Christian Amateur Radio Fellowship

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1 Radio Chaski Update As many reading this may remember, in May of this year, the donated funds to support the purchase of a new AM radio transmitter for the Radio Chaski ministry located in Urubamba, Peru, about an hour from Cusco. It was my pleasure to exchange with Pastor Valentin Quispe and below is a paraphrased excerpt. Given that I m not fluent in Spanish, special thanks must be given to Mark Stringer, WA0VQL, who served as translator for both sides of this exchange. Brian, I greet you cordially. For me it is an honor to greet you by the grace of God. Our mutual friend, Pastor Ken, informed me about the interest of the in helping us in the radio ministry here in Cusco-Peru. We thank the Lord and your organization for this kindness you show us. By the grace of God, I am administrating the radio in several areas mainly, in the part of programming with the help of some brethren. Thank you for backing the work of God and our radio station Chaski. May our God bless the Christian Amateur Radio Fellowship. Pastor Valentin Quispe Administrator of Radio Chaski Pastor Quispe has promised to forward photos at some point so that we can see the transmitter in place. It is indeed an honor to be a part of spreading the gospel and quite special that we can do so via a medium dear to us, radio! New Stations & Members As the Friday morning net control station, one of the most exciting occurrences for me is checking in a new station to the net! While I don t have an official list, it has been gratifying to hear some new stations participating in our 75m net. I welcome each of you and encourage you to continue to join us on-air in daily fellowship. I m also very pleased to extend a welcome to six new members of CARF. For those of you that are number detailed types, you will note that some of these should have been included in the August president s message. We extend our apologies for the oversight. With these new members, CARF now has active members in 25 states and three countries (in addition to the US). Name Call ST CARF # Name Call ST CARF# Richard Allman W9REA IN 876 Enrique Garza, Jr. WA5UFO TX 877 William Hornbeak K5GJQ TX 878 Daniel Roy KA1BNO RI 879 Tom Woolley N0TOM TX 889 Eric Sluder W9WLW IN 890 Patrick Sprague KE4EI VA 891 Roy Clark KC4YGB WV 892 Page 1 of 7

2 40 Meter Net CARF continues to sponsor a 40 meter net on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturaday. The propagation has been good and signals are clear! We invite and welcome additional stations to participate, especially encouraging stations that find the band conditions on 75 meters challenging. Net Control Stations With CARF s increased number nets, occasional vacation time, unexpected illness, and rare equipment failures, there is a need for additional stations willing to serve as substitute Net Control. If you are comfortable with serving in this capacity, have a decent antenna, run an amplifier, and are a member of the Christian Armature Radio Fellowship, please give consideration to serving as a substitute Net Control. You may indicate your desire to serve by sending an to executives@carf.net or by sending a short note to one of the CARF officers (addresses in page footer below). Member Spotlight Name: Orville Wright Johnson QTH: Plymouth, MN Call Sign: WA0ABG Primary HF Rig: TEN-TEC Omni VI Native Of: St. Louis Park, Minnesota Primary HF Amp: TEN-TEC Hercules II Licensed: 1961(Novice & Technician) Current Class: Advanced (from 1977) Antennas: 75m sloping dipole 80 to 25 high, 40m dipole, 10m/15m/20m Tri-Band atop 80 tower Orv is the only son of Carl and Gladys Johnson and was privileged to grow up in a Christian home. In fact, Christianity was such a part of Orv s young life that he recollects always believing in Christ as his savior. Gladys was a school teacher and Carl a mechanic. His mom s love of teaching carried over to motherhood in that she read voraciously to Orv before he started school. Carl and Orv were very close and enjoyed that special relationship. A St. Louis Park High School graduate, Orv took a year off out of high school and worked at the local Packard dealership. His duties were mostly as assigned and included driving a tow truck, picking up parts, rubbing out paint in the body shop, and polishing cars. The beginning of the next school year found him at the University of Minnesota, where he earned a BA in American History. While attending college, he worked about 30 hours each week at the gas station and garage where his father was a mechanic. Orv and wife Marian began dating when set up by a friend of his. This courtship has resulted in 56 years of matrimony, son Bradley, daughter Kathleen, and three grandsons. Two of the interesting hobbies they ve shared over the years are hunting and fishing together. Page 2 of 7

3 With a life-long love of aviation, upon graduating college Orv utilized his ROTC commission to join the Air Force as a 2 nd Lieutenant. First, it was off to basic flight school. He ended up flying the T34, T28, and even the B25. Second, he was sent to Intercept Directors School. Third, he put the intercept training to good use working at a radar site in Chandler, MN. The essence of the job was to sort out the friendly aircraft in the assigned airspace from the potentially unfriendly aircraft. Remember, these were the days when the cold war was quite active! He served in the Air Force Reserve once he left active duty and served in the Minnesota Air National Guard and eventually transferred back to the Air Force Reserve. His ANG unit was activated during the Berlin Crisis of He also had the opportunity to attend and graduate from the Air War College in Montgomery, Alabama. After 30 years of service, Orv retired as a Colonel. In addition to military service, Orv spent about 30 years as a civilian at Honeywell. The first ten years of his time there were devoted to the design and building of avionics for both military and civilian aircraft. The next twenty years found him focused on contracts, marketing, and contract management. He retired from Honeywell as the Defense Systems Division director of contract management. Fun Fact One: Fun Fact Two: Fun Fact Three: Fun Fact Four: Fun Fact Five: Owns a 29 Highboy Roadster (street rod) Enjoys riding his 1978 Yamaha 650 Special motorcycle Has a lifelong haberdashery penchant for wearing leather flying jackets Is a student of WWII, especially the air war He is indeed named after the famous aviator Catching Up With Chandler Last year we were introduced to Chandler Benz in our October Newsletter. In November of 2012, she was diagnosed with a Dark Spot in her brain, which caused her go away or faint. Here is an update submitted by KF6CUE, after a conversation with Chandler s mother. Chandler is doing OK. I cannot say fantastic, as far as seizures go. She had so many side effects from the original meds that they had to switch her prescription over the summer, which is no fun for Chandler. The transition from the old to the new left her very tired, lethargic and overly symptomatic. With the transition complete, she s doing better; however, she s not to the full dosage level yet, as she continues to have small seizures and auras, which drain her. Managing all of this while in college is tough, but she's a fighter and hanging in there. She absolutely LOVES school this year and is only 1.5 semesters from graduating and is classified as a senior! If she dropped her minor, photography, she would be finished by next December. Her mom s thankful that she's been diligent, as her parents still don't even know where next semester's tuition is coming from. This gives God a chance to show off! Upcoming CARF Officers Election You will notice that the last page of this publication is a ballot for the election of our 2015 officers. Please complete your ballot and return to Herb, WA4HJB, postmarked by November 30 th. Page 3 of 7

4 CARF Active Members Call Sign CARF # Last Name First Name City State AA0IQ 359 Harwood Claude Glasco KS AA8KJ 609 Hoxworth David Findlay OH AB8LO 874 Martens Randall Rogers City MI AC0BD 887 Miller Michael Polk City IA AE7QM 873 Schiefelbein Joseph Eugene OR K0IC 868 Erickson Ronald Essex IA K0XYZ 870 Blaine Michael El Dorado KS K0XYZ 870 Blaine Michael El Dorado KS K2AK 856 Thomas Jeffrey Sierra Vista AZ K3LYE 703 Wilson Cpt. Blane Jacksonville FL K4EET 880 Hamm Rev. David Severn MD K4EOG 10 Haskett Kenneth South Boston VA K4REE 323 Eller Robert Mount Dora FL K4ZHK 177 Messimer Wendell Johnson City TN K5GJQ 878 Hornbeak William Houston TX K6NJ 865 Northrup Joel Anderson CA K8GAP 785 Nieman Mark Comstock Park MI K8VQC 884 Hitchens Robert Howell MI KA1BNO 879 Roy Daniel West Warwick RI KA8NSG 842 Cooper Ron Bryan OH KA8YID 843 Leach David Jamestown KY KA9LHS 728 Johnson James Enfield IL KA9NOO 875 Dickerson Thomas Wadesville IN KB0L 227 Lewiston Bernard West Bend IA KB4RAY 886 Faircloth Raymond Ahoskie NC KB7WDI 838 Nolan Joseph LaGrande OR KB8OCD 742 Feier Ioan Sheffield Village OH KB9GYI 871 Vartabedian Ed Bensenville IL KB9UH 262 Ashbaugh Donald Richmond IN KC5FM 294 Colston Lloyd Altus OK KC9AMA 857 Cribbett John Auburn IL KC9GHX 804 Paschal Jesse Paducah KY KD0CMK 867 Klaus Melissa El Dorado KS KD0HII 847 Linn Brian Johnston IA KD5EDB 855 Hazelbaker Randy Artesia NM KD8OCL 862 York Randall Mansfield OH KD8PQS 861 Anderson Marvin Hinton WV KD9ALA 885 Barr Kenneth Franklin IN KF5RPK 869 Stevens Nathan Valley Springs AR Page 4 of 7

5 KF6CUE 810 Grys Casimir Bumpass VA KG0ND 260 Kluever Norman Ankeny IA KG4PRK 872 Gorrell Peter Cedar Rapids IA KG6GCQ 811 Grys Debbie Bumpass VA KI0SM 827 McOsker Wayne Doniphan MO KI4FH 854 Wizeman Burt Venice FL KI4WDH 821 Stanly Jim Paducah KY KS4DE 882 McCoy James Waynesville NC KU4UK 883 McGuire Russell Bessemer AL N0HWQ 809 Dewing Dennis Fridley MN N0JAO 96 Click Patrick Florissant MO N0TOM 889 Woolley Tom Allen TX N0YAO 669 Maas James Raleigh NC N4DWS 859 Smith Dorian Woodbridge VA N4KMH 363 Hatfield Monte Lebanon MO N8BCS 578 Harrass James Columbus OH N8VZ 655 Denbow Carl Athens OH N9NYX 466 Motz Jr Donald Wheaton IL N9PWT 863 Mielke Walter Lakeland FL N9WNN 864 Stuckey Steven Sheridon IN ND8S 309 Schultz Neil Ovid MI UU4JIM 854 Voloshin Sergei Feodosiya VU2POL 866 Thomas Prabin Thrissur W2ZB 888 Arsics George Marietta GA W5UGM 37 Rader Jerry Oklahoma City OK W8IM 310 Sever Dean Pinellas Park FL W8TOG 529 Bussey Henry Belbrook OH W8WWS 881 Saddler William Lakeview OH W9MTE 7 Whiles Kenneth Knox IN W9REA 876 Allman Richard Scottsburg IN W9WLW 890 Sluder Eric Fishers IN WA0ABG 769 Johnson Orville Plymouth MN WA0VQL 140 Stringer Mark Montrose CO WA4HJB 46 Brewer Herbert Jonesboro GA WA5UFO 877 Garza Jr. Enrique El Paso TX WB8TLZ 149 Bushong David Vassar MI WB9TCJ 220 Martens Dennis Andalusia IL WB9THT 171 Lowe C. Louis Muncie IN WB9YWE 195 Kimbrel David Normal IL WD8OZI 241 Chamberlin Thomas Vestaburg MI WDX5FOY 853 Wilson Clarence Searcy AR Please note --- not yet in the directory, but on the new member list, KE4EI, and KC4YGB. Page 5 of 7

6 CARF Financial Report October 15, 2014 Balance as of 10/2/2013: $4, Membership Dues Rcvd: Expenses: Postage: Dayton Booth Dayton Booth Stamps Dayton Booth Chairs 6.00 Banner for Dayton Booth Dayton Extra Parking Permit BMMF Donation 1 3, Total Expenses: 3, Current Balance in West Iowa Bank: $1, Note 1 Funds were given to Baptist Mid Missions in support of the purchase of the new AM transmitter for Radio Chaski. CARF On-Air Net Schedule 75m Monday Saturday 1100 UTC Winter / 1200 UTC Summer khz 40m Tues/Thur/Saturday 1200 UTC Winter / 1300 UTC Summer khz Recognition Appreciation for each of you that has checked into or listened to either the 75m or 40m net this year to date! We are so thankful for the grace and mercy of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Page 6 of 7

7 Ballot for CARF Officers for 2015 Instructions 1) Please cast your vote for one candidate for each office. 2) Indicate a vote for a candidate with an X on the Vote line. 3) Mail this completed ballot to: Herbert J. Brewer, WA4HJB 402 Batiste Ln Jonesboro, GA ) Ballot MUST be postmarked no later than November 30, Office President KD0HII Brian J. Linn Vice President KF6CUE Casimir W. Grys Secretary / Treasurer KB0L Bernard E. Lewiston Vote Page 7 of 7