Announcement by KE6JGM
There Will Be Testing At Bob Brown’s House
May 16th @ 8am
Announcement by KN6RBP
03/01/2024
The man who defined the sound of live rock ‘n’ roll music and brought audio engineering principals into mainstream amateur radio use, Dr. Bob Heil, K9EID, has passed away at the age of 83. He was an ARRL Life Member and in the ARRL Maxim Society. A Facebook post from Heil Ham Radio paid tribute to their founder: “Bob fought a valiant, yearlong battle with cancer, and passed peacefully surrounded by his family.”
AI6ZW will conduct a moment of silence in Bob Heil’s honor, at this month’s club meeting.
Everyone is encouraged to bring a Heil Mic to the meeting. We will lay them out on a table.
Here is a link to the ARRL article.
This weekend starts Daylight Saving Time. Just a friendly reminder to set your clocks ahead 1 hour Saturday night.
Just a reminder to anyone who is looking to upgrade to the Amateur Extra license soon, the question pool changes on July 1st of this year (2024), so if you have been waiting to get it, or have been studying for it, I would recommend getting in to test soon. Hope to see you post those upgrades soon! Our next testing session is Saturday, March 16, 0800 (8am). 73
Bands & Modes 3-5-24
Tuesday
10 meter Eagle Net, 8:00 PM (2000) to 9:00 PM (2100), 28.360 Mhz USB
Eagle Net Bands & Modes (subject to change)
Anytime after 15min of operations on our 10M Frequency, we will move to a different band.
First Tuesday of the month 10M 29.635 Mhz FM or 6M 52.515 Mhz FM
Wednesday (first of each month)
KE6JGM repeater & Hemet Hangout YSF 59073 Linked
Digital Only Net, C4FM, System Fusion, 7:00 PM (1900) to 8:00 PM (2000)
Digital Only after hours (subject to change)
The after hours nets are round-table chat with no NC.
First Wednesday of the month C4FM Ch1 144.950
And on the 3rd Tuesday of the month our new LDARC HF Contest
Lets have some fun, and change up Bands & Modes a bit.
On the third Tuesday for bands and modes, from 20:30 to 21:00 we work for points, fun & prestige. all while improving our HF capabilities.
Here’s the plan.
- 2 Points for any QSO on any band, using any mode.
- 1 point for any QSO another station makes using the frequency you shared with the group.
1 bonus point for each QSO you post on QRZ.com
And for those of you who really want get big points,
10 points for any CW contact on any band.
Finally, as an incentive to help new hams use the tech area of 10M
2 bonus points for any QSO made by you or another station you sent to the tech area of the 10M band.
Our regular 10M frequency will continue to be our net frequency.
Points and frequency’s are to be reported to net control. Only then do the points count.
Net control will also keep track of who found a frequency we use for a QSO’s.
The winner will receive an official, LDARC, ATABOY.
All QSO’s must be made using modes and frequencies indicated on the icom band plan linked here
As always, only operate within the parameters of your FCC license.
I just made all of this up so any feedback you have will be appreciated.
Our Board Meeting this month, is one hour earlier 10:00 Saturday, July 25th.
It will be at the usual location, J&M. 10am. Come at 9am for breakfast prior to the meeting.
Agenda:
- Reports from Secretary & Treasurer
Old Business
- Net Control Managers and operators (establish a NCS list and Calendar)
- Christmas Dinner Choices
- Spring Breakfast Fundraiser reports and review.
- N6CG & N7OD Lifetime club membership. (Idea put forward by KN6RBP)
- Veterans Net
New Business
- Proposal from Terry KO6ALP
- Treasurer obligations evaluation. (Ways of making the position easier to fill)
- Suggestion from KE6JGM
- Review the Website Progress Report and Priority List, including accomplishments, open website priorities, board-meeting roadmap, and next steps for auditing, cleanup, and prioritization.
Join Zoom Meeting
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Our Meeting is August 19th 6:30PM at 1111 S. State St. Right off of Stetson, sharing the same lot with J&M.
Meeting Agenda:
- Ray Charles – America The Beautiful
- Pledge of Allegiance
Old Business
- Reports from Secretary & Treasurer (Karen to give report for May)
- Summer Field Day Discussion
New Business
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