Bible
Verse
And it shall come to pass in the
last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit
upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall
prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and
your old men shall dream dreams: And on my servants
and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of
my Spirit; and they shall prophesy. Acts 2:17-18
KJV
President’s
Comments
Spring is upon us. Though it
won't officially be Spring 'til the 20th, the dogwoods
are in bloom, and we've had temps into the 70s. That
means severe weather season is here, and we all need
to be weather-conscious. Let's be sure we keep our
batteries charged and an ear on the NOAA weather
radio. If you haven't volunteered to be a Net Control
op on the Tuesday night net, now would be a good time
to contact Donna, KD5GWM, about that, so that we have
plenty of folks in practice and ready to run the net
when emergency sessions arise.
A VE test session is on the
schedule for Thursday, March 27, at 7 PM at the LEMA
office. That's at the corner of 23rd Avenue and 14th
Street in Meridian. Be sure to bring ID, your current
license AND a photocopy of your current license (if
any) and any CSCEs from previous sessions. You'll also
need the test fee, which I believe is now $12. Direct
any questions to VE Team Leader Dennis Carpenter,
KI5FW, or e-mail me at w5rb@arrl.net. C'mon folks,
that's a couple of weeks to study and pass those
upgrades. Let's see a crowd at this session.
Field Day is June 28-29 and we
need to get our ducks in a row for that. If we operate
class 2A again, we can run one VHF station and a
"GOTA" station as bonuses. I'm hoping we can set up a
plan that accommodates ALL who'd like to participate,
and I'd really like to see EVERYONE who attends this
year do some operating. This is some of the most FUN
to be had in radio and a good chance to learn a lot
about antennas and operating in general.
Let's have a big turnout for the
April meeting to get a good plan together. The April
business meeting will be on Saturday the 5th at Queen
City Truck Stop.
There is no Ham of the Month for
March. If I've overlooked some outstanding
contribution, my apologies. If you know of an area ham
who deserves some recognition for a recent outstanding
contribution to ham radio, e-mail me with your
suggestion for next month.
73, Russ, W5RB
Vice
President’s Comments
What a good crowd we had at the
business meeting the first of the month. Hope you all
will come again next month and get involved in the
upcoming activities we will have.
I believe the weather will be
getting better and we can all enjoy the outside.
Thanks Mel for helping James get my antennas up, they
work great.
Have a great month. God Bless
America in these troubled times.
73's Joyce KD5TOI
This month's
favorite web site
See why not to use GUY WIRE
SCREW ANCHORS.
Visit: http://ki4d.org/towerlean/
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.
The date and location is still
at large and will be announced in the near future.
Last year this was held from 1800 (2300 UTC) May 10th
until 1800 (2300 UTC) May 11th from the Caboose of the
Memorial Train next to the Jimmie Rodgers museum in
the Highland Park area of Meridian, MS.
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.
Want to hear
the ARRL Audio Newsletter each week?
You can do this each Sunday
Evening at 8:45 PM compliments of W5PPB by tuning in
the Pelahatchie Repeater on 147.24. Jeff invites other
repeater owners to link in. On the last Sunday of each
month when the Central Mississippi Skywarn Net is in
Session at 8:45, Jeff will transmit the Newsletter at
9:15.
On-line Storm
Spotter Training Course
ARRL Mississippi Section
Section Manager: Malcolm P. Keown, W5XX
Subject: On-line Storm Spotter Training Course
The Mid-South National Weather
Service is offering an on-line storm spotter training
course at:
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/meg/presentations/severeStormSpotting/index.html
You can get a Certificate of
Completion when you pass the quiz by printing out the
certificate on-line.
Best 73 de KB5MDD
Papa Jack's
Trade Day - April 12, 2003
We will have food available.
Free tailgating and lots of parking. The event will be
held in honor of Jack Ellis, KI5QV, who was the
founder of our trade days at TARC.
We will give away a Kenwood
TM-261, 2 meter radio. This event will be held at the
Tupelo ARC clubhouse at the Tupelo Regional Airport in
Tupelo.
Bring tables and chairs and
enjoy the day. All will begin at 8am and run all day
and into the night if necessary. Fun will be had by
all.
Ham Operators
on Standby
Monroe, LA --- March 21 - Even
though the battle against Iraq is not on American
soil, lives here at home are still being affected. The
increased alert on the nation has now been passed
along to a group of local amateur radio operators.
Even though the battle against
Iraq is not on American soil, lives here at home are
still being affected. The increased alert on the
nation has now been passed along to a group of local
amateur radio operators. The war in Iraq has boosted
local ham operators to standby status. Ouachita Parish
Emergency Coordinator Mark Ketchell says "There's
always a chance something could happen."
Ketchell is a member of the
Amateur Radio Emergency Service. Ouachita’s Fire
Training Facility is home base. The service is now
branching out to area hospitals, the Red Cross and
shelter sights. If the phones and lights go out, they
can call for help.
Meantime, the ham operators are
keeping up with the war overseas like everyone else,
by watching television. But when the war is over, they
plan to really light up the airwaves. But this time,
they'll signal international goodwill.
For
Sale
Hey guys: We have a Yeasu Ft 50
HT for sale. It has been modified for out of band
usage. It has various accessories with it. If
interested in it I can list them off for you. We are
asking $175.00 for it. If interested please drop an
email or give us a call Chris 401-3480, Melanie
231-2327 and home 844-8506.
73 DE KD5JXL
Chris McMillen
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For
Sale
Ten-Tec Centaur Amp for sale for
$450.00. Thank and 73
Ernie W5OXA w5oxa@datasync.com
Letter
from Mark, NØOKS
To: Meridian ARC,
I am publishing a new QSO
logging program, Paper Chasers’ Log, that
should be of interest to your club members. Paper
Chasers’ Log does much more than just track DXCC
and a few other awards like IOTA and 10-10 numbers.
Paper Chasers’ Log tracks more than 100 awards
from all over the world. Full details are at
www.n0oks.com.
I am hoping that you might
mention Paper Chasers’ Log at your next club
meeting or forward this email to your club
members.
Please let me know if you have
any questions. Mark,
NØOKS
146.625 MHz
Machine EchoLinked
Have you tried the "new"
EchoLink mode? All you need is a computer with a sound
card and a microphone. The software is a free
download. After registering your call sign, you are
ready to go. QSO methodology is the same as on the
radio except you use the keyboard space bar as the mic
key.
Your conversation is carried by
the Internet all over the world. Repeaters may also be
linked to EchoLink. For example, your signal may be
carried over the Internet to a linked repeater in
Australia, then "over the air" to an Australian ham
driving to work. When making a "linked" contact, let
the repeater completely "drop out" before you transmit
to give all the "links" time to clear.
John, AA0NN, is experimenting
with software to link the 146.625 MHz repeater, via
his computer and radio, with EchoLink. So if you hear
a new call sign or even a DX call sign on the repeater
it's not a joke, it's EchoLink. Give the ham a call
and enjoy the QSO.
Email
Hi: Nicely done and nicely run
web site. It is refreshing to see a site that someone
is keeping up to date with lots of good information.
One of your members, Joel N1JEO, contacted the
Brainerd Area Amateur Radio Club Special Event Station
on March 8th and passed your web site URL along. The
BAARC is at: http://brainerdham.org
Mark Persons W0MH
March 2003
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