NEWSLETTER OF THE
ST CLAIR AMATEUR RADIO CLUB
PO BOX 94 BELLEVILLE, IL 62222
APRIL/MAY 2002
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FOX HUNT AND MORE
A full day of ham
fun was offered by the club on April 6th.Starting
with Ted, K9HUH cleverly positioning a transmitter for a challenging fox
hunt pursued by five teams and won by the WB9IGB and KB9PNP.Some
enjoyed the opportunity to shop and barter with ham item tailgaters assembled
at Mel Price Park.Finally, for
those already enjoying the days events and for those who still needed to
find an activity, the food and beverage offering by the club and contributors
made it a fun day for all.Thanks
to KA0WBM, WB9IGB, K9HUH, WA9MGX and all the others that made it happen.
CLUB OFFICERS
The election of
club officers went as nominated at the January meeting with no positions
being contested.Serving for 2002
are President, N9BPK; Vice President, W9BP; Secretary, KB9UEF; Treasurer,
WA9TUG; Activities Manager, WB9IGB and Sergeant at Arms, WA9MGX.It
should be noted that all 2002 officers are retired and hard charging new
blood should be plotting a take over of leadership in 2003!
WEATHER ALERT RECEIVERS
The
right way to always get on board with communications support for weather
situations, is to have Specific Area Message Encoding (SAME) weather alert
receiver.The alert receivers allow
specific programming of FIPS codes for counties needed for which a participant
wants to receive a notification for both weather and national emergencies.While
many already are equipped, the following is provided for those making an
initial purchase or wanting to upgrade.Prices
usually range from $40 to $80.Also,
sales can give more features for the buck for those willing to shop.The
more you pay the more codes that can be programmed and other features such
as a clock and/or AM/FM radio are included.Club
point of contact for more info is Gene, WA9TZL.
BRAND MODEL TYPE SOURCE
Radio Shack 12-254 with flex ant Portable Store/catalog
Oregon Scientific WR102 with flex ant Portable AES catalog
Midland 74-250 with flex ant Portable AES catalog
Radio Shack 12-250 with 15 cnty Table top Store/catalog
Radio Shack 12-251 with 2 cnty Table top Store/catalog
Radio Shack 12-253 with clock rdo Table top Store/catalog
Oregon Scientific WR-196 with clock rd Table top AES catalog
Midland 74-200 with clock Table top AES catalog
Midland 74-210 with clock rdo Table top AES catalog
Meet
Larry Galer, K9OI, of Lebanon, who became a club member late last year.Larry
was first licensed in 1955 and held a number of calls as career military
service kept him on the move.His
primary interests with our hobby are chasing DX, building antennas and
home brewing receivers.Larry also
enjoys restoring antique radios.His
station equipment includes the Yaesu FT 101, FT 100D and the classic Viking
Thunderbolt linear amplifier.A quad
antenna is always available plus an ever changing variety of wire antenna
experiments.Larry makes the most
of having fun with work bench and on the air ham activity.His
experience and approach to our hobby is a nice addition to the club.
NEWS BRIEFS
Welcome to new
club members Chris Kuni, KC9AUJ of East Carondelet and Steve Romaik, KC9AUK
of Belleville.
In recognition
of many years of supporting our club, Manuel “Mallo” Kurkjian, of Mallo’s
Pastries, was presented a plaque of appreciation at the March club dinner.Also,
as part of the dinner activity, a very entertaining and informative presentation
was provided by the St Clair County Sheriff.
The ARRL Illinois
Section will have a new section manager(SM) July 1.Bruce
Boston, KD9UL, will not run for reelection as SM allowing former SM, N9SH,
Sharon Harlan to run unopposed.N9SH
previously served as SM from 1990 to 1994.
Don’t forget to
block your calendar for the ARRL Field Day June 22nd and 23rd.This
year the clubs participation will again be at the home and businesses of
Terry and Marlyn Thorne in Shiloh.The
club point of contact for information and to arrange operating times is
John, WA0LIS.
Thanks to all that
participated in the March 5th tornado drill.Local
net check ins demonstrated a strong show of force for ham radio to support
relief activities with communications in a disaster.
VE testing in St
Clair County is the second Tuesday of each month.For
information and a reservation, contact Ted, K9HUH at home 235-6152 or business
233-1313.
This years Egyptianfest
in Granite City on June 9th will expand it’s offering by providing forums
and seminars including ARRL Q&A by the Central Division Director, Contesting,
Digital Communications, Skywarn and Emergency Communications, and ATV Issues.Advance
tickets are $2 and $4 at the door.Through
our club, tickets are available from WB9IGB, N9HZD and N9LS.
Mark your calendars
to participate with club communications support for the March of Dimes
WalkAmerica on the morning of April 27th and the Shrine Circus parade the
evening of May 31st.Club points
of contact are: WalkAmerica, Kurt, N9PYM and Shriner’s parade, Jim, N9HZD.Both
events provide our club participants food and drink at the conclusion.
A good site for
DX QSL manager information is at no4j.com/nfdxa/qsl and many DXpedition
logs are available at dx.qsl.net.
EDITOR NOTES
The SCAN is published
six times a year and distributed during even months.
Items for your
SCAN are always needed.Please provide
to the editor, Bob, W9BP by e-mail w9bp@aol.com, phone 624-2797 or mail
1022 Edgewood Dr, O’Fallon, IL 62269.If
you are chairing a club activity or promoting a club project, make sure
the SCAN editor has the latest information.Do
you have a proposal or opinion that is ham radio related?Make
it known through the SCAN.
Keep the treasurer,
WA9TUG, informed of any change in address.SCAN
distribution is made from the treasurers membership listing.