Thursday, September 7, 2023
RADIO HAPPENINGS 9.7.2023
Saturday, August 12, 2023
RADIO HAPPENINGS 8.8.2023
CALENDAR AUG. 9th to AUG.31st. ,2023
AUGUST 9TH:
Siren Test Net. Check latest siren list attached.
AUGUST 10TH : GB Mike & Key Club Meeting, St Norbert College, G& M Science Building 4th Floor
AUGUST
10TH: Winlink Thursday : https://emcomm-training.org/index.html
Then pick on “Winlink Thursdays”
BREAKDOWN
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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 4th floor.
https://zoom.us/j/98520841730?pwd=Q212bzltb2o4bitHQ3lHRnVtMy9aZz09
Meeting ID: 985 2084 1730
Passcode: 240648
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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 9th
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.
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 7th.
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;;;
Stay Radio Active….
Saturday, July 29, 2023
/RADIO HAPPENINGS\
JULY
29TH: Brat Barn at the De Pere Festival, Main Street on the West
Side.
AUGUST 5TH: Special Event Station, Lighthouses On The
Air. Grassy Island Range Lights , 100 Bay Beach Road at the GB Yachting Club.
AUGUST 7TH: Special Event Station, Lighthouses On The
Air, Kewaunee Pier Head Lighthouse, located at the far East End of Highway 29
at the Lake.
AUGUST 9TH: Siren Test Net. Check latest siren list attached.
AUGUST 10TH : GB Mike & Key Club Meeting, St Norbert
College, G& M Science Building 4th Floor.
AUGUST 10TH: Winlink Thursday : https://emcomm-training.org/index.html
Then pick on “Winlink Thursdays”
AUGUST 15TH: 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 4th
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 9th
Street for a lunch and chat.. all welcome..
Other items of interest:
On July 20th, 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..
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Friday, July 21, 2023
Up date of radio events... July16th
Thursday, July 13, 2023
Radio Happenings (Short Version) July 9th
Sunday, July 9, 2023
Radio Happenings July 5th, 2023
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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.
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
Jul 22-Jul 24, 1200Z-2359Z, 5K200/5K90, Bogota, COLOMBIA. Liga Radio Bogota. All bands, all modes. Certificate & QSL
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
Sunday, June 18, 2023
The Happenings (Short Version) June 11th, 2023
Wednesday, June 14, 2023
Radio Happenings June 5th, 2023
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
Sunday, May 28, 2023
Radio Happenings May 24, 2023..
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.
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
Monday, May 8, 2023
Radio Happenings May 8, 2023..
May 8th - Field Day Committee
MAY 10TH – Siren Test Net – 11:45 –Noon
MAY 16TH –CQ Tueday…
“Thanks” goes out to Robert Duescher KA9BXG and crew for assisting
with the communications for the MS Walk that took place April 23rd.
Great Community involvement.
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 3RD ##
Be sure to check the
K9EAM.ORG website for the flyer. This event is our big one! June 3rd
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..
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
11th –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
Passcode: 240648
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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
Shack
The Shack
committee will be tieing in a grounding system on the 8th 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
Tuesday, April 18, 2023
Radio Happenings April 16, 2023..
*** 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 3rd
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 2nd and of course- taking down/clean
up at the end. Sign up –Todd W9GRB toddclausen@yahoo.com or
Dave KD9HJJ dziesmer@wi.rr.com
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.
May 11th–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
Passcode: 240648
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Find your local number: https://zoom.us/u/atfy36sxq
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