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.

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
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(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.

Fourth of July at KSTO studio

TIME, PLACE AND FOOD PROMISED

The Marianas Amateur Radio Club will be holding its 2009 Fourth of July Potluck at KSTO studio on Nimitz Hill in Guam.
> http://tinyurl.com/ksto-guam

As of July 2, (Thursday) a total of nine people have confirmed.

Here are the foods club members plan to bring:

(1) Chicken Keleguen
(2) drinks
(3) meat
(4) paper Products
(5) cupcakes
(6) chips and dip
(7) bread

Please contact Amy (NH2FO) if you plan to attend.

As always this is a perfect opportunity for old and new club members to meet, greet and share in the fun of ham radio. Family and friends are invited to attend.

So come on down to the KSTO studio on Nimitz Hill at 2 PM for some HF action.

The food is expected to be ready around 4 PM.

To help with the planning, please let Amy know how many will attend, and what you will be bringing.

Of course, if you won't know until Saturday morning, please join us anyway. Please note, our gathering on the 4th will take the place of the regular July meeting.

Looking forward to seeing everyone!

Antennae Party for June 20 Postponed

Planning on attending the Antennae Building Party at KSTO studio on Nimitz Hill on June 20 at 10 AM?

Sorry, this Saturday's party has been postponed.

Please keep watching this site (GuamHam.Com) for an update on the second planned Antennae Party:
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*** June 27, 2009--Saturday--Starting 10 AM***
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