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1 Issued March 2016 Issue No. 73 Club Website: S-Meter Club Repeater: Output MHz; Input MHz, No Tone Next Meeting Friday April 15 th 2016 Meeting QTH is: Hawthorne and Walnut - Colville CLUB NET: Sunday Evenings 8:00p.m. Local Eating before the meeting at Rancho Chico 6:00 pm

2 Highlights from our March meeting. Attendance: 18 Meeting was called to order by President Jim Frees WW7DD There was a quorum of Officers present. Minutes of the February meeting were read and accepted. Treasurer's Report Randy N7CKJ $ ARES Report Gordon KD7MIU asked for volunteers to help with the ARES Net on Sunday evenings. PARC Net George W7WBN There are no changes. Check-ins have been about each Sunday. Board Report Bruce KC7H No Report Announcements: Randy N7CKJ has PARC Patches, raffle tickets for sale. The Yakima HamFest is April 9 th. Brenda Curkendall wrote an article for the North Columbia Monthly about HAM operators Old Business: Field Day (June 25 & 26 th ) was discussed, and it will be at Black Lake at Jim Tills Lake side cabin. He was asked if there was room for RV s, he said not really, but maybe a small trailer or too could park along the roadside next to his lot. There s some room above by his new garage for maybe a tent or two. There was no follow-up discussion on options for more club projects. New Business: We had our auction, but not too many people brought anything, so it was short and sweet. Meeting was adjourned. Respectfully submitted by: 2

3 PARC Sunday Night Net 8:00pm on the Interested in becoming one of the Net control operators? Just George W7WBN at 3

4 Any suggestions for a new Topic?? 4

5 The Radio Corner by Jim W7JWT See ya next month! 5

6 From: Bill KL7BB To All: 2016 MicroHAMS Digital Conference on Saturday , Now on Youtube.com Enjoy! Pictures from QRP-DIY 40 Meter Kit Workshop on in NE Auburn WA. 6

7 Thanks Bill KL7BB for the great pictures everyone looks like they had a great time, wish it was a little closer to us! 7

8 Calendar of Events 2016 April rd Sunday Night Net 8:00 pm Net Control Operator Jim WW7DD 3 rd North American SSB Sprint Contest 7 th NRAU 10m Activy Contest 7 th Spokane DX Club Meeting 7:00pm Argonne Library Spokane Valley 8 th NCCC RTTY Sprint and NCCC Sprint 9 th Yakima HamFest See Flyer below 9 th Junk Drunk at the Ag-Trade Center Great Local Antique Show 10 th Sunday Night Net 8:00 pm Net Control Operator Tom KF7TEG 10 th New Mexico QSO Party 11 th 144 MHz Spring Sprint 11 th SDXA 14 th Birthday 13 th Bingo at the Addy Grange Hall 6:00 pm doors open play starts 7:00 pm 15 th PARC Monthly Club Meeting 7:30 pm Snacks By: Cynthia WW7CA 16 th ES Open HF Championship and Worked All Provinces of China DX Contest 17 th Sunday Night Net 8:00 pm Net Control Operator Larry KR7LRJ 19 th Communications Academy South Seattle Community College 22 nd Idaho State Convention in Boise 24 th Sunday Night Net 8:00 pm Net Control Operator George W7WBN 27 th 432 MHz Spring Sprint 30 th Florida QSO Party 30 th Clean-Up Colville Volunteers needed. May st Sunday Night Net 8:00 pm Net Control Operator George WA7MLS 5 th Cinco de Mayo 5 th SDXA Meeting 7:00pm 7 th 7QP Contest 8 th Sunday Night Net 8:00 pm Net Control Operator Cynthia WW7CA 14 th Stanwood Camano Amateur Radio Club Hamfest in Stanwood WA 14 th Matanuska Amateur Radio Association Hamfest. Wasilla, AK 14 TH hpc World Wide DX Contest and CQ-M International DX Contest 15 th Sunday Night Net 8:00 pm Net Control Operator Jim WW7DD 15 th PARC Monthly Club Meeting 7:30 pm Snacks By: George K. 16 th Run for the Bacon QRP Contest 20 th ESAR Conference for Washington State in Longview WA 20 th River Radio Campout Pateros WA. Free "dry" camping along the Methow River at Pateros. Contact Roger W7CH w7ch@arrl.net (509) th Feld Hell Sprint 22 nd Sunday Night Net 8:00 pm Net Control Operator Tom KE7TEG 28 th CQ WPX CW (9/10) 28 th Portuguese Navy Day Contest, Digital 29 th SARL Digital Contest 29 th Sunday Night Net 8:00 pm Net Control Operator Larry KR7LRJ 30 th Memorial Day Calendar of events will be an ongoing part of the news letter, submit your dates to parcnews@hotmail 8

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