WELCOME TO "THE SHARK CLUB"(SAM HOUSTON AMATEUR RADIO KLUB)
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SHARK CLUB TESTING July 31, 2010 at the Cleveland Fire Department
207 East Boothe Street
Cleveland, TX 77327
The following earned a Technician License at this
DAVID CUNNINGHAM KF5IDB, TECH
JASON HILL KF5IDA, TECH
DALE REYNOLDS KF5ICZ, TECH
JAMES M. ROBERTS KF5ICY, TECH
JOHN E. SIEMER KF5ICX, TECH
Congratulations !!!!!!
Recent Area Upgrade Since our last meeting several area amateurs have either earned their initial amateur radio operators license or upgraded, either at a SHARK sponsored VE exam session or other VE team's test sessions.
The SHARK club congratulates the following: KF5ICX John E. Seimer - Houston, TX - Technician *
KF5ICY James M. Roberts - Cleveland, TX - Technician *
KF5ICZ Dale Reynolds - Rye, TX - Technician *
KF5IDA Jason M. Hill - Cleveland, TX - Technician *
KF5IDB ( Now K5PGR ) David A. Cunningham - Kingwood, TX - Technician *
KF5IHH Billye N. Kissinger - Trinity, TX - Unlicensed To General
KF5III Christopher M. Onassis - Humble, TX - Technician
* = Test given at SHARK sponsored VE test session or as a result of a SHARK
license preparation class or a SHARK Member
Welcome Them To Amateur Radio When You Hear Them On The Air !
SHARK Club meeting The following is from the August, meeting
President, Fred N5HHD, opened the meeting
Stephanie KB5WXM gave the treasure report on the bills and money
Jesse KB5YC gave an update on the Net check-ins on the repeater
Club discussed the 2M antenna,
Dave N5AK tied the bottom portion of the antenna back into the system improving our North and West reception
Al N5WWS gave an update on Liberty County ARES, and discussed doing a test in Liberty in the near future
October Fishing trip was discussed
Jeff will be in charge of getting the QSL cards for AI5M
The Club voted to supply training books for Tech test and to rent the books to anyone not wanting to buy them.
Stu's idea of Christmas Santa this year is agreed and will be done
The place for the Christmas Party was tabled untill next meeting
The club voted to get 1 new banner to replace the one that the smoke escape from
If you missed this meeting, please try to attend next month, until then,"Get Active on the Air"!
The next meeting will be September 9, 2010, 7:30pm, at The Hot Biscut
HamEXPO! 2010 -- the Belton Hamfest -- Oct. 2, 2010
Date: (CT) PM 2:00 - AM 7:00 from 2010 02, October Saturday,
Location: Bell County Expo Center
301 Loop 121
Belton, TX 76513
SHARK CLUB ITEMS
Sam Houston Amateur Radio Net ARES
We are proud to announce the activation of a new net called the Sam Houston Amateur Radio ARES/ Net. The net will meet every Thursday at 8:00pm or after the normal net if it runs long. This net will be for general discussion of the ARES and Skywarn related items. The Net will also be activated anytime there is a severe storm in our area for the purpose of tracking the storm and will serve to make reports to the National Weather Service if necessary. The net will be open to anyone wishing to participate in ARES, storm spotting/ reporting, and all weather related items. If you would like an Email update whenever the net is activated, Please send your Email address to Jesse (KB5YC) at his call_sign@sbcglobal.net
Shark Club, Member Activities
We now have a SHARK SHACKS web page, send photo's and a description of your shack so we can add your photo's to the page. These can be emailed to ND5T at my callsign@arrl.net
We need your current projects, send a write up and photo's if possible. You do not have to be a member to submit an article.
Projects
Sammy, N5AF "Real Radio's Glow in the Dark"
Jeff, K5MV new tower and StepperIR
Ron, ND5T his tower install
(see the Projects page for more info on our projects)
2010 SHARK CLUB Celebrates 33 Years The Shark club is considering a 33 year celebration by issuing cerificates to all radio operators that contact the club during a specisl weekend (TBD) to commemorate the 33rd birthday of the club. Details have not been decided and will be discussed in future meeting's
MAY 2010 WOLF CREEK PARK
The week of fishing and eating at wolfcreek park are now complete with a fish fry at noon on the 8th, a big thank you goes out to everyone who help bring the spring fish fry together, and a special thank you to all that attended the festivities.
SHARK CLUB TESTING SESSION; NEXT Shark VE test session
When: TBD
Time:
Where:
For more info Contact Clyde via email "N5IF at sbcglobal dot net" or check theGet License page Pass the word to anyone wanting to test at that time for any class license. All VE's invited to attend.
Membership dues for 2010 are just $25.00 for a single person, or a family membership plan for only $40.00.
If you can't make the next meeting mail your dues to the following:
SHARK
PO BOX 1947
Cleveland, TX 77328
W1AW CODE PRACTICE
Frequencies are 1.8025, 3.5815, 7.0475, 14.0475, 18.0975, 21.0675, 28.0675 and 147.555 MHz.
Slow Code = practice sent at 5, 7-1/2, 10, 13 and 15 words per minute (wpm).
Fast Code = practice sent at 35, 30, 25, 20, 15, 13 and 10 wpm.
Code bulletins are sent at 18 wpm.
CW frequencies include code practices, Qualifying Runs and CW bulletins.
2010 CQ World-Wide WPX Contest, SSB
Callsign: AI5M, Operator(s): K5MV, ND5T, Category-Operator: MULTI-OP,
Reported QSOs: 1385, claimed score of AI5M..........1,588,858
Congrats to Jeff on the following: World: #112, Continent: #24, Country: #19
2009 ARRL Inter. DX Contest, CW K5MV turned in his personal best score for any contest with 750 QSO's
2009 ARRL November SSB Sweepstakes Official Results K5MV Scored top STX 1A
ND5T Scored #7 STX 1A
For Complete Results goto 2009 ARRL November SSB Sweepstakes Official Results
2009 ARRL November CW Sweepstakes b Official Results K5MV Scored #7 STX 1A
For Complete Results goto 2009 ARRL November CW Sweepstakes Official Results
If you have participated in a contest please let us know and we will post the results
Comments Section
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SHARK CLUB REPEATERS
146.900 (-) NO TONE N5AK
444.650 (+) NO TONE N5AK
224.780 (-) NO TONE N5AK Weekly Net On The 146.900 Repeater Every Thursday night at 7:30pm C.D.T. The net is normally called by Stuart (K5STU) or Jesse (KB5YC) Please stop by and say hello, the net is open to all licensed operators and is very informal.
During the Net our 2M repeater will be linked to the 440 machine
8:00PM ARES/SKYWARN NET following the regular net
CLUB MEMBERSHIP
Yearly membership to the club is just $25.00 and the family membership is $40.00. This money is used to sponsor the repeaters as well as to provide for the various needs of the club. Contact Clyde (N5IF) or come by one of our meetings to get more information on becoming a member.
To Join now, download the following and mail to the address at the top of the page along with your dues. Membership Form (PDF)
MONTHLY CLUB MEETING
The Club meets every second Tuesday of each Month at 7:30pm C.D.T. The club meetings will be held at the Hot Biscuit in Cleveland, Tx, maps are available on the "Maps to area event" page at the top
WOLF CREEK PARK "PICNICS"
Twice a year during the spring and the fall, the Sam Houston Amateur Club host a week of fishing at "Wolf Creek Park" that ends with fish fry on Saturday. Please check the events page for the latest information.
May 2nd - 9th 2010, The week of fishing and eating at wolfcreek park are now complete with a fish fry at noon on the 8th, a big thank you goes out to everyone who help bring the spring fish fry together, and a special thank you to all that attended the festivities.
October 2010 - TBD
ARRL FIELD DAY
2010 The club operated field day at the home of Sammy and Patsy Neal again this year and what a great event it was. The club hosted about 50 visitors this year including about 18 Kids that we helped make their first contact on the radio. The contest portion of field day was headed up by Jeff K5MV, providing CW work on the bands was Larry K5EGA and Jeff. The phone contacts were provided by Dave N5AK, Al N5WWS, Stu K5STU, and Ron ND5T. The Club upheld its tradition as the Best Fed Club in the Nation with all the fixen's from Clyde N5IF, Stephanie KB5WXM, Brenda KB5RSH, and Kelly KF5DDS. All the kids took home a brochure showing their contact and all the members took home some found memories
The other Shark members who contributed to success of this field day including set up, talking with visitors, tear down, and helping with everything that is involved in putting field day togeather.
Fred N5HHD
Cheryl N5HHG
Jimmy W5JRH
Jesse KB5YC
Marcella N5WAK Thanks to all who contributed to bring this Field Day togeather
2009 The club operated from Sammy Neal (N5AF) place near Dolan. Everyone had a wonderful time. The activities were coordinated by Clyde (N5IF). The club hosted an information booth ran by Margaret (NK5F). As always we had really good food that was prepared by Stephanie (KB5WXM), Brenda (KB5RSH), and Beth (KE5AJO). Thanks to Jeff (K5MV) and his friends we were able to make a lot of contacts on CW. Beth (KE5AJO), Brenda (KB5RSH), and Stu (K5STU) stayed up all night working the radio to increase our contacts.
The Field Day results for 2009 are in and our club ended up with the top 1A class for Texas. We ranked 30th overall in the nation in 1A class with a total of 173 entries. This is a great accomplishment for our club and everyone involved should be very proud. See the December QST for more info or visit www.arrl.org
The Ghost of WPA Lives On !
Many of us used to listen to the HF maritime coastal stations traffic callups for code practice when we were trying for that " unreachable " 13 and 20 WPM level. Check out this website, but especially the " HF CQ Marker " site where there are recordings of many of these now silent stations, including WPA in Port Arthur, Texas which David Evans K5SOR & I visited when it was in full operation.
I returned to it later, after it was silent. Max Busick W5GJ of Madison Electronics bought the enventory of the station, tore it down and sold it for parts at his store(s) in Houston. He said I could have anything else that was left, so I drove to WPA's building on Texas Highway 87, about 2 miles South of the then Gulf Refinery in Port Arthur, on the way to Sabine Pass, Texas and the pickings were slim. I did manage to get the shelf that the individual CW operators stored their bugs on when off duty, and I still have it.
There were a dozen or so creosote poles left, but they were just too far out in the salt marsh to recover economically. The 500 KHz tower had been dismantled, and stacked on the ground ( salt marsh just feet from the InterCoastal Canal ) and it had been exposed to the salt too long.
SKYWARN
Jump on the 146.900 repeater when storms are in the area. The shark club has started the Skywarn net and participation has been excellent so far, Keep up the good work. Check out the Skywarn page for more info and radar maps
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