Category: Events

Newport Farmers Market a success!

Saturday, April 8th, LCARC attended the Newport Farmer’s Market. Showing up at 8 a.m. were several dedicated members for setup, with most staying until we broke down just after noon. N7HQR broke out his HF rig and vertical antenna. Also deployed was a Yaesu dual band mobile with a vertical antenna from the ACS go-kit. Contacts were made on both radios. Despite the coastal weather, we had several folks drop by the booth, from those curious as to what ham radio is about, to those more experienced in the hobby. The intent of informing folks about the club and how they can get involved in radio and emergency services seemed to go quite well as we passed out literature about LCARC, ACS and emergency preparations.

Our presence at the market just happened to coincide with a visit to Newport and the market by AA7JS, Joe Stodola and his wife Debbie, KB7DS. Joe is the director for the statewide OEN and Debbie serves as a relay on the net weekly.

Thanks to all who participated! And remember, we plan to attend the market again on May 27th. See you there!

Newport Farmers’ Market

Hello everyone! In an effort to put a face on the club while promoting ham radio and emergency preparedness, we will have a booth at the Newport Farmers’ Market on Saturday, April 8th and Saturday, May 27th. The market runs from 9am-1pm. Setup should begin no later than 8am. which will include an “Easy Up” canopy, a portable table, chairs and of course comm gear.

Jenny Demaris and Daron Wilson are supplying most of the resources through the LCSO and ACS.

We will need volunteers to help in the booth, including set up and teardown. Please contact John Moore, KN4RTK at john.kn4rtk@gmail.com if you are interested in helping.

Annual Meeting Dinner: Update

As in years past, Lincoln County Amateur Radio Club will hold a dinner (semi-potluck) and Annual Meeting on its regular meeting night in December:

Updated information: We will activate the usual Zoom link for the LCARC Meeting. Expect the meeting to be open at 1800 hours. The plan is to start the actual (short) business meeting at 6:30. On the agenda is election of officers for 2023 and a brief update from Joe NJ7OK on his Amateur Extra & More class.

Tuesday December 13, 6:00 pm. Samaritan Center for Health Education, 740 SW 9th St., Newport

The Club will provide prime rib and drinks. Contact Jim Golden KK7EM at goldenj3 at charter dot net to let us know you’re coming, how many in your party, and a hint about what you might be bringing to contribute.

There will be a short business meeting to elect officers for 2023. Let us know if you are willing to be a nominee for office!

Wilson’s Wednesday Workshop

Watch Daron N7HQR build a tape measure antenna this Wednesday at 1900 (7:00 pm), on Zoom:

Daron sez: I hope to have all the parts for and be able to assemble and test from my motel room in Medford.  I’m working on a few refinements to make it cheaper to build, and if there is interest I’m happy to put together a ‘kit’ with the pipe, elements, coax pigtail, and all the other parts you need and we’ll work on doing this in person for one of the meetings.

Here is one of many articles on the project:

http://theleggios.net/wb2hol/projects/rdf/tape_bm.htm

This is a very basic VHF yagi useful for direction finding and adding some gain to your handheld to get a better signal into the repeater or work the International Space Station.  Feel free to share the link on the website with anyone interested, I’ll see you Wednesday and hope that I’m ready!

Spruce Goose Special Event

Wednesday, November 2, 2022
marks the 75th anniversary of the first and only flight of this massive
“proof of concept” plane, which was moved from Long Beach to the
Evergreen Aviation Museum in McMinnville, OR quite a few years ago. To
mark the occasion, the “Spruce Goose 75th Anniversary of Flight
Amateur Radio Special Event” has been established. It’s scheduled to
run from Saturday, October 29, 2022 at 1700 UTC, through Sunday November
6th 2022, at 2359 UTC. The special event is a joint effort between the
Hughes Amateur Radio Club of El Segundo, CA, and the McMinnville Amateur
Radio Club here in Oregon. The callsigns for the event will be W6HA, and
W6HA/7 respectively, and frequencies will be SSB: 3.833, 7.233, 14.233,
21.333, and 28.333 MHz, and CW: 3.533, 7.033, 14.033, 21.033, and 28.033
MHz.

Address for special commemorative QSL Card:

Brian Johnson, AB6UI, W6HA Trustee
5207 Lillian Street
Torrance, CA   90503

For more information regarding this special event, check out Hughes
Amateur Radio Club website: www.W6HA.org

Technician Class Scheduled

Mike Eastman N7ONP will lead a 2-day class on successive Saturdays, intended to help prospective new hams prepare to pass the exam for a Technician Class license. Attendees are encouraged to use additional self-learning opportunities in addition to the class. Bring your lunch, or plan to make a quick lunch run.

Day 1: Saturday, October 22, 2022 from 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Day 2: Saturday, October 29, 2022 from 9:00 am – 3:00 pm

First Presbyterian Church
227 NE 12th St., Westminster Conference Room
Newport, OR 97365

Registration link

No Nonsense Study Guide

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