[HIham] SM Report Pacific Section June 2013

[Robert Schneider]

This report is for June 2013. 
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.  Inactive clubs need only send in an activities report to be current.  For more information go to: http://www.arrl.org/club-update .  Your SM is always looking for news so be sure to update him. At the bottom of the Pacific Section webpage is a picture gallery with a lot of new pictures.

Your SM visited the Emergency ARC and Koolau ARC Field day sites on Oahu.  See the media part of the Pacific Section Webpage for pictures.  EARC had their FD at Bellows AFB beach and KARC had theirs at Kuuloa Beach Park (AKA Chinaman’s Hat).  Thanks to Big Island ARC, Maui ARC, Kauai ARC and Cal-Pac RC for sending pictures from their Field Day.

Volcano area Hams will be putting on a demonstration in conjunction with the July 4th parade in Volcano Village starting around 8AM or so.  It will be like a mini-Field Day with several working rigs.  The main purpose is to raise public awareness of possible hazards on the Island of Hawaii.  Parking will be very tight and traffic restricted due to the parade so try to come early.  Contact KH6I or KH7BR for details.

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT:  For those of you in the Keaau area on August 31, there will be a Puna Regional Emergency Preparedness Fair.  It will be held at Keaau High School from 9AM to 3PM.  There will be many exhibits by various organizations.  The main goal is to teach things that can be done in case we have emergency, especially widespread events such as a large earthquake, tsunami, volcanic eruption, hurricane or whatever (?).  We expect to have more information in the next SM newsletter. There will be exhibits, presentations, games, prizes, food etc.  We will need a lot of help.

Kona Amateur Radio Society webpage is:  http://www.cfht.hawaii.edu/~veillet/hwars.html. KARS meets on the third Sunday, which will be July21, from 2PM to 5PM at Wawaloli Beach Park at NELHA.  The food theme is American in celebration of July 4th.

BIG NEWS!
This year KARS (Kona Amateur Radio Society) will be Hosting the next Big Island International Hamfest   in Waimea (aka Kamuela on Hawaii Island), on October 5th. 2013. They will be forming a planning/working group from club members to organize the event; parking, vendor placement, set up, testing, refreshments etc.  Kohala – Hamakua Radio Club (Waimea) will be joining them on this project.  Of course, they will also be getting some help from BIARC and SPARC (Hilo and Kau) as well as other groups on Hawaii Island.  The venue is the Waimea recreation center, which is the same location as in several past Swap Meets.  The tentative schedule will be as follows:
  8:00 am Breakfast at Hawaiian Style Café (come early as they tend to be crowded)
  9:00 am Vendor setup
10:00 am doors open
12:00 pm guest speakers, forum, presentations (we need your input)
  1:00 pm license testing
  2:00 pm wrap up clean up
There is always a good turnout from both sides of the island for this as well from off Island.  There is always a lot of great used ham radio gear, meeting old friends and meeting new ones.
Contact Stuart, KH7DX 808-896-1290 or kh7dx at arrl.net or via this group with your offer of assistance for this, all ways fun project.  More updates as they come in, and thanks for supporting HAM Radio in these Hawaiian Islands.  This comes from Stuart, KH7DX.

The other news is that Hawaii Preparatory Academy (HPA) School Radio Club ARRL affiliation has been approved by the ARRL board of directors and the certificate has been mailed to the club.  We would like to do a formal presentation however HPA is now on summer break.    

The Kauai ARC website is:  http://www.kauaiarc.org/ 
Their last study session and exam was Saturday May 11, 2013 in which they got two new Technicians and two Generals.  The next exam is in August.  Congratulations to all.  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 next meeting of Kauai ARC is Monday, July 1, 2013, 7:00 PM, is the Kauai ARC Monthly Meeting at KIUC Main Office, 4463 Pahee Street in Lihue. 

On Monday, July 15, 2013, there will be a special meeting on Emergency Communications from 5:30 PM-7:00 PM (Promptly) Lihue Civic Center, Planning Rm 2A/B.  This meeting is focused primarily to ARRL Emergency Coordinators (EC); however anyone with an interest in emergency communication is welcome and encouraged to attend.  For more information please contact Bob Anderson at KH6AS at att.net or Tad Miura at ZSSQ at hotmail.com.

The Emergency ARC website is:  http://www.earchi.org  
Their meeting is on the 3rd Tuesday at 7 pm (except June & Dec) at the Fleet Reserve Association Branch 46, 891 Valkenburgh St. Honolulu.  Their next meeting is July 16st. The great news is Field Day was at Bellows on June 21, 22 & 23 this year.  Mahalo to Trent, N2OBM, for his diligent in getting the site.
Next meeting is: July 16, 2013 at 7 pm.   A BIG MAHALO to Greenpath Technologies a local solar company who provided power for EARC field day operations, it was a resounding and amazing success. 

The Honolulu ARC website address is: http://ham.aditl.com/harc     
Thanks to Jim, WH6GS for the updated information on the HARC website.  Jim also said that a good website for Hawaii Amateur Radio information in general is: http://ham.aditl.com. HARC meets on the 3rd Saturday at 9:00 am on odd months only (Jan, March, May, July, Sept, and Nov).  They meet at Sizzlers (GoCo) in Aiea.  Their next meeting will be July 20.  The Sizzler has been sold and the new name is GoCo but the staff and menu are the same.  

The Koolau ARC website is: http://www.karc.net/ .  They meet on the second Saturday at 9:30 AM. At Ho’omaluhia Park in Kaneohe.  The next meeting is Saturday, July 13, 2013 at 9:30AM at Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden in Park in Kaneohe. 

NEW REPEATER: Kimo, KH7U, and Clem, KH7HO, announced the installation of a new repeater at Puu Papaa (makai end of Oneawa Hills) in Kailua. Freq. is 147.0+ MHz with 103.5 Hz PL tone. It is hoped that this repeater will give Windward coverage from Makapuu to Laie, and possibly Kahuku. Eventually this repeater will be linked with others, so upon accessing please give it a second or two to link. (This is good advice for any linked system.  SM note)

HAWAII QSO PARTY:  Joe, AH0A, said that the latest version of HI QSO Rules is on line. In addition to the N1MM logging program, two new ones are being adopted: SD and Genlog. The contest website is http://www.hawaiiqsoparty.org/ .  He also noted that financial support of HI QSO Party is needed and being solicited from any interested individuals or Clubs. 

1. The contest 48 hour operating period will be from 04:00 UTC Aug 24 to 04:00 UTC Aug 26, 2013.
2.  Single operator categories are restricted to a maximum of 18 operating hours during the contest period.
3.  Stations may be worked only on the 10, 15, 20, 40, 80 and 160 meter bands.
4.  Each station may be worked in 4 modes on one band - SSB, CW, RTTY and PSK. 
5.  Multi-op station operators may also operate from their home station.
6.  Use of spotting websites is permitted and encouraged. Click here for recommendations.
7.  Operation must conform to FCC and station home country regulations.
8.  Logs should be submitted by September 30, 2013.

The Waikiki ARC seems to have only the ARRL club listing website:  http://www.arrl.org/Groups/view/waikiki-amateur-radio-club/type:club . That site contains a lot of information.  Their last report was May 21, 2013 so it very current. They meet every Tue at 7AM for breakfast at the Sizzlers (GoCo) in Aiea.  Thanks to William N. Kendall KH6OO for the latest information.

The Pacific Radio Amateur Transmitting Society has only the ARRL club listing website however that website says their regular website is under construction.  Their last report was Sept 15, 2008 so they are overdue for a report to ARRL HQ.  Contact KH6BZF for more information about the club.  

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 July 10 at 7PM in the basement of the CD EOC in the Maui County building also known as 200 South High St.  (Except December).
  
The Maui RACES repeater on 147.02+ MHz requires a sub-audible tone of 103.5 Hz for access.  The 146.94- MHz repeater requires a 110.9 Hz tone.  There is a repeater map on the MARC website. This is a good source of repeater information for Maui County.

The Maui Amateur Radio License Examination Schedule for this year is:
Saturday, August 3, 2013 - Saturday, December 7, 2013.  Persons planning to take an Amateur Radio license exam should pre-register at least two weeks before the scheduled exam date. Send email to kh6h at arrl.net or call Mel, KH6H, at 250-4591 and leave voice mail, including your email address.  If no one pre-registers, the exam session will be cancelled.  Maui VE (volunteer examiner) sessions begin at 9:00 a.m. at the Maui County Civil Defense Emergency Operating Center, 200 S. High Street in Wailuku.  Exam dates and location are subject to change. Pre-registered candidates will be notified of changes in the exam date or location. Before the exam, you will receive a confirmation email with more information, including directions to the exam site. The 2013 ARRL/VEC exam fee is $15. Bring a check or cash.

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 July 13th.   Their Field Day was at the Wailoa Visitors Center as in several past years.  

Milt Nodacker, AH6I, is now the lead examiner and instructor for BIARC. A class is now underway that started June 13th for 2 hours on Thursdays which end July 18th. The next Technician Classes will be Saturday July 13 and July 20 for 6 hours each starting at 8:30 AM and ending about 2:30 PM.  
Another set of Technician classes’ start Thursday September 5 at 6:30 PM for two hours each for 6 weeks at the Orchidland LDS meeting hall. All Thursday classes are at The Office of aging at 1055 Kinoole Street at 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM and all Saturday classes are at the LDS Church at 1373 Kilauea Avenue at 8:30 AM going until 2:30 PM. 

Exams for all classes of licenses will be held Saturday July 20th at 3:30 PM at the LDS Church on Kilauea Ave.  Another testing session is scheduled for Thursday July 25th at the office of aging at 6:30 PM.
Contact Milt Nodacker, AH6I, at 965-6471 for more information or write nodacker at gmail.com

Ted NH6YK who has been teaching at the Kau High School for a number of years has signed a contract to spend two years teaching in South Korea.