Enterprise Amateur Radio Society

July 2005 Newsletter

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

21 Jul - Thu at 7:00pm: EARS Meeting at EOCC
(Room S-100 in the Science Building)

18 Aug - Thu at 7:00pm: EARS Meeting at EOCC

15 Sep - Thu at 7:00pm: EARS Meeting at EOCC

Club Dining Calendar

Sun at 4:00pm: Larry's BBQ in Daleville

Tue at 6:00pm: Po Folks in Enterprise

Wed at 11:00am: The Italian Deli in Daleville

Sat at 7:00am: The Koffee Kettle in Enterprise

Amateur Radio Exams

Exams are given after each monthly EARS meeting (except December). Contact Tom/WA4YQT at 763-0532 at least 24 hours in advance to schedule.

Member 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 be dropped from the roster. If you can't attend a meeting, mail your check (payable to EARS) to the club address shown above. Member dues are $20.00 ($5.00 Associate) per year.

Dennis the Menace

Hurricane Dennis paid a visit to the Wiregrass area on Sunday July 10th. Fortunately, the menace lost much of his tropical punch right before landfall. Hopefully all EARS members and their families came through this early-season storm without any major problems.

Eyewall kudos are in order for several EARS members and local area hams that provided emergency services during Hurricane Dennis:

  • Todd/KI4DFC, Jerry/N4RYC, Leon/KD4KT, and Ken/KG4RND manned 2-meter communication posts at Red Cross shelters located in Enterprise and Elba
  • Jim/KLØLN, Ross/KD4KZY, and Tom/WA4YQT assisted in the setup/maintenance of radios, antennas, and generators at shelter sites in Enterprise and Elba
  • Rick/N4JAG created/managed a timely and helpful listing of local closures and cancellations via the WKMX website

A complete report on EARS activities with the Red Cross during Hurricane Dennis will soon be published by Todd/KI4DFC and posted on the EARS website.

Also note that if you would like to volunteer your services for communications-related duties in future emergencies (ie, five named tropical systems in our neighborhood before July 15th ... me truly thinks the sky is falling), please contact our ARES Coordinator Rick/N4JAG or our Red Cross Liaison Todd/KI4DFC as soon as possible.

 

Enterprise Amateur Radio Society

July 2005 Newsletter

2005 Field Day

EARS participated in the annual ARRL Field Day held on June 25th and 26th. A few pics are shown below (click on each to enlarge) ... and be sure to check out more images on the EARS website.


Tom/WA4YQT, Todd/KI4DFC,
Glenn/KD4FNI, and Jerry/N4RYC

Glenn/KD4FNI

Hal/WX4USA and Saxon/KX4USA
EARS Receives Red Cross Award

Todd/KI4DFC and Jerry/N4RYC attended a local meeting of the Red Cross on Monday June 27th.

At that meeting, the Good Neighbor Service Award was presented to EARS for its commitment to provide Emergency Communications for Red Cross Shelters in Coffee County.

Todd/KI4DFC accepted the official Red Cross Letter of Appreciation on behalf of EARS.

Local Area Hamfests

07/22/2005
Milton, Florida
Milton Hamfest

08/20/2005
Huntsville, Alabama
Huntsville Hamfest

EARS Tid Bits