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The
Buzz
KA9OMC Steve Hart's September Buzz
follows Hurricane Katrina information below......
Bob Hoyt with Wisconsin Emergency
Management has provided the following link (via K9RN) to an
interesting and informative set of frequencies:
http://www.radioreference.com/wiki/index.php/Hurricane_Katrina
THE REAL b - b - b - BUZZ!
Watch your snail-mail for the RCRA Christmas
Newsletter. Editor Steve Hart is working on it and will send
it out in December. If you have any news you would like to
include, catch him on the net or call him at 665-2374.
Thanks to all who made support donations for
2005!
Just in from our Bloomer “Buzz News Bureau” is
the exciting report that KB9NIR, Scott Kilde, wife and baby are
doing fine in Kenya. Scott worked with N9PPE, Jeff Cole at REX
Systems until Y2K. KG0KM, Rev. Rolf Nestingen got a well deserved
vacation in Florida and visited sites aournd St. Augustine. KB9SHO,
Jarad Walther received some awards and it made local tv news. Plans
for Jarad include engineer schooling at Platteville. KB9ZMI, Ben
Finley at Colfax passed his drivers exam and is working with EMT.
KC9FIG, Blaze Cunningham has been giving some off season cave tours
to geology students at Spring Valley.
N9LRV, Gerald Leff’s wife Jean had surgery as
well as KD4FNW, Diana Weiss. KB9AGC, Melvin Stang got a boost from
his defib unit and KB9LUK, James Kinney got some stints. N9ZFY,
Everett Biles at Durand made ground contact but, has been heard back
on the air and busy delivering cars and shopping at Aldi’s. Get
wells to all!
Survey results are in from our January
newsletter. Just six of the suvey sheets were returned. Of the six
there was the one from KG9CT, Chuck Brictson at Spring Valley
informing us that he had two complete classic hf stations to
donate. Thank you very much Chuck! The other survey filled out was
from a very concerned KB9SGY, David Garnett who offered to be a
director, indicated he understood the part about pledging and
working, would help net control and needed some help with a hf
antenna. David has received a vertical donated by WB9PMF, Time
Rose. KB9SGY has also been promoted to doing what Dave does best –
Public Relations Director for RCRA. Thanks David!
KA9PVY, Ken Reetz shared with us lately that he
also ran an electronic servicing business besides working at
UniRoyal in Eau Claire. In retirement Ken enjoys playing cards at
the Fall Creek Senior Center and getting out to all the ham club
meetings. Nice to meet new area ham N0AXT, Gerald Tietz. Gerry is
from New Brighton, MN and vacations at his river residence just
north of I94. He is a grad of Menomonie High and knew many of the
hams that were around Menomonie in the ‘60s. Thanks for your pledge
Gerry!
K9IAG, Ken Drake had some corrective vision
surgery. Sorry to report the passing of AD9I, Doug Holtzman in
early spring and more recently W9SWL, John Ingersol. Both these
hams were very active in helping with exams and club support and
family, friends and ham friends miss them greatly. KB9TLV, John
McDonald at Cumberland got his station working and put up everything
for vhf and uhf antennas this summer. He also picked up a MFJ code
reader/sender that he will use in up coming contests.
Having problems getting our Web master KC9CRE,
Chris Smith? Chris tells us that his “spam blocker” may be keeping
some of you out. Contact Chris at the e-Mail or phone addresses on
the front legend of this (the September Newsletter) news for
resolving those problems.
Storm Spotters have seen some activity this
year. KB9ULF, John Wagner has been tracking weather and emergency
preparations including those with hurricane Katrina. We have
received formal traffic from him that volunteers for the evacuation
and affected area will start to be deployed locally on September 8th.
See also events calendar for emergency leadership training on
October 29th.
KB9SGY, David Garnett attended the Lake George
courage camp and traveled to Itasca State Park and Duluth on the way
back.
Time to roll the credits for our groups’ last
auction. January survey results told us there was no new interest
in volunteering. What became evident was that if any one person on
the auction team did not attend we would start falling on our face.
Directors voted to approach the Eau Claire Club about taking it over
and they responded favorably. March 18th is their
scheduled date. Thanks to all who helped me (KA9OMC) keep it going
for 18 years. Bruce Walther, W9QAH and KF9CU, Arlene and Dave Kraft
had worked the auction for 16 consecutive years.
WB8KLO, John Weiss is now W9JWW and KD4FNW,
Diana Weiss is now W9DLW.
Saturday Breakfast Break goers are forming up
groups at two locations: the Menomonie Burger King on Main Street
and the Acoustic Café on Broadway and Main Street.
More recent fuel and cost of living expenses
have caused the directors to opt for an on air “First Monday”
meeting after the regular net and to cancel gathering at the Depot
Restaurant on fourth Tuesdays. Join us the first Monday of the
month on the repeater.
Congratulations to KE9CS, Kenny Dicks on his
retirement from Public Broadcasting on July 8th.
WB9PMF, Tim Rose, N9VOY, Bob Rose and me,
KA9OMC attended the Wisconsin Association of Repeaters meeting July
16th at the EC Airport. There seemed to be good
relations between Wisconsin, Minnesota and Illinois but there are
gaps with Michigan.
W9JWW, John Weiss had requested we look at the
possibility in finishing what was the Stout Club’s project of
putting a 440 mhz repeater on the local cable tower. RCRA just did
not have the funding. In the April 26th meeting and on
September 5th’s “First Monday” I (KA9OMC) suggested that
maybe the Stout Club could open its membership up to active
community hams. With the UWS replacing staff frequently it will
continue to be hard to finish any projects the clubs gets started.
DHFM has failed to send RCRA the payment it
owes us for operation of the “Pinger Propogation Node” for the
period January 1 to July 1, 2005. Early in the year they had
informed us that they were out of money but expected to be bought up
in 30 to 60 days. This time passed without any payment so RCRA sent
them certified mail and phone calls regarding their debt. There is
where we are at with that.
W2XAB, John Burningham had donated an Icom 2at
to the club when he was teaching here and when the squelch on the
02AT we were using at Knapp remote died this summer, John’s radio
fit the bill. Thanks XAB!
KB9VYF, Lanny Roth passed his extra class this
summer and donated his training materials to us. You can see a
picture of Lanny at Bushland Radio when he used to do the sign on
show for WCRW.
Many of us had fun at the Chippewa Valley ARC’s
tailgate at the Eagles Club on July 9th and visited with
KE9BM, Ron Moody there from Colfax.
73’s de KA9OMC.
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Throwing out schematics or old
operators manuals for equipment? Throw it to the RCRA. Our library
continues to grow, and besides, those manuals you get from the web
won't compare to the originals.
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If you don't see your name and call
sign on our "Sponsors" page it is time for you to send in your
support 2005. Contact Steve if you have lost your pledge
sheet (or are new to the club and would like to join!)
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