[OMIK] ARROW Hamvention Bus Prize List

[OMIK Amateur Radio Association]

Almost makes me wish I could ride the bus!
WB9DBD, Marc, Franklin, GA
SEE ME AT THE ELAD BOOTH WITH MY FRIEND FRANCO, IU3ADL, INVENTOR OF THE
FDM-DUO TRUE SDR QRP XCVR.
Best wishes for a safe trip!

On Tue, May 9, 2017 at 11:04 PM OMIK Amateur Radio Association <
omik at mailman.qth.net> wrote:

> John Wasciuk WA8TON
>
> 2878 Ticknor Ct
>
> Ann Arbor, MI 48104-6921
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>
>
> Dear OMIK Members,
>
>
>
> Here is just a gentle reminder of the Dayton Hamvention Bus Trip from Ann
> Arbor, Michigan to Hamvention on May 20, 2017. We guarantee the most fun,
> most prize-filled ham radio bus trip anywhere in the world!
>
>
> Here is an invitation to anyone in Michigan to join us on our journey to
> Xenia, Ohio!
>
>
>
> The ARROW Bus to Hamvention is filling up fast! We have 7 (SEVEN) seats
> left, so, please, sign up as soon as possible! Scroll down on our main web
> page and click the link. Pay Pal available.
>
>
> www.w8rp.org
>
>
>
> As of this year, there is a new location for the world’s largest Ham Radio
> Convention. This is at the Greene County Fairgrounds and Expo Center in
> Xenia, Ohio. The rumors have it that there will be up to 30,000 attendees
> this year!
>
>
>
> Remember, we leave the Ann Arbor Transit Park-and-Ride just east of Pioneer
> High School a half-hour earlier this year due to the extra distance to
> Xenia.
>
>
>
> Please Note: The departure time is 4:00 am this year because Xenia is
> one-half hour farther.
>
>
>
> DO be sure to get your HAMVENTION TICKET separately from the Hamvention web
> page:
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> www.hamvention.org
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>
>
> Also, you can sell your stuff again this year. ARROW has rented a flea
> market space. All we ask is that you keep your items to a reasonable number
> and that you volunteer at the flea market booth for an hour of so during
> the day.
>
>
>
> Ann Arbor – 2017 Dayton Bus Prize Donors (So Far…)
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>
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> Yes! We have door prizes!
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>
>
> So far, we have some great door prizes to give out! Numbers at the end of
> the listing are Hamvention Booths, if the dealer is attending.
>
>
>
> Here’s the latest!
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>
>
>
> QRPme Each and every rider gets a FREE KIT! We build it on the bus! NO
> soldering! NO tools! Minimum number of parts! Total donation value of
> $385.00
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>
>
> Everyone please take pictures! Rex wants to do a feature article on this!
>
>
>
> You’ve heard of Ann Arbor referred to as “A Square”? Well, we now present
> the “AAABBB” or the “A Cube B Cube”, otherwise known as the “ARROW Ann
> Arbor Big Bus Buildathon”. A little bit of FDIM (“Four Days in May”) comes
> on the bus with us!
>
>
>
> QRPme: Rex Harper, W1REX, of Limerick, Maine, has one of the neatest lines
> of QRP Kits around!
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>
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> QRPme has sponsored “buildathons” at Hamvention (“Four Days in May”), a
> whole slew of QRP gatherings around the USA and a big buildathon in
> England.
>
>
>
> He gives us a neat little piece of test equipment for anyone building a
> low-power transmitter or transceiver. When you are finished with your 10-20
> minute project, you will have a nifty little RF Probe. Its great for
> sniffing out small transmit signals by hooking it up to a digital
> multimeter. That and a 5-watt dummy load, and you’ve got the two most
> important tools of any QRP (Low Power) radio builder.
>
>
>
> Check out Rex’s many offerings at: www.qrpme.com. Please be sure to click
> on the link on the left: “UK Biggest Buildathon”. This will give you
> documentation and a video on our FREE RF PROBE BUILD-ON-THE-BUS KIT.
>
>
>
> A word from our sponsor:
>
>
>
> Remember, every ham, including Technicians, has CW (Morse code) privileges
> on 80, 40, 15 and 10 meters. Work the world on short wave with a itty-bitty
> radio that you can build at home with minimum soldering skills and a few
> tools.
>
>
>
> If you’re a total newbie, the Sea Sprite transceiver is easy to put
> together with big circuit board traces and pads to avoid soldering errors.
> Order the 40 meter technician or 20 meter general version. It comes with
> two crystals. Consider getting an extra crystal (or two) to move you around
> the band a bit. (7030 is the 40 meter QRP “watering hole”, while 14060 is
> the 20 meter site. 7122 is a great frequency for slow code people.)
>
>
>
> For those of you with a bit of building skill: You may remember the
> “Rockmite” that  was glowingly reviewed in QST magazine (of American Radio
> Relay League fame). This is a slightly-more-complicated mint-tin friendly
> single-band rig for 80, 40, 30, 20, 17 or 15 meters. Nice thing: no coils
> to wind on those tiny toroid donuts!
>
>
>
>
> Heil Sound, Ltd Proset 6 Headphone/Microphone combination. $156.00 Value!
> Best selling Boom Mic / Headset combo on the market! HC-6 mic element.
> Headphones have phase reversal technology to help dig out DX.
> http://www.heilsound.com/amateur/ 5306-5309
>
>
>
>
> Elecraft Inc Sorry! Not quite a K3s, I'm afraid! A nice little QRP kit! A
> “Mini-Module” Kit: DL1 20 Watt Dummy Load. Measure power with the aid of a
> multimeter.  Accurate! Good to 225 MHz. http://www.elecraft.com/  1707
> 1708
> 1709 1710 1711
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>
>
>
> MCM Electronics, Inc TWO Raspberry Pi 3 Computers! $59.99 Each!
> http://www.mcmelectronics.com/content/en-US/raspberry-pi#compare-kits 1807
> 1808 1809 1810 1811
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>
>
>
> DX Engineering FOUR 24-Hour Analog Clocks: BEAUTIFUL! $29.95 Each! PLUS:
> Discount Stickers, again! http://www.dxengineering.com/  1207-1210,
> 1307-1311
>
>
>
>
> Comet Antenna / Daiwa Meters Dual-Band HT Antenna ($25.95), Comet logo
> pilsner glasses. http://www.cometantenna.com/ 3304-3306
>
>
>
>
> Pacific Antenna / QRP Kits http://www.qrpkits.com/ Two Kits:
>
>
>
> Wall Wart Tamer V2: Take in an AC or DC wall wart and get out clean,
> adjustable, regulated DC with all the RF hash taken out.
> http://qrpkits.com/wallwarttamer.html
>
>
>
> Volt Tattler: Audibly announces in Morse code if the voltage is above or
> below user programmable thresholds. http://qrpkits.com/volttattler.html
>
>
>
>
> EAE Sales More great soldering stations! Bruce has donated $280 worth of
> soldering equipment this year! https://www.eaesales.com/ Find him at
> hamfests in the 8th and 9th call areas!
>
>
>
>
> Five Dash Tony gives us TWO built SDR boards: 1 40/30/20 1-watt SDR
> transceiver board ($124.00) and an 80-30 meter SDR receiver board ($72.00).
> Most inexpensive entry into Software Defined Radio. You'll find Tony Parks
> referred to in QST and QEX! http://fivedash.com/
>
>
>
>
> NW Digital Radio http://nwdigitalradio.com Bryan gives you a choice of one
> of two possible prizes: You pick up the one you want at his Hamvention
> Booth. They are the ThumbDV or the UDRC-II. 1105
>
>
>
> ThumbDV: Digital Voice Vocoder on USB. By adding this to your PC, Mac or
> Linux computer, you can now use you mic and speakers to access the D-Star
> network. In addition, the AMBE-3000 chip supports other digital modes, such
> as DMR, System Fusion, dPMR, NXDN, P25  Phase 2 HR and others. $119.95
> value. 1105
>
>
>
> UDRC-II: This little board enables D-Star on a number of repeaters, such
> as: Yaesu DR-1X, Kenwood TKR-750/850, Bridgecom Repeaters (including the
> 220 band) and homebrew repeater systems. If you can get at the
> discriminator and true FM modulator of a repeater, the UDRC-II gives you a
> way to add D-STAR. Needs a Raspberry Pi 2/3 Hat. $89.95 value. 1105
>
>
>
>
> RT Systems Radio Programming Software: your model radio Why use share-ware
> when THIS software will help you program the unique features of your exact
> rig! Booth #3805 & 3806 https://www.rtsystemsinc.com/  3805-3806
>
>
>
>
> HamCall.net / Buckmaster International Ham Call DVD: More than just QTH
> info! www.hamcall.net 6210
>
>
>
>
> HamTestOnline Extra Class Study Course ($34.95)
> https://www.hamradiolicenseexam.com/
>
>
>
>
> KB6NU The "CW Geek" gives us a No-Nonsense Extra Class Study Guide and a
> No-Nonsense General Study Guide http://www.kb6nu.com/
>
>
>
>
> Borden Radio Company WB5REX digs into the wireless history attic to give
> you a really nifty crystal radio kit. Its polished wooden base not only
> makes it look great, but its multi-tapped coil lets you tune from below the
> AM Broadcast Band up to almost 12 MHz. “Dunwoody High Performance Crystal
> Set” Did you say "Grand Child!?" A $59.95 item. http://www.xtalman.com/
>
>
>
>
> Far Circuits KF9GX sends one or more copies of his DVD with hundreds of
> articles about wonderful things you can build in ham radio: Of course, he
> wants you to buy a circuit board or two from him, but the DVD is a treasure
> trove of construction articles taken from QST, CQ, 73 and Ham Radio
> Magazines! http://www.farcircuits.net/
>
>
>
>
> Klingenfuss Publications Joerg Klingenfuss again sends us his fine book of
> Shortwave Broadcast and Utility Stations! You can purchase his books and
> CDs from the ARRL, too! http://www.klingenfuss.org/homepage.htm
> www.arrl.org/shop/ Find their publications at the ARRL (American Radio
> Relay League) 2001-2003, 2044, 2101-2104, 2201-2204, 2301-2304, 2401-2404
>
>
>
>
> The RF Adapter Guy Nice! Dual-Band Mag-Mount Antenna! Find him at hamfests
> in the 8th and 9th call areas! $20.00 value.
>
>
>
>
> MPD Digital They will be donating! They sell coax, connectors, and all
> sorts of connection solutions for any type of electronic and computer need.
> Ray will be giving us PL-259s for RG8x or RG-58 for each passenger. 100%
> USA Made of Sivler, Teflon & White Bronze. https://mpddigital.us/
>
>
>
>
> Digi-Key Electronics A donation bonanza! Not sure which kits they are
> sending, but the prices below are the lowest of the kit possibilities.
>
>                1 Beaglebone $50.00 value (or more!).
>
>                1 Arduino starter kit $50.00 value (or more!).
>
>                1 Raspberry Pi $45.00 value (or more!).
>
> Digi-Key only asks that we tell everyone where these came from and that we
> send photos of the winners receiving their prizes!
> https://www.digikey.com/
>
>
>
>
> Connect Systems, Inc NEW! CS580 UHF DMR HT valued at $130.00.
> MIL-STD-810C/D/E/F. Connect to any DMR network without the use of a
> computer. Computer users can program up to 1,024 analog and digital
> channels in 64 zones with up to 250 contacts. Keypad frequency entry. Find
> new repeaters with SCAN mode. Any DMR network, including Brandmeister and
> DMR-MARC. Optional programming cable for $10. EASY TO PROGRAM! RUGGED!
> INEXPENSIVE! They will have a bunch of these at Hamvention! 6309
> http://www.connectsystems.com/ 6309
>
>
>
>
> West Mountain Radio CLRSpkr ClearSpeech DSP Noise Reduction Speaker. Valued
> at $219.95! Turn those weak DX signals or noisy repeaters into solid copy!
> http://www.westmountainradio.com/ 3208-3210
>
>
>
>
> Tennadyne Corporation / Cubex Quads The “Yellow Jacket” 4-element 2-meter
> CUBEX quad. Value: $84.00. Full legal power! 2.5 lbs. Low SWR across
> complete band. All weather construction for permanent use. Great for
> “Michigan State Parks on the Air” or fox-hunts! Remember: A short quad
> beats a long yagi in gain! K6YNB/KL7 once successfully used an easy array
> of short quads for 2-meter Moon Bounce! Could tilt it in all three axes to
> compensate for Faraday rotation! See EIMAC EME Notes.
> http://www.tennadyne.com/   http://www.cubex.com/
>
>
>
>
> Mike’s Electronic Parts Crystal Set Kits: Fun for young and old!
>
>
>
>
> Peebles Originals Peebles lovingly supplies kits and parts to the vintage
> radio and electronic hobbyist/builder. Crystal sets, simple transistor
> radios, One-tube receiver, Regenerative receivers. Don’t quite know what we
> are getting yet, but it will be FUN! https://www.mikeselectronicparts.com/
> http://www.peeblesoriginals.com/
>
>
>
>
> Foxdelta.com An Indian Radio and Computer Kit company. They will be sending
> us two kits. Not sure yet! Dinesh Gajjar sent us two repeater controllers
> last year. www.foxdelta.com
>
>
>
>
> Hip Ham Shirts Laura, KC7LOK, will be sending us two gift certificates for
> their really inventive Ham Radio T-Shirts. I (WA8TON) have three of them
> and will be parading around Xenia wearing them: The Hallicrafters Screaming
> Fidel Castro, The Schlitz Beer Full-Page Magazine Ad and the Herman Munster
> at his Ham Radio Set shirt. Lots of wonderful designs to choose from:
> T-shirts, Pullovers with Hoods, Long-Sleeve, Mugs. You’ll love ‘em! They
> were at Pacificon. Each T-shirt priced from $22.00.
> https://www.hiphamshirts.com/
>
>
>
>
> MFJ We can always count on MFJ to support us with several items. Yeah! MFJ!
> http://www.mfjenterprises.com/ 1704 1705 1706 1804 1805 1806 1904 1905
>
>
>
>
> Connect Quick (Ironworks Design LLC) “Connect Quick” – The new standard in
> EMCOMM and contest antenna mounting. Roving season is firing up. Are you
> setting up multiple antennas at each roving spot (or each Michigan State
> Parks on the Air or QRP location Field Day spot)?
>
> I won't be able to attend Dayton this year unfortunately.  I am sending you
> a Connect Quick (CQ) mast plate and one each of the horizontal and vertical
> boom plates.  I have found that the interest in my products goes up
> dramatically if one gets to hold them and manipulate them apart and back
> together.  That is what reinforces the knowledge of how quickly they can be
> deployed.  Perhaps you can pass them around on the bus so that folks can
> try them.
>
> Retail value of these three pieces is $78.00 US.
>
> Enjoy yourselves at the event and the new location!
>
> 73
>
> Paul
>
> K1PJM
>
>
> http://www.ironworksdesign.net/index.php?route=information/information&information_id=4
>
> Universal Radio A mystery! We’ll open it up and let you know! (Or maybe
> we’ll keep it secret until the ride!) http://www.universal-radio.com/
>  2005-2006
>
>
>
>
> Tigertronics Jason is sending us another great SignaLink USB. Has the sound
> interface built-in. Do any digital mode you can imagine! PSK31, JT65, RTTY,
> Digital Voice, Meteor Scatter, Moon Bounce! Go for it! $119.95 value.
> http://www.tigertronics.com/
>
>
>
>
> W8WDR Will is the program manager for Michigan State Parks on the Air. He
> will be able to bring along a few MSPOTA goodies to give out for the
> drawing. Treat him nicely! http://www.mspota.org/
>
>
>
>
> 73,
>
>
> John Wasciuk
>
> WA8TON / VO1TON
>
> Activities Coordinator
>
> ARROW Communication Association
>
> www.w8rp.org
>
> 2878 Ticknor Court
>
> Ann Arbor, MI 48104-6921
>
> jwasciuk at gmail dot com
>
> 616-560-3365
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