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Maui Amateur Radio Club –Mar 9 , 2016 Minutes – Maui EOC Wailuku, HI
President Tom Worthington called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM. The treasurer’s report were approved, and accepted by acclamation. 12 members and guests attended. New Business: Talk Around: K6GSS-John: Cat got whiskers fried. Talked about building a tapered feedline. Operated some of the contest this past weekend. Interesting propagation. NH6Y-Tom: Alan and Kent were working stations I couldn’t hear in the contest. Best QSO rates were Sunday morning 197Qs per hour. High rates. Mostly on 15 and 10 meters. Hearing Europeans on 40M. Antenna party at Joe and Anita’s. 40 M and 20 M. Diane needs an antenna party.- N0DQD-Bob: Nothing to report KH6H-Mel: Exam April 2nd. There is another Interisland repeater besides 147.02. NH6XO.net has rules for using. 443.925 repeater 123.0 Hz tone. No Phonetics, wants full quieting signals. Please read rules before using. AD6E-Alan: New tower working fine. 70’ remote control. Steppir 3 element. Wants something for 80M. Made 2800 contacts. Operated 24 out of 48 hours. Worked about 50 SSB contacts. KH6AH-Ron: Traveling to mainland often. Put up another remote HF station. K6TU has iPad app. Remote is operational. Made a few HF contacts this past weekend. KH6RSB-Shawn: Nothing to report KC7ASJ – Dave: Listening to Lahaina repeater W1TEC – Jack: Using AOL for internet, having trouble. KH6PO- Diane: Operated KH6RS for SSB contest. Lots of contacts. Win10 on PC. Ham radio deluxe problems. Icom 735 working. Icom 706 – lots of menus. Hex beam rotating by itself. Needs pin in masts. Desires to put it up higher. Listening in evenings to SW. Lots of fading. Kh6HTV – Jim: Unusual experience on 40M. Talked to a remote station in Kaanapali. Had article in Amateur Television Quarterly. WH6EXE-Bill: Have been to Honolulu. Looking forward to Field Day. Been studying. KH6CJJ-Kent: For two weekends SSB and CW 1500 QSOs in each. Lots of activity. Lots of KH6s. Got to work Vermont. Ten meters was very alive last weekend. Interesting band conditions. This month’s Discussion: The GOTA station didn’t yield enough benefit last year. Perhaps VHF would be better this year. ARRL has revised the rules for146.52 as a Field Day station. Last year 3A, blockhouse with Orion and SB220, MEO van, and Kihei Rental Car van with K3 and KPA500. Two 20M antennas, 2 antennas on 15, and a 3 element vertical array for15 , and a 5 element on 10. Discussion about antenna placement for best angle of takeoff, best isolation, best efficiency and perhaps most importantly best isolation. Goal: Two stations on 20, 15 and 40, a single station on 10 and maybe 80m. Blockhouse,Van, RentaCar – Station shelters
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Maui Amateur Radio Club –Feb 10, 2016 Minutes – Maui EOC Wailuku, HI
President Tom Worthington called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM. The treasurer’s report were approved, and accepted by acclamation. 19 members and guests attended. New Business: Talk Around: K6GSS-John: KH6RS license renewed, beacon getting lots of spots on 10,12,17,& 20 Meters NH6Y-Tom: Worked Forrest WH6EAS, Worked South Georgia, multiple bands, antenna party,40M JT65, India, Sri Lanka, called CQ, got Germany on 20W. SSB, Pileup! Bands are open, if you just get on. 160M contest, N0DQD-Bob: Nothing to report. KH6H-Mel: 147.02 Repeater still down, repairs underway. Hawaii Emergency Management. Motorola Repeater AD6E-Alan: Helped with Devin’s antenna. Got his own antenna and tower up, made 170Q’s in the sprint contest. KH6AH-Ron: Interested in HF remote, bought Flex to work with an iPad KH6RSB-Shawn: Monitoring on Sunday. CERT - Everybody has their own logon on the website. NH7U-Robin: Couldn’t hear VPH stations, worked Palmira, has 92 countries worked. RTTY contests KC7ASJ – Dave: Monitoring emergency net out of Lahaina WH6EOD – Greg: Nothing to report KH6PO- Diane: Made just one contact during the month. Pileup in South Pacific. WH6EXE-Bill: Studying for General Class License WH6DUE-Amanda: Antennas, appreciate the help. Working afternoon net. Field Day new categories. WH6DUB-Devin: Great to have antennas up. Hard to hear people. Working with reverse beacon networks. Dan: Interested in joining group. Computer Tech G4BKF – Tom: Visiting KC7I- Bill: Working some contests, South Georgia, KC6YIO-Paul: Just moved here, wants to be active. KH6CJJ-Kent: Worked Palmira, South Georgia, BP8, Beacon-great to have it. Power levels hard to discern. Next month’s Discussion: Suggestions: What do you need when setting up a station Harbor Freight Multimeter $5 Vector Network Analyzer, $600 works Mini VNA , Listing of Frequencies of repeaters, offsets, and CTCSS, Power conditioner $79 on EBAY Maui Makers Group Membership – tools, $50-$600/year Internet Access/Wifi Ubiquity internet equipment routers, Coax jumpers 6 3ft for $35 EBAY Deoxit - $8 tube Silicon or Rubber Mastic Tape – Hollow Wall Anchor – HILTI Home Deport $2 each Antenna Analyzer – MFJ259 $259 New, used on EBAY about 200 Rope – Dacron, EBAY 500’ $40, different thicknesses, and length Carabiner – Wire Rope guy wire, 250’ for $28 from Amazon Egg insulators – HAM CQ, High Sierra Roll of wire, 500’ #16 wire $50 Home Depot ARRL Handbook ARRL Antenna Handbook Coax Stripper - DX engineering $50 Air Shrink Tubing, / Heat Shrink Tubing Wattmeter/SWR Meter, wind range of Vendors and capabilities Coax adapter Kit, anything to anything $60 Connect802.com/connectors.htm connector reference Dummy Load $50 EBAY Antenna Tuner – Wide variety of manufacturers, power capacity, start with $100 EBAY, MFJ Soldering Iron – Temperature Controlled Weller, Hakko, $100 Solder Flux – Buy good connectors, Avoid cheap connectors Panavise $40 Ebay Power Strips KillAWatt $ 25 Powerstrips Powerpole Connectors – (Anderson) DC power 12V – PowerWerks NoAlox – Home Depot $10-15 / bottle for using aluminum antenna tubing AntiSieze – For stainless steel hardware – $4 Amazon, NAPA Coax – See Anita for pricing. Ferrite – HamCQ relatively low cost Handtools, sockets, vise, hacksaw, shears, files, drill, bits, long nose pliers, ARRL Question Pool Logbook of the World QSL cards, UX0? Impedance Bridge – RF Sampler – For monitoring your own transmit signal Parts Bins – everyone has a collection First Aid Kit – Pocket Knife – Logbook – Notebook  Maui Amateur Radio Club January 13, 2016 Minutes – Maui EOC Wailuku, HI
President Tom Worthington called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM. The treasurer’s report were approved, and accepted by acclamation. 15 members and guests attended. New Business: Talk Around: K6GSS-John: Listening KH6RS beacon! Renewing license NH6Y-Tom: Lots of contests, N0DQD-Bob: Traveling a lot. KH6H-Mel: Nothing to report AD6E-Alan: Tower is fixed, hoping to get an antenna on it. K5P is now active on Palmara Island. Cwops.org considering hosting a CW class. Conversational contacts. KH6AH-Ron: Not much, helping Delaware friend get a remote running KH6RSB-Shawn: Working on website NH7U-Robin: KC7ASJ – AH6CU – Joe AH6AH – Anita: W1TEC – Jack: Working with new Icom HF transceiver, Having BNC KH6HTV – Jim: PSK31 on 15M sometimes 10, 20M is noisy. Wants one QSO per day! KH6REO – Ed: KH6JAY- Jay: Participated in ARRL RTTY Roundup. CQ WPX RTTY contest in Feb. Wh6EYZ- Maynard: WH6EOD – Greg: KH6PO- Diane: Worked emergency net, worked MARS, worked Chesterfield DXpedition. Cruise ship operation WH6DXW- Robert: Joining tonight. Lots of afternoon net. Worked Chesterfield Island. WH6EXE-Bill: WH6FAM-Trip: First meeting Mike-W5JR: Visiting from Atlanta, operating lots of events, trying to get on National Parks station. KH6TD-Kevin: Veteran from Chesterfield Island K7FR-Gary: Took 2M to top of Haleakala, very quiet. Joining tonight WH6DUE-Amanda: Trying to convince her dad to get his amateur radio license WH6DUB-Devin: Still trying to get tower finished. Thinking about antenna party Next month’s Discussion: Officers for 2016 – Tom President, Shawn Vice President, Kent Treasurer, Bob/Dianne Secretary A tower was offered to the group for taking the tower down. Not much interest National Parks On the Air: Parks service has been contacted, but hasn’t responded. Current thought is to do this activity for one day, during daylight hours. IARU Beacon – K6TD Beacons around the world, KH6RS now transmits on 20,1,15,12,and 10 Meters TS50 controllers, replaced with Icom 7200. Antenna is a 5 band Cushcraft vertical. Located at NH6Y’s QTH. It would be desirable to have a low band 80,40,&160 M beacons. Kevin – Contest station FLEX HF radio, remote, iPad app to operate it remote. Gave demonstration at meeting. Suggested Schedule of activities for 2016: Field Day Series of talks on antennas, types, how they work, modeling, propogation Alternated contest activity - Hawaii QSO party, teams, individuals, The KH6RS beacon, part of the IARU Beacon network is finally on the air at Club President, Tom's QTH. You can find information about the network at: http://www.ncdxf.org/pages/beacons.html It will take a while for all the software and websites to get updated with our club call sign, but we are on the air every 3 minutes on 14.100, 18.110, 21.150, 24.930 and 28.200 Kevin, K6TD, came to the meeting to talk about the beacon program. He discusses the technical specifications, how the program is setup, and a rare look into the history of the beacons as well. Big mahalo to Kevin for taking the time to share his knowledge with us. Take a moment to view some clips from the discussion below. Kevin was first licensed in 1970. Work, kids and family life took Kevin away from radio, returning in 1988. After having worked as an EE for several Silicon Valley high tech companies, he now finds HF contesting and DXing a pleasant diversion. He has operated mostly in W6 land, but, has been heard from KH6 and BV1. DXpeditions include Midway and Mozambique. He helped with antennas for Wake.
Kevin has served as the chairman of the California QSO Party and as a director of the NCCC. He has co-chaired IDXC for 2011, 2013, and will for 2015.He's also a member of NCDXF, MLDXCC, and PAARA, and a life member of ARRL, charter member of CWOPS, and lastly SOC. The Secret to Getting an FCC Amateur Radio License in Record Time!
by ABAZE originally posted on NOVEMBER 30, 2011, with updated links and revisions by Shawn KH6RSB on January 9th, 2016 Getting your ham license is easier than you think. If you want to be able to use the fancy radio gear that the hams get to use, participate in a local emergency communications team, be prepared to communicate with family and friends even when your cell phone or land-line service disappears, or do the many other cool things that licensed amateur radio operators get to do, you’ll need an FCC license. Here’s the quick version, with explanation and resources farther down:
“Oh no! It must be very difficult jump through all the hoops to get such a license,” many of you are probably saying. Or “How could I possibly learn all of those technical concepts without an electrical engineering degree?”, or “There’s no way I could afford the huge licensing fees.” Good news – none of this is true! It’s easier, probably much easier than you think. The test is easy to pass, and the license application is ridiculously simple. Not only that, the people who administer the test will enthusiastically help you with any questions you have about the application. When it comes to the content of the test, the concepts are not complicated. The electronics information you’ll need to know is super-simple. But wait, there’s more. Have you heard of the… metric system? You’ll need to know about that too. And can you remember some very complex rules? For example, “You have to say your call sign at least once every 10 minutes when you’re talking on the radio.” Remember some rules, some numbers and letters that matter to the FCC, and you’re just about ready. I’m trying to make the point that the test is easy, because it is. But I have one more bomb to drop. Ready? Every possible question and answer you could get for the exam is already published and available for you to study. Yeah. It doesn’t get any easier than that. You will need to review the Q&A before you go take the test, because a lot of the info isn’t stuff you’ll read about in People magazine, or Wired, or whatever you usually read. Once in a while you hear about someone who didn’t pass the Technician exam. I can only guess that the reason why is 1) very poor test-taking skills (e.g., not paying attention to which letter you’re filling in on the answer sheet, even when you know the right answer), or 2) lack of any studying whatsoever (that must be the case for some folks, just like in school. But you don’t have to take the ham test, so why bother? Peer pressure? I don’t know.) So why do I even need to write an article on this, if it’s so easy? Because I want to make it even easier, to help anyone pass the test and get that license and open the doors to all the fun that ham radio can bring. Here are some tips:
Ham Radio License Exam Testing Resources Here are some of the most common, useful books:
Apple iPhone or iPad Android Here are some online testing resources that you can use directly from your computer or laptop. Note: If you have only read one or two chapters of a licensing book and want to take a free online test, and then only get 15% correct, don’t get frustrated and give up! You will need to review the rest of the material in the license book. If you go through all of the Q&A before you take an online test, you will get much better results. I know that may sound like common sense to many of you, but I know a lot of folks who are so itching to take the test that they don’t review all the Q&A first, and they wondered why they didn’t get all of the answers right. :-| But I know you’re smarter than that. What did I do? I started by reading through both of the Q&A books I list below (but I often take an overkill approach). Then I read a book that explained additional info for beginners to ham radio, because I was curious about how ham radio worked. And then I took a few practice tests, until I could reliable get a score greater than 80%. After that, I focused on areas where the answers made the least sense to me, practicing those a few more times, making sure I had the right answers fresh in my memory. This approach made passing the test a piece of cake. Find the study approach that works well for you, and when you’re ready, take a couple practice exams. Once you can pass the online test regularly at 80% or higher, you should be ready to take it for real. You can do it! Seriously – how often does the test you’re taking already have all of the answers available? Where to Take a Ham Radio License Exam Finding a place to take the exam should not be difficult. When I looked, I had a hard time finding a place, but I was on my own with nobody to help me. These resources will make it much easier for you!
Ham Radio FCC License Fees And then you pay. Oh yeah, I forgot to tell you. The cost of a license is expensive… NOT! An FCC amateur radio license is FREE. You may have to pay ~$15 to take the test, so that the club running the testing can pay for supplies, room rental, postage to ship off your answer sheets to the FCC, etc., but you read correctly about the cost of the license. Free. But wait, what about when you renew, 10 years later? (Yeah, every ten years. Pretty convenient, right?) That’s when you have to pay, right? No, it’s still free. However, there is a special circumstance when you could pay, if you really wanted to. If you want a “vanity call sign”, which means you can pick some of the letters and/or numbers (if that combination isn’t used already). Some hams do that with their initials (like me – my call sign is AB8L). So that must be expensive, right? Sorry to disappoint you once again. It’s $14.25. For ten years. And the cost is the same when you renew, 10 years later. What to Bring to Your Exam Please bring two no. 2 pencils, a pen and if desired, a calculator (memory must be cleared). We will furnish NCVEC Form 605 and scratch paper. In addition, iPhones, iPads, Androids, smartphones, Blackberry devices and all similar electronic devices with a calculator capability, may NOT be used. Candidates must present a legal photo ID. If no photo ID is available, you must present any two of the following: Social Security card, birth certificate, minor’s work permit, school report card, school ID, library card, utility bill or bank statement in your name, postmarked envelope addressed to you at your current mailing address. If applicable, bring the original and a photocopy of your current Amateur Radio license and / Or Certificate(s) of Successful Completion, CSCE. The Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996 (DCIA) requires the FCC to collect a TIN/SSN from each person doing business with them. All Amateur Radio license and upgrade applicants must use their Federal Registration Number (FRN), if they have been assigned one, when completing Form NCVEC 605. Using your FRN also means that you need not enter your SSN on Form NCVEC 605. Take your web browser to www.arrl.org/fcc-cores-registration-instructions for info on registering in FCC’s Commission Registration System and obtaining your FRN. Special testing assistance or needs must be arranged in advance. IMPORTANT: As of February 17, 2015, the FCC no longer routinely issues a paper Amateur Radio license document. Licensees can access their official license via the ULS License Manager. You may print an unofficial copy from the FCC’s ULS License Manager or request a paper license from the FCC. www.wireless.fcc.gov or www.wireless2.fcc.gov One more thing — the first license level is called “Technician“. It allows you access to a certain set of UHF, VHF, and some HF frequencies, which will give you the ability to do short- and some medium-range communicating. The second license is called “General“, and gives more access to more frequencies, including a lot more of the HF spectrum, which will be important for medium- and long-range communications. Tip: if you are studying for the Technician exam, you may want to do the General exam at the same time. You can take more than one test in the same testing session for no additional charge! (And the license is still free.) The last type of license is called “Extra” and gives access to all of the frequencies available to amateur radio operators. You will probably need to study a lot more for the Extra exam - it’s quite a bit harder. But Technician and General are probably all you would ever need. Now what? Have I covered all of your questions and concerns? If you have any questions, post them and I’ll reply. Now go out and get a license, and I hope to hear you on the air soon! Mahalo to Andrew, AB8L for creating this guide! Maui Amateur Radio Club – Nov 11, 2015 Minutes – Maui EOC Wailuku, HI
President Tom Worthington called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM. The treasurer’s report were approved, and accepted by acclamation. 15 members and guests attended. New Business: Talk Around: K6GSS-John: Worked the DXpedition. NH6Y-Tom: Will work upcoming Sweepstakes. Could be a struggle. Downslope of cycle is more disruptive. CQWW was pretty good. N0DQD-Bob: Installed lead fishing weights in tuning knob. KH6H-Mel: Maui News reported activist, NH6KB, Joyce, recently passed. AD6E-Alan: South Pacific DXpedition, borrowed an A4, bent tower. Waiting for replacement parts. 731 Sweepstakes CW contest. KH6AH-Ron: Not on air much, wants to experiment with unlevel antenna ground. HFTA KH6RSB-Shawn: Nothing to report NH7U-Robin: Some radio, Fiji visit, 200 contacts, KC7ASJ – Dave: working on radio and antenna. Repeater quiet on the West side. AH6CU – Joe – New Kenwood transceiver. Interested in putting up a dipole. VOAD meeting, Simplex testing. AH6AH – Anita: Nothing to add. W1TEC – Jack: Part timer. Condo didn’t sell, wife doing better, wants an Icom IC7000 KH6HTV – Jim: Struggling with PSK31, cable to Yaesu radio. HF antenna raised up another 5’. No HF. Building ham tv linear amplifiers. KH6REO – ED: Not on for the last month, heading to LA for a visit. KH6JAY- Jay: Back in islands, propogation not as good. RTTY contests. 40M seems dead. Some PSK31 Wh6EYZ- Maynard: Listening to HT, heard someone in Oregon, repeaters, Skywarn ARRL Field Day scores have been released. Our score of 3300 QSO was highest in the state, and a record for this club. This month’s presentation is Chesterfield Reef- TX3X DXpedition by Alan-AD6E Field Day on steroids! DXCC Most Wanted List. #24 Chesterfield Reef. Sandbar elevation 5’. Hired a 90’ sailboat for transport. Elecraft rigs, Difficult conditions with the wind. 10 days, 50,000 QSOs, majority CW 55% Next month’s Discussion: Holiday party planned at Tom’s house   SKYWARN is a nationwide network of volunteer weather spotters, trained by National Weather Service (NWS) personnel, who report hazardous weather to local NWS offices. Amateur radio operators and weather observers, generally operating through local organizations, are ideally equipped to contribute to the SKYWARN program. However, the general public is also an integral part of this program. SKYWARN Spotters provide ground truth on the atmosphere that we observe from radar, satellites and various reporting stations. They are our eyes and ears, helping to provide better forecasts and warnings. This training will certify you as an official weather spotter for NOAA. For more information or to reserve your spot at the training please contact [email protected] Kahului Imua Family Services Friday Nov. 6 6-8PM Kihei Kihei Baptist Saturday Nov. 7 10AM-Noon Pukalani Jesus Is Alive Church Saturday Nov. 7 2-4PM Click here for more info 
Maui Amateur Radio Club – Aug 12, 2015 Minutes – Maui EOC Wailuku, HI
President Tom Worthington called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM. Meeting minutes and treasurer’s report were approved, and accepted by acclamation. 10 members and guests attended. New Business: Check and thank you letters need to be generated for MEO. Motion to use club callsign for the beacon station. Equipment owned by foundation. TS50, GPS, Cushcraft antenna. Motion passed by acclimation. Talk Around: K6GSS-John: Lots of family visiting. Saw 15 turtles at Hookipa on beach. Looking for VHF contest results. NH6Y-Tom: Had request to paint blockhouse! NoKaOi magazine wanted to know about blockhouse’s history. Not on radio very much. Got on one afternoon, worked 50 people on 17 meters. DX conditions seem poor. QST article on texting mode - FSQ. Mesh like qualities. KH6WO beacon station being moved to NH6Y’s QTH. N0DQD-Bob: Donations by MECO- desktop systems with 19” monitors. Letters of thanks have been written to MECO. KH6H-Mel: Exam session, good turnout, everybody passed. Weather briefings on current storms, not expecting a lot of problems for these two storms. AD6E-Alan:Callsign license plates. Took one year. Lots of bureaucracy. Still trying to get a variance for an antenna at home. Got VEC credentials for exam session. KH6CJJ-Kent:NA CQ contest, Phone Fray- 30 minute contest training activity. KH6AH-Ron: Operating in late afternoon. 17&20 not very good KH6RSB-Shawn: New job, IMUA services, NH7U-Robin: Finished with company. Changing cars, RF power in Mercedes, may void warranty. MFJ rotatable dipole with tuner, got LDG antenna tuner, only tunes half the band. FT3000 problem, may have to tear it apart. Good to be home. Not on air much. Bill: Passed test, waiting for Technician call sign. Passed test. This month’s discussion : Kent - Hawaii QSO Party Get as many people on the air as possible. CQ Serenade – A catchy tune about CW mode. Finnish ham OH2’s web site. Bob – Demonstration of AEA Dr. DX, a CW contest simulator. Kent worked a number of stations with a Bencher paddle, all simulated. Tom- Discussion of Maximum Usable Frequency, propagation modes. Space communications. What can we do to get more people on the air? Shawn- Received materials from ARRL for potential new hams. Flyers and brochure holders. Next month’s Discussion: Hawaii QSO party results, emergency operations from last month’s storms? Maui Amateur Radio Club – July 8, 2015 Minutes – Maui EOC Wailuku, HI
President Tom Worthington called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM. Meeting minutes and treasurer’s report were approved, and accepted by acclamation. 11 members and guests attended. New Business: Field Day Results Talk Around: K6GSS-John: Iperate ARRL VHF contest in June. 60 contacts. CQWWVHF contest coming up. FD was pretty good. NH6Y-Tom: Hawaii Qso party coming up in late August. Trying to work 6m. CA on JT65.Beacon on Oahu on 6M. N0DQD-Bob: Great time at FD. KH6H-Mel: 2 M contact on FD. Exam session Aug 1. Nation Traffic System, CW years ago. KC7ASJ -Dave: No Radio this KH6PO-Diane: AD6E-Alan: FD antennas worked well. 40M Moxon, worked very well. Off air-QRT. Need to get permission from neighborhood. KH6CJJ-Kent- Wonderful FD. Moring and afternoon HF nets. Set record on 6M, 4 way contact.IARHU contest coming up. KH6AH-Ron: Afternoon on 17M and 20M. Helped out on FD installation AH6AH-Anita : Skywarn weather spotter program. A meterologist will train 3rd weekend in August. Shawn wants all FD pictures. AH6CU-Joe: Island wide CERT drill, operators active at CAP, passing ICS messages. Emergency Radio Club – Could we support the non-technical and new ham? KH6JAY-Jay: AH6RQ – Joe: Bill – Helped out on Field Day. Studying for license. KH6CUJ- Les: VR2BG-Brett- WH6DUE-Devin: Didn’t get to operate on FD, but glad to visit the FD site. Putting up tower. Need to pour some concrete. WH6DUB-Amanda: Was out for Friday’s setup. Make two contacts. N6HD-David: Vacationing here. Section Mgr for LAX, National Traffic System messages not being delivered in Hawaii. HR1301- Bill has 80 senators signed into it. This month’s discussion: Field Day results Things went pretty well. Setup and takedown went very smoothly. Results:3393 contacts Things that went well Kihei Van was great! Computers worked better with more RAM Things that didn’t go well Air Freshener for blockhouse If we are 3A next year, figure out how to switch between antennas. Not enough energy to do antenna testing on Friday afternoon. Need to network computers before FD. Need to cable all computers. Need 3 ethernet cables . Waterproof container for router. Next year we need to spend more time on antennas for 80 and 40. 40M Moxon worked quite well. Most were CW contacts. Our problem was hearing calls. Tent poles, red goes to red. Clamps for the edge of the tent. Mosquitos were bad this year. Nets? DELS has good prices for carport covers’ Tom believes we need to replace the main tower Solar contacts only for GOTA for points. Run on DC, charge via solar Field day was a great success. Mayor Alan Arakawa visited on Saturday morning; about 40 members and guests signed in. We had some rain Friday morning but the rest of the time we had great trade wind weather. We haven’t gone thru the logs but we had more than 3300 QSO’s, despite the fact that 10m was only open very briefly. With the new antennas we were able to run both CW and SSB on 20m and 40m simultaneously with only a little interference. 15m was our best band during the day, we had about 1000 SSB QSO’s before the band closed about 9 pm or so on Saturday night but 20 remained open all night. More later after we go thru the logs. Mahalo to all who helped organize, setup, operate and clean up. 73 and Aloha, Tom Maui Amatuer Radio Club President |
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