[Alexandria Radio Club Reflector] APRIL 2019 ARC SHORTS

[N4ASX at cox.net]

ARC-SHORTS

APRIL 2019 


Club Repeaters: 147.315 (PL 107.2), 444.6 (PL107.2), 224.82 (PL107.2), 53.13
(PL107.2) 927.6 (-25Mhz, PL107.2), and 1282.600 (PL 107.2), DSTAR 145.38Mhz,
442.060, and 1284.600 ALL 
ARE UP AND RUNNING - HAM IT UP! Get on the air!
SPECIAL NOTE:  DMR IS UP AND RUNNING 442.4125 +5Mhz Color Code 1.

NEXT CLUB MEETING

 Our meeting is held on the 2nd Friday of each month at the Alexandria
Police Dispatch Center at 3600-Wheeler Ave.   Just off Duke Street just east
of Quaker Lane.  Meeting starts at 7PM and ends at 9PM.  The next meeting is
April 12th.  

The program for this meeting will be provided by the Vint Hill Farms Radio
Museum.  Thanks to Jack K5OTZ for making the arrangements

Many of our members have dinner at Atlantis Restaurant in the Bradlee
Shopping Center on the south side of Rt 7 just east of 395 most arrive
around 5:30. Our program presenters are invited to join us. 

March Meeting Minutes

The March meeting featured Gordon, from the Sterling Park Amateur Radio
Club.  SPARC sponsors the Virginia QSO party and Gordon gave us a good run
down on last years statistics and what to expect this year.  While this is
an annual event, The program gets us ready for a really fun contest.   If
you participated, don't forget to send in your logs and don't forget to fill
in the CLUB AFFILIATION.

One highlight of the business portion of the meeting was the appointment of
Don, KI4D as the 2019 Field Day chairman.  Don and Jack have been talking to
the Vienna Wireless Association club looking for ideas on how to make our
field day better.  One issue is having 60 club members and getting everyone
some radio time during the 24 hours of field day.

Don is working hard to organize this years Field Day and will hold a meeting
on April 10th.  Look forward to hearing the results at our next meeting.

ARES ACTIVITIES

National Airport APEX 19 Drill April  27, 2019

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport will hold an emergency
preparedness exercise, (APEX 19) on Saturday April 27, 2019 from 8:00 AM
until 12:0 PM. The APEX 19 exercise will simulate an aircraft accident in
order to test emergency response plans. The Federal Aviation Administration
(FAA) mandates that airports conduct an exercise every three years.
Arlington County, Virginia Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) has been
requested to provide communications support during the exercise to track
mock victims as they are triaged and transported to area hospitals. PARC
members should contact ARES Emergency Coordinator (EC) Gary Sessums at
kc5qcn at arrl.net to volunteer in providing amateur radio support during the
exercise.

Tour De Cure JUNE 2nd
Early call for 20 Amateur Radio Volunteers to provide Public Service support
to this growing annual event in the northern Virginia region.
This call-out is going to Fairfax County Amateur Radio Emergency Service and
Vienna Wireless Society members. A wider call-out may be required.
At least 1 Volunteer at each remote location should have a dual band 70cm/2m
mobile radio able to provide at least 20w output. Using this radio in
cross-band repeat mode and using an HT as your PTT device is acceptable as
long as you are choosing frequencies that do not interfere with ongoing
amateur activity. Cross-band mode should require low power setting between
your HT and the rig and High power out put to the primary frequency in use.
More detail to follow.
Assignments will range from Amateur Radio support on 2 or 3 Rest Stop
logistics trucks, 4 to 6 SAG vehicles (ADA to provide vehicles and drivers -
HAMs will simple bring a rig and join the driver), 4 Net Control assignments
to include an operator, a logger and someone manning a cell phone for
emergency communications support as well as a swing assignment.
Please send your intent to participate to Brendan O'Neill - FFXARES EC - at:
KM4HRR at gmail.com
Future Programs
April 12th - Vint Hill Museum 
May 10th - Hot Spots
June 14th -Field Day Preparations
July 12th 
August 9th
Sept 13th 
October 11th
November 8th
December 13th - Party

Let me know what you want to hear about.  HELP!!!!  If you have an idea for
a program, please let Rick know and he will try to find someone to provide
the program.  If you know someone you would like to have present a program,
let me know Rick, N4ASX
Hamfests -
 
The Raleigh Amateur Radio Society's RARSfest is Saturday, April 20 in the
Jim Graham Building at the North Carolina State Fairgrounds.  Raleigh is not
far down I-85 and it's a good excuse to spend the night out of town on
Friday   Here is the link: https://www.rarsfest.org/

A little closer to home is the Delmarva Radio & Electronics EXPO in
Georgetown, DE on Saturday, April 27.    It's sponsored by the Sussex
Amateur Radio Association and it's a short drive across the Chesapeake Bay
Bridge and Route 301. Here is the link:   http://radioelectronicsexpo.com

The same day is the York Hamfest in York, PA.  It's sponsored by the York
Hamfest Foundation and it's just up the road right off I-83 in York, PA.
Here is the link:   http://www.yorkhamfest.org

In May, it's the great Hagerstown Hamfest on Saturday, May 4, 2019 in
Boonsboro, MD.  It's sponsored by the Antietam Radio Association.  Here is
the link:   http://w3cwc.org/hamfest

It's not too early to start thinking about Hamvention.  There is a group of
Alexandria Radio Club members who make the pilgrimage every year to the
largest hamfest in the US.  This year's Hamvention takes place on May 17
through May 19, 2019 at the Greene County Fairgrounds and Convention Center
in Xenia, OH.

We have been traveling out on Wednesday before Hamvention to take in the US
Air Force Museum or some of the other museums and some pre-Hamvention
activities in the Dayton area on Thursday.     

I have 4 rooms reserved in Fairborn, OH.  The cost works out to be about
$110 per person per night for the hotel, about $40 for gas, $22 for the
ticket, around $100 for food and add whatever you bring home from
Hamvention.  If you are interested in going, please let me know before April
15 so I can order tickets.    

There are many reasons people go to Hamvention.  The manufacturers often
bring out new equipment at Hamvention.  The flea market is amazing.  There
are first class forums on all kinds of ham radio topics.  It has been said,
"If you can't find it at Hamvention, you probably don't need it."  All kinds
of ham radio related items in one place. 

Looking farther down the road is the Old Virginia Hamfest in Manassas.  The
Manassas Hamfest has a new location and date this year.  It will be held at
the Manassas Park Community Center on Saturday, June 15.  It's mostly
indoors, so rain won't be a problem this year.        


Training -
	
Hard to believe we are coming up on the halfway point for the current class.
It looks like there will be several new licensees joining us on the air in
May.    
Contests -	

.	April 6 and 7 - Florida State Parks on the Air.  Exchange is state.
.	April 6 and 7 - Missouri QSO Party.  Exchange is RST and state.
.	April 6 and 7 - Mississippi QSO Party.  Exchange is RST and state.
.	April 13 and 14 - Texas State Parks on the Air.  Exchange is RST and
state
.	April 13 and 14 - New Mexico QSO Party. Exchange is name and state.
.	April 13 and 14 - Georgia QSO Party.  Exchange is RST and state.
.	April 13 and 14 - North Dakota QSO Party.  Exchange is RST and
state.
.	April 20 and 21 - Nebraska QSO Party.  Exchange is RST and state.
.	April 20 and 21 - Michigan QSO Party.  Exchange is serial number and
state.
.	April 20 and 21 - Ontario QSO Party.  Exchange is RST and state.
.	April 27 and 28 - Florida QSO Party.  Exchange is RST and state.
.	May 4 and 5 - 7th Call Area QSO Party.  Exchange is RST and state.
.	May 4 and 5 - Indiana QSO Party.  Exchange is RST and state.
.	May 4 and 5 - Delaware QSO Party.  Exchange is RST and state.
.	May 4 and 5 - New England QSO Party.  Exchange is RST and state.
.	May 11 and 12 - Arkansas QSO Party.  Exchange is RST and state.
  
Don't forget, be sure to send in your log within 7 days after the contest
ends for all ARRL sponsored contests and be sure Alexandria Radio Club is in
the club affiliation box.
REMEMBER to support the CLUB'S score for contests by providing Ian, N8IK,
your info (Name, Call sign and Grid Square location) and submit your scores
for the contests you play in.  Contesting is one way we show that we are
using our frequency allocations.
Repeaters - 
The new duplexer for the DMR repeater has been installed and early reports
are very favorable.  
We now have the mobile duplexer available for another project.  So, I was
thinking about locating a low power, portable repeater to put in the trailer
for the Shared Non-Protected pair we could use at public service events like
the GW Birthday Parade, field day, etc.
The low audio issue on the 220 repeater has been repaired and the repeater
now sounds great.
N8IK and KV3W measured the run between the repeater cabinet and the antenna
mast at the hospital site to run CAT 5 cable for the soon to be on the air
ARDEN data repeater.  We will let everybody know when that is on the air. 
The club repeaters are all up and running.    As always, ham it up and get
on the air.
73, Rich, KA4GFY



Social Events

Monday Night Burgers - There is a group that gets together at 6:15 PM on
Mondays at a local burger joint.   Mark up on the 147.315 repeater and join
them for the fun.  Mark up on the repeater about 6PM and join the group.
The location does change!  IF you have a good spot, you might suggest it to
the group.




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