[GCARC] Notes about refreshments for GCARC club meeting Wed March 2, and more

[Jim Wright]

Dear GCARC members,
for the club meeting this Wednesday, our hospitality chairman will be out
of town.
As we've done in the past, please feel free to bring in food and (non
alcoholic) drinks (e.g. coffee, soda), plus cups, plates, napkins etc to
share with your fellow club members during our social time. Whatever is
left over, you have to take back home with you though, as we can't leave
stuff behind at the center.

We've* two VIP guest speakers* for the March 2 meeting!
  Tom Gorman (ke2es) presentation will cover New Jersey State Police
(NJSP), Office of Emergency Management also called NJOEM and how it
interfaces with County and Municipal Government in times of disaster. He is
also expected to touch on how NJOEM coordinates with FEMA when the
President signs a disaster declaration, for example Superstorm Sandy.
  Joining Tom will be Art Arnold, N2CPR from Cherry Hill and Deputy Radio
Officer and Emergency Coordinator for Camden County. Art will give an
overview of the importance of Preparing for Disasters, including ones' own
family. Art will also touch on his volunteer efforts over the past 10 years
with MS-150 and the importance of volunteering. We will also touch on
County RACES and its interface with NJOEM at NJSP Division Headquarters
(Call Sign NJ2EM) in West Trenton.

And don't forget to come out to the clubhouse *Saturday March 5 morning*!
The theme of this month's Tech Saturday at the Clubhouse forum will be a
hands-on class in how to install coaxial cable connectors.  Bring your
coaxial cable and connectors and John will show you how to strip the coax
and solder them.  Of course, the HF room and the rest of the clubhouse will
be open too. Bring a friend!

That's not all that's on the calendar for March.
*Just announced*! Saturday March 12 Fox Hunt VIII "The Luck of the Irish
Fox Hunt"
Check-in at 10am on the 147.180 repeater.  The hidden transmitter frequency
will be simplex 146.565 FM.  You can listen to a sample at
http://gloucestercountyarc.weebly.com/fox-hunt-viii.html.   Bill Price nj2s
is doing the honors of hiding the fox this time "somewhere in Gloucester
County".  Come on Bill, give us a better hint, won't you?

And while you've got your calendar out, please pencil in a few other dates
April 6: Vinnie Sallustio, n4nyy : Antique Radio Restoration
May 4: John Dilks III, k2tqn : Radio in the early years
June 1: Pizza party plus swap 'n' shop, Dayton recap, field day preview
Saturday/Sunday *June 25-26* : field day 2016!
*Just announced!*  *Saturday July 23* : *GCARC Summer Picnic!*
Aug 3: SWR concepts
Sep 7: Social networking, hamfest 2016 preview
*Sunday Sep 11*: GCARC Hamfest at the 4-H fairgrounds! *A Tri-State
Tradition*!

As always, guests are welcome at our club events and meetings.

Hope to see you soon,
Respectfully,
Jim Wright, N2GXJ
President, GCARC