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HARC PROGRAMS as of 01/27/2018

HARC PROGRAMS as of 01/27/2018. December Christmas Dinner at the Burien Elks January EMComm discussion Chief Madson February Annual budget & Nominations for 2017 March WSPR Demo Nelson Spohneimer April Emergency Shack Power Larry Shirk May FD Logging and Radio Operation

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HARC PROGRAMS as of 01/27/2018

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  1. HARC PROGRAMS as of 01/27/2018 • December Christmas Dinner at the Burien Elks • January EMComm discussion Chief Madson • 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

  2. Agenda Outline • General Admin • Acknowledgements • Updates • Merge STAR into HARC • On-the-Air • Volunteer/Leadership Opportunities • Near-Term Events • Good of the Order • Program (short) • Auction Goal – 45 min Goal – 20 & 40 min

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

  4. Jan. Treasures Report

  5. Acknowledgements • Tony – donation of an additional Christmas dinner raffle prize (plus 2 gift baskets/food plates) • Bruce re: web updates and Winlink files distribution • Bill re: Monday coffees, broadcasts • Koda & Bill – Christmas dinner organization • Larry, Brian, Duane – officers with assigned jobs! • Brian, Duane, Ken, Jim, George et al – Winlink hands-on session

  6. Update Topics (no slides) • Christmas Dinner - lessons learned, cost review • New Hams update • Repeater update – ownership, plans • Winlink Hands-on Session (photos later)

  7. HARC/STAR Merge • UHF Repeater Ownership Change • Purpose – provide more structure & resources to EMCOMM activities • STAR becomes Emcomm SIG of HARC • Meaning of STAR membership vs HARC membership • Repeater Call Signs • WA7ST Call Sign

  8. On The Air • International Grid Squares – 2 slides • 10 meter Contest – 1 slide • Contest calendar – 2 slides • Propagation updates – 4 slides • Tuesday night nets – 1 slide

  9. International Grid Squares • ARRL International Grid Chase 2018 • Grid squares defined WORLDWIDE in a VHF working group meeting, Maidenhead, England, 1980s • Grid square • 1 deg Latitude x 2 deg Longitude (~70x100 miles in US) • 4088 total in Continental US – we are in CN87 • Object – Log as many as possible in 2018 • Input grid square in Programs you use and Upload to ARRL LoTW

  10. International Grid Squares

  11. 10 Meter Contest Results • ARRL 10 METER CONTEST, DECEMBER 10, 2017 • 3 HOURS OPERATING TIME • 19 LOCAL CONTACTS • 7 CALIFORNIA • 1 NEVADA • CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA PROBABLY via SPORADIC E OPENING

  12. Operating Events Calendar 1 FEB 2018 CONTEST CALENDAR JAN 26-28 CQ 160 M CONTEST, CW EXCHANGE: RST PLUS STATE FEB 17-18 ARRL INTL DX CONTEST, CW EXCHANGE: RST PLUS STATE FEB 24-25 NAQP RTTY CONTEST EXCHANGE: NAME PLUS STATE FEB 23-25 CQ 160 M CONTEST SSB EXCHANGE: RS PLUS STATE

  13. Operating Events Calendar 2 STATE QSO PARTIES FEB 3-4: VERMONT FEB 3: MINNESOTA FEB 3-4: BRITISH COLUMBIA FEB 24-25: SOUTH CAROLINA FEB 25-26: NORTH CAROLINA (AS ALWAYS, SEE WA7BNM WEBSITE FOR ALL CONTEST DETAILS)

  14. Propagation – Sunspots

  15. Daily Sunspot Number

  16. Propagation – Solar Flux

  17. Daily Solar Flux This is the SFI value used by Winlink’s HF Propagation Predictions (green/yellow/red list of node stations – value of 71 as of Saturday, Jan 20

  18. Tuesday HARC Net • Net is now a 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 • Need February Net Control Stations

  19. Opportunities • Puyallup table – need volunteers! • Gather/transport club-owned property • Staff the table • Return unsold property   Tony, Bruce, Brian, Duane • Volunteer committees • Elections • Field Day (may have Food Chair)

  20. Good Of The Order

  21. January 2018 CHRISTMAS PARTY PICTURES

  22. January 2018 WINLINK WORKSHOP AND PICTURES

  23. Program –Yaesu System Fusion Overview (optional) • Auction

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