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VOLUME XXXI #12
DECEMBER 2012 Q5
DOWNEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB
SERVING DOWNEY AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES SINCE 1951
December Meeting, “Goodies Night” Our December meeting is now the “legendary” annual gathering of the goodies, plus socializing. It may be a legend only in our minds, but Hams do love to eat. So plan to bring refreshments to share, whether home made or store bought. We will have a short business meeting and then break for refreshments, then our raffle. See you there. Seasons Greetings!
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THE DOWNEY
AMATEUR RADIO CLUB, INC.
P.O. Box 207
Downey, CA 90241
Q5 Staff
Editor
John Powell, KF6EOJ [email protected] Phone: (562) 862-4608 Alt Phone: (562) 985-8610
Associate Editors
John Schroeder, N6QQ Phone (562) 404-1112 [email protected] Jon Olesen, KD6HXP [email protected]
Electronic Publishing
Rick Norwood,KD6KHJ Phone: (562) 865-5750 [email protected]
Permission to copy material from the Q5 is granted provided that credit is given to the “DARC Q5”.
Q5, as in: a signal that is perfectly readable, hence the name of our newsletter. We hope you agree.
Club Officers President Rick Norwood, KD6KHJ Phone: (562) 865-5750 [email protected] First Vice President Ron Eveland, W6QM Phone: (562) 860-3623 [email protected] VP Programs
Dave Glenn, N6TEB Phone: (562) 928-8560 [email protected]
VP Membership OPEN VP Service OPEN VP Ways and Means Steve Hartranft, KI6SUF Phone: (562) 923-0070 [email protected] Secretary
Bill Heather, KB6WKT Phone: (562) 863-6607
[email protected] Treasurer Frank Myllo, KC6YPV Phone: (562) 860-4045 [email protected] Director (One Year) Buck Kerns, AE6DT Phone: (562) 634-8441 [email protected] Director (Two Years) Kent Savage, K6WCI Phone: (562) 716-6070 [email protected] Trustee, W6TOI Tom VanBuskirk, K6TV Phone: (562) 861-3085 [email protected]
Looking for an Elmer?
Here are a few resources that can get you going: Bill Heather, KB6WKT, 562 863-6607 [email protected], Helping Hams, Contesting Ivan Mikulich, KB6ATT, 562 862-4592 [email protected], Helping Hams, Field Trips Glenn Allen, KE6HPZ, 562 928-2080 [email protected], Microwave Harold ‘Buck’ Kerns, AE6DT, 562 634-8441 [email protected], Public Service John Schroeder, N6QQ, 562 404-1112 [email protected], Contesting, DXing, DXCC and WAS Card Checker, QSL cards for CQ WAZ and WPX awards.
When and where we meet:
We normally meet the first Thursday of each month at 1930 hrs in room 120 of
the First Baptist Church in Downey. The church is between 2nd and 3rd
streets, near City Hall, address is 8348 E. 3rd St. Use 2nd St, east from
Downey Ave (1 block north of Firestone Bl), adjacent to City Hall. Entrance via
double glass doors on the north side of 2nd St.
Swap Meet Information:
CHHS Electronics Swap Meet
Chino Hills High School
16150 Pomona Rincon Rd
Chino Hills, CA
Held the third Saturday of each month, 06:30 to 11:30 AM
W6TRW Swap Meet
Northrop Grumman Parking Lot
Corner of Marine and Aviation
Manhattan Beach, CA
Held the last Saturday of each month, 07:00 to 11:30 AM
Affiliations:
Affiliated ARRL Club
ARRL Special Service Club
Los Angeles Area Council of Amateur Radio Clubs
Orange County Council of Amateur Radio Organizations
Club Frequencies:
Simplex: 145.595 MHz*
440 Repeater #1: 445.640 (-) PL 156.7 Hz*
440 Repeater #2: 445.640 (-) PL 88.5 Hz
* See Calendar for Net Schedule
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Annual Luncheon Minutes November 11, 2012 Frank Tillman, KN6LM, was the Master of Ceremonies and brought the luncheon to or-der at 11:32 AM with 45 in attendance. We commenced with the Pledge of Allegiance led by Frank Myllo, KC6YPV. Following the Pledge of Allegiance, Frank Myers, N6ATU, led the invocation. President Rick Norwood, KD6KHJ, gave the group a brief synopsis of this year's Club activities. Rick also provided a slide show of this year’s different events. Following Rick comments the group was excused by table to the buffet table.
Once lunch was completed, Arlene Schwartz, KE6GFI, introduced our guest speakers Gayle Olson, K6GO, and Rosemary Kalkofen, AF6WF two members of the YL DXpedition group. They provided a slide show presentation of their expedition to PJ2 Curacao. Tom VanBuskirk, K6TV, de-installed the outgoing Club Officers and installed incoming Club Officers. Tom also performed the duties of handing out this year’s annual awards where various members received certificates of appreciation, and Paul Metzger, K6EH, received the 2012 Ham of the Year Award. Bill Heather, KB6WKT, provided the group with 2012 Field Day results. John Schroeder, N6QQ, provided raffle prizes. The following individuals won prizes; Paul Metzger, K6EH, a Watt Meter; John Johnson, W6NH, Cordless Telephones; Larry Tinkler, K6LXT, Coolpix Digital Camera; Ed Roos, KC6ZHY, Digital Clock; Ray Olesen, AD6AF, a Watt Meter and battery; Rosemary Kalkofen, AF6WF, Desk Chair and Cart; Buck Kerns, AE6DT, Screw Driver Set. The Grand Prize of a BaoFeng VHF/UHF HT was won by Ray Olesen, AD6AF. Luncheon Adjourned 13:40 hours. Respectfully Submitted Bill Heather KB6WKT Secretary
NOTICE: As many members of the Club have the Yaesu FT-60 or 60R I thought I'd pass along a bit of info I just found out about the factory supplied battery pack. Take a look at the pack inside and if the last cell has metal exposed, that actually com-pletes the charger circuit if you use the stock "wall-wart" (via the chrome spring contact near the bot-tom of the HT). According to Blue Grass Batteries & Electronics, that battery pack has been discontin-ued by Yaesu, and replacement packs will NOT work with the Yaesu wall charger. I bought one from them and I now need to use a base charger. They sold me one for $25 + shipping, which I found was a fair price.
So, if you replace your original pack, check the new one carefully, if there's no bare cell, then the origi-nal charger will not work. Sorry, its not a simple fix like cutting some plastic off they said, probably as the original cells have a metal skin and the replace-ment cells may not.
73
John Powell
KF6EOJ
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Treasurer’s Report—Income
Treasurer’s Report— Expense
2011 - 2012 Oct 12 YEAR-TO-DATE ANNUAL (OVER)/UNDER
ACTUAL ACTUAL BUDGET BUDGET
INCOME
Club Merchandise $122.00 $175.00 $53.00
Dues $110.00 $855.00 $1,000.00 $145.00
Raffle $140.00 $0.00 ($140.00)
Misc.Income $150.00 $5,276.00 $3,500.00 ($1,776.00)
Fund Raisers $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Total Income $260.00 $6,393.00 $4,675.00 ($1,718.00)
2011-2012 Oct 12 (OVER)/
ACTUAL YTD ANNUAL UNDER
ACTUAL BUDGET BUDGET
EXPENDITURES
Raffle Prize $138.98 $150.00 $11.02
Repeater $29.76 $351.26 $350.00 ($1.26)
Club Merchandise $384.54 $400.00 $15.46
Correspondence
Printing $1.20 $100.00 $98.80
Supplies $9.78 $100.00 $90.22
Postage $0.00 $150.00 $150.00
Committees
Award $31.87 $75.00 $43.13
Education/Awareness $0.00 $75.00 $75.00
Membership $0.00 $75.00 $75.00
Publicity & Public Relations $0.00 $75.00 $75.00
Sunshine $0.00 $75.00 $75.00
Equipment/Maintenance $0.00 $500.00 $500.00
Events
Christmas Party $0.00 $75.00 $75.00
Field Day $711.35 $150.00 ($561.35)
Luncheon $1,100.00 $1,100.00 $0.00
Picnic $0.00 $75.00 $75.00
Fund Raisers $0.00 $75.00 $75.00
Other Events $0.00 $75.00 $75.00
Insurance $320.00 $320.00 $0.00
Misc. Expenses $3,600.61 $100.00 ($3,500.61)
Officers' Expenses
Board Members $0.00 $100.00 $100.00
Treasurer $0.00 $75.00 $75.00
Other Organizations
Dues $0.00 $80.00 $80.00
P.O. Box Rental $120.00 $100.00 ($20.00)
Refreshments, Meetings $0.00 $150.00 $150.00
World Radio Listing $0.00 $75.00 $75.00
Total Expenditures $29.76 $6,769.59 $4,675.00 ($2,094.59)
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Treasurer’s Report— Summary
December Birthdays
Leo Ferasol, AF6PF, 13th
Tom VanBuskirk, K6TV, 30th
All paid up!
DOWNEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB
TREASURER'S REPORT
Oct-12
SUMMARY
CHECKING-WA MUTUAL $10,169.68
BALANCE AS OF Sep 30, 2012
INCOME $260.00
EXPENDITURES $29.76
Raffle (Month)
Raffle (Total Holdings) $123.67
Brunch (Month)
Brunch (Total Holdings) ($468.42)
CHECKING-WA MUTUAL
BALANCE AS OF Oct 31, 2012 $10,399.92
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Board Minutes November 14, 2012
President Rick Norwood, KD6KHJ, brought the meeting to order at 17:30 hours in the Emergency Operations Center at the Downey Fire Station #1. Besides Rick other board members present were: First Vice President, Ron Eveland, W6QM; VP-Ways Means, Steve Hartranft, KI6SUF; Treasurer Frank Myllo, KC6YPV; Secre-tary Bill Heather, KB6WKT; Director 1 year Buck Kerns, AE6DT; Director 2 years Kent Savage, K6WCI. Ab-sent: VP Programs, Dave Glenn, N6TEB; VP Service Open; VP Membership Open
Bill reported that he spoke to Janet at HRO and that there are two companies making repeaters for the ama-teur market. They are Icom and Vertex Standard, which is the commercial side of Yaesu. Bill reported that Janet will email for a price quote on the Icom system and will get back to him on the week of 11/21/12.
Kent, provided a report on Tour de Sewer II. The new route went faster than the old route. Rick commented that there were approximately 365 riders. Bill reported that position 7 is an area that should have 2 volunteers for safety reasons for personnel.
Rick reported on JOTA. Their Scout leader was happy with DARC participation and has requested us for next year. John Schroeder, N6QQ said 38 kids received their radio merit badge.
Ron commented that the Luncheon went very well. Kent suggested that for next year the club should not supplement the cost of the luncheon. After a brief discussion pricing will be set at a later date. Next year’s luncheon will be November 10, 2013 to be at Rio Hondo Country Club.
Kent reported that the Christmas Parade is set. A couple of people are needed for the event. All other items are completed for the event.
Rick reviewed events for 2013. Since VP of Service is vacant, Rick recommend that different officers of Board take charge of individual events. ARC Walk, Buck; Street Fair, Kent; Hawaiian Days Festival, Buck; Amazing Day, Rick; Tour de Sewer co-chairs Rick and Kent; JOTA Frank; Christmas Parade - Kent. Kent reported that for the Street Fair we will need to help with security at Downey High Parking lot.
Kent reported that mass mailing to local hams that are not members of the Club will be done after January 1.
Frank reported that the Audit Committee needs to be formed. Steve, Ron and a 3rd person to be named at a later date. Once the 3rd person is named, then the committee will set a date that is suitable for everyone to perform the audit.
Rick, recommend that the Board meeting start at 19:00 instead of 19:30 hours. After some discussion it was decided to move the start time to 19:00 hours. If the time does not work, the Board agreed to move the start time back to 19:30 hours. Buck commented that he needs 2013 schedule for the EOC room.
Meeting adjourned 20:08
Bill Heather KB6WKT, Secretary
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December 2012 DX By Mike Gauthier, K6ICS 11-13-2012
December Propagation Outlook With longer night-time hours, 80 and 160 meter bands are showing more activity. 60, 40 and 30 meters are improving. The best all round band last month was 12 meters with 17 meters a close second. This is expected to continue. All bands from 20-10 meters will continue to improve. Listen to 6 meters for spot openings. December DX CURACAO, PJ2/xxx. Operators DL5MFL, DB5IJ, DF9MV and DJ1MGK are operating as PJ2/home calls from Signal Point Station until December 15. QSL to home calls. DOMINICA, J79WTA. Walter, HB9MFM is active as J79WTA from the Tamarind Tree Hotel near Salisbury until December 17. Activity is holiday style on 160 through 10 meters, using SSB, RTTY, PSK as well as SSTV, if possible. QSL via his home call sign, direct or by the Bureau. MADAGASCAR, 5R8IC. Eric, F6ICX will be operating as 5R8IC from Nosy Boraha, IOTA AF-090, from now till December 9. Activity will be holiday style on the HF bands using CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK63. QSL to home call. MALDIVES, 8Q7AK. Andrew, G7COD will be active as 8Q7AK from Embudu Island on the South Male Atoll, AS-013, for three weeks in February 2013. QSL via his home call sign, direct or by the Bureau. MALDIVES, 8Q7MS. Max, HB9TUZ, will be operating as 8Q7MS from Gangehi Island, Maldives starting De-cember 26th through January 3rd. He'll be on SSB only on 80 through 10 meters. QSL via Eqsl only. MICRONESIA, V63XG. Haru, JA1XGI will be active as V63XG from Yap Island (OC-012) from December 5 to 12. Activity will be on 40 through 6 meters, using mainly CW, with some SSB and the digital modes, and JT65. QSL via JA1XGI, direct or by the Bureau. SABA ISLAND, PJ5J. The PJ5J DXpedition now has a website: http://www.ndxa.net/pj5j/ . The PJ5J DXpe-dition is planned for November 30-December 12 with six operators. SABLE ISLAND, CY0. Al, VE1AWW is operating as CY0/VE1AWW until late December. Activity is on the HF bands using SSB, PSK and possibly 6 meter EME. QSL to home call. SLOVENIA, S512IAPMC. Slovenian special event station S512IAPMC is on the air until January 15, from the International Association of Peace Messenger Cities in Slovenj Gradec. Activity is on all bands, using CW, SSB and digital modes. QSL via the Bureau. TAIWAN, BM0LF & BV2013LF. Special event stations BM0LF and BV2013LF are on the air until March 10, 2013 in celebration of the Taiwan Lantern Festival 2013 in Hsinchu, IOTA AS-020. QSL via BM2JCC. UGANDA, 5X1NH. Nick is on 14021, listening up 2-3 KHz, Listen for him between 21 and 22Z. URUGUAY, CX. Special event station CW90A is on the air until the end of 2012 to celebrate the 90th anniver-sary of the first transmission of Radio Paradizabal, broadcast on Nov 6, 1922. Activity is on all bands and modes. QSL direct to CX2ABC. UZBEKISTAN, UK/UA4WHX. Vlad, UA4WHX is on the air as UK/UA4WHX. Activity is on 160 to 10 meters using CW and SSB. His length of stay is unknown. QSL to home call.
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VANUATU, YJ0MB. Michael, VK2BXE, has set up a semi-permanent station at Port Vila, Vanuatu He plans to start up as YJ0MB on December 22
nd.
___________________________________________________________________ This months DX news was made possible with information provided by 425 DX News, The Daily DX, DXNL, The Weekly DX, and ARRL thanks to all. DARC Member Recent DX Contacts: 40 Meters: PT0S, , KP2M*, RA0LAX, CO2IZ, YW5RY, 6Y5WJ & A31OY. 30 Meters: T30PY, HA9RT*, & 7T5OI/P. 20 Meters: PT0S, 3A2MD, BD3CB, PY7VI, KH6LC, & J79WTA. 17Meters: T30PY*, RI1ANF*, FG5FR*, V31MF, C6AZZ, LY2BJ, PJ2/DF9MV, LY5A, PA3FQA, LY2MM, V21C, RK3ER, V84SMD, & 9Q6AL. 15 Meters: T30PY*, OM2VL*, XV9NPS, FK8DD/M, DJ6QT, HA8DM, YV8AD, BD4FM, LR3M, V84SMD, VP9KF, PR2P, DS3HWS, & VP9KF. 12 Meters: SV3AQR*, RI1ANF*, EI0CZ*, IS0GQX*, LX1NO*, E77DX*, S51DX*, 9A2YM*, J79WE, GD6IA, ZB2FK, 5W1SA, GM3YOR, FO5RH, P29VCS, HS0ZGQ, & HR2/NP3J, 10 Meters: BD4FM*, R0QA*, VE9DX*, VE2GSO (Zone 2), VY1EI, LU7HZ, XE5AE, AH2R, PJ4X, VK7ZX, HK1NA, VO1XX, 3G3O, 6Y3M, AH2J/KH0, & ZM4T. *More than one report. DARC Member DXCC Count N6QQ - 338 Mixed, 321 SSB, 295 CW, 222 RTTY, 6BDXCC, 5BWAS, 3052 WPX. WA6RTA - 328 Phone (AM & SSB). KB6ATT - 305 Mixed, 60 CW. K6ICS - 303 Mixed, 296 Phone (AM & SSB), 166 Mixed on 40 Meters. K6TV - 257 Mixed, 240 SSB, 126 QRP, 151 CW, 30 RTTY. W6TOI - 212 Mixed, 145 Phone, 94 CW, 100 RTTY. WA6OUD – 153 Mixed, 130 Phone on 10 Meters. W3OB - 150 Mixed. K6EH - 57 on 30 Meters CW. KJ6YQV – 12 Mixed, 6 Mixed on 10 Meters. I am interested in receiving DX reports for this column, one contact or many. e-mail: [email protected]
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DARC Annual Membership
Single: $20 Associate: $10
Maximum for Family: $35
Make checks payable to “DARC”,
Send to: DARC Membership
PO Box 207
Downey, CA 90240
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Do you have an idea for an article for the Q5? Remember, this is OUR newsletter, about OUR hobby. Please submit articles to: John Pow-
ell, KF6EOJ, [email protected]
DARC INFORMATION
VE Exams
The Downey Ama-teur Radio Club provides VE exami-nations for all clas-ses of Amateur Radio licenses on
the third Saturday of each even-numbered month. Exams are held at the Downey Fire Department Headquar-ters EOC rear building, 12222 Paramount Boulevard, beginning at 08:30 AM.
The upcoming dates are:
December 15, February 16, April 20
Contact Arlene Schwartz, KE6GFI, 949-494-8783 or by email [email protected] prior to the session.
The ARRL/VEC test fee is $15.00 for all tests which goes to the ARRL to cover their expenses in providing the tests and handling the applications.
After the test session please wait 10 days before contacting the ARRL at (860) 594-0300 or http://www.qrz.com/callsign for new license information. Please do not call the FCC directly.
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SINCE 1951
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