[South Florida DX Association] Fw: Monthly Southern Florida Section News Summary

[Bill Marx]

Who would have dreamed that 2006 would start off with a hurricane still
> spinning in the Atlantic.  Seems the non-hurricane time of year gets
shorter
> and shorter.
>
> We have had a lot of hands-on training for hurricanes but there are other
> events we need to be prepared for.  One of the community colleges in the
> section is proposing a homeland security training complex.  The first
class
> will begin late January and culminate with a mock disaster weekend
training
> exercise.  Classes are planed for Saturdays and will be available to first
> responders and residents interested in disaster relief.  The institution
to
> house the complex is Indian River Community College (IRCC) in Ft. Pierce
with
> a location convenient to the interstate.  We'll provide more information
> soon.
>
> Several groups are doing classroom or on-the-air training for Level 1
> certification.  We have a number of CEs (Certified Examiners) available to
> administer the exams at the end of training.  Is your group taking
advantage
> of this opportunity?
>
> The budget for the section will be out soon, after the Board of Directors
> meeting later this week.  I will stretch it as far as possible.  This
budget
> covers some of the travel expenses for myself and the cabinet, door prizes
> that we bring to meetings and hamfests, postage, meeting expenses,
supplies
> such as video tapes available for loan to clubs, and other sundry items.
> When possible I combine club visits with business travel or use points for
> free hotel rooms and save section funds for other times.  In 2006 we hope
to
> organize an ARES training day and several section wide meetings.  If your
> group has free space for meetings that would be available or unused hours
at
> a hamfest facility please let me know.  Perhaps several clubs could
combine
> efforts and host an event by providing cold drinks and snacks.
>
> I hope to see many of you at upcoming hamfests -- Miami and Orlando in
February
> and Stuart in March.
>
> Please keep the photos and newsletters coming.  Toot your own horn.
Promote
> your club.  I will do my best to post the items to the section news page
as
> timely as possible.
>
> And speaking of publicity this year is the 100th  anniversary of voice
over
> the air.  Use that theme for promoting your club activities and licensing
> classes.  Look for more information about saying Hello to the world with
> amateur radio coming from the ARRL soon.
>
> REPORTS
>
> SAR SFL DEC 2005: KA4FZI 370, KE4UOF 110, N3OZP 92,
> AI4GE 90, AA4BN 81, K4FQU 66, WA4EIC 43, AF4NR 12,
> K9GZT 11, KI4MFJ 8, K3QC 6, K0TIW 4
> ===============
> PSHR SFL DEC 2005: K4FQU 120, KA4FZI 120, KE4UOF 120,
> WA4EIC 100, AI4GE 100, AA4BN 84, N3OZP 75
> ==============
> NET ABB. SESS QNI QTC MGR
> Florida Amateur SSB Traffic Net FAST 31 288 72 KC4ZHF/K4SCL
> Florida Medium Speed Net FMSN 31 199 81 AG4RJ
> Jupiter-Tequesta Repeater Group JTRG 4 53 14 KF4NJB
> Martin County Amat. Radio Assn MCARA 3 31 6 KE4UEI
> Saint Lucie Repeater Assn SLRA 3 33 6 KE4UEI
> Southern Florida ARES Net SFAN 2 20 0 AF4NR
> Southeast Florida Traffic Net SEFTN 59 625 168 AG4RJ
> Southwest Florida Traffic Net SWFTN 27 462 68 K4FQU
> ==============
> Bulletin Rpt from KE4UEI: Recd 22, Sent 6, Total 28
>
>
>
> Technical Specialists reporting: K4AW, WB9JTK(helped the Boca Raton club
> troubleshoot its spectrum analyzer) and N4TZH.
>
> OES reports: KE4UEI, N6USP, WN3DHI, W4DKB, N3HOE, N3HN, W6QCM, KE4NUZ, and
> KC2DPP.  Others reported directly to their EC and I was not copied.
Please
> remember that reporting is a requirement of all appointments.  Most
reports
> are due monthly, others can be quarterly at the discretion of the SM and
the
> Cabinet.
>
> Till next month.....
> 73
> Sherri W4STB