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August 2011 (The full color copy of this newsletter with pictures and hamfest flyers can be found at www.az-arrl.org or http://www.arrl.org/Groups/view/arizona) YOUTH AND SCOUTING Although I was unable to make the Williams hamfest due to my tonsil’s being removed, I heard from my sister Elizabeth KE7ZPI who did attend, that a eight year old girl was able to get her license and several other young hams were able to upgrade. Congratulations! Elizabeth, an ARRL PIO was able to take a lot of pictures of the Williams Hamfest and she had a great time at the Banquet and train ride to the Grand Canyon. See the pictures below. If you have a story about your recent involvement in youth and scouting with Amateur Radio, please email me. Jim Fagan, KE7IDC, Arizona Assistant Section Manager for Youth and Scouting. [email protected] STATE GOVERNMENT LIAISON Robert J. Spencer KE8DM of Yuma Arizona is the new ARRL, Arizona Section, State Government Liaison (SGL). Robert has about 100 volunteers on the committee. They range from lawyers, consultants, retired judges, engineers and even a few experts in english and writing. Robert will be contacting all those who had been on the list. If you were not on the list and think you should be or you were on the list and you don’t want to be, please contact Robert at [email protected] WILLIAMS HAMFEST The ARCA/Williams Hamfest was on July 15th and 16th with a train ride to the Grand Canyon on the 17th. The weather was just perfect, cool and dry. Many folks enjoying a few hours in the nice cool weather, others stayed for the whole week. The train ride was as great as always. It was a lot of fun. The DX store was unable to attend due to someone trying to steal their truck as they were having dinner just before they headed out to Williams. The attempt failed, but the front of Jim’s truck was torn off. We hope their truck gets repaired soon. Special thanks to Rick Paquette W7RAP who pulled a VE test session together at the last minute when the previously arranged VE testers took care of a problem at home. During the Saturday night banquet the Ham of the Year Award was presented to Doug Collins KE6JUK, Congratulations Doug. For more information on the awards and hamfest pictures go to http://www.arca-az.org NEW ARIZONA DXCC CARD CHECKER Ron Cade, W6ZQ, a member of Southern Arizona DX Association (SADXA), has just been added as an ARRL QSL card checker in Arizona. Ron who lives in Saddlebrook AZ can be reached at [email protected] Ron joins DXCC card checkers Reinhard Geissler, DL1UF/W7 in Carefree [email protected] and Jim Zimmerman N6KZ in Prescott [email protected]. We also have three WAS checkers in the state, Nicholas Sues, W7ZMD in phoenix, [email protected], Bill Aurand, W7MQ in Tucson [email protected], and Gary Keck, KE7DX in Tucson [email protected].
Tom Fagan K7DF Section Manager [email protected] www.az-arrl.org or http://www.arrl.org/Groups/view/arizona
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ARIZONA QSO PARTY The 2010 preliminary results are on the AZQP website at www.azqsoparty.com. - The 2011 Arizona Statehood QSO Party will be held Oct 8-9, 2011. - The 2012 Arizona Centennial QSO Party will be held Oct 13-14, 2012. ROUTE 66 ON THE AIR SPECIAL EVENT STATION Kingman W6F and Flagstaff W6G Arizona will be on the air for the annual Route 66 On the Air special event station. This year the dates are September 10-18th, 2011. For more information go to http://www.w6jbt.org/ or http://www.nadxa.com/route66.htm ARIZONA NETS - Arizona Traffic And Emergency Net (ATEN), meets daily on 3986 kHz at 7PM in the
summer (April 1st) and 5:30 PM in the winter www.atenaz.net Tomy Ivan KF7GC net manager, Arizona Section Traffic manager [email protected]
- Arizona Emergency Net – Maricopa (AEN-MAR) meets every Monday at 9:00 p.m. local time, for training and exercise in the public service communication arts. The Mt. Ord 146.92(-) or the Shaw Butte 147.24(+) repeater. Both 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 (http://www.saguaronts.net/), meets daily at 6:30 p.m. MST (0130Z) on the Eastern Arizona Amateur Radio (http://www.eaars.org/) Society (E.A.A.R.S.) repeaters. The net is open to all ham operators that are interested in the NTS regardless of license level. Traffic is “not” required to check into the net but I certainly encourage any type of radiogram message traffic. If you don’t know how to send, receive, or deliver traffic, we’ll train you right on the net. We also have training net on Monday evenings if you would like to participate during that net. 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. 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]), Net Manager.
NEW HAM REPORT The following Arizona hams just received their FCC license, Congratulations! Philip Brunner AE7OH, Robert Andrae KF7QFL, James Longwell KF7QFM, Todd Longfellow KF7QFN, Michael Verhaagen KF7QFO, Art Just KF7QFQ, Tiffany Breeding KF7QFY, Raymond Kay KF7QFZ, Wayne Conrad KF7QGA, Dave Conrad KF7QGB, Paul Finnessey KF7QGC, Jeffrey Peterson KF7QGF, Michael Schuyler KF7QGG, Thomas White KF7QJN, Stan Rubin KF7QKE, Donald Roberts KF7QKF, Donald Roberts KF7QKG, Gerald Meyer KF7QKI, Steven Hutton KF7QKJ, Charles Stewart KF7QKT, Jay Leith KF7QNJ, Memesio Graciano KF7QOE, Jose Gonzalez KF7QOF, Lane Anderson KF7QOU, Chris Ehrbright KF7QOV, Martin Pittmann KF7QOW, Louis Ferzacca KF7QOX, Ryan Jorgensen KF7QOY, Lynne Tolman KF7QOZ, Preston Doyle KF7QPA, Theodore Shelley KF7QPG, Barbara Brunner KF7QPH, Joy Florence KF7QQA, Lewis Tenney KF7QQB, Phillip Davis KF7QQC, Jesse Nodora KF7QQD, James Corbin KF7QQE, John Perchorowicz KF7QQF, Yuri Talalaev KF7QQG, Michael Deyoung KF7QQH, Robert Hunter KF7QQI, Kip Cooley KF7QQK, Trula Kazaitis KF7QQY, Daniel Painter KF7QQZ, Todd Chesney KF7QVE, Pierre Leblanc KF7QVF, Jerome O'Connor KF7QVG, Robert Shimizu KF7QVH, Kevin Uliassi KF7QVI, Mark Thomas Worthington KF7QVJ, Mamy Zuercher KF7QVK
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ARRL 2011 SOUTHWESTERN DIVISION CONVENTION The ARRL 2011 Southwestern Division Convention will be held September 9th-11th at Marriott Torrance South Bay, 3635 Fashion Way, Torrance, CA. http://www.hamconinc.org/ ARRL 2012 SOUTHWESTERN DIVISION CONVENTION The ARRL 2012 “Arizona Centennial” Southwestern Division Convention will be held in Yuma, Arizona on February 17-18, 2012. Hosted by the Yuma Amateur Radio Hamfest Organization will be held at the Yuma County Fairgrounds, 2520 E 32nd Street in Yuma. Hours - Friday, noon to 5:00 PM - Saturday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Buzzard barbecue, Saturday, 6:00 - 8:00 PM. ARCA meeting - Saturday, 11:00 AM. $5.00 admission Visit the web site at www.yumahamfest.org for details. FLAGSTAFF HAM BECOMES BRIGADIER GENERAL Back in about 1978, I drove down to Phoenix to take my test for an upgraded FCC administered Ham license. I had the pleasure of also taking two other Flagstaff residents with me so they could take their test. They were Ray Teague, and his teenage son, Roger. We passed our tests! During that time of our lives, Roger went on and completed high school here in Flagstaff. He had interest in the Air Force and had to petition to get in to the AF Academy in Colorado. Senator Barry Goldwater, K7UGA and Rep Bob Stump were the two that signed his petition and the rest is explained in the AZ Daily Sun article dated July 10, 2011. Roger, N7AIW, now has a total of 30 years in the Air Force and recently was made a Brigadier General! He is now Vice Commander of The Space & Missile Center in LA, which employees 5000 personnel and an annual budget of $10.billion. I asked Ray if Roger still has his Ham license and he said yes, but his duties are pretty demanding, so, he does not have a lot of extra time on his hands. Ray (WB7FCS) & Mary (WB7FBN) still hold their Ham licenses. Mary has had some medical issue over the years and is currently at the Peaks rest home. If you know Ray, give him a call and pat him on the back. We can all be proud of Roger's accomplishments. I believe Mary and Ray had a lot to do with his success!!! Bob Wertz NF7E NEW 10 GHZ BEACON Tucson now has a 10 GHz beacon running about 10 milliwatts into a 2x6 slot waveguide antenna. It is located at the QTH of Jeff Volin's KC6WFU. Location: 32 18 33.85N, 110 57 46.27W, 757 Meters ASL. Look for it at approx. Freq: 10.368.052 MHz, FSK. It covers the entire Tucson valley, and they are awaiting reception reports. Thanks goes to Jeff KC6WFU, Henry KB7NIE, Bob WA3HRM to get this beacon on the air. Special thanks to Kerry Banke and the San Diego microwavers who supplied the main beacon components, which we modified and we are now sending signals into the ether (not the ethernet!). Steve Bell KJ7OG HAM RADIO EVENTS - August 27, 2011 Barn Burner Mountain Bike Race Kendrick Peak Near Flagstaff http://www.mcecg.net/ -September 5, 2011 So. AZ Roadrunners' Labor Day Run Rick Comins, W1GHF [email protected] - September 9-11, 2011 ARRL Southwestern Division Convention at Marriott Torrance South Bay, 3635 Fashion Way, Torrance, CA. http://www.hamconinc.org/ - 10-18 September 2011 Route 66 On the Air Special event station W6F in Kingman and W6G in Flagstaff http://www.nadxa.com/route66.htm - September 10, 2011Special Olympics Sprint & Unified Triathlon DC Ranch Village Health Club/N Scottsdale http://www.mcecg.net/ - September 10, 2011 March of Dimes March for Babies Prescott AZ http://www.w7yrc.org - September 10, 2011Diabetes Walk Midwestern University Near Loop 101 & 59th Avenue http://www.mcecg.net/ - September 24, 2001 The Tour de Pee Vee ½ Marathon Prescott AZ http://www.w7yrc.org - September 24, 2011 The Groom Creek Classic ½ Marathon Prescott AZ http://www.w7yrc.org - September 30th & October 1st Prescott Road Rally http://www.w7yrc.org
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- October 1, 2011 Diabetes Walk Rawhide http://www.mcecg.net/ - October 2, 2011 American Diabetes Association Walk-a-thon at Rillito Downs Tucson AZ Cary Fishman WB2BSJ [email protected] - October 8-9, 2011 Arizona Statehood QSO Party. http://www.azqsoparty.org - October 9, 2011 Downtown 1/2 Marathon for the So. AZ Roadrunners Cary Fishman WB2BSJ
[email protected] - October 8, 2011 Cactus Cha-Cha White Tanks Mountain Park http://www.mcecg.net/ - October 15, 2011 OPRC Hamfest - hosted by the Old Pueblo Radio Club. - October 15, 2011 Tour de Paradise Phoenix/Paradise Valley/Anthem http://www.mcecg.net/ - October 22, 2011 Old Pueblo Radio Club Hamfest Kino Sports Park Tucson, AZ - October 22, 2011 JR ROTC Orienteering Lake Pleasant - November 12, 2011Cave Creek Mt Bike Race Cave Creek http://www.mcecg.net/ - November 12, 2011 Oro Valley Amateur Radio Club hamfest. 8:00 AM until 12 Noon. Details on location coming soon. www.w0hf.com - November 12-13, 2011 Javalina Jundred McDowell Mtn Park http://www.mcecg.net/ - November 13, 2011 Cave Creek Road Ride Cave Creek http://www.mcecg.net/ - December 3, 2011 Superstition Hamfest Mesa Community College http://wb7tjd.org/hamfest/ - December 4, 2011 Fiesta Bowl Half Marathon Scottsdale http://www.mcecg.net/ - December 10, 2011 JR ROTC Orienteering First Water Trail Head 12/10/11 2012 - January 21-28, 2012 Quartzfest for more info go to www.quartzfest.org - January 28, 2012 Palm Springs Hamfest Palm Springs CA http://desertrats.am/ - February 17-18, 2012 ARRL Southwestern Division Convention Yuma, Arizona www.yumahamfest.org - February 12, 2012 Runner's Den Road Classic www.quartzfest.org - April 14, 2012 March of Dimes March for Babies Wesley Bolin Plaza (State Capitol) - July 20 - 22, 2012 ARCA/Williams Hamfest at Williams AZ. - October 13-14, 2012 Arizona Centennial QSO Party http://www.azqsoparty.org Have an event coming up? Let me know. Send me the flyer and I will add it to this newsletter. Attached: ARRL Southwest Division Convention Torrance CA September 9-11, 2011 Arizona Statehood QSO Party October 8-9, 2011 Quartzfest Flyer January 21-27, 2012 Palm Springs Hamfest January 28, 2012 ARRL Southwest Division Convention Yuma, AZ February 17-18, 2012 Note: If you are receiving the text version of this, the flyers can be found at www.az-arrl.org or http://www.arrl.org/Groups/view/arizona
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