SQUELCH TALE
Central Missouri Radio Association KØSI 146.76(-) PL 127.3
May, 2006
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CALENDAR for March
Our regularly scheduled monthly meeting will be held at Boone Electric Coop on May 9 at 7:00 p.m.
Each Monday evening (except the Monday preceding the meeting or holiday) join with the members at the club station on Worley Street in the Red Cross building basement.
Each Wednesday is Club Net at 9:00 p.m. If you\rquote re interested or willing to volunteer for Net Control or if you have questions, contact WM0H, Dewey.
If 2006 appears on your address label your dues have been paid for this year.
To renew your membership for 2006, see the treasurer, Bill Anglen, KCØACS, at the meeting, or mail a check for $20.00, ($25.00 per family) to: CMRA P.O. Box 283, Columbia, MO 65205.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Hamfests coming up:
19-21 May 2006
Dayton Hamvention / ARRL EXPO 2006
Hara Arena
Trotwood, OH
9-10 Jun 2006 /Hamboree 2006
3900 Club / Calabash Group
South Sioux City, NE
Marina Inn Exhibit Hall
15 Jul 2006
Warrensburg Area ARC
Warrensburg, MO
Johnson County Fairgrounds
9th Annual Flea MarketPioneer ARC
North Bend, NE
St. Charles Parish Center
16 Jul 2006
44th Annual Hamfest
Zero Beaters ARC
Washington, MO
Bernie E. Hillerman Park
For more info see: www.arrl.org/hamfests.html
April Meeting Minutes
The meeting opened at 7:06 PM. Introductions went all around. The minutes were read, amended, and approved after the amendment was made (Jim McNabb is the director of the Columbia Joint Communications, not the St. Louis NWS office).
Treasurer’s Report:
Savings: $n/a$
Checking: $1,400
Old Business: The status of the club bank account was briefly discussed. Nothing has changed since last month.
An update on Boone Electric and weather awareness: They have sold out of their weather radios, and they will be ordering more shortly.
Speaking of ham radio and severe weather, ham radio has been mentioned in an article in the Columbia Business Times. It is the April 8th issue, and it’s written by Al Gerond.
Dewey mentioned that we need to practice more on using radiograms. There was something in QST that said that during Katrina, radiograms weren’t used very much at all. It’s kind of sad to hear, because they can come in very handy for sending messages to loved ones in the aftermath of a natural disaster.
New Business: Jim Barner (KØWWV) has moved back to Kansas City, so he will be unable to perform the duties of Vice President. Therefore, the club has voted unanimously to make Dave (KVØS) the new Vice President.
Field Day is coming together pretty well so far. Looks like the location at Rock Bridge State Park has been confirmed, and the Columbia Tribune will be there to do a story. It was discussed that we might send some letters to elected officials (like the County Commissioner), inviting them to attend and see more about what ham radio is all about.
The auction for this year is beginning to be put together. Carol Smith said that she would send out letters to various stores and places of business around May or June, because if they were sent out earlier the businesses might forget about it.
We have a new member voted into our club. His name is Griff Hamlin, and his call is W5VWP.
During the meeting we found out some kind of surprising news. It seems that the CMRA non-profit papers have been un-renewed for quite some time. This means that we are right now not non-for-profit and not tax exempt. One or two of the guys have said that they will go to the Secretary of State’s office to get them renewed.
Don (KMØR) brought up the fact that Jim Lawler (WYØB) had been helping quite a bit recently with the repeater. He wished to thank Jim for his help, and we wish to echo that. Thanks to Jim and Don for helping make the repeater work, for repairing and whatever needed done. Without guys like these, we’d be in a lot worse situation. Thanks, guys.
There is some older station equipment for sale, from an older ham’s shack. The man’s daughter says that she’d like it all to be sold as a set, and that it needs to be sold by May 1st.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:29 PM. Afterward, Dennis (KBØNHW) from FEMA gave a presentation on FEMA and its operations during an emergency situation. It was a great program, very interesting. It’s always good to see how an agency such as FEMA responds to an emergency, especially a natural disaster.
Well, that’s all for this month. Hope to see everyone at the May meeting!
73’s,
Nathan KCØLCS
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Submitted by Nathan: The following is from The Handiham World Weekly E-Newsletter for April 26th, 2006:
Equipment needed:
We are in need of working ham radio equipment for our equipment loan program. If you can help us with a tax-deductible donation, please let Avery know. Courage Center is a 501c3 charity, and your gifts are deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law. Gifting your used ham gear is a wonderful way to share amateur radio with others. In general, the items most needed are solid-state rigs, HF, VHF, and UHF or any combination.
The Handiham program is a part of Courage Center, a national, not-for-profit rehabilitation and resource center for people with physical disabilities, brain injuries, speech or vision impairments, or hearing loss. Headquartered in Minneapolis, Courage Center offers comprehensive, life-long services to people of all ages. Courage Center’s wide-ranging services are designed to empower people with disabilities to reach their full potential in every aspect of life. For more information about Courage Center, visit www.courage.org.
Contact Avery about equipment donations
at:
avery.finn@courage.org
Or call toll-free: 1-866-426-3442
Submitted by Dale (AE0S): on behalf of K0WCM:
Two complete HF setup's ie
radio, antenna and amp Just add coax and start
talking Here's what I have and I would prefer pickup or
could meet someone let's say around Basspro in St. Charles Mo.
1# knwd ts-820s w/digital readout 10 thru 160 (no warc
bands) original manual and original service manual will rate as a
8+ due to age work's great
Dentron GLA1000b amp 15 thru 80
(no mods done for 10 or 160) getting around 400 out matching set
of replaced filter capacitors with three no way of testing
tube's may need new set
Hustler 5BTV HF vertical 10 thru
80
2#knwd ts-430s 10 thru 160 with warc bands original manual
and copy of service manual
AmpSupply LA1000a amp 10 thru
160, AmpSupply AT1200 matching
tuner, HyGain TH6DXX 6ele tribander
(super thunderbird)
Sell number 1 for $600.00
Sell number 2 for $750.00
Sell both setup's for $1200.00
Trade both setup's for Bass Boat
phone# 573-856-4055
email billy570d@alltel.net
Thanks, billy k0wcm