Posted 2:40 PM by Mike Boatright, KO4WX
EC-001 Certification Exam
SANDY DONAHUE, W4RU, and DAVID ZISKIND, KE4QLH, will be holding an EC-001 examination session on September 8th at 2PM at Georgia Tech. ***A pre-requisite for taking this exam is the self-taught EC-001 book, with activities COMPLETED.*** The cost to take this test is TEN dollars, and a certificate of completion will be issued after successfully passing it.
If you want to take this exam, you MUST RSVP David at [email protected] by September 4th, so he can make arrangements to have accomodating facilities available.
So, you folks who've already read the book and completed the activities, if you'd like to have one of those pretty certificates, here's your opportunity....
73, Susan

Posted 1:00 PM by Mike Boatright, KO4WX
Goings on in North Georgia Around Labor Day
The September meeting of the Cohutta ARS will be held on September 9, 2002 at Pat's Country Kitchen in McCaysville, Ga. This is the second Monday of the month instead of the first, which is Labor Day. We will begin discussing the NGAR in January. Pat's is located about 9 miles north of Blue Ridge, on Highway 5. It is on the left hand side at the top of Harpertown Hill.
Goings on in the area:
1. Shelby Hamfest--This weekend in Shelby, NC. This is one of the largest hamfests in the southeast.
2. Labor Day--Great BarBQ in downtown Blue Ridge. We will need a couple of ham volunteers to help the churches that day. If you are in town and want to help with the BarBQ, please let Jack White know. [email protected]
3. VE Testing--Saturday, September 7, 2002 at 1300 hrs in the Ellijay Telephone Building.
4. September 7, 2002--Prater's mill hamfest near Calhoun, Ga.
John Mullinix, KF4SKT ([email protected])

Posted 7:21 AM by Mike Boatright, KO4WX
Georgia Hams Participate in Federally Funded EC-001 Course
There's been quite a lot of excitement generated by the recent surprise announcement that the first EC-001 course that would be covered under the federal grant will actually be beginning next month, and not next year, as we'd all expected. As Section Manager, I was entrusted with the job of naming five worthy candidates from the Georgia section to be in this class. Sincere thanks to all of you who took the time to email me with suggestions and recommendations for who should be included in this tiny group, but now it's time to announce our section's Fabulous Five.
They are (a drum roll, please!) PHIL FAULKNER, K4PCF, EC of Forsyth County, BOB BUTLER, W4RBB, EC of Cobb County, VAL ASHCROFT, AF4VH, DEC of Southeast Georgia, DREW MCCARSKY, KB2SEO, EC of Murray County, and MARK AULICK, KF4MLT, EC of Bulloch County. All five of them are exemplary leaders in the Georgia ARES program, and I'm delighted that they'll be representing us in this initial "hand-picked" class. Their course will begin on September 3rd, and the registration for the next course will be on October first, then November first, etc. For at least the October course, priority will be given to ARRL field appointees.
73, Susan