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Officers President: John Hobson, WD5BFS, (254) 554-7705, [email protected] m Vice President: Myron Me- secke, N5TFK, (254) 770- 0529, [email protected] Secretary: Albert Howe, N5AWH, [email protected] Treasurer: Mike Hankins, KI5M, (254) 228-9336, [email protected] Board Members Frankie Baugh, KA5IHY, (254) 778-5622 Darwin Geiselbrecht, K5DOA, (254) 487-3167, [email protected] Ron Thompson, W5WRE, (254) 859-3000, rwthompson@ clearwire.net Gerald Richmond, N5ZXJ, (2011-13) [email protected] Committees Programs: Board of Dir. W5LM Trustee: Ron Thompson, W5WRE, (254) 859-3000, rwthompson@ clearwire.net Technical Director: Education: Membership: HamEXPO!: Mike LeFan, WA5EQQ, (254) 773- 3590, [email protected] Bulletin Editor & Web- master: WA5EQQ In this issue Our President Says… HamEXPO Scene At Our Next Meeting 1 HamEXPO Prize Winners EAS Test on Nov. 9 Key Clicks from the Armadillo 2 TARC Ballot JOTA Photos Party Reservations Due 3 Thanksgiving Wishes Meeting Info 4 W5LM Repeaters: 146.820- MHz (PL 123.0) 444.700 MHz (PL 123.0) www.tarc.org November 2011 At Our Next Meeting November 2011 The next TARC meeting is Nov. 3 and includes elect- ing officers for 2012 (see p. 3). There will be a great program too. See you at the Church of Christ in Western Hills in Temple, 210 N. Gen. Bruce Dr., at 7 p.m. on Nov. 3. The Fall 2011 HamEXPO was very successful thanks to all the hard work and support of TARC members. I personally had several people stop by the front desk to say thanks for running HamEXPO and to let me know that HamEXPO is one of the best Ham flea markets in Texas. A thank you also goes out to the VEs that supported the amateur license testing session. This is definitely one of the important events during HanEXPO. Congratulations to the HamEXPO grand prize winners: Dwight Baldwin, KC5RAB; Phillip Kabler, KD5HQS; and Gilbert Rymer, W5GKR. . A TARC and VE breakfast was held at the Temple Luby’s Cafeteria on the Saturday following HamEXPO. Turnout and conversation was good. Plan to make the next one after the Spring 2012 HamEXPO if you (Continued on page 2) HamEXPO, Breakfast, TARC Elections and More... Scene from Oct. 1 HamEXPO

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Page 1: TARC Elections and More · TARC Ballot —JOTA Photos — Party Reservations Due 3 Thanksgiving Wishes — Meeting Info 4 W5LM Repeaters: 146.820- MHz (PL 123.0) — 444.700 MHz (PL

Officers

President: John Hobson, WD5BFS, (254) 554-7705, [email protected]

Vice President: Myron Me-secke, N5TFK, (254) 770-0529, [email protected]

Secretary: Albert Howe, N5AWH, [email protected]

Treasurer: Mike Hankins, KI5M, (254) 228-9336, [email protected]

Board Members

Frankie Baugh, KA5IHY, (254) 778-5622

Darwin Geiselbrecht, K5DOA, (254) 487-3167, [email protected]

Ron Thompson, W5WRE, (254) 859-3000, rwthompson@ clearwire.net

Gerald Richmond, N5ZXJ, (2011-13) [email protected]

Committees

Programs: Board of Dir.

W5LM Trustee: Ron Thompson, W5WRE, (254) 859-3000, rwthompson@ clearwire.net

Technical Director: —

Education: —

Membership: —

HamEXPO!: Mike LeFan, WA5EQQ, (254) 773-3590, [email protected]

Bulletin Editor & Web-

master: WA5EQQ

In this issue

Our President Says… — HamEXPO Scene — At Our Next Meeting 1

HamEXPO Prize Winners — EAS Test on Nov. 9 — Key Clicks from the Armadillo 2

TARC Ballot —JOTA Photos — Party Reservations Due 3

Thanksgiving Wishes — Meeting Info 4

W5LM Repeaters:

146.820- MHz (PL 123.0) — 444.700 MHz (PL 123.0)

www.tarc.org November 2011

At Our Next Meeting

November 2011

The next TARC meeting is Nov. 3

and includes elect-ing officers for

2012 (see p. 3). There will be a great program too.

See you at the Church of Christ in

Western Hills in Temple, 210 N. Gen. Bruce Dr., at

7 p.m. on Nov. 3.

The Fall 2011 HamEXPO was very successful

thanks to all the hard work and support of

TARC members. I personally had several

people stop by the front desk to say thanks for

running HamEXPO and to let me know that

HamEXPO is one of the best Ham flea markets

in Texas. A thank you also goes out to the VEs

that supported the amateur license testing

session. This is definitely one of the important

events during HanEXPO.

Congratulations to the HamEXPO grand

prize winners: Dwight Baldwin, KC5RAB;

Phillip Kabler, KD5HQS; and Gilbert Rymer,

W5GKR. .

A TARC and VE breakfast was held at the

Temple Luby’s Cafeteria on the Saturday

following HamEXPO. Turnout and

conversation was good. Plan to make the next

one after the Spring 2012 HamEXPO if you

(Continued on page 2)

HamEXPO, Breakfast,

TARC Elections and More...

Scene from Oct. 1 HamEXPO

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TARC Bulletin — November 2011 — page 2

…Thanks to Ron W5WRE for demonstrating Ham Radio for a Cub Scout den in October. …If you are a relatively recent TARC member and did not get a club coffee mug when you joined, please notify John WD5BFS or Mike KI5M and get that free mug. ...TARC’s Christmas ban-quet is Dec. 1. Make your reservations now! See page 3. ...Temple Christmas Pa-rade is the first Monday night in December. We’ll need you to help. Details as soon as we know them. ...Preparations for the 2014 ARRL Centennial Celebration are under way with ARRL President Kay Craigie, N3KN announcing a planning commit-tee including David Woolweaver, K5RAV. ...On Oct. 5, Jay Urish, W5GM resigned as ARRL’s NTX SM and Walt Mayfield, KE5SOO was appointed to complete Jay’s term. ...TARC Bulletin—online (.pdf format). It’s posted on the TARC website and on the Ya-hoo Discussion Group site. If you need a paper copy, notify Mike WA5EQQ. ... Keeping up with the times, the WGD Leadership is trying out new methods of com-munication. Follow them on Twitter, ARRL_WGD and on Facebook at ARRL West Gulf Division. ...TARC Net — Mondays at 7 p.m. on 146.820 MHz (PL 123.0). Are YOU checking in? Check-ins are growing. ...See you Nov. 1 at 7:00 p.m. at the Church of Christ in Western Hills in Temple for the next TARC meeting. Don’t miss it.

KEY CLICKS

FROM THE

ARMADILLO

missed this one.

November’s TARC meeting will be busy.

We will have the election of club officers and

a presentation on High Speed Multimedia

Amateur communications. Jim Kinter,

K5KTF from Austin will be our guest

speaker. He is a software developer for IP

based Amateur radio communications

networks being set up by Hams in Texas.

Voting for TARC 2012 officers will be

held during the business session of the

November meeting. Additional nominations

will be taken from the floor prior to the

voting. If you are not able to attend the

November meeting you may download a

ballot from the TARC Yahoo reflector and

mail it in prior to the meeting or use the

ballot on page 3 of this Bulletin. .

Here is the current slate of officers from

the Election Committee: for President,

Robert Shoemaker, KE5WVC; Vice

President,: Myron Mesecke, N5TFK;

Treasurer,:Mike Hankins, KI5M; Secretary,

Darwin Geiselbrecht, K5DOA; and Director

2011-2014, Mike LeFan, WA5EQQ.

The TARC President has the pleasure of

selecting the TARC Ham of the Year to be

presented at the TARC December holiday

dinner. I will be requesting nominations for

the TARC Ham of the Year at the November

meeting. Please review the contributions by

your fellow Ham when considering who you

recommend. Many TARC members have put

in a lot of hours supporting TARC and our

activities this year.

(Continued from page 1)

The first nationwide test of the Emer-

gency Alert System, or EAS, will take

place at 1:00 p.m., Central Time on No-

vember 9, 2011. The broadcasters, along

with FEMA and the FCC, have been

working to ensure both the success of the

test AND that the public is informed and

fully aware of it in advance. However,

no matter how much outreach is con-

ducted, or how plain the language is that

accompanies the test alert, it’s likely that

some of the public may be confused and

feel compelled to contact police, fire, or

other emergency services through calls

to their local 911 centers.

Remind your family, friends, and as-

sociates of the upcoming test on Nov. 9.

Talk about the test on the radio so listen-

ers and other operators will be up to

speed.

Please contact the State Operations

Center at 512-424-2208 or

[email protected] if you have any ques-

tions.

National Test of Emergency Alert

System on Nov. 9

The winners of the three grand prizes

at HamEXPO were Dwight Baldwin,

KC5RAB of Austin who won the FT-

587D HF/VHF/UHF rig. The second

prize, a deluxe MFJ antenna analyzer,

went to Phillip Kabler, KD5HQS, of

Belton. Gilbert Rymer, W5GKR (a

TARC member) from Eddy, won the

VHF/UHF talkie third place prize.

Congratulations to each.

EXPO Doorprize

Winners Announced

Temple College held a reception on Oct. 11 at

Hilton Garden Inn to acquaint scholarship

donors with the students receiving those

scholarships. TARC sponsors a technical edu-

cation scholarship in memory of Charlie

Schlieper, N5TD (SK). TARC invited Kay

Schlieper, KB5DC to represent the club at the

reception. She is N5TD’s widow and a life

member of TARC. Kay is also a former TC

instructor.

Reception Honors Donors

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TARC Bulletin — November 2011 — page 3

TARC’s Christmas Banquet is Thursday, Dec. 1 at

the Wildflower Country Club in Temple. If you plan

to attend, you need to bring $5 cash or check to

Mike Hankins, KI5M, so we can get a good head-

count. The cost to you is $5 per person.

You can mail a check to TARC, P.O. Box 616,

Temple, TX 76503 ($5 per person), or pay KI5M at

the November club meeting with cash or check to

make sure you have a reservation.

If you cannot get to the club meeting, you may

send an e-mail to [email protected] stating why you

cannot pay in advance and how many will be attend-

ing. You will need to pay $5 per person at the door.

Ballot for TARC Officers for 2012 W5WRE and Cub Scout JOTA

Party Reservations are Due

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TARC Bulletin — November 2011 — page 4

Temple Amateur Radio Club, Inc.

P.O. Box 616

Temple, TX 76503

First Class Mail

Temple Amateur Radio Club meets the first Thursday of each month from 7:00-9:00 p.m., at the Church of Christ in Western Hills, 210 N. General Bruce Dr., in Temple—across I-35 from Starbucks Cof-fee. Refreshments are served, and guests are invited and welcome!