July 2001
Central Illinois Radio Club
P.O. Box 993
Bloomington, IL 61702-0993
President: Rick Kempf, WD9HRU
309-828-8054
Vice President: Larry Mays, KB9NPH
309-827-8183
Secretary: Dean Lacy, AA9BS
309-452-4309
Treasurer: Floyd Hofmann, W9EX
309-452-3612
Newsletter Editor: Norman Huber, N9ZKS
309-378-4674
JULY PREZ COLUMN
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CQ CQ the CIRC
Half the year has passed already. Can you believe
it? Field Day was
just completed. Next month is the picnic and mini
field day. This
month we will look at field days of yesterday.
They were originally
silent home movies that were dubbed to videotape with
added commentary
of who the people are. Come and see yourself as
a younger person and in
some cases with hair. We will also finalize the
plans for next month.
This month we will be meeting at the Red Cross building.
Hope to see
there.
73's de WD9HRU
CIRC Minutes of meeting 6/27/01
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Officers present: Rick WD9HRU; President;
DEAN AA9BS Sect.
15 CIRC Members
Rick WD9HRU asked for comments on the Field Day Exercise:
Gary AB9M
reported 3842 points + bonus; 917 Contacts.
Operating modes were CW,
SSB, AM, Satellite, and Packet; Station
ID was 4A, IL Everyone
agreed agreed it was a lot of fun and a good operation.
AB9M advised State Farm was having a Severe Weather Information
Meeting
in Feb. or March. The CIRC should advertize this
meeting in advance, to
get more New Amateurs interested in attending. Also advised
advance
reservations will be necessary to attend.
A question as to how we might attract new interests
and members? It
was decided by the members to have a Cook-Out, with a
complete Operating
Station set up for Members and Visitors and possibly
have a Fox Hunt.
Each Member to invite a person or persons to attend.
This event will be
held: Maxwell Park, Normal, Il.( Near Normal
West High School) Date:
August 18, 2001, Time: 12:00 noon till Park
Closing Time.
Eldon advised Field Day Pictures can be seen on the Club
Web Page via
the Reflector. He also advised the web page was
being used very little.
A general discussion about Field Day and its operation.
Everett W9LMJ Motion to adjourn, Second by Andy K9IKR,
motion carried.
The Central Illinois Radio Club is having a Pot Luck Cook-out!
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Will include a Fox Hunt and informal Special Event Station.
We would like to welcome all hams and interested visitors,
and show off
our hobby!
When: Saturday, August 18, 2001
Time: 12:00 Noon till Park Closing
Time
Where: Maxwell Park, Normal, IL (Near Normal West HS)
A complete operating station will be set up for Members
and Visitors
If you have any questions contact Dean Lacy, (309) 452-4309
Talk-in Frequency is the 146.340/146.940 Repeater.
Mark your calendars now.
FOR SALE
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ALINCO DJG1T 2M HT
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$115.00
Tx: 144 mhz - 148 mhz
Rx: Air and expanded UHF bands
1.5w (7.2v) or 5w (13.8v)
Includes:
Case, plus extra 7.2v bat (new)
Drop in Charger
Dry cell pack
Speaker Mike
Sale by: Larry Mays KB9NPH - 827-8183
DRAKE SET
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Complete C Line for sale.
Receiver, Transmitter, Tuner, and Power Supply
Functional. $250 or Best Offer
Everett Dillingham - W9LMJ - (309) 828-7445
BLOOMINGTON EXAM DATES
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Following is the schedule for W5YI-VEC Amateur Radio
exams for the year
2001 at the Bloomington Public Library. Setup is from
Noon to 1:30
normally. Exams begin as listed. Questions may
be directed Keith
Hanson.
Please bring two forms of identification. You must have
Social Security
Number. We can not administer a test without SSN. You
will need a copy
of your Current license plus any CSCE you want to apply.
Bloomington Public Library
205 E. Olive
Bloomington, IL 61701
Remaining dates for the year 2001 (Walk-ins are welcome)
Jul 21
Nov 10
The testing is being headed by Keith, AC9S.
MORTON EXAM DATES
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Following is the schedule for W5YI-VEC Amateur Radio
exams for the year
2001 at the Morton Public Library. Setup is from 11 to
Noon. Exams begin
at noon but registration is typically from 11:45 to 12:30.
Questions
may be directed to Bob Davis (AA9MY) at 309-263-8620
(Day) or email to
redavis@dpc.net
Please bring two forms of identification. You must have
Social Security
Number. We can not administer a test without SSN. You
will need a copy
of your
Current license plus any CSCE you want to apply.
Morton Public Library
315 W. Pershing
Morton, IL 61550
Remaining dates for the year 2001 (Walk-ins are welcome)
Sep 16 (Peoria Superfest)
Oct 20
Dec 15
There will be VE testing at the Peoria SuperFest on Sunday
September 16,
2001
Testing at the Fest will begin at 10:00 A.M. Walk-ins
are welcome.
Nets in the Area
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Monday 9:00 P.M.
146.730 123.0 PL Open Net
Tuesday 7:00 P.M.
146.910 Tazwell County ESDA Net
Tuesday 9:00 P.M.
146.940 CIRC Open Net
Wednesday 9:00 P.M.
147.060 Open Net Has Newsline
Wednesday 9:00 P.M.
442.250 123.0 PL ARES Open Net
Wednesday Varies
147.100 Trader's Net follows ARES
Net on 442.250
Thursday 9:00
P.M. 146.760 Open Net with Newsline
Thursday 9:00
P.M. 146.895 North central IL Traders
Net
Sunday 8:30P.M 147.075 Open Net with Newsline
Mon / Fri 9:00 A.M.(Local)
14.247.5 Displaced Peorians Net
Sunday 8:30 AM Local 1815 kHz
160 m AM net
(Please help me correct this list. I know it's
not up to date at this
time. Norm N9ZKS)
Blomington-Normal Area Repeaters
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Freq
Callsign Location
PL
145.390 N9EZJ
Lincoln
145.430 KD9F
Gridley 103.5
146.790 K9CYW
Bloomington
146.940 W9AML
Bloomington
147.015 NX9M
Normal 88.5 (open*)
147.150 WD9FTV Bloomington
103.5
147.345 K9ZM
Lincoln
442.700 WB9UUS Normal 107.2 (open**)
443.325 KE9HB
Congerville 107.2
444.350 W9EX
Bloomington 107.2
444.975 N9FZF
Normal 136.5
* Repeater is currently in open mode with pl for those
with QRM
** Repeater RX with tight carrier squelch and loose tone
squelch (107.2)
Local DX Packet Cluster Information
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Bloomington Access and Transport node BMIDX1 (N1SF) 144.91
1200 baud
Bloomington PacketCluster node BMIDXC (K9CW2)
Connections to the network are made by first connecting
to BMIDX1 then
connecting to BMIDXC or K9CW2
MEMBERS LIST
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Exp Last First MI Callsign
2001 SLEETER JANICE
E N9VTC
2001 TEUTSCH KEN
NX9M
2002 AKERS
ELDON KB9PZA
2002 BAKER
DWIGHT KA9CYJ
2002 BEGOLKA DONALD
N9EZJ
2002 BRICKER
"MITCH" E KB9PXL
2002 BUSICK
STEVE WB9WNK
2002 CHUBICK
LUKE M KB9ZQP
2002 COMER
JERRY L KB9ZDY
2002 DILLINGHAM BARB
WA9BKB
2002 DILLINGHAM EVERETT
W9LMJ
2002 FULLER
KEN
W9PSL
2002 GRABER
LOREN K9ILP
2002 HAMMOND PAUL
E N9PE
2002 HANNAH
GENTRY
2002 HANSON
KEITH R AC9S
2002 HARDY
ELLEN KA9CJA
2002 HATCH
MATT H KB9ZDV
2002 HAWK
SAM W KB9YTA
2002 HILL
LYMAN E W9OUF
2002 HINSHAW CHARLES
D KB9RAB
2002 HOFMANN FLOYD
W9EX
2002 HORINE
"CHICK" C. W9OBN
2002 HUBER
GARY
AB9M
2002 HUBER
NORMAN I N9ZKS
2002 HUETTE
DENNIS KE9KI
2002 ISOM
JIM
W9LQX
2002 JANICKE
JOHN W KB9ZQR
2002 JONES
DONALD J KB9JTK
2002 KAHN
PHILIP B KB9ZDX
2002 KEERAN
LARRY K9ORP
2002 KEMPF
RICHARD R WD9HRU
2002 KNOTH
FRED
WR9E
2002 KOSTELC CHUCK
N9RZV
2002 KOSTELC CONNIE
KB9IGT
Exp Last First MI Callsign
2002 LACY
RICHARD AA9BS
2002 LASSITER ROBERT
S KB9ZDW
2002 LOZANO
JUAN
KC5YPC
2002 LOZANO
MARIA
2002 LOZANO
THANIA
2002 MAYS
LARRY G KB9NPH
2002 McLEAN
DONALD G K9DW
2002 MEIZELIS
ANTHONY J KB9YSC
2002 MOBERLY JAMES
W KC9ZU
2002 NEEVES
JOSEPH KI9D
2002 PAYNE
JOHN S
KB9ZDZ
2002 PETERS
DAVID L
KA9NAQ
2002 RILEY
CHARLES W. N9DKK
2002 SHAFFER
EARL (JIM) WB9UWA
2002 SHAFFER
EARLA
N9VXY
2002 SLAPPEY
BRAXTON S KA9VHB
2002 SMITH
JAMES A W9JSS
2002 STEFFEN
MARK W WF9Y
2002 STEIMLE
IAN B
KB9YTV
2002 SUTTLE
WILLIAM(TOM) KB9VVJ
2002 THEIS
JAMIE R
KB9ZQO
2002 VANNOY
DEVIN R KB9ZQS
2002 WALTERS
CHUCK
W9KR
2002 WARREN
GEORGE N9VIU
2002 WARREN
PATRICIA N9SXV
2002 WARREN
ROBERTA AA9OT
2002 WASHBURN ANDY
K9IKR
2002 WHITELAND PAUL
KB9YSF
COMP ASBILL
IMOGENE
COMP WEBBER JUNE
COMP
CENOIS
K9HGX
COMP DAVIS,STEVE N1SF
N1SF
COMP
PAARC
W9UVI
COMP
SRRC
W9MKS
The CIRC is a not-for-profit ARRL special service club
whose purpose is
to advance the service of Amateur Radio. Located
in Central Illinois,
CIRC and its members welcome all to use the 146.94 repeater
and to
attend club meetings.
Submissions for the newsletter must be received by the
10th of the month
and may be snail or e-mailed to the editor at:
Norm Huber
19268 E. US Hwy 150
Bloomington, IL 61704-5855
e-mail n9zks@earthlink.net
Permission is granted to Amateur Radio-related organizations
to
reproduce contents of Short CIRCuits provided full credit
is given.