1 / 33

HARC PROGRAMS as of 03/24/2018

HARC PROGRAMS as of 03/24/2018. February Annual budget & Nominations for 2017 March WSPR Demo Nelson Spohneimer April Emergency Shack Power Larry Shirk May FD Logging and Radio Operation June FD 2017 July 4th of July and FD Review August Solar Eclipse

hhiggins
Download Presentation

HARC PROGRAMS as of 03/24/2018

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. HARC PROGRAMS as of 03/24/2018 • February Annual budget & Nominations for 2017 • March WSPR Demo Nelson Spohneimer • April Emergency Shack Power Larry Shirk • May FD Logging and Radio Operation • June FD 2017 • July 4th of July and FD Review • August Solar Eclipse • September dBs what they are and how they are used • October Auction & video What is WinLink • November Video – Winlink Digital Mode • December Christmas Party • January Auction • February Station Construction, K7JGM • March First Net Introduction (Video)

  2. Agenda Outline • General Admin • Acknowledgements • Updates for Ongoing Topics • Elections • On-the-Air • Volunteer/Leadership Opportunities • Near-Term Events • Good of the Order • Program – FIRST NET (Video Introduction)

  3. General Admin • Introductions & Pledge • Minutes • Treasurers’ Report • Treasury Audit • 2018-2019 HARC Budget

  4. Jan. Treasures Report Begin Bal 1243.32 Receipts 1201.06 Expenses 1222.00 Transfer 1000.00 End Bal 1222.38 Begin Bal 4962.39 Receipts 0.36 Transfer 1000.00 End Bal 4962.75 Total Funds 7185.13

  5. HARC Treasury Audit • From Bylaws…. • AUDIT AND FILINGS. The HARC’s financial records for the current fiscal year are to be submitted by the outgoing treasurer for an audit to be completed by April 30th. The audit team shall consist of at least two non-officer members appointed by the President. The Treasurer shall facilitate the filing of all appropriate financial records and required reports to the State of Washington and Internal Revenue Service on or before the respective filing deadlines. • Results:

  6. FY 2018-2019 HARC Budget Draft (continued

  7. Acknowledgements • Jim K7JGM – for Feb program • Randy Neals W3RWN – volunteering for Net Control in March and to serve as Trustee • Joe KI7LTQ FD food chair; Bill W7KXB & Mark KA7OVQ to assist • George W7POE and Mark KA7OVQ for audit • Puyallup Swapfest crew – Larry, Brian, Duane, Bruce, Tony, LNS • Search for FD Locations - Bruce K7BAB & Tony KA7CYY– Des Moines, Kathleen KF7TTG – Normandy Park • Jim K7JGM, Ken KE7GOW, Nelson W7KVI – initial meeting with PSRFA and SeaTac re: Emcomm assets

  8. Update for Ongoing Topics • UHF Repeater ownership – • Not finalized, but initial meeting 3/14 (Ken, Jim, Nelson) with PSRFA & SeaTac suggests they will transfer all assets related to repeaters to HARC; also, any older radios, power supplies, antennas, Signalinks not purchased with federal grant funds (TBD) • W7KVI drafted 2nd version of MOU re: assets • 2nd meeting scheduled for 4/24 • New Repeaters • Controller Interfacing – on/about late April • Fusion testing – May? (≥2 members now have Fusion rigs – any others?)

  9. Update for Ongoing Topics 2 • Puyallup Ham Fair • Club table netted $991 (including tower) • Substantial volume moved! • Remaining unsold items offered during meetings • Volunteers – Bruce, Larry, Tony, Duane, Brian, Nelson • HARC_Announcements Email List – • Everyone getting announcements? • Send issues to Nelson, W7KVI@Comcast.net • Use care with this HARC address – over 100 persons on the distribution, send email of limited interest using individual addressees

  10. HARC Elections • Elections This Meeting • Vice-President – Larry Shirk, AA7UA • Treasurer – Duane Gibb, KF7ZMZ • One Trustee Position – Ken Higgins, KE7GOW • Randy Neals W3RWN volunteered his interest at the end of February, and is appointed to complete Al Mannings’ term – Randy’s bio next slide • Final Ballot Submittal • Count • Announce Winners

  11. Randy Neals, W3RWN Bio • Randy has been involved with amateur radio license since 1990 and holds a General license as W3RWN. • He was first licensed in Canada as VE3RWN. He moved to California in 2007 where he held the call KI6TWT, later changing that to W3RWN, his initials. • Randy has been active in repeaters and links systems and took up microwave contesting while in California. (10 GHz and 24 GHz) • He moved to Seattle in 2013 and is a volunteer and Communications Tech with Seattle ACS, as well as a member of PSRG and the West Seattle radio clubs. • When he's not doing Ham Radio, his day job is President of Business Development for a Submarine Cable that connects Oregon, Hawaii, New Zealand and Australia.

  12. On The Air - Outline • Propagation Forecast • Operating Events Soon • Recent Contests – Member input Solicited! • HARC Net – Tuesdays, 7 pm local, VHF Repeater

  13. Propagation 2 – Sunspot Numbers

  14. Propagation 3 – DailySunspot Numbers

  15. Propagation 4 NOAA’s 27 Day Forecast

  16. Propagation 1 – No Sunspots • NO SUNSPOTS!—DO NOT DESPAIR • ENTERING SOLAR CYCLE 24 MINIMUM—NOT END OF WORLD • COMPARING “NOW” TO 2008-2010 SOLAR MINIMUM—SOME W7POE LOGGED OBSERVATIONS: • FIELD DAY 2008: 404 QSO’S (295 ON 40 METERS) • FIELD DAY 2009: 371 QSO’S (213 ON 40 METERS) • FIELD DAY 2010: 439 QSO’S (277 ON 40 METERS) • THE MESSAGE: OPTIMIZE YOUR 40 METER ANTENNAS!! • DX CONTACTS DURING THE THREE YEAR PERIOD: • EUROPE EG: GERMANY, FRANCE, BELGIUM, ITALY, SLOVENIA, FINLAND, SWEDEN, BOSNIA, CROATIA, PORTUGAL AND MORE

  17. Propagation 1 – No Sunspotscontinued • OCEANA: EG: NEW ZEALAND, FRENCH POLYNESIA, SAMOA, FIJI, MARQUESAS AND MANY MORE SOUTH SEA ISLANDS • ASIA: EG: JAPAN, KOREA, ASIATIC RUSSIA • SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA: EG: BRAZIL, PERU, BELIZE, COSTA RICA • CARIBBEAN: MOST OF THE ISLANDS • AFRICA: A COUPLE OF CONTACTS • MOST ON 20 METERS, MANY ON 40 METERS AND A FEW ON 15

  18. Standard Winlink Test Suite Files • (last four characters identifies the message): • 90D2  Time 1:47  123 bytes/min (221 bytes) • FC8D  Time 00:58  411 bytes/min (403 bytes) • Z7N4  Time 1:55   382 bytes/min (736 bytes) • L7YK  Time 2:55  266 bytes/min (780 bytes) • H3O5  Time 1:17  614 bytes/min (789 bytes) • HV2L  Time 00:41  1173 bytes/min (810 bytes) • 5RIH  Time 1:04 1019 bytes/min (1102 bytes)--could not play the attached video (my media player may not support the CODEC used??) • W61S  Time 6:15  1084 bytes/min (6775 bytes)--why would this one be so much longer than 90D2--both are 26K .doc attachments?

  19. Standard Winlink Test Suite Files • The above were received via KC7COL  I had to leave radio for a bit and the next (last) one was received via N7MO • 5FTP  Time 1:34 1931 bytes/min (3046 bytes) • Obviously I had a better connection via N7MO but went there because I could not connect with KC7COL (on first try at least so went to N7MO). • So that is more than I know except as you can see, the throughput really varies.  • George H, W7POE (continued)

  20. Operating Events Calendar -1 • MAR 24-25 CQ WW WPX CONTEST, SSB EXCHANGE: RS PLUS SERIAL NR. (EG: 59 01) • APR 15 ROOKIE ROUNDUP, SSB ROOKIE: LICENSED IN 2016, 2017, 2018 NON ROOKIES WORK ONLY ROOKIES: EXCH: NAME, 2 DIGIT NUMBER WHEN LICENSED, STATE • ON-GOING—ARRL INT’L GRID CHASE CURRENT LEADER HAS 1037 UNIQUE GRID SQUARES • STATE QSO PARTIES • APR 7-8: MISSISSIPPI • APR 7-8: MISSOURI • APR 14-15: NEW MEXICO • APR 14-15: GEORGIA • APR 15-16: NORTH DAKOTA • APR 21-22: NEBRASKA • APR 21-22: MICHIGAN • APR 28-29: FLORIDA • (AS ALWAYS, SEE WA7BNM WEBSITE FOR ALL CONTEST DETAILS)

  21. Operating Events Calendar 1(continued) • Sasquatch Stomp occurs end of March, a slow speed CW event at <= to 10W sponsored by Puget Sound QRP Group. • Micro Hams Conference (today) • Pathos Island using State Parks boat for transportation

  22. Tuesday HARC Net • Purposes – • More frequent community & club awareness • Regular use of V/U equipment • Broaden # of EMCOMM participants • More technical mentoring & discussions (post-net roundtable) • Portion of net time devoted to EMCOMM as appropriate • Check in Verbally, and by sending Winlink email to WA7ST • Net Control Stations – We have new script. • Net Controls needed for APRIL and later…..

  23. Volunteer/Lead Opportunities • HARC Net – Net Controls needed for April • Erect/test antennas at FS28 – (Ken KE7GOW lead)

  24. Opportunities – To-Do List • Complete coax and connector installation, FS28, to support VHF/UHF and HF operation on meeting days and for training sessions. Ken KE7GOW lead • Obtain locked cabinet to store items in FS28 adjacent room (Doug Hans KC7DBN has a lead) • Antenna Analyzers • Laptop and Projector • Coffee mess

  25. Near-Term Events - 1 • EMCOMM -- 5th Saturday Drill – March 31 • EMCOMM -- ARRL Simulated Emergency Test, May 5, 0800-1200 local • Communications Academy, April 14-15 • Registration opened 2/25 • www.CommAcademy.org • EMCOMM - ARRL Simulated Emergency Test, May 5, 0800-1200L

  26. Near-Term Events - 2 • EMCOMM – FAA invite to Participate, June 5-6, solely Winlink, deploy @ FAA sites, more to come • Field Day – • June 22-24 • Assist Event and Food chairs, erect antennas • OPERATE • July 4 Burien Parade will be worked by George and Brian • Zombie Fest in October • JOTA – October 19-21

  27. Field Day Dilemma

  28. Field Day Dilemma Board Recommendation • Work in real-time

  29. Good Of The Order If we have one

  30. Meeting Closeout • Unaddressed topics? • Questions? • Review open Action Items • Close Meeting • NOTE: All participants are asked to send proposed topics/discussion items for Board or General Meeting to the Secretary, preferably a week or more in advance of a meeting.

  31. Program First Net (A Video Introduction )

More Related