THE SIX METER CLUB OF
CHICAGO, INC.
We desire to promote the Interest of Amateur Radio,
foster activity in the HF, VHF, and UHF bands, acquire proficiency in CW
operation, provide mutual aid in matters technical . . .
PRESIDENT
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.Jim, WA9FIH CUSTODIAN
OF K9ONA
Mike, WD9GJK
VICE PRESIDENT
.Ray, W9CEJ NET
MANAGER
Jim, WA9FIH
SECRETARY
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Mike, WD9GJK
HISTORIAN
TREASURER
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..Bob, AK9Y ARRL VE TEST CAPTAIN
Bob,
AK9Y
SGT-AT-ARMS
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Kate, KB9KDC PROGRAM
CHAIR
MEMBERS AT LARGE
Lee, W9NSP DIRECTORS
.Karl,
WA9CCQ
Will, K9WSS Rich, W9NHX
HALO EDITOR
..Jim Novak, WA9FIH CLUB WEB SITE: www.k9ona.com
2335 South 2nd Avenue WEBMASTER
..Bob,
AK9Y: ak9y@arrl.net
North Riverside IL 60546-1308 24-HOUR InfoLine: 708-442-4961
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The HALO is the official publication of the
Six Meter Club of Chicago, a not-for-profit ARRL-affiliated Special Service
Club incorporated in the State of Illinois and maintained by and for Radio
Amateurs.
MEETINGS: Held at
7:30 p.m. on the second Friday of each month (except December) at St. Johns
Lutheran Church,
southwest corner of 47th Street and
Brainard Avenue, La Grange IL; enter through south side door adjacent to
parking lot.
NETS: Six Meter
Activity and Ragchew Net, Tuesday evenings at 8 p.m. Central Time, 50.130 MHz
USB
Two Meter FM Information Net, Tuesday
evenings at 9 p.m. Central time over our K9ONA repeater, 146.37/97
ARRL Bulletins, Club news, swap
shop, other items of interest to the Amateur Radio community.
SSTV (Slow Scan Amateur TV) Net, Thursday
evenings at 7 p.m. on 144.360 MHz FM Simplex
REPEATERS: The Club operates two open repeaters under the call
K9ONA/R. Our Two Meter repeater,
located in
Hinsdale, uses 146.370 MHz
input, 146.970 MHz output, with a three minute timer that must be reset with a
short pause
after the courtesy tone
between transmissions. A 107.2 Hz
subaudible (PL) tone is usually required for access. Our UHF repeater, located
in La Grange Park, uses 448.300 MHz input, 443.300 MHz output, a four minute
timer, and is also PL access, requiring a 114.8 Hz tone. Both repeaters also transmit the subaudible
CTCSS tone.
AFFILIATIONS: The Club is a Life Member Club supporting AMSAT, the non-profit
Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. We
have been named an ARRL-affiliated Special Service Club, and belong to the
Illinois Repeater Assn.
CERTIFICATES: Available for working ten Club members (five if applicant is
more than 100 miles from Chicago) on
either 50, 144, or 222 MHz.
Stations worked must be valid Club members at time of your QSO; repeater
contacts do not count. Send log data
list with time, date, and band/mode to our Secretary. There is no charge for the award.
SCHOLARSHIP: The Club has endowed a perpetual scholarship
administered by the ARRL Foundation. It
is awarded annually subject to specific criteria listed on the ARRL web site, www.arrl.org, or available from the
foundation. Applications are due by
February 1 of each calendar year.
INFOLINE: Our Clubs InfoLine telephone service is available around the
clock at 708-442-4961. A recorded
message will brief you on Club news and coming events, and you may leave a message
on our answering machine.
HAMFEST: Our Six Meter Club of Chicago HAMFEST is held annually on the
second Sunday in June (June 8, 2008) at the DuPage County Fairgrounds in
Wheaton IL. All Club members are expected
to work to insure its success.