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Upcoming
Club
Meetings and Events
--2012--
- Wednesday, January
11th,
7
PM
Monthly Club
meeting at
the Madison County Engineer's Office, located on US-42, just south of
I-70. The entrance driveway is between the McDonalds and Wendy's
restaurants. This meeting's agenda will be a demonstration of how radio
equipment is aligned, calibrated and performance checked. Members
can bring their own radios for performance checks and minor
adjustments. Also, explanations of the various specifications and
how they affect radio performance will be discussed.
The optional
pre-meeting
dinner will begin at 5:30 PM at
the Country
Pride restaurant, located across the street from the Engineer's
office,
next to the truck stop.
All members and
guests are invited.
- Saturday, January 28th,
9 AM - Monthly Club Breakfast at the Der Dutchman Restaurant in Plain
City. All members and guests are invited.
- Thursday,
March 1,
2012,
7
PM - License Exam Session. The Madison County VE Team has set up
a Laurel exam session to be held on Thursday, March 1, 2012,
from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM at:
Madison County Engineer's Office
825 US Rt-42 NE
London, Ohio 43140
This is located between McDonald's and Wendy's on US-42 just south of
I-70.
Talk-in on the 147.285+ MCARC repeater.
Walk ins are always welcomed.
Exams are free!
A Registration Form is available here.
Contact information:
Mark Crosbie - N8MNI
231 Jacqueline Dr.
London, Ohio 43140
740-852-4237 (10 AM - 8 PM)
email: exams@mcarcoh.org
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FISTS CW
CLUB
The
Madison County
ARC is now a participating member of the FISTS CW Club. The FISTS
CW Club is an organization for the preservation of ham radio's
beginning - Morse code. It is an organization that continues to
promote the usefulness and fun of CW. In this country we face
antenna restrictions from governmental agencies and Home Owners
Associations. From this dilemma has arisen the "stealth" antenna
designs that work well with CW - especially QRP. The Contest
Section of this page lists the FISTS contests. The club will now
be able to compete against other FISTS clubs. Participants do not
have to be a member of FISTS. The current MCARC members
belonging to FISTS as individuals are:
- Don Perkins - AB8EL
- Reuben Fetterhoff - WY8C
- John Gaynard - K8WDN
- Jason Hissong - N8XE
- John Vallo -
KN8C
- Bob Lewis - N8GU
Stay
tuned to this
column for further announcements for our club participation in a FISTS
contest.
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