The Official Publication Of The Northern California DX Club
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The Official Publication Of The Northern California DX Club
The DXer June 2014 The Official Publication Of The Northern California DX Club June Meeting Thursday June 19 Holder’s Country Inn 998 S. De Anza Blvd San Jose 95129 www.holderscountryinn.com 5:00pm Socialize 6:00pm Dinner 7:00pm Club Meeting Annual Elections “Personalized Propagation Charts” by Stu Phillips, K6TU President’s Letter By Jim K8JRK Dear Fellow Members, I am optimistic. As I complete my term of office I applaud your current Board for their accomplishments, big and small. It was a noticeable return to action — action on the By Laws, action on the DXAC issues, action on the repeater, action on the Procedures manual --- a list that is still growing. In short, a Board working well together. Oh, they had their moments and some were light and some were complicated but unlike Congress they were never rancorous and things always got done. The Board continued to broaden your club July Picnic & Raffle - see Page 3 profile in the global ham community. Vice President John, K6MM had the insight to put our logo on the DX World page by underwriting their awards program — one of the best and largest in the world. The club, through the Board screening process made significant cash donations to needed DXpeditions many of which now use the propagation software of Stu, K6TU. The DXer continues to expand coverage thanks to Editor and all around tech guru Phil, W6PK and his tireless effort. Secretary Mike, K6MKF drove — and I mean drove — a Board and member effort to freshen our By Laws. Bob, W6OPO has completed 5 years as Treasurer and leaves us with detailed and accurate financial and tax records for his successor and that is a huge accomplishment. Of course another tip of the hat to Mike and Carolyn, W6WZ and WB6ABC, for years of service with the meeting drawings. Our Director Tony K6BV brought a ton of prior experience, Director Andreas, N6NU tackled the repeater improvements (ongoing) and Director George,N6NKT brought both fresh insight and new energy to the team at just the right moment. Past President Russ, K6KLY provided steady input on how to find information, get things done or determine what was feasible — he will be missed. On a personal basis it’s been worth every minute. I made a large number of new friends, (continues on page 3) ANAHEIM, CA (Near Disneyland) 933 N. Euclid St., 92801 (714) 533-7373 (800) 854-6046 Janet, KL7MF, Mgr. 12 STOR E BUYING POWE R World’sHAM ST R LA GE VENTORY IN IO D RA ck for quick in sto elivery d [email protected] BURBANK, CA 1525 W. Magnolia Bl., 91506 (818) 842-1786 (877) 892-1748 Eric, K6EJC, Mgr. Magnolia between S. Victory & Buena Vista [email protected] ® OAKLAND, CA WORLDWIDE DISTRIBUTION 2210 Livingston St., 94606 (510) 534-5757 (877) 892-1745 Nick, AK6DX, Mgr. I-880 at 23rd Ave. ramp [email protected] SAN DIEGO, CA 5375 Kearny Villa Rd., 92123 (858) 560-4900 (877) 520-9623 Jerry, N5MCJ, Mgr. Hwy. 163 & Claremont Mesa [email protected] SUNNYVALE, CA 510 Lawrence Exp. #102 94085 (408) 736-9496 (877) 892-1749 TS-2000 [email protected] • 100W HF, 6M, 2M • 50W 70CM • 10W 1.2GHz w/ opt UT-20 module • Built-in TNC, DX packet cluster • IF Stage DSP • Backlit front key panel Jon, K6WV, Mgr. So. from Hwy. 101 NEW CASTLE, DE HF/VHF/UHF TCVR IC-7600 All Mode Transceiver FTDX-3000 100W HF + 6M Transceiver • 100W HF/6m Transceiver, gen cov. receiver • Dual DSP 32 bit • Three roofing filters- 3, 6, 15khz • 5.8 in WQVGA TFT display • Hi-res real time spectrum scope • 100 Watt HF/6 Meters • Large and wide color LCD display • High Speed Spectrum Scope built-in • 32 bit high speed DSP /Down Conversion 1st IF (Near Philadelphia) 1509 N. Dupont Hwy., 19720 (302) 322-7092 FREE YSK-8900 (800) 644-4476 Ken, N2OHD, Mgr. RT.13 1/4 mi., So. I-295 All Mode IC-7100 Transceiver [email protected] PORTLAND, OR TS-590S (800) 765-4267 • 100W HF + 6M • 500 Hz & 2.7 KHz roofing filter • Built-in auto tuner • Best dynamic range in class • 32 bit DSP 11705 S.W. Pacific Hwy. 97223 (503) 598-0555 Leon, W7AD, Mgr. Tigard-99W exit from Hwy. 5 & 217 HF + 6M Transceiver • HF/50/144/430/440 MHz Multi-band, Multi-mode, IF DSP • D-STAR DV Mode (Digital Voice + Data) • Intuitive Touch Screen Interface • Built-in RTTY Functions FT-8800R 2M/440 Mobile • V+U/V+V/U+U operation • V+U full duplex • Cross Band repeater function • 50W 2M 35W UHF • 1000+ memory channels • WIRES ready [email protected] DENVER, CO 8400 E. Iliff Ave. #9, 80231 (303) 745-7373 (800) 444-9476 IC-V8000 2M Mobile Transceiver John WØIG, Mgr. TM-281A PHOENIX, AZ • 65 Watt • 200 Memories • CTCSS/DCS • Mil-Std specs • Hi-quality audio [email protected] 10613 N. 43rd Ave., 85029 (602) 242-3515 2 Mtr Mobile • 75 watts • Dynamic Memory Scan (DMS) • CTCSS/DCS encode/decode w/tone scan • Weather alert • Weather channel scan • 200 alphanumeric memories FT-450D (800) 559-7388 FREE Gary, N7GJ, Mgr. Corner of 43rd Ave. & Peoria [email protected] ATLANTA, GA TM-V71A Mark, KJ4VO, Mgr. Doraville, 1 mi. no. of I-285 • High RF output (50W) • Multiple Scan • Dual receive on same band (VxV, UxU) • Echolink® memory (auto dialer) • Echolink® Sysop mode for node terminal ops [email protected] 2M/440 Dual Band (800) 444-4799 Steve, W4SHG, Mgr. Exit 161, I-95, So. to US 1 [email protected] • Analog FM/D-Star DV Mode • SD Card Slot for Voice & Data Storage • 50W Output on VHF/UHF Bands • Integrated GPS Receiver • AM Airband Dualwatch • FM Analog/DV Repeater List Function ID-51A WOODBRIDGE, VA (Near Washington D.C.) 14803 Build America Dr. 22191 (703) 643-1063 YSK-857 ID-5100A VHF/UHF Dual BandDigital Txcvr 6071 Buford Hwy., 30340 (770) 263-0700 (800) 444-7927 100W HF + 6M Transceiver • 100W HF/6M • Auto tuner built-in • DSP built-in • 500 memories • DNR, IF Notch, IF Shift TH-F6A 2M/220/440 • Dual channel receive • .1 - 1300 MHz (cell blocked) RX • FM, AM, SSB • 5W 2M/220/440 TX, FM • 435 Memories • Li-Ion Battery VHF/UHF Dual Band Transceiver • 5/2.5/1.0/0.5/0.1W Output • RX: 0.52– 1.71, 88–174, 380-479 MHz** • AM/ FM/FM-N/WFM/DV • 1304 Alphanumeric Memory Chls • Integrated GPS • D-STAR Repeater Directory • IPX7 Submersible FT-857D Ultra Compact HF/VHF/UHF • 100w HF/6M, 50W 2M, 20W UHF • DSP included • 32 color display • 200 mems • Detachable front panel (YSK-857 required) FT-60R 2M/440 5W HT • Wide receiver coverage • AM air band receive • 1000 memory channels w/alpha labels • Huge LCD display • Rugged die-cast, water resistant case • NOAA severe weather alert with alert scan SALEM, NH (Near Boston) 224 N. Broadway, 03079 (603) 898-3750 (800) 444-0047 Steve, K1SMD, Mgr. Exit 1, I-93; 28 mi. No. of Boston [email protected] 0613_generic-ad_v1.indd 1 1omer t in Cus vice Ser # 5/10/14 10:39 AM irritated the requisite percentage of folks jobs like this produce and leave feeling I was darn lucky to have the Board I did. I am optimistic about our future: planned steps towards more use of technology to expand member participation and mentoring, a solid Treasury, new members joining regularly, and best of all younger members stepping up to run for office — which you may do right up to the moment ballots are handed out, in case you missed the emails of invitation. Thank you for your support. JIM K8JRK. NCDXC Summer Picnic & Raffle - SUNDAY July 20, 10am to 2pm The annual NCDXC Summer Picnic will be at Patriot’s Corner in Shoup Park, 400 University Ave, Los Altos (setup at 9am). Mark the day on your calendar and plan to join us! Raffle A single ticket raffle of prizes will be held at the picnic for NCDXC Club members only. One ticket per member, free, must be present. Prizes Elecraft KX3 Alpha 4510 Wattmeter DX Engineering UT-KIT2-D Complete Coax Cable Tool Kit Donation to NCDXF The Board has approved a $4000 donation to the NCDXF, to be presented at the picnic. Treasury Report The club’s fiscal year is drawing to an end. In July the complete profit and loss and balance sheet reports will be available on the Member’s Only section of the website. The profit and loss statement is usually one page long and provides insight where the club’s money comes from and where it goes. As of early June the club’s bank balances are: PayPal $5,239.21 IDXC 3,500.00 Ck’g 7,992.95 CD#1 13,515.10 CD#2 11,663.43 Total $41,910.69 73, Bob – W6OPO NCDXC Treasurer Page 3 Minutes, Bylaws and Procedures Manual Posted The minutes from the June 8 Board of Directors Meeting and the May 8 Club Meeting are posted on the Members Only page at www.ncdxc.org. Also posted are the updated NCDXC Bylaws that were confirmed in the May Club Meeting and the updated Procedures Manual. To enter the page, select the green “Members Only” tab on the left side of the home page. Your password is needed. If you don’t have it, send an email to needpassword at ncdxc.org . Please include your call sign. IDXC 2015 Hotel Reservations Open The Hotel Online Reservation system for IDXC 2015 has been activated: http://dxconvention.com/index.html Club Renewals Are Due! Fellow DX’ers It is that time of year, time to renew your membership in the Northern California DX Club. Each year memberships that are paid annually expire on June 30. There is a window from June 30 through October 31 for renewals so there is time but don’t put it off. This year has many great programs lined up and of course it is the club’s turn to produce the International DX Convention at the Visalia Convention Center. A big and beautiful place. See http://www.dxconvention.com/. Dues remain unchanged and vary depending upon your membership class. For Regular Members it is $24, for Absentee Members $16 and for a Family Member $15. Absentee class is for those who live outside the club’s region. The region is defined as anywhere in California north of the south side of Bakersfield (35 degrees North Latitude). The fastest and easiest way to pay dues is to go to the club’s website and click on Pay Dues. Scroll down to the PayPal and credit card logos. Click on the logo. Or go to: http://www.ncdxc.org/pages/paydues.html directly. Using PayPal is fast, convenient and limits my need to go to the bank. But if you prefer writing a check, please do so making it payable to NCDXC and mail it to: Northern California DX Club P.O. Box 608 Menlo Park, CA 94026-0608 Best of 73, Bob - W6OPO NCDXC Treasurer Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 DX Ladder Experiment I’m trying out a change to the DX Ladder. I’ve split the Ladder into “NCDXC Honor Roll Ladder” for those with 331 to 340 current entities, and “NCDXC DX Ladder” for those with 330 current entities or less. The difference between the two Ladders is the sorting between Current Entities, Current + Deleted DXCC Entities, and Challenge. Both Ladders weigh Current Entities first. However, the “Honor Roll” Ladder weighs Current + Deleted Entities higher than Challenge, while the “DX Ladder” weighs Challenge higher. This change encourages newer members to participate in the Challenge awards, while recognizing the achievements of those on Honor Roll who have worked entities that have been deleted. Your comments are welcome - send email to dxer at ncdxc.org and indicate “prefer old way”, “prefer new way”, “prefer different way” or “either way” and your call sign. For “different way” please state what it is. I will go by the wishes of the majority of the Ladder participants. 73, Phil W6PK dxer at ncdxc.org Page 15 NCDXC Honor Roll Ladder - 331 to 340 Current Entities All Entity Counts Must Already Be Confirmed With LOTW-QSLs or QSL Cards Call Sign K6TA Curr 340 DXCC 377 Chal 2770 160m 213 80m 296 40m 332 30m 302 20m 339 17m 326 15m 333 12m 306 10m 320 6m 3 K5YY W6OAT N7NG K6RIM K5JB K4UEE N6JV W6CUA K6XN AJ6V K6SQL W6DPD NI6T K6MD W6KM K6KLY N6TV KX6C KC6AWX W6EKR K6ESL K6ANP K6GFJ W6CYX N7TW W6OD AC6HY K6CTA W6NWS KI6CG N6TA 340 340 340 340 340 340 340 340 340 340 340 340 340 340 340 340 340 340 340 340 340 339 339 339 339 339 339 338 337 337 336 375 373 372 367 367 365 360 357 355 354 354 353 352 351 351 349 349 349 348 348 346 364 357 353 348 343 342 345 347 343 354 2636 2670 1867 2336 196 146 170 45 289 284 206 173 240 328 262 301 297 291 148 289 340 339 321 339 314 323 162 311 278 336 269 327 294 296 130 267 287 320 199 275 101 7 2780 2823 1885 1799 939 249 189 18 13 16 281 263 166 140 118 330 318 244 218 153 286 321 180 147 2 339 338 340 332 282 310 329 188 219 6 324 334 322 292 201 276 313 132 177 1 307 325 294 258 160 78 93 1 3 21 286 57 65 186 149 42 176 123 1 168 16 174 4 101 253 30 330 89 100 288 213 42 287 152 11 223 72 227 72 151 233 9 321 9 200 328 11 278 1 23 271 145 14 40 137 181 43 255 156 206 311 142 100 317 167 91 299 237 214 187 188 242 62 293 198 51 4 1 308 3 19 308 221 27 84 148 161 74 283 215 264 329 166 100 256 204 48 322 311 37 238 215 248 69 310 269 154 302 5 12 324 339 256 100 335 272 63 337 338 132 319 225 278 184 321 315 200 153 130 289 193 161 103 328 321 190 199 305 285 152 157 285 268 1 69 155 236 336 336 336 335 334 333 332 331 331 349 345 339 340 336 342 337 338 335 290 243 288 249 100 308 286 277 196 AG6Q K6UM K6KO W6QUV K6YP K8JRK KY6R K6BZS N6ATD 295 100 328 318 316 252 226 257 212 100 282 264 228 60 293 305 284 251 43 252 152 60 242 232 245 166 26 176 141 40 199 183 183 138 3 1 1259 2779 737 465 2433 1058 354 2336 1527 436 1417 1028 1789 527 1726 1670 229 1 102 42 5 58 77 113 12 18 2055 1827 1684 144 79 2081 2252 2287 38 153 121 100 137 227 168 211 100 210 298 304 1123 1889 1481 853 1 56 41 1 145 169 122 84 174 265 205 113 258 5 21 261 77 23 164 19 176 237 270 248 107 9 105 2 17 4 4 1 1 58 Page 16 NCDXC DX Ladder - 330 Current Entities or Less All Entity Counts Must Already Be Confirmed With LOTW-QSLs or QSL Cards Call Sign K6IPM Curr 329 Chal 1529 DXCC 332 160m 80m 74 40m 158 30m 20m 318 17m 265 15m 293 12m 191 10m 229 K6SIK N6TQ N6NU N3RC K6MM K2RD W6YD W6JJW K6DY K9YC AA6VB W6DR W6OPO KE1B WX6W W6RK W6EKR/M K6MKF W6PK WK6RF N6BM K6BV W6GJB EA2RY NR6M N6WM NE5EE AD6HF N6MM 328 327 324 322 320 318 314 313 312 311 308 307 303 302 302 291 291 289 289 289 287 286 285 281 273 272 260 251 237 1871 2008 1511 1795 1511 1736 25 55 27 51 36 76 158 167 119 141 109 149 19 3 12 191 171 98 23 79 26 78 4 15 9 37 23 4 63 62 2 84 8 19 14 210 252 210 205 196 230 5 74 18 242 172 176 94 167 73 199 4 66 52 44 98 13 123 142 69 148 23 73 65 183 229 138 184 134 93 311 310 259 301 297 299 204 231 224 288 226 262 250 280 201 261 189 217 237 209 235 149 196 210 205 221 195 213 163 230 242 184 229 177 204 96 159 260 125 72 122 230 25 158 71 139 76 3 165 27 107 117 171 133 91 30 269 272 243 280 245 272 127 157 205 265 180 219 195 245 108 193 196 242 174 163 226 179 182 242 206 198 150 92 225 229 141 157 134 161 780 967 2015 1374 1233 952 1467 578 1263 574 1044 734 608 1072 478 879 1114 925 1174 602 525 747 334 335 327 333 328 321 319 315 312 313 311 311 305 306 309 293 299 293 291 296 288 289 287 283 273 274 262 254 239 260 252 188 244 177 246 114 123 187 221 146 190 166 185 102 150 97 188 118 150 147 88 131 139 142 162 70 62 AE6RR N6DVR K6ML WD0FAA N6NKT AG6HE W6NN K6MMM WB6VYH K6TU AI6RE WT6X KU6W N6OI AK6Y 237 233 230 225 221 217 199 159 158 156 146 143 141 130 116 716 393 392 531 631 658 473 489 255 426 318 384 388 265 215 239 238 231 226 223 217 200 159 158 158 146 144 141 130 116 74 8 19 83 47 88 53 84 29 1 9 26 16 6 3 188 116 79 106 174 133 149 134 154 128 92 142 114 151 167 124 131 115 44 18 44 23 55 70 20 119 118 124 45 113 104 111 44 107 6 2 8 1 4 4 5 41 3 2 33 10 12 26 25 110 88 31 49 23 69 67 48 1 21 20 1 2 25 29 1 7 82 13 71 56 10 29 1 4 16 120 74 109 117 63 81 9 49 56 105 60 43 120 82 38 3 36 19 62 81 43 64 81 46 3 1 1 7 132 111 75 1 18 19 3 1 1 1 5 37 10 1 4 1 25 1 190 140 86 28 98 23 119 25 4 69 51 77 1 67 14 6 1 (continues on next page) 12 7 70 146 213 102 51 72 161 20 84 13 146 64 108 17 21 75 123 121 65 10 9 3 6m 1 2 3 6 6 1 8 13 1 4 1 4 2 3 2 5 49 1 3 2 3 2 4 2 2 1 2 Page 17 W6MSB K6MP PJ2/W6DR 91 75 19 172 123 25 92 75 19 1 3 5 27 3 37 32 5 9 4 54 32 15 5 51 18 17 2 How To Update Your DX Ladder Numbers • For all DXCC and band counts, only include QSOs for which you already have LOTW-QSLs or QSL cards. • Entries in the ClubLog NCDXC DXCC League are imported into DX Ladder if the member is registered at http://www.clublog.org and member log is uploaded at least once per year. • Members who prefer not to use ClubLog: please use the web form at: www.ncdxc.org/pages/dxladder.html . Band information is helpful but not required. • “DXCC” column includes current and deleted entities, the “Curr” column has current only. • The Chal (Challenge) count is the sum of the current entity band counts (no deleted entities) and is automatically calculated in the DX Ladder spreadsheet. Items For Sale By Paul, N6PSE: Contact paul, N6PSE, paul at n6pse dot com 1) Alpha 9500 1.5KW Fully Automatic Amplifier, all bands, all modes. This amp was just serviced by Alpha and has a new 8877. Price is $4,900. (This Amp currently sells new for $8495.) 2) WB0W Deluxe Heavy Duty Gin Pole with Base Pulley. Paid $500, sell $375 (Unused) 3) Icom IC-7200 HF Radio (this radio was lightly used on ST0R DXpedition) $750 4) AMSAT LVB Tracker-LCD display-USB Rotor control, Unused. Retails for $200, sell $120 5) LDG DM-7800 external S meter for Icom IC-7800, sell $40 Items For Sale By Russ, K6KLY: Contact Russ, K6KLY, k6kly at sbcglobal dot net, Tel: 510-852-0002, k6kly at sbcglobal dot net Yaesu MD-200 Microphone, top Yaesu mic, Like New, Non-smoker, $229 + shipping as needed Items Above Are From Estate of W6EIO Drake MN-4 Antenna Tuner, $75 HyGain TH11DX, 20 to 10 meters, 5 band 11 element on 24 foot boom, $450.00, you pick up in Belmont Items For Sale By Rob, AG6RK: Contact Rob LaNoce, AG6RK, robsendemail at yahoo dot com M2 Antenna Systems Model 6M5, 6 meter 5 element yagi, new in original box, predecessor to the 6M5HX $75 Mirage/KLM Model 1.2-44LBX 1.2GHz yagi, 18.2 dBd gain, 12’ boom, 7.5’ turning radius., new in original box. $50 Page 18 Items For Sale By Harry, KX6C: Contact Harry, KX6C, hmakler at gmail dot com See Harry’s Complete For-Sale List at www.verinsky.com/dxerlinks/for-sale-by-harry.pdf Yaesu FT- 817D, Yaesu mic, HF Plus 50, 144 & 430 MHz like new $400 Heathkit SB-221, 2kw amplifier with 10m, in tip-top condition $800 Kenwood 830S and VFO 230, excellent condition $650 All items with manuals. Pickup from Harry’s QTH. Please keep tuned for more good stuff. Items For Sale By Tony, K6BV: Contact Tony Dowler, K6BV, (650) 359-8888 Kenwood R-2000 Receiver (no mods) $200 ICOM IC-706MkIIG (Clean) $600 Drake MN-2700 1Kw Tuner $ 200 2ea. Heil PR-781 Studio Microphone New-In-Box $100/ea Items For Sale By Dick, W6KM: Phone# 408/267-2624 Hy-Gain Rotator # HDR-300, works excellent ... $400 Items For Sale By George, N6NKT: Contact George Williams, N6NKT, n6nkt at yahoo dot com Hy-Gain TH-7DX, 7 Element, Tri-Band, 10/15/20M $300 Manual available at http://www.hy-gain.com/support.php?productid=TH-7DX Down from Palo Alto ARC office, disassembled and located in Cupertino KLM KT-34, 4 Element, Tri-Band, 10/15/20M $200 Booton 92EA RF Voltmeter $200 Send Your DX-Related Swap/Sale Listing to: dxer at ncdxc.org To prevent outdated listings, ads will run for only one issue unless otherwise requested Page 19 Bill, N6BM, reports from the wilds of Florida: The repairs on my SteppIR are complete and Alice helped me lower the tower down this morning and I'll be back on the air before you know it. BTW, my ARRL Challenge Award will be arriving soon via FedEx. Bob, N6TV, reports: Not really shack news, but my photos from the Dayton Hamvention have been posted to http://bit.ly/Hamvention2014 Page 20 Steve, N6SJ, reports: I recently cured an RF problem I had using info from K9YC’s Common-mode Choke Cookbook. My new SteppIR DB42 has an 80M dipole option which wouldn’t work when I ran high power. RF on the outside of the feedline got back into the amp and tripped the SWR detector, shutting down the amp. With a few common mode chokes placed at strategic locations, the problem is now cured. Anyone with similar problems should read Jim Brown/K9YC’s online tutorial. Bob, W6OPO, reports: Congratulations to Ed Muns, W0YK, for having been inducted to the CQ Contest Hall of Fame. From QRZ: “DX and CQ Contest Halls of Fame honor those amateurs who not only excel in personal performance in these major areas of amateur radio but who also ‘give back’ to the hobby in outstanding ways.” Ed shared the event with Scott Redd, K0DQ, who we saw at IDXC a few years ago. Jim, K8JRK, reports: For the Sec. Corner---have added ACOM 2000A to the lineup - now automated radio , tuner, amp - next is to tie in rotor controller, learn some "stuff" and dial up remote op ... Say in about 2 years given my computer skill (singular, please note). Dennis, AG6HE, reports: Well I just pulled the trigger and requested all credits applied as I'm over the goal line for 20M as of today without the need for any cards checked, with the help of some weekend QSO's during the WPX CW contest! My CW count stands at 173 Worked, 151 Confirmed, but that includes QSL cards. I got a QSL card in the mail today from Kenya for #217 Confirmed. Jim, K9YC, reports: Four QSLs from Myanmar made my Confirmed Challenge All Mode total (current entities, since moving to Santa Cruz in 2006) to 2002 band countries. I have 2091 worked since moving here. Chuck, NA6XX, reports: Chuck, a friend of Russ, K6KLY, sends along this information about reporting power line noise: Regarding the PUC, advise the guys to use the on-line web complaint form for utilities. The link is as follows: www.cpuc.ca.gov/puc/cec/e_complaint/ Mike, K6MKF, reports: I was surprised to see that there was a time when radio schematics were published as news items in the newspapers, and RX DX, at least, was a hot topic. Page 21 Also, I am pleased to report that the ARRL has cashed my check for the DXCC Challenge Award Plaque, and the Happy Asterisk has appeared, so I will be reorganizing my shack walls again! My new-to-me 3L SteppIR Yagi with the 40/30 driven element option was put up on my tower my June 14th antenna party! I had such a great volunteer crew helping me get this beast in the air! Dennis, AG6HE – Climber and high wire artiste extraordinaire Dick, W6KM – Roof crew Rob, AG6RK – Roof crew James, Grandson – Roof crew John, K6MM – ground crew Bob, W6OPO – ground crew Phil, W6PK – ground crew Ross, K6GFJ – ground crew Paul, N6PSE – ground crew Page 22 Final Assembly on the Roof Hoisting into position Page 23 Dennis, AG6HE, doing the high ladder work The SteppIR is operational Page 24 “It’s up!” L-R: Phil, W6PK; John, K6MM; Dick, W6KM; Rob, AG6RK; Mike, K6MKF; Dennis, AG6HE and Bob, W6OPO Remember to send your latest shack bulletins for the Secretary’s Corner to the NCDXC Secretary at [email protected]. Page 25 Russ, K6KLY, reports: Russ, K6KLY is the winner of the Alpha watt meter at the Dayton DX dinner: New life for Kenwood HS-5 Headphones Do you now have a new rig that has a second receiver? If you already have a set of Stereo phones this may not be of interest to you. Over the years the HS-5 headphones have been the cans of my choice. They are very comfortable even with hearing aids. So when I upgraded to the Kenwood TS-990S I found that I could not take advantage of the Stereo output for each receiver. So I just retired them to a drawer. A short time ago a friend loaned me a copy of his ARRL 18th edition of “HINTS & KINKS” to read. In this book I found the article CONVERTING KENWOOD HS-5 HEADPHONES FOR STEREO. The article also appeared in the January 2005 QST, pages 67 - 68, available at arrl.org. After reading it I thought I would give it a try because all needed was to replace the mono plug with a new stereo plug and the need to make a few simple solder connections. It only took a few minutes and works super, it was really easy to do and I am really pleased with the results. If you can’t obtain the QST it was published in, I would be happy to make a copy and send it to you if you like. Just contact me. 73 ...................... Dick, W6KM Page 26 Chat Subscription Problems Due to new “anti-phishing” policies used by Yahoo and AOL, there were problems a few months ago with some Chat subscriptions. For example, posts from Yahoo were not received by many subscribers. The email list software has been updated to solve this problem. There were a few cases of subscriptions being disabled by the software. If your subscription became disabled, please send an email to Rob, AG6RK, robsendemail at yahoo dot com . Upcoming Meetings SUNDAY July 20: NCDXC Summer Picnic & Raffle, 10am-2pm, Patriot’s Corner in Shoup Park, 400 University Ave, Los Altos. Setup at 9am. How to Subscribe to Chat If you would like to subscribe to NCDXC’s Chat Email List, go to www.ncdxc.org and select the green “Mailing List” tab on the left side of the club’s home webpage. About the DXer The DXer is published monthly by the Northern California DX Club and sent to all club members via the web. Please obtain permission from the author to re-publish any article in this publication. Club URL http://www.ncdxc.org Club Address NCDXC Box 608, Menlo Park, CA 94026-0608 2013-2014 Northern California DX Club Officers: President: Jim Sansoterra, K8JRK Vice President: John Miller, K6MM Secretary: Mike Flowers, K6MKF Treasurer: Bob Lanning, W6OPO Directors: Russ Bentson, K6KLY (Past President) Tony Dowler, K6BV George Williams, N6NKT Andreas Junge, N6NU Phil Verinsky, W6PK Appointments: Club Historian: Ross Forbes, K6GFJ Database Co-Managers: Bob Lanning, W6OPO and Phil Verinsky, W6PK DX Convention Chairperson for 2015: John Miller, K6MM DXer Editor: Phil Verinsky, W6PK (dxer at ncdxc.org) Chat List Postmaster: Rob LaNoce, AG6RK (listadmin at ncdxc.org) Web Hosting & Webmaster: John Miller, K6MM (k6mm at arrl.net) Club Repeater W6TI/R: Frequency/offset: 147.360 Mhz +, pl 110.9 Control Operator: Richard Crouch, N6RC Maintenance: Peter Grabosky, W6OOL Trustee: Peter Grabosky, W6OOL Net Manager: Open Club simplex: 147.54 MHz (suggested) Hope to see you at the June 19 Meeting Page 27 Annual Elections At June 19 Meeting Club Members Who Have Agreed To Be Candidates Officers President: Mike Flowers, K6MKF Vice President: Rob LaNoce, AG6RK Secretary: Sheryl Harkleroad, WW6G Treasurer: Don Ferguson, AI6RE Directors Tony Dowler, K6BV Rich Seifert, KE1B George Williams, N6NKT Jim Colletto, N6TQ John Miller, K6MM Bob Lanning, W6OPO Page 28
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