July 2014 - Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society
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1. Here is a summary Total Contacts by Band and Mode Band CW Phone Dig Total 80 O 20 0 20 8 40 30 t4 on 156 60 20 O 44 0 44 17 Lo 0 50 O eee L3 10 0 Z O 2 i 6 O 6 0 6 2 Total 30 184 GAl 205 100 Unofficially we had 346 contact points Al will be submit ting the data to the ARRL and will include any bonus points we acquired We are going to have to rethink our future FD plans 73 Carl W8KRF BTW Dept Happy Birthday to the following members Dave KD8MXE Barry N8VTY Andy N8OFS Harold K8SHRD Steve W8ANJ Jerry KD8SEN Reggie KD8VIO Ed Note If your birthday doesn t appear here its a good chance that its not in our database Please contact Carl W8KRF and update us Who s who at NOARS And How to Contact Them 2014 Elected Officials President2014anOarsamet WS8PZD Clark Beckman Vicepresident2014anoarsdnet NSQL Alex Pasini Treasurer2014anoarsaounet WSKYZ Tom Porter Secretary2014anoarsdometi KASVTS Darlene Ohman K8KRG License Trustee trusteeanoarsdnet NSCX Al Moriarty Committee Heads for 2014 Newsletter Production WSKRF Carl Editor noarsloganoarsdotnet WSKREF Carl Publisher A R R L V E WSKYZ Tom Porter WSKRF Carl Rimmer WSGWD Joseph Cebula NSQL Alex Pasini KSIC Bill Isenberg NOST Steve Hill WSSSE Joe Oney KSJGR Jane Reed Education Committee Chair NSQL Alex Pasini Membership2 14anoarsdaomet WSKRF Carl Rimmer DX Field Day Chair NSC2. TM 281A 2M 65w Xcvr w 200 memory channels w WX alert ccccccccccceceessseeeeeeeees 130 00 Realistic rl 1 00 1 0MiuS S biG XG il tetra cnn scene ater ncten rca ate leronireana an tara rei narnecirat sm 150 00 Wouxun KG J V3D 2 UHEF 2M 440 Dual Band HT 128 Memories 1700 mah Li On Batt w extras 100 00 Power Supply Samle sS ECA 2 HOV fog 3 ON 23A VUE MI Suppl yeee eaeananel a eenbaaunennd 100 00 Wattmeters MEJ 842 140 525 MHz Cross Needle Wattmeter 150W 2 44606 ae ee 50 00 MFJ 815C SWR Wattmeter 3 Illuminated 1 8 30MHz 300 3000W 60 600W Reflected Pwr range 65 00 Antenna Tuner NIPIROAIBSWersa PUMer rth rire eer eee ee rere renter ere a te ene 129 99 Antennas and Other Items Diamond SG7900A 2M 440 Mobile Antenna ccccecccccseseecececccescecccccesscescesccescesscescceseeseeasoenes 100 00 Maldol MH209SMA 2M 440 3 Duck Antenna SMA Connector ccceeeeeeececccccccecseeeccccceceeaeeeeees 15 00 Diamond SRH77CA SMA 2M 440 Dual Band Wide Band RX HT 15 oeeecccccccccccecccccccccceceseeeeeeeeees 15 00 Anta SswiteiDaiwa A Posto r C84 Ol UNG Ww retin t retire cesses reeset reed E N 80 00 Anema Owitch Daiwa 2 poson Co D Ol UNG Wi TE cee E E A E seen A eee 25 00 J es by oes Wig Bg De r aaa setae ee tere ve cma ean ee ae Pil aude 19 00 StS CHS mma IPSP SSS TI AIMS peake r eect rere T E yates ce on NN ne ete ad A Smee E T 10 00 Misc connectors also available Contact Bob Tome W
3. sharp on the third Monday of every month at the North Ridgeville Public Library 35700 Bainbridge Rd North Ridgeville OH The meetings are open to the public and all are welcome Tune in to the 8 pm Thursday night NOARS net on the 146 700 444 800 MHZ repeaters located downtown Elyria Ohio for changes or updates in this schedule N O A R S Repeaters can be heard at 146 700 PL 110 9 amp 444 800 PL 131 8 in Elyria OH as well as 145 150 PL 110 9 in North Royalton OH Regularly scheduled NOARS nets are every Tuesday night at 8 pm on 28 370 MHz every Thursday night at 8 pm for the rag chew and technical discussion net on 146 700 444 800 All licensed amateurs are welcome NOARS membership is not necessary to participate In fact all participation is encouraged and appreciated NOARS can be found on the World Wide Web at http www dot noars dot net NOARS Hosts two hamfest computer shows annually The winter hamfest in early February and the summer classic NOARSFEST hamfest and computer show in mid July Membership is open to anyone interested in communications The dues schedule is Full 15 Associate 7 non licensed Family members of a full member are only 4 ea Make checks payable to NOARS and mail them to NOARS Membership Committee 161 Herrmann Drive Avon Lake OH 44 12 Or use PayPal by sending your personal payment to paypal at noars dot net
4. w mag mt 35 00 Larsen NLA 440 w ant and coil 15 00 Larsen NLA 220 w ant and coil 15 00 Comet M 24B 2 440 mag mt NEW 30 00 Comet CX 224 3 bander 2 220 440 40 00 COILS Larsen NLA 220 200 265 mhz NEW 15 00 UHF NEW 15 00 HEATHKIT PRODUCTS HA 201 2 METER RF AMPLIFIER 15 00 HWA 7 1 QRP POWER SUPPLY 20 00 l l pee l ID 4101 ELECTRONIC SWITCH 20 00 Like new in original box with manual and spare GR 110 VHF scanning monitor w crystals 15 00 battery Extras include RT systems KRS F6 program ate ming software with USB Adapter USB K4Y 49 Opek THR 30 triband antenna Antenna rotor control line voltage spike protector NEW ICE Model 348 25 00 A bargain at 275 for everything Call Carl W8KREF at 216 256 9624 AMPHENOL PLUGS AND CONNECTORS FOR SALE UG 21B U 1 eU l ICOM AT 500 ANTENNA TUNER UG 680 U 22 j Hum UG 1213 U 2 n UG 88U 1 5 UG 260B U 1 UG 89A U 2 ees 1500W PEP 67 06J22 48P 1 EXCELLENT CONDITION 320 00 BENDIX 9664 2 5 3 CONTACT W8KYS SANDY 440 647 2255 Page 8 NOARS Log Volume 50 Issue 7 July 2014 Equipment for Sale from the Estate of Frank Reese WSF JR SK Radios Y csunF T 1000D HE 200w X vite wy tal beas sist alll liste esas ee cesta ncreteacis notte etnen tenn 3500 00 MENU ED fold I EVs Orth ot PS Cn 179 00 Yacu Dynamic Blow aE te nolo elisa Bx Deen eae een en ee te a er 139 00 NSE SU NX ORL M22040 H TAS i A sa Ss 2 220 00 Kenwood
5. 014 For Sale amp Advertisement s Page All Submissions must be sent to noarslog at noars net or to NOARS Log 161 Herrmann Drive Avon Lake OH 44 12 Deadline for submissions is the Third Tuesday of each month All must include Asking price sellers name call sign and phone number Ads from current NOARS members or paying advertisers only will be accepted Notice All ads will be removed unless updated after three months as space is needed NOARS reserves the right to refuse ads at our discretion KD7HZP EQUIPMENT SALE W8ADV SK ESTATE SALE Moving ANTENNAS AND ACCESSORIES AMERITRON AL 811 AMPLIFIER 600W PEP Radiowavz 80mtr end fed connector 5 00 OUTPUT 160 15 MTRS WITH ARB 704 keying Antenna insulators 1 to 3 00 interface buffer 400 00 MISC MFJ 986 ANTENNA TUNER 1 8 3MHZ 1500W E e oad T ports oa PEP SSB 250 00 2 METER AMPLIFIERS HEADPHONES COMPUTER MICS TR 2000 Ear and Head Cushion no mic 20 00 Radio Shack HTA 20 30 watts 20 00 i Radio Shack 33 280 Wireless Headphones 15 00 Tucker V 35WA 35watts 20 00 FM ear cushion headphones 10 00 TELEX computer mic 2 00 OLD 150 00 Cassette mic 1 00 LOGITECH C160 webcam w mic ARCHER 21 525 SWR FIELD STRENGTH METER 10 00 RADIO SHACK 22 805 24 RANGE DIGITAL PRINTED MATERIAL LOGITECH H130 behind neck stereo headset 3 00 Ameritron ARB 704 Interface MULTIMETER 10 00 Buffer Instructions FREE ANLI HT DUAL BAND 2 440 AN
6. 8RET for details or to purchase at 440 365 6829 Field Day is only memories again Thanks to everyone who came out to help operate or just visit The following members and friends helped setup and or operated during the 24 hour event Stephanie KD8TCZ Tom W8KYZ Harold K8HRD Al N8CX Bill KD8BBI Alex N8QL Joe W8SSE Tom KA8WLI Darlene KA8VTS Dan K3HGX 8 Bob W8RET Clark N8PZD Dean KW7XX Visitor Mark KD8WON Dave KD8MXE Fred AA8S Matt KD8 VTX Carl W8KRF Jerry KD8SEN Tin NC8X Ravi KD8TXM People who visited us during the event were Ranger David Fox Park Ranger Al Moriarty Red Cross Jane K8JGR Kevin Reed Jane s son Chet K8KIZ Lisa Pasini Alex s mom David WILAFC Pat Southam XYL of KA8WLI Ranger Dan Jarven Park Ranger Jill Amy and Ron Friends of Alex Special Thanks to Grafton Marco s Pizza for graciously providing our Saturday evening dinner at a very reasonable price That is very much appreciated Thank you Tom KA8WLI for making the arrangements and picking up and delivering the pizza along with a surprise ice cream delivery later in the evening NOARS would also like to thank Bob W8RET for providing a large box of snacks Jane K8JGR for the cinnamon rolls Linn KD8NGE for donating a case of Gatorade ice and bottled water Al N8CX for purchasing and preparing our Saturday picnic and Sunday morning breakfast of sausage gravy and biscuits along with OJ Th
7. Our 50 Year Serving The The Award Winning Newsletter of Amateur Radio The Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society Community NOARS Membership Meetings Are Held at V E Exam Schedule North Ridgeville Public Library 1 P M Third Sunday of each Month On The Third Monday Elyria Red Cross 2929 W River Rd N Elyria OH Every Month 7 00 P M ARN 8PM 9 ARN 8PM 16 ARN 8PM 23 VE Testing Membership ARN 8PM Elyria Red Cross Meeting 2 28 30 ARN 8PM Welcome Who s who Birthdays Events Hamfests Meetings Pg 5 Pg 6 7 8 Weekly NET 8 pm NCS W8RET 10 Weekly NET 8 pm NCS W8KYZ 17 19 Weekly NET 8 pm NOARS fest NCS KD8VTX 24 Weekly NET 8 pm NCS N8CX 2 oe 6 Net Check ins Meeting Minutes Roll Call Happenings NOARS Mission Statement The Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society KS8KRG July 2014 Volume 50 Issue 7 Welcome To NOARS Country Submitted by Clark N8PZD this Nothing was month SO I Editorial will use the space for an Field day was especially difficult to pull off this year Many of us just are not as young and capable as we were only a few years ago Personally Field Day took its toll on me due to the heat and the fact that I was the only operator at the 40 meter station for much of the operation I moved my station to the pavilion for the last few hours of the event and Fred AA8S made several CW contacts
8. TENNA 5 00 MFJ 4225MV Switching Power Supply FREE CUSHCRAFT a 270 6s 2 440 Yagi Ant FREE MORSE CODE TELEGRAPH KEY 10 00 YASEU MD 100a8x Desktop Mic FREE ARRL 2004 HANDBOOK 15 00 MFJ 259 and 259B Instruction Manual 5 00 u u u ARRL 20TH EDITION ANTENNA BOOK 15 00 ALHORAF TERS SX 71 Original Operating Vintage AMECO RADIO AMATEUR LOG Operating and Service 15 00 HAMMERLUND HQ 110 10 00 BOOK 5 00 HC 10 CONVERTER 5 00 KENWOOD TW 4000A Service Manual 5 00 30 watt Soldering Iron 10 00 YASEU FT 857D OPERATING 10 00 CONTACT Tom W8KYZ 440 930 9115 ICOM IC 7200 10 00 CONTACT W8KYZ TOM 440 930 9115 3 00 FOR SALE Uniden President HR 2600 10 meter 25 watt SSB AM CW FM Transceiver Manual and mic Excellent condition Call Brian Dawson 440 654 2498 NOARS Log Volume 50 Issue 7 July 2014 Page 7 Yaesu ATAS 120A Mobile FOR SALE Estate of WBSTMR SK HF 6M 2M 440 Antenna New For use with Yaesu FT 897 FT 847 and FT Contact Tom 440 930 9115 100 100D WIRE List 325 00 Yours for 250 00 Jet Stream 1816 8 wire HD rotor cable 22 50 feet NEW 0 30 per foot Contact Carl W8KRF RG 59U NEW on spool amount unknown 216 256 9624 SPEAKERS K L H 970 3 way bookshelf stereo spkrs 20 00 For Sale Realistic 12 1852 8 ohm speaker 5 00 Kenwood TH F6A ANTENNA MOUNT Larsen NLA TLM trunk lip mount NEW 5 00 144 220 440 MHz FM Tribander MOBILE ANTENNAS Larsen NLA MM 2 m
9. X Al Moriarty Net Operations Manager WSRET Bob Tome Hamfest Chair KASVTS Darlene Ohman Webdesignanoarsiinet WSKRF Carl Rimmer Sunshine Committee KDSMUW Angela Lasko Repeater Upkeep KSIC Bill Isenberg NSPZD Clark Beckman Parliamentarian WSRET Bob Tome NOARS IS ON THE AIR Weekly Nets 28 370 MHz Tuesday Night 10 Meter Net 8pm local time NCS NC8X W8KYZ 146 70 PL 110 9 Thursday Weekly Net 8pm Local time NCS W8RET W8K YZ N8CX KD amp 8VTX All are welcome on NOARS nets NOARS Log Volume 50 Issue 7 July 2014 Page 3 NOA July Meeting Program NOARS Self Serve Table It has been a tradition at all NOARS hamfests to provide a self serve table which contains items donated by the members and placed on the table for Chet K8KIZ will give a presentation on How to Wind a Toroid Balun He will have a step by step explanation with slides sale Hamfest attendees then donate what they consider a fair amount for any item The monies are Sunshine Committee Reports place in our General Fund for use throughout the year Rich K8RWC has had successful surgery and is back So if you have stuff lying around in the shack to his ole ornery self Get on the air more Rich garage or basement which may have value to Jerry Ruppelt KA8BWI passed away on Sunday someone else please consider bringing it to the June 29 2014 Our condolences to his family and hamfest and donating it to our self serve table for sale
10. anks to Dee KA8VTS and Bob W8RET for helping cook on Saturday NOARS Log Volume 50 Issue 7 July 2014 Page 9 ee TMIPORTANT Are you joining or renewing your ARRL membership Did you know that NOARS will receive a commission if you do your transaction through us Commission Terms ARRL Affiliated Clubs receive a commission for every new ARRL membership and renewal they submit to ARRL Headquarters Clubs retain a portion of the dues for each regular membership submitted to ARRL Headquarters e Clubs retain 15 for each new membership OR lapsed membership of two years or more A NEW MEMBER is defined as any individual who has never been a member of ARRL or any individual who has not retained a membership for two or more calendar years prior to the application submission Clubs retain 2 for each renewal A RENEWING MEMBER can renew at any time even before their current membership term expires If you are not an ARRL member please consider joining now As an affiliated Club we are required that 51 of our membership be active ARRL members If you are joining or renewing contact Tom Porter W8KYZ This is important You will gain benefits provided by being a member of the ARRL and NOARS will receive some income Mission Statement The Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society Is A Public Service Organization With The Purpose And Goal To Enhance The Amateur Radio Service Through Education And Fellowship e Meetings are held at 7 00 p m
11. ext month our program will be given by Chet Roberts K8KIZ who will be showing us How to Wind a Toroidal Balun The meeting was adjourned at 7 57 p m NC8X NCS K8AGW KF8PM W8RET NCS KA8WQL W8KYZ NCS W8GWD NQST N8WS WS8KRF WB8UPA KD8VTX N8CX NCS KD8MUF N8CX NCS WA8ERA W8KYS The 8 00 PM Thursday Rag Chew Tech Net Join us for our weekly 2M repeater rag chew and tech net Hosted by W8RET W8KYZ N8CX Our repeater has been offered as a backup for the Burning River Traffic Net which operates at 9 30 each evening NOARS Log Volume 50 Issue 7 July 2014 Page 5 NOARSFEST Annual Hamfest and Computer Show Saturday July 19 2014 Lorain County Community College Spitzer Conference Center 1005 N Abbe Rd Elyria OH Sctup at 6 00 a m Doors open at 8 00 a m Air conditioned indoor vendor sales Free Parking Handicap Accessible Large Outside Flea Market ARRL APPROVED HAMFEST Still just 6 00 General Admission under 12 free 6 ft indoor vendor tables 10 00 PRIZES Hourly Prizes starting at 9 AM Need not be present for Main Prizes but must Be present for all other prizes Mobile check ins and directions on 146 70 PL 110 9 NOARS repeater For table reservation contact Darlene Ohman KA8VTS 216 398 8858 Email noarsfest noars net To find out more go to the NOARS web site Attp www NOARS net Page 6 NOARS Log Volume 50 Issue 7 July 2
12. friends D Junk may be someone else s treasure Field Day 2014 Congratulations Ah to Matt Sherry KD8YXN and Ravi Raju KD8YXM A maA PA who both passed their Technician exam at the Red Cross vi VE session on June 15 They received their calls on June 20 Ravi attended our June meeting and also appeared at Field Day where he made several 40 M phone contacts hi eae Ravi KD8YXM Welcome New Member Linn Keller KD8NGE from LaGrange Linn was an active contributor at Field Day 2014 gt gt a at he Ce Xa pe ayy be Page 4 NOARS Log Volume 50 Issue 7 July 2014 Roll Call May Meeting Attendees 25 Members And Guests In Attendance _ _ _ __ _ _ ___ KA8WLI Tom l W8KYZ Tom W8RET Bob N8QL Alex N8PZD Clark W8KRF Carl l Minutes of the June 16 2014 Meeting Submitted by Darlene Ohman KA8VTS The meeting began at 7 0 p m 24 members and guests present e Treasurers Report Tom Porter W8K YZ a motion was made and seconded to accept the treasurer s report as given The motion was passed e Secretaries Report Darlene Ohman KA8VTS a motion was made and seconded to accept the secretary s report as printed in the newsletter The motion was passed e Education Committee Alex Pasini N8QL we wrapped up our class at the end of last month and we have two 2 new generals We are planning to have another class in the fall We need people to spread t
13. he word about our classes e Newsletter Carl Rimmer W8KRF I need more input If you want to put something in the newsletter get the information to me no later than the last Monday of the month I need more things to put in the newsletter e Membership Carl Rimmer W8KRF we have a new member Robert Dosall KF8YI from Amherst If anyone needs a roster mailed to them let me know e Nets Bob Tome W8RET the nets are going good We could use some more participation on the 10 meter net on Tuesday night on 370 at 8 00 p m e Sunshine Angela Lasko KD8MUW was not in attendance Rich Cervelli K8RWC his surgery went very well and he is feeling really good e Web Site Carl Rimmer W8KRF when you re on the website please check the links to see if they are working well If you see a problem let me know e DX Al Moriarty N8CX there is a lot of DX out there you just have to keep looking e Repeaters Clark Beckman N8PZD all three repeaters are working We will have a repeater committee meeting soon Old Business Field Day Al N8CX during Field Day we will have bottled water and coffee all weekend Bring your own cooler if you want something else to drink or eat Saturday at 12 noon we will have hot dogs potato salad and chips Saturday night we will have pizza Sunday for breakfast we will have sausage gravy and biscuits with orange juice Noarsfest We need about 5 or 6 people to work out in the flea market New Business N
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