W4AP - Montgomery Amateur Radio Club

Technician License Training Course Underway

The Montgomery Amateur Radio Club is sponsoring a Technician License training course. Classes are being held at the Montgomery Red Cross facility from 6:00 to 8:00 PM on Thursdays in August and September. Cost for the course is $50 which includes the textbook (a $25 value) and a coupon for a pre-paid examination session with the Montgomery ARRL VE Team (a $15 value). Interested individuals should contact Scott Poole via e-mail swpoole@yahoo.com or telephone (334) 262-0412 to register. Please pass the word - its still not too late!

73,

Scott Poole, W4SPA

President, Montgomery Amateur Radio Club

MARC is now a Non-Profit Entity

Announced at last night's May Meeting, the Montgomery Amateur Radio Club is now a recognized 501(c)3 Non-Profit Entity. This is a project that has been in the works for a long time. Many thanks are due to all of the people that have had a hand in working on this. Congratulations to us all!

I took a lot of photos at the party. If others who took photos will send them to me, I will put them togeher into a photo show DVD to share.

73s

Les Amidon, KJ4DXL
lesamidon@knology.nt

Pete Sides, W4AUP, SK

SIDES, William Peyton "Pete", 101 a resident of Montgomery, AL died Thursday, December 10, 2009. Graveside services will be held at 10:00 AM Saturday, December 12, 2009 from Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham, AL. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Sides and a son, Peyton Andrew Sides. Mr. Sides retired after 41 years with Alabama Power Company and was an amateur radio operator for 80 years. Leak-Memory Chapel Directing www.leak-mc.com

MARC 2009 Awards Banquet / Christmas Party

Please join us for the 2009 MARC Awards Banquet and Christmas Party on Monday, December 21, 2009 at 7:00PM. The party will be held at our normal meeting location at the Red Cross (5015 Woods Crossing Drive). Family and friend are welcome! The club will provide ham, turkey, and drinks. Bring your favorite covered dish and $4.00 per person to cover the cost of the meats. Annual awards will be presented after dinner and there will be drawings for door prizes. So, please plan to join us for what will certainly be a most enjoyable evening of food, friends, and fun.

MONTGOMERY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB

2009 Montgomery Hamfest, R/C Swapmeet & Computer Show.

Host for the "2009 ARRL Alabama Section Convention".

NOVEMBER 14, 2009

Sponsored by:
The Montgomery Amateur Radio Club
PO Box 3141
Montgomery, AL 36109
http://www.w4ap.org

Date: Saturday, November 14, 2009

Location: Garrett Coliseum, 1555 Federal Drive, just West of Coliseum Blvd. in North Montgomery
Time: 9:00 A.M. Until 3:00 P.M.

Repeaters:Hamfest Talk-In: 146.84 MHz (-) call W4AP
RagChew: 147.18 MHz (+) (123.0Hz tone)
444.50 MHZ (+) (100Hz tone)
146.920 MHZ (-) (W4AP C) (D-STAR)

VE Testing: 8:00A.M. (bring any original and copy of CSCEs, copy of current Amateur Radio License, and copies of and original photo ID or two forms of ID without photo )

Forums - 2009

ROOM 1(BY KITCHEN)
10:00-11:00 Alabama Section Emergency Communications, ARES. Hosted by: Jay Isbel (KA4KUN).
11:00-12:00 S.E. Div/AL. Section, ARRL Forum. Hosted by Greg Saratt (W4OZK) and Jay Isbell (KA4KUN).
1:00 -2:00pm: Alabama D-Star and hospital users. . Hosted by: Greg Sarratt (W4OZK).
ROOM 2.(Adjacent to Rm. 1)
10:00-11:00 Alabama Section Youth Forum. Hosted by: Kaitlyn Cole (KS3P)
11:00-12:00 Alabama Repeater Council: Hosted by David Drummond (W4MD)
12:00-1:00pm D-Star Gateway Administrators meeting. Hosted by : Ken Adkinson (WB4FAY).
ROOM 3, (Testing Room).
10:00-12:00pm MARS forum. Hosted by Army MARS, Larry Vine.
12:00-1:00pm: Stratosphere or Bust (SOB) Gas filled balloon adventures. Hosted by SOB Group.
Vendors:
C.T. Morgan
Ham World, INC

VIS
Cedar City Sales
The Sign Man

Vendors of special note:
The Wireman (Press Jones)
N.L. Williams, author of 'A Matter of Destiny', a ham radio sci-fi thriller.

Hamfest Chairman:
Rik Doll, KU4PY
Phone: 334-277-0864
E-Mail: KU4PY@ARRL.net

Security: Security on duty overnight

Vendor Support: Drive-in for setup and tear down. Pre-show breakfast served for vendors.
Setup times: Friday, Nov 13th: 3:00 P.M. until 9:00 P.M.
Saturday, Nov 14th 7:00 A.M. until 8:50 A.M.
Table prices: In Advance: first table $15 ($10 ea. additional table)
At the door: $15 Ea.
Table Rentals:
Phil Salley, K4PO
Phone: 334-272-7980 after 5:00 P.M.
E-Mail: hamfest@w4ap.org
Reserve Your Table Today
Tailgate: $5.00 in a great NEW area!
Admission: $6.00, ages 15 and under FREE!
Parking: FREE Parking!

Simulated Emergency Test - Sat, Oct 3rd

Reminder - this year's Simulated Emergency Test (SET) will be Saturday, October 3. Please monitor amateur radio frequencies and listen for the exercise to begin. Please help support amateur radio and your local emergency coordinator (EC) by participating in the SET. Please remember when passing simulated emergency traffic to make clear the fact that it's a test by saying "test".

Thanks in advance for you support,

Scott Poole, W4SPA
President, Montgomery Amateur Radio Club

ARES Simplex Test

On September 12, 2009, there will be an ARES Simplex Test to see what the range is on the simplex frequencies in case the repeaters are all out. The time of the exercise is from 2 PM until 6 PM.
Frequencies are:
6 M � 52.525 mhz.
2 M � 146.550, 146.580, 147.555
1.25 M � 223.500
70 cM � 446.000.
There will be fixed stations, mobile stations, portable stations, HT stations. You give you grid square to all stations that you contact. Also let each station know whether you are portable, HT, mobile or fixed. You can download the rules by going to http://www.arrl-al.org/ and click on ARES and then click on ARES Simplex Exercise. I look forward to as many of you checking in as possible. K4DJL-El, W4SPA-Scott and KR4JY-Jim will be making contacts from down at the Red Cross Building .

Jim Eiland-KR4JY
jeiland@knology.net
Montgomery County Emergency Coordinator
Amateur Extra Class
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MARC Lunch Bunch Restuarants

I'm taking suggestions for new places to eat for the lunch bunch rotation. Let me know where you'd like to eat by sending an e-mail to president@w4ap.org and I'll add it to the list.

73, de W4SPA

Morse Code Class begins Wed, Aug 19

John Garman, WN9J, has agreed to teach a Morse code class. Don't miss this opportunity to learn Morse from one of the best. If you've seen John operate you know what I mean, he makes it look effortless. Cost for the class is $25. Class will include basic instruction, operating procedures and will include building a code practice oscillator kit.

If you're interested in participating, please e-mail Scott president@w4ap.org by Monday, August 10th.

Classes will be held each Wednesday evening from 6:00PM to 8:00PM at the Red Cross facility in Montgomery.