Welcome to Northern California DX Club January 15, 2009.

Welcome to Welcome to Northern Northern

California DX ClubCalifornia DX Club

January 15, 2009January 15, 2009

NCDXC Jan 09NCDXC Jan 09 Slide 2

Tonight’s AgendaTonight’s Agenda• Club Business

– Introduction of Officers– Introductions of Members– New members– DX news– QSTs

• The status of the sunspot cycle• Visalia Patch Contest• Antenna Forum• NCDXC Raffle


Introduction of OfficersIntroduction of Officers• Officers

– President Craig Bradley AE6RR

– Vice Pres Risto Kotalampi W6RK

– Secretary Russ Bentson K6KLY

– Treasurer Jose Picazo Jr. WT6X

• Directors– Steve Jones N6SJ

– Jim Abraham W6EB

– John Eisenberg K6YP


IntroductionsIntroductions

• Let’s Go Around the room… – Introduce yourself & any guests– Tell us what new DX you have bagged

• Did anyone work E44M?• TS7C?• Contests?

– Any other news you wish to share?

(please keep it brief)


New members?New members?

• Secretary - Russ, K6KLY

– He has applications are available…– Voting


DX News – KP5DX News – KP5• KP5 Desecheo Island

– Leaders: Dr. Glenn Johnson, W0GJ & Bob Allphin, K4UEE– Web Site: http://kp5.us/ – Dates: February 12 to 26, 2009– Stations: 8 HF + 6M– Online log: Yes– Heading: 96 deg– Distance: 3531 miles– Operators: 22– Radios: 10 + Amps


Propagation to KP5Propagation to KP5Feb 09Feb 09

18 MHz

22:00 UTC

43 dB SNR

14 MHz

22:00 UTC

40 dB SNR


DX News - DXpeditionsDX News - DXpeditions

• PALESTINE, E44M – Ended Sunday – 29K Qs

• TUNISIA, TS7C – QRV until Jan 19

• MOZAMBIQUE – – Texas DX Society planning Mar 25 – Apr 5– 6 Ops– 3 Stations

QSTsQSTs


NCDXC NetNCDXC Net• Net coordinator - Don, AA6W• If you would like to be a net control,

please see or contact Don• Please Remember - NCDXC Net

– Every Thursday 8pm – Except on monthly meeting nights (3rd Thurs)– On W6TI repeater, 147.360 MHz, PL 110.9


DXer MaterialDXer Material

• Editor - Phil, K6TT• If you have suggestions for articles, etc.

please see or contact Phil• If you would like to contribute (photos,

articles, etc.), Phil will be very happy to talk to you!

• This is your newsletter – help make it great!


Tonight’s RaffleTonight’s Raffle• Mike W6WZ & Carolyn WB6ABC have some great prizes!

– Door Prizes– 1st Prize: Yaesu VX 150/83B – 2M HT w/1400mA Bat.– 2nd Prize: MH-C 9000A Battery Charger– 3rd Prize: Elecraft 2T-Gen Test Oscillator– 4th Prize: Set of Fair-rite Beads– 5th Prize: TE113 8P8C Crimping Tool

• Need Tickets – see Carolyn or Mike – 6 for $5– 12 for $10– 24 for $20

• GOOD LUCK!


Additional QSTsAdditional QSTs

• Does anyone have any other announcements they would like to make?

Our Sunspot CycleOur Sunspot Cycle

Still going nowhere…Still going nowhere…


Last Night ConditionsLast Night Conditions


The Last Couple of MonthsThe Last Couple of Months


Maunder “Butterfly” DiagramMaunder “Butterfly” Diagram


Sunspots Since 1994 with Sunspots Since 1994 with Prediction for Next 12 MoPrediction for Next 12 Mo<>


A Previous PredictionA Previous Prediction


SOHO MDI Continuum Latest SOHO MDI Continuum Latest Image Image


IDXC VisaliaIDXC Visalia

• IDXC 2009 (the 60th year) will be held April 17- April19, 2009 at the Visalia Holiday Inn

• Let’s make 2009 the best IDXC EVER!!!

IDXC 09 Visalia Patch IDXC 09 Visalia Patch ContestContest

Steve Jones, N6SJSteve Jones, N6SJ


Patch #1Patch #1


Patch #2Patch #2


Patch #3Patch #3


Patch #4Patch #4


Patch #5Patch #5


Patch #6Patch #6


Patch #7Patch #7


Vote for OneVote for One#1 #2 #3

#4

#5 #6 #7


AuthorsAuthors#1 K6TT #2

K6YP

#4 W7DR

#5 W6KM-1

#6 W6KM-2

#7 AE6RR

#3 NW6P

Antenna ForumAntenna Forum

Panel MembersPanel Members


Dean Straw, N6BVDean Straw, N6BV

• First licensed in 1959 as WH6DKD• EE from Yale University• First job was at National Radio Company

designing HF and VHF radios • Worked in the commercial radio industry all of

his life • Worked at the ARRL HQ for 15 years

– specializing in antennas, transmission lines and propagation

• He was the editor of the ARRL Antenna Book and other books dealing with antennas


Kirsten McIntyre, K6WX Kirsten McIntyre, K6WX

• Interested in radio since she was about 5 years old • First ticket in 1979 while at MIT • Worked in many diverse areas

– analog circuit design– image processing– starting and running an ISP– currently the CTO of a Japanese web services company – formerly worked as a principal investigator at Sun Microsystems

Laboratories. • ARRL Technical Coordinator and Technical Specialist for

the East Bay Section, • Past president of PAARA• Has extensive experience operating from an apartment.


Jim Brown, K9YCJim Brown, K9YC• First licensed in 1955 as WN8FNI• BSEE at the University of Cincinnati in 1964 • System design consultant, specializing in systems for

public places. • Vice-chair of the EMC Working Group of the Standards

Committee of the AES and Chair of the Technical Committee on EMC

• He has written numerous technical papers on sound system design

• Locally known for his papers and talks on the use of ferrites

• Avid contester • Jim primarily uses wire antennas


Forum FormatForum Format• The moderator will present a

question/topic to the panel

• Each panel member will have a chance to comment (panel members may yield time to each other)

• We will try to limit each question to 5 minutes

• Additional questions will be taken from the floor as time permits (~ 1 hr)


Forum TopicsForum Topics

1. Vertical vs. horizontal antennas 2. How important is SWR (impedance matching, antenna

tuners, etc.)? 3. Advantages of various types of feed lines 4. What is gain? 5. Frequency vs. pattern 6. What does an antenna analyzer actually tell you? 7. Grounding (especially when your not near the ground) 8. Downsides/compromises of compact antennas 9. The advantages of stacking antennas 10. The importance of terrain



1. Vertical vs. horizontal antennas



2. How important is SWR (impedance matching, antenna tuners, etc.)?



3. Advantages of various types of feed lines



4. What is gain?



5. Frequency vs. pattern



6. What does an antenna analyzer actually tell you?



7. Grounding (especially when your not near the ground)

– Radials?

– Can grounds or radials pickup noise?



8. Downsides/compromises of compact antennas



9. The advantages of stacking antennas



10. The importance of terrain



Questions from the floor?


The NCDXC Raffle!The NCDXC Raffle!

• Does anyone need tickets before we start?• Prizes

– Door Prizes– 1st Prize: Yaesu VX 150/83B – 2M HT

w/1400mA Bat.– 2nd Prize: MH-C 9000A Battery Charger– 3rd Prize: Elecraft 2T-Gen Test Oscillator– 4th Prize: Set of Fair-rite Beads– 5th Prize: TE113 8P8C Crimping Tool


Thanks for Coming Tonight!Thanks for Coming Tonight!

• Remember the net next Thursday night!

• Drive safe!

• Pray for sunspots!

• 73 & Good DX!

Welcome to Northern California DX Club January 15, 2009.

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