Thursday, March 5, 2015

Scouting For Food 2015

SCOUTING FOR FOOD 2015

Scouting for food is an event where Boy Scouts Collect food that will be taken to the Local Food Bank.

In the Law of the Pack, a cub scout gives good will and in the Boy Scout Promise, a boy scout promises to help other people at all times.   By participating in a Scouting for Food program, scouts come a step closer to fulfilling those words.

Across the country, in many councils and districts, thousands of troops and packs with millions of scouts involved collect tens of millions of pounds of food which is distributed to needy neighbors or the Local Food Bank.


Our job as amateur radio operators:

  • Set up a portable ham station at each of the 18 drop points in the Salt Lake valley, including BSA Headquarters and the Truck dispatch area. 
  • When you get there contact the District Chairman make sure they know who you are and what you are there for you do not have to Shadow them but make sure they know where you are located if they need you. 
  • Before they shut down they need to contact BSA HQ by radio or Cell phone with number of Units number of Adults and number of Boys who participated.

Ht’s will work in most places but in some you may need a Mobile.

Date:                    March 21, 2015
Time:                   8:00am – 12:30 pm

Frequencies:
                             Primary                          447.700  -100 pl
                             Secondary                      146.700  -100 pl
                             Back up UHF Repeater  448.450  -100 pl

Coordinator:       Eugene McWherter N7OVT
Contact Email:    n7ovt@arrl.net
Contact Phone:   801-541-1871


For more information and if you are interested in participating, please contact Eugene McWherter.

Information posted from the following link:









More information on the Utah Food Bank's "Scouting for Food" can be found here:

www.utahfoodbank.org/scouting













Saturday, February 7, 2015


Respected colleagues –

On February 26, Taylorsville Emergency Management will be hosting an earthquake tabletop exercise designed specifically for Amateur Radio operators. While the scenario is specific to Taylorsville, we’d like to open the invitation to any Amateur Radio operator in the area.

Event information:

Earthquake TTX for Amateur Radio Operators

Date:         February 26, 2015
Time:        1830-1930
Location:   Taylorsville City Hall
                   2600 West Taylorsville Blvd.
                   Meet in the Council Chambers

Above you will find the announcement that may be published as you see fit.  Download the SitMan at the following link:


If you have an Amateur Radio club or group in your jurisdiction, please forward this information off to them so they can participate if they’d like.

If you/they have any questions, please feel free to get in touch with me directly.

Thank you.

All my best -

B E N G U S T A F S O N
E m e r g e n c y R e s p o n s e C o o r d i n a t o r
C e l l : 8 0 1 – 2 0 5 – 3 5 9 4 – O f f i c e : 8 0 1 – 9 5 5 – 2 0 9 2
E – m a i l : b g u s t a f s o n @ t a y l o r s v i l l e u t . g o v
City of Taylorsville





Tuesday, January 20, 2015

2015 Utah VHF Society Swap Meet

Announcing the 2015 
Utah VHF Society Swap Meet


The 2015 Utah VHF Society Swapmeet will be held on Saturday, February 28, 2015 in Farmington at the Davis County Fair Park Legacy Events Center with the doors opening at 9:00 AM.  If you are a vendor and are paying for a table/spot, you may enter at 8 AM.

This is the same place as last year - and the year before.

If you are a paid-up member of the Utah VHF Society, admission is free.

If you are non member, you have two options:

  • $12 at the door and become a member and get a booklet.  The "Family" rate is $20, covering all those who live at the same address.  There is also a "lifetime" membership rate - ask a Utah VHF Society officer for details!
  • $5 at the door (or $3 if you are 12 or under) and you do not get a booklet.


For directions on getting to the Utah VHF Swap Meet, go to this handy, printable page:


You may also refer to the Utah VHF Society Blogspot entry about the 2015 swapmeet - found here!


"Re-Up" your Utah VHF Society Membership before the Swap Meet and avoid the line!

We recommend that you join or "Re-Up" your Utah VHF Society Membership before the swap meet (as in NOW) so that you are on the membership list when you get to the door.  That way, all they need to do is check you off, stamp your hand and give you your nice, shiny UVHFS booklet and let you in while those that didn't do this stand in the other, slower line!

For information about how to join or renew your membership with the Utah VHF Society, go to the "How to Join or Renew UVHFS Membership" page and when there, you can even see when your Utah VHF Society membership expires!


"How do I get my booklet?"

If you don't think that you will be able to get the the Swap Meet - and you have paid (or will have paid) for your Utah VHF Society membership - don't worry:  We will have have a booklet for you - contact the Utah VHF Society president for the best way to get it to you!

We hope to see you at the 2015 swap meet!

Visit utahvhfs.org/ for more details.







Tuesday, January 6, 2015

Foothill Net Silent Keys

We are sadden by the loss of three of our active ham in the Foothill Net.  I have provided a link to their obituary pages by clicking their names.



KE7FBV -- Area 6
Richard Binns, 1945 - 2014


Fred H. Westergard Obituary
KB7VIL -- Area 11
Fred Westergard, 1942 - 2014



N7OZH -- Area 2
O.D. Williams, 1944 - 2015