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Club Events Calendar 17 Feb - Tue at 8:00pm: Boll Weevil Net (KD4FNI) 19 Feb - Thu at 7:00pm: EARS Meeting at EOCC in the Science Building 24 Feb - Tue at 8:00pm: Boll Weevil Net (W4UZR) 02 Mar - Tue at 8:00pm: Boll Weevil Net (WA4WQW) 09 Mar - Tue at 8:00pm: Boll Weevil Net (K4EXT) 16 Mar - Tue at 8:00pm: Boll Weevil Net (KD4FNI) 18 Mar - 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 Highway 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 Highway 231 in Ozark

Repeater News de Jack/W4UZR The W4UZR repeater has been slightly modified. It now has a subaudible tone board installed to access the machine. This was done due to people accessing other repeaters on the same frequency and bringing up this machine also. Some folks like to run a lot of power it seems, since some of the other machines are a long way away! Plans are to have the repeater antenna on the water tower on highway 27 around the end of February (with a little luck). This should give better coverage to the Geneva County area. The voice ID is now female, thanks to Kristen/KF4CHK. And thanks to Aaron/KFBHP, for his help in making modifications on the machine. Here are the particulars for those who don't know: Input frequency: 144.670 Mhz Output frequency: 145.270 Mhz Access tone: 103.5 hz Deja Vu' All Over Again... The ARRL has asked the FCC to create a new entry-level Amateur Radio license that would include HF phone privileges without requiring a Morse code test. The League has also proposed consolidation of all current licensees into three classes with only the highest class requiring a 5-WPM Morse Code element. For more info: www.arrl.org

Enterprise Amateur Radio Society February 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: January 2004 Date Net Control Check-Ins 01/06 K4EXT/Gary 9 01/13 K4EXT/Gary 10 01/20 KD4FNI/Glenn 10 01/27 W4UZR/Jack 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, creative works, or rebuilt Dodge truck engine 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: December: N4SJN February: N4RYC, WA4AKG/NNM, KD4IDG/IDK, KE4AYL, and KC4CYA March: N4MBQ and WD4OSE 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. Fort Walton Beach Hamfest The Playground Amateur Radio Club (PARC) Radio and Computer Show/Swapfest will be held Saturday March 20, 2004 at the Okaloosa County Fairgrounds in Fort Walton Beach. Times are 8:00am to 3:00pm ... general admission is $5.00 each ... and coveted door prizes include an Icom 706, LDG Auto-Tuner, and Icom V8000. For more info: www.w4zbb.org Can You Hear Me Now? Justin/KG4VBK recently traded in his big Kenwood 940SAT system for a portable Yaesu 817 QRP rig. So he's started all over again trying to achieve WAS and DXCC ... this time running less than 5 watts using CW and PSK31.