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November 2013 Newsletter

A full color copy of this newsletter with pictures and hamfest flyers can be found at www.az-arrl.org or http://www.arrl.org/Groups/view/arizona or www.facebook.com/arrlarizona

October - Hamfest season has started in Arizona. I started out 5 October attending the AZ QCWA meeting and speaking to them about the growth of Amateur Radio in the United States and Arizona. The Amateurs in attendance were very warm and polite, the lunch was superb. As I listen to some of them talking about their experiences in Amateur radio a thought jumped into my head someone needs to record these conversations. There was a lot of history and experience concerning Amateur Radio being talked about there . On 12 October I attended the Mohave Hamfest put on in Centennial Park in Kingman Arizona. This park is a multi use facility and it was very nice to see a ham fest on one side while softball, soccer and

other sporting events were going on as the hamfest was happening. So these people would wonder through the ham fest both coming and going to their event and asked questions about what was going on and learning about Amateur Radio. I would like to thank Bill Smith KD7MIA and his support staff for putting on this event. It was a very well put on and very enjoyable to attend. Good Conversation items bought and sold and acquaintances renewed.

For those who don't subscribe to the ARRL mailing list, they have a very nice ARRL 100 year's Centennial certificate suitable for framing. You must be an ARRL member to access the PDF file. If you print it out on photo paper it looks really good. It will already have your name and call letters on the certificate.

VANITY CALL SIGN FEE; The new FCC regulatory fee of $16.10 to apply for an Amateur Radio vanity call sign went into effect Friday, August 23, when the new regulatory fee schedule appeared in the Federal Register. Earlier this year the FCC had proposed upping the vanity call sign fee from its current $15 to $15.20, but in the Report and Order in MD Docket 13-140, released August 12, the Commission offered no explanation for the higher fee. In another change, starting in FY 2014, the FCC will require that all regulatory fee payments

be made electronically.

November News Letter

Well as things go the best laid plans of men and boys. November turned into a month of too much activities in this Section Managers House. The November News Letter was just about finished on October 29. On October 31 after 2 days in the hospital under emergency care my Daughter-in-law delivered a 10 pound 12 ounce baby girl. The baby was quickly whisked off to the NICU Unit after 10 to 12 days I do not remember trying to keep up with the other two grandchildren and getting the new parents what they needed. The baby was released to go home. So 2 birthdays were missed and made up. The news letter never made it out. So you have a combined November / December letter.

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A full color copy of this newsletter with pictures and hamfest flyers can be found at www.az-arrl.org or http://www.arrl.org/Groups/view/arizona or www.facebook.com/arrlarizona

November Had only one Tucson Hamfest 2013 - November 9 2013 held at the Marana Middle School. This was a very good hamfest and if you were unable to attend you missed out for there was equipment there from old to modern. They had seminars and I for one had a very good time.

I do not like to report accidents but the Yuma area had one that could of been avoided. 2 men with the Yuma County Sherriff's Office Search and Rescue unit, they were not on duty and not Amateurs Radio operators, sustained electric shock while attempting to set up a portable tower and antenna in the very early morning,

for an event. It was dark the structure hit power lines. both men survived. One was taken to the hospital the other went there on his own after many, many urgings to do so. After years of being a range master for the NRA, the Boy Scouts and Safety person. I have looked at many studies that show how accidents like this one happen it is because at least 3 safety measures or more were broken or just ignored. Just be safe your life is important to someone.

The holiday season is upon us and everyone is out about going from here to there and I myself enjoy the season. I just want to take a minute and remind everyone to be safe out there. Take your time and enjoy your family and friends. Be safe if you are working on amateur radio projects such as antennas towers or equipment take that extra second to look around and look up. Have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy Prosperous New year.

Assistant Section Managers As I promised here is another Assistant Section Manager Carl Foster KB7AZ. He is the Sections Technical Coordinator and has been licensed since 1970 currently holds an Extra Class license. His main HF antenna is 51-foot (16-meter) crank-up tower has an M² KT-34M2 (tri-band 20, 15, and 10) antenna on top. he added a motorized w inch to run it up and down. The rotator is an AlfaSpid RAK-1. He usually keep the antenna at 36 feet, but run it all the way up for contests. The 40-meter dipole is in the back yard. Carl's interests Building Antennas, Club Meetings, Conventions Hamfests Flea Markets Or Swap Meets, DXing, Emergency Communications/ARES/RACES, hamfests, Mobile Or Portable Operating, Nets, QRP/Low Power Operating , Ragchewing/Casual Operating, Talking With Friends, Teaching New Hams, Vintage Equipment (Restoring Operating). You can reach Carl through his email carlfoster@cactuscomm.net

ARRL Affiliated Clubs Reminder to all ARRL Affiliated Clubs - please update your club information. Contact Tom

KE7VMG if you need help with this, as he is more than willing to help you so that this gets done. Up-to-

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date and current information concerning your club is extremely important. All clubs remember to update information after your election of new officers. Even if the officers are the same you should update. updates are needed yearly.

Arizona Legislation Report Arizona State Government Liaison, John L. Marshall WA7BSR will be gathering things together for the upcoming Arizona legislative session. He will have help by Tom Fagan K7DF. Updates will be coming for this year sessions. Be prepared to to write letters to your local Arizona State legislators.

JANUARY HAMFESTS AND RELATED EVENTS

- January 11 2014 Thunderbird Hamfest, Northwest Community Church 16615 N. 43rd Avenue, Phoenix AZ 8:00 AM to 11:30 AM, VE Testing - January 11th, 2014. Central Arizona DX Association Annual Awards Banquet, Contact CADXA web site http://www.cadxa.org/Home/tabid/38/Default.aspx

- January 19-26, 2014 -- Quartz fest/ARRL Operating Specialty Convention www.quartzfest.org

SCOUTING AND YOUTH IN AMATEUR RADIO A couple of Boy Scouts/hams have built every project from the first two books by Alfred Morgan called "Boys first and second book of radio and electronics". They would like to work on the third book. These popular books were once found in almost every library across the country. I loaned my set to someone a few years ago. I have been searching used book stores to replace my copies. I have found all but the third book. If someone has the third book, please contact me. Thanks Tom K7DF

ARIZONA NETS - Arizona Traffic And Emergency Net (ATEN) meets in the winter from October 15 to April 15 at 5:30 PM and in the summer from April 15 to October 15 at 7:00PM on 3986 kHz daily. Tommy Ivan KF7GC Net Manager, Arizona Section Traffic Manager kf7gc@arrl.net www.atenaz.net - Arizona Emergency Net – Maricopa (AEN-MAR) meets every Monday at 9:00 PM local time, for training

and exercise in the public service communication arts on the Mt. Ord 146.92(-), Shaw Butte 147.24(+) or Scottsdale Airpark 146.760(-) repeaters. The repeaters require a 162.2 Hz tone. The repeaters are linked and cover most of Maricopa County and portions of Pinal, Gila, Coconino and Yavapai Counties in central Arizona. http://www.aen-mar.org

- Saguaro National Traffic System (NTS) Net (www.saguaronts.net ), meets daily at 6:30 PM MST (0130Z) on the Eastern Arizona Amateur Radio Society (E.A.A.R.S.) (http://www.eaars.org/ ) repeaters.

We are always looking for people to take messages and deliver them via telephone to hams and non-hams. The net is open to all ham operators regardless of license level and there’s no membership requirement associated with this net. Traffic is not required to check into the net. Training is conducted as needed or when someone asks. This is GREAT way to get involved with Emergency Communications (EMCOM) and learn how it’s done prior to an actual emergency. The repeaters are; 146.86 and (440.700 Hub) Heliograph Peak; 147.28 Guthrie Peak - Greenlee County; 145.21 Jacks Peak, New Mexico. Between Lordsburg & Silver City; 145.41 Pinal Peak Near Globe, AZ; 147.16 Mt Lemmon Near Tucson; 146.70 Greens Peak Near Springerville – Showlow; 145.27 South Mtn. Near Alpine, AZ; 147.08 Mule Mtn. Near Bisbee in Cochise County. All E.A.A.R.S. network repeaters operate with PL tone 141.3. For more information about this net, contact Greg Peters (kc5zgg@arrl.net), Net Co-Manager. - There are many more nets in Arizona. Contact Tommy Ivan KF7GC for the full list.

NEW HAM REPORT

The following Arizona hams’ recently received their FCC license, Congratulations!

Report for 2013-10-02 Jim K Miller, KG7FLA; Alyson G Zepeda, KG7FPB; Chase C Putnam, KG7FOK; Peter L Giorsetti,

KG7FIS

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Ryan W Rothermund, KG7FIO; John G Jakob, KG7FIU; Thomas G Waters, KG7FIN ;George B Harris,

KG7FPC; Randy Jones, KG7FSB; Herbert S Eiche, KG7FHA; Richard D Burklund, KG7FGX ;Renny M

Rogers, KG7FHC; Jeffrey G Machesky, KG7FOO; Mel W Burch, KG7FOM; Kurt R Kleisler, KG7FHB;

Dennis R Crisp, KG7FGZ; Michael D Call, KG7FGY; William S Weiss, KG7FFV; George Tryon, KG7FIR

Ryan Dermott, KG7FPA; Travers K Buda, KG7FPD; Aaron R Manning, KG7FIQ; Laurie L Rodriguez,

KG7FHZ; Edwin M Mays, KG7FIM; John C Trice, KG7FKZ; Russell W Burrough, KG7FON; Gregory A

Beckman, KG7FIT; Robert F Paul, KG7FIL; Michael D Millman, KG7FIE; Craig A Rose, KG7FPE;

Robert P Paine, KG7FIP; Gerald W Fisher, KG7FOL; Jordanna L Park, KG7FID; Dwight D Thibodeaux,

KK7ZF; Stephen J Midyett, KG7FIW; James W Davis, KG7FJA; James S Lenzi, KG7FIC; Richard M

Baty, KG7FRO

Robert L Cullen, KG7FJB; Jeffrey H Taylor, KG7FKB; Franklyn M Weyenberg, KG7FIX; Joel D Peterson,

KG7FIA; Robert R Drake, KG7FLK; Christopher J Barlow, KG7FOU

Report for 2013-11-07 Nicole D Thumma, KG7GDN; Diane Ponto, KG7FYL; Robert Henderson, AF7EH; Mason E Denney,

KG7GBD; Jerry E Davis, AF7EJ; Jason B Greenfield, KG7GDM; Timothy J Evans, KG7FXN; Anthony L

Perez, KG7FZP; James B Rees, KG7FXP; Mitchell D Mastrin, KG7GBC; Tim W Lemons, KG7FXQ;

Kevin P Frarck, KG7GEM; Michael D Lefevre, KG7GEJ; Mons J Larson, KG7GEL; Sonny J Randall,

KG7GEK; Timothy M Patch, KG7GEN; Renato Patron, AF7EI; Sean D Lennon, KG7GIZ; James M

Mangini, KG7FXO; Trevor W Gardner, KG7GJN; Colin A Cofield, KG7GJM; Nicholas P Ortenzi,

KG7GIX; Enildo Leiva, KG7GIV; Rodney F Peterson, KG7GIY; John D Bethea, KG7GGG; Larry A

Jacobs, KG7FYN; John W Glesener, KG7GBE; Sahil Rawul, KG7GJC; Daniel A Bashir, KG7GDL;

Nathaniel P Derueda, KG7GJB; Sarah Dailey, KG7GJI; Robert A Fike, KG7FXU; Thomas R Fike,

KG7FXT; John M Baker, KG7FWU; Andrew J Moyer, KG7GET; Steven P Gilbert, KG7GIW; Dan S Rice,

KG7GCO; Raymond L Malnar, KG7FXR; Zachary A Humble, KG7GEU; Heather R Kuhn, KG7FYM; Lee

R Shaw, KG7FUW; Susan M Ramus, KG7FTW; William B Kellogg, KG7FXS; Jon M Wilner, KG7FWZ;

Danuel D Quaintance, AF7EF

Charles B Mcloughlin, KG7FTG; Ronald Thompson, KG7FYC; Jared Andrus, KG7FTK; John J Hammer,

KG7FTE; Jason C Cummings, KG7GBW; David S Weissenfluh, KG7GBP; Randall T Stiles, KG7GCD;

Raymond O Sayre, KG7FTH; Gregory A Garcia, KG7GDJ; Ricardo M Humphreys, KG7GCC; Daniel A

Rodriguez, KG7GAQ; David V Madril, KG7GBY; Andrew T Maas, KG7GAF; Tony L Olivito, KG7FSX;

Ryan D Graves, KG7GAI; Brett E Heck, KG7GCA; Marc G Kaplan, KG7FSZ; Charles R Griffin,

KG7FTB; Terry L Lane, KG7GAE; Elizabeth A Hagan, KG7FTC; Andrew Zedric, KG7FTD; David F

Gilbert, KG7GBT

Ruben Rivera, KG7GBU; David W Skinner, KG7GBN; Max H Wojcik, KG7FTI; George A Blake,

KG7FTA; John J Hand, KG7GBQ; Kenneth G Drozd, KG7GCB; Lani Dzicek, KG7GBS; Sandra R

Espinoza, KG7GBX

Michael T Mccall, KG7GBV; Todd M Perry, KG7FTJ; Elijah J Woodward, KG7FYF; Andrew E

D'entremont, KG7FTF; James G Farabaugh, KG7FYE; Klayton C Kidd, KG7FYD; Geoffrey D Krassy,

KG7GBM; Andrew L Moreland, KG7GAP; Aaron J Roberts, KG7FYJ; Richard D Tinkler, KG7GAG; Lee

E Souter, KG7GBZ; Timothy D Brown, KG7FSY; David J Efnor, KG7GBR; Ki Y Sung, KG7FXA;

Meacie E Fairfax, KG7GJU; Charles J Fleming, KG7GJV; Ralph E Cook, KG7GJT; David Treadwell,

KG7FXZ; Michael B Loiselle, KG7FXY; John M Devaney, KG7FXX; Caleb Wright, KG7FXV; Stanley W

Roberts, KG7FXW; Chris A Ackerman, KG7FXI

SILENT KEYS SYKES, Edward 'Scott', K7NET passed away on November 7, 2013. Survived by his wife, two stepchildren, mother, father, sister, niece and a host of family on the East Coast. Scott proudly served in the Army.

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NEW ARRL CLUBS. If your club is not affiliated with the ARRL contact Tom Fulmer KE7VMG AZ Section Affiliated Club Coordinator. If your club has changed officers or had an election please contact Tom immediately.

HAM RADIO EVENTS - January 11 2014 Thunderbird Hamfest, Northwest Community Church 16615 N. 43rd Avenue, Phoenix AZ 8:00 AM to 11:30 AM, VE Testing - January 11th, 2014. Central Arizona DX Association Annual Awards Banquet, Contact CADXA web site http://www.cadxa.org/Home/tabid/38/Default.aspx - January 19-26, 2014 -- Quartz fest/ARRL Operating Specialty Convention www.quartzfest.org - 3 February 2014 -- : WVARC Annual Auction Contact Ted Walker KB5OF 13722 W. Gable Hill Dr. Sun City West, AZ 85375623 Phone 623-910-9275 http://www.westvalleyarc.org/m_index_5.htm - 8 February 2014 -- Yuma Jaycees Rodeo Contact George K7YMA Volunteers needed - February 14-15 Friday and Saturday, 2014 -- Yuma Hamfest, Yuma, AZ www.yumahamfest.org - March 15, 2014 -- Spring Fest Scottsdale Amateur Radio Club and ARCA hamfest Mountain Valley Church, 17800 North Perimeter Crive, Scottsdale, AZ. Hours 6:00 AM to 12:00 VE Testing, Card Checking, ARCA Meeting at 11:00 AM, Admission: $4 Per Person - Kids under 12 Free, Talk-In Frequency: 147.18 PL 162.2, visit www.scottsdalearc.org contact Edwin Nickerson, WU7S - March 29 2014 -- Radio Society of Tucson Spring Hamfest more information to follow - April 2014 -- AARC DeVry Hamfest Phoenix. The exact date can be made until after January 2014. - July 18 – 20 2014 -- Arizona State Convention, Williams Hamfest, Williams AZ More to follow - September 12-14 2014 - - ARRL Southwestern Division Convention San Diego, CA http://www.sandarc.net/convention2014.php ON-LINE AMATEUR RADIO COURSE Several new hams wrote to me about an online Amateur Radio Course put together by Andy KE4GKP. They have the Technician, General and even Morse Code courses. Check them out at http://www.hamwhisperer.com/p/ham-courses.html it is even available on YouTube.

Ham Radio Contests - For information on June contests go to http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Contest%20Corral/2013-04.pdf

Have an event coming up? Let me know. Send me the flyer and I will add it to this newsletter. ke8dm@arrl.org

Note: If you are receiving the text version of this newsletter, the flyers can be found at www.az-arrl.org or http://www.arrl.org/Groups/view/arizona

Attached: Thunderbird Hamfest January 11 2014 Yuma Hamfest February 14 -15 2014 Williams Hamfest July 18 & 19th 2014 ARRL Southwestern Division Convention – September 12 –14 2014 Next Year

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2014 ARRL Southwestern

Division Convention.

Dates:

September 12 - 14, 2014

The ARRL SW Division Convention sponsored by SANDARC will be held at the Sheraton Four Points hotel located on Aero Drive near the Montgomery Field airport which is the same location of the 2010 convention. Admission tickets will be on sale on 1 September 2013. Download the admission forms when they become available. Ticket prices will be listed starting as “early bird”,

“preregistration” and “door price.” Please check for the upcoming dates. Our convention will feature tech forums, vendor’s exhibits, on site radio station, grand banquet, flea market and many more activities. Check this site often to get the latest news regarding our ongoing convention events. Future vendors please check with Paul Rios at kc6qls@cox.net. Check with Ann Rios, KC6TBG at kc6tbg@cox.net if wish to conduct a tech forum. Our keynote speaker for the grand banquet has not been selected. If you wish to be the keynote speaker, please contact Michael Maston, N6OPH at mastroleo@mindspring.com. Airport shuttle service and free parking during the course of the convention will also be available.

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