Monthly Section News Summaries
Monthly Summary for October 2009
NOVEMBER NC SECTION NEWS
NC FIELD DAY RESULSTS
North Carolina had its usual great showing in the 2009 ARRL Field Day. The
results are printed in the December edition of QST. We are the eighth largest
section by population, but ranked fourth in activity with 73 stations
participating. Congratulations to the following participants for their top 10
results:
Raleigh ARS, W4DW - First place, Category 7A;
W4DXA: First place, Category 3E;
Knightlites QRP club, WQ4RP: Third place, Category 3A Battery;
Forsythe ARC, W4NC: Third place, Category 5A Battery;
Orange County ARS, W4EZ: Second place, Category 9A Battery;
Charlotte ARC, W4CQ: Sixth place, Category 1F;
Alamance ARC, K4EG: Second place, Category 2F;
Smith Chart ARS, K4OO: Second place, Category 3F.
TARHEEL NET MOVED TO 160M
Since the change back to standard time, regional propagation on 75m has been
very poor at 7:30pm and the Tarheel Emergency Net has been struggling. Net
Manager Mark Cantrell, KD4IMA, has announced that effective immediately the
net will be moving to 160m. Mark reports "our plan is to start at 1.943, then
if we findthe frequency in use, move up by 10 kHz increments - 1.953, 1.963,
1.973, 1.983, 1.993. None of those frequencies are listed in the ARRL Net
Directory as being used at any time. I think that we can find a frequency on
160m that will allow us to stay on the air.There are many cheap and easy
designs to get an antenna on 160 if folks want to try it". The solution at
N4IB is to temporarily extend the legs of my 75m dipole to make it resonant
on 160m. The extra length can be run in almost any direction - up, down,
sideways. It may not be perfect, but it was pretty effective last winter
during testing and 160m can provide excellent regional coverage at night. The
Tarheel Net will leave a station behind on 3.923MHz at net time to move any
potential check-ins who aren't aware of the change.
SKYWARN RECOGNITION DAY
Don't forget the annual SKYWARN Recognition Day (SRD) Special Event, which
will take place Saturday, December 5, 2009. SRD is co-sponsored by the ARRL
and the National Weather Service (NWS) as a way to recognize the commitment
made by Amateur Radio operators in helping to keep their communities safe.
It's also a good opportunity for press coverage and to encourage more hams to
get involved with SKYWARN! Thanks to the NC SKYWARN emergency coordinators
for their hard work throughout the year:
Central Carolina: Virginia Enzor, NC4VA
Charlotte: Kelly Cook, KG4YTR
Triad: John Hamilton, NC4JH
UPCOMING EVENTS IN NC
Dec 5: SKYWARN Recognition Day
Jan 9: Winston-Salem FirstFest
OCTOBER TRAFFIC
K4IWW 432, N3BW 216, W2EAG 214, KI4YV 181, W3HL 62, W4TTO 55, KI4ZJI 52, W4DNA
50, W4FAL 44, K8SKX 37, KE4AHC 36, NC4VA 26, KC4PGN 19, W4EHF 16.
OCTOBER PSHR
W4DNA 180, W4TTO 170, NC4VA 152, K4IWW 130, W4FAL 130, KI4ZJI 115, W2EAG 110,
KI4YV 100.
OCTOBER ARES MEMBERS: 1,795
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