THE CODE OF THE WEST

University Amateur Radio Club

N7UW
P.O. BOX 3625
Laramie, Wyoming 82071
January, 2001
 
 
President: William H. Wright, AF7E

VP/Secretary: Richard W. Jones, KD7FHE

Treasurer: Anthony Arnerich, KD7TA


Editor: Wayne M. Sutherland NQ7Q
 

UARC Meeting

The regular meeting of the University Amateur Radio Club will be held on Tuesday, January 2, 2001 in the UW Engineering Building Rm. 2101. Talk-in on 146.61 Mhz repeater in case of room reservation malfunction.

Message from the President

During the last part of November our Club received word to report to the Assistant Director of Student activities at the Student Union. I didn't want to alarm anyone as to what this visit was all about but we were requested to explain what the Amateur Radio Club was all about and to justify the existence of "those towers and antennas" on the roof of the Student Union. Jerry, N7JT, as Club Advisor, and I got together and planned our presentation to the Union Activities Director. The presentation included a background of Amateur Radio, the activities we engaged in at the tower facility and our contribution to the community in the role as ARES.

It seems that the staff at Student Activities had no idea as to what Amateur Radio was all about and thought that we just engaged in radio broadcasting from the station in the Tower Room. We left the meeting with assurance that at worst we would keep the facilities we had and would possibly receive more space to operate in upon completion of renovations in the Union building. The access for students to operate the equipment was considered a plus on our side as well as including alumni in our club meeting roosters. We also had listings of other Amateur Radio in the many "elite" universities throughout the country to include Harvard, Yale, West Point, etc., and of course "there is Wyoming" was exclaimed. Use of the Tower was a consideration and it was suggested to us that if several people go up to the tower for any reason, don't have just one person sign for the key but include as a minimum the total number using the facility each time. I mention this in case this should ever return as a problem in the future. Go well prepared and use the facilities as much as possible. All's well that ends well.


73, de Bill AF7E


UARC Calendar

Date Event
Dec 18-Jan 2 ARLS Lighthouse Christmas 7.270, 14.270, 21.370, 28.370
Dec 30-31 Stew Perry Topband Distance Challenge 160m CW
Dec 31-Jan 1 ARRL Straight Key Night
Jan 2 UARC Meeting
Jan 6-7 ARRL RTTY Roundup 80-10m*
Jan 12-14 Japan International DX CW Low Bands Contest 160-40m CW
Jan 13-14 North American QSO Party (NCJ) CW 160-10m*
Jan 20-21 North American QSO Party (NCJ) SSB 160-10m*
Jan 20-22 ARRL VHF Sweepstakes 50MHz to microwaves
Jan 26-28 CQ WW 160m CW contest
Feb 3-4 Freeze Your B___ Off QRP Field Day 80-10m* CW & SSB
Feb 3-4 QSO Parties: DE, ME, NH, & VT 160-10m* CW, SSB, all modes
Feb 6 UARC Meeting
Feb 10-11 CQ/RJ WW RTTY WPX Contest 80-10m* RTTY
Feb 10-12 YLRL YL-OM Contest 80-10m* SSB
* Note: Contesting does not include WARC bands (30m, 17m, & 12m)
 

UARC Minutes for November, 2000

CALL TO ORDER:

The meeting was called to order by President Bill AF7E at 7:30 PM in Room 2001 of the Engineering Building. Two officers were present, the Vice President/Secretary was absent but BILL N7SXC took minutes; 11 members and no guests introduced themselves by call sign and a sign-in sheet was circulated. Those in attendance were: Joel N7XUC, Tony KD7TA, Max WA7B, Jim KD7KMU, Bob WS7C, Brent KC0FUP, Bill N7XSC, Laura KD7KMT, Jerry N7JT, Bill AF7E, and Barry KB7VQV.

MINUTES OF LAST MEETING:

The minutes as published in the December Code of the West (COTW), were presented. President Bill AF7E moved that the minutes of the October 5, 2000 meeting be accepted as published. The motion was seconded and passed by unanimous vote of the membership and the minutes filed accordingly.

COMMUNICATIONS:

A bill for rental of the Beacon Hill repeater site was presented and needs to be paid. Bill AF7E passed out pamphlets from GM Engineering, offering a 5% discount and $25 per $1,000 purchase to the club. No other bills or communications were offered from the floor.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

  1. Finance Report: Treasurer Tony KD7TA reported a current balance of $833.66 as of 11/16/2000 in the club treasury. A written report was offered, detailing the Treasurer’s transactions and activities. Deposits included $80 in memberships and $160 from sale of the club’s TS-120 radio. Two bills were paid.
  2. Beacon Hill committee report. Committee member Wayne NQ7Q reported they were making progress on paperwork retained by UARC as to who owns what at the Beacon Hill repeater site.

OLD/UNFINISHED BUSINESS:

Bill AF7E passed out a list of current club members with call signs. This will help those that call the UARC net, which is held every Sunday evening at 6:30 PM local time on the UARC repeater frequency 146.110/610 MHz.

NEW BUSINESS:

  1. Bill AF7E discussed his recent dealings with University of Wyoming’s Director of Student Activities and the Wyoming Union. UW asked the student advisor for the UARC to report to the Director of Student Activities, and in response, President Bill AF7E and Advisor Jerry N7JT met with that person in November. Bill reported on that meeting. The new Director of Student Activities at the Wyoming Union was concerned about what UARC did, why the antennas were on the roof of the Union, who was broadcasting, etc. Bill and Jerry explained the purpose of the club, what we and amateur radio did, and how the club operated, our membership makeup, and other things.
  2. One item that came out of the meeting was that the Director wanted names of all members who use the radio at the Union, not just the UARC person that signs for the key to the rooms. They suggested that UARC publicize activities more, especially via UW’s student newspaper, the Branding Iron. Also discussed was more and better access for the handicapped members, possibly obtaining another space for operating and contests, and where UARC fits in the Union renovation plans.

DOOR PRIZE:

Jim KD7KMU won a year's subscription to World Radio magazine.

OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS:

A hamfest will be held on February 18, 2001 in Brighton, Colorado at the Adams County Fairgrounds.

ADJOURNMENT:

A motion was made by Bill AF7E and seconded by Tony KD7TA for adjournment, and upon unanimous vote of the membership, official business was closed after the program.

PROGRAM:

Jerry N7JT gave a program on some history of UARC, including installation of ARES antennas on the Court House in 1980, the High Plains Roundup at Yellow Pine and the Field Day at Upper Tie City in 1984.


Respectfully submitted, Dick KD7FHE, transcribed from notes taken by Bill N7SXC

UARC PAID MEMBERSHIP AS OF DECEMBER 1, 2000

Name Type Call(s)
Bill Stacy Family K7EY, K7FOX
Jerry Tastad Family N7JT, KB7WN, KC7AXI
John & Martha Williams Family WB5YWQ, KC7QDF
Bill Wright Individual AF7E
Richard Jones Individual KD7FHE
Tony Arnerich Individual KD7TA
Doug Wheeler Individual KD7W
Rhett Downing Individual ND7O (KJ7IM)
Bill Frazier Individual N7SXC
Mark Knittle Individual NG7T
Francis MacDonald Individual WB7K
Robert Hansen Individual WS7C
John Tieman Student K7HPL
Jim Ackerson Individual N7SPH
Dave Worley Individual W7KY
Paul Pheneger Individual W7MO
Robert Kubichek Individual N7CII, KC7ZRT, KD7FHC
Joel Maslak Student N7XUC
Wayne & Judy Sutherland Family NQ7Q, K7JMS
Frank Peters Individual KK7BR
Brent Gurnsey Student KC0FUP
 

73,Tony KD7TA

Editor's Note: If you are receiving this newsletter, and/or are regularly active on the 146.01/.61 repeater, your consideration of membership in the UARC is strongly recommended. Yearly membership dues are $20 for individuals, $30 for families, and $10 for students.


UARC FIELD DAY EFFORT NOTED IN WY SECTION REPORT

The results of Field Day are in and the winner is University ARC with a score of 5425 points, the most I have seen from WY Section. The next runner-up was Campbell County ARC/Tri-County ARC, W7CW, with 2990 points. There were a total of 8 association entries and 3 individual entries. Taken from the Wyoming Section Report for Feb QST by Bob Williams, N7LKH, ARRL Wyoming Section Manager.


Editor's Notes

In light of the passing of the Holiday Season, I know that no hams ever over indulge at the feasts or in the consumption of confections- not even during straight key night, football games, or a contest weekend. With that caveat, I offer those with a literary bent the following play.

DEATH BY CHOCOLATE: A Recipe for Tragedy in Several Acts

Is that a chocolate which I see before me,
The wrapper toward my hand? Come, let me clutch thee.
I have thee not, and yet I see thee still.
Art thou not, cocoa vision, sensible
To tasting as to sight? or art thou but
A chocolate of the mind, a false confection,
Proceeding from the chocolate-starved brain?
Macbeth, Act II; With an apology to William Shakespeare, » 1606

Ingredients:
19.8 oz. Fudge Brownie Mix
¼ to ½ c. Kahlua, Amaretto, or other favorite
(2) large packages Jello (Dzerta), chocolate
(8) Skor or Heath candy bars
(2) 12 oz. Coolwhips (defrosted)

Procedures:
Bake brownies according to directions, and allow to cool. Make mousse (directions on package of Dzerta). Pulverize candy bars in food processor. Use a very large bowl, and crumble half of the brownies into it. Pour ¼ c. of liquor over the brownies. Cover this with half of the mousse, half of the candy, and enough of the Coolwhip to completely cover everything else in the bowl. Repeat this sequence for a second layer. More layers may be added. Chill completely then serve.

WARNING: These instructions have been provided for educational and cultural purposes only, and are not intended for actual use, consumption, leverage, or bribery.


73, Wayne NQ7Q

"Some writers have so confounded society with government, as to leave no distinction between them; whereas they are not only different, but have different origins. Society is produced by our wants, and government by our wickedness; the former promotes our happiness positively by uniting our affections, the latter negatively by restraining our vices. The one encourages intercourse, the other creates distinctions. The first is a patron, the last a punisher."

- Thomas Paine, 1776, in "Common Sense"

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