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MGRC White Noise Newsletter
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Maple Grove Radio Club
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If you are having trouble reading this newsletter in your email client try turning off "Dark Mode." Also, you can always read it online from the newsletter archives.
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MGRC Mission Statement
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Maple Grove Radio Club provides education to current and future amateur radio operators, with the goal of serving the public. We are a reliable communications resource for events and emergencies in Maple Grove and surrounding communities.
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President's Message - June 2024
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Happy June! We’re kicking off our summer of numerous volunteer opportunities. As always, we are looking for as many volunteers as possible for upcoming MS rides, Field Day, Rice Lake Fun Run, and Antique car run.
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Field Day is rapidly approaching. Thank you to Aaron Lewis for spearheading the coordination with Roy and to Barb and Will for helping as well. We will discuss any additional planning and needs at our upcoming meeting.
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For those of you who attempted contacts during the latest round of solar storms I would love to hear how it went at our next meeting. When I jumped on I it really seemed to take out the bands.
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Finally this past month a community member reached out for help with finding an unknown signal that was jamming garage door openers. This led to a lot of you volunteering to help, and even more so expressing interest in a fox hunt . Many of you have never done one before and wanted to learn and know more. I am working on getting a presenter lined up for an upcoming meeting and seeing if we can’t get our own fox hunt together.
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Thanks to all who volunteer and make these events happen.
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👉 Field Day 2024 👈
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Field Day is fast approaching and our membership will have much to discuss at our Tuesday meeting. Please mark the following on your calendar:
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- WHERE: Chester Bird American Legion field shared with Breck school. 200 Lilac Drive N, Golden Valley. Same as last year.
- SETUP: Friday June 21 starting at 1PM. It's OK if you're late to lend a hand.
- WHEN: Saturday June 22 from about 9 AM to continue setup.
- Operation starts at 1PM and lasts 24 hours.
- Sunday June 23 we will operate until 1PM and we will need help to break down camp.
Program your portable radios: We will use repeater K0YTH 444.775+ 114.8, for talk-in. 146.580 simplex for primary at the Field Day site, and 446.100 secondary.
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Pat will run our phone station
Will on Digital
Clay on CW
Paul on Welcome table.
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We plan on a GOTA HF phone station like last year. Food will be different. We will order at least one meal and we need one volunteer to do that, please.
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Please skim http://www.arrl.org/field-day-rules. There are still many bonus opportunities (chances to volunteer) you'll see in the rules. For example, we won't have the satellite station like last year, so this is a good opportunity if you want to work the satellite bonus. You're not expected to have the same setup as Paul in 2023, and simple gear is fine, as long as you have workable gear and make an effort.
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👉 Tell your friends to visit during the operating hours (Saturday 1 PM to Sunday 1 PM).
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Direct Field Day questions, and if you cannot volunteer or provide a resource like you did last year (i.e. safety officer, generator), please email w0adl@outlook.com so we can plan for changes. See a 5/31 group email for members to also interact on Slack and Groups.io (also below in Social Media Connections).
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From Arron Lewis:
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Maple Grove Radio Club in-person meetings!
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In-Person meetings are on the first Tuesday each month.
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The meeting starts at 1900 hrs (7:00pm CDT) at the Chester Bird American Legion Post 523 located at 200 Lilac Drive N Golden Valley, MN 55422. Here is a link for directions.
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Our presentation will be used to discuss details regarding Field Day 2024.
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You can also attend by zoom if you are unable to meet in person:
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Next Board Meeting
Members are welcome to attend MGRC Board Meetings (only board members can vote), which are typically the 3rd Thursday of each month.
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Board meetings are always by zoom. Please contact President@k0ltc.or or any board member or officer if you would like the Zoom meeting link to attend.
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MGRC Weekly Practice Net
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Our weekly Net is on Wednesdays at 20:00 UTC (8pm), on 147.000, positive offset, tone 114.8. We use directed Net protocol and will have a new question for discussion every week. Please call in if you can reach the K0LTC repeater. We need additional NET Operators! If you'd like to receive Net operator training please contact President@k0ltc.org.
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Please note that the M.G.R.C. June lab class scheduled for this Monday evening has been postponed until further notice.
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Sorry for the inconvenience.
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Thank you,
Gordon Patenaude
WA0WSR
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TALARC The American Legion Amateur Radio Club
- Chair: Tim Arimond - N0BYH.
- Shack is operational with VHF/UHF stations (HF antenna temporarily down).
- Contact Stephen Cullen if interested in shack access: KF0AED9@gmail.com.
- Just need to be an MGRC member in good standing to be eligible for honorary membership.
- Zoom meetings 4th Thursday of each month at 7pm.
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MGRC COMMITTEES AT WORK
BUILDING COMMITTEE
Chair: Jerry Dorf – N0FWG
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Next Meeting - 6:30 June 6th
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See calendar for details.
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June Club Calendar of Events
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Silent Key
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Dallas O’Dell (W0ODE) passed away May 27 at his home. The family is setting up a celebration of life to come together and share memories and hugs. Details to follow - watch the MGRC Facebook page.
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The family asks that in lieu of flowers, you make a donation to your favorite local charity. Dallas absolutely loved to share joy with his community any time he could- so please consider a charity serving children, veterans or cancer patients.
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ARRL NEWS
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Focus on Public Safety Relationship Building at the 2024 ARRL National Convention
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Those attending the 2024 ARRL National Convention at Dayton Hamvention® will have an opportunity to learn more about how amateur radio is relevant and highly involved in the modern emergency management landscape. The convention is May 17 - 19 in Xenia, Ohio.
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ARRL Director of Emergency Management Josh Johnston, KE5MHV, will host a booth for the Amateur Radio Emergency Service® -- ARES®. The booth will be supported by highly experienced ARES leaders and members of the ARRL Emergency Communications and Field Services Committee.
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On Friday, Johnston and four representatives from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) will lead the forum "ARES®, SAFECOM®, and Building Relationships" as part of the ARRL National Convention track. CISA is the federal agency SAFECOM serves. Together, they'll lead a discussion about how amateur radio emergency communications groups can establish and foster relationships with served agencies.
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Johnston is ARRL's representative member of SAFECOM®. In 2023, ARRL was elected to serve on SAFECOM®, a program of the US Department of Homeland Security. SAFECOM supports the public safety community to improve the emergency communications ecosystem. This relationship gives ARRL a seat at the decision-making table for emergency communications policy nationwide.
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"Amateur radio operators are in a unique position to serve agencies of many different types, but that relationship has to be well established long before a crisis," said Johnston, who emphasized that local partnerships are just as important as national-level relationships. ARES groups work with local, state, and county governments, and non-government affiliated organizations, including local offices of the American Red Cross, the Salvation Army, and faith-based organizations.
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The forum is held on Friday, May 17 at 9:15 AM in forum room three, where the majority of ARRL National Convention programming will take place. The National Convention program is published at www.arrl.org/expo or within in the ARRL Events app. Buy tickets to the convention on the Hamvention website.
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Announcements
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The US Department of Defense is hosting this year's Armed Forces Day (AFD) Crossband Test on Saturday, May 11. For more than 50 years, military and amateur stations have taken part in this event, which is an interoperability exercise between amateur and government radio stations. The event is open to all licensed amateur radio operators and will not impact any public or private communications. The AFD Crossband Test is a unique opportunity to test two-way communications between military communicators and radio stations in the Amateur Radio Service. Find details, such as planned activations, frequencies, and QSL information on ARRL News.
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Queens of the Mountains will be held June 1 - 3. The goal of this woman-ham (YL) Summits on the Air (SOTA) event is to encourage and inspire YLs to get on the air and on a mountain for SOTA. There will be multiple special event stations across the US on the air for a fun weekend of sisterhood on the summits. Special certificates will be available for YLs activating and chasing. Look for the special event calls W0Q, W1Q, W3Q, W4Q, W5Q, W6Q, W7Q, W8Q, and W9Q, as well as #QOM and #YLSOTA on SOTAWATCH3. For more information or questions, email Amy Haptonstall, AG7GP. The Young Ladies Radio League, K4LMB, originated in 1939. Members are from all walks of life, ages, and levels of ham radio interests. Whether they got into the hobby to talk locally or to travel around the world to the strangest of places, the one radio interest they have in common is comradery with other YLs. To learn more, visit the Young Ladies Radio League.
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International Museums Weekends (IMW) 2024 will take place June 15 - 16 and 22 - 23. The purpose of this event is to activate an amateur radio special event station in as many museums around the world as possible. Frequencies, bands, and modes are at the discretion of the operators, as is the museum selection. For this event, the definition of museum can be loosely interpreted. It could be a collection of old cars or one of a kind paintings from a neighborhood artist. Through this event, organizers hope to present amateur radio to the public to garner support and understanding of the hobby. The first IMW was held in 2002 with over 80 museums, featuring small, local venues and large prestigious operations. The event was especially popular among amateur radio operators in the United Kingdom. For information about registration and event awards, visit International Museums Weekends 2024.
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The June issue of QST features the 2024 ARRL Field Day Guide. The multi-page section features articles, tips, and checklists to help make your club's activation a success. Readers can learn more about the Get On The Air (GOTA) station and get tips on band planning from propagation experts. The June 2024 Digital Edition of QST is available now at www.arrl.org/magazines or in the ARRL Magazines app. Find complete resources and rules for 2024 ARRL Field Day at www.arrl.org/field-day.
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Just Ahead in Radiosport
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May 9 -- QRP Minimal Art Session (CW)
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May 11 -- FISTS Saturday Sprint (CW)
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May 11 - 12 -- CQ-M International DX Contest (CW, phone)
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May 11 - 12 -- VOLTA WW RTTY Contest (digital)
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May 11 - 12 -- SKCC Weekend Sprintathon (CW)
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May 11 - 12 -- Canadian Prairies QSO Party (CW, phone)
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May 11 - 12 -- 50 MHz Spring Sprint (CW, phone, digital)
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May 13 -- 4 States QRP Group Second Sunday Sprint (CW, phone)
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May 13 -- RSGB 80m Club Championship SSB (phone)
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May 14 -- DARC FT4 Contest (FT4)
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May 15 -- VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest (FT8)
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May 16 - 17 -- Walk for the Bacon QRP Contest (CW)
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May 16 -- NAQCC CW Sprint (CW)
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May 16 -- NTC QSO Party (CW)
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Upcoming Section, State, and Division Conventions
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May 31 - June 2 | SEA-PAC, hosting the ARRL Northwestern Division Convention, Seaside, Oregon
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June 1 | Atlanta Hamfest, hosting the ARRL Georgia Section Convention, Marietta, Georgia
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June 9 | BreezeShooters Hamfest, hosting the ARRL Western Pennsylvania Section Convention, Butler, Pennsylvania
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July 12 -13 | HamCon: Zion, sponsoring the ARRL Rocky Mountain Division Convention, St. George, Utah
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July 13 | SVARC Summer Hamfest, sponsoring the ARRL North Dakota Section Convention, Minot, North Dakota
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July 20 | SEARC Tailgate Hamfest, sponsoring the ARRL South Dakota State Convention, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
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Board Members
• President: Zack Whitney – K0ZTW (2021)
• Vice President: Stephen Cullen – K0AED (2023)
• Secretary: William Oliver – KF0ADU (2022)
• Treasurer: Paul Odens – K0AID (2023)
• Trustee K0LTC: Jerry Dorf – N0FWG
• Board Member: Kelly Murphy – KB0LTY (2019)
• Board Member: Clay Bartholow – W0LED (2021)
• Board Member: David Englund – K0NOC (2022)
• Board Member: Gordon Patenaude – WA0WSR (2023)
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• Board Member: Aaron David Lewis – W0ADL (2024)
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• Board Member: Scott Henley – KF0FFE (2024)
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