BRANCH SIGNALS - Branch County Amateur Radio Club

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Can Can Can you you name name the the year year that that the the club club club put put a a tri tri-bander tri bander up up 200 200 feet feet for for Field Field Field Day?
Day?
45 45 Years Years Ago Ago Ago This This This Month Month Month - May May 1962
1962
This This meeting meeting “Field “Field day day Preparations” Preparations” was was held held at at 340 340 Marshall Marshall St.. St.. 18 18 members
members
attended. attended. H. H. L. L. Russell Russell assumed assumed chairmanship chairmanship of of Field Field Day Day equipment. equipment. Temporary
Temporary
Equip. Equip. Outline: Outline: 80m 80m—TTI, 80m 80m TTI, 40m 40m—Carl 40m
Carl Hall, 6m 6m—Carl 6m
Carl King, King, AXN AXN—Collins AXN
Collins RCVR, Jeff
Gates Gates—Ranger. Gates Ranger. Tents Tents—H. Tents
H. L. Russell Russell—as Russell
as well as as benches and and table; generator generator—VGO
generator
VGO VGO— VGO
as as as well well as as wire wire poles, poles, poles, beam beam for for for 6m; 6m; antennas antennas—Pepsi antennas antennas Pepsi Cola Cola trailer. Motion to to have Field
Day Day take take the the place place of of the the June June meeting meeting and and adjourn adjourn formally formally until until the the September
September
meeting meeting was was made made by by DUH DUH and and seconded seconded by by DKT. DKT. ZGO, ZGO, DKT DKT and and AXN AXN were were named named as
as
Branch Branch County County County Fair Fair Fair Committee. Committee.
Committee.
20 20 20 Years Years Ago Ago Ago This This This Month Month Month — May May 1987
1987
Happy Happy Heart Heart Run Run—Thanks Run Run Thanks Thanks to to all all that that helped helped out out at at this this year’s year’s Happy Happy Heart Heart Run. Run. The
The
rain rain held held off off and and the the race race was was run run without without mishap. mishap. Thanks Thanks to to the the following following hams hams for
for
helping helping out: out: Ron Ron-N8GTN, Ron N8GTN, Gerald Gerald-N8GTM, Gerald N8GTM, Amos Amos-WA8LGO, Amos WA8LGO, WA8LGO, Lee Lee-KC8QT, Lee KC8QT, Jeff Jeff-WD8PER,
Jeff WD8PER,
Larry Larry-WD8RHU, Larry WD8RHU, Jim Jim-W8MQ, Jim W8MQ, Jim Jim-KS8D, Jim KS8D, KS8D, Ed Ed-WA8HMG Ed WA8HMG WA8HMG and and Gary Gary-N8FUP.
Gary N8FUP.
Steve, Steve, N8CTI, N8CTI, has has found found a a rig rig for for the the digipeater. digipeater. Larry, Larry, WD8RHU WD8RHU and and Steve Steve will will be
be
installing installing the the Azden Azden and and Amos, Amos, WA8LGO WA8LGO is is building building the the power power supply.
supply.
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HOW OW OW’S OW DX?
DX?
ITALY, ITALY, I. I. I. Members of the ARI
Frascati will be QRV as
IY0ORP from the Geophysical
Observatory at Rocca di Papa
for International Marconi Day.
QSL via I0DJV.
OGASAWARA, OGASAWARA, JD1. JD1. Look for
JM1LJS, JI5RPT and JG7PSJ to
be QRV as JD1BLK, JD1BLY
and JD1BMH, respectively,
from Chichijima Island, IOTA
AS-031, from April 29 to May
4. Activity will be on 160 to 6
meters, including some
satellite activity, using CW,
SSB, RTTY and PSK. QSL to
home calls.
SAINT SAINT SAINT MARTIN, MARTIN, FS. FS. John,
K9EL is QRV as FS/K9EL until
May 6 while on family
vacation. Activity will be on 80
to 10 metes using mainly CW
and SSB. QSL to home call.
SCOTLAND, SCOTLAND, GM. GM. Jim, MM0BQI
will be QRV from Shuna, IOTA
EU-008, from April 28 to May
5. He may also be active from
other islands in the area as
well. Activity will be mostly on
80, 40, 30 and 20 meters
using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL
to home call.
DENMARK, DENMARK, OZ. OZ. OZ. Tom, DL4VM
is QRV as OZ/DL4VM/qrp
from the Lighthouse on
Samsoe Island, IOTA EU-172
and WLOTA LH-0726, until
May 5.Activity is on 40, 20
and 15 meters CW using QRP
power. QSL to home call.
CENTRAL CENTRAL AFRICAN AFRICAN REPUBLIC,
REPUBLIC,
TL. TL. Patrice is QRV as TL8PB
and has been active on 20
meters around 1930z. QSL
via LA0HF.
Thanks to the ARRL DX news.