Welcome all to the August 3rd Edition Of The 470 ARG News Letter..
Cathy and I hope that you all have had a really super week and
having a great weekend... This week I wanted to present some interesting
I thought items so I hope that everyone will enjoy!!
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The History Of Ham Radio.. I have done links as to keep the
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The link directly below is a series of chapter listed at the bottom...
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they are able to read or listen to the items listed..
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Special Events Calendar For August 2008 Good Luck !!!
August 2008
Aug 1-Aug 4, 1300Z-2359Z, Canton, OH. Canton Amateur Radio Club, W8AL. Annual Pro Football Hall of Fame Festival. 28.365 21.365 14.265 7.265. Certificate. Donald E. Perry, 968 Culverne Ave NW, Massillon, OH 44647. www.w8al.org
Aug 2, 1300Z-2200Z, Dillon, MT. Beaverhead National Forest, W7B. Beaverhead Forest 100th anniversary -- 75th anniversary of the CCCs. 14.200 7.280 3.880. Certificate. Bill Kolar, W7AVG, 955 East Parkview, Dillon, MT 59725. cbkolar@bmt.net
Aug 2, 1400Z-1800Z, Townshend, VT. West River Radio Club, W1RRC. Grace Cottage Hospital Fair Day. 14.250 14.070. QSL. John Borichevsky, N1TOX, PO Box 8087, North Brattleboro, VT 05304-8087. www.westriverradio.org
Aug 2-Aug 3, 0000Z-2359Z, Pittsburgh, PA. Pittsburgh area Amateur Radio clubs, VARIOUS. 250th anniversary of the City of Pittsburgh. 28.350 21.350 14.250 7.250 3.850 and elsewhere. Certificate. Edward K. Oelschlager, N3ZNI, 60 Carl Ave B2, Eighty Four, PA 15330. Please include $2 for certificate. www.pittsburgh250ham.org
Aug 2-Aug 3, 1200Z-2000Z, Groton, CT. Submarine Base Amateur Radio Club, N9N. 50th anniversary of USS Nautilus's trip to North Pole, 1958. 14.343 14.243 7.279. QSL. Don Keith, N4KC, 40 Red Stick Rd, Indian Springs Village, AL 35124. n4kc@bellsouth.net
Aug 2-Aug 3, 1400Z-2200Z, Alexandria, VA. The Mount Vernon Amateur Radio Club, K4CG. The 218th Birthday of the United States Coast Guard. 14.250 10.110 7.270. QSL. US Coast Guard TISCOM, 7323 Telegraph Rd, Alexandria, VA 22315. k4us@mvarc.com
Aug 2-Aug 4, 1700Z-0100Z, Anchorage, AK. Anchorage Amateur Radio Club, KL7AA. 2008 Alaska ARRL Convention. 14.929. QSL. Alaska QSL Bureau, PO Box 520343, Big Lake, AK 99652. www.kl7aa.com/
Aug 7-Aug 17, 1400Z-0000Z, Des Moines, IA. Madison County DX Club, W0ISF. The annual running of the great Iowa State Fair. 146.535 14.250 7.250. QSL. Mark Mease, 2989 Truro Rd, Truro, IA 50257. Operating times, day and evening, and will vary throughout the Fair. mmease@netins.net
Aug 9, 1200Z-2200Z, Stow, MA. Central Massachusetts Amateur Radio Association, W1BIM. Smokey Bear's 64th Birthday. 28.450 14.265. QSL. Ray Doucette, KB1OUW, 2 Dawes Rd, Stow, MA 01775. www.cmara.org
Aug 9, 1300Z-2200Z, Oil Springs, ON, Canada. Lambton County Radio Club, VA3OIL. 150th anniversary of the 1st commercial oil well in North America. 14.240 7.240 3.840. QSL. KB1SF, 3560 Pine Grove #488, Port Huron, MI 48060. US, QSL to address listed. Canadians QSL VA3KSF, 377 Bentinck St, PO Box 33,Corunna, ON N0N 1G0 Canada. www.ve3sar.org
Aug 9, 1300Z-1900Z, Van Wert, OH. Van Wert Amateur Radio Club, W8FY. US 127/US 30 Garage Sales Crossover Point. SSB 14.304 7.204 CW 7.044 FM 146.850 EchoLink 315705. Certificate. Van Wert Amateur Radio Club, PO Box 602, Van Wert, OH 45891. www.w8fy.org
Aug 9, 1600Z-2300Z, San Diego, CA. USS Midway CV-41 Museum Radio Room, NI6IW. US Coast Guard Birthday in 1790 and National Code Talkers Day. SSB 14.325 7.250 CW 14.060 7.040 BPSK 7.070-7.080 MT63 14.109 7.037 RTTY 14.080 7.080. QSL. USS Midway CV-41 Museum Radio Room, 910 N Harbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92101. af6ha@yahoo.com
Aug 9-Aug 10, 1600Z-1900Z, Plano, TX. Plano Amateur Radio Klub (PARK), K5PRK. PARK is celebrating their 35th anniversary as a club. 28.350 21.300 14.255 147.18. QSL. PARK, PO Box 860435, Plano, TX 75086. www.k5prk.org
Aug 9-Aug 10, 1800Z-1800Z, Mt Sunflower, KS. Trojan and Sand Hills Amateur Radio Clubs, K4S. Highest point in Kansas. Part of Colorado 14er Event. 14.260 14.060 7.260 147.42. QSL. K4S, 1553 County Road T, Colby, KS 67701. www.14er.org
Aug 10, 1200Z-1600Z, Uncompahgre Mountain, CO. Old Goats QRPexpedition Team, N0B. N7UN/N0TU/K0UIF to climb/activate the summit for 14er event. 18.157 14.342 14.060 7.060. QSL. N0B -- Guy Hamblen, 16 Dongan Ln, Newfoundland, NJ 07435. Colorado 14er Event. n0b-14er.blogspot.com or www.14er.org
Aug 14-Aug 17, 1300Z-2100Z, Sycamore, IL. Kishwaukee Amateur Radio Club, W9S. Commemorating Steam Power on the Farm. 7.043 CW 14.267 7.267 3.988. Certificate. Bob Yurs, W9ICU, 1107 Commercial St, Sycamore, IL 60178. www.w9icu.com
Aug 14-Aug 17, 1400Z-0000Z, Window Rock, AZ. Navajo Amateur Radio Club, N7C. The Navajo Code Talkers. 14.265 7.265. QSL. Herb Goodluck, N7HG, PO Box 3611, Window Rock, AZ 86516. Times are daily. n7hg@citlink.net
Aug 15-Aug 24, 1400Z-2359Z, Marshfield, MA. Whitman Amateur Radio Club, NN1MF. 141st Annual Marshfield Fair. 18.160 14.260 7.260 3.860. Certificate. Whitman ARC, PO Box 48, Whitman, MA 02382. www.wa1npo.org
Aug 16, 1400Z-2200Z, Alliance, OH. Alliance Amateur Radio Club, W8LKY. Birthplace of the Scarlet Carnation, Ohio's state flower. 7.240 7.050. Certificate. Alliance Amateur Radio Club, PO Box 3344, Alliance, OH 44601. www.w8lky.org
Aug 16, 1400Z-2000Z, Huntington, NY. Peconic Amateur Radio Club, W2AMC. International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend. 14.270 7.270. Certificate. Peconic ARC, PO Box 113, Peconic, NY 11958. www.peconic-arc.com
Aug 16, 1400Z-2300Z, Litchfield, MN. Meeker County Amateur Radio Club, K0MCR. History of farming/equipment used in the early 1900s. 14.260 7.260 7.060 3.840. Certificate. Jim Westrup, 524 S Holcombe, Litchfield, MN 55355. ka0csw@yahoo.com
Aug 16, 1400Z-2000Z, Van Buren, IN. Grant County Amateur Radio Club, W9EBN. 36th Annual Popcorn Festival from the Popcorn Capital of the World. 146.79 14.260 7.260. Certificate. Bart Bartholomew, WA9SPT, 6981 N E00 W, Marion, IN 46952. www.grantarc.com
Aug 16-Aug 17, 0000Z-2359Z, Dunkirk Lighthouse, Lake Erie, NY. Lancaster Amateur Radio Club, W2SO. Dunkirk Lighthouse. 14.250 7.240 3.900 operating all modes. QSL. Lancaster Amateur Radio Club, 525 Pavement Rd, Lancaster, NY 14086. dunkirklighthouse.com or larc.hamgate.net
Aug 16-Aug 17, 0000Z-2359Z, Eagle Harbor, MI. International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend, K8E. Eagle Harbor Lighthouse, plus two range lights upon request. 14.275 14.030 7.275 7.030. QSL. N8MR, 14071 Fairway, Livonia, MI 48154. www.kc8nah.com/Interests/EagleHarbor/illw08.htm
Aug 16-Aug 17, 0100Z-2359Z, Dunkirk, NY. Lancaster Amateur Radio Club, W2SO. Dunkirk Lighthouse, Lake Erie, NY- Lighthouse Weekend. 21.300 14.250 7.250 3.850. QSL. Lancaster ARC, 525 Pavement Rd, Lancaster, NY 14086. dunkirklighthouse.com
Aug 16-Aug 17, 0100Z-2359Z, Merchantville, NJ, WORLDWIDE. International Lighthouse-Lightship Weekend Org, KC2HOU. Honoring the world's maritime light beacons and the keepers. 28.370 21.370 14.270 7.270. QSL. ARLHS Hdq, 114 Woodbine Ave, Merchantville, NJ 08109, WORLDWIDE. illw.org
Aug 16-Aug 17, 1300Z-2200Z, Fire Island, NY. Great South Bay Amateur Radio Club, W2GSB. Lighthouse Weekend. SSB 14.240 10.110 7.260 3.925 CW 21.280 14.058 7.058. QSL. W2GSB/LH, PO Box 1356, West Babylon, NY 11704-0356. www.gsbarc.org
Aug 16-Aug 17, 1300Z-2100Z, Sea Girt Lighthouse, NJ. North America DX Assn/Neptune Amateur Radio Club, NA2DX. Celebrating International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend. 14.260 7.260. QSL. North America DX Association, PO Box 357, Bradley Beach, NJ 07720. kc2q@arrl.net
Aug 16-Aug 17, 1400Z-1900Z, North Canton, OH. Airwaves Radio Club, N8AIR. Presenting the "Wings of Freedom Tour". 14.260 14.270 7.260. Certificate. MAPS Air Museum, 2260 International Pkwy, North Canton, OH 44720. www.mapsairmuseum.org
Aug 16-Aug 17, 1500Z-2100Z, Offutt AFB, NE. Strategic Air Command Memorial Amateur Radio Club, K0GRL. Air Force Week, Offutt air show, and Gen Lemay's call sign. 14.247 7.247. QSL. SACMARC, PO Box 1292, Bellevue, NE 68005-1292. www.sacmarc.org
Aug 16-Aug 30, 1400Z-2200Z, Azle, TX. Tri-County Amateur Radio Club, W5P. Activation of Pelican Island TX050L. 21.250 14.250 7.250. QSL. W5P Pelican Island, c/o WC5C Tri-County ARC, 820 Wood Ln, Azle, TX 76020. Saturdays only. www.wc5c.org
Aug 17, 1300Z-2100Z, Brooklyn, NY. New York City Transit-Amateur Radio Club, K2IRT. Barefoot in the Park - Marine Park Nature Center Celebration. 14.265 7.270. Certificate. Robert W. Lobenstein, WA2AXZ, 1958 East 36 St, Brooklyn, NY 11234. We expect to demonstrate PSK-SSTV and satellite communications. wa2axz@arrl.net
Aug 17, 1400Z-2000Z, Southold, NY. Peconic Amateur Radio Club, W2AMC. International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend. 14.270 7.270. Certificate. Peconic ARC, PO Box 113, Peconic, NY 11958. www.peconic-arc.com
Aug 19-Aug 21, 1500Z-1700Z, Detroit, MI. Motor City Radio Club, W8MRM. 2008 Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers International Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility. 14.240 14.040 7.240 7.040. QSL. Motor City Radio Club, 7869 Huron, Taylor, MI 48180-2608. Aug 19-20, 1500Z-2100Z, Aug 21 1500Z-1700Z. www.emc2008.org or www.w8mrm.org
Aug 20-Aug 24, 2200Z-0200Z, Ringoes, NJ. Cherryville Repeater Association II, W4H. Hunterdon County (NJ) 4H Fair. 14.280 7.280. QSL. Cherryville Repeater Association II, Inc - W2CRA, PO Box 308, Quakertown, NJ 08868. www.qsl.net/w2cra
Aug 21-Aug 24, 1300Z-2359Z, Hannibal, MO. Hannibal Amateur Radio Club, K0S. WW2-LST 325 Ship in Hannibal Missouri. SSB 14.265 7.265 CW 14.040 7.040. Certificate. Hannibal Amateur Radio Club, PO Box 1522, Hannibal, MO 63401. $3 fee for certificate. W0KEM.com
Aug 23-Aug 24, 1300Z-0100Z, Jackson's Mill/Weston, WV. Stonewall Jackson Amateur Radio Association, W8V. 50th West Virginia State ARRL Convention. 14.270 7.200. Certificate. SJARA, PO Box 752, Clarksburg, WV 26301-0752. k8dfsjara@aol.com or www.sjara.org
Aug 24, 1400Z-2100Z, Hanover, KS. Crown Amateur Radio Association, K0ASA. Hollenberg Pony Express Station Festival. 14.240 14.040 7.040 3.540. Certificate. Crown Amateur Radio Association, 11551 W 176th Terr, Olathe, KS 66062.
Aug 27-Sep 1, 1600Z-0100Z, Canfield, OH. 20 over 9 Amateur Radio Club, W8F. 163rd Canfield Fair. 28.385 14.285 7.285 3.885. Certificate. 20/9 Amateur Radio Club Inc, 4939 E Radio Rd, Austintown, OH 44515. www.qsl.net/20over9
Aug 29-Aug 30, 2100Z-2100Z, Brady, TX. Heart of Texas Ham Operators Group (HOT-HOG), WA5HOT. World Championship Goat Cookoff. 21.360 14.250 7.295 3.875. Certificate. Rick Melcer, N5KAO, PO Box 1021, Brady, TX 76825-1021. www.hothog.org
Aug 29-Sep 1, 1500Z-2000Z, Edgerton, WI. TriCounty Amateur Radio Club, W9MQB. 52nd Annual Rock River Steam Thresheree. 14.275 7.280 3.900. QSL. TCARC - W9MQB, PO Box 411, Johnson Creek, WI 53038. tcarc@w9mqb.org
Aug 30, 1200Z-2000Z, Manassas, VA. Ole Virginia Hams, W4OVH. Civil War of Battle of 2nd Manassas (Bull Run). 146.970 21.362 14.262 7.262. QSL. Ole Virginia Hams, PO Box 1255, Manassas, VA 20108. aldugaw@juno.com or www.w4ovh.net
Aug 30-Sep 1, 1900Z-1900Z, Paradise, AZ. Cochise Amateur Radio Association, K7RDG. 29th Anniversary of our trek to Ghost Town of Paradise. 21.305 18.115 14.265 7.230. Certificate. Cochise ARA, PO Box 1855, Sierra Vista, AZ 85636-1855. www.k7rdg.org
Aug 31-Sep 1, 1330Z-2030Z, Prairie Grove, AR. KD5TLH. Labor Day Arts and Craft Fair. 146.955 14.260 7.260 7.275. QSL. Joe Dunn, 12358 West Ervan Beeks Rd, Farmington, AR 72730. bjoedunn@hotmail.com
Skywarn.. The Manual In PDF .... Remember , always give the info that
is needed..If your certification has been more that 2 years your certification
is no longer valid... During bad weather always listen before starting a QSO
as the Skywarn Net maybe in progress... THIS REPEATER 145.479 IS A SKYWARN
REPEATER AS WELL AS THE 146.940..The NCS for Skywarn do have the
REPEATER AS WELL AS THE 146.940..The NCS for Skywarn do have the
right to ask you to not TX while the net goes on and in full operation for those
who may not know..... Please check for the next class if your interested
in becoming a skywarn spotter...Manual Below....
Below is a link to Events or Special Events Only for the 470ARG
This is not the new 470 ARG Website that will be up and running in
the next few weeks,that will have more features and information
about the 470 ARG, the link above is only for events that will be in
the near future and announcements only so we don't tie up the
net as much and everyone can also go to for reminders...
Again the new 470 ARG Website will be in operation in a few weeks..
Thanks to Moe!! N4CQW along with many features and a full Blog..
The 470 Website Blog is below
BLUEGRASS CONCERT FOR SHELBY HAMFEST
The Town of Dallas is planning a Bluegrass concert for Friday, August 29th. It will be uptown Dallas, North Carolina. This is being done to welcome and entertain the many Ham Radio operators that will be in town for the 52nd Annual Shelby Hamfest that will be held at the Dallas park, also known as Biggerstaff Park. Please plan to attend this concert and let as many people know about it as possible. There are at least two bands scheduled for this event. I am not sure of the band names at this time. This email is just to let as many people know at this time as possible.....
The Town of Dallas is planning a Bluegrass concert for Friday, August 29th. It will be uptown Dallas, North Carolina. This is being done to welcome and entertain the many Ham Radio operators that will be in town for the 52nd Annual Shelby Hamfest that will be held at the Dallas park, also known as Biggerstaff Park. Please plan to attend this concert and let as many people know about it as possible. There are at least two bands scheduled for this event. I am not sure of the band names at this time. This email is just to let as many people know at this time as possible.....
From The Bluegrass ARS
Mountain Cooking from Me to You All.............
Pare and slice very thin about 5 or 6 Potatoes...Chop one onion....Place a layer of
potatoes in bottom of a greased baking dish and sprinkle with onions...Spread with
a layer of cold roast pork,(diced or sliced) ....Repeat layers until full.....Cover with milk
and bake in 400 deg oven for one hour.....Eat to your hearts content!!!!
A Little From The Preacher ...Oh My
They were having the funeral of a woman who had a ungovernable temper...
When she would let loose the air was blue...Just as they lowered her
casket into the ground a thunderstorm came up..... and the lightning struck close by...
Then said her husband --- She's Arrived !!!!!!
On a cold January day down here in Tennessee they was having a baptism
in the river...The Preacher said to the man, "Is The Water Cold?" ..."Naw!"
he replied..Shouted out one of the deacons---- "Dip him agin' Preacher, He's still lyin'."
Interested in the weather report now! and what about the 470 ARG News
Letter..
Click Below.. plus links to more..
http://www.etskywarn.org/
Sevier County Emergency Radio Service - SCERS
Check Out Our Website For A Lot Of Great Information,
Our Net Is Each Monday At 7:30 pm on the 146.940
Membership Is Not Required To Participate In The Net!!
http://www.freewebs.com/aresradio/
Letter..
Click Below.. plus links to more..
http://www.etskywarn.org/
Sevier County Emergency Radio Service - SCERS
Check Out Our Website For A Lot Of Great Information,
Our Net Is Each Monday At 7:30 pm on the 146.940
Membership Is Not Required To Participate In The Net!!
http://www.freewebs.com/aresradio/
Hamfest The One To Attend!!! Hope To See Everyone There!!!
The 9th annual TEN-TEC Factory Hamfest
Fri. Sept. 26 and Sat. Sept. 27, 2008!
Welcome hams from around the country to the 9th annual Ten-Tec factory
hamfest! Featuring a discount sale on Friday and Saturday on new and used
Ten-Tec ham radio equipment! Door prizes! Tour of the Ten-Tec factory! Meet
the Ten-Tec factory representatives! 4 HF stations will be simultaneously on
the air to try out the latest equipment. License testing at 1:00 Saturday
afternoon. Bencher/Ten-Tec Friday night CW copying contest, 6:00 p.m.,
hosted by Willard Sitton, W4HZD. Winner takes home a new Bencher iambic
paddle.
When:
Friday 9/26/08 2 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Saturday 9/27/08 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Where:
Ten-Tec, Inc., 1185 Dolly Parton Parkway, Sevierville, TN 37862.
We are 2 1/2 miles east of downtown Sevierville on highway 411 north, across
the street from Sevier County High School.
PLEASE NOTE NEW PARKING INFORMATION FOR 2008: In past years, we have used
the vacant lots across Industrial Park Blvd from Ten-Tec for parking (the
former location of the Electro-Voice building). These lots are now being
developed and may be unavailable for parking for the 2008 hamfest. We have
an arrangement with Sevier County High School to use their lots for parking
across the street from Ten-Tec starting at 7:00 a.m. Saturday morning. We
also ask that if you are not tailgating Saturday, do not park behind the
Ten-Tec building so we can maximize the number of tailgaters who need space.
Please also keep tailgating space to 20 feet maximum per vendor. Friday we
will park cars as usual in the lots behind our building. Please clear these
at the end of the day Friday; no overnight parking on Ten-Tec property.
Thank you!
Admission:
FREE admission and FREE tailgating. Tailgating Saturday only.
Tailgating:
Tennessee's largest tailgating session! Tailgating in the rear parking lot
and grass areas behind the Ten-Tec building. Tailgating setup begins 7:00
Saturday morning. BYO tables + chairs. NO COMPUTER OR NON-HAM RADIO VENDORS
– amateur radio items or related electronics only.
Events:
Sale on Ten-Tec gear Friday and Saturday.
Friday night CW copying contest, 6:00 p.m.
License exams 12:30 p.m. Saturday. Sign up by Noon.
Factory tours every 20 minutes Friday and Saturday – sign up inside the tent
Door prizes Friday and Saturday
Complimentary snacks and drinks Friday night.
Where To Stay:
Sevierville and Sevier County are a heavily traveled tourist area. There are
some 140 hotels and motels within 15 miles of Ten-Tec. The official show
hotel for the Ten-Tec Hamfest and the SEDCO DX and Contest Conference (see
below) is Mainstay Suites in Pigeon Forge, TN, 6 miles south of the Ten-Tec
factory. A special room rate has been blocked off for attendees. Reserve
under rate code SEDCO for either or both Friday and Saturday nights by
calling (865) 428-8350 or toll free (888) 428-8350.
No overnight camping or overnight parking at Ten-Tec. We will have 24 hour
security and will ask you to move your vehicle.
Also on Saturday, September 27th – after the Ten-Tec Hamfest, the fun
continues into the evening with the 4th annual SEDCO DX and Contest
Conference, to be held at Mainstay Suites in Pigeon Forge, TN. This event is
separate from the Ten-Tec hamfest and is sponsored and organized by SEDCO
(Southeastern DXers and Contesters) and is being run as a NON-PROFIT event
by W4NL, KA4S, and W4UWC. Ten-Tec and DX Publishing – publishers of DX
Magazine – are providing support and endorsing the event. Tickets will be
available starting in July.
What:
4th annual SEDCO DX and Contest Conference
When:
Saturday, 9/27/08 afternoon + 1.5 hour dinner break + evening
presentations. See SEDCO website at http://sedco.homestead.com/
Where:
Mainstay Suites, 410 Pine Mountain Rd., Pigeon Forge, TN. (888)428-8350 to
reserve using rate code SEDCO for Friday and/or Saturday nights. The
conference will be held in the Suites' ballroom with full AV projection and
audio equipment for presentations.
Cost:
Tickets for the SEDCO 2008 event are $25. An on-site buffet dinner will be
held during the conference dinner break and will host approximately 150
people. Dinner tickets separate from the event ticket are also available in
advance at $25. You can purchase an event ticket, dinner ticket or both. You
can buy dinner tickets without an event ticket and vice versa. The 2006 and
2007 dinners were sold out in advance; we recommend advance purchase. No
refunds on advance ticket sales. Event details: See the SEDCO website at
http://sedco.homestead.com/
Tickets: Tickets are available now. SEDCO requests you put your Amateur
Radio callsign (if you have one) on your ticket order as they will be making
name call badges for attendees – you can add call with your first or last
name or in the comments field on our order form. You will be provided with a
receipt via mail, check-in for event and/or dinner badges at MainStay Suites
with your receipt on the day of the event. A $0.75 P&H charge will be added
to your order (not shown in shopping cart checkout). TN. sales tax applies
for TN. residents. No refunds on advance ticket sales. For More Info Go To
The TenTec Website...Thanks fellows for your support in our W5YI Test
Sessions next door at the Sevier County Rescue Squad............Helping The
Hams and Those Who Will Be Hams....
From Jim Yearwood To The 470 ARG and News Letter!
Hamfest
The 9th annual TEN-TEC Factory Hamfest
Fri. Sept. 26 and Sat. Sept. 27, 2008!
Welcome hams from around the country to the 9th annual Ten-Tec factory
hamfest! Featuring a discount sale on Friday and Saturday on new and used
Ten-Tec ham radio equipment! Door prizes! Tour of the Ten-Tec factory! Meet
the Ten-Tec factory representatives! 4 HF stations will be simultaneously on
the air to try out the latest equipment. License testing at 1:00 Saturday
afternoon. Bencher/Ten-Tec Friday night CW copying contest, 6:00 p.m.,
hosted by Willard Sitton, W4HZD. Winner takes home a new Bencher iambic
paddle.
When:
Friday 9/26/08 2 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Saturday 9/27/08 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Where:
Ten-Tec, Inc., 1185 Dolly Parton Parkway, Sevierville, TN 37862.
We are 2 1/2 miles east of downtown Sevierville on highway 411 north, across
the street from Sevier County High School.
PLEASE NOTE NEW PARKING INFORMATION FOR 2008: In past years, we have used
the vacant lots across Industrial Park Blvd from Ten-Tec for parking (the
former location of the Electro-Voice building). These lots are now being
developed and may be unavailable for parking for the 2008 hamfest. We have
an arrangement with Sevier County High School to use their lots for parking
across the street from Ten-Tec starting at 7:00 a.m. Saturday morning. We
also ask that if you are not tailgating Saturday, do not park behind the
Ten-Tec building so we can maximize the number of tailgaters who need space.
Please also keep tailgating space to 20 feet maximum per vendor. Friday we
will park cars as usual in the lots behind our building. Please clear these
at the end of the day Friday; no overnight parking on Ten-Tec property.
Thank you!
Admission:
FREE admission and FREE tailgating. Tailgating Saturday only.
Tailgating:
Tennessee's largest tailgating session! Tailgating in the rear parking lot
and grass areas behind the Ten-Tec building. Tailgating setup begins 7:00
Saturday morning. BYO tables + chairs. NO COMPUTER OR NON-HAM RADIO VENDORS
– amateur radio items or related electronics only.
Events:
Sale on Ten-Tec gear Friday and Saturday.
Friday night CW copying contest, 6:00 p.m.
License exams 12:30 p.m. Saturday. Sign up by Noon.
Factory tours every 20 minutes Friday and Saturday – sign up inside the tent
Door prizes Friday and Saturday
Complimentary snacks and drinks Friday night.
Where To Stay:
Sevierville and Sevier County are a heavily traveled tourist area. There are
some 140 hotels and motels within 15 miles of Ten-Tec. The official show
hotel for the Ten-Tec Hamfest and the SEDCO DX and Contest Conference (see
below) is Mainstay Suites in Pigeon Forge, TN, 6 miles south of the Ten-Tec
factory. A special room rate has been blocked off for attendees. Reserve
under rate code SEDCO for either or both Friday and Saturday nights by
calling (865) 428-8350 or toll free (888) 428-8350.
No overnight camping or overnight parking at Ten-Tec. We will have 24 hour
security and will ask you to move your vehicle.
Also on Saturday, September 27th – after the Ten-Tec Hamfest, the fun
continues into the evening with the 4th annual SEDCO DX and Contest
Conference, to be held at Mainstay Suites in Pigeon Forge, TN. This event is
separate from the Ten-Tec hamfest and is sponsored and organized by SEDCO
(Southeastern DXers and Contesters) and is being run as a NON-PROFIT event
by W4NL, KA4S, and W4UWC. Ten-Tec and DX Publishing – publishers of DX
Magazine – are providing support and endorsing the event. Tickets will be
available starting in July.
What:
4th annual SEDCO DX and Contest Conference
When:
Saturday, 9/27/08 afternoon + 1.5 hour dinner break + evening
presentations. See SEDCO website at http://sedco.homestead.com/
Where:
Mainstay Suites, 410 Pine Mountain Rd., Pigeon Forge, TN. (888)428-8350 to
reserve using rate code SEDCO for Friday and/or Saturday nights. The
conference will be held in the Suites' ballroom with full AV projection and
audio equipment for presentations.
Cost:
Tickets for the SEDCO 2008 event are $25. An on-site buffet dinner will be
held during the conference dinner break and will host approximately 150
people. Dinner tickets separate from the event ticket are also available in
advance at $25. You can purchase an event ticket, dinner ticket or both. You
can buy dinner tickets without an event ticket and vice versa. The 2006 and
2007 dinners were sold out in advance; we recommend advance purchase. No
refunds on advance ticket sales. Event details: See the SEDCO website at
http://sedco.homestead.com/
Tickets: Tickets are available now. SEDCO requests you put your Amateur
Radio callsign (if you have one) on your ticket order as they will be making
name call badges for attendees – you can add call with your first or last
name or in the comments field on our order form. You will be provided with a
receipt via mail, check-in for event and/or dinner badges at MainStay Suites
with your receipt on the day of the event. A $0.75 P&H charge will be added
to your order (not shown in shopping cart checkout). TN. sales tax applies
for TN. residents. No refunds on advance ticket sales. For More Info Go To
The TenTec Website...Thanks fellows for your support in our W5YI Test
Sessions next door at the Sevier County Rescue Squad............Helping The
Hams and Those Who Will Be Hams....
From Jim Yearwood KE4HX
The 9th annual TEN-TEC Factory Hamfest
Fri. Sept. 26 and Sat. Sept. 27, 2008!
Welcome hams from around the country to the 9th annual Ten-Tec factory
hamfest! Featuring a discount sale on Friday and Saturday on new and used
Ten-Tec ham radio equipment! Door prizes! Tour of the Ten-Tec factory! Meet
the Ten-Tec factory representatives! 4 HF stations will be simultaneously on
the air to try out the latest equipment. License testing at 1:00 Saturday
afternoon. Bencher/Ten-Tec Friday night CW copying contest, 6:00 p.m.,
hosted by Willard Sitton, W4HZD. Winner takes home a new Bencher iambic
paddle.
When:
Friday 9/26/08 2 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Saturday 9/27/08 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Where:
Ten-Tec, Inc., 1185 Dolly Parton Parkway, Sevierville, TN 37862.
We are 2 1/2 miles east of downtown Sevierville on highway 411 north, across
the street from Sevier County High School.
PLEASE NOTE NEW PARKING INFORMATION FOR 2008: In past years, we have used
the vacant lots across Industrial Park Blvd from Ten-Tec for parking (the
former location of the Electro-Voice building). These lots are now being
developed and may be unavailable for parking for the 2008 hamfest. We have
an arrangement with Sevier County High School to use their lots for parking
across the street from Ten-Tec starting at 7:00 a.m. Saturday morning. We
also ask that if you are not tailgating Saturday, do not park behind the
Ten-Tec building so we can maximize the number of tailgaters who need space.
Please also keep tailgating space to 20 feet maximum per vendor. Friday we
will park cars as usual in the lots behind our building. Please clear these
at the end of the day Friday; no overnight parking on Ten-Tec property.
Thank you!
Admission:
FREE admission and FREE tailgating. Tailgating Saturday only.
Tailgating:
Tennessee's largest tailgating session! Tailgating in the rear parking lot
and grass areas behind the Ten-Tec building. Tailgating setup begins 7:00
Saturday morning. BYO tables + chairs. NO COMPUTER OR NON-HAM RADIO VENDORS
– amateur radio items or related electronics only.
Events:
Sale on Ten-Tec gear Friday and Saturday.
Friday night CW copying contest, 6:00 p.m.
License exams 12:30 p.m. Saturday. Sign up by Noon.
Factory tours every 20 minutes Friday and Saturday – sign up inside the tent
Door prizes Friday and Saturday
Complimentary snacks and drinks Friday night.
Where To Stay:
Sevierville and Sevier County are a heavily traveled tourist area. There are
some 140 hotels and motels within 15 miles of Ten-Tec. The official show
hotel for the Ten-Tec Hamfest and the SEDCO DX and Contest Conference (see
below) is Mainstay Suites in Pigeon Forge, TN, 6 miles south of the Ten-Tec
factory. A special room rate has been blocked off for attendees. Reserve
under rate code SEDCO for either or both Friday and Saturday nights by
calling (865) 428-8350 or toll free (888) 428-8350.
No overnight camping or overnight parking at Ten-Tec. We will have 24 hour
security and will ask you to move your vehicle.
Also on Saturday, September 27th – after the Ten-Tec Hamfest, the fun
continues into the evening with the 4th annual SEDCO DX and Contest
Conference, to be held at Mainstay Suites in Pigeon Forge, TN. This event is
separate from the Ten-Tec hamfest and is sponsored and organized by SEDCO
(Southeastern DXers and Contesters) and is being run as a NON-PROFIT event
by W4NL, KA4S, and W4UWC. Ten-Tec and DX Publishing – publishers of DX
Magazine – are providing support and endorsing the event. Tickets will be
available starting in July.
What:
4th annual SEDCO DX and Contest Conference
When:
Saturday, 9/27/08 afternoon + 1.5 hour dinner break + evening
presentations. See SEDCO website at http://sedco.homestead.com/
Where:
Mainstay Suites, 410 Pine Mountain Rd., Pigeon Forge, TN. (888)428-8350 to
reserve using rate code SEDCO for Friday and/or Saturday nights. The
conference will be held in the Suites' ballroom with full AV projection and
audio equipment for presentations.
Cost:
Tickets for the SEDCO 2008 event are $25. An on-site buffet dinner will be
held during the conference dinner break and will host approximately 150
people. Dinner tickets separate from the event ticket are also available in
advance at $25. You can purchase an event ticket, dinner ticket or both. You
can buy dinner tickets without an event ticket and vice versa. The 2006 and
2007 dinners were sold out in advance; we recommend advance purchase. No
refunds on advance ticket sales. Event details: See the SEDCO website at
http://sedco.homestead.com/
Tickets: Tickets are available now. SEDCO requests you put your Amateur
Radio callsign (if you have one) on your ticket order as they will be making
name call badges for attendees – you can add call with your first or last
name or in the comments field on our order form. You will be provided with a
receipt via mail, check-in for event and/or dinner badges at MainStay Suites
with your receipt on the day of the event. A $0.75 P&H charge will be added
to your order (not shown in shopping cart checkout). TN. sales tax applies
for TN. residents. No refunds on advance ticket sales. For More Info Go To
The TenTec Website...Thanks fellows for your support in our W5YI Test
Sessions next door at the Sevier County Rescue Squad............Helping The
Hams and Those Who Will Be Hams....
From Jim Yearwood KE4HX
Jim has invited those who are interested in going to Wate Tv on the 29th,friday nite, for a
tour and to set in for the 6:00 News Cast. The chief engineer will speak to everyone and Jim will show everyone around, This well be at Wate Tv on 1306 N Broadway or Graystone as some people call it...Anyone interested please contact me by e mail at n4jtq@bellsouth.net
so that we have a idea how many people will be at the station.. That you Jim and Wate Tv For This Great Invitation and A Chance To See The Station and Talk To Everyone ..
From The National Terror Alert Center........
http://www.nationalterroralert.com/updates/2008/07/30/three-thousand-blank-british-passports-stolen-in-raid-could-be-used-in-terrorism/
http://www.nationalterroralert.com/updates/2008/07/30/three-thousand-blank-british-passports-stolen-in-raid-could-be-used-in-terrorism/
United States Call Policies
I had a request for this site again so here is the link ...
From K9JY, Moe Brewer Has A Comment Posted , and
Check Out Tips On Contesting !!
Area 51 Contest Club
Red Cross and ARRL On Backround Checks For ARES
Call Signs By State And Class
Tennessee ARRL
Tennessee Nets 76 Shown, From ARRL
Tennessee Phone Net>....
Tennessee Phone Net
3980 kHz
The Tennessee Phone Net meets at the following times
(all times are Central)
Weekday Schedule
|
| 5:40 AM | 6:45 AM | 6:30 PM | |
| Monday | Larry - WB4NCW | Andy - W4SQE | David - WA4VVX | |
| Tuesday | Larry - WB4NCW | Greg - K4KO | Wylodean - WA4HKU | |
| Wednesday | Larry - WB4NCW | Larry - WB4NCW | Jerry - KB4VEL | |
| Thursday | Tom - K4CMY | Terry - W4SYE | ||
| Friday | Larry - WB4NCW | Larry - WB4NCW | Jerry - KB4VEL |
NOTE: The Monday evening Net is a combined TN ARES Net and TN Phone Net
.
Weekend Schedule
|
| 8:00 AM | 6:30 PM |
| Saturday | David - WA4VVX | Jerry - KB4VEL |
| Sunday | Larry - WB4NCW | NO NET |
Holiday Schedule
| 8:00 AM Net Control Station | NO EVENING NET | |
| Monday | Andy - W4SQE | - |
| Tuesday | Greg - K4KO | - |
| Wednesday | Larry - WB4NCW | - |
| Thursday | Terry - W4SYE | - |
| Friday | Larry - WB4NCW | - |
| Saturday | David - WA4VVX | - |
| Sunday | Larry - WB4NCW | - |
.
If you would like to help with the TN Phone Net, please contact one of the following:
Manager for the early morning session: Larry Marshall - WB4NCW
Net Manager for the morning session: Larry Marshall - WB4NCW
Net Manager for the evening session: Larry Marshall - WB4NCW
Well hope that everyone has enjoyed this weeks news letter, and a Happy Birthday to those who's birthday is coming up in the next week....
PS : HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO TIM BERRY !!!!! Hope That You Had A Great Birthday !!!!
Hope to hear everyone on the net Tuesday, we had a total of 65 last week, a great turn out for the summer month, thanks to all who did stop by on a beautiful night....
73 and God Bless
Rick Sr & Cathy
--
Rick Sawaya Sr N4JTQ &
Cathy Sawaya KI4YPO
2005 Spence Mountain Loop
Sevierville,TN 37876
865.429.2422
Monitor 145.470 & 444.300
Member Of SCARS,ECARS,SSCC
OMISS,MWCC
Donations to the 145.470 send to:
Tim Berry
214 Echodale Rd
Knoxville TN 37920
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