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President’s Message to the Membership, October 2017

October 6, 2017 By

Dave Vest, K8DV
Hello fellow MARC members and welcome to fall, well that is what the calendar says but 90 degrees at the end of September says otherwise.

As a reminder MARC has elections coming up in November and as president I have not decided if I will be running for another term as of this writing. I know that Mark, WN8U will not be running as secretary so at the very least will need a nominee for that position.

Things are starting to improve around my neck of the woods and have had a chance to get on the radio a few times and managed to fill in a new mode and 2 new bands slots with the recent HD8M that was on the air. With that said it reminds me that in just a few months we will be into the thick of winter and the last thing you want is a antenna failure right as you are trying to make that new contact. I have started checking all my feedlines and rope conditions holding the dipoles up and replacing as needed. So if you don’t want to get out there in 20 degree weather making antenna repairs do them NOW.

Looking for topics for “Jack’s Shack” you ask? It can be anything radio related or of club interest taking no more than 5 to 10 minutes. Submit your ideas to either Jack or myself at one of the below email addresses. You are welcome to present it as well.

Officers of MARC and contact info:

  • president@w8mrc.com – Dave Vest, K8DV
  • vicepresident@w8mrc.com – Jack Purdum, W8TEE
  • secretary@w8mrc.com – Mark Tannert, WN8U
  • Treasurer@w8mrc.com – Chris Spiess, AE8TT

The October meeting promises to be very interesting as world famous DX’er Jay, K4ZLE will be coming to our meeting to give us a presentation on his trip to VP8 South Sandwich and South Georgia Islands. As you remember a few months ago Joe, W8GEX presented his trip to KH9 Wake Island which was a visit to the tropics, this promises to be very different as Jay will discuss the total lack of infrastructure on these islands and EVERYTHING has to be carried in. Also in October will need to appoint a nominating committee for upcoming elections in November.

At the November meeting Al will be giving us a presentation on how to use the oscilloscope that he donated to the club, so if you ever wanted to start learning how to use a scope here is your chance. We will also be holding elections.

That’s it for now and hope to see you at the October meeting.

If you have not been to a meeting in a while I ask that you try and come out in 2017 and get involved as the club is only what you make of it.

73,
Dave K8DV

President’s Message to the Membership, September 2017

September 10, 2017 By

Dave Vest, K8DV
Welcome to the end of summer and the start of fall just a few weeks away. I realize I have been somewhat lax with getting a monthly message on the web the last few months. Not to make excuses but this has been a summer of challenges and forced to put ham radio on somewhat of a backseat.

The club did not participate in the OSPOTA this year as there seemed to be little to no interest. This could return in 2018. I operated a little in the Ohio QSO Party and conditions made it almost impossible to make contacts within Ohio, so with that said it could have been really hard to make contacts with Ohio parks.

The September meeting will bring a presentation by Jack, W8TEE. The club currently has no major agenda items or activities planned.

73,
Dave, K8DV

For sale from members

August 9, 2017 By

For sale from one of our members, David Layman (KD8DL):

$825 – Yaesu FT-857D with Separation Kit
$165 – LDG YT-100 antenna tuner $165.00
$55 – LDG FT-Meter

Total $1045, will accept $900, other offers will be considered.

All items were purchased new from Gigaparts in 2015. The radio was used on 2 meters but not on any other bands. The items are being sold after purchasing an Elecraft KX3 in 2015. Usage time was only for a few months.

Contact: David Layman – kd8dl@arrl.net

MARC Casual Contesters – Here’s What’s Coming Up In August

July 21, 2017 By

By: Denny KC8RPV These are some of the Contests scheduled during the month of August. It's an opportunity to make some new contacts, round out your Worked All States or just have fun getting on the air. The NAQP SSB contest has a team competition … [Continue reading]

President’s Message to the Membership, July 2017

July 11, 2017 By

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MARC Member Has Articles Published

June 15, 2017 By

Jack Purdum, W8TEE and Vice President of MARC, has co-authored an article scheduled for the September issue of QST. (Please note that the ARRL sent notification that the September issue is running over, so we must delay your QST article to a future … [Continue reading]

President’s Message to the Membership, June 2017

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President’s Message to the Membership, April 2017

April 4, 2017 By

Hello fellow MARC members and it would appear that spring is in the air, well at least that is what is sounds like when I listen to 75 meters with all the static crashes and noise that is starting to appear as the seasons start to change. In March … [Continue reading]

President’s Message to the Membership, March 2017

March 2, 2017 By

Hello fellow MARC members and my apologies for not publishing a February update. As most of you know I attended Hamcation in Orlando and thus did not make it to the February meeting, I guess between that and the missed update I now have 2 … [Continue reading]

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