The C.O.R.E. Group will be hosting an Amateur Radio Exam Session at the Customs House Museum in Clarksville, TN. The test session will begin at 10:30 AM on Saturday October 9 2010. The cost to take any exam is $15.00. Those wishing to take the test must bring the following. A government issued picture ID and a copy of their existing license OR a CSCE.
All three current license exams will be available.
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Pass this information on to others who may be interested. We also hope to see some upgrades among our members.
The POC for information about this event is Carmen Thompson.
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Thanks
Eric Gregory
KJ4GXU
Repeater Issues. The repeater was down for a bit due to a power supply failure. It is now working, but still has a power supply problem. This may be the cause also of the noise on the repeater. The power supply will be replaced this weekend with a new one, and that should solve the problems. Please bear in mind that we are aware of the problems that occur, and work to resolve them as soon as we are able, given other commitments, cost, etc. We are doing our best to keep The K4ORE repeater providing great coverage and service to the area.
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posted on behalf of Hank/N3ORX
by Eric Gregory
Good morning C.O.R.E. members. We’re a little under 2 weeks from our C.O.R.E. Group picnic to be held at the Creekside pavilion and Destiny park and Pavilions on Fort Campbell. The time has come for us to start organizing and getting the plan down for the most important part of any C.O.R.E. group event… FOOD! I’ve placed a signup sheet at
https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AgoSQuTlhNeLdFJHeFFTRXZ6Vmp2WXZEa1VTcnd0RUE&hl=en&authkey=CO3bpL0H please use the link above to visit the signup sheet and signup for the picnic. Simply type your name in the space to the right of the items you would be willing to bring. You can also add rows at the end if you would like to bring something that is not on the list. It’s important that we get a goo0d idea of who is bring what so if you’re going to be attending please make it a point to visit the signup sheet and let us know what you’ll be bringing.
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We look forward to seeing everyone at Destiny Parks and Pavilion, Creek Side Pavilion on Saturday September 18 2010 at noon.
AA4TA will be heard on the air again. Today, the FCC granted the CORE Group the call sign AA4TA as a second Club Call. This call was formerly held by Jack Byrd (SK), one of the founding members of the group. His family wanted the CORE Group to have the call and petitioned the FCC accordingly. The call will be used at Field Day and other CORE Group events, and also on the new UHF repeater. This is a great way for us to honor and remember Jack, who was truly a Ham’s Ham.
 The Clarksville Operating Radio Enthusiasts Group held it’s regular monthly meeting on August 10 2010.  The following topics were discussed.
- New 70cm repeater.
- This new repeater is still waiting on tower work and is still not on the air. Â More info will be posted as it comes availabe
- K4ORE Family Day picnic will be held on Saturday September 18 starting at 12 noon at the Creek-Side Pavilion at Destiny Parks and Pavilions on Fort Campbell.
- Map and details to follow at a later date.
- Race to the Canal�
- The C.O.R.E. group will once again be supporting the Race to the Canal bicycle race at Land Between the Lakes.
- John Kee, KI4BWZ will act as net control
- Volunteers should contact Communications Organizer Howard, K2CEM.
- Date and times to be posted in the near future.
- 146.925 repeater status.
- Repeater is functioning well and is tuned and adjusted properly. Â
- Occasionally interference from a repeater on the same pair located in Cleveland TN may be heard. Â This is unavoidable and we just have to live with it.
- Repeater etiquette reminder
- let the carrier drop before keying up.
- This helps to allow the radio to stay cooler than if it’s transmitting constantly.
- This is also a courtesy issue as it allows plenty of time for other operators to join the conversation.
- Upcoming presentations
- September
- Antenna and Propagation Modeling
- October
- Weather
- Mr. Bower
- Confirmation and Details to follow.
- K4ORE Monthly meet and greet net Thursday August 19 2010
- 146.925 repeater – 600 offset
- begins at 7:00 am
- All amateur radio operators are welcome to check-in
We look forward to seeing you at the next C.O.R.E. Group meeting.
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