Monthly Section News Summaries
Monthly Summary for October 2009
WISCONSIN: SM: Don Michalski, W9IXG, SEC: W9REL, STM: K9LGU, SGL: AD9X, OOC:
KC9IS, PIC: KB9NUM, TC: K9GDF, BM: WB9NRK, ACC: N9LVS
ASMs: K9UTQ, W9DGI, N9VE, KG8CX, KB9ENO.
** Regretfully, I am informing you of the passing of these Wisconsin Amateurs:
- Denis "Denny" Dennis, N9ACS, 67.
- Joe Harrell Jr., KC9HHK, 67. Joe was a member of Pine Valley
Repeaters ARC.
- Bettie Norbury, K9GJC, 85. Bettie was a member of the Watertown
Amateur Radio Club and Rock River Radio Club.
- Mike Matthies, WJ9O, 62. Mike was a member of OZARES and ORC.
- Gary Luthardt, KG9AD, 62. Gary was a member of M&M ARC.
Through a memorial gift to ARRL you can celebrate or honor the life or
contributions of a family member or friend for whom Amateur Radio has been a
passion. http://www.arrl.org/development/memorial.html#top
Please keep me informed of any Wisconsin Amateurs who pass away. Send me the
obituary (newspaper website notice preferred) to w9ixg@arrl.org so I can pass
it on to ARRL for posting in QST.
** The 11th Annual SKYWARN Recognition Day (SRD) Special Event 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.
More information is available on this site:
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mtr/hamradio//index.php
** The 11th annual WI ARES/RACES Conference 2009 presented by WeComm, Ltd,
was a huge success! Our thanks to KB9ENO, KB9UAZ, W9ULK, KC9KOQ and, of
course, W9REL (SEC) for their hard work putting this event together.
The Halloween Patrol exercise was appreciated by the Wisconsin Rapids public
and received favorable press. This is something that your club might wish
to consider as an exercise for next year as a way of showing what the local
amateurs can do for their community!
** STM Report Wisconsin Section OCTOBER 2009
FAQ # 99 What are some more traffic-handling tips we can use? Here are a
few that can streamline the process.
(1) Train yourself to write quickly and clearly. It's embarrassing and
unacceptable to confirm a message and then not be able to read your own
writing. After all, accuracy is what we offer.
(2) Don't use extra words. You don't have to identify each part of the
preamble as you say it. The same thing applies to the address and phone
number. The receiving operator already knows it's an address or a phone
number.
(3) Just saying the word "Break" before and after the text tells the
receiver when it starts and ends. You don't need to tell 'em the text is
coming or completed. That one word -- "break" -- does the trick.
(4) After the signature, just the word "End" is enough. If you choose, you
could add the phrase "no more" if you have no more messages to send or just
the word "more" if you have more. Some operators like to include the number
of unsent messages, e.g. "End. Three more." That works, too.
(5) When you confirm receipt of a message, just the word "Roger" and your
call is sufficient. I've heard, "Roger your message number 652 routine. I
got it all. No problem. I'll take care of it." There's no harm in that
informal response under ordinary circumstances, but when net time is
precious, one word is definitely better than 17.
(6) If you get a chance, review the procedural words on operating aid
FSD-218 and, if you're thinking of a CW net, the "QN" signals, too. They're
all intended to make things more efficient, and, when they're used correctly,
they really do.
Our thoughts are with N9JIY as he confronts a health problem. N1KSN has
graciously agreed to be WSSN NM for the duration.
From the STM's point of view, this year's SET went well. We tried some
variations and folks adjusted. We handled a lot of traffic. We used
different scenarios, different modes, and multiple net controls. There was
some excellent modeling done to show how good net controls function, how good
traffic handlers respond, and how messages are relayed and passed efficiently
on both the Wisconsin ARES/RACES Nets and the Badger Emergency Net. We
discovered some weaknesses as well, and those will be addressed long before
next year's SET. Thanks to all who participated so we'll be ready "when all
else fails." 73 -- K9LGU/STM -- WI
MONTHLY NET ACTIVITY SUMMARY OCTOBER 2009
NET QNI QTC QTR SSNS NM
BWN 2301 2791 4186 31 W9IXG
BEN 649 160 3880 32 WD9FLJ
WSBN 706 64 1192 31 KB9KEG
WNN 95 8 193 17 KB9ROB
WSSN 253 28 416 31 N9JIY & N1KSN
WIN/E 186 39 244 28 WB9ICH
WIN/L 137 38 280 31 W9RTP
WRACES 109 6 316 5 N9VAO
totals 4436 3134 10707 206
Note:
BWN is Badger Weather Net;
BEN is Badger Emergency Net;
WSBN is Wisconsin Side Band Net;
WNN is Wisconsin Novice Net;
WSSN is Wisconsin Slow Speed Net;
WIN/E is Wisconsin Intrastate Net/Early;
WIN/L is Wisconsin Intrastate Net/Late;
WRACES is Wisconsin Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service net.
Details on all these nets are found on this site:
https://www.arrl.org/sections/?sect=WI under Wisconsin Traffic Nets.
** A reminder that the Wisconsin site has lots of good information on it so
visit it often as Richard Regent and I keep it up to date. If you notice
something that needs updating or something that could be added, let me know!
http://www.arrl.org/sections/?sect=WI
Hope that everyone has a safe holiday season.
73, Don, W9IXG
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