March 2000 QST

has been around for some time, is a fun way for club membersget to know one another by making contact with each other. Thereis no charge for the award, and any licensed Amateur can getone, even if they are not a member. All they have to do is keep alog of contacts with current Hamfesters members. An award isissued when they turn in their log with 10 contacts (5 contactsfor those out of state, 3 contacts for those living outside the US)Those who make 100 WAHM contacts receive a plaque.Hamfesters officers for 2000 are Pres K9PB, VP NF9N, SecWB9ZHZ, Trea WB9USF. Western Illinois ARC plans to hold theirField Day event at Quincy’s Upper Moorman Park. New officersfor the Schaumburg ARC are Pres N9SQT, VP W9ZJX, SecWD8BDP, Trea KA9ZKR. The SRC newsletter contained a reviewof their public service work in 1999. Over 437 hours weredevoted by 24 members on five scheduled events, as well astwo additional events where SRC assisted other coordinatingclubs. The group plans to help on at least six community eventsthis year. The final tally for the 75th anniversary special eventstation has been announced by the Fox River Radio League.Twenty-four FRRL members made a total 1,003 contacts, workingall 50 states and many countries. Egyptian RC officers for2000 are Pres N9OQK, VP KB9OHJ, Sec K2KFW, Trea KB9AIL.To have your club activities mentioned in this column, be sure toput the Section Manager on your club’s newsletter mailing list.One additional report on Y2K activity comes from MontgomeryCo. ARES EC WA9RUM: We had our county covered for Y2KDecember 31 with 21 operators on alert. Our net control was incontact with three other counties; one having direct contact withthe Illinois State Police. All went well until 12:00. At that time asign fell off the wall that had been hanging there for a long time.An investigation determined that the scotch tape holding up thesign was NOT Y2K compliant. December traffic: K9CNP 151,W9HLX 113, WB9TVD 35, N9DT 33, NC9T 22, KA9IMX 19,W9FIF 7, WA9RUM 6. ISN Report de WB9TVD for 12/99, QNI-246, QTC-105, Sessions-31. W9VEY Memorial Net de K9AXS 6with 200 check-ins.INDIANA: SM, Peggy Coulter, W9JUJ - SEC: K9ZBM. ASEC:WA9ZCE. STM: N9ZZD. OOC: KA9RNY. SGL: WA9VQO. TC:W9MWY. BM: KA9QWC. ACC: N9RG. Sympathy extended tothe family and friends of Silent Key: 12/26, Forest C. Kientz,W9UCT, Fairmount. He will be missed. I have mentioned thisbefore but will again. Please send in your club’s Amateur of theYear award winner, for the IRCC State Amateur of the Year award.Send to me at address on page 12. Congrats to Wade Kingery,W9JGZ receiving the Indpls Radio Club Amateur of the Yearaward. In reading the Tippecanoe ARC Newsletter, I must saythey had a Y2K problem. Every Y in the newsletter was changedto K. Real interesting four pages both sides of paper. Congratsto Kevin McNeely, KB9CRA, for being recognized as Grant CoAR Club’s Amateur Radio Operator of the Year. The Clark CoARC had a successful Special Event Station at Bethleham, INmaking around 188 contacts with 33 states and 2 countries, Chileand Canada. Reports are very slow coming into K9ZBM. TheECs need to make the activities report each month and now anannual report. We thank Gary Kletz, KB9OLZ, Porter Co. EC forreporting the ARES activities on the Public Service Report Form.ECs reporting this month were N9VXV, N9IOD, N9YNF, N9KQD,WA9DOL, WB9NCE, KG9LX, WB9UNL, K9DIY, KB9BBI,KB9OLZ, KB9NZE, N9SFW, K9GPS and N9ADS. If your EC isn’tlisted, tell him you want him to send in a report. NMs ITN/W9ZY,QIN/N9PF, ICN/K8LEN, WN/AB9AA, VHF/N9ZZD.Net Freq Time/Daily/UTC QNI QTC QTR SessITN 3910 1330/2130/2300 2850 501 1727 93QIN 3656 1430/0000 139 40 377 32ICN 3705 2315 148 39 545 31IWN 3910 1310 2153 – 310 31IWN VHF Bloomington 500 – 465 31IWN VHF Kokomo 650 – 55 31IWN VHF Northeast 1062 – 620 31Hoosier VHF nets (12 nets) 748 48 1308 65D9RN total QTC 226 in 62 sessions. IN represented by W9UEM,K9GBR, WB9QPA, KB9NPU, K9PUI and KA9UBY9RN total QTC357 in 62 sessions. IN represented by K9PUI, KO9D, AA9HN,N9PF, WB9UYU, WA9QCF and W9FC 9RN. Tfc: W9FC 419,K9PUI 130, KO9D 128, W9ZY 103, WB9QPA 102, K9GBR 98,N9ZZD 75, WA9QCF 73, W9UEM 65, AB9AA 56, W9JUJ 49,KB9BPU 38, N9PF 36, KA9EIV 35, N9WNH 34, K8LEN 29,K9RPZ 20, KA9QWC 20, W9BRW 18, AA9HN 11, W9EHY 9,WB9NCE 6, K9DIY 6, AB9A 4, KA9DIG 4, K9CUN 2, K9OUP 1.WISCONSIN: SM: Don Michalski, W9IXG—SEC: WB9RQR.STM: K9LGU. ACC: KF9ZU. SGL: AD9X. OOC: W9RCW. PIC:K9ZZ. TC: K9GDF. ASM: K9UTQ, W9RCW, W9CBE. BM:WB9NRK. It is with deep regret that I inform you of the passingof Harvard Hamer, K9YHO. Harvard was a member and firstpresident of Yellow Thunder ARC. KG9OZ has changed his callto K9LO. Wisconsin Valley Radio Association is considering havinga special event station to commemorate the 150th birthdayof Marathon County on April 1. BSSS will continue printed versionof paper for 2 more years, minimum, along with Web versionat www.bsss.org. Governor Thompson addressed Wisconsinhams on 40M from W.E.M. on December 16 to thank everyonefor Y2K help. The Governor enjoyed the QSO with StanKaplan and other hams around the State. Photos and wave audioplayback are available at http://w9yt.wisc.edu/gov.html. Wethank everyone who helped during the Y2K event! Sam Rowe,KG9NG, has been appointed Assistant SEC and ARO for Wisconsinby Stan Kaplan. Congratulations to Sam! New HVARCpresident is Tom Lauraitis, KB9SJC. Foundation for AmateurRadio will give seventy three scholarships to hams going to collageor tech school. Three Wisconsin clubs—WARAC, SMARC,& Ozaukee ARC have offered awards to FAR. We thank them!!Apply to: FAR Scholarships, POB 831, Riverdale, MD 20738.Big Brothers Big Sisters would like hams to open their shack forone hour to a kid and their BBBS volunteer. This would be aperfect opportunity to demonstrate ham radio to youngsters withouta full commitment to BBBS! I wish to establish a network ofparticipating amateurs. Contact me, if interested in joining thisworthy program. 73, Don, w9ixg@arrl.org. Tfc: K9JPS 1202,W9IHW 955, W9RCW 627, W9YPY 603, K9GU 466, N9TVT 417,W9CBE 218, K9FHI 190, K9LGU 142, WZ7V 141, W9UW 118,N9BDL 98, N9CK 96, KB9QPM 94, N9KHD 76, W9YCV 75, AG9G64, KE9VU 54, KB9ROB 51, AA9BB 41, KG9B 38, KA9KLZ 37,K9HDF 36, W9BHL 29, KN9P 28, WB9ICH 25, KA9FVX 17, N9JIY9, K9UTQ 8, W9PVD.120