Hast thou not known? Hast thou
not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the
Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not,
neither is weary? There is no searching of His
understanding. Isaiah 40:28
MARC Annual
Fish Fry, May 3rd, 2003 Will be held at the home of
N5JCG & N5VCJ. Call 485-7802 if you need
directions. Cooking will begin at 3 PM. Be ready to
eat at 4 PM. This year we are having crawfish as well.
We are requesting a donation if you eat crawfish. This
will go towards the cost of the mud bugs. Cut off time
to have your donation for crawfish is May 2nd. If
you have not told someone on the fish committee that
you are going to attend please let us know. Cost to eat FISH is FREE.
President’s
Comments It's been a busy April for me
folks and not showing signs of slacking up, so I'll
keep it brief. I'll be departing for 3 weeks of
company schooling in Canton, Ohio on Saturday the
26th, to return May 17th. That'll cause me to miss the
Birmingham Hamfest, the May business meeting, Jimmie
Rodgers, and a lot of time for Field Day prep. Please
contact the committee people for the two field events
and support them all you can.
The good news for me is I get to
come back through Dayton on hamfest weekend, so I'll
see THE hamfest for the first time ever.
The trustee change for W5FQ is
done and now visible on the FCC ULS site and
QRZ.
I'll still be available via
e-mail, and I'm taking the HF rig so
listen for me on 3862. With a little luck, I'll check
in the evening net a time or two or given the late
sunsets, maybe just say hello to the evening chat
crowd. Have a good month and get on the air more. It's
fun, you know. 73, W5RB
Vice
President’s Comments What a beautiful week we have
had after the storms of Sunday and Sunday night.
Thanks to our weather man for the updates during the
day and early evening. Thanks to Michael and several
others who kept me company Monday morning from 2 to 6
am, I really appreciate it.
We all need to remember that we
have several events coming up and the entire club
needs to get involved to make it work. I would like to
see each member take a part in the events. We have
been having a good group on Saturday mornings, I am
sure everyone enjoys the good fellowship. Hope you all
have a very nice Easter and remember the reason for
the season. Please remember to pray daily for our
President, and our Troops that are so far away from
home. May God bless you and yours in your daily lives.
73's Joyce
Secretary
Report Minutes from business meeting
held April 5, 2003
All officers present. Meeting
called to order at 10:00 A.M. Minutes were read and
approved. Treasury report $283.78 minus miscellaneous
expenses.
1. Jim (W5ED) is working up
arrangements for Jimmie Rodgers Special Event Station.
Tentative date is May 9 and 10.
2. Repeater trustee information
has gone to ARRL. Russell (W5RB) will become the
repeater trustee.
3. Club Fish Fry was discussed
and will be held at Mel and Margie's the afternoon of
May 3rd at 3:00 P.M. (Same afternoon as May business
meeting.)
4. Field Day (June 28 and 29)
will be held at Bonita Lakes at the pavilion on the
hill on the west side of the Lakes. Rigs and antennas
will be needed. Food committee is being headed up by
Deb (KD5JYJ), Brenda (KD5JYK), and Donna (KD5GWM).
Covered dishes, drinks, and condiments can be
coordinated with any member of the food committee.
Club will pay for some of the expenses and the hat
will be passed as well.
5. Field Day operation will
consist of two main stations - CW and voice. Also,
GOTA station, voice repeater station, and possibly
packet.
Meeting closed at l0:28
A.M.
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Because of the recent
storms and flooding in our area
Jackson,
Mississippi Radar Loop by: Intellicast
Jimmie
Rodgers Special Event Station It has been determined that
there is enough interest from local operators to setup
a special event station during the Jimmie Rodgers
Festival. It was a lot of fun last year. If you would
like to help please let Jim (W5ED) or Mel (N5JCG) know
as soon as possible. Operation will begin at 1800
(2300 UTC) on May 9th and end at 1800 (2300 UTC) May
10th from the Caboose of the Memorial Train next to
the Jimmie Rodgers museum in the Highland Park area of
Meridian, MS.
Hi Everybody,
Will meet with the Jimmie Rogers
Board of Directors again on Monday, 28 April. This is
mostly a formality but a necessary one. I have been
led to believe that they are really interested in
having us do our thing from the caboose again on 9
& 10 May.
Limber up yore lips, gargle with
the best swamp water you can find, rub horse liniment
on your thumb and index finger, remove the corrosion
from between the contacts on your key and come on down
to the caboose and operate with us.
Lets make this special event
operation better than the first one. I promise I will
stay out of the emergency room.
Jim, W5ED
Editorial
From LOWNDES COUNTY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB
BULLETIN I hope someone will benefit from
my mistake. My Icom-737 has been back to Icom twice in
the last year. I just got it back last week and it
died right away.
The first time was last year
when I brought it home from Field Day. When I turned
it on, it came on briefly and died completely, blowing
an internal fuse.
The second time was when I
brought it home from a demo for the students in our
Technician class. Again it worked briefly, but this
time the audio went out, blowing a receive integrated
circuit.
The third time was when I just
got it back from Icom. It worked briefly and then died
completely, like my first problem.
I think I've found the culprit
and it's not the radio. The problem seems to be that
DARN DIN plug on the cable going to my TNC. The ground
wire had come unsoldered and was "loose" inside the
plug with all the other wires. The radio accessory
jacks have pins for audio, ground, voltage, etc.,
which explains why I experienced different problems,
varying from audio loss to completely dead, when the
loose wire came into contact with the other wires each
time that the radio was moved. This time I replaced
the internal fuse myself. When I say internal, I mean
internal. To get to the fuse, I literally had to take
the radio apart. A first for me with a "store boughten
radio". Bob Ray, K5VVA
April 2003
