Issued May 2016 Issue No. 75 Club Website: www.qsl.net/k7jar S-Meter e-mail: parcnews@hotmail.com Club Repeater: Output 146.62 MHz; Input 146.02 MHz, No Tone Next Meeting Friday June 17 th 2016 Meeting QTH is: Hawthorne and Walnut - Colville CLUB NET: Sunday Evenings 8:00p.m. Local Eating before the meeting at Rancho Chico 6:00 pm
Highlights from our May meeting. Attendance: 15 Meeting was called to order by President Jim Frees WW7DD There was a quorum of Officers present. Minutes of the April meeting were read and accepted. Treasurer's Report Randy N7CKJ $9279.49 ARES Report Gordon KD7MIU, asked for volunteers to run the ARES Net on Sunday s at 1945. PARC Net George W7WBN stated that participation has fallen off lately. There are usually only about 10 people who check in. Board Report Bruce KC7H No Report Announcements: Diane KC7WQB said there were five new Hams in our area. Gimmie AL7LB discussed testing. The club will set up a testing date. Jim Frees WW7DD will contact Tom Howe to get testing information. Ed N7ELZ offered the option of testing at the Chewelah club meeting on June 4 th 2016 at the Valley Fire Station. Old Business: FIELD DAY: Jim Tills W7JWT Reminder it s June 25 th & 26 th and will be at Jim s house at Black Lake. Jim gave an overview of what Field Day is about. He asked who was coming and who would be spending the night. Food Sub sandwiches and chips on Saturday afternoon. Potluck around Burgers & Dogs on Saturday evening. Sunday morning breakfast Jim will buy the food for this, along with the drinks and utensils, from the club budget. Generators: Jim W7JWT and Jim WW7DD Extension Cords Jim WW7DD Transceivers Jim W7JWT will have 2 Antennas Jim W7JWT will have 2 up and running Call sign For the sake of simplicity, the club will use Jim Till s call W7JWT Jim went over different options for extra points, there were some volunteer s. New Business: Debbie KF7GUB gave dates of upcoming events: KARS Ham Fest in Post Falls June 11 th Tiger Tri July 16 th KUH Pig Roast in Springdale July 7 th & 8 th Meeting was adjourned. Respectfully submitted by: Edward L. Zeiser - Secretary 2
NO MORE ARES REPORTS PARC Sunday Night Net 8:00pm on the 146.62. Interested in becoming one of the Net control operators? Just e-mail George W7WBN at audax@gotsky.com Coming Events June 11 th June 25 th July 8 th July 16 th August 25 th 28 th September 17 th KARS HamFest Hayden Idaho Field Day KUH Pig Roast Springdale WA Tiger-Tri Northeast Washington Fair Blazing Saddles Bike Ride 3
The Radio Corner by Jim W7JWT No Article this month as I get ready to Host FIELD DAY! Join Us for Field Day June 25 th & 26 th At Jim (W7JWT) & Linda s Cabin 2027 Black Lake Rd off Highway 20 East Mile Post 372.5 4
What is ARRL Field Day? ARRL Field Day is the single most popular on-the-air event held annually in the US and Canada. On the fourth weekend of June of each year, more than 35,000 radio amateurs gather with their clubs, groups or simply with friends to operate from remote locations. Field Day is a picnic, a campout, practice for emergencies, an informal contest and, most of all, FUN! It is a time where many aspects of Amateur Radio come together to highlight our many roles. While some will treat it as a contest, other groups use the opportunity to practice their emergency response capabilities. It is an excellent opportunity to demonstrate Amateur Radio to the organizations that Amateur Radio might serve in an emergency, as well as the general public. For many clubs, ARRL Field Day is one of the highlights of their annual calendar. The contest part is simply to contact as many other stations as possible and to learn to operate our radio gear in abnormal situations and less than optimal conditions. We use these same skills when we help with events such as marathons and bike-a-thons; fund-raisers such as walk a-thons; celebrations such as parades; and exhibits at fairs, malls and museums these are all large, preplanned, non-emergency activities. But despite the development of very complex, modern communications systems or maybe because they ARE so complex ham radio has been called into action again and again to provide communications in crises when it really matters. Amateur Radio people (also called hams ) are well known for our communications support in real disaster and post-disaster situations. What is the ARRL? The American Radio Relay League is the national association for Amateur Radio in the USA, representing over 171,000 FCC-licensed Amateurs. The ARRL is the primary source of information about what is going on in ham radio. It provides books, news, support and information for individuals and clubs, special events, continuing education classes and other benefits for its members. What is Amateur Radio Often called ham radio, the Amateur Radio Service has been around for a century. In that time, it s grown into a worldwide community of licensed operators using the airwaves with every conceivable means of communications technology. Its people range in age from youngsters to grandparents. Even rocket scientists and a rock star or two are in the ham ranks. Most, however, are just normal folks like you and me who enjoy learning and being able to transmit voice, data and pictures through the air to unusual places, both near and far, without depending on commercial systems. The Amateur Radio frequencies are the last remaining place in the usable radio spectrum where you as an individual can develop and experiment with wireless communications. Hams not only can make and modify their equipment, but can create whole new ways to do things. For More Information visit: www.arrl.org 5
Calendar of Events 2016 June 2016 4 th 10-10 Int. Open Season PSK Contest and Alabama QSO Party 5th Sunday Night Net 8:00 pm Net Control Operator George W7WBN 6 th SEA-NET Contest 10 th 48 th Annual Apple City ARC Hamfest Dryden WA 10 th NCCC RTTY Sprint 11 th 4-H Fishing Derby 11 th ARRL June VHF Contest 11 th KARS Hamfest Hayden ID see flyer below 12 th Sunday Night Net 8:00 pm Net Control Operator George WA7MLS 17 th PARC Monthly Club Meeting 7:30 pm Snacks By: George W7WBN 17 th Father s Day Weekend Rodeo Colville Fair Grounds 18 th Kid s Day Contest 19 th Sunday Night Net 8:00 pm Net Control Operator Cynthia WW7CA 20 th Run for the Bacon QRP Contest 23 rd NAQCC CW Sprint 25 th FIELD DAY 2027 Black Lake Road Directions above. 26 th Sunday Night Net 8:00 pm Net Control Operator Jim WW7DD July 2016 1 st 3 rd 3 rd 4 th 6 th 7 th 7 th 8 th 8 th 9 th 10 th 14 th 15 th 16 TH 16 th 16 th 16 th 17 th 17 TH 18 th 21 th 21 th 23 rd 24 TH 29 th 30 th 30 th 31 ST International Chicken Wing Day Sunday Night Net 8:00 pm Net Control Operator Tom KE7TEG Marconi Memorial HF Contest Fourth of July Summer Fun begins!!!!! Beer Pong Day Chatqua Days in Chewelah NRAU 10m Activity Contest KUH Pig Roast see Flyer Below National Coca-Cola Day! Salmon Conference Pacific NW QRP Group Weekend outing North Bend Sunday Night Net 8:00 pm Net Control Operator Larry KR7LRJ Sidewalk Sale in downtown Colville PARC Monthly Club Meeting 7:30 pm Snacks By: Bert Wasson N7YPP Tiger-Tri 7:00 am Coos County Radio Club Hamfest Lewis County Fairgrounds Russian Radio Team Championship Feld Hell Sprint North American QSO Party RTTY Sunday Night Net 8:00 pm Net Control Operator George W7WBN Run For The Bacon QRP Contest Rock Cut Blues Music Festival NAQCC CW Sprint Chehalis Valley Amateur Radio Society Ham Radio Tailgate Swap Meet see flyer Sunday Night Net 8:00 pm Net Control Operator George WA7MLS KBARA Hamout Old Town Idaho Mid-Summer Fine Arts & Fiber Festival Colville City Park Down River Days in Ione Sunday Night Net 8:00 pm Net Control Operator Cynthia WW7CA Calendar of events will be an ongoing part of the news letter, submit your dates to parcnews@hotmail 6
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