Bible
Verse
The Birth of Jesus Luke 2:1-12
In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.) And everyone went to their own town to register.
So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them.
And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.”
President's Report
Hello all,
The December meeting is here and we will also be having our Christmas social at the meeting to make things a little easier hopefully. Please make plans to join us at the Western Sizzlin on December the Fourth at 11 am. We will have sweet tea and fellowship with lots of glad tidings. Also please keep Jim Myrick in your prayers. He is still having some issues, but hopefully will be back on his feet soon. Just a reminder... dues will be coming up soon so please get them in as soon as possible. Hope to see you all there this Saturday.
73's Charles Grisham
Next MARC Business Meeting
The next business meeting / Christmas Gathering will be held at the Western Sizzlin Restaurant located on North Frontage Road on Saturday, December 4th beginning at 11 A.M. Come join us for sweet tea, lunch, and fellowship. Hope you can join us!
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A Wikipedia for Ham Radio?
By Dan Romanchik, KB6NU
I and co-author David Sawicki, WA3DS, have just published the Ham Radio Reference. The book took quite a while to write because there’s quite a bit of information in it. Not only does it contain an extensive glossary of amateur radio terms, there are chapters on:
- CW abbreviations and Q signals.
- Amateur radio bands and frequency allocations.
- Call district, U.S. section, ITU region, and CQ region maps.
- Part 97 rules.
- DX Code of Conduct.
- Traffic handling.
The technical reference section includes information on:
- Units of measurement.
- Scientific notation
- Ohm’s Law, power, and decibels.
- Frequency, wavelength, and antenna lengths.
- Resistor color code.
- Schematic symbols.
- Wire and coaxial cable data.
- Data communications interfaces.
The book is available in both PDF (https://www.kb6nu.com/product/ham-radio-reference/) and Kindle (https://www.amazon.com/Ham-Radio-Reference-David-Sawicki-ebook/dp/B09MC7WFWV/) versions.
Publishing this book got me thinking about another idea, though. After I sent copies to my colleagues at Amateur Radio Digital Communications (https://wwwampr.org), Rosy, KJ7RYV, our executive director, emailed me:
“Dan, this is great! Thank you.
I wonder…what if we made a page on our web site that was just a set of links to references like this. It could be helpful, especially for beginners. What do you think?”
At ARDC, we had just created a list of other amateur radio resources for internal use, and I had a similar thought about putting that list online. The list reminded me of the AC6V web site (http://ac6v.com/), which included all kinds of good stuff for radio amateurs. Unfortunately, as is noted on the web site, “AC6V.com is an archive of Rod/AC6V’s web pages, and is no longer being updated.”
Rod, AC6V, passed in 2008 and many of the links on AC6V.Com are now dead, and much of the information is outdated. And, there are a lot of new resources—like our new book—that are missing. Since there aren’t any other encyclopedic resources for ham radio—at least none that I know of—I am proposing that we form a group to develop a “Wikipedia for ham radio.” It would be a lot of work, but if we could recruit a community of editors, then it might be doable. In addition, a group effort would be a lot more dynamic and sustainable than a one-person effort.
So, I’m throwing this out there. Do you think it’s worth creating an up-to-date AC6V.Com? Should it be a wiki or perhaps some other kind of web site? Would you be willing to help? If so, send me an email (cwgeek@kb6nu.com). If there’s enough support for this idea, perhaps we could get the ball rolling after the first of the year.
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Dan Romanchik, KB6NU, is the author of the KB6NU amateur radio blog (KB6NU.Com), the "No Nonsense" amateur radio license study guides (https://KB6NU.Com/study-guides/), and often appears on the ICQPodcast (https://icqpodcast.com). When he’s not thinking up crazy ideas like a Wikipedia for ham radio, he operates CW on the HF bands and plays around with software-defined radio.
Treasurer Report
2022 in rapidly approaching; please bring your 2022 dues to the next meeting or mail them to the address below. Thank you for your support. Dues are:
- $23.00 per Year per Member
- $25.00 per Year for Family
- $15.00 per year if 65 or older
Meridian Amateur Radio Club
4887 Valley Rd
Meridian, MS 39302
Quote of the Month
May you have the gladness of Christmas which is hope; The spirit of Christmas which is peace; The heart of Christmas which is love. – Ada V. Hendricks
Have a BLESSED month!
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