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1. ORANGE COUNTY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB INC VOL XLVI NO 12 Che Pre Se3 de Ken Konechy W6HHC The club Christ mas Dinner is coming up soon on Friday Dec 16 at the J ager haus on Ball Road in Ana heim Dan N6PEQ and Kristin K6PEQ have arranged for a SU PER RAFFLE at the dinner party The main prize is an COM 7000 rig You must be present to win From my view as Prez in 2005 think that the OCARC did very well this year We grew our mem bership had great presentations at meetings had fun events like Field Day and a club Potluck and participated in community service events like helping local police de partments in the Baker 2 Vegas race A radio club is only success ful because members pitch in to make it a fun club So would like to thank the board members for pitching in Thanks Willie N8WP for making sure we had good programs offer ing to be one of the rotating edi tors for the newsletter and being our FD organizer great location and great steaks Thanks Rich K E6WWK for captur ing our club minutes forgetting OCARC recognized as an ARRL Special Services Club and talking so many club members _in_to_help ing at the B2V race through COAR Thanks Cheryl KG6KTT for keep ing the club finances so well organ ized and so well reported and for organizing our December Dinner P O BOX 3454 TUSTIN CA 92781 3454 Thanks to Kristin K6PEQ for ob taining those great monthly2. 5 KHz 6 25 KHz 9 KHz Nice for foreign MW BCB DXing 10 KHz 12 5 KHz 20 KHz 25 KHz 30 KHz 50 KHz amp 100 KHz Inthe USB LSB CW amp RTTY modes the AGC discharge time is continuously adjustable between 0 04 seconds to 5 1 seconds in 20 millisecond increments Pass Band Shift PBS is variable within the range of 2 3K Hz on 50 Hz steps This simply shifts the digital IF filter upward or downward to reduce interference from adjacent frequencies Pass Band filtering is adjustable from 10 Hz to 9 99 KHz in 10 Hz increments Each of the three user adjustable filters can be individually set to the pass band filter width of your preference A RTTY demodulator is built into the receiver The demodulator deciphers RTTY signals with widths of 170 Hz 425 Hz or 850 Hz and with rates ranging from 37 to 75 baud The demodulated signals can be displayed through the use of a computer utilizing the RS 232C port on the rear panel of the NRD 545 The tuning knob has a handy torque adjustment The torque adjustment control is conveniently located directly underneath the tuning knob making for swift altering MODEL NAD S45 Rear Panel An frasin n View TE jpn he ti December 2005 RF Page 5 Rear Panel Connections Pictured on the previous page is the rear panel of the NRD 545 receiver The typical types of connections are available such as 13 8 Vdc power input 100 120 220 240 Vac power input external speaker output t
3. 714 639 5074 7 086 MHz CW OCWN Ken Konechy W6HHC af6c arr net Sun 9 00 AM 10 00 AM 714 744 0217 kkonechy pacbell net Club Historian IEEE eee Neen el l l Bob Evans WB6I XN 28 3 3 MHz SSB Vice President 714 543 9111 Wed 7 30 PM 8 30 PM Willie Peloquin N8WP bobev netzero net Bob AF 6C Net Control 714 318 4047 n8wp arrl net RF Editor for December aaa aaneas keira Bob Eckweiler AF 6C Bob WB6l XN Net Control Secretary 714 639 5074 Rich Helmick KE 6WWK af6c arrl net 714 343 4522 r2535 sbcglobal net WEB Master Ken Konechy W6HHC Treasurer 714 744 0217 Cheryl Pelogquin KG6OKTT kkonechy pacbell net 714 318 4042 chercool escapees com ARRL Assistant Director Ken Konechy WoHHC Membership 714 744 0217 Dan Dankert N6PEQ kkonechy pacbell net 714 544 9846 n6 omcast net ARRL Awards Appointee Club Dues Larry Beilin K6VDP Regular Members 20 Activities 714 557 7217 Family Members 10 Kristin Dankert K6PEQ k6vdp aol com Teenage Members 10 714 544 9846 Club BaGGe e 3 kdankert comcast net OCCARO Delegate Dues run from J anuary thru December Kristin Dankert K6OPEQ amp are prorated for new members Publicity 714 544 9846 A dditional members in the family of Bob Eckweiler AF 6C kdankert comcast net a regular member pay the family 714 639 5074 rate up to 30 per family afoc arrl net There is a 1 charge if you d like to have your badge mailed
4. club will hold its December Christmas Dinner on the 16th which by coincidence is a third Friday meeting date The Dinner will be at J agerhaus in Anaheim See pages 10 and 11 for a map and more details Contact our Treasurer for tickets Don t miss it It s going to be an extravaganza dinner and raffle Happy rlolicday Season The next regular meeting will be Friday Jan 20th 2006 7 00 PM We will be meeting on the 2nd floor in the east bldg In This Issue THE PREZ SEZ NO DECEMBER MEETING CLUB INFORMATION 30 MTR ANTENNA Pt III PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT JRC NRD 545 Receiver CLUB E VOTE Errata MEETING ADDRESS 9 SPECIAL THANKS YAESU JOB OPENING FCC ACTION 147 435 R NOV MEETING MINUTES 10 HOLIDAY DINNER MAP DINNER RAFFLE PRIZES 11 DEC BOARD MINUTES Open Board Meeting th Technical Monthly Events Kenan Reilly N6CCE General Meeting a Third Friday of the Month necce yahoo com At 7 00 PM American Red Cross Members At Large Steve Brody N1AB 600 Parkcenter Dr near Tustin Ave amp 4th St Santa Ana CA Club Breakfast 714 974 0338 stevebrody sbcagl obal net Lowell Burnett KQ6 D First Saturday of the 714 997 0999 month at 7 30 AM kq6j d aol com Katella Grill 1325 W Katella Ave 2005 Club Appointments SE Corner at Main St Orange CA 2005 Board of Directors WO6ZE Trustee Bob Eckweiler AF 6C Club Nets Listen for W6ZE President
5. length of the 30M antenna The real world al ways varies from perfect models probably variation of inductance in my hand wound 16 5 uH loading coils Figure 3 shows that actual SWR measurement that first obtained So could either tweak the coils could be very labor consuming or could use the computer to tell me how much to adjust the length of the antenna The darker line in Figure 3 shows that the resonant frequency is higher than desired around 10 185 MHz instead of the desired 10 125 MHz so by lengthening the antenna can adjust the reso nance down to exactly where want it 10 10 10 11 10 12 10 13 Frequency MHz Figure 2 NEC Win Predicted SWR for 11 foot 1 inch Antenna 10 14 Actual VSWR re 2 SH Sel 10 10 T E Frequency MHz 10 16 Figure 3 played with the antenna length on the NEC Win computer program and found that if change the length on the two outer pieces of aluminum so that the overall length was 11 foot 3 inches add one inch to each end then the resonance would shift down by 60 KHz The lighter line in Figure 3 shows the ac tual SWR measurements after adjusting the antenna length to 11 foot 3 inch Almost perfect certainly good enough to use should have made it 11 foot 3 5 inch Figure 4 shows a close up detail of how ad ded the 1 inch wire to the ends of the element J ust some 14 guage solid copper wire a solder lug and a Stainless steel 1 4 inch
6. panel J RC offers a simple no frills Windows based program to get you started in controlling the radio with your computer In addi tion to controlling the basic features of the radio the software also allows you to display decoded RTTY signals on your computer screen using the NRD 545 s built in RTTY demodulator The instruc tion manual for the radio provides additional information on the com mands used to operate the radio via computer did not attempt computer control of the radio nor did execute the software The NRD 545 has the ability to store up to 1 000 memories Each memo ry saves the frequency as well as mode IF bandwidth AGC setting attenuator setting and tuning step increment The first 20 memories also can store on off times for the internal timer and timer relay out put Conclusion found myself truly appreciating the NRD 545 s advanced features and capabilities The receiver performance is excel lent The ability to eliminate band noise and adjacent frequency inter ference while retaining signal inte grity of the target signal is superb enjoyed the simplicity of the front panel controls which resulted in ef ficient tuning After significant scrutiny was unable to discover any defects in the receiver The con struction of the radio is robust and sturdy expect to experience many December 2005 RF Page 8 years of pleasurable radio listening with the NRD 545 There are only
7. quality The speaker matches the height color and finish of the NRD 545 receiver As with any high end receiver an external Speaker is essential in order to capi talize on the exceptional receiver REF DSS Card with TCXO Installed characteristics and cutting edge features of the NRD 545 At the time of my purchase the NRD 545 came supplied with the J RC model ST 3 headphones Pictured to the right The ST 3 has a good solid pa MIE feel to them while at the same time f EI remaining quite lightweight The au Mie dio has good fidelity and tone quality me The cable coming from the head M phones is of a larger diameter than M that of most other consumer grade headphones which should result in longer cable life after years of exces sive flexing JRC NVA 319 Speaker On The Air Performance So does the radio perform Yes The receiving performance proved to be excel lent The receiver is sensitive and quiet The DSP filter aggressively attacks noise while at the same time en hancing signal quality With the NRD 545 s DSP capability it is routine to convert a signal that is scarcely dis tinguishable to one of full readability The world of DSP is fantastic If you have not yet taken advantage of this leap in technology you are missing out The pass band shift feature does an excellent job of eliminating un wanted signals The ability to adjust the filter bandwidth as tight as 10 Hz really is very beneficial Alth
8. to you December 2005 RF Page 2 E Techtalk 46 A Shortened 30M Dipole Part Ill of III How It Actually Performs by Ken Konechy W6HHC In the Part March 2005 issue of RF of this series walked thru the steps of designing a shortened 30M vertical antenna using the knowledge from the Win NEC antenna modeling program and class offered by the ARRL In Part Il November 2005 issue showed how to build construct the 30M antenna from alumi num tubing some PVC piping and do it yourself load ing coils In this months article of this three part ser ies Part III discusses actually tuning up the antenna comparing SWR readings and on the air QSO results In the Part II had shown a drawing of how to con struct a simple tower for the 30M antenna using a 10 foot section of 2x4 lumber In Figure 1 show how the completed 30M antenna and tower look in my backyard The entire length of the 30M antenna is just over 11 feet and the center of the antenna is shown at 10 Feet used a 1 1 balun made by Van Gordon that bought at the recent club auction to feed coax to the balanced antenna at the feedpoints If you don t use a balanced balun then ensure that the ground side of the coax feeds the bottom side of the vertical Figure 1 30M Shortened Dipole Mounted as a Vertical on Simple Tower In Figure 2 show the SWR predicted by NEC Win antenna modeling program for the 11 foot 1 inch over all
9. 754 6046 Dan Dankert NGPEQ ZF2RE ANAHEIM GA ATLANTA G4 DENVER CO ER OAKLAND DA PRESNE pi a FO viele si i SALEM AA a ALE if SAA CIEGO Eu VAN NUYS GA e WOODBRICIGE WA Mian Fri S90 AMM bo fo PM Tal 7 14 420 80R St IaH AM go S00 PM perience Fax 714 521 8920 FORD electronics Inc vie saris Ose Who i E In dus mia als ceca cial Met k Equi eee Emi ail s Be ee yr BFA omma Career Opportunity Vertex Standard USA Inc YAESU J ob Title WDXC Program Manager WDXC World DXers Club a Customer Loyalty program Reporting To Vice President J ob Start J ob Basis Immediately Full time Chief Responsibilities You will be responsible for super vising the WDXC program at Ver tex Standard USA This is a new customer loyalty program that builds long term sales through a valueadded partnership with cur rent and potential customers WDXC responsibilities include but may not be limited to e Overseeing the growth and maintenance of the WDXC mem bership e Overseeing the WDXC Web Site and coordinating with other de partments and our Web designer in the promulgation and main tenance of timely articles news FCC LIFTS PRIVILEGES OF LA AREA 147 435 REPEATER The FCC alleges that problems persist on the Los Angeles area s 147 435 MHz repeater now oper ated by J effrey Stieglitz AEONZ The FCC Los Angeles District Of fice recently informed Stiegli
10. a few specific items that would change e First the manual should be written in better English and also provide better detail of the use of Specific functions e The surface finish of the front panel buttons look attractive but they tend to overly reveal the oils deposited by fingertips would like to see the DSP noise reduction and beat cancel er to be adjustable via a knob on the front panel of the radio rather than through a less con venient menu system The Fine Control which is used to adjust the digital IF filt er bandwidth and AGC dis charge time constant should be speed sensitive found that since the adjustment increment IS constant that it sometimes took much longer than it should to tweak in the adjustment to your preference If this knob could sense that you were turn ing the knob fast and in turn SPECIAL CLUB VOTE In a new first for the club Presi dent Ken W6HHC held the first Board vote over the Internet The Board e voted unanimously to au thorize 300 in prize money for the Christmas Dinner raffle This money is in addition to the many donated prizes that Dan N6PEQ and Kristin K6BPEQ have ar ranged Errata CLUB MEETING ADDRESS For the past few years we have been giving the address of the Red Cross Building where we hold the meetings as 601 N Golden Circle Actually this is the west bldg where we did meet occasionally The address of the building where we mee
11. arrier that you desire to eliminate Then you press the notch button again This places the notch into tracking mode The notch will then continuously track the specific carrier that you notched as you tune the main tuning dial within 10 KHz from the start frequency Neat feature A very advantageous feature of the NRD 545 is the ECSS mode ECSS stands for Exhalted Carrier Selectable Sideband If you listen to an AM signal that is exhibiting signal distortion due to signal fad ing you would engage the ECSS mode to counteract the band conditions that are resulting in the signal fading In standard AM transmissions double sideband DSB is used in which the modulated signal is transmitted in both upper sideband USB and lower sideband LSB In the ECSS mode you listen to the AM signal in a single sideband SSB configuration By pressing the ECSS button you toggle between utilizing the USB or LSB component of the modulated AM signal for listening while providing a locked carrier signal This reduces audio distortion and fading since in many cases only the USB or LSB side of the AM signal is being primarily affected by the phenomena which is called selective fading Numerous tuning steps are available including 1 Hz thanks to a one chip DDS Digital Direct Synthe sizer The 1 Hz tuning is especially helpful in tuning PSK and RTTY signals The entire selection of available tuning steps is 1 Hz 10 Hz 100 Hz 1 KHz
12. below indicates some of the specifications for the NRD 545 receiver After a detailed review of the NRD 545 literature and a few phone calls to some friends Knowledgeable in high end receivers the decision was made to purchase the NRD 545 After a quick email to HRO my new receiver was on its way from J RC America soon to arrive at my home QTH Eagerly awaiting the arrival of the unit wired up a few cables ahead of time so that would minimize setup time Once the J RC package was delivered it took only a short duration to get it fired up There s nothing quite like the smell of a new piece of radio equipment Time to play Front Panel Ergonomics The 0 01 to 29 9999 MHz front panel of the radio pictured be 0 01 to lt 0 1 MHz Specifications Not Guaranteed low has a clean layout with well 0 01 to 1999 9999 MHz Less Cellular with Optional CHE 199 SPaced buttons and knobs There is Wide Band Converter Board Installed no over use of real estate happening Reception Modes a eee nex CW ee fae oe here The display is bright and has a ith Optiona nstalle lt 10 ppm 5 to 60 minutes after Power Up large and easy to read frequency read Frequency Stability 2 ppm gt 60 Minutes after Power Up out The digital bar graph S meter lt 0 5 ppm with Optional CGD 197 TCXO Installed features a peak hold function The E a E a cee tuning knob is solid and has a nice gt 70 dB Image Rejection Receiver gt 60 dB Spurious Resp
13. bolt So it is now time to make a contact Learning CW again after many years takes a few days of practice The 30M band is just CW and digital PSK 31 data So went slowly but here is a list of my first four cae iene See Antenna on Page 10 December 2005 RF Page 3 Product Spotlight J apan Radio Company J RC Model NRD 545 HF VHF UHF DSP Receiver By Dan Dankert N6PEQ n6peq dxer com recently found myself in the marketplace for an all mode receiver with wide band frequency cov erage My frequency range of interest was O MHz thru 2000 MHz There is not a wide selection of radios currently available to the average consumer for this entire frequency range Typically you either purchase a new receiver such as AOR s model AR3000 or AR5000 or Yaesu s model VR 5000 Used re ceivers that fit the bill are com s C R8500 and C R9OOOL It turned out that there was one other option This is the J apan Radio Company J RC model NRD 545 DSP receiver This receiver comes standard with all mode capability covering 0 1 MHZ to 29 9999 MHz An optional wide band receive board CHE 199 is available which extends the all mode frequency coverage up to 1999 9999 MHz had not previously owned a piece of J RC equipment but was aware of their legendary performance J RC receivers are used quite extensively by ship board radio operators because of their impressive receiver characteristics and non fatiguing audio quality The table
14. ce vote Kristin who is president of OCCARO sug gested dates for the club to be at the OC Fair ham booth The agreed upon dates are J uly 12 and J uly 29 The club will showcase DX on one of the days Steve N1IAB Suggested that the club have some younger hams in the booth this year Willie reported that a field day committee meeting will be held in J anuary The meeting adjourned at 8 20 AM Note An evote was held to au thorize monies for the Dinner Raf fle See page 8 for details Respectfully Submitted Rich Helmick KE6WWK Secretary With assistance from Lowell KQ6J D ORANGE COUNTY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB INC P O BOX 3454 TUSTIN CA 92781 3454 First Class Mail Time Dated Material Please Expedite December 2005 RF Page 12
15. es up to 1999 999 MHz The board is simply plugged into the NRD 545 s mother board A small coaxial cable that is already furnished inside of the NRD 545 s chassis is then plugged into a female coax jack located on the CHE 199 board After the installa tion is complete you must initialize the radio by pressing the CLR but ton while powering up the NRD 545 This is a onetime initialization to activate the UHF VHF reception cap abilities Optional Wideband Receive Card The installation of the CGD 197 high stability TCXO pictured at the right is a little more involved than that of the CHE 199 First you re move the REF DDS from the NRD 545 chassis The CGD 197 TCXO is then soldered onto this board in a pre marked location The REF DDS board is labeled very clearly and the CGD 197 TCXO can only be orien tated in one direction on the board A small jumper located on the REF DDS board is then swapped between two rows of pins to actuate the TCXO The REF DDS board is then reinstalled into the NRD 545 chassis This completes the installation of the high stability TCXO The December 2005 RF Page 6 photo on the left shows the TCXO mounted on the top left quadrant of the REF DDS board right above the green jumper Pictured below left the J RC NVA 319 external speaker for the NRD 545 offers three different audio re sponse cuts as well as inputs for two separate radios The NVA 319 has nice audio
16. he tickets are only 1 each E December 2005 RF Page 11 The meeting was called to order by President Ken W6HHC Roll call was taken and all Board members were present except Bob AF 6C who was ill There were 15 members present at the meeting Cheryl KG6OKTT reported that 33 tickets to the Christmas party have been sold Treasurer Cheryl KC6KTT reported that the cub has 2 738 36 in the bank Member ship Chair Dan N6PEQ reported that the club has approximately 55 members The board agreed to Next RF Deadline Jan 9t change membership info flow as follows 1 The Treasurer will alert Mem bership when monies are re ceived and transfer over all new member info and then 2 Membership will send out mem bership info to all requiring club functions OLD BUSINESS Christmas din ner set up is going well The elec tion results from last general meet ing will be in the RF The club sent a check for 396 00 to ARRL for BPL defense fund NEW BUSINESS An audit com mittee of Larry Hoffman Kristin Dankert and Treasurer Cheryl will meet in the middle of January 2006 to audit the club accounts President Ken has the name of the recipient of the Good of the Club award which will be given at the Christmas dinner A discussion was held regarding opening a Pay Pal account for club use Willie N8WP moved that the club open a Pay Pal account and it was second ed by Dan Dankert The motion passed on a voi
17. imer relay output for automatically triggering a recording device RS 232C port for computer control and RTTY demodulation display UHF type antenna input for HF N type antenna input for UHF VHF optional CHE 199 required high impedance antenna input a toggle switch for selection bet ween the UHF or the high impedance antenna for the HF bands ground terminal DC Out jack 10 8 Vdc output 30 mA right and left line outputs for speakers and a mute jack for use in combination with a transceiver transmitter find the DC Out jack to be quite useful to activate my 15 dB preamplifier which installed inline between the antenna and the NRD 545 The NRD 545 offers just enough current to power up my preamplifier _ Internal Construction The inside of the NRD 545 is unique as compared to most receivers As you can see from the picture to the right the NRD 545 features modular con struction with plug in P C boards on its motherboard This gives the in side of the radio a very simple yet at amp tractive look Since purchased the optional high stability TCXO and wi de band receive board the plug in boards made installation of these items a breeze JRC provides two helpful lever tools to assist in remov al of the internal P C boards Optional Accessories Pictured below left is the CHE 199 wide band receive board This is the component that provides the receiver with reception capabiliti
18. n a brand new Icom IC 7000 transceiver You must be sn A present to win This radio is a breakthrough in wees N size versus performance Enjoy all the QRM QRN fighting features of a base rig in the small size of a mobile transceiver Use it at the house take it mobile or go on a portable ex pedition Experience the advantage of extraor dinary DSP filtering technology Learn more about this incredible radio at http www icomamerica com products amateur 7000 There will be many more prizes too Don t miss out See Cheryl KG6KTT at the November club meet ing December club breakfast or call her at 714 318 4047 to purchase your holiday party dinner tickets Remember to bring your spouse and friends too Dinner tickets are only ET 21 per person See the club website ianiiii for more details see http www w6ze org Mark the date on your calendar Friday Soo B 22 S it 2 ok night December 16th at 7 00pm pW ian 4 oe eee IF filler setting screen Manual notch filter setting Location Jagerhaus Restaurant 2525 East Ball Road AGC F AGC F Anaheim CA 92806 n TT roa C aae UFOA MS amaan _ veos 7 Le T CATT SmE gt ae nis dlas wil o soe 99 2 wise ina ASS Located on Ball Road just ae 3 io Sey ss a Do as om 2 i 5 T 4 S00 A Soo M west of the 57 Freeway www jagerhaus net 114 520 9500 i BW DEF FIL kere See Kristin K6PEQ at the party to purchase your raffle tickets T
19. niques of ham radio GOOD of the CLUB e Dan N6OPEQ reported on recent DX e Tom WA6PFA reported that he has been monitoring SS ATV and receiving good pictures Bob AF6C reported that This Week in Technology had a re port on how good the Heil mi crophone sounds President Ken reported that he will follow up in a future RF on the 30 meter dipole he is con structing The meeting adjourned at 9 07 PM Respectfully Submitted Rich Helmick KE6WWK Secretary Orange County Amateur Radio Club Christmas Binner Dec 16th 7 PM at the PSaqgerhaus 2525 E Ball Road Anaheim CA Note Taft Ave in Orange becomes Ball Rd in Anaheim Antenna Cont from Page 3 e W5HZA_ Lafayette LA e WA3SLN Montourville PA e AA5EA El Paso TX e KQ A Taos NM So this was avery successful pro ject am very satisfied with the results am active on 30M now Dan N6PEQ is advising me on the how to DX characteristics of the 30M band have already heard a KH6 and J A7 Perhaps could or ganize a club antenna building pro jects if other club members are in terested Contact me if you are interested or have question on this project at w6hhc w6ze org Figure 4 Close up for Adding 1 inch wire to each end 57 at FWY Ball AO ia 5 Katella Ave HF VHF UHF ALL MODE TRANSCEIVER O e7480 0 ICOM Come to the OCARC holiday party and enter the raffle You will have the chance to wi
20. ntinued The minutes of the last board meeting were approved as published OLD BUSINESS e Board elections were held and the following were elected to be on the 2006 board President Willie Peloquin N8SWP Vice President Kristin Dankert K6PE Q Secretary Steve Brody N1AB Treasurer Cheryl Peloquin KC6KTT Activities Chair Dan Dankert N6PEQ Membership Chair Bob Eckweiler AF 6C Publicity Chair Tom Weed K6CCD Technical Chair Kenan Reilly N6CCE Member at Large Lowell Burnett KQ6 D Member at Large Ken Konechy W6HHC e All were thanked for their wil lingness to serve e WilllieN8WP explained the club Christmas dinner Dec 16 e A review and discussion was held before a final collection of donations for the ARRL BPL de fense fund December 2005 RF Page 10 NEW BUSINESS e Bob AF6C trustee of W6ZE asked for and was given a name of someone who would print the club QSL cards for a reasonable price Those gathered were reminded that the Club board meets on the first Saturday of the month for breakfast Newly elected President Willie asked for information from the visitors regarding what they ex pected from the club They re Sponded advice on equipment advice on how to get into an emergency response group ad vice on how to set up mobile op erations equipment getting to gether with hams who like to work on projects and test equipment and learning the new tech
21. o comp ly with Part 97 rules and to make a reasonable effort to identify unli censed operators I believe that the 147 435 repeater attracts peo ple to the hobby and overall is consistent with the purposes of Amateur Radio he said Deaton says if AE6NZ is operated under automatic control prior to notification from her office enforce ment action up to and including a license revocation and suspension hearing a fine or both could follow Deaton also asked Stieglitz to sub mit in advance the names and con tact numbers of other licensees who serve as control operators During any times that no control operator is available the repeater must be shut down Deaton Stated The odd split 147 435 MHz re peater the primary input is 146 400 MHz has been a lightning rod for controversy In 2001 the and broad HF transceiver knowl edge Strong English writing and communications skills are a must and foreign language capability especially Spanish is definitely a plus Computer experience is man datory and knowledge of Amateur Radio computer based operations logging software HF Packet RTTY PSK31 is also desirable Vertex Standard USA Inc offers a competitive compensation and ben efits package including a 401 k plan medical and dental in Surance and a generous vacation schedule If you would like to be considered for this exciting position please send your resume to Vertex Standard USA Inc A
22. onse feel to It Direct keyboard entry of fre Ae gt 70 dB IF Rejection l quency makes for quick QSY ing There ve rca 13 W x 5 62 H x 12 9 D are buttons for three user adjustable Se 16 5 Ibs Without Options filter settings Other typical controls 12 to 16 VDC or 100 120 220 240 VAC are found such as tone AF gain RF 0 2 to 29 9999 MHz 50 Ohm UHF Female Jack amp 600 Ohm Wire terminal gain squelch notch filter mode selec 30 to 1999 9999 MHz 50 Ohm N Female Jack tion clock timer dimmer attenuator scan functions and frequency lock Frequency Coverage Front Panel View December 2005 RF Page 4 Cool Features The NRD 545 features DSP noise reduction The level of the noise reduc tion aggressiveness is selectable via a menu function There are 256 differ ent levels of noise reduction available to choose from The DSP is accom plished using a one chip DSP shown in the picture to the right A beat canceler is also provided which is adjustable among 256 different settings via a menu function In addition to the standard AM reception mode the NRD 545 offers a AMS mode The AMS mode is a high fidelity Hi Fi version of AM recep tion Warr Not only is a notch feature available but also offered is a notch tracking DSP Chip mode You press the notch button to activate the notch circuitry then using the adjustment knob you manually notch out the c
23. ough significantly effective in AM SSB amp RTTY modes found this feature to be especially useful while receiving CW Signals in close proximity to one other The noise blanker is adequate and it has typical performance as com pared to most other radios The notch filter provides for a very sharp and deep null of a heterodyne The notch tracking feature works great found it very advantageous to be able to notch a specific heterodyne and still be able to tune the main dial somewhat without the necessity of readjusting the notch filter The receiver s selec tivity is outstanding Of the numerous radios that have operated over the years the NRD 545 is one of best radios at reducing or eliminating interference from an exceedingly strong adjacent signal The radio accomplish es this with minimal work from the operator A quick press of a button or two and a few turns of a knob or two and presto found the audio quality to be very clean and full The audio is easy on the ears even after hours of constant listening The AMS Hi Fi mode has an extraordinarily nice sound to it Another feature which created a more pleasing listening environment is the exhalted carrier selectable sideband ECSS mode This mode really works nicely Most SWBC signals that found experiencing selective fading were vastly im proved by using the ECSS mode During selective fading the signal s audio can become distorted and sometimes be very harsh on
24. raffle prizes for encouraging me to buy more raffle tickets for organizing the club Potluck event for being an extraordinary rotating editor of the club magazine and represent ing OCARC at the OCCARO meetings Thanks Dan N6PEQ for pitching in when the Membership position needed some help for sending out nice invitation flyers to prospective members for being such a good BBQ chef at the Potluck and for smooth talking so many donations for our Christmas Dinner raffle Thanks to Kenaan N6CCE for stor Ing the club s equipment writing great RF articles volunteering to be a newsletter rotating editor and being such a top gun band captain at Field Day Thanks to Bob AF 6C for helping to launch the great rotating editor program for the newsletter this year for designing a great OCARC advertising poster to place at HRO for designing the outstanding tri fold flyer to advertise the club at HRO and the OC Fair for being our craftsman badge maker and for running the 10M 15M weekly net for many many years And want to thank our two Direc tors at Large this year Lowell KQ6 D and SteveN1AB who made my job much easier by taking on every task that threw their way youguys really helped me See you at the Christmas Dinner Christmas Dinner December 16 at 7 00 PM Details inside DECEMBER 2005 Po December Hleeting There will be no regular December meeting Instead the
25. t regularly is 600 Parkcen ter A BIG CLUB THANK YOU to the following businesses for Supporting and donating prizes to our club Please support these fine increase the adjustment incre ment based upon this it would result more proficient operating If you happen to be in the market for a receiver with high end perfor mance for the HF or HF VHF UHF frequency spectrums would rec ommend considering the RC NRD 545 receiver The NRD 545 is a for midable candidate for the task Manufacturer Information More information on the J RC NRD 545 DSP receiver can be obtained by contacting J apan Radio Company Ltd 2125 Center Avenue Suite 208 Fort Lee New J ersey 07024 Tel 201 242 1882 F ax 201 242 1885 Website http www jrc co jp Street Price NRD 545 DSP Receiv er 1800 NVA 319 External Speaker 200 CHE 199 VHF UHF Wide Band Converter 370 CGD 197 High Stability TCXO 100 ST 3 Headphones 70 6ZCJ DO90350 RS 232C Cable 60 and Service Manual 30 companies with your purchases Look for additional supporters in next month s issue James Shryne N6DHZ The DX Store Amateur Radio Equipment for DA ers www thedxstore com 15758 Lo Farge St Suite Fara Whittier CA 90003 2344 USA Tall Froo 1 H66 B99 DEIS 3047 E mail nidhactibedsstare cam WORLDWIDE DISTRIBUTION w Sey y P a ee n a 639 AL Euclid Sironi Anaheim CA 22801 mi4 833 7373 1 800
26. the ears With a push of the ECSS button the received audio is significantly en hanced found myself using this feature constantly and my ears benefited from the more pleasant sound do not know how lived without it This is one the highlights of this radio was grateful for the well thought out design of the main tuning knob The knob s torque adjustment allows for a proper feel of tuning control under varying operating conditions My hand did not suffer from fatigue due to the positioning of the dial In fact all of the knobs and buttons tended to have a solid quality feel to them For the most part the layout of the radio s front panel made for quick access of functions With the buttons and controls well spaced there is no need to call out a search party to locate a specific function In order to initiate reception from 10 KHz to lt 100 KHz you A December 2005 RF Page 7 must press the ENT KHz button while powering up the radio In or der to activate USB LSB CW RTTY modes above 30 MHz you must press the USB LSB and CW RTTY buttons while power ing up the NRD 545 In both of the cases J RC does not guarantee the receiver specifications for these ad ditional features added by these modifications found the SSB and CW modes to work well in the VHF UHF spectrum Odds amp Ends The NRD 545 has the ability to be computer con trolled This is accomplished through the RS 232C port on the rear
27. ttn Mr J eff Quan Chief Financial Officer 10900 Walker Street Cypress CA 90630 Fax 714 527 1494 No telephone inquiries accepted See the WDXC Web site at http wdxc yaesu com FCC terminated the automatic control privileges of the then W6NUT repeater while it was re viewing its operation Since then the repeater has changed hands a few times and enforcement issues seem to have followed As the J ack Gerritsen case shows there is very little the FCC can ac tually do against a determined bootlegger Stieglitz said Gerrit sen is set to appear in federal court next week In my opinion shut ting down a repeater because a third party breaks the rules just penalizes the honest operators FCC Enforcement Bureau Special Counsel Riley Hollingsworth had another perspective The repeater has been out of control long enough and we have been too pa tient too long he told ARRL Excerpt from The ARRL Letter December 2nd December 2005 RF Page 9 President Ken W6HHC called the group to order at 7 00 PM Roll call was taken Kenan N6CCE was out of town all others were pres ent There were 26 present with visitors Fred K6RMX Steve KI 6ATO Matt KI6BLY Vlad KI6BLP Frank WF1A and new member Paul KQ6EH President Ken then introduced Taka KWe6l and J eff AA6 R_ of AOR USA who gave a very interest ing presentation on New Digital Voice Modulation After the break the meeting co
28. tz that it was Suspending automatic con trol privileges for the repeater That means the licensee or a desig nated control operator must be at the repeater s control point whe never the machine is operational Your amateur station AEONZ is under review by the Enforcement Bureau for numerous and con tinued apparent violations of the Commissions rules FCC LA Office District Director Catherine Deaton wrote Stieglitz November 18 The Commission alleges inadequate station control deliberate interfer ence failure of users to identify and use by unlicensed operators Stieglitz told ARRL he encourages updates and support issues Overseeing and supervising the final assembly and testing of products such as the FT DX 9000 being assembled under WDXC auspices Overseeing the WDXC Auction Site operations including coordi nation and supervision of the ef ficient flow of paperwork related to the inspection repair and cer tification of previously owned YAESU equipment Coordinating promotional mate rials and activities related to WDXC Attendance at such trade shows as Management may deem ap propriate and necessary for the advancement and expansion of WDXC and the YAESU product Reporting to management on a regular basis regarding WDXC Status problems and opportuni ties General An Advanced or Extra Class Ama teur Radio license is required as are current active DX experience users of the busy repeater t
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