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18 January 2022 General Membership Meeting Minutes
KH6FHI Joe Tabrah
Please note that the minutes of the 18 January 2022 General Membership Meeting have been posted to the "2022 Geneal Membership Meeting Minutes" folder under "Files" on the EARCHI@groups.io site. Aloha, Joe AH6T
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Event: EARC General Membership Meeting - Zoom Meetings - 01/18/2022
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Happy New Year 2022! It's time to renew (if you haven't already)!
WH7GG Keith Higa
CQ CQ EARC from WH7GG! As I write this, there are about two hours left in 2021, and it has been a year like no other, in some ways good, and in some ways not so much. I know that in my own life, I've been managing quite a bit of change, especially in the last few months, some self-initiated, other things thrust from outside. And of course, all of this in the middle of a global pandemic. I'm looking forward to 2022 and what it will offer, opportunities and challenges all. One way to get your year off to a good start is by renewing your membership for 2022. Yup, it's that time of the year again. To the 34 people who have renewed or joined for the first time in the last few months, thank you very much for your continued support of the EARC. And if you would like to renew your membership, you can do so by following this link: http://www.earchi.org/member_pay.html. This will take you to the member payment page on the EARC website (it is not accessible from the main page). You can, of course, also pay your dues by mail: PO Box 30315 Honolulu, HI 96820 Keep in mind that I have been working from home and expect to continue to do so for the foreseeable future. I am continuing to do weekly checks of the club mailbox at the airport post office, so I will receive your dues if you pay by check, but be advised that it may take a while for your check to clear as I have to find time to physically go to a bank branch during business hours to do the deposit. For that reason, I encourage people to use PayPal if they feel comfortable with it and can do so. As always, if you have any questions on your membership, feel free to contact me at keith.higa@.... Here's to a safe and happy 2022 for everyone! Stay safe and healthy, 73, Keith Higa, WH7GG Treasurer, 2022 Emergency Amateur Radio Club
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Thermospheric winds may give insight into Sporadic E
KH6CP Craig Paul
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Mini Field Day 2021
KH6WG Skawamae Kawamae
Thanks to all that came out for the EARC Mini Field Day 2021 at Maunalua Bay last night. Good food and great conversation had by all. It was great to make so many eyeball QSO's and link the face to a bunch of the new callsigns. HF propagation wasn't happening so most were just on HT's and on the repeater(s). Thanks to NH7QH, WH6CPH and WH6EUG for donations to the door prizes.  Others had already come and gone. This was who was onsite when we tore down. Thanks for all who shared photos, KH6LT and WH6CPH. Aloha & 73, de KH6WG
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Mini Field Day 2021
KH6WG Skawamae Kawamae
Aloha all, Please join the EARC at Maunalua Bay aka Hawaii Kai Boat Ramp on Saturday, December 18, 2021 from 3:30 pm to 11:00 pm for our Mini Field Day 2021. Due to covid, we were not able to have one in 2020. It is a potluck event. Bring a show and tell and/or just operate from the parking area. Be mindful of others and coordinate bands and operations in general. Or just come for the fellowship. There will be a few door prizes as well. 73 & Aloha de KH6WG
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New Brandmeister DMR
KH6WG Skawamae Kawamae
Aloha all, Thanks so much for your patience. The EARC continues to expand coverage of DMR as a discreet network for backup communications. This does not mean it is specifically for backup to the analog network(s) already in place. The Brandmeister DMR network is available for anyone to use. You do have to program a DMR TDMA transceiver to use. The new repeater is in Whitmore Village. Much thanks to Gus, NH7J for the new home and antenna system. The location should serve the majority of the Oahu central plain from Halawa to Haleiwa and hopefully beyond. Repeater info: TX: 443.2500 MHz RX: 448.2500 MHz cc: 6 TS1: 3115 - Hawaii Statewide TS2: PTT - user accessible (whatever Talk Group you wish to key up) Aloha & 73 de KH6WG
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Pau Hana HF Aloha Net?
KH6FHI Joe Tabrah
There are two general conversation HF nets during the day here in Hawaii, one at 09:00 and the other at 16:00, that serve those of us that are retired. These are SSB nets that are run on 7.088, 5.3715, or 3880, depending on NVIS propagation. Besides providing the opportunity to check equipment and signals, a wide diversity of technical and general interest topics are discussed each day which serve to bring Hawaii's amateur community closer together. For net details please visit www.40meter.net.
There has been some interest in starting a similar net, but early in the evening to allow those that work to participate. Please reply to KH6FHI@... if you are interested and what would be a convenient time. Depending on interest here on Oahu as well as the neighbor islands we can get this new net operating. Aloha, KH6FHI Joe
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Event: EARC General Membership Meeting - 11/16/2021
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K7GPS writes of past Oahu SETs and EOC liking graphical situational awareness
KH6CP Craig Paul
https://files.tapr.org/psr/psr149.pdf Oahu SET activites start on p. 11. (Robin Liu gets a mention.) SET and EOC (from p. 12): For the duration of the SET, the Commander remained there seeing
what was going on and directing his resources based on what was on the
APRS map. It was a coup for us wanting to get APRS into the EOC. I
know this has been accomplished around the country and many EOCs
have an APRS station with people familiar with operating the various
clients. What else have we used APRS for over the years? Marathon support has
been a big user of APRS. I’ve done these on Oahu, Seattle and Missoula
with chase and other support vehicles, First Aid and check point stations
all on APRS. We’ve outfitted bikes, motorbikes and ATVs with trackers,
ambulances too so we know where the race resources are. Fun stuff. --- Craig/KH6CP
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Fw: [Special] [EmComm-Training] ETO's 2021 Fall Drill -- November 13, 2021 -- Carefully Read the message below and the Read First File then respond as instructed by no later than 6:00 PM Central Standard Time on Sunday, November 7th (6:00 PM Central Standard Time on Sunday, November 7th)
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#fall2021
KH7HO Clem
To all, The EMCOMM Training Organization (ETO) has emailed their fall drill, Operation Cyber Wind, which is scheduled for Saturday November 13, 2021 from 6 am - 6 pm local time. However, you will need to register by 6 pm Central Standard Time on Sunday, November 7, 2021 or before 1 pm HST on Sunday, November 7th. Please read and follow the information provided below if you want to participate. For Hawaii Hams, you will need to send your Winlink participation to ETO-09 with: - Subject: Cyber Wind - Message: YES Have fun with this Winlink drill. Clem (KH7HO) ----- Forwarded Message -----
From: K7ZPJ - Bruce <bapowell@...> To: "main@emcomm-training.groups.io" <main@emcomm-training.groups.io> Sent: Thursday, November 4, 2021, 05:48:13 PM HST Subject: [Special] [EmComm-Training] ETO's 2021 Fall Drill -- November 13, 2021 -- Carefully Read the message below and the Read First File then respond as instructed by no later than 6:00 PM Central Standard Time on Sunday, November 7th (6:00 PM Central Standard Time on Sunday, November 7th) #Announcements #Fall2021 EmComm Training Organization Operation “Cyber Wind” Saturday, November 13th, 2021
Read This First !!!
In order to participate in this exercise you need to first send a simple Winlink message indicating your intent to participate. Send it to your ETO Clearinghouse (ETO-nn where “nn” is your Region Number).
You need to send this message NO LATER THAN 6:00 PM Central Standard Time on Sunday, November 7th. (That’s 00:00 UTC, Monday, November 8th.)
In the message, which must be originated from your Call Sign Winlink account, include:
Subject: Cyber Wind
Message: YES
If you are NOT planning to participate, DO NOT SEND a message.
Within 24 hours of that deadline, your Clearinghouse will send an ICS-213 form to you. This form will be the basis for the exercise, and will be self-explanatory. You will reply to this ICS-213 in the exercise.
Please reply to the ICS-213 (answering all the questions) as prescribed in the “Scenario and Guidelines” document (enclosed).
The Exercise itself will take place on Saturday, November 13th (NOT on Thursday this week).
This exercise is designed to simulate a real-world call-up. For that reason, there will be NO EXCEPTIONS to the timing specified above. We will NOT accept late sign-up messages, and if you do not receive the ICS-213 for any reason, you will not be able to participate. All subsequent activity must be on Saturday, November 13.
This exercise requires 100% adherence to the guidelines by both Participants AND Clearinghouse stations.
Things to remember on Sunday, November 7: 1) Set your clocks back 1 hour, to “Standard Time.” 2) Check the batteries in your Smoke Detectors 3) Send the Winlink message to your Clearinghouse!
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Fw: [ARESLAX-Northeast] WINLINK BASICS for EMCOMM Virtual Classes - Sundays Nov 14th, 21st, Dec 5th, 12th - 2pm PDT
KH7HO Clem
To all, Forwarding this email from the David Ahrendis (KK6DA) about four, no-charge Zoom class sessions about Winlink Basics for EMCOMM which will be taught by four members of ARES Los Angeles. The Zoom classes will be held on the following Sundays, at 12 noon HST (2 pm PT): - November 14, 2021 - November 21, 2021 - December 5, 2021 - December 12, 2021 If you are interested, please sign up. Clem ----- Forwarded Message -----
From: David Ahrendts KK6DA via groups.io <davidahrendts@...> To: main@areslax-northeast.groups.io <main@areslax-northeast.groups.io> Sent: Thursday, November 4, 2021, 01:50:42 PM HST Subject: [ARESLAX-Northeast] WINLINK BASICS for EMCOMM Virtual Classes - Sundays Nov 14th, 21st, Dec 5th, 12th - 2pm PDT Learn the basics of this powerful emergency communications tool in four, no-charge Zoom class sessions taught by four members of ARES Los Angeles -- KK6DA, W0DHG, NR6V, W6AH. Each 60-90-minute class will demo what you need to use Winlink over-the-air, and is accompanied by a series of video shorts you can review at your own pace. All classes will be archived at WAVETALKERS.COM to view again and again. If you can do email, you can do email by amateur radio with powerful built-in EMCOMM forms to assist your served agencies. Open to all licensed amateur radio operators. Please feel free to forward to anyone or any group who will find learning the basics of Winlink a valuable experience from people who experiment with the future of EMCOMM frequently. We’ll cap it at a sizable limit. Sign up here: cq.wavetalkers.com/winlink4emcomm — Pre-class questions to KK6DA directly off-list DavidAhrendts@... David Ahrendts, KK6DA, WQQW973 LAFD ACS 5-318 — ARRL ARES LAX ADEC Los Feliz Neighborhood Council Public Health & Safety Committee 2407 Lyric Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90027 323.363.4204 323.363.5823 FirstNet https://www.qrz.com/db/KK6DA
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Re: Need a radio?
WH6GLO Ronald Hamilton
I wonder if it's one of the older models that transmits on any frequency. Not just the ham bands.
On Tue, Nov 2, 2021, 8:02 AM Bernard Yuen, KH6MOI <x19417@...> wrote:
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Need a radio?
Bernard Yuen, KH6MOI
Aloha all, Saw this on Amazon for $39.99. 10W uhf/vhf HT. Battery looks like it fits a GD-77. TIDRADIO H6 Ham Radio Handheld High Power Upgraded UV-5R Two Way Radio Walkie Talkies with 2 Rechargeable 2200mAh Battery Driver-Free Programming Cable and Case'73 Bernard, KH6MOI -- Bernard Yuen KH6MOI
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Windward Winlink Net https://bit.ly/windwardwinlink First Wednesday 9 pm & Third Wednesday 8 pm
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Windward Winlink Net https://bit.ly/windwardwinlink First Wednesday 9 pm KH6ML will be set in VARA FM P2P mode starting at 1 hour before net on 145.070 https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83286131452?pwd=MndST2dacTZ3S2VoUURkSGQ3NGNHQT09 All invited to watch on zoom - Debrief after the net.
Templates>Standard>General forms> Winlink Check-in. https://youtu.be/sZuTI61Zq64
Pick one way to check in (Goal is to use P2P)
Listen on 145.070 for net control on voice. VOICE RELAY Listen on 7.095 USB (UPPER SIDE BAND) for voice. If instructed use to send a HF Msg - 500 Hz narrow bandwidth mode in VARA HF P2P ----------------Below may be used as needed ---------------- 145.050 and 146.505 VARA FM P2P & Voice secondary
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Re: Leeward O`ahu Simplex Net, October 24th
WH6CPH Pono
Aloha again, This message is a follow-up to the Leeward O`ahu Simplex Net conducted yesterday, October 24th. Linked below are the summary report and summary map for your review. Note, use of the map where colored lines identify the path between two stations: green for confirmed contact between both stations; yellow for confirmed contact between both stations, however too weak a signal to transmit a message; and red for only one of two stations confirming contact. Mahalo to all stations who participated and to those who followed the previous emails instructions. Each attempt at this net, I've implemented a different element to test our ability to adapt to potential changes. For this month, that was conducting the net entirely on simplex as during a real world disaster operation, we may not have the convenience of repeaters. This net will continue along the same methodology although future nets will be scaled down for the benefit of leeward O`ahu operators. If you would like to continue receiving this announcement or other content related to leeward O`ahu activities, please express your interest with a response to this email. Upon your confirmation, I will subscribe you to our leeward O`ahu groups.io. Anyone is welcome to receive messages from this new groups.io. I will discontinue sending emails to individuals and/or island/state-wide mailing lists and will exclusively use this new groups.io account. 73, C. Pono Higa, WH6CPH Leeward O`ahu District Emergency Coordinator (DEC) Hawai`i Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) (808) 457-7243
On Fri, Oct 22, 2021 at 4:33 PM C. Pono Higa <wh6cph@...> wrote:
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