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The Official Newsletter of the St. John Valley Amateur Radio Association

July, 2011Vol. 21 No.7
Letter From Our President


According to my weather station console, it is raining cats and dogs. We are up to 1.94" now (July 21 14:27h) during the last 24 hours. I wish some of this rain would go where it is dry. It certainly is not dry here.


The garden is starting to produce. Chard, snow peas, summer squash, zucchini, and we are getting the first tomatoes and okra from the greenhouse.


N1EVO and KB1OWW came out on July 14th to improve my antenna set up. They brought a J-Pole antenna with them with a lot of coax. June could not get a good reading on my coax from my quarter wave antenna. Carl put up the J-pole and everything worked fine. It turns out that the buzz or hum from 146.715 is not a problem with my radio, but is intermittent on 146.715.



N1CHF was on our net Monday night, July 18th, from Frenchville. He came for a visit the afternoon of July 20th. We had a nice long talk. He took photos of our garden for his girl friend, Helen. He was driving a beautiful red truck.



Gale Flagg
108 Franklin School Rd
Fort Kent, Maine 04743
Phone: 207-834-6670
E-mail: galeflagg@sjv.net

Next Meeting: Picnic, Saturday, August 13th 11:00 AM
Cross Lake Picnic Area
Schedule of Coming Events
DateEventPlaceContactSponsorTimeFreq
SUNNetNBVE1PINIRG2000145.130
MONNetFort KentN1FGSJVARA1900146.64
MONNetPresque IsleWA1YNZAARA2000146.73
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Report of July 12th, 2011 SJVARA Meeting

Start time: 18:00
Members Present: N1FG, N1EVO, W1TCP, KB1TBI, and KB1OWW.
Treasurer's Report: 73 de N1FRX.
Old Balance:$3571.23
Savings Account$3154.99
Interest on Savings:+$1.04
Checking Account$416.24
New Balance:$3572.27
Motion to accept Treasurer's Report by N1EVO, seconded by KB1OWW, and accepted by all present.


OLD BUSINESS:
  1. Rocky Mountain: 13.43 volts at 13:43. Slight background noise.
  2. 146.640: Good clear signal. KB1OWW and N1EVO said my antenna needed to be checked. They said my signal was not good.
  3. Picnic Reminder, August 13th, 11:00 AM, Cross Lake Picnic Area and Boat Landing. Pot Luck. So far: Pesto Salad from N1EVO; Hot Dogs and buns from KB1TBI; Dessert from Karen Despres. N1FG--probably stuffed summer squash. Rain Date August 14th. Other people, please let me know what you will bring.
  4. N1EVO explained how his simplex repeater works. He said he would demonstrate its use at the picnic.

NEW BUSINESS:
  1. River Hams KA1ZOU and W1PMM from Rhode Island will be back on the St. John River this summer. N1EVO says they will arrive here August 7th. He would like some of us to get together with them.


    Program: N1FG brought several ARRL books. KB1OWW took two antenna books, and N1EVO borrowed the QRP book.


    Next Meeting: Picnic on Saturday,August 13th, 11:00 hours, Cross Lake, Boat Landing and Picnic Area.

Adjourned at 18:40.



N1FG
In Case You Are Interested
Perseid Meteor Shower August 11-13; Predawn the best viewing. Point of origin, NE. 50 per hour
ARRL BOOKS Available from N1FG
  • VoIP-Internet Linking for Radio Amateurs
  • Many back issues of QST

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    Radio Contacts

    Here are some radio contacts made by N7GLR:
    5B4AIF Cyprus on May 14th, 20 meters
    A65BR United Arab Emirates, May 14th, RTTY 17 meters
    HB0YWR Liechtenstein, March 13th, 15m PSK
    KW1C Ft. Kent June 12th, 40 meters CW
    VE1AWW/CY0 Sable Island May 19th, SSB 40 meters
    AX7GN Australia, May 17th, CW
    VE3OEN, Canada, May 16th, SSTV
    		 Given all the rain, downpours, and thunderstorms, maybe we should all start doing sun dances to get a sunny day for our picnic!
    For Sale

    14-element two meter beam mounted on a 10' tower section with rotor. Best offer over $75.00 N1FG at 834-6670
    A Bit of Humor

    WHY? from the UK *Why isn't there mouse-flavored cat food? *Why is lemon juice made with artificial flavor, and dishwashing liquid made with real lemons? *Why do banks leave both doors open and then chain the pens to the counters?

    F E E D - P O I N T             July

    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: Gil Daigle, N1JHD
    Secretary: Sandra Daigle, N1QMC
    Treasurer: Charles Zafonte, N1FRX
    Public Information: Charles Ames, N7GLR
    Technical Advisor: Carl Pelletier, N1EVO and June Despres, KB1OWW
    Editor/Publisher/Printer
    Gale Flagg - N1FG / Stan Flagg 834-6670
    Associate Editor/Web Edition
    Charles Ames N7GLR
    Membership Information (Annual Dues):
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    Associate Membership $ 6
    Articles may be submitted by anyone with a good idea, and may be re-printed
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