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HARC PROGRAMS as of 01/27/2018. December Christmas Dinner at the Burien Elks January EMComm discussion Chief Madson February Annual budget & Nominations for 2017 March WSPR Demo Nelson Spohneimer April Emergency Shack Power Larry Shirk May FD Logging and Radio Operation
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HARC PROGRAMS as of 01/27/2018 • December Christmas Dinner at the Burien Elks • January EMComm discussion Chief Madson • February Annual budget & Nominations for 2017 • March WSPR Demo Nelson Spohneimer • April Emergency Shack Power Larry Shirk • May FD Logging and Radio Operation • June FD 2017 • July 4th of July and FD Review • August Solar Eclipse • September dBs what they are and how they are used • October Auction & video What is WinLink • November Video – Winlink Digital Mode • December Christmas Party
Agenda Outline • General Admin • Acknowledgements • Updates • Merge STAR into HARC • On-the-Air • Volunteer/Leadership Opportunities • Near-Term Events • Good of the Order • Program (short) • Auction Goal – 45 min Goal – 20 & 40 min
General Admin • Introductions & Pledge • Minutes • Treasurers’ Report – 2 slides
Acknowledgements • Tony – donation of an additional Christmas dinner raffle prize (plus 2 gift baskets/food plates) • Bruce re: web updates and Winlink files distribution • Bill re: Monday coffees, broadcasts • Koda & Bill – Christmas dinner organization • Larry, Brian, Duane – officers with assigned jobs! • Brian, Duane, Ken, Jim, George et al – Winlink hands-on session
Update Topics (no slides) • Christmas Dinner - lessons learned, cost review • New Hams update • Repeater update – ownership, plans • Winlink Hands-on Session (photos later)
HARC/STAR Merge • UHF Repeater Ownership Change • Purpose – provide more structure & resources to EMCOMM activities • STAR becomes Emcomm SIG of HARC • Meaning of STAR membership vs HARC membership • Repeater Call Signs • WA7ST Call Sign
On The Air • International Grid Squares – 2 slides • 10 meter Contest – 1 slide • Contest calendar – 2 slides • Propagation updates – 4 slides • Tuesday night nets – 1 slide
International Grid Squares • ARRL International Grid Chase 2018 • Grid squares defined WORLDWIDE in a VHF working group meeting, Maidenhead, England, 1980s • Grid square • 1 deg Latitude x 2 deg Longitude (~70x100 miles in US) • 4088 total in Continental US – we are in CN87 • Object – Log as many as possible in 2018 • Input grid square in Programs you use and Upload to ARRL LoTW
10 Meter Contest Results • ARRL 10 METER CONTEST, DECEMBER 10, 2017 • 3 HOURS OPERATING TIME • 19 LOCAL CONTACTS • 7 CALIFORNIA • 1 NEVADA • CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA PROBABLY via SPORADIC E OPENING
Operating Events Calendar 1 FEB 2018 CONTEST CALENDAR JAN 26-28 CQ 160 M CONTEST, CW EXCHANGE: RST PLUS STATE FEB 17-18 ARRL INTL DX CONTEST, CW EXCHANGE: RST PLUS STATE FEB 24-25 NAQP RTTY CONTEST EXCHANGE: NAME PLUS STATE FEB 23-25 CQ 160 M CONTEST SSB EXCHANGE: RS PLUS STATE
Operating Events Calendar 2 STATE QSO PARTIES FEB 3-4: VERMONT FEB 3: MINNESOTA FEB 3-4: BRITISH COLUMBIA FEB 24-25: SOUTH CAROLINA FEB 25-26: NORTH CAROLINA (AS ALWAYS, SEE WA7BNM WEBSITE FOR ALL CONTEST DETAILS)
Daily Solar Flux This is the SFI value used by Winlink’s HF Propagation Predictions (green/yellow/red list of node stations – value of 71 as of Saturday, Jan 20
Tuesday HARC Net • Net is now a HARC net • Purposes – • More frequent community & club awareness • Regular use of V/U equipment • Broaden # of EMCOMM participants • More technical mentoring & discussions (post-net roundtable) • Portion of net time devoted to EMCOMM as appropriate • Need February Net Control Stations
Opportunities • Puyallup table – need volunteers! • Gather/transport club-owned property • Staff the table • Return unsold property Tony, Bruce, Brian, Duane • Volunteer committees • Elections • Field Day (may have Food Chair)
January 2018 CHRISTMAS PARTY PICTURES
January 2018 WINLINK WORKSHOP AND PICTURES