SM: Susan Swiderski, AF4FO; ASM/South GA:
Marshall Thigpen, W4IS; ASM/Legal: Jim Altman, W4UCK; ASM/Webmaster:
Bob Smith, K4PHE; ASM/Youth Activities: Brittney Hancock, KI4WNY;
ASM/Youth Advisor: Andrea Hartlage, KG4IUM; ASM/ Scouting: David
Pearce,ABØNG; SEC: Jim Cote, N4PJR;
STM: Charles Pennington, K4GK; OOC: Mike Swiderski, K4HBI; TC: Jim
Worsham, W4KXY;
PIC: Norm Schklar,WA4ZXV; SGL: Bill Cherepy, WB4WTN; ACC: Robin
Cutshaw, AA4RC
Greetings, All.
It was great to talk with so many of you at
Georgia's last big fling of the year Hamfest in Lawrenceville this
month. (And what a GREAT fling it was!
KUDOS to the hard-working members of the
Alford Memorial ARC.) Alas, now we have a long dry spell stretching
out in front of us until the Dalton ARC Hamfest comes up in
February. But, pssssst! There's something special coming up in
January in Gwinnett county that can tide you over nicely. That's the
Gwinnett Amateur Radio Society's TECH FEST, coming up on January 12.
It's not a Hamfest, though there will be an ample tailgating area.
Billed as the "most fun and informative winter amateur radio event
in North Georgia", TECH FEST is a way for hams to share ideas and to
learn more about some of the many facets of our hobby. Sound like
fun? It IS! In past years, there's been booths on everything from
soldering and building antennas to creating your own QSL card.
Generators, coax testing, troubleshooting, and all kinds of
operating modes. No telling what you might learn. Add a bunch of
seasoned operators who can answer your questions, and a chili
cookoff, QLF contest, and a FREE LUNCH. What's NOT to like? Gonna
add some activities for our young hams this year, too. More info to
come... (
www.gars.org)
In the November newsletter, there was an article
about the Smoked Hams, the great group of Cobb county firefighters
who've recently joined the amateur radio fraternity. Alas, the name
of one of these fine gentlemen was left out, and we can't have that.
So, here's a special tip of the firehat to BRYAN ARMBRISTER,
KI4ZJB, another of Cobb county's Smoked Hams.
The Gateway ARC recently held their elections,
and congratulations are due for the following slate of officers:
President- MICHAEL STANLEY, AI4PL; VP- RAY
BARREN, KO4RB; and Secretary/Treasurer- TALITHA
COLLINS, KI4MHH. Best wishes for a fun and successful year.
The ARRL is looking for a few good instructors.
(i.e. PAID instructors) The Teachers Institutes have been a
resounding success. In fact, they've been such a success that some
additional qualified instructors are needed to allow for some
expansion of the program in 2008. For more info, please see
http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2007/11/12/100/?nc=1
The Atlanta Marathon and Half-Marathon are coming
up on Thanksgiving Day, and as always, amateur radio operators are
needed to provide communications. You can sign up at
http://www.signmeup.com/58176. DAVID ZISKIND,
KE4QLH, is heading up the communications efforts again this
year, and you can contact him at
ke4qlh@arrl.net
While you're signing up, you might consider
another big event coming up on December 1. That's the Children's
Healthcare of Atlanta Christmas Parade. TIM ROSING, KC4ELV,
is the communications coordinator for this event, and you can
contact him at kc4elv@arrl.net
Multiple NWS offices will be on the air for 24
hours in conjunction with SKYWARN RECOGNITION DAY. 7PM November 30-
7PM December 1. (It's especially fun to provide a "sunny and seventy
degrees" weather report to some of the offices in the frozen tundra
of the north....)
A few nets of interest: The North Fulton Amateur
Radio League is holding a Morse Code Practice net on Friday evenings
at 9PM on their 145.47 machine, offering you an opportunity to learn
the code, or to polish your skills.
(Just because you don't HAVE to learn it doesn't
mean it ain't fun!) And on Tuesday evenings at 8PM, JIM
ALDERDICE, N1ABM, is running a Cherokee Area Preparedness
and Training Net on 167.700 (-) PL 123. He's been running the net
for about a year now as a "forum for preparedness issues and as a
vehicle for training new hams". All are welcome. The third net is a
GA Piglet Net, a net designed especially for our young hams. (and
for those of us who are still young at heart) It's run by our
Assistant SM for Youth, BRITTNEY HANCOCK, KI4WNY,
on the Gwinnett Amateur Radio Society's 147.075 repeater.
Started out at 10AM, but she's decided to change the time to 2PM, to
allow for a little extra shut-eye.
SILENT KEY: BILL WATERS, K4YZD.
Heartfelt condolences to his family and friends.
Well, folks, that's about it for now, except for
wishing you all a very happy Thanksgiving. (the only time of year
you can tell someone to "get stuffed" without earning a punch in the
nose!) Until next time, this is AF4FO, signing
clear. Take care of yourselves. And each other, 73, Susan
QTC October: K4GA-171;
K4GK-92; WB4BIK-47; WA4UJC-41;
K4BEH-10; K4BAI-9
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
