February 2010 Meeting 02-03-2010

Want to learn about Ham Radio?
Interested in voice chat with folks around the world?

Then come learn about the Marianas Amateur Radio Club (MARC), also known as GuamHam.Com.

Who: Anyone interested in Ham Radio

What: Monthly meeting for February 2010 of Marianas Amateur Radio Club (MARC) (AH2G)

When: 7 PM on 02/03/2010 (First Tuesday of the Month)

Where: KSTO studio on Nimitz Hill

Why: Latest news and views

How: Turn inland from Marine Corps Drive going to Nimitz Hill.
This is Piti Village in Guam. Just south of the tall smokestakes.
To the right will be Veterans Cemetary. To the left Rios Middle School.

Coming from the Nimitz Hill side, when you pass Top ‘O the Mar restaurant on your right hand side, then KSTO studio will be a mile forward on the left hand side.

There is plenty of parking behind the building on the lower level. Entry to the meeting room is from the south side of the building.
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MARC January Meeting 01-05-2010

Tuesday, January 5, 2010 is the monthly meeting of the Marianas Amateur Radio Club (MARC AKA GuamHam.Com). Start time is 7:00 p.m.

Join us at our usual location, the KSTO studio on Nimitz Hill, about 1 mile south of the Top ‘O the Mar on the other side of the road. Or turn inland from Route 1 (Marine Corps Drive) just south of the power plant at the Veterans Cemetary; procede about two miles up the hill. There is plenty of parking behind the building on the lower level. Entry to the meeting room is from the south side of the building.

[1] Map http://tinyurl.com/ksto-guam

The election of Club Officers will be held at this meeting. Please come and vote if you are a member, or wish to join.

GuamHam October Meeting 10-06-2009

Tuesday, October 6th is the monthly meeting of the Marianas Amateur Radio Club (MARC AKA GuamHam.Com). Start time is 7:00 p.m.

We will use our usual location, the KSTO studio on Nimitz Hill, about 1 mile south of the Top ‘O the Mar on the other side of the road. There is plenty of parking behind the building on the lower level. Entry to the meeting room is from the south side of the building.

[1] Map http://tinyurl.com/ksto-guam

The election of Club Officers is a simple process. At the October 2009 meeting we ask for nominations and volunteers to run for our 4 Officer positions: President, Vice-President, secretary and Treasurer. There are only 2 qualifications, you need to be both a current Amateur Radio licensee and a paid Club member.

We will use the November 2009 meeting to announce the slate of Officer candidates and to hear the campaign speeches. The election itself is held at the December meeting. Officers serve a 1 year term.

September 2009 Meeting 09.01.2009-Tuesday

Yes, Ham Radio fans, the next meeting of the Marianas Amateur Radio Club (MARC) will be held at the regularly scheduled time:

* Who: MARC
* What: September Monthly Meeting
* When: Tuesday, September 1, 2009 at 7 PM
* Where: KSTO Radio Studio, Nimitz Hill (map)
* Why: Monthly get together to discuss news and interesting technology about Ham radio
* How: Just show up. Everyone with an interest in Ham radio is invited.

DIRECTIONS TO KSTO RADIO:
(1) Email the President, Mike Wendt at WH2M at Hotmail dot Com
-- or --
(2) From central and northern Guam, travel south on Marine Corps Drive to the Piti Power Plant (several tall smoke stacks). Procede to the next stoplight south. Turn left at the Veterans Cemetary, and go 1-1/2 miles up the hill to the only radio station on your right. Turn into the parking lot. The meeting room is on the ground floor.

Meeting on August 4 at 7 PM at KSTO

Please join us for the monthly meeting of the Marianas Amateur Radio Club on Tuesday, 4 August at 7:00 p.m. We will meet at the usual place, the KSTO studio on Nimitz Hill. This is about 1 mile South of the Top ‘O the Mar on the other side of the road. There is plenty of parking on the lower level, behind the building and this is the level of the entrance door for the meeting.

We will be saying goodbye to our friends Rich and his wife JoAnn. JoAnn has taken a position that requires them to move to California and they will be missed.

We will also talk about Ham Radio, communications, electronics, emergency preparedness, licensing and anything else you find interesting.

As always, everyone is invited. You don’t need to be a member or have a Ham license. Bring your friends, family, neighbors and co-workers.

Mike Wendt, President

MARC August Meeting -- 08-04-2009 at 7 PM

Want to learn about Ham radio? Live on Guam? ==> You have come to the right website.

* WHO: Marianas Amateur Radio Club (MARC)
* WHAT: Monthly meeting
* WHEN: Tuesday, August 4, 2009 starting 7 PM
* WHERE: KSTO studio on Nimitz Hill in Guam [1]
* WHY: To teach non-members about Ham radio, and for members to discuss news about Guam Hams.

DIRECTIONS TO KSTO RADIO ON NIMITZ HILL
(1) Email the President, Mike Wendt at WH2M at Hotmail dot Com
-- or --
(2) From central and northern Guam, travel south on Marine Corps Drive to the Piti Power Plant (several tall smoke stacks). Procede to the next stoplight south. Turn left at the Veterans Cemetary, and go 1-1/2 miles up the hill to the only radio station on your right. Turn into the parking lot. The meeting room is on the ground floor.

The radio station is KSTO on Nimitz Hill.

[1] Map http://tinyurl.com/ksto-guam

Monday Night Net 7PM Guam Time

HOW TO CONNECT
The Marianas Amateur Radio Club (MARC) of Guam holds its weekly "Net" every Monday at 7 PM local time (Chamorro Standard Time). This is 9 AM UTC/GMT the same day.
Two ways exist to connect:

(1) If you are on-island, tune in to 146.91 MHz and listen. If you are a licensed Ham operator, please speak up when the Net opens for discussion.

(2) If you can use IRLP (Internet Radio Linking Project), log into IRLP Reflector 9254.

THE JULY 20 MONDAY NET
Tonight we had eight Hams call in for the better part of a half hour. Seven Hams called in from Guam. An off-island resident, Bob, called in from the Big Island of Hawai'i using IRLP. Bob is the ARRL Section Manager. Coming over the IRLP, Bob sounded crystal clear.

The reception of some of those using Handi Talkies (hand held portable radios) seemed noticeably more static prone to this author. Among the worst transmitting was myself, with the factory-standard antennae. My transmission was more clear when I had a direct line of sight with the repeater on the hill of Barrigada Heights. Another Ham with the same model Handi Talkie as me, but with a better antennae, came in more clear than me.

NEXT WEEK: JULY 29 AT 9 AM UCT/GMT
So tune into 146.91 MHz if you are near or on-island. Or try IRLP 3672 or 9254 if you further away than Saipan.