News last updated: Tue, July 15, 2008 at 4:00 AM ET
The Big Island International Hamfest and swap meet will be at the Waimea community center in Waimea (Kamuela) on Saturday October 4, 2008. It will be from 10AM to 2PM with doors open for setup at 9AM. It is sponsored by Big Island ARC, Kona ARS, Kohala Hamakua ARC and South Point ARC.
The event is free however registration at the door is required and donations will be accepted to offset costs. Sellers are asked for a 10% donation of their sales. There will be ARRL sponsored Amateur Radio Amateur License exams at a time to be determined. Please note that this is a non commercial event that promotes the trading of equipment and information between hams and the general public and to promote the open exchange of information concerning the benefits of exploring Ham Radio as a hobby. Talk in will be on the BIWARN repeater system.
Contact name: John Buck, KH7T
Phone: 808-885-9718
email: kh7t@arrl.net
Are there any other VE tests scheduled? Let me know (Bob, AH6J 808-966-8146 or ah6j@arrl.org)
UPCOMING EVENTS:
The Volcano Rim Run will be Saturday July 26. Tnx BIRR newsletter.
UPCOMING MEETINGS:
Below are the known clubs and nets list arranged by date of their meeting.
Every Saturday - Kauai Amateur Radio Club Informal Breakfast - 8:00AM Wailua Family Restaurant - 4361 Kuhio Highway in Wailua. They will monitor 146.92 MHz for talk-in to the restaurant.
Every Tuesday 7-8AM - QCWA Chapter #206 informal Breakfast -- Sizzler at Pearl Ridge. After breakfast several people go the BMARC, KH6BB to operate.
Every Tuesday 7PM - PacSecARES HF NET on 7080/7088, 3,905/3888 or 1.87 MHz depending on band conditions.
Every Friday 11:15AM - BIARC informal lunch. -- Hilo Hawaiian Hotel Restaurant.
Every Saturday 7PM - Big Island ARES net on the BIWARN repeater network.
First Monday 7PM - Kauai Amateur Radio Club - various locations. http://www.kauaiarc.org/
They hold quarterly ARRL VEC ham exams. Details will be posted on the ARRL and KARC web sites after the session is registered.
The Marianias Amateur Radio Club meets on the first Tuesday at 7PM at KSTO on Nimitz Hill.contact Mike Wendt, WH2M, for more information. They also have an informal lunch Wednesday noon.
http://guamham.com/
The West Honolulu Amateur Radio Group is not an ARRL affiliated group and meets informally every first Thursday on even Months at 7:30PM at night. (Apr 3, Jun 5, Aug 7, Oct 2, Dec 4 in 2008) -- WHARC meets at Diner's in the Waimalo Shopping Center Thanks to George Kaneshige, AH7GK for the update.
For more information to to: http://aditl.com/ham/wharg/index.html -- Note: this appears to be a functional website but has not been updated since October 2003 and the graphics no longer work.
Second Monday 7PM Samoa Amateur Radio Association (SARA) in Pago Pago. VE sessions are suppose to be held quarterly. Contact Michael Homsany for information about Amateur Radio activities in KH8-land. http://www.pdarrl.org/pacsec/sara/sara.html This web-site has not been updated since 1999. The club has not updated its information at ARRL either. The information here is probably out of date.
Second Wednesday 7PM - Maui Amateur Radio Club - Meets at 200 S High - St CD Conf Rm -1st Floor.
http://www.kh6rs.org/
Kohala Hamakua Radio Club meets Every EVEN month on the Second Wednesday 7PM (1900W) at the Carter Professional Center in Waimea (Kamuela). They meet on the second Sunday at 2PM (1400W) in ODD months in Hawi at the Kohala Community Center.
For more information, contact Norm Cohler NH7UA.
http://aditl.com/ham/khrc/index.html
Second Saturday 9:30AM - Koolau Amateur Radio Club -- Meets at Ho'omaluhia Park (Botanical Garden)
http://www.karc.us/
Second Saturday 2PM - Big Island Amateur Radio Club is at the Keaau Community Center.
http://www.biarc.net/
Third Saturday 9AM (May, Jul, Sep, Nov) - Honolulu Amateur Radio Club -- Sizzler at Pearl Ridge (New Location)
http://aditl.com/ham/harc/
Fourth Thursday 7PM - Emergency Amateur Radio Club - Meets at the Aiea Methodist Church (new Location).
http://www.qsl.net/earc/
No Time set presently - Molokai Amateur Radio Club
http://www.chem.hawaii.edu/uham/molokai.html
A recent update from a Molokai Ham said the club is not longer meeting. Let's hope they can reactivate. Their website also appears to be out of date.
There seems to be two other clubs in the Mariana Islands. They are the Mariana Island DX Association (MIDXA) and the Amateur Radio Club of Saipan. MIDXA does have a website at http://www.guam.net/pub/midxa/ which gives some information.
NETS: Since the National Traffic System is not as strong in the
Pacific Section as it could be, I have asked to be informed of nets, scheduled
contacts, or regular chats that exist in the Pacific. Thanks to many
operators for sending in their information. Below is a listing of the
nets. If you have an emergency and the only way to request help is by
radio, please check in on any of these nets to pass your emergency traffic.
Don't wait for an emergency, but try checking in and testing conditions.
Also, get to know the great folks on these nets. Please let me know of
corrections and of any more nets, skeds, chats, etc. Kevin
D=Daily, Z=UTC time aka Zulu, W=Hawai'i Standard Time zone, Frequency is in MHz.
1730Z/0730W D 21.355 Afrikaner Net Jimmy NX5B, NCS
1800Z/0800W First Sat 3.888 HealthComm HF net. NVIS ant works best. NCS Jack, KH6DQ
1800Z/0800W D 14.273 Ohana Net KH6LJ Hawaiian Isles & W. Coast
1900Z/0900W D 7.290 Friendly Net KH6WM Hawaiian Isles
Change 3860 khz alternate frequency to 3888 khz
1900Z Sun/0900W Sun 14.282 AmSat Net NCS: W5IU, W7LB
2200Z/1200W D 21.402 Pacific Maritime Net NCS: KK7PR (Splinter group at 21.412)
0200Z/1600W D 7.088 Hawai'i Afternoon Net
0300Z/1700W D 14.313 Pacific Seafarer's Net NCS: KK7PR Ralph Aloha, OR
0400Z Sat/1800W Fri 14.291 ERRS Emergency Response International Communications Net
0445Z/1845W D 21.205 ANZA net
0500Z Mon/1900W Sun. 28.485 Aloha 10-10 International Net
0500Z Wed/1900W Tue 7.080 MHz or 3.905 MHz or 1.870 MHz Pacific Section ARES Net.
0515Z F.Sat.Sun.Mon./1915W Th.F.Sat.Sun. 14.183 ANZA net ZL1ANF Maurice (actually starts
after the 15m net)
0630Z/2030W 7.088 Hawai'i Late Net
0700Z/2100W D 7.235 HHH Net
0800Z/2200W D 14.315 Pacific Interisland Net
City and County of Honolulu (Oahu):
1930W Daily 146.88+/444.50 EARC/OCDA/RACES (Honolulu)
1200W Tue 147.02/04/06- VOAD Net (originates on Maui)
Maui County: (Includes Maui, Molokai & Lanai)
1200W Tue 147.02/04/06- VOAD Net (originates on Maui)
0800W M,W,F 146.76-, 146.82-, 146.88-, 146.92-, 147.16+ and 147.32+ Hawaii County Net
Hawaii County:
0800W M,W,F 146.76-, 146.82-, 146.88-, 146.92-, 147.16+ and 147.32+ (BIWARN System) Hawaii County Net
1900W Saturday ARES emergency Net. BIWARN System
1200W Tue 147.02/04/06- VOAD Net (originates on Maui)
2000W Sun 146.52 Simplex South Kohala ARES
Guam Island:
0830Z Mon/2230W Sun/(1830 Guam Time Monday)146.91- RACES
0900Z Mon/2300W Sun/(1900 Guam Time Monday)146.91- MARC
These can be accessed on IRLP Reflector 9254
Please let me know about your local VHF/UHF nets. FYI "W" time is HST which is -10 Hours from "Z" or Universal Standard time. At 14:01 W (2:01PM HST) it is 00:01 Z the next day.
SM Bob Schneider, AH6J, and SEC/ASM Kevin Bogan, AH6QO, Oct 19, 2007 at the Hilo Hawaiian Hotel.
Photo by AH6J
Pacific Division Director Bob Vallio, W6RGG.
Photo by AH6J October 2006 at Pacificon.
In Memory of those who lost their lives while operating in emergency service. Photo by AH6J at ARRL HQ.
N6AJO, Andy Oppel, Pacific Division Vice Director during a visit to Kauai Amateur Radio Club Breakfast. April 2006. Photo by AH6J
Guam Hams at a Repeater Tune up Party.
Photo taken from their web site.
FD Sample: Maui ARC Crew. They have had field day at the same site for 50 years.
Roland Spoon, AH6RR, 2008 President of Kona Club and Barbara Darling, NH7FY, former President of BIARC (now 2008 Secretary) at the Waimea Hamfest Oct 20, 2007. Photo by AH6J
KH7JJ Ned Conklin president of Missouri ARC
Photo by AH6J
June 7 & 8 was Museum ships weekend. The USS Missouri ARC had at least 7 operators running the station. Pictured are John, KH6HAM; Pete, KH6GRT & Ned NH7JJ
NH6BO (Jeffrey left) and AH6GR (Randy on right) with the new Kenwood 146.34/146.94 MHz system on
Haleakala. Pl tone is 110.9 Hz.
Fred Honnold, KH7Y, 2008 BIARC president receiving Presidential Gavel from former President Barbara Darling, NH7FY, during Christmas Party. Photo by AH6J
HS1ASC and AH6QO at the EARC/Koolau FD site.
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