September 2015 Vol. 40, #9 WACOM President’s Message—2 WACOM General Information—3 WACOM Meeting Non-Minutes - 4 Upcoming Events—5 WACOM DX Corner—6-7 W3S Special Event Station—8 ARRL—North Korea DX Talks –9 ARRL—Man Awarded 90 Years as a Ham! -10 ARRL—Name on Mars/AO-29 QSO—11 WACOM Hamfest Flyer—13 WACOM 2016 Renewal Form - 13 INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Washington Amateur Communications Inc. THE WACOM HAM Bob—KB3IN Teaches the Technician Class at the WACOM Clubhouse 90 Years as a Ham! P. 10 W3S Special Event Station P.8 View of the September meeting P. 4.
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September 2015
Vol. 40, #9
WACOM President’s Message—2
WACOM General Information—3
WACOM Meeting Non-Minutes - 4
Upcoming Events—5
WACOM DX Corner—6-7
W3S Special Event Station—8
ARRL—North Korea DX Talks –9
ARRL—Man Awarded 90 Years as a Ham! -10
ARRL—Name on Mars/AO-29 QSO—11
WACOM Hamfest Flyer—13
WACOM 2016 Renewal Form - 13
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
Washington Amateur Communications Inc.
THE WACOM HAM
Bob—KB3IN Teaches the Technician Class
at the WACOM Clubhouse
90 Years as a Ham!
P. 10
W3S Special Event Station
P.8
View of the September meeting
P. 4.
WACOM President’s Message
September 2015 Bill—NY9H
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AND THAT IS JUST WHAT JOE SAID !
Last night at the September WACOM meeting our guest speaker was Joe Shupienis W3BC,.
who was appointed by 'local' DX superstation owner and our ARRL WPA guy, Tim Duffy K3LR. Joe
has obviously taken his 'Affiliated Club Coordinator' position seriously, as he shared many great ideas
and concepts with our group.
He suggested ( in my words), many hams look to "get" something from their club, without
themselves "putting something in". He continued that those that get the most ...are those that give
the most! Involvement in the many club activities, special events, and public service efforts provide
the venue to get something out of their hobby/service/sport. Whether it's a Special Event Station
such as W3Meadowcroft, W3Rebellion or enhancements at the RadioRoom, working together pro-
vides growth in both friendships, technical skills as well as shared knowledge from the OMs.
As Joe pointed out , everyone in the club has unique qualities and background which enable a
different contribution to the club. As we grow the group, we need those contributions. While in many
ways, we feel like we do some things well, we know we can do better. So we do need your skills.
At last night's meeting we had three NEW hams, and two returning to the service hams. Great
to have the opportunity to work with both newbies as well as seasoned, but long time absent ama-
teurs! The returning hams and all of the new hams have already joined us on WACOM nets.
Again referring to last night, Joe reminded us that ALL of these weekly nets provide great
practice should and when something really bad happens. It builds our stable of knowledgeable opera-
tors capable of reacting immediately and providing communications.... yep ...when all else fails !
Pittsburgh International Airport held a "FULLSCALE EMERGENCY DRILL" on August
20th. At some point just before the exercise began, WACOM's Public Service Guru Bob Ketzell
KB3IN and WACOM technical Director Dennis Presky K3PSP 'ordered up" a WACOM response to
support the drill. The random call up support included over 20 participants and check-ins, VHF- HF
and data mobilization of Washington County's 911 Van. An adjacent county west across the stateline
with voice & data capability was in standby mode, to assist if needed. WACOM established and main-
tained voice and data communications directly to the airport's tarmac from 28 miles away, as well as
through the repeater system. All these support efforts were based in Washington County.
Again the nets have provided a training ground, so that when called upon for something real
we are much better prepared to serve.
We have a large upcoming opportunity, again a major exercise annual Nuclear Plant Incident.
Check in on the nets, and get ready to give and get.... it's even fun
C U ON THE RADIO
Bill ny9h
WACOM OFFICERS, BOARD OF DIRECTORS,
STAFF, REPEATERS, AND NETS!
Membership
- WACOM membership is open to anyone
- Annual Dues:
$20 for individuals
$10 for each additional family member
(send check & completed form to club treasurer)
- Questions? Contact the WACOM club treasurer.
Membership Meeting
- 7:30PM (1930 hrs), First Thursday of every month
WACOM HAM DX Corner—September 2015 COURTESY: http://www.ng3k.com/Misc/adxo.html
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Dave Swanson, KG5CCI, of Little Rock, Arkansas, and Christophe Lucas, F4CQA, in Trouy, France, appear to have set a new contact distance record on the FO-29 satellite. The contact occurred on August 27 at 1732 UTC.
“This was not a scheduled contact,” Swanson explained. “I simply answered Christophe’s CQ. I knew it was a good contact at the time, but as I was portable up on Arkansas’ Shinall Mountain, I did not have the resources available to calculate distances.”
Later he realized that the estimated distance between his location in EM34 and Lucas’s in JN17 exceeded 7500 km (4650 miles). “About the same time, my e-mail chirped with a message from Christophe, who had come to the same conclusion,” Swanson said. After some quick exchanges, and verifying 10-digit locators, the two operators settled on an “official” distance of 7599.959 km (4712 miles).
“To the best of our knowledge, referencing data found on AMSAT-UK’s website, this breaks the previ-ous distance records of 7537.799 km between W5CBF and G4DOL, and 7538.685 km between K4FEG and DK1TB,” he said.
Swanson recorded the contact and posted it to YouTube. — Thanks to AMSAT News Service
ARRL NEWS
Send Your Name (and Call Sign) to Mars!
08/26/2015
Mars enthusiasts can participate in NASA’s next journey to Mars by
adding their names — and call signs — to a silicon microchip head-
ed to the Red Planet aboard NASA’s InSight Mars lander, scheduled
to launch next year.
“Our next step in the journey to Mars is another fantastic mission to
the surface,” said Jim Green, director of planetary science at NASA
Headquarters in Washington. “By participating in this opportunity to send your name aboard
InSight to the Red Planet, you’re showing that you’re part of that journey and the future of
space exploration.”
NASA issued a similar invitation in 2014 for its Orion test flight. So far nearly 365,000
“boarding passes” have been registered with the InSight mission. NASA will accept submis-
sions until September 8.
Visit the Mars InSight “Revealing the Heart of Mars” website to get onboard. — Thanks to