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| Monthly Newsletter Supporting the Advancement of Amateur Radio May 2003 |
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THE PRESIDENT'S CORNER
The Manhattan Area Amateur Radio Society held our April meeting on the 11th of April. Items that were discussed were a location for Field Day and having an auction of various equipment. Field Day will be held at the Poyntz Shelter in the Manhattan city park. Field day will be on June 28th and 29th. We have reserved the shelter for all day Saturday and until noon on Sunday. This should be alright as we usually don't operate until noon on Sunday. We will make more plans for the event during our May meeting. Our auction will be held on June the 7th at my house, 701 Frey Dr. here in Manhattan. We have several items that we have collected and need to sell. Various electronic items even come with the manuals. Our May meeting will be on May the 10th at 7:30 P.M. at 2601 Anderson Ave. All members and non-members are welcome to attend. Several members usually get together for dinner at the Sirloin Stockade in Manhattan around 5:30 PM also on that evening.
Brian Carter, KCØDWX
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VICE-PRESIDENT'S REPORT
no report Dona-Rose Hackerott, NØZKX
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SECRETARY'S MINUTES
Brian opens the MAARS meeting for April 11, 2003, at 7:30 P.M. Francis, WØEVJ, starts the meeting with a demonstration of antenna theory on the 2 m band using equipment, a dip oscillator, a frequency counter and several lengths of wire and tubing representing half wave length antenna elements. Differences in resonant frequency of the antenna elements were shown with differences in element length , diameter and the presence of other materials in the vicinity. We are planning to have a ham equipment auction sale on June 7 at Brian's QTH in Manhattan. Some sale items will have a minimum price marked on them. If these items do not bring the minimum price amount at the auction, they will be held over to be taken to a hamfest at a later date. Further details of the sale will be announced later by MAARS newsletter and the MAARS repeater. The meeting was closed at about 9:00 P.M. by Brian with 9 persons in attendance.
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TREASURER'S REPORT
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NEW FROM ARRL - Beginning October 1, 2001, our club will receive $15 for each new member joining the ARRL through our club. This is for new members or those who have not been a member for two or more years. There will be no commission for renewals but we still may submit your renewals, if you wish. Since the club retains the dues, it is necessary for you to write your check to MAARS, and then the treasurer writes a check to ARRL.
Dues will be due by Oct. 31 and are: regular membership $20, full-time student $10, family $30. Please complete the following when renewing your membership, even if you did so last year. Return to the Treasurer, at a meeting or to MAARS, P. O. Box 613, Manhattan, KS 66505-0613. If you are currently receiving both the email and paper copy of the newsletter, please consider just receiving the email copy. It will save the club $5-6.00 per year per copy. NAME _______________________________________ CALLSIGN ____________ MAILING ADDRESS____________________________________ DATE _____________ CITY _______________________________ STATE _____ ZIP CODE _____________ TELEPHONE # (____)_______________ E-MAIL ADDRESS _______________________ FOR FAMILY MEMBERSHIP: NAME _______________________________________ CALLSIGN ____________ NAME _______________________________________ CALLSIGN ____________ CHECK THE FOLLOWING WHICH APPLY: ____ ARRL member ____ It is alright to list my e-mail address on the homepage. It is alright to list my address and telephone number for distribution only to our members. ____ How do you prefer to receive your newsletter?
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