Next Meeting
The November meeting of the Tar River Amateur Radio Club will be held Monday, January 5, at BODDIE NOELL ENTERPRISES, located at 1021 Noell Lane in Rocky Mount. The meeting will start at 7:00 p.m. Please enter the building through the main entrance. Parking is available in front of the building or in the parking lot. The January program will be “BNE Spam and Network”.
2004 VE Exam Schedule
Bill, N2BT
The Tar River Amateur Radio Club, Rocky Mount, NC, will hold ARRL/VEC Amateur Radio Exams in 2004 as follows:
February 7 August 7
April 3 October 2
June 5 December 4
Exams will start at 9 a.m. and will be held at:
The Braswell Memorial Library
727 N. Grace Street (corner of Grace and Peachtree Streets)
Rocky Mount, NC 27804
Please bring the following items when attending a testing session:
-Photo identification (drivers license)
-Social Security Number
-Original amateur radio license
-Copy of amateur radio license
-Original certificate(s) of successful completion
-Copy of certificate(s) of successful completion
-Test fee of $12 payable to ARRL/VEC (checks preferred)
For further information visit our club web site at www.TarRiverARC.com or contact:
Bill Thomas N2BT
VE Team Coordinator
Rocky Mount, NC
(252)-442-6131
Email: N2BT@arrl.net
2004 Club Dues
The Tar River Amateur Radio Club dues will be due in January. Full Membership is $15 and Family Full is $6 each. Associate Membership dues are $10 and are for Non-licensed persons only.
Please make check payable to the TRARC, and bring to the January meeting or mail to Fred Winner, the club’s treasurer. Please complete the application form at the end of the Newsletter.
Weekly ARES Net
The Northern Coastal Plain ARES net, covering Nash, Edgecombe, Halifax, and Wilson counties, meets Tuesday nights at 8:30 p.m. on 145.290 MHz, 146.805 MHz, 146.745 MHz, 224.220 MHz, 444.500 MHz, 444.700 MHz, 442.125 MHz and 443.700 MHz repeaters. Check into the net, participate in ARES training, and enjoy the informal rag-chew afterwards.
Upcoming Hamfests
February 7 – Charleston, SC
February 22 – Richmond, VA
February 29 – Vienna, VA
March 13-14 – Charlotte, NC
March 21 – Kinston, NC
Contests
January 1 – Straight-Key Night
January 3-4 – ARRL RTTY Roundup
January 3-4 – Kids Day
January 10-12 – North American QSO Party - CW
January 17-18 – ARRL Jan. VHF Sweepstakes
January 17-18 – North American QSO Party - Phone
January 24-25 – CQ WW 160 Meter Contest - CW
January 28 – 6M WSJT Sprint
January 31-February 9 – Six Club WSJT Mileage Marathon
New Look
Over the next couple of months, The Amplifier will be changing to a new look to accommodate the installed fonts and software on the new editor’s computer. We will strive to keep the Newsletter as informative and readable as ever.
The Club Activity Calendar will resume next month.
This is your newsletter, and if anyone has any comments on new equipment, interesting DX, ham radio web sites, antenna performance, digital modes, or anything else of interest to the amateur community, put together a paragraph or two and email it to me at lzavadil@earthlink.net or KI4BYV@arrl.net and we will include it in the newsletter. We are also interested in any pictures taken at club activities.