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AREs Net tonight at 7pm on 145.250 repeater. Ryan KF0PEZ is net control!

Today was the final day of our technician class. We had 6 pass the tech test, and 2 pass the General test! Congratulations to all, and we hope you’ll join us at our next club meeting! Thanks to all that helped to make the class a success!

ARES Net tonight at 7pm on 145.250MHz repeater.

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Have you ever wondered if your radio is transmitting a clean signal? Join us at the club meeting tonight and bring a radio with you. We’ll hook it up to a spectrum analyzer and see how clean the signal is! 6pm at the Howell Count Emergency Operations Center (Basement of the Howell County Health Department). See you tonight!

Our Kit Build get together is coming up in just over a week. If you are planning on joining in on the fun, you need to get your kit ordered ASAP if you haven't done so already! Several websites were suggested during last night's club meeting. Below I am listing a few ideas for kits based on low-cost and ease of assembly. You are welcome to pick one of these or explore the sites and pick something else. http://www.qrpkits.com/dummyloadv2.html - Small Dummy Load http://www.qrpkits.com/cpo.html - Code Practice Oscillator http://www.qrpkits.com/attenuator_11db.html - 11db Step Attenuator http://www.qrpkits.com/attenuator.html - 41db Step Attenuator http://www.qrpkits.com/dualbanddipole.html - Dual Band Trap Dipole Antenna https://www.amazon.com/Zerone-Manual-Antenna-Tuner-RADIO/dp/B07DMWL5L3 - Manual HF Antenna Tuner And a couple more ambitious kit if you need a challenge: https://www.qrpme.com/?p=product&id=DLC - A unique Dummy Load for hotel "DX" contests. http://www.qrpkits.com/ezreceiver.html - 40m Receiver https://www.amazon.com/Malahit-1-8-50MHz-Automatic-Programmed-Unassembled/dp/B099WR89P2 - ATU-100 Automatic Antenna Tuner If you are new to electronics and soldering, I suggest sticking with the first two or three ideas. Also, I highly recommend watching a YouTube video or two on proper soldering techniques. Soldering is a skill that anyone can learn with a little practice. Here's a short video to get you started: https://youtu.be/Qps9woUGkvI?si=NfifLNPhbicOOKKx I'll see you on the 25th @ 1pm at The Battery Station! 73, Jeremiah - KB?PHX

I failed to mention at the meeting last night that we'd be set up at the Farmers Market this Saturday from 9am - 1pm. Located at the Endurance Church parking lot in West Plains. I hope everyone can come out and enjoy the day putting amateur radio on display and inviting others to join us. Eric, KD0CEN

Here is a link for info to the SMARC Hamfest June 1st. https://smarc.org/smarc-hamfest-ticket-sales/ If you'd like to carpool or convoy up, reply to this thread and we'll figure something out. Tickets are $7 in advance at the link above or $10 at the door.

The following is the ARES net control schedule for the next five weeks: May 16 Ray N0FIU May 23 Sierena KF0LQB May 30 Ryan KF0PEZ June 6 JJ KB0PHX June 13 Eric KD0CEN Let me know if you have any questions or concerns. Thanks. 73 Chris Miller KC0F Emergency Coordinator Howell County District G Amateur Radio Emergency Service? linuxgeek98@...

Ares Net Tonight 7:00 On 145.250

Going forward there will be stick-on name tags available at sign-in to the meetings.

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Simplex Net tonight on 146.52. 7pm.

Last Thursday, Mike and I found a time we could both go to the 250 repeater site and work on linking it to the 444.425. I had been stumped several times but thought we might be a solution. Armed with a freshly built cable, we tried again. We had it functional, but still wasn't convinced the issue we were having wouldn't lock up both repeaters like it did before. So we left once again to go back to the drawing board. After we had left, I was looking through a manual and found a setting in the repeater programming software that looked promising. I made contact with Mike that evening, remoted into his programming computer and we found the setting. Would this be the fix? Mike found a few spare moments to return to the site Friday and blow the new programming into the repeater and power the link radio back on. So far, so good! We are linked full time between the 444.425 and 145.250. Now, the next steps... In what spare time I've had this weekend, I've been trying to interface the Arcom controller to connect to a Yaesu Repeater like the 146.940. So far, I've had no luck. The Yaesu repeaters have an automatic mode selection to allow for analog FM or fusion c4fm digital modulation. Because of this, interfacing to a repeater controller is a real pain. I think Yaesu designed these repeaters with the idea that everyone would use them for Fusion only, but that didn't happen. Arcom makes a device to add to their controllers that make this less cumbersome, but at a price tag of $175. However.... I have another possible solution that I think should link the 940 in without spending that $175. It did require I order a $15 adapter I didn't currently have, and that should be here later this week. Once I have that, we'll try plan B, and I'm optimistic that'll be a good working solution! More to come on that in the next week or so. After that, and because of the way we ended up connecting the 250 repeater, we have a controller for the 444.425 repeater that will allow us to enable Allstar and Echolink!! The only parts needed are a Raspberry Pi4 (I have one brand new in box that I will donate), a power supply and case for the Pi (approximately $15 on Amazon) and a Repeater Builder Rim-Lite interface ($50) that will connect the Pi to the Arcom Controller. If you're not familiar with Allstar or Echolink, Allstar is an awesome way of connecting any Allstar enabled node or repeater to another via the internet. It's really slick. You can also download an app on your phone that will allow you to connect to our node and use your phone as a push-to-talk device on our linked repeaters. Echolink isn't quite as robust as Allstar, but also has an app or computer program allowing access via the internet. So, we should be able to bring Echolink / Allstar to the repeaters for $65 since I already have the Pi! A worthwhile investment if you ask me!! I'll work to provide an Allstar / Echolink demonstration at the next monthly club meeting in June! Try out the linked repeaters (only the 2 currently)! Key up or radio and give it a second before you start talking. Anytime you have a link, it takes several hundred milliseconds for the repeater to key, key the link radio, and do the same thing on the repeaters further down the chain. It's not a lot, but will certainly cause everyone to miss your first couple words or callsign if you don't give it a second. Have a great week! Eric, KD0CEN

Don't forget we have the first Fox Hunt of the year scheduled for June 2nd @ 2:30. The fox will be hidden somewhere within the city limits of West Plains. You do NOT have to be a currently licensed Ham Radio operator to participate as you will not be required to transmit. Anyone new to Fox Hunting who would like to ride-along with another club member - please speak up! Seasoned club members who are willing to Elmer our new members for this Fox Hunt are asked to throw your name in the hat too! 73, KB?PHX

Kit building today at 1pm at the Battery Station. Hopefully you ordered a kit and are able to join us. If not, stop in and say hi and see what everyone else is doing!!

ARES Meeting Tuesday Night 6pm at the Howell County EOC.