[Alexandria Radio Club Reflector] ARC SHORTS - JAN 12 MEETING NOTICE - MEETING LOCATION CHANGE FOR THIS MEETING.

[kd4fbt at cox.net]

The subject line has the meeting on January 12.  Is the meeting on Thursday, January 12 or Friday January 13?

Art - KD4FBT

---- Rick Bunn <N4ASX at cox.net> wrote: 
> ARC-SHORTS
> 
> January 2012
> 
> Club Repeaters: 147.315 (PL 107.2), 444.6 (PL107.2), 224.82
> (PL107.2), 53.13 (PL107.2), 927.6 (-25Mhz, PL107.2), and 1282.600
> (PL 107.2), DSTAR 145.38Mhz, 442.060, and 1284.600 
> 
> NEXT CLUB MEETING
> 
> Our next meeting is January 13 at    the Alexandria City's new
> Emergency Operations Center at 3600 Wheeler Ave.  We will meet in
> the Community Room on the first floor. Parking is the public lot
> right in front of the building.  At 7:00 there should be plenty
> of spaces.  If not, I believe there is also parking on Wheeler. 
> 
> We hope to get an idea of what the city's emergency plan has for
> Amateur Radio participation and some of the experiences with
> amateur radio the new Director and Deputy Director have had in
> the past.
> 
> DECEMBER CHRISTMAS PARTY
> 
> The December meeting was the Christmas party at Mango Mike's.
> All had a good time and a list of awards was read.  All had a
> great time.  All in all a great way to end the year and kick off
> the new year.  I hope all had a great Christmas and have a Happy
> and Safe New Year.
> 
> THE NEW YEAR
> 
> Now that we have had the Christmas holiday and we are into a new
> year.  It's time to think about where we want our club to go this
> year.  2011 was a great year for the club and we have the same
> set of officers that made that happen.  At this time it appears
> that we will have good programs for all of our meetings.  But the
> biggest part of a successful club is the activity of it's
> members.  
> 
>  
> 
> I expect that we will kick off with the GW Birthday parade on
> February 20th and we will support he 10K run along Eisenhower Ave
> on the 18th.  D-Star will be a part of it but the main
> communications will still be with 2 meter handhelds.  If possible
> we may want to use handheld APRS or DPRS radios to track the
> progress of the parade (start and end).
> 
>  
> 
> Prior to the GW Parade we need to do some updates and repairs to
> the club's comm. Trailer.  Rich, KA4GFY did some installations
> earlier last year in preparation for the Marine Corps Marathon.
> A donation of a Kenwood D710A was made to allow the trailer to
> have APRS and PACKET and the club did pick up a newer laptop to
> run D-Star.  
> 
>  
> 
> N4ASX is the lead for the Bull Run Run on April 14th and will
> need all the help he can get.  This one is primarily done on 6
> meters, but we can also use 2 meters and relay.  
> 
>  
> 
> Last year a suggestion was made that club members may want to do
> a few field trips to non-amateur radio related places.  A few
> suggestions were:  The Udvar Hazy Center (National Air and Space
> Museum - Dullas Airport), The Flying Circus in Bealeton, VA. (I
> see an aviation theme here!).  There are some electronics museums
> in the Baltimore area that made a good trip.
> 
>  
> 
> We will also try to get Jeremy, KF7IJZ to do more coordination
> with Newbie's on the Air.
> 
>   
> 
>  
> 
> January Program
> 
>  
> 
> Our first program was to be Mark from Vienna Wireless to talk to
> us about the Virginia QSO Party contest.  We received an
> invitation from the City to tour the new EOC and we did not want
> to turn it down.  Mark will attend the February meeting which
> will give all of us time to hear about the QSO party and be ready
> to have AT IT!
> 
>  
> 
> Future Programs
> 
> February - VA QSO Party
> 
> March - HAARP - Steve Floyd 
> 
> April - ARRL Dennis Bodsen W4PWF
> 
> Up Coming Events
> 
> Licensing Class  
> 
>  
> 
>  The next licensing classes are scheduled to begin Tuesday, March
> 20 and end May 22.  Both Technician and General classes will be
> offered.  This is later than we normally start, but the winter
> weather should be cleared out by then.  
> 
>  
> 
> If you know anybody who is looking to become licensed but is
> intimidated by the material, a class is a great way to get into
> ham radio.  
> 
>  
> 
> HAMFESTS and CONTESTS
> 
>  
> 
> 1/29 - Post Holiday Hamfest 2012.  Sponsored by the Maryland
> Mobileers ARC.  Location is the Odenton VFD station on Route 175.
> Talk-in on 146.805 (PL 107.2)
> 
>  
> 
> 2/4 - Richmond Frostfest.  Sponsored by the Richmond Amateur
> Telecommunication Society.  Location is the Richmond Raceway
> Complex, 600 E. Laburnum Avenue in Richmond.  Talk in on 146.88
> (PL 74.4).
> 
>  
> 
> 2/26 - Winterfest - Sponsored by the Vienna Wireless Society.
> Located at the Annandale Campus of Northern Virginia Community
> College.  Talk in on 146.91.  Don't forget, the Alexandria Radio
> Club has tables for club members to sell their unneeded items and
> buy more.
> 
>  
> 
> 3/31 - Greater Baltimore Hamboree and Computerfest.  Sponsored by
> the Baltimore Amateur Radio Club.  Located at the Maryland State
> Fairgrounds in Timonium.  Talk in on 146.67 (PL 107.2)
> 
>  
> 
> 5/18 - 5/20 - Dayton Hamvention.  Sponsored by the Dayton Amateur
> Radio Association.  Located at the Hara Arena in Trotwood, OH.
> It's not too early to start thinking about going.  We have six
> rooms reserved.
> 
>  
> 
> Upcoming Contests 
> 
>  
> 
> 1/14 - North American QSO Party - CW.
> 
> 1/21 - North American QSO Party - SSB
> 
> 1/21 - 1/23 - ARRL VHF Sweepstakes - SSB and CW
> 
> 1/27 - 1/29 - CQ WW 160 Meter Contest - CW
> 
>  
> 
>  President's Corner
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 
> Social Events
> 
> Monday Night Half Price Burgers - There is a group that gets
> together at Shooter McGee's (Duke and Paxton Streets) on Monday
> evenings at 6:15 PM. A good burger and soft drink runs about
> $9.00.
> 
>  
> 
> FINAL NOTE:  For many of us DUES and DUE and we need to make some
> donations to D-Star for the gateway.
> 
> 73 Rick
> 
> N4ASX
>