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East Coast Reflector Newsletter - December 6, 2021




YACHT Youth Net - By Michael K2SHF

This Wednesday, December 15th, at 8PM Eastern Time, the East Coast Reflector will be linking up to YACHT for their youth net.  YACHT stands for Young Amateurs Communications Ham Team.  The point of this is for youth from the reflector to have the opportunity to check into the YACHT net, and for adults who have children or know youth that would enjoy using a ham radio to 3rd party on their stations to check into the net.  This will hopefully pique their interest in ham radio and offer them a good time while talking to other youth around the world.  The net will run in the following order:
     Check-Ins from the YACHT Echolink Conference
     Check-Ins from the ECR (Youth and Adults with Youth 3rd Party)

Please note that adults without youth checking in on their stations are kindly asked to stand by for the duration of the net.  This is due to time constraints.




Happy BirthdayTHIS WEEK'S BIRTHDAYS



Saturday, December 18th - N2DYT, Gregory, of Amhurst, NY

If you would like your birthday to be recognized on the air and in the newsletter, please send your name, callsign, and birthdate to mikeshf(at)yahoo(dot)com.




Morning BrewMORNING BREW Q&A - By Michael K2SHF



Here are answers to some of the questions we asked this past week on the Morning Brew.  Only answers with a count of 2 or higher were counted.

Do you like to read?
     Yes 44 -- No 18

Who is your favorite Seinfeld character?
     Didn't Watch Seinfeld [19] - Kramer [19] - Seinfeld [5] - Soup Nazi [5] - Elaine [3]

Are you active on social media?
     Yes [39] -- Occasionally [17] -- No [17]

What is your favorite kind of cheese?
     Cheddar [28] - Pepperjack [11] - Swiss [9] - Gouda [8] - Bleu Cheese [3] - Goat Cheese [3]
     Muenster [3] - American [2] - Mozzarella [2] - Provolone [2]

Many thanks to Derby Dan, KD2VNU, for tallying all of the answers from last week.




MY QUIRKS - By Bob KB3SNM

I’m really not sure when I’m going to step out of talking on amateur radio. I am assuming that it probably won’t be until I speak my last word. I have high hopes that that is several years away so please remember when you say “I am Clear on your final”  it could be sometime before you’re clear.  Please just say that your clear. If the amateur your talking to has closing comments, so be it. Do not pass responsibilities on to others.




UPCOMING ZOOM ROOM PRESENTATION

Thu Dec 16th 8PM - Intro to APCO25, AKA P25 digital voice mode, Presented by Rob KD2UQK

Join us on Thursday in the ECR Zoom Room.  Please visit http://bit.ly/ecrdaily to access it.



CHRISTMAS FOR ALL - By Luke M3NMW

Christmas is supposed to be a great time of year with family, loved ones and sitting in front of the TV watching whatever takes your fancy. Oh and the dinner that goes with it?

From experience I can say I’d rather pass the day off as “just another day” because I’ve been through unimaginable things at Christmas, but I’m not going into detail as this is not all about me.

Where are you going to be for Christmas? Who are you spending it with? Is it your first Christmas alone? Are you choosing to have Christmas alone?

For some of us this year we will be spending it alone, but is this through choice? Certainly not. Loved ones pass away and are no longer here on Earth with us and the first Christmas that happens is always the hardest. But you are not alone. There are many others that are in the same boat as you and I.

Let me tell you something about amateur radio that I like at Christmas. There is always someone that has their radio turned on and I personally will have it on this year (connected to the ECR of course) for anyone, especially if you are having Christmas alone or want to reach out for a friendly chat on Christmas day.

73's Luke M3NMW



WORLD'S SMALLEST MOON LANDER FROM JAPAN WILL PUT HAM RADIO TRANSMITTER ON THE MOON - From The ARRL Letter, December 9, 2021

Japan's OMOTENASHI, the world's smallest moon lander, will have an X-band and UHF communication system, although it will not carry an amateur band transponder. OMOTENASHI is a 6U CubeSat set for launch via a NASA SLS rocket as early as February 2022. It will have a mission period of from 4 to 5 days. The name is an acronym for Outstanding Moon Exploration Technologies demonstrated by Nano Semi-Hard Impactor. Wataru Torii of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Ham Radio Club, JQ1ZVI, said radio amateurs can play a role in gathering data from the spacecraft.

The spacecraft is made up of two separable components, both having independent communication systems -- an orbiting module and a surface probe. The orbiting module will take the surface probe to the moon. It will transmit beacon or digital telemetry data on UHF (437.31 MHz). The surface probe -- the moon lander -- will transmit digital telemetry or three-axis acceleration analog-wave with FM modulation on UHF (437.41 MHz). Transmitter power will be 1 W in both cases.

"If we succeed in receiving the UHF signal from the surface probe, we could know the acceleration data on the impact on the moon and the success of the landing sequence," Torii explained.

"We already have a station for uplink and downlink at Wakayama in Japan -- used as an EME [moonbounce] station. However, if the satellite is invisible from Japan, we cannot receive the downlink signal. So, we need a lot of help from ham radio stations worldwide."

The orbiting module beacon will transmit on 437.31 MHz using PSK31. The surface probe beacon will transmit on 437.41 MHz using FM, PSK31, and PCM-PSK/PM.



JUST AHEAD IN RADIOSPORT - From The ARRL Letter, December 9th, 2021

December 11 - 13 -- PODXS 070 Club Low Band Sprint

December 12 - 14 -- CQC Great Colorado Snowshoe Run (CW)

December 13 -- 4 States QRP Second Sunday Sprint (CW, phone)

December 16 - 17 -- Walk for the Bacon QRP Contest (CW)




HELP US OUT WITH THE NEWSLETTER - By Michael K2SHF

Have you written an article that you would like everyone to see in the ECR Newsletter?  Submit it!

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If you are submitting an article from another publication, please give credit to the writer and the publication so that we may do the same.

Would you like your own column?  Let us know about it, and we'll see if it would be a good fit for the newsletter.

All submissions should be directed to Michael, K2SHF, at mikeshf(at)yahoo(dot)com.  Submissions should be sent by Friday in order to appear in the following Monday edition.

Give back to the ECR by getting involved!



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