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VARA FM Winlink Gateway
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All, We've added VARA FM to the KD7TNG Winlink gateway. It's on 441.550 MHz. https://www.winlink.org/tags/varafm https://rosmodem.wordpress.com/ Thank you to Cyndi/KK7AZD for donating the Alinco DR-435 radio and Jeff/KJ7IRV for helping to get it installed at Sky Lakes. Have fun! Thanks, Charlie / K7AKT
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Greetings KBARA This Saturday October 5 will be our first annual AL White memorial breakfast. It will be held at 9 am at Jim English's shop 2602 Wiard St Klamath Falls OR. Al was a past president and a huge part of KBARA. It would be great to see the whole club membership there to give our support. Thank you 73 Walt Costa KK7DRL Second Vice President KBARA Event Coordinator
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Al White memorial breakfast
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Greetings KBARA Just a reminder about Al White memorial breakfast. Saturday the 5 9AM at Jim English's shop 2602 Wiard St Klamath Falls OR. See you all there. 73 Walt Costa KK7DRL Second Vice President KBARA Event Coordinator
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National Preparedness Month: Ensuring Family Safety
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For more information about the Klamath Falls ARES group, please visit https://www.klamathares.org/ National Preparedness Month: Ensuring Family Safety September is National Preparedness Month. In coordination with our partners at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the ARRL Amateur Radio Emergency Service? (ARES?) is producing a series of weekly articles to help radio amateurs and their families stay safe. See previous stories: https://www.arrl.org/news/resilience-through-amateur-radio-for-national-preparedness-month https://www.arrl.org/news/national-preparedness-month-have-a-go-kit For a ham or any other public safety responder, whether paid or volunteer, it is not uncommon to be called out to provide assistance during disasters. We often do not know when we will be called or exactly what the call will involve. We also do not know how long we may be deployed. In the last edition, we focused on our go kit and the tools we should have to deploy as an amateur radio volunteer. But have we made sure our family is prepared for these times, whether we are deployed or will be staying home? As the theme of this month suggests, ARRL Director of Emergency Management Josh Johnston, KE5MHV, says it comes down to being prepared. "Make a plan with your family and ensure basic supplies are available including water, food and first aid capabilities. Do you have a generator or alternate power capabilities and do your family members know how to use it? Have a communications plan, including backup communications, with family members and friends," he said. Johnston says to ensure your family knows where to go if they must evacuate for some reason. Always remember your family and your health and safety should always come first. "Remember that there may be a time that you are the victim. There may be a time that you must turn down a request for assistance because you must take care of your family first. Ask if you can be put in a slot later down the roster to allow time to get your family to safety or have everything settled to ensure your family is cared for before deployment," said Johnston. ARRL recognizes the tremendous work ham radio volunteers put into serving their communities. "If your mind is not on the mission, you may be putting yourself and others at risk. Therefore, you should ensure your family's wellbeing before, during and after a major event," Johnston continued. Learn about how to become an ARES Volunteer on the ARRL website at www.arrl.org/ares. Learn more about how to keep your family safe at www.ready.gov.
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This may be old news to some of you but I just came across the Sondehub website that presents some neat info so I thought I'd mention it in case a few of you may find it interesting -- 73 | Cyndi | KK7AZD | Chiloquin by Agency Lake HH 6101191 | HOIP 100097
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Fall Fox Hunt
Greetings KBARA It's time for our Fall Fox Hunt! This Saturday the 21st. We will meet at Red Rooster on south 6th st at 9:00 am for Dutch style breakfast. Immediately after breakfast the fox hunt will begin, then end at 4:30 PM. There will be 3 foxes to find this time. 2 main foxes and a baby that will be with either fox1or fox 2 Frequencies for the foxes are as follows: Fox 1 (club fox) 146.565 MHz Fox 2 (my custom fox) 146.565 MHz with a musical tone. Fox 3 ( the baby) 145.300 MHz With a musical tone. Any questions please get back to me. 73 Walt Costa KK7DRL Second Vice President KBARA Event Coordinator
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Brown Mountain Bigfoot Chase
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Greetings KBARA I have some sad news about the event. The race Coordinator informed me today that Bigfoot Chase has been canceled. I tried to contact all that volunteered and I apologize if I missed anyone. That being said there will be no pre event briefing meeting tomorrow the 14th. Sorry for the short notice. Next up will be the fall fox hunt on Saturday the 21st I will get a group io out for it soon. Hell or high water we are having that lol. 73 Walt Costa KK7DRL Second Vice President KBARA Event Coordinator
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Icom D-Star/analog repeaters question!
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Hello all, Now that we have a new 440 D-star repeater here in town being operated by the Hogback Amateur Radio Club, would the KBARA be interested in a 2 meter and/or 440 D-star repeater as well? There is a new in box Icom ID-RP4010V (440 version) and a new in box Icom ID-RP2010V (144 version) available from a ham in Virginia for $1000 each with free shipping. These repeaters normally cost $1,799.99 new. They would also need power supplies, duplexers, feedlines, antennas, and rack space to get on the air. These repeaters are ¡°mixed mode¡± in that they can act as both D-Star (digital) and FM (analog), so a D-Star capable radio would not be required to use them. They would be a great addition to the club¡¯s assets, especially with open space on Stukel Mountain, open space on Plum Ridge (if we¡¯re able to access it), as well as potential sites on Swan Lake Point or Applegate Butte if the owners would allow it for additional coverage in the Chiloquin and Sprague River areas. I believe Swan Lake Point would have the better coverage for those communities. Perhaps even could be used in the club trailer? Anyone have any ideas or questions or comments or concerns about such a thing for the club? 73, Erik KD6RRR
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Brown Mountain Bigfoot Chase
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Greetings KBARA BMBFC will be Saturday September 28 2024. On September 14 we will have the pre event briefing meeting at 2:30 at the Washington Federal conference room on south 6th st after the VE testing session. There are 3 positions NCS which is at start/finish line, Pillette Rd, and Blue lick Rd aid stations. I am asking for volunteers for all positions. Multiple volunteers at each station is encouraged. Even if we have talked about yourself volunteering please respond to this email because I have a tendency to forget sometimes when people talk to me lol. Thank you 73 Walt Costa KK7DRL Second Vice President KBARA Event Coordinator
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Emergency Prep Kit Checklist
From the ARRL Website: It¡¯s hard to think clearly during an emergency, and the last thing you want to do is leave something important behind. Use this checklist to gather essential items and prepare today for what might happen tomorrow. https://home.arrl.org/PRODUCTFILES/2012007374/Emergency%20Kit%20Prep%20Checklist%20Flyer.pdf 73, Charlie / K7AKT
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For sale icom 7100 plus extras
Greetings all, A friend of mine would like to part with his equipment as follows: ICOM 7100 all mode HF-UHF- VHF radio with Antenna Tuner 5 Band Off center End Fed Dipole antenna and two additional antennas RT Programming Software and all Manuals. Price: $1200.00 If interested, please contact Mike KC7LUC at 541-480-1331. -- 73 | Cyndi | KK7AZD | Chiloquin by Agency Lake HH 6101191 | HOIP 100097
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New D-Star Repeater in Klamath Falls
To anyone with a DStar enabled radio, there is a new DStar repeater in town, You can find it as KK7RUU 442.000 MHz with a +5 offset. The operator is N7TDY. Give it try. John AI7WU
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FWD from Other sources David Bell N2RSN From: Bobby Graves - KB5HAV <kb5hav@...> Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2024 08:10 To: 'Bobby Graves - KB5HAV' <kb5hav@...> Subject: [Non-DoD Source] RE: Tropical Cyclone Ernesto (UPDATE) Thursday, August 15, 2024 @ 9:00 AM EDT (1300 UTC) The information contained in this email is going to numerous amateur radio nets, government and non-government agencies, as well as various amateur radio news outlets. The Hurricane Watch Net will activate for Hurricane Ernesto tomorrow (Friday) afternoon beginning at 2:00 PM EDT (1800 UTC). Here are our activation plans. Activation Plans: Friday ? 20 meters: 14.325 MHz (USB) at 2:00 PM EDT (1800 UTC) until we lose propagation at night. ? 40 meters: 7.268 MHz (LSB) at 7:00 PM EDT (2300 UTC). We will remain active on this frequency overnight for as long as propagation allows. If propagation allows us to operate all night, we will suspend operations at 7:30 AM EDT Saturday to allow the Waterway Net to conduct their daily Net. Saturday ? 20 meters: we will resume operations on 14.325 MHz at 7:00 AM EDT (1000 UTC). ? 40 meters: we will resume operations on 7.268 MHz at 8:30 AM EDT (1230 UTC). During any Net Activation, we welcome and encourage all licensed amateur radio operators who are in the affected area of landfalling Hurricanes to participate and share your observed weather conditions. While we do look for measured weather data, we are more than happy to accept estimated data. Information we need in addition to your name, callsign, and location are, ? Wind Speed ? Wind Gust ? Wind Direction ? Barometric Pressure (when was the last time your barometer was calibrated) ? Rainfall¡how much and over what period of time ? Storm Surge ? Damage During our Net Operations, we are able to provide back-up communication for: Emergency Operation Centers, Storm Shelters, Non-Governmental Organizations, and other vital interests, which can involve military relief operations, involved in the protection of life and property before, during, and after a hurricane event. As always, we greatly appreciate the daily users and various nets who use 14.325 MHz and 7.268 MHz for allowing us a clear frequency. It certainly makes our job easier and I know those in the affected area appreciate it as well. Kind Regards and God Bless, Bobby ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bobby Graves - KB5HAV 7856 New Light Road Starkville, MS 39759 (601) 405-7885 Hurricane Watch Net Net Manager Webmaster www.hwn.org Celebrating our 59th Anniversary and 60th Season ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý the National Hurricane Center and Mankind ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Free Labor Day weekend ONLINE ham radio class!
Please spread the word. Scott is a great instructor. -- 73 | Cyndi | KK7AZD | Chiloquin by Agency Lake HH 6101191 | HOIP 100097
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new club member
Good Morning Al, Welcome to The Klamath Basin. We have talked before but here is the contact information is in copied link: [email protected] and what we use for club notifications and conversations. I have also sent a copy to our club President for any further comments he may have and will call you later today about MARS and Shares information. David Bell Cell 541-891-6356 Email n2rsn@...
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Crater Lake Rim Runs 2024 CANCELLED
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The event this year has been cancelled! Due to the bad air quality (200 at park currently with worse projection for tomorrow), for the safety of all, it's decided that cancellation of the Rim Run would be for the best. Thank you all who has volunteered to help out in this event. Below is a letter sent by the event race directors to registered runners. 2024 Crater Lake Rim Run Cancellation Notice. Rim Run Participants, It is with sadness that we feel that we must cancel the 2024 Crater Lake Rim Run. The air quality in all of Southern Oregon has taken a sudden turn for the worse and projections for this weekend do not look favorable. AQI numbers are in the unhealthy to very unhealthy category in all of Southern Oregon, including Crater Lake. Much thought and discussion has happened with directors and medical consultation these last six hours about the safety of not only participants, but also the hundreds of volunteers and spectators. The whole goal of the event is to promote health and fitness of all, and it would be imprudent to expose people to poor air quality. This is especially difficult and with heavy heart to cancel this year¡¯s Rim Run, with the passing of the race founder Bob Freirich this past spring. He loved this race and we always want to honor him through it with dignity and respect. We would ask (plead may be a better word) that you defer your registration to 2025. If you choose to do so, we will send you the 2024 Rim Run shirt. However, we understand that since the Run will not be held, a refund is an option as it is not honest to accept your money without providing the Crater Lake Rim Run Experience. If you choose for a refund, please let me know. We apologize for the suddenness of this email. We know many have or would have traveled from near and far for this experience. Sincerely Rob and Ken Coffman Race Directors -- 73 | Cyndi | KK7AZD | Chiloquin by Agency Lake HH 6101191 | HOIP 100097
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Crater lake rim run
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Greetings KBARA I know this is very short notice And I apologize for it but because of The remodeling of Abbys on Austin we cannot reserve a table tomorrow night so we are moving the CLRM briefing meeting to Abby's campus at 6 PM I am so sorry for the inconvenience I hope everybody gets this any questions please contact me. 73 Walt Costa KK7DRL Second Vice President KBARA Event Coordinator
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Crater Lake Rim Run
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Greetings KBARA This is for all the Crater lake rim run volunteers. Cindi KK7AZD and my self Walt KK7DRL will be having a pre event briefing meeting on Thursday August 8th 6pm at Abbys Pizza 1919 Austin st Klamath Falls. This is some what a mandatory meeting because there is going to be maps, information, and your vehicle placard to get into the park for free and also be able to travel the rim road without being stopped given to you. The placards for this year will be a different color so the old ones from previous years wont-work. Please try to attend if you cannot attend please get ahold of me and I will get your information and placard to you. Pizza will be supplied by KBARA. If you have any questions please get ahold of me see you all there. 73 Walt Costa KK7DRL Second Vice President KBARA Event Coordinator
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After the weekly net, we'll switch to the KBARA trailer repeater for a quick Rim Runs net and repeater test. 147.320 MHz, + offset, Tone 118.8 Hz VHF Trailer Repeater Charlie / K7AKT
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Greetings all, Now that Field Day is over, it¡¯s time to plan for the the Crater Lake Rim Runs (¡°Rim Run¡±). One 6.7-mile run, a half marathon and a marathon, the Rim Run occurs on the second Saturday of August each year at the spectacular rim of America¡¯s deepest blue lake. Walt and I will once again be your Rim Run coordinators this year and we¡¯re looking for volunteers to help out with communications on August 10th. For most stations, a handheld radio is all that's needed to participate. We will talk about this more at the upcoming monthly meeting. Please check your calendar and let Walt or me know if you will be available to help out. -- 73 | Cyndi Albro | KK7AZD | Chiloquin by Agency Lake HH 6101191 | HOIP 100097 | kk7azd@...
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