SM: Susan Swiderski, AF4FO; ASM/South GA: Marshall Thigpen,
W4IS; ASM/Legal: Jim Altman, W4UCK;
ASM/Webmaster: Bob Smith, K4PHE; ASM/Youth: Andrea Hartlage, KG4IUM; ASM/
Scouting: David Pearce,ABØNG;
SEC: Jim Cote, N4PJR; STM: Jim Hanna, AF4NS; OOC: Mike
Swiderski, K4HBI; TC: Ed Tanton, N4XY;
PIC: Norm Schklar,WA4ZXV; SGL: Bill Cherepy, WB4WTN; ACC: Robin Cutshaw, AA4RC
Greetings, All.
Well, here we are, halfway through February, and I'm about
halfway through a mountain of Valentine's day chocolate. (which means when you
see me next time, there will probably be MORE of me to see...)
I'm very sorry to report that JIM HANNA, AF4NS,
has stepped down as our Section Traffic Manager, effective immediately. (I
couldn't bring myself to remove his name from the top of this page just yet...
so it's there just one more time) Jim has done an outstanding job as STM, but
his much more important job right now is to make it through his treatments and
to get onto the road to recovery. Please keep him in your thoughts and prayers.
CONGRATULATIONS to the recently elected leadership of the
Kennehoochee ARC:
Chairman- JIM STUDER, KI4ET; Vice Chairman-
SID BISHOP, KB4QKZ; Treasurer- LEW CASON, N4HRA;
and Secretary- CLARK MACAULAY, KE4RQ. Best wishes to all of
them for a terrific year. (P.S. Put it on your calendars NOW: the KARC Hamfest
will be held on March 17, at the Jim Miller Park in Marietta)
KUDOS to the members of the Cobb county ARES group for taking
the lead in providing communications for the recent GA Special Olympics. Many
thank to all who participated. Details to come in the March newsletter.
CONGRATULATIONS to BEAU BARRETT, KI4KYI, of
Americus, for recently earning his Eagle Scout award, the most prestigious award
in all of Scouting. We're very proud of him for this wonderful accomplishment.
Congratulations, also, to another brand new GA Piglet, 12 year old
AUSTIN BRANNEN, KI4TMK, from Sandersville. Welcome to the hobby.
Coming up this weekend: FEBRUARY 17-- The Southeastern Antique
Radio Society
(SARS) will be holding a Swapmeet in the Barrington
Ballroom of the Doubletree Hotel, at 1075 Holcomb Bridge Road, in Roswell.
Set-up at 7AM, with sales to begin at 8. For more info, please see
www.sarsradio.com. Also, the ARC of
Augusta will be holding their Winter Swapfest, beginning at 8 AM, at Pendleton
King Park in Augusta. Talk-in on 145.490. And at noon, QCWA Peach State Chapter
49 will be meeting at the Fire Mountain Grill, near the intersection of
Peachtree Industrial Boulevard and Jimmy Carter Boulevard, in Norcross. Good
lunch, good meeting, good people. All are welcome.
The count-down is on for the implementation of the FCC's new
rules, eliminating element one, and giving all technician licensees a taste of
HF privileges. It's also expected that a whole slew of operators will upgrade to
general class that weekend. In honor of the occasion, during the weekend of
February 23-25, the ARRL will be holding a Special Event "Welcome Weekend",
operating W1AW on both CW and SSB, to welcome our new HF operators.
Technicians, you might listen out for W1AW on or around 28.480
MHz. To commemorate your first foray onto HF, you can request a First Contact
certificate by registering at
http://www.arrl.org/HFWelcome/
Clubs, in light of the fact that we will be welcoming so many
new operators onto HF, you might consider allowing some time at your next club
meeting to talk about HF operations, and to answer any questions. It's up to us
to provide guidance to all of our new HF operators on proper and courteous HF
operations.
Coming up: February 21- Statewide Tornado Drill, 11AM. (or
"rain date" of the 23rd) February 24- DALTON Hamfest!!!! Hope to see you there.
Stop by the ARRL booth to say Howdy.
SILENT KEYS: Sadly, there are several to report. TOMMY
BURNSIDE, KE4SIX; ELLIOTT KANTER, W4PGI; and
STANDUP STRAIN, JR, AG4FS. Sincere condolences to their families and
friends.
Well, folks, that's it, for a couple of days, anyhow. Expect
to hear from me very soon on an upcoming ARES exercise. Until then, this is
AF4FO, signing clear. Take care of yourselves. And each other.
73, Susan
QTC January: N4VAD- 339; K4GK- 53; WB4BIK- 39; WA4UJC- 8
