From broske at hutchtel.net  Sun Jun  3 11:52:06 2012
From: broske at hutchtel.net (Bob Roske)
Date: Sun, 3 Jun 2012 10:52:06 -0500
Subject: [QCWA] Fw: [KCDXC] Fw: Fwd: 2012 Dayton Hamvention Attendance: 24,
	483 (Announced by DARA)
Message-ID: <319C0A9D70A04875BFAC3DA261C6526A@BobsWeb>

FYI

----- Original Message ----- 
From:
To: "KCDXC"  (Kansas City DX Club)
Cc: "KCDXC"
Sent: Sunday, June 03, 2012 10:43 AM
Subject: [KCDXC] Fw: Fwd: 2012 Dayton Hamvention Attendance: 24,483 
(Announced by DARA)


From: Steve Gecewicz

Important trivia information released by the Dayton Hamfest

*       In 1964 the Hamvention moved to Hara Arena, its present location.
**     In 1973, Hamvention expanded into a two-day event, and Sunday was 
added to make it a three-day event the following year (1974).
***   Hamvention officials agree that 30,000 visitors is critical mass given 
the current facilities at Hara.  Anything over 28,000 pushes it at Hara says 
Matthews. ?It
        pushes our restroom facilities, it pushes our food concessions, it 
pushes our transportation, and it pushes our human comfort factor, which is 
important.?
****  Putting on Hamvention costs in excess of $700,000 each year.

Historic Attendance Information

Year                        Event                      Attendance 
Comments/Source of Data
1991 Dayton Hamvention Attendance       33,500             (ross.m.brown  at 
graphtronics.net)
1992 Dayton Hamvention Attendance       33,000             (ross.m.brown  at 
graphtronics.net)
1993 Dayton Hamvention Attendance:      33,669            (Peak before the 
change from April to May)
1994 Dayton Hamvention Attendance:      35,000 (e)       (Dayton Daily News)
1995 Dayton Hamvention Attendance:      33,000 (e)       (Dayton Daily News)
1996
1997 Dayton Hamvention Attendance:      28,000            (ARRL Newsletter)
1998 Dayton Hamvention Attendance:      28,120            (ARRL Newsletter)
1999 Dayton Hamvention Attendance:      28,176            (ARRL Newsletter)

2000 Dayton Hamvention Attendance:      28,804            (ARRL Newsletter)
2001 Dayton Hamvention Attendance:      26,151            (ARRL Newsletter)
2002 Dayton Hamvention Attendance:      24,832            (ARRL Newsletter)
2003 Dayton Hamvention Attendance:      22,168            (ARRL Newsletter)
2004 Dayton Hamvention Attendance:      19,869            (ARRL Newsletter)
2005 Dayton Hamvention Attendance:      20,411            (ARRL Newsletter)
2006 Dayton Hamvention Attendance       20,324            (ARRL Newsletter)
2007 Dayton Hamvention Attendance:      19,318            (ARRL Newsletter)
2008 Dayton Hamvention Attendance:      17,253            (ARRL Newsletter)
2009 Dayton Hamvention Attendance:      18,877            (Dayton Hamvention 
direct query)

2010 Dayton Hamvention Attendance:       19,750           (Dayton Hamvention 
direct query)
2011 Dayton Hamvention Attendance:       22,312           (Dayton Hamvention 
direct query - WA8APB)
2012 Dayton Hamvention Attendance        24,483           (Announced at 
Friday night?s DARA Membership Meeting)
--
Its not how many watts you have,
its the SIZE of your watts that matter! -- Johnny Marshall, W0JM-SK
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From TwelveVDC at aol.com  Wed Jun  6 22:35:13 2012
From: TwelveVDC at aol.com (Pete)
Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2012 22:35:13 -0400
Subject: [QCWA] Spectacular Venus Transit Video!
Message-ID: <F90A4222-0B3D-44FD-8C45-74F4BCF0F9CF@aol.com>


http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/videogallery/index.html?media_id=145648241

de NL7XM


From jdangus at att.net  Wed Jun  6 22:48:34 2012
From: jdangus at att.net (Jeffrey D Angus)
Date: Wed, 06 Jun 2012 21:48:34 -0500
Subject: [QCWA] Spectacular Venus Transit Video!
In-Reply-To: <F90A4222-0B3D-44FD-8C45-74F4BCF0F9CF@aol.com>
References: <F90A4222-0B3D-44FD-8C45-74F4BCF0F9CF@aol.com>
Message-ID: <4FD01682.60906@att.net>

On 6/6/2012 9:35 PM, Pete wrote:
> de NL7XM
Very nice video.

I tried to see it looking at the sun through a welding helmet, but I
couldn't see the dot. Too small for these tired eyes.

Jeff-1.0
wa6fwi


From WA2ARS at aol.com  Sun Jun 10 08:35:35 2012
From: WA2ARS at aol.com (WA2ARS at aol.com)
Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2012 08:35:35 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: [QCWA] QCWA Orlando Fl Citrus Chapter #45 Meeting Thursday June 14th
Message-ID: <682d.39ee605d.3d05ee97@aol.com>

 
Citrus Chapter #45 Orlando FL.  will  be meeting 1:30PM-3:30PM Thursday 
June 14th, at the Golden   Corral, 5535 S.Kirkman Rd.Orlando Fl.32819.  

Take I-4 West toward  Tampa,to Exit 75B  merge onto 435 N/S Kirkman Rd.
Golden Corral is  on  right.
OR
West Colonial Hwy 50 to Kirkman Rd  (Hwy435)5.2  miles U-Turn Major 
Blvd.Golden Corral on right.


Anyone in the area is  welcome and  encouraged to attend. YLs and XYLs are 
also  welcome.

Please attend if you  can.

Mort Cohen  WA2ARS
Treasurer, QCWA Citrus Ch.#45

EMail  _WA2ARS at aol.com_ (mailto:WA2ARS at aol.com) 

From kc5fm at aol.com  Mon Jun 11 11:58:17 2012
From: kc5fm at aol.com (Lloyd Colston)
Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2012 10:58:17 -0500
Subject: [QCWA] Cell phone insurance
Message-ID: <CAGeNtEGHrxhYoO5vb-wr+Z+4LsW8hGmjVZZZZEVxP4a57j0Y2A@mail.gmail.com>

"With regards to your cell phone, if you use your cell phone for your
ham radio related activities as you mentioned below it will be
covered."

If you have insurance with the American Radio Relay League and use
Echolink on your device, the carrier will insure your phone, as noted
by the information above.  Of course, not all devices are capable of
using Echolink.  I would also suspect, if you use an APRS program on
your phone, the insurance would cover it as well.  Android and Iphone
devices are however for Echolink and the Blackberry also has an APRS
app available.

https://arrlinsurance.com/userinterface/home.aspx ... so for a modest
$20 I have my modest radio collection, including my cell phone
covered.  My previous cell phone insurance before cost me $50 per
device.

I'm saving money with the League.    <G>

73



-- 

Lloyd Colston KC5FM
Altus, OK USA http://wx5em.us
Straight Key Century Club #5676
Croatian Telegraphy Club CTC # 1.931
CARF #294 Ten-Ten #10231 NAQCC #4408
Southcars #8276 QCWA #31935 ARRL #8037325
http://www.carf.net http://www.ten-ten.org http://norcars.net/
http://kc5fm.blogspot.com ?http://doodle.com/kc5fm

From kf5lo at att.net  Tue Jun 12 11:18:02 2012
From: kf5lo at att.net (Victor Martin)
Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2012 08:18:02 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [QCWA] QCWA Fort Worth Chapter 72 Lunch Meeting June 16
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	<1329251477.32265.YahooMailRC@web80008.mail.sp1.yahoo.com>
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	<1337148109.20081.YahooMailRC@web80014.mail.sp1.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1339514282.12239.YahooMailRC@web80012.mail.sp1.yahoo.com>

Greetings,
?This Saturday, stop by for our?monthly lunch meeting at Spring Creek Barbeque 
at 8628 Camp Bowie (cross street ? Las Vegas Trail) when the doors open at 
11:00. ?We will save you a seat. If you wen to Ham-Com, bring along a show and 
tell item (no boat anchors).
(Click the following http://www.qcwa.org/chapter072map.html)Remember that?every 
Tuesday we have an on-air meeting on the Lockheed Martin Recreation Association 
(LMRA) repeater (147.28 (+) with Pl of 110.9) at 7:30 pm.Check in when you have 
the chance.
73,
Ted
V. Ted Martin, KF5LO
Secretary, QCWA Chapter 72
(817) 656-3243
Kf5lo at att.net

From schrick at copper.net  Thu Jun 14 16:27:38 2012
From: schrick at copper.net (Gerd)
Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2012 16:27:38 -0400
Subject: [QCWA] W8YAH SK
Message-ID: <4FDA493A.9080309@copper.net>


  Dixon M. HILSABECK, W8YAH, SK

  HILSABECK, Dixon M. age 100, native of Missouri and longtime resident
  of Beavercreek, passed away Tuesday June 12, 2012 after a brief
  illness. He was preceded in death by his wife of 70 years, Margaret C.
  and son Robert J. He is survived by his two daughters, Elisabeth A.
  Soifer and Bonnie J. MacPherson, son-in- law Rob MacPherson, son
  William C. Hilsabeck and grandson Joey Watson.

  Mr. Hilsabeck was retired from the U.S. Air Force Laboratories at
  Wright Field where he served as a civilian Radio Engineer in the
  former Communication and Navigation Laboratory (C&N).

  He was a Life Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic
  Engineers (IEEE), The American Radio Relay League (ARRL), and the
  Dayton Amateur Radio Association (DARA). "/He was also member of the
  local chapter 9 of the Quarter Century Wireless association (QCWA)."/

Excerpted and edited from the Dayton Daily News 14 June, 2012 obituary 
page.
-- 
Gerd & Traudl Schrick 4741 Harlou Dr Dayton, OH, 45432-1618 USA 
(937)253-3993 Schrick at copper.net WB8IFM

From broske at hutchtel.net  Fri Jun 29 12:53:53 2012
From: broske at hutchtel.net (Bob Roske)
Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2012 11:53:53 -0500
Subject: [QCWA] Fw: Jan Hayter
Message-ID: <580F81CC255C4B05863862A1A3806783@BobsWeb>

Arch forwaraded this to me.  

Please keep Jan in your prayers.

73,
Bob Roske, N?UF
President QCWA

In a message dated 6/28/2012 4:37:04 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, malulaniwalsh at aol.com writes:
    Arch, It's Anne, Jim's (W7LVN) daughter. Jan Hayter is in the hospital and not expected to live beyond today. I didn't know if her friend Twyla had called you. I'm in Hilo. Just thought you would want to know. She had a stroke and was found on her floor. Hope all is well with you. Anne Walsh

From w7wll at arrl.net  Fri Jun 29 14:03:13 2012
From: w7wll at arrl.net (Don Tucker)
Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2012 11:03:13 -0700
Subject: [QCWA] Help Re Some Old Gear
Message-ID: <9A969540EE8F470A935B7C9CE644AAB8@Sue>

Ran across an old  MARS SW-10  Standing Wave Indicator unit at a thrift shop 
without a data sheet. It is a little unique with 52 and 75 ohm input and 
output switching. Checking the internet it appears to have come into the 
states from Japan (The Pousen (sp?) Company) through a CA dealer sometime 
around the mid-60's. Anyone out there know anything about it, I'd appreciate 
dropping me an email.

Thanks, Don W7WLL



