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.
April Meeting – John Laney, K4BAI
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
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
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
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
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
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.
Wednesday Lunch
Wednesday lunch at Firehouse Subs in Auburn today. Tom, KE4KWE and his wife Reta; John, WB4LNM; Ken, W4KDS; Cheryl, AA4YL and Bob, KA4PKB were present.. Great conversation and food, plus a beautiful sunny day.
Pardon the dust…
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
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!
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.
WSPR Program for February Meeting
WSPR is a piece of software that enables you to participate in a world-wide network of low power propagation beacons. It enables your radio transceiver to transmit beacon signals, and to receive beacon signals from similarly-equipped stations in the same amateur band. Because participating stations usually upload spots that they receive in real time to a web server, you can find out within seconds of the end of each transmission exactly where and how strongly it was received, and even view the propagation paths on a map.
(From the http://www.g4ilo.com/wspr.html web site)
W4HOD will have a guest speaker in February to talk about this very subject. Richard Robinson (AI4RY), will present the program on WSPR.
Special May Meeting
Dave Morris, N5UP, the founder of eQSL will be our guest speaker at the May meeting. Dave will be flying throughout the US this Spring and wants to visit as many amateur radio clubs as possible. Dave’s program will be about eQSL of course, how it works, and how to join.
You can read all the details of Dave’s flight plans at this page.
http://www.eqsl.cc/qslcard/ClubTour.cfm
Dave, N5UP in his cockpit
October VE Test Sessions
The schedule for October VE testing has been posted on the ARRL VE page. The VE tab is at the top of this page and has all the details of the testing session.
The sessions will be held on Saturday, October 2 at 9:30 AM CT and Monday, October 11 at 6:00 PM CT. The location is the Career Center located inside the Goodwill Industries retail store. The location is in Midway Plaza located on Pepperell Parkway in Opelika. View Location Map