Hello Fellow Amateurs,
Just a quick reminder, RACK Christmas gathering is Saturday 12/3/11 at Puleo's Grill on Cedar Lane. 3:00pm and order from the menu. Everybody is invited.
If you choose to participate, bring a wrapped gift for a child and it will be donated to WMBC, our host for our meeting site, to be donated to some child that is in need.
Hope to see you there,
Jim, N4CFB
Saturday, December 3, 2011
Sunday, October 16, 2011
October 20th Meeting Info
Field Trip to K3OMI Radio Museum, 213B Fox Road, Knoxville TN 37922
Just a few blocks south off of Kingston Pike on the right Gary’s silver car with
K3OMI tags will be parked near the street. Museum is in a white building with green metal roof behind a small house on Fox Road. There is lots of parking near the building in a grass field.
Gary Wagner (K3OMI) will provide a tour of around 300 restored pieces of ham radio equipment. Snacks and drinks will be available. You do not need to be a member to attend.
Talk-in on the RACK repeater system, (53.77, 147.3, 224.5, 444.575)
Hope to see you there,
Joe Meighan
KB4REC
Just a few blocks south off of Kingston Pike on the right Gary’s silver car with
K3OMI tags will be parked near the street. Museum is in a white building with green metal roof behind a small house on Fox Road. There is lots of parking near the building in a grass field.
Gary Wagner (K3OMI) will provide a tour of around 300 restored pieces of ham radio equipment. Snacks and drinks will be available. You do not need to be a member to attend.
Talk-in on the RACK repeater system, (53.77, 147.3, 224.5, 444.575)
Hope to see you there,
Joe Meighan
KB4REC
Saturday, October 1, 2011
Club Picnic
Hello Fellow Amateurs,
It's picnic time! This coming Sunday, October 2nd at Concord Park,eat about 1:00pm. Club will supply things off the grill. Please bring a covered dish or dessert if you plan to attend. Some tailgating may occur at this event. Talk-in on The RACK repeater system. 147.300, 224.500,444.575 &53.77(T100hz). I'm looking forward to seeing you there!
Jim, N4CFB
It's picnic time! This coming Sunday, October 2nd at Concord Park,eat about 1:00pm. Club will supply things off the grill. Please bring a covered dish or dessert if you plan to attend. Some tailgating may occur at this event. Talk-in on The RACK repeater system. 147.300, 224.500,444.575 &53.77(T100hz). I'm looking forward to seeing you there!
Jim, N4CFB
Sunday, September 11, 2011
September 2011 Meeting
Greetings,
As a reminder, this months RACK meeting will be this Thursday, September 15th at 7:00PM at Wallace Memorial Baptist Church. The activity for this month will be a video presentation of the K5D DXpedition from Desecheo Island in 2009 narrated by Bob Allphin, K4UUE. For those of us that got the opportunity to make contact with K5D will be able to get a behind the scenes look at what it took to give us a rare contact from the comfort of our hamshacks. I think everyone will enjoy this presentation, regardless whether you are a newbie or seasoned ham. I look forward to seeing you at the meeting.
73,
Joe Meighan, KB4REC
RACK President
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Saturday, June 18, 2011
ARRL Field Day
The 2011 RACK Field Day will be June 25th and 26th at Fort Dickerson Park in South Knoxville. See map on the right side of this page for directions. This event is open to anyone interested in amateur radio, whether your a RACK member or not. Station set up and antenna installation will start around 10:00 am on Saturday. The contest event officially starts at 2pm and will run around the clock until sometime Sunday afternoon.
Novice/Technician class hams that do not have operating privileges in the HF bands will be able to operate, since we will be operating under the Club W4BBB callsign. We will also have a special station set up for anyone that has never had the opportunity to operate a ham radio, whether you have a ham license or not. All new and prospective hams are also encouraged to participate. Food and beverages will be provided to everyone that attends. This event is a lot of fun, please drop by at any time during this event and check us out. If you need additional information about this event, please visit http://www.arrl.org/field-day The 2011 RACK Field day organizer is David Hickman, KF4EQR and he can be reached at 865-207-8352 or davidjhickman@hotmail.com . Hope to see everyone there.
73
Joe Meighan, KB4REC
RACK President
Novice/Technician class hams that do not have operating privileges in the HF bands will be able to operate, since we will be operating under the Club W4BBB callsign. We will also have a special station set up for anyone that has never had the opportunity to operate a ham radio, whether you have a ham license or not. All new and prospective hams are also encouraged to participate. Food and beverages will be provided to everyone that attends. This event is a lot of fun, please drop by at any time during this event and check us out. If you need additional information about this event, please visit http://www.arrl.org/field-day The 2011 RACK Field day organizer is David Hickman, KF4EQR and he can be reached at 865-207-8352 or davidjhickman@hotmail.com . Hope to see everyone there.
73
Joe Meighan, KB4REC
RACK President
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
June Meeting Reminder
Hello Fellow Amateurs
The RACK June meeting will be this Thursday, 6/16/2011. We will be meeting in the Atrium of Wallace Memorial Baptist Church, not up stairs. We will be having refreshments, lots of show and tell about the Hamfest and great conversation with your fellow hams. The annual election of officers will be held, so please attend and support the club.
ARRL Field Day will be observed by RACK. We will be having this event on June 25&26 at Ft. Dickerson Park off Chapman Hwy. Everyone is invited. Come join us then and have some outdoor fun! Talk-in on 147.300 & the RACK repeater system.
See you at the meeting,
Jim, N4CFB
The RACK June meeting will be this Thursday, 6/16/2011. We will be meeting in the Atrium of Wallace Memorial Baptist Church, not up stairs. We will be having refreshments, lots of show and tell about the Hamfest and great conversation with your fellow hams. The annual election of officers will be held, so please attend and support the club.
ARRL Field Day will be observed by RACK. We will be having this event on June 25&26 at Ft. Dickerson Park off Chapman Hwy. Everyone is invited. Come join us then and have some outdoor fun! Talk-in on 147.300 & the RACK repeater system.
See you at the meeting,
Jim, N4CFB
Monday, June 6, 2011
Reminder: RACK Hamfest June 11th
The Radio Amateur Club of Knoxville
PROUDLY PRESENTS
45th Annual Hamfest & Electronics Exposition
Kerbela Temple, 315 Mimosa Ave, Knoxville
Saturday, June 11, 2011 from 8:30am—4pm
Forums, Exhibits, & Demonstrations
VE Radio License Exams, Free Parking
Indoor Dealers, and Outdoor Tailgating
Concessions and Several Door Prizes
Grand Prize is a Kenwood TS-480AT w/ps
for Updates, Forms & Directions visit www.w4bbb.org
or you can email Lou Dreinhoefer @ wb3jkq@arrl.net
PROUDLY PRESENTS
45th Annual Hamfest & Electronics Exposition
Kerbela Temple, 315 Mimosa Ave, Knoxville
Saturday, June 11, 2011 from 8:30am—4pm
Forums, Exhibits, & Demonstrations
VE Radio License Exams, Free Parking
Indoor Dealers, and Outdoor Tailgating
Concessions and Several Door Prizes
Grand Prize is a Kenwood TS-480AT w/ps
for Updates, Forms & Directions visit www.w4bbb.org
or you can email Lou Dreinhoefer @ wb3jkq@arrl.net
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
May Meeting Reminder
Reminder: RACK meeting Thursday,7:00pm @ Sharp's Ridge site of South Central Communications. Speakers include WB4GBI, Tim Berry and W4KEV, Kevin Duplantis. This is a road trip you don't want too miss!
Talk-in on the RACK repeater system.
See ya there,
Jim,
N4CFB
Talk-in on the RACK repeater system.
See ya there,
Jim,
N4CFB
May RACK Meeting information
May RACK meeting will be held at South Central Communications on Sharp's Ridge. Our host Kevin Duplantis,W4KEV, will be talking and touring a two of a kind EMP & HEMP proof building on the site. This is one of only a hand full going to be built in the USA. This is a chance to see something that I feel we have never seen, so come to the meeting and join in on the fun.
See you there,
Jim,
N4CFB
See you there,
Jim,
N4CFB
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
A Full Day of D-STAR Training and Information
Presented by Georgia D-STAR and DSTARinfo.com
Saturday, April 23, 2011
8:45am - 5:00pm (check-in begins at 8:00am)
Georgia Gwinnett College
1000 University Center Lane
Lawrenceville, GA 30043 (25 miles NE of Atlanta)
This one-day workshop will provide information and training on all levels of D-STAR, the Digital Smart Technology for Amateur Radio. Classes will be organized to allow participants on all levels from new users to repeater system administrators gain knowledge about D-STAR’s digital voice and data technology. The program provides three class tracks for those new to D-STAR, more experienced users and system administrators for repeaters.
D-STAR InfoCon will be held at Georgia Gwinnett College in Lawrenceville, Georgia, just 30 minutes northeast of downtown Atlanta. Participants can choose from informative, hands-on classes to get you started for the new D-STAR user to more advanced topics for experienced users. Classes for repeater system administrators will provide valuable information on topics from repeater basics to complete setup and ongoing administration.
Topics for New D-STAR Users
Topics for Intermediate and Experienced Users
Topics for Repeater System Administrators
· Basics of D-STAR
· D-STAR Registration
· Basic operation
· Radio programming
· Memory setup
· Callsign routing
· Linking functions
· Reflectors
· DV Dongle
· DV Access Point (DVAP)
· Hotspots
· D-STAR low speed data
· D-RATS
· 1.2 GHz high speed data
· Repeater basics
· Repeater setup and programming
· Gateway setup
· Trust Server registration
· User registration
· Repeater operation and maintenance
· Repeater administration
· Gateway utilities and add-ons
For more information see DSTARInfoCon at www.DSTARInfo.com http://www.dstarinfo.com/d-star-infocon-2011.aspx
Saturday, April 23, 2011
8:45am - 5:00pm (check-in begins at 8:00am)
Georgia Gwinnett College
1000 University Center Lane
Lawrenceville, GA 30043 (25 miles NE of Atlanta)
This one-day workshop will provide information and training on all levels of D-STAR, the Digital Smart Technology for Amateur Radio. Classes will be organized to allow participants on all levels from new users to repeater system administrators gain knowledge about D-STAR’s digital voice and data technology. The program provides three class tracks for those new to D-STAR, more experienced users and system administrators for repeaters.
D-STAR InfoCon will be held at Georgia Gwinnett College in Lawrenceville, Georgia, just 30 minutes northeast of downtown Atlanta. Participants can choose from informative, hands-on classes to get you started for the new D-STAR user to more advanced topics for experienced users. Classes for repeater system administrators will provide valuable information on topics from repeater basics to complete setup and ongoing administration.
Topics for New D-STAR Users
Topics for Intermediate and Experienced Users
Topics for Repeater System Administrators
· Basics of D-STAR
· D-STAR Registration
· Basic operation
· Radio programming
· Memory setup
· Callsign routing
· Linking functions
· Reflectors
· DV Dongle
· DV Access Point (DVAP)
· Hotspots
· D-STAR low speed data
· D-RATS
· 1.2 GHz high speed data
· Repeater basics
· Repeater setup and programming
· Gateway setup
· Trust Server registration
· User registration
· Repeater operation and maintenance
· Repeater administration
· Gateway utilities and add-ons
For more information see DSTARInfoCon at www.DSTARInfo.com http://www.dstarinfo.com/d-star-infocon-2011.aspx
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