SCHH ARC “This & That” — August 5, 2025
The Weekly Newsletter of the Sun City Hilton Head Amateur Radio Club
Harve Hnatiuk, KB3FW / Editor
ARC’s Lake Warren State Park POTA Activation Is This Coming Saturday!
If You Want to Join in the Fun, Please RSVP ASAP!
The club is heading to Hampton County on Saturday, August 9th to activate Lake Warren State Park. Our POTA activation will include three stations, two on SSB and the other on CW…all using the club callsign KE4HAM!
Previous editions of This & That have provided a lot of information and details.
Here is the time-line for the activity.
Thursday, August 7th @ 3:30 PM – Volunteers meet up at the Storage facility to get needed equipment, materials, etc. for the activation.
Saturday, August 9th @ 10 AM – Meet at Pavilion #1 at Lake Warren State Park to begin set-up for POTA activation.
Saturday, August 9th ~ 12 Noon – Begin operating three KE4HAM stations.
Saturday, August 9th ~ 12 Noon/12:30 PM – Enjoy some great hot dogs for lunch!
All members coming to the outing are encouraged to bring snacks for all to enjoy and any beverages (no alcohol!) that they wish to enjoy themselves or care to share. We usually have no shortages of food and drink!
Saturday, August 9th ~ 3-3:30 PM – Wrap up the POTA activation, take down antennas, etc. and head back to SCHH.
Sunday, August 10th or Monday, August 11th (to be determined) – Return equipment and materials to Storage.
This outing is open to all club members. All members who come to the lake will be welcomed and encouraged to operate one of the three KE4HAM stations.
It is important that you let Jack Frisch or Harve Hnatiuk know if you are planning to be at this event and if you are bringing a guest or guests.
As we are planning to have some food and drink at the outing, we do need to know how many people will be there, right?
As of now, the following club members have indicated that they will be there: Lon Seward (WB4KSG), Ken Finke (KN8F), Chip Miller (KQ4JKI), Frank Pollino (K2OS), Jack Frisch (K2ITZ), Harve Hnatiuk (KB3FW), Bob Officer (WA6WAY).
If you don’t see your name here and want to join the fun, please let Harve or Jack know you are going to be there no later than NOON on Wednesday, August 6th.
Contact info for RSVPs: Harve (hnat463@gmail.com). Jack (jfrisch40@gmail.com). Please RSVP by Noon on Wednesday, August 6th.
Contact info for RSVPs: Harve (hnat463@gmail.com). Jack (jfrisch40@gmail.com). Please RSVP by Noon on Wednesday, August 6th.
SCHH ARC 10m SSB Net Meets Tonight!
Our monthly 10 meter single sideband net will be held this evening (August 5th) at 8 PM on 28.450 MHz. Frank Pollino, K2OS will be our net control. The net has been very popular among club members and friends of the club since its inception earlier this year.
Upcoming Hamfests
Hamfests coming up –
Huntsville – August 16-17 – https://hamfest.org/
Shelby NC – Aug 29-30 – https://shelbyhamfest.com/
Dalton GA – Sep 6 – https://www.qrz.com/db/W4DRC
Melbourne FL Oct 10-11 – https://pcars.org/
CARS Savannah GA – Oct 18 – https://coastalamateurradiosoc…
Raffle tickets for the CARS swapmeet/hamfest can be found here. You get 5 tickets for the price of 4 online. Online buyers will receive photos of their tickets. Give KG4SZS a day or a few to get your ticket purchases confirmed and your ticket stub photos back to you.
Humor
Thanks to Ed Stratton, W1ZZ for sending this in.
What’s Coming Up
Saturday, August 9, 2025 — KE4HAM Parks on the Air Activation at Lake Warren State Park.
Thursday, September 4, 2025 — September Membership Meeting, Lakehouse, 7 PM. Our program will be provided by Frank Pollino, K2OS who will tell us how he was able to earn “Worked All States” on 432 MHz! Frank’s presentation is entitled “Quest For 432 MHz WAS”.
Thursday, October 2, 2025 — October Membership Meeting, Lakehouse, 7 PM. Program will be provided by Ron Frick, AI4HH who will give us the “ins and outs” about WinLink, which is a very valuable communications platform, especially during emergencies.
Thursday, November 6, 2025 – November Membership Meeting, Lakehouse, 7 PM.
SCHH ARC Nets
Net News
Please check-in to our nets and let others know how you are doing and what you are doing in ham radio and in other areas.
The club is attempting to get the 147.06 machine back into legal operation. For now, the .060 machine should be considered “off limits” for anything other than monitoring.
Weekly SCHH ARC Nets
Sunday’s Net (8 PM) operates on 147.550 MHz simplex on the last two Sundays of the calendar month. The Sunday net will be on the KE4HAM repeater (147.135 + with a tone of 91.5 on both the input and the output) on all other Sundays of the calendar month. Check-in can be done even if you don’t have a radio up and running via EchoLink by using the link KE4HAM-L when the net is on SIMPLEX and KE4HAM-R when the net is on the SCHH Okatie Repeater.
Wednesday‘s Net (8 PM) will operate until further notice on the KE4HAM Okatie Repeater (147.135 + with a tone of 91.5 on both input and output). The net can be accessed via EchoLink using the link KE4HAM-R.
Next 10m SSB Net: TONIGHT!
Tuesday, August 5th @ 8 PM Local Time on 28.450 MHz SSB.
Net Control Stations and EchoLink Coordinator
Thanks to our regular 2m Net Controls: Frank Pollino, K2OS; Rick Garan, WA8NLX; and Harve Hnatiuk, KB3FW.
Thanks to Frank, K2OS for also being the net control station of our monthly 10m SSB net.
Thanks to Bob Officer, WA6WAY, for being an alternate Net Control Station and overseer of our KE4HAM repeater.
Thanks to Ron Frick, AI4HH, for working diligently to keep EchoLink up and running for our nets.
Net Control Schedule:
— Tuesday, August 5th @ 8 PM: Frank Pollino, K2OS (10m SSB, 28.450 MHz).
— Wednesday, August 6th @ 8 PM: Rick Garan, WA8NLX (KE4HAM Okatie Repeater).
— Sunday, August 10th @ 8 PM: Frank Pollino, K2OS (KE4HAM Okatie Repeater).
— Wednesday, August 13th @ 8 PM: Harve Hnatiuk, KB3FW (KE4HAM Okatie Repeater).
— Sunday, August 17th @ 8 PM: Frank Pollino, K2OS (KE4HAM Okatie Repeater).
If you would like to give it a shot and see how being a Net Control Station (NCS) can be a lot of fun (not to mention a GREAT service to our ARC), please contact Harve, KB3FW (hnat463@gmail.com.)
SCHH ARC Net Reports:
Thanks to ALL who checked in to our SCHH ARC nets last week.
Last week’s check-ins and traffic:
— Wednesday, July 30th 2m Repeater Net: KE4HAM/K2OS, AI4HH, AA4KK, WA6WAY, K2ITZ, W1ZZ, WB4KSG, KB3FW, WB1DXN. QNI=9, QTC=0.
— Sunday, August 3rd 2m Repeater Net: KE4HAM/K2OS, AI4HH, AA4KK, WA6WAY, WB1DXN, K2ITZ, AD5EN, KD8IH, KB3FW, W1ZZ, KJ4BSM. QNI=11, QTC=0.
Note: QNI = Number of Check-ins to the net, including Net Control; QTC = Traffic handled (Radiograms).
Other Operating
Daily — Monitor the KE4HAM Repeater: 147.135 MHz + with a tone of 91.5. You may get some good DX spots from time to time and other members may be there if you want to connect/chat. If you are listening to the repeater, feel free to announce your call and that you are “monitoring”!