1. HARC PROGRAMS as of 01/27/2018 November Video – Winlink Digital Mode
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
October Auction & video What is WinLink
November Video – Winlink Digital Mode
December Christmas Party

2. Agenda Outline General Admin Acknowledgements Updates
Merge STAR into HARC
On-the-Air
Volunteer/Leadership Opportunities
Near-Term Events
Good of the Order
Program (short)
Auction
Goal – 45 min
Goal – 20 & 40 min

3. General Admin Introductions & Pledge Minutes
Treasurers’ Report – 2 slides

4. Jan. Treasures Report

6. Acknowledgements
Tony – donation of an additional Christmas dinner raffle prize (plus 2 gift baskets/food plates)
Bruce re: web updates and Winlink files distribution
Bill re: Monday coffees, broadcasts
Koda & Bill – Christmas dinner organization
Larry, Brian, Duane – officers with assigned jobs!
Brian, Duane, Ken, Jim, George et al – Winlink hands-on session

7. Update Topics (no slides)
Christmas Dinner - lessons learned, cost review
New Hams update
Repeater update – ownership, plans
Winlink Hands-on Session (photos later)

8. HARC/STAR Merge UHF Repeater Ownership Change
Purpose – provide more structure & resources to EMCOMM activities
STAR becomes Emcomm SIG of HARC
Meaning of STAR membership vs HARC membership
Repeater Call Signs
WA7ST Call Sign

9. On The Air International Grid Squares – 2 slides
10 meter Contest – 1 slide
Contest calendar – 2 slides
Propagation updates – 4 slides
Tuesday night nets – 1 slide

10. International Grid Squares
ARRL International Grid Chase 2018
Grid squares defined WORLDWIDE in a VHF working group meeting, Maidenhead, England, 1980s
Grid square
1 deg Latitude x 2 deg Longitude (~70x100 miles in US)
4088 total in Continental US – we are in CN87
Object – Log as many as possible in 2018
Input grid square in Programs you use and Upload to ARRL LoTW

11. International Grid Squares

12. 10 Meter Contest Results ARRL 10 METER CONTEST, DECEMBER 10, 2017
3 HOURS OPERATING TIME
19 LOCAL CONTACTS
7 CALIFORNIA
1 NEVADA
CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA PROBABLY via SPORADIC E OPENING

13. Operating Events Calendar 1
FEB 2018 CONTEST CALENDAR
JAN CQ 160 M CONTEST, CW
EXCHANGE: RST PLUS STATE
FEB ARRL INTL DX CONTEST, CW
FEB NAQP RTTY CONTEST
EXCHANGE: NAME PLUS STATE
FEB CQ 160 M CONTEST SSB
EXCHANGE: RS PLUS STATE

14. Operating Events Calendar 2
STATE QSO PARTIES
FEB 3-4: VERMONT
FEB 3: MINNESOTA
FEB 3-4: BRITISH COLUMBIA
FEB 24-25: SOUTH CAROLINA
FEB 25-26: NORTH CAROLINA
(AS ALWAYS, SEE WA7BNM WEBSITE FOR
ALL CONTEST DETAILS)

15. Propagation – Sunspots

16. Daily Sunspot Number

17. Propagation – Solar Flux

18. Daily Solar Flux
This is the SFI value used by Winlink’s HF Propagation Predictions (green/yellow/red list of node stations – value of 71 as of Saturday, Jan 20

19. Tuesday HARC Net Net is now a HARC net Purposes –
More frequent community & club awareness
Regular use of V/U equipment
Broaden # of EMCOMM participants
More technical mentoring & discussions (post-net roundtable)
Portion of net time devoted to EMCOMM as appropriate
Need February Net Control Stations

20. Opportunities Puyallup table – need volunteers! Volunteer committees
Gather/transport club-owned property
Staff the table
Return unsold property   Tony, Bruce, Brian, Duane
Volunteer committees
Elections
Field Day (may have Food Chair)

21. Good Of The Order

22. CHRISTMAS PARTY PICTURES
January 2018
CHRISTMAS PARTY PICTURES

23. WINLINK WORKSHOP AND PICTURES
January 2018
WINLINK WORKSHOP AND PICTURES

24. Program –Yaesu System Fusion Overview (optional)
Auction