June fox takes hunters shopping

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foxhunt cartoonJune, ahh June, when graduations abound and summer vacations start and fox hunters shuck their boots, caps, overcoats and sweatshirts for breezier garb. And thus it was that the first hunt of the summer commenced on a beautiful first day of June with the foxhunt team of Charles Ward, KC9MUT and Fred Gengnagle, KC9EZP, the team of Steve and Linda Nardin, W9’s SAN & LAN, the team of Kim & Jim Machamer, KB9’s DOS & DOT, and the team of Bob Dean, KC9UHU & Dave Spence, K9NDU congregating at Buckner Park as the starting point.

The services of the fox were provided by Jim & Annie Pliett, K9OMA & KA9YYI plus Carole & Al Burke, WB9’s RUS & SSE. Jim & Annie served as the high power fox and were ensconced in their van behind the McDonald’s on Coliseum Blvd. near Speedway Dr. while the low power fox was contained in Carole and Al’s daughter’s van located in the north parking lot of Glenbrook Square near the Barnes & Noble store. The high power fox emitted about 20 watts into Jim’s roof mounted Yagi, while the low power fox emitted about one watt using an HT. Both foxes used 146.280 MHz.

Taunting of the hunters started promptly at 13:30 and we believe was heard by all at Buckner Park. Around thirty minutes into the hunt we noticed that Kim & Jim were snooping around the McDonald’s parking lot where Jim & Annie were located, and in fact found them a little bit after that. Then, forty six minutes into the hunt Bob & Dave drove right past our (low power fox) hide, smiled and waved to us. Thus, they were the first to physically find the fox. A little after that Charles and Fred parked on the north edge of Glenbrook’s lot next to Coldwater, dismounted and started hunting on foot, but they stayed on the north edge of the lot. Steve and Linda were driving and walking-hunting much closer to our Barnes & Noble location, and if fact Steve walked past our location, one row over, several times without spotting us.

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Club plans VHF QSO party operation

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Please plan on joining us this Weekend as W9TE competes in the ARRL JUNE VHF QSO Party. This contest is a very good shakedown for some of the equipment we will be using for the end of month Field Day operation, as well as a lot of fun with 6 meter conditions looking very good this year. The contest runs from 2:00 pm Saturday, June 14th to 10:00 pm Sunday, June 15th EDT.

We will set up this Saturday morning starting at around 10:00 am. The location is a new one, we will operate from the Fort Wayne headquarters of Regal Beloit America, located at 1946 West Cook Road, 46818, in the former Central Soya building. You can find Regal at the northwest corner of the intersection of Lima Road (route 3) and Cook Road, just behind Rose City Motors. We are on the north side of Cook Road and our entrance is directly across from ITT (Exelyis). (See map at right.) Drive around to the back side of the building as we will be in the parking area to the north side.

We are still looking for help with setup, take down, and of course operation. Plans call for operation on the six meter, two meter, and 70 centimeter bands. On sunday, we will do the take down around 3:00 pm, since we do not want to take down in the dark, plus this saves some Father’s Day time Sunday afternoon.

There will be an OTA (on the air) planning meeting this Thursday at 6:45pm on the 146.76 repeater. Please plan on joining us.

Intercom for the event will also be on the 146.76 repeater.

If you can’t come out to the operation, try to work us on the VHF bands. We will listen on 146.430 FM simplex as well for those who do not have SSB/CW capability.

Online Auction – KF9LZ

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Fort Wayne Radio Club On-Line Auction:

For the estate of Dan Spencer, K9VU, formerly KF9LZ. The following rules apply:

FWRC ON LINE AUCTION…….   FINAL RESULTS……

1 HEATHKIT TUBE AUDIO AMP MONO          $ 25 K9UWA

2 HEATHKIT TUBE AUDIO AMP MONO          $ 25 K9UWA
3 HEATHKIT AA-191 MONO                         $ 30 K9UWA
4 HEATHKIT SA-2 STEREO AMP                   $ 50 K9UWA
5 HEATHKIT EX-125 STEREO AMP                $ 50 K9UWA

6 HEATHKIT DIGITAL WX STATION             $ 20 W9SAN
7 HEATHKIT SB-101;SB 600; HP123 XCVR; $ 110 (KC9YVT)
8 KENWOOD R-5000 RECEIVER                  $ 150 N9QCL
9 KENWOOD TS-830S TRANSCEIVER          $ 352 KC9YVT
10 KENWOOD VF-230 EXT VFO                   $ 100 (KC9UHU)

11 KENWOOD TR-751A TRANSCEIVER        $ 110 (K9WJ)
12 KENWOOD TH-215 HT                           $ 13 WB9AA
13 KENWOOD SW-2000 SWR + PWR METER $ 80 WB9SSE
14 ICOM IC-7QA HT                                  $ 23 WB9AA
15 WESTERN EL J-38 CHROME KEY             $ 45 N9BNA

16 DYNACO FM TUNER FM TUNER               $ 15 WD9CVI
17 DYNACO PRE AMP STEREO                    $ 15 WD9CVI
18 DYNACO AMPLIFIER STEREO                 $ 15 WD9CVI
19 ASTRON RS-12A POWER SUPPLY           $ 25 KC9JMK
20 BIRD 8201 DUMMY LOAD 500W             $ 125 WB9SSE

21 BSR EQ-3000 STEREO EQUALIZR        $ 5 W9SAN
22 EICO 379 SIGNAL GENERATOR           $ 40 N9BNA
23 PHILIPS PM 3226 OSCILLOSCOPE       $ 65 N9BNA
24 ADAM TBB2610S SCALE                     $ 3 K3HZP
25 SIMPSON 260 ANALOG MULTIMETE      $ 25 (AB9ZA)

26 HP 6224B POWER SUPPLY                   $ 50 K9EA
27 LAFAYETTE KT92 AUDIO AMP (TUBE)   $ 15 WD9CVI
28 PHILMORE 7001-CR TUBE RADIO (KIT)$ 50 K9UWA
29 MERCURY ? TUBE CHECKER                $ 35 (WB9FTW)
30 GEN RADIO W5MT VARIAC                 $ 30 W8ST

31 MAGNAVOX ? CONSOLE RCVR + TURN $ 25 N9TB
32 UNKNOWN ? AM TUBE RCVR                $ 5 K9UWA
33 UNKNOWN ? AM TUBE RCVR                $ 10 K9OMA
34 RADIO SHK ? DIGITAL MULTIMETER     $ 2 K3HZP
35 GARRARD ? TURNTABLE                      $ 25 WD9CVI

36 UNKNOWN ? AUTO BATT CHRGR           $ 5 (WB9DLC)
37 ALINCO DJ-580 HT                              $ 55 WB9SSE
38 AUTEK MK1 ELEC. MEMORY KEYER         $ 25 (KU8T)
39 EIKI LC-SVGA870U PROJECTOR            $ 20 (W9TE)
40 SHURE 44 DESK MICROPHONE              $ 21 KC9YVT

41 P.C. ELECTRONICS ATV 432 MHZ XCVR $ 35 K9OMA
42 AEA PACKRATT 232 TNC                       $ 50 KB9MW
43 HY-GAIN ? ROTATOR & CONTROL          $ $75 (KC9ZUO)
44 DELTA ? 4 POSITION COAX SW             $ 20 K3HZP
45 DELTA ? 4 POSITION COAX SW             $ 20 K3HZP

46 TEAC ? REEL TO REEL TAPE DEC            $ 5 N9TB
47  AC VOLTMETER                                   $ 5 (K3HZP)
48 DREMEL TOOL WITH DRILL STAND         $ 15 (W9QHY)
49  75 OHM TEXSCAN ANTENUATOR           $ 5 (K3HZP)

50 HOME BREW STATION CONTROL            $ 1 W9NUZ

51 TOWER AND ANTENNA  (NO DETAILS YET)  $ 125 KC9ZUO

To make a bid, e-mail the item number(s) and the bid amount(s) to : w9san@arrl.net or w9san@yahoo.com.

ARRL officially announces section manager election results

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ARRL sent the following information via email today:

SB QST @ ARL $ARLB010
ARLB010 Four New ARRL Section Managers Elected

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QST de W1AW
ARRL Bulletin 10 ARLB010
From ARRL Headquarters
Newington CT May 21, 2014
To all radio amateurs

SB QST ARL ARLB010
ARLB010 Four New ARRL Section Managers Elected

Four new ARRL Section Managers will take office on July 1. Ballots were counted May 20 at ARRL HQ for contested races in the spring SM election cycle.

In Indiana, Joseph Lawrence, K9RFZ, of Fort Wayne, received 652 votes to top incumbent Section Manager Lou Everett Sr, WA5LOU, of Cumberland, who polled 482 votes. Everett has been SM for the past 2 years.

Lawrence previously served as Indiana’s Section Emergency Coordinator, as Allen County ARES Emergency Coordinator, and District 3 DEC. He is currently the Allen County RACES Radio Officer and IDHS Digital Amateur Radio Advisory Council facilitator. An aerospace and physics professional, he’s also taught numerous Technician license classes.

In Maine, Bill Crowley, K1NIT, received 258 votes, to defeat veteran incumbent Section Manager Bill Woodhead, N1KAT, who got 156 votes.
Woodhead has served as Maine’s SM since 1998.

Crowley, of Farmingdale, is currently Assistant Section Manager and Public Information Coordinator, and he was a former State Government Liaison. He’s the president of the Augusta Amateur Radio Association, a past president of the Yankee Amateur Radio Club, and chair of the WinterFest and Windsor Hamfest.

In Northern Florida, Stephen Szabo, WB4OMM, polled 833 votes to 296 votes cast for Gary Alberstadt, KA3FZO, of Monticello. A retired Daytona Beach Police captain, Szabo, of Port Orange, is currently the Northern Florida Section Emergency Coordinator and District Emergency Coordinator as well as an instructor/mentor and a DXCC/WAS/VUCC card checker.

Current Northern Florida SM Paul Eakin, KJ4G, decided not to run for a new term of office after serving since 2008.

In Delaware, Bill Duveneck, KB3KYH, of Milton, received 142 votes to defeat Jerome Palmer, N3KRX, of Houston, who got 122 votes. Duveneck has been Delaware’s ARRL Emergency Coordinator since 2009, and a Volunteer Examiner of the ARRL and Laurel VECs. He is a past president of the Sussex Amateur Radio Association and chaired the
2012-2013 Delmarva Hamfest. He has developed and manages SARA’s weekend ham radio licensing classes.

Outgoing SM Frank Filipkowski, AD3M, of Wilmington, who has served as SM in Delaware since 2006, did not run for a new term. Because candidates in Delaware had to be resolicited for this nomination/election cycle, Duveneck’s term of office will be 18 months instead of 24 months.

Five incumbent ARRL Section Managers did not face opposition and were declared elected for new 2-year terms beginning on July 1: Tom Ciciora, KA9QPN (Illinois); Everett Curry, W6ABM (Oregon); Brandon Bianchi, NI6C (Santa Clara Valley); Paul Gayet, AA1SU (Vermont), and Gary Sorensen, W9ULK (Wisconsin).

Report: FWRC member K9RFZ elected ARRL section manager

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FWRC President Steve Nardin, W9SAN, sent the following information via email today:

I would like to inform the membership of FWRC that one of our members, Joseph Lawrence, K9RFZ, has been elected to the position of Section Manager for the state of Indiana. Joseph informed of the result of the recent election by phone today. The vote count was approximately 1100, with Joseph receiving 58% of the vote.

As president of the club, I want to congratulate Joseph on his win! He expresses thanks to all that voted in his favor.

May fox up a tree

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Fox hunters posing near park entrance sign

Well, May finally arrived, and with it the promise of more reasonable weather. About time after this last winter, ehhh? The local contingent of Allen County foxhunters, less the fox, gathered together at Krueger Park eager to start their quest for their elusive prey early Sunday afternoon on the 4th of May. This crew consisted of the team of Jim & Annie Pliett, K9OMA & KA9YYI plus Carole & Al Burke, WB9’s RUS & SSE, the team of Charles Ward, KC9MUT, Fred Gengnagle, KC9EZP and Phil Hooper, AB9IZ, the team of Kim & Jim Machamer, KB9’s DOS & DOT, and the team of Linda & Steve Nardin, W9’s LAN & SAN.

The role of the fox was played by Bob Dean, KC9UHU who was hid-out at Cook’s Landing Park on Cedar Creek at the corner of Shoaff and Coldwater roads. Bob was using a cubical quad driven with about 50 watts as the high power fox, and a microcontroller controlled microfox which emitted around 30 milliwatts. Both of these units radiated on 146.340 MHz, i.e., on the input to the 146.940 repeater. The microfox was attached to a tree branch about ten feet in the air.

The fox started warbling promptly at 13:30 hours and was immediately heard by all of the foxhunt teams at Kruger Park.

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Join Brian for the Indiana QSO Party

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Brian Jenks, W9BGJ, has offered to run the Indiana QSO Party from his place with the club call sign, W9TE, to help run up the total score for the club in this weekend’s contest. The contest runs from noon to midnight on Saturday, May 3rd, and involves Phone and CW operation on the bands 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, and 10. You can find information about the contest on the Hoosier DX club website.

If you would like to join Brian in this effort, contact him via e-mail at w9bgj@arrl.net. Otherwise, you can run the contest from your home QTH and remember to claim the Fort Wayne Radio Club as your club affliation when you send in your log! If we get enough points from enough submitted logs, we can win again. We have certificates from 2012 and 2013. Let’s do it again for 2014!

If you can help support Brian this weekend, please contact him and make plans. Otherwise, get on the air this weekend if you can and don’t forget to submit your logs to the Hoosier DX Club.