Whiskey Eight Foxtrot Whiskey http://w8fw.com Miami County Amateur Radio Club Mon, 26 Jul 2010 20:57:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Next Club Meeting http://w8fw.com/?p=195 http://w8fw.com/?p=195#comments Mon, 26 Jul 2010 20:00:32 +0000 KD8GEB http://www.w8fw.com/?p=195 Next Club Meeting is Friday, August 13 @  7:30 pm. 

 

]]> http://w8fw.com/?feed=rss2&p=195 0 Coming up – Ohio QSO Party – Read Below http://w8fw.com/?p=340 http://w8fw.com/?p=340#comments Sat, 24 Jul 2010 16:34:43 +0000 KC8OZA http://w8fw.com/?p=340 The Ohio QSO Party (OhQP) is just 5 weeks away, and the excitement is already building.  Stations from across Ohio are making their plans to be on the air for one of the premier state QSO parties.  Small stations from Ohio can make hundreds of QSOs during the short 12 hour event.  Get on and call “CQ Ohio QSO Party” and run the pileups!  We hope you will join us to make this the best event yet – our goal is to get fixed operations on from every county this year.  If you are planning on being on, please let everyone know by posting your county of operation on the “Planned Operations” website at  http://ohqp.org/plannedOpsEntry.html
For those who don’t know what the OhQP is all about, it’s a fun time for Ohio stations to be on the air and be the hunted station, or “DX”.  People from around the world are seeking out Ohio stations in this event, which is a nice change from most operating events.  The OhQP occurs on Saturday August 28, 2010 from local noon to local midnight.  In the basic QSO exchange, Ohio stations send a consecutive serial number + county, and non-Ohioans (who can only work Ohio) send a consecutive serial number and state/province/DX.  Suggested frequencies are:  CW: 3545, 7045, 14,045, 21,045, 28,045 kHz; SSB 3825, 7200, 14,250, 21,300, and 28,450 kHz.  Don’t be shy – try calling CQ in addition to searching and pouncing.  Remember, the world is tuning the bands looking for Ohio stations – your CQ’s will be answered!  Full details and an OhQP operating guide can be found on the official website at: www.ohqp.org/.
This is a great event for a club activity or a training ground for new(er) hams.  QSO rates are as high or higher than Field Day, and there’s virtually no QRM in this event.  Round up the club and have some fun.  If you are in the mood to enjoy the great Ohio countryside, try operating portable or mobile from a rare county.  Remember, the ultimate goal is to just get on the air and have some fun!
73 and we hope to hear you on the air,

Kenny K2KW
Ohio QSO Party PR Coordinator
kenny.k2kw@gmail.com

]]> http://w8fw.com/?feed=rss2&p=340 0 Field Day 2010 Wrap-Up http://w8fw.com/?p=304 http://w8fw.com/?p=304#comments Mon, 28 Jun 2010 02:01:34 +0000 KC8OZA http://w8fw.com/?p=304 Well, another Field Day has come and gone. We had a great time, worked a lot of stations, ate some great food, and had a lot of fun. Thanks for all who came and participated in the setup, operation, care and feeding, etc.  An additional thanks the the wonderful folks in the Piqua Amateur Radio Club for inviting us to be their guests – we had a blast!  We operated a 3A station, running two stations on Phone and one on Digital Data (Mostly PSK31) . While we were fully prepared for 24 hours of generator operation, we took a gamble and experimented with some DC power operations (you’ll see my battery packs in some photos – they’re inside orange tool boxes) and we used the generator for little but recharging the battery packs from time to time. A loaner multi-band dipole (Thanks KD8GEH), a loaner 32ft portable aluminum mast (Thanks KC8OZA – oh yeah, that’s me), a bunch of Anderson Power Poles, and we were in business. It was a great time to be had, and I hope to see all of you (and more) again next year. Check out the slideshow, or browse to the Media page for full size pictures.

73 de KC8OZA

 

]]> http://w8fw.com/?feed=rss2&p=304 1 Troy Strawberry Festival http://w8fw.com/?p=267 http://w8fw.com/?p=267#comments Sat, 12 Jun 2010 01:35:21 +0000 KC8OZA http://w8fw.com/?p=267 A big word of THANKS goes out to all of you who participated in the Troy Strawberry Festival related public service events.  Thanks to all of the participation things went from ‘a little rough start’ to a ‘smooth ending’ and all had a great time!  Thanks to everybody for assistance with the Parade, 10K Run, and the Bike Tour!  We hope to see you all next year!

73  Josh KC8OZA

]]> http://w8fw.com/?feed=rss2&p=267 0 Welcome to the new MCARC Website http://w8fw.com/?p=88 http://w8fw.com/?p=88#comments Sat, 22 May 2010 14:43:06 +0000 KC8OZA http://www.w8fw.com/?p=88 Well it was unanimous, it was time for a new way of managing the website. With the advent of the many content management systems out there, it just made sense to adopt one so we could focus on ‘content’ and stop spending time on ‘layout’. We hope you enjoy the new website, and check back often for updates.

73′s – Josh KC8OZA

]]> http://w8fw.com/?feed=rss2&p=88 0 July Meeting Minutes http://w8fw.com/?p=343 http://w8fw.com/?p=343#comments Wed, 28 Apr 2010 16:37:41 +0000 KC8OZA http://w8fw.com/?p=343 MIAMI COUNTY
AMATEUR RADIO CLUB
Meeting Minutes- July 9, 2010

The July meeting was called to order by President Josh/KC8OZA at 7:30pm.
Present were:  Gary/WB8ROL, Scott/KB8JOY, Dave/KD8GEB, Robert/KD8GEH,
Dave/WB8PMG, Chuck/KD3SQ, and Brad KD8LWZ.

There were no printed or posted June minutes to approve.

Treasurer’s Report:  Income which included $90 in donations, $40 in club dues, $45 from Dayton Hamvention booth sales, and $800 from Strawberry Festival PA.  Checking balance is $2771.93.  Report approved by acclamation.

Station/Repeater Committee:  The IC706 does not power up.  Josh/KC8OZA was appointed to find a qualified service agent to begin repair process.  It was suggested and agreed upon to not include antenna/tower work in the club work party.

Building/Grounds Committee:  Discussion held pertaining to work party to be held Saturday July 10.  Focus to be on cleaning both buildings, disposing of trash and boat anchors to the county transfer station, and use for the meeting room in the north building.

Public Address:  Systems at Miami County Fairgrounds are 2 work sessions away from being ready for the fair August 13-19.  (That’s way ahead of schedule).  MCARC will again provide man power on Saturday the 14th and Sunday the 15th.  Contact Dave/WB8PMG or Scott/KB8JOY if you can volunteer some hours.  Easy duty.

MCARC Web Site:   There is a need to re-load the ARES documents and the Sunday W8FW net rotation list will be published on the site.

West Milton Triathlon:  Kudos are to be shared around to the 11 operators who supported the event June 19th public service event.  Event sponsors were extremely complimentary and noted our group’s emphasis on welfare/safety for the participants.

Field Day:   Several members commented on the event held at Piqua Edison College in cooperation with Piqua Amateur Radio Club.  Deemed a successful event the crew ran class 3A and operated on batteries for the most part.  NOTE:  See pictures on the W8FW web site.

August Club Meeting:   Scheduling of a work party for tower/antennas and discussion for a potential Christmas party.

September Club Meeting:   The club will dispense with the business end of things and a program dealing with Digital Modes will be presented by Gary/WB8ROL.

October Club Meeting:  The club will again table the business end of things and a program will dealing with PowerPoll and RigRunners will be presented by Josh/KC8OZA.

December Club Meeting:  Again no business meeting……but a broad overview of RACES/ARES emergency communication will be presented by Dave/WB8PMG and Chuck/KD3SQ.

Announcements:  Scott/KB8JOY is looking for a small (30-40-50 watt) stand-alone stereo amplifier for a project he’s working on.  Working-old-used is okee-dokee.

Meeting adjourned at 8:18pm.

Submitted by Scott/KB8JOY

]]> http://w8fw.com/?feed=rss2&p=343 0 June Minutes http://w8fw.com/?p=331 http://w8fw.com/?p=331#comments Tue, 27 Apr 2010 16:46:34 +0000 KD8LWZ http://w8fw.com/?p=331 Miami County Amateur Radio Club met on June 11 at the Harrison Street clubhouse.  Meeting was called to order at 7:30 pm. 

On motion of Dave, WB8PMG, and second of Steve, KC8TPF, minutes of the previous meeting were approved.

Committee Reports

Station/Repeater

I-Com 706 is reported as down.  Autopatch still down due to no phone line.  Tri-band Beam antenna still having issues.  Dave has expressed an interest in adding another antenna.

Work Party

There will be a work party on July 10, from 8:30 am to noon.  KB8JOY will provide coffee and donuts.

PA/TSF Wrap-up

WB8PMG announced that TSF PA work went well, and that the club made $800.  Dave also thanked everyone who helped out with the Strawberry Festival.  T-shirts are still available.

New Business

Field Day was discussed with the members of the Piqua Radio Club who were present.  Piqua Club will provide meat for the picnic.  KC8OZA will provide antennas, and the MCARC will provide drinks.  KC8OZA will provide logging programs.

Public Service

Volunteers are still needed for the West Milton Triathlon.  Scot, KB8JOY will act as net control and the 145.23- repeater will be used.

Announcements

Scott, KB8JOY announced that anyone may call up a net at any time regardless of affiliation(RACES, ARES, etc.) Scott then explained the function of RACES and ARES.

Adjournment

Meeting was adjourned at 8:44 pm.

Bradley Boehringer KD8LWZ, secretary

]]> http://w8fw.com/?feed=rss2&p=331 0 April Meeting Minutes http://w8fw.com/?p=89 http://w8fw.com/?p=89#comments Mon, 26 Apr 2010 15:11:20 +0000 KB8JOY http://www.w8fw.com/?p=89

Miami County Amateur Radio Club

Meeting Minutes

The Miami County Amateur Radio Club met in open session at 7:33 pm on Friday April 9th at the clubhouse on Harrison Street.  The following members were in attendance:

Brad—KD8LWZ

Scott—KB8JOY

John—W8JAG

John D—KE8RG

Chuck—KD3SQ

Steve—KC8TPF

Gary—WB8ROL

Dave—KD8GEH

Dave R. –WB8PMG

Josh—KC8OZA

Rob—KD8GEB

Without objection, the committee reports were waived, with the exception of the treasurer’s report, which follows.

Treasurer’s Report

Gary, WB8ROL reported the following balances and bills paid

Checking account balance as of last meeting:  $3195.56

Bills paid since last meeting: $1071 for auto insurance

$140 for Hamfest fees

Total: $1211

Receipts:  $35 for dues

Balance as of April 9th: $2019.56

On motion of Brad, KD8LWZ, and second of Scott, KB8JOY, the treasurer’s report was accepted.

Old Business

Dave, WB8PMG, reported that Hamfest tickets have been received. We have obtained a four-sided setup.

Chuck, KD3SQ, reminded everyone about the Troy Strawberry Festival and other upcoming service events.

New Business

Rob, KD8GEB, opened a discussion on the website.  It was mentioned that the Globat site was paid up for another year.  Josh, KC8OZA, suggested a content-based editing concept.  The subject was tabled until the next meeting.  Field Day was discussed and it was decided to co-ordinate with the Piqua Amateur Radio Club.

Scott, KB8JOY, made a motion to conduct business in all months except April, October, September, December, and February; although it was mentioned there could be a program every month.  Brad, KD8LWZ, seconded the motion and it was carried unanimously.  Gary, WB8ROL, indicated that he would like to do another program.

Josh, KC8OZA, was appointed President by acclimation, and Scott, KB8JOY, agreed to be Vice-President.

On motion of Chuck, KD3SQ, and second of Gary, WB8ROL, MCARC adjourned into the program session at 8:10 pm.

Respectfully submitted,

Bradley Boehringer, KD8LWZ

Secretary

]]> http://w8fw.com/?feed=rss2&p=89 0 March Meeting Minutes http://w8fw.com/?p=202 http://w8fw.com/?p=202#comments Sat, 13 Mar 2010 01:44:09 +0000 KB8JOY http://www.w8fw.com/?p=202 March 12, 2010
The March meeting of the Miami County Amateur Radio Club was called to order at 7:40pm by Dave/WB8PMG, club trustee after a brief delay involving Dave/KD8GEH getting the clubhouse furnace running.

Those present included: Dave/WB8PMG, Scott/KB8JOY, Josh/KC8OZA, Johnnie/W8JAG, Dave/KD8GEH, Brad/KDLWZ, Gary/WB8ROL, and Joshua-visitor.

There were no minutes to approve.

Treasurer’s report: Expenses included $44 for the post office box and $369 for insurance. The club treasury balance is $3195.56.

Station Committee: The IC706 has shown sporadic boot up issues. Seems to work ok when in consistent heat/environment.

Repeater: KB8JOY volunteered to coordinate the settings on W8FW repeater after procuring the manual for the RC850 from Tom/WD8JPP.

Vehicle: Van needs to be out of the Emergency crew building by the end of April. Jeff/KB8ZAE will be contacted to coordinate this activity.

OLD BUSINESS: Motion by Scott/KB8JOY seconded by Brad/KD8LWZ to spend $100 dollars of club funds for speaker voice coils. Motion passed by acclamation.

NEW BUSINESS: Gary/WB8ROL volunteered to host and educational activity/demonstration for April meeting.

Hamvention: Motion by Gary/WB8ROL, seconded by Dave/KD8GEH to spend a total of $140 for MCARC annual participation at Dayton Hamvention. Sam/WA8GKD and Dave/WB8PMG to coordinate the activity. Per past practice amateurs will be able to send equipment to Hamvention to be sold at club site in fleamarket. Equipment can be checked in Wednesday before (4-6pm). Seller forms, etc. will be available at that time.

MCARC Meeting: A long, long discussion was held involving not needing to have a club business meeting monthly. No action taken but Scott/KB8JOY will make the following motion at the April meeting: That the MCARC conduct business meetings in May, June, July, August, November, January, and March along with announcements/program format in April, September, October, December, and February.

Brad/KD8LWZ was appointed club secretary by acclamation and Gary/WB8ROL was re-appointed club treasurer for 2010.

Josh/KC8OZA volunteered to help manage the club web site. He will coordinate with Gary/WB8ROL.

It was agreed that it was not too soon to start thinking about the 3 service activities involved with the 2010 Strawberry Festival.

Gary/WB8ROL led a brief discussion concerning VHF digital (FL Digi) in the area. Tentatively scheduled, he will lead a demonstration/educational activity at the June club meeting.

Field Day: Will be an agenda item for the April club meeting. Josh/KC8OZA, and Dave/KD8GEH are interested in spearheading this activity.

March minutes to be posted on MCARC club web site by Gary/WB8ROL.

Respectfully submitted,
Scott/KB8JOY
pro-tem

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