October 2015 Newsletter
Contents
1. e HOSARC Hamfest Queens e7p RAGS Net 3 918LSB eScouts Jamboree on the Air eNY QSO Party eLIMARC Hamfest Hicksville e7p RAGS Net 3 918LSB Mon 5 eChild Health Day e7p Hobby Info Net 146 67R CHILDREN 12 e7p Hobby Info Net 146 67R 19 eSchool Club Roundup e7p Hobby Info Net 146 67R e7p Hobby Info Net 146 67R October 2015 Tue 6 e7p Rome ARC Meeting 1st e7 30p QCWA 6M Net 53 05R 13 e7p Rome ARC VE Session 2nd e7 30p QCWA 6M Net 53 05R 20 eSchool Club Roundup e7 30p QCWA 6M Net 53 05R Wed e7p Swap Net 147 00R 14 e7 30p Skyline ARC Meeting 2nd e7p Swap Net 147 00R 21 eSchool Club Roundup e7p Swap Net 147 00R ar e7 30p QCWA 6M Net 53 05R 26 e7 30p MOARC Meeting last e6p Fulton ARC VE Session 4th e7p Fulton ARC Meeting e7p Swap Net 147 00R Thu S e7p RAGS Meeting Show n Tell 2nd e7p Utica ARC Meeting 2nd 15 eWhite Cane Safety Day r N prite cone ZZ eSchool Club Roundup 5 30p LARC VE Session 6 15p W2CM Bootcamp e7p LARC Meeting Auction 29 9 eLeif Erickson Day 16 eBoss s Day e7pm MOARC VE Session 3rd eScouts Jamboree on the Air eSchool Club Roundup ePumpkin Patrol e11 30a QCWA Luncheon Denny s last Sat 32. British Guiana in March of 1943 We had no hangar serviced the ships on the mooring mast Throughout 1942 German subs were sinking ships out of the Guianas carrying bauxite Continued on page 6 Continued from page 5 ore the basis of aluminum We lost no more bauxite ships Our blimps K ships were 295 feet long car ried a crew of seven and were equipped with radar and magnetic detectors MAD I flew 800 hours and then went back to Lakehurst after 18 months ss Living Quarters in British Guiana I was sent to a reunion in Trinidad in 1992 and learned from a Kriegsmariner German WW2 Navy that German Admiral Raeder who came to Kriegs marine from German Lighter Than Air issued orders to his U boat fleet to evade not engage our LTA This without doubt saved us big losses 73 Bud K2HH Le Fp r HA i i ae OS SERT O REAR E Sot Sa pr i 4 i a a Ate eh hit gL THEN D HURRY UP Fi A Ww RAA W Wy MANN mT Wih i AW Mie U NN y ANOTHER WIRELESS BOOSTER Ay More From The W2RXW Scrapbook These photos were taken during the installation of a tower at W2RXW s QTH at 405 Sayles Street in Oneida NY back in 1952 Those were the days when you didn t have to worry about building codes or protective covenants you just went ahead stuck a pole in the ground and put up you antenna Apparently those were also the days when you didn t work about
3. brought his in to demonstrate and report that he was impressed with its performance and small size In the photo below from left to nght K2QCX WB2YGN and WA2LBG K2QJB brought in a Taylor T 20 T 20Z tube to pass around and that prompted discussion of what the dif ference was between a 20 and a 20Z The 2z stands for zero bias Someone asked whether you could still buy a T 20 and the response was that yes you could but it would probably come from Russia and be a re branded 6L6 K2QJB also brought in an early carbon filament Edison light bulb manufactured by General Electric that was very carefully passed around to be admired N2TKX had been cleaning out some items from his basement had come across two modern reproductions of early light bulbs and brought them in as door prizes After his X YL Diane won one of the reproduc tions as a door prize K2UPI and K2QJB got together to compare the original to the reproduction WB2YGN discussed the need to elect a new set of of ficers for the chapter to take office in January of 2016 Positions to be filled are the President WB2YGN in cumbent and Secretary Treasurer WB2SER incum bent While WB2SER has indicated a willingness to serve for another year WB2YGN has now served for five years and would really really really like to turn the position over to another member Compared to many other QCWA chapters that have become inactive or have seen their attendance gr
4. cards to bring to the meeting to be signed and sent out But as his memory is failing in his old age he forgot to bring them Happily there was only a single SK to be mentioned this month Donald Gardener W2VIV whose obitu ary appears later in this newsletter Gary Kimball WB2SER 6931 Canton Street 4780 Lighthouse Vlg Circle 252 8178 638 1022 451 7359 Auburn NY 13021 Warners NY 13164 Liverpool NY 13088 N2TKX ARRL NET www qcwa org chapter029 htm Moving on to local happenings ILLW W2LGA provided a short recap of the opera tions from the Verona Beach lighthouse on August 15 and 16 Plans are already underway for the 2016 event which will feature operation from INSIDE the lighthouse and an antenna strung from the top of the 80 lighthouse to a nearby tree Stay tuned RAGS The next meeting is on October 8 and will be a Show n Tell since last year s meeting on this topic was so well received NK2C commented that you can BRING your girlfriend SHOW her off And TELL about what you ve been doing Or something like that Nearly everyone present complained that they had brought wads of cash to purchase tickets to the 2016 RAGS hamfest but were unable to do so since WA2AEW was not there to sell them Just kid ding Roger LARC The meeting the previous evening began with a great hands on demonstration of some digital modes by K2VGN followed by a presentation by N2TKX on the Raytheo
5. e7 30p SSTV Net 146 67R 10 e7 30p SSTV Net 146 67R 17 e7 30p SSTV Net 146 67R eScouts Jamboree on the Air eNY QSO Party 7 30p SSTV Net 146 67R 3 eHalloween ePumpkin Patrol eARRL EME Contest 7 30p SSTV Net 146 67R
6. safety harnesses but that s another story In the photos are 1 Walter Babcock W2RXW on the ladder Harding Clark W2PGT standing to the left of the ladder 2 W2RXW on the ladder W2PGT at the left of the ladder Fran Thisse W2BJI holding the ladder 3 W2RXW on the ladder W2PGT holding the ladder SILICON LABS 914730 31 34 35 D60 BROADCAST AM FM SW LW RADIO RECEIVER Features m Worldwide FM band support m Seven selectable AM channel filters 64 108 MHz m AM FM SW LW digital tuning m Worldwide AM band support m EN55020 compliant 520 1710 kHz No manual alignment necessary m SW band support Si4 34 39 m Programmable reference clock 2 3 26 1 MHZ Adjustable soft mute control m LW band support Si4734 35 m RDS RBDS processor Si4731 35 SATS R m Digital audio out m Excellent real world performance 4 wire and 3 wire control interface m Integrated VCO m Integrated LDO regulator m Advanced AM FM seek tuning m Wide range of ferrite loop sticks and m Automatic frequency control AFC air loop antennas supported m Automatic gain control AGC m QFN and SSOP packages m Digital FM stereo decoder e RoHS compliant m Programmable de emphasis m Advanced Audio Processing This chip is the guts of the GP 5 SSB radio Applications m Table and portable radios m Modules for consumer electronics m Mini micro systems m Clock radios m CD DVD and Blu ray players m Mini HiFi and docking stations m St
7. Finger Lakes Chapter 29 Founded March 29 1966 W2PPS October 2015 Newsletter Chapter Information President John McKee WB2YGN 62 Pulsifer Drive Treas Sec Newsletter Steve Auyer N2TKX N2TKX E Mail Newsletter Archive September Meeting Even though several of the chapter s regular attendees were out of town or could not otherwise attend we had a good sized group at our September meeting on the 25 Those present were John McKee WB2YGN Gary Kimball WB2SER Craig Cobb WA2ZVN Dan O Shea N2MRE Ken Blume K2UPI and X YL Diane Fred Legawiec W2LGA Frank Wiethuechter K2RSY Jerry Wright NK2C Gerry Storrs K2QJB Harold Ferguson KE2FV Fred Herbs WB2PEM Paul Hammond K2QCG Tom Sly K2QCX Steve Auyer N2TKX Gerry Voorhies KA2DDN Walt Bordett N2IK Charles Abbott K2TWQ Hugo Bud Keller K2HH Bob Goettel WA2LBG Bill Kimbell W2TYO Ron Walter N2DMP Doug Falcon N2JOM and Earl Dewey KB2VSJ WB2YGN opened the meeting by welcoming back K2HH who hasn t been able to attend for some time K2HH says that he has largely recovered from his problems but still has a few balance issues good to have you back with us Bud Also mentioned were Al Obrist N2AO Lou Agresti W2OPF and John Soergel WA2DGC who have not always been able to attend our meetings recently K2RSY suggested that it would be nice to send those who miss a meeting a card signed by all present N2TKX responded that he had in fact bought several
8. K Donald H Gardner W2VIV 77 of Fulton passed away peacefully on Monday September 7 after a long illness He was a lifelong resident of Fulton born to the late George and Grace Hollenbeck Gardner Throughout the 1960s Don served as a Fulton City Police Officer He then transferred to the Fulton City Fire Department and retired in 1993 as the Assistant Fire Chief He had also served as the chief of the Cody Volunteer Fire Department several times Don was honored to serve his community and proud of his son and grandson who followed in his footsteps within fire service He was a member of the Hiram Masonic Lodge 144 and was an avid member of the Fulton Amateur Radio Club He was predeceased by a brother Robert Don is survived by his wife of 55 years Karen Kiblin Gardner of Fulton one son Robert Carla Gardner of Fulton two grandchildren Kelsey Gardner and Kyler Gardner both of Fulton Funeral services will be 10 a m Monday September 14 at Foster Funeral Home Fulton Burial will follow at Jacksonville Cemetery Lysander Calling hours will be 1 to 4 p m Sunday September 13 at the funeral home 910 Fay St Fulton Contributions in Don s memory made be made to Fulton Firefighter s Associa tion 170 S Second St Fulton or Cody Volunteer Fire Department PO Box 334 Fulton 13069 AJ AO A A A AS AI AS AS AI Continued on page 4 Continued from page 3 Ignore This E mail If you open your e mail program and find
9. adually diminish our chapter has been holding its own and we d like to see this continue So please think about whether you would be willing to serve a term as President Other than spending about an hour once a month running the meetings and getting yelled at if you don t start on time the position really doesn t require a huge amount of work N2MRE and K2HH were having an interesting discus sion of K2HH s WW2 service on lighter than air craft patrolling the Atlantic and Caribbean on the lookout Continued on page 3 Continued from page 2 for German submarines More details on this 1s later in this newsletter K2HH purchased tickets for the 50 50 raffle from WB2SER after being assured that he would be holding the winning ticket Unfortunately K2HH lost to Tom I never win these things Sly K2QCX who donated his winnings to the club W2LGA brought in a number of ICOM ballpoint pens Yes they do work and band plans that were avail able for all to take The door prizes of the reproduction antique light bulbs were won by K2IWQ and K2UPI s XYL Diane And with that the meeting was adjourned See You Next Month AJ A A A A AI AI AS AS PS Birthdays October 9 __Mark Chamberlin WB2PKO 26 John Storsberg WA2U November 7 Henry Hampel KAOTUP 28 Ike Hathaway K2IH December 5th David Moon N2RGU 24th Richard Holley W2QJH 30th Ken Blume K2UPI AJ A A A A AS AI AS AS AI S
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11. ereo boom boxes m Entertainment systems Description The Si473x D60 digital CMOS AM FM radio receiver IC integrates the complete broadcast tuner and receiver function from antenna input to digital audio output The device leverages the Silicon Labs broadcast proven digital low IF architecture enabling a cost effective digital audio platform for consumer electronic applications with high TDMA noise Immunity superior radio performance and high fidelity audio power amplification Functional Block Diagram ae Si473x D60 w GPO DCLE ROUT LOUT 2 7 5 5 V QFN 2 0 5 5 V 580P ya PEETER t vo i INTERFACE a Si473x D60 QFN x 2 a A 5 eS 5 This product its features and or its architecture is covered by one or more of the following patents as well as other patents pending and issued both foreign and domestic 7 127 217 262 313 262 379 1 321 324 7 355 476 7 426 376 7 471 940 7 339 503 7 339 504 2015 New York QSO Party Phone CW RTTY Digital Saturday Oct 17 1400 UTC 10 00 AM Eastern 12 Hours Third Saturday in October www NYQP org OBJECT e Stations in New York State may work everyone e Stations outside of New York State work as many NY stations in as many NY counties as possible e Stations may be contacted on multiple bands and modes subject to entry class Sun 4 e7p RAGS Net 3 918LSB Il e7p RAGS Net 3 918LSB 1s
12. n company that traced their products from tubes to transistors The next meeting will be on Octo ber 22 and will be the fall auction HAMEFESTS WB2SER reminded us that the Elmira hamfest the next day would be the last big one for 2015 Earlier that morning beginning at 6am the Bear Bait Radio Club will be hosting their Tailgate Fest be ginning at 6am at the Town of Clay Senior Center somehow we missed getting this on the calendar we ll try to do better next year WB2SER suggested that you could hit the Bear Bait Fest at 6am for an hour or so and then head down to Elmira That prompted a series of groans from the non early risers N2MRE told us Continued on page 2 Continued from page 1 that the Marathon Winterfest which 1s traditionally held on the second Saturday in January may move to the third January in 2016 Stay tuned NY QSO Party W2LGA reminded us that this is a 12 hour event sponsored by RaRa beginning at 10am on October 17 flyer later in this newsletter If you haven t operated in this before it s a fun relaxed chance to see how many New York State counties you can work There are 62 There was plenty of activity in the Show n Tell cate gory At the last meeting KB2DIO had brought in a small inexpensive SDR receiver that had just come on the market and passed it around see the writeup on the CountyComm GP 5 SSB radio later in this newslet ter That prompted K2QCX to buy one for himself and he
13. o offer to our consumer preppers Remember always have a radio and be prepared we are living in changing times And the price Well you can buy one for 75 plus shipping which will run about another 10 Specifications e Battery Life 225 hrs at 40 Volume e Antenna Length 18 Inches e Station Memories 450 e Tuning Methods ATS ETM Auto scan tuning with 5 seconds pre listening for both frequency amp memory VF VM Manual tuning 9K 10K AM tuning step selectable e Silicon Labs Si4734 DSP chipset See pg 8 e LCD Backlight e Key lock function e External AM antenna Jack e Size 53mm x 159mm x 26mm 6 20 x 2 05 x 80 e Weight 85 Grams not including batteries e Speaker 40mm diameter 4 Ohms 5 watt e Modes AM FM SW USB LSB e FM 87 108 or 76 108 MHz e MW AM 522 1620 9K tuning step 520 1710 kHz 10K tuning step SW Extended Frequency Range to 1711 29999 e LW frequency 150 522 kHz available for 9K tuning step only Included e Radio e Stereo earphones 3 5mm plug e External AM antenna e Soft antenna e Carrying pouch e User manual Power e 4 5 Volts DC via side jack no adapter included e 3 AA batteries not included e Built in rechargeable function USB jack 5V AJ A A A A AS AI AI AS Ag K2HH on LTA Service I enlisted in the NAVY V6 program in February of 1942 radar sent to LTA Lighter Than Air Lakehurst NJ thence to ZP 51 Trinidad amp
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