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THE SPECTRUM July 2006 Come one, Come ALL¼ Club
Meetings are held at the Sunday Night Net: Remember that every Sunday at 7PM the club
conducts a net on the 146.940 repeater. Get the latest club announcements and
reminders. Ron
Winkler, Silent Key by Virginia and Bob Hall
Club member Ron Winkler, KM5KY, passed away on June 29, 2006. Ron had served as a board member until recently,
when poor health kept him from continuing.
We’ve met a lot of good folks in our many years in the club, and Ron
was one of them. Remember when Field Day
was at Lion’s Park on Highway 18? All
the radios were set up on tables, lined up in a row on the grass, positioned
to catch the shade from the trees. Because
we were so visible, we had a lot of visitors. But
it also meant that someone had to be watching all night long, to prevent
vandalism or theft. Well, Ron felt sorry for
us and stayed up with us. Bob and
I would each take a little nap at some point, spelling each other, but there
was Ron, sitting in a chair, staying up all night. Well,
sitting along side someone all night, when it is finally cool—maybe
even cold—you get to talking, and you get to know them. So, as we all extend our sympathies to Ron’s
family, we think back on our experiences with him, good times shared. September
2006 Big Plans!!!!!!!
50th Birthday Party Sept 11 VVARC is celebrating its 50th birthday this year. We will have cake and ice cream at our Sept
11 meeting and make it a birthday party. We
will try to contact some of the former club members that we can still
find, and invite them to come join us. If
you know of any, pass along this invitation for us.
It will be fun to share memories. We
have extra door prizes, too.
Route 66 on the Air Once again, VVARC is participating in the annual Route 66 on the
Air event. The club has been given the
special event call sign W6M this time. We will
be asking for your participation, and starting a list of those who will
participate. We managed with only six
last year, but really could use more, especially since one of the six, Tom
King, has moved to the east coast. We
need to have a couple of people up on the air every single day of the event. You can operate out of your home and use the
W6M call, only on the frequencies for which you are licensed, of course. If you wish to participate in this
event but do not have HF privileges, the Halls will have a radio set up and
will invite you to come over and work the event at their place. This is fun, as we become the “hunted”
and folks are happy to reach us as they try to make contact with each and
every station participating. More
information as the date comes closer, but think
about participating!
2006 DUES:
Dues are on an annual basis, so we would appreciate your continued support.
This year we are celebrating the 50th anniversary of VVARC! We have a few
special events planned and hope that you will be part of them.Dues
for 2006 remain the same: $18.00 for individuals, $23 for families, and $10
for youth and all new members. Also, if you have any
ideas for programs, activities, club projects, etc. speak up. Pass your
thoughts along to the board members listed below. WE are open to any suggestions.The VVARC Quick White Rabbit NEEDS Contact
the club’s president, Jonathan Mc Donald@ (760) 240-9875 Dolphins
and Morse Code: From a story in the Daily Press, Saturday, June
17, 2006
A 12 year old Atlantic bottlenose dolphin living in the backwaters of Epcot
at Walt Disney World, Calvin is being taught a vocal form of communication. He is one of four dolphins that swim around
Epcot’s
Scientists are exploring whether dolphins can communicate with language that
does not rely on pitch, timbre or intensity -variations that humans most
typically use to form words-- but only on the sounds’ duration and
rhythm. Think Morse Code.
One long sound means one thing, a bunch of quick sounds means another. Trainers are teaching Calvin to associate such
rhythms with specific objects. “It’s
interesting that they are capable of being sensitive to and capable of
producing rhythms,” said Wendi Fellner,
“No other species has shown this sort of flexibility.
We want to see if these rhythms can be symbolic for a dolphin, to be
used as an artificial communication system.”
So far, Calvin has seven rhythms down.
It all started with another dolphin name Bob, who seemed to have rhythm all
on his own. This got the trainer thinking. “Let’s see if they can produce rhythms
that we teach them. No nonhuman has ever been
taught rhythms¼that aren’t naturally part of their repertoire.” The next step, Fellner
said, is to see if Calvin can find objects when the trainers play back
recordings of his rhythmic sounds. Perhaps
some day they might see if dolphins could communicate with each other with
rhythms—like Morse Code. Club
Officers: President:
Jonathan Mc
Donald, KG6TGR Vice
President: Craig
Ebright, KC7EZH Secretary:
Nick Lamb,
KE6UYX Treasurer:
Sandi DeWeert, KG6ZHX Board
Members: Ray
Terry, KF6QJP, John Dooley, WI6ZI Newsletter
editors, John Dooley, WI6ZI and Virginia Hall, KD6YLT
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