33RACKLIN’ STATIC SNARS -- W7TA

Serving the Amateur Radio Community for over 40 Years

Tune VE Exams in Stagecoach Nevada

Regularly scheduled testing sessions for Amateur Radio licenses are now available in

Chairman’s Voice:

There will be a big swap meet held on May 4

th at the Sandy’s Electronics

parking lot. This is in lieu of the swap that is held at the EMCOMM, which as

you know has been canceled for this year.

Due to the swap meeting being the same day as our regular May meeting,

the Board of Directors voted to cancel the May meeting so that members can get

to the swap early.

Go to the swap web site at www.RenoHamSwap.com for all the info on

when, how, where, etc. There will also be a fun BBQ at the swap meet with a

Ham Cram, and VE testing also.

There has been a working group consisting of Board members from both

clubs and other interested members looking at the club consolidation issue.

A review and draft of a set of by-laws that takes into account the by-laws

of both clubs is being developed to see what a new club will look like. This

document, when fully developed will be made available to all members via a

web site that is being created to keep all club members up to date on the things

being done by the group, and to provide a way for members to give their

input.

There will not be a program this month. We were unable to get a

speaker that could make it on our meeting day. So, this is probably a good

time to talk about the club consolidation and get everyone up to speed on what

has been taking place.

The group working on this will be meeting at the REOC on Sunday 3/3 at

0800 to continue looking at the number of items that have to be considered.

73 – Mike, N7MSK

March, 2013

, 2012

ary, 2012

RENO, NEVADA

CRACKLIN’ STATIC

Serving the Amateur Radio Community Since 1968

http://www.snars.org

SNARS, P.O. Box 7727, Reno, NV 89510

Membership: $25 Individual, $40 Family

OFFICERS 2013

Chairperson….......Mike Katz..................N7MSK

Vice Chair……....… Steve Woods ……..…..K7SJW

Trea$urer…..............Bill Nichols ……..……NN7K

Secretary…..……. ..Peter DeBay ….….…...KE7VSR

Director…….............Don Seibert……….….. N2MOO

Director…………….Paul Tueller………...…K7PTT

Director……….…....Ed Sloane……………...KB7ZBN

STAFF 2013

By Laws Review Committee…………………….…….….KE7HLR,

Call Sign Badges…………………………………………...KB7GNA

Club Public Information Officer………………….………KF7IAW

Control Operators……………………………….………. .K7JN

Cracklin’ Static Editor………………………….………....N7MSK

Digital SYSOP……………………………………….……...K7JN

Elmer Coordinator………………………………………...KE7HLQ

Meeting Greeters…………………………………….…….AE7OX

History Archivist…………………………………………...KF7KTC

SK Estate Advisors………………………………..…….…KB7IWT

Station Licensee for KR7ENO…………………………… WB2AWQ

Control Operators FOR KR7ENO…………………….…WB2AWQ

Station Licensee for W7TA………………………………..K7JN Control Operators for W7TA……………………………..K7JN

Tech Committee Chair……………………………………..WB2AWQ

(ARRL) Liaison………………………. ……………………NN7K

CRACKLIN’ STATIC PUBLICATION

E-mail……………….N7MSK@Charter.net

Cracklin’ Static is the Newsletter of, and sponsored by the Sierra

Nevada Amateur Radio Society. Opinions expressed herein are those of

the editors and contributors and should not be considered as official expressions of the Club Officers, Staff or Club Members, or as

endorsements by same.

Material for publication may be edited to enhance readability or to save

space. We reserve the right to use whatever font size or line spacing may be required in order to publish this Newsletter.

Deadline for input to the newsletter is 1500 hours on the Sunday prior to

the 1st Saturday of each month.

Cracklin’ Static is e-published in Adobe PDF Format. It may be enjoyed at the SNARS web site.

Amateur Radio License

Testing 2013

SIERA: Silver State Charter High

School, 788 Fairview Dr.…..George

Uebele, WW7E ww7e@arrl.net SNARS, Third Saturday of February,

April, June, August, October and

December. Testing will be at the REOC

located at 5195 Spectrum Blvd., Reno …. Bill Nichols… NN7K

Elko Area: Third Saturday of

January, April, July, October.

11:00AM, Northeast Nevada Regional

Hospital ……Joe Giraudo, N7JEH n7jeh@arrl.net

SNARS Repeater System Frequencies

Linked System --- Reno, Carson Area

146.610 (-) 123.0

443.075 (+) 123.0

Lovelock & Black Rock area

146.925 (-) 123.0

Rag Chew 147.390 (+) 100.0 (not

linked)

Packet 145.050

APRS 144.390

Dummy Load: A measure of the stress exerted on a tower by a Ham

who climbs the tower without a safety belt

Smith Chart: An alias, to be used when you don’t want

people to know what chart you really used to design

your antenna.

NETS

Daily 1200 Western Nevada Noon Net WA7DG Linked System – 147.030, 147.150, 147.210 KF7BNO

Daily 1200 Jefferson Noon Net 7.204MHz (alt 3.987MHz) http://nv.arrl.org/nets.html

Daily 1900 Golden Bear Net 3.975MHz http://goldenbearnet.org

Weekly (Sat) 0800 NV State HF ARES Net 3.965MHz (3.9665LSB) KQ6FM

Weekly (Sun) 1500 Slo-Speed CW Net 28.140MHz NB7A

Weekly (Sun) 1400 10 Meter USB Net 28.350MHz K4SAK

Weekly (Mon) 1900 Condor Net-Newsline after 224.300 (PL 156.7) W7DED

Weekly (Mon) 2000 2 Meter "Weak Signal" Net 144.250MHz (USB) KC7YCX Weekly (Tue) 1900 NW ARES District Net WA7DG Linked System 147.030, 1417.150, 147.210. KQ6FM

Weekly (Tue) 1945 S.A.T.E.R.N.-Reno Net 145.290MHz (PL 123.0) KC7YCX/W7TAP

Weekly (Tue) 2015 NV State S.A.T.E.R.N. Net 441.650MHz (PL 123.0) KC7YCX/W7TAP

Weekly (Wed)1900 NV Section Skywarn Net 441.650MHz (PL 123.0) KA7ZAU

Weekly (Thurs) NV Ares HF net on EchoLink-NV Gate, IRLP - #9258

The SNARS breakfast meeting is Saturday

morning 03/02/2013 - 0700 @ Carrow’s –

Plumb & Kietzke. .

We will talk about the consolidation of the two

clubs and what has been done to this point.

Weekly (Thurs) 2000 4X4 / Off-Road Net WA7DG Linked System 147.030, 1417.150, 147.210. KN0CW

Weekly (Sat) 0800 NV State HF ARES Net 3.965MHz (3.9665LSB) KQ6FM

THE NEW HAMS & INFORMATION NET

The New Hams Q&A Net on 146.610. The net is held weekly at 1300, every Sunday afternoon.

The purpose of this net is a Q&A and information net for newly licensed hams and all hams

wishing to ask question about different aspects of Ham Radio. It will give new hams in

particular a venue for getting on the air in a controlled net moderated by a ham with more

experience. The net will be open to any interested ham. Questions will be answered and

discussed by the more experienced hams listening on the Net.

For those in the NorthValley- out of the range of the 146.610 try using the 443.075 (+/123). It works well from Lemmon Valley.

IF YOU HAVE AN IDEA FOR A PROGRAM AT ONE OF THE

MEEETINGS, PLEASE LET THE BOARD KNOW ABOUT IT.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Name This Rig:

2013 Events / Races

Mark your calendars to help with this year’s

races and events, where we provide

communications and support.

Silver State Striders 50/50 --May 18, 2013

Reno­Tahoe Odyssey -- May 31­June 1, 2013,

June 2nd 2013

Western States Endurance Run -- June 29­30,

2013

The Death Ride -- July 13, 2013

Tahoe Rim Trail 2013 -- July 20Th & 21st, 2013

Expedition Man 2013 -- August 24th, 2013

Edible Pedal September -- 2013

HAM RADIO TRAINING AND TESTING

ARES training the first Saturday of each month at the REOC – 0900-1200

Ham radio FCC license testing: 0900-1300 at the REOC

02/16, 04/20, 06/15, 08/17, 10/19, 12/21 ----- Other times as needed, with a prior request to Bill Nichols, NN7K, Chief Examiner. NN7K@arrl.net -- 775-771-5656

One-Day “Ham Cram” followed by the FCC license test – 02/16, 08/17, 11/16 -- Held at the REOC, 0800 – 1600. Contact Bob Miller, WA6MTY@gbis.com -- 775-843-5952

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Think FIELD DAY

Coming up June 22 & 23. Location to be determined. Look for a bigger and better event this year with SNARS and WADG working together. We will have a club sponsored BBQ, as we did last year. Any suggestions you have to make the event more fun and more productive will be appreciated. If you can assist us in getting it organized and/or help during the event, let a Field Day committee member know.

Peter, KE7VSR – peterdebay @aol.com Becky, KE7CKY – KE7CKY@wadg.org Scott, KC7STV – KC7STV@gmail.com

Federal Communications Commission FCC 12-140

Amateur 160 Meter Band (1800-2000 kHz) Next, we propose changes for an existing amateur service allocation in what is known as the 160 meter band at 1800-2000 kHz. Specifically, we propose to reallocate the 1900-2000 kHz sub-band (segment) of the 160 meter band to the amateur service on a primary basis. The amateur 160 meter band consists of two segments: the 1800-1900 kHz segment, which is allocated to the amateur service on an exclusive basis, and the 1900-2000 kHz segment, which is allocated to the radiolocation service (RLS) on a primary basis for Federal and non-Federal use and to the amateur service on a secondary basis under the terms of US290.47 We note that ARRL, the national association for Amateur Radio (ARRL), has identified the 160 meter band and the amateur HF bands as “[b]y far, the heaviest-used [amateur service] allocations.” Historically, the 1715-2000 kHz band was allocated exclusively to the amateur service. In 1953, the Commission removed the 1715-1800 kHz segment from the amateur radio service and allocated the 1800-2000 kHz band to the amateur service on a shared basis with the radionavigation service (RNS). In 1983, the Commission allocated the 1800-1900 kHz band to the amateur service on an exclusive basis and the 1900-2000 kHz band to the RLS on a primary basis for Federal and non-Federal use and, pursuant to US290, to the amateur service on a secondary basis. The Commission stated that: “The purpose of allocating this band [1900-2000 kHz] to the radiolocation service was to provide reaccommodation spectrum for radiolocation users that will have to move out of the 1605-1705 kHz band when AM broadcasting is implemented in that band.” >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING Carrow’s Restaurant, Thursday, February 21, 2013

Call to Order (N7MSK) Time: 1830

1 Board Members Present: N7MSK, NN7K, KE7VSR, K7PTT,N2MOO, KB7ZBN

2 Guests Present:

Adoption of Agenda

Additions or Deletions.

Vote to adopt: K7PTT Second: KB7ZBN

Reading and Approval of Minutes of last meeting

Motion to dispense with the reading of the Minutes. By:KE7VSR Second:

N2MOO

Reports

Chair: (N7MSK)

1. Radio equipment moved to warehouse storage area. Inventory to take place in the near future – The WADG has their surplus equipment stored at the same

location. Vice Chair: (K7SJW) --- Excused Absence

Secretary: (KE7VSR)

Membership: 72 renewed plus 5 new hams = 77 total

Treasurer: (NN7K)

Bank Balances: Checking: $3040. Savings: $3233.08 Total: $6274.08

Proposed 2013 Budget – (for approval): Budget submitted to the Board and all items

explained --- Board approved 2013 budget—moved by N2MOO, second by

K7PTT.

Committee Reports

Audit Committee: Don: (KF6QNT) ---- Doug,K2DMC made a verbal report and submitted

a written report –Findings were: “No discrepancies were found in regards to money

amounts and all finances were in balance” – Several recommendations were made

and will be implemented by the Treasurer and Secretary.

Field Day Committee: (KE7VSR) – They are working on obtaining a location with several

prospects identified – after which the event planning will take place.

W7TA Trustee/Tech Committee: (WB2AWQ) – Report submitted by Jim Shepard, W6US. The Toulon repeater is still down and the 440 linking repeater will need to be replaced, as soon as access is available.

New/Other Business

Information about Spring Swap Meet – May 4,2013 --- Due to the conflict with the

Hams swap meet held on the same day as the regular meeting, the Board voted

to cancel the regular meeting for the May 4, 2013 date.

Update on discussions of club integration with the WADG. --- An informal group of

Board members from both clubs and non-board members have met several

times to discuss the viability of a merger. There have been no decisions about

anything made at this time. As the agreement from both Boards sends a signal

to move ahead the information developed will be sent out to the membership for

comment. These meetings are unofficial and everyone is welcome to attend. A

notice of the meeting will be made on the noon net, at club meetings and at the

Facebook website.

Next Meeting Dates: Membership Date: 03/02/2013 Time: 0700 Location: Carrow’s

Board Date: 03/21/2013 Time: 1830 Location: Carrow’s

Motion to Adjourn:

By: K7PTT Second: N2MOO Motion Carried:

Meeting adjourned. Time: 1949 L

Name this rig: Answer…. Barker and Williamson Model 6100.

The first and only frequency

sythesized Ham Transmitter. The

model came out in 1962, 80-10

Meters, with direct frequency

control...no VFO needed! AM,

CW, and SSB..180 Watts