From n9jfcountyhunter at gmail.com Fri Apr 3 16:53:50 2020 From: n9jfcountyhunter at gmail.com (n9jfcountyhunter at gmail.com) Date: Fri, 3 Apr 2020 15:53:50 -0500 Subject: [WIARC] Wed night net extended?? Message-ID: <041b01d609f9$faf9f440$f0eddcc0$@gmail.com> Hey group, KB9YN and I were discussing possible ways to keep the club in touch. Is anyone interested in having an extended net session on Wed nights? Say after initial checkins, NCS passes the torch to each who has checked in and allow some brief comments until all have had a chance to say hi? Control could go back to NCS after each participant so NCS is the only one who has to keep track of "who is still here". Thoughts? Good idea? Dumbest thing you've ever heard? 73, Jim N9JF From k9fhx at k9fhx.com Fri Apr 3 17:06:24 2020 From: k9fhx at k9fhx.com (David Gill) Date: Fri, 03 Apr 2020 16:06:24 -0500 Subject: [WIARC] Wed night net extended?? In-Reply-To: <041b01d609f9$faf9f440$f0eddcc0$@gmail.com> References: <041b01d609f9$faf9f440$f0eddcc0$@gmail.com> Message-ID: <5E87A550.20702@k9fhx.com> On 4/3/2020 3:53 PM, n9jfcountyhunter at gmail.com wrote: I have no problem with it, I really hope we have a May meeting but time will tell. > To unsubscribe or make changes to your personal setting for the WIARC list, please go to http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/wiarc > > > Hey group, > > > > KB9YN and I were discussing possible ways to keep the club in touch. Is > anyone interested in having an extended net session on Wed nights? Say > after initial checkins, NCS passes the torch to each who has checked in and > allow some brief comments until all have had a chance to say hi? Control > could go back to NCS after each participant so NCS is the only one who has > to keep track of "who is still here". > > > > Thoughts? Good idea? Dumbest thing you've ever heard? > > > > 73, Jim N9JF > > ______________________________________________________________ > WIARC mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/wiarc > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:WIARC at mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > -- THANK YOU for deleting my address, any other addresses, and personal information, from this e-mail, if you plan to forward it. THANK YOU also for using "Bcc" instead of "To" and "Cc" when initiating both individual and group e-mails. This helps prevent spammers, hackers and radicals from obtaining addresses, and thus the proliferation of spam. 'In God We Trust' Will be on every e-mail I send out from now on because, I don't want to lose our right to say it! From rcreswick at msn.com Fri Apr 3 20:24:28 2020 From: rcreswick at msn.com (ROBERT CRESWICK) Date: Sat, 4 Apr 2020 00:24:28 +0000 Subject: [WIARC] Wed night net extended?? In-Reply-To: <5E87A550.20702@k9fhx.com> References: <041b01d609f9$faf9f440$f0eddcc0$@gmail.com>, <5E87A550.20702@k9fhx.com> Message-ID: Let me know what you come up with, if anything. We'll have the same issue down here in Florida. Our general meeting is 2nd Monday, nets are Thursday nights. Thanks... Bob NB4C ________________________________ From: wiarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net on behalf of David Gill Sent: Friday, April 3, 2020 5:06 PM To: n9jfcountyhunter at gmail.com Cc: WIARC at mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [WIARC] Wed night net extended?? To unsubscribe or make changes to your personal setting for the WIARC list, please go to http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/wiarc On 4/3/2020 3:53 PM, n9jfcountyhunter at gmail.com wrote: I have no problem with it, I really hope we have a May meeting but time will tell. > To unsubscribe or make changes to your personal setting for the WIARC list, please go to http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/wiarc > > > Hey group, > > > > KB9YN and I were discussing possible ways to keep the club in touch. Is > anyone interested in having an extended net session on Wed nights? Say > after initial checkins, NCS passes the torch to each who has checked in and > allow some brief comments until all have had a chance to say hi? Control > could go back to NCS after each participant so NCS is the only one who has > to keep track of "who is still here". > > > > Thoughts? Good idea? Dumbest thing you've ever heard? > > > > 73, Jim N9JF > > ______________________________________________________________ > WIARC mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/wiarc > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:WIARC at mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > -- THANK YOU for deleting my address, any other addresses, and personal information, from this e-mail, if you plan to forward it. THANK YOU also for using "Bcc" instead of "To" and "Cc" when initiating both individual and group e-mails. This helps prevent spammers, hackers and radicals from obtaining addresses, and thus the proliferation of spam. 'In God We Trust' Will be on every e-mail I send out from now on because, I don't want to lose our right to say it! ______________________________________________________________ WIARC mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/wiarc Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:WIARC at mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html From dpease at adams.net Sat Apr 4 11:44:18 2020 From: dpease at adams.net (Danny Pease) Date: Sat, 4 Apr 2020 10:44:18 -0500 Subject: [WIARC] [SPF Softfail] Potential Spam] Re: Wed night net extended?? In-Reply-To: References: <041b01d609f9$faf9f440$f0eddcc0$@gmail.com>, <5E87A550.20702@k9fhx.com> Message-ID: <099501d60a97$f7b45b60$e71d1220$@adams.net> I tried something like that a couple of years back. Instructions in the preamble actually included going back through the list of check-ins for comments, but very few that volunteered as NCS did it. After around a year, the only feedback I had about it was why did we do it, so I removed it from the preamble. That said, there is no reason anyone checking into the net cannot share any announcements, or ask any questions. We could also do a more informal net (no net control station) some other times during the week. Danny NG9R -----Original Message----- From: wiarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:wiarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of ROBERT CRESWICK Sent: Friday, April 03, 2020 7:24 PM To: n9jfcountyhunter at gmail.com; k9fhx at k9fhx.com Cc: WIARC at mailman.qth.net Subject: [SPF Softfail] Potential Spam] Re: [WIARC] Wed night net extended?? To unsubscribe or make changes to your personal setting for the WIARC list, please go to http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/wiarc Let me know what you come up with, if anything. We'll have the same issue down here in Florida. Our general meeting is 2nd Monday, nets are Thursday nights. Thanks... Bob NB4C ________________________________ From: wiarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net on behalf of David Gill Sent: Friday, April 3, 2020 5:06 PM To: n9jfcountyhunter at gmail.com Cc: WIARC at mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [WIARC] Wed night net extended?? To unsubscribe or make changes to your personal setting for the WIARC list, please go to http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/wiarc On 4/3/2020 3:53 PM, n9jfcountyhunter at gmail.com wrote: I have no problem with it, I really hope we have a May meeting but time will tell. > To unsubscribe or make changes to your personal setting for the WIARC list, please go to http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/wiarc > > > Hey group, > > > > KB9YN and I were discussing possible ways to keep the club in touch. Is > anyone interested in having an extended net session on Wed nights? Say > after initial checkins, NCS passes the torch to each who has checked in and > allow some brief comments until all have had a chance to say hi? Control > could go back to NCS after each participant so NCS is the only one who has > to keep track of "who is still here". > > > > Thoughts? Good idea? Dumbest thing you've ever heard? > > > > 73, Jim N9JF > > ______________________________________________________________ > WIARC mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/wiarc > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:WIARC at mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > -- THANK YOU for deleting my address, any other addresses, and personal information, from this e-mail, if you plan to forward it. THANK YOU also for using "Bcc" instead of "To" and "Cc" when initiating both individual and group e-mails. This helps prevent spammers, hackers and radicals from obtaining addresses, and thus the proliferation of spam. 'In God We Trust' Will be on every e-mail I send out from now on because, I don't want to lose our right to say it! ______________________________________________________________ WIARC mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/wiarc Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:WIARC at mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ WIARC mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/wiarc Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:WIARC at mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html From dpease at adams.net Sat Apr 4 11:49:53 2020 From: dpease at adams.net (Danny Pease) Date: Sat, 4 Apr 2020 10:49:53 -0500 Subject: [WIARC] [SPF Softfail] Potential Spam] Wed night net extended?? In-Reply-To: <041b01d609f9$faf9f440$f0eddcc0$@gmail.com> References: <041b01d609f9$faf9f440$f0eddcc0$@gmail.com> Message-ID: <099901d60a98$af0119c0$0d034d40$@adams.net> A side note, there is a "wellness net" every day on 3.905 MHz at 12:00 noon local time, It is an ARES ran net but any station in Illinois can check in. The purpose of the net is to allow hams to network with others during this time of "social distancing". We are radio operators, getting on the radio should not be a novel idea to us and since most of us have nothing better to do... Danny NG9R -----Original Message----- From: wiarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:wiarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of n9jfcountyhunter at gmail.com Sent: Friday, April 03, 2020 3:54 PM To: WIARC at mailman.qth.net Subject: [SPF Softfail] Potential Spam] [WIARC] Wed night net extended?? To unsubscribe or make changes to your personal setting for the WIARC list, please go to http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/wiarc Hey group, KB9YN and I were discussing possible ways to keep the club in touch. Is anyone interested in having an extended net session on Wed nights? Say after initial checkins, NCS passes the torch to each who has checked in and allow some brief comments until all have had a chance to say hi? Control could go back to NCS after each participant so NCS is the only one who has to keep track of "who is still here". Thoughts? Good idea? Dumbest thing you've ever heard? 73, Jim N9JF ______________________________________________________________ WIARC mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/wiarc Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:WIARC at mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html From n9jfcountyhunter at gmail.com Sat Apr 4 19:45:13 2020 From: n9jfcountyhunter at gmail.com (n9jfcountyhunter at gmail.com) Date: Sat, 4 Apr 2020 18:45:13 -0500 Subject: [WIARC] Wed net Message-ID: <004101d60adb$16551a80$42ff4f80$@gmail.com> Howdy! In an attempt to ?stay connected? whilst Socially Distanced, I?d like to propose that the Wednesday night net be extended a bit to allow comments from those who check in. This has always ?been allowed?, but perhaps we can make use of the opportunity to say ?hi? to the area amateurs. I?d encourage whoever is NCS to take checkins as usual but then to go down the list and solicit comments so that everyone who wishes to contribute has done so. Strictly optional, and I realize many may be short of time and can?t stick around. Though?.what are you DOING that?s so exciting? ? Upcoming NCS schedule: April 8 NG9R April 15 W9EMR April 22 WB9EWM April 29 NG9R May 6 N9JF 73, Jim N9JF From dpease at adams.net Sun Apr 5 14:52:04 2020 From: dpease at adams.net (dpease at adams.net) Date: Sun, 5 Apr 2020 13:52:04 -0500 Subject: [WIARC] a little suggested reading if you are bored Message-ID: <05c001d60b7b$4cede3b0$e6c9ab10$@adams.net> Bored, looking for something to do besides watching Netflix? Here are a few links to some reading that might appeal to you; http://www.sarl.org.za/Web3/DocumentStore/20200331122728oXhxY0QQYg.PDF https://www.k0nr.com/wordpress/ https://www.electronics-notes.com/articles/history/amateur-ham-radio/history .php https://wb3gck.com/page/1/ https://hackaday.io/projects?tag=ham%20radio Feel free to share any ham radio sites you think may benefit our group. Danny NG9R From dpease at adams.net Sun Apr 5 16:23:55 2020 From: dpease at adams.net (dpease at adams.net) Date: Sun, 5 Apr 2020 15:23:55 -0500 Subject: [WIARC] another link Message-ID: <064801d60b88$215c1930$64144b90$@adams.net> I think you could spend months getting through all the issues of 73 magazine here; https://archive.org/details/73-magazine Danny NG9R From dpease at adams.net Sun Apr 5 21:00:59 2020 From: dpease at adams.net (Danny Pease) Date: Sun, 5 Apr 2020 20:00:59 -0500 Subject: [WIARC] more to do Message-ID: <0b8e01d60bae$d64f61f0$82ee25d0$@adams.net> In case you are still looking for something to occupy your waking hours, you probably now have the time to study for that upgrade, or learn that new digital mode, or brush up on your CW, or learn how to handle traffic (not all traffic is handled with phone or CW). There has been increased traffic on the repeater, let's all start monitoring it all day and even drop your call once in a while to see if you can round up a QSO. Get on what appears to be a dead band and call CQ for several minutes, you might be pleasantly surprised. Make a new friend on the air whenever you get the chance, whether a local or A semi-rare DX operator. You could volunteer to be a DX station QSL manager. Maybe you are thinking about buying a different radio, you have plenty of time to research which one and who has the best deal. Spring is here and the COVID-19 outbreak will end someday soon, why not get that new antenna ready to go up? Volunteer to help with storm spotting, work on your go bag, take those prerequisite courses for an AUXCOMM class, sign up for the EC-001, Introduction to Emergency Communications. If you have taken the EC-001 the next step could be EC-016, Public Service and Emergency Communications Management for Radio Amateurs. Danny NG9R From dpease at adams.net Sun Apr 5 21:19:01 2020 From: dpease at adams.net (Danny Pease) Date: Sun, 5 Apr 2020 20:19:01 -0500 Subject: [WIARC] 75 meter nets Message-ID: <0b9901d60bb1$5b615270$1223f750$@adams.net> There are a lot of nets on 75 meters that many around here are active in. The Breakfast Club is on every morning from 5:00 AM through 8:00 AM on 3.973 MHz, you will find several familiar calls if you listen in. The North Central Phone Net is on 3.912 MHz at 7:00 AM local time Every day The Illinois Phone net if is on 3.857 at 4:49 PM local time Monday through Friday. The Illinois Sideband net is held every day on 3.905 MHz and 6:00 PM local time. The Illinois ARES state HF net is held the 1st and 3rd Sundays each month on 3.905 MHz at 4:30 PM local time. It also takes check-ins via EchoLink on node WB0VTM-L and the Illinois Link via Fusion, DMR, D-STAR and a couple of other digital voice modes. Feel free to share some of your favorite nets. Danny NG9R From dpease at adams.net Sun Apr 5 21:33:02 2020 From: dpease at adams.net (Danny Pease) Date: Sun, 5 Apr 2020 20:33:02 -0500 Subject: [WIARC] VHF activity Message-ID: <0ba801d60bb3$50695460$f13bfd20$@adams.net> For the VHF crowd, this Monday, April 6 is the Spring 2 meter Sprint. While it typically is an SSB or CW event, you can also do FT8 (on 144.174), FM or even AM. The event runs from 7:00 PM local time tomorrow night through 11:00 PM local time. There will be similar events for 222, 432 and 900 and above coming up. I am hearing of more clubs and local groups having 2 meter simplex contests, that could be something we could start here as well. We can create our own event, specify time, power limits and classes and maybe even find something to give to the winners. Thoughts, questions, suggestions? Danny NG9R From dpease at adams.net Sun Apr 5 21:43:06 2020 From: dpease at adams.net (Danny Pease) Date: Sun, 5 Apr 2020 20:43:06 -0500 Subject: [WIARC] last one for tonight Message-ID: <0bb001d60bb4$b842e960$28c8bc20$@adams.net> WIARC member Joe Huie, K2PEY, winters in Florida and is on 20 meters every morning on or about 14.242 MHz. Joe is a student of propagation and would love to hear from you if you hear him on. When Joe returns home, he still gets on 20 meters every morning, then proceeds to lower bands to check propagation. I saw that AA9GL had a QSO with Joe this past week, give Joe a call if you hear him. Bob, NB4C, a past WIARC President and current club member, is a resident in Florida and Bob would not mind hearing from hams in the Quincy area, especially if you worked for Harris. Bob is a member of this list and if you want to set up a schedule with him, I am sure he will respond her if you are interested. Danny NG9R From rcreswick at msn.com Sun Apr 5 21:58:08 2020 From: rcreswick at msn.com (ROBERT CRESWICK) Date: Mon, 6 Apr 2020 01:58:08 +0000 Subject: [WIARC] last one for tonight In-Reply-To: <0bb001d60bb4$b842e960$28c8bc20$@adams.net> References: <0bb001d60bb4$b842e960$28c8bc20$@adams.net> Message-ID: Danny... Thanks for the callout in your last email. Although I find propagation to the midwest wanting many times, I'd be more than happy to set up a sked with any WIARC members. They can contact me through this portal, or rcreswick at msn.com. That being said, I have had a couple of very nice contacts with WA0VLC, Bob, in Marion (Cedar Rapids), Iowa recently...very good propagation and very strong signals...and that's close enough to the Quincy area that we should be able to make something work. Contacts were in the time period 1900-2100Z, on 14M SSB. As an aside...I just received an email from a local ham here, our club president, who said he just worked South Cook Island on 10M...at around 1200Z. That's really weird...but sometimes these things happen... 73, de Bob NB4C ________________________________ From: wiarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net on behalf of Danny Pease Sent: Sunday, April 5, 2020 9:43 PM To: wiarc at mailman.qth.net Subject: [WIARC] last one for tonight To unsubscribe or make changes to your personal setting for the WIARC list, please go to http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/wiarc WIARC member Joe Huie, K2PEY, winters in Florida and is on 20 meters every morning on or about 14.242 MHz. Joe is a student of propagation and would love to hear from you if you hear him on. When Joe returns home, he still gets on 20 meters every morning, then proceeds to lower bands to check propagation. I saw that AA9GL had a QSO with Joe this past week, give Joe a call if you hear him. Bob, NB4C, a past WIARC President and current club member, is a resident in Florida and Bob would not mind hearing from hams in the Quincy area, especially if you worked for Harris. Bob is a member of this list and if you want to set up a schedule with him, I am sure he will respond her if you are interested. Danny NG9R ______________________________________________________________ WIARC mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/wiarc Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:WIARC at mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html From nr9q at hotmail.com Sun Apr 5 23:16:19 2020 From: nr9q at hotmail.com (Chris Schulz) Date: Sun, 5 Apr 2020 22:16:19 -0500 Subject: [WIARC] VHF activity In-Reply-To: <0ba801d60bb3$50695460$f13bfd20$@adams.net> References: <0ba801d60bb3$50695460$f13bfd20$@adams.net> Message-ID: Count me in for this. This would give me of a push to get more ready for these bands. Love the VHF/UHF bands. Just need to get on there more. Been on 6m quite a bit lately. Chris, NR9Q On Apr 5, 2020, 20:33 -0500, Danny Pease , wrote: > To unsubscribe or make changes to your personal setting for the WIARC list, please go to http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/wiarc > > > For the VHF crowd, this Monday, April 6 is the Spring 2 meter Sprint. While > it typically is an SSB or CW event, you can also do FT8 (on 144.174), FM or > even AM. The event runs from 7:00 PM local time tomorrow night through 11:00 > PM local time. There will be similar events for 222, 432 and 900 and above > coming up. > > I am hearing of more clubs and local groups having 2 meter simplex contests, > that could be something we could start here as well. We can create our own > event, specify time, power limits and classes and maybe even find something > to give to the winners. > > Thoughts, questions, suggestions? > > Danny NG9R > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > WIARC mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/wiarc > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:WIARC at mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html From n9jfcountyhunter at gmail.com Sun Apr 5 23:38:44 2020 From: n9jfcountyhunter at gmail.com (n9jfcountyhunter at gmail.com) Date: Sun, 5 Apr 2020 22:38:44 -0500 Subject: [WIARC] VHF activity In-Reply-To: References: <0ba801d60bb3$50695460$f13bfd20$@adams.net> Message-ID: <008001d60bc4$e061a700$a124f500$@gmail.com> I guess one possibility is to bring back the "WIMSPRINT". For those of you who have forgotten, the WIMSPRINT was the "Western Illinois Monthly Sprint". Club members were encouraged to pick a 4-hour period during the first week of the month and GET ON THE AIR. Keep track of the number of contacts, one point per contact regardless of mode, and multiply the points by the states, provinces and countries logged. Send your score to n9jf at arrl.net by the 20th of the month for publication of bragging rights for the month. Also send details of your most interesting QSO. What say??? 73, Jim N9JF -----Original Message----- From: wiarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net On Behalf Of Chris Schulz Sent: Sunday, April 5, 2020 10:16 PM To: wiarc at mailman.qth.net; Danny Pease Subject: Re: [WIARC] VHF activity To unsubscribe or make changes to your personal setting for the WIARC list, please go to http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/wiarc Count me in for this. This would give me of a push to get more ready for these bands. Love the VHF/UHF bands. Just need to get on there more. Been on 6m quite a bit lately. Chris, NR9Q On Apr 5, 2020, 20:33 -0500, Danny Pease , wrote: > To unsubscribe or make changes to your personal setting for the WIARC > list, please go to http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/wiarc > > > For the VHF crowd, this Monday, April 6 is the Spring 2 meter Sprint. > While it typically is an SSB or CW event, you can also do FT8 (on > 144.174), FM or even AM. The event runs from 7:00 PM local time > tomorrow night through 11:00 PM local time. There will be similar > events for 222, 432 and 900 and above coming up. > > I am hearing of more clubs and local groups having 2 meter simplex > contests, that could be something we could start here as well. We can > create our own event, specify time, power limits and classes and maybe > even find something to give to the winners. > > Thoughts, questions, suggestions? > > Danny NG9R > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > WIARC mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/wiarc > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:WIARC at mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email > list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ WIARC mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/wiarc Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:WIARC at mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html From oshuler at comcast.net Mon Apr 6 00:05:41 2020 From: oshuler at comcast.net (Olin Shuler) Date: Sun, 5 Apr 2020 23:05:41 -0500 Subject: [WIARC] another link In-Reply-To: <064801d60b88$215c1930$64144b90$@adams.net> References: <064801d60b88$215c1930$64144b90$@adams.net> Message-ID: <002b01d60bc8$a465d470$ed317d50$@comcast.net> For amazing radio tech reading go to AmericanRadioHistory.com for early bdcst and amateur radio magazines from the early 1900s on. More than you an ever all of it. 73 Olin Shuler W9PQD -----Original Message----- From: wiarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net On Behalf Of dpease at adams.net Sent: Sunday, April 5, 2020 3:24 PM To: wiarc at mailman.qth.net Subject: [WIARC] another link To unsubscribe or make changes to your personal setting for the WIARC list, please go to http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/wiarc I think you could spend months getting through all the issues of 73 magazine here; https://archive.org/details/73-magazine Danny NG9R ______________________________________________________________ WIARC mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/wiarc Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:WIARC at mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html From oshuler at comcast.net Mon Apr 6 00:14:59 2020 From: oshuler at comcast.net (Olin Shuler) Date: Sun, 5 Apr 2020 23:14:59 -0500 Subject: [WIARC] Endless radio related magazines from earlt 1900s Message-ID: <005e01d60bc9$f04b5850$d0e208f0$@comcast.net> -----Original Message----- From: Olin Shuler Sent: Sunday, April 5, 2020 11:06 PM To: 'dpease at adams.net' ; 'wiarc at mailman.qth.net' Subject: RE: [WIARC] another link For amazing radio tech reading go to AmericanRadioHistory.com for early bdcst and amateur radio magazines from the early 1900s on. More than you an ever all of it. 73 Olin Shuler W9PQD -----Original Message----- From: wiarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net On Behalf Of dpease at adams.net Sent: Sunday, April 5, 2020 3:24 PM To: wiarc at mailman.qth.net Subject: [WIARC] another link To unsubscribe or make changes to your personal setting for the WIARC list, please go to http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/wiarc I think you could spend months getting through all the issues of 73 magazine here; https://archive.org/details/73-magazine Danny NG9R ______________________________________________________________ WIARC mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/wiarc Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:WIARC at mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html From nr9q at hotmail.com Mon Apr 6 00:25:19 2020 From: nr9q at hotmail.com (Chris Schulz) Date: Mon, 6 Apr 2020 04:25:19 +0000 Subject: [WIARC] VHF activity In-Reply-To: <008001d60bc4$e061a700$a124f500$@gmail.com> References: <0ba801d60bb3$50695460$f13bfd20$@adams.net> , <008001d60bc4$e061a700$a124f500$@gmail.com> Message-ID: This sounds like a lot of fun to me. I would like to shoot for evenings for during the week and anytime for weekends. We could try a 4 hour window on a weekend and something during the week the next time. Just see what works and the level of participation amongst individuals on this reflector. This could maybe turn into something. Maybe explain more on how this use to work back when it was done the first time. Did the rules change month to month a little? One band at a time or several bands? Prefixes or grids maybe. Now this may have limits as checking them could really become a job. So many things could be done with this. Inject other ideas if others have them. Just creating the parameter?s for the next month could be fun. Then again, I don?t know how this was done before. Four hours is a great window. 73 Chris, NR9Q Sent from Mail for Windows 10 From: n9jfcountyhunter at gmail.com Sent: Sunday, April 5, 2020 10:38 PM To: 'Chris Schulz'; wiarc at mailman.qth.net; 'Danny Pease' Subject: RE: [WIARC] VHF activity I guess one possibility is to bring back the "WIMSPRINT". For those of you who have forgotten, the WIMSPRINT was the "Western Illinois Monthly Sprint". Club members were encouraged to pick a 4-hour period during the first week of the month and GET ON THE AIR. Keep track of the number of contacts, one point per contact regardless of mode, and multiply the points by the states, provinces and countries logged. Send your score to n9jf at arrl.net by the 20th of the month for publication of bragging rights for the month. Also send details of your most interesting QSO. What say??? 73, Jim N9JF -----Original Message----- From: wiarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net On Behalf Of Chris Schulz Sent: Sunday, April 5, 2020 10:16 PM To: wiarc at mailman.qth.net; Danny Pease Subject: Re: [WIARC] VHF activity To unsubscribe or make changes to your personal setting for the WIARC list, please go to http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/wiarc Count me in for this. This would give me of a push to get more ready for these bands. Love the VHF/UHF bands. Just need to get on there more. Been on 6m quite a bit lately. Chris, NR9Q On Apr 5, 2020, 20:33 -0500, Danny Pease , wrote: > To unsubscribe or make changes to your personal setting for the WIARC > list, please go to http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/wiarc > > > For the VHF crowd, this Monday, April 6 is the Spring 2 meter Sprint. > While it typically is an SSB or CW event, you can also do FT8 (on > 144.174), FM or even AM. The event runs from 7:00 PM local time > tomorrow night through 11:00 PM local time. There will be similar > events for 222, 432 and 900 and above coming up. > > I am hearing of more clubs and local groups having 2 meter simplex > contests, that could be something we could start here as well. We can > create our own event, specify time, power limits and classes and maybe > even find something to give to the winners. > > Thoughts, questions, suggestions? > > Danny NG9R > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > WIARC mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/wiarc > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:WIARC at mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email > list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ WIARC mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/wiarc Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:WIARC at mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html From n9jfcountyhunter at gmail.com Mon Apr 6 00:30:08 2020 From: n9jfcountyhunter at gmail.com (n9jfcountyhunter at gmail.com) Date: Sun, 5 Apr 2020 23:30:08 -0500 Subject: [WIARC] VHF activity In-Reply-To: References: <0ba801d60bb3$50695460$f13bfd20$@adams.net> , <008001d60bc4$e061a700$a124f500$@gmail.com> Message-ID: <008301d60bcc$0e7f5c70$2b7e1550$@gmail.com> It would be honor system on the scoring. I don't need any more logs to check! Scoring could be changed from month to month. You could operate as many different 4-hour periods as you want and take the best one.or the one with the most interesting QSO... I'll put something together and post it in the next newsletter, and we can kick off the first week of May? Or we can go ahead and do a "dry run" and see if it's fun.. It actually gave me an excuse to operate voice modes. 73, Jim N9JF From: Chris Schulz Sent: Sunday, April 5, 2020 11:25 PM To: n9jfcountyhunter at gmail.com; wiarc at mailman.qth.net; 'Danny Pease' Subject: RE: [WIARC] VHF activity This sounds like a lot of fun to me. I would like to shoot for evenings for during the week and anytime for weekends. We could try a 4 hour window on a weekend and something during the week the next time. Just see what works and the level of participation amongst individuals on this reflector. This could maybe turn into something. Maybe explain more on how this use to work back when it was done the first time. Did the rules change month to month a little? One band at a time or several bands? Prefixes or grids maybe. Now this may have limits as checking them could really become a job. So many things could be done with this. Inject other ideas if others have them. Just creating the parameter's for the next month could be fun. Then again, I don't know how this was done before. Four hours is a great window. 73 Chris, NR9Q Sent from Mail for Windows 10 From: n9jfcountyhunter at gmail.com Sent: Sunday, April 5, 2020 10:38 PM To: 'Chris Schulz' ; wiarc at mailman.qth.net ; 'Danny Pease' Subject: RE: [WIARC] VHF activity I guess one possibility is to bring back the "WIMSPRINT". For those of you who have forgotten, the WIMSPRINT was the "Western Illinois Monthly Sprint". Club members were encouraged to pick a 4-hour period during the first week of the month and GET ON THE AIR. Keep track of the number of contacts, one point per contact regardless of mode, and multiply the points by the states, provinces and countries logged. Send your score to n9jf at arrl.net by the 20th of the month for publication of bragging rights for the month. Also send details of your most interesting QSO. What say??? 73, Jim N9JF -----Original Message----- From: wiarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net

> On Behalf Of Chris Schulz Sent: Sunday, April 5, 2020 10:16 PM To: wiarc at mailman.qth.net ; Danny Pease > Subject: Re: [WIARC] VHF activity To unsubscribe or make changes to your personal setting for the WIARC list, please go to http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/wiarc Count me in for this. This would give me of a push to get more ready for these bands. Love the VHF/UHF bands. Just need to get on there more. Been on 6m quite a bit lately. Chris, NR9Q On Apr 5, 2020, 20:33 -0500, Danny Pease >, wrote: > To unsubscribe or make changes to your personal setting for the WIARC > list, please go to http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/wiarc > > > For the VHF crowd, this Monday, April 6 is the Spring 2 meter Sprint. > While it typically is an SSB or CW event, you can also do FT8 (on > 144.174), FM or even AM. The event runs from 7:00 PM local time > tomorrow night through 11:00 PM local time. There will be similar > events for 222, 432 and 900 and above coming up. > > I am hearing of more clubs and local groups having 2 meter simplex > contests, that could be something we could start here as well. We can > create our own event, specify time, power limits and classes and maybe > even find something to give to the winners. > > Thoughts, questions, suggestions? > > Danny NG9R > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > WIARC mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/wiarc > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:WIARC at mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email > list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ WIARC mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/wiarc Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:WIARC at mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html From n9jfcountyhunter at gmail.com Mon Apr 6 12:46:43 2020 From: n9jfcountyhunter at gmail.com (n9jfcountyhunter at gmail.com) Date: Mon, 6 Apr 2020 11:46:43 -0500 Subject: [WIARC] Welcome to WIMSPRINT Message-ID: <00e001d60c32$f4cf6920$de6e3b60$@gmail.com> NR9Q and I have been beating this around, and we think it's worth trying. (Sorry, formatting did not work well here..) Welcome to the WIMSPRINT What: Western Illinois Monthly Sprint Purpose: Get WIARC members on the air Eligible entrants: Any WIARC member How: Operate and report a four-hour activity period of your choosing. Proposed Rules: During the first 20 days of the month, get on the air! (See below for Test run): Pick any four-hour contiguous period of operation for your entry. Operate as much as you want, but select the period you want to "score". Each QSO, regardless of band or mode, is one point. The "exchange" is the location of the station contacted. Multipliers: The total of states, provinces and DXCC countries contacted. (Later editions may use grids, counties or prefixes for multipliers; I'm open to suggestions!) You may contact the same station on multiple bands and modes during your chosen 4-hour period. Unlike "real contests", you may verify the station's QTH using web searches. You may also self-spot and include repeater QSOs. Like I said, the idea is to get on the air.. Test run: Begins immediately; ends 2359Z on April 20, 2020. Scores due to n9jf at arrl.net at 0100z on April 22, 2020. You score your log and send me the result, including bands and modes used and most interesting QSO. This way, I can get the results into the May newsletter. If this flies, we'll update the details and include the announcement of the May WIMSPRINT in the next Feedline. Scores each month will be reported in The Feedline along with stories and details. 73, Jim N9JF From k9fhx at k9fhx.com Thu Apr 9 14:01:42 2020 From: k9fhx at k9fhx.com (David Gill) Date: Thu, 09 Apr 2020 13:01:42 -0500 Subject: [WIARC] Joke Q singals Message-ID: <5E8F6306.1010109@k9fhx.com> These are a JOKE Temporary Q-Codes by Walter/K5EST : QLD: I am locked down. QTP: I have toilet paper. Want to trade for a new car? QFC: I am flattening the curve. QSH: I am sheltering in place. QHS: I have hand sanitizer. Want to trade for two new cars? QSD: I am observing social distancingTemporary Q-Codes by Walter/K5EST : QLD: I am locked down. QTP: I have toilet paper. Want to trade for a new car? QFC: I am flattening the curve. QSH: I am sheltering in place. QHS: I have hand sanitizer. Want to trade for two new cars? QSD: I am observing social distancing -- THANK YOU for deleting my address, any other addresses, and personal information, from this e-mail, if you plan to forward it. THANK YOU also for using "Bcc" instead of "To" and "Cc" when initiating both individual and group e-mails. This helps prevent spammers, hackers and radicals from obtaining addresses, and thus the proliferation of spam. 'In God We Trust' Will be on every e-mail I send out from now on because, I don't want to lose our right to say it! From w9we.lee at gmail.com Thu Apr 16 10:48:05 2020 From: w9we.lee at gmail.com (David L Scranton) Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 09:48:05 -0500 Subject: [WIARC] VEC Testing cancellation. Message-ID: Because of health risk to everyone involved Please be informed that the testing of May 9 at Red Cross has been canceled. Dave Scranton W9WE From dpease at adams.net Sat Apr 18 14:55:37 2020 From: dpease at adams.net (dpease at adams.net) Date: Sat, 18 Apr 2020 13:55:37 -0500 Subject: [WIARC] ARRL publications Message-ID: <012b01d615b2$f340cac0$d9c26040$@adams.net> Something else to help keep you occupied while we wait out the current pandemic; In the past few years, the ARRL made QST available in a digital format to members. They recently added a new, digital only magazine, On the Air. Starting with the current issues, ARRL members can now read QEX and NCJ online in digital formats. More can be found at http://www.arrl.org/arrl-magazines Danny NG9R From n9jfcountyhunter at gmail.com Sat Apr 18 15:12:01 2020 From: n9jfcountyhunter at gmail.com (James Funk) Date: Sat, 18 Apr 2020 14:12:01 -0500 Subject: [WIARC] No dinner Message-ID: <59370AFF-BFFB-4EC6-972D-CAD29C60DB1D@gmail.com> In case anyone is uncertain or confused the club dinner will not be held tonight! Sent from my iPhone "He is no fool who gives up what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose." -- Jim Elliot From n9jfcountyhunter at gmail.com Mon Apr 20 11:41:17 2020 From: n9jfcountyhunter at gmail.com (n9jfcountyhunter at gmail.com) Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 10:41:17 -0500 Subject: [WIARC] WIMSPRINT scores and stories Message-ID: <013d01d6172a$2210f410$6632dc30$@gmail.com> Reminder: If you have participated in the kickoff WIMSPRINT, I need your score and any stories or details by the end of the day on Wednesday April 22. If it slipped your mind, you have today (Monday, April 20) to get it in gear and do your four-hour (or less) operation. If you missed the announcement and need details, here are the basics: Operate a contiguous 4-hour slot, any band or mode. Score one point per contact and multiply those points by the sum of DXCC countries (USA and VE included), states and provinces worked. Send your score and any other details you wish to share to n9jf at arrl.net . You may include best DX worked, details of bands and modes used, anything funny or interesting learned. Be creative and don't hold back on the details! I need Feedline content!! Do NOT just send your log and ask me to score it. I get enough of that with ILQP! Scoring is on the honor system because there are no prizes except bragging rights, and those are really cheap. 73, Jim N9JF From k9fhx at k9fhx.com Tue Apr 21 23:32:02 2020 From: k9fhx at k9fhx.com (David Gill) Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2020 22:32:02 -0500 Subject: [WIARC] May meeting Message-ID: <5E9FBAB2.1060200@k9fhx.com> Our May 6th meeting is canceled due to on going health concerns. Pay attention to our Wednesday nets and feed line to keep up on what is going or not going on in our club. I hate doing this but we must stay healthy and take precautions. De Dave, k9fhx 73 -- THANK YOU for deleting my address, any other addresses, and personal information, from this e-mail, if you plan to forward it. THANK YOU also for using "Bcc" instead of "To" and "Cc" when initiating both individual and group e-mails. This helps prevent spammers, hackers and radicals from obtaining addresses, and thus the proliferation of spam. 'In God We Trust' Will be on every e-mail I send out from now on because, I don't want to lose our right to say it! From n9jfcountyhunter at gmail.com Wed Apr 22 20:31:37 2020 From: n9jfcountyhunter at gmail.com (n9jfcountyhunter at gmail.com) Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 19:31:37 -0500 Subject: [WIARC] net controls Message-ID: <004001d61906$8df65e80$a9e31b80$@gmail.com> One consequence of not having an April meeting (and now, no May meeting) is that we're behind in assigning NCS stations. Pursuant to that, we got the following volunteers tonight after net: April 29: NG9R May 6: N9JF May 13: KB9YN May 20: W9EMR May 27: N9JF June 3: NR9Q If anyone wants to claim one of these, or volunteer for June 10, 17, 24 or July 1, please speak up!! 73, Jim N9JF From k9fhx at k9fhx.com Thu Apr 23 14:17:51 2020 From: k9fhx at k9fhx.com (David Gill) Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 13:17:51 -0500 Subject: [WIARC] Ham Fest Message-ID: <5EA1DBCF.9030907@k9fhx.com> During our April 22 ARES net our annual Ham Fest plans where discussed. Yes it's still on and plains are being made. In the discussion it's felt that it can all ways be canceled but there may be no reason too. Next week during the net volunteers will be needed to step up and fill the various jobs that are needed to put our fest on. If it does get canceled then the possibility of a fall trunk sale at a free area like a park along with some on the air temporary stations and may be cook some hot dogs. That would be plain B, but for now let us concentrate on plain A. Don't forget, when the date of our fest gets closer talk it up on the nets. That's some great free advertising and you never know who is listening. De k9fhx Dave, 73 From oshuler at comcast.net Thu Apr 23 23:17:03 2020 From: oshuler at comcast.net (Olin Shuler) Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 22:17:03 -0500 Subject: [WIARC] Ham Fest In-Reply-To: <5EA1DBCF.9030907@k9fhx.com> References: <5EA1DBCF.9030907@k9fhx.com> Message-ID: <008401d619e6$d4c82fb0$7e588f10$@comcast.net> YEA-RAH!! 73 Olin -----Original Message----- From: wiarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net On Behalf Of David Gill Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2020 1:18 PM To: wiarc all Subject: [WIARC] Ham Fest To unsubscribe or make changes to your personal setting for the WIARC list, please go to http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/wiarc During our April 22 ARES net our annual Ham Fest plans where discussed. Yes it's still on and plains are being made. In the discussion it's felt that it can all ways be canceled but there may be no reason too. Next week during the net volunteers will be needed to step up and fill the various jobs that are needed to put our fest on. If it does get canceled then the possibility of a fall trunk sale at a free area like a park along with some on the air temporary stations and may be cook some hot dogs. That would be plain B, but for now let us concentrate on plain A. Don't forget, when the date of our fest gets closer talk it up on the nets. That's some great free advertising and you never know who is listening. De k9fhx Dave, 73 ______________________________________________________________ WIARC mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/wiarc Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:WIARC at mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html From oshuler at comcast.net Thu Apr 23 23:21:08 2020 From: oshuler at comcast.net (Olin Shuler) Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 22:21:08 -0500 Subject: [WIARC] Ham Fest In-Reply-To: <5EA1DBCF.9030907@k9fhx.com> References: <5EA1DBCF.9030907@k9fhx.com> Message-ID: <008601d619e7$670244b0$3506ce10$@comcast.net> YEA-RAH!! 73 Olin W9PQD -----Original Message----- From: wiarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net On Behalf Of David Gill Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2020 1:18 PM To: wiarc all Subject: [WIARC] Ham Fest To unsubscribe or make changes to your personal setting for the WIARC list, please go to http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/wiarc During our April 22 ARES net our annual Ham Fest plans where discussed. Yes it's still on and plains are being made. In the discussion it's felt that it can all ways be canceled but there may be no reason too. Next week during the net volunteers will be needed to step up and fill the various jobs that are needed to put our fest on. If it does get canceled then the possibility of a fall trunk sale at a free area like a park along with some on the air temporary stations and may be cook some hot dogs. That would be plain B, but for now let us concentrate on plain A. Don't forget, when the date of our fest gets closer talk it up on the nets. That's some great free advertising and you never know who is listening. De k9fhx Dave, 73 ______________________________________________________________ WIARC mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/wiarc Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:WIARC at mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html From dpease at adams.net Fri Apr 24 10:37:00 2020 From: dpease at adams.net (dpease at adams.net) Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 09:37:00 -0500 Subject: [WIARC] May newsletter Message-ID: <05f301d61a45$d08326d0$71897470$@adams.net> The May issue of the Western Illinois ARC Feedline is available for viewing. It can be seen at: http://www.w9awe.org/feedline.pdf If you are looking for reading material, past issues of the Feedline are available online at: http://www.w9awe.org/Newsletter%20Yearly%20Archive.html Please note that due to the ongoing stay at home order, the May meeting of the WIARC has been cancelled. From NR9Q at hotmail.com Sun Apr 26 13:39:40 2020 From: NR9Q at hotmail.com (Chris Schulz) Date: Sun, 26 Apr 2020 17:39:40 +0000 Subject: [WIARC] WTB Rohn 25 tower section Message-ID: Good afternoon WIARC. I am in search of one section of Rohn 25 here locally. This section needs to be in decent cosmetic shape. A little rust is fine as I plan to lightly sand this one section and spray it with a cold galvanized paint so that it match the rest of the sections I plan to put up. Main thing is that it is not bent or that it has been jacked apart during its removal. Please let me know if you have anything that you are willing to part with locally. 73 Thanks, Chris Schulz, NR9Q 217-440-9681 Sent from Mail for Windows 10 From mnowack at adams.net Mon Apr 27 21:03:26 2020 From: mnowack at adams.net (Michael Nowack) Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 20:03:26 -0500 Subject: [WIARC] Wanted Message-ID: <97A57B4B-3439-4B4E-A613-05F4D92FC3E5@adams.net> Hey all, spring is here and I?m looking for a few items to get my antenna projects off the ground. Ha Ha 1. I would like to find a hytower, one in good shape (I have too many ?projects? already) and it must be complete. The MK160A would be a plus. 2. I need one 10 foot section of 25G tower. Again in good shape with no rust or bent tubes or braces. 3. I would like to find an SB25G, the 3 foot concrete base. Any leads would be appreciated. 73 Mike NA9Q 217-242-9033 Mnowack at adams.net Sent from my iPhone From dpease at adams.net Wed Apr 29 12:58:16 2020 From: dpease at adams.net (Danny Pease) Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 11:58:16 -0500 Subject: [WIARC] Field Day plans Message-ID: <032401d61e47$60d85570$22890050$@adams.net> Most of you have probably heard, but the ARRL is suggesting a modified Field Day this year. To avoid groups getting together, they suggest we operate as single operators and the aggregate score of all club members that get on and send in logs, will count for the club score. That creates some challenges, mostly with what class to operate. The simplest would be to use our home station on commercial power (class D) but the issue there is the Field Day rules says class D stations do not get credit for working each other. If most stations do opt to go class D, scores will suffer. That leaves us with the issue of how to bets contribute to our club effort. If you can operate on power other than commercial, that puts you in a different class and you get credit from all other stations. I am sure a few of you have already put some thought into this, how about sharing your ideas? Below are a couple of links about rules for this year's event and a discussion on the suggested changes. http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Field-Day/2020/1_61-2020%20Rules.pdf http://www.arrl.org/news/view/field-day-2020-a-time-to-adapt Danny NG9R From dpease at adams.net Wed Apr 29 15:58:31 2020 From: dpease at adams.net (dpease at adams.net) Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 14:58:31 -0500 Subject: [WIARC] correction about Field Day Message-ID: <00ab01d61e60$8efac0a0$acf041e0$@adams.net> I was asked about the aggregate scoring for clubs for Field Day this year and I had to look at my source again. It turns out there were no rules changes for Field Day this year, we cannot use scores from home stations for a club aggregate score. Danny From askattebo at brickstreetdata.com Wed Apr 29 16:16:12 2020 From: askattebo at brickstreetdata.com (Skattebo, Andrew - BrickStreet) Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 20:16:12 +0000 Subject: [WIARC] correction about Field Day In-Reply-To: <00ab01d61e60$8efac0a0$acf041e0$@adams.net> References: <00ab01d61e60$8efac0a0$acf041e0$@adams.net> Message-ID: Danny is correct on this (of course). Here's what the ARRL is saying about club participation: "Instead of participating in a group event this year, consider operating as a Class B, C, D, or E station, utilizing your own call sign. We will be including club names for all participating stations in the published results, so the efforts of your club's members can be acknowledged. While we will NOT publish an aggregate club score, seeing the name of your club associated with various individual member's results is certainly a way to highlight your club's activity." ----> More info here: http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Field-Day/2020/Creative%20Approaches%20to%20Field%20Day%202020.pdf Will really be a different type of Field Day this year. ~Andy Skattebo KA0SNL -----Original Message----- From: wiarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net On Behalf Of dpease at adams.net Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2020 2:59 PM To: wiarc at mailman.qth.net Subject: [WIARC] correction about Field Day To unsubscribe or make changes to your personal setting for the WIARC list, please go to http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/wiarc I was asked about the aggregate scoring for clubs for Field Day this year and I had to look at my source again. It turns out there were no rules changes for Field Day this year, we cannot use scores from home stations for a club aggregate score. Danny ______________________________________________________________ WIARC mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/wiarc Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:WIARC at mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html From n9jfcountyhunter at gmail.com Wed Apr 29 16:26:23 2020 From: n9jfcountyhunter at gmail.com (James Funk) Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 15:26:23 -0500 Subject: [WIARC] correction about Field Day In-Reply-To: <00ab01d61e60$8efac0a0$acf041e0$@adams.net> References: <00ab01d61e60$8efac0a0$acf041e0$@adams.net> Message-ID: Get on from home. Work everybody. Don?t sweat the score. Sent from my iPhone "He is no fool who gives up what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose." -- Jim Elliot > On Apr 29, 2020, at 2:58 PM, dpease at adams.net wrote: > > ?To unsubscribe or make changes to your personal setting for the WIARC list, please go to http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/wiarc > > > I was asked about the aggregate scoring for clubs for Field Day this year > and I had to look at my source again. It turns out there were no rules > changes for Field Day this year, we cannot use scores from home stations for > a club aggregate score. > > Danny > > ______________________________________________________________ > WIARC mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/wiarc > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:WIARC at mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html