ARCARS

December 2009

Meeting Minutes

Our group met on December 5, 2009 with 20 members and guests present.

Special Meeting: No official business was transacted at this meeting. There were a lot of conversations about amateur radio applications and local and dx operations.

We enjoyed a wonderful potluck dinner. It was a time to just get together, reflect, and begin to anticipate activities planned in the upcoming year.

NEWSLETTER: Our newsletter and web page is available at www.qsl.net/arcars and www.bandopening.com/arcars . We have a wealth of information available on the website including the RSS feed. If you have any information that you feel suitable for posting on the web page, please contact N8EGJ for consideration.

CLUB PROJECT: Nothing discussed.

OLD BUSINESS: none covered

ANNOUNCEMENTS and other info:

The ARCARS & International Traders Net is held every Tuesday evening at 8pm on the 146.800 K8ARC repeater.

The International Friendship Net is held every Thursday at 9pm on the 145.370-VA3SAR repeater

The Thumb / Mid Michigan Nets are held Monday through Saturday at 9:30pm on the 147.300 repeater.

HF: The Great Lakes Emergency and Traffic Net is held nightly at 6pm on 3.932 kHz

The AC8W DX Cluster on 144.970 MHz is available. Check it for HF activity.