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President's Message
Hooray! Sunspot Cycle 23 does appear to be heading our way. Although it may be hard, if not impossible to notice on a day-to-day basis, it is noticeable from week-to-week. And that's good news for all of us, especially those of us without SUPER-STATIONS. When I jumped back into this hobby about five years ago, after a considerable absence, it seemed like I could work the world on 10 meters with just a half-wave dipole only 12 feet off the ground and running about 80 watts. For those of you new to the hobby, you're in for a real treat in the coming years. The world is indeed at your fingertips. With a little bit of luck from Mother Nature, maybe 10 meters will open up a little for this years ARRL 10 Meter Contest on December 13 & 14. With better propagation days ahead, it's not a bad time to start working on that license upgrade to the next level.
And speaking of upgrades, FARA was once again instrumental in getting new hams off on the right foot with its latest License-In-A-Weekend class. Thanks again to Ed Weiss, W1NXC, for pulling together the team of instructors and Dick Marshall, K1KTK, for the testing team to make it all happen. There are nine very happy new hams because of their efforts and the efforts of their teams. Some of the students did poke their noses into the club shack between classes to see ham radio in action. The ARRL November Phone Sweepstakes was that same weekend and FARA members were operating the club station.
Hope to see you at the next monthly meeting on December 4. 73
Jim, W1EQW
License-in-a-Weekend Graduates Another Class
by Ed, W1NXC
Director of Training
With the completion of another License in a Weekend class Nov. 14-16, FARA continued the tradition of adding to the ranks of Technician class licensees-this time nine out of a class of twelve received their Tech call signs-only five days after taking the exams !
Here are the names and call signs:
N1ZWD Dick Holmes
N1ZWE Andrew Otto
N1ZWF Rene Souza
N1ZWG Jon Isabelle
N1ZWH Chris Mauro
N1ZWI James Billings
N1ZWJ Ayres Hall
N1ZWK Julia Christo
KA1SQA Debra MacGregor* (upgraded to Tech Plus from Novice)
A special thanks to instructors, Dennis KE6DPL, Jim W1EQW, Lee KA1USL, Pete KA1AXY, Karen N1XAK, and also to Dick K1KTK , supervisor of the exam session on Sunday, for their contribution to the success of the 5th License
in a Weekend class.
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