The El Dorado County CIRCUIT CIRCUIT Newsletter of the El Dorado County Amateur Radio Club October 2018, Vol.12, No. 10 In This Issue Page 1 President s Message Page 2, 3 Garden Valley Youth Expo Page 4 For Sale / Repeater Codes Page 5 Walnut Grove Tower Tour Page 6, 7 Meeting Minutes May Page 8 Tube of the Month Page 19 Club Information Submitting Material to the Circuit Material may be submitted for publication by sending it directly to the editor. This can be done by US Mail, or via the Internet (preferred). The deadline for each issue is the Thursday, one week before the monthly meeting. by mail Bob Hess, W1RH 5020 Glory View Drive Placerville, CA 95667 September Meeting Thursday, October 25th 7:15 PM Federated Church, Placerville Doing a Remote CQP Expedition in Style! + Pacificon Revuew FROM THE PRESIDENT Nancy and I have spent the month of October watching baseball and with both of our teams in the World Series it looks like we will finish the month watching as well. I have been able to see some of the DX spots and it looks like there has been some good DX to work. I hope some of it is still around when the World Series is over. The club has been active again this month. We supported the Garden Valley Youth Expo by setting up the ARES trailer at the event and showing off HAM radio to those who were interested. The end of the month will offer the club an opportunity to tour a TV transmitter tower in Walnut Grove. We don t have any activities lined for November but maybe we will have a weekend to have some fun. A lot of us, including myself have antenna projects underway. So there might be some opportunities to help a club member finish their project before the nice weather disappears. Next month the club will hold its annual elections and the board is always looking for new faces to bring some fresh ideas to the club. The commitment to serve on the board or a leadership role is not too time consuming and can be lots of fun. If you want to know more about the club board feel free to talk to one of the members during a break at the meeting this month. Well I m going to get back to watching the World Series and plugging away on my fan dipole antenna rebuild. Enjoy the rest of the month and Happy Halloween. 73 and Go Dodgers! Jay, KE6GLA THE AG6AU REPEATERS YOUR DONATION TO THE REPEATER FUND WILL KEEP US COMMUNICATING!! IRLP Node 7195 and the AG6AU-R Echolink 668182 node are available for use on the 440 and 2 meter repeaters. Autopatch available on the 6M repeater BAND FREQUENCY PL 6 Meters 52.78 MHz 107.2 Hz 2 Meters (wide area) 147.825 MHz 82.5 Hz 1.25 Meters 224.06 MHz 127.3 Hz 70 Cenmeters 441.725 MHz 82.5 Hz 33 Cenmeters 927.2375 MHz 127.3 Hz 33 Cenmeters 927.2750 MHz 127.3 Hz
GAREDN VALLEY YOUTH EXPO Jay, KE6GLA The El Dorado County ARC supported the Garden Valley Youth Expo on Sunday, October 15th. The club has been supporting the Youth Expo for over a decade. We bring the ARES trailer and raise up the big mast to support the HF antenna. Inside the trailer we have all the radios buzzing with activity and an APRS demonstration. We made several contacts on HF to Pennsylvania and Arizona and Texas and had a few visitors stop by. october 2018, Vol. 12, No. 10 2 El Dorado County Circuit
GARDEN VALLEY YOUTH EXPO Phill, KK6YYD explaining HAM radio to another one of our visitors. AF6ND talking to a few of our visitors El Dorado County Circuit 3 october 2018, Vol. 12, No. 10
ITEMS FOR SALE Heath Kit linear amplifier SB-200 80/40/20/15/10 meters $400.00 Heath Kit power/swr meter $45.00 MFJ-214 tone (cw generator) for tuning amp $45.00 Motorola MTX 9250 Handheld with charger $45.00 (need programing cable and software for 900 Mhz) Contact: DON BROOKS KG6YST 530 902-2198 Icom 2100 2 meter mobile ($100) Pro-Am Portable Antenna (turns 5 ham sticks into dipoles). Includes 40 & 75 meter antennas, mast, and carrying case. ($200) AEA Antenna Analyzer ($250) WaveNode Digital Measurement Watt Meter ($250) Heil Gold ICM Microphone w/hb-1 Boom (beautiful for a base station) ($100) Contact: BOB HESS W1RH (W6HFM Estate) w1rh@yahoo.com REPEATER TIDBITS Bob, W1RH Here s a few codes you might want to jot down: 2#111 Punch in this code on 2 meters and the repeater will respond, RADIO CHECK READY Key your microphone, say a few words, release the mic, and hear your signal as it is recorded at the repeater. 4#111 Punch in this code on the 440 repeater and the repeater will respond, RADIO CHECK READY Key your microphone, say a few words, release the mic, and hear your signal as it is recorded at the repeater. 6#111 Punch in this code on 6 meters and the repeater will respond, RADIO CHECK READY Key your microphone, say a few words, release the mic, and hear your signal as it is recorded at the repeater. 2#112 Will play back the date and time on 2 meters. 4#112 Will play back the date and time on 440. 6#112 Will play back the date and time on 6 meters. 61291 Enter this code on 6 meters to link 6 meters to 2/440 61292 Enter this code on 6 meters to un-link 6 meters from 2/440 october 2018, Vol. 12, No. 10 4 El Dorado County Circuit
WALNUT GROVE TOWER TOUR It s sea-level at the bo&om and 2,049 feet above sea level at the top. You can see it up close this weekend. We re meeng at the Walnut Grove School 14181 Grove Street Walnut Grove, CA 95690 10:30 AM, Saturday, October 27th Contact Bob, W1RH, for more informaon. w1rh@yahoo.com El Dorado County Circuit 5 october 2018, Vol. 12, No. 10
EL DORADO COUNTY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB MONTHLY MEETING MINUTES Aaron, W6CK Date: 27 September 2018 Place: In a&endance: Federated Church Placerville CA [x] Jay Harmor, President, KE6GLA [x] Jordan Heichman, Vice President, WC6J [x] Nancy Harmor, Treasurer, KG6PNP [x] Aaron Tassin, Secretary, W6CK [x] Dave Sanders, Board Member, K6TQ [x] Don McCallum, Board Member, AF6ND [x] Michael Picco, Board Member, K6MLE [..] Phil Mosbacher, Board Member, KK6YYD [x] Don Brooks, Board Member, KG6YST Board Meeng: Board meeng was called to order by Club President Jay Harmor at 1830 hours. The Board Meeng minutes from the last meeng were approved. Old Business: Bob s T.V. Staon Tower trip: Jordan will coordinate with Bob W1RH to set up a date. When we have a date set we will post to the club s website. Gold Discovery Day will be January 26 th - 27 th 2019 (a Saturday and Sunday). Locaon in Coloma. This is the same weekend as Winter Field Day. The Garden Valley Youth Expo will be October 14 th. Please arrive about 0830 to set-up. Event runs 1000 1500. New Business: The Big Hill oung was so much fun, we are talking about do it again someme around May of 2019. This will be an event where anyone who wishes to join can set up a remote staon at Big Hill and operate. Holiday Party planning has started. We discussed having the event in either December or January, but this will depend on the venue. We also discussed having dinner at a restaurant or maybe a catered event in a hall or the Federated Church. Board elecons will be held at the November 15 th club meeng. Please note this date has been moved up from our normal fourth Thursday due to the Thanksgiving Holiday. New memberships were approved for Jeff KD6KNA and Tony KM6LNP. Welcome to the club gentlemen! Treasurer s Report: october 2018, Vol. 12, No. 10 6 El Dorado County Circuit
Nancy reported our savings account at El Dorado Savings has a balance of $996.64. Club memberships renew in January 2019. General Meeng: Meeng called to order about 1915 hours by Club President Jay Harmor. Pledge of Allegiance to the American flag lead by Club President Jay Harmor. This month s presentaon was provided by Paul Duer, W7SAR, who gave us a very informave overview of the El Dorado County Search and Rescue (SAR) group. Paul emphasized SAR s reliance on radio communicaons and the equipment SAR uses in field operaons. Bob Hess, W1RH, gave the group a brief overview of the California QSO Party, which will take place during the first weekend of October. Bob asks that even if you only made a few contacts please turn in your log to support the club. See www.cqp.org for more informaon. Raffle ckets were sold and raffle prizes awarded to lucky members of the general meeng. General meeng adjourned about 2100 hours. Minutes taken by: Aaron Tassin, W6CK El Dorado County Circuit 7 october 2018, Vol. 12, No. 10
TUBE OF THE MONTH Norm, N6JV Visit the Museum: n6jv.com 6D22 If you ask a tube collector what he knows about the 6D22, he would probably reply What is a 6D22? In my research, I have never found any equipment that actually used one. I found an advertisement in CQ magazine of March, 1946, for the tube so I know about when it was made. In that same CQ issue, another tube, the 4-250A, has an advertisement. Both tubes are high power VHF tetrodes. Perhaps this is a case of a great idea that came out at the worst time. It s like being the favorite horse in the Kentucky Derby only to run against Secretariat and ending up in a claiming race at Golden Gate Fields. The 4-250A and its beefed up brother, the 4-400A, are still being used today after 70 years. My 6D22 is an orphan but one of the best looking tubes in the museum. The 6D22 is a beam tetrode made by Raytheon that can deliver a KW up to 60 MHz. I might have made an amplifier with it, but I can t find a spare tube. Popular no, rare yes. october 2018, Vol. 12, No. 10 8 El Dorado County Circuit
DUES The dues are: Member: $15.00 / Spouse/Assoc. Member: $7.50. There are three ways you can pay your dues and make a repeater donaon. 1. Through PayPal. Go here: h&p://www.edcarc.net/html/ membership.shtml and scroll down to the PayPal bu&on. There is a slight handling charge. 2. By mail, send a separate check for the dues and repeater donaon. Club dues check to be made out to "EDCARC" and repeater donaon check to "AG6AU Repeater Fund". You can mail the checks to: EDCARC P.O. Box 451 Placerville, CA, 95667 3. In person, bring your checks (see #2) to the next EDCARC meeng. If you have any updates to your personal informaon, e.g. address (residence or email), phone #'s, etc. then fill out an applicaon form here: h&p://www.edcarc.net/files/ El_Dorado_County_ARC_Membership_App.pdf and either mail it to the address in #2 or bring it to the meeng. Thanks to everyone for supporng your club! 73, Nancy, KG6PNP, Treasurer THE EDCARC TUESDAY NIGHT NET HAVE YOU SAID HI TO NANCY LATELY? WILL YOU BE CHECK-IN #20? 8:00 PM EVERY TUESDAY HAM RADIO LICENSING TESTING January 12th, 2019 9:00 AM THE AMERICAN LEGION POST 119 4561 GREENSTONE Rd. PLACERVILLE, CA 95667 FEES ARE $14.00 (Subject to change) CONTACT: KEN VOGELE, W6KWV 530-642-9523 52.78 (107.2) 147.825 (82.5) 147.975 (82.5) (currently off-line) 441.725 (82.5) 927.27 (127.3) Or Echolink El Dorado County Circuit 9 october 2018, Vol. 12, No. 10
El Dorado County Amateur Radio Club PO Box 451 Placerville, CA 95667 Post Office Will Not Deliver Without Proper Postage First Class Postage Club Information 2018 President Jay Harmor KE6GLA jharmor@comcast.net Vice President Jordan Heichman WC6J radon@jordan-h.com Treasurer Nancy Harmor KG6PNP nanharmor@comcast.net Secretary Aaron Tassin W6CK Board Member Dave Sanders K6KNS Board Member Don McCallum AF6ND Board Member Michael Picco K6MLE Board Member Phil Mosbacher KK6YYD Board Member Don Brooks KG6YST Repeater Trustee Bob Hess W1RH 530-350-3843 w1rh@arrl.net Newsletter Editor Bob Hess W1RH 530-350-3843 w1rh@arrl.net Webmaster Jay Harmor KE6GLA jharmor@comcast.net Meeting: Club meetings are normally held on the 4th Thursday of each month (except for June and November), 7:15 PM, at the Federated Church, 1031 Thompson Way, Placerville Club october Nets: Tuesday 2018, evenings, Vol. 12, No. 8:00 10 PM, on the AG6AU repeater, 10 147.825 MHz / 441.725 El Dorado MHz County / 52.78 Circuit MHz / 927.275