Club News for July 2010, Edited, Limited, Website Version.
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President's Message:
By Gerry Villhauer - WØGV
I hope you are all having a great summer. The time is sure flying for me, so much to do and so little time. Field Day was a great success. The wind gave us a little problem on Saturday when it caught one of our Salvation Army tents and took it flying. That was the only near disaster for the event. We should have the points results in next months Round Table. A special thanks to Oscar, K0SSE, for all his planning which made FD a success. It takes a lot of work to put all the pieces together, please thank him next time you see him. Also thanks to all who participated. The Friday clean up crew did a great job as did our tower climbers. The bands could have been a lot better but we had fun and learned a lot…that is the whole idea. The food was great! Thanks to Paul for the BBQ and The Salvation Army crew for the food and drink they provided. I will tell you, if you were there and went away hungry, it was your fault.
I would like to welcome and thank new DRC member Charles Smith, WD0CIV. Please check in on the nets, come to the meetings and activities and remain an active member.
I have heard lots of good comments on last month’s program, presented by Bill Hester, N0LAJ, on the Ubuntu operating system. It is good to know there are other systems out there if you choose not to be married to Microsoft. Our first meeting at El Jebel Shrine Center went very well. Thanks to Bryan, KB0A, for taking charge while I was out of town. We will continue to meet at El Jebel starting again in August. Why not in July you ask? Our program for July will be on Lookout Mountain at the CBS Channel 4 transmitter site, thanks to Paul, WA2YZT, who is their chief transmitter engineer. PLEASE read the note on page 7 in this issue about parking and car pooling. There is no need for me to duplicate all that…PLEASE read it and if you have questions contact me or Bryan, KB0A. This is an opportunity of a life time…Please Don’t Miss It! See you all on Lookout Mountain, July 21st. No Elmer session for this month.
73, Gerry, WØGV
President
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