W4CA Auction |
| Roanoke Valley Amateur Radio Club Annual Club Auction Fundraiser When: Saturday, April 30, 2011Where: Roanoke Valley Red Cross Chapter Building352 Church Avenue Roanoke, Virginia 24016 Time: Doors open at 7:30 a.m. and Auction starts at 9:00 a.m.Admission is Free and anyone can bring Ham radio items for consignment sale and should be there between 7:30 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. to check in their items for sale. All items sold on consignment will be subject to 10% of the sale price going to the Roanoke Valley Amateur Radio Club. All Donations are very much appreciated and welcome. Anything that is brought to sell that is not sold must be carried home. Nothing can be left at the Red Cross Building. As always, thank you for your help in raising funds for the Roanoke Valley Amateur Radio Club. Food will be available at reasonable prices and again Admission is Free. To gain more information about the Auction contact Scott Fisher,AK4DV or email AK4DV@yahoo.com Please join the fun at the W4CA/Roanoke Valley Amateur Radio Club Auction on April 30, 2011. |
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Roanoke Valley Amateur Radio Club Points |
| Roanoke Valley Amateur Radio Club Points Attendance at Events and Meetings 5 points for each School Club Round-Up 5 points per QSO at each school max of 15 points) 20 points for volunteering at a school VA QSO Party 20 points for operating/logging or submitting a log for the club’s station 10 points for tear down at the club’s station Club Auction 40 points for chairperson 10 points for set-up 15 points for operating/logging 10 points for tear down Festival in the Park 30 points for committee chairperson 10 points for set-up 15 points for operating or logging 10 points for tear down Field Day 40 points for Field Day committee chairperson 25 points for set-up 10 point minimum with a maximum point value of 100 points (duration of participation) 25 points for tear down 15 points for job or duty Hamfest 40 points for committee chairperson 20 points for sub-committee chairperson 25 points for set-up 25 points for tear down Blue Ridge Bonanza 50 points for being a station captain 30 points for committee chairperson 10 points for operating/logging at club’s station or at individual’s station Amateur Radio Classes 30 points for being an instructor Sweepstakes 30 points for chairperson 10 points for operating/logging 10 points for having a job/duty 10 points for tear down at club station Parades 15 points for participation in the event Bringing in a New Member to the Club 100 points Bringing a Guest to a Meeting 10 point per guest/meeting VE Test Sessions 30 points for coordinator 10 points for Volunteer Examiners Checking into the RVARC Wednesday Night Net 30 points for net control 5 points for checking-in MAKE SURE TO READ BELOW!!! ***It is the club member’s responsibility to let Leigh Anne Brewster, KJ4YMK, President of the Roanoke Valley Amateur Radio Club, know if they attend any club events at which their attendance was not marked on a monthly basis. Points are tallied each month and will not be accepted 2 to 3 months or more late. Some examples are listed on the next page. If you were to attend the Club Auction and help set-up or tear down, make sure you sign some sort of paper to let me know you were there. If you help at Festival in the Park, make sure the person in charge puts your name down on the sheet. If you go to Field Day and help set-up, tear down, or perform a job/duty, make sure myself or someone else knows to mark that on the correct sheet so that your points will be counted. The same will go for Hamfest , Blue Ridge Bonanza, Parades, etc. If you attend an event or complete one of the duties listed above and your attendance or assistance was not marked, you will need to let me know as soon as possible. I can be reached at (540) 493-2317 or leighanneb99 @ gmail.com I hope this will be a positive way to encourage involvement in club events. I am looking forward to presenting the plaques, gift cards, and certificates at a later meeting this year. -Leigh Anne, KJ4YMK |
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Reguar Business Meeting Notes |
| Regular Business Meeting Notes Treasurer’s Report: (Given by Ray Pillow, Treasurer, RVARC) Total Income for the month of November 2011: $287.00 Total Expenses for the month of November: $474.66Balance as of 11-31-2011: $8,453.76Total Income for the month of December 2011: $105.00 Total Expenses for the month of December: $653.86 Balance as of 12-31-2011: $7,904.90 Membership Report: (Given by LeRoy Maxey, Membership Chair, RVARC) Paying Members: 73 Family Members (those members who are considered a dependent of a paid member): 26 Life Members: 10 Total Membership: 109 (Of Interest) Club Member Traffic Passed: §Bennie Hall, WY4D: o Ben donated an ARRL Handbook to one of our newer members, Perry Spangler, KK4PWS. o Ben also donated equipment to one of our local school clubs. Ron Ramsey, AB4A, accepted the equipment for the Hidden Valley High School ARC. §Gary Yohe, AJ4GL: o Shared information about purchasing patches with the club logo. Gary had researched and shared pricing from five vendors. The patches can be ironed or sewed onto all types of clothing. The size of the patches is 3”. The cost for purchasing a patch would be 1 for $3.00 or 2 for $5.00. Gary made a motion for the club to purchase 100 of the patches for $198.00. He would be keeping track of inventory as well as orders for the club. Once the motion was seconded by another member, the motion was carried. §Doug Moore, K4WVS: o Shared information about ARRL email “phishing scam”. Someone had accessed the ARRL’s database for email information. This information was then used to send bogus emails to members of the ARRL. The ARRL is working diligently to correct the problem at this time. §Charlie Draper, AB4SK: o Is looking for members to help with the William Byrd Middle School Amateur Radio Club on Thursdays from 3:30-4:30 p.m.. He has a dozen kids that regularly attend these meetings and needs help from our membership. If you are able to assist Charlie, please email him at ab4sk @ comcast.net. § Pete Cranwell, WA2EIN: o Had some packet TNC equipment that he wanted to get rid of. He told those present to see him after the meeting if they were interested. §Ron Ramsey, AB4A: o The ITT Radio Merit Badge for Boy Scouts will be held on May 5, 2012. o Ron would also like help for the Hidden Valley High School Amateur Radio Club on Mondays or Tuesdays from 3:30-4:30 p.m. §Ray Pillow, KK4HR: o Shared information about the Dayton Hamfest Bus Trip. The cost of the trip is $250.00. Please email Ray at kk4hr @ arrl.net to get the flyer and other information needed to sign-up for the trip. §Scott Fisher, AK4DV: o Handed-out a Special Events and DX List to those present. This list is given to those in attendance at each club meeting. If you would like a copy of this list, please email Scott at ak4dv @ yahoo.com o The club is looking for donations of laptops. These laptops will be used for logging, rig control, and digital modes at club events. In order for the laptop to be used effectively it will need to have the Windows XP operating system or above, as well as a minimum of 2 USB ports. Traffic from the Club President, Leigh Anne Brewster, KJ4YMK: o We are in the process of forming an “Elmer Team”. This team will consist of members that would like to assist others who are new to the hobby, new to the club, or just need assistance with other ham radio questions. If you are interested in being a member of the Elmer Team, please contact me at leighanneb99 @ gmail.com §Special Thanks to the following people who volunteered to join this team at the club meeting: Jerry Haislip, Dave Kinsey, Ron Ramsey, Bennie Hall, Charlie Draper, and Pete Cranwell. o Introduced a new “Radio Club Points System” (sorry for the lack of a creative title) that will be used during the course of 2012 for the W4CA Club. Members were informed of how the points would be distributed, tracked, as well as tallied at the end of the year. There will be prizes for the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners which include plaques, gift cards, as well as certificates for ALL members who participated in any of the events listed in the flyer. Please review the attachment to this Club Update to see assigned point values, events, and other information regarding the point system. If you should have any comments, questions, or concerns about this system, please feel free to let me know at the above email or by phone at (540) 493-2317. o It was mentioned that at this meeting we would be discussing the Club’s By-Laws. Members were urged to submit suggestions by email or hard copy prior to or at this meeting. This discussion was tabled for another meeting which will be held separately as a “By-Laws Discussion Meeting”. The By-Laws can be found on the club website at www.w4ca.us (you have to become a member of the site to view them). Members are asked to submit changes that they would like to see discussed and/or applied at that meeting. You may submit changes to me by email (at the above address) or by mailing them to me at 1614 Bush Farm Drive, Vinton, VA 24179. UPCOMING CLUB EVENTS January 27, 2012- Club Member Social February 10, 2012- Club “Business” Meeting February 13-17, 2012- School Club Round-Up February 19, 2012- Test Session at the Red Cross in downtown Roanoke February 24, 2012- Club Meeting- Short Program Night “Go Kits” presented by Gary Webber, WG4GW. HELP NEEDED Phil Roark, K4WFO, is looking for articles to feature in “The Log” for January. Please email him with articles that you may have or may know about that could be featured in The Log. If he doesn’t have enough articles, we may not get an edition out this month. You may email him with articles at k4wfo @ arrl.net Positions are OPEN for the following RVARC Committee for 2011-2012:
Please e-mail me at leighanneb99 @ gmail.com if you are interested in becoming chairman of this committee. Other Club News The following is a tentative schedule for our upcoming short programs in 2011-2012: January- Club Member Social February- Go Kits March- QSL Cards April- Auction Setup and Member Social Night May- Foxhunts and In-the-Field Experience June- Field Day Setup and Knot Tying July- Soldering Connectors and Building Antennas August- Operating HF and PSK 31 September- Logbook of the World We would like to welcome our newest members Aldo Lozano, WA2IST and Peter Cranwell, WA2EIN. We look forward to getting to know each of you as well as your interests in Amateur Radio. At a past club meeting, members were asked to complete a short form entitled “Getting to Know You”. Many members have expressed a desire in getting to know each other’s interests. Possibly through this means of communication, you can get to know others in the club and find someone else with common interests. If you didn’t get to complete a survey, one will be attached to this “update.” After all we all know that Hams like to communicate! Featured in this month’s Club Member Update: Ed Narwid, W4OAF Ed was born in Paterson, NJ on July 4th. He served in the United States Air Force from January 1965-October 1968. The bases he served at were MacGuire AFB in NJ, Phan Rang AB in Vietnam, Pleiku AB in Vietnam, and Loring AFB in Maine. While in the Air Force he worked as Security Police as well as other related duties. Upon his discharge in October ’68, he started a 31 year career in Law Enforcement in the State of New Jersey. Ed retired and then moved to Virginia in 2002. Several of Ed’ friends from high school got him interested in Ham Radio. He obtained his novice license and then upgraded a year later (as a novice was only good for one year at that time.) The thing that he likes most about Ham Radio is meeting people and the chance to talk worldwide. He enjoys chasing Special Event Stations on the weekends and most of his everyday operating is on CW chasing DX down on 40/30/20/17 meters. Ed says that he operates CW about 99 % of the time and has been doing that since he was first licensed in 1959. BENNIE (BEN) Hall, WY4D Ben was born in Roanoke, VA on October 14th. He was a member of the United States Air Force where he worked in Air Force Systems command and Alaska Air Command. Ben got into amateur radio through Air Force Mars. He enjoys County Hunting and digital modes as an amateur radio operator. Ben would like to learn more about digital modes and SDR. Charlie Draper, AB4SK Charlie was born in Lima, Ohio on July 14th. His fondest childhood memory is going fishing with his dad in Ohio and Michigan. Charlie served in the United States Air Force from 1953-1957. After his basic training, he went through electronic and ground controlled approach radar in Kessler AFB on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. He stayed there as an instructor for several years. He still considers this one of the best jobs he has ever had. While in high school, a friend’s brother was a Ham operator. Charlie and his friend both worked to get their tickets. In order of interest, the things that Charlie likes most about Ham Radio is the technical, people, phone, contest, and digital modes. Charlie says that each day he learns something new about the hobby. |
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Club Update from Leigh Anne KJ4YMK |
| Hello! I hope this finds you in good health and ready for the start of a new year. I know I am ready for a new year and look forward to what our club has in store for 2012. Since we have not had a club meeting for the month of November and December, I wasn't able to send you a "Club Update". However, I am sending a short update now and will send one out after our first meeting on January 13th. Just a reminder that our club meets the 2nd and 4th Friday of the month at 8 p.m., at the American Red Cross Building in downtown Roanoke. If you need directions or possibly a ride to the club meeting, please let me know and I will see if it can be arranged. Please let me know no later than the Wednesday before the club meeting. REMINDERS: January 13th- This will be the first club meeting of the year (as I mentioned above). We will be unveiling some new ideas for our club and also discussing changes our members would like to see in the club's by-laws. Our current by-laws are in “…And More / RVARC By-Laws”. If you are unable to attend the meeting but have a suggestion, please let me know by calling me at (540) 493-2317 or emailing me. January 15th- There will be a Test Session held at the Red Cross building at 2 p.m. January 27th- This is our Club Member Social night. We will begin the social at 8 p.m. after brief introductions. If you haven't let me know that you will be attending the social, please do so immediately. I will be purchasing picnic supplies and drinks and need to have a correct count. Additionally, if you are attending the social I will need to know how many people you plan to bring as well as the dish you will bring to share with others. Other Items of Importance: If you have not completed a Club Member Biography, I would greatly appreciate if you would take the time to complete one and email it back to me. Another option is to print it, fill it out, and bring it to the club meeting on Jan. 13th or to the social on Jan. 27th. Many of our members have said they enjoy reading about each other's interests in our Club Update. Thanks for completing this for me. I look forward to seeing you at a club meeting or other event at some point throughout the year. As always, if you have any questions, comments, or concerns about our club please feel free to let me know. Thank you / 7 3, Leigh Anne Brewster, KJ4YMK President, RVARC |
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SPECTRUM AUCTION BILL |
SPECTRUM AUCTION BILL APPROVEDBY HOUSE COMMUNICATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE In a 17 to 6 vote the Republican version of the spectrum incentive auction measure that would give the FCC the authority to pay broadcasters for voluntarily giving up spectrum to be auctioned for broadband use has been approved. The measure, backed by Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden, W7EQI, of Oregon also contains a funding clause to help broadcasters left behind for moving or sharing channels and the establishment of a nationwide interoperable emergency communications network. That $3 billion measure is three times as much as Democrats were proposing in their version. The bill will now go to full committee for markup, where Democrats said they hoped they could negotiate compromises, though they got no promises from the Republican majority. A separate Senate bill has passed the Commerce Committee and is awaiting a floor vote. If both are approved and signed into law by President Obama, the ensuing auction is projected to return at least $15 billion to the treasury for deficit reduction after paying out all the expenses for the projects and reimbursements contained in the bill. (B&C) |
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“Ham of the Year for 2011” Charles W Draper |
 Charles Draper, AB4SK, distinguished himself through exceptional service and dedication while serving as the Roanoke Valley Amateur Radio Club's 2011 Hamfest Chairman, on the Board of Directors, and Advisor at William Byrd Middle School Amateur Radio Club. During this year he was instrumental in the development and execution of the 2011 Hamfest, School Club Round Up in February and October, participation in numerous club events, served as a volunteer examiner, along with educating students and peers for the betterment and advancement of the Amateur Radio Service. The accomplishments and dedication of Charles Draper serves as an example to all who know him and reflects great credit upon himself, the Roanoke Valley Amateur Radio Club, and the Amateur Radio Service. 73 E. Scott Fisher AK4DV |
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