Monthly Archives: March 2011

ARRL VE Test Session

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ARRL VE test session will be held Thursday, March 31, 2011 at 6:00 PM CDT.

Location is the Career Center inside the Goodwill Industries store on Pepperell Parkway in Midway Plaza. Map Link is shown here.

We will be giving the Extra Class test to an amateur from Montgomery. Other license tests will be offered to walk-ins. If possible, please contact the Lead VE at email address below to let us know you would like to test.

For further info, contact our VE team or see our VE exam page at http://w4hod.com/ve-testing

 

CW Web Site

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One of the goals of this admin is to get my CW speed back to at least Extra level.  My code is really bad and I am determined to correct that.

I have found this web site and it is really helping.

http://lcwo.net/

 

 

April Meeting – John Laney, K4BAI

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John Laney, K4BAI from Columbus, GA, will be presenting the program for HODARS in April. John has promised something interesting for us. With his wealth of contesting and DX experience, I am sure it will be great.

The meeting date is April, 12 at 7 PM. Location is the Health Resource Center across from EAMC.

We will meet for supper at 6 PM before the meeting.  Details on that later.

 

Members Update

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HODARS is up to 20 dues paying members, including family members. Our club philosophy of learning and having fun is spreading. Members enjoy our casual, relaxed atmosphere.

We don’t read minutes or bulletins out loud. We spend that time discussing projects or listening to a program.

The next meeting is April 12, at 7 PM. Location is the Health Resource Center across from the EAMC on Pepperell Parkway.

 

2011-2012 Membership Directory

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Working on the 2011-2012 membership directory for HODARS. Tweaking it and getting it ready to mail next week. It is up to date and has the newest members in it.

I did not include the By-Laws and Constitution, as they are archaic and too exclusive. HODARS will vote and amend them soon to create a more open, positive tone. HODARS is not an exclusive club and we do not want our official documents to sound like we are.

 

Spudniks and Ice Cream

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Tonight  was great fun. Deyl, KD4FD; Tom, KE4TWE; his wife Reta; Darrell, K9MUG; Bob, KA4PKB; and Cheryl, AA4YL met at the HRC to finish up as many Spudniks as we could. We did manage to finish one for Deyl, Darrell, and Tom. We will finish up the rest as soon as we can.

Tom, KE4KWE, Reta, and Bob, KA4PKB

John, KI4KUT dropped by for a few minutes and it was great to see him.

Tom and Reta paid dues and are now official members of HODARS. Great to have them with us.

Tom paid the club a great compliment. He said we know how to have fun. That we do.

After the Spudnik session, we all went to Dairy Queen for ice cream and some great talk.

Spud Gun Construction Finale

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Tonight is the Spudnik finale at the Health Resource Center. We will meet at 6 PM to finish up the spud gun construction.

We will be meeting in the large room on the left as you come in the front door. This room has a lots of room to spread out.

Eat before you come, or bring a brown bag supper to eat in the meeting room.

 

 

2011 Dues And Welcome A New Member

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2011 club dues are steadily coming in and the Treasurer appreciates that. Thank all of you for your continued support of HODARS. With our new emphasis on the technical and operating principals of amateur radio, we have a very bright future.

Please welcome our newest member, John Klingelhoeffer, WB4LNM. John has paid his dues and is now a member of our club. Welcome John, although you have seemed like a member for a long time.

 

 

Pardon the dust…

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I changed the theme of the blog and have some tweaking to do on one of the columns. I will have this done in a day or so, as time permits.

Thanks and 73!

 

 

Spud Gun Update

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The Spudnik construction meeting went well.  Six Spudniks were built for club members. Time did not allow for completion of all of them, but we will meet again this month and finish them up.

The best news was the presence of Deyl, KD4FD at the meeting. We have not seen Deyl in a while and it is great to have her back with the club.

 

What’s that sound?! It’s Spudnik!

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The March meeting of HODARS is scheduled for March 8th. As usual the meeting will be held at the Health Resource Center across from EAMC on Pepperell  Parkway. Meeting begins at 7 PM. Pre meeting supper will be at a local eating establishment, which has not been selected yet. We meet at 6 Pm for the evening meal.

The program this month is a do it yourself project, making spud guns. It should be very interesting, as Mr. Spudnik- Mike, KI4TWB  will be heading up the instructions, with assistance from Bob, KA4PKB.

Mike and Bob constructed one for club use and it has worked really well.