WSN Newsletter
July 2009 
Updated Roster

Sea-Pac Report
by Allen (W7QM)
The Sea-Pac Convention Meeting (June 6 and 7) was very well attended by representatives from the following Nets, RN7, DRN7, IMN, BCEN, WSN, OSN, BSN, AND NTTN.   Don W7GB, WSN Recorder, represented WSN and presented a summary of WSN activities. Leroy N7EIE also helped with WSN activities.   Thanks to both Don and Leroy for a job well done.

I had my tickets already but had to cancel due to having all my upper teeth pulled on June 3rd. I felt it was best not to attend with no teeth and very sore gums. Good thing I did not go as I still am having problem eating as the teeth they made do not fit well.
 
Field Day with Leroy N7EIE
by Allen (W7QM)

Leroy had his annual field day at his home in Yelm, WA. Just the two of us had a great time learning how to use his new “FLEX 3000 Radio”. It is strictly controlled by computer with no knobs or dials. Leroy has spent many hours reading how to make everything work and it’s not an easy task. It takes a lot of Practice and Patience.

Bev my XYL, made a pot of home made beef stew. We also brought Blue Berry Muffins and some assorted glazed doughnuts to munch on during the day. Leroy also baked delicious biscuits to go with the stew. All of us Carol, Leroy, Bev and myself had a fun day.

 

Field Day with the Amateur Radio Association of Bremerton at Chico WA <>

by Ray (KV4K)


We had a great time at the ARAB (Amateur Radio Association of Bremerton) Field Day.  I enjoyed taking the time out to sit and talk and visit with everyone. The highlight for me was having Pati, W7ZIW call WSN as NCS from the Field Day Site in Chico WA operating under emergency power.  We were glad to have Pati and Bill Urie come out and join us for operating and dinner that evening

We've been a small group for some time.  Harold Fuchs, W7MWC passed away this pastyear which left us a little short of enthusiasm and we got off to a late start this year on plans.  We've missed him in many ways and of course he's especially missed by our club president, Harold's brother Ralph Fuchs, N7ORF and his family.  Harold's passing reminds each of us to cherish our old and new friends and members.

I also have links to a photo album of our field day if you'd like to see them.


Unfortunately our photographers didn't get a lot of real good shots of folks together like we should have.  Next year!


The photos:
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Pati W7ZIW, NCS for the Washington State Net (from the FD location)

Matt KQ7W racks up CW points on 20 meters while Jim W7VK gets ready to fire up on 40 meter SSB.
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Ralph N7ORF, ARABS President, works 40 meter phone into the wee hours of Saturday night and Sunday morning.
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10 year old Dan makes a contact with Santa Clara Valley CA and boosts our scrore by 100 points.  His proud Dad Ray, KV4K and Matt, KQ7W look on, both obviously hoping they'll be able to pick up a tip or two on how to work 'em! Each youth under 18 that makes at least one QSO counts for 100 points.  Dan took the technician test recently and missed it by only one question so look out for the next time!

 
From Dave W7DPW 

Dave W7DPW has been off the air since June 18 as all his rigs are not operating at this time and also he has not been feeling well for some time and is not able to get any of them up and running. Pati W7ZIW is his alternate NCS and is filling his position for the time being. Dave we all wish you the very best and hope to hear you on the Net soon. Take Care my Friend.








 
USS MIDWAY CV 41  by Allen  W7QM

  The article regarding the USS Midway CV 41 in the IMN newsletter caught my eye because I served my last year of Sea Duty aboard the Midway in 1962. We were over in the Western Pacific the whole year of 1962 and to my disappointment I did not get to see the World Fair which was in Seattle that year. I was attached to Heavy Attack Squadron VAH 8 which was stationed at Whidbey Island and was one of the Squadrons attached to the Midway when the ship went out to Sea. Our Planes were the A3D Sky Warriors which carried a crew of 3. We were overseas in the Western Pacific just shortly before the Vietnam War started and Laos and Cambodia were going at it. I did not do any flying I was part of the support team that the Squadron has to furnish when they go aboard the ship.

 I had 16 years of Sea Duty and 4 years of Shore Duty before retiring with 20 years. In 1950 I was stationed on a Destroyer the USS Carmick DMS 33. We were being overhauled in the Naval Shipyard at Mare Island, CA. The Korean War started in June 1950. We were sent to Korea in October 1950 and were Sweeping for mines and bombarding enemy positions. The Carmick went back to the states and to make a long story short I was stationed on 3 other ships in Korea until the war ended and then was transferred to Fleet Activities, Sasebo Japan for 2 years. I was stationed in Japan and Korea for 5 years and 20 days from Oct 1950 to Nov 1955. 

While in Korea I was on the Zeal AM 131 when we rescued 38 survivors that were on a repair ship the Sarcy ATF 111 with a crew of 105 men that struck a mine and sunk. They were lucky only one man was lost. While Bev and I were in a MacDonald’s on Whidbey Island and I met one of the guys that we had rescued on that morning in July 1952. Boy it’s really a small world.

I had many other experiences while serving in Korea that would take a lot of time to write in this newsletter. Maybe some day I will write more on that subject.

I would like to thank everyone for helping get this newsletter out, it takes all of us to get it out and all your efforts are appreciated. Also I want to thank all the WSN Members for the fine job you all do to keep the Net going in good order. I personnaly am proud to be a WSN Member.

K7GXZ Health is Improving
by Don  K7BFL

Harvey Marsh (HM) was in Sacred Heart Hospital for several weeks with a bad urinary infection.   The doc's got it cleared up and sent HM to St. Joseph's Home (next door to the hospital) for further recuperation..   He is getting around well, with the assistance of a wheel-chair.   He sends greetings to all his friends he has worked with over the years on WSN, RN7, PAN, and TCC.    Harvey should be home by mid to late July.      His address is: 

HARVEY MARSH
N 1514 HOLL ROAD
LIBERTY LAKE WA 99016


SOLAR CYCLE 24

SCIENTISTS PREDICT SOLAR CYCLE 24 TO PEAK IN 2013

At the annual Space Weather Workshop held in Boulder, Colorado last month <http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/sww/index.html>, an international panel
of experts led by NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) predicted that Solar Cycle 24 will peak in May 2013 with 90 sunspots per
day on average. If the prediction proves true, Solar Cycle 24 will be the weakest cycle since Solar Cycle 16, which peaked with 78 daily sunspots in 1928, and ninth weakest since the 1750s, when numbered cycles began.

The panel predicted that the lowest sunspot number between cycles -- the solar minimum -- occurred in December 2008, marking the end of Solar
Cycle 23 and the start of Solar Cycle 24. If December's prediction holds up <http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2008/01/07/100/>, at 12 years and
seven months Solar Cycle 23 will be the longest since 1823 and the third longest since 1755. Solar cycles span 11 years on average, from minimum to minimum.

An unusually long, deep lull in sunspots led the panel to revise its 2007 prediction that the next cycle of solar storms would start in March 2008 and peak in late 2011 or mid-2012. The persistence of a quiet sun also led the panel to a consensus that Solar Cycle 24 will be what they called "moderately weak."


From Allen W7QM

Bev and I are going to Republic,WA for a week from July 18 to 24. The main reason is to celebrate Bev’s and her twin sisters 80th birthday. The 3 of us will all be 80 years old for 24 days as I will be 81 on Aug 14. It’s a regular thing every year that the 3 of us are the same age for 24 days and now we’re shooting for age 90.










WSN Activity Report

April
 May
 June
QNI
 461
 508
 469
Traffic
 83
 99
 131
Sessions
 60
 62
 60


WSN Birthdays

JULY 14 K7BDU
JULY 18 N7YRT
AUG 8 N7EIE
AUG 14 W7QM
SEPT 5 W7TVA
  SEPT 8 W7BXH
  OCT 10 N7RR 
OCT 14 W7JG
  OCT 27 W7NWP
   
Happy birthday to all and we wish you many more!

Hello all. Hope you are all enduring the heat and had a nice 4th.    We went to our daughters for a Barbecue.   It was fun with lots of good people and good food.  I enjoyed operating the WSN from the Field Day site at Chico WA with Ray KV4K and the others.     See pix above.

Best regards and 88's

Pati W7ZIW, Assistant Manager. WSN.