Our Next Club meeting will be on Thursday the 14th at 7PM in the dogwood Room, UC, at WCU.

Following the meeting we will all proceed to Cullowings for a great beverage and some food. Join us!

The Catamount 6 Balloon Launched this morning from WCU has landed somewhere to the west of Stone Fairy State Park in Virginia. Reaching Speeds of nearly 150MPH, this balloon is now being recovered by the various volunteer tracking teams with the assistance of many IRLP and EchoLinked Repeaters.

The Balloon last reported traveling approximately 19MPH, just above 2000 Feet. Communications may be monitored by connecting to IRLP Reflector 9449, or Echolink Station K9IU-L (500717). Much Thanks to the Indiana University Radio Club for use of their reflector.

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UPDATE:
The SPOT GPS Tracking system which was thought to be malfunctioning has come back to life and reported it’s location very close to the last APRS Packet. One Tracking team is reported to be within 5 miles of the last known location, and the teams feel optimistic that the payload will be easy to locate.

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UPDATE:
The Payload has been successfully recovered! It is reported that the payload landed on private property, and not in a tree this time! The payload is now on it’s way back to Cullowhee and the NC mountains. Much thanks to the volunteers, repeater and node owners who helped make this a success!

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Our Next club meeting will be on October 24, 2013, in the Dogwood Room, UC @ WCU. Talk in will be on the K4WCU Repeater, as well as by calling (828) 5151-HAM.

We Look forward to seeing you there!

The Jackson County Amateur Radio Service will meet for the first time nearly two years this coming monday at the Jackson County Community Service Center, in Room 234 at 7PM. Come Join us for the exciting revitalization of the county’s club! Talk in will be on the KF4DTL Repeater (147.345+ 151.4) or call the club’s number (828) 515-1426 for assistance.

Our Next Club Meeting will be Thursday September 26, 2013 in the Dogwood Room at 7PM, in the University Center, at WCU. A Test Session will be offered following the club meeting!

Talk in is on the 444.975 Repeater, or by phone- 828.5151.HAM

CARGO Gears up to participate in the special event station N4F, held at the Mountain State Fair, in Hendersonville NC. In addition to the HF Frequencies below, we plan to monitor IRLP Channel 9449, and Echolink Channel 500717 (K9IU-L). The quote below was taken from the RoadShow ARC’s Website, who is hosting the effort, and outlines the frequencies that will be operational. All who are interested in HAM Radio, and those who are licensed are welcomed and encouraged to stop by. A GOTA Station will be available for unlicensed individuals!. Talk in will be on the 147.105, WA4KNI Repeater. More information on the Mountain State Fair can be found HERE – http://www.mountainfair.org/mountain-state-fair.html”

“The Road Show Amateur Radio Club and the Amateur Radio Clubs of Western North Carolina Will be holding a special event station at the North Carolina Mountain State Fair. We will be operating on or around 50.130mhz, 18.135mhz, 14.270mhz, & 7.248mhz. Certificates & QSLs will be available.

September 6-15, 2013
Times: M-Thur. (Sept 9-12): 3pm-10pm (1900UTC-0200UTC)
Fri-Sat-Sun (Sept 6-8, 13-15): 9am-10pm (1300UTC-0200UTC)
Sponsored by:
The Road Show ARC – WA4TRS, Blue Ridge Amateur Radio Club – W4YK, Haywood County Amateur Radio Club – KW4P, Catamount [Western Carolina University] Amateur Radio Group (CARGO)- K4WCU, and Cleveland County Amateur Radio Service – NA4CC.” – Http://n4f.theroadshowarc.com

We will be having our next club meeting at 7PM in the CARDINAL room at the University Center on WCU’s campus.

We will catch up on meeting minutes and events from May, and also hold a VE Session following the formal part of the meeting. The VE team will be all extra class, so upgrades are welcomed and encouraged!!

Talk in on the K4WCU Repeater 444.975+ 100.0, or by phone (828) 5151-HAM (515-1426).

The WCARS Hamfest is coming up quickly! I’d like to encourage everyone to show up and check out the hamfest, especially if you are new or interested in the hobby!

more information can be found online at http://www.wcars.org/hamfest.html Hope to see you all there!

From the WCARS Website-
WHERE: Haywood County Fairgrounds
758 Crabtree Road, Waynesville, NC
Latitude: 35.533414 / Longitude: -82.960174

Gates open at 6:00 AM, Doors open at 8:00 AM. Advance tickets are $5.00,
Tickets at the gate are $7.00, correct change is appreciated.

Free parking ~ Hourly Prizes ~ VETesting ~ Forums ~ Reserved InsideTables ~ Covered Flea Market Spaces
~ On-Site Camping with Electric and Water(first come basis, 12 Noon Friday July 26th through 4 PM Saturday)

Talk-In on WCARS repeater (W4MOE, 146.910 minus, 91.5 tone, Asheville), HCARC (N4DTR,147.390 plus, 94.8 tone, Lake Junaluska)

We will be joining the Haywood County Amateur Radio Group again this year for field day! Field day is an exciting 24 hours of non-stop radio-contacts that are made from around the world. This is done in an effort to accomplish a number of things; One- Test our equipment. Two-Contest, who can get the most successful contacts? Three- Emergency Preparedness, How well is our gear operating, how far can we talk, how fast can we setup and shut down? Four- To interact with the public, and let those who are interested try their hand at making a contact or two!

This year, the HC-ARC will be setup between the Sheriff’s office, Belk, and the Car Wash in Haywood County Just off of Exit 98 on Highway 23/74 in Waynesville.

Here’s a link to the Haywood County Club’s Website, with a map and physical address.

http://wnchamradio.org/field-day-2013/

we hope to see you all there!

Today our club was granted coordination for for the K4WCU Repeater, on 444.975, by the South Eastern Repeater Association (SERA). The machine is coordinated for it’s current position on the ridge where it sits among the campus communications systems.

Much Thanks to Russ, K4RCC for making this happen!