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Hams and Scientists Working Together, p. 32 http://www.cq-amateur-radio.com $6.99 COMMUNICATIONS & TECHNOLOGY C MAY 2018 TH-F6AAdCQ.qxp_Layout 1 1/17/15 3:57 PM Page 1 EchoLink® Ready TM-V71A With the Kenwood TM-V71A you have a choice of where you want your speaker, on the top or on the bottom of the radio. Simply remove the faceplate and flip the main body, then reattach the face, it’s that simple! Yet another Kenwood 1st, this dual band transceiver has ten dedicated EchoLink® memory channels as well as EchoLink sysop-mode operation. EchoLink connection to your PC via the optional PG-5H cable kit is easy with no expensive interface needed. Large dual color amber or green thirteen segment LCD. EchoLink® is a registered trademark of Synergenics, LLC. For more information please see: www.echolink.org. Customer Support: (310) 639-4200 Fax: (310) 537-8235 Scan with your phone to ADS#01415 download TM-V71A Brochure. Beutifully Simple All the power, none of the complexity. Strting t $1999 flexradio.com | [email protected] | +1-512-535-4713 EDITORIAL STAFF MAY Richard S. Moseson, W2VU, Editor CADILLAC, MICHIGAN — The Wexaukee Amateur Radio Club will hold the Cadillac Amateur Radio Jason Feldman, KD2IWM, Associate Editor and Computer Swap on Saturday, May 5 at Cadillac Junior High School, 500 Chestnut Street. Contact: Duane, Susan Moseson, Editorial Consultant KD8ULW, (231) 824-9813. Email: <[email protected]>. Website: <www.wexaukeearc.org>. Talk-in 146.98. ARRL card checking. CONTRIBUTING EDITORS GRAND FORKS, MINNESOTA — The FORX Amateur Radio Club will hold the Grand Forks Area Amateur Radio & Electronics Fest on Saturday, May 5 at Heritage Village, 219 20th Street, NE. Contact: Brian Fedje, Kent Britain, WA5VJB, Antennas KDØUXO, (701) 373-5321. Email: <[email protected]>. Website: <www.wa0jxt.org>. Talk-in 146.940- (PL Gerry L. Dexter, The Listening Post 123). VE exams. Joe Eisenberg, KØNEB, Kit-Building HAGERSTOWN, MARYLAND — The Antietam Radio Association will hold the Great Hagerstown Tony Emanuele, K8ZR, VHF Hamfest on Saturday, May 5 at the Washington County Ag-Center, Rt. 65 South Sharpsburg Pike. Contact: Herman Niedzielski, K2AVA, (301) 791-5841. Email: <[email protected]>. Website: <http://w3cwc.org/ham- Tomas Hood, NW7US, Propagation fest>. Talk-in 147.090+ (PL 100). VE exams, card checking, fox hunt. John Langridge, KB5NJD, MF/LF Operating SPARTANBURG, SOUTH CAROLINA — The Blue Ridge Amateur Radio Society will hold the 2018 Irwin Math, WA2NDM, Math’s Notes Upstate Hamfest on Saturday, May 5 at the Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds, 575 Fairgrounds Road. Email: Ted Melinosky, K1BV, Awards <[email protected]>. Website: <http://brars.cc>. Talk-in 146.610 or 146.870. VE exams. Joe Moell, KØOV, Homing In SUPRIOR, WISCONSIN — The Arrowhead Radio Amateur Club will hold its HAM FEST! on Saturday, Ø May 5 at the Head of the Lakes Fairgrounds-Multi-Purpose Building, 4700 Tower Avenue. Contact: Robert Ron Ochu, KO Z, Learning Curve Schultz, KCØNFB, 115 Eden Lane Duluth, MN 55805-1533. Phone: (218) 481-7458. Email: <arac_ham- Jeff Reinhardt, AA6JR, Mobile/Radio Magic [email protected]>. Website: <www.thearac.org>. Talk-in 146.940- (PL 103.5), 147.000- (PL 103.5), or 146.940- Scott Rought, KA8SMA, QRP (PL 114.8). VE exams, card checking. Don Rotolo, N2IRZ, Digital WASILLA, ALASKA — The Matanuska Amateur Radio Association will hold the 2018 MARA Ham Fest Communications Horizons on Saturday, May 5 at the Valley Boys and Girls Club, 3700 Bogard Road. Contact: Pam Whitehead, K3PAM, Rob de Santos, K8RKD, <[email protected]>. Website: <http://kl7jfu.com>. Talk-in 147.33 (PL 103.5) or 146.85 (PL 103.5). Walt Palmer, W4ALT, Emergency Communications VE exams. Bob Schenck, N2OO, DX BRISTOL, PENNSYLVANIA — The Warminster Amateur Radio Club will hold its 2018 Hamfest and 2018 David Siddall, K3ZJ, Contesting ARRL Eastern Pennsylvania Section Convention on Sunday, May 6 at Bucks County Community College- Tom Smerk, AA6TS, International Lower Bucks Campus, 1304 Veterans Highway (Route 413). Contact: Michael Shanblatt, W3MAS, <ham- [email protected]>. Website: <www.k3dn.org>. Talk-in 147.09+ (PL 131.8) or 443.95+ (PL 131.8). VE exams, Jason Togyer, KB3CNM, Spurious Signals DXCC card checking. Gordon West, WB6NOA, Short Circuits RIPLEY, WEST VIRGINIA — The Jackson County Amateur Radio Club will hold its 39th Annual Hamfest Wayne Yoshida, KH6WZ, The Ham Notebook announcements & Flea Market on Sunday, May 6 at Ripley Middle School, 1 West School Street. Contact: Roy Moore (304) 927-4412. Email: <[email protected]>. Talk-in 146.670 (PL 107.2). VE exams. AWARD MANAGEMENT SANDWICH, ILLINOIS — The Kishwaukee Amateur Radio Club will hold The DEKALB Hamfest on Sunday, May 6 at the Sandwich Fairgrounds, 1401 Sunydam Road. Contact: Bob Yurs, W9ICU, (815) 757- John Bergman, KC5LK, WAZ Award 3219. Email: <[email protected]>. Website: <www.karc-club.org>. Talk-in 146.730- (PL 100). Steve Bolia, N8BJQ, WPX Award BOONE, IOWA — The 3900 Club will hold its Hamboree 2018 on Saturday, May 12 at the Boone County Keith Gilbertson, KØKG, CQ DX Award Fairgrounds-Community Building, 1601 Industrial Park Road. Contact: Clay Conard, WØFS, (515) 838-2285. Ted Melinosky, K1BV, USA-CA Award Email: <[email protected]>. Website: <www.3900club.com>. Talk-in 146.850-. VE exams, DXCC card checking. DADE CITY, FLORIDA — The East Pasco Amateur Radio Society will hold its Tailgate In The Park on CONTEST MANAGEMENT Saturday, May 12 at 37745 Church Avenue. Email: <[email protected]>. Website: <http://eparsconline.org>. VE Andy Blank, N2NT, CQ 160 Meter Contest exams. th Steve Bolia, N8BJQ, CQ VHF Contest REIDSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA — The Rockingham County Amateur Radio Club will hold the 14 Ø Annual Rockingham County Swapfest on Saturday, May 12 at the Community Baptist Church, 509 Triangle Ed Muns, W YK, CQ RTTY Contest Road. Contact: Paul Patterson, 125 Woodstone Drive, Stoneville, NC 27048. Website: <www.n4iv.org>. Talk- John Sweeney, K9EL, CQ DX Marathon in 147.345 (PL 103.5). Terry Zivney, N4TZ, CQWW WPX Contest th STANWOOD, WASHINGTON — The Stanwood Camano Amateur Radio Club will hold the SCARC 27 Douglas Zwiebel, KR2Q, CQWW DX Contest Annual Electronic Flea Market & Hamfest on Saturday, May 12 at Stanwood Middle School, 9405 271st Street NW. Contact: Fred Laun, N7KRN, (360) 387-0624. Email: <[email protected]>. Website: <www.scar- cwa.org>. Talk-in 145.19. VE exams. BUSINESS STAFF VERDI, NEVADA — The Sierra Nevada Amateur Radio Society will hold the Reno Ham Swap at Cabela’s Richard A. Ross, K2MGA, Publisher Reno location, 8650 Boomtown Garson Road. Email: <[email protected]>. Website: <http://renoham- Emily Leary, Sales Coordinator swap.com>. Talk-in 147.210+ (PL 100). Doris Watts, Accounting Department XENIA, OHIO — The Dayton Amateur Radio Association will hold the 2018 Dayton Hamvention® on Friday, May 18 through Sunday, May 20 at the Greene County Fairgrounds, 210 Fairground Road. Phone: (937) 276-6930. Email: <[email protected]>. Website: <http://hamvention.org>. Talk-in 146.94- (PL 123). CIRCULATION STAFF VE exams; card checking; special event station, W8BI. Cheryl DiLorenzo, Customer Service Manager GOSHEN, CONNECTICUT — The Southern Berkshire Amateur Radio Club will hold its 27th Annual Hamfest on Saturday, May 19 at the Goshen Fair Grounds, 116 Old Middle Street. Contact: Steve, W2VID, (518) 369-2863 or Lee, K1LEE, (860) 435-0051. Website: <www.sberk.org>. Talk-in 147.285+ (PL 77). VE PRODUCTION STAFF exams. Elizabeth Ryan, Art Director PINELLAS PARK, FLORIDA — The Glorious Society of the Wormhole will hold its 2018 Wormfest on th Dorothy Kehrwieder, Production Director Saturday, May 26 at Freedom Lake Park, 9990 46 Street, North. Contact: Mike Scott (727) 492-6454. Email: Production Manager <[email protected]>. Talk-in 146.850 (PL 146.2). Emily Leary, TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON, NEW JERSEY — The Bergen Amateur Radio Association will hold the Hal Keith, Illustrator BARA Spring Hamfest on Saturday, May 26 at Westwood Regional High School. Contact: Jim Joyce, K2ZO, Larry Mulvehill, WB2ZPI, Staff Photographer (201) 664-6725. Email: <[email protected]>. Website: <www.bara.org>. Talk-in 146.19+ (PL 141.3). VE exams, DXCC card checking. WEST FRIENDSHIP, MARYLAND — The Maryland FM Association will hold its Annual Memorial Day A publication of Hamfest on Sunday, May 27 at the Howard County Fair Grounds, 2210 Fairgrounds Road. Contact: Maryland FM Association, P.O. Box 351, Hanover, MD 21076. Phone: (301) 641-5313 (6-10 p.m.). Email: <mary- CQ Communications, Inc. [email protected]>. Website: <www.marylandfm.org>. Talk-in 146.16+ (PL 107.2), 223.16+ (PL 107.2), or 17 West John Street 449.0- (PL 107.2). VE exams. Hicksville, NY 11801 USA. CQ Amateur Radio (ISSN 0007-893X) Volume 74, No. 5. JUNE Published monthly by CQ Communications, Inc., 17 West John Street, Hicksville, NY 11801, Telephone 516-681-2922. E-mail: BALTIMORE, MARYLAND — The Amateur Radio Club of the National Electronics Museum will air spe- [email protected]. Fax 516-681-2926. Web site: cial event station, W2W, from 1300 UTC, Saturday, June 2 through 2000 UTC, Wednesday, June 6. Frequencies www.cq-amateur-radio.com. Periodicals Postage Paid at include 14.244, 14.044, 7.244, 7.044, 3.544, and 3.844 MHz +/- depending on QRM. QSL a SASE to W2W – Hicksville, NY 11801 and at additional mailing offices. D-Day, P.O. Box 1693, MS 4015, Baltimore, MD 21203. Website: <ww-2.us>. Subscription prices (all in U.S. dollars): Domestic-one year MARIETTA, GEORGIA — The Atlanta Radio Club and the Kennegoochee Amateur Radio Club will hold $38.95, two years $70.95, three years $102.95; Canada/ the Atlanta Hamfest 2018 and 2018 ARRL Georgia State Convention on Saturday, June 2 at the Cobb Mexico-one year $51.95, two years $96.95, three years County Civic Center, 548 Marietta Parkway.