Announcement by KE6JGM
There Will Be Testing At Rick’s House
Saturday May 17th 2025 @ 8am
More info on our Local Licensing Exams Page.
Announcement by KN6RBP
03/01/2024
The man who defined the sound of live rock ‘n’ roll music and brought audio engineering principals into mainstream amateur radio use, Dr. Bob Heil, K9EID, has passed away at the age of 83. He was an ARRL Life Member and in the ARRL Maxim Society. A Facebook post from Heil Ham Radio paid tribute to their founder: “Bob fought a valiant, yearlong battle with cancer, and passed peacefully surrounded by his family.”
AI6ZW will conduct a moment of silence in Bob Heil’s honor, at this month’s club meeting.
Everyone is encouraged to bring a Heil Mic to the meeting. We will lay them out on a table.
Here is a link to the ARRL article.
This weekend starts Daylight Saving Time. Just a friendly reminder to set your clocks ahead 1 hour Saturday night.
Just a reminder to anyone who is looking to upgrade to the Amateur Extra license soon, the question pool changes on July 1st of this year (2024), so if you have been waiting to get it, or have been studying for it, I would recommend getting in to test soon. Hope to see you post those upgrades soon! Our next testing session is Saturday, March 16, 0800 (8am). 73
Bands & Modes 3-5-24
Tuesday
10 meter Eagle Net, 8:00 PM (2000) to 9:00 PM (2100), 28.360 Mhz USB
Eagle Net Bands & Modes (subject to change)
Anytime after 15min of operations on our 10M Frequency, we will move to a different band.
First Tuesday of the month 10M 29.635 Mhz FM or 6M 52.515 Mhz FM
Wednesday (first of each month)
KE6JGM repeater & Hemet Hangout YSF 59073 Linked
Digital Only Net, C4FM, System Fusion, 7:00 PM (1900) to 8:00 PM (2000)
Digital Only after hours (subject to change)
The after hours nets are round-table chat with no NC.
First Wednesday of the month C4FM Ch1 144.950
And on the 3rd Tuesday of the month our new LDARC HF Contest
Lets have some fun, and change up Bands & Modes a bit.
On the third Tuesday for bands and modes, from 20:30 to 21:00 we work for points, fun & prestige. all while improving our HF capabilities.
Here’s the plan.
- 2 Points for any QSO on any band, using any mode.
- 1 point for any QSO another station makes using the frequency you shared with the group.
1 bonus point for each QSO you post on QRZ.com
And for those of you who really want get big points,
10 points for any CW contact on any band.
Finally, as an incentive to help new hams use the tech area of 10M
2 bonus points for any QSO made by you or another station you sent to the tech area of the 10M band.
Our regular 10M frequency will continue to be our net frequency.
Points and frequency’s are to be reported to net control. Only then do the points count.
Net control will also keep track of who found a frequency we use for a QSO’s.
The winner will receive an official, LDARC, ATABOY.
All QSO’s must be made using modes and frequencies indicated on the icom band plan linked here
As always, only operate within the parameters of your FCC license.
I just made all of this up so any feedback you have will be appreciated.
Our Board Meeting this month is on Saturday the 22nd.
It will be at the usual location, J&M. 11am. Come at 9am for breakfast prior to the meeting.
Agenda:
- Summer Field Day Raffle
- Allocation of Funds
- Ham Escape
- Upcoming Events Dates & Details.
SOTA Big Bear, Palm Springs Tram to SOTA - 2nd Repeater Location
- May Breakfast Fundraiser.
- Raffle Packaging PreFlight
Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/98166513940?pwd=7m4neiUuyANGh0zVfv3e3bCS5xwFaf.1
Selling:
1. Astatic D104 Microphones $35 each KN6SOJ
2. Kenwood TH-G71A Dual Band HT w/rechargeable battery and AA Battery Pack, Original Box $115 N6DMP
3. Ameritron RCS-4 Remote Coax Switch $45 KE6JGM
4. MFJ FlexDuck Dual Band MFJ-1717PL Antenna $15 KE6JGM
5. MFJ MFJ-909 600 Watt Mobile Antenna Matcher $30 KE6JGM
6. Heathkit Receiver Model HR-10 as-is $80 KE6JGM
7. Mars SWR SW-10 $5 KE6JGM
8. Yaesu VR 120 Wide Range Receiver $25 KE6JGM
9. AOR AR 2700 Wide Range Receiver $25 KE6JGM
10. AOR AR 8000 Wide Range Receiver $25 KE6JGM
11. BK Precision 100 Mhz Frequency Counter 1803A as-is $15 KE6JGM
12. Larsen Kulrod NMO Antenna $2 KE6JGM
13. Yaesu FTM 200 2M, 70CM FM, C4FM Transceiver and HRI 200 Digital and Analog Internet Linking Interface $325 KE6JGM
14. Comet GP-6 Dual Band Antenna $75 KE6JGM
15. Icom IC 7300 HF, 6M Transceiver $650 KE6JGM
16. Yaesu FT-840 HF Transceiver $300 KE6JGM
Wanted:
1. 100 Watt Amp for QRP HF rig KN6SOJ
2. VHF Amp KN6RBP
—
Robert Lee Brown II
KE6JGM
3891 Rexford Dr.
Hemet, CA 92545
(951) 448-6773 mobile
(951) 473-6846 mobile
bob@robertleebrown.email
www.k6ldf.com
