HARC PROGRAMS as of 9/23 September Radio Testing & Zombie Fest Results October Emergency Go-Kit I Jim Monson November Emergency Go-Kit II Jim Monson December Christmas Dinner at the Burien Elks January EMComm discussion Chief Madson February Annual budget & Nominations for 2017 March WSPR Demo Nelson Spohneimer April Emergency Shack Power Larry Shirk May FD Logging and Radio Operation June FD 2017 July 4th of July and FD Review August Solar Eclipse September dBs what they are and how they are used

September 2017 Agenda Intros, Pledge, Last meeting Minutes/Finances, misc. Contesting Schedule and Propagation update Report out on the Valley Camp digital conference Status of HARC 2 meter repeater Status of STAR 70 cm repeater Committee Reports EMComm -- Report including Zombie Fest Move --  to FS 28  Policy -- Report out on the committee's refinement of handling of club assets Auction -- Scheduling Show and Tell Good of the order Program – dBs, What they are and why they are used

Treasurer’s Report

Propagation - Sunspots

Propagation – NOAA Alert

Salmon Run, 2017 WASHINGTON STATE, SEP 16-17, 2017 POOR CONDITIONS: SOLAR FLUX: 72 A INDEX: 30-40 K INDEX: 4-5 W7POE RESULTS: TOTAL CONTACTS: 238 CW: 227; PHONE: 11 BY BAND: 80m —67 40m —45 20m —125 15m —1 BY STATE: WA –91 CA –28 AZ --21

10/17 Contest Calendar SEP 23-24 CQ WW DX RTTY CONTEST EXCHANGE: RST, CQ ZONE PLUS STATE (EG 599 03 WA)  OCT 7-8 OCEANA SSB DX CONTEST EXCHANGE: RS PLUS PROGRESSIVE S/N (EG 59 001)  OCT 21/22 ALL GERMANY CONTEST (CW/SSB) EXCHANGE: RS(T) PLUS PROGRESSIVE S/N (EG 59 001) OCT 28-29 CQ WW SSB DX CONTEST EXCHANGE: RS PLUS CQ ZONE (EG 59 03) STATE QSO PARTIES SEP 23-24: MAINE SEP 23-24: TEXAS OCT 7-8: CALIFORNIA OCT 14-15: ARIZONA OCT 14-15: PENNSYLVANIA OCT 21-22: NEW YORK OCT 21-22: SOUTH DAKOTA OCT 22-23: ILLINOIS   (SEE WA7BNM WEBSITE FOR ALL CONTEST DETAILS)

2017 NW APRS Summer Gathering, Presentations Introductions and statement of interests all around (this will take a while) A Raspberry Pi Based ~1W Transceiver and UDRX Status Update - Bryan Hoyer K7UDR ARRL Update - Jim Pace K7CEX Discussion of the fate of the NW APRS website (http://nwaprs.info) - general discussion High Altitude Ballooning - L. Paul Verhage KD4STH NetTNC an EMCOMM Appliance - Jeremy McDermond NH6Z State of the NW APRS Network - Bill Vodall WA7NWP ThumbDV New SW and Applications - John Hays K7VE UDR-Tracker an APRS Mobile Appliance - Basil Gunn N7NIX

2017 NW APRS Summer Gathering - Activities 20th Anniversary Cake Annual photo (after lunch) ARRL Prize Certificate Giveaway ARRL Table L. Paul Verhage KD4STH will have a video-equipped drone. K9JEB will have dual band 144/446 MHz J-Pole and 220 J-Pole antennas, and some Power Distribution Kits for sale. See his website at http://k9jeb.com for details.  Portable RMS Station (N7CFO-10) - Lyn Burlingame N7CFO Sale / Swap Activity - We encourage folks to bring gear they want to swap or sell from their trunks, RV's, hatchbacks, side doors, or under their own 10x10 awning. If you’re selling items at Summer Gathering, please DO NOT USE the indoor space, which is reserved for showing off projects. Tabletop show and tell demonstrations - various attendees To answer a question from a long-time attendee, as far as I am aware, there will NOT be the usual substantial HF station(s) running digital modes, that have been available at previous Summer Gatherings.

2017 NW APRS Summer Gathering

2017 NW APRS Summer Gathering

Repeater Status VHF – failed suddenly ~2 weeks ago (0 watts) UHF – slowly degrading over several months (2.5 watts) Removed – W7KXB, KF7ZMZ, AA7UA, W7KVI ICOM no longer supports; W7KVI did troubleshooting (90%), ordered parts VHF now operational ($65), ready to install UHF still down ($1 transistor at minimum), 1 broken SMD choke

VHF Repeater

Committee Reports - EmComm; Zombiefest 5th Saturday Exercise, September 30th, 2017 With both repeaters (VHF 146.660, UHF 443.100) down for repair we will be using 146.660 Simplex frequency for our Net Control channel for the exercise on Saturday the 30th. ?????????????? Please let me know if you plan to participate in the exercise, please send me an email to KE7GOW@Yahoo.com. With all the recent weather events around the world it’s a good time to test all your radios (base, mobile, HT) and differ power sources. Jim N7MU communication support team for Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority said he would like to deploy their new Comm van and stop by Station 46 to give us a tour and to test/operate from our location to check coverage to the Kent repeaters. Time unkwn. We are also encouraged to check in to the Kent repeaters to test our coverage from your QTH. The repeaters are VHF 147.320 MHz +103.5 UHF (4)44.350MHz +103.5 TX/RX and VHF 145.650 Simplex. Ken Higgins, KE7GOW, STAR EC

Zombiefest

Zombiefest

Zombiefest

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Zombiefest

Zombiefest

Zombiefest

Committee Reports Meeting Location Change Property Policy Auction Plans

End! Show n’ Tell Good of the Order Program