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Lincoln Amateur Radio Club

January Meeting 7:30 PM, Wednesday, January 8, 2014

LI-COR, 4647 Superior Street, Lincoln, Nebraska

LINCOLN LOG

LARC Meetings are held the second Wednesday of each month, usually at LI-COR, 4647 Superior.

Coming Events Also see http://k0kkv.org Wed Jan 1, 2014 HAPPY NEW YEAR Wed Jan 8, Noon—QCWA Luncheon at The Knolls, 2201 Old Cheney Wed Jan 8, 7:30 pm—LARC Jan Meeting at LI-COR (See above)

Thu Jan 9, 6:30 pm—VE Exams, Northside Café, 2701 N 48 (P 12) Sat Jan 11, 11:00 am—HBQRP Home Brew Builders, Ashland, Breadeaux Pizza Sun Jan 12, 2:00 pm—LARC Home Brewers, 2625 Potter St, Salvation Army (P 8) Wed Jan 15, 7:00 pm—LARC Jan Board Meeting, HyVee Board Rm, 6001 Village Dr Wed Jan 15-21—ARRL 100 years, W1AW/Ø (Nebr) Portable Centennial QSO Party

Thu Jan 16, —LOG ARTICLE DEADLINE Thu Jan 16, 8:00 pm—SATERN Salvation Army Disaster Monthly Meeting, Sal Army Fri Jan 17, 6:00-9:00 pm—Soup Supper, Falls Reception Hall, 5925 Adams St. (P 7) Sun Jan 19, 2:00-4:00 pm—LARC Club Station “Get on the Air” Open House (P 3) Thu Jan 30, 7:00 pm— Feb LOG Mail Prep, 2625 Potter St, Salvation Army (P 8) Thu Feb 6, 6:30 pm—VE Exams, Northside Café, 2701 N 48 (P12) Wed Feb 12, 7:30 pm—LARC Feb Meeting at LI-COR Thu Mar 6, 6:30 pm—VE Exams, Northside Café, 2701 N 48 (P 12) Sat Mar 15, 8:30-2:00 pm—LARC Hamfest Contact: Reynolds Davis, KØGND. (P 3) Sat Apr 5,— Storm Training Class, Location TBA Tue Apr 8, 6:00-9:00 pm—Technician Class, Location: TBA (P 8)

To become a member of LARC, please see 6

Warren Werner, NØXLT will present a program on repeater basics. Those new to Ham radio often ask the question, “what is a ‘repeater”? How does it work and how far will it boost the signal? What repeaters are available within a 50 mile radius? How far does the KØKKV repeater reach? The plus and minus has a purpose and how is it determined? What is the 100 and 123 tone? Warren Werner, NØXLT will provide insight into the proper use and function of a repeater. A question often asked is who can use a repeater and is there a fee? Many listen on the two meter, 146.76 (-) repeater and does the same protocol apply to the use of the local repeater as do other HF frequencies? There are some repeaters that link to other repeaters and can reach beyond the local repeater capabilities. Echo Link is technology that is available on a re-peater that allows a message to travel outside the limits of the local repeater. Come expecting a lively discussion and expect to expand your understanding of how the KØKKV repeater functions. —Mike Walsh, KBØQH

Lincoln LOG January 2014

The Lincoln Amateur Radio Club, Inc. 2014 Board of Directors

Club Repeater KØKKV 146.760 (-) Packet APRS KØKKV 144.390 DX Packet Cluster Web Site http://k0kkv.org

President Mike Walsh KBØQH 402/489-5904 [email protected] Vice Pres Bryan Leavitt WØBCL 402/470-2074 [email protected] Secretary Todd Shapland KDØPTI 402/202-4698 [email protected] Treasurer Marlene McLaughlin KDØHYM 402/570-6478 [email protected] Bruce Steyer KBØKA 402/486-1714 [email protected] Connie Zehr NØGMA 402/202-2805 [email protected] Chris Brennfoerder KCØAOO 402/217-7051 [email protected] Jeremiah Parker NØPBJ 402/540-8712 [email protected]

About the Lincoln Amateur Radio Club The Lincoln Amateur Radio Club, Inc. (LARC) is a nonprofit organization devoted to the promotion of Ama-teur Radio. The Club sponsors activities and programs to promote growth in Amateur Radio, as well as furthering the experience of those already licensed, and to create international good will. The Lincoln LOG is mailed monthly to all paid mem-bers of LARC and to all Lancaster County, Nebraska, Hams. If your label says, “COMPLIMENTARY,” please consider joining the Club and supporting its activities. Even if you are not currently active, your contribu-tion will help to ensure the future of Amateur Radio. An-nual dues are only $15. For your convenience, please join by completing and mailing in the form on the inside back cover of this or any issue of the LOG. The LOG solicits your input. If you have an idea for an article, wish to contribute an article or photo, or want to place an ad in the LOG, contact the editor, Bev Bennett, KDØPTR, preferably by e-mail, [email protected] (or by phone, 402/875-2594.) The deadline for each issue is the Thursday immediately following the Wednesday Board meeting. The LOG and other Lincoln Amateur Radio Club information are available at http://k0kkv.org and may be used freely. Permission is granted to other publications to reprint articles appearing in the LOG, provided that source credit, author, and previous print source appear in the reprint.

COFFEE TIME • Daily lunch plans at 11:30 on 146.850(-). • Saturday breakfast at 8:00 at

Northside Café, 2701 N 48th

Join the Lincoln Amateur

Radio Club or renew your

membership using your PayPal account or any

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ly go to h�p://k0kkv.org and follow the link.

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2013 Committees (Help Desk)

Committee Liaison Chair

Activities KBØKA KDØPTK

Auction KBØKA KØIH Club Awards NØGMA KDØOVI / KDØBXA Club Merchandise * KCØWWR Club Nets KBØDNP KNØRKY Club Newsletter / LOG NØGMA KDØPTR Club Station KBØQH KBØQH Club Web Site WØBCL NØXLT / KDØDVR / KEØTAS Convention KDØHYM KØGND Cornhusker State Games KBØDNP KDØHYM / WØBCL Education KBØDNP KØGND Emergency Response KBØDNP KØGND Estate Assistance KDØHYM KØGND / KØVNJ Field Day NØXLT WØWKP Holiday Party NØGMA KDØPTE / KDØTPP Public Relations WAØQYI WAØQYI Public Service WØBCL KØSHC Publishing WØBCL WBØRJJ QSL Cards NØXLT KCØWWR / KTØK Repeater (Tech & Ops) NØXLT KØRPT Technology KBØQH WBØYYE / WBØQQT Transmitter Hunts KDØHYM KDØDBO

* Not a standing committee but a responsibility.


From the President

I want to thank all the mem-bers that attended the De-

cember Club meeting and voted for candidates for the new LARC Board. After counting the votes on the ini-tial ballot, there was a tie be-tween two candidates and a tie breaking vote was taken.

Your vote counts. The newly elected Board voted new officers for 2014 at the December Board meeting. See the article on page 4 and 5 for additional details. On a different topic, I occasionally like to look into new evolving technology in Ham radio. My latest project has been to get Digi-tal Voice (DV) on HF up and running. Since I am already running digital modes through a soundcard interface, I already had most of what is needed for DV. I just had to acquire the software program "FreeDV" and an inex-pensive USB computer headset. After in-stalling and configuring those two items, I have successfully received digital voice trans-missions and the next step is to make a DV contact. If this new technology continues to develop, it has the potential to have an im-pact to Ham radio similar to when the inven-tion of Single Sideband (SSB) surpassed AM in popularity. If Digital Voice sounds interesting to you, just search the Internet for "FreeDV" and follow the links for more information.

Mike Walsh, KBØQH

Mike Walsh KBØQH

Club Station “Get on the Air” Sunday, January 19

2:00—4:00 PM 220 Oak Creek Drive

(Red Cross Building)

Directions: West O Street to Sun Valley Blvd, north to West Gate Blvd (Handyman- Arch), turn west to Oak Creek Drive. Mark your calendar and stop by and “get on the air”.

—Mike Walsh, KBØQH

Lancaster County Event Center 84th & Havelock Ave, Lincoln, Nebraska

Nebraska State

Convention

End of Winter Hamfest

Saturday, March 15, 2014 8:30 AM—2:00 PM

http://lincolnhamfest.org/


Four LARC members were elected at the Club’s December 11 Annual Meeting to

serve on the Board of Directors for the term 2014-15: Marlene McLaughlin, KDØHYM; Jeremiah Parker, NØPBJ; Todd Shapland, KDØPTI; and Mike Walsh, KBØQH.

They will join the other four Board members in leading the Club through the com-ing year: Chris Brennfoerder, KCØAOO; Bryan Leavitt, WØBCL; Connie Zehr, NØGMA; and Bruce Steyer, KBØKA.

The Nominating Committee consisted of Chair Bob Mitchell, WBØRJJ, and mem-bers Aaron Rogge, NØADR; Connie Zehr, NØGMA; and Bruce Steyer, KBØKA. The com-mittee thanks Bryan Leavitt, WØBCL, and Kathy Rech, KCØVET, who assisted them with vote counting for both the main election and the tie breaker.

—Bob Mitchell, WBØRJJ

New Board Members Elected

Marlene McLaughlin KDØHYM

Todd Shapland KDØPTI

Jeremiah Parker NØPBJ

Mike Walsh

KBØQH

Bruce Steyer

KBØKA

Chris Brennfoerder KCØAOO

Bryan Leavitt WØBCL

Connie Zehr NØGMA

U.S. Postal Service InformationU.S. Postal Service InformationU.S. Postal Service InformationU.S. Postal Service Information If you move please, give LARC your new address. Send Change of Address info to Club President Mike Walsh, KBØQH, [email protected]. The Club has to pay extra for each LOG returned by the U.S. POSTAL SERVICE. If you prefer NOT to receive the LOG via U.S. Mail and prefer to view the LOG from the http://k0kkv.org web site, notify Reynolds Davis, KØGND, 402-488-3706; email: [email protected].


M any thanks to retiring Board members Darrell Best, WAØQYI and

Warren Werner, NØXLT for their years of service to LARC and the Amateur Ra-dio Community.

—Bob Mitchell, WBØRJJ

December Club Meeting Date: Wednesday, December 11, 2013 Place: LI-COR Time: 7:30 PM Attendance:78 Ticket Sales: $57.00 $19.95—Club (35%) $37.05—Winner (65%) Troy Schurmann, KEØTAS

P resident Mike Walsh, KBØQH, called the meeting to order. Members intro-

duced themselves and told what they might be getting for Christmas this year. Dale Soft-ley, KDØPTE, reported that the Holiday Par-ty had a total count of 88 in attendance. Marlene McLaughlin, KDØHYM, pre-sented CSG awards to those who were not able to attend the November meeting. Connie Zehr, NØGMA, presented 2013 Awards to the winners who were not able to attend the Holiday Party. Reynolds Davis, KØGND, gave an update on education clas-ses currently in progress. Bob Mitchell, WBØRJJ, gave instructions on the Board election process and distributed the ballots to

members. Following a short break, Bob Mitchell, WBØRJJ, introduced all nominees and asked them to tell

something about themselves. Bob then in-structed members to vote for four of the five nominees. Mike Walsh, KBØQH, and Mar-lene McLaughlin, KDØHYM were re-elected and Jeremiah Parker, NØPBJ was elected. There was a tie between Kurt Bauer, WBØAEA, and Todd Shapland, KDØPTI. A re-vote was taken and Todd Shapland, KDØPTI, received 34 votes and Kurt Bauer,

WBØAEA 31 votes. Todd was elected. Votes were counted by Connie Zehr, NØGMA; Bruce Steyer, KBØKA; Bryan Leavitt, WØBCL; and Cathy Rech, KCØVET.

Warren Werner, NØXLT, and Troy Schurmann, KEØTAS, gave a short program on “Ham Radio Basics”. Did you miss

this meeting? Be sure to attend the January 8 meeting at LI-COR.

—Connie Zehr, NØGMA

2014 Membership Dues are

now due, see Page 16.

Jason Wendt, KCØBHJ

Club

Meeting

Snacks


Jeff Bennett, WØWKP received the Steve May Award. This Award is presented to someone who sees a need and steps forward to take it on without receiving recognition.

Jeff is a good representative for our Club. He al-ways has a pleasant attitude, even in the midst of a storm. Jeff not only organizes Field Day each year, but also opens the doors each month and makes arrangements for the place we hold our monthly meetings. The Award was presented by Club Presi-dent, Mike Walsh. Dianna May, KDØFGV was present for the annual event.

Mike Wasserstein, KBØDNP was presented the President’s Gavel by Club President, Mike Walsh, KBØQH.

Charles Davis, KØFY was presented the Robert Fricke Award. Charles is an avid homebrew kit builder and submitted his project at the Novem-ber meeting. He was presented a

plaque and $100 for his outstanding homebrew pro-jects. A panel of judges determined the winner of the Robert Fricke Award.

Bob Sindlar, KØKPH was awarded the Jerry Kohn Award for his out-standing contribution to Public Ser-vice events. Bob worked a total of 28 events, 169.19 hours. Bob is not only willing to step forward in the

area of service to others, but he is also knowledgea-ble in all aspects of Ham Radio. He always wears a smile and is helpful and friendly.

Dan Sellmeyer, WBØYYE was honored for his willingness to help other Hams and further Ham Radio. Dan is always ready to go beyond what is expected. Dan currently co-chairs the Technology Committee

and is an avid homebrewer and maintains kit build-ing inventory for the homebrew classes held month-ly. Barbara Woerner, KAØGON, daughter of Ed Woerner presented the Award.

Bob Mitchell, WBØRJJ received the Jerry Cox Award for his steadfastness and his desire to improve the Club in any way possible. He is a behind the scenes kind of Ham who expects no recognition for his faithful service

over many years. He was responsible to see that the LOG was in the mail every month for over six years, that's 72 Lincoln LOG.

Salt Creek Symphony provided the music.


LARC 2013 MembersLARC 2013 MembersLARC 2013 MembersLARC 2013 Members. . . . Thanks to everyone for making 2013 another successful year for the Lincoln Amateur Radio Club!! —Reynolds Davis, KØGND

Jean Bennett, Becky Brennfoerder, Jon Peterson, Sueanna Rodgers, Bekah Wasserstein, Lolamae Wassung, Michael Yearle

NXØA WDØAAH ACØAD NØAD WØADI NØADR WBØAEA WDØAFZ KØAIZ KIØAL KCØAOO WDØAOP WBØAPT KDØAWI WAØAYI KWØB WØBCL KDØBCT WDØBIV WØBMB KDØBNA KAØBQM KDØBSA KGØBU KDØBXA K2BY NUØC

KØCA WØCHV ADØCJ WAØCKY N6CLZ KDØCVF KØCWW KBØCYK KDØDBN KDØDBO WØDDM WAØDEO KDØDEU KCØDFR KCØDHM KØDI KDØDIU NØDIZ KAØDIZ WDØDMO WØDMS WBØDMY KBØDNP KDØDOF KØDON KØDSP WBØDVS

KAØDWG KAØDWK KAØDZT KAØEAV KØEJV KBØELL KØEPP KCØEQA WØERT WDØEUZ KDØEVI KDØEVJ KBØEYL WØEZ WUØF W9FBW KCØFDL WDØFGV KCØFLA KFØFO KAØFQF KCØFRQ WØFRV KDØFTD KBØFVP KØFY NØFYE

KDØFYJ KIØFZ AKØG KØGBR WAØGEH NØGFB KK4GGZ KEØGI NØGMA KØGND NØGNY KAØGON KØGOR KCØGSJ KD7GSW KBØGUY NØGVK WBØGXT KØHA KCØHMM KØHNQ KØHNV WDØHUO KGØHX KDØHYM KDØHYR KDØHYS

KDØHYU KDØHYZ KC7IAY KØIFC KØIH NØIJJ KDØIMS KDØINW KS4IS WØIST KD7ITK WAØIVW KØJAG NEØJD KAØJGG KAØJGJ WBØJIW WØJKW NØJLR KØJMK KI6JOJ WAØJRD NØJSB KØJSL K6JTK NØJWZ KØJXC

KYØK WGØK KTØK KBØKA WØKBS KCØKCF KDØKFR KCØKGY KCØKHA WØKK NØKNO KØKPH KØKTZ KDØLBS NØLIA KCØLIJ W1LIZ ACØLN WØLNE NØLNK KD8LPA WAØLST KAØLVB KØLVR NØLWF W1LXE KCØLXQ

NØLZ KCØMDH NØMDS K3MED KDØMHP WBØMMI KD6MXE KDØMXI AFØN KEØNC KØNC KAØNCQ KØNE KØNEB KGØNF NØNF KØNG WAØNNB NØNU KCØNVQ NØOHK NØOLK NØOLM KDØONL KDØONM KDØONN KDØONQ

KDØONS KØOOS KDØOOT WBØORU NØOSB KDØOVK NU6P NØPBJ KDØPIM KCØPJR KBØPLK KCØPOA WØPOL KDØPTC KDØPTE KDØPTF KDØPTI KDØPTK KDØPTR WØQAN KBØQDE NØQFT KBØQH WBØQJR WBØQQT NØQVJ KCØQWU

WAØQYI NØQYO KDØRDP NØRHL WAØRIM KDØRIY KDØRJC WBØRJJ KC3RKC WØRKI KNØRKY KCØRNT KØRPT KDØRTK KDØRTM KBØRZP NØRZT NUØS NØSCE NØSFC KØSHC WBØSIP KØSKW KBØSND WØSPH WØSST KDØSXP

KDØSXQ KDØSXR KDØSXS KFØSY KEØTAS KDØTAW WAØTEW WØTJ AD6TM KDØTPM KDØTPO KDØTPP KAØTPQ KBØTTS KDØTXL KDØUIQ NØUJR NØUJT KDØUNB WØUS NØUXW KBØVAH WØVDM KCØVET WBØVIF KDØVMI NØVMT

KØVNJ KAØVNW KDØVPH WB4VPJ KDØVSD KDØVSE KDØVSG KDØVSJ WØVSR KCØVUX KBØVVD KDØWDN KDØWDP KØWDW WØWKP KAØWUX KDØWVD KCØWWR WØWWT KDØWYI KGØXA NØXLT NØXMW NØXND KEØXQ KEØY WEØY

KCØYBP WBØYER KDØYFG WAØYGI NØYKA KCØYL NØYNB KD7YVO WBØYYE KBØZCY KCØZFE WØZNS ACØZQ NØZRY NØZSA ACØZT NØZXZ KBØZZT

Friday, January 17, 2014 6:00-9:00 PM (or longer) Setup: 5:00-6:00

LARC Annual Family Night Soup Supper

Falls Reception Hall 5925 Adams St, (old Hinky Dinky store)

Updates: Listen at 9:00 PM

KØKKV Repeater 146.76 (-)

E-mail: [email protected]

—Chuck Bennett, KDØPTK KØKKV

Load up the family and bring a crock pot of your favorite soup to share, a plate of goodies, and your own table ser-vice. Drinks will be provided. Donations will be accepted for the use of the room. There will be special entertain-ment.


December LOG Mail Prep

W ithout your help, there

would be no Lincoln LOG in your mailboxe. Thanks goes to: NØADR, WBØAEA, KCØDHM,

KDØDIU, KAØFQF, KBØKA, KDØOVK, KDØPTE, KDØPTF, KDØPTK, KBØQH, KDØRIY, WBØRJJ, KDØRTK, KDØTPP, NØVMT, KDØWYH, KDØWVC KDØPTR. KDØYFG. Bob Mitchell, WBØRJJ, picked up the LOGs from the printer and Reynolds Davis, KØGND, delivered them to the U.S. POSTAL SERVICE for mail-ing. The faithful prep crew usually finishes

in one hour, and some have an-other cup of cof-fee and visit. I’m sure there will be a plate full of home-made cookies on

that night also. And of course, anyone is welcome to bring their own goodies. Come join us! Mark your calendar.

LOG MAIL PREP

Thursday, January 30,

7:00 PM,

Salvation Army Center

2625 Potter St

—Bev Bennett, KDØPTR [email protected].

LARC Home Brew/LARC Home Brew/LARC Home Brew/ Kit Builders Will Meet Kit Builders Will Meet Kit Builders Will Meet

Sunday, January 12Sunday, January 12Sunday, January 12

SSSS top by the homebrew builders table at the January 8 Club meeting. We have

a number of kits that you can build on your own or take to the Sunday kit build-ing time held on January 12 at the Salva-tion Army Center, 2625 Potter St. (a block north of 27th Holdrege), 2:00—4:00 PM. Bring a soldering iron, solder, a cookie sheet for your work station and a good positive attitude. The coffee pot is on and the pop ma-chine serves cold pop and water. There is always good conversation and an Elmer willing and able to help you with your Ham radio questions. While there you can also check out the SATERN Ham Shack. Join us from 2-4 on Sunday, January 12.

———Dan Sellmeyer, WBØYYEDan Sellmeyer, WBØYYEDan Sellmeyer, WBØYYE 402402402---261261261---452045204520


ARRL Nebraska State ConventionARRL Nebraska State ConventionARRL Nebraska State Convention Saturday, March 15, 8:30 AMSaturday, March 15, 8:30 AMSaturday, March 15, 8:30 AM---2:00 PM2:00 PM2:00 PM

Technician Class CourseTechnician Class CourseTechnician Class CourseTechnician Class Course Starts April 8Starts April 8Starts April 8Starts April 8

Technician class to prepare for the FCC Technician Exam will begin Tuesday, April 8. Classes will run from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM for six weeks. All LARC classes are free of charge. For more information, contact Reyn-olds Davis, KØGND, at 402-488-3706. The class will meet every Tuesday. Location to be announced.

—Reynolds Davis, KØGND


LARC LOG CALENDAR— JANUARY 2014

Nightly Net Hosts—9:00 pm, 146.760 (-) —Friday Talk Tech—10:00 pm

Sun-Bryan WØBCL

Mon-Marlene KDØHYM

Tue-Lydia KCØWWR

Thu-Mike KCØDHM

Fri-Reynolds KØGND

Sat-Tony KØIFC

Wed-Nathan KDØVMI

Larry Nelson, KNØRKY Club Net Committee Chair

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3 4

5 6 7 8 9 10 11

12 13 14 15 16 17 18

19 20 21 22 23 24 25

26 27 28 29 30 31

Soup Supper 6-9 pm

Falls Reception 5925 Adams St

Club Station Open House

“Get on the Air” 2-4 pm

220 Oak Cr Dr

SATERN Disaster Services Mtg 8:00 pm

LOG Prep —7:00 pm Sal Army

COFFEE TIME • Daily lunch plans at 11:30 on 146.850(-). • Saturday breakfast at 8:00 at Northside Café, 2701 N 48th

LARC Home-brew Builders —2:00 pm, Sal Army Dan,WBØYYE

402-261-4520

HBQRP Home brew Builders —11:00 am Ashland

LOG ARTICLE

DEADLINE Board Meeting —7:00 pm HyVee Board Rm, 6001 Village Dr

Weekly 7:30 pm SATERN Net

Weekly 10:00 pm Talk Tech Net

QCWA Noon Luncheon

Club Meeting

7:30 pm LICOR

VE Exams 6:30 pm Northside Cafe

k0kkv.org


LARC 2014 Board Elects Officers

At the end of the last meeting of LARC’s 2013 Board, on Wednesday evening, December 18, the 2014 Board elected its own officers, per Nebraska law: President: Mike Walsh, KBØQH; Vice President, Bryan Leavitt; WØBCL, Secretary, Todd Shapland, KDØPTI; Treas-urer, Marlene McLaughlin, KDØHYM. Members: Chris Brennfoerder, KCØAOO; Connie Zehr, NØGMA; Bruce Steyer, KBØKA; Jeremiah Parker, NØPBJ. —Bob Mitchell, WBØRJJ

LARC Board Officers

President Vice President Secretary Treasurer

Mike Walsh Bryan Leavitt Todd Shapland Marlene McLaughlin KBØQH WØBCL KDØPTI KDØHYM

December Board Update: Board mem-bers would like Club members to submit ideas for the 2014 monthly Club monthly programs. The Board approved the purchase of envelopes to mail a 16 page LOG. Due to U.S. POST OFFICE regulations, the number of pages that could be bulk mailed in the cur-rent format was reduced from 16 pages to 12 pages. Beginning with the January 2014 LOG, it will return to 16 pages. Phone num-bers and email address for the Board can be found on Page 2. —Bev Bennett, KDØPTR

KFOR Elves Once again LARC was asked to help transport toys from various merchants to Santa’s North Pole gift-wrapping headquar-ters (National Guard) as part of KFOR’s Operation Santa Claus. Helping to move the inventory of over 3,000 gifts were: WBØAEA, KØKTZ, KDØPTK, WBØQQT, NØSFC and WBØYYE. —Reynolds Davis,

Bring UPC labels from Best Choice Products purchased at Russ’s or SuperSaver Markets to a Club meeting, deposit them in the brown grocery bag. The Club can earn some extra money by saving the UPC labels.

Ham Minute The 20-meter band is the focal point of all big-time DX and HF activities. This band is open to more areas of the world for longer periods each day than any other band. The best time to work 20 meters is around dawn, dusk, and right before retiring for bed. Ref. “Your Guide to HF Fun” by

Dave Ingram, K4TWJ

—Bev Bennett, KDØPTR


Lincoln Repeater Club, 146.850 (-) KØLNE/R

January, 2014

W e have had a lot of NEW Amateur’s getting into our hobby this last year.

Congratulations on your new license and to those of you who successfully upgraded this past year, continue to use your new privileges and enjoy our “radio sport”. Please explore the many repeaters in the area, including the Lin-coln Repeater Club’s machine on 146.850 (-). We are an open repeater, with County wide coverage, and when you are in the Lincoln area, your handhelds will work better than ever. We also have Echo-link available for you to spread your wings and talk to hams all over the world. Please consider trying our machine out and if you like it, continue to use it. You are welcome anytime. For all of you new Hams, check out the local repeaters and use them. Please help us celebrate the New Year by joining the Lincoln Repeater Club. K0LNE (146.850 Repeater). Our Clubs’ only purpose is to ensure that there is continued maintenance of the 146.85 repeater and the linking repeaters that are part of the system. Please consider join-ing or renewing your current membership to help support the Lincoln Repeater Club. Send your $10 membership dues to:

Lincoln Repeater Club C/O WØCHV

6705 W. Mill Rd. Raymond, NE. 68428-4308

Thank you for your support. 73’s —Lonnie Rech, WDØAOP President

For An Announcement on the LARC Web Site, email:

Bob Mitchell, [email protected]

Antenna Basics Workshop Instructor, Darrell Best, WAØQYI (Elmer) Saturday, February 15 1:00-2:30 pm, Major Cafe (Southeast corner of Hwy 77/ Saltillo Rd southeast side of building.)

A s many radio amateurs will tell you, the most

single important support item or accessory in most HF setup is the antenna. The ability of any station to reach out long distances and achieve reliable communications is directly related to the overall effectiveness of its anten-na system. Ref:Your Guide to HF Fun by Dave Ingram

The workshop is for anyone who wants to understand what happens to a radio signal from the time it leaves the transmitter to the time it is amplified and detected in a distant receiver. Darrell owned and operated Best Communi-cations for over 20 years.. “Antennas have al-ways been my favorite part of the hobby. I like to build and try weird antennas.” The tall antenna still stands at 33rd & O Street where Best Com-munications was located. Darrell also worked for KOLN-TV as an engineer. In addition to what you learn at this workshop, you can take ad-vantage of the LARC sponsored monthly Home-brewers meeting at 2:00 PM, Salvation Army Center, on the Sunday following the Wednesday Club meeting. Check the k0kkv.org website and monthly LOG for details. Father and son, Dan, WBØYYE and Steve, WBØQQT, Sellmeyer, chair the Technology Committee. To reserve your space for the Antenna Workshop, email [email protected], cell phone 402-310-5003 or listen to the nightly 9:00 PM 146-760 (-) Net.

--Chuck Bennett, KDØPTK


VE Sessions December 5, 2013December 5, 2013December 5, 2013December 5, 2013

We had two candidates at the VE session, both from out of town, and both became new Hams. The New Hams as Technicians are:

• Tara Tomasino, KDØYLT, Omaha, and • Jesse Scott, KDØYLU, Bellevue.

Volunteer Examiners (VE’s) who participat-ed in the session are: KØGND, KØIH, KØKTZ, W1LXE, NØNU, NØSCE, KØVNJ, and KEØY.

Tuesday, December 17, 2013 Again, we had two candidates, one an upgrade and one a new Ham. • NØADR, Aaron Rogge, of Lincoln up-

graded from General to Extra Class. • John Hansen Jr., KDØYQG, of Lincoln is

a new Technician. Congratulations to all! Volunteer Examiners (VE’s) who participat-ed in the session are: KØGND, KØIH, KØKTZ, ACØLN, W1LXE, KØVNJ, and KEØY. VE Exams in Lincoln are generally held the first Thursday of each month, at Northside Café, 2701 North 48th , at 6:30 PM. Sometimes holidays mess up the date so then the exam is held the second Thursday. So the next VE Ex-ams in Lincoln will be January 9, February 6, and March 6. The exam fee is $15 and a pic-ture ID or 2 IDs without pictures is required. If you are trying for an upgrade please bring a copy of your license that we can keep to send in with the paperwork. NOTE: The January exams will be held the second Thursday, January 9.

—John Hauner, KØIH

John Hauner KØIH

LARC Merchandise • ARES® Vest $17

• Ham Radio vests, one size, $14

• Pen $3

• Travel Mug $5

• Lanyard $2

• VHF/UHF Opera-tors Guide $1

• T-shirts: S-XL $12, 2XL $13, 3XL $14, 4XL $15

Special Order Items: • Nylon Jackets with front or back log-

os, S-6XL $36 • Hooded Zippered Sweatshirts with

front or back logos S-4XL $39 • Denim Long-sleeve Shirts with front

logo, S-6XL $29. You can order the shirts, sweatshirts and jackets with your name and call sign on the same side for $8 or on sep-arate sides for $12 in addition to the cost of the item. All items are subject to price increases. LARC is an authorized ARRL Deal-er. We can get a discount on ARRL merchandise. See http://www.arrl.org/shop/ and stop by the Merchandise ta-ble at Club meetings to place your or-der. Reminder: A Club benefit is one free name tag per paid member. To order, e-mail me

at KCØ[email protected]. —Lydia Wasserstein,

KCØWWR


Silent Key John Anderson, WAØHYE, SK We are saddened to note the passing of John Anderson on November 21. John had been a pillar of the Club in the early ‘70s. He was Secretary/Treasurer in 1969, Vice-President in 1970 and LARC president in 1971. In addition, John taught our classes for many years during the ‘70s and ‘80s. John graduated from Hastings College in 1949 with a BS degree in Math and Physics. During WWII, he served with the Army in the European Theater. He was employed by the Nebraska De-partment of Roads in the Professional Engi-neer Materials and Test Division and was a part-time instructor in Machine Technology at Southeast Community College. In addition to the LARC, John volun-teered with the Lincoln Literacy Program, Lincoln Public Schools Foundation and the Friendship home where he repaired bicycles. John was a skilled machinist and made a a wide range of working toys as well as a working model of a steam engine. He and two other artists fabricated the Star Flower that is now located at Star City Shores. John was 95 when he died as a result of complications following a fall at Tabitha Care Center. —Reynolds Davis, KØGND

Silent Key Bill Francisco, WØEZ, SK

William H. Francisco died Saturday De-cember 7. Bill had been active in LARC Pub-lic Service and was a SkyWarn storm spotter. Bill was an Army Veteran who served in Viet Nam. He worked Scott Electronics and then had a 26 year career at Square D where

he worked on industrial controls and automa-tion. In 2003, he began work at the Depart-ment of Roads where he worked on traffic signals, two way radio, and general electron-ics. Bill had a “screwdriver” antenna for HF on his pickup, low visibility antennas at home, and made satellite contacts with a hand-held dual band beam. He operated the DOR HF station NCSØ11 in weekly SHARES exercises. In addition to ‘Ham’radio, Bill was an avid outdoorsman, a craftsman and an ama-teur photographer. Bill was 64 years old.

Tnx Bob Malmquist, KBØAH I was sad to hear of the passing of Bill Fran-scisco. I became acquainted with Bill when he helped with Field Day. —Jeff Bennett, WØWKP

December Club Station Open House

T he snow came down but that

didn’t stop those who attended the Club’s Open House. We had a total of twelve at the Club station on Sun-day, December 8 at the Red Cross location.

KDØPTK and KDØPTR provided coffee, cider and cookies. Hams who attended were: KBØKA, KBØQH, KCØAOO, KDØQVC, KDØWYH, KDØVSD, KDØONN, KDØTPP, KDØPTE, NØADR, NØJLR, KDØRPI and WØCWJ. The next Club Sta-tion Open House, “Get On The Air,” will be Sunday, January 19, 2-4 PM at 220 Oak Creek Drive. —Bruce Steyer - KBØKA

Club Station Open House

Photo by KDØTPP


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For Sale / Wanted The Quickies Congratulations to the 2013 LARC award winners!.. Looks like Elton John is a hit with Hams. Seen at his November 22 concert in Lincoln were: KØGND, NØIVW, KØJAG, WGØK, K3MED, KCØSNT, KBØTHR, KDØTPM, KØVNJ, KØWDW and KAØWRZ. There were probably a few more on that Yellow Brick Road…If you are con-templating relocation from Lincoln, Ed Hol-loway, KØRPT, recommends that you take a close look at Wymore, Nebraska…Aaron Kent, KDØBRQ, who, with his wife Lauren, was sent to the Philippines to help after their disastrous typhoon, reports that the medical unit to which they were assigned treated over 1,500 patients…From Eric Weber, KCØAHK: “Well....I've accepted a job with the Big Ten Network... and will be a Senior Remote Engineer. In a couple weeks I start at BTN...in Chicago. If you would keep us in your thoughts and prayers as we pack, stack, pitch, and donate over the next few weeks that would be great”...Dave Hillman, WGØK, reports his SignaLink and Digipan are work-ing great. He has been working some PSK31 DX on 15 and 20 M so that has been fun with 35 watts and an attic dipole…Another great Christmas/Holiday party! Thanks to Dale, KDØPTE, and Kay, KDØTPP, Softley for all their hard work…The December Club meet-ing had snacks and treats from members AND gathered 64.5 pounds of contributions for the Food Bank!!...Heard and worked dur-ing the ARRL 10-meter contest: NUØC, KBØDNP, KTØK, KBØVVD, WBØYYE. Bill Hohnstein, KØHA, logged 2,065 con-tacts!…Happy New Year, de KØGND

FOR SALE: Radio estate from Kent Wassung, WØJKW: Alinco DR 605 Dual-Band mobile $80; Astron RS-12A 12 amp supply $75; Comet RS 730/NMO Lip-Mount $50; Cushcraft Ringo-Ranger 2-meter vertical $25; Custom Mobile Homemade Mobile mount with FT whip $25; Diamond K412CNMO Trunk/Hatch mount w/coax & PL-259 $45; Diamond NR-770H NMO duo-band antenna $45; Diamond NR770HNMOB 144/440 dual-band mobile an-tenna $40; G5RV HF antenna $50; Hallicrafters R-47 External speaker (4") $60; Heil Shock mount & Mic Boom $100; Heil GM-5 Mic & foot switch $100; HyGain Rotor & Control $75; ICOM 706 MK 2g HF through 440 transceiver w/remote cable & mount $500; ICOM AH-4 HF+50 automatic mobile tuner $200; ICOM BC 110A Wall wart $15; ICOM IC-756 Pro HF + 6 meters $950; ICOM IC-91A 144/440 w/charger $150; MFJ 1204 4-position coax switch $50; MFJ 1702 2-position coax switch w/lightning protection $30; MFJ 407 D Keyer $50; MFJ 704 Low Pass filter $10; Mosley Classic 33 3-element tri-band HF $150; Radio Shack 21-549 Mobile Speaker $10; RadioShack Field Strength/SWR meter $20; RadioShack 12-247B NOAA Weather Alert $15; RadioShack 21-549B External Speaker $20; RadioShack HTX-202 144/440 HT $50; RadioShack Pro 100 Headset $25; RCA AM/FM radio $25; SE VOM $25; Spaulding-type 40-foot tower $125; Tripp 35 35 amp power supply $125; Unknown Window mount 144/440 vertical $20. Call —Reynolds Davis, KØGND,

402-488-3706.


Twenty Years Ago in the LOG The new 1994 Board elected its officers: President - Roy Burgess, WBØWWA; VP – Hal Kunkee, KØKTZ; Secretary - Kathryn Miller, NØMDU; Treasurer – John Ragsdale, NØNF. Also serving on the Board were Blaine Tompkin, KØNE, Mike Ruhrdanz, NØFER, Roger Hansen, NØLIA, and Harry Robinson, NØOQF, … John Magnusson, WØAGD, gave the program and focused on antennas…The final report showed that 220 folks helped with 1993’s 40 public service events…Marv Garber, NNØZ, was getting ready to launch the local DX PacketCluster.

Thirty Years Ago in the LOG New Club officers were: John Hauner, KØIH, President; Les Myers, KØSCM, VP; Mary Rea, KQØK, Sec/Treas. Also serving on the Board were: Steve May, WAØASM; Harold Moon, KBØWB; Reynolds Davis, KØGND; Joe Eisenberg, KØNEB; and Mil-lard Bennett, WDØCKG…At the annual Hol-iday party, Bob Mitchell, WBØRJJ, was pre-sented the … Jerry Cox Award…The Lincoln Communications Society was working on a VHF beacon project…Officers were elected for the Lincoln Repeater Club: Bruce Col-grove, WØDMS, President; Steve May, WAØASM, VP; Bob Mitchell, WBØRJJ, Sec; and Howard Cash, KAØAYY, Treas. Board members included Mike Drabant, NØDMX; Mike Ruhrdanz, NØFER; and Grady Rea, WBØTED…The official Club dentist, Jerry John, WDØEGK, was profiled in the “Meet Your Fellow Ham” col-umn...Members of the Club helped provide communications for the annual Elks Christ-mas party at Pershing…The 15th annual Toy-A-Thon encountered bad weather which, in turn, drove the number of pickups up!! —Reynolds Davis, KØGND

(Call, number of events, total hours, auto miles, bike miles (if any): NØADR, 11, 67.3, 236.0; WBØAEA, 4, 15.6, 29.6; KCØAOO, 2, 3.8, 0.0; WDØAOP, 1, 2.3, 5.0; K9AVF, 1, 5.5, 0.0; KDØAWI, 2, 6.7, 80.0; WØBCL, 19, 77.8, 395.4; KCØBHJ, 3, 13.5, 171.0; KDØBNA, 3, 3.9, 75.0; KDØBPH, 1, 3.2, 31.0; KDØBSA, 8, 21.0, 100.0; KDØBXA, 4, 18.0, 29.0; KCØBXU, 5, 39.9, 56.0; KDØBXU, 1, 6.5, 14.0; NUØC, 4, 14.9, 127.0; ACØCJ, 1, 1.1, 21.2; KDØDBN, 1, 5.0, 0.0; KDØDBO, 23, 155.5, 561.5; KDØDEU, 3, 8.4, 64.0; KCØDHM, 4, 6.5, 64.0; KDØDIU, 24, 168.3, 678.4; NØDIZ, 20, 127.5, 0.0; WØDMS, 1, 0.6, 0.0; KBØDNP, 3, 7.4, 13.2; KØEPP, 1, 0.6, 50.0; WØERT, 2, 4.8, 30.0; WØEZ, 2, 5.7, 51.2; KCØFDL, 3, 5.4, 108.0; NØFER, 2, 8.4, 36.0; WDØFGV, 1, 5.5, 12.0; KAØFQF, 1, 3.8, 20.0; NØFUF, 1, 3.0, 0.0; NØFYE, 1, 1.0, 0.0; KCØFYT, 3, 8.3, 40.0; KØGBR, 2, 8.1, 12.0; KEØGI, 1, 1.5, 22.0; NØGMA, 15, 70.0, 255.3; KØGND, 29, 108.3, 548.3; NØGNY, 7, 38.3, 240.7; KØHNT, 5, 23.0, 108.8; KDØHNV, 1, 2.7, 0.0; KDØHYJ, 1, 4.4, 8.0; KDØHYM, 17, 83.8, 130.0; KDØHYU, 2, 4.8, 35.0; KDØHYZ, 1, 2.9, 4.4; KDØHZM, 1, 10.4, 0.0; KØIFC, 6, 16.3, 88.2; KØIH, 1, 2.0, 21.0; KDØIMS, 2, 3.4, 0.0; KDØINW, 2, 3.0, 94.0; KD7ITK, 3, 4.6, 98.0; NØIXE, 3, 6.6, 104.0; KØJAG, 2, 10.4, 18.8; WØJKW, 1, 1.3, 0.0; NØJLB, 1, 1.0, 0.0; NØJLR, 2, 3.4, 30.0; KØJSL, 8, 30.2, 90.6; KTØK, 6, 19.7, 55.0; KYØK, 1, 2.5, 0.0; KBØKA, 32, 142.6, 933.4; WØKBS, 1, 2.5, 2.0; KØKGZ, 1, 4.8, 102.0; KCØKHA, 1, 0.3, 0.0; KØKPH, 28, 164.2, 1094.1; KØKRH, 2, 5.4, 100.0; NØKTU, 1, 0.4, 0.0; KØKTZ, 1, 7.7, 72.0; KDØLKT, 1, 1.9, 18.0; ACØLN, 14, 48.3, 379.1; WØLNE, 1, 3.3, 0.5; KBØLQR, 1, 0.1, 0.0; NGØM, 2, 6.0, 32.0; NØMBS, 1, 2.3, 52.0; NØMDS, 6, 36.5, 0.0, 16.0; K3MED, 4, 13.0, 81.0; KDØMHP, 4, 16.0, 52.2; KD6MXE, 1, 10.3, 56.0; KDØMXI, 2, 3.1, 20.0; KØNC, 4, 7.8, 35.0; KØNEB, 7, 24.1, 37.0; KDØNHU, 1, 5.5, 2.4; KDØNHV, 7, 27.2, 0.0; AD9O, 1, 0.8, 0.0; NØOHK, 5, 35.5, 189.9; NØOLK, 6, 26.4, 22.0; KDØOMN, 1, 3.1, 0.0; KDØONH, 1, 3.8, 38.0; KDØONI, 2, 6.6, 60.0; KDØONM, 1, 2.9, 20.0; KDØONN, 11, 44.8, 145.2, 66.0; KDØONQ, 12, 76.5, 336.0; KDØOOT, 1, 5.5, 9.0; NØOSB, 3, 6.4, 24.4; KDØOVK, 9, 74.7, 129.8; KCØOZE, 2, 4.8, 14.0; NØPBJ, 9, 41.6, 203.2;

Last year was another great year for LARC public service! There were 172 licensed folks (plus 4 helpers) who helped out with at least one of our 41 events! They logged a total of 3,826.5 hours and drove 18,575 miles before, during and after the events. In addition, the folks who helped out on bicycles logged 146 miles! We sin-cerely thank the following who helped LARC keep a high-profile in the city:

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KCØPJR, 1, 2.5, 2.0; KDØPTC, 2, 9.8, 276.0; KDØPTD, 1, 7.3, 28.2; KDØPTE, 11, 47.8, 244.6; KDØPTF, 21, 102.8, 524.3, 3.0; KDØPTI, 12, 51.5, 405.8, 26.0; KDØPTK, 14, 52.6, 312.5; KDØPTM, 1, 3.8, 12.0; KDØPTR, 8, 32.6, 122.0; KDØQCV, 1, 4.6, 58.5; NØQFT, 3, 6.4, 31.8; KBØQH, 4, 19.0, 34.2; WBØQQT, 1, 4.0, 38.0; WAØQYI, 1, 5.0, 0.0; NØQYM, 1, 1.3, 15.0; KDØRDP, 1, 1.1, 32.0; NØRHL, 6, 29.0, 164.8; WAØRIM, 10, 52.1, 236.0; KDØRJC, 2, 3.2, 62.0; KDØRJD, 3, 7.5, 12.0; KDØRJE, 3, 7.5, 44.0; WBØRJJ, 8, 39.1, 123.6; KØRPT, 1, 1.3, 16.0; KDØRTK, 22, 124.9, 620.2; KDØRTL, 1, 5.4, 34.0; KDØRTM, 1, 5.0, 0.0; N7RVN, 3, 7.8, 8.0; KDØRWU, 1, 1.3, 0.0; KDØRWV, 1, 3.5, 0.0; KBØRZP, 20, 136.3, 303.0; NØSCE, 1, 2.0, 12.0; NØSFC, 3, 13.8, 75.0; KØSHC, 27, 169.1, 1314.7; KBØSND, 2, 4.7, 80.0; KCØSSB, 1, 2.3, 0.0; WØSST, 1, 3.5, 52.0; KCØSVX, 3, 8.1, 96.0; KDØSXP, 4, 7.8, 91.8; KDØSXQ, 6, 35.1, 35.2; KDØSXR, 3,

13.6, 44.0; KDØSXS, 3, 13.6, 20.0; KD7SXW, 2, 7.9, 22.4; KEØTAS, 8, 37.3, 739.4; KDØTPI, 2, 6.1, 15.6; KDØTPM, 8, 42.2, 193.0, 34.9; KDØTPO, 2, 5.6, 6.0; KDØTPP, 11, 47.7, 5.6; KDØTRK, 2, 12.9, 29.0; KDØUNA, 1, 3.8, 21.0; NØUXW, 3, 8.3, 29.0; WØVDM, 2, 2.0, 14.0; KCØVET, 1, 2.3, 0.0; KDØVMI, 6, 26.1, 315.2; KØVNJ, 15, 79.0, 152.0; KDØVPH, 9, 49.3, 316.0; KDØVSD, 4, 14.1, 60.0; KDØVSF, 1, 2.8, 0.0; KDØVSJ, 2, 9.5, 162.0; KDØVSK, 5, 13.3, 184.7; KDØWDP, 2, 11.3, 235.0; KØWDW, 2, 10.3, 30.2; KCØWIY, 1, 2.3, 0.0; WØWKP, 7, 25.1, 224.0; KØWTV, 1, 4.0, 10.0; KDØWVD, 1, 7.5, 134.0; KCØWWR, 10, 47.6, 137.8; KBØWXS, 1, 5.3, 24.0; KBØWZG, 4, 13.2, 2.0; NØXLT, 1, 5.0, 0.0; KEØY, 6, 20.8, 245.0; NØYNB, 10, 40.1, 200.0; WBØYYE, 1, 11.7, 5.0; KCØZBB, 1, 0.6, 40.4; WØZNS, 5, 42.3, 98.8; ACØZQ, 2, 3.3, 20.0; NØZSA, 1, 0.5, 0.0. (end) —Reynolds Davis, KØGND

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