[FPARC] Fwd: A few items of interest

[Bill Sinbine]

>Date: 31 Mar 2005 13:39:14 -0000
>From: "ARRL Web site" <memberlist at www.arrl.org>
>To: n4xeo at bellsouth.net
>Subject: A few items of interest
>
>Hello everyone,
>
>This is just a short note to send along a few items of interest.
>
>The news is updated at: http://www.arrl.org/sections/SFL.html. I'll be
>adding more photos in a few days.
>
>FIELD DAY! Most clubs are making plans for field day events.   And to
>help you with invitations for officials, press releases, proclamations,
>etc W1AGP Allen Pitts, ARRL Media and Public Relations Manager has
>devoted an entire issue of Contact magazine to Field Day.  Visit the
>magazine to view terrific ideas to help your club get those bonus
>points: http://www.arrl.org/pio/contact/2005/04.
>
>Please send me the location of your Field Day exercise, along with BRIEF
>directions to the site and the call sign(s) you will use.  I will post
>the locations on the news page to help you attract new members and
>prospective hams.  I will be visiting sites in Brevard, Indian River, St
>Lucie, Martin, and northern Palm Beach counties.  Jeff, WA4AW will visit
>sites in Palm Beach and ?? counties.  Bruce, K9SHT is planning to visit
>the sites in District 2.  Don, N4TZH will visit sites in Broward and ??
>counties.  And other cabinet members may surprise your group with a
>visit.  Remember, points are awarded for NTS traffic to the SM and the
>SEC.  We'll be on the road but clubs get credit for taking and relaying
>messages (hint) so we'll post the visit route in a few months.
>
>The ARRL web site also has an excellent article about learning CW. It
>begins: &quot;If you want to experience the thrill of operating HF radio
>and making friends around the world on the air then you need to know the
>five words. In the United States the General class license is the
>minimum requirement for an amateur to have HF privileges. Under the
>current regulations a candidate must demonstrate a proficiency in Morse
>code at the rate of five words per minute as part of the requirement to
>obtain a General class license. But how proficient does this candidate
>need to be? Not everyone wants to be a high speed CW operator. A lot of
>hams don't even care to use CW at all after they pass their exam. This
>is a personal choice and one that should be respected. That is why there
>are 31 flavors of ice cream. However, if a ham wants HF privileges then
>he or she needs to pass the 5 wpm code test.&quot;  The article is
>excellent for those of you who want to upgrade but just have not found
>the magic study guide.  It is also useful for instructors to pass along
>to students. Here's the link:
>http://www.arrl.org/news/features/2005/03/28/2/?nc=1
>
>BPL is live in the SW Kendall area.  It is not offered to subscribers
>yet so what you hear in the area may not be a lot of noise since data
>traffic is limited at this time.  Remember, if you were contacted and
>advised that you lived in the area we need you to monitor.  Turn on your
>radios and computer, get on the air and listen on all frequencies.  To
>learn more about BPL got to www.arrl.org and click on BPL near the top
>of the page.
>
>Enjoy the beautiful weather that we are currently experiencing.  Stay
>safe and got on the air.
>
>73
>Sherri, W4STB
>
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73, Bill Sinbine
n4xeo at bellsouth.net