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Written by N0TRS
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Tuesday, 29 June 2010 00:31 |
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Secretary's Report for June 8, 2010
The meeting was brought to order by President Dave-N0TRQ @ 7:04pm
Prayer was led by Kenny - KR9C & Pledge to our flag led by Cecil - W5CQG
Jimmy - KE5RRA read the minutes from the last meeting.
A motion was made by Cecil - W5CQG to accept the minutes as read.
It was seconded by Kenny - KR9C.
Cecil - W5CQG read the Treasurer's report. We currently have $803.03
in the bank.
A motion was made by Kenny - KR9C to accept the Treasurer's report as read.
It was seconded by Jimmy - KE5RRA.
Old Business:
Cecil - W5CQG referenced the Ham Fest held on June 12, 2010. We had
a successful but low turnout. Cecil also read a letter of apology from
Palmetto Antennas for not being able to attend the fest. They gave a
donation of $75.00 to the club.
(Amendment 07/08/2010: Cecil - W5CQG told Palmetto Antennas that while the gift of
$75 was appreciated, it was not necessary. The club did not actually receive this amount.)
We also had some individuals take their Ham Exam, which yeilded 4 Technicians
and 2 General licenses.
Next Year Ham Fest Ideas:
Use a microphone & speakers next year.
No more brisket!
More water & diet soda is needed.
Guest Speakers
Community Awareness Ideas - Newspaper & Radio Advertisements
New Business:
440 Machine: The repair parts for the 440 Machine are expected soon. The
projected date for it to be back up and running will be around the end of June.
Letter from ARRL: Cecil - W5CQG read a letter recieved back from ARRL. They
stated exactly how they wanted the club info to be applied for. Application
is pending.
Club Patches: Our club patches are available for purchased for $4.00
from Dave or Susan Cochran.
A motion to close the meeting was made by Cecil - W5CQG, and seconded by Kenny - KR9C.
Meeting Adjourned @ 7:54pm by Dave - N0TRQ
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Field Day & Our Club Picnic! |
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Written by W5CQG
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Monday, 28 June 2010 21:01 |
Field Day is now over. We are waiting on N0TRQ to come up with the 'total' as far as our contacts went. I believe we did pretty good. However no matter how we come out in the ARRL standings, I completely enjoyed myself. I had a very good time.
There were several attending. Many of our club members were present as well as people from some of the other area clubs. I even broke out the Yaesu-450 rig (first time out of the cellophane) and not only myself, other HAMS, made several contacts with it. Don (K5ZRQ) brought his 'Ham Fest winner' Yaesu 817 (QRP) rig and made a bunch of contacts using that one. He also used the '450' to make a few. K5GRM, N0TRQ,WB5LYB, W5CNN, KE5UVT, N0TRS, KC9OBP, Jimmy (KE5RRA and Jackie), KF5DQD .. there were others there (at my age I'm not able to remember everybody, so please forgive me if you aren't mentioned) were all using rigs and making contacts all over the USA.
The food was prepared by N0TRS and KC9OBP (they brought lots of it). If you left hungry, it's your fault. Thanks girls. You are to be commended for all your hard work. It's going to be very difficult for me to have to wait until next Field Day for such a meal.
I will say this in closing. Next year I WILL have a set of head phones. Have you ever tried to listen to some one on the air for a signal report while the guy right next to you is 'working' another contact? Believe me, you need head phones. I don't know whatever happened to the ones I used to have.
Take care, and I'll see you on July the 8th (our next club meeting night). Again .. thanks to ALL for the nice Field Day weekend.
W5CQG Cecil
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ARCS Field Day & Picnic 2010 |
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Written by N0TRS
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Thursday, 24 June 2010 03:38 |
Amateur Radio Club Of Sabine Field Day & Picnic!
When: June 26th & 27th
Where: EOC (Emergency Operations Center) in MANY
Time: Field Day Starts @ 12pm Sat-12pm Sun (24 hours)
Picnic Starts @ 1pm Sat
Just a reminder that Field Day & our club picnic will be held on June 26th & 27th @ the EOC in Many! Field Day will kick off around noon Saturday - 26th. It will run for 24 hours starting 12pm Sat - 12pm Sun. You do not need to be here for the full 24 hours, but you are more than welcome to if you'd like! Come on down and make some contacts with radio operators all over the US to support "Team K5MNY" as we build up some points in this year's contest! If you have never participated in a Field Day, no worries necessary! Grab a chair next to an experienced operator, and have a listen till you get the hang of it. It's fun! There will be "cheat sheets" available at every seat with an example of the verbiage used when calling "CQ Field Day"!
In conjunction with Field Day, we are having our club picnic for members & their families! The picnic will start @ 1pm and will continue until we run out of food! It will be held in the nice cool air-conditioned room we use for our meetings! Please bring a dish to pass! RSVP's by Friday please! You may respond to this e-mail, call me (Susan N0TRS) on the radio, or phone me at
(318) 590-0197 to RSVP.
What's On The Menu?
Brats/Buns
Sweet Corn
Potato Salad
Baked Beans
Watermelon
Condiments
Beverages
We are hoping to see as many of our members here as possible. It will give us all an excellent chance to get to know each other better, and have some FUN in the process!
Sincerely,
Susan Cochran N0TRS
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