Officers President: Jim/KLØLN Vice-Pres: Buck/K4HKR Sec/Treas: Rick/N4JAG Public Info: Ken/KG4VBM

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Club Events Calendar 15 Apr - Thu at 7:00pm: EARS Meeting at EOCC in the Science Building 20 Apr - Tue at 8:00pm: Boll Weevil Net (KD4FNI) 27 Apr - Tue at 8:00pm: Boll Weevil Net (W4UZR) 04 May - Tue at 8:00pm: Boll Weevil Net (WA4WQW) 11 May - Tue at 8:00pm: Boll Weevil Net (K4EXT) 18 May - Tue at 8:00pm: Boll Weevil Net (KD4FNI) 20 May - Thu at 7:00pm: EARS Meeting at EOCC in the Science Building Club Dining Calendar Sun at 4:30pm: Dinner at Larry's BBQ on Hwy 84 in Daleville Tue at 6:00pm: Dinner at Po Folks on the circle in Enterprise Wed at 11:00am: Lunch at the Deli in Daleville Sat at 7:00am: Breakfast at the Enterprise Restaurant on North Main Street Sat at 8:00am: Breakfast at Ann's off Hwy 231 in Ozark

Oooops! Your previously-reliable newsletter editor really dropped the ball this month and totally forgot about getting a newsletter out by the April 15th EARS meeting. When prompted for an explanation, the oversized excuse-maker provided quite a handful of stories: My dog Clutch ate the whole newsletter! That IRS guy wouldn't get off my front porch! Art Bell and George Noory had me too scared! That "FORMAT C:" thingie was not a good idea! Rick, N4JAG. Yeah, that's it. I blame Rick! We Have a Volunteer! Ken Arnold, KG4VBM, has graciously volunteered (aka, coerced according to standard EARS protocol) to fill the post of Public Information Officer. The PIO position was previously held by Jim/KLØLN but became OPEN when he took over as President last fall. We Have More Volunteers! Special EARS thanks to club members Tom/WA4YQT and Ken/KG4VBM as well as non-member Bob/WA4GIU for their efforts in cleaning up the trees and brush around the repeater site several weeks ago. Hopefully, more volunteers can be found next time ... and hopefully a site cleanup can be performed more often!

Enterprise Amateur Radio Society April 2004 Newsletter

Nothing But Net! The Boll Weevil Net meets every Tuesday evening at 8:00pm on the 147.24+ repeater frequency. Recent activity has been as follows: March 2004 Date Net Control Check-Ins 03/02 WA4WQW/Duane 11 03/09 K4EXT/Gary 10 03/16 K4EXT/Gary 6 03/23 W4UZR/Jack 14 03/30 WA4WQW/Duane 9 Note that weekly Boll Weevil Net statistics as well as scheduled NCS assignments are available online from the EARS newsletter site at www.extsoft.com/ears. EARS Tid Bits Amateur Radio Exams are given after each monthly EARS meeting. Please contact Tom/WA4YQT at 763-0532 at least 24 hours in advance to schedule an exam. A listing of available ham/electronic items from silent key Mike/N4WIG remains online at www.hamdepot.com/ears/n4wig.txt Please send your newsletter comments, complaints, criticisms, creations, or tickets to the NBA Finals in Indianapolis to Gary/K4EXT at: k4ext@hamdepot.com

Dues Reminder de Rick/N4JAG Please note that the following member's annual dues of $20 ($5 Associate) are due: January: WA4AKG/NNM, KD4IDG/IDK, KE4AYL, and KC4CYA March: WD4RBT April: WA4WQW Also note that after you are three months overdue, you will be dropped from the club roster. If you can't attend a meeting, please mail your check, payable to EARS, to the club address shown on page 1 of this newsletter. BirmingHAMfest 2004 The 2004 BirmingHAMfest and ARRL Alabama Section Convention will be held Saturday and Sunday, May 1st and 2nd in Birmingham. Times: Saturday 9-5 and Sunday 9-4 Location: East of Birmingham at the Zamora Temple Admission: $5.00 per adult, good for both days (children under 12 are admitted free when accompanied by an adult) Vendors: Commercial, Flea Market and Tailgate exhibitor space is available Talk-In: The Birmingham Amateur Radio Club (BARC) 146.88 MHz repeater will be on the air beginning Friday afternoon Ham Exams: Free FCC license exams will be given both days More Info: www.w4cue.com