The Coastside Communicator

Vol. 42, No. 12 December 2010

www.coastsidearc.org

President’s Column Welcome to December. Remember that our potluck dinner meeting is on December 8th. Please bring your favorite food to eat and share. Lately I have gotten questions from a couple of club members (and one non-club member) on how to donate to the repeater fund. The easiest way to do this is to include it when you pay your club dues. There is a special entry on the membership form where you can include your donation. If you want to donate to the repeater fund, and you cannot wait until membership renewal comes around, you can send your donation care of Frank Erbacher-N6FG, Coastside Amateur Radio Club, P.O. Box 1106, Pacifica, CA, 94044 and he will make sure it gets into the correct account. See you at the December meeting!

…73 Casey-N6TZE

November Minutes The November 2010 Election Dinner Meeting was called to order at 6:35 p.m. by club president, Casey Villyard-N6TZE, at Nick’s Restaurant at Rockaway Beach in Pacifica. Self-introduction by the members and guests followed. A motion to approve the minutes as published in the newsletter was made by President Casey Villaryard-N6TZE with a second by Gary Barnes-KI6HIG and was passed by the membership.

Treasurer's Report Frank Erbacher-N6FG read the report of the club’s financials: $1,413 in the general fund; $3,922 in the repeater fund; $440 in the digipeater fund and $4,340 in the EOC fund. These individual fund totals add up to a club total of $10,115. The treasurer paid $35 for on going publication and the mailing of our newsletter. $990 was received for our participation at the Fog Fest. Membership Total club membership stands at 88 with 83 licensed members, 68 of whom are ARRL members. We have a total of 1,383 years of radio expertise.

Communications Newsletters were received from the: SCRA (“Short Skip”) SFARC. Also received was the USB bank account statement.

Committee Reports Repeater Operational Autopatch Operational

Digipeater Operational

APRS Operational

Emergency Services CARC Net will be done from the EOC once a month to check function of EOC equipment. Field Day The 2010 Field Day results were posted in the December QST.

Fog Fest A check was received for our participation at the Fog Fest.

Newsletter Published Website Website was down for a few days due to a server drive problem. The files will be moving to a new server in the near future.

Old Business A letter to be composed to send to our interfering repeater on Wolf Mountain hasn’t gone out yet.

New Business 1. Frank-N6FG made a motion to move the Fog Fest money

from the General Fund to the EOC/Public Service fund. A second was made by Ed-KD6TWK, and approved by the members present.

A motion to adjourn the meeting was made from Joe-N3CKF, with a second from Scott-KI6SEJ. The motion was approved by the members present.

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Present at the Meeting The following Life Members were present: Roger Spindler-WA6AFT The following guests of the club were present: Hillary Nordwell Grad, Agnes Freeman, and Naomi Drude

Members present included: Jim Sadler-W6SFW, Gary Barnes-KI6HIG, Johannes Grad-KJ6BSD, Joseph Pistritto-N3CKF, Scott Mercer-KI6SEJ, Nikki Villyard-KI6VRA, Audrey Villyard-WA2KPS, Casey Villyard-N6TZE, Joshua Villyard - N6TZF, Ralph Bailey-K6DLZ, Ed Freeman-KD6TWK, Alan Wilheimi-KI6QWY, Frank Erbacher-N6FG, Barbara Erbacher-K6IIP, Doreen Bevington-KE6AGG, Adrian Bevington, Mike Bevington-AA6XL, Bill Drude-AC6UR, Dave Lawrence-KF6TWW, Roy Brixen-KE6MNJ, and Dave Rinck-K6DMR

Reported by David Rinck-K6DMR

News

Holiday Potluck Meeting Come one, come all to our annual holiday feast and meeting at the Linda Mar Fire Station. Bring a plate of food, or beverages, to share with about 15 to 20 people. Alcoholic beverages are not allowed, since the Firehouse is a public building. Meeting time is the usual 7:30 PM starting time. I’m looking forward to seeing you all.

Frank-N6FG

Korean War Veteran Roger- WA6AFT, Goes To California's Memorial On a beautiful day in early November 2010, Roger- WA6AFT finally had a chance to see the California Korean War Veterans Memorial, dedicated Aug. 1, 1998. The memorial is a composition of 16 individual granite five-foot monoliths arranged to form a circle on around tree lined plaza with a POW/MIA flag at its center. The monoliths contain the names of the 2,495 Californians who gave their life fighting in the Korean War. The memorial was sponsored by a number of veteran service organizations, individuals and corporations. Roger was able to locate the names of a number of his fallen buddies from Love Company of the Army’s 25th Division, 35 Regiment, 3rd Battalion. Roger received a Purple Heart with Three Oak Leaf Clusters meaning being wounded on four separate days. And he has quite a story to tell. Roger was delighted to find that there is also a Memorial to Lost Submariners. It turns out that Roger was a Submariner before he was rudely redirected to Korea as a foot target by his draft board. Even the US Navy couldn’t stop that. The Submariners Memorial is within the median of the cemetery’s long entrance road. Each lost submarine is represented by a pine tree with a plaque naming the lost sub. Each sub could have 85 sub mariners or more. The first submarine noted was USS F-4, March 24, 1915 and the last the USS Scorpion, May 22, 1968. The count is about 65 submarines lost both in conflicts and in accidents.

These memorials are a part of the 1992 San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery located off I-5 at the Santa Nella/Gilroy Highway 33 exit. The cemetery has a small administration building with displays. In the middle of the cemetery is running stream of water cascading into and out of a large reflecting pool fronting a memorial wall with emblems of all of the US services including the Coast Guard. Grab a bite to eat at this exit and stop by after for a nice walk. Hours are currently 8 AM to 5 PM. It is worth the visit.

Frank-N6FG

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CARC 2011 Election Results It was a clean sweep for the 2010 incumbents, all were re-elected to their respective positions.

President Casey Villyard-N6TZE Vice President Ralph Bailey-K6DLZ Secretary George Fenisey-N6GYR Treasurer Frank Erbacher-N6FG

Congratulations to our returning officers and club staff for the fine work they did this year and for the year to come.

Election Dinner Pictures

Nikki-KI6VRA and Casey-N6TZE

CARC Members

ARRL Update Hams Invited to Listen for New Satellites Five research satellites were carried to orbit on November 19 aboard a Minotaur V rocket from Kodiak Island, Alaska. All the satellites use Amateur Radio frequencies and hams have been invited to participate in their missions by monitoring and collecting data. Two of the satellites are FASTRACs -- relatively small "nanosatellites" -- built by students at The University of Texas in Austin. They enter orbit as a single spacecraft, but then separate into FASTRAC 1 (known as "Sara Lily") and FASTRAC 2 (referred to as "Emma"). Both satellites use 1200 or 9600 baud AX.25 digital communication and transmit at 1 W output, so they should be receivable with omni-directional VHF or UHF antennas and decodable by ordinary packet radio hardware and software. After their scientific missions are complete, the satellites will be reconfigured to function as digipeater relays for Amateur Radio use, as part of the Automatic Packet Reporting System (APRS). FASTRAC 1 FASTRAC 2 Downlink(1200/9600 Baud) 437.345 MHz 145.825 MHz Beacon (1200 Baud) 437.345 MHz 145.825 MHz Uplink (1200 Baud) 145.980 MHz 435.025 MHz Uplink (9600 Baud) 145.825 MHz 437.345 MHz Satellite Call Sign FAST1 FAST2 Hams are invited to create a free account at the FASTRAC Web page http://fastrac.ae.utexas.edu/for_radio_operators/users/phpBB3/frontpage.php and begin uploading telemetry data. Mission status information is also available via the FASTRAC Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/fastracsats. The third satellite in the group is the University of Michigan's Radio Aurora Explorer (RAX) CubeSat. RAX was designed and built by University of Michigan students and faculty in cooperation with SRI International. The primary objective of the mission is to use an onboard radar receiver in conjunction with a powerful radar station in Alaska to study the formation of a plasma anomaly known for causing the scintillation of radio signals in the UHF and higher bands. RAX carries a 9600 baud UHF digital transceiver. Using the call sign RAX-1, the satellite will send telemetry at 437.505 MHz. Amateurs are invited to download the free telemetry decoding software (for Windows, Mac OS X,or Linux) and submit reports at the mission Web site http://rax.engin.umich.edu/?page_id=311.

An artist's conception of the FASTRAC satellites separating after reaching orbit

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ARRL Update Cont. The Organism/Organic Exposure to Orbital Stresses satellite, better known as O/OREOS is a nanosatellite designed to study the growth, activity, health and ability of microorganisms to adapt to the stresses of space. It will also monitor changes in four classes of organic molecules as they are exposed to space conditions. O/OREOS transmits digital telemetry 437.305 MHz and hams are invited to submit raw telemetry data at the O/OREOS Web site http://beacon.engr.scu.edu/Submission.aspx. NanoSail-D2 is a solar sail experiment with an expected lifetime of about 100 days. It carries a data beacon transmitting at 437.275 MHz. Amateurs are asked to submit reports at the NanoSail-D2 Web site http://beacon.engr.scu.edu/Submission.aspx. Although NanoSail-D2 was developed by NASA, mission control for this satellite, as well as O/ORES, is being handled by students at Santa Clara University. Hints & Kinks: Sealing PL-259 UHF Plugs and SO-239 UHF Connectors Don Dorward, VA3DDN, of Pickering, Ontario, sent us this idea for seals for PL-259/SO-239 connectors . Contact Don via email va3ddn@arrl.net for more information. The popular and low-cost PL-259 UHF plug and its mating SO-239 UHF connector were never designed to be waterproof. In spite of this, many of us find ourselves having to use these connectors out-of-doors for an antenna or cable connection and then have the experience of trying to apply some form of weatherproofing. If this is not done, and done well, then intermittent connections soon result, especially with wet freezing and thawing conditions, resulting in moisture and corrosion getting into the connectors and even into the coax itself. One well-known solution is to use a bondable rubber tape wrapping. That often seems to work using one of the soft, moldable, stretchable tapes that are available for the purpose. In practice, I have found that the hardest area to seal effectively using this method is the area from the rim of the male PL-259 shell to the mating SO-239 socket face. This is especially true when the SO-239 socket is located partially inside the cowl of the antenna mount (such as the Solarcon/Antron vertical or other similar types) and it is impossible to get sealing tape up into this tight location. To overcome this problem, simply slip as many tight fitting O-ring(s) over the SO-239 barrel (see Figure) as needed to fill the space between the base of the SO-239 and the coupling ring. Lubricate the O-rings with a generous amount of silicone grease, often sold in the automotive part stores as "dielectric tune-up grease." Important: Check that when the mating PL-259 plug is installed and tightened down, the outer rim of the PL-259 shell

butts up against and slightly compresses the "O"-ring(s). The "O"-rings I used were ones I had on hand, about 9/16 inch ID × 0.10 inch thick. I am sure anything that's a snug fit will work. Of course, you will still need to wrap the lower half of the PL-259 shell and the spot where the coax exits the connector with tape to seal that part. Do you have an idea or a simple project that has improved your operating? Maybe you've taken something commonly found around the home and developed a ham radio use for it? Why not share your hints with fellow hams in "Hints and Kinks," a monthly column in QST. If we publish your hint, you will receive $20. Send your hints via e-mail to h&k@arrl.org or to ARRL Headquarters, Attn: "Hints and Kinks," 225 Main St, Newington, CT 06111. Please include your name, call sign, complete mailing address, daytime telephone number and e-mail address.

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Solar Update

The K7RA Solar Update Tad "For I have the warmth of the Sun" Cook, K7RA, reports: Sunspot numbers declined this week, and it looks like the average daily sunspot number will be less than half the value reported last week. Solar flux was in the 90s a week ago and is now around 75. The predicted solar flux from NOAA/USAF shows levels continuing around 75 through December 1, and then rising gradually and returning to 90 around December 12-14; quiet geomagnetic conditions are predicted for the near term. This week's bulletin will be available as usual on Friday from the ARRL Web site, but it won't go out from W1AW or via e-mail until Monday, November 29. Look for more information on the ARRL Web site on Friday, November 26. For more information concerning radio propagation, visit the ARRL Technical Information Service Propagation page http://www.arrl.org/propagation-of-rf-signals. This week's "Tad Cookism" is brought to you by The Beach Boys' The Warmth of the Sun.

◄► Place the O-ring(s) at the base of the SO-239 barrel and use the PL-

259 coupling ring to compress them into a weather-tight seal.

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Amateur Radio History The Wayback Machine by Bill Continelli - W2XOY In our last installment, we learned that the "UHF" spectrum above 25 Mc., which during the 1930s was populated only by amateurs, was now in the center of a battle being fought on many fronts. Amateurs wanted their 10, 5, 2-1/2, and 1-1/4 meter bands back. Major Edwin Armstrong wanted to increase the 42-50 Mc. allocation in the new FM broadcast service. General David Sarnoff of RCA wanted huge chunks of VHF space set aside for television, as well as limited spectrum for FM, a potential rival. And William Paley of CBS wanted UHF -- not VHF allocations for CBS' "color wheel" TV system, which they wanted the FCC to adopt as the television standard, in lieu of RCA's competing system. In addition to these major players, other minor characters were also clamoring for VHF frequencies -- the growing aircraft industry, police departments who were tired of the interference-prone 1700 Kc. police band and wanted to use FM on vhf -- and even businesses to whom the idea of personal two- way communication was now possible. Thanks to the war and the introduction of new VHF and UHF tubes, the frequencies above 25 Mc. were now the most sought after slice of the RF spectrum. During late 1944, the FCC held hearings on post-war VHF allocations, in which there were 231 witnesses and 4200 pages of testimony. In November 1944, the first proposal on VHF/UHF allocations was released. See if you could have lived with it... 23.5-27 Mc. -- Industrial Applications 27-29 Mc. -- Amateur 11 Meter Band (yes, that's right!) 29-43 Mc. -- Police, Fire, Emergency, and Local Government 43-58 Mc. -- FM broadcasting 58-60 Mc. -- Amateur 5 Meter Band (note only 2 Mc.) 60-102 Mc. -- TV channels 1-7 (the RCA system) 102-108 Mc. -- Non-government Emergency 108-132 Mc. -- Aircraft 132-144 Mc. -- Government 144-148 Mc. -- Amateur 2 Meter Band 148-152 Mc. -- Government 152-218 Mc. -- TV Channels 8-18 (yes, up to channel 18 and again, the RCA system) 218-225 Mc. -- Amateur 1-1/4 Meter Band 225-420 Mc. -- Government 420-450 Mc. -- Amateur 70 cm Band 450-460 Mc. -- Facsimile Broadcasting 460-956 Mc. -- UHF TV using the CBS color wheel system So, under this proposal, our 10 meter band was moved down 1 Mc., we would lose 1/2 of our 5 meter band, we lose 112-116 Mc. but gain 144-148 Mc., our 1-1/4 meter band stays the same, and we gain a large chunk at 420 Mc. The FM broadcast allocation is increased by 85%, police agencies leave the crowded medium wave area for VHF-FM, aircraft has their piece of the pie, and both CBS and RCA have home turfs to battle out the TV standards war. Note also the 450-460 Mc. range allocated to "Facsimile Broadcasting." For those of you who think FAX machines are a recent invention, it may interest you to learn that 60 years ago, a reliable mechanical-electrical FAX system was in use. By the mid-1940s, it was widely believed that every home soon would have a FAX

machine. During the night, as you slept, the machine would be tuned to various stations in the 450-460 Mc. range and would print out the next day's newspapers, magazines and catalogues, for you to read in the morning. Another proposal was for a "Veteran's Band", which would be a 2000 Mc.-wide slice of the spectrum above 10,000 Mc. This proposed band would be available for war veterans (and ONLY war veterans) in any way they desired. The ARRL was quick to object to the proposed allocations. It was not acceptable to amateurs to move our 10-meter band down 1 Mc., to eliminate 50% of 5 meters, and to upset the harmonic relationship of our bands by moving us from 112 up to 144 Mc. The FCC capitulated on 10 and 5 meters, as we will see in a moment. As for the 144-148 Mc. band -- the FCC was firm. 112- 116 Mc. was going to aircraft. Furthermore, the FCC wanted our amateur bands above 100 Mc. to be next to government allocations, so that in time of war or national emergency, they could be used for the expansion of essential governmental radio services. The needs of the government, per the FCC, outweighed the need for a strict harmonic relationship between the amateur bands. Meanwhile, while the ARRL was arguing over our allocations, General Sarnoff was conducting his campaign behind the scenes. He couldn't eliminate the CBS color wheel UHF system because, at that time, CBS was producing beautiful, lifelike color pictures that impressed the FCC. But he could attack FM. A big deal was made out of the claim that FM broadcasting needed to be moved higher in the VHF range to eliminate interference caused by Sporadic-E skip. Sarnoff, of course, wanted these frequencies for TV. He never explained, and no one seemed to ask, how TV would not be affected. In fact, TV, with it's amplitude modulated video signal, would be more susceptible to "E" skip than FM with its capture effect. RCA however had power, money, and influence, and Major Armstrong found he was no match for the corporate giant. On January 15, 1945, the FCC issued a revised allocation proposal: 25-28 Mc. -- Fixed, Mobile, Industrial, Scientific and Medical 28-30 Mc. -- Amateur 10 Meter Band 30-44 Mc. -- Police, Fire, and Various Governmental Allocations 44-50 Mc. -- TV Channel 1 (now you know where it was!) 50-54 Mc. -- Amateur 6 Meter Band 54-84 Mc. -- TV Channels 2-6 84-102 Mc. -- FM Broadcasting 102-108 Mc. -- Possible Facsimile Broadcasting 108-132 Mc. -- Aircraft 132-144 Mc. -- Government 144-148 Mc. -- Amateur 2 Meters 148-152 Mc. -- Government (note 2 meters sandwiched between two government bands) 152-162 Mc. -- Police, Fire, and Other Local Government 162-170 Mc. -- Government 170-180 Mc. -- Navigational Aids 180-216 Mc. -- TV Channels 7-12 (note that TV only gets 12 channels here) 216-220 Mc. -- Government 220-225 Mc. -- Amateur 1-1/4 Meter Band 225-420 Mc. -- Government, Including Military Aircraft 420-450 Mc. -- Amateur 70 cm Band 450-460 Mc. -- Air Navigation

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Wayback Machine Cont. 460-470 Mc. -- A New "Citizens' Band" (which would eventually evolve into Class A and Class B CB, then into GMRS and the new FRS) 470-480 Mc. -- Facsimile Broadcasting 480-940 Mc. -- Experimental TV (for the CBS system) Yes, this proposal sounds a lot like what we have today, but the battle was only beginning. Major Armstrong was not giving up on an FM band in the 43-58 Mc. area. He didn't want the thousands of FM receivers and dozens of stations now on the air to suddenly become obsolete. CBS was still convinced that UHF was the place for TV, and their system was the best. During the first half of 1945, the battle would rage with many more proposals to come forth. Join us next time as "The Wayback Machine" continues to watch this epic battle. Re-printed with permission. Wayback Machine #10 Copyright 1996, 2001 by William Continelli, W2XOY All rights reserved. These columns were originally written for the Schenectady Museum Amateur Radio Club.

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CARC Puzzler Winter Holiday

Coming Events CERT Training – North County Fire Authority See http://www.northcountyfire.org for more info.

CERT Training – San Mateo County See http://www.smcready.org/Community/Training.html for more info. Livermore Swap Meet – 1st Sunday of each month at Robertson Park in Livermore, CA. 7:00AM to 11:30AM Talk-in: AD6X 147.120 (+) PL 100. For information, Ian Parker-W6TCP E-mail: swap@livermoreark.org Web Page: http://www.livermoreark.org/swap/swap.html QCWA Lunch at Harry’s Hofbrau - 3rd Wednesday of every month, 1909 El Camino Real in Redwood City, CA. No host. 11:00AM to 1:00PM (approx). ASVRO Silicon Valley Electronics Flea Market – 2nd Saturday of each month from March through October. De Anza College Cupertino, CA. 7AM to noon Web Page: http://www.electronicsfleamarket.com/ Talk-In: W6ASH 145.27- (100Hz PL)

N6NFI 145.23- (100Hz PL)

AM-Tech Day – Monthly – see web page for dates Sponsored by the Foothills Amateur Radio Society (FARS) and hosted by the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC), the FARS Amateur Radio–Technology Day will be held at SLAC’s Panofsky Auditorium, cafeteria, and adjoining areas. Am-Tech Day is a monthly venue for local amateur radio operators and other technology innovators to practice and demonstrate their communication skills and emergency-preparedness equipment. 2575 Sand Hill Rd. Menlo Park, CA Web Page: http://www.fars.k6ya.org/amtechday

License Exams AERO-Auxiliary Emergency Radio Organization Contact: Dave Gomberg Phone: (415) 731-7793 Email: dave1@wcf.com Web Page: http://www.wcf.com/aero/exams/ When: Sun. January 11th 2011 Location: Jewish Community Center 3200 California Street at Presidio Avenue San Francisco CA

Bay Area Educational Amateur Radio Society Offering a one day study session for Technician or General theory, followed by testing. Fee: $30.00 When: Sat. January 22nd 2011 Where: Dianne Feinstein Elementary School 2550 25th Ave. San Francisco, CA 94116 Registration required, class size is limited. Web Page: http://www.baears.com/ for info and registration. Questions: Ross Peterson (650) 349-5349 or wb6zbu@arrl.net

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Silicon Valley Volunteer Examiner Group First and third Saturdays of each month, 8AM-11:00AM. Saratoga Fire Station 14380 Saratoga Ave, Saratoga, CA Fee: $15 Walk-ins only, No pre-registration E-mail: (preferred): mojoteri@attbi.com Phone: (408) 507-4698 (Morris Jones, AD6ZH) Web Page: http://pdarrl.org/vec/vecscv/index.html

Sunnyvale VEC Exam Sessions Fee: $15 Cash Walk-ins only, No pre-registration Cut-off-time, 30 min. after starting time. Exam: changes, directions, call (408) 255-9000 24/hr E-mail: wb6imx@worldnet.att.net Web Page: http://www.amateur-radio.org

Sat Dec 11th Sunnyvale, CA 10:30 AM Sat Dec 18th Redwood City, CA 10:30 AM

Online Practice Exams Within the practice tests, online study resources, (Wikipedia, NASA, ARRL, etc.), are provided for many of the questions. The list of resources available for each question is constantly growing because users can add their own favorite links to the study materials. Users can also track their test scores over time and see which sub-elements are giving them the most trouble. Practice Tests:http://copaseticflow.blogspot.com/

CARC Meeting/Event Schedule Jan 13th 2010 Agenda Planning, LM Fire Station Feb 10th 2010 Agenda Finalizing, LM Fire Station Mar 10th LM Round Table Pizza Apr 14th Flea Market Night - LM Fire St May 1st SF-88 Nike Missile Site Tour 12:30pm May 12th Linda Mar Fire Station Jun 9th Field Day Planning Mtg, LM Fire Station Jun 26-27 CARC Field Day, Sweeney Ridge Jul 14th Field Day Wrap-Up Mtg, LM Fire Station Aug 11th Back to School Nite w/ KE6MNJ - LM Fire St. Aug 21st USS Hornet Tour Sep 8th D-Star Presentation - Linda Mar Fire Station Sep 11th T-Hunt and Picnic, Frontierland Park-Pacifica Sep 25-26 Pacific Coast Fog Fest, Pacifica Oct 13th 2011 Officer Nom., Home Brew Nite LM Fire Nov 13th Election Dinner, Nick’s Restaurant in Pacifica Dec 8th Holiday Potluck Dinner Meeting, LM Fire ? to be determined # updated ---- canceled * tentative date

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The Coastside Amateur Radio Club

The Coastside Amateur Radio Club (CARC) is affiliated with ARRL, and meets the second Wednesday of each month at 19:30 hrs. in the Linda Mar Fire Station Community Room, on Linda Mar Blvd. in Pacifica. Visitors are welcome.

The CARC has been organized since 1959, serving Bay Area amateurs, and providing emergency communications services to the City of Pacifica. Membership dues are $20.00 per year for the administration of the Club and the publication of the Communicator.

CARC supports two repeaters, WA6TOW/R; and a Packet digipeater, WA6TOW-1. Users of the machines provide repeater support and maintenance strictly through donations.

VHF: 146.925 MHz –offset 600 KHz PL 114.8 UHF: 441.075 MHz +offset 5 MHz PL 114.8

PL Tone: 114.8 Hz is used on both repeaters, as needed, for noise suppression.

Digipeater: 145.050 MHz, Packet Node: PAC CARC/Pacifica OES VHF Simplex: 146.535 MHz

PL Tone: 114.8 Hz is used, as needed, for noise suppression

VHF Net The club sponsors a VHF net each Wednesday, with the exception of meeting nights, at 21:00 hrs. for membership check-ins, notices, and QST’s. Note: The WA6AFT repeater on 440.725 MHz may be used as an alternate if the WA6TOW repeater is down.

HF Net The club sponsors a HF rag chew net on 3.852 MHz, or the first clear frequency up/dn, on Saturday at 09:00 hrs. with an alternate frequency of 7.228 MHz.

◄► The Coastside Communicator is a monthly publication of the CARC. All articles contained herein are the opinions of the authors and not necessarily those of the club members or editors.

Permission is granted to reproduce any material of this publication; provided credit is given to the author, the Coastside Communicator, and one copy of the reproduced article is sent to the club.

CARC, P.O. Box 1106, Pacifica, CA 94044

CLUB OFFICERS Office Name Call Phone E-Mail Address

President Casey Villyard N6TZE (650) 355-0488 n6tze@arrl.net

V. President Ralph Bailey K6DLZ (650) 341-6236 kc6dlz@aol.com

Secretary George Fenisey N6GYR (650) 278-2026 gfenisey@fenisey.com

Treasurer Frank Erbacher N6FG (650) 355-4355 n6fg@arrl.net

CLUB STAFF Emergency Services Frank Erbacher N6FG (650) 355-4355 n6fg@arrl.net

Field Day Frank Erbacher N6FG (650) 355-4355 n6fg@arrl.net

Membership Frank Erbacher N6FG (650) 355-4355 n6fg@arrl.net Newsletter Editor David Rinck K6DMR (650) 359-8997 k6dmr@arrl.net

Newsletter Publisher Roger Spindler WA6AFT (650) 359-5254 wa6aft@juno.com

Station Technician Michael Herbert WB6JKV (650) 355-6541 wb6jkv@pacbell.net

Trustee of Club Call Frank Erbacher N6FG (650) 355-4355 n6fg@arrl.net

Web-Hosting Joe Pistritto N3CKF (650) 464-4859 n3ckf@arrl.net

Website Dorene Bevington KE6AGG (650) 359-5194 ke6agg@arrl.net

COASTSIDE COMMUNICATOR DAVID RINCK, EDITOR P.O. BOX 1106 PACIFICA, CA 94044 TO:

Coastside Nets Monday 07:30 PM on WA6TOW 146.925 MHZ, PL 114.8 San Bruno ARC Net Tuesday 7:30 PM on WA6TOW 146.925 MHZ, PL 114.8 Daly City ARES Net 8:00 PM on WA6TOW 146.925 MHZ, PL 114.8 and KC6ULT 146.865 MHz, PL 114.8 simultaneously, but not linked. San Mateo County Area EOC Net Wednesday 9:00 PM on WA6TOW 146.925 MHz, PL 114.8 Coastside Amateur Radio Club Wednesday night Check-in. Saturday 9:00 AM on 3.852 MHz, or the first clear frequency up/dn. (alt freq of 7.228 MHz.) Coastside Saturday Morning Group.

FIRST CLASS

December 8th @ 730 PM Linda Mar Fire station

Holiday Potluck Dinner

Meeting Notice: