The results are in for OSPOTA 2013. For Multi-Operator, Mutli-Radio High Power, we ranked 10th out of 17th with a score of 4,601. I have a link here for the results:
Hello everyone, here are some notes from the November 18th Club meeting:
The meeting was called to order at 7:30pm with 15 members in attendance. Minutes from the previous meeting and the treasurer's report were read and accepted.
Committee reports follow:
Repeater Committee: A wellness check on the repeater site will be scheduled within the next couple of weeks to make sure the shack is in good condition for winter and to check all fittings and cabling. KB8ELG reports that DSL service will not be an option since the best cost the local ISP could provide was more then the limit the club members decided to set. For the interim, the 440 link to the K8LI repeater is still planned to provide IRLP and Echolink services.
November 29th - Festival of Lights in Archbold
Upcoming Hamfests:
11/16-17/2013 Ft. Wayne
12/08/2013 Harrison Township, MI (LCARC)
Further details can be found at the ARRL Website: http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/search
Club Nets:
Weeknights at 10:30pm Bud's Midnight Madness Net -- 147.195+
Wed at 8pm Informal Two Meter & ARES Net -- 147.195+
Wed at 9pm 6M Net -- 50.400 AM on the first Wednesday of the month
Wed at 9pm 6M Net -- 52.525 FM Simplex
Latest Club Information:
Thanks to KD8NAU, KD8TPF, KD8ERB, KB8ELG, WD8KRS, WB8ZOI, K8LI, KC8PCU, and KB8GOM from KD8KBU for taking the time out of your day to help at the Lockport 5K/10K. A little rain fell, but we still had a great time at an uneventful race. The Kaiser Half Marathon is coming up in November, see you all then!
It's that time of year again! The Fulton County Health Department has requested our assistance for this years Lockport 5k/10k Run & Walk at Goll Woods.
When: Saturday, October 5th, 2013, 9:00am
Where: Lockport Mennonite Church, Stryker, OH
Lockport Mennonite Church is located at the corner of Williams Co Rd 21/N and Co Rd I-25.
We need to meet at the church by 8:00am for assignments and setting up the base station. The course is run on county roads through Goll Woods. Things usually wrap up by 11:00am, sometimes sooner. We have safety vests we'll bring along. If you bring an HT, make sure you charge up the night before otherwise you should be able to operate from your vehicles. We plan to operate on 146.460 FM simplex.
That's the info I have for now. If anyone else has anything to add, please send to fcarc@mailman.qth.net.
Please reply back to me if you can assist!
73!
Craig Szczublewski - KD8KBU
Hello everyone, here are some notes from the September 16th Club meeting:
The meeting was called to order at 7:30pm with 15 members in attendance. Minutes from the previous meeting and the treasurer's report were read and accepted.
Committee reports follow:
Members in Distress: KB8ELG was unable to attend due to a minor back injury from over he weekend. It was also reported that KC2RCU was recently in the hospital but is believed to be out.
Education: The Autumn Tech Class will not happen at this point. We thought we had fairly good interest, but did not have anyone follow up. At this point we are considering a Spring class. K8LI suggested instead a Winter class, perhaps in January when there is little to do outside.
We had another great year running in the O.S.P.O.T.A. contest from Harrison Lake State Park. As usual, some thanks are in order: To KD8ERB, Thanks Kenny for working to get us into a shelter house and all the running around you did for us. To N8EUY, Thanks George and Bev for not only the all day use of your generator, but the tasty tasty pizza we had for lunch. We ended up operating from the North Shelter House instead of Marzolf (last minute change) but I think everyone figured that out during the course of the day. North lacks utility power, but the N8EUY's generator never broke a sweat for the duration of the contest. We strung our antennas for NVIS (low to the ground) which got a few more state parks this year (43 in all) and 107 total QSOs.
The Fulton County Amateur Radio Club will again be holding entry level Amateur Radio classes for the general public. There will be three Saturday classes held September 14th, 21st, and 28th from 10:00am to 2:00pm at the Delta Masonic Hall, on Main St in Delta, OH (right next to the Delta Public Library). All study materials are provided by the radio club at no cost. There is a mandatory $15 FCC fee at the end of the class if you plan on taking the license test. There is no Morse Code requirements any longer. If you are interested in attending the classes, please pre-register by e-mail class@k8bxq.org or call Bryan at 419-822-5038.
With the ever changing world we live in, Amateur Radio is now more than ever a vital asset to you and your family. Get Licensed Today!
Special Notes:
1. The club will have three tables at the Findlay Hamfest, so bring your extra gear along to sell.
2. Thanks to everyone who has helped out so far at the Fair Booth. We run the booth until Thursday, so any help would be appreciated, call the club booth up on 147.195.
3. We plan on being out to Harrison Lake around 11:00am to setup for OSPOTA this Saturday. Think of it like a low-key mini-Field Day. We will have rigs setup to run and contest on. Call us up on the 147.195 repeater for more info the day of the event. We should be at the Marzolf Shelter house on the west end of the park.
Upcoming Events:
Upcoming Hamfests:
Hello everyone, here are some notes from the August 19th Club meeting:
The meeting was called to order at 7:30pm with 17 members and guests in attendance. Minutes from the previous meeting and the treasurer's report were read and accepted.
Committee reports follow:
Members in Distress: KD8WSL reports his XYL is recovering nicely after surgery.
Education: The Autumn Tech Class is still being planned for September on the 14th, 21st, and 28th. We have one person definitely interested, and perhaps a second. All club members are encouraged to promote the class. The class will be held from 10:00am to 2:00pm on the 14th and 21st, with a review session on the 28th before testing the same day. The class will be held at the Delta Masonic Hall on Main St in Delta. There is no cost for the class, but there is a $15 FCC test fee for the Technician test.
The next club meeting will be held on August 19th at the County Administration Building (same as the Drivers License Bureau), 152 S. Fulton St, Wauseon at 7:30pm.
This will be the only meeting before the Fulton County Fair, so plan on attending for the latest information regarding this event.
Upcoming Events:
August 30-September 5 Fulton County Fair
September 7th Ohio State Parks in the Air
Upcoming Hamfests:
08/17/2013 Lima, OH
09/08/2013 Findlay, OH
09/15/2013 Adrian, MI
Further details can be found at the ARRL Website: http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/search
Club Nets:
Weeknights at 10:30pm Bud's Midnight Madness Net -- 147.195+
Wed at 8pm Informal Two Meter & ARES Net -- 147.195+
Wed at 9pm 6M Net -- 50.400 AM on the first Wednesday of the month
Wed at 9pm 6M Net -- 52.525 FM Simplex
Latest Club Information:
Hello everyone, here are some notes from the July 15th Club meeting:
The meeting was called to order at 7:30pm with 18 members and guests in attendance. Minutes from the previous meeting and the treasurer's report were read and accepted.
Committee reports follow:
Members in Distress: KC2RCU (Grant of Bryan area) is recovering from routine surgery and is making good progress (update from KD8JBS). KD8ERB (Ken Alvord is also recovering from surgery last month.
Education: The Autumn Tech Class is still being planned for September on the 14th, 21st, and 28th. This will allow us to promote the class at the Fulton County Fair. Bryan (KB8ELG) has asked everyone to promote the class as much as possible to get a good sized group. It was suggested that contacting local Boy Scout and Cub Scout Troops might also yield some new attendees.
The VE Team held a testing session at the end June with one new license issued. As for now, we have no one scheduled for July 27th.
The next club meeting will be held on July 15th at the County Administration Building (same as the Drivers License Bureau), 152 S. Fulton St, Wauseon at 7:30pm.
Upcoming Events:
August 30-September 5 Fulton County Fair
September 7th Ohio State Parks in the Air
Upcoming Hamfests:
07/20/2013 Elyria, OH (NOARSFEST)
07/21/2013 Van Wert, OH
08/03/2013 Angola, IN
09/08/2013 Findlay, OH
Has anyone heard if there will be a Hamfest in Lima/Fair Radio this year? I am guessing it would be August 10th...
Further details can be found at the ARRL Website: http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/search
Club Nets:
Weeknights at 10:30pm Bud's Midnight Madness Net -- 147.195+
Wed at 8pm Informal Two Meter & ARES Net -- 147.195+
Wed at 9pm 6M Net -- 50.400 AM on the first Wednesday of the month
Wed at 9pm 6M Net -- 52.525 FM Simplex
Latest Club Information:
I have some scheduling information to pass along for the Delta Chicken Festival this coming weekend.
Thursday:
We will be taking up the trailer and pneumatic mast after work and assembling the tri-band antenna.
Friday:
6:00pm - 9:00pm the booth will be on the air. We will be in the same tent along with Police and E.M.S.
10:30pm Fireworks! Delta F.O.E. always puts together a great firework display, stick around!
Saturday:
12:00pm - 9:00pm the booth will be back on the air.
Sunday:
12:00pm - 2:00pm the booth will be on the air.
1:15pm - report to booth for Parade route assignments
2:00pm - 4:00pm Grand Parade traffic control (operating 146.460 FM simplex)
The rigs and antennas are packed away for another year and the tents and equipment dried from a severe thunderstorm Saturday evening, and so ends Field Day 2012 . The weather caused us some disruption (we lost our digital team for most of Saturday from storm damage) we had a good run as a 6A. Thanks to everyone who helped with setup and tear down, and everyone who stopped out to talk and observe. Here are some highlights from the logging we captured I'd like to share:
With bonuses and power multipliers, we have a preliminary score of 2104, which was a major drop from last year, mostly due to not having dedicated CW operations and digital for only about half of the event.
A breakdown by operators includes:
I need to check my calendar more often, I completely forgot about the meeting on Monday, but luckily Angela takes excellent notes. Here is a minutes report from Monday's meeting courtesy of KB2AVN:
June 17th, 2013
The meeting was called to order by President Brian Patterson, KB8ELG at 7:35pm.
Field Day invites were sent out to all of the Fulton County Commissioners.
Members in distress - Bill KD8WSL's wife fell over the weekend and broke her hip. She is in Fulton County Hospital. KB8ELG will make a courtesy call to see if there is anything they need.
Minutes from the previous meeting were read and accepted.
Finance report was read and accepted.
Bills to present - Liability Insurance. We are now covered by Hays Companies with an annual cost of $200.00. KB8ELG is putting together a list of the club owned equipment to send to Hays Companies. K8LI made the motion to pay the bill. It was then seconded by KD8MNG with all in favor.
Income for Hamfest
Door sales - 220.00
50/50 - 59.00, which was donated back to the club by Edgar (N8HB)
Food Sales - 42.30
90.00 was spent for the porta-potty, the bill has not yet been submitted to the club for payment.
