ENTERPRISE AMATEUR RADIO SOCIETY PO BOX 310034 ENTERPRISE, AL 36331-0034 Pres - N4WIG ironmike@awanet.com VPres - KF4JTF kf4jtf@wd4roj.ampr.org Sec/Treas - N4JAG rickp@awanet.com PIO - WA4YQT barefeet@awanet.com News Editor - N4RYC geleam@awanet.com JANUARY 1998 NEWSLETTER ELECTRONIC EDITION The January meeting of the Enterprise Amateur Radio Society will be held at 7:00PM on the 15th at the Enterprise City Hall. DUES REMINDER The following members annual dues of $20 ($5 Associate) are due. November - KF4EHL, KU4BF. December - KU4B, N4SJN. January - N4RYC, WA4AKG/KF4NNM, KD4IDG/IDK, KC4CYA (Assoc.). Please remember 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 to the club address. Thank you for your support. ROSTER UPDATE Congratulations to Rob, N3HQW, who is now an Advanced. Also, please delete KF4MHP from your roster. EVENT CALENDAR EARS meeting - 15 January 1998 Hamfest - Greenville - 31 January Hamfest - Orlando, FL - 13-15 February EARS meeting - 19 February Hamfest - Tuscaloosa - 7 March EARS meeting - 19 March Hamfest - Fort Walton, FL - 21-22 March Hamfest - Columbus, GA - 27-28 March Boll Weevil Net on 147.24+ each Tuesday at 7 PM. Amateur Exams following EARS meetings. Contact Tom, WA4YQT, at 464-0532 at least 24 hours in advance to schedule a test. Happy New Year everyone. I hope Christmas was good to everyone and that this year will be your best ever. FROM THE OVAL OFFICE A new General Class examination will be effective on July 1, 1998. Anyone planning to upgrade to General Class should take the examination prior to July 1, 1998 or look for a study guide with the new question pool. The new question pool was released on December 1, 1997. The new questions should be available in study material soon. The question pool can also be found on the ARRL Web at: http://www.arrl.org/arrlvec/pools.html. Hope to see everyone at the meeting this month Mike N4WIG BREAKFAST Don't know what to do on Saturday morning? Come by Dottie's Country Kitchen on North Main Street in Enterprise around 7AM. We generally have a group of local HAMS that meet there for breakfast. We have a good time and food. Come join in on a friendly hour or so. Jerry N4RYC -------------------------- Jason Ketcham, KC4CXZ has a new email address: ketcham1@snowhill.com N4JAG -- Rick -- Hiroshima '45 - Chernobyl '86 - Windows '95