[LeArc] Monthly Illinois Section News Summary

[Tony Coniglio]

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Subject: Monthly Illinois Section News Summary


> SM-Sharon Harlan, N9SH; ASM-KB9NW, SEC KC6VVT, STM, K9CNP, OOC KB9FBI
>
> On Saturday, January 4, 2003 from 11 A.M. to 3 P.M., the Adler Planetarium
&
> Astronomy Museum and the North Shore Radio Club will host a special "Kids
Day"
> at the Adler for children to communicate around the world and learn about
the
> many aspects of amateur radio.  Children and adults are invited to have a
> hands-on, on-the-air experience with amateur radio operators during the
event
> and speak with radio operators from around the world.  In addition to the
> on-the-air experience, the day's events include activities, displays,
> speakers, demonstrations of amateur satellites, digital communications
> devices, vintage radios, homebuilt equipment, amateur television, and much
> more.  Additionally, Adler Planetarium Astronomer Dr. Doug Roberts will
speak
> about radio astronomy and its relationship to amateur radio.  All visitors
who
> participate in a successful radio contact during the event will receive a
> colorful certificate to document their first radio contact.  For
information
> check the North Shore Radio Club's web site at www.NSRC.org or contact the
> Adler Planetarium at 312-922-STAR or the web site
www.adlerplanetarium.org.
>
> An election of officers was held during the regular October club meeting
of
> the Six Meter Club of Chicago with the following results:  President Jim
> Novak, WA9FIH, Vice-President Thomas Hemrich, K9LPL, Secretary Joseph
Gutwein,
> WA9RIJ, Treasurer, Robert Sebonia, AK9Y, Recording Secretary, Carl Koziol,
> KA9GPX, Sargent at Arms, Andrew Caron, KB9WPA, Delegates, Gerald A.
Giovanoni,
> N9TUP and Lee Callaci, W9NSP.--Elections were also held at the Starved
Rock
> Radio Club with the following results:  President, KB9TMA, Vice President,
> N9OUW, Secretary, KF9NZ, Treasurer, WB9VLW, Static Editor W9QA, Directors
> KB9UPS, K9ZQ, KB9RKU.
>
> Ron Morgan, KB9NW, (IL ASM); John Coker, N9FAM, and Dave Miller, N9SS
provided
> a short seminar on Emergency Prepardness and Amateur Radio to Troop 436 of
> Peoria.  Although the young ladies were mic shy at first, contacts to
> California and Argentina soon had them wanting to search the band for
> activity.
>
> This past month I received, for the first time, the newsletter from the
> Suburban Technical Amateur Radio System.  I enjoyed receiving it very
much.  I
> get most of the information for the Section News from club newsletters.
If
> you do not have me on your mailing list, please add my address to your
> database.  I would like to include items from the entire section.
>
> At this point I would like to recognize Larry Keeran, K9ORP, who has
resigned
> his EC appointment effective October 1.  He served from April 1972 until
> October 2002.  I think that his length of service deserves a big thank
you.
>
> We have some new appointments to report this month, Joseph Tokarz, of
Ottawa,
> has been appointed as an OES; Scott Migaldi, K9PO, of Cary, has been
appointed
> as a TS;  Neil Ormos, N9NL, of Arlington Heights has been appointed as an
OES;
> and Robert Cockream, AB9EE, of Morris, has been appointed as an OES.
Welcome
> to all of these gentlemen.
>
> I would like to take a little space here to wish each of you the very best
> during this holiday season.
>
> November traffic:  WD9F 29, PSHR 100; KA9IMX 25; NC9T 16; WB9TVD 35; N9DT
42;
> W9HLX 56; W9FIF 7;  ISN report QNI 262, QTC 109, Sessions 30. D9RN
> report-Sessions 57, QNI 496, average 8.70; QTC-277 average 4.86.  Illinois
> represented 94.74% by NS9F, N9GZ, W9HLX, N9NL, N9PLM, AG9Y.  Ninth region
C4
> report traffic 223, sessions 62, time 325 min. average 3.59, rate .686,
> percent rep. 95%
>
>
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> Section Manager: Sharon Harlan, N9SH
> n9sh@arrl.org
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