I am located in Niagara County Grid FN03QE near Lake Ontario and Niagara Falls. My current interests in amateur radio include HF digital modes and experimenting with all kinds of wire antennas. I spend most of my time on 30 and 40 meters. I also operate mobile and portable on VHF and UHF, mostly 144 and 222 MHz. My 224.360 MHz repeater has been on the air for almost 20 years now but recently I have been more active on D-Star. My D-Star hotspot is on 144.465 MHz. Any hams in the area are welcome to use either the repeater or the hotspot, both cover most of Niagara and Northern Erie County. Except when driven indoors in the winter months by the Western NY snow and cold I spend much of my time bicycling on the Erie Canal towpath , the Seaway Trail along the Lake Ontario shoreline and along the Niagara River between Lewiston and Youngstown, NY and always have my VX-6R or IC-92AD with me.
I am a member of the following: American Radio Relay League, Penn-Ohio DX Society 070 Club (1031), European PSK Club (4969), 30 Meter Digital Group (1779), Digital Modes Club (1689), Feld-Hell Club (1187), North American QRP CW Club (167), FISTS CW Club (7874), the SKCC (1459) and the Toronto FM Communications Society.
I became interested in radio when I was 10 years old. I helped my father build a shortwave receiver at our kitchen table one winter and I never was far from a shortwave radio since that time. I learned to copy morse code by listening to NSS and other maritime stations. I just had to find out what they were saying. I had my General license by 12 and spent the next few years on 6 meter and 75 meter AM and 80 meter cw. I recall rushing home from school every day to get on 3600 kHz cw to talk with a roundtable of friends including Gary - WB2CQG, Jeff – VE3FJQ, Mike – VE3GG, Frank – VE3OD and Al – VE3AFW. I have been active on the air ever since that time, even while in school I managed to always have some kind of ham radio gear nearby. I had my Heathkit Two’er on 2m AM and operated from the college radio station while going to school in Massachusetts.
Today I share my hamshack with my XYL, N2LEW and my daughter, soon to have her Technician license. If you see the photo on this page you will notice that I have to keep things very neat but the real hamshack is the mess of boxes, test equipment, radios (mostly torn apart) and wires everywhere that you cannot see behind the camera.
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N4JTQ2012-05-16 19:45:19 UTC
W4W Sevier County TN Field day
*W4W : Sevier County Field Day*
Start Date: *June 23, 2012*
End Date: *June 24, 2012*
Record ID: 8062
Requisitioned by: *Sevier County Emergency Radio Service*
Call Sign: KJ4HPM Club Call Sign
Address: 2005 Spence Mountain Loop
Sevierville, TN 37876
Email: n4jtq@live.com
Phone: 865-446-4535
Rick Sawaya. QSL Manager N4JTQ
*Northview Optimist Park*
This 24-acre park in northern Sevierville includes two soccer fields,
two lighted baseball/softball fields, lighted walking 0.3 mile walking
trail, picnic area, a picnic pavilion, and restrooms.
Go east (on I-40 W)
Depart I-40 West
1.7 mi
At exit 407, take ramp right for TN-66 toward Sevierville / Pigeon
Forge / Gatlinburg
0.4 mi
Turn left onto TN-66 South / Snyder Rd / Winfield Dunn Pkwy
0.4 mi
Turn right onto W Dumplin Valley Rd
1.1 mi
Arrive at Kodak Northview Optimist Park on the left
The last intersection is Hodges RdIf you reach TN-139 / Douglas
Dam Rd, you've gone too far!
Kodak, TN
Kodak Northview Optimist Park
We will be using the following log, if you plan on attending then download as many copies that you feel that you will need..
http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Field-Day/2012/2012-FD-LOG.pdf
All logs must be turned into N4JTQ so that we can send in for points..
Setup will be early Saturday morning, bring your equipment, cable, antenna's, whatever you think you will need to operate, we will not have any equipment to loan or lend out this year, you will be responsible for your equipment..
There will not be any power at the location so bring your own generators or solar panels or batteries, what ever you will get your power from..
Rules,....
http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Field-Day/2012/2012-FD-Rules.pdf
VHF Operation,...
http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Field-Day/2012/2012-FD-VHF-Tips.pdf
Frequencies we will be on..
28.400 -10 meters
3.950 - 80 meters
14.265 - 20 meters
7.220 - 40 meters
21.350 - 15 meters
FM
For Field Day operating, FM is probably the easiest VHF mode to implement. You’ll have little trouble finding FM rigs to use; even a
hand-held transceiver can make a fine Field Day rig. FM doesn’t have the range of CW or SSB, but it is the most popular
communications mode on the VHF and UHF bands. You’ll find the greatest amount of FM simplex activity on the 2-meter band,
although 6 meter FM may be worth a try as well. Remember that Field Day rules prohibit the use of repeaters. This means you’ll
have to hunt for contacts on the recognized simplex frequencies.
QSL INFO
All QSL cards should be sent to:
N4JTQ Rick Sawaya Sr.
W4W Field Day Event
2005 Spence Mountain Loop
Sevierville , TN 37876
You must send a SASE # 10 envelope with your QSL card, if no SASE you will not receive a QSL card back !! Donations are welcome to the club..
Again anyone is welcome to come and join us, bring your own equipment to operate.
Also if you wish to just stop by and say hello that would be great, we will have some items to give out during this event !!
Thanks
http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Field-Day/2012/2012-FD-LOG.pdf
www.arrl.org
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