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Arizona SectionNewsletter
February 2018
Arizona Section Manager, Rick Paquette W7RAPSuperstition Superfest: The Superstition hamfest was held on December 3rd at Mesa Community College. The weather threatened at first, but all turned out well by 9 AM. A good crowd of hams and sellers attended, and lots of good bargains were seen. At the ARRL booth, Southwestern Division Vice-Director Ned Sterns was on-hand to receive the donation from the Arizona Repeater Association of $2500 in support of the ARRL's Spectrum Defense Fund. This marked the 4th year in a row that the ARA has donated this amount, and when it was received by Headquarters, they in turn awarded the ARA the "Hiram Percy Maxim" Diamond award for their continued support. An article and picture denoting the event graced the pages of this month's QST magazine.
Left to Right: Rick Paquette W7RAP, Mike Montalvo KF7MBK, Mike Boger W7IJ, Dennis Bietry KE7EJF, James Wasson N7ELL, Ned Stearns AA7A, Erv Heimbuck K0OTZ, and Brian McCarthy AK7F.
Thunderbird Hamfest: Kicking off the new year was the Superstition Hamfest on January 13th in Phoenix. Excellent weather added to the enjoyment of a large crowd and a near record number of buyers and sellers. A lively discussion arose at the ARRL Section Manager’s meeting, discussing the proposed changes to the ARES program by the ARRL. A number of discussion points were forwarded up to ARRL regarding issues associated with the proposals.
Quartzfest Specialty Convention: The annual Quartzfest hamfest began on January 21st in the desert south of Quartzsite, AZ. The week-long activities included over a hundred presentations and activities, and all of them were excellent. We were treated to a open-forum presentation by Dick Norton, our ARRL Southwestern Division Director, with topics ranging from the latest happenings at the recent ARRL Board Of Directors meeting, to the good and bad points of the still-in-work Amateur Radio Parity Act, and the recent changes proposed to some of our ARRL programs such as ARES and the Official Observer Program. Dick's talk was attended by over 400 members, and was a great booster to all concerned hams. The Convention was attended by a record crowd of over 850, and continues to be one of the biggest events in all of Arizona.
Quartzfest photos from James Pastorfield KB7TBT
Section Emergency Coordinator, Dennis Bietry KE7EJFOver the last 6 or so months, we have seen people have to bug out to avoid hurricanes, floods, wildfiresand even mud slides. If your family had to bug out today because of a disaster, do you have them prepared? Do you have go bags prepared for you family including the family pet? Do you have evacuation destinations identified? If your family isn’t safe and out of harm’s way, you can’t be a reliable dedicated communicator. Now is the time to make sure they are prepared. You will find lots ofinformation at www.ready.gov. It might also be a great topic at your next ham club meeting.
Local Government Liaison, Virgil Silhanek K7VZThe Arizona State Legislature kicked off it’s Second Regular Session of the Fifty-third Legislature on January 8th, 2018. While no Amateur Radio specific bills have been introduced, we are monitoring anything that may impact our hobby. As expected, the hot topic of texting while driving did have a bill introduced prohibiting the practice in SB1261. The good news is it appears they have added language exempting Amateur Radio. “SB1261 – Texting While Driving: Prohibition … C. THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO: 2. AN OPERATOR WHO IS LICENSED BY THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION WHILE OPERATING A RADIO FREQUENCY DEVICE OTHER THAN A PORTABLE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE.” We need everyone’s help monitoring federal, state, and local governments so texting while driving prohibitions don’t slip
through with language that bans mobile Amateur Radio usage. Details of the bill can be viewed at this link: https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/70369
State Government Liaison, Thomas Boza NE7XArizona Section, State Government Liaison, Thomas Boza NE7X, was awarded the "President's Service Award" and "40 years of continuous membership" by the Central Arizona DX Association. Recognized for his service as ARCA representative and for his activitiesin assuring that a certain portion of the Arizona Amateur Radio license plate fees are returned to the ham community. The award was presented by CADXA President, Lee Finkel KY7M, at the CADXA banquet onJanuary 20th which had over 80 members, spouses and guests in attendance. The banquet presentation was by Dr. Laura Tohe, daughter of a Navajo code talker, who presented “Armed With Our Language, We Went to War: The Navajo Code Talkers”.
Lee Finkel KY7M and Tom Boza NE7X
Quartzfest First ContactsWe had a great week-long hamfest at Quartzsite Arizona. Total attendance was over 850. Dick Norton's presentation went well with over 400 attendees. Total of 14 tested on Wednesday and another 8 on Saturday. Here is a photo of Gordon West WB6NOA establishing a "First Contact" with some of the ten new hams in front of the crowd. We signed the First Contact awards and presented them in front of the audience.
Upcoming Hamfests and EventsFebruary 5, 2018 6pmWest Valley Amateur Radio Club Annual AuctionSt. Clement of Rome Catholic Church, 15800 Del Webb Blvd., Sun City, AZ 85351Information: Jim N7YTI 623-214-9219
February 16-17, 2018 Friday 12pm-5pm Saturday 8am-5pm2018 ARRL Southwestern Division Convention/Yuma HamfestHosted by the Yuma Amateur Radio Hamfest OrganizationYuma County Fairgrounds, 2520 E 32nd St, Yuma, AZWeb site: www.yumahamfest.org
March 17, 2018 7amScottsdale Spring HamfestHosted by the Scottsdale Amateur Radio ClubMountain Valley Community Church, 17800 North Perimeter Drive, Scottsdale, AZ 85250Web site: www.scottsdalearc.org
March 31, 2018 7am-11amTucson Spring HamfestHosted by the Radio Society of TucsonTarget, 9615 E. Old Spanish Trail, Tucson, AZWeb site: www.k7rst.org
June 1-2, 2018 Friday 7am-7:30pm Saturday 7am-3pmARRL Arizona State Convention/Prescott HamfestHosted by the Eagle Amateur Radio Club at ERAU and the Yavapai AmateurRadio ClubEmbry Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU), 3700 Willow CreekRoad, Prescott, AZWeb site: www.prescotthamfest.com
Amateur Radio Classes
Class level: TechnicianStart/End Dates: 02/24/2018 - 04/14/2018Times: 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.# of Sessions: 8Location: North Country Health Care Clinic 2920 N 4th StreetFlagstaff, AZ 86004
Coconino Amateur Radio ClubContact: Glen Davis KG7YDJPhone: (928) 266-7794Email: [email protected] Information: We recommend you purchase the ARRL Ham Radio License manual. If you can afford the spiral bound edition, it is easier to handle.
Amateur Radio TestingPhoenix area: 1st Saturday 9:00AM - DeVry/West Valley Club (Walk-ins allowed) Contact David, N7TWT (623)925-0680 Email: [email protected] Location: DEVRY UNIVERSITY 2149 W DUNLAP AVE PHOENIX, AZ 85021 2nd Wednesday 6:30PM - Central Phoenix VE Team Location: South Mountain Community College (Library) (No walk-ins) Contact: Bill Martin (480) 205-3625 (480) 205-3625 Limited space, you must contact Bill. Email: [email protected]
3rd Monday 6:00PM - EAST VALLEY VE TEAM (Walk-ins allowed) Contact Steve, KY7W 480-478-9692. 1104 East Campus Drive, Tempe, AZ 85282-3913. Email: [email protected] East Mesa VE Team will take walk-in registrants between 6 PM and 6:30 PM. Testing will begin promptly at 6:30 for the Technician examination. You must have Photo ID. $15.00 Fee (exact change Please.)
3rd Tuesday 8:00PM - BOY SCOUT TROOP 127 (Walk-ins allowed) Contact: JOHN H KELLY (602)264-6854 Email: [email protected] Location: ST FRANCIS XAVIER SCHOOL, 4715 NCENTRAL AVE PHOENIX, AZ 85012
4th Saturday 7:00PM - Arizona Amateur Radio Club (No walk-ins) PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED NOTIFY GARY BY THURS NITE Contact Gary Hamman, K7GH (602) 996-8148 Email: [email protected] Location: 4747 N. 22nd Street, on the eastside of 22nd Street and just north of Highland Ave. in Phoenix. (No walk-ins)
Tucson Area:1st Thursday - Lighthouse YMCA/ARRL. Contact Matt, AC7IL, [email protected]
1st Saturday - Oro Valley/ARRL. Contact David, AK2L, [email protected]
2nd Monday - RST/ Laurel (No Fee): Contact Diane, AA3OF, [email protected]
3rd Saturday - Jacobs Park YMCA/ARRL: Contact Fred, K7OFA, [email protected]
Graham / Greenlee County Area: For VE testing on request, please contact Dave, N7AM, and he will arrange it.
Yuma Area:2nd Saturday - By appointment only. Contact Sam Yarbrough W7SLY [email protected] or Robert Spencer KE8DM at [email protected]
New Hams and License Upgrades (December 2017)Please welcome the following people who earned a new Amateur Radio license.Abdulla Alkhaja KI7SLK, Brian Amick KI7TBU, Frank Ammesmaki KI7TCN, Brock Ashton KI7SNX, Gloria Austin-putman KI7SQV, John Blair KI7TCO, Zakary Bramwell KI7SJK, Michael Brown KI7SNY, Brons Cole KI7SQL, Robert Crowson KI7SMH, Stephen Curren KI7SQA, Wayne Davis KI7SPE, Randall Duke KI7SQO, Jacob Emerick KI7TCD, Scott Fair KI7SQM, Francois Fernandez KI7TCQ, Joseph Green KI7TBD, David Hayes KI7SPD, Joshua Jestes KI7TBZ, Jordan Jestes KI7SST, Katherine Jestes KI7TCA, Kevin Jestes KI7TCB, Jian Jiao KI7SQG, Charles Johnson KI7SSN, Wayne Kropp KI7SPW, Jack Lee KI7SPY, Robert Massie KI7SQQ, Debra Mauriala KI7TAD, Joshua Murphy KI7TCE, Larry Murphy KI7SGJ, Christine Murphy KI7SGK, Leo Nelson KI7TCC, Brent Olson KI7TCR, Alvin Pan KI7SSV, Tausif Rahman KI7SQE, Jason Reel KI7TCF, Christian Riley KI7SQD, Randall Rorden KI7SQR, Jose Santana KI7SJO, Joseph Schinco KI7TCG, Daniel Schnebly KI7SRE, Brad Shumway KI7TAE, Stephen Siragusa KI7SQP, Liam Spinney KI7SQF,Jacob Toman-ibarra KI7SPZ, Jeffrey Trepanier KI7TBT, Robert Van De Cotte KI7SQB, Andrew Weaver KI7SPX, Brian Welch KI7SPF, Jason White KI7STX, Bill Williams KI7SQC, Micholas Wohlleb KI7SJR, Jacqueline Wolf KI7SJL, Kristine Wolfe KI7SIL, Alejandro Zaragoza KI7SJN, and Bryan Zeigler KI7SOC.
Congratulations to the following people who upgraded their license.Paul Besing KG7QCY, David Burleigh KI7SAV, Brendan Connor KK4OHD, Shelly Culbertson KI7NTG, David Durfee KE7FDA, Jeffrey Farrar KI7QAE, George Florer KC7GYK, Dean Galloway KB1YEV, Ronald Greek KI7SBP, Gailand Hughes KI7IQX, John Lancon KI7RHY, Tim Lemons KG7FXQ, Michelle Lowman KE7TXO, Brandon Merrill KK6OAP, Michael Moroney KD7RF, Michael Murphy KI7NTF, Grant Nelson KI7RTP, Matthew Spear KI7SAU, Jonathan Strang KI7RPA, Steve Turner KI7RLG, Larry Wehr KI7QMV, Frances Willberg KI7QHG, Brian Witowski KI7QVR, C Brent Woffinden KD7OBD, and David Zalewski KC7GDL.
Arizona NetsArizona Traffic and Emergency Net (ATEN) meets in the winter from October 15 to April 15 at 5:30 PM and in the summer from April 15 to October 15 at 7:00PM on 3986 kHz daily. Tommy Ivan KF7GC Net Manager, Arizona Section Traffic Manager [email protected] www.atenaz.net
Arizona Emergency Net – Maricopa (AEN-MAR) meets every Monday at 9:00 PM local time, for training and exercise in the public service communication arts on the Mt. Ord 146.92(-), Shaw Butte 147.24(+) or Scottsdale Airpark 146.760(-) repeaters. The repeaters require a 162.2 Hz tone. The repeaters are linked and cover most of Maricopa County and portions of Pinal, Gila, Coconino and Yavapai Counties in central Arizona. http://www.aen-mar.org
Saguaro National Traffic System (NTS) Net (www.saguaronts.net), meets daily at 6:30 pm MST (0130Z) on the Eastern Arizona Amateur Radio Society (E.A.A.R.S.) (http://www.eaars.org/) repeaters.The repeaters are; 146.86 and (440.700 Hub) Heliograph Peak 147.28 Guthrie Peak - Greenlee County 145.21 Jacks Peak New Mexico. Between Lordsburg & Silver City 145.41 Pinal Peak Near Globe AZ 147.16 Mt Lemmon Near Tucson 146.70 Greens Peak Near Springerville - Showlow 145.27 South Mtn. Near Alpine, AZ 147.08 Mule Mtn. Near Bisbee in Cochise County 147.06 Lil Florida Mtn. Near Deming, New Mexico 145.47 Caballo Mtn. Near Truth or Consequences, New Mexico 145.35 West Peak. West of Heliograph 12 miles All E.A.A.R.S. network repeaters operate with PL tone 141.3. For more information about this net, contact Greg Peters ([email protected])
AM 2 meter net Greater Phoenix Metropolitan area, 2 meter AM net, 144.450 MHz, every Tuesday night at 1930 MST. Antenna vertical polarization. The 144.450 MHz is a coordinated AM frequency in Arizona. This is an informal NET, most discussions are technical. All are welcome.
We are proud to have the Amateur RadioCouncil of Arizona (ARCA) as a sponsor ofour event.
The Yuma Hamfest is an American RadioRelay League (ARRL) sanctioned event.
2018 Arizona Section Convention
Yuma HamfestYuma, Arizona
Feb. 16 & 17, 2018Yuma County Fairgrounds
2520 East 32nd Street, Yuma, Arizona
www.yumahamfest.orgCheck the Website for Additional Information
Gates Open for CampingThursday, 2 pm
Vendor SetupFriday, 7 am - Noon
Event HoursFriday, Noon - 5 pm
Saturday, 8 am - 5 pm
Hamfest Dinner &Grand Prize Drawing
Saturday Night6:00 - 8:00 pm
Vendors & Exhibitors Tailgating (Swap Meet)Consignment Sales Full Seminar ScheduleLicense Testing DXCC Card CheckingHourly Door Prizes Incredible Grand PrizesOn-site RV Camping Emergency PreparednessHamfest Dinner Admission PrizeARRL Speaker Hospitality AreaTransmitter Hunt Near Space Balloon Launch$5.00 Admission Antenna Clinic
Hamfest Talk-In Frequency: 146.780 (–) PL 103.5 Hz
Email Contact: [email protected]
Presented by the Yuma Amateur Radio Hamfest Organization
Saturday March 17, 2018
Open to Vendors at 6am
Open to the Public at 7am Raffle Prizes and hourly drawings
VE Testing 9AM
Refreshments and snacks available
General Admission $5.00/person
Vendors $20.00/2 parking spaces
ARRL Sanctioned Event
ARCA Meeting – 10AM
Location: Illuminate Community Church 17705 North Pacesetter Way, Scottsdale, AZ 85255
Vendors: 17700 North Perimeter Drive, Scottsdale, AZ 85255 For more information:
www.scottsdalearc.org Facebook: Scottsdale Amateur Radio Club https://www.facebook.com/ScottsdaleARC/
Talkin 147.180+ MHz & 440.000+ MHZ
Questions: Bill Kouchis [email protected]
Springfest here
TUCSON SPRING HAMFEST
Saturday March 31, 2018 7 AM—11 AM
Map and information: http://www.k7rst.org
FREE ADMISSION & PARKING!
Seller setup starts at 6:00 AM All Vendor/Seller Spaces- $10/space
TARGET 9615 E. Old Spanish
Trail Tucson, AZ
***NORTH PARKING LOT***
RAFFLE! Tickets $2 ea., 3 for $5, 7 for $10!
Prizes: (1st ) 50W Dual-band Mobile Tranceiver
(2nd) Dual-band Hand-held Tranceiver
Talk-in Repeater Frequency:
146.800 MHz, Tone
156.7 Hz
Get yourlicense orupgrade!Free VE Testingon site!
Get on the Air!Demo fun at theGOTA Station!
Get your ARRLAwards!QSL cardchecking!
Get your snackon!Coffee, tea anddonuts!
Updated 01/04/2018
2018 Prescott Hamfest at ERAU 2018 ARRL Arizona State Convention
Amateur Radio Council of Arizona (ARCA) Annual Meetings
Embry Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) 3700 Willow Creek Road Prescott, AZ 86301 (on Haas Blvd)
June 1st and 2nd, 2018
Hosted by: Eagle Amateur Radio Club at ERAU and Yavapai Amateur Radio Club
Friday– 7 AM to Noon - Tailgate Flea Market
7 AM to 4 PM - Indoor Commercial Vendors 7 AM to 4:30 PM - Technician Exam Review Noon to 4 PM - Seminars – CHANGE of HOURS
5 PM to 7:30 PM - VE License Exam ($15) Saturday 7 AM to Noon - Tailgate Flea Market 7 AM to 3PM - Indoor Commercial Vendors 9 AM – AZ Near Space Research - Balloon Launch
Noon to 3 PM – Seminars - CHANGE of HOURS 3 PM – Grand Prize Raffle Drawings
Featuring
Tail Gate Flea Market Seminars for Beginners, Intermediate, & Advanced Consignment Sales Indoor Commercial Vendors ARRL Booth DXCC Card Checking Youth Activities Special Event Station
Limited FREE RV Dry Camping Thursday & Friday nights Only - PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED
Hourly Prize Drawings Food Concessions
Grand Prize Raffle Drawings – 3 PM Saturday Indoor Social Area
General Admission $5.00 (good for both days) Friday & Saturday Tailgate - Parking lot space $10.00, each addl space $5 (for both days) Friday & Saturday - Commercial Vendors Indoor Table $20.00, each additional table $10
Indoor Club/ Information Booths FREE – MUST PRE-REGISTER Full-Time Students FREE with Student ID/ 12 Years and Younger FREE
20-45 minute Seminars being sought for Friday and Saturday Contact: Larry Dorrell KG7TTD ([email protected])
An ARRL sanctioned and ARCA co-sponsored Event
Contact Hamfest Chair Person: Frank Bender K8FB ([email protected])
Talk-In Frequency: W7YRC 146.880 MHz (-) PL 100 Hz NO GUNS, DRUGS, ALCOHOL, SMOKING, VAPING, OR FIREWORKS PER ERAU POLICY
LEASHED OR CAGED ANIMALS ARE PERMITTED ONLY IN OUTSIDE PUBLIC AREAS Check for updates and additional details: www.prescotthamfest.com