Do you remember a few of us getting together and going to the movies to promote the movie Frequency?
The ARRL was sponsoring a contest for the group that did the best job of promotion at a movie theater.
Well as hard as this is for me to believe we came in 2nd place from all who submitted throughout the US.
Keep and eye in January QST for notification and possibly a picture or 2!
The BAARC and Bay County ARES are the proud winners of an antenna by M2 valued at $1300.00.
Here is a short note I was told to pass on that I received VIA Email.
Many thanks to Dean KC8BGK for all his help and Chuck who provided many hours with me at the movie theater!
Dear Debbie: Please pass my congratulations to the Bay Area Club for the find job of promoting the movie Frequency. Your and their PR efforts have succeeded in obtaining the 2nd prize. I understand it is a Multi-Band Log Period Antenna, something that will be the envy of all who see it. Again my congratulations for a job well done! 73...George Race - WB8BGY Director, Great Lakes Division
SEE PAGES 3 and 4

We WON!!!!!!!!

October 2000

Bay Area Amateur Radio Club

Christmas Dinner

Don’t forget next month no meeting due to the Christmas dinner. Get your reservation in today/
Jan N8TNK has reserved this year Kryszaks resturant for us. Dinner will be Saturday December 9. Please contact her on the 31 repeater or give her a call at 752-9209 to get your reservation in early. We will need a head count for the resturant.

Bay Area Amateur Radio Club

Bay Area Amateur Radio Club

Minuets of the Last BAARC Meeting

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President
Jeff Lake---K8JSL
k8jsl@voyager.net
Vice President
Jan Sharrow---N8TNK
n8tnk@concentric.net
Secretary
Charles Sharrow---KC8IUO
n8tnk@concentric.net
Treasurer
Joe Ignatowski---KC8GTZ
kc8gtz@arrl.net
Technical Advisor
Gary Ingersoll---WB8ICU
kb8yur@qsl.net
Repeater Trustee
Bob Cuthbert---N8BBR
kb8yur@qsl.net
1 Year Trustee
Bob Shepard---KC8AHP
kc8ahp@concentric.net
2 Year Trustee
Steve Coats---KB8YTC
kb8ytc@juno.com
3 Year Trustee
Paul Filiczkowski--KC8ELQ
kc8elq@worldnet.att.net
Newsletter Co-Editor
Jeff Lake---K8JSL
k8jsl@voyager.net
Newsletter Co-Editor
Joe Ignatowski---KC8GTZ
kc8gtz@arrl.net
Newsletter Co-Editor
Debbie Kirkbride---KA8YKK
ka8ykk@concentric.net

The November meeting of the BAARC will take place as scheduled on November 9th at 7:30 PM.
December will not have a meeting but the Christmas party instead.
Happy Thanksgiving to one and all.

Meeting was called to order by Jan n8tnk at 7:30,
Secretary report was given by Chuck kc8iuo. Motion to accept by Paul kc8elq ,
and seconded by Marsha, kc8eyg. Treasurers report was given by Joe kc8gtz
and motion to accept by Paul kc8elq, and seconded by Bob kc8ahp,
Paul gave a report on the repeater as to what needed to be done and how
much it would cost to fix it. Paul was going to look into a pancake breakfast
with the Bangor twp. fire department.
A vote was taken and the results for officers was,
Pres. Jeff k8jsl
Vice Pres. Jan n8tnk
Secretary Chuck kc8iuo
Treasurer Joe kc8gtz
3 year trustee Neal kc8hbf
2 year trustee Steve kb8ytc
1 year trustee Paul kc8elq
50/50 was won by Dave n8reb. Five of which was gave back to the club.
k8xd has given two radios to the club for whatever purpose we need to do with
them. A motion was made by Dean kc8bgk and seconded by Joe kc8gtz , that
Jeff can do with them, what he thinks best. The Christmas party will by held at
Kryziak on Dec. 2 at 7:30 P.M. Please e-mail Jan at n8tnk concentric.net. or
phone her at 752-9209 if you are able to attend.
There were 18 members in attendance. There will be a meeting in November but
not in December.
A motion was made to adjourn by Paul kc8elq, and seconded Jan n8tnk.
Meeting adjourned at 8:35
Net controls
Oct. 17 Leonard kc8eun
Oct 24 Dean kc8bgk
Oct 31 Jeff k8jsl
Nov 2 Tom n3vix

Frequency Promotion Competition Winners and Prizes
1. Ak-Sar-Ben Amateur Radio Club, Omaha, Nebraska · IC-746 transceiver (ICOM) · 500 feet of RG8X coaxial cable (Cable X-Perts) · Heil Goldline microphone (Heil Sound) · Alpha Delta antenna switch (Alpha Delta) · International Antenna 40-meter double bazooka antenna (International Antenna)
2. Bay Area Amateur Radio Club, Bay City, Michigan · M2 17-30 LP 7 log periodic antenna
3. Austin Amateur Radio Club, Austin, Texas · ADI AR-147+ 2-meter mobile transceiver (ADI)
4. Wheaton Community Amateurs Inc, Wheaton, Illinois · Alinco hand-held transceiver
5. Emergency Amateur Radio Club, Honolulu, Hawaii · PMC-100 desk microphone (ADI)
6. Dallas Amateur Radio Club, Dallas, Texas · Alpha Delta book
Frequency was directed by Gregory Hoblit. In the movie, a long-dead father (played by Dennis Quaid) and his adult son (played by John Caviziel, above) meet up via ham radio during the mother of all sunspot cycles. Eventually, father and son conspire in efforts to change the past. [©New Line Cinema]

Special Event Station!!!! NWS
NWS/ARRL Special Event updates: As announced, the National Weather Service and the ARRL will cosponsor The National Weather Service Special Event December 2 (UTC). A sort of mini-contest, the NWS Special Event is aimed at recognizing the contributions amateurs make to the Weather Service during threatening weather. The National Weather Service Special Event will award a certificate--with endorsements if certain goals are reached. Endorsements have been altered somewhat since the initial announcement. An up-to-date list of the endorsements and qualifying criteria may be found at the Special Event Web Site, http://www.nws.noaa.gov/event2000/eventcertificates.htm. To obtain a certificate, create a handwritten log of NWS stations worked and indicate the endorsements you are applying for. You may also link to the certificate endorsement log, http://www.nws.noaa.gov/event2000/specialevent2000.pdf. Enclose a self-addressed stamped envelope, and mail both items to National Weather Service Special Event, 920 Armory Rd, Goodland, KS 67735.

Nebraska Club Tops Frequency Pomotion Competition
NEWINGTON, CT, Nov 4, 2000--The Ak-Sar-Ben Amateur Radio Club of Omaha, Nebraska, has been chosen as the winner of the Frequency Amateur Radio promotion competition. The Nebraska club topped a list of six Amateur Radio organizations that were selected to receive prizes for their efforts in spreading the word about Amateur Radio in conjunction with the movie Frequency, which uses ham radio as a central plot device.
The top prize ICOM IC-746 HF-VHF transceiver donated by ICOM was among several prizes pledged by manufacturers for the clubs that did the best job of promoting Amateur Radio at a local theater screening Frequency. In addition, the ARRL donated the choice of a 2000 edition of The ARRL Handbook for Radio Amateurs or Handbook CD-ROM to each of the 25 clubs that entered the competition (see "Frequency Promotion Competition Winners and Prizes," below.)
The second place winner was the Bay Area Amateur Radio Club in Bay City, Michigan. Taking third place was the Austin Amateur Radio Club in Austin, Texas.
Winners were selected based on a point system that ranked the clubs in order of their success in several areas, including getting publicity for the display, the number of operating modes used, the availability of ham radio literature and more. Prize awards were determined by a panel of representatives of the manufacturers and suppliers who donated to the prize pool. The ARRL agreed to receive submittals for the competition.
Frequency's far-fetched plot involving communicating across time offered a unique opportunity to promote Amateur Radio in communities across the country. Shortly before the movie's release last April, Amateur Radio industry representatives joined with the ARRL to sponsor the competition for clubs.
With an enthusiastic show of support from theater management, the top-ranked Ak-Sar-Ben club put up a first-rate, professional-quality display booth and wowed moviegoers at the 20 Grand Theater in Omaha. Complete with a Heathkit SB-103 transceiver--similar to the rig used in the movie--club members demonstrated a variety of modes and Amateur Radio technologies, letting moviegoers make HF contacts, track moving vehicles with APRS or see themselves on SSTV (reportedly a big hit with the younger crowd). After the event ended, theater management asked the club to leave behind as much of the display as it could--excluding the radios and the computers, of course--so more theater goers could learn about Amateur Radio.
In order to capitalize on its Frequency PR effort, Ak-Sar-Ben club members set up a Technician license class shortly after the event. The club's PR Chairman Bill Newman, K0NSA, says that all who turned out for the class did so as a result of having visited the theater display.
The Ak-Sar-Ben club also will receive 500 feet of mini coax from Cable X-Perts, a "Goldline" microphone from Heil Sound, an Alpha Delta antenna switch and a 40-meter double bazooka antenna compliments of International Antenna.
Five other clubs will receive prizes donated by M2, ADI, Alinco, and Alpha Delta. Prizes included an M2 17-30 LP 7 log periodic antenna, an ADI AR-147+ 2-meter mobile transceiver, an Alinco hand-held transceiver, and an ADI PMC-100 desk microphone.
The League has expressed its thanks and appreciation to those members of the Amateur Radio industry who donated to the prize pool and congratulates all of the clubs who took the time to share the magic of radio with the public.
For those who still have not had a chance to see the movie, Frequency now is out in home video.--Jennifer Hagy, N1TDY SEE PAGE 4

The movie has been released this week in your video rental stores. You can read this article on line at
http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2000/11/04/1/?nc=1
2nd Place!!! WELL DONE!!!!

From the ARRL Letter
Former California Ham Agrees to Jail for Unlicensed Operation
NEWINGTON, CT, Nov 2, 2000--Former amateur Richard Allen Burton reportedly has agreed to serve three months in jail for Communications Act violations, pending pre-sentencing and medical reports. Burton, who has a long history of alleged unlicensed operation, was arrested August 5 after his indictment in May by a grand jury for the US District Court for the Central District of California. Sentencing will be in February.
Formerly WB6JAC, Burton faced six felony counts of violating the Communications Act of 1934. The FCC says he operated without a license on repeaters in Southern California after his license was cancelled.
Burton's General ticket was revoked in 1981. The following year, he was convicted on four counts of transmitting without a license and two counts of transmitting "obscene, indecent or profane words, language or meaning." Burton initially was sentenced to serve six months of an eight year prison term, with the remainder suspended. Upon appeal, the US Ninth District Court of Appeals upheld the unlicensed operation conviction but threw out his obscenity conviction. The FCC says that Burton transmitted without a license while on probation in 1984 and again in 1990 and in 1992. After the second incident, he was fined $2000 and received a year's probation; after the third, he was sentenced to seven months in jail and a year's probation.
In 1992, Burton attempted to get his Amateur Radio license back, but the FCC refused to reinstate him. He was briefly successful in getting a ham ticket in 1996, when he passed a Technician exam at a VE session. The FCC granted Burton a new license and the call sign KF6GKS, which was promptly set aside as soon as the Commission realized its error.
Burton has been free on $20,000 bond. He pleaded not guilty at his arraignment. A trial had been set for October 3 but was postponed while the plea agreement was being worked out.

From December 2000 QST © ARRL
6A
Cherryville Repeater Assoc. II
W2GD (+KB2ERI)
6694 2 43 20,628 NNJ
SJRA
K2AA 3220 2 45 10,576 SNJ
Cherryland ARC
W8TCM 3555 2 34 9,612 MI
Fox River Radio League
W9CEQ (+KB9WBW)
2787 2 50 9,334 IL
Mike and Key ARC
K7LED 2847 2 26 9,252 WWA
Eastern CT ARA
K1MUJ (+N1NUY)
1997 2 17 6,918 CT
Utah ARC
W7SP 2015 2 161 6,880 UT
Santa Cruz Cty ARC
K6BJ 2114 2 46 6,422 SCV
MTARA & HCRA
WM1FD 1646 2 16 4,954 WMA
KBØSMX (+KCØHYF)
1332 2 33 4,646 NE
North Fulton Amateur Radio League
K4BB 1259 2 30 4,108 GA
Lancaster & Fairfield Cty ARC
K8QIK 1359 2 50 3,982 OH
Tuscola Bay Arenac FIELD DAY RESULTS
N8ZE 1034 2 66 3,828 MI
Holland ARC
K8PAA 996 2 94 3,532 MI
Big Bear ARC
K6BB 907 2 26 3,406 ORG
Huber Heights ARC
NO8I 784 2 10 3,302 OH
Midland ARC
W8KEA 708 2 10 2,920 MI
Whitman ARC
WA1NPO 604 2 25 2,820 EMA
Hoosier Hills Ham Club
W9QYQ 760 2 14 2,636 IN
Calaveras ARS
WA6YGA 587 2 14 2,532 SJV
Southern Michigan AES
W8DF 691 2 40 2,352 MI
Boston ARC
W1BOS 333 2 10 1,856 EMA
Branchburg OEM
NU2W 438 2 6 1,684 NNJ
East River ARC
W8MOP 360 2 35 1,640 VA
Skywide ARC
VA3SKY 322 2 10 1,536 ON
Ellwood City ARA
N3EC 330 2 32 1,508 WPA
The Villages ARC
K4VRC 243 2 14 1,496 NFL
Foundation ARS
W4FBC 160 2 14 1,220 NC
N8DXR 617 2 10 2,234 MI
Keuka Lake ARA
KV2W 300 2 10 2,036 WNY
Yolo ARS
K6UO 244 2 15 1,832 SV
Allegan County ARC
KC8ITV (+KC8LXN)
388 2 19 1,576 MI
Seattle Aux Comm.Service
W7ACS 218 2 15 1,442 WWA
8A Battery
Alameda Cty RC
N6WG (+KC6LVI)
1305 5 25 10,850 EB
Ventura Cty ARS
N6ZE 750 5 13 6,080 SB
Tri-Columbia ARC
W4MN 646 2 86 3,078 SC
8A
Raleigh ARS
W4DW (+W2BYV)
4064 2 42 12,510 NC
Birmingham ARC
W4CUE 3814 2 63 11,730 AL
Gwinnett ARS
W4GR 2498 2 185 7,510 GA
Mississauga ARC
VE3MIS 1240 2 18 6,360 ON
NOMADS ARC
NØTM (+WBØWUR)
1179 2 10 4,472 NE
Warren ARA
W8VTD 1204 2 9 4,306 OH
Mahoning Valley ARA
W8QLY 1176 2 50 4,190 OH
Kitchener-Waterloo ARC
VE3IC 1101 2 10 4,172 ON
Triple “A” ARA
AC3J (+KB3BQR)
469 2 70 2,186 WPA
Cleveland ARC
W4GZX 335 2 20 1,992 TN
Spa ARA
WB5SPA 410 2 10 1,920 AR
9A Battery
APA/BEARS
W6APA 230 5 23 2,910 LAX
Gloucester Cty ARC
W2MMD 2722 2 26 10,350 SNJ
Rockford ARA
W9AXD 1359 2 24 6,100 IL
Crawford Cty ARC
W8BAE 881 2 65 3,064 OH
10A
Wheaton Commity Radio Amateurs
W9CCU (+N9GYF)
3931 2 75 12,454 IL
11A
10-70 Repeater Association, Inc
N2SE 2161 2 62 8,982 NNJ
El Dorado ARC
AG6AU 1401 2 53 5,612 SV
UMS
VE2UMS 797 2 220 4,086 QC
12A Battery
Conejo Valley ARC
AA6CV 1340 5 38 11,490 SB
13A
West Valley ARA
W6PIY 3737 2 70 13,014 SCV
14A
Woodbridge Wireless
W4IY (+KC4RFM)
8064 2 83 24,904 VA
16A
South Pickering ARC
VE3SPC 2450 2 160 9,322 ON
17A Battery
USECA
KK8M 2925 5 183 22,835 MI
18A
Nashua Area RC
N1FD (+KB1EFF)
6246 2 100 19,614 NH
30A
PVRC & CARA
W3AO (+W3AMY)
9908 2 50 31,534 MDC
35A
Capital Region FD2000
VA3RAC (+VA2GPF)
1940 2 190 10,136 ON
1B-1 Op Battery
NØUR 632 5 1 6,455 MN
KØMF 593 5 1 5,880 CO
K3ONW 555 5 1 5,650 EPA
W3TS 430 5 1 4,600 EPA
KEØUI 378 5 1 3,975 MN
WA7LNW 423 5 1 3,585 UT
W9NJP 355 5 1 3,485 IL
K3WGR 309 5 1 3,045 EPA
N6VZ 255 5 1 2,740 OR
W3CB 211 5 1 2,710 MDC
WUØL 218 5 1 2,480 CO
AC4XO 210 5 1 2,400 VA
AC7A 229 5 1 2,390 AZ
KD6RDO 193 5 1 2,330 SB
K4RDU 203 5 1 2,130 VA
AB4EL 198 5 1 1,980 NC
N7RVD 172 5 1 1,920 WWA
WD7Y 171 5 1 1,910 NV
K8ZT 191 5 1 1,840 OH
W3ANX 174 5 1 1,840 WPA
W7POE 373 2 2 1,792 MT
KB9IVB 327 5 1 1,735 IN
WS8H 218 5 1 1,730 WV
K5SI 161 5 1 1,710 STX
WC7F 137 5 1 1,645 ID
AA2QO 164 5 2 1,625 NLI
N4IY 139 5 1 1,595 IN
N7WS/Ø 192 5 1 1,590 SD
NØFKC 270 2 1 1,580 MN
KFØUU 108 5 1 1,580 MN
N1IE 136 5 1 1,560 SV
N2TO 188 5 2 1,530 EPA
WAØNLK 146 5 1 1,460 CO
AE6N 101 5 1 1,335 AZ
WA3NNA 121 5 1 1,310 EPA
ABØGO 120 5 1 1,300 CO
WA9STI/6 376 2 1 1,258 LAX
WA9PYH 105 5 1 1,250 IN
K1YZ 186 5 1 1,230 EMA
VE3FFK 240 2 2 1,160 ON
AE4EC 92 5 1 1,120 NC
W1EUY 107 5 1 1,070 EMA
KC2BEK 238 2 1 1,052 NLI
AB2JL 141 5 1 1,005 WNY
WB8N 180 2 1 990 OH
AB2AN 76 5 1 960 NNJ
WK3M 300 2 1 956 WPA
W3WT 87 5 1 955 EPA
N3HFS 377 2 1 954 VA
W8EO 83 5 1 930 MI
NIØA 79 5 1 890 MN
WD6DX 75 5 1 850 SCV
WB2DLA 63 5 1 830 NLI
KE6LBX 50 5 1 800 SDG
W2HLI 59 5 1 790 NLI
N7CVW 230 2 1 760 EWA
W3MWY 55 5 1 750 MDC
W2UX 65 5 1 750 SC
KT6DM 224 2 1 748 SJV
KK7GB 102 5 1 710 ID
N7CFO 204 2 1 708 OR
KD5LX 116 5 1 680 CO
KU4OS 111 5 1 660 SFL
K3TJM 252 2 1 604 WPA
N8XA 86 5 1 560 OH
KJ7YN 46 5 1 560 AZ
WS2N 122 2 1 542 NLI
KE4W 34 5 1 540 WY
WB6EDY 258 2 1 516 UT
KØHCV 157 2 1 514 KS
KS4GW 81 5 1 505 SFL
VE4KU 81 5 1 505 MB
AC6XK 55 5 1 480 ORG
WAØCBW 132 2 1 464 KS
W9FHA 90 2 1 460 IN
WDØK 72 5 1 460 MN
KB2PLW 34 5 1 440 WNY
K6EEN 33 5 1 430 NM
WB6VIC 113 2 1 426 LAX