Newsletter July 2004
From W6GGF
************************* Garlic Valley ******************************
Volume 19 Jul 2004
******************* Amateur Radio Club Newsletter ********************
GVARC OFFICERS
President Frank Fahrlander, N7FF
Vice President Ed Vines, KG6WU
Secretary Mark Deger, KG6IFQ
Treasurer Tony Armendariz, AD6ID
Newsletter Editor Tony Armendariz, AD6ID
WEBster Claud Furnare, NA6W
Web Site http://www.qsl.net/gvarc
Harry Schumann, K6HWR/SK
IN THIS ISSUEContents |
NEXT CLUB MEETING - Saturday, 31-Jul-2004
GVARC usually meets on the LAST Saturday of each month, at the Sunrise Cafe in Gilroy on Monterey Avenue (near the Hilton, in front of Motel 6). From the North or South, take the Monterey St. exit from highway 101 (south end of Gilroy) and head north. We trickle in about 8 a.m. and eat at 8:30ish. The South County ARES net is held each Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. on W6GGF/R (147.825 -.600, no PL 100Hz).
GVARC MEMBERSHIP
Attention current and prospective GVARC members: There are no dues for 2004. We did extra well volunteering at the Garlic Festival, so voted to benefit us hams. Usually dues for all members become payable each January. The annual cost is only $20 per person and $10 for each family member in the same household. Membership dues helps such things as the W6GGF/R repeater, this newsletter, emergency readiness, etc. Membership, not required for general use of the repeater, adds autopatch and autodial privileges. GVARC is a non-profit organization per IRS section 501(c)(4) - we don't make any money, do service for the community, but are not a charity. To join or for more information, please contact the treasurer: Tony Armendariz, AD6ID 11950 New Avenue Gilroy, CA 95020 408-683-2025 home email: mailto:ad6id@qsl.net
HARRY SCHUMANN, K6HWR/SK
Harry Schumann, K6HWR, passed away peacefully last Friday afternoon, 23-Jul-2004. Harry had been hospitalized for a few weeks in a continuing battle over heart disease.
Many of you will remember Harry as I will - a gentle and kind man with a heart of gold and a man who was a delight to be with.
Harry was very involved in and supportive of the Gabilan Amateur Radio Club which later became the Garlic Valley Amateur Radio Club. Harry was instrumental in the formation of GVARC and was active in supporting it in many ways. He was selfless in his assistance to fellow hams and the community. He was one of several strong leaders in the club who became chairman of Garlic Festival Communications.
Harry will be greatly missed. -- Frank, N7FF
I got to know Harry first when I took over the Club Newsletter. (Harry had been doing it for several years.) He was always supportive of me in getting used to the way of the club and encouraged, yeah, elmered me as I started in Amateur Radio.
Harry was always dedicated to helping the club and helping individual members as well. But he also had his family as his top priority, they were always tops for him.
Harry was also a member of the Western Public Service System HF net and the Old Old Timers Club (more than 40 years on the air). (http://www.3952khz.net/ http://www.ootc.us/)
I'm honored and pleased to have known and "played" Ham with him these past 9 years.
...Harry, I'll miss you a lot. -- Tony, AD6ID
A sad loss... A good friend gone much too soon. He will be missed.
-- Randy Fox, W6JZE
AUSTRALIA ON 5MHZ
The Wireless Institute of Australia (WIA) plans to soon ask the Australian Communications Authority (ACA) to consider establishing a set of Amateur Radio channels in the 60-meter (5 MHz) band. "We have put together a list of six proposed 5 MHz single-frequency allocations," said WIA Director Glenn Dunstan, VK4DU. He said the WIA came up with the proposed allocations--which WIA has not yet released--using the ACA's on-line frequency database and a database of Pacific 5 MHz channels. "The 5 MHz band is used heavily throughout the Pacific," Dunstan points out, "and this would restrict any amateur activity to a series of spot frequencies, with operation most probably confined to upper sideband, as is the case in the US and the UK." He said having frequencies available in the vicinity of 5 MHz would particularly enhance the capabilities of the Wireless Institute Civil Emergency Network (WICEN) Australia's equivalent of the Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES). The WIA, which has been undergoing a restructuring, now has a national Web site http://www.wia.org.au
NEW DXCC DX OPERATIONS
The following DX operations have been approved for DXCC credit: YA7X, Afghanistan, March 1-April 30, 2004; HZ1AN, HZ1IZ, Saudi Arabia, all operations; 3DXQZ, Republic of Guinea, April 20-30, 2004; YI9MC, Iraq, current operation effective March 23, 2004; 5V7AD, Togo, June 12-22, 2004. For more information, visit the DXCC Web page http://www.arrl.org/awards/dxcc. A new feature, DXCC FAQ http://www.arrl.org/awards/dxcc/faq, can answer most of your questions on DXCC program issues.
MARLON BRANDO, KE6PZH/FO8GJ, SK
One of the best-known names in cinema--Marlon Brando, KE6PZH/FO8GJ--died in Los Angeles July 1. He was 80. Brando appears in the FCC database under his pseudonym, "Martin Brandeaux," while his FO8GJ listing indicates both names. He was born Marlon Brando, Jr. Brando held a US General class ticket. He was on the air occasionally over the years as FO8GJ from his private island in French Polynesia. In a 1994 CNN interview with Larry King, Brando affirmed his continued interest in Amateur Radio. In response to a caller's question, he said ham radio provided him with the opportunity to just be himself. -- ARRL
CONTEST CALENDAR AUGUST 2004
| DATE | WEEKDAY | TIME UTC | CONTEST NAME | MODE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sun | 1430 - 1830 | SARL HF Contest | SSB |
| 7 | Sat | 0000 - 2400 | TARA Grid Dip | PSK/RTTY |
| 7- 8 | Sat | 0001 - Sun 2359 | 10-10 Int. Summer QSO Party | Phone |
| 7 | Sat | 0700 - 0800 | AM-test | AM |
| 7 | Sat | 1200 - 2359 | European HF Championship | CW/SSB |
| 7- 8 | Sat | 1800 - Sun 0600 | North American QSO Party | CW |
| 14-15 | Sat | 0000 - Sun 2359 | Worked All Europe DX-Contest | CW |
| 14-15 | Sat | 1600 - Sun 0400 | Maryland-DC QSO Party (1) | CW/Phone |
| 15 | Sun | 1400 - 1500 | SSA Månadstest nr 8 | SSB |
| 15 | Sun | 1515 - 1615 | SSA Månadstest nr 8 | CW |
| 15 | Sun | 1600 - 2359 | Maryland-DC QSO Party (2) | CW/Phone |
| 21 | Sat | 0000 - 0800 | SARTG WW RTTY Contest (1) | RTTY |
| 21 | Sat | 1000 - 2200 | RDA Contest | CW/SSB |
| 21-22 | Sat | 1200 - Sun 1200 | Keymen’s Club of Japan (KCJ) Contest | CW |
| 21-22 | Sat | 1200 - Sun 1200 *?* | SEANET Contest | All |
| 21 | Sat | 1600 - 2400 | SARTG WW RTTY Contest (2) | RTTY |
| 21-22 | Sat | 1800 - Sun 0600 | North American QSO Party | SSB |
| 21-22 | Sat | 2000 - Sun 0700 | New Jersey QSO Party (1) | CW/SSB |
| 22 | Sun | 0700 - 1100 | SSA Portabeltest Höstomg. | CW |
| 22 | Sun | 0800 - 1600 | SARTG WW RTTY Contest (3) | RTTY |
| 22-23 | Sun | 1300 - Mon 0200 | New Jersey QSO Party (2) | CW/SSB |
| 28-29 | Sat | 0600 - Sun 1159 | ALARA Contest | CW/SSB |
| 28-29 | Sat | 0700 - Sun 2200 | Hawaii QSO Party | All |
| 28-29 | Sat | 1200 - Sun 1159 | SCC RTTY Championship | RTTY |
| 28-29 | Sat | 1200 - Sun 1200 | TOEC WW GRID Contest | CW |
| 28-29 | Sat | 1200 - Sun 1200 | YO DX HF Contest | CW/SSB |
| 28-29 | Sat | 1600 - Sun 0400 | Ohio QSO Party | CW/SSB |
| 29 | Sun | 1201 - 2400 | FRACAP Contest | SSB |
| 29 | Sun | 1430 - 1830 | SARL HF Contest | CW |
-- Jan-Eric Rehn - mailto:sm3cer@contesting.com http://www.sk3bg.se/contest/text/c2004Aug.txt
COMING EVENTS
- Livermore Swap Meet - 1st Sunday of each month at Las Positas College in Livermore, 7:00 AM to noon, all year. Talk in 147.045 from the west, 145.35 from the east. Contact Noel Anklam, KC6QZK, (510) 447-3857 eves.
- Foothill (now Sunnyvale) Flea Market - 2nd Saturday of each month from March to October HAS MOVED from Foothill College to the Lockheed, Sunnyvale. Exit 101 or 237 at Mathilda and head west on Moffet Park 1 block. Turn just past the big white dishes (near the "blue cube"). Still on the FARS NET on 145.23 repeater Thursday nights at 8 PM. See http://www.asvaro.org for a info on this long running electronics flea markets. -- Don, KA6AUR
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