W6IFE Newsletter

October 2004 Edition

President Chris Shoaff N9RIN 2911
Calle Heraldo San Clemente CA 92673 949-388-3121 [email-masked]

Vice President Larry Johnston,
K6HLH 16611 E Valeport Ave Lancaster, CA 93535 661-264-3126
[email-masked]

Recording Sec Mel Swanberg, WA6JBD
231 E Alessandro Blvd Riverside, CA 92508 909-369-6515 [email-masked]

Corresponding Sec Kurt Geitner,
K6RRA1077 E Pacific Coast Hwy TMB142 Seal Beach, CA 90740
310-718-4910 [email-masked]

Treasurer Dick Kolbly, K6HIJ 26335
Community Barstow, CA 92311 760-253-2477 [email-masked]

Editor Bill Burns, WA6QYR 247 Rebel
Rd Ridgecrest, CA 93555 760-375-8566 [email-masked]

Webmaster Chip Angle, N6CA 25309 Andreo Lomita, CA 90717 310-539-5395
[email-masked]

ARRL Interface Frank Kelly, WB6CWN 1111 Rancho Conejo Blvd. #501 Newbury
Park, CA 91320

805-499-8047 [email-masked]

W6IFE License Trustee Ed Munn, W6OYJ 6255 Radcliffe Dr. San Diego, CA 92122
858-453-4563

[email-masked].

At the 7 October SBMS Meeting we will be
doing something. The SBMS meets at the American Legion Hall 1024 Main Street
(south of the 91 freeway) in Corona, CA at 1900 hours local time on the first
Thursday of each month. Check out the SBMS web site at
http://www.ham-radio.com/sbms/.

SBMS meeting parking- We have become a great number of members at meetings.
We park next to the church in the adjacent lot or on the street and or in the
lot across the street. Across the street the sign on the building shows: 1025
Main Street. MAIN STREET BISTRO. The sign on the parking lot says: CLIN
CHIROPRACTIC CARE Dick, WB6DNX

A reminder that the third Saturday of each month is Microwave Activity Day
starting after the Pomona/ Cal Poly Swap meet through mid afternoon.

Last meeting- There was lots of discussion
on where everyone was going for the ARRL 10 GHz and Up contest. Mel, WA6JBD was
to post the plans on the SBMS reflector as new plans were sent to him. Mel got a
big thanks for doing the planning emailing for the first half.

Dan Welch, W6DWF was our visitor from Anaheim and Jerry Gastil, K6DYD visited
from San Diego. Welcome. 29 people present

Scheduling.

14-16 October 2004 Microwave Update in Texas

4 November TBD

2 December TBD

6 January 2005 TBD

Activity reported at the September SBMS
meeting&emdash;Dick, WB6DNX worked the contest; Frank, WB6CWN had fun in the
contest working folks with a horn antenna; Chuck, WA6EXV had vehicle problems on
Corey, is testing a reflock assembly; Bill WA6QYR worked from Frazier and roved
for 62 contacts; Jeff, KN6VR got stuck in the sand and had 3 tow truck get stuck
too; Tony, KC6QHP had a one way 47 GHz contact, and had fun making 10 GHz mobile
contacts; Dennis, WA6NIA had radio problems on Signal Hill; Peter, K6PTL is
working on test equipment; John, KJ6HZ had marginal radio performance; Kurt,
K6RRA roved; Pat, N6RMJ roved the central valley; Wayne, KH6WZ made a audio
splitter to combine radio audios; Larry, KG6EG had fun roving with N6CA; Chip,
N6CA roved with the Hawaii radio to prove it out and learned that a 48 inch dish
is hard to rove with but the 30 inch is great; Jack, N6XQ came back from the
Andes in SA and will be out in Mexico this time; Bob, WA6VHS had his tripod lock
up; Dick, K6HIJ went to the EME conference and reported that RW3B is hearing his
echoes off the moon at 47 GHz; Mike, W6YLZ had fun in Mexico last time and is
returning; Chuck, N6EQ had his dish blow over; Ken, W6DTA had fun out and about;
Jerry, K6DYD is working on a BIGGER system for next time; Gordon, WB6NOA had fun
out; Robin, WA6CDR is getting a better LNA; Mel, WA6JBD had rig problems.

"Wants and Gots for sale"

Want WR75 transitions. 10 GHz mixer, WR90 and WR75 flanges, 10 GHz filter
John KJ6HZ 909-683-1434

Want four to six runs of 7/8th inch hardline 100 ft each Mike W6YLZ
818-349-8525 (H) 310-423-3567(W)

Want WR90 waveguide Switch 28v Jeff KN6VR 760-948-7227 or 909-994-2232 or
[email-masked]

For Sale three Efratom M-100 Rubidium Osc with connectors $400 each Dennis
WA6NIA 562-858-2885

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Second half of the ARRL 10 GHz and Up contest -SBMS member data so far.

It was noted by Bill WA6QYR that a number of members went to far out places.
Chip, N6CA went to Utah and roved on the way back. The Mexico crew had last
minute changes in plans so only Ken, W6DTA and K6DYD went down. Storm Javier
came up the Baja coast and another pattern came down from the north causing lots
of wind in CA along with some rain on Sunday in part of the San Joaquin Valley
(some played rain scatter with this). I don't think any one heard from the
Mexico crew on Sunday.

Paul, N6LL on Frazier DM04ms.
Dennis,
WA6NIA at Secret Site 51 DM04ti

Jim, N9JIM on Frazier DM04ms
WA6JDH
at Secret Site 51 DM04ti

Jeff, KN6VR on Frazier
DM04ms
Wayne, KH6WZ; Dennis, WA6NIA; Dick, WA6JDH; David, N6TEB On SS51 DM04ti

Bill, WA6QYR on Secret Site 51
Glenn,
KE6HPZ on Secret Site 51

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MICROWAVE UPDATE 2005

Chairman: Pat Coker, N6RMJ of SBMS

Planning Committee: Pat Coker, N6RMJ of SBMS

David Peters, KI6FF of WSWSS

Dennis Kidder, WA6NIA of SBMS

Presentations: Chip Angle, N6CA

Publicity: Wayne, KH6WZ

PRIZES: Dave Glawson, WA6CGR

Registration: Dick Kolbly, K6HIJ

Location: Cerritos Sheridan

List of Presentations:

SBMS 50 YEARS Dick Kolbly, K6HIJ

SBMS is now an ARRL affiliate club to allow ARRL to print 2005 proceedings.
Wayne will have a flyer to pass around at the 2004 Update.

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New Microwave DX

Gary, AD6FP with his 47 GHz rig on Frazier. The big box is a 47 GHz TWT.

This past Sunday afternoon during the "10 GHz and Up Cumulative Contest" W6QI
and AD6FP completed a 47 GHz contact over a 290 Km distance to set a new world
record. W6QI operated from Shuteye Peak DM07GI just south of Yosemite and AD6FP
operated from Frazier Mountain DM04MS north of Los Angeles. W6QI had to brave
30-degree temperatures and snow while modifying the radio in order to complete
the contact. Signal margins were >40 db on the W6QI end and about 8 db on the
AD6FP end. The contact was completed using a combination of narrow band FM and
CW. The station details are as follows:

W6QI: 36" Cassegrain dish, 10dbm xmit, 8 db nf, ocxo locked

AD6FP: 12" splash plate dish, 45 dbm xmit, 4 db nf, Rb locked

The weather conditions were quite unusual for September with scattered rain
showers in the central California valley between Shuteye and Frazier. More
details to follow. Frank W6QI Gary AD6FP

73's Bill

The next few pages are from the mimeographed 1957 SBMS Handbook. More will
follow next month.