The Q-Fiver for May 1999 Volume 41 Number 5 President's message On the very day that my May QST arrived in the mail, the tornado ripped through our area. One of the QST articles dealt with Emergency Communication, in which the question was raised as to whether or not Amateur Radio is becoming obsolete in the disaster relief community as Telecommunication Technology progresses. Local Amateurs rose to the test on that day and for several days following. A vote of thanks goes out to each of you who gave of your time and talent to assist others during thi s time. As always, during a time of crisis many lessons are taught and learned. If you were not able to participate due to feeling untrained, the local organization known as Queen City Emergency Net has members who are ready and able to train those of us w ho have an interest. A number of OH-KY-IN members also belong to QCEN; those people would certainly be willing to share information with you regarding meeting times and locations. As you well know, there are other groups who involve themselves with disaster relief. It would be in our own best interest if we took advantage of the opportunity to become involved -- to become more and better informed as to how the various groups, including OH-KY-IN, work together and coordinate efforts. The dates for Dayton HamVentionR are rapidly approaching. Bob WA6EZV, Jim KC8FQY and Dick WB4SUV invite you to attend the Foxhunting Forum on Saturday, May 15th, at 8:15 a.m. We have several well-known experts on the agenda who will share their knowledge with the participants of the Forum. Following the Forum there is a scheduled Foxhunt with some rather nice prizes -- come pre- pared to hunt! Also, please remember to get those items you wish to sell to Judd N8RVR. The Club will receive a modest 10% of your actual selling pric e. What an opportunity for you to clear out your ham shack in order to make room for those new goodies that are picked up at Dayton! Looking forward to seeing you at the regular membership meeting, Tuesday, May 4th. 73, Dick WB4SUV Next meeting The topic for the OH-KY-IN meeting on TUESDAY, MAY 4, 1999 was still subject to confirmation at the Q-Fiver's deadline. Meanwhile, Mike Nie KB8VMX (one of last month's speakers) will be back to tell us about the Weather Amateur Radio Net (WARN). The meeting will be held as usual at 7:30 PM at the Western Hills Church of Christ, 5064 Sidney Road, one block from Glenway Avenue. From town, pass Ferguson Road and turn left on to Sidney between the BP station and Sebastian's restaurant, just before the Frisch's, then turn right at the light into the church drive which leads down to the parking lot. The entrance is at the back of the church building. Plenty of parking is available. 73, Eric N8YCL Due to an administrative mishap and absence of the recording sec., the minutes for the Tuesday, April 6, 1999 club meeting are not available. Verbal summation indicated that matters proceeded pretty much as usual. Hearsay respectfully submitted, Susie Scott N8CGM, Recording Secretary Amateur radio club offers "ham" exams Amateur radio license examinations will be given in the Cincinnati, Ohio area by the OH-KY-IN Amateur Radio Society on Saturday, May 8th, at the Salem Presbyterian Church in Western Hills. The church is located at the intersection of Mozart and Higbee, just behind the White Castle restaurant at Harrison and Boudinot. Novice through extra class exams will be offered and will start promptly at 12 noon. WALK-INS WILL BE ACCEPTED!!! However, pre-registration is appreciated, as it speeds up the registration process. For advance registration, send your completed FCC 610 form and a check or money order made payable to OH-KY-IN A.R.S. in the amount of $6.45, along with a copy of all certificates of successful completion and your current license (if any) to the following address: Bill Simpson KI4QJ, 10743 Palestine Drive, Union KY 41097 For more information, call Carol Hugentober K8DHK at 513-661-5323 or email to k8dhk@juno. com. Visit the OH-KY-IN Amateur Radio Society on the World Wide Web at: www.qsl.net/k8sch. 73, Bruce N8FWA Tally lake! The April fox hunt was set up by Ernie W8EH, Lane KC8ECK and friend Megan. The foxes were hid in the 'West Fork Lake' area, just east of Winton Woods. Fox one was hidden in a wooded area, with a coaxial dipole mounted 30 feet up in a tree. While asse mbling transmitter one, Megan had climbed the tree to attach the antenna. She fell while coming down and landed on the transmitter. (W8EH said later that she was not injured -- ed.) This caused it to not work well. The hunters (all but Bob) couldn't hear the fox at Mt. Storm. Finally everyone went on Bob's bearing. After everyone arrived, they had to find five foxes spread out in the area. The finish was tight as Brian beat Bob by only 3 seconds. Here are the results. Call/Team Fox 1 Fox 2 Fox 3 Fox 4 Fox 5 Miles Total time KE4HOR & Angie 2 1 2 2 1 14.8 1:27:00 WA6EZV 3 2 3 1 2 14.15 1:27:03 WB4SUV & Janie 1 4 1 3 3 14.1 1:41 KC8FQY 4 3 4 4 4 14.8 1:44 One funny thing happened; Megan and Lane were hanging around the sign near the parking area. Dick and Janie saw them as they came in and probably thought they were hiding a transmitter (they were). When Dick and Bob went into the woods, Lane and Megan grabbed the transmitter and moved it to a different area. When Dick, Bob and Brian came back out, they went to the area of the sign. One of them must have thought they saw something and started beating the bushes, then they all did. We got a good laugh knowing it wasn't there. 73, Ernie W8EH Tally with Dial RC The Dial Radio Club sponsored a fox hunt on Saturday, April 17. The hunt started at 10 am with WA6EZV and son hiding. Four teams participated. Team 1 was W8EH, KC8ECK and N8PFV. Team 2 was WB4SUV and son. Team 3 was N8LRN, WB3FIH and 2 of FIH's children. Team 4 was KC8FQY. This was the order of finish. We knew the hunt was in for trouble when the rain started! Being that we (hounds from Dial -- Ye Ed..) are fair weather hunters, the on-foot portion of the hunt was canceled. WA6EZV chose what he thought was a good spot to hide. Little did he know, he chose the best RF hole in the Miami Valley! Only one team was able to hear the fox signal at the start. Bob chose to relocate; the only problem was that the area he was in didn't have any other good "public" places to hide. He was out in the "country". Once he got up high, we started to hunt. We had to travel though most of Middletown as he was west of town and the start point is in the east. After we got into the area, we noticed the signal plots were always moving north. Most of the teams were together closing in. Then team 1 spotted what they thought was the fox vehicle, driving 3/4 Mi. ahead of them on a long straight road. Speeds increased and sure enough, the fox was MOVING just ahead. He must have been on the same roads that teams 1 and 2 traveled as the bearings were mostly straight ahead. The fox made a couple of quick turns, but was caught by team 1. Team 2 was right behind and team 3 showed up a few minutes later. Equipment used: Team 1 -- Doppler and 3 element yagi Team 3 -- Doppler Team 2 -- 6 element quad with scope Team 4 -- Doppler One of the kids who rode along on team 3 commented "this is a lot like playing tag, only with cars". Some of the people who planned to participate were scared off by the rain we were having at the time. After the Dial hunt was over, OH-KY-IN conducted a mobile progressive hunt with the same teams as listed above. I'll leave _that_ story to someone else. (It's hoped that tale will be available for the June Q-Fiver -- Ye Ed.) 73, Ernie W8EH More from the Awards Dinner Sat., March 21 Bob Limle spoke on "Lights, Bells and Whistles" (signaling for river craft) at the March 21 Awards Dinner at Shuller's Wigwam, to an audience of just over 50. The Limles live on the "Belle of New Richmond" which is moored on the Ohio River near Sayler Park. Promised list of the wallpaper presented: Becky Halterman KG4BDO: Ambassador Jo Halterman KD4PYS: Ambassador Laurie Halterman KF4YWG: Ambassador, Tech Talk Net Control Operator Rick Halterman KD4PYR: Ambassador, Instructor, Tech Talk Net Control Operator, Technical Committee Jim Silber N8INP: BBS & Node System Chair Carol Hugentober K8DHK: Corresponding Secretary, Education Committee Chair, Nominating Committee, Tech Talk Net Control Operator, Volunteer Examiner Bruce Vanselow N8FWA: Director, Fox Hunter, Instructor, Public Information Officer, Repeater Control Operator Mgr, Tech Talk Chair, Technical Committee, Volunteer Examiner Harry Davis WA8LOJ: Director, Equipment Mgr, Instructor, Q-Fiver, Slow Scan TV Net Judd Sexton N8RVR: Director, Instructor, Sunshine Committee, Volunteer Examiner Bob Frey WA6EZV: DX Group, Fox Hunter, Frustration*, Technical Committee, Trustee, Volunteer Examiner Dick Arnett WB4SUV: DX Group, Fox Hunter, Technical Committee, Eric Neiheisel N8YCL: DX Group, Instructor, Repeater Control Operator, Tech Talk Net Control Operator, Technical Committee Chair, Vice President Gene McCoy N8KOJ: DX Group, Instructor, Nominating Committee, Repeater Control Operator, Silent Key Committee, Technical Committee, Volunteer Examiner Ken Croll N8ASV: DX Group, Fox Hunter Lynn Ernst WD8JAW: DX Group, Slow Scan TV Net Otto Bielefeld AA8KK: DX Group, Instructor, Nominating Committee, Volunteer Examiner Dana Laurie WA8M: Field Day Chair Brian DeYoung KE4HOR: Fox Hunter, , Slow Scan TV Net, Technical Committee Jane Arnett: Fox Hunter Jim Elmore KC8FQY: Fox Hunter Bob Kesse WB8W: Instructor, Librarian Dennis Fox KB8ROA: Instructor, Tech Talk Net Control Operator Ed Arnold KF4UTO: Instructor Fred Schneider K9OHE: Instructor Mike Allen KR8F: Instructor Phil Smith KG8AP: Instructor Sam Grider KJ8K: Instructor, Volunteer Examiner Mike Stewart KB8FCL: Membership Committee Chair Clara Longano KB8DCH: Q-Fiver Howard Wissel WB8QOH: Q-Fiver Susie Scott N8CGM: Q-Fiver Editor, Recording Secretary Brad Scott WD9HDZ: Repeater Control Operator Dave Trainor N8ZFM: Repeater Control Operator Dennis Marvin KB8JVK: Repeater Control Operator Rob Rogers K8CO: Repeater Control Operator Lloyd Bohnenkamer WD8NNG: Slow Scan TV Net Dale Vanselow KC8HQS: Tech Talk Net Control Operator Gene Reilly NU8U: Tech Talk Net Control Operator, Volunteer Examiner Mike Wagoner KB4VKS: Tech Talk Net Control Operator Rob Fulton KC8HMQ: Tech Talk Net Control Operator John Donnelly KY4JD: Technical Committee Robert Cooke W8JSO: Volunteer Examiner * ask Bob WA6EZV about this one sometime when he's in a good mood...Ye Ed. >From the club's web site & related: SSTV net and Tech Talk live on Internet? Would you be interested in hearing the SSTV net and/or TechTalk net live on the internet? If so, WARN has graciously put them on their web site. Make sure you have either RealPlayer or Microsoft Media Player on your computer. To listen, at 8 PM or 9 PM on Wednesday (depending on which net you wish to hear) go to http://www.warn.org and click on Live Audio on the left hand side. Then click on "Click here to listen". Soon, I hope to have a link on the OH- KY-IN web site to this live broadcast. Brad N8QQ (provider) says the audio may not be up all the time. Chat I have put a chatroom on the OH-KY-IN web page. This room is Java based. To use the chatroom you must have Java enabled on your browser. Some of you may recall the chatroom that was on there originally; I didn't think that was a good one so I went o ut and got another. I would like to be able to use this chatroom to host chat sessions. I don't know quite when they will be, nor what they will be about. I will send another message on the Reflector when I get some ideas. The chatroom can be used by anybody. So, the next time you are on the OH-KY-IN web site (@ http://www.qsl.net/k8sch or http://k8sch.spunge.org) check out the chatroom. Just click the button on the bottom left bar labeled "Chat room". 73, Dale KC8HQS OH-KY-IN Webmaster ELMER by Rich Regent K9GDF, from January 1999 Amateur News Svc Bulletin Frame 1: Elmer pulls wagon loaded with books. "The more studying" Frame 2: "I do for the exam," Elmer sits in chair at desk with pile of books & empty wagon on floor Frame 3: Close-up: Elmer's face from nose up & hands each grasping a side of the License Manual cover, "the less sure I am as to" Frame 4: "which answer they want." Still close-up: Elmer leans on left elbow & studies book DX Extras May 1999 Packet Cluster -- The new packet cluster mentioned last month is on line and operational. Try connecting to WA8LOW on 145.74 Mhz. Activity has been good and I have had a solid connection for the past week. Most Wanted -- The ARRL DXCC Yearbook for 1998 arrived last week. The top ten needed countries based on a survey include: P5 - North Korea, BS7H - Scarborough Reef, BV9P - Pratis Island, A5 - Bhutan, VU4 - Andaman, E3 - Eritrea, 7O - Yemen, FT/R - Tromelin, 3Y - Bouvet, and ZL9 - Auckland and Campbell. That doesn't include the new ones like Palestine, Marquesas or the Austral islands. New Prefix -- Effective April 1, VY0 became the official prefix for Nunavut province, Canada. Prior to the 1st it would have been VE8. A sampling of scheduled operations: ZS8D, Marion Island -- Expected to start around the end of April. T88, Palau -- A team of Japanese operators will be active April 27 to May 7. Seychelles, S7 -- Gavin GM0GAV will be QRV from April 22 to May 5 as S79GT. Look for CW activity on 20, 17, 15, 12 and 10 meters, and possibly 6 meters. QSL to home call. Burkina Faso, XT -- XT2CI is usually active on 10 meter SSB and 20 meter CW. QSL via TU2CI. This month's bulletins were made possible with information provided by 599 Report, QST and QRZ DX. Thanks to all. 73, Gud DX, Bob WA6EZV Contests May 1999 1-2 ARI (Italian) International DX Contest CT QSO Party MARAC County Hunters Contest, CW and Phone MA QSO Party Ten-Ten International Net Spring CW QSO Party 8-9 CQ-M (Russian) International DX Contest Fists CW Club Spring Sprint IN QSO Party NV QSO Party OR QSO Party EU Spring Sprint, CW 21-23 TX QSO Party 29-30 CQ WW WPX Contest, CW ARCI QRP Hoot Owl Sprint, CW Memorial Day CW Sprint For more information see QST, CQ, NCJ, or the ARRL Contest Pages, http://www.arrl.org/contests/ 73, Dan KF4AV Callsign@arrl.net for family ARRL members! (as promised/threatened) Yes, you _can_ get there from here. If you've never been to ARRL Members Only, you or the primary member of your family membership need to log in as that primary member. FAQ on the first screen of Members Only tells you how to get the info you need to log in on your own. (Info for all ARRL members in your family is in the primary member's profile.) From there, just follow the yellow brick road ... and please allow several hours, or until the next day, for the change to take effect. Worked for me! 73, Susie N8CGM Ye Ed. (at the risk of preaching to at least some of the choir... Ye Ed.) Editorial: "If ____ doesn't do it, who will?" by Patrick Tice WAOTDA By now, if you watch television in the United States, you are familiar with the new Public Broadcasting Corporation slogan, which asks, "If PBS doesn't do it, who will?" Didn't your mother say pretty much the same thing when she told you that cleaning your own room was your responsibility? Indeed, PBS and mom both have a point. It was the clever use of mom's familiar saying by PBS that made me think about the situation in Amateur Radio today. Consider this: The Amateur Radio Service commands a small part of a radio spectrum dominated by commercial services, broadcasting, wireless phones, and government communications. Technology, ever on the move, makes constantly changing demands on spectrum space. Someone must decide how spectrum space is to be allocated, and we, as Amateur Radio operators and users of that spectrum, should help make those decisions. The problem is that Amateur Radio is an avocation for most of us. We enjoy it in the evening, on weekends, or while we have a free moment here and there. Commercial interests, on the other hand, see the RF spectrum as potential dollars day and night, 365 days a year, and they're willing to hire experts and attorneys to help them get access to as much spectrum space as possible. One new digital TV signal will gobble up 6 MHz of space alone! When the commercial wireless communications services and the broadcasters are finished with their work, we will be able to see those old reruns of "My Mother the Car" in glorious high-definition video with enhanced stereo sound, and be able to call Aunt Mildred while she is skydiving, but will there be any spectrum space left for Amateur Radio? There will be if we speak up to defend our service and our right to spectrum space, and that's where the American Radio Relay League, the ARRL, comes in. No one else is as well-equipped to keep tabs on what is happening in Washington, and to inform the rest of us. The ARRL does an excellent job of researching regulatory events as well as legislation, and rushes the information to its members via the Internet, bulletins, and in QST Magazine, the official voice of the ARRL. The League takes an active role in shaping regulation of the radio spectrum by staying on top of what is going on -- something that most of us just do not have the time to do! If you believe that preserving our spectrum space and keeping the Amateur Radio service is vital, don't expect someone else to do it for you. The commercial broadcasters won't do it. The wireless companies won't do it. Remember what mom said about whose responsibility it is! Join the ARRL and be counted. There are special rates for blind hams and family members of those who are already League members. Remember too, there are other advantages to ARRL membership: +QST Magazine +The Members Only website +Technical information service, a way to get assistance with your technical questions +Ham radio equipment insurance available +Outgoing QSL service +ARRL Field organization +Operating Awards +Representation of your Amateur Radio interests in Washington, DC +A Regulatory Information Department that provides information on FCC and regulatory questions; problems with antenna, tower and zoning restrictions; and reciprocal licensing procedures +Volunteer Counsel Program +Volunteer Examiner Coordinator program +Amateur Radio Emergency Service +Registered Amateur Radio Instructor program, W1AW code practice, bulletins and code proficiency sessions +ARRL-sponsored contests +Preferred subscription rates for The ARRL Letter; QEX, the ARRL Forum for Communications Experimenters; and the National Contest Journal (NCJ) +Free e-mail address I'm a member, because I know that the League will represent me. No one else will do that for Amateur Radio operators. C'mon! It's time to join! If you are blind, you may join at a reduced rate without QST Magazine, which is available on flexible disk from the Library of Congress. Send your dues and membership application to: The American Radio Relay League, 225 Main Street, Newington CT 06111 USA Or phone 860 594 0200 Or fax 860 594 0303 Or e-mail -- from Handi-HAM World, Winter 1999, submitted for reprint by Dana WA8M VE exam opportunities Sat. May 1 at Hartwell Presbyterian Church, Parkway & Woodbine Avs, sponsored by CRA. Registration 8:30 AM; walk-in only! Info: Herb Blasberg WA8PBW, 513=891-7556. Sat. May 8 at High Noon! (12 PM) at Salem Presbyterian Church, corner Mozart & Higbee in Westwood-Cheviot, behind the Boudinot Ave. White Castle, sponsored.by OH-KY-IN ARS. Exams for all classes; walk-ins will be accepted! Info: Carol Hugentober K8DHK, 513=661-5323. Sat. May 8 at Indian Springs Admin Bldg, Morris & Millikin Rds in suburban Hamilton OH, sponsored by Butler Co VHF Assn. Registration starts at 9 AM, testing at 10. Parking on side opposite police station only; don't block the driveways! Info: Ted Wilson K8TCR, 513=868-7012 or Bill Moore W8KVU, 513=868- 0102 or 868-0210. Talk-in 146.97 Sat. May 15 at DaytonHamVentionR; please see Hamfests &c. Sun. May 16 (the Sun. of Dayton??) in Mt. Auburn, sponsored by SOTA & OMIK. All license classes. Info: Thierry Winkfield W8UX, 513=931-9107 (new number) IN ALL CASES 2 IDs (at least 1 with photo), originals (bring to exam) & photocopies (enclose with preregistration or bring to exam to file with 610) of license & CSCEs are required. Headphones for the CW elements and photocopying available at OH-KY-IN exams but NOT at most other testing locations (call for info). A Form 610 (required) can be obtained from the FCC by calling 1=800=418-3676. Pre-registration encouraged where available (see specific exam info for where to send, enclose SASE for confirmation). $6.45 is 1999 ARRL/VEC exam fee; if paid in cash, correct change expedites walk-in registrations. Elements 1A & 2 are always free at ARRL/VEC exam sessions. Hamfests &c. May 1999 14-16 One word says it all: DAYTON! Or HAMVENTIONR! At Hara Arena, Dayton OH (Needmore Rd exit off I-75, follow signs west; talk-in 146.94) sponsored by Dayton ARA/Dayton HamVentionR. Fri 8 AM-6 PM, Sat 7 AM-5 PM, Sun 7 AM-1 PM. Radio, computer el ectronics show; ACRES of outdoor fleas; inside exhibits, vendors, forums; VE sessions (walk-ins accepted while materials last but pre- reservation recommended; 937=276-3368 or ); banquet & concert off site for additional fee. $16 advance (R&L should still have some: no charge cards for HamVentionR tix please, cash preferred), $20 at gate for all 3 days. Info: N8C BU 937=427-3109, , http://www.hamvention.org (recommended -- find your own answers). Be sure to stop by the OH-KY-IN spaces, 4007-4008! 30 Franklin Co Hamfest in Hilliard OH, at Franklin Co Fairgrounds. Talk-in 147.24. Set-up 6 AM, public 8 AM. Fleas, all types of electronic gear. $5. Info: KC8BUO 614=263-7934, Jun 6 Wabash IN sponsored by Wabash Co ARC at Co 4-H Fairgrounds on SR 13N, 1 mi S of intersection of US 24 & SR 13. Fleas inside & out, major vendors. $5 advance, $6 gate. Talk-in: 147.03, 442.325. Info: , http://www.netusa1.net/ ~qrziota/ Medina OH sponsored by Medina 2 Meter Gp at Co Fairgrounds Community Ctr, 735 Lafayette Rd (SR 42) 1 mi W of Rt 3 from downtown Medina. Outdoor fleas, vendors, new & used ham & computer gear, VE sessions (walk-ins welcome, or call Doug 330=725-0119), free parking, refreshments. Advance $4, gate $5. Talk-in 147.03. Info: , http://members.aol.com/ M2MGroup Portable? Mobile? What's the difference? by Ernie K8DJM reprinted from Central Ohio Amateur Radio Emergency Service newsletter, Feb 1999 At one time the FCC required you to indicate whether you were operating portable or mobile. when you were not at your home station. These rules are no longer in effect. The FCC no longer cares if you are portable or mobile. However many amateurs stil l use these terms and it is not illegal to do so. The problem is that many amateurs do not seem to realize just what these terms mean. If you want to use these terms you certainly can and it is perfectly legal. If you use any of these terms, why not use them properly? Mobile means to operate a station that is capable of being used while in motion. For example when you are riding in a vehicle of some type or even if you are walking. You do not have to actually be in motion to be operating mobile. If you are using a hand-held while on a walk you are operating mobile. If you are riding in an event and park your bicycle and sit under a shade tree you are still mobile. If you are driving to a water stop or mile marker for an event then you are mobile while en route. When you arrive at your destination you are still mobile even though you have parked your car under the nearest oak tree. I might add the rules once stated that when you operated mobile you also included the call area you were in. For example if I were driving downtown I would sign my call as K8DJM mobile 8. As to portable operation, that meant to operate a fixed station at a location other than the location as shown on your license. If you are operating from your home, whether you are using a base station or your HT plugged into a fixed power supply you are not operating portable. If you sit out on the patio and use your HT you are not operating portable, you are operating mobile. If you go to another amateur's home and use his rig with your call sign, then you are operating portable. On Field Day when you operate from generators set up in the field you are operating portable. It's really simple if you remember these rules: if the station can be operated while in motion, whether or not it is actually in motion, then it is mobile. If the station is a fixed station not at the home location then it is portable. Certificate for this? When the 30-meter band opened for amateur use several years ago, a "window" of a few kilohertz within the band was prohibited for amateur use. After a period of time, this ban was lifed, and we were permitted to use the entire band. One of our local amateurs, K8---, was an ardent CW operator, so when the band was opened, he immediately fired up his rig and began to make contacts. However, he wasn't aware of the frequencies prohibited for use, and that's just where he was operating. (Many Hams made this same error.) That same evening my phone rang. It was K8---. He excitedly told me that he had just gotten off the new 3- meter band, and that he had also received phone calls from 2 FCC Monitoring Stations. He had been politely told that portion of the band was still closed for amateur use. Later, he even received an official note to that effect. To this day, our club members still razz him about being the only member who has "worked" 2 FCC stations in one evening. His FCC "QSL" still decorates the wall of our club station. -- Joseph Plesich W8DYF, Amateur "Hi" in April 1999 Worldradio What's coming in OH-KY-IN in May 1999 Thu Apr 29 7 PM Code & theory classes at Salem Presb Church, corner Mozart & Higbee in Westwood-Cheviot Tue May 4 7:30 PM Club Meeting at W HILLS CHURCH OF CHRIST, 5064 Sidney Rd Topic: Weather Amateur Radio Net (WARN) by Mike Nie KB8VMX Elections in various communities; if yours is one, please vote before you come to the meeting Wed May 5 8 PM Slow Scan ATV Net, 146.67 9 PM Tech Talk, NCS Carol K8DHK, 146.67 Thu May 6 7 PM FINAL Code & theory classes at Salem Presb Church, corner Mozart & Higbee in Westwood-Cheviot, before VE exams at 12N Sat May 8 Fri May 7 8 PM ARPSC meeting at Hamilton Co. Sheriff's Training Center Sat May 8 9 AM Monthly fox hunt, hounds start from Mt Storm Park; talk- in to start on 146.67 -- starts an hour earlier than usual to be done in time for 12 N VE exams at Salem Presb Church, corner Mozart & Higbee in Westwood-Cheviot Tue May 11 7:30 PM Technical Committee meeting Wed May 12 8 PM Slow Scan ATV Net, 146.67 9 PM Tech Talk, NCS TBA Fri May 14- Dayton HamVentionR at Hara Arena! Visit OH-KY-IN's flea mkt spaces at 4007-4008; catch the Foxhunt Forum at 8:15 AM Sat (organized by WB4SUV, WA6EZV, KC8FQY with an expert Sun May 16 panel), do the actual foxhunt afterward Tue May 18 7:30 PM DXers at Otto AA8KK's Wed May 19 8 PM Slow Scan ATV Net, 146.67 9 PM Tech Talk, NCS Dennis KB8ROA, 146.67 Thu May 20 7:30 PM Hamfest Team meeting at Carol K8DHK's Tue May 25 7:30 PM Board of Directors' meeting at Carol K8DHK's Wed May 26 8 PM Slow Scan ATV Net, 146.67 9 PM Tech Talk, NCS Mike KB4VKS, 146.67 Tue Jun 1 7:30 PM Club Meeting at W HILLS CHURCH OF CHRIST, 5064 Sidney Rd Topic: To Be Announced (again!) Wed Jun 2 8 PM Slow Scan ATV Net, 146.67 9 PM Tech Talk, NCS Carol K8DHK, 146.67 The joy of editing Getting this newsletter out is no picnic. If we print jokes, people say we're silly. If we don't, they say we are too serious. If we clip things from other sources, we are too lazy to write them ourselves. If we don't, we are too fond of our own stuff. If we don't print contributions, we don't appreciate true genius. If we do print them, the newsletter is full of junk. If we make a change in the other person's writing, we are too critical. If we don't, we are asleep. Now, likely as not, someone will say we swiped this from some other publication. We did. (In some musical circles, that's called "preservation".) -- via DARA RF Carrier, Nov 1990 News of members and students in recent classes Our sincere condolences to N8CW Bob Davis, whose wife Marjorie died in mid-April after a long illness Copy deadline for June issue is Friday, May 14 -eof-