If you need to contact me by phone my number is (508) 910-5296.
What is the worst part so far, you may ask? Waiting for my Ethernet connection to access the T1!

Larned's Pond Road (near the Larneds beach, maybe this will help you recognize him), only a couple of blocks from where we lived. You probably would know him because he was big on six meters. I'm quite sure that Julie would know him, both being from Framingham. When we met, he gave me an "Eye-Ball QSO" certificate. If I really dug through some boxes I could find it, and my first log which would reveal Wes Randall's call sign. Again, this would be in the early '60's. I should probably write something for FARA too about my experience. One thing that I will never forget about my ham radio experiences,. starting with Wes, and throughout my experience, one thing stood out: A ham was always ready to help another ham, or anybody else for that matter. The "fraternity" was fantastic. I only use the past tense because I was "totally immersed" in my earlier years and less immersed currently. Times change, needs change, often not to our liking; however, I still look forward to getting back into it "in full force" in my retirement.
I look forward to meeting you at some point soon. I think we have a lot to "rag chew" about! Lastly, I would like to thank you personally for your personal involvement in the War. Had you and the thousands of others had  any doubts about that War and what had to be done, often without a prayer for survival, my existance now, and that of this phenomenal country of ours, would have been highly jeopardized. I can perceive some of what you and the others went through. I can not totally percieve the true impact. However, I have lived right next to Arlington Cemetery while in the Army and I visit the National Veterans Cemetery at Cape Cod. I have an immense respect for Veterans of any War. I hope that you can abate some of your recollections by way of the fact that your service was so very important, and critical, to myself and the World. Enough said! Cheers and Regards, Steve Davis, K1PEK

FARA Web Site Relocates

by Peter, KA1AXY

Our Web site has moved to <http://www.qsl.net/fara>. We are maintaining a link on the old Ultranet site which points to the new site, but you should update your bookmarks.
As the volume of material on the FARA web site grows, Ultranet is charging us more for storage. QSL.NET does not charge for storage, but requests a token yearly donation. We plan to continue the Ultranet account to provide our ISP service, but our web site will be located on QSL.NET.

FARA Thanks...

...go to Paul and Anne Bacchiocci, for their donation of a Compaq Prolinea 575e computer for FARA's web and mailing label needs. This 75 Mhz Pentium will replace the 386 now in the club station, and is being set up to run Win95 and Front Page. It arrived with a 680 Mbyte hard drive and has 24 Mbytes of RAM. A CDROM has been procured and should be installed by the time you read this.

From the Editor

by Robert, N1UVA

Since so many have asked about my college life, I just want everybody to know that I am having a great time at UMass Dartmouth. The residence halls are made up of suites which contain a common area and rooms for up to 12 people. A 27 inch TV was donated from the Hess household for my suite and it has somehow become the suite to be in.
I am settling in just fine and despite the popularity of my suite I am still getting my work done, including the Circuit. However, I would appreciate it if all submissions are in by the 2nd Wednesday before the club meeting.
I can still be reached at:
[email protected]

A Letter to the Editor

Circuit Editor,
I had sent a copy of what I wrote about W1Dl to Steve owner of Davis RF Co. He has in stock a ANC-4 Antenna Noise Cancellor that I am interested in. He is sending it to me on a trial basis. He ,through conversation, with me knows Julie well. The enclosed info that he sent should make good copy in our newsletter.
73's. Hal, WN1TKD
Hi Hal, that was really great and an excellent tribute to Julie. It also brought out another significant recollection. I was born and brought up in Framingham. I was licensed in 1963, at the age of 13. If it wasn't for FARA, and particularly Wes Randall, whose call sign I can't remember, my life would probably be totally different. FARA ran a ham radio class at the Civic Center. I started out with about 20 participants and in about a month it was down to just me. The code aspect sent all the rest packing. Wes worked with me until I passed the Novice. He recommended a Heathkit DX-20 and an SX-99. I built the Heathkit and when it didn't work he assessed it and found a bad RF choke.
I met one of my best friends, from Natick, on Novice CW. As fate would have it, fortunately he had the same crystal frequency that I did (I only had two crystals if I remember correctly and "working split" wasn't even in our language back then). I could go on and on about where all that led to. Bear in mind that when I got interrested in ham radio, via a beautiful mahogeny Zenith floor model radio in our living room, I did not know a single ham. I do remember my mother taking me to see a man on