Club News
Winter Field Day, sponsored by the Winter Field Day Association (WFDA) , and takes place the last full weekend in January. For 2019 that will be Janurary 26th and 27th.
“Don’t let those winter doldrums keep you locked up in the house,” the WFDA says. “Get out and play some radio!” The WFDA said it believes that maintaining operating skills should not be limited to fair-weather scenarios.
There are three entry categories — indoor, outdoor, and home. The rule are similar to those for ARRL Field Day. Operation will take place on all HF bands except 12, 17, 30, and 60 meters, as well as on VHF, UHF, and satellite. The event runs 24 hours. Starting at 1:00 pm CDT on Saturday and running to 1:00 pm on Sunday. US and Canadian stations exchange call sign, operating category, and ARRL or RAC section.
The Omaha Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network (SATERN) will be participating in Winter Field Day from the local EDS building at 10629 Burt Circle and invites all interested amateur radio operators to participate with them. At this point everything is still in the planning phase, but so far the plan is to operate as in the Indoor category with at least 2 HF stations one voice station and one digital stations. The stations will run off of generator and battery power. Hours of operation will depend on band conditions and the number of participants to work those late night hours.
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Winter Field Day, sponsored by the Winter Field Day Association (WFDA) , and takes place the last full weekend in January. For 2019 that was Janurary 26th and 27th.
“Don’t let those winter doldrums keep you locked up in the house the WFDA says.
“Get out and play some radio!” The WFDA said it believes that maintaining operating skills should not be limited to fair-weather scenarios. And right they are!
We operated 2I from Salvation Army EDS building at 10629 Burt Circle and had a great turn out. The Salvation Army provided some donuts and sandwhiches.
Results are still being tablutated, (meaning that N0TRK did not network the computers and used the computer running the KØTSA-2 Packet BBS as the logging computer - so she needs to go back to the TSA to get the results off that computer) but it is doubtful that the group broke any records. Stay tuned to this web site for the final score!
The Annual Meeting of the Ak-Sar-Ben Amateur Radio Club was held at the Heartland Chapter of the American Red Cross on Friday December 14, 2018. The Annual Meeting is also the election of new officers and board members!
The Results of the election are:
President: Kevin Hill KAØVNY
Vice President: Sean Edwards ACØQG
Board Member: Dan Buccholz NØPOT
Board Member: Dave Rice NØJSB
Board members who's term was not up are Barb Westcott KCØHLB and Brian Sohl KEØGKB
Please give your leadership your support and volunteer to lead or help with one of the many committees that make the AARC function. There are a lot of things to help with. Email addresses for all of the board and current committee chairs are available on the "Club Contacts" directory on the left.
During the Annual Meeting in December elections are held for club officers. The Nominating Committee has been formed and we are looking for candidates.
The open positions for this election are:
Board Member (2),
Vice President and
President.
Any club member in good standing may nominate any other club member in standing for a position. If you are interested in running have another member nominate you. If you know of someone who would be a good candidate, nominate them.
Thirty days before the election the Nominating Committee must present its candidates to the membership so time is running out. Contact any Board Member with your nominations.
This Friday July 13th is the monthly meeting of the Ak-Sar-Ben Amateur Radio Club... the meeting starts at 7:00 pm and is held at the Heartland Chapter of the American Red Cross 2912 S 80th Ave, This month's meeting will be the Omaha Maker Group.
The
Omaha Maker Group exists to facilitate a place where people can explore Technology, Science and Art. They operate a community workshop in Omaha a
nd have bi-weekly meetings where people can collaborate, share resources, create, and learn together. They are Omaha’s original makerspace. Come find out about some of the cool things they do and get involved in "making"
The objective of the Nebraska QSO party is for stations outside of Nebraska to work Nebraska stations and Nebraska counties as possible. Stations in Nebraska work everyone.
The QSO Party is held over two days, April 21 at 1300z (8:00 AM CDT April 21) and will end at 0200Z Sunday, April 22nd (9:00 PM CDT April 21st) The second Day, April 22nd operations will begin again at 1300Z (8:00 AM CDT April 22) and end at 2200z (5:00 PM CDT April 22nd)
Modes of operation are CW, Phone (SSB, AM, FM) and Digital (RTTY, PSK, FT8 and other digital modes) Please note that for FT8 contacts, the exchange will be different based on the current standard exchange for the mode. Please check the rules for how to submit the logs for
your FT8 contacts.
The complete rules can be found at the link below
http://www.qcwa.org/chapter025-rules-ne-qso-party-2018.pdf
The more Nebraska stations on the air, the more fun it is for the stations outside of Nebraska. So... mark the date and get on the air for a while. Its a lot of fun!
KØUSA will be on the air from the USS Hazard radio room starting at 11:00am until approximatly 3:00pm Come on down to Freedom Park and get on the air for a while.
| Your New Leadership for 2018 | |
| President: | Vice President: |
| Bill True, WA9ASD | Justin Tabor, KE0BHP |
| Board of Director: | Board of Director: |
| Barb Westcott, KC0HLB | Brian Sohl, KE0GKB |
Its almost time for the Annual Meeting and the Election of Members. You can feel the excitment building! The nominating committee had met and has decided on the following canditates for your consideration for each open position. (President, Vice President and two Board Members)
For Club President:
Bill True, WA9ASD As you can tell from my call sign (originally WN9ASD) I have been licensed for many years and I have enjoyed a wide range of ham radio activities over the years. For more than half of the years I have been licensed I have been a member of this club. While my participation in club activities over the years has varied from none to a great deal my membership has always been important to me. The club provides a wonderful resource not only for the hams in the area but also does an excellent job of providing benefit to a number of government and private entities in the area. To continue and enhance this benefit I feel increasing the membership in the club is an important goal for the coming year.
For Club Vice President:
Justin Tabor, KE0BHP First licensed in 1993. I have always had an interest in electronics and building things since I was young. Always trying to think of ways to improve a process or build something to see if there was a better interface to the people that use it. Later, I graduated from the University of Nebraska as a Industrial Engineer deeply intrigued with systems and processes. After school, I worked at UPS in the Engineering dept and had a lot of experiences with many aspects of the package delivery business. My interest in ham radio began while listening to our local emergency radios on a scanner my Dad gave me for Christmas. Of course today I use a cell phone every day, but am intrigued by the fact that in an emergency situation, amateur radio operators dispatched into the field can be the only source of communication. I take part in APRS, AREDN (Amateur Radio Emergency Data Network) exercises with my local club.
Board of Director:
Barb Westcott, KC0HLB I am running for Board Member of the Aksarben Radio Club. I was elected to the board in December of 2012 and have had the good fortune to serve since that time. I sincerely wish to continue to work for the club in that capacity. I was initially licensed in March of 2000 with a tech license until passing my general in July of 2011. In 2002, I became an online mentor for the ARRL’s Emergency Communications Course and continue in that role today. In September of 2010, I took and successfully passed the “Public Service and Emergency Communications Management for Radio Amateurs” course
Board of Director:
Brian Sohl, KE0GKB Though relatively new to amateur radio (Just two years this month), I do have a very diverse background in radio from Bearcat scanners, GMRS, and SDR's. This passion has been used to support my work in community service and disaster preparedness. One of the events that I worked with AKSARBEN ARC has been the Market to Market Relay for the past 2 years. I started off on exchange 8 and this last year I took on exchange 9, the most remote site. I learned so much from this experience and I am anxious for next year when I can use these lessons learned to provide even more value to the event. In addition to Aksarben ARC I am also involved with REACT where I am a Storm Spotter and also work with Law Enforcement providing traffic control and road closures for special events, as well as 4 wheel drive patrol during bad weather. In my personal life I moved from the DC area back to Nebraska almost 4 years ago to be closer to family and friends and enjoy a more normal lifestyle. As for work, I spend my days at Offutt AFB where I am a Windows Server Administrator. My hope is that I can be of service to the organization and I look forward to learning so much more about Amateur radio from each and everyone here.
If you would like to see another active club member join the roster, remember that club members in good standing can nominate additional candidates who are also members in good standing by nominating them from the floor during the election process. Please approach your candidate before you submit them for a position, and if they are not present, please have proof that they are willing to serve.