[SOC] Off Topic: Ideas for club programs

[Mike Besemer (WM4B)]

Greetings all,

My apologies for the off-topic post, but despite the fact that this place is
SOC, a lot of folks here have some great ideas!

I recently joined a club which is in obvious need of help.  The business
meetings are FAR too long and the programs are nearly non-existent.  Last
meeting we had a program set up on digital modes, but by the time the
business meeting ended, the program only had about 15 minutes to run.  On
top of that, a lot of the 'old hats' were totally turned off by the digital
stuff.  

I think we've got a good mix of folks... old hats and newer guys, (although
at 41, I'm probably one of the youngest members) and some of the guys have a
lot of interest in getting this thing working.  We've got some politics too,
but it's fairly minimal and I think we can put a stop to that too with some
work.   

(Okay... I'm rambling!)

Anyway, what do you guys think would be some good topics for programs?
Perhaps 30 minutes in length, interesting to both the old timer and the
newbie.  

Thanks for the help,

73 

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