From n6ij@hotmail.com  Fri Aug  2 01:42:32 2002
From: n6ij@hotmail.com (Pat Barthelow)
Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2002 17:42:32 -0700
Subject: [GVARC] Fwd: BBQ/Picnic at N6IJ;24 August
Message-ID: <F15hy86SpaMyXyTZp1l0000a53f@hotmail.com>

From: "Patrick Barthelow" <n6ij@hotmail.com>
To: k6bj@k6bj.org, gvarc@mailman.qth.net,
mobie@listserv.redshift.com, charlie@txt.com
Subject: BBQ/Picnic at N6IJ;24 August
Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2002 11:46:23 -0700

Hey Guys,

Get your marinaides and salads ready...
Another super BBQ/Picnic at N6IJ  TENTATIVELY 24 August.
PLEASE RSVP, as we can accomodate about 30 to 40 persons at the
site, for a picnic and tour.
Confirmation of Date Pending...
RSVP to Pat  n6ij@hotmail.com
The occasion is the return of CSUMB At-Sea Program students from
their 2 month long Pacific Ocean Spanning Cruise on 19 August.
(see http://atsea.csumb.edu
Various Media may be there to do coverage of the event, and the
Coast Weekly will probably be doing interviews for a story
there....
The Students will have quite some stories to tell, and we may have
local media covering the event. At this gathering you may also
familiarize yourself with our radio site, and see how we might
collaborate in future projects.
We have been having regular radio schedules with CSUMB students
aboard the Golden Bear training ship, from the Marina station,
evenings, and have been following them since they left Hawaii.
They so far have had stops in Honolulu, Fiji, Brisbane, Auckland,
Tahiti, and are now sailing for home port in Vallejo.  They return
to Vallejo on 19 August.  At this time, (8/1) they are about 900
miles north-east of Tahiti, about 3200 miles away from us.
Skeds:  14.325  @ 0400 or 0500Z.  Ship's Call WB6IWB
Yours...
Pat Barthelow
n6ij@hotmail.com


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Local: RF or I-link to WA6HHQ, Aptos Ca
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From n6ij@hotmail.com  Fri Aug  2 17:58:40 2002
From: n6ij@hotmail.com (Pat Barthelow)
Date: Fri, 02 Aug 2002 09:58:40 -0700
Subject: [GVARC] PSK31 To Golden Bear Friday Eve
Message-ID: <F262Z1W2GBBYHFbxtKI0001d881@hotmail.com>

Folks,


Bobby, KF6ZYN, on the Golden Bear, has set up the PSK 31 program, (Digipan) 
and will be trying it out during our sked tonight. Come join us on both SSB 
and PSK 31.  We will be doing initial PSK 31 on the same frequency (14.325) 
as our voice contacts so that we can set up and debug convieniently.  They 
are about 1000 miles northeast of Tahiti.

0500Z  = 10:00PM  PDST

PS: Tom...this is the Golden Bear training ship I told you about with the 
University students aboard...
Tonight they are trying PSK 31 for the first time...

Be there or be square...
Pat

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From n6ij@hotmail.com  Mon Aug  5 21:33:49 2002
From: n6ij@hotmail.com (Pat Barthelow)
Date: Mon, 05 Aug 2002 13:33:49 -0700
Subject: [GVARC] Fwd: PSK31 with Golden Bear;Press Coming/Wine Tasting
Message-ID: <F227KQpQq5pneeFUtLc00000061@hotmail.com>

Hello Frank, and North MBay/SouthSFBay guys...

The Sked with Golden Bear went well.  After a long voice chat,
during which, conditions changed to the point where Bobby, KF6ZYN on
the Bear, was nearly inaudible, we tried a quick try on PSK 31.
Much to Bobby's credit with computers, Bobby, a newly licensed ham,
but also a computer whiz that will be going places, managed to get
PSK 31 working, with hookups and software interfacing beginning only
after departure of the Golden Bear from Honolulu, a month and a half
ago.  Bobby sent out a connect call to us, via PSK31, which I
readily copied. My PSK 31 trasmit capability was not up, so I could
not make the connect.  So since then we (KF6ZYJ Bob Senior in
Carmel, Pat (AA6EG, (me)), Dick Diddams, W7QHE and others have been
whipping into shape our PSK 31 setups.  Tuesday night at either 9:00
or 10:00 pm pdst, we will sked again with WB6IWB, and do both voice
and PSK 31.  at 14.325. (voice)and 14.073 PSK 31.


Invite is open for anyone to come down to N6IJ...We'll have a little
wine tasting and schmooze with the Press, and then do the sked.
Bring some soft drinks, munchies, and/or any desired wine to drink.
We have fridge, and wine glasses.
RSVP so we know how many to expect.
73, de Pat, AA6EG/N6IJ  n6ij@hotmail.com

From: "Frank Carroll" <fcarroll@cruzio.com>
To: <n6ij@hotmail.com>
Subject: PSK sked w/KF6ZYN
Date: Mon, 5 Aug 2002 13:05:13 -0700
MIME-Version: 1.0
Hi Pat!

How did the PSK  sked go? Fell asleep in the TV chair.

Fill me in..

Regards

Frank Carroll K6BDK
fcarroll@cruzio.com




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From n6ij@hotmail.com  Thu Aug  8 17:22:09 2002
From: n6ij@hotmail.com (Pat Barthelow)
Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2002 09:22:09 -0700
Subject: [GVARC] Somebody Oughta:  Amber alert System
Message-ID: <F6iGtXsL1c00goZolmR00000027@hotmail.com>

Folks,

The Amber alert system has really proved effective, Apparently saving lives 
weeks after its deployment.  Somebody, perhaps the ARRL, should organize a 
few bright bulbs to develop an interface between the AMBER alert system and 
ham radio repeaters.  This would deploy tens of thousands of more eyes on 
the road, to be on the lookout for kidnapped children, or whatever the 
target of the Amber Alert was. Expand the use to Homeland Defense....If the 
FBI or other Homeland Defense Agencies spot or know of terrorists in a given 
area, they could use the AMBER system to alert appropriate regions, and 
quickly put many eyes on the alert.   If the ARRL became an organization 
assigned to be 'hub' for information to distribute, and had an email list of 
ARRL members, or non members who were hams, they could email text files, or 
even voice announcements to them. Especially if regionally indexed by zip 
codes.  Repeater owners could build an interface to the Web, if the repeater 
was connected to the web, say for Echolink operations,  that connection, and 
perhaps even the Echolink system, could be used to rapidly distribute AMBER, 
or similar announcements.

What say, guys?

73, DX, de Pat AA6EG/N6IJ  Please send email replies to: n6ij@hotmail.com
meamonte@hotmail.com is being phased downward.
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From n6ij@hotmail.com  Fri Aug  9 01:25:28 2002
From: n6ij@hotmail.com (Pat Barthelow)
Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2002 17:25:28 -0700
Subject: [GVARC] Anyone recommend transcription Svc?
Message-ID: <F204QUKU5mxz9NiZITc0000203f@hotmail.com>

Hi Folks,

We have a need for a transcription service to take some existing audio tape 
minutes of ham radio club meetings and transcribe them to a text file, or MS 
word file.  I dont know anyone in that business, so ask your recommendations 
for such...would that be under court reporters, secretarial services, 
stenotypists,  what?  What would be the most economical way to put to text 
about  8 hours of Ham club meetings?  Would it be cost-prohibitve?  Anyone 
want to do it homebrew?  Trade ham things for labor?

Contact me..
Pat
n6ij@hotmail.com


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From n6ij@hotmail.com  Fri Aug 16 18:49:53 2002
From: n6ij@hotmail.com (Pat Barthelow)
Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2002 10:49:53 -0700
Subject: [GVARC] Ham Radio Article
Message-ID: <F77YpCw94LEvctrqbHG000076e5@hotmail.com>

Folks,

The COAST WEEKLY, a  weekly newspaper aroun the peninsula did a good piece 
on Ham Radio this week.  Hardcopies are at stands, and an electronic copy 
can be seen at http://www.coastweekly.com   Click on Features, "Into the 
ether"


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From n6ij@hotmail.com  Fri Aug 16 22:21:50 2002
From: n6ij@hotmail.com (Pat Barthelow)
Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2002 14:21:50 -0700
Subject: [GVARC] News Story Follow up
Message-ID: <F211AbhRpXhmvipznbG0000790d@hotmail.com>

Folks,

You have a great opportunity to further promote ham radio in general, or the 
N6IJ station in particular, by writing (e-mailing)  letters to the COAST 
WEEKLY editor, which are often published in quantity on successive issues of 
the paper.
send to:  publisher@coastweekly.com
The article ( http://www.coastweekly.com ---Features----Ether)  touched on 
the magicalness, physics..(ionosphere) long range, loneliness, wierd sounds  
("sounds like the inside of a submarine....") humanitarian aid, anachronism, 
  backup generator...Antennas, contesting, boy scouts, ship from Tahiti, 
Morse Code, Steering wheel to the world... etc....

BTW,  I only answered the Journalist's questions, and he went where he 
wanted...and I had no direct part in penning the article....but I think it 
reads well....

Pick one of these or other topics to elaborate on, or support from the 
perspective of a reader (and ham, if you are one...) and write a letter to 
the editor..


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meamonte@hotmail.com is being phased downward.
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From n6ij@hotmail.com  Mon Aug 19 00:41:39 2002
From: n6ij@hotmail.com (Pat Barthelow)
Date: Sun, 18 Aug 2002 16:41:39 -0700
Subject: [GVARC] Montrerey BBQ/Ham Event Sep 14
Message-ID: <F9sc3Q8oEExRrOJ0RCz0000b702@hotmail.com>

Hi Guys,

A reminder that Sept 14, from 1 to 7pm, is the Monterey Bay Getaway, a 
Marina Rotary Event, that is a BBQ and Mixer.  The Chief of Police is the 
Head planner of the event.  We expect at least 200 folks, and have been 
asked to put on a ham demo.  We can do an HF station, and also an Echolink 
demo.  I am looking for ham volunteers to man the station.  It will be at 
the CSUMB Community Center, an environment very similar to what Radiofest 
was in...Open to suggestions wrt other Ham activities...perhaps some Ham 
videos...the site has a player...
Lets hear from you...less than a month away....


73, DX, de Pat AA6EG/N6IJ  Please send email replies to: n6ij@hotmail.com
meamonte@hotmail.com is being phased downward.
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From n6ij@hotmail.com  Thu Aug 22 18:56:09 2002
From: n6ij@hotmail.com (Pat Barthelow)
Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2002 10:56:09 -0700
Subject: [GVARC] N6IJ Picnic Postponed
Message-ID: <F176fIoZESdfPyjkUuT0000be69@hotmail.com>

Hi Folks,


The earlier announced picnic this weekend at N6IJ in association with the 
Golden Bear returnees has been postponed.  The students have not yet 
gathered together to coordinate the picnic, and in fact, when the ship 
returned, had to split to all points of the compass to reconnect with 
families, and get registered again for school.  So...we will have to QRX 
until it comes together...Sorry...stay tuned...

73, DX, de Pat AA6EG/N6IJ  Please send email replies to: n6ij@hotmail.com
meamonte@hotmail.com is being phased downward.
Local: RF or I-link to WA6HHQ, Aptos Ca
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From n6ij@hotmail.com  Thu Aug 22 19:15:13 2002
From: n6ij@hotmail.com (Pat Barthelow)
Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2002 11:15:13 -0700
Subject: [GVARC] N6IJ  generator;Propane Use
Message-ID: <F164SB2qgrZCThXNjXw00001095@hotmail.com>

Hi Dick, (both of you)  and NCCC,

The propane 'T' idea sounds real good for our backup generator at N6IJ.  Is 
the modification easy to do, and once done, can the generator easily be 
switched back to gasoline operation, if circumstances require?

BTW, for you mechanics out there... We have a very old (1947 vintage) 5.5KW 
Signal Corps generator, which was known to be in great operating condition 
several years ago.  Transport and setup at N6IJ has met with a problem.  The 
starter is by armstrong-rope, whith a spring loaded ratcheting return.  The 
generator, including  fuel system was completely cleaned, and renewed from 
scratch, new gas, cleaned carb, etc.  Some months back, we tried to start 
it, with the rope-pull starter, and after a number of pulls, it began to 
cough, and almost-start, but no joy yet.  Some of the coughs and 
almost-starts were maybe  2 to 3 seconds, before dying.. To get it to start 
after several years of inoperation, I used my trick of a gasoline saturated 
rag, held close to the intake filter to get some good rich fume mixture into 
the cylinders.
Came out again to look at it and now the engine is locked solid, no give at 
all to rope start attempts.  It even has a hand crank, direct to the 
crankshaft pully, which when attached an tried, felt like a rock solid 
frozen engine.  Probably couldn't rotate the crank even a degree...I dont 
know what could have happened, but its something that locked it up 
solid..Dropped valve?  Timing Chain broken? siezed bearing?  There was no 
hint of a big bang, or break at our last almost start sessions..any ideas?  
The engine is a flathead 4 cylinder, Onan.

Pat
n6ij@hotmail.com

>From: Dick Wilson <k6lrn@arrl.net>
>To: nccc@contesting.com, ddddd@attbi.com
>Subject: [NCCC] re: generators
>Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2002 10:04:57 -0700
>
>Consider propane, also. If you have propane for home use, consider a 'T'
>to your generator. Propane is clean burning, etc. In addition to the
>hazards mentioned by Garry, gasoline will turn to jelly if left too long
>unless you put a fuel conditioner in tank. Last fill up here was about
>$1 for propane.
>
>Dick
>
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From ad6id@arrl.net  Wed Aug 28 03:12:38 2002
From: ad6id@arrl.net (Tony)
Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2002 19:12:38 -0700
Subject: [GVARC] August Newsletter
Message-ID: <3.0.3.32.20020827191238.00754b78@garlic.com>

************************* Garlic Valley ******************************
Volume 17                                                     Aug 2002
******************* Amateur Radio Club Newsletter ********************
GVARC OFFICERS
   President                   Frank Fahrlander, N7FF
   Vice President              Ed Vines, KG6WU
   Secretary                   Mark Deger, KG6IFQ
   Treasurer                   Tony Armendariz, AD6ID
   Newsletter Editor           Tony Armendariz, AD6ID
   WEBster                     Claud Furnare, NA6W

   Web Site                    http://www.qsl.net/gvarc

FEATURES IN THIS ISSUE:
 PACIFICON 2002
 NEXT CLUB MEETING
 GVARC MEMBERSHIP
 FREE WORLD RADIO SUBSCRIPTIONS
 KEEP QTH.NET ALIVE
 AMBER ALERT SAVES ANOTHER KIDNAPPED CHILD
 FCC TO UTILITY; NOW HEAR THIS!
 ARES ASSISTS RED CROSS
 BIG UK 5MHZ EXPERIMENT
 NO POWER LINE COMM IN JAPAN
 HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT TRAINING STARTS SEPTEMBER 1
 SEPTEMBER 2002 CONTESTS
 CONTEST HAPPENINGS
 COMING EVENTS

***PACIFICON 2002
-----------------
The 11th Annual ARRL Pacific Division Meeting and Convention 
October 18, 19 and 20
   Antenna Forum Friday
   Plus the popular QRP Forum 
   Swap Meet Saturday, October 19, 6 AM to Noon, Hotel Parking Lot 
Concord Airport Sheraton Hotel 
-- http://www.pacificon.org/

***NEXT CLUB MEETING -  Saturday, 31-Aug-2002
--------------------
   GVARC usually meets on the LAST Saturday of each month, at the Little
House  Restaurant in Gilroy on Monterey Avenue (near the car dealers in
front of Motel  6). From the North or South, take the Monterey St. exit
from highway 101 (south  end of Gilroy) and head north. We trickle in
about 8 a.m. and eat at 8:30ish.     The South County ARES net is held
each Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. on K6THR/R (147.825 -.600, no PL).

***GVARC MEMBERSHIP
-------------------
   Dues for all members become payable each January. The annual cost is
only $20 per person and $10 for each family member in the same
household. Membership dues helps such things as the K6THR/R repeater,
this newsletter, emergency readiness, etc. Membership, not required for
general use of the repeater, adds autopatch and autodial privileges.
   GVARC is a non-profit organization per IRS section 501(c)(4) - we
don't make any money, do service for the community, but are not a
charity.
   To join or for more information, please contact the treasurer:
   Tony Armendariz, AD6ID
   11950 New Avenue
   Gilroy, CA 95020
   408-683-2025 home
   Internet: ad6id@arrl.net

***FREE WORLD RADIO SUBSCRIPTIONS
---------------------------------
    Last month, a world radio subscription went to KG6FZL for his excellent
account of his 1st FIELD DAY.
    We have eight 1 year subscriptions to World Radio to hand out to
club members. Since I have them, I thought I'd offer one to each member
who contributes a story to this newsletter.
    The write ups don't have to be polished; I will do that (Editor,
right?). The best kind is something local and personal; something from
your own experience.
   More about World Radio at http://www.wr6wr.com/.

***KEEP QTH.NET ALIVE
---------------------
    QTH.NET is suffering from the present state of the economy. Al
Waller, K3TKJ, brought this wonderful service into being several years
ago. Individual Amateur Radio use was free, with donations encouraged.
As the number of users grew, operating expenses necessarily rose.
    The system has been run in an exemplary fashion, better than most
commercial operations. Al was even given a special award at the Dayton
Hamfest last year for providing this valuable service to the Amateur
community.
    A few years ago, I moved the GVARC email lists to QTH.NET. We
support QTH.NET with an annual donation of $100 - what a bargain for
such service!
    Then the economy sagged. This sag eventually started to affect
donations to QTH.NET, making it impossible for Al to keep the system
alive (from his own pocket). The word went out and many additional
donations came in, including an additional $100 from GVARC.
    QTH.NET now has a 6 month breather, enough for Al to figure out the
long term solution. Soon, we should be hearing of the new long term
plan.
    For next year, we should probably consider increasing our annual
donation to $150 or so. Let me know what you think on this. Meanwhile,
let's wait to see what Al comes up with.

***AMBER ALERT SAVES ANOTHER KIDNAPPED CHILD
--------------------------------------------
   Some hams in California are looking at ways to tie their
repeaters in after the states new AMBER Alert system has helped
to safely locate yet another kidnapped youngster.  Nichole
Timmons vanished from her bedroom in Riverside California on
Monday night August 19th.  She was found the following afternoon
in rural Nevada based on tips called in by motorists who
recognized the description of the girl, her suspected abductor
and the truck they were in. 

   A description was flashed on electronic road signs across several
South-Western states as part of a multi-state alert.  At about
2:40 p.m. on August 20th, Nevada police spotted the girl's former
baby-sitter, Glen Park, and Nichole driving through the Walker
River Indian Reservation north of Reno.  A tribal police officer
stopped the pair and Park was taken into custody.  Riverside
Police Chief Russ Leach told reporters that the arrest came about
because Nevada state police used their AMBER Alert system and
received a tip from a passing motorist.
   
   As previously reported, the AMBER Alert system is based on a
program developed by Dallas-area broadcasters and named in memory
of nine year-old Amber Hagerman who was kidnapped and murdered in
1996.  It uses a combination of two-way radio, telephones, fax
and data communications to quickly spread word of a child
abduction.  In theory it could also be interfaced to ham radio
repeaters and packet networking systems.  More important, with
Nichole Timmons return, the AMBER Alert system is now credited
with safely recovering at least eighteen children since 1997. 
 -- ARNewsline from news reports

***FCC TO UTILITY; NOW HEAR THIS!
---------------------------------
   Electric utilities must correct equipment problems that cause harmful
interference to stations operating in the Amateur Service. Following up
on a recent pledge to get tougher on electric utilities that fail to
promptly fix faulty gear that generates interference, FCC Special
Counsel Riley Hollingsworth made that point doubly clear August 9 in an
letter to Reliant Energy Company of Houston. The case involves
unresolved interference complaints from Edward J. Gerber, W5GCX, of
Houston.
  
   "Reliant must do all things necessary, and bear any and all necessary
costs, to comply with its obligations as an operator of unlicensed
devices pursuant to the Commission's Part 15 regulations," Hollingsworth
reminded the utility's attorneys. He asked Reliant to provide a written
report in 30 days detailing steps taken to eliminate the interference to
W5GCX.
Hollingsworth said he'd hold off on enforcement action until he has the
report in hand but added that the FCC "expects a complete solution
without further delay."

   In its reply to a May 23 letter from the FCC, Reliant had suggested
that the interference Gerber was experiencing had come from an otherwise
properly operating 250 kVA step-down transformer. The utility had
proposed to relocate the transformer at Gerber's expense.

   Hollingsworth pointed out that the utility may not pass on the cost
of fixing the problem to the victim of the interference. "It is
exclusively the obligation of the operator of the unlicensed device,"
Hollingsworth wrote, referring to the FCC's Part 15 rules.

   Responding to the initial FCC letter, the utility's attorneys--Baker
Botts LLP of Houston--had attempted to claim it was not obligated to
avoid interference to amateur stations. Hollingsworth called the
attempted distinction "baseless."

   A copy of the letter went to the office of Texas Public Utility
Commission Chairman Rebecca Klein.

   The League has worked with the FCC and utilities to resolve dozens of
interference complaints. ARRL Electromagnetic Compatibility and Radio
Frequency Interference Engineer John Phillips, K2QAI, applauded
Hollingsworth's tenacious approach to dealing with interference
complaints involving power companies. "Amateur Radio is very fortunate
to have someone like Riley Hollingsworth in our corner," he said. "There
is no way that amateurs could ever hope to resolve some of these
problems without the backing of the FCC."
 -- ARRL

***ARES ASSISTS RED CROSS
-------------------------
   ARES members provided communications support to the American Red
Cross July 15-16 after more than 100 people were evacuated from their
homes during a wildfire in Los Padres National Forest. North San Luis
Obispo County Emergency Coordinator Bob Alberti, W6TTX, issued a
preliminary announcement on the county wide ARES repeater, asking ARES
members to monitor for a possible cal lout. W6TTX also activated the
North County ARES telephone tree.
   With 40 homes in the path of the fire, the California Division of
Forestry (CDF) began evacuating residents to an emergency shelter at the
Atascadero High School gymnasium the evening of July 15. ARES members
took part in various activities during the three-day fire, which
eventually burned some 1300 acres.
   Amateurs staffed the Red Cross shelter at the high school and the
emergency communications center at the regional Red Cross office in San
Luis Obispo--20 miles away and over a mountain range. ARES members also
helped CDF and the county sheriff to redirect to the high school shelter
a number of confused residents who sought refuge at the nearby Santa
Margarita Elementary School, a shelter site during previous fires. One
especially grateful couple from Arizona was able to return from the
shelter to their evacuated RV about 10:15 the first evening, after hams
notified the shelter that CDF had reopened that road.
 -- James K. Palmer, W6FOB

***BIG UK 5MHZ EXPERIMENT
-------------------------
   The British 5 MHz propagation study using Amateur Radio is  picking
up speed.  This as  an increasing number of U-K hams  apply for a Notice
of Variation or N-O-V to let them take part.

   During the first few days of the 'Fivemegs Experiment' a large 
number of NoV holders have made contacts with each other across  the UK.
Radio amateurs in other countries are showing great  interest in this
experiment, but we must make it absolutely clear  that this has been
authorized in order that we may carry out  propagation investigations,
antenna experiments and some  emergency radio training within the UK. At
the present time a  very small number of US radio amateurs are
authorized to conduct  similar experiments under the group call sign
WA2XSY. We know of  no other amateur stations outside the UK who have
any authority  to call in. 
 -- Jeramy Boot, G4NJH.

***NO POWER LINE COMM IN JAPAN
------------------------------
   Japan refuses permission for power line communications systems: As a
result of strong opposition from the Japan Amateur Radio League (JARL),
Japan's government says it's too soon to allow power line
communications--variously called PLC or PLT--between 2 MHz and 30 MHz,
due to its interference potential to other HF users. JARL had expressed
deep concerns about PLC to the Ministry of Public Management, Home
Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications earlier this year.
   Field tests last January looked into the potential for RF leakage
from power lines--specifically in cases where PLT was used to provide
Internet access to homes via power lines. "JARL is glad that the
Ministry's study group on PLC concluded that it is not suitable to allow
PLC between 2 MHz and 30 MHz," said JARL President Shozo Hara, JA1AN.
"However, we need to keep in mind that the future course of
environmental demonstrative tests, their direction and international
standards planning need to be watched very carefully."
   JARL Director Masao Matsumoto, JA1AYC, is in Germany to research the
PLC situation in Europe. Meanwhile, the Radio Society of Great Britain
reports that it's continuing to press for tight limits on emissions from
wired telecommunications systems such as PLC and is working with other
HF users to try to ensure that the spectrum remains uncontaminated by
wideband noise. The JARL's Web site has more information
<http://www.jarl.or.jp/English/4_Library/A-4-1_News/jn0208.htm>
 -- Newsline

***HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT TRAINING STARTS SEPTEMBER 1
------------------------------------------------------
Amateur Radio emergency communications training supported by a $181,900
federal homeland security grant will begin within a few weeks instead of
next year as reported initially. During its first year, the grant from
the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) special
volunteer program will reimburse the cost of Level I ARRL Amateur Radio
Emergency Communications Course training for up to 1700 volunteers.

"It will begin with the recruitment of additional mentors and trainers
for the national program," said ARRL Chief Development Officer Mary
Hobart, K1MMH. Hobart and Dan Miller, K3UFG--formerly ARRL Certification
and Continuing Education Program Coordinator and now the Emergency
Communications Course Manager--have been working with CNCS to expedite
the grant details.

As Emergency Communications Course Manager, Miller will manage the CNCS
special volunteer program and United Technologies Corp training grants.
Replacing Miller as program coordinator August 19 will be Howard Robins,
W1HSR.

The CNCS has accepted ARRL's proposal to commence the expanded emergency
training program September 1. The League was among several dozen
nonprofit organizations designated to receive some $10.3 million in
federal money to boost homeland defense volunteer programs.

Miller says that since the July 18 grant announcement, interest in the
subsidized training has been high. He urged those eager to participate
to stand by for announcements via the ARRL Web and other League news
outlets.
The first priority when the grant-supported training effort kicks into
gear in September will be to recruit and train at least 200 Amateur
Radio Emergency Communications course mentors/trainers. These volunteers
then will help to manage and train the student load for the first year
of the grant.

This week, ARRL section managers were asked to recommend up to five
students to sign up to take the Level I Amateur Radio Emergency
Communications on-line course starting in September. These individuals
also will receive additional training to become instructors and mentors
for future classes.

"Although we have a core group of wonderful mentors and instructors who
have helped students through the courses given to date, we need more to
help with the volume of students training under the CNCS grant," Hobart
emphasized. "With the help of the section managers, we will ensure a
good distribution of mentors nationwide who can advise students about
local ARES groups and activities in addition to helping them with the
course material."

Anyone who has already completed the Level I course is qualified to
become a mentor with some additional training. Mentor candidates should
contact Miller <k3ufg@arrl.org> for information on how to take part.

To comply with grant requirements, the ARRL also will survey served
agencies and certain segments of the amateur population, Hobart said.
The League wants to ensure that the course offered accurately represents
"what really happens in the field" during an emergency or disaster, she
said.

Once the ARRL members hand-picked by section managers to train as
mentors have completed the program, registration for routine Level I
training will open October 1, initially for ARRL field appointees.
Miller anticipates that the program will continue to handle
approximately 200 students per month. "As much as we'd like to, we can't
train everyone at once," he said. "Please be patient."

Students taking advantage of Level I emergency communications training
under the grant program will be asked to pay for the course via credit
card during the registration process. Upon successfully completing the
training and certification, students will be reimbursed the $45 fee.
Miller said the goal is to dramatically improve the course completion
rate from the current 68 percent to nearly 100 percent.

Level I course candidates from Connecticut will continue to be trained
under $33,000 grant from United Technologies Corporation to expand
Amateur Radio emergency communications training opportunities. Hobart
says the UTC Connecticut grant paved the way for success under the new
federal grant.

Hobart emphasized that community involvement is key. "It's not enough to
just finish the course," she said. "You're expected to join and take
part in your local Amateur Radio Emergency Service organization." The
grant training program is especially interested in attracting more
seniors--those 55 and older--and those for whom the course fee would
mean a hardship unless they were reimbursed.
 -- ARRL
 
***September 2002 CONTESTS
--------------------------
  Date  Time (UTC)  Mode    Contest
  ----- ----------  ----    -----------   
  01-02	0000-2400	SSB		All Asian Contest
  01	0000-2359	PSK		PSK 31 Contest
  01	1300-1600	CW		AGCW Straight Key Party
  01-02	1500-1500	SSB		IARU Region 1 Fieldday
  03-04	2300-0300	CW		Labor Day QRP CW Sprint
  05-07	1400-0200	CW/SSB	YLRL Howdy Days Contest
  08-09	0000-2400	SSB	WAE DX Contest
  08	1800-2400	CW		SOC Marathon Sprint
  09	0000-0359	CW		North America 'Sprint'
  14	2100-2300	CW/SSB	AGB NEMIGA Contest
  15-16	0001-2359	CW/SSB	Air Force Anniversary QSO Party
  15-16	Periods		CW/SSB	Washington State Salmon
  16	0000-0359	SSB		North America 'Sprint'
  16-17	1800-0100	CW/SSB	Tennessee QSO Party
  29-30	0000-2400	RTTY	CQ WW RTTY DX Contest
  22	1200-2359	SSB		Panama Anniversary Contest
  29	0000-2400	CW/SSB	Louisiana QSO Party
  29-30	2 periods	CW/SSB	Texas QSO Party          
 -- http://home.online.no/~janalme/hammain.html

***CONTEST HAPPENINGS
---------------------
   Your editor, AD6ID, was found in the July QST for "playing" in the 
last year's 10 meter contest. I had a whopping 28 QSOs for 988 points.
It was fun and only too an hour or so. Others had scores in the many 
100Ks - hi hi!
   Thanks to Paul, KM6LH, for spotting me it all that tiny print.
 -- AD6ID

***COMING EVENTS
----------------
   - Livermore Swap Meet - 1st Sunday of each month at Las Positas
College in Livermore, 7:00 AM to noon, all year. Talk in 147.045 from
the west, 145.35 from the east. Contact Noel Anklam, KC6QZK, (510)
447-3857 eves.
   - Foothill Flea Market - may 2nd Saturday of every fair weather month.
See http://www.electronicsfleamarket.com more details and various
sponsors and specials.

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From n6ij@hotmail.com  Thu Aug 29 20:41:20 2002
From: n6ij@hotmail.com (Pat Barthelow)
Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2002 12:41:20 -0700
Subject: [GVARC] BBQ/Ham exhibit Sept 14;Marina
Message-ID: <F245olfXOxJxfX2Qz3O00019691@hotmail.com>

Hi Folks,


A reminder, that the Marina Getaway, is coming up on Sept 14, from 1-7:00PM. 
  A Rotary Club Mixer, it will feature a large gathering of Rotarians, from 
far and wide, and Locals from the Marina Area, and features a BBQ.  It also 
features discount packages on Local attractions, such as the Aquarium, and 
various Wineries.  Ham radio will be a feature at the BBQ location, The 
Community Center, building #29 of the CSUMB, on old Ft. Ord.  Map and 
directions below...

We have been asked to set up a ham station featuring HF ops and Echlink, and 
PSK 31.  Setup begins at 10:00am.  We have a small crew of people to man the 
station during the day, and can use some more volunteers.  Please contact me 
if you want to be put on the staion ops list.  ( n6ij@hotmail.com )
The setup venue is very much similar to Radiofest, with an indoor location 
and access to the outside for antennas.   There are large areas inside for 
schmoozing, and eating...Tours of N6IJ will be conducted.  If you had your 
own display in mind to present, that could be done, too; contact me to 
coordinate.
We also would surely like to invite you to partake in the BBQ also.  ($20.00 
gets you BBQ tickets and discount packages to local attractions.)
Let me know if you want to purchase tickets...Heavy Discount prices 
available, if paid in advance...All net proceeds go to the Marina Rotary 
club, for further investing in commuity service projects.

Hope to see you there....
Pat n6ij@hotmail.com

See  http://csumb.edu/general/campus_map for a good map and directions to 
the Getaway Location.  Also, written directions at the end of this note...

Directions by Car
>From Southbound 101 (San José/Gilroy)
Follow Highway 101 south toward Salinas.

Merge onto Highway 156 west toward the Monterey Peninsula.

Highway 156 becomes Highway 1 south.

Take the CSU Monterey Bay/Fort Ord Main Entrance exit. You will circle back 
over the highway onto Light Fighter Drive.

At the second traffic signal, turn left onto Gen Jim Moore Blvd.

Follow the signs and banners to your desired campus location.
>From Northbound 101 (San Luis Obispo/King City)
Follow Highway 101 north to Salinas.

Take the Monterey Peninsula exit (Sanborn Road). At the stop sign, turn 
right to go back under the highway.

Sanborn Road will bend to the right and become Blanco Road.

Remain on Blanco Road until it bends to the left and ends at a traffic 
light.

At the light, turn right to merge onto Reservation Road.

Turn left at the first traffic signal onto Imjin Road.

Turn left again at the next traffic signal onto Abrams Drive.

Wind through the CSUMB Housing area, then, when the road ends, turn right 
onto Inter-Garrison Road.

Follow the signs and banners to your desired campus location.
>From Northbound Highway 1 (Monterey Peninsula/Seaside)
Follow Highway 1 north.

Take the CSU Monterey Bay/Fort Ord Main Entrance exit. You will circle back 
over the highway onto Light Fighter Drive.

At the second traffic signal, turn left onto Gen Jim Moore Blvd.

Follow the signs and banners to your desired campus location.
>From Southbound Highway 1 (Santa Cruz/Moss Landing)
Follow Highway 1 south.

Take the CSU Monterey Bay/Fort Ord Main Entrance exit. You will circle back 
over the highway onto Light Fighter Drive.

At the second traffic signal, turn left onto Gen Jim Moore Blvd.

Follow the signs and banners to your desired campus location.

73, DX, de Pat AA6EG/N6IJ  Please send email replies to: n6ij@hotmail.com
meamonte@hotmail.com is being phased downward.
Local: RF or I-link to WA6HHQ, Aptos Ca
441.925 (+) PL 100
On the web: http://www.polkinghorn.org/n6ij, or   
http://communities.msn.com/n6ij
599 DX Drive Marina CA 93933


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From n6ij@hotmail.com  Fri Aug 30 22:40:49 2002
From: n6ij@hotmail.com (Pat Barthelow)
Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2002 14:40:49 -0700
Subject: [GVARC] Easy Antenna Raising
Message-ID: <F117oODWBVfE2uQOqaa00011562@hotmail.com>

Hi JT,

Sure, I can help, and will forward this to some other locals...15 minutes is 
probably optimistic, but 45 may be realistic...Get some coffee and bagels or 
donuts ready, I think we can do it...
Any of you fellows from Santa Cruz, or even GVARC want to help?
(for brevity, I will delete the images, and descrbe as a tower, pivoted into 
a concrete base mount, and standing abt 20 degrees from horiz, leaning atop 
a wooden post,  and the top of the tower is about 10 ft up.  The antenna is 
a large beam, nearby...and there is lots of space and vehicle access to 
both...)
Once we get a volunteer crew, just set a time for a Saturday morning....

This one looks easy...
Pat
n6ij@hotmail.com


>From: JT <wa6dij@ix.netcom.com>
>To: Pat Barthelow <meamonte@hotmail.com>
>Subject: tower going up
>Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2002 14:50:26 -0700
>
>Hi Pat,
>
>Check out the two attached photos.  One shows my tower tilted partially up 
>and supported by posts.  The other shows the TH-6DX triband beam and 6 
>meter beam on top of that.
>
>I have gotten this far on the project by myself but I am at a point where I 
>can't proceed without some help.  All my ham friends are up in the bay area 
>and it is difficult for them to come down here to help me finish.  I was 
>wondering if you and some of your friends would be interested in coming 
>over to help me put the beam on the tower, while it is reclining, so I can 
>then raise the tower the rest of the way?
>
>What is involved is slipping the mast fastened to the beams over a mast 
>attached to the rotor on the tower.  The beam boom is 24 feet long and I 
>have the top of the tower at least 12-13 feet off the ground (i.e. half the 
>length of the boom).  I thought if I could get two or three people to help 
>me manhandle the antenna then I could get it slipped over the mast of the 
>tower.  Although it is big and ackward, the setup is not heavy so people my 
>age (63) will have no problem handling it.  The main concern is keeping the 
>elements from getting bent if the thing wants to tip over while positioning 
>it onto the tower mast.
>
>I would guess this whole operation would take just about 15 mins.  I will 
>position my pickup truck under the tip of the tower mast and then stand on 
>a ladder to allow me to guide the mast from the antenna array onto the mast 
>of the tower.  Then all I have to do is insert a bolt through both mast 
>sections to prevent them from rotating and I am in business.
>
>I don't think I would need any help getting the tower raised the rest of 
>the way because I am planning on bringing in a "boom truck" and use the 
>boom to raise the tower to fully upright position.
>
>BTW, I live about 1.2 miles east of Castroville on Blackie Road so it is 
>not far from the N6IJ location.
>
>Let me know if you can suggest a few people to help me do this.
>
>Tnx es 73
>Jim/wa6dij
><< towertiltedup.JPG >>
><< Antennasreadytogo.JPG >>




73, DX, de Pat AA6EG/N6IJ  Please send email replies to: n6ij@hotmail.com
meamonte@hotmail.com is being phased downward.
Local: RF or I-link to WA6HHQ, Aptos Ca
441.925 (+) PL 100
On the web: http://www.polkinghorn.org/n6ij, or   
http://communities.msn.com/n6ij
599 DX Drive Marina CA 93933


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From frankf@dsldesigns.net  Sat Aug 31 04:09:11 2002
From: frankf@dsldesigns.net (Frank Fahrlander)
Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2002 20:09:11 -0700
Subject: [GVARC] Restaurant for club meeting under new ownership
Message-ID: <NEBBKBOPILLLFNHHHEOAKEKACIAA.frankf@dsldesigns.net>

Sorry for the late news but just be aware that the restaurant we normally
have our club meeting is now under new management and they are not quite
sure they want to host our club.  They are okay with tomorrow, however. So,
lets be on our best behavior and see you guys there.

   Frank


From frankf@dsldesigns.net  Sat Aug 31 19:08:21 2002
From: frankf@dsldesigns.net (Frank Fahrlander)
Date: Sat, 31 Aug 2002 11:08:21 -0700
Subject: [GVARC] Restaurant for club meeting under new ownership
In-Reply-To: <NEBBKBOPILLLFNHHHEOAKEKACIAA.frankf@dsldesigns.net>
Message-ID: <NEBBKBOPILLLFNHHHEOAIELNCIAA.frankf@dsldesigns.net>

The new manager is fine with us.  The food seems unchanged and is great and
the servers are the same and we all know how great they are.

   73,   frank

-----Original Message-----
From: gvarc-admin@mailman.qth.net [mailto:gvarc-admin@mailman.qth.net]On
Behalf Of Frank Fahrlander
Sent: Friday, August 30, 2002 20:09 PM
To: GVARC
Subject: [GVARC] Restaurant for club meeting under new ownership


Sorry for the late news but just be aware that the restaurant we normally
have our club meeting is now under new management and they are not quite
sure they want to host our club.  They are okay with tomorrow, however. So,
lets be on our best behavior and see you guys there.

   Frank

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