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It is with deep regret that we report the passing of Fred Benardella, KH6FI. He was an active member of BIARC and a DXer. While he was active on almost all bands, he especially favored six meters where he worked all states and 50 plus countries. He passed away Thursday November 12 at the Yukio Okutsu State VA Home in Hilo where he died after a long bought with cancer. He was 64. Memorial service will be 6 pm Wednesday November 18 at the Puna Congregational Church in Keaau in which he and his wife Helen were active. He was first licensed in 1959 as WA2HFI and received KH6FI in August 2004.
EVENTS: Saturday September 12, 2009 from 9AM to 1PM was the Big Island International Hamfest. It was a great success.
Bob Vallio, Kevin Bogan and your SM Bob Schneider were there. Bob Vallio also attended the Sept. 9 Maui ARC meeting and the Sept. 10 EARC meeting in Honolulu.
Saturday October 3
Last year's Simulated Emergency Test (SET) was Saturday October 18, 2008. This years SET was Saturday October 3 from 9AM to Noon. It was simulating the aftermath of a Hurricane that had just passed over the state. Messages were in both ARRL and ICS 213 format. The RACES repeater network (147.02/04/06+) and 7088KHz were the primary frequencies however the island of Hawaii had a lot of traffic on the BIWARN system. Preliminary report were that it was a good test.
This morning, Saturday, a group of Hams had breakfast at the 50's restaurant on the Island of Hawaii.
This year's Pacificon 2009 was moved from October 17 in California to May 1, 2 and 3 at Circus Circus in Reno, NV. Your SM and ASM were there. We now have reliable information that Pacificon 2010 will be the third weekend in October in California and next years EMCOM has moved to another Hotel in Reno with the date the first weekend in May 2010.
December 11, 12 & 13 the Hilo ARC will be operating club station KH6CC at Laupahoehoe Point Beach Park. More on this later.
UPCOMING MEETINGS:
Below are the known clubs and nets list arranged by date of their meeting.
Every Saturday - Kauai Amateur Radio Club Informal Breakfast - 8:00AM Wailua Family Restaurant - 4361 Kuhio Highway in Wailua. They will monitor 146.92 MHz for talk-in to the restaurant.
Every Tuesday 7AM - The Waikiki Amateur Radio Club along with HARC, QCWA Chapter #206 and Battleship Missouri Radio club members meet at the Pearlridge Sizzler Restaurant. The Waikiki ARC recently received their charter of affiliation from ARRL. Congratulations! After breakfast several people go the BMARC, KH6BB to operate. Join their breakfast meeting at 07:00 HST for "eye-ball" QSO's and lots of radio talk. Visiting ham's welcome at the Mighty Mo. Contact Bill Kendall, KH6OO at kh6oo@arrl.net or 808-949-1228 for more information.
Every Friday 11:30AM - BIARC informal lunch at the Hokulani Steakhouse in Keaau.
First Sunday at 12 Noon - South Point Amateur Radio Club get-together at the Manuka State Park on Hiway 11 just North of Ocean View. It is a potluck event
CHANGED DAY:
First Wednesday 7PM - Kauai Amateur Radio Club - Nawiliwili Yacht Club. http://www.kauaiarc.org/
They hold quarterly ARRL VEC ham exams. Details will be posted on the ARRL and KARC web sites after the session is registered.
The Marianias Amateur Radio Club meets on the first Tuesday at 7PM at KSTO on Nimitz Hill.contact Mike Wendt, WH2M, for more information.
http://guamham.com/
The West Honolulu Amateur Radio Group is not an ARRL affiliated group. It is a Hawaiian style informal group. It has been meeting every first Thursday on even Months at 7:30PM at night. FOR THE year 2009 IT WILL MEET ON THE FIRST WEDNESDAY. The next meeting will be October 7. WHARC meets at Diner's in the Waimalo Shopping Center Thanks to George, AH7GK & Herb, KH7TK for the update.
For more information to to: http://aditl.com/ham/wharg/index.html -- The website was recently updated however the picture still has a problem.
There was a club in American Samoa however no information has come from them in several years. Does anyone know about activity or contacts in American Samoa?
Second Wednesday 7PM - Maui Amateur Radio Club - Meets at 200 S High - St CD Conf Rm -1st Floor. Guest for September 9th was Pacific Division Director Bob Vallio.
http://www.kh6rs.org/
He will attend a special EARC meeting Thursday September 10. Fourth Thursday 7PM - Emergency Amateur Radio Club - Meets at the Aiea Methodist Church. There is no information at this time if the regular fourth Thursday meeting will also be held. Stay tuned...
http://www.qsl.net/earc/
Kohala Hamakua Radio Club meets Every EVEN month on the Second Wednesday 7PM (1900W) at the Carter Professional Center in Waimea (Kamuela). They meet on the second Sunday at 2PM (1400W) in ODD months in Hawi at the Kohala Community Center.
For more information, contact Norm Cohler NH7UA.
http://aditl.com/ham/khrc/index.html
Second Saturday 2PM - The Big Island Amateur Radio Club September 12 meeting will be the Swapmeet in Waimea. The October 10 meeting will be at the Keaau Community Center.
http://www.biarc.net/
Third Saturday 9AM of odd months. Honolulu Amateur Radio Club The next meeting will be July 18 in Sizzler at Pearl Ridge. A newsletter should be coming out shortly.
http://aditl.com/ham/harc/
Fourth Thursday 7PM - Emergency Amateur Radio Club - Meets at the Aiea Methodist Church. THERE WILL BE A SPECIAL MEETING OF EARC ON THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 10. BOB VALLIO, PACIFIC DIVISION DIRECTOR WILL BE THE GUEST. There is no information at this time if the regular fourth Thursday meeting will also be held. Stay tuned...
http://www.qsl.net/earc/
No Time set presently - Molokai Amateur Radio Club
http://www.chem.hawaii.edu/uham/molokai.html
A recent update from a Molokai Ham said the club is not longer meeting. Let's hope they can reactivate. Their website also appears to be out of date.
There seems to be two other clubs in the Mariana Islands. They are the Mariana Island DX Association (MIDXA) and the Amateur Radio Club of Saipan. MIDXA does have a website at http://www.guam.net/pub/midxa/ which gives some information.
NETS: Since the National Traffic System is not as strong in the
Pacific Section as it could be, I have asked to be informed of nets, scheduled
contacts, or regular chats that exist in the Pacific. Thanks to many
operators for sending in their information. Below is a listing of the
nets. If you have an emergency and the only way to request help is by
radio, please check in on any of these nets to pass your emergency traffic.
Don't wait for an emergency, but try checking in and testing conditions.
Also, get to know the great folks on these nets. Please let me know of
corrections and of any more nets, skeds, chats, etc. Kevin
D=Daily, Z=UTC time aka Zulu, W=Hawai'i Standard Time zone, Frequency is in MHz. Note that some days may be different in Z and W time. )0000Z=1400W(+1day)
1730(Z)/0730(W) D 21.355 Afrikaner Net Jimmy NX5B, NCS
1800(Z)/0800(W) First Sat 3.888 HealthComm HF net. NVIS ant works best. NCS Jack, KH6DQ
1800(Z)/0800(W) D 14.273 Ohana Net KH6LJ Hawaiian Isles & W. Coast 1900(Z)/0900(W) D 7.088 Friendly Net KH6WM Hawaiian Isles Alternate frequency is 3888 khz.
1900(Z)/0900(W) Sun 14.282 AmSat Net NCS: W5IU, W7LB
2200(Z)/1200(W) D 21.402 Pacific Maritime Net NCS: KK7PR (Splinter group at 21.412)
0200(Z)/1600(W) D 7.088 Hawai'i Afternoon Net
0300(Z)/1700(W) D 14.313 Pacific Seafarer's Net NCS: KK7PR Ralph Aloha, OR
0400(Z) Sat(Z)/1800(W) Fri(W) 14.291 ERRS Emergency Response International Communications Net
0445(Z)/1845(W) D 21.205 ANZA net
0500(Z) Mon(Z)/1900(W) Sun(W). 28.485 Aloha 10-10 International Net
0500(Z) Wed(Z)/1900(W) Tue(W) 7.080/7088 MHz or 3.905/3888 MHz or 1.870 MHz PacSecARES HF Net.
0500(Z) Sun(Z)/1900(W) Sat(W) Big Island ARES net on the BIWARN repeater network.
0515(Z) F.Sat.Sun.Mon.(Z)/1915(W) Th.F.Sat.Sun.(W) 14.183 ANZA net ZL1ANF Maurice (actually starts
after the 15m net)
0630(Z)/2030(W) D 7.088 Hawai'i Late Net
0700(Z)/2100(W) D 7.235 HHH Net
0800(Z)/2200(W) D 14.315 Pacific Interisland Net
City and County of Honolulu (Oahu):
1930W Daily 146.88+/444.50 EARC/OCDA/RACES (Honolulu)
1200W Tue 147.02/04/06- VOAD Net (originates on Maui)
Maui County: (Includes Maui, Molokai & Lanai)
1200W Tue 147.02/04/06- VOAD Net (originates on Maui)
0800W M,W,F 146.76-, 146.82-, 146.88-, 146.92-, 147.16+ and 147.32+ Hawaii County Net
Hawaii County:
0800W M,W,F 146.76-, 146.82-, 146.88-, 146.92-, 147.16+ and 147.32+ (BIWARN System) Hawaii County Net
1900W Saturday ARES emergency Net. BIWARN System
1200W Tue 147.02/04/06- VOAD Net (originates on Maui)
2000W Sun 146.52 Simplex South Kohala ARES
Guam Island:
0830Z Mon/2230W Sun/(1830 Guam Time Monday)146.91- RACES
0900Z Mon/2300W Sun/(1900 Guam Time Monday)146.91- MARC
These can be accessed on IRLP Reflector 9254
Please let me know about your local VHF/UHF nets. FYI "W" time is HST which is -10 Hours from "Z" or Universal Standard time. At 14:01 W (2:01PM HST) it is 00:01 Z the next day.
SEC/ASM Kevin Bogan, AH6QO, at breakfast just before the Waimea Hamfest. This photo was taken at the 50's Cafe in Laupahoehoe. Notice the picture of Elvis in the background.
Photo by AH6J
Pacific Division Director Bob Vallio, W6RGG.
Photo by AH6J September 2009 during Big Island International Hamfest. Picture taken at Hawaii Volcano National Park..
New Vice Director: Jim Tiemstra, K6JAT: Citing family and business reasons, ARRL Pacific Division Vice Director Andy Oppel, N6AJO has submitted his resignation. President Joel Harrison, W5ZN, has appointed Jim Tiemstra, K6JAT, of Oakland, California, to serve the remainder of the current term through the end of 2010. Photo from ARRL Website
KH7JJ Ned Conklin president of Missouri ARC. The USS Missouri will be in dry dock until early 2010 so the radio room and tours are not accessible.
Photo by AH6J
Kauai Amateur Radio Club Swap meet April 11, 2009
photo by AH6J
Steve Ewald, WV1X, from ARRL HQ at Pacificon Convention in Reno, NV. Photo by AH6J May 2009.
Pacific Division Section Managers at Pacificon in Reno, 2009. Photo by AH6J
Riley Hollingsworth, K4ZDH, former FCC enforcement chief was a guest speaker at EMCOM/Pacificon 2009 in Reno. photo by AH6J
Your SM Bob Schneider, AH6J, and his wife, Esther, with the main Kilauea Volcano vent in the background. This new vent opened up early this year and is adding sulfur dioxide to the atmosphere of the entire State of Hawaii known locally as "VOG".
Photo by AH6J
Lucy with Greg WH7FC at Field day in Hilo, HI.
Photo by NH7FY
Maui ARC Field Day site.
Taken from Maui ARC webpage
Chris, NH7QH, former president of EARC at the Waimea Hamfest.
Picture by AH6J
Special meeting of EARC in Honolulu.
Photo by AH6QO
Wide view of hamfest. Photo by AH6QO
Paul, WH7BR - Roland, AH6RR - Doug, KH6QR (former WH6WI)at the Waimea hamfest. Photo by NH7FY
Eric, KH6CQ & Dewey, NH6M at the Waimea Hamfest. Photo by NH7FY
Koolau Field Day site on the Island of Oahu. Note the small island known locally as Chinaman's Hat in the right hand background. Photo by AH6QO
Larry, AH8LG, in the Hamshack in American Samoa. photo by AH8LG.
Trophy Shop owned by Larry, AH8LG, in the Plaza on American Samoa flattened. photo by AH8LG
It is with deep regret that we report the passing of Fred Benardella, KH6FI. He was an active member of BIARC and a DXer. While he was active on almost all bands, he especially favored six meters where he worked all states and 50 plus countries. He passed away Thursday November 12 at the Yukio Okutsu State VA Home in Hilo where he died after a long bought with cancer. He was 64. Memorial service will be 6 pm Wednesday November 18 at the Puna Congregational Church in Keaau in which he and his wife Helen were active. He was first licensed in 1959 as WA2HFI and received KH6FI in August 2004.
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