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Come ring in the start of the Christmas Sea-

son with your Ham Radio Friends!

THE RADIO AMATEURS OF CORRY

The annual Christmas Party of the Radio

Amateurs of Corry will be held on Saturday,

December 8th at 5:30 PM at Country Foods

Restaurant located on US RTE 6.

The dinner will be order off the menu.

We will be located in the back room known as

the clock room.

As of press time, a speaker has not been confirmed.

CHRISTMAS PARTY

2013 RAC OFFICERS

The next meeting for the Radio Amateurs of

Corry will take place on Wednesday January 2nd ,

2013 at 7:30 p.m. at the Corry Red Cross located

on East Main Street.

W3YXE - RADIO AMATEURS OF CORRY

NOVEMBER 2012 VOLUME 1, ISSUE 1

CORRY CONNECTIONS

Inside this Issue

Jota 2012 2

VFW Breakfast 3

Benchmark at

the Repeater Site 4-5

Membership

Renewal 6

An ARRL Affiliated Club

since 1969

The following individuals were elected at the November 2012 General Member-

hip Meeting as officers of the Radio Amateurs of Corry for 2012:

President: Hal Cole KD3HAL

Vice-President: Doug Sipple WA3HRH

Secretary: James Froncek KA3RDA

Treasurer: Pat Cooney KB3VZ

UPCOMING EVENTS

by John Lis, N3NKV

Greetings fellow Ham Radio Operator,

Welcome to the inaugural issue of the Corry Con-

nection. Presently, the newsletter committee con-

sists of John Lis N3NKV, Jafa Armagost

KB3VJZ, and Dan Fargo KB3EMH.

The newsletter committee needs your help. We are

looking for original ham-related radio articles writ-

ten by club members or local hams. Also, if you have any photos you would like in the

newsletter please forward them to John Lis via e-mail at [email protected].

Original material gets priority over material from the various online newswires.

The newsletter will be sent via the Yahoo group and posted to the website.

The next issue of the Corry Connection will be going out sometime around mid March.

F IRST ISSUE OF THE CORRY CONNECTION

2012 CLUB CONTACTS

President Dana Scouten KB3NDO Long_bow_hunter@hotma

il.com

Vice President

Doug Sipple

WA3HRH

Treasurer

Pat Cooney

KB3VZ

Secretary

James Froncek

KA3RDA

Webmaster

Kyle Sipple KB3MNO

[email protected]

Newsletter

John Lis N3NKV

[email protected]

W3YXE Station Trustee

Ron Prindle N3BXL

[email protected]

PAGE 2 CORRY CONNECTIONS

NETS

Here is a list of local nets:

Radio Amateurs of Corry 2m Net 147.090 Thurs 8 pm

Radio Amateurs of Corry 10m Net 28.330 USB Thurs 8 pm

Radio Amateurs of Corry 40m Net 7.2000 LSB 8 am

Erie Area Mailbag 146.700- M-F 8 pm

Erie Ragchew Net 146.820- M-F 9 pm

NW PA 2M Traffic Net 145.130 - M-Sat 9 pm

Erie Co. ARES/Races/Skywarn 146.820/146.70 Sun 9 pm

Crawford Co. ARES/RACES 145.130- Sun 9 pm

Fort Venango Mike and Key Club 147.120+/145.230- Mon 8:30

pm

Wide Area Network Repeater System Emergency Service Net (ARES, RACES/ACS)

9:00 PM Sundays (THIS NET USES ALL NODES CONNECTED TO "The Wide

Area Network Repeater System" or WAN-RS and the Target System) — 145.11-

By Jafa Armagost KB3VJZ

With coffee almost finished, I arrived

at the VFW at 7 a.m. in the morning of

October 14 completely unprepared for

what I was walking into, as I have never

even ate at one of the VFW breakfasts

much less helped out at one. I have heard

how great they were from my elmer

N3NKV. From his descriptions, I thought

there would be just be pancakes, sausage,

bacon and coffee. Boy was I wrong, the

huge menu consisted of pancakes, french

toast, hash browns, eggs, sausage, bacon,

toast, biscuits, sausage gravy, corn beef

hash, mixed fruit, strawberries, whipped

cream, coffee, and orange juice. However,

upon arriving I quickly discovered that

everything was organized by the time I got

there. Therefore, before 8 am, I was able

to chat with the some of the other volun-

teers and the VFW Serv-Safe person Lisa

who gave me a quick overview of the

kitchen. Then the next thing I knew it was

about 20 minutes until serving time and

Hal KD3HAL had me making toast while

I got the secret tricks on how to properly

make hash browns the secret Hal way, as

he had to leave early.

We had everything setup and ready for

the crowd to come in at 7:55 a.m. We had

John KB3QBA promoting the 50/50 tick-

ets in the dining room, who also undertook

the job of bus boy on his own. Our grill

masters were Dana KB3NDO with eggs

and Doug WA3HRH with pancakes and

french toast. Pat KB3VZ kept the oven on

and the biscuits hot making sure we had

sausage, sausage gravy, bacon and of

course biscuits. Hal KD3HAL was at the

fryer with his infamous hash browns.

While Amy (Sue KB3UYP’s substitute

and niece) and I were the runners ensuring

we did not run out of anything. I espe-

cially enjoyed this job as I was able to tell

a bunch of men what to do and they all

listened. In addition, there was Rich

WA1YJZ filling in wherever he was

needed as a Jack of All Trades.

Finally, about 8:10 a.m. the early

crowded poured in. We kept Dana jump-

ing with constant pleas of “we need more

eggs” from Amy and I. We kept up just

fine and the crowd started to slow down

around 9:00 a.m.. Then about 9:45 am, the

pre-church crowd came through and there

we went again. However, this rush had

bigger appetites as we rushed to keep

eggs, bacon, sausage, and french toast on

the breakfast bar. At one point, Dana was

making eggs, Doug was cooking the

french toast and we were almost out of

bacon and sausage! Therefore, we used the

fryer for the bacon until Doug could cook

it and the sausage on the grill. Throughout

the morning there were many comple-

ments to the chefs.

Then about 10:30 a.m. things started to

slow down and the dining room emptied

out by 10:50 a.m.. After everyone pitched

in and cleaned up, we found we had fed

over 100 people that morning. Looking

back the VFW breakfast was hard work

but the people made it a lot of fun. A Big

THANK YOU to everyone that helped to

make it possible.

VFW BREAKFAST :

THROUGH THE EYES OF A F IRST T IME VOLUNTEER

2013 RAC/VFW

BREAKFAST

SCHEDULE

SUN.FEB. 10, 2013

SUN. MAR. 10, 2013

PAGE 3 VOLUME 1 , ISSUE 1

Pat KB3VZ preparing the

bacon.

Dana KB3NDO and Doug WA3HRH

making pancakes

Hal KD3HAL making

the home fries

by Maryann Mook

Published in the Corry Journal

Monday, October 22, 2012 7:05 PM EDT

ELGIN — It was a typical fall day in Elgin on

Saturday. When the sun wasn’t shining, a cool

breeze kicked through a dark and dreary Elgin

Community Park, forcing Boys Scouts, Scout

leaders and members of the Radio Amateurs of

Corry to dress warmly.

With the help of Pat Cooney of the Radio Ama-

teurs of Corry, Logan Chaffin, a 10th-grader at

Union City High School, and a member of Troop

343, was able to talk to Maria.

Logan told her it was cold and windy in Elgin.

And

Maria agreed the weather was similar in Dexter,

population about 1,000. “I’m bundled up here in

New York,” Maria told Logan. “It’s a windy day

all around.”

After the brief conversation, Logan told Maria he

was signing off.“Thank you for contacting me,”

Maria said in a voice clearly audible. “I’ve en-

joyed talking to you.”

See Monday, October 22, 2012 issue of The Jour-

nal for complete story.

A big thanks goes out to everyone who helped

make JOTA 2012 a success.

SCOUTS HAM IT UP ON AIRWAVES


A mainland China company called Puxing has announced what might be the ultimate in

hand held two-way gear, but the chances are that you will never see one in the United

States. At least not legally and the reason for this is simple.

The PX-D03 combines a GSM cellular telephone with a dual-band two-way radio and as

a bonus can also be used as an MP3 player for your favorite tunes. And under the cur-

rent FCC rules, combining a two-way radio with a cellphone makes the unit illegal to

import, buy, sell or use in the U-S-A or its possessions. According to the specifications

posted on-line by one China-based mail order retailer, the PX-D03 covers 136 to174 and

400 to 470 MHz as a full dual band two-way transceiver with a total of 128 memory

channels. It can be computer programmed and features what Puxing calls a human-

based operational interface.

On the cellphone side, the GSM-based unit carries dual S-I-M cards, has text messaging,

and a built-in front-facing camera. And if that were not all, the unit also contains an FM

radio that receives the 87.5 to 108 MHz broadcast band, the afore mentioned MP3

player plus other entertainment including several games.

As being advertised, the PX-D03 comes with a 3.7v Lithium-Ion battery, a charging

stand and power supply for the country the purchaser lives in; two antennas, a soft case

and a remote plug in earpiece. According to one of the websites advertising the unit, the

total cost is $151 shipped world-wide. (Southgate) -

- AR Newsline

NEW HT WITH GSM PHONE NOT LEGAL IN US


GREAT HAM LIES - By AC6V

I only own one radio!!

Ur 599 (ur call again please).

Your QSL is in the Mail

I'll Never Build Another Kit Project

I bought my mint TS-950SDX for $300.00.

I worked em on the first call.

I never worked DX on a net!!

Only 187 Days until

Dayton Hamvention!!

For years, RAC members have tripped over the benchmark at the repeater and probably wondered what

does this little circular thing mean?

What is a benchmark?

A benchmark is a point whose position is known to a high degree of

accuracy and is normally marked in some way. The marker is of-

ten a metal disk made for this purpose, but it can also be a church

spire, a radio tower, a mark chiseled into stone, or a metal rod

driven into the ground. Over two centuries or so, many other ob-

jects of greater or lesser permanence have been used. Benchmarks

can be found at various locations all over the United States. They

are used by land surveyors, builders and engineers, map makers,

and other professionals who need an accurate answer to the ques-

tion, "Where?" Many of these markers are part of the geodetic

control network (technically known as the National Spatial Refer-

ence System, or NSRS) created and maintained by NOAA's Na-

tional Geodetic Survey (NGS).

***************************************************************************************************

Found on NGS Website:

CURRENT SURVEY CONTROL

MA2102

______________________________________________________________________

NAD 83(1992) POSITION- 41 50 44.46127(N) 079 37 39.56589(W) ADJUSTED

NAVD 88 ORTHO HEIGHT - 582.97 (+/-2cm) 1912.6 (feet) VERTCON

_____________________________________________________________________

The horizontal coordinates were established by classical geodetic methods and adjusted by the National Geodetic

Survey in June 2002.

SUPERSEDED SURVEY CONTROL

NAD 83(1996)- 41 50 44.46165(N) 079 37 39.56575(W) AD( ) 1

NAD 83(1986)- 41 50 44.46439(N) 079 37 39.56196(W) AD( ) 1

NAD 27 - 41 50 44.25726(N) 079 37 40.37610(W) AD( ) 1

NGVD 29 (07/19/86) 583.12 (m) 1913.1 (f) LEVELING 3

Superseded values are not recommended for survey control.

MA2102_SETTING: 4 = OBJECT SURROUNDED BY MASS OF CONCRETE

MA2102

HISTORY - Date Condition Report By

HISTORY - 1938 MONUMENTED CGS

.

ABOUT THE BENCHMARK AT THE REPEATER SITE


STATION DESCRIPTION

DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1938 (APR) STATION IS ABOUT 5.5 MILES

S OF CORRY, 3.5 MILES NE OF SPARTANSBURG, 0.4 MILES S OF CORNER OF WARREN,

ERIE, AND CRAWFORD COUNTIES, ON A BARE-TOPPED, CULTIVATED FIELD ON PROP-

ERTY OF MR. JOHN CZECH, MARK IS SET 8 INCHES BELOW SURFACE, 25 FEET N OF

DITCH BANK OF HIGHWAY, AND 36 FEET N OF CENTER LINE OF HIGHWAY.

SURFACE MARK IS A STANDARD

BRONZE DISK SET IN CONCRETE,

8 INCHES BELOW SURFACE OF

GROUND, AS DESCRIBED IN

NOTE 7A, UNDERGROUND, REF-

ERENCE, AND AZIMUTH MARKS

ARE STANDARD BRONZE DISKS

SET IN CONCRETE AS DESCRIBED

IN NOTES 7A AND 11A.

REFERENCE MARK NO.1 IS

103.075 FEET SE OF STATION ON S

SIDE OF HIGHWAY, 2 FEET S OF

DITCH BANK, AND PROJECTS 8

INCHES. REFERENCE MARK

NO.2 IS 92.540 FEET SW OF STA-

TION ON S SIDE OF HIGHWAY, 2 FEET S OF DITCH

BANK, AND PROJECTS 8 INCHES.

AZIMUTH IS APPROXIMATELY 0.2 MILE WSW OF STA-

TION. 3 FEET E OF NE CORNER OF BARN, 3 FEET S OF

FENCE LINE, APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET S OF CENTER

LINE OF HIGHWAY, AND PROJECTS 8 INCHES. TO

REACH FROM STATION, GO W ON DIRT ROAD 0.2 MILE

TO AN UNPAINTED BARN AND RED SILO, ON L.

TO REACH STATION FROM POST OFFICE IN CORRY,

GO S ON ROUTE 277, 5.4 MILES TO CROSSROADS,

TURN L AND CONTINUE ON DIRT ROAD 1.1 MILES TO

A 4-FOOT CUT IN ROAD AND STATION ON L.

HEIGHT OF LIGHT ABOVE STATION MARK - 30 ME-

TERS

BENCHMARK CONTINUED


Radio Amateurs of Corry PO Box 362

Corry, PA 16407

W3YXE

Radio Amateurs of Corry: Application for Membership

Annual dues assessment is $10 per annum and $5 for each additional family member residing at same address. Dues must ac-company membership application. Dues are payable annually prior to January 1st. Dues can be paid online via the club website or sent to: Radio Amateurs of Corry, PO Box 362, Corry, PA 16407.

* Required

Name *_________________________________________________________________

Nickname_______________________________________________________________

Call Sign________________________________________________________________

License Class * Technician General Extra ARRL Member * No Yes

Address * ________________________________________________________________________________

Phone # (Home) *______________________________ Phone # (Cell)________________________________

Email Address * ____________________________________________

ARRL Certified Instructor * No Yes VE Certified * (ARRL or W5YI) No Yes

Current Club Affiliations______________________________________________________________________

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Occupation * ______________________________________Birth Date ________________________________

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