K6CYC's blog
2008 SCYA Golden Key Award and USCGA Achievement Medal
Submitted by K6CYC on Sat, 06/13/2009 - 09:44.I am honored to have received the SCYA Golden Key Award for 2008.
From the Golden Key Deed of Gift: "This award is given in recognition of their outstanding service to yachting communications by Amateur Radio operators. These 'Hams' have provided for the safety, comfort and convenience of all yachtsmen in the highest tradition of the Amateur Radio Service."
http://scya.org/scya-awards/annual-awards/goldenkey1.php
http://uscga1242.org/Documents/tom_golden_key_award.pdf
And the 2008 U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Achievement Medal:
http://uscga1242.org/Documents/tom_uscga_achievement_award.pdf
Thanks!
Tom Tcimpidis K6TGT
Updated: February 2009
Tower calamity at K6CYC
Submitted by K6CYC on Mon, 06/16/2008 - 12:35.On Saturday, the lifting cable on the K6CYC tower failed causing the tower to free fall straight down. The resulting impact destroyed the rotor and TX34A beam on that tower.
No one was hurt and the other antennas were not affected. We have a new rotor and Force 12 C4E beam on order to replace the failed antenna. Winlink service will not be significantly impacted as I have temporarily moved the beam frequencies to a backup R8 vertical antenna. The 3595.0 frequency will be off-air until the tower is repaired, however. I have attached a picture of the result...
Tom Tcimpidis K6TGT
K6CYC Winlink Sysop and 2007/2008 RAG Chairman
California Yacht Club
Update on 10/01/2008: The new tower, rotor and beam will be online October 6, 2008.
K6CYC major equipment upgrade completed
Submitted by K6CYC on Tue, 06/10/2008 - 12:34.Winlink and California Yacht Club station K6CYC has just finished a major upgrade and expansion of our Winlink, Emergency, and Amateur equipment.
We are now operating Winlink with two HF Transceivers for RMS Pactor, two SCS Pro modems, two VHF and UHF RMS Packet transceivers with new high gain antennas, two computers, two HF R8 vertical antennas, one Force 12 C4E beam, a computer controlled Yaseu G1000 rotor, an 80 Meter NVIS Double Bazooka antenna, and a 72 hour AGM battery UPS with external gas generator for long-term emergency power.
You can visit our web page at http://www.calyachtclub.com
Tom Tcimpidis K6TGT
K6CYC Winlink Sysop and 2007/2008 RAG Chairman
California Yacht Club
