photo AA5B) As tower-building season enters autumn (I hesitate to use the word "fall" in association with towers), holes are surely being dug across the land. Some cautionary reminders may be appropriate, especially for those of us that don't work in the construction industry:- Any hole deeper than 4 feet needs shoring to prevent collapse- Working at the bottom of a hole for long periods can lead to oxygen depletion- The pressure from loose soil anywhere on your body can cause serious injurySmall excavators are available at very reasonable rates from local equipment rental services or a professional can do a very nice job, leaving you to do whatever it is that you do best. (Thanks, several Towertalk reflector contributors)Fuel cell technology is starting to make its appearance in the personal electronics market. Can a fuel-cell powered radio be far behind? Cells from Power It Anywhere output 3.6 to 5.45 V at up to 220 mA - enough to run a handheld radio. (Thanks, Ken N9VV)We're all greatly affected day-to-day by our closest star. The article "Living With A Star" talks about some upcoming spacecraft that will measure and monitor the Sun in ways never before attempted. We live inside the outer layers of the Sun's atmosphere, in fact, so it's a great idea to learn as much as possible about how the Sun works.Dan N3OX recommends VK1OD's transmission line calculator as his favorite tool for estimating transmission line mismatch losses. Visit the site's home page for many more interesting and useful links. (Thanks, Dan N3OX)From Richard G3CWI's "Portable" column in the October 2007 issue of the RSGB's "Radcom" comes a good idea. On the case of sealed lead-acid and similar rechargeable batteries, write the date placed purchased or placed into service. This will help you keep track of the how long the battery lasts (or doesn't), especially important when buying pull-out batteries or evaluating different suppliers or technologies.Technical Web Site of the Week - Tuning "north" from 14.040 MHz, one hears the most interesting collection of signals and I'm not just talking about DX flutter or chirpy CW. Digital modes are multiplying every day, as the totals in digital contests attest. Yet, what are they? How can you tell a mode from the way the signal sounds? Well, it's not that easy. Into the fray steps Patrick F6CTE with a paper titled "Digimode Identifiers" that makes a proposal for a standard method of self-identification. This may become very important to digital contesters (and cognitive radio designers) in the near future. The ZIP file contains several papers about digital mode operating. And what better illustration of the explosion of digital modes than Patrick F6CTE's free software package MultiPSK 4.1? The list of supported modes, including RX only on non-amateur modes, boggles the mind. (Thanks, Mark WB9QZB)CONVERSATIONIt's Not a JobThere are very few hams that I've met for whom their first interest remains their primary interest throughout their ham career. For example, I may have started by operating in contests with my other high school ham buddies, but I've dabbled in QRP and antennas and other reaches of the hobby from time to time. Emergency communications is a large chunk of my ham activity, as well. My interest in and enjoyment of all these activities ebbs and flows over time.We all have a list of call signs in our memories that are no longer seen in our contest logs. What happened to those familiar calls? Assuming the person is well, are they still hams? What are they doing these days? Sometimes, we lose a contester due to "burnout". They focus so intently on the competitive chase that eventually it wears them down and they quit. For them, it wasn't fun any more.This happens in all sorts of activities, of course; at work, in one's church or other social groups, our volunteer groups, even just groups of friends. What was once a rewarding or relaxing activity now holds one captive until escape is the only recourse. This is particularly sad in ham radio because it has so many different facets. If one wearies of building equipment, dozens and dozens of operating events exist. If running a club or emcomm team is getting old, take a little time off.Even within contesting, there are plenty of opportunities to freshen up an activity that might be a little stale. If slugging it out on 20 Phone during a DX contest seems too much like a chore, why not get out of the shack and do a VHF+ hilltop expedition? If you're a single-band enthusiast, change bands! Hosting a small multi-single operation is a refreshing change from a solitary SOAB existence. Change modes, change bands, whatever it takes to turn that rut back into a groove!What would happen if you took a break? Would the world come to an end? A friend once related to me, "If you think you're indispensable, put your hand in a bucket of water then pull it out. If there's a hole left behind where your hand was, then you're indispensable." Not too many of us will fit that description! Ham radio is a big world with lots of exciting things going on of which you have never heard. Take a road "less traveled" some time to reinvigorate your appreciation for a terrific hobby!73, Ward N0AXCONTESTS3 September through 16 September 2008An 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 CONTESTSAll Asia Contest--Phone, from 6 Sep 0000Z to 7 Sep 2400Z. Bands (MHz): 3.5-28. Exchange: RS and age ("00" for YL). Logs due: 29 Sep. RulesRussian Radio RTTY WW--Digital, from 6 Sep 0000Z to 6 Sep 2400Z. Bands (MHz): 3.5-28. Exchange: RST and oblast or WAZ zone. Logs due: 1 Oct. RulesIARU Region I Field Day--Phone, from 6 Sep 1300Z to 7 Sep 1300Z. Bands (MHz): 1.8-28. Exchange: RS and serial. Logs due: 16 days. For rules, see IARU Society Web pages.Ohio State Parks On the Air--Phone,CW,Digital, from 6 Sep 1600Z to 6 Sep 2400Z. Bands (MHz): 3.5-28, 50,144. Exchange: RS(T), serial, "Ohio" or S/P/C, and park nr. Logs due: 30 days. RulesNorth American Sprint--CW, from 7 Sep 0000Z to 7 Sep 0400Z. Bands (MHz): 3.5-14. Exchange: Call signs, serial, name, and state. Logs due: 7 days. RulesDARC Digital 10m Corona--Digital, from 7 Sep 1100Z to 7 Sep 1300Z. Bands (MHz): 28. Exchange: RST and serial. RulesTennessee QSO Party--Phone,CW,Digital, from 7 Sep 1800Z to 8 Sep 0300Z. Bands (MHz): 1.8-28, 50+, CW-1.815 and 40 kHz above band edge; SSB-1.855, 3.82, 7.24, 14.28, 21.39, 28.39; Dig-3.585, 7.085, 14.085, 21.085, 28.085; VHF/UHF-50.195, 144.195, 146.55. Exchange: RS(T) and county or S/P/C. Logs due: 9 Oct. Rules070 Club 80 Meter Autumn Sprint--Digital, from 12 Sep 8 PM to 13 Sep 2 AM. Bands (MHz): 3.5. Exchange: RST and S/P/C. Logs due: 12 Oct. RulesWAE DX Contest--Phone, from 13 Sep 0000Z to 14 Sep 2400Z. Bands (MHz): 3.5-28. Exchange: RS and serial. Logs due: 15 Oct. RulesArkansas QSO Party--Phone,CW,Digital, from 13 Sep 0600Z to 14 Sep 2400Z. Bands (MHz): 3.5-28. CW-50kHz above band edge; Phone-3.98, 7.26, 14.26, 21.36, 28.36, 145-147; PSK-3.58, 7.07; 14.07; 21.08; 28.12. Exchange: RS(T), county or S/P or "DX". Logs due: 30 days. RulesSecond-Class Operators Sprint--CW, from 13 Sep 1800Z to 13 Sep 2400Z. Bands (MHz): 1.8-28. 1.810, 3.560, 7.040, 14.060, 21.060, 28.060. Exchange: RST, S/P/C, SOC nr or power. Logs due: 30 days. RulesNorth American Sprint--Phone, from 14 Sep 0000Z to 14 Sep 0400Z. Bands (MHz): 3.5-14. Exchange: Call signs, serial, name, and state. Logs due: 7 days. RulesVHF+ CONTESTSARRL September VHF QSO Party--Phone,CW,Digital, from 13 Sep 1800Z to 15 Sep 0300Z. Bands (MHz): 50+. Exchange: Grid square. Logs due: 8 Oct. RulesOhio State Parks On the Air--Phone,CW,Digital, from 6 Sep 1600Z to 6 Sep 2400Z. Bands (MHz): 3.5-28, 50,144. Exchange: RS(T), serial, "Ohio" or S/P/C, and park nr. Logs due: 30 days. RulesTennessee QSO Party--Phone,CW,Digital, from 7 Sep 1800Z to 8 Sep 0300Z. Bands (MHz): 1.8-28, 50+, CW-1.815 and 40 kHz above band edge; SSB-1.855, 3.82, 7.24, 14.28, 21.39, 28.39; Dig-3.585, 7.085, 14.085, 21.085, 28.085; VHF/UHF-50.195, 144.195, 146.55. Exchange: RS(T) and county or S/P/C. Logs due: 9 Oct. RulesLOG DUE DATES3 September through 16 September 2008September 3 - RSGB 80m Club Sprint, SSB, email logs to: cwsprint.logs at rsgbhfcc.org, upload log at: http://www.vhfcc.org/cgi-bin/hfcover.pl, paper logs and diskettes to: (none). RulesSeptember 6 - ARRL UHF Contest, email logs to: AugustUHF at arrl.org, paper logs and diskettes to: August UHF Contest, ARRL Contest Branch, 225 Main St, Newington, CT 06111, USA. Rules,September 13 - New Jersey QSO Party, email logs to: w2rj at arrl.net, paper logs and diskettes to: Englewood ARA, PO Box 528, Englewood, NJ 07631-0528, USA. RulesSeptember 15 - Maryland-DC QSO Party, email logs to: mdc.logs at verizon.net, paper logs and diskettes to: Antietam Radio Association, PO Box 52, Hagerstown, MD 21741-0052, USA. RulesSeptember 15 - SARL HF CW Contest, email logs to: hfcontests at netactive.co.za, paper logs and diskettes to: Bloemfontein Radio Amateur Club, Box 12104, Brandhof, 9324, South Africa. RulesSeptember 15 - SCC RTTY Championship, email logs to: rtty at hamradio.si, paper logs and diskettes to: Slovenia Contest Club, Saveljska 50, 1113 Ljubljana, Slovenia. RulesSeptember 15 - WAE DX Contest, CW, email logs to: waecw at dxhf.darc.de, paper logs and diskettes to: (none). RulesSeptember 16 - ARCI Silent Key Memorial Sprint, email logs to: contest at qrparci.org, paper logs and diskettes to: ARCI Silent Key Memorial Sprint, c/o Jeff Hetherington, VA3JFF, 139 Elizabeth St W., Welland, Ontario L3C 4M3, Canada. RulesACKNOWLEDGEMENTSARRL Contest Update wishes to acknowledge information from WA7BNM's Contest Calendar and SM3CER's Contest Calendar. The ARRL Contest Update is published every other Wednesday (26 times each year). ARRL members may subscribe at no cost or unsubscribe by editing their Member Data Page as described at http://www.arrl.org/contests/update/. Copyright ? 2008 American Radio Relay League, Inc. 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Broadcast low-power auxiliary stations had been permitted to operate on TV Channels 52-69 in the 700 MHz band, as well as in several other bands, on a secondary non-interference basis.The FCC also proposed prohibiting the manufacture, import, sale, offer for sale, or shipment of devices that operate as low-power auxiliary stations in the 700 MHz band. In addition, for those licensees that have obtained authorizations to operate low-power auxiliary stations in 700 MHz spectrum beyond the end of the DTV transition, the FCC proposes to modify these licenses to not allow such operations after Feb. 17, 2009. The FCC also seeks comment on issues raised by the Public Interest Spectrum Coalition (PISC) in its informal complaint and petition for rulemaking.In the meantime, the FCC imposed a freeze, effective Thursday, on filing new license applications that seek to operate on any 700 MHz band after the end of the DTV transition. The FCC also imposed a freeze on granting any request for equipment authorization of low-power auxiliary station devices that would operate in any of the 700 MHz frequencies.FCC records found 943 currently active low-power auxiliary station licenses of which 145 are authorized to operate in the 700 MHz band.In July, The National Public Safety Telecommunications Council (NPSTC) urged the FCC to ensure that microphones and other audio devices are cleared from the 700 MHz band, restricting them from being certified or marketed in the 700 MHz public-safety spectrum. The action would ensure that public safety?s spectrum will not experience interference from wireless microphones, NPSTC officials said.Because low-power TV stations, TV translators and ad-hoc auxiliary broadcast operations, including wireless microphones, have secondary status to public-safety users under the current rules, there is a potential risk of interference to public safety from these secondary users, NPSTC officials said. _________________________________________________________________ See how Windows Mobile brings your life together?at home, work, or on the go. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/msnnkwxp1020093182mrt/direct/01/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: http://ns1.culcom.net/pipermail/ccarc/attachments/20080903/f0ff65cf/attachment.htm From kb9wsl at hotmail.com Wed Sep 3 20:22:15 2008 From: kb9wsl at hotmail.com (Tom Murray) Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2008 20:22:15 -0400 Subject: [Ccarc] FW: [InHam] [Fwd: [SMC] 144.240 and 144.250 nets ON tonight, Wed. Sep. 3rd] In-Reply-To: <48BF18F6.10108@insightbb.com> References: <48BF18F6.10108@insightbb.com> Message-ID: > Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2008 19:08:38 -0400 > From: dan.evans at insightbb.com > To: inham at mailman.qth.net > Subject: [InHam] [Fwd: [SMC] 144.240 and 144.250 nets ON tonight, Wed. Sep. 3rd] > > > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: [SMC] 144.240 and 144.250 nets ON tonight, Wed. Sep. 3rd > Date: Wed, 03 Sep 2008 15:48:50 -0500 > From: Todd Sprinkmann > To: badgercontesters at mailman.qth.net, smc at w9smc.com, > nlrs at mailman.qth.net, CVVHF > > > > Hello, > > While eastern WI sure could use those rainy remnants of > Gustav, they won't get here tonight. So the nets are ON. > > 144.240 starts at 8:00, and I only look west thru north, > from my QTH, EN63ao. The purpose of this is to stir up > activity in W and N WI, as well as adjacent portions of > IA, MN and the U.P. of MI. > > At 8:30, I QSY to 144.250 and look south to start the > Badger Contesters net. After taking the initial batch of > check-ins, I then swing the beams a full 360, looking SW, > then W, NW, N, etc. I typically get back to south about > 8:45-8:50 and then we start the net. > > BIG Reminder -- ARRL Sept. VHF QSO party is only > 10 days away. Starts 1pm central on Sat., Sept. 13th and > runs thru 10pm on Sun., Sept. 14th. Here's the rules: > http://www.arrl.org/contests/rules/2008/sepvhf.html > > I'm going to be hitting this one hard, and I hope everyone > else will be too. It really does motivate people to get on, if > others start sharing their contest plans. > > Any rovers heading out?? Last September had *great* > rover activity, all across the Upper Midwest. > > These are contest lists that I post to. So let's talk about > the upcoming contest. :) > > Also, there's more contesting to enjoy later in Sept. and > October. The SEVHFS fall sprints. The first one is on 144, > on Sept. 22nd, from 7-11pm. I'll post more info about > those soon. > > > 73, > Todd KC9BQA EN63ao 40N of Milwaukee > 50 thru 2304 > > > +-----------------------------------------------------------------+ > SMC Web Site: http://www.w9smc.com > List Help: http://mail.w9smc.com/mailman/listinfo/smc_w9smc.com > Submissions: smc at w9smc.com Problems?Contact: smc-owner at w9smc.com > > > > 73 > Dan > -- > K9ZF /R no budget Rover ***QRP-l #1269 > Check out the Rover Resource Page at: > List Administrator for: InHam+grid-loc+ham-books > Ask me how to join the Indiana Ham Mailing list! > > _______________________________________________ > InHam mailing list > InHam at mailman.qth.net > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/inham _________________________________________________________________ Get more out of the Web. 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The meeting will be held in the News conference room at WISH TV, 1950 N. Meridian St., Indianapolis. Parking is available at the rear of the building. > > The meeting include election of officers for the IRCC. Our primary function is to build better clubs and sponsor the Technical Excellence Award and the Outstanding Amateur of the Year Award. > > This is an opportunity to bring your ideas and energy to this half century old organization. Many of you on this list have been receipients of the afore mentioned awards. We need your input. > > Please join us for this brief meeting. Jack Parker W8ISH will lead a brief tour of the WISH High Def facilities following the meeting. > > We hope to see you there. > > 73, > Jack Parker W8ISH > IRCC Chairman > _______________________________________________ > InHam mailing list > InHam at mailman.qth.net > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/inham _________________________________________________________________ Stay up to date on your PC, the Web, and your mobile phone with Windows Live. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/msnnkwxp1020093185mrt/direct/01/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://ns1.culcom.net/pipermail/ccarc/attachments/20080903/0b0eb09e/attachment.htm From phil_snider at hotmail.com Fri Sep 5 22:19:40 2008 From: phil_snider at hotmail.com (Phil Snider) Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2008 22:19:40 -0400 Subject: [Ccarc] Saturday antenna work postponed one week Message-ID: the antenna work session scheduled for this Saturday will be postponed one week. Chuck will not be avaiable. K9DVL and W9LVY will meet at 9 am at EMA to check out a few things in preparation for next week's work.Phil Snider W9LVY -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://ns1.culcom.net/pipermail/ccarc/attachments/20080905/2dab2ff8/attachment.htm From kb9wsl at hotmail.com Fri Sep 5 23:09:46 2008 From: kb9wsl at hotmail.com (Tom Murray) Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2008 23:09:46 -0400 Subject: [Ccarc] FW: [InHam] K9ZF/R Plans for the September VHF QSO Party In-Reply-To: <48C1E561.1080401@insightbb.com> References: <48C1E561.1080401@insightbb.com> Message-ID: > Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2008 22:05:21 -0400 > From: dan.evans at insightbb.com > To: vhfcontesting at contesting.com; vhf at w6yx.stanford.edu; inham at mailman.qth.net; smc at w9smc.com > CC: > Subject: [InHam] K9ZF/R Plans for the September VHF QSO Party > > The ARRL September VHF QSO Party is nearly here! *Just 8 more days, > September 13 - 15, 2008. You can find all of the details here: > http://www.arrl.org/contests/rules/2008/sepvhf.html > * > After the Greater Louisville Hamfest tomorrow, I plan to scout for a > couple of new operating spots. I'll send an update this week if I find > some better spots. But the basic plan is: > > EM77 and EM67 on Saturday. Somewhere south of Louisville, KY. > > EM68 and EM78 on Sunday. In Salem and Henryville, IN, respectively. > > > 6 meters will be 100 watts, 3 elements at 18'. > 2 meters will be 160 watts, 10 elements at 24'. > 432 Mhz will be 100 watts, 18 elements at 21'. > > Sorry, I still haven't been able to get back on 222. > > Will also have FM on each band. I'll try to monitor 2m FM simplex, and > would be more than happy to work anyone on FM if you don't have SSB or > CW available. > > > 73 > Dan > -- > K9ZF /R no budget Rover ***QRP-l #1269 > Check out the Rover Resource Page at: > List Administrator for: InHam+grid-loc+ham-books > Ask me how to join the Indiana Ham Mailing list! > > _______________________________________________ > InHam mailing list > InHam at mailman.qth.net > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/inham _________________________________________________________________ See how Windows Mobile brings your life together?at home, work, or on the go. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/msnnkwxp1020093182mrt/direct/01/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Single Stub Ticket at Gate $8.00 EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS VEHICLE DISPLAY, SATURDAY ONLY, 2-5 PM OUTDOOR FLEA MARKET SPACES Still $5.00/space (Approximately 20'x20') (Renewals due by July 1 to Ensure Same Space) ORDER BY MAIL Advance Tickets, Flea Market Spaces and Indoor Commercial Exhibits, write: Peoria Superfest P.O. Box 3508 Peoria, IL 61612-3508 InfoLine: 309-692-3378 E-mail: w9uvi at arrl.net SPECIAL EVENT STATION 20 & 21 Sept, 1600Z-0000Z (Sat 10:00-6:00P) 14.240 & 7.240 MHz Commemorating Superfest 50th Anniversary Certificates available @ POB below & www.w9uvi.org ORDER ON-LINE with PayPal? Flea Market Spaces/Advance Tickets http://www.peoriasuperfest.com Check out confirmed commercial vendors, hotel info and Superfest events! Hear Peoria Superfest Radio Online with streaming audio! LIVE D-STAR FORUM AND DEMO SATURDAY using the new 2m PAARC D-STAR repeater. PRIZES GREAT Hourly Prizes Sat & Sun starting 10AM. Unclaimed hourly prizes redrawn Sunday, After GRAND prize drawing at 2 PM. (Grand Prize Ticket Holder need not be present.) HOURS Friday: Set-up Day: 2 PM-8 PM Saturday: Flea Market: 7 AM to Dusk Indoor Commercial Exhibits: 8 AM-4 PM Sunday: Flea Market: 7 AM to 2 PM Indoor Commercial Exhibits: 8 AM- 2 PM TALK-IN 147.075+ PL 103.5 FCC TESTING - Saturday ONLY 11:30 AM - 1 PM FORUMS Saturday & Sunday DXCC Card Checking - ARRL Booth in Youth Bldg - Saturday Only FREE PARKING for buyers Orders for Advance Tickets and Flea Market should contain a #10 SASE and must be received by Sept. 10, 2008. Name: ________________________________________ QTY: ITEM: EACH: EXTENDED Address: ______________________________________ ___ Superfest Advance Tickets $6.00 $__________ ($8.00 at the Gate) City, State, ZIP: _________________________________ ___ Outdoor Flea Market Space $5.00 $__________ (1 Vehicle; Approx. 20'x20') TOTAL: $__________ Make checks payable to Peoria Superfest, or order online at http://www.peoriasuperfest.com ______________________________________________________________ Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net AMRadio mailing list Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/amradio at mailman.qth.net/ List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html Post: mailto:AMRadio at mailman.qth.net To unsubscribe, send an email to amradio-request at mailman.qth.net with the word unsubscribe in the message body. -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 270.6.16/1653 - Release Date: 9/5/2008 6:57 AM From k9dvl at comcast.net Sat Sep 6 08:43:21 2008 From: k9dvl at comcast.net (Dave & Rita Rothermel) Date: Sat, 06 Sep 2008 07:43:21 -0500 Subject: [Ccarc] Peoria Message-ID: <48C27AE9.5010109@comcast.net> You need to get a group together and go to Peoria Ham Fest. It is worth the trip. Dave From kb9wsl at hotmail.com Sat Sep 6 21:34:57 2008 From: kb9wsl at hotmail.com (Tom Murray) Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2008 21:34:57 -0400 Subject: [Ccarc] Spoof on WWV "The Tick" Message-ID: Heard about this website on the Amateur Radio Newsline Report for this week. Check it out. www.lownoiserecords.com/wwv_the_tick.html Tom KB9WSL _________________________________________________________________ See how Windows connects the people, information, and fun that are part of your life. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/msnnkwxp1020093175mrt/direct/01/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://ns1.culcom.net/pipermail/ccarc/attachments/20080906/99a7bcdd/attachment.htm From k9dvl at comcast.net Sun Sep 7 19:50:38 2008 From: k9dvl at comcast.net (Dave & Rita Rothermel) Date: Sun, 07 Sep 2008 18:50:38 -0500 Subject: [Ccarc] [Fwd: [Mw] Great Microwave Conditions in EM85 TN Again Sunday] Message-ID: <48C468CE.50509@comcast.net> -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [Mw] Great Microwave Conditions in EM85 TN Again Sunday Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2008 18:43:55 -0400 From: N8UM To: , "VHF REFLECTOR" CC: microwave at echo.valinet.com For those of you that follow the http://www.mountainlake.k12.mn.us/ham/aprs/path.cgi?map=na propagation maps, it is no suprise, but we had great conditions in mid-America again over the last couple of days. I had planned to take the Mountainmobile out Saturday morning, but deferred until today. Got up at 5am, checked the prop maps, made a couple of posts the the prop loggers and headed 40 miles across the valley to the Smoky Mountains. I operate from a litte 2200 ft asl ridge that is on a paved road (EM85BQ Foothills Parkway). Got the antennas erected by 1100z, powered up the generator and rigs, and there was W5LUA on 144.200 S9+++. A quick call yielded a response and Q's on 902, 1296 and 2304 with great signals. We even switched to SSB on each band! That's 650 to 700 miles with 3 and 6 foot loopers on my end. Al pleaded with me to head the six miles to North Carolina, but the route is 45 minutes long thru heavy tourist traffic. The antennas are no higher that 18 ft off the rear of the Astro van! Pictures of the setup are at http://www.chuckmartin.com/VHFContest2003_3.htm . Numerous other contacts followed from EM00, 11, 12, 13, 32, 35, 45, 54 and several EL grids. Many guys were hearing the K4UHF beacons. I had to go home and harvest the lawn so I tore down the setup at 1430z. KM5PO, W3XO/5, K5LLL, K5QE and many others were still strong. Its been a great year here in Tennessee. Arizona on 144 in June, great fun in the Aug UHF test with K2DRH calling me, and now the incredible tropo over several days. Unfortunately it has been almost a 17 year dry spell since conditions were this good, so this means I am probably in for another long period of just white noise... Thanks to: Al Gore for inventing the Internet All the folk that maintain ARPS and prop logger pages N4QWZ for being a beacon from central TN and letting people know the band is open N2CEI for designing great equipment Mike Staal and Dave Olean for providing great antennas and all the guys that stay up till 2am and get back on at 6am. John B. N8UM Oak Ridge, Tennessee _______________________________________________ Microwave mailing list microwave at lists.valinet.com http://www.valinet.com/mailman/listinfo/microwave -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 270.6.16/1653 - Release Date: 9/5/2008 6:57 AM From kb9wsl at hotmail.com Sun Sep 7 20:38:34 2008 From: kb9wsl at hotmail.com (Tom Murray) Date: Sun, 7 Sep 2008 20:38:34 -0400 Subject: [Ccarc] FW: [InHam] WANTED: Manuals In-Reply-To: <3FF7D317554B4D829B65238539EBB6ED@oldtwr> References: <3FF7D317554B4D829B65238539EBB6ED@oldtwr> Message-ID: > From: kb9bvn at gmail.com > To: qrp-l at qrp-l.org; fpqrp-l at mpna.com > Date: Sun, 7 Sep 2008 13:13:16 -0400 > CC: IndyHamRadio at yahoogroups.com; CentralIndianaHams at yahoogroups.com; inham at mailman.qth.net > Subject: [InHam] WANTED: Manuals > > I am just about finished collecting all the parts for my vintage HW-9 > station. I have the HW-9 with WARC, the HM-9 QRP Wattmeter, the HFT-9A QRP > Antenna Tuner, and the PSA-9 Power Supply all sitting on the desk. I am > missing some of the manuals. Specifically I am looking for the construction > manuals (originals preferred, copies considered) for the HM-9 and the > HFT-9A. If you have any of these you'd consider selling or trading, please > let me know. > > I also have a spare HM-9 for sale if you are interested. > > Thanks and 73 > > de KB9BVN > > _______________________________________________ > InHam mailing list > InHam at mailman.qth.net > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/inham _________________________________________________________________ See how Windows connects the people, information, and fun that are part of your life. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/msnnkwxp1020093175mrt/direct/01/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: http://ns1.culcom.net/pipermail/ccarc/attachments/20080907/c2635991/attachment.htm From kb9wsl at hotmail.com Mon Sep 8 08:59:08 2008 From: kb9wsl at hotmail.com (Tom Murray) Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2008 08:59:08 -0400 Subject: [Ccarc] HD power increase may cause analog interference to FM Message-ID: HD FM radio power increase may cause interference to FM analog signals..... Tom KB9WSL Source: NPR Labs presentation to FCC staff, July 16, 2008 More power for HD Radio, more buzz on analog Originally published in Current, Sept. 2, 2008 By Steve Behrens An extensive study by NPR Labs points to significant trade-offs between the audience reach of digital HD Radio and the amount of interference to analog FM. Even though its transmission power is just 1 percent of analog FM?s, its range for listeners in cars comes close to equaling analog, the CPB-funded study found. But HD reaches areas including little more than one-third as many indoor listeners. To extend its range, the National Association of Broadcasters in January joined other industry groups advocating an optional power boost for HD Radio, permitting stations to emit digital signals at 10 percent of analog transmitters? power. The FCC has not yet begun a proceeding to consider the change. That could give HD Radio more listeners, but it would have a bigger negative effect on listening to analog radio, which is still far more popular, according to the NPR study. It estimates that 41 percent of public radio stations would lose one-third or more of the car radios their analog signals can reach. With the power increase, digital?s interference with analog would nearly double, affecting 26 percent of listeners in vehicles (table below). HD Radio coverage v. analog interference Present power levels Proposed power increase Coverage: Population reached by HD Radio, compared with analog FM In vehicles 85% 117% Indoors 38% 83% Inteference: Population whose analog reception is affected by HD Radio In vehicles 14% 26% Indoors 6% 22% Source: NPR Labs report to CPB: Digital Radio Coverage & Interference Analysis. Boosting the digital signal tenfold also could add new costs, because many of the new digital transmitters and other equipment would have to be completely replaced, said Mike Starling, NPR chief technology officer and head of NPR Labs. NPR stands behind HD Radio as an important advance, Starling wrote in a memo introducing the report. ?However,? he said, ?we cannot responsibly support boosting HD Radio power [to] 10 percent en masse to the detriment of existing FM analog signals.? NPR Labs and the Association of Public Radio Engineers will present findings of the report for station engineers at a day-long seminar Sept. 16 in Austin, Texas, preceding the National Association of Broadcasters Radio Show. Starling will also appear with advocates of the power increase on a panel Sept. 19 during the NAB conference. Some station engineers heard a summary of the report in an NPR audio interconnection Aug. 5. Copies of the 280-page report and its executive summary are posted at nprlabs.org. There have not been many complaints about digital interference to analog among FM stations so far. As of March, NPR said, only three had been filed in a year and a half. But interference may go unreported because digital interference sounds like a hiss or a buzz, and analog radio listeners can?t make out faint voices to identify the source, Starling told Current. Interference may increase, however, as broadcasters add more HD Radio signals in the FM channels. In less than two years, the number of pubradio stations with HD Radio signals grew from 115 to more than 350, the report said. The problem varies greatly from city to city. Interference is worst in areas with crowded FM bands, as in the Northeast. Because HD Radio?s digital signal is carried in sidebands on the edges of the FM channel, it may be cheek by jowl with an adjacent signal, and FCC rules provide no protection, the report said. The commission should develop new rules for allocating channels that protect existing stations, says John Kean, senior technologist with NPR Labs, the study director. The study took nearly two years?testing actual receiver performance, developing a formula for predicting analog and digital coverage, doing field tests at 10 stations, and, for the first time, mapping coverage under several scenarios for 850 public radio stations. To minimize interference, the report suggests, broadcasters could employ separate directional antennas for the digital portion of the signal or perhaps the new Single Frequency Network boosters, now in development, that would repeat only the digital signal. Where a station on an adjacent channel could suffer interference, the HD Radio signal could be put in the FM channel?s opposite sideband?on the edge of the channel away from the other station?s signal. _________________________________________________________________ See how Windows Mobile brings your life together?at home, work, or on the go. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/msnnkwxp1020093182mrt/direct/01/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I have the HW-9 with WARC, the HM-9 QRP Wattmeter, the HFT-9A > >QRP Antenna Tuner, and the PSA-9 Power Supply all sitting on the desk. I > >am missing some of the manuals. Specifically I am looking for the > >construction manuals (originals preferred, copies considered) for the HM-9 > >and the HFT-9A. If you have any of these you'd consider selling or > >trading, please let me know. > > _______________________________________________ > InHam mailing list > InHam at mailman.qth.net > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/inham _________________________________________________________________ Stay up to date on your PC, the Web, and your mobile phone with Windows Live. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/msnnkwxp1020093185mrt/direct/01/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Sounds like the Commission?s finally ready to vote on new rules, and that?s going to get both AM and FM operators interested. Speaking of AM stations: another item shyly peeking out of the bottom of the agenda is the ?streamlining? for the licensing of AM directional facilities. The Minority Media & Telecommunications Council says it ?would treat AM antennas like FM or TV antennas?, and require just a one-time computer model to verify the pattern, instead of repeated and costly field measurements. I?ll mention one other item on the three-page rollcall ? cleaning up eight different petitions related to the way the Commission awards non-commercial FM licenses. That's also a contentious issue. Read the agenda ? likely to change by September 25, but still intriguing ? here. _________________________________________________________________ Stay up to date on your PC, the Web, and your mobile phone with Windows Live. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/msnnkwxp1020093185mrt/direct/01/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://ns1.culcom.net/pipermail/ccarc/attachments/20080909/deb49144/attachment.htm From kb9wsl at hotmail.com Tue Sep 9 21:12:30 2008 From: kb9wsl at hotmail.com (Tom Murray) Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2008 21:12:30 -0400 Subject: [Ccarc] TV Channels 5 and 6 for expanded FM band Message-ID: A group of broadcast engineers is proposing using VHF TV channels 5 and 6 to expand the FM broadcast band. 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URL: http://ns1.culcom.net/pipermail/ccarc/attachments/20080911/fa50522a/attachment.htm From kb9wsl at hotmail.com Thu Sep 11 19:02:28 2008 From: kb9wsl at hotmail.com (Tom Murray) Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2008 19:02:28 -0400 Subject: [Ccarc] [Inares] Fw: [IN_PACKET] Northern Indiana VHF Packet Net Name Change In-Reply-To: <009901c91438$0e7a7400$e232d60c@2606272100> References: <009901c91438$0e7a7400$e232d60c@2606272100> Message-ID: > To: Inares at yahoogroups.com > From: renee.thomas at mchsi.com > Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2008 13:58:54 -0400 > Subject: [Inares] Fw: [IN_PACKET] Northern Indiana VHF Packet Net Name Change > > relay to any ARES-type packet groups in the state :) > > > tnx :) wb9ybi > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "William Lower WX9RUB" > To: > Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2008 11:32 AM > Subject: Re: [IN_PACKET] Northern Indiana VHF Packet Net Name Change > > > > DAN If you send stuff to state ARRL official have them send out our group > state wide to get more hams involved so we can see whats in other counties > to set up a state wide system and maybe some EMA directors could get us > funding to do all this > > > > > > WX9RUB- William Lower > > Early Warning Officer > > Elkhart County SkyWarn > > > > --- On Wed, 9/10/08, Dan wrote: > > > > From: Dan > > Subject: [IN_PACKET] Northern Indiana VHF Packet Net Name Change > > To: IN_PACKET at yahoogroups.com > > Date: Wednesday, September 10, 2008, 11:50 PM > > > > > > > > > > > > > > As self proclaimed Net Manager and Net Control (not by choice) for > > the Northern Indiana VHF Packet Net I have decided to change the name > > of the Packet Net to better reflect the area of coverage present and > > future. The original name was thought up at the last minute when I > > realized that someone needed to run the first net! So obviously it > > was not the best or the most thoughtout choice. > > > > The new name is North East Indiana Packet Net. I know it is still a > > mouth full but it matches the served area more accurately This change > > also depends on future growth to the packet systems in the area. We > > are currently operating on 145.010 at 1200 Baud. The net is held > > every Wednesday at 8PM in unconnected converse mode. > > > > A frequency change that could better serve the coverage needs of this > > area is in question a this time in my mind. Until further inquiries > > are done we will remain on 145.010. > > > > Since the areas primarily active are Allen, Dekalb, Elkhart and > > Whitley Counties this also invokes the new name change. It also > > provides for the other two sections of Northern Indiana to develop > > and name their own nets using North West and North Central if they > > desire. > > > > I will be forwarding net reports to John Kinley KC9BHJ Section > > VHF/UHF Net Manager and mentioning any news items to the current > > Section Manager Jim Sellers K9ZBM and Section EC Tony Langer W9AL. > > I also will be listing this Net in the ARRL Net Directory which is > > available on-line at > > > > http://www.arrl. org/FandES/ field/nets > > > > We are planning another Packet Radio Workshop soon. Standby here for > > a date,time and location. > > > > Dan M. Dahms N9WNH > > NEIPN Net Manager > > IN_PACKET Moderator > > Whitley Co. ARC President > > 260-723-4711 > > n9wnh at arrl.net > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! 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Thanks to all. > > MALDIVES, 8Q. 8Q7KK has been active on 20 meters using RTTY around > 1000z. QSL via DL1BKK. > > CROATIA, 9A. Operators Jan, OK1JK, Jiri, OK1JST, Jarda, OK1JIM, > Standa, OK1AGE, Tom, OK1JRA, Vojta, OK1JKV and Radek, OK1MRK are QRV > as 9A/homecalls from Porer Island, IOTA EU-100, until September 13. > Activity is on most HF bands using CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK. They may > also be active Lighthouse ARLHS CRO-014. QSL to home calls. > > TONGA, A3. Nob, JA2AAU, Yoshi, JA2AIC, Iwao, JA2LSS, Iku, JA2ATE > and Mori, JA2ZS are QRV as A35AU, A35IC, A35SS, A35TE and A35ZS, > respectively, from Nuku'alofa Island, IOTA OC-049, until September > 17. Activity is on all bands and modes. QSL to home calls. > > PAKISTAN, AP. Tariq, AP2TN has been active on 30 meters around > 1530z. QSL via DJ9ZB. > > ANGOLA, D2. Father Gabriele, D2EB is back here and has been active > using CW and SSB on all bands, including 6 meters, at various times. > QSL via IZ3ETU. > > SOUTH COOK ISLANDS, E5. Bill, N7OU will be QRV as E51NOU from > Rarotonga, IOTA OC-013, from September 15 to October 11. He will be > active on 40 to 10 meters using only CW. QSL to home call. > > CANARY ISLANDS, EA8. Operators DL5NUA, DL3HQN and DL1ARD are QRV as > EA8/homecalls from Puerto de la Cruz on Tenerife, IOTA AF-004, until > September 19. Activity is on the HF bands using mainly CW. QSL to > home calls. > > IRELAND, EI. Operators Dave, EI4BZ, Jeremy, EI5GM, Dave, EI9FBB and > Mark, G4AXX are QRV as EJ3HB from Great Blasket Island, IOTA EU-007, > until September 14. Activity is on 80 to 10 meters using CW and > SSB. QSL via EI9FBB. > > GUADELOUPE, FG. Dom, F6EPO is QRV as FG/F6EPO until September 27. > Activity is on 40, 30, 20 and 15 meters using QRP power. His > activity includes being QRV from Volcano Soufriere from September 13 > to 20 during his evening. QSL to home call. > > TEMOTU PROVINCE, H40. Mike, KM9D and Jan, KF4TUG will be QRV as > H40MY from Vanikolo, IOTA OC-163. QSL via OM2SA. > > REPUBLIC OF KOREA, HL. A group of eight Korean operators will be > QRV as D9D from Tok Do, IOTA AS-045, from September 13 to 18. In > addition, they may also sign homecalls/5. Activity will be on 80 to > 10 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK31. QSL D9D via 6K2BWA and all > others to home calls. > > SVALBARD, JW. Tom, LA4LN is QRV as JW4LN from Spitsbergen, IOTA > EU-026, until September 18. Activity is on 160 to 2 meters, > including 70 cm, using mostly CW, but with some SSB and Satellite > activity as well. He will be active as JW1V on 60 meters. QSL both > calls direct to home call. > > AUSTRIA, OE. The Vienna International Centre Amateur Radio Club > station 4U1VIC will be QRV September 13 and 14, and will be an entry > in the Worked All Europe SSB contest. QSL via bureau. > > ALAND ISLANDS, OH0. Simo, OH2LRE will be QRV at various times as > OH0/OH2LRE until around September 20. Activity will be on the HF > bands and 6 meters. QSL to home call. > > DENMARK, OZ. Tom, DL4VM is QRV as OZ/DL4VM from Romo Island, IOTA > EU-125, until September 20. Activity is on 40, 20 and 15 meters > using QRP power and CW. He may also be active on 10 and 6 meters, > conditions permitting. QSL to home call. > > GREECE, SV. Members of a SV-DX-Group are QRV as SY8L from Limnos > Island, IOTA EU-049, until September 15. Activity is on 160 to 6 > meters using all modes. QSL via SV2DGH. > > TURKEY, TA. Finnish-Turkish Friendship Consortium station TC4X will > be QRV in the Worked All Europe SSB contest. QSL via OH2BH. > > BENIN, TY. Romano, TY5ZR has been active on 30 meters around 2200z. > QSL via IK2IQD. > > CANADA, VE. Michael, VE2XB/VY0 is QRV from Nunavut, Southampton > Island, IOTA NA-007, until the end of 2008. QSL to home call. > > TOKELAU ISLANDS, ZK3. Willi, DJ7RJ and Ulrich, DL2AH are QRV as > ZK3MW and ZK3AH, respectively, until September 29. ZK3MW is active > using on 160 to 10 meters using mainly CW and ZK3AH is active on 40 > to 10 meters using SSB. QSL to home calls. > > THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The ARRL September VHF QSO Party, Worked > All Europe SSB DX Contest, North American SSB Sprint, FISTS Get Your > Feet Wet CW Weekend, NCCC Sprint, PODXS 070 Club 80-Meter Autumn > Sprint, Swiss HTC QRP Sprint, Arkansas QSO Party, SOC Marathon > Sprint, SKCC Weekend CW Sprintathon and ARCI End of Summer Digital > Sprint will certainly keep contesters busy this weekend. Please see > September QST, page 76 and the ARRL and WA7BNM contest web sites for > details. > NNNN > /EX _________________________________________________________________ Stay up to date on your PC, the Web, and your mobile phone with Windows Live. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/msnnkwxp1020093185mrt/direct/01/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Saving cookies for this site will keep your choices. Ed Ed Norris Find safety info for food, floods, recalls, outbreaks, and more at www.statehealth.in.gov Phil Snider wrote: > http://www.vuetoo.com/vue1/SituationPageNews.asp?sit=2190 > > > Ike situation page > > Phil Snider W9LVY > > "the earth is one country and mandkind are its citizens" - Baha'i Faith > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > ccarc mailing list > ccarc at culcom.net > http://ns1.culcom.net/mailman/listinfo/ccarc > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: http://ns1.culcom.net/pipermail/ccarc/attachments/20080913/47f05f38/attachment.htm From k9dvl at comcast.net Sat Sep 13 14:16:47 2008 From: k9dvl at comcast.net (Dave Rothermel) Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2008 13:16:47 -0500 Subject: [Ccarc] The Hurricane Watch Net Message-ID: <48CC038F.4030004@comcast.net> http://74.125.95.104/search?q=cache:isGQSjUpVyUJ:www.hwn.org/+hamradio+hurcain+net&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=us From k9dvl at comcast.net Sun Sep 14 20:08:00 2008 From: k9dvl at comcast.net (Dave Rothermel) Date: Sun, 14 Sep 2008 19:08:00 -0500 Subject: [Ccarc] Peoria Superfest Message-ID: <48CDA760.3000403@comcast.net> We already have a car full going to Peoria. Like to see another group going over Sat. If I can help get it going, let me know. About the best hamfest left around here. Dave http://72.14.205.104/search?q=cache:17VQnauIcSMJ:www.peoriasuperfest.com/+Peoria+ham+fest&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=us From kb9wsl at hotmail.com Mon Sep 15 20:12:02 2008 From: kb9wsl at hotmail.com (Tom Murray) Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2008 20:12:02 -0400 Subject: [Ccarc] 545 People In-Reply-To: References: <3D335E9E063E49DEAAC1F38E5BE97222@yourb812a9efb7> Message-ID: Subject: Fw: 545 People 545 PEOPLE By Charlie Reese > Politicians are the only people in the world who > create problems and then campaign against them. > > Have you ever wondered why, if both the Democrats > and the Republicans are against deficits, we have deficits? > > Have you ever wondered why, if all the politicians > are against inflation and high taxes, we have inflation and > high taxes? > > You and I don't propose a federal budget. The > president does. > > You and I don't have the Constitutional authority to > vote on appropriations. > > The House of Representatives does. > > You and I don't write the tax code, Congress does. > > You and I don't set fiscal policy, Congress does. > > You and I don't control monetary policy, the Federal > Reserve Bank does. > > One hundred senators, 435 congressmen, one president > , and nine Supreme Court justices 545 human beings out of > the 300 million are directly, legally, morally, and > individually responsible for the domestic problems that > plague this country. > > I excluded the members of the Federal Reserve Board > because that problem was created by the Congress. In 1913, > Congress delegated its Constitutional duty to provide a > sound currency to a federally chartered, but private, > central bank. > > I excluded all the special interests and lobbyists > for a sound reason. They have no legal authority. They > have no ability to coerce a senator, a congressman, or a > president to do one cotton-picking thing. I don't care if > they offer a politician $1 million dollars in cash. The > politician has the power to accept or reject it. No matter > what the lobbyist promises, it is the legislator's > responsibility to determine how he votes. > > Those 545 human beings spend much of their energy > convincing you that what they did is not their fault. They > cooperate in this common con regardless of party. > > What separates a politician from a normal human > being is an excessive amount of gall. > The Constitution, which is the supreme law of the > land, gives sole responsibility to the House of > Representatives for originating and approving appropriations > and taxes. Who is the speaker of the House? She is the > leader of the majority party. She and fellow House members > , not the president, can approve any budget they want. If > the president vetoes it, they can pass it over his veto if > they agree to. > > It seems inconceivable to me that a nation of 300 > million can not replace 545 people who stand convicted -- by > present facts -- of incompetence and irresponsibility. I > can't think of a single domestic problem that is not > traceable directly to those 545 people. When you fully > grasp the plain truth that 545 people exercise the power of > the federal government, then it must follow that what exists > is what they want to exist. > > If the tax code is unfair, it's because they want it > unfair. > > If the budget is in the red, it's because they want > it in the red. > > If the Marines are in IRAQ , it's because they want > them in IRAQ . > > If they do not receive social security but are on an > elite retirement plan not available to the people, it's > because they want it that way. > > There are no insoluble government problems. > > Do not let these 545 people shift the blame to > bureaucrats, whom they hire and whose jobs they can abolish; > to lobbyists, whose gifts and advice they can reject; to regulators, to whom they give the power to regulate and from whom they can take this power. Above all, do not let them con you into the belief that there exists disembodied mystical forces like 'the economy,' 'inflation,' or 'politics' that prevent them from doing what they take an oath to do. Those 545 people, and they alone, are responsible. They, and they alone, have the power. They, and they alone, should be held accountable by the people who are their bosses provided the voters have the gumption to manage their own employees. We should vote all of them out of office and clean up their mess! Charlie Reese is a former columnist of the Orlando Sentinel Newspaper. What you do with this article now that you have read it is up to you, though you appear to have several choices. 1.You can send this to everyone in your address book, and hope they do something about it. 2.You can agree to vote against everyone that is currently in office, knowing that the process will take several years. 3. You can decide to run for office yourself and agree to do the job properly. 4.Lastly, you can sit back and do nothing, or re-elect the current bunch. Stay up to date on your PC, the Web, and your mobile phone with Windows Live. See Now _________________________________________________________________ See how Windows Mobile brings your life together?at home, work, or on the go. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/msnnkwxp1020093182mrt/direct/01/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://ns1.culcom.net/pipermail/ccarc/attachments/20080915/6a7c3a84/attachment-0001.htm From k9dvl at comcast.net Wed Sep 17 21:32:44 2008 From: k9dvl at comcast.net (Dave Rothermel) Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2008 20:32:44 -0500 Subject: [Ccarc] [Fwd: [AMRadio] Peoria Superfest Sept 20-21st Great WX Forcasted!!!] Message-ID: <48D1AFBC.7070206@comcast.net> -------------- next part -------------- An embedded message was scrubbed... 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URL: http://ns1.culcom.net/pipermail/ccarc/attachments/20080918/8b959bf2/attachment.htm From kb9wsl at hotmail.com Thu Sep 18 16:55:34 2008 From: kb9wsl at hotmail.com (Tom Murray) Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2008 16:55:34 -0400 Subject: [Ccarc] August CCARC Minutes Message-ID: Minutes of the August 16th, 2008 Meeting of the C.C.A.R.C. The meeting was called to order by Chuck, N9PMW, at 9:01 am. SECRETARY?s REPORT: The minutes of the July 19th,2008 meeting were read by Tom, KB9WSL. The minutes were approved as presented. TREASURER?s REPORT: The treasurer?s report was presented by Dave, N9WCQ. Beginning balance as of 7-19-2008 was $708.80. Check to Dave,N9WCQ for Insurance payment $230.80. Deposit of $11.00 from 50/50. Deposit of $4.00 from bumper sticker sales. Deposit of .58 cents interest. Leaving an ending balance of $493.58. The balance for the repeater controller is $125.00. The Treasurer?s report was approved as presented. REPEATER: Phil, W9LVY reported that the 147.180 repeater is working well. He said if the encoder was fixed it would prevent the 180 repeater in Chicago from getting into the machine during band openings. He also stated the back-up batteries at the 180 repeater site can be stored at his place when they need to be moved for the generator project. ARES/RACES: Chuck, N9PMW, reminded everyone again that NIMS certifications must be done by the end of September 2008. During the recent State wide Communications test, Cass county was checked-in to the state-wide Net. OLD BUSINESS: Chuck, N9PMW, reported that for Field Day 2008 the Club scored 2,760 points. He said a lot of the points came from such things as having a teaching session, having local officials visit, PR and such. As a comparison: 2008 FD 2,760 points. 2007 FD 1,358 points 2006 FD 2,000 points (approx) 2004 FD 1,078 points Chuck reported a fun time was had by all for FD 2008. Chuck also announced he will not head-up Field Day for 2009. He said it?s time for some new blood. He did say he will help whom-ever decides to take-over the project. Chuck also stated if anyone wants to teach licensing classes for new hams to feel free to organize it. He did state that Wednesday nights are not a good night to host classes at the EMA building do to schedule conflicts. However, classes could be held that night somewhere else. Also, anyone wishing to study on a favorite antenna and then make a short presentation during an upcoming club meeting, please let Chuck know so we don?t have several scheduled for a single meeting. NEW BUSINESS: Bob, K9AWH, asked if anyone had heard of LiTZ, or Long Tone Zero, to attract attention on the repeater or simplex if a ham had an emergency situation and needed assistance. A few members stated they had heard of it. There was a brief discussion of the practice. If you have an emergency, you can transmit a DTMF zero from the microphone on your radio to attract attention. The Club has heard nothing from the Boy Scouts regarding Jamboree On The Air for this year at Camp Buffalo. GOOD OF THE CLUB: Phil, W9LVY, would like to set up a work session. Dave, K9DVL also would like to get antennas checked out and put up at EMA before bad weather comes. Bob, N9RLA will check with a friend who has access to an auger and boom truck regarding getting utility poles set for an HF loop antenna at EMA. He will also check about getting wooden poles for the project. There was also discussion about installing yagi antennas on two of the poles for 6 meter,.2 meter and 440 Mhz antennas?..and for a multi band HF yagi. The club has two rotators we could use for the antennas . Phil said the White County REMC has a grant program the club might try to apply for to help with the costs. It was decided to set a tentative date of the second weekend in September to have a work session?for antennas at the EMA site. The Club had two comp tickets for the Ham-fest at Danville, IL. Phil bought one for a dollar. Another ticket is still available. The Ham-fest is Sunday, August 26th, 2008. BILLS: Dave, N9WCQ presented bills for the following: $12.30 for postage for August meeting notices. $42.50 for parts for the MFJ antenna tuner. A motion was made and seconded to pay the bills. Motion carried. OTHER: Woody, KU9F, announced he was taking down several of his antennas and is selling off most of his ham equipment. He will be selling the items at the Lafayette Ham-fest. Anything not sold there will be for sale afterwards. Contact Woody for more information. Woody stated he would remain active on 2 meters, Dan, KV9N, made a brief presentation on caged-windom long-wire antenna. He spoke about it?s design and advantages and dis-advantages. Phil, W9LVY made a presentation about a V-beam long-wire antenna. He also discussed it?s pro?s and con?s. The next meeting will be Saturday, September 20th at 9am at the Cass County EMA building. Meeting adjourned at 10:34 am. Those present were: KB9WSL, N9PMW, N9WCQ, W9LVY, N9RLA, N9ZMW, KV9N, KC9CRP, KA9BYN, K9DVL,KU9F,K9EQT,K9AWH, and guest Ali Aldrich who came with N9RLA. 50/50: $8.00 raised, winner was KA9BYN. Marion donated his winnings back to the club. _________________________________________________________________ Get more out of the Web. Learn 10 hidden secrets of Windows Live. http://windowslive.com/connect/post/jamiethomson.spaces.live.com-Blog-cns!550F681DAD532637!5295.entry?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_domore_092008 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Anyone else?Phil Snider W9LVY From: kb9wsl at hotmail.comTo: ccarc at culcom.netDate: Thu, 18 Sep 2008 16:55:34 -0400Subject: [Ccarc] August CCARC Minutes Minutes of the August 16th, 2008 Meeting of the C.C.A.R.C.The meeting was called to order by Chuck, N9PMW, at 9:01 am.SECRETARY?s REPORT:The minutes of the July 19th,2008 meeting were read by Tom, KB9WSL.The minutes were approved as presented.TREASURER?s REPORT:The treasurer?s report was presented by Dave, N9WCQ.Beginning balance as of 7-19-2008 was $708.80.Check to Dave,N9WCQ for Insurance payment $230.80.Deposit of $11.00 from 50/50.Deposit of $4.00 from bumper sticker sales.Deposit of .58 cents interest.Leaving an ending balance of $493.58.The balance for the repeater controller is $125.00.The Treasurer?s report was approved as presented.REPEATER:Phil, W9LVY reported that the 147.180 repeater is working well. He said if the encoder was fixed it would prevent the 180 repeater in Chicago from getting into the machine during band openings. He also stated the back-up batteries at the 180 repeater site can be stored at his place when they need to be moved for the generator project. ARES/RACES:Chuck, N9PMW, reminded everyone again that NIMS certifications must be done by the end of September 2008. During the recent State wide Communications test, Cass county was checked-in to the state-wide Net.OLD BUSINESS:Chuck, N9PMW, reported that for Field Day 2008 the Club scored 2,760 points. He said a lot of the points came from such things as having a teaching session, having local officials visit, PR and such. As a comparison: 2008 FD 2,760 points. 2007 FD 1,358 points 2006 FD 2,000 points (approx) 2004 FD 1,078 pointsChuck reported a fun time was had by all for FD 2008. Chuck also announced he will not head-up Field Day for 2009. He said it?s time for some new blood. He did say he will help whom-ever decides to take-over the project.Chuck also stated if anyone wants to teach licensing classes for new hams to feel free to organize it. He did state that Wednesday nights are not a good night to host classes at the EMA building do to schedule conflicts. However, classes could be held that night somewhere else.Also, anyone wishing to study on a favorite antenna and then make a short presentation during an upcoming club meeting, please let Chuck know so we don?t have several scheduled for a single meeting.NEW BUSINESS:Bob, K9AWH, asked if anyone had heard of LiTZ, or Long Tone Zero, to attract attention on the repeater or simplex if a ham had an emergency situation and needed assistance. A few members stated they had heard of it. There was a brief discussion of the practice. If you have an emergency, you can transmit a DTMF zero from the microphone on your radio to attract attention.The Club has heard nothing from the Boy Scouts regarding Jamboree On The Air for this year at Camp Buffalo.GOOD OF THE CLUB:Phil, W9LVY, would like to set up a work session. Dave, K9DVL also would like to get antennas checked out and put up at EMA before bad weather comes. Bob, N9RLA will check with a friend who has access to an auger and boom truck regarding getting utility poles set for an HF loop antenna at EMA. He will also check about getting wooden poles for the project. There was also discussion about installing yagi antennas on two of the poles for 6 meter,.2 meter and 440 Mhz antennas?..and for a multi band HF yagi. The club has two rotators we could use for the antennas . Phil said the White County REMC has a grant program the club might try to apply for to help with the costs. It was decided to set a tentative date of the second weekend in September to have a work session?for antennas at the EMA site.The Club had two comp tickets for the Ham-fest at Danville, IL. Phil bought one for a dollar. Another ticket is still available. The Ham-fest is Sunday, August 26th, 2008.BILLS:Dave, N9WCQ presented bills for the following:$12.30 for postage for August meeting notices.$42.50 for parts for the MFJ antenna tuner.A motion was made and seconded to pay the bills. Motion carried.OTHER:Woody, KU9F, announced he was taking down several of his antennas and is selling off most of his ham equipment. He will be selling the items at the Lafayette Ham-fest. Anything not sold there will be for sale afterwards. Contact Woody for more information. Woody stated he would remain active on 2 meters,Dan, KV9N, made a brief presentation on caged-windom long-wire antenna. He spoke about it?s design and advantages and dis-advantages.Phil, W9LVY made a presentation about a V-beam long-wire antenna. He also discussed it?s pro?s and con?s.The next meeting will be Saturday, September 20th at 9am at the Cass County EMA building. Meeting adjourned at 10:34 am.Those present were: KB9WSL, N9PMW, N9WCQ, W9LVY, N9RLA, N9ZMW, KV9N, KC9CRP, KA9BYN, K9DVL,KU9F,K9EQT,K9AWH, and guest Ali Aldrich who came with N9RLA. 50/50:$8.00 raised, winner was KA9BYN. Marion donated his winnings back to the club. Get more out of the Web. Learn 10 hidden secrets of Windows Live. Learn Now -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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In-Reply-To: <48D37E03.7090706@insightbb.com> References: <95227684102C4AA08F1482DEDE7CCB74@sprinkma35adeb> <48D37E03.7090706@insightbb.com> Message-ID: > Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2008 06:25:07 -0400 > From: dan.evans at insightbb.com > To: sprinkies at excel.net > CC: SMC at w9smc.com; badgercontesters at mailman.qth.net; inham at mailman.qth.net; tim.n9puz at gmail.com; hdybedock at earthlink.net > Subject: [InHam] Re: [SMC] 2M SSB SMC Net? > > Monday, during the 2m sprint might be a good idea. The participants > could exchange grids and work the sprint at the same time. Also, it > keeps to the "old" tradition of activity nights, running 2 meters on > Monday. [222/Tuesday, 432/Wednesday, etc..., as I recall] > > I'm not prepared to join you, yet, but am working on it. I still need > to get a tower and antennas put up here at home. > > Just a thought, > > 73 > Dan > -- > K9ZF /R no budget Rover ***QRP-l #1269 Check out the Rover Resource Page > at: List Administrator for: > InHam+grid-loc+ham-books Ask me how to join the Indiana Ham Mailing list! > > Todd Sprinkmann wrote: > > Not that anyone needs or asked for my opinion, but > > here it is anyway, hi. I'm also going to CC this to the > > Badger Contesters list, since there's some overlap in > > our territories. > > > > I think starting up more nets in different areas would be > > a fantastic idea. Far better to have multiple options on > > multiple frequencies -- more and more people will get > > interested in 2m SSB this way. > > > > I get this image of one person throwing a stone into a > > calm pond. Ripples go in all directions, but they never > > intersect anything. Now once you have several stones > > from multiple directions, intersections occur. Of course, > > the ripples are RF, and the more RF that's in the pond, > > the more contacts are made. It's such an easy concept, > > but it does take multiple stations on the air to make it > > happen. > > > > You could easily tail-end the current Badger net, or > > agree upon a different time -- all sorts of possibilities. > > > > Also, don't forget N9JBW's net on 144.220 from EN61 > > on Thursdays at 7pm. As well as N0PB's from EM39 on > > Mondays on 144.250, starting at 8pm. (He looks east > > toward Ill at 8:15, with great antennas and a big signal) > > > > Good luck, and keep us posted. Brainstorming is good. :) > > 73, > > Todd KC9BQA EN63ao 40 N of Milwaukee > > 50 thru 2304 > > > > PS: Don't forget that 2 meter sprint on Monday night, the > > 22nd, from 7-11pm. I'll be on 144 SSB and 146 FM, > > mostly around 146.55, 58 and .49. Talk it up, and take > > some time to make Q's. > > > > The FM net tonight was a great success with 23 unique > > check-ins from 8:30-10pm and much rag chewing well > > after 11pm. Stations from Green Bay and Sturgeon Bay > > working guys in Sycamore and Plainfield, IL, as well as > > Valparaiso, IN. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Howard Dybedock" > > To: > > Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2008 10:56 PM > > Subject: [SMC] 2M SSB SMC Net? > > > > > > > >> Tim....I think it's a good idea and should generate a greater > >> awareness of > >> 2 meter SSB activity and it's contesting possibilities. I'd > >> suggest > >> following the Wisconsin Badger net on Wednesday evenings, maybe > >> around 9 PM > >> when there are already a number of stations in Wisconsin and > >> northern > >> Illinois on the band. Using a different frequency, such as > >> 144.230 or .260 > >> would enable the Wisconsin group to rag chew on .250 yet I'm sure > >> many > >> would attempt to check into a central Illinois net. > >> > >> Good luck in getting something going. > >> > >> 73 > >> Howard > >> AK9F > >> > >> and it's At 09:51 PM 9/18/2008 -0500, you wrote: > >> > >>> Perhaps we could try next week one evening. Fridays are pretty bad > >>> for > >>> me to schedule anything. I may just pick a time and place and post > >>> a > >>> day or two ahead. > >>> > >>> Tim, N9PUZ > >>> > >>> > >>> k9sd wrote: > >>> > >>>> Tim...I am near Alton Il...I can get on 2 ssb...I have to hook > >>>> up > >>>> everything so I can't tonight but tomorrow we could try it.. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Sam K9SD > >>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim N9PUZ" > >>>> > >>>> To: > >>>> Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2008 7:43 PM > >>>> Subject: Re: [SMC] 144.240 and 144.250 SSB nets ON tonight > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>> Would there be any SMC interest in trying an occasional 2M SSB > >>>>> net > >>>>> from the middle of Illinois occasionally? Might be a fun way to > >>>>> keep > >>>>> the "spirit of the picnic" alive. > >>>>> > >>>>> While not necessarily SMC'ers (yet) I know a lot of the > >>>>> stations I > >>>>> worked during the VHF QSO Party are ATV'ers here in > >>>>> Springfield, > >>>>> Macomb, Canton, etc. It could perhaps double as a recruiting > >>>>> effort. > >>>>> > >>>>> Tim, N9PUZ > >>>>> Springfield, IL > >>>>> > >>>>> > >> +-----------------------------------------------------------------+ > >> SMC Web Site: http://www.w9smc.com > >> List Help: http://mail.w9smc.com/mailman/listinfo/smc_w9smc.com > >> Submissions: smc at w9smc.com Problems?Contact: smc-owner at w9smc.com > >> > >> > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com > > Version: 8.0.169 / Virus Database: 270.6.21/1677 - Release Date: > > 9/17/2008 5:07 PM > > > > > > > > +-----------------------------------------------------------------+ > > SMC Web Site: http://www.w9smc.com > > List Help: http://mail.w9smc.com/mailman/listinfo/smc_w9smc.com > > Submissions: smc at w9smc.com Problems?Contact: smc-owner at w9smc.com > > > > > _______________________________________________ > InHam mailing list > InHam at mailman.qth.net > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/inham _________________________________________________________________ Want to do more with Windows Live? 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ONLY > No Tables Provided for Pavilion Area > Breakfast and Lunch Available > Hourly Prizes > Main Prize Drawing at 1:00 PM (need not be present to win main prize) > The Main Prize is an ICOM IC 208 H dual band mobile unit > E-mail Mike NE9O at mjmal at att.net for reservations > To get latest information see W9ATG.org or call Mike @ 317-861-1916 > Hancock Amateur Radio Club PO Box 335; Greenfield, IN 46140 > No Smoking in Bldg. > > > _______________________________________________ > InHam mailing list > InHam at mailman.qth.net > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/inham _________________________________________________________________ See how Windows connects the people, information, and fun that are part of your life. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/msnnkwxp1020093175mrt/direct/01/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://ns1.culcom.net/pipermail/ccarc/attachments/20080923/84c574df/attachment-0001.htm From bob at n9rla.com Tue Sep 23 21:45:25 2008 From: bob at n9rla.com (bob at n9rla.com) Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2008 18:45:25 -0700 Subject: [Ccarc] CB Radio with sideband Message-ID: <20080923184525.a676892e39a4bf5d02e19cb9bea3a859.5f5cedfee5.wbe@email.secureserver.net> This may sound strange coming from a ham but I'm looking for a CB radio with sideband for my brother-in-law...a truck driver. His budget is TIGHT! Anyone own one that is willing to let go of it? Please let me know if you can accomodate...for a price of course. 73 Bob Aldrich, N9RLA www.n9rla.com From cdhendrickson at comcast.net Tue Sep 23 23:13:55 2008 From: cdhendrickson at comcast.net (Chuck Hendrickson) Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2008 23:13:55 -0400 Subject: [Ccarc] Work session 0900 Saturday the 27th at EMA Message-ID: <004601c91df3$94719560$2e0aa8c0@Hamshack1> Greetings ya'll, This is to remind everyone of the work session coming up this Saturday the 27th at EMA. This is the same work session originally planned for the 13th but postponed due to the remnants of hurricane Ike spoiling our fun. At any rate most if not all the work is outside on the tower. We are planning on taking down two (2) of the commercial antennas and replacing them with antennas tuned for the amateur bands. We have a dual band antenna and a tri-band antenna to install. We've already taken some pictures of things so we're already pretty darned sure of what we're facing, (thanks again to digital cameras and extreme zoom). Speaking of the zoom, we were able to take some of the pictures so clear we could almost tell whether the bolts had a right or left handed thread on them. Nevertheless, what we're hoping is that the weather stays like it is and helps facilitate this venture. What I am once again asking for is ground help. We have a great plan in place as to what we want to do and how we want to do it but we'll need hands on the ground to make it so. Testing of the coax/hardline will also be completed Saturday. What we're hoping is that we can take the results and publish them in numerous locations so that we don't lose them as we've done in years past. In any event, you see the tasks we're facing, I'm asking for the help needed to facilitate completing these tasks to help make the repeaters better. I will thank you all in advance for this event and I'm sure I'll be thanking folks come Saturday as well. Hope to see as many of you as possible Saturday at 9:00 at EMA!!! 73, Chuck Hendrickson N9PMW President Cass County Amateur Radio Club Cass County ARES Emergency Coordinator Cass County RACES Coordinator http://www.w9vmw.org ARRL Ham Radio's National Association http://www.arrl.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://ns1.culcom.net/pipermail/ccarc/attachments/20080923/a63e000d/attachment.htm From kb9wsl at hotmail.com Wed Sep 24 08:47:19 2008 From: kb9wsl at hotmail.com (Tom Murray) Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2008 08:47:19 -0400 Subject: [Ccarc] ARRL Club Newsletter Message-ID: ARRL Club Newsletter September 27, 2008 Norm Fusaro, W3IZ, Editor IN THIS ISSUE: + NVIS For Your club + Club Commission Program NVIS For Your club Near Vertical Incidence Skywave (NVIS) is a propagation mode which uses high angle radiation to send signals almost straight up to be reflected back to Earth for very effective short to medium haul communications. NVIS uses a no skip zone making reliable communications effective for a range out to 500 miles. No special equipment is required to create high angle radiation. The NVIS propagation mode works on frequencies below 10 MHz because these high angle radio waves are reflected back to Earth rather than absorbed by the atmosphere as with higher frequencies. Often a low dipole is all that is needed to accomplish reliable communications within the no skip zone. Because of the reliability of communicating within this range and no need for infrastructure or third party support such as repeaters or satellites, NVIS is an excellent choice for emergency communications and for staying in contact with friends in nearby locations. NVIS is an excellent topic for a club meeting and clubs can get extra mileage from the NVIS topic by incorporating an antenna project and on air activities among the members. The ARRL Multimedia Library has several Power Point programs that can be used by your club for meeting programs. These programs are free to download and use at < www.arrl.org/multimedia >. One of the programs in the library presents NVIS fundamentals, its advantages and techniques on how to deploy NVIS in the field. Use this program at your club meeting as a presentation and discussion of the high angle propagation technique. After members are knowledgeable about NVIS future meetings can incorporate a hands on project where club members build antennas to use for NVIS operation. The multimedia library has an marvelous Power Point with a project for building a NVIS antenna for the 40, 60 and 80 meter amateur bands. This program is well illustrated, easy to follow and uses readily available materials. Because the NVIS technique is effective for short to medium distances club members can gather on the air and compare signals and other aspects of NVIS. With all of the recent tropical storms and hurricanes in the Southeastern United States radio amateurs employed NVIS techniques to get messages out of effected areas. The propagation mode works well with SSB and with digital modes including Winlink 2000. Because antennas for NVIS do not have to be mounted high, a complete antenna package including coax and support poles and antenna can be packed into a duffel bag ready to be deployed whenever and wherever needed. If your club is looking for an informative and entertaining meeting program that can be expanded to other activities then try Near Vertical Incidence Skywave. The club commission program allows ARRL Affiliated Clubs to retain a portion of the ARRL dues from each new member or renewal that the club submits. Under the ARRL Club Commission Membership Recruitment Program, clubs retain $15 for each NEW membership and $2 for each renewal submitted (regular and senior memberships only). A NEW MEMBER is defined as any individual who has never been a member of ARRL or any individual who has not retained a membership for two or more calendar years prior to the application submission. 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Check the box for "ARRL Club News (monthly news of interest to Amateur Radio clubs)" and you're all set. Past issues of The ARRL CLUB NEWS are available at http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/club/clubnews/. Issues are posted to this page after publication. ============== _________________________________________________________________ See how Windows Mobile brings your life together?at home, work, or on the go. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/msnnkwxp1020093182mrt/direct/01/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://ns1.culcom.net/pipermail/ccarc/attachments/20080924/de0dc554/attachment.htm From kb9wsl at hotmail.com Wed Sep 24 13:53:03 2008 From: kb9wsl at hotmail.com (Tom Murray) Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2008 13:53:03 -0400 Subject: [Ccarc] Sat work session Message-ID: Chuck, I won't be able to make the work session on the 27th (Sat). I have to work a double shift. (16 hrs)....won't get off till 4pm on Saturday...then have to turn around and go in at Midnight Saturday night....sorry. If you need my safety belt...(climbing belt) I could meet some one at the County line sometime before Saturday if need be. Tom KB9WSL _________________________________________________________________ Stay up to date on your PC, the Web, and your mobile phone with Windows Live. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/msnnkwxp1020093185mrt/direct/01/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://ns1.culcom.net/pipermail/ccarc/attachments/20080924/ec443697/attachment.htm From kb9wsl at hotmail.com Wed Sep 24 13:57:42 2008 From: kb9wsl at hotmail.com (Tom Murray) Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2008 13:57:42 -0400 Subject: [Ccarc] App to modify radio club station license Message-ID: Federal Communications Commission DA 08-2138 Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554 In the Matter of FALLS AMATEUR RADIO CLUB, INC. Application to Modify License for Amateur Station K9RHH to Call Sign W9CQ QRQ CW AND CONTEST GROUP Application to Modify License for Amateur Station KC9MWH to Call Sign W9CQ ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) File No. 0003272664 File No. 0003449529 ORDER ON RECONSIDERATION AND ORDER PROPOSING MODIFICATION Adopted: September 23, 2008 Released: September 24, 2008 By the Deputy Chief, Mobility Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau: 1. Introduction. This matter involves applications from two amateur club station licensees, both requesting the assignment of call sign W9CQ. The first application, filed by Falls Amateur Radio Club, Inc. (Falls), was dismissed on the grounds that the call sign was not yet available to the vanity call sign system. Falls filed a timely petition for reconsideration of the dismissal.1 While the petition was pending, the second application for call sign W9CQ, filed by QRQ CW and Contest Group (QRQ) was granted. For the reasons set forth below, we conclude that the first application should not have been dismissed. Consequently, we grant the petition for reconsideration to the extent that we initiate a proceeding to modify QRQ?s license to reflect its former call sign, whereupon we would be able to assign call sign W9CQ to Falls. 2. Background. A call sign associated with a license that expires, is canceled due to the licensee?s death, or is surrendered, revoked, set aside, or voided, is not available for reassignment through the vanity call sign system for two years.2 Close relatives of the deceased former holder, and club stations acting with the written consent of a close relative of the deceased, are exempt from the two-year waiting period following the licensee?s death.3 3. In 2007, the Commission was notified that Paul Kent, to whose amateur station call sign W9CQ was then assigned, had died on January 1, 2006. Therefore, the call sign was due to become available for reassignment through the vanity call sign system on January 2, 2008. 4. On April 3, 2007, Robert C. Moldenhauer (Moldenhauer) filed an application requesting W9CQ as a vanity call sign.4 Moldenhauer stated that he was eligible for the call sign 1 Petition for Reconsideration (filed Jan. 23, 2008) (Petition); see also Petition for Expedited Relief (filed July 29, 2008). 2 See 47 C.F.R. ? 97.19(c). 3 See 47 C.F.R. ? 97.19(c)(3). 4 See File No. 0002978247. Federal Communications Commission DA 08-2138 2 prior to the expiration of the two-year waiting period because he was an in-law of Paul Kent.5 This application was granted on April 21, 2007. On August 3, 2007, Moldenhauer filed another application requesting modification of his amateur station call sign to, among other call signs, W9IS.6 This application was granted on August 21, 2007, thereby resulting in his license for call sign W9CQ being surrendered and canceled. On November 1, 2007, after inquiry by the Commission?s Enforcement Bureau, Moldenhauer reported that he had surrendered call sign W9CQ after realizing that he was related to a different Paul Kent and therefore was not eligible for the call sign prior to the end of the two-year waiting period.7 5. On January 2, 2008, Falls submitted an application to modify its amateur radio station license to show the call sign W9CQ.8 This application was dismissed on the grounds that the call sign was not available (because it was less than two years since it had been surrendered by Moldenhauer).9 On January 23, 2008, Falls filed a petition for reconsideration of the dismissal, arguing that the call sign should have been made available to the vanity call sign system on January 2, 2008 because Moldenhauer was not eligible for the call sign prior to the expiration of the two-year waiting period.10 Additionally, Falls requested that call sign W9CQ be assigned to its station license because it was the only applicant that requested call sign W9CQ on that date.11 6. On May 23, 2008, QRQ submitted an application to modify its amateur radio station license to show the call sign W9CQ.12 The application stated that QRQ was acting with the written consent of a nephew of Paul Kent.13 This application was granted on June 10, 2008. 7. Discussion. We agree with Falls that call sign W9CQ should have been made available to the vanity call sign system on January 2, 2008 because Moldenhauer was not eligible for the intervening grant of the call sign. As specifically provided in public notices setting forth the procedures of the vanity call sign system, ?Where a vanity call sign for which the most recent recipient was ineligible is surrendered, canceled, revoked or voided, the two year requirement does not apply.?14 We also conclude that because Falls was the only applicant for that call sign on January 2, 2008, the call sign should have been assigned to Fall's amateur station. 5 Id. 6 See File No. 0003129629. 7 See electronic mail message dated Nov. 1, 2007 from Robert Moldenhauer to W. Riley Hollingsworth. 8 See File No. 0003272664. 9 See Dismissal Letter Ref. No. 4701008. 10 See Petition at 4-7. 11 See id. at 7-8. 12 File No. 0003449529. 13 Id. 14 See Amateur Station Vanity Call Sign System Filing Gate 3 Opens August 6, 1997, Public Notice, at 2 (rel. July 3, 1997); Amateur Station Vanity Call Sign System Filing Gate 4 Opens December 2, 1997, Public Notice, at 2 (rel. Oct. 30, 1997). Federal Communications Commission DA 08-2138 3 8. At this time, however, we cannot set aside the grant of QRQ?s above-captioned application for call sign W9CQ, because the grant is a final action.15 Instead, we find that Section 316(a)(1) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (the Act), provides the appropriate vehicle to correct this error.16 Section 316(a) permits the Commission to modify a station license if the action will promote the public interest, convenience, and necessity.17 Consequently, we propose to modify QRQ's amateur radio station license to show the call sign KC9MWH, which was the call sign assigned to QRQ's amateur station prior to the grant of its above-captioned application. The proposed modification would serve the public interest by ensuring that the procedures of the vanity call sign system are followed. Upon the modification of QRQ?s license, we would be able to assign call sign W9CQ to Falls pursuant to its above- captioned application. 9. In accordance with Section 97.27(b) of the Commission?s Rules,18 we will not issue a modification order until QRQ has received notice of our proposed action and has had an opportunity to file a protest. To protest the modification, QRQ must, within thirty days of the release date of this Order on Reconsideration and Order Proposing Modification, submit a written statement with sufficient evidence to show that the modification would not be in the public interest. The protest must be filed with the Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, 445 Twelfth Street, S.W., Room TW-A325, Washington, DC 20554.19 If no protest is filed, QRQ will have waived its right to protest the modification and will be deemed to have consented to the modification. 10. ACCORDINGLY, IT IS ORDERED that, pursuant to Sections 4(i) and 405 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. ?? 154(i), 405, and Section 1.106 of the Commission?s Rules, 47 C.F.R. ? 1.106, the petition for reconsideration filed on January 23, 2008 by Falls Amateur Radio Club, Inc. IS GRANTED to the extent indicated herein, and application File No. 0003272664 is RETURNED TO PENDING STATUS. 11. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, pursuant to Sections 4(i) and 316 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. ?? 154(i), 316, and Sections 1.87 and 97.27 of the Commission?s Rules, 47 C.F.R. ?? 1.87, 97.27, IT IS PROPOSED that the license of QRQ CW and Contest Group for Amateur Radio Station W9CQ BE MODIFIED by changing the call sign to KC9MWH. 15 See 47 C.F.R. ?? 1.106(f), 1.108. 16 47 U.S.C. ? 316(a)(1). 17 Id. 18 47 C.F.R. ? 97.27(b); see also 47 C.F.R. ? 1.87. 19 The address for FCC locations should be used only for documents filed by United States Postal Service first- class mail, Express Mail, and Priority Mail. Hand-delivered or messenger-delivered documents for the Commission's Secretary are accepted only at our new location at 236 Massachusetts Avenue, N.E., Suite 110, Washington, D.C. 20002. Other messenger-delivered documents, including documents sent by overnight mail (other than United States Postal Service, Express Mail, and Priority Mail) should be addressed for delivery to 9300 East Hampton Drive, Capitol Heights, MD 20743. See FCC Announces a New Filing Location for Paper Documents and a New Fax Number for General Correspondence, Public Notice, 16 FCC Rcd 22165 (2001). Federal Communications Commission DA 08-2138 4 12. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this Order on Reconsideration and Order Proposing Modification shall be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, to Phillip L. Smith, 1602 Audubon Road, Vincennes, IN 47591, trustee for QRQ CW and Contest Group. 13. This action is taken under delegated authority pursuant to Sections 0.131 and 0.331 of the Commission?s Rules, 47 C.F.R. ?? 0.131, 0.331. 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DeLorenzo NRA-ILA Election Volunteer Coordinator for Indiana Congressional Districts 2 and 3 From: kb9wsl at hotmail.comTo: ccarc at culcom.netDate: Wed, 24 Sep 2008 13:53:03 -0400Subject: [Ccarc] Sat work session Chuck,I won't be able to make the work session on the 27th (Sat). I have to work a double shift. (16 hrs)....won't get off till 4pm on Saturday...then have to turn around and go in at Midnight Saturday night....sorry.If you need my safety belt...(climbing belt) I could meet some one at the County line sometime before Saturday if need be.Tom KB9WSL Stay up to date on your PC, the Web, and your mobile phone with Windows Live. See Now _________________________________________________________________ See how Windows Mobile brings your life together?at home, work, or on the go. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/msnnkwxp1020093182mrt/direct/01/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Thanks again for everyone doing what it is they do. 73, Chuck Hendrickson N9PMW President Cass County Amateur Radio Club Cass County ARES Emergency Coordinator Cass County RACES Coordinator http://www.w9vmw.org ARRL Ham Radio's National Association http://www.arrl.org ----- Original Message ----- From: Brandon DeLorenzo To: ccarc at culcom.net Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 2:15 PM Subject: Re: [Ccarc] Sat work session It could be dropped off at Shepherds GM Center (Parts Dept) and I could take it to Logansport from there. I am there 8-5 and take lunch 12-1 Brandon J. DeLorenzo NRA-ILA Election Volunteer Coordinator for Indiana Congressional Districts 2 and 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: kb9wsl at hotmail.com To: ccarc at culcom.net Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2008 13:53:03 -0400 Subject: [Ccarc] Sat work session Chuck, I won't be able to make the work session on the 27th (Sat). I have to work a double shift. (16 hrs)....won't get off till 4pm on Saturday...then have to turn around and go in at Midnight Saturday night....sorry. If you need my safety belt...(climbing belt) I could meet some one at the County line sometime before Saturday if need be. Tom KB9WSL ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Stay up to date on your PC, the Web, and your mobile phone with Windows Live. See Now ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See how Windows Mobile brings your life together?at home, work, or on the go. See Now ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ ccarc mailing list ccarc at culcom.net http://ns1.culcom.net/mailman/listinfo/ccarc ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. 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SECRETARY?S REPORT: The Minutes of the 8-16-2008 meeting were presented by Tom, KB9WSL. The minutes were approved with one correction to the Treasurer?s report, indicating that a dollar was included in deposits from the purchase of a Danville, Illinois Ham-fest ticket by Phil, W9LVY. The Secretary?s report was approved with the correction. TREASURER?S REPORT: The Treasurer?s report was presented by Dave, N9WCQ. Beginning balance as of 8-16-2008 was $493.52 Check to Dave, N9WCQ, for $12.50 for postage for August meeting notices. Check for $42.24 for antenna tuner parts. Deposit of $9.00 from 50/50. Deposit of $105.00 for dues. Ending balance of $552.78. There is a balance of $125.00 in the new repeater controller fund. The Treasurer?s report was approved as presented. REPEATER: Phil,W9LVY, reported that an amp has been replaced in the 145.230 repeater. It is putting out just over 20 watts. The 230 repeater was switched to a dual band antenna. The new generator has been installed at the Chase Park water tower where the 147.180 repeater is located. Phil reported it takes 12 seconds for the new generator to kick-on when commercial power goes out. The old back up batteries still need to be removed. Phil also reported that Dave, K9DVL has built brackets in the EMA garage to store the club?s antennas used for Field Day. Phil also reported there is a power supply problem for the service monitor. He also said one link receiver died and it was switched out with another receiver. The bad link receiver needs to be repaired. Phil also stated the 230 repeater was heard in Marion recently by Rae, N9YFW. A work session at the EMA is planned for Saturday September 27th to do antenna work on the tower. NEW BUSINESS: Phil, W9LVY stated the REMC has a grant program available if the club was a 501 c-3 organization. There was some discussion about whether the club is tax exempt. Dave N9WCQ stated he had looked through the club records but could not find anything that would answer that question. The club is a non-profit corporation. Phil stated that EMA Director Alvin Beckman mentioned that LMU will be setting some poles for tornado warning sirens in October. The club would like to have four poles set at the EMA site for Antennas for use during field day and for emergencies. GOOD OF THE CLUB: Nothing presented. ARES/RACES: Nothing presented. 50/50: $5.00 raised. Winner was John, KC9MVQ. He donated his winnings to the club. BILLS: No bills were presented and no action was taken due to a lack of a quorum. The meeting was adjourned at 9:35 AM. Those attending were: KB9WSL,N9WCQ, W9LVY, KA9BYN,K9EQT,KC9MVQ,KC9CRP, _________________________________________________________________ See how Windows Mobile brings your life together?at home, work, or on the go. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/msnnkwxp1020093182mrt/direct/01/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://ns1.culcom.net/pipermail/ccarc/attachments/20080924/3efbbdb0/attachment.htm From kb9wsl at hotmail.com Thu Sep 25 09:56:30 2008 From: kb9wsl at hotmail.com (Tom Murray) Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2008 09:56:30 -0400 Subject: [Ccarc] Northeast Indiana Packet Radio Workshop II In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: To: Inares at yahoogroups.com From: n9wnh at yahoo.com Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2008 06:33:20 +0000 Subject: [Inares] Northeast Indiana Packet Radio Workshop II Northeast Indiana Packet Radio Workshop II Date: Saturday October 18, 2008 Time: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm Location: Peabody Public Library - Columbia City, IN. 1160 E. SR 205 Continuation of discussion of plans on packet radio implementation and operations in NE Indiana. Featured speaker is Bradd Davidson KA9LCF, Sysop of the KA9LCF BBS and Node in Auburn,IN. Talk-in is WC9AR on 145.270(-) or 444.550(+) Contact Dan N9WNH at 260-723-4711 or n9wnh(at) arrl.net if more information is needed. Event is hosted by the Whitley Co. ARC Inc. __._,_.___ Messages in this topic (1) Reply (via web post) | Start a new topic Messages | Files | Photos | Links | Database | Polls | Members | Calendar Change settings via the Web (Yahoo! ID required) Change settings via email: Switch delivery to Daily Digest | Switch format to Traditional Visit Your Group | Yahoo! Groups Terms of Use | Unsubscribe Recent Activity 1 New Members Visit Your Group Give Back Yahoo! for Good Get inspired by a good cause. Y! Toolbar Get it Free! easy 1-click access to your groups. Yahoo! Groups Start a group in 3 easy steps. 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A burgeoning movement to license FM translators to AM stations has resulted in more than 150 decisions in their favor, including some in Dallas for Salem, and a whole slew of them in the Southeast. Last week FCC Chairman Kevin Martin said he generally favors giving AM operators access to FM translators to help them fill in their coverage. But that runs squarely into the low power movement, which aims to find every possible channel to give to community radio. To them, filling up the spectrum with translators is like selling off some of the space on a Monopoly board ? it makes it more difficult to move around the board and find usable frequencies for LPFM. The upshot of the AM-to-FM translator drive may be something unintended by broadcasters ? Congress taking up the popular political issue (there?s that word ?politics? again) to strip the third-adjacent channel protection long enjoyed by full power FMs. That would allow many hundreds and possibly thousands of new LPFMs, in every size market. That might just be the unintended consequence of today?s FCC action giving AM operators what they want. _________________________________________________________________ See how Windows Mobile brings your life together?at home, work, or on the go. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/msnnkwxp1020093182mrt/direct/01/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Sen.Lugar's Washington DC office number is 202-224-4814 Sen.Bayh's Washington DC office number is 202-224-5623 2nd District Congressman Joe Donnelly's Washington DC office number is 202-225-3915 Call today if possible or tomorrow....just do so before the vote on this bail-out. It's quick and easy to do and it's your money they are playing with!!!! Thanks! Tom Murray KB9WSL _________________________________________________________________ Get more out of the Web. Learn 10 hidden secrets of Windows Live. http://windowslive.com/connect/post/jamiethomson.spaces.live.com-Blog-cns!550F681DAD532637!5295.entry?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_domore_092008 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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He is currently on vacation, but will be returning Monday, September 29th. You can email him at: fmdick at sbcglobal.net John Kinley, KC9BHJ Deputy Director Anderson Emergency Management President, Chief Anderson ARC - WA9EOC Indiana ARRL VHF/UHF Net Manager EC Madison County --- On Wed, 9/24/08, kb9jlf at aol.com wrote: From: kb9jlf at aol.com Subject: [Inares] Simulated Emergency Test To: Inares at yahoogroups.com Date: Wednesday, September 24, 2008, 10:45 PM Hi On Nov. 15, there will be a "Statewide Pandemic Response Indiana Defense Exercise" (Pandemic Influenza Drill). This would make for a good amateur radio Simulated Emergency test (SET). Are any groups planning on holding their SET then instead of first weekend in October? I'm in need of a Net Script for a Pandemic Drill. 73 David McKim KB9JLF Corydon, Indiana South Central Indiana Skywarn EC http://www.geocitie s.com/kb9jlf Kb9jlf at arrl. net Looking for simple solutions to your real-life financial challenges? 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We will be operating all > field day bands and modes that we can locate equipment for. > > > Below is a press release from the Henry County Amateur Radio Club > > Field day 2009 > > In preparation for the HCARC 2009 Field Day on June 7th and 8th, we strongly > encourage all members who can to participate in this instructive and > enjoyable event. > > We are planning for our members to bring a sizeable amount of equipment this > coming year. In 2008 we were on air with only three rigs. In 2009 we want to > be on the air on all bands and in all modes. As you can see, this will > require a lot of coordinating, support and planning. We would like to > request that all members who are joining us as volunteer operators or who > have needed equipment contact our event coordinator Howard Dudley > KC9JRW at yahoo.com as soon as possible. This will facilitate our planning > process. > > Not only will the stations need to be set up with proper field antennas, we > will need operators and loggers who can commit to a few hours of on air > time. The loggers do not need to be hams so if you have a friend who can > work a keyboard bring them along. > > Field Day was first held in 1933 and now uses all modes including satellite > communications on HF and UHF/VHF bands. In 2009 we would like to work > 160-80-40-20-15-10-6-2 Meters, which are the bands allowed. > > As you can see we will need eight rigs with antennas and operators to man > them for the 24 hour event for each mode of operation. By using control > operators we can use techs on the upper bands to keep making contacts and > start them thinking about an upgrade so they can start to enjoy the world of > HF. > > Equipment needed for the 2009 Field Day > > . Rigs for all bands > . Rigs for all modes > . Antennas > . Generators > . Lighting > . Coax > . Twin lead > . Grounding equipment > . Antenna support rope > . Operators with times that they can be counted on to man a station. > . Loggers to track contacts and duplicates > > We are planning a test of some of the equipment and setup strategy on > Saturday Oct 18th at Memorial Park. Please try to attend and lend your > support. > If you are unable to attend our September meeting but can join us for our > test field day please contact Howard Dudley KC9JRW at yahoo.com. We are now > working on antennas at Jays' class on Wednesday nights at 1800 hours at the > EMA building, any help would be appreciated > > 73's KC9JRW > > > ________________________________________ > avast! Antivirus: Outbound message clean. > Virus Database (VPS): 080925-0, 09/25/2008 > Tested on: 9/25/2008 6:18:04 PM > avast! - copyright (c) 1988-2008 ALWIL Software. > > > ________________________________________ > avast! 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Learn ?10 hidden secrets? from Jamie. http://windowslive.com/connect/post/jamiethomson.spaces.live.com-Blog-cns!550F681DAD532637!5295.entry?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_domore_092008 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://ns1.culcom.net/pipermail/ccarc/attachments/20080926/b6916a52/attachment-0001.htm From kb9wsl at hotmail.com Fri Sep 26 09:10:54 2008 From: kb9wsl at hotmail.com (Tom Murray) Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2008 09:10:54 -0400 Subject: [Ccarc] Big 146.43 FM net tonight -- 23 check-ins] In-Reply-To: <48DCB776.1090604@insightbb.com> References: <48DCB776.1090604@insightbb.com> Message-ID: > Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2008 06:20:38 -0400 > From: dan.evans at insightbb.com > To: inham at mailman.qth.net > Subject: [InHam] [Fwd: [SMC] Big 146.43 FM net tonight -- 23 check-ins] > > Hello, > > I'm too tired to go on about each of the 23 check-ins to > the 146.43 FM net (vert. pol.) last night. But the conditions > in general were very good, and plenty of stations well south > of Chicago were anywhere from S9 to 60db over S9. > > We had both good local activity and more distant. Farthest > north was K9KJM Ken in Sturgeon Bay (Door Co. WI EN64) > and farthest south was AK9F Howard in EN61, Kankakee and > WR9L Greg also EN61, Bradley, IL. WR9L was 60 over on > the 10-el beam @60', fixed south. > > Also had a check-in from the Freeport, IL, area, far western > EN52. Even though W9UIJ was way off the side, Karl got > checked-in after 10pm. > > I wanted to get out of the way, and let other stations talk to > other stations, but I kept getting late check-ins. Not complaining, > just saying that *anyone* can get on and create activity. I truly > wish there were multiple Q's going on across the band. I don't > want to seem like a hog. > > Then as I pulled the plug toward 10:30pm, I tuned across > only the 146 simplex channels, and heard QSO's on 146.43, > 146.445, 146.505 and 146.55. THAT was a good feeling. > > The net is its own reward, and especially on busy nights, I'm > very glad to do it. But of course, there's a part of me that really > wonders/wishes how I could translate this enthusiasm toward > contesting. I realize there are plenty who just aren't interested, > but even if we could motivate 20-30% of these happy net > participants to contest, we'd *really* be on to something. > > And yes, it would be great to see other nets in different > areas develop. Both SSB and/or FM simplex. > > Thoughts, comments?? We always need more activity and > more contesters, and the more ops who work toward this > goal, the bigger the results will be. There's plenty of time > before the Jan. ARRL VHF/UHF contest (Jan 19-20th). > If each of you reading this would make it a priority to help > out at least one potential contester, it would be the best > Jan. contest in the Midwest, ever. By far. The sheer > numbers would be huge -- and over time, some of those > newbies would improve their stations and add bands. Or > take up roving, whatever. > > Who cares enough about the future of contesting and > weak-signal work to make the effort? > > 73, > Todd KC9BQA EN63ao 40 N of Milwaukee > 50 thru 2304 > > > > > > +-----------------------------------------------------------------+ > SMC Web Site: http://www.w9smc.com > List Help: http://mail.w9smc.com/mailman/listinfo/smc_w9smc.com > Submissions: smc at w9smc.com Problems?Contact: smc-owner at w9smc.com > > > _______________________________________________ > InHam mailing list > InHam at mailman.qth.net > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/inham _________________________________________________________________ Want to do more with Windows Live? Learn ?10 hidden secrets? from Jamie. http://windowslive.com/connect/post/jamiethomson.spaces.live.com-Blog-cns!550F681DAD532637!5295.entry?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_domore_092008 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: http://ns1.culcom.net/pipermail/ccarc/attachments/20080926/37efa3ff/attachment.htm From kb9wsl at hotmail.com Fri Sep 26 20:42:04 2008 From: kb9wsl at hotmail.com (Tom Murray) Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2008 20:42:04 -0400 Subject: [Ccarc] ARRL STories Message-ID: ==> MONTANA HAM ASSISTS IN RESCUE OF FELLOW AMATEUR 600 MILES AWAY On Sunday, September 21, Bob Williams, N7ODM, of Bozeman, Montana, was just tuning around on 40 meters, giving his rig a test just before a scheduled QSO with his brother Rich, K7URU, in Spokane, when he heard a faint CW signal around 1 PM (MDT): Glenn Russell Ruby Jr, W7AU, of Corvallis, Oregon had broken his leg and was using a portable radio and Morse code to send out a call for help. Williams said he was able to understand the injured man's code even when his signal became very weak. "He called me. He must have heard me testing out the radio. When I finished, I signed off with my call, and then I heard, 'N7ODM, this is W7AU/7,' so I answered," Williams told the ARRL. "I told him to go ahead, I had solid copy. He told me that he was a hiker that had fallen and broken his leg. He identified himself as Russ, provided information as to his GPS coordinates, the shelter, food and water on hand, as well as his detailed physical condition. He told me exactly who I needed to contact for assistance." According to Williams, Ruby had slipped on a wet rock and broken his leg while out hiking in the Buck Creek Pass area of the high Cascades in Western Washington, 600 miles away from Williams. "Russ really had his act together," Williams said. "Before he even called for help, he set up his tent. It was raining when he fell, so he climbed into his tent and got into some warm clothes and had a snack of sunflower seeds and dried apricots. After that, he strung up a wire antenna, fired up his Elecraft K1 and called me." Williams said that Ruby told him he had a "couple of weeks worth of battery power" for the radio. Ruby asked Williams to notify the Snohomish County Search and Rescue in Washington State. "I didn't have their number, so I called my local 911 dispatcher. All they had was the info for King County in Washington, so I called them and they gave me the number for Snohomish. When I got a hold of Snohomish County Search and Rescue, they asked me to obtain additional info from Russ, such as the color of his tent and if he was in a clear or wooded area, and remain in contact with him as long as possible," Williams said. "Russ and I were able to maintain contact until about 8 PM on Sunday, during which time I was able to pass additional traffic between Russ and Search and Rescue, but then his signal got so weak where I couldn't copy it anymore. Before he faded, we had agreed to try and make contact in the morning. I tried, starting around 6:30, but he never heard me. I finally heard him calling me around 9 on 7.051 MHz. We kept in contact until he was evacuated from the site by Search and Rescue at about 10:35 AM," Williams told the ARRL. On Sunday, rescue crews reached Ruby, who had set up camp on Buck Creek Pass, at about 6000 feet just west of the Chelan County line. He was taken to safety Monday on horseback. Williams said that bad weather Sunday prevented a helicopter rescue: "It was snowing all night; Russ told me that when he woke up Monday morning, his tent was all covered in snow." "I just happened to be at the same frequency," Williams said. "It's just a stroke of luck that turned out great. It was quite an experience. I'm just glad that he was a ham radio operator and that I was able to talk to him. It made the difference for him. What I did was not anything special. I'd like to think that any ham in Montana would've done the same thing." ==> SIMULATED EMERGENCY TESTS SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER 4-5 When emergency or natural disaster strikes, Amateur Radio is often called into the limelight of public service to establish a line of communication to and from the stricken areas. Amateur Radio networks, once established, sustain communication during the emergency efforts by helping the disaster relief workers and public with point-to-point communications or health and welfare messages. During weather related threats or during the actual occurrence of severe weather, Amateur Radio networks are commonly on standby to gather information and report this data to the National Weather Service or other pertinent authorities. You've read about and/or have heard about these important stages of Amateur Radio public service in QST or on the Web or elsewhere. Make this the year that you take a role to learn more and become ready to serve in public service and emergency communications. The ARRL sponsors a nationwide trial for Amateur Radio operators for a role in the Amateur Radio Emergency Service, the Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service, the National Traffic System, the National Weather Service's SKYWARN, the Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network (SATERN) or other groups as well. It's the ARRL's annual Simulated Emergency Test (SET), and you're invited to join on October 4-5, 2008, or whenever it is held in your area. To participate in this year's emergency test, contact your local ARRL Emergency Coordinator or Net Manager to find out the details. Although October 4-5 is the focal point weekend, ARRL Sections, ARES teams and nets may conduct their exercises anytime during September through December. If you don't know who to call, please touch base with your ARRL Section Manager for assistance (see page 16 in any QST for contact information or consult the ARRL Web page ). Whether you're a new licensee or an experienced radio amateur, the SET is a golden opportunity to learn or practice useful skills in traffic handling, net operation and emergency communications protocols and management. ARRL Section Leaders and local or District Emergency Coordinators are encouraged to work closely with served agencies in planning these exercises. This not only helps to heighten awareness of Amateur Radio in the community, but also helps ensure that effective communication networks will be in place if an actual emergency occurs. ARRL maintains National Memoranda of Understanding with several organizations and entities, and the SET is a prime chance to put these agreements into action. More details may be found here . You are encouraged to consider this year's ARRL Simulated Emergency Test and all preparations, as well as post-exercise evaluations, as a demonstration of your readiness and Amateur Radio's readiness. Be an active participant in SET, and join others nationwide. Additional background on the annual SET is presented in the article, 2007 Simulated Emergency Test Results. See July 2008 QST, pages 62-65. Also, guidelines and specific SET reporting forms for the ARRL Section and Field Leaders will be posted on the ARRLWeb site . _________________________________________________________________ Get more out of the Web. Learn 10 hidden secrets of Windows Live. http://windowslive.com/connect/post/jamiethomson.spaces.live.com-Blog-cns!550F681DAD532637!5295.entry?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_domore_092008 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://ns1.culcom.net/pipermail/ccarc/attachments/20080926/d0ec4ab0/attachment.htm From kb9wsl at hotmail.com Sun Sep 28 08:54:02 2008 From: kb9wsl at hotmail.com (Tom Murray) Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2008 08:54:02 -0400 Subject: [Ccarc] ARES E-Letter for September 26, 2008 In-Reply-To: <20080927052354.44E5F30D85@www.arrl.org> References: <20080927052354.44E5F30D85@www.arrl.org> Message-ID: > Subject: ARES E-Letter for September 26, 2008 > To: kb9wsl at hotmail.com > From: memberlist at www.arrl.org > Date: Sat, 27 Sep 2008 01:23:54 -0400 > > The ARES E-Letter > September 26, 2008 > ================= > > Rick Palm, K1CE, Editor > > , > > =================================== > ARES reports, other related contributions, editorial questions or > comments: ;; > =================================== > > + The View from Flagler County > > Hurricane Ike devastated Galveston, Texas, the site of the notorious > disaster in 1900, as well as points north. Massive evacuations took > place, and ARES was prepared for a major communications effort. I > monitored the Hurricane Watch Net on 14.325 MHz. NCS W7GOX was > looking for reports from stations along the Texas Gulf coast. For a > comprehensive, current look at storm-related amateur operations, see > the new issue of the ARRL Letter at: > . > > At the present time, all staffing requests have been met, and > Sections have been asked to stand-down and thank all those that > identified themselves as available. ARES volunteers around the > country should continue to monitor tropical events, as the season > does not end for two more months. Any updates on volunteer needs will > be made known to the Section Managers and Section Emergency > Coordinators and posted to the ARRL's Volunteer Web page at: > > > According to Louisiana SM Gary Stratton, K5GLS, activity in his state > status post Hurricane Gustav has wound down to only sparse local > support at the city and parish level. Louisiana VOAD members have > asked for no assistance. A few Louisiana ARES members are still > supporting the Texas Emergency Net, and South Texas ARES officials > will likely be asking for relief support for those who have been > working since Ike came inland. Volunteers are supplying private > equipment for mostly VHF operation in the Houston/Galveston and the > southeast Texas areas of Orange, Beaumont, and Port Arthur. Louisiana > SEC Jim Coleman, AI5B, has been in charge of the Louisiana effort, > working with STX officials. > _________ > > It has been a rough and tumble season so far, and we're only half way > through it. In observing trends this season, one of the enhancements > that struck me was the better coordination of possible movement of > ARES volunteers to affected areas from other counties and sections. > This was evident during Northern Florida's response to T.S. Fay, and > continues on with the Gustav and now, Ike, situations. The > coordination efforts of ARRL and its leadership officials across the > pan-Gulf region is to be commended, and will likely be the topic of > post-season debriefings in the months to come. > _________ > > For Hurricane Gustav, Northern Florida was "Alerted." SM Paul Eakin, > KJ4G, met with the State EOC team, who was concerned about south > Florida. Eakin offered his ARES assets to neighboring ARRL sections > to the south. Five Amateur Radio operators were available to the > state tracking system from their homes to assist with all requests > for Amateur Radio services. The idea was to expedite responses to > served agencies and all the county EOCs throughout the state. This > Tallahassee (TLH) "Gateway" team was established to operate these > stations 24/7 as needed. The gateway system is per the request of the > Florida state EOC, the principle served agency of Florida ARES. The > TLH gateway stations were provided to assist any EOC or served agency > who could not contact, or remain in contact by commercial or any > other means with, the State EOC. > > Eakin was invited once again to be posted at the EOC. He had D-STAR > and APRS communications capability, for stations to post info to the > EOC. The state EOC also had the Southeastern Digital Area Network > (SEDAN) packet system up and running, as another communications tool. > Four W2K stations were also up. > > Eakin cited the ARRL HQ-coordinated conference calls as "a great idea > for us in the hot zones to learn the status of the overall event." It > was through these conference calls that Eakin was able to set up a > relay backup system with the Mississippi section for mutual > assistance. > > It seems we are in a new era of ARES communications that emphasizes > cross-Sectional coordination and cooperation for mutual assistance, > and a more proactive HQ role. > _______ > In This Issue: > > + The View from Flagler County > + T.S. Fay Response > + ARRL Sets up E-mail Addresses for Hurricanes, Tropical Storms > + Hurricane Gustav Mutual Aid ARES Volunteer Protocol > + New FEMA Training Course Essential: ESF #2 Communications > + Red Cross Policy Re Health and Welfare Traffic Clarified > + California's Hospital Disaster Support Communications Service > Update > + Boise, Idaho Fire Response > + DHS Interoperability Manual, National Emergency Communications Plan > + LETTERS: ARES Groups Should Publish Repeater Frequencies for > Googling > + Jack Sovik, KB8WPZ, New SEC for Ohio > + Coaxial Antenna for EmComm > + EmComm Briefs: > + K1CE For A Final > _______ > > + T.S. Fay Response > > T.S. Fay spent seven days in Florida. Every county was impacted in > some way. Fay entered the state four times during her visit. Cost to > government agencies so far is more than $11,000,000. Eleven deaths > occurred. ARES skills were tested, and operations were assessed to > make improvements and to be ready for the next one. > > After action reports are still being solicited and written to > document the number of amateurs participating, hours worked, types of > assignments, actions performed by amateurs that were above and beyond > the call of duty, communication modes used other than voice and any > other items highlighting Amateur Radio. Reports should also contain > information pertaining to other volunteers who were involved: REACT, > SKYWARN, SAR, K9, and so forth, to bring about a comprehensive > communications picture. > > Northern Florida Section Manager Paul Eakin, KJ4G applauded ARES > amateurs for a job well done: "It was quite evident that teamwork was > involved to get assignments done. Many put in long hours, bought > expensive fuel, and lost sleep in the performance of duties. Public > officials have noticed what ham radio is all about. I especially > commend those amateurs who volunteered to be deployed to the Crown > district on short notice. Thanks also go to Susan Swiderski, AF4FO, > Georgia SM, who provided amateurs for possible deployment into > northwestern Florida." > > + ARRL Sets up E-mail Addresses for Hurricanes, Tropical Storms > > In an effort to streamline hurricane support operations at ARRL > Headquarters, the League has set up two e-mail addresses for hams to > pose questions or relay non-emergent information to HQ Staff relating > to hurricane or named tropical storm events. If you need to > communicate with ARRL HQ regarding these storms, please use > or . While these e-mail > addresses are not monitored on a 24/7 basis, they are monitored > during each storm's descent on the US, as well as throughout the > hurricane season. > > + Hurricane Gustav Mutual Aid ARES Volunteer Protocol > > As Hurricane Gustav hit southeast Louisiana, the ARES response was > well-coordinated on an inter-Sectional basis. Throughout the storm > week, ARRL coordinated conference calls among key ARES officials to > foster communication and expedite any requests for assistance. > > As Amateur Radio operators prepared for Hurricane Gustav, the ARRL > deployed complete radio stations comprised of industry-donated > Amateur Radio equipment, thanks to the generous contributions of ARRL > members to the Ham Aid Fund. Created in 2005 to assist with the > response to Hurricane Katrina, the Ham Aid Fund is designated to > finance Amateur Radio equipment needed for disaster response. In > preparation for Hurricane Gustav, ARRL received requests for radio > equipment from Louisiana and Texas. The shipping costs for this > equipment were covered by the Ham Aid Fund. > > The storm event and response are well-documented in the ARRL Letter, > so will not be revisited here. Please see > . What will be covered here > is the method of coordination of volunteers used by ARRL Headquarters > staff, a vast improvement over the past. In coordination with the > Sections in the Gulf Coast area, certain protocols were to be used to > request and accept ARES volunteers. They will likely be used for > further storms this season, with possible modifications as we go > along: > > 1. Interested volunteers should make their availability known to > their home Section Manager and Section Emergency Coordinator. > > 2. The impacted Section(s) and ARRL HQ will post staffing requests to > the SM, SEC and the storm Volunteer web page. A brief, specific > description of what is requested will be listed. > > 3. SMs and SECs that have volunteers that are available will contact > the requesting Section point of contact (POC) listed in the request. > > 4. The requesting Section POC will determine the viability of the > resource offering and have the final decision on acceptance. > > 5. Once the request has been filled, a new posting to both e-mail > lists and the web page will be made. > > 6. Specific reporting details will be provided by the Section POC. > > 7. Requesting Sections will utilize the closest ARES resources first. > > 8. ARES volunteers not cleared by the requesting POC will not be > accepted or allowed entry into the disaster area. > > ARES assets that may be requested by National VOAD members (served > organizations) will be processed through ARRL HQ by Dennis Dura, > K2DCD. > > As additional details become available, and/or the protocol is > altered, changes will be posted to the SM and SEC list, and here. See > also the Volunteer Web page at: > > + New FEMA Training Course Essential: ESF #2 Communications > > An apparently new FEMA on-line course covers the Emergency Support > Function (ESF) #2 "Communications" of the National Response Framework > (NRF). It is essential that all amateur emcomm operators understand > all ESFs, but particularly ESF #2. All ESFs are central to the > operations of any EOC. See > . > > The NRF presents the guiding principles that enable all response > partners to prepare for and provide a unified national response to > disasters and emergencies. It establishes a comprehensive, national, > all-hazards approach to domestic incident response. The Framework > defines the principles, roles, and structures that organize how we > respond as a nation. It builds upon the National Incident Management > System (NIMS), which > provides a consistent template for managing incidents. Information on > the National Response Framework including Documents, Annexes, > References and Briefings/Trainings can be accessed from the resource > center -- Thanks to Eagle-Eye > David Coursey, N5FDL, EC San Joaquin County, California > > + Red Cross Policy Re Health and Welfare Traffic Clarified > > This statement is from Keith Robertory, Disaster Service Technology > Manager, American Red Cross, regarding Amateur Radio's role in Health > and Welfare Traffic and the American Red Cross. > > "There has recently been some posting on Amateur Radio discussion > groups on the Internet that is carrying false or misleading > information. The Red Cross does not have a policy against amateur > radio participating in passing health and welfare messages. In fact, > we recognize the importance of amateur radio in being a vital method > for people to get registered. > > "The American Red Cross welcomes the support of Amateur Radio > Operators in connecting friends and family members together through > our health and welfare programs. The grassroots, independent nature > of Amateur Radio Operators in communities around the country make > them well suited for this task. > > "General welfare messages are processed through the Red Cross Safe > and Well Web site. This site allows people to register their status, > which can be checked by friends and family who search by your name, > address or phone number. A quick look at the Web site > will show how both the > registration process and search are done. > > "As few as two hams can set up an effective registration process. A > ham located in the disaster zone can use any mode to transmit the > basic Safe and Well registration information to another ham located > outside the disaster area who would enter the information on the Web > site. This quick ad-hoc setup doesn't rely on any affiliations and > can be established by a call out to another ham who can help. > > "The Red Cross also processes welfare inquiry messages that contain > specific medical information. These contain more sensitive and > personally identifiable information at the same time that the Red > Cross keeps confidential to respect client privacy. We are > researching if and how these messages can be passed across open > frequencies, and what federal restrictions (such as HIPPA) may impact > how this is done. Thank you. -- Keith Robertory, Disaster Service > Technology Manager, American Red Cross, KG4UIR" > > + California's Hospital Disaster Support Communications Service > Update > > The venerable Hospital Disaster Support Communications Service > (HDSCS) of Orange county, California, members are recouping from the > Disneyland Half Marathon on August 31. The medical support for this > event with 13,500 runners, was St. Joseph Hospital located in Orange. > Because of its specialty of supporting hospitals, HDSCS has supported > the medical communications for this event for two years. HDSCS > provided 22 communicators who shadowed key staff for St. Joseph, > provided comms from all the medical tents, were the communicators for > the bicycle medics, stood by at key water stations, and were in the > Disneyland command center. By 10:30 AM well over 500 runners had been > attended to and treated in the 30 bed Main Medical Tent and reunion > areas. HDSCS communicators were lauded for the organized network, > their understanding of the medical environment, and the ability to > get messages through quickly. > > As part of ongoing training, HDSCS members participated in field > trips to learn about emergency department and trauma center functions > as well as going through the various intensive care areas. It was > invaluable for communicators who might have to back up communications > from those most critical areas of the hospital. > > HDSCS participated in several single hospital drills so far this > year. Most recently, it responded to Mission Hospital Regional > Medical Center when a failure of a UPS caused a phone outage in one > of the buildings on their campus. Communicators were on site for > about 4 1/2 hours assisting with message relays from one building to > others. Little did they know that it was a warm up for the earthquake > the next day. > > HDSCS staffed three full days at the Orange County Fair Amateur Radio > booth, allowing scouts to send simulated emergency messages from a > simulated Hospital Command Center at a Scout-O-Rama. HDSCS has also > been at the EMS Disaster Fair. It was a great opportunity to explain > how the group functions in time of phone outages, and area wide > disasters. > > HDSCS boasts 10 members that have now achieved the Certified Hospital > Communicator. For more info, see the HDSCS Web site. -- April Moell, > WA6OPS, ARES Emergency Coordinator, Hospital Disaster Support > Communications System, Orange County, California > , > > + Boise, Idaho Fire Response > > August 25 -- The South West Idaho ARES team activated the emergency > net in response to a four-alarm fire in southeast Boise. The net ops > were in place to pass information traffic compiled from eyewitness > accounts, if needed, and local news reporting. Brian Adams, W7CVS, > served as net control. Fifty homes were evacuated, with Red Cross on > scene to provide assistance and support. The event was managed under > the Incident Command System, with the Incident Commander installed at > the Simplot soccer field complex. > > Lessons Learned: Adams said "this was an example of how quickly local > resources can be overwhelmed. All of Boise Fire Department was called > in and numerous Boise Police were on scene. Other Fire and Law > Enforcement agencies were called in from as far away as Payette, Gem, > and Elmore Counties to cover areas not covered by units working the > SE Boise Fire. Adams concluded, "We need to be ready at any moment to > respond as requested by our public safety partners. Having the > Emergency Net active with Amateurs standing by was a useful resource > for information for the local Amateur Radio community. Thanks to all > who checked into the Net and were ready to respond. The time for > training, coordination, and knowledge of how to respond and > effectively support our served agencies is BEFORE an incident like > this so that our team and capabilities are known and we can > effectively serve our serviced agencies - which is why Southwest > Idaho ARES exists." -- Chuck Robertson, KX7ID, , > > > + Department of Homeland Security Interoperability Manual, New > National Emergency Communications Plan > > From the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of > Emergency Communications (OEC)-- "The National Interoperability Field > Operations Guide (NIFOG) is a collection of technical reference > material for radio technicians responsible for radios that will be > used in disaster response applications. The NIFOG includes > information from the National Interoperability Frequency Guide > (NIFG), the instructions for use of the NIFG, and other reference > material; formatted as a pocket-sized guide for radio technicians to > carry with them. If you are not familiar with interoperability and > mutual aid communications, start with the "How to Use the National > Interoperability Field Operations Guide" section. We encourage you to > program as many of these interoperability channels in your radios as > possible. Even if geographic restrictions on some channels preclude > their use in your home area, you may have the opportunity to help in > a distant state where the restrictions do not apply. Maximize your > flexibility." For a copy of the manual, see: > -- > Thanks, Mark Conklin, N7XYO, Assistant SEC, Oklahoma > > DHS has also recently released the National Emergency Communications > Plan (NECP) to address gaps and determine solutions so that emergency > response personnel at all levels of government and across all > disciplines can communicate as needed, on demand, and as authorized. > The NECP is the nation's first strategic plan to improve emergency > response communications, and complements overarching homeland > security and emergency communications legislation, strategies and > initiatives. More on the National Emergency Communications Plan: > and > . Thanks -- > Les Rayburn, N1LF, Shelby County, Alabama EC > > + LETTERS: ARES Groups Should Publish Repeater Frequencies for > Googling > > I was sent by my job down to Ft. Lauderdale [Florida] on the evening > of August 18, as Fay was about to make landfall in Collier County. It > was a bit of a wild ride down Alligator Alley, but I made it to Ft. > Lauderdale well ahead of the worst of the storm. At the hotel, I > attempted to find the local ARES repeater to check in to and monitor. > Oddly enough, despite much Googling, I was unable to find out which > repeater covered the area. I would suggest that all > ARES/RACES/SKYWARN groups have a list of the repeaters that they use > on-line somewhere so that not only their members have it handy, but > travelers to the area can find it as well. -- Joe Tomasone, AB2M, > Pinellas County (Florida) EC, and Assistant SEC, West Central Florida > Section > > + Jack Sovik, KB8WPZ, New SEC for Ohio > > The DEC for District Five, Ohio, Jack Sovik, KB8WPZ, has become SEC, > effective September 1, Section Manager Joe Phillips, K8QOE, has > announced. Sovik succeeds Frank Piper, KI8GW, of Pickerington. > > SM Phillips said Sovik was selected after a process in which eight > applicants applied and three were given personal interviews. "During > his tenure as DEC, Jack demonstrated great people skills he also uses > in his work for the Youngstown Vindicator newspaper. It was obvious > in the interview that he was the strongest candidate to continue the > job of enriching the talent in our ARES administration that SEC Piper > had started." > > Piper said "Jack has been a great supporter of the ARES program in > the Ohio Section, and was a key player in projects such as the state > emergency plan OSERP revision, the Ohio Section EC guidelines, and > the reorganization of the ARES Districts." In addition, "Jack's drive > for professionalism in ARES, and his abilities to work with people > will give him the advantage to push the Ohio Section ARES to a > greater level. I am extremely proud of Jack and wish him well in his > new role as SEC," Piper added. > > Sovik, 58, attended Youngstown State University, majoring in > Advertising/Public Relations. He was first licensed as KB8WPZ in > 1995, earning his Extra class in 2000. He has held various positions > including District Emergency Coordinator for District 5, and > Assistant Emergency Coordinator for Mahoning County, and has taken > the ARRL EMCOMM classes 1-3 and FEMA classes IS 100; IS 200; IS 546; > IS 700; and IS 800. He is currently Vice President of the Mahoning > Valley Amateur Radio Association. > > + Coaxial Antenna for EmComm > > There are many antennas that may be purchased or constructed and > carried in your emcomm kit. Small dipoles, J-Poles and many other > antennas that can be rolled-up, placed in a zip-lock type bag and > stowed in your kit. But what about the all but forgotten coaxial > antenna? > > The coaxial antenna is basically a quarter-wave piece of 52 Ohm coax. > (RG8X or RG174 are my cables of choice). Construction for a two meter > coaxial antenna follows: > > 1. Remove 19 inches of the outer jacket from a four foot or long > piece of coaxial cable. > 2. Carefully remove about 18 inches of the exposed shield. The shield > will be used as a sleeve. > 3. Slide the shield (removed in the above step) up the coax from the > far end to the point where the jacket begins and the one inch of > shield remains. > 4. Using a relatively low Wattage soldering iron, tin the top of the > sleeve. > 5. Carefully fold the one inch of shield over the top of the sleeve. > 6. Using the low Wattage soldering iron, solder the shield the top of > the sleeve. > 7. Check all work. What you should see is eighteen inches of > dielectric along with the center conductor and eighteen inches of > sleeve with any length of coax after the sleeve. > 8. Check for shorts and opens with an Ohm meter. > 9. Add the coax connector of your choice to the end of the length of > coax. > 10. Check for shorts and opens again. > 11. Carefully affix a loop of string or a plastic wire tie to the top > of antenna using a good quality tape or heat shrink. The whole > antenna can be covered with heat shrink. You may utilize the extra > one inch of wire at the top by stripping of the dielectric from the > top and soldering the wire into a loop. The extra one inch must be > removed or utilized so as not to be part of the antenna. > 12. The antenna can now be hanged from the support of your choice and > when finished, it can be stowed very easily. > > Some additional thoughts: > > Coaxial antennas are quite useful above 30 meters. However, they > become physically unwieldy below 30 meters. This type of antenna does > have a lower angle of radiation than the popular J-Pole with the > added bonus of some slight gain. > > If the numbers look familiar, that is because we are dealing with > quarter-wavelength sections. The upper portion is a > quarter-wavelength and the lower (sleeve) is a quarter-wavelength. - > Jay Musikar, AF2C, District EC, East-Central District, Northern > Florida Section > > + EmComm Briefs: > > * ARRL Emergency Communications Level 3 Online Course to be Revised: > New enrollments in the online Level 3 course will be suspended > effective October 1 to allow us to update the course curricula. We > expect the updated course to be available in the first quarter of > 2009. > > * New HF Digital Protocol to Debut at September Conference: WINMOR, > an HF digital protocol designed for use with the Winlink 2000 > network, will be unveiled at the upcoming ARRL/TAPR Digital > Communications Conference in Chicago September 26-28. > > * ARRL and Citizen Corps Assist Schools with NOAA Emergency Radios: > ARRL and Citizen Corps are teaming up to offer assistance to local > school districts in setting up and registering their NOAA Weather All > Hazard Public Alert Radio. > > + October 4-5: Participate in SET > > The ARRL Simulated Emergency Test is a nationwide exercise in > emergency communications, administered by ARRL Field Organization > Leaders including Emergency Coordinators, District Emergency > Coordinators, Section Emergency Coordinators and Net Managers. Many > other Section Leaders like the Section Manager and the Section > Traffic Manager may have a hand in planning the exercises and/or > reviewing the results. Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES), > National Traffic System (NTS), Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service > (RACES) and other public-service oriented groups can be involved. The > SET weekend gives communicators the opportunity to focus on the > emergency-communications capability within your community while > interacting with NTS nets. Although the main SET weekend this year is > October 4 -5, local and section-wide exercises may be held throughout > the fall season. > > How to Join the SET: > > To participate in this year's emergency test, contact your local ARRL > emergency coordinator or net manager to find out the details. ARRL > Sections, ARES teams and nets may conduct their exercises anytime > during September through December. If you don't know who to call, > please touch base with your ARRL Section Manager for assistance. See > page 16 of QST for contact information or check the ARRL Web page. > The URL to start with is . From there, > you'll find links to ARRL section home pages with names and contact > information for your Section Leaders including the Section Emergency > Coordinator and Section Traffic Manager. Whether you're a new > licensee or an experienced radio amateur, the SET is a golden > opportunity to learn or practice useful skills in traffic handling, > net operation and emergency communications protocols and management. > > Purpose of SET: > > --> To find out the strengths and weaknesses of ARES, NTS, RACES and > other groups in providing emergency communications. > --> To provide a public demonstration--to served agencies such as the > American Red Cross, the emergency management agency and through the > news media--of the value to the public that Amateur Radio provides, > particularly in time of need. > --> To help radio amateurs gain experience in communications using > standard procedures and a variety of modes under simulated-emergency > conditions. > > Format: > > The scoring format reflects broad objectives and encourages use of > digital modes for handling high-volume traffic and point-to-point > Welfare reports out of the affected simulated- disaster area. > Participants will find SET an opportunity to strengthen the VHF-HF > link at the local level, thereby ensuring that ARES and NTS are > working in concert. The SET will give all levels of NTS the chance to > handle exercise-related traffic. The guidelines also recognize > tactical traffic on behalf of served agencies. > > Test messages should carry the word "TEST" before the precedence; > that is, "Test Priority" on phone and "TEST P" on cw. The text of > such messages should also begin with the words "TEST MESSAGE." > > Links to SET reporting forms and the EC Annual Report may be found at > . You may e-mail your SET > summaries to ARRL Headquarters via . If you mail > them to ARRL via the postal service, the address is: ARRL > Headquarters, 225 Main Street, Newington, CT 06111-1494. January 30, > 2009, is the receipt deadline. > > Preparation is Important: > > Steps for the Emergency Coordinator > > --> Sign up all available amateurs in the area under your > jurisdiction and work them into your SET plans. > --> Call a meeting of all ARES members and prospective members to > briefly outline (no details!) SET activities, and give general > instructions. Do not divulge the exact time or nature of the test to > them at this time. This should come as a surprise. Take this > opportunity to register new ARES members and get up-to-date > information on others. Hold an on-the-air meeting if it's not > possible to meet in person. > --> Contact served agencies and explain the intent and overall > purpose of the SET. Offer to send test messages to other branches of > their agencies, and invite officials to your ARES meetings and SET > operating sites. > --> Contact officials of any adjacent communities having no active > amateurs and offer to provide representation in amateur networks for > them as well. > --> Arrange publicity in consultation with an ARRL Public Information > Officer in local newspapers and radio/TV stations by preparing an > announcement and/or inviting the press to observe your group's SET > operation. > --> Set up liaison with one or more NTS local/section nets (if you > don't already have liaison) so you will have an outlet for all > messages out of the local area. > --> Formulate your plans around a simulated disaster. Possible > "plots" include: a flood, a serious fire, an ice storm, a missing > person, a serious accident (automobile, bus, aircraft, for examples), > a broken gas line, and so forth. > --> Elaborate on the situation by developing a scenario, but please > be realistic. > > During the SET: > > --> Announce the emergency situation. Activate the emergency net. > Dispatch mobiles to served agencies. > --> Have designated stations originate messages on behalf of served > agencies. > --> Test messages may be sent simulating requests for supplies. > Simulated emergency messages (just like real emergency messages) > should be signed by an authorized official. > --> Emphasize tactical communications for served agencies. > --> As warranted by traffic loads, have liaison stations on hand to > receive traffic on the local net and relay to your section net. You > should also be sure that there is a representative on each session of > the section net to receive traffic going to the local area. > --> Operate at least one session (or substantial segment of a > session) of the local net on emergency-power only basis. Or, if a > repeater is on emergency power, allow only emergency-powered stations > to operate through the repeater for a certain time period. > > After the SET: > > An important post-SET activity is a critique session to discuss the > test results. All ARES (and RACES) members should be invited to the > meeting to review good points and weaknesses apparent in the drill. > Emphasize ways to improve procedures, techniques, and coordination > with all groups involved. Report your group's effort using the > appropriate forms and include any photos, clippings and other items > of interest. > > The Role of NTS: > > The main function of the National Traffic System in an emergency > situation is to tie together all of the various local activities and > to provide a means by which all traffic destined outside of a local > area, section or region can be systematically relayed to the > addressee. > > Normal NTS routing should be followed. A valid exception is the > handling of emergency traffic that should be routed as rapidly and > efficiently as possible, bypassing various levels of nets when > delivery can be expedited. Another exception is when one station is > loaded down with traffic for one region or section. At the discretion > of the Net Control Station (NCS), the station may be directed to > bypass a normal channel and go directly to a lower (or higher) > echelon net. > > The interface between NTS and ARES lies in the liaison function > between local nets and other NTS nets, particularly at the section > level. Responsibility for representation of the local network on the > section net lies with the local net manager who may or may not be the > EC. Although we usually think of ARES members being the > representatives in section nets, it is equally valid to expect NTS > personnel to act as liaison to local nets. > > At least one net session or substantial segment of a session should > be conducted on emergency power. Plan a surprise session or two. > Advise the NCS just before net time. If NCS is unable to operate on > emergency power, then someone else must be net control. Only stations > operating on emergency power may report in during this time. > > Summary: > > One of the first steps on the way to a successful SET is to try to > get as many people involved as possible, and especially new hams. In > a real emergency, we find amateurs with all sorts of varied interests > coming out of the woodwork. Let's get them involved in SET so they > will know more about how emergency communications should be handled. > Promote SET on nets and repeaters, and sign up new, enthusiastic > radio amateurs. Many of those offering to help will be inexperienced > in public-service activities. It's up to you to explain what's going > on to them, and provide them with useful roles. They may like it so > much that they become a permanent fixture in your ARES or NTS group. > For a review of last year's nationwide Simulated Emergency Test, read > the article in July, 2008, QST. Thanks to your efforts, the public > service tradition in Amateur Radio continues! > > + K1CE For A Final > > For current information on ARES and other storm-related issues, > always check the League's Web page: . It is > updated on a daily basis. > ________ > > Please send reports of your ARES activations and drills to > for consideration for publication in this newsletter. > It will give your people some national-level exposure, and readers a > chance to learn from your activity. > ________ > > Finally, thanks to Jeff Sabatini, KI6BCX, of Redland Hills, > California, for sending me a "California Emergency Kit," consisting > of two packages of "Lieutenant Blender's Margarita In A Bag," a can > of Spam, and a package of fine cigars! It proved to be a lifeline > during the dark days of Tropical Storm Fay . . . See you next month! > 73, Rick K1CE > > Copyright 2008 American Radio Relay League. All rights resrved. > > ====================================================================== > 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. Credit > must be given to The ARES E-Letter and The American Radio Relay > League. > > Editorial questions or comments: Rick Palm, K1CE, k1ce at arrl.net > Delivery problems (ARRL direct delivery only!): ares-el-dlvy at arrl.org > > To subscribe, unsubscribe or change your address for e-mail delivery: > ARRL members first must register on the Members Only Web Site, > http://www.arrl.org/members/. You'll have an opportunity during > registration to sign up for e-mail delivery of the The ARES E-Letter, > W1AW bulletins, and other material. ARRL members may subscribe to The > ARES E-Letter by going to the Member Data Page at: > http://www.arrl.org/members-only/memdata.html?modify=1 > > Note that you must be logged in to the site to access this page. > Scroll down to the section "Which of the following would you like > to receive automatically via email from ARRL?" Check the box for > "ARES E-Letter (monthly public service and emergency communications > news)" and you're all set. > > Past issues of The ARES E-Letter are available at > http://www.arrl.org/ares-el/. Issues are posted to this page after > publication. > ====================================================================== _________________________________________________________________ Get more out of the Web. Learn 10 hidden secrets of Windows Live. http://windowslive.com/connect/post/jamiethomson.spaces.live.com-Blog-cns!550F681DAD532637!5295.entry?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_domore_092008 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://ns1.culcom.net/pipermail/ccarc/attachments/20080928/e6027e52/attachment-0001.htm From kb9wsl at hotmail.com Sun Sep 28 18:41:46 2008 From: kb9wsl at hotmail.com (Tom Murray) Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2008 18:41:46 -0400 Subject: [Ccarc] (no subject) Message-ID: 1. Ahmadinejad Feted at Obama Fundraiser?s Hotel Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was feted on Thursday night by left-wing U.S. religious leaders and self-styled pacifists at a gala reception at New York?s Hyatt hotel ? which is owned by the family of the Obama campaign?s national finance chairperson, Penny Pritzker. Several thousand protesters gathered on 42nd street, directly across from the hotel, late Thursday afternoon, including Beth Gilinsky, president of the Jewish Action Alliance; Frank Gaffney, president of the Center for Security Policy; and the Rev. Keith Roderick, the Episcopal canon to persecuted Christians. Ahmadinejad arrived at 8:45 p.m., nearly three hours late, and was protected by the Secret Service and Iranian security guards, Newsmax correspondent Kenneth R. Timmerman reported. Inside, the Iranian president was given a warm welcome by John Brademas, a former congressman from Indiana who rose to become Democratic whip in the House from 1977-1981. Also welcoming him was Nihad Awad, executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), which was named as an ?unindicted co-conspirator? in an alleged criminal conspiracy to fund the Palestinian terrorist organization Hamas. Ahmadinejad began his address with an invocation of the 12th imam, according to a source who attended the event. He made a similar invocation of the 12th imam at the start of his speech to the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday, adding that he hoped his actions ?would hasten the Imam?s return.? He went on to blast Israel and the United States in that speech. The Mahdivist cult of Shia Islam, to which Ahmadinejad subscribes, holds that the 12th imam will ?return? to earth after a period of worldwide conflagration, mass destruction, famine, and starvation. By calling on his own actions to ?hasten? the imam?s return, many scholars of Islam believe that Ahmadinejad is revealing his intention to provoke a world war. Ahmadinejad has referred to Israel as ?a dried, rotten tree that will collapse with a single storm,? and has called on the Muslim world to ?prepare for the great war, so as to completely wipe out the Zionist regime and remove this cancerous growth.? Government buildings in Tehran are festooned with giant banners that read, ?Israel should be wiped out of the face of the world? in English and Persian. Similar banners are draped across Shahab-3 missiles when the Iranian regime drives them through the streets of Tehran in military parades, Timmerman reports. Barack Obama has made negotiations with Ahmadinejad and other dictators a cornerstone of his foreign policy approach, in contrast to John McCain, who believes that the U.S. must spearhead an international coalition to prevent Iran from going nuclear. Obama has said that he is ready to sit down with Ahmadinejad ?without preconditions? to negotiate a sweeping security agreement with his regime. McCain has dismissed this as ?reckless,? and McCain?s top foreign policy adviser, Randy Scheunemann, has called it ?cowboy diplomacy.? _________________________________________________________________ See how Windows Mobile brings your life together?at home, work, or on the go. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/msnnkwxp1020093182mrt/direct/01/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://ns1.culcom.net/pipermail/ccarc/attachments/20080928/4c82a907/attachment.htm From kb9wsl at hotmail.com Sun Sep 28 18:45:30 2008 From: kb9wsl at hotmail.com (Tom Murray) Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2008 18:45:30 -0400 Subject: [Ccarc] Work session Message-ID: Hi, I was just curious as to how the work session went saturday at EMA. 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URL: http://ns1.culcom.net/pipermail/ccarc/attachments/20080928/63601a85/attachment.htm From kb9wsl at hotmail.com Sun Sep 28 19:45:25 2008 From: kb9wsl at hotmail.com (Tom Murray) Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2008 19:45:25 -0400 Subject: [Ccarc] FW: [InHam] Fw: Vintage Amateur Radio Estate- In-Reply-To: <8588809A988244DA8AA1305A583CD206@athlon3500xp> References: <8588809A988244DA8AA1305A583CD206@athlon3500xp> Message-ID: Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2008 19:42:09 -0400 From: k9zbm at verizon.net To: InHam at mailman.qth.net CC: Subject: [InHam] Fw: Vintage Amateur Radio Estate- ----- Original Message ----- From: hoosiergose at aol.com To: k9zbm at arrl.org Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 8:15 PM Subject: Vintage Amateur Radio Estate- Hello Jim, my name is Barry Gose and the call is W9FIZ I need your help spreading the word about a huge ham radio estate that is going up for sale. The equipment originally belonged to a good friend of mine - Louie Rodenbeck -W9WWV formerly WE9M. (he is now a silent key) you may have known Louie. He lived in Mooresville, IN I have agreed to help the family find a buyer for all this gear. We are talking about a 40+ year collection of very valuable vintage amateur equipment. A whole garage full... literally a virtual Ham Radio Museum. If you would Sir please direct any and all interested Hams to the following website- www.webmasterforyou.com clk on the link "vintage radios for sale" once there they can view various photos of "some" of the gear and a detailed list. Also- the seller's e-mail address is there as well. It is www.martimo at sbcglobal.net It is my understanding that the Seller wants to sell this equipment ALL in a one lump Sale.... Highest bidder takes all. TNX es 73 pse spread the word. QST ! Find phone numbers fast with the New AOL Yellow Pages! No virus found in this incoming message. 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Name: AVG certification Url: http://ns1.culcom.net/pipermail/ccarc/attachments/20080928/8c0f0bfa/attachment.txt From k9dvl at comcast.net Sun Sep 28 19:53:37 2008 From: k9dvl at comcast.net (Dave Rothermel) Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2008 18:53:37 -0500 Subject: [Ccarc] Work session In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <48E01901.9090606@comcast.net> Saturday out at EMA Chuck took down the out of band antenna that was on top (90 Ft.) of the tower. We replaced it with the duel band diamond ant that is 18 ft. long. We still need to put up the three band diamond. 6, 2 and 70 cm. People ran out of time. There was Chuck N9PMA, JohnFlint KC9MVQ, Brandon KC9LVB, Ray N9YFW and Myself I need to go to Lafayette about 10 in the morning. I will monitor 230. all the time. That is where the new ant. is. We quit about 3 PM.. K9DVL Dave Tom Murray wrote: > Hi, > > I was just curious as to how the work session went saturday at EMA. > > Tom KB9WSL > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > See how Windows connects the people, information, and fun that are > part of your life. See Now > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > ccarc mailing list > ccarc at culcom.net > http://ns1.culcom.net/mailman/listinfo/ccarc > From kb9wsl at hotmail.com Mon Sep 29 20:46:30 2008 From: kb9wsl at hotmail.com (Tom Murray) Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2008 20:46:30 -0400 Subject: [Ccarc] Bail-Out Vote Message-ID: FINAL VOTE RESULTS FOR ROLL CALL 674(Democrats in roman; Republicans in italic; Independents underlined) H R 3997 RECORDED VOTE 29-Sep-2008 2:07 PM QUESTION: On Concurring in Senate Amendment With An Amendment BILL TITLE: Toamend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide earnings assistanceand tax relief to members of the uniformed services, volunteerfirefighters, and Peace Corps volunteers, and for other purposes AyesNoesPRESNVDemocratic14095 Republican65133 1Independent TOTALS205228 1 ---- AYES 205 --- Ackerman Allen Andrews Arcuri Bachus Baird Baldwin Bean Berman Berry Bishop (GA) Bishop (NY) Blunt Boehner Bonner Bono Mack Boozman Boren Boswell Boucher Boyd (FL) Brady (PA) Brady (TX) Brown (SC) Brown, Corrine Calvert Camp (MI) Campbell (CA) Cannon Cantor Capps Capuano Cardoza Carnahan Castle Clarke Clyburn Cohen Cole (OK) Cooper Costa Cramer Crenshaw Crowley Cubin Davis (AL) Davis (CA) Davis (IL) Davis, Tom DeGette DeLauro Dicks Dingell Donnelly Doyle Dreier Edwards (TX) Ehlers Ellison Ellsworth Emanuel Emerson Engel Eshoo Etheridge Everett Farr Fattah Ferguson Fossella Foster Frank (MA) Gilchrest Gonzalez Gordon Granger Gutierrez Hall (NY) Hare Harman Hastings (FL) Herger Higgins Hinojosa Hobson Holt Honda Hooley Hoyer Inglis (SC) Israel Johnson, E. 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The demonstration was held at the ARES munitions test site at Port Clinton, Ohio. FCC Seeks Comment on County-Level E9-1-1 Accuracy Proposals (9/22/08) The FCC is seeking comment on new location accuracy standards at the county level proposed by public-safety groups, along with mobile carriers. The National Emergency Number Association (NENA), the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International, Verizon Wireless, Sprint Nextel and AT&T submitted written ex parte letters with the FCC with proposed new wireless E9-1-1 rules.The proposals reflect agreement among the parties for new E9-1-1 accuracy requirements for both handset-based and network-based technologies to achieve E9-1-1 accuracy compliance at the county level. The groups originally had disagreed at what level location accuracy wireless E9-1-1 calls should be measured. The parties also offered plans to convene industry groups to address related E9-1-1 issues, and AT&T included a proposal reflecting agreement on carrier provision of confidence and uncertainty data to public-safety answering points (PSAPs).The FCC is seeking comment on the proposed changed accuracy requirements, including the benchmarks, limitations and exclusions noted for handset-based and network-based location technologies. The commission also invited views on the pledges to convene industry groups to explore related issues, and whether the commission should require the provision of confidence and uncertainty data. The FCC also seeks alternative modifications to location accuracy requirements.Comments are due Oct. 6, and reply comments are due Oct. 14. _________________________________________________________________ Get more out of the Web. 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