June - Mike And Key Amateur Radio Club

Volume 37, Issue 6 Mike & Key Amateur Radio Club -- Seattle June 2009
From our Club President...
M&K About To Have A Field Day
by Dick Radford WA7NIW, President
CQ FIELD DAY!! OK, maybe I’m a bit
premature with that, but the annual trek out to Fort
Flagler is coming soon. Please be sure to attend the
June meeting where all the latest details will be discussed,
along with the probability of many admonitions
to bring BUG SPRAY. We do have the Wagon
Wheel this year for the entire week so feel free to come
early and stay late so you can enjoy camping out with
your fellow hams and also have a safe drive home. Be
sure to arrange your spot with the Wagon-master, and
the Barracks Mom for those staying in the barracks.
With Field Day come many opportunities to
exercise all of the various aspects of Ham Radio. Not
the least is the setting up of functional communications
facilities in undeveloped areas, such as would happen
after a natural disaster or other event that leaves
normal communications knocked out. Then there’s the
opportunity for Elmering those who are new to the
hobby, or just getting interested in it. Nobody is a born
contester (although this is not a “contest”), we all
learned from someone. What an opportunity to pass on
what we know to others.
There’s GOTA for those who have not
operated on HF before, and when they finish there,
they can move on to one of the other stations to try out
their newly learned skills and take it to the next level.
Mentors and Coaches are going to be needed to help
out the new operators. Sometimes there is simply the
need for someone with a General, Advanced, or Extra
class license to be in the tent while a fine operator who
is not licensed for those frequencies gets a chance to
put some points in the log. Either way you are helping
someone achieve their goals and help the club effort.
So there is lots to do at this year’s Field Day
from braving the tower tops, to providing muscle to
raise those towers and take them down safely, to just
sitting in the tent while someone puts QSOs in the log
that they couldn’t otherwise do without you and your
license being present. Check with the various Band
Chairs and they will find something that fits your talents
and abilities. Oh, and don’t forget the FOOD.
We have some fine folks who have volunteered to
ensure that the Potluck is the weekend highlight that it
has traditionally been. Don’t forget to bring your food
contribution to this annual feast.
See you at Field Day. -Dick WA7NIW
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WV7Q and the CW WPX Contest
submitted by Michael Dinkelman N7WA
As of this writing, WV7Q (the call of our our
Club Treasurer) sits among the top USA scores
generated for the CW WPX contest held at the end of
May. Carolyn A CW contester Well, not actually.
It all started as a scheme hatched by Guy
N7ZG and myself back in April. The plan was to do a
serious multi-op in the CW WPX test. This test is
different from most in that each unique call prefix is a
multiplier. So WA7, N1, and AD5 are all considered
unique prefixes and multipliers. [Continued on Page 4]
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IN THIS ISSUE:
From Our President-Dick WA7NIW 1
WV7Q and the CW WPX Contest 1
M&K Club Contact Information 2
June Club Program & Activities 3
M&K Field Day- Event Refresher 3
M&K Field Day- CW Beach 3
M&K Field Day- Barracks Mom 4
Combined AugustMtg&AnnualPicnic 5
Code Breakers at Bletchley Park 5
Special Feature- Book Review 5
Special Invitation- Digital Fun 5
Celebrate Our May Members 6
M&K General Meeting Minutes 6
M&K Board Meeting Minutes 8
M&K Reference Lending Library 8
Meet Our New Club Members 8
FD09-Map: Directions2FtFlagler 10
FD09-Map: Getting2FlaglerRoad 11
Ham Radio Nets & Events 12
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June 2009
K7LED Relay
Postal Address: Web Site: Send dues to:
P.O. Box 4234 www.mikeandkey.org Mike&Key ARC
Renton, WA 98057-4234 P.O. Box 4234
Renton, WA 98057-4234
K7LED Repeaters: Email: Send newsletter submissions to:
146.82 output / 146.22 input info @ mikeandkey.org Gary Bryan, Relay Editor
(PL 103.5)
34033 33rd Ave SW
Tiger Mountain Federal Way, WA 98023-7724
224.120 output / 222.520 input Reflector: kg7ku @ arrl.net
(PL 103.5)
http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/mkarc
Tiger Mountain
__________________________ Club Contacts _____________________________
President Dick Radford WA7NIW wa7niw @ arrl.net 425-828-9791
Vice President Kathy Martin KB7QMO klsmartin1 @ gmail.net 253-631-5370
Secretary Ivy Nelson-Groves WA7IVY wa7ivy @ yahoo.com 425-269-3259
Treasurer Carolyn Pasquier WV7Q carolynp @ sprynet.com 253-862-1157
Activity Mgr Jim Aigner N7MU jimaigner @ comcast.net 253-630-2752
Radio Officer Paul Roth N7DOH n7doh @ comcast.net 206-550-9690
Trustees --
No. 1 Tim Kane K7ANE k7ane @ arrl.net 206-251-7467
No. 2 Steven Cook KD7IQL kd7iql @ arrl.net 206-781-2293
No. 3 (CoB) Hal Goodell N7NW n7nw.hal @ comcast.net 253-549-4178
No. 4 Robert Grinnell KD7WNV r-grinnell @ comcast.net 425-398-1466
No. 5 Dave Smith KB7PSN kb7psn @ yahoo.com 425-235-5095
Logo Committee Dan Humphrey N7QHC n7qhc @ arrl.net 206-243-0163
& Dawn Humphrey KC7YYB
Webmaster Jim Etzwiler KD7BAT kd7bat @ arrl.net 206-633-1512
VE Testing Scott Robinson AG7T sgr @ nwlink.com 425-788-0162
Mike & Key Online -- Several club resources are available online:
On the Web — The Club's site at 'www.mikeandkey.org' includes extensive information about Club
activities and events, such as: VE testing, membership, past editions of the Relay and more.
Reflector — The Club's public message board offers an easy and free way to converse with club members.
To sign up, surf to: http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/mkarc .
E-Relay — Want the newsletter in color and a day or two before the print edition arrives by regular mail
You will also save the club some money in printing and postage costs. To sign up, send a message
to the editor: kg7ku @ arrl.net.
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June Club Program And Activities
by Jim Aigner N7MU, Activities Chair
If you stuck around for the May program on
propagation, you were treated to a detailed analysis of
our Field Day performance. When Scott Robinson
AG7T made his presentation, I was blown away. What
a great piece of work!
Scott’s presentation included graphics showing
the Field Day QSO activity at various times and on
various bands both for our operation and for other
major competitors on the East coast. He also
demonstrated some propagation prediction tools. If you
didn’t get a chance to hear Scott, you can download
his presentation from the Mike and Key website:
www.mikeandkey.org.
With Field Day being our next big event, it
makes sense to dedicate the June program to last
minute planning. This is the club’s premier group
activity – family oriented, outdoors at beautiful Fort
Flagler. If you haven’t been to Fort Flagler with the
club, you owe it to yourself to give it a try. You won’t be
disappointed.
The July meeting program has not been
confirmed yet. Watch the Relay for last minute details.
August, of course, is picnic month. Dave Smith
KB7PSN is leading one last attempt to revive the club
picnic. The club provides burgers, hot dogs, soda, and
water. The rest is pot luck. We will distribute a sign-up
sheet at the June and July meetings.
We had a good door prize drawing again in
May with good prizes and lots of happy winners. I
noticed among the tickets submitted there were some
without names and/or call signs. Please write your
name and/or call sign on the back of the ticket. That
will speed up the process, especially on days with
many prizes to award. For June prizes we have an
Alpha-Delta TT3G50 Lightning Surge Protector, an
extra large Field Day t-shirt, a Field Day hat, and a
metal project box.
Again thanks to our Tokuzo AD7JA we have more
hats, logbooks, and wall maps. See you again at the
Club meeting on Saturday, June 20 th .
--Jim Aigner, N7MU
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M&K Field Day 2009 Event Refresher
by Brendan Burget KD7IKV
Set Up / Tear Down
This is the most critical time for you to help. As you
veterans know setup and tear down has jobs for all
levels of skill and physique. We need help with
everything from raising towers to running power cables
and setting up tents. The more people we have the
faster, better and safer we can get set up.
Pot Luck
In the evening, once we’re done with setup, join us at
the potluck for food, friendship, campfires, and stories
of field days gone by. The club will provide the meat.
Please bring your favorite side dish or desert to share.
Once we’ve gorged ourselves on all of that great food
we will make the sign up sheets available. Michelle
WA7PVE will be cooking and is looking for a few
helpers.
The Line Up
We have some old favorites as well as some fresh new
faces helping out this year. First off in the 20 meter
shack we have Robert KD7WNV. Next up our GOTA
chair is Ivy WA7IVY. Ivy is looking for GOTA coaches.
We are happy that Dean N7NKO will be pounding out
the contacts on 40 again this year. 15 meters will be
under the supervision of Richard N7MER and the rest
of the Pasquier clan. 15 will be trying out a new 4
element beam this year. Steve KD7KRT will be
handling VHF this year with Little John WA7HQG
providing his expert oversight. Scott AG7T will have
10/80 and digital under his expert control as well as the
duties of safety officer. Mike N7WA and his very
capable crew of brass ponders are once again going to
be burning up the air for double points. Last but
certainly not least, Tim K7ANE will be heading up the
information table. We need to have several volunteers
to take shifts manning the info table.
What To Bring
Firewood, sunscreen, bug repellent, warm clothing,
rain gear, extra blanket, flashlights, handi-talkie, spare
batteries (don’t forget extras for your HT too), food for
meals and snacks (you are responsible for your own
lunches and breakfasts) , ice, drinks, pot-luck dish for
Friday night, camping gear (if needed), matches, first
aid kit, xyl, and the rest of the family.
We look forward to seeing you there. --Steve KD7IQL,
Alan KB7SVU, Brendan KD7IKV, and the rest of your
2009 Field Day crew.
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M&K Field Day -- CW Beach 2009
by Michael Dinkelman N7WA
The bridge is open and the weather for June
(so far) has been great. I'm looking forward to a great
Field Day at CW Beach. This year, we will have two
healthy K3's, a new beam for 15meters, and a
renewed optimism that we can work the world whether
there are sunspots or not. [Continued on Page 4]

June 2009
Field Day - CW Beach... [Continued from Page 3]
CW Beach will commence at 11AM sharp on
Friday the 26 th . Since the SSB bluff is about exciting as
watching grass grow, you might want to come on down
and help us setup. You can always go back up to the
bluff the rest of the weekend to get your beauty sleep.
We promise not to put a key in your hand unless you
ask and contrary to the rumors spread by various SSB
aficionados, we do not have Cooties or West Nile
Virus. What we do have is infectious enthusiasm and
fun. If you want to try some CW, we might let you if you
ask real nicely.
Taking tongue out of cheek, we really hope to
see you at Field Day. -Mike N7WA
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M&K Field Day -- Barracks Mom
by Rita Danielson KD7CNU
Well, Kids, the time is fast approaching. The
bridge is open, the park is open, the barracks are open
(we have 3 open beds) and I'm ready. Well, almost
ready, just the small, minor detail of doing the shopping
for two large breakfasts, and whatever else we need.
No, I don't want your list. The main building is full.
There are 3 beds open in the smaller barracks.
If this is your first time staying at the Mike &
Key 'Hilton,' you will need to bring your bedding for a
twin bed, your personal items, radio (I know, it should
go without saying) food for snacks and lunch, as well
as a potluck item. Earplugs for your room mate(s) if
you snore. Each room has twin beds, some have bunk
beds, a dresser of some sort, electrical outlets for
charging your radio batteries and a wardrobe type
thing to hang clothes in.
It gets quite warm in the buildings, so if you
want to bring a 'small' electric fan, you may for your
room. The windows do not have screens and in
keeping with the historical structure of the building, we
cannot install any. Bring your camera for the beautiful
deer that are literally right outside your window and all
the other beautiful sights in the park. If you forget
anything, there is a QFC in Port Hadlock.
I will be providing breakfast Friday, (for those
few that will be there Thursday night), Saturday and
Sunday. If you have special dietary needs, such as
dairy, egg or wheat allergies, please let me know and
we'll work something out for you. Coffee will be flowing
all week end. There is a fully equipped kitchen for our
use. Two refrigerators, propane range, microwave and
commercial dishwasher (my favorite). You will be on
your own for lunch and preparing for the potluck Friday
and Saturday evenings.
There are only two things the Mike & Key
Hilton does not come with. 1. Room service, all meals
will be served in the kitchen/dining area, and 2. Maid
service. Each family will have a chore to do for Sunday
check out. We always leave the barracks cleaner than
when we found it. Even the kids help with the clean up.
K7LED Relay
There will be sign ups on the bulletin boards in both
buildings. Check out is Sunday, noon.
You are more than welcome to bring any
games you have, but please bear in mind, there will be
children with us, so please make them family friendly.
Also, smoking is not allowed in the buildings, per state
law, and no animals, unless they are service animals.
It is our goal for you to come to Field Day ready to
have a good time and not be concerned about the little
things.
If you have any questions, please feel free to
call- 425-359-3764, email- gamatoad24@comcast.net.
You will have until Wednesday, June 24 to cancel your
reser-vation if needed, to have your deposit refunded
to you. I will be leaving for Ft Flagler Thursday late
morning, early afternoon. Check-in is not until after
3PM. If you still need to make reservations, the
deposit is $10.00 per person, per night and will be
returned when you check in. Please make your checks
payable to Mike & Key ARC.
I'm looking forward to another great year.
See you later Kids, 73 -Love, Barracks Mom KD7CNU
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WV7Q & CW WPX Contest... [Cont'd from Pg 1]
Multipliers are applied against the points
earned by working stations. As you can imagine, you
can work a LOT of multipliers in this test and scores
can get big.. Some, like W7 are pretty common.
Others, like WV7 are downright rare. You can only
work a multiplier once so the rare ones stand out A
search had shown only one other WV7 being used in
the past several years and that was in a WPX phone
contest. As part of our plan in the multi-op, we wanted
a rare prefix. Since , it's common in this contest to
borrow calls with rare prefixes, I asked Carolyn if we
could borrow hers and she said yes.
Unfortunately, plans change and Guy had to
drop out so it became a single operator entry. Add to
that the wonderful weather predicted for that weekend
and the lousy propagation that was expected due to
our point in the sun spot cycle and it was going to be
hard to KBIC (Keep Butt In Chair). Still, such hardships
are known to build character (like I need any) so I
slogged on.
I found the call to be both a blessing and a
curse. The blessing is that it was truly a rare prefix and
highly desired. The curse was, this call has NEVER
been in a CW contest before so it doesn't pop up in the
contest databases. In fact, it gets flagged by the
logging programs as a UNIQUE. Uniques are a
warning to make sure you copied the call right.
Uniques can be valid but there are usually few of them
in a contest. As such, I was constantly having to
confirm that yes, I was indeed WV7Q and it was a valid
callsign. This takes time.
Even worse, because conditions were
marginal, if the callsign was copied wrong, it was really
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WV7Q & CW WPX Contest...[Cont'd from Pg 4]
hard to get the other operator to recopy it correctly.
This callsign was copied as W3*, W4*, WU7Q, WS*,
and other combinations too numerous to mention. I
eventually came upon a strategy of walking away from
a contact if the other op didn't come close on the first
try and then come back again a couple minutes later.
(They didn't know it was second try because they were
so far off the first time.) This strategy save both of us
time in the end.
I did actually KBIC and it paid off in the end.
There were some surprising run into Europe late at
night (around midnight) and some pileups on me (must
have been spotted on the packet network). My goal, as
a single op was to work 1000 Q's and 500 multipliers. I
actually worked 1297 contacts and 570 multipliers.
There were 70 unique DXCC countries in the stack so
Carolyn is now 70% of the way towards her CW DXCC
(if she can get 'em confirmed). I hope you have some
envelopes at the W7 buro Carolyn – might be a few
cards coming in.
Next year, if Carolyn is willing to loan out her
call again, it might be more fun. By then, WV7Q will be
in the contest databases and being flagged as a
UNIQUE shouldn't be an issue. Thank you for the use
of the callsign Carolyn and I'll have a log for your
records at the next Club meeting. -Mike N7WA
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Heads-Up: Combined August M&K
Club Meeting & Annual Picnic
contributed by Dave Smith KB7PSN
Our Club's August 15, General Membership
meeting will be held at Liberty Park, next to the City
Library, the building built over the Cedar River in
Renton. This park is less than 1 mile from the Salvation
Army Headquarters in Renton (see map,
http://tinyurl.com/LibertyPark-Renton).
For this picnic, members bring potluck salads,
deserts, and other picnic fare. The Club provides
hamburgers, hot dogs, and drinks. Members are
encouraged to bring along any games that would be
appropriate for enjoyment at the picnic. Further details
available at http://www.mikeandkey.org/picnic.htm.
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Code Breakers at Bletchley Park
by Jim Aigner N7MU
You may or may not know about British code
breaking attempts at Bletchley Park during World War II.
Even if you don’t, you might know the story of the Enigma
encoding machine popularized in recent fiction and movies
such as U-571.
Richard Green KR7L, who recently visited Bletchley
Park on a European vacation, wrote a great article about the
topic for the Maple Valley Amateur Radio Club’s newsletter,
Hamlink. I recommend it. You can read it or download it from
www.kc7key.org/presentations/Special Edition 2009.pdf.
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K7LED Relay
Special Feature... Book Review:
Up Two – Adventures of a Dxpeditioner
by Michael Dinkelman N7WA
Our librarian Toku, AD7JA has changed the
loan policy for the Club Library so you can check books
out for four weeks. That makes it easy to borrow a
book from Club meeting to Club meeting. My eye fell
on the book Up Two – Adventures of a Dxpeditioner
and I decided to partake in the opportunity. The book
is written by Roger Western, G3SXW, a well known
CW contester, DXpeditioner, and founding member of
the VooDoo Contest Group which is known for it's
African operations.
Roger started his DX career as a young
pharmaceutical rep in Afghanistan and Iran (before the
fall of the Shah). He also lived in Cyprus. Once based
back in England he continued his DX career with
frequent trips throughout western Africa, the Pacific
Ocean, and even Tristan Da Cunha. (Google it, it's
about as remote as you can get and still be in
civilization.).
The book is organized by regions rather than
chronologically. The DXpeditions are organized as
Asia, West Africa, Pacific, and Far Flung Places. The
down side of this is that some of the stories get to be
rather repetitious with the same information you just
read in a previous adventure. I sometimes got the
feeling they were written as individual treatises before
being bound up in one book. Non-the-less, I found the
book to be interesting and worth the read.
Unfortunately, it has re-awakened the desire to
travel to far flung places and operate radio. I've been
looking at maps and doing searches on the Internet.
(Don't tell my wife.) I'm sure it'll all die down again in
time. Then again, maybe not. The book is available
for loan at the monthly Club meeting. You might want
to give it a try.
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Special Invitation...
Summer of Digital Fun
contributed by Curt Black WR5J
The Educational Radio Net would like to invite all
Mike & Key members for a Summer of Digital Fun.
We have just started a series on the PSRG
146.96 (tone 103.5) machine at 8:00pm Wednesday
nights. This is a gathering of hams interested in getting
up to speed on digital modes. The link to a treasure
trove of informative blog postings for the Educational
Radio Net may be found at:
http://www.educationalradionet.blogspot.com/ For the
summer digital series, we are also encouraging folks to
join the WA-DIGITAL group on Yahoo! groups. That
group can be found at:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wa-digital/ and the files
section of that group has illustrated guides to setting up
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Summer of Digital Fun... [Continued from Pg 5]
the software we are using on the air as well as detailed
instructions and hints for getting things to work. We will
also be trying out a wide range of software from the
popular Ham Radio Deluxe with DM-780, to
MULTIPSK to the NBEMS suite with FLDIGI.
We will then explore some of Joe Taylor's
amazing software, WSPR (weak signal propagation
reporter) and the WSJT modes like JT65A and other
such curiously named modes. These modes have
allowed me to be heard in Singapore, Australia and
South Africa from West Seattle using just 1 Watt on 30
meters. During this extended sunspot low or if you are
antenna challenged, these modes can be just the
ticket. At the beginning we will be using acoustic
coupling of your rig to your computer so that no
hardware is needed.
Later we will start working with hardware
interfaces which can range from simple cable
connections to devices like the Tigertronics SignaLink
USB. This group is just getting started and it is not too
late to read through the recent blog posts to catch up.
Please consider joining in on the fun as you sharpen
your digital skills this summer.
See you on the waterfall - Curt Black - WR5J -
West Seattle. I'd be happy to answer your questions at:
black@nwfirst.com or phone: 206 755-4541.
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Celebrate Our June Members!
by Carolyn Pasquier WV7Q, Treasurer
As of June 2009, these folks have been Mike & Key
members for the number of years stated.
Congratulations to all of you, and thanks for your
participation and service. Each of you makes us who
we are.
Dawn Humphrey KC7YYB 18 Years
Calvin C. Doss KC7GZL 13 Years
Terry Dettmann WX7S 7 Years
Daniel Stevens KL7WM 7 Years
Guy Molinari N7ZG 6 Years
Phil Sheridan KD7UXT 6 Years
Ross Laine W0RWL 5 Years
Ivy Nelson-Groves WA7IVY 3 Years
Aaron Tate KD7ZDZ 3 Years
Robert Murphy KE7MER 2 Year
Lee Sherry KE7NBN 2 Year
Andrew Baze KE7RLJ 1 Year
Karin Engstrom KC7VCD 1 Year
Gabriel Kangas KE7TUS 1 Year
Michael O’Day WA7MTC 1 Year
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Mike&Key General Meeting Minutes
Meeting held 05-16-2009
Meeting was called to order at 1002 hours
Pledge of Allegiance.
Announcements:
The Mike & Key ARC is affiliated with the ARRL, which
members are encouraged to join. Everyone, including
visitors, should sign the rosters. Visitors are reminded
not to vote on membership matters. If you wish to go
outside during the break, the Salvation Army requests
that we do so on the West side of the building. This is
a small room, and if you have conversations that must
be carried out, please carry them out to the other room.
Members and guest introductions.
Quorum present.
There was one correction to the last general meeting
minutes, and two to the Board meeting minutes. Is
there a motion to approve the minutes of the previous
meeting as printed in the K7LED Relay
Steve KD7IQL made a motion to approve the minutes
as amended; Dave KB7PSN seconded the motion.
Motion passed.
Officer Reports:
President – Dick WA7NIW: HR2160 is in the US
House of Representative and it needs our support.
You can check the ARRL website for more
information.
Vice President – Kathy KB7QMO: Kathy gave out a
number of certificates for years of membership.
Membership applications: Bill Schneider KE7YFP;
Doug Chada (no call sign); Dale Tongue AC7NP;
Andrew Lengenfelder KE7ZGR; William Karle
KG4UPN and wife Betty Tanner KE7NBL. All were
approved by the membership.
Secretary – Ivy WA7IVY: Ivy will not be at the general
meeting in July and will need someone to cover for
her.
Treasurer – Carolyn WV7Q: The club’s books are in
good order. Carolyn thanks everyone for their
support at the flea market. Carolyn reminded the
club that any time you change information
(address, license class, phone number, email
address, etc.) please let her know so she can
update the roster.
Activity Manager –Jim N7MU: Jim mentioned the
raffle and how it works; some items for sale from a
Silent Key; today’s program is about Field Day
Propagation; next month will on Field Day itself.
We need an event chair for our picnic in August.
The August meeting will also be at the park unless
it is raining.
Chairman of the Board – Hal N7NW: We are
applying with an organization called WAACO so
we can retain Michael KG7MX’s services as our
club attorney; and since it’s been a while, a
committee was formed to review our tax status.
Radio Officer – Paul N7DOH: Steve reported that the
repeater was moved from its temporary location
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back to Tiger Mountain. There are currently some
feed line issues with the repeater that are being
worked on. The repeater will be offline Sunday
intermittently. The 220 repeater is offline for
testing. Please remember proper repeater
etiquette; if you have an issue with the repeater,
please email it to the radio officer. Please watch
your language while on the repeater and be
respectful to others on the repeater.
Relay Editor – Gary KG7KU: Jim KD7BAT let the club
know that Gary is looking for new articles, and
would even like to see someone write a series of
articles; and Jim relayed Gary’s thanks to those
who have submitted articles.
Webmaster – Jim KD7BAT: Most of the website is up
to date. If you notice a problem, please let Jim
know about it.
Standing Committee Reports:
Strategic Planning – Robert KD7WNV: nothing to
report.
Facilities and Publicity –: Dave KB7PSN: nothing
new at this time.
Education and Training –: Tim K7ANE: We have had
three inquiries about possible classes. But we’ve
heard no follow up from two of them. Central
Seattle Community College is also interested in
having a class; contact Tim if you want to help
teach a class. At the last board meeting it was
discussed that we might want to start an Elmers
net. The Red Cross net has an Elmer’s corner
already on Tuesday evenings at 8pm. Tim
encourages the membership to participate in this
net.
Public Service – Robert KD7WNV: We are now
entering the busy time of year for public service
event, and he encourages people to volunteer for
events if they are interested. Robert is also looking
for people to help with the Thursday evening
Public Service net. Jim KD7BAT mentioned some
of the upcoming events and encourages the
membership to participate.
Technical and Special Interest – Steve KD7IQL: We
are going to do a survey of the membership to find
out skills and interests of the club, so we can
match up people wanting to learn and people
wanting to Elmer. It will be both on line and on
paper.
Awards – Steve KD7IQL:
VE Exams -- Scott AG7T: There were 20 people who
attended the testing session in April and everyone
passed: 9 Technician; 6 General and 5 Extra.
Field Day -- Steve KD7IQL / Brendan KD7IKV: Dean
(40 meter), Robert (20 meter), Carolyn (15 meter);
little John (VHF), Mike (CW Beach), Ivy (GOTA).
We are hoping that the Hood Canal Bridge is open
in time for field day; May 30 th we will have a work
party to fix the 40 meter antenna; Barracks mom
Rita reports 4 beds remaining in the barracks; We
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have the wagon wheel from Monday to Monday
that week, so you can show up early if you wish.
The porta-johns will be available on Friday. Dick
will be the Wagon Master. Friday night will be the
potluck after setup; bring a main dish/side dish and
the club will provide “meat” for the club. Any
leftovers will be used on Saturday night, but you
are responsible for your own food. Bring some
firewood for the wagon wheel. Don’t forget bug
spray! There will be more information on this at
next month’s program.
Picnic – Jim N7MU: The picnic will be on August 15 th
in Liberty Park (near the library) in Renton; we
have the site from 8am-2pm. A chair needs to be
selected/appointed/drafted to coordinate the effort.
Scott reminded the club that the VE exams will still
happen at the Salvation Army.
Flea Market: Hal N7NW/Mike N7WA: We will have
the audit for the flea market prior to the next
general meeting (9:15). Audit committee: Sam
N7RHE, Hal N3YX, Steve KD7IQL, Dave KB7PSN,
Scott AG7T.
Old Business:
Alligator Award – Dean N7NKO still holds the award.
New Business:
Little John WA7HQG: We had some sunspots
reported last night for those who don’t believe they
exist.
Dick K7NEX is asking for some antenna help, first
weekend in June.
Good of the Order –
Ermanno N7VIQ lost a clipboard at last month’s
meeting. If anyone has seen it, please contact
him.
Bill KE7YFP: Looking for American flags that need to
be retired for an Eagle Scout project.
Dawn KC7YYB mentioned for the new members that
they can make club badges.
Jim KD7BAT: Last Saturday was the Letter Carrier’s
food drive, and he wanted to thank the members
who came and helped out. It will be the 2 nd
Saturday in May again next year.
Steve KD7IQL and Brendan KD7IKV presented an
award for last year’s Field Day MVP to Jeff
Stevens.
Frank NA7O mentioned a column in QST called Ham
Speak. He recommended it to the membership as
a great place for newcomers, and those who have
been into ham for a while.
The next Mike & Key Board meeting will be on the first
Wednesday of the month, June 3rd at 7:00 pm, at
the Salvation Army in Renton.
The next Mike & Key General Membership meeting is
the third Saturday, June 20, 2009.
Little John WA7HQG made a motion to close the
meeting. The motion was passed. Meeting
adjourned 11:17.
8 guests; 56 members (get numbers from VP)
Attested: Ivy Nelson-Groves WA7IVY – Secretary
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June 2009
Mike&Key Board Meeting Minutes
Held 06-03-2009
The M&K Board met on this day, with the following
caveat-- the Minutes which would appear in this
column fell prey to a subsequent computer crash. It is
intended that they will be recovered from memory, then
published in the July Relay. Our thoughts go out to Ivy
WA7IVY who has had to struggle through this, and
who also wishes to express her most sincere apology.
-Gary KG7KU, Editor.]
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Mike & Key ARC
Invites you to visit the NEW Club
Reference & Lending Library
Volumes include the most recent Editions of:
• ARRL Handbook ● ARRL DXCC Handbook
• ARRL Antenna Book ● ON4UN Low-Band DXing
• Tech Class Manual ● Em-Comm Handbook
• General Class Manual ● VHF Digital Handbook
• Extra Class Manual ● ARRL Operating Manual
Due to the gracious hosting of Tokuzo AD7JA,
the library is located at his business, Skyway Radio &
TV Service, 11818 Renton Avenue So., Seattle, WA
98178, in the Skyway neighborhood, across from
Skyway Park Bowling. (Has 5-element Yagi & tower)
Club members can check-out books for a four
week period, or duplicate individual articles as needed,
any time between 12 noon and 4 pm, Mon thru Fri,
Saturday, 12 noon to 3 pm, except on Club meeting
Saturdays.
Donations of select ham-related books, equipment
operating and service manuals, etc., in good condition,
and cash for library fund are gratefully accepted.
Driving Directions:
From the North or West: I-5 exit 158 (MLK), go east across
MLK up hill on S. Ryan Way to end, turn R on 51 st Ave S,
turn L on So. Bangor St. (0.2 mi) then R on Renton Ave So.
to shop (0.7 mi), on left.
From the South or East: I-405 exit 2A (167), north on
Rainier Ave S, L on Renton Ave Ext. (Airport Way on right),
continue up hill to shop, on right.
Please park atSouth fence, between shop&storage company.
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Meet Our New Club Members
submitted by Robert Grinnell KD7WNV
I've been taking pictures of new members
since March, with the idea of establishing a new
members corner in the Relay, where we print their
pictures, to recognize their having joined the club, and
to help other members recognize and greet them. It's
taken me awhile to get around to organizing, selecting
and trimming the pictures, so there are three months
built up now. . --Robert KD7WNV
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New Members -- March 2009
Laura Bendit (Not pictured)
Nick Dundon N7DCL
David Fields KD7TTI
New Members -- April 2009
Tom Stevens KE7ZMJ
Dick Bohannon W7CTR
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Brett Humphrey KB0HMP
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New Members -- April 2009
Bill Schneider KE7YFP
Andy Lengenfelder KE7ZGR
Doug Chada
Bill Karle KG4UPN
Dale Tongue AC7NP
[Ed.Note-- 'On meeting our new members,'
...my thanks to Robert KD7WNV for this
special contribution and concept for
helping welcome these special Hams into
the Fold.
-Gary KG7KU]
Betty Tanner KE7NBL
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June 2009 K7LED Relay
2009 -- Ham Nets & Events -- JUNE / JULY
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
14
2000 -- King Co.
ARES 147.08
(Weekly)
2200 -- NW
Astronomy Net
145.33 (Weekly)
21
1915 -- Kids Net
Net 145.49 (Weekly)
2030 -- Snohomish Co.
ARES 146.92 (Weekly)
28
Field Day-
Operations end
& Teardown
15
0545 & 1645 --
Weather Net 145.33
(M-F)
1730 -- Puget Sound
Traffic Sys. 146.82
(Daily)
1900 -- Seattle ACS
146.90 (Weekly)
22
1800 -- WA Emerg.
HF 3.985 (Weekly)
1830 -- WA ARES
3.985 (Weekly)
1930 -- PSRG 146.96
(Weekly)
29
2000 -- YL Net
145.33 (Weekly)
16
2000 --
Seattle Red Cross
Communications
Team (includes
'Elmers Corner')
146.82 (Weekly)
23
2000 --
Snohomish Co.
RACES 146.92
(Weekly)
17
2000 -- General
/Tech Info 145.33
(Weekly)
2100 -- NWSOAR
Net 146.82 (Weekly)
24
2000 -- Educational
Radio Net -- PSRG
146.96 (Weekly)
30 01
--JULY--
M&K Board Mtg
18
1900 -- M&K Public
Service Net 146.82
(Weekly)
2000 -- Computer &
Packet Net 145.33
(Weekly)
25 26
19
2000 -- Youth Net
145.33 (Weekly)
Field Day-
Setup & Potluck,
Fort Flagler Park
20
1000 -- M&K Club
Meeting, Renton
1300 -- Ham Radio
Exams, Renton
2000 -- Amateur TV
Net 147.08 (Weekly)
Public Service--
Juneteenth Parade-
Seattle
Strawberry Festival
Parade- Marysville
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0900 -- WA ARES HF
Net 3.985 (Weekly)
Public Service--
SEAFAIR Marathon-
Bellevue
Field Day-
Operations begin
02 03 04
Forth of
July
Holiday
05 06 07 08 09 10
Relay Articles Due
23:59:59
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Public Service--
SEAFAIR Milk Carton
Derby- Seattle
Wallingford Kiddies
Parade- Seattle
Derby Days Parade-
Redmond
Mercer Island Parade
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