2008 July

October 25, 2008 W4BLA will again be set up for a special event in Bladenboro, North Carolina. The event starts at 09:00 am through 11:00 pm.
The Beast of Bladenboro was shown on the HISTORY CHANNEL and is a local event and we bring ham radio to show locals what ham radio is all about. This event is listed in QST and on the ARRL web site.
So if you can not attend the event join us on the air and lets have fun with ham radio.

73’s
KI4SYK (Ray Surles)

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Dublin Peanut Festival

Monday, July 7th, 2008

September 20, 2008 W4BLA will have a Special Event Station setup at the 16th annual Dublin Peanut Festival in Dublin, North Carolina. It’s a local fun day for residents in Bladen County and vistors. The activities starts at 10:00 am with a parade, which W4BLA will be in, with lots of entertainment for all.
W4BLA is showing local folks what ham radio is all about. The event is posted in QST and on the ARRL web site as a special event. The event is to help train up new operators to give them experience in operating procedures so they will be confident in emergency conditions.
Please join us if not at the Festival at least on the air for a fun day with ham radio.

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Harmony Hall

Monday, July 7th, 2008

The www.harmonyhallnc.com site has been secured for a W4BLA special event. Harmony Hall is located in White Oak, N. C. and is one of the most history laden sites in Bladen County. Their web site has all the details. Dates will be 12:00 noon Friday October 03, 2008 through 12:00 noon Sunday October 05,2008. Details of the event will follow in the President’s corner as they develop.

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NC105:NN4NC-7

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008

NC105:NN4NC-7 K-NET / KA-NODE

Clarkton, North Carolina 28433 USA

NETWORK 105 – 14.105 Mhz. (lsb)

Network Info

NN4NC-7:NC105 “NETWORK 105″
K-Net HF Node – Clarkton, NC – Sysop is Mac
www.Network105.net
http://ka1fsb.home.att.net/net105.html
Icom 706 MKIIG at 80 watts output
Kantronic’s KAM_XL dual port controller
Gateway Desktop PC w/Winpack 680
142′ Delta Loop – Cushcraft A3S Yagi
Access is 14.105 lsb 300 baud
Type c NC105 or c NN4NC-7
Type H for HELP with commands
Type c NN4NC-1 for Personal Message System
The “Network 105″ system is linked
to the World Packet Gateways via TCPIP
Some of the systems found on “Network 105″
are TNOS, JNOS, FBB, MSYS, XNET, KNET..
Local Access 145.090 c BLA9 c NC105
VHF Link Icom V8000 @ 25 watts KAM_XL tnc
Antenna TRAM 1481 Omni @ 55′

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NN4NC-L EchoIRLP Setup

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008

Welcome! to NN4NC-L EchoIRLP System

Clarkton, North Carolina 28433 USA

145.565 (Simplex - CTCSS tone of 67.0) local coverage area

Bladen & surrounding counties!

Dell Optiplex GX-1 terminal

Linux CentOS 4.4 operating system

IRLP 3.0 interface board

RF link transceiver Alinco DR-135 at 10w output

Onboard Mirage Amp 5018 (170w) IF needed

Comet GP-9 dual band vertical at 70′

Access local (personal) transceiver Kenwood TM-V71

crossband (when active) 145.565 to 446.175

Indoor dual band mag. mount antenna

Access to the Echolink side of the system

Turn on your dtmf pad

ex. *353118 connects at KI4RMZ-L local Echolink HUB

Steven’s node at Wilmington, North Carolina

dtmf 7 3 will disconnect the link

Access to the Echolink CAPEFEAR Conference

Turn on your dtmf pad

ex. 382643 connects to the CAPEFEAR Conference

dtmf 7 3 disconnects the link

Access to the IRLP side of the the system

Turn on your dtmf pad

ex. 9 4 5 3 connects to the Dallas Reflector Channel 3

“The Winsystem” www.winsystem.org

dtmf 7 3 disconnects the link

To review the status of echolink or irlp pse click on

the following link

http://echolink.g4eid.co.uk/status/all_conferences.html

Look at bottom left corner of screen click on

conferences, connections OR IRLP to view current

network status

Network Info

www.echolink.org

www.irlp.net

This system is online active 24/7 dsl connection

for Bladen & surrounding counties ….

Questions or Inquiry’s

Email: NN4NC@arrl.net

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ARRL Field Day Entry Form
Call Used: W4BLA GOTA Station Call: (none) ARRL/RAC Section: NC Class: 4A
Participants: 35	Club/Group Name: BLADEN AMATEUR RADIO SOCIETY
Power Source(s): Generator, Battery, Solar
Power Multiplier: 2X
Bonus Points:
100% Emergency power	400
Media Publicity	100
Set-up in Public Place	100
Information Boot	100
NTS message to ARRL SM/SEC	100
W1AW Field Day Message	100
Natural power QSOs completed	100
Site Visit by invited elected official	100
Youth participation	100
Youth operators	11
Youth participants	13
Submitted via the Web	50
Educational activity	100
Total Bonus Points	1,350

Score Summary:
	CW	Digital	Phone	Total
Total QSOs	74	0	1002
Total Points	148	0	1002	1150	Claimed Score = 2,300

Band/Mode QSO Breakdown:
	CW		Digital		Phone
	QSOs	Pwr(W)	QSOs	Pwr(W)	QSOs	Pwr(W)
160m
80m	24	100			32	100
40m	21	100			377	100
20m					351	100
15m	29	100			113	100
10m					122	100
6m					1	50
2m					6	50
1.25
Other
Satellite
GOTA
TOTAL	74		0		1002

Archive for July, 2008

Field Day 2008

Beast of Bladenboro Festival

Dublin Peanut Festival

Harmony Hall

NC105:NN4NC-7

NN4NC-L EchoIRLP Setup