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+ Mini-Field Day June 22, 2024 - if folks are interested in doing a mini Field Day event at Nukolii Beach Park, and people would volunteer to take on a responsibility, I would chair the event. Here are the details:
Mini Field Day, Saturday, June 22, Nukolii Beach Park, 9am to 3pm, Potluck Lunch.
Need individuals to take on these responsibilities:
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Setup and Take Down - a person in charge of this would need to find folks to commit to being there for setting up and cleaning up afterwards.
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Tent and Tables - person heading this would need to find folks to bring two or three pop up tents and about four tables. All attendees will have to bring their own chair to sit on.
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Lunch - a person in charge of this would need to bring the paper plates, utensils, paper napkins, and trash bags. I assume the club would pay for the supplies.
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Radio stations - 1 person to volunteer to bring a VHF/UHF mobile station, with antenna and battery.
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1 person for an HF station, with battery and antenna.
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Publicity - someone to send email out to hams about the event and putting up the club banner at the event.
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Safety Officer Steve, WD8DAS - someone to ensure that the event is safe by minimizing any hazards.
+ VOAD Emergency Preparedness Fair, April 27 -
In collaboration with Kauai Voluntary Organizations Active in Disasters (VOAD), government agency partners, other non-profits and private sector partners, Scott Bacon, WH6FJS, reports that there will be an Island Community Emergency Preparedness Fair on Saturday, April 27th 2024, from 9 AM to Noon. This event will be held at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints cultural hall in Lihue. The address is 4580 Ehiku St. Lihue, HI 96766.
The Kauai Amateur Radio Club will have HF/VHF/UHF radio equipment on display outside the cultural hall courtesy of Jim Pilgram, NH6HI. Jim could use help with the setup beginning at 7 AM and throughout the event. Radio operators can also participate from their home stations to speak on the repeaters with the Fair attendees stopping by.
+ HealthComm radio volunteers needed for Samuel Maheloha Memorial Hospital, Kauai Veterans Memorial Hospital and Wilcox Medical Center -
Here is an opportunity to serve your community at one of these hospitals. HealthComm is a volunteer radio operation from the Hawaii Healthcare Emergency Management organization. The group provides HF (High Frequency) radio communications support for medical facilities across the state, and conducts a net on the first Saturday of each month. Please contact Tad if you would like to know more.
+ WINLINK EXERCISES - organized by Van NH7IT with interesting new features introduced, like sending a text message without the internet. If you have Winlink set up and are interested, e-mail NH7IT to be added to the mailing list.
+ Winlink Wednesday - Jim, NH6HI, passed along information about the Winlink Wednesday activity that he received from Ken Van Wyk, K0RVW, that you can participate in. Info here: https://winlinkwednesday.net/reminder.html
+ EXAMS for FCC licences and upgrades. Jim NH6HI is the one to get in touch with, if you are interested.
KARC is affiliated with GLAARG Volunteer Examiners.
+ NETS on Monday evenings at 8pm and Thursday evenings at 7pm. All licensed hams may participate, no club membership required.
The KARC repeaters and the Allstar system are now able to be joined together, thanks to the efforts of Jim NH6HI and Jesse WH6AV. Also, a new net control roster has been designed and built for us by Jesse WH6AV. To view the roster, use this link. Mahalo Jesse! See more details below.
+ Saturday Morning HAM BREAKFAST, informally held weekly, 8:30am, usually at Mariachi's Restaurant in Harbor Mall, Lihue. There may be conversation and details on the KARC repeater system before folks arrive.
+ MONTHLY MEETINGS are held on the first Monday evening of the month(unless that day is a holiday, in which case the meeting will be held on the next Monday), formerly at the KIUC conference room in Lihue. The pandemic has forced KIUC to close the conference room, and we have been meeting on Zoom instead of in-person. On these days, the usual Monday Evening Net is not held. The next meeting will he held on May 6, 2024 at 6:00 pm.
Two top pictures are at the 2022 summer field day. Thank you Terry WH6GEN for those pics. Below, a gathering of folks at the weekly ham breakfast. Thanks to Jane KH7TZ(at the far end of the table) for this pic.
At bottom, a work day at the Kukuiolono repeater site, with some antenna work, area cleanup and solar panel installation on the roof of the shack. Thanks to those who participated: Anoly WH6GKG, Sam WH6SNA, Bret WH6GEO, Dick KH6DO, Bill WH6BS, Ron KH6JI, Joe WH6FZY, Jim NH6HI and Tad NH7YS. Drone photo by Ron KH6JI.
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