1989 - Palomar Amateur Radio Club

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The following members are "on deck" for
the March meeting:
Coffee -> Leo-N6TUR (last)
Duane-WB6R (1st)
Goodies-> Vanessa-WB6BHE (last)
(cookies) Pat-N6RHS (1st)
Please work out problems with VP Mac-NH6EW
###- OSCILLOSCOPES-III
The club has the following oscilloscopes
which appear to be in working condition:
DATA INSTRUMENTS MOD 536A
5.5x7.5x12" $ 25
HEATIl SCOPE
9x13x17 $ 15
ALLEN DU MONT LABS 249
9.5x15x16 $ 10
TEKTRONIX TYPE 531, 53B(insert)
'13x16x22 $ 50
###-T R A I L E R-###
Revamping our emergency house trailer has
started with Joe-N6RVO constructing an
operating table with the able help of Norm­
N6QQF where one the beds used to be
located. The operating position will take
2-3 operators such as we had at Field Day
when the trailer was used by the CW
operators. Joe is also looking into the
replacing of two broken louvers in one of
the windows.
We have installed 200 AHr of 12 VDC
batteries along with a solar panel that
will charge the batteries at 1.8 to 2.2
Amps which should keep them charged and
ready for emergency use. One of W60FT's
mobile 80-10 meter antennas is ready to be
installed on the trailer.
Some of the "little" things that still
need to be done are: paint removal,
painting, LP tank valves (2), antennas,
pushup masts, curtains, emergency supplies,
etc.
I will be calling on those who
volunteered for some of the above as we
progress with the additions. Our first
objective is to be able to operate for 2-3
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days in an emergency with moderate comfort
and this phase is almost completed. The
"nice little" things will come later.
TRAILER NEEDS ->
3-4 folding chairs CB antenna
20-30' Ant. mast
2m antennas
Ant. ball mounts 450 antenna
HF antennas scanner antenna
charger cable
PARC has received a DRAKE TR-7 as a
donation and this transceiver will be used
in the trailer as soon as it is completely
checked out fO,r proper operation.
###-DFing-###
On 2-8-89 the repeater was off the air
for about one hour and 10 minutes because
of a mobile microphone with touch tone pad
jammed against a break lever. It took 1:09
to find the offending Signal on Olive Hill
in Fallbrook. Reliable beam headings were
given by Ralph-K6HAV plus a reading from my
QTH put us in the Fallbrook area. It took
five readings with my HT outside of the car
to locate the "hidden" transmitter and
Craig-N6ATQ of the Escondido Amateur Radio
SOCiety (EARS) was about five minutes
behind me. This is the first time I ever
came in ahead of Craig so I am quite
pleased. I used two HT's: one with a
mobile whip and the other with various
squelch settings and antennas: rubber
duckie, long pin. short pin, tack, and no
antenna at all. The HT in the belly method
was used with great success and I was able
to drive right up to the house. HT's with
S-meters are nice but my IC-2AT doesn't
have one.
Several members have proposed that we
install an automatic direction finding
system to give bearings of all signals
using our repeaters. We would be able to
get started for about $1,000 per station
but we need someone or group to head up the
project. Because of the population
concentrations in S.D. Co., one bearing
would almost be sufficient to locate a
station in a population area where regular
DFing could then finish the job. Of
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