The W8UM Amateur Radio Club Welcomes You Suggestions and facts you should know about our club
Bill AA8RW
September 15, 2011
NOTE: No need to take notes, A copy of this presentation will appear on the W8UM web site shortly. Just remember: http://www.umich.edu/~umarc/
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10/15/11 W8UM Welcome 1 A little personal (blush, blush) history
• Flashlights & Code (ARRL QST & Allied Radio) • Spark gap transmitter and vacuum tube receivers • World War II (Morse Code but no ham radio) • GI’s and military surplus • BS in Radio Engineering • Licensed (Finally ! ! !) [ My XYL too - KG8TQ] – Tech Plus (1a, 2 & 3a) KC8QCU ( 5 wpm) – Advanced (1b, 3b & 4a) KG8GF (13 wpm) – Extra (1c, 4b) AA8RW (20 wpm) • My Rigs & Antennas – ICOM IC-2iA / Alinco DR-130 / Kantronics Kam+ / Ten-Tec Paragon II – Cushcraft ARX-2B / Butternut HF-6V-X / Hustler SF-2 / R-S discone • W8UM (If only I had this sooner! I’m so glad I’m now a member)
10/15/11 W8UM Welcome 2 W8UM –Amateur Radio Society • Established in 1913 • Student run • A unique opportunity to: – Participate in fun & games – Receive support from alumni, staff & friend members – Acquire communication skills – Learn basic theory – Make use of ham equipment, meters, tools & workbench – Operate modern ham gear – Build things – Integrate radios & computers – Provide public service – Make friends – worldwide – Augment resume
10/15/11 W8UM Welcome 3 W8UM Shack
Station Manager Steve K8QKY
A peek inside EECS 4436
West Wall East Wall 10/15/11 W8UM Welcome 4 W8UM Tech Class Radio Bands
Y - Yaseu V V T – Ten-Tec V – Inverted-Vee V S - SteppIR
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V LSB < 10 MHz USB > 10 MHz
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http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Hambands_color.pdf 10/15/11 W8UM Welcome 5 W8UM Antennas
70 cm 18 element Yagi 2 m 12 element Yagi
6–40 m SteppIR
70 cm circular Yagi Rotator 30 MHz-1.2 GHz Discone
2 m circular Yagi 70 cm Echolink
Satellite Ant
EECS Building (From NE entrance of Duderstadt Building)
10/15/11 W8UM Welcome 6 W8UM 2m & Echolink Stations
EchoLink 2m
10/15/11 W8UM Welcome 7 Yaseu HT-8800R
To see Manual, go to: http://www.yaesu.com/indexVS.cfm?cmd=DisplayProducts&ProdCatID=106&ProdID=873&DivisionID=65&isArchived=0 and click on “Files.”
10/15/11 W8UM Welcome 8 W8UM: HF Station
Palstar Antenna Tuner Monitor Heath Kit SB-220 Ext Speaker
Mike Power Supply key Ten-Tec Omni VI SteppIR Controler M2 Rotor Controller Computer
HF Operating Station
10/15/11 W8UM Welcome 9 W8UM Workbench
10/15/11 W8UM Welcome 10 W8UM EchoLink Station EchoLink Interface
EchoLink Power Supply
Ethernet Hub
70 cm, 1-2 W Dedicated PC Transceiver Computer
10/15/11 W8UM Welcome 11 Ten-Tec Omni VI HF Transceiver
10/15/11 W8UM Welcome 12 M2 Antenna Rotor Front Panel Controls
Speed Limit Do NOT transmit Mode Azimuth while rotating
Modes 0 - Manual 1 - Manual Preset 2 - Programmed Preset P6 - P0 Change Parameters P20 – P29 Change Presets
AC Power
Select Select Move Az Move Az Mode Speed Down/CCW Up/CW
10/15/11 W8UM Welcome 13 Palstar Antenna Tuner
Settings for Inverted-Vee Dipole
26 4.65 63 25.68 75 54 27.80 32 28.94 19 33.50 18 35.30 14 35,10 14 36.00 13 36.25 30 M 48.5 49.50
10/15/11 W8UM Welcome 14 SteppIR Control Panel
Do Not be impatient when making changes; give SteppIR antenna to change between control steps.
o Display Asterisk lit while 180 , Bi-Dir elements in motion Normal
Control On or Off
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Select preset Ham frequencies Select Mode
Tweak frequencies Up or Down
Factory presets W8UM set
10/15/11 W8UM Welcome 15 Satellite Antennas - a second look
AlphaSpid AZ/EL Rotator
2 m circular Yagi
70 cm circular Yagi
10/15/11 W8UM Welcome 16 ICOM IC-910H Cross-Band 144/440 MHzTransceiver AF gain Sql/RF gain M/S
On/off
Transmit
AF gain Sql/RF gain Tuner
10/15/11 W8UM Welcome 17 Global Map
p. 133-4
The footprint of the selected satellite is shown along with the visible area at the present time
10/15/11 W8UM Welcome 18 W8UM: More than pizza & meetings • Licenses – Tech, General & Extra • Operation – UHF, EchoLink, Packet, HF, CW, Satellite, QRP, SDR, Digital, GPS, Spread Spectrum, … • Contests – Foxhunts, DX, CW, other ARRL and CQ Magazine sponsored, … • Construction – Antennas, Crystal Sets, Transceivers, meters, … • Public Service – ARES, RACES, Red Cross, campus security, … • Leadership Opportunity – Officers, committees, presentations, just plain old taking charge, … • Directed Study Class? – Be innovative, convince a Professor to sponsor you
10/15/11 W8UM Welcome 19 WA8SME Fox Hunt Transmitter QST May 2011, pp. 33-36
10/15/11 W8UM Welcome 20 Tape Measure Beam Joe Leggio WB2HOL GeoFox Radiosport Rally QST Aug 2011
10/15/11 W8UM Welcome 21 Don’t forget the Internet! (A treasure trove of information)
• The Club page: – http://www.umich.edu/~umarc/ • The A.R.R.L., a very useful site to explore: – http://www.arrl.org/ • Ask Google for just about anything: – http://www.google.com • And for license help: – http://www.eecs.umich.edu/~becher/test/
10/15/11 W8UM Welcome 22 Technician Class Study Manual
Contains all exam questions with answer keys along with theory associated with each question.
Copy available for over- night checkout at the 2nd Floor Reserve Desk of the Duderstadt Center library. Call number PC10.
W8UM copy also available in the shack for checkout.
10/15/11 W8UM Welcome 23 A Timeline
W8UM ca. 2003 W8UM Dec 2010 Steps to using the W8UM shack: . W8UM Membership . The Operation Primer: http://www.eecs.umich.edu/~becher/ShackPrimer/ . K8QKY Station hands-on review . Shack access code . And thereafter a lifetime hobby filled with – Fun W8UM 2011 – Excitement – And good cheer 10/15/11 W8UM Welcome 24 Famous Hams (U.S. Call signs) http://ku4ay.net/famous.html W0ORE Tony England Astronaut K1JTJoe Taylor Scientist K1OKI Mickey Schulhof Heads SONY US KB2GSD Walter Cronkite TV Journalist K2HEPJohn Sculley former CEO of Apple Computer KB2LHI Joe Walsh sk“ World's Fastest Shooter" WA2MKI Larry Ferrari sk Musician/TV personality K2ORS Jean Shepard sk TV personality W2TQ Joel MillerAttorney K2ZCZ George PatakiGovernor of New York 1994 W4CGP Chet Atkins Singer/Songwriter WB4KCG Ronnie Milsap Singer/ Songwriter N4KET David French TV Journalist K4LIB Arthur Godfrey sk TV personality KC4OCA Gordon Barnes Meteorologist N4RH Ralph Haller Former FCC PRB chief WA4SIR Ron Parise Astronaut WD4LZC Larnelle Harris Country Music Singer WD4SKT 14.230 MHzSSTV KD4WUJ Patty LovelessCountry Music Singer W4ZG Worth Gruelle Author K4ZVZ Paul W. Tibbets War Hero W5LFLOwen Garriot Astronaut N5QWL Jay Apt Astronaut KC5ZT AKoichi Wakata Astronaut from Japan WB6ACU Joe WalshSinger/Songwriter K6DUE Roy NealTV personality K6DXK Ernest P. Lehman Writer, Producer, Actor, Director W6EZV Gen. Curtis LeMay Military legend N6FUP Stu Cooks Baseball player N6GGM Laura Cooks XYL of N6FUP N6KGB Stewart Granger Actor KB6LQR Jeana Yeager Pilot/Adventurer KB6LQS Dick RutanPilot/AdventurerAI6MBarry Friedman2-time World Champion Juggler W6OBB Art Bell Radio personality KB6OLJ Paul J. Cohen Mathematician KD6OY Garry Shandling TV Personality W6QUT Freeman Gosden sk Actor W6QYI Cardinal Roger Mahony Cleric WB6RER Andy Devine Actor W6ZH Herbert Hoover, Jr. sk Son of U.S. President W7DUK Nolan Bushnell Computer Pioneer, Founded Atari KG7JFJeff Duntemann Author K7TA Clifford Stoll Scientist/Author/Actor NK7U Joe Rudi Baseball player K7UGA Barry Goldwater sk US Senator W8JK John Kraus Astronomer W8PAL Al Gross sk Communications Pioneer/Inventor
10/15/11 W8UM Welcome 25 Famous Hams (Foreign Call signs) http://ku4ay.net/famous.html
9N1MM Fr. Marshall Moran Renowned Missionary CN8MH King Hassan II sk King of Morocco EA0JC Juan Carlos King of Spain FO5GJ Marlon Brando Actor GB1MIR Helen Sharman Astronaut G2DQU Sir Brian Rix Actor/Philanthropist G3YLA Jim Bacon TV Meteorologist HS1A Bhumiphol Adulayadej King of Thailand I0FCG Francesco Cossiga former President of Italy JI1KIT Keizo Obuchi Former Prime Minister of Japan JY1 King HusseinKing of Jordan JY1NH Queen Noor Queen of Jordan JY2HT King Hussein's brother Former Crown Prince Hassan JY2RZ Prince Raad Royal Jordan Radio Amateur Society LU1SM Carlos Saul Menem President of Argentina OD5LE Emil LahoudPresident of Lebanon SU1VN Prince Talal Saudi Arabian royalty UA1LO Yuri Gagarin First Cosmonaut U2MIR/ UV3AM Musa Manarov Cosmonaut VK2KB Sir Allan Fairhall Statesman VK4HA Harry Angel sk at 106 Was Australia's oldest radio amateur VU2RG Rajiv Ghandi sklate Prime Minister of India VU2SON Sonia Ghandi XYL of VU2RG XE1GC Guillermo González Camarena Invented color television picture tube XE1GGO Enrique Guzman Singer XE1K Walter Cross Buchanan ex-Minister of Communications and Public Works XE1MMM Jorge Vargas Singer XE1N Manuel Medina Built first spark transmitter in Mexico YU1RL Radivoje "Rasa" Lazarevic Yugoslav ambassador to Brazil
10/15/11 W8UM Welcome 26 Questions? • And finally – Please join the W8UM Amateur Radio Club – Become involved – Start a project – Get your license! – And have fun; with the hobby that will serve you the rest of your life!
GL es 73 de Bill AA8RW SK CL
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