Fallbrook Amateur Radio Club Bulletin February, 2020
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
- Battle Of Midway
- Annual Election
Fallbrook Amateur Radio Renewals
| Name | Call | Date Expires | |
| Third Notice |
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| Carlson, David | WA6DKN | 12/31/2019 |
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| Second Notice | |||
| Gibbs, Gregory |
KI6RXX |
1/31/2020 |
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| First Notice | |||
| Baker, Noel | KI6QYU | 2/29/2020 | |
| Beach, Paul | WA6SYA | 2/29/2020 | |
| Borg, Randy | KJ6YPO | 2/29/2020 | |
| Eyerman, Jim |
KI6OHO |
2/29/2020 |
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| Paldino, Sal |
KN6S | 2/29/2020 | |
| Perrine, Hayden | KG6YVD | 2/29/2020 | |
| Perrine, Krissy | KR6SSY | 2/29/2020 | |
| Skinner, Mark | KF6MZQ | 2/29/2020 |
There 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.
Updated version of Lee’s KM6UFF, Excel tool for designing battery backup systems, is posted on website.
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Documentary on lessons learned from the Paradise Fire
If you have not yet watched this excellent video, it is worth an hour of your time and will hold you to the end. Perhaps you already received the link from several sources.
(When you start the video, you might have to rewind it to the beginning because it seems to jump into the middle.)
Hamfests during 2020
For your calendars and scheduling considerations:
Yuma Hamfest
February 14-15, 2020
DX Convention, aka “Visalia”
April 24, 25 & 26, 2020
Note: the event organizers plan to publish the 2020 seminar schedule for Visalia after they finalize the schedule.
Lakeside Hamfest (off Hwy 67)
October 3, 2020 (one day event)
Note: the 2019 seminar schedule is still on the web site, but it gives you an idea of the typical presentations.
Pacificon in San Ramon, CA (San Francisco Bay area)
October 16, 17 & 18, 2020
Note: the 2019 seminar schedule is still on the web site, but it gives you an idea of the typical presentations.
For a longer list of Hamfests, see: http://www.arrl.org/hamfests-and-conventions-calen…
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How far can Voyager 1 go before we lose contact?
Getting Started: Yubikey 5c Updated:2020
Learn how to use Yubikey 5c security key from Yubico to protect your online accounts.
747 Global Supertanker ‘Camp’ fire Day 6 UPDATE McClellan Load and Return
Woofferton shortwave transmitting station
Power Supply Troubleshooting and Repair Tips
County Launches Evacuation Plan Focused on Vulnerable People
https://www.countynewscenter.com/county-launches-e…
International Morse code not American Morse code
We don’t use the Morse code that was invented by Morse
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Score One for the Good Guys
Another step forward in the fight against robocalls
(this while the robocallers retrench for the next onslaught):
https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-361651…
The Miraculous W9FQN
Stan Rohrer, W9FQN, past president of the Palomar Amateur Radio Club and hiking buddy for W6VR, is a downright miraculous and inspirational guy despite the loss of both of his legs. Nothing slows him down. He writes:
“…it appears as though my 90th birthday [skydiving] jump made the TV stations here in San Diego. It was covered by several Stations and then the San Diego Tribune. The “freefall” was about 120 mph but slowed down when the parachute opened.My real excitment was the evening before when I received my Driver’s license good unti 2025! Be sure to click on the video. Stan”
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/communities/n…
How to Listen to Real Spy Broadcasts Right Now
https://lifehacker.com/how-to-listen-to-real-spy-b…
Some U.S. Commercial Drone Deliveries Will Finally Be a Thing in 2020
https://spectrum.ieee.org/aerospace/aviation/us-co…
Experts Say California Wildfires Not Caused by Climate Change
Here is an interesting story we are not likely to see widely publicized in the conventional media:
https://www.breitbart.com/environment/2020/01/10/e…
About NexGen TV and 5G
https://tvnewscheck.com/article/243142/nexgen-tv-t…
The Lego Drone
Sooner or later, we know that someone would do this. Now it has been done:
An Interesting Type of Radar
https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-20-70A1…
Vehicle-to-Everything Communications
https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-362038…
On 5G Deployment, An FCC Commissioner’s View
https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-362042…
Your Next Car Will Be Watching You More Than It’s Watching the Road
“If all of this sounds like a recipe for disaster, that’s because it has all the ingredients”
https://professional.mit.edu/news/news-listing/you…
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To replace gas taxes, Oregon and Utah ask EVs to pay for road use
https://arstechnica.com/cars/2020/01/to-replace-ga…
Creative (and complicated) road use tax schemes are on the horizon. Always good when you can’t figure out how you are being taxed.
US finally prohibits ISPs from charging for routers they don’t provide
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/01/us-fin…
Possible Spyware On Samsung Phones
https://hackaday.com/2020/01/09/spyware-discovered…
https://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/ektg8u/c…
Why Do Resistors Have A Color Code?
https://hackaday.com/2020/01/13/why-do-resistors-h…
I learned it as “body-end-dot”.
Tetraethyl Lead: The Solution To One, And Cause Of Many New Problems
https://hackaday.com/2020/01/15/tetraethyl-lead-th…
A little bit of automotive history.
Boeing: How the mighty have fallen
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/202…
Internet routers running Tomato are under attack by notorious crime gang
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/202…
Default logins again.
Apple cuts end-to-end encryption plans for backup after FBI complaines
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/01/apple-…
Why isn’t California using more prescribed burns to reduce fire risk?
https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/01/why-isnt-c…
“There’s some friction, in that the particulate pollution and carbon dioxide emissions of prescribed burns are counted as human-caused, while emissions from wildfires go in a separate category. There’s no offset for prescribed burns reducing potential wildfire emissions.”
Smart scale goes dumb as Under Armour pulls the plug on connected tech
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/202…
An every more common story, two in one day.
Commercial for IBM’s Selectric Typewriter 1960’s
My First Computer
The Intertec Superbrain
A couple of you will remember these (or the Compustar variation) from Fail-Safe Technology days. I repaired the broken connections in the horizontal output sections that happened in almost all the machines we had.
Fallbrook Amateur Radio Club
Roy Noon Hall, Fallbrook, California
January 4, 2020
President Jon Bart, K6QVA, called the meeting to order at 1500
Introductions were made
The pledge of allegiance was recited
Ken, W6MF, gave the following financial report
| Checking Balance November 30, 2019 |
$6,541.09 |
| Petty Cash Balance November 30, 2019 | $51.81 |
| Total |
$6,599.90 |
| DECEMBER INCOME | |
| ARRL Dues | $49.00 |
| Membership Dues |
$40.00 |
| Total |
$89.00 |
| DECEMBER EXPENSES | |
| ARRL Dues | $47.00 |
| Total |
$47.00 |
| PETTY CASH | |
| Petty Cash Balance November 30, 2019 | $55.81 |
| Expenses December 2019 | $0.00 |
| Total |
$58.81 |
| Checking Balance December 31, 2019 | $6,583.09 |
| Petty Cash Balance December 31, 2019 | $58.81 |
| Total |
$6,641.90 |
Ken provided a brief summary of financial activities for 2019:
ARRL Membership renewal/join through the club produced $54.00
Donations for the year were $205.00
Total operating expense for the club was $711.11 (Field Day, Liability Insurance, Trailer and Internet Service. There was $0.00 on Equipment maintenance/supplies)
Jane, KK6LBQ, announced that the CERT program had been awarded a $15K grant. CERT will begin holding classes again. These classes teach various emergency measures such as dealing with minor fires, search and rescue, triage, GoBag preparations and many other subjects. The first of these classes will be held on January 11th and 18th. Classes begin at 0900 and complete at 1800 each day. Classes will be held at 231 E. Hawthorne, Fallbrook. Must be 16 years of age or older. Individuals successfully completing both sessions will be CERT-qualified. All classes are free. For reservations and further information please contact Linda Bannerman, (760) 330-7979. Another 2 day class session will be held mid-February. Dates and location will be announced later. This is a great way to learn to help yourself, your family and your neighbors when first responders are not immediately available. It also prepares you to be of great help to your community during emergencies if you choose.
Lee, KM6UFF, presented the second of a series of programs about batteries. Most of his comparisons were between Lead Acid and Lithium batteries and had to do with charging, storing and various series and parallel battery configurations. He pointed out that the peak solar charging time in the Fallbrook area is approximately 5 hours. That is based on a fixed solar panel system. “Tracker” systems are available but are much more complex, cost more and are more expensive to maintain. He pointed out that a “multi-panel” system could provide more exposure time and is less expensive than the “tracker’ systems. He showed a computer spreadsheet where many different values of battery functions and information could be calculated. Demonstrations of “weak” batteries in both series and parallel were presented. Lee noted that when Lead Acid batteries are stored they should be stored and kept at 100% charge whereas Lithium batteries can be stored at 50% – 80%. However, the Lithium batteries should be brought to full charge at least every 2 – 6 months. When charging all batteries, in series or parallel, they should all be able to hold a full charge. A single “weak” battery in either system will compromise the charging of all the batteries.
With no further business the meeting adjourned at 1615.
Ken Dickson, W6MF
Secretary/Treasurer
Fallbrook Amateur Radio Club
Members Dropped:
Michael Bart, KI6NRH, Moved from Area
Margaret Riley
Demy Riley
John Thomsen