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President’s RamblingsFirst, I have two very big thank you’s. The first is to our outgoing editor, Kevin/W3DAD. Kevin took over the editor’s duties on a temporary basis until we could find a permanent editor. As with so many things in life, temporary became a relative term. Geologically speaking, two years doesn’t seem like much, but coming up with a first class club newsletter for a couple of years can seem like an eternity. I know, because I did it back when I had to literally cut and paste on paper. Computers have been a big help but it’s still work. So our yellow LARC hat’s are off to W3DAD for sticking with it. We’ll be looking forward to the technical articles from Kevin in the future. The second thank you is to Bob/KB3HGW for offering to take over the editor’s position. We’ve got a lot of talented members who could write up a ham related article and have it published in the Feedback. It is really tough for an editor to continue to create something out of thin air issue after issue. I hope that some of you will periodically submit an article reviewing a new piece of equipment or on something you’ve found interesting about the hobby. Grist for the mill is always appreciated. Pud/W3YD has covered the events that we’ve participated in for the last month elsewhere in this issue. It has been quite a busy month. The MDC QSO party is nearly upon us and it is my profound hope that we’ll get the rotator replaced prior to using it. I haven’t heard anything about the DC Roadrunners Labor Day Race yet, but will give you a heads up if we get invited to help out. If you have any thoughts on guest speakers for the meetings, or have some equipment you’d like to bring to a meeting for a show and tell, please let me know. I’ll just mention that the ARES/RACES program in Prince George’s County is going forward. We’ve given the hospitals lists of equipment that we suggest they purchase to set up a radio station. We’ve also been meeting with the Health Department as a member of their bio-terrorism task force and will be having some up coming drills. If you are not a member of ARES/RACES, I urge you to contact me to sign up. We’ve managed to keep most of our radio spectrum over the years because we’re mandated to provide emergency communications if needed. It’s part of our duty to become involved and get trained so we can provide qualified operators to local jurisdictions during disasters. 73 de Jim/WI3N MINUTES FOR JUNE 2002 Laurel Amateur Radio Club Vice President Frank (HD) Scott/K3HDM brought the meeting to order at 1930. This was an abbreviated meeting as there was not a great deal of old or new business to be brought before the Club. The treasurer’s report and approval of any outstanding minutes was deferred until our next meeting. HD reported that 15 members participated in Field Day activities this month. Special thanks were accorded Mary Ellen/W3VY for the excellent spice cake she prepared for Field Day. Several members commented very favorably upon it. Dan/KA8YPY, President of the Foundation for Amateur Radio, suggested in his FAR report that changes in Auto-Call would bring in more member club participation. He specifically indicated more member club columns would be appearing. Upcoming events include: 6 July---The 4th of July parade in Laurel. 7 July---Special Event for the Laurel Fire Rescue Personnel. 28 July---Timonium Hamfest. 2d Week in August---MD-DC QSO party. 7, 8 September---FAR Hamfest in Howard County fairgrounds. VE testing sessions will occur and NWS and RACES will be represented at the Hamfest. Volunteer effort is needed for this event. Meeting was adjourned at 2000.
Edgar Rummel/KB3DVC Secretary
June 22-23, 2002 This year LARC ran FD from the Club Shack using battery power (1E). From this location we had comfy rest facilities, air conditioning and lots of shade. Key down was Saturday at 2:55 PML and the station was QRT at 2:00 PML Sunday Dennis/KT3D and Jm/WI3N spent 3 hours Saturday AM trying to install software in the Shack computer and Matt's laptop. This software would allow the Kenwood HF radio to control the logging program and vise versa. They we unsuccessful in their endeavor and a .xls spread sheet was formatted and used to log this event. Mary Ellen/W3VY and Charles/AA3WC supplied food stuffs (finger food) and some of the 'best' spice cake that anyone had ever laid their lips to. Joe/N3TZA supplied beverages and ice, for a cool one. On Sunday, on 2m, we received a call from Toby/KB3BWR/aero-mobile, asking if the contact would help and to his disappointment, he was informed by Pud/W3YD, VHF contacts were not allowed. The club made 134 de-duped contacts, scored no additional points. Final score = 268. Participants, 15 as follows: AA3WC……...….….…....... Charles N3TZA.................................. Joe W3YD……….........….….… Pud WI3N.................................... Jim W3VY.................................. Mary Ellen KA8YPY………......…….... Dan K3HDM …………............... HD KD5ENP……......…………. Larry KT3D.................................... Dennis K3IOG.................................. Howard N3JMK................................. Matt K3HU.................................... Hugh W3QX.................................. William KB3HGW.............................. Bob KB3HXS............................... Tony
Post Office Box 831 Riverdale, MD 20783 News ItemsSpecial Event Pud/HD/Dennis/Bob/Jim/Joe/Howard, and visitors Kevin, Matt and Harper (all related to N3TZA) looked on as we worked 44 stations from around the country, some of whom were looking for our SPECIAL EVENT certificate. A good, casual, time was had by all participants in this 12-hour effort. (A copy of the proposed certificate, designed by N3WSG/Jerry is included in the e-version of this FEEDBACK!) Tnx Jerry … well designed, and quite colorful! (Both of the above events were worked from our shack, where our beam was frozen to the west, and our dipole, on forty meters, was the workhorse.) Fourth of July activities sponsored by the Laurel 4th of July Committee were also assisted by several LARCers … we coordinated on the club repeater (440), and no problems were encountered there. Main problem was caused by electionitis … the normal one-hour parade was extended to almost two hours because every politician running for anything stopped to “kiss the babies and press the flesh” at every crowd they saw (crowd is defined as two or more people.) Later in the day, WI3N and W3YD coordinated the fireworks display between the grandstand and the shooters’ positions at Laurel Lake. News Items fBay: Pud is auctioning a TH-28, Kenwood 2-meter HT, with manual and wall-charger. The rig needs a battery (~$35-40); minimum bid is $51; bids accepted in increments of $1.00; auction ends when the July meeting starts … cash/check. Pud will keep all bidders informed of highest active bid. Fall-Fest, this joint effort of both the FAR and CARA will be a two-day hamfest, Sept 7 & 8, at the Howard Co. Fairgrounds. LARC has been offered a free table to unload some of the rare antiques we all have in our shacks, and which the LARC shack has a fair share of also. Problem: we need a few folks who can dedicate a few hours to man the table. If you’re so inclined, let Jim, HD, or Pud know “when” and “how long” you can volunteer. The Fall-Fest is also being billed as the MDC convention. There will several programs on both days; one such, which should of immediate interest to us, is a SKYWARN class offered by the NWS. As more details become available, they will be posted. Of course, the LARC VET will be there on Sunday for testing. QST magazines, sorted and bundled by year (tnx to N3TZA) are available at the club shack. We have several complete copies of several years, going back into the 1980s. If we can’t find a good home for these, Mr. Dempsey, as in Dumpster, will accommodate us. Contesting will be discussed at the July LARC meeting, which is also the quarterly meeting of the LARC Regional PVRC Club. The next contest of our club is the MDC QSO Party, Aug 10-11. I would encourage folks to support the club from the shack, or work it from your home QTH if you can. It’s a “gentleman’s” contest: noon to midnight on Saturday, and noon to eight pm on Sunday. Our club has won four of the last five years (we didn’t try last year because of perceived lack of competition!) More info and planning at the July meeting. ARRL Training Manuals, all three levels, are being sold by SOMETHING SPECIAL COFFEEHOUSE, 504 Main St, Laurel. Pat Walsh is really doing this as a favor to LARC. We also have down there about 12 Net Directories, and the current issue of AUTOCALL (price recently raised to $2 per). Visit the CoffeeHouse, and buy a cup of coffee, say tnx to Pat, and get your AUTOCALL (support the FAR). The Foundation for Amateur Radio (FAR) meets on the second Wednesday of each month, alternating between Virginia and Maryland. I went to the July meeting, and will have a somewhat complete report at the July LARC meeting. However, highlights of the meeting include: the announcement that they have awarded 57 scholarships this year, and will announce next year’s program in Jan/Feb 2003; there was some discussion of the Fall-Fest (see above); also, AUTOCALL, the big money LOSER for FAR was raised to a $2 prescription, in lieu of going to bi-monthly, and clubs are being actively encouraged to contribute their “local news” to make this in fact a regional, timely NEWS-magazine. (W3YD)
I just delivered five of the new AMATEUR EXTRA manuals to Pat Walsh, at SOMETHING SPECIAL, on Main Street. The cover price of this manual is $24.95 .... and includes the 800 or so questions/answers (up from 650) used by the VEs when devising the various EXTRA class tests. (The test is still 50 questions, multiple choice, and this new syllabus is effective July 1.) The current book, although it looks just like the last one, is the EIGHTH EDITION, in case you go shopping elsewhere! SOMETHING SPECIAL also has, on the shelf, NOW YOU'RE TALKING ($19), and the GENERAL CLASS manual ($15).
All prices include tax.(W3YD) FAR Minutes June
The meeting was called to order at 8:00 P.M. on June 12, 2002 in Tacoma Park, MD by Dan Blasberg, KA8YPY, President There were 15 representatives representing 17 clubs guest. Those in attendance where: Dan Blasberg KA8YPY Laurel ARC/GMRA Al Brown KZ3AB Antietam RA/ Maryland Emergency Phone Net Mary Morris N4TCI Mt. Vernon ARC Don Kirby KR3A Calvert ARC Chip Weems W4PBG Historical Electronics Museum ARC Tom Podlesak WA2QAL Ole Virginia Hams Jim Headrick W3CP PVRC & NRLARC George Stephens W3GRS Leisure World ARC Hugh O'Donnell W3FUO Goddard ARC Marjorie Sleeman KA3TXK WAARC John Sleeman N3FXC WAARC William Hatfield W3QX Montgomery ARC Hugh Katz K3HU Voice of America ARC Page Pyne WA3EOP Cheese Hollow ARS/ Antietam RA William Riley N3SNU Prince George's County REACT Secretary's Report: The minutes for May were approved as corrected. Treasurer's Report: Tim Titus (W1TRT) wasn’t at the meeting but Dan (KA8YPY)
Auto-Call Report given by Dan (KA8YPY). At Manassas, 30 subscriptions sold. There was a discussion about increasing content of AUTOCALL. If club listings are incorrect in AUTOCALL, contact Dan. No Survivor’s Assistance and ARRL reports were given. FallFest report by Dan (KA8YPY) outlined the progress. Clubs that are
Old Business - FAR is not eligible for United Way. Eligibility includes the requirements that the charitable origination have a dedicated phone number and a fixed address (not a PO Box) and the origination be staffed 15 hours a week. New Business - Tom Podlesak (WA2QAL) of Ole Virginia Hams asked for help in providing communications for the National Railway Historical Society Convention in 2003. An executive net is needed. He Asked that we bring the idea to our local clubs and contact him if an individual or club is interested. He can be reached at tpodlesak@arl.mil.army.mil. He’ll be happy to send his proposal via email. Announcements - Father’s Day Hamfest in Fredrick - June 16. BRATS Hamfest, Timonium, MD - July 28 Berryville, VA Hamfest - August 4 MD/DC QSO Party - August 10-11 Meeting adjourned at 8:55 P.M. The next meeting will be held at 8:00 PM on Wednesday July 10, 2002 at Lee
Submitted by: Mary Morris, N4TCI FAR Recording Secretary ________________________ FAR Minutes May 8, 2002 The meeting was called to order at 8:00 P.M. on May 8 2002 at the Lee Center in Alexandria, VA by Dan Blasberg, KA8YPY, President There were 18 representatives representing 18 clubs and 1 guest. Those in attendance where: Dan Blasberg KA8YPY Laurel ARC/GMRA Hugh Katz K3HU Voice of America ARC Al Brown KZ3AB Antietam RA/ Maryland Emergency Phone Net Carl Morris WN3DYG Guest from Cumberland Valley Amateur Radio Club (CVARC) John Swafford W4HU QCWA Chapter 91 Tom Beavers KD5CMI Fauquier Amateur Radio Association Neil Spokes AB4YK Fauquier Amateur Radio Association Mary Lu Blasdell KB4EFP Ole Virginia Hams Ruth Frock KU4WH Ole Virginia Hams Marcia Miller KD4ITP DARG Chip Weems W4PBG Historical Electronics Museum ARC Don Kirby KR3A Calvert ARC Ray Johnson K5RJ QCWA Chapter 91 Dick Rucker KM4M QCWA Chapter 91 Dick Maylott W2YE Sterling Park ARC/National Capital DX Assn. Alan Bosch KO4ALA Vienna Wireless Society William Hatfield W3QX Montgomery ARC Tim Titus W1TRT Columbia ARA/HEMARC Mary Morris N4TCI Mt. Vernon ARC Secretary's Report: The minutes for April were approved as sent. Treasurer's Report: Tim Titus (W1TRT) presented the current balance sheet.
Auto-Call Report given by Dan, KA8YPY. At York Springfest, 2 subscriptions sold, at Antietam, club members manned the table and 6 subscriptions were sold. The FAR Executive Board (consisting of the officers of FAR) met and a decision reached that AUTOCALL needs to continue as a monthly magazine and to keep the publication going it is necessary to raise the rates. The yearly subscription will be $18 and a single issue will be $2. With this increase, and a good FallFest, the board hopes the FAR will stop loosing money at a rapid rate. Dan, KA8YPY, will be coordinating with our editor, John Queen. Dan hopes to increase content of the magazine to increase reader interest. As a first step, AUTOCALL will include each member club in the magazine’s directory. William Hatfield, W3QX, moved and it was seconded and passed to vacate the motion passed two months ago to go to bi-monthly printing as expeditiously as possible. AUTOCALL will be published monthly. No Survivors' Assistance, Scholarship report, or ARRL report given. FallFest report by Tim Titus (W1TRT) outlined the progress made. Look at
No New Business. Announcements - Manassas Hamfest, Sunday, June 2, 2002 at Manassas
Meeting adjourned at 8:45 P.M. The next meeting will be held at 8:00 PM on Wednesday June 12, 2002 in
Submitted by: Mary Morris, N4TCI FAR Recording Secretary ANNOUNCEMENTS CONTESTS August 3-4 ARRL UHF Contest August 10-11 Maryland-DC QSO Party August 10-11th WAE CW
September 14-16 ARRL VHF QSO Party October 5-6 QCWA QSO Party October 12-13 Pennsylvania QSO Party November 2-4 ARRL Sweepstakes CW November 16-18 ARRL Sweepstakes SSB December 6-8 ARRL 160 Meter December 14-15 ARRL 10 Meter HAMFESTS July 28 Baltimore Radio Amateur TV Society (BRATS) http://www.bratsatv.org Aug 11 "Tailgate Fest" (Tailgating only) Carroll County ARC http://www.qis.net/~k3pzn Aug 11 Hilltop Transmitting Assn., York ARC, & Southern PA Communications Group http://www.carli-online.com/hamfest Aug 25 Hanover Area Hamming Association Pleasant Hill, PA
Sep 7/8 Maryland-DC Section Convention Columbia ARA & Foundation for Amateur Radio http://www.fall-fest.com FREE
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384 MAIN STREET ADVANCED REGISTRATION JOHN CREEL – 301-572-5124 Bring original license, CSCEs, Photo ID 
FAR SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDS 2002 FAR SILENT KEY Memorial Scholarships 3@$1000 each Bryan Myhre, KG4DMM – Montclair, VA Vanessa Avanzini, KF4LLY – Burke, VA Kathy Hufford, KF4CJR – Woodbridge, VA QCWA Named MEMORIAL Scholarships - 5@ $1500 each Ralph Hasslinger(W2CVF) Charter Member Scholarships Mark Henry, KE4UFT – Rotonda West, FL Donald & Phyllis Doughty Family Scholarship Donald M. Guisinger, KC8RPE – Massilon, OH Travis Baird (K9VQD) Memorial Scholarship Andrew F. Schaefer, KB2ZWZ – Binghamton, NY Edwin P. Woodruff(W3SX) Memorial ScholarshipJason M. Marshall, KB1CZE – Monticello, ME Leo Meyerson Family Living Scholarship Martin C. Worster, KD5LJT – Harrison, AR QCWA Memorial Scholarships - 11@ $1000 each Jeannemarie Bacon, KB1GUZ – Randolph, MA Matthew G. Kersus, KC2GGA – Wall, NJ Gregory W. Bennett, K1GWB – Jaffrey, NH Andrew Carson, KB7PEH – Shoreline, WA Matthew Henry, KE4VEM – Rotonda West, FL Kelly Lendzion, KC8JUX – Fowlerville, MI Robert C. Mate, KB8BXJ – No. Olmstead, OH Daniel Nygren, KA3ZHT – Sweet Valley, PA Mark A. Pettus, KE4ESF – Delta, AL Melody L. Siff, KE4ACK – Chesapeake, VA John L. Walker, N4DMR – Cullman, AL Young Ladies’ Radio League Scholarships Ethel Smith (K4LMB) Memorial Scholarship - $1500 Carolyn M. Keydash, N3DON – Berlin, MD Mary Lou Brown (NM7N) Memorial Scholarship - $1500 Rebecca D. Worster, KD5LSS – Harrison, AR Phil-Mont Mobile Radio Club - $2000 Michael P. Taraborrelli, N3MT – Philadelphia, PA Lawrence E. and Thelma J. Norrie Memorial Scholarship - $2500 Michelle Swann, KE4EZI – Warner Robbins, GA Richard G. Chichester, Memorial Scholarship, - $1000 Sponsored by Patricia and Jack(W9AMF) Chichester Therese G. Long, KC8PEZ – Imlay City, MI
Scott E. Brock, KB9SZW – Rushville, IN Columbia Amateur Radio Association Scholarship - $1000 Shaun Hutton, N3WBM – Frederick, MD Baltimore Amateur Radio Club Scholarships Scott M. Lazzaro, N3MWX - Mount Airy, MD - $1000 Nancy H. Christian, KB3BBF – Lanham, MD - - $1000 David Wilson, N3OYF – Columbia, MD - $1000 Elizabeth R. Schemm, KA3WVL – Clarksville, MD - $1000 Ernie Dobos Memorial Scholarship - $1500 Andrew Metcalf, KB3GYE – Smithburg, MD
Gary A. J. Raney, KM5TY – Houston, TX Dade Radio Club Tropical Hamboree Scholarships - 2 @$1000 each Michael Henry, KF4KDI - Rotonda West, FL Gary T. Fowks, KF4HEE - Saint Cloud, FL
Sponsored by the Martin County Amateur Radio Ass’n Nathan Ott, KF4JER – Inverness, FL
Christina Christianson, KG4NII – Falls Church, VA James A. Rusinko, KB3GWD – Pittsburgh, PA Phillip A. Bogacki, KB9KEE – Milwaukee, WI Ernest L. Walker, WB3DVL Memorial Scholarship - $1000 Sponsored by the Baltimore Radio Amateur TV Society Jo Ann Simpson, KA3WPD – Temple Hills, MD Maryland Mobileers Memorial Scholarship - $1000 In Memory of Jerry Gavin, NU3D Jesse M. Small, KB3GXV – Waldorf, MD Nanticoke Amateur Radio Club Scholarship - $1000 Joshua K. Brown, KF4HJO – Virginia Beach, VA Murgas Amateur Radio Club Scholarship - $500 Thomas M. Reber, KB3FCH – Coatesville, PA Rose Ellen Bills Memorial Scholarships - $2000 James R. Martin, KD5FAN – Flower Mound, TX Frederick Amateur Radio Club Scholarship - $1000 Christopher B. Beall, N3TIK – Myersville, MD 10-10 International Net Scholarships - 5 @ $1000 each Joshua J. Long, N8CFS – Imlay City, MI Jonathan D. Marvin, W0LBG – Johnston, IA David W. Smith, N8SQJ – North Branch, MI David Ziskind, KE4QLH – Atlanta, GA Lori Lendzion, KC8JUY – Fowlerville, MI Kevin Barry Perdue Memorial Scholarship - $2000 Sponsored by Kay (WT3P) and Carter (N3AO) Craigie Krista D. Birmingham, KB2MER – Ridgewood, NJ
Sponsored by the West Allis Radio Amateur Club Michael J. Haessler, KB9TGF – Waupaca, WI
Andrew J. Wagner, KB9TAC – Menomonie, WI Ozaukee Radio Club Scholarship - $1000 Andrew A. Knitt, KB9JOZ – Rhinelander, WI Free State Amateur Radio Club Scholarship - $1000 Brian J. West, N3SRW – Gaithersburg, MD Robert E. True Memorial Scholarship - $1000 Sponsored by Mrs. Shirley True Banning Michael J. Wagner, KC8PRH – Alliance OH
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