ࡱ>    !"#$%&'()*+,-./0123456789:;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRoot Entry F@wRWordDocument CompObj^ey between the BP station and Sebastian's restaurant, just before the Frisch's, then turn right at the light into the drive down to the church parking lot. The entrance is at the back of the church building. Plenty of parking is available. 73, Rick KD4PYR Minutes of membersmeeting, Tuesday, November 6, 2001 Eric N8YCL called the meeting to order at 7:30 PM with the Pledge of Allegiance and self introductions. There were about 40 present. Keith Bower KC8PSA has made Extra. Stuart, one of the current students, builds stuff. 2 tickets are available for the Ft Wayne Hamfest Nov 17-18. Judd N8RVR and Carol WA8YL will be able to take advantage of those. Rick KD4PYR announced the homebrew program. He had received some gift certificates from Radio Shack that will serve as prizes. Brian K4BRI brews his own beer, at a strength of about 8%. Samples will be available on visits to his QTH, for Sweepstakes or whatever. A tracking transmitter antenna rolls out to 19, runs forever on a 9v battery. with warble tone tone for foxhunt, morse every so often, 7 components & pic chip, portable doppler $80 & parts Keith KC8PSA built W1FB tuna tin on NorCal website, write & edit his actual field, not electronics QRPP 100% return on QSLs. W8CRO project for kids? keys, pink pearl eraser w/ paper clips 40m solar flare & sweeps. Bob WA6EZV APRS tracker module transmit your position, had to have lots of gear, tiny tracker programmable chip sense speed extra polates, change direction, headphones get ripped off tiny FM xmtr 89 MHz headphones, tiny housing. Carol WA8YL brought brownies, Susie N8CGM donut holes. Club pins are now available. Hamfest tickets are not produced yet but should be soon. Riley Hollingsworth will speak at 2 PM Sat at Ft Wayne. Break at 8:10 PM. Eric N8YCL thanked the Haltermons for running the Oh-Ky-In gift shop. Business meeting convened at 8:24 PM. Pete KC8BZM moved to accept minutes of last meeting as printed in the Q-Fiver, George N8FFV second. Motion carried. Nothing for Health & Welfare. Eric distributed copies of the Treasurers Report. Income to date $882.90, expense to date $864.55, net $18.35. Liabilities and equity are presently $26,488.61. Field Day results are due in the Dec QST. K8SCH hopes to have done well. Carol WA8YL presented the report of the Nominating Committee (also including Eric N8YCL and Mike AC4XS. Rick Haltermon KD4PYR is nominated to run for President. Ev KC8JR moved to close nominations for President, Harry WA8LOJ second. Phil Smith KG8AP is nominated to run for Vice President. Ev KC8JR moved to close nominations for Vice President, Harry WA8LOJ second. Bill Simpson KI4QJ is nominated to run for Treasurer. Ev KC8JR moved to close nominations for Treasurer, Harry WA8LOJ second. Carol Hugentober WA8YL is nominated to run for Corresponding Secretary. Ev KC8JR moved to close nominations for Corresponding Secretary, Harry WA8LOJ second. Susie Scott N8CGM is nominated to run for Recording Secretary. Ev KC8JR moved to close nominations for Recording Secretary, Harry WA8LOJ second. Nominated to run for Director are Lynn Ernst WD8JAW, Bruce Vanselow N8BV, Mike Eilers AC4XS, Jo Haltermon KD4PYS and Brian DeYoung K4BRI. Ev KC8JR moved to close nominations for Director, Bob WA6EZV second. With nominations closed, those present were reminded that only paid members are entitled to vote. A free split-the-pot ticket will be given with each ballot. Susie N8CGM will see that ballots are printed. Brian K4BRI reported for CW Sweepstakes that they only made 69 sections, 104 contacts (no sweep). He urged those present to sign up for Phone Sweepstakes (4 PM Sat-4 PM Sun) and promised to furnish directions to get to his place. Sweeps is a good starter contest and is fun. KY is also more sought than OH. Brian explained briefly what Sweepstakes is and does; participants pin can be had for 10 QSOs, a commemorative mug for all who wish to purchase if a clean sweep (all sections) is achieved. There are now 3 NY sections Brian continued to report for the CW Proficieܥe# ^[,l,l C(T0@CTimes New Roman Symbol ArialCourier NewThe Q-Fiver, newsletter of Oh-Ky-In ARS, Cincinnati OH Volume 43 # 12 December 2001 1 of 3 Presidents message Hello to all! Just to remind everyone, the next meeting, Tuesday December 4, will be our annual elections for the the 2002 Oh-Ky-In ARS Board of Directors. Instead of the usual program, members will have ample opportunity to vote for their choice of leadership for the next year. Following elections, and during ballot counting (and no recounts), there will be a quick business meeting as we await the annual Christmas get together and pizza feast. Bruce N8BV is in charge of bread-sticks ... there will be plenty! Since 1996, it has been a privilege for me to be a member of the Board. The Oh-Ky-In ARS is the best, most active and most diverse amateur radio society and club in the tristate area, and it was an honor to be elected its President in December of 1999. My tenure as President was the highlight of my Oh-Ky-In career but also very challenging. As President I had a unique op-portunity to focus ideas and direct efforts for a common goal. While trying to achieve this order as any president or chairman, it is always a challenge to balance the many eager and hard charging ideas for the future with the hard-to-change norms that will develop in any organization. It was a great ordeal, and I hope I was able to live up to the call. I have elected not to run for your president another year. I have proudly served on the Board of Directors for over six years. With many personal taskings and opportunities on the way, it was time to say ... its time to pass the torch. Again, it has been an honor and as an Oh-Ky-In past President, it will be a privilege to continue to have a vote and voice as a permanent member of the Board of Directors. I will remain a loyal and proud member of our club. As I leave office all I can think about is all the great people and minds we have in Oh-Ky-In. I have never served with a greater bunch of people. Your Board of Directors all the way through the membership is a fantastic group of determined and true spirited amateur radio operators. We are the envy of the local ham community. There is NO other club in the area that comes together for each other and amateur radio as we do. As I thank the membership and Board for all their support, there are two people of whom I must make special mention. When I started in amateur radio in 1993, there was a couple who acted as my elmer and mentors. John Hugentober N8FU, SK was a great inspiration to me and he always instilled in me to achieve. When John was the Trustee, and I was first elected as a Director on the Board, he was was quick to congratulate me and find ways to keep me focused in the spirit of amateur radio. Carol Hugentober, as K8DHK and now as WA8YL, continued that tradition with keeping me in line and acting as the great listener ... I need to call her the vent! I have nothing but special memories in my first 10 years in the hobby. I have met more people and made more friends in that time than I ever have. There are many stars arising in the board and the membership, and I have all the confidence in the world on who you choose for 2002. Good luck and God Speed! Thanks to all members, and a great Board of Directors! 73, Eric N8YCL Next meeting The next meeting of the Oh-Ky-In Amateur Radio Society will be held on Tuesday, December 4, 2001 at 7:30 PM at the Western Hills Church of Christ, 5064 Sidney Road, one block from Glenway Avenue. Main order of business will be the election of our 2002 officers and Board of Directors. There will also be a brief recap business meeting, followed by the now-traditional pizza and breadsticks which Bruce N8BV is wrangling. To get to the club meeting, coming from town on Glenway, pass Ferguson Road and turn left on to Sidnncy Awards that entry leaflets will be available at the Dec meeting and will go into the Jan Q-Fiver. Lynn WD8JAW reported for membership that we now have 193. The renewal form will be in the Dec Q-Fiver. He warned those present that the form needs to be filled out completely; same as last year will result in loss of important information. The ARRl-new-member discount requires a form, get from and mail to Lynn. Lynn continued that the Hamfest committee met Oct 30 and will next meet Dec. 6. Projected changes were discussed. The flier will be printed twice; a preliminary and another for Dayton and after. The flier will be the web page. Date is Sat., July 27. Inside hours 8 AM-2 PM, flea market hours 6 Am-2pm. Later start time helps vendors get situated. Prices for tickets and tables remain the same. Lynn encouraged each club member to please buy a ticket to the fest even if they know they cant come, by way of support. Their stubs can be included in the draw for major prizes. Identity of grand prize is as yet unknown; members are encouraged to donate door prize-type items for the hourly draws. Rick KD4PYR reported for classes that exams will be Sat., Dec 1. Theres an 85-90% student retention rate, better than for a long time. There arent the record ~60 students of recent memory. Brian K4BRI reported for the Technical Committee that it will meet next week at .67. .925 is not presently running well, and theres a long agenda of items to deal with. Bruce N8BV reported that Tech Talk continues much the same.. Rick KD4PYR inserted that VEs will be needed for the Dec. 1 exams. Harry WA8LOJ reported for slow scan that the net may be getting to be old hat; 1 check-in week before last, 3 this week. Club gear is all in order. Brian K4BRI announced the gift of an ARRL Antenna Manual to the club library from Mark Elliot N8WZW, a student in the classes. Librarian Jim KC8PRY came across a 1955 ARRL Antenna Book in sad shape when going through the library inventory. Keith KC8PSA does restorative bookbinding and repair, and fixed this one right up. Its a collectors item, especially in its new condition. A few of the past-due books are still out; Jim will call and e-mail. Brian K4BRI reported that Dick WB4SUV was the last fox and Ernie W8EH will be the one this weekend. No reports from DXers or WARN QCEN has done a number of events, their calendar is clean to the end of the year, said Pete KC8BZM. All are welcome to their meeting the 3d Friday at Red Cross HQ downtown. 70 ft tower at the waterworks fell in high winds, a salvage committee is forming. ARPSC: Bob WB8JHT needs to get the ARPSC repeater fixed and out of his basement. Don WD8DCB said he tried to go to this months ARPSC meeting but no one was there. New business: Bob WA6EZV and Dick WB4SUV will be working with Joe Moell and Hunt on ARDF. There was a suggestion to take something North American ARDF to exchange; a heat transfer that can be applied to T-shirts has been developed. Attendance incentive would have gone to Joan Haneberg KA8RVR. As she was not present, sum will be $10 next month. William Bennett K8WEB won $17 in the split-the-pot. Mike Brooksbank KC8IVR won 2 tickets to the Nov 10 Sweet Adelines show in the extra draw. Dennis KB8JVK believe he has enough staff for the Thanksgiving parade, which rolls at 10 AM. George N8FFV moved to adjourn at 9PM, Brian K4BRI second, motion carried. Respectfully submitted, Susie Scott N8CGM, Recording Secretary Advance notice of officers & board elected for 2002 on Dec. 4 President Rick Haltermon KD4PYR Vice President Phil Smith KG8AP Treasurer Bill Simpson KI4QJ Corresp Sec Carol Hugentober WA8YL Recording Sec Susie Scott N8CGM Directors Brian DeYoung K4BRI Bruce Vanselow N8BV Lynn Ernst WD8JAW These assume office at the January meeting, which will be on Tuesday, January 8 due to the New Year's holiday. Hamfests &c. December 2001 Sun., Dec. 9 HARCfest cosponsored by Hamilton Amateur Radio Club & Greenfield Central Tech Club at Greenfield IN Central HS pavilion. Doors open 8 AM-2PM CST. Crafts & collectibles iunside may interest your wife or girlfriend. An HT an hour will be given away, must be present to win hourly draw. Grand prize to be drawn at show's end, for which you do_ not_ have to be present. Talk-in 145.33-. Admission $5/door. Info: Brad Hewson KB8VZL, kb8vzl@excite.com. No smoking, alcohol or firearms on premises please. Footnotes to contests Word was that K4BRI & the gang completed the phone sweep about 3:30 Sunday afternoon the 18th. In Dec's QST were this year's Field Day scores. If you didn't hear already, K8SCH came 26th of 350 in 3A with 6682 points & 40 participants. Membership Please complete _all_ items when you fill out your membership renewal form. We need the details to complete our ARRL Affiliated Club application. $15-discounted ARRL new memberships still available. See Nov 2001 Q-Fiver for details or talk to Lynn WD8JAW. Next Hamfest meeting is Thursday, Dec 6, 7:30 PM at Carol WA8YL's. Anyone is welcome to attend. The Real CW Hound! Howard WB8QOH forwarded to a number of club members a .jpg file featuring a golden cocker spaniel seated at a desk with its right paw on a Morse key. In the near background is a boxy transceiver, brand name illegible, set to 14.020. Further background features an oscilloscope in a rack & a soldering iron. Luckily this copied in good enough quality (?) to allow its inclusion on the Q-Fiver. ARPSC announcement Effective the end of next month, December 31, 2001 I will be resigning as net manager of the Tri-State Amateur Traffic Net. I'd like to assure everyone that this decision is not being made lightly, and I've been considering it for some time now. As a bit of background, I've been net manager since December of 1994 when I volunteered to take over for Sam Bernstein KA8HBN, now a silent key. At the time I was very new to traffic handling and amateur radio in general. I had almost no experience being a net control station much less a net manager, and I've learned a lot in the last 7 years, both from Sam and others on the net. I have absolutely no regrets and nothing but praise for the members of the TATN and especially those stations that serve as liaisons and net controls. I'd like to say that their participation and diligence in checking in, bringing and taking traffic, being on frequency to call the net, and being willing to take the net should the assigned net control be unable to do so have meant the difference between a successful net and a mediocre one. The vast majority of the time the net's operating practices have been beyond reproach, and I think the TATN is a net that the tri-state amateur community can look up to and be proud of. I take very little credit for this, other than arranging net controls and compiling and submitting monthly reports. The net's success is the direct result of the not inconsiderable efforts of its participants. Those involved in the TATN past and present are some of the finest amateur operators I've had the pleasure of being associated with. That being said, my reasons for wanting to resign are purely personal. As many of you know, my wife and I have a 9 year old daughter. As she gets older and since she's our only child, my desire to involve myself in her educational process is increasing, besides simply wanting to spend more time doing family things and just having fun. I have been asked and am considering running for our school's PTO board and I joined our parish web team last January. In addition, my wife Mary KC8BZN and a partner recently started their own business. The time she needs to make the business successful means less time for her to spend with our daughter for things like homework, running back and forth to school for various functions, etc., and it's necessary for me to fill in during those times. I feel that trying to juggle the demands of being a parent of a grade school-age child as well as being the spouse of a small business partner leaves insufficient time to allow me to act effectively as a net manager. My natural inclination is to do the family things since I consider them more important and let the net business slide, but I realize the net's continued existence is important to the public service aspect of amateur radio and I don't want to see the net fail due to my inability to perform my duties as net manager. Because of this, several months ago I requested that a search begin for a new net manager. Hopefully the amount of advance notice I have given will allow this search to be successful, and I have every intention of assisting in it. I intend to continue my participation in ARPSC, as well as continuing to participate in the TATN both as a check-in and as a net control station. However, due to the above circumstances, I feel I must relinquish the net managership no later than December 31, 2001. As I said, I don't intend to drop out of the local amateur radio community, I just feel that it's time for me to move on, spend more time with our child, possibly explore other aspects of amateur radio and other hobbies and interests that I have allowed to fall by the wayside. If there is anyone who is interested in filling the position of net manager please contact Bill Tittle KA8LAY at 513=661-1861 or by email at or me, Dennis, KB8ROA at 513=522-2182 or by email at . I will be happy to meet with, train, and/or advise any individual who volunteers for this position. I encourage anyone with an interest to please contact us, as you will be helping to keep alive a very important and often misunderstood aspect of amateur radio as well as the official traffic net of the Ohio Section Manager. Again a big thanks to everyone that has participated in the TATN, and I hope to continue to see you all on the nets and at hamfests, club meetings and other events in the future. 73, Dennis Fox KB8ROA DX Extras December 2001 Congratulations to Brian K4BRI for hosting another successful Sweepstakes operation. Thanks to his efforts and those of members who participated, Oh-Ky-In once again achieved a Clean Sweep on the SSB portion. Good news ... bad news Ducie Island has been admitted to the IARU, This clears the way for Ducie to become the 335th country on the DXCC list. The team scheduled to activate Ducie Island on Nov. 16 was forced to cancel the operation and return to Pitcairn Island due to a severe weather front. No new date has been set. Happy holidays ... hope you can participate in the CQ WW contest. 73, Bob WA6EZV Contests December 2001 1-3 TN QSO Party, CW/Phone/Digital TARA RTTY Sprint Holiday Spirits Homebrew CW Sprint TOPS Activity Contest 3.5 MHz, CW 5 Top Band Sprint, QRP 160-meter CW/SSB, 7-9 ARRL 160-Meter Contest 15-16 ARRL 10-Meter Contest 21-22 OK DX RTTY Contest AGB (Belarus) Activity Party, CW/phone 29-30 RAC (Canada) Winter Contest, CW/Phone, Stew Perry Top Band Distance Challenge, CW Original QRP Contest, CW Dec 31-Jan 1 ARRL Straight Key Night A number of nice contests, especially for top band. For more info, see QST, CQ, or http://www.arrl.org/contests/ 73, Dan KF4AV VE exam opportunities December 2001 Sat. Dec. 1 at Hartwell Presbyterian Church, Parkway & Woodbine Avs, sponsored by CRA. Registration 8:30 AM; walk-ins only! Info: Herb Blasberg WA8PBW, 513=891-7556 Sat. Dec.1 at Salem Presbyterian Church, Mozart & Higbee in Westwood- Cheviot (near Boudinot Av White Castle, sponsored by Oh-Ky-In ARS. 12 N. Pre-registration encouraged, but walk-ins will be accepted. Headphones for CW, photocopying available. Info: Carol Hugentober WA8YL, 513=661-5323, wa8yl@arrl.net Sat. Dec 8 at the new Butler Co VHF Communications Centre in the D Russel Lee Vocational School, 3603 Hamilton-Middletown Rd (Rt 4), suburban Hamilton, sponsored by Butler Co VHF Assn. Registration 9 AM. School's talk-in: I-75 to M Fox Hwy (SR 129), follow 129 to Bypass 4 to Rt 4 .2 mi on the right, 1st drive. 4-way stop & a yield, beyond which is new addition with lots of glass; you're there. First announcement was that exams become every other month starting in Feb 2002; no longer true. BC VHF now plans to run monthly exams as they have done. Info: Ted Wilson K8TCR, 513=868-7012. Talk-in 146.97 Mon.Dec. 10 at Turkeyfoot Middle School, 3230 Turkeyfoot Rd, Edgewood KY, sponsored by NKARC. 6-8 PM. Pre-registration encouraged, but walk-ins will be accepted. No photocopying on site; please bring everything you need! This will be a regular monthly exam. Info: 859=472-6690 or 859=356-5460. 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 NCVEC Form 605 of license & CSCEs), blue or black pen for answers & form filling are required. Headphones for the CW element and photocopying available at Oh-Ky-In exams but not at most other testing locations (call for info). Pre-registration encouraged where available (see specific exam info for where to send, enclose SASE for confirmation and NCVEC 605). $10 is 2001 ARRL/VEC exam fee; this should eliminate most needs for correct change for walk-in registrations. What's coming in November 2001 Thu Nov 29 7 PM Final code & theory classes at Salem Presb Church, corner Mozart & Higbee in Westwood-Cheviot Sat Dec 1 12 N VE exams at Salem Presb Church, corner Mozart & Higbee in Westwood-Cheviot Tue Dec 4 7:30 PM Club Meeting at W HILLS CHURCH OF CHRIST, 5064 Sidney Rd Program: Elections for 2002 offices & board, pizza Wed Dec 5 7:30 PM Slow Scan ATV Net, 146.67 9 PM Tech Talk, NCS Carol WA8YL Thu Dec 6 7:30 PM Hamfest Committee meeting at Carol WA8YL's Fri Dec 7 8 PM Amateur Radio Public Svc Corps at Hamilton Co Sheriff's Training Ctr, Hamilton Av at I-275 Sat Dec 8 10 AM Monthly foxhunt, hounds start from Mt. Storm Park; talk-in to start 146.67 Sun Dec 9 Chanukah begins at sundown Tue Dec 11 7:30 PM Technical Committee meeting if needed, location TBA Wed Nov 14 7:30 PM Slow Scan ATV Net, 146.67 9 PM Tech Talk, NCS Dale KC4HQS Thu Dec 13 7:30 PM Old & New Oh-Ky-In Boards at Sorrento's Tue Dec 18 7:30 PM DXers? At Bob WA6EZV's or Lynn WD8JAW's Wed Nov 19 7:30 PM Slow Scan ATV Net, 146.67 9 PM Tech Talk, NCS Dennis KB8ROA Fri Dec 21 8 PM Queen City Emergency Net, Red Cross HQ, 820 Sycamore St Tue Dec 25 Christmas Day Wed Dec 26 7:30 PM Slow Scan ATV Net, 146.67 9 PM Tech Talk, NCS Rick KD4PYR Tue Jan 1 2002 New Year's Day Wed Jan 2 7:30 PM Slow Scan ATV Net, 146.67 9 PM Tech Talk, NCS Carol WA8YL Fri Jan 4 8 PM Amateur Radio Public Svc Corps at Hamilton Co Sheriff's Training Ctr, Hamilton Av at I-275 Tue Jan 8 7:30 PM Rescheduled Club Meeting at Salem Presb Church, corner Mozart & Higbee in Westwood-Cheviot (where classes are), behind the Boudinot & Harrison White Castle Program: ARPSC, rumour has it Revised copy deadline for Jan 2002 issue -- Friday, Dec 21 Happy Merry to all you other editors! de N8CGM #$KLMWXabop67|}  RShi78WX,-IJ  ! ]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]8! 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