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Steel City Business Meeting – April 11th @ 1pm
Status Update: Business Meeting is a go!
Forecast is calling for rain over night ending in the early morning. By 1:00 PM temps will be 67 degrees under partly cloudy skies. Please bring lawn chair and mask.
Business Meeting
Sunday April 11th @ 1:00 PM
At The Club House
Social Distant is required – This is be an outdoor meeting
Requirements!
Mask & Lawn Chair
Hello all members,
This will be an in person meeting at the club house. You will only be allow to enter the building for short visits. No groups of people we be allowed in the building. Mask are going to be required since there is a lot of people not vaccinated yet. If it going to rain that day meeting will be moved to Zoom on Tuesday night at 7:30pm. Please keep a eye on the http://w3kwh.com website for the latest detail. Please check the website before driving to the clubhouse for last minute updates. Park back from the clubhouse by 30 feet so members can sit close to the building.
If your not willing to wear a mask please dont come!
All new members that have not received the access card will get them this day. All members will get their new passwords for the website and VNC access to the remote stations. DX members will receive this information from an personal email.
It will be great to see you all!
73….
Christine, N3LRG
n3lrg@w3kwh.com
p.s. Rain date will be Tuesday April 13th @ 7:30 PM
Membership Renewal / Dues
How to find your membership renewal information. Click on the menu line item “CONTACT US” and then select “MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL”
Set Drill – Saturday April 3rd
PLEASE NOTE!
Bob, NU3Q need volunteers at several sites listed below
Contact Bob at nu3q {at} verizon {dit} net
Also Mike, WA3PYU will need four people at the Steel City Club house
To operate HF, VHF, and the digital station
Contact Mike at kingpalace {at} comcast {dit} net
The SET Drill is April 3rd from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm. For this drill, we will be working with the Army Corps of Engineers and the Pittsburgh NWS. We will also have a practice Skywarn net as well with real time observations (like we do for Skywarn Appreciation Day). The attached documents have more information regarding the drill.
I will need volunteers to observe and report conditions per the attached at:
Allegheny River Lock 2
Allegheny River Lock 3
Allegheny River Lock 4
Monongahela River Lock #2 Braddock
Monongahela River Lock #3 Elizabeth
Ohio River – Emsworth Lock and Dam
If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to me.
73 de NU3Q Bob
Allegheny County EC
For more information read the following information:
FCC $35 fee pending – UPGRADE NOW
The FCC Part 97 rules establishing a new $35 amateur radio application fee go on the books on April 19, but the FCC won’t start collecting the fee “until the requisite notice has been provided to Congress, the FCC’s information technology systems and internal procedures have been updated, and the Commission publishes notice(s) in the Federal Register announcing the effective date of such rules.” When effective, the fee will apply to new, modification (upgrade and sequential call sign change), renewal, and vanity call sign applications, as well as applications for a special temporary authority (STA) or a rule waiver. Fees will be collected per application. The FCC exempted from the fee applications for administrative updates, such as a change of mailing or email address. The FCC proposed a schedule of application and other fees for all services last year.
From: The ARRL Website
Toilet Paper Tube Mic
Back in the 80’s the MC-50 mic with Kenwood Rigs was considered about as good as it gets for SSB audio. Word got around that sliding a toilet paper tube over the MC-50 mic altered the frequency response (obviously) and enhanced the tonal quality of the mic. I tried it and never took it off for several years. Yaesu has brought it back! (well– in a more sophisticated method.) As a design feature of the M-1 Reference Mic. They call it “Treble Boost Cowling”!
See what an $650 mic get you!
Read the Full article here: https://wa4d.radio/
VE Testing This Weekend
NOTE ! ! ! – Start planning early the VE Testing sessions are getting busy now more people are taking the testing before the $35 fee is imposed
There will be a Steel City VE Testing session this weekend at our Canonsburg, PA site. Click on the map for Google directions. Walk in are OK but please register with Chris, K3PQ to make sure there will be room for you. There is parking right across the street fro the build at the library.
March 20 * {At the Canonsburg Site} 12:00 Noon
Got question? Feel free to email and to register?
Chris Grimm,VE Examiner & VE Chairperson
K3PQ {at} W3KWH {dit} COM
(412) 259-3319
Note!!! Feb & Mar will be at our Canonsburg, PA site contact Chris K3PQ for confirmation and directions. 102 W Pike St, Canonsburg, PA 15317
Click on map for directions
District Skywarn Zoom Meeting
You Are Invited To Attend Our Southwest District Skywarn Zoom Meeting .
Saturday Morning March 20th At 10:00 AM EDT
We Have A Lot Of Topics To Discuss , Along With The Upcoming Spring 2021 S . E . T . Simulated Emergency Test On Saturday April 3rd Beginning At 9:30 To 12:30 Hours . We Hope That You Can Join Us . Please Mention This At Your Meetings And On Your Nets .Eddie Misiewicz KB3YRU
A . R . E . S . Emergency Coordinator Fayette County Pa .
S W D S C Southwest District Skywarn Coordinator
W R N Weather Ready Nation Ambassador
fayette@wpa-arrl.org
724 – 989 – 5214
Set up instruction:
1. Click the link provided below.
2. You will be placed in the “Waiting room“, at this point the moderator of the meeting will accept you into the meeting. That’s it you have joined the meeting!
If you have any questions please email:
Topic: SKYWARN Emergency Management Meeting for March 20Th
Time: Mar 20, 2021 10:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting <- Click the link below to start the Zoom meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83731270785?pwd=NWxsSmxQRmQvcUp3Y21RSzhzMjhLdz09
Meeting ID: 837 3127 0785
Passcode: 222816
Dial by your location
+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
+1 929 205 6099 US (New York)
Meeting ID: 837 3127 0785
Passcode: 222816
Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kb1VTQys3K
Business Meeting – Tuesday 7:30 PM
Steel City Members
Invite emails have been sent out check your email.
There will be an online business meeting via Zoom on Tuesday night at 7:30 PM EDT. All members should try to attend this meeting as we will be going over several major agenda items for the up coming months. Invites will go out Monday check your emails for the link to the zoom meetings. Pending Members you should receive the same invite if you haven’t gotten it by Tuesday morning please email Christine at N3LRG {at} W3KWH {dit} COM. If you want to join our meeting as a guest please send an email at the above address.