1989 - Palomar Amateur Radio Club

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING
The Executive Committee, consisting
of the officers of the Club and
the Chairmen of its committees,
meets at 7:3~ p.m. on the second
Thursday after the club meeting at
the home of various of its members.
The April meeting will be at the
home of K6HAV.
At the March meeting at the home
of K6HAV, the Committee heard and
approved the Minutes of the last
meeting; and the Trea$urer's Report
(including how he did NOT fallout
of UA Flight 811 though only one
seat ahead of the impromptu "door").
The Committee heard WB6IQS cry over
the lack of room in his garage for
the donated .9 gHz repeaters of
which he soon expects to get two
more. John will complete the new
packet digipeater before he finishes
the .73 replacement machine. He has
not yet received the channel elements
for either. The Committee
voted to spend up to $40 for chairs
for the trailer; and to expend
additional funds to purchase battery
~ boxes to house the batteries in the
trailer. The Club will make a
presentation on amateur radio to the
graduating radio operator class at
Division Schools, Camp Pendleton.
(A note of passing interest: these
operators are being trained as CW
ops and must be able to handle 18
wpm. But CW is dead isn't it!)
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HAM POSTAGE STAMP REPLICA PINS
The Club has for sale ($5 a shot)
some of the attractive amateur radio
postage stamp replica pins. See
Ron, WI6B or Stan, W9FQN.
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MARCH CLUB MEETING
At the March club meeting, the
minutes of the previous meeting and
the Trea$urer's report were read and
approved. The program was presented
by Frank Cathell, K3YAZ, who gave a
very interesting illustrated exposition
of the l75~M Experimental Radio
Service where a 1/4 wave antenna
~_ would be a 1/4 mile antenna! No
license is required and no amplifiers
capable of more than one watt.
The coffee and tasties were courtesy
of Mac, NH6EW, and all the good
guys who brought the no-cal goodies.
63 members and guests signed in.
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THE 22~ CLUB OF SAN DIEGO WELCOMES
PARC MEMBERS ON WD6HFR/R, ITS
224.9~~ MHZ REPEATER, which is colocated
with W6NWG/R at the PARC
site on Mt. Palomar; and, like
W6NWG/R, has battery back up. Feel
free to use it.
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THE FCC IN GETTYSBURG SAYS:
The last Amateur Radio licenses
issued in the 6th call area as of
03/1/89 were: AA6MW, KJ6RK, N6UMB,
KC6BZK •.
NO CODE LICENSE DRUM AGAIN BEATEN
Seeing what's on the packet bulletin
boards and reading QST, we again
note the hoopla for a "no-coden
license so that we can have more
"sharp" young people in amateur
radio and thus save it from a fate
worse than death or some such.
It's an old story. If you can't
get enough folks in who meet the
current standards, lower the standards
and let in those who don't
presently measure up.. After nearly
3~ years as a military professional,
I can personally testify to what
happens when this line of reasoning
is followed. The caliber of the
service is diluted, lowered, if you
will, by lowering the standards.
I'm proud to be a member of an
elite radio fraternity - the Amateur
Service. The five word per minute
code test doesn't take a mental
giant to pass it, merely someone
with the dedication and self discipline
to do the job. Lots of subteens
do it - and they aren't even
Cal Tech graduates! So lets let the
"sharp· folks in - after they pass
Element lA, the five wpm code test.
Let it continue to keep out the
"sharp" folks who do not have the
self-discipline to get it done!
(These views are not necessarily
those of the PARC, but they sure are
mine! de K6HAV)
Scope - April '89
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