1989 - Palomar Amateur Radio Club

RECEIVED TOO LATE TO CALCIFY from aircraft, vehicles or fixed
GI'NT ELECTRONIC GARAGE SAIL locations.
From estate of W60FT. April 15, Amateur Radio represents a large
1~~~-169~, 2248 Jefferson St., emergency communications resource at
Carlsbad. Lots of misc. electronic no cost to the taxpayer. Learn more
stuff and: Atlas 35~XL w/pwr supply,
$45~; Swan 59~CX w/16-pole talking to Frank, WB6HFE 757-9365;
about RACES in north county by
fil., $45~; Astron VS35-M pwr supply,
$115; waters 374 15~9W dummy
or Albert, N6GNB, 741-184~.
load/watt meter, $65; Heath SB-619 REWARD FOR INFORMATION OFFERED
mon. Scope, $8~. Everything goesl. A $59~ reward is offered for
Call Eleanore, N6QJE, 729-~859. information leading to the identity
MORE UNCALCIFIED
FORESAIL THIS TIME
Azden PCS-4~~9 2M xcvr, $175; AEA
PK-64 PAKRATT TNC, $5~; AEA CP-l
Computer Patch, $35; Westcom 2M6X4~
2M amp., $55; Yaesu YD-844 dynamiC
mike, $25; Vanco MEC-38~ dynamic
mike, $15; Astron RS-19A pwr supply,
$35; Viking phone patch, $15; KE
Electronic SQ auto. keyer, $35;
Autek QF-lA ssb/cw/am filter, $3~;
Heath IM-41A FM dev meter, $35.
Call Floyd, W6JSP, 741-8391.
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R.A.C.E.S. - WHAT IS IT?
In California the Radio Amateur
• Civil Emergency Service (RACES)
consists of amateur radio operators
who have joined the State or a city
or a county government to provide
radio communications at no charge.
Joining RACES is done by being sworn
in as a Disaster Service Worker and
meeting certain other requirements.
RACES is normally managed by local
governments' emergency management or
other designated agency.
RACES is used to provide emergency
communications for a local government,
supplement, augment or replace
radio communications for a limited
time.
RACES uses equipment provided by
government and that which is personally
owned. Modes used are: phone,
RTTY, CW, packet, and ATV. Both
packet and ATV are increasingly used
by OES and in support of fire agencies.
Packet is fast, accurate and
provides hard copy. ATV is unique
as it is only available via amateur
radio there is no non-amateur
counterpart available to safety
agencies. It provides scene-ofaction
pictures to the command post
of a witness to an accident involving
a Ford Ranger pulling a trailer
westbound on 1-8 near the Campo turn
off about 1299 on 12/18/88. Anyone
with info can call Peter Gamer at
619 459-1991 collect.
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Do you suppose long calls (3 X 3 or
4 X 4) on an FM repeater are to give
the called party a chance to tune
the caller in? Say what?
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DOWN THE TOOBE
Vista Postmaster Jim Church,
K6$LA, former PARC Trea$urer, wound
up with a big, old American-made car
sharing his office with him one day
recently as a driver backed up,
stopped, put the transmission 1n
drive and then mistook the throttle
for the brake. Jim says he was
sure surprised! I thanked him for
giving up part of his office for
more much-needed parking. Jim is
not active in amateur radio, but can
still remember it - somewhat.
"Publisher's Microphone" in April
World Radio mentions the passing of
Clint Call, W60FT.
Bill Leach, KB7LX, is another, who
like K6GJD, has ridden off into the
sunrise (because they headed east,
that's why). Bill was headed for
Raleigh, NC driving a U-Haul when
last contacted. Hope the trip was a
smooth and unexciting one.
Note the FOR SALE table to be at
each club meeting. One item per
seller. Items must be tagged with
name, call, and price (if any). The
Club will rake in l~% of the sale
price. Bring your stuff and go home
richer and the club'll make a penny.
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pThat's all-, she wrote!
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