THIS MONTHS MEETING AGENDA
- Program: "Yaesu FT- 60R Operation" by Paul Sautter, W6SJL
- We will be reviewing new frequency list.
- We will be programming from new frequency list Yaesu FT- 60R, VX- 6R, VX- 7R with computer.
- Bring your HT and manual.
- Club special on Nifty Quick Reference Guides, see below.
Name Call Date ExpiresThere will be no more paper notices mailed due to the rising cost of postage and supplies. All future notices will be sent electronically. See Members List for your expires date.
Third Notice
Harrison, Kermit K6MY 12/31/2009
Second Notice
Paldino, Sal KN6S 1/31/2010
Rees, Rick KI6NSW 1/31/2010
First Notice
Baker, Noel KI6QYU 2/28/2010
Beebe, Kathy KI6OHQ 2/28/2010
Eyerman, Jim KI6OHO 2/28/2010
Reference cards and guides for radios. We can get a 20% discount if we put together enough to qualify for a volume buy.
If you can't make it to the meeting email your want to N6FQ@fallbrookarc.org if we get enough will put in a order, will be for local pick up only.
http://sbe36.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=320&Itemid=1
By Tom Kadien, KC6ZVI
After spending way too much time finding my handheld and accessories for the Christmas parade, it was time to organize. My first goal was to gather my handheld and accessories for easy retrieval. The second goal was to do it on the cheap. I don’t know about you but cheap can be good.
The first step was to round up a carrying case. Luck for me, we has some scrap ones at work. Use your imagination. Perhaps you have on old Mekita drill with dead batteries. Junk the drill, recycle the batteries and keep the case. Second choice might be an old brief case. Just pick something and get started.
I really scored on the case. It was filled almost entirely with foam. After about 1hr of moving the various pieces around (you know some guys just can’t commit), I settled on a layout. One thing I highly recommend, use a new razor blade to cut the foam. A little bit of scrap Velcro and I was able to hold the base in place.
I kept everything except for the 1/8 wave mag-mount antenna on the “bottom” side. Some scrap (there is the cheap part again) Velcro and screws keeps the base in place. Check out the slick antenna sock my wife made me. Yup she used some “Scrap” material to make it.
Here is the list of stuff that’s inside: 1/8” wave with mag mount (got it long time ago for $5), FT411-2M hand held with NiMH battery, spare AA battery case, Car adapter with cigarette lighter adaptor, 8 extra AA batteries (enough for the radio and flashlight), AC adapter, extra whip, Flash Light (uses AAs), bandages, ointment and hand wipes.
Don’t forget the User’s Manual, you might need it to program an emergency frequencies. Well if you made it to the end of this article, contact me at the next Fallbrook ARC meeting as I have 3 extra cases to give out.
Did you see the story about the Kentucky family of 5 riding a bicycle built for 5? They are coming through California on their way to Alaska. One of them must be a ham, KD5SPN, and are using APRS with a link from their website in order to track them:
http://aprs.fi/?call=PEDUIN&mt=m&z=11&timerange=604800
Roger
K6RPM
With many folks using cell phones, I thought this would be a good link to put onto the club's website.......
February 19-20th at the Yuma County Fairgrounds in Yuma, Arizona.
This is just a reminder that our event is only a couple of weeks away, and we ask your help in getting the word out to hams in your area. The Yuma Hamfest continues to grow; this year both Icom and Yaesu will have exhibits at the show and we are hoping that HRO will join us as a vendor. Since Yuma is only about a 2½ drive from the metro areas of San Diego and Phoenix, we invite hams from those areas to come join us. Likewise, Las Vegas and Los Angeles / Orange County hams can be here in a few hours.
Yuma offers something many "hamfests" don't: a true hamfest environment. Besides the usual tailgating which everyone has, the Yuma Hamfest offers commercial exhibitors, a full seminar schedule (two seminar tracks running in parallel), VE testing, a hospitality area in the main hall, numerous hourly door prizes, a food concession run by a professional chef, a consignment sales area, on-site RV camping, the now-famous Saturday evening Buzzard BBQ dinner, $1 admission, free parking, and an incredible grand prize package. This year we are giving away a Kenwood TS-2000, Icom IC-7200, Kenwood TM-D710A, Yaesu VX-8R, Hi-Q 3/80RT antenna and a MFJ-269 analyzer.
Please visit www.yumahamfest.org for the latest information.
Roger Hunt
K7MEX
Yuma Hamfest Volunteer
By Dan Romanchik, KB6NU
On the Ten-Tec Omni VII Yahoo Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Ten-Tec-Omni-VII/, one ham wrote:
"If I was 17 years-old I would be hacking I-phones and other items like George Hotz, the 17 year-old from New Jersey who was able to unlock the Apple I-phone so that it could be used on other cell service networks.
"When I was his age, I was hacking dial telephones. Then one day the phone company showed up at my house. My parents were not impressed with my technical abilities.
"This morning there is a story that George has just hacked the 'un-hackable' Sony 3 Play Station. He says the hack was 95% software and 5% hardware.
"A quick check of the modifications site run by that guy over in Denmark, shows that there are NO MODS for the O7...interesting. I just wonder how many strange and wonderful things can be done with those 36 buttons/switches on the front panel. Can the O7 be made even better?"
In my reply, I asked, "Why stop at pressing some buttons on the front panel? Why doesn't someone really hack the Omni VII and develop a completely new software package for it?" Rigs like the Omni VII and the Elecraft K3 would seem to be perfect candidates for this kind of hacking.
Sure, there is an order of magnitude difference between a $300 iPod and a $3,000 radio, but we're big boys, aren't we? Besides, aside from overdriving the finals, what real damage can you do to the radio? It seems to me that even if you manage to screw up the software in the rig, you can get back to square one by simply re-loading the manufacturer's software.
Ham radio operators have a long history of modifying their radios. Page through any stack of QSTs or CQ Magazines from the 1950s, 60s, and 70s, and you'll find many articles describing modifications to the popular radios of the day. About the only thing hams do to their rigs today is to clip a diode to allow it to operate out-of-band.
What does it say about the technical capabilities of today's hams that we haven't yet done with our gear what some 17-year-old kid has done with the iPhone and the PlayStation? Why don't we have any third-party software for Omni VII or the K3? I think if a manufacturer actually encouraged third-party software development, they'd quickly gain a following and make their brand even stronger, don't you?
Dan Romanchik, KB6NU, blogs about ham radio at www.kb6nu.com, teaches the infamous One-Day Tech Class, and operates a lot of 40m CW. E-mail him your comments and questions at cwgeek@kb6nu.com.
www.arrl.org/FandES/field/ares-el/?issue=2010-01-20
The meeting will be held on February 3, 2010 (the first Wednesday of each month). Arrive at 7:00pm for set-up and chat; the meeting starts at 7:30pm. Talk-in on 146.730 MHz repeater.
Directions to the Safety Center.Come early and enjoy an "eyeball" QSO with our members.
The February meeting program will feature Wild Bill WB6BFG and Ellen N6UWW on their DXpedition to Jersey Island for the CQ Worldwide SSB contest. February marks the 74th anniversary of the club's founding, so there will be a small celebration.
Carlsbad Safety Center
2560 Orion Way
Carlsbad
| Checking Balance November 30, 2009 |
$3,171.85 |
| Petty Cash Balance November 30, 2009 |
$34.03 |
| Total |
$3,205.88 |
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DECEMBER INCOME |
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| ARRL Dues | $39.00 |
| FARC Membership Dues |
$40.00 |
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Total |
$79.00 |
| DECEMBER EXPENSES |
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| ARRL Dues |
$37.00 |
| Total |
$37.00 |
| Checking Balance December 31, 2009 | $3,213.85 |
| Petty Cash Balance December 31, 2009 | $34.03 |
| Total |
$ 3,247.88 |
Dewey ECC Committee
Bigs-KG6GIU, Ron-KG6HSQ, Ken-W6MF, Randy-KD6UAK, Bob-W6VR, Hayden-KG6YVD
Technical Committee
Bob-W6VR, AA4CD-Chris, Bob-WB6DIJ, Paul-W6SJL, Daryl-WA5QMV, Ron-KG6HSQ
| News Items from CGC Communicator Newsletter Robert Gonsett - W6VR Editor |
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TV BROADCASTERS FIGHT THE SPECTRUM GRAB The potential loss of TV broadcast spectrum to broadband interests includes some important observations from the TV side: o TV broadcasting is one of the "twin pillars of the digital economy," complementing wireless broadband service as a means for distributing mobile video, according to a study commissioned by NAB and AMST. o TV broadcasting's point-to-multipoint model is far more efficient at delivering mobile video than broadband's point-to-point model. o Studies are needed to determine whether broadband will even have a spectrum shortage in light of improvements anticipated for compression algorithms and the advent of over-the-air Mobile TV -- those two things will lighten the load on broadband. o A spectrum inventory is needed to assess what frequency bands might be available to meet the spectrum shortage, if one exists. o TV uses just a "small fraction" (5.18%) of the spectrum between 225 MHz and 3700 MHz and TV has already given up 140 MHz through its DTV transition and ENG microwave transitions. o Reducing free TV spectrum will directly impact the viewing choices offered to the lowest economic class in the U.S. -- is this really what a Democratic Commission wants to do? o Why not seriously investigate giving wireless users microwave frequencies where large bandwidths exist, rather than UHF spectrum which would only lead to another alleged "spectrum crisis" on short order? o Let's say you gave wireless 10% of the spectrum from 100- 1,000 MHz. That would yield 90 MHz of new spectrum, not a big deal. If instead you gave them 10% of the 1,000 - 10,000 MHz microwave band, they would get 900 MHz of new spectrum, and that would be a big deal. o In a national emergency, diversity of information delivery systems is essential. The bottom line is this: Don't kill or cripple free over-the-air TV. www.tvnewscheck.com/articles/2009/12/22/daily.14/
http://tinyurl.com/yezdwee http://tinyurl.com/ye4df9z Deborah McAdams, Senior Editor at TV Technology/Television Broadcast, has spent a day with broadcast engineers on Mt. Wilson and has come back with a fascinating story and photos. Find out about the MacGyvers who run this magical place: KILLING OVER-THE-AIR TV BROADCASTING BY ADDING NEW COSTS Professor Stuart Benjamin, the newest advisor to FCC Chairman Genachowski, favors regulations that heap costs on over-the-air broadcasting to speed its demise. This is a great story -- worth the free subscription to TV News Check: NEWS BRIEF CES 2010 -- Is 3-D the future of home TV? NEW TYPE OF BPL? Here is an article on an allegedly new type of frequency-hopping Broadband over Power Line (BPL) system, for lack of a better term. The technical information is skeletal, and the question remains as to whether the company can really push data across power transformers (since the iron core in a transformer ordinarily eats up the data signal): MORE TV NEWS o FCC's Blair Levin sharpens his focus on reducing TV broadcast spectrum; says "there is a distinct possibility" of a national broadband spectrum problem within five years; no mention of using microwave spectrum for broadband: o What broadband spectrum shortfall? LIN television asks this important question: o Rabbit ear antennas are making a comeback for TV reception. In a way this seems like a flashback to the 1950s until one realizes that the laws of physics have not changed: o Get ready for more TVs to hit the road: About 17.6 million television systems for autos are expected to ship in 2015: o Doug Lung's thoughts on the gaining momentum of Mobile DTV: o High price (typ. $4,000) slows the adoption of 3D-TV at home but some observers believe it's only a matter of time before we have "3D everything" in our living rooms:
RADIO NOTES o The explosive growth of Internet radio is driving a new market: o The White House has named Professor Howard A. Schmidt, W7HAS, of Issaquah, Washington as its new Cybersecurity Coordinator. Professor Schmidt is an ARRL member. o The venerable "Military Affiliated Radio Service" (MARS) has been renamed. It is now the "Military Auxiliary Radio Service:" FCC NEWS BRIEFS o Stacking the deck on Net Neutrality. Incredible: GRADE A OFF TOPIC MATERIAL o Decades ago, CGC Communicator newsletters were hand written and drawn, and mailed through the Post Office. In a blast from the past, here is the CGC Communicator's Christmas card from 33 years ago as inspired by Rube Goldberg: o And here is an on-line video showing how Hi-Fi records were made circa 1950. Fascinating technical stuff once you get past the introduction. Run time is 24 minutes and worth it: o Welcome to The Museum of Radio & Technology in Huntington, West Virginia. This is quite a place: o Here are beautiful panoramic views taken in southern Utah using 360 degree photographic technology. Click and use your mouse to move the picture around. Three scenes are offered for your viewing pleasure: www.utah3d.net/SulpherCreek_swf.html
www.utah3d.net/DoubleArch1_swf.html www.utah3d.net/PaysonC_swf.html o Automaton -- Four ways to climb a wall, robot edition video: o Liquid antennas are a novel invention and may have practical applications as strain gauges, among other things: o This is a nicely produced time lapse of the raising of the ill-fated US Air A320 out of the Hudson River (5 minutes): A BEAUTIFUL PHOTO For your viewing pleasure, here is a screen shot from the Mt. Wilson Webcam immediately after the first good storm hit the mountain this winter. In the foreground is the dome of the 100" telescope. The cam is apparently pointed NNE. The Mt. Wilson broadcast towers would be to the left and well outside the field of view. |
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