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Greetings,
All.
Well,
here we are, halfway through another month, and it's time
for another mid-monthly summary. If there are more typos than usual
in here,
that's because we were up until 4 AM last night, chasing Peter One. (but
we caught him!!!)
First
off, I'd like to thank all of you who took the time to write a letter
to the
AJC reporter regarding the somewhat one-sided article he wrote about
BPL. You
did a terrific job, and your efforts are very much appreciated.
(perhaps a
little less so by the reporter, who told me that he received a LOT of emails
from hams!) So, thank you, thank you, thank you.
A
very generous ham in Winder has offered to donate equipment for the
purpose of
setting up a complete working station at a school in that area. He
would also
be open to donating it to a local Scout group. If any of you work or volunteer
at a Winder school or with a local Scout group, and would be interested
in accepting his kind offer, please let me know, and I'll put you in touch with him.
Talking
about students, it's a pleasure to announce that LISA BIANCO, KG4UIB, won
a GA Section certificate for her participation (and for making the
most contacts)
in this year's Kids Day event. CONGRATULATIONS to Lisa, and to her proud dad LYNN, KN4YZ. You can see more information, as well as Lisa's smiling
face, on the "Youth Piglet Pages" on our www.arrl-ga.org
webpage. (Bet
she had fun, too!)
Next
week is Severe Weather Week, as declared by Governor SONNY PERDUE,
with Monday
being set aside as "Family Protection Day". For those of
you running an
ARES net that evening, it would be a good oppoetunity to discuss ways
that families
can prepare for emergencies. (You can find a host of material for this
on the FEMA, GEMA, Red Cross, and other websites.) Wednesday, the
22nd, will
be the statewide tornado drill, kicking off at approximately 9AM. The Peachtree
City NWS will be operating on 3.975 MHz, as well as on the linked repeater
system. Local ARES groups are encouraged to run local nets and to relay
the number of check-ins to the NWS. How's about carrying an HT to
work with
you that day and checking in from the workplace? Let's see how many counties
we can have represented in this year's drill! (NOTE: Should the weather
on Wednesday actually BE severe, the drill will be held on Friday.)
CONGRATULATIONS
to the newly-elected slate of officers chosen to lead the Gwinnett
ARES for the next year: President- NORM SCHKLAR, WA4ZXV; VP- EARL WHATLEY,
AF4FG; Secretary- BECAH JUBON, W3BEC; Treasurer- AMY WOODRICK, KE4IKF;
and Activities Chairman- DAVE BRUSE, W4DTR. Best wishes for a successful
and enjoyable year.
CONGRATULATIONS,
also, to a couple of very special GA Hams of the Year: The ARC
of Augusta bestowed this honor on SID "HUTCH" HUTCHINSON,
WB4GGS, and the Alford
Memorial ARC chose to honor LARRY DODD, K4LED. Sid is one of our NTS stars,
and has earned enough Brass Pounder awards to paper his whole shack, and
is also a valued field day mover and shaker, club member, and friend. Larry
is one of those "git 'er done" kinda guys, quietly going
about the business
of enthusiastically participating in club and ARES projects and activities.
He also runs a terrific website at 101science.com, which looks like
a great resource, especially for our young people who might need a little
help with homework or a class project. So, congratulations to both of these
fine fellas, both very worthy choices to have been named Ham of the Year.
CHARLIE
CARROLL, WD5ECL, asked me to make a very public expression of THANKS from
him and the gang at the Brunswick P.D. to GREG TILLMAN, N4VAD, for
the day
he spent in teaching a technician class there recently. So, THANK YOU, Greg.
You done good.
Coming
up right around the corner, on the 25th, is the Dalton Hamfest. Sure hope
you can make it! This one seems to get better and better every year. FYI:
There will be an ARES forum at 10 AM, and a tri-service MARS meeting
at eleven.
If you do make it to this Hamfest, please stop by the ARRL booth and say
Howdy. Our esteemed Southeastern Director FRANK BUTLER, W4RH, and our Vice
Director, SANDY DONAHUE, W4RU, will also be there. We'd all love to
see YOU
there. (Happy, Sandy? I mentioned your name...)
Silent
Keys: SAMUEL COUCH, WA4GVK; BRAIN FORD, KC4LYS; and STEVEN HOUGH, KB4HPQ
Sincere condolences to the families and friends of each of these fine men.
Well,
folks that's about it for now. Time for a nap. Until next time, this
is AF4FO,
signing clear. Take care of yourselves. And each other. 73, Susan
QTC
January: **WB4GGS-653; AF4NS-174; K4BAI-102; WB4BIK-72; K4WKT-64;N4VAD-59;
K4GK-57; KR4JI-51; K4BG-37; K4BEH-32 **He did it again! CONGRATULATIONS
to SID "HUTCH" HUTCHINSON for earning yet another BPL listing
in QST, with 337 messages received, 310 sent, and 6 delivered, for a grand
total of 653. (smokin'!)
No trees were killed in the sending of
this message. However, a large number of electrons were terribly
inconvenienced.
ARRL Georgia Section
Section Manager: Susan K. Swiderski,
AF4FO
af4fo@arrl.org
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