Enterprise Amateur Radio Society

November 2002 Newsletter

Officers
President: Glenn/KD4FNI
Vice-Pres: Sonny/KD4IDG
Sec/Treas: Rick/N4JAG
Public Info: Jim/KL0LN

Address
EARS
P O Box 310034
Enterprise, AL 36331-0034
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Event Calendar

Nov 21 at 7:00pm: EARS Meeting at Enterprise State Junior College, Room S-100

Dec 14 at 6:30pm: EARS Christmas Dinner at Po Folks in Enterprise

Each Wednesday at 11:00am: Lunch at the Deli in Daleville

Each Saturday at 7:00am: Breakfast at the Enterprise Restaurant on North Main Street

Each Saturday at 8:00am: Breakfast at Ann's just off Hwy 231 in Ozark

Amateur Exams are given after each monthly EARS meeting. Note that you must contact Tom/WA4YQT at 763-0532 at least 24 hours in advance to schedule an exam.

 
It's a Landslide!

Congratulations to the new EARS officers that were unanimously drafted elected at the October club meeting:

  • President: Glenn/KD4FNI
  • Vice-President: Sonny/KD4IDG
  • Secretary/Treasurer: Rick/N4JAG
  • Public Information Officer: Jim/KL0LN
Gary/WA9WZV will be the new editor of the monthly EARS newsletter.

And to the previous club leaders we say:

Special Event Announcement de N4JAG
The EARS Christmas Dinner will be held at Po Folks on the Boll Weevil Circle in Enterprise on Saturday, December 14th. Arrival will be 6:30 PM with dinner at 7:00 PM.

Jerry/N4RYC reports that the Christmas Dinner cost will be approximately $12.00 per person.

Note that this is not just for EARS members, but for all local area Hams. So, feel free to spread the word!

Please RSVP to Rick/N4JAG no later than December 7th.

Repeater News de N4JAG

We have the UHF repeater operating. All we need to do now is install it out at the repeater site, install the hardline, antenna, etc.

We will also need to purchase a controller for it so it can operate without always being connected to the 2-meter repeater.

More on this subject will be discussed at the November 21st EARS meeting.

Dues Reminder de N4JAG

Please note that the following member's annual dues of $20 ($5 Associate) are due:

  • Aug - KE4AYM, KG4IXC
  • Oct - N2BVO, WB5OMW, WA4YQT, KE4ITU
  • Nov - KF4EHM
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.

Thanks for your support!

What's Next?

Future issues of the EARS newsletter are expected to include articles on the following:

EchoLink: Crystal-Clear QSO's via the Internet

...and...

PSK31: Cheap and Simple Digital Mode for HF

 
Paper Chase

Justin, KG4VBK, has been hot on the awards trail since first becoming licensed on September 13th.

Armed with his new general class ticket (at age 15), he's already achieved Worked-All-States in his first 2 months as a ham ... all CW on the HF bands.

Now he's shooting for Worked-All-States on both PSK31 digital mode as well as Single-Side-Band voice mode.

Back In Time ...

Gary, formerly KG4VBL, has successfully retrieved his original call sign when first licensed in 1968 and is now officially known as WA9WZV (amongst other things).

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: 

    Date   Net Control   QNI Total
    -----  ------------  ---------
    10/22  WA4WQW/Duane     12
    10/29  KD4IDG/Sonny      9
    11/05  N4RYC/Jerry      12
    11/12  KD4IDG/Sonny     10
Newsletter Contributions

Contributions (articles, stories, equipment ads, tidbits, etc.) to the EARS newsletter are definitely welcome! Please Email your creative works to:

WA9WZV@alaweb.com

... or catch Gary/WA9WZV on the Boll Weevil Net.