Hi. My name is Clare Jarvis. I have been a resident of the Winona area for about 25 years. I have two children, Anne-age 22 and Jim-age 17. I am currently the owner and operator of Jarvis Computer Software. JCS has been in business for over 18 years. It specializes in the software needs of automobile dealerships. JCS has over 150 customers scattered throughout the U.S. The bulk of the customers are in the upper midwest.
Anne is now an NSF Fellow. She has yet to decide on a Ph.D program. The other exciting news is she is getting married to Joel Lynne on September 14, 2002, here in Winona. Wedding information.
Anne and Joel will be moving to Corvallis, Oregon, in September, so Anne can earn her PhD at Oregaon State University.
Jim is an extremely interesting son. He is fun to be with. He has many varied interests. He plays the baritone horn. Jim plays with computers and know so much more than his dad. That it is scary.
Jim won a trip to compete at Internation Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF). He is analyzing traffic data from amateur radio's APRS system. He has over 50 million packets loaded into a database. He has written a parser, for decoding the various types of data packets.
Jim is an amateur radio operator (ham). His call sign is KB0THN. Jim operates a packet radio (APRS)<---->internet gateway, located at my office. Jim and his friend Adam, KB0VYO, wrote a grant application that funded a local weather station reporting network. These stations relay weather to a central collection point and out on the internet. Check out this link:
I will let him tell you about ham radio in his own words. Link over to the KB0THN Home Page!!!
Ham radio is a hobby of mine. I got my license in May of 1995 and upgraded to Technician Plus in July of 1995. I upgraded to a General on March 11, 1996, and upgraded again to Advanced on March 28,1996. I upgraded to Extra on June 30, 1997 and change my call sign on July 17, 1997. My call sign is K0NY formerly KI0BZ formerly KB0SSJ.
I work HF, VHF, and UHF. My HF work is half CW on 10, 15, 20, 30, 40 and 80 meters. I also work side band mostly on 10, 15, 20 and 40 meters.
My friend Matt, KF0Q, got me interested in weak signal work. Santa brought to me a Yaesu FT847 for Christmas, 1999. With that transceiver I have worked satellite. I put up a tower for VHF and UHF antenna. I am now on 144 MHz and 432 MHz. It is amazing but I have worked Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, and Illinois on 144 MHz. I have also worked South Dakota as my first satellite contact. I should also thank Roger, KI0F.
I am now organizing for 5 Band WAS. I would like to have it done in a couple of years. I guess I need to be more active during contests. I have about 43 states on both 20 and 40 meters CW and I will concentrate there first.
I have worked a several hundred or so Dx stations so far. I have contacted about 110 countries but only have 69 confirmed so far.
I have written several Morse code programs for MSDOS compatible computers. If you would like a copy I will send you email with a zip file attachment.
I am a member of the Winona Amateur Radio Club. I am on the repeater committee. I am now the the club secretary. The club meets the third Thursday of the month, at the Winona County Annex. We also have informal breakfasts at Prime Cake and Steak on the first, third and fifth Saturdays of the month at 08:15.
Winona Amateur Radio Club. Ham Companion
I am also a member of Winona County ARES. We have a home page. Winona County ARES
I am also a member of the Minnesota Transportation Museum. The MTM operates freight and passenger trains in Oseola, Wisconsin. The MTM operates the street cars between Lake Harriet and Lake Calhoun in the Twin Cities. I am a fully qualified brakeman for the railroad division of the MTM. I have passed the Federal Code of Regulation and been promoted. Come ride the trains in Oseola. Railroad Division Minnesota Transportation Museum
Send some E-mail to cjarvis@hbci.com