[HIham] SM Report

Mon Aug 15 05:42:55 EDT 2011

This report covers Mid-July to Mid-Aug 2011

Samuel A. Moore, NH6CH, passed away at age 100 years young on June 25, 2011.
He retired from Kaiser Permanente Cement Corp in 1970. He sailed his
self-built 50’ ketch to Kona and stayed.  He was an early member of what
later became Kona ARS.

We are sad to report the passing of Diane Stone, KH6EXR, on July 21, 2011.
Her husband Ted, K6HI said she had been fighting cancer for 2½ years.  She
and Ted were longtime members of the Kona ARS.  

The solar panels, batteries and charge controller were stolen from the
Hualalai repeater.  This is an ongoing story.  We expect to have details in
the near future.  As of now the 147.16 machine will be off the air for an
extended period. 

On August 10, The FCC announced that Amateur Radio vanity call signs cost
will go from$13.30 to $14.20 effective September 9, 2011.  The vanity call
sign regulatory fee is payable not only when applying for a new vanity call
sign, but also upon renewing a vanity call sign for a new term.  

The Emergency Amateur Radio held an ARRL approved Hamfest in Honolulu on
Saturday August 6th at the Fleet Reserve Association building. It was very
successful.  (This is the EARC normal meeting place.)  Wayne, KH6MEI,
reports the one problem was left over junk and equipment was left in the
facility trash bins.  Trash pick-up is a service that they have to pay for.
Here are some pictures:
http://photos.earchi.org/GalleryThumbnails.aspx?gallery=977679

Your SM must apologize for not publishing this year’s Heart Walk before the
event.  It was held Saturday August 13 at Kapiolani Park.  Thank you to all
who participated.  Tnx Wayne, NH6K

Every Tuesday 7AM - The Waikiki Amateur Radio Club along with Honolulu ARC,
QCWA Chapter #206 and Battleship Missouri Radio (BMARC) club members
informally meet at the Pearlridge Sizzler Restaurant.    After breakfast
some people go to BMARC, KH6BB to operate. Join their breakfast group at
07:00 HST for "eye-ball" QSO's and lots of radio talk. Your SM has been
informed that the Mighty “Mo” may be on the air for the Hawaii QSO party.
Details are pending. Visiting ham's welcome at the Mighty Mo. Contact Bill
Kendall, KH6OO at kh6oo at arrl.net  or 808-949-1228 for more information.  

The Oahu Civil Defense Amateur Radio Club's will test on the third Wednesday
of August and November.  Their next test is Wednesday August 17th at 6:20PM.
The testing site is the American Red Cross at 4155 Diamond Head Rd in
Honolulu.  IT IS NECESSARY that you register in advance in order to pass
building security and insure sufficient supplies are available.  Contact Ray
Moody, AH6LT, at moody at hawaii.edu  or ah6lt at arrl.net or phone 941-9239. 

August 27/28 will be the Hawaii QSO party.  There will be stations at
Kalaupapa and other locations on the air that weekend.
http://www.karc.net/OperatingEvents/HawaiiQSOParty/HIQSOPartyRules.html

There will be a combined club picnic in at Coconut Island in Hilo on August
27.  The potluck will start at 11:30AM.  Hilo ARC and HI QRP club are the
host clubs and will have AL0HA on the air for the Hawaii QSO party.  BIARC
has cancelled its August 13 meeting and many people will be going to the
picnic.

http://hiqrpclub.homestead.com  

The HealthComm net is on the 1st Saturday of each month.  September 3rd at
9AM is the next one.  Starting 3.888 MHz SSB, next 7.080 MHz SSB, last
5.371.5 MHZ USB 50w PEP.  

Technician class will start September 13 at Orchidland LDS meeting house.
It will be every Tuesday at 6:30.  Testing will be at the swap-meet in
Waimea on October 22.  Milt, AH6I, will be the teacher.

October 14 to 16 is Pacificon 2011 at the Marriott in Santa Clara, CA.
Website is:

http://www.pacificon.org/ 

October 22 will be the Big Island International Hamfest in Waimea (Kamuela).
Web URLs: www.biarc.net  & www.arrl.org/sections/PAC.html

Nov. 12-20 is the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation aka APEC. 

The Maui VE team will have exams on December 3, 2011. The sessions begin at
9AM at the Mahaolu Elua community hall at 200 Hina Ave in Kahului.  Contact
Mel, KH6H, at 808-250-4591 or kh6h at arrl.net for more info. 

Ron Hashiro, AH6RH, has an extensive website with information on many
subjects including descriptions of EMCOM in Hawaii, the Hawaii QSO party,
Cell phone laws, Field day locations and much more.  Ron was featured on
Newsline report 1740 on December 17.  Some of the direct pages are:

http://www.qsl.net/ah6rh/am-radio/emcomm/makani-pahili-11.html -
Makani-Pahili 

 <http://www.qsl.net/ah6rh/am-radio/in-hawaii.html>
http://www.qsl.net/ah6rh/am-radio/in-hawaii.html . - Coming events list

 <http://www.qsl.net/ah6rh/am-radio/cellular-phone-ordinance.html>
http://www.qsl.net/ah6rh/am-radio/cellular-phone-ordinance.html  - Cell
phone

http://www.qsl.net/ah6rh/am-radio/hawaii/fd.html – Field Day

As always the latest repeater listing for the State of Hawaii can be found
at: 
 <http://www.hawaiirepeaters.net/coordinated.htm>
http://www.hawaiirepeaters.net/coordinated.htm 

Check out the courses available from ARRL and FEMA to upgrade your EMCOMM
knowledge.

For other information about the Pacific section check the ARRL Pacific
Section website.  http://www.arrl.org/Groups/view/pacific-section .  

The ARRL web site is: http://www.arrl.org/ 

73,

Bob Schneider – AH6J

ARRL Pacific Section Manager

ARRL - The national association for Amateur Radio™
 <mailto:ah6j at arrl.org> ah6j at arrl.org

808-966-8146