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Upcoming
Club
Meetings and Events
- Saturday,August 24, 9
AM
- Monthly Club Breakfast at the County
Table
Restaurant in West Jefferson. (This was formerly the Cock's Crow
Restaurant located at Main & Walnut.)
- Sunday, August 31, 7 AM
to 4 PM
Annual
Ox Roast Bicycle Tour
As usual, the MCARC will be providing communications for the Ox Roast
Bicycle Tour on Sunday, August 31. We desperately need more
volunteers to help with this event. Please contact Don Kovalchik
- W8DPK at w8dpk@mcarcoh.org if
you are able to participate.
- Saturday, September 6,
noon to 8 PM -
Ohio
State Parks on the Air
We will be operating at the Madison Lake State Park. We are planning to
make this a picnic as well for the participants and club visitors. Bob
- N8GU will be bringing his brand-new Elecraft K3 and generator.
Contact Bob at n8gu@arrl.net if you
are planning to attend this fun event. Complete information can be
found here.
- Wednesday, September
10, 7
PM - MCARC monthly Club meeting at the Perkins Restaurant in London.
This is the quarterly business meeting.
Pre-meeting dinner will be at 5:45 PM.
- Saturday, September 13,
all day.
Madison
County 2008 Safety Expo
located at the fairgrounds in London. We have a spot reserved inside
the Delta Selsor building, with power available. Setup will be at 9 AM.
The event runs from 11 AM to
4 PM. We would like to have 3 - 4 members at the Expo, and 3 - 4
members that can be on the air to talk to visitors on the repeater. If
you can help with either spot, contact Mark Crosbie - N8MNI at n8mni@mcarcoh.org
- Wednesday, October 15,
7 PM
- Monthly Club meeting. (Location
TBA) We will be sponsoring the area ARRL Night for any and all amateur
radio operators. (NOTE: This is not the regular date for the
October meeting)
- Wednesday, November 12,
7 PM - Monthly Club meeting at the firehouse in Plain City - Amateur
Radio Movie Night.
- Saturday, December 13,
2 PM - Annual Holiday Party at Ann
& Tony's Restaurant in West Jefferson. Forty reservations
have been made.
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OHIO
PARKS CONTEST
The Madison County
Amateur Radio Club will be operating the
Ohio
State Parks on the Air event at the Madison Lake State Park on
Saturday, September 6th. Setup will be like a mini Field
Day. Contact Bob Lewis - N8GU at n8gu@arrl.net
if you are planning to attend this fun event.
FISTS CW
CLUB
The
Madison County
ARC is now a participating member of the FISTS CW Club. The FISTS
CW Club is an organization for the preservation of ham radio's
beginning - Morse code. It is an organization that continues to
promote the usefulness and fun of CW. In this country we face
antenna restrictions from governmental agencies and Home Owners
Associations. From this dilemma has arisen the "stealth" antenna
designs that work well with CW - especially QRP. The Contest
Section of this page lists the FISTS contests. The club will now
be able to compete against other FISTS clubs. Participants do not
have to be a member of FISTS. The current MCARC members
belonging to FISTS as individuals are:
- Don Perkins - AB8EL
- Don Fuhr -
W8LJ
- Reuben Fetterhoff - WY8C
- John Gaynard - K8WDN
- Jason Hissong - N8XE
- John Vallo -
KN8C
- Bob Lewis - N8GU
Stay
tuned to this
column for further announcements for our club participation in a FISTS
contest.
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