The Koolau Amateur Radio Club Newsletter for January 1999

-ANNOUNCEMENTS-

This combined mailing/printing of DEC/JAN KARC NEWS was done as a cost saving effort when the DEC issue was delayed and the JAN issue was only a few days away.-Greg, WB6FZH, Editor/Publisher/President

NEXT MEETING: January 9, 1998 @ 0930 at Ho"omaluhia Park Visitor's Center- Be there! Our January Guest Speaker will remain a suprise, as the newsletter went to press just before the speaker was confirmed.

At the Next Meeting the Exchange Box full of magazines, catalogs, parts and books will be there. Come and take some of these magazines and items home or donate some for others. "Show and Tell" needs you to bring something from your shack to show those attending, while you tell about it. Remember, you can not win the prizes, contribute your special ideas and catch up on the latest from your ham friends if you do not attend.

Walt, AH6OZ, will bring the coffee, and Greg, WB6FZH, the donuts. See you there!

-NEWS-Features-CONTESTS-Ham Ads-MINUTES-Articles-PHOTOS-

MINUTES- No Meeting- No Minutes

1999 CALENDAR OF EVENTS- Activities (See December KARC NEWS)

Please give the proposed Calendar of Events some thought and see if you might be interested in helping with any of the proposed activities or have an activity or idea of your own.

CONTESTS-

JANUARY- NA QSO PARTIES - CQ 160 CW

FEBRUARY- NA Sprint - QRP Field Day

VE TESTING- Upcoming VEC Testing Date- January 9, after the KARC Meeting!

KARC Board Member, Sid, AH6HH and his team will be testing immediately after the KARC meeting. Testing Period: 11:30AM to 2:30PM. Contact Sid at 261-7916 for further information.

SWAP and SELL-Your Free Listings Here!

ICOM HF Transciever: IC-S700- AH6OZ, Walt 263-3872

SPACE & Satellite NEWS-

Mir is transmitting SSTV(Robot 36 format) on 145.985 (fm mode). There are Win95 programs that will take your speaker audio and turn it into a picture. see http://www/ultranet.com/~sstv/ for software information. The SSTV will be found for a while on the weekends and holidays, with packet on when SSTV is not in use.

QRP COLUMN- On Vacation

ANTENNA CONSTRUCTION- The Legendary G5RV- WB6FZH/KH6

This multi-band center-fed antenna that will survive drooping, inverted vee, classic "inline" and other bent installations. As presented, it will work on 3.5-28 Mhz bands. The antenna is fed with 50 or 72 ohm coaxial line at end of a 300/450 ohm transformer section of twinlead connected to the two 51 ft. legs of the antenna. The transformer section may be of several types: The foam 300 ohm "twinlead" from Radio Shack should be 28'6" long, with the last 6" stripped to go through the center insulator to each of the 51' wires, If you have the large twinlead with the "windows" it would be 31 feet long with the same for the last 6", or if you have a tuner with "open wire feeder" input, an 84'length of 450 ohm feedline will tune directly. When using the more common 28' length, solder it into a PL-259 type plug, and use a barrell type adaptor to connect your coaxial cable with a PL-259 on the end. This will allow easy transportation, installation and construction. Center and end insulators and two lengths of stranded antenna wire, 52'(last 6" at each end through the insulator is wrapped back on itself and soldered. It is a good idea to coat the electrical connectiions with nail polish or a plastic spray to protect it from the elements. Keep the center of the antenna as high as you can, you can tye poly or nylon rope to the center for support. The twinleed transformer should be vertical for best radiation. The parts can be purchased for less than $35.00. There are assembled and kit G5RV in the Ham magazine advertisements too. I have used this antenna at fixed and portable locations for years with great results. The inverted "V" is my favorite configuration.

KOOLAU AMATEUR RADIO CLUB

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PROGRAM CHAIRMAN- Howard, WH6LF 247-0775

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MEMBERSHIP CHAIRMAN- Jerry Mulherin, WH6BKQ, 235-3042, email:jerham@aloha.net

MAILING ADDRESS- KARC c/o J.Mulherin, 45-145 Mikihilina St., Kaneohe, HI 96744

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