[SCCC] SCCC Meeting on September 25th

[James Neiger]

And while you are volunteering, my lawn needs some work; trees trimmed;
flowers planted; some help with the mortgage, etc.  So nice of Art et al to
offer.  I'll faithfully man the BBQ, and provide sunscreen for all you
workers.

Jim  N6TJ

-----Original Message-----
From: Art [mailto:w6ky at sbcglobal.net]
Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2004 10:59 PM
To: n6tj at sbcglobal.net
Cc: SCCC
Subject: Re: [SCCC] SCCC Meeting on September 25th


The ONLY reason for building 'sophisticated' antennas is to allow us to
CONTROL THE RADIATION PATTERN.
But MFJ has solved this problem by going back to their basic drawing board.
MFJ antenna law #1 - ANY piece of conducting material will work as an
antenna on any frequency.
Therefore the SCCC is installing on the N6TJ roof, the new MFJ 160 thru
10Ghz Vertical. This new
antenna is 4 ft hgh and has 26 loading coils plus 6 traps, 2 tophats and
a new feature, a bottom hat.
The ARRL Lab gave up trying to test it after spending 6 weeks trying to
adjust it for an SWR
under 10:1 ... But with the SCCC talent, should be no problem. Jim will
be working DX like
Fullerton and Anaheim in no time! Bring your tools, sawsalls, gasaxes
and lets get Jim's new 'VERTICAL'
up and working......

James Neiger wrote:

>Gads.  Just off plane from Rome and I find THIS stuff from Norton.  I was
>going to vote for him, but may withdraw my support if he intends to go
>forward with this vertical antenna nonsense.
>
>At the moment, things looking 100% to host the meeting next Sunday.  My
>address:
>
>20220 THAGARD WAY
>YORBA LINDA
>
>Easy to get to off the 91 freeway; either the Weir Canyon exit (from the
>east) or Imperial exit from the south and west.
>
>Call for directions (714) 970-8010.  Shall we say 1 PM??
>
>73
>
>Jim  N6TJ
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: sccc-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:sccc-bounces at contesting.com]On
>Behalf Of Richard J. Norton
>Sent: Saturday, September 04, 2004 5:25 PM
>To: SCCC
>Subject: [SCCC] SCCC Meeting on September 25th
>
>
>MEETING
>
>Keep your calendars open on Saturday, September 25th, at noon, for the
>Southern
>California Contest Club special fall equinox celebration and meeting. This
>will
>be held just after the TRW Swap Meet.
>
>Keep checking your E-mail for the meeting location and directions.
>Tentatively,
>we will meet at the Yorba Linda home of Jim Neiger, N6TJ-ZD8Z. Jim travels
>frequently and his schedule is not certain at the present time. The backup
>meeting location will be my QTH in Topanga.
>
>If the meeting is at Jim's house, I am contemplating arranging installation
>of
>Jim's vertical antenna that his XYL, Marilyn, has reportedly been wanting
to
>see gracing the abode. We will need a team of 8 or so strong hands for the
>job.
>Four or five will hold Jim down and keep him from thwarting the job. The
>remaining few can put the antenna up. With the recent loss of the W6KP
site,
>and apparent impending end to K6RO's giant station, an N6TJ-vertical
>installation might end up being one of our preeminent contest QTHs before
>long.
>
>PROGRAM
>
>Seriously, let's talk about plans for the fall. What have you got in mind?
>
>Also, what's happening to contesting and even ham radio in general. Is
>everybody leaving Southern California?
>
>N6AA ARRL DIRECTOR CAMPAIGN
>
>Although the swelling has gone down that resulted from landing on my head
>after
>falling off the roller coaster, the desire to become an ARRL Director that
>immediately followed remains. I'm an official candidate, and have spent a
>lot
>of time recently, visiting radio clubs and campaigning. It certainly gives
>one
>a different view of the hobby than one gets from hanging out with only
>contesters and DXers. If any of you haven't seen my flyer, the information
>is
>at www.kkn.net/n6aa.
>
>CALIFORNIA QSO PARTY
>
>You will find the CQP on the bands one week after the upcoming SCCC
meeting.
>I
>don't normally do much in the CQP, but his year I'll host a little
multi-op.
>There's a group of Topanga amateurs who got their licenses for the
expressed
>purpose of doing disaster communications. They practice using their
>(handheld)
>radios on a Sunday night net. Some of them actually desire to become better
>operators. At a recent meeting, one of them mentioned contests as being a
>good
>way to improve, and that he had been on in the NAQP. I volunteered to host
>whoever wants to come over and see if we can try operating without using a
>separate logger. If you hear N6AA operating a little less efficiently than
>you
>might expect, please go easy on the op.
>
>FEEDBACK
>
>If you have a preference regarding the September meeting site, please let
me
>know. If you think you will attend please let me know. If you have anything
>you
>would like brought up at the meeting, please let me know.
>
>Thanks.
>
>73,
>
>Dick, N6AA
>SCCC President
>(310) 455-1138
>N6AA [{at]} ARRL.NET (type it in)
>
>
>
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