Net Schedules: Net Volunteers - PARG€¦ · 2016-05-06  · is to be Rita’s service dog. She has learned to open and close doors (we have lever door handles) and we are working

80 Meter Net: Don’t forget the 80 meter net which meets on Sundays at 8PM PST (0400 UTC)

on 3545 kHz. Rob, N6KIX has graciously accepted the NCS role for the Sunday night net.

Net Activity: W7VDQ Tom asked that I include the following information in this issue of R/R. Thank you Tom. Hi all PARGUYS. From your NCS on Mondays and Tuesdays, W7VDQ, Tom Lindstrom, in Oregon City, OR. be advised that my current NET procedure is to begin calling the PARG net on 40 meters, 7034 KHz, and pick up all the "long skip" (low angle radiation) first. Then, after exhausting the 40 meter QNS, I will switch to our 80 meter frequency, 3545 KHz, and pick up all the "short skip" (high angle radiation) stations remaining. I am sorry for the inconvenience; but, "OLE SOL" continues to leave us no other choice except for moving our net time to say 1300 hours PDT, a move I don't want to make!! So if you can't hear the Monday or Tuesday NCS on 40 m, don't panic. Give 80 m (3545Khz) a try. Best 73's, Tom, W7VDQ. both skip distances.

Birthdays: May AD6BC Lou W7GB Don N6KIX Rob

June VE7BGJ Walt N2FQ Fernando WB6N Terry

Net Schedules: 9 AM Daily (1600 UTC) – 7034 KHz – NCS:

Sun – N7MFB, Bill

Mon – W7VDQ Tom

Tues –W7VDQ, Tom

Wed – WB6N, Terry

Thurs – N7MFB Bill (temp need long term)

Fri –N7YT, Bill

Sat – K7ZED, BB

8PM Sundays 3545 KHz NCS

Sun - N6KIX, Rob

Net Volunteers: President: Bill, K7ZED

General Manager: Open

Treasurer: Dave Noall K7GZP Editor / Publisher: Larry Shirk AA7UA

21005 Marine View Drive SW, Normandy Park,

WA 98166

Email [email protected]

May/June. 2016 Issue 50 No 3

Treasurer’s Report: PARG welcomes our new financial secretary Dave Noall K7GZP: All PARGl financial transactions will now go to Dave.

Dave Noall K7GZP 12877 N.W. Lorraine Dr. Portland, Ore. 97229

Our balance as of March 24 was $1,255.75. We have paid $85 to reserve our table at SeaPac

Around the Net: N7MFB Bill Last issue Bill submitted photos of his recently completed bird house condo. I understand he now has some renters. Good work with our feathered friends Bill.

Dave K7GZP writes about his stealth antenna

Now that the weather is better, I thought I'd send you a picture of my antenna. I live in one of those neighborhoods with restrictive CC&Rs -- but flagpoles are OK. Inverted trash can at the base protects the auto tuner.

The auto tuner is an SGC model SG-230. Flagpole is aluminum, 28 ft in length, mounted on a 4” Delran rod which sits in a standard flagpole mounting hole (basically 6” PVC pipe in concrete). The space between the rod and the PVC pipe is filled with sand and topped with a layer of course gravel. Only issue is the rod is a little flexible so the pole tends to sway a bit in wind. But it has been up for 15 years. I recently replaced the coax going to the pole and took the picture below. There are 16 radials ranging from 2.3meters (1/4 wave on 10 meters) to 12.8meters (not sure what that length was supposed to be). Anyway it tunes all bands 80 - 10. It will tune on 160 but just to 2:1. So I have to add the tuner in the transceiver on 160 and haven’t tried using it much on 160 — who knows with the sunspots going down, maybe 160 will be a good band to try again. The Rubber sleeve is a flexible pipe sleeve and the garbage can has a hole in the bottom rests on the shoulder of the rubber sleeve. The tuner is supposed to be waterproof, but I wanted to protect it from the weather anyway. Larry AA7UA Here is Tazie our new Portuguese Waterdog. She is now 6 months old and weight 43 pounds. She is to be Rita’s service dog. She has learned to open and close doors (we have lever door handles) and we are working on getting her to pick up things off the floor and hand them to Rita. We still have quite a way to go but she is smart and a fast learner. She comes from VE7 Land so we have to talk to her in Canadian Hi Hi. Notice how her coat is getting lighter as she grows.

N2FQ Fernando Went to his local flea marked and while walking around found a key on the table. It was a great find and just had to come home with him. It is a Lionel J-36 with the tag attached. As seen from the photo, the screw heads are still virgin and it has the original finger pieces. He says the $80 he paid was not a bargain but that you don’t see these very often.

Remembering VE7DWG Dave Goodwin. I first met Dave on the air as a PARG NC operator. We exchanged a few emails and one day Dave asked if he could stop by on his way to SEAPAC. I said sure and so Dave showed up at my door with Princess in tow. I wasn’t too sure about Rita’s reaction to having the dog in the house but when Dave said princess was always by his side I invited them both in. Princess turned out to be a wonderful dog and we had a very nice visit. Later when Rita decided to get a Portuguese water dog, (Tazie) as a service dog for herself we settled on a breeder in BC Canada. We met Dave at the hotel for what turned out to be our last eyeball. Dave brought me a couple of presents, a Begali Simplex key and a Vibroplex Bug. I was very surprised at such wonderful gifts and graciously accepted them. I was not aware that Dave was in such poor health but he must have sensed that his life was near the end. Now I have two great keys that were used by VE7DWG. Whenever I look at them or use them it will always bring back good memories of our friend Dave. AA7UA Larry

Slow Speed (QRS) CW Activities

PARG does not have a slow speed net in operation at this time, however, many PARG members have been working at putting together resources for those who need a slow speed option to improve code proficiency. Some of the resources include: 1) FISTS, The International Morse Preservation Society www.fists.org 2) SKCC, Straight Key Century Club www.skccgroup.com 3) WCN, West Coast Slow Speed Nets, WCN is a training net, http:/west-coast-net.info/. 4) NAQCC, North American QRP CW Club http://naqcc.info/ this group is currently running a slow speed CW group and Stewart KE7LKW writes: “I would like to invite any PARG members who would like to participate in the PNW NAQCC QRS net to check in. No one has to be a NAQCC member and you do not have to be QRP. The PNW NAQCC QRS net is on Thursday night at 7PM (PST) on 3574 kHz. NCS is usually Stewart, KE7LKW, QTH White Salmon, WA. QRS Practice: Most PARG members will be glad to QSO at a slower speed before or after the nets. Let any PARG member know if you would like a QRS QSO and enjoy some good practice.

For those receiving a copy of Random Radiation the following information about PARG may be of interest:

The aims of PARG are: 1) to maintain a communications network with competent and skilled CW operators through organized nets and inter-member contacts; 2) to promote and encourage fellowship between Pacific Coast and Western Region Amateurs; 3) to continue the cordial social relationships enjoyed by membership existing over the decades; 4) to encourage, by example, the wider use of power levels necessary to effect reliable communications, thereby reducing QRM on the Amateur bands. PARG maintains a daily social CW net on or near 7034 kHz at 0900 Pacific time 7 days per week and a CW net on or near 3545 kHz at 8 PM Pacific time on Sunday` s. Net Control stations vary with each net meeting. Membership dues are $5.00 per year (which includes a subscription to Random Radiation) but guests are always welcome to check-in to the nets and join in the conversation. A membership application form is available from our President K7ZED. Membership dues are sent to the Treasurer. Visitors to the net often hear members end their comments with the word POMSAT. This is an old military term which means “Personnel, Operations, and Materials Satisfactory.” It suggests that all is well! Another term used is KPOA which means “Keep PARG on the Air.”

Roster February 2016

Recent changes are highlighted

A-NU6 John Bellingham, WA #402 AAZ—W7 Bill Twin Falls ID #398 AMZ-VE6 Dan Vauxhill AB #376 AU-N6 DG Friday Harbor WA #416 AX--KL2 John Homer, AK #373 AXT—WA7 David Snohomish, WA #422 BAU—KD7 Al Seattle, WA #388 BC—AD6 Lou Clayton, CA #337 BGJ—VE7 Walt Burnaby, BC #362 BWH-K7 Barry Sammamish WA #397 CPP—N7 Bruce Carson Cty NV #184 CTQ-KH6 Peter Chiloquin, OR #401 DRK-KC7 Sandor Pt. Orchard WA #411 DWG—VE7 Dave Aldergrove, BC #330 EHM—W7 Pat Reno, NV #244 EID—K7 Les Clinton, WA #370 FQ-N2 Fernando San Jose CA #377 FU—NO Bill Chula Vsta, CA #366 G—NY6 Stan Tracy, CA #328 GB—W7 Don Moses Lk, WA #267 GZP-K7 Dave Portland, OR #415 HGT—N6 Lee Canby, OR #352

HP—K6 Ed Murphy’s, CA #999 HJV—WA7 Jack Pendleton, OR #390 HBY—KG7 Sam Sparks, NV #423 HYO--KF7 Pete Bonney Lake, WA #421 IFG-K7 Ken Beavercreek OR #378 II-AI6 Mike Fairfax, CA #405 JL—W6 Don Fallbrook, CA #277 JWV-K9 Jim St. George, UT #380 JLT—KA6 Rob Walker #426 KAI-WA7 Dave Milwaukie, OR #392 KIX—N6 Rob Davis, CA #304 KXB-W7 Bill SeaTac, WA #386 LNS—K7 FX Milwaukie OR #002 MDK-W7 Dick Peck, Idaho #428 MFB-N7 Bill Pt. Angls, WA #320 MJD-WD0 Duane Rnch Cdva CA #409 MMG-W6 Alex Belmont, CA #395 MMM-WA7 Greg Portland, OR #101 N-WB6 Terry Donnelly, ID #385 OPO—W6 Bob San Jose, CA #371 PCR—W7 Dan LA, CA #358 POE--W7 George Burien, WA #406 QXO—KD7 Rod Sparks, NV #425 R – KB6 Bob Llano, CA #383 RA—K7 Tad Seattle, WA #427 RFQ-WB4 Dan San Francisco #412 RR-N7 Bruce Blaine, WA #407 SB-KL7 Steve Anchorage AK #403 SC—N6 Spence S. Leandro, CA #359 SGD—W6 Chip Tarzana, CA #365 SJS – W7 Ray Salem, OR #325 SMR-W7 Dick Portland, OR #393 SOM-W7 John Bothell, WA #404

SPB-WB4 Randy Tacoma, WA #394 SSQ—N6 Fergy Hamilton, MT #289 TF-K6 Rick Colfax, CA #384 TOB-K6 Dick Newhall, CA #382 TQJ—WA6 Gary Davis, CA #418 U-AI6 Chris Sacto, CA #050 UA-AA7 Larry Normandy Park, WA #387 UUJ-KE7 Steve Rock Springs, WY #399 UYH-W5 Russ Nampa, ID #361 VDQ-W7 Tom Oregon City, OR #369 VFQ-KF7 Steve Beaver OR #420 VV-VA7 Jerome Vancouver BC #419 WEL—W7 Bill St. Maries, ID #347 WSG-K7 Bob Forest Grove #413 Y—KI7 Jim Milwaukie, OR #424 YSU-WA7 Eric Hillsboro, OR #389 YT-N7 Bill Seabeck, WA #414 ZAC-W7 KC Spring Creek, NV #379 ZE-AA6 Pete Santa Rosa, CA #417 ZED-K7 BB Woodburn, OR #034 ZI-W7 Mike Beaverton, OR #400 ZSK-K7 BJ Gresham, OR #071 ZW-N6 Mike Lodi, CA #005 Current max # = 428

Some Q Signals used on the PARG Nets: QNI Net stations report in (for use only by net control station) QND Net is directed (controlled by net control

station) QNN Net Control station is … QNO Station is leaving the net QNP Unable to copy QNS Following stations are in the net … QNX You are excused from the net QNZ Zero beat your signal with Net Control

Station

Others: QFA Would like to QSO with_____after the net QRU Have you anything further to report/ask etc. QRY What is my turn (indicates your place on

the list of check-ins) QSP Will you relay to … RJ Relief Jockey – a station substituting for

the regular NC