[TMRA] TMRA WEEKLY ANNOUNCEMENTS 06/03/2018

Sun Jun 3 10:12:47 EDT 2018

 !!!!BE ADVISED: IN JUNE 2018 AND MOVING FORWARD ALL OFFICAL TMRA MEETINGS WILL BEGIN AT 7 PM!!!!

06/03/2018

Hello all ,

 Its been a few weeks and I hope everyone is doing well. Busy, Busy, Busy, is the only way to describe June here at the TMRA.

Today is day 2 of the 2 day Museum Ship Weekend. Reports are that Team K8E are really have a good event. Over 600 QSOs on 40 Meters have been reported on Saturday alone. 
GREAT JOB TEAM K8E!!!!

The Monthly Skywarn Meeting will be held on Thursday JUNE 7TH  at 1930 at the 911 training center located at 2127 Jefferson in Toledo. The Meeting will focus on Net Control scripts.

Next Saturday is the Antenna raising Party up on Parks to get the new 147.270 Sinclair Antenna on the air.

The TMRA General Business meeting will be held on June 13th at 7:00 pm.

Then on June 16th is the return of the Muddy Mini Marathon. Still need help on that one.

Followed by the biggest Operating Event of the year “Field Day”.

Lots of stuff for sure here in June.

Hamvention was great again this year and we had a nice time on the bus. Looking forward to the next trip down. Thanks to Mike/WA8SYD for all he does getting the Bus together and keeping it enjoyable.

A Special Thank You to everyone who helped out with the Memorial Day Parade. Despite a rainy start the Parade went well and the Shriners were very pleased with our efforts. 

!!!!NEW THIS WEEK!!!!

Rick/K8RKS has put out the need for help for the 2018 Muddy Mini.

!!!!COMING SOON!!!!!

Information on Field Day 2018.

An Advisory from the Tech Committee has been released regarding the 220 Repeater. It is attached at the bottom of this Email.

 !!!!BE ADVISED: IN JUNE 2018 AND MOVING FORWARD ALL OFFICAL TMRA MEETINGS WILL BEGIN AT 7 PM!!!!

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The following information is for the good of the club and its Members. 

 EVENTS

Here is a list of events to look for as we get further into spring and summer.

THE MUDDY MINI MARATHON
FIELD DAY
OHIO QSO PARTY
SYLVANIA TRIATHLON AND SUPER KIDS WEEKEND
OHIO STATE PARKS ON THE AIR
MONTHLY FOX HUNTS

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ANTENNA WORK PARTY / LIFTS

TMRA is looking for members to assist with the next 147.27 antenna lift on Saturday, June 9th. This will be our next attempt at the lift, utilizing our learnings from the April 18th session. Please let Rob (KV8P) know if you can help. The following weekend (Friday or Saturday) would be the alternate date.
We found ourselves just a little bit short on needed number of people for the last pull. Therefore, we are providing some additional time for folks to plan for this particular scheduled date (which may also afford us time to plan the 224.14 mounting).
Even if you can only donate time for the 147.27 antenna pull-up itself, or to man a "tag-line", we will take it! The efforts will likely start at 9am and the pull is expected to occur around 11-11:30am.
Feel free to contact Rob (KV8P) at kv8p at kv8p.com, or call Rob at (419)345-5759 if you can help. 
Thank you!
Reminder, you MUST be a TMRA Member in order to assist in work parties.
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THE MUDDY MINI
SATURDAY JUNE 16TH
With less then two weeks to go Rick/K8RKS is still in need of about a half dozen operators. The race is a HALF Marathon, it starts in Downtown Maumee and runs to Downtown Toledo, finishing at 5/3 Field, Home of your Toledo Mudhens.
 Saturday June 16th The race starts at 0730 and has a scheduled end time before noon. If you can help please contact Rick/K8RKS.
Rick/K8RKS
k8rks at arrl.net
419-471-0573
For info about the Muddy Mini follow the link below.
 http://runtoledo.com/muddy-mini-half-marathon-quarter-marathon-maumee-toledo/

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FIELD DAY

 Field day is held on the last full weekend in June.
Stay Tuned here, on the nets, and at the JuneGeneral Meeting for more info on Field Day.

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LUCAS COUNTY A.R.E.S.

!!!!! VENUE HAS BEEN CHANGED FOR THIS MEETING, SEE INFO IN BELOW!!!

The next ARES meeting will be June 23rd at 0900 at The Walcott House in Maumee.
This is the location of TMRA Field Day. 
All are welcome.

Want or need more info about Lucas County ARES? Contact Lucas County ARES E.C, Skeet / KD8KXD.
Kd8kxd at arrl.net

Be sure to visit the ARES website.
lucasares.org 

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FOX HUNT

Congratulations to Ron / N8APZ and his team mate Toby / KE8CZO on being the Fox Hunt winners in April. Stay Tuned for more info on the next scheduled Fox Hunt.

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Antenna Build / KV8P
Rob / KV8P has announced he will be leading a Club Antenna Build at the July Meeting. The Antenna, a Tape Measure Yagi (2 Meter) is both effective and inexpensive to build. Used primarily for Fox Hunting this antenna can also be effective as a low power transmit antenna.
The build will take place at the TMRA July 2018 Business Meeting.
Rob has priced the kits and has offered two options. The Kits will include all parts needed to build the Antenna and the club will provide an analyzer to match and tune the completed projects.  The price will be based on a minimum number of kits ordered. The antennas kits will be priced as follows
Standard Kit = $20.00
Standard Kit plus Offset Attenuator = $ 70.00
Orders for the kits will need to be placed on or before the June General Business Meeting to assure pricing and allow ample time for shipping.
Note : The offset Attenuator is not necessary to use this Antenna effectively, it also limits this Antenna to a receive Antenna only, as you cannot transmit through the Attenuator.
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TMRA NETS

 ARES IN BRIEF NET  on Sunday Nights at 1930 on the 147.270 Repeater. All are welcome to check in.

NEWCOMERS AND ELMERS NET (see note #2 below)

Are you new to Ham Radio, or so you just feel inexperienced, perhaps  you just have a question that you need answered?
Be sure to tune into the TMRA Newcomers and Elmers net each Sunday night at 8pm. This Net follows the ARES in brief Net on the 147.270 Repeater. 
 Net Control Stations for the Newcomers and Elmers Net are needed. If you would like to take the Net and try your hand at Net Control, or if you have a topic to suggest for the Net, get ahold of Dave / KD8EVN 
 kd8evn at arrl.net

DIGITAL SOUNDCARD NET
Are you interested in learning more about Digital Modes? Well then be sure to check into the FLDIGI Net every Tuesday Night at 1930 on the 147.270 repeater. All are welcome and New Operators are encouraged to check in and get up to speed on FLDIGI and MMSSTV. Its informative and a lot of fun.
For more info contact Steve / W8TER.
  w8ter at arrl.net

 6 METER NETS
DAN / KE8UE

Dan KE8UE, has asked me to list his weekly 6 Meter Nets. Dan runs 2 informal roundtable nets every week on the 6 Meter Band.
The first is  a repeater based net on Monday Nights on the TMRA 6 Meter Repeater. 
The Second is an  SSB based net on Thursday Nights on 6 meter SSB. 
Everyone is welcomed to check into these social Nets.

Mondays at 9pm. Roundtable Net on  53.110 with a negative 1 Mhz offset (W8HHF Repeater)
Thursday at 9pm. Roundtable Net on 50.255 USB 

Dan also advises that on the Second Monday of every Month he needs a Net Control Operator for this net.

ALL RADIO AMATEURS ARE WELCOMED TO CHECK INTO ANY TMRA NET.

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TMRA FACEBOOK

Don't forget to stop by the TMRA FACEBOOK  page

Do a Facebook search for TMRA and check it out. Don't forget to give us a like so you can be sure to get notified of updates. 

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TMRA WEBSITE

www.tmrahamradio.org the clubs Webpage, has lots of great info about our club and the hobby.  
Included are the Calendar where you will see a full list of events.
The websites also has the clubs current and Archived News Letter(s).

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TMRA NEWSLETTER

The MAY 2018 Newsletter has been posted. 

 http://www.tmrahamradio.org/Newsletters/2018/May2018.pdf

Thanks to Glen / W8MUK for all the great work he does on the newsletter. If you have a suggestion, or would like to add content, to the TMRA Newsletter, please contact Glen. He is always happy to have the added help.

Glen / W8MUK
w8muk at arrl.net

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FUND RAISING 

Don't forget to sign the TMRA up as your Organization of choice at  Kroger Community rewards and Amazon Smile.  This results in a donation to the club as a portion of your purchase. 

Smile.amazon.com

https://www.kroger.com/topic/columbus---community-rewards

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  !!!!BE ADVISED: IN JUNE 2018 AND MOVING FORWARD ALL OFFICAL TMRA MEETINGS WILL BEGIN AT 7 PM!!!!

My Final

The TMRA Information Officer is here to help you stay in touch with club activities. I am also here to help you promote activities.

If you have an activity, a question, or just some information that you want help distributing to the club, please feel free to email me. I'm happy to help. 

Brad / WB8RG
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TMRA Repeaters

147.270 + 103.5pl
147.270 + 250.3pl
***224.140 – 103.5PL*** see note#1 below
442.850 + 103.5pl
927.025 – 131.8PL
442.750 + DSTAR
146.835 – C4FM/WIRES X
144.390 APRS DIGIPETER
****53.110 – (1MHZ) NO PL****  currently off the air

LIVE STREAM 147.270 AT
https://www.broadcastify.com/listen/feed/25392

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  www.tmrahamradio.org

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NOTE #1

*****Tech Committee Advisory***** 

224.140(-) Information:  The 224.140 repeater is currently "off the air".  The technical committee recently made the decision to temporarily utilize the feedline for the 224.140 repeater for a temporary 147.270 antenna just while the new antennas are being raised.  We expect the 147.270 repeater to be on this feedline and antenna, and for 224.140 to be off the air, just until the new 147.270 antenna is in place (Currently scheduled for June 9th, weather pending). 

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NOTE #2

****Newcomers and Elmers Net****

If you want to try your hand at being Net Control please contact Dave. You do not need to be an expert to run the net. Remember Net Controls job is to control the Net, not to necessarily  be the Star Role or the primary voice of information. Dave / KD8EVN can be contacted at kd8evn at arrl.net

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 BRADLEY F. RUHBERG / WB8RG
TMRA INFORMATION OFFICER
 tmrainformation at gmail.com

 !!!!BE ADVISED: IN JUNE 2018 AND MOVING FORWARD ALL OFFICAL TMRA MEETINGS WILL BEGIN AT 7 PM!!!!
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