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stall heliax; clean out block bldg; and<br />
clean up area.<br />
June 9tb: Great day at the repeater<br />
site!<br />
OE8S0QHelmut, KG6BOPJay, and<br />
KF6NKCDon spent most of the day on<br />
the 80ft tower removing unused runs of<br />
heliax and coax in preparation to clear<br />
the way to running the newly boughten<br />
heliax up to the antennas.<br />
Don disconnected several runs from<br />
antennas and connect new heliax to the<br />
146.7- packet repeater antenna while<br />
Helmut and Jay helped lower several<br />
tubes with heliax and coax.<br />
In all, it appears they removed about<br />
8 runs offeedline.<br />
They were assisted by<br />
WB6DA. J'Dave, and KE6ZLYGlenn.<br />
WB6IQSJohn supervised the removal<br />
of all packet units (3) from the block<br />
building and installing them in the new<br />
sunken building. He was assisted by<br />
W6GNIAI,<br />
KC6YSODavid,<br />
KF6BFIfed, and W6EYPWarren.<br />
WB6IQS unfortunately ended up almost<br />
slicing off the end of his fmger as<br />
he was finishing installing the packet<br />
equipment.<br />
Gloria (xyl ZL y), Mencbie (amiga<br />
BFI) and Rosie (xyl SOQ) hauled water<br />
to the small trees .. gallon after gallon!<br />
The group was especially great because<br />
besides helping in areas mentioned,<br />
they were always willing to lend a helping<br />
had to other groups needing help.<br />
W9FQNStan ended up hauling off<br />
the mountain a 40ft crankup tower which<br />
possibly will be used with the club's<br />
amateur radio station.<br />
Stan and Dave visited the Observatory<br />
to deliver several items to<br />
AB6Q1Mike who is recovering from his<br />
operation nicely.<br />
P.S. The two oldest helpers had an<br />
average age of77!<br />
Patch Information<br />
Patch instructions are only handed<br />
out under the following conditions:<br />
~ <br />
1. Bye-mail (W9FQNl@Juno.com<br />
2. In person at club meetings<br />
3. When you provide a self-addressedstamped<br />
envelope (SASE).<br />
PIN numbers which allow you to<br />
access the autopatch and BOX numbers<br />
are obtained the same way.<br />
PIN number?<br />
If you want to use the club's autopatch<br />
system, you will need a PIN<br />
number!<br />
An easy way to get a PIN number is<br />
to send to W9FQNl@Juno.com (note<br />
the one after the N -Ed).<br />
Also include in your e-mail your<br />
complete name, call, home phone and<br />
up to four often used phone numbers<br />
and who they are listed to (brother,<br />
daughter, family friend, etc). Make sure<br />
you include AREA codes with all phone<br />
numbers. The phone numbers will be<br />
put in BOXes 1, 2, 3, and 4 so list the<br />
phone numbers in the proper BOXes.<br />
If you don't have e-mail, contact<br />
W9FQN at club meetings. No PINs or<br />
BOXes are given out by mail.<br />
SB 1714 Help!<br />
There is a bill now in Committee in the<br />
California Legislature SB 1714 which at<br />
first was an attempt to have PRS-I limited<br />
federal preemption codified in the California<br />
Government Code. A well organized<br />
opposition has stripped the language which<br />
would have precluded a city of County<br />
zoning regulation form regulating ham radio<br />
antenna below 75 feet.<br />
Those opposing the bill are well organized,<br />
It is critical to the eventual passage<br />
ofa ham radio friendly statute for the voice<br />
of all amateur radio operators, and their<br />
supporters, such as those agencies and<br />
groups which benefit ad support amateur<br />
emergency communications to write, E<br />
mail and call their Assemblyperson to support<br />
the passage ofSB 1714.<br />
There are at least two ways to find out<br />
who your assemblymember and what there<br />
address is:<br />
I. Look in the government pages of<br />
your local telephone book. There you will<br />
find the local office of the assemblymember.<br />
Call the local office, and ask for the<br />
assemblymember's Sacramento office ad~<br />
dress.<br />
2. Look at the web page http://<br />
www.assembly.ca.gov. and follow the<br />
"Find My District" link: on the left<br />
side of the page. It will ask you for your<br />
street address, and return the name and<br />
contact information for your assemblymember.<br />
Brad Wyatt, retired ARRL Pacific Divi<br />
~n Director, wrote a letter to his assembl,member<br />
and the Local<br />
g~vernment Committee, which ARRL Volunteer<br />
Counsel K6HS has modified<br />
slightly to make "generic" and which<br />
is a good example ofwhat you might say to<br />
your assemblymember. In writing your<br />
letter, put it in your own words to the<br />
extent possible. Otherwise, use parts of it<br />
or just copy it.<br />
Be sure to send a copy of your letter to<br />
the:<br />
Assembly Local Government Committee<br />
1020 N Street, Room 157<br />
Sacramento, CA 95814.<br />
Here is the letter:<br />
**************<br />
Dear Assemblymember
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