NEXT CLUB MEETING

Northeast corner of 116th and Allisonville Road

Cancelled

New Information 11/20/09 AM:
There were enough last minute church groups volunteering to cover all but about 5 deliveries for tomorrow.If you would like to show up to help Nancy, that would be fine, but we will not have an organized effort.

Also reported was that there will be a huge number of Christmas deliveries on Saturday, December 19th. Please try to show up then if you possibly can.

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HCARES & HRACES November 21st Food Delivery

What:   Thanksgiving Good Samaritan Food Delivery
Where: Hamilton County 4H Fairgrounds Main Building
             at Clover Rd & Pleasant St., Noblesville
When:  8 AM to Noon, November 21, 2009
Freq.:  145.170 MHz (-) (PL 77 Hz) Repeater
            Linked 443.550 MHz (+) (PL 77 Hz)

The annual food delivery assistance for Thanksgiving will occur on Saturday, November 21, 2009.

Each year HCARES& HRACES members assemble to gather loads of food items to be
delivered in their vehicles to needy families in Hamilton County. Also, many
volunteers are needed to assist in the unloading of large trucks and the
delivery of the food stuffs to large housing developments in Noblesville.

Times are from 8:00 a.m. until noon or later, depending on number of
volunteers and workload. Meet at the Hamilton Co. Fairgrounds, east side of the large main building. Net Control will be set up inside the loading area at a table and will have assignment sheets and maps available. Check in on 145.170 MHz - (PL 77 Hz) repeater.

Please join us in this important service to our community.

Larry Fawbush Award

 “KB9FVJ
 The  Larry Fawbush Memorial Award
 Presented by
 The Hamilton County A.R.E.S.
 TO THE
 AMATEUR RADIO OPERATOR BEST
 EXEMPLIFYING  LARRY ‘S SPIRIT OF VOLUNTEERISM
 AND CONCERN FOR HUMANITY”
 – award plaque

 The Larry Fawbush Memorial award is presented each year in December to an amateur that exemplifies the spirit of helping fellow amateurs. The award was initiated in March 1993 after a tragic accident claimed the life of Larry Fawbush. 

 Recent Recipients:
 1993 – K9YDO
 1994 – AA9KB
 1995 – WA4EZF
 1996 – N9RAB
 1997 – N9PIQ
 1998 – WA0JTL
 1999 – N9XNO
 2000 – K9ZX
 2001 – W9CYU
2002 – WA9FTT
2003 – WB9YCZ
2004 – N9ACC
2005 – KB9MHW
2006 – W9CZW
2007 – KC9AMV
2008 – N9PJB

October 3, 2009   HCARES Meeting Notes

1. The meeting was held at the EMA building in Noblesville and started at 10:04AM by Steve Quear, WA9FTT.
2. There was no Treasurer’s report available for the meeting.
3. The receipts for the Field Day expenses have been lost. The club approved sending Gary a check for the same amount as we spent yesterday to cover the costs this year.
4. The SET exercise is going on today. The purpose of SET is to prove the effectiveness of RACES, ARES and other groups. This is a national event. We will be using the Cicero Mini Marathon event as the SET training event for Hamilton County. We fill that this events meets or exceeds the SET requirements.
5. The next VE session is October 24^th at 8:30 AM at the Noblesville EMA office. It has been published in the local papers. This should not be a walk in session.
6. The question on the call sign that is displayed on the HCARES website is not the N9EOC. It was suggested that we have both call signs on the website. The club deferred this until the next meeting until Eric’s opinion is presented.
7. Nominations for club officers for next year are:
1. President
2. Vice President
3. Secretary – Ron Sans - WA4EZF
4. Treasurer – Eric Eilers – K9ZX
5. The December 5, 2009 meeting will be at CC ‘s in Fishers at 11:00 AM
8. Next month we are expecting a review on Weather spotter training.
9. A discussion on Blue Tooth devices to run Amateur radios in a car. This was discussed as a possible topic for a meeting. Also we talked about using internet based remote radios as a possible topic. Another possibility is the care and feeding of a rig blaster.
10. Dues for next year are now due.
11. The Larry Fawbush award for 2008 was given to Gary Jackson, N9PJB.
12. The meeting was adjourned at 10:33 AM.

Submitted by:

Ron Sans – WA4EZF

2009 HCARES Meeting Schedule
January
February 7
March
April
May
September
October 3
November 7
December 5

HCARES OFFICERS - 2009

     HCARES Coordinators - 2009

Sunday Net -       Eric Eilers, K9ZX

2007 Field Day -  Gary Jackson, N9PJB

Call Trustee -        Eric Eilers, K9ZX

IRCC Delegates-   K9ZX,  WA0JTL
 

AMATEUR RADIO EXAMINATIONS

TBD

 TENTATIVE 2009 HCARES AGENDA

The schedule is still tentative and subject to change.
Subjects with a name or callsign have been confirmed.
 

HCARES IRLP News

IRLP Node on the 443.550 Repeater is up and running. 

W9KD Operating Guide  

Webpage Reference List

Up Coming Events

• December  5 - HC RACES meeting - CiCi's, Fishers
   

Electronic Distribution of Newsletter

To receive an e-mail version AND/OR  to be included on the general HCARES mailing list then please send an e-mail to "hcares-subscribe@yahoogroups.com" with a Subject of “subscribe hcares” . The list manager will process your e-mail address.

The newsletter is also on the web at http://www.qsl.net/hcares/newsletter/

HCARES Dues

Please send Dues to K9ZX - Eric Eilers

Due to the high mailing cost of the newsletter, limited mailings have been incorporated. 

HCARES Dues are $12.00 per year for an individual. It is $18.00 per year for a family membership. If you have not paid your dues, please send the dues to K9ZX, Eric Eilers or bring it to the next HCARES Meeting. Please fill out the membership form so that we can keep our records up to date.

Call: ____________

First Name: __________________ Last Name: ______________________

Street Address: _______________________________________________

City: ________________ State: _________ Zip:_____________________

Home Phone: _______________ Work Phone: ______________________

E-Mail Address: ______________________________________________

Include e-mail address and phone numbers in club directory ? (Y or N) _____

Weather Spotter Number: ______________________

Arrl Member ? (Yes or No) _____________________

Dues Year: ____________ Amount: $ ______________

Date: __________________

mail to :
Eric Eilers - K9ZX,
19486 Diamond Way
Noblesville, IN 46060

HCARES Net Control

Volunteers are needed for net control. Scripts for the net control are available at http://www.hcares.hamilton.in.us

Please contact K9ZX (k9zx@arrl.net) for details.

Local Repeater Information

Support Your Local Repeater
With a Donation

I.C.E.
Indianapolis Carmel Experimenters

I.C.E. operates and maintains the following repeaters in central Indiana.

(input / output frequencies);
 52.11 / 53.11
 146.37 / 146.97
  223.32 / 224.92
 447.65 / 442.65
 449.125 / 444.125

Contact information; I.C.E.

    3940 N. Hartman
    Indianapolis, IN  46226
    (317) 575-0735
    http://www.w9ice.com/

Volts and Jolts is the Newsletter for the Hamilton County Amateur Radio Emergency Service Club (HCARES). The Newsletter is sent to members during the 3^rd week of each month after the Board Meeting. The Newsletter is written and produced by Russ Simpson, WA0JTL. Any suggestions or articles that may be appropriate for the Newsletter should be mailed to Russ Simpson, WA0JTL, wa0jtl@arrl.net. Articles to be included in the current month need to be in WA0JTL’s hand no later than the beginning of the 3^rd week of each month. Photographs and illustrations can also be included.