The Sign of Immanuel
Isaiah 7:13-14 --- Then Isaiah said, “Hear now, you house of David! Is it not enough to try the patience of humans? Will you try the patience of my God also? Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel. (NIV)
President's Report
Greetings fellow HAMS,
Another time for a quick message to all who subscribe to the Spark Gap. Thanks to the great contributions of the Meridian Amateur Radio Club editor and reporter Darrell Hover W5MAV, we have such a great club monthly letter. You can be added to the list by simply joining MARC or contacting Darrell at the club email address: meridianarc@gmail.com
On December 13th, MARC will have a setup at the Collinsville Fire and Rescue Winter Market for Amateur radio demonstration. Thanks to the efforts of club Field Day and Event coordinator, Mr. Larry Anderson K5LDA, our assigned event 1x1 call sign will be W5C. Hope to see you there. Other HAM events may be posted on the Spark Gap or by contacting Mr. Larry via radio or email.
Our next meeting will be December the 6th at the Queen City Truck Stop's Magnolia Restaurant side dining room. We will be ready at 9am for breakfast, drink and social. Looking forward to seeing you there. p. s. Bring a show and tell.
73's
Wayne Myhre KC5HPU
Next MARC Business Meeting
IMPORTANT NOTE: MEETING TIME AND LOCATION
The next business meeting will be held in the side room at the Queen City Truck Stop from 9am until... on Saturday December 6th. Come join us for breakfast, coffee, and fellowship.
VE TEST RESULTS
Anthony Tew walked in as a non Amateur Radio Operator and walk out as a General Class Amateur Radio Operator! Congratulations to this man who obviously has done a lot of studying!
Only had one candidate this session but it was a pleasure in getting to meet this individual! Congratulations Anthony!!
73’s
Eldon Richardson, W4IOS
"Pearl Harbor Day" Crossband Special Event
Announcement:
The Battleship Alabama will host a "Pearl Harbor Day" Crossband Special Event, December 6th and 7th, 2025. This activity is to commemorate the attack on Pearl Harbor by the Empire of Japan on December 7th, 1942. We plan to be on the air from 7 pm Friday night until noon Sunday.
Battleship Alabama will be using the ship's WWII call sign NEMW and will transmit on 4.455 MHz, 7.463 MHz and 14.761.5 MHz, all UPPER SIDEBAND, depending on propagation. The ship will listen for you on the adjacent ham frequencies 3.965 MHz, 7.180 MHz and 14.277 MHz. We will announce where we're listening. Please listen for us before you call. You will operate split - with one VFO on the military frequency and one on the ham frequency.
VERY IMPORTANT: Hams do not transmit on the military frequencies.
There will be a very nice QSL card for those who work us and send an SASE. Please QSL via K5LDA.
Please spread the word. We would like to get all the stations as possible in the log.
Larry, K5LDA
Alabama Pecan Festival Special Event, W4P
The Alabama Pecan Festival Special Event, W4P, in Mobile, was a great success. We started making contacts at noon on Friday, November 7th and lasted through Sunday, It was lots of fun. We made 316 contacts all around the country and two DX contacts. The QSL card requests are pouring in now.
I think our club should do more special events like the ones we do in Collinsville. We can apply for a special event call sign, for instance, like W5C, and make a big day of it, then send out custom QSL cards. What do you think?
Larry K5LDA
December 2025
