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Silent Key- Bob Nelson, KA9PMZ
N9JWO (Bill) has informed the club of the passing of KA9PMZ (Bob Nelson) of Lansing, Illinois. Bob was a valuable club member and will be missed. When the Cracker Barrel Net needed a net control, Bob stood up, took the challenge and handled it brilliantly.
Field Day 2008 – A Giant Success!!! We Scored 4028 points with over a thousand QSO's! Click Here to get the Latest Field Day News about 2008 from the FD Chairman, Dave N9LGP!!
Drivin' the Dixie 2008- Another Success!
Click HERE to read a recap of this years Event.
Silent Key- Ken Jurek, KB9OGO
Fellow Tri-Towner Ken KB9OGO became a SK Saturday Night, 4/19/08. Ken was an avid DX'er and a very active member of Tri-Town. He kept the Sunday Night Weather net going as net control for many years. Ken will be missed, and our thoughts and prayers go out to his family.
Tri-Town Gets a big "Thank You" For the Drivin' the Dixie Event!
Click on the picture to enlarge and stay tuned for more reports on the event!
Where Were You on April 21st? Hopefully it was here:
Thanks to Bill Wilson from the National Weather Service for his spotter training class at the April TTRAC club meeting. Thanks Bill!!
Remember- Call in those spotter reports when the weather gets rough on the 146.805 107.2 PL WD9HSY Repeater or on WaldoFar 442.375 114.8 PL!
Hamfesters Licensing Classes
Notice: A Technician class will be available beginning on Sept. 27, 2007! See below for details.
 
Excellent classroom facilities taught by experienced instructors.
Above are pictures taken at recently completed Extra Class training session.
Amateur Radio FCC exam training
(directions to Hamfesters, Oak Forest Location)
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The Hamfesters Radio Club, Stars Radio Club, and Tri-Town Radio clubs have joined resources and are offering a series of evening classes to prepare you for the FCC exam. If you are interested in communicating with other hams around town or around the world a ham radio training class is for you !
The classes meet on Thursday evening at 7 PM and ending about 9:30 PM. We have weekly evening classes for 6 weeks.
Training location is Tinley Park Emergency Management Agency's classroom
(Located in the basement of the Public Works building, next to the fire house)
17355 68th Ct. (173 Pl and Oak Park Ave.)
Tinley Park, Illinois 60477
The evening is filled with study of radio theory, antennas, safety, and applicable rules and regulations. Home reading and study will be required. The training cost is $25 which is the cost of the Technician Class ARRL License Manual, First edition which is our study guide. . If you register ahead of time, we will order your license manual for you. You also may purchase your ARRL License Manual from the ARRL, well stocked local book store, or Amazon.
Class dates: Sept 27 (class starts); Oct. 4, 11, 18, & 25; Nov. 1st
November 8 (review) and VE test
November 10, Saturday, Hamfesters VE testing in Oak Forest
November 17, Saturday, STARS VE testing (location TBA)
Notice: If you are studying for the General class license please consider joining us. We can answer any questions you have regarding the General class material. Much of the material in the General class is very similar to the Tech class, so you may well benefit by attending. We will have ARRL General manuals if you register and request we order them for you. However, we will concentrate on the Technician material.
If you are interested in becoming a Ham radio operator contact this is your best chance to start now and get your ham ticket the easy way.
Please register now (so we can order your materials) contact:
Gregg Rosenberg, AB9MZ. Phone: 708/444-2690(9 AM till 9 PM, please) or
email AB9MZ@arrl.net
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New Ham Radio Technician Classes Announced! Click for details!!
 1000th Ten Meter Net, February 8, 2007
Be a part of Tri-Town Radio Amateur Club history this coming Thursday at 8 PM. Tune your rig to 28.490 MHz, load up your best HF antenna and check in. Carl, KB9EVD will be at the bunker to host the 1000th ten-meter net. This net was created years ago to spur newly licensed tech plus hams to use their new 10 meter privileges. Carl has been faithfully carrying on a tradition that was started by the late Jerry Bette N9BMT.
Herm Fabert W9FHW SK
Hi Tri Towners:
I just wanted to give you the sad news that Herm Fabert, W9FHW, passed away April 29. My Dad was a long-time Tri Town member and served in the past as net control on the 40 meters alumni net. Amateur radio has lost a dedicated devotee and we've all lost a great guy. Even after moving from North Carolina out here to Washington State, he was actively on the air and mentoring aspiring new hams. He will be missed....
73
Ken Fabert
P.S.: I've attached a ham bio by Dad wrote 4 years ago that I thought might be of interest to the more historically minded in the club. It was a full 60+ years.
Click HERE to download the attachment
W9SRV, Webmaster, Uses his web powers to invoke Bragging Rights!
On July 15th, 2006, at about 10:15P.M. local time, Tom, W9SRV, was mobiling home on County Line Rd. south of Peotone when 2 meters opened up and he made a contact on 146.490 with W0DJM, who is 60 miles northwest of St.Paul Minnesota! Click on the map to see, but that's over 400 miles! Not bad for 2m FM with 50 watts into a 5/8 on top the car! John, N9DWE, was home and heard the contact, so I have a witness!
73's de Tom, W9SRV, The New King of 49! (KB9VR who? ;) Hi Hi)
Show and Tell Night
January 19th, 2007
Did Santa Claus leave a nice ham radio goodie under your Christmas tree? The January meeting will give you the chance to show it off in front of all your friends. Or, perhaps you finished that special project that makes your ham shack run better. Bring it in and share the idea with club members. Maybe you have something not necessarily ham related but is nevertheless an item of general interest. Bring it along and give a demonstration. This is one program that we did not do last year, so I’m sure you have had a new addition to your toy box in 2006. Bring it to the meeting. Don’t forget, the meeting will be at 8 pm in the village municipal center, adjacent to the police department.
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News 10.11.06
''Omnibus'' Amateur Radio Report and Order
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Ending a protracted waiting period, the FCC's Report and Order in the so-called ''Omnibus'' Amateur Radio proceeding, WT Docket 04-140, was adopted October 4 and released October 10, 2006. In it, the FCC adopted nearly all of the proposed changes in the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking released back in 2004. The FCC has:
+ expanded the phone subbands in the 75 and 40 meter bands;
+ permitted auxiliary stations to transmit on portions of the 2 meter band;
+ permitted the use of spread spectrum on 222-225 MHz;
+ permitted amateurs to retransmit communications from the International Space Station;
+ permitted amateur licensees to designate a specific Amateur Radio club to receive their call sign in memoriam;
+ prohibited an applicant from filing more than one application for a specific vanity call sign;
+ eliminated certain restrictions on equipment manufacturers;
+ permitted Amateur Radio stations in Alaska and surrounding waters more flexibility in providing emergency communications;
+ clarified that ''amateur stations may, at all times and on all frequencies authorized to the control operator, make transmissions necessary to meet essential communication needs and to facilitate relief actions'';
+ deleted the frequency bands and segments specified for RACES stations;
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+ deleted the requirement for public announcement of test locations and times.
In addition, the FCC took several other miscellaneous actions.
In ''refarming'' the frequencies currently authorized to Novice and Technician Plus licensees, the Commission increased the voice segments for General, Advanced and Amateur Extra licensees.
On 75 meters, Generals will be able to use voice from 3800-4000 kHz, an increase of 50 kHz. Advanced class licensees will be able to use voice from 3700-4000, an increase of 75 kHz, and Amateur Extras will be able to use voice from 3600 to 4000 kHz, a generous increase of 150 kHz.
On 40 meters, Advanced and Extra Class licensees will be able to use voice from 7125-7300 kHz, an increase of 25 kHz. General class licensees will be able to use voice on 7175-7300 kHz, an increase of 50 kHz.
On 15 meters, General class operators will have phone privileges on 21275-21450 kHz, an increase of 25 kHz.
ARRL President Joel Harrison, W5ZN, expressed the ARRL's gratitude to the FCC Commissioners in a letter dated October 11: ''On behalf of the ARRL and the Commission's licensees in the Amateur Radio Service I want to express appreciation for your release yesterday of the Report and Order in WT Docket 04-140 (FCC 06-149) amending Part 97 of the Commission's Rules. The Commission's action in clearing this pending proceeding will assist the Amateur Radio Service in meeting its objectives, particularly with regard to providing emergency and public service communications.''
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"Omnibus" Amateur Radio Report and Order Takes Effect December 15
With publication in the Federal Register November 15, the long-awaited changes to the amateur rules are set to take effect 30 days later, at 12:01 AM EST December 15. The so-called "Omnibus" Amateur Radio proceeding, WT Docket 04-140, includes a significant
expansion of the 75 meter phone band and a variety of other changes. The highlights:
* For Amateur Extra class licensees, the 75 meter phone band will start at 3600 kHz, while Advanced class licensees start at 3700 kHz and Generals at 3800 kHz. The high end of the CW/RTTY/Digital band is now 3600 kHz (although CW is allowed on the entire band).
* On 40 meters, Amateur Extra and Advanced licensees will be able to operate phone beginning at 7125 kHz, while Generals start at 7175 kHz. The top end of the CW/RTTY/Digital band will be 7125 kHz (although CW is allowed on the entire band).
* There are no changes to the 20 meter band.
* On 15 meters, the General class phone band now starts at 21275 kHz.
* On 10 meters, Novice and Technician Plus licensees can now operate CW/RTTY/Digital from 28000 kHz to 28300 kHz.
* In addition, Novices and Tech Plus licensees can use CW only on the same frequencies as General and Advanced licensees on the 80, 40 and 15 meter bands: 3525 kHz-3600 kHz; 7025 kHz-7125 kHz and 21025 kHz-21200 kHz.
The Report&Order as published in the Federal Register clarified two items that had raised some concerns when it was first released October 10: That the 80/75 meter band split applies to all three IARU Regions, and that FCC licensees in Region 2, which includes North America, can continue to use RTTY/data emissions in the 7075-7100 kHz band.
Several controversial aspects of the proceeding are still to be resolved, although the FCC is working on an erratum for the inadvertent elimination of J2D emissions of more than 500 Hz
bandwidth. The Commission intends to release the erratum by the December 15 effective date.
W1AW to change its 80-meter digital frequency
In response to the expansion of the 75-meter phone band down to 3600 kHz, W1AW will shift its 80-meter digital bulletin frequency down to 3597.5 kHz, effective Friday, December 15, 2006.
The new frequency will be in use beginning with the regularly scheduled 6 PM EST (2300 UTC) digital bulletin on Friday December 15, 2006.
The old 80-meter digital frequency (3625 kHz) has been in use for well over two decades. The expansion of phone privileges on 75 meters (as part of Report Order, WT Docket 04-140 (FCC 06-149)) prompted the change.
A possible change in the 80-meter CW frequency is being considered.
 
Tri-Town and Hamfesters Radio Clubs are teaming up to provide a Ham Radio Training Class! Click to Learn more!
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