Presidents Message

I hope this is coherent but my head is still reeling from the run in with the Uintah Railroad. I checked with MR. Bois (lead attorney for the Al Gore contest) but he indicated this appeared to be an inside job, very efficiently done. His advise was save my money and serve my time. He only wished he could have said as much to Al, but they tried.

First of all I would like to thank Von and the rest of last years officers for the wonderful service they have provided us. I am also grateful to have the rest of the officers remaining it will be a great help to me. A special thanks to Von as he has agreed to continue taking care of the newsletter.

I have a few ideas for this coming year. A mixture of a little service, social, some special programs to increase our working knowledge of amateur radio, and maybe a couple of how to project evenings. If any of you have any specific requests please contact me or any of the club officers. My phone at work is 789-9740, home 789-5680, my address is 3079 West 500 South, Vernal 84078 and my email is keithc@BasinNickelAds.com

I think the real success and fun this year will come as a result of each of us getting involved where we can. I would like your input, I need your help, a successful club is one that meets the needs of its members and uses our knowledge, skills and equipment to help others. In advance may I say thank you for the coming year.

73 KK7EX

Letter from the Board

January 8, 2001

During the recent election of club officers a question concerning club dues was asked. The majority of the respondents indicated they were in favor of increasing the club dues to $15.00 for an individual Full Membership. The response to the part concerning family dues was mixed. Some felt that only family dues should be increased. Article IV of the Articles of Incorporation states: "All memberships shall be subject to an annual assessment so as to provide funds to meet the corporate obligations and purposes, as the Board of Trustees may from time to time determine." Article V of the "Constitution" states: "Annual dues shall be set by the Board of Trustees and shall be set as deemed necessary for the business of the organization within its objectives as set forth in the preamble."

The Board of Trustees, consisting of Jerry Goodrich, N7JCP; Chandler Fisher, W7BYU; and Jay Hansen, KA7BPB, met together on 2 January 2001 to discuss the matter of dues and the use of corporate funds. After considerable discussion, and in an attempt to weigh all factors, it was decided that annual dues for Club Membership would be increased to $15.00 annually for an individual Full Membership. Associate Membership would remain at $5.00 annually. It was further determined that the Family Membership rate would be eliminated. We feel strongly that the Borderline Amateur Radio Club should encourage any and all young people in their pursuits of amateur radio. And that in this spirit of support, they should not be compelled or required to pay club dues (those under 18 years of age). They would have the same rights as an adult paying an Associate Membership. It was felt that if a particular family wanted a licensed amateur under 18 years of age to have the privilege of voting and/or holding office, that individual could pay $15.00 and receive all privileges of a Club Membership.

For those of you who are not familiar with the Borderline Amateur Radio Clubs By-Laws the following defines club membership.

MEMBERSHIP. Full Membership is open only to licensed amateurs. Associate Membership is open to all other interested persons. Full Membership includes all club privileges as well as rights to hold a club office and to vote. Associate Membership includes all club privileges except for the right to hold office and vote.

It was felt that a restatement of Articles III & IV of the Articles of Incorporation of the Border-Line Amateur Radio Club might be timely. Article IV states in part, " All membership shall be subject to an annual assessment so as to provide funds to meet the corporate obligations and purposes, as the board of Trustees may from time to time determine.". Article III also states that, "No funds received by the corporation shall be used for any personal benefit of any of its members."

The board of trustees of the Border-Line Amateur Radio Club would like to publicly state at this time that we appreciate the financial support that the membership of the club has shown in the past, and that we will be conservative and vigilant in our obligation to insure that all funds received will be used in accordance with the fore mentioned articles of incorporation..

Editors Note

Just a note from the former president and continuing newsletter editor. Being the president these last two years has been a pleasure. I have been able to get to know everyone a little better and I will treasure the friendships that we have developed. Rest assured that we are not fading off into the distance to never be heard from again, we fully intend to be as involved as ever and look forward to supporting the club in anyway possible.

Newsletter submissions would be a very nice thing to receive. The newsletter will be a lot more interesting to everyone if it is more than just me rambling on all the time. Anything that might be of interest to the group would be appreciated, it doesn't necessarily have to be radio information.

Submissions will be gladly accepted by any of the following methods:

Phone- 722-0282

Email - ka7erc@ubtanet.com

Mail - Von Johnson

Rt 3 Box 3023 C

Roosevelt, Utah 84066

Please contribute it will be nicer for everyone.

Testing Session

A testing Session was held December 29^th at Swains Shop in Vernal. The results are as follows.

Shane Smith passed Technician

Mary Lou Turner passed Technician

The announcement of Mary Lou passing was followed immediately by squeals and jumps of joy while she hugged everyone in the room. Really I think it was Lee doing the squealing but I'm not sure. Shane also just missed passing his written for General, great job Shane just a little bit more study and you'll tame that one easily. Congratulations both of You.

The Next Testing session will be held Jan. 26^th at 7:00 pm at the MoonLake Bldg. in Roosevelt. Anyone wishing to test please contact Chandler, Gaylen, or Von.

New Club Officers

The new club officers for this year have been chosen and have taken over their respective positions. They are:

President Keith Caldwell KK7EX

Vice President Lee Turner KK7SI

Secretary Kay Johnson KC7MGD

Treasurer Jay Hansen KA7BPB

Board of Directors Jay Hansen KA7BPB

Jerry Goodrich N7JCP

Chandler Fisher W7BYU

Net Manager Lee Turner KK7SI

Congratulations to all of these people we wish you well and promise our support for the upcoming year.

Jammer Located

For some months now, regular users of the 40-meter band have been plagued from time to time by strong, very broad, frequency-hopping signals that somewhat resemble a slow-scan TV transmission. The signals, it turns out, originate from jamming stations in the Middle East. "We know exactly what this is," said ARRL Monitoring System Coordinator Brennan Price, N4QX. "This is a very high-power Iraqi jammer of a very high-power Iranian shortwave broadcast station." The loud buzzing signals have been heard on the 40-meter CW and phone bands and have even been "spotted" on packet. The jammers occupy about 10 kHz of spectrum.

Price says the shortwave broadcast station involved is The Voice of the People of Kurdistan, transmitted via The Voice of the Islamic Republic of Iran facility in Teheran. "The Iranian station has a daily transmission on 7100 kHz from the same facility, and Iraq has jammed that one also," he says.

Price explains that the Iranian station--which broadcasts anti-Saddam Hussein propaganda, hence the jamming--jumps frequencies several times each broadcast in order to avoid the jamming. Unfortunately for 40-meter users, the Iraqitransmissions follow. This results in a situation where it's hard to predict when the jammers might show up on a given frequency block or how long they'll stay. Price said that neither station is transmitting where it is supposed to be. "The Iranian and Iraqi telecommunications administrations have been advised of this," he said. Price says that such "politically motivated" intruders typically don't disappear until the political situation changes. "The 'woodpecker' went away when the Cold War did," he said. "This one will probably not go away until Saddam Hussein does."

Rescue

Snowbound ham uses 2-meter H-T to call for help: Suffering recently from bronchitis and pneumonia, Jim Stewart, KK7VL, a homesteader in a secluded area near Bettas Pass, Washington, used his 2-meter hand-held to summon help. Stewart called his friend, Jim Flint, W7TXU, on the Kittitas County Repeater Association's repeater, advising him of his worsening condition and requesting assistance. Flint, a member of the Kittitas County Search and Rescue team, enlisted the help of Deputy Sheriff Robb Lipp. But, snowdrifts prevented them from reaching Stewart's home. A snowmobiler passing by took the rescuers to Stewart's house. Lipp then used his GPS and radio to guide a rescue helicopter to the scene, and Stewart was airlifted to a hospital in Yakima. "Many of our present rescue team members are already hams," said Flint, "and as a result of this rescue being reported on local radio, several people have called and asked to join our team, and to learn more about Amateur Radio."--The Daily Record (Ellensburg, Washington)

Miscellaneous Info

2 Meter Repeaters

Blue Mountain 147.100 + Tone 136.5 Hz

Grizzly Ridge 147.040 + Tone 136.5 Hz

Roosevelt 145.490 - Tone 136.5 Hz

Duchesne 147.260 + No Tone

Tabby Mtn. 147.240 + Tone 136.5 Hz

Bruin Peak 147.320 + Tone 88.5 Hz

440 Repeater

Blue Mountain RX 449.700 TX 444.700 Tone 136.5 Hz

Visit the website at

www.ecso.com/barc it contains past newsletters and other information so check it out.