From ka9cfd at mtcnow.net Mon Jun 6 09:44:31 2016 From: ka9cfd at mtcnow.net (Jay Hainline) Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2016 13:44:31 -0000 Subject: [WIARC] For Sale: Yaesu FT-450at Message-ID: <007801d1bff9$8e685860$ab390920$@mtcnow.net> I have a Yaesu FT-450at that I would like to sell. I have the original box. Comes with manual, hand mic, power cord. Make a great starter HF+6m radio or go portable. There are no known issues with the radio. Asking $400 cash I also have a Rigblaster plug and play with a matching data cable for the FT-450at. Asking $50 cash You can email me at my callsign at yahoo dot com if interested. 73 Jay Jay Hainline KA9CFD Colchester, IL EN40om From mnowack at comcast.net Sat Jun 11 15:30:35 2016 From: mnowack at comcast.net (Michael Nowack) Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2016 14:30:35 -0500 Subject: [WIARC] Items for Sale Message-ID: <000201d1c417$ba476cb0$2ed64610$@comcast.net> All, I have several items for sale the I would like to move to clear space in the garage. I have had these hanging/stowed in the garage for years and need to move them out to someone who will put them to use (or is looking to fill the empty spaces in their garage). 1. A pair of 9 element 2m beams with stacking and phasing kits. Made by Tany in Japan. Model 9Y2K beams. Each beam is 11 feet long and has 11 dB gain. Complete with the stacking kit. Stacked the gain will goes to 14 dB. These are in good condition and would require just the fabrication of the stacking kit cross boom to mast plate and U-bolts. I have the spec sheet for the beams but some details are in Japanese. These are well built and would stay in the air through Midwest weather. Any reasonable offer and they are yours. 2. A Rohn 20G top section. Reasonable shape but with one small crack in one leg near the top where it tapers in toward the mast tube. That should not cause any problem. It isn't new but would be quite serviceable in any installation. Any reasonable offer and it is yours. 3. Rohn 25G fold over base plate. Used but in serviceable condition. Model BPH25G. These sell new for $224 at Hill Radio. My price Is $100. 4. Rohn GA25GD guy bracket for 25G tower, complete with 3 ea TB25D torque bars. Complete package sells for over $300 at Hill Radio. My price is $150. 5. Power supply, 24 VDC @ 7 Amp full load continuous duty, regulated. Operates from 120 VAC. Commercial supply built buy PDS Technologies. Price is $30 I have other items which I will be posting As I have time, watch here for the emails. Mike NA9Q From dpease at adams.net Wed Jun 22 14:19:29 2016 From: dpease at adams.net (Danny Pease) Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2016 13:19:29 -0500 Subject: [WIARC] Field Day is this weekend Message-ID: <015f01d1ccb2$9e05a4b0$da10ee10$@adams.net> This weekend is Field Day and I want remind everyone of the changes this year. This year we will again be joining forces with the Hannibal club in Hannibal. The location is the Marion County Ambulance District administrative office, 142 Jaycee Drive. To get there from the north, head south on us 61 turn right onto Clinic Road (just past Wendy's), head up the hill and turn right on Communication Drive, go just a hundred feet or so and take a right onto Jaycee Drive. The Field Day site will be at the end of the road on the right. For a visible reference, there is a cell tower almost straight across the street from the site. Set up begins at 8:00 AM, operation starts at 1:00 PM, a carry in meal will be held at 6:30 PM. If you come for the meal, the folks at Hannibal are grilling pork chops, hamburgers, hot dogs, condiments and they will have some drinks and disposable table service available. You need to bring a covered dish or two to share and your own table service, if you don't want to use plasticware. I think I heard breakfast will be provided on Sunday morning for those that slugged it out through the wee hours of the morning. Tear down will start about 1:00 PM Sunday. Please plan on coming down for some part of the weekend, we don't want to leave the Hannibal members to do all the work. If you can manage it, please plan on staying all night, operators get very scarce between midnight and 7:00 Sunday morning. We have a few things from our club station we need someone to pick up and take to Hannibal for setup; a few lengths of coax, our bandpass filters and maybe even our Icom radio, headset, footswitch and power supply. If you are willing to grab these items, please let me know. See you this weekend. Danny NG9R From dpease at adams.net Thu Jun 30 18:42:16 2016 From: dpease at adams.net (Danny Pease) Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2016 17:42:16 -0500 Subject: [WIARC] July issue of the Feedline available Message-ID: <027301d1d320$a6fe4170$f4fac450$@adams.net> The July issue of the Feedline is available and be seen at: http://www.w9awe.org/feedline.pdf Several past years of WIARC newsletters is available online: http://www.w9awe.org/Archive.html The next meeting of the Western Illinois ARC will be Wednesday July 6th, 7:30 PM at the Red Cross, 3000 N. 23rd Street in Quincy. Technician classes are starting Saturday July 23rd and will be held at the Marion County Ambulance training building 142 Jaycee Drive in Hannibal. There will be three class sessions on three consecutive Saturday mornings starting at 9:00 AM each morning and ending about 12:30 PM. The test session will be held in Quincy on Saturday August 13 at 1:00 PM. The last count I heard was 9 ha indicated they will attend the class. It is not too late to get in, but you will need your study material before the first class. We are again using the ARRL License Manual. Don't forget the WIARC Swapfest is on August 13th at the Eagles Alps on Quincy and work is well under way but we still need volunteers for a few different jobs. We will discuss more details at the July meeting. Danny NG9R