Beloved, let us love one
another, for love is of God; President's
Report I'll keep it brief. Field Day
was a blast. We had lots of local hams and some
visitors as well. Thanks to all the folks who stepped
up and made it a success.
During his Field Day visit, the
ARRL section manager, Malcolm Keown - W5XX invited
MARC to host the state's annual "ARRL Day in the
Park". At the July meeting we voted to accept the
challenge. It will be October 11 at Bonita Lakes Park,
the same site as Field Day. Details are still being
worked out.
Moving along, please support the
joint exercise with the Civil Air Patrol; details will
be elsewhere in this newsletter. Things to do this
month: Get on the air; try a new mode or band, and
HAVE FUN!
Russ, W5RB
Vice
President's Comments Thanks to everyone for making
Field day a great day. Thanks to all who provided the
good food and the large crowd that participated. Hope
all had a good time. WE can have a good crowd at
events and I am glad of that. We need to all get
involved in anything that the club sponsors. Have a
good week and may God bless you all. 73s Joyce
KD5TOI
Meridian
Civil Air Patrol There exists within the local
area a chance for Amateur Radio Operators to do some
good deeds and have a little fun too.
The Meridian Civil Air Patrol
Squadron on 26 July 2003 starting at 0800 hours
will be conducting a search and rescue exercise.
The squadron will be searching for an ELT Beacon, a
simulated downed aircraft, and performing a photo
mission.
Leading up to that exercise will
be some needed training and outfitting. The ground
search will include any LEMA members and hams that are
interested.
CAP will be conducting a
training session for locating the ELT Beacon at 1900
hours on Tuesday, 15 July. This training will be
conducted at the Meridian Aviation Building at Key
Field. This is a chance for all you fox hunters to
hone your skills. If
you are interested in the "ELT hunt" on 26 July you
should be at this meeting.
You may have to construct an antenna and find a radio
that will receive on approximately 123 MHz. This is
the frequency of the beacon as of now. It may
change.
The squadron needs some help in
setting up their antennas and possibly their radios
around 1100 hours, Saturday, 19 July at that same
location. Their antennas have not been used in a while
and need to be adjusted and erected. We can have
breakfast at the Truck Stop and plan our attack prior
to going to that location.
Our goal is not to take over
their operation. We will be there to assist them as
needed. This is an opportunity to promote our hobby.
Every single one of those cadets and adult leaders
should be hams.
If you decide to participate
please be on your best behavior. W5ED
LEMA If you have a LEMA pager and
have not attended meetings in the last couple of
months and are not using the pager please return it to
the LEMA director. He has people that need the pagers.
W5ED
Tropical
Storms The tropical storms have already
started and there is a good possibility that some will
head our way this year. Now is the time to get ready.
Storm spotters need to be in the field and able to
operate when they are needed. The best place to
operate is where you happen to be. W5ED
Field Day
Results We had 229 contacts that can be
counted for Field Day. The total score has not been
tabulated as of this date. Pictures must be checked
and all the information must be checked prior to
submission. If you have a copy of any mention of Field
Day on the TV or in the paper please get me a copy
ASAP. We need that for our entry. W5ED
*** MUSEUM
SHIPS WEEKEND EVENT
*** Well now that the the new year
has started lets put aside July 19th and 20th 2003 for
this years Museum Ships Special Event. The operating
time will be from July 19th 0001Z through 2359Z July
20th The ships listed below will using SSB and CW on
various frequencies on all the Amateur HF Bands. For
more details visit: http://www.qsl.net/ww2dd/event.html
Encouraging
Words
Volume 31 by Jimmy Keyton July
2003 I remember one July 4th weekend
riding by a local church and looking at their bulletin
board and reading their notice of Sunday services. It
stated, “Come and join us for our Dependence Day
Celebration”. It was supposed to have said “
Come and join us for our Independence Day
Celebration”. Someone had made a mistake, but it
caused me to think how appropriate celebrating
Dependence Day would be for a Christian church.
We depend upon God in all
things. We understand that all good things come from
Him. We realize that we are very inadequate in out own
sufficiency but that His grace is sufficient in all
matters. What a wonderful mistake someone made at that
church! Isn’t it just like God to turn our
mistakes into blessings? He loves us so much and
continually proves it in so many ways.
In order to have a good
relationship with God we have to trust Him. We trust
Him in all areas of our lives. It’s not easy
giving up our own will and becoming dependent on God
for all things. We want to do it ourselves. After all,
He did give us a brain and expects us to use it,
didn’t He? We need to stand on our own two feet
and use our intelligence to make our way in life.
I’ll bet that you have heard that before!!
It’s the best formula for failure that I know. To
have victory in our lives we must submit our will to
God and give Him control of our lives. We must trust
his guidance and follow His will and not our own. He
loves us and always knows what is best for us!
You are so very special and God
has blessed you with so many talents. If you will give
Him the control over your life, He will lead you into
a victorious life. God will help you with your burdens
and can make your dreams come true. He has wonderful
plans for your life! I guess I’m advising you to
not be so independent, but be dependent on Him in all
things. May He bless your dependence upon Him.
Trusting God starts with accepting His plan of
salvation. He sent His son, Jesus to die on a cross to
give us salvation. We can’t earn it. We only have
to accept His sacrifice. We repent, ask forgiveness
and are baptized and we are saved! Don’t trust in
your own righteousness, Trust in God and you will be
victorious!!
Check out our website:
www.lifelineministries.com
July 2003
and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. 1
John 4:7 KJV
sponsored by
the USS Cassin Young Radio Club
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