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A Newton County Radio Club, ARES, RACES, and Skywarn® Publication
NOVEMBER
2014
Edition
Monthly Meetings
Newton County Radio Club
/ ARES / RACES / Skywarn®
meets on the 3rd Tuesday
of every month at 7:00 pm.
NOVEMBER 18
Meeting
will be at
Newton County
Law Enforcement Center,
15151 Alcovy Road Ω
Weekly Nets
The Newton County Radio Club
/ARES/RACES/Skywarn® Net
meets every Thursday at 8:00 p.m.
on 146.925 MHz (88.5 PL) and
444.800 MHz (88.5 PL). ῼ
The FM Digital Net meets every
Wednesday at 8:00 p.m. on
146.925 MHz (88.5 PL). The net
starts out in MT-63-2KL Mode
(1500 Hz Center), then sometimes
switches to another mode. ῼ
Newton County Radio Club Officers
President: Gary Chambers K4MDC
(404) 218-9538 <[email protected]>
VP / Trustee: Jim Marston K4DOI
(404) 376-5107 <[email protected]>
Treasurer: Brian Fain KI4JIL
(678) 439-6883 <[email protected]>
Secretary/News: Delbert Davis W4DEL
(404) 229-7555 <[email protected]> Ω
http://ncrcga.org
http://facebook.com/k4ncr
<[email protected]>
OCTOBER MEETING FEATURES MEMBER
RECRUITMENT DISCUSSION, DIGITAL TUNE-UP
Club President Gary Chambers K4MDC called the October 21 Meeting of the Newton County Radio Club, ARES & RACES to order at 7:00 p.m. The meeting was held at
Covington/Newton 911 Center. Eight members and four visitors were in attendance.
The Club welcomed first-time visitor and new ham Bob Kimsey KM4BHK and XYL
Andee; as well as their son, Rick Kimsey KK4VRM.
A brief tour of the 911 facility preceded the meeting.
Newton County EC Charles Davis WA4UJC gave a report on the October 4 SET
(Simulated Emergency Test). Charles was very pleased with the participation and performance during the test. See Page 3 for a complete report as filed with the ARRL.
Gary K4MDC announced that the Club is planning a special event station for sometime in May 2015 to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the founding of Newton County
Radio Club. Phil Call KD8TDJ has been doing some research and has received a blank
application for the possibility of having the event take place on the Covington Square.
Gary K4MDC also said another event that we might choose to celebrate is the upcoming Covington News' 150th anniversary.
Jim Marston K4DOI reminded everyone of the upcoming annual Club Christmas
Dinner on December 9 at 7:00 p.m. Jim K4DOI advised that RSVP is needed by November 18 (November Club meeting night) in order to make adequate reservations. The
event will be held at Mama Maria's Italian Grill, 10205 Access Rd., Covington. The
menu and other information is available at mamamariasitaliangrill.com. Jim K4DOI can
be reached at (404) 376-5107 or <[email protected]>.
Del Davis W4DEL advised that some members of the Club will be making a ham
radio presentation to residents of Merryvale Senior Living Community on November 13
at 2:00 p.m. Expected to participate are Del W4DEL, Gary K4MDC and Neil Browder
W4OVS, who resides at Merryvale.
Gary K4MDC mentioned that more than 23,000 Scouts had participated in JOTA
(Jamboree-On-The-Air) the past weekend. Del W4DEL suggested that the Scout organization would be fertile ground for the Club to "scout" (pardon the pun) for new amateurs. He thought that Explorer Scouts might be a good place to begin because of their
age and likelihood of becoming involved. Mike Crowe AJ4GU suggested that prior to
any recruiting we should probably schedule a Technician Class and VE Test Session in
order to give recruitments a date on which to focus and a way to obtain their license.
He mentioned that Dan Darsey W4DED would surely be willing to
arrange the VE session. Mike AJ4GU said that
he will probably not be able to schedule any
time off to instruct until a few months into
the new year. So, tentatively, the Club will
proceed to schedule a Technician Class and
VE Testing Session for sometime in March
2015. Del W4DEL agreed to coordinate the
plan between likely participants with a view
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toward arranging a recruitment presentation to local Scout troops.
Phil KD8TDJ discussed having a Simplex test at least once per month after the Thursday night net. Mike AJ4GU pointed out
that Net Control Operators have done this in the past, but that nobody has done it for several months. Phil KD8TDJ was invited
to coordinate the test at his convenience.
The meeting was concluded with a Digital Tune-Up program headed-up by Mike AJ4GU and Jim K4DOI. Charles Davis
WA4UJC demonstrated the sending and receiving of message forms, using FLDigi, to our first-time visitors.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:20 p.m. Ω
Upcoming Events & meeting CALENDAR
NOVEMBER
1-2 Stone Mountain Hamfest (stonemountainhamfest.com)
18 *NCRC MEETING — Newton County Law Enforcement Center, 15151 Alcovy Road, Covington
PROGRAM: "Introduction to D-Star" pr esented by Rick KK4VRM and Bob Kimsey KM4BHK
DECEMBER
9 *NCRC CHRISTMAS DINNER — Mama Maria’s Italian Grill — 7:00 p.m.
10205 Access Rd., Covington (678) 342-2200 — (mamamariasitaliangrill.com)
RSVP by November 18 (K4DOI—Jim Marston) <[email protected]> (404) 376-5107
11 Georgia Geritol Net Luncheon — Blue Willow Inn
JANUARY — 2015
10 Techfest — Gwinnett Amateur Radio Society (gars.org)
20 *NCRC MEETING — Covington/Newton 911 Center, 8146 Carlton Trail, Covington
24 State ARES Meeting — Georgia Public Safety Training Center
ALWAYS . . .
1000 Indian Springs Dr., Forsyth
FEBRUARY — 2015
REMEMBERING
17 *NCRC MEETING — Newton County Law Enforcement Center
Club MEMBERS
And Amateur
For Meeting Program Scheduling — Contact Gary Chambers K4MDC <[email protected]> ῼ
Radio friends
and family
Newton county radio club meetings
* 3rd Tuesday Each Month — 7:00 p.m. *
EXPERIENCING
DIFFICULT times
RECENT GEORGIA GERITOL NET LUNCHEON HELD IN FAYETTEVILLE
On Tuesday, October 21 the several members of the Georgia Geritol Net met at City Café in Fayetteville for a scheduled luncheon.
The Georgia Geritol Net is a group of retired amateur radio operators who meet to ragchew on 3995 kHz at 9:00 a.m., Georgia time,
Monday thru Saturday. Charles Pennington K4GK usually maintains some degree of order as net control station. Joe Coleman K4APT
normally stands in as net control station in Charles' absence. Joe is also net control station for Sunday mornings' Friendly Southern
Neighbor Net on 3990 kHz at 9:00 a.m., Georgia time.
Standing (left to right):
Neal Browder W4OVS (Oxford), Russ Snyder KK4SGX
(Stockbridge), Joe Coleman K4APT (Marietta), Dave Reynolds
KE7QF (Acworth), Dana Persells WJ4Z (Dadeville, AL), Jim
Reeves KD4BO (Valley, AL), Jennette Mosier (KK4QJR's
XYL), Melvin Mosier KK4QJR (Jackson), Del Davis W4DEL
(Covington), Penny Davis (W4DEL's XYL).
Sitting (left to right):
Walt Maxwell KR4HV (Newnan), Pat Sheedy W2DHB/4
(Painted Post, NY / North Augusta, SC), Gary Chambers
K4MDC (Covington), Mark McCampbell (WA4ENC's grandson), Marilyn Sheedy KA2NNK/4 (also W2DHB's XYL), Les
McCampbell WA4ENC (Covington), and Mildred McCampbell
(WA4ENC's XYL).
Missing the luncheon due to an abrupt illness were Charles K4GK (Sandersville) and XYL Barbara.
Missing from the photo is Gerry Chambers, K4MDC's XYL who is behind the camera. Thank you, Gerry!
The next Georgia Geritol Net Luncheon is planned for December 11 at the Blue Willow Inn in Social Circle. Ω
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2014 EC SET Report (From Form A) Filed by Charles Davis WA4UJC
ARRL Section: GEORGIA
Area of Jurisdiction: EC NEWTON COUNTY
DEC’s or EC’s Call sign: WA4UJC
E-mail address: [email protected]
Date of local SET: 10/04/14
Computation of score: Points
Number of amateurs who participated in the test: 15 X 2 = 30
Number of new amateurs (licensed since 2009) participating: 5 X 3 = 15
Number of formal 3rd party written traffic messages originated or delivered during the SET on behalf of served
agencies: 4 X 1 = 4
Were TACTICAL communications conducted on behalf of served agencies? (1 hour or more, score 20 points;
1/2 hour to 1 hour, score 10; less than 1/2 hour, score 5.): = 20
Number of stations on emergency power during the test: 3 X 2 = 6
Number of emergency-powered repeaters used during the test: 2 X 10 = 20
Give call signs of repeaters: WA4ASI
Is dual membership in ARES and RACES actively encouraged? If YES, score 10 points. YES = 10
Was liaison maintained during the SET with an NTS section or local net? If YES, score 10 points. YES = 10
Were digital modes utilized at any time during the exercise? If YES, score 10 points. YES = 10
Name the digital modes utilized: MT63-2KL/1000 - WINLINK 2K - EASYPAL
Number of different agencies for which communications were handled: 3 X 5 = 15
Number of communities in which agencies were contacted. (If none, score MINUS 10): 3 X 10 = 30
Name the community(ies) served:COVINGTON,GA/ATLANTA,GA./CONYERS, GA.
TOTAL NUMBER OF POINTS: 170 Ω
2014 NM SET Report (From Form B) Filed by Charles Davis WA4UJC
ARRL Section: GEORGIA
Net Name: NEWTON COUNTY ARES/RACES
Coverage Area: 50 MILE RADIUS FROM COVINGTON,GA.
NM’s Call sign: WA4UJC
E-mail address: wa4ujc@arrl;.net
Date of SET activity: OCTOBER 4, 2014
Is the net associated with ARES? YES
Is the net associated with RACES? YES
Is the net part of the National Traffic System? NO
Liaison was maintained with which NTS nets? YES
Traffic totals: Emergency: 0
Priority : 4
Welfare: 0
Routine = TOTAL: 4
Total time of operation: 2_Hours 0 Minutes
Computation of score Points
TOTAL number of messages handled: 4 X 1 = 4
Number of different stations participating: 15 X 2 = 30
Number of different stations checking-in on emergency power: 3 X 2 = 6
Number of new amateurs (licensed since 2009) participating: 5 X 3 = 15
Number of different net control stations: 1 X 5 = 5
Number of different stations performing NTS liaison : 3 X 5 = 15
TOTAL NUMBER OF POINTS FOR NET SET OPERATION: 75 Ω
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LEFT: Del Davis W4DEL, Monica Ladson KK4KUF and Dan Darsey W4DED maintain amateur radio communications and proudly display the NCRC banner at the Centennial Baptist
Church Rest Stop in Morgan County during the annual Spin-For-Kids bicycle ride on October
19. Other NCRC participants were Gary Chambers K4MDC and Mike Crowe AJ4GU. Ω
2014 SPIN-FOR-KIDS IS GREAT SUCCESS
NEWTON COUNTY
EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS
OFFICERS
AMATEUR RADIO EMERGENCY
SERVICE® (ARES)
Emergency Coordinator (EC)
Charles Davis, WA4UJC
(770) 786-6546
[email protected]
Assistant EC (AEC) — Administration
Bob Carter, W4NNN
(770) 785-7318
[email protected]
AEC — Net Operations
Jim Marston, K4DOI
(404) 376-5107
[email protected]
AEC — Digital Operations
Brian Fain, KI4JIL
(678) 439-6883
[email protected]
AEC — Law Enforcement
Donna Reeves, KJ4CAU
(770) 780-9758
[email protected]
RADIO AMATEUR CIVIL
EMERGENCY SERVICE (RACES)
RADIO OFFICER
Charles Davis, WA4UJC
SKYWARN®
EVENT COORDINATOR (EC)
Charles Davis, WA4UJC
Assistant EC (AEC) — SKYWARN®
Greg Davis, KI4NWD
(404) 483-6312
[email protected] Ω
"TO ALL: Great job… This was the best year yet!!! Talked with the CTL
Director, Merrick, Allison, Lora, et al… and they are just gushing with praise.
This was the largest turnout to date… and the fundraising met and exceeded its
goals by an impressive margin.
Each of the four Rest Stops had their hands full at one time or another during
the day and the end result was SUCCESS. Suggestions and unavoidable situations
were noted and look for the positive results to be implemented for 2015.
The way y'all promoted ARES and the Emergency Communications element
of Ham Radio was most impressive. Would like to see more of this next year.
Several riders mentioned to me how this was a great thing to see in operation and
to see the equipment,. etc.
We did miss our two Rover guys… and, hopefully, they will return next year.
However, the three ham-equipped Motorcycle Marshals really took up the 'slack'.
The displays at each rest area… and if not displays, the professionalism which
each and every participating ham projected to the riders and SFK
staff/management will be remembered positively going forward.
Again, thanks to ALL.
And for those who were not with us this year… looking forward to your
being there in another 363 days!
- - . . . . . . - - Bill KM4LS, EC Morgan County ARES, W4RMC" Ω
ESTATE SALE
Joann Coker, XYL of Silent Key James R. Hodges WAOWL, still has the
following items for sale. Please contact Joann directly at (770) 710-2347.
 Yaesu FT-101-E HF Transceiver w/ Hand
Mic (operational condition unknown)
 PS14K 12A 13.8V Power Supply (14A Surge)
(appears to be in good condition)
 Stack of Amateur Radio Magazines & Callbooks (circa 1962-85)
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The Following items appear to be aged and in questionable condition:
Azden PCS-5000 VHF FM Transceiver w/Hand Mic
Sears 41238800700 VHF FM Transceiver w/Hand Mic
TAC Code Oscillator
(2) Mobile 2M Antennas
Realistic Desk Mic (2-Pin)
Icom HT Mic Ω
On October 22, EC Charles Davis WA4UJC
received a request from the Covington Police Department for help during the upcoming Covington
United Methodist Church Steeple Chase — a 1-Mile
Fun Run and 5K Race to be held on Saturday, October 25.
Receiving the request on such short notice, and
being scheduled to work on that Saturday, Charles
WA4UJC turned to Club officers and AEC Jim Marston K4DOI for assistance in arranging for the assistance.
Answering the call were (see photo, left) NCRC
Vice-President Jim K4DOI, NCRC President Gary Chambers K4MDC, Phil Call KD8TDJ
(sitting), Treasurer Brian Fain KI4JIL, John Nix N5EEO and Secretary Del Davis W4DEL. Ω
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DAILY GEORGIA NETS — HF
[7 am] Georgia Cracker Net 3995 kHz (Daily Except Sunday)
[8 am-1pm] SouthCars Net 7251 kHz *South Coast Amateur Radio Service
[9 am] Georgia Geritol Net 3995 kHz (Daily Except Sunday)
[1 pm] GA Traffic Net - Cycle 2 - 3987. 5 kHz (or 7287.5) (Daily Ex. Sunday)
[7 pm] GA SSB Association Net 3975 kHz
[7:15 pm] 3982.5 kHz GA Traffic & Emergency Net
[9 pm] GA CW Training Net 3549 kHz
[10 pm] GA State CW Traffic Net 3549 kHz ῼ
ALL TIMES ARE EASTERN
------------DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME
ENDS NOVEMBER 2ND Ω
MONTHLY NETS — HOSPITAL & ARES — HF, VHF
1st Sunday [3 pm] GA Hospital Net 7188 kHz (LSB) (Alternate: 5.3305 MHz (USB) (Digital Tests TBA)
GA Hospital Net Manager / NCS: Ken Reid KG4USN, ASEC—Public Health GA ARES: Barry Kanne W4TGA
* There'll be NO Hospital Net on Sunday, November 2 (to be rescheduled later in month due to Stone Mountain Hamfest on 1st/2nd *
1st Sunday [4 pm] Metro ARES FM Net 145.430 Mhz (107.2 PL) Also on Echolink at WB4NWS-R (Node: 593209) ῼ
VE TESTING
VE TESTING
VE TESTING
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Spalding County ARC
Next Session
November 8 — 9:00 a.m.
2nd Saturday — EVERY Month
Charles Clark NQ3I
<[email protected]>
Spalding Regional
Medical Center Ω
Butts County ARC
Next Session
November 15 — 9:00 a.m.
3rd Saturday — ODD Months
Dan Darsey W4DED
<[email protected]>
Butts County
Community Center Ω
Henry County ARC
Next Session
December 20 — 8:30 a.m.
3rd Saturday — EVEN Months
Roy Baker AJ4GT
<[email protected]>
Piedmont Henry
Medical Center Ω
WEEKLY COVINGTON AREA & GEORGIA NETS — HF, VHF/UHF
Sunday [9 am] Friendly Southern Neighbor Net 3990 kHz (NCS: Joe K4APT)
Sunday [4:30 pm-winter] GA ARES Digital Net 3583 kHz (USB) (or 7042 (PSK-31) (Center 1000 Hz)
Sunday [4:30 pm–winter] Butts County FM Training Net 147.285 Mhz (131.8 PL) Winlink Checkins: WX4BCA
Sunday [5 pm–winter] GA ARES SSB Net 3975 kHz (LSB) WINLINK Checkins: WX4GMA
Monday [8 pm] Walton County ARES FM Net 147.270 (88.5 PL)
Monday [8:45 pm] Rockdale County ARES 10-METER PHONE Net 28.325 Mhz (USB)
Monday [9 pm] Rockdale County ARES FM Net 147.210 Mhz (162.2 PL)
Monday [9 pm] Southern Crescent FM Net 145.170 Mhz (146.2 PL) & 444.875 Mhz (123.0 PL)
Tuesday [7:30 pm] NW GA *CERT Digital Net 3583 kHz (USB) (PSK-125) (Center 1500 Hz)
Tuesday [8 pm] GA *CERT FM Net 146.805 Mhz (100.0 PL)
*Community Emergency Response Team
Wednesday [8 pm] NEWTON COUNTY DIGITAL NET 146.925 Mhz (88.5 PL) (MT63-2KL) (Center 1500 Hz)
Thursday [8 pm] NCRC/ARES/RACES FM NET 146.925 & 444.800 Mhz (88.5 PL) Winlink Checkins: K4NCR
November: (NCS OPEN) (ANCS Phil KD8TDJ) (WL2K NCS OPEN)
December: (NCS Jim K4DOI) (ANCS OPEN) (WL2K NCS OPEN)
January 2015: (NCS OPEN) (ANCS OPEN) (WL2K NCS OPEN)
February 2015: (NCS OPEN) (ANCS OPEN) (WL2K NCS OPEN)
Saturday [11 am] **SATERN Net (Southern Section) 7262 kHz
[1 pm] **SATERN Digital Net 14.065 (Olivia 8-500)
**Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network
(Ctr 1000 Hz)
This month’s photos courtesy of
Gary & Gerry Chambers (K4MDC & XYL),
Joe Coleman K4APT and Del Davis W4DEL
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Needed for Thursday Night Net!
Net Contorl Operators
Alternate Net Control Operators
Winlink Net Control Operators
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Contact K4DOI, AEC Net Operations
<[email protected]> (404) 376-5107
Download the Net Script at
http://ncrcga.org ῼ
Please submit Newton County Ham-Stir contributions & suggestions to Del Davis <[email protected]>
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