HIGH DESERT AMATEUR RADIO CLUB, NM5HD October 2016 Editor, Jerry Aceto K6LIE CLUB MEETING OCTOBER 15 AT 10 AM Email: [email protected] Amateur Radio “only fail -safe system” of communication K4ZDH President’s Corner - Jerry Aceto K6LIE Greetings! Since I will be out of the country and not returning until October 10, I decided to get a newsletter out early for October since it will be too late to get it out after I return. Since I have never missed an issue in the 8 years I have been doing the Newsletter, I don’t want to break my record! This one will be somewhat abbrevi- ated, though. The Albuquerque International Balloon Festival is just about here. In fact, it starts this Saturday morning, October 1st and runs through Sunday, October 9th. I hope our club has a very successful event. We will again, be located at the north side of Balloon Fiesta Park, near gate 3, next to the very large craft tent. Co- ordinator John Scott, KF5ROL, still has some openings. If you can make the time and sign up with John, you will be rewarded with a free parking pass and a free admission. Together, these passes are worth $20 a day. The work is easy. Meet and greet the public, play ham radio, talk up our great hobby and club, than go play at the Festival! Such a deal!! If you can spare a little time, Please give John a call at his home, 839- 7035, or his cell, 228-0023. Please consider contributing a couple hours of your time during this important Ham Radio community event. Since I was sick for our September meeting, the program I was to present on IRLP was postponed until this months meeting. So, If you could not make the last meeting, you have another chance to learn a little about IRLP. It certainly helps when one can talk during a presentation. I was hoping my bout with laryngitis would ease up so I could present my program. But, alas, it did not. I regret not being here to help out with Balloon Fiesta this year, but Cher and I will be celebrating our 50th anniversary, which is actually on the 9th. It will be our last day of our trip and we will be flying back home from Amsterdam on the 10th. Looking forward to seeing you all at the October meeting. Now that summer is officially over, I look to see some good attendance at our upcoming meetings! Best 73! Jerry K6LIE
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HIGH DESERT AMATEUR RADIO CLUB , NM5HD October 2016 Editor, Jerry Aceto K6LIE CLUB MEETING OCTOBER 15 AT 10 AM Email: [email protected]
Amateur Radio “only fail -safe system”
of communication K4ZDH
President’s Corner - Jerry Aceto K6LIE
Greetings!
Since I will be out of the country and not returning until October 10, I decided to get a newsletter out early for October since it will be too late to get it out after I return. Since I have never missed an issue in the 8 years I have been doing the Newsletter, I don’t want to break my record! This one will be somewhat abbrevi-ated, though.
The Albuquerque International Balloon Festival is just about here. In fact, it starts this Saturday morning, October 1st and runs through Sunday, October 9th. I hope our club has a very successful event. We will again, be located at the north side of Balloon Fiesta Park, near gate 3, next to the very large craft tent. Co-ordinator John Scott, KF5ROL, still has some openings. If you can make the time and sign up with John, you will be rewarded with a free parking pass and a free admission. Together, these passes are worth $20 a day. The work is easy. Meet and greet the public, play ham radio, talk up our great hobby and club, than go play at the Festival! Such a deal!! If you can spare a little time, Please give John a call at his home, 839-7035, or his cell, 228-0023. Please consider contributing a couple hours of your time during this important Ham Radio community event.
Since I was sick for our September meeting, the program I was to present on IRLP was postponed until this months meeting. So, If you could not make the last meeting, you have another chance to learn a little about IRLP. It certainly helps when one can talk during a presentation. I was hoping my bout with laryngitis would ease up so I could present my program. But, alas, it did not.
I regret not being here to help out with Balloon Fiesta this year, but Cher and I will be celebrating our 50th anniversary, which is actually on the 9th. It will be our last day of our trip and we will be flying back home from Amsterdam on the 10th.
Looking forward to seeing you all at the October meeting. Now that summer is officially over, I look to see some good attendance at our upcoming meetings!
Best 73!
Jerry K6LIE
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The next High Desert Amateur Radio Club VE session will be held on Saturday, October 15 at 12:30 pm, at the West Albuquerque Police station. Please bring the following: ♦ Photo ID (drivers license) ♦ Original Amateur Radio License ♦ Copy of Amateur Radio License ♦ Original CSCE's ♦ Copy of CSCE ♦ Test fee is $15.00 . ♦ Proof of Tech Plus if before 3/21/87
and doing paper upgrade to General.
♦ SS Number will be needed if you don’t have an FRN number.
* NOTE-NO WALK INS. PLEASE SCHEDULE YOUR TEST WITH JIM.
Next VE Session
We want to extend warm HAPPY BIRTHDAY wishes to our club members celebrating their birthday in the month of September:
HDARC NEWS IS PUBLISHED MONTHLY, JERRY ACETO, K6LIE , EDITOR 771-1323. NON COPYRIGHT MATERIAL CONTAINED HEREIN MAY BE REPRINTED WITHOUT PRIOR PERMISSION WI TH CREDIT GIVEN TO THIS PUBLICATION * PRESIDENT – JERRY ACETO, K6LIE, 771-1323 * VICE PRESIDENT – TERRY ZIPES, W4RCN, 771-7012* SECRETARY – JIM KAJDER, AF5FH, 298-9353 * TREASURER – JOHN SCOTT, KF5ROL, 839-7035 * CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD – BILL FIRTH, KE5TOB, 899-095 0* BOARD MEMBERS – TOM BOLDWAY, KE7PBB, 350-2731, ED POCCIA, KC2LM, 922-8524, 296-2034, MARCIE CLARK, KG5DOO, 331-3951, BILL KENT, N5UJC, 898-9194* LICENSE EXAMS – JIM KAJ DER, AF5FH, 228-3704 * NM5HD REPEATER TRUSTEE – ADRIAN MIURA, W5ASM, 899-6916 * WEB MASTER - BILL FIRTH, K E5TOB, 899-0950. HDARC IS A 501C3 NONPROFIT.
OCTOBER PROGRAM Jerry Aceto K6LIE
I will be presenting a program on IRLP (Internet Ra dio Link-ing Project). What it is and how it works. Also, a little history on how it all got started. The IRLP system is somewhat unique, in that it does not need a computer for you to access the system. Every thing is done within the repeater or simplex station. All yo u need is a radio with a touch tone pad. No other external equi pment is needed by you, the user. I hope to demonstrate the IRLP system to show how s imple it is to access and operate. That way, you will be abl e to see just how simple it is to use.
October HDARC Birth-
day Greetings!
Kathey Meland WB6JAN John Clark KK7V Gerry Graff W5LCY Pete Stein KE5WTM Mikel McCreary AL7RD Susan Kelley no call Patrick Lopez AF5TL David Neale KF5OCP David Chacon N5DGC Thomas Winfield WA9LKD
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CLUB REPEATERS
145.370 Mhz PL 162.2 Hz IRLP Node 7706 224.480 Mhz PL 100.0 Hz IRLP Node 3285
In addition to IRLP, EchoLink is now available on
145.370 Node 980760
Our club repeater systems, including our IRLP & ECHOLINK systems are open to our members as well
as the entire Amateur Radio community.
CLUB DUES
Just a reminder to please maintain your yearly club dues. Remember, our club’s only source of income is through our members main-taining club dues. Some folks seem to think this is a one time, lifetime payment when in reality, it is a yearly payment. I know it can easily be overlooked. If you desire to maintain your club mem-bership, please make a note of when you joined, as that will always be your renewal date. If you can’t remember when your dues are due, simply contact a club officer or the treasurer. We all have a current copy of the roster and can tell you when you are due.
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS!
We would like to extend a GREAT BIG HDARC WELCOME to our newest members:
Alan Deme W5APF Chris Petroff W5CBP Maria Tkach KE5DEI Mark Medrud KG5IFR
We hope you will have fun learning and experi-encing all that our great hobby of Amateur Ra-dio has to offer.
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PAYING YOUR CLUB DUES IS NOW EASIER THAN EVER!
We have streamlined our club dues paying procedures. It now can be all done on line. Of course, if you wish to still pay by mail, that option is still open to you. Here is the new procedure: - Bring up our website at www.nm5hd.com. - set your cursor on Member Services. A drop down menu will appear. The first selec-tion will be Membership Information . Select membership information. - On this page, you will find the current annual dues schedule. Look down the page to the two red selections, one to submit your membership application electronically and one that allows you to bring up an application if you chose to pay your dues by check and want to mail in your application and payment. In either case, a form will appear which can be filled out on line. We would prefer that you pay your dues electronically. That way, after filling out the form, simply hit the Submit button at the bottom of the form. Also, a link to the clubs PayPal account also appears on the Membership Infor-mation page. Sending your dues electronically and paying via PayPal is very easy and we have your information instantly when the Submit button is used. If you chose to pay by mail, fill in the form provided for non-electronic submission on line, print it and send it along with your check to the address at the bottom of the form. We require a new form be filled out, regardless if someone is joining as a new member, or you are renewing your membership. The process MUST be accompanied with a membership application form either electronically submitted or sent by postal mail. A big THANK YOU goes out to our webmaster, Bill Firth, KE5TOB, for working on this project. Several weeks of discussion, planning and testing went into this website modifi-cation. Bill did a great job. Thanks also to Bill Kent, N5UJC, Terry Zikes, W4RCN and John Scott, KF5ROL for their input and suggestions.
SOCIAL COMMITTEE
Since this newsletter is early, Marcie and the committee have not had a chance to plan our next breakfast or dinner. We will notify everyone when our October activities are set.
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OCTOBER 9, 2016 – Cystic Fibrosis Ride for Life. This is a 100 mile bike ride that goes around the Volcano Vista area in/near Albuquer-que. It starts and stops at the Hispanic Cultural Center on 4th and Bridge. Looking for all positions, station operators and SAG drivers. Please include availability and any preference (no promises, but an effort will be made to accommodate preferred assignments). This event is being coordinated by Ron Guerrero KF5MTU: 505-358-8809 or [email protected]. October 16, 2016 – Duke City Marathon. Albuquerque area ama-teurs have supported this event for more than 20 years. As in recent past years, the marathon will follow an out-and-back course from downtown Albuquerque north along the bosque bike path to Paseo del Norte and east to a turnaround point near Edith Blvd. A half marathon and 10K and 5K runs are included in the event, as well as several walks of varying distances. We will need a substantial num-ber of volunteers to cover rest stops along the course, to provide medical communications, and to shadow race officials as well as a few bicycle mobile stations and sag vehicles.
AMATEUR RADIO PUBLIC SERVICE EVENTS CALENDAR – 2016 Submitted by Ed Ricco, N5LI
VETERANS DAY TAILGATE
Just a note to remind everyone of our upcoming annual Chuck Palmer Veterans Day Tailgate, sponsored by our club. Terry Zipes, W4RCN has been working on it. The location will again be in the In-tel parking lot. Terry has taken care of securing the location, insur-ance issues, burrito wagon, etc. I believe the date will be November 12. Time to start talking it up on the local nets. I will let you all know the exact details as soon as the event plans are finalized.
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All members are welcome to use this service. If you have any books related to Amateur Radio specifically or communications in general, please consider making a book donation to our club library. You are welcome to bring any books you wish to donate to our club meetings or any other club event. Here is a list of books we have so far:
HDARC LIBRARY
ARRL Handbook - 2011 Edition ARRL Handbook - 2012 Edition (Hard Bound) ARRL Handbook - 2013 Edition ARRL Antenna Book - 22nd Edition (Hard Bound) ARRL Operating Manual - 6th, 7th and 9th Edition ARRL General Class License Manual ARRL Extra Class License Manual (2) ARRL Instructor's Manual for Technician License ARRL - APRS - Tracks, Maps and Mobiles ARRL - RFI Book 2nd edition ARRL - Your Ham Antenna Companion The Mobile DXer
The Modern Amateur's Mobile Handbook Your Guide to HF Fun ARRL Stealth Amateur Radio ARRL Low Profile Amateur Radio ARRL Hints & Kinks 15th Edition Bureau of Naval Personnel- Basic Electricity Get on the Air With HF Digital Hints and Kinks For The Radio Amateur Lew McCoy on Antennas ARRL Handbook - 1999 Edition ARRL Handbook - 2015 Edition (Just Added) The Complete DX’er Understanding Amateur Radio
CLUB BADGES We have club badges available. If you would like to order one, go to our web-site, www.nm5hd.com and click “Ongoing Activities”. Scroll down to the bottom, where you will find a link to The Signman, where you can order your badge directly on line!
THE 220 MHZ BAND NEEDS YOUR HELP!
The little used 1 1/4 meter band is wide open. It is the perfect place for rag chewing, data work, linking, etc, yet no one makes an effort to even acknowl-edge this band. I have been an advo-cate for 220 for 30 years, having a re-peater on 220 for the past 30 years. We really should make some effort to use this band, otherwise, we risk losing it. You can purchase some very nice equipment for as little as $160, and I don’t mean a handheld. The TYT TH-9000 is a 50 watt base/mobile rig in this price range. Jet Stream and Alinco also make 220 base/mobiles. Don’t forget the Chinese, who are coming out with $130 tribanders. Questions? Let me know. The club affiliate 224.48 repeater is up and waiting!
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When we think back, we sometimes wonder what made us change certain things in our lives, why we did certain things, what made us go down a par-ticular path, what began the “chain re-action”. Well, for my “amateur radio chain reaction”, I will have to say it was “ your guys in the white tent ” that
The HDARC is an ARRL Affiliated Club. To maintain this status with the ARRL, we must have a minimum of 50% of our membership in the ARRL. If you are joining the ARRL for the first time, please consider joining through our club. For every new subscriber that joins through our club, we will receive a $15 commission from the ARRL. For every member renewing their ARRL membership, the club will receive a $2 commission. Copy & paste www.nm5hd.com/documents/HDARC_ARRL_Application.pdf & fill out the form, bring it to the club and we will take care of the rest. Thanks!
PLEASE HELP THE HDARC MAINTAIN OUR ARRL CLUB AFFIL IATION
CLUB ADDRESS 8012 Fieldstone Ave, NW Albuquerque, NM 87120
CLUB REPEATERS
145.370 Mhz PL 162.2 Hz IRLP Node 7706 224.480 Mhz No PL IRLP Node 3285
In addition to IRLP, EchoLink is available on
145.370 Node 980760
Our club repeater systems, including our IRLP & ECHOLINK systems are open to our members as well as the entire Amateur Radio community.
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EXPLORA REPORT
The next Explora Adult Night will be on Friday, No-vember 18, 6:30 PM to 10 PM. The evening’s theme will be Magic vs. Science. HDARC will have a station on the air from the museum, as usual, to demonstrate Amateur Radio to the public and also to inform folks of our club. Adult Night is a fun evening devoted to adults having one evening every two months to explore the Science Museum without the kids. Come on down. Ex-plore the wonders of Science and visit with us!
DON’T FORGET YOUR CLUB SHIRT!
How can you show others that you are a mem-ber of the coolest, most active Amateur Radio club in the Albuquerque area? By buying a club shirt! These beautiful club shirts come in ladies and men’s styles and sizes. We proudly wear our shirts whenever we are doing an activity that involves the public. It is a great way of pro-moting the club, not to mention that they look great! Contact Turbo Threads at 505 999-1234 or on line at www.turbothreads.com .
Display courtesy of the NM Amateur Radio Alliance GREAT BANNER!
September 2016
MEMBER TRANSPORTATION –Need a ride to club meetings or other club activities? Call Jerry Aceto, K6LIE at 771-1323 or Larry Elkin, NY5L, at 771-0391. We will arrange transporta-tion for you from your home to club activities. MENTORING SERVICES –If you are a new ham, or are interested in becoming a ham, or just have a question, we offer various services to help you along. Check out our website at www.nm5hd.com and click on the “Mentors, Education, VE testing” link. Here, you will find whom to contact for help with all your questions on various subjects. LICENSE CLASSES AND TESTING –If you are interested in becoming an Amateur Radio op-erator, or want to upgrade your license, contact Jim Kajder, AF5FH at 228-3704. We provide VE testing every 3rd Saturday of the month at 12:30 PM after our Saturday morning meetings. CLUB LIBRARY - This club service allows our members to check out books relating to Amateur Radio and Communications. Anyone is welcome to donate books to our club library.
CLUB MEMBERSHIP SERVICES
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Luke’s Ham Shack 5101 Gibson SE
Albuquerque, NM 505 255-0759
http://lukeshamshack.com/ Coax, connectors, parts, antennas. Luke La Brake, NM5DL, has opened a Ham Radio store here in Albu-querque! Please support him in his efforts. He will be adding more stock as time goes on.
We now have PayPal on our website. You can pay your dues as well as make donations to the club if you wish. Got to www.nm5hd.com and click on Membership Application. Now, re-newing, making your initial dues payment or making a donation is easier than ever. Thanks to our Webmaster, Bill Firth, KE5TOB, for making this feature possible.
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