Page 1 Fond du Lac Amateur Radio Club Newsleer September, 2016 FOND DU LAC AMATEUR RADIO CLUB — FDL 73 — VOLUME 17 ISSUE 9 www.fdlhams.org September, 2016 Join Us On Sunday Evenings For Our Weekly Net — 1930 hrs. 145.430 MHz — Tone 97.4 Hz 2015 Club Officers President: Dave McCumber N9WQ Vice-President: Tom Powell, KC9VXR, Secretary: Lloyd Vandervort N9RPU Treasurer: Doug Schultz N9EZF Sergeant-at-Arms: Ron Keller, KC9YVL Board Member: Peter Fox KB9WZD Board Member: Stan Cram A10M Board Member: Larry Mielke KC9RUE Committee Chairs Contesting/Education/Scholarship: Jack Heil KG9IN Field Day: Jack Heil KG9IN Fund Raising: Open Net Manager: Doug Schultz N9EZF Newsletter: Dick Finn KC9ZVW Public Service: Ed Beltz N9PJQ Publicity/Program: Joe Scheibinger K9VY Repeater: Lloyd Vandervort N9RPU Testing: Doug Schultz N9EZF Truck: Brad Freund KC9QYP TVI: Lloyd Vandervort N9RPU Web Site: Stan Cram A10M Each committee has several members. If you are interested in serving on a committee, please contact the chairperson and volunteer your services. Mailing Address Fond du Lac Amateur Radio Club, Inc. PO Box 53 Fond du Lac, WI 54936-0053 E-mail: [email protected]Newsletter Submissions: Please email to [email protected]Next Meeting When: Sept. 12, 2016 at 7:00 pm Where: Moraine Park Technical College Room O-102 Program: TBD The Presidents Corner By: Dave McCumber N9WQ Hello everyone Summer is coming to an end, Fall is beginning and children are again going back to school. So we must take care on the roads! Its also "HAMFEST" season, if you will. The next two months will have no less then 5 ham-fests here in Wisconsin. Starng with Cedarburg On 9/24/16 (here's a link to their site hp://ozaukeeradioclub.org/). The Next is in Hubertus, WI on the 9th of October (hp://www.sewfars.com/ ). Lots of cool stuff can be found at Ham-Fests!! I have even bought floor jacks and jack stands at Hamfests. I bought a car Baery Load tester for the shop at South Milwaukee!! I have found parts for the radios in my basement from the 40's and 50's and even a few from the 30's.ncluding the coils and tuning units for the BC 610E I have here! i So don't forget to make me for the Hamfests that are coming up. I think there is one that is right across from the New HRO in Milwaukee! Don't for- get the early bird gets the worm -- all the good deals are done early!!!! Ed. Note: I included the flyers for the two Hanfests Dave menoned in the For Sale secon of this newsleer.
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Page 1 Fond du Lac Amateur Radio Club Newsletter September, 2016
Hello everyone Summer is coming to an end, Fall is beginning and children are again going back to school. So we must take care on the roads! Its also "HAMFEST" season, if you will. The next two months will have no less then 5 ham-fests here in Wisconsin. Starting with Cedarburg On 9/24/16 (here's a link to their site http://ozaukeeradioclub.org/). The Next is in Hubertus, WI on the 9th of October (http://www.sewfars.com/ ). Lots of cool stuff can be found at Ham-Fests!! I have even bought floor jacks and jack stands at Hamfests. I bought a car Battery Load tester for the shop at South Milwaukee!! I have found parts for the radios in my basement from the 40's and 50's and even a few from the 30's.ncluding the coils and tuning units for the BC 610E I have here! i So don't forget to make time for the Hamfests that are coming up. I think there is one that is right across from the New HRO in Milwaukee! Don't for-get the early bird gets the worm -- all the good deals are done early!!!! Ed. Note: I included the flyers for the two Hanfests Dave mentioned in the For Sale section of this newsletter.
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September Meeting Program Ham Radio Outlet Opens Their Doors in Milwaukee! By Joe Scheibinger For the September meeting we will have the opportunity to meet Tom Pachner W9TJP, the new General Manager of Ham Radio Outlet in Milwaukee. It was a very sad day when we received the notice that Amateur Radio Electronics in Milwaukee was closing their doors. Most of us remember the days when a road trip to AES was so highly anticipated! Years ago it was wall to wall radios! They even had a wall full of great used radios and communications equipment all put in plastic bags ready for you to take home and enjoy. Slowly we have seen an inventory decrease, the loss of a service department, and the lack of trade-ins change the business model. Some pointed fingers to the Internet and E-bay. Whatever the cause, we always had a friend with AES and always had great service. In a little more than a month after the announcement, the Ham community was stunned to hear that Ham Radio Out-let, a chain similar to AES, purchased the business and opened their doors in August in the same location. A video is being passed around by W9TJP showing a completely renewed business, with walls teaming with radios! Not only that, the radios are set up and working! To see the video, go to https://youtu.be/_jrjyVV2MMg. So what is the new business model? How will it feel to have the largest Ham Radio outlet in the country just one hour from us? Tom Pachner W9TJP will join us via Skype and answer these questions. Not only that, he will take us on a guided tour of the new store with a traveling camera! So bring your credit card just in case you see something you need! Joe K9VY
The last time I was at AES the shelves were pretty bare. This is impressive.
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Brat Fry Our second and final Brat Fry of 2016 was held, as usual, at the Lomira Truck Stop on August 26 and 27. On the first day, Friday, the weather was beautiful. Lloyd Vandervoort N9RPU was the first to arrive at about 7:30 am. By the time I got there 20 minutes later with the Hoff Trailer he was already well under way with getting things unpacked. Between the two of us we had the truck unloaded and had started setting things up when Doug Schultz N9EZF ar-rived after stopping at the Bank for change. Rick Robinson NI9Z was another early arrival and helped getting the boil-er and grill fired up.
Rick Robinson NI9Z started off the first burgers while
Doug Schultz Doug Schultz N9EZF supervised.
Tom Murray N9HOR and Doug Schultz N9EZF
worked on setting up the sales area inside the
Mar Jean Buck KC9LFI and Neal Buck KC9LFN
make the first sales of the day.
Lloyd Vandervoort N9RPU catching his breath after
a morning of hard work setting things up.
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Brat Fry (Cont.)
From Doug Schultz N9EZF After all of our bills have been paid we made a total profit of $890.41 on our second Brat Fry. Not bad for some rain on our Brat Fry on Saturday and no Packer home pre-season game. I would like to thank the following list of club members who helped make it a success.
Friday
Dick Finn KC9ZVW Mar Jean Buck KC9LFI
Neal Buck KC9LFN Tom Murray N9HOR
Lloyd Vandervort N9RPU Tom Powell KC9VXR
Jack Heil KG9IN Rick Robinson NI9Z
Saturday
Lloyd Vandervort N8RPU Peter Fox KB9WZB
Paul Bleuel KC9NAA Isaac Lundberg K99FPG
Jim Cole N9WAP Ron Aschmotat N8VDH
Joe Scheibinger K9VY Tom Karrmann KC9VZY
Larry Mielke KC9RUE
Issac LundbergKD9FPG, Peter Fox KB9WZB , Larry
Mielke KC9RUE, Paul Bleuel KC9NAA were serving
up the orders in the Shack on Sunday Afternoon.
Jack Heil KG9IN takes a break from his grilling
chores later on Saturday afternoon
Ed. note: The club certainly
owes a big THANK YOU to
Doug Schultz N9EZF. The
two Brat Fries are the clubs
main (only??) source of in-
come and Doug has been co-
ordinating them for quite some
time. I got a little more in-
volved this time and now rec-
ognize that this is a huge
amount of work.
MANY THANKS
DOUG
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Mike Miller KC9DOA Passes Away Michael L. Miller, age 69, of Fond du Lac, died peacefully at his residence on Saturday, August 6, 2016 after a long battle with cancer. He was born on March 21, 1947, in Sparta, WI, the son of Frank and Frances (Goff) Miller. He served in the United States Army stationed in Germany during the Vietnam War. Michael grew up in Tomah. He attended DeVry Institute of Technology in Chicago and the Moraine Park Technical College for electronics. He worked for over twenty years at Alto/Saputo Cheese. His hobbies included the Fond du Lac Amateur Radio Club Inc, ham radios, motorcycles, computers, camping, fishing, and was a member of ARRL and the Wisconsin ARES/RACES, and he was a trained weather spotter for many years. Survivors include his lifetime partner, Sandy Bump-McNicholas of Fond du Lac; son, William (Heather) McNicholas of Fond du Lac; four grandchildren, Trinity, Rileigh, Jordan, Dakota; his sister, Patricia (Hal) Anderson of ND; nieces and nephews, Ben, Jennifer, Jessica, and Jeremiah. He was preceded in death by his parents; and one brother, Jeff. Visitation will take place on Saturday, August 20, 2016 from 11:00 A.M. until 1:00 P.M. at Uecker-Witt Funeral Home, 524 N. Park Ave, Fond du Lac, WI, 54935. Burial will follow the visitation at Calvary Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials appreciated to Agnesian Hospice Hope, 239 Trowbridge Dr, Fond du Lac, WI, 54937.
Published in Fond du Lac Reporter on Aug. 14, 2016
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FOND DU LAC AMATEUR RADIO CLUB Minutes of FDLARC Monthly Meeting Monday, August 8, 2016
Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 7:03 pm with Dave McCumber N9WQ officiating. Program Luther Lord from Maxconus.com joined us via Skype to provide a presentation on his busi-ness. Luther constructs wire antennas and is well known for his low cost off center fed mul-ti-band wire antenna. He described how this
antenna is constructed and how it performs without a tuner. Lloyd Vandervoort recorded the presentation and posted it at (youtube vid-eo) https://youtu.be/_F3RyKtWQJM Joe Scheibinger K9VY showed pictures of his ham shack and the off center fed antenna he purchased from Luther Lord. Pictures were posted in last months newsletter. Introductions All attendees introduced themselves. Approval of Meeting Minutes
A motion was made by Lloyd Vandervoort N9RPU to approve the minutes of the last meeting as published in the
newsletter. The motion was seconded by Don Chapman KC9KZQ . The motion carried via a voice vote. Treasurer’s report (9/14/15) The treasurers report was presented by Doug Schultz N9EZF. A motion to approve the Treasurer’s report was made by Tony Pass KC9QYR and seconded by Paul Bluel KC9NAA . The motion carried via a voice vote. A motion was made to pay the following bills was made by Stan Cram AI0M and seconded by Tom Powell KC9VXR. The motion carried via a voice vote.
Old Business We do not have total scores for Field Day yet. We still do not have the results for the Wisconsin QSO party. In the past they have come during August so they should be available soon.
MEETING MINUTES
Truck Fund 0.00
Emerg. Services Fund 1,176.66
General Use Fund 2,671.21
Savings Account 25.00
Petty Cash Fund 19.12
Total 3,891.99
Repeater Fund 328.51 Rick Robinson Field day Food 29.50
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FOND DU LAC AMATEUR RADIO CLUB Minutes of FDLARC Monthly Meeting Monday, August 8, 2016
New Business We held a moment of silence for the passing of Mike Miller KC9DOA. Mike was a longtime member of our club. The funeral was Saturday at Uecker-Witt Funeral Home in Fond du lac. Our second Brat Fry of the year is scheduled for Aug 26-27 (Friday and Saturday) we need all the help we can get. Please contact Doug Schultz N9EZF if you are able to volunteer. TheRace the Lake event was held on Aug 14. It went well thanks to the help of many volunteers from the club.
Peter Fox KB9WZB made a motion to donate the extra gas grill to Dave McCumber N9WQ to compensate him for allowing us to store our truck at his shop. The motion was seconded by Dave Zitlow K9DUI. The motion carried via a voice vote Jack Heil KG9IN mentioned that he and Marge KC9BEN could host a picnic at their house late September or early October. Paul Bleuel KC9NAA volunteered to head a committee for this. It was suggested that we ask Dennis Paulin KB9OFM to do some smoked meat and/or barbecue for the main course. Attendee's can bring a dish to pass. Dave suggested that we might get A&W root beer floats. Business from the Floor Question was raised as to who has the 746 radios Jack Heil KG9IN has one and Lloyd Vandervoort N9RPU has the other one. Jack has the metal cases for them. Joe Scheibinger K9VY suggested that we participate on working National Parks On The Air. This may be too in-volved as this has to be started a long time ahead. Mike Keys KE7ES is already involved in this. It is possible that we could work with him. There are no national parks nearby us. Joe Scheibinger K9VY suggested getting the Boy Scouts involved in radio. They already have a program for a radio merit badge but the requirements to earn the badge are fairly involved. It could not be done in one or two short ses-
sions with the boys. Adjournment A motion to adjourn was made by Jack Heil KG9IN and seconded by Stan Cram AI0M. The motion carried via a voice vote and the meeting was adjourned at 8:14 pm. The 50/50 Raffle was won by ticket Doug Schultz N9EZF
MEETING MINUTES
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License Exams By Doug Schultz If you missed our last testing session in April, we will be hosting license exams again on Oct. 15, 2016 from 9:00 am to Noon at Moraine Park Technical College in Room O-104. If you know of anyone who is interested in getting their ticket, please give them a call. There is also plenty of time to prepare for an upgrade test. Buy the study guide now and divide it up across the weeks from now till October15. Reserve the last three or for weeks for taking practice tests. You should be able to easily pass even the Extra exam with only a few minutes of effort per day from now to October. Be aware that the question pool for the Extra Class Test takes affect on July 1, 2016. If you plan on taking this test you will need to prepare using the new pool.
NOTICES/ANNOUNCEMENTS
New Extra Class Exam Question Pool New Extra Class Element 4 Exams will be used at exam sessions beginning Friday July 1, 2016.
The new exams are drawn from the new extra class question pool which was released in January 2016 by the Ques-tion Pool Committee (QPC) of the National Conference of Volunteer Examiner Coordinators (NCVEC). The pool and exams created from this pool must be in use starting July 1st. What this means is that if you are studying for the Extra Test you will have to use a new test guide containing the lat-est version of the questions. Don’t let that stop you though. If you’ve been working on it for some time, it won’t be that big an effort to get the new questions and bring yourself up to date.
Someone had the
bright idea that
they could show
how every charac-
ter is related to
the shape of the
letters. Cute,
right? As work of
"art", OK, maybe.
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Gap Titan Antenna For Sale There is a Gap Titan vertical antenna for sale from the estate of the late Paul Taddy KC9KIO. It is a big vertical antenna that handles 10 - 80 meters. No ground radio wires are needed. The antenna was working before it was taken down but could use some TLC. The pictures came from the web. $50.00. Antenna is located outside Eden. People can call or text me at 920-923-6928 or email at - [email protected].
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Free, For Sale or Wanted
Upcoming HAMFESTS and Conventions From ARRL Hamfest/Convention 09/24/2016 | ORC Regional Fall Swapfest Location: Cedarburg, WI Type: ARRL Hamfest Sponsor: Ozaukee Radio Club Website: http://ozaukeeradioclub.org Hamfest/Convention 10/09/2016 | SEWFARS Swapfest Location: Hubertus, WI Type: ARRL Hamfest Sponsor: Southeastern Wisconsin FM Amateur Repeater Society Website: http://www.sewfars.com Hamfest/Convention 10/22/2016 | Wisconsin ARES/RACES Conference Location: Wisconsin Rapids, WI Type: ARRL Convention Sponsor: WeComm, LTD Website: http://www.wi-aresraces.org Hamfest/Convention 11/05/2016 | MRC91 Radio Fest Location: Milwaukee, WI Type: ARRL Hamfest Sponsor: Milwaukee Repeater Club Website: http://www.mrc91.org
Hamfest/Convention 01/07/2017 | West Allis RAC's 45th Annual Midwinter Swapfest Location: Waukesha, WI Type: ARRL Hamfest Sponsor: West Allis Radio Amateur Club (WARAC) Website: http://www.warac.org