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1. For sale from Jim Wiley KL7CC December 2014 please check with Jim W for current availability status email KL7CC arrl net Offered here to list members for to 1 week If not sold here then it goes to eBay at a higher ask ing price Offers are welcome may decide to accept a different price or a partial trade Send me an email with your offer to find out Professionally assembled and calibrated Elecraft K2 station for sale CW data or SSB 160 through 10 meters Assembled and tested by professional electronics engineer and quality assurance specialist 100 operational meets or exceeds all current specs From a non smoking environment with many ac cessories and extras Will sell the K2 by itself or the combined K2 amp tuner or just the ampli fier tuner Get yourself or a ham in your family a very nice Christmas present Save US 100 00 with the combo price The K2 radio can be coupled to the 100 watt amp automatic antenna coupler for a completely integrated home or RV mounted station The 100 watt amplifier automatic antenna tuner is in a separate enclosure for maximum operational flexibility For emergency or easy to carry portable use simply disconnect the cables between the two boxes leaving a low powered approximately 15 to 20 watt station that is complete with its own internal auto coupler and gel cell battery In this configuration you get a complete station that fits inside a zip up lockable canvas car2. frain from over explaining things engaging in personal greetings and chats and anything else that might prevent important traffic from getting through KBOH Are you following procedures Operating procedures are developed from many hours of examining what went wrong during disasters Familiarize yourself with the procedures and practice them in exercises Arriving at a disaster scene and trying to freestyle it will only cause problems KBOH Check the transceiver for overheating Digital modes are great for sending forms long lists images and so forth They also use a lot more duty cycles of your transceiver than ordinary voice communications Check to make sure that your rig is not overheating Reduce the transmit power level if your unit feels hot KBOH Have fuses handy Much of your equipment has one or more fuses Check each item make a list of the fuses you might need then put together a small fuse kit Be sure to replace any fuses you wind up us ing KBOH Yes you are ready to participate Caution is good but don t let it prevent you from participating and volunteering Everyone makes mistakes on their first try or first dozen tries and everyone survives them You will find that most other hams will be sympathetic and supportive of your efforts KBOH Don t avoid the exercises It s a mistake to ignore an exercise because you are already familiar with what it is about There are always surprises new elements and
3. except for holidays VE License Exam 6 30 PM at the Hope Cottage offices 540 W International Bring photo ID copy of license if any and any certificates of completion Contact Jim Wiley KL7CC 688 0660 1 Thursday each month Moosehorn Amateur Radio Club General meeting 7 00 PM Location changes monthly so call on 146 88 repeater for info Moosehorn ARC also holds a weekly luncheon every Thursday locations and times change contact George Van Lone KL7AN don nav acsalaska net 2 Saturday each month PARKA Polar Amateur Radio Klub of Alaska Meeting at 11 00 AM Polar Amateur Radio Klub of Alaska All amateurs welcome Denny s on Denali Street in An chorage Some business is discussed Originally established as an all woman organization mem bership now includes spouses or significant others Talk in on 147 30 2 Saturday each month except for holidays VE License Exams at 2 00 PM at Hope Cottage 540 W International Be sure to bring photo ID copy of license if any and any certificates of completion Contact Jim Wiley KL7CC 688 0660 3 Tuesday each month AARC Board Meeting at 7 00 PM at Hope Cottage 540 W Inter national All hams are invited and encouraged to attend 2nd Tuesday of each month EARS general meeting at 5 00 PM EARS meetings are held at the EARS shack location Contact info Doug Myers KL1DJ or Ron Keech KL7YK for information EARS 552 2664 recording Talk in on 146 67 Email cluo K
4. to all 50 US states and territories Shipping to other countries will be in accord with the statement for the base radio above Jim KL7CC Anchorage AK January 2015 19 Volume 44 No 1 THE AARC ANTENNA Plan ahead It is time to set aside the dates for the Community Service events May will be busy 2015 Events Walk Ride for Hope Date unknown Coordinator Keith Clark KL7MM MS Walk around Lake Hood May 9 2015 Coordinator Allen Abbott KB1QCE Gold Nugget Triathlon Sunday May 17th Coordinator Alice Baker KL2GD MS 150 May 30 2015 Coordinator Allen Abbott KB1QCE Mayor s Marathon Half Marathon June 20 2015 Coordinator Alice Baker KL2GD January 2015 20 Volume 44 No 1 January 2015 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri I Z Sanaa o Meeting 7 00PM 4 a 6 7 S 9 10 VE Testing 11 12 1 om 7em 1 15 16 17 pea HA Ears Genl Mtg 18 19 20 Saa 21 baa 22 23 24 Meeting Meeting 7 PM 7 PM Zo 26 21 28 29 30mara 3 7 00 PM ARES NETS 1st Thursday HT Portable 2nd Thursday Mobile Madness 3rd Thursday RED CROSS 4th Thursday Emergency Power ARES Net Thursday Nights 8 00 PM 147 33 PL 103 5 443 900 PL 103 5 21 Sat VE Testing Volume 44 No 1 MONTHLY EVENTS 1 Friday each month AARC general meeting 7 00 PM in the Carr Gottstein Building on the APU Campus Talk in will be on 147 33 repeater 1 Tuesday each month
5. 343 contacts 38 stations were on the team AE7NR K7AR K7BTW K7CEX K7GS K7WA K9JF K9Q S K9VD KB7HDX KC7PH KI7DG KK7UF KO7I KT7G KW7Y KZ1W N6AU NONR N7AU N7KRN N7MZ N7NM N7WA N7XS W7BJN W7CCY W7CNP W7GB W7GTF W7LRD W7SXM W7ZF WA7LT WD 7K WR5J WR7K and WS7I Combined with the station owners 99 folks participated and were on the air AS W1AW 7 during the week HR 4969 As we all have experienced the political process is complex and slow and the wheels of gov ernment are even slower That being said our efforts with HR 4969 have had measures of success we intended to obtain 30 co sponsors for the Bill and actually ended up with almost 70 co sponsors and ARRL s advocacy is once again being known and gleaning interest in the halls of Congress Although we got a very late start on the legislative effort last June because of waiting for a minority cosponsor to make a commitment so that a truly bipartisan bill could be introduced we were able to amass an exceptional and surprising level of support for the Bill given the co sponsorship This will give us a big head start in the 114th Congress beginning in January We have in mind reassembling at least 60 of the cosponsors that we had for H R 4969 as original cosponsors for the new Bill which should give us momentum to obtain a much larger list of co sponsors for the new Bill We have also have had expressions of interest from some Senators in sponsoring a Senat
6. Advanced DSP filter and real time clock KBT2 Internal battery with new battery K160RX 160 meter and 2nd RX antenna module FDIMP Finger dimple for tuning knob Original Rev E assembly manual with updates manual is completely free of pen pencil marks New unused K2VCO shield kit not needed and never installed since 100 watt PA is in an external cabinet New unused ETS 2 tilt stand Note the 60 meter option is not included This module is available directly from Elecraft if that band Is of interest to you Included non Elecraft options Nifty operators guide Covers every aspect of operating the K2 Has condensed operating instruc tions for all modes and options Samsonite lockable padded canvas Zip up carry case holds K2 mic paddle user manual headset not supplied a small roll of antenna wire also not supplied and still has room for a few widgets of your choice 4 amp light weight 120 VAC powered automatic battery charger DC power supply Set of Deluxe Rework eliminators new unused and never assembled Loudspeaker sound redirector changes sound from K2 cabinet speaker from top to forward fir January 2015 18 Volume 44 No 1 2C ANTE ing Attaches with Velcro easily installed or removed all necessary cables everything except the antenna and feedline that s your choice New price for all items listed above approx US 1800 00 Asking US 1100 00 add US 25 00 if using
7. Club Round Up 2014 During the second week of October a group of students from the Lower Yu kon School District s Pilot Station School participated in the fall edition of the ARRL School Club Round up competition School club round up is a twice yearly week long event held every Oc tober and February It is believed by the event organizers that we were the first school station to participate from Alaska said Donn Gallon KL7DG Pilot Station 5th grade teacher Donn Gallon KL7DG former K7LOP and resident of Centralia WA moved to Pilot Station this year to teach 5th grade in the 175 student K 12 village school Donn is a real advocate for Ham Radio especially to his students Recent conversations in Pilot Station include obtaining a call sign for the School Club and starting an ARES group in the area Check out the article in The Delta Discovery at the airwaves and third place for school club round up 2014 2730 html Donn and the students are on the air periodically so listen for them and talk m up W1AW 7 Washington State Eastern Washington SM Mark Tharp KB7HDX reports Coordinating the W1AW 7 operation for the second week in Washington was the most fun have ever had and most likely ever will have in Amateur radio Shortly after meeting Dave Patton NNIN in person at the PNW DX convention in 2013 he called and asked if would be interested in coordinating the second week thought about it for a short time
8. Full Time Student is no charge Or pay at the January meeting Have you considered a Life Membership Life 250 00 Senior gt 65 200 00 gt 70 150 00 gt 75 100 00 gt 80 50 00 gt 85 1 00 Anchorage Amateur Radio Club also accepts PayPal Payments January 2015 2 Volume 44 No 1 THE AARC ANTENNA Anchorage Amateur Radio Club Membership Application Renewal Membership Chairman Fred Erickson KL7FE email membership kl7aa net Phone number 345 2181 Mail in Membership Application ___New ___ Renewal Name Callsign Address 1 Address 2 City State Zip Code Home Phone eMail address Dues for a calendar year are as follows Individual membership 12 00 prorated Each add l member same address 6 00 Student no charge Life 250 00 Student is defined as any individual who is enrolled full time at any educational institution using the criteria for full time enrollment of that institution If over 65 yrs old check with Fred am enclosing payment for Subscription Renewal for year s Total USD Enclosed Please Mail your Payment and this Completed Application to Anchorage Amateur Radio Club c o Fred Erickson Membership Chairman 12531 Alpine Dr Anchorage AK 99516 3121 January 2015 3 Volume 44 No 1 2C ANTE Tips for Public Service Communicators from the ARES E letter for December 1
9. PayPal Optional items at extra charge sold only with above radio Palm mini paddle with cable gray matches K2 color US 65 00 new price US 120 00 Kenwood MC 43 hand microphone US 25 00 new price US 45 00 Heil Pro set headset microphone combo US 75 00 new price US 110 00 Also available Combined KPA100 100 watt amplifier and KAT100 2 100 watt automatic an tenna coupler in separate EC 2 case including all interconnecting cables and power cords Co vers 160 10 meters fully automatic bandswitching when connected to base K2 radio As before professionally assembled and tested by electronics engineer quality assurance spe cialist 100 operational meets al specifications Excellent appearance Same as radio as de scribed above from a non smoking environment Photos available on request Amplifier Antenna coupler RF and DC cables New price approximately US 730 00 including the RF DC power and control cables that were not supplied as part of the original kit Asking US 400 00 if sold with radio US 500 00 if sold separately Add US 15 00 if using PayPal Optional at extra cost 120 volt super small DC power supply that provides up to 18 amperes at 13 8 volts DC This compact power supply can run both the radio and the 100 watt amplifier combination Asking US 75 00 for this unit sold only with the amplifier Price includes prepaid shipping via USPS Priority mail or FedEx 2nd day air my option
10. at 8 30PM Respectfully submitted Alice Baker KL2GD January 2015 13 Volume 44 No 1 THE AARC ANTENNA Officers President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Board of Direc tors 3 year term 2 Year term 1 Year term Other Contacts Trustee Membership Newsletter Editor Web Master Activities Direc tor People to Help You 2015 Officers Lara Baker Ron Keech Lillian Marvin Alice Baker ends 2017 George Wil kinson Jim Wiley Dave Heimke ends 2016 Eric Thompson Richard Tweet Rich Gillin ends 2015 Paul Spatzek TJ Sheffield Kent Petty Keith Clark Fred Erickson Alice Baker Ron Keech Dave Heimke AL2R KL7YK KL7YF KL2GD KL1J KL7CC AL LO N6SPP KL2AZ AL4S KL7PS KL7TS KLST KL7MM KL7FE KL2GD KL7YK AL 7LO January 2015 14 president kl7aa net Wie vicepresident kl7aa net secretary kl 7aa net treasurer kl7aa net gdwilkinson2 yahoo com jwiley gci net david heimke gmail com nospp arrl net aktweeter gmail net rich gillin us pspatzek alaskapublic org kl7ts arrl net pettyak gmail com trusteel kl7aa net membership kl7aa net editor kl7aa net webmaster kl7aa net david heimke gmail com Volume 44 No 1 r A THE AARC ANTENNA Regular Committee Meetings By Laws Committee Contact Lara Baker AL2R Finance Committee Monday of week before Board meeting 7 00PM at Hamshack Contact Keith Cl
11. ends in just about 3 weeks If you ve been procrastinating about building your point totals to the certificate level one more major opportunity to put some serious points into your log is just ahead The final 2014 Red Badge Days will take place and on Wednesday December 31 Vice Direc tor Bonnie Altus AB7ZQ is worth 200 points and Director Jim Pace K7CEX is worth 225 points Get on the air and bring the year of celebration to a Ham Radio conclusion Here is Something to Try Although a short operating time it might be fun to copy SSTV from the International Space Station The Russian Amateur Radio on the International Space Station ARISS team mem bers plan to activate slow scan television SSTV from the ISS on December 18 and December 20 The expected SSTV mode will be PD180 on a frequency of 145 800 MHz with 3 minute off periods between transmissions Several passes will be over North America Twelve different photos will be sent during the operational period Transmissions will begin at around 1420 UTC on December 18 and 1240 UTC on December 20 The transmissions should terminate around 2130 UTC each day Thanks to Gaston Bertels ON4WF ARISS Europe Chairman Although the passes aren t too favorable for the Northwestern Division you never know what a little software and good antenna can do LOTW Hits New Milestone ARRL s Logbook of The World Tops 100 Million QSL Records The ARRL s Logbook of The World LoTW online card
12. patch will always be open to all licensed amateur radio operators in the area who are authorized to operate on those fre quencies IRLP ts not authorized on KL7AA repeaters except for special events as approved by the board and trustee THE AARC ANTENNA is the monthly newsletter of the Anchorage Amateur Radio Club pub lished by and for its members The entire contents of this newsletter are copyrighted 2011 by the Anchorage Amateur Radio Club Permission is hereby granted to any not for profit Amateur Radio Publication to reprint any portion of this newsletter provided that both the author and Anchorage Amateur Radio Club are credited Newsletter Submissions nformation or Corrections All articles from members and interested persons are very welcome If you wish to submit any articles jokes cartoons please have it typed or neatly handwritten It can be submitted by mail computer disk or E mail to the newsletter editor at the address listed below Submissions must be in the hands of the editor no later than the 10 days prior to the general meeting Email editor at kl7aa net Since THE AARC ANTENNA is no longer being sent out by US MAIL we need some help from all the AARC members We have gotten a large percentage of the e mailed newsletters returned as unde liverable Also we have no e mail addresses for many of you Would you please e mail membership KL7AA net with a current e mail address and current mail ing address and
13. phones numbers home work and cell as you choose If you have special needs or concerns please send your comments to editor k 7aa net to bring to the attention of the board of AARC Current and newsletters from years past can be found on the club website at www KL7AA net Thanks for your help in this January 2015 28 Volume 44 No 1
14. things that you ve forgotten Your presence will also help those participants who are less familiar with the exercise s concepts KBOH Keep learning Everything is dynamic including emergency communications Procedures and techniques that were standard ten years ago are out of date today Never sit back and feel that you ve learned everything you ll need to know KBOH You brought your radio to the emergency but will you be able to power it Antenna connectors are fairly generic but what about power connections ARES groups around the country use Anderson Powerpoles as the standard power connector on their equip ment January 2015 5 Volume 44 No 1 RC ANTE Push THEN Talk Pause for a second after keying up your transmitter It may be slower to react than you realize John Weis NOUFB Maintain a fire extinguisher near your battery charging station This applies primarily to larger batteries but every battery is a chemical device and you will be pumping energy into it Having a fire extinguisher handy is a reasonable precaution Jim Con ley NOOBG Mark your equipment Be sure that every piece of your equipment is marked with at least your name and call sign Af ter the emergency you ll want any property you left behind to find its way back to you It s going to be noisy so have a set of headphones It s always a good idea to have a set of headphones around but it may be an absolute ne
15. your own Safety officer When setting up or operating a station of any size the very first thing on your mind should be is it Safe Am going to irradiate anyone with RF energy Could my battery spill acid Can it fall on an yone s foot Have created an electrical hazard Could anyone trip over my feedline or get poked in the eye by my antenna The safety of your station is your responsibility Make sure that it cannot harm you or anyone else KBOH Every piece of equipment can break including you We all have limits Don t overtax yourself during a deployment Watch for signs of fatigue stress adverse reactions to the environment and so forth Stop and take a break if you need one It is bet ter to have a silent radio than a fresh casualty KBOH Listen to the Net Controller s instructions One of the most common mistakes on regular nets is that operators assume that they know what the Net Controller is going to say They miss the Net Controller s instructions and wind up giving January 2015 4 Volume 44 No 1 2C ANTE inappropriate responses This can be calamitous in an emergency situation One way to devel op the habit of paying attention is to write down the key elements of what the Net Controller is saying You might be surprised to find that it s not always the same thing KBOH Keep it brief Air time is precious especially when there are numerous operators on the same frequency Re
16. 7 2014 Here is a great set of tips from the St Louis Missouri Metro ARES RACES Group with the permis sion and courtesy of EC Steve Wooten KCOQMU and AEC for Operations Gary Hoffman KBOH Things to avoid saying on the air Number 1 Okay I ll do it But it s not actually my job The guy who s supposed to do that is always away from the table doing something else The other operator doesn t want to hear any of that and it ties up the frequency Make a note of your complaints in your log and bring them up at the debrief ing but keep them off the air Gary Ross Hoffman KBOH The value of tactical call signs Tactical call signs such as Shelter 5 Net Control and EOC are descriptive and give immediate information They can be very useful during planned events and during emergencies Do not how ever forget to include your FCC call sign at ten minutes intervals and at the end of each contact Never alter a message Do not alter a message even to correct a typographical error What you think is right may actually be wrong Moreover any change you make might subtly alter the meaning of the message Send or write it exactly as you receive it Do not use VOX VOX stands for voice activated transmitter VOX devices are handy gadgets but should not be used in an emergency setting Ambient noise might activate the transmitter and tie up the frequency Also you do not want your casual comments to go out over the air You are
17. Anchorage Amateur Radio Club Anchorage Amateur Radio Club General Meeting Carr Gottstein Building Alaska Pacific University January 2 2015 7 00 PM David Heimke Station Perfomance Let s start off the New Year with a look towards our newest amateurs with a discussion of Ten Ways to Improve Your Station s Performance Cheap In this presentation Dave Heimke AL LO will give an overview of the basic HF and VHF ham station in an urban or suburban environment There are challenges that have grown over the years that can be miti gated to increase enjoyment of the hobby The talk will go over the basic station club test equipment that Is available for use with conditions and what its limitations are We will also take an overview of many of the fascinating aspects of the hobby that have been evolving continuously and may have elements that even hams licensed 30 years ago may find very enjoyable Dave has been an amateur since 1974 Is a licensed electrical engineer currently working at Alyeska Pipe line Service Company and a member of the board of the AARC and also Activities Director January 2015 Volume 44 No 1 THE AARC ANTENNA December was Annual Dues Month Who Do I Contact to J oin AARC Fred Erickson KL 7FE 12531 Alpine Dr Anchorage AK 99516 3121 E mail membership kl7aa net Phone Number 345 2181 Annual Dues are 12 prorated as appropriate Additional Member in same household is 6
18. In an emergency this system will provide digital email capabili ties if we lose the Internet It is designed to accept connections from Amateur Operators who are using either PacLink or Airmail software and a Pactor 1 3 capable Terminal Mode Controller TNC If the Internet is lost to the area the RMS will forward messages to an other RMS over HF Radio Being HF Radio based the coverage area is quite large While it is intended for intra Alaska use we have stations from as far away as Arizona using the HF RMS to pass email traffic to the internet on occasions ARES and the AARC also host two VHF RMSs which provide Radio to Email service on VHF Radio in the Anchorage area One of those RMSs is linked to the Internet via the AARC s Hughesnet Satellite Internet Service The WL7CVG and KL7AA RMS s frequency listings etc can be found on www Winlink org January 2015 27 Volume 44 No 1 THE AARC ANTENNA KL7AA HAMSHACK The KL7AA station is available for training in HF operations Learn from an experienced HF operator about propagation voice and Morse code modes as well as best practices and legal operation The station is fully integrated with a PC and soundcard to operate in many digital modes Take advantage of this unique benefit Arrange a session by contacting the club trustee Keith Clark KL7MM aksunlite aol com to meet at the KL7AA station at 5923 Rowan Street Notice Any AARC sponsored repeater with or without an auto
19. January 2015 25 Volume 44 No 1 Are you an Amateur Radio ARRL Member Life Member The Anchorage Amateur Radio Club has been an ARRL Affiliated Club for more than 50 years Are you a member of ARRL ARRL is the American Radio Relay League This is the national organization that advocates on behalf of amateur radio operators to the FCC and the communications industry Consider be coming a member of ARRL today www arrl org SH KL7AA Mail Reflector For more information about the ARRL DX Century Club Program check out http www arrl orgq awards dxcc If you like to stay in touch on KL7AA news and other posts of local interest Step 1 First point your browser to http mailman gth net mailman listinfo kl7aa Step 2 On the web page you will see a section titled Subscribing to KL7AA En ter your e mail address in the Your email address entry box Step 3 Pick a password for your account and enter it in the box marked Pick a password and then enter the same password in the box marked Reenter pass word to confirm This password will be used to change your settings on the list such as digest mode etc Step 4 If you would like the e mails in daily digest form click yes on the line marked Would you like to receive list mail batched in a daily digest Step 5 Click on the Subscribe button below the information that you just en tere
20. L7air us or kl7yk arrl net 4 Saturday of each month Valley VE Testing at 7 00 PM Sessions will be held at Fire Sta tion 61 at 7 pm on the fourth Saturday of each month unless it is a major holiday weekend Con tact Ken Slauson KL7VE Ken Slauson gmail com or 907 376 8698 The last Friday each month MARA meeting at 7 00 PM Wasilla Fire Station 61 Talk in help for the meeting can be acquired on the 146 850 repeater Further details can be found by contact ing Don Bush KL7J FT dbush qci net Every Monday at 11 00 AM Meeting of interested Amateur Radio Operators and lunch at Denny s on DeBarr across from Costco Many code and HF operators attend this function Come talk radio For information contact Kathy O Keefe KL7KO kokalaska qmail com Every Saturday at 7 00 AM Meeting of a group of Amateur Radio Operators at Denny s on De nali for breakfast Topics Radio photography and upcoming events For information contact Kathy O Keefe KL7KO kokalaska gmail com January 2015 22 Volume 44 No 1 AARC web page amp Email contact addresses Homepage http www KL7AA net Webmaster webmaster at kl7aa net Membership membership at kl7aa net Newsletter editor at kl7aa net Internet Links the favorites from our readers AARC http www KL7AA net EARS http www kl7air us MARA htto www kl7jfu com Moose Horn ARC _ http www moosehornarc com PARKA http www parka kl7
21. ark KL7MM trustee KL7aa net for info Members Chair Keith Clark KL7MM and Alice Baker KL2GD Projects Committee Tuesday of week before Board meeting 7 00PM at HamShack Contact TJ Sheffield KL7TS kl7ts arrl net for info Members Chair TJ Sheffield KL7TS Rich Gillin Al4S and George Wilkinson KL1J J VEC Testing Testing on 1st Tuesday and 2nd Saturday each month Contact Jim Wiley KL7CC jwiley gci net for info VHF As needed usually with a repeater in trouble and needing aid Contact Doug Dickinson KL IKX kl7ikx yahoo com Who Do I Contact to J oin AARC Fred Erickson KL 7FE 12531 Alpine Dr Anchorage AK 99516 3121 E mail membership kl7aa net Phone Number 345 2181 Annual Dues are 12 prorated as appropriate Additional Member in same household i is 6 Have you considered a Life Membership Life 250 00 Senior gt 65 200 00 gt 70 150 00 gt 75 100 00 gt 80 50 00 gt 85 1 00 January 2015 15 Volume 44 No 1 Full Time Student is no charge THE AARC ANTENNA If you have equipment that you want to have listed for sale please notify the editor at editor KL7AA net before the 20th of the month Thanks for your help Items advertised will have a date of first appearance added and they will be de leted after two months appearance on the newsletter unless we are otherwise noti fied January 2015 16 Volume 44 No 1 2C ANTE
22. cessity in an emergency You may be placed in an area where other operators are working on different bands you may be out in the open or you may even be in the middle of a noisy shelter A headset should be a vital part your equipment You can t communicate if you can t hear Outdoors isn t indoors Even in an urban or suburban setting working outdoors isn t like working indoors You may have taken your equipment into consideration but don t forget yourself Think about your aller gies the sun heat cold bugs and everything else that might affect you Treat your outside de ployment or exercise as if it were a camping trip and prepare for it accordingly KBOH Think about next time During every deployment or exercise think about the next time You will always find that some thing is missing broken doesn t work as expected wasn t planned for and so forth Keep a mental record or better still a written one of everything that is wrong Be sure to look it over carefully after the event so you will be better prepared next time KBOH Eat Do not skip meals just because things are busy You may not think that you need to eat any thing but volunteers have suddenly fainted without feeling any early symptoms that something was wrong At the very least consume an energy bar or a quick snack KBOH Is no one responding on the secondary frequency If you have a transceiver capable of handling two frequencies simultaneously and no one is
23. d Step 6 Follow the directions ANNOUNCEMENT AL7N is the Alaska Section Traffic Manager Ed is looking for Code operators for passing formal NTS traffic throughout Alaska on the AK CW Net For more information please contact AL7N arrl net January 2015 26 Volume 44 No 1 THE AARC ANTENNA ARES Section 7 District 7 Anchorage ALASKA Mission statement Dedicated to amateur radio as it pertains to disaster services The history of amateur radio operators involvement in sending life saving information in and out of disaster areas and providing help during and after earthquakes floods hurricanes and tornadoes HAM s have been there to assist local state and federal agencies and relief Organizations such as the American Red Cross and Salvation Army When All Else Fails Amateur Radio WWiW ares orgd Emergency Management FAS Institute ARES Anchorage District TR inina f Contact I nformation ttp training fema gov Kent Petty KL5T arrl net ARES NETS f Thursday Nights 8 00 PM ARES Matanuska Susitna Valley Dis 147 33 PL 103 5 trict 1st Thursday HT Portable Contact I nformation 2nd Thursday Mobile Madness Don Bush KL7J FT arrl net 3rd Thursday RED CROSS 4th Thursday Emergency Power Alaska ARES and the Alaska Native Medical Center have in joint effort stood up a HF Remote Messaging System HF RMS in Anchorage This system provides HF Radio Email Service to the area
24. e version of the Bill So far opposition from the one association repre senting HOAs has been only minimally active in attempts to oppose the Bill and they have been unsuccessful due to their misstatements of fact and mischaracterization of the actual effect of the Bill We were well aware that there was likely not enough time to pass H R 4969 in the 113th Con gress but it was urgent to begin the process and amass the largest showing of support for the good work of Amateur Radio operators that we could so as to build momentum for the contin January 2015 8 Volume 44 No 1 2C ANTE uation of the process in the 114th Congress So far we are way ahead of where we hoped to be by this time Many thanks to all of you who wrote called and visited your Congressional Representatives as we began our travel in the maze of representative government your efforts have not gone un noticed and have built a strong foundation for the next phase Not Too Early to Make Your SeaPac Motel Reservations The SeaPac Committee is hard at work getting things organized for another great weekend at Seaside There are going to be lots of seminars exhibitors and activities making June 5 6 amp 7 2015 a great weekend at the beach As in the past we expect the prime motel and campsites to go quickly I ll See you at SeaPac 2015 December 31 Red Badge Day It s getting down to crunch time The ARRL Centennial QSO Party
25. ear Check out upcoming Division and Section events and Classes www n cfo com ARRL Northwestern Division Director James D Pace K7CEX k7cex arrl org News and Notes 2 24 2014 TOM RUTIGLIANO NL7TZ At the age where you can get free registration in the state of Alaska and you have a ham radio plate on your car there will be a challenge Right now hams only pay for the tax on the vehicle and not the registration fee when you become a Amateur Radio Plates and Senior exception senior you are allowed to get a permanent stick er that says you do not have to pay any registration fees or taxes Today went in to get my permanent registration and with my ham radio license plate there was some question is whether was able to did not get a permanent tag what got was no registration fee no tax but still have to renew my ham plates every two years So if you have Ham plates on your vehicle and are over 65 you do not have to pay for the tax but will still have to go on every two years did ask if could change to a personalized plate and was told would have to remove my radios and antennas don t get that one January 2015 10 Volume 44 No 1 RC ANTE Anchorage Amateur Radio Club Board Meeting November 17 2014 Approved Minutes The Anchorage Amateur Radio Club board meeting was held November 17 2014 The meeting was opened at 7 05 PM by President Lara Baker The follo
26. er Board Meeting Projects TJ Sheffield gave a report on the status of ongoing projects 8 out of 10 projects are complete for spending though not all of the projects are operational Corrections or edits dis cussed by the finance committee will be put on the books Charges for a helicopter trip to Grub stake are still pending and are currently unknown TJ Sheffield reports that the Senior Center project is still a work in progress VE Program Jim Wiley reports no significant changes in the VE program Work on the question pool continues The final draft version for the general class license will be released in the near fu ture Jim has included flyers containing applications to join the club of the applicant s choice free for one year TJ Tombleson inquired about the procedure to apply for an expired license Applicants can go on the AARC club website then click on VEC for instructions on applying for an expired license Jim was asked if there were any amateur radio classes planned for the near future Jim advised interested parties to purchase an ARRL or Gordon West study manual and to take the online FCC practice exams offered at various sites Jim will also develop a website listing names and contact info for mentors elmers Trustee Keith Clark reported that the club station is used every Wednesday He reports no re quests for use of the club call sign in the near future Membership Fred Erickson was absent from the meeting and
27. ion com South Central Alaska ARES httpo www kl7aa net ares htm Practice Exams http www AA9PW com Fairbanks AARC hitp www kl7kc com Alaska Navy Marine Corps MARS hitp www navymars org pacific reg10 AK Alaska VHF Up Group httpo www qsl net ak vht Yukon Amateur Radio Association hitto www yara ca Links for Propagation http www haarp alaska edu not operational QRP and Homebrew Links hitto www AL 7FS us Solar Terrestrial Activity http www spaceweather com http www swpc noaa gov ARRL hitp www arrl org Propagation Report Recording 566 1819 Please let us know if there are other clubs pages or good starting points that should appear here Report dead links or bad info to editor kI7aa net Winlink RMS s e Anchorage VHF ARES RMS WL 7CVG 10 144 9 Elmendorf Moraine e Anchorage HF ARES RMS WL 7CVG multi band scanning see WWW WINLINK ORG for frequencies e Palmer MATSU VHF RMS KL7J FT 10 145 19 e Fairbanks VHF RMS KL7EDK 10 147 96 e Fairbanks HF RMS KL7EDK multi band scanning see WWW WINLINK ORG for frequencies e South Central Digipeater WL7CVG 4 144 9 Knik e Anchorage AARC VHF RMS KL7AA 10 144 98 AARC Club Station Hughesnet Satellite Connection January 2015 23 Volume 44 No 1 2C ANTE NETS in ALASKA The following nets are active in Alaska VHF The local VHF Nets have a Packet side as well Look for 2 meter Packet at 145 01 Eagle a
28. less contact confirmation service this week recorded a new mile stone 100 million QSL records out of some 630 million uploaded contacts That s an increase of more than 18 million QSL records since the end of last year First described conceptually in the October 2001 QST It Seems to Us editorial Logbook of The World launched in Septem ber 2003 Since then it has become an accepted Amateur Radio institution perhaps not at the same level of traditional QSL cards but close and gaining The 100 million contact confir mations ARRL CEO David Sumner K1ZZ pointed out are the equivalent of 200 million QSL cards January 2015 9 Volume 44 No 1 THE AARC ANTENNA End of 2014 Soon 2014 will be over and the ARRL celebration of its Centennial with the conventions on air activities and all the hustle and bustle will come to an end However it sounds like the excite ment will continue into the next year One of the great messages received this year was from a Ham that had not been on the air much He was so excited about getting on for the W1AW Portable event and the Centennial QSO party I ve never had so much fun was his comment This response was echoed all over the Country We even have been getting suggestions to do more on air activities We ll see what the New Year brings In the meantime let s continue to advocate for Ham Radio to our friends fellow students and co workers and make 2015 another hallmark y
29. like 30 seconds and of course said yes How hard could that be Fortunately it was not hard but very time consuming January 2015 7 Volume 44 No 1 RC ANTE The short list of stations wanted to be involved was the only thing that took moments The rest was time consuming We had a yahoo group to keep informed and sent over 500 mes Sages back and forth prior and during the week Building the team was almost as much fun as operating It was great to be able to offer this once in a lifetime chance to be the DX to so many of the great amateurs we have in Washing ton We used an online real time schedule that allowed the operators to just jump on when they had extra time during the week and that was in my opinion the reason for our high q to tal We were on the bands pretty much all the time and tried to balance our modes to accommo date as many folks as we could One afternoon got an email from HQ that one of the opera tors was too close to the SSTV gang on 20 meters So after an email to the team and taking a think on the subject called up my buddy Tom KC7PH former SM of EWA and told him the story Then asked him if he wanted to BE W1AW Well after that discussion we were no longer interfering with the gang on 20 meter SSTV Tom was calling CQ AS W1AW 7 We ena ed up with 22 SSTV Q s in the log and many of them are confirmed on LOTW For the week we ended up with a raw q total of 47
30. nd 147 96 Valley The Eagle and Valley Packet Nodes provide a talk or chat function Also if you are unable to connect directly to ontof the nodes try digipeating through EARS on either frequency Do this by typing c eagle v ears or c vally v ears on the appropriate frequency Dee KL7AIR US for more info on the digipeaters ARES Net 147 33 103 5Hz Thursdays at 8 00 PM local No Name Net 146 43 simplex Sundays 8 00 PM South Central Simplex Net 146 52 FM 144 2 USB 446 0 FM 432 2 USB 223 5 FM 927 5 FM 1294 5 FM 52 525 FM 50 125 USB 29 6 FDM 28 4 USB 145 01 packet Eagle node and 147 96 packet Valley node Tuesdays 8 00 PM local Alaska VHF Up Net 144 200 USB Saturdays 9 00 AM local Statewide LINK Net 145 15 PL 123 0Hz Sundays 8 30PM local Alaska Morning Net The Alaska Morning net is held Monday through Saturday from 9am 11am on the IRLP Reflector 9109 This net can be reached via several hosting nodes in the area Please visit http status irlo net index php PSTART 2 amp mode 3 to find the closest node Also the net can be reached via Echo Link on 9191 WL 7LP R and Allstar nodes 27133 and 29332 The Alaska Statewide ARES net is held Thursday evenings at 8 30pm following the Anchorage ARES net on IRLP 9109 Echolink WL7LP R and Allstar 27133 or 29332 as well as the Sunday evening Alaska Statewide Radio Link net at 8 30pm HF Alaska Sniper s Net 3 920 MHz 6 00 PM daily Alaska Bu
31. pensation Alice Baker has been contacted by the Gold Nugget Triathlon organization They will begin their plan ning meetings on Jan 6 to get ready for the event which takes place in May Alice suggested that AARC members consider volunteering for the event January 2015 11 Volume 44 No 1 RC ANTE Alice also reported that all rents and repeater bills etc are being paid as normal Lara reported that the finance committee continues to carefully review the books item by item Finance Committee reports that finances are in good shape They are awaiting a resolution on a gaming Issue in terms of funds which they expect to have resolved within two weeks Grants Committee The ARRL education fund was moved to old business because it was referred to the Grants Committee The Grants Committee recommended that the board donate 100 00 to the ARRL education fund Alice moved and TJ Sheffield seconded that 100 00 be sent to the ARRL education fund The motion was passed unanimously Lara Baker discussed sending a letter to those who have received grants to ask how the grant mon ey was spent The purpose of this would be so that the club could have a record of how this mon ey was spent Gaming Committee The committee reported receiving a gaming check for 2500 00 the previous Monday Lara Baker will sort out what is happening with loans and paybacks and insurance and will report his findings at the Decemb
32. re sponding on that second channel the problem may be as simple as the volume has been turned down KBOH See the complete list of excellent tips on the St Louis Metro ARES RACES website January 2015 6 Volume 44 No 1 ARC ANTE From ARRL Members Only Web site mailto memberlist www arrl org Sent Friday December 12 2014 9 20 AM To david heimke gmail com Subject Northwestern Division December 2014 Newsletter WWARA Makes Donation to the ARRL Education and Technology Fund Many thanks to the WWARA for their generous donation of 1 000 00 to support ARRL s Edu cation and Technology fund ARRL s successful efforts to promote Amateur Radio Stations in schools and to provide professional development for teachers in wireless technology The ARRL developed their education outreach project to introduce teachers to Amateur Radio as an instructional resource and to provide an educationally sound curriculum focused on wire less communications The goal is to offer the resources to build a foundation of wireless tech nology literacy among American teachers and students Again many thanks to members and officers of The Western Washington Amateur Relay Asso ciation WWARA WWARA has been providing frequency coordination services for Western Washington since 1976 Tiny School in Alaska Fills Big Shoes Pilot Station Alaska Pilot Station Students take to the airwaves and third place for School
33. ry bag Samsonite that is about the size of fat 3 ring binder Run time on internal battery is of course dependent on charge and transmit power level but typi cally it will be good for an entire weekend of casual CW or SSB contacts The battery can be charged from external 12 volts DC or by using the supplied AC powered charger power supply All items are in very good cosmetic condition no dents chipped paint or scratches a few very light wear markings and are from a non smoking environment Internal and external photographs are available on request Price includes prepaid insured shipping via USPS Priority mail or FedEx 2nd day air my option to all 50 US states and territories Shipping to other countries will be calculated as needed and is in addition to prices quoted Appli January 2015 17 Volume 44 No 1 THE AARC ANTENNA cable customs fees and other import charges if any are the responsibility of the purchaser Contact me off list for additional information and answers to your questions send email to KL7CC arrl net Basic radio Elecraft K2 S N 3935 see also separate 100 watt amplifier antenna coupler be low This K2 includes all software and hardware updates and mods to meet current production specs Options included with base K2 radio all fully assembled and tested unless noted KSB2 SSB adapter KIO2 RS 232 interface KAT2 Automatic antenna coupler 20 watt internal KNB2 Noise blanker KDSP2
34. sh Net 7 093 MHz 8 00 PM daily e Alaska Motley Net 3 933 MHz 9 00 PM daily e ACWN Alaska CW Net 3540 kHz 7042 kHz 14050 kHz Non directed CW calling and traffic watch for relaying NTS of other written traffic AL7N moni tors continuously Receivers always on WL2K RMS connection available AL7N winlick org e Alaska Pacific Net 14 292 MHz 8 30 AM M F e ERC HF Net 3 880 MHz Sunday 8 30PM January 2015 24 Volume 44 No 1 amp Data You Can Use rune as aes Ft tichadson ee ee 444 444 704 1035 5 KLTAA Phone Patch Patch Anchorage 146 67 103 5 KLTAIR MARS Station Anchorage amp Highway To 147 147 30 141 OO M3 o o KION Very Wide Area Wide Area 147 15 107 2 KL5E Phone patch Eagle River amp Chugiak 147 84 103 5 WL7CWE ae Wasilla Repeater Cross linked to i 147 33 1035 WL7CVF jaca Very Wide Area D 443 900 WL7CVF Cross linked to Very Wide Area 4 A gt 147 330 rrequen South Central Area Simplex Frequencies WINLINK Callsign Anchorage ARES RMS WL7CVG 10 144 oe 146 52 MHz National Calling and Emergency frequency Palmer MATSU RMS KL7JFT 10 145 19 147 57 MHz DX Spotting frequency FAIRBANKS RMS KL7ZEDK 10 147 96 146 49 MHz Anchorage area simplex chat 146 43 MHz Mat Su Valley simplex chat 147 42 MHz Peninsula simplex chat South Central Digipeater WL7CVG 4 144 9 Anchorage AARC RMS KL7AA 10 144 98
35. there was no membership report January 2015 12 Volume 44 No 1 THE AARC ANTENNA Jim Wiley will generate a membership form for use on e mail Alice Baker will also generate forms to bring to the December general meeting By Laws Bylaws are settled Rules of procedure will probably not be ready by the December meeting ARES Kent Petty was absent Consequently there was no ARES report Alice Baker reported that our assistance in the Mayor s Marathon was not universally applauded The Board is considering the possibility of discontinuing amateur radio communications for the Mayor s Marathon Alice Baker reports that the newsletter needs articles She will mail the newsletter to those who are having trouble receiving it through e mail She also suggested having an occasional bull session for the general meeting Alice moved and Richard Tweet seconded to adjourn the meeting The meeting was duly ad journed at 8 30PM Respectfully submitted Lillian Marvin KL7YF Secretary Anchorage Amateur Radio Club General Meeting December 5 2014 Approved Minutes This was the annual Christmas Party Food was provided by the Alaska Pacific University Culi nary Arts Department We cleaned up every mouthful The funny T shirt contest was won by Lil Marvin KL7YF The Chinese auction produced the normal mix of fun stuff and nice stuff And it took a long time to finally close the auction The meeting was adjourned
36. wing Board members were present Lara Baker AL2R Paul Spatzek KL7PS Ron Keech KL7YK Alice Baker KL2GD Richard Tweet KL2AZ David Heimke AL7LO Keith Clark KL7MM TJ Sheffield KL7TS George Wilkinson KL1J TJ Tombleson KB8 XX Mark Sabel WD6BM and Lillian Marvin KL7YF The following Board members were present by conference Jim Wiley KL7CC Rich Gillin AL4S and Eric Thompson N6SPP Excused absences Fred Erickson KL7FE and Kent Petty KL5T The following was removed from the old business in the agenda The North Slope ambulance which may replace the CCV The agenda was approved unanimously Secretary s Report Mark Sabel reported that according to the Durell Law Group the by laws do not need to be filed However any changes to the Articles of Incorporation do have to be filed The minutes to the October Board meeting were corrected as follows TJ Tombleson s call sign was corrected from KL8J XX to KB8 XX Jim Wiley moved and Ron Keech seconded to approve the minutes They were approved unanimously with the aforementioned correction TJ Sheffield gave a short budget report Treasurer s Report Alice Baker KL2GD reported that she had received another 500 00 Restitution Payment Restitution Payments are now up to approximately 10 000 Alice asked Eric Thompson if he had been compensated by AARC for any expenses incurred in his JODA exercise Eric replied that he had had no expenses and did not need com
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