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August 2001 Vol.11 no.8 |
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The last letter I wrote was after a long wet spell. This one is after a long, hot dry spell. It was so hot for our August meeting, we had ice-cream root beer floats for refreshments. Hope you have gotten a lot of outside activities in during the sunshine. I expect everyone's garden is doing well. N1FCV has used the good weather to get his repeater 147.33+ back on the air. It is set up at the Frenchville airport, where it was several years ago. Gil, we wish you better luck than in the last couple of years. I enjoyed a lot of radio contact while visiting Waldoboro at the end of July. N1ARR assured me that someone is still trying to find a place to put a link to the North again. I listened to a very interesting net, in which "Elmers" discussed various items that will come on radio tests. They held a discussion on the crystal radio and then asked questions from the question pool. They have enough active hams down there to make this kind of thing work. I talked to A1XX as he was splitting firewood. He was glad to take a break on a hot day, and wished he had split the wood when it was cooler!
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We are still looking
for a crew to spend a few hours at Rocky Mountain clearing the road and
trail. The more who help, the more fun it is, and the quicker the job will
be done. This needs to be done so that new equipment can be taken up to
the tower.
N1UYA , Gale
Address
comments, questions, or suggestions to:
Next Meeting: Tuesday, Sept.4, 6:30 PM, UMFK Grindle Conference Room |
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In Attendance: N1UYA, N1PMS, N1JHD, N1QMC, N7GLR, KA7VNR, N1UYA, KW1C, AA1BP, ERRIN Secretary's Minutes: N1PMS made a motion to dispense with the reading of the minutes. Seconded by N1QMC. Passed. Treasurer's Report: June Bal: $214.31 + $24 Dues + .37 Int. July Bal: $238.68 + .36 Int. -$70 Porta Potty Field Day. Aug.Bal: $169.04 Have you paid your dues yet? Old Business:
Field Day: We made 405 contacts
(49 were CW), talked to six countries (Puerto Rico, Poland, Russia, Canada,
Chech Republic, Italy ) on 15, 20 , and 40 meters, and earned 906 points
for the event. Thanks again to all who took part.
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Repeater Use: There was quite a lot of discussion about repeater non-use. N7GLR suggested that we look into linking .64 with Presque Isle to get more coverage incase of an emergency. He thinks someone might die if they needed help and tried to get it on .64. Is there any way we can increase monitoring of .64? New Business:
Radio Test in Wrong Mode: N1UYA mentioned the difficulty of a doing a radio test on FM when radio is set for SSB! Program: ARRL Video: Radio Direction
Finding as a vigorous sport in China. The antennas were quite varied. Men's
and Women's teams competed. Whoever could find 5 foxes in the shortest
time won.
Next meeting: TUESDAY. September 4, 6:30, UMFK Grindle Conference Room Submitted by: N1UYA |
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If you are too hot, think of this: On August
8, 1882, six inches of snow and slush fell on a ship on Lake Michigan.
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Please wish the following a Happy Birthday Louis Albert 9-6 Phil Dummond 9-27 |
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Events that May be of InterestHam Radio Outlet Manufacturer's Day August 25th: HRO is holding a Manufacturer's Day On August 25th with displays of the latest gear in all 12 of their stores. There will be special pricing for the one day only. If you need some new gear you might want to check this out. September 1st Launching of new APRS
Satellite
A new Amateur Radio tracking and communications satellite called PCSat is scheduled to launch September 1 (0100 UTC) from Alaska. PCSat will augment the existing Amateur Radio Automatic Position Reporting System (APRS) by providing links to the 90 percent of Earth's surface not covered by the terrestrial network. Designed and assembled
by midshipmen at the Naval Academy in Annapolis,Maryland, PCSat's first
mission was to provide practical hands-on experience in support of the
students' aerospace curriculum. The midshipmen worked under the guidance
of Academy Senior Project Engineer Bob Bruninga, WB4APR--the acknowledged
"father of APRS."
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We hope that PCSat
will be a new direction for amateur satellites by
According to Bruninga,
the satellite will demonstrate vehicle tracking and communication for GPS-equipped
remote travelers--including Naval Academy vessels at sea, cross-country
travelers, expeditions or anyone far from the existing APRS terrestrial
tracking infrastructure
Jamboree On The Air 2001 JOTA will be held Oct.20-21, 2001. Jota was started in 1957 and gives Bot Scouts and Girl Scouts exposure to the joys of amateur radio. They have a chance to talk to other scouts all over the world. Save the weekend and get involved. It is a good way to get young people interested in our hobby. |
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Heil BM-10 microphone boom set $35. MFJ 451X keyer $35 Contact Charles Zafonte N1FRX 834-6273 |
* Whoever sent 'em obviously wanted to remain unanimous. * Forget it. It's irrelevant. It ain't German to this conversation. * If you was half as sick as me, you'd be lying on the floor waiting for Rigor Morris to set in. * It's a proven fact that capital punishment is a known detergent for crime. |
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Published by the St. John Valley Amateur Radio Association and distributed free to members and friends of Amateur Radio. Officers President: Gale Flagg N1UYA Vice President: Sandra Daigle, N1QMC Secretary: Rotating Treasurer: Steve Boomhower N1CHF Public Information: Charles Ames, N7GLR Technical Advisor: Steve Boomhower, N1CHF Editor/Publisher/Printer Gale Flagg - N1UYA / Stan Flagg 834-6670 Associate Editor/Web Edition Steve Boomhower N1CHF Membership Information (Annual Dues): Regular Membership $ 12 Associate Membership $ 6 Articles: Articles may be submitted by anyone with a good idea, and may be re-printed only in their entirety and with credit going to this newsletter. |
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