W4NYK - GREENVILLE, SC
A reminder to all Society members…we will be having good food and fun following the business portion of our meeting on December 4.
If you plan to attend will you R.S.V.P. to me at wr8rw@mail.com? We have been offered some special “treats” by several of our members. In order for them to make enough, your R.S.V.P. will ensure they have sufficient “goodies” for every one.
Looking forward to seeing you on December 4.
Thanks and 73.
Robert (WR8RW)
Good evening Amateur Radio Colleagues;
A reminder about our upcoming Blue Ridge Amateur Radio Society meeting next Monday evening at our new time of 7.00 PM (19.00) at the Red Cross Building, 940 Grove Road in Greenville.
As Richard (KA3JCA) mentioned, in an earlier e-mail, we will be having our annual elections at this meeting. This year the Vice President and Treasurer offices are up for election. We do have nominees that have been forwarded to Richard (the leader of our nominating committee). If you have been giving any thought to standing for election and have not contacted Richard, feel free to do so. Nominations from the floor will be accepted at the meeting. I want to thank Richard for heading up the nominating committee and working diligently to contact all of our voting members about any interest they may have in these positions.
We will have a program following the election event as well as the business portion of our meeting.
As we approach 2018 we are looking for ideas / topics for our monthly meeting programs. If there is a topic or item you would like to know more about, something specific have a general or interest in, or believe our membership would find value in please send that suggestion along to me. Any idea you have will certainly be reviewed and considered.
Our December meeting is also not far off. We have generally had a “treat eat” at the December meeting to celebrate the end of the year and the beginning of another. All are invited to attend! Ask your family members, who may not be Amateur Radio operators, to attend with you so they can see how “hammy” we all do get.
If you have any questions…feel free to send them along. Looking forward to seeing you next Monday.
Robert (WR8RW)
Don’t forget to check our calendar for the next available WCARS Ham testing session. You are not required to sign up ahead of time, nor do you need to bring the ticket to the testing session. Our ticketing system helps the club see how many folks are planning to come to a test session, and for follow-up.
Robert Webster’s (WR8RW) This Week in Technology History, is now available on our website. Please check it out!
The Blue Ridge Amateur Radio Society General meetings time has been changed. During the 2 October General meeting the assembled members voted to change the monthly meeting start time to 7.00 PM (1900 hours). Please update your calendars accordingly.
Robert (WR8RW)
The October BRARS meeting is “just around the corner”. Patrick Harris (KI4SVM) will be presenting a program about Summits On The Air (S.O.T.A). This is a topic that is very relevant to our location here close to the Blue Ridge Mountains and the rest of the Appalachian chain.
All Amateurs are invited and welcome to attend our BRARS meeting on Monday 2 October starting at 7.30 PM
If you have questions or need additional information, please contact me, Robert (WR8RW), on 864.663.9792.
Voting for the ratification of the 2017 proposed changes to the BRARS Constitution and By-Laws is now closed. Thanks to all who took the opportunity to vote. The election vote has been certified. The results will be announced at the 2 October Society General meeting.
Thank you for your participation…Robert (WR8RW)
Robert Webster (WR8RW) our club president is proposing to change our governing documents. Please open the link below to see the changes. Thank you.
The August 2017 Blue Ridge Amateur Radio Society is scheduled for Monday 7 August 7.30 PM (19.30) in the Red Cross building located at 940 Grove Road, Greenville.
The August program will be presented by Dr. Marc Tarplee (N4UFP), ARRL South Carolina section manager.
Marc will be discussing Spectrum defense and the Radio Club of the future.
All are welcome to join us.
The Anderson Radio Club will be hosting a Special Event in memory of Silent Key Steve Foster (N4SZ) Anderson, SC who received the ARRL 50-Year Service Certificate as a member of the Anderson Radio Club, Anderson, SC.
The details:
JULY 15 (13:00 UTC) THRU JULY 21 (2:00 UTC)
20 METERS (14.225-14.350) AND 40 METERS (7.175-7.300)
If you have questions:
Contact Margie Spangenberg (KK4AGN) margiespang@att.net
All radio contacts will receive a QSL card.
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