A SK was sent to me, our prayer's will be for his family and friends, I didn't know Mac, but from I have found out he was a great ham and great person who everyone liked...he will be missed by all....
"Mac" Washam, KG4DAE SK
Mac was a retired educator for the McCreary County School System, and a General Class ham. He was first licensed in 1999. Mac was well known on the dual 444.050 linked repeater system in Williamsburg and Shelbyville, Kentucky. Many will remember him as the voice of "Slippery Rock, USA", and as a member of the regular daily ham coffee klatch in Whitley City.
He is survived by his wife, two adult children, several grandchildren, and a host of friends, past students, and his friends in the the ham community.
73 DE PATRICK, N4PRT
Thank you Patrick and Bo for the notification....
The Moon Bombing ....
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=nasas-mission-to-bomb-the-moon-2009-06
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http://www.examiner.com/x-2912-Seattle-Exopolitics-Examiner~y2009m6d19-NASA-moon-bombing-violates-space-law--may-cause-conflict-with-lunar-extraterrestrial-civilizations
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/08/moon-bombing-video-watch_n_313945.html
Well we will see in the morning what happens I suppose !!
Yes its here again , the RF Safety Calculator
http://hintlink.com/power_density.htm
Required By FCC Rules !!
And The Part 97 Rules / Regs
http://www.ncvec.org/page.php?id=320
The part everyone had a question about,
Sec. 97.113 Prohibited transmissions
(a) No amateur station shall transmit:
(1) Communications specifically prohibited elsewhere in this part;
(2) Communications for hire or for material compensation, direct or indirect, paid or promised, except as otherwise provided in these rules;
(3) Communications in which the station licensee or control operator has a pecuniary interest, including communications on behalf of an employer. Amateur operators may, however, notify other amateur operators of the availability for sale or trade of apparatus normally used in an amateur station, provided that such activity is not conducted on a regular basis;
(4) Music using a phone emission except as specifically provided elsewhere in this section; communications intended to facilitate a criminal act; messages in codes or ciphers intended to obscure the meaning thereof, except as otherwise provided herein; obscene or indecent words or language; or false or deceptive messages, signals or identification;
(5) Communications, on a regular basis, which could reasonably be furnished alternatively through other radio services.
(b) An amateur station shall not engage in any form of broadcasting, nor may an amateur station transmit one-way communications except as specifically provided in these rules; nor shall an amateur station engage in any activity related to program production or news gathering for broadcasting purposes, except that communications directly related to the immediate safety of human life or the protection of property may be provided by amateur stations to broadcasters for dissemination to the public where no other means of communication is reasonably available before or at the time of the event.
(c) A control operator may accept compensation as an incident of a teaching position during periods of time when an amateur station is used by that teacher as a part of classroom instruction at an educational institution.
(d) The control operator of a club station may accept compensation for the periods of time when the station is transmitting telegraphy practice or information bulletins, provided that the station transmits such telegraphy practice and bulletins for at least 40 hours per week; schedules operations on at least six amateur service MF and HF bands using reasonable measures to maximize coverage; where the schedule of normal operating times and frequencies is published at least 30 days in advance of the actual transmissions; and where the control operator does not accept any direct or indirect compensation for any other service as a control operator.
(e) No station shall retransmit programs or signals emanating from any type of radio station other than an amateur station, except propagation and weather forecast information intended for use by the general public and originated from United States Government stations and communications, including incidental music, originating on United States Government frequencies between a space shuttle and its associated Earth stations. Prior approval for shuttle retransmissions must be obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Such retransmissions must be for the exclusive use of amateur operators. Propagation, weather forecasts, and shuttle retransmissions may not be conducted on a regular basis, but only occasionally, as an incident of normal amateur radio communications.
(f) No amateur station, except an auxiliary, repeater, or space station, may automatically retransmit the radio signals of other amateur station.
The World Clock - Times Zones
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/
Time Zone Converter
http://www.timezoneconverter.com/cgi-bin/tzc.tzc
Attention All Amateurs, A New Bill ?
http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2009/10/07/11127/?nc=1
ARRL Auction #4
http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2009/10/06/11125/?nc=1
California Firm Fined For Amateur Radio Use..
http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2009/10/06/11124/?nc=1
From The ARC.... Is This Our Next Plan Also ?
http://www.arrl.org/?artid=9216
470 District 6 Skywarn Class !!
It's Ready For Sign Ups.
Everything has been set for our 3rd Skywarn Class presented by the National Weather Service, the 470 Amateur Radio Group, Sevier County Emergency Radio Service, and the Sevier County Rescue Squad..
Febuary 27th 2010, Saturday at 10:00 am at the Sevier County Rescue Squad, 1171 Dolly Parton Parkway, Sevierville TN, 37876,
Contact Rick Sawaya - N4JTQ at n4jtq@live.com or by phone at 865-429-2422.. We do need to know if you will be attending for our class so that we have enough classroom material from the NWS.
This is a free class, takes about 3 hours, and you will earn your Spotters Certificate and number..You may also contact Bill Hicks W1RFA on the 47 repeater to sign up or myself. You do not have to be a Ham Operater to take this class, it is open to all, emergency personal and general public. Also there will be a ARES sign up for those wanting to become a part of ARES for Sevier County.. Any question please feel free to contact me or Bill ..
You can be from any county or state to take this class..
The 470 Special Event Is Close !!
W4H : 2nd Anniversary of the 470 Amateur Radio Group
Start Date: November 1, 2009
End Date: November 15, 2009
Record ID: 5572
Requisitioned by: 470 Amateur Radio Group
Call Sign: N4JTQ
Address: 2oo5 Spence Mountain Loop
Sevierville , TN 37876
Email: n4jtqrms@gmail.com
Phone: 865.429.2422
We Are Listed In QST !!
Send QSL to Station That You Work, Directly With A SASE !!
Will Be Working PSK 31 by Some Stations !!
For All Special Events Click Below..
Certificates and QSL cards: To obtain a certificate from any of the special-event stations offering them, send your QSO information along with a 9×12 inch self-addressed, stamped envelope to address listed in the announcement. To receive a special event QSL card (when offered), be sure to include a self-addressed, stamped business envelope along with your QSL card and QSO information.
Sunspots ? What are they...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunspot
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http://www.exploratorium.edu/sunspots/
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http://solarscience.msfc.nasa.gov/SunspotCycle.shtml
Propagation ?
http://www.hfradio.org/propagation.html
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http://www.ac6v.com/propagation.htm
Haarp Project....
http://www.haarp.alaska.edu/
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Frequency_Active_Auroral_Research_Program
Question !! Does everyone want to do a 15-30 min tech section on the net on Thursday's ,please send a e mail and let me know..
We had a great net tonight 81 total check in's awsome ,thank you all for your participation on the net, thank all who made suggestions for the net and brought up great topics and comments, thanks to Charles and Danny for Trivia.
Stop by the Oak Ridge Hamfest and pick up some great material from the Sevier County Emergency Radio Service table..See Jack & Teresa ..
Join us for the SCERS on Monday at 7:30 pm Monday evening .....
73
Rick Sr
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Rick Sawaya Sr N4JTQ
NCS For The 470ARG Net
President of Sevier County Emergency Radio Service,EC For Sevier County, ARES & Skywarn Member
ARRL VE & CE, SCERS Club Call Trustee KJ4HPM, Member OMISS
Cathy Sawaya KI4YPO
Amateur Extra Class
NCS for The Ladies Round Table Net
2005 Spence Mountain Loop
Sevierville,TN 37876
865.429.2422
Monitor 145.470 , 444.300, 146.730, 146.940
HF -3.980, 3.975, 3.983,3.940.5
Want To Help Support The 470 Send All
Donations to the 145.470 send to: Mr.Tim Berry
214 Echodale Rd
Knoxville TN 37920
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