Fallbrook Amateur Radio Club Bulletin
November 2024
We Will Be Doing A Live Meeting November 2
And Zoom If Everything Works.
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The Fallbrook Amateur Radio Club normally meet at 3:00 PM on the first Saturday of the month.
Normal Meeting Location, The Scout Hut, 231 E. Hawthorne St. Map
This Months Meeting Agenda
- Veterans Day Parade, November 11.
- Christmas Parade, December 7.
- Harvest Faire, Was October 20.
Fallbrook Amateur Radio Renewals
| Name | Call | Date Expires | |
| Third Notice | |||
| DiVecchio, Mark | K3FWT | 8/31/2024 | |
| Second Notice | |||
| Bart, Jon | K6QVA | 9/30/2024 | |
| Bantle, Kurt | KD6CWI | 9/30/2024 | |
| Tiosejo Jr. | KD6CWI | 9/30/2024 | |
| Gripp, Christopher | K6CSG | 9/30/2024 | |
| First Notice | |||
| Rehder, Doug | KD7DUG | 10/31/2024 | |
| Deville, Dennis | KN6QJL | 10/31/2024 | |
| Landis, Mark | N6AZX | 10/31/2024 | |
| Levy, Andrew | KN6UWW | 10/31/2024 |
Upcoming Local & Community Events
- Veterans Day Parade, November 11. Need help in staging.
- Christmas Parade, December 7. Need radio operators.
Upcoming ARES & Community Events
Join ARES or, more information. https://www.sdgares.net/
- November 2, 2024 Antenna Clinic @ Chula Vista Fire Station #4, 850 Paseo Ranchero, Chula Vista. (Organized by SD Ham Forum.)
- November 9, 2024 ARES In-Person Meeting at Sharp Spectrum (with Hospital Drill Post-ex)
- November 23, 2024 ARES Activity Day, VE Test Session, and VE Training at Kearny Mesa Rec Center
- December 7, 2024 Hams support ABC50 Mile Run at Mt Laguna
- December 14, 2024 ARES In-Person Meeting at Sharp Spectrum
News & Views
de KC6MIE
FALLBROOK 10 METER NET Every Wednesday evening 7:30pm 28.340 USB Ruben KD6CWI Net control Join the group for a good rag chew.
de W6VR
Watch “I Never Realized My Baofeng Had THIS!!!” on YouTube
The antenna connector nut atop my Baofeng is already tight but I’ve marked my calendar to check it again in 10 years. Who would want to miss that opportunity with the secret you are about to learn in this very short video:
Hackers take control of robot vacuums in multiple cities, yell racial slurs – ABC News
Anything with a microphone and/or camera should be regarded as a potential spy, and Chinese products are particularly suspect. Here is the latest:
www.abc.net.au
Helicopter crash in Houston leaves 4 dead in Second Ward | khou.com
Video from a distance shows the moment of helicopter/tower (or guy wire) impact in the Houston area and we see one blinking tower light operating. It seems from this video that there were no weather-related visibility concerns but the weather at the time of impact remains an important question that will undoubtedly be reviewed.
khou.com
The tower in question reportedly (via social media) supported antennas for KLTN (102.9 MHz, Univision) and KAMA (104.9 MHz, Tichenor License Corp.). -RG
de KG6HSQ
How To Measure Ferrites using a NanoVNA
Build Your Own End-Fed Half-Wave Antenna [A Complete Guide to EFHW]
de KJ6UMY
ICE vs EV Fires: The Shocking Truth
31,000lb of Lithium-Ion: Fire Closes US-95 for 24 hours!
Why your tomatoes are tasteless: Mechanical Harvesting
Report: Arm cancels Qualcomm’s architecture license, endangering its chip business
The Real Truth About America’s Second Man in Space
Fulminate of mercury and an electrically charged helicopter are not a good combination.
I think the press just liked the story of Gus panicking waaay too much to look any further.
Meeting Minutes
Fallbrook Amateur Radio Club
Roy Noon Meeting Hall, Fallbrook, California
October 5, 2024
President Ron Patten, KG6HSQ, called the meeting to order at 1500 hrs.
The pledge of allegiance was conducted by Ron, KG6HSQ.
Brent, KJ6UMY, gave the following financial report:
| Checking Balance August 31, 2024 | $7,841.94 |
| Petty Cash Balance August 31, 2024 | $481.81 |
| Total | $8,323.75 |
SEPTEMBER INCOME |
|
| Membership Dues | $60.00 |
| Total | $60.00 |
SEPTEMBER EXPENSES |
|
| Fire Flyer Printing | $66.11
|
| Total | $66.11 |
PETTY CASH |
|
| Petty Cash Balance August 31, 2024 | $481.81 |
| Cash Additions | $0.00 |
| Total | $481.81 |
| Checking Balance September 30, 2024 | $7,835.83 |
| Petty Cash Balance September 30, 2024 | $481.81 |
| Total | $8,317.64 |
Ron, KG6HSQ, reported that the Stripe payment portal on the FARC website has a problem. He also reported that Echolink on Red Mountain is down.
Ron, KG6HSQ, reviewed upcoming events:
October 12th – Fire Department Open House. FARC will have a table in the vehicle bay.
October 20th – Fallbrook Harvest Faire. We are taking sign-ups to work that event.
November 11th – Veteran’s Day Parade
Stephen, KC6MIE, reported that there will be an ARES Hospital Drill on Thursday, October
24th. HF check-ins will be possible on 3.924, 7.204 and 60m Ch 1 or Ch 2 if Ch1 is busy.
Frederick, KN6IDK, reminded us that there is a Fallbrook Gem and Mineral Society event on October 12th in the parking lot behind the library.
Paul Victor, KO6GCO, is a new ham with a Technician license.
John Landry, a USS Midway Docent from the Speakers Bureau, returned for his third speaking engagement at a FARC meeting. This presentation was a detailed look at the Cuban Missile Crisis.
President Ron Patten, KG6HSQ, adjourned that meeting at 1731 hrs.
Brent Dussia, KJ6UMY
Secretary/Treasurer
Fallbrook Amateur Radio Club