NOVEMBER 2011 HARM

HuronAmateurRadioMonthly

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Vol. 15, Issue 11 Official Newsletter of Huron Amateur Radio Association Web Site:

www.huronarc.info November, 2011 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2011 OFFICERS

President: Rod, KDØAKN

Vice President: Bob, NØTDA

Sec/Tres Lloyd, WBØULX

Act. Mgr. Jack, KØOH

VQC Net

© net control operators on 147.090 MHz each Sunday at 8:00 PM are as follows:

Lloyd, WBØULX

Nov 27, Dec 11

Sam, NØOTB

Nov 20, Dec 18

Rod, KDØAKN

Dec 4

Doug, NØNKH

Dec 25

South Dakota Traders Group

Are you looking to buy or sell amateur radio equipment? Join the South Dakota Traders Yahoo Group and view the action. You can access and join the group by logging on at the following address:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SouthDakotaTraders/

Huron Amateur Radio has placed some of the equipment donated by the family of W0VQC on this site. Why not clean out you closet and put some of your "stuff" on the site.

Find Us on Facebook

  • www.facebook.com/ARRL.org -- With almost 20,000 fans, the ARRL's Facebook page is the largest Amateur Radio site in social media.
  • www.facebook.com/LogbookOfTheWorld -- A nifty way to follow the latest LoTW news. LoTW is an exciting way for radio amateurs to confirm two-way contacts they have made and use the confirmations as credit toward various ARRL awards

November 17, 2011 Agenda

Old Business:

Read minutes of previous meeting -- Report on VE Test session of Nov 5th -- Report on Sioux City Hamboree
Events:

Nov 19 -21 ARRL Sweepstakes- Phone contest.
Dec 3 TARA Melee- RTTY contest

Dec 3 NWS National Recognition Day
Dec 4 10- RTTY contest.
Dec 10 - 11 ARRL 10meter contest
New Business: Select nominating committee for annual elections -- Holiday Party will be Jan 19th in conjunction with
monthly club meeting at the Tailgate Restaurant starting at 6:30 PM -- Discuss 2012s VE Test dates -- Discuss proposal from Sioux Falls Tower to replace 09 antenna and coax.

October 20, 2011 Meeting Notes


The meeting was called to order by Vice President, Bob, N0TDA in the
Boardroom of City Hall at 7:52 PM with 4 members present.

Old Business:


Motion made by N0OTB, seconded by KM0F to approve the minutes of the previous meeting as printed in the Oct newsletter. Motion carried. Never participated in JOTA as the Scouts showed no interest. Discussed what equipment the club had left to sell and would try to sell them at Sioux City Hamboree.
New Business:
Annual Corporation report is due and has been filed online. Still costs $10.00 and was paid by credit card. Need VE’s for Nov 5th
test session. Volunteers- KM0F, WA0PNB, and WB0ULX. Discussed Club Holiday
party; motion made by KM0F, 2nd by N0OTB to hold the party on Jan 19th during
regular monthly meeting at Tailgate Restaurant 6:30 PM order by 7:00PM.
Ruben, KB0ROS, is now living at Stony Brook. 09 repeater is sad, sad, sad
shape. Got to get it fixed! Adjourned at 8:29 PM.
December Issue of QST

The December issue of QST is jam-packed with all sorts of things that today's Amateur Radio operator needs. From product reviews to experiments to contesting -- including an expanded holiday advertising guide and the 2011 ARRL Field Day results -- the upcoming issue of QST has something for just about everyone.

If you are looking for something new to try during the cold winter months, why not rise to the challenge of QRP CW operating? In his article "A 2 W Logic Chip Transmitter," Lew Smith, N7KSB, presents an easy-to-duplicate transmitter that you can put together in no time at all. Once you have your transmitter ready to go, you'll need to hook it up to an antenna. But what kind of antenna? ARRL Technical Editor Joel Hallas, W1ZR, takes a look at some HF beam options in his article "How About an HF Beam Under Your Holiday Tree?"

Pumpkin patrol protects drivers, highways.

"The Madison-Oneida (NY) Amateur Radio Club manned 13 overpasses in Madison and Oneida Counties on Halloween…..Since 1988, state police say the presence of the Pumpkin Patrol has reduced the rate of Halloween incidents from approximately five per year to zero."

You Can Enjoy Contests Even If You're Not A Contester

By Dan Romanchik, KB6NU
I often talk to guys who say that they're not contesters. Some even go so far as to say that they hate contests. I'm really not a contester, either, but I do enjoy operating them from time to time. There are several ways to enjoy amateur radio contests even if you're not a "contester."

Operating in a contest is also a good test of your radio and antennas. If they're continually asking for repeats or never hear you at all, it's a good bet that you need to do some antenna work.

Working a contest can also improve your operating skills.


It's all about having fun. And you can have fun in a contest, even if you don't have the time or the equipment to be competitive.