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FWRC 2018 Auction SKYWARN Storm Spotter Fort Wayne Hamfest, Results and Photos Training and Plans for Bouvet, International the FM VHF/UHF Simplex Grid Chase and ARRL Contest Issues Page 2 Page 4 Page 6 February 2018 Volume 19 Allen County HamNews Issue 2 Fort Wayne Radio Club Fort Wayne DX Association Allen County Amateur Radio Technical Society FORT WAYNE RADIO CLUB - AUCTION RESULTS FOR 2018 his year the annual Fort Wayne Radio Club auction Twas held on Friday, January 19, 2018. There were 30 attendees who signed in for an identifying number for the auction. A total of $205.60 changed hands as a result of the auc- tion. The auction benefit to the Fort Wayne Radio Club (as seller #1) was $69.60. The club also received $23.40 in fees and donations. The total benefit from the auction to the club was $93.00 Additionally, the club gained 1 renewing member dur- ing the auction. There were 15 active participants this year (exclud- ing the club), with no one who both sold and purchased items. There were 13 participants who only purchased items, and 2 participants who only sold items. In total, Continued on page 2 Also this month Allen County HamNews is a monthly joint publication of Foxhunting Notes for 2018 ....3 Classified Ads ..............................9 the Fort Wayne Radio Club (P.O. Box 15127, Fort Wayne, IN 46885), the Allen County Amateur Radio Technical Foxhunt Procedures .................7 Contests / Repeaters .............10 Society (P.O. Box 10342, Fort Wayne, IN 46851), and the Storm Spotter Training ............8 Membership App / Nets .......11 Fort Wayne DX Association. School Club Roundup ..............9 Activities Calendar .................12 Please send any articles, classified ads, or other information to the editor, Ken Helms, AB9ZD, at AB9ZD Internet Home Pages (at)ARRL.NET. Please put “For Newsletter” in the subject Fort Wayne Radio Club: http://www.FWRC.info/ line. Most text and graphics formats are acceptable. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FWRC/ Microsoft Word and JPEG are preferred if separate files are ACARTS: http://www.acarts.com used. For those without computer access, please mail your submission to either of the clubs post office boxes. Fort Wayne DX Association: http://www.qsl.net/fwdxa/ ARES: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Allen_Co_IN_ARES/ The deadline for the each issue is a few days before the IN_PACKET Yahoo Group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IN_PACKET/ end of the preceding month. Officers President Hamsplatter Charles Ward, KC9MUT Fort Wayne Radio Club P.O. Box15127, Fort Wayne, IN 260-749-4824 kc9mut(at)yahoo.com MORE FWRC AUCTION PHOTOS there were 3 sellers at the auction including the club itself. Vice President Carole Burke, WB9RUS I really appreciate the help of W9DJS, WB9SSE, KC9MUT and W9SAN in helping to 260-637-1989 keep track of the auction proceedings, and in behalf of the club I want to thank Paul wb9rus(at)comcast.net Prestia for his auctioning abilities. Bob, W8ST, Treasurer Secretary Al Burke, WB9SSE 260-637-1989 aburke55(at)comcast.net Treasurer Bob Streeter, W8ST 260-672-9737 w8st(at)arrl.net Communications Brian Jenks, WB9BGJ 260-484-5060 wb9bgj(at)arrl.net Directors Linda Nardin, W9LAN 260-482-4039 lannshs(at)hotmail.com Terry Bowman, K9FMX 260-705-7128 tjbowman(at)frontier.com Paul Prestia, KA3OPZ 260-247-2806 phixher(at)gmail.com Steve Nardin, W9SAN 260-482-4039 w9san(at)arrl.net W9TE Trustee Carole Burke, WB9RUS There are more photos on the FWRC web page and Facebook page. Photos Webmaster provided by Carole Burke, WB9RUS and Jay Farlow, W9LW whoever uploaded the photos to the Facebook page (didn’t ID). February 20: The 2018 SKYWARN storm spotter training session for the Unless otherwise scheduled, all Fort Wayne area is scheduled for meetings are held at 7:00 PM at the Feb. 20 at 7 p.m. at the Public Safety Good Shepherd United Methodist Academy on Fort Wayne’s south Church, 4700 Vance Avenue, Fort side. Pre-registration is expected. Wayne, IN. Page 2 Allen County HamNews February 2018 FOXHUNTING NOTES FOR 2018 t’s once more time to dust off our roof Imounted mobile and hand-held DF Ya- gis, check our DF receivers, and upgrade our maps of Allen County in preparation of the 2018 Foxhunting season. The first hunt of the season will occur in early Feb- ruary with hunts planned for the follow- ing dates through November: February 4 March 4 April 8 May 6 June 3 July 8 August 5 September 9 transmits a high power signal every five in Allen County. Ultimately the hunter October 7 minutes immediately followed by a low localizes the fox location at which point November 4 power (microprocessor controller) hidden they can normally hear the low power fox fox transmission, also on 146.430 MHz, for signal which is their actual quarry. Foxhunters gather at Daryl B. Cobin one minute. The low power fox transmis- At this point the hunters are on foot Memorial Park (in the former K-Mart park- sion is a cw signal. Generally speaking, the utilizing their hand held yagis to locate ing lot) off Coliseum near the Lakeside low power fox is camouflaged to make it the microfox. The first person (or team) to Golf Course. Each hunt starts at 13:30 with difficult to detect visually. locate the microfox are the winners and serve as the fox for the following month’s foxhunt. More specifics regarding details of the hunts, scor- ing rules and so-forth can be found on page 7 of this newsletter and on http://www.fwrc.info/ in the “Files” tab in the folder “Other Files” titled “FWRC Foxhunt Procedures 2018”. whoever is serving as the fox transmitting The high-power fox signal transmitted a high-power fox signal, strong enough every five minutes allows the foxhunters Hope to see you out there chasing af- to be heard at Corbin Park, on 146.430 to take DF bearings as they travel towards ter the wily fox. MHz for one minute. After that the fox the fox location, which can be anywhere Al Burke, WB9SSE February 2018 Allen County HamNews Page 3 ACARTS Officers State of the Arts President Dave Lindquist, W9LKH Allen County Amateur Radio Technical Society P.O. Box 10342, Fort Wayne, IN 260-485-6135 w9lkh(at)comcast.net ACARTS PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Vice President any thanks to Ward Hall, ACARTS will again be spon- Joseph Lawrence, K9RFZ WC0Y, for his great pre- soring the FM VHF/UHF Simplex M (260) 373-1986 sentation on Backpack HF contest this year. Mark your cal- k9rfz(at)yahoo.com operation and Summits on endars for April 7th, from 7:00 to the Air (SOTA) ant the January 10:00 p.m. The rules are pretty Secretary meeting. much the same as last year. Up- TJ Walker, W9QHY dated rules, a township map of ACARTS will not hold a 260-704-0235 NE Indiana, and a log sheet are regular February meeting. It w9qhy(at)aol.com available for download from the will be replaced by the annual SKYWARN club website. Let’s see if we can have even training on February 20th, at the Public Treasurer more participation this year. Safety Academy. Details and registration Howard Pletcher, N9ADS procedures are available elsewhere in this 73, 260-747-5252 newsletter and also on the club website. hrpletch(at)gmail.com Dave Lindquist, W9LKH The March meeting, on the 20th, will President be a presentation by Joseph, K9RFZ, on ACARTS Managers Receiving Weather Satellite Images using SDR. Manager for Hamfest: Jim Boyer, KB9IH ACARTS JANUARY 2018 BOARD MEETING MINUTES 260-489-6700 kb9ih(at)arrl.net ave announced that the January will be held from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Dmeeting would be a presentation by on Saturday, April 7th. Ward Hall, WC0Y, on Backpack HF opera- Station Managers (Acting) Joseph passed out updated contest Dave Lindquist, W9LKH tion and Summits on the Air. rules, township maps, and contest logs. 260-485-6135 He added that the February meeting Howard, N9ADS, presented a proposed w9lkh(at)comcast.net would be the annual SKYWARN training budget for 2018. After a brief discussion, and on February 20th, at the Public Safety a motion was made by Joseph, K9RFZ, Jim Boyer, KB9IH Academy, and that the March meet- to accept the proposed budget. The mo- 260-489-6700 ing would be a presentation by Joseph, tion was seconded by Bernie, K9JDF, and kb9ih(at)arrl.net K9RFZ, on Receiving Weather Satellite Im- passed by a voice vote ages using SDR. W9INX Trustee: No other business was discussed. Dave Lindquist, W9LKH Joseph, K9RFZ, announced that 260-485-6135 ACARTS would again be sponsoring the The meeting was adjourned at 7:50 w9lkh(at)comcast.net FM VHF/UHF Simplex Contest this year. It p.m. Submitted by Dave Lindquist, W9LKH February 20: The 2018 SKYWARN Directors at Large storm spotter training session for the Fort Wayne area is scheduled for Bob Erb, N9PWM Feb. 20 at 7 p.m. at the Public Safety 260-466-7772 Academy on Fort Wayne’s south roberterb(at)hotmail.com side. Pre-registration is expected. Bernie Holm, K9JDF Unless otherwise scheduled, all 260-485-0164 General meetings are held at 7:00 bgholmmg(at)earthlink.net PM at the Red Cross Center, 1212 E California Rd, Fort Wayne, IN. Board meeting are held at the Salvation Army Facility. Page 4 Allen County HamNews February 2018 ACARTS JANUARY 2018 GENERAL MEETING MINUTES CARTS VP Joseph Lawrence, K9RFZ will give a presentation on receiving summits.