[OKDXA] ARRL Day in the Park at MFJ Yesterday

[Jerry Chouinard]

Sounds like all had a good outing Alan.

K5YAA

At 08:45 AM 9/9/2007 -0500, you wrote:
>Guys:
>
>We had a great time at the ARRL Day in the Park yesterday in Starkville, MS.
>Malcolm Keown, W5XX, the Mississippi Section Manager for the ARRL was the
>Master of Ceremonies.  MFJ sponsored the event and they did an outstanding
>job.  A representative from ICOM was there and had some rigs set up to
>operate, like the 7800.  I think everyone enjoyed the tours and I learned
>that by putting a 33 ohm resistor to ground and attaching the ground to my
>light bulbs in my AL-1500 it will extend the light bulbs life greatly.
>Those are 12 volt bulbs and it has a 14 volt supply so this is why the bulbs
>blow so quickly.  The newer amps already have this.
>
>Mary Hobart from League Headquarters was there and brought some different
>books to be given away at the drawing.  Henry Leggette, WD4Q the Delta
>Division Director and Karl Bullock, WA5TMC, the Vice Director were both
>there and talked.  They gave an award to Martin Jue.  The Mayor of
>Starkville pronounced it Ham Radio Day in Starkville and gave Martin an
>award for what he has done to the community.  He employees 135 people and he
>said that their $3,000,000 payroll turns over in the community ten times.
>
>MFJ fed us a great lunch and then had prize drawings.  Several MFJ products
>were given away and then a vertical antenna was given away as the second
>prize and an Ameritron AL-811H was given away as the main prize.  I do not
>remember his call but Bob Sanderson won the amp.  We appreciate Martin Jue
>and MFJ sponsoring this event and we wish him another 35 years of success.
>If you did not go you missed a good time.
>
>We really had a good time driving up there and back and the trip was not bad
>because of all the good discussion.  We ran into some rain showers coming
>back down Highway 45 on the way home but it all stopped before we got to
>Meridian.
>
>I know I got to see a lot of people that I have not seen in a while and it
>was good to see them.  There were a good number of people from out of state
>that came in for the 35th anniversary of MFJ and I think they all had a good
>time.  You missed a good time at this event if you were not there!
>
>As always, Good Hunting!
>
>73,
>
>Alan Clark, N5PA
>23 Meadow Lake Drive
>Ellisville, MS  39437
>E-Mail: n5pa at n5pa.com
>URL: http://www.n5pa.com
>
>
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