Circuits
P.O. Box 73
Titusville, FL 32781
June, 2006
Club Station Call K4KSC
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Circuits P.O. Box 73 Titusville, FL 32781 |
TARC
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June, 2006 Club Station Call K4KSC |
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Club Officers
Bud Hughes, K4CWG 269-2796 k4cwgbud@cfl.rr.com Ozzie Osband, N4SCY 321-Liftoff (+1 321-543-8633) n4scy@amsat. org Becky Lee, KF4HTB 267-9375 beverly@peoplepc.com Cathy Johnson KI4GMF 268-2107 alncat007@netzero.net Pike Abell, W4EPU 269-4208 pikeatal@digital.net Jose` Ramos, KC4VIO 267-5892 kc4vio@yahoo.com Gary Johnson W4RBI 271-4500 GaryJay990@aol.com Bob Farrington, W4YBI 633-5664 bobandlinda3@juno.com Mic Woltman, KI4CFA 632-4601 Warren Murray, W4CEL pager - 638-5476 Mike Hensley, W4LOV 639-1553 Ken Denman, KD4HNW 269-5711 The President's Corner By Bud Hughes K4CWG Thanks to your prayers for Sherry, my bride of 53 years, her operation performed at Jess Parrish
Medical Center went well. She is now at and home resting. I have assumed some of the
household chores. I am learning the routine of house cleaning, vacuuming, washing clothes etc.
Now at the age of 39+ I have acquired a greater respect for the heretofore unknown countless
chores that our ladies perform day after day in maintaining our homes. In the art of housekeeping, as a result of smoke in the kitchen, burnt toast, hard-hard boiled eggs
ruined TV Dinners, white shirts that now have a distinguished pinkish tint to them, spotted color
clothes, which I found out does not need bleach I am beginning have learned there are certain
measurements, temperatures, timing, how much bleach is enough, when not to use bleach, which
materials may be washed together, which materials better not be washed together, proper
temperature settings for frying and or boiling eggs and yes the timing necessary just to reheat a
cup of coffee in the microwave. The lists of do's and don'ts seem to go on forever. I am however encouraged that one thing that I have learned is that our smoke alarm system works
very well and until just recently the batteries did not need replacing. Maybe one of the ladies would entertain the idea of writing a book for those of us who need to be
enlightened and become proficient in the great art of homemaking. We are now in the early stages of the 2006 hurricane season. I trust that when our club is called
on to assist in providing communications between the EOC and the evacuations centers and or
any other EOC request we will volunteer to serve our community just as we have in so many
years gone by. For our club members who are away for the summer we have finally received some precipitation.
Some times it may not be in our best interest to endure a storm just to get rain but thanks to the
first major storm of the season, Alberto, we have received approximately 2 inches of rain. We are
expecting more rain before the storm moves out of Florida. We hope the drought is over. A reminder to the TARC Board of Directors our 3rd Quarterly Board Meeting will be held
7/18/06 at 7:PM. Our next club meeting is 6/27/2006 and will be held at the North Brevard Library on Hopkins
just South of the Titusville High School. Come and bring a friend with you. Best wishes, Bud K4CWG Abell's Anecdotes By Pike Abell W4EPU It happened several years ago, back when CB radio first became a popular means of
communications among highway travelers. It was a military family of five. Mother, father and three children ages 4,6, and 8. The father, who was stationed on the west coast, was transferred to a base in the New York City
area. He went ahead to his new assignment, leaving his wife and children behind until he could
arrange housing and all. After he notified her that everything was ready, she and the children traveled across country by
car. After a few hours on the road, they stopped for lunch at a truck stop restaurant. During lunch
she engaged in a conversation with some truck drivers sitting at an adjacent table. She told them
about her planned trip and even gave them a general idea of the route she would be taking. On the third day of their journey, somewhere in Ohio, she left the main highway and traveled to a
nearby town to visit friends and stayed there for several days. They finally left their friends and continued their journey. They had only traveled a few miles
when an eighteen wheeler truck approached close behind them. He then dropped back and stayed
a safe distance several hundred feet behind. The lady could not help but notice that the trucker
was obviously following her. For that she was somewhat concerned. The truck kept pace with her
for several miles until she stopped at a rest area. The truck likewise stopped. The truck driver, in
fact, approached her in the parking lot and said to her, "Ma'am, you had us all worried. Where
have you been? Truckers along this route reported you missing several days ago. We have been
looking for you everywhere ever since..." Only then did she realize that truck drivers along the route were actually escorting her across
country, making sure she and her children had a safe and trouble free journey. They kept each
other informed of her welfare and whereabouts all along the way by CB radio communications. 73s es 88s Pike Field Day 2006 TARC has reserved shelter #2 at Fox Lake Park for this year's Field Day activities. Everyone is
invited to bring their portable equipment and their appetites bright and early on Saturday June
24th. The club has voted to dedicate the event to John Reninger KE4ZPA who was a mainstay at
Field Day for many years. The main course will be a potluck picnic lunch which will be spread around noon. Bring food
and a friend. We're gathering at Fox Lake to give the general public a chance to see ham radio in
action. Weather Watching With the arrival of the 2006 Hurricane season and the early appearance of Tropical Storm
Alberto, our interest in the weather has come into sharper focus. There are several spots on the
Internet we can recommend. First, there is the club website www.titusvillearc.org. If you scroll down the page you'll find a
whole list of weather items on the right side of the page. My favorite is Lightning Tracker. This
is a product of the full scale weather station operated by Wayne Morehouse W4GBW. The
tracker shows where the lightning is occurring and how often. That is an excellent indicator of
the fury of the weather. Also available is W4GBW's Merritt Island WX which is full of current
and historic weather data. The best radar picture is available at www.intellicast.com. Click on US Radar to see the big
picture. If you then click on the state of Florida in the map, you get a great local radar. You can
put the storms in motion by clicking "Start Looping" at the top of the picture. If you want to see that the weather experts use for predicting the path of Tropical Storms and
Hurricanes, I recommend www.wunderground.com. First, you click on "Tracking Map" to see
the official prediction from the National Hurricane Center. Then you click on "Computer
Models." This will show several possible tracks for the storm. It's fascinating to see the experts
argue on where the storm will go.
On May 23rd TARC held its monthly meeting. Due to a power outage at the library our meeting was
conducted using the emergency lighting of the library and a few flashlights. It reminded me of being in a
hurricane shelter. The meeting was greatly abreviated. We did have a discussion of existing nets. They are
friendship net-Tues 6:30 on146.91, vip net-Thurs 10:00on146.91, bathrob net Wed 7:00 on28.333, and
redeye net Sun 6:00 on7.228. There was also a reminder that Field day will be held on Sat. June 24th at Fox
Lake Park. Cathy KI4GMF TITUSVILLE AMATEUR RADIO CLUB PO Box 73 Titusville, FL 32781-0073 TREASURERS REPORT Beginning balance 1/1/06 $4173.31 Deposits in 2006 2542.00 Total Income $6715.31 YTD Expenditures -2435.69 Balance as at 6/12/06 $4279.62 Field Day 2006, June 24 at Fox Lake Park in Memory of John Reninger KE4ZPA
President
Vice President
Treasurer
Secretary
Board Member
Board Member
Board Member
Board Member
146.91 Repeater Trustee
146.97 Repeater Trustee
444.15 Repeater Trustee
147.775 Repeater Trustee
4th Tuesday of each month at 7 PM
at the Titusville Public Library 2121 S. Hopkins
Ave. Next: June 27th
"Eating Meeting" Every Thursday 5:30 to
6:30PM at a local restaurant. Talk-in 146.91
or call Sherry KU4ZO at 269-2796.
June Meeting Minutes
By Cathy Johnson KI4GMF
