Subject: [cq-l] President Bush on 40 Meters
The following is provided by North Florida Amateur Radio Society
(NOFARS) President and CQ DX Award Manager Billy Williams, N4UF:
President Bush on 40 Meters
The Northern Florida Amateur Radio Emergency Service Net (NFAN)
on 3950 KHz
had an unusual check-in this morning (January 31st). Around 9:15
AM,
President George W. Bush checked in using a portable station set
up in a Daytona Beach fire station by John Schmidt, AF4PU.
The President made these comments to the 40 or so stations on
NFAN:
"I want to thank all the volunteers who help make sure that
Florida is prepared for any kind of emergency. I also want to
assure you that your Federal government is doing everything we
can to make sure that there is not an emergency--starting with
unleashing the mighty U.S. military overseas to bring evil ones
to justice. But should there be a need for a response, I want to
thank you all for helping our communities be prepared.
And finally, I want to tell you--we are lucky to be Americans and
may God continue to bless this great land of ours. Thank you
very much."
***** Remember, an out of tune piano makes noise, not music! *****
call, (805) 966-7060 .
E-MAIL: dennis(a)rain.org .
*** Bye from the Paradise Playground of the Pacific Beaches.
*** Dennis Schwendtner *** WB6OBB ***
*** http://www.rain.org/~dennis ***
*** Schwendtner Piano and Service ***
WB6OBB repeater web-site ***
Hi All --
I goofed Saturday when I sent all of you an email that stated the Key-Klix
deadline for material to be included in future issues was the Monday before
the first Wednesday. It should have read:
"The Monday before the first Friday" !
It doesn't sound like a such a big deal, but it could mean the difference
between members getting their Key-Klix before or after the General Meeting!
So, the deadline for the February issue is now (or has always been) January
28th. That is today! However, because I goofed, I will work overtime and get
your reports, pictures, articles, etc. in the Feb. issue, but you have to get
them to me ASAP - BY WEDNESDAY - JANUARY 30TH
By the way, I have only received two reports to date and a few pictures --
it's going to be a pretty thin issue without your contributions!
Tnx es 73 de Denny AD6EZ<><
Dear SBARC'ers,
Just a reminder: Monday, February 4th is the deadline for Key-Klix articles,
PICS, etc. ....
Please send your February 2002 Key-Klix reports, articles, etc. to Denny
AD6EZ at ad6ez(a)sbarc.org, denismo(a)aol.com, or to keyklix(a)sbarc.org. If you
have current digital pictures or any pictures of particular interest to
Key-Klix readers, I encourage you to send them to me and I will do my best to
fit them into the Feb. issue!
BTW, the deadline always falls on the Monday before the first Wednesday of
the month unless otherwise notified!
73 de Denny AD6EZ<><
I just saw this and thought it was funny and really appropriate for
email users!!!
**********
Please Note: No trees were destroyed in the sending of this contaminant
free message. We do concede however, a significant number of electrons
may have
been inconvenienced.
I just received this from Joe Moell, K0OV. If anyone needs a ride down,
you are welcome to ride with me. I will leave Santa Barbara some time
close to 9:30 am and expect to get back into town about 7:00 pm. We
usually get together for dinner with Joe and April after the hunts.
Hmmmm, since this is the third Saturday of the month, The Fullerton
T-Hunt will take place that night. Anyone interested in participating in
both?
**************
The first southern California on-foot "foxhunt" of 2002 has just been
scheduled:
Date: Saturday, February 16
Time: 12:30 to 3:30 PM
Place: Hillcrest Park, Harbor and Valley View in Fullerton
Talk-in (optional): 146.97(-) PL136.5
This two-meter direction-finding practice/demonstration is sponsored by
the
Fullerton Radio Club. All ages are welcome. There is no charge for
participation. A ham radio license and/or knowledge of radio equipment
is
not required. Several models of domestic and imported hand-held RDF
sets as
well as commercial and home-built antennas will be available to view and
try
out. Basic equipment, such as hand-held receivers and "scanners," can
also
be successfully used. Free maps will be available, but since this event
is
in a relatively small area (40 acres), maps and compasses will not be a
necessity.
ARDF (Amateur Radio Direction Finding), also called foxhunting,
foxtailing
and radio-orienteering, is the most popular kind of transmitter hunting
in
Europe and Asia. It is quite similar to orienteering in that it takes
place
in the woods with orienteering cards, punches, controls, and maps. A
typical
course has 5 transmitters ("foxes") to be found. Each one operates for
1
minute and is then silent for 4 minutes, during which the other 4
transmitters take turns operating for 1 minute each
The hunt will begin in the Lower Picnic Area. The closest parking lot
is
just north of Valley View, midway between Harbor and Lemon.
Some radio-orienteering enthusiasts will be using this event as a
training
session for upcoming competitions, including the USA ARDF Championships
in
April and the World ARDF Championships in September.
For more information about ARDF, plus detailed directions to this event,
go
to http://www.homingin.com
Joe Moell K0OV
USA ARDF Coordinator
For you non-ARRL members, this was just sent out by Art Goddard (W6XD),
our Director for the ARRL Southwestern Division.
*******************
January 14, 2002
The e-COMMUNICATOR
Southwestern Division - American Radio Relay League
Director - Art Goddard W6XD
Vice Director - Tuck Miller NZ6T
Dear League Member...
Welcome to the first edition of the Southwestern Division's electronic
newsletter, The e-Communicator. As your newly-elected Division
representatives, Tuck and I want to thank you, the members, for your
confidence and support. We want to assure you that we will uphold the
high standards that you have come to expect. And we want you to know
that two-way communication between the membership and your elected team
is one of our highest priorities. We hope it's a high priority for you,
too. One of the ways we can communicate is electronically through this
Division Newsletter. (The Division encompasses Southern California and
Arizona.) Please be assured that feedback through e-mail (or any other
media) is always appreciated.
A Debt of Gratitude
We're sure we speak for all the members in the Division when we
recognize 18 years of dedicated service of past Director Fried Heyn,
WA6WZO. Over the years, Fried has worked tirelessly to protect and
promote Amateur Radio both in the Division and in the nation. Within
the ARRL Board, Fried has served with distinction on virtually every
committee and has initiated many improvements and recognition for our
accomplishments. To his credit, he has consistently worked for the
betterment of Amateur Radio even when the proposed actions were
unpopular at the time.
Here in the Division, Fried has developed strong ties with each Section
(Arizona, Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego, and Santa Barbara), with radio
clubs, councils, and organizations. These relationships have
strengthened Amateur Radio in the Division and have delivered
outstanding Division Conventions that many of you have participated in
over the years.
Finally, there's the personal side. Many of us know Fried personally
and consider him a friend. Fried has set the standard for accessibility
at club meetings, hamfests, swap meets, and any other venue where two or
more hams congregate. Of course, no recognition of Fried's
accomplishments would be complete without recognizing his partner and
spouse, Sandi, WA6WZN. Always there to support, organize, coordinate,
arrange, schedule, arbitrate, encourage, reach out,... well, we could go
on, but you get the idea.
So, folks, let's all wish Fried and Sandi the best in their new
endeavors - and let's commit to maintain and build on the wonderful
legacy left by Fried and Sandi Heyn!
What Direction are We Taking?
As you can see from the article above, we have a great legacy and point
of departure for the future of the Southwestern Division. Our primary
purpose is to protect and promote Amateur Radio on behalf of the ARRL
membership and all Radio Amateurs. We must work to maintain Amateur
Radio as a cohesive force in the diverse world of telecommunications.
We must keep in mind that there are those who covet our frequency bands.
To meet these challenges, we must stick together. We will maintain
strong ties with our ARRL Sections, clubs, councils and other
organizations. We will appoint Assistant Directors to act as liaison
with clubs and organizations, to help us keep the two-way communications
flowing. The Vice Director, Assistant Directors, Section Managers, and
Advisory Committee Reps will constitute your Director's Cabinet to be
consulted for guidance on critical issues. Given recent events, we will
encourage the growth and training of emergency communicators in the
Division. We will be proactive in retaining and recruiting new ARRL
members.
You will hear from us frequently via The e-Communicator or other
appropriate media to keep you informed of issues, problems, solutions
and accomplishments. You can expect us to be responsive to your
requests and ideas. Remember, that being responsive doesn't always mean
that you will get the answer you want, but you will get a reasoned
reply.
ARRL Board Meeting Jan 18 & 19
The 2002 Annual Meeting of the Board of Directors is fast approaching.
Art and Tuck are busy preparing to represent you. Two of the hot topics
are: 1) Alternative publishing of QST Section News and Contest line
scores on the ARRL Web, and 2) Refarming on the Novice frequency
sub-bands. On item 1, we have not given you enough time to compare the
two methods of publishing. We should run the two approaches side by
side to let you compare them. On item 2) more than 4,000 members have
made their input via surveys. A summary of the proposal can be found on
the ARRL web at http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2001/12/21/2/
Next Issue of The e-Communicator
The next issue of our electronic newsletter will be headed your way soon
after the Board meeting. In the meantime, please don't hesitate to
contact Art and Tuck on any topic of interest to you. Remember, only
those members who signed up for Division bulletins are receiving this
newsletter. Please inform your friends and fellow club members that we
will be increasing our use of electronic communications and encourage
them to sign up to receive Division bulletins. To sign up, go to the
ARRL web site www.arrl.org, log on to the
members-only area, and select the Member Data page. At the bottom of
your member data page, modify your e-mail notification options to
receive Division/Section notices.
Our Web Site...
Please visit our web site at: http://www.qsl.net/arrlsw/
This site will take you to the ARRL Section web sites and other sites of
interest. Happy surfin'
In Closing...
We hope this newsletter has been informative and worth your while. We
look forward to serving you for the next three years of our terms, and
hopefully beyond. Again thank you for your support and confidence - we
take our volunteer jobs seriously and look forward to working together
for the betterment of Amateur Radio.
Art Goddard, W6XD
w6xd(a)arrl.org
714-556-4396
Tuck Miller, NZ6T
nz6t(a)arrl.org
619-434-4211
This was posted on http://www.qrz.com
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posted by wpeloqui on Monday January 14, @02:03PM
from the communication dept.
Steve (kc5tha) writes "This happened to me!
On June 16th I was diagnosed with Guillian Barre Syndrome and
spent 3 weeks on a ventilator. I was totally paralized. One night about
11:30, I was having a bad time, not being able to talk or communicate.
I thought if
I could get my elmer(Mel Oubre n5jcg) of Meridian, Ms. to come to my
room, I
just might be able to communicate by the means of cw. I moved my lips
to my wife
and tried to say"get Mel Oubre now". Finally after three tries my nurse
understood
what I was saying.
About 30 minutes later Mel appeared at the foot of my bed. I could only
wiggle
my toes and move my head. When I wiggled my toes, Mel grabbed them and
I
began sending him a message. I sent his call then mine. He understood
everything
I was saying and after a short qso I signed with him and went back
under the
medication and was happy to be able to finally talk with someone.
While many hams that do not like cw or use it for what ever the reason,
I am
living proof that even in the worst of situations, when tubes are in
your throat and
every where else, you can always count on cw for a great way to
communicate.
Thanks Mel for the many hours spent teaching me the code. I never new
it would
mean so much to me. If you know it, use it. If you know someone that
you can
be an elmer to, teach them.
-- ... ...--
Steve"
Dakota tribal wisdom says that when you discover you are riding a dead
horse, the best strategy is to dismount. However, in business we often
try other strategies with dead horses, including the following:
1. Buying a stronger whip.
2. Changing riders.
3. Say things like, "This is the way we have always ridden this horse."
4. Appointing a committee to study the horse.
5. Arranging to visit other sites to see how they ride dead horses.
6. Increasing the standards to ride dead horses.
7. Appointing a tiger team to revive the dead horse.
8. Creating a training session to increase our riding ability.
9. Comparing the state of dead horses in todays environment.
10. Change the requirements declaring that "This horse is not dead."
11. Hire contractors to ride the dead horse.
12. Harnessing several dead horses together for increased speed.
13. Declaring that "No horse is too dead to beat."
14. Providing additional funding to increase the horse's performance.
15. Do a Cost Analysis study to see if contractors can ride it cheaper.
16. Purchase a product to make dead horses run faster.
17. Declare the horse is "better, faster and cheaper" dead.
18. Form a quality circle to find uses for dead horses.
19. Revisit the performance requirements for horses.
20. Say this horse was procured with cost as an independent variable.
21. Promote the dead horse to a supervisory position
I received this from Joe Moell a couple of days ago. The classes he
refers to are:
D 15 ____ M 15 ____
D 20 ____ M 20 ____
D 35 ____ M 35 ____
D 50 ____ M 40 ____
M 50 ____
M 60 ____
D - Female, M - Male
The numbers are the ages of the competitors to the next highest
catagory, i.e, M 50 are males between the ages of 50 and 59.
Currently, SBARC members Scott Moore (KF6IKO) and myself (KE6HTS) are
planning on attending the championships (if we make the team!)
**************
The World Championships of Amateur Radio Direction Finding (ARDF) take
place
in even-numbered years. Slovak Amateur Radio Association (SARA) will
host
the Eleventh ARDF World Championships during the first week of
September.
The site is Tatranske Matliare in the High Tatras of the Slovak
Republic, at
about 900 meters elevation.
Here is the schedule of events:
September 2 - Monday - Arrival of the Participants
September 3 - Tuesday - Training on Both Bands, Opening Ceremony
September 4 - Wednesday - 2 Meter Band Race
September 5 - Thursday - Free Day with Cultural Program
September 6 - Friday - 80 Meter Band Race, Awarding Ceremony, Closing
Ceremony, Hamfest
September 7 - Saturday - Departure of the Participants
Competitors are divided into five categories for males and four
categories
for females, in accordance with newly approved ARDF rules of the
International Amateur Radio Union (IARU). Each country may have up to
three
persons per category on its team.
Two Slovak hotels will be taken over for the exclusive use of
competitors.
The entry fee of US$300 per person includes hotel accommodations (double
occupancy), meals, local transportation to the Championships events, and
fees
for the Cultural Program. As an alternative, entrants may camp in their
own
tents and provide their own meals, in which case the fee is US$150 per
person.
Each participating country must submit a Letter of Intent with tentative
team
size by the end of January. (Note that these letters are submitted only
by
the countries' national societies -- such as ARRL -- and NOT by each
individual competitor.)
For USA's Letter of Intent, I need a preliminary "head count" of
interested
radio-orienteers right away. If you are interested in competing at the
2002
ARDF World Championships on Team USA, please let me know by e-mail
immediately. If you have not been on Team USA before, include your full
name
and mailing address, home phone number, and date of birth.
Entry fees are due in full to the organizers by July 15, 2002. If more
than
three persons apply for Team USA in any age/gender category, selection
will
be made on the basis of performances in the First USA ARDF Championships
(Albuquerque, August 2001) and the Second USA ARDF Championships
(Atlanta,
April 2002).
For more information on the World Championships, including travel
information
and sample maps, see the Championships Web site: www.ardf.sk
For more information on Team USA, radio-orienteering in the USA, and the
upcoming USA Championships near Atlanta, see the "Homing In" Web site:
www.homingin.com
73,
Joe Moell K0OV
USA ARDF Coordinator
