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MAY 2013
Vol. 38, # 5
WACOM President’s Message—2
WACOM General Information—3
WACOM Meeting Minutes - 4
Upcoming Events—5
WACOM DX Corner—6
The WACOM Club Shack! —7
Operating on the Non-Ham bands - 8-9
Red Cross Exercise—10
New WACOM Trailer! - 11
WACOM Library & Events—12
The Run for Alex—13
Possible New DXCC Entities—Ron Notarius 14-15
WACOM Field Day Flyer—16
Field Day Sign-up Sheet! –17
WACOM Hamfest Flyer - 18
WACOM Renewal Form - 19
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
Get Ready for Dayton! Red Cross Exercise The New Club Shack!
THE
WACOM
HAM
Washington Amateur Communications Inc.
VISIT WACOM AT DAYTON!
17-19 May 2013
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WACOM President’s Message
May 2013 Finally it is warm.....
No I will not be talking about time to put up your antennas.... because first we need to do all the
stuff around the ranch. I start to become overwhelmed at all the things I'd "like" to do ....verses
all the things I need to do. I know we all have the same 24 hours, but it is truly amazing how
some folks get many things done....I mean finished in the time I seem to just get started. We have
a club member who not only works all day long, runs several nets, works DX on HF and still
manages to get the lawn cut. I mention this to get myself energized to find my to-do list..and
"get'r done."
We have so many things to be tended to .... the WACOM radio room, which very close to com-
pletion, final preparation for our participation in the Boy Scout Search & Rescue (SAR) Cam-
poree, gathering together stuff to sell for Dayton, get my own NBEMS configuration together,
and the grass .
Our club has about 110 members although on our club WACOM reflector we have only 40
'members'. It makes for a great way for you to address the membership easily when you are on
this email reflector. Once you are setup, Just send an email to: [email protected]
and you message magically goes to all the members. If you should decide that you do not enjoy
the information shared, just go in and discontinue. Go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/
wa3com/ and sign up. One can also read all the messages posted on that same website. There
is a link on our WACOM website also .
Still time to remind you to GO TO DAYTON, while you can! I say this as yesterday I lost a
friend back in Chicago. This guy ( W9JUV) sponsored my membership in the NIDXA, the Chica-
goland DX club. He also was the trustee of the W9AP repeater, upon which I've been active
since 1976! You just read about Joe in the last issue of QST, being one of three very famous
DXers. SO GO TO DAYTON NOW. Take a vacation. Buy that nice radio you can afford... or
fund your money pit of choice. My good friend Art N9JKK finally decided to buy a new Ten-
Tec Omni. At 94 years old , he decided it would be ok.
Our May meeting will NOT be on the First Thursday but the second Thursday of the month,
May 7th. Subject of the program : AMPLIFIERS 101....
73 cu AT THE MEETING
BILL NY9H/3
Bill—NY9H
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Officers President: Bill Steffey, NY9H
Vice President: Donald Smith, KB3YLR
Secretary: John Quigg, N3GHR
Treasurer: Norma Plants, N3YJJ
Board of Directors Director: Adam Quigg, NZ3S
Director: Jim Burtoft, KC3HW
Director: Bud Plants, N3TIR
Webmaster:
Joe Caldwell, N3XE
The WACOM Ham Editor:
Ken Frankenbery, AA3GM
Repeaters W3CYO - 145.490 MHz, 443.300 MHz
K3PSP - 146.790 MHz
WACOM Digital Net Mondays at 8PM with MT-63 format 145.49 K3PSP Repeater
2 Meter Net - Tuesdays at 8:30PM on K3PSP Repeater
10-meter net - Tuesdays at 9PM on 28.340 MHz
YL Net - Wednesdays at 7:30PM on K3PSP Repeater
Elmer Net - Wednesdays at 8PM on K3PSP Repeater (immediately following the WA-COM YL Net)
LOCAL TRAFFIC NETS
<+><+><+><+><+><+><+><+>
SWPA 2-Meter Daily Net 146.880 8:00 p.m.
* * * * * * * * * * *
HF WPA Phone Daily Net 3.983 6:00
p.m.
WACOM OFFICERS, BOARD OF DIRECTORS,
STAFF, REPEATERS, AND NETS!
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WACOM General Meeting Minutes
4 April 2013, 7:30 PM
Next WACOM meeting 9 May 2013, 7:30 PM!
Featuring—Ham Radio Amplifiers!
Present: Sam (W3CYO), Dave D (N3IDH), Paul (W3PLP), Patty (N3XAR), Frank (KB3AAG), Jim B (KC3HW), Kevin (KN4AA), Sally (KK4YL), Adam (N3ZS), John Q (N3GHR), Fay (KA3VOM), Bob Ke (KB3IN), Tom (K3PLM), Joe F (WA3WBM), Joe B (KB3QQT), Don (KB3YLR), Karen (KB3ZJW), Ken(AA3GM), Mark (N3IQS), Wendy (KB3DNP), John M (WA3VKC), Rob F, Woody WACOM VP Don (KB3YLR) called the meeting to order at 19:28 hours. Reports
Minutes – Dave moved to approve minutes as they appeared in the newsletter, Bob seconded, motion ac-
cepted
Treasurer – John read Norma’s treasurer’s report; Joe moved to accept treasurer’s report, Woody seconded,
motion accepted
Old Business
Radio room – doors are on; big freezer gone; fire department approved new hot water tank; toilet fixed;
need to run 220V to panel box; working on antennas; Karen moved to allow Dave to have keys made for
room, Joe seconded, motion accepted
Nets –Dave – 20 people on 2 meter net; Elmer, 10 people; 10 meter, 4; YL, 7 last week, 3 this week
NBEMS class to be held April 20 at 11:00 AM
Candy bars – club will be selling candy bars at Tractor Supply
Dayton – plans under way
Field day – Ken presented plan for field day
Field day will be at firehouse; we will have broadband available; forms are available to let Ken know what
radios people will be bringing and who wants to participate; Joe F will bring generator; need someone to do
PR (news releases, etc.); combine GOTA station with YL?
Scouts will be having search and rescue event on May 4; WACOM will be participating; Rob has a unit for
portable, remote usage if needed
Classes – talk to Bill about a General class
There being no further business, Kevin moved to adjourn, Dave 2nd, meeting adjourned at 20:05
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2013 WACOM Upcoming Events Calendar Meetings, Contests & Other Significant Club Events (Subject to Change)
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9 May 2013, WACOM Meeting at 7:30PM, Washington County Building
17-19 May 2013, Dayton Hamvention! http://www.hamvention.org
25-26 May 2013, CQ WPX Contest –CW, http://www.cqwpx.com
1 Jun 2013, The Run for Alex (Need Comm. support from hams), fromalexwithlove.org
2 June 2013, Breezeshooter’s Hamfest http://www.breezeshooters.org/
6 June 2013, WACOM Meeting at 7:30PM, Washington County Building
8 June 2013, ARRL June VHF Contest http://www.arrl.org
22-23 June 2013, ARRL Field Day http://www.arrl.org
1-6 July 2013, 13 Colonies Special Event Stations http://13colonies.info
6 July 13, North Hills ARC Hamfest http://www.nharc.org
7 July 13, Somerset County ARC Hamfest http://k3smt.org
11 July 2013, WACOM Meeting at 7:30PM, Washington County Building
13-14 July 2013, IARU World Championship http://www.iaru.org
3-4 Aug 13, ARRL UHF Contest, http://www.arrl.org
25 Aug 13, Skyview RS Hamfest http://www.skyviewradio.net
31 Aug 13, Uniontown ARC Hamfest http://www.w3pie.org/gabfest.htm
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WACOM HAM DX Corner—May 2013 COURTESY: http://www.ng3k.com/Misc/adxo.html
2013 May01 2013 May07 Tonga A35UD [spots]
UT6UD UT6UD 20130402
By UT6UD fm Tongatapu I (OC-049); 40-10m; CW SSB RTTY
2013 May01 2013 May31 Mauritania 5T1FOC ON8RA Buro VA3RJ By 5T0JL; SES for 75th anniversary of the The First Class CW Operators' Club
2013 May03 2013 May13 French
Polynesia
FO
WA3EOP
VA3RJ 20130502
By KZ3AB as FO/KZ3AB fm Tahiti (OC-046, DIFO FO-002, WLOTA 0885), Bora Bora (OC-
2013 May03 2013 May13 Norfolk I VK9NT [spots]
LotW DXW.Net 20130120
By VK3QB VK3HJ VK3GK VK3CBV VK2CA VK4GH VK4IO VK3GB VK3IJ VK3GL K5YY fm OC-005; 80-10m; CW SSB RTTY; 4 stations;
2013 May03 2013 May14 South Cook
Is E51AAO [spots]
LotW VA3RJ
20130322 By ZL1AAO fm Rarotonga I (OC-013, BG08dr); 40-10m; SSB; 100w; wires; QSL Buro or direct
2013 May03 2013 May19 Egypt SU8N OPDX By SU1SK SU1AO SU1HM SU1AR fm Geziret Disuqi (AF-109, Nelson's Island); HF
2013 May04 2013 May11 Galapagos HC8 DL5YWM DXW.Net By DL5YWM as HC8/DL5YWM fm Santa Cruz, Jambeli I (SA-032); 40-6m; CW SSB
2013 May04 2013 May18 Belize V31RD K4UUK ATDX By K4UUK; 80-6m; SSB
2013 May05 2013 May22 Tonga A35JP [spots]
LotW OPDX 20130408
By JA0RQV fm Tongatapu I (OC-049); 80-10m; CW SSB; 100w; ground plane; QSL also OK via
2013 May06 2013 May09 Jersey GJ ON4DN 425DXN By ON4DN as MJ/ON4DN/p fm EU-013; QSL OK via ON Buro or direct
2013 May07 2013 May31 South Cook E51AGY ZL2AGY VA3RJ By ZL2AGY fm Rarotonga I (OC-013), possibly also using E51FOC; CW
2013 May08 2013 May12 Mariana Is KH0 Home Call VA3RJ
20130221 By KH8XGS as W3ANA/KHO and JA1RTS as KH0/JA1RTS fm Saipan (OC-086, USi NI002S,
2013 May08 2013 May15 Austral Is FO/a JJ8DEN DXW.Net By JJ8DEN as FO/KH0PR fm Raivavae I (OC-114); CW RTTY PSK; exact dates uncertain
2013 May09 2013 May16 Anguilla VP2E LotW DXW.Net 20130411
By KE1B as VP2EAQ and W6NN as VP2EAR fm NA-022 (WLOTA 1474); 40-10m; CW SSB
2013 May10 2013 May20 Dodecanese SX5KL LotW VA3RJ Fm Kalolimnos Islet (EU-001, GIOTA DKS-048, CW SSB RTTY; QSL also OK via SV2FWV, Buro
2013 May11 2013 May12 Jersey GH3IT LotW MJ0PMA By MJ0PMA MJ0ASP GJ4CBQ MJ0ULE fm GJ2A contest station; HF, focus on low bands +
2013 May11 2013 May12 Reunion TO1PF FR1GZ OPDX By FR team fm Piton de la Fournaise (AF-016, DIFO FR-001, WWFF FFF-011, WLOTA 1812)
2013 May12 2013 May20 Madeira CT9 Home Call 425DXN 20130413
By IW2NXD as CT9/IW2NXD and IK2ZJR as CT9/IK2ZJR fm AF-014; SSB CW PSK31; QSL via ARI Buro preferred
2013 May13 2013 May26 Maldives 8Q G3VDB VA3RJ
20130411 By G3VDB as TBA fm Komandoo I (AS-013); 20m, check 14020-14025 and 14212 kHz; CW,
2013 May13 2013 May30 Senegal 6V7S RK4FF Direct DXW.Net By RK4FF; HF
2013 May15 2013 May19 Galapagos HD8A HD2A DXW.Net By HD2A HC2AQ; yagi + wires
2013 May15 2013 May28 Cyprus 5B4ALB RT9T RT9T By RT9T
2013 May15 2013 Jun15 Afghanistan T6JP DXW.Net By KB2OBQ fm Kandahar Province; 160-6m;
2013 May15 2013 Jun15 Marion I ZS8 See Notes DXW.Net By ZR6CWI as ZS8C and ZS1BCE as ZS8C; 40-
2013 May20 2013 Jun04 Malta 9H25Y PI4KGL 425DXN By PA team; 80-6m; CW SSB PSK JT65
2013 May23 2013 May27 Greenland XP2I LotW OZ1BII By OZ1BII fm Kangerlussuaq (GP47pa); CW only; QRV for CQ WPX CW contest
2013 May24 2013 May30 Jersey MJ ON4ANN ON4ANN By ON team as MJ/ON6NB; 160-2m; SSB CW PSK; QSL OK via ON Buro or direct
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The New WACOM Club Shack! Slowly but eventually, five stations were built and mounted. One com-
puter station for office & internet and four radio positions with two
operators at each station.
The Internet cubicle New station desks
The foreground station houses the Echolink in-
terface—the future Public Service workstation The growing WACOM library
Classes will be on the right with a screen AM/CW vintage station—Hammarlund SP-
600 Receiver & Johnson Ranger Transceiver
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In addition to being a ham radio (KD3RZ) and
operating on the ham radio bands, I also oper-
ate on the non-ham bands! Non-ham bands
you ask? Yes! You can operate in other radio
spectrums! There are 4 personal radio service
bands that are available in the HF/VHF/ and
UHF spectrums. They include the Citizens
Band, Muli-Use Radio Service, General Mo-
bile Radio Service, & the Family Radio Ser-
vice. Only the General Mobile Radio Service
requires a license. So here we go with a little
info on each band.
Citizens Band (CB): (26.955mhz-
27.415MHz; 4w AM & 12w SSB)
This is the one non-ham band we are most fa-
miliar with! It is the former 11 meter ham
band now designated as the Citizens Band. At
one time, this was an elite club of licensed ra-
dio operators with high cost radio equipment
during the 1950’s and 1960’s. With the intro-
duction of low cost foreign imports in the mid
1970’s and the FCC dropping its license re-
quirements; this band deteriorated into a free-
for-all of poor operating practices, illegal
equipment, constant noise and interference,
and skip that is so bad with multiple overlap-
ping transmissions occurring at the same
time from all over the world! This makes op-
eration very difficult with just 40 channels;
however, if you play around on this band dur-
ing the non-skip hours you can still meet nice
and courteous people on this band. Even with
its bad reputation, I have made local friends
while playing around on the CB band, so al-
ways keep that in mind.
Multi-Use Radio Service
(MURS) (151.80-154.616
MHz; 2w max output)
The MURS band consists of
5 channels and operation is
permitted without a license.
The FCC formally defines MURS as "a pri-
vate, two-way, short-distance voice or data
communications service for personal or busi-
ness activities of the general public." MURS
stations may not be connected to the public
telephone network, may not be used for store
and forward operations, and radio repeaters
are not permitted. Murs radios are available or
you can tune a VHF business band radio down
to a 2 watt output to run mobile on MURS. I
have made a few contacts on MURS and its
propagation is very similar to the 2 meter
band.
Restrictions
Transmitter power output is limited to 2
watts.
The highest point of any MURS antenna
must not be more than 18.3 meters (60 feet)
above the ground or 6.10 meters (20 feet)
above the highest point of the structure to
which it is mounted.
Transmitting on MURS frequencies is not
allowed while aboard aircraft in flight.
Permitted modes: AM & FM modes.
Channel Frequency
1 151.820 MHz
2 151.880 MHz
3 151.940 MHz
4 154.570 MHz
5 154.600 MHz
Dave—KD3RZ
Operating on the Non-Ham Bands By: David Frankenbery (KD3RZ)
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General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS)
(460-467 MHz; 5w ERP for base & 50 w
RFO for mobile)
This band requires a license to operate, does not
require an exam, and is available from the FCC
for $85.00 per 5 year term. My GMRS call sign
is WQKF423. What is nice about this license is
that immediate family members are also covered
by the same license. That means you can wire in a
50 watt mobile rig into a family members vehicle
and work them on the local repeater! Yes. I did
say Repeater! GMRS consists of 8 exclusive
GMRS simplex/repeater output frequencies, 8 re-
peater input frequencies, and 7 simplex frequen-
cies that are shared with the Family Radio Ser-
vice. This allows GMRS users to communicate
with non-GMRS individuals Handhelds are
quite popular and low cost GMRS/FRS radios are
quite affordable for the whole family.
There are some restrictions that you need to be
aware of.
Mobile Radios up to 50 watts are permitted with
no restrictions on mobile antenna gain. The
equipment must be FCC approved for GMRS use.
That means it is Illegal to modify a 440 Amateur
Transceiver to operate on GMRS. You must buy a
UHF business band Radio which may be legally
programmed with both GMRS and 440 ham band
frequencies. This gives you a dual purpose radio
for use on both bands. GMRS repeater can be
looked up online at MyGMRS.com to see which
ones are in your area.
Base radios and antennas are limited to 5 watts
ERP output and the top of the Omni antenna may
not exceed 20 feet above the highest part of the
structure. So, unless you have a 3db loss or more
in your transmission line you must use a 0 gain
antenna. If you do have a 3db loss or more in the
line, you can then place a 3 or 6 dB gain antenna
to make up for the loss, as long as the total ERP
does not exceed 5 watts.
One loophole is to use a TR relay on your system,
mount your unity or low gain transmitting antenna
20 feet above your roof and then a high gain
GMRS antenna at the top of you tower for better
reception and you are legal! J
When operating on the 7 channels shared with the
Family Radio Service. All GMRS operators are
limited to 5 watts of output and must use their
GMRS call signs! It is best to program your mo-
bile radios for low power on these frequencies so
you do not transmit 50 watts of power.
This band can be a lot of fun for the whole family
either by itself or in conjunction with the Family
Radio Service.
Family Radio Service: (462 Mhz-467 MHz;
500 milliwatts, FM)
This is a license free band in which operators may
use up to 500 milliwatts of talking power for per-
sonal use.
These are low cost handheld or base radios that
may not have a detachable antenna. 7 frequencies
are shared with GMRS to allow communication
between the two services. GMRS operators may
use up to 5 watts on the shared channels, but FRS
users are limited to FRS approved radios at 500
milliwatts! This service is a lot of fun for the
whole family and young children can enjoy this
band.
Well that is it in a nutshell. Looking to try some-
thing new? Give the other personal radio services
a try!
Operating on the Non-Ham Bands (Con’t)
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The Pittsburgh Chapter of the American Red Cross along with Allegheny ARES jointly conducted a simulated emergency drill where the scenario was wide spread flooding from a storm. Bud Plants, N3TIR and I were assigned to Ringgold High School along with elements of local Red Cross and Salvation Army volunteers. The Ringgold site was set up to serve as a shelter for individuals evacuated from nearby flooded areas. Mark Stabryla, N3RDV was located at the Heidelberg VFD and a lot of traffic from our site at Ringgold both verbal and digital was passed to there or to net control.
At one point during the drill our site was told to expect between 75 and 100 evacuees within the hour. While beginning to practice pro-cedures for receiving these evacuees a crew began to pull cots from the Red Cross trucks only to find that several nests of mice were liv-ing in the cots. Two Red Cross observers indicated that the entire truckload of cots were unusable, that the capacity of the shelter was now affected and this fact had to be relayed to headquarters. So some unexpected reality was injected into the site’s simulation.
On the Amateur Radio side Bud Plants. N3TIR handled all of the communications while I relayed information. In most instances we knew relevant information before the Red Cross/Salvation Army people operating the shelter. This I felt was because ARES was better prepared than our Red Cross/Salvation Army counterparts. There was an impressive link of repeaters that provide broad coverage. Reports could be heard from Cambria and Indiana counties down through Allegheny, Beaver and Washington Counties and included both UHF and VHF repeater systems. The Washington County repeaters included the 146.79 and 147.27 repeaters.
After starting as a traditional voice net the rest of the drill was spent using FLDIGI to pass traffic and I must say it was quite effective. Bud had a little trouble at first with FLDIGI but after resolving the problem he found himself more or less being the digital net control station and he handled it well. All digital transmissions went through the wide area repeater system and toward the end of the drill Bud was using only his hand held radio to transmit and receive. It was a very impressive display of the simplicity and robustness of the FLDIGI mode.
Overall it was a fun Saturday morning but more importantly we practiced our emergency skills and demonstrated again the utility of Amateur Radio in a emergency situation.
2013 American Red Cross Emergency Drill, 27 April 2013
by Kevin Smith, N3HKQ
Bud, N3TIR making digital contacts
during the exercise
A little tough to see the
screen in the bright sunlight!
The Salvation Army at Ringold High
School
Red Cross volunteers inside Ringold
High School
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Presenting…. The newly refurbished and overhauled WACOM Trailer!
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Dayton Hamvention® 2013!
Hara Arena
Dayton, Ohio May 17-19 2013
QRP ARCI, Four-Days-in-May May 16-19 2013
Holiday Inn at Fairborn
Dayton, Ohio
OTHER UPCOMING EVENTS!
2013 Field Day is June 22-23!
Our new library at the WACOM Radio
Room.... has many great resources.
Third book down in this pile.....200 METERS AND
DOWN.....is a very easy read on the early history of
"wireless"....
This book was written in 1936 by one of the early mem-
bers of the ARRL.
'Hams' were 'given' all the frequencies from 200 meters
and down...in an attempt to get rid of the hams to a
range of frequencies considered to be worthless.
The reliable range of the most powerful spark transmit-
ters at that time was considered to be 50 or 100 miles.
This book describes the ham radio operators of that era
as they changed from spark gap transmitters to those
that used newly invented radio tubes. When they used
these new transmitters to go to the useless frequencies
they were given, they made the astounding discovery
that radio could be used to communicate over large dis-
tances covering the entire earth!
Considerable detail is given to frequencies, power, time
of day, and failures as well as the dramatic successes.
Check it out! Bill—NY9H/3
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Something WORTHWHILE FOR Saturday 1 June 2013
Field Day is for US... while The "Run for Alex" is for a better cause.!
This year our WACOM support effort is being lead by Bob KB3IN. Bob has indi-
cated that he still is looking for additional volunteers to assist in the amateur radio
communication system provided for the Run's management.
Nationwide, ham radio operators have been able to show the general public our ver-
satility for events just like this one. Not only is John Q Public watching, but local
and regional government agencies notice what we can do, and do well. Many times a
minor effort on our part, such as this, has provided a life saving solution. After all it
IS a practice exercise in emergency communications. And it's fun.
Necessary "training " is provided and radios can be supplied should you not have
DUAL BAND U/V capability. Since there is no repeater coverage, WACOM will set
up a temporary mobile cross band repeater.
Preprogram your radio REGULAR REPEATER USE: 443.800 +.(up 5 MHZ no
PL) - we have tested the course for this repeater, it works well. Hope to see you
there, 8-8:15 AM in south parking lot of the Bentleyville Fire Department/ Mu-
nicipal Building, south of the Social Hall, Main street downtown Bentleyville.
http://www.active.com/running/bentleyville-pa/run-for-alex-2013
Thanks to Bob for his efforts making this year another successful "Run for Alex"!
Contact Bob KB3IN @
724-228-0425 or [email protected]. Latecomers do apply!
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COURTESY: The WASHRAG, Apr ‘13
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Thanks to Paul Plants (W3PLP) who attended and gave a presenta-
tion at the regional ARRL meeting representing WACOM
Humor only a Ham would understand…...
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The Washington Amateur Communications Club will
be participating in ARRL Field Day as WA3COM on
22-23 June 2013 at and around the picnic pavilion at the
South Strabane Fire Hall in Pancake (just outside of
Washington, PA on US 40).
All members and non-member amateur radio operators
are invited and encouraged to attend and participate in
some way!
The WACOM Field Day Coordinator and Point-of-Contact is Ken Franken-
bery—AA3GM at [email protected].
Please let us know what you are interested in doing at Field Day!
Name/Call: ______________________________
Operating:
Phone _____, CW_______, Digital _______, VHF/UHF______, Satellite ______, GOTA______
Planned Equipment to Bring:
Radios:__________________________________________________________________
Antennas: _______________________________________________________________
Laptops:_________________________________________________________________
Cables/Connectors/Wire/etc:________________________________________________
Other Equipment:_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
Setup Support: ______(Fri night/Sat morn), Teardown Support: ______ (Sun afternoon)
Food/Drink Support: ________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
Other Support: _________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
THANK YOU! Ken—AA3GM
ARRL FIELD DAY IS COMING!
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Name: ___________________________________ Address:________________________________________
City: _________________________ State: ____ Zip:_________
Home Phone: ______________________________ Business Phone: ____________________________
Other Phone: E•Mail: _____________________________
Amateur Call: ________________________ License Class : _________________________
Spouse: _____________________________ Spouse Call: __________________________
Spouse License Class: ________________________
In case of emergency, for what bands do you have equipment?
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
What are your favorite amateur activities?
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
What activities would you like to see WACOM sponsor?
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
ARRL Member? Y N
Please return completed form and dues to:
WACOM c/o Norma Plants 236 chambers Ridge Road, West Alexander PA 15376
E- mail [email protected]
Dues: Individual $20 per year, Additional Family Members $10 each
2013
MEMBER INFORMATION AND DUES RENEWAL FORM
