From bsm60403 at gmail.com Tue Jul 7 17:12:28 2015 From: bsm60403 at gmail.com (Brian S. McDaniel) Date: Tue, 7 Jul 2015 16:12:28 -0500 Subject: [ILHam] Hiking Grids EN51VJ, EN51UJ, EN51TI, and EN51SI 7/11 Message-ID: <559C40BC.40303@gmail.com> I will be hiking the Shabbona Trail between Channahon and Morris this Saturday morning. The trail follows the Illinois and Michigan Canal for about 16 miles. I'll have my VX-8DR with me if you live in the area and want to try me on simplex. Grids include EN51VJ, EN51UJ, EN51TI, and EN51SI. I'll use the Wilderness Protocol, but in a constant scan mode. 052.525 MHz 146.520 MHz 223.500 MHz 446.000 MHz I also will monitor repeaters located in Morris. 147.270 MHz 442.325 MHz I recognize I'll be a weak signal, but maybe conditions will be good on six meters. -- 73, Brian McDaniel KC4LMD From ilham at mailman.qth.net Sun Jul 19 08:59:39 2015 From: ilham at mailman.qth.net (mfgardner--- via ILHam) Date: Sun, 19 Jul 2015 08:59:39 -0400 Subject: [ILHam] VE Testing in Evanston July 27 Message-ID: <14ea665fefa-1b0-1d5eb@webprd-m93.mail.aol.com> The Evanston Amateur Radio Community is offering VE testing for all license levels on Monday, July 27, at 6:30 p.m. at the Fire Department Training Room, 909 Lake Street in Evanston. Please contact me by July 26 if you wish to take an exam or exams. 73, Marilyn, W9LUO mfgardner at aol.com From ormos at ripco.com Tue Jul 21 20:09:18 2015 From: ormos at ripco.com (Neil R. Ormos N9NL) Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2015 19:09:18 -0500 (CDT) Subject: [ILHam] Cook County ARES Net WEDNESDAY 22 July 2015, 9:00 PM CT--146.88 MHz Message-ID: <201507220009.t6M09Ih9006902@shell3.ripco.com> Dear Cook County ARES? Members and Friends: Please join us WEDNESDAY ... 22 July 2015, at 9:00 PM CT... for the monthly Cook County ARES Net on the SARA repeater (146.88 MHz, R-600, PL107.2). All persons with an interest in emergency and public service communications are invited to participate in the Net. You need not be a member of ARES or any other organization. Residents of every county and state are welcome. For more information about Cook County ARES, including an ARES calendar of events, please visit our web site: 73 --Neil Ormos N9NL ARES? District Emergency Coordinator Amateur Radio Emergency Service ARES District 4 (Cook, DuPage, Lake Counties) Email: n9nl /at-sign/ arrl.net From ormos at ripco.com Wed Jul 22 20:36:50 2015 From: ormos at ripco.com (Neil R. Ormos N9NL) Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2015 19:36:50 -0500 (CDT) Subject: [ILHam] Cook County ARES Net TONIGHT (Wednesday) 22 July 2015, 9:00 PM CT--146.88 MHz Message-ID: <201507230036.t6N0aoo8021124@shell3.ripco.com> Dear Cook County ARES? Members and Friends: Please join us TONIGHT (Wednesday) ... 22 July 2015, at 9:00 PM CT... for the monthly Cook County ARES Net on the SARA repeater (146.88 MHz, R-600, PL107.2). All persons with an interest in emergency and public service communications are invited to participate in the Net. You need not be a member of ARES or any other organization. Residents of every county and state are welcome. For more information about Cook County ARES, including an ARES calendar of events, please visit our web site: 73 --Neil Ormos N9NL ARES? District Emergency Coordinator Amateur Radio Emergency Service ARES District 4 (Cook, DuPage, Lake Counties) Email: n9nl /at-sign/ arrl.net From ilham at mailman.qth.net Sun Jul 26 08:21:35 2015 From: ilham at mailman.qth.net (John McCormick via ILHam) Date: Sun, 26 Jul 2015 12:21:35 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [ILHam] W9DXCC convention registration discount reminder Message-ID: <1886223721.3038328.1437913296005.JavaMail.yahoo@mail.yahoo.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (July 26, 2015) ? The Aug. 1 early registration deadline fordiscounted pricing is fast approaching for the 63rd annual W9DXCC DXConvention and Banquet. The Sept. 11-12 gathering in Schaumburg, Illinois,continues to add speakers, vendors and prizes. Sponsored by the NorthernIllinois DX Association, the event is an ARRL-approved operating specialty convention.For the first time, a Contest University program will join the DX University onFriday. Both tracks will have presentation for new and veteran DXers and contestoperators. The daylong session on Saturday will feature speakers, exhibits, QSLcard checking, a CW pileup contest and many prizes. The banquet that evening isa time to relax with keynote speaker Riley Hollingsworth, K4ZDH, former FCCSpecial Counsel for Spectrum Enforcement, as well as the DX Countdown and grandprizes. Some of this year?s major prizes: Yaesu FTDX3000, Icom IC7100, Bird wattmeter,Begali and other CW paddles, subscriptions to ham magazines and DXpublications, logging software, and discount certificates at many major dealers.The convention is scheduled one week earlier than normal because of hotel availability.Woodfield Mall, which offers a wide array of shopping, is one traffic lightsouth of the convention site at the Hyatt Regency Schaumburg, 1800 East GolfRoad. DX University and Contest University ? Friday ?????????ContestingBasics: What is radio sport?? Why doit?? Why should you do it?? The language of contesting. Ethics.?????????Typesand conduct of contests: A discussion of the various types of contests,examples, contest exchanges and contest scoring.?????????Hardwareand software for the new contester: ergonomics, antennas, logging and on-lineresources.?????????RTTYcontesting: How to setup for RTTY, sample exchanges, how to operate and demos.?????????Low BandDXing?????????DXSeminar discussion?????????Antennasand transmission lines?????????PortableDXing?????????Daily DXing:The road to multi-band DXCC and tools to improve efficiency (These sessions will be led by some of the best DX?ers and contestoperators in the Midwest, including K9CT, K9DX, K9IR, K9EL, N9EP, W9MU, WO9S, K3WAand K9ZO.) Main Convention ?Saturday (as of now, with more being added) ?????????K1N Navassa Island DXpedition (W0GJ)?????????Operating from Kuwait (W6RGG)?????????Palau DXpedition (K9AJ)?????????YK9A February 2001 - What's Happened Since(AE9YL)?????????Cycle 24 Update (K9LA)?????????ARRL Roundtable Discussion?Registration: Goto http://w9dxcc.com/ and click Registration. Registrationis open via PayPal or download the form and send a check. Banquet orders mustbe received by Sept. 4. Click Location & Lodging for hotel reservations. Updates: http://w9dxcc.com/ for new developments. For more information:John McCormick, N0FCD at yahoo.com From marty.schuette at siu.edu Tue Jul 28 13:11:03 2015 From: marty.schuette at siu.edu (Martin A Schuette) Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2015 17:11:03 +0000 Subject: [ILHam] VE testing in Carbondale, IL Message-ID: The Southern Illinois University Amateur Radio Club, W9UIH, will be offering testing for all license levels on Saturday, August 8th at 9:00 am at the SIU Engineering Building in room D102. For more information, please contact me, or email the club at W9UIH at arrl.net 73, Martin Schuette KD9DEV President, W9UIH SIU Amateur Radio Club marty.schuette at siu.edu