What: Ham RADIO - statewide communication exercise. Voice communications as well as Winlink Radio email will be utilized to pass messages from the individuals to a hub who will pass it on to a county emergency operations center. Participant Exercise Plans will be emailed to registered participants.

When: Saturday, July 16, 2022 from 9 a.m. to 12 noon


Who: All licensed amateur radio operators are invited - unaffiliated or with ARES, RACES, SKYWARN, CERT, HEALTHCOMM, or any club. We will encourage voice traffic as not all have Winlink capabilities.


Where: State of Hawaii.


Why: To prepare and practice using amateur radio to send messages during a catastrophic hurricane when normal communications have failed.
How: Use of voice and/or digital mode, Winlink, to pass Winlink Hurricane Reports, Check Ins, Check Outs, Field Situation Report, Damage Reports, Request for Assistance, Shelter Reports

QST QST QST de KH6RS

Field Day plan.  ARRL Field Day is the biggest emergency communications exercise in North America. 

Since we had few volunteers, we will be doing a minimal event compared to earlier years.
There will be no activity on Friday. We will arrive at the Ho'okipa site on Saturday VERY early.


The gate will be opened at 5:30am at our Ho'okipa QTH. 
Directions:  Our access gate is approximately 1/2 mile east of the Ho'okipa Beach Park entrance. Normally, the gate is locked. We need to keep the gate locked, so we are putting our own lock on the gate.  A kmz file is attached for use with Google Earth.
The lock code is: 7088
Please lock the gate after you enter the area. Follow the dirt path and cross the old highway then on to the block house.

We will have 2 1/2 hours to set up and get ready as the event start is at 8:00am. We will need help Saturday morning at 5:30 so if you can be there, please let me know. 

Please sign in at the station when you arrive and don't forget to sign out when you leave.

This year, we will do a 1A category event. Please contact me for time window signup.

Everyone is welcome at any time, but with only one radio, not everyone will be able to get on when they want. New hams and Technicians (and those not yet licensed) will have priority since one purpose of Field Day is to gain HF experience for those with limited equipment. I and others will be available to show how it all works and help get going. 

The event is 24 hours so it runs all night and ends at 8:00 am Sunday. We will also need help Sunday morning to wrap up and clean the area.The station will be active all night if we get operators to keep it on the air. 

*  You will need the usual sun screen, jacket (it could rain), etc.  
*  You need to bring your own food and drink. Please stay hydrated.  
*  Unless you like standing around, bring your own chair. 
*  For operating, bring your own headset. If you don't have one, you can use mine but remember the bio-safety rules. 

Signups so far:
* NH6Y will be at the gate at 5:30 am Saturday and bring the antennas, mast, coax, and generator.
* AD6E will bring the station (radio, computer, etc) and more coax.
* KH6UU will bring a VHF station and computer 
* KH6CJJ will arrive around 6 am

While it is not REQUIRED to sign up in advance, it will help me plan the station operation.
Please let me know when you think you will be at the site. Just reply to this email.

Aloha & 73, Alan  AD6E

If you cannot attend tonight's meeting in person you can still attend virtually by clicking the link below.


https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83933623083?pwd=NzkrbUZHWlVBK2pjWGdGZlVhYkxRQT09

Thanks to Everett we are returning to in person club meetings at the Maui County Civil Defense Emergency Operations Center (EOC) 

The club meetings are scheduled for the second Wednesday of each month from 7 pm - 9 pm.

Please join us this Wednesday night (June 8th) at 7pm  at the EOC.   

The EOC is in the basement of the County Building. The County building is located on High Street in Wailuku. Just come around the back of the building from Kaohu Street. Meetings start at 7:00 P.M. and usually last about 2 hours. 

We hope to see you there.

73.

-Riley, NH7O

Please join the Maui Amateur Radio Club this Saturday, April 16th, either online via Zoom or IN PERSON.  This will be our first opportunity for an IN PERSON meeting in the last 2 years!  We gladly look forward to seeing everyone either in person or with all our radio friends on Zoom.  Location and Zoom meeting details are given below.

The meeting will be on Saturday, April 16th at 1PM (Hawaii time) just after the statewide Hawaii ARES amateur radio communication exercise event.  

We definitely encourage everyone to participate in the ARES exercise. Contact Bill at [email protected] or visit the ARES website hawaiiares.net to sign up TODAY!  Participate in both and make your Saturday a truly radio filled day.


MARC meeting Saturday, April 16th at 1PM (Hawaii time)
ZOOM link:  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82284489510?pwd=bFhOb2FuN1hGSWZsUW5BWnVIaUNYUT09
Meeting ID: 822 8448 9510     Passcode: KH6RS

IN PERSON meeting details:
Location:  2800 Baldwin Ave, Makawao, HI
Time:  Sat. 4/16  Meeting starts at 1pm, welcome to bring your own food and enjoy lunch with others starting at noon.

The radio club meeting will be at 2800 Baldwin Ave, Makawao, HI, the same site where we had the Winter Field Day station.  It is a great indoor/outdoor location at Ron's farm, and we thank him for kindly hosting us.

To help with finding the site, there is a chain link gate on the west side of Baldwin Ave about 150 yds up Baldwin (toward Makawao) from Kaluanui Rd.  

Past the chain link gate, there is a paved street heading west and the building/meeting location is about 250 yards west on this street.  Here is a street view of the entrance (the red oil drum has been replaced by the chain link gate).    

Any questions: call Ron @ 707-502-2281 or call on 146.520 MHz.


Additional ZOOM meeting details:

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82284489510?pwd=bFhOb2FuN1hGSWZsUW5BWnVIaUNYUT09

Meeting ID: 822 8448 9510
Passcode: KH6RS
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Meeting ID: 822 8448 9510
Passcode: 132822
Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kLALYsSQk

We hope you are able to join us, and we look forward to seeing you there.

73

-Riley, NH7O 

Winter Field Day 2022 is coming up soon and you are invited to help participate in Maui Amateur Radio Club's efforts for this contest event.
https://www.winterfieldday.com/

Please reply all to this email, being sure to include Tom's and Ron's email address to let us know if you will join us to take part and help operate one of the two radio stations for some portion of the event.
[email protected]
[email protected]

Winter Field Day will run from 9AM Saturday, January 29th to 9AM Sunday, January 30th Hawaii time.

Like our previous Field Day efforts during the COVID era, we will be implementing some safety procedures.  
* The number of people on site at any given time will be limited.  So please include when you would like to operate in your email reply so we can work out a schedule.

* Participants are required to be fully vaccinated.

* Everyone will bring their own headset.  Any computer headset will work.

* If anyone wants to operate CW they would need to bring a key (1/8” phone).

More details can be worked out as we get closer to Winter Field Day, but please email myself, Ron, and Tom as soon as you can to let us know if you would like to participate and when you think you would be available to operate.

73 and aloha.

-Riley, NH7O

Field Day 2020  
operators (10)  and site visitors (11)
 
Gerrard Cambra (1)
NH6Y     Tom
NH7O     Riley
WH6FAM   Trip
AH6VR     Bill
Brie and Elena (2)
WH6GJF   Jonas
KK6DWS   Rob
AH6SZ     Thatcher
  Patty and Lisa and their little dogs (2)
  Alex his friend and a YL with a baby (4)
  fisherman with his YL and a fresh catch in a bucket (2)
KH6PXM    Rob
KH6PO     Diane
KH6RSB    Shawn
 
 
THANKS TO ALL WHO PARTICIPATED!

QST QST QST
Calling all Maui Radio Amateurs

The next meeting of The Maui Amateur Radio Club will be held virtually via ZOOM video conference on 8 July at 7:00p. Please join us to discuss our recent KH6RS Club Field Day operation AND also to discuss your recent activities and experiments in wireless communication.
 
73   
-Trip    WH6FAM
 
 

Join Zoom Meeting     8July2020  7:00p

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/4408713299?pwd=UHBjOXdUWFJjRFVIcnpqRDIxOVNudz09 

Meeting ID: 440 871 3299

Password: KH6RS
 
 
Congratulations! You've successfully submitted your Field Day entry, as well as uploaded all required documentation. 
A summary of your submission is provided below for your review.

Summary:

Entry received at: 2020-07-02 22:36:11

Call Used: KH6RS     GOTA Station Call: (NONE)     ARRL/RAC Section: PAC     Class: 1A

Participants: 12     Club/Group Name: Maui Amateur Radio Club

Power Source(s): Generator

Power Multiplier: 1X

Preliminary Total Score: 1,141

Bonus Points:
  100% emergency power                 100
  Public location                                 100
  W1AW Field Day message              100 - Documented by bulletin2020.txt
  Entry submitted via web                  50
Total bonus points                            350

Score Summary: (Cabrillo log/dupe sheet file: KH6RS2020FD.log)
                         CW  Digital  Phone  Total
   Total QSOs      0    241     309
 Total Points       0    482     309    791   Claimed Score = (QSO points x power mult) = 791

Submitted by: frederick hill III, WH6FAM   [email protected]

Band/Mode QSO Breakdown:
                     CW             Digital            Phone         
      160m                                       
       80m                        27    KW             
       40m                        98    KW           178    KW
       20m                      116    KW           131    KW
       15m                                       
       10m                                       
        6m                                       
        2m                                       
       222                                       
       432                                       
     Other                                       
 Satellite                                       
      GOTA                                       
     TOTAL     0          241          309  

The XO Group recently updated their coverage map and information on their system. It has been added to the Repeaters tab on the KH6RS.com website with a downloadable pdf of the new map. Just click the map to be taken to the XO Group website. It is chock full of details, photos and useful information about the tech and software used in the linked repeater system.