I just real ised I ’ve been an editor of this newsletter for over a year, MarkK9MQ and myself started back in June of last year when we converted SSover to Scibus and I worked as assistant editor ti l l November in which Ibecame Editor and Chief. Even better is clubs net its a year old. So far wehave had over 75 people check in and we are proud of what it hasaccomplished, of course it could be improved but in time.Sept 7 we wil l behaving our 3rd annual special event N9D at the Indiana Dunes State Park.This year the club has decided to have a picnic also, hey we had to rentthe pavi l ion so why not take advantage. The event wil l start at the TremontShelter around 1 0am with the launching of fishing string for the pul l ing of aG5RV antenna , by 1 1 we should be on the air. Noon a gri l l wi l l be l i t andlet the cooking commence! Around 5 we wil l start wrapping things up andhead on out. I f you want why not bring the family there are plenty of thingsto do at the Dunes even swimming(Weather permitted).I f you don’t make it, we wil l be having another fundraiser this time at FiveGuys in Munster, IN. Sept 1 2th.The fundraiser wil l last the entire storeoperating hours, so you can go to lunch with coworkers and or take thefamily.. . Yes even the dreaded mother in law! (but make her pay for herself) . Al l you need to do is let the cashier know you are their for thefundraiser or print page 3 of this newsletter.The club wil l get 25% of al lreceipts col lected Not a bad deal huh?A little bit of Ham news VanityHQ.com a website that al lows you to searchfor cal lsign history has gone dark, Michael, N4MC has been theadminastator for 1 4 years and desided it was time.In 2004 Michael decided it was time but, another hamprovided him with funds to continue, Eldon Lewis, K7LS,inaugurated his RadioQTH website, which offers almost thesame information VHQ did.I f you are into ATV (Amateur Radio Television) There is a newand FREE magazine on the interwebs check it out www.CQ-DATV.mobiLast May we had fun with the Indiana QSO party, also somefrustration! but the W9LJ managed to get dead last in clubcompetition, but got 6th in our category, Multi-Op, We want tothank all those who participated in the contest and hope tokick some tai l next year.

From Your EditorBenjamin Straw, KC9UNS

September 201 3, Issue 9, Volume 61

UPCOMING EVENTS

In this Issue of Short Skip

Mark KC9QBL

ARTICLES NEEDED! ! !I f you have anything pertaining toamateur radio that you would l ike tocontribute to, and share with others inShort Skip, we would be happy toinclude your offering in any future

edition. Anything you would l ike. Hintsand kinks, antennas, technical talk,operating tips, publ ic service, classicradio, club activities, etc., would be

hearti ly welcomed! ! ! Al l articles must bein by the 20th of every month. Copyright

rules and permission apply to al lsubmissions. Please send your

submission to:KC9UNS / Short Skip Editor

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I hope you enjoy this month’s Short Skipas much as I did putting it together!

2. Meeting Minutes

3. Real QSO, Fundraiser

4. Origins of 73

5. QCWA

6. Favorite Countries

7. IC-71 00 Recall

8. Signals Illegal, Jamming GPS

9. N9D Operating Event & Picnic

I f we missed yourbirthday or

get it wrong, please letus know

Lake County Amateur Radio ClubLake County Dept. Homeland SecurityBui lding /New Health Dept. Bui ldingSept 1 3th @ 7:30pm. Board 6:30pm

Sun Sept 7th, 201 3CFMC Radio Expo

Boone County Fairgrounds

Hamfest

Meeting

Picnic/Operating Event

NetLCARC Weekly Information NetClubs VHF & UHF Repeaters

Every Thursday @ 8pm

Indiana Parks on the air (INPOTA)Where: Indiana Dunes State Park -

Tremont ShelterWhen: September 7th.

Event 1 1 am-5pm. Setup @ 1 0am.

Directions To the Dunes from Lake County:Take I/94 east to IN49 North (exit 26B)

Fol low Indiana 49 north.IN49 ends at the beginning of the park

property.Fol low the signs to the Tremont Shelter

(first right turn at the roundabout) .For those that are unfamilar with the park,when you pay or your admission, ask for a

propertymap at the gatehouse.

LCARC May Meeting MinutesBenjamin Straw, KC9UNS

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Meeting called to order at 7:35 PM

Attendance:1 3 Members 4 Guests.

Reading of Minutes:The minutes of the previous meeting July 1 2 wasapproved as read.

Treasure Report:Treasurer Report read by Ben KC9UNS

Committee reportsRepeater: Board gave Mark K9MQ a vote of confidencein purchasing the equipment for a remote l ink.Ben KC9UNS: Reported the bi l l for the grounding systemwas more than original ly estimated due to Bartronicshaving to replace an extra ground rod. Paid in ful .Fundraiser: Sept 1 2th, Five Guys Burgers in Munster onCalumet Ave. 1 North of Ridge RoadContest: Ben KC9UNS reported we placed Last in ClubCompetition for the INQP and 6th for Mult Op.

Program:Tom W9SRV, Jerry K9LOT, and Bil l KC9QXO Talk aboutthe National weather service ham team WX9LOToutreach program and Skywarn.

Meeting adjourned at 8:50 PM local.

201 3 Officers

President: .............. WD9EZBBob Wiberg

Vice President: ....... KB9HORuss McComb

Secretary: ............. KC9UNSBenjamin Straw

Treasurer: ................ KF9EXJim Harney

Trustee: ..................... WV9OMarv Boetcher

DirectorsBill Young ................. N9QLSKen Brown ................ KE9TCBob Nelms ............ WD9FNYMark Skowronski .......... K9MQJohn Gianotti ................. W9WY

Editorial StaffEditor-in-Chief ...... KC9UNS

Benjamin Straw(kc9uns@gmail.com)

Club ResourcesW9LJ/R ......................... 1 47.000 + PL 1 31 .8

W9LJ/R (St. John) ..... 1 47.240 + PL 1 31 .8W9LJ/R ......................... 442.075 + PL 1 31 .8

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MeetingsSept 1 3, 201 3

BOARD MEETING

LCEMA OFFICE,

2900 93rd Ave

Crown Point (41 .449555,-87.36893)

(Across from Gov. Ctr.)

6:30 p.m.

Sept 1 3, 201 3

CLUB MEETING

2900 93rd Ave

Crown Point (41 .449555,-87.36893)

(Across from Gov. Ctr.)

7:30 p.m.

LCARC is an IRS-certified 501(c)3 charitable organization and donations are deductible pursuant to the IRS rules. If you haveworking radio equipment and ancillary equipment that you can and wish to donate to the club, please contact one of the boardmembers and we will be happy to talk to you about the process. Many companies will either grant or match employee’s gifts tononprofit organizations like LCARC.Please determine if your company is among these and contact a board member so we mayhelp fund and grow LCARC. We cannot accept certain donations, and have to place some restrictions around them (nohazardous materials, nothing we could not sell, etc.). If you are interested, look me, or any other board member up at one of themeetings, or contact us via email (our addresses at the end of this newsletter)

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You almost had a real QSOJeff Davis KE9V

I ’m a pathetic radio amateur. Really. Over the course of 37 years in the hobby I ’ve managed less than adozen two-way contacts using keyboard type digital modes. I know, I know, I ’ve heard that modes l ike JT65and other new world communication technologies are the “future” of amateur radio.

(By the way, over the course of my 37 years in the hobby, every single thing that anyone ever said or wrotethat was supposedly the “future” of amateur radio has been wrong. Including things written and said by me.So here’s some GREAT advice — next time you hear or read that proclaimed — pull on your hip wadersbecause you wil l be standing knee deep in excrement.)

I understand the technology, I just don’t get why anyone finds these modes enjoyable. I know, that’s myproblem, not yours. I don’t have to enjoy it for you to enjoy it. I ’ve l i ttle interest in discouraging anyone fromsampling the many facets afforded the radio amateur.

But I would real ly l ike to connect electrodes to the heads of those who dai ly clog the radio blogosphere withreports of their digital conquests using, for example, JT65 — another sound card mode that permits only thebarest exchange — just to see what makes them tick.

The JT65 variant that now appears on HF was original ly developed to snag infinitesimally tiny signalsbounced off the surface of the Moon. Telemetry data. A callsign with an odd looking signal report, a gridlocator and not much else.

I t could be a special use case thing. Hams who live in antenna restricted areas have discovered that theycan make these contacts, often impressive DX contacts, with a one watt transmitter and nothing more thana coat hanger hidden in the closet for an antenna.

But I ’m bound to be wrong. I usual ly am. Perhaps there is some other pleasure to be derived from the briefexchange of a few bits via radio that I ’m simply missing. Given al l the blog fodder and ham rag chatter aboutit these days, perhaps I too wil l one day discover the joy of almost nearly having a real ham radio QSO?Visit Jeff's Blog, Smoke Curls @ KE9V.net

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Glen Zook, K9STH, posted this to the Heathkit mai l ing l ist:Many amateurs already know that "73" is from what is known as the "Phi l l ips Code", a series of numeric messages conceivedfor the purpose of cutting down transmission time on the old land telegraph systems when sending text that is basical ly thesame.In the Apri l 1 935 issue of QST on page 60 there is a short article on the origin of 73. This article was a summation of anotherarticle that appeared in the "December Bul letin from the Navy Department Office of the Chief of Naval Operations". That wouldbe December of 1 934.

The quotation from the Navy is as fol lows: "I t appears from a research of telegraph histories that in 1 859 the telegraph peopleheld a convention, and one of its features was a discussion as to the saving of 'l ine time'. A committee was appointed to devisea code to reduce standard expressions to symbols or figures. This committee worked out a figure code, from figure 1 to 92.Most of these figure symbols became obsolescent, but a few remain to this date, such as 4, which means "Where shal l I goahead?'. Figure 9 means 'wire', the wire chief being on the wire and that everyone should close their keys. Symbol 1 3 means 'Idon't understand'; 22 is 'love and a kiss'; 30 means 'good night' or 'the end'. The symbol most often used now is 73, whichmeans 'my compliments' and 92 is for the word 'del iver. ' The other figures in between the forgoing have fal len into almostcomplete disuse."

One of the chief telegraphers of the Navy Department of Communications, a J. L. Bishop, quoted from memory the signals thatwere in effect in 1 905:

1 Wait a minute4 Where shal l I start in message?5 Have you anything for me?9 Attention or clear the wire1 3 I do not understand22 Love and kisses25 Busy on another circuit30 Finished, the end-used mainly by press telegraphers73 My compliments, or Best Regards92 Deliver

Now days, 22 has become 88 (love and kisses). I don't know when this came about. 30 is sti l l used in the newspaper andmagazine business to indicate the end of a feature, story, or column. And, of course, 73 is sti l l used by amateur radiooperators to mean "best regards".

Making any of these numbers plural (73s, 88s, etc.) is incorrect since they are already plural. 73s would mean best regardsesand 88s would mean love and kisseses. Those make no sense.

Anyway, the subject of where 73 came from comes up periodical ly and this article reinforces the "Phi l l ips Code" origin.

J im, N2EY, adds:Some other related stuff:Phi l l ips Code "1 9" and "31 " refer to train orders. They were so well known that the terms "1 9 order" and "31 order" were sti l l inRR use in the 1 970s, long after the telegraph was gone.

The abbreviation "es" for "and" derives from the Morse character "&". The prosign "SK" with the letters run together derivesfrom the Morse "30".

The numeric code is a small part of the abbreviations outl ined in the Phi l l ips Code (developed by telegrapher Walter P. Phi l l ips).Here are the numbers as referenced:

W I R E S I G N A L S

Origins of "73"

WIRE Preference over everythingexcept 95

1 Wait a moment2 Important Business3 What time is it?4 Where shal l I go ahead?5 Have you business for me?6 I am ready7 Are you ready?8 Close your key; circuit is

busy9 Close your key for priorit

business (Wire chief,dispatcher, etc)

1 0 Keep this circuit closed1 2 Do you understand?1 3 I understand1 4 What is the weather?

1 5 For you and other to copy1 7 Lightning here1 8 What is the trouble?1 9 Form 1 9 train order21 Stop for a meal22 Wire test23 All copy24 Repeat this back25 Busy on another wire26 Put on ground wire27 Priority, very important28 Do you get my writing?29 Private, del iver in sealed

envelope30 No more (end)31 Form 31 train order32 I understand that I am to .. .33 Car report (Also, answer is

paid for)34 Message for al l officers35 You may use my signal to

answer this37 Diversion (Also, inform all

interested)39 Important, with priority on

thru wire (Also, sleep-carreport)

44 Answer promptly by wire73 Best regards88 Love and kisses91 Superintendant's signal92 Deliver promptly93 Vice President and General

Manager's signals95 President's signal1 34 Who is at the key?

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So real ly.. . What iswith the weather on QCWA meetingnights? After a beautiful week of clearskies and cool temperatures, the skydarkened and rain threatened us onceagain. And it was enough of a threat tocancel the classic car guys (can'tblame them, but look below for onespecial classic car) . I t didn't real ly rainmore than a few drops, and it didn'tkeep away a good sized crowd of 36people from attending our dinner atSuzie's Cafe. I t was a pleasure towelcome back Don, K9WHK, andVerneice'sfriends as theywere passingthrough ontheir Arizona-to-Ontariojourney. Lyle,K7YQ (alsoVA3DXE), andhis wifeShirley havevisited usbefore and it'snice that theycaught us on ameeting nightonce again.We all had agood time andsome greatshow and tel li tems weredisplayed.

Bruce,W9OTN,broughtanother interesting item, as he almostalways does for us: a hand-crankedAC generator from an old antique walltelephone. Cranking the generator fedabout 80-1 00 volts into three lamps inparal lel . One lamp was a typicalincandescent fi lament bulb with anormal bright glow, another lamp wasfi l led with neon gas and glowedorange, and the third lamp was fi l ledwith argon gas and glowed purple. I 'veincluded a video at the end of thephotos below, although the purple israther hard to see because it wassetup in front of a window. I f you wantmore information and history aboutcolored l ights, check out this neatwebsite.

Carl, K9LA, brought a National NCSixty Special receiver. This isn't justany old receiver, but the same that heused back in his Novice days as a kidin Hammond. The overlaid paper dialwas calibrated to Canadian time andfrequency standard radio station CHUon 7335 kHz to help keep him withinhis 40m allocation. And yep, thereceiver sti l l works too! Also, althoughmost of us didn't see him because therestaurant wouldn't let him in.. . Carland Vicky's Schnauzer namedSnoopy came along for the long ride

from Ft.Wayne too! Ithink Snoopywil l be ournew unofficialchaptermascot! Seehis photobelow.

Tom, W8FIB,brought acouple of oldRadioAmateurHandbooksfrom ARRLand also aHamGadgetsMemoryKeyer. This isan excel lentkeyer withmanyfunctions andfeatures.Tom's 1 956

Handbook looks to be original, but theother is an 80th Anniversary edition ofthe very first Handbookpublished in 1 926. Andyou know who has anoriginal 1 926 Handbook?You might have guessed:Bruce, W9OTN!

Thanks to al l of you frombringing your toys to sharewith us! And pets too!

Membership Drive ContestUpdate: Next month'smeeting (mid- to late-August) wi l l be the end ofour contest. I went overthe detai ls again and

reminded everyone that it is possiblefor anyone to take the lead in this finalmonth and win the $50 First Prize. Soget out there and drum up some newmembers before the next meeting!The ful l detai ls are on the ContestPage or you can call (or text) or emailme if you need any clarifications. 21 9-771 -9478 or w4sv [at] chapter36 [dot]org

Photo by Carl K9LA.

______________________________Photos stolen from Jim Isom, KJ9T.These are the ful l-size photos already.This 1 965 Pontiac Grand Prix belongsto Chapter 36 member John Mil ler,W9ZG. John often takes this car to theFriday night car shows in Valpo.. . theshow we didn't get to see after ourmeeting because of the threat of rain.Well , maybe another time we wil l havebetter luck and John can official lyenter this beautiful automobile in ourshow-and-tel l .

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Favorite countries, -philes and the MotherlandJohn Harper AE5X

A non-ham recently asked me if I enjoy conversations with the countries from which my ancestors came – and Ihonestly didn’t know how to answer her.

The short and honest answer is “no - the connection never occurred” but I felt obl iged to give her a reason since itseems like such a sensible question and a likely reason to enjoy ham radio’s communicative possibi l i ties – at least froma non-ham’s perspective.

She wanted me to say “Yes – I just love talking with Germany – especial ly stations in Hanover! ”

But the truthful answer is that we enjoy the technical aspects of what makes the communications possible more thanthe social aspects – an answer that made me seem like a schmuck at wasting such a humanistic opportunity on such asuperficial pursuit. Hams with cool and often complex equipment, talking about…..equipment. Even I can see how thatmight be yawn-inducing to a non-ham.

Family ties aside, humanity is ful l of people whose hobby is a different country. Anglophi les love English culture;Francophi les ua0kbg(Thomas Jefferson was one), French and so on. Maybe they should become hams – it might adddepth to some of the QSOs heard around the bands.

Young hams may wonder if ham radio QSOs weremore personal before the internet – back when hamradio was the only way common citizens had ofcommunicating with each other. I ’d have to say “no”although there were (and are) exceptions. Maybe inradio’s infancy, long transoceanic ragchews werethe norm.

I don’t get “warm and fuzzy” during QSOs with thecountries of my grandparents nor does it evenregister that “Hey, that’s where Grandpa was from”when I talk to Denmark. Or England.

But I do have a favorite country that I enjoy QSOswith more than others. I t is based on an interest inthat country’s history and, more significantly, thehistory of the relationship between that country andmine. That interest started as soon as I startedDXing back in the late 70′s.

With a very detai led map of the country’s pol iticaldivisions hanging on my wall , I would often pass upnew DXCC entities in favor of yet another QSO withthat mysterious country. Afterwards, a thumbtackwent into the map marking the source of the RF I ’djust dowsed from the ether.

New DXCC entities are few and far between thesedays but I sti l l – decades later – enjoy an after-dinner, flutter-enhanced QSO over the North Poleon 20m CW with a station some remote oblast.--More writings from John Harper can be found on itwebsite www.ae5x.com/blob

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Icom sent out a letter to their customers regarding a worldwide recal l of their new flagship, the IC-71 00. At first thereasons for this recal l were unclear, unti l I got hold of Chris Lougee.

Chris, Icom America’s Vice President of Sales and Marketing, explained:

There proved to three problems with this model which escaped our attention during development. The mosturgentmatter on our agenda is replacing the touchscreen by an upgradedmodel.

What’s wrong with the current touchscreen?

Under normal circumstances, nothing. However, when a ham radio operator is picking his nose – and believeme, manydo – the dried-out nasal mucus remains will be devastating.

I don’t fol low.

Nose-picking is the act ofextracting nasal mucus with one’s finger (rhinotillexis). Some hams will automaticallyingest the mucus (mucophagy), butmanydon’t. Once dried-out nasal mucus is stuck onto the touchscreen, it isimpossible to remove it without severely damaging the screen. We will replace the screen by a scratch-proofone. A mucus-proofone, if you will.

The second problem we need to know about?

To attract customers who nevermastered the art ofattaching an N-connector to a coax cable, we decided touse SO-239 forVHF/UHF. This decision also proved to be a badmistake.

Why?

We initially assumed that users would still use a goodquality coax cable, but instead they used lowquality,high-loss RG-58 which they salvaged from the time theywere on CB. Immediately complaints rolled in aboutbad reception and bad signal reports. We will exchange SO-239 forN, and hand out a free instruction set onhow to attach these connectors properly andwhich cable to use.

Sounds l ike a good idea to me. You mentioned that there were three problems. Did I miss one?

Yes, the design. Many owners complained about the fact that the radio looks almost identical to an alarm clock.On a fewoccasions this resulted in the total destruction of the control head.

Sorry Chris, but this sounds a bit implausible to me.

It sounded implausible to us too at first. The problem only occurs aftermany hours ofcontesting. Contestersgenerally fall asleep in their shack, hear the alarm clock at 6.00 am, want to silence it, but hit the Icom controlhead instead. Notmuch was left of the ones we got back for repair.

I hope D-Star sti l l works as advertised?

Yes, D-Starworks great. You still sound like a Dalek, but that’s a feature, not a bug, haha!

Any idea how much time all of this wil l take?

All radios will be sent back to Japan, refitted and tested by our nasal mucus experts. The control headwill beencased in stainless steel. Turnaround time will be up to three months. We’re very sorry for the inconveniencecaused.

Apologies accepted. Thank you for al l the information, Chris, and hope to meet you again.

Thank you too, Hans. I love your blog! Have a great day!

Icom IC-71 00 Worldwide RecallHans Van Rijsse PD0AC hamgear.wordpress.com

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I always wondered if we’re putting to much faith in modern technology, but this article trumps all . A New Jersey manwanted to hide his movements from his employer by using a GPS jammer, but he ended up interfering with operationsat a busy airport instead. He was tracked down, fired, and faces a fine of almost $32,000.

According to the article this was the device he was using.

OK, the guy was doing something wrong, but there are a few things bothering me.

1 . The range of these devices general ly won’t exceed 1 0 meters. How on earth could this interfere withairport operations?2. How did authorities track down such a marginal (and probably fast moving) signal?3. I f these devices are so dangerous, does that mean that terrorists can bring down planes in thefuture by buying a truck load of these things?

I ’m puzzled. Something doesn’t make sense here. I f i t does, it might be wise not to put too much trust in thesetechnologies.

Can GPS jammers bring down a plane?Hans Van Rijsse PD0AC hamgear.wordpress.com

Shhh! The scientists are l istening to space!

Green Bank, West Virginia, is a tech-savvy teenager’snightmare. In this tiny town in PocahontasCounty—population 1 43—wireless signals are i l legal. Nocel l phones. No WiFi. No radio. No Bluetooth. No electronictransmitters at al l . You’re not even al lowed to cozy up to anelectric blanket.

The remote town is smack in the center of the NationalRadio Quiet Zone, a 1 3,000 square mile stretch of landdesignated by the FCC to protect two government radiotelescopes from man-made interference. The rules, though,are most strict in Green Bank’s neck of the woods. Sostrict, actual ly, that a policeman roves the streets l isteningfor verboten wireless signals.

I t’s necessary, though. The town is home to the GreenBank Telescope, the largest steerable radio telescope inthe world—and arguably our most powerful l ink to thecosmos. Scientists there l isten to radio energy that hasjourneyed light years, unlocking secrets about how thestars and galaxies formed. A rogue radio signal couldprevent potential discoveries, discoveries that couldanswer big questions about how the universe ticks.

GREEN BANK, WV: A VISITORS GUIDEDon’t even try using your cel l phone in Green Bank. Findingservice is the only thing harder than finding another human.A fl ip of the radio dial won’t reward you either—it’s al l asteady whoosh of white noise. I f you’re lucky, though, youmay catch a faint fl icker of the only AM station around,hosted by the Allegheny Mountain Radio Network.

First responders are the only residents al lowed to usecommunication radios, although they’re l imited to short-distance CB radios. I f you get lost, one pay phone is thereto rescue you—a pay phone, mind you, that people actual lyuse. And you can search the web there, too, but you’ l l haveto get used to the grating ping of a dial-up modem again.

Surprisingly, a ban on all things wireless hasn’t drivenresidents away—it’s actual ly drawn people al l across theUnited States to settle down. Sufferers of electromagnetichypersensitivity—a disease supposedly caused by wirelesssignals, but dismissed by the scientific community—havemoved into the electronic dead space.

The fol lowing article, written by Lucas Reil ly, is reprintedwith the permission of mentalfloss.com. The original storyis at http://www.mentalfloss.com/article/521 37/west-virginia-town-where-wireless-signals-are-i l legal

The West Virginia Town Where Wireless Signals Are IllegalLucas Reilly, MentalFloss.com

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