Club News

The Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club, KK5W is participating in this year’s
Museum Ships Weekend. June 1-2, 2013.  Our call sign, KK5W will be credited
as a contact with both WW II Submarine USS Cavalla and Destroyer Escort USS
Stewart. Visit our web page for more information, www.bvarcmswe.org.   We
will be operating from Seawolf Park in Galveston, Texas, NA-143.

Frequencies as follows:
SSB
7.260 MKHz
14.260 MHz
21.360 MHz
28.360 MHz

CW
7.039 Mhz
14,039 MHz
21.039 KHz
28,039 KHz

Amateur radio operators in the Galveston - Houston area are
cordially invited to participate. You can sign up on the web page if you
would like to operate KK5W during the event at Seawolf Park.

KK5W will also host two VHF Nets for Houston-Galveston amateurs to contact
the local museum ships using the WA5CYI repeater 146.94 (-) PL 167.9 on
Saturday and Sunday from 11AM - 1 PM Local time.  We are anticipating the
USS Texas (NA5DV), Elissa (N5E), and the Grandcamp/High Flyer Memorial
(AC0TX) will be on the net.

Operation on OSCAR satellites is planned for daytime passes on Saturday,
June 1.
A balloon launch is scheduled for Saturday morning,

For the second year, KK5W is sponsoring the Texas Navy Award.
This year’s Texas Navy Fleet is expanded to include:
    USS Cavalla and USS Stewart  – KK5W
    USS Texas – NA5DV
    Tall Ship Elissa – N5E
    USS Lexington – W5LEX
    SS High Flyer and SS Grandcamp Memorial – AC0TX
    National Museum of the Pacific War – N5P
For KK5W and AC0TX, one contact counts for both ships.

Provide evidence of two way communication (log extract) with at least four
of the call signs during MSWE 2013 to earn the 2013 Texas Navy Certificate.
Work all six to earn the coveted “Clean Sweep” endorsement. Visit our web
page, www.bvarcmswe.org for information on how to claim the certificate.

73,
Ron, K5HM
Event Coordinator
k5hm.ron@gmail.com
www.qrz.com/db/k5hm

Hello members Just got this information

I'm pleased to inform you that on Saturday, July 27th, the Central Michigan Amateur Radio Club is sponsoring their 2013 CMARC "OUTDOOR" HAMFEST where we "have everything, but the ROOF"!! It's going to be a day FULL of FUN for Ham Radio, Computer, and Electronic equipment enthusiasts, as well as their families! Once again, this year it's being held at the Holt Christian Church located at 2424 S. Washington Road in Lansing, Michigan from 8am-1pm. Admission is $3.00 per person, with kids 15 years and under getting in FREE!! Admission for Vendors/Sellers is also $3.00 each and that includes 1 sales space (additional sales spaces are $5.00 each). "Dentronics" will be there again this year and remember, Denny is a dealer in NEW Alinco, Diamond, and MFJ equipment! "Stappywear" will be on hand again, too, taking orders for their silk-screened and embroidered Ham-related apparel.

In addition, this year we'll be having VE testing (Walk-ins are Welcome!), a Special Event Station (K8H), a forum on Digital Communications, and an Antenna building demo. We have a lot of great prizes this year, with our Grand Prize being an Alinco DJ-V57T Dual-Band HT!! That prize will be drawn at 1pm and will be mailed, it if you've left already!) We even have some really nice Ladies prizes for all the Ladies that attend! CMARC's Mascot, "TYCHO AUSSIE", will be visiting for all the kids, and this year we will also have FOOD hot-off-the-grill!! There will be Sweet Rolls in the morning and then, later on we'll have Sloppy Joes, Hot Dogs and Brats with all the trimmings!! While you're having fun shopping and ragchewing with your friends, please don't forget to stop by the ARRL table and visit with Larry Camp WB8R, our Michigan Section Manager. Talk-in for the event will be on the 145.39 repeater (100 Hz PL). To register for a CMARC HAMFEST sales spot, or if you have questions, please contact Julie McLain/KB8ZXR at: (517) 694-0812 or KB8ZXR@aol.com.

New Member Chat Room Feature

CERT Academy the weekend of April 19, 20, and 21, 2013.

Friday, April 19th, 6pm-9:30pm.

Saturday, April 20th, 9am-4pm.

Sunday, April 21st, 9am-2pm.

Location: 

Kryzke Senior Center 28255 Mineral Springs, New Boston, MI 48164  

CERT is "Community Emergency Response Team" and this training is basically the same as FEMA's online IS-317 class with the addition of practical elements and a disaster drill at the conclusion.  (You can Google that if you want to see more detail on what this class covers.)

RSVP to Kristy Novicki at pknovicki@hotmail.com

More info on CERT:

http://www.fema.gov/community-emergency-response-teams

Please tell Kristy that Ron Mesic referred you.

There is no charge for this training.

There is no requirement to join a team or go on "missions" - you may take this training only to be aware of how to better handle disasters / how to be more prepared to look out for yourself, your family and your neighbors.  Joining a team is optional.

We will meet at my house 704 Highview Dearborn to continue to organize our historical archives.  Bring a laptop if you have one.  Cookies will be served. YUM!  73,  Anne K8AE

Owens Community College
Student Health & Activity Ctr.
30335 Oregon Road, Perrysburg, OH 43551
Talkin 147.27+  Tables $20,$25 Wall
See Jim Weaver K8JE,
Al Mytyk "Introduction to Digital Communications"
And Many More
It is Indoors!
see www.tmrahamradio.org

We have again been asked to provide communications for the Down River Cycling clubs annual MGST. The ride is on Sunday, May 5, 2013. The ride starts about 7AM and we usually set up around 6:30 am. We meet at Willow Metropark near the pool. Weget a free pancake breakfast which is going to be at Erie Metropark this year. We also get T-shirts. Please volunteer if you can for this event. The more the merrier. You can contact me by phone (313) 562-2220 or email kc8pky2004@sbcglobal.net. Thanks, Linda Kc8pky 

Check out the cool web tool called Circuit Lab!  Diagram and run analysis on all kinds of circuits.  

Seasons greetings!

If you would kindly pass along our hamfest information to your club members and/or include it in your club newsletter, we'd greatly appreciate it. (In turn, please feel free to forward information regarding your local hamfest to us. We'd like to include your information in our monthly newsletter, too.)

"The 53rd Annual Marshall Hamfest and Radio Swap meet will be held on Saturday, March 16, 2013 at the Marshall Activity Center (MAC), 15325 W. Michigan Avenue in Marshall, Michigan.

To reserve tables, please complete the attached form and forward it along with your payment to the SMARS club address listed on the form. If you have any questions regarding table reservations, please feel free to contact Tom, WR8G, at wr8g@arrl.net or telephone (269) 962-8007.

We look forward to seeing you in March!"

Respectfully submitted,

Southern Michigan Amateur Radio Society ("SMARS")/w8aez

You can begin to register for the Annual dinner online or at the next general membership meeting.