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

Mailing Address EARS P O Box 310034 Enterprise, AL 36331-0034 www.EARSweb.com

Club Events Calendar 20 Jan - Thu at 7:00pm: EARS Meeting at EOCC 17 Feb - Thu at 7:00pm: EARS Meeting at EOCC 17 Mar - Thu at 7:00pm: EARS Meeting at EOCC Club Dining Calendar Sun at 4:30pm: Dinner at Larry's BBQ in Daleville Tue at 6:00pm: Dinner at Po Folks Restaurant in Enterprise Wed at 11:00am: Lunch at the Italian Deli Restaurant in Daleville Sat at 7:00am: Breakfast at the Koffee Kettle in Enterprise Sat at 8:00am: Breakfast at Ann's Restaurant in Ozark Amateur Radio Exams Exams are given after each monthly EARS meeting (except for December). Please contact Tom/WA4YQT at 763-0532 at least 24 hours in advance to schedule an exam.

Party Time The Annual EARS Christmas Dinner was held on Friday December 17th at Po Folks Restaurant in Enterprise. Quick observations indicate that all attendees had a great time and delicious meal. However a more detailed analysis of the evening audio, as captured by your Newsletter Editor with his well-hidden miniature tape recorder, yielded some interesting comments as noted below: Jo/N5TKT: Duane honey ... you got room in your sling for all these extra desserts? Buck/K4HKR: I sure hope Bob doesn't start calling me Santa from now on! Saxon/KX4USA: Talk about oldies night ... all these folks are ancient! Jack/W4UZR: Take a hike buddy ... she's my daughter! Rick/N4JAG: Am I the only mortician that showed up tonight? Gary/K4EXT: Am I the only moron that showed up tonight? Anyway, it was certainly a successful year-end event for club members and guests. And special kudos to Po Folks once again!

Enterprise Amateur Radio Society January 2005 Newsletter

Troy Hamfest The South Alabama Amateur Radio and Computer Show will be held at the Pike County Fairgrounds just south of Troy on January 22nd from 8:00am to 3:00pm. For more info, Email Ralph Fowee, KE4CVF. Dues Check Please check your Email subject line or postal mailing label to see when you are scheduled to pay dues. After you are three months overdue, you will most likely be dropped from the active 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. For Sale Jim/KLØLN has the following items up for sale: Kenwood TS-850SAT HF - $750.00 Icom IC-706MKIIG With Sep Kit - $650.00 LDG RT-11 Auto Turner with Icom Interface Cable - $175.00 Icom IC-746 HF/VHF All Mode with Icom PS-125 PS - $900.00 Alinco DJ-S11 VHF HT - $50.00 EARS Tid Bits Ham items from silent key W4OTQ can be found online at www.hamdepot.com/ears/w4otq.txt Ham items from silent key N4WIG can be found online at www.hamdepot.com/ears/n4wig.txt Please send your comments, complaints, contributions, or fast-acting antidote for Larry's hamburgers to:  Gary/K4EXT Newsletter Editor or to:  Justin/KG4VBK Newsletter Technical Editor

Repeater News de Jerry/N4RYC You may or may not know that our Mark IV repeater took a severe lightning strike in July that destroyed many chips, traces and other components. The battery charger, timer and battery were also destroyed as well as the telephone circuit. Since that time, Bob Monk (WA4GIU), has spent many hours repairing it with a great degree of success. It has been back on the air for about a month now and seems to be working fine. It is still missing its voice capabilities, but Bob/WA4GIU is working to solve that problem too. He is waiting word from the company that now sells this brand of repeaters to determine the next step. Up until this time, the cost of repairs has been about $650. Most of the initial parts cost was paid for by Tom/WA4YQT and Jerry/N4RYC. Just before Christmas, Jerry/N4RYC started calling members seeking donations in the amount of $50 so that we could compensate Bob/WA4GIU somewhat for his effort at the Christmas dinner. By the time of the dinner, we had collected $625. We are still short of funds to pay for the expenses that we have plus there will be more expenses prior to completion of the project. In light of the above, the repeater committee is seeking donations of $50 (or whatever you can afford) from each member to pay for the repairs and build a small reserve in the treasury. We would appreciate your calling Jerry/N4RYC at 334-347-4650 and informing him of your donation prior to the January club meeting as well as sending your donation to the club address on page 1. If we have not heard from you by the January club meeting, Jerry/N4RYC will try to contact you by phone, so please let him know ASAP so that he doesn't have to beg!