[HIham] Pacific Section Report for March

Wed Apr 2 03:43:54 EDT 2014

This report is for March 2014.

Just as this report was being finished on April 1, 2014, there was an 8.2 earthquake near Chile.  Fortunately no Tsunami was generated but it reminds us of the 1946 April fool’s day devastation.  It also reminds us that April is Tsunami awareness month.

This July 17 to 20, 2014 is the ARRL Centennial convention in Hartford CT.  Your SM plans on being there.  Is anyone else going?

The big news is two clubs have updated their webpages.  They both have the same initials, MARC. 

MARC (Maui ARC) new website is:  http://www.kh6rs.org/ .  It looks really good!
Their regular meeting is on the second Wednesday of each month which will be April 9th at 7PM in the basement of the CD EOC in the Maui County building also known as 200 South High St.  They claim to be the oldest Amateur Radio Club in the State of Hawaii.

The Maui Amateur Radio License Examination Schedule has been updated for 2014.  Persons planning to take an Amateur Radio license examination 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.
Saturday, April 5, 2014 
Saturday, August 2, 2014
Saturday, December 6, 2014

MARC (Marianas ARC of Guam) has a new updated website.  http://www.ah2g.net/   Their last meeting was actually March 31st in Hawaii. (Which is April 1 there) The new website is not complete yet but list 52 members and has several other links.  There are also several links that have not been finished yet.  It looks really good.  Their old website https://sites.google.com/site/ah2gmarc/home  is still up but is out of date.  They meet on the first Tuesday of the month at 7:00 PM.   Their next meeting is May 6th.  Beware of the dateline when figuring time as they are one day ahead of Hawaii. The meeting is at the KSTO radio studio on Nimitz Hill.  There is parking behind the building. Entry to the meeting room is from the south side.  There is no testing scheduled for the next meeting.  If you wish to test contact Mike Wendt, WH2M. Hafa Adai from Guam where Americas Day begins.  

There is another website with Guam information however it is out of date.  MARIANA ISLANDS DX ASSOCIATION NH2DX.  It does have some really nice pictures on its slideshows.  

W1AW/KH6 was on the air for one week starting February fifth from various locations around the state of Hawaii including KH6LC’s QTH where your SM operated.  There was a total of 33,228 QSO’s.  Operations were on CW, Data and Phone.  Totals were 160M=287, 80M=1,486, 40M= 3,841, 30M=1,764, 20M=6,098, 17M=2,413, 15M=7,393, 12M=3,262, 10M=6,678 and Sat=6.  Hawaii will be on the air again starting August 20 for one more week.  Contact KH6LC if you want to participate.  

The Puna Emergency Radio Club (PERC) has applied for ARRL affiliation.  They will be considered during the next meeting of the ARRL Board of Directors.  Their website is: http://perc.sfendt.net/
They meet:  Every Tuesday at 0800 W for Coffee and planning at the Hilo Coffee Mill.  It is located between Kurtistown and Mt. View on Volcano Highway.  Their regular meeting is on the Second Saturday at 0900 W at either Coconut Island or Keaau Park. 

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 April 27, from 2PM to 5PM at Wawaloli Beach Park at NELHA.  The theme for the potluck will be “healthy food” in celebration of Earth Day.  Please bring a favorite dish to share.  There is a picture of KARS on the Pacific Section webpage.  Go to the bottom and click view all.  For questions please contact Van NH7IT at 808-345-5008 or e-mail NH7IT at arrl.net 

The Kohala Hamakua Radio Club (KHRC) website:  http://www.hamradioandmore.com/khrc.htm
Their next meeting is Wednesday, April 9, 2014 at 7PM at the Conference Room, Keck Observatory, 65-1120 Mamalahoa Hwy, Waimea, HI 96743.

Hawaii Preparatory Academy (HPA) School Radio Club   does not have a webpage and no information is available on their activities.  HPA is a private school so meetings are not open to the public.  It is an ARRL affiliated school club.

The Kauai ARC website is:  http://www.kauaiarc.org/   See webpage for details of all events and a map.
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 is Monday April 7at 6PM, 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).   Three people passed exams Feb 1.  There was one Extra, one General and one Technician.  Congratulations to everyone!

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 April 15 at 7PM at the Fleet Reserve Association Branch 46, located at 891 Valkenburgh St.   During March EARC reports one upgrade to General and one to Extra.  

Joe Speroni, AH0A, wrote and has made several club presentations about remote operating using the internet to interface “Superstations” located across the country.  A brief article was in last month’s SM report.  Pictures of the four operators and the superstation are posted on the Pacific Section web-page.

The Honolulu ARC website address is: http://ham.aditl.com/harc .  HARC meets on the 3rd Saturday at 9:00 AM on odd months (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 May 17.

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, April 12th 

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 . 
The ARRL web-page contains the club information.  They meet every Tue at 7AM for breakfast at the Monterey Cannery at 98-1005 Moanalua Road, Unit FSI in Aiea.  

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 April 12th.   

License class started March 6th at Orchidland LDS church.  The next testing will be April 17th .at Orchidland LDS church at 6:30PM.  There will also be testing May 24th at 2PM at Hilo LDS church.  Of course we will have testing during Field Day June 28th at 1PM at Wailoa Center.  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 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.  Their next get together will be April 5th at 8AM at Volcano’s Lava Rock Café.   For May 3 they will meet at Hilo IHOP.  Please contact Dean for more information.   

QCWA: .Their next meeting will be the same day (Saturday April 5th) for lunch at Coqui’s in Hilo.

The South Point ARC or “SPARC” meets on the first Sunday at Noon at Manuka State park.  Their next meeting will be April 6th.  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 of selected months 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.  The next exam is listed as Wednesday June 18, 2014 - 6:30 pm, American Red Cross HQ at Diamond Head Road.  Future exams are:  August 20, 2014, 6:30 pm, American Red Cross HQ on Diamond Head Road and November 19, 2014, 6:30 pm, American Red Cross HQ on 4155 Diamond Head Road

Cal-Pac RC upgraded the Mauna Loa site antennas and 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 along with other pictures of the Mauna Loa site.  The brick was donated by BIARC member Chuck McConnell, W6DPD of Fresno.  There is no recent information on the club activities however ducting season is usually in the summer so we expect to hear of the latest activities soon.

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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