Notices and reports from ARROW - the Ann Arbor Amateur Radio Club

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NATIONAL TRAFFIC SYSTEM WORKSHOP

The program for the 13 May ARROW meeting at Clonlara School will be a
Workshop on the ARRL National Traffic System, led by Jim Wades (Detroit
Net Control and Red Cross Michigan Communications Director)

The workshop will consists of a brief overview of how NTS works and will
concentrate on the basic techniques necessary for operation on the typical
traffic net including:

     *  How to Check-into the net
     *  The proper use of the ICAO phonetic alphabet
     *  How to use prowords/prosigns
     *  How to format NTS messages
     *  How to transmit difficult names and words, groups of figures and
        numerals
     *  Those present will be asked to participate by transmitting or
        transcribing simulated messages.

Please bring paper and pens/pencils to the workshop.

The meeting commences at 7:30 p.m. More information about ARROW and
directions to the Clonlara School are at http://www.cyberspace.org/~arrow/

ARROW is meeting this coming Wednesday, 13 December, back at the
American Red Cross Headquarters at 2729 Packard in AA. 7:30, in the
Red Cross Disaster Control Center/classroom (the Red Cross(ARROW radio
room is adjacent). See the ARROW website at http://www.cyberspace.org/~arro
w/
for more information. 

ARROW has been meeting at other locations for several years, after a
ice storm and flood at the Red Cross building took down the antenna
tower, and flooded the old radio room with sewage. We are not returning
"home". 

The next ARROW meeting, on 14 November at 7:30 pm, is an important
one, with two speakers related to emergency communications. Also, you
can visit ARROW's revitalized "shack" and a tower in the process
of being installed and outfitted. Read all the details at
http://www.cyberspace.org/~arrow/

Where does it talk about the "shack" and tower?  I don't see it on the page.

At the meeting, goose. At the meeting. The details on the web page
were about the meeting - which is held in a room adjacent to the shack.

Which reminds me to announce that the next ARROW meeting is on
Wednesday, 12 December, at 7:30. Details again a the ARROW website,
http://www.cyberspace.org/~arrow/

Oh!  Misread on my part!

The next ARROW meeting is Wednesday, 11 September 2002 at Washtenaw 
Community College. The building and room haven't been finalized yet, 
but I'll post that here and on our website 
(http://www.hvcn.org/info/arrow) as soon as I know it. You can also 
talk in on our 2m repeater, 146.96-. Among the topics of discussion 
will be the status of the repeaters as well as our proposal to the Ann 
Arbor Hands-On Museum.

The next meeting of ARROW is on Wednesday, 9 April, at Washtenaw Community
College. Details are at http://www.w8pgw.org/. The program is a "vintage"
radio show-and-tell. I intend to bring in my old transmitter and homebrew
portable CW transceiver from the '50s when I was W1YGJ. 

Sounds pretty cool.

I used to have a Drake TR-4.  I had a lot of fun with it -- there's
something distinctly enjoyable for me about using one of these old
radios, compared to a modern one.  The warm glow, the smell of the hot
tubes, the big control knobs, and the extra user involvement in tuning
it up on frequency are part of the charm.  My TR-4 eventually developed
a problem I didn't know how to troubleshoot, and when I moved into an
apartment I didn't have room for practical HF antennas on most bands
anyway.  I eventually sold it on eBay, where it was purchased (to my
surprise) by a guy in Japan.  The TR-4, along with the AC-4 power
supply, MR-4 speaker, and DC-4 mobile power supply made for quite a
shipping bill, even via surface mail.

The DC-4 was an interesting piece.  It took 12V from a vehicle and
generated the various voltages needed by the TR-4, including the 650
volt plate supply.  It additionally could provide 115 volts at 500 Hz
(square wave) for auxiliary equipment, like an outboard receiver or VFO.
 It was all solid state, not a motor generator.  The idea of using the
TR-4 as a mobile radio is kind of amusing -- there wouldn't be room for
it under the dash of a modern car, nor would a modern car's dash be able
to support its weight.  Its 300 watt power draw also would exceed what
most modern car alternators could produce for any extended period of time.

I happened to notice this item, and thought I'd give it a peek.

If you're interested, and don't already know, ARROW has a website
now, that isn't via Grex:

http://www.w8pgw.org

January 2008 ARROW events include:

Sunday, January 6 (12 noon - 4pm) and Saturday, January 19 (10am - 2 pm)
Ham Radio at the Hands-On Museum
at Hands-On Museum, 220 E. Ann St., Ann Arbor
Join ARROW members operating WA2HOM in the lobby of the Ann Arbor Hands-
On Museum, demonstrating amateur radio communications techniques. 
Contact Dan KB6NU at 734-930-6564 or kb6nu@w8pgw.org for more details.

Wednesday January 9, 2008, 7pm  - 9pm
ARROW Monthly Meeting
Washtenaw Red Cross, 4624 Packard Rd.
Eyeball QSOs from 7:00 to 7:30, followed by boring, but short, business 
meeting, then a presentation by Tim KT8K. Call Dan KB6NU at 734-930-
6564 or email kb6nu@w8pgw.org for more information

One more:

Saturday, January 12, 2008, 9 pm
Washtenaw Red Cross, 4624 Packard Rd., Ann Arbor
Testing for all license classes. Contact Roger F. Place, W8ZRF (734-663-
4625) or Clay Mitchell, W8JNZ (734-662-6663) to preregister and get 
more info.

Thanks, Dan, for awakening this item again.

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