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Scuttlebutt Vol. 33 No. 3

Waterway Radio and Cruising Club ‘Serving Radio Amateurs Afloat Since 1963’

I suppose the biggest

news since I last

wrote this column, is

the “new normal” life

that has been thrust

upon all of us – the

Covid-19 virus that

has turned our world

upside down. Simple

activities that were

once routine - like

pulling into a marina for fuel, or picking up supplies,

can no longer be taken for granted. Special entry or

exit rules, permits, and times must be dealt with

when making what used to be a normal, enjoyable

passage, like to the Bahamas, now an arduous un-

dertaking. I certainly take my hat off to the Honoura-

ble Hubert Minnis, Bahamian Prime Minister, and his

government for the excellent manner with how they

have handled this Pandemic, minimizing what could

have been a far worse disaster than what actually

occurred.

As for the latest news from the Net operations sce-

ne, and in my constant quest to “spread the man-

agement responsibilities around”, I am proud to an-

nounce that we have added another Staff Officer

position. This is an idea that I had been kicking

around since my first term, back in 2018. It is called

the “WRCC Announcements & Cruising Information

Coordinator”. The purpose being, is to have a cen-

From Your Commodore — Brian Hunsaker, W5YE

tralized input and oversight person that maintains our

Announcements page, keeping it fresh, beneficial,

and up-to-date, while at the same time, removing

stale, outdated news items that are no longer of val-

ue.

I am very happy to announce that one of our experi-

enced member-sailors, current Net Control, and for-

mer Commodore, Bob Norman, KE4OIL, has stepped

up to the plate and took on this important assign-

ment. And the best part is - WE GOT TWO FOR THE

PRICE OF ONE! Wife and First Mate Julie, KE4OIM,

came with the assignment!

So, now Bob is the “Announcements & Cruising Infor-

mation Coordinator”, and along with Julie to assist

him, they are in charge of reviewing submissions for

the Announcements page, gathering appropriate data

on their own, and generally overseeing management

of that important information source of our Duty As-

signments Sheets. In the short time they've been at

the helm, Bob and Julie have already made a noticea-

ble improvement in this portion of our Net program.

All but the very basic entries, will be checked over by

Bob before being posted in Sheets. In my opinion, this

is something that was long overdue, since on many

times a posting would languish on the weekly, and

even monthly, Sheet long after the time of interest, or

need, had passed. Many thanks to Bob and Julie! It's

members like Bob & Julie that make our net so spe-

cial to our cruising community.

On June 1, 2020, along with the start of the hurricane

season, our Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with

the Hurricane Watch Net (HWN), and the National

Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami, takes effect as it

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pertains to the use of 7.268 MHz., during our normal

hours of operation from 0745 EDT for about an hour.

Basically put, we (WRCC) have agreed to relinquish

control of the frequency to the HWN & NHC, in the

event they need the 40 meter propagation while

working traffic to and from an affected area of a hurri-

cane, or the remnants of one. We also agreed to

stand by and assist the appropriate net control (HWN,

NHC) who may request our assistance in relaying traf-

fic for them.

I would like to end this article with a simple request

from each of you who read the Scuttlebutt, and agree

that the Waterway Radio & Cruising Club is a worth-

while endeavor .... Make an effort to bring in one new

member by the time you're reading the next issue this

Fall.

Please be safe, and take the necessary precautions

to avoid this pandemic.

73, and fair winds.

Brian – W5YE

Commodore & Net Manager

Waterway Radio & Cruising Club

(Continued from page 1) - From Your Commodore

Editor: Submitted by Bob Kovach, KJ4UGE, from

ARRL Website: http://www.arrl.org/news/virginia-air-

space-center-ends-relationship-with-ham-radio

(Thanks to Jeanie Schreiber, N4WFM, for forwarding

this item.)

Virginia Air & Space Center Ends Rela-

tionship with Ham Radio

06/26/2020

Virginia Air & Space Center (VASC) Executive Director

and CEO Robert Griesmer has advised that the Cen-

ter’s amateur radio station exhibit will be discontin-

ued, effective July 1, when the Center, in Hampton,

Virginia, reopens. VASC is the official visitor center

for NASA’s Langley, Virginia, facility.

“We have been told to be out of the VASC by June

30,” Griesmer said. “Currently we are in the process

of finding a new home for the station’s equipment.

Thanks to all who have supported KE4ZXW during

the last 25 years, especially the volunteer operators

who manned the station during that time. To the

many visitors we have met and school groups that

have stopped by and talked with us

about ham radio, communications, satellites, and

STEM Program related subjects, thank you!”

The KE4ZXW display station was shut down on

March 13. A main feature of the exhibit was the abil-

ity to communicate with amateur radio satellites and

with the International Space Station. — Thanks to

Randy Grigg, WB4KZI

KE4ZXW PARTS WITH

VIRGINIA AIR SPACE

CENTER

— Bob Kovach, KJ4UGE

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Editor: Thanks to Jeanie Schreiber, N4WFM, for for-

warding this item.

Boat Owners Association of The United States

5323 Port Royal Road, Springfield, VA 22151

Read this press release online at: https://

bit.ly/3fVGgcm

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Press Contact: D. Scott Croft, 703-461-

2864, SCroft@BoatUS.com

Photo Available at: https://www.boatus.com/news-

room//Images/Releases/GovAff Keep GPS Working

Photograph 6_25_2020.jpg

Controversial order threatens reliability of hun-

dreds of millions of GPS units

SPRINGFIELD, Va., June 25, 2020 – The nation's

largest advocacy, services and safety group for recre-

ational boaters, Boat Owners Association of The Unit-

ed States (BoatUS), says an April 22 decision by the

Federal Communications Commission to give mobile

satellite services operator Ligado Networks, a private

equity company, the green light to build and operate

a land-based industrial 5G (fifth generation) wireless

network will negatively impact the reliability of the

nation's Global Positioning System and harm boating

safety.

Ligado's slice of licensed "L-Band" spectrum desig-

nated for space-based navigation and communica-

tions is located near lower frequency bands used by

hundreds of millions of GPS units used in public safe-

ty, health, government, transportation, military, com-

merce, agriculture and more. A founding member of

the recently launched Keep GPS Working Coalition,

BoatUS believes that as the Ligado network is rolled

out, instances of signal interference will increase.

This will give current GPS users no choice but to ei-

ther purchase new GPS units or potentially suffer

continued interference. The loss of a GPS signal at a

critical moment is a significant safety concern for any

vessel operator relying on this popular and widely

used technology.

The coalition said that FCC's decision disregarded

mountains of evidence highlighting the interference

issue, ignored established technical standards, relied

only on limited studies with vague and impractical

criteria to access interference, and was made during

the COVID-19 pandemic when a final decision was

circulated only among the five FCC commissioners as

stakeholders were dealing with the health crisis.

The commission also ignored serious concerns from

the federal government as well as agencies including

the departments of Defense, Transportation, Com-

merce, Interior, Justice and Homeland Security, as

well as NASA, the National Science Foundation, Fed-

eral Aviation Administration and U.S. Coast Guard.

"As a recreational boater, I must have a reliable navi-

gation system," said BoatUS Manager of Government

Affairs David Kennedy. "With this decision, FCC is

permitting one private company to upend the entire

reliability of GPS. It's unfathomable that the lone fed-

eral caretaker of our national radio spectrum shows

such disregard, even after admitting there are cases

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BoatUS Says FCC's Message

to Boaters and Those Relying

on GPS: 'Tough Luck'

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Heat Stroke

The spring in the Mid-Atlantic States has been cool

and a bit moist however the hot summer days will

soon be upon us. Beautiful summer days will bring

challenges to some with regard to the heat and hu-

midity. The blue skies and summer sun can bring

problems to us in the form of Heat Stroke or Hyper-

thermia. Heat stroke is most common in our cities

where the local temperatures are often higher. On

the water, when the winds stop blowing and the calm

water is reflecting the sun, we boaters should also be

prepared to protect ourselves, our crew, family and

friends.

With regard to weather related health; heat related

death is one of the highest causes of weather related

death in the United States. Heat illness or hyperther-

mia occurs when exposed to high heat generally

greater than 90 degrees F. The body becomes una-

ble to cool itself faster than its metabolic activity pro-

duces heat. As a result the body temperature starts

to rise. Normally the body cools itself by sweating.

With high heat and humidity, the sweat doesn’t evap-

orate quickly enough preventing the body from cool-

ing off. In addition, the increased sweating depletes

the body of both water and essential electrolytes

leading to dehydration. Excessive heat may exacer-

bate pre-existing conditions particularly those with

cardiac or respiratory issues. Heat exhaustion and

heat stroke are the most serious heat related illness-

es.

As dehydration and elevated body temperature pro-

gress, symptoms of heat exhaustion will develop.

Early symptoms may include muscle cramping (heat

cramps) or headache. Thirst, fatigue, nausea or vom-

iting, dizziness or fainting are also symptoms of heat

exhaustion. Paradoxically, a person with heat ex-

haustion may have cool moist skin, however, pulse

will be fast and weak, and respiration will be rapid

with shallow breaths. If treatment is not begun when

the symptoms of heat exhaustion are present and

body temperature rises to 104 degrees F. or above,

the illness will progress to heat stroke.

Heat stroke is a life threatening illness with symp-

toms that may include: Hot, dry and red skin without

sweating. Racing heartbeat, throbbing headache,

dizziness, nausea, confusion, unconsciousness are

common. When this high body temperature persists

in excess of 30 – 60 minutes, the thermal stress to

our bodies may exceed cell tolerance resulting in

multi-organ failure and death.

There is some conflicting data in the literature in part

because heat stroke is not a mandatory reportable

illness. Many people with heat stroke

(hyperthermia) die before reaching an Emergency

Room. A 2014 review of ER visits for heat stroke

reported over half the ER patients being admitted

and of them 3.5% died; a number much higher than

the death rate for other ER admissions. A ten year

look (2001-2010) at heat related ER visits in 20

states by the National Center for Environmental

Health reported over 28,000 hospitalizations with a

peak year in 2006 of 4022 hospitalizations. During

the heat wave of 1911 that affected Pennsylvania to

Maine, temperatures peaked at 106 degrees F. in

Nashua, New Hampshire. In New York City alone,

158 people and 600 horses died. During the heat

wave of 1896 between Chicago and Massachusetts

about 1500 people died many of whom were men in

their twenties doing manual labor. The CDC reports

335 people died in the United States in 2015 from

heat stroke. Since the mortality data is obtained by

death certificates, it likely occurs more often than

this form of data collection suggests.

People over 65 are at an increased risk as are those

with obesity, heart disease, or diabetes. Drinking

alcohol as well as medications that affect the body’s

ability to regulate temperature raise your risk, as

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Comments from the Sick

Bay — Jeffrey A Kornblum, MD, KE5QHA

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Well, this certainly has been an

INTERESTING 6 months. Since I

had plenty of time, I thought I

would crunch some of the num-

bers for the club and see how we

stand relative to our dues situa-

tion. Our bank account is fine,

with a cushion of just over $2,000 (that includes

dues that have been paid in advance, plus the Sun-

shine Fund). After checking the older WRCC Rosters

I find that our dues were last increased in 2008,

from $14 per year to $16 per year. In 2010 we add-

ed the surcharge of $4 for mailing of the newsletter

for those who preferred the printed version. So, for

the last 10 years, our WRCC membership dues have

been $16 per year for digital newsletters and printed

Roster, or $20 per year for printed newsletters and

Roster.

For the last 3 years, the expense of printing and mail-

ing the Roster has averaged just over $13 per Ros-

ter. Printing and mailing the Scuttlebutt costs $430

per year or roughly $1.50 per issue printed. (The ex-

tra $4 almost covers that).

The other expenses for the club include our web site

hosting, office supplies, and stamps …. Lots of

stamps.

Maybe next year we should raise the dues to $20 per

family plus a $5 surcharge if you want the printed

Scuttlebutt. Or maybe only $18 per family..

Just a thought. Think about it. Let your Officers

know how you feel about it.

Your humble bean counter,

Jeanie, N4WFM

Secretary/Treasurer’s

Report — Jeanie Schreiber, N4WFM where federal and private GPS users will suffer harm-

ful interference. It's a message that in essence says

'tough luck' – you are on your own."

Boaters may remember Ligado's former

name, LightSquared. In 2010, FCC suspended con-

sideration of its prior proposal to use its licensed

spectrum for a 4G LTE network also citing unresolved

concerns over radio spectrum interference with GPS,

forcing the company into bankruptcy. In May of this

year, Ligado announced $100 million in new funding

from unnamed sources.

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ability of hundreds of millions of GPS units. @BoatUS

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About Boat Owners Association of The United States

(BoatUS):

Celebrating more than 50 years, BoatUS is the na-

tion's largest organization of recreational boaters

with more than a half-million members. We are the

boat owners' voice on Capitol Hill and fight for their

rights. We are The Boat Owners Auto Club and help

ensure a roadside trailer breakdown doesn't end a

boating or fishing trip before it begins. When boats

break down on the water, TowBoatUS brings them

safely back to the launch ramp or dock, 24/7. The

BoatUS Marine Insurance Program offers policies

that give boat owners affordable, specialized cover-

age and superior service they need. We help keep

boaters safe and our waters clean with assistance

from the nonprofit BoatUS Foundation for Boating

Safety and Clean Water. Visit BoatUS.com.

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Roster Updates

New Member Callsigns since 2020 Roster

KO4 EFB G Eric Wilmott KB0 EHU G Corey Ranslem N4 GYN G Ray Bailey KG4 KVK G Rick Greyson KB3 MXL G Mike Pittinger, Sr. KC3 NLY G Darren Parker

(See KC3NLZ) KC3 NLZ T Robin Parker

(See KC3NLY)

~~~ - - - ~~~

New Members Since

2020 Roster

N4GYN (G) Bailey, Ray 3012 Biltmore Woods Dr Buford GA srbailey@comcast.net 30519-6793 ~~~ - - - ~~~

KG4KVK (G) Greyson, Rick and Patty 107 Perquimans Dr C:(252) 833-9917 Chocowinity NC rick.greyson@gmail.com 27817-8886 kg4kvk@winlink.org ~~~ - - - ~~~

KC3NLY (G) KC3NLZ (T) Sharlie Parker, Darren and Robin Gulfstar 44 center cockpit sloop 1602 Hasosaw Nene Tallahassee FL dparker24@gmail.com 32301-5832 ~~~ - - - ~~~

KB3MXL (G) Ariosa Pittinger, Sr., Michael & Betsy '95 Beneteau Oceanis 440 330 S. Main St Red Lion PA Michael.Pittinger.Sr@gmail.com 17356-2411 ~~~ - - - ~~~

KB0EHU/C6A (G) Ranslem, Corey PO Box 9535 Chattanooga TN cranslem@soncoastholdings.com 37412-0535 ~~~ - - - ~~~

KO4EFB (G) Reel Endeavour NP 010468 Wilmott, Eric Fountain, Tournament 31ft PO Box 10967 C:(242) 457-1577 Nassau elwilmott@gmail.com BAHAMAS ~~~ - - - ~~~

Roster Updates since 2020 Roster

W3GFS (E) Southern Lady Albertine, John & Penny Carver 396 MY 109 Kingswood Rd (410) 991-4947 Annapolis MD albertij@erols.com 21401-2919 ~~~ - - - ~~~

KB3CWY (G) KB3CXZ (T) Charm Bearden, Kathy & Jim Liberty 38' Cutter 201 Mastons Wharf Rd C:(804) 436-4247 Lancaster VA C:(804) 436-4165 22503-2456 kb3cwy@amsat.org kb3cxz@amsat.org ~~~ - - - ~~~

W4TPO (E) Sweet Caroline Carbee, John CT-34 Cutter 1726 Hazelton St. NW C:(321) 728-4019 Palm Bay FL w4tpo@carbee.com 32907-7071 ~~~ - - - ~~~

K3PKC (G) KB3HYW (T) Colket, Peter & Nancy 2733 Lake Valley Pl C:(410) 310-1091 Wesley Chapel FL k3pkc@yahoo.com 33544-8745 nancyc108@aol.com ~~~ - - - ~~~

AD5NO (E) Island Dreamin Detherage, Gary & DeLynn Gulfstar Sailmaster 47 sloop 602 Turrentine Way (479) 967-8375 Russellville AR C:(479) 970-8198 72802-9049 GaryDetherage@earthlink.net ~~~ - - - ~~~

N3SGG (G) Agenta Doremus, Bob Mason 43 Cutter 982 Bird Bay Way C:(941) 412-3376 Venice FL 34285-6118 ~~~ - - - ~~~

W5YE (E) Globetrotter Hunsaker, Brian & Sandy 1156 Fairway Ln C:(956) 357-0625 Harlingen TX (956) 440-7171 78552-1781 w5ye@arrl.net ~~~ - - - ~~~

W3IKE (E) Lawton, Ivan 3124 Anchroage Dr C:(410) 693-2723 Annapolis MD w3ike@yahoo.com 21403-4304 ~~~ - - - ~~~

KT4EL (E) Echo Lima Parsons, Walt & Mary Ann McGregor 26 407 Bentley Ave C:(703) 229-3882 St. Michaels MD waltparsons3@gmail.com 21663-2901 ~~~ - - - ~~~

KI4NWL (G) Barefootin' Sadler, Bob & Francie FP Lipari 41 catamaran 744 Fort Sumter Dr C:(843) 259-0207 Charleston SC barefootin1@gmail.com 29412-4204 ~~~ - - - ~~~

WS1C (E) Radio Active Schwartz, Bill & Pat Ranger Tug R-31CB 3 Crampton Ct C:(386) 316-1846 Palm Coast FL WS1C@icloud.com 32137-9055 ~~~ - - - ~~~

AI6DS (E) Warne, Bradley 24011 Via Castella Dr., Apt. 2302 C:(408) 550-5174 Bonita Springs FL bradleyhwarne@gmail.com 34134-5006 ~~~ - - - ~~~

W2HDI (E) Metaphor Ziegel, Arnold Back Cove 37 motor vessel 69 Dish Lane C:(914) 522-0102 Stowe VT w2hdi@arrl.net 05672-4918 ~~~ - - - ~~~

New or Changed E-Mail

Addresses

KI4EVJ bltjet@icloud.com K2KEN kendonnawright@gmail.com

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If anyone comes across ATONs that are off station,

they can notify the U.S. Coast Guard directly by com-

pleting the online form. This will also get the buoy

noted in the weekly LNM.

h t t p : / / w w w . n a v c e n . u s c g . g o v / ?

pageName=atonOutageReport

Editor: The above is from Donna Ferron, KB3ZCB s/v

Halcyon

*****

Some web sites for help in determining what is going

on around the waterways this season:

Salty Southeast Cruisers Net cruisersnet.net

Waterway Guide waterwayguide.com

Active Captain activecaptain.com

Companion Nets to the

WRCC Net

• Immediately following the Waterway Net

Wednesday — Land Cruisers Net

Friday — Computer Net

• Daily Nets:

0700 ET — CW Net on 7053KHz

0720 ET — Bahamas Weather Net on Ma-

rine SSB frequency 4003 KHz USB (non-

ham) Occasionally move up 3 or up 6 de-

pending on interference.

• Other Nets of Interest:

MMSN — Maritime Mobile Service Net on

14300 KHz from 12:00 PM to 9:00 PM

EST and 12:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT.

HWN — Hurricane Watch Net on 14325

KHz whenever hurricane monitoring war-

rants it.

Cruiseheimers — 0830 ET on Marine SSB

frequency 8152 KHz-USB (non-ham).

DOO-DAH Net — 1700 daily on Marine

SSB frequency 8152 KHz-USB (non-ham).

Traffic and Float Plans.

CHIRIS PARKERS WEATHER NET — on

Marine SSB, times and frequencies are

listed on his website: www.mwxc.com

SSCA HF RADIO Net — 1215 UTC and

1315 UTC Standard Time and 1215 UTC

during Daylight Savings Time on Marine

SSB frequency 8104 KHz-USB (non-ham).

Around the Waterways

WRCC CW Net — Unknown, W1WC

Editor: The WRCC CW Net did not submit an article

for the 2020 Summer Scuttlebutt. The following arti-

cle is from http://www.w1wc.com/cw-information/

#index . I noted that several of the links are broken

on the web site, thus are also broken here.

CW INFORMATION

I make no endorsement nor has any pecuniary inter-

est in any of the listings.

CW OPERATING AIDS

Amateur ‘Q’ Signals — Commonly Used ‘Q’ Signals

Most Complete International Morse Code – By

WE6W – Telegraphic Numbers, Q Sig, QN Sigs, X

Sigs

CW Roundup — Includes Common Q-Signals, RST,

Pro Signs, CW Abbreviations, International Exten-

sions and Abbreviated Numbers – Contest Style–

Morse Code Chart— W1WC

CW Abbreviations— W1WC

INTRODUCTORY TO CW BACK TO INDEX

Beginner’s Guide to

CW — By Jack Wagoner

WB8FSV

CW Facts & Operating

Tips — By Steve Hurst,

KA7NOC

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does strenuous physical activity or work outside on a

hot day. Environment plays a role as well. Many peo-

ple in the Midwest and Northeast United States

where temperatures are generally cooler don’t have

air conditioning in their homes. People not acclimat-

ed to hot weather also are at increased risk when a

heat wave occurs. Heat waves with consecutive days

of elevated temperatures put more people in these

regions at risk. Overall however, the states with the

higher rates of reported heat stroke are in the south

and men (statistically more likely to work outside) are

affected more than women.

Staying cool on a hot day with cool water will help

prevent the onset of heat exhaustion as well is a first

line treatment. Avoid sugary drinks, caffeine, or alco-

hol. Beverages with electrolytes such as a sports

drink are also beneficial (assuming you don’t have

medical problem that precludes you from consuming

the electrolytes like sodium or potassium). If you are

having symptoms of heat exhaustion, get out of the

sun and go inside or at least into some shade. Loos-

en any tight clothing and put on light clothing if avail-

able. Lie down and elevate your legs. Increase your

ability to cool down by putting some cool towels on

your skin, mist yourself and use a fan to cool off, or

take a cool bath. If you did not wait too long and act

to cool yourself down, symptoms will likely start to

reside in 30 minutes. If you aren’t feeling better

within 30 - 60 minutes, seek out medical attention.

Don’t forget about your pet. Dogs and cats don’t

sweat and cool down with their respiration. On hot

humid days, they can also get into trouble. Last sum-

mer during a day hike on the Appalachian Trail near

my home in Virginia, my four year old 110 lb. golden

collapsed. I couldn’t carry her more than a few hun-

dred yards and we subsequently spent quite a bit of

time there while she cooled down before she was

able to walk out.

We want to enjoy the summer days and on a boat

access to health care may be limited. Prevention is

of paramount importance to all on board. Following

(Continued from page 4) - Comments from Sock Bay is some helpful advice to avoid heat exhaustion and

therefore heat stroke: Drink fluids during and after

exercise or work (stay hydrated), particularly if you

are in the sun. Avoid sugary drinks or alcohol. Wear

loose fitting clothing and clothing with sun block if

you have it. Apply sun block with SPF 15 or greater

and reapply as needed. Wear a hat and on the boat

a sun hat with a wide brim all around or a neck

shade is helpful. Try to schedule your strenuous ac-

tivities of the day for the morning or early evening.

When you have to be working on the boat in the sun,

plan some rest periods (a good old fashioned siesta)

to hydrate and cool down. Some cool dips into the

water around you may be just what you need to avoid

the problem and enjoy the day.

Don’t be bad, be cool! And bring back a cool story.

Fair Winds,

Jeffrey Kornblum, MD

KE5QHA

Morse Code: Breaking the Barrier — The Koch Meth-

od Works! –By Dave Finley, N1IRZ

Introduction to Morse Code— By Amateur Radio

Courses

Morse Code Tutorial— From Trans world radio

scphillips.com — Stephen Christopher Phillips

CW LEARNING AIDS BACK TO INDEX

Beginners Code Course Those wanting to learn

Morse Code, the following URLs should help. It is a

course for beginners not knowing the difference be-

tween a “dit" or “dah.” The learner with pencil and

paper simply follows the voice instruction starting

with identifying the sound of dits & dahs and then

progressing in twelve lessons to five words per mi-

(Continued from page 7) - WRCC CW Net

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Sunshine

Where the WRCC

Meets to Eat

Bahamas, George Town, - Lunch Weekly Jan-Mar

Details on the Net

FL, Marathon - Lunch on Wednesdays @ 11:30 a.m. November to April Lazy Days Restaurant Contact Peg Forster—

KB4NDE

FL, Pensacola Beach - Lunch

2nd Tues every month — Hemmingway’s on the Beach Contact Chuck Cook—KE4KEA (850) 380-4217

FL, St. Petersburg - Lunch 2nd Sat 12:30

Various — Contact Ken for the current location.

Ken Cowan—KC4OSZ

(727) 821-5383

NC, Oriental - Breakfast - Last Sat 0900 @ Village Restaurant — (Repeater 147.210+ tone 151.4)

Listen to the Net for details:

7.268 MHz at approximately

0800 ET. Please contact the

Editor with any changes to

this list.

The following members or their families received a card or flowers from the

club:

April

Wally Holcomb K4MZY Silent Key

May

Leanne Bradley W1WXS Illness

June

None

Be sure to send any Get Well or Silent Key requests or notices to Debbie at

sunshine@waterwayradio.net

— Debbie Lerner KD4GRR

nute…

CodeMaster V — From Milestone Technologies Inc.

CodeQuick — Since 1979 — From Wheeler Applied Research Lab

CW Player — This freeware program generates the standard Morse charac-

ters, Q codes, abbreviations, random series of characters and text files.

From G. RIVAT F6DQM

CW SOFTWARE — from PA3BWK’s Ultimate CW Site — PileUp, RUFZ,

Stormy Weather SoftWare, VK3ESM’s Morse Code Programs, MRX Software,

QRZ Shareware Collection, EasiWare, K7ON’s list of CW shareware

G4AUD’s NuMorse — Morse code trainer

Ham University — Learn Morse Code or practice for your FCC exams — By

Michael Crick

(Continued from page 8) - WRCC CW Net

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Available by the week, month or year

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Freq. 4003 USB at 07.20 EST covers all Bahamas

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SEA Datamarine model 1617 marine grade auto tun-

er. Very good condition. Waterproof case. Designed

for marine use. Will tune short (9’) ship, or endfed

wire antennas. 1.6 - 28 MHz. 150 watt output. Make

offer on price

Contact Brian, W5YE@ARRL.NET; or 956.357.0625.

Thanks for looking.

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Koch Method Of Learning Morse — By Ray Goff,

G4FON

Learn Morse Code On The Web — From le club,

VE2CRD

Learn CW on-line — At LCWO you can learn Morse

telegraphy (CW) online in your browser.

Linux Morse — From HamSoft — Linux Software For

The Ham Community

Morse Code/CW Interface for 2M/440 HT’s — Send/

Receive Morse Practice Using FM With Ur HT — From

MFJ

Morse Code — A program from Canada “designed for

everyone from beginners to experts who need to

brush up or increase their speed”.

MorseCat — By DK5CI

Morse Code version 4.01a — From Stormy Weather

Software

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Morse Code Teaching Machine — Excellent Morse

Code Trainer

Morse Code practice Programs — Morse Code Train-

ing, Practice and Exam Program

Morse Code Practice — From New Zealand — Great

Practice Text

Morse Code Tutor — program written in C++. It can be

used for learning or sending.

Morse Tutor Gold — From G.G.T.E. Software

MorseMania – — For The Mac

Morse Midi — Generates Morse messages from text

and saves them as MIDI files. Calibrated speed, MIDI

playback, automatic text generation. Download from

Alex Shovkoplyas, ex UR5EMI (now in VE3)

Morse Partner — help you learn to SEND Morse code.

Morse Programs — From QRZ.com

MRP — Morse Receive / Transmit Programs — From

Polar Electric

MRX – — Morse Receive and Transmit Training. Also

new CWCom to transmit and receive Morse code and

text messages over a LAN or across the internet!

N0HR Morse Code Tutor — (and keyer) for PocketPC

PDAs (like the iPAQ, Jordana and Cassiopea).

NuMorse Professional, NuCode, NuMorse, and NuT-

est — From NuWare — Excellent Morse Code Trainers

By Tony Lacy, G4AUD. The Professional version is

completely rewritten in 32 bit Windows.

Precision CW — Several programs

W1AW Code Practice — On The Air, Times and Fre-

quencies

CLUBS BACK TO INDEX

World’s first 3D virtual reality telegraph key — keys

(Continued from page 10) - WRCC CW Net and cw/tele info — From Russell Kleinman

QCWA — Quarter Century Wireless Association

FISTS – San Diego County – via K6FFF

The International Morse Preservation Society

SOME HISTORY ON CW BACK TO INDEX

The Telegraph Office — Wire and Wireless Telegraph

Key Collection

PLACES TO BUY KEYS BACK TO INDEX

HRO Ham Radio Outlet

Vibroplex

CW Operators Wanted the worlds best Touch Paddle

products.

Waterway Radio and Cruising

Club

Scuttlebutt is published quarterly to inform membership about Waterway Net news, activities and items of interest. Club Officers and Staff: Commodore: Brian Hunsaker W5YE Vice Commodore: Ridge Gardner N3JUY Rear Commodore: Bob Gebeaux KA3OCS Sec/Treas: Jeanie Schreiber N4WFM Send Roster Updates & Address Changes to: secretary@waterwayradio.net Fleet Capt.: Bill Turney WS4Y USCG Liaison: Glenn Tuttle K9TUT Safety Officer: Dick Giddings W3RDT Scuttlebutt Editor: Art Howard KC0TPG Send articles and pictures to: Editor@waterwayradio.net Exam. Coordinator: Open XXXX Fleet Surgeon: Open XXXX Sunshine Fund: Debbie Lerner KD4GRR Requests: sunshine@waterwayradio.net Weather Coord.: Ridge Gardner N3JUY Historian: Wes and Sandy Whitley AF4N, KE4EJ Webmaster: Bill Boyle N4UMS Contributions: Please send to: Jeanie Schreiber N4WFM Membership Application may be downloaded from the WRCC web-site: www.waterwayradio.net

Inside This Issue Commodore’s Message ............... 1 KE4ZXW PARTS WITH VIRGINIA AIR SPACE STATION ........... 2 BoatUS Says FCC's Message to Boat-ers and Those Relying on GPS: 'Tough Luck' ........................... 3 Comments from the Sick Bay ....... 4 Secretary/Treasure’s Report ........ 5 Roster Updates ........................ 6 Companion Nets to the WRCC Net 7 WRCC CW Net ....................... 7 Around the Waterways ............... 7 Obituary ................................ 9 Sunshine ................................. 9 Luncheon Schedule .................... 9 Sea Chest ............................... 10

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Bob Dylan wrote a song “The Times They Are a-Changin’” in

a different era but my how the times have changed these

last few months. And it looks like it is not over yet.

So stay safe, self isolate, stay home, and make more con-

tacts on your Ham Radio. We Hams may have an easier

time of it since we have a hobby that allows social distanc-

ing while talking with our friends and colleagues over the airways. What a wonder-

ful hobby!

The propagation this summer has not enabled me to check into the net. Most sig-

nals are very weak. I can hear Ohio well but the East Coast is down in the static

level. I am waiting for better propagation so I may check into the WRCC Net.

Stay safe everyone. Follow CDC guidelines and hopefully we can get past this pan-

demic. As always, spend a few extra minutes talking to a friend or family member.

It is time well spent, since we do not know what tomorrow will bring. Friendships

and relationships reign supreme!

Please continue to share your news, stories, photos, items of interest, comments

and suggestions. Send them to:

Editor@waterwayradio.net or

alhowar@attglobal.net.

73, Art — KC0TPG

Vol. 33 No. 3, Summer 2020