Calaveras Amateur Radio Society (CARS) January 11, 2018 6:30PM Minutes Welcome Called to order 18:30 Self Introductions Old Business Reading of Minutes from Last Meeting Andy Treasurers Report Eileen $5,301.58 currently in account. Printed report presented to WA6AVR. Motion to approve 2nded and passed unanimously. Net Report Mike N6AXQ Check-ins November: High-35 Low-26 Average-31(27% of membership) Visitors-5 high December: High-36 Low-15 Average-28(24%) Visitors-4 high N6AXQ welcomes comments/needs AE6LA liked running the net on Christmas Day. He encourages others to take Net Control Station from time to time. Contact N6AXQ if interested. WS6P agreed and encourages the same. Breakfast Report Mike K6AAN K6AAN reported the breakfasts are doing well. Murphys does a great job of hosting the group. Attendance was 17 in November, 10 in December. ARES/RACES Report Sam & PT Report attached.
New Business Questions on Future Events Chuck & Jerry 1/ Picnic WA6AVR asked if there was interest in a club picnic this year. Also, if there was anybody willing to take on the responsibility to organize said picnic. Discussion followed: The picnic may be tri-county (CARS, TCARES, ACARC) or not W6AJW: weather may be an issue. Perhaps a more moderate time of year could be chosen. W6RXK suggested considering an operation at Frog Jump instead of the picnic. Discussion followed about previous experiences with onsite operation there. RFI should probably not be a problem as in past years. W6RXK moved to do away with the annual Club Picnic and investigate an operation at Frog Jump (May 17-20). Motion seconded and passed unanimously. 2/ Christmas WA6AVR opened a discussion regarding a party for this year. One option is to have it at a restaurant. Cost to be approximately $25/plate. Should be centrally located. Potentially early December on a Saturday night. This would be better than no party. Another option would be to have a party catered at a hall. WA6AVR will chair this effort. General approval was given. Discussion regarding venues and formats. 3/ Mini Swap Meet WA6AVR opened discussion. The next close swap meet is in March in Loomis. Do we wish to see a local meet? Murphys Fire might be a good place. W6RXK pointed out that the County requires a use permit for such an operation. It was decided to table the discussion. Field Day KM6ELA is waiting for input from other members. The club has been invited back to Camp LodeStar. The only other suggestion at this time is Bear Valley. Seems odd to him as it is out of the county. Please contact KM6ELA for suggestions and offers of help.
N6AXQ asked for an overview of Field Day. KM6ELA spoke about Fellowship, Emergency Communications in a Remote Location and Competition between Clubs. Repeater Report AE6LA LaRue: waiting for him to fulfil his promise to get our antenna on top of the tower before the end of January. Then AE6LA will add the nodes and digipeaters along with the remote base. N6IV asked if AE6LA will have access to the repeater site. AE6LA answered that he will have access to the vault, but not the tower. Bear Valley: A user (not in CARS) offered to help put the repeater back in place after the ski lift construction. AE6LA will visit the site this spring to assess the situation. WS6P spoke of the need for a digipeater that can see the repeater site. W6RXK called Ron Mobley and found that he is not yet ready to offer his site for our repeater. AE6LA was contacted by Jeff Tolhurst about hosting a Ham Cram for the Columbia College Makers Club. Motion to accept offer 2nded and passed unanimously. Program Chuck W6AJW Worldwide Ham Station Ops Very informative and entertaining! WS6P talked a bit about NTS. He was #2 in the nation for passing traffic (see attachment) WS6P passed an NTS message to a member at the meeting, KM6PCZ, dated 12-25-17. The next CARS meeting will again be held at the Angels Camp Round Table. KK6GIX asked if she should cancel our standing reservation with the Odd Fellows hall. In answer, it was moved to continue the CARS club meetings at Round Table. 2nded and passed unanimously. Adjournment 20:07 Chuck & Jerry
2018 Club Events Calendar February 17 th Copper J-Antenna Workshop March 8th March 18 th Club Meeting Ride for Art April 14 th Mr. Frog s Wild Ride May 10 th June 24 & 25 July 21 st August 25 th Club Meeting Field Day Ham Cram Elmer Class
ARES / RACES: RACES/ARES PT will be the RACES Radio Officer. He will handle all County level requests Sam will handle all ARES requests, along with the AEC, Ken & Mike Looking for AEO)in the MT Ranch, Valley Springs, San Andreas, Angles Camp, Murphys areas ARES registration needed for ARRL's new program We are known as Calaveras County ARES Low level - Cell Repeaters Planning meeting; Dec 7 at 1000 in West Point Two other attendees present. Seems there is no interest in improving local corns. Dependent on CARS repeater only Ride for Art -- March 18 Ken - AE6LA; Lead for this event. Please let him know if you are available Mr. Frog's Wild Ride April 14 Mike N6AXIII lead? Sam & Kathy already have another commitment, but if this changes we will be available (pt- c i" C kad C o C imp 2y2c T ic c
Field Organization Reports 75, 50, and 25 Years Ago February 1943 The cover photo shows three hams admiring their portable generator built onto a small car trailer. Thp editorial addresses thp goblet-1 nf operating privileges being restored after the war, assuring members that the League was already working toward that end. Clinton B. DeSoto, W1 CBD, continues his series of articles telling what our military is doing on the radio front in"ost Visits the Coast Guard: He describes the uteri's skill as radio operators, trained by the longest and most intensive course now being given...in any of the military services: I"MG on the selection of frequencies for the War Emergency Radio Service (WERS). r:lear,a r4rarrrnar,1n-1[3f, procante Part rlf ""Piernantary A.C. Mathematics: which discusses periodic phenomena The article is in response to war-stimulated interest in more technical radio subiects. aiming to present the information less formally than a regular textbook. "An Avocation Becomes a Vocation," by Herbert Hamilton, W9MRCI, reports on the many narns who have turned their nam VOHS toward the manutacture ot military radio equipment and other war efforts. February 1968 The cover photo shows a compact RTNTransmitterdistributor that was built into an attaché case, nclzc.1.aplot 1:c to.a Relay League?" as the first of a series describing the unique service ARRL provides to hams and the public. David Geiser, WA2ANU, describes "A Zero-Beating Method" that we can use for setting a frequency exactly, or for frequency measurement Jack Althouse, WA6CEZ, presents an easy step-bystep procedure for "Modern Power-Supply Design" in order to obtain a desired output voltage and loadcurl et it captbiiiiy wi diet aituitiiily Liiude Lew McCoy, W1 ICP, gives us the design for "A FieldEffect Transistor Dipper: one of the most useful tools tar bz.glding, trat'az,'shczt::1g around the ham shack. In 'The Wooden Yagi," Chris Sham, VE2DBS, tells us ahni it hi iilrfinc a 111-mater 11 -,.9am reinc utrylrf fru,the supporting structure. February 1993 The cover shows photos of the Russian Mir spacecraft and WOSL listening to its signals at the St. Louis Science Center station. tie ectonar tells or N9hiCit, wrio, Wine listening outside the ham bands, heard distress signals from a sinking sailboat He tuned his ham rig up on the II CtUCI 1.7,.11(414.. I.., IttZ1..t Cuf 114 1,5111014 II 10 Guard, who rescued the sailors. The story was picked up by the national news media, giving ham radio sonnc. exrpilent pt ihlirity a In "Hurricane lniki Rallies Amateurs: Ron Hashiro, KH6JCA, tells the tale of ham radio supplying the communications backbone in the Hawaiian Islands following Inki's devastation. Roger Burch, WF4N, notes that many hams shy away from going mobile on HF because they think it would berm expensive. He then tells us now we can cut the costs, in'you Can Operate HF Mobile!' Wallace Blackburn, AA8DX, tells us "Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Hal titivat 011111y ;Attie, ii rlduilra. "Classic Rigs and Amplitude Modulation: Friendly, Nostalgic Ham Radio Partners: by Paul Courson, WA3VJB, and Steve Ickes, WB3HUZ, reports on the fun enjoyed by 100 February 2018 November 2017 Public Service Honor Roll This listing recognizes radio amateurs whose public service perlomiance during the month indicated 70 or more points in six categories. Details on the program can be found at www.arri.orgiptiblic-service-honor-roll 89 340 125 165 105 K7OAH WC9CW W8IM KE4CB N3RB 336 WM2C 163 ALOY 313 Wri-Al itio KK4PUX 305 WO2H VVS6P 103.2KOJ 123 N5MKY 88 WK2RP WB8OLT W2CTG N8CJS 86 122 KX7TN isuoe KVILI 104 85 120 K3JL AB9ZA WA1STU via 40.9i3 304 158 N9VC W8CPG 88 KD8KBX KDEITTE W6GSW WB9WKO KA9QWC 100 300 155 WA4VGZ WA30LW 87 KI:77:--TA: ;Z:oSE:4:74. VIMSWItri tz.-a-na:.-.. ''',...Z.6C. WD8USA KA1G 298 W5DY 118 W4CMH 84 WOKCF W120 N7IE NN7H KJ4G KN9P 290 117 83 150 NX9K VV7INXIN AGOK0 K6JGL KOVTT KA500N KJ9JPE WBBYYS AA3SB KB5PGY ACBRV 82 284 t...tro n pe InI7N1r1 WB6SIQ AB3WG WD3B 116 283 W2PH KC8YVF KC8WH WA7PTM WK4WC KA5AZK 81 115 KE5HYVV KE6RHV KG i i4mg e.bi 142 K,D,ii)L Kuzivieiv KOIBS WA2BSS K8LPC KD2MDV KA2000 80 WBOB KC3HWU W9BGJ KT41NX KM4BRQ KF7GC l',c712 1<I3200 N2WGF W4DNA N1LL 96 K9DUR KAODBK WB2FTX WDOBFO 217 112 AC8NP 95 WBOFHP 136 KD2LPM W133FTQ 7o K1HEJ 210 111 N2DVV N8SY N2PQJ VV7PHX 135 76 K2NYS KJ6PCC 1.4/.1V1//71 11n GS NT 205 K6HTN NCBV KB3KYH WA3EZN 133 W1KX KD2IWN 75 K8RDN N3JUY W4NHO 200 WC4FSU 90 '6,- i XFC 1.Y1 KT5SR KE6XTA AF4NC WB4RJW 78 1<3I14 KL7RF AA7BM NI2W WODSF 130 WB8TQZ N3ZOC N9T1.1 WBBYLO KBED 71 195 WB8WKQ WB6YJJ W8DJG K6JT 1<1213 N2JBA KC5OZT WD8DHC K6RAU K2RMF WB6OTS KF5100 K8KRA K4IWW KF5T1'N KG5NNA 70 175 rs.",2znz!"22yy.^. KC:7AV'. VC Ew. WOPZD NA7G KY2D AA3N KJ4HGH KA2HZP 170 128 106 N7EMH K9LGU K2UNI KC480K 235 114 141 t13krx KF41VF WIlWXN 99 W41TO 113 228 140 KB1TCE KK3F WAGUIG 98 WD8MWD AD3J W3CB VilliA.11-liii The following station qualified for PSHR in previous months but were not recognized in this column vet. (Oct. 20171 K2RMF 195. K82KOJ 160, WI2G 155, KA2ZNZ 145, KD2IWN 116, KB2YAA 105, KAODBK 77. (Sept 2017) K2RMF 195. KB2KOJ 161,W120 155, KA2ZNZ 145. KD2IWN 115. KB2YAA 105. Section Traffic Manager Reports The following Section Traffic Managers reported: AL AR, AZ, CO, CT, OF, EB, ENY, EPA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LAX, MDC, ME, MI, MN, MO. MS, MT NC, NE, NFL, NU, NM, NNJ, OH, OK, OR, SD, SFL, Pil C7y, 110 11 lan I.Aqh!v Luo4. latv Section Emergency Coordinator Reports The following Section Emergency Coordinators reported: AZ, CT, OF, k. 1:, MO. MS, NE, NLI, NM. NNJ, NTX, OH. OR, PAC. SFL, SNJ, SIX, SV, TN, WCF, WI, WNY, WPA, WD( WV.1NWA, WY. Brass Pounders League The BPL is open to all amateurs in the US, Canada, and US pasci.ssions who report to their SMs a total of 500 or more points or a sum of 100 or more origination and delivery points for any calendar rrr-1,11,oraar.,,ozo - harviloei el" tl nnqta,r D.,-/in freely repnlaae within 48 hours of receipt in standard ARRL radiogram format. Call signs of qualifiers and their monthly BPL total points follow. W09FHP 5276, VVS6P 2236, KK3F 1711, NX9K 1361, K6HTN 1255, WB9WKO 842. KIOJO 750. K6JT 744.
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