F E E D - P O I N T
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Summer is drawing to a close. The days are noticeably shorter. Hundreds of starlings are being seen in flocks now. The gardens are producing heavily after the more than two inches of rain in a three day period August 20-22. 1.73" in forty minutes on August 22 at my QTH. If any one wants cucumbers or summer squash, just contact me. Except for one night of low temperatures, the evenings have remained warm. The question is, will our corn make it? WB1FTK used the nice weather early in August to do antenna work. He put in a cement pad up on his hill to mount a 10-80 Gap Tritan DX Vertical, which involved running 243' of coax. He also put up a new mast and 5 band Cushcraft MA5B mini beam. With the concrete work, lightning arrestors and ground rods, he was ready to just sit and sit and sit at our picnic on August 14th. Don wrote this on August 13: "I did receive an Icom 910H yesterday (which I haven't programmed yet) and have ordered the M2 2m and 70cm eggbeater antennas but they won't be here until later next week. It will be the same setup as we saw demo'd but with fixed "gain" omni-dir antennas ... much easier to use!! Once I get the satellite station up and running it will be available for anyone in the club to come out and see and or try (probably in a couple of weeks?)." Thanks for the invite, Don. The club picnic at Cross Lake Picnic Area on August 14th was an enjoyable event. It was nice to have N1FRX and his XYL and daughter there. Also, KA1SJV's mother was with us. A delightful lady. A few rain drops fell as we arrived at Cross Lake but they didn't last long. |
The sun actually came out. There was lots of good food as always. While it was
cooking we had a seven minute meeting. Then we ate. We enjoyed watching Black Ducks
dabbling in the water, heads down, tails up, and feet flapping to keep their
balance. Three were dabbling in synchronized positions, reminding me of water ballet.
N1JHD brought a spotting scope that we used to study the opposite shore and ducks and loons
far out.
Every one examined the old club repeater and amplifier. It was decided
just to store it in case it is needed in the future. N1JHD and N1QMC have taken it
to their place for storage.
We had photos of WB1FTK's completed antenna work. Nice job, Don. N1FG presented a copy of the ARRL's Satellite Handbook. Anyone is welcome to borrow it. The horsehoe stakes were set up and Daigles and Flaggs did some tossing. N1QMC was the star of the day with at least two ringers. Gale Flagg 108 Franklin School Rd Fort Kent, Maine 04743 Phone: 207-834-6670 E-mail: galeflagg@sjv.net Next Meeting: Tuesday, September 13th, 2005, 6:00 PM Possible Corn Supper at Flaggs. If not, Nadeau Hall, UMFK |
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| Date | Event | Place | Contact | Sponsor | Time | Freq |
| SUN | Net | NB | VE1PIN | IRG | 2000 | 145.130 |
| MON | Net | Fort Kent | N1FG | SJVARA | 1900 | 146.64 |
| MON | Net | Presque Isle | WA1YNZ | AARA | 2000 | 146.73 |
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Start Time: 13:25 Members and guests in attendance: N7GLR, N1PMS, N1FG, KA1SJV, WB1FTK, N1QMC, N1JHD, N1FRX, Joann Zafonte, Rebecca Zafonte, Dorothy Lee, Stan Flagg. Secretary's Minutes: In July Feed-Point Treasurer's Report: N1FRX: Checking: $119.39, no additions or interest. Savings: starting $1211.37, plus $1.18 interest= $1212.55= Total of $1331.94. N7GlR motioned to accept the treasuer's report. Seconded by WB1FTK. Passed. Old Business: 1. Rocky Mt.: 12.82 volts at 8:53 Hrs August 14th. Battery Check needed. Water level. N1JHD will do it soon. 2. 146.64 Report: 12.47 volts at 8:53 Hrs August 14th. N1FG reported that N1CHF delivered the other two cannisters that go with the repeater, the racks to hold all six together, and the metal straps to hold them in plae. They would not fit in the refrigerator cabinet. Do we want to remove the ones in the freezer and set them all up? Advantage? The consensus was to leave as is. The cannisters, racks, and straps are in the tower building. 3. Other? The club's check for a $25 dollar donation to the ARRL Spectrum Defense Fund was signed and has been sent. |
New Business:
1. Peter Toussaint:E-mails from him to N1FG. "In the event of a total wipe out of standard communication systems, how would you recommend that Eagle Lake or FRRH get in touch with you or a local ham operator, for the purposes of communicating with the outside world, assuming there is an out side world?" N1FG response was to drive to my house or tell us where to go if this situation comes up. "In the event of a regular communication collapse, Norman Fournier, Fish River Rural Health's Director, would like you to be at the incident command Center at the Fish River Rural Health Clinic in Eagle Lake. Many Thanks for generous support. It is greatly appreciated." N1FG response was to ask if they have a generator there or if we would have to bring our own. "I talked to Norm Fournier and FRRH does have a generator." This subjectprobably came up because it has been said that Iran has plans to detonate a small nuclear device over the U.S. which would disrupt any non-hardened communications. Next Meeting:Tuesday September 13th, 6:00 PM Alumni Conference Room, Nadeau Hall, UMFK, or possibly at Flaggs with a fresh corn potluck supper. Adjourned: 13:32 Motion to adjourn by N1FRX, seconded by N1QMC. |
| HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO:
| Thayer K. Miller, N3TM, has written Clouds over Paradise-An Around the World
Adventure. It is a non-fiction account of his Amateur radio activity as WA3EFH/mm
aboard Yankee Trader, a windjammer yacht, in 1973-74.
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| Gil Daigle 10-4 Leland Roix 10-19 Danny Marquis 10-21 Cecile marquis 10-30 |
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"Whoever first said, "You can't go home again." was more right than they could have imagined. While it is true that you can go back to the place that you came from, it isn't quite the same place. Much will have changed, and neither are you the same person. The people you remember who are still there aren't the same as they were. You will find that you are a stranger in a strange land, as I have upon my visit "Home"¨. Thus, I have developed the belief that "home" is the place where I live, if it is anyplace at all. I had an appointment with the wound care nurse at the hospital and we are both pleased with the healing progress. I will have another appointment with her on TUE 30 AUG 05. I am making plans to travel back to Taiwan soon after that. Joy and I are both anxious to return to "life as usual" in Taiwan. I am almost certain that we will have to drive ourselves to Boston as my parents just can't. Dad isn't allowed to drive yet because of his medicine and Mom can't drive that far. I just wonder what we will do with our car once we get there." From ARRL Newsletter Vol 24 No. 33 What makes Amateur Radio unique is its ability to communicate with one another anywhere in the world--and even in orbit--without having to rely on any outside infrastructure whatsoever. Hams can even do this without being plugged into the wall socket. |
"What better way to mark Amateur Radio Awareness Day than by calling attention to this unique capability?" says ARRL CEO David Sumner, K1ZZ. "It is particularly appropriate since September is the Department of Homeland Security's National Preparedness Month."
This Amateur Radio Awareness Day, September 17, the ARRL will sponsor a 15-hour Emergency Power Operating Event for stations operating off the grid. "It is not a contest," Sumner stresses. "It is simply a demonstration of what we amateurs can do without having to rely on the commercial mains, and what we will do whenever the need arises. "There is no set exchange; contacts may be casual, but operators are encouraged to share information on their emergency power sources in addition to the traditional signal report, name and location. An announcement in September QST (page 49) spells out the details. The event kicks off at 1300 UTC on Saturday, September 17, and wraps up at 0400 UTC on September 18. The ARRL is inviting home stations to operate from generator or battery power. Mobiles and portable stations also are welcome to participate, although unlike Field Day, the emphasis is not on setting up a temporary station, but rather on operating your regular station on emergency power.
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Heavy duty 40' galvanized steel tower, 16" X 16". Includes mounting hardware. Best Offer. N1FRX. | Students Write Collected by Richard Lederer *"The leopard has black spots which look like round soars on its body. Those who catch soars get leprosy." *"A liter is a nest of young baby animals" *"A circle is a figure with no corners and only one side." * "Parallel lines never meet unless you bend one or both of them." |
F E E D - P O I N T August,2005 | Published by the St. John Valley Amateur Radio Association | and distributed free to members and friends of Amateur Radio. | President: Gale Flagg N1FG | Vice President: Sandra Daigle, N1QMC | Secretary: Sandra Daigle, N1QMC | Treasurer: Charles Zafonte, N1FRX | Public Information: Charles Ames, N7GLR | Technical Advisor: Marty Bernstein, KW1C | Editor/Publisher/Printer | Gale Flagg - N1FG / Stan Flagg 834-6670 | Associate Editor/Web Edition | Charles Ames N7GLR | Membership Information (Annual Dues): | Regular Membership $ 12 | Associate Membership $ 6 | Articles may be submitted by anyone with a good idea, and may be re-printed | only in their entirety and with credit going to this newsletter. |
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