From kb5ylg at yahoo.com  Thu Nov  1 15:07:41 2007
From: kb5ylg at yahoo.com (David J)
Date: Thu Nov  1 15:15:15 2007
Subject: [TxHam] Texas Amateur Radio classes coming up
Message-ID: <230981.36446.qm@web32707.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

Click this link or paste in in your address bar to see upcoming Ham Radio license classes in Texas....

Let your friends, neighbors, church members, optimist club and all that know about the class nearest you!

http://www.arrl. org/FandES/ courses/? state=TX
From kb5ylg at yahoo.com  Tue Nov  6 09:47:39 2007
From: kb5ylg at yahoo.com (David J)
Date: Tue Nov  6 09:55:41 2007
Subject: [TxHam] new ARRL STX Section EC
Message-ID: <532550.40626.qm@web32704.mail.mud.yahoo.com>


Forwarded from Tom Blackwell N5GAR

South Texas ARRL Section Manager Ray Taylor, N5NAV, has announced the
appointment of Mike Schwartz, KG5TL, as the ARRL South Texas Section
Emergency Coordinator.  He succeeds Jerry Reimer, KK5CA.  We wish Mike
every success with this important new assignment.
From N5IUF at aol.com  Fri Nov  9 17:06:17 2007
From: N5IUF at aol.com (N5IUF@aol.com)
Date: Fri Nov  9 17:14:48 2007
Subject: [TxHam] FW: [TexasHams] ARRL West Gulf Division Director Election
Message-ID: <c3d.233e911c.346633d9@aol.com>

West Gulf ARRL Members,

Only a few days  remain to get your ballot for West Gulf Division 
Director and Vice Director  election into the ARRL.

November 15 is the deadline.

West Gulf  Director Coy Day and Vice Director Dave Woolweaver are
standing for  reelection.

During the 2007 Texas legislative session Coy appointed David  to lead
the Texas political action effort. David organized the  Austin
Legislative Action Assistance group to represent Amateur  Radio
interests on several legislative issues. This organized effort  was
successful in supporting legislation beneficial to Amateur Radio  (SB
11, Homeland Security Bill) and defeating several cell phone  bills
that would have made mobile operation tough.

Coy was early to  recognize the BPL issues for ham
radio. He appointed Jory McIntyre as BPL  Assistant Director to bring
ARRL resources to the battle in the West Gulf  Division. Ed Hare of
the ARRL Lab is one of those resources and was of  immeasurable
assistance here in Austin.

I have found both Coy and  David to be reasonable folks a who work
hard at their ARRL "jobs". David and  Coy are willing to listen and
work to improve the League and ham radio. Both  answer questions
honestly and in a straight forward fashion.

Coy and  David deserve your support. I hope you will consider voting for  
them.

73

gr

GLEN REID
k5fx@arrl.net
Austin,  TX

I'm not saying I have been a HAM for a long time, but...
my first  radio was steam powered!  




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From tom.blackwell at ntpcug.org  Mon Nov 12 08:50:24 2007
From: tom.blackwell at ntpcug.org (TOM BLACKWELL (nt))
Date: Mon Nov 12 10:14:51 2007
Subject: [TxHam] Have you voted in the ARRL election?
In-Reply-To: <c3d.233e911c.346633d9@aol.com>
References: <c3d.233e911c.346633d9@aol.com>
Message-ID: <47385A20.4020205@ntpcug.org>

Have you voted in the ARRL election?

For those who have not, time is limited.

Please consider this:

http://pages.sbcglobal.net/tom.blackwell/2007-arrl-election.htm


-- 


Regards, TOM BLACKWELL, N5GAR, PO Box 25403, Dallas, Texas 75225








From kb5ylg at yahoo.com  Fri Nov 16 14:50:10 2007
From: kb5ylg at yahoo.com (David J)
Date: Fri Nov 16 14:59:17 2007
Subject: [TxHam] Are you doing the contest this weekend?
Message-ID: <751010.64523.qm@web32703.mail.mud.yahoo.com>



It's the ARRL Sweepstakes Phone contest

2100UTC Saturday - 0300UTC Monday

That's 3pm Saturday to 9pm Sunday, Texas Time.

Details: http://www.arrl.org/contests/rules/2007/novss.html




From kb5ylg at yahoo.com  Wed Nov 21 14:30:51 2007
From: kb5ylg at yahoo.com (David J)
Date: Wed Nov 21 14:40:29 2007
Subject: [TxHam] Fort Worth Hamfest site updated
Message-ID: <107628.83778.qm@web32703.mail.mud.yahoo.com>


http://www.fwhamfest.com

From ka5bkg at sbcglobal.net  Mon Nov 26 22:57:17 2007
From: ka5bkg at sbcglobal.net (Brian K. Gaskamp)
Date: Mon Nov 26 23:08:36 2007
Subject: [TxHam] Fw: FAR News Release, Scholarships
Message-ID: <01d301c830a9$9ae89840$6401a8c0@Briancomputer>



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AMATEUR RADIO
NEWS RELEASE






For Immediate Release


THE FOUNDATION FOR AMATEUR RADIO, INC., a non-profit organization with 
headquarters in Washington, D.C., plans to administer fifty-five (55) 
scholarships for the academic year 2008 - 2009 to assist licensed Radio 
Amateurs.  The Foundation, composed of over seventy-five local area Amateur 
Radio Clubs, fully funds three of these scholarships.  Eleven are funded 
with the income from grants.  The remaining forty-one (41) are administered 
by the Foundation without cost to the various donors.


Licensed Radio Amateurs may compete for these awards if they plan to pursue 
a full-time course of studies beyond high school and are enrolled in or have 
been accepted for enrollment at an accredited university, college or 
technical school.  The awards range from $500 to $3000 with preference given 
in some cases to residents of specified geographical areas or the pursuit of 
certain study programs.  Non-USA residents are eligible to apply for some of 
the scholarships.  Clubs, especially those in California, Delaware, 
Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin (areas of 
preferred residence for some of the scholarships), are encouraged to 
announce these opportunities at their meetings, in their club newsletters, 
during training classes, on their nets and on their world wide web home 
pages.


Additional information and an application form may be requested by letter or 
QSL card, postmarked prior to March 30, 2008 from:
FAR Scholarships
Post Office Box 831
Riverdale, MD 20738


Applications are also available for download from the Foundation?s web site 
http://www.amateurradio-far.org/.
.
The Foundation for Amateur Radio, incorporated in the District of Columbia, 
is an exempt organization under Section 501(C)(3) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1954.  It is devoted exclusively to promoting the interests of 
Amateur Radio and those scientific, literary and educational pursuits that 
advance the purposes of the Amateur Radio Service. 


From kb5ylg at yahoo.com  Wed Nov 28 11:14:12 2007
From: kb5ylg at yahoo.com (David J)
Date: Wed Nov 28 11:24:31 2007
Subject: [TxHam] Volunteers for FW Hamfest
Message-ID: <338018.58051.qm@web32706.mail.mud.yahoo.com>


Fort Worth Hamfest, January 11-12, 2008

Volunteers get in free.

Volunteer for a shift at the hamfest, typical responsibilities include helping point cars to empty parking spaces, watching the doors to make sure no one sneaks in without paying, pointing people to the correct meeting rooms.

Not many volunteer slots remaining, get yours confirmed asap.

To volunteer by email contact rdickey1@charter.net

Fort Worth Hamfest Website: http://www.fwhamfest.com





