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HARC Programs and Events: Emergency Shack Power, FD Logging and Radio Operation, Solar Eclipse, dBs, WinLink, Christmas

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  1. HARC PROGRAMS as of 04/28/2018 • 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 Overview, AA7UA • April FM Topics, Directed Discussion, KVI et al • May Field Day Logging/Rig; Antenna Build Party

  2. Agenda Outline • General Admin • Acknowledgements • Updates for ongoing issues • On-the-Air • Volunteer/Leadership Opportunities • To-Do • Near-Term Events • Good of the Order • Program – Antenna Build Party; Field Day;

  3. General Admin • Introductions • Pledge • Minutes • Treasurers’ Report – 2 slides

  4. Treasurer’s Report -1

  5. Treasurer’s Report -2

  6. Acknowledgements - 1 • Mack KA7DOQ – volunteering to be FD Chair; • Mark KA7OVQ – volunteering to assist with day-day logistics for FD • Gail, KI4JVM and Joe, KI7LTQ – volunteering to be Food co-chairs for FD • Earl N7EP – volunteering to organize/provide a digital station for FD

  7. Acknowledgements - 2 • Bruce K7BAB and Wesley (via KVI) – volunteering to be Net Controls • Bill W7KXB, Mark KA7OVQ, Bruce K7BAB, Brian W7DFO, Nelson W7KVI – Field Day Inventory • George W7POE – attempt at ARRL funding for EMCOMM modems (PACTOR 3) • Brian W7DFO – arranging roof access for FS28 antenna planning

  8. Update Topics • Star Assets and EMCOMM • Amazon Smile Contributions • June - Field Day food & event chairs • Review of Field Day Logistics (part of Program)

  9. STAR/EMCOMM • Operations MOU – outlined 4/24, no progress, likely contents: • Background/cultural; Notification; Credentialing • Training, Methodology, Reporting Point Equipage • 60m Interoperability Exercise – Brian W7DFO, Bruce K7BAB • 5th Saturday Exercise, June – Ken KE7GOW will be writing to all of us about this • Emergency Hubs – Brian W7DFO – 3 slides

  10. Emergency Hubs - 1

  11. Emergency Hubs - 2

  12. Emergency Hubs - 3

  13. Amazon Smile

  14. Propagation – Sunspot Cycle Thru April, 2018

  15. W7POE 7TH Dist. QSO Party • RESULTS--MAY 5-6, 2018 • 20 METERS: 101 CONTACTS (23/HOUR) • 40 METERS: 113 CONTACTS (33/HOUR) • 80 METERS: 77 CONTACTS (48/HOUR) 291 TOTAL (9.4 HOURS TOTAL) PROPAGATION CONDITIONS: POOR Solar Flux = 68-70 A INDEX > 20 K INDEX PEAKED AT 6

  16. Operating Events Calendar • MAY 26-27: CQ WW WPX CONTEST, CW EXCHANGE: RST + PROGRESSIVE S/N EXAMPLE: 599 009 • JUNE 23-24: ARRL FIELD DAY EXCHANGE: CLASS + ARRL SECTION EXAMPLE: 3A WWA • STATE QSO PARTIES: JUNE 2-3: KENTUCKY JUNE 16-17: WEST VIRGINIA AS ALWAYS: WA7BNM FOR DETAILS

  17. Proposed Band Plan - 1

  18. Proposed Band Plan - 2

  19. Tuesday HARC Net - 1 • Establish at least one month schedule of Net Control stations • 5/22 Bruce Blair, K7BAB • 5/29 ??? • 6/5 ??? • 6/12 ??? • 6/19 (before FD) ??? • 6/26 (after FD) ???

  20. Tuesday HARC Net - 2 • Recent on-air & Winlink (to WA7ST) checkins (members/visitors/Winlink): • 4/17/18 KI7EIV 10/5/10 • 4/23/18 K7JGM 12/3/7 • 5/1/18 W7KVI 15/0/11 • 5/8/18 KA7OVQ 12/0/8 • 5/15/18 W7KVI (Wes) 16/3/12 • 5/22/18 K7BAB xx/x/9 • Jot down your techie topics & questions for the post-net Roundtable • Place an alarm in your phone’s Clock App

  21. Volunteer Opportunities • HARC Net Control • To-Do List • FS 28 Antennas • Cabinet for FS 28 closet • Move inventory from FS 29 to 28 • Repeater Implementation • Field Day 2019 Location – start July? • Christmas 2018 planning – start August? • Scholarships

  22. Events • SeaPac Convention - June 1-3 • Field Day – June 22-24 • 5th Saturday EMCOMM Exercise, June 30 • July 4 parade • Pathos Island ‘Dxpedition’ – August date ??? • Zombiefest – September 15, 2018 • Jamboree On The Air – October 19-21, 2018

  23. Good Of The Order - 1 • Winlink (email by radio) HF Protocols • Winmor – original software modem • ARDOP – Amateur Radio Digital Open Protocol • VARA – most recent, proprietary ($69) • Winlink speeds by 3 protocols sent back-back, message only, 26k attachment, 5/19, 9 pm, 80m, Vancouver WA, QRN, S9 sigs • VARA                          6691 BPM, 1:00 min • ARDOP                       2542 BPM, 2:42 min • Winmor                       1520 BPM, 4:29 min • Initial (CRUDE, PRELIMINARY) comparison – PACTOR 1, Winmor, PACTOR 2, ARDOP, PACTOR 3, VARA

  24. Good Of The Order - 2 • 117k Attachment, 80m, 5/16 • Vashon node, 2300L, great channel • VARA 6:14 minutes, 9644 BPM (message only) • Vancouver, node, 2100L, some QRN • PACTOR 3 7:49 minutes, 4231 BPM (message only) • Note this comparison above is for 2 different nodes (one close, one ~125 miles) and about 2 hours apart – ie, not back-back sends • 26k Attachment, 80m, 5/25, Lotsa QRN, back-back • VARA 1 4:25 minutes, 1539 BPM • VARA 2 3:55 minutes, 1727 BPM • ARDOP 4:42 minutes, 1624 BPM • Winmor 5:42 minutes, 1182 BPM • VARA (Vashon) 0:56 minutes, 7177 BPM

  25. Good Of The Order - 3 • VARA on-screen display

  26. Program 1 • Antenna Buildathon • VHF/UHF portable or semi-permanent • Generally under $10 plus feedline • Requires • Feedline (20-50’?) • Feedline connector • Adapter to handheld • Construction of antenna

  27. Example Antenna

  28. Adapters for Handhelds • SMA-BNC #1 • SMA-SMA • SMA-BND #2 • SMA – UHF pigtail

  29. Feedline Connector Options • BNC (L) UHF with reducer (R)

  30. Program 2 – FD Overview • June 22-24 – enter in your calendar! • Location & logistics • General Chair – Mack WA7DOQ • Mack KA7OVQ, editor of day-day Logistics List • Food Chairs – Gail KI4JVM and Joe KI7LTQ • Food budget, assistance, meal rule • Saturday dinner – social event

  31. Program 2 – FD 1 • Field Day Topics • Inventory of Bill’s Trailer and FS29 dry goods completed last weekend • Everyone Encouraged to Participate in Some way (slide) • Antenna setup • Operating (GOTA station for newer ops) & Logging • Public Outreach – talk to public, hand out materials • Social Event – Saturday evening Dinner • Meals REVIEW • General Plan & Stations (slides) • Public Outreach (slide) • K3 operation (slide) • Logging Software

  32. Meals Review – FD 2 Field Day in Bastogne(Lunch Drop 26 December1944) • IF YOU’RE NOT ON THE LIST FOR A GIVEN MEAL, YOU MAY NOT EAT! YOU’LL SURELY BE SERVED AFTER EVERYONE ON THE LIST. • Review current lists – contact Mark KA7OVQ!!!! • Sat noon • Sat evening (social) • Overnight • Sunday morning

  33. Program 2 – FD 3 • General Plan • Setup wire antennas – Friday ~1300 • Group Breakfast – Saturday, ~0700, Des Moines Creek • Setup HF stations – Saturday ~ 0800 • Begin HF Operating – Saturday 1100 • Setup/Begin GOTA, 6m, and V/U stations ~1700 when Gazebo available • ~1800 Dinner Social • Stations • 2 “regular” – HF, Voice and CW, wire antenna • 1 Get-On-The-Air – wire antenna • 1 VHF/UHF station – 6m beam and U/V collinear

  34. Antenna Plan – FD 4 GOTA – 75/40 Trap Dipole Balanced Feed Multi-band Vertical Loop, 1 wavelength on 80m Balanced Feed General Location of Operators V Digital Station, Vertical Multi-band Doublet ~100’ long, Balanced Feed

  35. Public Outreach – FD 5

  36. Public Outreach – FD 6 • Public Information Table - handouts • HARC Banner • GOTA Station (FT-450 by K7BAB) • Probably 75m and 40m only • Passersby encouraged to tune radio, try making a contact, etc • GOTA Coach must be on hand (Formally Nelson, but others welcome!)

  37. K3 Front Panel – FD 7

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