Issued October 2018 Issue No. 102 Club Website: http://www.qsl.net/k7jar/home.html S-Meter e-mail: parcnews@hotmail.com Club Repeater: Output 146.62 MHz; Input 146.02 MHz, No Tone Next Meeting Friday November 16 th 2018 Meeting QTH is: Corner of Walnut & Hawthorne Street CLUB NET: Sunday Evenings 8:00p.m. Local Like Us on Facebook: Panoramaland Amateur Radio Club
Highlights from our October meeting. Attendees: 19 Meeting was called to order by President Baron KI7FDU There was a quorum of Officers present. Minutes of the September meeting were read and accepted. Treasurer's Report Randy N7CKJ $4978.64 ARES Report Michael KF7SYS - The Sunday evening ARES training Net has been averaging between 8 & 12 check-ins each Sunday. As many of you know the Net is now considered a training Net due to the fact that after the normal check-in process there is usually a training portion included. We need more Net Control Operators, currently running with three. Our monthly meeting at the ambulance shack continues to demonstrate the need for training. Dave WD7K and I have been meeting and working with Jim Caruso (Director of Emergency Management) discussing the ins and outs regarding the best methods to apply during various types of events. PARC Net George W7WBN Still need more net control operators, Thank you to Jim W7JWT & Baron KI7FDU for volunteering. We still need someone to take my place, as I m moving out of the area. Main duties would be organizing the Net schedule each month, you would not have to be a Net Controller but it would be nice. Board Report: Bruce KC7H Nothing new to report, Bruce s seat is up for re-election this year. Announcements: Old Business: Club Patches and HRO raffle tickets from Randy N7CKJ Picnic in September was mentioned. Anyone do the Salmon Run? New Business: Nominations for Officers: President: Baron KI7FDU Vice President: Diane KC7WQB Secretary: Treasurer: Randy N7CKJ Board Member: Bruce KC7H Jim WW7DD passed around an equipment list that he has for sale. Club needs to look for a new meeting place, Jim WW7DD s health may keep him from attending meetings in the future. Baron KI7FDU said he would check into the VFW building on Highway 20 and Aladdin road. Meeting was adjourned at Respectfully submitted, Secretary No Official Minutes were Submitted 2
PARC Sunday Night Net 8:00pm on the 146.62. Interested in becoming one of the Net control operators? Just e-mail George W7WBN at audax@gotsky.com Congratulations George W7WBN For Winning the HRO Raffle Presented to George by Randy N7CKJ The PARC Sunday Night Net continues to be a mainstay of the organization. Changes are coming to the PARC Sunday Night Net. Some Net Control Operators are leaving and some new Operators are coming on. After many years of faithful service Jim WW7DD has dropped out of the rotation. The club thanks Jim for his dedication. Baron KI7FDU and Jim W7JWT will be coming on in November. And, as many of you know, I am preparing to move to Sandpoint Idaho to be near family. The life-blood of the HAM Radio Community is volunteers. Without them we tend to lose continuity and direction. The never-ending quest for Net Control Operators is still in progress. If you want to try your hand in operating the Net, or if you are a recent HAM looking for on-air experience, this is a great way to get it! And, club President Baron KI7FDU is looking for someone to take over my position. Any Volunteers? Contact Baron at baronofcolville@peoplepc.com Thank you all, 73 George W7WBN 3
FROM THE PRESIDENT Let s Talk About Our Future as a Club Hello Everyone: Here we are again heading into Ham Radio weather (winter that is). I hope you all had a chance to check your antennas and feed lines and are ready to enjoy our hobby and passion for the indoor months. With that said, if you enjoy Ham Radio like I do and want to see it grow and remain interesting then we need to talk. I m sure that everybody has noticed that the club needs new members and that the club hasn t been as active as it should be in recruiting them. The future depends on new Hams joining and participating in club events. I know there are an endless number of reasons why people get into amateur radio and I think that we need to GET THE WORD OUT about all the different things that it offers. As a club we need to shake off the old image of Ham Radio that many people have and show them that there is more to it than they may know. Ham Radio has something to appeal to just about anyone, and our mission is to show potential members what they could be discovering in Ham Radio and in our local club. The reason a club exists is to create a place for people who share a common interest, to meet, learn about and enjoy that common interest together. The way I see it, the more members we have, the more we learn and the more we will enjoy this great hobby. If you are the only member in the club who does CW, then who do you talk to about code? If you are the only builder of equipment, who do you talk to? That s my point in a nutshell. We need to grow! The job of a club recruiter is your job! If you are proud of your hobby and your club, then recruit, recruit, recruit. Everywhere you go be the best recruiter you can be. Keep club contact information handy and have a membership application ready to go. Every one of us must be able to explain the various things Ham Radio offers and what our club offers also. We need to appeal to the next generation of Hams. Younger potential members might be interested in things like digital modes or in contesting, but whatever it is we need to welcome them in. Remember our Ham Radio Club is -------------what we make it! Let me know your thoughts and ideas. Baron KI7FDU KI7FDU@peoplepc.com 4
List of Ham of the Year from the Trophy 1994 Guy N7YRT 1995 Guy N7YRT 1996 Rex AB7IZ 1997 Dave WB6MFF 1998 Ken WA7FRO 1999 Randy N7CKJ 2000 Joe & Delores (No Call Signs) 2001 Dan KC7LBY 2002 Guy N7YRT 2003 Karl & Cleo (No Call Signs) 2004 Shurlene KD7QCA 2005 Wilse WX7P 2006 Bruce KE7BWN 2007 Rick K5UJU 2008 Maria KE7DSK 2009 Tom KE7TEG 2010 Dave WD7K 2011 Cynthia WW7CA 2012 George W7WBN 2013 Debbie KF7GUB 2014 Jim W7JWT 2015 Jim WW7DD 2016 Randy N7CKJ 2017 Baron KI7FDU Thought Everyone Might Find This Interesting Might just get people thinking and reminiscing a little. Reminder we vote for Ham of the Year at our December meeting. Who do you think has gone above and beyond? Baron KI7FDU 5
Here is our group of ARES & PARC volunteers forming up before beginning the Hoot Owl patrols on Holloween night in Colville. Pictured L to R are Bruce KC7H, Colville Police, Lauren KL1LC, Gimmie AL7LB, Jim W7JWT, Tom KE7TEG, David KF7QEN and not pictured were George W7WBN and Baron KI7FDU. I think everyone had a good time and the evening was safe and quiet for another year. Thanks to all the volunteers who participated and we hope to see you again next year. Baron KI7FDU 6
Calendar of Events 2018 November 2018 (National Peanut Butter Lovers Month) 2 nd NCCC RTTY Sprint 3 rd Parkview Senior Living Craft Fair 4 th PARC Net 8:00 pm Net Control Operator Baron KI7FDU 4 th Maple Ridge Swap Meet. Pitt Meadows, BC 4 th SARL 80m QSO Party 6 th ARS Spartan Sprint 10 th WAE DX Contest, RTTY and SARL VHF/UHF Analogue Contest 11 th PARC Net 8:00 pm Net Control Operator Cynthia WW7CA 11 th Veteran s Day 15 th ARRL School Club Roundup 16 th PARC Meeting 7:30 pm Hawthorne & Walnut St. Testing Available Snacks-Debbie 16 th YO International PSK31 Contest 17 th SARL Field Day Contest and LZ DX Contest and All Austrian 160-Meter Contest 17 th Christmas Tree Extravaganza Begins at Saundra s 17 th Annual Holiday Craft Fair Ag-Center 18 th PARC Net 8:00 pm Net Control Operator Jim W7JWT 19 th Run For The Bacon QRP Contest 22 nd Thanksgiving Holiday 23 rd Black Friday! And Christmas Tree Lighting Downtown 24 th Small Business Saturday Shop Local 25 th PARC Net 8:00 pm Net Control Operator Baron KI7FDU 30 th ARRL 160-Meter Contest 30 th Junk Drunk First Annual Holiday Shopping Market at Ag-Center Colville 30 th Keller House Museum Magic of Christmas Tours start. December 2018 1 st Junk Drunk Holiday Shopping Market Ag Trade Center (Fri 11/30 too) 1 st City Sidewalks Chewelah Shop Local 2 nd PARC Net 8:00 pm Net Control Operator Tom TE7TEG 4 th ARS Spartan Sprint 6 th NRAU 10m Activty Contest 8 th ARRL 10-Meter Contest 8 th Colville Chamber Gala and Christmas Tree Drawing 9 th PARC Net 8:00 pm Net Control Operator Cynthia WW7CA 14 th Russian 160-Meter Contest 16 th ARRL Rookie Roundup, CW 16 th PARC Net 8:00 pm Net Control Operator Jim W7JWT 21 st PARC Club Meeting and Christmas Dinner Potluck 21 st Winter Solstice 23 rd PARC Net 8:00 pm Net Control Operator George W7WBN 24 th Christmas Eve 25 th Christmas Day 26 th DARC Christmas Contest 27 th National Fruitcake Day 29 th Original QRP Contest 30 th PARC Net 8:00 pm Net Control Operator Baron KI7FDU 31 st New Years Eve! 7
I am selling the following radio equipment: FT 950 TRANSCEIVER $775.00 ASTRON RS 50- M POWER SUPPLY $225 HEATH KIT SB 200 AMP. $350.00 MFJ VOICE KEYER $110 CN801 SWR & POWER METER $90 HYGAIN ANTENNA ROTATER PLUS BRAKE $275 ROTATER FOR BEAM $100.00 HEATH KIT RF 50- A DUMMY LOAD $20 PUSH TO TALK FOOT SWITCH $10 HEIL PL-2T MIKE BOOM HEIL GM 4 MIKE FOR BOOM $275 for both 4' REMOTE PTT SWITCH $10 HEIL HEAD SIT WITH MIKE $70 ROHN 25 TOWER SECTIONS $60 EACH Tower needs to be taken down. A 70 Tower If interested, please call Jim Frees (509) 935-4676 or e-mail: jimwdd@gmail.com 8