Operations Reports for W1YU
[Note: We haven't been updating our weekly net reports lately, but that doesn't mean we are not meeting! Join us at 9:15 pm Eastern every Tuesday.]
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2005
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July, 2006
7/11/06 Net Check-ins: N1XCB, K1VJL, AA6E
7/4/06 Net Check-ins: K1VJL and AA6E
June, 2006
6/27/06 Net - No report
6/20/06 Net Check-ins: N1XCB, K1SOX, N1GY, AA6E (left early, maybe others). NEW-ENG was coopted for weather alert use.
6/13/06 Net Check-ins: N1GY Geoff NCS, N1KHB Joe, K1VLA Jarrod (had no mic but communicated via text), N1XCB Ralph, W4YD David, WV1C Oscar, W1GNS Norm (not a member but welcome to the net), AA6E Martin (mobile), K1VJL Jim, KB1NAR Steve (logged on but logged out before contact made). Net ran from 2115 to 2145
6/6/06 Net Check-ins: David W4YD, Oscar WV1C, Geof N1GY, Jim K1VJL, Martin AA6E (NCS)
May, 2006
5/30/06 Net Check-ins: David W4YD, Ralph N1XCB, Geoff N1GY, Jim, K1VJL, VE7HPS Jeff (Vancouver BC area), K1SOX
5/23/06 Net Check-ins: Jim K1VJL, Oscar WV1C, Geoff N1GY, Joe N1KHB, Bruce W1SO (Pelham NH), Ralph N1XCV, Les N8ZSQ (Dayton OH), Martin AA6E.
5/16/06 Net Check-ins: Jim K1VJL, James WJ1D, Brian K1SOX, Ralph N1XCB, Geoff N1GY, Joe N1KHB, Martin AA6E.
5/9/06 Net Check-ins (starting late): Oscar WV1C, Geoff N1GY, Martin AA6E
5/2/06 Net Check-ins: Joe N1KHB, Oscar WV1C, Martin AA6E, Jim K1VJL, Geoff N1GY. Welcome to new member Oscar in North Guilford!
Ralph N1XCB has the W1YU callsign for this month.
April, 2006
W1YU call continued with Martin AA6E, who worked JA7ARM and UT3MD
4/26/06 Net check-ins: Joe N1KHB, Jim K1VJL, and Martin AA6E. Sara KG6TUK was connected on Echolink several times, but could not communicate. We suspect a software or firewall configuration problem.
4/18/06: We had a great net tonight!!
N1XEB, Ralph, reported on his search for a place for the W1YU station.
K1VJL, Jim, checked in from Hamden.
KG6TUK, Sara, was with us but evidently had a problem with her audio...
WJ1D, Jim, was with us and brought the NA!RA-R system to us for the wide coverage of western Connecticut.
N1ZGX, Steve, checked in maritime mobil from a tug and barge entering New Haven harbor.
N8ZSQ-L, Les, joined us but had no microphone this week.
JA3IMC, Etsuji, joined us from Osaka and will try to join us again next week. This contact maked our net truly world-wide.
W4YD, David, served as net control...
4/4/06: Net check-ins - Geoff N1GY, Ralph N1XCB, Chris W1EAV (Marion MA, NEW-ENG sysop), Jim K1VJL, Martin AA6E (net control)
March, 2006
W1YU call was held by Martin AA6E, who worked KJ6MC, PY2BDY, PP5TG, NU5X, W8YRB/m, TI8CBT, YV5ANF, CT1EHI, and 8P6GY.
3/28/06 Net check-ins - David W4YD, Martin AA6E, Ralph N1XCB, Jim K1VJL, Pat N1YGL
3/22/06: Organizational meeting at Becton Faculty Lounge on the Yale Campus. Present were Tony Niesz N1ESZ, club Trustee, Kailasnath Purshothaman ex-VU2PKN, Peter Kindlmann (Adjunct Prof. EE), Hy Chantz W2HY, Terri Yu (Physics student), Alexander Pine (Postdoc, Med. School), Michael Reznikov (visitor at Yale), Joe Wonoski N1KHB, Ralph Colavolpe N1XCB, Jim Didriksen K1VJL, and Martin Ewing AA6E. Officers elected: Martin AA6E, president, Joe N1KHB, Vice President, and Ralph N1XCB as Secretary/Treasurer. Tony N1ESZ continues as Station Trustee.
3/21/06 Net check-ins - Raph N1XCB, Martin AA6E, David W4YD, Geoff N1GY, Chris W1EAV (Marion, MA), Rick NG1L (Everett, MA)
3/14/06 Net : report not available
3/7/06 Net: James WJ1D, Brian K1SOX, David W4YD, Tony N1XRS, Joe N1KHB, Chris W1EAV, Geoff N1GY, Ralph N1XCB, Daryl N1IZE, Jim K1VJL.
February, 2006
2/21/06 Net: Paul WF1G, Geoff N1GY, Martin AA6E, Ralph N1XCB, Jim K1VJL, James WJ1D, David W4YD
2/14/06 Net : report not available
2/7/06 Net: report not available
January, 2006
Net reports not available
December, 2005
Paul WF1G held the W1YU callsign.
October - November, 2005
Hello all!
This is an update of the activities for W1YU as of late - since the first of October, transmissions have been relatively quiet due to a heavy work load. However, this last weekend was the annual Miramar Air Show where the Marine Corps opens its gates and hangars and shares with the interested public ( numbering in the high 100,000s) the planes that fly the skies - everything from helicopters to the Blue Angels. The local ARES group was responsible for helping the Marine Corps hosts to find lost children and help communicate for those that need immediate care (heat stroke, baby delivery, etc.). There were 30+ volunteers serving more than 900 volunteer hours. W1YU stood as standby for hospital relay on Saturday for 8 hours should any major, mass casualty event occur. Thankfully, nothing of the sort happened.
This coming weekend, W1YU will help provide runner tracking and race communications for the annual San Diego 100 mile run. This is a run that spans 36 hours from Saturday morning through the night to Sunday morning. There are 60 or so runners that are so well trained that they can run 100 miles in rough terrain and weather conditions and for 24-26 hours straight. An impressive group of people - my hat goes off to them! The amateur radio operators make sure that all runners check in at each check point so that we don't have anyone lost in the desert terrain or in the dark. W1YU will have the graveyard shift for the second year in a row.
Looking at the calendar for the W1YU net as a whole, it seems that Thursday afternoon (4-6:30), Saturday morning, before the Game (8-9:30), Saturday evening after the game or Sunday morning (8-10) would be the best time to meet as a group, given the AYA schedule and my obligations. This does not take into account the possibility of a PR event - but just a good time to get together in a meeting room or at a local watering hole/eatery. I am open for turning these available time slots into PR events and helping out with them, I just don't have the time to plan any at the moment.
73,
Sara Jones
KG6TUK/W1YU for October
PS Who has November?
September, 2005
Sara Jones, KG6TUK, President of the San Diego Yale Club, has become the new host for W1YU this month. So our club call has moved to California as W1YU/6. She helped with Katrina, and it will be interesting to hear how that played out. If she does return to the scene of the disaster, I imagine W1YU could become involved with the emergency/health and welfare response.
Station activity was limited in July since I was away on travel part of the time and the bands were not great due to the lows of the sunspot cycle. W1YU/4 checked into local 2 meter, 440 and 220 nets in the St. Petersburg area. The log also includes the following CW contacts:
20 Meters
HK1BYM Ate Colombia
K0KGY Ron Colorado
F5RRS Damien France
40 Meters
W3MT Moe Pennsylvania
W8EPD Dick Michigan
F5PLC Miche France
VE2PID Pierre Canada
F3WT Pierre France
Last Thursday, 9/29/05, The Yale Net met on EchoLink. We talked about setting up a first meeting on the Yale campus during the "big weekend" in November. We also talked about getting a repeater started on the Yale campus. A repeater on the 440 MHz UHF band might have the advantages of covering the areas where most Yale- affiliated people live; penetrating buildings for in-town use; and having available splits. However, 2 Meter repeaters that have fallen into disuse were also mentioned as providing potentially available splits. A low power repeater for use in New Haven was also mentioned as a potentially realistic way to start without going through the testing required for a new split. The pros and cons of affiliating with PVRA for a repeater set-up in New Haven were discussed, as were the advantages and disdvantages of linking with an existing repeater system.
Check-ins included WJ1D, Jim, our host on the NA1RA repeater, from Watertown, CT; WF1G, Paul from Waterbury, CT; KB1MFG, Ben, from Madison, CT; AA6E, Martin, from Branford, CT; and W4YD (W1YU/4), David, from St. Petersburg, FL. Gene, W3ZZ, says he may check in from Maryland this week (nice article on Non-Traditional Mechanisms of Transequatorial Propagation in this month's QST, Gene). We are also hoping to hear from Sara, KG6TUK (W1YU/6), and Jonathan, WA7RZW, in the near future.
Some of our members are having some difficulty getting on EchoLink. I recommend calling Jim, WJ1D, our host on the NA1RA repeater at 860-354-5701, as he has the expertise to offer definitive help.
Our next meeting on EchoLink will be on the NA1RA repeater, node 1124, on Thursday, October 6, 2005, at 9PM EDT (0100 Z). Please try to be there!!
73's,
David
W4YD
August, 2005
1. Sara Jones, KG6TUK, has volunteered to help with the disaster in New Orleans. As a result, she says she will take over as W1YU/6 in October rather than in September as expected. As a result, W1YU is available in September for anyone who may wish to volunteer. If there are no volunteers for September, I will continue to host W1YU/4 in Florida...and perhaps elsewhere if I am recruited to help with Gulf Coast relief.
2. Joe, N1KHB, has met with success!! He contacted various Connecticut repeaters to see if any would host the weekly EchoLink Net for the Yale Radio Club. Jim, WJ1D, was a recipient of one of Joe's letters. He has volunteered to be our temporary host on his extensive repeater system (8 linked repeaters) throughout western Connecticut...mostly Litchfield County. The EchoLink node is 1124. The repeater is NA1RA-R. He can accomodate 8 via EchoLink...and more via RF into the repeaters.
We will meet on Thursdays via EchoLink (RF for those in Western Connecticut) beginning at 9PM EDT (0100 Zulu) (note correction -mse) for about a half hour. WJ1D will be on hand for technical assistance with the link-ups. The time limit for transmissions will be 2 minutes for EchoLink and 2.5 minutes for repeaters. Please pause 2 seconds between each transmission in order to avoid timing out the repeaters. For those in the area, all repeaters have a tone of 77. The repeaters include 471.850, Washington; 146.730, New Milford; 446.650, Watertown; 224.320, Warren; and 441.550, Harwinton.
3. I will miss the Thursday, September 15 net. W1YU/4 will be in Atlanta then...
4. We have submitted letters to the Editor at Yale Daily News and Yale Alumni Magazine to explain what we are trying to do but do not know whether we will be printed.
5. The W1YU/4 log for August included the following (SSB except as indicated CW):
20 Meters
W6YX, Mike, Stanford University Radio Club, California.
They were thrilled to hear we are on the air!
YV5YMA, Ymano, Venezuela
9A2YM, Steva, Croatia
GI7IHH, Terry, Northern Ireland
N5YA, Bill, Texas
GB2LBN, Jim, UK
K2RD, Ira, California
W5LL, Matt, Texas
K0RH, Jim, Kansas
NX5M, Bob, Texas
K5OT, Bill, Texas
N6NF, Tom, California
NW1E, Joe, Southeastern Connecticut Contest Club, Mystic, CT
S58AL, Al, Slovenia
W9RI, Mike, Indiana
W1AJF/VE3, Art, QRV Ontario
K5AM, Mark, New Mexico
YU5SSB, Alex, Venezuela
K5XR, Bill, Rayburn Country ARC, Texas
K0AIZ, Art, Nebraska
WA2DAC, Lynn, New York (CW)
KB7PGT/Mobil (32,000 feet up in an airplane cruising over Wyoming), Tim
6 Meters (opening on 8/26/05)
WA3WUL, Bruce, FM29, Delaware (CW)
WP40/4, Ed, EL87, Florida (CW)
W9ZIH, Ron, EN51, Illinois
N2SU, Bob, FN20, New Jersey
KB5EKX, Cord, EM45, Arkansas (CW)
W0OOG, Jim, EM13, Texas
W1GUD, Warren, EL87, Florida
2 Meters; 440; and 220 in St. Petersburg, FL
Many check-ins on local nets...
73's
David W4YD (W1YU/4)
July, 2005
July was a difficult month for propagation. The band was noisy when we held our net on Thursdays. We still are trying to have a net at 14.325 (alternate upward cascade in case of a Hurricane net or QRM: 14.330, 14.335, 14.340, 14.345 on Thursdays at 2300Z. However, we have decided to try to explore EchoLink as a supplemental device for getting the club net "on the air."
Joe, N1KHB, is checking into the availability of an EchoLink node for us in Connecticut as an alternative to HF with the following rationale:
- It works. It gives good reliable audio regardless of the sunspots. It's voice and it's personable...!!
- It's very inexpensive. Those with a computer that has an internet
connection need to:
- download free software and be approved for EchoLink (extremely easy).
- purchase a headphone/microphone set to plug into the computer that
gives excellent audio ($20 at radioshack)
- It combines computer with Ham radio. It involves RF for those who choose
it (2 meters or 440, mostly) at either end of a long distance connection
mediated through the internet. - If we use a Connecticut repeater, those in the Connecticut area will have
RF and/or computer access, and the remainder of us in the US and abroad will
have computer access. In addition, local Connecticut hams will hear us,
participate and, hopefully, spread the word... - If this leads to our establishing a repeater in New Haven with an
EchoLink node, the entire worldwide Yale amateur radio community will have
access:
- local Connecticut hams, and ham members of the Yale community in and around New Haven
- Yale students who are hams via computer or 2meter/440 HT- without ever leaving their dorm rooms and without outdoor antennas!!
- alumni and members of the Yale community throughout the country via internet (EchoLink)
- alumni and members of the Yale community throughout the world via
internet (EchoLink)
W1YU/4 was very active during July despite the sometimes difficult band conditions. We enjoyed some openings on 6 meters this month and had contacts from our QTH in St. Petersburg, FL, with the following:
On 6 meters:
W2CXM Cornell University Amateur Radio Club, Ithaca, NY CW
WP4O/4 Ed Tampa, FL CW
W4IHI Gary Largo, FL CW
K8ENT Kent North Carolina SSB
XE3ARV Bob Cancun, Mexico CW
YN4SU Ben Nicaragua CW
WA1HHN Walter Longmeadow, MA SSB
W3CMP Chris Lancaster, PA SSB
W3SO Wopsononock Mountain OPS, Altoona, PA SSB
KA1LMR Chris Concord, NH SSB
KD4ESV Sam Bradenton, FL SSB
W4RX Jim McLean, VA SSB
W1XX John South Kingston, RI SSB
W4IHI Gary Largo, FL SSB
W3PT Bob Harrisburg, PA SSB
K1TOL Paul Turner, ME SSB
K3KYR Jeffrey Bombay, NY SSB
N2XNB Shaun Groton, NY SSB
N4FNG Al Clearwater, FL CW
K3GGN/9 Dean Grafton, WI CW
N3DB David Shadyside, MD CW
and we heard W3ZZ chasing DX during a late afternoon opening on 6!
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On 20 meters:
EU3AR Igor Belarus
G7LRR Andy England
UR9IDX Jan Ukraine
RA3QAY Nick Russia
SM5BUS Hans Sweden
LZ1QI Petko Bulgaria
SP3SLA Mario Poland
RN6BU Alex Russia
SP7AID Elek Poland
UR9IDX Jon Ukraine
RZ6LY Leo Russia
K6AER Mike Colorado
MM0MWW Steve Orkney Islands (Scotland)
ZL1V Motueka Contest Club, New Zealand
PJ2D Netherland Antilles
HR2JGG Jorge Honduras
W7ZB Mark Beaverton, OR
XE1KK Ramon Mexico
TG9AUF Frank Guatemala
IR4TIR/4T Italy QRV Peru
W1BYH Norman Leominster, MA
VE7AVV Paul British Columbia, Canada
W6TK Richard Nipomo, California
N7TT John La Center, Washington
KC5FU Double Double Radio Ranch, Dallas, Texas
ZX2B Gomes Brazil
N7WA Mike Kent, Washington
TM0HQ France Headquarters Station for IARU Contest
NU1AW/3 IARU Newington, CT/Portable 3
XE2YW Eduardo Mexico
K6LA Ken Los Angeles, California
WN6K Paul Vista, California
WK4Y Roy Richmond, VA
P40HQ Aruba Amateur Radio Club
KC2NMZ Paul Pine Brook, New Jersey
W1AW/5 ARRL Portable 5, Arkansas
EA3BEM Miguel Barcelona, Spain
PY3PA Paulo Brazil
EA6UN Jurek Balearic Islands, Spain
YV5OHM Jose Caracas, Venezuela
W8FS Lowell Flint, Michigan
W0KQC Ted Topeka, Kansas
AA6E Martin Branford, Connecticut
W1KA Pat Concord, NH
DR1A Ben Germany
KP2/AA1BU Joe QRV U.S. Virgin Islands
YV5SSB Alexis Venezuela
N8RA/1 Chester QRV Swan's Island, Maine
W7FE Stu Phoenix, Arizona
HB9RDE Rolf Switzerland
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On 40 meters:
EW3EW Alex Belarus
I1MMR Mauro Genoa, Italy
SM5ACC Carl Sweden
SP3EPK Les Poland
SM5IMO Dan Sweden
UX5MZ Igor Ukraine
OK1FR Frank Czech Republic
OM5DP Martin Slovak Republic
CO2JD Juan Havana, Cuba
W8JSY Chris Farmington, Michigan
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On 30 meters:
YO2AOB Gil Romania
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On 15 meters:
LR4D Radio Club Argentina, Buenos Aires
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We are looking for the next host for W1YU!!!
73's
David W4YD (W1YU/4)
June, 2005
The W1YU/4 log for June, so far includes domestic and foreign contacts (SSB and CW, primarily 20 meters, using 100 watts or less with Yaesu FT-897; Icom 746 Pro, or an "antique" Swan Astro 150 recently reconditioned) with the following:
TG4ANF, Frank, Guatemala City, Guatemala
V31RA, Ralph, Belize
N7WGC, Kevin, Nevada
DK3FW, Dieter, Germany
XE1CT, Sergio, Mexico
AA6E, Martin, Branford, CT
KA1RJ, Gene, N. Branford, CT
W9QB, Will, Gary, Indiana
N1JN, Jon, Amherst, MA
N1IRA, Ira, St. Paul, MN
LZ3IF, Ivan, Sophia, Bulgaria
N9FV Paul, Aurora, IL
UR4GI, Sergei, Ukraine
4Z5JM, Leo, Nazareth, Israel
N1KHB, Joe, CT
N1GY, Jeff, Bradenton, FL
N4OGW, Torsten, MS
RN3OK Ken, Russia
UA4HTZ, Vlaz, Samara, Russia
RX3AX, Gene, Moscow, Russia
4K5D, Igor, Azerbaijan
YU1AAV, Kozara, Serbia and Montenegro
F9OQ, Robert, Arles, France
YU1FG, Badza, Serbia and Montenegro
KD1TV, Larry, West Springfield, MA
W1NQU, Todd, Fitchburg, MA
AE4YP/8, Ron, West Jordan, MI
F5IN, Mike, near Paris, France
CT2ITR, Luis, Portugal
EA3AKN, Eric, near Barcelona, Spain
EA1TU, Alberto, northern Spain
SV1EPE, Minos, Athens, Greece
YV5SSB, Alexis, Venezuela
VP5/K7LAY, Bob, DXpedition to Providentia Island, Turks and Caicos Islands
EI9JF, Nick, Kildare County, Ireland
PA4TT, Filip, Netherlands
VA3EAMEric, Ontario, Canada
TI8CBT, Carlos, Costa Rica
ZP5MAL, Juan, Asuncion, Paraguay
YU1XA, Blagomir, Serbia and Montenegro
WB3GVT, Brian, West Chester, PA
EA1AUS, Frank, Salamanca, Spain
ES1WW/4, August, Tallinin, Estonia
RV6FT, Vlad, near Moscow, Russia
CY9SS, St. Paul Island DXpedition
N4GD, Dee, Pinellas Park, FL
W4CGR, Ryan, South Carolina
73's,
David W4YD (W1YU/4)