MERIDIAN AMATEUR RADIO CLUB NEWS LETTER
June 1996


President: Howard N5NML (A)
Vice Pres: Howard N5NML
Secretary: Bill Robinson KB5ASR
Treasurer: John Davis W5DEJ


Club meets every Saturday 10 A.M. at Queen City Truck Stop. All visitors and new members are welcome. Some folks come early for breakfast.

Don't forget to check into the Tuesday evening 2-meter net at 7 P.M. each week on 146.700. Any announcements, emergency traffic, or a simple hello and 73 can be passed along to others. Let us know how you are doing. Net controller is Bill KB5ASR. THANK HIM FOR A GREAT JOB.

Field day is on June 22 & 23 at Okatibbee Reservoir Dam East Bank Pavilion. Fish Fry will be held Saturday evening around 4 o'clock. Overnight camping will be permitted. Bring wife and kids. Come join the fun and fellowship.

At the time of printing the controller for our repeater has not arrived. We will need help with installation. Any volunteers are welcome.

Next testing session in Meridian will be in September for all who wish to upgrade their license.

For WD5HLD - Sunspots are low and should be expected to stay that way throughout the rest of this year. The minimum is centered around April though June of this year. An average flux of 72 for June 1996 and also October 1996 though February 1997 is expected. Spring of 1998 should present a radically different picture. By then the average flux will climb toward 100. By April 1999, the average solar flux is projected to be 158, rising to 192 a year later! The next cycle is expected to peak near the turn of the century - in August 2000. This information according to Tad Cook, KT7H, Seattle, WA
( Thanks Don, for asking )

Treasurer Report: Our Treasurer says we still need $380.00 more funding for our new repeater. If anyone has any extra cash lying around, please mail your contributions to John Davis, 2215 28th Ave, Meridian, MS 39301
If you have not paid your dues, please do so as soon as possible.

Call Darrell KC5UED @ 485-7568 to place an add, news letter suggestions, an article you would liked published, complaints, suggestions, likes and dislikes.

 

GREAT WAYS TO COPE WITH STRESS

RELAX, TAKE EACH DAY ONE AT A TIME, AND TALK ON YOUR RADIO EVERYDAY

GET UP 15 MINUTES EARLIER

PREPARE FOR THE MORNING THE NIGHT BEFORE

AVOID TIGHT FITTING CLOTHES

AVOID RELYING ON CHEMICAL AIDS

STAND UP AND STRETCH

SET APPOINTMENTS AHEAD

DON'T RELY ON MEMORY -- WRITE IT DOWN

PRACTICE PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE

MAKE DUPLICATE KEYS

BECOME A BETTER LISTENER

SAY "NO" MORE OFTEN

AVOID NEGATIVE PEOPLE

USE YOUR TIME WISELY

SIMPLIFY MEAL TIMES

ALWAYS MAKE COPIES OF IMPORTANT PAPERS

EXERCISE EVERYDAY

REPAIR ANYTHING THAT DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY

GET TO WORK EARLY

LOOK AT PROBLEMS AS CHALLENGES

PET A FRIENDLY DOG/CAT

SAY SOMETHING NICE TO SOMEONE

WALK IN THE RAIN

CLEAN OUT A CLOSET

TAKE A BUBBLE BATH

SAY A PRAYER

BELIEVE IN YOURSELF

SCREAM

STOP SAYING NEGATIVE THINGS TO YOURSELF

DEVELOP YOUR SENSE OF HUMOR

SAY HELLO TO A STRANGER

LOOK UP AT THE STARS

PRACTICE BREATHING SLOWLY

KEEP A JOURNAL

LISTEN TO A SYMPHONY

READ A STORY

QUIT TRYING TO "FIX" OTHER PEOPLE

WORK AT BEING CHEERFUL AND OPTIMISTIC

MAINTAIN YOUR WEIGHT FREELY PRAISE OTHER PEOPLE

DO EVERYTHING IN MODERATION

TALK LESS & LISTEN MORE (you know who you are)

Have a Great Month

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