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

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Club Events Calendar 18 Nov - Tue at 8:00pm: Boll Weevil Net (KD4FNI) 20 Nov - Thu at 7:00pm: EARS Meeting at EOCC in the Science Building 25 Nov - Tue at 8:00pm: Boll Weevil Net (W4UZR) 02 Dec - Tue at 8:00pm: Boll Weevil Net (WA4WQW) 09 Dec - Tue at 8:00pm: Boll Weevil Net (K4EXT) 12 Dec - Fri at 6:30pm: EARS Christmas Dinner at Po Folks in Enterprise Club Dining Calendar 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 Sun at 4:30pm: Dinner at Larry's BBQ on Hwy 84 in Daleville

Election Results The October EARS meeting included election of officers for the coming year. Election results are as follows: President: Jim/KLØLN Vice-President: Buck/K4HKR Secretary/Treasurer: Rick/N4JAG PIO: OPEN Note that Gary/K4EXT has agreed to continue as EARS newsletter editor and Boll Weevil Net manager, neither of which are elected officer positions. Christmas Dinner The Annual EARS Christmas Dinner will be held at Po Folks on the Boll Weevil Circle in Enterprise on Friday, December 12th. Meet-n-Greet begins at 6:30 PM with dinner served at 7:00 PM. Note that this is not just for EARS members, but for all local area Hams. So, feel free to spread the word! The Christmas Dinner cost and menu will be discussed at the November 20th EARS meeting. Please RSVP to Rick/N4JAG as soon as possible.

Enterprise Amateur Radio Society November 2003 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: October 2003 Date Net Control Check-Ins 10/07 WA4WQW/Duane 9 10/14 K4EXT/Gary 9 10/21 KD4FNI/Glenn 9 10/28 W4UZR/Jack 7 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 Please note that there will be no Amateur Radio testing in December due to the annual EARS Christmas Dinner An updated 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 cash donations 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: September: N5TKT, KF4JCG, and W4FOS (Assoc) October: WB5OMW, KD4KT/N4XGR, K4HKR, and KG4VBM November: 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. Special Event News de ARRL The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) international team has announced an on-the-air Special ISS Event to commemorate former NBC science correspondent Roy Neal, K6DUE, who died August 15th following heart surgery. ARISS has requested that the ISS Expedition 8 crew of commander Mike Foale, KB5UAC, and Alex "Sasha" Kaleri, U8MIR, communicate from space with earthbound radio amateurs during the weekend of November 29-30. Those contacting the ISS by voice (NA1SS) or packet (RS0ISS) through the end of December will be eligible for a special anniversary event certificate. For more information: www.arrl.org