[LeArc] [Fwd: SRRC W9MKS Hamfest Tables]

[Dave Nissen]

Interesting Jay..

Always made me think and now I will ask, what if any advantage to being an
ARRL club? I am not a ARRL member for various reasons (used to be, years
ago), dues are a bit high, many of the articles in QST are above my level of
expertise, and ARRL seems to want to run the whole show of amateur radio
from time to time.

On the other hand they seem to keep big brother (FCC) in check and no doubt
do a lot for the hobby. Perhaps I should reconsider.

IMHO Princeton has become one, if not the best, "local" hamfests in the
area. A club table might be nice. I know I have some things that would be
far better off in the hands of someone else. And the cash in my pocket.

Another note. At least twice now in the past few weeks I have been working
K9HLT on the 2 meter repeater. During the course of our conversation I have
heard what sounds like some arcing and then the .06 machine goes dead. We
went to the 440 machine and I checked it later and found it to be working
properly again. Is it something that Ed and I said?? Or is it the continued
use for 30 minutes more than it could stand? I figure that it is because
BTT, OKO, HZU, OH, and others have not been active that sometimes the .06
machine goes to sleep. Sigh.. I fondly remember the "good old days" of the
nightly rag chew on .440. IXE (SK), MSC (SK), KT9Z (SK) "the two Terrys",
and the rest of the group. I remember when I was first a Novice and didn't
have a 2 meter rig. Used to listen on a scanner to catch up on the news. I
wonder how many of the new hams have never heard these calls.. Ah for the
good old days.. Gone, but never forgotten.

73
Dave de W9COP
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Jay Hainline" <ka9cfd@winco.net>
To: <learc@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, January 12, 2003 7:49 PM
Subject: [LeArc] [Fwd: SRRC W9MKS Hamfest Tables]


> See http://www.qsl.net/learc/ for club information.
>
> Annual Christmas meeting December 10, 2002.  Bring your appetite and a
dish to pass.
>
> Please join us on Sunday Evenings for the
> Lamoine Emergency ARC Sunday Evening Net.
> Net time is 8:00 PM local time.
>
>
> Received this message today and thought I would pass it along to the
reflector.
>
> 73 Jay
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: SRRC W9MKS Hamfest Tables
> Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2003 17:27:37 -0800 (PST)
> From: Matthew S Weaver <kb9vzh_gov@yahoo.com>
> To: k9fe@arrl.net, webmaster@w9dup.org, learc@qsl.net
>
> Dear fellow ARRL Clubs,
>
> We are sending this Email to all ARRL Clubs within 100
> Miles of Princeton Illinois to invite you to the 2003
> Starved Rock Radio Clubs Hamfest in Princeton
> Illinois. Also we are offering ONE FREE indoor table
> at the hamfest to all clubs whom reply to this
> mailing. Tickets can be purchased for $5.00 in advance
> or $7.00 at the gate. Additional tables can be
> purchased for $10.00 in advance  or $15.00 at the
> gate.
>
> This years Hamfest will be June 1st. 2003 at the
> Bureau County Fairgrounds in Princeton Illinois.
>
> For more information go to www.qsl.net/w9mks, or
>
>    Matthew S Weaver  KB9VZH
>    601 S. Division St. Apt.#3
>    Ottawa, Illinois  61350
>    kb9vzh_gov@yahoo.com
>    1-815-867-0044
>
> Please reply as soon as possible.
>
> Matthew Weaver  KB9VZH
> Jesse Risley  KB9TMA
> SRRC Hamfest CO.Chairman
>
>
>
> =====
> 73's  QRV
>
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