ENTERPRISE AMATEUR RADIO SOCIETY PO BOX 310034 ENTERPRISE, AL 36331-0034 Pres - WA4YQT barefeet@alaweb.com VPres - KF4JTF none Sec/Treas - N4JAG rickpal@snowhill.com PIO - KD4KT leobet@snowhill.com Newsletter - N4RYC geleam@snowhill.com October 2000 Newsletter The October meeting of the Enterprise Amateur Radio Society will be held at 7:00 PM on the 19th in room S-100 of Enterprise State Junior College DUES REMINDER The following members annual dues of $20 ($5 Associate) are due. August - KF4WWA, KE4AYM. September - W4FOS, N4XGT, KL0LN/KB4OXW, N5TKT, KF4JCG. October - W4WLX, N2BVO, WB5OMW, KD4KT/N4XGR, KD4FNI, K4HKR, WA4YQT/KG4CAW, KE4ITU, KB4EFX (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, payable to EARS, to the club address. Thank you for your support. EVENT CALENDAR EARS Meeting - 19 October Gun Show - Birmingham - 21-22 October National Peanut Festival - 3-11 November Hamfest - Montgomery - 11 November EARS Meeting - 16 November EARS Christmas Dinner - 15 December Boll Weevil Net on 147.24+ each Tuesday at 7 PM. Saturday morning breakfasts at Dottie's in Enterprise at 7 AM and at Ann's in Ozark at 8 AM. Wednesday lunches at the Deli in Daleville around 11:00. Amateur Exams following EARS meetings. Contact Tom, WA4YQT, at 464-0532 at least 24 hours in advance to schedule a test. (No testing in December due to our annual dinner.) ROSTER UPDATE My ESP isn't working as well as it used to. I didn't know that KA4AFI, KD4FNI and WB4YSJ all upgraded to Extra Class. Congratulations. Please make the appropriate changes to your roster. Also, please welcome Greg Ramsey, KE4WGR, to the club. Greg is also an Extra, a Pastor in one of the local churches, and resides at 846 County Road 547, Elba, 36323, 894-5460. Greg's XYL, Wendy, is KF4LDH (Tech). Please add them both to your roster. de N4JAG PACKET RACKET Thanks to Joe, KF4DYS, the APRS station is back in operation in Dothan. Jerry and Rick put it back up a couple of weeks ago. It operates under the call of N4JAG. de N4JAG PEANUT FESTIVAL The Wiregrass Amateur Radio Club will be assisting communications from the National Peanut Festival comm trailer. They are seeking volunteers. The dates are from 3-11 Nov. Times from 5 PM to 11 or midnight. Free parking inside the grounds. Duty primarily with phones and Festival internal radios. For more information or to volunteer, contact George Stokes WA4MZL in Dothan. PLEASE ATTEND We need as many as possible to attend this month's meeting as we will be electing new officers for the coming year. The nominees are Tom-WA4YQT (Pres), Glen-KD4FNI (V-P), Rick-N4JAG (Sec-Treas), Leon-KD4KT (PIO). We must have a quorum to vote. We will also be discussing the Christmas dinner which is scheduled for the 15th of Dec at the VFW in Daleville, I need your input for the menu. Cost will be $12 or less and we need a RSVP by the 1st of Dec with payment. POC is Rick-N4JAG or me, Jerry-N4RYC. JOTA (Jamboree On The Air) This month on the 21st and 22nd we will be setting up a station at the ALAFLO Boy Scout Camp to operate in support of the world wide JOTA for the scouts. We have done this for a few years now and it is very rewarding and interesting. Duane-WA4WQW and Jo-N5TKT will be setting up on the 20th and will need some help with that as well as operating both on Saturday and Sunday. Contact Duane or Jo and let them know when you can help. BREAKFAST Remember breakfast at Dottie's in Enterprise and Ann's in Ozark on Saturday mornings. Enterprise is at 7AM and Ozark is at 8AM. Come by and have an enjoyable visit with the local HAMS. Jerry - N4RYC -------------------------------------------- Electronic Edition: Jim Little, WB4YSJ, has a new e-mail address: jrlittle@bigfoot.com Believe it or not, I can't think of a single thing to add. Oh! Yes I can - - The Christmas dinner. I have heard some very good things about catered meals at the VFW in Daleville. Right now it looks like we might have ham, and three different types of turkey - roasted, fried, and . . . live? No, I can't remember the third. Anyway, all the trimmings go with that, buffet style. Sounds very promising. Please put December 15th on your calendar and let someone know you'll be there. Also remember that this dinner is not just for EARS members. All local area Hams are invited to attend. Please spread the word. (Try to make the meeting this month, too.) I guess that'll do it. C U on the radio. 73 N4JAG Rick Eat Well, Stay Fit, Die Anyway. Personal Home Page & PGP Public Key at: http://www.snowhill.com/~rickpal Visit the Enterprise Amateur Radio Society at: http://www.snowhill.com/~rickpal/ears.htm