[MCARC] [Fwd: Kansas Section News Summary]

[Nate Bargmann]

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Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2017 15:01:26 -0500 (EST)
From: ARRL Members Only Web site <memberlist at www.arrl.org>
To: n0nb at n0nb.us
Subject: Kansas Section News Summary

Kansas Section News Summary September/October 2017

Silent Keys
KC0HRM- Carl Brewer, Paola
WA0EAF- Gary Mayfield, Marquette
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The outdoor public service event season has wrapped up for the year.
There were a couple of events that made for a busy weekend in the KC
area this fall.

Bikers For Babies and Bike MS took place on the same weekend. For Bike
MS around 1600 pedaled their way from Olathe to Lawrence and back over
two days. While Bikers For Babies attracted in the area of 5,000 to ride
their motorcycles on an 80 mile route in Eastern Kansas. Herb-NZ0F is
the Ham Chairman for Bike MS and Matt-KC4WCG has coordinated Bikers For
Babies communications for many years.

Simulated Emergency Test was held the first weekend in October. 
WD0EUF Reported McPherson ARES assisting with the ULTRA-RUNNER 100 mile
run in the Flint Hills as their S.E.T exercise. On our 75 meter nets I
received Radiograms from K0DXY, WD0DMV and K0EQH. K0DXY reported their
comm. Trailer was ready for activation.

Johnson County RAC held their annual auction at the Ensor Museum and
Park. The morning began on the cool side but bidding soon heated things
up. There were antennas, hand-helds, receivers, tubes, test devices,
power supplies and more. Items from the shacks of N8FN and N0QMB, both
SKs, filled two tables by themselves. There were a couple of nice
looking  Zeniths and a Benton Harbor Lunchbox as well. The auction
profit is split with the museum to help keep it open. A fun morning and
good conversation made it a wonderful day.

Scouting 500 took place at Kansas Speedway in Wyandotte, Co.
This was a Heart of America Council Camporee where almost 12,000 scouts
and leaders participated in scouting activities including Amateur Radio.
Ham activities were coordinated by David Hinckley-KA0SOG of Lees Summit,
MO. There were 10 tables set up for the scouts to experience the Science
and technology of Ham radio including an A.R.I.S.S. contact with the
International Space Station. Many operators from the area participated
making this again a successful weekend. 

In W.A.R.C. Grounded Grid KD0WAT details his and KD0WAUs successful
portable operation at Teter Rock near Cassoday for our QSO party. Their
mixed mode effort pulled in 273 contacts.

At Johnson County RAC meeting N0GSG, WA0CBW and KY0F demonstrated
methods of soldering that included surface mount techniques.

Wichita Area Hamfest was very well attended this year and all the tables
were full of interesting items. 
W.A.R.C. brought in the Yaesu Rep., there was a YL meeting and the cap
people were back as well. Valley Center club did a great job putting the
event together.

Johnson County is running a Fusion C4FM net on 440 with good
participation.

Wichita area amateurs have been exploring FLDIGI for emergency
communications and coordinating using 146.79 in a net format.

Because of poor band conditions the Kansas Sideband Net has temporarily
moved to 5:30PM Central. Frequency is still 3920 kHz. The Weather Net
follows when the Sideband net wraps up. As soon as things improve we'll
go back to the regular time.
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September Nets 2017
      NET            Sess      QNI      QTC      Mgr
Ks.Sideband.Net---------30-------689------53-----Open
Ks.Phone.Net------------22-------282-------2-----Open 
Ks.AM.WX Net------------30-------778-----702-----WB0YWZ-Louie
Ks.Weather Net----------30-------850-----785-----WB0YWZ- Louie
Central.States.Tfc.Net- 26------1519------28-----KE0DL--Dave
QKS.CW.NTS.Tfc.Net------57-------175------22-----NB0Z---James
QKS-SS.Slow.Speed--------4--------11-------1-----WD0ESF-Mike 

KANSAS INDEPENDENT NETS
NET-NAME---------SESSIONS---CHECK-INS----Msgs.--- REPORTER
Mine Creek ARC----------4---------21-------0------KB0DTI
Wheat State Wrls -------4---------35-------0------KB0DTI
Central Kansas QCWA-----5---------33-------0------N0LL
K-Link Linked System----5--------115-------0------N0MXI
Wichita Club Net--------4---------37-------0------KF0M

A.R.E.S. Reports received: KC0BS, K0EQH, WD0EUF KE0LHK

October Nets 2017
      NET            Sess      QNI      QTC      Mgr
Ks.Sideband.Net---------31-------698------53-----Open
Ks.Phone.Net------------19-------239-------8-----Open 
Ks.AM.WX Net------------31-------872-----788-----WB0YWZ-Louie
Ks.Weather Net----------31-------888-----817-----WB0YWZ- Louie
Central.States.Tfc.Net- 26------1516------27-----KE0DL--Dave
QKS.CW.NTS.Tfc.Net------50-------154------40-----NB0Z---James
QKS-SS.Slow.Speed--------5--------15-------1-----WD0ESF-Mike 

KANSAS INDEPENDENT NETS
NET-NAME---------SESSIONS---CHECK-INS----Msgs.--- REPORTER
Mine Creek ARC----------4---------24-------0------KB0DTI
Wheat State Wrls -------4---------26-------0------KB0DTI
Central Kansas QCWA-----4---------29-------0------N0LL
US Center ARC-----------5---------27-------0------N0LL
K-Link Linked System----4--------103-------0------N0MXI
Reno County ARA---------4---------36-------0------K0RCJ
Wichita Club Net--------5---------32-------0------KF0M

A.R.E.S. Reports received: KC0BS, K0EQH, WD0EUF, KC0NFG

Newsletters received: Chirps, Feedback, Grounded Grid,  Jackson ARC,
KCDX News, QNU-HARC, Santa Fe Trail, The Transceiver
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Freqs: WX, Phone and SSB 3920; CW 3547; Central States 7253.5
Schedule can be found here:  http://www.arrl.org/sections/view/kansas  

If you know of a member without e-mail access please let me know 
and I will place their news in the US Mail.   
73, Ron

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