Bishop Amateur Radio Club Fall/Winter 2009
B.A.R.C. Christmas Potluck Dinner
The Bishop Amateur Radio Club’s annual Christmas Potluck will be
held on December 10th, 2009. It will be held at the Bishop Salvation Army
building and will begin at 6:00 p.m. Please bring your favorite dish and join
us for a good time.
November Club Meeting
The membership at the November 12th meeting voted on the club of-
ficers for 2010. All the 2009 officers were re-elected. Bob Moss was elect-
ed to be one of the three on the Board of Directors. He is replacing Walt
Lockhart whose 3 year term is expiring. We had requests from several mem-
bers at the meeting for a copy of the Club’s By-Laws. In response to these
requests I have attached a copy of the By-Laws for your records.
President: Jon Patzer Vice President: Mike Fitzsimmons
[email protected] [email protected]
Secretary: Gale Sharkey Treasurer: Bob Payne
[email protected] [email protected]
Grounding Scott Malcom, KA7MEF
MTS Repair
Cold water pipes are only good grounds if you can attach to them
within a foot of where they come in from the earth, otherwise it is a radiator.
Round wire is generally only a "adequate" (i.e. marginal) ground for up to 8
feet, maybe 10. One of the biggest mis- conceptions about RF grounds is the
bigger the wire the better the ground. This is actually totally inaccurate. The
size of the wire (in any service) is current, the bigger the wire the more cur-
rent. Since ideally RF grounds have almost no current (mostly voltage) a big
Please remember to thank
and support our host, the
Bishop Salvation Army.
The Salvation Army has
given us free use of their
facilities for our monthly
meetings and our quarter-
ly license exams.
Ham Exams 2
Silent Keys 2
Annual Dues 2
Financial Report 2
Pictures 3
Repeater Info 4
Scanner Info 5
B.A.R.C. Info 5
Inside this issue:
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2010 Ham Radio Exams
February 6th
May 8th
August 7th
November 6th
Exams begin at 11:00 a.m.
at the Bishop Salvation Ar-
my.
2009 Silent Keys
Grant Storey – W6NTK
Elva Storey – Grants XYL
2008 Silent Keys
Val Cameron - KG6FCJ
Dave Davis - KG6WSD
2007 Silent Keys
Terry Downey - W6TD
Jay Fansler - KI6CAA
Len Sluyter -W6BNO
2006 Silent Keys
Kris Dean - KC7ICH
Don Stansifer - N6RU
2005 Silent Keys
Gary Belda - K6ENS
Sam LaLande - W6OXX
C.J. Fischer - KE6REL
Bill Millegan - W6DQR
Alethea Miller - KA6RFM
Grounding Continued from page 1
It is true that a bigger wire (#12 compared to 00) the bigger
will work better (usually) but it is still "round". Round to RF is an in-
ductor. Given the length, and diameter of the wire (assuming it is
straight) it takes on an inductance. Usually 10 feet and longer, ends up
being resonate at 15 or 10 meters! The AT500 and usually the 2KL
will be difficult to function that way. (Actually I'll bet the 2KL trips
the protection on 15 and 10)
It is best to use "flat strap" It doesn't have to be high tech, just
conduct. I used to use galvanized chicken wire (1/4 mesh) on boats
cheap and easy to use. The general rule is the longer you go, the wider
the strap needs to be. 1/2" is usually good to 10 feet, 1" to 15 feet,
more than 15 feet; you really should use 3" min. The strap doesn't
have to be thick; it's the surface area that is important. Believe it or
not, household foil works quite well up to 20 feet. Only drawback is it
is fragile. For short runs, I would recommend, the shield from a old
piece of RG8, squish it flat, tack solder it every 6 inches or so to keep
it flat .
2010 Annual Dues 2010 is just around the corner and it is that time of year again
for our B.A.R.C. annual dues. Dues are still $20.00 per member and
$5.00 for a second family member. Your dues help us to pay our
monthly electrical bills , Silver Peak repeater repairs and upgrades,
and other items including the $60.00 annual P.O. Box fee. None of
this is possible without the continued support of our members. To re-
new your membership please send your dues to the address above or
bring your check to our 2010 B.A.R.C. Christmas Potluck Dinner.
Thank you for your time and continued support of the Bishop Amateur
Radio Club.
B.A.R.C. Financial Report Bob Payne, KG6QPs… Treasurer
Balance as of 11/22/2009
Checking: $1,249.14
Savings: $1,010.95
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Silver Peak
Silver Peak
Silver Peak
Silver Peak
Silver Peak
Dennis Clark
Silver Peak
Adrian's Ham Shack
Grant Storey’s Tower
Silver Peak
Pictures Courtesy of Adrian Van Der Riet
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* Note: 146.910 is switchable to 146.940 if BARC repeater fails
** Note: Linked
Frequency PL
Call Location Sponsor Notes
147.330+ 100.0 Leviathan Open
146.655- 131.8 Leviathan Open
146.880- 131.8 Conway Summit Open
146.730- 100.0 NW6C Mono County, Mammoth Lakes BARC Open
144.390 K6BDI Inyo County, Silver Peak APRS K6BDI
146.940- 103.5 N6OV Inyo County, Silver Peak BARC Open
* 146.910- 103.5 W6IY Inyo County, Silver Peak W6IY Open
146.760- None W6TD Inyo County, Mazourka Peak SIARA Open
147.210+ None W6TD Inyo County, Little Lake SIARA Open
146.640- None Ridgecrest Open
145.340- 100 Government Peak Open
146.640- 123.0 Tonopah, NV Open
146.790- None Corey Peak Open
Frequency PL Call Location Sponsor Notes
**420.950- 192.8 K6BDI Inyo County, Silver Peak K6BDI Open
444.600+ 100.0 W6IY Inyo County, Silver Peak Win System Open
444.400+ 131.8 W6TD Inyo County, Silver Peak SIARA Open
442.300+ 131.8 W6TD Inyo County, Mazourka Peak SIARA Open
447.160- 131.8 W6TD Inyo County, Little Lake SIARA Open
444.250+ 100.0 K6JSI Inyo County, Cottonwood Win System Open
448.800+ 88.5 WA6ZFT Inyo County, Silver Peak AllStarSys Open
444.800+ 100.0 WA6ZFT Kern County, El Paso Peak Win System Open
Frequency PL Call Location Sponsor Notes
224.140- 103.5 Silver Peak
Repeater Information
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Mailing Address:
BARC
P.O. Box 1024
Bishop, CA
93515-1024
BARC Web Page:
www.n6ov.com
Webmaster:
Ted Shelander... AE4YM
Membership:
$20.00 annually for individu-
als and $5.00 for a second
family member.
BARC Nightly Net... The Bishop
Amateur Radio Club's Net meets
nightly on 146.940- (PL 103.5).
The BARC net starts at 8:00 pm
nightly. This is an open net and
visitors to the area are invited and
encouraged to participate. Club
membership is not required to par-
ticipate, but you must be a licensed
amateur radio operator.
Editors Notes
Please feel to send articles to
me that you would like to see in
the next newsletter. I hope you
find this newsletter helpful.
BARC Meetings... Club meetings are held at
the Bishop Salvation Army, 621 W. Line St.,
Bishop, Ca. Meetings are held at 7:00 pm on
the 2nd Thursday of every month.
BISHOP AMATEUR RADIO CLUBCLUB
Scanner Frequencies
Bishop PD 154.8750 - Bishop PD 155.0100 - Bishop PD used some
Mammoth PD 155.5950 - Mammoth PD
153.8750 - Fire Dispatch County Wide 154.3100 - EMS Dispatch County Wide 151.3550 - California Department of Forestry
BLM & USFS 166.3750 - BLM 168.1250 - USFS (Inyo National Forest 170.5250 - USFS (Air Tankers)
Other Fire District 154.4300 - Bishop Disp Fire #1 154.3700 - Independence 154.4000 - Olancha 153.7700 - Olancha 154.2200 - Big Pine
Inyo County Law Enforcement 154.7250 - Primary 155.5350 - Sheriff Car to Car 154.9200 - CLEMARS Car to Car
Next BARC Meeting: Christmas Potluck Dinner
December 10, 2009
Starts at 6:00 p.m.
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