Nixa Amateur Radio Club

2008-04-29T19:52:00.003-05:00

Nixa Amateur Radio Club
April 2008 Meeting Minutes

Chris Cochran, KBØWZC called to order the regular meeting of the Nixa Amateur Radio Club at 18:15 on April 28, 2008 in Nixa Fire Station.

Jeff Kerr, KCØVGC conducted a roll call. The following persons were present:

KCØVGC, Jeff Kerr Gerald Johnson, KEØKI Jim Adkins, KCØIYI James Adkins, KBØNHX
Ralph Baldi, KF6AHT John Kreymer, K5LKM Chris Cochran, KBØWZC Dave Beckler, WAØSAP Dean Gaines, KCØSQD Emily Kerr, KCØYOO Joe Hargis, WSØE David Williams, KE7ABH David Bowman, WBØQIR Bill McNamee, KBØWHN John Bonnot, WBØLTE Randy Jordan, KCØUKB John Copelin, KCØQNM Thomas Harper, KDØCUT Chris Raymond KCØTLE Kim Adkins KCØGKP

Visitors Present:

Jeannine Bowman, N5SPX Allen Busiek, WF5U Rachel Busiek

Jeff Kerr, KCØVGC filed the minutes from the last meeting. The minutes were approved as posted on the club website.

Open issues :

a) Chris Chochran, KBØWZC recognized that on this day in 1946 Gerald Johnson, KEØKI was first licensed as a radio amateur 62 years ago. Those present also recognized and celebrated this even with unanimous applause.

b) The Nixa Sucker Days event was discussed and the following items were decided for the event.

There will be information present on SkyWarn and related activities.
It was decided to have a station setup to operate from the Sucker Days location. 2m FM rig and an HF rig.
John, N5LKM volunteered an FT-1500 for 2m use, Rich, KB9YZE volunteered an FT-920 for HF and Fed Bell, NØLU will provide an R7 vertical for the HF station. James, KBØNHZ will provide a tripod for mounting the R7 vertical.
Volunteers are need to work the booth. Jim Adkins, KCØIYI and Dean Ganes, KCØSQD volunteered to take the first watch from 8:00am to noon on Saturday. More volunteers are needed to cover the afternoon and evening.

c) James Adkins, KBØNHX opened the discussion on Field Day

The DPS command bus has been reserved
The NØA special even callsign has been reserved
It was recommended to have three stations phone, cw, and HF digital
It was recommended to get the sissor lifts as last year to support the antennas
Dean, KCØSQD was asked to inquire on food donations.
Cost of fuel for the command bus was estimated to be near $325.00

d) Dean Gaines, KCØSQD presented the following information on the HF station

He recommended that the tower be lowered to 50' from 60' to avoid permits and fees associated with installing a tower of 60' or higher in the city.
Chris Cochran, KBØWZC announce that a grant for the purchase of equipment for the HF station is being applied for with the ARRL.

e) Jeff Morrissey, KBØWVT presented the treasurer's report

Beginning Balance $605.14
Credits
$20 Donations
$48 Dues
$2.26 Dividends
Ending Balance $675.40

f) Chris Raymond, KCØTLE was asked to discuss the benefits of CERT training. Chris did mention the benefits of CERT training and the benefits associated with it including building searches and fire supression. It was also mentioned that training was concluded by conducting a mock disaster.

g) Allen Busiek, WF5U was asked to talk about the fox hunt that he and several others participated in earlier in the day.

The fox hunt consisted of three teams consisting of 10 individuals total. The next fox hunt event will be two weeks from today. More information can be found on the Yahoo! group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SWMOFoxhunters

There will be one fox hunt per month to be conducted on the 2nd Saturday.

It was suggested that K5QQ be asked to present information to the club on fox hunting equipment and techniques.

Adjournment

Chris Cochran, KBØWZC adjourned the meeting at 19:25.

Minutes submitted by: Jeff Kerr, KCØVGC, Secretary Minutes

approved by: Chris Cochran, KBØWZC, President

N.A.R.C. Monthly Meeting

2008-04-01T00:00:00.003-05:00

The Nixa Amateur Radio Club will be holding the monthly meeting on Saturday, April 26th at 6:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Nixa Fire Department District Headquarters, 301 S. Nicholas Rd., Nixa, Missouri.

Directions:
From US 160 and MO 14 in Nixa, go west to RT M (also called Nicholas Rd--this will be the second stop light west of US 160 on MO 14). Turn south and go about 1/2 mile and the fire department is on the west (right) side of the roadway. There are only about 10-12 parking spots at the fire department, but we are welcome to use the parking lot at the strip mall right south of the fire department for parking as well.

Everyone is welcome to attend.

N.A.R.C. Testing Session

2008-04-01T00:00:00.002-05:00

The Nixa Amateur Radio Club will be holding a testing session on Saturday, April 26th at 4:30 p.m. Testing will be held at the Nixa Fire Department District Headquarters, 301 S. Nicholas Rd., Nixa, Missouri.

To test, please pre-register by contacting Chris Cochran by April 25th by one of the following means: e-mail testing@nixahams.net or over the air on 145.270 MHz repeater, PL 162.2 Hz.

You DO NOT have to pre-pay, just let Chris know you're coming so we can have enough materials for the session. Please remember to bring one valid picture ID or two non-picture ID's and pencils for taking the exam.

Following the test session will be our monthly meeting at 6:00 p.m. in the Nixa Fire Department District Headquarters. Everyone is welcome to attend.

March 2008 Meeting Minutes

2008-03-29T22:42:00.004-05:00

Meeting called to order by Chris Cochran, KB0WZC, at 1804 on Saturday, March 29, 2008 at the Nixa Fire Department General HQ

Members Present: Chris Cochran, KB0WZC; James Adkins, KB0NHX; Dean Gaines, KC0SQD; Jerry Johnson, KE0KI; Ralph Baldi, KF6AHT; Randy Jordan, KC0UKB; John Kreymer, N5LKM; Thomas Harper, KD0CUT; Robert Kentch, KC0WSE; John Copelin, KC0QNM; John Perkins, W6OQS; Jim Adkins, KC0IYI; James French, KC0TQD; Kim Adkins, KC0GKP; Al Gallo, W0ERE; John Bonnot, WB0LTE; Bill McNamee, KB0WHN; Richard Vogt, KB9YZE; Fred Bell, N0LU; Jeff Morrissey, KB0WVT; and Chris Raymond, KC0TLE.

Visitors Present: C.W. Stiver, KC0VNT; Jim Young, WA6NFY; Pat Barner, KB0UTY; and Michael Vogt.

Open Business

a) Club HF Station: Dean Gaines, KC0SQD, gave the report. City of Nixa ordinance requires a $100 fee for a ham tower 60' in height. He advised the HF committee would like to get membership involved and build a multi-band HF antenna. Station to be used for training and as a backup for the Nixa EOC to give Nixa HF amateur options during a disaster. The Fire Department EOC station will also consist of a VHF / UHF station. Mike Rains, K0RFI, has volunteered to assist in the running of coax when the time comes. Fred Bell inquired if anyone has experience pouring concrete for tower bases. If you would like to help dig the hole and pour the concrete or know someone that could help out, e-mail hf@nixahams.net. John Bonnot, WB0LTE, has several antennas we could use for the station.

New Business

a) Field Day 2008. Dean Gaines, KC0SQD, has obtained approval for our normal spot at Fountain Plaza in Nixa. James Adkins, KB0NHX, has obtained approval from the State of Missouri to use their DPS command bus again for 2008. More to come in following months.

b) Sucker Days Special Event Station. Operation is one day from 0800 to 2000 on May 17, 2008. Jim Adkins, KC0IYI, advised a booth fee of $45.00. The sucker days committee is willing to waive the $15 fee for electricity since we are a 501(c)3. We hope to obtain a booth in front of Crossroads Auction. Looking to have one HF station and an HF vertical with a tripod on the roof in front of Crossroads. Also want a VHF / UHF station on hand to show off local communications. Anyone with a "go kit" they are willing to show off is welcome, too. Ralph Baldi, KF6AHT, recommended we contact the ARRL for some handouts. James Adkins, KB0NHX, and Jeff Morrissey, KB0WVT, to work on a club handout and Skywarn information.

c) Treasurer's Report by Jeff Morrissey, KB0WVT
Beginning Balance $243.34

$1834.00 Credits
$84.00 Dues
$250.00 Donations ($50 KE0KI, $100 WB0RJR, $100 McKesson,)
$1500 Grant Nixa Community Foundation

$1472.20 Debits
$63.39 RF Connection (For Mini UHF to N-Female adapters for CDM radios0
$36.27 Lone Mountain Communications (Polyphaser Lightning Supressor)
$169.20 Pro-Comm Systems (4 Motorola CDM1250 Control Heads)
$45.96 Paul Cornett (Ebay) (10 Motorola CDM Mounting Brackets)
$57.95 Panda Communications (5 Motorola CDM Power Cables)
$20.97 Chrissy Amburgey (Ebay) (Motorola Hand Microphone CDM radios)
$29.53 Stayonline (Middle Atlantic U1-19in. W x 11in D x 1U H Flush Solid Mount Rack Shelf)
$271.49 (2 Motorola CDM1250 UHF Radios for 927.5375 link & IRLP at Cox South)
$120.95 (8 PolyPhaser IS-B50LN-C2's for link radios & club HF station)
$450.00 (Sinclair Q2330E 220 MHz Repeater Duplexers for 224.280 repeater)
$206.49 (1 Motorola CDM1250 Radio for IRLP node at KC0VGC's residence)

Ending Balance $605.14

d) Linking Repeater project update. James Adkins, KB0NHX, advised the linking repeater project is complete, all radios have been installed. The repeaters now link through the 444.275 repeater instead of using a simplex frequency. The 53.270, 145.270, 444.275, 224.280 and 927.5375, EchoLink and IRLP can all be linked together now. The links are set to come on and turn off automatically for the Tuesday night Bible Belt Christian Fellowship net at 8:00 p.m. and for the Thursday night NARC net at 7:30 p.m. Any two or more repeaters can be linked together at will now as needed. For further details, contact James Adkins at technical@nixahams.net.

Open Floor Discussion:

a) Rich Vogt, KB9YZE, and Al Gallo, W0ERE, invited operators to log into the W0S website to log or operate. Shared a story of a high school teacher bringing 15 students that had upgraded to General or Extra as a reward for upgrading. They are coming from the Tulsa area. Teacher is bringing them in two suburbans, flipping the bill for the gas. Rich would like to be able to give the teacher some money for the gas expenses. Anyone willing to donate, contact Rich by going to W0S.org and following the "contact" link.

Meeting adjourned by Chris Cochran, KB0WZC, at 1854.

Minutes submitted by: James Adkins, KB0NHX

Minutes approved by: Chris Cochran, KB0WZC

224.280 Repeater on the Air

2008-03-25T19:32:00.005-05:00

The 224.280 repeater was installed high atop Cox South Hospital in South Springfield on Saturday, March 15th and finished Monday, March 17th. The repeater has met expectations and propagation map predictions to this point. 25-W mobile stations have worked the repeater as far south as Saddlebrooke on US 65, Branson West on US 160, as far north as Walnut Grove on MO 123, as far north on MO 13 as Bolivar and as far west as Halltown on I-44.

Club members worked hard to install the 224.280 repeater, and install the IRLP Link radio and the Arcom RC-210 on the 444.275 repeater to make it our UHF Linking Repeater.

Thank you to Chris Cochran, KB0WZC and his father, Jeremy Tannehill, KC0UJZ; Jim Adkins, KC0IYI; John Copelin, KC0QNM; Randy Jordan, KC0UKB; and James Adkins, KB0NHX.

The input to the 224.280 repeater is 222.80, and the PL tone is 162.2 Hz. Unfortunately, we have had to leave the PL tone enabled due to interference coming from the 250-W Midwest Paging transmitter about 20-feet from our antenna. We may try to obtain bandpass cavities in the near future.

High-Altitude Balloon Project 2m/70cm - Saturday

2008-03-07T10:24:00.001-06:00

As part of a high-altitude balloon project being run by several local
individuals (some of whom are ham-radio operators), a cross-band 2m/70cm
repeater will be flown on a small aircraft this Saturday. We would like
as many people as possible to check in to a net we will be running through
this repeater while it is airborne. The procedure will be similar to
working stations cross-band on satellite. If you've never worked
satellites before, this might be a good opportunity for you to learn
something about how it is done - DON'T BE SHY!

The UPLINK (your TX) frequency is: 446.450 MHz
The DOWNLINK (your RX) frequency is: 146.450 MHz

Date: Saturday, March 8, 2008 (weather permitting)
Time: 10:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. (or thereabouts)
Location: Rolla, MO and environs

The web page with details is at:

http://www.batee.com/balloon/crossband/

N.A.R.C. Monthly Meeting

2008-03-01T00:00:00.002-06:00

The Nixa Amateur Radio Club will be holding the monthly meeting on Saturday, March 29th at 6:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Nixa Fire Department District Headquarters, 301 S. Nicholas Rd., Nixa, Missouri.

Directions:
From US 160 and MO 14 in Nixa, go west to RT M (also called Nicholas Rd--this will be the second stop light west of US 160 on MO 14). Turn south and go about 1/2 mile and the fire department is on the west (right) side of the roadway. There are only about 10-12 parking spots at the fire department, but we are welcome to use the parking lot at the strip mall right south of the fire department for parking as well.

Everyone is welcome to attend.

N.A.R.C. Testing Session

2008-03-01T00:00:00.001-06:00

The Nixa Amateur Radio Club will be holding a testing session on Saturday, March 29th at 4:30 p.m. Testing will be held at the Nixa Fire Department District Headquarters, 301 S. Nicholas Rd., Nixa, Missouri.

To test, please pre-register by contacting Chris Cochran by March 28th by one of the following means: e-mail testing@nixahams.net or over the air on 145.270 MHz repeater, PL 162.2 Hz.

You DO NOT have to pre-pay, just let Chris know you're coming so we can have enough materials for the session. Please remember to bring one valid picture ID or two non-picture ID's and pencils for taking the exam.

Following the test session will be our monthly meeting at 6:00 p.m. in the Nixa Fire Department District Headquarters. Everyone is welcome to attend.

224.280 Repeater Install Scheduled

2008-02-28T18:46:00.002-06:00

The Nixa Amateur Radio Club is proud to bring the 1.25-meter ham band back to Springfield with the 224.280 repeater. After nearly a decade without a 220 MHz machine, the 224.280, a modified Motorola Micor base station, is slated to be installed high atop the Cox South Hospital penthouse Saturday, March 15, 2008. If weather creates a problem, the following Saturday, March 22nd, has been scheduled as an alternate install date. This repeater will also bring Springfield its first IRLP node (node # to be determined).

Special thanks to Cox South Hospital, Alltel, Rayfield Communications and the Nixa Community Foundation for donating antenna and shelter space, for donating the Motorola Micor and for funding to complete the 224.280 repeater & IRLP node. The repeater output will be 224.280 with an input of 222.680, PL of 162.2 Hz. However, the PL tone will be turned off unless needed to mitigate interference.

If you have any questions about 220 MHz mobile & portable equipment and antenna options, feel free to drop the technical committee an e-mail at technical@nixahams.net

N.A.R.C. Fundraiser - Simple Comments From You To Help!

2008-02-23T12:05:00.004-06:00

The Nixa Amatuer Radio Club has submitted to the request at myhometownhelper.com to help fund a community project.

Sponsored by Hamburger Helper®, MyHometownHelper.com is giving away up to $100,000 to help fund projects in hometowns all across America. You can show your support by simply adding your comments to this request.

N.A.R.C. Monthly Meeting

2008-02-01T00:00:00.001-06:00

The Nixa Amateur Radio Club will be holding the monthly meeting on Saturday, February 23rd at 6:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Nixa Fire Department District Headquarters, 301 S. Nicholas Rd., Nixa, Missouri.

Directions:
From US 160 and MO 14 in Nixa, go west to RT M (also called Nicholas Rd--this will be the second stop light west of US 160 on MO 14). Turn south and go about 1/2 mile and the fire department is on the west (right) side of the roadway. There are only about 10-12 parking spots at the fire department, but we are welcome to use the parking lot at the strip mall right south of the fire department for parking as well.

Everyone is welcome to attend.

N.A.R.C. Testing Session

2008-02-01T00:00:00.000-06:00

The Nixa Amateur Radio Club will be holding a testing session on Saturday, February 23rd at 4:30 p.m. Testing will be held at the Nixa Fire Department District Headquarters, 301 S. Nicholas Rd., Nixa, Missouri.

To test, please pre-register by contacting Chris Cochran by February 22nd by one of the following means: e-mail testing@nixahams.net or over the air on 145.270 MHz repeater, PL 162.2 Hz.

You DO NOT have to pre-pay, just let Chris know you're coming so we can have enough materials for the session. Please remember to bring one valid picture ID or two non-picture ID's and pencils for taking the exam.

Following the test session will be our monthly meeting at 6:00 p.m. in the Nixa Fire Department District Headquarters. Everyone is welcome to attend.

Meeting Minutes - January 26, 2008

2008-01-26T22:00:00.002-06:00

Nixa Amateur Radio Club
January 2008 Meeting Minutes

Chris Cochran, KBØWZC called to order the regular meeting of the Nixa Amateur Radio Club at 18:16 on January 26, 2008 in Nixa Fire Station.

Jeff Kerr, KCØVGC conducted a roll call. The following persons were present:

Ralph Baldi, KF6AHT Bill McNamee, KBØWHN J.R. Duncan, NØRLP
Lance Riffle, KQØQ John Copelin, KCØQNM John Kreymer, K5LKM
Randy Jordan, KCØUKB Joe Hargis, WSØE John Bonnot, WBØLTE
Dave Beckler, WAØSAP Jeff Morrissey, KBØWVT Rod Kittleman, KØADI
Rich Vogt, KB9YZE

Visitors Present:

Thomas Harper

Jeff Kerr, KCØVGC filed the minutes from the last meeting. The minutes were approved as posted on the club website.

Open issues :

a) The club HF station is in progress. Several present are interested in having a club HF station. The work on this has begun and we are in the process of acquiring the gear. It was decided that the first step should be acquiring and/or building the antenna and getting it installed.

b) The repeater update was read by Chris Cochran, KBØWZC. There is a meeting planned in the first of February to determine the status of the installation for the 220 repeater.

New business:

a) VE Testing session: 1 new Technician Class, 3 new General Class, 1 Extra Class

b) The club received a $1,500 grant from the Nixa Chamber of Commerce. The moneys for this grant are for projects specified in the grant request.

c) Treasurer’s Report

The treasurer's report was presented by Jeff Morrissey, KBØWVT:

November ending balance $385.71 (no report at Christmas meeting)
$379.72in Credits ($1.64 Dividend, $78 Dues, $300.08 Donation,)
$376.09 in Debits ($275 Arcom RC 210, $33.02 repeater parts, $31.77 Sound Blaster for EchoLink, $36.30 shipping for repeater repairs)
January Ending Balance $389.34

d) Rich Vogt, KB9YZE talked about the upcoming WØS special event station.

Adjournment

Chris Cochran, KBØWZC adjourned the meeting at 19:25.

The remainder of the time was turned over to Fred Bell, NØLU for a basic electronics class. Very good information was presented on basic electronics and basic antenna theory.

Minutes submitted by: Jeff Kerr, KCØVGC, Secretary Minutes

approved by: Chris Cochran, KBØWZC, President

N.A.R.C. Monthly Meeting

2008-01-03T00:00:00.001-06:00

The Nixa Amateur Radio Club will be holding the monthly meeting on Saturday, January 26th at 6:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Nixa Fire Department District Headquarters, 301 S. Nicholas Rd., Nixa, Missouri.

Directions:
From US 160 and MO 14 in Nixa, go west to RT M (also called Nicholas Rd--this will be the second stop light west of US 160 on MO 14). Turn south and go about 1/2 mile and the fire department is on the west (right) side of the roadway. There are only about 10-12 parking spots at the fire department, but we are welcome to use the parking lot at the strip mall right south of the fire department for parking as well.

Everyone is welcome to attend.

N.A.R.C. Testing Session

2008-01-03T00:00:00.000-06:00

The Nixa Amateur Radio Club will be holding a testing session on Saturday, January 26th at 4:30 p.m. Testing will be held at the Nixa Fire Department District Headquarters, 301 S. Nicholas Rd., Nixa, Missouri.

To test, please pre-register by contacting Chris Cochran by January 25th by one of the following means: e-mail testing@nixahams.net or over the air on 145.270 MHz repeater, PL 162.2 Hz.

You DO NOT have to pre-pay, just let Chris know you're coming so we can have enough materials for the session. Please remember to bring one valid picture ID or two non-picture ID's and pencils for taking the exam.

Following the test session will be our monthly meeting at 6:00 p.m. in the Nixa Fire Department District Headquarters. Everyone is welcome to attend.

N.A.R.C. Net Control Operator Schedule - 2008

2008-01-01T00:00:00.004-06:00

Date				Net Control
January 3				Randy Jordan - KCØUKB
January 10				Chris Cochran - KBØWZC
January 17				John Copelin - KCØQNM
January 24				Lance Riffle - KQØQ
January 31				Randy Jordan - KCØUKB
February 7				Chris Cochran - KBØWZC
February 14				John Copelin - KCØQNM
February 21				Lance Riffle - KQØQ
February 28				Randy Jordan - KCØUKB
March 6				Chris Cochran - KBØWZC
March 13				John Copelin - KCØQNM
March 20				Lance Riffle - KQØQ
March 27				Randy Jordan - KCØUKB
April 3				Chris Cochran - KBØWZC
April 10				John Copelin - KCØQNM
April 17				Lance Riffle - KQØQ
April 24				Randy Jordan - KCØUKB
May 1				Chris Cochran - KBØWZC
May 8				John Copelin - KCØQNM
May 15				Lance Riffle - KQØQ
May 22				Randy Jordan - KCØUKB
May 29				Chris Cochran - KBØWZC
June 5				John Copelin - KCØQNM
June 12				Lance Riffle - KQØQ
June 19				Randy Jordan - KCØUKB
June 26				Chris Cochran - KBØWZC
July 3				John Copelin - KCØQNM
July 10				Lance Riffle - KQØQ
July 17				Randy Jordan - KCØUKB
July 24				Chris Cochran - KBØWZC
July 31				John Copelin - KCØQNM
August 7				Lance Riffle - KQØQ
August 14				Randy Jordan - KCØUKB
August 21				Chris Cochran - KBØWZC
August 28				John Copelin - KCØQNM
September 4				Lance Riffle - KQØQ
September 11				Randy Jordan - KCØUKB
September 18				Chris Cochran - KBØWZC
September 25				John Copelin - KCØQNM
October 2				Lance Riffle - KQØQ
October 9				Randy Jordan - KCØUKB
October 16				Chris Cochran - KBØWZC
October 23				John Copelin - KCØQNM
October 30				Lance Riffle - KQØQ
November 6				Randy Jordan - KCØUKB
November 13				Chris Cochran - KBØWZC
November 20				John Copelin - KCØQNM
November 27				Lance Riffle - KQØQ
December 4				Randy Jordan - KCØUKB
December 11				Chris Cochran - KBØWZC
December 18				John Copelin - KCØQNM
December 25				Lance Riffle - KQØQ
Substitutes: James Adkins - KBØNHX, Jeff Morrissey - KBØWVT, & Jeff Kerr - KCØVGC *** If you cannot run the net, contact a substitute. If a substitute cannot run the net, you may switch weeks with any of the other operators as necessary by e-mailing netcontrol@nixahams.net or by calling them on the phone

Larry Wilcox (WBØEXR / SK)

2007-12-29T18:00:00.000-06:00

Lawrence Lee Wilcox

Lawrence Lee Wilcox was born March 28, 1938, in Omaha, Nebraska to Myron and Kathryn (Pagelar) Wilcox. He went to be with his Lord and Savior on December 27, 2007. He spent his boyhood in Cedar Bluffs, Nebraska, and graduated from high school there. He joined the U.S. Navy and served from 1955 until 1959. He attended Lincoln School of Commerce for the two year program, and then worked for J.C. Robinson Seed Corn Company in Waterloo, Nebraska as an accountant. He was married to Carla Anderson in 1978. They lived in Elkhorn, Nebraska, until his retirement in 1993, when they moved to Nixa, Missouri. He was a faithful member of Aldersgate United Methodist Church in Nixa. He enjoyed his church and Sunday School, reading, ham radio, fishing and camping. Survivors include: his wife, Carla; daughters, Krysia and Corrie; two brothers, Kenneth Wilcox of Lincoln, Nebraska, and Merideth Wilcox and wife Diana, of Ankeny, Iowa; his mother-in-law, Vera Anderson of Nixa; a brother-in-law, Bryon Anderson and wife Patty, of Elkhorn, Nebraska; numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, Myron and Kathryn Wilcox, and father-in-law, Thomas Anderson. Funeral services will be at 9:30 a.m. Monday, December 31, at Aldersgate United Methodist Church, Nixa, with Pastor Dennis Miller officiating. Burial with military honors will follow in Missouri Veterans Cemetery, Springfield. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Adams Funeral Home, Nixa. Memorial donations may be made to Aldersgate United Methodist Church Building Fund.

Ozark Mountain Hamfest - January 12th, 2008

2007-12-25T12:30:00.007-06:00

Ozark Mountain Hamfest will be held January 12th, 2008, at the Faith Lutheran Church on Valley Water Mill Road (just west of Glenstone). Doors open at 8am for the public. WBØW, Associated Radio and Hilltop Embroidery are scheduled. There will also be several demonstrations of various modes, antenna and project building (bring your own or something you get from the tables) and plenty of concessions in the kitchen.

Vendors and Club Tables - There are a limited number of tables. Tables are by reservation ONLY. Load your table on Saturday morning from 6-7:30 a.m. If not there by 7:30 a.m. your table is forfeited to next reserve. For table reservation call Connie KB0ZSG at 417-830-0336.

VE Testing - VE Testing at 11:00 a.m. will provided by the Nixa Amateur Radio Club. Testing fee is $14 cash or check payable to Nixa Amateur Radio Club. Please remember to bring one valid picture ID or two non-picture ID's.

Entry Tickets - $5.00

Prize Drawing - Your ticket is your entry to Prize Drawing. Drawing at High Noon. Must be present to win.

For directions, please refer to the WØOMD.ORG site and click on Faith Lutheran Church in the Hamfest announcement for a map.

NARC does have a table reserved for the hamfest. If you would be willing to spend an hour or so at the table to greet folks and represent the club, please contact Jeff Kerr, KCØVGC via e-mail.

Santa Net - Reprise

2007-12-25T07:21:00.000-06:00

Thanks to everyone that checked into the Santa Net. It was truly a great time, for those that participated and for those that enjoyed listening so much they forgot to turn off to go back to Nixa from Joplin and didn't realize they'd missed their turn until Strafford!

Here's the list of Santa Net check-ins:

Brandon Kerr
Mike Park, N0RGR
Chris Cochran, KB0WZC
Noah Potter
Joshua Potter
Jacob Cochran
Shannon Cochran, KC0SQB
Jordan Cochran, KC0SQC
Jeff Kerr, KC0VGC
Stephanie Kerr
Jeff Morrissey, KB0WVT
Garrett Morrissey
Brooke Morrissey, KC0YVF
Jeremy Tannehill, KC0UJZ
Carter Tannehill
Sydney Tannehill
Emily Kerr, KC0YOO
Randy Jordan, KC0UKB (Via his Chrismas tree antenna)
Cameron Jordan
Tristan Jordan

Thanks to everyone that checked in. Santa exclaimed he had a great time this year and looks forward to 2008!

(If I forgot anyone, or mis-spelled any names, please let me know!)

Santa Net - Monday, December 24th at 8:00 p.m. on 145.270 Repeater

2007-12-23T09:24:00.000-06:00

Everyone is invited to round the kids & grandkids up and check into the 3rd annual Santa Net on Monday evening at 8:00 p.m. on the 145.270 repeater.

Santa will be checking in with us around 8:00 p.m. and the net will begin with the legendary poem "The Night Before Ham Christmas" read by author Mike Park, N0RGR. If you haven't heard this original poem before, you'll want to hear it now!

Plan now to take a few minutes to join us now and enjoy the festive visit from Santa!

N.A.R.C. Net Announcements - December 20, 2007

2007-12-20T20:00:00.007-06:00

Jeff Kerr, KCØVGC is net control

The December club meeting will be at Jeff Kerr's KCØVGCs house located in southwest Springfield. The December meeting will begin 1:30 pm on Saturday December 29th. Everyone is invited and welcome to attend. Spend the afternoon with good food and good friends talking about the wonderful new HAM gadget you got for Christmas!

As last year some of you have asked if you can bring something, so please feel free to bring your favorite dish.

If you would be so kind as to RSVP by clicking on the link shown below or by sending a message to KCØVGC's e-mail address with the number attending. Kids are welcome.

Looking forward to seeing everyone there!

Ozark Mountain Hamfest will be held January 12th, 2008, at the Faith Lutheran Church on Valley Water Mill Road (just west of Glenstone). Doors open at 8am for the public. WBØW, Associated Radio and Hilltop Embroidery are scheduled. There will also be several demonstrations of various modes, antenna and project building (bring your own or something you get from the tables) and plenty of concessions in the kitchen.

Vendors and Club Tables - There are a limited number of tables. Tables are by reservation ONLY. Load your table on Saturday morning from 6-7:30 a.m. If not there by 7:30 a.m. your table is forfeited to next reserve. For table reservation call Connie KB0ZSG at 417-830-0336.

Entry Tickets - $5.00

Prize Drawing - Your ticket is your entry to Prize Drawing. Drawing at High Noon. Must be present to win.

For directions, please refer to the WØOMD.ORG site and click on Faith Lutheran Church in the Hamfest announcement for a map.

NARC does have a table reserved for the hamfest. If you would be willing to spend an hour or so at the table to greet folks and represent the club, please contact Jeff Kerr, KCØVGC via e-mail.

December 2007 Club Meeting

2007-12-12T13:05:00.003-06:00

Hello Everyone!

I would like to announce the upcoming December club meeting.

The December club meeting will be at my house located in southwest Springfield. Directions are listed at the bottom of this message. The date and time of the December meeting will be 1:30 pm on Saturday December 29th. Everyone is invited and welcome to attend. Spend the afternoon with good food and good friends talking about the wonderful new HAM gadget you got for Christmas!

As last year some of you have asked if you can bring something, so please feel free to bring your favorite dish.

If you would be so kind as to RSVP by sending a message to my email address with the number attending. Kids are welcome.

Directions:

Google Maps overhead view of my address

Republic Road to Kansas Ave.
Go NORTH on Kansas Ave from Republic Road
First road west is LaSalle. Go WEST on LaSalle to Meadowbrook
Go NORTH (right) on Meadowbrook to first driveway going WEST.
3927 S. Meadowbrook (brick front, brick mailbox on driveway)

Walnut Lawn to Kansas Ave.
Go SOUTH on Kansas Ave from Walnut Lawn to Highland.
Go WEST on Highland to Meadowbrook.
Go SOUTH on Meadowbrook to 3927 S. Meadowbrook.
Last house before Meadowbrook ends and turns into LaSalle.

Looking forward to seeing everyone there!

Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas!!

73,

Jeff Kerr, KCØVGC
Secretary - Nixa Amateur Radio Club, Inc.
http://www.nixahams.net
http://www.6meter.net

Meeting Minutes - November 17, 2007

2007-11-17T22:00:00.000-06:00

Nixa Amateur Radio Club
November 2007 Meeting Minutes

Meeting commenced by President Chris Cochran, KB0WZC, at 18:15.

Chris welcomed everyone to the Thanksgiving meeting of the Nixa ARC at the Nixa Pizza Hut, the place where it all began.

Congratulations to those that passed their Tech test and to those that upgraded their license.

Jeff Morrissey began with the Treasurer's report:

408.01 Beginning Balance
148.00 IN (48.00-2008 Dues, 100.00, Joe Hargis Donation)
182.30 OUT
( 32.00 PO Box, 53.25 Parts for 220 Tone Board, 97.05 Completely Assembled AMI-2 Board In Enclosure)
373.71 Ending Balance

Chris Cochran, KB0WZC, has been working diligently to find grants we can apply for. He found out that our 501(c)(3) had been labeled "inactive" due to some mail that was sent to his old address and returned to the IRS. He has contacted the IRS and is in the process of getting it re-activated. This re-activation doesn't require any money, just the time and effort to fill out the forms necessary. Once this is complete, he will be able to apply for several grants. Currently, we have two grants pending, one with Allstate and one with the Nixa Community Foundation with others on the horizon. These grants would be used to pay for the remainder of the 220 MHz repeater project, the club HF station, repeater linking projects, and IRLP on the 224.280.

Jeff Kerr, KC0VGC, then took the floor and announced the new 6-meter net to be held on Monday's at 8:00 p.m. The first net will be Monday November 19th. The net will be held on the 53.270 repeater, input 51.570, PL 162.2 Hz. The net will be a roundtable of all things 6 meters and below. After the net, for those of you who just can't get enough of 6-meters, there will be a “Post Net Ragchew” on 50.125. If the band is open, it will move to 50.165. Thanks to James French, KC0TQD, and Jeff Kerr, KC0VGC, for coming up with, developing and taking the idea full circle to completion. You can check out their website at http://www.6meter.net.

We need volunteers to run the 145.270 net starting in January. We would like to have 4 net control operators so each person runs the net once a month (theoretically). Please sign the sign-up sheet when it comes by if you are interested. We'd like to at least add 2 people that haven't done the net before so they can also get experience handling traffic. The 145.270 net is held every Thursday night at 7:30 p.m.

In addition to the 2007 NARC net sign up sheet, we are also passing around an "initial interest" form stating activities we plan on doing for 2008. If any of these interest you, please sign up and either Jeff Kerr, KC0VGC, or James Adkins, KB0NHX, will be contacting you soon. We'd like to see as many different people active in this as we can. Not only is it fun, it also builds friendships and helps you get to know other club members better. So, please find something you're interested in and sign up. We don't care if you have experience or not, someone will help teach you if you ask.

Our final order of business is the election of a new club treasurer. Jeff Morrissey, KB0WVT, has served as our treasurer for the final part of the 4-year term that was held by Dave Beckler, WA0SAP, and Dean Gaines, KC0SQD.

(Jeff Kerr, KC0VGC, passed out the ballots)

Jim Adkins, KC0IYI, and Jeff Morrissey, KB0WVT, have been nominated as possible candidates.

Congratulations to Jeff Morrissey, KBØWVT for being elected as treasurer.

Meeting adjourned and Pizza enjoyed by all by Chris Cochran @ 18:55p.m.

N.A.R.C. Testing Session

2007-11-01T00:00:00.001-05:00

The Nixa Amateur Radio Club will be holding a testing session on Saturday, November 17th at 4:30 p.m. Testing will be held at the Nixa Pizza Hut.

To test, please pre-register by contacting Chris Cochran by November 16th by one of the following means: e-mail testing@nixahams.net or over the air on 145.270 MHz repeater, PL 162.2 Hz.

You DO NOT have to pre-pay, just let Chris know you're coming so we can have enough materials for the session. Please remember to bring one valid picture ID or two non-picture ID's and pencils for taking the exam.

Following the test session will be our monthly meeting at 6:00 p.m. at the Nixa Pizza Hut. Everyone is welcome to attend.

N.A.R.C. Monthly Meeting

2007-11-01T00:00:00.000-05:00

The Nixa Amateur Radio Club will be holding the monthly meeting on Saturday, November 17th at 6:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Nixa Pizza Hut

Everyone is welcome to attend.