The Piney Hills Amateur Radio Association is now a
ARRL Affiliated Club
Piney Hills Amateur Radio Association
Dedicated to encouraging the enjoyment of our fine hobby
The Piney Hills Amateur Radio Association,
" PHARA" is a non-profit corporation dedicated to
"enjoying" the hobby of amateur radio and mentoring new
"hams" in the Piney Hills Country of
Most members begin arriving at
Monday Night Net
We have a 2 meter “Emergency Training Net” each and
every Monday night at 7:00 p.m. on 147.120 MHz 94.8 pl.
Club Meetings
Our next club meeting
will be Thursday night October 2, 2008
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We will begin
gathering together between 5:00 and
All are invited to attend to meet and get acquainted.
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!!!IT IS RUSTON HOT DOG SOCIAL TIME AGAIN!!!
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This 2011 swap fest will be at Cook Park
The talk in frequency will be 147.120 MHz 94.8 tone
CLUB NEWS!!!
SATURDAY APRIL 30, 2011
It is hot dog social time again!!! Not only are we going to serving the best hot dogs and hamburgers free again this year as our gift to the ham radio community!!!
WE WILL ALSO WILL BE
SELLING
CRAWFISH TICKETS!!!
$15.00 PER TRAY
WITH CORN AND POTATOES!
YOU WILL RECEIVE YOUR CRAWFISH TICKETS IN THE MAIL!!!
PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR ADDRESS, CALL SIGN AND PHONE NUMBER!
Please purchase your tickets in before April 20, 2011
If you do not have paypal, please click on the reservation form button, print it out and return it
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Our goal for these hot dog socials spread friendship and to open dialogs between clubs and hams from different areas of the state. Just as last year, The Piney Hills Hot Dog Social is free and open to all hams and clubs in a very relaxed family picnic atmosphere. Please bring the family!!!! We will have our fox going and other activities available. We will have fresh grilled hot dogs, hamburgers, cakes, cookies, soft drinks, and all of the trimmings available around 12:00.
Once again, this Hot Dog Social is FREE (no charge) and open to all hams!!!
Talk in frequency is 147.120MHz (+) 94.8 pl.
The Grand Door Prize This Year is a
Yaesu FT-7900R DUAL BAND RADIO
You MUST BE PRESENT TO WIN!!
(DONATED BY JAMES W5JC & DEBBIE KD5RWQ & JULIE CHRISTIAN)
The Second Grand Door Prize This year is a
Wouxun Dual Band Handy Talky
WITH PROGRAMMING CABLE SOFTWARE
YOU MUST BE PRESENT TO WIN!!
(DONATED BY PALMETTO ANTENNAS - JERRY AD5AQ & KAYE LANE KD5YZA DARNELL)
Please if you are able to attend this year, please RSVP Debbie Christian KD5RWQ debbiec57@email.com
Mr. Dennie AD5YX presenting Ms Irma KE5UPK with a 2010 door prize.
The Piney Hills Amateur Radio Association Hot Dog Social was a little cold and rainy this year! As you can see from the picture Darrel N5VDM, his wife Sherree KE5MFC, and Debbie KD5RWQ used the grill for more than cooking the hot dogs and hamburgers this year!! It was quite cool for the month of April this year. Attendance was a little down this year. But we had hams from as far south as Leesville and Alexandra attending this year. We also had a very successful testing session that day!!
A good time was had by all that attended.
Click here for pictures from 2006 hot dog social
2008 March of Dimes Walk-A-Thon
Saturday April 26
This years March of Dimes Walk-A-Thon went very well this year. They had larger than expected attendance this year. Pictured below is the water stop in front of Wyley Tower along College Street on Tech Campus. Pictured below is Jeff Pearcy KF5UR and James Christian W5JC. In attendance and busy in other locations but not pictured was Debbie Christian KD5RWQ, Julie Christian a harmonic of KD5RWQ & W5JC, and Jerry Darnell AD5AQ.
CURRENT & UPCOMING EVENTS
Last years Swap Fest - Tailgate Party was very successful for the club. We had many returning friends that have supported us through the years and many new faces and new hams attended this years Swap Fest. We tried a new cash prize fox hunt that was also very successful this year. Next year we hope to expand the cash prize fox hunt with more transmitters (foxes) with varying locations and difficulties.
A word of thanks to James Christian W5JC our Swap Fest Chairman, Jeff Pearcy KF5UR our Door Prize Chairman, Debbie Christian KD5RWQ our Food & Concessions Chairman, Julie Christian our Door Prize Goddess, Darrel N5VDM & Sherree KE5MFC McCain, Denny Morse AD5YX, Kaye Lane Darnell KD5YZA, Michael Floyd KE5PLD, and Mark Colvin KB5XV for all of their hard work setting up, during, and cleaning up after the swap fest. Without everyone working together we could never do this. Jerry Darnell AD5AQ, President PHARA
No stray QRM here, Julie Christian, Debbie KD5RWQ Christian, and Sherree KE5MFC McCain have the food concessions under control!!!
This years Swap Fest Grand Prize Winner of the ICOM-2200H 2 meter Transceiver
was Jim Bookter Jr. N5NVP of Leesville, Louisiana
Donated by James W5JC, Debbie KD5RWQ, and Julie Christian
This years Swap Fest Second Prize Winner of $100.00 cash was Virginia Bryant KE5DJA of Leesville, Louisiana
Donated by Waltz Pharmacy of Ruston
Donors this year
James W5JC, Debbie KD5RWQ, Julie Christian, Grand Prize ICOM-2200H
Phil Waltz, Waltz Pharamacy, Ruston $100.00 Cash Donation
Jerry AD5AQ & Kaye Lane KD5YZA Darnell, ARRL Handbook, ARRL Antenna Book, & 3 Repeater Directories
Darrel N5VDM & Sherree KE5MFC McCain, Cash Donation
Glynn KQ5T & Jimmie Jean Corry , Cash Donation
Prentice KB5UHH Silmon, Door Prize Donation
ARRL National Office, ARRL Handbook & Antenna Book
Barbara McEntire Sweet Pea's Restaurant, Meal Certificates
Monjunies Restaurant, Meal Certificates
Baccus True Value, Rental Certificates
W5YI TESTING
As a public service to the local Ham Community, the Piney Hills Amateur Radio Association host monthly testing sessions at the Lincoln Parish Library every forth Saturday of each month, at 9:00 am. We offer testing for all license classes. Directions or talk-in, 147.120 MHz 94.8 pl. Please contact our VE in charge, Glynn Corry KQ5T at glynncorry at peoplepc dot net or 318-251-0444, or VE Jerry Darnell AD5AQ at 318-680-9204 . Our Club VE's: Glynn Corry KQ5T, Jerry Darnell AD5AQ, Debbie Christian KD5RWQ, James Christian W5JC, Brandon Durden N5WLG, Charlie Edwards WC5K, Mark Colvin KB5XV, and Mike Haughton W5MCH. Visiting VE's Mac Redman KA5JNL and Larry LaBorde N5ASA.
During the Swap Fest, the VE team was hard at work testing.
Congratulations to
John D. Moore KE5LEL New Tech
Heather Bandy KE5MWF New Tech
and James Simmons getting his first Amateur license
The VE team was; VE in Charge Glynn Corry KQ5T, VE Brandon Durden N5WLG, and VE Jerry Darnell AD5AQ.
OUR
NEW REPEATER IS NOW ON LINE!! THIS REPEATER WENT ON LINE
THANK YOU CHARLIE WC5K!
Club Officers
President Jerry W. Darnell AD5AQ 318-680-9204
Vice-President & Treasurer Debbie Christian KD5RWQ J_D_J at bellsouth dot net
Secretary Jeff Pearcy KF5UR
WHERE ARE THEY
NOW???
Dr.
Gerry KH7YS & Rona KH7HZ White, former members of Phara now Living in
Brook
Sexton KD5QET, former secretary of PHARA now Living in Honolulu, Hawaii.
The Nuuanu Pali Lookout ("Cool Height Cliff") overlooking the 985 foot cliffs of the Koolau Mountain Range, is one of the best views on O'ahu. It was here in 1795 that King Kamehameha and his warriors defeated the O'ahu armies by sending them over these steep, forested cliffs and claiming his victory and uniting the Hawaiian Islands.
Echo Link Testing On The 147.120 Repeater
We are testing Echo Link on our 147.12 Repeater. These are some of the basic DTMF commands
Disconnect #
Connect 20 + node number
Play Info *
Random Link 01
Random Node 00
Random User 03
Reconnect 09
If you have any comments about Echolink pro or con please e-mail me at ad5aq at phara dot us
Please put echolink in the subject line
CLUB SPONSORED REPEATERS
WC5K 147.120+ pl 94.8/94.8 NEW REPEATER ON LINE!!!!
KB5OR 147.120+ READY RESERVE (de-commissioned)
W5MCH 444.350+
CLUB AFFILIATED REPEATERS
AD5AQ
N5WLG
N5WLG___Ruston
W5JC Bernice 147.075+ pl 127.3 as needed
W5JC Bernice 145.330- pl 127.3
W5KGT 147.135+ pl 127.3 North Louisiana Linking System www.w5kgt.com
W5KGT 444.700
Jerry W. Darnell AD5AQ webmaster a318-680-9204