Apr-14 - Yavapai Amateur Radio Club
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1. Greetings If you missed the March meeting we had a surprise visit from Mike Martin owner of RFI Services from Maryland Mike was here doing some work for APS and offered to talk to our club Mike travels all over the country helping power companies deal with RFI problems He was so interest ing I am sorry some of you were unable to make it This month we will return to our regularly schedule with Bud Semon speaking about his Peru DXpe dition Don t miss this one As mentioned last time if you haven t registered for the YARC_ Mail please go to the club website scroll down to the YARC Mail tab and subscribe This email service from the club is an essential tool to get the word out on 1s sues and announcements YARC has three special projects coming up Field Day the Granite Mountain Hotshots Memorial Event and the YARC participation in the Williams hamfest Each project has its own organizational committee If you are interested in participating any of these projects events please let the appropriate committee know If you are unsure contact me and I will get you to the appropriate person s These things have to move along pretty quickly now so help is encour aged I am looking forward to the presentation at our April meeting Bud N7CW will be telling us about his latest DX adventure Bud has been working very hard on the WI1AW 7 project and now that he can take a breather he has promised to do a talk soo2. DEC Repeater Trustee Special Events VE Test Liaison YARC Party Coordinator Information Webmaster Webmaster Webmaster YAVAPAI SIGNAL president w 7yrc org vice president w 7yrc org secretary w 7yrc org treasurer w 7 yrc org cgrobeck gmail com smokey7 cableone net rosevear520 cableone net mrgriz cableone net az wac w 7 yrc org ask elmer w 7yrc org badges w7yrc org field day w 7yrc or fox hunt w 7yrc or classes w 7yrc org yarc_mail w 7yrc org membership w 7yrc org net manager w 7yrc org newsletter w 7yrc org programs w 7yrc org plo w 7yrc org public service w 7yrc org repeater w 7yrc org special event w 7yrc org testing w 7yrc or yarc party w 7yrc org info w 7yre org yarc w 7yrc org w yrc w 7yrc org webmaster w 7yrc org April 2014 11 27 AM No Service By Rex Mauldin N7NGM Alright Iam going to start off this month s section of App Chat about Echolink I presume that you have read up a bit about Echolink on the web site that I mentioned in last month s issue of the club newsletter Essentially what the iphone does with the app is to connect you to the Echolink servers which in turn uses the internet to connect many other users throughout the world As you will see in Fig 1 I have connected to IRLP node 9369 I then connected my IRLP node on the local 6 meter re peater to the IRLP node 9369 so that I could make sure the connection is working both ways This is a good way to test both sys
3. moses bz usa conf fred moses bz UT _ 6 aaa Figure 1 Other interesting nodes are in other countries such as 1s shown in Fig 2 amp 3 which shows me connected to an Echolink station in Germany I was looking this one over as a means to communicate via Echolink with my friend Wolfgang as he travels around Germany France Belgium and Switzerland What I found instead was a node that al lows me to listen to bulletins and nets A bit out of my league since I don t know that much German however it gave me an idea to look up similar stations that use English I will talk about those in future editions of App Chat Stay tuned as this gets more interesting yet m 11 21 AM 11 22 AM No Service No Service N7NGM gt help UT a N7NGM Rex 1 NIPPON Conference 3 99 Welcome to thebridge conference Type help for a command list See http CQiNet sf net for more info b tin Fig 2 Node in Germany YAVAPAI SIGNAL Commands about Show information about specified station delurk Leave monitor mode dist List available prerecorded nets and bulletins Jurk Enter monitor mode play April 2014 YARC Sweetheart Party By Don Bauer WB7TPH The 2013 2014 Holiday party for the club got off to a late start due to lack of a host Once Carol KA7LKW offered to be our party host ess we were off and running Thanks to the late start we decided to
4. Interference RFI By Joe AC6AA At our March YARC meeting we were fortunate to have Mike Martin K3RFI as our guest speaker Mike Martin owns and operates RFI Services a firm dedicated exclusively to RFI Locating amp Training Mike has been locating interference sources and training all types of utility companies full time for over 25 years and solves hundreds of complaints a year Mike is multi licensed by the FCC and considered to be the most ex perienced Interference Investigator in the country Mike was in Prescott to investigate a power line inter ference problem that has plagued Pete W7PRG for two years Prior to this time all efforts by APS RFI represen tative Danny and others to track down this RFI source have been futile During Mike s presentation he discussed the steps taken to pinpoint this particular RFI culprit which turned out to be a defective power transformer He also de scribed the proper procedures to follow while tracking down other RFI problems and he talked at length about his experiences locating various sources of interference Mike gave a very informative and interesting presenta tion The website for his company RFI Services is at www tfiservices com The following article on Locat ing an inside Source of interference is taken from his website How to Locate Radio Frequency Interference RFI or Television Interference TVT in a Home All steps should b
5. SIGNAL that the club obtain and maintain an FCC station license callsign Section Two Requiring no dues and existing un der the direction of the parent organization no other officers or directors are necessary Section Three The officers shall serve a term of two years They may be re elected or replaced at the discretion of the club Section Four Duties The President shall preside over all meetings and have the responsibility to ensure that the GMHMRC meets all legal requirements imposed by the parent organization The Secretary shall be responsible to record and keep the official minutes of meetings and to maintain all official records Article Five Meetings section One There shall be a minimum of two official meetings of the GMHMRC An organiza tional meeting shall be held each year during the month of January for the purpose of maintaining the organization and preparing a report to the President of the Yavapai ARC the parent organi zation A meeting shall be held during April to prepare for the annual Memorial Special Event radio operation honoring the Granite Mountain Hot shots wildland firefighters Additional meetings may be called at any time by the President Section Two Committees The President Secre tary and membership of the GMHMRC shall serve as a committee of the whole in decisions concerning the organization END Happy Easter April 2014 Radio Frequency
6. She discovered that John had been reading an article that stated Wives who work outside the home and had to do their own housework when they got home were always too tired to have sex The night went well The next day Valerie told her Red Hat friends all about it We had a great dinner John even cleaned up the kitchen He helped the kids with homework folded all the laundry and put it away I really enjoyed the evening But what about afterward asked her friends Oh that John was too tired Light Dimmer Controls 12 Is it 75 or is it 80 meters By CECIL CANDELARIO NQ3C Reprinted from On The Marc newsletter Have you wondered why as you look at the band plan handouts there is no 75 meter label Most hand outs go from 40 to 60 to 80 to 160 meter listings But no 75 meters And you hear Hams refer to 75 meters Is this a secret allocation that is not shown on the band plan handouts Why is that Briefly the 80 meter band begins at 3 5 MHz and covers up to 4 0 MHz The secret is that the upper part of the 80 meter band that part closest to 4 0 MHz is the portion most Hams use for voice communication That portion is generally referred to as the 75 meter por tion The wavelength falls between 80 and 75 meters and has acquired the 75 meter label Another item of interest is that the 80 meter band is a bit noisy most of the time and reflects atmospheric happenings th
7. individuals who cannot complete the marathon Public Service Events are a great way to train for emergency communication events They also help you learn to use your radio and communicate with others in a net Public Service Events also allow amateur radio opera tors to give back to the communities in which they live More operators are needed for the events listed below You might ask yourself what am I doing to practice for emergency communications or What am I doing to give back to my community and spread the good words of Amateur Radio The 2014 Event Communications schedule so far is as follows Friday Saturday and Sunday April 25 26 27 2014 will be the three day Whiskey Off Road moun tain bike event in Prescott They are anticipating 2000 riders this year so our communications will be very important to the success of this event Signups started at the February YARC meeting More op erators are still needed for all three days Saturday May 3 2014 is the 36th running of the Whiskey Row Marathon in Prescott This year there are new race times with the marathon beginning at 7 00 a m Signups started at the February YARC meeting More operators are still needed for this event Saturday May 3 2014 NEW will be the Chino Val ley Grinder With it being on the same day as the Whiskey Row Marathon Bob Thompson KC8BOB has stepped up to coordinate this event Saturda
8. 18 00 2 00 Dues Jim Zimmerman N6KZ 18 00 2 00 Dues Ray Tyrrell N6MY 18 00 2 00 Dues Judy Rosevear KC7MTY 18 00 2 00 Dues Don Bauer WB 7TPH 18 00 2 00 Dues Bill Noe W7PVA 18 00 2 00 Dues Doug Meyer KF7YZJ 18 00 2 00 Dues Robert Cole KF7RXU 40 50 4 50 Dues Marjorie Cole KF7RIG 0 00 0 00 Dues Bryan Whipp W7BNVW 18 00 2 00 Dues Theresa Whipp W7TRW 0 00 0 00 Dues Richard Taylor KG7BGW 18 00 2 00 Donation John A Smith no call 25 00 Donation Mike E Helsing KB7OCR 20 00 Mailing Handling Robert Cole KF7RXU 1 00 Party Sales 34 22 748 00 Patches 1 Marie Somers KG7GLQ 3 00 Decal 1 David Passell K6UWV 1 00 50 50 Raffle 86 00 50 50 Raffle Jack Szelka AIK 43 00 Misc 0 10 Interest Income 0 08 TOTAL INCOME 1 120 10 81 08 Don Bauer Hamfest Space Rent 1186 80 00 Don Bauer Prizes Annual Party 1186 103 23 David Passell Cookies amp Pop 1187 10 20 Erica Simpson Student Badges 1188 14 00 Carol Hills Band 1189 50 00 StoneRidge Grill Meals 1190 625 24 TOTAL EXPENSES 882 67 0 00 ENDING CASH BALANCE February 28 2014 9 484 89 2 223 46 seen th A David B Hanson W7BJ Treasurer Date 3 1 2014 4 YAVAPAI SIGNAL April 2014 SPECIAL EVENT COMMUNICATIONG By Lloyd WA6ZZJ The Yavapai Amateur Radio Club is a dedicated organization of licensed Amateur Radio operators who volunteer their skills and equipment to work together as a communications team In doing so we provide communications t
9. D DDD DDS Need Cards Checked for ARRL Operating Awards members Don t Hesitate to Ask for Help CALL Bud Semon N7CW at 928 771 8267 or Jim Zimmerman N6KZ at 928 713 0542 Jim Zimmerman N6KZ can check your QSL For information contact Jim at 928 713 0542 Z Z Z Z Z k K Z Z Z 4 Z Jim s QTH is at 778 Grapevine Lane Prescott AZ 86305 N 7 N V N 7 N 7 N VA N cards for DXCC WAS VUCC WAC etc 4 VA N 7 N 7 N A N VA N YW Upcoming Events April 25 26 27 2014 Whiskey Off Road mountain bike event in Prescott May 3 2014 License Test Session May 3 2014 Whiskey Row Marathon May 3 2014 Chino Valley Grinder May 17 18 2014 MS 150 Bicycle event May 24 2014 Groom Creek Mountain Mayhem event Like to Submit an Article for the Yavapai Signal Share your experiences and or knowl edge with other club members Deadline for a submission is the 2 7 of the month 6 Club contacts At a Glance President WB7TPH Vice President Secretary AE7CG Treasurer W7BJ Board Member AD7YR Board Member W7HAM Board Member WB7RRQ Board Member WN7E Arizona WAC Administrator Ask Elmer for Help Badges Field Day Chairman Fox Hunts License Classes Mail List Membership Application Net Manager Newsletter Editor Program Inputs Public Information Officer Public Service
10. Field day is coming up members may suggest the location Suggested that the event and picnic be separated Chairperson needed to chair picnic committee Carol KA7LKW By Don Bauer WB7TPH accepted the position The next chance to get licensed or up e GMH Memorial Special Event WB9VGJ asked grade will be May 3 2014 9 00 AM at the about possibilities for the GMHMRC QSL card for the memorial WB7TPH presented the proposed certificate Jeep Posse Building Please pre register online at our club website Also we have formally announced a class for Tech li New Business censes on April 19 also at the Jeep Posse e Thanks for the Party WB9VGJ stated the party Building So if you know anyone who wants to get that was very nice and he extended many thanks to first license here is a class to get them started Carol who planned it K7POF wanted to recognize 3 YAVAPAI SIGNAL April 2014 Yavapai Amateur Radio Club PO Box 11994 Prescott AZ 86304 1994 PRESCOTT ARIZONA TREASURER S REPORT General Repeater February 2014 Fund Fund BEGINNING CASH BALANCE January 31 2014 9 247 46 2 142 38 Dues John A Smith no call new 18 00 2 00 Dues Marie Somers KG7GLQ new 18 00 2 00 Dues Art G Zeller KD6JEG new 18 00 2 00 Dues Tracy Wiederaenders KG7GLH new 18 00 2 00 Dues Ron W Shimek KF7VGN new 18 00 2 00 Dues Mike E Helsing KB7OCR new 18 00 2 00 Dues Ryan A Sallee KG7GLR new 13 50 1 50 Dues Pennie Bond KF7YYZ new
11. NAL April 2014 By John Broughton WB9VGJ The monthly foxhunt was held Sunday March 9 Forrest WHO6EAL Jeff WB7RFY and I were the foxes We hid the transmitters in downtown Pres cott The teams of hunters were Bob WB6ODR and Linda KD7EEO March s Foxhunt Teams 2 Frank KF7ANX Pete K6VVR Patrick KG7EWD and Diane In spite of the problem with the primary transmitter all KE7ODP the hunters enjoyed the hunt and were successful which 4 Bryan W7BNW and Dave W7B J is the desired outcome Forrest had an excellent idea for a different primary We had our usual after hunt get together at Denny s transmitter hunt He had the primary transmitter in a back the social aspects of the hunts are as enj oyable as the ac pack on the Courthouse Plaza downtown Prescott He tual hunts walked around part of the time and sat reading a book part of the time He thought this would make a very interesting You can see pictures of the hunt at and challenging hunt That was true for a while as the http tinyurl com YARCfoxhuntMarch92014 hunters were getting inconsistent signal readings How Kyana eea e n the slideshow icon above the pictures Be aware the thumbnails cover part of the bottom of the picture Or ever the primary transmitter malfunctioned and stopped transmitting audio All the hunters had gotten to the plaza but none found the transmitter due to the malfunction So for this hunt the first perso
12. at may be hundreds of miles away such as thunderstorms as well as nearby man made interference sources In spite of these shortcomings 80 meters does have its devotees usually Hams interested in or con strained to use wire antennas such as dipoles on this band Communication is usually of the shorter distance up to 1000 or so miles and most effective during the late afternoon and nighttime However with favorable atmospheric conditions higher effective radiated power due to a good antenna around the world contacts can be had If you are looking for a good challenge for your voice operating skills you might consider working the 75 me ter band or is it 80 meters It will be your secret Good luck Enjoy 73 NQ3C YAVAPAI SIGNAL April 2014 Barker amp Williamson From Boat Anchor Manufacturers at http www ominous valve com ba mfrs html B amp W a Pennsylvania company started making transmitters for hams around 1939 and continued until the battleship style of gear declined in the late sixties B amp W picked up after the war with its small VFO exciter which led quickly to the mighty 5100 series of AM CW boxes in the fifties These very formidable grey rack eee size transmitters used the then new 6146 There were two in the final and two more Bondswrichiag VFO of crystel controlled All bonds 80 thru 10 meters 180 wans jn the class B high level modulator Here was an AM box with some balls input
13. ater than 5 watts output QRP Low power operation usually 5 watts output or less 10 watts input or less in the old days QRPp Very low power operation QRT Sometimes used on phone to indicate an operator is going to shut down his station On CW CL for closing station is also used QSK Sometimes used to break in on a conversation QSL As a verb Referring to the process of sending and receiving written confirmation of a contact via QSL Card As a noun A QSL card QSO A contact or conversation with another station QTH A Location for example My QTH is in Prescott Arizona 14 YAVAPAI SIGNAL April 2014 Icom IC 746 transceiver New 1689 300 Coupon 1389 SM 20 Companion Desk Mic New 175 SP 21 Companion Speaker New 95 All perfect in Serial Number Box with manual Group No Reasonable Offer Refused NROR Astron RS 35M with meters Power supply Perfect Current Ebay 190 Now NROR 13 8 VDC at 25A continuous 35A Peak Kenwood PS 430 Power supply With Kenwood transceiver supply source cord Now NROR 13 8 VDC at 10A continuous 20A Peak Icom C 2350H Dual Band FM Transceivers 3 2 perfect W UT 101 DTMF En Decoders 1 operable w dimmed display Now NROR 2 Now Ea NROR Allin S N boxes W manuals T G M Communications MQ 26SR 6 band Hybrid Mini Quad antenna M 6 12 17 10 15 20 This is a great antenna that I always received good reports on New 700 Now NROR Antenna is cu
14. e 32560 ooo wi Union NGM ie Node 307 CR Cemo s Mes ea OOO OOOO S ARESRACES U eso ea Widower w TT df mC ias7e0 Tats MaydenPeak NIKO TO dS WWECOMING Wed Morning Breakfast T670 915 mil WillamsMin km r e C Weekly Breakfasts 7 00 a m at E A E Iron Horse Restaurant ee Hwy 89 in Chino Valley N 34 43 56 5 W112 27 15 4 informal all are invited 147 1404 Breakfast at Masonic Lodge 177200 3rd Saturday of each Month 1720 at 9 00 a m DET 1280 Willow Creek Road 442 150 2 Floor above Bank of America 446 025 1 informal all are invited 448 475 Mt Elden Wi 448 875 100 0 Mt Elden 449 250 192 8 Chino Valley K7POF Locati t W 4 provi ocation data per WGS84 provided 149 7250 1073 RGDLP by Fred Zimmermann N7PJN 927 0875 151 4 WB7BYV 927 3875 151 4 WB7BYV T Hunt Frequencies For more Repeater Information amp Listings refer Primary 145 100 MHz to e www w ara org Webl Sy Secondary 146 565 e www azrepeaters net e www azfreqcoord org listings htm YAVAPAI AMATEUR RADIO CLUB P O BOX 11994 PRESCOTT AZ 86304 Visit us on the web at http www w yrc org Many thanks to Dick Hughes W6CCD our Webmaster TL Yavapai Anite Radio luh k d PO Box m9949 Prescott AZ d6506 16 YAVAPAI SIGNAL April 2014
15. e performed while interference is active 1 Goto your main circuit breaker or fuse panel with a battery powered AM radio tuned between stations so all you hear is the offending noise If at night or in an enclosed room be sure to have a working flash light 2 If the noise is present and corresponds to the dis turbing interference shut off all power to your prem Ed Photo by Rex i d Mike Martin from RFI Services discussing RFI Interference at our March meeting ises by turning off the MAIN circuit breaker or equiva lent enclosed device DO NOT ATTEMPT TO RE MOVE CARTRIDGE FUSES or OPERATE EX POSED or OPEN TYPE DISCONNECTS IF PHYSI CAL CONTACT WITH ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS IS AT ALL POSSIBLE If the noise on the AM radio stops while the power is off the source of the interfer ence is within your own residence 3 Restore the main circuit breaker Don t forget to reset clocks after the interference source is located 4 Assuming the noise stopped while the electricity was off you can now locate the circuit supplying the power to the noise source While monitoring the battery pow ered AM radio as before with the offending noise pre sent turn off and on the individual circuit breakers one at a time until the noise stops Leave off the breaker that stops the noise 5 You must now determine what has been turned off by going from room to room if necessary checking outlets appliances and lig
16. es crossed Monday nights approximately at 7 00 p m local time the road diagonally as well as the source being a trans on the 145 290 repeater on Mingus Mountain A PL former Mike has found transformers to be the source of of 127 3 is required RFI twice in his 35 years of experience Confounding the ence presented by Mike Martin ing The weekly Net is held every Wednesday at 7 00 p m local time on 146 880 repeater All amateurs are invited to participate and visitors are always welcome problem was that the transformer did not radiate above 3 Club Repeater MHz The YARC 146 880 repeater is located on the hill above Willow Creek road and requires a PL of 100 0 Hz Our deepest gratitude to Bill Kafka W2YAV SK for allowing us to acquire the original club re e Record the noise pattern Mike then went on to talk about the systematic way of finding noise invented by Marv Loftness KB7KK peater m e Locate the structure with the source e Locate the source on the structure e Use the receiver from beginning to end Membership Count R e gnore noises that do not match your pattern Ist Thurs in February e And verify the direction of the antenna position Gain EOSS aa ste pai 360 Ist Thurs in March Meeting was called_to order by WB7TPH at 20 34 hours and the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag was re cited by all present 2 YAVAPAI SIGNAL April 2014 Introductions The following new members and
17. especially those using different lan guages Q signals date back to at least the early 1900 s and are used by many radio services They are redefined from time to time Amateur radio has added a few unofficial Q signals of its own Most prominent are the QN signals QNA through QNZ The N comes from Net These codes were developed to facilitate traffic handling on amateur nets filling in gaps left by the international Q signals and facilitating needs unique to amateur operation Another unofficial Q signal is QST Calling all radio amateurs and the title of the ARRL journal QST A Q signal immediately followed by a question mark becomes a query rather than a declaration For example QSL means I confirm receipt of your message but QSL means do you confirm receipt of my message QSL is probably the most abused Q signal used Note that it does NOT mean yes I agree you are correct affirmative or any other such thing It s use should be reserved for message and information handling While developed specifically for Morse code use some Q signals are convenient in phone operation and have crept into use Also some Q signals are sometimes used in conversation with more loosely defined meanings than the formal ones for example QRM Interference from another radio station QRN Natural interference such as static from atmospherics and electrical equipment QRO High power operation QROp Low power operation gre
18. hts for the absence of elec tricity The offending noise will be something on this circuit Turn the breaker back on and wait for the noise to return 6 With the noise back on and using the AM radio to monitor it return to the area of the noisy circuit and unplug everything on this circuit one at a time until the offending device is found YAVAPAI SIGNAL April 2014 Things most commonly found to cause interference are Door Bell Transformers Electric Blankets Heating Pads of all kinds peat seen Fixtures Furnace Control Circuits TV Top amp Stereo Amplified Anten nas Causes Radio Interference Only Aquarium Heaters Screw In Photocells Low Energy Compact screw in Florescent Lights Clean Air Machines table top and furnace type Touch Control Lamps These devices when causing interference are in viola tion of Federal Communications Commission rules regu lations and are a nuisance to you and your neighbors It is important for your own safety to have the offending de vice repaired or replaced to insure normal safe operation Most radio and television interference sources are the re sult of an arc This arcing will get hot and create a fire hazard m Housework Housework was considered a woman s job but one evening Valerie arrived home from work to find the children bathed a load of laundry in the washer and another in the dryer Dinner was on the stove the table set She was aston ished
19. ically heroic bandswitch into position then dials in the working frequency by turning three knobs on a black panel at the center of the otherwise grey box These go to a couple of tube VXOs a comparator and an RF amp Needless to say the 6100 was an expensive rig and ahead of its time According to Raymond S Moore only 200 were made A friend of mine has one So there B amp W always had a whole line of amateur grade accessories Their TR switch that allowed full break in on CW was popular They still make antenna switches and such plus a rather expensive wide coverage dipole that sells well to the military You can have one too for only U S 100 m Plan to Join the ARRL or Renew Membership Download the ARRL Club Membership application from the YARC Website Complete the Application and return it to the Treasurer with the application fee Spring Cleaning Time Start saving ham stuff for the Williams Hamfest YARC will have a booth and we will need stuff to sell You can bring donations to the club meetings or let Don Bauer know that you have items to donate We can make arrangements to pick up There is no extra cost to you and our club gets to retain a portion of the dues 13 YAVAPAI SIGNAL April 2014 Q Signals Q signals A series of three letter codes beginning with the letter Q Each code or Q signal has an internationally defined meaning and is designed to facilitate communications between stations
20. icle Two Purpose The express and sole purpose of this organization is to honor the Granite Mountain Hotshots Wild land Fire Team members who gave their lives in public service on June 30 2013 It is not the purpose of this organization to raise funds in any way for any purpose Referrals may be made to any charitable organization whose purpose is to collect funds in support of the fire fighters Article Three Membership section One Membership in this organization shall be open to any amateur radio operator who applies for membership via contact with the parent Yavapai ARC section Two Membership Dues There shall be no dues or other charges for membership in the GMHMRC The organization is an affiliate of the Yavapai Amateur Radio Club and funded through that organization section Three Membership in the GMHMRC shall not expire unless the organization is formally ter minated Members may chose to remove them selves from membership at any time by simply notifying a club officer Membership may be termi nated by the organization for undesirable behav ior at the discretion of the organization Section Four Voting All members of record are considered voting members Article Four Officers section One The officers of the GMHMRC shall be a President Secretary and trustee of the or ganization s callsign who may be one of the des ignated officers These are necessary in order 10 Tb OO Moe gmt YAVAPAI
21. n on using logging programs and Logbook of the World This is a subject several people have asked about so let s encourage Bud Personally I learned a little about using NIMM Logger in working the WIAW project It was fun I heard several of you doing your scheduled time particularly Jack W7JLC I hope to see you at our April meeting That is April 3rd at 7 00 PM Mark your calendar m Don WB7TPH Oo 7 7 r i E 4 l f ED T ed j i i Ai IER F Last month we were supposed to have Bud Se mon talk but did a last minute switch to hear from Mike Martin So following our April business meeting we will have our own Bud Semon N7CW tell us about his recent t DXpedition to Peru Bud has been going to Africa for several years as a member of the VooDoo DX group so this pace for our veteran pile up chaser Bud s programs are always a treat should be a real change of so be sure to attend Meeting Minutes Membership Count VE Testing Treasurer s Reports Special Event Communications Upcoming Events App Chat YARC Sweetheart Party March 2014 Foxhunt Q Signals Ham Station for Sale YAVAPAI SIGNAL April 2014 Welcome to the Yavapai Amateur Radio Club The Yavapai Amateur Radio Club YARC is an ARRL affiliated Special Service Club The club par ticipates in many activities in the tri city area by pro viding communications for local events emergency comm
22. n to find the secondary trans mitter was declared the winner you can view them simply by clicking on the first picture then navigating through them I made a short video of Forrest walking along on the The weather was beautiful Jeff WB7RFY and I hid the secondary transmitter in a nandina bush on the NW corner of S Granite St and W Goodwin St We then went __http tinyurl com YARCfoxhuntMarch2014video to the top level of the parking garage where we could ob serve the Courthouse Plaza and the location of the secon dary transmitter I was able to get some nice pictures and a plaza I also made a short video of a panoramic view from the parking garage video of the hunt from that location http tinyurl com PrescottA Zpanoramicview As noted above the primary transmitter malfunctioned so no one was able to find it All the hunters were able to find the secondary transmitter even though several of them got strong signals indicating it was on the north side of W Goodwin St along the fence Diane KE7ODP was the 13 first hunter to find the secondary transmitter Congratula John WB9VGJ tions to Diane for being the winner We would encourage more folks to get involved in the hidden transmitter hunts They are really fun and help develop direction finding skills 9 YAVAPAI SIGNAL April 2014 Article One Name The name of this organization shall be Granite Mountain Hotshots Memorial Radio Club GMHMRC Art
23. o aid event organizers and to enhance the safety and security of the general public FCC regulations prohibit us from being compen sated for our services These regulations enable us to focus on our core mission the safety of the public and event participants by providing consistent coordinated communications Each public service event we assist at is unique be cause of the nature of the activity the topography and the distances involved Using the Whiskey Row Marathon as an example which is spread out over a 26 mile course the locations where our team members need to be placed are mapped out well in advance and we may assign them Tactical Call Signs such as Water 1 Van or Shadow On this event our operators are placed approximately every 2 miles Due to the topogra phy and elevation the Whiskey Row Marathon is con sidered one of the toughest in the country The YARC Net Control station is our command post and is typically located at the finish line of the race adja cent to other event administrators YARC operators along the marathon course report all situations back to Net Control who then records these radio reports and makes sure that the correct event personnel are notified On this event we use mainly voice to communicate with Net Control Our reports may consist of first and last runner bib numbers injuries requests for additional supplies at rest water stops or requests for the YMCA van to pick up
24. on CW 140 wears AM 180 watts 558 when used with SISB B 35B generai a W X s d H 2 PPE Tress F i 3 a ii aiii Of course when sideband came in the 5100 had to be adapted and it was courtesy of the 51 SB an equally neat looking box that stood alongside the main transmitter The combo did 180W PEP on side band using the phasing method Later there was a 5100 B with its 51SB B Your roomful of equipment was rounded out by the LPA 1 a grounded grid linear actually an ultra linear using two 813s in triode connection with inverse feedback The LPA 1 sat on your desk Its hulking HV supply with its four 866s in a full wave bridge did not unless you had a bigger desk than normal humans The mercury in this thing is practically enough to make your home a haz mat site in itself Even so this 2 kW PEP amp was made until the late sixties some times in kit form These are interesting circuit designs This must have been a pretty nice sounding kW In 1961 the 5100 was replaced by a big rather strange box the B amp W 6100 Its case and panel matched the LPA 1 perfectly as did its 100 watt output CW or PEP Internally it looks like a pretty decent rig with crystal sideband filters and 6146 finals This radio is guaranteed a place in vacuum tube lore due to its use of a true crystal controlled frequency synthesizer This had to be some kind of first for the ham market in general not just for the tube era One clunks the typ
25. rrently fully assembled ready for mounting Comet GP 9 Ultra High Gain Dual Band Vertical Antenna 2 M amp 440 Mhz New 180 Now NROR My tests This is the best dual band antenna available Alpha Delta Transi Trap Lightning surge protection Mod TT3G50 New 50 Now NROR Perfect W Replacement Arc Plug Cartridge amp manual Delta 2 Coax switch New 25 Now NROR Tigertronics PSK Interface with all cables amp connectors New 60 Now NROR Coax Tons yet to be sorted amp evaluated Misc Many various to be sorted amp evaluated Cushcraft Several vertical antenna s yet to be sorted amp priced One 60 ft 10 ft sections 3 leg self supporting tower with mounted Hy Gain HD 45 II rotor and controller Tower use function modified for tilt over operation with HD dedicated base platform Tilt over function includes manually op erated Reese winch and cable The top three 10 ft sections were powder coated 17 years ago and presently show 15 rust stain The balance of tower 3 sections previously unneeded were not powder coated are rust stained held unused and undamaged Tower with base platform rotor and winch must be sold as a unit some disassembly required by pur chaser Rotor lubed and includes user manual 175 or OBO N7QQJ Richard McCahill azmac cableone net P O Box 833 Dewey AZ 86327 772 0865 15 YAVAPAI SIGNAL April 2014 Area Repeaters Freq PL Location Owner Auto Links Vo oe penn en eves i
26. tems in a pinch by the way There is an app called IRLP Me that I will discuss later on that you might find interesting Echolink and IRLP are similar in that they both use the internet to enable you to communicate using a non RF device If you are home bound such as in a care fa cility or in some other living situation where you are not allowed to have antennas showing outside your home then both of these systems will be of interest to you I know some of you who are reading this material have had to make a visit to the hospital for an overnight stay and greatly appreciate what either of these systems can provide It 1s for those who have not had to go through such an ordeal that I am attempting to reach out to to let you know what these systems are all about Using an RF means to communicate is great but there are times when compromise must take place More power to those fortunate enough to have antenna towers at home and healthy enough to enjoy them There are other nodes I have come across that are linked to HF stations and even allow you to operate HF or VHV UHF from their location We have one similar such station at the home of KC7GHT Joe who lives in Phoenix and has been at our club to give a talk and dem onstration of Echolink The local 147 22 repeater has Echolink on it as part of the morning net at 7 a m that is available to members only at this time CONF USA IRLP9369 1 lt SB gt N7NGM Rex USA IRLP9369 http
27. tie the event to gam Valentine s Day rather than the post fm Christmas New Year party of recent past We had a smallish party with 34 registered and 31 actually in attendance However wef enjoyed each other and the luncheon very well Past issues with service and access for some were gone at the Stone Ridge Golf Club Easy Photos Courtesy of John WB9VGJ Social Gathering room excellent food and service made the event very comfortable indeed Carol arranged for a three piece band to entertain during the meal She and Erika KI7JZ provided a table full of goodies as party favors and we had some nice books from ARRL for drawing prizes Terry KB7TRE went home with the 2014 Centen nial Radio Amateur Handbook Good going Terry Banquet food is always a bit problematic when many people are being served at one time This time we were pleasantly sur Table Setting ais The food was very good service rapid and very attentive and we were able to help ourselves to coffee tea and lemon ade from a table set up for the purpose Each table was set up with candies so we could munch and converse to our heart s Ba DS content p In all I would rate this as an excellent venue for our parties Now perhaps we can do next year s party closer to Christmas Good job Carol and Stone Ridge For more Party photos go to http tinyurl com 2014Y ARCparty m Table of Goodies 8 YAVAPAI SIG
28. unications and promotion of the hobby through Program This month s meeting took place in reverse order the presentation took place before the meeting was called to order The presentation out the community Membership in the YARC is open to any interested topic was radio frequency interfer amateur or non amateur alike Dues are 20 00 year Full time students 15 The YARC meets at 7 00 K3RFI of RFI Services Mike was hired by APS to find p m local time on the first Thursday of every month in an ellusive interference causing a great deal of noise in the Technology Room 404 at the Granite Mountain the radio shack of Peter Genereaux W7PRG The story Middle School 1800 Williamson Valley Road in Pres started about two years ago when Peter bought a house in cott It is about mile north of Iron Springs road and Prescott he then noticed a horrendous noise on 80M He Ln ee ee ee er contacted APS regarding the noise they assured him that Programs of interest are included as part of the meet the noise would be solved within a week This was two years ago and the noise persisted regardless of the near fifty visits and investigations by the APS RFI technician This is why Mike was hired Mike told the story of how Peter s noise problem was fixed It took Mike a day and a half to find and solve the problem The source of the The Yavapai County ARES RACES Net is held on noise was most unusual in that the power lin
29. visitors Gale Griswold for her recommendation of Stone were asked to introduce themselves Tim Wiederaenders Ridge KG7IRU member Steven Duck KG7CWL Raymond Benny N6VR Edwin Nailor KC6GRY Marcus Bever K6YYY Lisa Ferguson KK6AFC Adjournment WB7TPH adjourned the meeting at 21 01 hours 50 50 Drawing The winning ticket No 532049 K6UWV Minutes WB7TPH asked for a motion to approve the won 40 Dollars minutes of the February 6 2014 general meeting as pub lished in the Yavapai Signal Motion was made by Respectfully submitted K7POF and seconded by W7HAM The motion was ap Forrest Murdoch Secretary proved Treasurer s Report WB7TPH asked for a motion to approve the Treasurer s report as published in the Yavapai Signal Motion was made by K6VVR and seconded by W7HAM The motion was approved Committee Reports Due to the meeting taking place after the presentation and the lateness of the hour the meeting was abbreviated e Event Communications WA6ZZJ reported all up coming dates are in newsletter need e operators for all events e Fox hunt K6VVR reported that there would be a fox hunt the following Sunday March 9 at 1 00 PM 1300 Old Business e Williams Hamfest WB7TPH said club needs dona tions for William Hamfest WN7E is leading the Hamfest committee committee members are needed Any members attending the Williams Hamfest please contact WN7E e Field Day WB7TPH reported
30. y and Sunday May 17 18 2014 is the MS 150 bicycle event once again in the Verde Valley As with the Sedona Marathon we will be looking for sup port from the VVARA on this two day operation Signups will begin at the March YARC meeting Saturday May 24 2014 NEW will be the Groom Creek Mountain Mayhem event This will be a bicycle event in Groom Creek Patti Halgunseth KD7VBG will be coordinating this event More information to follow as available Saturday September 6 2014 will be the tenta tive date for the March of Dimes March for Ba bies in Prescott Some of the dates may be subject to change and more events will be added but this is the schedule so far 5 YAVAPAI SIGNAL April 2014 Signup sheets will be available at the April YARC Meeting Check your calendar and if you haven t already Need a Hand lf you need assistance we want to help you If you are just starting out in ham radio or sim ply have run across something that you could use a hand with technical assistance or answers to questions about the Yavapai Amateur Radio Club are avail able from knowledgeable club done so plan to stop by and sign up for one or more of the events If this will be your first time at participating in YARC Event Communications you will be assigned with a knowledgeable event communications operator to see just how it works We all need to start someplace m PLAT TD TD
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