Radio Happenings February 27th, 2023

 CALENDAR OF EVENTS

March 9th- Ham of the Year deadline

March 9th – M&K Club Meeting

March 12th - Daylight Savings Begins

March 12th - Wis. QSO Party

March 18th - Club Awards Banquet

                         Reminders

Things YOU have to do soon – (now would be better) 

**Banquet Reservations - Get your reservations in to to Dave KD9HJJ  dziesmer@wi.rr.com

*** Ham of the Year Nominations 

.. Do not just submit a name and call. But why that person should be awarded.. Submit your nomination to Robert, KA9BXG at ka9bxg@gmail.com  before March 9th

****WIS QSO Party… Get your crew together and make plans.

Banquet. To submit your RSVP reservation to this event.. send to Dave KD9HJJ  dziesmer@wi.rr.com  Let him know the number of people in your group.. Time; Attitude adjustment at 5 .. Dinner at 6pm -- The Woods Banquet Hall- 530 Erie Road, East GB off of Finger Road. 

March 12th Wis. QSO Party. Time to get your crew together and make plans. This event gives Techs a good chance to team up with the other classes to get up and on the air.. Update your logging software now.  Might be a good chance to check out the Field Day Site??

Fund Raiser – Brat barns Schedule

 Sunday  May 7 @ GB East                                                         Saturday June 17 @ GB East                                                         Saturday July 15th @ De Pere

The annual Field Day will be June 24th – 25th at our new location of Four Seasons Park in Hobart. To be involved with that event contact Wes, W9WES or Gene AB9GK.

GreenBay Mike&Key Club Meetings:

March 9th – (There will be laptop present to make the Zoom possible this time ) The Tower Room, 4th floor of the G-M Science Bldg. (elevator) 7PM. (sometimes a Tech Talk at 6:30)

Join Zoom Meeting

https://zoom.us/j/98520841730?pwd=Q212bzltb2o4bitHQ3lHRnVtMy9aZz09

Minutes of the last meeting .. Attached to the email.. 

Siren Test Net Log: Attached to the email. Join us on the second Wednesday on the repeater.. 

Radio.. 

 As we get ready for group radio events like the WI QSO, Special Events and Field Day, we concern ourselves with possible interference from a nearby  antenna that is on a different band. There are band pass filters and tuning stubs. There is a good article explaining tuning stubs and showing how to use them. According to the article, with two of  them and a switch, they a can help on most bands. Before the events, there is still time to make some.. 

“A stub is just a length of transmission line terminated in a fixed impedance, usually a short or open-circuit. “

  

The whole article can be found at :: https://www.onallbands.com/simple-filters-from-transmission-line-stubs/

 

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Radio Happenings February 5th, 2023

 CALENDAR OF EVENTS.

. February 8 – Siren test net 

February 9th – M&K Club Meeting

 March 9th - Ham of the Year deadline 

March 9th –M&K Club Meeting

 March 12th – Wis. QSO Party 

March 18th – Club Awards Banquet

REMINDERS..

   Please do not submit my name for Ham of the Year… I have been honored to have been chosen a number of times but having me enter into your home with all the newsletters, it makes it too easy to submit. There are a lot of members that need to be awarded that have been overlooked.. Members are asked to submit a nomination for Ham of the Year.. This person needs to be a member in good standing. When submitting the nomination, put in their name, call sign and the reason you feel that person should be given that award.. Do not just submit a name and call. Submit your nomination to Robert, KA9BXG at ka9bxg@gmail.com before March 9th

       To help you… think about the person that helped with the Wis.QSO Party, the Ham Fest, Field Day, Brat Barns, Banquet or mentored a new Ham ETC..

       March 18th Club Awards Banquet. 

  Feel free to submit your RSVP reservation to this event.. send to Dave KD9HJJ dziesmer@wi.rr.com Let him know the number of people in your group.. Time; Attitude adjustment at 5 .. Dinner at 6pm --More info to come. The Woods Banquet Hall. Feel free to bring a gag award (family friendly) . eg:a timer for a person who times out the repeater. 

     March 12th Wis. QSO Party. 

   Time to get your crew together and make plans. This event gives Techs a good chance to team up with the other classes to get up and on the air.. Update your logging software now. Might be a good chance to check out the Field Day Site??

    June 3rd Hamfest at Our Savior Lutheran Church. 

    The next Club meeting, the committee will be looking for leaders to get things going.. contact Dave, KD9HJJ or Todd, W9GRB. 

 The annual Field Day will be June 24th – 25th at our new location of Four Seasons Park in Hobart. To be involved with that event contact Wes, W9WES or Gene AB9GK.

GreenBay Mike&Key Club Meetings: February 9th – The Tower Room, 4th floor of the G-M Science Bldg. (elevator) 7PM. Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/98520841730?pwd=Q212bzltb2o4bitHQ3lHRnVtMy9aZz09 Meeting ID: 985 2084 1730 Passcode: 240648 One tap mobile Find your local number: https://zoom.us/u/atfy36sxq

   DUES ARE DUE: Last notice… maybe..

  RADIO.  I have been seeing a lot of activity this Winter in the effort of designing new antennas.. It almost looks as if the End Fed is starting to take the lead.. It is a great idea.. Hanging the coax from the middle of the dipole makes you try to set up a support there… or even the Off Center Fed gives a chance to shorten the coax length by getting the tie-in point closer to the radio. By having the end of the antenna almost anywhere to make the connection gives quite a option. And to slope it or even zig zag it to fit the area. Has anyone out there compared the difference from a straight wire to a zig zag using Wspr to graph it? Do you loose distance or do you gain area covered? Don’t know what Wspr is? a good analysis tool. Here is a link to see.. https://www.wsprnet.org/drupal/wsprnet/map You can use this freeware.. I use it to check my antenna on each band. Questions?

   

Radio Happenings January 24th, 2023

 

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

February 8 – Siren test net

February 9th – M&K Club Meeting

March 9th- Ham of the Year deadline

March 9th – M&K Club Meeting

March 12th – Wis. QSO Party

March 18th – Club Awards Banquet

THANK YOU ST. NORBERT COLLEGE!

     As many of you know, The M&K Club has been meeting on the campus of St. Norbert College for many years. They have also allowed for having antennas and a space for operating radios. With the remodeling of the G-M Science Building to hold the new Medical Science program, we had to remove the antennas and the entire radio set up we had in the Audio/Visual area. 

Basically, we were homeless. Through the help of one of the Staff, we were able to hold our meetings in a room of what is now the Security Building.  When the remodeling was completed, a committee was formed to present a request to relocate with being able to have a radio operations area. 

   This was a daunting task because they could have said no.

  Without going into an even longer story, they not only allowed us to use the big conference room but to set up right next to it for the radios plus space on  the roof for the antennas.

  They provided the desk, the cabinet above it and some lockers besides.

   Having this for a number of years now, the membership voted to show our appreciation for this privilege by presenting the College President Tom Kunkel a check for $500..

January 23rd, l/r Tom Harden, K9EDD, Paul Racine, KBØP club President, Tom Kunkel, St. Norbert President and Bill Duveneck, KB3KYH.. 

TIME FLYS.. REMINDERS..

Members are asked to submit a nomination for Ham of the Year.. This person needs to be a member in good standing. When submitting the nomination, put in their name, call sign and the reason you feel that person should be given that award.. Do not just submit a name and call. Submit your nomination to Robert, KA9BXG at ka9bxg@gmail.com  before March 9th

 To help you… think about the person that helped with the Wis.QSO Party, the Ham Fest, Field Day, Brat Barns, Banquet or mentored a new Ham ETC.. 

March 12th Wis. QSO Party. Time to get your crew together and make plans. Update your logging software now.  

June 3rd is firmed up for our second Hamfest at Our Savior Lutheran Church. To sign up to assist, contact Dave, KD9HJJ or Todd, W9GRB.

The annual Field Day will be June 24th – 25th at our new location of Four Seasons Park in Hobart. To be involved 

with that event contact Wes, W9WES or Gene AB9GK.

OOPS   IF you borrowed something from the “Shack” at St. N.. please return it. Missing~Heil Headset.. Box is empty. The MFJ 904 small travel tuner is missing..   or anything else… 

GreenBay Mike&Key Club Meetings:

February 9th – The Tower Room, 4th floor of the G-M Science Bldg. (elevator) 7PM.

Join Zoom Meeting

https://zoom.us/j/98520841730?pwd=Q212bzltb2o4bitHQ3lHRnVtMy9aZz09

Meeting ID: 985 2084 1730

Passcode: 240648

One tap mobile

 Find your local number: https://zoom.us/u/atfy36sxq

DUES ARE DUE: 

 If not paid by March 1st, will be removed from the membership list.

*The removal of non-members from this mailing list begins February 1st.

Radio Happenings January 16th, 2023

 

CALENDAR OF EVENTS..

January 17^th – CQ Tuesday.                                                        February 8 – Siren test net                                                    February 9^th – M&K Club Meeting                                                March 9^th- Ham of the Year deadline                                            March 9^th – M&K Club Meeting                                                    March 12^th – Wis. QSO Party                                                        March 18^th – Club Awards Banquet

Busy times a comin’

As you see by the calendar of events, there are some busy times heading our way… With the different kind of Winter we are having, the time really seems to fly by. (My excuse for sending this out a day late)

  There was another great turnout for the Club meeting last Thursday. Every chair was taken in the big conference room at St. Norbert with a couple of new members signing in.

     Before the meeting, there was a brief dialog about ARES/RACES by Dave, KD9HJJ. 

                                ********

     With the coming of the Annual Awards Banquet, March 18th , members are asked to submit a nomination for Ham of the Year.. This person needs to be a member in good standing. When submitting the nomination, put in their name, call sign and the reason you feel that person should be given that award.. Do not just submit a name and call. Submit your nomination to Robert, KA9BXG at ka9bxg@gmail.com  before March 9th. Do it soon!

                                *****

June 3rd is firmed up for our second Hamfest at Our Savior Luthern Church. To sign up to assist, contact Dave, KD9HJJ or Todd, W9GRB.

                                    

                                    *******

   The annual Field Day will be June 24th – 25th at our new location of Four Seasons Park in Hobart. To be involved 
with that event contact Wes, W9WES or Gene AB9GK

                                      

                                          *******

The Club radio room was checked out again on Thursday and is working good. If you use the system, please log that you were there and if you did or did not make any contacts. There is a log book on the desk. Thanks 

                                                *****

GreenBay Mike&Key Club Meetings:

February 9th – The Tower Room, 4th floor of the G-M Science Bldg. (elevator) 7PM.

Join Zoom Meeting

https://zoom.us/j/98520841730?pwd=Q212bzltb2o4bitHQ3lHRnVtMy9aZz09

Meeting ID: 985 2084 1730

Passcode: 240648

One tap mobile

 Find your local number: https://zoom.us/u/atfy36sxq

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Radio Happenings December 31st, 2022

(Item forgotten to be placed in the newsletter of this date) .   I have been informed that K9DJ is now a Silent Key. His company owns many radio stations including WIXX. Duke Wright was also on the top 40 most powerful people list in radio over the last 9 years.

https://www.qrz.com/db/K9DJ  R.I.P.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS..
January 11th – First Siren Net of 2023
January 12^th – First Meeting of 2023
January 19^th – CQ Tuesday.

Out with the old and in with the new..

 We have heard that saying a lot of times and it is not just only when we purchase a new piece  for our radio collage.

  As we enter our new Club year, we look forward to the new events and remaking of some of the old.

 It has already begun with having a new Board, in as much as a smaller number of members and a change in the ByLaws to accomidate that.

  With the new fire department construction at the Pine Tree Park area, the Field Day location will be changing to Four Seasons Park (not sure if that has been solidified at this time) .

  Rumor has it that the technical program before the meetings will be reinstated.

  The CellComm Marathon is coming back on May21st where some of the members of the Club participate by communicating with the medical crew in the route as well as dispatching busses, vans to pick up runners unable to continue: As well as liaison to the first responders for more serious events. This is a good way to keep up on our abilities for emergency communications. Sign up information will be coming out soon.  

Activities: This time of year brings out a list of radio contesting as well as other Special Events. You can find the rules and other info at the ARRL.ORG site.

January 2022
8-9       RTTY Roundup          
15-17   January VHF

Yesterday, the 30^th, found that winter does not slow down the Parks On The Air guys and ladies.  The 20 Meter band was loaded with them. Meanwhile I was on the search for the Christmas Lighthouses on the air.. Got three up there in Canada… Just have to turn on the  radio and slowly scan the band.

  I admire those Special Event folks that operate the events QRP with just 5 watts or less.

    (Break)

  This morning, while trying to get my old IC-706 to operate digital, I went to good ol’ You Tube for help. Saw this video on setting up for FT8. I had always stayed below 30 watts on digital anything. This person was showing the set up using 90 watts..pegging the meter… Now I know where those bright red lines show up on the waterfall.. 

Something new//

Most of you know N3FJP wrote software mostly for logging. Years ago to instruct their sons for taking the tests for Technician, wrote a simple program to cycle through all the questions in the Technician question pool and while they were at it, did the same for General and Extra. While it was written in an outdated format, they have have re written it and is offering it for free. Amateur Exam Study Buddy. Try it!

 https://study.affirmatech.com

DUES ARE DUE: If not paid by March 1^st, will be removed from the membership list.

*The removal of non-members from the newsletter mailing list begins February 1^st.

 

Things  that we have historically scheduled:

January:  Set up chairpersons for : 1.Wis. QSO party. 2. Banquet              3. Hamfest. 4. Brat Barn. 4. Field Day.    5. Picnic. If we do not have a chairperson, it will not happen.. ! Are you able to help?

February:Bratbarn dates – NWS Weather

March: WIS QSO – BANQUET-MS WALK

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