2000 - Palomar Amateur Radio Club

K6GAO 619-594-6063 Nights 858-755­
5507. .
(5.29)Wanted before Aug 1st: Used AstroD
RS-12a power supply in working condition.
Bing KE6AFH. (760) 941-1800.
Bing3@jlUlo.com
(5.26)WANTED: Op manual and service/repair
info for Atlas Radio, VFO
Mood 206. Can make copies of originals if
needed Also interested in contacting per­
sons
'll dIkn ledgabl' . f
skI e ow e lD repaa 0
model 206. Dennis KA6DUH 760-432-6574
evenings or email: ka6duh@arrl.net
(5.8)Wanted: SERVICE Manual for
ICOM IC-4AT. Can make copies 760-742­
1573 after 5pm. AB6QT.
(4.24)Wanted: ICOM Battery case moo
ICBP-4(takes 6 alkaline AA's: AB6QT 760­
742-1573. .
(3.1 )Seeking Employment as a webpage
designer, bave refrences: Randy
n0pig@hotmaiLcom (760)439-9488
(2.22)Wanted: Used Rotator and control
unit: KQ6B at 858-826-4860 or email
brogers@nctimes.net
(2.9) Looking for a 00-5, optional digital
display for tbeTS-S2OS. (760) 722­
5394, or wb0ycq@arrl.net.
(1.28)Wanted: a copy ofthe manual for
a Cannon printer Mooel 200 ES. Will pay
copying. costs. Printer is to be donated to a
student lD north COlIDty. NashIW6HCD 760­
940-1028 Fallbrook.
Ham Classes
New Amateur Radio licensing classes
are starting in July at the Vista Center for
the Blind. All classes are held on Tuesday
and Wednesday from 0830 AM until
1200 noon. Technician, General and Extra
will be held.
All students will be required to learn
the Morse alphabet. Call Larryl
WA6UTQ before coming as class size is
limited. 760-758-5820
Badges (the oJder type)
Jolm Tentor jtentor@att.net
Your badges have been made and are
awaiting your picking them up from me
at club meetings;
KD6AYE Deporah N2BV Russ
KD6CEO Dale WD6FGN Don
N6FYK Don KD6GEJ lim
KD6KHS MIKE KC6MWI Woody
KA6NZN Leslie KF6POM Tracy
WQ6V Larry KF6UVD Hank
· L.:JRed Flag Training
To: Dennis D.ShirreIlK7DCG, Emergency
Coordinator for ARES N. Co.
From: A.Nash Williams1W6HCD,
Red Flag Patrol Coordinator for North
County
Date: June 12 2000
Subject· California Department of
. .. 1
Forestry Red Flag Trammg, 6 10/00
•
CDF/San Diego headquarters conducted,
as scheduled, a comprehensive
Red Flag training class on June 10 in
one of the conference rooms at the Tri-
City Medical Center. It was conducted
by the CDF coordinator for Volunteers
in Prevention using overhead projection,
slides, and video. The purpose was to
qualify amateur radio operators new to
ed Fl I' fr h h
R ag patro Service, or re es. ! e
knowledge. of th~ ot~ers. The trammg
was organized prunartly to benefit north
county radio amateurs in view of the
long drive to El Cajon. In attendance
were 21 hams.
The instructor, Roxanne Provamik,
Fire Prevention Specialist, covered the
several subjects that constitute the basic
knowledge required for Red Flag patrol
duty .. Two written exams were included
d ded . d"d Ily Ith gh
an were gra lD IVI ua ,a ou
only the Safe Driver exam was turned in
to CDF. The other exam tested one's
ability to extract a maximum of pertinent
information from viewing various
fIre scenes and suspicious activity
scenes which might involve arson.
The instructor knew her subjects
well, conducted the classes skillfully,
and needed no microphone despite the
large size of the conference room. The
Medical Center had put the conferenc::
room in an ideal configuration for th.
occasion.
Visual support equipment was
kindly provided by the Medical Center,
although the two available slide projectors
were found to be non-functional.
Fortunately Mr.Paul Christensen,
W A6TIL, who lives nearby ducked out
quickly and returned with his own projector,
thus allowing the sessions to proceed
without a hitch. At the conclusion
of the training sessions, the attendees
seemed to feel that the material had been
well presented and glad they had at­
tended.
The 21 attending were:
KE6FHS, WD6AHW, KD6FRQ, N60YG,
KF6GOF, KC6MIE, KJ7NT, WA6TIL,
W6SJL, KF6GOY, KD6UAK, KB6NMK,
KC6YSO, WA6BCC, KD6GFK, K6CD,~­
KG6AZM, K6GVM, KE6CWP, and
W6HCD.
Radio Shack
Radio Shack has a neat little Simplex
Repater Controller that is being
cleared out for 50% off. $99.95-->
$49.99
The sale goes until they are gone or
July 1st. It is RS catalog number #19­
345 (de Peter.Shintani)
Antenna Restrictions
Hams who live in areas that have
restrictions on Ham antennas might be
able to operate on HF without running
into troubles with their associations.
Why not install a HF antenna on
your car? Park the car near the house
and run a coax line from your rig out to
the car when you want to operate.
Mobile HF operators routinely work ~~
all over the work from their cars.
Your editor at one time looked at the
pattern from his rear left side HF antenna
and discovered the maximum radiation
was diagonally from the left rear
up over the right front ofthe car.
He also had a small DC motor that
drove a loading coil for changing the
frequency of the antenna (also SWR).
Changes in frequency can also be
achieved by using alligator clips with
"just the right amount" of wire attached
:.0 them to change the resonant frequency.
These can be "labeled" for your
favorite frequencies.
Of course, it might look a little
strange for you to park your car at an
angle in your driveway but you should
be able to think up some excuse for
doing it so that your signal goes where
you want it to go.
Mobile mounts at HRO and RS are
around $13-15 so all you need is an
antenna for your favorite band .. and
"beam" your signal in the direction you