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Clallam County Amateur Radio ClubMarch 4, 2021Volume 21 Issue 2President’s CornerHere it is March already and Dennis Tilton ispacking up for his move to Salt Lake City, Utahto be with family. It is sad to see Dennis go ashe has been such a great technical resource forthe club. The triplexer we use at field day thatsplits one antenna (the 3 band beam) into threeseparate cables for 20, 15 and 10; Dennis builtthat. The stubs that help prevent interferencebetween bands at field day; Dennis built them.A number of us have benefited from theequipment and books Dennis has decided hecannot take with him. Dennis. as long as weare having meeting via Zoom you arewelcomed to attend.You may have seen that the ARRL has extendedthe FD 2020 rules to 2021 but restricting D andE stations to 150 watts output. ARRL FD 2021See last page for more on FD.This months program will be given byJim Emett, K6OSO. Jim is going totell us all there is to know about theWIN System. Click the link for apreview.73,Bob, K6MBYHerm Halbach, Glen Kilpatrick and I have beenworking on a “welcome and informationpackage” that has something for everyone. Aprospective ham, a new ham and a long timeclub member could [find] something of interestin this package. A preview of the package ishere. Comments welcomed.Joe Edwards, our club treasurer andmembership chair person, has been busysending letters to the 20 some odd memberswith no email address in the membershipdatabase. Without an email they do not receivenet, meeting, or newsletter information viagroups io. Come year end I am sure they thinktheir 20 dues was worth nothing and many donot rejoin.In last months newsletter I ask for avolunteer for field day lead and a newslettereditor. Glen Kilpatrick KJ7KLC has offered todo the newsletter but no field day lead hasstepped forward. I am guessing that nobodybelieves we will be able to do FD due to Covidrestrictions.Page 1 of 5
Clallam County Amateur Radio ClubMarch 4, 2021Volume 21 Issue 2Board Meeting MinutesCCARC Board Meeting 3-3-21 Via ZoomPresent: Jeramey PMC, Glen KLC, RosemaryMZH, Bob S. MBY, Joe W. JWW, David IMNMeeting opened at 7:03 p.m. by Jeramey COB.Board Minutes approved as published on QTC.Treasurers report: Checking 5911 minus 300for Liability Insurance for the year. Savings 8056, 3 CD’s 3095.Starting next month the Board voted to go toeven months for Board Meetings, exceptNovember with nominations for Officers andDirectors. According to By-Laws, the Boardmembers can call for a meeting at any othertime if needed.Meeting adjourned at 7:32 p.m.Respectfully submitted,Rosemary Day KI7MZHSecretaryBob: Reported that Clif, trustee, working ondata sheets, but no report.Glen: Club Inventory is finished except forStriped Peak.Second year Board member Dennis T., hasturned in his resignation due to moving. Motionpassed accepting his resignation. We will needa second year Board member. Please volunteer.Field Day: ARRL is extending 2020 rules forthis year working from home, except Maxpower is reduced.If the county opens before Field Day we couldbring our own rigs and contest at theFairgrounds. Would like a picnic or get togetherif possible. Sheldon too!Old Business: Next Wednesday’s meeting,members will vote for the By-Laws update andoperating procedure revisions. Please attend.What date is DNR lease to renew?Page 2 of 5
Clallam County Amateur Radio ClubMarch 4, 2021Volume 21 Issue 2Club Meeting MinutesMeeting opened by President Bob S. at 7:00p.m.Presentation by Mike and Key members ScotAG7T and Jim KE7JIM on remote classes.They have 77 class members and are usingpower point and the ARRL book along withDaniel Stevens to instruct and testing remote.Class is 7 weeks long for Tech and General andadditional 2 weeks for Extras. On line examsof 4 sessions of 4 persons each. Using“Ham.study” and ARRL. Trade offs is that it isharder on candidates on some teams.Candidates must use a laptop and side camerafor remote testing. 80 tests since October. Cango online at Mike and Key to see exam datesfor testing. On-line sessions use 4 VE’s percandidate and the exam takes 2 hours. A bigthanks to Scot and Jim for their presentation.President: Everything was posted on Gps IO inthe first Newsletter for members to read.Secretary: January minutes were approved asposted on Gps IO.No treasurer report. Joe E. absent.VP: Joe reported too cold to check onGunderson this week.expenses and 3000 for projected income fromthe Fireworks for 2021 was discussed. Club iscollecting no dues this year for members.Motion to approve budget for 2021 wasapproved.By-Laws: Revised Draft was posted on GpsIO.Jeramey reviewed new changes that theCommittee proposed. Discussion. A vote toaccept will be made on March 10 th at the ClubMeeting.Technical Committee: No updates. Ed workingon presentation for Ellis.Net control: Need more net control operators.Operators may embellish the way of runningthe Net.Trustee: Still sending more filings tocoordinator WWARA.ARES: assisting in EOC of paperwork fordistribution of vaccine. Can use help.Coordinating nets running on 2 Meter, Simplex,HF, and CW.Meeting adjourned 8:25 p.m. 20 members.Respectfully submitted,Rosemary Day KI7MZHGlen will be working on the Club inventory.Need inventory for quote for insurance to coveranything besides liability. Cost would be 1.40/100.Budget: Board members approved via e-mail topropose budget to present to members atFebruary meeting. Budget of 2097.50 forPage 3 of 5
Clallam County Amateur Radio ClubMarch 4, 2021Volume 21 Issue 2Officers and Board Members President Bob Sampson K6MBY360-477-0776Vice President Joe Wright KG7JWW360-640-9548Secretary Rosemary Day KI7MZH360-457-6895Treasurer Joe Edwards KI7RBS360-912-5596COB Jeramey Johnston KF7PMC2nd Year Dennis Tilton AD7TV1st Year Glen Kilpatrick KJ7KLC503-776-0877Trustee Clif Keely AA6FENets, Frequencies, &c CCARC Net every Thursday at 7:00 pmon Striped Peak Repeater 146.760minus with tone 100 HzClallam ARES Net Tuesdays at 7:00 pmon Striped Peak Repeater 146.760minus with tone 100 HzOlympic Peninsula DMR Sundayafternoon 4:30 pm Talk Group 31531 onK6MBY DMR or WF7W DMR orKC7EQO DMR or your local hotspotWF7W Port Angeles 145.310 minustone 100 HzKC7EQO Blyn Lookout 442.100 plustone 100 HzK6MBY/W6MPD 444.900 plusK6MBY (Sequim) tone 131.8 Hz orW6MPD (PA) tone 102.7 HzClallam ARES Net Tuesdays at 7:00 pmon Striped Peak Repeater 146.760minus with tone 100 HzOlympic Peninsula DMR Sundayafternoon 4:30 pm Talk Group 31531 on K6MBY DMR or WF7W DMR orKC7EQO DMR or your local hotspotWF7W Port Angeles 145.310 minustone 100 HzKC7EQO Blyn Lookout 442.100 plustone 100 HzK6MBY/W6MPD 444.900 plusK6MBY (Sequim) tone 131.8 Hz orW6MPD (PA) tone 102.7 HzNew Members"Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consecteturadipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod temporincididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Utenim ad minim veniam, quis nostrudexercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip exea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolorin reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillumdolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sintoccaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpaqui officia deserunt mollit anim id estlaborum."[editor note: a quote from Cicero used as atypesetting placeholder since the 1500’s – andyes, I had to look it up myself :) – so this means“nothing to see here, move along, move along”– KJ7KLC]Items for sale 2 ea PiTNCs 10 ea Bob K6MBY1 ea Early Version DV4miniDSTAR/DMR Hotspot 10 BobK6MBYPage 4 of 5
Clallam County Amateur Radio ClubVolume 21 Issue 2ARRL to Extend Field Day RuleWaivers from 2020, Add Class Dand E Power Limit02/10/2021The COVID-19 pandemic-modified ARRLField Day rules from 2020 will continue thisJune with the addition of a power limit imposedon Class D (Home Stations) and Class E (HomeStations-Emergency Power) participants. Thenews from the ARRL Board’s Programs andServices Committee comes as many clubs andgroups are starting preparations for Field Dayin earnest. Field Day 2021 will take place June26 – 27.”March 4, 2021Assuming, however, that the fair grounds isopen the club could set up the operating tentsand individuals can bring in their ownequipment, antennas, and power and operateunder club FD rules. We did not have aChristmas party last year so a Saturday ClubBBQ at the fair grounds is under consideration.Those that operate from home can use theClass D rules and mention the CCARC W7FELin their submission and the scores will becombined with the score from the W7FEL fairgrounds operation.This early decision should alleviate anyhesitancy that radio clubs and individual FieldDay participants may have with their planningfor the event,” said ARRL Contest ProgramManager Paul Bourque, N1SFE.For Field Day 2021: Class D stations may work all otherField Day stations, including otherClass D stations, for points. This year,however, Class D and Class E stationswill be limited to 150 W PEP output. An aggregate club score will bepublished — just as it was done lastyear. The aggregate score will be a sumof all individual entries that attributedtheir score to that of a specific club.So here is a thought to be discussed at the clubmeeting. We do not have a volunteer to lead aclub field day setup so a full all out field day ispretty much out of the question.Page 5 of 5
Items for sale 2 ea PiTNCs 10 ea Bob K6MBY 1 ea Early Version DV4mini DSTAR/DMR Hotspot 10 Bob K6MBY Page 4 of 5 Clallam County Amateur Radio Club Volume 21 Issue 2 March 4, 2021. ARRL to Extend Field Day Rule Wa
