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 16 Sep - Thu at 7:00pm: EARS Meeting at EOCC in the Science Building 21 Oct - Thu at 7:00pm: EARS Meeting at EOCC in the Science Building 18 Nov - Thu at 7:00pm: EARS Meeting at EOCC in the Science Building Club Dining Calendar Sun at 4:30pm: Dinner at Larry's BBQ in Daleville Tue at 6:00pm: Dinner at Po Folks in Enterprise Wed at 11:00am: Lunch at the Italian Deli 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. Please contact Tom/WA4YQT at 763-0532 at least 24 hours in advance to schedule an exam.

Election Time The October EARS meeting will include election of officers for the coming year. Candidates and/or draftees will be announced in the October newsletter. If you want to nominate someone, or if you want to serve as a real live officer for the coming year, please let Rick/N4JAG know ASAP. Please note that Gary/K4EXT, not exactly known as the sharpest knife in the drawer, has foolishly agreed to continue as EARS newsletter editor (which is not an elected officer position). Also note that Justin/KG4VBK, apparently too young to know any better, has agreed to continue as official EARS webmaster (which also is not an elected officer position).

Enterprise Amateur Radio Society September 2004 Newsletter

EARS 2-Meter Repeater Status Bob/WA4GIU is having trouble getting folks at Advanced Communication Systems (the company that inherited Kendecom's repeater business) to respond to technical queries on parts. Their support for old Mark-4 products is pretty much nil (although Bob tends to use much more colorful words when referring to ACS). New Web Site Reminder Justin/KG4VBK has offered his webmaster skills and services in creating a new web site for EARS members. The www.EARSweb.com site includes a variety of features such as: Tropical Weather Links & Hot News APRS/Repeater/Scanner Lookups EARS Message Forum & Member Info Field Day Pics (2003 and 2004) EARS Tid Bits Ham items from silent key W4OTQ can be found at www.hamdepot.com/ears/w4otq.txt Ham items from silent key N4WIG can be found at www.hamdepot.com/ears/n4wig.txt Send your comments, complaints, contributions, or roomy concrete bunker 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: Jul: N4JAG, KF4BHP/CHK Sep: N4XGT, KLØLN/KB4OXW, N5TKT, W4FOS ($5.00) 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. Roster Update de Rick/N4JAG Please change the callsign for Hal McClamma from N3LI to WX4USA. Note that Hal's son Saxon is licensed as KX4USA. Pretty neat, huh? Upcoming Area Hamfests The 5th Annual Ten-Tec Hamfest is September 24-25 at the Ten-Tec facility in Sevierville, Tennessee. More Info: www.tentec.com The Montgomery Amateur Radio Club Annual Hamfest is November 13th in Montgomery, Alabama. More Info: www.w4ap.org