Provided by Jim Linn, WB8RRR

It’s time for MARC’s annual Christmas Party which takes the place of our December meeting.

For new members, and old members that have forgotten, the Club holds this party each year to celebrate Christmas. This party is for the family. Each brings a favorite dish to share and the Club furnishes the meat and drinks.

An evening of great fellowship at this time of the year together among our members and their families!

The party will be held at the Milford Masonic Temple, 32 Water St., Milford OH on Saturday, December 10th.

This location on Water St. is in Old downtown Milford between Main St and the river behind the bank. Take Garfield Ave Northwest off Main St to Water. Turn left and you’re at the Temple. After 6:30 P.M. you can park in the Bank lot or any other time on the street, across the street in the empty lot or the lot on the right side of the Temple.

We will gather around 6:30 P.M. and probably eat around 7:00 P.M.

We need to have a count, so send me an e-mail, call on phone, leave a message, send a letter… Anything you can with your count.

Tnx
CU THERE!

Jim wb8rrr@arrl.net or wb8rrr@juno.com

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The local amateur radio community is again being asked to provide communicators for this event. You are receiving this message because you volunteered last year or you are listed as a Clermont County RACES member . Please let me know if you have an interest in volunteering again this year. If so, let me know if you have a location preference.

Our function is to monitor parts of the bike course for emergencies, provide athlete status on the course if requested, and provide communications interoperability if needed. Volunteers should be able to operate from their vehicles parked in locations near and along the course although some additional leg work with handhelds may be needed at some locations to adequately monitor the course. Some locations may also have interaction with served agencies (Clermont County Communications Center, HFP Racing, Clermont County Sheriff, Ohio Department of Natural Resources – Park Rangers).

VHF (2M) communications capability is a requirement and UHF (70cm) is a plus. Our involvement will run from 7:45 am to approximately Noon. Volunteers need to arrive in the general area between 7:15 am and 7:30 am.

All volunteers are invited (but not required) to stay for the post-race food & drink at the beach area.

Anyone interested in volunteering or wanting additional information can contact me via E-Mail kb8qxq@arrl.net.
- Tony

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Tony Petri
Assistant Emergency Coordinator
Clermont Amateur Radio Emergency Services

The February meeting minutes have been posted on the website under Club/Members Only/Meeting Minutes. The minutes have also been emailed to every member that we have an email address for. The minutes were emailed out by Mike Kieffer, our new club secretary, so you might want to check your spam folder if it may have gone there. If you are a member and did not get it please let me know. Contact Us

73, Steve K8JI

Provided by Jeff Clemmons, KD8LZK and Toni Friebele.

Everyone had a great time at our Christmas Party last week. The food was good and it was nice talking to all our friends.

I also put these photos in the Photo Section above.

Donna, KC8KIA, won the Hamilton County Public Service Corps (ARPSC) 2009 raffle and is the proud owner of an FT-857D. Congratulations Donna and I assume you are working on getting YOUR upgrade now!

I have just implemented a “Forum” for everyone to use. You access from the Page category in the Navigation bar above. Or Here There are many different Topics that I set up that you can read or reply to.

Topics I have created so far include: Contesting, DX, Digital Modes, Mobile, Propagation, QSL, SSB and CW Modes, Ham Shack Items, Antennas, HF and VHF/UHF radios, Accessories, For Sale/Trade/Wanted, Emergency Communications, APRS, Introductions, Help, Suggestions, and Club Related.

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These “young” men are the MARC Morning Crew that are on the Milford Repeater pretty much every morning Monday through Friday while we commute to work – usually from about 6:30 to 7:30 AM.

We had our annual election at our November meeting and we elected a new president and vice president. Congratulations to Rick Colburn, NV8C who is our new President and Jeff Clemmons, KD8LZK our new Vice President (effective January 1, 2010). Jim Linn, WB8RRR and Barb Steward, KA8AXY have been re-elected to their positions.

President: Rick Colburn, NV8C
Vice President: Jeff Clemmons, KD8LZK
Treasurer: Jim Linn, WB8RRR
Secretary: Barb Steward, KA8AXY

June – Congratulations to Chuck N8CJB, Kim N8OXG and Rob, N8JMV for passing their general test at our Field day VE testing!

August – Congratulations to Kim Blocher, N8OXG for passing her Extra class at our August VE Testing session!

Welcome to the world of Amateur Radio! Our club also welcomes you to attend one of our meetings. 73, Steve K8JI

Melanie Trumble, KD8LXZ
Arthur Trumble, KD8LXY
Michael Metz, KD8LWW
Charles Jameson, KD8LXX
Harland Clark, KD8LXH
James Hasty, KD8LVG
Chris Bryant, KJ4OHP
Jessica Fulton, KJ4OOK