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December 2019

FCARC Officers

President– Bernie Hengels (N9YMC)

Vice-President— Andy Lawton (AJ9L)

Treasurer— Donna Mendyke (KC9THF)

Secretary– Terry Schilling (N9AOT)

Membership Co-ord—Gary Hoehne (KB9AIT)

Technical Director— Larry Peterson (WA9TT)

Members At Large

Joel Kasper (WI4WD)

Mike Moore (WI9MMM)

Wayne Mueller (W1QC)

Volume 32, Issue 11

December 2019 Issue

P.O. Box 2346 App le ton , W i scons in 54912 www. f ca r c . c lub

`Welcome! 1

Elmer’s List / Events 2

Club Nets 3

Club INFO / VE 4

Announcements 5

President’s Corner 6

Items For Sale 7

November Attendance 8

November’s Minutes 9

December Agenda 10

50/50 Raffle / December Pot Luck 11

Ham Van Donation List 12

Membership Application 13

Inside this issue:

2018 “Ham of the Year “ Terry Schilling N9AOT

Our club meeting will now be

held at Maplewood

Middle School 1600 Midway Rd,

Menasha, WI 54952

Come one, come all to FCARC

December Meeting and

Holiday Pot Luck Monday

December 16! Invite a friend

or ham that you know to

come along.

Bring a dish to pass, visit with

your friends and meet others

that you may have talked to

on the radio. Don’t forget we

have a special 50/50 raffle to

kick off the holiday season.

YOU COULD WIN!

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Volume 32, Issue 11

This is a listing of HAMS who are willing to help

other HAMS out in special areas. Feel free to contact

these fellow HAMS with any questions:

Call / Name Specialty Area Phone #

N1KSN– Andy CW 720-2217

N9LVS - Dan FCC Personal Data Changes 205-4899

WA9TT- Larry SSTV (analog) 915-4499

WA9TT—Larry Larry also Elmer’s Self-study plans with

mentor for Technician, General & Extra 915-4499 N9AOT –Terry Wires X / Digital 572-2937

KB9AIT—Gary Wires X

If your interested in helping other hams and being an

Elmer’s Contact List Upcoming Events / Meetings

12/16 Monthly Meeting, Christmas Pot Luck

12/17 Six Meter Net

12/25 MERRY CHRISTMAS

12/31 Straight Key Night

1/4 Waukesha Midwinter Swapfest

1/7 FCARC Fundraising Meeting

1/7 2 Meter Digital Net

1/12 SSTV Net

1/13 FCARC Board Meeting

1/14 222 Net

Membership Renewal Reminders 1st of the year ! ! ! FCARC members will be able to use PayPal for membership

renew!

You can renew with Donna

KC9THF at the next club

meeting.

FCARC welcomes your donations in sup-

port of our mission to serve amateur radio.

As a 501(c)(3) organization, your dona-

tions are tax-deductible. You can go to the

FCARC website and click

on the “Donate” button.

If you have an item, rig, QSL card, or

anything related to Amateur Radio and want to

share it with club members, bring it to the club

meeting for SHOW AND TELL.

A 2-3 minute section put into the agenda for

fellow hams to share items they find useful or

promotes Amateur Radio.

GOT QUESTIONS CALL our new Google Voice Infor-

mation Phone Number 920-415-2426

If you have an article or item of

interest that you would like to share

in our clubs newsletter send them

to Terry N9AOT at

[email protected]

Announcement! The Sunday Slow Scan Net will now

meet on 145.500 MHz Simplex

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FOX CITIES AMATEUR RADIO CLUB INC.

·Club Nets

Wednesday 2 Meter Net

8:00 PM 146.76 - Offset PL 100

Net Control Operator schedule

6 Meter Net On most 3rd Tuesday of the month at 8

pm on 52.550

FM

Contact Larry

WA9TT if you

can help be net

control operator.

If you can be a net control operator, contact Bruce W9BDO our coordinator

12/18 W9BDO

12/25 WI4WD

FCARC SSTV

2 METER NET

meets the second Sunday of

the month at 6pm on

145.500 SIMPLEX. Load

up some of your pictures

and start sending SSTV via

VHF.

FCARC’s 2 Meter Digital net meets

the first Tuesday of the month at

8pm central time. Check in on 145.33

repeater or in FCARC’s Fusion Room

40216 the W9ZL room or on

FCS002-49. Contact Bob KD9GCX if

you want to be a net control operator.

FCARC now holds a 222 net

on the second Tuesday of the

month. The net meets at 8pm

on W9RIC’s 222 repeater

224.5 with a minus 1.6 MHz

offset and PL tone of 100.

Join us on the 1 1/4 meter

band! Contact Dave KB9RPH

if you can help be Net Control

Operator.

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·Club Information

Meeting information & location

We meet at: Maplewood

Middle School 1600

Midway Road Menasha,

WI 54952.

Community Room enter

thru Door 17

Meetings start at 7:00

PM every third Monday

Watch for Fox Cities Amateur Radio Club VE Test-

ing Dates that will be announced soon.

Walk-ins are welcomed.

Registration begins at 8 am and ends at 9 am. Late

arrivals cannot be accommodated because of lim-

ited room time.

If you will be upgrading you must bring a copy of

your current license which be attached to your ap-

plication. Cell phones must be silenced and not al-

lowed to be used during the exam. Calculators are

allowed but programmable calculator memories

must be cleared and are subject to exam by a VE.

Cost of the exam is $15 and is non-refundable. If

you fail an exam you may re-take another version,

time permitting, but it will cost another $15. If you

are successful and want to take the next license ele-

ment at that exam session there will be no addi-

tional charge.

If you have questions about the VE tests please

contact Rick Kosiorek, W9RIC at (920) 809-1010

or [email protected]

VE Testing Dates

The Fox Cities Amateur Radio Clubs Wiki page is now active,

www.fcarc.club/dokuwiki If there is anything you want added let

me know.

Dan, N9LVS

This month’s 50/50 raffle will

have 2 prizes!

A second prize for a digital in-

door/outdoor thermometer and

our grand prize will be West

Mountain CLR/SPKR 58407-948

Speaker a $220.00 value.

Only $1.00 per ticket but you

need to be there to win!

This month we will take nomination

for 2019 Ham Of The Year.

mailto:[email protected]

http://www.fcarc.club/dokuwiki

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Attention all Net Coordinators and VE Testing Coordi-

nator it’s time to start planning and scheduling your net

control operators and testing sessions so we can pub-

lish them in our monthly newsletter. Please email your

schedule to Terry N9AOT at [email protected]

2020 Membership dues can be paid anytime now. Remember it is $15.00 before December 31 and $20.00 after. Dues can be paid at

club meetings or online at FCARC.club

Terry N9AOT now has a WiresX analog node that is ready to go into service to link with the 145.33 repeater. One of the novel functions with Yaesu WiresX server is the ability to link both digital and analog signals together, thus when the link is in operation, anyone with an analog VHF radio will be able to access

145.33 digital system, check into the monthly digital net or change WiresX room on the system. This will be a simplex node like the current digital nodes that are linked to .the 533 system. So if anyone in the Fox Valley area that has a spare 2 meter antenna, internet and 12 volts of power that can host the node please con-

tact Terry N9AOT. Terry has the radio, node (HRI200) and computer that is needed to activate the node. He will also take care of setting the system up, ad-

just the audio thru the node and linking. The location of the antenna does not need to be extremely high and once in place should be able to cover about a 12 to

15 mile radius.

FCARC’s new

meeting room, for club

meeting, board meeting

and VE Testing.

Thanks you

Maplewood

Middle

School

Menasha

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The FCARC BOARD

would like to wish you

and your family a

Safe and Fun

Holiday

Season, and a Happy

NEW YEAR!

PRESIDENTS CORNER December 2019

As we approach the New Year and reflect upon 2019, it is time to take inventory of what we have, what we’ve

accomplished and what we have left to do for the New Year. Being part of the radio club has been immensely

rewarding as we’ve been able to share with so many people, not only those in the club but with those that we

meet at social events with our radios. Each and every interaction that we have with the public is a way for us to

shine and share our hobby. I’d like to think that each of us is a better person as a result.

One may or may not personally make resolutions or set goals, however these last couple years at the club have

been very rewarding for me and I see much more of that in 2020 and beyond. I am grateful for the Board of

Directors that serve our club: our hobby, with me. It is a fine group of individuals and each has come into their

own in sharing their own skill set with the club. I recommend each and everyone in the club to consider serv-

ing a term on the Board of Directors. Elections are each May, so talk to a board member about what’s involved

and consider throwing your hat into the ring.

Our HamVan team continues to amaze me in putting the work in to ensuring our club has a useful asset for the

future. I am pleased to say that the HamVan is tucked in for the winter and the batteries are being kept warm

with their own trickle chargers ensuring a warm start again in the spring.

2019 has not been without its own challenges as our integrity and fortitude have been personally and collec-

tively tested as a club. I’d like to think that we are past this now and we continue to grow and move forward.

Our finances have been tested as well with what is happening with tower ownerships going from state / local to

commercial ownership with a potential of unfavorable “commercial” rents. To this end, our Treasurer Donna,

is seeking fund raising ideas and is hosting an event on January 7 at Glass Nickel Pizza in Appleton.

Look forward to seeing everyone at our December 16th Club meeting and holiday pot luck. Bring a dish to pass

as the club will provide plates, silverware and beverages.

Thank you all for your contributions to Amateur Radio and the communities which we serve. We are the Fox

Cities Amateur Radio Club and continue to be the strongest club in the Valley and offer the most variety of

programs for its members.

73,

Bernie – N9YMC

Remember to sign in to General Membership Sign In Log Sheet when

attending a meeting!

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From the guys who brought you misfit coils, Wolf

River Coils now has misfit collapsible whips.

102 inch collapsible SS whips $10.00

213 inch collapsible SS whips $25.00

And at the December Meeting we will have a misfit

coil clearance sale.

Limited supply, first come first serve see Gary KB9AIT or Terry

N9AOT

Ham of the Year nominations begin in December. Think who in the club you feel

deserves this prestigious award for work done in 2019. Nominations will be taken

at the December and January meeting with the award presented at our annual

award banquet in February.

DX-70T for sale

160-6 meters

Full power (100 w) on 160-10, 10 w on 6

Have separation kit. Great for 1st radio as a

home base or mobile with the separation kit.

$400.00

Contact Bernie at 262-424-2963

Or email at [email protected].

Gary, KB9AIT, will have items from a Silent Key available for sale at

the club meeting.

Plan to attend FCARC’s annual Awards Banquet to

be held February 22nd at the Starlite Club W2091

County Rd JJ, Kaukauna, WI 54130. Cost will be

$23.00 per person. Contact Donna for reservations.

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Fox Cities Amateur Radio Club, Inc. Memb. Mtg. Nov 18, 2019 - Agenda

President: Bernie -N9YMC Membership Co-Ord: Gary – KB9AIT

Vice-President: Andy – AJ9L Technical Director: Larry – WA9TT

Secretary: Terry – N9AOT Member at Large: Joel – WI4WD

Treasurer: Donna – KC9THF Member at Large: Wayne – W1QC

Member at Large: Mike – WI9MMM

Terry Schilling- N9AOT : 2018 Ham of the Year

Presiding Officials: Bernie Hengels – N9YMC, Andy Lawton– AJ9L

Call to Order and Opening Remarks: Bernie – N9YMC Meeting called to order at 7:00pm

Quorum count: Vice President: Andy – AJ9L

Introductions / Roll Call Roll call of all present members

Welcome to Our New and Renewed Members! Introduce New Members and guests

Committee/Coordinator Reports:

Reports from Donna – KC9THF Financials, 5O1c3 Donna reported on club’s financials

Reports from Rick- W9RIC – repeaters, VE testing Next VE testing will be at the end of January here at Maplewood school date to be announced.

Reports from Dave- ND9DW – website health No issues Dave has been working on keep up with security issues and updates

Minutes from previous membership meeting

Ongoing Business: If you have ideas or a program to share please see our At Large Members Bernie reminded everyone if you have an idea for program please contact

one of our Members at Large.

Old Business

Hamfest wrap – Tony-AB9IO Tony reported that the hamfest brought in one of largest, he thanked everyone for their help.

2020 membership dues are due by Dec 31. Just a reminder 2020 dues are due the cost is $15.00 now or $20.00 after December 31st.

New Business

New meeting space for both Board and General Member meetings, It was announced this location will be for all our club meetings and VE

testing. Bernie reported on opportunities that this location may have for us as a club station, training space and possible Field Day site.

New space for VE test sessions also – 2020 dates are on the club calendar Watch the calendar for upcoming test dates

Summer outdoor hamfest? Tony asked for everyone's thoughts on holding a summer tailgate hamfest at the Starlite Club. It would be another

opportunity for us to increase our funds.

Refill the coffers ideas/ sustainability – Donna –KC9THF With the recent bills for repeater upkeep and possible tower cost Donna is looking

for ways for secure donation and grants for our club. She is looking for help to put together a team to help raise funds, obtain sponsors

and write grant request.

Board meeting Dec 9, General Member Meeting Social Dec 16 Next meeting will be a brief meeting followed by our Dish To Pass fellowship

76 antenna discussion The replacement antenna has been purchased but now we are experiencing issues getting it up the tower. In addition we

may need to consider other repeater sites or increase in our tower rent.

By-Laws Committee – Dave We are looking at reviewing the By-Laws. Changes or suggestions should be forwarded to Dave ND9DW for

review. Any changes will need to be posted in time to be voted on in May

Social Media Code-of-Conduct

Start thinking of Ham of the Year for 2019, nominations will begin at the December’s meeting.

.

Discussion:

Program: APRS – Joel – WI4WD Joel did a presentation on some of the unknown features of APRS

Adjourn: Motion made by Eric and seconded by Dar to end meeting at 8:24p,

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Fox Cities Amateur Radio Club, Inc. Memb. Mtg. Dec 16, 2019 - Agenda President: Bernie -N9YMC Membership Co-Ord: Gary – KB9AIT

Vice-President: Andy – AJ9L Technical Director: Larry – WA9TT

Secretary: Terry – N9AOT Member at Large: Joel – WI4WD

Treasurer: Donna – KC9THF Member at Large: Wayne – W1QC

Member at Large: Mike – WI9MMM

Terry Schilling- N9AOT : 2018 Ham of the Year

Presiding Officials: Bernie Hengels – N9YMC, Andy Lawton– AJ9L

Call to Order and Opening Remarks: Bernie – N9YMC

Quorum count: Vice President: Andy – AJ9L

Introductions / Roll Call

Welcome to Our New and Renewed Members! Introduce New Members and guests

Committee/Coordinator Reports:

Reports from Donna – KC9THF Financials, 5O1c3

Reports from Rick- W9RIC – repeaters, VE testing

Reports from Dave- ND9DW – website health

Minutes from previous membership meeting

Ongoing Business: If you have ideas or a program to share please see our At Large Members

Old Business

Membership renewals

New Business

Fundraising meeting on Jan 7 , 7pm, Glass Nickel Pizza - Appleton

Hamfest Chairman vote

Ham of the Year nominations

50-50 drawing

Dates to remember Jan 13, Jan 20

Feb 10, no meeting Feb 17 – Banquet on Feb 22

Banquet, at the Starlight Club. Reservations with Donna – Cost $23.00 per

.

Discussion:

Program: Food & Fellowship

Adjourn:

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December 16th is our Christmas/Holiday Meeting and Pot Luck. There will be a short meeting followed by FCARC’s annual Christmas Party. Bring a dish to pass and start the holiday season with

good food and great conversation with other club members. The 50/50 Raffle will be for a West Mountain CLRspkr ClearSpeech® DSP Noise Reduction Speaker

Capabil i t ies Amplified loudspeaker with ClearSpeech® adaptive DSP noise reduction for voice and CW

Recognizes intermittent nature of CW and allows it to pass noise free

Continuously variable adaptive filter noise reduction

Contains 4-in. loudspeaker with 7.5 watts RMS maximum amplifier

Volume control knob for adjustment of internal speaker sound level

Front mounted 1/8 - inch

stereo output jack for pow-ered speakers or 16 ohm (or higher) headphones

On-off switch with green

indicator LED

LED flashes red to indicate

digital overload clipping

Small, lightweight, with

mounting bracket - ideal for mobile operation and home station Power-pole® plugs into any 12V supply

A $220.00 value for just $1.00

per raffle ticket.

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Name Call Date Item Value

Rick Kosiorek W9RIC 1/14/2019 Kenwood UHF repeater 500

Joel Kasper WI4WD 2/16/2019 Yaesu FTM100 2m/70cm 300

Larry Peterson WA9TT 3/19/2019 Hitch wiring kit 61

Larry Peterson WA9TT 3/20/2019 Comet CA-2X4SR 2m/70cm antenna 50

Larry Peterson WA9TT 3/20/2019 LMR-240 coax 30' 35

Bernie Hengels N9YMC 3/22/2019 Cash towards rig batteries 100

Bernie Hengels N9YMC 3/22/2019 Van engine manual 25

Wolf River Coils N9AOT/KB9AIT 3/26/2019 Rig batteries; 6V, 210AH, 1,260Wh 88

Wolf River Coils N9AOT/KB9AIT 3/26/2019 Pressboard & carpet tiles for console 61

Darlene Hengels KB9JGW 3/29/2019 9913 low loss coax 100' 60

Larry Peterson WA9TT 4/1/2019 Wolf River Coil, whip & 10' LMR-400 coax 70

Wolf River Coils N9AOT/KB9AIT 4/1/2019 Yaesu FTM100 2m/70cm 300

Bruce Otto W9BDO 4/10/2019 Yaesu MLS-100 Vertex & OPEK 7-25 speakers 35

Bernie & Darlene Hengels N9YMC/KB9JGW 4/15/2019 QSL cards for Flag Day special event stations 105

FCARC members 4/15/2019 Cash donations 71

Lauren Eihusen KD9AJT 4/19/2019 Drawer for console 44

Larry Peterson WA9TT 4/19/2019 Liquid Nails 25

Wolf River Coils N9AOT/KB9AIT 4/24/2019 W9ZL decals (3) 84

Larry Peterson WA9TT 4/24/2019 Ham Van flooring 94

Larry Peterson WA9TT 4/27/2019 Dry erase/cork board 24

Larry Peterson WA9TT 5/8/2019 Coax & DC cable 14

Rodney McComb KD0EBT 5/10/2019 Liquid Nails 14

Larry Peterson WA9TT 5/13/2019 Flooring trim 7

Bruce Otto W9BDO 5/31/2019 12 VDC Marine/RV battery for front passenger's side 60

Andy Lawton AJ9L 6/4/2019 Oil, filter and air filter 50

Andy Lawton AJ9L 6/4/2019 Wiring items for hitch 20

Joel Kasper WI4WD 6/8/2019 Hitch for Flag Day towing 70

Wolf River Coils N9AOT/KB9AIT 7/8/2019 Kenwood TS-570D 500

Larry Peterson WA9TT 7/10/2019 N female to PL-259 adapters (4) 20

Wolf River Coils N9AOT/KB9AIT 8/5/2019 Rig Blaster DC Power Distribution center 95

Wolf River Coils N9AOT/KB9AIT 8/5/2019 2m/70cm antenna for back radio 35

Terry Schilling N9AOT 8/5/2019 440 Ringo for the repeater 25

Terry Schilling N9AOT 8/5/2019 2 bulkhead pass thru connectors 14

Lauren Eihusen KD9AJT 9/15/2019 Will Burt mast lubrication 25

Terry Schilling N9AOT 10/19/2019 20m double bazooka 35

Wolf River Coils N9AOT/KB9AIT 10/19/2019 Generator AC adaptor 45

Larry Peterson WA9TT 11/12/2019 BatteryMINDer, splitters for maintaing 3 batteries & cables 172

Mike Moore WI9MMM 11/24/2019 100' AC cable 15

Total donations $3,348

FCARC would like to thank the following club members for their generous donations to the clubs Ham-Van. If you

have an item needed for the van or would like to donate cash towards the Ham-Van please contact Larry WA9TT.

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