Posted by af6aq on 11th August 2010
Hi Folks-
This Sunday, August 15, is the 2nd ARRL Rookie Roundup, from 1800z through 2359z. SSB will be used again for this event; CW will be in December, and RTTY will debut in August 2011.
We’ve made some changes to the way things were run last April:
1) You have 72 hours to submit your score summary.
2) All score summaries should be submitted through the Rookie Roundup Online Score Summary form, found as a link off the main RR site. This is a simple form that walks Rookies (and non-Rookies) through the process of submitting their score summary. This also provides a single point of entry for the Rookie Roundup.
3) Trey N5KO, George K5TR and others have developed In The Log, a free, web-based, simple logging application. It’s been tested, and it works. Visit http://www.inthelog.com <http://www.inthelog.com/> to register for it and take it for a test drive. This web page and its tools are still under development, but for the Rookie Roundup it will provide the basic essentials for those who are just getting started as well as those who don’t need all the “bells and whistles” of a full-featured logging program. They hope to add support for more contests in the future.
We are still committed to having the Rookie Roundup be a live-adjudicated event one day. For now, we will take smaller steps to get there.
Complete rules, FAQ, paper logging forms, blog and a link to the Score Summary Reporting Form can be found at http://www.arrl.org/rookie-roundup
Get on the air, host a Rookie this weekend, work the Rookies, and have some fun!
73,
Sean Kutzko, KX9X
Contest Branch Manager
ARRL, the national association for Amateur Radio(tm)
225 Main St.
Newington, CT 06111
860-594-0232
skutzko@arrl.org
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Posted by af6aq on 21st June 2010
I am pleased to announce the appointment of Chris Tate, N6WM, as Assistant Section Manger for DX and Contesting.
Chris is well known in the bay area as an avid contester and DX chaser. Originally licensed as KI6LGJ in 2007, Chris has eclipsed his brief 3 years in the hobby through his enthusiasm, energy and dedication.
Locally Active in the East Bay Section in the Livermore Amateur Radio Klub (LARK), previously as a board member and activities coordinator, he currently writes a monthly article for contesting and DX chasing in their newsletter. Chris has expanded his participation and leadership beyond the local club level, and is now Vice President and Contest Chairman for the Northern California Contest Club (NCCC) after serving a year on the board of this regional organization.
Chris is an extremely active contester and DX chaser. He is a member of the “big gun” and world known contest team of CQ Contest Hall of Fame member and East Bay resident Ken, N6RO as well as a founding member and contest coordinator for the newest big gun station to go qrv in the bay area, the K6LRG contest station in Livermore.
Active on CW, RTTY and SSB, Chris regularly participates in multi-op and single op amateur radio contest efforts from these stations, and has won numerous awards over the last several years in both collaborative multi-op efforts as well as single op competitions, most recently winning the Pacific Division for mixed mode (CW/SSB) in the 2009 ARRL 10 meter contest, Placing in the top 10 box in the NCJ North American QSO Party RTTY, and achieving the position of 3rd place, World in the ARRL RTTY Roundup contest(first place Pacific Division, Second place North America) amongst many others.
Chris’s DX awards include membership in the DX Century Club (DXCC# 43,293) as well as multiple Worked All States awards, including the newly introduced Triple Play Worked All States(TPWAS #417) that required working all states on CW, SSB and Digital modes, all confirmed via the ARRL Logbook of the World.
Please join me in welcoming Chris to his new role as ASM.
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Posted by af6aq on 8th June 2010
PARACHUTE MOBILE & ARRL VHF QSO PARTY
JUNE 12 2010
SPECIAL EVENT CALL SIGN
K6J
The Parachute Mobile Project (www.parachutemobile .org) will be participating in the ARRL June VHF QSO party by conducting ham radio jumps on Saturday June 12, 2010 starting at approximately 1:30 PM at the Bay Area Skydiving DZ at the Byron CA airport.
Mark Meltzer AF6IM will be jumping solo from 14,000 feet and operating 2 meter SSB on 144.200 MHz USB. Mark will QSY up as QRM, QRN and other conditions may require. 146.460 MHz FM simplex will be used for mission tactical operations comms. Jump times will vary depending on winds and aircraft loads. Tandem jumpers get boarding priority as they fund the DZ operations, so please be patient. We hope to make at least two jumps during the afternoon and possibly three. Mark will be using the special event call sign K6J during his descents. The jumps will be HAHO (high altitude high opening) to give maximum hang time for QSOs.
Special event QSL cards will be issued to listeners who provide verifiable reception details and to ham contacts who QSL and send a SASE to AF6IM at his qrz.commailing address. Mark will carry an APRS telemetry beacon built by Mike Pechner NE6RD and Scott Miller N1VG which will transmit his call sign (AF6IM), GPS data and heart rate and blood oxygen levels. APRS data can be viewed at http://aprs. fi/ using AF6IM as the search term. Updated jump schedule info will be posted on Twitter. Twitter ID is parachutemobile.
Jon Gaefell, K6OJ, will be operating Mission Control assisted by Robert Coppock, KF0G from a mountain peak at or near Mt. Diablo. Mission Control will be operating/listening on 144.200 MHz USB and 146.460 Mhz FM simplex. Ray Rogoway W6RAR will be conducting drop zone relay comms. Rob Fenn KC6TYD will perform pre-flight safety checks including jumper medical condition, and will confirm that the jumper’s radio gear will not impede operation of his main or emergency parachute systems.
Please join us for a unique parachute mobile QSO. We won’t be able to give you a lot of contest points or multipliers but you will have the fun of working a ham parachutist in flight. We expect a contact horizon of at least 100 miles during the higher altitude portions of the jump and perhaps much further if conditions are favorable. The theoretical radio horizon calculated at 14,000 ft is 118 miles.
The drop zone at Byronhttp://www.bayareas kydiving. com welcomes spectators, but pets must remain in vehicles. There is no admission charge and plenty of free parking. Spectators must stay away from parachutes being packed and remain outside of jumper landing areas.
Feel free to re-post this in any ham radio venue where it may be of interest. Please pass the word and join the fun.
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Posted by af6aq on 16th March 2010
Pleasanton Hunt 6:00 pm March 20th Talk-in 147.12 + PL 100
Tony AB6BR will be the fox.
Fremont Hunt 6:00 pm April 3rd Talk-in WA6PWW 147.015+ PL 103.5
Bernhard AE6YN will be the fox.
For directions or more info please call Rich KN6FW at 925-462-1467
73 KN6FW
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Posted by af6aq on 25th January 2010
Pack-a-lunch Hunt 10:00 am 5th Saturday hunt Jan 30th Talk-in 145.35- PL 100 Paul K6FRC will be the fox. This will be an EASY hunt! (Note: since it uses the 145.35 repeater, the start point is probably at Altamont Pass. Don KC6IPO)
Fremont Hunt 5:00 pm Saturday Feb 6th. Talk-in WA6PWW 147.015+ PL 103.5
Rita KI6SSQ will be the fox. This will be an EASY hunt!
Pleasanton Hunt 5:00 pm Saturday Feb 20th. Talk-in 147.12 + PL 100
Rich KN6FW will be the fox.
I will be teaching a Tech license class 4th Sat of March.
If you know anyone who wants to get a license have them contact Me.
Rich KN6FW 925-462-1467 For directions or more info please call Rich KN6FW at 925-462-1467
73 KN6FW
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