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This report covers Mid October to mid November 2009. It is with deep regret that we report the passing of Fred Benardella, KH6FI. He was an active member of BIARC and a DXer. While he was active on almost all bands, he especially favored six meters where he worked all states and 50 plus countries. He passed away Thursday November 12 at the Yukio Okutsu State VA Home in Hilo where he died after a long bought with cancer. He was 64. Memorial service will be 6 pm Wednesday November 18 at the Puna Congregational Church in Keaau in which he and his wife Helen were active. He was first licensed in 1959 as WA2HFI and received KH6FI in August 2004. EMCOMM: At the moment the central Pacific doesn’t have any major storm activity however a storm started in the Eastern Pacific and made is way across parts of Central America, the Caribbean, some southern states and is finally finishing by dumping its remnants across the eastern US. The message is”stay prepared”. ACTIVITIES: The Marianas Amateur Radio Club is having its annual Christmas Party on Saturday December 5th. The party is a potluck. The highlight of the evening is the gift exchange. If you would like to participate, the suggested value is around $15.00. Be as silly or serious as you want. Bring your family and friends and spend the evening socializing. The party will be in place of the December meeting. It will be at the KSTO Studio on Nimitz Hill at 6PM. Please RSVP to Amy Martin at ajm@uam.net . At the last meeting of the Marianas Amateur Radio Club K3UOC led the club in a discussion of the WH2M initiative to lobby the Guam Legislature to exempt Ham Radio from the ban on mobile communications devices. Let us hope they are successful. The following were nominated to be officers of MARC in 2010: Mike Wendt, WH2M and Ed Poppe, KH2L, for President; Bea Wendt, W9MRE and Mike Manafo, K3UOC, for Vice President; Jason Springstead, AH2DT, for Secretary and Mike Sabin, NH2MS, for Treasurer. The actual election will be either in December or January. While the Kauai Amateur Radio Club normally meets on the First Wednesday, for November there were some changes. On Monday, November 2nd, elections were held for Kauai ARC Officers for 2010. The new officers are: President; Jane Goldsmith, NH7TZ; for Vice President; David Bown, WH7SI; for Secretary; Dick Olsen, KH6DO, and for Treasurer; Bob Anderson, KH6AS. (*Note: Bown is spelled correct.) The Kauai ARC offered a testing session for Technician, General and Extra at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, November 14, 2009. Results: we have three new Technicians, one person passed both the Tech and General and one person upgraded to Extra Class. There is a special meeting on Monday, November 16, 2009: 6-7:30 PM (New Time –Begins Promptly) Lihue Civic Center--Meeting Room 2A/B Topic: Radio Operation on Battery Power. The Kauai Amateur Radio Club will be having another presentation in the series of informative topics for amateur radio operators. The November topic deals with incorporating a battery as the source of power for your ham radio station. Battery power is important component for your emergency communications station. Learn about the various types of batteries, how they impact the length of operation, the various charging methods and battery safety. The EmComm Net is Every Thursday, night at 7:00 PM on 146.92 MHz and 146.70 MHz repeaters. This net is designed for the new amateur radio operator but anyone is welcome to check in. For more info, click on < EmComm Net> Thanks to Jerry, KH6HU The Big Island Amateur Radio Club held their monthly meeting Saturday November 14th. It was very rainy however a Quorum showed up and elections were held. The following were elected: President; Paul Ducasse, WH7BR; for Vice President; Tom Thornton, AH6ZZ; for Secretary; Dave Broyles, KH7SO; and for Treasurer; Curtis Knight, AH6RE. Board members were also elected: Two Year Board - Ron Phillips, AH6HN; Bob Schneider, AH6J; Richard Darling, AH7G, Peter Yoes, KH7HI; Rick Frazier, AH7H, and Lloyd Cabral, KH6LC. Remaining one Year Board is - Beau Mills, NH7WV; Richard Fetchen, KH6WE; Kile Golden, WH7FB; Elizabeth Yoes, WH7CU and Chuck Epperson, AH6SC. Barbara Darling remains on the board automatically as Past President. BIARC will have their Christmas party pot luck on Saturday December 12th at 2PM at the Keaau Community Center with installation of new officers. Thanks Barbara, NH7FY On Oahu this years Honolulu Marathon will be Sunday December 13, 2009 starting at 5AM. It starts and ends at Kapiolani Park. Volunteers are needed at many locations to help with communications. Contact Greg, NH6ZS, at his cell 808-673-5155 or land line 808-676-2607. Leave a callback number. You may e-mail him at honu1@juno.com. The Hilo Amateur Radio Club will be operating Dec. 11, 12 & 13 at Laupahoehoe Point using the club call KH6CC. This is the time of year when many clubs hold their Christmas party. Please let you SM know when your club’s party will be and please let your SM know who the officers of each club will be for the coming year along with any special meeting and activities. As many of you know, the USS Missouri is in dry dock across the way at the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard. She will spend several months there, getting the hull repaired and the entire ship cleaned and painted from the topmast down to the keel. During that time she will be closed to visitors and KH6BB will be shut down. There was a DXpedition to Midway Island on October 11 to 19. Check the website for a really nice write up. It is: http://www.midway2009.com/index.html Also check the Pacific Section website. http://www.arrl.org/sections/?sect=PAC As always, check out Ron Hashiro’s, AH6RH, websites for more information on several subjects. http://www.qsl.net/ah6rh/am-radio/emcomm/makani-pahili-09.html http://ronhashiro.htohananet.com/am-radio/in-hawaii.html, www.qsl.net/ah6rh/am-radio/in-hawaii.html. http://www.qsl.net/ah6rh/am-radio/cellular-phone-ordinance.html There are also quite a few other web links imbedded in Ron’s web pages.