Radio
Happenings
January 17, 2022
** In this
edition, we are not going to go into deep discussion on what took place at the
Club meeting on Thursday last. When the minutes come out, you will see more.
But there
are highlights ..
^One of the
items is a request of archiving these newsletters. To do this I will be copying
them and put them in the Website. All the website articles are archived. If you
look on the right side of the site, the years are shown. Pick on one and all
the articles for that year will be listed. The present year is broken down by
titles and are on the top of the list.
^The .360
repeater will be updated to a Fusion repeater. Now don’t think that you have to
purchase a Fusion radio. This repeater will still do analog as well. If someone
is using the Fusion function, and you want to use the analog, as you begin your transmission,
the repeater will switch to analog.. the analog will be primary. At first, the repeater will not be connected
to the internet until all the checks and
setting are verified. This first step should be finished before the next
meeting.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
#CQ Tuesday, January
18th.
# January 20th ETO Winlink training resumes.
#February 5th,
Hamfest in Negaunee. This has been CANCELLED. CV ramped.
#March 13th, Wisconsin QSO Party See Page Three.
^The annual
Awards Banquet is coming up. March or April. The Ham of the Year is one of the
awards. You need to nominate someone you think provided an outstanding
contribution to Ham Radio or the Club.
You must be
a M&K Club member – the person you are nominating as well. Besides
submitting the name and call sign of the person, you must indicate what they
did to earn the nomination.
Send your
nomination to Nathan Parks, KB9MVU@gmail.com. Be sure to put your call sign on
there to verify your membership.
Did
you know- that the most discussed item in Ham Radio – is proper grounding.
^Committees
are being formed for our events. You are the most important resource to help
make these successful.
Committees
are for: The Banquet, Field Day (June 25/26), Brat Barns. Contact any of the
Members-at-Large.
A vote was
taken to have a Hamfest here. IF you want to be a part of the planning and
execution of this event – watch for more information. Should be fun…
REMINDER: Our
Treasurer is collecting your dues for
the coming year. Send via PayPal (can be found on the www.K9EAM.org Website.. On the right side of the
page. “Membership form/Dues”) OR send a check to:Green Bay Mike & Key Club,
P.O.Box 13351, Green Bay, WI 54307-
If you are not a member, but would like to join, fill
out the form mentioned above. If you
enjoy using the Club repeaters, please consider making a donation for the
maintenance.
See pages 3 & 4 for some great
insights to the Wisconsin QSO Party. Thanks Joe…
2022 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Paul Racine KBØP-President
Nathan Parks KD9MVU-VicePresident
Bill Duveneck
KB3KYH-Secretary
John Wolfe WØLFE-Treasurer
Members-at-Large+(Programs)
Nate
Mills N9PAR
Brent Crier
N9BC
Robert Duescher
KA9BXG
WISCONSIN QSO PARTY. ..
The Wisconsin QSO Party is a fun contest that even the most
modest station can enjoy. Operators can
use HF bands as well as VHF and UHF.
There is a club competition as part of this contest. Even if you are not an avid contester,
turning on your radio to make a few contacts can help the Green Bay Mike and
Key Club.
The contest is March 13, 2022 from 1:00 PM until 8:00
PM. Mark it in your calendar now so you
don’t forget. You can work a station
once on each band. The exception to this
is if the other station is mobile, then you can work them again if they are
change to a different county. Phone
contacts are worth one point, digital and CW are worth two. Multipliers are states, providences, and
Wisconsin counties. There are power
multipliers for less than five watts, and five to 150 watts. Rules on the contest can be found at https://www.warac.org/wqp/wqp.htm
Last year N9UPU, AB9GK, N9BC, N8KQS/KD9LHY, K9EAM (Wes and
Keith) were the only stations from our club to submit a log for the
contest. Please log your contacts and
submit your log. If you need help,
please reach out to someone to get your log submitted.
For logging, many of us use N3FJP. It is an easy-to-use program. You can buy their whole product for around
$50, or you can buy the Wisconsin QSO party log for $8.99.
Here are the suggested frequencies:
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CW:
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1.820, 3.550, 7.050,
14.050, 21.050, 28.050
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Phone:
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1.870, 3.860, 7.230,
14.260, 21.350, 28.400
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VHF:
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6 meters
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50.140(SSB), 52.530(FM)
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2 meters
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146.550
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1.25 meters
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223.520
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70 cm
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446.025
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Please
do not use the National Calling Frequencies:
52.525, 146.52, 223.50, 446.00, 906.50, 1294.50
Tips
and Tricks:
40
and 80 meters are the bread and butter for this contest. The last five years or so, most of the
contacts have been made on 80 meters, but I think this year will be the flip
where 40 meters is more productive so play it by ear. Personally, I try and make contacts early on
20 meters so I can grab some states that I may not hear later in the contest. On 40 and 80 I use both calling CQ, and
search and pounce methods. This contest
allows the use of spotting. I have my
radio and log hooked up to the clusters.
I am able to see counties (multipliers) that I need. A click of my mouse brings my radio to the
frequency of the needed station. As far
as calling CQ, most other contests the bands get so crowded and I get stomped
on with my 100 watt station. During the
WIQP, we are needed stations. I am in
Calumet County, so that is a more needed county. Folks in Kewaunee County will be in a similar
boat. Brent and his crew in Lincoln
County had a pretty good run going every time I heard them on the bands. Calling CQ is very productive in this
contest. My logging program tells me
when someone spots my station on the cluster.
Every time I get spotted, I can expect a run of several stations.
As I
work HF, I keep my VHF/UHF radio on in the background to work some of the
nearby stations. Working the mobile
stations in each county is a great way to add to your score. I usually pick up a multiplier or two that I
wouldn’t have otherwise had without VHF.
There
is an online contest scoreboard that is live during the contest. Most stations don’t use them, but for those
that do, it is neat to see how you are doing compared to other stations during
the contest.
If
you have any questions regarding the WIQP, please send me a facebook message or
an email at jtenor75@gmail.com.
