Bishop Amateur Radio Club Fall/Winter 2009

B.A.R.C. Christmas Potluck Dinner

The Bishop Amateur Radio Club’s annual Christmas Potluck will be

held on December 10th, 2009. It will be held at the Bishop Salvation Army

building and will begin at 6:00 p.m. Please bring your favorite dish and join

us for a good time.

November Club Meeting

The membership at the November 12th meeting voted on the club of-

ficers for 2010. All the 2009 officers were re-elected. Bob Moss was elect-

ed to be one of the three on the Board of Directors. He is replacing Walt

Lockhart whose 3 year term is expiring. We had requests from several mem-

bers at the meeting for a copy of the Club’s By-Laws. In response to these

requests I have attached a copy of the By-Laws for your records.

President: Jon Patzer Vice President: Mike Fitzsimmons

jonpatzer@hotmail.com mjpump@gte.net

Secretary: Gale Sharkey Treasurer: Bob Payne

ki6cjp@yahoo.com bobap1950@hotmail.com

Grounding Scott Malcom, KA7MEF

MTS Repair

Cold water pipes are only good grounds if you can attach to them

within a foot of where they come in from the earth, otherwise it is a radiator.

Round wire is generally only a "adequate" (i.e. marginal) ground for up to 8

feet, maybe 10. One of the biggest mis- conceptions about RF grounds is the

bigger the wire the better the ground. This is actually totally inaccurate. The

size of the wire (in any service) is current, the bigger the wire the more cur-

rent. Since ideally RF grounds have almost no current (mostly voltage) a big

Please remember to thank

and support our host, the

Bishop Salvation Army.

The Salvation Army has

given us free use of their

facilities for our monthly

meetings and our quarter-

ly license exams.

Ham Exams 2

Silent Keys 2

Annual Dues 2

Financial Report 2

Pictures 3

Repeater Info 4

Scanner Info 5

B.A.R.C. Info 5

Inside this issue:

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2010 Ham Radio Exams

February 6th

May 8th

August 7th

November 6th

Exams begin at 11:00 a.m.

at the Bishop Salvation Ar-

my.

2009 Silent Keys

Grant Storey – W6NTK

Elva Storey – Grants XYL

2008 Silent Keys

Val Cameron - KG6FCJ

Dave Davis - KG6WSD

2007 Silent Keys

Terry Downey - W6TD

Jay Fansler - KI6CAA

Len Sluyter -W6BNO

2006 Silent Keys

Kris Dean - KC7ICH

Don Stansifer - N6RU

2005 Silent Keys

Gary Belda - K6ENS

Sam LaLande - W6OXX

C.J. Fischer - KE6REL

Bill Millegan - W6DQR

Alethea Miller - KA6RFM

Grounding Continued from page 1

It is true that a bigger wire (#12 compared to 00) the bigger

will work better (usually) but it is still "round". Round to RF is an in-

ductor. Given the length, and diameter of the wire (assuming it is

straight) it takes on an inductance. Usually 10 feet and longer, ends up

being resonate at 15 or 10 meters! The AT500 and usually the 2KL

will be difficult to function that way. (Actually I'll bet the 2KL trips

the protection on 15 and 10)

It is best to use "flat strap" It doesn't have to be high tech, just

conduct. I used to use galvanized chicken wire (1/4 mesh) on boats

cheap and easy to use. The general rule is the longer you go, the wider

the strap needs to be. 1/2" is usually good to 10 feet, 1" to 15 feet,

more than 15 feet; you really should use 3" min. The strap doesn't

have to be thick; it's the surface area that is important. Believe it or

not, household foil works quite well up to 20 feet. Only drawback is it

is fragile. For short runs, I would recommend, the shield from a old

piece of RG8, squish it flat, tack solder it every 6 inches or so to keep

it flat .

2010 Annual Dues 2010 is just around the corner and it is that time of year again

for our B.A.R.C. annual dues. Dues are still $20.00 per member and

$5.00 for a second family member. Your dues help us to pay our

monthly electrical bills , Silver Peak repeater repairs and upgrades,

and other items including the $60.00 annual P.O. Box fee. None of

this is possible without the continued support of our members. To re-

new your membership please send your dues to the address above or

bring your check to our 2010 B.A.R.C. Christmas Potluck Dinner.

Thank you for your time and continued support of the Bishop Amateur

Radio Club.

B.A.R.C. Financial Report Bob Payne, KG6QPs… Treasurer

Balance as of 11/22/2009

Checking: $1,249.14

Savings: $1,010.95

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Silver Peak

Silver Peak

Silver Peak

Silver Peak

Silver Peak

Dennis Clark

Silver Peak

Adrian's Ham Shack

Grant Storey’s Tower

Silver Peak

Pictures Courtesy of Adrian Van Der Riet

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* Note: 146.910 is switchable to 146.940 if BARC repeater fails

** Note: Linked

Frequency PL

Call Location Sponsor Notes

147.330+ 100.0 Leviathan Open

146.655- 131.8 Leviathan Open

146.880- 131.8 Conway Summit Open

146.730- 100.0 NW6C Mono County, Mammoth Lakes BARC Open

144.390 K6BDI Inyo County, Silver Peak APRS K6BDI

146.940- 103.5 N6OV Inyo County, Silver Peak BARC Open

* 146.910- 103.5 W6IY Inyo County, Silver Peak W6IY Open

146.760- None W6TD Inyo County, Mazourka Peak SIARA Open

147.210+ None W6TD Inyo County, Little Lake SIARA Open

146.640- None Ridgecrest Open

145.340- 100 Government Peak Open

146.640- 123.0 Tonopah, NV Open

146.790- None Corey Peak Open

Frequency PL Call Location Sponsor Notes

**420.950- 192.8 K6BDI Inyo County, Silver Peak K6BDI Open

444.600+ 100.0 W6IY Inyo County, Silver Peak Win System Open

444.400+ 131.8 W6TD Inyo County, Silver Peak SIARA Open

442.300+ 131.8 W6TD Inyo County, Mazourka Peak SIARA Open

447.160- 131.8 W6TD Inyo County, Little Lake SIARA Open

444.250+ 100.0 K6JSI Inyo County, Cottonwood Win System Open

448.800+ 88.5 WA6ZFT Inyo County, Silver Peak AllStarSys Open

444.800+ 100.0 WA6ZFT Kern County, El Paso Peak Win System Open

Frequency PL Call Location Sponsor Notes

224.140- 103.5 Silver Peak

Repeater Information

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Mailing Address:

BARC

P.O. Box 1024

Bishop, CA

93515-1024

BARC Web Page:

www.n6ov.com

Webmaster:

Ted Shelander... AE4YM

Membership:

$20.00 annually for individu-

als and $5.00 for a second

family member.

BARC Nightly Net... The Bishop

Amateur Radio Club's Net meets

nightly on 146.940- (PL 103.5).

The BARC net starts at 8:00 pm

nightly. This is an open net and

visitors to the area are invited and

encouraged to participate. Club

membership is not required to par-

ticipate, but you must be a licensed

amateur radio operator.

Editors Notes

Please feel to send articles to

me that you would like to see in

the next newsletter. I hope you

find this newsletter helpful.

BARC Meetings... Club meetings are held at

the Bishop Salvation Army, 621 W. Line St.,

Bishop, Ca. Meetings are held at 7:00 pm on

the 2nd Thursday of every month.

BISHOP AMATEUR RADIO CLUBCLUB

Scanner Frequencies

Bishop PD 154.8750 - Bishop PD 155.0100 - Bishop PD used some

Mammoth PD 155.5950 - Mammoth PD

153.8750 - Fire Dispatch County Wide 154.3100 - EMS Dispatch County Wide 151.3550 - California Department of Forestry

BLM & USFS 166.3750 - BLM 168.1250 - USFS (Inyo National Forest 170.5250 - USFS (Air Tankers)

Other Fire District 154.4300 - Bishop Disp Fire #1 154.3700 - Independence 154.4000 - Olancha 153.7700 - Olancha 154.2200 - Big Pine

Inyo County Law Enforcement 154.7250 - Primary 155.5350 - Sheriff Car to Car 154.9200 - CLEMARS Car to Car

Next BARC Meeting: Christmas Potluck Dinner

December 10, 2009

Starts at 6:00 p.m.

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