RADIO HAPPENINGS 9.7.2023

,    CALENDAR* SEPT. 9 – SEPT. 23RD  , 2023

**SEPTEMBER 9TH:  ORC Fall Swapfest: Cedarburg, WI

SEPTEMBER 13TH: Siren Test Net ..11:45 – 12:05

SEPTEMBER 14TH  Tech Talk 6:30 B4 Meeting. RFI (RadioFreq Interference) 

SEPTEMBER 14th GB Mike & Key Club Meeting, 7PM .St Norbert College,

   G-M Science Building 4th Floor                   . 

**SEPTEMBER 22-23, HRO Superfest

 GBM&K Meeting: 

The September meeting is the one that if you have a suggested ByLaw Change, bring it in writing to the meeting. The agenda looks interesting again this month. The Minutes of the Last Meeting & Financial  will be sent out in a separate email.

**There will be a Tech Talk, at 6:30ish. The subject will be about Radio Frequency Interference. This will be presented by Paul, K9ARF.    ALSO if the Tech Talk is in progress.. either come in and be courteous and not disrupt the talk, OR wait in  the hallway until the talk is completed …  thanks.. 

 

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Possible upcoming events . .

Sept. Bylaw change submission

Oct .  Demonstration of radio at the Kewaunee Lighthouse

    :Nomination of Exec.Board/Officers : STEMpede-- Scouting event at Bear Paw Camp.

         :JOTA (Jamboree On The Air) 3rd weekend

         : Plan Christmas Party

Nov. Ham Cram

         Annual Corporation Meeting

        Election of Board/Officers

RADIO DEMONSTRATION:

  The Kewaunee Lighthouse ,where we activated for National Lighthouse Day, is having an open house  on the weekend of October 6-8.. There is an opportunity to demonstrate Ham Radio during their open house. This would be showing how radio played an important part for ships finding the lighthouse. As well as what it is  today..  .. If interested, contact Dave, N8KQS.. 

STEMpede:   

   This Scouting event is held at Bear Paw Scout Camp near Mountain. We usually set up our EComm Trailer, string up an antenna and provide the needed means of radio communications for those working on  their Radio Merit Badge.. also tweaks  the interest of those stopping by… Scouts as well as their parents.   A one day event for us this year. This means an early start to set everything up.. 

JOTA:                                                                                  

   At the next Club meeting, the question “Will we want to participate in the Scout Jamboree  On The Air this year?” … This event is when the Scouts have an opportunity to try to contact other Scouts from around the world via Radio.. We just provide the means and mentoring  to do that. More on this at the meeting… 

 

Helping to -- 

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RADIO HAPPENINGS 8.8.2023

 

CALENDAR AUG. 9^th to AUG.31^st. ,2023

AUGUST 9^TH:  Siren Test Net. Check latest siren list attached.

AUGUST 10^TH :  GB Mike & Key Club Meeting, St Norbert College, G& M Science Building 4^th Floor     

AUGUST 10^TH:  Winlink Thursday : https://emcomm-training.org/index.html Then pick on “Winlink Thursdays”

BREAKDOWN –

GBM&K Meeting: If there is a Tech Talk, it would be before the meeting.. Meeting time is 7PM. Enter from the Chapel side, turn left watch for the elevator on the right. go to 4^th floor.

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 Winlink Thursday: EMCOMM-training is a group that provides training to pass messages.  Using Winlink, they show how to manipulate the forms that are within the Winlink program as well as how to send them out and receive replies. Presently, it is a once a month program. There is no cost. Messages can be sent via Telnet, HF Radio or even VHF radio. Very similar to Packet but at a higher level..

CQ Tuesday:  On the third Tuesday of the month, around 11:30 Ham radio operators and those interested, meet at the Bay Family Restaurant on the corner of Military and 9^th Street for a lunch and chat.. all welcome..

Other items of interest:

From Steve, KB9MWR kb9mwr@gmail.com

If you have old ham radio materials there is now a fast track way to
donate them to a global library.  See the links below:
I have mailed them boxes of local SK's collections in the past and
normally it takes a few years before they get time and spare resources
to digitize such things.

I am working with them to get those out of their storage queue and
move them to the front of the line

http://www.arrl.org/news/amateur-radio-digital-communications-grants-continue
https://youtu.be/ZNPtKMoGagg
https://archive.org/details/dlarc-handout
Either reach out to me, or arrange to leave them at Tower Electronics and I'll get them from there.

  
Lighthouse Weekend Aug 5-7
  The gate was open to us as we arrived at 8AM to the GB Yachting Club.  A 40 thru 6mtr OCF dipole was placed between the two Range Lights.      In case someone else would show up with a radio and wanted to join in, a 80 thru 6mtr OCF dipole was raised from atop  the South Light  and sloped toward the East.  There did not seem to be anyone on 40 or 20 meters.. switched over to the longer antenna, but was rejected on all bands by the radio. Took that antenna down and put up a different 80- 6mtr OCF dipole.. but had the same problem … went back to the 40+ antenna and began to make contacts.
 While putting things away when we closed down, Wes found that the connector between the two coax cables was only connected on one side..
Of course, that was on me. But we made contacts and met a bunch of visitors as they came to view the Lights. Once again, Wayne Dunbar and the rest of the Light Keepers were very hospitable and big THANK You to them.
  The OCF dipoles were checked again the next day because we planned on using them at the Kewaunee Pierhead Lighthouse  on the 7^th.
        Which we did…… Monday the 7^th was a beautiful day.. Mike, W9MWP and I headed out to Kewaunee and upon arriving , met up with Heather, one of the Lighthouse Keepers. She went out and opened the Lighthouse while we took out  the items from the trailer to use for the event.  While walking out the 1,280 feet of pier, Jim, one of the other volunteers and the lead person that was contacted by Walt, KE9WTT to arrange to operate from this Lighthouse, came up by bicycle.  The bike was the way to go if you were making a number of trips to the site. He lent a hand and carried up some of our load.

  The crew was very hospitable and helped us set up. The plan was to throw down a rope from the light, then tie on one end of the antenna, stretch it out and tie it to one on the ship tie on’s that are in the middle of the pier… so we had a  sloping to the West. Our desk was right at the front door… a super view..  After a few contacts on 14.263, one check in told us that a net would be starting on .262, so we QSY’d and did not take long for Mike to start drawing them in.  You can see the video at the Friends of the Kewaunee Pierhead Lighthouse web site, or the club Facebook page.

  It was a fun time with all the visitors that came in and the interaction with the volunteers… Did I forget to mention the beautiful day, The breeze off the lake, the quietness, and the low humidity (which was envied by the Southern states we talked to.. ) 

IF you have a item of interest such as a new piece of equipment, software, gadget, or power supply  that you want to let operators know about, send it to the editor of this newsletter. Then it will be shared to those on the list.. LIKE;;;

 
How about the “Digirig” .. Want a link between the radio and your computer..? Want to spend less than $100 ?  Nice and smaller than the Signalink?   Not going to say any more about it…  look for it on line… the manufacturer has the lesser price (at least it was last week…) 
 
Be sure to check out the items that were attached to the same email this came on …
Stay Radio Active…. 

/RADIO HAPPENINGS\

CALENDAR: July 22 to August 16 July 22nd,2023

JULY 29^TH: Brat Barn at the De Pere Festival, Main Street on the West Side.

AUGUST 5^TH:  Special Event Station, Lighthouses On The Air. Grassy Island Range Lights , 100 Bay Beach Road at the GB Yachting Club.

AUGUST 7^TH:  Special Event Station, Lighthouses On The Air, Kewaunee Pier Head Lighthouse, located at the far East End of Highway 29 at the Lake.

AUGUST 9^TH:  Siren Test Net. Check latest siren list attached.

AUGUST 10^TH :  GB Mike & Key Club Meeting, St Norbert College, G& M Science Building 4^th Floor.

AUGUST 10^TH:  Winlink Thursday : https://emcomm-training.org/index.html Then pick on “Winlink Thursdays”

AUGUST 15^TH:  CQ  Tuesday, 11:30 – Bay Family Restaurant. 

BREAKDOWN –

 Brat Barn Chairperson: Keith, KS9WI, If you can help, need most folks in the morning and lunch time. Scheduled 9 to 5. Please consider purchasing some brats and/or burgers.

  Lighthouses On The Air : Chairperson Dave, N8KQS, Operating 0900 to Noon. Setting up at 0815, bring a chair, need at least 4 persons, everyone will get a chance to operate… Green Bay could have two stations (please bring the second radio / pwr supply)   Kewaunee could carpool… ( d.catalano2937@gmail.com)

 Look for us on 20 and 40 meters xx.270

GBM&K Meeting: If there is a Tech Talk, it would be before the meeting.. Meeting time is 7PM. Enter from the Chapel side, turn left watch for the elevator on the right. go to 4^th floor.

Winlink Thursday: EMCOMM-training is a group that provides training to pass messages.  Using Winlink, they show how to manipulate the forms that are within the Winlink program as well as how to send them out and receive replies. Presently, it is a once a month program. There is no cost. Messages can be sent via Telnet, HF Radio or even VHF radio. Very similar to Packet but at a higher level..

CQ Tuesday:  On the third Tuesday of the month, around 11:30 Ham radio operators and those interested, meet at the Bay Family Restaurant on the corner of Military and 9^th Street for a lunch and chat.. all welcome..

Other items of interest:

  On July 20^th,  Gene AB9GK, and Dave N8KQS, went to the “Shack” at St. Norbert and checked the DX3000 and the peripheral equipment to see how the settings are for possible use as a Special Event station.  The Antenna Switch worked well as well as the SWR/Power meter. Had a learning curve for setting the power levels. There was a menu adjustment to keep the CW setting from coming on with the SSB mode… this had kept the power output setting from showing up on the front of the radio. Had to set the mic gain down a little… the microphone is quite sensitive..  The auto turner worked well on 20 and 40 meters.. (did not try any others – there is not a 75 meter coil on the antenna)   

   It looks as if the radio is set for phone operation … give it a try…. 

IF you have a item of interest such as a new piece of equipment, software, gadget, or power supply  that you want to let operators know about, send it to the editor of this newsletter. Then it will be shared to those on the list..

 Stay Radio Active

Up date of radio events... July16th

 

  Just a few thoughts of things coming up.

   If you are about to renew or join the Amateur Radio Relay League for the first time, please consider going through the Club's Treasurer, John Wolfe. If you submit your application and send a check through him, the Club gets a donation from ARRL.. and it does not cost you any extra money...  

    

    Now is the time to upgrade to General... If you want to know why... go to  this link.. .

                http://www.arrl.org/news/view/techs-now-is-the-time-to-upgrade-to-general

 This Tuesday July 18th is CQ Tuesday.  Lunch at the Bay Family Restaurant.. 11:30

      Saturday, July 29th, A Brat Barn at the De Pere Festival... If you can help out or come and purchase some brats or burgers, it would be great....  it will be open from 9 to 5 (10 for food) ... contact Keith @920-619-3394.

      Special Event: Lighthouses On The Air (LOTA) .. Saturday August 5th 9AM to Noon. Grassy Island Range Lights at the Yachting Club, 100 Bay Beach Road... more in a couple of days... 

      Club Picnic? --- Corn should be just right then.. It was a little concerning because of the dry weather..

Plans are in  the works for setting up for the Christmas Party.  As in  the past, it will be the Second Thursday of December.   The 14th. The location has not been solidified at this time but might be the American Legion on N. Irwin Ave as before.   More on this as it draws closer... 

Radio Happenings (Short Version) July 9th

 

  Pretty much put the schedule up in the Happenings last week. Just going to update this week's schedule of events as a reminder to those that will attend.. . It is a hodge podge of local items that may not pertain to some... 

   

   Monday Evening: Field Day recap (Hot Wash) meeting.

    Tuesday all day UTC time... State ARES Winlink check in

   Tuesday Morning ; Local (drill)  exercise 

   Tuesday Evening: ARES meeting

    Wednesday : Noon Siren Test Net ** 

    Thursday (13th): ETO Winlink Thursday Training (UTC Time) 

    Thursday Evening: GB Mike & Key Club Meeting

   Attachments: Minutes of last meeting

                         Financial report for June

                         Siren Test Net List ** 

   We have had more operators come off the HF bands because of restrictive rules in their "hood" .. What if a HF station was set up to operate remotely so they could be back on the air? If they could jointly put it together, the cost would be less prohibitive. There are other details that would need to be worked out.... huuumm .. 

   Stay Radio Active..   

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July 13th –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 Happenings July 5th, 2023

 

Events:

July 12th – Siren Test Net

July 13th- M&K Club Meeting 

July 18th – CQ Tuesday 

 HISTORICAL  EVENTS:

JULY –    BOARD MEETING

AUGUST- PICNIC

              LIGHTHOUSE S.E.   

SEPTEMBER- SUBMIT BYLAW CHANGES

OCTOBER –BOARD MEETING

  - NOMINATION OF BOARD

            -  PLAN CHRISTMAS PARTY

           -  JOTA 3RD FULL WEEKEND

NOVEMBER – CRAM?

                  -ANNUAL MEETING

                 -  ELECT BOARD

   DECEMBER – CHRISTMAS PARTY..

FIELD DAY JUNE 24 -25

  A great start to Field Day. It was sunny, warm with a slight breeze.. The camaraderie began right away with breakfast. First the long table was filled, then the round table along side, then followed by filling two of the nearby booths.. The mood and sprit was super charged. 

 

Leaving there, the normal route was blocked with a bridge repair but detours were easy to follow.

  Everyone pitched in to assemble the site.. antennas were lifted up or rigged and connected with coax. There was one somewhat remote site with an RV and they were up in short time. A small camper was set up with solar & batteries using some vertical antenni. 

 

 It was decided to operate with a possible five stations plus a GOTA station.  The CW station was set up inside the shelter.

  Everything was set and appeared ready at the 1PM start time. A couple of glitches at the EComm Trailer with high SWR because of a failed coax then the wire connection disconnected on the antenna.. Looking back, it gave a good lesson in trouble shooting but lost some transmitting time. (the antenna was checked before FD, but the problem must have exasperated when being set up.)

    About 34 signed in including some curious from the neighborhood.

  We are still adding up the points but need some pictures to validate the bonus points. (a separate email) 

  Total QSO Points – 906 with pwr factor.

 The little rain shower did not bother any of the activity. The Potluck dinner was very good with a lot folks coming to partake and enjoy the evening together. The next morning the radios were still making contacts with a shift in the propagation.    

The group closed down and began the put things away plus get the area cleaned up. Some of the members went to D2, right down the road for lunch before heading home.

   The park amenities were top notch. I  think everyone would like to come there again in the future. 

  Thanks to a lot of folks.. those that came out to help set up, those that operated, those that logged, those that brought food for the dinner, those that helped close up, those that came to participate in any way.. A good Field Day overall. Will send out a final result when it comes together..  

   

GreenBay Mike & Key Club Meetings:

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

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Note; The FCC is still working out some of the computer problems causing delays in renewals and new call signs.

Special Event Stations of Interest;

Jul 8, 1600Z-2300Z, NI6IW, San Diego, CA. USS Midway Museum Ship. 

Bladensburg World War 1 Memorial Event "Peace Cross"
Jul 12, 1800Z-2100Z, N3TAL, Glenarden, MD. American Legion Post 275 Radio team 
Red River Bridge War Special Event
Jul 15-Jul 23, 0000Z-2359Z, W5R, Sherman, TX. Grayson County Amateur Radio Club

South Carolina Peach Festival

Jul 15-Jul 16, 0001Z-2359Z, W4W,

Apollo 11- 54 Years ago

Jul 20, 1330Z-1900Z, K2CAM, Garden City, NY. Cradle of Aviation Amateur Radio Club.

Bicentennial of the Naval Battle of Lake Maracaibo and 90th Anniversary of the Colombian Radio Amateurs League
Jul 22-Jul 24, 1200Z-2359Z, 5K200/5K90, Bogota, COLOMBIA. Liga Radio Bogota. All bands, all modes. Certificate & QSL

 Launch of Nuclear Ship Savannah (1959)

Jul 22, 1300Z-2100Z, K3S, Baltimore, MD. Nuclear Ship Savannah ARC.

EAA Airventure 2023 - W9ZL Special Event Station 

Jul 24-Jul 30, 1300Z-1700Z, W9ZL, Appleton, WI. Fox Cities Amateur Radio Club

 More Special Event information for the above at: https://www.arrl.org/special-event-stations and pick between July 3 and 30..

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73 Stay Radio Active

 

The Happenings (Short Version) June 11th, 2023

 

EVENTS 

JUNE 14TH – Siren Test Net

 JUNE 17TH – Sunshine Swap Fest, Neenah  http://www.fcarc.club/sunshineswap.php

JUNE 20TH - CQ Tuesday 

JUNE 24TH -25TH - FIELD DAY

Test Net list is attached ..  11:45 Net Check In .. Please report siren rotation and sounding... 

  Field Day.. Starting with breakfast (if you choose) at Bay Family Restaurant (NOT Bay View) 8AM-ish. Then we head out to Four Seasons Park around 10AM ... Taking West Mason which is only a couple of blocks away from the restaurant .. head out to the West on Mason  ..  Watch carefully on the right for Overland Road...Then go right (North) for about three miles and watch for the sign for 4 Seasons Park on Four Seasons Road.... 

   But first,, If you are coming to the Breakfast, they need the number that are coming so the tables can be reserved ... the Red Hatters are in the back room so we cannot get that one...  Contact  Wes 

 W9WES <w9wes.michael@gmail.com> and let him know if you will be attending.. 

 

   Pot luck dinner on Saturday evening at 6PM Please bring a dish to pass.... 

 To be sure to also let Wes know if you are planning to bring a radio during the event.. we will be there all night long unless there is lightning. 

    It should be a better year for propagation than last year... hope some Techs come out to operate as well. 

    If you have a laptop with logging software, it would not be a bad idea to bring it along.. 

    See you there !!  

Radio Happenings June 5th, 2023

 

  SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:

 

 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

GBM&K HAMFEST

  Not sure who was in charge of the weather committee for the Hamfest, but they sure deserve a big round of applause.. Even on the day before- while the crews were unloading Tower Electronics and Wolf River Coil into the hall, the weather was good… hot, but good.. 

   This year, the event was co-chaired by Dave, KD9HJJ and Todd, W9GRB.. Our liaison to the facility was Randy, W9HAM..

   The outdoor tailgate sale area was filled and had a lot of good comments. Talking about  that area, thanks goes out to Mike, W9MWP for setting up the announcement speakers outside. 

   It seemed as if we would never run out of door prizes and congrats to those  that won the bucket prizes with those nice batteries.. Thanks  to all the vendors that contributed to the prizes. 

   Of course, this would not have been such a success without all our volunteers… in the food area, the ticket sales, the parking lot, the bucket prize area, the announcers and those that were the “all-around-doing-what-ever-is-needed” people… 

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  

  Be sure to see the ARRL QST or  their website to get all  the information on Field Day..  the rules, the what to bring check off list, and if you are bringing a laptop for logging and are using the N3FJP software, be sure to update  the program.. if you are already a subscriber, the update is free..  Check out the rig control on their logging program, it will do some fill in to save some  time… 

 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. 

 We will be posting some schedule for that  event.…Pre -event Saturday breakfast at Bay Family restaurant 8:30ish… going to the park 10AM… setting up stations… linking the logging laptops..

Potluck dinner on Saturday evening ..Cooking at 5:30 dinner at 6ish Some Brats and hot dogs will be furnished but you can bring your own meat to cook if you wish - and some liquid refreshment, Please bring a food item to share..

 A lot of this information will most likely be discussed at the meeting this Thursday.

   If you are planning on coming to Field Day to operate and/or the Saturday Potluck… let Wes, W9WES w9wes.michael@gmail.com or Gene, AB9GK garad50@aol.com know your intent.. Thanks

 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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Shack: 

The HF system is operable. Please be sure all switches are in the proper position before keying up. Remember that the HF antenna 

does not have 80meters capability..  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.

  

 VE TESTING

   The VE group held a testing session during the Hamfest at Our Savior Lutheran School. I may not have heard the whole result, but it seems as if K9EDD’s grandson made Tech, and Luke, W9LON achieved the General Class.. and I believe someone took the Extra and passed.. Congratulations to all that took the tests.. Even though they may not have passed they showed the willingness to try.. .. If I missed someone, I will try to get it recognized in the next newsletter.. 

**Because the month began on a Thursday, the siren test net will be next week.. but if you are out and about any Wednesday and observe a siren let us know so we can mark it down and pass the info to the Emergency Management .

**73 Stay Radio Active

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)

Join Zoom Meeting

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Meeting ID: 985 2084 1730

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 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.

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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)

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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…

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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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Meeting ID: 985 2084 1730
Passcode: 240648
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