tnx fer cl OM es YL = hope to see you on the air = 73
You can watch a video of the Texas balloon flight on Dec 30th, 2011: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eiL1Xx9Ckg.
Matt KF7OCC and a casual group of friends launched a balloon carrying APRS tracking and two video cameras to 103,000 feet from College Station, TX. Well done!
They have been talking of launching another balloon from eastern Washington during this spring or summer.
Barry WA7KVC
You can watch the APRS track of a Texas balloon launch here: aprs.fi/?call=kf7occ-11
Matt KF7OCC Monson of the Redmond club implemented the APRS tracking system. Nice job!
Barry WA7KVC
Mark KB7N for the RCR Leadership.
2012 01 06
Before the March meeting, is an outing to Puyallup for the annual Mike & Key Swap meet on March 12. There will be a lot of faces, hams to meet.
For more information on the swap meet, see: http://www.mikeandkey.org/flea.htm
RCW 46.61.667
Using a wireless communications device while driving.
*** CHANGE IN 2010 *** (SEE 6345-S.SL) ***
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, a person operating a moving motor vehicle while holding a wireless communications device to his or her ear is guilty of a traffic infraction.
(2) Subsection (1) of this section does not apply to a person operating:
(a) An authorized emergency vehicle, or a tow truck responding to a disabled vehicle;
(b) A moving motor vehicle using a wireless communications device in hands-free mode;
(c) A moving motor vehicle using a hand-held wireless communications device to:
(i) Report illegal activity;
(ii) Summon medical or other emergency help;
(iii) Prevent injury to a person or property;
(d) A moving motor vehicle while using a hearing aid.
(3) Subsection (1) of this section does not restrict the operation of an amateur radio station by a person who holds a valid amateur radio operator license issued by the federal communications commission.
QTTF combines operating a radio (yeah) with being outside and enjoying company of fellow amateur radio operators (double-yeah). Sounds almost like field-day? Yes, except, no noisy generators and we truly set up antennas and radios in an adhoc manner. This is a great low-key contest that can accomodate anyones CW skills, beginner or expert. The audiences on site and on the air are always very supportive, so give it a try and either come join us at Beaver Lake or operate from home.
The RTKCC will be again at its traditional QTTF site in the Beaver Lake Park in Sammamish. We’ll begin setting up around 7am, hopefully we’ll be ready by 8am when the event starts. Look for us in a clearing somewhere around the Pavilion/Shelter near the lake.
Around noon we’ll eventually get too hungry, so we pack up and transfer to the Mexican at the Pine Lake shopping mall.
More QTTF details, background and the contest rules can be found here.
Directions to our radio site: From Sammamish’s main drag, 228th Ave SE, turn East on SE 24th St and follow it E for ~1.5mi. As the round starts to turn N, look for road signs to the Beaver Lake Park parking lot.
Fellow radio enthusiasts,
our web site can now be reached both under http://n7ke.net but also new under http://rtkcc.net. Both web addresses are equivalent, feel free to use either one.
I’ve also started a member page which is intended to hold member-only info and is not publicly accessible. You’ll have to enter a password that we’ll send around via the reflector.
Lastly, I’ve added a plugin to this web site that allows club members to login to this web site using their existing Windows-, Google-, Yahoo-, Open- or Facebook ID. See an article in the member pages for more details.
Well, time to update the site’s K3 section. There are now four K3 owners, W7QC, W9HXM, W7FU and me. I understand that there may be a 5th sooner than later.
The SN for Steve’s K3 is 35. Mine is 2757. In that time the wait period between order and receipt has changed a lot! Steve wait just a little over 6 months. I ordered my on a Saturday night via the Elecraft Web site and the K3 arrived on the following Thursday.
I didn’t think I would be able to get to it for 2 to 3 week, but thought I should at least inventory the parts. Once everything was spread out I decided to at least put one thing together. Big mistake! By the following Saturday I had made QSO! So less than a week for order to use. And the build was relaxing and enjoyable. Only made one easily corrected faux-pas.
I am really enjoying the rig whenever I get a chance to use it.
At the last club meeting I was having fun with a pun – adding a 3 after the K in RTKCC. Sort of a sub-club. Here’s he badge that grew out of that bit of fun.
Here is the index page for the free MIT physics lectures I mentioned at this morning’s meeting. There are other courses available.
Paul NG7Z introduced us to the annual QRP Fox Hunt at our last Saturday breakfast. The QRP Fox Hunt Comittee is recruiting foxes for 40m and 80m.
A QRP Fox Hunt is a series of 90 minute Amateur Radio events during which low-power (QRP) stations, or “Hounds,” attempt to make contact with specific QRP stations designated as “The Fox.”
See http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/ for more details
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