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“KAR” Kansas Amateur Radio “KAR”
July 2016 newsletter http://ksarrl.org/
Hi gang, It is a battle to keep the water from building up in my body. No salt!! No soda pop and etc. Last time I said I would tell you about running in to Harry, so hereit is.............
u In 1956 I was servicing Gray Autograph dictating machines in office buildings down town. I was driving an Olds 98 and pulled into the 7th and Walnut parking lot. I got out and went around to the passenger side and got my tool kit out of the front seat. It was like what the typewriter guys carried. I backed up and shut the door, turned around and found myself belly to belly with some one. Could not see his face cuz he was too short and I was looking at the top of his head. I stepped back and began sputtering and finally, hi Harry came out. Yep, Mr. President! He just laughed and the SS guy went nuts. Harry liked to drive and not be driven. The old film crews with the huge film cameras spent a lot of time in that lot. In 1959 I went to work for the Baldwin factory store as Electronic Organs svc mgr at
1015 Grand (now a parking lot) and Harry had his officce close by and came in and played the Grands in our Grand Room.
u I had a wonderful surprise. Paul Sykes KØXR (WNØKWI) who I had not seen for 40 years sent me a email asking to stop by for an eye-ball QSO. We spent 2+ hours going down memory lane . Right out of high school he went to General Motors and a program where he worked on the “line” a semester and than a semester in GM's Electrical Engineering College. Paul at 55 is head EE at the Fairfax GM plant in KC,Ks today and responsible for a lot of EEs who keep the car assembly line moving. Just think, one $3500 car a minute coming off the line and it stops.
I always started my new hams off on “Traffic Handling” and Paul was very good at it and got his “Brass Pounders Medallion (see below). Includes is the only photo I have of him. Than he discovered DXing and I lost a tfc handler, hi hi. The photo does not say he is a great CW Op, but he was. He belonged to a group who had 3 – 80' (?) towers with beams on them and a small shack close to Paola, Ks. He melted down a Dentron Amp cuz his CW duty cycle was like RTTY. Did not hurt the finals. At 17 Paul designed and built his own FULL KW amp. I remember him scrounging parts. When he got it on the air, he had a huge extra power transformer left over. I loved working with 14 year old-ers. NO CAR!!
Here is what ARRL says it takes today to earn your BPL Medallion..............
Brass Ponders LeagueThe Brass Ponders League is open to all amateurs in the US, Canada and US possessions who report to their Section Managers a total of 500 or more points or a sum of 100 or more origination and delivery points for any calendar month. Messages must be handled on amateur radio frequencies within 48 hours of receipt in standard ARRL radiogram format.
A description of how an individual radio amateur should properly count traffic handling points (for his or her monthly Station Activity Report and also for the monthly Brass Ponders League credit) may be found in the ARRL Public Service Communications Manual – and specifically at via this Web page link:http://www.arrl.org/chapter-ten-counting-net-traffic
u Like I said, I love to teach 14 year old-ers and I did. In 1959 I had a group of them in my garage every Saturday night and they took Grand First Award as a Jr group at the Science Fair in 1960 with a computer they built. Two of them got their PhD's form Cal-tech in Nuclear Physics. Gary is retired from teaching college and his brother Mark lives right here in in Jo Co and was in the news paper recently about him computing radiation dosages for cancer patients for several hospitals. Gary is leaning on the table below.
I have another group, all hams and one of them with a doctorate, Jim Todd. A year ago I got a 4 page hand written letter from one of my 14 year old hams now retired from our US Navy. I have showed it only to a few close friends. Publishing it makes me uneasy cuz it makes me feel I am bragging. I make it available on request. I would make a KAR Special out of it if there was enough interest. Mike tells how CW (code) he learned to get his Novice license got his ship back in action. He had to use blinking CW light to talk to another ship and get a emergency CW transceiver out of a lifeboat to get the job done.
Yep, I have another group but much older. I have taught the Bible for many years. No! I am not religious, a religion is a THING and Jesus is a PERSON, God in flesh. I made Jesus my Lord and Savior on Pearl Harbor Day 1960. I don't teach religions. His name is Jesus and I am riding out our problems waiting for His soon return.
Links for Kansas hams!ARRL http://www.arrl.org
Kansas Section Pages and KAR's http://ksarrl.org/
ARRL Midwest Director's newsletter http://www.arrlmidwest.org/newsletter/newsletter.pdf
Kansas ARES Pages http://ksarrl.org/ares
Kansas ARES Printable Map http://ksarrl.org/ares/printit/
Skywarn is Wichita NWS Skywarn http://www.ict-skywarn.org
Kansas QSO Party http://ksqsoparty.org
Newton ARC http://www.newtonarc.org
Wichita ARC http://www.warc1.org
Ensor Museum http://www.ensorparkandmuseum.org/
S. A. T. E. R. N. http://www.SATERN.salvationarmy.us
KC ham Info http://www.kchams.net/larrys_list.html
NF9L KC page http://kchamradio.com/
ARRL Ks affilate club list http://www.arrl.org/find-a-club#listing
Requests from clubs to be listed in KARhttp://ksarrl.org/
The Wheat State Wireless Association FB page https://www.facebook.com/groups/WS0WA/Terry WAØDTH email is [email protected] which is referenced as a contact for the club.
The Sand Hills Amateur Radio Club, Inc www.SandhillsARC.com Rod Hogg KØEQH President SHARE
The Jarbalo Amateur Radio Association (JARA) http://jara.signaleer.us Rick, KF4LM
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ARRL Midwest Director Roderick K. Blocksome KØDAS
The ARRL Midwest Division July 2016 Newsletter is now available onthe Division's Web page. Here's the direct link:
http://www.arrlmidwest.org/newsletter/newsletter.pdf
This link always takes you to the current month's newsletter. If thismonth's newsletter doesn't open, try refreshing the page or clearingyour browser's cache, in case your browser is loading a copy of aprevious newsletter. Previous newsletters are available at:
http://www.arrlmidwest.org/ and click on the Newsletter Archives link.
Highlights this month:
NPOTA Activations in the Midwest Division NPOTA -- Local Style, St. Charles ARC NPOTA -- Effigy Mounds, Iowa, Rural Iowa ARCARRL Midwest Division MembershipARRL Affiliated Clubs in the Midwest DivisionAround the Midwest Division (Here and There) Southwest Iowa ARC Hamfest Ham Radio at Cub Scout Camp - Mike Miller, AC0BD Hastings, Nebraska Hamfest Cedar Valley ARC & Rockwell Collins ARC 21A Field DayMidwest Division Special Event StationsMidwest Division ARRL Hamfests & Conventions
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Thanks and 73's,
--------------------------------------------------------------------ARRL Midwest DivisionDirector: Roderick K Blocksome, [email protected]_______________________________________________
ARRL Ks Section Manager – RonKBØDTI
Kansas Section News Summary April-May 2016
WA0GCN- Jack Rowlett, Paola is now a Silent Key-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Field Day is here ! The most popular operating event in Amateur Radiois this weekend. If you have never participated in Field Day with aclub or group I encourage you to spend some time with them. There isnothing quite like the experiences you can have setting up andoperating a station in the field with a bunch of other hams. Field Dayencompasses many disciplines of both Amateur Radio and disasteroperations. If you have not been on HF you may experience HF overload.Many clubs have a GOTA station for newcomers. An experienced operatoris assigned to assist newcomers to help you get your radio legs. Usedto call this the Novice station.
This year we once again have a governor’s proclamation from the hardwork of Valorie -KC0YTY and a city of Wichita proclamation from WARC.Many clubs sent out news releases and did promotion of the event.
KD0ARW-Eric will be running the Saturday evening Sideband Net fromMarshall Co ARC FD site using W0GCJ at 6:30 PM on 3920 KHz.Band conditions haven’t been the best lately. 80 and 40 have been upand down with 80 experiencing some QSB. For Field Day keep an eye on15 and 10. They sometimes are a surprise. Have fun and be safe.-------------------------------Steve-K0UO reports the Medicine Lodge repeater site for the .88repeater building burned to the ground in the large range fire latethis spring. They lost all the equipment and feedlines.
WA0VRS-Steve in Topeka reports a new repeater at 927.525 with 88.5ctcss and 80 watts analog narrow band. Call sign is N0YUR. It is lowelevation but covers Topeka.
Independence ARC net has moved to Mondays at 7PM, still on 145.490 with91.5 tone.------------------------------------------------------------------------KANSAS ARRL NTS NETS- April 2016 NET Sess QNI QTC MgrKs.Sideband.Net---------30-------561------65-----KB0PPQ- CaryKs.Phone.Net------------22-------243------16-----KB0PPQ- CaryKs.AM.WX Net------------30-------764-----705-----WB0YWZ-LouieKs.Weather Net----------30-------744-----665-----WB0YWZ- LouieCentral.States.Tfc.Net- 26------1448------26-----KE0DL--DaveQKS.CW.NTS.Tfc.Net------52-------151------68-----NB0Z---JamesQKS-SS.Slow.Speed--------4--------11-------1-----WD0ESF-Mike
KANSAS INDEPENDENT NETSNET-NAME---------SESSIONS---CHECK-INS----Msgs.--- REPORTERMine Creek ARC----------4-----------20---------0------KB0DTIWheat State Wrls -------4-----------37---------0------KB0DTIIndependence ARC--------3-----------18---------0------KA1EBQNCK ARES/Linked---------5----------193---------0------N0MXI
A.R.E.S. reports were received from: KD0ARW, KC0BS, K0EQH, WD0EUF,KC0NFG, AA0X
Newsletters received : Chirps, QNU-HARC, Santa Fe Trail, TheTransceiver.
Freqs: WX, Phone and SSB 3920; CW 3547; Central States 7253.5Schedule can be found here: http://www.arrl.org/sections/view/kansas
If you know of a member without e-mail access please let me know and I will stick their news in the US Mail.
For More Kansas Section News and updates:http://www.arrl.org/sections/view/kansas Kansas Information site: http://ksarrl.org ---------------------------------------------------------------------------To subscribe to KAR Newsletter ask Orlan to add you: [email protected]
--------------------------------------------------------------------ARRL Kansas Section
Section Manager: Ron D Cowan, KB0DTIkb0dti@arrl.org--------------------------------------------------------------------
Western Kansas 160 meter netThe Western Kansas 160m Net meets every Tuesday evening at 8 PM Mountain time on or near 1.960 LSB.
We usually have a Ham radio related topic we discuss each week along with news and announcements concerning ham radio.
We Elmer as a group anyone needing help in anyway we can. All stations are welcomed to check into this net.
73
matt, kd0ezs
NO REPORT:
Orlan;
KCONDG Sherwin on line. I again wish to thank you for your stead fast support of our Veterans on your KAR. As a Veteran, I cannot express in words how good it makes me and my other Veteran friends to see that we have not been forgotten. Let me add one more item; Our Police officer, fire fighters, EMS and others that put their lives on the line every day to protect all of us. . We need to spread this word; Every time you meet one of these every day life saving workers. Please, honor them as we have been doing with our Military Veterans. . Put out your hand, saying: “THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE”, . Having served with our Kansas Highway Patrol for 27 years, retired Sgt.. Every time they report for duty. They never know what the next call may result in. Be it {weather, accident, family problems,search and rescue, traffic stop, on and on}. “THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE” KCONDG Sherwin or SARG; EX-K102 1960 to l987or TOP, 1SG ; Army USAR, Retired 1951 to 1987 --- final discharge 1994 Now,SEEING THE COUNTRY WE DEFEND
u Hello W4GFW Glen And all NMW S.M.A.R.T. ham operators KC0NDG Sherwin, Reporting in. Yes, we should and need to reform our SMART Ham Radio Chapter., I hope that you received the information that I sent forward about all the - SMART information KC0NDG -- received in our last Kansas KAR newsletter.I only have a hand held 2 meter . It works wide range here in our new reach out area here.
. I do 73’s to Veterans from time to time.
. I would hope all SMART Ham operators could be reporting out the same SMART information in there areas. . Also , SMART Hams can and should be helping with National, and Regional Parking. In some areas where our National events are held, summer storm areas of Central US, Weather watchers for SMART could be a life savor. Am going to forward this to all NMW chapters. . Asking all S.M.A.R.T. Ham operators to report in, and 73’s. KC0NDG Sherwin Taskforce
u Please check this out . go to our S.M.A.R.T. www.smartrving.org site. , left side scroll down to LINKS OF INTEREST. My Kansas Ham Radio www. page will be there for all to see.Thank you HamsKCONDG Sherwin
SEEING THE COUNTRY WE DEFEND
Go to www.smartrving.org
Click to Left on -- TRAVELER Click down on MARCH TRAVELER This TRAVELER is posted Bi-Monthly on wwwWe also Post a E-News each mo. Again thank you for posting our S.M.A.R.T. on our KAR page. KCONDG Sherwin Thank you Orlan
Again: Thank you Orlan for your support along with all of our Kansas Ham operators. 73’s to all my Ham friends. I would enjoy-- giving a talk to one of our NCK operators meeting ] about S.M.A.R.T.. What our S.M.A.R.T. Veterans stand for and what we do as an organization.Thank you in advance.KCONDG Sherwin www.smartrving.org SEEING THE COUNTRY WE DEFEND
God Bless those who have served this great country AMERICA Proud Military Veteran SEEING THE COUNTRY WE DEFEND
SHERWIN & DOROTHY STIELOW
ARES – Amateur Radio Emergency Service!
Complete list of ECs and a printable State Ares map at
http://ksarrl.org/ares/alphaks.php/ http://ksarrl.org/distks.pnp
u Zone 2F – Stan WDØEUF
AMATEUR RADIO EMERGENCY SERVICE
MONTHLY EC REPORT
Jurisdiction: Zone 2F McPherson County KS Month: June Year 2016 Total number of ARES members: 16 Local net: McPherson County Emergency Service Net
444.600+ tone 162.2 Each Sunday 2000LT
Directed Net Total sessions: 4 Total checkins : 55 Number of public service events this month: Total hours:
Comments:
Number of emergency operations this month: Total hours: Comments:
Other activities: Field Day was a joint effort, again this year, by the McPerson ARC and The Newton ARC. The location for the exercise was the Scout house in Hillsboro, KS.
Report filed by: WD0EUF Stan Stephenson
u Zone 3B – Eric KCØARW
u Zone 4A – Brian KCØBS
JUNE 2016 MONTHLY ARES REPORT TO DEC & SEC
Total of ACTIVE ARES members: 150 +0Local Net Name: Johnson County ARESEmergency Cooridinator = Brian Short KC0BS 913-638-7373Alternate Emergency Coordinator = Jim Andera K0NK 913-884-6613Assistant Emergency Coordinators:Steve Rainey WD0DPB - Spec EventsGeorge McCarville WB0CNK - Training, DrillsMatt May KC4WCG - IDs, MECCBill Gery KA2FNK - Recruiting, TechnologyDarren Martin N0MZW - Net ManagerStan Frear KA5WEI - MembershipDel Sawyer K0DDS - CERTChuck Simpson KC0NUG - Rapid ResponseDenny Healzer KC0ZDS - KCHEART
NTS liaison is maintained with the KS SSB Net:Jim Andera K0NK Terry Reim WA0DTHGeorge McCarville WB0CNK Jim Cordill KI0BKDebbie Britain AB0UY Rich Britain N0ENO Wretha Galeener KC0HHO
Net Sessions: 37QNI: 219QTC: 04 nets = 2 Meter Voice3 nets = CW4 nets = 6 Meter4 nets = 2 Meter Voice Simplex4 nets = PSK 31 SATERN4 nets = APRS Packet5 nets = 70CM 5 nets = 1.25 Meter4 nets = SATERN 80 meter SSB
Report prepared by:Darren Martin N0MZWJohnson County Kansas
u Zone 4I - Mike KCØNFG JUNE, 2016
ARES 4-I NET REPORT
ARES 4-I NETS: 4; CHECK IN 65; TRAFFIC-0
ARES 4-I NET HELD SUNDAY EVENINGS 9:00PM / 146.985 K0HAM REPEATER
BACKUP FREQ. SIMPLEX 146.580; 443.000 t103.5 K0ESU REPEATER; 147.045 t88.5 KOHAM/K-LINK REPEATER SYS
73, MIKE PATE/KC0NFG
ARES 4-I EC
AR
u Zone 6E – Rod KØEQHI hope Rod is not sick. He is vy faithful.
Letters to the Editor
u Orlan,Thank you.
Hope you are doing well.
Have a good weekend.
73s
Vince
KE0CGR
From: Phyllis Sent: Sunday, June 12, 2016 9:43 PMTo: Cook, Orlan Subject: Memories! Loved your "Memories" article, Orlan!!! WOW! The people you met along the way were quite exciting, so they DID add to life's normal memories!! Lucky you!
-----Original Message----- From: Larry Staples Sent: Saturday, June 18, 2016 8:25 PM To: Larry's List Subject: [LarrysList] Great article on ham radio http://arstechnica.co.uk/gadgets/2016/06/when-everything-else-fails-amateur-radio-will-still-be-there-and-thriving/
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u In My Seat Please take the time to watch this video. I doubt that you have ever seen it before. It is about a pilot who was supposed to be on American Airlines Flight 11 the morning of 9/11. Flight 11 was the first Boeing 767 to fly into one of the buildings at the World Trade Center on 9/11. It is unlike anything I have seen, read or heard about 9/11. It really is one incredible story that must be shared. https://www.youtube.com/embed/cLj4akmncsA
u From: Orlin WØOJ to Orlan WØOYH
Subject: OPERATION SNOWBOUND, 1948/49 FOUND THIS ON YOUTUBE AND THOUGHT YOU'D LIKE TO SEE IT. IT'S AN ALLIS CHALMERS PROMO FILM COVERING SOME OF THE BLIZZARDS WE WENT THROUGH. OJ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvaYWArTTU0#t=58.359625
u -----Original Message----- From: Larry Staples Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2016 2:10 PM To: Larry's List Subject: [LarrysList] Documentary about J.R. Brinkley Larry, I have a 35 mm slide and cassette tape program titled "The History of Radio" produced by Sherwood (Sherry) Parks of KINA radio in Salina years ago. It was later shown by Wendell Wilson WØTQ (sk). I got the program from Wendell's daughter last year. Wendell has been gone for 10 years or so. I am now the "keeper" of the material.I showed the program at the Kansas ARRL Convention in Salina last year at the pre-convention dinner and as a convention program on Sunday. It has a LOT of info on Brinkley and his ventures in radio broadcasting and his moving to Ciudad Acuna and starting XER radio, later to become XERF, (home of'Wolfman Jack').I am working converting it to DVD to be more flexible in viewing.There is also a short series on Brinkley in the 'Sunflower Journeys' (Cat. No. 1304) series produced by KTWU, Ch 11 in Topeka, a station of Washburn Univ. Rod Hogg, KØ[email protected] _______________________________________________To post a message to all the list members, send email directly to <[email protected]>
u 85 R NW0K 27 Colby KS 26 June 2016W0OYHOrlan Cook
BTTrojan ARC transmitting from Shalz Field in Colby KS NW0K 2A KS X Great setup weather X This message initiated via Winlink 2000 on amateur radio frequenciesBTBruce K0BJK0FJ-10 RMS Packet node
u Subject: RE: You Tube Video of HARC Field Day 2007 (Link added)
Per the request made at the HARC meeting this past Tuesday, here is the video of HARC Field Day 2007. Click on the You Tube logo below to view. The video is 4 minutes 51 seconds. KC0RMJ found it in her files and uploaded it to You Tube so it would easier for everyone to see. The music was used with permission of the Ham Band. Photographs were by KC0CCR and KC0RMJ. -KC0CCR
I found it, link to youtube video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkJrL6g7RF8
u Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2016 9:10 PM Subject: John Wayne God Bless America - 1970
This one is worth watching a couple times. Lot's of memories,
This is one I think you might enjoy!Itâ s probably only so special because theyâ re all pretty much gone now and �� ��the younger gen-kids probably wonâ t even appreciate all that talent in one ��place.
Enjoy --- and pass it on to your friends.
http://biggeekdad.com/2014/09/john-wayne-1970/#.VCHJXVfNNJ8.email
Passed on by my son Brian Cook at Electronic Supply
u Subject: [LarrysList] 18 Wheeler Hi Larry, Here is one for “LL”. Your “LL” 18 wheeler postings has brought back fond memories of 20+ years ago. Mike, KØPY at Wichita use to drive a 18 wheeler and “CW County Hunt” at the same time, one hand on the wheel and the other on the key. He did not do it to long cuz it took all of his week ends to fill out the cards and $$ postage to mail them. I have run (NCS) the ARRL NTS Ks CW tfc net (3547 kHz nightly 7 and 10pm) while mobile but my wife was driving, hi hi. So has a lot of Novices back in the 1970s. My son Kevin NØFNL was one who got his Novice license when he was 14 and was copying 40WPM in his head at 15. He loves the midnight CW shifts at Field Day, just key and rig. The best 2 U all,
Orlan Cook, WØOYH [email protected] newsletter editor: http://ksarrl.org/I speak with a key. _______________________________________________To post a message to all the list members, send email directly to <[email protected]>
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The Kansas State Convention - Salina KansasAugust 21, 2016
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u From: Sid Ashen-Brenner Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2016 12:29 AMTo: undisclosed-recipients:Subject: June QSP Yep, It's late - there just never seem to be enough days in the month any more! It will be on the Web site "shortly" Sid NØOBM -- Sid Ashen-Brenner [email protected]
HA - HA
u HA -HA- HA https://www.youtube.com/embed/arQ8_PW-RiA?rel=0&iv_load_policy-3
Tom's Key Strokes - WØEAJDenver, Co. Displaced Kansas Neighbor
and very gud friend.!***
u I will - see, it's the 73rd. anniversary of my natal occurence... on a very dark night (WW-II "blackout")* in San Francisco. Dad had a hell of a time, trying to get her up to the street from inside a movie theatre on Market St, then because of the wartime blackout, he couldn't get a cab.. 5 sailors, standing outside on the curb, saw what was happening, and asked "Whatsamatter, Mister?".. he told 'em that Mom was gonna deliver pretty damned quick, and he needed help (added.. "If her brothers were here, they sure would.. they're Navy!").. that did the trick, and from what I've been told all these years, the sailors got out in the middle of Market St.. DID stop a cab with a guy in it - talked him into giving up the cab, and they rode ON THE RUNNING BOARDS, to the hospital, yelling at people to get out of the way... upon arrival, they found the doors LOCKED.. so they carried Mom up several flights of stairs until they found an unlocked door, and got her in... After getting her checked in and such, Pop looked for them, and they'd left - he never got to thank them.. but his "kid".. well, I guess I got to, after all... didn't I? Tom
u * Dad said this always explained a lot...
Tom
u Subject: [LarrysList] FCC Rejects Lifetime Amateur License Proposal I actually AGREE with the Commission on ths one - it's NOT unreasonable, and how are they supposedto know that the holder IS still alive? (although, looking at some of the personalities at a hamfest, you wonder, anyway). And let's not forget that they like GETTING MONEY from us - it's all about revenue, kids Tom Dailey, [email protected]_______________________________________________To post a message to all the list members, send email directly to <[email protected]>
u https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pioneer_10 I still have a cassette tape of the telemetry of Pioneer 10... AS it left "our" solar system (1982-83). It was the first spacecraft from the USA to bear Carl Sagen's recommended plaque upon it, indicating what creatures created it, and from whence it came. Tom
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