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.

Southcars Tailgater and Lunheon

Mark the date on your calendar.

For directions click Here

LARC, We Have A Problem

 Sometimes things don't work out the way you would have liked.

It saddens me to report that a problem with our adaptation of the Allstar System was just discovered. Our team is working to resolve it. Until it is resolved, I am asking everyone to hold off using Allstar. You will be notified as soon as the problem is fixed.

Congratulations Florida Polytechnic Team!

Four members of the Florida Polytechnic University graduates received or upgraded their Amateur Radio Licenses. Good luck with your careers in electronics. I can't think of a better hobby for future EEs.

Kudos to Vlad KX4TH for motivating his classmates to get into ham radio.  

Left to right Vlad KX4TH Extra, Moshe KN4YUG Tech, Jayla KN4YUH Tech, Peter  KN4YUE General, and Rich N4ESS.

Left to right Peter KN4YUE General, Moshe KN4YUG Tech, Yesabel KN4YUF Tech, and Bill K4JZ



Attendance 
We had 59 members and guests attend this evening.  A special thanks to Top WB6ZEQ for making sure everyone is accounted for. This may seem like a small thing, but it is the collection of small things that makes our club work. Thank you.

CALL	CALL	LAST	CLASS	ARRL	ARES	SKYWARN
AA4HT	Robert	Van Winkle	Amateur Extra	YES	NO
AB4KA	James	Russ	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
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
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
KK4BMI	David	LaFave	General	LIFE	YES
KK4VCN	Eleanor	Marshall	Technician	NO	NO	YES
KK4YXR	Franklin	Fitzgerald	Technician	YES	YES	YES
KM4STS	Liam	Holzer	General	NO	NO
KM4STT	Aimee	Holzer	Amateur Extra	NO	NO
KM4STU	Leon	Holzer	General	NO	NO
KN4FBD	John	McCullough	General	YES	NO
KN4FRA	Susan	Pugh	General	YES	YES
KN4LEH	Danny	Dickey	Technician	NO	NO
KN4OTO	Charlotte	Shaver	Technician	NO	NO
KN4PIH	Richard	Lennon	Technician	NO	NO
KN4SAU	John	Beatty	General	NO	NO
KN4SAV	Edward	Schairer	Amateur Extra	YES	NO
KN4UJI	Larry	Collins	Technician	NO	NO	NO
KQ4KX	Richard	Sharp	Amateur Extra	LIFE	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	YES	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
WB6ZEQ	Herman	Smith	Amateur Extra	YES	NO	NO
WB8QQR	Norman	Nissen	Advanced	YES	NO	NO
GUESTS
KB3VTY	Mark
KM4PYG	Warren
KN4VIH	Diane
KN4VII	Bob
KN4WGD	Don
N9AXT ?	Preston
W4JFS	John
	Glenn Smith
	Jam Rezac