September - Rockford Amateur Radio Association
Contents
1. I D SAY WE ARE READY FOR THE BICONE 9TL19 SIONITII MHOJA 5978 XOU Od NOILVIDOSSV OIGVa ANALYNWNY AdAOJAOOY OL WAONA GALA TdINOD AHL NYOLAa suwu o N 94 A UO SIOQUIDU YYVY 19410 107 o Quyireae prew pue JUOYA nos Iyeu om LLW S S3139 U OIpey w C cD x oa cD Q 7 YA YA w C DO DO 7 w U 7 co Q xq I9 ION ouod JWOH dZ JLIS UMOJ SSOIPPY SSIIPPY pewg USIS ILO o0 29 m AI ULN en m Ya 1 oY T Ta ENX ZIS SASN BIA Sey wey 2 ewo BIA Bey wep ono smou ATWUOW Vid oy sopnjour 9I JAY a tT 5 Z oan amp Z 29S B 79 930 1oruos s19 mpy ses 2 g e eee eo g HE lt gt a pz 932 01 dn juapmis 01 S99 4 enuuy IO 22 E LU g 5 3 ee Ss x 2 x S lt lt 8 So 2 Z z Q emouoy MON dA L dryssioquisypy z BR 4 gt g Z q OY z 3 me E Saj gt 3 Z h S fy BIO PXBGM dJISQIM Lo a io 7 za A E oa NOILVOT IddV dIHSAAAEWANWN 0 Ce 2S g ce a a ZA E NOILVIDOSSV OIGVa WOALVNVY HONDA2. ROCKFORD AMATEUR RADIO ASSOCIATION Visit our website for more club and area ham information In the Rockford area at http www w9axd org RARA Mission Statement A member association with common interest of public service to the community through the use of amateur radio INSIDE THIS ISSUE Dear Members President s Column page 1 hope you all enjoyed the last meeting presentation on WLW Radio in Cincinnati Thanks to Kurt Eversole KEQN for C lt y s Report page 2 providing the DVD video RARA Events page 3 Don t forget to attend the CFMC Hamfest at the Boone Hamfest Information page 4 County Fairgrounds on September 12th See page 4 for more words of Wisdom page 5 information Bits and Pieces page 6 This month s meeting is September 11th The program will be on Margaret Hamilton The 1960 s programmer who s soft ware made the moon landing in 1969 Membership Forms page 8 possible The MIT guidance system YA Hope to see you all at the meeting Items for Sale page 7 73 Robert Larson KC9ICH 2015 7 00 pm and the MIT AMSAT Vice President of Engineering Jerry Buxton NOJY has an Guidance System nounced that the Fox 1A CubeSat will launch on October 8 from Califor nia It initially had been set to launch in August Fox 1A will include an Location FM transponder with an uplink frequency of 435 180 MHz and a downlink OSF St Anthony frequency of 145 980 MHz The first phase of
3. MARKET FOOD Breakfast Lunch ELECTRONICS VEC TESTING Boone County 9AM NOON Fairgrounds 8791 IL 76 Talk in CFMC Repeater 146 76 107 2PL Chicago 443 750 114 8PL Chicago 147 2254 114 8PL Rockford 444 725 107 2PL Rockford DMR Marc Coverage 444 80625 5 Color Code 4 DMR DCI Coverage 443 08125 5 Color Code 1 US Rt 20 amp IL 76 Belvidere IL 61008 42 28 10 x 87 56 44 FREE PARKING RVs or Motor Homes Indoor Market 8AM 3PM Water Electric 35 00 Outdoor Flea Market 6AM 3PM No Waste Service Saturday September 12th 2015 Advance Tickets 8 00 At the Gate 10 00 Kids under 12 Free Tickets required with tables x 8 Name amp Call of Tickets x 15 Address First 1 3 Tables ea x 10 City State Zip Additional tables above 4 ea Phone Email 10 00 Inside Electric Outside Electric For event questions Call 773 614 4733 Make Check payable to Total Email wa9orc gmail com Chicago FM Club Flyer on website http www chicagofmclub org 218 S Fairview Ave Park Ridge IL 60068 CFMC reserves the right to make any necessary changes required Page 4 WORDS OF WISDOM by Shannon Larson KCIQBC As media recalls Hurricane Katrina which started August 23 2005 in the Bahamas and made Florida land fall on August 25th then swept through the gulf devastating the Louisiana coast on August 29th causing sig nificant deaths in New Orleans I am reminded of the treme
4. SALE HP LaserJet 1018 Printer Includes power cord and USB cable USB 2 0 supported Drivers and user manual available at http support hp com us en product HP LaserJet 1000 Printer series 1814092 model 1814093 product info Cartridges black are available at local office supply stores or online at HP Price 50 00 411 00 New HP DeskJet 970 cxi Printer Includes power cord and parallel cable Drivers and user manual available at http h10025 www1 hp com ewfrt we product cc us amp lc en amp product 61818 Cartridges tricolor are available at local office supply stores or online at HP Price 35 00 308 00 New HP Photosmart 7760 Photo Printer No cables included Drivers and user manual available at http h10025 www1 hp com ewfrt wc product cc us amp lc en amp dlc en amp product 305375 Cartridges black tricolor and photo are available at local office supply stores or online at HP Asking 45 00 309 00 New HP Deskjet 3915 Printer Includes USB cable Drivers and user man ual available at http support hp com us en product HP Deskjet 3900 Printer series 445471 model 1139566 Cartridges black tricolor are available at local office supply stores or online at HP Asking 30 00 99 00 New Call Alvin Alexander KC9GIO at 815 505 5013 or email kc9gio arrl net for more information AWE VE BOUGHT THE EARTHQUAKE EMERGENCY KIT AWINDUP RADIO FLASHLIGHTS WE VE STORED WATER AND CANNED FOOD
5. d they fly computers which in turn fly the airliner In the same way SDR operators run their computers which in turn operate the radios It s just too much for an OT like me But my younger readers may want to start tak ing notice of SDR the wave of tthe future Anyway back to the IC 7300 From what find it seems to be a hybrid SDR The rig still has controls and it sports a TFT touch screen But the innards are all SDR The unit utilizes RF Direct Sampling which in words may be expressed as BPF gt A D gt FPGA gt DSP gt D A standalone At the introduction in Tokyo ICOM stated that the IC 7300 should sell for under 150 000 Yen or about 1 200 USD Could be interesting Wish could tell you more but don t know everything about electronics Hey I m not Radio Shack Go Scott KG9SF Bruce Carlson N9OHT will be operating Special Event Station W9M for Midway Village World War II Days September 26 and 27 The call sign has been also registered for 2016 s event He ll be operating from his home shack down the street from the event but close enough to hear the explosions of the battles A special event QSL card has been ordered This is a test for the station and if successful we ll look into s go full scale for September of 2016 with additional op please contact Bruce at bruce n90ht gmail com You can look up the event station on QRZ under W9M for more information 73 Bruce N9OHT Page 6 ITEMS FOR
6. edical facilities North Pointe OSF Rockton and OSF Rock Cut Shari Harlan N9SH introducing guest Marianne Geiger KT9KS who is the Winnebago County EC emergency communications candidate Marianne Geiger KT9KS introduced herself Len Soderblom KD9CDC suggesting our club running a station at the county fairs in our area for public relations Introductions Dave Bond W9MG request for help repairing his tower which was damaged in the tornado Marianne Geiger KT9KS August 23 is a fly in at the Poplar Grove Airport The 50 50 raffle won was by Shari Harlan N9SH 9 00 for club Program A Trip through WLW a video by K7AGE on the most powerful station in the 1930 s Gordon Seaman KCONEX made motion to adjourn meeting at 8 45 p m seconded by Len Ssoderblom KD9CDC all approved RARA Events and Information COQOVVVIVVGOVOIVVOVOVVOIVVOVYVOVOVOIOVVOOVVOVVOVVOVVOVOOY UPCOMING RARA EVENTS September 11 2015 General RARA Meeting 7 00 pm at OSF September 29 2015 RARA Board Meeting 7 00 pm at OSF October 9 2015 General RARA Meeting 7 00 pm at OSF October 18 2017 Illinois QSO Party October 27 2015 RARA Board Meeting 7 00 pm at OSF QOQVQVOVOQOV009000000000000000900009000900090000900 GOOSOCOOOOSOCGOEE INN NSS SOO July 18 2015 there was 1 successful applicant Congratulations to Thomas F Harrison Technician Class Thanks to John Olson W9JGO Steve Twigg W9SWT Bob Mi
7. ndous value of amateur radio communications If you look up Amateur Radio Emergency Communications on Wikipedia online you can read that this was the largest disaster response by U S amateur radio operators There is another tragic anniversary coming up September 11 2001 attack upon the World Trade Centers Radio operators played a big part in so many different ways I encourage you to take a moment and look up the following YouTube videos www YouTube com Amateur Radio Hurricane Katrina interview and audio HAM Radio remembers 9 11 and NYC 9 11 Ham Radio Are we ready to act in case of an emergency I know I am not confident enough Now that the Winnebago County Emergency Communications 1s requesting U S amateur radio operators to join their efforts it is something to think about Shannon Larson KC9IQBC 2015 RARA Officers and Board Officers President Robert Larson KC9ICH 815 540 0309 AREA Rep eaters kc9ich arrl net Vice President Open 146 610 ENC DEC pl 114 8 W9AXD Secretary Bruce Carlson NOOHT 815 218 1764 147 000 ENC DEC pl 114 8 W9AXD bruce n9oht gmail com Treasurer Shannon Larson KC9QBC 815 298 7549 146 805 ENC DEC pl 114 8 K9AMJ shannon1234 sbeglobal net 224 440 ENC DEC pl 118 8 K9AMJ Directors BA 1 ENC DEC pl 114 8 WX9MCS Ham Rag Editor and Repeater Chairman Kurt Eversole KE9N 815 389 2784 kurt eversole gmail com ae al ENC DEC pl 107 2 WX9MCS W9AXD License Tru
8. stee Scott Francis KG9SF Linked to FISHFAR 815 874 7170 kg9sf arrl net Jim Holich AB9SX 779 552 8796 jholich comcast net Dennis Johanson K9VMY 815 255 4603 k9vmy arrl net Dave Larsen N9ZXL 815 914 6078 n9zxl att net Gordon Seaman KCONEX 815 234 5034 gleasman outlook com FRIDAY MORNING BREAKFAST Meets every Friday morning from 8 am until about 9 30 am An informal gathering of ham folks no affiliations necessary good food and good company Everyone is welcome to attend The Morning Glory 408 7th Street Rockford IL 61104 Page 5 BITS AND PIECES by Scott Francis KGISF YA ICOM S BIG VENTURE 3 On the weekend of August 22 23 at the Ham Radio Exposition in Tokyo ICOM introduced their latest HF and 6 Meter transceiver the IC 7300 So what you say The IC 7300 is the first Software Defined Radio SDR to be marketed by any of the Big Three manufacturers SDR has been around for awhile The Flex Radio now in its fourth generation of SDR is possibly the best known radio of this kind But what exactly is SDR won t pretend to know Anyway it ll be the subject of a future column But up un til now SDRs have essentially been unimpressive no knob boxes stashed away un der the desk or in a closet A cable connects the SDR to your computer where voila Your radio appears on your monitor Airline captains no longer fly the airplane with their feet on the rudder pedals and their hands on the controls Instea
9. tchell W9IGB and Mike Proctor ACOJZ for their time and assistance Amateur Radio exams are held the 3 Saturday of every month in Rockford IL The next session is 9 AM September 20 2015 Walk ins welcome Check in is from 9AM 10AM no exams started after 10 30 We require two signature ID s and one photo If you are a licensed Amateur Radio op erator bring a copy of your FCC ULS page with your call sign If you are using a CSCE for exam credit bring the original and a copy We need to see the originals amp keep a photocopy of each No copier on site The test fee is 14 00 Bring a non programmable calculator Location OSF St Anthony Medical Center 5666 E State St Bus US20 Rockford IL Exams are held in the St Francis Room Main Entrance then turn right Jim Holich AB9SX jholich comcast net if urpose OT the net 1S to QISSCIT Hille Ate A Wi ate OG 1n Tom Nc ILIO n as Sll i ner Ama ILE Ur F 110 re lated Wazi Asa club sponsored SA mente check in with Net Conte iti iit uee ae asi a success The Net Control is rotated between the club members with all amateur radio operators encouraged to check in RARA members as well as non members Let any of the officers and board know you thoughts and ideas If you wish to be a net control operator let any of the officers know All are encouraged and welcome to participate Page 3 AI NG 4 f a B LP iN fe 2 E B E RADIOS COMPUTERS DEALERS FLEA
10. the Fox series 1 Unit WP ener en CubeSats will allow simple ground stations using hand held transceiver nino and simple dual band antennas to make contacts The Fox 1 CubeSats also will be able to transmit continu ous telemetry during normal transponder operation The satellites will feature 200 bps telemetry in the audio spec trum below 300 Hz Thanks to AMSAT News Service Latest news and events on our web site http www w9axd or Page 1 RARA Club Meeting Minutes for August 14 2015 The meeting was called to order at 7 06 p m with 20 attendees The July 10 2015 club meeting minutes were read John Olson W9JGO made the motion to accept the minutes seconded by Len soderblom KD9CDC all approved The Treasurer s report for July 28 2015 was read John Olson W9JGO made motion to accept the report seconded by Alvin Alexander KC9GIO all approved Old Business Gordon Seaman KCONEX We now have a call sign for the Illinois QSO Party It is KOK New Business Chuck Ingle AB9KA gave invitation to our club to conduct future Field Day event at the VFW in Roscoe He is on the board of directors and they have given approval for us to come take a look They would like to offer their facilities and provide portable toilets at no charge rent They have land and a patio which has power Benefits include public involvement especially with the VFW members and the Roscoe Village President There are m
Download Pdf Manuals
Related Search