March 2015 Newsletter - Kennehoochee Amateur Radio Club

Volume 16 Issue 3
Web www. W4BTI.ORG W4BTI The Big Talking Indian
MARCH
EVENTS
Chairman’s Chat
I
hope this last month has
found you in good health
and spirits. This has not
been a good month for some
of our Board members. One
has been in the hospital for
eight weeks and another is
going in for surgery. I ask that
you keep them in your
thoughts and prayers.
For the DX’s of you that are
in the club and I know a lot of
you like chasing the hard to
find places. I hope you were
able to make contact with
K1N. I was not able to get my
antenna up and working in
time. I saw where QRP is free
for this month on the internet.
It looks like it will be a good
month for HF work.
We will have a demo of the
new web site at this month’s
club meeting. From what I
have seen it is looking good.
We need to thank Nathan
K4NHW for all the hard work
he has put into the new web
site.
The hamfiest committee
met on the 11 of February and
came up with a theme and
flyers for this year’s hamfiest.
I will be passing around a sign
up sheet for this year at the
March 3rd
KARC Meeting 7:00
pm
March 7-8
ARRL International
DX (Phone)
March 13-14
Charlotte NC Hamfest
March 21
Ellijay GA Hamfest
SATURDAY
MORNING
BREAKFAST
Mar 2015
ON OTHER PAGES
Make your own dipoles
with then center
insulators
2
SOTA Your First
Activation
3
Atlanta Radio Clubs
Meeting Dates
4
Metro Atlanta Amateur
Radio Nets
5
The CODE
6
West Cobb Paulding
County Ham Exams
6
Cobb Co. ARES
information
7
Local Amateur Radio
Exam Sessions
7
Map to KARC Meeting
8
Fellow Static Crash
Lovers
8
Proud Dad
9
KARC Membership
Application
10
Join us at the
Cracker
on
Barrel
Delk
Road
just west of I-75.
Time 7 a.m.
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placed another order for ten HQ-1s and
20 HQ-2s (the minimum number that you
can purchase to get a quantity discount).
The price, including shipping, is $143.
Make your own dipoles with
these center insulators
By Dan Romanchik, KB6NU
There are a bunch of other center
insulators on the market, including:
1.
The Alpha Delta Delta-C antenna
hardware kit (http://universal-radio.com/
catalog/antsup/0297.html) consists of a
Delta-C Center Insulator, antenna
connecting hardware, 1 SEP Arc-Plug™
static protector (installed in Delta-C) and
2 Delta-CIN end insulators. This is a little
heavier-duty than the Budwig insulators,
but it costs more, too ($30 at Universal
Radio). Unless you're going to be running
a kW, I don't see the need to spend
nearly twice as much money on these
insulators.</li>
2. The TEN-TEC ACRO-BAT Antenna
Connector
&
Hanger
(http://
www.tentec.com/products/ACRO%
252dBAT-Antenna-Connector-%26Hanger.html) is an interesting product.
Unlike the Budwig and Alpha-Delta
insulators, this product does not have an
SO-239. Instead, this insulator clamps
over the coax and antenna wire, and in
doing so, provides strain relief. I haven't
tried this one, but it seems like a nice
design. The cost is $10, directly from TEN
-TEC
or
from
Universal
Radio.
3. The Unadilla W2AU ANsulator (http://
universal-radio.com/catalog/
antsup/0913.html) is made from PCV
O
ne of the things that always gets
my goat is the price some
companies charge for dipole
antennas. It's not that they're charging
an outrageously large sum of money,
and I certainly don't begrudge them
making a profit for their efforts. It's just
that if hams would just buy their own
wire and parts, they would not only save
money over the long run, but be
encouraged
to
experiment
with
antennas. That's what I started doing
about ten years ago, and I've been very
happy
with
the
results.
One of the first things that I did was
to purchase ten Budwig HQ-1 center
insulators and ten HQ-2 end insulators
(http://www.budwig.com/antennaconnector-insulators.html). I've made a
bunch of antennas with these
insulators, including several 40m/20m
inverted vees for portable use (such as
Field Day and special events), a 17m
dipole, and a 10m loop antenna. These
insulators are very well-made, and can
easily
be
reused,
too.
Universal Radio sells the set (http://
universal-radio.com/catalog/
antsup/1782.html) for $18.50. I just
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The Hooch Contributions
Material for publication in The Hooch is
always welcome.
Publication is at the
option of the club, depending upon appropriateness of the subject and availability of space. Contributions may be
submitted to any member of the KARC
staff.
Or, send to Jim, KT4MM,
at
[email protected].
Contributors should
expect editing for clarity and to meet
space limitations.
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The Kennehoochee
Amateur Radio Club
PO Box 1245
Marietta, GA 30060
Chairman’s Chat
(Continued from page 1)
Club Officers
Chairman
Anthony Gaito KC0CSG
Tel. (404) 754-5704 [email protected]
Vice Chairman
Richard Lutz KD4SEN
KD4SEN@gmail com
Secretary
David Phillips KJ4IOR
Tel. (404) 218-7644 [email protected]
Treasurer
Ann Russ K4JGK
[email protected]
[email protected]
Directors
Joe Grimes, WD4FGB (2015-2017)
[email protected]
Lloyd Coursey, W1LBC (2015-2017)
[email protected]
J. P. O’Connor WF4Z (2013-2015)
[email protected]
Walt Mize KI4LAV (2013-2015)
[email protected]
Charles Earhart, KM4KB (2014-2015)
KM4KB@ARRL,net
Walt Mize KI4LAV (2013-2015)
[email protected]
Malachi Tolar KK4FKH (2015-2017)
[email protected]
Mike Herod KJ0R (2015-2017)
[email protected]
Committees
Club License Trustee
Dale Nordin, K4HGG
Repeater Chairman
Joe Grimes WD4FGB
[email protected]
Field Day Chairmen
Ed Humphries N5RCK
Education Chairman
Elden Morris N1MN
club meeting. So be thinking of where and when you
would like to work. Our joint Atlanta Radio Hamfest will
be Saturday the 6th of June.
On the 14 of last month I was at a meeting for the
SKYWARN coordinators. They have gone to local
weather nets. Then proceed with reporting on the
NWS chat. This way it will keep the airways free for the
traffic that needs to come over the airways. The local
weather net will be on 146.880 repeaters.
We will be meeting at La Parilla at 29 S Marietta
Pkwy SW. Marietta, GA 30060. I will be there around
1700 horsrs so I can leave early for the meeting. Hope
to see you there for supper.
Hope to see you at the meeting.
Anthony B. Gaito
KC0CSG
KARC
SOTA Your First Activation
W
ould you like to try a SOTA activation?
You do NOT need to be a mountain
climber or even particularly athletic in
order to activate a summit. Activating is
simultaneously easy and difficult.
The first thing you'll want to do is to pick out a
summit. Not every hill you see is a qualified SOTA
summit. SOTA summits are listed at the main
SOTA site.
N1MN@ATTNET
Publicity Committee POI
Clark Macaulay, WU4B
[email protected]
Hamfest Chairman
Joe Grimes WD4FGB
Club History
Bill Gailey WS4F
Web Master
Nathan Wood K4nhw [email protected]
Newsletter Editor
Start with one that's near home.
Plan to
succeed, but minimize your investment, just in case
things don't go as planned.
Pick a hill that's not too far from home. If you're
based in the metro Atlanta area, some good
candidates for your first activation include:
Jim Cummings, KT4MM
[email protected]
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Atlanta Radio Clubs
Atlanta Radio Club
Time: First Thursday of each month 7:30 PM Location: American Red Cross, 1955 Monroe Dr NE Atlanta. GA
http://www.w4doc.org/
Alford Memorial Radio Club
Time: Second Thurday of each month 7:30 PM
Location: Annistown Road Baptist Church, 4554 Annistown Road, Snellville, GA
North Georgia QRP Club
Time: Second Saturday of the month
Location:
The Shepherd Center Hospital next to Piedmont Hospital on Peachtree
Rd. Information and changes of schedule are always on our web site at:
http://www.nogaqrp.org
Cherokee Amateur Radio Emergency Service and Cherokee Amateur
Radio Society
Time: Meets each month 2nd Saturday 10: a.m.
Locations: The William G. Long Senior Center. Address is 1223 Arnold Mill Road,
Woodstock, GA . Exit Number 8 I-575 Town Lake Pkwy go east just past Main Street.
ARES http:www.cherokee-ares.org/
Club website cherokeehams.com
Gwinnett Amateur Radio Society
Time:
Meetings are on the Second Tuesday of the month 7:00 p.m. (except
December)
Location: EAA 690 Hangar at Briscoe Field Sports Aviation Complex - Hangar 1
690 Airport Rd. Lawrenceville GA
Silver Comet Amateur Radio Society
Time: First Tuesday of the month 7:00 p.m.
Locations: Paulding Chamber (lower level) Rt. 278 Dallas, Ga. past Rt. 61
http://www.silvercometars.com/
North Fulton Amateur Radio League (NFARL)
Time: Meets each month on the 3rd Tuesday 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Locations: Alpharetta Recreation & Parks Department Alpharetta Adult Activity
Center
13450 Cogburn Road Alpharetta, GA 30004
South East DX Club
Time: 7:30 p.m. 3rd Thursday of each month
Location: Piedmont Hospital Peachtree Rd. Atlanta, GA
http://sedxc.org/
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METRO ATLANTA AMATEUR RADIO NETS
Make your own dipoles
with these center
Daily
146.76- PL107.2/145.45 Noon Brown Bag Net
146.79– PL 110.9) 8:00 PM Sassafrass Mtn.
3.795 6:00 PM WX & Skywarn
Sunday
7.275 9:00 AM Georgia Traders Net
3.975 5:00 PM (EST) Winter PM Ga State ARES
146.52 5-6 PM Emergency Simplex
145.450- 7:00 PM Alford Mem. RC Roundtable
147.06+ 8:30 PM No. Fulton ARES
146.82 PL 146.2 7:30 PM Atlanta Radio Club Net
147.105+ PL100.0 8:30 PM ATL C.A.R.E.S Net
146.700 PL123.0 0 4:30 PM Jasper Radio Club
50.145 9:00 PM Six Meter Net
Monday
145.45- 8:00 PM Decatur A.R.E.S. Net
145.47- PL100 8:30 PM North Fulton Tech. Net
50.235 SSB 8:30 PM Regional Six Meter Net
145.430 - PL107.2 8:00 PM Cherokee ARES
146.880- PL100 8:00 PM Cobb Co. A.R.E.S. NET
147.210+ PL162.2 9:00 PM Rockdale Co. ARES
147.075+ PL82.5 8:00 PM Gwinnett G.A.R.S.
147.075+ PL82.5 9:00 PM Gwinnett A.R.E.S.
Tuesday
146.625- 8:00 PM So. Fulton ARES
146.895+ PL77.0, 8:00 PM Dallas (Paulding Co)
147.24+ PL103.5 8:00 PM Bartow Co. ARES
147.150+ 8:00 PM Forsyth Co. ARES
Wednesday
145.41– 8:00 PM Chapter 49, QCWA Net
145.15- 8:00 PM Ga. Tech Stinger Net .
146.67– PL131.8 8:00 PM Hall Co. ARES Net
Thursday
146.955 - PL77 Hz 7:00 PM Digital Silver CometARS
146.955 - PL77 Hz 8:00 PM, Paulding ARES.
145.270 - PL100 8:00 PM, Cherokee Am. Radio Soc.
146.88 - PL100 8:30 PM, Kennehoochee ARC Net
147.225+ 8:00 PM, NE GA ARC
147.15+ 8:00 PM, Swap Net
147.015- PL100 9:00 PM, N. Ga. Disaster Relief Team
147.39+ PL131.8 9:00 PM Thomaston Net
Friday
145.11– PL88.5 8:00 PM Douglas Co. ARES
147.015– PL100 6:00 PM No. Ga. Disaster Net
146.76- PL107.2 Midnight Turnip Truck Net
Saturday
7.275 9:00 AM Ga. Traders Net
3.857 9:00 AM Chapter 49, QCWA Net
146.76- PL107.2 Midnight Turnip Truck Net
147.015– PL100 10:00 PM Hoot Owl Net
KARC
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tubing and include eyelets for
terminating the antenna wire and for
supporting the insulator in the middle.
For $15, I think I'd rather have the
Budwig insulator. Also, you should be
able to make one of these insulators for
less
than
15
bucks.
4. The Hy-Gain C-1C Center Insulator
(http://www.hy-gain.com/Product.php?
productid=C-1C) has a screw for
tightening down the antenna wire, so
you don't have to do any soldering, but
overall, I don't think I like the looks of
this model. And, at 30 bucks, it seems
kind
of
pricey.
5.
The W8AMZ Dipole Antenna
Starter Kit (http://www.w8amz.com/
W8AMZ_ACC_Page.html) comes a
center insulator made from PVC pipe,
similar to the Unadilla W2AU ANsulator
and two end insulators. It costs $18.
If none of these strikes your fancy,
you can always make your own.
WP4AOH has some very good
instructions on how to do this using
PVC pipe and fasteners that you can
find at your local hardware store (http://
wp4aoh.blogspot.com/2012/07/dipoleantenna-center-insulator.html).
Whatever route you take, I
encourage you to keep several on hand
and enough antenna wire and coax to
complete the antenna. You never know
when the urge will strike you to build an
antenna, and if you don't have the parts
you've missed an opportunity to do
some experimenting.
.
KARC.
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SOTA Your First Activation
West Cobb Paulding County
Ham Exams
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Kennesaw Mountain
4th MONDAY AT 6:30pm
EVERY MONTH
Stone Mountain
Exams Offered: All Elements
Pine Mountain
Primary area Served: West Cobb and Paulding
Counties, West Georgia
Vineyard Mountain
Location: Paulding County Chamber of
Commerce 455 Jimmy Campbell Parkway
Highway 278 on Lower Level
Dallas, GA 30132-9999
If you need an easy/no hike, prime
candidates include:’
Kennesaw Mountain
Take the bus
almost all the way to the top on a
weekend.
Stone Mountain
summit
Contact: Elden Morris, N1MN 770-713-4403
(cell) e-mail: [email protected]
VEC: ARRL-VEC American Radio Relay League
Ride the tram to the
BY SPECIAL APPOINTMENT AS NEEDED
Exams Offered: All Elements
Primary area served: West Cobb, Paulding
Counties, West Georgia
Location: At the examinees convenience
these special sessions are geared towards
disabled hams. I need at least a week's
advanced notice to put together a VE Team to
travel to your location.
Contact: Elden Morri N1MN, 770-713-4403 (cell) e
-mail: [email protected]
VEC: W5YI-VEC
Brasstown Bald Ride the bus to the
summit
Read the rules!
Review Guidelines for Activators
Read General Rules
There two rules which receive lots of
attention:
1. "The method of final access to the
summit must be non-motorised."
The CODE
2. "Operations must not be in, or in the
vicinity of a motor vehicle. No part of
the station may be connected in any
way to the motor vehicle."
Jim Farley KG4FXV fFound the following on the
internet. Another reason to learn morse code.
THE CODE: A declassified and unbelievable
hostage rescue story. How the Colombian army
sent a hidden message to hostages… using a pop
song. By Jeff Maysh Go to
The first rule is intentionally
somewhat vague, so as to permit
participation by hams with limited
mobility. For example, if you're
hp://www.theverge.com/2015/1/7/7483235/the-code
-colombian-army-morsecode-hostages
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SOTA — Your first chase
Local Amateur Radio
Exam Sessions
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1st Saturday
Clayton County Emergency Mgnt. Bldg. 7946
N. McDonough St., Jonesboro, GA Time: 9:00
AM (even months only) Contact: Butch Nitz
AF4FS (770) 968-8780
wheelchair-bound, you could meet this
requirement by having someone push you
for the last 100'. SOTA is on the honor
system. Do what you can do. If it is an
achievement for you to walk across the
parking lot, that's your "final access to the
summit." A more mobile Activator may set a
personal threshold that requires him to park
short of a drive-up summit, and walk the
last 1/4 mile. Others may declare that if it
isn't at least a 5 mile bushwhack, they won't
activate it!
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Public Library, off the Square in Ellijay Time:
1:00 PM Contact: Hugh Beam, AD4E & Dot
Beam, N4DTC (706) 276-6660
2nd Tuesday
Walton EMC, 3645 Lenora Rd., Snellville
Time: 7:00 PM
Contact: Wayne Taylor,
WD4CCA (770) 498-7759
2nd Saturday (Odd months only)
Stone Mountain Methodist Chruch
5312 West Mountain St. Stone Mountain
Time: 8:30 AM Contact: Bob Varone W4ETN
770-978-3179, [email protected]
The second rule is intended to prevent
operation from your truck or car. SOTA is
about portable operation and not mobile
operation.
2nd Saturday
Cherokee Amateur Radio Society / Cherokee
ARES
Time: Meets the 2nd Saturday of each month at
2:00 PM. Location: The William G. Long Senior
Center, 223 Arnold Mill Road,
http://
www.cherokeehams.com
While following the rules is necessary to
get your points, don't get hung up on
memorizing them. Read them. Make a good
faith effort to follow them. Review your plan
with an experienced activator and debrief
with an experienced activator after your
activation. If you violate a rule, you don't get
your points. That's a disappointment, but
nothing worse. Remember, you picked an
easy first summit, so you haven't made an
epic effort. You'll learn much from your
attempt and your next try will be a piece of
cake.
3rd Saturday
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
95 Holt Road NE Marietta Room 107
Time: 9:00 to 11:00 AM Contact: David Still
WB4RRD 770-973-2566 CAVEC
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2nd Sunday
Gwinnett County Fire Station #5 Community
Rm 3001 Old Norcross Rd Duluth GA
Starts at 2:00 pm Contact info [email protected]
4th Sunday
Georgia Institute of Technology, W4AQL Van
Leer EE Building (Number 85)
Time: 2:30 PM Contact: email w4aql-
COBB COUNTY
AMATEUR RADIO EMERGENCY
SECTION (ARES) INFORMATION
[email protected]
Cobb Co. ARES net meets on the KARC
146.88 two-meter repeater every Monday
evening at 8:00 pm. The Cobb ARES monthly
meeting is the second Tuesday of the month
at the downtown Marietta Fire Station 112
Haynes Street 7:00 to 9:00 pm. More
information
and
directions
are
on
www.W4BTI.org.
4th Tuesday
United Way Service Center 6279 Fairburn Rd.,
Douglasville Time: 7:00 Pm Contact: Paul E
Bailey, K4KJ (770) 942-0684
Class and W5YI Test Sessions by
appointment only. Location: Acworth
Contact: Jim Phillips [email protected] (770)
218-0663
73 de N5RCK Ed, EC Cobb Co. A.R.E.S.-
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SOTA Your first chase
Fellow Static Crash Lovers
As received from Jim K4DLL
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H
You'll need a radio. A portable HF
rig is ideal. At a minimum, you'll need
something that is light enough to carry,
an antenna, plus sufficient battery for
20 minutes.
ere is a story from the Top Band
Reflector everyone should read.
I had not heard this but it puts a good
perspective our willingness to support
DXpeditions.
It is possible to activate via HT, but
your QSOs must not be via a repeater.
You can call people on a repeater, and
ask them to meet you on simplex, but
your official SOTA contact must be
simplex.) If you're using an HT, you'll
want to line up some friends to chase
you and it helps if they have good
antennas, so they can do the "heavy
lifting."
See September 2006 CQ Magazine for a
published work. www.qsl.net/wd5bjt
Fellow Static Crash Lovers,
Ham Radio is a hobby of learning, leading,
and inspiration.
We learn, mostly through Mentors, clubs,
and other like-minded individuals who share a
love for this hobby.
You'll need a portable antenna. A
resonant dipole is a popular choice for
HF -- particularly if you don't have an
antenna tuner. With a good ATU, a
35.5 foot "random" wire with a
counterpoise is another popular
choice. Some operators love a
magnetic loop. My personal favorite is
an end-fed half-wave. Remember:
You'll be operating QRP from a
mountain top. RF in the shack will not
We, as Mentors, inspire others to challenge
themselves to be better in the aspects of the
hobby that interest the Newbee.
We inspire young people to enter the hobby
to learn about subjects like geography, the often
quoted NASA core subjects called "STEM",
politics, tolerance for others, and the listgoes
on.
At my DX clubs annual DX Dinner this past
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MAP TO KARC MEETING 112 Haynes St. Marietta Fire Station No. 1
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SOTA Your first chase
Fellow Static Crash Lovers
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be a major issue; weight and simple
setup are a priority.
December, Bob, K4UEE,
gave a presentation on FT5ZM. After the
presentation, he talked about the upcoming K1N
operation. With his hat in his hand, his team was
presented a donation from our club for K1N. A
youngster of 11 years old, club member, DXCC
holder, KF5NYQ, approached Bob and handed
him his amplifier savings fund. Young Brandon
refused to take the donation back. He stated
that having the opportunity to work a rare ATNO
was worth the donation. He would try to work
them without an amplifier. Bob brought the
story to the K1N team and they were so
impressed with Brandon, they asked him to be
the team's youth pilot. We always tell Brandon
that school comes first.
Of course, you'll need a paddle
and/or a microphone, headphones,
etc. Make up a checklist. Check it
twice. If you discover you've left
something out, add it to your checklist
so you don't forget it next time. Here's
a sample checklist you can customize
to suit your needs.
Take water, a snack, pencil and
paper. Make notes on what went well
and what failed. Bring warm clothing.
Even in the summer, it is cooler 'up on
top' than it is at home.
Myself and other DX club members are
proud to be counted in the ranks of this young
DXCC member's Mentors.
Check out the
following web site if you do not believe in the
power of Mentors… www.k5gdx.org
Before you go, visit SOTAwatch
and post your plans. This tells chasers
when and where to look for you.
If donating his entire amplifier fund is worth
the cost of ATNO is worth so much to Brandon,
then $6 is pocket change for most of us. Let
Brandon be an inspiration to all. Forgo the beer,
cigarettes, fast food fat fest, soda, or other vice
you may have once a month and you will be
surprised how quickly $6 can add up.
Once you're set up on the summit,
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Proud Dad
T
his one of those proud moments
of a father.
My 10 year old
daughter is better at CW than I
am. The explanation and 9 second
video is on www.K4NHW.com.
73 & Best DX
Charlie
WD5BJT
See September 2006 CQ Magazine for a
published work. www.qsl.net/wd5bjt
Check out by blog and other items at
www.K4NHW.com 73, Nathan, K4NHW
Topband
Posted by: [email protected]
Nathans post about his pride in his
daughter's CW skill led me to the
g0nvtclassickeys.weebly.com
website. Even if you aren't a CW
enthusiast, you will enjoy his straight
keys. He does beautiful work.
Mike, KJ0R
9
Reflector
Archives
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http://
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SOTA your first chase
QSOs.
Then
visit
http://
sotadata.org.uk/activatorlog.aspx and
track your status toward the coveted
Mountain Goat award.
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you can call CQ on your favorite
frequency. You need four contacts in
order to get your points for the
summit. They can be contacts with
any properly licensed ham. Your
contacts need not be with SOTA
chasers and your contacts need not
log the QSO in order for you to get
your points. (Of course, if they aren't
chasers,
you
can
take
the
opportunity to encourage them to sign
up.)
See you on the summits! 73 DE
K4KPK / Kevin
Where can I find out more?
Official site: http://sotadata.org.uk/
Mailing list: https://groups.yahoo.com/
groups/summits
K4KPK's
site:
content/sota-menu
If want to work a pile-up, you want
to get spotted on SOTAwatch.
Experienced
chasers
monitor
SOTAwatch; when they see an
activation, they turn out in force. If you
QSO with a chaser, he'll probably post
a spot on SOTAwatch. (You can ask
him to do so, to be sure.) Once you're
spotted, expect a small pile-up in 1-3
minutes.
http://k4kpk.com/
Email me (K4KPK). My email address
is available via http://www.qrz.com/db/
K4KPK.
•Stay tuned. This is a recurring series.
Bio
You can spot yourself. This is easy
if you are on a summit with a cell
signal. If you have an Internet-enabled
device, visit SOTAwatch when you're
ready to go on the air and post a spot.
If you don't have Internet, but you can
make a voice call from the summit,
you can call a friend and have him
post your spot to SOTAwatch. You
can spot yourself via SMS. (See http://
k4kpk.com/content/sota-self-spot-sms
-usa.) You can spot yourself via
APRS. (See http://k4kpk.com/content/
sota-self-spot-aprs.) If you posted an
alert and you use CW, you'll be
automatically spotted through the
wonders of RBN and RBNGate.
K4KPK, Kevin Kleinfelter is Georgia's
first SOTA Mountain Goat, and was
the 19th North American to achieve
Mountain Goat. His first QSO was on a
backpacking trip to a 5300 foot summit
with his 12 year-old son. He has more
than
120
activations,
including
Georgia,
North
Carolina,
and
Tennessee.
This story is Copyright 2015 Kevin P.
Kleinfelter. A non-exclusive right to
redistribute in electronic or printed
form is granted to amateur radio clubs
operating in the metro Atlanta area. All
other rights reserved.
When you return home, visit http://
sotadata.org.uk/ and record your
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PO Box 1245
Marietta, GA 30060
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Meetings
are held at 7:00 to
10:00 p.m. the 1st
Tuesday of each
month. Meetings
are
held
at
Marietta
downtown
Fire
station
located
112
Haynes
Street, Marietta,
GA 30068.
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Kennehoochee Amateur Radio Club
PO Box 1245
Club
Meetings
Marietta, GA are
30060
held at 7:00 to
10:00 p.m. the 1st
Tuesday of each
month. Meetings
are
held
at
Marietta
downtown
Fire
station
located
112
Haynes
Street, Marietta,
GA 30068.
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