FARA Picnic - September 5
Pictures taken by Sharon, KC1YR

More pictures can be found on the club web site.

Submitting to the Circuit
by Robert, N1UVA
Newsletter Editor

Many club members ask how to best submit material to the Circuit.  Well, here are some guidelines which should help you, and make my life as Editor easier.  You can also see this on the FARA website and it will be reprinted in the newsletter as space permits.
Electronic mail is the preferred format to submit with.  However, if you do not have access to e-mail, your submission may be sent slow-mail neatly typed or written.  You may also submit short bits via telephone.  The contact information for these submission formats are as follows, and appear on the cover of every newsletter.
The Deadline for Submitting to the Circuit is the Wednesday, one week before the monthly meeting

A general guide for electronic submission, which is the preferred and most common way to write for the Circuit follows:

  • If your submission is longer than 2 paragraphs it is preferred that it be sent as an attached word processing file, (Word).  This is the best way to retain your paragraph formatting and make my job easier.
  • Don't use multiple text columns. I reformat the text anyway and your efforts will be lost.
  • The first line should be the title of the article. Titles should not be set entirely in uppercase. Capitalize only the first letter of each word. For example: "Southern Club News". 
  • The next line should be the author followed by a comma and the callsign.  If you would like your e-mail address included in the newsletter's heading, place it on the next line.
  • The Circuit will also run your for sale items. Please include all information pertinent to your merchandise.
  • If you would like to include pictures please attach them in your e-mail message.  I cannot guarantee that your pictures will be included in the printed Circuit but they will be available on that month's Web version.
  • QSL cards should be sent as an attachment to an e-mail message.  In the message text include a short caption or story about why you feel the card should be in The Circuit.
Please remember that these are only guidelines, I am happy to print anything you may have for The Circuit.

Membership Dues

Annual membership dues are as follows: (Make checks payable to FARA)
Regular FARA $10
Student / Retired $5
Repeater (voluntary) $10

FARA Horizons

Oct 7: Monthly Meeting
Oct 25: Board Meeting