January QUA CVARC 2013 A Monthly Publication for the Members of the Conejo Valley Amateur Radio Club

Inside this Issue: President’s Message .................... 1 Trivia Corner ................................. 1 January 2013 Speaker .................. 1 Join Us for Dinner ......................... 2 CVARC Holiday Party Results ....... 2 Newbie Net Update…………………2,3 Technical Corner………………………3,4 Correction…………………………………..4 Raffle January Grand Prize………….4 FM Contesting…………………………5,6 History of the Car Radio………..6,7,8 VHAM List…………………………………..8 Something New………………………….8 Amateur Radio Study Guides………9 Guide to non-taxable donations….9 Application to join CVARC………….10 Ventura County ACS/Repeaters…11 CVARC List of Officers………………..11 The CVARC club meeting is held at 7:30 PM on the third Thursday of the Month (except for December) at: The East County Sheriff Station 2101 East Olsen Road Thousand Oaks, CA 91360 The East County Sheriff Station facility is just off the 23 freeway from the Olsen Road off-ramp, north, between Thousand Oaks and Simi Valley.

Trivia Corner

Why did the ship’s radio operator aboard the California not hear the SOS from the Titanic and thus failed to provide aid? The operator had turned off his rig and gone to sleep along with the rest of the crew per their Captain.

President’s Message Zak Cohen, N6PK

For the last two years, Rob Hanson served as President of CVARC. He did a wonderful job and left a large pair of shoes to fill. I will try to continue his legacy of successfully leading one of the largest Amateur Radio Clubs in this area. CVARC is an ARRL Special Service Club. This includes new ham development, technical training, amateur radio public relations, emergency communications, technical advancement/licensing and operating activities/field day. With your help, I hope we can continue to service all the needs of our club members and community. Last year we focused on the “Year of the Antenna”. We had a lot of fun with that and learned a lot about antennas. This year we will focus on the “Year of the Project” (thanks Dean). Projects can be simple for the new ham or more complex for the old timers. Projects can be designed for emergency communications, field day/contests or just fun projects. Some of the projects can be completed at CVARC meetings while others can be done on the weekend. I will need your help and advice. At the January meeting, we will have a presentation and then open up the meeting to discuss this year’s plans. Please attend – see you.

Conejo Valley ARC Speaker for January 17, 2013

Zak Cohen, N6PK, will speak on: “Use and Abuse of APRS”

His discussion will focus on the history, importance and use of APRS location technology in emergency communications.

Zak has been a licensed ham and life member of ARRL for over 50 years and is currently President of CVARC. He is also the regional representative for admission & advancement to the international board of the IEEE. Zak is Principal/President of Briarwood Associates and Equity Partner/CTO of Telecom + UC Training.

Submitted by Zak, N6PK

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Join Us for Dinner Join your CVARC colleagues for a pre-meeting dinner on Jan. 17 at Lupe's Mexican Restaurant, 1710 T.O. Blvd. in Thousand Oaks. We'll meet at 5:30 p.m., and the reservation is under my name, Diane, and CVARC. Lupe's is a T.O. "legend", with good Mexican food and reasonable prices. The restaurant will provide a number of tables for 4-6 people, near each other, for ease in serving and providing separate checks. If you need more info, the restaurant phone number is 805-495-3573 or call my cell: 805-630-7994. See you there!

Holiday Party Thanks! Over 40 people attended our Holiday Party on December 8th, and they brought great food, good conversation, and good ol' ham radio spirit! A fun time was had by all, and I'd like to thank all of you for your contributions. As happens each year, I've never seen any group that jumps right in to set up, decorate, and clean up like all of the CVARC members and spouses. A number of people even expressed some disappointment that we didn't continue longer (attributed to no "white elephant" auction this year), so we'll see what we can do next holiday season to provide some further "entertainment" that will interest hams and spouses. This year's raffle prizes were excellent. Charlie Pember, KG6CLT, won the MFJ Analyzer and Mike D'Amore, N6MDA, won a Buddy Pole.

The Newbie Net Our Newbie Net continues to operate on Sunday evenings from 7:00 to 7:30 p.m. (and sometimes longer!), on the BOZO Repeater 147.885, negative offset, with a PL of 127.3. Our average check-ins range between 9-12, but I've heard there are also a few "lurkers", i.e., those who listen but don't check in! (That’s fine, too!). We've had a few especially lively discussions the last few weeks; topics have included how to get on and use Echo link (which resulted in some follow-up and airtime for a number of participants); antenna questions, and some brainstorming on ideas for the Newbie Net itself. Some terrific new "newbies" have become active participants, with the result that we've finally reached one of our stated goals: to have a round robin of net control operators each week, so that each of us gets a chance to increase not only our airtime, but also our abilities! Each of the upcoming net controllers has agreed to come up with a specific topic for their week, so that participants can have a little time to think about questions, comments, and maybe even answers! Todd, KD6RCM, has generously offered to send the weekly reminders through the CVARC Discussion Group. So here's the line-up for the next few weeks: Jan. 13 - Todd, KD6RCM Jan. 20 - Arie WA6RIE Jan. 27 - Diane KJ6JEJ Feb. 03 - Leilach KK6AKY Feb. 10 - Tim K6POI Watch for the weekly topics in the CVARC Discussion Group. Here are a few POIs (points of information): 1) If you're an Elmer, come check in and add your expertise. 2) If you're a newbie (even a somewhat experienced newbie), come check in and bring your questions and comments.

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3) If you'd like a turn as net control, or are even thinking about it, come listen and speak up--we'll provide a "script" to help you out and some on-line articles about protocol. 4) Check the CVARC Website; it provides a wealth of information and links to sites that are very helpful to all CVARC members--Elmers and newbies and all in-betweeners. 5) If you have a specific question or need help with a radio-related item, an "Elmer" an on-line postcard will soon be available on the website to handle your request and connect you to other members who may be able to help you. 6) If you have a topic you would like to hear discussed on the Newbie Net, e-mail KJ6JEJ@yahoo.com or better yet, tell us on the air this coming Sunday evening! Looking forward to hearing more of you on-the-air with us on Sundays. 73 de KJ6JEJ Diane

Technical Corner How’s propagation, next weekend?

There are a number of ways to plan to get

that rare DX or work a new country. DX

summit and DX maps are a couple of useful

sites to see if there is propagation from our

part of the world to DX land. However,

increasingly, once a station has been

spotted it seems everybody, and her dog,

are calling. Over here on the west coast we

are behind the ‘east coast wall’ when it

comes to working Europe. We need to

develop some ambush tactics to snag that

DX before the east coast becomes aware.

The old favorite was the ARRL propagation charts available

at www.arrl.org/propagation. Select month and west coast

and there we are; a nice PDF of Maximum usable

frequency vs. time (UTC).

Problem is there are a few assumptions made. First for

these November 2012 charts the solar flux is assumed to

be 140, which it may not be, secondly the curves are

worked out for 1500W CW and thirdly benign solar

conditions are assumed. Lower flux, lower power, ssb and

it all gets much worse. Throw in solar wind, CME and flares

and it is back to the TV or yard-work. Bz is the

interplanetary magnetic field component aligned with the

earth’s magnetic poles. When it is positive, the earth’s

ionosphere keeps the solar wind at bay, but if it tips

negative then the solar wind gets in and the ions in the

ionosphere leach away, reducing the capability of the

ionosphere to reflect radio waves and hence spoil our fun.

It is my experience that ‘negative Bz’ has quite a profound

effect on propagation. When the field tips negative

propagation goes downhill fast, once the field goes back

positive, where it is normally, the ionization starts to

repair and, depending on the solar flux builds back up. The

rate of recovery seems much slower than the rate of

decline. The top left graph in figure 2, taken from the

www.spacew.com site, shows the Bz field, after initially

being positive, gyrating around. The effect of the gyrating

around can be seen on magnetometers and measuring the

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gyrations give us the A and K index.

Conditions went downhill fast.

All very well but spacew and other

observations, like the A and K index tell us

what is going on now or in the past; so how

do we plan our DX listening? Enter the

WSA-Enlil diagram, figure 3. This in a nice

representation of the change in solar wind

density and solar wind speed around the

sun. The sun is the blob in the middle, the

earth the blob on the right hand side. The

other two blobs represent the ‘stereo’ sun

observation sats. The complete circle

represents the rotation of the sun (28 days)

and the display rotates counter clockwise,

so we can estimate that a disturbance at

earth’s orbit in the 6 o’clock position will be

with us in one week. Figure 3 shows the

WSA-Enlil display for the same time as the

Bz graph in figure 2. We would have seen

the change in density (top pin wheel), in

this case caused by a pressure wave with a

CME superimposed on it, heading our way a

few days in advance. The change in density

is usually associated with the negative Bz

effect.

Figure 2 Figure 3

The WSA-Enlil chart can be found at

http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/ on the ‘popular pages’ pull

down. The lower pin wheel shows solar wind velocity. The

higher the velocity, the more unstable the ionosphere,

which can increase band noise and degrade the polar

propagation path to Europe.

The data displayed on the WSA-Enlil chart can be found

elsewhere, but I think the pin wheel displays are a nice

representation and are a useful tool in the search for DX,

and planning that yard work!

Submitted by Adrian Jarrett K6KY

Correction This editor erred in reporting in the November, 2012 edition of QUA CVARC that Adrian Jarrett had assumed the position of Technical Director when in fact that position is ably manned by Bill Wilcox who also conducts our raffles. Adrian heads up Operations. My apologies.

January 17 Meeting – Raffle Prizes The grand prize for the January meeting is a pair of tickets to Disneyland!

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FM Contesting

New "FM Only" Category

The ARRL offers a new "FM Only" category in the JanuaryVHF Contest in 2013. >>>>http://www.arrl.org/january-vhf#f-

widget-70048<<<<. The goal is to get more hams involved, try something new, and to have fun. This is intended to include FM mobile and handie-talkie operators. NOTE: You may not use repeaters or repeater frequencies to make or solicit contacts during the contest.

Suggested FM Frequencies Notes

52.525 MHz FM National Calling

146.550 MHz FM 146.580 MHz FM You may not use 146.520 in the contest

Most activity will be on these listed frequencies although other 2 meter simplex frequencies are available *1

223.500 MHz FM National Calling

446.000 MHz FM National Calling

927.60 MHz FM 927.80 MHz FM

Regional Calling *2

1294.50 MHz FM 1296.30 MHz FM

National Calling *2 Some stations are unable to tune below 1296.0 MHz so 1296.30 MHz FM might be used with prior careful coordination

*1 ARRL does not allow 146.52 to make or solicit contacts. *2 provided for completeness. The FM-Only contest category covers 4 bands: 6m through 446 MHz

Note these frequencies are suggestions, not requirements. This is intended to provide a sort of "watering hole" to improve the chance of contacts.

FM Operating Tips

The frequencies above (except 2-meters) are the National or Regional Calling Frequency on their respective bands. Since other participants may also want to use these channels, if you get a run of contacts you should either move up or down the band to work the rest of the callers or leave breaks for others to make calls on that frequency. Remember, the FM capture effect means you’ll only hear the strongest signal and may not know if a weaker signal is trying to call too, without moving off the National Calling or Regional Frequency. The National or Regional Calling frequencies are chosen here with the goal of attracting people with conventional FM gear; although there may be technical advantages in choosing other frequencies that are closer to SSB to accommodate high-gain antennas, the goal is to expand participation to a large group of new hams. Southern California generally uses 15 kHz spacing on 2- meters (see regional band plan at >>>>www.tasma.org<<<<;). You'll catch most participating stations by listening and calling on 146.550 and 146.580, but you might want to scan other parts of the band for non-contest FM simplex activity and ask for a quick contest contact. (Don't use 146.52, it's not allowed by ARRL rules.) When soliciting non-participants, its’ a good idea to have a local map with grid squares marked on it so you can help the uninitiated determine what exchange to give or refer to: >>http://www.levinecentral.com/ham/grid_square.php<<

Update your contest logging software. "FM Only" is a new category as of January 2013 and most contest logging applications will have updates to accommodate it. You ARE allowed to promote the contest on 146.520 or on your local repeaters any time prior to the start of the contest. You are also allowed to work stations on higher bands if you have the equipment to do so. Those contacts just won’t be part of your score, but the other ops will appreciate the contacts. If you’re just monitoring, remember to pick up the mic and call out from time to time. Listen first; sometimes there is a contact in progress but you can't hear the more distant station.

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You can expect the most activity in the first few hours of the contest on Saturday (beginning at 11am PST); midday on Sunday, as well as late afternoon on Sunday. Some operators make it a point to listen and call on each hour during normal waking hours. The contest ends at 7 pm PST on Sunday. This is a relatively relaxed contest and inviting to newcomers. Pile-ups are uncommon because VHF propagation is usually more limited than HF.

Another New Category: 3-Band (6m, 2m, & 432 MHz only

category)

For those with common multi-mode rigs such as IC706 or FT817/857/897, the ARRL has also created a 3-band entry category (6m, 2m & 432 MHz only) category. SSB & CW are permitted along with FM and other transmission modes. >>http://www.arrl.org/january-vhf#f-widget-70048<<; (Adapted by Pete Heins, N6ZE, from the PNWVHFS “FM Contesting” web article of 26Dec12 and used by permission. The Pacific NW VHF Society {PNWVHFS}>>>> http://pnwvhfs.org/index.html<<<< web site is a storehouse of information concerning VHF/UHF Weak Signal operations.) "Newbie Hint": FM Simplex experience leads directly to greater capability during an emergency. Amateurs who improve their stations on simplex will benefit by being able to reach more distant repeaters which is a huge advantage during disasters or communications outages. In reality, the ARRL “January VHF Contest” is an exercise to provide additional training& experience for local amateur radio operators participating in ACS, ARES, Skywarn, DCS, DART, and CERT groups. Test

your ability to communicate without a repeater, as you might have to do in an emergency. Hint: “field day” type operations atop buildings and local hilltops would provide communications over longer range. deN6ZE Submitted by Pete Heins N6ZE

History of the Car Radio Seems like cars have always had radios, but they didn't. Here's the true story. One evening, in 1929, two young men named William Lear and Elmer Wavering drove their girlfriends to a lookout point high above the Mississippi river town of Quincy, Illinois to watch the sunset. It was a romantic night to be sure, but one of the women observed that it would be even nicer if they could listen to music in the car. Lear and Wavering liked the idea. Both men had tinkered with radios (Lear had served as a radio operator in the U.S. Navy during World War I)and it wasn't long before they were taking apart a home radio and trying to get it to work in a car. But it wasn't as easy as it sounds: automobiles have ignition switches, generators, spark plugs, and other electrical equipment that generate noisy static interference, making it nearly impossible to listen to the radio when the engine was running. One by one, Lear and Wavering identified and eliminated each source of electrical interference. When they finally got their radio to work, they took it to a radio convention in Chicago. There they met Paul Galvin, owner of Galvin Manufacturing Corporation. He made a product called a "battery eliminator" a device that allowed battery- powered radios to run on household AC current. But as more homes were wired for electricity more radio manufacturers made AC-powered radios. Galvin needed a

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new product to manufacture. When he met Lear and Wavering at the radio convention, he found it. He believed that mass-produced, affordable car radios had the potential to become a huge business. Lear and Wavering set up shop in Galvin's factory, and when they perfected their first radio, they installed it in his Studebaker. Then Galvin went to a local banker to apply for a loan. Thinking it might sweeten the deal, he had his men install a radio in the banker's Packard. Good idea, but it didn't work -- half an hour after the installation, the banker's Packard caught on fire. (They didn't get the loan.) Galvin didn't give up. He drove his Studebaker nearly 800 miles to Atlantic City to show off the radio at the 1930 Radio Manufacturers Association convention. Too broke to afford a booth, he parked the car outside the convention hall and cranked up the radio so that passing conventioneers could hear it. That idea worked -- he got enough orders to put the radio into production. WHAT'S IN A NAME That first production model was called the 5T71. Galvin decided he needed to come up with something a little catchier. In those days, many companies in the phonograph and radio businesses used the suffix "ola" for their names - Radiola, Columbiola, and Victrola were three of the biggest. Galvin decided to do the same thing, and since his radio was intended for use in a motor vehicle, he decided to call it the Motorola. But even with the name change, the radio still had problems.

When Motorola went on sale in 1930, it cost about $110 uninstalled, at a time when you could buy a brand-new car for $650, and the country was sliding into the Great Depression. (By that measure, a radio for a new car would cost about $3,000 today.) In 1930 it took two men several days to put in a car radio. The dashboard had to be taken apart so that the receiver and a single speaker could be installed, and the ceiling had to be cut open to install the antenna. These early radios ran on their own batteries, not on the car battery, so holes had to be cut into the floorboard to accommodate them. The installation manual had eight complete diagrams and 28 pages of instructions. Selling complicated car radios that cost 20 percent of the price of a brand-new car wouldn't have been easy in the best of times, let alone during the Great Depression -- Galvin lost money in 1930 and struggled for a couple of years after that. But things picked up in 1933 when Ford began offering Motorola's pre-installed at the factory. In 1934 they got another boost when Galvin struck a deal with B.F. Goodrich Tire Company to sell and install them in its chain of tire stores. By then the price of the radio, installation included, had dropped to $55. The Motorola car radio was off and running. (The name of the company would be officially changed from Galvin Manufacturing to "Motorola" in 1947.) In the meantime, Galvin continued to develop new uses for car radios. In 1936, the same year that it introduced push-button tuning, it also introduced the Motorola Police Cruiser, a standard car radio that was factory preset to a single frequency to pick up police broadcasts. In 1940, he developed the first handheld two-way radio -- The “Handie-Talkie” – for the U. S. Army. A lot of the communications technologies that we take for granted today were born in Motorola labs in the years that followed World War II. In 1947, they came out with the first television to sell under $200.

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In 1956, the company introduced the world's first pager. In 1969 it supplied the radio and television equipment that was used to televise Neil Armstrong's first steps on the Moon. In 1973, it invented the world's first handheld cellular phone. Today Motorola is one of the largest cell phone manufacturers in the world -- And it all started with the car radio. WHATEVER HAPPENED TO… The two men who installed the first radio in Paul Galvin's car, Elmer Wavering and William Lear, ended up taking very different paths in life. Wavering stayed with Motorola. In the 1950's, he helped change the automobile experience again when he developed the first automotive alternator, replacing inefficient and unreliable generators. The invention lead to such luxuries as power windows, power seats, and, eventually, air-conditioning. Lear also continued inventing. He holds more than 150 patents. Remember eight-track tape players? Lear invented that. But what he's really famous for are his contributions to the field of aviation. He invented radio direction finders for planes, aided in the invention of the autopilot, designed the first fully automatic aircraft landing system, and in 1963 introduced his most famous invention of all, the Lear Jet, the world's first mass-produced, affordable business jet. (Not bad for a guy who dropped out of school after the eighth grade.) [Author unknown.] Submitted by Mike D’Amore, N6MDA

Volunteer Ham (VHAM) Radio Operator List Look to http://www.my1email.com/vham/ for a very complete list of opportunities to volunteer your amateur radio services to various groups throughout the state and others in the U.S.A. Many volunteer events and organizations rely on us for all important real time communications to make their programs a success. Why not take a look at the website and see if there is an organization whom you might delight with your amateur radio skills? [If you know of any other events deserving of publicity to our members, please submit them to this newsletter. – Ed.] Submitted by Ken Sandberg, KS3I

We’ve Tried Something New

As your editor, thank you all for your ideas and

particularly, your submissions to make this month’s

issue perhaps more valuable to members.

Hopefully, you will notice the color graphics and

hyperlinks for those of you (now the vast majority) who

subscribe by e-mail. In the past, QUA CVARC refrained

from using color graphics because most people got their

newsletter by mail, limiting us to black and white.

For those who still prefer a paper copy by mail, you may

not enjoy the same vivid color displays. Please don’t

despair. You may go to the CVARC Discussion forum on

Yahoo or the club’s website and simply download a

copy of the automated version.

Do please feel entirely free to comment to me on your

impressions of our newsletter. Simply send me a

message at n6tea@arrl.net or call 818-917-6868.

Thanks de - - M (N6TEA) your editor.

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Amateur Radio Exam and Study Guide Websites

http://www.qrz.com On the right column under “Ham Study”, go to “Practice Tests”

http://www.eham.net On the left column under “Resources”, go to “Ham Exams”

http://www.KB0MGA.net Log in is required

http://www.radioexam.org Practice Exams

CVARC is recognized by the ARRL as a Special Service Club (SSC). To be a part of the ARRL’s Special Service Club program, the club must regularly show that it is actively involved in certain areas, including: • New Ham Development and Training • Public Relations • Emergency Communications • Technical Advancement • Operating Activities

Tax Deductible Donations to CVARC CVARC is an IRS-certified 501(c)3 charitable organization and donations are deductible pursuant to the IRS rules. If you have working radio equipment and ancillary equipment that you can and wish to donate to the club, please contact one of the board members and we will be happy to talk to you about the process. Many companies will either grant or match employee’s gifts to non-profit organizations like CVARC. Please determine if your company is among these and contact a board member so we may help fund and grow CVARC. We cannot accept certain donations, and have to place some restrictions around them (no hazardous materials, nothing we could not sell, etc.). If you are interested, look me, or any other board member up at one of the meetings, or contact us via email (our addresses are on page 11 of the newsletter).

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Send information/application to: Conejo Valley Amateur Radio Club P.O. Box 2093 Thousand Oaks, CA 91358-2093

Please determine if your company is among these and contact a board member so we may help fund and grow CVARC. We cannot accept certain donations, and have to place some restrictions around them (no hazardous materials, nothing we could not sell, etc.). If you are interested, look me, or any other board member up at one of the meetings, or contact us via email (our addresses are on page 7 of the newsletter).

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Ventura County ACS/ARES Times and Frequencies: Area 2 ACS/ARES members are encouraged to check in every Tuesday night at 7:00 p.m. on the Area 2 check-in nets. [Please note that the detailed list of ACS/ARES frequencies, repeaters, off-sets, etc. is under revision. There was not sufficient time to complete the list accurately before this newsletter was published. We can expect a fully revised list and entirely accurate list for the January edition of this newsletter. Meanwhile, please take advantage of the local repeaters listed below.]

Local Repeaters: 146.805 - 100.0 Simi Valley AD6SV 147.885 - 127.3 Thousand Oaks N6JMI 147.915 - 127.3 Camarillo WB6ZTQ 146.970 - 127.3 Oxnard W66YQN 145.400 - Ojai Valley N6FL 147.975 - 127.3 Ventura N6VUY 146.385 + 127.3 Santa Paula & County Wide WB6ZSN 145.460 - 127.3 Moorpark K6ERN 146.880 - 127.3 Red Mt / County / SMRA County Wide WA6ZTT 146.850 - 94.8 Thousand Oaks - Grissom N6EVC 224.700 - 156.7 Thousand Oaks – Grissom K6HB 223.960 - 141.3 Thousand Oaks - Rasnow Peak N6CFC 445.580 - 100.0 Simi Valley K6ERN 449.440 - 131.8 Thousand Oaks (AMGEN) 2 KE6SWS 447.000 - 103.5 Camarillo Springs K6ERN For questions concerning ACS/ARES, please call Zak Cohen or go to the ACS/ARES section of the CVARC website at http://www.cvarc.org. Net Control operations for the weekly ACS/ARES Area 2 check-in are run from the ACS/ARES communications center at East County Sheriff Station (on Olsen Road) every Tuesday starting at 7:00 p.m.

Visitors are welcome and have the opportunity to operate the station. Please contact Zak Cohen, whose info is listed above, to arrange it.

2012 CVARC Officers

President.................................... Zak Cohen ....................................N6PK .......................... (818) 991-2913.................................... zcohen@ieee.org Vice President ............................ (currently vacant) Secretary .................................... Eric Peterson ............................ WB6PYK ....................... (805) 479-9953......................... erxpeterson@gmail.com Treasurer ................................... Ken Segedie .............................. WD9DPK ....................... (818) 489-6990 ........................... ken806@earthlink.net Public Relations ......................... Dave Singer................................. KI6YVI ......................... (805) 492-6667............................. singers3@verizon.net

Technical……………………………….. Bill Willcox……………………………….KF6JQO………………………(805) 526-0351 ……………………………..kf6jqo@yahoo.com Operations ................................. Adrian Jarrett .............................. K6KY .......................... (805) 915-7562................................ g4frz@hotmail.com Newsletter Editor ...................... Mike Slate ...................................N6TEA ......................... (805) 498-9590........................................n6tea@arrl.net Education ................................... Tim Wheeler ............................... K6POI ......................... (818) 541-0321........................................ k6poi@arrl.net Social.......................................... Diane Wainwood ........................ KJ6JEJ ......................... (805) 241-6967.................................. kj6jej@yahoo.com Member at Large ....................... Todd Kleopfer ........................... KD6RCM ....................... (805) 844-8708..................................... kd6rcm@arrl.net Member at Large ....................... Andy Ludlum ............................ KI6NON ........................ (818) 370-3402...................................... ki6non@arrl.net

Member at Large…………………….Charles Pember……………………… KG6CLT……………………….(805) 495-6701………………………………crpember@aol.com

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CVARC Online For up-to-date information and back issues of newsletters, please visit the CVARC website at http://www.cvarc.org. In addition to visiting the website, you may like to join the CVARC Yahoo Group at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CVARCDiscussion/.

The Conejo Valley Amateur Radio Club is an ARRL affiliated Special Service Club. Meetings are held on the third Thursday of every month, except December. The meeting location is the Community Room at The East County Sheriff Station, 2101 E. Olsen Road, Thousand Oaks. Meetings start at 7:30pm with a pre-meeting social and technical assistance session from 6:30 to 7:30pm. Meetings are open to the public, and members are encouraged to bring their friends.

“QUA CVARC” is published monthly (on the Monday preceding the CVARC club meeting) by the Conejo Valley Amateur Radio Club, AA6CV, PO Box 2093, Thousand Oaks, CA 91358-2093. It is mailed free of charge to all members. Opinions expressed in articles in this newsletter are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the club, its Board, or its members.

CVARC Membership Rates Visitors are always welcome at our monthly meetings, and we do not pressure newcomers to join. If, however, you would like to support the club and its activities by becoming a member then we will be very pleased.

The simplest way to join (or to renew) is to write us a check bearing your address, and give or send it to our Treasurer. Make the check payable to “CVARC” and please put your call sign and/or email address, if you have one, on the memo line of your check. Name, call sign, or address changes may be e-mailed to the Treasurer. Current annual rates are: Regular Membership $25. Family Membership $30. Special discounts are available for new members (licensed in the last 12 months) $10. Full-time Students: $10. Regular members renewing for multiple years: $20/year. Family members renewing for multiple years $25/year.