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Arizona SectionNewsletter
October 2018
Arizona Section Manager, Rick Paquette W7RAP
LBARA Forum - We presented the latest ARRL activities both Statewide and National, at the London Bridge Amateur Radio Association meeting on 18 September, at the Lake Havasu Yacht Club. Many members were present including some new and returning members, as well as some from clubs in surrounding areas. We had a good forum on topics such as the new ARES program changes and the serious implications of the Amateur Radio Parity Act on our ability to deal with antenna restrictions. Many members had reservations about the new rules and training requirements being recommended forthe programs and ARRL-AZ took a number of issues down to relay to Headquarters.
Arizona QSO Party - www.azqsoparty.org - 1600z Oct 13 to 0600z Oct 14 & 1400z to 2400z Oct 14
The Arizona QSO Party on the 13th and 14th of October. This year the Radio Society of Tucson (RST)has accepted the Sponsorship and management of the Party and there are many prizes being awarded for competitors. The goal is to work as many stations in the contest period with multipliers for Counties in AZ, States, and Countries, as well as the AZQP Headquarters station, and the ARRL-AZ Station (Co-Sponsoring the event). This promises to be a great event this year with new awards for beginners and first-timers. For Information, Rules and Prizes, see the flier at the bottom of the newsletter or visit www.azqsoparty.org
Route 66 On The Air - from September 7th through 16th, 21 special event radio stations were active along old US Highway 66 between Chicago, IL andSanta Monica, CA, celebrating the historic Route 66 highway. Many of us inArizona tried to work all or at least most of the stations in either of the modes andoperating locations. Arizona stations participating were W6F in Kingman, W6Gat Flagstaff, and W6T Rover 2 - in Bellemont and in Twin Arrows. It was achallenge with all the other contests and activities on the bands, but many of usworked ten or more stations.
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RST Hamfest - The Radio Society of Tucson held their Fall Classic Hamfest on September 29 in Tucson. The weather was perfect (Except for the Sun glaring into the eyes of all those en-route along 22nd Street) and a good turnout was enjoyed by all at the swap meet and VE testing, passing 7 new hams. Hourly prizes and Door prizes went to a few of the lucky ticket holders and everyone enjoyed the camaraderie and friendship of eyeball QSO's around their coffee and doughnuts.
ARRL Election For Section ManagerBeginning October 1st, the period of nominations for Section Manager for Arizona begins. Everyone who aspires to the position should open the ARRL Page of application and eligibility information. (http://www.arrl.org/section-terms-nomination-information) and follow the instructions. If you have any questions feel free to contact me at [email protected], or directly to the website FAQ pages.
I have agreed to run for a second term (With the permission of the Section Manager's - Manager KC7GRP) and welcome anyone else who has interest to persue the position. It is a rewarding and challenging job, and there is so much that the State needs to continue growing and promoting our activities.
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Section Emergency Coordinator, Dennis Bietry KE7EJFAfter a summer of relenting heat, it appears that summer is finally over. This means that the public service season is beginning in at least the warmer climates of the state and have wrapped up in the cooler parts. There are a number of public service events scheduled around the state. Maricopa Countyalone has 34 events for hams to volunteer for. Public Service Events are the perfect way to practice andhone your disaster communications skills. Contact your local group and sign up for at least one this year. Remember, the only difference between a public service event and a real disaster is one is scheduled and one isn’t.
On October 3, there will be a National Emergency Alert Test. FEMA in coordination with the FCC, will conduct a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA). Sending the WEA test message will begin at 11:18 a.m. MST. The EAS message will be sent at 11:20 a.m. MST. This will be the first nationwide Presidential-level WEA test and cannot be opted out of. It’s also a great chance to make assure the alerts work on both your cell phones and weather radios.
Youth and Scouting, Tom Fagan K7DFThanks to Joe N2QOJ for submitting the following information.
For those of you who may want to know a little bit more about Operation On-Target, visit this link: http://www.bsaontarget.org/what-is-on-target
OPERATION ON TARGET was an official Varsity Scout high adventure activity until the Varsity Scouting program was discontinued on 1-Jan-2018. However the On Target event still lives on and is open to Scouts or anyone interested in participating. It is still scheduled annually for the 3rd Saturday in July &/or September (Arizona & New Mexico hold their Operation On Target event on the 3rd Saturdayin September and southern California participates in both July and September.
Scout teams across the country will choose mountain peaks to climb and from there they will use mirrors to signal each other. They will also talk to each other with ham radios or cell phones, creating a link between them and other teams that are participating. They then plot these contacts on a map."
As some of you may know, the U. S. Army Signal Corps utilized Heliograph system (invented by British Army) as a way to communicate while chasing Geronimo in the Southwest region. Now you know why Heliograph Peak is named as such.
I've attached two docs that have additional information. Just contact me directly if you can't download the attached files or use these links to download from the Cloud:https://www.dropbox.com/s/h1eariyejb2590m/The%20Heliograph.pdf?dl=1 https://www.dropbox.com/s/caw27oej5tyoa58/What%20Is%20On-Target.pdf?dl=1
Over the last few years, ham radio communications has been used by the Scouts to coordinate On-Target activity. Arizona is radio active and will be participating in Operation On-Target on ☢ ☢Saturday, September 15th.
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Upcoming Hamfests and EventsSearch for ARRL sanctioned hamfests: http://www.arrl.org/hamfests-and-conventions-calendar See upcoming hamfest fliers attached at bottom of this newsletter.
2018 10/06 - San Diego Hamfest - http://www.lakesidearc.org/sdhamfest/sdhamfest.php 10/27 - CopaFest 2018 – http://copah a m s.org 11/10 – HARK Hamfest – http://harkaz.org 11/10 – Oro Valley ARC Hamfest - http://tucsonhamradio.org 12/1 – Superstition Superfest - https://www.superstitionsuperfest.org
2019 1/12 – Thunderbird Hamfest - http://www.w7tbc.org 1/20 to 1/26 – QuartzFest - http://www.quartzfest.org
Amateur Radio ClassesFind upcoming classes: http://www.arrl.org/find-an-amateur-radio-license-class
New Hams and License Upgrades (August 2018)Please welcome the following people who recently earned a new Amateur Radio license.KI7ZYB - Douglas Patton - Technician - PhoenixKJ7AIP - Geoffrey Neale - Technician - PhoenixKI7ZYU - Eric Sanders - Technician - PhoenixKJ7ADY - Jason Nevins - Technician - PhoenixKI7ZYG - Josiah Campista - Technician - PhoenixKI7ZYH - Enoc Campista - Technician - PhoenixKI7ZXW - John Garland - Technician - PhoenixKI7ZXZ - Caden Ricketts - Technician - PhoenixKJ7AIF - Derek Rutz - General - PhoenixKI7ZYK - Chris Hirsch - Technician - PhoenixKJ7AIU - James Wrona - General - Apache JunctionKJ7AIT - Donald Price - Technician - SuperiorKJ7ACQ - Ian Carrese - Technician - MesaKJ7AJW - Richard Sabin - Technician - MesaKI7ZYL - Tom Gregory - Technician - MesaKI7ZYM - Vickie Gregory - Technician - MesaKJ7AID - Matt Bluett - Technician - ChandlerKJ7AIG - Diane Van Wey - Technician - ChandlerKJ7ACO - Harry Hise - Technician - ChandlerKI7ZYR - Steven Gragg - Technician - ScottsdaleKI7ZYO - Lori Slicker Bobby - Technician - ScottsdaleKJ7AIS - John Pio - Technician - Fountain HillsKI7ZYP - John Mason - Technician - Fountain HillsKI7ZYQ - Rachel Dunagan - Technician - Fountain HillsKI7ZXV - Kyle Hausmann - Technician - TempeKJ7ABT - Christian Pawlak - Technician - Gilbert
KI7ZYT - Melinda Turner - Technician - GilbertKJ7ADZ - David Kayser - Technician - GlendaleKJ7AES - Robert Crouse - General - GlendaleKJ7AIE - Sharon Dickinson - Technician - GoodyearKJ7AEQ - Stanley Jefferson - Technician - Litchfield ParkKJ7AFD - Jonathan Olbert - Technician - YumaKJ7AEL - Sean Mongeon - Technician - YumaKJ7ACR - Bruce Finkbeiner - General - SurpriseKJ7AER - Craig James - Technician - PeoriaKJ7ACP - Rodrigo Silva - Technician - AvondaleKJ7AEO - Donald Tailleart - Technician - BuckeyeKJ7AEP - Andrea Tailleart - Technician - BuckeyeKJ7AIQ - Ellaree Olinger - Technician - PaysonKJ7ADE - Kevin Henderson - Technician - TucsonKJ7AEA - Ryan Willwater - Technician - TucsonKJ7ADD - Scott Rathbun - Technician - TucsonAG7PK - Bryan Wright - Extra - TucsonKJ7ADJ - Jason Edmonds - Technician - TucsonKJ7AEB - Edward Cregan - Technician - TucsonKJ7ADF - Eileen Moran - Technician - TucsonAG7PL - David Hairfield - Extra - TucsonKJ7ADG - James Riley - Technician - TucsonKJ7ADH - Eugene Jars - Technician - TucsonKI7ZYI - Daniel Keelin - General - Show LowKJ7AHL - Penny Govedich - Technician - Paulden
Congratulations to the following people who recently upgraded their license.KI7VLI - Angelo Nicolas - General - PhoenixN3FSA - Robert Deidrick - General - Gold CanyonKE7OPT - Jared Payne - General - MesaKG7MAO - Donald Steel - General - MesaKE5RTB - Brooks Stevens - General - MesaKI7ZUJ - Frederick Smith - Extra - MesaKI7ZPN - William Van Wey - General - ChandlerKI7ZXY - Juliano Difraia - General - ScottsdaleKI7ZIA - Scott Gehrke - Extra - Scottsdale
N7UDK - Paul Lenko - Extra - ScottsdaleKI7UKZ - Ryan Jones - General - TempeKG7YUT - James Mcconkey - Extra - BuckeyeKI7ZXX - Wayne Dickinson - General - GoodyearKI7ZRK - Norman Doty - General - VailKD6BTW - David Kemsley - Extra - TucsonKB0QAX - Norman Kalat - General - PinedaleKI7YCE - Stephen Govedich - Extra - Paulden
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Amateur Radio TestingSearch for upcoming Amateur Radio exams: http://www.arrl.org/exam_sessions/search
Phoenix area: 1st Saturday 9:00AM - DeVry/West Valley Club (Walk-ins allowed) Contact David, N7TWT (623)925-0680 Email: [email protected] Location: DEVRY UNIVERSITY 2149 W DUNLAP AVE PHOENIX, AZ 85021 2nd Wednesday 6:30PM - Central Phoenix VE Team Location: South Mountain Community College(Library) (No walk-ins) Contact: Bill Martin (480) 205-3625 (480) 205-3625 Limited space, you must contact Bill. Email: [email protected] 3rd Monday 6:00PM - EAST VALLEY VE TEAM (Walk-ins allowed) Contact Steve, KY7W 480-478-9692. 1104 East Campus Drive, Tempe, AZ 85282-3913. Email: [email protected] East Mesa VE Team will take walk-in registrants between 6 PM and 6:30 PM. Testing will begin promptly at 6:30 for the Technician examination. You must have Photo ID. $15.00 Fee (exact change Please.) 3rd Tuesday 8:00PM - BOY SCOUT TROOP 127 (Walk-ins allowed) Contact: JOHN H KELLY (602)264-6854 Email: [email protected] Location: ST FRANCIS XAVIER SCHOOL, 4715 NCENTRAL AVE PHOENIX, AZ 85012 4th Saturday 7:00PM - Arizona Amateur Radio Club (No walk-ins) PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED NOTIFY GARY BY THURS NITE Contact Gary Hamman, K7GH (602) 996-8148 Email: [email protected] Location: 4747 N. 22nd Street, on the eastside of 22nd Street and just north of Highland Ave. in Phoenix. (No walk-ins)
Tucson Area: 1st Thursday - Lighthouse YMCA/ARRL. Contact Matt, AC7IL, [email protected] 1st Saturday - Oro Valley/ARRL. Contact David, AK2L, [email protected] 2nd Monday - RST/ Laurel (No Fee): Contact Diane, AA3OF, [email protected] 3rd Saturday - Jacobs Park YMCA/ARRL: Contact Fred, K7OFA, [email protected]
Graham / Greenlee County Area: For VE testing on request, please contact Dave, N7AM, and he will arrange it.
Yuma Area: 2nd Saturday - By appointment only. Contact Sam Yarbrough W7SLY [email protected] or Robert Spencer KE8DM at [email protected]
Arizona NetsArizona Traffic and Emergency Net (ATEN) meets in the winter from October 15 to April 15 at 5:30 PM and in the summer from April 15 to October 15 at 7:00PM on 3986 kHz daily. Tommy Ivan KF7GC Net Manager, Arizona Section Traffic Manager [email protected] www.atenaz.net
Arizona Emergency Net – Maricopa (AEN-MAR) meets every Monday at 9:00 PM local time, for training and exercise in the public service communication arts on the Mt. Ord 146.92(-), Shaw Butte 147.24(+) or Scottsdale Airpark 146.760(-) repeaters. The repeaters require a 162.2 Hz tone. The repeaters are linked and cover most of Maricopa County and portions of Pinal, Gila, Coconino and Yavapai Counties in central Arizona. http://www.aen-mar.org
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Saguaro National Traffic System (NTS) Net (www.saguaronts.net), meets daily at 6:30 pm MST (0130Z) on the Eastern Arizona Amateur Radio Society (E.A.A.R.S.) (http://www.eaars.org/) repeaters.The repeaters are; 146.86 and (440.700 Hub) Heliograph Peak 147.28 Guthrie Peak - Greenlee County 145.21 Jacks Peak New Mexico. Between Lordsburg & Silver City 145.41 Pinal Peak Near Globe AZ 147.16 Mt Lemmon Near Tucson 146.70 Greens Peak Near Springerville - Showlow 145.27 South Mtn. Near Alpine, AZ 147.08 Mule Mtn. Near Bisbee in Cochise County 147.06 Lil Florida Mtn. Near Deming, New Mexico 145.47 Caballo Mtn. Near Truth or Consequences, New Mexico 145.35 West Peak. West of Heliograph 12 miles All E.A.A.R.S. network repeaters operate with PL tone 141.3. For more information about this net, contact Greg Peters ([email protected])
AM 2 meter net Greater Phoenix Metropolitan area, 2 meter AM net, 144.450 MHz, every Tuesday night at 1930 MST. Antenna vertical polarization. The 144.450 MHz is a coordinated AM frequency in Arizona. This is an informal NET, most discussions are technical. All are welcome.
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New Sponsor for 2018!
Objective: AZ stations work everyone! Non-AZ stations work only AZ stations
Dates: October 13 & 14, 2018 Entry Categories: Single-Op Multi-Op, 1 Transmitter (High & Low power) Multi-Op, Unlimited Transmitters Expedition (Single-Op & Multi-Op) Mobile
Modes: CW, Phone, Digital (any) Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6 & 2 meters Exchange: Signal report RS(T) & 3-letter county abbreviation
Get on the Air – Make Some Noise – Be Hunted - Have Fun
Help make the AZQP great!
Rules, Awards & More: www.azqsoparty.org
Sponsors: ARRL AZ Section & Radio Society of Tucson
HARKFEST Tailgate Hamfest Presented by HARK (Hassayampa Amateur Radio Klub)
Nov. 10, 2018
8 am - noon North Ranch Escapees RV Park
30625 S. HWY 89, Congress, AZ 85332 (GPS 34 06.292 112 49.880) MM263.8
ARRL Card Checking
Free Admission, Free Tailgate Sites (pre-registration required)
Register at [email protected]
Overnight camping (full hook-up or dry camping) available
Tailgating allowed at campsite
LARc VE Testing, Pre Registered only
Register at [email protected]
Main Prizes: Grand Prize, Kenwood Original TM-V71a 144/440
Second Prize, tyt-th-8000E 10W Handheld Dual Band
Third Prize, 800 AMP Peak Jump starter
Tickets $1 each, 6 for $5, 15 for $10
Drawing at Noon for First, Second And Third prizes
Door Prizes will be drawn throughout the morning
Vendors
Talk in on 146.620 (pl. 162.2) or 146.580 (simplex)
Arts & Crafts show (Activity Center) 9 am - 2 pm
Lunch Served at the AC.
November 10, 2018
Marana Middle School 11285 West Grier Road Marana Arizona 85653
Gates open at 7:00 AM (5:00am for sellers) and close at 1:00 PM
Admission: $5.00 includes a bottle of water
(Children under 12 free with a paid adult)
Students free with any Arizona school ID
Sellers: $10 per space (includes the seller) Contact [email protected] for more information
Great Fun! Great Raffle Prizes! Indoor VE Session!
Pre-registration for VE testing preferred but not required. Email [email protected]
Interesting Seminars! See website for Seminar Schedule
ARRL Booth with Award Card Checking and Logbook of the
World assistance!
Food Truck for Breakfast and Lunch
www.orovalleyarchamfest.com Talk-In Repeaters
146.620(-) 444.100(+) 147.320(-) 447.525 (-) All PL Tones 156.7
On-Site Announcement Channel 146.56 Simplex
An ARRL Sanctioned Event Presented by the
Oro Valley Amateur Radio Club
P er AZ State Law, no smoking or firearms are permitted on school property including parking areas
The Superstition Amateur Radio Club, is a 501(C) 3 Non-Profit Organization
GRAND PRIZE RAFFLE
• First Prize: - Yaesu FT-991A All-Band, Multimode
• Second Prize: - Icom IC-7300 HF/50MHz Transceiver
• Third Prize: - Icom IC-7100 HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Grand Prize Tickets
• Tickets $2.00 each • Presale Tickets Online @ https://www.superstitionsuperfest.org/sf_tickets.shtml
** Need not be present to win **
HOURLY PRIZE RAFFLE
• Tickets $1.00 each • Available on the day of the event only, ** Must be present to win **
Door Prize Drawing!
• Door Prize: Yaesu FT-70DR C4FM FDMA / FM 144/430 MHz Dual Band Handheld • You will receive One Door Prize ticket with each paid admission. • The drawing for this prize will take place after the Grand Prize Drawing. • ** You Must Be Present To Win **
ACTIVITIES
• VE Testing - $15.00 Fee, Registration 8:00 - 9:00, Testing Starts @ 9:00AM o Participants Must Pre-Register for testing at the times listed o Bring The Appropriate Information With You For Testing, Information May Be Found On The
ARRL Web Site @ http://www.arrl.org/what-to-bring-to-an-exam-session o For Additional Information or Questions Contact Fred Bollinger, AB7JF @ 480-242-8605 o VE Testing Sponsored By: MCC Amateur Radio Club
• ARRL Card Checking Available
• Special Events Station - K7A Commemorating The USS Arizona
• Gota Station - Make Contacts Around The World With An Experienced Extra Class Operator • Fox Hunt
• Food Vendor and Drinks Available
• Live sixties and seventies music by John J. - KD8PC
Tailgaters/Commercial Vendors
• Tailgate - $10.00 includes 2 spaces and 2 paid admissions, set up time 6:00 am Saturday morning • Commercial Vendors, Please contact our Committee Chairman at: [email protected] for more
information on setting up.
Admission • $5.00 per person, one door prize ticket with each paid admission. Children 12 and under are free.
Location: Glendale Nazarene Church 5902 W. Cactus Road Glendale, AZ 85304
(Note the new address - just north of Cactus Road on the west side of 59th Ave.)
Date:
Saturday January 12, 2019
Time:
Open to Vendors at 7:00 AM Open to Public from 8:00 AM to 12:00 Noon Commercial Vendors can set up Friday night a � �r 5:00 PM Vendors must supply their own tables
Cost:
Tailgate Swap and Vendor: $10.00 per Parking Spot General Admission: $5.00 per person
Additional info:
Door Prizes will be given away on the half hour beginning at 9:00 AM Ham Radio License Testing on-site (not sponsored by ARRL, available at no charge)
Talk-in TBA
No Firearms, Alcohol or Drugs Permitted
Please park in designated areas only
Snacks and beverages will be available for purchase on site
Seminars covering Amateur Radio subjects
Thunderbird Hamfest 2019
Saturday, January 12, 2019
An ARRL Sanctioned and ARCA Co-Sponsored Event This Event will occur Cold, Rain, Wind or Shine. Come prepared!
HAM RADIO Operator RV’ers/Tenters...
What? Quartzfest© is an annual HAM Radio RV'ers Boondocking event which is held in late
January every year with dates coinciding with the Quartzsite Arizona "RV Show".
When? January 20th thru 26th of 2019 (make sure you add these important dates to your 2019
calendar)
Where? 7 miles south of Quartzsite Arizona - on US 95 at La Paz Valley Road
Who Can Attend? ANYONE! If you don't have your Amateur Radio Operators License yet, you’ll
be able to take your Amateur Radio Operators License Exams at Quartzfest©
Cost? FREE!!!!
Our Annual Amateur Radio “get together” is called "Quartzfest©" and is open to ALL to attend.
Quartzfest© is not a club, no officers, no budget, no dues and is not affiliated with any
organization..and is absolutely FREE!! During the week of Quartzfest©, RV's are everywhere across
the desert, as far as you can see..every make and model you can imagine!
There are hundreds of groups that meet in Quartzsite every year in different parts of the desert
who share like interests. Our group, Quartzfest©, started out in 1997 as just a few HAM RV’ers
getting together, camping in their RV's in the middle of the desert..no power, no restrooms, no
running water. Solar Panels and Generators are in use everywhere. If you want to see how well
you're prepared and how long you'll be able to hold out in the event of an emergency or disaster,
"Boondocking" in the desert for a week will show you.
Quartzfest© is similar to a Hamfest but lasts an entire week and is packed full of scheduled Seminars
and Activities. Talks range in topics from Genealogy and Crafts for Non-HAM's to Solar Power and
Battery Information, Technical information for the seasoned HAM, and introductory information for
the new HAM. Also included in the week's activities are VE Amateur Radio License Testing, Antenna
Shoot Out, Antenna Walkabout (touring other HAM's RV Antenna installations), Solar Walkabout,
4x4 Off Road Trip in the Desert, Prospecting, Campfires (some with musical entertainment), night
time movies, Pot Luck dinner, Hootenanny and lot's more!
We Camp on BLM (Bureau of Land Management) land which is FREE, but you can only camp there for
14 days at a time.
2019
For more information, drop a note to our
Quartzfest* Organizer
Kris - KR1SS
or visit us on the web
www.quartzfest.org