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SCAN Newsletter of the St. Clair Amateur Radio Club April/May 2004 Club Repeaters: 147.120+ / 224.120- / 444.625+ |
March Meeting
The March meeting
was held at
Skooter’s Restaurant in Mascoutah. This
meeting
marked the installation of club officers for the coming year and a good
time
was had by all. The officers are:
Robert Riddell KC9AEC –
President
Mike Cornwall KB9WQJ – Vice President and Newsletter
Editor
Lou Stark KB9UEF – Secretary
Bob Thurgood WA9TUG – Treasurer
Paul (Red) Becker WA9MGX – Sergeant at Arms
Let’s get behind
them
100%. A club’s success may start with
its officers but it certainly doesn’t end there. Let’s
make 2004 our most interesting and
eventful year ever by actively supporting our activities manager with
suggestions as well as by participating.
Calendar
Contest Calendar Highlights
CQ WW WPX Contest
CW – 0000Z
May 29 thru 2359Z May 30
ARRL June VHF QSO
Party –
1800Z June 12 thru 0300Z June 14
ARRL Field Day –
1800Z June
26 thru 2100Z June 27
ARRL Field Day
Field Day is coming. It’s not too soon to be thinking about Field
Day. Field Day is June 26 starting at 1800 UTC and ending June 27 at
2100
UTC. Start thinking about what
operating
shift you want to cover…let’s not forget night shifts.
If everyone does a little no one has to do a
lot. You want
a good Field Day…make a good Field
Day. “Nuff said.
BPL (Broadband Over
Power
Lines)
The latest news
regarding
this threat to the amateur spectrum can be found at http://www.arrl.org
There are several
trials under way and the differences of opinion over acceptable levels
of
interference seem to be heating up. So far, no trials in our area.
We’ll post any here as they may occur.
ARES/RACES
New changes will be
put into
effect to activate amateur radio in the event of a 911-System outage. This will include activation of the
SAME-equipped weather alert radios owned by meany
club
members. This is another
good reason to own one of these handy devices.
Dues/Membership
Payment
of membership dues is still slow. If you
haven’t yet paid your 2004 dues, the year is a third gone…what are you
waiting
for? Let’s get those dues paid so we can
stop flogging this horse.
Member Spotlight
Look for a new form
on the
web site. We ask that you stop by and
fill it out so your humble editor can feature some of our esteemed club
members
in the member spotlight section.
Mallo’s
Remember Mallo’s
for all your
bakery needs.