The January 2016 Issue of the Allen County HamNews newsletter is now available for download using the link below. This and previous issues are also available for download by clicking the “Files” link in the main menu and then clicking “Newsletters.”
The December 2015 Issue of the Allen County HamNews newsletter is now available for download using the link below. This and previous issues are also available for download by clicking the “Files” link in the main menu and then clicking “Newsletters.”
Minutes of the November, 2015 general meeting of the Fort Wayne Radio Club are now available, using the link below. At right, Al Burke, WB9SSE poses with the birthday cake he was presented during the meeting.
Operating positions are still available for the SKYWARN Recognition Day special event station at the National Weather Service (NWS) office near North Webster, Friday Dec. 4 and Sat. Dec. 5. The chart above shows operators who have already signed up to participate in the 24-hour operation.
All licensed hams from all of the 37 counties served by the northern Indiana NWS office, including technician class operators, are welcome to operate the special event station.
The National Weather Service requires advance registration, however, for any person who wishes to operate at the NWS office. NWS policy prohibits anyone from “stopping by” unexpectedly during the operation.
To register for an operating time, contact Jim Moehring, KB9WWM at KB9WWM@arrl.net. Please put “SRD” or “SKYWARN Recognition Day” in the subject line of your message.
By Jim Moehring, KB9WWM
The Fort Wayne Radio Club will be provide a special event station at the Northern Indiana National Weather Service (NWS) Office (KIWX), near North Webster, Ind. for SKYWARN Recognition Day.
The goal of the activation is to contact as many of the other NWS Offices as possible between the times of 1900 Local, December 4, 2015 (0000 UTC. December 5) and 1900 Local, Dec 5, 2015 (2400 UTC, December 5, 2015).
The FWRC is inviting all amateurs in the KIWX County Warning Area (lightly shaded counties on map at right) to participate in this event.
Please share this information with your teams and the radio clubs in your county and adjacent counties.
It is important to note that all amateurs who wish to participate in the event must pre-register with their desired times to operate.
Although it might have been possible in past years to “drop in” unexpected at the NWS office during the SKYWARN Recognition Day operations, current NWS policy prohibits access to the NWS facility by any operator who has not pre-registered. This is NWS policy over which FWRC has no control.
More information is available in a PDF file, a link to which appears below.
Any operator can pre-register by contacting me at KB9WWM@arrl.net. Please put “SRD” or “SKYWARN Recognition Day” in the subject line of your message.
In a Nov. 7 email message, the northern Indiana office of the National Weather Service accepted an offer from the Fort Wayne Radio Club to coordinate a special event station at the NWS office on SKYWARN Recognition Day (SRD) 2015, Dec. 5 (UTC).
FWRC will set up one or more HF stations and possibly other stations Friday, Dec. 4 (EST). The goal of SRD is normally to provide a 24-hour operation from 0000 UTC to 2359 UTC Dec. 5 (7 p.m. EST Dec. 4 to 6:59 p.m. EST Dec. 5).
FWRC plans to seek operators from other radio clubs in the area. In previous years, the NWS has insisted that all operators register in advance and has prohibitied operators from “dropping in” unexpected.
Mark your calendar and watch this website for details of the SRD operation as they become available.
This month’s foxhunt, the final contest of 2015, occurred on 1 November amidst absolutely gorgeous weather that was clear, dry, and with a temperature around seventy degrees, truly unusual for this time of the year in these parts. But who’s complaining? Three teams of hunters showed up at the Cobin Memorial Park starting point. They consisted of the team of Jim Pliett, K9OMA and Al Burke, WB9SSE, the team of Steve and Linda Nardin, W9’s SAN & LAN and their grandson Alex, and the team of Jim & Kim Machamer, KB9’s DOS & DOT.
Fox duties were provided by Fred Gengnagle, KC9EZP, Charles Ward, KC9MUT and Robert Dean, KC9UHU. They had found a brand new Acres Preserve location to serve as the fox hide spot, the Spring Lake Woods and Bog Nature Preserve, located at Lake Everett, about six miles due east of Columbia City. They set up a yagi driven at about 50 watts to serve as the high power fox. The low power fox, the micro-fox, consisted of a microprocessor implemented low power transmitter (around 20 mw) driving a stub antenna. The low power fox package was stuffed inside a hollowed-out tree branch lying on the ground amidst a bunch of other brush and detritus. It was very well camouflaged. Both the high power fox and microfox emitted on 146.855 MHz.
Welcome to an on line auction for the estate of Maynard Mansfield, W9INA, who became a silent key early this year. Although his station was small, it is comprised of very good recent equipment which is not very old and very well taken care of.
RULES:
Fort Wayne Radio Club On-Line Auction:
For the estate of Maynard Mansfield, W9INA the following rules apply:
1.) The auction runs from November 2nd to November 8th, 2015 ending at 8:00 pm EST.
2.) Bidding will be done via e-mail to W9SAN, Steve, at W9SAN@ARRL.NET
3.) Send in your bids along with the item number followed by the bid amount. Please round to the nearest dollar.
4.) Each day, the list of items and highest bids will be placed on the FWRC web site. Bids will reflect the previous day’s highest bid.
5.) Equipment has not been tested, but appears to be in good condition (see listing below)
6.) Some items do have a reserve, which is included in the listing below
7.) Photos of almost all the items, with their associated number will be added to the club website in the ‘photo’ section
8.) All sales are final. For any questions about the equipment or the auction, please contact Steve, W9SAN, via e-mail.
9.) No shipping is allowed. All items are to be picked up locally.
10.) Money orders or Cashier’s Checks are preferred; other payment options are at the discretion of the Fort Wayne Radio Club, who has the final word on any sale.
ITEM #1
Description: Complete Yaesu Station: FTDX3000 Xcvr; FP-1030 Power Supply; SP-8 Speaker; Hand microphone; Bencher Iambiac paddle; FH-2 Remote Keypad; Navigator interface for Digital modes and CW.
Condition: Excellent: only used for 6 months.
Reserve: $1600 is the minimum bid. Current Bid: 0
ITEM #2
Description: Antenna; GAP Challenger IV vertical; 80, 40, 20, 15, 12, 10, 6 & 2 meter bands; 30 feet high; radials not included (3 25 foot buried radials recommended)
Condition: Very good: was guyed outdoors; 80 meter frequency is 3.835 MHz center.
Reserve: $250. Current Bid: 0
ITEM #3
Description: Yaesu Handi Talkie; model FT-11R; no charger; no documentation
Condition: Fair
Reserve: $0 Current Bid: $20
ITEM #4
Description: Knight Kit vintage Receiver and Transmitter; R-100A & T-150A
Condition: Very good cosmetically; Receiver has all tubes lighting, but filter capacitors need to be replaced; Transmitter currently untested but does need to have bandswitch repaired (it is extremely difficult to turn). No manuals.
Reserve: $100 (for both; units sold only as a pair)……Current Bid: 0
BOOKS: All recent books are in very good condition; some include the CD of the contents:
ITEM #5: ARRL ANTENNA BOOK for 2003 Hardbound with CD…..Current Bid: $5
ITEM #6: ARRL Handbook for 1994 Hardbound……Current Bid: 0
ITEM #7: ARRL Handbook for 2014 Softbound with CD…..Current Bid: $10
ITEM #8: ARRL Handbook for 1991 Hardbound……. Current Bid: 0
ITEM #9: ARRL Handbook for 2010 Softbound with CD…….Current Bid: $5
ITEM #10: ARRL Handbook for 2002 Softbound…….Current Bid: 0
ITEM #11: ARRL Handbook for 1958; rough condition…….Current Bid: $4
ITEM #12: ARRL Handbook for 1967; fair condition…….Current Bid: 0
ITEM #13: ARRL ANTENNA BOOK for 1955; fair condition…….Current Bid: $5
ITEM #14: ARRL ANTENNA BOOK for 1970; good condition…….Current Bid: $5
ITEM #15: ARRL Handbook for 2006 Softbound with CD…….Current Bid: $5
ITEM #16: ARRL RF EXPOSURE & YOU; very good condition…….Current Bid: $5
ITEM #17: ARRL FM & REPEATERS; 1972 good condition…….Current Bid: 0
ITEM #18: TEKTRONIX 547 OSCILLOSCOPE; a real classic and it works! This thing weighs about as much as a Jeep! Two man lift for sure; there is no reserve. Can anyone provide a good home for this scope?? Very good condition.
…….Current Bid: 0
The November 2015 Issue of the Allen County HamNews newsletter is now available for download using the link below. This and previous issues are also available for download by clicking the “Files” link in the main menu and then clicking “Newsletters.”
FWRC member Bill Rodgers, K3HZP has announced that he has created and is selling a new, automatic transmit/receive switch that makes full break-in CW operation possible with most HF amplifiers. For more information on the DxConnection QSK 2500, visit http://qsk2500.myfreesites.net/ or send email to DxConnection@frontier.com.