Antenna Projects in Poka

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Dick, K4IQJ is presenting the program this month. He will be  discussing the improvements to his beverage antennas at KA4PKB’s QTH in Loachapoka. Also improvements to the club antenna system over the last few months.

The current beverage length is 500 feet and mounted above ground. Dick plans on installing a beverage on ground in the future. It will be 1000 feet.

With 3 elements on 40 meters with our beam, we are putting out a powerful signal now and the results show in our contest operations. Dick has connected our tower to 80 meters also.

 

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February Meeting

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Due to schedule conflict with Dick, K4IQJ, our meeting is on February 18th.

Location: Dogwood Room at Health Resource Center on Pepperell Parkway, across from EAMC.

Time: 7 pm…supper at 6 pm at Outback, which is about 2 blocks from HRC.

Program: K4IQJ on antenna projects in Loachapoka.

W4HOD Will Operate as W1AW/4 During AQP

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The Alabama Contest Group has asked HODARS to use the W1AW/4 callsign during the Alabama QSO Party this year. This is indeed a great honor for our club and we are looking forward to the event.

We will be operating CW, SSB and RTTY and in process of lining up members to operate.

More updates as they become available.

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Moseley PRO 67-C

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Many thanks to club member Dick, K4IQJ for the use of his Moseley Pro 67-C. He had no room to install it at his QTH, and let us put it up outside the club house.

We have used it in several contests and it works very well.

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Wiregrass ARC Tailgate

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Beautiful Saturday morning and afternoon in South Alabama October 26 at the Wiregrass ARC tailgate at the city square in Headland.

Darrell, K9MUG; Bob, KA4PKB; and Cheryl, AA4YL travelled down for the event and then visited Jim, KC4HW at his home in Slocomb. Jim has a great station and antenna system.

Great to meet other Alabama Contest Group members Ed/KJ4LTA, Glen/K5WP, James/KE4GWW and Don/K1DC. . Great day overall.

Darrell, K9MUG; Cheryl, AA4YL and Bob, KA4PKB

Darrell, K9MUG; Cheryl, AA4YL and Bob, KA4PKB

 

Bob, KA4PKB won first prize!

 

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2014 ARRL Centennial QSO Party

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In 2014 ARRL and its volunteers will activate W1AW/portable stations in each of the 50 states, territories and possessions. The goal is for the W1AW/ portable operations to be as active as possible during the Tuesday night local to Wednesday time frames 0000Z Weds to 2359Z Tuesday).  All bands and modes may be used. ARRL will offer Worked All States Awards for QSOs made with the W1AW/ portable operations and incentives to work each activation, even if the state has already been worked.

There will also be a points-gathering activity, during which W1AW/portable stations will be worth points. Each week there can be up to two W1AW/ portable operations from the states and one from a territory.

Alabama participation will be the week of the Alabama QSO party and again  the week of October 15.

More information coming soon.

 

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July Meeting

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Club member, Dick, K4IQJ has offered to do the program for July meeting. He found a new beverage antenna at this years Dayton hamfest and he will be presenting info on it.

BBQ supper in the meeting room before Dick’s presentation. $5.00 per person.

Date:   July 9th

Time: 6 pm to 8:30 pm

Place:  Dogwood Room, Health Resource Center across from EAMC.

Hope to see you there!

 

Field Day 2013

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Field Day 2013 was held at the QTH of club member Bob, KA4PKB.

Our class was 2E and we ran a CW station and a SSB station. We were going to run RTTY and CW, but we needed the Rigexpert on the CW station.

It was great fun and we had numerous members on site.

Mike, KI4TWB

John, KI4KUT

Stew, K4JOP

Gene, KI4EEY

Darrell, K9MUG

Dick, K4IQJ

Cheryl, AA4YL

Bob, KA4PKB

Next contest is the German DL-DX RTTY contest on the July 4th weekend. It is usually a great contest.

W4HOD 147.30 Repeater

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The 147.30 repeater has returned to the airwaves. Tone 123, the repeater is located on the water tower in Loachapoka, AL.

There is still some antenna work to do, but the repeater is operational now.

Many thanks to club members Frank, N4TKT and Ted, W4DUF for all of the hard work and contributions to this effort. We could not have done it without you.

 

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March Meeting

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Great turnout Tuesday evening for the presentation on Software Designed Radio by Dick, K4IQJ. Everyone seemed to enjoy the Mexican buffet and Dick did his usual outstanding job with the program.

We had some new visitors and an old member drop by. Good to see Larry, K4LRW back with us. Former member Mike, KF4OPX would have been there, but he is under the weather.

New members Terry, KA4Y and Frank, N4TKT were there. Also newcomers Mike, K4AIU and a friend of Ted, W4DUF was there also. Richard, AI4RY, who has a lot of experience with Whisper Radio (WSPR) was there too.

We had three students from Auburn University join us. I hope to see them often. Our club voted to offer membership to Auburn students at no charge.

I am working on a program for May meeting. Will update as it happens.

Possibility of two meetings in May. We need to discuss the Alabama QSO Party and Field Day operations.

 

HODARS By Laws and Constitution

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AA4YL is in process of edting the current club by laws and constitution. They are leftover from the previous incarnation of the club and very out of date.

SIMPLIFY!  KA4PKB is assisting me with proofreading and suggestions. Will present to the club members for their suggetions and approval when complete. I have been wanting to do this for a long time. Glad it is finally happening.