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We were shown a new antenna analyzer last night which Tom took home and is playing with. Early reports show this will be a worthwhile item to have available to members. Will get Tom’s final report next Thursday and go from there.
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If you have time on Sunday, don’t forget the under 20 club at 19:30 (7:30 pm) on 28.020. More the merrier. Keep in mind our repeater system is being monitored during the under 20 club so if your feeling a bit lost or over whelmed, get on the repeater and let one of the other members help you out.
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Our special event station is moving right along for September 7. This is showing all the signs of being one fun day. We have ten operators so far that have signed up (VE7AHT, VE7FKY, VA7TU, VA7QLT, VA7CI, VE7PKE, VE7LEE, VE7BGD, VE7TJF & VE7JWS.) If I have missed you please email me again and if you haven’t signed up yet send me a note. By mid June we should have a webpage up and running explaining all the details. In order to participate you have to be a DARS member in good standing and you can operate as many hours as you wish. Band and mode of your choice. It just doesn’t get any simpler then that. Chris is working on some fun things for webpage for that day. Stay tuned!!
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VE7WLF sent out earlier today looking for more volunteers for the Ladner Days Parade on May 26 and the Walk Run & Roll event on June 2. If your able to help out consult the earlier emails that were sent out or email: ve7wlf@gmail.com
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from ve7bc
Hello,
The following is our list of operators so far for the Hyack International Parade on Saturday, May 25.
VA7AHM HUGH
VA7BB LORNE
VA7DGP DON
VA7KMG PAUL
VA7OW ROSS
VE7AXO IGOR
VE7BC KEN
VE7CGE LOU
VE7CXU DON
VE7CZV ROB
VE7FFP ROBIN
VE7FWZ BOB
VE7GHV ED
VE7HSW STAN
VE7OM RALPH
VE7ZZV TED
As you can see we can still use more operators. If I have missed anyone on the above list please let me know.
HELP PLEASE! – FORWARD THIS MESSAGE TO ANYONE YOU THINK MIGHT POSSIBLY BE INTERESTED IN JOINING US. ANNOUNCEMENTS ON NETS, CLUB MEETINGS, NEWSLETTERS, WEBSITES ETC. WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED!
Assignments will include such things as assembly area, judging, shuttle buses, police, with various Hyack and parade officials, P.A. announcer, dispersal etc. The parade committee also counts on us for communication at many of the intersections along the parade route and would appreciate any help we can provide with the actual manning of the traffic.
Operators assigned to the assembly area and parade officials will start communications at 08:00 and those assigned to points along the parade route will start a little later. The event starts at 10:30 with the Vancouver Police Motorcycle Drill Team and the parade follows. We are usually all done by around 13:00.
As always, new hams are very welcome. No experience is necessary, we can certainly buddy up any brand new hams with an experienced operator. All that is required is a 2 metre handheld (and hopefully a spare battery!)
I will of course supply further details as the event draws closer.
Thanks in advance for your help,
Ken Clarke
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It’s time for the 2013 Dayton Hamvention broadcast!!
Please join us during our live, online broadcast of the Dayton Hamvention this week. To join the broadcast go to http://W5KUB.com where the fun begins!
New venue for 2013: We will be located inside Hara Arena at Booth SA302 to provide you with a totally different program. There will be no rain, hail, sleet, or snow on our cameras this year!!
During the Hamvention W5KUB will interview vendors regarding their latest products. We will have many special guests such as Bob Heil (K9EID) of Heil Sound; Martin F. Jue (K5FLU) founder of MFJ Enterprises; John Amodeo (NN6JA) producer of ABC TV’s hit show, “Last Man Standing”; and many more.
During the live broadcast, you will also have the opportunity to meet and chat with other ham radio operators from all over the world. During the 2012 Dayton Hamvention we had 47,400 viewers that followed our broadcast for the 5 day broadcast!
You could win one of 43 prizes, valued over $5,300, which will be awarded during the broadcast! The prizes include dual band mobile, HTs, D-star ID-51A, Comet Antenna Analyzer, Heil microphone and headset, antennas, weather station, computer to radio interface, spool LMR-400, auto antenna tuners, and much more. These prizes are made possible because of our relationship with partners; such as, GigaParts, Ten-Tec, NCG Company, Kantronics, MP Antenna, Heil Sound, ARRL, MFJ, and many more. In the past year over $10,000 in prizes have been awarded! Of course, no purchase is necessary to win a prize. W5KUB is not affiliated with any products or companies and does not sell any products or services.
Dayton Hamvention broadcast schedule (all times are subject to change):
· Wednesday, May 15: 1300 UTC (8:00 AM CT) drive from Memphis to Dayton, Ohio (10 hours). Yes, this will be a live broadcast!
· Thursday, May 16: 1300 UTC – 2030 UTC (9:00 AM – 4:30 PM ET), set up at Hara Arena and visit with vendors
· Friday, May 17: 1200 UTC – 2100 UTC (8:00 AM – 5:00 PM ET), Dayton Hamvention
· Saturday, May 18: 1200 UTC – 2100 UTC (8:00 AM – 5:00 PM ET), Dayton Hamvention
· Sunday, May 19: 1200 UTC – 1600 UTC (8:00 AM – noon ET), Dayton Hamvention
· Sunday, May 19: 1700 UTC (1:00 PM CT) drive from Dayton to Memphis (10 hours). Yes, this will be a live broadcast!
Join our group on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/w5kub/ to keep up with us year-round.
Also, please help spread the word by posting this announcement in Facebook and forwarding this message to your ham radio friends that may not have received this message!
We’ll ‘see’ you at Hamvention!
73,
Tom Medlin, W5KUB
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Have a good week everyone and good DX