Thank You Bob Scott



Many thanks to Bob Scott W9BCN for his generous donation of equipment to the Lakeland Amateur Radio Club. It will be put to good use this coming field day.

It should be noted that Bob's daughter and her two sons also have amateur radio licenses.

February 2013

Congratulations!

There were three to test this month, and all passed with near perfect if not perfect scores. Shown in the photo below left to right are: Al W4ZSC, Kent Havens now KK4OGN, George KI4NBE, Steven Beckman, Ron Herring now KK4OGM, and Patrick KI4CDY. All passed the Tech, and Steve, went on to pass his General. Good job everyone!

 



 

Happy Birthday Charley

We love you!

 

It was a pleasure to help celebrate Charlie Gribble's birthday at the meeting

If anyone in our Club deserves recognition, it would be Charlie. He took an

idea last year and started our current, successful daily "Rag Chew". Many

members, including myself, did not think that our members would be interested

in a weekday net. I was wrong! Thanks to Charlie's persistence, we do have

a successful net and our repeater is being used more frequently.

Again, thank you for your leadership in making a successful net. Norma and

you are wonderful people and may God continue to bless us with your presence.

And by the way, Happy Birthday!!

 

Patrick

 

 

People are special, and birthdays too. When a very special guy has a birthday, we just have to make a fuss. And yes, there was another reason why this event was so special. For the first time in memory, Charley was speechless. :-) (Photo:Peggy KK4KYL)

 

Happy Birthday!!

Bill Kodak

And rounding out the evening,

we had another fine presentation by

Al W4ZSC

(Photo:Peggy KK4KYL)

 

 



You can view Al's crystal radio presentation

by clicking on the following link 

Click here for presentation 

and then scrolling down the list until you

reach the link with the name:

Crystal Radios

 

Al would like everyone to know that there are plenty of diodes and toilet paper forms for winding coils left. Both free for the taking.



 

 

Finally, there are some things that happen at meetings that defy a really good explanation. In these cases you are welcome to make up your own captions.

 

 

 

2013 First Picnic Of The Year!

There is nothing quite like a picnic, any time of the year. Our first was no exception. Good food, good company, and even a little exercise hunting the fox. What more could you ask for?

Click Here For Pictures

 

Please plan to join us for the first picnic of 2013

Circle B Bar Reserve

January 26, 2013

Arrive sevenish, we eat at noon

 

click here for directions

 

If you do, we promise:

1. Only the fox will be hidden

2. The food will be in plain sight,

    but do bring a side to pass

      and something to drink,

3. Bring your HT. Our panel of experts will do their best to help you through its inscrutable instructions.

 

 

Congratulations Kayla!

We have a new tech in the fold.  Kayla is now Kayla KK4NSD. Her reward for passing the test was a very brief trip to Hawaii. Now that you have your call sign Kayla, we expect to hear her on the rag chew, and the Thursday night nets as well. Congratulations on a job well done. Now get cracking on that General license. :-)

 

But wait, there is more.

We have to honor yet another teen tech this month. Andrew KK4KIC, shown here with his dad,  got his license some months back. Andy is a good-natured kind of guy, and that’s why some of us like to pick on him, not in a bad way, but because we like him. It turns out that Andrew is in the process of furnishing his new shack, and we thought it would be nice if he started with a radio and antenna. No excuses for you now. Like Kayla, we expect to hear you on the radio. We love to hear you check in on the net, and keep in mind, the repeater is open 24/7 if you would like to talk with other hams your age, or ours. J

Other news

The first meeting of the year was well attended. Almost a full house. This is especially noteworthy with all the flue and colds going around. Our best wishes for all those who are sniffling for a speedy recovery.

A big thank you goes out to Kayla’s dad Brian N3WAJ for stepping up and volunteering to be the host for the meetings. It is this kind of spirit that makes the club what it is.

Fred K1DU volunteered to coordinate the club's Elmers. He will be notified of all new members, and after contacting each of them, ask someone who signed up with a specialty to follow up with support on any questions the new member may have in that Elmer's area of expertise. This is not a new concept, but one we would like to emphasize this year. Please note, Goto People on the blog has been changed to Elmer Group, and Fred has been listed as coordinator. If you would like to help out, contact Fred.

There will be a picnic January 26, 2013 at the Circle B Bar Reserve. Directions and more information to follow. For those not familiar with the location you can get more information at http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/recreation/areas/circlebbarreserve.html

Because of other obligations, Gary Lee had to step down from position as Vice President. He did an excellent job last year, setting a new standard for club programs. His time and expertise in this capacity will be sorely missed. Ernie KG4YNI volunteered to fill this position for the remainder of the year.

Upcoming events
Central Florida Tailgate and Luncheon
Saturday of January, Jan. 19, 2013
The Golden Corral
4705 U.S 98 North, North Lakeland, Fla, 33809

TARCFest XXVIII.V Snowbird Edition
Saturday, January 12, 2013
Set up for tailgaters begins at 7:00am
runs to around 1:00 PM

For more information please contact
Bill Bode, N4WEB
14302 Capitol Drive
Tampa, FL 33613
Phone: (813) 382-9262
Fax: (813) 878-7954tarcfest@hamclub.org

Christmas Party 2012

Christmas Party 2012 was extra special. Good food, great company, and an excellent "Year in Review Presentation by our president Patrick were the highlights of the evening. 

There was a surprise raffle this year. The prize was a beautiful Christmas quilt, complements of Joan Haynes, and the lucky winner was Gabby Monllor.

Among the guests I counted two little angels, two does with antlers, (all reindeer does have them), and an elf who crashed the party. I think the elf is a friend of Rich Kennedy.

Last but not least, a special thanks to Peggy KK4KYL for helping out with the picture taking.

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Christmas Wishes 2012

It is time to dust off the wreath and hang it on the blog once more.

Christmas Party

December 18

6:00 PM

at the regular meeting place

bring a desert.

See you there!