In August, the club website will go through an upgrade. The version of the software that runs the website is being phased out and replaced with a new version. The process to convert the site to the new version is quite a long process. I will make every effort to keep the site up and in a functional state. There may be parts that will be down for a bit longer (such as the swap meet section).
With all of the Events we are involved with in
July, we are calling July a Month of
Service. We encourage you to get out and get involved with the
different events and let the Public and our Served Agencies know what we can
do.
This is a little of what is happening:
Friday 7/3/09 North Salt Lake Fireworks
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Saturday 7/4/09 Centerville Parade
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Saturday 7/4/09 Clearfield Parade
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Saturday 7/4/09 Layton Parade & Fireworks
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Thursday 7/23/09 Bountiful Handcart Days Parade
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Friday 7/24/09 Days of '47 Parade
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The annual ARES/RACES Conference will be held on Saturday, November 7th, 2009, 8:00 am to 4:00 pm. This will be held at the Red Lion Hotel in Salt
Lake City. This is a great opportunity to receive training and also
meet with fellow communication specialists from across the state.
You do need to pre-register for the conference. In order to do this you will need to utilize the new U-Train system which is found at https://www.utah.train.org. Once at the website, the first thing you need to do is set up an account in U-Train as a new user (if you have not already done so previously). Once your U-Train
account registration is completed you will then proceed to log in and
then either do a course search for the keyword(s) ARES or RACES or on
the right side of the home page key in the actual course number, which
is 1011069
for the ARES/RACES Conference. Once you have the course listed on the
screen, click on that to bring you to the registration/information page
and click on the registration tab to register. The system will
indicate that your request has been submitted and has to be approved.
U-Train notifies the State Training Staff and they will acknowledge by
email that you are signed up for the ARES/RACES Conference.
Some changes will be made to the club newsletter. To help reduce the club's largest cost, the newsletter will be sent via email. If you do not have email, please contact one of the officers.
It is important to have your email address correct. If you have a question about which email address is associated to your membership, sent a message to
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Include your name, call, and email address you wish to use.
Mel Parkes, NM7P, Bob
Craven, N7GTE and Jed Petrovich, AD7KG, attended the meeting of the House Law
Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee. Two bills, House 281 and 290 were
on the agenda and discussed. Both of these bills delt mostly with text
messaging. However, since these bills contained language regarding
"wireless communication devices", we deemed it appropriate to attend
the meeting and prepare to testify.
Before going any further, we wish to thank all radio amateurs for contacting
legislators regarding these bills. It was evident that our voices had been
heard.
These bills were discussed in the meeting. However, neither bill moved out of
committee. The official status is that they are being "held". From
speaking with one of the bill sponsors after the meeting, it seems these bills
will go no further. Also, from what we gleaned from our other post-meeting
conversations, the other two House bills will al so go nowhere.
We were able to speak with two attorneys after the meeting. According to them,
Utah law specifies that unless these bills specifically included "two-way
radios" or something similar in their definitions, use of amateur radios
would not have been included. HB95 did include two-way radios, but it likely
will never make it past the committee.
Senate bill 149, which has made it out of the Senate committee, also does not
contain any language about two-way radios. It may still be worth watching it's
progress.
Again, we thank you for your participation in the legislative process.
73,
Mel Parkes, NM7P
Utah Section Manager
PS: I would like to thank Bob Craven, N7GTE and Jed Petrovich, AD7KG for their
work and preparation to discuss this issue before the House Committee.
Please forward this email as many of the Utah Hams as you can and print the
text in your club newsletters and web sites.
This is an overview of the digital operations at K7DAV.
K7DAV maintains 24/7 packet and pactor operation backed by a
generous UPS system, and diesel generator capable of keeping the station up 72
hours at a minimum.
The last club meting was a great meeting! We had fun learning about all the Homebrew projects. There were also prizes (hope everyone received a prize). The main topic was to elect the 2009 officers. They are as follows:
President:
John Leary, K7JWL
Vice President:
Alan Malan, KB7YSP
Secretary:
Joe Leary, N7PCS
Treasurer:
Gary Johnson, N7DND
Also, congratulations to Alan Mills. He is the proud owner of the Yaesu FT-1802.
Thanks to every one that helps to make this club the greatest club!
Some changes will be made to the club newsletter. To help reduce the club's largest cost, the newsletter will be sent via email. If you do not have email, please contact one of the officers. 
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