Valley Radio Club on the web:
www.valleyradioclub.org
***** THIS MONTH'S MEETING: Friday, July 10,
2009 7:00
PM *****
RUSS' RESCUE
Russ Ruby W7AU will tell the story of his rescue in the
Washington Wilderness area last year. He was able to get an emergency call out
in CW from his QRP, but that's just one small part of the story. Come hear the
rest!
(You may view a live internet stream presentation of the meeting by
visiting
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/valley-radio-club-meetings.)
I encourage everyone to attend
and be an active part of this very special upcoming event. If you have other
thoughts or suggestions, please bring them to the meeting Friday, July 10th, at
7:00 PM at the Red Cross, 862 Bethel Dr., Eugene. Hope to see everyone
there!
73,
Riley
W7RIL
President
w7ril@yahoo.com
***** VRC DX *****
North
Bend Ham Fair July 18th
Field Day 2009 Photos
Valley Club's DX SIG
Field Day report
Field Day from Em Comm Perspective
Field Day
operation W7AU and W7FC
New Freq Chart, Packet Chart, Lane Emerg Op Plan
etc.
Cyber Attack on US Computers
Bicycle Mobile Sideband QRP
Cody, kc2lsd sent this DX schedule and I'm passing it on to you
HF
Echolink?
HF Echolink
6 meter DX
Coastal Tropo
Web Page UP
Date
IC-735 owners
VRC Newsletter Volunteer Editor Still Needed
Where's Waldo Running Up On August 22nd
Ham Stories Website Coming Soon To
a Computer Near You
MINUTES of the Valley Radio Club Meeting June 5 ,
2009
VRC CLUB
CORNER
VALLEY RADIO CLUB ACTIVITIES CALENDAR
***** FROM THE ARRL *****
Monthly Oregon Section News Summary
Oregon Section ARRL Club
Newsletter June 2009
KB6NU's Column
Solar Update
W1AW 2009
Operating Schedule
***** VRC DX *****
(Please email your news, articles, buy&sell,
etc for the newsletter to ke7gbo@arrl.net)
North Bend Ham Fair July
18th
The Coos County
Radio Club is having their annual Hamfest & Swapmeet at the North Bend
Middle School on the Oregon Coast July 18th 2009, Cost is $3.00 for hams and
free for spouses and kids. Doors open at 10:00am dealers need to arrive by
8:00am and are able to buy table space. Talk-in on 145.610 (-No Tone) or 147.280
(+PL 146.2). For tables and resgiatration please contact Marylyn Mansker, KE7OAM
at (541) 572-3406 or ke7oam@yahoo.com. VEndors, VE Session, Snack bar, RV
parkring, ARRL Reps, Hourly door prozes, Programs and more.
73 de Albert
KE7PWV
admin253@hotmail.com
Field Day 2009 Photos
HI .... I would like Photos from Field Day 2009 to put on The
Web Page. So if you took Photos at the Field Day Site you went to. PSE send them
to me and I will put on the WebPage. All I need to know is Your Call, name &
Site you went to . Hope every one had fun on there Field Day I DID
73
KC7ZFP (Mike)
Webmaster #2
kc7zfp@comcast.net
Dit
Dit
Valley Club's DX SIG
Field Day report
ARRL Field Day
Call:
N7MQ
Operator(s): KE7PGO, K7EB, AC7NH, W7CN, W7MJJ, K3DUW, W8IEB, N7QU, WJ7R,
N7MQ
Station: N7MQ
Class: 3A LP
QTH: Jasper, OR CN84na
Operating
Time (hrs): 24
Summary:
Band CW Qs Ph Qs Dig
Qs
----------------------------
160:
80: 121 83
40:
155 401 49
20: 148 151 20
15: 31 101
10: 11
6: 19
2:
222:
432:
903:
1.2:
2.3:
3.4:
5.7:
10G:
24G:
----------------------------
Total: 455 766 69 Total Score =
1,814
Club:
Comments:
We are the DX and Contesting Special
Interest Group of the Valley Radio Club of Eugene, Oregon. As is our practice,
we find a field location, and go out, with the goal of having fun but also
making some Q's. For the second year in a row, we set up adjacent to a
Christmas tree farm on a ridge in eastern Lane County, at CN84na.
Our
antennas were a two element Moxon for 6 at on a 33 ft mast, a SteppIR Big Vert,
a multi-band dipole on another mast, and a ground mounted two element end fire
vertical array on 20.
For radios we had two TS 570's, an IC 7000 and IC
706. Our power was from a Honda 1000 and a Honda 2000i. Computers used
WriteLog in networked configuration.
This was a first time event for some
of our group, and repeat for others. The skill level ranges from casual op to
beginning contester to hard core rate junkies.
6 meters was sparkling on
Friday, working into the east coast. Of course, poor on FD itself. 10 opened a
bit, 15 better, and other bands good, tho 40 was our money band.
Great
meals. Friday night by Paul W8IEB with huge meat balls and pasta; barbecue
chicken on Saturday night by Rich KE7PGO, and a breakfast burrito run on Sunday
morning, also by Rich.
Great outing and fun for all.
Mark
N7MQ
mperrin@ordata.com
Field Day from Em Comm Perspective
Good emergency operators come from the ranks of those
who get on the air, especially HF, regularly, and from that practice develop the
skill of copying messages under poor conditions [band noise, interference, low
power, etc].
And this year all of the area clubs had a Field Day
operation. EARS at Willamalane Park, LCSARO at Mt Pisgah, Valley Radio Club at
the EWEB lot, and the DX SIG hard core operators on a ridge above Jasper. There
were contacts on all bands from 2 meters to 80 meters. The QSO's were on PSK31,
RTTY, Packet, SSB and CW.
There may have been others who either operated
from home or solo field set ups - so not overlooking you, just not know of what
you did. Please send Tom KE7GBO a note of your Field Day operation, so he can
add your results to the others.
From my perspective, a job well done by
all! Congratulations to all who participated and the groups that supported the
operators.
73,
Mark
Mark Perrin N7MQ
mperrin@ordata.com
Lane Emergency Coordinator
ARES/RACES
Field Day operation W7AU and
W7FC
The
"Soldermonkeys" club (W7FC) with three participants operated field day in Avery
Park, Corvallis getting 59 contacts with QRP CW using an elecraft
K2.
After shutting down W7FC, I set up in my Corvallis backyard as W7AU
getting 26 QRP CW contacts on 80mtrs and 20mtrs using an elecraft
KX1.
73 russ w7au
russ@sludge.net
New Freq Chart, Packet Chart, Lane Emerg Op
Plan etc.
A number of
changes required that the Lane Emergency Frequency Chart, Packet Chart, Lane
Emergency Operating Plan, the Go Kit and the ARES Training Guide, all be
updated.
The June 2009 revisions of each of those documents should be
downloaded from the VRC web site and printed out.
Mike KC7ZFP and Dale
W7LK, who maintain the VRC web site, have included a hot link button in the
upper portion of the first page of the web site - labeled "EM COMM." A click on
that link will bring you to a page filled with Em Comm goodies. The Frequency
Chart and the Packet Chart are the first two items with red blinking
labels.
The others can be found down the page under the numbered table of
contents.
Note in particular that Matt W7ARD's 146.63 repeater is no
more; he is in the process of changing his repeater over to 145.450 [100 PL],
but it is not up just yet.
If any questions, or items for updating when
we do the Fall revisions to the various charts, please let me know.
73,
Mark N7MQ
Mark Perrin N7MQ mperrin@ordata.com
Lane Emergency
Coordinator
ARES/RACES
Cyber Attack on US Computers
What I was was telling the Senators and Governor about a
cyber attack and the need for ham operators in case it happened just happened
about 2 hours ago. It was just on CBS news. This time it was thwarted, but
who know about next time. Go on line and do a search: "Did we have a cyber
attack on U S computers?" Some very interesting postings.
73
Bev
bnobel@efn.org
Bicycle Mobile Sideband QRP
Today I worked the kinks out of my bicycle mobile
station. Using a U1 batter, an MFJ-9420, and a tuner I was able to send six
Watts to a hamstick mounted on a Bike Friday trailer. Two hams conducting a net
in Chicago (about 893 miles) responded with a weak but readable signal
report.
I've been shouting into the wind for a couple weeks and I was not
prepared when the response came. I had no pencil and my memory is like pouring
water into a bucket with a hole in the bottom. I can only hope somebody sends
a QSL.
72 de Scott/n7net/qrp
n7net@yahoo.com
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/qnc/
SATERN
NAQCC
2213
FISTS 8879
SKCC 1964
CTC 1.945
Wireless Pioneers
5706-TA
FPQRP 2446
Cody, kc2lsd sent this DX schedule and I'm passing it on to
you.
Good day all. I
would like to notify the group that I will be in Bogotá Colombia operating under
the call sign HK3/Kc2lsd
from 7-31-09 to about 8-13-09. I usually get on in
the morning and around 21:00 UTC.
Also my friend HK3JJH Perdo and I have
been Columbia granted a special call sign for zone 1,3 and 5. Currently the
call
sign will be 5k5t and we plan to operate SA 017 Gorgona Island. This is
Island is subject to change, but we are almost
100% curtain it will not.
Operation will be for 2 to 3 days only the first week of August. I will e-mail
the you the day before
I leave the main land for SA 017.Lastly, will call CQ
on our calling frequency 20,30,es 40 meters then QSY up or down.
I hope to
work some more of you this trip as I have in the past.
73, Cody Kc2lsd #
11793
72 de
Scott/n7net/qrp
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/qnc/
HF Echolink?
Hey everyone out their in Oregon, I am going to be
getting an HF rig here next week (Icom 701), getting set-up just on 20 meters at
this point, but better than nothing.
So I am sitting here, thinking of
all the stuff I can - and am going to be making a plug to be able to use my
Rigblaster that I have for my Yaesu radio, to interface into the laptop so I can
the digital stuff on HF (Packet Radio, SSTV, RTTY, etc.). With that set-up, I
also have the ability to tie echolink into the works.
So, if I get a node
set-up, so I have an HF radio on echolink - so other people can come and log
onto my node, and use my radio on whatever freq, it is on, they would not have
any control over the radio like changing freqs, and so forth - the delima I
have, is would that be legal if a tech. went to my feed, and starting talking.
Now, with the set-up I would still have control of the station at my end, I can
shut the radio off, or close echolink. But sine their is no way to limit who
get on my node, weather it be a tech, general, or advanced - the only thing I
can sure of is that it will be a ham.
Hopefully, I didn't confuse you
all - but hopefully anyone that is familiar with the program would know what I
am talking about.
I have saw set-up's like their once in a while - and I
have always wondered what the legal issues are with a tech getting on HF through
the echolink system.
Maybe, it may just open a can of worms that i don't
want to mess with - or maybe it will be just fine, since I will have full
control over my station, input from you guys please!!
I have been trying
to get ahold of KE7OUR on the radio since I moved down here to CA, and still
have yet to talk to him LOL - we have field day coming up here, thought it would
cool if maybe we could make a connection from here in Crescent City to Eugene.
So if you field day guys are up to - lets see if we can come up with a freq. and
time, and see what happens.
Any anyone out their with any tips, or tricks
with the Icom 701, I would love to hear them, I am brand new to the whole HF
world, so kind of learning as I go here. I was able to make my first contact
about a week ago, using the club station to a ham down in Riverside CA on 20
meters, so that was pretty cool.
Thanks for all you
help,
73
Scott, W7SOT
firebug700@gmail.com
HF Echolink
Scott,
I believe you'll have to act as a
Control Operator whenever the station is under remote control (see FCC rules
Title 47 CFR Part 97 sections 97.7, 97.105, 97.107 and 97.109). If you're an
ARRL member you can contact the ARRL Technical Information Service to confirm
this.
Steve .. AI7W
jepsen_st@comcast.net
6 meter DX
Yesterday although very weak, in and out ct1hze
was doable from OR and WA. Point is be aware and sometimes the shortest path is
not the best and try skewed paths .
73 HAPPY 4th de
KO7N
Coastal
Tropo
Ken Swaggart
wrote:
Tropo along the coast has been excellent the past few days, except
nothing heard on 2 meters or 70 cm! My sea level station near Lincoln City was
picking up vessel AIS beacons down to Cape Mendocino and up to the northern
section of Vancouver Island. Also was hearing Tofino Radio on the marine VHF
channels.
The AIS beacons transmit on 161.975 and 162.025 MHz, 9600 baud
(not AX25), using 12.5 Watt transmitters. We have receivers on Mt Hebo (3100')
and at my home (90' MSL). The plotted ship positions can be viewed at
http://www.ocrg.org/ships_feed/shipsLong.html . These transmissions act as
good propagation beacons over the ocean, but it's frustrating to receive ships
at long range but know any 2 meter or 70 cm ops is extremely unlikely. Things
get more interesting as ships start to be plotted at extended ranges up and
down the coast. The extended range ship positions usually reflect the Hepburn
tropo predictions.
On a normal propagation day Mt Hebo receives the AIS
beacons out to approximately 80 nm and my home station to about 30 nm.
Yesterday ships were consistently being plotted by both sites out to 700 nm to
the southwest, but nothing was heard from the KH6HME beacon. This morning ships
off the west coast of Vancouver island are being received as well as ships 360
nm to the southwest. Not much due south yet.
We'll be looking forward to
Gabor's ops from Vancouver Island!
73,
Ken,
W7KKE
CN75xa
Two best indicators
are:
http://www.dxinfocentre.com/tropo_wam.html
USN satellite
vapor view of eastern Pacific
http://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/sat-bin/display10.cgi?SIZE=full&PHOT=yes&AREA=pacific/eastern/pac_northwest&PROD=vapor&TYPE=ssmi&NAV=epac_westcoast&DISPLAY=Latest&ARCHIVE=Latest&CGI=epac_westcoast.cgi&CURRENT=20090703.1730.goes11.vapor.x.pac_northwest.x.jpg&MOSAIC_SCALE=15
USN
IR
view
http://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/sat-bin/display10.cgi?SIZE=full&PHOT=yes&AREA=pacific/eastern/pac_northwest&PROD=ir&TYPE=ssmi&NAV=epac_westcoast&DISPLAY=Latest&ARCHIVE=Latest&CGI=epac_westcoast.cgi&CURRENT=20090703.1730.goes11.ir.x.pac_northwest.x.jpg&MOSAIC_SCALE=15
It
has been my observations over many years that when the Hepburn and USN vapor
coincide that there a very high probably for tropo paths to occur. KH6HME's 144
and 432 beacon have been heard here (~38 miles inland from the coast) numerous
times. On 144 beacon well over S-9 and the 432 up to S-7.
Happy 4th to ALL, de
KO7N
ko7n@peak.org
Web Page UP Date
Here is a link to wep-mail page
http://www.valleyradioclub.org/web-e-mail.htm
73 WebMaster
#2
kc7zfp@comcast.net
IC-735 owners
Folks, I have an offer to buy my first HF radio, an IC-735,
however the rx works great, but the tx on the radio needs to be fixed, I do not
know how bad it is, but is there a local 735 guru that might be able to fix the
tx part on the radio if I buy this unit from a ham friend of mine?
73's
-
Jeff
KE7OUR saanpregion@gmail.com
VRC Newsletter Volunteer Editor Still
Needed
I am looking for
someone to take over editing this Newsletter. I've enjoyed producing the Valley
Voice for the Club since October 2006 but between the economy (I'm self-employed
in video/DVD production and duplication) and my commitments as a ten-year member
of the board of directors of two local nonprofit groups, it's a time crunch.
I've been studying for my General license and hope to pass the test soon and I'd
like some time to explore the world on new frequencies.
All you need is a
basic text editing program on your computer, email access, and you're on to the
fun of bringing the Club's members and prospective members news and updates like
the ones you see in this edition.
It's a great project for a retired ham
or a new member with a few computer skills. Please call or email me
anytime.
Tom KE7GBO
541-729-4855 ke7gbo@arrl.net
Where's Waldo Running Up On August
22nd
The Where's
Waldo Run is August 22nd this year. Contact Matt W7ARD at w7ard@msn.com for
details on participating in providing communications for the
Run.
Ham Stories Website
Coming Soon To a Computer Near You
I am starting a website called Hamstories.net soon. This will be
a place for you Hams to relate the great things you have done with your radio
and license. I should have it up in the next two or three weeks, and will email
the reflector as soon as it is ready.
73, Jim Darrough,
KI7AY
ki7ay@yahoo.com
***** MINUTES of the Valley Radio Club MeetingJune 5, 2009
*****
VALLEY RADIO
CLUB
June 5, 2009
MINUTES
I. President Riley, W7RIL, called the
meeting to order at 1900 hours.
The attendance
sheet was circulated. Members in attendance introduced themselves by name and
call. Hard copies of recent newsletter were offered. Membership applications
were offered.
The meeting was carried live via
streaming video, and to help those attending off-site clearly hear the names and
calls, the microphone was passed around as on-site members checked in. Five
members attending electronically also checked in, and three anonymous
"attendees" also followed the proceedings on video.
II. Current
Business
A. Tom, KE7GBO, the Newsletter editor,
asked members to submit articles for the newsletter. Tom also announced that he
will be resigning as Newsletter editor. Any member who is interested in becoming
editor should contact President Riley, W7RIL.
B. John,
K7JU, who maintains the Club roster asked members to continue to provide him
with updated information (address, phone, new member information,
etc.)
C. Matt, W7ARD, has concluded his Tech class. The
next class will be in mid-September through
October.
Where's Waldo, the 100k trail run at
Willamette Pass will take place on August 22, 2009. Matt circulated a sign-up
sheet.
Matt also reported that the Blanton Hts.
repeater will change frequency in a few weeks. He is in the process of tuning
the equipment. Information about the new frequency will be posted on the LSARO
and VRC websites.
D. The next DX SIG group meeting will
be June 24, 2009 at Countryside Pizza, 645 River Road, Eugene, 6:00 - 8:30 pm.
Program: TBA. The topic for the May meeting was band pass filters and their use.
Contact Ron, WJ7R, for more information.
E. President
Riley, W7RIL, reminded members about the opportunity to purchase Club jackets.
Mindy, K7MCB, handles Club orders. "It's good advertising for the hobby," said
Riley.
F. Legislative Report:
Jim, KI7AY, reported that activity on HB2377 (Cell Phones and Ham Radios in
Cars) is pending.
G. Mike, KE7QET, and Dale, W7LK,
continue to fine-tune the Club website.
H. The
club is raffling off a $400 gift certificate from HRO. Tickets are $5.00. Only a
few more tickets need to be sold before the raffle takes
place.
I. President Riley, W7RIL, will be appointing a
nominating committee to prepare the slate of nominees for next year's Club
officers. The ballot will be presented at the August meeting.
III. Program: FIELD DAY PLANNING
Field Day, June 27,
2009, will take place for VRC at the EWEB lot at Fourth and Mill, where the
Sunrover is parked. Daylong events are planned, both for VRC members and for the
general public. There will be an evening barbecue for members and guests. Kent,
K7BQ, asked for a firm count of attendees so that the food preparers can plan
accurately. John, K7JU, told the Club about his first Field Day. Riley, W7RIL,
told stories of past local Field Days. Riley also urged all to participate. It's
a learning opportunity for new and old hams alike.
IV. Routine
Business
A. Minutes from the May meeting were presented
and accepted.
B. Treasure Report Contact Al, K3DUW, For treasurer's report as of June 5, 2009:
C. Trustees Report.
Trustee Larry, WJ7S, was absent.
D. VE Report. The
May 13, 2009 session produced 4 new Technicians and 3 new Generals and 1 new
Extra. President Riley, W7RIL, thanked all participating VEs for their help. The
next VE test date is Wednesday, June 10, 2009 at the Red Cross building, 7:00
pm.
E. New Members:
First
Reading for: Sergio Chinchilla, KE7BBC
Earle Quinlan, KH6OV
V. Brags and Good of the
Order
A. Kirk Lang, KD7CFD, reported working Oregon
City and Bend/Sisters recently on 2 meter FM from a Springfield
location.
B. Mike, KE7QET, using PSK made 50
contacts on a recent 3-day weekend.
C. The required
number of Raffle tickets having been sold during the break, President Riley,
W7RIL, and treasurer Al, K3DUW, oversaw the drawing for the $400 HRO gift
certificate. The winning number belongs to:
WENDELL BATEMAN, K7WWB
Congratulations, Wendell!
The
meeting was adjourned at 2015 hours.
Respectfully
submitted,
Sylvia, KE7SLT
Secretary
***** VRC CLUB CORNER *****
ARRL MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS: The Club can receive
money when you renew your ARRL membership. VRC gets $15 or each new ARRL
membership for members of ARRL affiliated clubs and $2 for each ARRL membership
renewal. For the details contact VRC Treasurer, Al K3DUW.
CLUB
BADGES: You too can get a name badge with the VRC logo. And when ordering
that, get one of the great Club patches as well. Check with Prez Riley at the
next meeting and get the details on how to order yours - show and wear the club
badge and the club patch.
CLUB HATS: Club hats with names and call
signs are good to have and wear at the various public service events where club
members provide radio support. To get the hats, go to "J & S Embroidery" and
ask about "ham radio hats". They are custom made and available for about $13.00.
J & S Embroidery is located at 1406 Carter Lane in Springfield. The phone
number is: 741-1394.
***** VALLEY RADIO CLUB ACTIVITIES CALENDAR
*****
6 Meter
SIG: Informal net held at 7:30 p. m. local time Tuesdays on 50.125 USB, run
by Larry and Marv. For more, contact Larry WJ7S [wj7s@yahoo.com] or Marv W7AE
[marv.w7ae@gmail.com].
VE Sessions: second Wednesday each month at
Red Cross bldg - contact Riley W7RIL for info and registration. His number is
345-2407, or w7ril@arrl.net.
Em Comm Testing: contact Riley W7RIL
well in advance of the regular VE sessions and he will arrange for Em Comm
testing on ARRL Em Comm certification categories.
Code Class: no
current plans, but if interested, contact Ron WJ7R
wj7r@comcast.net.
Technician License Classes: Matt W7ARD teaches
Technician classes. Contact him for more info on when his next one starts. The
Ham Radio License Manual is available from Matt or from Norvac Electronics.
There is no cost for the class. Students should download supplemental info about
the book at http://www.arrl.org/hrlm. Please contact Matt via email at
w7ard@msn.com or phone at 689-0640 to sign up.
DX and Contest Sig: now
meets on the fourth Wednesday of each month [except November and December to
adjust for holidays] at Countryside Pizza & Grill, 645 River Road. The
meetings will start at 6 p.m. to order any snacks or food, and then there is a
program with a video, followed by discussions of current DX and contesting
matters.
Em Comm Classes: For the next emergency communication
classes, based upon Em Comm I or Em Comm II certification by ARRL please contact
Mark N7MQ at n7mq@arrl.net.
Packet Information Group (P.I.G.):
Meetings are generally on the 3rd Saturdays of the month from 7:00 to 9:00pm at
the Red Cross building located at 862 Bethel Drive, in Eugene. If you have any
questions, please send them to KC7QAG@aol.com. See you all there! KC7QAG
/ Elmer McClellan
Valley Voice newsletter
articles/announcements/etc.: Please email your info to Tom Cleveland KE7GBO
at ke7gbo@arrl.net. The newsletter is usually sent out the weekend before the
monthly meeting and all material received in time will be
included.
***** FROM
THE ARRL ****
Monthly Oregon Section News Summary
Welcome to the June ARRL Oregon Section News. I hope
everyone is getting their plans made for field day. I have tentative thoughts
on mine but haven't contacted the sites to make sure they don't mind if I drop
by. I will finalize my plans this weekend. Since last year I went south and
visited the Roseburg and Coos Bay sites, this year I was thinking about heading
out I-84 across the north side of the state and visiting a couple of sites. I
won't get all the way across the state for field day this year but maybe next
year I'll plan a big trip east on field day.
If you haven't entered the
location of your field day site in the ARRL field day locator, please do so.
Only sites that are open for visitors should be entered into the field day
locator. It is located at
http://www.arrl.org/contests/announcements/fd/locator.php In addition, if you
have not invited your senator and representative to visit your site, please do
so. In case they are in Salem, you can also give them field day site
information around Salem. The Salem Amateur Radio Club site information is
available in the ARRL field day locator.
HB2377
Now for our
regular legislative update regarding mobile communications and ham radio. The
rules committee gave a lot less notice about work sessions than the other
committees gave earlier in the session. They haven't been posting their agendas
for 2:00 p.m. sessions until noon the day of the session. On Monday they
scheduled HB2377 for a work session. A work session means that the committee
plans to do some work or take some action on the bill but normally will not
permit public testimony. At Monday's work session, they moved it forward to
Tuesday.
I went to the work session on Tuesday. They had a proposed
amendment to add back the section that would make it a secondary offense and
delete the section making it a primary offense. Chair Devlin opened the work
session and stated that they had a proposed amendment but had decided not to
make that modification to the bill after all. Senator Metsger moved to send the
bill to the senate floor for a vote with a "do pass" recommendation. A vote was
called. Senator Ferroli from the far east side of Oregon voted no. All the
other committee members voted yes. Senator Burdick will carry. That means she
will present the bill to the senate floor. Normally the bills are voted on
within 7-10 days after this is done. I am watching daily to see if the bill
passes.
No changes have been made to the bill since the Consumer
Protection and Public Affairs Committee voted to send it to the floor of the
senate for a vote and then pulled it back into committee without the senate
vote. It is still a primary offense. The exemption for those with FCC licenses
using amateur radio equipment is in the bill that will be voted on.
If it
passes the senate, it will go back to the house for a concurrence vote since our
amendment was added after it passed the house.
Right now it is not
necessary to contact your senators regarding their vote since we will be
exempted. However if it passes, it will be critical to contact your
representatives immediately to encourage them to vote yes on the concurrence
vote. I will notify you to do that when the time comes.
RECENT ARES
APPOINTMENTS
Sherman County Emergency Coordinator - David S Earl,
WB7PPK
Wallowa County Emergency Coordinator - Tom Bingham, WB7EUX
Union
County Emergency Coordinator - Jeff Crews, KE7QYU
Multnomah County Emergency
Coordinator - James Bryant, KD7WZI
Harney County Emergency Coordinator - Lane
Johnson, KE7KIB
Washington County Emergency Coordinator - John Core
KX7YT
District 2 Assistant DEC - Craig M Nicholson, K7VEW
Two EC's who
recently stepped down or are in the process of stepping down, have had very
lengthy EC appointments. Graham Hicks, W4PJS was EC for Union County since
November 6, 1989. Ben Johnson, N7OGM, started his EC appointment in Washington
County on March 28, 1991. These are the dates in the ARRL database.
I am
behind on updating the appointment changes on the section website but hopefully
will get caught up soon. I might consider allowing someone to help me with it
as well. The website uses a content management systems that doesn't require
HTML to post most items. But the appointee lists are surrounded by HTML code so
they take a little longer to update than most of the other parts of the
website.
OREGON SECTION TRAFFIC MGR REPORT FOR MAY 2009
NET
ACTIVITY MAY 2009: (ALL NETS HAD 31 SESSIONS)
OREGON EMERGENCY NET, QNI 6305,
QTC 19, N7RBO NET MGR
OREGON ARES TRAFFIC NET, QNI 527, QTC 113, WA7FXF NET
MGR
ARES DISTRICT #1 NET, QNI 981, QTC 35, KC7ZZB NET MGR
BEAVER STATE
NET, QNI 722, QTC 63, N7CM NET MGR
OREGON SECTION NET #1, QNI 173, QTC 90,
WS7L NET MGR
OREGON SECTION NET #2, QNI 119, QTC 101, KC7SRL NET MGR
N.W.
TRAFFIC & TRAINING NET, QNI 445, QTC 142, N7YSS NET MGR
STATION
ACTIVITY REPORTS MAY 2009: (TOTALS)
K7IFG 223, N7CM 157, W7IZ 153, N7YSS 138,
K7EAJ 128, W7VSE 79, KC7SRL 48,
KK7DEB 47, W7ELI 29, WS7L 24
PUBLIC
SERVICE HONOR ROLL MAY 2009: (TOTALS)
N7CM 160, W7ELI 159, K7EAJ 145, KK7DEB
130, N7XG 110, N7YSS 110, W7VSE 91,
KD7THV
84
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ARRL
Oregon Section
Section Manager: Bonnie M. Altus,
AB7ZQ
ab7zq@arrl.org
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Oregon Section ARRL Club Newsletter June
2009
It was another
great Sea-Pac Hamvention this year. Thanks to the Sea-Pac committee and the
clubs that sponsored the event; Oregon Tualatin Valley Amateur Radio Club; Clark
County Amateur Radio Club; Hoodview Amateur Radio Club; Sunset Empire Amateur
Radio Club. The Seaside Tsunami Amateur Radio Society's spaghetti feed was
excellent. I am looking forward to next year.
Now that Sea-Pac is over
it's time to turn our attention to Field Day on the weekend of June 27 and 28.
I have a few listings for Field Day sites and I hope you plan to attend one of
these, or you local club or ARES Field Day event.
Lincoln County Amateur
Radio Club will be at the Staples parking lot on Hwy 101 in
Newport.
Harney County Radio Association will be located at the Harney
County Courthouse EOC. Open House times for public visitation is on Saturday
from noon until 4 PM.
Hoodview Amateur Radio Club will hold their Field
Day event on Larch Mountain in East Multnomah County.
McMinnville Amateur
Radio Club will be located at the Evergreen Museum for their Field Day
event.
The Valley Amateur Radio Club's Field Day will be held on the EWEB
parking lot at the corner of 4th and Mill Streets in Eugene on Saturday May
27.
The Oregon Tualatin Valley Amateur Radio Club and Washington County
ARES Field Day will be held at L.L. "Stub" Stewart State Park on Hwy 47 (between
US 26 and Vernonia). Navy-Marine Corps MARS will also be set up at this site. If
you're interested in MARS, this is a good one to attend.
Here is an
addition to the Field Day locations:
W7GRA Grande Ronde Radio Amateur
Association Location is at Morgan Lake above La Grande, Oregon. We will have
someone on 52 simplex for directions. Lat/Long 45.304175, -118.138122 We will
not have a GOTA station however as reported on the locator. Ben Johnson, N7OGM
served as EC for Washington County ARES for 18 years (not 8) since 1991 and will
now chair the Washington County Amateur Radio Corporation, which is not the same
as the Washington County ARES/RACES group. Also, Robert Crocker, WN7O served 2
years on the the board of the same corporation, not 10.
Have a great Field
Day!
Tillamook County will have two sites for Field Day visits. One will
be at the Library parking lot in downtown Tillamook, and the other will be on
Gobblers Knob, 3,000+ elevation.
These are just a few of the clubs that
have reported their Field Day events.
The McMinnville Amateur Radio
Club's (MARC) Wireless reports that one of their members, Fred Rodley, N0NNO
recently celebrated 50 years in Amateur Radio. Congratulations Fred!!
The
Tillamook Emergency Amateur Radio Service (TEARS) Newsletter reports, "On
Tuesday, June 9th, Tillamook Co's Director of Emergency Mgmt briefed the County
Commissioners on a request for a Proclamation to make the week beginning Monday
June 22nd through Sunday, June 28th as Amateur Radio Week." The article goes on
to say, "Gordon (WX7EM) will present the Proclamation for approval and signature
on Wednesday, June 10th."
Ben Johnson, N7OGM has stepped down as
Emergency Coordinator for Washington County ARES after 8 years in that position.
In an election, Ben will continue to serve by holding the position of Board
Chair. John Core, KX7YT was appointed as the new EC. Also retiring after 10
years of service on the board is Robert Crocker, WN7O. Thank you Bob and Ben for
your dedicated years of service.
Silent Keys:
Bob Burdick, N7SCR of
Pacific City.
Charlie Lowell Smith, KG7I of Newport.
I hope everyone
has a safe and fun time at Field Day.
ARRL Oregon Section
Assistant
Section Manager-Administrative: Pat Roberson,
W7PAT
w7pat@arrl.net
KB6NU's Column
Does Your Club Have an Elmers List?
By Dan Romanchik,
KB6NU
Whilst looking up information for a recent hamfest, I found the
club's website and began surfing around. In doing so, I came across their Elmer
page (http://www.mcrca.org/elmers.htm). On it, they list a variety of topics
with the name, call, and phone number of someone who can answer questions on
that topic.
My club something similar once, but it was less than
successful. I think that one of the problems was that we asked people to fill
out a form on our website if they needed any help. That information was e-mailed
to one guy, who then forwarded it to the appropriate Elmer. There was just too
much time lag between the time someone asked for help and when they got it. Or,
it may have been that filling out the form was just too impersonal.
We
are going to try it again, though, using the format that the Monroe club uses.
I'm also going to give it more billing on our website, and push it more at
meetings and other gatherings.
The topics the Monroe club lists on their
website are:
* Antennas
* Buying Your First Radio
* Code
Practice
* Computers
* Packet
* County Hunting
*
DXCC Awards
* Rag Chewers Club
* Worked All States
*
DX
* FM
* Homebrew
* Testing
* Public Service
* Technical Q&A
* Traffic
* Tube Radios
We already have
Elmers for several of these topics. I, for example, would be more than happy to
volunteer to be the Morse Code/CW Practice Elmer. We have one member who is an
avid County Hunter, another who restores vintage gear, and yet another who's
been spearheading a statewide effort to set up a packet network throughout
Michigan.
In addition, we are going to add or modify several of the
categories. For example, Computers might become "Computers/Software" depending
on who volunteers to be the Elmer. We have a couple of guys who are heavily into
VHF/UHF operation and contesting, so we'll be adding those topics as
well.
I really do hope that this will be an important resource for our
club. In the past year, we've helped quite a few folks get their licenses, and
now we need to help them take advantage of that license and get the most out of
the hobby. Elmering is the way to do that.
Does your club have an Elmer
list? If so, does it have topics that I haven't thought of yet? How do you get
newcomers to take advantage of the knowledge and experience of your Elmers? And,
finally, what topics have you volunteered to be Elmer for? Let me know by
e-mailing me at
cwgeek@kb6nu.com.
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When not pondering the mysteries of
vacuum tube part numbers, KB6NU teaches ham classes, works CW on the HF bands,
and blogs about ham radio at http://www.kb6nu.com.
SOLAR UPDATE
Tad "A summer's Sun is worth the having" Cook, K7RA,
this week reports: It was a perfect Field Day weekend from where I stood. The
weather was warm, skies clear, the space weather was calm and there was enough
propagation to make a domestic contest interesting. I had no plans, so on
Saturday I went to the ARRL Field Day Station Locator to find a Field Day site.
The one I landed at -- W7AUX -- listed a contact number, a cell phone at the
site. I inquired if they needed a CW op, was told, "We could use any operators,"
so I drove up to the site north of Seattle. I had a lot of fun on 20 meter CW.
Sporadic-E even helped out, and the 6 meter station made a number of contacts
with other Field Day stations in the Western US. You can get a taste of what
happened at Field Day stations around the country via the Contest Soapbox
<http://www.arrl.org/contests/soapbox/?con_id=176>. A shorter version with
a photo is on page one of the 2009 Field Day Soapbox. Just search for KB6NU.
Sunspot numbers for June 25-1 were 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 and 0 with a mean of 0. The
10.7 cm flux was 68, 66.8, 67, 67, 68.5, 68.2 and 67.5 with a mean of 67.6. The
estimated planetary A indices were 7, 3, 3, 11, 10, 5 and 4 with a mean of 6.1.
The estimated mid-latitude A indices were 6, 2, 4, 8, 7, 5 and 3 with a mean of
5. For more information concerning radio propagation, visit the ARRL Technical
Information Service Propagation page
<http://www.arrl.org/tis/info/propagation.html>. To read this week's Solar
Report in its entirety, check out the W1AW Propagation Bulletin page
<http://www.arrl.org/w1aw/prop/>. This week's "Tad Cookism" brought to you
by an ancient French proverb
<http://www.egreenway.com/months/summer.htm>.
W1AW 2009 Operating Schedule
The W1AW Operating Schedule may be
found on the web at, http://www.arrl.org/w1aw.html
.
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73,
Tom
Cleveland KE7GBO
Editor - Valley Voice KE7GBO@arrl.net
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