RR NOALL DE NNN0ASA 104 R 061225Z DEC 2007 FM NNN0ASA VA INFO NNN0ALL R 041730Z DEC 2007 FM MEIROWITZ/AAA9AT NY TO ALL MARS MEMBERS BT 1. THE SIXTH SESSION OF THE ANTENNA SEMINAR WILL BE CONDUCTED ON FRIDAY EVENING IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE CHIEF'S NET. THE CHIEF'S NET WILL START AT 0810101Z DEC 2007. BOTH NETS WILL BE SIMULCAST ON THE FOLLOWING FREQUENCIES BY SEVERAL MEMBER STATIONS LOCATED AROUND THE COUNTRY. RGN STATE FREQUENCY ----------------------------------------- 2 NY KBD USB 3 VA KBG LSB 9 AZ KCC LSB 8 CO KCD LSB 4 FL KCF LSB 10 WA KCF LSB 7 KS KBO LSB 9 CA KEA LSB 9 TN KEB LSB 9 AZ KEB LSB 9 AZ KML USB 2. PARTICIPATING STATIONS SHOULD TUNE TO THE FREQUENCY THAT IS MOST READABLE AT THEIR QTH. IN AN EFFORT TO EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SIMULCAST TECHNIQUES FOR MARS IT IS NECESSARY THAT ALL PARTICIPANTS FILE A SIGNAL REPORT AT THE END OF EACH SESSION. THE REPORT SHOULD INCLUDE YOUR STATE, THE FREQUENCY OR FREQUENCIES USED, READABILITY FOR EACH FREQUENCY, QRM, AS WELL AS ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR OBSERVATIONS THAT YOU WISH TO SHARE WITH US. PLEASE SEND YOUR REPORT TO ANTENNASEMINAR(AT)AOL.COM WITHIN 24 HOURS. 3. THE ANTENNA SEMINAR NOTES MAY BE DOWNLOADED FROM THE TENNESSEE MARS WEBSITE AS FOLLOWS: STEP 1: GO TO WWW.TNMARS.COM STEP 2: CLICK ON TNMARS ON TOP OF THE PAGE. STEP 3: SCROLL DOWN ON THE LEFT TO SEMINAR NOTES. STEP 4: DOWNLOAD ALL FIVE DOCUMENTS. STEP 5: PRINT DOCUMENT NR 1. STEP 6: SAVE ALL DOCUMENTS ON YOUR COMPUTER. 4. THERE WAS AN ERROR IN THE MESSAGE SENT OUT LAST WEEK THAT ANNOUNCED THE FIFTH SESSION OF THE SEMINAR. STEP 5 OF THE DOWNLOAD INSTRUCTIONS SHOULD HAVE READ 'PRINT DOCUMENT 1' NOT 'PRINT DOCUMENT 5'. 5. THREE TOPICS WILL BE DISCUSSED DURING THE SIXTH SESSION OF THE ANTENNA SEMINAR. THEY ARE (1) REVIEW OF THE SIGNIFICANCE OF ANTENNA FEED POINT INPUT IMPEDANCE, (2) REVIEW OF CORRECT BALUN TRANSFORMER USAGE, AND (3) SKIN EFFECT. 6. SIGNAL REPORTS THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED AFTER EACH SEMINAR SESSION INDICATE THAT SIMULCAST TECHNIQUES WORK VERY WELL. HOWEVER, THERE ARE STILL SOME MEMBERS THAT REPORT POOR COPY CONDITIONS. THIS MAY NECESSITATE THE NEED FOR US TO REPEAT THE SEMINAR DURING A LATER PART OF THE SUNSPOT CYCLE. BT NNNN