Arizona SectionNewsletter

August 2018

Arizona Section Manager, Rick Paquette W7RAPWhat a great summer it is turning out to be. We started out by following our own Ned AA7A (Southwestern Division Vice-Director) and Bud N7CW with the KH1/KH7Z team working the DX-pedition on Baker Island. They left American Samoa on June 20th and operated through July 6th. Baker and Howland Islands are #5 on the DX most wanted list. For more information, visit the team web site: http://baker2018.net. Many of us here in Arizona enjoyed the challenge of working them and a large number were successful on multiple bands and modes.

At the Central Arizona DX Association (CADXA) meeting on August 2nd, Ned gave us a preview of the activities and shared some of the secrets of their success. The Kachina ARC annual White Mountain Hamfest was bigger and better than last year. The weather cooperated to make the event successful, although the thunderstorm Friday night was something else!

The ARRL has begun releasing the detail of the upcoming changes to the Official Observer program. The new observers will be titled Volunteer Monitors and will be vetted through ARRL including existing OO and coordinators. Plan on seeing the program requirements and release of the new trainingmanual with applications soon. Likewise the new ARES program details have been forwarded to Section Managers and ECs and we are reviewing the detail changes.

Arizona QSO Party - www.azqsoparty.org - 1600z Oct 13 to 0600z Oct 14 & 1400z to 2400z Oct 14

Section Emergency Coordinator, Dennis Bietry KE7EJFFor over a year, FEMA has been working on a revision of NIMS and ICS. Extensive work has been done to update the NIMS/ICS protocols that were established in 2008. Recently IS-100 and IS-700 updates have been released and posted on the FEMA Training website. ICS-800 will be coming soon. If you have already taken any of the Independent Study courses you are not required to retake the courses but it is strongly suggested that you review the updated courses for any changes. If you plan ontaking any advanced classes like AUXCOMM you are required to have the most recent courses prior tothe classes. If you haven’t taken the classes plan on taking them now and then submit your Certificatesto your DEC. Need more information on where to take these free FEMA Training Course? Contact your DEC.

Youth and Scouting, Tom Fagan K7DFOPERATION ON TARGET was an official Varsity Scout high adventure activity until the Varsity Scouting program was discontinued on 1-Jan-2018. However the On Target event still lives on and is open to Scouts or anyone interested in participating. It is still scheduled annually for the 3rd Saturday

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in July &/or September (Arizona & New Mexico hold their Operation On Target event on the 3rd Saturday in September and southern California participates in both July and September. Arizona will be participating in Operation On-Target on Saturday, September 15th.

Scout teams across the country will choose mountain peaks to climb and from there they will use mirrors to signal each other. They will also talk to each other with ham radios or cell phones, creating a link between them and other teams that are participating. They then plot these contacts on a map.

As some of you may know, the U. S. Army Signal Corps utilized Heliograph system (invented by British Army) as a way to communicate while chasing Geronimo in the Southwest region. Now you know why Heliograph Peak is named as such. Over the last few years, ham radio communications has been used by the Scouts to coordinate On-Target activity. http://www.bsaontarget.org/what-is-on-target

Jamboree-on-the-Air, or JOTA, is the largest Scouting event in the world. It is held annually the third full weekend in October. JOTA uses amateur radio to link Scouts and hams around the world, around the nation, and in your own community. This jamboree requires no travel, other than to a nearby amateur radio operator’s ham shack. Many times you can find the hams will come to you by setting up a station at your Scout camporee, at the park down the block, or perhaps at a ham shack already set up at your council’s camp. https://www.scouting.org/jota/

Please let us know if your club/troop will be participating in Operation On Target or Jamboree on the Air so that we can get the scouts/youth to those events.

Local Government Liaison, Virgil Silhanek K7VZI was cruising with my family last weekend when another vehicle sped up beside us and the driver was throwing all kinds of crazy hand gestures. No, it wasn’t road rage, but he saw my Amateur Radio plates and was trying to get me onto 146.52 simplex from the repeater frequency I was monitoring. I was glad he was able to get my attention as we chatted for a few minutes before I had to pull into my next stop.

This month marks a year since SB1132 became law in August 2017. On that note, ADOT’s fiscal year is July 1 through June 30 and their annual reporting coincides with those dates. The year end statistics were released ( https://www.azdot.gov/motor-vehicles/Statistics ) and Amateur Radio license plates are up to 1145 issued in the state from 1078 before the bill was passed. By paying $25 more each year, $17of that fee is returned to ARCA to benefit Amateur Radio in Arizona. Those 67 additional people who have upgraded their license plate are contributing an additional $1139 each year for us.

If you’re interested in getting an Amateur Radio plate on your vehicle, the process is started by filling out this simple form. https://www.azdot.gov/docs/default-source/mvd-forms-pubs/96-0143.pdf?sfvrsn=5 Complete the form for an “Amateur Radio” “Standard” plate. The personalized fee is waivedfor Amateur Radio call signs, so we don’t have to pay $50 like other specialty plates. You’ll also need to log into the FCC ULS site and print an Official Copy of your license. With the completed ADOT form, copy of your FCC license, and a check for $29.89 ($25 fee, plus shipping), you can mail to the address at the top of the form or drop it off at any MVD processing location. Within a few weeks, yournew plates will arrive in the mail.

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Upcoming Hamfests and EventsSearch for ARRL sanctioned hamfests: http://www.arrl.org/hamfests-and-conventions-calendar See upcoming hamfest fliers attached at bottom of this newsletter.

• 09/01 - Alamogordo ARC's 34th Annual Hamfest - http://www.qsl.net/k5lrw/hamfest.htm• 09/21-23 - Rocky Mountain Division Convention (Duke City Hamfest) -

http://dukecityhamfest.org • 09/29 - Radio Society of Tucson Fall Hamfest - http://k7rst.org • 10/06 - San Diego Hamfest - http://www.lakesidearc.org/sdhamfest/sdhamfest.php • 10/27 - CopaFest 2018 - http://copahams.org

Amateur Radio ClassesFind upcoming classes: http://www.arrl.org/find-an-amateur-radio-license-class Flagstaff AZ 86004 Start/End Dates: 08/25/2018 - 10/13/2018Times: 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.# of Sessions: 8Class level: TechnicianExam offered: YesSponsoring Club/Organization: Coconino Amateur Radio ClubContact: Glen Davis KG7YDJ Phone: (928) 266-7794Email: kg7ydj@arrl.netLocation: North Country Health Care clinic 2920 N 4th StreetFlagstaff, AZ 86004Additional Information: Please note this is eight classes held on Saturdays. The regular CARC exam is the Saturday following the last class. Email pre-registration is desired. We recommend you purchase the ARRL Ham Radio License manual. If you can afford the spiral bound edition, it is easier to handle.

New Hams and License Upgrades (June 2018)Please welcome the following people who recently earned a new Amateur Radio license.KI7ZIE - Katherine Wagstaff - Technician - PhoenixKI7ZID - Kristian Paterson - Technician - PhoenixKI7YSC - Jason South - Technician - PhoenixKI7ZGE - Alexander Hunter - Technician - PhoenixKI7ZFX - Brendon Picek - Technician - PhoenixKI7ZIB - Logan Halloran - Technician - PhoenixKI7ZHZ - Bonnie Cunningham - Technician - PhoenixKI7YTZ - John Finnan - Technician - PhoenixKI7ZGD - Glen Dunsbergen - Technician - New RiverKI7ZGF - Michael Wendrowski - Technician - Apache JunctionKI7YRZ - Robert Black - Technician - MaricopaKI7ZHX - Wesley Burnham - Technician - MesaKI7ZGA - Tim Cotie - Technician - MesaKI7YYJ - Michael Mangum - Technician - MesaKI7YYK - Keith Manning - Technician - MesaKI7YYE - Alissa Bergen - Technician - MesaKI7YYF - Jacob Bergen - Technician - MesaKI7YYL - Steven Mcrae - Technician – MesaKI7YYG - Michael Daly - Technician – Mesa

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KI7YTY - Samuel Franks - Technician - GlendaleKI7ZGC - Lee Roberts - Technician - GlendaleKI7YTX - Kent Boyd - Technician - El MirageKI7ZFZ - Frederick Miller - Technician - Litchfield ParkKI7ZGB - John Watkins - Technician - Sun CityKI7YXM - Alex Saiz - Technician - PeoriaKI7YXL - William Goode - Technician - BuckeyeKI7ZHY - Matthew Coelho - Technician - PineKI7YWK - Brit Alsop - Technician - ArivacaKI7YWQ - Evan Murray - Technician - SahuaritaKI7YWN - James Henderson - Technician - SahuaritaKI7YWE - Ryan Sachs - General - VailKI7YWO - John Nichols - Technician - TucsonKI7YWD - John Lewis - Technician - TucsonKI7YWL - Anne-laure Blanche - Technician - TucsonKI7YWP - Robin Badart - Technician - TucsonKI7YWH - Michael Scofield - Technician - TucsonKI7ZBX - Kenneth Sharp - Technician - TucsonKI7YSO - Kurt Weinrich - Technician - TucsonKI7YWM - Annette Ackley - Technician - Tucson

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KI7YYP - Kent Stapley - Technician – MesaKI7YYO - Ryan Smith - Technician - MesaKI7YYI - Jae Heiner - Technician - MesaKI7YYN - Jeffrey Pickles - Technician - MesaKI7YYD - Debra Baugh - Technician - MesaKI7YYQ - Russell Stradling - General - MesaKI7YYC - Michael Badgett - Technician - MesaKI7YYR - Jeremiah Thorne - Technician - MesaKI7ZHD - Rustin Pearce - Technician - MesaKI7YYH - Paul Edwards - Technician - MesaKI7YYM - Tamara Payne - Technician - MesaKI7YUA - Kevin Imber - Technician - GilbertKI7ZIC - Leroy Mcdanel - Technician - Sun LakesKI7ZIA - Scott Gehrke - Technician - ScottsdaleKI7YSB - William Goldenetz - Technician - ScottsdaleKI7YRY - Gavin Gillins - Technician - ScottsdaleKI7YUB - David Moore - Technician - ScottsdaleKI7YSA - Michael Hoover - Technician - GilbertKI7ZFY - Scott Muth - Technician - Gilbert

KI7YWR - Chris Vera - Technician - TucsonKI7YWJ - Jeremy Strzalka - Technician - TucsonKI7YWF - Timothy Houser - General - TucsonKI7ZBZ - Fraser Mccartney - Technician - TucsonKI7ZBY - Joan Clarke - Technician - TucsonKI7YWI - Gregory Sandor - Technician - TucsonKI7YXZ - Wayland Barlow - General - Colorado CityKI7YQM - Kevin Kelly - Technician - WilliamsKI7YQN - Mylinda Kelly - Technician - WilliamsKI7YQO - Jacqueline Baer - Technician - WilliamsKI7YQP - Henry Baer - Technician - WilliamsKI7YWX - Donald Gray - Technician - Chino ValleyKI7YXA - David Meyer - Technician - Chino ValleyKI7YXB - Kathryn Napp - Technician - Chino ValleyKI7YXC - Amanda Wilcox - Technician - CottonwoodKI7YWZ - John Mauriala - Technician - DeweyKI7ZHW - James Knorr - Technician - Humboldt

Congratulations to the following people who recently upgraded their license.KI7YOK - Patrick Cunningham - Extra - PhoenixKI7WFL - Kerry Jackson - General - PhoenixKI7WHB - Steven Ballard - General - Arizona CityKI7YNL - Amy Gladwin - General - MaricopaKI7YIS - Kenneth Diamond - General - San Tan ValleyKI7VGZ - Remington Selchert - General - San Tan ValleyKI7YCY - Robert Moore - General - ChandlerKI7SJL - Jacqueline Wolf - General - ScottsdaleKG7TPR - Wayne Bingham - General - Sun CityKI7OXE - David Olander - General - PeoriaKF7WMK - Michael Maxson - Extra - PeoriaKI7MJU - Frank Mooney - Extra - Hereford

KI7YDH - August Jaxel - Extra - HerefordKI7OFL - William Countryman - General - SahuaritaKI7VBW - George Moore - General - TucsonKI7TIG - Max Presnell - General - TucsonKG7YTR - Anthony Schlecht - General - TucsonKI7FDA - Terrance Pat - General - TucsonKG7QWR - Rosemary Paszkiet - General - TucsonKG7TPK - Marylou Hagan - Extra - FlagstaffKG7TPM - William Hagan - Extra - FlagstaffKI7NFH - Lee Hennes - Extra - CottonwoodKK4AFA - John Henning - General - Kingman

Amateur Radio TestingSearch for upcoming Amateur Radio exams: http://www.arrl.org/exam_sessions/search

Phoenix area: 1st Saturday 9:00AM - DeVry/West Valley Club (Walk-ins allowed) Contact David, N7TWT (623)925-0680 Email: N7TWT@ARRL.NET Location: DEVRY UNIVERSITY 2149 W DUNLAP AVE PHOENIX, AZ 85021 2nd Wednesday 6:30PM - Central Phoenix VE Team Location: South Mountain Community College(Library) (No walk-ins) Contact: Bill Martin (480) 205-3625 (480) 205-3625 Limited space, you must contact Bill. Email: ai0d@hotmail.com 3rd Monday 6:00PM - EAST VALLEY VE TEAM (Walk-ins allowed) Contact Steve, KY7W 480-478-9692. 1104 East Campus Drive, Tempe, AZ 85282-3913. Email: KJ7WK@COX.NET East Mesa VE Team will take walk-in registrants between 6 PM and 6:30 PM. Testing will begin promptly at 6:30 for the Technician examination. You must have Photo ID. $15.00 Fee (exact change Please.) 3rd Tuesday 8:00PM - BOY SCOUT TROOP 127 (Walk-ins allowed) Contact: JOHN H KELLY (602)264-6854 Email: KELLYJ127@AOL.COM Location: ST FRANCIS XAVIER SCHOOL, 4715 NCENTRAL AVE PHOENIX, AZ 85012 4th Saturday 7:00PM - Arizona Amateur Radio Club (No walk-ins) PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED NOTIFY GARY BY THURS NITE Contact Gary Hamman, K7GH (602) 996-8148

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Email: K7GH@ARRL.NET Location: 4747 N. 22nd Street, on the eastside of 22nd Street and just north of Highland Ave. in Phoenix. (No walk-ins)

Tucson Area: 1st Thursday - Lighthouse YMCA/ARRL. Contact Matt, AC7IL, veregistration@ac7il.org 1st Saturday - Oro Valley/ARRL. Contact David, AK2L, ak2l@arrl.net 2nd Monday - RST/ Laurel (No Fee): Contact Diane, AA3OF, dzimmerman2002@gmail.com 3rd Saturday - Jacobs Park YMCA/ARRL: Contact Fred, K7OFA, k7ofa@arrl.net

Graham / Greenlee County Area: For VE testing on request, please contact Dave, N7AM, and he will arrange it.

Yuma Area: 2nd Saturday - By appointment only. Contact Sam Yarbrough W7SLY W7SLY@roadrunner.com or Robert Spencer KE8DM at ke8dm@arrl.org

Arizona NetsArizona Traffic and Emergency Net (ATEN) meets in the winter from October 15 to April 15 at 5:30 PM and in the summer from April 15 to October 15 at 7:00PM on 3986 kHz daily. Tommy Ivan KF7GC Net Manager, Arizona Section Traffic Manager kf7gc@arrl.net www.atenaz.net

Arizona Emergency Net – Maricopa (AEN-MAR) meets every Monday at 9:00 PM local time, for training and exercise in the public service communication arts on the Mt. Ord 146.92(-), Shaw Butte 147.24(+) or Scottsdale Airpark 146.760(-) repeaters. The repeaters require a 162.2 Hz tone. The repeaters are linked and cover most of Maricopa County and portions of Pinal, Gila, Coconino and Yavapai Counties in central Arizona. http://www.aen-mar.org

Saguaro National Traffic System (NTS) Net (www.saguaronts.net), meets daily at 6:30 pm MST (0130Z) on the Eastern Arizona Amateur Radio Society (E.A.A.R.S.) (http://www.eaars.org/) repeaters.The repeaters are; 146.86 and (440.700 Hub) Heliograph Peak 147.28 Guthrie Peak - Greenlee County 145.21 Jacks Peak New Mexico. Between Lordsburg & Silver City 145.41 Pinal Peak Near Globe AZ 147.16 Mt Lemmon Near Tucson 146.70 Greens Peak Near Springerville - Showlow 145.27 South Mtn. Near Alpine, AZ 147.08 Mule Mtn. Near Bisbee in Cochise County 147.06 Lil Florida Mtn. Near Deming, New Mexico 145.47 Caballo Mtn. Near Truth or Consequences, New Mexico 145.35 West Peak. West of Heliograph 12 miles All E.A.A.R.S. network repeaters operate with PL tone 141.3. For more information about this net, contact Greg Peters (kc5zgg@arrl.net)

AM 2 meter net Greater Phoenix Metropolitan area, 2 meter AM net, 144.450 MHz, every Tuesday night at 1930 MST. Antenna vertical polarization. The 144.450 MHz is a coordinated AM frequency in Arizona. This is an informal NET, most discussions are technical. All are welcome.

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TUCSON FALL HAMFEST

Saturday Sept. 29, 2018 7 AM—11 AM

Map and information: http://www.k7rst.org

FREE ADMISSION & PARKING!

Seller setup starts at 6:00 AM All Vendor/Seller Spaces- $10/space

TARGET 9615 E. Old Spanish

Trail Tucson, AZ

***NORTH PARKING LOT***

RAFFLE! Tickets $2 ea., 3 for $5, 7 for $10!

Prizes: (1st ) 50W Dual-band Mobile Tranceiver (2nd) Dual-band Hand-held Tranceiver

Talk-in Repeater Frequency:

146.800 MHz, Tone

156.7 Hz

Get your license or upgrade! Free VE Testing on site!

Get on the Air! Demo fun at the GOTA Station!

Get your ARRL Awards! QSL card checking!

Get your snack on! Coffee, tea and donuts!