[HIham] SM Report

Tue Jun 21 15:48:11 EDT 2011

This report covers Mid-May to Mid-June  2011

Walter Kiilau, WH7CF, of Kauai passed away on 3-31.  He was with the Kauai
ARC but was not active.

On Wednesday, May 18, the European Communications Office (ECO) in Copenhagen
added the Russian Federation to the list of those countries that accept the
CEPT reciprocal operating arrangements. Now US hams who hold an FCC-issued
General, Advanced or Amateur Extra class Amateur Radio licenses may operate
in Russia, as well as the other countries covered by the European Conference
of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations (CEPT), subject to the
regulations in force in the country visited, to operate in those countries.
Check the ARRL websites for more info.

Registration is now open for the online Introduction to Emergency
Communications course (EC-001). Course information, including a description,
pre-requisites and instructions on how to register are available on the ARRL
website. Slots are still available for the session which begins Friday, July
29; the registration deadline is Sunday, July 17.  A new course (EC-016) now
takes the place of the former EC-002 and EC-003.  In addition to much of the
original material, the new course now requires completion of several
FEMA/ICS courses.  In some locations courses are required to have an
appointment in the ARES program.  Some NGO's also require them to
participate in their programs. We need to emphasize that one of the major
reasons Amateur Radio exists is because we have trained backup emergency
services.  The two major programs are RACES and ARES.  RACES is primarily a
CD or government responding group.  ARES is an ARRL sponsored program that
supports numerous emergency agencies and NGO's.  ARRL charges $35 each for
its courses.  The good news is the FEMA/ICS courses are free and take only a
couple hours each.  ARRL Education Services Manager Debra Johnson, K1DMJ,
explained that she is also looking for qualified volunteers to provide
support as Mentors for the course, as well as Field Instructors who want to
lead classroom sessions to instruct the course material. In the future
training will increase in importance which means now is the time to get
prepared.

The first step is getting your license or upgrading an existing license.
Kevin Bogan, AH6QO and Bart Aranoff, WH6AA are teaching a series of
Technician Class License classes in Honolulu.    Contact your local club or
group for more details on license classes. Most clubs have them from time to
time.

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

 <http://www.pacificon.org/> http://www.pacificon.org/ 

Nov. 12-20 is the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation aka APEC. President
Barack Obama's selection of Hawaii as the site for the annual APEC Leaders
meeting means Honolulu will be in the world spotlight.  The meetings, will
be at the Hawai'i Convention Center. It is expected to draw more than 10,000
people.  Security and communications are a top priority.  There are no
planned Amateur Radio events however many groups like CD, FEMA and VOAD
expect to have us as a backup communications means should unforeseen
problems happen. 

Another shipment of QSL cards from the ARRL QSL bureau has arrived on Oahu,
courtesy of Barbara NH7FY and Chuck AH6SC.  As usual, more than half are for
Martin KH6MB, but there were some for the rest of us.  Relatively large
numbers of new cards are for AH6NF KH6IB KH6J KH6MB WH6R.  Cards can be
picked up at HARC, KARC, or EARC Oahu meetings courtesy of Kevin AH6QO who
has volunteered to tote them around.  They will also be at the KH6J Field
Day site at Kualoa Park on Saturday, from late morning to late afternoon.
They may be picked up at Ned's QTH with some advance warning (e-mail and
phone contact information below).  Or they may be mailed if you have
established an account with Barbara Darling NH7FY, the overall QSL manager
for the state of Hawaii.  Contact her for details. She will want SASE
envelopes addressed to yourself.  Remember the postage rate just went up.
Tnx, Ned, KH7JJ

The Makani Pahili 2011 exercise was on Saturday May 28.  It was the annual
hurricane, drill. Hurricane season officially started on June 1. On May 14
the Maui node of the SCD VHF RACES repeater network was restored just before
the annual State-wide practice.  

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

June 25 and 26 will be the Field Day weekend.  Is your club location on the
ARRL field day finder maps?    <http://www.arrl.org/field-day-locator>
http://www.arrl.org/field-day-locator . So far EARC/KARC will be at Kualoa
Park on windward Oahu.  BIARC will be at Wailoa Visitors center in Hilo. The
HI QRP club will be at Leleiwi Park in Hilo and the Kauai club will be at
Nawiliwili Yacht club.  Even AH2G, the Marianas Amateur Radio Club is on the
map.  Those not on the locator (that we know of) are Maui ARC which will be
at Hookipa and South Point ARC which will be at Wittington Park.

The HealthComm net is on the 1st Saturday of each month.  July 2nd at 9AM is
the next one.  Starting 3.888 MHz SSB, next 7.080 MHz SSB, last 5.371.5 MHZ
USB 50w PEP.  

We're pleased to announce that Director Vallio has approved the application
of the Emergency Amateur Radio Club to hold an ARRL approved
Hamfest/swap-meet in Honolulu on Saturday August 6 from 8AM to 12 Noon at
the Fleet Reserve Association.  This is their normal meeting place.  

KALAUPAPA DXPEDITION:   Bev, AH6NF,  reports that the Kalaupapa DxPedition
is a definite "go" for Hawaii QSO Party weekend Aug 27/28 and will be
operating as one of Hawaii's special event stations. Many thanks to Joe AH0A
and Bart WH6AA who worked with the National Park Service and the State
Department of Health to make this happen. Six members and two alternates
have been chosen for the team.  A charter flight will transport them there,
and they will operate from the Kalaupapa Settlement itself. The effort will
be funded by those making the trip. Joe Speroni is leading a group, which
includes some on the team, to help interested Kalaupapa residents (Park
Service, Department of Health and patients) in obtaining their ham radio
licenses and acquiring equipment for an emergency communications setup.  For
many years the Hanson's Disease colony aka Leprosy was a separate county
called Kalawao.  Since it is now a national historic park under the US park
service; the separate county status is in limbo.  County hunters however
still consider it the rarest county in the US and it is considered a
separate county for the Hawaii QSO party. The url is:

 <http://www.karc.net/OperatingEvents/HawaiiQSOParty/HIQSOPartyRules.html>
http://www.karc.net/OperatingEvents/HawaiiQSOParty/HIQSOPartyRules.html

October 22 will be the Big Island International Hamfest in Waimea (Kamuela).
It will be at the Waimea community center, next to the ball field at 65-1260
Kawaihae Rd. , Kamuela, HI 96743. Hours are 10AM to around 3PM. Doors open
9AM for setup. Please stay for cleanup.  Sponsored by Big Island ARC, Kona
ARS, and Kohala Hamakua ARC. The event is free however registration at the
door is required and donations will be accepted to offset costs. Sellers are
asked for a donation of their sales but again this is a donation. There will
an ARRL Testing session after noon. Please note that this is a
non-commercial event that promotes the trading of equipment and information
between hams and the general public and to promote the open exchange of
information concerning the benefits of exploring Ham Radio as a hobby. Talk
in on 147.16+ MHz in Kona or in Waimea 147.32+ MHz.  Tone is 100Hz Event Web
URLs:  <http://www.biarc.net> www.biarc.net  &
www.arrl.org/sections/PAC.html  Contact: 

John Buck, KH7T - POB 489 - Kamuela HI 96743 Ph. 808-885-9718 -
kh7t at arrl.net 

Bob Schneider, AH6J - POB Box 131 - Keaau, HI 96749 Ph.966-8146 -
ah6j at arrl.net

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 

The Hilo ARC (also known as HARC) and the HI QRP club meets informally daily
around 8AM to 10AM at Jack in the Box at Puainako center in Hilo.  HI QRP
club will be at Leleiwi Park in Hilo for Field Day. Their new and improved
website is:  <http://hiqrpclub.homestead.com> http://hiqrpclub.homestead.com

Every Tuesday 7AM - The Waikiki Amateur Radio Club along with Honolulu ARC
(also known as HARC), QCWA Chapter #206 and Battleship Missouri Radio
(BMARC) club members informally meet at the Pearlridge Sizzler Restaurant.
After breakfast several people may go to the BMARC, KH6BB to operate. Join
their breakfast meeting at 07:00 HST for "eye-ball" QSO's and lots of radio
talk. Visiting ham's welcome at the Mighty Mo. Contact Bill Kendall, KH6OO
at kh6oo at arrl.net  or 808-949-1228 for more information.  There is no
website.

The Pac Rats meet monthly at various DXers and contesters QTHs.  The meeting
starts at 7:30PM on non-contest days.  See CQ magazine for further details.
The Club goal is to achieve DX and Contests operators and improvement in
techniques and scores.  Call the club secretary on Oahu at 247-7373 for
specific details.  See you - Lee, KH6BZF.  Note from SM:  Pac Rats is an
ARRL affiliated club.   

The regular meeting of the Maui ARC is the second Wed. The next meeting will
be July 13th, at the CD Emergency Operating Center (Maui EOC).  For Field
Day they will set up on Friday June 24th.  Tnx Diane, KH6PO 

The Maui VE team will have exams on Aug. 6 and Dec. 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. 

KHRC (Kohala Hamakua RC) last met on Wednesday June 8th at Tutu's House, in
Waimea.  The next meeting will be Sunday July 10 at the conference room of
the Hisaoka Gym at King Kam Park in Kapa'au at 2PM.  Enter in the rear of
the Gym Building.  The correct web address is:
<http://www.hamradioandmore.com/khrc.htm>
http://www.hamradioandmore.com/khrc.htm   

The club normally meets in Kapa'au on the second Sunday at 1400W in ODD
months in the conference Room of the Hisaoka Gym. The location is in the
King Kam Park. They also meet in Waimea on the second Wednesday at 1900w in
even months at Tutu's House in the Blue Room.

Kauai ARC meets on the first Monday of each month at 7PM at the KIUC office
at 4463 Pahee St in Lihue.  If the schedule is followed, the next meeting
will be July 4th.  This, of course, is a holiday.  The meetings starts at
7PM.  June's meeting was devoted to planning for Field day.  Check their
website to verify the time and date for the next meeting.
<http://www.kauaiarc.org/> http://www.kauaiarc.org/   Talk in is 146.92 -
MHz repeater.  They report that the 146.70 - MHz North Shore repeater is
working.  At last report they are not linked.  KARC had their third Ham
Radio Swap Meet at the Nawiliwili Yacht club on Sat. May 14th.   Their
weekly Saturday breakfast is now at Dani's Restaurant, 4200 Rice St., Lihue.
The club invites everyone to participate in this year's Field Day at the
Nawiliwili Yacht Club. KARC guests & members will operate the club station
KH6E around the clock for 24 hours starting at 8AM on June 25.

On Saturday, July 23, 2011, from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm the Kauai group will
hold a Radio Direction Finder Fox Hunt in the Lihue area.  All licensed
Amateur Radio operators are invited to participate in this First Annual
event.  This is a basic level, single hidden transmitter fox hunt. Advanced
equipment such as a Doppler antenna or any computer assisted equipment is
not allowed.  All teams will stay together during the hunt. The names of
team members will also be recorded.  See the following link for basic
information on RDF fox hunting
<http://www3.sympatico.ca/alduncan/ham/RDFing.pdf>
http://www3.sympatico.ca/alduncan/ham/RDFing.pdf   Tnx Jane, NH7TZ

The West Honolulu Amateur Radio Group is not an ARRL affiliated group. It is
a Hawaiian style informal group. It has been meeting every first Wednesday
on even Months at 7:30PM at night. WHARC meets at Diner's in the Waimalo
Shopping Center.  Thanks to George, AH7GK & Herb, KH7TK for the update. For
more information see:  <http://aditl.com/ham/wharg/index.html>
http://aditl.com/ham/wharg/index.html   The website works except no picture.

The South Point ARC (SPARC) meets on the first Sunday at 12 Noon at Manuka
State Park on Highway 11 just north of Ocean View Estates and is a potluck
event. Their website is:   <http://www.fastnethi.com/norm/sparc/sparc.html>
http://www.fastnethi.com/norm/sparc/sparc.html

The Marianas Amateur Radio Club (MARC) meets at the KSTO, KISH, and KTWG
studio on Nimitz Hill on Guam on the First Tuesday.  This would be July 5th.
There is usually testing at 6PM before the meeting. Their webpage is still
not working.  They put up a new repeater on 443.78+ with a PL of 131.8.  Tnx
Amy, NH2FO & Ed, KH2L.  

Ko'olau ARC will next meet on July 9th at Ho'omaluhia Park on Oahu at
9:30AM. They normally meet on the second Saturday of each month.  Their
website is:   <http://www.karc.net/> http://www.karc.net/ .  The last
meeting of the KARC on June 11th featured Martin, KH6MB, who presented much
more electrical and packaging detail pertaining to his Electronic Keyer
project.  The May meeting featured Walt Niemczura, AH6OZ, talk about
software defined radios.  He reviewed the current state of the art and gave
a glimpse into what the future of ham radio might look like in as little as
two years.  For directions to their meeting see:
<http://karc.net/ClubInfo/karcmap.html>
http://karc.net/ClubInfo/karcmap.html

Normally the Big Island ARC also meets on the second Saturday at 2PM and the
meeting is set for July 9th however the Keaau Community Center will not be
available so watch the website and e-mails for the new location.  Vice
President Milt Nodacker, AH6I, is busy looking for an alternate place to
meet.  The normal alternate Puna CCC is having their annual bazaar so is
also unavailable.  Their website is:   <http://www.biarc.net>
http://www.biarc.net  .   Every Friday at 11:30 there is an informal lunch
at the Hokulani Steakhouse in Keaau.  Their Field Day will be set up at the
Wailoa Center in Hilo.

Honolulu ARC held its last regular meeting on Saturday May 21.  The next
meeting will be July 16. They meet on the third Saturday of odd months at
the Sizzler at Pearl Ridge.  The meeting will begin at 0900, come earlier
for breakfast before the meeting.  Your QSL Bureau Cards may be picked up at
the meeting.  Their website is:   <http://aditl.com/ham/harc/>
http://aditl.com/ham/harc/  

In Honolulu If you would like to upgrade your license, or, have a friend who
would like to become an Amateur Radio Operator this note is for you.  At
0700 before the Honolulu Amateur Radio Club meeting there will be an ARRL VE
test session for all classes of Amateur Radio License.  They will also
administer FCC Commercial License exams. The test site is the Sizzler
restaurant at Pearl Ridge.  Lots of free parking and you can get breakfast
too.  In order to ensure that we have the correct exams (and enough of them)
for you; you MUST call in advance.  Call 247-0587 and ask for Lee and let
him know which license you want.  Call after 9 AM but before 9PM.   Any
question you may have about the test will be answered during that phone
call.  If you know anyone who wants to get a new license or upgrade, please
pass this note to them.    Aloha and good luck.  From John K1ER, Pres.
Honolulu ARC and Lee Wical, KH6BZF

The Emergency ARC normally meets on the third Tuesday of each month at 7PM
at the Fleet Reserve Association Branch 46 located at 891 Valkenburgh St. in
Honolulu.  Their next meeting will be July 19th. It will be a potluck so
bring a dish. There was no meeting in June.  During last year they changed
meeting places and upgraded their website.  The EARC URL is :
<http://earchi.org/index.html> http://earchi.org/index.html  Tnx EARC
website & NH7QH.  Their next testing session will be June 25 at Field Day at
Kualoa Beach Park at 11AM.  Please register ahead of time so we know how
many are coming.  Email Wayne, KH6MEI at kh6mei at earchi.org

The Oahu Civil Defense Amateur Radio Club's mission is to provide ARRL
Volunteer Examiner testing services for amateur radio operators and test
takers residing or visiting on the island of Oahu. The goal is to
continually build up the pool of available emergency communicators available
during times of emergency.  They 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. The actual
club meeting is at irregular times.  For more information:

 <http://www.karc.net/VETesting/VETesting.htm>
http://www.karc.net/VETesting/VETesting.htm  (There is probably an error in
the website that states the next exam is August 20 which turns out to be a
Saturday.)  

Kona Amateur Radio Society meets on the Third Sunday at 2PM.  Their next
meeting is July 17th at the south end of Wawaloli Beach Park at NELHA (by
the airport). Bring a potluck dish.  The food theme is American food
celebrating July 4.   For more information see:
<http://www.cfht.hawaii.edu/~veillet/hwars.html>
http://www.cfht.hawaii.edu/~veillet/hwars.html  

For other information about the Pacific section check the ARRL Pacific
Section website.   <http://www.arrl.org/Groups/view/pacific-section>
http://www.arrl.org/Groups/view/pacific-section .  It has been revised
recently.

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

73,

Bob Schneider - AH6J

ARRL Pacific Section Manager

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

808-966-8146