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HuronAmateurRadioMonthly ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Vol. 15, Issue 10 Official Newsletter of Huron Amateur Radio Association Web Site: www.huronarc.info October, 2011 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2011 OFFICERS President: Rod, KDØAKN Vice President: Bob, NØTDA Sec/Tres Lloyd, WBØULX Act. Mgr. Jack, KØOH VQC Net © net control operators on 147.090 MHz each Sunday at 8:00 PM are as follows:Lloyd, WBØULX Oct 30, Nov 27, Dec 11Sam, NØOTB Oct 23, Nov 20, Dec 18Rod, KDØAKN Nov 6, Dec 4Doug, NØNKH Nov 13, Dec 25South Dakota Traders Group Are you looking to buy or sell amateur radio equipment? Join the South Dakota Traders Yahoo Group and view the action. You can access and join the group by logging on at the following address: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SouthDakotaTraders/Huron Amateur Radio has placed some of the equipment donated by the family of W0VQC on this site. Why not clean out you closet and put some of your "stuff" on the site. Find Us on Facebook
October 20, 2011 Meeting Agenda Old Business: Read minutes of previous meeting -- Report on JOTA -- Discuss disposition of donated equipment.Events: Oct 22 Sioux City Hamboree The September 2011 monthly meeting was called to order by Vice President, Old Business: Minutes of the previous meeting were approved as printed inthe newsletter. WB0ULX reported on limited activity in the September VHF QSO Party. All Qsl requests for L.I.W. certificates have been answered. Sold several pieces of equipment at Worthington, MN Hamfest and deposited $790 in checking account. New Business: Test and Tune Nite: nothing was brought to test. K0HHZ has moved to Mitchell. Motion made by K0OH and seconded by WA0PNB to give KM0F $40 for L.I.W. printing costs. Motion carried. Meeting was adjourned at 7:40 PM. More than 700,000 US Radio Amateurs As the third quarter of 2011 came to a close, ARRL VEC Manager Maria Somma, AB1FM, began, " I knew at the end of September, the number of hams in the US was high". When comparing that number with other years, it was an all-time high. For the first time, there are more than 700,000 radio amateurs in the US. When looking at the three current license classes -- Technician, General and Amateur Extra -- these numbers are impressive, Ms. Somma explained. "The number of Technicians peaked in March 2011 at 342,572, while in September 2011, we saw both Generals and Extras peak at 159,861 and 125,661, respectively. As new Technicians earn their Amateur Radio licenses, and current Technician licensees move on to General and Generals upgrade to Extra, this can cause up-and-down fluctuations for these totals." Read more here. Check Out the November Issue of QST The November issue of QST is jam-packed with all sorts of things that today's Amateur Radio operator needs. From product reviews to experiments to contesting, this issue of QST has something for just about everyone. If you have an Android smartphone, you probably have a couple of Amateur Radio-related apps on it. But how do you know which one is right for you? William F. Vartorella, KJ4ORX, presents a handy guide in "Android Apps for the Amateur." With so many insurance options available, it can get confusing when looking for the best coverage for your ham gear. In his article "Homeowners Insurance and Your Radio Gear," Ray Fallen, ND8L, discusses how to purchase insurance for your station. KB6NU.Com Now Looks Good Even on an iPhone! One of the good things about friends is that they push you. My friend, Scott, W1BIC, recently pushed me into thinking about how this website looked on a mobile device, such as an iPhone or an iPod. So, a couple of days ago, we connected via Skype, and together we explored some of the options for making our WordPress sites look good on mobile devices. The result was that we both installed the WordPress Mobile Pack plugin, and now both sites look decent on a mobile device. |