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The SHARK Newsletter
April 2008
Amateur Radio News For East Texas
Sent Free By E-mail To Area Amateurs
-Regular SHARK Meeting - Tuesday - April 08, 2008
-Hamfests
-ANNUAL ARMED FORCES DAY CROSSBAND TEST SCHEDULED FOR MAY
-Special Events to Commemorate 96th Anniversary of Titanic Tragedy
-STATION LOCATOR SERVICE NEW FOR FIELD DAY 2008
-Birthdays
-Up coming Events
-recurring Events
-Recent Area Upgrades
-About This Newsletter
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Hamfests
*HamEXPO April 19
Temple Amateur Radio Club
http://www.beltonhamexpo.org
Talk-In: 146.820 (PL 123.0)
Contact: Mike LeFan, WA5EQQ
1802 South 13th Street
Temple, TX 76504
Phone: 254-773-3590
Fax: 254-231-4128
Email: mlefan@vvm.com
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ANNUAL ARMED FORCES DAY CROSSBAND TEST SCHEDULED FOR MAY
The Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps and Coast
Guard are co-sponsoring the annual Military/Amateur
Radio communications tests in celebration of the
58th anniversary of Armed Forces Day (AFD). Although
the actual Armed Forces Day is celebrated on May 17,
the AFD Military/Amateur Crossband Communications
Test will be conducted on May 10 to prevent conflict
with the Dayton Hamvention, scheduled for May 16-18.
The annual celebration features traditional military
to amateur crossband communications SSB voice tests
and copying the Secretary of Defense message via
digital modes. These tests give Amateur Radio
operators and short wave listeners an opportunity
to demonstrate their individual technical skills
and to receive recognition from the Secretary of
Defense and/or the appropriate military radio
station for their proven expertise. QSL cards
will be provided to those stations making contact
with the military stations. Special commemorative
certificates will be awarded to anyone who receives
and copies the digital Armed Forces Day message from
the Secretary of Defense.
Look for schedules and frequencies of participating
military stations to be published in May on the Army
MARS Web site <http://www.netcom.army.mil/MARS>.
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Special Events to Commemorate 96th Anniversary of Titanic Tragedy
Several Amateur Radio special event operations are
scheduled to mark the 96th anniversary of the
sinking of the RMS Titanic. The "unsinkable"
White Star Line passenger vessel was on its
maiden voyage from Liverpool, England, to New York
City when it struck an iceberg and sank early on
April 15, 1912. More than 1500 people perished,
while some 700 passengers in 19 lifeboats were
rescued by the RMS Carpathia, whose radio operator
copied the frantic distress call (the still common
"CQD" signal, possibly coupled with the then-new "SOS")
transmitted by MGY radio operator Jack Phillips as the
Titanic foundered.
W0S
Special event W0S, which stands for "White Star Line."
will be on the air from the Titanic Museum in Branson,
Missouri. The W0S operation will commence at 1300 UTC on
Saturday, April 12, and conclude at 2400 UTC on Sunday,
April 13. Members of the Nixa Amateur Radio Club and the
Southwest Missouri Amateur Radio Club (SMARC) will be
among those at the helm of W0S. Icom, Vibroplex, MicroLog,
Rayfield Communications and MFJ are corporate sponsors
for the event.
Look for W0S on or around these frequencies:
SSB, 3.850, 7.250, 14.250 and 21.350 MHz; CW,
3.550, 7.050, 14.050 and 21.050 MHz; PSK, 80
and 40 meters only. Operators will be listening
3 kHz up for calls. There will also be activity
on D-STAR, EchoLink and IRLP; please check the
event's Web page for information concerning these
frequencies. Visitors are welcome. E-mail the Nixa
club for more information.
W1MGY
Special event station W1MGY will be on the air
from the Titanic Historical Society Museum in
Indian Orchard, Massachusetts. Operation will
concentrate on 20 and 40 meters April 11-12
from 1400 UTC until 2030 UTC each day, although
W1MGY may be on the air at other times, bands
and modes throughout the 96th anniversary weekend.
Look for W1MGY on or around: CW, 3.533, 7.033,
14.033, 18.099, 21.033 and 28.033 MHz; SSB,
3.860, 7.260, 14.260, 18.160, 21.360 and 28.336
MHz, conditions permitting.
To schedule a contact with W1MGY, contact Dave Isham,
KB1MU, indicating a preferred date, time, and frequency.
Include a self-addressed, stamped envelope with QSL
requests to Titanic Historical Society, W1MGY, PO Box 51053,
Indian Orchard, MA 01151-0053.
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STATION LOCATOR SERVICE NEW FOR FIELD DAY 2008
This year, for the first time, the ARRL has put together a Station
Locator to help amateurs or those interested in Amateur Radio find a
Field Day site near them. According to ARRL Field Day Manager Dan
Henderson, N1ND, many amateurs have been asking for something like this
for many years.
If your group would like to be a part of the Station Locator Service,
it's easy to get started. Just go to the Field Day Station Locator Web
site <http://www.arrl.org/contests/announcements/fd/locator.php> and
follow the instructions.
To help you out, Henderson has prepared a FAQ for the Field Day Station
Locator.
Q) How does our Field Day site get listed on the map?
A) A club official or Field Day Chairman needs to go to the Web site.
Once there, click on the link for "Add a Station" and follow the
instructions.
Q) I put in the name of the park where we will be holding Field Day but
got the message that the program can't find it. What do I do?
A) You should use a street address for the location. Unfortunately, the
mapping program doesn't have a 100 percent complete database of park
names and public site names. You may use a latitude/longitude -- enter
the values separated by a comma (e.g. 42.345N, 85.445W) and set the
city to NONE).
Q) I put in a street address but the map locator put me it in a wrong
location on the street. What do I do?
A) While in the data input or edit screen, use your cursor to move the
red "pin" to the correct location on the map.
Q) What if I put in the wrong information or something about our Field
Day operation changes?
A) The person who input the data will be able to edit the entry. Simply
follow the "Add a Station" link and then select "Edit this entry" next
to the one to correct.
Q). I tried to enter my club's information, but I was denied access.
What do I do?
A) To help ensure that only one person is managing a club's entry, you
must be logged onto the site with your ARRL member ID and password. If
you are not an ARRL member, ask a member of the club who is to be
responsible for adding the club's information to the site.
Q) I am looking for a Field Day operation to attend. How do I use the
site?
A) Begin by typing in the city and state where you would like to
search,
something like "Brooklyn, New York" or "Anaheim, California." Depending
on the geographic location, the map will take you to the area you list.
If a Field Day operation has been registered for that general area, a
red "pin" will show on the map. If you click on the red pin, the
details
for that site will appear in the box on the right hand side of the
screen. If you don't see a red pin, scroll out a level to find one near
the location you listed. It is also possible to drag the map to other
areas by holding down the left button on your mouse and then moving the
map around. You can also scroll in and out using the +/- buttons on the
left side of the map. You may also zoom in and center by
double-clicking
with the mouse near the red pin.
Q) I found a red pin near where I will be. Where do I find the
information on that site?
A) Each entry has a contact person with either an e-mail address or
phone number who should be able to help you. It will appear on the
right
side of the box when you click on the red pin for an entry.
Q) I found an entry with wrong information. What should I do?
A) Please contact the person whose name appears as the contact person
for that site. ARRL HQ does not have detailed information on the site.
Q) I want to check on our club's information. What should I do?
A) Type in the call sign that will be used and you will be taken to the
location and club information.
ARRL Field Day will be held June 28-29. For more information, please
visit the Field Day Web page <http://www.arrl.org/fieldday>.
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Birthdays
SHARK would like to say Happy Birthday to all with
April Birthdays
SAM NEAL APR 2
KARL HASKELL APR 17
RUSTY HERMAN APR 19
BENNIE PARKER APR 21
BRENDA ANDREW APR 25
ROBERT HERRON APR 27
BONNIE EDWARDS APR 29
DANNY THORNTON APR 30
If I have missed any birthdays or if you did not
send your birthday
to me please do so, so I can get you added to the list.
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Recurring Events
*weekly net on 146.900 repeater at 7:30 pm you do not have to
be a member of the club to check in all check ins are welcome
*monthly Meeting every 2nd Tuesday of the month at the
hot biscuit in Cleveland
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RECENT AREA UPGRADES
Since our last meeting in March, 2008, several area amateurs have either
earned their initial amateur radio operators license or upgraded, either at a
SHARK sponsored VE exam session or other VE team's test sessions. SHARK
congratulates the following:
Giovanni D. Rossi KE5STC - Woodlands, TX - Technician *
Glen A. McDowell KE5STD - Woodlands, TX - General & Extra *
Patrick A. Ramsey KE5STE - Spring, TX - General *
Jay D. Gillmore - KE5STF - Spring, TX - Technician *
Ryan D. Jarvis KE5STG - Woodlands, TX - Technician *
Quinn S. Lewis KE5STH - Woodlands, TX - Technician *
John Webster KE5STI - Spring, TX - Technician *
Paul M. Purcell KE5STJ - Woodlands, TX - Technician *
Kenneth W. Reid KE5STK ( Now K5KWR ) - Spring, TX - General *
Peter E. Belbin KE5STL - Woodlands, TX - General *
Donald C. Russell KE5STM - Houston, TX - Technician *
Steven L. Craft KE5STN - Houston, TX - General *
Ronald D. Moreau KE5STO - New Caney, TX - Technician *
Ira M. Brent KE5STP - Kingwood, TX - Technician *
Charlotte E. Lively KE5STQ - Spring, TX - Technician *
Roger W. Olsen KE5STR - Spring, TX - Technician *
Rudolph S. Larsor KE5STS - Conroe, TX - Technician *
R. Birkenshaw KE5STT - Spring, TX - Technician *
Jamie S. Beck KE5STU - Huntsville, TX - Technician *
Ryal L. Letzerich KE5STV - Spring, TX - Technician *
Michael S. Cox KE5STW - Spring, TX - Technician *
Glenn W. Lewoczko KE5STX - Woodlands, TX - Technician *
Alexander G. Lewoczko KE5STY - The Woodlands, TX - Technician *
Mark A. Sudeth KE5STZ - Spring, TX - Technician *
Lawrence D. Kendall KE5TCG - Spring, TX - General
Lee L. Sawyer KE5TFA - Silsbee, TX - Technician
* = Test given at SHARK sponsored VE test session or as a result of a
SHARK
license preparation class.
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ABOUT THIS NEWSLETTER
The SHARK Newsletter is distributed free of charge to all SHARK members and
other area amateur radio operators by e-mail. Paper copies are mailed to SHARK
members without Internet access and selected others in the area. It's purpose
is to inform all area amateur radio operators ( and amateurs who formerly
lived in the area ) of upcoming activities, examinations, licensing classes,
tailgate sales, large conventions, proposed licensing changes,
activities on
the air, such as ARRL Field Day, ect, DX conditions and to inform all
of SHARK nets and other items of interest.
The SHARK 2 meter net is open to all amateurs licensed to operate on the 2
meter band. It is held on Thursday evenings at 7:30 PM local time on the
Cleveland 2 meter repeater on 146.900 ( - offset, no tone ). We invite
you to check in with us.
Likewise, check out the new Sam Houston Amateur Radio Klub website at
www.sharkclub.org. This is new and is regularly being enlarged with new
items
and links.
Pardon any Typos,
73's
Beth/ke5ajo
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