Field Day Results

The 2009 Field Day has come and gone, and once again we were all very happy with the results. Good friends, good food, and some excellent radio operators made for a great event! Very preliminary results indicate a 49% increase in the number of contacts over last year (from 432 to 610). Thanks to everyone for all of the help and I'll post more info and pictures here in a few days...Great Job demonstrating Ham Radio in Knoxville!

Knoxvillle Ham Radio

And here is the tool we used to launch the wire antennas with :)

Field Day Video from Knoxville, TN RACK Club

If you're watching this, you're missing Field Day in Knoxville at Fort Dickerson! Field Day is an annual event held throughout the US where Ham Radio Operators demonstrate emergency radio communications.

Dave Foulk at the Knoxville RACK Club

Dave Foulk from http://www.wnoxnewstalk.com/ was our guest speaker tonight and it was an absolute pleasure having him! He is one of the most respected radio newscasters in the country and is an excellent speaker, he could probably start a second career as a comedian. Many Thanks to Dave for coming over tonight!

President's Corner for 2009

Hello Fellow Amateurs,

First I would like to encourage all Amateur Radio operators to get involved in an activity of a club. If not RACK, there are many clubs within our area that have great activities and programs to interest of us. Our clubs promote our hobby and cover all aspects of being a Ham. RACK has monthly meetings, guest speakers of various topics and we always have great fellowship with tales to be shared with all. If you don’t have a specific club in mind, I invite you and your friends and family to attend a RACK meeting to “kick our tires” and if so moved, become a member.

Our guest for the February meeting will be Mr. Dave Foulk, KI4ZPO. Dave is the news director for WNOX-FM in Knoxville. Having grown up in Knox County and a UT grad, he is very familiar with our ways of life and also knowledge of our hobby. He worked in Atlanta out of college and moved back to K-town to start up Newstalk Radio. He and his wife Dena have three children and are also proud grandparents. David’s presentation will be both entertaining and knowledgeable for our family atmosphere.

We have a field trip planned for April, a trip to WNOX-AM site. It will be hosted by Frank Folsom, W4TEG, and we may have an early start time for the meeting so we can go out in the field to see the tower sites and then back inside to the transmitter site. This is one you don’t want to miss.

We have some business to attend to. Our annual dues are payable now and we will be taking them at our meeting. The amount is $20/individual and $30/family membership. These monies help keep our (5) repeaters on the air and other expenses we have as a Club. Please plan to pay your dues at the next meeting. Also, if you are inclined to do so, you can make a donation to the club that may help out on your IRS taxes since we are 501(3) c organization.

The Hamfest is fast approaching and Lou, WB3JKQ, as usual, is doing a fantastic job of lining up venders and getting the event ready for us. It will be at the Kerbella Temple where it has been held the last few years.
We will have a picnic probably in April, Hamfest and Field Day in June and other events along the line. If you have any ideas for an event or guest speaker, please contact me to get it on our busy calendar.

Our meeting this month will be on the 19th, 7:00pm at Wallace Memorial Baptist Church on Merchants Drive. Our talk-in frequency is on our repeaters, 147.300, 224.500 & 444.575. Call W4BBB if you need assistance.
Keep our Military Troops and leaders of our country in your prayers.

See you at the meeting,
Jim, N4CFB

Radio Gear for Sale

Jim Norman has ran across this deal and wanted to share it with everyone, so here it is!


Hello Jim, as I mentioned my step dad collected a lot of old stuff for radios. There are also some older mics, old cb’s base and mobile, a antenna tower ( maybe 6 or 8 ten foot sections, I think there is some cable, and some odds and end stuff that users need. I will get you some pictures in a couple of days and email them to you. Please call if you have any questions.

Thanks for you help,

Dan Clevenger
865-256-0273
dan927(at)knology.net

Ham Radio Equipment Billy Conley’s Estate KB4QNE

Precision Regulated BU-512
DC 40 amp power supply $75.00

Kenwood TM-3530A
220 mhz fm transceiver $150.00

Standard radio C288A
220 mhz transceiver hand held
4 units in box never used $75. 00 to $100.00

Base station microphone
Model BTM-4

Icom 144 mhz SSBcwfm
Transceiver IC-271A

Icom power supply IC-PS15
Output 13.8v 20amp

Icom HF all band transceiver IC-720A
General coverage receiver
IC-720A

Icom IC-38A
220 mhz fm transceiver
3 units in box

Icom IC-290A
all mode tranceiver
no box

Astrons RS-12a

Icom BC-35
AC battery charger

Icom IC-2at
Handheld
2 each

Icom IC-BP8
Battery pack
3 each

Alliance dual speed control left/right movement

Courier cb transceiver
Carlville II

Teaberry model T
Base station

Mirage 144-148 10 in-80 out
B108

CDE Control box
Transmit / receiver direct control
W / brake release

Mirage B3016
144-220 30 in 80 out

MFJ vhf MF-812B
144 – 220 mhz
SWR watt meter

Icon
IC-27H
45w transceiver in box

Icom
For IC-25H
IC-BU1 memory back up

Communications Power Inc.
CP2000 Base

Communications Power Inc.
Base Console BC2000

Emersonic
Auto cb’s
2 each

one other auto cb

Hammarlund HQ-129-X crystal base cb


ROYBN T123B

SONAR FS-3023 new in box with manual

Plus other stuff like cables and mikes.