February 2014 Newsletter · February 2014 Newsletter ... This event alway brings out the curiosity...
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1 February 2014 Newsletter A full color copy of this newsletter with pictures and hamfest flyers can be found at www.az-arrl.org or http://www.arrl.org/Groups/view/arizona or www.facebook.com/arrlarizona January began with the Thunderbird Hamfest. weather was very good and the turnout was especially good. Several New amateurs passed their exams and some upgraded to another level. I saw a lot of people chatted with as many as I could. Everyone was very friendly, yet there seems a common theme rolling around hamfest lately. Everyone that knows each other talk to each other so you get a group over here and a different group over there. This is nice and some of you have not seen each other in a while. Here is the problem. You let people who are looking at your table of items that you may not know go by with out even a hello. This is a hobby that we are suppose to communicate with each other and we do a half way decent job on the air with it but when it comes to someone we do not know, well lets just say I have been keeping a little record on the side of people that come by the ARRL booth which I make a point of saying "hello" and "how you doing" telling me I was the first one that greeted them. Ladies and gentleman if you want the hobby to grow especially with younger folks you need to talk to them. Lets make this year the year that amateurs at hamfest make an effort to greet soemone you do not know who is not part of your circle or club. You might be surprised at what you get in return. We all need help in some area of this hobby and that new one may be a expert in that area but has just decided to get an Amateur License. Quartzfest was the 19th to 26th of January 2014 I went up on friday the 24th to listen to our Southwest Division Director Richard Norton N6AA just back from ARRL board meeting. Answered questions from the crowd. After Richard spoke I was given a chance to let them know how Arizona was doing. Gordon West was in attendance along with a lot of other amateurs. This event alway brings out the curiosity in me at all the differnt mobile type antennas. If you are an amateur and do mobile HF or RVing this event is well suited for you put it on your calendar. I would like to address an item concerning hamfest. When your committe or club puts on a hamfest and request ARRL approval of your event you take on certain items concerning the event. When you put the flyers together for your event include the ARRL logo, If you want ARRL DXCC card checkers at the event then put it on the flyer. This sections has several ARRL DXCC card checkers that are willing to show up at your event and check qsl cards for DXCC. If you do not inform the people that you have ARRL DXCC Card Checkers at your event and they show up because you asked them to and no one brings cards because your organization failed to put it on the flyers or advertise it in your news letter you just had some ARRL DXCC Volunteers travel a distance to just stand around. These volunteers are more then willing to show up and check QSL cards and answer your questions concerning Awards at any hamfest. Just remember they are volunteers and they do it on their time and gas expense so advertise their presence prior to the event. I am putting together the 2014 calendar and I have most hamfests in Arizona on it. So now is the time for your clubs that wish to have myself talk to them about the ARRL current events and what is going on in Arizona put in your request by emailing me dates, that means more than one date, and I will try and work it out to arrange it. I would really like to meet some of you on your own home turf. I am putting time aside to attend as many as I can. 2014 will be a great year in Amateur Radio with the ARRL Centennial Celebration to the Southwest convention. Last Call or chance to do this.
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February 2014 Newsletter
A full color copy of this newsletter with pictures and hamfest flyers can be found at www.az-arrl.org or http://www.arrl.org/Groups/view/arizona or www.facebook.com/arrlarizona
January began with the Thunderbird Hamfest. weather was very good and the turnout was especially good. Several New amateurs passed their exams and some upgraded to another level. I saw a lot of people chatted with as many as I could. Everyone was very friendly, yet there seems a common theme rolling around hamfest lately. Everyone that knows each other talk to each other so you get a group over here and a different group over there. This is nice and some of you have not seen each other in a while. Here is the problem. You let people who are looking at your table of items that you may not know go by with out even a hello. This is a hobby that we are suppose to communicate with each other and we
do a half way decent job on the air with it but when it comes to someone we do not know, well lets just say I have been keeping a little record on the side of people that come by the ARRL booth which I make a point of saying "hello" and "how you doing" telling me I was the first one that greeted them. Ladies and gentleman if you want the hobby to grow especially with younger folks you need to talk to them. Lets make this year the year that amateurs at hamfest make an effort to greet soemone you do not know who is not part of your circle or club. You might be surprised at what you get in return. We all need help in some area of this hobby and that new one may be a expert in that area but has just decided to get an Amateur License. Quartzfest was the 19th to 26th of January 2014 I went up on friday the 24th to listen to our Southwest Division Director Richard Norton N6AA just back from ARRL board meeting. Answered questions from the crowd. After Richard spoke I was given a chance to let them know how Arizona was doing. Gordon West was in attendance along with a lot of other amateurs. This event alway brings out the curiosity in me at all the differnt mobile type antennas. If you are an amateur and do mobile HF or RVing this event is well suited for you put it on your calendar.
I would like to address an item concerning hamfest. When your committe or club puts on a hamfest and request ARRL approval of your event you take on certain items concerning the event. When you put the flyers together for your event include the ARRL logo, If you want ARRL DXCC card checkers at the event then put it on the flyer. This sections has several ARRL DXCC card checkers that are willing to show up at your event and check qsl cards for DXCC. If you do not inform the people that you have ARRL DXCC Card Checkers at your event and they show up because you asked them to and no one brings cards because your organization failed to put it on the flyers or advertise it in your news letter you just had some ARRL DXCC Volunteers travel a distance to just stand around. These volunteers are more then willing to show up and check QSL cards and answer your questions concerning Awards at any hamfest. Just remember they are volunteers and they do it on their time and gas expense so advertise their presence prior to the event.
I am putting together the 2014 calendar and I have most hamfests in Arizona on it. So now is the time for your clubs that wish to have myself talk to them about the ARRL current events and what is going on in Arizona put in your request by emailing me dates, that means more than one date, and I will try and work it out to arrange it. I would really like to meet some of you on your own home turf. I am putting time aside to attend as many as I can. 2014 will be a great year in Amateur Radio with the ARRL Centennial Celebration to the Southwest convention. Last Call or chance to do this.
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For those who don't subscribe to the ARRL mailing list, they have a very nice ARRL 100 year's Centennial certificate suitable for framing. You must be an ARRL member to access the PDF file. If you print it out on photo paper it looks really good. It will already have your name and call letters on the certificate.
FEBRUARY HAMFESTS AND RELATED EVENTS
- 1 February 2014 -- Yuma Jaycees Rodeo Starts at 8 AM Contact George K7YMA Volunteers needed - February 3 2014 -- : WVARC Annual Auction Contact Ted Walker KB5OF 13722 W. Gable Hill Dr. Sun City West, AZ 85375623 Phone 623-910-9275 http://www.westvalleyarc.org/m_index_5.htm - February 14-15 Friday and Saturday, 2014 -- Yuma Hamfest, Yuma County Fair Grounds, 2520 E. 32nd Street, Yuma, AZ. Talk in 146.840 PL 88.5 www.yumahamfest.org
Yuma Hamfest Balloon Event Arizona Near Space Research (ANSR) is pleased to announce the flight of ANSR-80. This high altitude balloon flight will take place on Saturday, February 15, 2014 at 9:00 A.M. The launch site will be the Yuma County Fairgrounds in conjunction with the 10th Annual 2014 Yuma Hamfest and ARRL Arizona Section Convention, see http://www.yumahamfest.org/.
The balloon will be a 1600-gram weather balloon, filled with hydrogen. The expected burst altitude will be 90,000 feet or more. The flight is anticipated to last about 2.5 hours from launch to touchdown.
This flight will be a hamfest demonstration flight for Amateur Television payloads (FSTV and SSTV) and tracking beacons. Also scheduled is a WIFI communications experiment built by the Qualcomm Amateur Radio Club of San Diego, CA. This system is being developed for use on a student built CubeSat to be launched in the near future. A ground station will display live television from the payloads during the flight. ANSR will conduct a presentation about the flight and automatic APRS derived balloon tracking for ground antennas at 3:40 P.M. on Friday February 14th in the fairgrounds Fine Arts building.
APRS Beacons will transmit position information as follows: KA7NSR-12 and KA7NSR-14 both on 445.925 MHz, KA7NSR-13 on 144.34 MHZ
The ANSR Cross-Band Repeater will operate with an input frequency of 145.56 MHz with a 162.2 Hz tone, and an output of 445.525 MHz. While contacts (especially DX) are welcome, please give priority to chase team members.
Our mobile cross band Digipeater will repeat locally the beacons' APRS data to the 144.390 MHz standard APRS frequency and subsequently will be I-GATED to the Internet for out-of-area trackers. You can track the flight using the following links: http://aprs.fi/?call=ka7nsr-12 or -13, or -14
ARRL Affiliated Clubs Reminder to all ARRL Affiliated Clubs - please update your club information. Contact Tom KE7VMG if
you need help with this, as he is more than willing to help you so that this gets done. Up-to-date and current information concerning your club is extremely important. All clubs remember to update information after your election of new officers. Even if the officers are the same you should update. updates are needed yearly.
Arizona Legislation Report Arizona State Government Liaison, John L. Marshall WA7BSR will be gathering things together for the upcoming Arizona legislative session. He will have help by Tom Fagan K7DF. Updates will be coming for this year sessions. Be prepared to write letters to your local Arizona State legislators.
Section Emergency Coordinator Happy New Year! I know that some of you received new radios for Christmas as I have heard some of them on the air. I’ve also heard conversations about how hard some of those new radios are to program so you have bought programming cables to program them. But, what happens if you are on a public service event or an emergency operation and you push a button and get your radio in one of those weird modes
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where it won’t do anything and you have to do a master reset? You won’t always have your computer and programming cable handy to reprogram your radio.
Take time this month and at least once a quarter to manually program a few frequencies in all of your radios. That way those programming skills will be fresh in your mind so you can quickly get back on the air when things go wrong. Dennis Bietry – KE7EJF / Section Emergency Coordinator / [email protected]
SCOUTING AND YOUTH IN AMATEUR RADIO A very large accomplishment was achieved by Ian M Valentine KE7TYZ, he joined the ranks of Eagle Scout in late December 2013. Ian holds a General Class Amateur Radio License, He was first licensed 13 May 2008 as a technician received his General in April 2009. Ian is show with his very proud Parents John Valentine KF7BXT (guess who was licensed first) and Mrs. Valentine. Ian's interest in Amateur Radio led him into robotics. Ian and his team came in 7th out of 50 at the latest robotics event. They have built some pretty amazing Frisbee throwing robots. Ian and his dad are both members of the Yuma Amateur Radio Club.
A couple of Boy Scouts/hams have built every project from the first two books by Alfred Morgan called "Boys first and second book of radio and electronics". They would like to work on the third book. These popular books were once found in almost every library across the country. I loaned my set to someone a few years ago. I have been searching used book stores to replace my copies. I have found all but the third book. If someone has the third book, please contact me. Thanks Tom K7DF
Emergency Communication
On 27 December, the Mesa ARC scrambled and provided rapid emergency communications for the search and rescue for Jophrey Cord. We established a command post, net control, provided FRS radios to non hams and relayed traffic between FRS and Ham radio for the coordination of 70 volunteers and the Superstition Search and Rescue team.
The following Facebook posts by the Superstition Search and Rescue reflect the professionalism of the Hams of Arizona and I just wanted to thank all those hams that participated in the search to locate this missing 13 year old child.
Robert Cooper [of the Superstition Search and Rescue Team] sent the following 2 posts to the Superstition Search and Rescue Facebook page:
1: I wish to thank the 138 community volunteers, the HAM Radio operators, the flying wing club and bicyclists that came out today to assist this family with the search efforts for their son Jophrey. Because of your numbers and dedication of a long day we were able to clear several miles of desert, eliminate possible foot prints, search several abandoned structures and houses, make contact with many businesses and residence in the area. The family has now identified another possible shoe print that has been located within the neighborhood. They are also working on a mass flyer campaign and could use assistance in getting them posted in high traffic areas. I am confident because of the love and care of this community that he will return home soon. God bless you all.
2: Good news everyone. I just received a call from Jophrey's Dad and he was located late tonight in good health through a posting on FB. Thank you again for all your assistance and prayers. Regards,
Vincent Chapman, AA, BSN President, Mesa Amateur Radio Club http://mesa-arc.org
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ARIZONA NETS - Arizona Traffic And Emergency Net (ATEN) meets in the winter from October 15 to April 15 at 5:30 PM and in the summer from April 15 to October 15 at 7:00PM on 3986 kHz daily. Tommy Ivan KF7GC Net Manager, Arizona Section Traffic Manager [email protected] www.atenaz.net
- Arizona Emergency Net – Maricopa (AEN-MAR) meets every Monday at 9:00 PM local time, for training and exercise in the public service communication arts on the Mt. Ord 146.92(-), Shaw Butte 147.24(+) or Scottsdale Airpark 146.760(-) repeaters. The repeaters require a 162.2 Hz tone. The repeaters are linked and cover most of Maricopa County and portions of Pinal, Gila, Coconino and Yavapai Counties in central Arizona. http://www.aen-mar.org
- Saguaro National Traffic System (NTS) Net (www.saguaronts.net ), meets daily at 6:30 PM MST (0130Z) on the Eastern Arizona Amateur Radio Society (E.A.A.R.S.) (http://www.eaars.org/ ) repeaters.
We are always looking for people to take messages and deliver them via telephone to hams and non-hams. The net is open to all ham operators regardless of license level and there’s no membership requirement associated with this net. Traffic is not required to check into the net. Training is conducted as needed or when someone asks. This is GREAT way to get involved with Emergency Communications (EMCOM) and learn how it’s done prior to an actual emergency. The repeaters are; 146.86 and (440.700 Hub) Heliograph Peak; 147.28 Guthrie Peak - Greenlee County; 145.21 Jacks Peak, New Mexico. Between Lordsburg & Silver City; 145.41 Pinal Peak Near Globe, AZ; 147.16 Mt Lemmon Near Tucson; 146.70 Greens Peak Near Springerville – Showlow; 145.27 South Mtn. Near Alpine, AZ; 147.08 Mule Mtn. Near Bisbee in Cochise County. All E.A.A.R.S. network repeaters operate with PL tone 141.3. For more information about this net, contact Greg Peters ([email protected]), Net Co-Manager. - There are many more nets in Arizona. Contact Tommy Ivan KF7GC for the full list.
NEW HAM REPORT
The following Arizona hams’ recently received their FCC license, Congratulations!
Report for 2014-01-07
Martin Kinsman, KG7HOX, Charlas W Mcelhinny, KG7HNL, Zachary C Smith, KG7HNK, Joseph R Murray, KG7HEE, Robert A Cooper, KG7HPC, Michael J Taheny, KG7HPB, David E Keeney, KG7HQP, Richard J Capp, KG7HQU, Lawrence M Hoke, KG7HQT, Ross A Mcdonald, KG7HNI, Ryan Gibson, KG7HPG, Horace T Brown, KG7HPF, Paul D Gieske, KG7HQN, William D Wornick, KG7HPJ, Brian Leblanc, KG7HOW, Matthew Crewse, KG7HPA, Erica Shelby, KG7HPI, Lois E Gaylord, KG7HQM, Paul Varda, KG7HQO, Dan L Strow, KG7HOU, Dan R Eitingon, KG7HQR, Donald B Rudd, KG7HPE, Diane C Zalman, KG7HQL, Kim A Baker, KG7HQQ, Khawar Azad, KG7HPK, James W Costello, KG7HOZ, Matthew E Jobin, KG7HQS, Mazie L Cook, KG7HQV, Daniel R Reese, KG7HOV, Michael Felt, KG7HOY, James A Borsos, KG7HIG, Damien A Lampel, KG7HED, David D Hop, KG7HJJ, Marion E Bieber, KG7HET, John C Mcdonald, KG7HEB, Jaime J Villasenor, KG7HDX, Jeremy B Baldwin, KG7HEV, Jeffrey W Thorpe, KG7HDZ, John L Schnelle, KG7HFA, Cameron J Modisett, KG7HEZ, David L Modisett, KG7HEY, Ben Steiger, KG7HEU, David S Fisher, KG7HFT, Pierce H Goodman, KG7HHH, Kevin W Patrick, KG7HEW, William S Schlenker, KG7HHG, James D Steinke, KG7HEX, Tamara F Lundeen, KG7HHF
SILENT KEYS Aris Scarla KF7JP - Passed away 19 January 2014 at the age 59 retired from the Phoenix Fire Department as a captain, A graduate of Arcadia High School in Phoenix in 1972, He joined the ranks of the Phoenix Fire Department in 1977. He held an Advanced Class Amateur Radio License. He was active when he first got his license, but not in recent years.
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Ray Baldwin WB7OHF – passed away 31 December 2013 at the age of 82 while at his home. Ray served in the U.S. Navy from October 7, 1948 to August 21, 1952. He was employed by Tucson Fire Department from September 16, 1953 until retirement on August 31, 1979. He was also employed by Tucson Suntran Bus from July 20, 1988 until March 31, 1995. Ray holds a General Class Amateur Radio license. He will be truly missed.
QST Contributing Editor and ham radio humorist John G. "Jack" Troster, W6ISQ, of Atherton, California, died January 11. He was 93.
"While his contributions to QST were not limited to fiction, Jack will always be remembered for some of the most humorous pieces ever to be written about Amateur Radio," said ARRL CEO David Sumner, K1ZZ.
Licensed in 1935 at age 14 as W2ISQ in Yonkers, New York, Troster became W6ISQ after moving to California following World War II. Troster, Vince Chinn, W6EE (ex-K6KQN), Lee
Shaklee, W6BH (SK), and Don Schliesser, K6RV, founded the Northern California DX Foundation in 1972. Troster served as an NCDXF Board member for 26 years and was the Foundation's third President, from 1975 until 1986.
He served as president of the Northern California DX Club and the Northern California Contest Club. An ARRL Charter Life Member, he held DXCC #1 Honor Roll (Mixed, CW, and SSB) as well as 5BDXCC, 5BWAS, and the USA Counties Award (all CW). He was a member of the CQ DX Hall of Fame, the First-Class CW Operators' Club and the A-1 Operators Club, and he was the Pacific Division representative on the ARRL DX Advisory Committee. Troster also was a member and director of the Quarter Century Wireless Association and for years wrote the monthly "QCWA" column in World Radio.
"He was the consummate gentleman," said Rusty Epps, W6OAT. "He was warm and welcoming to everyone he met, and many Amateur Radio operators today enjoy the hobby as a direct result of his nurturing, encouragement and enthusiasm. Jack was known for his quick wit and encyclopedic knowledge of Amateur Radio history. His passing leaves a huge void."
Survivors include his wife of 65 years, Marguerite, KC6NFE.
NEW ARRL CLUBS. If your club is not affiliated with the ARRL contact Tom Fulmer KE7VMG AZ Section Affiliated Club Coordinator. If your club has changed officers or had an election please contact Tom immediately.
HAM RADIO EVENTS - 1 February 2014 -- Yuma Jaycees Rodeo Starts at 8 AM Contact George K7YMA Volunteers needed - February 3 2014 -- : WVARC Annual Auction Contact Ted Walker KB5OF 13722 W. Gable Hill Dr. Sun City West, AZ 85375623 Phone 623-910-9275 http://www.westvalleyarc.org/m_index_5.htm - February 14-15 Friday and Saturday, 2014 -- ARRL AZ Section Yuma Hamfest, Yuma County Fair Grounds, 2520 E. 32nd Street, Yuma, AZ. Talk in 146.840 PL 88.5 www.yumahamfest.org - March 1, 2014 Upgrade from Technician to General Class Sponsored by TARC in Glendale, AZ Contact [email protected] to register - March 15, 2014 -- Spring Fest Scottsdale Amateur Radio Club and ARCA hamfest Mountain Valley Church, 17800 North Perimeter Crive, Scottsdale, AZ, Talk-In Frequency: 147.18 PL 162.2, visit www.scottsdalearc.org contact Edwin Nickerson, WU7S - March 29 2014 -- Radio Society of Tucson Spring Hamfest Golden Corral Buffet & Grill, 4380 East 22nd St, Tucson A. 7:00 AM to Noon Talk in 146.800 PL156.7 Contact [email protected] or www.k7rst.org - April 2014 -- Arizona Amateur Radio Club Hamfest Phoenix at DeVry - More to follow - 3 May 2014 -- Cochise ARA Hamfest and 7th Region Communications Exercise Sierra Vista, AZ
- 7 June 2014 -- Kachina / White Mountain Hamfest Contact Jim Mortensen [email protected]
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- July 18 – 20 2014 -- Arizona State Convention, Williams Hamfest, Williams AZ. Williams Rodeo Grounds, contact www.arca-az.org or call 602-881-2722 - July 17 --20 ARRL National Centennial Convention, Contact www.arrl2014.org - September 12-14 2014 - - ARRL Southwestern Division Convention San Diego, CA http://www.sandarc.net/convention2014.php
ON-LINE AMATEUR RADIO COURSE Several new hams wrote to me about an online Amateur Radio Course put together by Andy KE4GKP. They have the Technician, General and even Morse Code courses. Check them out at http://www.hamwhisperer.com/p/ham-courses.html it is even available on YouTube.
Ham Radio Contests - For information on June contests go to http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Contest%20Corral/2013-04.pdf
Have an event coming up? Let me know. Send me the flyer and I will add it to this newsletter. [email protected]
Note: If you are receiving the text version of this newsletter, the flyers can be found at www.az-arrl.org or http://www.arrl.org/Groups/view/arizona
Attached: Yuma Hamfest February 14 -15 2014 Upgrade from Technician to General Class March 1 2014 Scottsdale Spring Fest March 15th 2014 Radio Society of Tucson Spring Hamfest March 29 2014 Williams Hamfest July 18 & 19th 2014 ARRL Southwestern Division Convention – September 12 –14 2014 Next Year
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2014 ARRL Southwestern Division
Convention.
Dates:September 12 - 14, 2014
The ARRL SW Division Convention sponsored by SANDARC will be held at the Sheraton Four Points hotel located on Aero Drive near the Montgomery Field airport which is the same location of the 2010 convention. Admission tickets will be on sale on 1 September 2013. Download the admission forms when they become available. Ticket prices will be listed starting as “early bird”, “preregistration” and “door price.” Please check for the upcoming dates. Our convention will feature tech forums, vendor’s exhibits, on site radio station, grand banquet, flea market and many more activities. Check this site often to get the latest news regarding our ongoing convention events. Future vendors please check with Paul Rios at [email protected]. Check with Ann Rios, KC6TBG at [email protected] if wish to conduct a tech forum. Our keynote speaker for the grand banquet has not been selected. If you wish to be the keynote speaker, please contact Michael Maston, N6OPH at [email protected]. Airport shuttle service and free parking during the course of the convention will also be available.
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