Happy New Year! Next Up: Fleamarket By Ivy Nelson-Groves WA7IVY, President

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1 Volume 43, Issue 01 Mike & Key Amateur Radio Club Seattle January 2015 From our Club President... Happy New Year! Next Up: Fleamarket By Ivy Nelson-Groves WA7IVY, President Happiest of New Years to All! I hope everyone had a wonderful Holiday season and a great New Year. Best wishes to all of you in 2015! Thank you to Rita KD7CNU and everyone on the Membership Committee for the wonderful party after our December meeting. It was a lot of fun and I hope everyone had as much fun as I did! Our 2015 budget was passed last month with a minimum of fuss and conflagration. Thank you, Dave KB7PSN, for all your hard work in preparing it for the membership. We will be having a Field Day work party after the January meeting (hopefully it won t be rainy) at Alan KB7SVU s place to work on the trailer axles. We should be getting the stripped trailer, sandblasted and coated, by the General Membership meeting. Thank you, Alan!! Our next major event is the annual Fleamarket in Puyallup on Friday and Saturday, March 6-7, This is how we fund virtually all of our club activities and manage to keep our dues so low. The Fleamarket can seem like an overwhelming event, but when we have enough volunteers, it goes smoothly. No matter what your physical abilities, we have places where you can help. Mike has set up VolunteerSpot again this year for managing the volunteer signups. If you haven t already received an invitation, or don t do the whole on-line thing, please contact Mike N7WA and he will get you all set up. Please do sign up, even if it is for a single shift. Multiple shifts are also welcomed and encouraged. We really depend on our membership to put on this event, not only to fund our operations, but also as a service for the ham radio community in Western Washington. It is the place to be in early March! We have a couple of activities right after our Fleamarket: our annual Club elections and the Awards Banquet. The awards banquet is a nice opportunity to see club members in a relaxing setting, and to thank those who have contributed to the club and have a nice meal together. The Membership committee will pass along the details as they become available. Regarding our club elections, we will have the elections for all of the officers (President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Activity Manager) and for Trustees #1, #3, and #5. Most of the other officers plan on running for the second year of their positions (we limit officers to two consecutive terms; after that, it is someone else s turn). Due to some extenuating personal issues, I will not be running for President of the Mike and Key ARC this March. It is a wonderful honor to serve you all, but I want to concentrate more on the other things I do with the club and give someone else a chance to serve. See ya ll on the 17 th. Go Hawks!! IN THIS ISSUE: From our Club President Ivy WA7IVY 1 M&K Club Contact Information K7LED 2 M&K Club January Activities Peter K4PNG 3 M&K January Meeting Door Prizes Peter K4PNG 3 M&K Radio Officer Report Hal Goodell N7NW 3 M&K FM 15: Workers Needed! Michael N7WA 3 Rainier2Ruston Foot Race June 6 Alan KB7SVU 4 M&K Membership Committee Report Rita KD7CNU 4 Ham Radio Exams 2014 Recap Daniel KL7WM 4 FD-Tower Trailer Pictures Monica Cook KF7QLX 4 M&K-FM 15 A Flea-Market Primer Michael N7WA 5 Special Project: K3 Build out Michael N7WA 6 Photo s From December Meeting Gary KG7KU 7 Celebrate Our January Members! Dave KB7PSN 7 M&K December General Mtg Minutes James WQ7H 8 M&K January Board Meeting Minutes James WQ7H 9 Training Jim Monson K7JGM 10 M&K Library Resources Tim K7ANE & Toku AD7JA 11 PNW Hamfairs & Events Lynn Burlingame N7CFO 11 Ham Radio Nets & Events January / February 12 1

2 Postal Address: Web Site: Send dues to: P.O. Box Mike & Key ARC Renton, WA P.O. Box 4234 Renton, WA K7LED Repeaters: Send newsletter submissions to: output / input mikeandkey.org Gary Bryan, Relay Editor (PL 103.5) arrl.net Tiger Mountain output / input Reflector: (PL 103.5) Tiger Mountain Club Contacts President Ivy Nelson-Groves WA7IVY live.com Vice President Rachelle Gill KF7QCN gmail.com Secretary James Wraalstad WQ7H mac.com Treasurer Dave Smith KB7PSN yahoo.com Activity Manager Peter Glaskowsky K4PNG ideaphile.com Radio Officer Hal Goodell N7NW comcast.net Trustees -- No. 1 Education & Training Jim Monson K7JGM earthlink.net No. 2 Membership (CoB) Monica Cook KF7QLX gmail.com No. 3 Technical Gary Anderson KF7TBC msn.com No. 4 Public Service Tim Kane K7ANE arrl.net No. 5 Facilities Daniel Stevens KL7WM arrl.net VE Testing Scott Robinson AG7T arrl.net Membership Committee mikeandkeymembers@gmail.com Monica Cook KF7QLX gmail.com Logo Committee Jim Aigner N7MU comcast.net Dan Humphrey N7QHC arrl.net Dawn Humphrey KC7YYB Club Library Toku Okumura AD7JA msn.com Webmaster Jim Etzwiler KD7BAT arrl.net Mike & Key Online The following Club resources are available: On the Web The Club's site at includes extensive information about Club activities and events, such as: VE testing, membership, past editions of the Relay and more. Reflector The Club's public message board offers an easy and free way to converse with Club members. To sign up, visit: E-Relay Help the Club save on printing and postage, send to the Relay Editor: arrl.net. 2

3 M&K Club - January Activities By Peter Glaskowsky K4PNG, Activities Manager Computer-Aided Amateur Radio I ll be taking the stage myself this month, presenting a summary of the various ways in which you can use a personal computer to help run your ham station. Please send your ideas for program topics to me at k4png@arrl.net or just post them on the MKARC Yahoo group. M&K January Door Prizes By Peter Glaskowsky K4PNG, Activities Manager If you missed out on the Elecraft KX3 or the other prizes in December, we have another radio to give away this month a Radio Shack PRO channel handheld scanning receiver donated by very own club president Ivy WA7IVY. Also in the January raffle is a pair of Sears Craftsman tool bags, an assortment of Ryobi drill bits and driver tips, a 12V battery monitor in kit form, and three different antennas a Nagoya NA-771 dual-band HT antenna for Baofeng, Wouxun, and similar radios that have male SMA connectors, a Motorola mobile antenna tuned for the old 800-MHz cellular band (note that the whip can be retuned or replaced), and a mobile NMO mount with a matching NMO whip antenna for the 2M band plus a second whip for the MHz NOAA weather radio band. M&K Radio Officer Report By Hal Goodell N7NW, Radio Officer Nothing new to report this month. Live camera feed: M&K-FM 15: Workers Needed! By Michael Dinkelman N7WA If this is January, it s time for me to start begging. I have no shame. As of this writing, we have about half the worker positions filled for our upcoming Fleamarket. The area in the worst shape is the Country Store virtually no one has signed up to work this area. Part of the problem is we have lost some longtime workers here and we need some new bodies. It s a pretty cushy job when you think of it. All inside work, selling stuff for people who don t have a table. We need help in this area for Friday and Saturday. The rest of our holes are mostly on Saturday. There is nobody signed up for hospitality that s where the food is. Michelle only needs a couple helpers through the day. The first shift of Ticket Sellers is looking good but the next two shifts are unfilled. All shifts of Ticket Takers are unfilled. Security is on the short side for Saturday morning. This primarily involves being at the doors between 8AM and 9AM after we start selling tickets but before we open. The Pallet Crew for teardown is lean. We need lots of bodies to get all those people out starting at 3PM. The Mike & Key Fleamarket generates the majority of our annual operating budget. Without this event, there would be no repeater and no Field Day. All those wonderful social events the membership committee is managing would have to go away unless participants were willing to pony up quite a few more dollars. Dues would have to be raised simply to rent the Salvation Army building we have our meetings in. I won t do the math, I ve done it many years in these pages, but the bottom line is that dues would have to go to $50-$70 a year to fund this Club at current levels and I don t see anybody clamoring for less spending. Personally, I really look at this event as just a fun way to pay my dues plus you re on the inside of the biggest and best run Ham event of the year in Washington State. Some of our customers think it s the best run on the west coast. I ll have my laptop at the January meeting and if we have WiFi, I ll be able to sign you up on the spot. You should have also received a personal invitation to Volunteer Spot which allows you to do your own sign-ups. If you are a new member and you're scared to volunteer, talk to me. In 28 years, we haven't lost, killed, or maimed a newbie yet. If you are old time member and haven't signed up, why aren't you showing the leadership we need? Already signed up? Maybe there is another job you could sign up for in a different area after you get tired of walking the aisles? Done begging for now. 3

4 Public Service: Rainier2Ruston 50-Mile Race By Alan Hughes KB7SVU I was asked recently to be in charge of communications for the Rainer 2 Ruston run to be held on June 6. This is a 50 mile run along some very rough trails with about 900 participants. The start is at the Carbon River Ranger Station and goes through Orting, Puyallup, Fife and on into Tacoma along the water front. I know that the club members who did it last year with me had lots of fun. This year I will need 16 people to cover the course. If you are able and would like to help, please me at: kb7svu@juno.com. Thanks. Alan Hughes KB7SVU. M&K Membership Committee Report By Rita Danielson KD7CNU Happy New Year from your Membership Committee! I trust everyone had a wonderful Holiday season and things are settling down. Decorations have found their way back into storage and New Year s resolutions have been made, and probably some have been broken by now. One resolution we would like to make is to do more for the club and to add to our committee. How can we do more? Glad you asked. We need input from the membership. What would you like to see us accomplish? Currently we send our membership renewal notices by or USPS mail. We plan major club events such as the upcoming Awards Banquet and the club Christmas party. We are also sponsoring the 40 th anniversary Field Day at Fort Flagler T- Shirt design contest. We meet after the general meeting and program at a local restaurant for lunch and meeting/planning. You are always welcome to join us. We hope you were able to attend the December general meeting and Christmas party. We had a good time. Subway sandwiches, vegetable trays, cookies and beverages. We had some fun competitions. Greg W7HRC won the ugly sweater contest with Rachelle KG7QCN taking second place. We also had some blind categories that were judged by the Membership Committee. I can t recall who all won the various categories, my apologies, but you know who you are. We had the best Santa beard, the Grinchiest/Scroogiest person, the most decked out in red and green, the most bling, the best hat, and the best overall costume. This month we will be collecting your T-shirt designs for the 40 th anniversary of Field Day at Fort Flagler. Please give your designs to one of the membership committee members. We will review and present the three best to the club membership for a vote. We would like to get all involved in this. The winning designer will get a free T-shirt. We will be meeting this month following the general meeting and program at Geri s Casual Dining and Catering at 509 S Third in Renton. We will be planning the Awards Banquet and the Membership table at the Flea Market. We will also be discussing the T-shirt designs submitted. 73 s/88 s -- Rita KD7CNU [Reference: T-Shirt template on the M&K Websitehttp://mikeandkey.org/other_images/T-shirtTemplate.pdf. There is a web page describing the competitionhttp://mikeandkey.org/tshirt_design.htm.] Ham Radio Exams: 2014 Training Re-Cap By Daniel Stevens KL7WM The Training team had a very good year in The numbers are 10-15% better than Another teacher has joined the team, Howard Schutlz, W7HS. He upgraded to Extra from the 2013 October class. In 2014 Howard, W7HS created slides for the New Technician Question Pool and for the 2012 Extra Question Pool. Daniel Stevens, KL7WM, help illustrate these training slides decks. Daniel, KL7WM, also created a new Illustration Handout booklet with 152 illustrations for the Technician and General classes. The Team, from 11 classes, trained and licensed 184 New Hams, up from 169 in They put on 7 Technician classes, 3 General classes and 1 Extra class. The Extra class passed 28 of 32 students. Most of the class scored 43 to 46 out of the 50 questions. The class pass rate was over 95% and many perfect scores on the Technician exams. 25% of the Technician students also pass their General exam at the same test session. 3 students passed all three test. The team held 13 VE sessions at 9 locations and passed or upgraded 256 candidates. Many of the test session had two grading lines to give a higher level of service to the candidate by speeding up the grading process. One session had 43 candidates who took 77 elements in 2.5 hours. We want to thank the 30 VE who made the test session possible. The training team is working on material for the New General Question Pool which becomes effective on July 1, There are 7 classes scheduled in addition to the Technician Class in January which had 28 students. Many feel these classes are the best with the illustrated slides, quizzes, videos, show and handle items and Illustration Handout booklet. The 5 instructors made these classes fun: LW, K7LWA, Dustin, KF7FK, Howard, W7HS and Daniel, KL7WM. Late Receipt Monica Cook KF7QLX writes: Here are pictures of the newly painted trailer. The trailer work party will have to be put on hold until February, due to Alan having a family emergency in Spokane. Alan called to say that he received a call from his daughter to let him know that his 17 year old granddaughter had passed away. -Monica KF7QLX 4

5 M&K-FM 15 A Flea-Market Primer [-March 7, 2015-] By Michael Dinkelman N7WA What is this Fleamarket thing-a-ma-gig coming up? For those that are new to the Club, this article is an attempt to provide relief from the blank stares I get when I ask if someone wants to sign up and work the event. It describes what the Flea-market is, its importance to the Club, the level of support required, and the job categories involved. What is it? The Mike & Key Flea-market is a one-day Hamfest held on a Saturday during the first part of March of each year. (For those who care about such things, it s the 10 th full weekend of the year not counting weekends that includes New Year s Day.) This year, that will be March 7 th. It s held at the Pavilion Exhibition Building on the Western Washington Fairgrounds in Puyallup. This is a two story building with 40,000 sq. feet of exhibition space. The event requires setting up over 300 tables and accommodating 600 sellers and their helpers. We typically draw people through the door. While this is a one-day event for the public; for the Club, it requires an additional day of set-up on Friday. This Fleamarket will be our 34 th. After so many years, it s a tradition in the Pacific Northwest and arguably the largest Hamfest in the region certainly in Washington State. We draw vendors from the entire West Coast and buyers from Canada, Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. Why do it? Well, it s a heck of a lot of fun but primarily, it s a fundraiser for the Club s activities. Because of this event, we can keep the dues at a ridiculously low rate of $12. It s been calculated that if we lost the Flea-market and had to rely on dues alone that we would need to have dues in the $60-70 range to maintain current levels. More likely, we would just have to de-fund a number of activities or charge members extra to participate. We also use the funds to help produce our yearly Special Events and Information Guide Booklet given away freely at the event and at the yearly Communications Academy event. Club Support. Because all of our members benefit directly, it s really a responsibility of our members to participate in making this event happen. It takes a minimum of 120 people to run this event smoothly. We accept help from non-members too so if you can talk your spouse into it or have some reliable friends, we would be happy to include them in the worker community. All workers receive a badge that entitles them to be on the premises during setup hours just like the sellers. That gives you a head start on finding the best deals (a very nice perk if you ve ever fought the crowds). We have a number of different areas that require workers and they support all types of physical limitations. No area is any more important than another though some may require some expertise or on-the-job training. Members may signup using an on-line signup tool (Volunteer Spot), sending to n7wa@arrl.net, or catching me at a Club meeting. The on-line tool includes worker descriptions. Members are encouraged to work in several areas throughout the event. Security - probably the simplest of worker assignments, it s important none-the-less. Your job depends on where you are assigned however, it usually involves walking the aisles watching for people lifting covers off of tables and making sure everyone has a badge. From 8-9AM on Saturday, we need a large contingent of security at the entrance doors prior to letting the crowd in. We do hire two professional guards to provide security out at the ticket booths and to handle issues that might require their level of help. Security is active during setup hours (2PM-7:30PM Friday, 5:30-AM-8:30AM Saturday). Physically, you should be able to stand and/or walk for extended periods of time. We also have positions sitting down in front of the loading doors watching for badges. Tickets working the ticket booths does require some expertise at handling money (making change) and the ability to work under pressure. There will usually be two of you in a booth. We sell tickets from 8AM 2PM Saturday. This is an important job and because you are handling Club funds, it s limited to Club members and their spouses. There are two other ticket related jobs taking tickets and hand stamping. Those jobs are outdoors so be prepared for the weather of the day. Announcing a willingness to interface with the public is good here. You ll be answering questions and providing limited announcements. Announcing is also where the talk-in station is located and the door prizes are drawn. No physical requirements here, you can sit indoors the entire time. Announcing is active from 2PM-7PM Friday and 5:30AM-3PM on Saturday. Country Store this is our consignment area. People bring in items here when they don t have enough to fill their own table. (Workers can place items in the Country Store too and sell them commission free.) A working knowledge of equipment is helpful in this area and you will be dealing with the public. The Country Store runs from 2PM-7PM Friday and 5:30AM-3PM on Saturday. No physical limitations. Loading Dock this area requires the most number of people. You need to be able to work in a team environment. There is some physical labor required here. We don t load people s equipment but we do move empty pallets by hand and full pallets using jacks. You are working mostly under cover outdoors. This job takes a bit of on-the-job training to learn the system but it s not difficult. You will be interfacing with our vendors and a good attitude is important as they can be cranky at times. The loading dock is active from 2PM-7:30PM Friday, 5:30- AM-8:30AM Saturday, and 3PM-6PM Saturday. Registration/Traffic Control if you are interested in registration, please contact Diane at dmdink@clearwire.net or Registration hands out vendor packets and sells tables but job requirements are very specific and it s best you talk to Diane before committing. Her greatest needs are in the area of traffic control. Traffic Control mans the incoming and outgoing gates plus the choke point at the loading dock. This involves being outdoors in the weather and standing for extended periods of time. (These are usually very special people but highly appreciated.) This area is active from 2PM-7:30PM Friday, 5:30-AM-8:30AM Saturday, and 3PM-6PM Saturday (loadout). Setup On Friday, from 9AM to 2PM, a large number of workers are needed to help setup the Pavilion. This mostly involves setting up 300+ tables and 400+ chairs. It s physical work but important. We work in pairs (mostly) to reduce the burden. Also, at this time, Announcing, Registration, and Country Store will be getting ready to open at 2PM. We do provide lunch at noon on Friday for our setup workers. Teardown often forgotten, we need just as many people to help teardown the tables starting at 3PM on Saturday as we did setting up on Friday. If you aren t involved in performing loading dock duties or traffic control, we need you to stay on and help teardown and cleanup. Yes, we are all tired but it needs to be done. Administration, VE Examiners, Hospitality these areas have specific requirements and are not generally open to public signups. If you have an interest in giving VE Exams, contact Scott ag7t@arrl.net. For Admin or Hospitality, see an event Chairperson. 5

6 Everything gets built around one big board. The front. M&K Member Special Project: K3 Buildout By Michael Dinkelman N7WA I ve been a Ham for 42 years. My last NEW out-of-the-box radio was purchased in I bought it out of my earnings from working as a deck hand in Westport for a summer. It was a Heathkit HW-101 and it represented a significant investment for a junior in High School. I had a great time putting it together though Soooo many boxes! I could never get the SSB to work. But, I didn t care about SSB anyway. Everything rig since then has been secondhand. This year, I decided my main rig was getting a bit long in the tooth 20 years old. The radio arts have progressed quite a bit. Most radios are built using microprocessors, surface mount components, and parts requiring a Soooo many tiny parts! microscope to see. Most are really just computers running really sophisticated software - Software Define Radios (SDR). That s what I wanted! I ended up choosing another kit for my new radio. Alas, there was no soldering involved in this one. It was wholly a mechanical project from Elecraft, the K3. It was supposed to take about 10 hours of assembly time. I figure it was closer to 20 hours, over two weeks, when I finally finished. The hands don t work with small parts quite so well as 40 years ago, the eyes don t see as well, and whoever heard of Electro-Static Discharge (ESD) way back then. The instructions are remarkably detailed - certainly as good as the old Heathkits. I had fun and took some pictures along the way. Oh, and the SSB works too... Four sides and some smaller board. It s starting to look like a radio. We have power! 6

7 M&K Photos From Our December 2014 General Meeting By Gary Bryan KG7KU There was a great turnout at the Club s December meeting and in anticipation of the Holiday Party as the program, and led by the Membership Committee. Much thanks to Rita Danielson KD7CNU for all your planning & preparation! Jim Etzwiler KD7BAT gave the SA-Bell Ringing results. Alan Hughes KB7SVU gave a Trailer update. Robert Grinnell KD7WNV discusses the Puget Sound Guide. Announced regarding the Seafair Parade Marshals: Liz Budbill N7ZXH (L) is DVM-Parade Communications, and Gene Budbill N7QLT (R) is Chief Marshal for Congratulations to both of you! Let s Celebrate our January Members! By David Smith, KB7PSN, Treasurer As of January, 2015, these folks have been Mike & Key members for the number of years stated. Congratulations to all of you, and thanks for your participation and service. Happy Anniversary this month! Each of you makes us who we are. John Rehnstrom WA7HQG 44 Years * Dick Lundstrom W7INK 42 Years * Joyce Stroeher N7JPW 28 Years * Michael Hansen KG7MX 24 Years Mike Hansen AC7UR 24 Years 7 Frank Henshaw K7VMG 21 Years Mark Whitaker KD7KUN 14 Years Ronald Stein W7GAX 8 Years Donald Cain * No Call * 5 Years Rich Hand K7RFH 5 Years Linda Jordan * No Call * 5 Years Carl Reynolds N7CJR 5 Years George Thornton AE7G 5 Years David Burngasser KB7DAV 4 Years William Blum W7WMB 1 Year Doug North KG7GVW 1 Year Tom Petrakis K4ULL 1 Year * Life Member, having been with club for 25 years or more.

8 M&K General Meeting Minutes By James Wraalstad WQ7H, Secretary Meeting held December 20, 2014 The The meeting was called to order at 10:03 by the President, Ivy WA7IVY. Pledge of Allegiance. Member and Guest Introductions. Announcements: The Mike & Key ARC is affiliated with the ARRL, which members are encouraged to join. Everyone, including visitors, should sign the rosters. Visitors are reminded not to vote on membership matters. Jim KD7BAT passed around a kettle for the Salvation Army. Jim reported that The Bell Ringing was very successful. Thanks to all who participated. Officer Reports: President - Ivy WA7IVY: Dave Williamson WA7DGW president Snohomish County Radio Club1 is having issues with a person causing problems on their repeated. Secretary - Jim WQ7H: It is nice to see Alan Hughes in attendance. Treasurer - Dave KB7PSN: The books are in order. A vote on the budget is being taken today. Activity Manager - Peter K4PNG: Thanks to everyone who contributed to the prize drawing. Peter is looking for a program for January. Chairman of the Board - Monica KF7QLX: No Report Radio Officer - Hal N7NW: No Report Vice-Président Rachelle : A quorum was present. Sam Sullivan N7RHE made a motion to approve the minutes as published on the web site. Gil W7GIL seconded and the motion carried. Membership recognition: Vanndy Eam N7EAM for 5 years membership Allen Evenson AE7TG for 5 years membership Marilyn Olson KB7WSH for 20 years membership Raleigh Elkins WB7WNF for 35 years membership Editor Reports: Relay Editor - Gary KG7KU: Thanks to everyone for his or her contributions. Thanks to Jim KD7BAT for his assistance with the production of the Relay. Send in your Ham Radio Holiday Photos to Gary. Webmaster - Jim KD7BAT: Added the December relay to the web page. Updating information for other clubs and nets. There are additions to the Swap Page. Committee Reports: Membership - Rita KD7CNU: Membership Committee will meet in January after the general meeting. The location is to be determined. Please submit your t-shirt ideas to Rita or the membership committee. Faclilties Daniel KL7WM: Keys have been passed out. We had a good meeting with the new major of the Renton Salvation Army. Education and Training - Jim K7JGM: Bill Balzarini KL7BB has forthcoming CW classes that are listed on the web. Daniel Stevens KL7WM had a very successful series of classes with 184 new hams. There were 152 Technician, 65 General, and 39 Amateur Extra examinations passed. Public Service Robert is looking for volunteers for the production of the Public service booklet. There is a need to update of the schedules for the various public service nets and clubs. Technical and Special Interest - Gary KF7TBC: No report. VE Exams - Scott AG7T: 10 people sat for examinations and there were 7 Technician and 2 General exams passed. Flea Market - Mike N7WA : Thanks to everyone for helping with the flyers. If you need an invite to volunteer, please contact Mike for an invitation. Sign ups are online and you do need an invitation. There will be a program on the Flea Market in February. Field Day - Ivy WA7IVY: From Alan, thanks to Tim and Monica for getting the axles, lights, and hardware off of the trailer. There will be new lights and wiring as well as new hardware for the axles. Alan is looking for a small sand blaster to clean up the rust on the axles. He needs to know by the end of March who will be pulling the antenna and equipment trailers. Logo Committee Dave KB7PSN: See Dave for badges that have been purchased. Jim Aigner N7MU is taking orders for clothing with embroidering. Audit Committee: Sam N7RHE: There will be an audit meeting next month. Old Business: None New Business: Dave KB7PSN - The budget proposal has been distributed to the membership. Gil W7GIL made a motion to accept the budget as presented to the Board and Chris AE7XQ seconded. Michael Hanson asked about the capital equipment line item. There was a discussion about the equipment for the Salvation Army station. Carolyn WV7Q asked about emergency communications in the Salvation Army location. There has been none following the remodel. There is emergency power at the administration building location. The thought is that there would be two stations that could accomodate a "talk in station" on meeting days at the Salvation Army as well as emergancy communication from the administration building. The motion passed. Alligator Award: Dean N7XS continues to hold the plush pet. For the good of the order: Carl N7CJR was the year-end grand prizewinner of the Elecraft KX3 transceiver. Liz Budbill N7ZXH will be the Vice Martial of Communications for Seafair. Gene Budbill N7QLT will be the Chief Parade Marshall of Seafair Parades. The next Mike & Key Board meeting will be on the first Tuesday of the month, January 6th, at 7:15pm at the Salvation Army in Renton. The next Mike & Key General Membership meeting is on the third Saturday of the month, January 17th at 10:00am, at the Salvation Army in Renton. Gill W7GIL made a motion to close the meeting and was seconded by Monica KF7QLX. The motion passed. The meeting was adjourned at 10:38 hours. Guests 3 / Members 69 / ARRL Members 58. Attested: James Wraalstad WQ7H, Secretary 8

9 Radio Officer Hal N7NW: Everything is working fine. The annual report has been filed with the Secretary of State (WA). Hal would like to add ground plane radials to help mitigate SWR on the 2 meter repeater antenna. Relay editor Gary KG7KU: Thanks everyone for their articles. It is a short month so please send in your articles by Friday. Webmaster Jim KD7BAT: No Report Trustee Assignments: Chairman of the Board Monica KF7QLX: M&K Board Meeting Minutes By Jim Wraalstad WQ7H, Secretary Mtg Held 6-January-2015 Officers present: X President Ivy Nelson-Groves WA7IVY Vice President Rachelle Gill KF7QCN X Secretary Jim Wraalstad WQ7H X Treasurer Dave Smith KB7PSN X Activities Manager Peter Glaskowsky K4PNG X Radio Officer Hal Goodell N7NW Trustees present: X No. 1 Jim Monson K7JGM X No. 2 Monica Cook (CoB) KF7QLX No. 3 Gary Anderson KF7TBC X No. 4 Tim Kane K7ANE X No. 5 Daniel Stevens KL7WM Other officers (non-voting) X Relay Editor Gary Bryan KG7KU Webmaster Jim Etzwiler KD7BAT Visitors: Michael Hansen KG7MX. The COB Monica KF7QLX called the meeting to order at 7:12 p.m. IVY made a motion to approve the August board minutes as amended. Peter seconded. The motion passed. Reports: President Ivy WA7IVY: Ivy will not be running for president in the coming year. Vice President Rachelle KF7QCN: No Report. Secretary James WQ7H: No Report Treasurer Dave KB7PSN: The books are in order. The web site and Relay expenses have been paid. The reservation has been made for the picnic. The trailer sandblasting work has been paid. Activities manager Peter K4PNG: No report. Peter is considering a program on an introduction of computers and ham radio such as station control, logging, and digital communications. Membership Monica - KF7QLX: The next Membership meeting will be at the La Hacienda after the next general membership meeting. The annual Awards Dinner is being planned. Facilities - Daniel KL7WM: The distribution of keys has been completed. Education & Training - Jim K7JGM: Daniel KL7WM has 27 students at Camp Murray (National Guard). Contact Daniel for access. There are additional classes are listed on the ARRL web page. Public Service Tim K7ANE: no report Field Day - Ivy W7IVY: There was a discussion regarding access to the Field Day antennas and trailer. Picnic Hal - N7NW: No report. Technical Gary KF7TBC: No report. Flea Market: Hal N7NW The next Flea Market meeting is in February. The flyers are being mailed. The first floor is sold out. Space is going fast on the second floor. Old Business: Work is continuing on drafting a revised Policies and Procedure manual. There was a discussion regarding past due memberships. An amendment to the by-laws to address past due membership is being drafted. New Business: The books will be audited before the January general membership. Next Board meeting will be on Tuesday February 3 rd, 2015 at 7:15 pm at the Salvation Army Building in Renton. There being no further business, the COB Monica KF7QLX adjourned the meeting at 8:28pm. Attested: James Wraalstad WQ7H, Secretary 9

10 Training from Jim Monson K7JGM: Subject: 7 Licensing Classes scheduled for 2015 We have 7 Licensing Classes scheduled for 2015 already - 5 are for Technician and 2 are for General. This information has been sent to Jim, KD7BAT to post. Technician Class description is This class is for everyone and will help someone with no radio knowledge to become an experienced radio operator. There is a 97% pass rate and 25% of the students pass the second radio test also. There are 10 practice quizzes, and a handout booklet with over 150 illustrations and 5 instructors to answer your individual questions. There are many show and handle and tell items to see and feel. Video songs and informative YouTubes adds up to make this a fun class for all. Many have driven over 90 miles to attend this class. The recommended book is the ARRL Technician Licensing Manual, 3rd edition. It cost about $30 and several are available. The registration is so the handout can be prepared for you. Daniel Stevens your name at KL7WM@aol.com List of classes dates and locations 1 Technician Class, two Saturdays, February 21 and 28, 2015 from 9 AM to 5 PM with the VE test at 3 PM on the second day PC Center 2363 NW 80th Street Seattle, WA Technician Class, two Saturdays, April 18 and 25, 2015 from 9 AM to 5 PM with the VE test at 3 PM on the second day Federal Way Masonic Hall 1700 S. 340th Street Federal Way, WA Technician Class, two Saturdays, May 16 and 23, 2015 from 9 AM to 5 PM with the VE test at 3 PM on the second day PC Center (Downstairs) 2363 NW 80th Street Seattle, WA General Class, two Saturdays, May 16 and 23, 2015 from 9 AM to 5 PM with the VE test at 3 PM on the second day PC Center (Upstairs Unit C) 2363 NW 80th Street Seattle, WA Technician Class, two Saturdays, September 19 and 26, 2015 from 9 AM to 5 PM with the VE test at 3 PM on the second day PC Center 2363 NW 80th Street Seattle, WA Technician Class, two Saturdays, November 14 and 21, 2015 from 9 AM to 5 PM with the VE test at 3 PM on the second day PC Center (Downstairs) 2363 NW 80th Street Seattle, WA General Class, two Saturdays, November 14 and 21, 2015 from 9 AM to 5 PM with the VE test at 3 PM on the second day PC Center (Upstairs) 2363 NW 80th Street Seattle, WA Thank you Daniel Stevens KL7WM Training Coordinator

11 M&K Library Offers Many Resources By Tim Kane K7ANE & Toku Okumura AD7JA Some of our new members may not be aware of a great membership benefit - borrowing an MFJ Antenna Analyzer from the club library. Toku, our librarian, has assembled some 20 pieces of test equipment to add to that loaner library. This equipment is available for members use for your special projects, for training or education purposes (the ARRL has some good electronics courses), or simply to get hands-on experience. The stuff ranges from vintage analog meters to power supplies, watt meters, oscilloscopes, even a microscope. If what you want to borrow is a small item, simply contact Toku to bring it for you to the next meeting. Or stop in to his shop to look over his inventory. 11 Here s the complete current list: 1) MFJ-249 and MFJ-259 Antenna Analyzers 2) MFJ to 525 MHz SWR/Wattmeter 3) Tektronix #7503 Oscilloscope ( A26YZ) 4) Philips #7503 ( A26X2) Oscilloscope 5) Astron #SL-11A 12V Power Supply 6) Astron #RS-20A 12V Power Supply (2 sets) 7) Astron #VS-50M 12V Power Supply 8) EICO #1064S 0-20V Power Supply (2 sets) 9) Bird Model #43 10W (25-60MHz) 25W (25-60MHz) ( MHz) 100W ( MHz) ( MHz) 250W (25-60MHz) 500W (2-30MHz) 1000W (2-30MHz) 10) Bird # W Dummy 11) EICO #235 Analog Meter (VTVM) 12) Simpson #250 Analog Meter (VTVM) 13) Fluke #8010A Digital Multimeter 14) Micronta #22-175A True RMS Multimeter 15) Brunnel Instrument #3030 Function Generator 16) Tenma # GHz Multifunction Counter (2 sets) 17) Fluke / Philips #PM5712 Pulse Generator (1Hz-50MHz) 18) EMT Series Stereo Microscopes 19) VIZ #WP-29A Monitor AC Voltage and Isolation Transformer 20) Training Systems #20500B #40600 #50200 #60100 The library is maintained and serviced by M&K Librarian Toku Okumura, AD7JA, at his television service company, Skyway TV, at Renton Ave. S, Seattle Tel: For more information, opening times and a map, go to his website: Please come by and browse! Pacific Northwest Hamfairs & Events Source: PNW Hamfair webpage at (Used with Permission) Link: The Pacific Northwest Hamfair and Events Calendar Also: Western Washington Amateur Radio Licensing Classes, Training Classes and Examination Sessions January 5, Special Event Station XM3G - 200th Anniversary of the Treaty of Ghent February 14, Salem Hamfair & Computer/Electronics Swapmeet. This is an ARRL sanctioned event. Rickreall, Oregon at the Polk County Fairgrounds. February 22, Burnaby ARC Swapmeet, New Westminster, BC. March 7, Mike & Key Swap Meet. Puyallup fairgrounds exhibition hall, Puyallup, WA. This is an ARRL sanctioned event. Flyer in PDF (62K() March 21, MicroHams Digital Conference. Redmond, WA. This is an ARRL sanctioned event. April Idaho State Convention. Boise, ID, Voice of Idaho ARC. Info, Don Lynn, ND7L, (208) , don_lynn@pacbell.net. April 11, Yakima Hamfest. Yakima, Washington. Selah Civic Center, 216 South 1st Street, Selah, WA. April 11 & 12, Communications Academy. Seattle, WA. This is an ARRL sanctioned event.

12 Ham Nets & Events 2015 January / February SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY M&K Public Service Net (Weekly) NWWA-LDS Net (Weekly) 2000 King Co. ARES Net (Weekly) 2200 NW Astronomy Net (Weekly) & 1645 Weather Net (M-F) 1830 WA Emerg. HF Net-ARES (Weekly) 1900 Seattle ACS Net (Weekly) 1930 PSRG Net (Wkly) American Red Cross /SeattleTeam Net (+103.5) (Weekly) 2000 Snohomish Co. ACS/RACES Net (Weekly) M&K Club Meeting [Salvation Army- Renton] 1100 Program 12:30-M&K Ham Radio Exams, Contact: Scott ag7t@arrl.net WA State Emerg. Net (WSEN) ARES HF Net (Weekly) FEBRUARY M&K Board Mtg Salvation Army Bldg Renton, 7:15 pm M&K Fleamarket Planning Mtg (Mike N7WA s Place.) Relay Articles Due M&K Club Mtg [Salvation Army- Renton] 1100 Program 12:30- M&K Ham Radio Exams Contact: Scott ag7t@arrl.net 12