“The Barn,” which has served as our clubhouse for the last few years, was Willie N6OED’s shack before he became a silent key in 2019. Willie’s widow Margaret is now ready to downsize and put the property (which includes their house) on the market. This means we must move out, possibly very soon.
We need to identify adequate storage space, which may cost us significant rent, that we can move into quickly. We probably have a couple of months before it goes on the market, but there is a LOT of stuff.
We need to execute a plan to downsize what we have to store, and reduce that load as much as we can in the time we have. This means sorting, prioritizing, boxing, and SELLING.
We need a team to spearhead this (as well as MANY hands when called for), and a Leader for the team. Joe NJ7OK will be a resource.
One thing we don’t want is to be an impediment to Margaret’s ability to make a sale to the right buyer. So we need to move as quickly as we can. Please contact President Mike N7ONP or Vice President John KN4RTK, or any officer, to volunteer.
Update:KB7KBH reports response has been weak, and he also finds himself busier than expected, so the digital focus on Wednesdays has been suspended. Plenty of good information below, however, and a future event or discussion is always possible.
Greetings all. Michael W7ALX wanted me to do the Wednesday Lunchtime Net to see if there was any interest in folks wanting to expand their knowledge in Digital, and Satellite Opps. I am by no means an expert, but I’m willing to assist those that are interested. We will have the normal net, then after check-ins we can discuss the digital and Sat stuff.
Here are some examples of radio setup for digital modes.
VARA HF is very similar to FT-8 and some of the settings are similar. It again depends on the brand of HF radio you have. I did a lot of trial and error until I got it. YouTube videos are helpful in setup.
Satellite Comminutions
Satellite comminutions can be a challenge. There are a few in the club that work the birds with a HT or two, and a handheld dual band Yagi antenna. You can find tracking software for your cell phones to help with that. Most of the Sats uplink on 2M, and downlink on 440, depends on the satellite. There are Linear sat’s that are SSB, in that case you would need a radio capable of 2M and 440 SSB. The challenge is the Doppler shift. I have a unit called S.A.T from CSN Technologies. It is a standalone unit that can be used on your cell phone (no computer necessary. It will control the antennas, frequency’s and doppler shift. I have the Yaesu G5500 rotor for azimuth and elevation antenna control.
Anybody interested can come over to my QTH, and see how it works.
At our Annual Meeting and Holiday Dinner members elected new officers for 2024. Heartfelt thanks are due to our outgoing officers for their years of dedicated service to the Club. Chuck W7CRG, David KG7ZMX, Ginny W7OTR, and Jim KK7EMhave been active members for a number of years, both in and out of office. As Immediate Past President, Chuck remains on the Board.
2024 officers are:
President: Mike Eastman N7ONP Vice President: John Moore KN4RTK Secretary: Michelle Pelkey KA7OQQ Treasurer: Chris Nintzel KJ7RAL Immediate Past President: Chuck Gerttula W7CRG
We are grateful for a very good year in 2023 and look forward to a fruitful 2024.
Now is a good time to renew your membership for 2024. The form is downloadable under the “Documents” tab here on the website. If you have downloaded the form before this morning, the heading will say “2023.” No problem. Just cross out the 3 and write in “4,” and we’ll know.
If you download now, it should come up with “20__” at the top, is a fillable PDF.
There will be no Friday Forum Zoom meeting (3rd Friday is normally digital modes), since the “Zoom-Master” will be on vacation. Others are welcome to organize something on another account, of course!
The Lincoln County Amateur Radio Club will activate the Yaquina Head Lighthouse on August 19 & 20 with a special event station W7Y, in recognition of the 150th anniversary of the activation of the light on August 19th, 1873. The activation coincides with the International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend event that occurs the third weekend in August annually, recognizing lighthouses globally. For more information about that event, go to ILLW.NET. For those wishing to obtain a QSL card recognizing our event, after contact on the event weekend, please send a card request, with SASE, to LCARC, P.O. Box 1375, Newport, Oregon 97365. John Moore KN4RTK is spearheading the activation effort locally, working with several other club members, on behalf of the LCARC in cooperation with the Yaquina Head Lighthouse. For further questions/information, please contact John at john.kn4rtk@gmail.com
Look for some new Zoom links this Fall as we transition to the Club’s own Zoom account for these meetings. Most of these have been held on personal accounts as we scrambled to respond to the pandemic. With the Club account, we will be able to better share the load and have multiple people able to host a particular meeting.
