The Corry Connection R A D I O A M A T E U R S O F C O R R Y

January 2015

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January Meeting Information Program: Tour of the ICOM Facility

When: Tuesday January 6th

Time: Doors open at 6:30 P.M.Program Starts at 7:00 P.M.

General Membership Meeting Starts at 7:30 P.M.

Where: Corry Red Cross East Main Streeet

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Amateur Radio Classes to take place in February

2 Christmas Party Photos

3 You know Your an Old Timer When...

4 News Briefs

6 2015 Dues are Due!

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Do you have a friend, co-worker, or relative who has asked you about how to become an amateur radio operator? The Radio Amateurs of Corry have come to rescue.

The Radio Amateurs of Corry in conjunction with the Corry Higher Education Council will be conducting an entry level Amateur Radio Class that will take place each Monday for 9 weeks starting on February 16th.

The course will take place at the Corry High Education Council on Center Street from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. The cost of the class is $59.

To register for the class, please contact the Corry Higher Education Council at 814-664-9405.

VE Tests are being provided to students free of charge at the conclusion of the course by the Radio Amateurs of Corry Laurel VE Team.

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2014 Christmas Party

Local Nets Sunday 8:30 P.M. ** 147.090+ The Sunday Night Net 9:00 P.M.** 146.820- 146.70- Erie County ARES/RACES Skywarn Net 9:00 P.M. **145.130- Crawford County ARES Net Monday: 8:30 P.M. **147.12+; 145.230- Fort Venango Mike and Key Club Net Tuesday: 8:00 P.M. ** 28.330 USB Radio Amateurs of Corry 10 meter net Wednesday 8:00 P.M. **145.11- ; 147.015+ Warren County RACES Net Thursday: 8:00 P.M. **147.090+ Radio Amateurs of Corry 2 meter Net Monday - Friday: 8:00 P.M. **146.700- Erie Area Mailbag Net 9:00 P.M. **146.820- Erie Ragchew Net Monday - Saturday: 9:00 P.M. **145.130- NWPA2MeterTrafficNet *PL 186.2 REQUIRED!!*

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You Know Your An Old Timer When...

You know what is meant by a Benton Harbor Lunchbox.•YouhavebuiltaT-Rswitch.•YouhaveorderedpartsfromAllied Radio.•YouknowwhoW2NSD/1was.•Youcouldn’twaitforthenextprinted edition of the Callbook to come out.•Youhadamodulatorinyourshack.•Youdiscoveredthe18tubesin your receiver made a good wintertime heater for your shack.•Youhaveusedthetermscondenser, kilocycles and micromicrofarads in your conversation.•YouhaveusedBakeliteheadphones.•YouknewwhotheOldManwas.•Yourreceiverandtransmitterwere purchased at different times.•Youcouldrecognizea6H6onsight.•YouremembershoppingonRadio Row.•Youorderedh.f.crystalsbymail.•Youpaidlessthan$5fortheRadioAmateur’sHandbook.•YoureadtheCarlandJerrystories in Popular Electronics.•Youknowwhattheslangterm“807” meant and why.•Youunderstoodthereasonforalong CQ call on cw.•Youhaveevertakenajoltoffofyour receiver after it is unplugged•Youhaveattemptedtobuildyourown open-wire line.•Youhaveusedarigwithrectifier

tubes or plug-in coils.•YoudreamedofowninganewCollins rig.•Youhadneverheardofapieceofham gear that was not made in the USA.•Youusedahaloantenna.•YouorderedbymailfromUncleDave’sRadioShack.•Youknewwhatthatairplane-typesound on your receiver was.•Youunderstandtheterm“sidewinder.”•Youhopedyoursignalwasactually within the ham band.•Youhaveeverwoundyourowncoils.•Mostofthetubesinyourrighadoctal sockets.•YouknowhowtouseaGreenleepunch.•Youscavengedoldbroadcastradios for parts.•Youcanrecognizeaspeakerwithan electromagnet.•Nobodyhadeverheardofarepeater.•Youbuiltatleastonepieceofgear in you shack from scratch.•Youhaveusedadynamotororvibrator supply.•Youhaveusedtheterm“heaters”when talking about tubes.•Youorderedtubesbymailforabuck apiece.•Youhaveactuallybreadboardeda piece of equipment.•Youknowwhatgalenawasusedfor.•Manyofyourfriendshadoriginal“W” calls.

•BYwasbigDX.•Youhaveanamplesupplyofaluminum and glass.•YouhavebuiltaKnight-kit.•Youdreamedofthestatusofhaving call-letter plates.You understand the meaning of B+, A and C voltages.•YouthoughtaGonsetCommunicator was cool.•Youusedtheterm“the11meterband.”•Mostofthecapacitorsinyourrigwere coated in wax.•Therewasatleastoneknifeswitch in your shack.•Youhavemournedthelossofthe5 meter band.•Hammarlund,WRL,JohnsonandHarvey-Wells could be pictured in your mind.•Youhadneverheardofrestrictivecovenants.•Ifyoumovedtoadifferentcallarea, you had to change your call sign.•Youhaveusedtheexpression“LID” on line.•Youhavesent“HI”onyourcar’shornwhilepassinganotherham’svehicle.•Youarefamiliarwithregenerative, super-regenerative and TRF receivers.•ThefirstQSLcardsyoureceivedwere from the Little Print Shop.•Youthoughtaphonepatchwasa big deal and hoped the phone companywouldn’tcatch you.

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News BriefsHAM HAPPENINGS: BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA NATIONAL JOTA REPORT

The Boy Scouts of America have released their 2014reportfortheJamboreeOnTheAirorJOTAheldinOctober.The report shows an across the board decline inparticipation by Boy Scout Councils, individual Scouts, and by amateur stations.

AttendanceatJOTAtookabigjump in 2012 with 18,566Scouts and visitors. Since then the number has fallen bymorethan5,000tothisyear’stotal of 13,326. Likewiseonly 148 Boy Scout Councils were active this year. Thatnumber is down from 173 in 2013.

JimWilsonK5NDistheNationalJamboreeOnTheAirCoordinator. He says that 354 stations had registered thisyear, but only 205 submitted operating reports. This makesitdifficultfororganizerstohavean accurate picture ofexactly how many stations and scouts were really involved.

But the news was not all negative. The report noted growth in the number of Radio Merit Badges earned in 2013 at 7208. In addition, some 6800 Amateur Radio Operator Rating Stripsweresoldinitsfirstyear.This uniform insigniaindicatesthewearer’savailability as an Amateur Radio operator. (N7UR, Nevada Amateur Radio Newswire, ARRL)

HAM BUSINESS: DX ENGINEERING ACQUIRES BENCHER AND BUTTERNUTANTENNAS

Talmadge,Ohio-basedDXEngineering has announcedacquisition of Bencher Incorporated’santennaproductlines.This includes the rights Bencher Skyhawk, Skylark, andButternutantennaproducts.DXEngineering will alsoprovide replacement pars for these antennas. The deal doesnot include the Bencher line of Iambic Morse paddles.Bencher will remain located in Antioch, Illinois. (PressRelease)

RADIO READING: POPULAR ELECTRONICS MAGAZINES ARCHIVE NOW ONLINE

If you are new to hobby electronics or just nostalgic forthe good old days, then the nameofamagazineknownaspopularelectronicswilldefinitelyring a bell. And now,thanks to the effort of americanradiohistory.com there is a shared archive of all the PopularElectronicsmagazinesfrom 1954 to 1982.

But Popular Electronics is not the only publication you willfindthere.Therearemillionsofpages and hundreds ofbooksandmagazinesonradio, television, computers and much more. Its all available on the web at www.americanradiohistory.com. The direct link to the PopularElectronics archive is at tinyurl.com/popular-electronics-archive (KB9STR)

HAM HAPENINGS: HARA ARENA FACING FINANCIAL PROBLEMS

Financial troubles for the longtime home of the DaytonHamvention. This as WDTN TV News 2 report that the venue located in the suburb of Trotwood has cut back to only a dozenfull-timestafftosaveonoperating costs.

TheWDTNstoryquotesHara’sDirector of Marketing, KarenWampler. She explained the difficultyfacingtheHaraArenain competing with other area venues such as the NutterCenter at Wright State University. Wampler went on to describe the primary challenges for the HARA is a need for renovation funds and an ownership model change. To that end Wampler said that the arena is working with VenuWorks, which is a companythatspecializesinrestoring event venues such as the HARA and that she anticipated some verygood news in 2015.

A quick look at the Hara Arena web page shows some 60 major events already scheduled betweenJanuary2ndandSeptember 26th of 2015 with the Dayton Hamvention in its usual slot inmid-May.Specificallytheweekend of May15th to the 17th, so no matter what the TV news report says about thefinancesofthe165,000square foot HARA complex, for Hamvention 2015, the show will definitelywillgoonasplanned.

The complete WDTN TV News 2 story is on the web attinyurl.com/report-on-hara (WDTN)

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Club News

All You Can Eat Breakfast Buffet Fundraiser

Sunday March 22nd -- 8 A.M. - 11 A.M. Corry VFW on Mead Ave.

Price: Adults: $8 -- Children Under 12: $4Benefits the Radio Amateur of Corry

There will also be a Breakfast Buffett on Sunday April 19th.

The Union City Wireless Association would like to invite the Radio Amateurs of Corry to their After-Christmas Party on Saturday January 10th at 5:30 PM at the Dutch Treat Restaurant in Spartansburg. It will be order off the menu. Please RSVP Nick KD2DAX at n.hlifka@hotmail.com if you plan on at-tending.

Hamfest Calendar 01/31/2015 | Lockport Amateur Radio HamfestLocation: Lockport, NYWebsite: http://www.lockportara.us/

04/11/2015 | Cuyahoga Falls ARC’s 61st Annual HamfestLocation: Cuyahoga Falls, OHWebsite: http://www.cfarc.org/hamfest.php

05/15/2015 | Dayton HamventionLocation: Trotwood, OHWebsite: http://www.hamvention.org

06/07/2015 | Breeze Shooters Hamfest and Computer ShowLocation: Butler, PAWebsite: http://www.breezeshooters.net

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The Next Issue

2015 Dues are Due Today! Annual dues assessment is $10 per annum and $5 for each additional family member residing at same ad-dress. Dues must accompany membership application. Dues are payable annually prior to January 1st. Dues can be paid online via the club website or sent to: Radio Amateurs of Corry, PO Box 362, Corry, PA 16407. * Required

Name *_____________________________________________________Nickame__________________________________________ Call Sign____________________________________________________ License Class * Technician General Advanced Extra Address * _____________________________________________________________________________________________________

Phone # (Home) *______________________________ Phone # (Cell)_____________________________________________________ Email Address * ____________________________________________ ARRL Member * No Yes

ARRL Certified Instructor * No Yes VE Certified * (ARRL or W5YI or Laurel) No Yes

Current Club Affiliations____________________________________________________________________________________________

Interests in Ham Radio ___________________________________________________________________________________________

Occupation * ______________________________________Birth Date ____________________________________________________

Club ContactsPresident: Harold Cole KD3HAL

Vice President: John Lis N3NKV

Treasurer: Pat Cooney KB3VZ

Secretary: Jim Froncek KA3RDA

Repeater Chair: Ron Prindle N3BXL

Webmaster: Kyle Sipple KB3MNO

Newsletter Editor: John Lis N3NKV

Club Mailing Address: Radio Amateurs of CorryPO Box 362Corry, PA 16507

The next issue of the Corry Connection will be coming out in April 2015