[HIham] SM Report Pacific Section Nov-Dec 2013

[Robert Schneider]

This report is for November and part of December 2013. 

SK Doc Lam
Posted On November 16th, 2013 - Honolulu Star-Advertiser

On Nov. 8, 2013
Dr. Frederick M.K. Lam, 90, of Honolulu, a physician, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Frederick G., daughters Constance Clapp and Brenda Lam, five grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Visitation: 11 a.m. Thursday (Nov 21) at Borthwick Mortuary (Mauna Kea chapel). Services at noon. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to St. Francis Hospice. Online condolences: borthwickoahu.com.

Fred was KH6GG and a pioneer repeater operator in Honolulu.  He worked with several crews over the years in putting in the first repeater on Diamond Head and then Haleakala.  The Diamond Head machine on Oahu was the first repeater in the state.  Haleakala is on the Island of Maui and was the first step in building the first statewide system.  "Doc Lam" as he was known was very active in the Honolulu ARC and Emergency ARC in the mid 1960’s and 70’s.  It is largely through his efforts we have a repeater system in Hawaii today.  His 40 meter Cubical Quad antenna was a landmark in Manoa Valley.  Bill Hillendahl, KH6GJV, San Francisco SM, remembers him as a mentor to many people and frequently visited his home.  A posting on the Borthwick page says his wife, Marie, passed in October 2012.

BIG NEWS!
As many of you know, your SM just returned from a three week trip to New Zealand.  Upon our return there was a message on the answering machine from Bob Vallio; W6RGG & Pacific Division Director.  He informed us that the nomination of Ron Hashiro, AH6RH, for Pacific Division Ham of the year was approved and an announcement was made at Pacificon during the weekend of October 11-13.  Unfortunately, Ron Hashiro was unable to attend Pacificon to receive the award.  He was on a trip.  Also our Assistant SM, Kevin Bogan was unable to attend.  Your SM will be making arrangements for Ron to receive his award in the near future.  A big congratulation goes to Ron for receiving this award.  As Bob Vallio, Pacific Division Director, said there was no question of who should receive the award this year after reviewing the many contributions that Ron has made to improving Amateur Radio.  

Philippine emergency:  (from ARRL main page)
After weeks of deployment the Philippines Amateur Radio Association (PARA) and HERO (Ham Emergency Radio Operations) Network stood down November 27, 2013.  This means that avoiding 7.095 LSB is no longer necessary. Remember that good operating practice requires that you listen before transmitting to make sure the frequency is clear. 73, Bob, AH6J (SM)

Most clubs in the Pacific Section have held elections for 2014 and some have even installed the new officers however the club websites have mostly not been updated so we will wait until next report to list them all.  Please make sure your SM receives the new listing ASAP.   

Your SM was unopposed so will start a new two year term starting April first 2014.  

Kona Amateur Radio Society (KARS) webpage is:  http://www.cfht.hawaii.edu/~veillet/hwars.html.  KARS has changed its meeting date.  It now meets on the forth Sunday, which will be December 22, from 2PM to 5PM at Wawaloli Beach Park at NELHA.  The theme for the potluck will be Party food.    Please bring a favorite dish to share.  For questions please contact Van NH7IT at 808-345-5008 or NH7IT at arrl.net

This year’s 2013 Big Island International Hamfest was hosted by KARC however the event is a co-operative affair with all Big Island clubs helping.  ASM Stuart Johnson, KH7DX, this year’s chair wanted to thank everyone for coming and helped especially members of BIARC for bringing refreshments and supplying the VE material.  It is time to start planning for next year which will be hosted by Kohala Hamakua Radio Club.
Thank you all, and see you next year.  73, 88's  Stuart KH7Dx

The Kohala Hamakua Radio Club (KHRC) website:  http://www.hamradioandmore.com/khrc.htm
Their website has been updated and continues to be updated however some “lag” is to be expected in new happenings.  The radio classes announced in the last SM report have finished and the class tested on October 27.  Nine people took the test with six receiving a Technician license.  The next meeting will be in Kapa’au on the second Sunday at 1400W, which is January 12.  It is the Conference Room, (Enter in rear of Gym Building), Hisaoka Gym, King Kam Park, Kapa'au

Eric Grabowski, KH6CQ, DEC for North Hawaii, has been sending out periodic reports on the North Hawaii repeater project and other happenings in his area.  The repeater will be located on the northwestern slope of Mauna Kea at a Parker Ranch Pump site.  The frequency 147.84/24 has been coordinated but is not published since the repeater is not yet in operation.  In his report Eric details the hardware he already has and what he still needs.  If you would like to donate or just get information contact Eric.  

Hawaii Preparatory Academy (HPA) School Radio Club received their ARRL affiliation during the last school year.  Your Pacific Division Director and your Pacific Section Manager send their congratulations.  

The Kauai ARC website is:  http://www.kauaiarc.org/ 
Kauai Amateur Radio Club meets on the first Monday of the month at 7 PM. at KIUC Office, 4463 Pahee Street in Lihue.  Their next meeting will be January 6 at 1900W at KIUC Main Office, 4463 Pahee Street in Lihue.   Don’t forget the Saturday breakfast at The Feral Pig (formerly The Tiki Room and Main Street Diner) located in Harbor Mall at Nawiliwili. Folks begin arriving around 0730. Remember to get your parking ticket validated (while the attendant is hardly ever there for Saturday breakfast, it's a good idea to validate just in case).    

The Emergency ARC website is:  http://www.earchi.org  
EARC meets on the 3rd Tuesday (except June & Dec).  The next EARC General Membership meeting will be January 21 at 7PM at the Fleet Reserve Association Branch 46, located at 891 Valkenburgh St. There is a Potluck. Contact G.Lo at wh7bte at yahoo.com and let her know what you are bringing. See you there!

The Honolulu ARC website address is: http://ham.aditl.com/harc .  A second website is http://www.dxzone.com/dx23796/honolulu-amateur-radio-club.html  however it is more generic and sponsored by Dxzone.  HARC meets on the 3rd Saturday at 9:00 AM on odd months only (Jan, March, May, July, Sept, and Nov).  They are now meeting at Monterey Bay Cannery which overlooks the watercress farm on the west side of the shopping center.  There is lots of free parking and it is easy to reach.  The next meeting is January 18, 2013.


The Koolau ARC website is: http://www.karc.net/ .  They meet on the second Saturday at 9:30 AM. At Ho’omaluhia Botanical Garden Park in Kaneohe.  The next meeting is going to be Saturday, January 11th 

The Waikiki ARC seems to have only the ARRL club listing website at:  http://www.arrl.org/Groups/view/waikiki-amateur-radio-club/type:club . That site contains a lot of information.  Their last report to ARRL was Aug 14, 2013 so it very current. They meet every Tue at 7AM for breakfast at the Monterey Cannery at 98-1005 Moanalua Road, Unit FSI in Aiea.  Thanks to William N. Kendall KH6OO for the latest information and keeping the website up to date.

The Maui ARC website is:  http://www.kh6rs.org/ . 
Thank you for the regular updates and especially the Field Day update and picture.  See it at the bottom of the Pacific Section webpage in the picture section. Their regular meeting is on the second Wednesday of each month which will be January 8th at 7PM in the basement of the CD EOC in the Maui County building also known as 200 South High St.  
  
The Maui Amateur Radio License Examination Schedule has not been updated for 2014 so contact Mel for more information.   Send email to kh6h at arrl.net or call Mel, KH6H, at 250-4591 and leave voice mail, including your email address.  

The Big Island ARC website is: www.biarc.net .   They meet at 2PM on the 2nd Saturday Monthly at 2 PM at the Keaau Community Center. Their next meeting is on January 11th.   For the new class and testing scheduled Contact Milt, AH6I, at 965-6471 for more information.

The Hilo ARC:  They meet daily 6:30-8:30 AM at Jack in the Box Hilo.  This club is actually the oldest on the Island of Hawaii however there was a break in existence of several years until former Section Manager Dean Manley, KH6B and several others reactivated it.  They also sponsor the Council of Radio Club which meets once monthly at various restaurants in East Hawaii for breakfast.  
The Hawaii QRP club: They also meet daily with a listed time of 7:00 AM - 9:00 AM at “Jack In the Box” however the time varies depending on who comes.  It is very informal. 

The Marianas ARC website is: https://sites.google.com/site/ah2gmarc/home
However it is out of date.  They meet on for first Tuesday of the month at 7:00 PM.   Their next meeting is January 7th.  Beware of the dateline when figuring time and date as they are one day ahead of Hawaii. The meeting is at the KSTO radio studio on Nimitz Hill.  There is plenty of parking behind the building on the lower level. Entry to the meeting room is from the south side of the building.  There is also another website with some Guam information however it is also sadly out of date.  MARIANA ISLANDS DX ASSOCIATION NH2DX The website www.guamham.com does not work.

The South Point ARC or “SPARC” meets on the first Sunday at Noon at Manuka State park.  Their next meeting will be January 5.  They are not affiliated with ARRL.  They don’t have a website.

There has been no news from The American Samoa Radio club or Molokai Club in recent times.

The Civil Defense Amateur Radio Club's mission is to provide ARRL Volunteer Examiner testing services for amateur radio operators and test takers residing on the island of Oahu. The goal is to continually build up the pool of available emergency communicators available during times of emergency.  Testing is usually on the third Wednesday at 6:30 PM however contact Ray Moody, AH6LT moody at: 
hawaii.edu or phone 941-9239.  Advance registration is required to pass building security. Next exam is: 
January 15, 6:30 pm, American Red Cross HQ on Diamond Head Road
Be sure to ask Ray for complete instructions and what you will need.

Cal-Pac RC recently upgraded the Mauna Loa site antennas and temporarily took the six meter beacon off the air.  It will be back shortly however it has not been decided if it will be put back at Mauna Loa.  The picture of the KH6HME memorial brick at ARRL HQ is in the photo files at the bottom of the Pacific Section website.  It was donated by BIARC member Chuck McConnell, W6DPD of Fresno.

REPEAT OR REFERENCE INFORMATION:
The Pacific Section webpage is:  http://www.arrl.org/Groups/view/pacific-section.  It now contains this SM report.  Each affiliated club should fill in an activities report to ARRL at least once every year.  For more information go to:  http://www.arrl.org/club-update .  Your SM is always looking for news so be sure to update him too.  Even if your group is not ARRL affiliated, send a report.   If you have notable activities send along a jpeg picture and description (please).  At the bottom of the Pacific Section webpage is a picture gallery.
   
Hawaii's Official Amateur Radio Repeater Coordination Site is: http://www.hawaiirepeaters.net/ .  

Ron Hashiro’s webpage always has a good collection of news of local happenings.  See:
http://www.qsl.net/a/ah6rh/am-radio/in-hawaii.html .  


73,
Bob Schneider – AH6J
ARRL Pacific Section Manager
ARRL - The national association for Amateur Radio™
ah6j at arrl.org
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