 The Unofficial Call Sign of the Sussex County Amateur Radio Club
Lorianne Brunsch, KD2CVR & Brian Brunsch, KC2YON
Upcoming Events - Please refer to the club website for up to the minute changes and details. www.scarcnj.org
April
19 SCARC Club Meeting (8PM) and VE Session (at 7PM)
20 Hamfest Splitrock - http://www.splitrockara.org/
20 NJ Antique Radio Club Swapmeet - Parsippany PAL building, 33 Baldwin Road, Parsippany, NJ 07054. - http://www.njarc.org
21 Rookie Roundup - Phone ***See Rookie Roundup below***
22 SkyWarn Training Class *** See more info below***
27 to 28th Int. Spring Contest, Digital
May
11 Cherryville Hamfest - http://www.qsl.net/w/w2cra//hamfest.htm
11 6M Sprint - Location to be determined
Additional updates, meetings, contests and nets can be found on the website at: www.scarcnj.org/calendar
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Weekly On-Air Meetings
There is a weekly SCARC VHF rag-chew activity hour, and Dx’ing net on the W2LV repeater frequency 147.300 MHz EVERY Tuesday at 8:00 pm. Newcomers? New to a certain aspect of radio? Experienced operator willing to share in the growth of the hobby? All are welcome and encouraged.
We are having a great time on our 75M net on 3.963MHz +/- QRM on Thursday nights. It’s fun getting off the repeater for a change and getting on to HF. This net allows us to experiment with different equipment, antennas and modes of operation to determine what works and doesn’t work at our home station. All topics are open for discussion. Even if you only want to listen, please join us.
From the Office of the President - N2HMM John Santillo
Well the weather is getting warmer which gets us outside for cleaning, gardening and enjoying the weather. It’s also the time to start planning and organizing upcoming SCARC events that occur over the next few months.
I’m hoping over the next six weeks we can organize work parties for upgrading the 147.33 machine and maintenance and upgrades to the 147.30 site. There is also storage trailer work, Hamfest, Field Day and VHF contest planning.
Some dates to remember if you wish to participate in any of our club activities.
- Sunday April 21st – Rookie Roundup from 2pm to 8pm at the Sussex County EOC
- Saturday May 11th – The 6M Sprint (at a site still to be determined)
- Friday, Saturday Sunday June 7th, 8th and 9th – VHF Contest at the Normanoch Fire Tower
- Friday, Saturday Sunday June 21st, 22nd and 23rd – Field Day (at a site still to be determined)
- Saturday and Sunday July 13th and 14th – SCARC Hamfest at the Sussex County Fairgrounds
Please mark your calendars and pass the pass the word along. We need your help to make these events a success.
Rookie Round-up - W2FDB Frank Brunke
The Rookie Roundup is a contest aimed at Amateurs licensed for three years or less. This six-hour event is held three times per year (April, August and December). Rookies can contact anybody, while "Old Timers" make contact with only Rookies. Mentoring is a big part of this event!
We will conduct the RR this year at the EOC (Sussex County Emergency Operations Center, 135 Morris Turnpike
Newton, NJ 07860). If you have obtained your license in the years 2011 to 2013 you can participate in this event.
The event will start at 2pm and continue till 8pm. We also plan to make a dipole and use it to opperate!
Read more about the Rookie Roundup @ http://www.arrl.org/rookie-roundup
SkyWarn Training Class
April 22nd Sky Warn Training Class. The location is the Pike County Center’s new EOC.
Directions are:...take rte 206 to rte6 to rte 84W to rte 739, rt on 739, several miles on left is entrance with a big sign...the building on the right just after the antenna tower is the place...time 7pm for about 3 hours...since it’s a secure building, police. officers must check with the EOC about firearms...see the Pike web site...you’re on your own for refreshments, although there probably are vending machines...don’t know if there will be coffee...you must register in advance to be admitted to the building, and have photo ID just in case...from Milford, figure about 15 more miles...
If you have questions, email me directly at fbthap@gmail.com
FCC RF Exposure Rules - N2HMM John Santillo
The FCC has issued a notice of proposed rule making called a “Reassessment of FCC RF Exposure Limits and Policies”.
The document number is FCC 13-39 and is 201 pages long.
This document proposes changes in RF exposure levels to all radio emitters including Amateur Radio. It also includes a new initiative on investigating the hazards of cellular phones.
I understand the intent of the FCC and agree on requiring amateurs to include in their analysis the need to consider separation distances, antenna gain and the impact or RF on family members but I do not agree on the means to that end.
Amateurs would be required to be “trained” on the impact of RF exposure levels which include members of their household. In addition CB’ers, GMRS radio, R/C, FRS, medical implant devices, etc. would require to be “tested” before use approval. I find this portion of the rules making ridiculous.
The exposure levels the FFC is proposing will go down meaning RF is more of a hazard now then it was in 1996 when the RF Exposure rules were first put in place. If the EPA has its way those levels will go down even further. What I also find interesting is that cell phones users were exempt (probably until further analysis is conducted) and microwave ovens weren’t even mentioned. So for now, talking on your cell phone while watching your popcorn pop in the microwave oven is OK.
Swap n Shop
Dennis WA2UAH and Frank W2FDB have set up a Swap-and-Shop on our website (www.scarcnj.org/clubinformation/swap-N-shop.php) . If you have anything you want to sell, buy or give away please contact them. Currently listed on the web site are:
- Yaesu ft-2500m 2m mobile - Yaesu ft-101zd hf rig
- HP Computer with Windows 7 - National NCL 2000 Amp
- Classic TA-33 - 20m Beam
- Tower/Antenna Package - Precision Apparatus model 10-15
- Icom IC-T22A HT - Yaesu VX-6R
Updates and New Information
If you have something you would like to contribute to the newsletter including a personal story, technical information, general information or swap ‘n shop, please do not hesitate to forward to Brian (KC2YON) at brilorphoto@mac.com.
The Unofficial Call Sign of the Sussex County Amateur Radio Club
Brian Brunsch KC2YON
42 Sterling Street
Franklin, NJ 07416 |
