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Field Day 2022
The following message was sent to our club president regarding Field Day 2022 and posted here with Buford’s (KFØEAO) permission . For more information please call Buford or Teri at this number 573-345-3575. This will be discussed at the weekly Eat’n Meet’n and at the monthly meeting on the 8th.
“Hi Gary
Teri and I have decided to host the upcoming field day in the field in back of her home in climax springs, where the radio trailer and tower are. There is 70 amps of power back there. There are several acres of open and wooded areas. Additional antennas could be deployed. There are currently two Alpha/Delta center fed flat top multi band dipoles pointed east and west. They work exceptionally well. One radio and tuner, so far. There is wireless internet throughout the area. In addition to the trailer shack I have a semi large multi person tent, tables and chairs. There will be refreshments and food, propane grill, coffee maker for later. Byob on alcohol etc. There will be a porta potty on site. FRED GROCE is on board for this. We will use the radio clubs call numbers for competition credit etc. It is possible to link activities between the Club house and Teri’s place through the internet. There is very little site setup or take down and plenty of room. Everything is setup and working. Our telephone number is 573 345-3575.
Buford and Teri”
Upcoming ARES Meeting
There will be an Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) on Wednesday, June 21 at 6 pm at the Camden County Emergency Management Office, 12 VFW Road, Camdenton.
If’s Official New License Fees
In December of 2020 the FCC announced a change in the licensing fees for Amateur Radio (HAM) AND General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS). However, no date was set. Well the date and amount was set the cost for both a Ham license will be $35 and the cost for a GMRS license will be lowered to $35, effective April 19, 2022. For more information on the effective date FCC DA 22-307 (Mod) and for information on the price FCC-20-184A1 (Mod) I highlighted the paragraphs with the information in both documents
Looking forward to New Stuff . . .
Last year FCC announced that the license fee for Amateur Radio would be increase to $50 and GMRS license would be reduced to $35. In December of 2020 FCC announced that Amateur Radio would be reduced to $35, this was after FCC received massive feed back against the $50 increase. As of the date of this notice FCC has not announce an effective date. Normally, notification should be 30 days before the effective date.
For you Parks on the Air folks there is some good news. There has been over 1,000 parks added and POTA has established a POTA support desk (send email to [email protected] air.com), you can still get help at the POTA facebook group. For more information on POTA go to www.parksontheair.com. Also Vance Martin (N3VEM) does a monthly podcast update on POTA at his website check it out here https://www.hamradioworkbench.com/podcast. BTW, Vance also has a relatively new YOUTUBE site, simply search for N3VEM.
Lastly some exciting news from ARRL. ARRL board is considering plans to cover the new $35 FCC fee (effective date not set yet for this increase) for applicants under 18 years old. For more information please go to ARRL’s website; http://www.arrl.org/news/arrl-board-considers-plan-to-cover-new-35-fcc-fee-for-some-young-applicants.
C’ya at the meeting . . . Oh, don’t forget it’s at the new building in Osage Beach. See directions in post below.
The move is on!!
LOARC’s last meeting at the Mid-County Fire Protection District building was held August 11, 2021. Starting on September 8, 2021 LOARC will be holding our meetings in the new Club house at 1081 Osage Beach Rd in Osage Beach, meeting will start at 7PM. See map below. If you have any questions send email to the webmaster at the address above.
Two position have be created, Antenna Coordinator [Larry Cichinelli (K3PTO)] and Operations Coordinator [Fred Groce (K0FG)]. Antenna Coordinator will be responsible for maintaining the tower and coordinating installation of antennas on the tower. Operations Coordinator is responsible for setting up and operation of radios to include HF, VHF, and UHF radios. If you are interested in assisting in these position send an email to the club’s email listed in the header of each page and webmaster will forward it to the appropriate individual.
Here it is – – – as promised
Band |
CW |
Digital |
Phone |
80m |
51 |
|
12 |
40m |
42 |
|
106 |
20m |
|
|
150 |
15m |
|
|
34 |
10m |
|
|
|
6m |
|
19 |
19 |
GOTA |
|
|
7 |
Total |
93 |
19 |
328 |
Bonus |
Points |
100% Emergency Power |
200 |
Media Publicity |
100 |
Public Location |
100 |
Visit by invited served agency |
100 |
Safety officer |
100 |
Social media |
100 |
Entry submitted via web |
50 |
Total bonus points |
750 |
Score Summary |
|
|
|
|
|
CW |
Digital |
Phone |
Total |
Total QSO |
93 |
19 |
328 |
|
Total Points |
186 |
38 |
328 |
552 |