Zero Beat - W4TRC.ORG

Zero Beat
JULY 2016 Edition
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FIELD DAY 2016
CLUB NEWS
Greetings one and all! Above are a few of the
pictures taken at the Club's Field Day Event this
year. I am personally impressed and PROUD with
the fine job you all did for this event. AWESOM!
The event produced 399 contacts. Fine business
as we say in this business for sure!
Thanks Larry KD4FTN for the photos!
REPEATER UP GRADES **
This is just a quick over view, more to follow at the
Club meeting and in this newsletter. The club has
moved to replace both the 146.970 and 443.325
repeaters with new units. This was mostly
prompted by the offer from Yaesu to sell to clubs
dual mode (FM and C4FM) dual band units for an
unrepresented price of just $600 delivered. We will
explore and discuss the many benefits for this
move. Most importantly while it offers us the
opportunity to move into digital voice mode it will
also continue to support the analog FM mode that
we are all accustomed to.
Ken W4IJK
NEXT CLUB MEETING
Our next club meeting will be at the Eastman Toy
F. Reid Center on Wilcox Ave. V. E. Session at 5PM
and the meeting at 7PM. July 14th. 2016.
SECRETARY'S REPORT
Kingsport Amateur Radio Club - Bays Mountain Radio Club
Minutes for the June 9, 2016 Meeting
The meeting was called to order by the president, Ken, W4IJK.
Treasury Report - Dave, WB4DES, gave his monthly report noting
that he has paid the state tax for our non-profit club.
Secretary Report - The motion to accept the Secretary’s report as
printed in the Zero Beat was seconded and adopted by the membership.
Repeater Report - Ken, K4KBR, said that plans to link the 900 repeater to the 440 repeater are still being discussed. Ken, W4IJK,
asked that the volume on the 2 meter repeater be checked.
Questions about the repeater should be addressed to Ken. Also, anyone wanting to give Ken assistance as he maintains this system is
welcome to contact him at
k4kbr1@centurylink.net
Net Report - Russ, KA4RJR, is asking for volunteers to operate as
Net Controller and be available as a backup. Also someone is needed
to keep numbers for the HF Report. If interested please let Ken know
by emailing him at w4ijk@gmail.com
ARES Report - Walt, K4YCP, told us that ARES is going to a new organization called CARES. Also SHARES frequencies are not limited to
eight but actually top out at fifty. Monthly meetings are still held on the
last Friday of the month.
Old Business
Dave, WB4DES, asked everyone supporting the 2016 Field Day to be
at the quonset hut at 0800 Saturday. From there, breakfast at Hardee’s and then to Warrior State Park.
New Business
We will be providing support for the July 4th parade in Kingsport this
year by providing: assistance with the lining up/spacing of the floats
and looking for safety issues. Please plan to be part of this event.
We have a need for more Testing Volunteers. If you would like to become a VE, please email Ken at w4ijl@gmail.com.
ZERO BEAT - The ZERO BEAT News Letter is the current record of
club news and notes of interest. It can be found on the Club Website.
Anyone wanting it sent to them via email may submit the request to
Dave at wb4des@gmail.com If you would like to have an article published, please submit it to Ken at w4ijk@gmail.com
Club Website - W4TRC.ORG is maintained by Earl, N4ZFA. Any issues or suggestions may be forwarded to Earl at
earloaks@gmail.com.
A motion was made to adjourn and passed.
Larry Dale
KD4FTN
ADDEMDUM
Ken, W4IJK, called an emergency meeting to discuss the need to replace our repeaters with the new YAESU DR-1X repeater. Those that
attended met at Burger King. Discussion was about the age of the current system, how parts were getting hard to obtain and how the DR1X is a state of the art Fusion system for sale at $600. The discount
ends on June 30 and the retail price will then be $1800. A motion was
made to purchase two units and seconded. All members voted to purchase two units.
Field Day was a success!!! A good time was had by all that attended
evidenced by the clusters of people talking, laughing and eating. It
was a good location and the food was great, thank you Dave!!!
David, KI4AAU, Ken, K4KBR, and Walt, K4YCP, were doing their best
to burn through the air waves but conditions were deplorable. Other
members were also on the air bringing the total contacts to 398.
Thanks to all those that setup, that made the Field Day a success,
that stayed over night and those that stayed to clean up.
Larry Dale
KD4FTN
TECHNICAL CORNER
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNjgHUhhMmA
Here is something to watch and covers the Yaesu Fusion technology!
SWAP AND SHOP
Listings Contact: Ken Klotz
w4ijk1@gmail.com
Reminder: Please e-mail in word type [.doc] format if you can, I
just don't have the expensive software to edit things like PDF read
only files for example, but I do the best I can. TNX; I appreciate that!
RADIO HAM AND EGGS BREAKFAST
Twice a month now we are getting together for great fellowship and
good breakfast food!
The first meeting each month is the Saturday following our club
meeting and we gather at Perkins on Fort Henry Drive in Colonial
Heights at 10AM.
The second gathering is the 4th. Wednesday at the Bob Evan's, I-26
exit 17 N of Johnson City at 9AM.
Everyone attending seems to really enjoy these so why don't you
come and join us too! All are welcome, HAMS, friends and
family!!
THE ZERO BEAT NEWSLETTER
Published monthly by the Kingsport Amateur Radio Club and Bay’s
Mountain Radio Club. For more information on the Zero Beat, please
contact : Ken Klotz at W4IJK1@gmail.com
W4TRC 146.970 MHz REPEATER INFORMATION:
Location is on Bays Mountain, Kingsport, TN
2 Meter repeater: 146.970 MHz, (-) PL Tone, 123.0 Hz.
440 Repeater: 443.325 Mhz. (+), PL Tone, 123.0 Hz.
33Cm. Repeater: 927.025 Mhz. (-) PL Tone 123.0 Hz.
50-watt Packet Station Frequency, 145.050 MHz, and the Alias is BaysND.
Sunday Night Informational Net on 146.970 at 8:30 P.M. EST
For More Information on the KARC/BMRC and Amateur Radio,
Visit our Club Website at www.w4trc.org
For More Amateur Radio News, Visit the American Radio Relay
League Website at www.arrl.org
Kingsport/Bays Mountain Radio Clubs’ Officers 2015
Ken Klotz: W4IJK, KARC/BMRC President,
Earl Oaks: N4ZFA, Vice President
Larry Dale: KD4FTN, KARC Secretary
Dave Stevens: WB4DES, KARC Treasurer / BMRC Treasurer, Secretary
Ken Robinson K4KBR Club Repeater License Trustee
Rick Light: KG4WZG, BMRC Vice President
Earl Oaks: N4ZFA, W4TRC Webmaster/Repeater Committee;
Web Site: www.w4trc.org
A.R.E.S.
Walt Baldree, K4YCP, West Sullivan County ARES® Coordinator
Net Schedules
(as off 7/1/2016)
Kingsport Amateur Radio Club/Bays Mountain Radio Club weekly two- meter
net, Sunday night at 8:30 p.m., on the W4TRC repeater at
146.970 MHz. The net includes ARES® check-ins and an opportunity to sell, buy
and/or swap equipment.
The Boone Trail ARES®/RACES Net is held each Monday night at 8:30 pm on the
146.820 MHz N4WWB repeater.
The Carter County Amateur Radio Association (CCARA) repeater is WR4CC on
145.290 MHz, with a tone of 103.5. The club holds a net every Monday evening on
their repeater at 8:00 PM.
The Johnson County Net is Monday at 9:00 PM on 145.290 MHz with a
103.5 tone or direct on 146.610 MHz with the same tone (103.5).
6-meter Net every Thursday at 8:30 p.m. The Net is at 53.330 MHz, and the
repeater has a tone of 103.5.
Johnson City Amateur Radio Association's Net is held on Tuesdays at 7:00 p.m. on
the 146.790 MHz Repeater. Tone is 103.5 with a negative offset.This net is not held on
the 3rd Tuesday, the night of the JCARA's monthly meeting. The Johnson City
Amateur Radio Association's Net is now a combined JCARA and ARES net.
Bristol Amateur Radio Club’s 2 Meter net meets every Tuesday night at
9:00 PM on the 146.070/670 Bristol Repeater.
Mountain Empire Amateur Radio Society's 440-net, Wednesday at 9:00 p.m., on
the 443.00 Repeater. Everyone is invited to check in.
Unicoi County Amateur Radio Association’s Net, Thursday at 8 pm on
147.270 MHz. Except for the first Thursday of the month which is the Club Meeting.
SKYWARN Net, Thursday at 9:00 p.m., on the 146.700 MHz Repeater.
Area Amateur Radio Clubs/Organizations Meetings
Bristol Amateur Radio Club meets the first Thursday of each month at 7 pm in the Conference Center at the
Bristol Memorial Medical Center. Take exit 74 off Interstate 81 in Tennessee. For more information, email
w4ud@qsl.net
Carter County Amateur Radio Association meets the first Tuesday of each month at 7 pm at 805
Highway 91, Elizabethton, TN (0.5 miles past the 2nd traffic light on Hwy 91 or 3.5 miles from Hwy 19E
on the left side of the highway).
For more information go to the Club’s web page at http://www.wr4cc.org
Johnson City Amateur Radio Association meets the 3rd Tuesday of each month at
7 pm at the Washington Co/Johnson City EMS Training Building 296 Wesley Street Johnson City, TN 37601.
Contact JCARA, 240 Hartman Road, Jonesborough, TN, 37659.
Kingsport Amateur Radio Club/Bays Mountain Radio Club meets the
second Thursday of each month at 7 pm at the Toy Reid Eastman Employee Center, South Wilcox Drive,
Kingsport, TN, unless meeting changes are made due to Eastman related activities. For more information
email w4ijk1@gmail.com .
The Mountain Empire Amateur Radio Society (MEARS) meets the third
Thursday of each month at 7 p.m., at Washington County Public Library in Abingdon, VA, with possible
exceptions in November and December. For more information, visit their website at
http://www.home.earthlink.net/~mears_arrl/
Scott County (VA) Amateur Radio Society meets the third Thursday of each month at 7 p.m., at the EOC
Building behind and under the Lonesome
Pine Regional Library, Gate City, VA. For more information, email Jeff K4LMP at
k4lmp@k4lmp.org
Unicoi County Amateur Radio Association will be moving the meetings to Maple Grove Restaurant in
Unicoi. This change will take place Feb. 5,2015. The weekly ARES nets will change to Thursday evenings at
8pm as of Thursday December 11, 2014. For more information contact Ken Johnson at w3gfmkj@gmail.com
Johnson County Amateur Radio/Ares club meets the second Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m., at the
Johnson County Hospital Conference Room.
For more information contact Danny Herman at K4DHT@dannyherman.com
WX4TN Northeast Tennessee District 7 SKYWARN meets every last Saturday of each month at 7:00 p.m., at the
Crossroads Christian Church; 1300 Suncrest Dr.; Gray, TN in the Lower Auditorium. For more information contact Erik McCord (WX4ET), District Coordinator at dc7skywarn@gmail.com