LARC Christmas Dinner 2019

Time to dust off the LARC Christmas wreath and get ready for the annual Christmas Dinner. We are doing things a little different this year, so be sure to read what follows carefully.

 

The LARC Christmas Dinner will be held 

December 2. (First Monday)

6:00 PM

The Parkview Baptist Church

Admission $10 per adult. No charge for children.

The menu includes Mission BBQ

Members are encourage to bring a dessert to share

There will be door prizes 

You can purchase your tickets at the November Meeting, or pay at the door. However, if you choose to pay at the door, please let us know by filling out the form you will receive in the mail. We need this information to plan for the number of guests. 

November 2019 Meeting

Taking the test was like a walk in the park

Dr. Louis, KN4ZPC,  Byron, KN4ZOZ, Glenn, W4JGC VE

We had an exceptionally busy testing night. 

Here are four more.

Jimmy, AB4KA VE, Vlad, KX4TH, Bob, KN4ZPB, Jose, KN4ZPD, Javier, KN4ZPA,      Adalberto, KN4ZPL, Richard, W8DUK VE

Congratulations to all. Each candidate passed the Technician Exam. Val, second from the left, is an Extra, and President of the Polytechnic Radio Club.

For some insight into how the present generation relates to Amateur Radio, Click Here

Election Results

President: Mike Shreve
Vice President: John Standford
Secretrary: Bill Johnson 
Treasurer: Todd Rush

Board members:
Jim Stewart, Eleanor Marshall, Glenn Culler, Rich Kennedy, Geoff Schuck, Matthew Stevens, Mike Oliver, Dave Zdanowicz

This Evening's Presentation

Our presenter for the meeting was Mike Shreve. His presentation Easy HF Antennas can be found on our website. 
Click here for copy of Mike's presentation
Mike demonstrated how one offset center dipole can be made to work several bands.The secret is finding the best overall length and side to side ratio.  

For less of a challenge, you might try a center fed dipole tuned for one frequency. Get some wire at the home center and experiment. Calculating the length is as easy as (1)234, or (2)468. To find the length of one (1) side of a dipole in feet, divide 234 by the frequency in MHz. To find the length in feet of both sides (2) divide 468 by the frequency. Add a little extra and then put it to the test. Helps if you have a friend with an antenna analyzer. This makes tweaking so much easier, and working with a friend is much more fun.

CALL	FIRST	LAST	LICENSE	ARRL	ARES	SKYWARN
AA4HT	Robert	Van Winkle	Amateur Extra	YES	NO
AB1DX	Oliver	Richards	Amateur Extra	YES	NO	NO
AB4KA	James	Russ	Amateur Extra	YES	NO
AB4XK	Chet	Carruth	Amateur Extra	YES	NO
AE4RM	Roger	Meadows	Amateur Extra	YES	NO	YES
AG4E	Robert	Young	Amateur Extra	NO	NO
K0ZD	John	Stanford	Amateur Extra	YES	NO
K1DU	Frederick	Delaney	Amateur Extra	YES	NO
K1TZD	Gregory	Burton	Amateur Extra	NO	NO
K2OU	Gary	Perkins	Amateur Extra	NO	NO	NO
K3JAZ	Larry	Turner	General	NO	NO
K4EMT	Sarah	Clark	Amateur Extra	NO	NO	NO
K4JZ	William	Aten	Amateur Extra	LIFE	YES	YES
KB0QMN	George	Rezac	General	NO	NO
KB4BDQ	Judith	Bukoski	General	LIFE	NO	NO
KB4FHP	Joseph	Lunsford	General	YES	YES
KF4TPW	Lydia	Morgan	Amateur Extra	NO	NO
KI4CDY	Patrick	O'Neil	Amateur Extra	YES	YES	YES
KI4CRI	Charles	Gribble	Amateur Extra	NO	NO	NO
KI4EFL	Donald	Jeerings	General	NO	NO	NO
KI4WRX	David	Zdanowicz	Amateur Extra	YES	YES	YES
KI4ZMV	William	Johnson	Amateur Extra	YES	NO	YES
KJ4DSQ	Roger	Land	Technician	YES	YES	YES
KJ4UW	George	Mann	Amateur Extra	YES	NO	YES
KJ4WFS	Tom	Evans	Amateur Extra	YES	YES
KK4LYQ	William	Paul	Amateur Extra	YES	NO	YES
KK4OGM	Ronald	Herring	Amateur Extra	NO	NO
KK4VCN	Eleanor	Marshall	Technician	NO	NO	YES
KM4STS	Liam	Holzer	General	NO	NO	NO
KM4STT	Aimee	Holzer	Amateur Extra	NO	NO
KM4STU	Leon	Holzer	General	NO	NO
KM4UYX	Kenneth	Kozla	General	NO	NO	NO
KN4FBD	John	McCullough	General	YES	NO
KN4FRA	Susan	Pugh	General	YES	YES
KN4LEH	Danny	Dickey	Technician	NO	YES	YES
KN4OTS	Harley	Leavitt	General	NO	NO
KN4PIH	Richard	Lennon	Technician	NO	NO
KN4UJI	Larry	Collins	Technician	NO	NO	YES
KT2T	Michael	Oliver	Amateur Extra	LIFE	YES	YES
N4ESS	Richard	Kennedy	Amateur Extra	LIFE	NO	YES
N4FRK	Victor	Saxe	General	NO	NO
N4HCZ	Robert	Griggs	Amateur Extra	NO	NO
N4PEG	Margaret	Kennedy	Amateur Extra	LIFE	NO	YES
N6MRS	Michael	Shreve	General	YES	NO	YES
N7CUC	Samuel	Shaver	Amateur Extra	NO	NO
NC8I	Robert	Berquist	Amateur Extra	YES	NO
NJ4Y	Matthew	Stevens	Amateur Extra	YES	YES	YES
W4EMT	Eric	Clark	Amateur Extra	NO	NO	NO
W4JGC	J.	Culler	Amateur Extra	YES	NO	YES
W4XDS	James	Stewart	Amateur Extra	YES	YES
W7STR	Springer	Rush	Amateur Extra	YES	NO
W8DUK	Richard	Grubb	Amateur Extra	YES	NO	YES
WA4MMO	Geoffrey	Schuck	Amateur Extra	YES	NO
WB4OMG	Harmon	Morgan	Amateur Extra	NO	NO
WB6ZEQ	Herman	Smith	Amateur Extra	YES	YES	NO
WB8QQR	Norman	Nissen	Advanced	YES	NO	NO
Guests and Relatives
K2OU-XYL	Terry	Perkins
K7ODK	Don	Chapman
KB0QMN-YL	Min-Hee
KD2CGG	Isaac	Taylor
KN4LEH	Danny	Dickey
W7OBA	Dan
W8IAO	James	Kelley

As a reminder:

LARC has two Breakfast Meetings each week. The second is at Fred's. See the sidebar for more information.