Radio Happenings May 24, 2023..

  SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:

 JUNE 3RD – GB M&K Hamfest

 JUNE 8TH  – GB M&K Club Meeting 

 JUNE 10TH – Burlington Freefest

 JUNE 14TH – Siren Test Net

 JUNE 17TH – Sunshine Swap Fest, Neenah

 http://www.fcarc.club/sunshineswap.php

THE BIG ONE !!   

       Yes, the Hamfest is just around the corner. Getting excited? You bet!

 Eight Club members just returned from the Hamvention in Xenia, Ohio(used to be in Dayton) My second time but I saw a lot more this visit. It is also a learning event. As we walked and talked to the vendors like Icom, Yeasu, Kenwood,etc we learned more of what they had. But was also interesting were the ones that had the accessories, like the ammo box radio setups,  the batteries, the various antennas, software, there seemed to be more miniature digital meters for those that are updating their “shacks”. 

       I had the great experience of working in the Tower Electronics booth. Met fellow Hams from all over.. Greece, Italy, U.K., Brazil, etc, and from Washington state to New Jersey, Florida, Texas.  Most said they always come to this particular booth, because they had some of the best adaptors for their set ups. Finding the antenna adaptors for the HTs seemed to be my most sales.  Surprising how many have been to Lambeau Field 

      It is still not too late to reserve your table or Trunk Sales spot for the GBM&K Fest Or volunteer to help out.. contact the Co Chairs..  Sign up –Todd W9GRB- toddclausen@yahoo.com or Dave KD9HJJ  dziesmer@wi.rr.com

LOTS OF ANTENNAS .LIC- PORQPNE

Buffalo 3rd Annual Radio Swap Meet
       Just a plug for their Swap Meet on Sept. 16th 10am to 3pm, in Belpre, Ohio. They are having free food, free admission and there will be a car show on the same grounds with free entertainment.  Door Prize is a  Yeasu  891 HF rig.  We are swaping our Hamfest notice with theirs…  But the updated flyer for ours will be attached to this and they will be sending it out to their operators.  

                           &&&&  Field Day  &&&&
     OK.. looking forward to Field Day, how about you?? June 24-25
Four Seasons Park in Hobart. 
https://www.hobart-wi.org/4-seasons-gallery

    Tech’s.. a great chance to operate on HF .. There will be a control operator that will help you operate.. 

     It really gets dark out there when the sun goes down so be sure to bring a light of some kind to see your way around and to see your radio and logging..

     Hope you can stop by and operate at least for a while. We will be there all night unless we get flashes in the sky.    Share a radio. The Club only has  two laptops for logging.. so if you are going to log your contacts, having the N3FJP Logging software will be compatible .. 

    We will be posting some schedule of events…Pre event Saturday breakfast at Bay Family restaurant… going to the park… setting up stations… linking the logging laptops..

       Potluck dinner on Saturday evening, meat furnished and some liquid refreshment, Please bring a food item to share..

GreenBay Mike&Key Club Meetings:

June 8th  –The Tower Room, 4th floor of the G-M Science Bldg. (elevator) 7PM. (sometimes a Tech Talk at 6:30)

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RADIO STUFF

 Wanted - dual band 50+ watt mobile dual band 2M/70cm vhf/uhf transceiver. Prefer traditional name brand. Walt, KE9TT email: fdpiper-at-duck-dot-com 

Shack: 

      The Shack committee (Larry,K9IQ – Gene, AB9GK) tied in a grounding system - this will ground all our equipment in the room. Antenna switches with arrestors, dummy loads and a SWR/Power meter were also installed.

     The HF system is operable. Please be sure all switches are in the proper position before keying up.   Phase two will have the antennas, coax grounded and have arrestors installed .. (unknown date at this time, but soon)  The VHF/UHF radio had the antenna switch and dummy load installed as well but the antenna is NOT hooked up to the switch because it is attached to the D Star repeater. You can familiarize yourself with the radios by using the dummy load.

73 Stay Radio Active

Radio Happenings May 8, 2023..

 

 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
 May 8^th  - Field Day Committee
  MAY 10^TH – Siren Test Net – 11:45 –Noon
 MAY 11th– M&K Club Meeting
MAY 16^TH –CQ Tueday…

**Busy Times*

   “Thanks” goes out to Robert Duescher KA9BXG and crew for assisting with the communications for the MS Walk that took place April 23^rd. Great Community involvement. 

Brat Barn Fund Raiser.. May 7^th.
  After a little “snafu” with the scheduleing, ( last minute Festy change from East GB, to DePere and from Sunday to Saturday) Keith, KS9WI pulled it out with a good set of workers that were able to make a drizzling start -  turn into a possible record breaking profit. 
 Another Thank You goes out to those of you that came out, chated  and purchased brats and burgers..
NOTE: the original schedule for the brat barns has changed.. Stay tuned…

*** ADDRESS CHANGE***

The new mailing address for the GBM&K is :  . 3004 Quarry Park Dr #10, DePere, WI  54115

                       ##   CLUB HAMFEST JUNE 3^RD       ##

  Be sure to check the K9EAM.ORG website for the flyer. This event is our big one! June 3^rd which is not that far away anymore. 

  If you are waiting for a phone call to help out, and have not received one, consider this to be that call. 

  Sign up –Todd W9GRB toddclausen@yahoo.com or Dave KD9HJJ  dziesmer@wi.rr.com

 If you cannot work the fest, come down and get some raffle tickets.. I heard that we have received prizes of $$$ value from vendors.. 

                         &&&&  Field Day  &&&&

 Another meeting of the Field Day committee is taking place on Monday(today) 

 It is good to check things out prior to an event. The antennas were over at N8KQS’s house to be checked out.. Raised the first one in the air and it was over the top of the house.. The Comet analyzer showed bad on all bands..  then all the other antennas did also… The antennas were brought to a different location (KA9BXG) and they checked good.

   Remembered the same thing  happened when checking the antenna at St. Norbert. The Comet folks said the analyzer was getting unwanted rf from the cell tower equipment on the roof. Nothing wrong with the antenna..

  At the house, since the antennas were built, new security cameras were installed .. wireless.. stray rf..

 OK.. looking forward to Field Day, how about you?? June 24-25

Four Seasons Park in Hobart.https://www.hobart-wi.org/4-seasons-gallery

 GreenBay Mike&Key Club Meetings:

May 11^th  –The Tower Room, 4^th floor of the G-M Science Bldg. (elevator) 7PM. (sometimes a Tech Talk at 6:30)

Join Zoom Meeting
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RADIO STUFF…

Ever wonder if there are any Ham radio operators that may have moved in near you?  There is a map you can bring up with that information… Usually you can see an antenna tower poke out of the trees or on top of a roof.. But there may be a Tech with a HT right now while working on their General level.  Or you may be looking for an Elmer that lives near by..

https://haminfo.tetranz.com/map

I just put my grid square (EN64al) in the box and got a pile of information … I even saw that some have moved and must not have sent in a change of address to the FCC yet.. Don’t know your grid square? It should be on your license or go to QRZ Grid Mapper.. Good to know that grid for logging purposes or other things like Winlink and APRS.

Shack

The Shack committee will be tieing in a grounding system on the 8^th in the afternoon.. this will ground all our equipment in the room. This project will also put in antenna switches with arrestors and dummy loads. Phase two will have the antennas, coax grounded and have arrestors installed .. (unknown date at this time, but soon)

Winlink P2P / or FLdigi

Ever think about sending printed message forms from one radio to another without a repeater? What if the repeaters are down and you want to contact another ham buddy and leave a message? Person to person messaging just like the old packet without the “mailbox” … perhaps a TechTalk in a month from now…

 73 Stay Radio Active

Radio Happenings April 16, 2023..

 

CALENDAR OF EVENTS.. 

APRIL 17TH TAXES DUE  

APRIL 18TH CQ TUESDAY  

APRIL 23RD MS WALK De Pere-  Contact Robert KA9BXG to help

MAY 6, Spring Swapfest 2023 – Ozaukee Radio Club       

 MAY 7TH – CLUB BRAT BARN FUND RAISER

      AT FESTIVAL EAST GB..

 MAY 11TH – Siren Test Net – 11:45 –Noon

 MAY 12th – M&K Club Meeting 

**Busy Times*

 Now is the time that we can be busy using our radios to help out our communities. The requests are coming in for assistance to help provide tracking and notices for medical help. The various agencies such as the Muscular Distrophy, have walk/run events to bring attention to their needs and be a fund raiser.

    We have been assisting with keeping a watch over the participants being in a van going along the route or at a water/break station. The event does not take long and it is in W.DePere. If you want to assist, contact Robert Duescher at ka9bxg@gmail.com

   

*** ADDRESS CHANGE***

Our Treasurer reported that the US Postal Service has sent their annual bill for our PO Box.. But the price has grown beyond what is felt to be reasonable $194 per year. This was presented to the membership at the last meeting. As most of the usable mail is payments for dues, the membership voted to change the official mail address to be the same as the Treasurer’s. You will see it on the Header of the Club letter. 3004 Quarry Park Dr #10, DePere, WI  54115

        ####   CLUB HAMFEST  ###

  Be sure to check the K9EAM.ORG website for the flyer. This event is our big one! June 3^rd which is not that far away anymore.  There is still a need for more help to make this the success like it was last year and perhaps a little better. We have heard that there may be more commercial vendors this year as well as Tower Electronics.

  A lot of those that helped last year, were present at the meeting last Thursday and signed up again for this year. A lot of good comments came out. 

        

Still need some signups for different areas including setting up on Friday afternoon/evening June 2^nd and of course- taking down/clean up at the end. Sign up –Todd W9GRB toddclausen@yahoo.com or Dave KD9HJJ  dziesmer@wi.rr.com

 

&&&&  Field Day  &&&&

 A meeting took place last Monday to begin to plan the activities and setup for Field day.

  A new location for this. Four Seasons Park in Hobart. One way of getting there from the center of Green Bay, is to take West Mason Westward until you reach Overland Road. Then go North on Overland Road a few miles until you get to Four Seasons Drive on the left. Here are some pictures.

https://www.hobart-wi.org/4-seasons-gallery

 The Club EComm Trailer will be there. It has a Kenwood TS-570 HF radio. There are three 80-6 OCF antennas, rope, coax, an expandable pole, some stub filters, a vhf/hf radio. The batteries are found as DOA but have a generator. The Club has purchased two laptops last year for logging. Logging is very important for this event (contest)

    If you want to be sure you are going to be  able to operate something other than phone (voice), you may want to bring something you are familiar with. Having headphones to keep from interfering with others is important too.

    The original purpose for Field Day, is in case of an emergency, to be able to set up your equipment to pass messages from an area that has been mostly destroyed from some event. This gives you a chance to see how portable you and your equipment are. 

        Times for gathering has not been defined yet.. usually we meet for breakfast…(this year because of location changes) we might be meeting at the Bay Family Restaurant. Then heading out from there.  We usually have a Pot Luck Dinner that evening.. more on that later.. the logging will be made easier with a long distance Mesh system so stations can be tied together..

                                         GreenBay Mike&Key Club Meetings:

May 11th–The Tower Room, 4^th floor of the G-M Science Bldg. (elevator) 7PM. (sometimes a Tech Talk at 6:30)

Join Zoom Meeting
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 73 Stay Radio Active

RADIO HAPPENINGS Between the lines April 9, 2023

 UP COMING EVENTS FOR APRIL

APRIL 10TH FIELD DAY COMMITTEE

APRIL 12TH SIREN TEST NET

APRIL 13TH  HAMFEST COMMITTEE

 APRIL 13TH GB MIKE&KEY CLUB MEETING 

APRIL 17TH TAXES DUE  

APRIL 18TH CQ TUESDAY  

APRIL 23RD MS WALK De Pere-  Contact Robert KA9BXG to help

May 6, 2023 – Ozaukee Radio Club Spring Swapfest 

Newsletter changes .. 

   We are still experimenting with the newsletter being posted in the Website and not being sent out separately .  There will be a notice letting you know of the site has been updated and a link to get here.  

    The usual attachments of the Minutes of the last meeting, the Siren Net list, the Financial Officer report, other Radio Club newsletters, and other short term information will be as before. 

 The Zoom link will be here as well.. as with other things in life, Zoom is not a guarantied thing. 

   ANTENNA TIME COMING

    It looks as if it will be a short Spring again this year and just jumping into Summer..  Good antenna testing time.. In preparation for Field Day, members will be testing the antennas and coaxial cables and perhaps the radio equipment sometime at the end of April and/or early May.  Stay tuned for the dates and times..  

In the U.S. and Canada, the plural of the noun antenna is antennae when the word denotes the flexible sensory appendages on insects and other animals. But when the word refers to a metallic apparatus for sending or receiving electromagnetic signals, American and Canadian writers usually use antennas. 

LEFTOVERS...

         There are still some Baofeng odds and ends such as ear buds, over-the-ear kind with built in microphone, and head sets with inline microphone, short rubber duckies for HTs, a few longer ones also, a speaker mic, back clips, +  lanyards,  a heavy duty dummy load (oil filled) , a bunch of wall warts with usb slots for charging electronics,  At this point, reasonable offers are accepted...  I will have most of the items in my van at most of the scheduled  events listed above...   All funds are still  going to the Club Treasury.. 

      Sale Corner.   If you have some items you are selling and want posted here, .. Send a file to me and I will post it here.. 

        GreenBay Mike&Key Club Meetings:

April 13th –The Tower Room, 4^th floor of the G-M Science Bldg. (elevator) 7PM. (sometimes a Tech Talk at 6:30)

   Join Zoom Meeting if everything works ok... 

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RADIO HAPPENINGS between the lines on April 1st

 UP COMING EVENTS FOR APRIL

APRIL 9TH EASTER  

APRIL 12TH SIREN TEST NET

 APRIL 13TH GB MIKE&KEY CLUB MEETING 

APRIL 17TH TAXES DUE  

APRIL 18TH CQ TUESDAY  

APRIL 23RD MS WALK De Pere-  Contact Robert KA9BXG to help

Hamfests:

  We were slowed down from going to the March 25th Fest in Milwaukee due  to an unexpected large amount of snow. Hope they had a good group show up . 

On the Eastern side of the state, the next one will be: 

    May 6, 2023 – Ozaukee Radio Club Spring Swapfest

Location: Cedarburg, WI

Sponsor: Ozaukee Radio Club

Website: www.ozaukeeradioclub.org 

     Just noticed there is a Tailgate Hamfest at HRO on May 18th 9 to noon.  More info @: https://www.w9rh.org/club-events/tailgate-ham-fest/      If you are not going to the Hamvention in Ohio, this may be on your short trip list... 

    Then the next one would be HERE! The GBM&K Club Hamfest on 

JUNE 3RD.  Only 64 more days !!! 2 months.. 

   There was a good turnout last year and looking forward to another one this year.. Of course, your help will be needed.." all hands on board " . I wasn't in  the Navy, but I saw a lot of movies. 

  Don't miss the Green Bay Hamfest!!  Please join the Green Bay Mike & Key Club from 8:00 AM 'til Noon on Saturday June 3, at Our Saviour Lutheran Church, 120 South Henry Street in Green Bay.  We had a great event last year and this one will be even better.

The Hamfest will feature tailgating/trunk sales, commercial vendors, license testing, plenty of door prizes, refreshments, a cash raffle drawing, and lots more.  Don't miss this opportunity to meet the ARRL Wisconsin Section Manager, Jason Spetz, KC9FXE.

Tickets are $5 at the door.  Tailgate/trunk sales spaces and indoor tables are only $10.  You can pay at the door, or better yet, reserve your table or tailgate space by contacting Todd Clausen, W9GRB at toddw9grb@gmail.com or 414-455-6374. 

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GreenBay Mike&Key Club Meetings:

April 13th –The Tower Room, 4^th floor of the G-M Science Bldg. (elevator) 7PM. (sometimes a Tech Talk at 6:30)

   Join Zoom Meeting if everything works ok... 

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

Meeting ID: 985 2084 1730
Passcode: 240648
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Radio Happenings March 20, 2023..

 CALENDAR OF EVENTS.. 

March 21st, CQ Tuesday

March 22nd, second day of Spring

March 25th, 11th Annual Milwaukee Hamfest 

**Banquet*

 The Awards Banquet was held at the Woods Banquet Hall. The dinner of Broasted chicken, Tenderloin tips, mashed potatos and gravy, stuffing (dressing), warm rolls, cold slaw and dessert was served family style.

   The awards were presented. The Ham of the Year was presented to David Ziesmer, KD9HJJ for all his participation and leadership during the past year

    Our President, Paul Racine, was given a Certificate of Appreciation for his leadership and efforts as President for 2022.

   A symbolic award, “The Invisible Award”, was given to all those that gave their time and efforts to the interests of the Club, working in the background seemingly unnoticed. This also included the significant others for assisting to attain the goals.

   

****WIS QSO Party..*

 The snow was falling at a record pace, the wind was blowing and the temperature was falling.. a perfect evening to stay inside and participate in a radio contest! 

   A couple of us (Todd, W9GRB and myself) took the EComm trailer up to Bay Settlement road and set up just South of the Hill Top Café (BP Gas Station) The bands were pretty clear and busy.. Colorado was having their QSO Party also. 

     We set up an Off Center Fed dipole. Our elevation there is about 610 feet. The calls were coming in from all over the state. We may not have made as many contacts as AB9GK, Gene, with his 319.. but had fun. Contacted other members of the Club during this event as well.. cannot wait to see the  results.. I see that others have posted  their count on the Club Facebook page..

 

A big thanks to Scott, KD9LHY’s sons that helped dig us out. Yes, the coats had to stay on.. No tubes in the radio to keep us warm..   

  Fund Raisers – Brat barns Schedule

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

GreenBay Mike&Key Club Meetings:

April 13th –The Tower Room, 4^th floor of the G-M Science Bldg. (elevator) 7PM. (sometimes a Tech Talk at 6:30)

   Remember the old saying ”Don’t shoot the messenger” – Zoom – The equipment was there this time but there was a problem with the right password.  

Join Zoom Meeting
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Radio.. 

 As some of you know, WBAY is celebrating their 70th Anniversary. But did you know that Ham Radio had a big part in putting it into existence?? And at St. Norbert!!  Here is a link to the article in the Press Times  that explains it.. Oh, some of the Club members are thinking about having a Special Event to coumarate this.. what do you think? Willing to participate?   https://gopresstimes.com/2023/03/19/wbay-celebrates-70-years-with-its-roots-in-radio/

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   With the advent of the SDR (software defined radio) there has been a large range of new applications available.. like remote control of your radio with your phone.. supposedly operate from anywhere even do FT8.. check out SDR-Control Mobile!!

One of our members has used it with success. 

73... Stay Radio Active

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

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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/

 

Stay Radio Active… 

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.

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DUES ARE DUE: 

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

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