From n3sb at qis.net  Mon Sep  7 16:29:05 2009
From: n3sb at qis.net (n3sb at qis.net)
Date: Mon, 07 Sep 2009 16:29:05 -0400
Subject: [K3PZN-List] RACES Drill Tomorrow night
Message-ID: <20090907162905.87541k0tgsr7dnwk@webmail.qis.net>

Hi Folks;

The Summer break is over, so the monthly RACES drills have resumed.  
Tomorrow night's drill is just a comms check, so it should be a short  
drill.

The drill starts at 7:30. We'll need to meet about 7:15 to get ready.  
I haven't gotten confirmation that anyone from the Carroll Office of  
Emergency Management will be available, so we may be meeting at the  
FTC to run this test. Please listen on the repeater tomorrow evening,  
or here on the reflector,for the lastest news.

73; Steve, N3SB


From j.f.tracey at verizon.net  Mon Sep  7 18:18:08 2009
From: j.f.tracey at verizon.net (Joe Tracey)
Date: Mon, 07 Sep 2009 17:18:08 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: [K3PZN-List] RACES Drill Tomorrow night
Message-ID: <26502752.703868.1252361888547.JavaMail.root@vms063.mailsrvcs.net>


From n3sb at qis.net  Tue Sep  8 11:57:05 2009
From: n3sb at qis.net (n3sb at qis.net)
Date: Tue, 08 Sep 2009 11:57:05 -0400
Subject: [K3PZN-List] Tonight's RACES Drill is at the EOC
Message-ID: <20090908115705.564813sc3p7t7bhc@webmail.qis.net>

Folks;

Tonight's RACES Dill will be at it's normal location at the Emergency  
Operations Center.

73; Steve, N3SB


From charlesc at carr.org  Wed Sep  9 20:54:48 2009
From: charlesc at carr.org (C Cunningham)
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2009 20:54:48 -0400
Subject: [K3PZN-List] (no subject)
Message-ID: <MBBBKCAOFCGKDILHHPMAGEPLCGAA.charlesc@carr.org>

Greetings All,
	I have some large AGM batteries up for sale. They are pulls out of a large
backup system and have approximately 4 to 5 years of good life in them. They
have been in-service dated. If anyone wants one or more batteries I will
bring them to the club meeting or other arrangements can be made. $40.00 a
piece.

Charles A. Cunningham
2235 Frizzellburg Road
Westminster, Maryland  21158
410-857-0968
charlesc at carr.org  or  n3tot at arrl.net


From n3sb at qis.net  Sun Sep 13 13:40:42 2009
From: n3sb at qis.net (n3sb at qis.net)
Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2009 13:40:42 -0400
Subject: [K3PZN-List] August 2009 CCARC Meeting Minutes - Next meeting
 Monday September 14
Message-ID: <20090913134042.13566dcbp3j3nfs4@webmail.qis.net>

Carroll County Amateur Radio Club
Meeting Minutes, 10 August 2009

President Andy Leeds, WO3L called the meeting to order at 7:35 PM.  
Fourteen members and 1 guest were present.

The meeting started with introductions around the room.

Evening Presentation:

Steve N3SB gave a presentation on digital communications modes ?  
MT-63, Olivia, EasyPal.

Announcements:

The next CCARC meeting will be on Monday September 14th 7:30 PM at the  
Emergency Services Training Center in Westminster.

The next Board meeting will be on Wednesday August 19th, 7:30 PM at  
the Emergency Services Training Center in Westminster.

The Carroll County Tailgate-Fest is coming up on Sunday August 19.  
Setup is Saturday afternoon at 4:00 PM. Manpower is needed starting at  
6:00 AM Sunday Morning.

 From the mailbag:

No mail was received.

Secretary?s Report: The report was accepted as published on the reflector.

Treasurer?s Report: Pete W3GVX presented the treasurer?s report,  
detailing current balances, income, and expenses. The report was  
accepted by the membership present.

Committee Reports:

ARES / RACES: The County RACES drills will resume in September.  
Everyone is reminded that the CARET Net is held every Tuesday evening  
at 8:30 PM on the 145.410 repeater.

Repeater: The repeater systems and BBS appear to be operating fine.

Station: The station was put to use last weekend during the  
Maryland-DC QSO Party. Three transmitters were on the air at times,  
and the computer logs were networked.

Old Business:

None.

New Business:

None.

General Discussions: Jack Kolb advised the club that he?d found one of  
his bank accounts had an unauthorized charge of approximately $1100.00.

Jack also mentioned that he was contacted to determine if anyone would  
be interested in the equipment from silent key WC3K.

Mike N3VOP mentioned that the Berryville hamfest committee works with  
their vendors to get prizes in lieu of table fees.

Door Prize: Jack Kolb donated a flashlight for this evening?s door  
prize. The prize was won by Bill N3WM.

The meeting was adjourned at approximately 8:48 PM.

Respectfully submitted;
Steve N3SB
CCARC Secretary


From wrstevenson at verizon.net  Tue Sep 15 09:29:24 2009
From: wrstevenson at verizon.net (WILLIAM STEVENSON)
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2009 06:29:24 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [K3PZN-List] Post
Message-ID: <62498.44085.qm@web84412.mail.ac2.yahoo.com>

wrstevenson at verizon.net

From mortonph at comcast.net  Wed Sep 16 13:36:51 2009
From: mortonph at comcast.net (Peter Morton)
Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:36:51 -0400
Subject: [K3PZN-List] Antenna analysis correction
Message-ID: <0F6ED1C63E1240A3946076EE664DE84C@ToshibaLaptop>

At the Monday night meeting during the Radio Canada International Transmitter Site presentation, I was demonstrating 4NEC2 antenna analysis software.  I showed a 20 meter dipole at 35 ft. and then lowered it to 17.5 ft. to show the pattern change.  I stated that the dipole was at one wavelength above ground and lowered to a half wavelength.  35 ft. is actually about a half wavelength and the dipole was lowered to about a quarter wavelength where we observed the pattern approach that of a pattern that might be used for NVIS (Near Vertical Incidence Skywave) operation.

Many expressed interest in the 4NEC2 software.  Here is a link to the website were it may be downloaded for free:

    http://home.ict.nl/~arivoors/

Wikipedia has a good description of NEC (Numerical Electromagnetics Code) history.  See:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numerical_Electromagnetics_Code

NEC-2 is in the public domain but has some limitations.  For example I get warnings messages when I space two conductors very close together to form an open-air transmission line.  It also does not handle well tapered conductors such as elements of a yagi where the elements are made up of different diameter sections of aluminum tubing, although approximations work quite well.

NEC-4 is a much improved version that permits closely spaced conductors and tapered conductors, and other improvements.  NEC-4 remains proprietary with the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and the University of California, so it costs money.

L.B. Cebik, W4RNL, (SK) has a great antenna modeling web site along with other amateur-radio subjects.  His page on the various NEC modeling programs available is very informative.  Since L.B.'s death last year, the site has been taken over by the publisher of antenneX magazine, Jack L. Stone, so you are now required to register for free access to L.B.'s original site.  See:

    http://cebik.com

Once you have registered and logged in, click on "Tales and Technicals" and then on "Antenna Modeling Programs"

Here is another site that has various antenna modeling software packages described, and software may be downloaded.  (It appears now to be a bit out of date, but a lot of info is available.)

    http://www.si-list.net/swindex.html

Hope this helps.

-Pete, W3GVX

From twimsatt at wimsatt.truepath.com  Thu Sep 17 16:29:34 2009
From: twimsatt at wimsatt.truepath.com (twimsatt at wimsatt.truepath.com)
Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:29:34 -0700
Subject: [K3PZN-List] EchoLink net
Message-ID: <20090917132934.15925f0tgi41tds0@207.158.10.13>

Everyone is welcome to check into the monthly American
Radio Relay League (ARRL) Maryland-DC Section-wide
Echolink Net on this Friday evening, September 18, at
8:00 pm.

You may use RF on a local VHF or UHF repeater or use the
free downloadable Echolink computer software, available
at <http://www.echolink.org>, to check in.

The Echolink net is hosted on node 6154, the "WASH_DC"
server.  We thank John Creel, WB3GXW, for the use of
his Echolink server and the 147.225 MHz repeater in
Silver Spring, Maryland during these nets.  You can use the FARG  
repeater on 146.730, PL 141.3, to check on the air.

The Echolink nets are a place to exchange announcements
and let others know what is going on in clubs, ARES?
groups and amateur radio in general within the MDC
Section.  The nets also allow us to become familiar with
conferencing via Echolink in case it is ever needed
during and emergency.

Tom
KB3PNU
Wimsatt Website:
http://wimsatt.truepath.com/




From patrick.l.kilroy at nasa.gov  Mon Sep 28 14:29:09 2009
From: patrick.l.kilroy at nasa.gov (Kilroy, Patrick L. (GSFC-5680))
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:29:09 -0500
Subject: [K3PZN-List] SimSat-4 Launch Status on Monday 9/28
In-Reply-To: <8D04B272CA6C40A48934925EDEEE91B4@PartTimeLover>
References: <8D04B272CA6C40A48934925EDEEE91B4@PartTimeLover>
Message-ID: <F0D6AD19FBE27346BC5FBD7D34D1A07F1B64265F36@NDMSSCC02.ndc.nasa.gov>

http://simsat.net

HEY EVERYBODY!  

The SimSat-4 high-altitude balloon experiment 
launch was scrubbed this past Saturday morning 
due to weather.  It was rescheduled to this 
coming Saturday morning, October 3.  

It features the PICetSat II module, flying 
a microcontroller similar to that originally 
designed by our own Rich Mitchell N3III and 
Steve Beckman N3SB.  

You are invited to check it out!  

For more insight on the mission or the scrub, 
go to http://simsat.net under SimSat-4.  

You can participate from either your home QTH, 
the K3PZN club station, one of the remote ground 
stations (either Laurel, Md. or Bethesda, Md.) 
or at the launch site in Carroll County.  Your 
choice.  There is a list of volunteer positions 
on the SimSat-4 web page.  Contact me for more 
information.  

A member from the Westminster Astronomical Society 
was on hand this past Saturday to lend some tracking 
support!  See http://www.westminsterastro.org/

There's room for all, including you!  

Be sure to at least listen to the WA3NAN repeater 
on 146.835 MHz (or the K3PZN/R on 145.410 MHz as 
a back up) between 8:00 and 11:00 A.M. on Saturday 
to hear the fun.  

Best 73,

Pat Kilroy, N8PK
SimSat flight director 
and fellow CCARC member

Phone: 301-286-1984



From j.f.tracey at verizon.net  Tue Sep 29 18:58:30 2009
From: j.f.tracey at verizon.net (Joe Tracey)
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:58:30 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: [K3PZN-List] SET October 3
Message-ID: <412526102.239014.1254265110732.JavaMail.root@vms227.mailsrvcs.net>


From kf3ak at arrl.net  Tue Sep 29 20:01:49 2009
From: kf3ak at arrl.net (Tony KF3AK)
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:01:49 +0000
Subject: [K3PZN-List] SET October 3
Message-ID: <000901ca4161$362c8180$8b0a000a@aat3fgshack>

Forwarded for Joe KB3LNM...


CARET will be holding a SET October 3 where the primary focus is interaction with other Counties.  We working on plans to send a team to Frederick County and have them send a team to Carroll County to test our interoperability.   The event will start about 08:30 and should be completed by 12:00.  We will be using the 147.285 repeater.

Who would be willing to participate?   Our base of operations will be the club station at the Fire Training Center.

If you are willing to participate, would you be willing to go to Frederick County?  (Approximately 1 hour each way)

Would you be willing to travel to other counties if needed? 

Joe Tracey
KB3LNM
Event coordinator for Carroll County

From ke3fl at yahoo.com  Tue Sep 29 20:08:19 2009
From: ke3fl at yahoo.com (Philip Karras)
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:08:19 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [K3PZN-List] SET October 3
In-Reply-To: <000901ca4161$362c8180$8b0a000a@aat3fgshack>
Message-ID: <816248.83298.qm@web112012.mail.gq1.yahoo.com>

I will be tied up until 3PM Saturday.

73 de ke3fl
Phil

--- On Tue, 9/29/09, Tony KF3AK <kf3ak at arrl.net> wrote:

> From: Tony KF3AK <kf3ak at arrl.net>
> Subject: [K3PZN-List] SET October 3
> To: "CCARC Reflector" <k3pzn-list at mailman.qth.net>
> Date: Tuesday, September 29, 2009, 8:01 PM
> Forwarded for Joe KB3LNM...
> 
> 
> CARET will be holding a SET October 3 where the primary
> focus is interaction with other Counties.? We working
> on plans to send a team to Frederick County and have them
> send a team to Carroll County to test our
> interoperability.???The event will start
> about 08:30 and should be completed by 12:00.? We will
> be using the 147.285 repeater.
> 
> Who would be willing to participate????Our
> base of operations will be the club station at the Fire
> Training Center.
> 
> If you are willing to participate, would you be willing to
> go to Frederick County?? (Approximately 1 hour each
> way)
> 
> Would you be willing to travel to other counties if needed?
> 
> 
> Joe Tracey
> KB3LNM
> Event coordinator for Carroll County
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From k3cav at comcast.net  Tue Sep 29 20:28:42 2009
From: k3cav at comcast.net (Ed K3CAV)
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:28:42 -0400
Subject: [K3PZN-List] SET October 3
In-Reply-To: <000901ca4161$362c8180$8b0a000a@aat3fgshack>
Message-ID: <NKEPJINAEMFBJBEJLGPGMEFBCBAA.k3cav@comcast.net>

Sorry Tony,
  Cindy and I already have plans to be RVing in PA this weekend.  I am also
missing out on VE testing at BARC.  Not good planning on my part this year.

Ed K3CAV

-----Original Message-----
From: Tony KF3AK [mailto:kf3ak at arrl.net]
Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 8:02 PM
To: CCARC Reflector
Subject: [K3PZN-List] SET October 3


Forwarded for Joe KB3LNM...


CARET will be holding a SET October 3 where the primary focus is interaction
with other Counties.  We working on plans to send a team to Frederick County
and have them send a team to Carroll County to test our interoperability.
The event will start about 08:30 and should be completed by 12:00.  We will
be using the 147.285 repeater.

Who would be willing to participate?   Our base of operations will be the
club station at the Fire Training Center.

If you are willing to participate, would you be willing to go to Frederick
County?  (Approximately 1 hour each way)

Would you be willing to travel to other counties if needed?

Joe Tracey
KB3LNM
Event coordinator for Carroll County
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