ࡱ>    !"#$%&'()*+,-./0123456789:;<=Root Entry F`@>WordDocument uCompObjnK is looking for people to work the Thanksgiving Parade. Carol WA8YL thanked Judd N8RVR, Mike AC4XS and Rick KD4PYR for helping on the nominating committee. Slate for the year 2003: President Phil Smith KG8AP Vice President: Brian De Young K4BRI Treasurer Rick Haltermon KD4PYR Recording Secretary Susie Scott N8CGM Corresponding Secretary Carol Hugentober WA8YL Board Of Directors: Ken Croll N8ASV Bruce Vanselow N8BV Dale Vanselow KC8HQS Lynn Ernst WD8JAW Ev Giglio KC8JR There were no nominations from the floor. Bob WA6EZV moved and Dennis KB8JVK seconded to close nominations, motion carried Susie N8CGM to print the ballots. Brian K4BRI will host Sweepstakes on Nov. 16. WD8JAW said the 2003 orange membership application is coming in the Dec. Q-Fiver. Please fill it out completely, especially if you are an ARRL member Rick KD4PYR won split the pot. Harry WA8LOJ moved to adjourn, Judd N8RVR second, motion carried. Respectfully submitted, Carol Hugentober WA8YL, Corresponding Secretary in N8CGMs absence Field Day 2002 According to QST, the Oh-Ky-In effort (K8SCH & K4BRI) placed 1st in OH in 3A with 2287 contacts, 23d overall. 45 hams on duty at various times & 7254 points. There were 333 3As all told. Call for Papers and First Announcement Seventeenth Annual SW OH Digital Symposium The SW Ohio Digital Symposium will be from 9 AM to 4 PM EST, Saturday, January 11 in Thesken Hall, on the Middletown Campus of Miami University, Middletown, Ohio. What kind of digital modes are fascinating you these days? What new facet(s) have you been trying? How about giving a demo and/or talk about these at the Seventeenth Annual Southwest Ohio Digital Symposium on Saturday, January 11, 2003? For more details of what has gone on in the past, and a program from last year's symposium, see http://www.swohdigi.org/ Please send your ideas for presentations to: Hank Greeb, N8XX, n8xx@arrl.net or 6580 Dry Ridge Road, Cincinnati, OH 45252-1750. ========= For $ale Antenna tuner, Vectronics VC300D. Lighted cross needle meter plus digital peak power readout. Built in dummy load, 300W rating. Two coax, wire and balanced line inputs. 12V plug-in power module, user manual. Like new. $100. Sam KJ8K, 513=922-8782 VE exam opportunities December 2002 Sat. Dec. 7 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 7 at Salem Presbyterian Church, Mozart & Higbee in Westwood-Cheviot. All classes, walk-ins OK, photocopying available on site. Sponsored by Oh-Ky-In. Info: Carol Hugentonber 513=661-5323 Mon. Dec. 9 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 is now a regular monthly exam. Info: 859=472-6690 or 859=356-5460. Sat. Dec. 14 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.. Info: Ted Wilson K8TCR, 513=868-7012. Talk-in 146.97 Other opportunities; see Hamfests &c. 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 remains the ARRL/VEC exam fee; this should eliminate most needs for correct change for walk-in registrations. Fee rises to $12 after the first of the year ܥe# HuF,tl,tltt t C(tttTt%0 CTimes New Roman Symbol ArialCourier NewThe Q-Fiver December 2002 Vol 44 #12 President's last message, received after deadline It is hard to believe that 2002 is almost over. The year has been a lot of fun and I have enjoyed working with the Officers, Board and membership of OH-KY-IN. Amateur Radio is a fun hobby and can be as technically challenging as you would like to make it. But the best part of the hobby for me is the friendships made and kept. I have enjoyed being the president of OH-KY-IN for the last year and I plan to stay active in the club. OH-KY-IN is a great club because of the very active membership, and I am grateful for the support I received during the year. I would recommend being the club president to anyone. One final word of thanks to Susie N8CGM for her gentle editing. She can make even my random words readable. Catch you down the log and 73, Rick KD4PYR ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Next meeting The next meeting of the OH-KY-IN Amateur Radio Society will be held on Tuesday, December 3, 2002 at the Western Hills Church of Christ, 5064 Sidney Road, one block from Glenway Avenue. At the December meeting we will elect officers and board members for 2003. Also we will have our annual pizza party. Stop by and cast your vote and have a bite to eat. I promise there will be no dimples, hanging chads, recounts, lawsuits or other confusing ballots! Thank you for your support and patronage in 2002 and look forward to working with you in 2003. To get to the meeting, coming from town on Glenway, pass Ferguson Road and turn left onto Sidney between the BP gas station and Sebastian's Greek restaurant, just before the Frisch's. Then turn right at the stoplight 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, Phil KG8AP This year's Members' Directory should be ready by the December meeting. Minutes of members meeting, Thursday, November 5, 2002 Speaker Mike Nie KB8VMX asked the Green Twp Fire Department to bring the new Fire Truck and Ambulance for everyone to look through. After the tours, Rick KD4PYR called the meeting to order at approximately 7:30 PM with the Pledge of Allegiance and introductions. No guests, no new licensees, one upgrade; Brian K4BRI to Extra. There were 38 present. Mike Nie KB8VMX was the guest speaker, did a great demonstration on fire safety and communications. Health and Welfare: Paul Flaugher Sr. W8VEL became a SK. Paul was not a member but won the CW Proficiency Contest a a few years back. Dues are due; see Lynn WD8JAW. Bob WA6EZV had 2 free tickets to Ft. Wayne Hamfest. No corrections to the minutes. OH-KY-IN Hamfest will be July 26, 2003. We have ARRL approval. Next meeting Nov. 12, 2003 at Carol WA8YL's home. DXers: nothing. Fox Hunt: Dick WB4SUV was the fox last month Ernie W8EH will be for Nov. 9's hunt. Gene N8KOJ, SK: nothing Library: Jim KC8PRY asked that all books come back in December so he can inventory what we have and close out the year. SSTV: Harry WA8LOJ reported check-ins down but they are still there every week. Tech Talk: Bring your questions to the net. Carol WA8YL will be N/C on Wednesday. ARPSC: no report WARN: Mike KB8VMX: Uneventful year, they are gearing up for next year. QCEN: Pete KC8BZL thanked everyone in the club who helped QCEN with events this last year. QCEN will do the Pig Marathon again this spring. Tech Committee: K4BRI: There will be a work party at Mt. St. Joe on Nov. 10 at 9 AM weather permitting. Need plenty of help, especially a ground crew. Classes: KG8AP: Classes are more than half over. Exams on Dec 7, 2002. ARDF Meeting: Nov. 19 at Bob WA6EZV's home at 7:30 PM Attendance award would have gone to John WD8NMV had he been there,. As he was not, next month is $45.00 New Business: Dennis KB8JV>From the ARRL web site: ARRL VEC examination fee to rise (Nov 14, 2002) -- Starting January 1, the fee charged all applicants at ARRL VEC- coordinated Amateur Radio test sessions will increase from $10 to $12 for the year 2003. This fee is charged to anyone applying for a new amateur license or upgrading their operating privileges. Applicants failing an exam element at ARRL sessions where examiners permit retesting on the same exam element also must submit a retest fee of $12. Additionally, the maximum reimbursement ARRL VEC allows ARRL volunteer examiner (VE) teams to retain to directly offset their prudently incurred out-of-pocket expenses will increase from $4 to $6 in 2003 (this fee has remained at $4 per person served since 1991). "While the number of examinees has remained relatively unchanged in the past 24 months, our cost of doing business-- and the expenses incurred by ARRL VEs-- continues to rise," said ARRL VEC Manager Bart Jahnke W9JJ. "An adjustment was needed in the 2003 test fee if we intended to maintain the same level of service that our VEs and VE teams have come to expect." Jahnke said that adjusting the reimbursement level for ARRL VEs who retain a portion of the fees to offset their out-of-pocket, exam-related expenses was also past due. For more information, contact ARRL VEC. __ -- PRESS RELEASE -- November 2, 2002 From: OH-KY-IN Amateur Radio Society Bruce Vanselow N8BV 4309 Skylark Drive Cincinnati, OH 45238 (513) 251-1555 For Immediate Release AMATEUR RADIO CLUB OFFERS "HAM RADIO" LICENSE EXAMS Amateur radio license examinations will be given in the Cincinnati, Ohio area by the OH-KY-IN Amateur Radio Society on Saturday, December 7, 2002, 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 located at the corner of Harrison and Boudinot. Examinations will begin promptly at 12 noon. Amateur radio examinations will be given for all levels of license. WALK-INS WILL BE ACCEPTED!!! For advance registration (not required), send your completed NCVEC Form 605 and a check or money order made payable to OH-KY-IN A.R.S. in the amount of $10, 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 41091-9620 For more information, contact Carol Hugentober WA8YL at 513-661-5323 or email to wa8yl@juno.com or visit the OH-KY-IN Amateur Radio Society on the World Wide Web at: www.ohkyin.org. DX Extras, sort of December 2002 More coverage of the ARDF World Championships in Slovakia in the December 73, photos by Bob WA6EZV. Go buy a copy if you can, borrow if you can't. Contests December 2002 Dec 1 Holiday Spirits Homebrew CW Sprint Dec 4-5 Top Band Sprint, CW/SSB Dec 6-8 ARRL 160-Meter Contest; Winter 6-Meter Contest, CW/Phone; TARA RTTY Sprint; PSK31 Death Match, MI DX Association (see pg 93 in December QST for details); TOPS Activity Contest 3.5 MHz, CW Dec 14-15 ARRL 10-Meter Contest; 28 MHz SWL Contest; Great Colorado Snowshoe Run, CW; DPX (Digital Prefix) Contest Dec 20-22 OK DX RTTY Contest; AGB (Belarus) Activity Party, CW/phone Dec 21-Jan 5 Lighthouse Christmas Lights QSO Party Dec 26 DARC Christmas Contest, CW/SSB Dec 28-29 RAC Winter Contest, CW/Phone; Stew Perry Top Band Distance Challenge, CW; Original QRP Contest,CW Dec 31-Jan 1 ARRL Straight-Key Night Last chance to use that old rig before Santa brings you the new one! For more information see QST, CQ, and the AES catalog. 73, Dan KF4AV The _November 9 fox hunt_ was held on a good weather Saturday. The fox, W8EH, hid at William Ernst Park in the southern part of Reading. The hunters made quick work of locating the park with WB4SUV pulling up in front first, followed by WA6EZV, then K4BRI. After arriving they still had to find the first fox, which was near the top of the Reading water reservoir. Then they had to find three foxes on 147.585 running in a 90 second cycle. Then the finish fox on 144.445. Bob ended up first place. Here are the results: WA6EZV 10:44 9.75 (made one wrong turn) WB4SUV& Janie 10:47 9.71 K4BRI & Emily 11:05 14.75 73, Ernie W8EH - the fox -- As you have heard in the media today, there are some significant course changes planned for the _5th Flying Pig Marathon_. They don't have a .PDF course map on the site yet, but the text info is at: http://www.flyingpigmarathon.com/race_information/course/ Do go check it out, and get an idea of what things will look like in 2003. That's all for now. The more substantive planning and information will start during the holiday season. -73- de N8TFD/Steve ==>TWO HAMS IN US HOUSE, HR 4720 SPONSOR, MOST COSPONSORS SURVIVE ELECTION The only two Amateur Radio operators in the US House of Representatives as well as the sponsor and most cosponsors of the CC&R bill, HR 4720, were returned to office in this week's mid-term election. HR 4720 sponsor, Rep Steve Israel--a New York Democrat--beat back a challenge from Joseph Finley in that state's second congressional district. An original HR 4720 cosponsor, Texas Republican Rep Pete Sessions, of the 32nd congressional district, defeated Democratic challenger Pauline Dixon. Elsewhere, Rep Greg Walden, WB7OCE, an Oregon Republican, handily won re-election in a three-way race in that state's second congressional district. Also re-elected was Arkansas fourth-district Democrat, Rep Mike Ross, WD5DVR, who defeated Republican Jay Dickey for another term. Walden and Ross are both HR 4720 cosponsors and the only hams in Congress. Of the 34 HR 4720 cosponsors signed on to date, only three won't be back in January when the new Congress convenes. Although Rep Patsy Mink, the Hawaii Democrat died September 28, her name remained on the ballot, and she defeated Republican Bob McDermott. A special election will be held to fill the vacancy. Another cosponsor, Rep Bob Schaffer, a Colorado Republican, did not seek a new term, and a third, Maryland Republican Rep Constance Morella, was defeated for re-election by Democrat Christopher Van Hollen. Although at least one "lame duck" session of Congress is scheduled between now and the time the new Congress convenes, action on HR 4720--"The Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Consistency Act"--is considered highly unlikely. Technically, the measure remains alive until Congress formally adjourns. ARRL President Jim Haynie, W5JBP, has called HR 4720 "probably the most important thing the League has done in a long time." The League's effort to secure a congressional solution to the issue of CC&Rs--deed convenants, conditions and restrictions as they affect the ability of amateurs to erect outdoor antenna systems--will re-start after the new Congress is gaveled into session in January. The measure was referred to the House Telecommunications and Internet Subcommittee, to which Walden was appointed. It would require private land-use regulators--such as homeowners' associations--to "reasonably accommodate" Amateur Radio communication consistent with the PRB-1 limited federal preemption. PRB-1 now applies only to states and municipalities. For more information, visit the HR 4720, The Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Consistency Act of 2002 page on the ARRL Web site. ARRL Bulletin 68 ARLB068 >From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT November 15, 2002 To all radio amateurs Members of the ARRL's Great Lakes Division have elected Jim Weaver K8JE of Mason OH to lead their division for the next three years. Weaver, with 2295 votes, topped the field in a three-way race. Incumbent Gary Johnston KI4LA got 1629 votes, and Paul Daley WT8S picked up 783. Incumbents were re-elected in contested races in the Atlantic, Delta and Midwest divisions. "I will seek opinions and fully represent the division," Weaver said during the Great Lakes campaign. "I will not forget that ARRL is its members." An ARRL Life Member and an amateur licensee for 40 years, Weaver also pledged--among other things--to seek ways to improve recruitment, promote increased aware-ness of League services and join the fight against restrictive antenna laws, ordinances and deed covenant, conditions and restrictions (CC&Rs). Weaver served as a Great Lakes Assistant Director under four directors. He's active in traffic nets, DXCC and 10-10 International as well as in local clubs, and he once wrote a newspaper column on ham radio. The former Great Lakes Vice Director, Johnston had been seeking election in his own right to the director's position he gained following the surprise resignation of George Race WB8BGY during last July's ARRL Board of Directors' meeting. Former Michigan Section Manager Dick Mondro W8FQT was unopposed for Great Lakes Vice Director. What's coming in December Tue, Dec 3 7:30 PM Club Meeting at Western Hills Church of Christ, 5064 Sidney Rd Wed, Dec 4 7:30 PM Slow Scan ATV Net, 146.67 9:00 PM Tech Talk, NCS Carol WA8YL Fri, Dec. 6 6 PM ARPSC Christmas Party at Manor House Restaurant, rsvp to KC8QCE by12-2-02, [tcall3@aol.com] or 513=779-3644 Sat, Dec. 7 High Noon, VE exams at Salem Presbyterian Church, Mozart & Higbee in Westwood-Cheviot, sponsored by Oh-Ky-In Tue, Dec 10 7:30 PM, Technical Committee if needed, location to be determined Wed, Dec 11 7:30 PM Slow Scan ATV Net, 146.67 9:00 PM Tech Talk, NCS Dale KC8HQS Wed, Dec 18 7:30 PM Slow Scan ATV Net, 146.67 9:00 PM Tech Talk, NCS Brian K4BRI Fri, Dec 20 8:00 PM Queen City Emergency Net, Red Cross HQ downtown Wed, Dec 25 9 PM Tech Talk on 146.67 Wed, Jan 1 9 PM Tech Talk on 146.67 News of members & students in recent classes No news may be good news. Best wishes for a happy and safe holiday season to all our members, and lots of DX in 2003! 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