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Well, greetings, All. We're baaaaack!!!
What? You say you didn't know we were gone?? I'm
crushed, simply crushed. Seriously, we just got back from a trip to Baltimore,
and we're now in the catch-up mode, and I promise that I'll try to answer all of
your awaiting emails ASAP. (By the way, all of you Baltimore transplants may be
surprised to hear that blue crabs were actually harder to find and more
expensive up there than they are here in the Atlanta area! Go figure.)
It turned out that the timing of our trip up north
was such that we were able to take in a couple of Hamfests in North Carolina;
one on the way up, and another on the way back home. (My kinda sandwich!) On the
way up, we went to a fest in Salisbury, and it was a friendly little event, with
some indoor vendors and a nice little tailgating section.
We were surprised to run into a couple of other GA
hams there, too, but no GA hams were in sight at the Cary fest we visited on the
way home.
That one was a pleasant tail-gating event, and
with the heat being what it was, I have a feeling it ended pretty early that
day. It was already a bit on the hot side at eight that morning. It was kinda
fun to travel to these fests "incognito", though the club president in Cary did
graciously offer me a place to sit with the ARRL hand-outs... (thanks, but no
thanks!)
It's been heartening to see the birth of multiple
new ham clubs here in Georgia these past few years, and to see a number of these
new clubs, as well as some other clubs who've been around for a number of years,
seek to become affiliated with the ARRL or to achieve Special Service Club
status. But as heartening as that is, it is equally as disheartening (and
puzzling) to see how many of our long-time, still active clubs, have allowed
their affiliation and/or Special Service Club status to expire. Is YOUR club
still authorized to use that SSC logo, or has that authorization expired, along
with your SSC status? Is your club considered an "active club", or has its
affiliation expired due to failure to file a simple annual report, thus
relegating your club to the dust heap pile of (shudder) "inactive clubs"???
Annual reports can be filed online at
www.arrl.org/FandES/field/club/biglist.html
If you can't find your club in the active file,
check the (shudder) inactive file. This is a simple process, and if you have any
questions about it, our ACC ROBIN CUTSHAW, AA4RC, or I would be happy to
help. Also, SSC renewals can be done online at
www.arrl.org/field/club/forms/fsd7/renewal.html
Only a few of you clubs have sent pictures and/or
text to our webmaster about your Field Day activities this year. Thanks to those
who have done so... some good stuff. How's about the rest of you? You can send
your soap box stuff, or pictures (captioned, please) to
k4phe@arrl.net
The Milledgeville ARC held elections this month,
and the following folks were selected to lead the club for this next year:
President- CHARLES PENNINGTON, K4GK; VP- HERB INGLES, W1DOG;
Secretary-Treasurer-BILL MILLS, KC4AA; and Repeater/ Callsign trustee-
HERB INGLES, W1DOG. Congratulations to all of these fine fellas, and best
wishes for an enjoyable and successful year.
It seems that HERB INGLES, W1DOG, is really
revving up and getting even more active in the ham community. Not only will he
be serving as the Milledgeville club's VP and Trustee, but he has also agreed to
take on the responsibilities of EC for Jones county. Thank you Herb, for your
willingness to take on this important leadership role. We do appreciate you.
Next Hamfest coming up will be in Ellijay, and
that'll be on August 12.
It provides a darned good excuse to get away from
this awful heat and escape to the cool mountains for a day of fun. FREE and FUN.
Details to follow in the August newsletter.
Well, that's about it for now. Until next time,
this is AF4FO, signing clear. Take care of yourselves. And each other.
73, Susan
QTC
June: ***WB4GGS-504; AF4NS-85; K4GK-21; K4WKT-16; K4BEH-8; KR4JI-8
***This
earns yet another QST listing in Brass Pounders, with 252 sent, 250 received,
and 2 delivered. Way to go, Sid!!
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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