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Train up a child in the way he
should go: Proverbs 22:6 KJV
President’s
Comments Enjoyed seeing everyone at the
business meeting Saturday. Good to be back for
awhile.
The reports of Field Day looks
good. Glad everyone had a grand time. Sure did miss the
action. The year has almost gone before you know it. The
Hurricane season is still with us. We have been lucky so
far. Hope our luck holds out.
We are planning a Fox Hunt. To the
new members a Fox Hunt is to hide a transmitter, home in
on and find it. Time to get out our plans and make a
directional antenna. Our next business meeting we will
explain how to build antennas for a hunt and more details
on the event. Be there and let’s have some
fun.
73's W5OQY CP
Vice
President’s Comments Thank all of you that showed up for
the business meeting on August 3rd. Attendance has been
rather low. Hopefully with the cooler weather of Fall
approaching, we will get to see a bunch of folks that we
have not seen for a while. Please make a note of our next
business meeting on September 7th.
Welcome to a couple of new
operators in town. Wayne and Joyce Thompson KD5TOJ and
KD5TOI respectively. We hope you will join us at Queen
City Truck Stop for breakfast and fellowship on Saturday
mornings from 9:30 until.
Have a good month! May God bless
each of you. 73, W5MAV
Secretary
Report Minutes of August 3, 2002 business
meeting
1. Received letter from Jeff
Corkren (W5PPB) expressing appreciation for donations
made to Pelahatchie repeater project.
2. Status report given by Jim
(WB5OCD) on club 440 repeater. Repeater chassis is
working, but will need proper frequencies and a
controller.
3. Field Day book for 2002 was
completed and results forwarded to ARRL.
4. A "fox hunt" was discussed and
several members present wish to participate.
5. Section Emergency Test is coming
up September 28th beginning at 8 A.M.
6. ARRL in the Park is set for
October 5th in Starkville.
7. Please note: Next business
meeting will be held September 7th. Hope YOU can make
it.
Central MS
SKYWARN LINKING TEST Report A reminder to everyone that the
SKYWARN LINKING TEST takes place on the last Sunday of
each month (local net) at 8:30 pm on the 146.700/R and
the link check in on 146.970/R at 8:45 pm.
Upcoming
Events There is a lot going on in
Mississippi during the next few weekends. The Southwest
Mississippi ARC will hold a Tailgate/Picnic at the Evelyn
Vance Arena in Liberty on September 21. Contact WB5ASP at
hrichardson@tislink.com for more details.
The 2002 Mississippi Simulated
Emergency Test (SET) will be conducted September 28
beginning at 8:00 AM on 3862 KHz. Local 2 emergency nets
will activate at the same time to deal with local
emergency scenarios prepared by their ECs. The major
thrust of Field Day was to learn to operate away from our
shacks under unfamiliar conditions. The SET is the second
part of our annual emergency preparedness training and
emphasizes coordination with served agencies and working
together through nets.
And the last major event will be
the Annual ARRL Day in the Park on October 4-5 at
Starkville and hosted for the second year by MFJ
celebrating its 30th year in the ham radio business. Our
special guest will be ARRL President Jim Haynie, W5JBP.
Detailed info at www.mfjenterprises.com/daypark2002.php
The Laurel ARC is regularly
conducting Fox Hunts. Contact Asst. SM N5PA for more
details or see his write-up on their latest fox hunt
under Press Releases on the section web site at
www.arrlmiss.org
Join us for a ham radio tailgating
event in Liberty, MS. This is just a fun get together for
hams in Mississippi and Louisiana to buy and sell radio
stuff from each others and swap stories. Also there will
be a presentation in the meeting room by Malcolm, W5XX on
raising towers and antennas and another presentation by
MS DX Association on DXing, DXpeditions and the W5 QSL
bureau. Catfish lunches will be available for purchase
for those that get hungry.
The tailgate site is at the Ethel
Vance Park located on Highway 24, 1.6 miles west of
downtown Liberty. Directions to the site are also shown
on the SWMS ARC website. A covered arena is available for
setting up to tailgate (bring your own tables and chairs)
for $2.00 per vehicle. The event is scheduled from 8 a.m.
to 2 p.m.
This is not a hamfest… just a
chance to visit and swap while enjoying some good
presentations and food to wrap up the summer. Thank you W5XX for sending this
information.
Have a
great month
July/August 2002
and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21
ETHYL VANCE PARK
8 A.M. TO 2 P.M.
Join us in Southwest Mississippi
Southwest Mississippi Amateur Radio Club
http://www.swmarc.cjb.net/
Contact: Homer Richardson
Phone: 601-833-4126
Fax: 601-833-2659
Email: hrichardson@tislink.com
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