W5LM Repeaters - Welcome | · PDF fileGMDSS Radio Operator's License, and is a member of ARRL. Joshua Sullivan, age 12, KE5WLF, holds an Extra class Ham ticket, General Radiotele

Officers

President: Robert Shoe-

maker, KE5WVC, (254) 702-8066, [email protected]

Vice President: Donal

Perry, AE5AO

Secretary: Darwin Geisel-

brecht, K5DOA, (254) 487-3167, [email protected]

Treasurer: David Carter,

KE5NED, (409) 718-2268, [email protected]

Board Members

Mike LeFan, WA5EQQ, (254) 773-3590, [email protected]

Gerald Richmond, N5ZXJ, (2011-13) [email protected]

John Hobson, WD5BFS, (254) 554-7705, [email protected]

Committees

Programs: Board of Dir.

W5LM Trustee: Ron

Thompson, W5WRE, (254) 859-3000, [email protected]

Technical Director: —

Education: — K5DOA

Membership: — KI5M

HamEXPO!: Mike LeFan,

WA5EQQ, (254) 773-3590, [email protected]

Bulletin Editor & Web-

master: WA5EQQ

In this issue

President’s Column — Program Highlights from January — At Our Next Meeting 1

New TARC Officers — HamEXPO — Skywarn — Key Clicks 2

HF Net Frequencies & VHF/UHF Nets — Online Skywarn — Marine Corps Recognition 3

2013 Dues are DUE — Meeting Info 4

W5LM Repeaters:

146.820- MHz (PL 123.0) — 444.700 MHz (PL 123.0)

www.tarc.org February 2013

At Our Next Meeting

February 2013

The next TARC meeting is Feb. 7, 2013. Enjoy the

great fellowship, re-freshments, and an interesting video

program. See you at the Church of Christ in

Western Hills, 210 N. Gen. Bruce Dr., in Temple (across I-35

from Starbucks) on

Feb. 7, at 7:00 p.m.

Hams of the Year for 2012 Recap

SDR Explained at TARC Meeting

The Sullivan kids were honored as TARC’s

Hams of the Year for 2012. Their accomplish-

ments over the last two years are impressive.

These kids still surprise the Amateur Radio

community in Bell County. They have passed

tests that I thought were only for adults. I even

think many adult Hams would have a problem

passing some of these tests. Their parents are to

be commended. These young adults are home

schooled and also have daily chores. To instill

these values in young people of today will make

responsible adults.

Caleb Sullivan, age 9, KF5MUN, earned his

Amateur General license in 2012. He also re-

ceived a Marine Radio Operator Permit, his

GMDSS Radio Operator's License, and is a

member of ARRL.

Joshua Sullivan, age 12, KE5WLF, holds

an Extra class Ham ticket, General Radiotele-

phone Operator License, GMDSS Radio Main-

tainer's License with Ship Radar Endorsement,

GMDSS Radio Operator/Maintainer License

with Ship Radar Endorsement, is a member of

ARRL, a Student Member of Electronic Techni-

cians Association International (ETA-I), and a

Youth Member of the Society of Broadcast En-

gineers. (Continued on page 2)

Greg Jurrens, K5GJ

of FlexRadio in

Austin explained

the technology be-

hind software de-

fined radio at the

January TARC

meeting. Tim Elli-

son, W4TME, also

from FlexRadio,

accompanied Greg

and took part in the

presentation.

TARC Bulletin — February 2013 — page 2

...Floyd Bumpus, N5EL, became a Silent Key on Jan. 2. Services were Jan. 7 at Scanio-Harper Funeral Home. Floyd and XYL, Wilma (also SK), were longtime TARC members. He was a well known Morse code aficionado, both American Morse and International Radiotelegraph Code. Floyd was active as an Elmer and a VE. He dem-onstrated the two codes on numerous occasions and was a docent at the Tem-ple Railroad Museum where he demonstrated the old railroad Morse code techniques complete with a Prince Albert Tobacco can “amplifier.” Condolences to

Dave, Floyd’s son.

...HamEXPO! Is April 20.

...The digital edition of QST is available now online for ARRL members. Just click on over to www.arrl.org ...TARC Bulletin—online (.pdf) is posted on the TARC website and on the Yahoo Discussion Group site. If you need a paper copy, notify Mike WA5EQQ ([email protected]). ...TARC Net—Mondays, 7 p.m. on 146.820 MHz (PL 123.0). Join us. ...See you Feb.. 7 at 7:00 p.m. at the Church of Christ in Western Hills in Temple for the next club meeting.

KEY CLICKS

Rebekah Sullivan, 14, KE5WLE, is an

Amateur Extra, holds a General Radiotele-

phone Operator License, GMDSS Radio

Maintainer's License with Ship Radar En-

dorsement), GMDSS Radio Operator/

Maintainer License with Ship Radar En-

dorsement, is currently studying for the Cer-

tified Electronics Technician exam, and she

hopes to take the exam before she turns 15.

Rebekah is an ARRL member, a Student

Member of ETA-I, Youth Member of SBE,

and a Student Member of the Association For

Computing Machinery.

Miriam Sullivan, 17, KE5WLD, is an

Amateur Extra, has her Marine Radio Opera-

tor Permit, a member of ARRL, and a Youth

Member of SBE..

Hannah, age 7, is studying for her Tech

license. Parents of the clan are Steven

KE5VSW and Melinda Sullivan.

Bell County SKYWARN is Feb. 9. There

are two classes, morning (Basic) and after-

noon (Advanced). The site is the Belton ISD

Admin. Board Room, 400 N. Wall St., Bel-

ton. Classes are from 8:30 to 12:00 then

13:00 to 16:30 hrs. See http://

www.srh.noaa.gov/fwd/skywarnsch.php?

(Continued from page 1) KA5NED and AE5AO

On Board for 2013

The schedule for Central Texas

Skywarn training is out. Make

note of the session nearest you.

Bell County — Basic & Ad-

vanced Training, Feb. 9, 8:30

a.m.-12 & 1-4:30 p.m., Belton

ISD Admin Bldg.

Lampasas County — Basic

Only, March 4, 7-9 a.m.,

County Annex

David Carter, KE5NED, is TARC’s

treasurer for 2013. He was born in

1940 in Austin,

Texas. His first radio

was a crystal set in

1945. Next was a

Kenwood TH-F6A

vhf rig he got in 2007

when he obtained his

Technician license.

David earned his

General class license

in April of 2011. He served in the US

Air Force from 1959 to 1993. Enlist-

ing as a flight simulator/instrument

trainer operator and repairman, David

then attended USAF Officer Candidate

School and in 1961 entered pilot train-

ing and flew fighters through 1988. He

followed that with various staff jobs

and retired in 1993. He lived 15 years

in Nederland (Beaumont area) until

moving to Charping Field (grass air-

strip) near Temple in November of

2008.

Donal Perry,

AE5AO, is TARC’s

vice president for

2013.

Welcome aboard to

David and to Donal.

The club is looking

forward to another

great year.

David Carter, KE5NED

Donal Perry, AE5AO

(photo via WD5BFS)

TARC Bulletin — February 2013 — page 3

Sun 7:30 p.m. Travis County ARES Net 147.36 MHz + (131.8)

Sun 8:00 p.m. Travis ARES Packet 145.73 MHz -

Sun 8:00 p.m. Williamson County ARES net 146.64 MHz - (162.2)

Sun 9:00 p.m. ARO Swapnet 146.94 MHz— (Austin)

Sun (After Swapnet) Newsline 146.94 MHz - (Austin)

Mon. 7:00 p.m. TARC Monday Night Net 146.82— (123.0)

Tues. 7:30 p.m. Hays County ARES net 444.150 + (114.8)

Thu 8:00 p.m. CTARC Weekly Net, 147.14+ (tone 123.0) Backup freq: 145.31- (tone 123.0)

Thu 9:00 p.m. 2m SSB Net 144.250 (USB) Austin

Fri 8:00 p.m. 6m SSB Net 50.230 (texasvhf.org/)

Sat 9:00 a.m. Chapter 67 QCWA QSO Net. 3.920 MHz LSB

Daily 6:30 p.m. Central Texas Traffic Net 147.14 MHz+

Tue., 7:30 p.m., Pink HAMsters Net, 147.18 MHz (123.0)

YLs only (begins Jan. 8)

Cen-Tex VHF/UHF Nets

HF Nets

Daytime Texas Traffic Net, Daily, 8:30 a.m., 7.285 mHz

7290 Traffic Net, Mon-Sat, 10 a.m.-12, & 1-2 p.m., 7.290 mHz

Texas Traffic Net, Daily, 6:30 p.m., 3.873 mHz

Gulf Coast SSB Net, Daily, 6:30 p.m., 3.925 mHz

Delta SSB Net, Mon-Sat, 7:00 p.m., 3.905 mHz

Central Gulf Coast Hurricane Net, Daily, 8:00 p.m., 3.935 mHz

Southwest Traffic Net, Daily, 9:30 p.m., 3.935 mHz

10M CW Net, Fri Night, 7:45 p.m., 28.970 mHz

Central Texas Emergency Net, Sunday, 8:00 a.m., 3.910 mHz

Louisiana ARES HF Net, Sunday, 7:30 p.m., 3.873 mHz

Texas ARES HF Net, Monday, 7:30 p.m., 3.873 mHz

A co-worker of Steven Sullivan, KE5VSW, has some military surplus test equipment for sale. If interested, you can contact Scott Gage directly. Scott's personal mobile number is (432) 386-0236, his email is [email protected] .Steven looked at the multimeters and says they are large bench meters, probably used in a lab. Here is the list: - MULTIMETER, Fluke, Fluke 8520A, $125.00, (has )4 - FIELD STRENGTH METER, Narda, 8616, $65.00 (1, Has no probes or power cord) - FREQUENCY MEASURING, HP, 5245L-E14, $150.00 (1) - OSCILLOGRAPH, SYPRIS DATA SYSTEMS INC., DIV CENTENNIAL, 1858T79, $200.00 (1)

Military Surplus Test Gear For Sale

Presented to TARC for support provided to the Louis Wayne Qualls Detachment of the Marine Corps League, while hosting the 2012 Department of Texas State Con-ference. Thank you for helping make this conference a great success. The certificate is signed by Jerome “Page” Hill, Commandant, and Larry Ryter, Adjutant. It is dated July 6th, 2012.

The National Weather Service in Corpus Christi will offer

SKYWARN Storm Spotter training online via GoToMeeting.

A live instructor will guide participants through the 60 minute

class and answer any questions along the way. Online classes

will be offered mid February through early March and are free

and open to the public. Those who are interested in an online

class can register at:

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/crp/?n=skywarn .

TARC Bulletin — February 2013 — page 4

Temple Amateur Radio Club, Inc.

P.O. Box 616

Temple, TX 76503

First Class Mail

Temple Amateur Radio Club meets the first Thursday of each month from 7:00-9:00 p.m., at the Church of Christ in Western Hills, 210 N. General Bruce Dr., in Temple—across I-35 from Starbucks Coffee. Refreshments are served, and guests are invited and welcome!

Senior Available to any person age 65 and older at a rate of three-fourths

(¾) that of Full Member. $15.00

Student Available to any full-time student at a rate one-half (½) that of Full

Member. $10.00

Family Available to all persons, in a Full Member's immediate household,

who also hold a valid Amateur Radio license. This membership

enjoys all privileges of the Club. Dues will be one-half (½) those

of Full Member. $10.00

Associate Available to any person who does not hold an Amateur Radio li-

cense, but exhibits an interest in Amateur Radio. This membership

enjoys all the privileges of the Club except the right to vote and to

hold office. Dues will be one-half (½) those of Full Member.

$10.00

Go to the club website at http://www.tarc.org/paypal_dues.htm

and pay online via PayPal. Or see the online membership applica-

tion on the website and send the requested information and your

check for dues to Temple Amateur Radio Club, ATTN: Member-

ship, P.O. Box 616, Temple, TX 76503. You may also pay dues at

the club meeting on Jan. 3.

If you haven’t taken care of the matter already, it’s time to

renew your TARC membership and pay your club dues for

2013. There are six membership levels. They are listed

below, so find an appropriate one and join the club or re-

new today. You may pay online with PayPal or mail your

information and a check to the club’s P.O. box (see be-

low).

Introductory Available only to newly licensed Amateur Radio operators

who successfully completed a Temple Amateur Radio

Club license class prior to passing their FCC examination.

This membership enjoys all privileges of the Club except

for voting. There are no dues, and this one time member-

ship expires on December 31st of the year the holder was

first licensed. Complete the membership application.

Full Available to any person holding a valid Amateur Radio

license. This membership enjoys all privileges of the Club.

$20.00