The Illuminator 
The monthly newsletter of the
Carbon Amateur Radio Club
June Meeting
The next regular
meeting of the Carbon Amateur Radio Club will be on Thursday, June 18, at 7:30
p.m. at the Emergency Operations Center in Nesquehoning. We will be finalizing our
plans for Field Day.
Note that some of the
gang meets at Albi’s Restaurant at the intersection of Routes 93 and 209 at
6:00. If you get the chance, stop by
for some “good eats” and camaraderie!
See you at the
meeting!
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Looking
for New CARC Newsletter Editor
The Carbon ARC is looking for someone to take over the
editing, printing, mailing, folding, spindling, and mutilating of the club
newsletter, The Illuminator.
Bob, K3PH, has been doing this for a little over eight years now and
would like to pass the torch over to someone who can bring the newsletter into
the 21st century! ![]()
Bob is willing to work with the next editor to show him/her
“the ropes.” But, this is a golden
opportunity for you to take the newsletter and make it
what you want it to be!
In any case, Bob plans to retire as of September.
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Treasurer’s Report
By Steve Walters, K4IKM
As of the May 21,
2009 meeting, the treasurer’s report was as follows:
|
Previous Balance |
$806.83 |
|
Generator Payment |
$25.00 |
|
Dues |
$30.00 |
|
P. O. Box Rental |
-$42.00 |
|
Postage |
-$2.94 |
|
Closing Balance |
$816.89 |
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Carbon Amateur Radio Club
Regular Meeting Minutes
May 21, 2009
The CARC monthly meeting was officially called to order at 19:35 with N3WXO (President), W3SG (Vice President), K4IKM (Treasurer) and KB3PQR (Secretary) presiding.
The April Meeting minutes were motioned to accept by K3PH and
seconded by N2HCS and carried by the club to accept as posted in the
newsletter.
The Treasurer report was motioned to accept by KW3K and seconded
by W3MF and carried by the club to accept as posted in the newsletter.
Old Business:
The
location for Field Day 2009 was discussed and agreed upon by the club. The
location for this year’s Field Day will be Country Junction located on Route 209
in Lehighton.
K3PH
has asked for someone to take over the duties of the Illuminator. If anyone is
interested in taking over the newsletter please let us know via e-mail or at
the club meeting.
New Business:
KB3BYT discussed his interest in the several methods available to
promote the club and hobby to the community.
WB3W
expressed his concerns to the club about the antenna and feed line situation up
at the W3HA repeater. These major concerns included the availability of
replacement parts and repairs of the current antenna.
A
motion was made by KW3K and carried by the club for the purchase of a vertical
antenna as a replacement for the current antenna up at W3HA.
Repeater Update:
We have received the repaired Astron power supply for W3HA.
The
meeting was adjourned at 20:29.
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Riley
Hollingsworth to Speak at Lehigh
The Delaware-Lehigh Amateur Radio Club (DLARC) will present
“An Evening with Riley Hollingsworth, K4ZDH, on July 9, 2009 at Lehigh
University. The presentation is
scheduled for 7:30 p.m. at Packard Laboratory Building on West Packer Avenue.
Advance sale tickets are available for $3.00 or for $5.00 at
the door. As Riley’s speeches usually
sell out, it might be advisable to order tickets in advance.
Tickets are available by mail by sending a check and a
self-addressed business-size envelope to:
DLARC
P. O. Box 3026
Easter, PA 18043
Additional information is available on the DLARC web site: http://www.dlarc.org, or by contacting Bob
Green, KE3AW, at ke3aw at arrl.net, or by telephone at 610-432-8286.
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ARRL Field
Day Tips and Techniques that Everyone Can Use
(From the ARRL Letter)
[Editor’s Note: I provide this article with a
little apprehension — some of what Sean says is very useful, but some of it is really
not good technique. I will intersperse
my comments where I feel them necessary.]
Many amateurs treat ARRL Field Day (June 27-28) as a
contest, even though it isn't one http://www.arrl.org/fieldday.
But if your idea of Field Day fun is to go for the highest score possible, ARRL
Contest Branch Manager Sean Kutzko, KX9X, offered the following suggestions at
the ARRL Field Day Forum at the 2009 Dayton Hamvention.
1) You will get many more stations in your log by calling CQ
than by tuning the dial and answering CQs; however, if you're calling CQ and
not getting any replies, keep calling. Most major contesters call CQ for
several minutes at a time before giving up. Giving up after three or four CQs is
giving up too soon.
2) Keep your CQs short and to the point: "CQ Field Day,
CQ Field Day, Whiskey-One-Alfa-Whiskey, Field Day." Wait about 5 seconds
between CQs — this gives stations enough time to answer you.
[Editor’s Note: Short CQs are a very good idea. Personally, I prefer one “CQ Field Day” and
the callsign twice, but whatever works for you. And, there are times when a 1x2 CQ is too long! Judge by band conditions. Oh yes, I usually don’t wait 5 seconds, more
like 3. Want to see how fast you can
lose your “run” frequency?]
3) Use standard phonetics. "Cute" phonetics don't
always get through and they can confuse newer operators.
4) When working a station, you should give your exchange
information only once and keep it simple. "Whiskey-One-Alfa-Whiskey, copy
three Foxtrot Connecticut, QSL?" If they didn't get all of the exchange,
they will ask for a repeat.
[Editor’s Note: Can I just pull my hair out now? No wonder we keep hearing this
kind of operation on the bands! There
is no need for the word, “copy” and there is certainly no
need for the word, “QSL?” — this is extraneous fluff that wastes time. If you are calling CQ and someone answers
you, just say, “Whiskey One Alpha Whiskey, Two Alpha Eastern Pennsylvania” or,
if you are answering someone else’s CQ, just say, “Two Alpha Eastern
Pennsylvania.” In the latter case,
there is no need to send his call, as he already knows you’re talking to
him. Don’t waste his time and yours
sending his call.]
5) If you are running a pileup: Once you have pulled a call
out of the pileup, give your exchange information first. Here's an example:
"Whiskey-One-Alfa-Whiskey, copy 3F Connecticut, QSL?" Don't ask for
the calling station's information first — this will reduce any sense of rhythm
and timing in the pileup.
[Editor’s Note: See Editor’s Note for item 4. Forget about “copy” and “QSL?”]
6) If you get a pileup of stations and can't make out an
entire call, listen for one letter and ask for it specifically: "The
station with Delta only, go ahead."
7) When you get the other station's information, keep your
acknowledgment simple. "QSL, thanks, QRZ Field Day from
Whiskey-One-Alfa-Whiskey."
[Editor’s Note: See comments for item 4,
above. The acknowledgment is too
long. “Thanks, Whiskey Three Hotel
Alpha.”]
8) Find a comfortable pace for you and maintain that pace.
You will tire quickly if you are screaming into the microphone or trying to
work stations too quickly. This leads to inefficiency.
9) Use a headset with a boom microphone and a foot switch —
this frees up your hands to log QSOs. Writing or typing with a mike in your
hand slows you down.
[Editor’s Note: Yes, a headset with a boom
microphone is the only way to fly! Throw the hand mikes and the desk mikes out
the window! However, I abhor foot switches
and know very few contesters who use them.
Foot switches have a tendency to “walk” during use, and it wastes time
and effort trying to find them when you need to transmit. If your radio has VOX, use it! Oh, it doesn’t work right? Well, get out the manual and adjust the VOX
gain, delay, and anti-VOX until it does work right!]
10) Go for as many bonus points as you possibly can.
Numerous opportunities exist, from copying the Field Day message to sending
traffic to using natural power for QSOs.
These tips should help maximize your score on Field Day.
Remember: No matter how you choose to enjoy Field Day, maximize your fun,
however you define it.
[Editor’s Note: Have you ever worked 100+ QSOs in
an hour? That’s
fun!]
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Changes to
ARRL VHF/UHF Contest Rules Now in Place
(From the ARRL Letter)
The League's Programs
and Services Committee has approved recommendations
made by the ARRL's VHF-UHF Advisory Committee (VUAC) http://www.arrl.org/contests/vuac.html
to change two rules in the ARRL's VHF/UHF
contest program. These changes are in effect immediately, and include the 2009 June VHF QSO Party, scheduled for June 13-15 http://www.arrl.org/contests/rules/2009/june-vhf.html.
The first change
concerns the Limited Rover category. The ARRL Programs and Services Committee accepted the VUAC's proposal
that Limited Rovers may now compete on
only the four lowest frequency bands available for any given contest. For the January, June and
September VHF Contests, this means 6 and
2 meters, as well as 222 and 432 MHz. For the August UHF Contest, this means 222, 432 and 902 MHz and 1.2 GHz. QSOs on
other bands can be made by
Limited Rovers, but they will not count toward the Limited Rover's score and will be considered a checklog.
"We have already applied changes
to the log-checking software that will adjust the Limited Rover's QSOs above the lowest four bands to
zero-point QSOs," said ARRL
Contest Branch Manager Sean Kutzko, KX9X.
The second change
concerns the ARRL UHF Contest http://www.arrl.org/contests/rules/2009/uhf.html. For the
first time, Kutzko said, the ARRL
Awards Committee voted to add Club Competition to the UHF Contest, beginning in 2009. "This is
something that the VHF/UHF community has
been asking for for quite some time," he explained. "The VUAC made their recommendations and the Awards
Committee agreed. We hope to see VHF/UHF
clubs across the country help increase participation and get involved with this fun contest."
According to Kutzko,
these changes come on the heels of the redesign of the June VHF QSO Party Plaque Program. "In the past," he
said, "plaques in the June VHF
QSO Party have been awarded for first through tenth place in any category, regardless of location. As
any VHFer will tell you, there are
radical differences in propagation from one part of the country to another. We decided the plaque program
needed to be based on Division, just
like every other plaque program that the ARRL offers, not position in the standings."
Kutzko explained that
the Programs and Services Committee agreed with this recommendation and voted in favor of it: "This change
in structure recognizes the
Division-level competition that takes place in the June VHF QSO Party, sometimes under conditions of little to no
propagation."
June VHF QSO Party
plaque sponsorships are available for all entry categories in all 15 ARRL Divisions, Canada,
Mexico and DX. If you or your club is
interested in sponsoring a plaque ($75, including shipping charges), contact ARRL Contest Branch Manager
Sean Kutzko, KX9X, via e-mail kx9x@arrl.org and he will help you find
a plaque that's right for
you or your club to sponsor.
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ARRL
Propagation Bulletin
Propagation Forecast Bulletin 23 ARLP023
From Tad Cook, K7RA
Seattle, WA June 5,
2009
To all radio amateurs
It is so great to see some real Cycle 24 sunspot activity
this week. Instead of a phantom that pops into view one day and is gone the
next, we have sunspot 1019, which has persisted for five days, so far. Emerging on Sunday, May 31, the resulting
daily sunspot numbers through June 4 are 15, 23, 19, 17 and 17. This is a Cycle 24 spot, and at high
latitude too, which is an indication of a new cycle spot.
Meanwhile, the low solar wind and quiet geomagnetic
conditions continue. Currently spot
1019 is about to fade, although it is still a few days away from crossing the
eastern limb to the far side. NOAA and
the US Air Force expect geomagnetic conditions to continue to be quiet, and a
planetary A index around five is predicted until June 29. Predicted solar flux values are 72 for June
5-6, then 74 on June 7-13.
Geophysical Institute Prague predicts quiet geomagnetic
conditions June 5-8, quiet to unsettled June 9-10, and quiet again June 11.
Time now to look at our 3-month average daily sunspot
numbers to spot trends. It looks like
the numbers are up, slightly.
The three-month average of daily sunspot numbers for January
through April was 2.4, 2.3, 1.5 and 2.
The last number, centered on April, is the sum of all daily sunspot
numbers for March through May, divided by the number of days.
Since 2007, the 3 month moving average has been:
Jan 07 22.7
Feb 07 18.5
Mar 07 11.2
Apr 07 12.2
May 07 15.8
Jun 07 18.7
Jul 07 15.4
Aug 07 10.2
Sep 07 5.4
Oct 07 3.0
Nov 07 6.9
Dec 07 8.1
Jan 08 8.5
Feb 08 8.4
Mar 08 8.4
Apr 08 8.9
May 08 5.0
Jun 08 3.7
Jul 08 2.0
Aug 08 1.1
Sep 08 2.5
Oct 08 4.5
Nov 08 4.4
Dec 08 3.7
Jan 09 2.3
Feb 09 2.1
Mar 09 1.5
Apr 09 2.0
The average daily sunspot number for just the month of May
was 4, which indicates a nice trend following the March and April 3-month
averages.
David Witkowski, W6DTW of San Jose, California was happy to
see the reports of night time 20 meter propagation from N6CAS, and notes that
on May 20 he worked LY1000A (Lithuania) at 0405z, ES1QD in Estonia at 0612z on
May 22, and OH5LF (Finland) at 0635z on May 23. He worked them all using 100
watts and a vertical antenna. He wrote,
"I told some friends here in San Jose that I'd worked Europe barefoot at
11:00pm local time and a few of them gave me the 'Oh yeah, sure you did'
look. Thanks for vindicating me."
David continued, "Regarding the question of
"dead" versus "unoccupied" bands; I wrote a blog article
recently on this topic. (See http://sparqi.blogspot.com/.)
During Summer Es I used to listen to 28.4 and/or tune from 28.3-28.5 to check
for openings. Recently I made the
discovery that listening on CB channel 38-LSB (27.385) is a much better way to
do a quick check for openings; I have monitored stations from all over the
western US burning up "38 lower" well into late evening, while 10
meters sits idle. Many times there is
propagation; we're just not using it."
Howard Estes, WB4GUD of Franklin, North Carolina also likes
to check Citizens Band activity for a 10-meter propagation indicator. He wrote, "I agree with W1ZI, the bands
aren't dead, we're just lazy. How often do you scan a band, don't hear
anything, and go somewhere else? I've
started checking the CB channels for activity.
If I can hear the Big Frog Gigger in LA (that's lower Alabama), probably
10M is open to somewhere."
Mark Lunday, WD4ELG of Hillsborough, North Carolina wrote
about a June 1 E-skip opening on 6 meters that still continued at 0400z on June
2. "I worked 12 stations on CW and
SSB across the Midwest on 6. Also, had
some multi-hop on 10 meters using WSJT JT65A and heard Oregon. Second night in a row that I was hearing Es
late at night on 10 meters using WSJT weak-signal propagation."
Mark said he likes to use DX Sherlock, at http://tinyurl.com/5qwvu2.
Bill Turner, W4WNT of Matthews, North Carolina has good luck
lately with PSK on 20 meters, even when there are no sunspots. He is running 25 watts into a G5RV at 25
feet, and on May 21 at 0345z he worked Peter, ZL1PWD who reported working 12
stations that day.
Erik Jacobsen, KB9BNY of McHenry, Illinois sent a message
titled, "20-meter PSK31 has been on fire this week." He wrote, "Tuesday, with the sunspot
number at 19 and the solar flux at 72, 20 meters nicely opened up for world
wide communication. I participate in
the PSK reporter network (http://psk.gladstonefamily.net/pskmap.html).
Basically, when a reporting station receives the de callsign callsign pattern,
the location of the transmitting station is then plotted on a map. When I checked the map on Tuesday morning, I
saw a Pakistani station, two New Zealand stations and a Japanese station
plotted. It just goes to show you how
well 20 meters can perform with a small amount of power (usually under 30
watts), a narrow-band signal, and relatively modest solar conditions."
He continues, "I preserved the map for historical
purposes at http://tinyurl.com/June2-map.
Tuesday's total monitoring take for a 24 hour period was 30 countries. I occasionally blog my PSK reporter observations
at http://20meters.blogspot.com. My current PSK reporter map can be viewed at
http://tinyurl.com/kb9bny-map."
Thanks, Erik! Great stuff.
Again this week we have a book recommendation. Bill Scholz, KB1SGY of Greenwich,
Connecticut advises checking out "The Sun Kings; The Unexpected Tragedy of
Richard Carrington and the Tale of How Modern
Astronomy Began."
Bill writes that this is "an engaging book by Stuart
Clark that describes, in great detail, how the great astronomers of the 19th
century linked sun spots, solar flares, auroras and magnetic storms. An excerpt
from the flyleaf: 'In September of 1859, a cloud of seething gas engulfed the
Earth and a blood-red aurora erupted
across the planet.
Around the world, telegraph machines burst into flames, while compasses
reeled as if struck by a massive magnetic fist. No one knew what could have released such strange forces upon the
Earth - no one, that is, except the amateur English astronomer Richard
Carrington.'"
He continues, "It's a great read and I recommend it
highly if you're interested in the connection between these phenomena."
Last week's bulletin mentioned a consumer communications
product out of Japan that would require text messengers to learn Morse
code. We asked if anyone could decode
the Japanese in a graphic on a web page talking about the product, and Brett
Graham, VS6BG says it is just a banner ad for a television show. He thought the product might be for real,
but checked with JA3USA, who thought it was an April 1 joke. But Brett says, "The idea does have
something going for it."
In last week's bulletin we presented some confusing text
regarding scientific notation and numbers representing the area covered by
sunspots, at least it confused me. I
was worried about it, so I checked with K9LA, who got me on the right
track. But K1SFA at ARRL HQ was
concerned when she got it from me, so she passed it on to a ham who is an
astronomer for a fact check. Somehow it
got changed back to the way I had it in the first place, before getting input
from K9LA. So at this point I can't
correct it, although I believe K9LA had it right. More later.
If you would like to make a comment or have a tip for our
readers, email the author at, k7ra@arrl.net.
For more information concerning radio propagation, see the
ARRL Technical Information Service web page at,
http://www.arrl.org/tis/info/propagation.html. For a detailed explanation of the numbers
used in this bulletin, see http://www.arrl.org/tis/info/k9la-prop.html. An archive of past propagation bulletins is
at, http://www.arrl.org/w1aw/prop/.
Monthly propagation charts between four USA regions and
twelve overseas locations are at http://www.arrl.org/qst/propcharts/.
Instructions for starting or ending email distribution of
this bulletin are at http://www.arrl.org/w1aw.html#email.
Sunspot numbers for May 28 through June 3 were 0, 0, 0, 15,
23, 19, and 17 with a mean of 10.6.
10.7 cm flux was 67.7, 68.2, 68.5, 68.5, 72.5, 71.9, and 72.5 with a
mean of 70. Estimated planetary A
indices were 7, 5, 3, 3, 3, 2 and 4 with a mean of 3.9. Estimated mid-latitude A indices were 5, 4,
2, 3, 2, 2 and 4 with a mean of 3.1.
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ARRL DX
Bulletin
DX Bulletin 22
ARLD022
From ARRL Headquarters
Newington CT June 4,
2009
To all radio amateurs
This week's bulletin was made possible with information
provided by NC1L, PF4T, PY2WAS, QRZ DX, the OPDX Bulletin, DXNL, 425 DX News,
The Daily DX, Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM
web sites. Thanks to all.
LESOTHO, 7P.
Alexander, UX4UL and Ivan, UR9IDX are QRV as 7P8A and 7P8R,
respectively, until June 10. Activity
is on all bands. QSL 7P8A via UY5ZZ and
7P8R via UR9IDX.
MALDIVES, 8Q.
Tom, PF4T will be QRV as 8Q7TB Embudu Island, IOTA AS-013, from June 8
to 24. Activity will be on 40 and 20
meters using SSB. QSL direct to home
call.
BAHAMAS, C6.
A group of operators are QRV as C6AMS from Nassau on New Providence,
IOTA NA-001, until June 14. This
includes possible activity from Lighthouse WLOTA LH-1115. QSL direct to NA6M.
ANGOLA, D2.
Vasiliy is QRV as D2QMN and has been active using RTTY on 20 meters
around 2000z. QSL via RZ3EC.
SOUTH COOK ISLANDS, E5. Nigel, G4KIU now lives in Rarotonga, IOTA OC-013, and is QRV as
E51SC. He is active on 80 to 10 meters
using SSB, RTTY, PSK31 and some CW. QSL
to home call.
IRELAND, EI.
Members of the Galway Radio Experimenters Club are QRV as EI09VOR until
June 6 in celebration of the Volvo Ocean Yacht Race which takes place in
Galway. Activity is on 30, 20 and 17
meters
using CW and SSB.
Activity is from the Mutton Island Lighthouse, ARLHS IRE-107. QSL via EI8DD.
FRANCE, F.
In commemoration of the 65th anniversary of the ''D-Day landings'' in
Normandy special event station F/ON6JUN/p is QRV from Ranville until June
8. In addition, special event station
TM6SME is
QRV from Emondeville until June 14. QSL via operators' instructions.
SAINT MARTIN, FS.
John, K9EL is QRV as FS/home call until June 12 while on vacation. Activity is on 80 to 10 meters using CW, SSB
and RTTY in his spare time, QSL to home
call.
ITALY, I.
To commemorate 100 years of the Nobel Prize for Physics of Guglielmo
Marconi, Alfredo, IK7JWX is QRV as IY7NGM and IY7NGM/p until the end of
2009. Activity is on all HF bands and 6
meters
using all modes. QSL
via IK7JWX.
SVALBARD, JW.
Jan, OK1JK, Jiri, OK1JST, Pavel, OK1IPS and Jiri, OK1IEC are QRV as
JW/homecalls from Longyearbyen, IOTA EU-026, until June 15. Activity is on all bands using CW, SSB, RTTY
and PSK. QSL to home calls.
NETHERLANDS, PA.
Special event station PA6JEROEN is QRV until June 14 in celebration of
the 800-year-old bell tower of St. Jeroenskerk in Noordwijk. QSL via PA7DA.
FERNANDO de NORONHA, PY0F. A group of operators will be QRV as ZY0F from June 10 to 15. Activity will be on 160 to 10 meters,
including 60 meters, using CW, SSB and digital modes. QSL via PY2WAS.
DODECANESE ISLANDS, SV5. A group of operators will be QRV as SX5LA from Levitha Island,
IOTA EU-001, from June 8 to 14. QSL via
SV1GRM.
BERMUDA ISLANDS, VP9.
Alex, W5YDX will be QRV as VP9/home call from Hamilton Parish from June
10 to 24. Activity is holiday style
generally on 20 and 17 meters. QSL to
home call.
ASCENSION ISLAND, ZD8. Dean, KJ4GNB is QRV as ZD8DC and has been active on 20 meter
using SSB. His length of stay is
unknown. QSL to home call.
THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The SEANET Contest, NCCC CW Sprint Ladder, Digital Pentathlon,
Wake-Up. QRP Sprint, DigiFest, VK Shires Contest, UKSMG Summer 6-Meter Contest,
RSGB National CW Field Day, IARU Region 1 CW Field Day, Alabama QSO Party will
certainly keep contesters busy this upcoming weekend. The NAQCC Straight Key/Bug Sprint and RSGB 80-Meter Club CW
Championship are scheduled for June 10.
Please see June QST, page 80 and the ARRL and WA7BNM contest web sites
for details.
Carbon Amateur Radio Club –
2008-2009 Officers
President:
Charlie Zimmerman, N3WXO, cz519a at ptd.net
Vice President: Brian Eckert, W3SG, w3sg at w3sg.org
Secretary: Ryan Scheckler, KB3PQR, kb3pqr at gmail.com
Treasurer: Steve Walters, K4IKM, k4ikm at ptd.net
W3HA
Callsign Trustee: Lamar Derk, N3AT, lamard.derk9 at gmail.com
W3HA
Repeater Trustee: Brian Eckert, W3SG, w3sg at w3sg.org
Associate
Repeater Trustee: Bob Wiseman, WB3W, rwiseman at ptd.net
Directors
Eric Bott, N3TVV, n3tvv at
ptd.net
Brian
Gawenus, KC2LIT, briangawenus at yahoo.com
Brian
Klock, KW3K, kw3karrl at gmail.com
Emcomm Coordinator
Brian
Eckert, W3SG, w3sg at w3sg.org
Services
W3HA
Repeater: 147.255 MHz + PL 162.2
CARC
Website: http:/carc.wb3w.net
Webmaster: Bob Wiseman, WB3W, rwiseman at ptd.net
CARC
Email Reflector: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/carbonarc/
Education
Services: http://www.learnmorsecode.com/cgi-bin/carcnitesurvey.pl
Contact:
Rob Roomberg, KB3BYT, roomberg at ptd.net
CARC Membership Information
Regular
Membership is $15.00.
All amateur radio operators are
invited to join the Carbon ARES net held 20:00 local time every Wednesday on
the W3HA repeater at 147.255 MHz + offset, PL 162.2, as well as the more informal
tech net held at 20:30 local time. In
addition, the EPA District 2 ARES net is at 19:30 local time every Wednesday on
the W3HA repeater and the W3EPE repeater at 449.375 MHz – offset, PL 100.0. Any amateur radio operator or anyone with an
interest in ham radio is welcome to attend our monthly meetings which occur the third Thursday of each month
at 7:30 PM at the Carbon County EOC on Route 93 in Nesquehoning.
