RADIOACTIVITIES NEWSLETTER OF THE ARGONNE AMATEUR RADIO CLUB

Volume XLV, Number 4 June 2004

Club Meeting Mil’s Corner for June The June meeting of the Argonne Amateur Radio Club will be Tuesday June 1, 2004, 12:00 noon - 06 WO9K Charles New Lenox, IL 1:00 PM, in a private dining room at the Argonne 10 N9ALE Billie Lemont, IL Cafeteria, building 213. Club members who do not 16 K9PAW George Hinsdale, IL have an Argonne badge can gain access to the site 16 W9FNM Paul Homer Glen, IL for these meetings by calling or emailing Jim 16 WA9OUE Richard Naperville, IL Jorgensen (252-5513; email: [email protected]), 21 WD9FFT Tim Mokena, IL who will arrange clearance at the Argonne Visitors 23 KB9YXH Robert Tinley Park, IL Reception Center. Club Magazines

The Treasurer’s Computer Oops!! Last month, I incorrectly stated that Loren by Dale Travis, AG9H Thompson routed 73 Magazine. That isn’t possible, as 73 Magazine no longer exists. Sorry for the Members: East 27; West 2; Associate 67; confusion. Newsletter 6; Retired 21 Balances: Checking $5984.59; Cash $0.00; ANL My Vertical W8JK Special fund = $38.00 by Deni, W9DS Distributed as: Club $1518.80; Equipment $1301.05; Repeater $1983.67; Packet $1181.07 It was 1977 and I was bitten by the DX bug. The old Windom didn’t do the trick anymore. In April For the period Apr 23, 2004 thru May 20, 2004: the FCC renamed me W9DS. The extra frequencies Income: Dues $8.00; Club $0.50 Eqp $0.43 Rptr were looking better. I checked the books and $0.65; Pkt $0.39; ANL $0.00 decided on 15 meters. Most Dxpeditions used Expenses: Club $27.50; Eqp $0.00; Rptr $0.00; Pkt primarily verticals and the W8JK design. $0.00 I cut 4 wire sections, got two glass insulators, 40 lb test fish line, cut four #12 wires to 11 feet 8 inches, REMINDERS: CLUB BREAKFAST: and made two dipoles with the lamp cord feed line Always the 2nd Sat. of each month, 8:30 AM. This between them being 7’ 6” long. With two trees 21 month it is the 12th at: feet apart, the fish line supported the two dipoles. OldCountry Buffet The W8JK looked like two vee’s pointing at each 59th Street and LaGrange Road in LaGrange other. SWR was measured between 1.5 and 2.

CLUB NETS: Thru our Club Repeater 145.19. A few days later S74R Seycheues was snagged, but SKYWARN NET: Mondays in season the real target was pretty rose Kermadec Island 7 PM – Denny, W9DS. ZL1YL/K on SSB and ZL1AA on CW. Pileups THE CLUB’S 9PM NET: every Monday with were hard to break. It was the last day, I worked Dave & Renae Graczyk, KC9EUY & KC9EUX. Marion finally 5 by 4 SSB. It was 20 years later THE NIGHT PATROL: every night at 10:30 PM before it would come on again. with Paul, W9FNM. THE BREAKFAST CLUB:every morning at 8 AM. The next year I home brewed a tuner and loaded the THE NOONTIME NET: every weekday at noon. W8JK on 20 and 10 meters. Signals were mixed between the old Windom and the W8JK. I had to try something else. Along came the birdcage idea using them on an X beam 2 elements on 15 and 2 For Sale elements on 20 meters. This was a whole new ball game with a whole new set of problems. It had to be I’ve downsized my acreage! One Glen Martin 18” lightweight with proper spacing and be able to get it sided 50’ Hazer tower. On top is a Sommer 707 high off the ground and rotat-able. Well, that’s antenna covering 10-40M. Perched atop the another story. I bought the Achen Crossbow B1 Sommer is a Hustler G-7 2M antenna. The whole three-element 10-meter beam in November 1981. array is turned by a Tail Twister. Over $4,200 new. The first person offering $1,500 will own the whole It was special because it worked and got the job deal. You take it down & haul it away from 8930 done under bad conditions. Tomahawk Trail in Shabbona, IL. Lynn, AA9NA, 815-756-5441 or [email protected]

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