Georgia Section On My Mind
October, 2003
Greetings.
Hope you've been enjoying this beautiful weather as much as I
have. No sign of fall in the leaves yet, but there's definitely been a bit of a
nip in the air the past couple of nights, so it won't be long before we all get
dazzled by the display of color. Let's all try to remember to take time to
really look at it and enjoy it this year. Sometimes we let ourselves get
so busy and caught up in the things we're doing that we don't take time to
really notice the beautiful things in our lives. And then, before we know it,
they're gone. Gone with the wind. Which reminds me, it's time to write a
newsletter again....
So.
Have you visited our new GA Section webpage www.arrl-ga.org
and gone to the online voting booth yet to state your choice for the future of
element one yet? If not, WHY not? It's very easy to do: just enter your name,
callsign, and membership number, and then respond to two questions. Our esteemed
SE Division Director FRANK BUTLER, W4RH, told me that he thought the online CW
poll was a "great idea" and that he'd be looking forward to discussing
the results with me. We'll probably be doing that at the Lawrenceville hamfest,
so make sure you've entered your vote before then. The voting will END on
midnight October 31st. So, don't forget. These newsletters and email messages go
out to over 2000 GA ARRL members. There are an additional 1000+ members who
don't receive them, so please help me spread the word. Those members who don't
have online capability are urged to send me a post card stating their
preference. The larger a percentage of GA ARRL members who state their choice,
the stronger a message those results will present. If only 10% of members bother
to vote, does that mean that we can infer that the other 90% don't care one way
or the other what happens to the CW requirements? I'm asking you for your
opinion. And Frank is waiting to hear what you have to say. So, please take the
couple of minutes it'd
take you to exercise that option. So far, you GA hams are the only ones with
that option. Don't waste it.
Also, you lucky GA ARRL members can sign up to join the GA ARRL email reflector
at the same time. ROBERT TYLER, KF4VBR, has done a great job taking steps to see
that you aren't inundated with spam through this service. Why not join......
it's FREE!!
OK, enough of that. Let's see what's happening around this great big state of
ours.
"Never miss a good chance to shut up." WILL ROGERS
======>SEPTEMBER HIGHLIGHTS
--->Prater's Mill Hamfest--- September 6--- Billed as the
"biggest and best free hamfest in Georgia" by its sponsor, the Dalton
ARC, this event, once again, delivered and lived up to its promise. This is an
old-fashioned tailgating event populated by a hefty number of AM enthusiasts and
other hams who appreciate the wheeling and dealing and the sense of comradery
that this kind of event promotes. We had the privilege of visiting on Friday
with a fine bunch of fellas from the Southeastern AM Radio Club, who've
developed a tradition of camping out overnight at Prater's Mill the night before
the hamfest. That way, they get a good headstart on the equipment-swapping and
tale-swapping long before the other folks start rolling in at dark thirty on
Saturday morning to set out their treasures. If you miss the swapfests of days
gone by, put this one on your calendar for next year. But be prepared to get
there early, as it usually wraps up by eleven AM. Definitely a fun outing.
Definitely. But alas, Pinky, our official GA Section mascot was a no-show this
time around. Maybe next year....
---> Dallas Hamfest---September 13--- Sponsored by the Paulding ARC,
this year's event was blessed with picture-perfect weather. Y'know, the kind
that'd make you filthy rich if only you could figure out how to bottle it.
Because it was such a beautiful day, few people chose to set up at an indoor
table this year, opting instead, to tailgate in the bright sunshine. Attendance
seemed down a bit from last year, but all who were there seemed to have a good
time. A few folks accused my better half, MIKE SWIDERSKI, K4HBI, of being a
former used car salesman....
(actually, he sounded more like a carnival barker....) but he did manage to sell
most of a trailer-full of choice goodies for a very dear ham, BILL CLONINGER,
W4NX, who's been a ham since 1928, and recently moved into an assisted living
facility. (Ask us sometime about our experience cleaning out his basement...
unbelievable!!) Maybe it was partly because of the beautiful weather, but no one
seemed to be in any particular hurry to leave. It reminded me of those
after-the-meeting meetings in the parking lot after the actual club meetings
end. Maybe it's a good thing that there weren't any hamburgers cooking on the
grill; folks might've been inclined to stay even longer, long past the time that
club members were ready to call it a day.
"Never kick a cow chip on a hot day." WILL ROGERS
CLUB NEWS
ARC OF AUGUSTA--- The club's hamfest is coming up on October 11 at Evans
Middle School, from 9AM- 3PM. There'll be a VE session, and a MARS meeting
onsite. Should be another fun time. For more info, contact JOHN SAMPLES, KG4LEY,
at kg4ley@hotmail.com Club members will
also be participating in a Richmond county disaster drill, to be held sometime
in October, under the leadership of club member (and East Central district DEC)
HENRY AROSTEGUI, KN4AV.
ALBANY ARC--- This club was EXPOSED! by the Southwest Georgia Chapter of
the American Red Cross as being a virtual HOTBED... of exceptional volunteers.
At its annual awards banquet, the Red Cross presented the club with both a
Certificate of Recognition and a plaque naming them as a member of the Disaster
Hall of Fame, in recognition and appreciation of their outstanding efforts in
the Disaster Services Department for the year 2003. Many club members, who are
also ARES members, also received individual awards and recognition.
CONGRATULATIONS to the members of this club, for excelling in public service and
emergency communications. They don't just talk the talk; they walk the walk.
Demonstrating another area in which this club excels, they will be setting up a
station as a part of a "Day at the Air Show" on October 18th at the
Southwest Georgia Regional Airport. They'll be located near the main festivities
to demonstrate ham radio and to help Boy Scouts make contacts for JOTA.
(Jamboree on the Air)
ALFORD MEMORIAL ARC--- An unusual program brought the mayor of Stone
Mountain to the September club meeting to talk about his uncle, CHARLES JOSEPH
TUCKER, JR, who was a radio broadcaster and ham radio operator, starting in the
mid-40's. It was interesting to get a little bit of history about the Stone
Mountain area, where this club provides communications for various events
throughout the year, and to see pictures from the 40's operating station. (If
any of you have an old callbook from the 40s that list's the mayor's uncle in
it, please let us know what the callsign was. It would be greatly appreciated.)
Coming up for this club, on the 4th of October, is the annual club picnic, at
what sounds like a fabulous location.... with fishing, skeet shooting, and more.
At the end of the month, members will once again be volunteering at the annual
"Wesley Walk for Others" fundraiser.
ATLANTA ARC--- The September club meeting featured JIM WORSHAM, W4KXY,
presenting a terrific program on VHF/UHF operations. Did you realize there's a
whole world of spectrum from 50MHz on up that's just waiting to challenge all
who venture there? I've had the privilege of hearing Jim talk about this subject
before, and it's always interesting, but he made it even more interesting this
time around by playing recordings of various contacts like EME, aurora, and
meteor scatter, alien modes for most of us, but bread-and-butter stuff for our
VHF enthusiasts. For folks who need help figuring out their grid square, Jim
recommended www.geocide.com which gives you
your latitude and longitude within fifty feet of your location. And if you're
interested in exploring the world of VHF, check out the Southeastern VHF
Society's website at www.svhfs.org The
upcoming October meeting will feature PENN MCCLATCHY, K4PE, telling all about
what goes into building a repeater system.
BILL GREMILLION MEMORIAL RC--- This Newnan area club recently held
elections, and they chose the following folks as their leaders for the next
year: President- MITCH MONTGOMERY, W4TC; VP- DENNIS GOSS, N4TET; Treasurer-BILL
MERRITT, K4WPM; Secretary- KEITH ROBERTSON, W4KTR; and Activities Chairman- VAN
RICHARDSON, AK5E. Congratulations to all of these guys, and best wishes for a
successful and productive year.
CAMDEN COUNTY ARS--- These folks, in Kingsland, recently upgraded their
repeater to a Motorola Quantar. This new repeater is unique in that it supports
both conventional analog FM voice and APCO Project 25 IMBE (Improved Multi-Band
Excitation) digital voice transmissions. (147.285 + PL 118.8; Network ID 293 for
IMBE digital) Club member DOUG GRAHAM, KC5BMJ, says that he believes this may be
the first repeater of its kind in the entire southeastern district. This club
has also set up a yahoo group to serve hams from the Brunswick, GA to
Jacksonville, FL area, as a format to exchange ideas and information, at
http://groups.yahoo.com/FL_GA_hamradio
CHEROKEE CAPITAL ARS--- At the end of August, fourteen club members
helped provide communications along the route of the Unity Run, an annual fund
raising event for the United Way of Gordon County. Members were responsible for
calling the start of the race, as well as calling out the times at the one and
two mile markers, and monitoring runners for any medical or security
emergencies. Gordon County EMA provided the use of their Mobile Command Post for
the NCS position. Also, plans are in the works for club member BARRY WRIGHT,
K4WWY, to teach a code class in the near future, in which students will also
build code
oscillators.
COASTAL PLAINS ARC--- A change in meeting nights for this group moves
their meeting nights from the second Tuesday to the second Thursday of each
month. Tift County High School has filed an application to become one of the
ARRL's Big Project schools, and I'm pleased to report that members of this club
have signed on to help in those efforts.
DALTON ARC--- Members will be helping out at the Prater's Mill County
Fair on October 12th, providing tours of the gin. (definitely worth seeing)
GWINNETT ARS--- I'm a little prejudiced on this one, but I think all who
were in attendance would agree that my better half MIKE SWIDERSKI, K4HBI, did an
outstanding job presenting the September program about test equipment for the
shack. He was equally impressed that so many people answered his question
correctly when he asked what the number one, most important piece of equipment
that every ham should use. (Answer to be found at the end of this blurb.) We
even learned about a 3-measurement Varley bridge. (wonder how many of the rest
of you know what it is???) Club member RON LANGSTON, WE5O, re-started his
popular on-the-air Code class. Every Thursday night at 8PM on 147.075 (+) PL
82.5. Each class ends with a 5WPM test. It's an eleven week course of study....
then, he starts all over again from the beginning. Join him and prepare to pass
that code test. Club member WIN JACKSON, N1WTX, is teaching another technician
class at night school at Central Gwinnett High School. It started on September
17th, and will run for 7 weeks. Win has been teaching an amateur radio course at
this school for probably the past six years or so, and has been personally
responsible for bringing countless new hams into the hobby. And now, that most
important piece of equipment? That, of course, is your brain. (Don't leave home
without it!)
KENNEHOOCHEE ARC--- From the looks of the pictures in their latest
newsletter, it looks like these folks had an outstanding time at their club
picnic, held in September, and catered by a favorite local BBQ joint. Upcoming
at the October 7th meeting, JAMIE MARCHALK, KG4FJK, will be presenting a program
on his experiences with APRS.
LANIERLAND ARC--- There are TWO 146.670 Gainesville repeaters on the air
right now. The old one, still atop Wauka Mountain, requires a 131.8 PL to
access, and the brand new one, temporarily located in town, until it's properly
"burned in", requires a PL of 100. Once the new one is ready, it will
be perched atop the mountain, and the old repeater will be re-crystalled and
placed in the EOC as a back-up unit for times of emergencies. For those who
frequent this repeater, this temporary set-up will offer quite a demonstration
of the difference a thousand feet or so in elevation can make. Club members,
under the leadership of PHIL LOGGINS, K4PDL, will be volunteering at the
upcoming Special Olympics games planned for October 24-26 in the Gainesville
area. But additional help is needed. If you can help, please get in touch with
Phil at k4pdl@arrl.net
NORTH FULTON ARL--- RON LANGSTON, WE5O, presented his nifty antenna
program, in which he demonstrates the Ramada Radiator, which is a portable HF
antenna that's built with some PVC tubing and a slinky. (Now, it's gotta be a
good old-fashioned metal slinky; one of those rinky dink plastic versions just
won't cut it!) Mixed with the information on types of grounding, SWR, feed
lines, baluns, and antenna variations were enough humorous stories to keep us
smiling
(occasionally, groaning, too, but smiling, nonetheless)
NORTH GEORGIA ARC--- Club member and VHF guru BOB LEAR, K4SZ, may be
offering another technician class this fall, if there's enough interest in the
Dahlonega area to warrant it. Some interest has already been expressed by the
Boy Scouts and by members of the Fire Department. If you know someone who'd like
to take this class, get in touch with Bob at k4sz@alltel.net
SOUTHEASTERN DX CLUB--- The September meeting featured that rosy-cheeked
WES LAMBOLEY, W3WL, with a presentation on the VK0IR DX-pedition. Besides an
ever-popular travelogue, DX-pedition participants Wes and DX Hall of Famer BOB
ALLPHIN, K4UEE, gave their own personal accounts, making it an enjoyable meeting
for all present. Coming up at the October 21st meeting, there will be a program
on tower design and installation, by CURT BEEMAN, WB4JFS. For directions to the
club meeting place, see http://www.sedx.org/
A little bird.... well, actually, it was a medium sized Vice Director... told me
that this club made a sizeable donation to the ARRL for the BPL fund. They're
effectively looking to protect not only the future of DXing and contesting, but
rag-chewing, and QRP operations, and every other communications mode we enjoy
(and sometimes take for granted) Thanks, guys. (NOTE: If you haven't already
read it, be sure and take a look at the DAVE SUMNER, K1ZZ, column on BPL on page
9 of the October QST.)
STATESBORO ARS--- Members will be operating a club booth each day,
featuring 2M and HF radio stations, at the Kiwanis-Ogeechee Fair October 29th-
October 4th.
THOMASVILLE ARC--- As October kicks off, this industrious group faces a
6-week stretch of busy weekends that'll be filled with fun ham activities,
starting with their regular club meeting on October 4th. On the 11th, they'll
have a special events station set up at the local airport to go along with an
annual fly-in, always a lot of fun. The 18th is an annual Spaghetti 100 bike
ride, followed by a mini marathon on the 25th, both of which will be enhanced by
the volunteer efforts of these folks. Like hams from all over the state, a bunch
of them plan to make
the trek to Lawrenceville the first weekend in November for the big hamfest, and
then it'll all be nicely wrapped up on the 8th of November, when they'll be
enjoying their club's annual fish fry at the Pavo Civic Club, in conjunction
with their club meeting. Sounds like a lot of fun, doesn't it? Mike and I are
really looking forward to joining these folks for their fish fry. (I know, it's
kind of a long way to go for a piece of fish, but we LIKE fish, and more
importantly, we're really looking
forward to meeting these folks.)
VALDOSTA ARC---The club continues to offer a 5 WPM code practice net on
their 146.760 repeater every Tuesday evening at 8 PM as a service to hams trying
to learn or brush up on their code skills. On September 20, members set up a
radio demonstration at a local park for Amateur Radio Public Awareness Day, and
topped it off with a fox hunt. Just a little more than a month after this club's
first hamfest, the first planning meeting for next year's hamfest has already
been held, and the first annual BBQ/club picnic was also held on September 27th.
Looks like
October will be a busy month for these folks, too, with plans to participate in
both the SET and in JOTA. On October 28th BOB GOREE of the Talahassee NWS
office, will be presenting a Skywarn/ Spotter class for club members. All are
invited. For more details, contact WAYNE BRANT, KO4QJ, at pres@varc.net
--->CLUBS, have you
checked out the terrific online resource provided for your benefit by the ARRL?
If you haven't, check it out. There's lots of good information to be found there
that can help your club's functioning and help you attract new members. Need to
know how to get your club more involved in public service? Or how to make your
meeting more lively? Or how to help hams with disabilities? Find all of that and
more at http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/club/cpw/
"My wife has a slight impediment in her speech. Every now and then she
stops to breathe." JIMMY DURANTE
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ARES NEWS
--->It's coming! It's coming! It's coming! That is, the annual SET (Simulated
Emergency Test) is coming up on October 4th. As previously announced, this drill
will be starting somewhere between 8AM and 10AM, when the instructions will be
given out to participants via an HF net. (3975 before 9AM, and 7275 after 9AM)
Members of the ARESMAT team will be serving as NCS, and let me remind you once
again, only ONE check-in per county is desired, whether that be the EC or
someone designated as a representative. That ONE person can then take that
information back to the rest of their local ARES team via a local net. The drill
is expected
to take from three to five hours.
On the Sunday, September 27th statewide ARES net, STEVE REYNOLDS, W4CNG,
Metro Atlanta DEC and chief planner for this year's drill, announced that the
necessary forms for filing reports on your team's participation efforts in the
drill are now available for download on the www.gaares.org
website. If you look at the form to be filled out by our ECs, you'll see that
your group can earn points based on such things as the number of participants,
the number of participants operating with emergency power, the number of
participants who've become an ARES member since 1999, for joint ARES/RACES
membership, for sending messages, for
using digital modes, for working from a served agency, and for sending out a
press release. There's lots of ways to rack up those points. It'll be like
chasing those bonus points at Field Day. In the July, 2003, QST, only TWO
Georgia counties were reported as having submitted scores for last year's SET.
Those two counties are Gwinnett and Carroll. They deserve accolades for
following through with that report last year, but I know that there were a lot
more of you counties participating last
year. Please take the time to send in those reports this year. Let's WOW them
with the great ARES program here in Georgia.
Thanks to Steve for all the work he's put into planning this year's drill, and
thank you in advance, to all of you ECs and ARES members who'll be participating
in it to make it a meaningful event.
---> It's a pleasure to report that the number
of counties filing a report this past month increased. The first month, fifteen
ECs reported. This past month, TWENTY-FIVE of you wonderful people, 24 ECS and
one DEC, filed that monthly report at www.gaares.org
Thank you so much. We really appreciate that added accountability. A huge nod of
recognition and appreciation go to these guys:
**DEC K4PHE, Southeastern district
And to these counties, and ECs:
**BULLOCH
KF4MLT
**BURKE
K4BR
**CALHOUN
KE4KRE
**CARROLL
K4DEY
**CHEROKEE
K4SAH
**CLAYTON/ HENRY WB4WQE
**COBB
WK4E (AEC)
**CRAWFORD
KC4YBL
**DEKALB
N4SEG
**DOUGHERTY
N4GPJ
**EVANS
W4HYU
**FORSYTH
K4PCF
**GORDON
WQ4T
**GWINNETT
WA4DYD
**HARALSON
KD4YDA
**JACKSON
KB4MHO
**LEE
KB4OMV
**MITCHELL
K4TWG
**MURRAY
KB2SEO
**NORTH FULTON KE4QLH
**ROCKDALE
KC4ELV
**SPALDING
KU4TP
**SUMTER
KE4VPD
**WORTH
K1KBA
Great job, all of you! Thank you, thank you, thank you. (Now, let's see how many
more counties and ECs we can add to the list next month....)
---> CHEROKEE--- Members participated in
the 9th annual Hickory Flat "Fire Muster", an event in which the
public gets to see displays and demonstrations and to meet members of such
organizations as the fire department, sheriff's department, Emory Flight
helicopter.... and ARES. Among the equipment on display was the
impressive communications trailer set up by EC STEVE HAMMOND, K4SAH. These guys
have done a terrific job of becoming more high-profile, well-known, and
respected within the community.
---> COBB--- Some members have been
tasked with helping to establish the
proficiency of the group in HF, VHF, and UHF digital modes, specifically packet
and PSK, for the intended purpose of establishing a digital network to pass
traffic. On September 6th, members received valuable First Aid and defibrillator
training from Red Cross instructors.
---> COWETA--- EC SAM SMITH, KD4SHK,
reports that ARES members, along
with members of the Bill Gremillion Memorial RC, will be providing
communications on October 5th for the Lewis Grizzard Memorial Bike Ride and
again on the 10th-12th for the BRAG fall ride.
--->FAYETTE--- JOE DOMANSKI, KI4ASK,
reported that the Fayette county ARES has a brand new webpage. He said they were
"inspired' to move their website plans forward after the recent
announcement of the new GA ARRL website, and they're even using the same
terrific host, NativeGeorgian.com provided by ROBERT TYLER, KF4VBR. You can
check out their new site at http://www.fayetteares.org
---> GWINNETT--- It was announced at the
September meeting that an MOU
was finalized with Emory Eastside Medical Center, and may serve as a model for
similar agreements with Gwinnett Medical and Joan Glancy Hospital. The
newly-issued callsign for the group was also presented and well-received:
WX4NET. (neat, huh?) The group has recently acquired a trailer from Scientific
Atlanta, which will be stripped and fitted to serve as a mobile communications
vehicle. EC STAN EDWARDS, WA4DYD, has been working hard to develop a packet
client, which he graciously offered to sell as a fund raiser for the group. The
TNC version is currently being tested by several members, and a sound card
version is
in the works.
---> SOUTHWEST
GA DISTRICT DEC BOB SMITH, K4PHE, reported that the
Albany 911 center was hit by lightning during a severe thunderstorm at the end
of August, resulting in the loss of the entire 800 MHz trunking system for
several hours. ARES members from Dougherty, Lee, and Mitchell counties wasted no
time in responding to the need. Teams were dispatched to the 911 center, and to
each of the fire stations in the affected area. The quick response and
willingness to help that was demonstrated by these folks left a positive
impression on the emergency personnel that won't soon be forgotten.
Bob reports, also, that the first SW District meeting, which he called on
September 13th, was very well-attended. Besides him, two other DECs, J.D.
GOINGS, AA4P, Georgia Baptists DEC, and DALE CULP, W1BPP, Red Cross DEC, were in
attendance, as well as SEVEN ECs from the district: ARTHUR SHIPLEY, N4GPJ
(Dougherty); DAN TYSON, KB4OMV(Lee); TOM GOSSETT, K4TWG(Mitchell); SCOTT HANER,
KB0Y(Lowndes); WADE ETHRIDGE, KG4ABK, (Colquitt); KEN ADAMS, K1KBA (Worth); and
GEORGE YOUNG, KE4VPD (Sumter) and his bride CAT, KF4TJR. Technically, Sumter
county is in the West Central district, but George is the ONLY EC in that
district at this time, so Bob and the rest of the SW district have
"adopted" him and his wife, Cat, who is a certified Red Cross
instructor who provides training and certification to Albany club members every
year. ARES members CHARLIE HUNT, W4TGE, LEON PERRETT, K4GCR, ED HOLLINGWORTH,
KB4LD, and GENE CLARK, W4AYK, were also in attendance at this first
district-wide meeting. Kudos to all who attended. That's a terrific showing. Bob
expects to call these meetings on a quarterly basis. (No WONDER so many hams
from this part of the state were honored by the Red Cross at their annual awards
meeting!)
And just how many of them were honored, you might ask? Just feast your
eyes on this, and be duly impressed:
Disaster Hall of Fame: BOB SMITH, K4PHE; TOM GOSSETT, K4TWG; CATHY
GOSSETT, KG4TWI; RICHARD MOREFIELD, WB4TFW; ARTHUR SHIPLEY, N4GPJ; and
JIM JOHNSON, KG4PBM.
Disaster Volunteers of the Year: Worth county- KEN ADAMS, K1KBA;
Mitchell county- TOM GOSSETT, K4TWG; Lee county- BOB SMITH, K4PHE; and
Dougherty county- ARTHUR SHIPLEY, N4GPJ
Worth County Tornado Exercise: RICHARD MOREFIELD, WB4TFW; JIM JOHNSON,
KG4PBM; BOB SMITH, K4PHE; KEN ADAMS, K1KBA; CHARLIE HUNT, W4TGE; and
JOHN KINCAID, KR4OH
Mitchell and Worth County Tornado, 2003: TOM GOSSETT, K4TWG; ARTHUR
SHIPLEY, N4GPJ; BOB SMITH, K4PHE; JOYCE JONES, KA4KCC; JIM JOHNSON,
KG4PBM; RICHARD MOREFIELD, WB4TFW; CHARLES DAVIS, AD4KT; LEON PERRETT, K4GCR;
SUSAN DAVIS, KF4YED; CHARLIE HUNT, W4TGE; DAN TYSON, KB4OMV; and CATHY GOSSETT, KG4TWI.
(Y'know, I didn't even realize that there was such a thing as a
"Disaster Hall of Fame". When our kids were growing up, I sometimes
threatened them that their bedrooms were going to be "inducted into the
disaster hall of fame" if they didn't get in there with a fork lift and
get to work, but I had no idea....) Seriously, heartfelt congratulations
to all of these fine folks. You guys and gals exemplify the very best in
public service through amateur radio, and we're all proud of you.
--->A
SKYWARN class will be offered on October 28th at 7PM at the
Valdosta Public Library by BOB GOREE from the Tallahassee NWS. For more
information, contact WAYNE BRANT, KO4QJ, at pres@varc,net
--->The WX4CHS Lowcountry Skywarn Association is now on Yahoo. You can
subscribe at skywarnnwschs-subscribe@yahoogroups
---> TONY KING, W4ZT, and BURCH CAMERON, W4WY, both let me know that I'd
goofed with the URL in last month's newsletter for the FEMA course entitled Emergency Response to Terrorism. (Thanks, guys!) The complete address is
http://lstrng1.fema.gov/LearningSpace5/Program/UI/Main/Themes/Kendall/Main.asp
"Lettin' the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier than puttin' it
back." WILL ROGERS
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UPDATE: EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS COURSES
This message comes to you from DAN MILLER, K3UFG, Emergency
Communications Course Manager:
As you all have no doubt read, CNCS has approved our second year of the federal Homeland Security grant. This money will assist more ham radio operators to take
the Level I Emergency Communications Course training and become better qualified
to join your ARES teams in support of public service agencies and the entire
Homeland Security effort. Just as we did in year 1, we strongly encourage Senior
Citizens to bring their life-experiences to the table and join our emergency communications teams!
ARRL's Chief Development Officer, Mary Hobart, K1MMH, explained that CNCS is becoming increasingly accountable to "official Washington" in terms of
the results produced through the expenditure of taxpayer dollars. "In year
2," she said, "CNCS wants to know how certified hams have become
actively involved in their communities in drills, in practices and in actual
disasters--how they've aided communities when citizens, their homes and
businesses are in harm's way."
As many of you are already doing on a regular basis, it is most important that
you remember to document all emergency activity and drills to ensure that we
meet our year 2 grant guidelines and requirements. Grant funding for year 3 will
depend upon how well we do this year!
OPEN INVITATION
TO ARES VOLUNTEERS
Again in year 2, I will be traveling around our country to present seminars and forums related to ARES and ARECC. However these will be with a slightly
different twist than previously. All ARES volunteers, ARECC course participants,
and Field Organization leadership will be invited. Course participants at every
ARECC level - Mentors, Certification Instructors, Certification Examiners and
current students
- will be encouraged to come and share with everyone their experiences with the ARECC Program. Field Organization Leadership - SMs, SECs, DECs and ECs - will
also be invited to join in the brainstorming with ideas for motivating
volunteers and coordinating activities. We will focus on coordination between
ARECC volunteers and students, and their integration into the Field
Organization, helping us to provide the community impact stressed by CNCS for
year 2.
"What would men be without women? Scarce, sir, mighty scarce." MARK
TWAIN
=======> ARES
REPORT FROM MIKE BOATRIGHT, KO4WX, SEC
Counties Reporting 25
Total # of ARES Members 705
Change since last month 7
Total Net Sessions 78
Number of drills, tests and training sessions this month 84
Man hours 1011.9
Number of public service events this month 7
Man hours 201
Number of emergency operations this month 7
Man hours 305.8
Total number of ARES operations this month 98
Man hours 1518.7
County activations and other significant activity
Murray Brought ARES net up once for Severe weather net in area.
Dougherty Local ARES members participated in Weapons of Mass Destruction
training with Red Cross and provided backup communications to Public
Service when a storm knocked out their comm system.
Forsyth Training session was 6 members who underwent Incident Command
training sponsored by Forsyth County Emergency Management Agency.
Lee Assisted Doughtery County ARES with the 800 mHz communications black
out on 28 aug 2003. kb4omv, k4phe, kr4oh, w4kef (formerly ke4kre),
n4woy.
Gwinnett SKYWARN net activation 8/8/03 (4 participants/17 min),
8/11/03 (20 participants/32 min) 8/28/03 (16 participants/30 min); Fund Raiser: Members of Gwinnett County ARES/GARS fund raiser on 8/22
raised $1,200 to be used in developing a mobile communications
vehicle/trailer.
Mitchell Minor flooding; water pumping for three weeks out of yards.
North Fulton Still following up with Alpharetta Fire and Atlanta Fulton
County EMA regarding antenna work on their buildings. The equipment has
been purchased, but they are waiting for roof renovations.
Cobb Communications support for the Georgia Games "Run For Life" 1m,
5K,
10K races 2Aug2003 at Life Univ.; 28Aug2003 W4RBB &WK4E met with new
Cobb EOC Mgr to refine MOU w/ Cobb EOC &establish ARES presence in EOC
& other county locations.
"If you're riding ahead of the herd, take a look back every now and then
to make sure it's still there." WILL ROGERS
========> NET
REPORT FROM JIM HANNA, AF4NS, STM
NET ACTIVITY:
GA ARES
-----> 3975 kHz 5 PM winters; 6 PM summers. Sundays
QNI-227 QTC-0 Sessions-0 AA4P/NM
GBH: Georgia Baptist Hams
-----> 3865 kHz 4PM Sundays
QNI-72 QTC-0 Sessions-5 AA4P/NM
Macon ARC
QNI-64 QTC-0 Sessions-4 W4EPW/NM
GSSB: Georgia Single Side Band Association
-----> 3975 kHz 6:30PM winters; 7:30PM summers DAILY
QNI-864 QTC-23 Sessions-31 W1BPP/NM
GCN: Georgia Cracker Net
----->3995 kHz 7AM Monday-Saturday; 8AM Sundays
QNI-1124 QTC-12 Sessions-31 K4IZO/NM
GTE: Georgia Traffic and Emergency Net
------>3983 kHz 7:15 PM DAILY
QNI-1550 QTC-26 Sessions-31 NM/W9NXC
GTN: Georgia Traffic Net (SSB Cycle 2)
----->3987.5 kHz 1PM Monday-Saturday
QNI-144 QTC-0 Sessions-26 WU4C/NM
GTN: Georgia Traffic Handling Training Net (CW)
----->3702 kHz 9PM DAILY (slow speed)
QNI-115 QTC-7 QND-556 minutes Sessions-31 KG4FXG/NM
GSN: Georgia Section Net (CW Cycle 4)
----->3593 kHz 7PM and 10PM DAILY (medium to high speed)
QNI-489 QTC-179 QND-942 minutes Sessions-62 AF4NS/NM
PUBLIC SERVICE HONOR ROLL:
K4BEH 110
AF4NS 110
WB4BIK 92
W4WXA 90
K4FUM 90
WB4GGS 90
W9NXC 84
K1FP 78
K4ZC 77
KG4FXG 76
K4WKT 76
STATION ACTIVITY REPORTS:
Traffic handled (QTC):
WB4GGS 534*****
W4WXA 293
K4FUM 175
AF4NS 112
K4BEH 62
WB4BIK 42
K1FP 40
K4ZC 32
K4BG 30
K4WKT 26
W9NXC 24
KG4FXG 15
*****CONGRATULATIONS to SID HUTCHINSON, WB4GGS, who earned the esteemed BRASS
OUNDER AWARD for the month of August with that amazing score of 534: broken
down, that translates to 255 messages received, 278 sent,
and 1 delivered. That's a LOT of dits and dahs.
"In days of old, when ops were bold and sideband not invented, the words
were passed by pounding brass, and all were quite contented."
Anonymous
=======>HELP
WANTED
--->Coweta county EC SAM SMITH, KD4SHK, and his ARES members could use
some help for an upcoming event in the Newnan area:
The Bike Ride Across Georgia (BRAG) Georgia BikeFest will be held on October
10-13, in and around the Coweta County area. This is a large scale event,
with hundreds of bicyclists from 8 to 80 years old, riding routes from 12-100
miles long each day. This event, like all BRAG rides, helps support the
Georgia Special Olympics.
Most of the riders will be camping at the Newnan High School. Optional
events include: a Street Dance Friday night featuring Banks & Shane, MILLER
LITE NITE Saturday night featuring a local band, Fabulous BRAG Rest Stops,
Campfires with S'Mores Friday &Saturday nights, Kiddie Movies, Blockbuster
Movies, Football/Baseball on TV, and an ice cream social.
Due to the large, rural area covered by the routes, Ham Radio operators are
necessary to provide reliable communications for the event. Hams will be
providing communications between the rest stops, SAG Wagons, and Headquarters.
The plan is to utilize two shifts each day. Some rest stops will be closed
before lunch; others will remain open most of the afternoon. Other locations,
such as the SAG wagons, will need communications throughout the day until all of
the riders have returned safely.
We will be utilizing APRS to track the positions of the SAG Wagons and other
vehicles supporting the event. To do this, we need to borrow 2-3
additional trackers for this event. We also need one or two portable
digipeaters.
Volunteers are welcome to camp at the High School if they want. If you can
volunteer, even if it's for only 1/2 day, please contact JOHN CALDWELL, N4HIC,
Assistant EC for Coweta County ARES, at N4HIC@arrl.net
More info is available on the BRAG website: http://www.brag.org/gbf.html
--->PHIL LOGGINS, K4PDL, will once again be heading up the volunteer efforts
for the Special Olympics to be held in the Gainesville area on October 24, 25,
and 26, and he's looking for some help. I'll let him tell you about it in his
own words:
Well folks, it is that time of year that the Gainesville area will again
be
hosting the Georgia SPECIAL OLYMPICS. We have been asked again to
volunteer our Amateur Radio skills and assist with communications for these very
special events.
I am so grateful to all of you and so very proud to be associated with such a
wonderful caring group of people for another year. When all the Athletes
go home on Sunday we can again proclaim we shared ourselves with the caring
community we call home and made a Positive Difference once again in the lives of
all of these Athletes.
The Olympics this year will be held on October 24th, 25th, &26th. If you
would be available for any, or all, of these dates to assist with
communications, please send me an email k4pdl@arrl.net
, or phone me at 770-535-8008. This email is going out to other
individuals also. Please forward this message to your club members, as this is a
group effort and not just one club. I'm sure in participating, your heart
will be very touched, and you will be glad that you made the right choice.
Other info with times, locations, etc. will be forthcoming as all preparations
are being completed. Looking forward to hearing from all my fellow HAMS.
"If you find yourself in a hole, stop digging." WILL ROGERS
========>AND
HELP GIVEN
JOE DOMALESKI, KI4ASK, wanted to offer his sincere thanks to all of the hams who
volunteered their services recently during the 30th Annual Wilson 100 Century
Bike ride. In addition to Joe, other participants, from both Fayette county and
Coweta county ARES, included WADE MASSENGILL, KU4OJ, ROBERT DONAHUE, KF4CJL,
MATT GONTER, WD4OAZ, CHRISTINE MCGEHEE, KL0UD, JIM LYNCH, K4GVO, JIM BURCHFIELD,
KQ4PH, GARY RUBY, KB4GR, KEVIN PRUITT, KI4BSM, DAVE HOMAN, KG4PZI, and BRIAN
TANT, KI4BGS
Joe reported a few highlights from the event:
* There were over 500 riders in the event
* About 150 of those riders rode the full 100 miles, the rest rode the
shorter loop options of 30, 50, or 60 miles
* We helped to accurately open and close all 5 rest stops by tracking
the position of the riders using spot reports
* Ham radio was the only reliable communications at rest stop #2! Cell
phone coverage was non-existent there.
* We helped to obtain medical attention to approximately 8 riders
* We helped to obtain transportation to approximately 10 exhausted
riders
* We provided the only *accurate* head count of riders still out on the
course
* We were able to verify course signage and markings to provide feedback
to the event directors
* We were able to detect and guide riders back on course at one
intersection that was incorrectly marked
* We were able to provide weather updates and road conditions to ride HQ
and to riders at each rest stop
* There are many more examples of where our assistance came in handy
We had our Ham Radio banner out there at ride HQ and fielded many
questions by interested members of the public. This was a great PR
opportunity. Word is quickly getting out about how responsive,
professional, and important our services are.
"Always drink upstream from the herd." WILL ROGERS
=======> LOGBOOK OF THE WORLD FINALLY OPERATIONAL
After a couple of delays, the ARRL's long-awaited Logbook of the World began
operations on September 15th. For those who are eager to get credit for a
special contact before they actually have that QSL card in their hot little
hands, this will be a real blessing. Here's the scoop:
ARRL's Logbook of the World (LoTW) system is a repository of log records
submitted by users from around the world. When both participants in a QSO submit
matching QSO records to LoTW, the result is a QSL that can be used for ARRL
award credit.
To minimize the chance of fraudulent submissions to LoTW, all QSO records must
be digitally signed using a digital certificate obtained from ARRL. Obtaining
such a certificate requires verification of the licensee's identity either
through mail verification (US) or inspection by ARRL of required documentation
(non-US).
Software developed by ARRL can be used to convert a log file (in ADIF or
Cabrillo file format) into a file of digitally signed QSO data, ready for
submission to LoTW. http://www.arrl.org/lotw/
"Never slap a man who'd chewing tobacco." WILL ROGERS
=======>
SECTION NOTABLES
--->JERE SANDIDGE, K4FUM, wrote an ambitious program that sifts through the
FCC database and generates a web page of interest to Georgia hams. It shows the
number of hams around our state, broken down by individual counties and cities.
Do you know how many hams live in your county? You just might be surprised.
Check out Jere's work at http://www.k4fum.net
and select Georgia Ham Stats.
--->That prolific writer with a quirky sense of humor, PHIL NEIDLINGER,
KA4KOE, has written another thought-provoking article for eham. You can
read it at http://www.eham.net/articles/6468
--->This next "Section Notable" could be written up every month,
based on the myriad of good deeds and hard work he does for others in the ham
community. I know, because I'm lucky enough to be married to the guy, and I get
to see firsthand his tireless efforts. (NOW can I have a 40M beam, Hon??? Just
kidding....) One of the things my better half, MIKE SWIDERSKI, K4HBI, did
several years ago was to devise a demonstration to WOW! some youngsters at an
amateur radio demonstration we were planning for a local school. Would you
believe he modulated a common Radio Shack laser pointer with an AM signal, so
the kids could transmit their voices over the light of the laser pointer?? He
recently found the article that he'd written on the project posted on a website,
and gave me the OK to clue you in on it, so you, too can put together a WOW!
Demonstration. In his words, "You know AM of electromagnetic waves is not
limited to Viking, Heath, Collins, etc. During a little checking out a few
websites, I came across the following notes I had put together for the ARRL
group to teach,
amaze, and entertain kids of all ages. So when someone says AM is dead, tell
them you don't find SSB on Lasers, do you?"
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/rwilliams309/Laser_Pointer_Voice_Transmitter.html
--->CONGRATULATIONS to SAM SMITH, KD4SHK, and his new bride NICOLE,
KG4WUW, who recently tied the knot down Savannah way. She looked like a
beautiful storybook princess; and he, her handsome prince. A storybook
wedding in a beautiful setting. Now for the "happily ever after part".
Best wishes to the happy couple.
"By all means, marry: if you get a good wife, you'll become happy; if
you get a bad one, you'll become a philosopher." SOCRATES
=======>
PIGLETS (AKA YOUNG HAMS)
Things are running smoothly at the Richards Middle School Amateur Radio Club,
which meets after school every Tuesday. This is an ARRL Big Project school, and
teacher SHARON CARTER, KG4HKO, is blessed to have a dedicated core team of
volunteer instructors who are there to help her every week, one of whom is
student ANDREA HARTLAGE, KG4IUM. A ninth grader herself, (and our ARRL Youth
Editor) Andrea taught the kids an interesting way to help them remember some of
the metric system prefixes. "King Henry Died By Drinking Chocolate
Milk." I never heard of it before, did you? It stands for Kilo, Hecto, Deca,
Base, Deci, Centi, Milli. And by writing the letters out, it's very easy for the
kids to visually see.... and understand... how many places to move the decimal
point when converting from one unit to another. Pretty doggone clever, isn't it?
Andrea has also devised a fun game for the kids to play, in which they compete
to answer questions from the technician class test pool. To "buzz in"
the kids have to correctly send and identify a Morse code character. It's a
"sneaky" way to test them on the material we've covered, and a great
way to prepare them to pass a test later on this school year.
Richards Middle School is still on the waiting list to make contact with the
International Space Station, hopefully to take place before the end of next
year. If you've wondered how to get YOUR school in line to make a contact,
there's a great ARISS FAQ site at http://www.rac.ca/ariss/faqariss.htm
Also, to read about some of the contacts that have already been made, and some
of the questions that
were asked, see http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt
---> Kids, have you checked out the ARRL website designed with YOU in mind?
It's a great place for those of you who are already licensed, as well as for
showing your friends what it's all about, and to maybe get them interested, too.
Check it out at http://www.arrl.org/FandES/ead/youth/
Tell me what you like about the
new site, or if there's something that you'd like to see added to it, and I'd be
happy to pass your thoughts on to Webmaster JEAN WOLFGANG, WB3IOS.
"Youth would be an ideal state, if it came a little later in life."
HERBERT HENRY ASQUITH
=======>
TECH TIPS
--->From CHUCK TEETERS, W4MEW, as written in the ARC of Augusta newsletter,
comes this information on "Improving the Spider Web", based on
research done by the Stanford Research Institute (SRI) to construct a
three-frequency multi-band dipole (or "spider web" antenna) that would
work without any need for cut techniques. Chuck wrote:
"What they came up with was much improved over the old cut and prune
antennas. While essentially the same, they found that the wires at the center
feed point had to be separated by at least 5 1/2 inches vertically and the ends
separated by 38 inches in the 2 to 18 MHz range. By this simple change they
found that you could accurately cut the antenna elements for given frequencies
using SRI formulas and eliminate the need for pruning.
"The lowest frequency antenna is on top and is cut 4% short of the standard
1/2 wave length. (Length in feet= 0.96 times 468 divided by the operating
frequency in MHz) The middle frequency antenna is cut for an exact 1/2 wave
length. (length in feet= 468 divided by the frequency in MHz) The highest
frequency antenna is at the bottom and cut for 1% longer than the 1/2 wavelength
(length in feet= 1.01 times 468 divided by the frequency in MHz)
"The only construction effort necessary over a standard
multi-band dipole is the fabrication of a feed block or center insulator that is
about 12 inches vertically by 3 inches wide, made of a good insulating material,
such as Lucite, Bakelite, fiberglass, or PVC. The end 38 inches of separation
can be maintained by separate halyards on each element or a spreader bar with a
common halyard. The bandwidth will be at least plus or minus 2% for a 1.5 to 1
SWR."
---> Think you know just about everything there is to know about batteries?
Well, move all of that information over and make room for all of the additional
stuff you'll learn at this site recommended by DUANE BUCHANON, K4PTT: www.batteryuniversity.com
---> To connect your tower base rebar to the grounding system, or not to
connect your tower base rebar to the grounding system; THAT is the question. For
some good answers, if you're looking for some good references on lightning
protection, try these on for size: www.polyphaser.com/ppc_PEN1016.asp
and www.polyphaser.com/ppc_PEN1030.asp
---> DALE KEENER, KG4SSY, just raved about this great site, and said
that you can play on it for hours: http://www.ac6v.com/
---> And another good site from HOWIE GOULD, W9HG, who also endorsed the
ac6v site: http://www.cebik.com/radio.html
---> And, just in case you skipped over the "Section Notables"
section
(hey! I know that most of you don't read this whole thing!) this is
worth repeating, so you don't miss out on this one. To learn the details
on how you can modulate a common Radio Shack laser pointer with an AM
signal to put together a real crowd-pleasing demonstration, check out
the article on this website. By my better half. (let us know if you give
it a whirl.)
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/rwilliams309/Laser_Pointer_Voice_Transmitter.html
"There are two theories to arguing with a woman. Neither works." WILL
ROGERS
========>A
CHALLENGE TO ALL YOU TECHNICAL TYPES
Here's an opportunity to showcase some of the work some of you folks have been
doing. It's a "call-out" for papers, and the deadline for submission is October
10th, but it sounds like an excellent opportunity, if you're interested:
The ISART technical program committee is soliciting papers describing
geolocation methods, new radio technologies, analysis, and innovation of
business, economic, and policy concepts. Areas of interest include, but are not
limited to:
- GEOLOCATION: Advances in radio navigation, localization, direction finding,
Internet localization, and cellular and WLAN user tracking
- LOCATION-BASED SERVICES: Privacy, anonymity, policy, business models,
applications, E-911, public safety, security
- ELECTROMAGNETICS: propagation, antennas, direction finding, RF-front ends
- RADIOS: software defined radios, cognitive radios, RF software, spectrally
efficient systems
- SPECTRUM: usage, policy, management, regulation, economics, cooperative usage
mechanisms
- TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEVELOPMENT: improving digital access, wireless broadband
deployment, alternative communication networking in developing countries, impact
on economy
- WIRELESS NETWORKS: scaling to large networks, ad hoc networks, Internet over
wireless, convergence of WLANs and 3G, 4G
Students are especially encouraged to submit their work.
IMPORTANT DATES:
Oct, 10, 03 - Deadline for submission of paper abstract. Nov. 12, 03 -
Notification of acceptance to authors. Jan. 30, 04 - Deadline for submission of
final paper.
CALL FOR PAPERS FORMAT:
- Maximum 3000 words. - Indicate the contact author with an e-mail address. -
Indicate the topic area from the above list.
The paper should summarize research results and not be a proposal for research
since very little time is available between the acceptance notification and the
final paper submission. The final paper will be 6 pages, double column, 10pt
text (maximum 3000 words).
HOW TO SUBMIT: Submit all materials to Jeanne Ratzloff at the address below. All
submissions should be electronic. Authors will be notified of receipt of
submission via e-mail. If you do not receive notification contact Jeanne.
Jeanne Ratzloff
DOC/NTIA/ITS.M
325 Broadway
Boulder, CO 80305-3328
Tel: 303-497-3330
Fax: 303-497-5323
e-mail: ratzloff@its.bldrdoc.gov
MORE INFORMATION: http://www.its.bldrdoc.gov/meetings/art/
"Good judgement comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad
judgement." WILL ROGERS
=======>UPCOMING
EVENTS
October 3-4--- TenTec hamfest (TN)
October 4--- SET (Simulated Emergency Test)
October 4--- GA Cracker/ GA SSB Association picnic, at the telephone pavilion
just south of Ellijay on highway 5. Bring your favorite dish (Yessss, with food
in it!) and be there at about 9AM. Lunch at 11:30. Betcha there'll be some
toe-tapping music involved, too.
October 4-5--- QCWA QSO party (California QSO party, too, always one to fill the
airwaves)
October 11- Augusta hamfest, 9AM- 3PM at Evans Middle School, 4318 Washington
Road. VE testing. Talk-in on 145.490(-) MARS meeting to be held on-site, too.
Looking forward to seeing all of the folks from this area again. For more info,
contact JOHN SAMPLES, KF4LEY, at kg4ley@hotmail.com
October 11--- Now, here's a special event station that really caught my eye,
because it just sounds like fun. If you aren't able to make it to the Augusta
hamfest, maybe you might like to talk to these folks in Nowhere, IA, for the
Iowa Radiosport Society's annual "Fram-A-Stam event and Toilet Seat Toss". W0FUN
on 14.234 (oops, slow scanners might not appreciate that choice of frequency.)
October 17-19--- 2003 BSA Camporee at Reinhardt College in Waleska. This year's
theme is Communications, and there will be classes to earn the radio and the
communications merit badges, JOTA stations, and various ham radio demos. If
you'd like to volunteer some time to help in this terrific event, contact
Scoutmaster MIKE LANEY, AG4MY, at ag4my@arrl.net (And a big thanks to those of
you who've already stepped forward to help make this a positive amateur radio
experience for the 300+ Scouts expected to participate.)
October 18--- AL BROCK Memorial Hamfest--- To be held at the Civic Center in
Rome. Admission $5, free tailgating with paid admission. VE testing. A beautiful
location, and some warm friendly people.
October 17-18--- Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society annual convention at the St.
Simon's Island Lighthouse http://arlhs.com/ for details
October 18-19--- QRP ARCI Fall QSO party
October 24-26--- Special Olympics, to be held in numerous venues in the
Gainesville area. To volunteer, contact PHIL LOGGINS, K4PDL, at k4pdl@arrl.net
November 1-2--- Stone Mountain hamfest at the Gwinnett county fairgrounds on
Sugarloaf Parkway in Lawrenceville. These guys are just never satisfied, y'know?
They simply must continue making those changes and striving to get better and
better every year. This year, there seems to be an added focus on youth. FREE
admission for the under 16 set. FREE admission for Scouts and Scout leaders in
uniform. There'll even be a 3 hour radio merit badge class taught by TOM
MADIGAN, K4TDM. And a youth form. And you can be sure that our ARRL Youth
Editor, ANDREA HARTLAGE, KG4IUM, will be there all weekend, snapping pictures
and sniffing out the stories. The featured speaker at this year's ARRL forum
will be MARK SPENCER, WA8SME, the new ARRL coordinator for the Big Project. This
hamfest is always a great one. And it's promising to be better than ever this
year. See you there!
November Sweepstakes--- CW: 2100Z Nov 1- 0300Z Nov 3; Phone: 2100Z Nov 15- 0300Z
Nov 17
"The quickest way to double your money is to fold it and put it back in
your pocket." WILL ROGERS
=======>
SILENT KEYS
TOM CHRISTOPHER, WA4UGH
JONATHON JONASS KG4NMW
CHARLES MCCOOK K4YC
Sincere condolences to the friends and families of these two fine men. They will
all be missed.
Well, that's about it for now, folks. Thanks to LEE FLACK, KD4HPD, for sending
the Will Rogers quotes my way. And to everyone else who's so kindly helped to
keep me informed of what's going on in your part of the state. I can't write
what you don't tell me! Until next time, this is AF4FO, signing clear. Take care
of yourselves. And each other. 73, Susan
No trees were killed in the sending of this message. However, a large
number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced."
Now.... Go VOTE!!!!
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