Southwest Missouri Amateur Radio Club

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Presentation at the Oct. 18th Meeting by N0SAP

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by kd0ael on October 19, 2014 at 12:42 am

If you were unable to join us at the meeting tonight, N0SAP gave a great presentation on antenna building. He made antenna building sound fun and showed us ways to make antennas that are affordable! Check out the “fly swatter” that he presented to us that he built for 6 Meters!

He made a good point, too. When the worst happens, how are you going to get on the air for that emergency? You need to know how to use the things around you!

Thanks again SAP! We loved your presentation!

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Many hams are planning on participating in the Solar Eclipse QSO Party (hamsci.org/seqp) on Aug 21st and the HamSCI team has been asked where to tune for activity. There will be plenty of activity - on CW and Phone, tune for stations calling "CQ SEQP" toward the middle and lower portions of the various license class allocations. Activity on RTTY, PSK, and JT modes will be close to the usual activity centers but - please - spread out! With many stations active, assist the receiving decoder stations to make accurate and quick measurements by leaving a little space between signals. You can find band planning information at: www.arrl.org/band-plan www.ciarc.org/downloads/Digital_Mode_Band_Plan.pdf wsprnet.org/drupal/node/218

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2 days ago

Well the computer is down for now. I'm thinking it is a hard drive failure, as Disk Utility wouldn't let me verify, or repair the drive. Also could not boot in safe mode, was only able to boot off of the install disc.

So until I can get it looked at, I will not have a computer to do notes on. I will write them out, and then go the next day to the library to write them, and then post them. I may possibly be Annie to still post durning Skywarn activations. I should still be able to do net control during Skywarn, and Friday Night Nets no problem!

I will post a few pics I took from Disk Utility in case Rodney, or anyone else has some Mac knowledge.

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-Regular Announcements-

-The Southwest Missouri Amateur Radio Club Meeting is held on the third Saturday of each month, at 5:00pm.
As of right now we are meeting at the 1st General Baptist Church located at 1400 W. Walnut, in Springfield. This is a temporary location and we are working to find a more permanent meeting location. We will keep you informed of any changes on our website and social networks. Testing will be available at 3:00 pm for anyone wanting to get their technician license, or upgrade to a General or Extra class license. The fee for the tests is $15
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Any one that is interested in becoming a licensed amateur radio operator should attend a meeting, or testing session. You do not have to already have your license, or be a club member to attend. Everyone is welcome including friends, family, and children. A meal is usually prepared by an outstanding cook.and anyone is welcome to bring sides dishes, soft drinks, or desserts. Guests are welcome to stay to eat

Next month's meeting is our annual wacky antenna party. Who needs an antenna when you have waste baskets, ladders, trees and even microwaves. Bring an item from home large or small, If it is capable of conducting a signal we can tune it up and make contacts. This is a fun time and It can be a great way to see why the term Amateur Radio Operators fits us perfectly. We need volunteers to bring HF radios, tables, chairs, etc as we will most likely be in an open area. Any members who would like to host our wacky antenna party on their property are encouraged to email Rodney at ad0yv.ham@gmail.com. and he will get back in contact with you.

-FlipGive-
A few months ago, we had the opportunity to purchase a repeater to replace our older Skywarn repeater on the frequency 146.64. All of our members pulled together donations and contributions to make this happen, with that we have have added a PL Tone and more transmitting power and it has made a big difference in our repeater coverage.

This is just the first step, The Southwest MO Amateur Radio Club has set a goal to raise funds for a new digital repeater system that can expand our area even more and we need your help.
We have established a fundraiser with FlipGive.com. FlipGive is a great way to give back to your club by shopping for the things you already shop for anyway. Companies like Wal-Mart, Dominos Pizza, Papa Johns, Target, Nike, and much more will donate a percentage of your purchases back to the club. If you shop online, why not help our progress by signing up for FlipGive today. Tell your friends and family to help raise funds to build our repeater system in the Southwest MO area. A little bit can go a long way. Go to www.flipgive.com and search for Southwest Missouri Amateur Radio Club for more information on how you can help us take the next step in upgrading our coverage for Skywarn and emergency communications.

-Licensing Classes-
The Polk County ARES will be holding classes for General licensing starting tomorrow, Saturday, July 22nd from 8am to 1pm and Saturday July, 29th at 8am - 1pm followed by testing. You can find more information about this class and where it is held at www.polkcountymoares.org/amateur-classes.html

-R&L-

R & L Electronics has put together a couple of radio packages for brand new Hams! The basic pack includes a Boefeng UV5 hand held radio, and a Gordon West Technician study guide, and is less than $50, with free shipping!!
You can see details for both the basic & deluxe packages at: www.randl.com. Once on the main page, just type "new ham" into the search bar, and you will see both of the radio packages.

The Skywarn Youth Net is at 7:30pm on Sundays on the 145.490 N0NWS repeater. This net is sponsored by the Southwest Missouri Regional Skywarn repeater system to encourage young amateur radio operators and their families to key up and get out on the air and to create an educational awareness among these operators about Skywarn and basic weather facts. For more information about this net you can go to www.N0NWS.com/youth.

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WA0CFQ
K9EAR
KE0MAE
KD0YVC
KE0NOH
KE0NHL
KD0SXJ
K1HWA
KE0DJF
N0TYU
KG6KTR
K0JTR
AD0YR
N0SVY
KD0KNL

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The SMARC Friday Night Ragchew Net will be at 8:00 pm on 146.91 Mhz with a PL tone of 162.2hz. Rodney - AD0YV will be your net control tonight. ... See MoreSee Less

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4 days ago

Share with you what I learned this evening. The General license training class Saturday in Bolivar is in the AMBULANCE SERVICE Garage building to west of CMH Hospital across the 83 Hiway "1500 Oakland Ave".

It's a LEFT TURN when traveling north on the Highway. Down the street to last building(garage) on the right side. The description given on web is short on actual location of the training. There is no sign stating on the building "Prehospital Services". One can come in via Road 430 off Hiway 13 from the West. Joye said that he will have 10 of us for the class...talked to him on the phone this evening. I went up there this evening looking for the location. You can use me for contact for assistance to find the location if you like.

douno2@att.net , 73s, Paul KE0FGY ... See MoreSee Less

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Mary, W0AAT is reporting 2m tropo from southern Minnesota to Chicago area (EN24 to EN53) - 0124z. WD9BGA beacon on 144.297 MHz "S9 +30!" Update 0137z: KU8Y in southern Michigan (EN61) reports working Mary, W0AAT in EN24 (southern Minnesota) on 432.110 MHz.

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