33RACKLIN’ STATIC SNARS -- W7TA

Serving the Amateur Radio Community for over 40 Years

Tune VE Exams in Stagecoach Nevada

Regularly scheduled testing sessions for Amateur Radio licenses are now available in

Chairman’s Voice:

The June members meeting is Saturday 06/01 -- 0730 at

Jacks restaurant on South Virginia street. This will be a joint

meeting of both clubs and will be the time to open and count

the ballots that were returned.

At the 05/16 Board meeting, the club treasurer Bill Nichols, NN7K gave

his resignation and it was accepted by the Chairman. The position will be

filled and will be discussed at the June 1 meeting.

The swap meet had some hiccups, but turned out to be a great location,

good weather and productive for swappers, people taking the ham cram and

then the FCC License exam.

There will be several new training sessions that will be offered for new

hams and experienced hams. Tony, N7ACM and his crew are working on

them and will make announcements to members of both clubs and prospective

members as well.

Several of the club members are getting certified to mentor Boy Scouts

that want to gain their Radio Merit Badge. This will be fun and another

opportunity to present Amateur radio to more young folks.

See you all at the club meeting

73 -- Mike

June, 2013

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RENO, NEVADA

CRACKLIN’ STATIC

Serving the Amateur Radio Community since April 16, 1968

http://www.snars.org

SNARS, P.O. Box 7727, Reno, NV 89510

Membership: $25 Individual, $40 Family

OFFICERS 2013

Chairperson….......Mike Katz..................N7MSK Vice Chair……....… Steve Woods ……..…..K7SJW

Trea$urer…..............

Secretary…..…….....Peter DeBay ….….…...KE7VSR

Director…….............Don Seibert……….….. N2MOO

Director…………….Paul Tueller………...…K7PTT

Director……….…....Ed Sloane……………...KB7ZBN

STAFF 2013

By Laws Review Committee…………………….…….….KE7HLR,

Call Sign Badges…………………………………………...KB7GNA

Club Public Information Officer………………….………KF7IAW

Control Operators……………………………….………. .K7JN

Cracklin’ Static Editor………………………….………....N7MSK

Digital SYSOP……………………………………….……...K7JN

Elmer Coordinator………………………………………...KE7HLQ

Meeting Greeters…………………………………….…….AE7OX

History Archivist…………………………………………...KF7KTC

SK Estate Advisors………………………………..…….…KB7IWT

Station Licensee for KR7ENO…………………………… WB2AWQ

Control Operators FOR KR7ENO…………………….…WB2AWQ

Station Licensee for W7TA………………………………..K7JN Control Operators for W7TA……………………………..K7JN

Tech Committee Chair……………………………………..W6US

(ARRL) Liaison………………………. ……………………NN7K

Chief VE Examiner…………………………………………NN7K

CRACKLIN’ STATIC PUBLICATION

E-mail……………….N7MSK@Charter.net

Cracklin’ Static is the Newsletter of, and sponsored by the Sierra

Nevada Amateur Radio Society. Opinions expressed herein are those of

the editors and contributors and should not be considered as official

expressions of the Club Officers, Staff or Club Members, or as

endorsements by same. Material for publication may be edited to enhance readability or to save

space. We reserve the right to use whatever font size or line spacing

may be required in order to publish this Newsletter.

Deadline for input to the newsletter is 1500 hours on the Sunday prior to the 1st Saturday of each month.

Cracklin’ Static is e-published in Adobe PDF Format. It may be

enjoyed at the SNARS web site.

Amateur Radio License

Testing 2013

SIERA: Silver State Charter High

School, 788 Fairview Dr.…..George

Uebele, WW7E ww7e@arrl.net SNARS, Third Saturday of February,

April, June, August, October and

December. Testing will be at the REOC

located at 5195 Spectrum Blvd., Reno …. Bill Nichols… NN7K

Elko Area: Third Saturday of

January, April, July, October.

11:00AM, Northeast Nevada Regional

Hospital ……Joe Giraudo, N7JEH n7jeh@arrl.net

SNARS Repeater System Frequencies

Linked System --- Reno, Carson Area

146.610 (-) 123.0

443.075 (+) 123.0

Lovelock & Black Rock area

146.925 (-) 123.0

Rag Chew 147.390 (+) 100.0 (not

linked)

Packet 145.050

APRS 144.390

Sloper An antenna version of the vertical, where high winds

have affected thin walled aluminum tubing used in the construction.

The meeting on June 1 will be a joint meeting

of both clubs to open and count the ballots that were

returned to determine if a majority of the members

want the two clubs merged.

Both club secretaries and one (non-Board) member

from each club will open and count the ballots.

The meeting will be held at Jack’s Restaurant on

South Virginia Street and will start at 0730 and

breakfast will be available.

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THE NEW HAMS & INFORMATION NET

The New Hams Q&A Net on 146.610. The net is held weekly at 1300, every Sunday afternoon.

The purpose of this net is a Q&A and information net for newly licensed hams and all hams

wishing to ask question about different aspects of Ham Radio. It will give new hams in

particular a venue for getting on the air in a controlled net moderated by a ham with more

experience. The net will be open to any interested ham. Questions will be answered and

discussed by the more experienced hams listening on the Net.

For those in the North Valley’s who may be out of the range of the 146.610 try using the 443.075 (+/123). It works from Lemmon Valley.

IF YOU HAVE AN IDEA FOR A PROGRAM AT ONE OF THE

MEEETINGS, PLEASE LET THE BOARD KNOW ABOUT IT

Name This Rig:

2013 Events / Races

Mark your calendars to help with this year’s

races and events, where we provide

communications and support.

Silver State Striders 50/50 --May 18, 2013

Reno­Tahoe Odyssey -- May 31­June 1, 2013,

June 2nd 2013

Western States Endurance Run -- June 29­30,

2013

The Death Ride -- July 13, 2013

Tahoe Rim Trail 2013 -- July 20Th & 21st,

2013

Expedition Man 2013 -- August 24th, 2013

Edible Pedal September -- 2013

The SNARS membership:

105 total members –

3- Advanced Class

35 – Extra Class

33 – General Class

28 – Technician Class

5 – Unknown (FCC Search)

1 – Extra Class – The Nevada

Section Manager.

HAM RADIO TRAINING AND TESTING

ARES training the first Saturday of each month at the REOC – 0900-1200

Ham radio FCC license testing: 0900-1300 at the REOC

02/16, 04/20, 06/15, 08/17, 10/19, 12/21 ----- Other times as needed, with a prior request to Bill Nichols, NN7K, Chief Examiner. NN7K@arrl.net -- 775-771-5656

One-Day “Ham Cram” followed by the FCC license test – 02/16, 08/17, 11/16 -- Held at the REOC, 0800 – 1600. Contact Bob Miller, WA6MTY@gbis.com -- 775-843-5952

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Field Day 2013 is coming 22-23 June this year and we could use some help to make

it an enjoyable event. There will be 7 bands, a VHF/UHF and a GOTA station in 3

different modes, CW, voice and digital; so with 23 possibilities there is lots of room to do

what you like to do on your favorite band and mode.

We would like to setup so that there are no duplicates, to that end please email

PeterDeBay@aol.com with your intention; i.e. 80M CW or 160M, 80M & 40M CW

depending on time of day. Also are you open to helping other ham’s or visitors learn /

operate in your mode, such as digital?

There are other positions available that are not operating positions such as BBQ

cook (not to worry Mike and Jon Fox already claimed that spot), welcomer etc; we will

have a list a little later on.

No matter if you’re a serious contester, just like to hang around with hams for the

day or somewhere in between, we would like you to participate.

We have a site here in town – There is a large empty in the area of the intersection

of Wedge Parkway and Arrow Creek Parkway – Just West of the South Valley Public

Library. With an entrance into the lot at Whites Creek Drive.

Maps and more information will be coming your way shortly.

So help us out, let us know if you will help out and or participate. You are not

locked into it, we understand things change.

Over 45 Years of Service through the Fellowship of Amateur Radio

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING Carrow's Restaurant, Thursday, May 16, 2013

A. Call to Order (N7MSK)

Time: 1828L

1. Board Members Present: N7MSK, K7SJW, NN7K, KE7VSR, N2MOO, K7PTT, KB7ZBN 2 . Guests Present KF7EGU, N7ACM, W6US B. Adoption of Agenda

1. Additions or Deletions. none 2. Vote to adopt: By: NN7K Second: K7PTT Motion Carried:

C. Reports

1. Chair: (N7MSK) – directed to other reports. 2. Vice Chair: (K7SJW) – none. 3. Secretary: (KE7VSR):

a. Current membership – 100 b. Other business – the annual state filing has been mailed.

4. Treasurer: (NN7K): a. Bank Balances:

i. Checking $3560.97 ii. Savings $3233.92 iii. Total $6794.89

b. Other Business --- NN7K submitted his resignation from the Board and as Treasurer of SNARS. The resignation was accepted by the Chairman.

D. Committee Reports

1. W7TA, K7JN: none 2. Tech Committee, W6US – The Ophir link radio is at Jim Newell’s for repair, Toulon repeater is working. Also sold

the first Power Head for $199 (less ebay, paypal, s&h) a full accounting to be sent to the board once the entities submit.

3. Website, KE7HLR – Dan was not present at the meeting. 4. Awards Committee, KB7ZBN – currently has 2 helpers. They are looking for nominations for the “Bob Davis

award” and the “New Hams award”; a full report will be submitted at the June meeting. 5. Field Day (KE7VSR) – There was some discussion of the various sites proposed. The board approved the 40

acre site at the south west corner of Arrowcreek Pkwy & Wedge Pkwy (access is from Whites Creek Lane, across from library) with a budget of $700.00. Moved By: N2MOO Second: KB7ZBN Motion Carried:

6. Swap Meet (N7MSK) – the club sold $240.00 of surplus stuff. The money was deposited in the Club’s bank account.

E. Old Business

1. Club merger status and information: The ballot vote has been mailed. 2. Joint Club meeting June 1, 2013 at 7:30AM, Jacks Restaurant (S. Virginia St.) The ballots will be opened and

counted at the meeting. F. New Business:

1. With the resignation of NN7K as a Board member and treasurer, Board members and Club members will conduct a special election to fill that vacancy to be held at the next corporate meeting (June 1, 2013).

2. The SNARS tech committee & WADG will work together to complete the D-Star installation that was started by the WADG. Specific plans are on hold pending the outcome of the merger vote.

3. A new net is starting up 22 May at 8PM. This is a “Preppers Net” – it is a 2 meter net. 4. The training committee is very busy and planning a lot more. They will need some help with future courses.

G. Motion to Adjourn. By: KB7ZBN Second: K7PTT Motion Carried:

Meeting adjourned. Time: 1933L

Name that Rig - Answer

Art Bell's 5-Acre

Antenna Farm The large loop antenna supported by these

poles helps give Art (W6OBB) his exceptionally strong signal on 160, 80 and 40 meters.

The thirteen white poles above are 75 feet

high. They support a two-wire loop antenna

with a 1595-foot circumference. Because there are two vertically-spaced horizontal loops, the

poles support 3190-feet of antenna wire. The

tower at the rear on the right-hand side

supports rotatable HF log-periodic and VHF

antennas.