Club News

Hi Everyone,

I am looking forward to seeing all of you Friday at the General Meeting.  Please remember that the meeting will start at 7:00 P.M. sharp.  After the opening we will go right in to our Skywarn training.  After the training we will have a "quick" break and then have a "short" business meeting for the record.

If you can arrive early and help with the set up of the room that would be great.

See you at the meeting and B-Safe,

Bill AC8KO 

It is getting closer and closer

Further information on Marilyn Shingleton is available at:

 http://martenson.tributes.com/obituary/show/Marilyn-Marie-Shingleton-100953888

It is with great regret that I announce that the wife of Jim Shingleton, W2JES, passed away on March 21, 2014, at Southshore.  Services will be handled by Martenson Funeral Home in Trenton, MI.  Jim and Marilyn were married for over 52 years.  Please keep Jim in your thoughts and prays.

With more people joining into the member chat, i thought it would be a good idea to provide a couple of new commands that can be used in the chat window. 

/me

The /me is an action message.

Type /me 'does anything'

Example: /me waves hello

What it looks like:

* bossmom waves hello

/nick

/nick changes your nickname

Example: type /nick newnickname (limit 9 characters)

What it looks like: I typed /nick luv2quilt

*** bossmom is now known as luv2quilt

March 18th - Picture One

From the GMARC: Warren Consolidated School System will be making a live contact with the International Space Station (ISS) on 14-Mar-2014 at 7:30:59 AM EDT.  Larry Koziel K8MU of Hazel Park is the contact (k8mu@amsat.org 586.770.2545).  

There will be a commemoration of the "birthday" of The American Legion, March 15-17, 2014 with a Special Event Station.  K9TAL Special Event Station operations will be limited to Saturday, March 15.  They will operate using the club call sign: K9TAL, from 0900 to 1500 EST.  All those who QSO with K9TAL - members and non-members - and are entered into their logbook will be eligible to receive a certificate citing their contact.  QSL cards will be sent as well.  To get your certificate, send a 9x12 SASE to The American Legion Amateur Radio Club, The American Legion, PO Box 1055, Indianapolis, Indiana. 46206.

As a member of TALARC I assure you the QSL card is great to add to your QSL card file and you will be saluting your veterans and active military personnel!

73,

Bill AC8KO   

On Saturday, March 8, 2014 Glenwood United parking lot was packed and the side streets were also overflowing with parked cars. As it turned out there were 12 applicants For ham radio exams. Nick Stahl, KD8SJM passed his general exam. Paul George, KB8SVO and Charles Smith, KD8WFS both walked in with their generals and walked out having earned their extra class license. Richard Mandel walked in without a license, and proceeded to pass his tech, general and extra class! Scott Underwood, Brandon Carter, Adam Knoll, Matthew Miller, William Nemer, Andrea Elkins and William Oberdieck all entered without a license and earned their tech. Of 12 people 11 passed their exam for new or upgrade license.

Fortunately we had experienced VEs handling the paperwork led by Bruce Moyer, KI8GR and Duffy K8ETL. They were aided and abetted by Bob Rehahn, AC8DZ who distributed the welcome packets to those who passed exams until we ran out of the packets. We also ran out of the application forms and Woody, N8MWQ  was sent on a copy run but learned that the local drug store does not make copies any longer. He resourcefully found Dale WA8FRD who scanned the forms into the club computer and printed out some for us. Thanks also to Mack, KA8DOT; Jim K8SSB; Bill AC8KO; and Gary W8GPR.

Don Novak, K8THU

http://youtu.be/ivUMIADFSDw